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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
O'Keefe Girl Is Found,

Philadelphia January 1. = Agnes
Okeefe, hall girl at the Hotel Hanover
in this city, appeared much SURPRISED to-
day when told that she was at first sup
posed to have been the victim of the
swamp murder at Harrison, NJ.
What on earth.'' she exclaimed, could
have led them to believe it was [?
L read in the papers a day or so ago
that woman named O'Keefe had been
murdered at Harrison and was struck
at the similarity of the name with mine.
Then | read that a detective named
Drabell, who is friend of mine, was de-
tailed on the case. This also interested
me in the mystery But I never for
a moment thought that anyone thought
| was the murdered woman"
Until two weeks ago, when she came
to the Hotel Hanover, she was employed
as maid by Mrs. Henry Halo of Orange.
N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Antl-Ciuarette Law up.

Lansing, Mich, January lin the con-
stitutonal convention today a cigarette
discussion that in the beginning gave the
appearance of having been entered into
jolkingly passed quickly into the serious
stage, and resulted In the adoption of a
proposal to stop the sale OF cigarettes in
this state. The proposition was carried
in committee of the whole and later 1t
was adopted Sc to II in formal session.
The opposition to the proposal will be
renewed when it comes up on second
reading. \.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
"Cominu Thro' the Rye,n

Frank Lalor, that delightfully."- droll lit
tie comedian, is coming back with his
host of entertainers in Coming Thro
the Rye" and will be seen here at the
jefferson next Monday night. This de-
lightful song play made one of the great
successes of last season in this city, and
announcement of it's return at this time
will be greeted with unusual satisfaction
by all who enjoy the best in theatrical
entertainment. The sale of seats opens
tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
At the Majestic,

With every seat in the house filled at
matinee and evening performances at the
Majestic yesterday. the popular play
house was the scene of rare exhibition
of the holiday spirit. The performers
were encouraged to their best efforts and
the rollicking fun and keen entertainment
afforded kept the new years crowds in
the best of humor Connelly's piano play
ing made such a hit that the brilliant
young musician was forced to give every
thing he knew from Chopin to rag-time
The bill which has caught the crowds will
be repeated every afternoon at 2:30 cc clock
and every evening at $50 o'clock until
Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
"The Prince of PiIsen."

The reservation of seats begins today
from the box office of the Jefferson the.
atre for the forthcoming engagement of
Mr.. Henry -, Savage's new elaborate
production of Pixley and Luders' comic
opera 1.-The Prince of Pilsen,'' which
opens a short engagement of two per-
formances at the Jefferson on Saturday.
1t is the first Of the Savage companies
to reach Birmingham this season and
like all of this brilliant managers offer
ipgs, they will be welcomed most heart
ilV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
WILL DISCONTINUE TRAINS.
Nesbitt Returns From Meeting of Rail.
road Commission In Montgomery.

w. d. Nesbitt, associate railroad com
missioner. returned from Montgomery
last night. The commission heard the
petition of the Southern railway to be
allowed to discontinue several of it's
trains, among the number being locals
NOS Il and p, operating between Bir-
mingham and Admission. The commission
agreed to the petition in this instance
and SO notified J. S. B. Thompson, assist
ant to President Finley.
R. L. Simpson, general freight agent
OF the Southern in Birmingham; r. c..
Brand, traffic manager, and George F.
Browder, assistant traffic manager. ar
rived last night over the Louisville and
Nashville from Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
PETITION IN BANkRUPTcY.
Creditors of Quinn Furniture Company
File Petition With Allison.

petition in involuntary bankruptcy
against the Quinn Furnace company of
Admission, was filed with United States
Clerk Allison yesterday afternoon O. M.
Alexander, iron ore. $4S7. 50; j. r. Greene,
attorneys fees, $1,000; ]. M. Mable. labor.
$ol.n, and A. e. Swan, wood, $50 .25, were
the peitioning creditors.
The principal place of business of the
company was designated as Gadsden, and
1t was claimed that the defendant had
committed an act of bankruptcy in con-
veying to the Gadsden National bank. by
mortgage to secure pre-existing debt,
the sum of $780,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02

thanked Mr.. Anderson for the kind re-
membrance, and assured him that the
opinion the theatre employees held for the
troup was that it was the best aggregs-
ton that had ever visited Birmingham.
The employees of the theatre are Dan
Mack, treasurer; Frank Raymond, adver-
Using agent; Walter Eddleman, Ed Saw
yer. John Horn, Ed Bartelladen, Don
Donnelly and William Smith, stage
hands; D. Sarli, Joe Sarli, Lewis Sarli,
William Gilcher, Joe Carione and Tony
Facenda, orchestra, and Harry Yost,
manager
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
No Official News.

