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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
sURRENpERs TO POLICE.
Young Man Tells of His Connection
 With Tragedy.

Bristol, Tenn, November IDA young man giving his name as B. B. Britton has surrendered to the authorities at Wytheville, Va, and is in jail there at his own request, awaiting the arrival of an officer from Norfolk to take him in charge. Britton explained to the off cers that he was wanted in Norfolk for forgery and that by such action he had secured money on the life insurance pol icy of Mrs. Childress, who was mur- dered in Norfolk, and whose husband afterwards committed suicide. He admits that he posed as the husband of the murdered woman in order to collect the insurance policy but denied having any thing whatever to do with her death.
 Childress, he states, killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide. but Britton says he knows nothing about the tragedy and that he was concerned only in getting the insurance money. Britton is 37 years of age. He seemed relieved after he had made his state ment and had been locked up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
DULL OUTLOOK IN
 SPORTING WORLD Little of Interest Is Promised
 For This Week KEENE MAKES BIG RECORD Winnings of Veteran Horseman Pass $4oo,ooo Mark-Winter Develop
 ments in Baseball Circles
 May Be Sensational.
KEENE MAKES BIG RECORD

New York. November 10-Barring the big football games on next Sat urday, notably the one between Yale and Princeton at New Haven. the week promises 10 be dull in the sporting world. Even metropolitan racing will be removed from the field. the season of 1907 closing at Aqueduct on next Friday, after which the thoroughbreds that have been campaigning in the east since April b, will either be put out of training or shipped to Washington for the Bennings meeting, New Or leans, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
 The racing season has been a nota- ble one, particularly the increased public interest. The attendance at all eastern tracks except perhaps Sarato- ga, has been the largest on record. The most notable winner of the season was James R. Keene. whose stable. headed by Colin, Peter Pan, Ballot and Super man, took down purses to the value of s40O,997, the largest amount ever won by a single stable in the world fin the course of a single season. Of this sum MT. Keene's trainer, James Rowe gets 10 per cent, which added to his salary which is $10,0O0 a year, gave him an income larger than the salary of the President of the United States
 Winter gossip of what is to happen in baseball circles has started early Veterans of the various teams are said to be slated for retirement in favor of younger blood and the champion Chicago National league team, it is reported. will be the only club that will take the field with their present az gregation intact.
 The most interesting bit of base ball news taking the rounds it to the effect that J. j. McGraw will be super seded by Roger Bresnahan, as manager of the New York Nationals. The basis probably is the known dissa tisfaction of the owners of the club over the team showing last season.
 The annual weeding out sales, such as always follow the close of the har- ness racing season will begin this week. when many trotters and pacers will change hands. The sales begin at Indianapolis Tuesday, and thence will go to the Union stock yards, Chicago, the week following. After these will come the "Old Glory" sales, the big gest of all opening at Madison Square Garden. New York. on November 25 and continuing for ten days. The catalogs embrace seventeen hundred horses ranging in class from Angus Pointer C2:01%) to trotters and pacers with records of 2:30. Some of the more notable horses to be sold are Todd (2:14%). Direct Hal (2:04h) ), Directum Kelley (2:0SA). General Watts, (2;06ai) and Guy Axworthy (2:0S&D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

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 Birmingham, Ala, November 10, 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
"SNAKE" JOHNSON
 AFTER MIR. BURNS
CHAMPION WILL HAVE BATTLE OF HIS LIFE PUTTING THE NEGRO TO SLEEP-SOMETH ABOUT JOHN ARTHUR.
BY c. E. VAN LOAN.

Los Angeles, Cal. November 10-John Arthur Johnson of Galveston, Tex, is the smoked citizen who at present runs q neck-and-neck heat with the famous Booker T. as the foremost negro in the land. John Arthur has never taken muf- fins and tea with the President, but he IS next in line for a crack at a distinguished Canuck named Burns, and should the dark gentleman win his fight, he will begin to sign his name with champion of the world'' flourish after it.
 John Arthur clinched his right to meet Burns by beating the tough Pueblo fire man, Jim Flynn. James was never better than q thrd-rate fighter, but he is strong and aggressive. If ever a man was led to the slaughter it was Flynn. He had no more chance with Johnson than repuD- lican candidate has in the sovereign state of Nevada, but there were reasons why the western fight promoters wanted a tough fellow like Flynn to fight Johnson. They wanted to see whether a rough, earnest individual could make Johnson dog it and quit.
 
