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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
FUTILE ATTEMPT
MADE AT SUICIDE
R. C. Bernard Fires Bullet
Through Breast
HAD BEEN IN ILL HEALTH
Standing Before Mirror at Woodawn
Home He Fired a Shot, Which, II
Is Now Believed, viii
Not Prove Fatal.

Woodlawn was alarmed last night by
the attempted suicide of r. c. Bernard,
who shot himself with a pistol. about 5
o'clock In the afternoon at Fifty-second
street and First avenue. From all ap-
pearanoes he was standing in front of
a mirror in his own room when the shot
rang out.
On the lower floor was his IA year old
son, the only other person in the house.
The frightened boy ran quickly to his
father, found that he had staggered to
bed several PAGES away, and the pistol
was lying ON the floor. smoking.
Young Bernard fastened to a telephone
and notified his mother, who works at
boyeman, Joseph & I,oeb's. Neighbors
rushed to the scene after calling in Drs.
Collins and Bell. The man was given all
possible medical attention and it now APP
pears that he will manage to pull through.
The shot was found to have entered just
above the heart and ranged upward, COM
ing out near the shoulder blade. Luckily
the lungs were not injured and the heart
action Is all right.
Mr.. Bernard is the bookkeeper of the
NObutdWn lIunlDtl tOiipdhyf iAoAAi NiiiSh
place he had just returned. The eireum-
stances leading up to the attempt are
most unfortunate.
When out west several years ago Ber-
nard suffered an illness which left him
almost a total wreck. Since that time he
has been subject to attacks of nervous
ness almost weekly, and has wasted grad
ua1lv In health every day.
His afflction and the fact that he was
unable to work except systematically,
preyed so on his mind that he had come
to the conclusion he would be better out
of the world than in It, and that 1t would
be better for his family. On his bed last
night he repented the deed, but seemed
to believe that he would die. He said he
was not afraid and believed he had been
forgiven. 1t is the hope of the family and
the neighborhood that he Will recover.
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MISS WILLIE DEXTER
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Johnnie Cottrell Is Seriously Burned
Before an Open
Crate.

Carbon Hill. February 9.-(special)- J.
Miss Willie Dexter. art teacher in the
public school was accidentally shot yes
terday morning by Miss Alice Herman.
Miss Dexter WAS boarding with an adj
Joining neighbor. and while preparing for
school. stray bullet passed through the
room, from the gun of Miss Herman, who
was shooting snow birds in her back
yard. The bullet entered Miss DeXters
hand, causing a very painful but not
serious wound. The matter was purely
accidental.
At 10 o'clock this morning Johnnie Cot
trel, aged 4 years was possibly fatally
burned. The child's clothing caught from
an open CRATE. Mrs, Cottrell was serious
ly burned In trying to rescue the child
j. S. Shannon. while attending to busl-
ness at his grist mill and ginnerX on
Front street this morning, was caught
in a running pulley and his right leg
broken. Mr. Shannon received no other
injuries A special train will carry Mr..
Shannon TO st. Nineents hospital this
morning
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MANDAMUS SERVED
ON RAILROAD Co.
Stockholders Desire to Examine
Books and Accounts
IS RETURNABLE FEB. IA
Mobile Is Arrayed in Carnival Attire
and Is Ready to Receive Felix,
Emperor of Joy, To-
morrow.

Mobile ebruary 9.-(Special IAN alter
out of the circuit court of Mobile county
today. directed to George w. Crazy, T..
f, Whittelesy and the Mobile, Jackson
and Kansas City railroad, to show cause
why the petition of Ambrose Mcneil of
New York, Thomas Morrison OF Pitts
burg and John Mcleod of Philadelphia,
for an opportunity to examine the books,
records and papers of the Mobile. Jackson
and Kansas City railroad. should not
be granted and an order issued to that
effect.
This action of Judge Browne of the
circuit court was based upon the petit
ton of the parties named, setting forth
that they had addressed letter to each
of the parties against whom the man
damus is directed, asking for an oppor-
tunity to examine and inspect the books,
records and papers of the Mobile Jack
son and Kansas City railroad, such eX-
animation to be made by expert account
ants and attorneys as may be designated
by Gregory L. and Harry 7. Smith, the
attorneys i'm fact of the petitioners which
was refused. In their application the
petitioners set out that they are own
ers of ten shars of the capital stock of
the Mobile. jackson and Kansas City
Railroad company.
The writ was served today on George
w. Crary, secretary and treasurer of the
company. General Manager Whttelsey
having left the city yesterday with Chair
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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Legislators Will Go to Mobile Tomor-
row Morning.

