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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
Ferd Marx Store.

Luv6rne, where they raided one of ths biggest stills found in many months. Eli and Frank Sexton Cornelius Green, Mar ion Sexton, Will stringer, Dock Ellis and Houston Hart were arrested. Stringer and Ellis were released and the others held in $500 bond each. Just before reach ing the place of the still the party stopped at a house to make inquiry and heard a phone ring. They then heard some one warning others of the approach of off cers. The party then ran on ahead and the still workers were scattering in every direction when they caught up with them.
 Not For Daily Reports.
 ". 1T. Seymour, statistloian of the Ala bama department, does believe that there should be daily reports of the ginners. This has been suggested by Representa- tive Webb of North Carolina, but MT. Seymour thinks 1t would be too much of a strain on the machinery of collection. However, MT. Seymour thinks the reports ought to be made weekly.
 Miss Estes Passed.
 It is a matter of moment to her friends that Miss Maude Estes, member of one of the best families of Winston county, successfully passed the state examination and has been licensed to teach in the public schools of the state.
 pr. Bragg III.
 Friends of pr. Shirley Bragg. state jail and mill inspector, hear with regret that he Is yet confined to his bed i'll. It will likely be some days before he Is able to be about the state again. However, it is hoped that the warm spring weathe will soon bring him around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
coop SHOWING IN
 POLICE RECORDS Decrease In Arrests Follows
 Liquor Elimination SMOKE NUISANCE SERIOUS Burning of Soft Coal Makes the City !. Very Dirty-Two Prominent Men
 May Enter the Field as Candi- ;. dates For Governor.
SMOKE NUISANCE SERIOUS

Atlanta Maarch 4-(Special. )-There is little question that when the subject of prohibition again comes up for legislative discussion, the prohibitionists will get no 5 small amount of comfort out of the At E lanta police statistics.
 The second month under prohibition has passed, and like the first it's police court figures exhibited marked contrast to those of the same month just a year ago.
 The total number of police court cases for February this year was ITO, as against HI for the same month of 1907, differ enoe of 641 in favor of the prohibition month.
 The cases last month included 25 in which the charge was violating the state prohibition law. Of these 20 were straight out blind tigers, while five were held for selling alleged soft drinks which contained too large a percentage of alcohol to per- init them to come within that category.
 Naturally with 20 or more blind tigers at work there were some trunks, and now and then drunk would secure partial inl- munity by "peaching" on the animal $ lair.
 Considering these figures the prohioi- tonists will contend. and possibly with some force, that the absence of whisky has cut Atlantas criminal record down about sone-half.
 There was big decrease shown also in the number of juvenile cases before the recorder. February showing only 66, as against 13l for the preceding month. This is considered due in part at least to the agitation recently. aroused by the action of the police in arresting so many chil- dren on trivial charges.
 The Smoke Nuisance.
 Atlanta is .indulging hope, probably a vain one at this time, of getting rid of the smoke nuisance. The subject has been more or less agitated of late, and now the City Council has taken it up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
FERTILIZER TAGS
 DECREASE IN SALE Cotton Acreage, However, Is
 Not Reduced EDUCATING THE FARMERS Comm issioner Wilkinson Is Pleased With the Work Being Done By
 the Farmers Union-Extra
 Operators at Work.
EDUCATING THE FARMERS

