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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
FATHER IS SUING
TO REPOSSESS CHILD
Judge Williams Reserves Opinion In
Habeas Corpus Proceedings.
PouItrymen Meet.

Mobile, March Especial --Habeas
corpus proceedings, filed in the probate
court by T. j. Bosars for possession of
his daughter, were heard in the court
today but Judge Williams reserved his
decision. The child is in possession of
Charles Ingersoll, a wealthy resident Of
Bayou La Batre, who has announced in
pressed herself as satisfied with her home
with Ingersoll.
The steamer Colombia, which left Ceiba
Sunday and arrived here this morning,
reports everything quiet at Ceiba and lit
tie war talk there.
The contest of the will of Joseph Hast
ings by a disinherited daughter will be-
gin tomorrow in the probate court. He
left his property to a. relative In Ireland.
and she will endeavor to provo that lie
was insane at the time he made his will.
Richard Hines, Jr., Sunday editor of
the Register, rounded out today thirty
years of continuous service in the employ
of that paper, which he began as a sub
printer He has been the recipient of
many congratulations.
The Mobile Poultry Breeders associa-
ton held its annual meeting today and
elected c. NJ Erdman president and ]. NJ.
Sturtvant secretary.
1t is reported here that owing to the
laying out of mail matter at Montgomery,
through the operations of the Louisville
and Nashville schedule, the postoffice de-
partment is considering the advisability
of routing mail for Mobile via Jackson
and Meridian, Miss, over the Mobile and
Ohio
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
ADMIT STEALING CHICKENS.
White Boys Invade the Domain of
Negro Privilege.

Columbus. Ca, March 7.-(Speclal.)-
Amos Bogden and Frank Bogden, aged
II and 10 years, respectively. who have
lived with tleir mother In Jordan City,
Columbus suourb, were arralgned in
police court today OF the charge % whole
sale chicken s.eIl;l g.
The young white men lave adm tic tie
charges and say that their conduct as
only .'boysh' mischief and indlscretion.
The city detectives found DIT tnelr home
$50 stolen fos - lattice work had been
built all around the fiye-racm | uuse, IN
der which VAS a regular chicken farm,
while the yard wds also filed with fowls
of high and .ow degree Most or the
chickens have boei identified by propIe
ON Rose Hill and Eds, Highlands, Who
have lost them recently,
1t is the oIsgest hal o. the kind ever
made by the col1mbu. rolice Depart
ment. The business had been systoria-
tized By the young men, who sold their
surplus fowls to merchants about the
city. Negro,- as well as white "eop.e
were among the persons wlicin they are
charged With hdf.ns robbed. The 3ogJcn
boys came y Columbus some moths ago
from fdpelo, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
JACK SIMMONS IS
LANDED IN PRISON
HE FELT SAFE IN BIRMINGHAM
AMONG THE SkYSCRAPERS, BUT
SHERIFF MIDDLETON FOUND
HIM OUT.

Talladega, March 7.-(SpeciaL)-Th
average Talladega negro thinks he is
clean gone out of the reach of law and
officers when he gets to birmingham.
Sometime since Jack Simmons, in fit
of jealousy, cut his wife's throat, bur
dent kill her. Jack fled to the Magic
City ard has been feeling pretty safe ever
since Yesterday Sheriff Bill Middleton
wa5 returning from Tuscaloosa, where
he had been TO convey an insane person,
when he walked right up to Jack, who
was admiring the skyscrapers of Bir-
mingham. Middleton mad read the war
ran. to him and fastened the handouts
on him before Jack fully determined
whether the Marx building was
si.. or fifteen stories high.
The basketball game between Gadsden
al Talladega was well attended and
proved very interesting. The lineup was
as follows:
Gadsden-Pentacost center: Thornton,
forward; Chairsell, forward Little, guard;
Mccall, guard.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. center; Burr, for
ward; Bell, forward; Dumas, guard;
Franks, guard.
Referee, Sherrod. Timekeepers, Hub
bard, Graves. Sponsors for Gadsden,
Misses Ruth Woodward and Minnie Hub
bard; Taladega, Misses Wilson and Grace
Wren. Result II to in favor of Gads-
den.
There was quite a display of oratory
before the city council last evening over
the question of laying the sidewalks on
the north side of North street. Several
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
TO HOLD BOARD ELECTION.
Columbus May Build an Electric Light
Plant.

