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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29

An effort is being made by the citizens of Jasper and Walker county to get the officials of the Northern Alabama rail- way to extend passenger service to Drif- ton in the lower part of the county.
 J. H. Cranford has taken the matter up with the proper officials, and it is be- leved that something will be done dur ing the summer.
 The Drifton branch of the Southern penetrates a rich mineral district in which a number of coal mines are now in oper- ation. Already the trains run to Parrish on the main line of the Southern, and it is expected that the same trains will ultl- mately be run on to Drifton, a distance of about six miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
Butler Assistant Attorney General.

Jackson, Miss, March 2S.-(Special)- Attorney General Fletcher has announced the appointment of MT. George s. Butler of McComb City as assistant attorney general of the state. MT. Butler is prominent member of the south Missis- sippi bar, a graduate of the university of the state. and is said to be in every way equipped for the duties of the posi- n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
No Race Suicide Here.

Anniston, March 2S-(SpeciaL )-Mrs- Steve Brown, near Weaver, in this county, gave birth to thre healthy girls a few days ago. Mother and children are doing we'll Friends suggest that a picture of the triplets be sent to President Roose- welt as an evidence that there is no race suicide in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
HoIIand-DuPuv Weddinq.

Jackson, Miss, March 2S.-(Special)- MT. Jennings Hollard and Miss Minnie Lucille DuPuy were married at the resi- dence of the Rev w. P. Price yesterday noon The groom is son of the late Tuck Holland of this city, and a mem- Der of the mercantile firm of Moss & Hol- land. The bride is a recent addition to Jackson society, having come from Hous- ton, Tex, to make her home here with her brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
vice president and Charley Huggins Is sec- retary and treasurer

l.. M. Russell and +. M. Barton of Chi- cago, stockholders and directors of both the Alabama Central railroad and the Brook Haven Lumber company have been in Jasper the past week inspecting the properties of these companies. MT. Bar ton is president of the Western Electric company of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
Near Glory.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Most any of us," remarked Uncle Gill deroy Skite kin reach fur enough to touch the hem of the mantle of fame. Abraham Lincoln used to split rails fur a man that a cousin of mine, only twict removed on the mothers side, afterwards stole dog offen."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
HIPpODROME

Regular performance Friday; last performance Saturday night. Don't miss seeing her as this is the best at traction we have been able to secure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
Miss Dunnigan

Miss Dunnigan, skatoriai queen of the world will give a special matinee for school children Friday at p. m. at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
DEAN CARR DIES OF
 GUNSHOT WOUNDS Was Shot By Policeman Jack
 son at Dora Tuesday COURT IS IN SESSION Huggns Mercantile Company Is Or ganzed at Oakman With Capital
 Stock of 5,ooo-Drfton
 Wants Passenger Station.
COURT IS IN SESSION

Jasper, March 2S.-tspeciaL)-Dean Carr, the negro who was shot by Police man Jackson at Dora Tuesday night, died at his home in Jasper this morning. Carr was brought to Jasper yesterday. The shooting occurred Tuesday night and the officer claims to have acted in self defense, stating that the negro was coming toward him with large knife. It is understood that Carr claims that the the officer struck him over the head with a stick, whereupon he turned to run and when he did so was shot by the officer.
 The spring term of the circuit court is in session her this week with Judge James J. Ray presiding. Several eases have been disposed of so far and it is expected that much business will be done. The grand jury is also in session with A. c. Riddlesperger as foreman.
 The case of J. O. Long vs. J. w. Shep- herd will probably come up today The case is the outgrowth of the Swindle-Long contest and is to decide whether the con
 test can be heard by Judges James w.
 Shepherd of the probate court.
 Ju uuSe hay cannot Sll OH the Sooe "9 ms vote was challenged by the contestants.
 It is not known now how the case will be settled.
 The Huggins Mercantile company, Witn capital stock of $l5,000, has been organ ized at Oakman, twelve miles south of here. The new concern will do general merchandise business at Oakman, already having opened up a big department store. J. A. Huggins, formerly with the Corona Coal and Iron company, is president or the company; A. S. Preston of Jasper is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29

Der of Montgomery women, out Easter shopping. As soon as they realized what was going on they rushed into the near est store and. not satisfied with this pro- tection they went to the rear of the stare.
 " oh, 1t was horrible said young woman this morning. I saw that man ly- ing on the ground rolling over and over with blood running all over him. l then ran up the street and then l saw an- other man kill himself. l will never for get the sight. Oh it was terrible"
 The streets were pretty well crowded because of the people returning from noon lunch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
Delegates Appointed.