Washington, January 1.-The state de-
partment has received no information of
any news concerning the attack on the
consul at Ocos, Guatemala, by the Mex
lean consul at that place. In view of the
fact that the. United States appears to
be represented by a consul at Ocos, his
news of the difficulties would hardly be
sent to Washington direct, but through
whatever American official there may be
on duty at Guatemala City. No ad-
vices have been received from Charge
D'Affaires Sands of Guatemala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Movinq Picture Men orqanize.

The Southern Amusement company,
composed of operators of moving pictures
in the south, held a meeting yesterday
at the Hillman and formed the organi-
cation. There were attendants from all
the larger cities of the south. The con-
vention was terminated with a banquet
in the private dining room of the hotel.
p. r. Whiting of Montgomery was chos-
en- president of the association
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
At the Bijou.

The special New Year matinee of "A
Contented Woman at the Bijou theatre
yesterday afternoon, was well attended
Miss Lee is a great favorite here and
she has a congenal role in the play. The
story is fine satire on the womans
suffrage movement that carries its point
home in diverting fashion. The company
is very well balanced and some good
specialties contribute to the enjoyment of
each performance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
"The Three Of U.s."

At the Jefferson theatre tomorrow
night will be presented for the first time
in Birmingham the brilliant comedy of
western life entitled 1.-The Three, of Us"
which was the principal dramatic success
of last season in New York. The I'M
preston made by this play upon the
metropolitan critics and public was
remarkable in the annals of the theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Kills Baby and Herself.

Bevier, Mo- January Mrs. Bertha
Peil<ert, "a years old, killed herself and
her 2-months-old baby girl by drown
ing herself and the baby in a cistern
today. Her husband says he found
them gone when he awoke. He knew
of no cause for the act.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Youno Planter Arrested.

Hopkinsville, Ky. January HI r.
Crenshaw, a prominent young Trigg
county planter was arrested tonight,
charged with being a member of the night
riders band, which invaded Hopkinsville
on the night of December 6. Crenshaw,
who is well to do, protests his innocence.
He furnished a $1,000 bail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
their sober senses and stick their hands

their sober senses and stick their hands
up.
Men swear off on plenty of other
things besides rum at this season. 1 have
to have the papers typewriter for these
side lines of swearing off.
Generally at this period | swear off at
least a dozen fellows who undertake on
oath not to touch playing card for vary
ing periods. Say, make me stop playing
poker for a year, will you? is the usual
greeting of these chaps when they step
in, and I send 'em away cheerful in
the belief that if they're broke at the
corresponding period next year it won't
Swore Not to Beat His Wife.
Last year | swore off two downtown
business men, who took their oath that
they'd never again buy or sell a share of
stock on margin as long as they lived.
They'd been pretty well stung in the mar
ket. those two. and I guess that there's
not much chance that they've broken the
terms of their pledge
Il don't have enough New Years
swearers-off on eussing to need al sepa
rate blank for notarial patrons of that
kind, but | always catch quite few of
them at this season.
"A man with curious sort of bunch
toward virtue dropped in on me along
toward the close of the year in 1905 He
wanted to take oath that he'd never lay
a hand to his wife again as long as he
lived.
"Trig, well groomed sort of chap, too,
he was-probably a wifebeater in pros
porous circumstances. But l wouldn't
make out any swear-off paper for him.
II told him that I thought a normal
man ought to be able to make up his
mind and stick to it not to beat his wife
without taking any oath to such a propo-
sition.
'He took it huffily and told me that he
hadn't dropped in upon me for advice,
but to get a paper made out and exc
cuted. But he didn't get his paper from
me-
Another man-this was last year
wanted me to swear him off on ever get
ting up and giving his seat to woman
in a car again as long as he lived and
breathed. 1t seems that he'd given up his
seat in an avenue car that forenoon to
woman who didn't even give him so
much as a nod of thanks, and he stormed
around that the same thing had hap
pened to him about a dozen times dur
ing the previous month, and he wanted
things fixed so that he wouldn't make
fool of himself by favoring a woman
again as long as he was on top of the
earth.
'I didn't swear him off, either. for he
was too substantial and fine manNpo be
bound by any such frivolous oath. | told
him, all the same, that he ought to be
able to hang on to his seat without doing
any oath taking in connection with it.
He'd have perjured himself, sure If
he'd taken that oath. for a few mornings
ago | rode down with him. and although
he's 65 years of age, at Thirteenth street
he sprang up and surrendered his seat to
a fat woman with market basket-and
she never even looked her thanks, If she
felt any, at the fine old boy, either"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
DRS. DOZIER & DOzIER IS
MEDICo-SURGICAL AND ELEC-
TRO-THERAPEUTIO
TNCnInTrfurn

