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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
COMER NOTIFIES
 CLUB MEMBERS
IS CONGRATULATE OVER RAIL. ROAD VlCTORY-MR. MUNGER
 WANTS COTTON SINNERS TO VISIT BIRMINGHAM IN OCTOBER

The Commercial club received the 7o- yesterday in regard to the acceptance by the Southern Railway company of the 2ls- cent railroad fare:
 "The Southern Railway company has agreed that the 2z-cent passenger bill shall go into effect September l. 1907. This applies 10 the whole Southern railway system. Greetings. B. E. COMER,
 Governor"
 President Sterling A. Wood of the Com- mereal club was absent from the city, and Secretary Babb sent the following to Governor Conner in reply:
 Congratulations upon your victory; all the more splendid that 1t was peaceful Let Us commend the Southern railway for the patriotic spirit which prompted it to submit. COMMERCIAL CLUE.
 The outcome of the conference of Gov- ernor Conner with the Southern railway officials has been awaited with interest by the members of the Commercial club. as well as d majority of the citizens of Birmingham. The above telegram from | Governor Conner explained his victory | briefly but plainly.
 1 MT. Babb is also in receipt of q com munication from | S. Munger, citing l,- | tention to the convention of Cotton Spip- 1 ners of the World which is to be held in Atlanta early ill October MT. Munger suggests that an invitation be extended to the delegates to the convention to make q trip 10 Birpingham on their tour of the south which they will take after the three-days' session in Atlanta.
 The matter will be taken up by tfe club vigorously, which will no doubt succeed in getting the spinners to spend d while here. Mr. Munger donated the use of his automobile and said the members of the l Motor club would no doubt be willing to allow their machines to be used In the en- 1 tertainment of the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
CITY DUMP MEN ARE
 PUT UNDER ARREST
EIyton Appears to Be In Earnest About Objection to Birmineham's
 Dumping Ground.

When the municipality of Elyton was organized declaration was made that the city should be the cleanest in the district. It's neighbor. Birmingham, nds been in the habit for quite long while of dumping trash in that particular part of Elyton near Green Springs. which has caused Elyton's back to hump up fin in . dignation and demand that Birmingham cease such objectionable acts
 Birmingham only laughed when ordered to cease dumping trash within the cor porate limits of Elyton, and as resLi, Elyton took a jab at her yesterday morn- ing in arresting two of the drivers of dump carts. Expecting the wagons would empty trash there, officers were in wait ing. and as soon as the negroes mad emptied their carts placed them under ar rest. They were placed under bond, and will be tried before Mayor Frank Snth
 Birmingham officials will endeavor to make arrangements for dumping trash at this place. 1t being claimed thcre are no houses near 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
SPECIAL PAY DAYS.
Board of Revenue Decides on a New
 Plan for Paying Claims.


 The Board of Revenue has found that the paying Of claims was too big task to be handled in one day by the small force employed to handle this work. They therefore posted the following notice upon the doors of the court house, which sets certain days for certain claims:
 Tt Is shown to the satisfaction of the board that it will be impossible under our present system for the clerks now employed to do the additional work brought in this office by reason of the auditor refusing to audit the different bills against the county before they are passed and ordered paid by the board. Therefore, in order to give them an op- portunity to catch up with the work. be 1t
 Resolved, That the board will adopt the following paydays; For all fixed bills. such as salaries and appropriations. the first day of each month; all roads and bridge claims the 4th day of each month; ; all the other claims the sth day of each month. And in order to carry out this order properly, the board directs that all road overseers payrolls and all other road and bridge claims must be in the hands of the clerks not later than the first day of every month. All other claims against the county must be in the hands of the clerks not later than the 4th day of every month. Any party or parties having any of the above named claims against the county and not presenting them to the clerks of the board. in conformance with the above dates and order. will have to carry them over for another month
 This February 1. 1907.
 By order of the Board of Revenue
 "JOHN T. REED, President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10