Montgomery, March 4.-(Special. )-Auch interest has centered about the salo of fertilizer tags this spring for the reason that many thought the hard times of the fall would have two effects. one to send many back to the farms and the other to cause farm work to be laid out on the most economical plans. The first is said to be so from general observa- tion; cold figures show that there was good judgment in the latter.
 For the five months ending with Febru- ary the sales of tags by the state de- partment of agriculture was in money $51,- 7o4.4o. as compared to sse71S6O for the same time last year, showing q falling off of s15,01A0. In amount the sale this year was 172.34S tons, compared to 222,- S95, decrease of 5oo47. The sales for February of this year, however, were ss2, ,s69.27. compared to the same month last year of s2S.913.60.
 From what can be learned the acreage has not been decreased or will not be after planting is fin, but there is a very marked decrease in the amount of com mercial fertilizers used. This Is taken to
  much more land enrichment at home than ever before. The reports that reach the department of agriculture are indica- tive of a good crop year.
 Educating Farmers.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilk- inson Is much interested in the educa- tional campaign now being made by the Farmers union and attaches of his office and is lending every aid to them The department at Washington has notified him that Messrs. w. c. Smith, G. R. Jones and J. l.. Burgess have been as- signed to the work to be used as he sees fit. They are all export soil men. As the party, which is now in Pickens county, goes over the state it will be joined by the president and agriculturist of the agricultural schools and given the bench. of all they know in the work.
 Alston Running.
 Friends are soliciting support for Super numerary Judge A. H. Aston for the supreme court bench. This would seem to indicate that he is in the race.
 w. H. Norris of Russellville has been appointed tax commissioner of Franklin county.
 Nine-Hour Law.
 Several new telegraphers have been put to work in city railroad offices and yards as a result of the nine-hour law, a num- Der of stations on the Louisville and Nashville and some on the other lines have been discontinued. In many others !. to nine hours to meet the requirements of the law It will take several days to find out just how many changes will be made.
 Big Still Raided.
 Deputy Collector Ware and Deputy Mar shals Taylor and Kelley are back from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
NEW SODA FOUNTAIN
 ONEOF THE PRETTIEST
DEWBERRY DRUG COMPANY lN- STALLS MODERN AND SANITARY FOUNE-ANoTHE STROKE OF ENTERPRISE.

One of the prettiest and most modern soda water fountains ever sold in the south has been installed at the Dewberry Drug Co.'s store on the corner of Twen- ty-first street and Second avenue.
 The fountain is the finest east of Twen- teth street and the store enjoys the ex- tensive trade of that portion of the city.
 Not only will all the soft drinks be served but a speciality is being made of ice creams, sherbets, sandwiches and coffee. Hundreds of people eat a light lunch at Dewberry's daily The service will continue to be prompt, a feature that has. always been a strong drawing card at fDewberry'
 The new fountain is the latest pro- duct of the American Soda Fountain company and nothing is omitted that will give prompt service and perfect cleanli- ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
PEACE MOVEMENT,
Senate Committee Adopts The Hague
 Treaties,

Washington. March 4.-Six of the 13 treaties negotiated by the powers party to The Hague conference were today or dered reported favorably by the Senate committee on foreign relations. The treaties acted on are those against which it is thought no opposition will be raised in the Senate and relate to the follow ing;
 The opening of hostilities; laws and customs of wars on land: rights and duties of neutral states and individuals in land warfare; the placing of subma- rine mines; bombardment of undefended towns by naval forces and adopting the Geneva convention principles of maritime warfare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

