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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

ilege of a retiring officer to suggest these
things, which might have been done dur
ing his term, | will now presume to do
likewise:
/. l would call your attention to the
sixth and seventh paragraphs of the Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana declaration In their
recently adopted constitution in which
trey appreciate the educational advan-
tage' to be derived from an exchange of
IDEAS in matters pertaining to stock-keep-
Ing, bookkeeping, credits, etc. ] would
suggest that u rule be adopted authorizing
the president at any annual or semi-an-
nual meeting of the association to dele
gate the duty to members, to prepare pa
pers having on each of these questions to
be read at the next meeting and discus
5lons or some of them to be had. In this
way much valuable data could be "des-
mated" which in my Judgment would be
OF untold value to our members and make
our meeting something Of a literary treat
2. l think the secretary of the associa-
ton should be provided with centrally
located office in the city in which he is
located, such office should be large
enough for committee meetings and at
tractively furnished and properly
equipped and be headquarters for resi-
dent and nonresident members of the
association and their lumber friends
In regard to reciprocal demurrage move
ment started by Mr.. Defebaugh of the
American lumberman. which has received
such spontaneous endorsement through
out the country and which crystalized in
mass meeting at Chicago on the 4th.
AS yet. we have no information of the
action taken at such meeting, however, L
think 1t advisable for our association, at
this annual meeting to go on record in
the matter. In answer to his telegram
to me. as president OF the association
took the liberty after consulting with
our executive committee to say. that
we fully endorsed and approved of the
movement Since then, however, after
reading several very able articles on the
question in lumber journals. l personally
feel that the demands proposed are some
what extreme and am inclined to agree
with the editor of the Southern Lumber.
as expressed by the following idea, in
their issue of December rs. 1.-THE an
linus of a demurrage charge is not to
produce revenue, but to expedate the
movement of cars and to increase the eff
fectiveness of railroad equipment. A
charge made by the road is in the nature
OF rent for property belonging to the road.
The case is not parallel when shipper
demands a reciprocal payment for failure
Of the road to promptly furnish cars"
In other words, I am inclined to the
idea that yhen you undertake to do BUSH
ness with a person or corporation your
transactions would, as a matter of course,
be limited by the capacity of either party
to carry through such transactions. and
in the case of a common carrier you could
only expect the service that is usually
given others, dependent upon same.
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EMPERoR's SPEECH READ.
Won BueIow Opens Prussian Diet and
Announces Governments Intention.

Berlin, January S.-Chancellor Won Bue-
low read the speech of the Emperor King
at the opening of the Prussian diet today.
After referring to the excellent financial
condition of Prussia, the speech
nounced the governments intention to
propose fresh legislation to meet the diff
fculties encountered in Poland, " in carry
ing out the historical task of strengthen
ing the German elegents there.
The diet will be engaged until Saturday
with the first reading of the budget, after
which it will adjourn until the reichstag
elections have taken place.
Minister of Finance Won Rheinbaben in
presenting the budget totalling $S46,750 900
remarked that the yearly expenses of
the state ten years ago were only $500. 000-
600. The surplus for 1906 was over S13, $780,
900, and the prospects for 1907 were even
better 1t had been necessary TO spend
SIP, 900 in 1905-06 for new rolling stock
for the railways In order to handle the
increase of business. The appropria tions
include 900 for special fund to as
sist the lowest paid employees on account
of the increased cost of living in Ger
many,
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MA Rx-MOSLER,

Mrs, Henry Mosler requests the honor
of your presence at the marriage of her
daughter. Agnes, to Mr.. Otto Marx, on
Thursday, january "a. 1907, at $3.50 o'clock,
AZ West Eighty-eighth street New York
city"
The above invitation, which has been
issued to a large circle of friends, has
been received with great interest
The groom is one of the most prominent
business men in Birmingham and is en-
ceedingly popular socially as we'll
The bride, who is a daughter of the
distinguished artist is a young woman of
rare accomplishments and much personal
charm.
There will he no religious service at
the wedding. and the civil ceremony will
be performed by Hon. NJ. Marley Platzek,
of New York. and a close personal friend
of Mr. Marx.
Mr.. Marx and his bride will make a
wedding journey, extending over the
space of six months, most of which time
will be spent in the Orient
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LUNCHEON TO MISS RUMPH.