INSTITUTE
1171k N. Twenty-frst Street
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
A strictly high-class institute for the
scientific treatment of all oh ronic Nerv-
Gus, Blood, Skin, Rectal. Female and
Genito- Urinary diseases, Deformities.
Tumors Stin Joints. Cancer, Lupus.
Malignant Ulcers. Rheumatism and
Consumption.
Hemorrhoids, varicocIe, Hernia and
Venerial Diseases of every name,
nature, form and character, are
also treated and a legal
GUARANTEE OF CURE WILL BE
GIVEN IN EVERY CASE.
Our equipment, consisting of we'll
kept Prescription Department, X-Rav
Violet Ray, Static and Galvano- Parable
apparatus. Superb Heated Air, Electric
Light Cabinet, Eureka Nebulizer and
Ozone Limitations for nose, throat and
lungs, and thoroughly equipped Sur
gical Department modern and up-to-
date in every particular. give us a pres
tige over all competitors in Alabams
in our special line of practice.
COrrespon dence Invifed-ConsuItetion
and Examination Free.
Terms liberal and confidence held In
violate. Office hours s a. m. to D. M;
Sundays a. m. to l p. m.
A FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS
FROM THE PRESS.
The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Do
zier are without doubt the best known
specialists in the south. and their fame
is due entirely to their great skill
The Birmingham News: Both Drs
o. Il. and Byron Dozier are reliable
and experienced physicians and sur
geons, who deserve the great success
which has been and is theirs.
The Age-Herald: Drs Dozier's long
standing and approved abilities entitle
them to the proud distinction of stand
ing at the head of their profession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
NEGROES Indorse Foraker.

Topeka. Kas., January 1.-At meeting
of negroes from over Kansas to cele-
brate. emancipation day a resolution was
passed commencing Senator ]. b. Foraker
and pledging support to his Aspirations,
whatever they may be- The resolutions
called upon the negroes of the south in
joining in supporting him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Woman Lives 119 Years.

Hillsboro, Ore, January Mrs.
Mary Ramsey Wood died here today at
her daughters home, aged 119 years.
Mrs. Wood was a native of Tennessee
and later lived in Missouri. coming
from there to Oregon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
French Iurist Promoted.

Paris, January lit is considered prob
able that Maitre Cruppi, who represented
the Countess of Castellane in her recent
divorce proceedings will be appointed min
lister of justice In succession of M. Guyo1
Dessaigne, who died yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
Another Town Goes Dry.

Woodville, Miss, January 1.-By agree
ment between the prohibitionists and the
saloon men, this place became dry to-
day. The two saloons remaining here
went out of business
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
SPECIAL RATES
VIA
klyg[Sl

SPECIAL HOMESEEKERS' RATES
to many points in the West and North
west Tickets on sale first and third
Tuesdays of each month.
WINTER TOURIST RATES. The L.
& N. will sell tourists tickets to many
points in the South daily until April
30th, limited for return until May 31st.
Cali on write TO p. Sid james, d. p.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival ana departure OF
passenger trains at the rev Terminal
Station. Birmingham:
Objective December s, 1907
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
BRYAN SILL IN POLITICS
Will Promise No Man That He Will
Not Be a Candidate.

