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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02

this she is go
ing to work
backs and seats
for her dining
room chairs
copying som e
old time de-
sign.
/ wish her
joy! 1t will
take her years
to do it.
If you will
excuse me |
will leave you
now. 1 have
just received
an invitation to
go out sailing.
l am going to
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Carlo hat. Did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
MM
At the Yacht Club.
AWkWARpNEss IN coMpAMY.

Awkwardness in company is really
caused by mental indecision. We talk
a great deal about the graceful
Parisienne. The average Parisienne
knows little or nothing about physical
culture and breathes and exercises Just
enough to keep herself alive, but she
has cultivated a quick perception and
a keen decision. at least in the super
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
f AN ARRIVES
(Staff Representative, J

M0N0NGAHi Dec, "a big mine FAM with auxiliary
machinery arrived here special train from PttSburg
this afternoon o'clock for at the opening Of Mine
No. g. MachnSts and other worknen at once began work
ofnStang it at the mine entrance and as soon as possible
the machinery was in operation.
AS soon as the fan was in operation the work Of rescue
was stopped at both Mine No, and at Mine No. for the
purpose of testing the fan and aSceanng the result Of the
air currents it would make,
The work Of rescue was resumed at both mines at s
O'Clock The reScuers in Mine No. have reached the
opening that connects that mine with No. g. Great quaint
ties of timber and other material have been sent down no
the mine to build the braces for the break thoughS from
the air shaft and one group of the rescue party attends to this
while the others work away digging into the dirt debris and
timbers that obstruct the main heading,
Chief Mine Inspector j. w, PAUL arrived here early this
morning from Charleston and has been at work all day
directing the work. He has made report as yet and is
still busy aiding and directing the workers and gathering in
formation concerning the disaster.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

MoNoNGAH. Dec. 9.-Repor.s
sent out early that the Pythiau
lodge had lost all its members by
the explosions except seven are pro-
nounced untrue. The lodge escaped
fortunately with the loss of but S.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
seem to have been the heaviest loser.
1t is figured out that Sc Hibernians
lost their lives in the two mines.
Other orders suffered severely.
The lodges are all doing their
part in caring for and burying the
dead.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

HOOD.
the previous night. Friends who met
the pair leased them about their af-
rections.
why don't you get married." asked
one of the friends as the couple passed
the Arkansas avenue fire station on
their way to the home of the girls
parents.
I'm willing If she is" stubbs an
swered.
Il dare you to get married. I'll hunt
up man to marry you," the friend
retorted.
We'll, 1 never did take n dare" the
girl declared, and in moment the
fire house alarm had every man out of
bed
The bridal couple were placed on the
seat OF spare truck, and a han dozen
musicians boarding in a nearby house
were hurriedly hired and turned out,
partly dressed, but with their Instru.
ments.
The procession startled the nelghbor-
hood, and a hundred spectators crowd
ed around the Office OF Magistrate
Hughes while he was being routed out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
WooE6 AND WON IN BALLOON
viseount Proposes In the Clouds to
American Heiress.

While soaring through the clouds
many feet above the earth Viscount
Hardwicke of England proposed mar
riage to Miss Elizabeth Thomas OF
Bay City. Mich. daughter Of the
wealthy dynamite manufacturer. and
she Will wed the nobleman during the
coming winter. ....
Miss Thomas Is an enthusiastic aerial
navigator. aud so is Niscount Hard
wIcke. Miss Thomas has made many
ascensIons both In France and In Eng
land. and she Is we'll versed in various
balloon designs and is declared to be
fearless. Miss Thomas has been up
above the clouds with numerous i'm
portant per- onaGes, including Prince
Tcanc of Italy. Mrs. Athelstone Har-
court. President Butler OF the London
Aero club md Mrs. Howard Gould.
She says sir has been ~ high as
Is, 600 feet above the earth and has
travelled between, thirty and forty
miles before making landing.
Miss Thomas says she viii attend
the coming balloon races at St Louis
and win ride in some Of the competing
airships.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
HOSE CART BRIDAL COACH.
Atlantic City Girl Rides to Wedding In
Novel Vehicle