 geles some time ago and Flynn took the count in the fifteenth round. Early in the fourteenth Flynn was all in. He could not get his hands into position to protect himself, and Burns, steadying Jim with an open left hand, swung the right on the point of the chin. Not once but q score of times Tommy brought his right hand back and let 1t 80 over with all his force His man was helpless. but he did not drop to the floor. The blows staggered him and caused him to rock from the knees up. but Burns was unable to drop Flynn with one clean punch In the fifteenth round Flynn slipped to the floor and was out several minutes-from collapse, the doctors said.
 When Johnson got through playing with the fireman he nailed him once on the poins of the chin and Flynn curled up like l caterpillar. Johnson might have won his fight inside of five rounds had he been willing to walk in and hand Flynn his one-way ticket to dreamland.
 But though Johnson loafed a bit, he made good, and now Burns must fight him for the heavyweight championship. Before he left New York Tommy made the jocuar remark that he would return about Christmas time and make Johnson climb q Christmas tree.
 They think I'm bluffing about fight ing Johnson said Burns, but I'll show them that l am on the level. Johnson ls the first man 1 want to fight after I get through on the other side"
 As there is less than one chance in a thousand that Gunner Moir will upset any of Burns calculations, the Iohnson- Burns match may be considered as good as made. Of course Burns will demand the long end whatever happens to him. In1, xtrf1 Gnl,t
 wedge of the pie, but the big black man says that he is anxious to have a crack at the champion. and is willing to pay money for it, so the chances are that the negotiations will not interfere with the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
EMINENT MEN
 WILL LECTURE 
FOREMOST INVESTIGATORS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA WILL DISCUSS PREVENTION AND RE- LIEF OF TUBERCULOSIS

Washington. November le.-Some of the most eminent of the foreign investiga- tors in the fields of medical research and public hygiene have accepted the invi- tation of the committee of arrange ments for .the international congress on tuberculosis to take part in the series of lectures that will be delivered during the session of the congress in Washing ton next fall.
 The international congress on tubercu- losis will be held from September ? to October 21, 1907 in Washington The committee has announced the offer of three cash prizes of s1O00 each; first for the best evidence of effective work in the prevention or relief of tuberculosis done by any voluntary association since the last international congress in 1905; second: for the best exhibit of a tuber7 culosis sanitarium for the working class; third, for the hest exhibit of a furnished home for wage earners.
 Several prizes of smaller value are of fered for educational leaflets and for spe- cial exhibits.
 The governors of all the states have been requested to arrange for representa- tion for each state through one or more departments of state government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
FIGHT ON COM BINES.
New York State Public Service Com.
 mission Makes Devision.

Albany, N. r., November 10-The New York state public service commission iH the Second district made public tonight a decision which sets forth it's attitude to- ward competition in public service facili- ties within city and toward what it re- gards as attempts to evade the prohibi- ton by the new public service commis- sion lay of imitation or watering of Sc curities in the manner of public service corporations.
 The decision is on the matter of the proposed purchase by new corporation of the Lockport Gas and .Electric com pany and the Economy Light, Fuel and Power company of Lockport The de- cision forbids the new company to issue securities for a capitalization above s7o0.- N0 equivalent to the total issues of the two old companies. The new company de- sired to issue bonds to a total of $l, 200, ,OO0
 The decision says that the case in oues- ton is neither consolidation or a merger. but purchase by a newly formed cor poration of the property and franchises of the two existing companies and that in this respect it is within the law. It is decided however, that the raising of rates over those at present existing is still illegal and such action is prohibited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
SESSION MAY BE
 VERY LIVELY ONE Louisiana Lawmakers Will Ge
 Busy Today 1 MANY REFORMS DEMANDED Clash Between Governor Blanchard and Lieutenant Governor San
 ders May Bring About an
 interesting Meeting.
MANY REFORMS DEMANDED

Baton Rouge, La, November 10.- Everything is in readiness for the open ing tomorrow of the special session of the Louisiana legislature, called by Gov ernor Blanchard to enact tax collection and assessment reforms and give addi- tional authority to pass anti-corporation laws by Lieutenant Governor Sanders, who. as acting governor while Governor Blanchard was out of the state, also issued a proclamation.
 .n his proclamation Governor Blanch- ard laid particular stress on a reduction of salaries and fees for state officers and decreasing the cost of collecting the revenues of the state.
 Lieutenant Governor Sanders in his proclamation proposed the enlargement of the powers of the state railroad com mission and suggested the enactment of a law providing for the ejectment of all foreign corporations which may bring suits in federal courts or remove d case from state to federal court.
 Owing to the fact that the guberna- toral campaign is now going on and that Lieutenant Governor Sanders is one of the candidates for the democratic nomination, it is generally predicted that the session will be a lively one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
BLUNT ADMIRAL
 IS IN HOT WATER
SIR PERCY SCOTT SENDS TART SIGNAL, AND IS NOW IN DAN- GER OF HAVING TO RESIGN FROM THE NAVY.

