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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Calls 1t CareIessness.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
While going into Birmingham on Sun
day evening, September 20, 1908, about $40
p m, at LaCross crossing, there was an
engine approaching from the north or
northwest drawing a train of cars, and
while moving as though to cross the car
track, the conductor of the motor car
deliberately tagged the car across. en-
dangering the lives of, | presume, % or
80 passengers. Myself and another gen.
tleman who got off at Avondale, were
preparing to jump off the car when the
motorman began blowing his danger sig
nal and the engine came to standstll.
The moving engine was not more than 30
or 60 feet from the crossing when the
car was tagged across, and that there
was not disastrous wreck was not the
fault of the conductor.
| was one among many who helped to
take out the bodies of four men, as well
as several dangerously wounded ones,
at Twenty-seventh street and First ave-
nue. about Is months ago, which occurred
in very similar manner to what might
have happened in this instance | was
also a member of the coroner's jury that
wreck and the evidence adduced on this
occasion was conclusive that the employees
of the street car company, as well as the
employees of the Southern Railroad COM
pany, were sadly derelict in their duties in
the premises The conductor Sunday evil
IDENTIFY had plenty of time in which to
make his trip on schedule time, as he
stopped his car at the East Lake barn for
at least 10 or 10 minutes for no appar-
ent reason or cause, and had he been run
ming late there was no earthly reason
why he should take any such desperate
chances, thereby endangering the lives of
passengers intrusted to his care. The cry
ing need of viaducts or subways at these
crossings and the seeming impossbility to
procure sufficiently conservative men to
operate car sand trains, becomes more ap-
parent each day.
/ also witnessed a wreck about two and
a half years ago on the same car line at
Wahouma crossing. The caboose of a
Louisville and Nashville Mineral train.
backed into and turned the street car vio-
lently over, and when the train was
stopped the rear trucks of the caboose
were on top of the motor end of the car.
While in this case there was no one Sc
riously injured, it was miracle rather
than anything else. Hoping you will give
this space in your valuable paper, l am,
yours truly, I'll. II. THOMS.
1924 Hilman avenue, East Lake, Sep
TENDER 25 1908.
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SAYS BRYAN Is
POLITICAL FAKIR
HlSGEN SAYS BRYAN DOES NOT
WANT HASKELL TO GO AND
THAT HASKELL DOES NOT
WANT TO GO.

Wichita, Kan, September 20
Thomas l.. Hisgen, independence party
candidate for President, addressed
large audience in the Grand opera
house tonight. He said:
Bryan is the greatest political fakir
in the world. At Oklahoma City and
elsewhere l have asked him to show
his sincerity by deposing c. N Haskell
as treasurer of his national democratic
campaign fund.
Haskell hates to go and Bryan hates
to have him go. 1t will break Bryan S
h cart to see him go out and rupture
his campaign pocket. You have doubt
less read the evidence that has been
spread throughout the country to the
effect that Haskell has been the tool
of the Standard OIL. The records OF
the Ohio courts prove it, yet Haskell
declares it was another Haskell who
befriended the oil trust in Ohlo--it was
a w. c. Haskell Or c. o. u. HasKeli'
or something of nat sort-but he does
not deny that he is the Haskell VINO
helped the Standard Oil company in
Oklahoma
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telephones for Rural District.

A. ID. Maddox. manager of the Bessem-
er and West Blocton exchanges of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company, has returned from Montgom-
cry, where he attended a convention of
managers from all over the state
The main object of the meeting was to
discuss plans for perfecting the farmers
line system that the company is install
ing.
Mr.. Maddox Is very enthusiastic over
the proposition. for he believes that with
Bessemer on the verge OF becoming a
county seat, and about to become the
terminal of great railway system, the
plans that the Southern Bell people have
under way will do as much toward de-
veloping the district as any other pro-
ject that has been promulgated. for it
will bring the merchants in direct com
munieation with the rural residents, and
the plan under which the lines are built
and the phones installed is such that the
work and equipment are secured at u
much lower cost than under other condi-
TONS
The establishment of these lines to con-
meet with the exchange mere, places an
important territory in close and constant
communication with Bessener and the
farmers will be able to transact business
without the necessity of losing time thu {
is consumed in coming in person, and the
telephone will serve an additional protec-
ton to the feminine portion of the house
hold during the abesnce of the male
members.
Long distance lines will also be at the
disposal of the farmers.
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Ladies to Play Ball.

