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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
Senator From Alabama.

Senator Joseph F. Johnston has re- ceived his congressional manual, from which these very interesting statistics are taken:
 Senators from Alabama since admission into the Union. with their actual service:
 l. William R. King, October 2s, 1s19- March 3, 1S47; resigned in 1S4i
 ?. John ". Walker, October 2s, 1sls- March ,, 1895; resigned in 1922
 8. William Kelley, December P. 1s22- March 3, 1925
 I. Henry Chambers. March 4, 1895 March 3, 1881, died January 23, 1926
 ,. Israel Pickens, February IT, 1S26- November 27, 1926; appointed by governor
 6. John Mckinley, November 27, 1926 March 3. 1891; reelected March f. 1S37- March 3, lS4S; resigned April 22. 1887.
 [ Gabriel Moore, March f. 1s31- Ma rch 3, 1887.
 s. Clement c. Clay September l. 1s37- March 3, 1Si3.
 9. Arthur P. Bagley. November 24, 1s41- March g. 1s49.
 10. Dixon II. Lewis. April %. 1S44-O Octo- Der -25. 1S4S; died in office.
 Il. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, November 20, 1S4s- November 3o 1949: appointed by gov ernor; January H. 1855 December t2 1853, appointed by governor: December P, 1855 March 8, 1861; retired in 1861.
 12. Jeremiah Clements, November 30, 1S49- March 3. 1853
 13. Clement c. Clay. Jr., March [, 1S5S- March 3, 1865; retired June 2l, 1861.
 IA. Willard Warner. June 9, 1868; March 8, 1871.
 15. George E. Spencer, June %. 1s6s- March 3. 1879.
 16. George Goldthwaite, January 15, 1S72-March 3, 1S77
 r. John T. Morgan, March 1. 1S77- March 8, 1913; died June, 1907. IS. George S. Houston, March 1, 1S79- March 3, 1885; died December s1. 1879.
 10. Luke Pryor, January !. 1Sso- Novem- ber a, 1SsO appointed by governor.
 20. James l.. Pugh. November 24, 1SSo- March 3, 1897.
 21. Edmund w Pettus, March 4 1s97- March 8, 1915, died July, 1907.
 %. John Il. Bankhead, July, 1907 March 3, 1913
 2S. Joseph F. Johnston, August, 19o7- March g. 1915.
 Excluding two who were appointed to temporary vacancies only twenty-one men have been elected senator in about ninety years.
 Eve have died in office, two resigned and two retired when the war came on. Barbour County Man on Prohibition. People in South Alabama are consumed with interest in the prohibition agita ton l current in Birmingham at the present time according to Col. Robert Rodes, one of the most extensive planters in Bar bour county. who is registered in Bir- mingham.
 "To tell you the truth" said Colonel Rodes, down in the southern portion of the state we did not look for the agita- ton to spring in Birmingham, where it was generally the opinion, cosmopolitan | ideas are supreme. We would have eX- pected as soon an effort to make New York dry, to declare against the legal ity sale of beveradges in Chicago | ."Personally I'm against the movement, though there is reason on both sides. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
TRANSFORMATION.

TRANSFORMATIONS. A touch of frost Is in the air, The leaves are turn Ing, here and there, From summer green To red and gold. And signing winds Traverse the wold And whisper songs Of other years The buried past Of secret tears. Fair Luna mounts The sky at night And bathes the world In silver light The stars that shine More brightly seem To build a hope For those who dream Of greater things Not yet to be The promise of Eternity. A shift, a change. By magic wrought. A birth, death, 4 newer thought A drumming on The window pane The plaintive sob Of winter ran
 
