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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
BLIND TIGERS ARE
 KEPT WELL HIDDEN
Meridian Man Says the Town Has
 Continued To Grow In Spite of Prohibition.
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 An article appeared in The Age-Herald this morning in which reference was made to myself and the conditions existing at Meridian, and l would thank you for space in your paper for q statement of facts, which are somewhat confused, if not entirely obscured, by todays publi- cation.
 l wish to say in the first place that | was surprised to find this morning that l had been quoted at all for it was not my purpose to talk for publication.
 The statement that blind tigers were numerous and very much in evidence inn mediately after the closing of the saloons is true, but, as l stated, with a more rigid enforcement of the law and the i'm position of the maximum penalty, the blind tiger evil has been very greatly abated. l do not think the blind tigers have been entirely eliminated Gor the liquor laws, like other laws, will be con- stantly violated), but their operations have been very greatly curtailed. and whatever business they do is conducted very secretly.
 Under the present conditions Meridian has made rapid and substantial progress in every direction, and it is today the largest and best town in Mississippi. We have a larger population, more miles of paved streets, more miles of water mains and sewerage, more miles of street rail- way, a larger attendance at the public schools and more men employed in in- dustrial work than any town in the state and the city is growing more rapidly now. perhaps, than at any time in it's history. CIIAS. P. DEMENT.
 NInrldiln Miss Dctnhel % D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Afternoon Reception.

The reception at which Mrs. John Asa Rountree entertained yesterday afternoon in compliment to the visiting women of the league was charmingly informal As sisting her in receiving were the mem bers of the Writers club and a group of other Birmingham women, among those who were invited to assist being Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead, Mrs. Joseph F.. Johnston, Mrs. John w. Tomlinson, Mrs. J. W. Sbley, Mrs. G. T. Sibley, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. John l.. Raul, Mrs. Mrs C. T. Randall, Mrs. Charles G. Brown. Mrs. R. D. Burnett Mrs. C. NJ. Taroy, Mrs. Richard r. Johnston, Mrs. r. E. Davis and Mrs. George Griffin. The lovely hostess was becomingly gowned in pink crepe de chine hand em- broidered in maiden hair fern.
 The house decorations were of chrysan- themums, violets, roses and palms.
 Tea was served from beautifully ap- pointed table in the drawing room and the buffet luncheon in the dining room was served from a table individual Tn its appropriate decorations In the center was a white bound book, volume No. 1, with gold letters, and garden violets as its decorations, and the details of the luncheon were most original. From the balcony up stairs an orchestra presented bright programme.
 The hostess was also assisted in re- ceiving by her little daughter. Miss seline Rountree. who were a lowered organdie in the pink tints. She Is a great little favorite with league mem- bers and has many personal friends among them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
CONSCIOUS ACHED.
Negro Gives Himself Up for the Kill
 ing Of His Wife.

Tortured by an aching conscience, c. B. Bihngsby, q negro, walked to Onicer Perkins at the Louisville and Nashville station last night and gave himself up. The reason given for surrendering himself to the police was that he was wanted for murder by the authorities at Davis, Ala, for the killing of his .wife Ella, about three weeks ago. He states that he was shooting at another man, but the bullets struck his wife instead. After the killing he became a fugitive and has been dod6- ing the officers ever since. The lodging became too strenuous, however. and he decided to throw himself on the mercy of the courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
HIRE OF CONNECTS.
Clerk Bradley Pays Big Check Tc
 County Treasurer.

John c. Bradley, clerk of the criminal court, yesterday paid to the county treas urer. H. c. Miller. check for SIS, 132 10, being the sum realized by the hire of convicts for the months of July. August and September.
 Tn speaking of the matter AIr Bradley said that the criminal court was the only one in Birmingham which paid any money into the county treasury, the other courts being run at the expense of the county. The Bessemer city court also nays a small amount into the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Will See Montaomery Game.

