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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
FERGUSONKNOCKED
DOWN BY AUTOMOBILES

ground and leaving him unconscious, the
automobilist did not slaclSen speed, but
continued rapidly up Fifth avenue. A
messenger boy, riding wheel gave pnr-
suit and 1t is said has now informed the
police where the driver of the automo-
bile stopped.
The arrest of the man is probable, as
it is stated that the police bave a clue.
A reward of $50 has been offered for his
capture. Judge b. NJ Allen has inter
ested himself in the matter, and states
that if the man is arrested, he will use
his efforts to the end that he may be
given the extent of the law.
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FAlNTS ON STREET.
z. S. coggin Is Seized With Sudden
illness on Twentieth Street.

While walking down Twentieth street
last night u. S. Cosgin was taken with
violent attack OF heart trouble. At the
corner Of Third avenue, in front of Bar
ber's drug store. he dropped unconscious
In his tracks, and was In horrible pain
The ambulance of Green q Co was
called and responded quickly, picking up
the unfortunate man from the sidewalk
and carrying him to the Hillman hospital.
lie is said to have come around all right
and will survive the shock He is a
member OF the Order of Railroad Tele-
Rraphers.
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(Advertisement)
DON'T GET MUDDLED ON THE
ISSUE

O'Brien may possibly be foolng him
self Everybody else knows the issue is
not O. Brien, but whether Ward shall be
punished for doing his duty.
There are people who think four years
as sheriff OF jefferson county Is fairly
good reward for any m,au.
In lending himself TO the defeat OF
Ward, O'Brien Is causing many people to
suspect he is not quite SO good citizen
az he thinks he is.
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An automobilist. either without consid-
GRAFTON or with a chest filed with fear
driving his car at reckless speed on
Fifth avenue, struck Judge c. w. Fer
guson yesterday afternoon. knocked him
to the pavement and disappeared
Fortunately the accident was not a Sc
rious one. and in spite of the fact that
Judge Ferguson was bruised and rem
dered unconscious, there is no danger that
the result will prove fatal. He was picked
up from the ground and carried into a
nearby residence. Medical attention was
given him, and he soon revived.
After striking Judge Ferguson to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
GOES TO LlTTLETON.
Coroner viii Investigate Death Of Man
Found In Marsh.

Coroner Paris left last night for Little
ton, where he will complete the investl-
cation OF the death OF Green Scott,
negro who was found at that place
sometime ago with a pistol shot in his
head, lying out in marsh
In connection with this murder tho cor
oner has already caused the arrest OF
Nit Gaines. who he believes was I'M
doubtedy the murderer Gaines il said
TO have waylaid the fellow. killed him
and looted his pockets.
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FUNERAL NOTICES.

Mrs. Mary O'Leary died ut her family
residence. 9i2 Second avenue, north. Tho
friends and acquaintance of Mr.. and
Mrs c. NJ Lansdown. Mrs. Kelly Mrs.
A. l.. Glenn, Mrs. Mollie Moran are in
vited to attend her funeral from st. Pauls
Catholic church this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Internent at Elmwood cemetery.
The following will act pallbearers.
John r. Haley, Martin Hussey, c. Il.
RAYMOND c. w. Harris. l.. G. Smith.
w. l.. Bishop and Tice Hoffman.
The friends and acquaintance OF Mrs.
w NJ Dobbins and Mr.. and Mrs. James
F. Sulzgy and the late Mr.. George Dob
bins are invited to attend the funeral
OF the latter from the residence of his
mother First avenue and Thirty second
street, at o'clock this afternoon. Inter
ment will take place at Oak Hill cems-
Tor
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SAYS STREET RAILWAY is WILL
ING TO SHARE ANY PLAN OR
EXPENSE TO AFFORD PRoTEc-
TIoN AT CROSSINGS.

]. A. Emery, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company. yester-
day issued the following statement in re-
gard to the accident Friday at the
Twenty-seventh street crossing, when four
persons were killed and number in
jured:
I'VE have made thorough investlga-
ton and the statements of crew, pas
sengers and bystanders agree that our
men exercised all possible preeaution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Wrinkles Removed.

