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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
NEW INcoRPoRATIoNs.
Jefferson Brick Go. Will Manufacture All Kinds of Building Material.

Articles of incorporation were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday by the Jefferson Brick company, which proposes to manufacture and sell all kinds of building material, with central offices in Birmingham. The authorized capital stock. of the company is $25,000, but it will begin business with $l5,OO0 subscribed and paid up. The officers and directors elected for the first year are: Edward Hitler, president and treasurer; B. A. Inglis, vice presient; and T. H. Sims, secretary and general manager.
 Application for charter was also made by the National Hosiery and Yarn com pany of Alabama. which proposes to operate cotton mills and do a general kitting and spinning business at North Birmingham. The authorized capital stock of the company is $2O0O, but it will begin business with 5000 paid up. The officers and directors elected for the first year are: J. H. McPhail, president; P. c. Withers, vice president and general manager; J. H. Thomas. treasurer, and J. A. Bishop, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
Further Charges AgdirlSf Combine
 For Regulating Prices of Groceries
What People Are Saying
 AbOuf Working Conbicfs

John W. sibley had this to say about roads yesterday: lover in Richmond county, Georgia, there are roads, The country around Augusta, Ga, has the reputation of having the best roads in that state. It was accomplished by the use of convicts.
 T think we in Jefferson county might well pattern after such a system. I be- lieve xconviets would give us better roads than we have now. Down about Warrior we know the meaning of bad roads, for they are simply in a terrible condition"
 The 'roadP reporter happened into a crowd of Presbyterians last night, and found that they based many of their doc trines on good roads," MT. Sibley was among them, and another was no less than Judge Howze, who happens to be sending a great many conviets to the mines at the present date.
 Judge Howze is heartily in favor of bet ter roads than Jefferson county now boasts; however, he does not think the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28

AIIcT a dlSledTttnlIlS StIuSSle TOT -lNt years against the ills attendant on mal- assimilation ,ef food, l am at last on the high road V ecovery and feel impelled to give creY ere it is due
 Some ago l had long illness, due to d trouble Every meal ate caud ither excruciating pain or dut misery that was even, worse. d but 90 pounds, was ar most hoI as I found that a pool nourishet means lack of brain powef and ambA
 T was ys ravenously hungry and while l col ot eat the appetizng dishes on the ta I longed for them That longing is what prompted me to try Grape Nuts The food had a flavor that I liked--rich without being heavy.
 II left off my daily laxative as l found I did not need 1t, for GrapeNuts was so easily digested, constipation soon disap- peared. l found. too. that l did not grow tired of Grape-Nuts and continued to eat it.
 Tt forms my breakfast exclusively and I also eat it with eggs and fruit for my other meals l have gained 10 pounds in less than a year and that is nothing com pared with my gain in strength and cour- age.
 T can now eat a hearty meal which sat- isies my appetite and it does not leave me. as formerly feeling as though I had dined on tacks. There's reason''
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Raad "The Road to We'll vile, in pkgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
MAYOR WARD CALLS
 MEETING OF MAYORS
HEADS OF MUNICIPALITIEs AF- FECTED BY GREATER BIRMiNG- HAM BILL WILL DISCUSS DE- TAILS OF AMALGAMATloN.

Come, let us pull together in the in- terest of this Greater Birminghamr" is the sentiment expressed in a request for call meeting of the mayors and en- gineers of the municipalities composing Greater Birmingham, issued by George Ward yesterday.
 This is considered a move of great im- portance. as it looks toward and prepares the way for the amalgamation in October of next year. If agreeable the meeting will be held in the afternoon of March 10 the letter which has been mailed to tho mayor of each town:
 February 27, 1908. Hon. w. E. Perryman. Mayor, Wood
 lawn, Ala:
 Dear sir-In view of the approaching amalgamation of Birmingham and neigh boring cities, and considering the great amount of work of a physical nature that will be done by each municipality between now and October, 19O9 it appears to me that much good would grow out of a con- ference of the mayors and engineers of the various towns concerned.
 The object of the conference should be the formulation of a uniform and systematic course of action toward the great physical problems that are more or less dependent on each other, such as sanitation, engineering, assessment laws. franchises. long time contracts, etc, and which effect the general public rather than the separate municipalities.
 If the idea meets your approval, 1t is hoped that you and your engineer will attend the meeting which is hereby called for Tuesday afternoon. March 10 at e:SO o'clock at the city hall, Birmingham. Kindly acknowledge receipt and advise of your acceptance. Very truly,
 q WARD Mavor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from .ha office of the probate court yesterday as follows;
 E. D. Neill of Johns to Miss Nellie w.. Delaney.
 J. c. McDannal of Cobb Valley to Miss Dora Moore. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
THE WEATHER.

