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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06

"1n the name of 100000 Catholic women I thank Mrs. Sherwood" said Mrs. Eliza beth McGowan, president of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent association.
 In the name of 50O00 women of the Mormon church I thank Mrs. Sherwood,
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Toledo O.. April 5.-The unanimous re- jeetion of a resolution presented by Mrs. I. C. Manchester delegate of the Ma tional Association of Loyal Women of American Liberty protesting against the appropriation of any money by Congress for the support of sectariap schools and the delegate retiring wee from the convention hall. was the N.$ ,n of to- days session of the N 2 GS Council of Women. &S
 Following this, } 6, . 4te Brownee Sherwood of Tole % an impassloned defense of the c Aa$ church, presented a resolution to any report being made in pub C contained anything inimieal to eed or political belief. This received unanimous approval of fha eatinrfI
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stance of bench and bar, because of the unpleasant weather at Birmingham at that period.
 Six Months Court.
 Within the past twelve months fourteen weeks of court have been held at Bir- mingham, the designated judge having just finished a months term there yes- terday and the regular judge now hold ing court at Montgomery, going thence to Tuscaloosa, sometime since, ordered the setting of the docket at Birmingham. commencing in May, for more than two months term of the court there, which will give Birmingham six months open court within twelve months. During the same period much equity and bankrupt business arising in Birmingham, has been transacted in the Middle district at Mont gomery. Such results are all that can pos sibly be accomplished under the present bill Nothing can be accomplished under if which cannot be better effected without it; while an arbitrary provision as to fixed time absolutely for one place. will deprive us of much needed discretion, and hamper the administration of jus tice in other localities. The bill will give no permanent or practical relief We have done. and will continue to do. all that two judges can under existing condi- tions. at the seven different places for holding court
 We respectfully submit. under these circumstances, that the pending bill ought not to pass. With great respect. your obedient servants.
 THOMAS G. JONES,
 IT, T. TOULMfN,
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stance of bench and bar, because of the unpleasant weather at Birmingham at that nartod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Talks of Democratic Caucus.

There was renewed talk among the democrats today ot holding caucus or at least. conferenee. the railroad rate bill The splendid effect of the cau- GUS on the san Domingo treaty affords an example of the unity with which the democrats might act on the Dill now llnder consideration. The important point of inc visit to the White House by demo- crats today is that it is evident that the President has again changed his po- siion He now declares that he is not welded to any particular amendment, whereas only Tuesday, he was reported for the Long amendment.
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GEORGE HARTLIN."
Read By MT. Mitchell.
Operators Issue Statement.

''It should be observed that in tse astutely proposed proposition of Mir Nit chell. the operators are asked to submit to arbitration the question of closed shop and the 'eheck-off. scheme requiring In the words of the miners committee
 - (conflnued on Second Paoe)
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Never Dreamed of ImproprIety.

MT. Deliver then said that he had never dreamed of committing any improprcry in his statement He sric the railiopN had spent s2.onoo0o in their -fforts to a'l- the legislation. He did not be- iieve that the Senate had the right to in-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22