Montgomery, February 9-(Special.)--
All arrangements have been made for the
trip of the legislators to Mobile, and the
following has been given out as the Off
cial programmes:
Notice is hereby given that all MEM
bers and officers of the senate intending
to accept the invitation of the city OF
Mobile, that their railroad and car tickets
will be ready for delivery to them at
the ticket office, union station. Monday
morning from and after o'clock.
THE train will leave the union station
promptly at s o'clock.
"Notice is given that. on Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock the steamer Pleasure
Bay will leave the foot of Dauphn street
for a free excursion to the eastern shore
of Mobile Bay, which will return to Mo-
bile by l o'clock in time for all parades.
1.-The Bienville hotel. which will provide
meals for members, is located at the
corner of st. Francis and st. Joseph
streets, and win honor all tickets properly
counterslgned.
JNO. w. OVERTON, For the Senate.
T. o. HOFFMAN, For the House.
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STEADY HAND
A Surgeons Hand Should Be thu
Firmest of All.

For fifteen years I have suffered from
insomnia, Indigestion and nervousness as
a result of coffee drinking" said a sur
geon the other day.
1.-The dyspepsia became so bad that
had to limit myself to one cup at break
fast Even this caused me TO lose my
food soon after / ate it,
.'All the attendant symptoms of indi-
gestion, such as heart burn, palpitation,
water brash, wakefulness or disturbed
sleep, bad taste In the mouth, nervous
ness, etc, were present to such degree
as 10 incapactate me for my practice as
a suergeon.
1.-The result of leaving of coffee and
drinking Postum. was simply marvellous
The change was wrought forthwith. my
hand steaded and my normal condition
of health was restored" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There $
a reason Read the famous little book,
THE Road to wellvllle," In pkgs.
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CLOSED BY BANK EXAMINER
Depositors of New Castle Trust Co.
viii Be Paid in Full.

New Castle. Pa. February 9.-The
New Castle Savings and Trust com
pany, capitalized at 100000 was
closed today by Bank Examiner ]. G.
McClain. The depositors, numbering
300, will, it is said, be paid in full. The
bank, it is said. became embarrassed
through carrying $4,000 bonds of the
Washington County Coal company and
also other notes, ON which it failed to
realize when its reserve cash ran low,
When the doors failed to open at the
usual time today word was quickly cir.
culated that the bank had failed, and
within a short time many excited de-
positors appeared, The excitement
still prevails.
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George Dobblns.

The funeral services over the remains
of George Dobbins, the young man who
lost his life in the street car accident
Friday night, will take place at the late
home, First avenue and Thirty-second
street, at clock this afternoon. Inter
ment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery,
These young men, who we're his class
mates in the University High school, will
act as pall-bearers j. B, Howley, Evan
Johnson, Earl Helm, Francis La Tody,
John Stage, Hugh Fife, Frank Antwine
and Harry Satterfield.
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ANNIVE RSARY MASS.
Services Tuesday for Repose of Dear
Meurer's Soul.