Some of the most prominent ladies Of
Bessemer will play baseball next Tues
day afternoon at the City park when
members of the Civic Improvement
ciety will cross bats with the Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Two of Bessemers best ball players
have been engaged to coach the teams.
and when it becomes generally known
who are to take part it is probable that
many of the stores will close in order
that the employees may have the oppor-
tunity of attending the last ball game
that is scheduled for the season
The following ladies will participate in
the game
Civic Improvement Nine-Mrs ]. S.
Winters, Mrs. j. H. Hard Mrs w. W.
Holingsworth, Mrs. E. A. Little, Mrs.
H. C. Grigsby Mrs. Fl. d. Keith. Mrs
r. w. Simpson, Mrs. A. j. Grefenkamp
Mrs Thomas J. Bissett.
Daughters of the Confederacy-Mrs
Charles Ray, Mrs. Henry Waller, Mrs
j. Furniss Lee, Miss Lucy Carrel, Miss
Laura Johnson, Miss Maud Mimms Miss
Sudie Crook, Miss Frances Kelley, Miss
Kathleen Fitzpatrick.
Fifteen cents admission will be charged,
the proceeds to go into the Civic Improve
ment fund.
Costumes will be white, the Civic nine
wearing a large yellow sash on which
will be stamped the letter &C." while the
Daughters will wear a red sash with the
letter "D' stamped thereon.
All of the participants are urged to be
at the park on Saturday afternoon ready
for practice, and to be assigned to the
positions they will play.
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Church Services.

First Methodist church, Avenue and
Twentieth street. The Rev. B. B. Glas-
gov, pastor. Services at II a. m. and
p M Sunday school at s:45 a. M,
j. E. Winning, superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian church, Ave-
nue. l and Eighteenth street, the Rev. L.
A Reagor, pastor. Services at IL a. m.
and p. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Christian church, Avenue and
Twenty-frst street. The Rev. P. H. Dun
can, pastor. Services at II a. m. and p.
m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Presbyterian church, Avenue and
Nineteenth street. The Rev. II. c. keg-
ley, pastor Morning service at IL o'clock;
evening service at o'clock.
First Baptist church. Avenue G and
Eighteenth street. The Rev. o. P. Bent
ley. pastor Services at II a. IN. and s
p. M Sunday school at 9;45 a. M, j.
S. Falkner, superintendent.
St Anthonys church (Catholic), Avenue
H and Twenty-first street. The Rev.
Father F. c. Coyle, rector the Rev.
Father Paul Klich, assistant. First mass
at $50 a. M; second mass at 1890 a. mss
Sunday school at $3.50 p. m.
ST Johns church, Sixteenth street and
Avenue E. The Rev. A. Crawford, d. D.,
rector September q, fifteenth Sunday
after Trinity: 1880 a. m, holy communion;
9:45 a. M, Sunday school, Mr.. H. w.
Wallace, superintendent; II a. m, morning
prayer and sermon. Evening prayer and
sermon D. m.
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ENSLEY VOTERS ARE
ASKED To REGISTER
Three Elections Will Be Held
This Fall
SERVICES AT CHURCHES
Miss Marshall and Mr.. Bransford Mar
ried In Wylam-Personal and
General News of the
Steel City,

Ensley, September 25.-(special)-The
attention of those citizens of Ensley
who have not heretofore registered
is called to the fact that the
Board of Registrars are in session at
the courthouse in Birmingham and VIII
hold forth until next Wednesday. This
will give all those who can qualify an
opportunity to participate in the three
elections that will be held this year,
namely: An election to establish or re-
ject an inferior court for Beat 40; the
vote on the annexation of Wylam to Ems
ley, and the general election that takes
place in November.
On and after October l the tax books
will be opened, so by taking advantage
of the opportunity to register all those
who have neglected to quality either by
registration or the payment of poll tax
can become electors in the coming cleo
tions.
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Y. M, C, A. Lecture.