William Conniff, of Montgomery, sends invitations to the Birmingham alumni of the University of Alabama to attend q smoker next Friday night in Montgomery in compliment of the Alabama football team. On next Saturday the Universities of Alabama and Georgia meet in Mont gomery for a game of football, and the smoker will be held at Bastianus x Cassi- mus on the evening preceding. Some hundred odd Birmingham football enthu- siasts will attend the game and the smoker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Burns Leaves for England.

Tommy Burns. heavy. the champion pugi1ist, who recently defeated Jack O'Brien, the admitted king of fla llers, and Bill Squires, the Australian '1emon,'' left last night with Billy Neil, his manager, en route for England. In England, as stated in The Age-Herald Monday morning, Burns meets Gunner Moirs, who has fought some excellent matches in the old country. The cham pion spent several days in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
PENCIL PUSHERS GIVEN AUTO SPIN
 THROUGH THE CITY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5.)

the guests on behalf of the Writers club The following Is her poem of welcome:
 You have heard our Governors welcome, And the words our Mayor said.
 And you've heard the Club Commercial And the worthy Board of Trade.
 And you've felt the cordial hand clasp Of your brothers of the press
 Who have made you know you are vel
 come.
 And have told you how l guess.
 That the keys to all the city
 Have been made in duplicate,
 Just especially for your using
 If you chance to stay out late.
 And you'll find they're all in earnest, And they each will do their part
 But I'm here to give you welcome
 To our southern womans heart.
 And l have no keys to offer
 To our hearts, our homes, you sec, For our doors are all wide open.
 And we've thrown away each key.
 And you'll never have to tumble
 With the mysteries of a latch,
 When the darkness hides the keyhole, And the wind blows out your match.
 For our Writers club of women,
 Means to see that while You are near, You will all be well attended And that when you go from here
 You will have so much to think of
 And so very much to tell,
 That the name of Alabama Will bring back worlds of-well, Iot of h rt1pO Of the places that you went, And the things you saw of interest In the few short days you spent With the people of our southland. Whom you honored by your stay, And we hope you will remember After you have gone away. For you've wandered far and often
 In the land of Uncle Sam, But you've never been more welcome Than you are in Birmingham. Though we have no snows in summer And no mines of yellow gold Yet our fields are white with cotton,
 And our hillsides full of coal And the white magnolia blossoms Of our sunny Dixie land Give a bit of lingering fragrance To the warm clasp of our hand, Which we hope will finger with you, Far beyond your journeys end And will prove such strong attraction That you'll come to us again.
 For no matter what your feelings For the north. the east, the west, We just hope that in the futue You will love down south the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Georqia Seems To Be Favorite.

Considerable interest is aroused over the football game Saturday in Montgomery between Alabama and Georgia. Since Alabama's woeful defeat at the hands of Sewanee. Georgia is the favorite. How ever, the alumni of Alabama believe that the true strength of the Crimson White lads will be shown against Georgia, in- asmuch as it is positive that the Geor- gians cannot sweep them off their feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Visiting Women.


 Among the many distinguished visiting women is Mrs Asa Cable of Bradford. Pa. Mrs Cable is one of the vice presi- dents of the league. and travelled south with the Philadelphia party. She is the only woman in Pennsylvania who owns and edits her own paper, the Bradford Herald. She has been signally successful. and as she has a decided taste for politics her paper is power in politics in her county and city.
 Mrs Cable is a member of the Woman S Press club of Pittsburg, and has been member of the board of governors of the International league for several years Mrs Cable is particularly fond of the south. and greatly admires the southern tongue She has visited the south sev- eral times, in New Orleans and Atlanta, and no delegate to the league meeting anticipated the visit south with more pleasure than Mrs. Cable. She is quite pronounced in her admiration for the southern people.
 Mrs Annie Roberts Emery Nesbitt of Philadelphia is also among the distin- guished women at the meeting of the
 