 Alabama delegates have been appointed by Secretary of State Frank N. Julian to the sesison of the National Arbitration and Peace Congress, to be held in New York April IA to r. The president of the organization is Andrew Carnegie and Gov ernor Hughes of New York is one of the vice presidents MT. Julian said that he had not fully decided whether he would go or not. In case he does not he will ask some one to go in his place.
 Those appointed to represent Alabama are A. c. Danner, Mobile; B. J. Baldwin, Montgomery; C. w. Hooper, Selma; George A. Searcy, Tuscaloosa; E. w. Bar rett and Rufus N, Rhodes, Birmingham; R. A. Mitchell. Alabama City; John B. Knox. Anniston; Samuel Blackwell, New Decatur; T. M. Espey, Dothan. All these are men of prominence in the business life of the state. They are expected to go and show that Alabama has a live in- terest in the work that is to be done.
 The legislative committee of the con- gress has as a member Congressman George w. Taylor of Mobile, George Eos ter Peabody is treasurer and Robert E. Ely secretary. Seth Low, George E.. Mcclellan, Oscar Straus. Judge George Gray Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Brewer Samuel Com pSiS opiiAi tIitNiiNii ttN NANN DIV
 State Depositaries.
 The following new banks have been designated as state deposltaries: Marx Banking company, Demopolis; Bank of Florala; Slocomb National, Bank of Henry, Abbevile; Alexander City bank, Lineville National, Tuscumbia Bank and chants, Headland; First National, Brum- Bank of Heflin, Central, Marion; First National, Huntsville; Bank of Rockford, Dothan National, Farmers and Mer- chants Headland; First National, Brun- didge; Citizens, Geneva; Trust and Say ings, Florence.
 The Carbon Hill Mercantile company at Carbon Hlll and the Huggins Mercantile at Oakman are now commercial enter prises reported to the secretary of state. The first has capital of s25,0O0 and the latter sl5,O00
 These officers have been named by the Governor: Justice of the peace, H. D. Lewis, Pleasant Hill: notary public and justice of the peace, I. D. Portis, Suggs- vile; constable w. F. Pedigo, Beat g. Crenshaw county; notares; Bait Moore, Bryant, R. G. Slocomb, Birmingham; John NJ. Walker, Beat 6, Crenshaw county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
West Had Friends.

William West, who first shot J. F. Frazier and then killed himself. Is spoken of in the highest terms by those who knew him intimately, and they are of the opinion the charge against him so pressed upon his mind that it made him prac- tically insane. He was on the streets all the morning and had conversa tions with several friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-29
No investigation.

Coroner Tice stated this morning that he did not think an investigation was necessary "I did not get 10 the body be- fore it was moved" MT. Tice said, but l arrived there shortly after the shoot ing.
 There were many who witnessed the tragedy. among whom were large num-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
UNDER BONDS or s7,s0o,ooO.
Standard OIL Must Put Up This Amount
in supersedeas Case.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 12.--Appeal bonds
aggregating between S5,000000 and 81, I
100000 must be furnished BY the Stan
dard Oil company Of Indiana before the
supersedeas asked for will be issued by
the United States circuit court of ap.
peals. Without the supersedeas the gov
eminent will b at liberty To levy On the
property for execution under the judg
ment Of S20,240,DN0 returned against the
company In Judge k M. Lands court
The amount Of bonds to be required
was plainly Indicated BY Judge Gross
cup at conference held Tuesday in his
chambers between the attorneys for the
company and the government; the order
will not be issued before next Tuesday.
Under the tentative arrangement there
viii be two bonds One Of these will be
for $2,000,00O cash and furnished by a
surety company and the other viii be
what is known as Forthcoming bond to
cover the value of the Whiting plans,
It Is this last bond which is in question
and over which there will be struggle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
MOTHER
KILLS CHILD
--
And Then Cuts Her Own
Throat.
USED A CARVING KNIFE.
Mrs. Thornton Had Suffered from Delu-
sions--The Little Girl was to
Have Entered the Public
Schools Yesterday.
USED A CARVING KNIFE.

