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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
WANT ALL TO HAVE
 FULL OPPORTUNITY
COMMITTEES DESIRE THAT SUB. SCRlPTIONS TO CHAMBER OF
 COMMERCE BE AS WIDESPREAD
 POSSIBLE.

This was given out by the officials yes- terday:
 "The preferred per cent accumulative stock In the new Chamber of Commerce building is being rapidly subscribed. It Is desirable that this subscription be as widespread possible. A number of voluntary subscriptions have been re- ceived, and that every citizen of Br- mingham. whether member of the Commercial club or not shall have an op- portunity to subscribe. subscriptions will be received by any one of the daily news papers, or may be sent to J. B. Babb, secretary of the Commercial club. It is very important that prompt action be taken"
 The work of preparing for the erection of the big Chamber of Commerce building is being taken up by the committees ap- pointed. They all held meetings yester- day and are now making things fly. In order to give every member of the Com mercal club an opportunity to share in the honor as we'll as the profit of building this home for civic effort, letters are being addressed to the members, but everyone has an opportunity.
 The plans for the building are being Grawn up and the scheme has met with remarkable success. It has been decided to use part of the walls now standing on the Chalifoux corner, although the inside will be built of concrete. Six of the seven stories will be used for office purposes and will furnish a fine revenue for the stockholders
 In the list of subscriptions published Sunday M. P. Mossey was credited with $50, This should have read M. P. Mes ser $250
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
BADGE IS SENT TO
 GENERAL LEES SON
Committee Had Intended to Present 1t to Commando r-n-Chief at
 the Reunion.

sad duty yesterday devolved upon the executive. committee of the Confed- crate reunion. The following letter with an nclosure was sent to the son of Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
 Hon. Blewett Lee, Asst. Council, Illinois Central R. R. Co.,. Chicago. Ill. Dear Sir:-It had been the intention Of the executive committee in charge of the re union arrangements to present to your ilustrious father, upon the occasion of the United Confederate Veterans reun- ion, this badge which we enclose you. Providence has willed otherwise, and we send it to you with deer sympathy for you in the great sorrow that has come 10 you, feeling heavily the loss ourselves. Yours very truly,
 J. NJ. WILZIN Chairman.
 J. l.. YANCEY. vice-Chairman
 w. D. NESBITT.
 J. w. SHELBY,
 R. M. GOODALL,
 Executive Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16

Tbe Birmingham political kettle VII tegin to boil within the next three days. Already the kindling has been prepared, The matches secured and the light is all that is needed.
 Yesterday several petitions to call the .,tv,s executive committee were circulat- ed TWO of them are said to be signed by the requisite five members, and Will be presented to Chairman Atticus Mullln this morning.
 The call for the meeting will more than likely be issued today for either Wednes- day or Thursday. Then the committed will meet and take charge of the prob- 1ems that now face the electorate of ths town.
 First comes the question of date for the primary It is settled that the cam paign will be short, but whether the rimary is to be held in the middle Of July or the middle of August is an un- certainty as there seems to be diff ference of opinion on that score It will result in a committee fight.
 The executive committee will of course appoint the usual sub committees, and will in the course of the nextafew weeks select registrars for the various wards. Every voter will have to regis ter before he can take part in the pri- mary.
 The city council will at it's meeting Wednesday lay the ward lines for the new eastern part of the city. Avondaie
 ;,, all probability take part in the elec- tion It has been claimed that those citizens, having been a part of Bir- nlingham but two weeks, cannot vote under the 90 day clause, but this is sad to be enumerated by the municipal code.
 In preparing for the election numerous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
MORE GOING OUT,
 LESS COMING IN
CITY AUDITOR SHOWS MAYOR WARD WHERE DISBURSEMENT HAVE GAINED $2o,ooo AND RE. cEIPTs HAVE LOST $1s,ooo.

City Auditor c. S. Peterson has rem dered to Mayor Ward a comparative statement showing the receipts and dis hursements of the city for the first five months of 1908 as compared with 1907. According to the report the receipts for 1908 have been $l9,00O less than for the first five months of the preceding year. The disbursements for the first five months of 1908 have been $20,000 more than for the corresponding months of 1907.
 The total disbursements for the first live months of 1907 were S2S7, 7,O7393 against s3O7, ,0S625 in 1908. The total receipts for the first five months of 1907 were $329, Ill., 52, while in 1908 they were sS90, ,2l9S5
 The net decrease for 1908 as compared with 1907 for the period of the first five months is $19,S90.67.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
AN ANGLER's ELYslUM.