Among the many beautiful entertain
ments of the week, one which possessed
charm which none other could rob 1t
of, was the lovely luncheon on Wednes-
day, at which Mrs. Martin Smith enter
tanned in compliment to her sister, Miss
Kate Rumph of Birmingham says the
Mobile Register.
High noon was the hour set for this
enjoyable little affair, and eleven girls
were the recipients of the pretty atten-
ton, Miss Kate Rumph. Miss Blanche
Planck, Miss Mary Hybart. Miss Ethel
and Miss Elsie Fry, Miss Emma Rhett,
Miss Edna Hume, Miss Reba Neville Miss
Sallie Van Antwerp, Miss Oline Mcmillan
and Miss Anita Sims.
The table was fairly aglow with its
bright coloring of red. which was fur
nished by the Richmond roses resting
upon a lace centerpiece of red. while the
chandeliers were shaded with red and
red colored also several of the six courses.
which were temptingly served
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Tomlinson will
leave on Monday for Montgomery, where
they will spend several days.
Mrs. b. b. Conner, who will attend the
Inaugural ball given to her husband, Gov
ernor-elect b. b. Conner, will leave soon
after the bah for Santiago. where she will
spend the remainder of the winter as the
guest of Mrs. r. T. Hillman. Mrs. Hill
man has a home in Santiago and will
probably go there to stay until spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rates have
named their little son David
The many friends of Mrs. Fischer will
be glad to learn that she has recoy-
cred from her recent illness and Is at
her home on Fourteenth avenue, south.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Pepperman of Mont
gomery are in the city and will be among
the out-of-town guests at the marriage
Sara Bell James, which will take place
tomorrow afternoon.
Mai and Mrs. e. NJ. Tutwiler will prob
ably be among Birmingham people to at
tend the governors inaugural ball.
DR.. and Mrs. Felix R. Tarrant Mrs.
Jane Mcmillan and Mrs. Zell Castor
will leave today to attend the McMullen-
Mcmillan wedding at Brewton. Later Mrs,
CASTOR will visit friends in Greenville.
Mrs A. H. Cousins of Ozark will ar
rive today to visit her son, Mr.. j. L.
Cousins, at North Haven.
Mrs. S. d. Holt and Miss Lillian. who
have been visiting relatives at Calera,
will arrive Thursday for a visit to Mrs.
p c. Holt, en- route 10 Hot Springs,
Ark, where they will make their home.
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ST. LOUIS SHOE HOUSE MAKES
IMPORTANT CHANGE.
The Friedman-sheIby Shoe Company
Succeeds the Friedman Bros.
Shoe Company.

Announcement is made by the Friedman
Bros. Shoe Co, St Louis, that on the first
OF the year. the firm name was changed
TO Shelby Shoe Co, that the
capital stock has been increased, that
more and larger factories are to be built
statesmen TO be added. and the facilities
greatly enlarged.
w. II. Shelby who for the past six years
has been the leading saleman for the
Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. and who pre-
vlous to that time for seventeen years
was salesman for the Friedman house,
has become a new member of the great
shoe establishment. Mr.. Shelby was made
one of the vice presidents and will be
identified in an executive capacity.
Mr.. Shelby's son, Lindsey, who has been
his assistant, will cover his fathers terri
tory in Texas.
The history of the Friedman house has
been one of expansion since it's foundation
ffty-two years og and it is particularly
identified with the growth of st. Louis
as shoe market. Each year the bus
mess of the company has greatly in
creased and the coming year is expected
to stand as a monument of prosperity.
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uphoIds Kentucky Racing Law.

Cincinnati, January s.-The United
States circuit court of appeals today up
held the constitutionalty of the Ken
lucky law empowering the governor to
appoint a racing board to control horse
racing in the state. The case came up
on an application by the Douglass Park
Jockey club of Louisville for rehearing
of their petition to enjoIn Charles T.
Granger and the other members of the
racing board from fixing dates for their
racing meeting. In the original hearing
this court found against the contention of
the club that the racing board law was
unconstitutional. The court today denied
a rehearing, thus again uphdding the
kentucky racing law
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Allen Bound Over.