A noted dermatologist of Los Angeles.
Cal, has established pupil OF hers In
Birmingham who will positively remove
wrinkles, smallpox scars, freckes and
tan. in ten days to two weeks. Call or
address Mrs Henry Briggs 1927 South
Nineteenth street, city. SIS
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IMMENSE DUST CLOUDS
RAISED ON SOU7Z7SLDE

The dust hung over South Highlands
at Five Points yesterday afternoon in
clouds 1t was so thick at the corner of
Highland avenue and Twentieth street
about o'clock that some houses We're
completely hidden from people standing
at Five Points.
A couple of street sweeping machines
were cleaning Twentieth street yesterday
without the streets having first been
sprinkled. They started at the top of the
street where the car line ends and came
down to the circle at Five Points. and
a cloud of dust followed them.
1t wasn't just an ordinary cloud, 1t
was a cloud so thick that person could
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not see through it. Men, women and chill
dren hastened to get out of the way,
and people on street cars passing at that
time were given very undesirable dust
bath.
Complaints were numerous, many wo-
men protesting that the dust was dam
aging to their clothes. 1t came just at
the time that the people in that neigh
borhood. and especially the women, were
leaving home for the matinee and their
clothes were grey with the dust.
The wind blew the clouds of dust into
the various residences along the street
in great volumes that looked like black
clouds of smoke pouring from some great
building on fire.
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4 Weather Data.
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Genius.

1.-THE Genius" as played by Nat c..
Goodwin and his company at the Jeffer-
son theatre last night. proved to be the
richest of this seasons offerings in come
dy. 1t is by William C. and Cecil de
Mile, and it is a play of genius, played
by a genius well supported.
1.-The Genius" came to Birmingham
heralded as one Of the cleverest of come
dies. The claim was made that it
nbounded in American humor, both in Its
situations and in the lines and the ex-
pectations were more than realized.
The story Is that of Jack Spencer, a
young American, who thinks he is in
love with JoSephine Van Dusen, who is
of an artistic temperament. In order to
win her love he must become an artist.
He goes to a studio where three artists
are starving German composer, a
French painter and an Irish sculptor, and
makes a contract with them that he is
to sign all their work and that he is to
be heralded as 1.-THE genius who has long
done his work in disguise. A critic is in
PRODUCED and duped by the four conspira-
tors into discovering the genius.
At the studio he meets Nellie Graham,
the artists model and falls In love with
her. The second act is in his apart
nents and the genius declares his love
Tor Nell and she practically consents TO
be his wife when Josephine appears and
through peculiar circumstances he is
forced to consent to announcing his en-
gagement to her. That seemingly ends
everything between the genius and Nell,
no hot h
that he is no genius and no artist, but
the world would not believe him. He
then plays on the artistic temperament Of
Josephine and persuades her that she will
make sacrifice for art by giving him UP.
breaking the engagement and marrying
the critic, who loves her. She consents
for the sake of art, he declares his love
and it all ends well.
The comedy seems to fit Nat Goodwin
as a glove. 1t is comedy in the truest
sense and none can play it better than
Nat Goodwin did last night. The au-
dience was continually laughing the
hearty laugh of real enjoyment.
Miss Edna Goodrich is Nell Graham.
the artists model. She is a beautiful
young woman and would make an ideal
'iooSi ioi any stuuio. one is clever
actress with nothing STACEY in her act
ing. In the love scenes which followed
his first offer of love, she was artistic
and won the affections of her audience.
Neil O'Brien, the musician; William
Beach, the palmer, and Gordon John
stone, the sculptor, were admirable sup
port to Mr.. Goodwin, particularly Mr..
Beach II. g. Pounsdale made an accept
able Percival Clutterbuck, the critic
and Miss Alice Wilson was effective as
Josephine, Of artistic temperament.
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Advertisements

