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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-21
.ELKS TAKE TRIP To
SNOWY COUNTRY
Denver Visitors Take Advantage
ofExcursion Day
NEGROES GIVE TROUBLE
Grand Lodge viii Seek to EnJoln Me-
gro Lodges From Using the Elk
NEGROES GIVE TROUBLE

Denver, Col, July 2O.--This was "excur-
sion day on the programme of the Blks'
annual reunion, and having enjoyed four
days merrymaklng in Denver with never
an idle moment, thousands of visitors re-
freshed themselves today by trips to
mountain resorts As many Knights of
the Antlers as could be handled went on
the Official excursion over the Moffatt
road to the continental divide. being de-
sirous of visiting the snow banks from
which came the snow with which they
were pelted in the parade yesterday
Announcement was made today of the
awards in the broncho busting contest
which has been feature of the reunion.
First prize, $500, goes to Clayton banks
of Cheyenne, wyo.; second, a gold watch
valued at $500, to Sam scoville. and a
third saddle valued at $3.50, to Peter
Burns.
The B. p. o. e. grand lodge Installed
its new officers at the final session to-
day. Judge Henry A. Melvin of Oakland,
Cal, becomes grand exalted ruler for the
ensuing year.
The new ritual of the order was finally
adopted today and will be sent out to the
subordinate lodges for their use as soon
as 1t is printed.
Grand Lodge AdIourns.
The grand lodge adjourned at 5:2O this
afternoon. The day was devoted to nara
work on laws and other matters Of in
terest to the fraternity.
Tuesday, July Is, was selected as the
date for opening of the grand lodge meet
ing in 1907 A supplemental report oil the
committee on credentials Whlch was reau
at the session today showed the roster OF
the grand lodge to be 1860 which Is larger
than the Buffalo meeting. There has been
much feeling In the order for long time
because negroes have formed secret
society in which they come as near using
the name of the Elks as they can, AND
actually use the emblem The grand
lodge today authorized the expenditure OF
funds where it may be necessary IN legai
attempt to enjon colored lodges from
using the emblems.
Among the important actions taken 10,
day was the changing of the sources OF
maintenance of the national nome. Inc
present system is to charge subordinate
lodges having man in the nome p
week The grand lodge decided to levy
n ner eapita tax upon all the lodges In
the country for the support of the home
The only other prize winners In yester-
davis parade announced today was for the
most men in line. Kansas City was
IVA rded first prize with 40 men In line
and IL registered, and gets the $500 gold
hriolx pittsbnrg was second with 90 men
in line and so registered getting $500 ana
quite was third with 81 in line, but only
As registered, getting the $40 SILVER potaeo'
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Mo Fall Meeting at Latonla.

Louisville. July 2O.-An Interesting Bit
of gossip in turf circles today is that
there will be no fall meeting at La
tona. 1t is understood that the present
meeting there will be extended up to
and including September l. when the rum
ming will be taken up at Douglas park.
Louisville for twenty-five days Al the
axn,ration of these dates, racing will be
beid at churchill Downs for a like num-
her of days. Nashville and Memphis Will
then fill in until the opening of the Fair
Grounds track at New Orleans, Thanks
srlvinR daX.
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SUNDAY BASEBALL.

The executive ability of the
managers of the four teams in
the Southern league which
have the best chances to land
the pennant will be the feature
Of the Sunday Age Herald's
sporting page.
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plate which tells the story of the buried
heart. The inscription is as follows;
Near this spot Is deposited the heart OF
Edward, Lord Bruce OF Kinloss, who waa
slain in bloody duel fought in 1913 with
Sir Edward Sackville, afterward Earl Of
Dorset, at Bergenop-Zoom. Holland The
heart is embalmed In silver casket of
Foreign workmanship. secured between
two Hat and excavated stones clasped
with Iron -
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TO-DAY CLOSES CLEANUP
THE WEEK In THIS CITY

Cleanup week for the street department
is drawing TO a close and Commissioner
MeCartln reports that Birmingham Is be-
ginning to look something like spotless
Town. although one or two days next
week will be devoted to forcing the de-
llnquents into line.
On Monday the inspectors will start out
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From the Dundee Advertiser
The story of a buried heart-brought
back by sorrowing friends from Holland.
when the body itself could not be con-
veyed to the family vault-has been re-
called from the n,4sts OF tradition by the
search for the relic among the ruins OF
Culross Abbey.
In vault in the Abbey is a small brass
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and If any premises are found In an
unsanitary condition the responsible per-
sons will be placed under arrest But
notice has been given the inspector said,
and he Is determined to have the town
cleaner than 1t has ever been before. He
will issue his report today showing the
quantity Of refuse removed to the dump
pile.
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New Bank for Mexico City.

