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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Administrator,s Notice.

State of Alabama, Jefferson County. George w. Maske, deceased of
 Letters of administration upon the es- tate of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on the 18th day of August, 19oS by the Hon. s. E. Greene, Judge of the Probate Court of Jefferson County. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same with in the time allowed by law, or that the same will be barred. N. D. MASKE,
 Administrator. Brown & Murphy, Attorneys. S-23-3t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
THE AMATEURS.

Before an excellent crowd yesterday aft ernoon at West End the Athletic club de- feated the Tyler Grocery company team in a one-sided game by the score of 12 to g. Batteries: Lambert and Hood; Corns, Aston and Browning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Infant Davidson.

The infant child of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Davidson of 905 Roe street died Friday night The funeral takes place at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
NotIce.

Sealed bids will be received by the building committee of the University of Alabama until 12 o'clock, noon. Septem- Der :, 1908. for furnishing materials and
 labor for the construction of complete waterworks system for the University of Alabama, at University, Ala. includ-
 ing a concrete dam and power house. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. For copy of specifications and bidding sheets address Dr. John w. President, University Post office. Ala S-20-6t-wed-Su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
:. O. Friermood Studio. Now open.
 23 Watts Building
Vocal

For best rtislng cuts tr..- rhs Gawk. Age-Iera'" Building.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
WAITER HELD FOR THEFT
Night Chef at BradIey's Loses Watch
and Money.

In the investigation conducted by the
detective bureau TO locate watch and
two dollars lost bv the night chef at
Bradley and McCabes New England
kitchen in Meadow street, William M.
Armstead, nineteen years of age a
waiter at the restaurant, was arrested
by Detective Ward last night, and Is
The night chef claims that he went
down to the toilet room in the building
and that hurrying up again he forgot
his watch, q fine gold one, and two dol
lars which he had laid on table there
Armstead was the next person who
went to the room, but when he was
asked about the things he said he did
not see them, and none of the walters
In the place knew anything of them
In an endeavor to find out who the
thief was MIR. Bradley left a dollar bill
on one of the plates to catch the per-
son who took II and Armstead took It
When questioned WAS 70 whether he
had seen any money about he replied
that he had not seen anything except
Q dollar which had been given TO hin
by an automobile party os tip
Armstead was arrested yesterday or
complaint of Mr.. Bradley to the bu
reau. He admitted the taking of the
dollar bill, but insisted that he wa,
, not guilty Of the theft Of the othe,
articles.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
MASSACHUSETTS, LEADS
Wakefield Shooting Tournament Con.
cludes With To-day's Contests.

Wakefield, Mass, July 3O.--M Massa.
chusetts led the teams from New
Hampshire and Rhode Island In the
New England Interstate match OF the
New England Military Rifle associa-
tion's tournament at the conclusion of
the shooting on four ranges to-day.
The match will conclude tomorrow
with two more contests. Massachu-
setts finished up the day with total
of 1926 against 1909 for New Hamp.
shire and 1S47 for Rhode Island.
Rhode Island did the best shooting on
the 500 yard range, slow fire, which
was the closing contest Of the day,
getting total Of 525.
Following s the summary OF the
days shooting in the New England
interstate match:
Massachusetts-200 yards rapid fire,
419; 200 yards slow, 511, 500 yards
slow fire, 4S1; 500 yards low, 515.
Total, 1926.
New Hampshire--200 yards rapid
fire, 403; 200 yards slow Are, 502; 600
yards slow fire, 496; 500 yards slow,
sos. Total, 1909.
Rhode Island-200 yards rapid fire,
3s1; 200 yards slow, 4Se; 600 yards
slow fire, 455; 500 yards slow, 525.
Total, 1,S47.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
NEW ARRIVAL
IN INSECYYlLLE
Sucking Bugs Appear on Elm
Trees and Are Dangerous
Foe of Hard Fought
Beetle Pest.
FUNGUS DISEASE, TOO
Beetles Exude White MOuld-Like SUBJ
stance Which Is Fatal to Them
selves--Prof. BrittOn Study
Ing New Arrival.