Woburn, Mass, Sept. l2-After muir,
dering her five year-old daughter, Mar.
ion, Mrs. John J. Thornton Of IA Mt.
Pleasant street, committed suicide yes
terday and was found by her husband
shortly after noon lying in a pool Of
blood, with her little daughter on a
couch beside her,
The woman, who is believed to have
been insane, cut the chiIds throat with
a carving knife, and after making sure
that the little one was dead, applied
the keen edge of the blade to her own
throat, which she slashed again and
again
The little girl was seen around the
house about 10 o'clock, and Was showing
4 new dress to her little pIaymates, tell
ing them that she had put 1t Oh 10 ~
to school. She had the dress on when
found cold in death BY her distracted
father on his return from work,
Mrs. Thornton has been suffering from
nervous exhaustion lately and has had
decisions on several occasions. Recently
she complained to the police that man
had followed her home. Her neighhoTs
say that nothing OF the kind occurred
Her maiden name was Eliza Elizabeth
Mclaughlin. She was 46 years old and
was married nine years ago
The police found note addressed To
the woman's husband in which she wrote
that she was going 20 kill herself and
take her daughter with her. She told
her husband it was not his fault that
prompted her rash act.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
GROUND 10 DEATH.
Nightmare Ride Ends in Death Under
Train.

New York, Sept II. During the rush
hours Of the subway early yesterday a
young negro whose body il not yet iden-
titled was ground to pieces By north
bound express.
The man boarded local and according
TO passengers be acted a. If he was suf
fering from a bad nightmare. All the
way downtown the man slept few
minutes at time and then would wake
up with start and spring to his feet.
Just south Of Aston place the guard In
terfered and shook the youth to wake
him out Of his snoring, which was dis.
turbing the passengers.
The sleeping man leaped to his feet
and tried to climb out Of a window,
Passengers caught hold OF him and pull
ed him, struggling, to the floor There
he seemed to come 10 his senses, and
moment later he stood up, and as
the train stopped at Blocker street he
made his way to the door and stepped
of to the platform.
To the horror Of the passengers the
young negro strolled off down the plat
form. and without a word or cry leaped
right out upon the track, where he
lodged local but stepped in front Of
an express train, which killed him In.
stantly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
WAR TIME STOCK
SOLD AT AUCTION
Plenty Of Bidders for Goods Locked Up
Thirty Years Hoopskirts
Popular.

Winsted, Conn., Sept l2--9ne thou
sand persons attended the auction safe
here If wartime merchandise owned by
the late John 8. Wheeler Of Colebrook.
Ex Sheriff Middlebfooks, the anctioneer,
yelled himself hoarsc in two hours, and
was succeeded by II. s. Manley Of san
disheld, Mass.
The store had been closed for 50 years,
and on account Of the eagerness Of the
buyers. the stock was taken outside and
sold
Wheeler bought the goods at wartime
prices, and rather than sell at a sacrifice
he closed the store in the early seventies.
Yesterday most Of the articles sold at
wartime prices.
Thirty-five -year-oid cigars sold for 81
and $3.50 box, and the purchasers
treated all who would smoke them. Wo-
men bought all the mems oldfashioned
high and fat hats. Leather boots with
red and green tops and brass toe plates
sold for $3.50, hoopskirts and stove
backing brought so cents, a box Of old
fashioned tallow candles $3.50, white
stockings and women's hair nets As cents,
hair oil is Is cents bottle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
Seven Years at Hard Labor
For Teller Who Robbed
WINDSOR TRUST COMPANY
Plea Of Lawyer Useless--Judge Whitman
Refuses to Send Him to Any Other
Place Than to State
Prison.

New York, Sept IL. Chester Run.
yam, paying teller Of the Windsor Trust
company, who confessed to stealing near7
~ 100000 of the company's funds, was
sentenced yesterday BY Judge Whitman
to serve seven years in Sing Sing prison,
Runyan, when he took away the cash
IN a suit case, met Laura Carter. To
her he gave money in bills, amounting
to about $4,000, he said She denied
this in court, and accounted for about
$4,000. She said she thought him
Pittsbarg millionaire.
His arrest was through her notifying
the police about him. She is acquitted
.of any completely in the case, and can
now claim the $I,400 reward offered for
his capture.
Runyan had hoped to be sent to Eli
mira of some other prison less severe
than state prison
Lawyer Cantwell addressed the court
briefly III his clients behalf, quoting
from 4 letter written BY Mrs. Runyan
TO the effect that She hoped to live long
enough to see her husband again a rel
spectacle citizen.
Judge Whitman seemed surprised at
the brevity OF MFR. Cantwells plea. al
though ii was very much To the point,
the request being that Runyan be sent
to an institution" Sentence was pro-
nounced without comment from the
bench. At the words state prison, -
Runyan jumped as II at a touch of a
live wire. With the last word he dropped
heavily into his seat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
LAWYER HELD IN
MURDER OF COUNT
Pact to Get 100000 Insurance Charged
Between Him and an Actress
Friend.