We need better police pro-
lection for our homes. Capt.
Morson will make this a spe-
cialty.
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railroad, and one of the Seaboard Air
Line, reached the point at . o'clock.
One hundred men were put to work
clearing away the debris, and by o'clock
in the afternoon the track was clear. Only
about twenty-five feet of the track had
been torn up. and it was necessary to
relay the crossties and rails
Relief Train From Local Yards.
Meanwhile a relief train left the local
yards with cots from the Gaudin Under
taking company. The dead were loaded
upon these and returned to Birmingham
to the parlors of the undertaken.
AS the injured were comfortable in the
sleepers, and had constant attention from
physicians, they were not brought in until
the track was clear. They arrived at
4 O'clock and were carried to the hos
pitfalls in the ambulances of Gaudin & Co.
and Shaw e Sons.
Engineer Brooks and Mr.. Spence went
to st. Vincents. Cameron and Cossett
were taken to a room in the Morris, and
Mrs. Basford to the metropolitan, They
are all expected to live, although Brooks
Is in a very serious condition.
The dead baggagemaster, Robbins, has
been in the service of the Frisco for sew
eral years, but was transferred, to this
division only yesterday. He was orlgi-
nally from Boston, Mass, and leaves a
sister there. Both of his parents are
dead. The remains are being held by the
undertaken for instructions as TO ship
,napt
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Cause of the Wreck.

As to the cause Of the wreck 1t is ac-
counted for in several ways. 1t is Ger
tain that the rain Of the past week had
much to do with the looseness of the
track. Because of the fact that 1t oc-
Cured on sharp curve the rails were
at a greater strain, and could have
snapped easily.
While no statement is Forthcoming from
the Frisco office. as Superintendent Sans
is still at the scene Of the wreck, good
authority would have it that what Is
known as the fish plate" caused the dis
aster. When the track was examined this
plate was seen to bear the marks of an
old crack. 1t is believed that when the
locomotive ran over 1t the crack was COM
pleted, and the rail spread on the ties
This seems to be the most reasonable
supposition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
XIII the Dispensary,

Columbia, S. c., February 9.-The
senate today, by vote of 81 to Is,
passed, with amendments, the house
bill killing the state dispensary.
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"The Gilded Fool"

In the afternoon Mr. Goodwin and his
company played THE Gilded Fool TO
one of the largest audiences that ever
filled the Jefferson theatre. 1t was in
THE Gilded Fool' that Mr.. Goodwin
made one of his first and greatest sue
cesses, and the names of the actor and
the PLAY are closely linked in the minds
of the public.
1t is needless to say that the play and
the acting We're clever. Mr.. Goodwin has
never had part that fitted him better
than that of Chauncey Short, and his
support was of high order Unlike many
stars, Mr.. Goodwin has surrounded him
self with people of merit. Miss Edna
Goodrich made most acceptable Mar
garet Ruthven, and the other members
of the cast were well placed for the vari-
ous parts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10

Machinists' ball Thursday,
February IA, Gelders hall,
Fourth avenue and Twentieth
street. Admission SOC. Ladies
free.
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THE WEATHER

Washington. February 9.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Sunday
and Monday; colder Sunday in southwest
portion, fresh southwest shifting to north
west Winds
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men had to be assisted from their room,
as they, too. were unconscious.
All Escape From Coach.
Conductor Baldwin and ten negroes were
in the next coach. A most peculiar feature
was that every one escaped from this car
without a scratch by breaking through
the windows. These negroes aided ma
terslly in the rescue work.
The day coach was occupied by about
twenty-nine white persons. Mrs. Basford
who was among the crowd said she was
reading a newspaper at the time. Inc
Jolt was followed by a swerve to the
| right, and we were all thrown on that
side. The negro porter, who happened to
be near me- broke out the window pane
with his lantern, and 1 jumped. / struck
on my hip, bruising it, and was carried
hack to the sleeper. Many of these people
suffered cuts and scratches from the glass
but none required medical treatment
Passenger Tells His Experience.
Champ" Pickens who is well known
in Birmingham, having lived here for
many years, was in the sleeper and de-
scribed the conditions there as follows:
II had lust been awakened by the train
stopping some little distance back and
was lying in the berth thinking when
the shock came. There were couple or
bumps and then everything was quiet
The next thing the porter yelled, Lordy,
mercy, de engines gone and | can't see
none of it, which was literally true
II was on the sleeper that did not leave
the rail. The sleeper In front of ours
Jumped the track and turned partially
around but did not go down the emDank-
ment. The other four cars went down the
embankment. which looked to be fifty
feet high, rolling over and over They
were all smashed to pieces, and 1t was a
wonder everybody was not killed.
1.-THE engine is torn all to pieces. and
only the main body is not broken up.
The smokestack, bell. cab, cowcatcher
and all such parts are torn off completely
and partially buried In the mud. Two
people were killed, the engineer badly
scalded and the express messenger and
mail clerks injured.
"rhe mmail car and the express car tel
escoped each other. They are broken all
to pieces, and it is wonderful that all the
clerks and messengers in both were not
killed
Engineer Norman Brooks told me that
the accident was caused by broken rail-
He was scalded and injured, but not
fatally. The entire track slid out from
under the train when the rail broke and
this was what caused the cars to roll
down the embankment"
Physicians Are Summoned.
After everyone had been extracted
from the ruins came the period of walt
ing. messenger was sent to Pratt
City and all the physicians of the neigh
borhood summoned to the scene. DIR. r..
H. Hamrick, DR.. James Seay, DIR. George
Brown and DR.. John Seay responded.
They arrived two hours after the time
e h. lie sac
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Hear Captain Hobson lee
ture at the Jefferson theatre
March IL. Proceeds to estab-
lish letter carriers sick benefit
fund.
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advertisement,