Something new. In the line of elm
tree pests has just appeared In these
parts, In familiar language the new
insect Is known as the sucking bug
and number of people In this vicinity
have noticed them appearing on the
trees hereabouts. They are species Of
bug which Is utterly antagonlstic to the
redoubtable and harmful elm tree bee-
tie which has been so numerous this
summer and these sucking bugs take
great delight In drawing into them
selves the BEETLES so that in this way
they are somewhat on the order OF
champions Of the elm trees themselves.
Nevertheless they are not nearly num-
erous enough to make any great diff
ference in the mass of trees as there
are not nearly enough of them to kill
even a large proportion OF the beetles,
Still they will help some. Specimens OF
this new bug have been sent in from
Branford to Professor w. h. Britton
OF the state agricultural experiment
station In this city and he Is now en-
gagged In studying the new variety OF
bug.
Meanwhile the beetles themselves
have been developing right out OF
themselves a much more potent enemy
to themselves. This takes the form OF
white fungus which Is exuded by the
beetles and which has made It's appear
ance since the rains that broke the
long drought. 1t Is parasitic fungus
like n mould which comes from the
living insect and stays upon the trees
and which Is fatal to the insects.
One reason the elm tree beetles pest
has been so bad this season is that this
| Is the second consecutive dry season
we have had and the dry weather Is
particularly propitious to the bug. The
| fungus disease, which Is what Profess
sor Britton styles this white exudation
comes better after wet weather has ar
rived Adult beetles are now appearing
and are beginning to feed upon thu
leaves Of the trees. Another new fea
/ ture Of the situation is that the beetle
are beginning to take up winter quar-
ters already and are found makni
their homes for the cold weather II
chimneys and In various places II
homes where they will be sheltered.
An unusual occurrence that may al
most be classed ms n phenomenon ha
been observed by those who are study
ing the question this summer That 4
that since the rain came some of tn
trees have been putting forth nev
leaves. This is a peculiar natural occur
renee and the rain Is believed to hav
caused later development which tn
dry season held up.
Trees that have beetles should b
sprayed carefully and early next yea
plans should be made to exterminat
the pests. This warning should b
needed especially by those whose tree
have lost their leaves this summer
Trees which have been leahess on ac
count Of the beetles this year shoul
be sprayed and cared for early mex
year for II there are two leafless year
In succession the trees will be com
pletely killed and there is no longe
hope for them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
SURGEON INVOLVED
Deep Cut Across Victims s
Throat Apparently Made
by an Expert.
POLICE GET OTHER CLUES
Two Men in Brooklyn Dumping
Ground Seen to Set Fire to Mat
tress Containing Body.

New York, July s0-That at least
two men we're concerned In the murder
of the unidentified woman, whose half
charred and acid-seared body was
found on the Green Point avenue
dumping ground In Williamsburg
Brooklyn, early yesterday morning
was established today by the police.
Philip O'Bren, laborer of Green
Point, saw a covered a wagon drive to
the dump at dawn yesterday. Two men
got out and lifted from the wagon,
what the witness supposed, to be only
an old mattress He saw the men pile
heap Of brush on the mattress, pour
oil over II and then set fire to the bun
die. Believing the mattress was being
detroyed because 1t was disease infect
ed, the man avoided the spot There can
be no doubt but that the mattress was
the one In which the body of the mur-
dered woman was concealed.
This important development has Civ
en- the police valuable aid for IL also led
to the discovery that the covered wag-
on was seen by several other persons
and the police now have a minute de
scription of the two men who were In
1t. They were foreigners.
Another startling feature of the case
was disclosed when Coroner's Physi
clan Wuest made second autopsy o,
the body. His first autopsy revealed
a deep cut across the woman's throa
and the second autopsy shows that thi
cut was made either by a skilled ply
sician or person who Is an expert II
surgery. The incision, says the cor.
oner's physician, is such as is made II
desperate cases of diphtheria where Il
Is necessary to pierce the windpipe t,
prevent strangulation. Whether thi
wound caused death or not DR.. Wues
is unprepared to say Besides the In
cision in the woman's throat, the skull
was fractured and the police beiev,
that poison may also have been uset
to make thrice sure of killing the vic
| tim.
/ Failure to establish the identity o
the victim is the greatest obstacle tn
police have to overcome In solving tn
mystery A general alarm has bee
sent out for Mrs. Mamie Muskovitcr
and her husband, who have disappeared
Detectives learned that the couple ar
missing, and there is q possibility tha
the murdered woman may be Mrs. Mus
kovitch. Muskovitch and his wife lef
Green Point last Monday supposed
for Stamford, Conn, and Mrs. Musko
witch has not been seen since. He
husband returned to Green Point o
Tuesday alone, 1t is said
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
COURT ORDER DISOBEYED
So Shippers Think About Raise of
Rates by Western Railroads.