Columbus Cd. March I.--tSpeciai.l-An
ordinance was introduced in city council
last night calling an election on July II
ON the isuance of 100000 of 4 per cent
bonds vita which TO build a municipal
lighting plant.
The contract for the erection of Co
lumbus' $4,000 Carnegie library has been
let to the w r. Hadlow company of jack
sonville, Fla. The building Is To be com
pleted by October |.
The bridge committee of the city coun-
ell has been directed to ascertain the cost
of erecting a modern steel bridge across
the Chattahoochee river at Dillingham;
street. betwewen Columbus and Girard,
Ala In all probability such a bridge will
be built, as the present wooden struc-
ture is regarded as unsafe.
City council last night adopted the re-
port of the street committee providing
for the laying of 1859 square yards of
paving in Columbus in 1907. Bitllithic or
yitrified brick will be used.
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Simply Swallow
Many Eat as Though They Were Blind
and Their Tongues Cut Out.

Dyspepsia is built on confidence--too
much confidence in the ability of your
stomach to digest anything and every
thing YOU put into it.
In tits age we have developed speed
in every line of action and we have
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We don't take time to eat right, and
sometimes we do not eat the right kind
of food. Sometimes we carry our bust
ness to our meals and as result eat
mechanically We eat though we were
blind and our tongues cut out. We sim
ply swallow.
The result is that the food we eat is
on the stomach
You may deny to yourself that you
abuse your stomach. but when you get a
bloatv feeling, you can't deny you've
got 1t.
When you get brash, quotations. burn
ing sensations. bloa ting aversion to food
loss of appetite, bclchinE and other kim
dred ailments. there is not much use
asking yourself, for the time being, why
You suffer The fact Is you've got these
ailments and the question of the hour
is how to get rid of them at once. so
that at your next meal You may be able
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Fast Schedule.

Gadsden, March 7.-tSpeeial.)- has
been announced on good authority
that the Louisville and Nashville railroad
will inaugrrate a fast schedule from An
niston TO Birmingham over the Mineral
division by way of this city. The trip
will be made form Admission to Birming
ham in three hours, and from this city
in two. The step has been in contempla-
ton for some time, but it was thought
best to wait until the winter and spring
rains had ceased so that the track and
road bed would be we'll settled. The
tracks and road bed have been rigidly
inspected and have been found in eX-
cellent condition for the fast service. This
road Is already exceedingly popular with
the travelling public and this step will
make it more so.
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Nav Get School.

Florence, March 7.-(Special. 1.-The
Young Mems Commercial club is now ne
gotiatifg deal which if successfully con-
sumated will mean much for Florence.
This is no less than the location of a boys
school in the large Baptist university
building. just north of Florence The club
is in communication with the president
of the school, which has outgrown its
present quarters, and the prospects are
very bright for locating the school in
Florence. ;
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Thrown From Horse.

Gadsden, March Especial -Miss tia
Stocks, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7.
Stocks, was painfully but not seriously
hurt yesterday evening late, while out
horseback riding. Miss Stocks was COM
ing down Forest avenue when she met
a street car, which frightened her horse
and he suddenly wheeled, throwing the
young lady off and in falling she struck
her shoulder on the ground, painfully
bruising it. She was assisted home and
was resting easy today.
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Plant to Go Into Operation.

Gadsden, March 7.-(Special)-Th con-
struction work on the Weller rolling mill
will have been completed on the 18th of
the present month, and the plant will be
placed in operation Immediately. The
will roll steel and iron into rods,
etc, for commercial purposes and will
secure its supply of raw material from
the local furnaces and steel mills. The
plant will employ some two hundred men
and will have a pay roll of $4,000 per
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Fixtures Are Sold.

