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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
RECORD OF THE COURTS

With the departure of Chancellor Ben
ners for a vacation at White Sulphur
Springs. Monday the last court that
maintained a semblance of genuine bust
ness is quiet There will be a short lull
of preparation before the opening of the
fall terms, and outside Of this the only
things worthy of mention will be the
occasional suits filed.
w H. Holiday and J. G. Sans, as ad-
ministrators of the estate of John L..
Sans, deceased, filed a suit for s25 900
against the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railroad company for injuries resulting in
the death of the compliments intestate.
The bill alleges that while the deceased
was working at a coal washer in Pratt
City on July %. he was run into by a
car
George Tribble filed suit of ejectment
against Frank Jackson and Sophia Jack
son in the circuit court to recover pos
session of lot In block 16 Of the Birming-
ham Land company's survey of South
Birmingham. and $3.50 for the detention
of the same
Earnest Starls filed a petition of vol
untary bankruptcy in the federal court.
stating his liabilities at s570.50 with as
sets of about $50 in wages due from the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
ORDINANCE PASSED TO
ABOLISH BUCKET SHOPS

Officials in the office of the sheriff of
Jefferson county have strong hopes that
Robert Dix. the condemned and escaped
murderer of Motorman Bert Pesnell has
been at last captured in Demopolis. A
telegram has been received in substance
as follows:
Demopolis, Ala, August Is, 1906
A w. Burgin, Sheriff, Birmingham, Ala
Have Robert Dix Identified by a negro
who knew him in Birmingham and was
on the car when he cut the mQtorman.
Says he knows he is the man who was
in Jail and made his escape. Fills descrip-
ton perfectly, has two gold teeth, one
on each side upper jaw. Send some one
at once to identity him. Answer quick.
II. A. MONNIER,
Chief of Police.
When the above telegram was received
yesterday Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert
Stradford was in charge of the sheriff s
office and he Immediately dispatched Dep
uty A. S. Cowan with instructions to use
his best judgment as to his movements.
Deputy Cowan started yesterday after
noon and will reach Demepolis this morn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued from
the probate clerks office as follows:
Richard Moreland of Ensley to Miss
Ellen Mckinley
A. ]. Watson of Pratt City to Miss Tom
nile Louise Evins.
Morris Cleveland Mckenzie OF Columbia,
Tenn, TO Miss Elizabeth Elman Phil
lips.
j. e. Gregory of Birmingham to Miss
Lena White.
James Dallas Springfield to Miss Chip
pie Nina Acuff.
Karl A. Ormond of East Lake to Miss
Cora Lee Nolan of West End.
g. w Parker of Huffman to Miss
Alice c. Kinney.
Cleveland Grady Dash Of Birmingham
to Miss Margaret Eleanor Townsend of
Birmingham.
II. f. Rice of Birmingham to Miss
Florence May Robinson.
Max Robinson of Birmingham to Miss
Fannie Edith Molomitz.
Tom Gillespie of Coalburg to Miss Lula
Parks.
Victor Waterloo to Miss Olivia Bru-
manx.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
BILLIARDS IN SALOONS
UNTIL OCTOBER FIRST
MURDERER DIX THOUGHT
TO BE AT LAST CAPTURED

ing at about o'clock The following
telegram preceded him.
II. A. Monnier. Chief of Police, Demop-
oils, Ala:
Hold what you have. VIII send deputy
on first train. ANDREW BuRGIN,
Sheriff.
Until the deputy is heard from it will
not be known definitely whether the man
held is really Dix. Long distance wires
between Selma and Demopolls are down,
and it is impossible to get information
through this source.
Deputy stradford states that the story
rings genuine to him from the fact that
the negro who identified the prisoner and
whose name is withheld to prevent his life
becoming endangered at the hands of the
friends of Dix, is a thoroughly trust
worthy man who has proved himself use
full to the officers of the law before. He
further states that there was strong
rumor current a few days ago that Dix
had been seen in MapIesville. which Is
between here and Selma on the Southern
railway.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
Mrs. WhatIey Reports Loss to Police
partment.