Washington, February 27.-Forecase for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and warm CT Friday; rain Saturday or Saturday night; light to fresh northeast to east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
ALWAYS HUNGRY. Ordinary Food Never Satisfied Her.

young lady in Minn. writes of her experiences:
 After disheartening struggle for five years against the ills attendant on mal- assimilation ,ef food, l am at last on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28

being feared for the oxen's feet to touch Birmingham's cold pavements
 Following behind his gracious highness will follow other chariots of strange de- sign drawn by strange looking beasts, while trailing behind in jovial loyalty will follow the nobles of the shrine attired in odd costumes, funny red caps and fierce expressions. All around the town across the "hot sands" then to the Hotel Hill man, whers reception will be given, followed by a banquet.
 Tuesday night will be a night of nights for Birmingham. Hot sand will be scat tered to the four winds, and the people in every direction for fully 30 miles kept awake by the groans of misery uttered by the candidates for the nobleship as they are bathed with red hot grains just from the grates of Plato.
 Birmingham Shriners are making grand preparations for the visit of Imperial Po- tentate Roundy and the celebration given will probably be the greatest in the hls- tory of the local shrine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28

CONTINUED ON PAGE s.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28

Birmingham, Ala, February 27. ather conditions for the 24 hours end [ 4 n m Eahrnarv 27 1a02.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28
cIabauuh Submits Further Charges

Commenting on this letter, Mir Cla- baugh replies through letter to the editor of The Age-Herald as follows: To the Editor of fhe Age-Herald:
 Referring further to the subject mat ter of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' association attempting to control or reg ulate prices, would say that we are not in the least surprised or one bit ruffled over MT. J. A. vanHooses S denial which
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
Hartford MagiSterial District
Union.

Hartford Magisterial District Union
met at Beaver Dam. Jan. "a, 1908.
House Was called to order by Pres
ident Austin. After short talk by
President Austin, the following per-
soDs were appointed as a committee
ON resolutions: H. B. Taylor, G. N
TAYLOR, W. A. Hooker, Warren Tay-
lor, Elmer Barnard. After this COM
mittee was appointed the President
gave us a very interesting talk on
what he saw and heard at the State
Convention. Moved and seconded that
this body elect new officers for the
year of 1905. Adjourned until one
o'clock. Warren. Taylor was called on
to explain the 1907 tobacco deal which
ne did satisfactorily to all.
p The committee on resolutions made
the following report:
Your committee on resolutions
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
Ladies Social Club Enter tanned.

At their lovely home on Union
street Wednesday afternoon, Misses
LYDIA and Laura Morton entertained
the Ladies Social Club at progressive
finch. After fifteen games were play
cd, delightful refreshments were sery-
ed in. two courses. Those present
were: Mesdames. r. d. Walker, c. E.
Smith, w. s. Tinsley, j. S. Glenn, w.
H. Barnes, f. l.. Felix, E. E. Birk-
head, Heber Matthews, s. A. Anderson
T. r. Barnard, Rowan Holbrook, G.
w. Feagan, ]. F. Vickers, c. M. Bar
nett, +. b. Pendleion Hooker Will
liams, z. Wayne Griffin, George Lew
is. s. p. Render, A. S. Yewell, A. e.
Pale, Misses Matte Sanderfur, Lettie
Marks, Elba Bean, Mary Smith, Hattie
Barnett, Mary Wedding, Mary Nall,
Lizzie Miller.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
ORGANIZATIONS VALUE
To The FARMERS.
Clearly Shown In Recent Sales of
Tobacco at 0wensbore and
Henderson.