Gadsden, March 7.-tspecial) = The
building and banking fixtures of the de-
funct First National bank of Alfalfa were
sold by the receiver to T. c. Banks. presi-
dent of the Bank of Alfalfa, the price
paid being $i1G0. The building will be &C.
cupied by the Bank of Alfalfa. 1t is
thought the affairs of the First National
bank of that place will be shortly wound
up by the receiver. The bank failed
about a year ago
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John Spraggin Dies.

Gadsden, March 7.-(Special)-John
Spraggin, "a well known citizen of Hokes
Bluff died at that place yesterday. aged
55 years, and is survived by several
children. Mr.. Spraggin was engaged at
work in a sawmill Tuesday and was
suddenly stricken with paralysis and
never recovered from the shock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
Walker Bound Over.

Huntsville, March 7.-tspccial)-
Walker of Jackson county was brought
to the city yesterday afternoon from
Jackson county, where he was arrested
by Deputy Marshal Arnold on a charge
of retailing whisky The prisoner was
bound over to the federal grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
GOVERNOR SIGNS
COMMISSION BILL
Mitchell, Jones and Powell Are
Commissioners
CHAIRMAN'S SALARY $4,000
w. w. Pearson Is Appointed Judge and
o. Askew Is Solicitor of the New
Fifteenth Circuit-Tay-
Tor Apologies.
CHAIRMAN'S SALARY $4,000

Montgomery, March ESPECIALLY The
governor has signed the tax commission
bill and appointed the tax commissioners.
as follows: Judge j. J. Mitchell of Flor
ence. Harvey Il. Jones of Mobile and j.
b. Powell of Greenville. lie has also
signed the general revenue bill. the no
torious NO. CO.
Judge Mitchell was for many years
probate judge of Lauderdale county, and
n man of wide experience in tax mat
ters. Colonel Jones has been state tax
commissioner for six years, during which
time values were enormously raised. Mr..
Powell is a well known and successful
business man.
The salary of the chairman of the COM
mission, Judge Mitchell, is $4,000 year,
with s240O a year for the associates, The
clerk will be paid $500. W. r. Lloyd of
GuntersYille gets the place.
The governor appointed also today
Thomas W. Vert Judge of the new law
and equity court of Morgan county.
1t is expected that the governor will
appoint the judge of the Sixteenth cir
cult in few days and the cotton statis-
tieian. He will also name the members of
the Birmingham police commission later
in the week.
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Colonel McElroy at Capital.

Col. W. H. McElroy, commanding the
Third regiment. and Col. c. r. Bricken,
commanding the Second, Alabama Ma
tional Guard, were visitors TO the office
of the adjutant general today. While
here Colonel McElroy, who came over
from Admission for that purpose, paid a
visit TO the governor. He was not able to
get here for the Inauguration. He says
the Third is now a very fine organiza-
ton.
Capt. e. M. Cothran, commanding the
Selma infantry company has resigned, the
resignation being effective on the selection
of new man. Colonel Briclen has been
instructed by Adjt. Gen. Bibb Graves to
hold an election at once as ii is neces-
sary to get the men in good shape ahead
of the summer encampments.
1t is expected now that the Second will
encamp at Selma this summer, going in
about June. 1t is also thought that most
of the commands will be able to visit the
jamestown exposition.
Paul w. Stewart has been appointed
boolxkeeper to the board of convict inspec-
tors, Stewart comes from Selma. lie is a
son of II. II. Stewart, who was twice
Mayor of Selma.
| Governor Signs Bills.
| The. governor has signed the following
| bills
TO further define and punish unlawful
use of money. securities funds or prop
erty of corporations, Incorporated COM
| panies or incorporated associations by
such corporations. Incorporated or incor-
porated associations, servants. agents, of
! ficers or members.
| To amend sections 1921 and 1929 of the
code. Relates to taxes on foreign corpor-
atoms.
To amend section 1912 of the code. Pro-
vides for fixing valuations of property Of
railroads, long distance telephone and tel
egraph companies.
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:, has sent an apology to the latter.
Roemer says he will now drop the
T. The letter follows:
March 6. 1907.
he Citizens of Montgomery
lizlng that while laborlng under A
rehension, I insulted Mr.. Adolph
.5emer, member of the city council
! of Montgomery by striking him ON last
Monday night the Attn inst. | take this
opportunity of apologizing To Mr.. Roemer
for my conduct, and for the insult in
lcted upon him. at the same time ex
pressing my sincere regret that the oc-
currence should have taken place
Il desire also to say that | was mis-
taken in thinking that Mr.. Roemer
charged me with being a gambler. and
| also state upon reliable
ceived today, that Mr.. 7
| charge a police officer
being a gambler. wv.
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citizens presented opposing petitions and
made speeches against the sidewalks. The
council listened respectfully, and ordered
the sidewalks laid
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Do you know which is the
best -four made? Answer: Ring
Leader.