London November 10.-An extraordinary incident has come to light in connection with the visit of Emperor William. It is related that at the conclusion of the re- cent maneuvers the channel fleet and the first cruiser squadron were ordered by the admiralty to repaint, etc, in honor of the German Emperor. Upon receipt of this order Sir Percy Scott, commander of the cruiser squadron, gave the follow ing signal to two of his vessels.
 Paint work appears to be more in de- mand than gunnery, so you had better come in in time to look pretty by the Sth instant
 Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, in a general order to the fleet repeating the instructions to repaint. refers to the sig nal sent out by Sir Percy Scott as Con temptuous in lines and subordinate in character" and orders Sir Percy to have it stricken from the signal logs.
 Sir Percy Scott and the members of his staff were summoned aboard Admiral Beresfords flagship last Friday and the admirars reprimand was read to them.
 This affair has created consternation in the fleet, and there is probability that 1t will lead to the resi- signation of Sir Percy.
 Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scott is proba- bly, the best posted officer in gunnery in the British navy, and he is well known as the man who Saved Ladysmith'. ip 1899. because he devised a special car riage for 6-inch and 47-inch guns from the cruiser Terrible, which he commanded at Durban. whereby these guns were car ried by rail into Ladysmith just before its bombardment by the Boers. Sir Percy was noted in and about Durban, of which port he was made commander, for his blunt and direct statements.
 Sir Percy commanded the gunnery school of the royal navy in 1903-05, and he has been director of naval target prac- tice. He was naval aid de camp to King Edward in 1903-05. He is the inventor of night signal apparatus in use in the Brit ish navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
THREE MEN FOUND DEAD.
Murderers Were Tramps, According to
 Railway Detective.

Cleveland, o. November 10.-Three men who were found dead along the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway at various points in Indiana last week. and supposed to have been accidents, were murdered Chief F. A Snyder of the railway detective force said today.
 The body of J. w. Murphy of Colorado Springs, who was caring for load or horses, was found at South Bend. Ind, November .. The body of Ralph Kyle, a telegrapher of Edgerton, O.. was found at Goshen. Ind. last Tuesday, and the body of Henry Rank was found at La Porte, Ind. on Friday. The detectives es- tabishcd the identity of the dead men and declare they were murdered and robbed by tramps, The detectives have traced the tramps in the direction of Detroit and hope to make an arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Iraaedy in White Plainas.

White Plains, N. Y., November 10.-John Bjorlin, butler at the Hillair farm, the country home of Paul G. Thebaud, the New York commission merchant, killed himself today after he had shot and dan gerously wounded his employers eldest son, Paul G., Jr. The latter, who alone can explain the shooting, was uncon- scious tonight. It is believed that The baud will recover. Bjorin was 35 years old and had been with the family several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Sulzberger Made President.

New York, November 10.-Mayer Sulzberger of Philadelphia was chosen president of the American Jewish com mittee at the annual meeting here to- day. The committee elected I. w. Aernheim of Louisville. Ky, treasurer; Herbert Friedenwald of this city, sec retary and Julian w. Hack of Chica- go and Isaac H. Kempner of Calves ton. Tex, vice presidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

Next Saturday the entire state will have it's eye centered in Birmingham, when. at the fair grounds, the Univer- sity of Alabama football aggregation meets the strong Auburn team.
 This game is the game of all games as far as football lovers of this state are concerned. It is to Alabama what the Vanderbilt- -Sewanee game is to Ten nessee.
 It is therefore certain that the attend ance will be record-breaking, and that to see the game hundreds of alumni of the two institutions will visit Birning ham from all corners of the state. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

to Birmingham over a special Alabama Great Southern train, and from Tusea- loosa a great number of the citizens will come The Auburn student-body will also be on hand.
 The outcome of the game is by no means certain. Coach Pollard was in Birmingham yesterday, and while he did not make a prediction he did indicate that it was his opinion that the battle would be a hard fought one, and one well worth the price of admission. Au- burn, on comparative scores, has the best of the, argument beyond a question, but everyone who has seen Alabama in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
HONORED BY BRAZILlANS.
American Officers Are Entertained at
 Rio de Janeiro.