Mrs. Whatley. living at 1871 Third ave-
nue.. has reported to the police depart
ment that her house was burglarized
some time during the night of the 14th,
and a number of articles taken.
The thief or thievea succeeded In es-
Gaping with all the groceries which were
on the place. number of cakes of soap,
and two pair of overalls.
The robbery was not discovered until
the next morning. and there is no clew to
the perpetrators
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
FAIR ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET TONIGHT
CULPEPPER ExUM WILL BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION AND FINANCIAL
REPORTS WILL BE RECEIVED.

A meeting of the Alabama state Fair
association has been called for tonight
at s o'clock in the parlors of the Hotel
Hilman, at which time officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
1t will be announced at this meeting
that all the financial arrangements have
been completed and Culpepper Exum will
be elected president. He consented some
time ago to accept the position provided
certain financial arrangements were per-
fected first.
Coman Blach Will report for the COM
mittee, which had In hand the matter OF
raising $4,000 as cash fund with which
to commence this years fair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
NEGRO PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM GUARD
Were Working on Streets and in Some
Way Eluded the Vigilance of
the Officers.

The fact leaked out last night that two
negro prisoners had escaped from the
street gang late Tuesday afternoon and
had not been recaptured.
1t seems that the men were busy clean
Ing the streets under the supervision of
Guard Hendon and that the negroes,
Gus Gooden and Neal Hudson, succeeded
In some manner in eluding the watchful-
ness of the guard and escaping. When
the prisoners were checked up on their
return to the southside Jail that night it
was found that the two men were miss
Ing and the entire department was noti-
: fed to be on the lookout for them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
Sheriff chases Man Across Fields.

Admission, August 5-(Special. )-sheriff
NJ. w. Woodruff went to camp meeting
Yesterday. He was armed with warrant
for Eli Deynolds, charged with assault
ing with intent to murder W. II. Smith
at Alexandria. In capturing his man the
sheriff was treated to lively foot race
across a corn field and succeeded in
winning the race only after Reynolds had
stumbled and become entwined In bean
vines. The race ef the sheriff after Rey-
nolds created no little excitement and
amusement at the camp grounds. and at
tracted large number of onlookers from
the scene OF the meeting. Reynolds bond
was fixed at $500 and his case will be
heard before Judge Crook in county court
next Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
FOURTH OF DEATHS
DUE TO VIOLENCE
Health Officers Report Gives
Interesting Data
CONDITIONS ARE GOOD
Eleven Negroes Die From tuberculosis
Out of Total of Twelve Deaths
for the Month of
July.

Twenty-Five per cent of the deaths in
Birmingham are due to violence or pols-
oning.
That is the statement of City Health
Officer R. B. Hardness in his report for
the month of July, submitted yesterday
to the mayor and aldermen.
The report shows that there were 10
violent deaths out of Is, and under the
caption of "Other Causes there are sew
eral more attributed to other than nat
ural causes, some of which were prob
ably due to poisoning.
The next greatest number from Specific
cause was II from tuberculosis, eleven of
which were negroes.
Following is the report in full<
Birmingham, Ala. August Is, 1906.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, Birmingham, Ala:
Gentlemen: I beg to hand you my re-
port for the month of July
Health conditions during the past month
have been good. The death rate for the
month was very low 1t would be ex-
ceedingly low but for the deaths from
tuberculosis among the negroes and from
violence, accidental and otherwise AL
most % per cent of deaths from all
causes were from some form of violence
or poisoning. The proportion of whites
was even greater than this approaching
one-third of the total. good many of
these cases were sent in from without
the city, but the greater part of them
were from the district embraced by
greater Birmingham.
The number of cases of typhoid report
ed during July exceeds the number re-
ported for July 1905, by 26, but I take
this to mean a more complete report as
our annual death rate from typhoid has
been far out of proportion to the number
of cases reported however, we are hav-
ing too much typhoid. 1t is to be hoped
that our meteorological laboratory will be
of material aid in properly fixing the
blame for this condition. During the
short time that the laboratory has been
open we have demonstrated that some
of the milk on our market is grossly
polluted. This has long been suspected
and now that we have means at hand to
prove our suspicious, a great deal of good
will be accomplished.
There has been a considerable improve
ment In the matter of reporting births.
The live births reported for July exceed
ing the deaths by 20, a very creditable
showing.
The special effort at cleaning up the
city during the past month has accom-
plished great deal. 1t has also demon
strated clearly that the facilities OF the
garbage department are entirely inade-
quate to the demands of our growing
city This department should by all
means have a sufficient number of wag-
ons to reach every part of the city at
least once a week; in fact, twice per
week is none too often for the garbage
to be removed from the residence dis
tricts.
CyozT1rrrNYrsr DIT IT TNTct7A cIcf nEpOp1,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND


Respectfully submitted
GEORGE EBSTIs,
City Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
Must Supply soc Gas.

New York, August 15.-That the Con-
solidated Gas company must supply Its
consumers with gas at so cents thou
sand feet, as provided in the law passed
by the state legislature at its last SEES
sion, was decided today by Justice Gieg-
rich in the supreme court when he grant
ed peremptory writ of mandamus COM
polling the company to furnish gas to a
consumer at the S0-cent rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16

ders Of this board, or parts of the same,
in conflict with any Of the terms of this
ordinance. be and the same are hereby
repealed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
THE WEATHER.

Washington. August 15.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi; Showers Thurs
day and Friday; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-16
Question of constItutionaIity.

In the Louisville case the railroads de-
Tense was that the act was unconstitu-
tional, and that telegrapher is not an
employe in the sense of that word as
defined in the act.
Mr.. Tanquary has been In Birmingham
for several weeks investigating matters
with reference to the relations Of his
order to the railroad.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Mistake Is Feared.

For few moments there wn> feel.
ing OF anxiety on the part oi Draper
and the Others immediately concerned
with the shooting for despite the tell?
tale blue cap which the dying man
wore aud his general description,
there was possibility that terrible
mistake had been made. Thes. fears
were quickly allayed by Detective
Snow, who arrived in few minutes,
and positively identified the wounded
and expiring man as Frank Smith the
criminal, Snow and Detective Resing
had arrested Monday week for the rob.
berry of the Troutdalc postoilicc. and
the man who had daringly escaped hand
over hand on thin electric light wire
from the Portland city Jail
Congratulations Immediately followed
and there was gigantic cheer from
the throats of the army OF manhunters
Meanwhile, Smith, with Jagged hole
in his temple, was breathing heavily.
"Put another bullet into him and put /
nim ont OF his misery" said pos>eman.
NO" cried another. "He had no
mercy on others, so let him suffer"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
STRIKE is DECLARDE.

DULUTH, Mimi. May 1.-The great
Lakes marine strike was officially in.
auglrated at the head Of the lakes at
midnight.
Orders were received from President
Keefe of the Longshoremen', Union, call
ing them out. The tug men. however,
were not notified and they were working
as usual. William Jones. of the Lake
Firdneh'1 Association last night re-,
ceived telegram from President Keefe
calling upon all members to quit work
at midnight.
Tt is possible however, that this does
not affect boats belonging to the Lum,
Der Carriers Association, men employ
ed on the boats carrying mails or men
who have signed papers for round trips.
The men on boats subject to strike
orders are union mates, fremen and
others.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
OUT OF PRISON.
Ex-bank President Released From Jail
After Six Years.