 1 sylvana Woman's Press association Il years ago. and was its president for five years. She has attended ten annual con ventions of the league. Among the east ern papers whose staffs she has graced are the Philadelphia Bulletin. the En- quirer. the Record. the Philadelphia Even ing Telegraph. She also writes for Bos- ton papers and club publications. She is a member of the Woman's National Press association, in which she has been prominent for several years. Among the prominent women is Mrs. William Robert Vawter of Richmond. Va.
 Mrs. Vawter is the daughter of the late Capt. NJ. A. Miller, a gallant Con federate soldier. She is a member of the Womans club of Richmond and is also a member of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution. Her home, "Englewood," has been made ra- nous for its lavish hospitality and ire quent entertainments. Mrs Vawter is prominently connected with the Daugh- ters of the Confederacy and was chair i1all anu ticdSuiti ol oic Vi iiic liloSl important committee of the Jefferson Davis Monument association. Dr. Adeline F. Portman of Washing ton, D. C.. is also among the well known women attending the meeting of the league. Dr. Portman, although a prac- ticing physician, is 'an old fashioned woman" She is widely known for her ! writings on medical subjects which have appeared in leading medical jour- nals.
 woman who ever had paper before the section of ophthalmology of the American Medical association. She read 6 paper in Atlanta, Ga, on choroiditis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
John H. Wallace.

The funeral services over the remains of John II. Wallace who died yesterday morning at his late residence. 1903 Twelfth avenue south, will be held from the resi- dence this afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Already Planninu for Banouc.

J. Q. Smith, president of the Birming- ham Alumni association of the University of Alabama. has named committee con- sisting of Paul Savage. I. D. Hobbs, and Browder Garber to make arrangements for the annual banquet in honor of the football teams of the University of Ala balna and Auburn. These teams play their annual game in Birmingham No- vember Is, and the dinner will be served at one of the local hotels on the preced- ing evening. Arrangements are being made for several hundred guests.
 Cut flowers for theatre parties, we'd ding and receptions. Amzi Gouden Seed Co.,, 2012 1st ave. Both phones fl. 10-22-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
In Auto Party,


 Among the Birmingham women who were members of some of the automo- bile parties yesterday were Mrs. A c. Jenkins, who, with her party of auto ists later attended the reception for the visiting women; Mrs. Frank Hol- land Lathrop, who also had motor car party Mrs. Richard Johnston and a number of others.
 Mrs. Cox is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs D. L. Lindsey of Chatta- nooga.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Bryant is the guest of rela- tves in Gadsden.
 Miss Geraldine Hendersin of Chatta- nooga is visiting Miss Jessie Wood of Woodlawn.
 MT. and Mrs. G. Woolf of Montgomery are visiting MT. and Mrs. II. M. Beck.
 Mrs. Boyd and her daughter are in Huntsville.
 Mrs George Hughes has returned from tfduSueD, WItTt Silc WdS liit 6ucSt Oi DA [. and Mrs. J. M Brown at their beautiful home on Tarrentne avenue.
 Miss Ulla Belle Hale has returned to New York city to finish her postgraduate course at the Sloane hospital. Mrs. George Brown, who has been spending the summer at Walden's Ridge, will spend the winter with Mrs. T. J.. Chamberlain, on Prospect street, Chat tanooga. Mrs T. H. Motion will entertain the members of the Highland Book club this morning. Mir II. c. Walters, representing linen importers of France, Switzerland and Ger many is spending several days in Blr- mingham with his sister, Miss Janette Walters. Mrs. Luther R. Warren of Richmond. Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. k. w. Barrett, on Highland avenue. The Twentieth Century club will meet Friday at o'clock with Mrs. w. k. Saulsbury 1920 Jasper street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Marriage Licenses lssued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday as follows:
 Irving Fies of Birmingham to Miss Hazel Hitler.
 Hubert Wilson to Miss Eva Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Keatinq Responds Briefly.