A requiem high mass will be celebrated
at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
next Tuesday f. the repose of the soul
of the Very Rev. Das, Meu~e" '--r' died
one year ago.
The congregation of the clurcn has
erected beautiful marble monument over
Dean Meurer's grave in the Southsde
Catholic cemetery.
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LOCAL BILLS PASSED
I'm THE LOWER HOUSE

Montgomery, February 9.-(Speeial.)-
The house passed bill today to provide
for jurors for the trial of causes other
than capital causes in the criminal court
of Jefferson county, or other courts exer-
eising criminal jurisdiction in said county
The effect of the bill is to allow both
branches of the criminal court of Bir-
mingham to try jury cases at the same
time.
Other local bills were passed as fol-
lows:
To provide road law for the county
of Marengo and to enforce the same.
To fix the time of holding the city
court of Montgomery.
To provide for holding separate terms
of the chancery court of Coffee county IN
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Shot Dead in Church

Warsaw, February AT Slavkoff,
in the province of Kiele, band of ter
rorists today forced two workmen to
enter a church and then ordered them
10 kneel before the altar. While the
men were in this position they were
bound by the terrorsts and shot dead
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Washington, February 9.-Owing to
the scarcity of naval officers, 1t has
been found necessary to detail three
members of the graduating class at the
naval academy to duty at that institu-
ton in the capacity of instructors. The
young men selected for that service are
Midshipmen Churchill Humphrey of
Kentucky, T. A. Sylnington of Mary
land and A. H. Cohen of Pennsylvania.
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omaha Business Suspended.

Omaha, February 9.-As a mark of
respect for the late Count John A.
Creighton, whose funeral occurred to-
day, all business of every kind was
suspended here for two hours. The
banks were closed, and for five min
ues all street cars and every piece of
machinery in the city shut down.
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the Eleventh district of the southeastern
ehaneery division of the state of Alabama
at Enterprise, and to regulate the holding
of such court; to provide accommoda-
lions and equipment therefor; making It's
jurisdiction and powers the same as the
jurisdiction and powers it exercises when
sitting in Elba, in said county; providing
for the transfer of causes from the said
court sitting at one of the said places
to the said court at the other place, and
investing the chancellor of said court and
register at Enterprise with all the powers
conferred by law upon chancellors and
registers in this state.
To amend section l, of an act entitled,
an act to incorporate the town of West
Blocton. Bibb county. SO far as said sec
ton relates to the boundary lines of said
town, approved March 4, 1901.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS,
GEORGE w. Scholar.

The funeral services over the remains
of George w. Scholar who died Friday
night, will be held from the family resi-
dence, 7OS West Twentieth street, this
afternoon at o'clock. The interment will
be made In Elmwood cemetery.
The Rev. DR.. ]. A. Duncan, pastor OF
the First Methodist church, will officiate.
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Dorothy Louise Smith.

Dorothy Douise Smith, the 16-months-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles X.
Smith, died yesterday at 1910 Eleventh
avenue south The funeral will be con-
Quoted from the residence this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock and nterment will be made
In Elmwood cemetery.
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Mary O,Leary.

Mary oLeary, aged g. years. died yes
terday at 912 Second avenue. The funeral
will be conducted from st. Paul's Cath
Ollie church this afternoon at O'Clock,
and interment will be made in EImwood
cemetery.
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Charles Franklin,

Charles Franklin died yesterday at his
home, 1919 Rush avenue The funeral will
be held at the residence this afternoon a.
2 o'clock, and interment will be made in
Woodlawn cemetery.
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Mrs. J. n. Thompson.

Mrs J. II. Thompson died yesterday at
late residence in Rosedale. The funeral
will be conducted from the residence to-
day at o'clock and interment will be
made in the Rosedale cemetery.
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Advertisement.
DEMOCRATIC CUSTOM EMIL
TIES A MAN TO OFFICE FOR EF-
FICIENT SERVICES, TWO TERMS"
SAWS THE WARD CHAIRMAN

Did democratic custom prevail In J.
P. Stiles case? Why did the people
fail to give B. A. Thompson a second
term? Why was ID. ]. Fox not given
the accustomed second term? What
about James A. Van Hoose and the
second term? If ever the second term.
idea ought to have been carried out
it should have been in Frank v.
Evans case. He has forgotten more
about municipal ethics, business and
financial management than George
Ward will know should he live to the
age of Methusaleh yet democratic
usages were not enforced in his case.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN.
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(Advertisement.)