American cruisers Tennessee and Wash ington, Rear Admiral Sebree command ing. which arrived here November 4, left this afternoon for Montevideo on their way to the Pacific. The series of official entertainments tendered the American of flcers by the Brazilian authorities came to a conclusion today, when President Penna, accompanied by a number of mill itary and civil authorities. visited the Tennessee, where he was received by Irv- ing Dudley, the American minister to Brazil
 As the Brazilian President was leaving the steamer the crews of both the Ten nessee and Washington saluted him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

Memphis, November 1O.-(Special.)-Un- less Manager Babb should happen to hear of bright prospect in diamond talent, the Memphis baseball squad for 1908 is complete. The list is:
 Catchers-Hurlburt and Owens of last seasons team, OLeary from Rock Island, Ott from Wisconsin.
 Pitohers--Stockdale and Shields of last seasons team, savidge from Jacksonville, Schwenck from Columbia, Swift from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Manager Babb's Squad
 For 1908 Is Complete

Wilkesbarre. Shulz from Meridian, Gar rity from Scranton.
 First basemen-Carey of last seasons team and Cameron from Terre Haute.
 Second basemen.-Redmond from Vlcks. burg and Cranston from Syracuse.
 Shortstops--Buemiller from Keokuk and Vogel from Iowa.
 Third basemen-Babb and Richards.
 Outfielders-Carter of last seasons team, Fox of Albany, N. Y: Kustin of Au- gusta McKenna of Lynchburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
SHREVEPORT GOES
 INTO TEXAS LEAGUE

San Antonio, Tex, November lO.-A special to the Express from Temple, Tex, says: The Temple franchise in the Texas Baseball league. including Players Coyle. Jarvis, Poindexter, Doyle, Ragsdale, Thebo and Blakely has been sold to Shreveport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Court Tennis Tournament.

Tuxedo Park, N Y.. November lO.--The annual first-class court tennis handicap. played today on the court of the Tuxedo Tennis Raquet club, resulted in d victory for P Lorillard. Jr.. who defeated w. E. Dinsmore in the finals 6-6-4. Jay Gould, the American and British champion, who was to have played, defaulted to Lieu tenant Governor Lewis Stuyvscant Chand- Tor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Floods in Italy.

Rome. November 10.-The rainstorms and floods through out Italy continue Railroad tracks are being carried away in several places and reports are being received of the destruction Of houses and the drowning of cattle. several human lives also have been lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Hanging Too Good for Him.

Wilmington, Del, November 10-Return- ing home tonight and finding no meal awaiting him, Fred Underhill secured his revolver and fired two bullets into his wife's head, killing her. and then turned the revolver upon her sister,. Rachael Nell son, firing five shots into her body. She is expected to die. underhll gave himself into custody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Holdlnu for Hioh Prices,

Mexico City, November 10.-Reiable in formation reached this city to the effect that the Henequin planters of Yucatan have determined to hold the output of this years crop for higher prices. Bank CTS will facilitate this movement by lend ing money to the planters on their crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

action and has studied the personnel of that team, must have reached the con- cluson that 1t Is strong enough and plueky enough for any rival in the same general class.
 At any rate, the game between the two great rivals will be the topic of discussion in Birmingham this week. Every year it is the sporting event of Alabama. For the past two seasons Alabama has been victorious. Auburn. realizing that it has a chance to wrench the honors from it's rival, is working doubly hard. The battle promises to be the most spectacular seen in Birming- ham this season, as it will assuredly be the most interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Working Him.

From the Cornell Widow.
 .They, certainly are working that boy too hard at college" unused the fond papa, as he thoughtfully signed up an- other check for his industrious son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
Hanan's Maqno1ia Balm,

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The Yale expositor., 1907-05-03
CHANGES HANDS AGAIN.

r.. Levi White, who for the past year
has been proprietor of the Hotel Jack
son, oil April Both turned the business
over to his father-in- law, A. +. Jack
son, and the latter is now conducting
the hotel. Mr.. White has given the
public the best of service and has at all
times kept first class hotel and made
many friends. Mr.. Jackson, the pres
ent proprietor, after whom the hotel
was named, owns the property and for
many years previous 30 the time Mr.
White rented the hotel was its landlord
and built up the large trade it enjoys
He will no doubt as heretofore keep up
the high standard of the hostelry and
give the public the best of service.
Mr.. White is undecided as To his flu
ture plans but wherever he may cast
his lot The EXpositor wishes him every
prosperity.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-03
h. S. BASE BALL TEAM.

The Yale High school baseball team
has organized for the season of 1907.
This bunch consists of strictly high
school boys and challenges any similar
aggregation around here. Address all
communications to Leonard Call, man
ager Following is the lineup:
Catcher Vernon Shaver.
Pitcher Rensley Holden.CCapt.D
First base-Arthur Ferrick.
Second base se-Norman Ellar.
Third base-Leonard Call.
Shortstop-EarlB Beatty.
l.. Field-ROy Bricker.
G. Field Give Bradshaw.
II. Field-Uhl Utley.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-03
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The Yale expositor., 1907-05-03
JUNIOR ENTERTAINMENT.

The Junior class of the High school
has i'm charge an excellent program
which will be given in Central Hall
this evening. Following is the pro-