The second meeting in the series of dis
cussons on the general theme Inc
Science of Living With Men, will be held
In the Y NJ c. A. building tomorrow aft
ernoon. The hour of meeting has been
changed for this Sunday to 40 on ae-
count of the meeting to be held at 8
O'Clock under the auspices of the Law
and Order league. money, Its Uses and
Abuses" will be the subject and the dis
cussion will be conducted by e. E..
Wheeler. The meeting begins with an in
formal service of song. The meeting last
Sunday afternoon was largely attended
and the short addresses were intensely
practical and helpful.
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BESSEMER CAUCUS
ON MINOR OFFICERS
Perry Wins In Fight for City
Attorney
LADIES TO PLAY BASEBALL
Rival Teams From Civic Improvement
Society Adopt Novel Means to
Raise Funds-Personal
and General.
LADIES TO PLAY BASEBALL
BY j. r. LEE.

Bessemer, September ESPECIAL --The
member of the new council have had
their troubles today. Friends of the APP
plicants for different minor offices have
had the aldermen cornered all day, and
business other than political has been
forgotten.
The pot did not commence TO boil I'M
til yesterday when it became known that
Gardner Goodwin was after the city at
torney's position, against Ben G. Perry,
and 1t is said that the fight was so cen
tered on this one place that some tall
lobbying was done, which so changed the
vote with respect to some of the offices
that the public win be much surprised
upon reading the following result of the
caucus, which will, according to past
custom, be confirmed at the first reg
ular meeting of the council
Ben G. Perry city attorney, salary $50
per month; DR.. p E. Gwin, city physi-
clan, $50 per month; Phil Lacey city
engineer, $1,000 per year; e. b. Stubs.
city clerk and tax collector, $3.50 per
year; t. E. Primer, assistant tax collec-
tor, SIS per month; 4. B. Wallace chief
of police, 800 per month; c. Ross, night
capt of police, $50 per month; viii Craw-
ford, day warden, 500 per month; w. F.
Knowlen. fire chief, $25 per month; B.
f. Thompson. sanitary inspector, $25 per
month.
Tie Following patrolmen were elected
at salary of $40 per month: Clements,
Coins, Partridge, May, Childress, and
Persons, all of them being members OF
the old force, except Coins, who takes
the place of Officer Knight, who was
not reelected.
The two detectives, Patton and Parsons,
were reelected unanimously, their sal
aries remaining as before $S5 and $75
per month, respectively, in addition to-
which another man was elected to assist in
this work, R, J. McCabe being the one
selected, who will receive the same salary
as Detective Parsons, $75 per month
Patton and Parsons were noticeably
pleased upon learning that they not only
received the Endorsement of the entire
board, but were furnished another man
in their department, and state that the
council will have no cause to regret their
action.
The election OF street foreman was de-
ferred until the first regular meeting
night
d. L. Melton will be market inspector
at $50 per month
The president of the council will in flu
ture vote at all times on all questions
that come up before the council
The vote for city attorney stood to
4, as did also the vote for assistant city
tax collector.
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BRYAN SAYS TAFT
OUT OF ELEMENT
Ashamed of Platform But Will
Not Admit 1t
SPEAKS AT TERRE HAUTE
Democratic Leader Will Visit Head
quarters In Chicago Today and Then
Hurry on to Milwaukee for
Speech There Tonight.

Terre Haute. Ind, September 25.-Ad-
dressing two large gatherings here today,
William ]. Bryan. democratic candidate
for president, reiterated his charge ti'et
President Roosevelt was got giving him
a square deal, but that the President was
using federal office-holders as a repup-
lican asset.
His principal remarks were made at the
baseball park, where he denounced the
republicans for their policies and pleaded
with his audience to stand together and
elect the state and national democratic
tickets. The second address was made
tonight from the courthouse steps.
Mr.. Bryan. in his remarks on the labor
question, the trusts, the tariff and puo-
licity of campaign contributions inJecsed
a new feature. He conducted an 1magln-
cry cross examination of Mr. Taft on the
issues of the campaign, in which ne
placed Mr.. Taft in the attitude of finally
admitting. after a good deal OF pressure.
that the republican platform was all
wrong and unsatisfactory to him, and
that the democratic platform was right
The trouble with Mr.. Taft is he
said that while he is ashamed of MS
platform. he has not the courage to come
out and declare himself fully on our plat
form"
Discussing the trusts, Mr.. Bryan added
some more corporations to the list OF
those specifically mentioned by him as
being in restraint of trade. He mentioned
the American Tobacco company, the Ma
tional Biscuit company. and the so-called
starch trust. He dwelt on the ability OF
powerful corporations to control a cam
paien. "A small amount of their profits,
lie declared will finance any campaign
and that is what leads to corrupt cleo
lions and the corruption of official life.
How. therefore, can you control a mon
opoly that purchases from the party in
power the right to continue?
The democratic candidate reached Terre
Haute shortly before o'clock and re-
eeived hearty welcome. Because of
the fact that there were only two stops
between Cincinnati and this city, Mr..
BRYAN was called on to make only two
speeches, and these were at Shelbyvlle
and at Indianapolis where he spoke
richly IN behalf of the democratic state
ticket.
Mr.. Bryan tonight left for Chicago,
where ne is due at 647 o'clock Saturday
morning After a visit of two hours ar
the democratic headcuS rters. he plans to
continue his trip westward, going first
TO Madison, Wis. and thence to Milwau-
kee, where he is scheduled to speak to-
morrow night.
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Married In Vivian,