We need better police pro-
lection for our homes. Capt.
Morson will make this spe-
cialty.
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returnaDle on FEBRUARY IA.
An arrangement has been effected be-
tween the city and the Mobile Electric
company. whereby the bills of the COM
pany will be rendered under the con-
struction put on by the city and not
on a sliding scale of prices as the conf
pany interpreted the contract.
Mobile is tonight arrayed in carnival
attire many of the prominent business
houses being decorated in bunting and
flags Many electric displays are being
prepared and will be turned on tomorrow
night The carnival will begin tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock, when the Imperial
band will give concert in BeineViile
square. They will give another from 1880
to $3.50 o. M, and twice daily Monday
and Tuesday.
Felix, Emperor of JOY, will arrive Mon
day noon. his warship, the United
states revenue cutter Winona. lie Will
be received by the military amid the
booming of cannon After parading the
principal streets. in company with the
members of court. he will be presented
with the keys of the city OF Mobile pV
NIavor LYONS The ball to Felix, his courts
and maids of honor will be held Moh-
day night at the Temperance hals at
8 o'clock.
The FIRST mystic parade of the carnival
will be given Monday night by the Mon
dav evening maskers, after whlcn they
viii Give their annual ball at German
Relief hall, which will close the second
days festivities. .,.a,
From the large number of carnival
visitors already here, there is every IN
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q. T. Shaw & Sons, Undertaken
Green Undertaking Company.

Information by A. r.
ROEvER, Secretary,
Cincinnati. Special care
remains
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MidshIpmen instructors.

dication that a large crowd will be pres
ent. The weather promises to be fine.
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man Yoakum of the executive board of
the Frisco system. The writ was made
returnable on February IA.
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32O4 REGISTERED
FOR THE PRIMARY
Increase Over Two Years Ago
Only 1874
SOME WARDS SHOW LOSS
SUBCOMMITTEE viii Hold a Meeting
Tomorrow Night to Appoint Man
ayers, Clerks and Re-
turning Officers.
SOME WARDS SHOW LOSS

Yesterday was the busy day with the
registrars. The registration OF the day
numbered 500. placing the total registra-
ton of the week 1874 in excess of the total
registration of two years ago, the time
of the last municipal primary.
1t is estimated that on the day of the
primary this total registration will be in
creased by about 800, as it has been agreed
that all who have reached their majority
since the closing of the state registration
last September may appl yfor and obtain
state certificate of registration, author
izing them to apply for and obtain a ward
certificate on the day of the primary.
In addition, all citizens whose second an
niversary of citizenship in the state has
occurred since the closing of the state
registration are entitled on application
to a certificate Those who were out of
town, or who were sick during the last
week in September, Will have to make
affidavit TO this effect.
Registration BY Wards.
The state registration booth to accom-
modate all those coming under the sew
era heads mentioned above win be opened
on the 10Th and 10th of the month. The
ward registration booths will be opened
again ON the date of the primary, the
18th, and all those who have paid their
poll tax and who were prevented from
registering by sickness or on account of
being absent from the city, or who have
provided themselves with state certificates
under the conditions mentioned above
will be furnished with the necessary Gre
dentlals authorizing participation in tho
primary.
The total registration 3204 as
against 1920 in 1904 showing a net increase
of only Isl. In four of the wards, the
First Second, Fifth and Sixth, the total
registration showed a decrease from the
! total of the last municipal primary. The
greatest decrease was n, that of the Sec
ond while that of the Fifth was g.. The
Third, the Fourth, the Seventh. the
Eighth and the Ninth showed an increase.
| The most phenomenal increase was that
of the Ninth a gain of 103 In the Eighth
there was another phenomenal increase of
! ST. The increases in the Third and Fourth
were Y, while. the increase in the Seventh
was only H. In spite of the fact that there
are five aldermanic candidates in the
First, the registration of that ward, the
smallest according to population in the
| city, shows a decrease from the total at
the time of the last primary of s.
| The 70 & ration nv wards fOIIotuS.
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GOOD SHOWING
FOR ST. MARY'S
During the Past Five Years $1o,258 Has
Been Collected for Benevo-
lent Objects.