Cincinnati. July 3o-The Receivers
and shippers association received
word from President Roosevelt today
that the attorney general Is carefully
looking into the matter Of the protest
anent railroad freight advances. IT Is
also stated that the report as 10 the
going astray OF the letter sent by the
association to the president was incor-
rect. The letter did not go astray, but
reached the president In It the Re
ceivers and Shippers association pro-
tested against proposed advances in
freight rates to Texas territory, and
declared that two railroads have ap-
parently disobeyed the court order on
this subject.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
TAFT ADMITS HE'S TIRED
Accepts Invitation to Address Bar
Association of Virginia.

Hot Springs, Va, July 30Candi-
date William RI. Taft admitted this
afternoon that he felt somewhat tired
from the rapid evolutions he has been
going through during the past eight
days. He reached the Homestead
hotel shortly before II o'clock to-day
from Cincinnati, accompanied by Mrs.
Taft and General and Mrs Corbin.
After passing on an accumulation of
correspondence he went over the four
mile golf course with Senator Bourne,
of Oregon, as an opponent.
For next Wednesday Mr. Taft has
accepted an invitation to address the
annual meeting of the Virginia Bar
association to be held here. His
speech will be non-political The
proposed rally of Virginia republicans
which Is being arranged to take place
here at a date in August yet to be
fixed will afford opportunity for what
MIR. Taft expects to be his only politi-
cal speech that month
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
NO BRYAN BANNER
Democrats Of City Have Failed
to Raise Standards Of
Their Leaders.
JUDGE ROBERTSON WILLING
Taft and Sherman Float In Solitary
Grandcur-Rumor Of Hisgen
and Graves.

More or less surprise has been ex
pressed by local democrats that before
this no Bryan and Kern flag has been
unfurled to the breeze. With u local
democratic administration in power II
was supposed that II would he hut a
question OF hours before the center Of
the city was appropriately decorated.
Inquiry developed the fact that me
effort has been made to SOLICIT TIE
needed amount of money, but that no
one appears willing to contribute "a the
fund The story runs that Judge A.
HeatoARobinson, who ran for governor
on the democratic ticket four years
ago, offered to give as much rs any
other democrat in the city for flag
purposes, and as an evidence Of good
faith put his name on the subscription
list. After week of patient cam
paigning the voluntary committee In
charge was obliged to admit that the
the present 1t was thought best to post
pone the flag raising.
The failure to properly recognize the
nomination Of the Peerless One" In the
usual manner has given rise to the ru-
NOR that If New Haven. the largest
center Of population In the state, de-
clines to participate In a flag raising,
there will be no need of conducting
campaign here for Bryan and Kern.
Taft and Sherman banner has been
HvinQ from fha front of the Younr
Mems Republican club ever since the
news of the outcome of the Chicago
convention. Speculation Is now lively
over the prospects Of the independence
party unfurling Hisgen and Graves
banner. Evidently the democrats OF
New Haven are thinking things over
rather than committing themselves.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
NO ATTACHMENT MADE
Owner Cameron Denies Rumor Ancnt
Baseball Team,