For Atlanta take Southern
Railway, now running parlor
car on their morning train leav-
ing 6:15, waiting on no connec-
ton.
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state and provide for the duties of
members.
To provide for the revenues of the state
This bill is the general revenue bill, TIN
notorious NO. Go"
The governor has restored the civil
rights To Cooper McClurkin, convicted
March 30, 1906, in Taladega county and
given thirteen months. The governor
states: The legal number of reputable cit
liens, resident of the county of the de-
fendantii petition that hts civil and polit-
zeal rights be restored and the board Of
pardons recommends this course.
Appoints Judges.
Governor Conner today appointed w. W.
Pearson of Montgomery judge and D.
Askew of Wetumpka solicitor of the new
Fifteenth circuit, recently created by the
legislature The appointments are effec-
tive ut once.
Judge Pearson is one of the best known
layers in the state, and has not before
held public office. He came to Moutgom.
cry in 1887 from Tallapoosa county, and
has been In practice since that time. He
is Methodist in church ahiliatiou and
chairman of the finance committee of the
Court street church.
Judge Pearson Is one of the class Of
thinking lawyers. devoting less time than
others to actual practice and more to
study. In many matters of controversy he
is regarded as authority and his advice
is sought by those who are mt a loss
Mr.. Askew is a we'll known lawyer. and
has made many friends in Montgomery,
where he often visits
The salary of Judge Pearson will he
$4,000 a year There is doubt about the
pay of Mr.. Askew. The local bill makes
it $500. but the Lusk bill sets 1t at 2fOO
1t is not yet settled what will be paid.
Court will be opened by Judge Rich
ardson and Solicitor Askew at Wetumpka
next Monday for two weeks.
Taylor Sends Apology.
Chief Taylor of the Montgomery police,
who struck Alderman Roemer Monday
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Chief Taylor of the Montgomery police.
who struck Alderman Roemer Monday
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.

No one is in better position to
know the value Of food and drink
than trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, a nurse OF
Wilkes Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to
drink strong coffee myself and suf-
fered greatly from headaches and In
digestion. While on visit to my
brothers I had a good chance to try
Postum Food Coffee, for they drank
It altogether in place of ordinary cof-
fee. In two weeks after using Pos
tum / found was much benefited,
and finally my headaches disappeared
and also she Indigestion.
Naturally I have since used Pos
tum among my patients. and have no.
ticed marked benefit where coffee
has been left OF and Postum used.
81 observed curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers.
1T greatly helps the flow of milk Isl
cases where coffee is inclined to dry
It UP, and where tea causes nervous
ness.
81 find trouble in getting servants
4 to make Postum properly. They
most always serve 1t before 1t has
been boiled long enough. 1t should
be, boiled I 5 to 90 minutes after boil
ing begins and served with cream.
when it is certainly delicious beyer-
age. Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE"
Fl pkSst g There's q Reasoa,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
All South and West Scott
at the Idea of Hard Times