(Advertisement.)
Get a man that is not a poll
tician; ne will not be under OBJ
legation to so many. Capt.
Morson's first time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15
The Coming Financial Center.

H. 1t is considered a marvellous con-
dition Of affairs when the state and
savings banks of Iowa show deposits
Of two hundred million dollars, and
when the total bank deposits aggre-
gate about four hundred millions.
It is all the more remarkable when
it is considered that in 1891 the de-
posits in Iowa state and savings
banks aggregated only $35,7OO,OOO
A like increase in the next seven
years would raise Iowa bank de-
posits to a round billion dollars.
Very little consideration of these
figures is needed to show why a
stock panic in Wall street no longer
has any terrors for the people of the
west. We are independent Of Wall
street. The west is dependent on
some other section no longer. More
than that, if the ratio Of increase
keeps up, other sections Of the! conn-
try will be dependent on Iowa and
the middle west. The Hawkeye
state and the surrounding common.
| wealths will be the center of the
financial universe. No more is
homage to be paid to Wall street and
It's gamblers and stock jobbers. The
eastern financiers are losing thei,
grip financially, and they are losing
it industIi lily and politically. The
central west is st." and Iowa viii
be the backbone of the ''it."- Cedal
RAPIDS Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15

Secretary James Wilson says that
on June first he will begin enforce
ing the pure food law, and he in
tends to see that the law is rigedly
enforced. He announces that at that
time fourteen inspectors will be
sent out into the field to gather in
the open market samples of food ar
ticles and drugs to be tested by
chemists of the bureau Of chemistry
Of the department of agriculture.
In case any such samples are found
adulterated or misbranded, parties
responsible will be turned over to
the department of justice for prose-
cution. That eventually the num-
Der of inspectors will be increased
to thirty or forty, and each of them
will have district assigned to him.
He is Of the opinion that leading
manufacturers of the country have
taken pains to put their business in
shape to conform to the pure food
law, and that the principle violators
will probably be small manufactur-
ers and persons who want to test
controverted questions in court.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15
EARLv1LLE.

The following ladies attended
meeting of the o. E. s. at Manches-
ter last Wednesday evening: Mes
danes A. L. Davis, James Rogers,
II c. Lynch, I. F. Kenney, Chas.
Staehle and Miss Laura Werkmeis-
ter.
John Miller returned from his
visit in Ohio, the first of last week.
Master Clifford Millen entertained
a number of his little friends Mon
day afternoon, the occasion being
ihis sixth birthday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Long
at Doland, S. d., daughter.
Died at her home at Platte, s. d.,
Edith, beloved wife Of Charles Ea-
hart. The remains will be brought
to Earlville for interment Tuesday.
Mrs. Eahart was former resident
of Earlville and the news Of her
death brings sorrow to her friends.
She leaves to mourn her death, her
husband, one son and one daughter
who have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement.
At meeting Of the school board
last week Miss Iva Dunno was cleo
ted to fill the position of Second
Primary teacher for the coming
year.
The sociable given by the ladies
Of the Congregational church was
we'll attended. $4,000 was added
to the treasury as the result.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Millen, who
have been spending the past week
here, visited at the Geo. Griffith
home in Greeley Saturday. They
left for their home in Marion Mon
day.
Among those who attended thu
20. E. Convention at Manchester las
week were Rev. Alcorn, Mrs. G.. A
Davey, Miss Laura Werkmeister
Ralph Schaller, Carl Laxon, Floye
Young, Dale johnson, Matte Bin
ming, Ruth Schaller, Alvena Tietg
Jay Hunt.
John Werkmeister is in De
Moines on business this week.
j Mrs. Jenkins of Greeley, has beel
aguest at the Henry Millen HON
during the past week.
Mrs. Geo, Staehle ST., received tn
+ news Saturday of the death of he
J brother-in-law, Hon. Geo. Kriess, 8
/, his home in Appleton, Wis.
= A. B. Keller of Waterloo, was i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15
o. B. U. Success.