Novel Vehicle.
Refusing to take dare to marry at
4 a. M. Miss Mabel S. Lawton, u pref
ty Atlantic City girl, was hauled in u
hose carriage Mt that hour by friends
of Charles II. Stubbs, the prospective
husband, to the office of Magistrate
Hughes, where the ceremony was per-
formed by the sleepy official in his
pajamas and bath robe.
The wedding procession, with bride
and bridegroom still pcrched on the
apparatus, paraded TO "A restaurant.
where the couple were given bridal
superior breakfast
Stubs, who has courted the hand
some girl for months, spent his week
day or with his sweetheart They
were loath 10 part and took stroll in
the moonlight following a storm OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
State Committee Coming

MoNoNGNH. Dec. "a special
car will leave here at $3.50 o'clock
this morning to convey relatives
and friends of Patrick McDonoug 70
Clarksburg to attend his funeral
there. The special car will be run
at the instance of the coal company.
The Catholic orders will have charge
Of The funeral cortege.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
Several STATE
OFFICIALS THERE

MONONGAH. Dec. 9.-The State
of West Virginia so far as its govern
meut is concerned Is well represent
ed at the Gene of the explosions, and
every assistance asked for, or for
the purpose of furthering the work
of rescue and recovery Is being fur
nished by them.
resentative of Governor W. NJ. o.
State Senator Joseph H. McDer-
mott, of Morgantown. president of
the State senate, is the personal rep
resentative of Governor w. NJ o.
Dawson on the grounds Other
State officials there are Chief Mine
Inspector James PAUL, of Charles
ton. and his twelve deputies. OF
the latter Earl Henry, OF Mason
county. ; John F. Bratt, OF Preston
county; Frank E. Parsons, of Har-
rfson county; and r. S. Laure, of
Monongalia county. have been here
ever since shortly after the explJ-
sions. Senator Sameul B. Mont
gomery. of Preston county. is also
here and is ably assisting Mayor W.
H. Moore in the discharge of the du-
ties of that office.
State Committee Coming
With the coming today of the
Joint legislative committee appointed
by resolution of the last legislature
to investigate mine accidents, the
State government will be well and
satisfactorily represented. though
Governor Dawson himself may visit
Monongah before the week is over
Senator Thomas Gartlan. of Parke-s-
burg, chairman of the special con-
mittee, will direct the investigation
made by the committee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

China decorated to order, Mrs.
Mark Koblesard, al West Main
street gEglEEEf1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
NEGRO BIRTH AND
 DEATH RATE HIGH
FAIRNESS SAYS INFANT MORTAL. ITY AMONG NEGROES IS ALARM INo-oENERAL HEALTH IS GOOD IN BIRMINGHAM.

According to the annual report of Dr. R. B. Hardness, city health officer, dur ing the past year 6l9 negroes have died practically one in every one hundred and forty There were but 5lO white dea ths about one in every six hundred of Bir- mingham's population. The total number of deaths was 1159
 The birth total was 1l96 of which num- Der 724 were whites and 472 negroes. show ing that in proportion to population the negro birth rate is as much greater than the white IS is also the death rate.
 The report is interesting. There have been no epidemlcs in Birmingham, though at certain periods scarlet fever and diph- theria have prevailed. The death rate from typhoid fever was the lowest in six berculosis cases but the death rate has been lower than in other years. The city was practically free of smallpox. Infant mortality among negroes was alarming.
 Dr. Hardness recommends the passing of the street fruit stands; that man be appointed to see that the pure food regu- l9tions are adhered to; that anoher sani- ary officer. q clerk of the sanitary de- partment, and food inspector be ap- pointed that the street cleaning, the garbage collection, and the sewer inspec- tlon be placed in the hands of the health department; that a crematory be con structed. and that the Birmingham Rail way. Light and Power company be com pelled to sprinkle it's tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
J.E. JACOBS IS HEAD OF TRADES COUNCIL Full List of Officers Elected at
 Meeting Yesterday FAVOR CHARITY HOSPITAL Resolutions Endorse Measure Now Be- fore Legislature Which Seeks to Establish Charity Institution
 in Birmingham.
FAVOR CHARITY HOSPITAL

