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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
Charles Paolettc.

Charles Paolette. age 86 years, died Tuesday night at Twenty-seventh street and Avenue I. The remains will be sent to Bloctons at 6:2o o'clock this morning by Lige Loy for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,
Mrs. Margaret A. Davis.

Mrs. Margaret A. Davis, age 73 years, died yesterday at the family residence, 43l0 Third avenue, north. The remains will be sent to Coal City this morning by Mewbourne & woodey of Woodlawn for interment. The deceased is survived by son, J. c. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
GRADE CROSSINGS ARE
 CI7I'S GREATEST EVILS

and the increased traffic, as well as in creased activity on the streets will make these crossings as dangerous as ever. Any day may bring forth a tragedy such as we have often experienced before.
 "Our committee will meet shortly and do all we can to push the matter through. We intende to persevere in our efforts and if we cannot get quick action by the council we will seek it in other ways.
 'There Is little necessity of your im- pressing the people with the need of via ducts. They have been taught that by too many awful examples. Action is what should be talked and preached. The grade crossing must go''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
Candidates for Nobel Prize.

Brussels, July S.-The Belgian gov ernment and the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, have de- cided to propose Maurice Maeterlinck and Emile Verhaerin for the Nobel literary prize,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
Carter Appointed Constable.

Former Deputy Sheriff w. F. Carter has been appointed as constable of Beat s4. Woodlawn, by Governor Conner Bond has been filed by MT. Carter and he will enter Into his new duties in the next day or two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 8.-Forecast for Ale- bama and Mississippi: Local rains Thurs day and Friday; light variable winds.
 Birmingham, July s, p. m. Maximum temperature ,... :. .. :. S7 Minimum temperature .. .. .. 69 Mean temperature ..... ...... ........ IT Norma temperature ..... l9 Excess since January 1 ........... .... .46 Precipitation ...... ... ............... .O2 Total precipitation since January 1,.25 51 Defieiendy since January ............. 3.22
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09

'',rhe greatest evil known to Birming- ham," said J. D. Collins yesterday, lis the grade crossing system which sur rounds our business secton."
 Mir Collins is the chairman of the Board of Trades special viaduct com mittee which was appointed Tuesday to push the erection of viaducts over the dangerous places around the city.
 'We intend to turn our attention espe- cially to the erection of viaducts along Ninth avenue on the Northside over the Frisco tracks. While business has been slack during the past six months the city is going to have rush business this fall,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
E. T. Shaw & son. undertakers.

Green Undertaking Co. Johns Bros, Props.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09
Aspirants For Mayor, President And Chief Prove Attac-
 tiOns For Voters APPLAUSE GREETS ALL
 AS THEY FINISH TALKS Cross Questioning Tactics Prove Espe- caIIy Interesting To Big Audi
 .ence of New Eleventh
 Ward Voters.

I wish to call the attention of all residents of Birmingham to the fact that q life certificate will not entitle them to a vote in the com ing primary unless they register during the present week In the ward in which they live.
 Yours very truly,
 W. H. JOHNSTON,
 Chairman committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09

cially to the erection of viaduets along Ninth avenue on the Northside over the Frisco tracks. While business has been slack during the past six months the city is going to have rush business this fall .......ss.......s.s..... llgion was not called in question, and think it unfair to canvass in that way No matter from which direction, or over what road the corn may have come, if 1t is good the miller will take it. This thing burt me. As citizen who has lived an honorable life, owing no man dollar feel that 1t was unchristian, unfair and unmanly.
 MT. Compton apologized, disclaimed any such intentions, and 'longwinded' as he announced himself to be, he spoke until the audience called him off his feet. Dur ing his talk Captain O'Brien got the chance to say that he had never accepted a1 illegal dollar and never expected to.
 Candidates for Commissioner.
 Carl Seals, candidate for police commits sioner, made short, crisp talk. Il have never been in politics before. am not running on any ticket or with anybody. l only want to serve the people to the best of my abity. I promise to enforce the law, and if anything goes wrong Will at least make big fuss about 1t, even if I cannot prevail. am actuated solely by a desire to serve you, and request your support"
 Tom Parker, also candidate for police commissioner, followed. "I am lined up." he declared. q am advocating the candidacy of Hal Copeland and George Bodeker. They are the men l stand with and for" MT. Parker declared however, that, no matter what man IS elected chief, he will be placed in or flee by the commission and kept there as long as he follows the rules Of the commission.
 Cooper Introduced.
 B. H. Cooper, candidate for president of the council, made an AteresllnS talk. After speaking of the importance of municipal government, he sad that he was a strong advocate of municipal ownership of waterworks, and that le would fight for it if elected.
 Referring to the street tax MT. Coop CT said that by his ordinance 1t was abolished several years ago, and that 1t slept until brought up by the miscel- laneous committee this year. T fought 1t because believed that I was serving the masses of the people. They want ed to put on street tax at time when thousands were out of employ ment, and would have to work it out on the streets with pick and shovel I never cast a vote that I did not think was for the best intersts of the masses" He said that his opponent fought for and reintroduced the street tax ordinance three times, after tho Mayors veto had defeated it. "If my neighb bors and my ward don't vote for me I will resign. My opponent didn't get but 700 votes when he ran for sheriff." At this point he closed.
 Harry Jones Speaks Out. MT. Jones first declared that those 700 votes didn't cost him a cent. His platform, he said, was just and equal rights for all men," q will always be plain, blunt Harry Jones, and will deal in no cheap politics. Any man that comes to me will always get yes or no to his request. There will be no wishywashy tricks on my part.'' T did support the street tax" he raid. "but simply as an emergency measure. Twelve aldermen met In the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
RED TAPE ENcoILs THE UNEMPLOYED.