and put it into the Investigating stage.
 A resolution was placed before the coun- cil at its meeting this week providing for the appointment of a committee to make inquiry into methods of eliminating as much of the smoke as possible from the atmosphere and to report back as to the feasibility of the various plans suggested.
 It is generally expected that this inves- tigating committee will be appointed, that it will investigate and make its report. Whether it will go any further than this is a question:
 The smoke problem, however, has really gotten to be a serious one in Atlanta. The numerous manufacturing plants which have come with the growth of the city. the office buildings, the several hundred railway locomotives in action every day, and in the winter time practically every residence in the city all burn soft coal and pour good many tons of black smoke into the atmosphere every day. Those minute particles of carbon are deposited day by day upon everything in the city until the buildings everywhere soon get their coat of soot and nothing that starts out white remains so for many days.
 Learning To Shoot.
 At the suggestion of Maj. J. VanHolt Nash, inspector general of small arms practice of the national guard of Georgia, Chief Henry Jennings of the Atlanta po- lice department has taken under consid- eration the matter of the establishment of a range for pistol and rifle practice by members of the city police force.
 The matter was, to some extent sug- gested by the murder short time ago Of Policeman Manler by a negro. Major Nash called attention to the necessity of hafn f- cient in the use of the revolver, ''so that when occasion demands they can hit what they shoot at thereby reducing to a minimum the danger to some innocent by stander from a stray or poorly directed shot.''
 Hudson Has the Bee"
 The latest gossip in Georgia politics has it that Commissioner of Agriculture T. G, Hudson Is building his fences with view to the attainment of higher honors than he has yet reached
 It comes pretty straight that Commis- sioner Hudson would like to be governor and there are those who believe he is lay ing his lines with a view to making the effort to succeed Governor Smith at tne close of his second term. There are not few who believe that Commissioner Hudson will be, as things look at pres ent, candidate for governor before the democratic primary in 1910.
 Another Candidate.
 Among the friends of former Railroad Commissioner Joseph M. Brown there ap pears to have been a change of opinion, to a certain extent at least, with regard to the possibility of his getting into the race for governor.
 The changed view grows largely out of the fact that there was no statement forthcoming from MT. Brown in Sundays papers, he having stated that he would probably make a statement at that time, and also out of reports as to public senti- ment here In, Atlanta and elsewhere 'n the state, particularly among the laboring element.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
". l.. MURDOCH & co. JOBBERS
 FOR KELLOGG'S TOASTED FLAKES

w l.. Murdock & Go. are the jobbers in the district for the famous Kelloggs s Toasted Corn Flakes and every grocer can give them a wink and secure the goods at once. large demand has al- ready been created for this delightful food and the extensive wink at the grocer advertising is securing host of new customers daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Jackson, Miss, March 4.-(Special.)- First thing in the morning Governor Noel will send to the senate the names of T. A. Woods of Gulfport, as his own successor as chancellor of the Eighth district, and c. A. Mclean of Winona, Successor of J. T. Dubb of Eupora, as circuit judge of the Fifth district These nominations have been made, but not yet sent to the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
Dissolution Notice,

A. Eubank and w. H' Dlllard' deh- +,sts have this day dissolved partner ship. ,.,
 will hereafter be associated with Dr George Eubank, Rooms s, 10, II. First National Bank building. Bell ,,hona 1O5S. w. R. DILLARD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

You will consult your best interest by seeing Seals Piano Go. before buying a piano. 2O17 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

If you want the bes. advertising cuts try the Gawk. Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Miss Dickinson, who has been the guest of Mrs. w. M. Byrd, Jr., for the past threa weeks, will leave tonight for her home in Little Rock, Ark. Miss Dickinson has been one of the most popular and ad- hired visiting girls. As g. Dutch flower girl she was one of the admired beauties at the bal masque of Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Ads Illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Mrs Marie Fox announces the engage ment of her daughter Fannie, to MT. Jake Bear of Pensacola, Fla. At home Sun- day afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

tend the marriage of Miss Edwina Bailey McCarty to Lieut.. Robert Davis The church was handsomely decorated with palms and cut flowers. The Bridal chorus from Lohengrin was sung by Mrs. James B. Taylor, Miss Redesill, MT. Stanhope Brarfeld and MT. Ed Cornish
 The ushers were: Messrs. R. A. Bailey, B.. D. Mabson, r. c. Stick ney and Brock McCarty.- Miss Louise Strudwlck was bridesmaid, and Miss Catherine Nichols of Tuscaloosa was maid of honor. MT. Walter F. Dona- hue was best man. The bride wore an exquisite gown of chiffon cloth, made empire princess, over taffeta, and car ried a large bouquet of brides roses.
 Mir. and Mrs. Davis left on the night train for New York, where they will visit MT. Davis parents before sailing for his post at Camp Columbia, Cuba.
 The annual yearly meeting of the Blr- mingham alumni association of the Alpha Tau Omego fraternity will occur in the private parlors of the Hotel Hillman this evening at o'clock, and at that time the regular election of officers for the en- suing year will take place and other busi- ness of importance to the association and fraternity will be transa cted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

The visiting Knights of Columbus and their families will be given reception at the home of MT. and Mrs J. l.. Welch, 1210 South Thirteenth street, from 3 until o'clock this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
Governor NoePs Choice.