admirable provision. It appropriates szoto each year to counties that have not al- ready state institution of learning such as the university, Auburn, agricultural and normal schools. It Is incumbent upon the counties to decd to the state at leazt five acres of land with buildings worth 5000 to receive this appropriation
 "The legislation with appropriations for a hospital for epileptics and one for ta- berculosis Is timely. doctor of New York has given fine piece of property m Chambers county for the epileptic "a treat.
 My hobby, the constitutional amend ment to be voted on November 1908, pre- viding for state aid to the building of good roads was passed during the Ia st days. Under it's provisions about $500, lt1 annually from the convict fund and as much as the legislature may see proper from the other revenues will be appropri- ated to the building of highways for the people to use and enjoy. This is fai . reaching and all important question. With influential opposition it required e1 votes to pass it. The bill received B of the 35 votes in the senate.
 'I desire osay that if Lieutenant Governor Gray had not organized the senate committees on the lines he fol- lowed, there would not have been as much needed and beneficial legislation acted as there was. In addition to other important legislation, the legislature has prepared for submission to the people amendments as follows:
 ''To amend section 93 of the constitution so as to permit the setting over of thc convict fund and other state aid to the building of good roads.
 "To provide for biennial sessions of the legislature
 "To create new counties.
 "I think it would have been well to have amended the franchise question as to the poll tax feature.
 AS the years pass and public sentiment crystalzes into history free iron preiu dice, I believe tha tthe legislature whicl has just adjourned will become noted foi very many excellent things. Not because l 1t appropriated more money than any other in the states history but mecausc of the breadth wisdom and courage oi ] it's enactments.
 .'Actuated by the highest purposes the two bodies have done what a distinct ma iority deemed wisest and best and just for all interests, hoping to bring thereby the greatest amount of >>)od to the great est number in the enjoyment of a reasol- able liberty. Feeling as l do that 1 represent the sentiment that crystalizcc into laws pronounced public conviction. on many important questions. we are will | ing to abide the popular verdict. It is my purpose to organize a good roads cam paign committee in every county and peat in the state. I will if called on direct the same until it is adopted at the polls | in November, 1908, and enacted by tn, | next legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
MEET IN CHAPEL.
Cumberland Presbyterians Will As-
 semble at the Seminary.

Services of the First Cumberland Pres- byterian congregation, members of which were locked out of the edifice at the cor ner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street by the congregation of the First Cumber- land Presbyterian church. [. s. A.. will hold their regular services in the chapel of the Birmingham seminary on Fifth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eigh- teenth streets. Sunday school will be- held at 9:30 and regular preaching ser- vices at II q. m. and p. m, on Sun day.
 Mrs. L. M Woolsey of Kentucky will commence q protracted meeting on the 18th inst. which meetings will also be held in the chapel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10

a full description has been ascertained. Golson is described as young gin gercake negro about 20 years of age, tall and slender, wears d black cap. goes in his shirt sleeves most of the time, and has hatchet face.
 Several Shootnes.
 The connection of Golson with the shooting brings to mind several otEer bold shootings by members of the family. Mallard Golson is a brotfier of Dick Golson, who was hung here for shooting and killing Chief Deputy Sheriff Bob Warnock, who served under Frank P. OBrien during his term as sheriff. Chief Deputy Warnock had ar rested Dick Golson in front of the lot where the Hllman hotel stands today. He failed to search his prisoner and the negro drew a gun and fired fatal shot into MT. Warnock's body. He was afterward arrested and sentenced to hang. This occurred about eight or nine years ago.
 Another brother of Mallard Golson was mixed up in a fatal shooting scrape on the South side about week ago. Some difficulty arose between several negroes of which the Golson negro was one, and when guns were drawn Golson fired quicker than the rest, killed one of the men and has not been heard from since.
 Mallard Golson the man who did the shooting last night. held up and rob bed a negro woman in Mules Ear" about a week ago. and has committed numerous petty offenses recently. He was turned up to the officers by a negro woman last night, and 1t is not be- lieved that he will escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
Local Weather Data.
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