Miss Nellie H Marshall and Mr.. James
H. Bransford were united in marriage
at the home of the brides parents Mr.
and Mrs. A. Marshall, Warrior avenue,
Wylam. The attendants were Miss Belle
Marshall and Mr.. Thomas Monkey. Rev
P. H. Duncan of the Ensley Christian
church officiated. The ceremony was
performed in the parlor, which was taste
fully decorated in green and white. After
the ceremony a wedding dinner was
served to the invited guests. The bride
has resided in wylam all her life and
was very popular with the younger set
The groom is a trusted employe of tho
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany and numbers his friends by the
score. The young couple received many
handsome and useful presents. They will
reside In Ensley and after this week will
be at home to their friends at 2214 Ave-
nue. H.
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BRILLIANT OPENING VAS
THAT OF ATHLETIC CLUB

The annual opening of the Birmingham
Athletic club was held last night with
enc of the most brilliant entertainments
of the year There were in attendance
hundreds of guests and the affair proved
most entertaining.
The folk and national dances by 10
young ladies of the girls classes of the
club were all that was expected both in
degree of perfection and beauty. Quite
number of unique features were intro
duced and Prof. j. E. Miles was highly
complimenfed for the results of his train
ing.
AT $50 o'clock the dance for the guests
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Frisco BEGINS Service.

New Orleans, September 25.-The
picavune tomorrow will say: with
out the blare of a single trumpet ai
rangements have been made by tne
Frisco system to begin the operation
of it's new line to New Orleans Mon
day afternoon next. The first Train
into the city will arrive TUESDAY.
Thereafter three trains will be sent OUT
weekly and three trains will arrive.
All of them will be freight trains. NO
attempt will be made to furnish pas
senrer service until about January l.
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Personal and General.

The regular morning and evening SER
vices will be held at all the churches Sun
day. The Rev. Swallow Of the Presby-
terian church will take as his morning
subject, "A Mind to Work" and at the
evening service, by Their Fruits Ye
Shall Know Them" He will preach
under the arbor at East Brighton Sunday
afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. w. H. Nordman and children of
Fort Worth, Tex, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. NJ Nordman.
Sol Erlick is still confined to his bed
with fever.
c. P. Parsons returned today from New
York and other eastern points.
Mrs. James B. Claypool has returned
from Berkeley, w. Va, where she went
Immediately after her marriage to Mr..
Claypool to wind up some of her business
affairs.
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Hearst to Resume Fight.

New York, September 25.-It is an
nounced here tonight that w. z. Hearst
will resume next week his western po-
litical tours with Thomas L. Hisgen and
John Temple Graves the independence
party candidates for President and vice
president, respectively. Mr.. Hearst will
meet Messrs. Hisgen and Graves in Den
YER Colo, September 30, and the three
will continue speaking together along the
Pacific coast for 10 days.
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AT TEMPLE EMANUEL,
Large Crowd Attends the New Years
Eve Services.

Temple Emanuel was filled last night
on the occasion of Jewish New Years
eve The services We're impressive and
Rabbi Newfield delivered an interesting
and animating discourse in the form OF
New Years reflections.
The services today begin at 1890 a. M,
and Dr. Newfield's subject will be THE
Jewish Idea of Judgment Day"
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Fire Destroys Churches.