Moscow. Sept. l2.--A sensation nhas
been caused here BY the announcement
that the real name Of the murderer Of
Count Komarowsky, who was shot at
Venice, Sept 5, II Prilukoff, the Mos
COW lawyer, who recently abseonded
from here with his clients funds, and
not Nicholas Maumof, who was said to
be the murderer
According e the story told here, which
conflicts with other versions Komarow.
sky married vaudeville artistic, Mad
anne Tarnoyvska, who was Prilukof's
intimate friend. Komarowsky, who was
a colonel of the national guard and a
counsellor of state, insured his life for
100000 in favor Of the woman who is
said to have subsequently planned his
umrder with Prilukof The lawyer and
the woman are held in custody at Wien.
ma. charged with the murder
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
COAL FAMINE BY
MIDWINTER FEARED
Shortage Of Labor and Water in Both
Anthracite and Bituminous Fields
Now in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. l2.--Anthra-
cite and bituininoAs operators say that
the coal situation Ii growing serious
throughout the state and it is predicted
that before midSinter there will be
famine Ia MANY sizes.
The supply Of water has already be-
come 4 serious problem in tile anthra.
cite region, The Reading company Is
compelled to send between IS and 20
tank cars Of water to its collieries daily
to keep them in operation. Tie labor
supply has been below normal several
weeks. Unless there is considerable rain
it may be necessary to suspend opera.
tions at some eoIlieries.
The labor problem is serious in the
bituminous fields Of the state. Central
Pennsylvania operators are advertising
for miners and agents are securing the
country for miners for the Pittsburg dis
trict. Both anthracite and bituminous
operators are selling coal from stored
stocks to supply the demand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE
TAXED, MELLEN SAYS.
New Haven President Urges Massa-
chusetts to Change Laws.


Boston, Sept, 12.--Charles S. Mellen
president Of the New York, New Haven
3 Hartford railroad, appeared before
the special committee on taxation at the
State House yesterday and advocated
the taxation of corporations instead of
the individual holders Of stocks or bonds.
His advocacy Of this additional bur
den in corporation taxation was basel,
he said, on the fact that the corporations
could easily be reached, while the indi-
yidual stockholders, who in many in
stances are not residents of the state,
could not be located for the purpose Of
taxation. He said that the Massachu-
sets system was crude. Mr.. Mellen fur
thefmore believed that the state should
retain all the taxes received from fran.
chises Of public service corporations and
not distribute them, a. at present,
among the cities and towns IN which the
corporations operate
AIr Mellens proposition was strongly
opposed by former State Attorney. Cen
eral a. u. Pillsbury. representing the
Massachusetts, gas. companies; Bentley
w. Warren, representing the street rail-
way interests. and Woodward Hudson,
counsel for the New York Central com.
pany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
SAYS NEW YORK DELEGATES
WILL BE FOR ROOSEVELT.
]. A. Stewart Sure The People of The
State Favor President.

Washington, Sept. 12.-President John
A. Stewart, Of the New York State
league Of Rhpubliean clubs, who re.
Gently made a canvass Of the voters Of
the league, says the New York delega
ton to the Republican national conyen-
ton win be controlled by President
Roosevelt
SHOULD Roosevelt consent to become
candidate, they viii vote solidly for
him." said he. "for, outside the financial
district OF the city, the people Of the
state are with the President as much
as ever II he is not ID the race the
delegation will be favorable to some one
who will carry out his policies.
at looks now as though there would
be several Cortelyou delegates. Some
will be for Taft, others for Hughes, and
still Others for Cannon. | do not think
the delegates will be instructed.
Mr.. Stewart said he had yet to meet
a voter who did not favor tariff revision
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12

FAILS TO LOCATE
SON LONG LOST.
John E. Calvin Of BrattleborO Gives Up
Hunt in New York City
Broken Hearted.