 Her pansy gown, To wear d stole Of sober brown. SOME CONSOLATION HERE She lost her husband, yet declared The blow must be endured Perhaps she was resigned because He had his life insured Spain is said to have the greatest per eentage of hunchbacks. England has the greatest percentage of stiff necks. LAY OF FROZEN PIPES. When autumn goes And winter snows Are sprinlkled everywhere, We'll wonder why The plumbers try To fill us with despair By tinkering A little thing Say, fill a hole with lead, Tor which they'll charge A price so large, We'll wish that we were dead. A Long Island man says that he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

risen at I o'clock in the morning and lighted the fire for 6S years and during that time he and his wife have never had a quarrel. Possibly, the fact that he always got up at o'clock and lighted the fire accounts for his quiet domestic life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The north pole has no intention of retreating or fortifying It will calmly await all who propose to violate its ime-honored privacy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Ex-Governor Taylor would have no he might find any number of obstacles in his way when he attempted to leave again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The democratic boom for Louis Stuyvesant Chanler reminds one of the republican boom for Charles Warren Fairbanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Judge Landis is a democrat, but he is not a seeker of political office, and the stories put out to the effect that he is a candidate for President are groundlesS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Although New England Is the ice producing section of the Union, yet in a straw vote it cast no votes for Charles Warren Fairbanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Zion City has a crisis with every change of the moon, and yet crisis there is no more important than a panic in Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Another objection to Walter We'll man as a pole hunter is that he bears a remote resemblance to Corey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The Lusitania and the Mauretania are but English efforts to beat back Germany in its desire to grasp mari time supremacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Cassie Chadwick has such a bad reputation that she can't even be stricken blind without being suspected of trickery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The geologists say the world is dry ing up, but the Lusitania will make at least one more trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Eleven balloons have been entered in St. Louis great contest which is to take place next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The University of Pennsylvania is Investigating breakfast foods, and the net result of the analysis will prob ably be sawdust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Texas expects to have five millions of people in the next census year, and it should then grow five million bales of cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The New York bond sale shows that a man equipped with nerve and a post age stamp only cannot secure a big bunch of bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The only point against Governor Hughes that sticks is the one that says he has whiskers like Henry Cabot Lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
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From the Chi
 The candida lustrious Order tossed in a bl cut with a p pelled to walk bare feet, ant up with his plane and spli water at the f.
 Then he was nitary, who tn
 Stranger. yt ordeal of intrt and honorable a tried and we
 Brother | wretch, his voi' ton. darn ye brother this VI you'd do to s' for,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Beef and pie are going up in Chicago and footpads will have better excuse than before for robbing pedestrians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Mayor Feegan of Jersey City has carried the primaries of his party, and he seems destined to be elected to serve a fourth term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Anybody who goes to sleep with a railroad tie for a pillow may expect to wake up in heaven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The New York Herald would like to have a few piano burglars operate in Gotham. However, if the burglars are also musical where is the relief?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Secretary Taft is the Lusitania of the administration, and he is making a spectacular run around the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Some travellers do not want to be whisked across the ocean too fast, especially when the ship is boarding and sleeping them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The man who came over in the Lusitania now outranks the man whose ancestors came over in the May. flower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Danville, Ky. has spring of water that changes color. Perhaps it is em- barrassed at being in the midst of so much good red flicker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The northwest is still frostless, and this means cheaper bread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

have crooked backs.
 USUALLY THE WAT. man sought care And straightway found it. Right then he wished lie d walked around it.
 THE MILL BEGINS. College days are here again, Rah! Rah! Ralh! Sophomores are waxing vain, Rah! Rahl Rah Up and down the Juniors roam, Seniors read the mighty tome. Freshmen dream of home, sweet home,
 Rah! Rah! Rahl What has become of the oid-fashioned family circle? We don't hear about 1t any more.
 z APPRECIATION. If miladi smiles,
 I do not care What kind of clothes She deigns to wear. Ireand's strength lies in her goats. She has 30o,00o.
 THE POOR MAN While others brag
 Of millions spent, He'd like enough
 To pay the rent. Secretary Bonaparte begins the day by denying that he will resign, as some peo- pie begin the day with prayer
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Chicago cannot have a new charter, and it will have to be content with two more pennants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

It was not the north pole that dodged it was the intruders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

War automobiles carrying machine guns are beginning to appear in up-to- date armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
About Persons.