One hundred and ninety-seven dol
lars difference in price between two
loads Of Tobacco delivered on the Ow-
ensboro market and two loads from
the same patch, in the same field de-
livered on the Henderson market
is at first thought rather startling,yet
such is the fact, says the jacksonville
Journal.
A gentleman living in Reeds neigh
borhood had a part of his tobacco
pooled with the Stemming District To-
bacco Association the remained was
unpooled. He first delivered tow loads
of his unpooled tobacco at Owensboro it
being nearer him and easier of access.
For these two loads he received $3.50,
Sc and 81. Next he delivered two
loads of the pooled tobacco at Hen
derson and received therefor 50, SO
and SO, exactly one hundred and nine
ty-seven dollars more that he received
for the two loads he delivered at Ow-
ensboro.
The gentleman said that henceforth
no argument was needed TO show him
the great benefit of the farmers pool
ing their tobacco and standing togeth-
er as one man. He said no more to-
bacco would be raised on his place ex-
cept it be pooled
He said further, 81 see the value
of close organization. In this Stem
ming District there is four or five
times as much tobacco pooled as there
is in greensboro district. hence there
is more competition in selling up there
and the Trust fixes the price. If farm
ers generally will profit by my expe-
rience and pool eighty to eighty-five
per cent. of this years crop we will
get ten or twelve dollars around for
n -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
BOY OF ten CHARGED
With MURDER
Stabbed Fourteen 'Year-old Boy
With Burc6n Knife
Causing Death.
The greensboro Messenger says:

John Dougherty, the ten-year-old
boy who inflicted a fatal wound on
Dan Head, was rearrested Tuesday
morning on a warrant charging him
with murder and placed in Jail. Be-
fore being taken to Jail, he was TAX
en- before Judge Owen and his exam
ing trial set for Friday morning.
The warrant first issued against
young Dougherty charged him with
malicious cutting. Upon the death
of Dan Head, however, this warrant
was nullified, and it became neces-
sary to issue another charging the
graver offense. Head died at the
city hospital on Monday night.
Coroner Grausz held an inquisi-
ton into the cause of Heads death
at the old Verbaas market on Third
street, the scene of the stabbing, al
9 o'clock Tuesday morning. The only
eye witnesses were John and Charles
Schott. They testified that the boys
ildu Il QudIiel oOtHe lililt utiDIF VIC
cutting in which Dougherty called
Head vile name. The quarrel was
renewed at the meat market, Head
demanded that Dousherty take it
back" which Dougherty refused 10
do. Head then advanced on Dough-
erty with the expressed intention of
striking him. Dougherty retreated
until he reached a meat block in the
rear of the building on which there
was a butcher knife. He grabbed this
knife and stabbed Head as the latter
advanced on him. This was prac-
tically all the evidence before the
coroner's jury. The substance of the
testimony is that Dougherty was
seeking to avoid a conflict with Head,
but no definite conclusion is reached
further than that the killing was a
case of homicide"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
MAY CARRY fight To
STATE CONVENTION.
Proposed to Continue his Fake
Temperance Campaign and
Re0rganiZe Party.

A Louisville special to the Cincin-
maui Enquirer says:
Some of former Governor Beck
hams plans have been announced
by close friends. 1t is asserted that
his fight will be to keep the senate
deadlocked to the finish. Then he
proposes SO his managers say, TO
make a fight for control of the COM
ing state convention, to reorganize
the party with committee of his own
selection, and to induce the conven-
ton 10 adopt a resolution indorsing
him and correcting any defects which
his opponents claim are now con-
tanned in the senatorial nomination
secured in the promary. Beckham's
friends assert further that If he is
not elected at this session he will
make a two-years' crusade as the
apostle of temperance and against
the liquor interests, which he
charges, are responsible for his pres
ent plight.
"In the meantime it is predicted
that the party in the senate will be
torn to shreds. But If Beckham is
to inaugurate another temperance
and prohibition crusade in the state
those in the Democratic party who
oppose his views on this question will
see that the matter is presented in
some form to the coming convention
in order that for the first time the
question may be fairly and square
ly presented to the accredited repre-
sentatives of the party. This they
say will then determine finally wheth-
er the Democratic party in the state
wants to go on record as prohibit
ton and temperance party. No party
convention has ever spoken on the
question. Democrats who are oppos-
ed to drastic temperance legislation
say Beckham cannot afford to speak
for his party on this question until
the convention has determined the
matter.
Men interested in the beer and
whisky industry here deny emphatic
ally that they are in any wise re-
sponsible for opposition to Beckham.
They say they are keeping out of pol
itics and are minding their own bus
mess.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
LEAVES SUPPER TABLE
To KILL himself.
Anderson Mercer Becomes De-
mented and takes his
Own Life.