Kansas City, January S.-H. II. Allen
charged with embezzling $1,000 as recorder
of local chapter of Shriners, was today
bound over to the criminal court. His
bail fixed at $1,000. was furnished prompt
ly. Allen is one of the best known
Shriners in the United States. He says
he possesses receipts that show he was
turned into the treasury of the chapter
more money than he is charged with en-
bezzling.
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WILLIAM |. YANcEY CHAPTER.

Every member of the William L. Yancey
Chapter is earnestly requested to meet
at the city hall in the armory Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The committees
appointed to bring children and other par
hclpants, and others who are interested
in the undertaking, are cordially invited
to be present at the armory also.
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Five Missing In Boat.

Portland, Ore, January S.-F'ive men are
believed to have been drowned in the CO.
lumbia river near Buffers, Wash, Sunday
night by the capszing of a bot. Persons
on shore heard the men shout for help
and a search was made. but no trace of
the woat was found The missing: w. f.
Murray, county surveyor of Skamania
county: Carl Lndstrom, William Wallace.
Jackson, Stevenson, Washington.
An unknown man.
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Wood May Come Home.

Washington. January SIT was stated
at the war department today that Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood commanding the
Philippines division, will probably be re-
leved from that duty next summer, and
come to this country. where If Lieutenant
General Macarthur does not care for the
place. he will assume command of the
Atlantic division with headquarters at
Governors Island. This will leave Mai
Gen. John Weston in command of the
Philippine division.
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Flood Warning on Mississippi.

Washington January S.-The weather
bureau tonight issued the following flood
warming
For the lower Mississippi river. AZ feet
at Arkansas City; forty-two feet at
Greenville, Miss, and A feet at Vicks-
burg. the latter stage to be reached in
about ten DAVIS.
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MRS. GRAY TO ENTERTAIN.

Mrs. Henry b. Gray will entertain the
members of the married set with beau
tiful card party this afternoon at her
home on Twentieth street, south. Mrs.
Gray will leave in few days for Mont
gomery, where. she will spend a greater
part of the winter and this affair will be
her farewell party TO her many friends
until early in the spring.
There Is not a woman in town who will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
AFTERNOON RECEPTION.

The following invitations have been is
sued and the reception will be one of
number of brilliant events to be given
these young. women:
Mrs. Lewis Greene Woodson at home,
Wednesday, January 16, to meet Miss Yer
non Marks, Miss Canfield. Miss Clement
Marks and Miss Clark 1870 to . p. m.
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MUSICALE FOR MISS RoDEN
AND MISS SALLlE DUNCAN.

The following invitations have been is
sued:
Miss Lucille Douglas, January IA, 2:3O
Musicale. Studio.
Miss Roden and Miss Duncans cards
are enclosed
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DANCING PARTY.

The members of the dancing set have
received the following invitation;
DIR. and Mrs. Lewis Greene Woodson
at home, Wednesday, January 16, to meet
Miss Vernon Marks. Miss Garfield. Miss
Clement Marks and Miss Clark 8 o clock,
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MEETING OF BOARD OF CONTROL.

The board of control of the Boys club
will meet this morning at 1890 O'Clock at
the club rooms In the Maberry building.
All members are urged to be present.
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woMAN's MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Womans Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church will be at home
with Mrs. Joseph McLester this after
noon from to o'clock Silver offering.
This is the first open meeting of this So
ciety and friends interested in the cause
are cordially invited.
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DR.. Evans Coming to Birmingham.

Richmond. Va, January S.-The Rev
DR.. William f. Evans, rector of Monu-
mental church, this city. has received a
call to the Church of the Advent, Biz
mingham, Ala. He is considering the
offer.
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BRIDGE CLUB.

The Bridge club met yesterday with
Mrs. Charles Leeper. Mrs. Chester Alex
ander won the game prize, hand-painted
plate.
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UNITED CHARITIES.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the United Charities
will be held this morning at 1890 o'clock
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FEN ELON CLUB.

The Fenolon club will meet this aft
ernoon at o'clock with Miss Jackson
and Miss Steele at the Pollock-Stephens
institute.
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be more generally missed than Mrs. Gray.
for she has always done great deal to
promote the pleasure and happiness for
d wide circle of friends
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PELHAM CHAPTER, U. D. c.