Horace Baker. general manager of the Georgia, Southern and Florida railway who has been on a two days visit. left last night. MT. Baker spent consider able amount of time while in Birmng- ham in conference with the local officials of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Sir Thomas Lipton has acquired the cup-lifting habit again, although his tea business may need more adyertis- ing and this may have spurred him to make another challenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The Lusitania broke the antiseasick record at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Mrs. Anna Besant is in this country the priestess of theosophy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Atlanta is calming down after a winning finish in the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The trouble with Wall street Is that it has no control over the farmers old stockings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Artist Earle has theory that permits him to have as many affinities as he can find.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Labor won't daily" says the St. Louis Times. Evidently. the Times has never had any experience with any of those hard-working mechanics who take half a day to think over fifteen minute job and the other half to do it.
 What with her good looks and ami able disposition, Mrs. Earle should have no difficulty in replacing Artist Earle with a husband that will make him look like thirty cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

The North Pole has yet to see it's first paleface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

James Holtzeaw Kirkpatrick of Mont gomery passed through the city yester day. MT. Kirkpatrick, after receiving the masters degree from the University of Alabama in 1904, won a Cecil Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, and completed that course last June. MT. Kirkpatrick led the American students in a three-years general average.
 MT Kirkpatrick speaks entertainingly of his experiences in England. He stated that his attempts to ridicule the British lads over the strenuous resistance of the Boers was parried by the counter-thrust concerning the American struggle in the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
FMcKERINGs

Put not your feet in post holes. hat Is more comfortable for the head than a brick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Nobody ever gets too good for soap and water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Some standing jokes are so old they have crooked backs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

J. Lodge and wife of South Pittsburg are registered at the Hillman. Mr. Lodge for several years was in charge of the furnaces at Holt near Tuscaloosa. In industrial oi~"i~G af '''' -rz=
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

L. Sevier, vice president of the Seaboard railroad, is expected in Birmingham Sun day. Mir. Sevier will move his family dur ing the winter to Norfolk, where his head quarters is at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Light thickens; and the crow Makes wing to the rocky wood.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 1421 G street N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19

". D. Lanier, John F. Stanley and 2. F. Morgan are the only authorized travelling representatives of the Age Herald in it's circulation department
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
FLANAGAN DIES
A! PARKERSBURG
Widely Known Railroad Man
succumbs to Illness at
His Home.

John E. Flanagan, aged II, died
at his home in Parkersburg. yester-
day afternoon at o'clock. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Flanagan was one of the best
known residents of Parkersburg and
had been identified with the B. & o.
railroad in different capacities for
many years. He is survived by the
following children:
James P, of Grafton; t. J., of st.
Joe, Mo. Mrs. NJ. j. Welsh, Cumber-
land, Md; ]. E., of Parkersburg;
Mrs. Charles Grammar, of Hunting
tom Mrs. Gordon Butcher, of Park
ersburg; Mrs. Joe Miller, of Lee
wood, W. Va; d. A.. of Smithtield.
Pa; Mrs. NJ Bussard. of Kenova;
Miss Eliza Flanagan and r. K. Flan-
,agan. of Parkersburg. The survtv-
ing brothers and sisters are James,
of Grafton; F. c.. of Clarksburg; Joe
and Edward. of Glenwood, Pa. and
Mrs. James Higgins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
RETURNS TO CITY
and IS PUT IN JAIL
''Dopey'' Tom Wells Violates Parole
and Must Finish Sentence
Plus Another.