Philadelphia.-W. J. Bryan arrived
here today TO lecture tonight at the
commencement exercises Of business
college. When asked concerning his at
titude toward another Democratic nomi-
nation for the presidency, Mr.. Bryan
said:
"All | can say about 1912 is that |
hope it will never be necessary for me
to run for office again. | prefer to do
my work as private citizen.
when asked whether | would refuse
in advance even being a candidate again,
have said that | would not promise
anybody not to be a candidate for any
office
Il will add one other thing. and that
is that ! am still in politics and expect
to be for about twenty years, and ]
shall make il convenient to be present
whenever qnd wherever man or group
of men attempt to Republieanize the
party. Six million five hun
dred thousand voters of the Democracy
Endorsed the platform adopted at Den
ver."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
OIL COMPANIES ARE OUSTED
Fired and Fined by the Supreme
Court of Missouri.

jefferson City, Mo.-Declaring that
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
the Republic Oil Company of Ohio and
the Waters Pierce Oil Company of Mis-
souri, had conspired and combined TO
monopolize the oil business in the State,
the Supreme Court OF Missouri Wednes-
day issued decree busting all three
from the commonwealth and fined them
$4,000 each.
The decree against the Waters-Pieree
Company is tempered by the proyiso that
Il may continue business il. by March
I, 1909, il can show 10 the court that IL
has taken steps TO operate as an indie
pendent concern and has satisfied the
Judgment against 1t. The other com
panies are given until March !, 1909, to
wind up their affairs in the State.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
INSURANCE COMPANY WINS
Demurrer in Night Rider Case Sus-
tanned by Federal Judge.

Louisville, Ky.-The North River and
Globe and Rutgers insurance companies
won a signal victory Wednesday in the
United States Court when Judge Walter
Evans sustained the demurrers in the
action of the Luckett Wake Tobacco
Company against them for insurance
aggregating $4,000. growing out of losses
sustained by fire January and 3. 1908.
when the night riders made raid on
Russellville. Judge Evans will give a
written judgment in the suit Thursday.
The decision of Judge Evans is the up
holding of the riot clause in the insur-
ance policies, which protects the insur
ance companies from paying losses sus-
tanned as the result of riots. The plain
tiffs contended that the fire was not the
result of riot or uprising of the people
in Russellville, and that the insurance
were acquainted with the con
ditions in the tobacco growing districts
when they issued the policies.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
PARENTS LET CHILDREN DIE
Intimate Associate of Henry George
in Poverty.

Los Angeles, Calm n little furni-
ture-bare cottage at 31s Morton avenue,
Pasadena, the rooms of which are
heaped with books and reams OF type
written manuscript. one child is dead,
physicians are fighting for the life of a
second and third is critically i'll from
starvation.
The father Of the child admits that
while he and his wife have busted them
selves writing books and treatises on
balanced land culture, that the children
went hungry.
The little fellow who is dead had not
tasted food for three days. and for
weeks before that time had little nour-
ishment. The other child had Jared no
better.
The father is Warren Edward Bro
kaw, once editor of the Single Tax
Courier Of st. Louis, and intimate as
sociate of Henry George and recording
secretary of the single tax conference
Of 1898 in Chicago.
we got down to the last dreg- Of
poverty in an attempt TO work our
theory of balanced land tenure" said
Brokaw. I'VE have had little food.
Had we had food last week our child
would have been alive now"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
BURIED ON WEDDING DAY
Young Girl Dies at Sea While Gross
ing to Her Lover.

New York.-when the big liner BAL
tic warped into her dock Monday, after
one of the most tempcstuous voyages
Of her career, Charles e. Clarke. OF
Eureka, Utah, learned that the woman
he had waited years 10 wed had died
while crossing the ocean 10 join him in
the home he had made for both. The
girl, Miss Priscilla IIewison Of White
Haven, England, was stricken with peri.
tonitis soon after the ship sailed So
rough was the sea that the ships sur
geon found il impossible TO perform an
operation, and after two days illness
death ended her suiferings Neither the
young woman nor her brother, accom-.
panying her, had money to defray cost
of burial ashore, but several first cabin
passengers made up a liberal purse and
arranged TO have the body brought 10
New York for burial
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
MAN CATCHING" CONDEMNED
Philadelphia Rabbi Says They Deck
Out to Entrap Victim.