The Pelham chapter. United Daughters
of the Confederacy. will meet this after
noon with Mrs. j. c. Nelson, at her
home, 1014 Wheels street. south
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Presidents Address.

Following is the address Of President
Randolph:
Gentlemen of the Retail Lumber Dealers
Association of Alabama, Tennessee, and.
/ may say. Georgia:
We are now entering upon the third
year of our existence. and in reviewing
the work of this association for the past
two years and looking forward to the
future, | desire to say that the word
Success can with impunity be adopted
as our watchword and should be enrolled
not only upon the minutes of the ASSOC
citation but should be pinned upon the
lapel of the coats of each member, so
that all who are engaged in the lumber
trade and those who may take an inter-
est in our doings. may be attracted there
by; and prompted to ask what prin-
ciples and standards have brought about
such achievement or condition?
In answering such query we have but
to turn to the declaration of purpose in
our constitution, towit:
I'VE realize the convenience. If not
necessity. of the retail lumber dealer to
every community. and we are interested
in the promotion of the general welfare
and the perpetuation of the retail lumber
business"
We recognize the absolute right of
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Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Tomlinson will
leave on Monday for Montgomery, where
they will spend several days.
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ACWOrth.

Mrs c L Mcmillan, of Jefferson
IS visiting the family Of Mr. ] W
Mcmillan.
Mrs Ada Lemon has returned to
her home in Admission, Ala.
Mrs Clayton Lemon if visiting
Mrs Loudly Smith, in Cedartown.
Miss McGill, of Tunnel Hui, is
the guest of Miss Maggie McMil.
Ian.
Mrs Sadie Pyron, of Kennesaw
and Miss Genie Smith, of Nariet.
ia, spent Sunday with Mrs C W
Pyron.
Mr. and Mrs John Davis, of At
lanra, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs Arthur King.
Miss Alvareen Craig, of Chatta-
nooga, is visiting the family o!
Mrs R M Mitchell.
Dr. Weldon, OF Inman, is visit.
ing his son, W P Weldon, who has
been sick.
Mr. Jesse Lemon has been elect
ed chief of the fire department..
Mr. W T McEver will leave this
week for points in Florida to spend
the winter.
Mrs J L Tapp has returned to
her home at Columbia, S. G.
Mrs G l. Mcmillan, of Jefferson
spent last week with Mr. and Mrs
J W Mcmillan.
Dr. and Mrs W c HUMPHREYS and
little son, Howell, have returned
from trip to Cincinnati, Niagara
Falls, New York, Washington and
the jamestown Exposition.
Miss Nettie Lou Lunsford is WIS.,
iting relatives in lnman, Ga.
Mr. John Hilly. Howard and
Maud left Saturday for the James
town Exposition, Washington and
other cities.
Lemon Awtrey and Ed McMil-
Ian are attending he meeting of
the fire companies in Atlanta this
week.
Mrs George T Northcutt has re-
turned to Marietta.
Mrs J F Collins and Miss Pau
line, visited relatives in Marietta
last week.
Mis- Charles Gribble, of Elmer
son, visited her mother, Mrs
Kitchen, here the past week.
DIXIE.
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OakhurSt

Rev E Nj Dyer will preach at
the Sunday school chapel on the
fourth Sunday afternoon at three
O'Clock.
The Oakhurst Sunday school is
progressing nicely. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend. 1t
begins at 2 o'clock p. m. The
school also meets every Friday
night and practice singing.
Mr. Sam Ways many friends
will regret to learn that he is on
the sick list. Hope for his early
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs Dave Latimer and
charming little daughter, Vivian
of Buffers, were guest of his fa-
theirs and brothers folks Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Cogburn, one Of
Oakhurst's most amiabl young
ladies', has returned from pleas
ant visit to friends in Atlanta.
Mrs E A Dunn is visiting her
sisters, Mrs Smith and Miss Mitch
ell, at Buffers.
Mrs Medford and daughters
visited her daughter, Mrs Johnson
near Roswell. Sunday.
Mr. Gus Robbins and sisters,
Misses Bertha and Maud, attended
church at Holly Springs last Sur
day.
Messrs George and Archie Kuy-
kendall of Cherokee were guests
of Mr. Bud Wright and family
Sunday night. A. l. u.
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BlaCkWelIS.