At the meeting of the Trades Council yesterday afternoon officers were elect ed and a resolution was passed endors- ing the bill in the legislature seeking to establish a charity hospital in Jefferson county.
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows:
 Presldent-J. F. Jacobs, Iron Moulders union.
 Vice President-F. w. Lloyd, Horse. shoers.
 Recording secretary-Joe Crane, Iron Mouders.
 Treasurer-John A. Dearng, Boilerma- kers.
 Press Reporter-C. c. Houston.
 sergeant-at-A G. Norris.
 Doorkeeper-J. J. Rush.
 Trustees-Ed K Smith, A. F. Linder- man and W. D. Hammer.
 T R Drake. who held the position of secretarv for two years, declined re-elec- ton.
 The credentials of the following repre- sentatives of the various unions were received:
 painters and Decorators-Ed K. Smith, Dan Holman, E. P. Wadsworth, Ben liar ris and J. P. Young. Patternmakers-J. A. Dearing, M w. Harris, Steve Dsvery' J. F. Matthews and James ~-Admore. Bartenders-Peter Presthoff, J. c. Pear son. Leon Ensel, John Horan and A. w. c. Ball
 By a rising vote the Trades Council endorsed the contract sent by the Clerks 8 union to the merchants and promised to support the clerks in their demands. The following resolution in regard to the charity hospital was adopted unanimous ly:
 whereas, bill has been drafted and nresented to the legislature of Alabama asking that an election be called for the purpose of the people voting on bonds to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars with which a charitable hospital will be erected in the Birmingham district and that the state appropriate twenty thousan ddollars a year for the mainten- anoe and support of said hospital when erected, and
 Whereas, we feel that the Birmingham district is in great need of such an insti- tuition. because of the crowded condition of the hospitals and medical sanita- riums; be it
 t1t
 Resolved, that we, the Birmingham Trades Council, in general assembly, en- dorse the action of the Jefferson County Medical society, who is behind this move- ment, and pledge them and the bill our hearty support
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
WARM WELCOME IS
 GIVEN DR, EVANS Rector Called to Advent Breaches First Sermon MAKES FINE IMPRESSION Members of Congregation Say He Ia the Very Man for the Place-Going
 to Confer With Bishop
 Beckwith.
MAKES FINE IMPRESSION

If warmth of welcome and a sincere desire on the part of the members of the Episcopal Church of the Advent for the Rev. Dr. W. F. Evans to become their rector are to affect the popular clergyman in his decision regarding the call extended by the vestry there should be no doubt about his answer.
 Dr. Evans conducted the services and preached at the Advent yesterday at II o'clock and again fin the afternoon at 4:3O o'clock and it was generally agreed that he made a fine impression. A congrega- ton that quite filled the church greeted him in the morning and no minister ever had more eager listeners. Dr. Evans has a singularly pleasing address and he reads the service with clear enunciation. He chose as a text for his first dis course, And above all these things put on charity which Is the bond of perfect ness. -Colossians 11t14. Dr. Evans said that charity or love was the golden girdle that bound us to Christ. Charity Is not discriminating. Jesus often shut Ills eyes to the faults of those around Him. He overlooked many of the shortcomings of His followers. The speaker exhorted his hearers to cultivate the virtue of charity, which he showed was among the sublimest of all the virtues. Eloquent and Animatine.
 The sermon is said to have been ono of the most eloquent and animating ever heard here.
 After the services men and women crowded into the vestry room to shake hands with Dr. Evans and express the hope that he would accept a call to the reetorshp. Their cordiality eoulI not have been. it was said. more marked
 At the evening services Dr. Evans preached from the text; God. for Christs sake, hath forgiven you."-Ephe- sians, iv:32,
 He began by saying that the most lamentable fact in all the realm of facts in all the realm of observation or ex- perience-was sin. Sin was the one thing that offended God and that bound man. kind. But God. for the sake of Christ, forgave the penitent and sins once for given, no matter how grievous, were forgiven for ever like the stone dropped into a great body of water, they were gone out of sight forever. Therefore, the conscience troubled over misdeeds of the past need not be troubled if the sins had been truly repented of and for saken. There was, the speaker pointed out, no sinner so bad that God, for Chrlsts sake, was not ready to pardon.
 The Very Man.
 Members of the Advent congregation. in discussing Dr. Evans last night said he was the very man that the church needed for rector. They said they were delighted with him. Dr. Evans Is the guest of Robert Jemlson. He will re- main here until Wednesday and will then proceed to Anniston. where he will confer with Bishop Beckwith.
 It Is understood that he will not an- nounce his decision in the matter of the call to the Advent until he returns to Richmond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Wants More Judges for
 The Courts Of Jefferson
THREE LOCAL BILLS WILL BE IN- PRODUCED BY GLOVER TODAY. TALKS ON PROPOSED ANTI BUCKET SHOP BILLS.