Anderson Mercer shot himself ia
tally at his home one-half mile above
Reynolds Station last Friday evening
He was seated at his table with his
wife eating supper and remarked that
he did not feel well, and getting up,
after eating few bites, he went into
and adjoining room as II to lie down
to rest. In very short time his
wife heard the report of gun and
she called to her husband to go out
and see who was shooting so near to
the house. He made no response and
she then went into the room, where
she was shocked to find him dead
with blood flowing from CHASTITY
wound and his brain despatched over
the floor and on the furniture and even
on the ceiling of the room. BY him
on the floor was the shotgun with
which he had evidently killed him
self. The entire top Of his head was
blown off. Y
The alarm was given and soon the
neighbours gathered n.Apparently he
had sat In chair and placed the
gun between his knees had placed the
muzzle against his head and then
pulled the trigger.
Mr.. Mercer was about 46 years Of
age and had been married only four
years. He had no children. For the
past two years his mind had been
unbalancede' and in recent weeks 1t
seems that he grew much more
feeble mentally. ~ "a 'eQ ~
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
POOLED hurley
Brings GOOD Price
Equity Society Sells one Thous-
and Six Hundred and Fifty
HogSheadS.

Frankfort, yK., Jan. 27.-Officials
Of the tobacco department of the
American Society of Equity here are
much elatcd over the disposal of l.
$50 hogsheads of the pooled Burnley
crop at Winchester at excellent prices.
Five hogsheads Of leaf sold at thirty
cents a. pound. Five hundred hogs
heads of red brought eighteen cents.
an increase of ten cents per pound
on this gradf One lot of 500 hogs
heads of second-grade "spodge," sold
for eleven cents per pound. This
grade formerly brought from three to
five cents. say Equity men. The re-
mainder amounting to e45 hogsheads
sold at various prices. all above ele-
ven cents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
Carson Tompson.

Miss Olive Edna Carson and Mr..
George Lee Thompson were quitely
married at the home of the brides ia
cher Mr.. j. l.. Carson in Hartford Jan.
2Sth at 1, o'clock. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. g. w. Dame.
AS the bridal couple entered the par
Tor Miss Mary Wedding played the
Flower Song" Only few intimate
friends were present. The bride look
ed very charming and stylish in a
tailored travelling suit Of dark blue
cloth and the groom very dignified in
the regulation black. The bride is
known and loved for her kindness Of
heart and winning personality by q
host of friends in Hartford and else
where. gs 1. "a a /, (,
Mr.. Thompson is Southern gentle
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
.MCLfANCOURT-
HOUSE WANTED
BY Other Towns Besides
CalhOon.
LivermOre and RumSey offer
to Put Up The
Dough.

The greensboro inquirer gives us the
following spiel about the Mclean
County Courthouse;
The county seat contest is warming
up in Mclean county. There are now
six candidates for the honors which
are at present held at Calhoon. OF
course, Calhoon wants TO continue as
the county seat. but Livermore, Rum
sey, Guffie and Poverty wants to be
the seat of the county government.
Livermore has employed Captain w.
T. Ellis of greensboro as counsel and
proposes to raise $4,000 to aid in the
erection of a courthouse and Jail.
Rumsey has also secured legal
counsel, and Mr.. Tilden Ballantine, of
that place announced that Rumsey
has subscribed $4,000 with which to
erect a courthouse and Jail.
Guffie and Proverty are two other
candidates for county seat honors,
but If either has offered any finan-
cial inducements, the fact has not
been made public.
The Calhoon Star says that the
Basin is also in the fight, and it is
offering some very convincing argu-
ments in the way of finance. Alfred
Bates, of the Basin is quoted as say
ing the people of that vicinity have
raised $4,000, and that the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad had con-
tributed $4,000 making a total of
$4,000 in cash, and that the railroad
company had also agreed to build a
spur from their line down to the Ba-
sin. 1t is quite probable that Mr..
Bates was only testing.
Calhoon seems to be moving right
along as If there is no danger of the
loss of the county seat to that town.
The Mclean county fiscal court,
which met in called session to take
some action in the matter, appoint
ed a committee composed of Judge
William B. Noe, William Boston and
architects 10 get prices on new
courthouse to be erected in Calhoon"
and several architects have already
been to Calhoon to make plans and
estimates.
However, the Calhoon Star does not
seem to be so sanguine that Calhoon
is going to win easily as it says:
1T behooves Calhoon to put her
best energies to work to secure the
new courthouse, as there is an under
current working against 1t being To-
Gated here, is no secret. However,
the Star firmly believes it will be
built here, our citizens need not sit
idly on the fence and do nothing.
You've got to get up and hustle until
the coveted plum is secured"
Calhoon, the present county seat,
Is the most centrally located point
that is contesting for 1t except Rum
sey. Both are near the center of the
county the towns being on opposite
sides of rGeen river. Livermore is on
the south border. and just across
Green river from Ohio county. The
basin is between Calhoon and Liver
more and is on Green river. Cuff
fie is in the west end of the county
and near the Daviess county line.
Poverty is also in the west end of the
county and near the Hopkins. county
line. Livermore is the only town in
the cotest which has both river and
railroad transportation facilities.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
Drills for Company N"