Mr. w A'Bedstill is on the sick
list.
Among those who attended the
Fair from around here Saturday
were Messrs NJ L McCleskey, Tom
Bryan, D L McCleskey, Dave
Haney, Henry Morris and Tom
Dawson.
Mr. Dave Haney, wife and baby
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. M L McCleskey and wife.
Misses Berta Dobbs and Emma
McCleskey, students of r w c.,
visited home folks a few days this
week.
Mr. and Mrs James McClesksy
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs Monte Shaw.
Mr. Will Dunn, wife and babies
spent Saturday with Mrs Dunn's
aunt, Mrs NJ G McCleskey.
Mrs D L McCleskey and children
spent Saturday with her brother,
Mr. A G White.
Mr. Monte Shaw and family
spent Sunday with Mr. Shaw's
mother, Mrs Mamie Shaw.
Mr. w A Bedstill and wife and
Mr. Henry White and wife attend
ed church at Holly Springs Friday.
Owing to the illness of Rev Mil
ler's son, there was not any preach
ing at Ebenezer Saturday after
noon.
Several from around here attend
ed the all-day meeting at Holly
Springs Sunday.
There will be services at Noon
day next Sunday. Mr. Eugene
Booth will conduct the meeting.
Everybody come out.
Miss Easter Wheeler spent Sun
day with Miss Matte Bryan.
Mr. Virgil McCleskey, of Mariet-
ia, spent Sunday with his father,
Mr. F H McCleskey.
Miss Ozelle Wheeler spent Sun
day with Miss Clara Jones.
Quite crowd attended the sing
ing at Nooday Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Howard Benson spent Sun
day with Mr. Homer France.
Mr. Charley Shaw is very sick,
we are sorry to state.
Quite q crowd attended church
at Ebenezer Sunday Rev r ]
Johnston preached an able sermon.
Mrs Dave Durham and son, Max,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs A
ii McCleskey.
Mr. Lee Adams, of Mt Olivet,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs
A G White.
People around here are about
done picking cotton.
! Blue Bells.
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Lost fountain.

Miss Clarice Harper had saved
some small earnings to start a
bank account, some four dollars,
and when she went TO get it to
the bank, the morley was gone, a
thief had stolen the money.
J " Mayes will move back from
Atlanta 30 his place here aud en-
gage III farming.
Potato digging is engaging the
attention of our farmers this week
The crop Is not so good as last
year.
Lamar Lewis who has been sick
with fever is improving.
J P Logan who has been suffer-
ing fer several weeks with bone
fe.on is much improved at this
time.
The farmers are having ideal
weather for gathering crops.
Messrs Arnold and Granting of
Atlanta we're out last week Oh a
hunting trip. Allen.
Rev E M Dyer has accepted the
passionate of Lost Mountain Bap-
fist church for another year.
f L Mayes filled a position at the
fair grounds during the State FAIR.
j P Logan has been suffering q
good deal for the past two weeks
from q bonefelon on his thumI.
Harve Mayes and Miss Ruby
Kemp visited Brooks, Ga, and
took in the State Fair on their re-
turn Allen.
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COUNTY NEWS
BY CORRESPONDENTS,
From other Towns and Lo-
CaIities.
WORK OF NEWS-FlNDERS.
All Points of the County Represented.
Rural News Fresh and Spark.
ling for Perusal.
WORK OF NEWS-FINDERS.
WiIey's.

After the full moon in this
month is the time to dig sweet
potatoes. They will be more apt
to keep, taken up at that time.
1t seems that the Collins Springs
singing class have crawled in a
hole and pulled the hole in behind
them, as there was not anyone
there on the first Sabbath evening
to unlock the doors to let the pres
ident in the house. Bro. George
Daniel, of Atlanta, was elected
president of that class On the first
Sabbath in September, and they
agreed to meet him there every
first Sunday afternoon, but failed
the first time. He says that he
can't afford to pay out car fare
just to go up there and have
have to sit on the door steps, and
! don't blame him. If you want
to kill a singing class or a church,
just stay at home and ramble over
the fields and through the woods,
and it will be sure death to the
church and class.
Mr.. Henry Fortner, of Sweet
gum, Ca, paid his parents short
visit last week, while enroute to
the fair in Atlanta. BEULAH.