A short time ago this paper called
attention to the fact that the DEL
vein Busihess University had plac-
ed twelve or thirteen students in po-
sitions inside of one month.
Last week eight more students
secured positions: Miss Elsie Pfalz-
graf, George Hansen, with the Corn
Belt Telephone Co., Waterloo; Henry
Pond, with Litchfeld Manufactur-
ing Co., Clare Robinson, with Great
Northern Railroad, St. Paul; VIM
Ponsar, with @. B. & O. Railway,
Chicago; c. NJ. Sheriff., with Cham
berlain Machine Works, Waterloo;
and John jackson, with State Saw
ings Bank, Fredericksburg, and
Neva Downing with Highland No
bles, Waterloo.
This is record, which to the
wrirer's knowledge, has not been
duplicated by any Commercial
School in the state, not even the
largest and surely goes to show
more than anything else, that the
10. B. U. to use q slang expression
SIS there with the goods"
(Oelwein Daily American. May A.
2Owl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15

In speaking of the candidates for
governor next year the Dubuque
Globe-J Journal says, another name
has been mentioned that will cause
anxiety among these seekers Of spec
ial honors. Senator Durham has
been frequently named for the nom
ination and although conservative
standpatter no one knows better
than the other fellows that the sena-
tor from Delaware would be an ideal
candidate. Nothing was accom-
plished in the state senate of any
vital account without the senator's
assistance and in many cases he was
instrumental in preventing them
from doing what might have been
cause for regret hereafter. He in
conjunction with such men as Saun-
ders, Whipple and a few others was
the saving clause of the last legis-
lature and the logical reason docs
not exist why he should be opposed
for any position. If his faction
should insist upon his beinga can
didate it will require some terrific
hustling to defeat him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-15
Business Failures in April.

Commercial failures in the month
of April, according to the reports Of
R. @. Dun & Co, were 799 in num-
Der and Sll,OS2,O96 in amount Of
defaulted Indebtedness, compared
with 1913 failures in the same month
last year. when liabilities amounted
to $8,059,649. The increace over
last years losses occurred in manu-
featuring bankruptcies, 2lS failures
for $6,O6S.34l comparing with 1877
defaults in 1906. when liabilities
aggregated only $2,l22,328. Last
years insolvencies in this class were
abnormally light, only one year in
the past decade showing smaller
total, yet this years increase was
supplied by thirteen large failures,
the record otherwise showing little
alteration. Trading failures were
543 in number, against SIS in 1906,
while liabilities Of $3,4S5,25l were
slightly larger than the $3.50, 1902
recorded year ago. There were
thirty-eight other commercial fail,
ures for 81, 636,504, against thirty
one last year when the amount in
volved was $2,747,Ol9. There were
five banking failures for $633,8O9
against three last year with liabili-
tiles of $520,00O, six failures in
1905 for $l,559.O00, and sixteen
failures three years ago, when the
Indebtedness rose to $4,357,000
larger than in the same month Of
1906 and 1905, owing to the few
losses of exceptional size, but the
aggregate was smaller than in April
Of the two years preceding 1905, and
there is no evidence of fundamental
unsoundness in the record of last
month. 1t is regarded as surpris-
ing that losses were not heavier in
the third class, which includes
brokerage and real estate concerns,
owing to the depression in Wall
street and financial pressure that
made it difficult to secure extensions
of maturing loans in connection
with some large building ventures.