According to advertisements all summer resorts are alike. They are the best ever but if fishing is better anywhere else than it is in Georgian Bay" we do not know where it Is. There is a greater variety of fish in this water than any where else, and they are always hungry. The only place is Georgian Bay-so the fishermen say. Suppose you send for booklet issued by Grand Trunk Railway system free, telling about the home of the bass, pckerel, pike and the noble trout family Address G. w. Vaux, 917 Merchants Loan and Trust building, Chi cagO, III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
Pratt City Revival Services,

The revival services which have been held at the Methodist church at Pratt City for the past two weeks under the close Sunday night. As result of these services several persons have been converted and much good done Drs. Armstrong and Ireland will ope a series of services in Birmingham be- ginning tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
construction Company IIneorporated.

Papers of incorporation were filed in the office of the probate court yester- day by the Simmons Construction com pany. The capital stock is listed at 5000, all paid in, consisting of 50 shares with par value of $10O each.
 The petition requests that the company be granted permission to operate coal and ore mines, construct railroads and houses, or anything else of like nature. Officers are named as A. c. Simmons, president and general manager; M. A, Hayes, treasurer and F.. S. Hayes, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
ORGANIZE FIFE
 AND DRUM CORPS
Troop D Hopes to Have Drummers Ready for the Next Bat
 talion Drill.

Troop D is busily engaged in organizing a drum and fife corps. This corps, when complete, will consist of six men and il will be a valuable adjunct to the Sir mngham companies of the Alabama Ma tional Guard when they are parade. The troop hopes to have it fully organ ized and ready for business in tune for the battalion muster on June 25. The drum corp will not take the place of the usual band as that will also be used, bur it will prove q valuable aid to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
Neck Broken by Train.

Columbus, Ga, June 15.-(Special) )-The remains of Adolphus Marlborough, aged N years who was killed last night in the suburbs of Columbus by Central of Georgia railway passenger train. will be carried tomorrow to Beulah, Ala, for in- terment He was sitting on the track when the tram came along, knocking him off and breaking his neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,
Mrs. w. A. vanhouser.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. W. A. Vanhouser, who died Sunday morning, the result of wounds in- flcted by revolver in the hands of T. Luther Birchfield early Sunday after noon, will be held this afternoon at 4 clock in the parlors of the Gaudn Un- dertaking Company The remains will be taken to Kentucky for interment by the husband of the deceased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
VirqiI Homer Cain.

Virgil Homer Cain, age 40 years, died yesterday morning at the corner of Av- enue I and Twenty-seventh street. The remains were sent to Rochelle yesterday afternoon by Shaw & Son for interment The deceased was employed by the South ern Railway company in the capacity of timekeeper. He Is survived by son, Ar thur H. Cain, 719 Equitable building, At lanta Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
THE WEATHER.

Washington, June 16.-Forecast: Ala bama-Local showers Tuesday and We'd nesday, except fair Tuesday in extreme north portion; light to fresh northeast to southeast winds.
 Mississipp-Showers Tuesday and We'd nesday; light to fresh east to southeast winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
Marriage License Issued.

But one marriage license was issued in the office of the probate court yesterday, D. Lehman of Gulfport. Miss. to Miss Jenette Mayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
T. Luther BirchfjeId.

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock over the remains of T. Ldther Birchfield, at his late resi- dence 1901 Avenue c. Interment was at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
Mrs, Hunter.

Notice was received in Birmingham yes- terday of the death of Mrs. Hunter at Maylene Sunday night at 10 o'clock. Flu neral services will be held in Maylene this afternoon and interment will be at the same place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
PRIMARY DATE PROBABLY
 WILL BE SET THIS WEEK

interesting and unique points are com ing up and will be watched with great interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
eurruss Files Expense Account.

Prof. Henry Page Burruss filed with Probate Judge Samuel E. Green yester- day a statement of the expense incurred by him in his race for county superinten- cent of education. The following expense was listed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
E. T. Shaw & son. undertakers.