their treatment the disease spread to
four different parts of his body. The
longer the doctors treated him the worse
it grew. During the day it would get
rough and form like scales. At night it
would be cracked, infamed, and badly
swollen, with terrible burning and itch
ing. When / think of his suffering, it
nearly breaks my heart. His screams
could be heard down stairs. The suf-
fering of my son made me full of misery.
I'had no ambition to work, to eat, nor
could sleep.
zone doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable and gave it up
for bad job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the wonderful
Cuticura and decided to give it trial.
al tell you that Cuticura Ointment
is worth its weight in gold; and when l
hadused the first box of Ointment there
was a great improvement, and by the
time had used the second set OF Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment, and Resolventmy
child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine and
smooth as silk. (signed) Michael STEM
man, 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y, April 16, 1905"
fomple,e External and Internal Treatment for every
Huor from Pimples Scrofnla from Infancy to Age,
consisting Cucurn Soap, &c. Ointment 50c Resol;
vent Soc OF Chocolate Coated Pills. 25e per vial
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
u1Mailed Free, How 70 Cure Humors Of Childhood
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his money; and he said that the re
eeipt he had in his posket read like
that
Mr.. Garner asked for the receipt to
be read to the jury. 1t reads as fol
lows:
Columbia, Tenn, April "a, 1905.
$4,000.
Received of W. ]. fowler, the sum
of $4,000, in full payment of all claims
for damages against him involved in
the case now pending in the Circuit
Court of Maury County, Tenn, under
the style of Matthers Gordon VS.. w.
]. fowler, this receipt being intended
to cover all claims of every descrip-
ton for any and all wrongs claimed to
have been done me By said w. j. Tow
Ter.
(Signed) H. M. GORDON.
Attorney General Garner also read
to the jury the divorce bill, in which
defendants wife charged him with
abandonment and adultery, and was
granted a divorce on these grounds,
and given back her maiden name.
Since the compromise settlement
of the damage suit, the witness said,
in answer to questions, l have In no
way sought to aggravate the defen-
dant; but on the other hand have
avoided him as much as possible; es-
pecially when he was drinking. Asked
how he would avoid him, he
replied that he would not go where he
thought there was any likelihood of
meeting him; or if he saw they were
going to meet, and there was any way
of avoiding the meeting, he would do
so. That when Gordon was sober he
did not much fear a difficulty He
cited one Sunday evening when he
was sitting in his surrey in front of
his own residence, and another time
in the rotunda of the Bethel House,
and at the Street Fair, as instances
Witch OOTuOH Scented 10 De Trying 10
provoke a difficulty with him. On all
these occasions Gordon, he said, was
Il was assured by his at
torney, and paid my money! said the
witness, ito keep out of personal
difficulty"
Asked why, when he went to his
Office for his pistol, and had seen Cor
don on West Seventh street, he came
back that way rather than to go home
by the Sixth street route, he replied
that he thought that the safer way,
and explained as follows; that Gordon
perhaps had seen him leave his friends
at the postoffice corner, and that he |
thought Gordon might reason that he
had left there to come home by the |
way of Sixth street; and that if So
it being shady dark street, Gordon |
could waylay him and attack him |
where he was not looking for it. The |
other way there was a good light from
the square to within a few feet of his |
gate; and if he had to meet him, he |
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The case of the State VS.. Matthews
Gordon, charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder, was taken up
for trial in the Circuit Court Tuesday
morning. This is case growing out
of the sensational shooting scrape be.
tween the defendant and w. ]. Tow.
Ter on North Main street on the night
Of September 25th, 1905, in which Cor
don was shot and wounded in several
places and fired several Intellectual
shots at his opponent.
Attorney-General Garner is assisted
in the prosecution by Mr.. j. G. Voor-
HES, while the defendant is represent
ed by Messrs. H. P. Figuers, ]. H.
RUSSELL and w. B. Gordon. Some diff
fculty was experienced in securing a
Jury and there were many challenges
on both sides, but the jury was finally
seated as follows:
Messrs. George Parks, John Brady,
H. T. Goad, w. w. Loftin, Tom Fitz-
gerald, T. 0. Benderman, Rufus Chill
dress, w. NJ. Stephenson, r. B. War
rem, R d. Cook, S. H. Johnson and
Lewis Hannaway.
The prosecutor, w. ]. fowler, was
the first witness called. At the re-
quest of Acknowledgement Garner he
made a statement of what occurred
the night of the difficulty. His state
ment was in substance as follows:
About 10 o'clock Tom Digger, Fred
Gamble and myself left the Elk Club;
We went as far as the Bethel House,
apd there Frank G. Smith stopped Mr..
Gamble to speak to him, and Digger
and myself stopped to wait for Gamble.
We were standing on the pavement
east of the front door when the de-
PENDANT, Matthews Gordon, came out
Of the door and walked down the steps
and stopped west of us and leaned
against one of the pillars of the
porch. While we were standing there
Frank Smith joined us. A few min
utes later Gamble came up and he and
Digger and myself walked over to-
wards the postoffice and stopped on
that corner When we stopped there
: looked back and saw Gordon coming.
! said to them Gamble and Dugger)
let's all stand here until he passes
he passed on up the street and
stopped in the dark, think in Satter-
ned & Dodson's doorway / said to
them, ! am unarmed; I have no
weapon One of them said, have you
a pistol. or can you get one?' I said,
! have one at my Office One of my
friends said, you had better get it.
! went to my Office, back of the
} BETHEL House, on Garden street,
embed in the window and got my
pistol | tried it to see that it
worked all right, placed it in my belt
IN front, and returned to Gamble and
Dugger who were waiting for me at
me corner where I left them.
looked up the street and saw nothing
ol Gordon. My friends left me there
'nd ! went on up West Seventh
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my son. AS an in
FAINT l noticed on
his body a red spot
and treated same
with diferentrem-
edies for aboutfv
years, but when
the spot began to
get larger I put
him under the care
of doctors Hinder
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
REORGANIZATION.