"Dopey'' Tom Wells, colored, who
was paroled from a Jail sentence of
six months on his promise to leave
clarksburg and stay away from it,
has returned to the city and he is
now prisoner in the county Jail
finishing the sentence.
Wells was arrested some time ago
and convicted in Magistrate Gordon's
court of stealing some rugs from
the Thompson Music Company's store
in Glen Elk. The magistrate agreed
to suspend sentence on condition
that 'iDopey" clear out of the city
and stay away from it for at least
six months. "Dopey" agreed to the
condition and he was released after
the magistrate had notified all of the
city and county officers to nab him
If he be found in the city during the
ensuing half year. Yesterday Tom
was found in the street drunk and
he was promptly yanked up by city
policeman and taken to the lock-np.
Mayor Grille found Tom guilty of
drunkenness and in default OF pay
ment OF fine of IS gave him jail
sentence of five days. He was then
turned over to Constable shrader
who placed him in the county jail
under instructions by Magistrate
Gordon where he will serve the re-
mainder OF the sentence imposed by
the magistrate plus the sentence by
Mayor Grille. Constable shrader
took box of cocaine from the pris-
oner when he was incarcerated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
Corporations Are
Assessed Millions
FOURTH OF July
Events SCHEDULED
Day of Independence VIII Be observ-
ed at Several Places in Far
rison County.


Fourth of July will be celebrated
at number of places in the county
with elaborate programs, including
patriotic speech-making. At Salem
the program will be big one and
viii include an old-fashioned OK
roast. Stuart F. Reed, of this city,
will be one of the orators of the day.
There will be appropriate exercises
at Good Hope and other points in
the upper end of the county. Attor-
ney Elmer F. Goodwin will speak
at good Hope. at Bridge
port and of the speakers will
be Attorney w. NJ. Conaway, of this
city. Shtnnston will have big
program and Harvey w. Harmer, of
this city, is booked as the orator of
the day. Northview will have a big
celebration with many attractions Of
various kinds and there will be
amusements galore as well as lot
of speech-making. Here ball game
will mark the day. Most all the
local stores, other business houses
and public offices will be closed and
holiday hours win be observed at
the postomce.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
DOZEN PEOPLE ARE
SERIOUSL Y INJURED
In n Collision Between Trolley Car
and Two Carloads of Rails
Mt Alexandria.
[By Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, D. c., July "a
dozen people were seriously injured
and many more slightly hurt in a col
lision between Washington bound
trolley car and two carloads of rails
on the Washington, Arlington and
Falls Chrch electric railway ear
Alexandria Court House this morn
ing. The passenger car was loaded
with employees in the government de-
partments at Washington, Including
many women.
William Mock, motorman of the
passenger cars, died on the way to
the hospital. 1t is believed three
others injured will die The wreck
was caused by a mistake in signals.
at Alexandria Court House three and
half miles from Washington.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
YOUNG WOMEN ARE
FINED BY MAYOR
'They Are Arrested for Lettering in
the Street at Late Hour.
Police Court.

omcers George Howe, John Howe
and Kane arrested Allie Brooks and
BERTHE Duvall. two young women. in
West Pike street at a late hour last
night for lettering in the street. This
morning in police court Mayor Grille
found them guilty of the charge and
hned them $40 and costs each which
they paid.
Two foreigi - with strange and
peculiar names We're arrested by
policemen for be ug drunk in the
streets and IN order to have time,
ink, paper, space an energy. Mayor
cCrile registered then as '.Dago No.
"A" and ''Dago No. 2" No. was
sent. to jail for three days in default
of the payment of fine of So and
costs while No. 2 was was discharged
as not guilty.
Dopey" Tom Wells was picked
up by an officer for being drunk and
was turned over to Constable shrader
as he was wanted by the county au.
thorities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
FOR ALLEGED FAILURES TO
TAKE OUT A STATE Ii
CENsE TO DO
BUSINESS.
-sTATE oFFIoIAL oBTAINs THEM
THEATRICAL MANAGERS, POOL
ROOM KEEPERS, RESTAURANT
PRoPRIETORS AND HOTEL
MEN HELD FOR COURT.