The following drills are designat-
ed for company II. in order to get
ready for the inspection which will
be held on March 81, 1908, viz: Feb
ruary I, 21; March 6. 10 and 20. Drills
will be held from 1880 to $50 p. m.
indoor target practice will begin on
the evening of February Z. and con-
tinue on to inspection.
Every member of the company is ex
pected to be present at these drills
with guns in good condition. The
blue uniform will be worn.
BY order of Capt. DeWeese.
c. B.SHOWN,
LIST Sgt. Co. H. 3rd INIT, X. N. G.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-31
STATE PRIMARY
NOT LEGAL
And Beckham'S Senatorial
Nomination Invalid.
Point Arises In Trial of Moses
Kaufman for Publicly
Marking Ballots.

Lexington, KY, Jan. 2S.-Circuit
Judge Parker decides to-day that the
primary election held in this county
in 1906 to decida the scnai orial race
between Beckham and McCreary was
illegally held and that, therefore, al
though Moses Kaufman, who was in
dicted for marking the ballots of vot-
ers, had been proven 10 have marked
thirty or forty ballots,he could not be
punished,as the election itself was il
legal.
Judge Parker by his decision prac-
tically holds that j. C. w. Beckham's
claim 10 the nomination for United
States Senator is invalid, though that
point was not in issue in the case be-
fore him.
After hearing The testimony for the
prosecution, Commonwealth Attorney
John b. Allen said that the law re-
quired that at least twenty different
posters should be placed at conspicu-
Gus points in each county announcing
that a primary was 10 be held, but
that he had conferred with both the
local and State Democratic committees
and they had admitted that no such
posters had been put up. The court on
this statement decided as the law had
not been complied with legal primar:
election had not been held and therefore
the defendant could not be held ac-
countable for his actions as an officer
of an illegal election. He,therefore, on
motion of the defense, ordered pcremp-
tory instructions for the defendant, and
similar case against Fred Lazarus
was also ordered dismissed.
Mr.. Kaufman, who was chairman of
the Democratic City Committee, and
a warm Beckham partisan, was Judge
of the election at the Merino-street
precinct. He was indicted on the
charge of having marked the ballots
of voters who were not physically
disqualified for doing this themselves.
Judge Matt S. Walton, one of the mosi
prominent Democrats of this city, was
the first witness called. The witness
said he was clerk in the Merino-street
precinct and was personally for Nc
Creary. He said he saw Mr.. Kauf-
man mark thirty or forty ballots Oh
that day. He and Judge Riley also
marked the ballots. Most of these
were the ballots of negroes. 1t was
always done in the presence of ne
groes and always with stencil. He
said that the negroes would come In
with a slip in their hand, and state
that they wanted TO vote for those
men. The first time this was done,
he said, he objected. These negroes,
he said, would state that they were
unable 10 read and write. He object
ed, but his objection, he said, was
overruled. He said that most Of the
ballots were stamped without the vot-
er being sworn. On cross-examination
he said that he himself had stamped
fifteen or twenty ballots. Most of
these, he said, were McCreary ballots,
and that some of these were sworn and
some were not. That these ballots
were voted under exactly the same
conditions as those-Mr. Kaufman mar
ked. He said that the men for whom
he stamped the ballots himself came II
with these slips after the McCreary
men had gotten wise" to the scheme
of the other side. He said that after
short time he had consented to the
stamping of the ballots.