Three local bills, all affecting the courts of Jefferson county, will be introduced in the house today by Representative J. T. Glover of Jefferson.
 One of these bills provides for creating a superior court of Jefferson county in lieu of the present circuit court. and to provide judges for it.
 The second of the bills provides for ad- ditional judges for the city court in Jef- ferson county and to pay their salaries out of the treasury of the state instead of the county. This change in the method of payment was made by Representative Glover after conferring with Senator Miller of Jefferson, who was unwilling that there should be more than two addi- tional judges drawing salary out of the county treasury. Representative Glover hopes to secure three additional judges and therefore changed the basis of pay ment.
 The third bill seeks to create a judge for the Tenth judicial circuit, 1t being the general belief that Jefferson county will be created a judicial circuit by itself necessarily the tenth.
 Representative Glover spent yesterday in Birmingham digestlng the four bills which have been introduced to regulate bucketshops and stock exchanges. He is chairman of a committee of three to which these bills were referred and this committee will give the proprietors of wire exchanges and bucketshops hear ing today immediately after the house adjourns.
 MT. Glover said yesterday afternoon that he doubted if any of the present bills would be reported favorably and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
REYNOLDS WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Young Man Shot at Dora Thought to
 Be Fatally Injured.

Jim Reynolds, the young man who was shot at 2:3O Saturday afternoon at Dora, near Horse Creek, and brought to St. Vincent's hospital is in a very precarlous condition and hardly expected to live through the day
 Further particulars of the shooting go to show that Lewis Buckhannon of that place was the perpetrator of the deed. The men were playing pool when some difficulty arose causing the shooting Two pistol balls passed all the way through the abdomen and are expected to result in death
 It was heard in this city that Buckhan- non had surrendered to the Walker eoun- ty officials, and 1t out on bond. Reynolds is the son of M. M. Reynolds, who lives between Pratt City and Sandusky. The family was informed of the shooting and has been attending the bedside of their boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
PUSH BUTTON AND
 ELEVATOR STOPS
NEW SYSTEM IS BEING IN- STALLED IN BRoWN-MARx. RED LIGHT IS FLASHED IN THE OPERATORS EYES.

A new device for Birmingham will be installed on the elevators in the Brown Marx building by which a passenger may indicate when he desires the eleya- tor to stop.
 A push button will be placed to the right of the door of each elevator on each floor. Whenever person standing, for instance. on the third floor wants the elevator going down to stop and permit him to get on he pushes the but ton. This shows a red light in front of the operators eyes when the elevator reaches the fourth floor, indicating to him that there is passenger on the third floor.
 In going up the lights will work also If a person pushes the button on the third floor the light shows up on the second floor, giving the operator sufh- cient time to stop his elevator for the passenger.
 This device has not been used on any of the elevators in Birmingham, but 1t has been successfully tried on elevators in other cities. It saves a great deal of trouble and makes it possible to oper- ate the elevators much more rapidly.
 There is another unique elevator in Birmingham. It is installed at the offices of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company. It is automatic and FI
 button and the elevator starts me- chanically, and stops at the floor de- sired. A passenger wishing to go from the ground floor to the third floor gets in the elevator presses the button marked 3" and the elevator goes to the third floor and stops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
COLD BEER WAS POPULAR
 SPITE OF T/ZE ICY WIND