President Heating briefly responded
 praising the south and Birmingham. He said he had the honor to be a democrat among democrats, and the son of Con federate soldier. He described some of the beautiful scenes of the Rockies and his home town--Denver. He asked for the sympathy of the south with the west in it's fight on the yellow race problem.
 The business session was short, con- sisting of the appointment of creden- tial committee. Glenn l.. Chapman of De- troit. Louis G. Early of Reading and Belva A. Lockwood of Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
At the Club,

The reception to be given at the Coun- try club this evening in compliment to the league visitors will be a brilliant event Several hundred invitations have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
Hiss Annie Martin.

The remains of Miss Annie Martin, aged forty-four years, who died Sunday, are neing held at the late residence at Gate City, awaiting instructions from relatives as to their disposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
E. T. Shaw X Son, Undertak CTS.
Green Undertaking Co.,, Wallace C. Johns, Mana ger,

Funeral designs and cut flowers. Amzi Golden Seed Co.,, 2012 1st ave. 10-22-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
David L. Wells.

Lieut.. David l.. Wells, local United States recruiting officer died at St. Vim cents hospital last night after a brief ill., ness. Funeral arrangements were not made last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

whereupon the league adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late St. George Kempson, treasurer of the In ternatonal League of Press clubs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

In the group of distinguished women are Mrs Belva A. Lockwood, Gertrude Hart, Wilkesbarre, Pa; c. Jesica J. Donnelly, Philadelphia; Margaret Mil Ter, Philadelphia; Mrs. J. c. Fling, Germantown Pa; Mrs. William Robert Vawter, Richmond; Miss Corinne R. Greenley, Valley Station; Mrs. c. E.. Rasbury, Murfreesboro; Mrs. Meloin L.. Burdick, Detroit; Mrs. Ruth w. Gris- wold, Washington; Mrs. Rachel You gate Beck, Washington; Miss Jennie E.. Richardson, Lockport N Y; Elizabeth A Kelly, Denver; Mary Heating, Den yer; Mrs. R. R. Mcintyre, Brooklyn; Catharine Sweeney, Philadelphia; {; James Arnold Rich Washington; Mrs. NJ J. Arnold, Washington; Mrs. L. Cro- zler French, Knoxville; Will Allen Dromgoole, Nash vile; Josephine Pope, Philadelphia Mrs. c. F. Rice, Boston; Mrs. E. Maynecke Stillman. Washing tom Mrs. Nicholas J. Griffin. Phila- delphia; Mrs. Lydia Adams, Washing ton. representing Forestry and Irriga- tion and Woman's National Press as- sociation Libbie l.. Morrow, Nashville; Mrs. G. S. Beck, Ethel Beck, Mrs. H.. W. Fegley, Reading, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. Cox is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. D. L. Lindsey of Chatta- nooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. J. NJ Bryant is the guest of rela tives in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

and also in Denver. Colo. and Minneap- olis, all of which were published in the American Medical Journal. She has had requests for many articles from various publications and Is now member of the Northern Press syn dieate and of the Womans National Press association, of which she is first vice president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23
PlaNo, OiolAN
 and 2,aNauaoes

The MISSES LEVY, late of the Paris, Berlin and Prague schools of piano, violin and languages, have opened a studio at 1137 s. 18th street.
 Bell Phone 1852.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs Beck is the wife of General Beck, U. S. A., now retired Their young daughter travelled south with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Miss Geraldine Hendersin of Chatta-s nooga is visiting Miss Jessie Wood of Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23


 Mrs. Josephine Arnold Rich is also another brilliant Washington woman visiting Birmingham during the meet ing of the league. A sketch of Mrs. Rich was published in these columns a short time ago in which her work as q member of the forestry committee of the general federation was dwelt upon and also her connection with lead ing newspapers. Mrs. Rich holds a government position with the depart ment of commerce and labor.
 She is delegate from the Women S National Press association and was also a delegate at Denver, Colo, last year. She is active member of the District Federation of Women's Clubs, secretary of the Readers club. com posed of teachers and scholars of Speech Art" Some of the leading people of Washington are members. Mrs. Rich has given several papers be- fore the Federation of Women's Clubs. She is a correspondent to a western and eastern paper, and gave very fine description of the Jamestown eX- position on the last visit, June 7-S, which was set aside for the Women's S National Press association.
 Mrs Rich is accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Arnold, an exceedingly charming and interesting woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