, There was current about the city last
night a rumor that had for It's text n
supposed attachment on the New Ha-
ven baseball team, brought by Attorney
Cornelius Danaher Of Meriden, former
owner Of the team. As Is well known
when the team was bought arrange
ments were made for the payment on
the installment plan and now the re-
port became circulated that payments
had been missed and Danaher had at
tached the team for violation of the
agreement. Mr.. Cameron, part owner OF
the team, however, stated last night
that there was absolutely no truth in
the report and that so far as he had
heard there was absolutely no trouble
brewing He said payments had been
arranged for the first of each month,
Of which there are two yet to be made,
these falling due on August and Sep
tember |. All the payments so far he
declares have been met fully and the
others are not yet due SO there is no
ground for complaint and as to any at
tachment he emphatically declared
none has been made.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
Continued on Second Page.)
GETTING WEEKS IN LINE
Lilley Agent Has Dinner Mt Middletown
and OtIlcehOlders Flock.
srccinI to fhe nl-Conrlcr


Middletown. July 30.--A meeting
which had as It's object the bullying of
Frank p. Weeks Of Middletown into line
for George l.. Lllley for governor, In
stead of Everett j Lake was held at
the Chaffee house here tonight, both
Mr.. Iilley and Mr. Weeks being pres
ent Mr. Weeks wants to be lieutenant
governor, and now will undoubtedly be
put on the Lllley ticket The affair was
a dinner, and the presiding officer was
George l. Allen, postmaster at Middle
town and Lilley's local lieutenant
Mayor Russell was not present, AL
though It was hoped he would ap-
pear. IT was easy to see that the LII
ley men were little vexed that he
stayed away Mr.. Russell is independ
ent in some respects, and this accounts
for his tremendous popularity.
Some of those who came to smile
with Lilley were State Senator Shepard
Of Portland, Judge c. w. Cramer OF
Portland, County Commissioners Charles
e. Bacon, and a large number of Local
office holders and members Of the city
council.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
STORM COMING THIS WAY
One Originating In Castro's Neighbor'
hood Is Ralsing the Coast.

Washington, July so,-Weather con-
ditlons The shallow depression that
appeared over the Caribbean sea last
week and remained nearly stationary
for several days over the Gulf of Mex
leo and Florida, has developed center
of marked strength that Is located on
the North Carolina coast this evening
with reported pressure 1922 inches at
Wilmington.
Adviccs regarding this storm have
been sent to Atlantic ports during the
last few days and storm warnings were
displayed Thursday morning from Will
mington to Southern New England
During Friday the storm center Will
advance northward along the coast at
tended by gales that are likely to be
severe.
On tho New England coast the winds
will shift to east and northeast and
| increase
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
May Be Put Up for Congress
man at Large and Knocked
Down to Help Lilley
Plans.
RULES OUT GOV. WOODRUFF
Old Tradition Game, Which Favors
Everyone But Lake, to BE Put
In Play at Next State
Convention.

Major John O. Tlson speaker Of the
Connecticut house of representatives,
who has been prominent In New Haven
politics for the last decade. is to be
sacrificed by the republican machine,
In order to assure the nomination Of
George l.. Lilley for governor and the
elimination of Governor Rollin s..
Woodruff from the contest.
There is an old tradition. one OF those
delightful things which no one under
stands nor respects unless he has some
special use TO make of them, that says
there shall be but one candidate for a
state ticket from one town Col Ull-
man and few others IN half-heart-
ed manner say that Major Tifson will
have the backing OF New Haven for
the position OF Congressman-a large.
Therefore Governor Woodruff. though
the organization regrets II exceedingly,
must retire on his past achievements
and leave Mr., Tllson to be knocked
down In the state convention as New
Haven's favorite for the ticket.
Major Tlson did not know what the
game was before he went south AT
the same time the political leaders OF
the state pledged the unsuspecting re-
publicans' votes to George l.. Lilley for
governor, 1t was also decided that
Judge Walsh Of Greenwich should be
the republican candidate for congress
an-at-large. Strange as 1t may seen,
the choice of Judge Walsh was more
popular than that OF MIR. Lilley. Judge
Walsh says that when his name was
put forward as a candidate he had re.
ceived by messenger assurance thai
Major Tilson would not be n candidate
for the position. II was decided. how.
ever, by the Lilley party to allow Mr.
Tilson to be put up as a part OF thu
Lilley ticket, knocked down, the rebun
sadly but gracefully accepted and 4
chance taken on smoothing Judg,
| Walsh's ruflied feelings after the con
vention was over and he was nominal
ed. The object of keeping Mr. Wood
ruff on the state ticket would hav,
been served and the New Haven dele
gates, packed as they always are
would have folded their tents and 81
lently stolen away, chuckllng as soor
as they were out of sight
Major Tilson, however, has no ide;
of thus being railroaded out of Con
necticut politics and there may be IN
'terestlng developments when he ie
turns from Tennessee. He has alway
been a good organization man, but h
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
Procession Of Garbage Wagons
Halted Along Quinnipiac
Avenue and the Law
Is Read.
ARREST IS THREATENED
Only Half the Cans Have Covers and
Odor Is StlfiIng-Acunto Given
Until To-day 10 Obey the
Ordinances.