New York, Spet. i2--Iohn T. Calvin.
a prosperous farmer Of Brattleboro, VT.
has just left this city after fruitless
search for mis- son John, who disappeared
four years ago. At that time John was
2s years old.
Mrs. John Greetings Of Brooklyn,
while visiting Brattleboro, heard the
story of Galvin's disappearance and
told the father that man bearing the
name of John f. Calvin and resembling
the missing son could be found in Brook.
Ign.
The father journeyed TO Brooklyn and
there met man who in name and out
ward appearance resembed his son, but
who emphatically ieaied the relation
ship The old man spent day with
ham, hoping that by some slip the young
mans true self might be revealed
Convinced at last that ne had the
wrong clue, alr. Calvin called at police
headquarters and left a description Of
his son, then boarded the train back to
BFattleboro. The old man was broken.
hearted by his failure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
FINES RAILROAD FOR
NOT WATERING STOCK.
Cattle Not Cared For Properly on Way
East, Judge Rules.

Rochester, H. ", Sept 12.--The Lake
Shore aud Michigan Southern railroad
and the New York, Chicago and st.
Louis railroad were fined $4,000 and
$500 respectively BY Judge John r.
Hazel Of the United States circuit court.
sitting at Canandiagua, yesterday for
violating federal law providing that cat
tie shall be fed and watered and given
q rest Of five hours outside Of cars in
every twenty eight hours.
The railroads pleaded guilty through
their lawyers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
FREEMAN TAKEN AS
Al CRAP SHOOTER
Mary Z. wilkins Husband, Mayoralty
Aspirant in New Jersey, Threw
for 500.

Metuchen, n. j., Sept. ~. DIR. Charles
NJ Freeman, husband Of Mary I. vii.
kins, novelist and a candidate for may
or on the independent ticket, was ar
rested on charge Of gambling the spe-
cifc accusation being that he shot
craps with James A. Duane, a wealthy
contractor, and two negroes for stakes
ranging from S. to 500 throw. Duane
also was arrested, and both men we're
held in $500 bail to await action by the
grand jury, DR.. Freeman provided his
own bond
Mrs. freeman was formerly a resident
Of Randolph, Mass. and has host Of
friends in the old Bay state.
DIR. Freemans friends say the arrests
and the story upon which they were
based are part Of a scheme devised by
his political enemies in an effort to de-
feat him in his candidacy for mayor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
HARAHAN REPLIES TO FISH.
He Discusses the Criticism of His Man
agement.

New York, Sept. I2.--In reply to
Stuyvesant Fish's criticism Of his man
agement of the affairs Of the Illinois
Central railroad was made by President
James T. Harahan OF that company at
a meeting Of the board Of directors yes
terday This reply included number Of
reports from President Harahan's siibor-
dinates and d copy Of the reply was de-
livered to each Of the directors Follow
ing the meeting, Secretary HRckstaa
declined to say whether any action had
been taken on the resolutions offered BY
Mr.. Fish at a previous meeting Of the
board or whether there would be any ac
ton upon them later. The directors de-
clined to discuss the action Of the board
on this matter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
Captain Ide to Leave.

New Haven, Conn, Sept lit was
definitely announced here yesterday that
Capt Charles +. Ide, captain of the Yale
university crew, will not return to Yale
next year, as he intends to enter bust.
ness In Syracuse. ~ " Meye, stroke
of the Yale crew last year, who is also
eligible for next years boat, has likewise
announced his intention Of not taking
another year. The graduation Of Boul-
ton, Taft and Hoppin increases the mum
Der Of last years victorious eight who
will not return to five. Captain Ide
has disDosed Of his college furnishings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-12
ALEuTIAN VOLCANO ACTIVE.
Tons Of Ashes and cinders are Scat
tered.

Seattle. Wash, Sept 12.-Advices
received here from an officer Of the reve-
nue. cutter Rush, lying at Dutch Harbor,
and dated Sept. 4, says that on Sept.
/ and 9 volcano in the Aleutian Is.
lands was in eruption, sending tons Of
ashes and einders over score or more OF
native villages, A hurricane accom-
panied the phenomenon and wild fowl
Of al kinds were driven far to sea, No
lives we're reported lost. The eruption
occurred in the vicinity Of the volcanic
Island Perry, which sprang up from the
sea a short time after the San Fran
cisco earthquake.