said the manager of the Victoria.
New York is so busyit doesn't watch
tHe ebb and flow of travel as do the
hotel men. The lobby has been full
of Western and Southern merchants
for six weeks, and the talk has all
been on shipments and case lots
and percentages and discounts of
for ten or thirty day payments.
tive had commercial men and
buyers here in swarms for two and a
half MONTHS" said the manager of
the Cadillac, "and a busy spending
bunch they are. They have all been
CHEEKY and happy. and have yet to
see one who predicted anything but a
booming trade"
Teo Busy For Pcssimism.
eff the United States wants a
panic, or if Wall Street shuts up on
New York's money supply, send word
to South Carolina and we'll help the
East out" said w. G.. Aarants, buyer
and manager for the Kerrisow Dry
Goods Co., of Charleston, S. G. "The
State in which / live is too busy max
ing money to pay any attention to,
of panic or hard times.
"Our merchants are getting rich,
manufactures are springing up, are
adding enormously to the wealth of
the farmer and the spinner and our
banks and trust companies are carry
ing millions of dollars on deposit.
Cotton at six cents is profitable;
at fourteen it is q boon incalc3lable,
for it means nearly 100000 an
nually to the South. While we have
billions we can't see Wall Street No
trust magnates, using that imperfect
financial thermometer, the Stock EX-
change, should be allowed to cause
the country a single shiver.
~. v. Billet, Of the William II.
Horstman Company: Texas alone is
an empire vast in dimensions and so
vastly wealthy that her people would
brand themselves ridiculous to think
Of hard times. The farmers and the
cattlemen are rolling in wealth; the
oil industry has added millions and
the merchants are doing tremendous
volumes Of trade.
r. f. Connole, Of Baltimore, says.
with Iowa boasting a $350,000,000
corn crop and Kansas almost reach
ing her, while the South is getting
fancy prices on 100000 bales Of
cotton, there is money in plenty. The
South and the West now think Wall
Street wooden ghost with the sheet
pulled off,"
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The Labor World.
Newspaper writers of England have
4 1IN;0n with 150O memherc

Newspaper writers Of England have
a-union with 1900 members.
A general strike has been declared
in Lodz, Russia. and more than 32,-
600 men are out:
New Bedford (Mass.) Weavers'
Union has again affiliated with the
United Textile Workers.
Thirty-six unions. out of total of
forty-six in Duluth, Mimi, are af-
iliated with the trades assembly.
More than 100000 railway en-
ployes in England are required to
work from twelve to fifteen hours per
day.
The sixty hour week schedule
will be pitt in forcc in the cotton
mills Of South Carolina January 1st,
1908.
Fall River (Mass.) weayers have
accepted compromise that ATE
yards constitute cut, and the threat
ened strike is of.
A bill fixing the maximum time for
labor in the mines at eight hours per
day has been passed by the French
Chanlber of Deputies.
Lowell Mass textile unions have
accspted the offered five per cent.
sra.ssS OF wages under tho condition
thatsit be granted to ail employees Of
the rpiIls. 80
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-18
The National Game.

Catcher Mclean, OF Cincin2ati, is
now wearing shin guards.
The crusade against spikes is gain
ing ground. Fifty stolen bases do not
offset one gashed arm.
DOC" Newton has been pitching
winning ball since his return to the
New York Americans.
New York has no champion team
this season, but she has the champion
third baseman. His name is Devlin,
and he is the best on the diamond to-
day. He is weak on one point, how
ever. He can't get foul balls that go
over the grand stand.
The AtIantl papers speak highly ct
ed Sweeney, the young catcher Sc
cured by the Cleveland Club.
Pitcher Schneider may he recalled
from Milwaukee by Detroit for next
season, as he is pitching gooi iall.
The spit ball represents about as
low type Of skill as can be found in
vocation calling for high type Of
skill.
The New York Nationals new sec
ond basoman. Lawrence Doyle, has
been playing very fast ball.
The Cincinnatis have lost twenty
nine games by one run. That's worse
than losing one game by twcnty-nias
d. :