Mexico City, July 20.-A new bank
is to be opened here under the auspices
of Messrs Speyer & Co. OF New York
and London, and the Deutsch Bank of
Derlin. Many wealthey Mexicans will
mold stock and take active part In the
direction OF the new bank. James
Walker, formerly manager OF the Bank
OF London and Mexico, VIII be man
aRer
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MARSHALL THINKS
ACT WAS NOT WRONG
Wisconsin Judge Asked for an
Insurance Rebate
NO AGENT IN MADISON
He, Therefore. THOUGHT 1t Was All
Right for Him to Claim the Regu-
lar Commission Paid
to Agents.

Milwaukee, Wis. July 20.-Justiee Roujet
D. Marshall of the supreme court of Wis
consin is the court official referred to
in yesterdays proceedings Of the Wiscon-
sin Legislative life insurance investiga
ton committee when State Manager ]. G.
Albright of the Union Central Life In
surance company of Cincinnati produced
correspondence showing that a supreme
court official asked that the life agents
commission for collection of the premium
on his policy be paid to him.
The authenticity of the correspondence
was vouched for by Justice Marshall over
the long distance telephone late this after
noon
The justice however, thought there was
nothing irregular in any of the letters.
The original correspondence was produced
by Mr.. Albright late today. The letters
soliciting the commission for collections Is
as fOlloWs:S
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. Otto Goctsch, who is connected with
the Bell Telephone company, has left
for an extended trip through the west,
he will visit while en- route Chicago, Mil
waukee. st. Louis. Kansas City and San
francisco. and will spend some time in
Los Angeles where his parents reside.
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No 'scursions to New Orleans.

New Orleans, July 20.-Special dis
patches from Natchez. Miss, tonight
announce that the board Of aldermen
have adopted a resolution prohibiting
railroad excursions direct to and from
that city to New Orleans until Novem-
Der Is.
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NEGRO HANGED In Texas.

Stephensville, Tex, July 20.-Bob
Johnson, colored. was hanged here to-
day for the murder of Alfred Berry, a
white man, at Dublin, IN 1904.
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subador easily won the handicap steeple-
chase, the feature of the card, from Mod
red Law, with Full of Fun third. stod-
dard, which was coupled in the betting
with Full of Fun as the Gerst entry,
and favorites In the betting, fell at the
water jump and broke a leg. The boy
was not injured.
The Only Way was the only winning
favorite. Summary:
First race, six furlongs-Moccason Maid,
IS (Morris), 20 to /, won Beatrice X.
80 (Oregar) Is to /, second; Laeene, 90
(Preston), 8 to 8, third. Time, 1:l6.
Second race, five and one-half furlongs-
Della Thorpe, 1O6 CRobinson), TO l. won;
Friction, 1l2 CNicoD, to 4. second; Toll
Gatherer, 1O7 (Grlnitm, 100 to 1, third.
Time, 1909 1-5.
Third race, six furlongs-Mlll Song sc
Preston), 9 to 5, won; Hand Bath, 100
(Morrls), s to l, second; Mum, 107 Rob-
inson), 10 to 5. third Time, Ill
Fourth race. steeplechase handicap, club
house course-Subador. 151 (RusselD, to
/, won; Modred Law, 1875 (Gaylor), to
/, second; Full of Fun, 1928 (EIughes), to
., third. Time, $40.
stoddard and Full of Fun Gerst entry,
coupled.
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Alcer, 100
(Austin), 8 to g. won; Monte Lucille, SO
Hefferman), to 10, second; John English,
1903 (Seder), to q third. Time, 1:So Id,
Sixth race, six furlongs-Ffeld Lark, 90
(Morris), 4 to l, won; Alma Garcia, "
Preston), to l. second: Principal, l03
(Austin), to 8, third. Time, 1:17 80.
Seventh race, mile and one-sixteenth--
The Only Way, 100 (Austin), even, won;
Piller, 107 (McIntyre), 6 to l, second; Light
Opera. 1903 CBoland), to ], third Time
;52 As.
Latonla Entries.
First race, seven furlongs, selling
Scotch Dance, 1909; Otsego, l07; st. Dem
mis- Bernie Cramer, Triple Silver Sd Arly,
1914; Glover Hampton, 1O2; Self Reliant,
Talamund 9S; st. Joe, Dr. Burch, Pitkn,
Captor, Oberon, 95; Prince of Pless, Alma
Gardla, 49,
Second race Ave furlongs. selling
Hughes, 1903; Demo. 1903; Helmuth, lO4;
Groward. 1902; Deck Law 100; Bitter Miss,
Bottles, 80; Beautiful Mayo 50; Hybrid.
81; Family Talk 96; La Thorpe, Avendow,
Nenette Sadie Gay 81
Third race. six furlongs. purse-Alma
Dufour. ia; Sister Frances. Major DAM
stephen. 9S; Meadow Breeze. 81; Wee
Lass, 81.
Fourth race, mile, handicap-Alma Du-
four, 100; Col Jim Douglas 1l6; Maj. I. j.
Carson. 1OS; Braden, 1O5; The Minks, Nc
Twain, 1O4: Gus Heidorn, 100; Concert, ".
Fifth race, FIVE furlongs, purse-Bud
Hill, III; La Veita, lis; Pink star lOS;
Webber. 1O5; Bitter Boy, Sir Vagrant,
Yancey 3d. Chase. &c.
sixth race. seven furlongs selling
Knowledge. Glassful, III Doctor Dan,
100; Albert Fir, 107 Dudley. Injunction,
1906; Bitter Brown. 1O4 Pinaud, The Mate,
1O3; Ethel Barry, 1902; My Gem, 30; Search
Me, 49, Larone' 100; Ban Posal' so' sea
Mate. %; Horace Wagner, SO.
Seventh race mile selling-Bull Finc-r
III: Fonsoluca Granda, Lady Goodrich
1O5 Belden, Daring, Queen Caroline, lOl'
Lady Charade, Rubinon, s2; Early Hours
Begonia, So.
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New Mexloan Insurance. comnanx,