In the chancery court yesterday the ease of the South and North Alabama Railroad company vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company was argued on petition of Henry B. Gray as inter vener The case was passed for further hearing to October Il.
 During tn afternoon the chancery court was thronged with negroes, mem bers of local branch of Odd Fellows, to hear the contempt proceedings in the case of C. T. Johnson ct als. vs. c. F. Howze ct als. Sometime ago the court granted a temporary injunction enjoinng the respondents from exercising the rights of office In the order and the complain ants alleged that the respondents have continued to hold office and have pos session of the papers. books and funds of the order.
 The register made reports in the fol- lowing cases. which were ordered to lie over for one day for exceptions.
 William McAdory vs Worthy McAdory ct al. Solicitors fee sl50, guardian ad litem's fee $50.
 Alabama State Land company vs. Upper Cahaba Coal company, report of four sales of real estate.
 The following suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday.
 Joe White, pro ami, vs. American Cast Iron Pipe company. The plaintiff claims f15,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been received by being burned while In the. employment of the defendant.
 Charles Kinney vs. Case-Fowler Lum- Der company and Mclean Lumber com pany. The plaintiff claims $1999 for per sonal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived while handling logs in defendants saw mills at North Birmingham.
 Fuqua Brothers claim $50 damages from the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company for alleged killing of a Jersey bull.
 Bettie Jones filed suits against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad com pany. and the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company for s10, ,0OO in each case for personal injuries alleged to have been received while passeng er
 Mary Mathey filed suit in the city court against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for $3O000 for pei- sonal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived while a passenger on d street car
 In the probate court yesterday Judge S. E. Greene and a special jury were engaged in hearing testimony in support of the application of Frank Adcox to pro bate the will of Margaret A. Cleveland of Sandusky. The amount involved does not amount to more than a couple of hundred dollars, but it was sufficient to bring fifty or sixty of the residents of that district to court, either as witnesses or sympathizers. The will was what Is known at law as a nuncupative will, the testatrix stating, according to the evi- dence, shortly before her death that she left all her property to Adcox The ad- ministrator, T. B. Gurley, Is opposing the application and is trying to prove that the alleged will if made at all was made under fear and threats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
Deed of Assiqnment,

deed of general assignment was filed in the office of the probate court yester- day by the Three River Coal and Iron company conveying to w. M. Drennen, as trustee fer the benefit of the creditors, all the companys interest in sixteen par cels of coal lands containing about 1900 acres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
E. f. Shaw & sons. Undertakera
Green Undertaking Company.

You are invited to visit Elmwood ceme- ter,. whether with the intention of buy ing or not Lots sold under our perpet- u.. care plan on easy terms. All sizes and prices. Botl telephones. Take Powderly or South Besserne" cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 9.-F orecast for Alabama-Occasional thunder showers Saturday and Sunday; light variable winds. mostly south.
 Missisppi-Fair and continued warm Saturday and Sunday, light fresh to south ufn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10

the last ride he would ever take In an automobile Miss Tarbell his sister, was notified at the Hotel AnsonIa. She hur- ried to Bellevue in an automobile. only stopping to notify her father in Garden City.
 MT. Tarbell arrived at the East Thirty fifth street station shortly after o'clock. After consulting with the police and mak- ing numerous inquiries of witnesses. he said it looked like a plain of recklessness on the part of the motorman.
 MT. Woodson, at his home last night declared the accident was due wholly to the motornan.
 "We were going very slowly when we started across Third avenue" he said, 'while the car was coming down Third avenue at a speed of over thirty miles an hour It is a miracle that we were not all killed"
 Late Sunday evening Miss Catchings. the daughter of one of the injured men was permitted to see her father for q few minutes. He was then resting easily.
 MT. Catchings is survived by a widow and four children. Mrs Catchlngs was known prominently in musical circles in Birmingham The four children are Miss Marjorie Catchlngs and Ben. Tom and Baird Catchlngs. Baird Catchings. the youngest of the four children Is F years old.
 The interment will take place in New York city. the funeral services being held from the residence at No. West Eighty sixth street where the family has resided since last September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
Marriage Licenses Issued.