Nothing daunted by the icy winds that whistled about, eight men made merry which made Milwaukee famous From the happiness and satisfaction that was reigning when the officers entered they were led to believe that beer Is good at any old time whether it is hot enough to play baseball, or cold enough to freeze an orange crop. The intruders were pre- scented with another sight that appeared slightly incongruous. While the inner man was being refreshed with cold beer. a red-hot stove was bursting in it's ef- fort to keep the outerman from freez- ing.
 Ie improYsed saloon was stationed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28

in Smiths park, over which the police have Jurisdiction. It seems that one Robert Hemps was proprietor, and that he had equipped the place with beers especially for the Sunday drinking bout There were seven customers in the room, and as they were simply drinking, the officers did not arrest them. Hemps was put under bond of $1OO, and will answer to the charge of violating the Sunday law. As a memento of the oc- casion, Officer Smith brought away one bottle of the iced beer, which will be used as testimony
 One other Sunday violator was arrest ed. Officers Gates and Larue captured Coleman Burger. negro, in Buzzard Roost for disposing of whisky. The day was comparatively free of drunkards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28

that he expected to introduce another based on the Texas law which he con- sidered betten than any previous bill.
 In regard to the bill which seeks to pre- vent the operation of freight trains on Sunday MT. Glover said that he did not think 1t would pass. He is not in favor of the bill, and gave as his reason that he considered it would do too much harm in Alabama.
 MT. Glover does not favor the em- ployers' liability bill as 1t now stands, and said that it would probably be amended. He considers it too stringent and anticipates that it will be amended to some extent and passed. He stated that in all probability the present em- ployers' liability law would be changed considerably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Wesley Chapel Benefit.

An entertainment for the benefit of Wesley Chapel church, North Highlands, will be given in the Sunday school room Of the church tomorrow night at S:15 o'clock. Local talent will be assisted by several members of the Birmingham Seminary faculty, the orchestra of the First Methodist church and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Soldier Kills Another.

Washington, D. C., January H-A shooting affray occurred in a saloon near Fort Washington, an army post, last night, in which William s. Wireberger, of the 10ith company coast artillery, killed Private Goaney, 17th company, coast artillery. Wireborger escaped and the police of this city have been requested to watch out for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Enrique Mosa Is Captured.

Havana, January 27.-Enrique Mosa, the bandit of the province of Santiago. who for more than two years has terror ized Eastern Cuba and dehed the rural guards, and who was wanted for various alleged murders. was captured here last night by the secret service police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Negro Woman Shot Protectino Child

Georgia Foster, a negro woman, was shot in the arm yesterday afternoon by a negro who escaped. They lived on John street and Ninth avenue, where the woman kept a boarding house. She claims that the man was threatening to shoot her child. that she ran out to pro- tect it and received the bullet herself. She was taken to the Hillman hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
THE WEATHER

Washington, January H.-Foreeast for Alabama and western Florida: Fair Mon day and Tuesday; light to fresh north east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-28
Applicable to Our Day.

After all has been said the distinc- ton of works of mercy and necessity are as applicable to our day as they were to Christs day, and the same relative ces- sation from labor should mark our ae- tive husting, bustling age as marked the quiet time in which Jesus lived. This makes it plain that the truth is in betwixt the old Jewish conception and the con- ception of the irreyerant hippant Ameri- can money-maker who wishes to destroy the Sabbath day.
 Tn word, what we want to impress upon men is that they must have a day of rest God has taught this, and every age has learned from experience that 1t is economical and wise. Races that have suffered most in all that is good ana sweet in life have been precisely those nations that have ignored this law that was old when Moses wrote this com mandment, and which is new in this the beginning of the twentieth century,"