MT. II. c. Walters, representing linen importers of France, Switzerland and Ger many, is spending several days in Blr- mingham with his sister, Miss Janette Walters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. T. H. Motion will entertain the members of the Highland Book club this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

MT. and Mrs. G. Woolf of Montgomery are visiting MT. and Mrs. H. M. Beck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. Luther R. Warren of Richmond, Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. w. Barrett, on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. George Hughes has returned from Gadsden, where she was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown at their beautiful home on Tarrentine avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

The Twentieth Century club will meet Friday at o'clock with Mrs. w. k. Salisbury, 1920 Jasper street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Miss Ulla Belle Hale has returned to New York city to finish her postgraduate course at the Sloane hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs. George Brown, who has been spending the summer at Walden's Ridge, will spend the winter with Mrs. T. J. Chamberlain, on Prospect street, Chat tanooga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-23

Mrs Boyd and her daughter are in Huntsville.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-30
K. OF o. ENTERTAINs.
Fourth Degree Assembly Holds First
 of Social Sessions.

What proved to be one of the most pleasant smokers and social sessions of the order was the first of the series arranged for the coming winter, held last evening by the Fourth Degree as- sembly, Knights of Columbus, The af- fair was held in the K. of c. hall and about 75 of the members were present.
 In the interesting program arranged for the evenings entertainment was an address on the Prose and Poetry of Ireland" by the national secretary, Daniel Colwell, which was declared among the best ever delivered before the council. The balance of the even- ing was devoted to vocal and instru- mental music and several humorous sketches and stories. The program in- cluded recitations by Peter Champania and Thomas Ryder, vocal solo by George Fitzsimmons, piccolo solo by Frank Denora, several selections by Miller's orchestra and others by the New Haven degree team quartet, con- sisting of Harry Donnelly, Limo Hugo, J. Clancy and J. Mclaughlin.
 Refreshments, which are included in the arrangements for these affairs, were served
 The next social meeting has been set for Nov, 30 and that evening is to be reserved for the entertainment of the ladies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-30
SCHOOL MATTER UP Branford Board of Education Hears Short Beach
 Petitioners.
PAYS TOWN $3,OOO TAX
Difference of $1OO in Supposed and Actual Payment of
 Drawing Teacher.

Special to, the Journal and Courier
 Branford, Oct. 29.-At the special meeting of the Branford board of ed ucation held tonight another petition from the residents of Short Beach, signed by nearly every cottager at the beach, asking for the reopening of the school there, was presented The matter of the reopening of the school was referred back to the special com mittee raised six weeks ago for the same purpose: Dr. A. J. Penney, Rev J. l.. McGuinness, J. J. V. Cunning ham, George F. Bond, and L. M. Barker
 Quite a delegation from Short Beach attended the hearing and E. B. Knowles, a former member of the board of education, represented the applicants MT. Knowles stated that Branford receives taxes of $5,000 each year from the Short Beach colony; that there are 166 cottagers and 1,50O people in the colony; that there is a church at Short Beach and every thing else a small village has except a school. He said that from the amount of money the colony pays the town school could we'll be support ed in addition to paying for other benefits received.
 W. c. Doolittle spoke of the worry of the mothers during the day while their children are attending the Branford school, The children are gone all day, and especially since it was announced that they must go to the Canoe Brook school, the mothers have been very much worried.
 Edwin R. Kelsey read the petition with the signatures and the matter was referred to the committee to re- port at the next regular meeting.
 Another matter which came up was the application of Miss c. M. Crane for settlement of her pay as drawing teacher in the Branford schools. The contract was made with Miss Crane by telephone, and she supposed she was to receive $350 year and has been getting paid only at the rate of $250. The difficulty was referred to the committee on teachers.