GREENFIELD, Mass. May l.-C. Fl.
Cole. former president Of the Globe
National Bank Of Boston, and once a
prominent financial leader Of that city,
was released from Greenfield Jail last
night after serving fourteen days less
than six years in the institution for
the misappropriation Of the banks funds
He left at once for Boston and will re-
turn to his former home at bingham,
Mass. Coles conviction followed SER
les of financial disturbances in Boston
during the latter part Of December 1899.
The business situation was seriously un-
settled by the failure on December l5
of the John P. Squire & Company, Cor
poration), packers. for $3O00000 and
the closing Of the Broadway National
bank the following morning The Squire
had large amount Of pa
per in the Globe National Bank and
heavy Withdrawals followed the packers
failure. The Globe bank failed on De-
,embpr 81.
Cole, whose health became impaired,
mad gone to Los Angeles, Cal, after re-
signing his position as president of the
1ank in the fall of 1899. He was ar
est in California, charged with mis-
'ppropriating 100000. On April ID he
pleaded guilty to three Of the counts of
IN Indictment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
ISLAND IN BALIN0S BAY.

san FRANCISCO, May l,--profes
sor +. Knowlton has Just returned
from a 30mle walk to Bolinas Bay
where, he says, there is evidence that
the recent earthquake had its center.
In the immediate vicinity are the
towns of fescayero. Half Moon Bay
and La Honda, whose inhabitants are
nearly all Portuguese. who were
among the first settlers Of California.
Few, if any, Of the houses in that
vicinity, escaped damage, but no fatal
tiles occurred.
There is now an island in Bolinas
Bay, where there were formerly mud
dy shoals and on either side of the
island the water is 70 feet deep.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
FINDS GOLD IN CHAIN.


SHERIDAN. Mont, May Herman
.Hermsmeyer, a son Of the fatherland
claims to have stumbled on an eacy
way Of gathering gold. He has an
old fashioned chain pump in his well,
and short time ago he discovered
glistening particles of gold dust cling
ing to the chain. Investigation brought
out the fact that the whole length of
the chain, about 100 feet, had been
filled with small holes by the action of
alkali, and these holes, says Mr.. Her
were full Of pure gold. He
dug out the contents Of several holes
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Willing to Surrender.

There are some who contended that
Smiths plugged gun indicated that he
was willing to surrender. and that he
hoped to be taken alive and was try
ing to hand his weapon to Draper when
the latter shot him. Against thi, is
the argument that the men who lined
the track and covered every outlet of
escape had repeatedly called Smith to
come out and they would give MIN
chance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
MANIAC WHEN HE IS RESCUED

CHICAGO. April IA dispatch to tine
Record Herald from Milwaukee, Wis,
says;
Imprisoned in a compartment OF the
partially constructed tunnel under the
river, through a break in which water
was pouring. John Slater stood for two
hours yesterday. watching the water
rise slowly until it threatened to en-.
gulf him. When at last he was res.
cued he was a maniac. his mind having
given away from fright. His compan-
ions saw him in his plight, and for a
long time were unable to help him.
Leads from the fireboats were let down
into the tunnel and the engines were
worked at furious rate to pump out
the water while the rescue work went
on. In spite Of everything that could
be done. the water rose steadily above
Slater's waist to his breast, to his arm
BITS and finally to his neck. Fifteen
minutes later he would have been drown
d. Barely in time to prevent this,
iowever, the firemen succeeded in open
ng the door and took Slater, insane
nd benumbed with the cold to a hos
ital.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
PREPARING FOR STRIKE.


SCRANTON, May l.-Notwitnstand
ing that many operators are of the
opinion that a strike will not be de.
clared every company is making prepar-
ations to resume work in the mines in
case strike is declared at the con-
yention, which opens on Thursday. The
Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western
Company is laying plans for operating
all its collieries as soon as strike is
declared and it is said that many other
have large force of men
engaged and waiting for the result of
the convention.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02

with a penknife and tost showed gold.
He propose. to melt the chain and clean
up several hundred dollars. Mr. Her
m,mcycr accounts for the gold in hi.
well chain by saying that the water
must contain gold in minute particle.
which. through precipitation, have be
come lodged in the holes eaten out
by the alkaIi. If hi cleanup pans out
as hoped he proposes to lease all the
wells in Sheridan and put in chain
pumps.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Not if as Rich as Rockefeller.