A marriage license was issued yesterday from the office of the probate court to the following:
 J. Jaffe, Birmingham. and Miss Rebeccd Band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
PERSONAL

John F. Seawell, a prominent young insurance man of Atlanta, who formerly resided here Is In Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10

1sidore Shapiro, deputy clerk in the circuit court, is back from Montgomery and has taken up his post of duty again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10

McVay will deliver Family Beer at your house for $1.00 per dozen; 20c dozen refunded for empty bottles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-10
BOY ROBBER SHOT BY TOWN MARSHAL Was in Bain Drug Store at WsodIaWn Station MAN WITH HIM ESCAPES Two Are Believed to Have Repeatedly Robbed the store-John Duffy
 Is Arrested as a
 Suspect.
MAN WITH HIM ESCAPES

John Holley, young white man, hardly grown, was shot and almost instantly killed shortly before midnight last night by Marshal Fowler of Woodlawn. after having made an attempt to burglarize tile Bain Drug company at Woodawn sta ton on the East Lake car line
 Several times recently Dr. Eugene Whaley, who runs the drug store, has reported the robbery of his cash drawer by burglars and it is believed now that Holley and friend of his have been do- ing the work. Last night shortly before 12 o'clock two boys one of whom was the boy who was shot. and the other is believed to have been John Duffy, also d very young man, again made an attempt to burglarlze the drug store.
 The boys cut piece of glass out of the back door of the store with a glass cutter, and then reached through tne hole, turned the latch and opened the door. Marshal Fowler saw them enter and followed them into the store, and when they got behind the counter to the cash drawer he stepped up and ordered them 10 halt. Both of the boys fled and 
 ley was shot down and several shots were fired at the other man. He escaped, how ever. by breaking through plate glass in the front of the store. Marshal Fowler followed him out through the glass. but he made his escape.
 Holley was found to be fatally wound- ed, upon the return of MT. Fowler, and h. died shortly afterward He is very young man to be at the business in which he worked with such sad outcome. be- ing not more than 19 or 20 years old.
 The ambulance of Shaw x Son was call ed and it went to Woodlawn after the body of young Holley and brought 1t to the establishment in Birmingham, where it will be prepared for burial.
 As soon as the body of Holley had been sent into town Q search was instituted for the man who was with him in his robbery of the store. John Duffy, another young man, was located by Deputy A. Sid Cowan and two Woodlawn policemen and Marshal Fowler is confident that Duffy is the man who was with Holley when he was shot.
 The repeated robbery of the drug store has run up the loss to considerable amount and the police authorities were requested to watch the place for the rob bers. Marshal Fowler has been keeping his eye on the place for some time. The two young men who were captured last night are believed to be the burglars who have been causing all of the trouble.
 Duffy was found at the residence of his
 fe gaf hFF Fowler that he looks precisely hke the man who was in the store when ne en- tered Duffy was put under arrest ana was brought into town and placed in the county jail at an early hour this morning.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-06-13
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE STUDY
OF MINE DISASTERS.
Expert on Explosives TO Conduct a
Series of Tests with a View to
Making Toll Underground
Less Dangerous.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. study of the
causes of mine disasters has been un-
dertaken by the fuel division Of the
geological survey in the hope that the
great loss of life in the mines Of this
country may be abated. Clarence
Hall, an expert On explosives, has re-
turned from a trip to England and Bel
GUM, where mine owners, miners, the
government and the manufacturers of
explosives cooperate in an effort to
prevent explosions.
Experiments there show that many
accidents are due to coal dust rather
than gas. Plans have been made by
the fuel division to erect, probably
near Pittsburg, an experiment station
where tests will be made OF various
dynamites and blasting powders to de-
termine their safety in the presence
of deadly fire damp and coal gas. Ex-
plosives will be hurled from a mortar
into a large steel boiler plate 100 feet
long and six feet in diameter charged
with fire damp and air or coal dust
and air. If ignition fails the explo-
sives VIII be known as permissible
explosives.
The mine operators of the country
will be urged to use them. Safety
valves will be placed all along the top
of the climber and will be left unfas-
tened in such a name that when
there is an explosion the valves will
fly open on their hinges. A series Of
portfolios on the side covered with
one-half inch glass will enable those
conducting the experiments to wit
ness the explosion from the obserya-
ton house, 60 feet away. While these
tests are being conducted operators
and miners will be invited to be pres
emit.
Another branch of the experimental
work will be conducted in a miniature
coal mine. Miners will be there taught
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-06-13
ABATE LOSS OF LIVES.