Philadelphia, Pa.-"Man catching" by
frivolous women was deplored in a ser
mon by Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf at
Keneseth Prael Temple. This, he de-
elared, was accountable for a good por-
tion of American divorces. The rabbi
said;
From the day the daughter enters
young womanhood, the sole thought of
many homes is man catching. No arti-
flee is Stunned that shall enable the
gorgeously decked out huntress quickest
to entrap her victim.
There is probably no thought which
occupies young society woman more
than that of being married; there Is
probably no thought which occupies her
less than that of being happy when
married OF making her husband happy"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
LABOR LEADERS IN CONTEMPT
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
Sentenced.

Washington-In court contempt pro
ceedings. pressed by the National Asso.
citation Of Manufacturers, President
Gompcrs and John Mitchell. vice-presi-
dent, and Frank Morrison. secretary OF
the American Federation Of Labor, were
sentenced today to Jail terms by Justice
Daniel Thew Wright, federal judge in
the District of Columbia. IN appeal
was taken and the labor leaders were
released under bond
The alleged contempt was against an
order of Justice Gould an associate on
the Supreme bench of the District Court,
granting a temporary injunction against
the publication by the labor organin.
ton of the Buck Stove and Range Com
pany of st. Louis. in the we do not
patronize" list in the American Fedora
zionist. the labor paper
Mr.. Gompers edits the paper. Mr..
Mitchell is vice president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. which supports
the publication, and Mr.. Morrison is
secretary.
Under the sentence by Justice Wright.
Mr.. Gompers is to spend twelve months
in Jail; Mr.. Mitchell nine months, and
Mr.. Morrison six months.
From the decision of this court APP
pcals will be taken TO the supreme
Court of the United States
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM
No Nights Rest Tor a Year s,.,
OF his Endurance Seemed E,,,
Owes Recovery 70 cuisu,,

My son Clyde was alnos, 49,.
pletely covered with eczema pa 80
clans treated him for nearly A ~.
without helping him any. lus 80
face. and neck were covered Win 49,.
soabs which he would rub until 49,
fell on. Then blood and matter vo,lt
run out and that would be NO..
Friends coming TO see him said ,hp
he got well he would be dlsau,r,1 q.
life. When Il seemed az II he cos,.
possibly stand II no longer. -
some Cuiicura Soap. Cuucura ON,
ment. and Cuticura Resolyent ~,
was the FIRST night for nearly A va,
that he slept In tho morning tbsr.
was a great change FOR the bette, /,
about ak weeks he was perfectly vsT
Our leading physician reoomme,A,
Cutieura for eczema Mu Mn
cockburn. Shiloh. o.. June II. 1907
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
Can't Sell Malt Liquor.

Atlanta. GA decision of the State
Court of Appeals handed down Thurs
day specifically SETTLED two important
points bearing on the prohibition laws of
Georgia. One was that the sale of malt
liquors TO minors whether intoxicating
on not is unlawful. The other was that
the sale Of malt liquors is prima facie
unlawful, and the defendant must prove
that malt beverage sold is not intoxieat,
ing. The opinion means that the State
has only 10 prove the sale Of malt
liquor 10 make il an unlawful act.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-31
HILL BUYS ANOTHER ROAD
Has Acquired the st. Louis, Browns
willie and Mexico Line.

Austin. Text is reported that J..
J. Hill and associates. in addition to the
purchase Of the Colorado and Southern
lines in Texas, have closed deals for
the purchase Of the ~. Louis, Browns
vile and Mexico, which was owned BY
a syndicate of 81. Louis men, and has
b. F. Hoakum, chairman of the Rock
Island Frisco executive committee, for
its president.
This road runs from AlgoP, a station
on the Santa Re midway between
Houston and Galveston, TO Brownsville,
situated in the lower valley Of the Rio
Grande, distance of 342 miles, aud
has "A branch line 10 Sanfordiee. fifty
three miles long. The acquired road
will be extended down the gulf coas.
to Tampico, Mexico, il is said