Mexico City, July 20--A new life
insurance company. to be called the
Continental. with 100000 capital, is
being organized here.
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weII-known Naturalist Dead.

Mexico City, July 20.-Dr. Manuel
Murbina, one of the best-known nat
uralists and noted as botanist. died
suddenly today at the age Of SO.
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Latonla Races.

Cincinnati July 90-A heavy rain shortly
after the first race left the track In a
very sloppy condition at Latonia today.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF
SHOOTS A NEGRO
SCARED AT SIGHT OF OFFICERS,
WILLIAMS RAN sAND MISTAKEN
IDENTITY WAS CAUSE OF THE
SHOOTING.

Oscar Matthews, negro running from
Deputy Sheriff C. T. Helton when mis-
taken for another negro that he was or
dering to halt was perhaps fatally shot
yesterday morning at Traction park. The
deputy was looking for Ira Scott for
whom he mstook Matthews.
From reports, it is alleged that Mat
thews had stolen a COW which he tried to
sell to the Southern stock yards and see
ing the officers took it for granted that
they were after him. Matthews: wounds
were inflicted with a shot gun. He was
taken to hospital and operated on. His
condition is regarded as critical
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impeachment is Suggested.

The disclosures were the, subject of
conversation very generally today Inn
parchment proceedings were limited at In
some quarters, but the members of the
insurance Investigating committee scot
fed at any such proposition.
THE very worst construction that can
be placed on the incident" said one of
the committee. is that a Judge attempt
ed to find law for the way In which
the law might be evaded, and suggested
II to the agent There Is absolutely moth
ing upon whch' any criminal action can
be based.
This incident. however. shows how far
reaching the practice of Relating is. and
the apparent useIessness of trying to
correct the evil by law"
The legislative committee this evening
wrote letter to Mr.. Albright instruct.
ing him to submit to the committee at
its next meeting the original correspond
ence, which Of course contains the sigma
ture OF the writer of the letter.
The committee will meet again on
July 81
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Justice Marshall Talks.

81 wrote the letters which were read
before the life insurance investigating
committee Thursday" said Justice r. d.
Marshall, over the long distance tele-
phone from his farm in Kilbourne late
this afternoon.
II wrote as the letters show that the
company had no local agent in Madison;
that | did not know where to send the
money for the premium. and submitted
to the general office of the company the
proprlety Of allowing me to pay the
premium into the bank and receive the
usual agents collection fee back, sug-
costing that they so direct the bank II
it seemed proper to them.
'"rhey evidently did not deem 1t proper
and / sent the money In full That is all
there is to It, IF any one wants to make
a mountain out of mole HILL they will
have to do So so far as | am concerned
The correspondence as published is cor
rect in every particular. and defy any
one to read into my letter and demand
or request for any rebate or allowance
other than the usual collection fee al
lowed agents who handle premium re-
neWals''
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Marshalrs Original Letter.