Green Undertaking Co.,, Wallace c. Johns. Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16

Local Office U. S. Weather Bureau,
 Birmingham, Ala, June 16, 1908. Weather conditions for the A hours end
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
POEMS THIS WEEK

On this page will be found two
poems that might we'll rank with
some of Father Ryan's martial
Southern airs. They are given
to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN for first
publication, having been sent by
the author to Mrs. j. Griff Ed
wards, Portsmouth, Va, for use
by the Confederate choirs.
The author is Mr.. Henry III.
Harrison, a native of Charles
City County, Va, but now and
for many years, a large orange
grower of Black Point, Dade
County, Florida. Mr.. Harrison
was a member of Co. B., Add Va.
Cavalry Battalion, during the
war between the States. These
poems will doubtless find their
merited place among Southern
songs. Set to the more or less
familiar airs of "Allan Water
and 'The Watch on the Rhine. -
they may be sung by our people
and chOirs until new airs are
written for them, which is now
being done by a Swiss composer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
US. DISPENSATORY
Describes the Principal INGREDIENTS
Contained In Pe-ru-na

Describes the Principal Infred,euts
Contained I1 Pe-ru-na.
Are We claiming too much for Peruna
when We claim it to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrhf Have We
abundant proofthat Peruna Il In real
ity such catarrh remedy Let m see
what the United States Dispensatory
says Of the principal ingredients Of
Peruna.
Take, for instance, the Ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal
The United States pispenxatory saws
ofthis herbal remedy, that il il largely
employed in the treatment sfdsprsysd
mucous membranes, ehrenio riilisis
nasal catarrh), atomic dyspepsia (ca-
tarrh Of the stomach, chronic intssti.
nal catarrh, catarrhal jaandics (oa-
tarrh of the liver, and In diseased
mucous membranes of the pelvic
organs. It ia also recommended for
the treatment Of various forms Of dis
eases peculiar to women.
theringrcdient Of Psruna. corv-
dalis formosa, is classsd in the United
states Dispensatory as tenic. So also
Is cubebs classed as stcmaeh;c and a.
tonic fer the mucous membranes.
Cedron seeds is another ingredient of
Peruna, an excellent drug that has
been very largely overlooked by the
medical profession for the past fifty
years. The seeds are to DO found in
very few drug stores. The United
States Dispensatory says Of the action
of cedron that it is used a. q bittar
tonic and In the treatment Of aysen-
terry, and in intermittent diseases "a a
substitute for quinine.
Oil of copaiba, another ingredient
OF Peruna, is classed by the United
States Dispensatory as q mild sttnu-
liant and diuretic. Itscts on the ston-
ach and intestinal tract. 1t ssss a. a
stimulant on the genito-urinary nen-
branes. Useful in chronic cystitis,
chronic dysentery and diaxrhea, and
SEINE chronic diseases of the liver and
kidneys.
Send to rs for q free book Of tssta-
monials Of what the people think 81
Peruna as catarrh remedy. The best
evidence is the testimony Of those who
have tried it.
AK your Druggist for q Free
Peruna Almanac for 1909
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
CRISP NEWS.

Professor Willis A. Jenkins, exam
iner Of schools in the First District.
has resigned to accept the position OF
director of the Normal School and Agri-
cultural departments of the Hampton
High Schools.
II. B. Warner, of Lexington, N. c..
late president of the National Editorial
Association and editor Of the licking
ton Dispatch. arrived here yesterday
afternoon" says the Richmond I'D.
with ten attractive young ladies of
the Tarheel State. the successful can
didates of the fifth annual outing con-
test conducted by that paper. They
will spend a day here. attending the
theatres and seeing the historic sights,
and will depart on q trip. extending
over ten days and visiting the cities of
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
THE BORDER GUARD.