Mrs. H. N Morschheimer has returned from a visit to relatives in Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
Where Shall
 ! Buy My Spring FrOCk and Bonnet?

The thought uppermost in the mind of every woman today "a question of great import ance, too. A question worthy of investigation. And there's where we come in. To you who have not seen the "Ferd Marx Styles" we especially direct this. In justice to your good taste, in justice to the purchas- ing power of your money, you should see the hundreds of "Exclusive Marx Styles" on display now-and especially re- quest you to see them, examine them, pass on them, for you are "Fashion's Proving Ground" Besides will you kindly note the savings here as compared with just ordinary stores. Bear in mind the exclu- siveness of the styles, the good ness of the qualities and the fairness of the prices.
 Daily displays of Frocks, Suits, Waists, Bonnets, Lin gerie and Nix Max to women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Mrs. A. J. Nichols and Mrs. D. H. Foster, sister and daughters of Mrs. W. H. Williams, who have been in Birming- ham during the illness and recent death of MT. Williams, have returned to their home in Columbia, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Deputy Collector Ware and Deputy Mar shals Taylor and Kelley are back from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05

Mrs Carroll Long will entertain the members of the Nineteenth Century club this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
THE HOUSE RULES FIGHT.
insurgents Discuss Changes To
BE Recommended Tonight.
From The Tribune Bureau. !


Washington, Dec. 14-ColoneI Hepburns commit
Tee OF insurgents" against the House rules at its
nrst meeting to-day discussed the changes which
VIII oe recommended tomorrow night. when sec
ono meeting Will be held. No definite proposi ions
were agreed on but 1t was practically decided tnat
the Speakers power of recognition must be cur
tailed and the Rules Committee elected by the
House Rule 4, which provides that when any
member desires to speak or deliver any matter
10 the House he shall rise and address himself TO
Mr. Speaker. and on being recognized address the
surgents' by striking the words being rec1g-
nized by the Speaker" This, they contend. would
work a change which could fail 10 make the
rules equita BILE
1t is predicted by the Speakers friends that the
fight viii result in nothing The Speakers position
end that OF his supporters is that the present
the evolution of twenty-five years Of legislative
experience. The constant drift has been toward
making them stringent in order that the OBJ
struCtive tactics o. the minority may be dimin-
ished as much possible. It IS also pointed cut
by the Speakers friends that the present rules
have survived several changes in the political
ton have not had sufficient legislative experience
Judge what the real result of a change would De
To the suggestion that the Committee Rules be
elected by the majority Of the House the IS
made that the effect would not be particularly
sirabe. because the great states of New York,
Pennsylvania and Illinois. which represented
ny the largest delegations would practically dictate
the choice Of the House.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
POSTAL BANKS CHANCES.
Senator Carter Pushing BHL-Its
Prospects Not Bright.
IFrc-n The tribune Bureau J