La Crosse, Wis, September 26.-Fire
last night destroyed St. Jospeh's
church and 10 dwellings, and at mid
night threatened the entire east side
Of the city. insufficient water supply
allowed the flames to run almost at Will
The congregational, the Presbyterian
and ST. Peters Lutheran churches are
in flames and will probably be total
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was begun and continuing until shortly
after IL o'clock the entertainment was
most enjoyable. Davidsons orchestra
furnished the music
The ensuing year promises much to the
athletic club. The membership has all
most reached the fixed limit During the
coming winter months there will be
classes for men, women, girls and boys,
as usual, and the most suitable arrange
ment of classes has been fixed, with ono
assistant.
The club has been thoroughly renovat-
ed and improved in whatever features
where Improvement was possible.
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Harvest Carnival.

The harvest carnival given at the skat-
ing rink Friday night was a success from
every viewpoint. Every one wore coun-
try costumes and 1t was most amusing
to see farmers" and country girls" do
ing all kinds of stunts on roller skates.
Manager Albert Skies is being compli-
mented on original ideas gotten up for
tho pleasure of the public, and all of the
affairs that have been given under his SUI
pervison have been so well handled that
the Hippodrome has become quite rem
devious for pleasure-seekers.
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FRANK ROBINSON
DIES SUDDENLY
WAS OWNER OF THE ST. LOUIS
NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEAM, STREET CAR PROMOTER
AND CAPITALIST OF CLEVELAND

Cleveland, September 25-Frank De
Hass Robinson, owner of the st. Louis
National league baseball team, street
car promoter and capitalist, died sud-
denly at his home here tonight.
His traction interests We're repre-
scented in more than 100 cities of the
United States and Canada.
Apparently Mr.. Robinson was in eX-
cellent health yesterday when he was
one of the thousands of "rooters' at
the Cleveland Wash ington game. To-
day he suffered an attack of indiges-
ton which tonight assumed an ac lie
form. "a
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FOR SALE OR LEASE.

Florence billiard hall and
soft drink stand. Fully equip
ped in every respect. 1mme-
date possession given. Will en-
terrain offers coming from re-
sponsible parties only. Charles
Fourton, 1909 First ave.
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Campaign Opens.

New York, September 25.-The repubit-
can campaign in New York county was
formally opened tonight with an enthus-
iastic mass meeting held at Carnegie
Hall at which Senator Albert ]. Bevd'-
idge, of Indiana, and former Mayor Seth
Low were the principal speakers Mr..
Low presided
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Minimum Price 1oILc

Fort Worth. Tex, September ga cir
cular signed by the Farmers union ma
tional committee was sent out to the
Texas members of the union urging them
to hold cotton for 121a cents. This is be-
lieved now to be the minimum price
agreed upon at the national convention
recently held here. President Mel of
the Texas union is absent from headquar-
tiers, but subordinates deny that 121k cents
is the minimum price.
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PERSONAL

j. E. Moody, Jr, of Memphis, who is
spending a few weeks in the Birmingham
district, in the interest of Sugar Glen
molasses, is Ill at S12 South goth street.
Mr.. Moody has been introducing R. M.
Smith to the trade, who will look after
the interest of c. E. Cole in this district
in the future.
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DeIiqhtfuI Affair.

The dance given tonight at the Judson
home by the young men oFBessemer was
one OF the most delightful affairs that
have been given In Bessemer recently The
night was pleasant, the music good, and
it having been some time since a dance
has been given, everyone was in fine fettle
and enjoyed every moment OF the three
hours spent at this hospitable home.
Cake and cream were served during an
intermission and u o'clock came all too
soon for the merry party.
Those present were: Miss Gladys HUFF
man, Miss Mae Adams, Miss Ethel
Adams, Miss Catherine Adams, Miss Al
berta wiley, Miss Lucia Bruins. Miss An
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Seaboard will sell round
trips to Washington Sept. %,
%, "a, 26, limit returning Oct.
Ia: rate 5000. Leave 6:15 am,
arrive 8:45 next morning. Only
line via Atlanta morning
operating through Pullmans
and Dining Cars.
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Bill May Pass Today.

indianapolis, September 25.-The sec
ond battle of the Cox county local OPP
ton bill in the house today resulted
in it's advancement to third reading
without amendment or change OF any
kind. The bill will come up Tor pas
sage tomorrow morning.