WATCH SONG AND CHORUS.
CAir: De wacht Am Rbeyn1
Mid darkest night, mid tempest high.
Rings through the land a woman's crv
tCalls Ger it's hills, its waters widely
WHO watches by Potomac's sideY'
Fear not that strandi Foreyermore
Virginia guards Potomac's shore.
And first the foe who strikes Mt thee
Must cross the grave of Robert Lee. >
CHORUS.
Sleep on, loved onel
On every hand
Brave hearts watch DER
Thy Southern Land;
Brave hearts Ger every pass keep watch.
Keep watch and ward,
And never sleeps
Thy Border-Guardi
eff Old Virginia, true and tried.
Is watching by Potomac's side,
Then all is well; but this tell me:-
Who keeps the Gate Of Tennessee
Along the rocky mountain-side
Where Chicamauga's heroes died
Stands, mid the gloom, a darker mass
Fear notl for Georgia keeps the passl''
(cHoRUs.)
while Georgia's faithful mountaineers
Shall hold the pass. have no fears:
But lookl methinks see a CLEAN
OF danger on the mighty streamr'
An answering shout comes through ne nIqAt
A clash Of arms. fash of light
Thine own the cannon here that CLEAN
Missouri watches Ger the streamr'
(cHoRUs.)
"Tis well Missouri watches there.
The strong Of arm, the bold to dare:
Mid faithful guards like these, rest:
But who will keep the boundless xsa,''
Come from the West the clash of swords.
The tramp ofhoofs, the aIswrns xEas:-
Fear not for us! While life remains
unconquered Texas holds the plainsp"
(cHoRUs.)
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
LYNCHBURG GOES DRY.

BY majority of 1876 out of i, 1858
votes Lynchburg last week decided to
Danish the licensed saloon, and thirty
four saloons, one wholesale whiskey
firm and three beer agencies will close
their doors and this city will be dry.
The writ of mandamus awarded rep
resentative of the Anti-Saloon League
by the Supreme Court of Appeals to
compel Lynchburg registrar to permit
memoranda to be made from his regis
. tration books, will be far-reaching in
its effect upon other cities that are to
have local option contests.
BY this decision of the Lynchburg
voters, the entire line of the Southern
Railway main line from Alexandria, Va,
to Montgomery, Ala, will be ''dry" by
the first part of next year. Charlottes-
vile and Danville, two "wet" cities on
the Southern, joined the dry" ranks
in Virginia in the past six months. North
Carolina voted prohibition also this past
year, while Georgia has banished the
saloon and the Carolina cities on the
Southern recently knocked out the dis
pensary.
Apparently the temperance wave is
sweeping too grandly to suit some week
kneed papers and politicians. Com
menting on the Lynchburg result the
Richmond Times-Dispatch takes this
moody view:
"Lynchburg g vote on the saloon issue
| furnishes fresh proof of the power of
the anti-liquor movement in this State.
The drys carried all three wards and
won out by decisive majority. Their
predictions, both as to the figure of the
total vote and the total vote and the
dimensions of their own victory, were
strikingly fulfilled. Less than 1000
ballots were cast, and nearly 200 more
men voted against the saloon than for
it.
'Lynchburg is the largest single
stronghold that the anti-saloon organi-
cation has yet captured. The cam
palgn was warm, as any campaign in
volving both ethical zeal and financial
interest is sure to be, but the polling
on Saturday was conducted quietly and
in good order. This part of the days
proceedings, at any rate, is ground for
mutual congratulation. AS for the re-
suit, 1T was hardly logic or economics
that brought it about. 1t is not going
too far to say that most of the reasons
which turned Lynchburg dry were
summed up and symbolized in those $50
school children, who marshaled by
young women, took stand on the Court
Street steps at 8 o'clock in the morning,
and sang ''dry" songs set to popular
airs.
cit is exceedingly difficult to beat a
demonstration of that sort. Prohibi-
tionists have never answered the argu-
ment that prohibition does not prohibit.
They do not have to. When they have
gathered under their banner the chill
dren, the women and the church, they
have an intangible argument upon
which nationality breaks itself in vain.
Sentiment, emotion, religion, all the
subtler and more spiritual forms OF
appeal which are obviously denied tc
the liquor element, are the prohibition
lists most powerful auxiliaries. Facts
in the light Of experience, which might
be decisive in other controversies, be-
come of secondary importance here.
A column of incontrovertible statistics
is no answer to lot of little children
singing songs"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
"SUPPOSIN'" WISHING,