If you had all the wealth OF Rookie
feller, the Standard Oil magnate. you
could not buy better medicine for
bowel complaints than Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
The most eminent physician can not
prescribe better preparation for collie
and diarrhoea. both for children and
adults. The uniform success of this
remedy has shown it to be superior to
all others. 1t never fails. and when re-
duced with water and sweetened. is
pleasan to take, Every family should
be supplied with it. Sold by Frank
Hart, and leading druggist
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Dragged From Brush.

The outlaw was dragged from the
brush to the railroad track and laid on
handsar. A dozen men pushed the
car the quarter-mile to New Era. Smith
groaned the entire distance and had
not died when the posse began wiring
for transportation home,
When a search was made Of Smith,
his revolver was found plugged with
cotton. The wfapon was clean. and in
one pocket the deperado had 10 cartridg.
es for his 4l.calibre revolver, with which
he snuffed out the life OF Patrolman Han
lon, OF Oregon City; Sheriff Shaver, OF
Clackamas County, and Captain Hen.
derson OF Woodburn.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02

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Floods the body with warm. glowing
vitality, makes the nerves strong, quick
ems circulation. restores natural yigor,
makes you feel like one born again. Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 25 cents
Sold by Frank Hart
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Sciatica Cured After Twenty Years Of
Torture.

For more than twenty years Mr. J.
b. Massey. Of 1922 Clinton St., Mime.
apOlis, Mimi. was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which he endur
ed during this time is beyond comprc.
hension. Nothing gave him any perma-
nent relief until he used Chamberain's
Pain Balm. One application Of that
liniment relieved the pain and made
sleep and rest possible, and less t1an
one bottle has effected a permanent
cure. If troubled with sciatica or rheu-
matsm why not try scent bottle of
Pain Balm and see for yourself how
quickly it relieves the pain. For sale
by Frank Hart, and leading druggists.
Morning Astorian, Csc. per month.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
DESPERATE KILLED
Continued from page y

through Smiths temple.
Smith did not die instantly but lay
groaning in terrible manner, while
the crowd of armed men, which had
guarded the railroad track, came vault.
ing over the wire fence which enclosed
the track of brush between the roadl
bed and the river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
An Ideal Trap.

A better place to trap the outlaw
could not have been designed. \ short
quarter-mile south Of the It'll. hamlet
Of New Era there j, a thicket of will
lows, cottonwood and a few fir trees.
between the railroad and the willamette
River, This enclosure extends for about
half a mile, and i about 600 feet broad
at it, widest part. Owing to its position
a get away was impossible. The railroad
track was guarded on the east, New Era
was on the north. the river wa. on the
west and the the south were guards.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02

Senator Aldrich's finance committee is
holding up the free alcohol bill. Be care
full, senator, there is bomb in that
bill, and. like Kearney's baby, it will
not bear holding up too long
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-16


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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-16
, Perpetual Neon.

One Of the oddities Of our system Of
reckoning time is exemplified in the
question as to what time the north
pole keeps. In theory all places on one
meridian of longitude keep the same
time; therefore the, north pole, being
the central point Of all meridians, must
necessarily have all times. Should the
pole ever become habitable the resi-
dent would be able to have day or
night at any hour Gn theory by elect
ing to take his time from a meridian
to correspond. Should such an unex-
pected event ever occur there would
have to be made some REIMBURSEMENT Of
our present system of reckoning time
to suit the arctic regions. "a. /. Il. /
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-16
"A Wnsn and n Ely.

An observer tells this: "I%was once
an Interested spectator Of a short
struggle between a wasp and one Of
those large flies like a bee with big.
Eat head. The pair were on the
ground, and watched while the wasp.
after probably stinging the fy, DELHI
erately severed the bend from the body
and then, finding it still too heavy a
burden, cut of the tail end of the fly
and few of with the trunk without
waiting to perform its toilet. The
whole operation took about 1--WE min
utes. and from the mastery manner
the wasp set to work he was evidently
a practiced hand. 81. "A