Re-examined by Mr. Garner Mr..
fowler said, in substance, that he had
known his wife nearly all her life.
That she had been married about sew
en- years, and that during these seven
years he had seen her a very few
times to have any conversation with
her. That when he went to st. Louis
it was to see the Fair and attend the
National Democratic convention, to
which he was a delegate. That Mat
thews Gordon was working in st.
Louis at the time and told him that
he could secure room and board for
him; that was how he happened to
stop at the same boarding house with
the Gordons. That being there he
naturally saw a great deal of them, as
they were all from the same town, and
when he took Mrs. Gordon out to
late dinner one evening, having known
her and her husband SO long he did
not think he was doing anything
WIOu5S UuI ILIdI WACu Ic OuJ
later that Matthews objected he ex-
planned it to him and went with her
no more except with his consent. Cor
don, he said, was drinking good deal
of the time, and would stay out late,
and upon such occasions he and his
wife seemed to get along very badly.
She told me that he had threatened to
kill her. I had no secret or clandes-
tine meetings with her; we did not
try to keep anything from him.
Asked in regard to the damage suit
and its settlement, witness said that
when he paid the money to settle that
suit, it was stated to him by his own
counsel and other friends, and also by
Mr.. Figuers, counsel for the defendant,
that that settled everything in full It
was not the judgment he was afraid
of: but it was to get rid of the vexa-
tion and worry, and to avoid personal
difficulty that he agreed to pay out
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
CH|LD'S AWFUL
SKIN HUMOR
Screamed with Pain = Suffering
Nearly Broke Parents Heart
Twelve Years of Misery-Doctor
Called Case IncurabIe Helped
from First, and
SPEEDILY CURED BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

az wish to inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put a stop to
twelve years of misery l passed with
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22

was in the day time and they walked
out towards the old cemetery and tool
a seat on the fence and talked there
Asked If he did not put his arm around
her and kiss her while there. he re-
piled emphatically. that he did not
Asked If they did not go back of the
old grave yard, between the cemetery
and the river, he replied positively
that they did not. Asked if he had
never been on the river bluff with her,
he replied that he never had.
Witness was asked if he did not
take a ride with defendants wife
through Macedonia? He replied that
he did not; and by way of explanation
said, that, returning from that ride
out the Santa Fe pike, it looked like
rain and they came the near way,
coming partly through Macedonia to
street that connected with West
Sixth street and from there on to
Seventh; armstrong street, and put
her out right in the middle of that
street, about two or three doors from
her home.
Mr.. Russell required again to the
letters sent to st. Louis, and the wit
ness admitted that he addressed the
letters to fictitious name: Miss
Lena Mack" and not to the boarding
house where she was living with her
husband, but to another station in
the city.
Asked about their engagement. wit
ness said they had not been engaged
until after the divorce had been OBJ
tanned, and the day for their marriage
had not been fixed at ALL That when
he left here for the West it was for
the purpose of visiting relatives out
there, and not with the intention or
expectation of marrying at that tine.
That when she left here with her par.
ents to go to the Indian Territory, he
thought they would not marry for a
year. But that he stopped by to see
her, and they were married and she
went ON with him to make his visit
to his relatives.
Going back to their clandestine
meetings again, Mr. Russell asked wit
ness if he had not met defendants
wife in the old grave yard or in a
house near there.
Al never met her in any grave
yard or in any house in my life.
Q--And you were never seen sit
ting together on the bank of the river?
A.-No, we never were, because we
were never there.
Asked if he did not visit her regu-
larly and frequently at her fathers af
ter she was separated from her hus-
band but before she obtained a divorce,
witness replied that he did not He
said he never went there but once, and
that was in company with another
gentleman, and they went to talk !
with her upon matter connected with |
the damage suit which was then
pending against him.
Asked if he did not meet her upon
one occasion at the Bethel House, he
said be did; but that her sister was
with her, and that in the parlor where I
they met and had their CONVEX
sation there were two or three other
ladies present all the time.
Q.--But after her divorce you did
visit her as a beau and lover and mar
ried her?
Ayes, did.
REORGANIZATION.
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wanted TO meet him face to face in
the light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
OFFICER CULPEPPER
 DIES IN HIS BUGGY
SANITARY INSPECTOR AND Ex- POLICE OFFICER CALLED TO HIS MAkER-FUNERAL ToDAY-THE Q FALL BEARERS.