We are surprised that the
Richmond Journal, that urged
Bryan's nomination in the face of
handicaps, so vehement against
boilers from Bryan, singing in
season and out for regularity
and sticking to nominees, ct cetera
and etcetera, should deal in such
mean-spirited inuendoes as the
following:
Suppose Judge William Hodges Mann
should be nominated for Governor in the
Democratic primary on a platform of
Statewide prohibition.
Suppose the nomination was the out
come OF three or four-cornered race,
and that Judge Mann got less than 4
majority of all the votes cast.
Suppose the Republican State Con-
vention should nominate a strong, clean
man, on n platform protesting against
the poll tax voting requirement.
suppose the solid liquor vote-which is
usually a psid-up vote ready to partici-
pate-should leave the Democratic party
and vote for the Republican nominee.
Suppose all those in the Democratic
party whe resent the poll tax REQUIRE
mentshould express their silent protest
in voting against the party responsible
for that clause in the Constitution.
Would it be bet at long odds that
the Democrats would win?
There is going to be no plat
form OF Statewide Prohibition
and even il there were suppose
the name of the Journals friend
and ally, Hon. Henry C. Stuart,
should be substituted for that oil
Judge Mann under the above
category of 'supposin's "-what
then? Such newspaper tactics are
making votes for Judge Mann,
'alreaty YET.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
SOME ONE PLEASE ANSWER

In fear and trembling this query il
suggested: If the. Virginia Court o.
Appeals becomes pro tanta and quoad
hoe a legislative body when reviewing
and affirming an order Of the CORPORA.
tion Commission ordaining rates OF
transportation, what does the Supreme
Court Of the United States become
when affirming or reversing q rate
decision of the Court of Appeals?"-
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
AS to the above, we are some
what in the position of the bow.
who, when asked if he understood
the question, replied that he un-
derstood it all right but he didn't
know what it meant.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
OYSTER CROP LARGE.
commander Howard, of Mary
land, Says Great Catch Has
Lowered Price.

Commander Howard, of Mary
land, Says Great Catch Has
Lowered Price.
That oysters are not only more plen-
tiful, but better and cheaper than in
many years was the gist of an enthusi-
astic statement made yesterday after
noon by Capt T. c. B. Howard, COM
mander of the State Oyster Navy.
Captain Howard called at the Office of
the Governor to confer with him in ref
erence to violations of the game law on
the Susquehanna fats, where, it is said.
ducks are being slaughtered from pow
err boats.
After the conference had ended Cap
tain Howard spoke of the wonderful
catch OF oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries this year.
Il do not recollect time when oys-
ters have been more plentiful than this
year, he said. Last Saturday night
there were more than 100, 900 bushels
anoat on the bay on their way to mar
ket, mostly to Baltimore. So enormous
has been the catch that the price of
oysters has gone way down and many
oyster boats have been put out of COM
mission and their crews disbanded. I
know of at least 100 boats that have
been put out of commission for this rea-
son, it not paying the owners to catch
the oysters and take them to market at
the price. Oysters today in Choptank
river are selling for 20 cents a bushel.
The same oysters this time last year
were bringing so and 60 cents a bushel.
Moreover, the oysters caught this sea
son are the best. The flavor and size
are above the average, and the price is
so low that the oystermen are carving
to market only the best raw stock
Captain Howard was asked to what
ne ATTRIBUTED the big supply of oysters,
| and said that he principally attributed
1t to the Gull law and its enforcement.
baltimore Sun. December 3.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-12-11
ATS ATTITUDE TOWARDS
THE SOUTH.

1t is stated that the President
elect will address the North Caro-
lima Society in New York City
next month and that he will then
outline his proposed policy to-
wards the South. 1t will be re-
membered that President-elect
Taft in his canvass advocated the
support of the South ON the
ground that we no longer needed
''solidity", and that Southern
men could safely associate them
selves with the Republican party.
1t may be that Mr.. Taft will not
feel that it is necessary to follow
out the policy of President Roose-
Welt in his southern appoint
ments, but il he is pledged to
that policy in it's entirety he
will be obligedto confirm the
appointment of DR.. Crum as
Collector of Customs at Char.
lesion, s. G.. This may be good
policy, but we are unable to see
how he expects to split the South
with appointments such as this.
1t is indeed stated that Roosevelt
has continued Crum in office at
the request of Booker Washing
ton, but if this is true it will not
help the cause of Republicanism
among the South Carolinians. Il
a good white Republican cannot
be found in the Palmetto State
for the Office of Collector of a
port, it would seem that at any
rate the best men of the Demo.
cratic party have not gone over
to the enemy. Even the tempta-
ton of a relationship seems not
to have drawn any one.