state of Wisconsin, Supreme Court,
Madison, Wis, October l, 1902.
Union Central Life Insurance Company,
Cincinnati, 0.
"Gentlemen-I herewith present premium
on my policy, No. 239. oo9, in your company
on which there falls due the 18th OF this
month the annual premium of S61l 40
am not at present advised as to whether |
will be obliged to remit to the principal
office. Not knowing that you have am
agent in this city and supposing that II
YOU have such agent he has no claims
upon 1t for percentage for the collection
of my premium, ! suggest that you send
NV receipt to the First National bank or
Madison, Wis, with a draft attached for
the S671 40 and Instructions to deliver tho
receipt upon payment of the draft on or
before the date due of the premium, and
that in such case you permit the bank to
take the usual agents commission Tor the
collection with permission to pay the same
to me. My policy came from an agent
entirely outside of my circle of business
acquaintances. l see no reason why
cannot be permitted to make the payment
in the manner suggested, but II there are
reasons of course you will write me sug-
costing where to send the money. Very
truly yours
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"B. D. MARSHALL.
Referred to State Agent.

The above letter from Justice Marshall
was referred by the home office of the
insurance company to State Manager AL
bright of Wisconsin who in turn wrote
to his superior officers as follows:
milwaukee, wis. October 6. 1902.
"E. p. Marshall Secretary Union Cen
trail Life Insurance company, Cincin-
natl, o.
Dear sir;-I am today In receipt of
yours of Srd, enclosing letter from
Judge of the supreme court of Wisconsin,
Hon. r. D. Marshall. asking that you
grant him "a rebate upon his renewal
premium. When a Judge of the supreme
court of this state makes an appeal for
a rebate and does it direct to the home
office, is It not time that there be some
elevation in the moral conscience of the
people in high places before we can hope
for much change for the betterment
among the rank and file on the rebate
question?
"This gives you an idea of some of
the difficulties we are obliged to contend
with in this state. Respectfully yours,
JUDGE ALBRIGHT.
state Manager"
Mr. Albright also wrote to the Justice
informing him that rebatlng was for
Dluuen by law III w lScOHslH. L lie maj
answer of Justice Marshall was written
to Mr.. Albright as follows:
Madison, Wis, October IA. 1902.
Judge Albright:
Here is the draft for payment on my
policy. ! am not unacquainted with the
law to which you refer. On reflection you
will probably see that there is nothing
in the law to prevent your company from
paying to any bank. any collection
charges you see fit. | do not take your
letter very seriously. II would not be
out of place for your company to estab-
fish an agency outside of Milwaukee.
Yours, r. d. MARSHALL"
"P. S.-Send receipt to Madison, Wis"
Justice Marshall Talks.
81 wrote the letters which were read
, 1906-03-03
CIRCUIT FOR
THE FAIRS
SECRETARIES ARRANGING FOR
MEETINGS IN FIVE PLACES
THAT FIT IN SCHEDULE.
Fort Collins, Greeley, Lara
mic and Douglas to Be Brought In
to System for Benefit of owners
of Racing and Exhibition Stock
Plans MOI Mature.

Efforts are being made by the sec,
retaries of the county fair associations
at Laramie, Fort Collins, Colo, Greeley,
Colo, Loveland, Colo, and Douglas,
Wyo., to agree upon a set of dates for
the annual meetings next summer that
will bring the race horses from one fair
to another without long waits between.
The first fair will be held at Loveland,
Colo, probably in August, the circuit
including Fort Collins, Greeley, Lara
mic and Douglas, bringing the stables
TO this city about the 18th of SeptemI
Der for the three days meeting and to
Douglas about the first of October for
the annual meeting of the Wyoming
state fair. By arranging a circuit,
some of the best horses in the two
states will be seen at all the county
fairs and at the state fair at Douglas.
The matter is not definitely settled yet,
some of the associations not having
been heard from. The coming county
fair will be the fourth for the Albany
County and Inter-Mountain fair asso-
citation of this city.
, 1906-03-03
DEED OF SON SAID
TO Be JUSTIFIED
CORoNER'S JURY RECOMMENDS
DISCHARGE OF OGDEN YOUTH
FOR KILLING FATHER.
Deed Was Done In Defense of His
Mothers Life, Slain Man Being
Powerful Physically and Wife
FraiI Little Woman-Testimony
Against Father by His Children.