IT. T. Culpepper died suddenly yesterday morning. while driving in his buggy.
 The deceased at the time of his death was connected with the sanitary depart ment of the city, but for years had been well known member of the police de- pertinent.
 The funeral will occur this afternoon at o'clock from the late residence, 2O20 Twelfth avenue, north. Interment will be at the Woodlawn cemetery.
 The pail bearers will be Chief William E. Wier, ex-Chief c. w. Austin. and Officers Nix, Armstrong. Hury and Hick- man. The honorary pail bearers will be Detective Murphy, Officers Baker, Perk- erson, Cole, Ray and Larue and Sanitary Inspector Burson and A. B. McLendon.
 Death was not unexpected by the de- ceased himself. For several months he had been i'll, but managed to keep on duty. While member of the police force, he was often compelled to obtain leaves of absence on account of poor health He , spent one winter in Florida, and came back much benefited. He was one of the most esteemed DlcnlDe1S or the uepaft- ment, and one of the most efficient off cers. He was never charged with neg lect of duty. nor was he ever a de- fendant in a police commission investiga- ton. He left his long record spotless.
 Mir. Culpepper is survived by his wife and a daughter As soon as 1t was learned that he was dead, Sanitary Inspector Burson drove to the residence and broke the sad news to the family.
 Deputy Sheriff Sid Cowan was one of the first to reach the stricken man. It seems that about O o'clock. MT. Culpepper drove to the curbing on Second avenue and Twentieth street for the purpose of su- perntending a gang of negroes work ing there. It was noticed that his head suddenly fell forward, and that the off cer did not move A physician was in- stantly called and he pronounced MT. Culpepper dead. The ambulance of Lige Loy conveyed the remains to the under taking establishment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
BOARD OF TRADE TAKES
 UP LOCAL WATER RATES
 AND LICENSE QUESTION

additional room up to ten sl; bath tub, public, cold. s2O per year; bath tub public. hot and cold. $50 per year; bath tub, prl- vate family, s4 per year. Meter rate. For a daily consumption of 1000 gallons or less. 30 cents; 5000 gallons daily. 15 cents per thousand; 40,O0O gallons daily, cents per thousand.
 Detroit-Municipal Ownership: For fam ily household purposes, $2.6O per annum: mum; each additional tub, GO cents DOT annum; bath tub, public each tub, si per annum. Meter rate: First 300eo g1lons, s1.75 per quarter; all in excess of 30OOO gallons, 2A cents per 1000 gallons.
 Atlanta-Municipal Ownership Mini mum rate to any consumer, allowing GcO0 gallons per month, net. 60 cents.
 Nashville-Municipal Ownership: Three rooms per year. $6; six rooms per wear, s9.
 Cleveland, Ohio-Municipal Ownership: Dwelling. rooms or less, per year, s; each additional room 50 cents; bath tub, per year, $2; water closet, per year, S2 Meter rate: Per 1000 gallons. 1-3 cents per thousand.
 Covington. Ky.-Municlpal Ownership: Minimum annual charge, allowing 1672 cubic feet of water, per quarter SC: for each 100 cubic feet used over said allow ance per quarter. per 100 cubic feet. If cents pumping station eight miles above city. Pressure 100 to 1SO pounds.
 q venture to assert that Birmngahm is paying the highest water rate of any city in the south It is nothing unusual for the water rate of store or bus. ness house to run between s5 and s25 per month These rates are exorbtant, and something should be done to give relief to the people. I believe municipal own ership offers the solution, and I believe that the board of trade and the business men of Birmingham should inaugdrate a movement looking to this end"
 By resolution, the board indorsed tho action of the Mayor and Board of Alder men in authorizing the city attorney to revive the litigation against the Birming- ham Water Works company for a con- struction of it's contract with The city by the supreme court
 A letter was read from the board of cd. ucation, inviting the board of trade to ap- point a committee to cooperate with the reception committee of the board of edu- cation to receive and entertain the asso- ciate justice, David J. Brewer, of the United States supreme court. who will deliver a lecture at the High school audi torium on Thursday night. November 22 The committee was appointed as follows. John w. Tomlinson, chairman; B. II. Cooper, R. W. Ewing, John w. O'Neiil, J. D. Collins, Oliver ChalifouX Roy Me Cullough. J. E. Shelby and John l.. Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14