Assistant State Tax Commissioner
y. S. Darst is here from Charleston
taking action In reference to num-
Der of alleged failures to take out
State licenses. He has sworn out a
number of warrants in Justice James
N. David's court against local parties
whom he charges. with having no
state license to operate various kinds
of business, and 1t is expected a
number more will be sworn out by
him.
Arthur Swager and Guy Gregg are
charged by him with operating a
moving picture show at the Grand
opera house without a state license.
They appeared before the magistrate
Wednesday forenoon, waived exam
ination and gave bond of $50 each
& to answer indictments by the grand
Jury, if any be found.
John Peacock is charged with OPP
Grating shooting gallery on Fourth
street without authority from the
State and the justice took his
recognizance for circuit court
John Holbert conducts restaur-
ant at 377 West Pike street and it
is alleged that he has no State IL
cense. He was required to give
bond of 800 for court.
Commissioner Darst charges
George Murray, Alfred Tomkins and
Patrick NcGovern. known as the
-Clarksburg Amusement Company,
with conducting the Bijou and Odeon
theaters without State license. They
all waived examination and Mr.. Muir
ray was held under his own recogniz-
ance and the others gave bond of
800 each for the grand jury
Frank Rush Is charged with run
ming two pool tables at the Fuel City
hotel without State license and the
proprietor of the hotel is accused of
not having hotel license from the
State.
Resultant from the warrants was
a constant throng to the court house
of applicants for State license. the
sthrong not being confined to those
;for whom warrants were issued.
Tax Commissioner Darst says they
can not run these businesses as well
as others without taking out the
State license, wherever the law re-
auires it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
GOING TO SEATTLE
Is q. Number of Persons Who Leave
ON Trip Across Continent Today.

Leaving here today for the twenty
third International Christian Endeav-
or convention at Seattle, Wash, were
n. D. Boughner, Miss Laura Bough-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. n. C.
White, Miss Lillian White, Mrs. Will
la Stone, Mrs. Kelehner and Miss
Cundell. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Bowen went several days ago. The
party went by way of Wheeling.
Most of them will visit the Yellow
stone National Park before return
ing home. Some will return about
August and the others will stay on
the coast six weeks longer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
tBy Aasooaated Prasr.l

NEW YORK, July 3-The where
abouts of John D. Rockefeller are
still unknown today. United States
marshals who are trying to serve a
subpoena upon him to attend court in
Chicago Saturday are on guard at
both his estates near Tarrytown. N.
Y, and the home of E. Parmeree
Prentice,S his son-in-law,. at Pitts
field, Mass, but their vigil is unre-
warded, nothing having been learned
of the whereabouts of Rockefeller
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
IVY REBEKAH LODGE
INSTALLS new OFFICERS
Branch of Adamston Odd Fellows
Places New Executives
i'll Charge.

Ivy Rebekah Lodge No. 1l2. of
Adamston, installed its newly-elected
officers recently elected for the en-
suing term at the meeting Tuesday
evening. The new officers are:
y. Gertrude Price.
V. G-Florence McFarlin.
Treasurer-Monie Grapes.
Warden-Hannah Bussey.
Conductor-May McCarty.
R. S. to n. G.-Bertha Sullivan.
L. S. to N. Cecilia jenkins.
R. S. to V. G.-Mrs. Duncan.
L. S. to V. G.-Mrs whiteman.
o. G.-Betsy Richards.
I. G.-Maria Roam.
Chaplain-Bessie Fultz.
After the installation ceremonies
light refreshments were served and
pleasant social hour enjoyed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
SPECIAL CAR
To Fairmont Baseball Game May B,
Run for Fans.

Efforts are being made to charter
a special car on the interurban line
to Fairmont for baseball fans who
want to attend the afternoon game
between the Clarksburg and Fair
mont West Penn league teams to-
morrow. In case a party of sufficient
size is made up the special will leave
Clarksburg at 1:15 o'clock and re-
turn after the game.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-03
DUNCAN IS ELECTED
AS COUNTY EXAMINER.

A meeting of the presidents of the
board of education was held here
Wednesday afternoon ana ]. Walter
Duncan was unanimously elected .
member of the board of examiners.
succeeding Frank S. White. Those
present were Superintendent G. E.
Webb. DIR. D. P. Morgan. R. w.
Young. r. f. Mason, A. w. Fittro,
Will Ash and Arthur Sheets.