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Postal Savings Bank
bill which had been made the regular oder fo-
to-day was compelled to go over until tomorrow
as a result of the time devoted in the Senate TO
the Brownsville message and debate Senator Car
ter. in charge of the measure gave notice. how
ever, that tomorrow he would move TO make the
bill the unfinished business until disposed of.
Senator Carter is much in earnest i'm his desire
have this measure become a law at this session.
and he has the backing of more than one member
of the Finance Committee well of majority
of the Republican members of the Senate Never
theless, the prospects for the bill cannot be re-
garded bright. There certain tnfuential
Senators who are determined that the bill shall
not he seriously considered at this session, and
some Of the Democrats seem TO be determined to
play into their hands by utilizing the datory tao
tics possible under the Senate rules especially at
a short session.
Senator AIdriCh Informed the President-elect
that it was the wish Of the Monetary Commission
TO postpone action on this measure until the gen
eraI plan for the organization Of the currency and
the banking system is taken up in the first session
of the 61st Congress This plan does not at al
please Senat Carter and Senator Hopkins the lat
ter a member Of the Monetary Commission. and
they are dubious TO the fate of the measure II
so postponed. The course of the bill, therefore,
will be watched with much interest. and may re-
solve itself into duel Of wits between its advo-
Gates and opponents.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
STEEL MEN TO BE HEARD.
G. ". Sch1cab to Testify at To-days
Tariff Hearing.
TFrom The tribune Bureau

Washington, Dec. 14-It is the purpose OF the
Ways and Means Committee to close tariff hearings
on the steel schedule before the Christmas recess
Of Congress, next Saturday To this end Charles
NJ. Schwab. president OF the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany. will take the witness stand tomorrow. 1t
was learned to-day that he has been especially re-
quested bring exact figures to the cost Of steel
products in this country. so that comparison may
be made with the foreign prices. Andrew Carnegie
is expected by members of the committee 10 appear
before the end of the week, and Invitations have
also been William E. Corey and f H
Gary, although Representative Payne declines to
disclose the order in which they are to appear
Some complaint has been heard by members or
the committee against the secrecy With which the
recent meetings of that body have been conducted,
especially with regard to the summoning Of wit
nesses The committee however. takes the ground
that there are some things which it is better TO
keep secret until ali preparations are completed,
and it is pointed ou. thai all the facts are given
TO the public ultimately, that there is little
ground for the criticism.
To-day's hearings were Unmportant- J. J. Car
ton, OF the Buick Automobile Company, argued for
reduction of duty from A. per cent to . per cent,
but 1t afterwerd discosered that his firm
owned a factory in CanaCa and contemplated the
establishment of one in Europe, that his testl-
mOny was not wholly convincing J. W Allison,
of Texas producer Of Cottonseed OIL advocated
reduction camers hair cloth
New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
PLAYED HORSE WITH UNDERTAKEN
Practical Joker Reported Fourteen Fake
Deaths in Six Months.

Some evil-minded genius IS tampertng with George
Perazzo's undertaking business Mr. PerazzO
doesn't know who he is and doesn't wish TO say
even whom he suspects but be called up after
midnight and out false errands. rousing
healthy sIumbering households ask which one
OF the members is dead-that. he thinks. is the
part of friend who has his popularity at heart
So Nj Perazzo. who has establishment in
Bleecker street and another in Roosevelt street.
has offered 500 reward for the arrest and COnviC-
ton OF his prosecutor. The first false alarm came
in he SAYS on July IL and the last last Saturday.
In the interval he has been obliged TO hunt the
evanescent Job on fourteen occasions Each time
the call has come in after midnight and each time
il stipulated that an Ice box be brought Almost
always the locality 10 be visited has been remote,
sllch as Mount Vernon and Staten Island
An ice box costs from g to 81 every trip
according TO its size" said Mr. Perazzo YESTERDAY
and the driver and other attendants have 70 get
something extra for a long, cold ride at that time
in the morning. But I Wouldn't mind these things
so much If II wasn tfor the reception got at the
other end Why it's dangerous TO go through a
house before dawn waking people up TO ask them
who's dead Not even something cheerful makes a
hit with anybody at such a time Take a tenement
Of ignorant Italians Suppose We go roustng them
I'D TO ask who's got body in his rooms They d
stab us I'm the back and then there would be need
for the ice box
SO long as it's the other fellows funeral I'm
right on the lob but this hunting round for your
own funeral amt so much OF a joke might be
expected"