The board of trade held meeting yes terday afternoon in the First National Bank building. President J. E. Shelby presided
 The first matter up for discussion was the annual license schedule, which will shotly be put in effect by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. resolution was passed providing for the appointment by the president and secretary of a special license committee, consisting of one mcIn- Der of each firm in the board of trade to look into the merchants license, and to take any steps they may think advisable in regard to it. The following committee was appointed:
 J. D. Collins, chairman; Sol Caheen w.. T. Cox, Oliver Chalifoux. John L. Parker, Colman Blach, John w O'Neill; Ben r.. Barbour, Claude NJ. Hanley, Eugene Ja- cobs, M V. Joseph, J. H. Coker, Eugene Fies, B. H. Cooper, R. D. Burnett, R. w. Ewing, W. R. Gum, George McCreery, Hugh McGeever, A. Hirsch, Louis Seks, F. E. Forbes, Ferd Mark, J. H. McCary w. II. Kettig. J. E. Worthington, Robert McLester S. W. Lee, Samuel Earle, St- liam L. Dellheim. T. C. King, A. w.. Smith, Jr., S. Spiro, J. Friedman, John T. Yeatman, R. M. Goodall, w. M. Cosby, J. T. Doster, S. P. Fowlkes, C. r. Bell, J. II. Coker, J. Lowinsohn, Alex Me- Leod.
 The following resolution was adopted.
 "Be it resolved, That the board of trade recommends to the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen that they put the license col lector of Birmingham on salary under the direct supervision of the Mayor, and that he be required to devote all his limc to the office"
 President Shelby submitted the follow ing report of investigations as to the water works question:
 Since our first movement toward bring ing to the attention of the people of Br- mingham the excessive and exorbitant water rates, which they are paying, the secretary of the board of trade and my self have recently made some investiSd- tions of the water rates of other cities, both in the north and south. These in vestigations reveal the fact that the water consumers of Birmingham are paying much more than the consumers ol tloSl other cities. I am impressed by the fact that a great many of tic cisiss own their own water works system. and I find where this is the case the water rates are exceedingly low; so low in compart' son with the rates we are forced to pay that it seems almost beyond belief.
 have completed a short table compar- J;r laY with other cities It is as follows:
 Birmingham-Flat Rate: Dwelling or three rooms, or less, per annum, sS; eacn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14

At a meeting of the committee in charge of arrangements for the entertainment of the association held yesterday in tic First National Bank building, several cGairmcn of subcommittee with the authority to select their associates, were appointed. Those present at the meeting were II. r. G. Harding, general chairman; J. E. Eabb, secretary; W. D. Nesbtt, Henry 5. Gray, Robert Jemison, Jr., and B. D. Armstrong, auditor of the Southern Cotton assocIa- tion
 The subcommittee chairmen were named as follows: w. D. Nesbtt, trans portation and advertising; F. Y. AnGer- son. reception and entertainment: r. V. Joseph, finance; Robert Jemison. IT.. ae- commodation and information.
 Mir. Armstrong. who is also vice pres,- dent of the Cotton Journal company, of- fered some valuable suggestions as to ad- vertising plans.
 This convention of the association is expected to be the biggest assemblage of representative men ever held in the south it being estimated that about 5jG0 mem- bers and visitors will be present. It will also be of unusual importance to the as- sociation itself for President Jordan and Secretary Cheatham having announced that they will not stand for reelection, it will be during this convention that their successors will be chosen.
 Already several prominent names are being mentioned in connection With the positions.