Carefully watched by Inspector
O'Donnell. Harry Leigh and a Jour
nal-Courier representative the process
sion of garbage wagons from Natalie
Acunto's happy dumping grounds
slowly filed by the corner OF Quin-
nipiac avenue and Clifton street yes
tarday afternoon. Some one had tip
ped the contractor off that these three
important personages would be on
the job and things were not as sad
as they might have been. Two wag-
ons were left up at the dump, prob
ably because there were no covers Ia
the cans that would fit, and the driv-
ers who are generally on the two carts
rode down in a buggy and grinned a,
the throng.
In the first wagon there were ten
empty garbage cans and OF these ten
eight had covers over them. II the
odor coming from the two open ones
was representative one the odor
from the other eight, passing by once
day as 1t does would cause a sub.
stantial drop In rent along Quinnlpiae
dNtiiut anu tiiilvH slictl llsptCtOI
O'Donnell stopped the driver and ask.
ed him why there we're not covers or
the two cans and the driver respond.
ed that Mr. Acunto had not provided
any. Mr.. O'Donnell then Informed
| him that he would be arrested to-day
If he came by there without covers
and with a pleased grin the driver
sent the horses along
Mr.. Leigh at this juncture took oc
casion to remark that the odor die
not compare with that of the day be
fore. He said that the day before HI
had personally threatened the driver,
with arrest and that as a result con
ditions had been slightly remedled.
His remarks were cut short by th'
gentle breeze which blew an odo
|
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
BRYAN REFUSES TO TALK F!
VIII Not Answer Charge of Purloincd
Votes-Accepts a Mascot.

Lincoln Neb., July 30,-No attempt
will be made by Mr.. Bryan to reply to
the open letter of Victor Rosewater
Of Omaha, charging a conspiracy be-
tween Mr. Bryan and his brother-in-
law, State Chairman Allen, to ''pur-
loin" votes in Nebraska. He simply
addresses that to me to attract atten-
ton" said Mr.. Bryan. He is hardly
the man to go to the populace as
guardian"
Tho actual preparation of the
speech Of acceptance was begun by
Mr.. Bryan to-day
Unlike his distinguished opponent
who refused to accept an elephant as
a mascot Mr.. Bryan to-day. In re-
sponse to letter from the Agrlcul-
tural Society of Minnesota, telegraph
ed that he would be delighted to avail
himself Of their offer to send him an
educated mule as a mascot"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-31
MOTOR BOAT TRIALS
Autowin and Den Try Out To-day for
International Race.

New York, July 30.-The Autowin,
owned by Edwin j. Webster OF Bos-
ton and Commodore ]. H. Hoadley's
Den. are the only two power boats
likely to start tomorrow in the sec
ond trial race OF the Motor Boat club
OF America to select two more boats
to defend the Harmsworth cup, The
Dixie H.. which has already been Sc
lected. Is being put in shape for the
cup race to be held over the same
course on Saturday. Tie Duke of
Westminster's boat. the Wolseley-Sid-
deley had a short spin to-day in
which she showed remarkable speed,
Both that boat and the Daimler IL
will go around the course tomorrow
after the trial boats have finished.