the art of saving the lives of their fell
low men. Hundreds of lives could be
saved in gas explosions were it pos
sible for the rescue parties to enter
Immediately following the accident.
The menacing bank of fire damp, how
ever, often holds the relief work back
for hours, while the entombed workers
slowly %suffocate or helplessly await
the approach of devouring flames.
The government experts have found
in Europe an apparatus which, when
worn by members of a rescue party,
permits them in safety to enter any
place where there is gas. It consists
Of "A canvas jacket equipped with cyl
inders of compressed oxygen connect
ed with the operators mouth by a
flexible rubber-lined metallic tube. The
use of oxygen is regulated by a pres
sure gauge. The eXhalation Of the OPP
orator is passed through small Jumps
Of potassium h%ydroXide, the carbon di-
oxide being absorbed and the remain
ing product, together with more oxy-
gen, is again available for the opera
tor. At present no apparatus of such
a nature is known to be in the United
States.
If the experiments are satisfactory
here. mine owners will be urged to
keep these jackets in the mine and
also above ground. The device will
be given a thorough test in the minia-
ture mine, in which there will be
drifts, headings, rooms and ladders.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-06-13
Live Lobster in Live Cod.

Augusta, Me.-The attention of L.
7. Carleton, chairman of the fish and
game commission. has been called to
a large steak cod recently caught by
Capt. Everett Kicker. and which con
tanned in its stomach a live lobster,
ten inches in length.
Chairman Carleton. in company with
a photographer, visited Portland.
where the fish was on exhibition. and
had several photographs made. 1T is
the most remarkable thing I ever
heard of in the shape of freaks" said
Mr.. Carleton. From the condition of
the Gods stomach it was evident that
the lobster had been swallowed when
an infant, and had been years growing
to attain its present size
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-06-13
Heir to Vast Fortune Learns to HeavC
Coal Aboard Ship.

London.-Young Marshall Field, one
of the wealthiest boys in the world, is
no "mollycoddle." there is nothing of
the effete p%lutocrat about him. Re
Gently his mother sent him from
Monte Carlo to England in charge Of
a governess, for it was time for him
10 return to Elton. Crossing the chan
mel the governess was very seasick
and young Field in the course of his
explorations descended to the stoke
hold, where the ships fires are fed.
He made a fast friend of a stoker,
who, without suspecting who the
youngster was. became kind and
friendly enough to instruct him in the
mystery Of heaving coal.
There was a hue and cry all over
the ship for him and when the boy
was finally discovered anxiety was
turned to mirth, for he looked like a
chimney sweep, his hair and eyes be-
ing filed with coal dust and his fine
clothes torn.
The boy does not progress in his
studies too fast, for his fond mother
Yields to his least complaint and gives
him too many inopportune holidays.
He did Ipt like Rugby. Mrs. Field
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-06-13
y. Was Thinker sklmmed.

Walter Howard, the London drama
list. was leaving the stage door Of a
theater one evening when an anemic-
looking youth stepped up and said;
Are you Mr.. Howard?" The author
replied in the affirmative, whereupon
the young fellow said he wanted to go
on the stage. Noticing his evident
unftness for such a life, Howard adj
vised him to stick to his present GO
cupation, whatever it was. 81 am as
sistant pawnbroker across the way"
said the ambitious young man. And
what do your people think of your
going on the stage?" asked Howard.
"Oh, they are right against it, was
the iaunty reply, but I shouldn't mind
the disgrace myself"