The Rev. ], w. Canty Johnson, having
completed the fifth year of his rectorship
of St. Mary s-on-th Highlands, made a
most encouraging report last Sunday
which was received by the parishioners
with manifest interest. In connection
with the report the rector delivered a
general pastoral charge to the congrega-
ton, taking for his theme this verse from
st. Luke S:15, but that on the good
ground are they which In an honest and
good heart, having heard the word keep
it, and bring forth fruit with patience
The following figures show what was
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accomplished by ST. Marys:
Number baptized Q9O2-19OO. Dunn. 1873
Number confirmed Q9O2-1906) $500. 102
Total number confirmed persons 1907 1856
Total number confirmed persons 1902 2G
rotal services ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1898
Total offerings and contributions. .S4l l06
For benevolent objects .........,..,. 025S
As follows:
Missions in Alabama ............-.. lSi9
Missions beyond Alabama ........ 14S6
St Mary's Free Kindergarten,
local charity, Sewanee. etc.. 6S93
parn,anent improvements ......... TO- 326
All parish and diocesan expenses. 2O'522
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .s4i, lVo
The large amount OF money corrected
is regarded as especially cheering.
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CREMATION

Blymyer Bldg,
given shipped I
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-05-03
The Manager
OF the B. q a.
By VAUGHAN KESTER
upright by Harper L Brother

We'll call his bluff. cried Bentick,
and the men gave a faint cheer. They
were not so sure It was n bluff after
all II looked real enough.
There were those who thought with
guilty pang OF wives and children at
home and no pay day, the fortnlghtly
haven OF rest toward which they lived.
And there were the customarily reck-
less souls, who thlrsted for excitement
at any price and who were willing to
see the trouble to a finish. thes
ruled, as they usually do. Not a maj
returned to work. Instead they hum
about the yards and canvassed the sit
uatlon. Finally the theory was ad
vanced that If the shops were closec
1t would serve to bring down Cornish
wrath on Oakley and probably resul
In his immediate dismissal This the
ory found instant favor and straight
way became a conviction with the ma
Jority.
At length all agreed to strike and thu,
whistle in the shops was set shrlekn;
its dismal protest The men swarmec
into the building. where each got to
gether his kit Of tools They were quit,
jolly now and laughed and jested {
good deal. Presently they were stream
Ing off uptown, with their coats ovel
their arms, and the strike was on.
An unusual stiffness fell on the yards
and In the shops The belts as They
swept on and on in endless revolutions
cut this stiffness with n sharp, lnclsiyt
hiss The machinery seemed to ham
mer at It, as II to beat out some last
Ing echo. Then gradually the volume
of sound lessened. 1t mumbled to S
dotage Of decreas sing force, and ther
everything stopped with sudden jar
The shops had shut down.
McCllntock came from the office anG
entered the works, pulling the big doors
to after him. He wanted to see that al
was made snug. He cursed loudly az
he strobe through the deserted build
Ing. II was the first time since he had
been with the road that the shops had
been closed. and 1t affected hin
strangely.
The place held dreadful, ghostly In
ertness. The belts and shafting, witt
Its innunerable cogs and connections
reached out like the heavy knuckled
tentacIes OF some great llfeless mon
ster. The sunlight stole through the
broken, cobwebbed windows to fall on
heaps OF rusty iron and heaps OF dirty
In the engine room be discovered
Smith Roberts and his assistant. Joe
Webber, banking the fires. preparatory
TO leaving They We're the only mer
about the place. Roberts closed fur |
mace door with bang. threw down hi.
shovel and drew grimy arm acros, |
his forehead.
when do you suppose I'll get q
chance TO build steam again. Mlt?"
Oakley says we wont start up be-
fore the Grst of ScpWm,cr"