Ogden, March 3.-"We find that Jo-
seph A. Checketts came to his death by
a gunshot wound in the left temple, said
gun being in the hand of his son, Frank
~Checketts, in defense of his mothers
life, hence justifable, in our opinion.
We also recommend his release from
custody and his acquittal."
The above was the verdict returned
by a jury of three representative bust,
ness men after the taking of the testi-
mony in the coroner's inquest on the
matter of the killing OF Joseph A.
Checketts by his eighteen-year-old son
early Wednesday morning, when the
boy shot and killed his father to save
his mothers life.
Witnesses Charged Brutality.
The inquiry was one of the most dis
tressing that ever appeared in such an
inquiry. The wife of Checketts, though
still a comparatively young woman,
looks aged and feeble as a result of the
brutal treatment she has been subject
ed to. She was n of the witnesses
and gave damaging testimony against
her late husband. His two daughters
did the same and his father, his sister,
his brother, his brother-in-law and his
two sisters-in-law, each in detail, testi-
fled to his continuous brutality.
The jury was composed of S. H.
Browne, J. H. Thomas and James Har-
rop. After they II the witnesses were
sworn, they went to the morgue and
viewed the remains. They saw the
body of a big, powerful, muscular man,
who was physically fitted to enter the
prize ring, and when later they saw the
little frail woman he had abused for
twenty-five years, they were like other
human people. They concluded that
his killing was justifable, however de
.plorable the circumstances.
, 1906-03-03
Fatal Accident Near cheyenne.

Shortly after IL o'clock yesterday
morning No. 81, the north-bound pas
senger train on the Cheyenne and
Northern, went through a bridge over
Buckhorn creek, between Hartville
Junction and Wheatland. The engine
and mail and baggage car were piled
up in the r%avine, the latter falling on
top of the locomotive.
Fireman Rex was injured internally
and died while being taken to his home
at Cheyenne.
Engineer Donahue went down into
the ravine with his engine and receiv.
ed two broken ribs and was badly
scalded.
Mail Clerk Benjamin Guy received a
broken leg.
The wreck was caused by tramps set
ting fire to the bridge over Buckhorn
creek.
, 1906-03-03

The Boomerang last evening had a
long screed endeavoring to make it ap-
pear that The Republican, in its &C
count of the meeting held Tuesday ev-
ening by the Commercial club, had dis
torted the figures given by Mr.. Bel
lamy to suit party purposes"
The Republican has no party pur-
pose to serve in the water question
and its only endeavor was to give a
fair account of the meeting held on
that evening, and maintains that it did
so. Whatever has been said by this
paper on the water question has been
for what it has considered to be the
best interest of the City of Laramie
and not of a political party. This pa
per believes with Mr.. Holiday, that
there should be no politics in this
question and that it is purely a bust
ness proposition. If the people think
or know that we need a new water sys-
TEN they should vote the bonds, but if
'hNs w " btiiSNG BtANNl ""bSl ~
vice is necessary they should vote
down the issue.
The only error made in The Repub-
leans figures was in saying that the
freight was to be added to the figures
submitted by the city attorney, when
it was distinctly stated by MIN that
the freight charge was included in
the councils estimate, putting it at the
highest figure. AS for distorting Mr..
Bellamy's figures nothing of the kind
was done. Mr.. Bellamy was very con
fusing in many of his statements,
However, he did say that he had a
plan that vas better adapted to the
city's needs than that proposed by the
city council and that if Mr.. Merriam
the Union Pacific engineer, had sug
gested such a plan as that outlined by
the council he did not know what he
was talking about. He said that th'
councils plans were on entirely too
large a scale and that his was outlined
, 1906-03-03
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

Everett Lundquist presented seven
coyote pelts for bounty.
A warranty deed from Cara NJ.
Simpson to Eliza Glades for lot IA,
block 295, for $50, was filed for record
today.
The Medicine Bows Mines company
today filed location notice of the
Maiden claim, in the Douglas creek
mining district.
The September term Of the district
court adjourned this afternoon and the
March term will convene in a week
from Monday. There will be no court
next week.
The Golden officer left for the east
last night with the three boy prison
ers, two to the reform school to finish
their terms and the little negro to be
tried for breaking into a box a at
Brighton, Colo.
The docket for the March term of
the district court will be made up next
week. So far there are only four
criminal cases, two of these being
peace warrants. AT the March term,
1905, Mary Powell, charged with steal
ing cattle, was given Il new trial, after
being convicted, and this case will be
called next term. The Keefe case will
also appear on the docket. Keefe is
charged with the murder of Tom King
at Rawlins nearly our years ago.