The majority of great cities have in connection with
their water supply SYSTEM emergency reservoirs, which
can be drawn upon in of drought Water is
sy to health and happiness of the people Sufficient en-
ploymen is also essential to health and happiness 1t is
being suggested that municipal affairs should be
managed that certain work should always be held in
to be undertaken in periods of panic Important
but not pressngly necessary public improvement be
provided for every detail up to the point of beginning
work. Then when private employment becomes slack
public work can be undertaken
New York city in urgent need Of subways. This
last winter thousands of lacked for work and
peculiarly good time for construction The city govern
ment, however, not ready. The plans not COM
pleed and many yards of red tape remained to be
wound. By July l. but not before will there be chance
for the laborers to go to work.
Nearly every city has had similar experience. There
plenty of work for the unemployed to do but it took
long to get the preminares out Of the way that the
crisis nearly over before anything could be done
Some day it may be that reservoir of work i'm
portant a reserve reservoir of water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
CHAPTER w.
(COntinued)

(COnllnueQ)
Master Willie was nowhere on
the premises. Roy will answer for
that. l told him to go look al
though the woman of the place-it
was a sort of second rate lodging
house-called him a dreadful dog
and tried to stop him. Roy's teeth
helped him to quest right through
the house."
Fine fellow! Well take him
with us to look for Mr.. Wood-eh,
Roy?"
He was like a Christian, that
dog, for he made friends at once,
wagged his tail and put his nose
in my hand. When Savory added
on some gibberish with "ullooloo-
loo, go search, Roy" he first howl
Ell and yelped, then ran up and
down the hall entry like a mad
thing.
Where are we going, sir?" ask
ed Savory, growing respectful as
he recognized my authority.
ITO Scotland Yard straight. They
wouldn't listen to me this morn
ing. Row, perhaps What have
you got there?"
ITS letter, sir, brought by
hand half an hour ago, for Mr..
Wood; marked Very immediate,
dye see? But-you wouldn't, sure
ly?"
But just as I was about to open
the letter we were interrupted by
the arrival of a tall, military look
ing old gentleman, with a fierce
face and a very hectoring, over
bearing manner.
SIS this where Captain Wood
lives? Look sharp; I want to
know"
There was a shortness in his
tone and manner which, being
free-born American, l could not
stomach at all.
Come, speak out; which is the
man of the house? Is Captain
Wood in? l must see him at once.
l am Sir Charles Collingham."
And without waiting for more, he
brushed past me, pushing Savory
aside and saying:
AhuoI 81 uP W hlo lOOhlo,
there are some papers up there I
want. Show the way, please" and
he ran upstairs.
Of course l followed.
CHAPTER V.
Snuyzer's Report Continues.
Besides, l felt it due to my self
respect and position, as one of
your most trusted agents, to call
this overbearing Britisher to ac-
count.
The new visitor, General Sir
Charles Collingham, as l presently
heard he was called, was the first
in the room, and he went straight
to the bureau or escritoire at which
expect Capt. Wood did his writ
ing business. The general fell
upon the papers AMI turned them
over with much haste and excite
ment. Then he turned to Savory
and said:
Where is the dispatch box from
my Office, sent here last night? I
don't see it; fetch it, will you?
But it went to the captain this
morning, Sir Charles, with his port
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

and he handed me the letter. It
was headed 1918 Hill st." and was
signed "Frida." There were only
few lines.
What has become Of you? I
thought we were to see you early.
before luncheon. have been sim
ply furious; now l am frightened:
something must have happened. It
cannot be that you have already
forgotten-last night?"
Reckon know what she means
by last night for I heard their
parting at the door Of the house
in Princes Gate"
Ito be continued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
Can't EUen Get SUig
Out of Bottle

GUTHRIE, Okla, April Potts
harder lines than ever now for the
booze fighter in Oklahoma.
The pocket flask must go!
Recently the state legislature
passed law establishing a state
dispensary system and placing the
sale of all liquor under state super
vision and control. Under this law
any person armed with a doctors
prescription may purchase maxi
mum of one gallon of whisky or
three gallons of beer, or both,
daily.
Now the attorney general has
rendered strict Interpretation of
the law by which he rules that it is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

Wood or no Wood, I must have
them back this very day, and I
cant stop talking here"
Zone moment, Sir Charles: my
our interest in Capt. Wood is llari-
ly second to yours. Anyway, they
are identical. 1t would be best. l
submit, to work together"
Quite SO. That Is very sensi-
BILE. Have you any plans? What
would 20 upropose?"
He was as sweet as milk by this
time.
"Well, obviously one thing press
es urgently. A descent should be
made by a posse of police upon
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that house in the Strathallan road"
'In any case, there shall be nc
more delay. Here you, sir"-this
was to Savory-"hail the first cab,
I'm of to Scotland Yarj. Will you
come with me?"
"I'd rather meet you, Sir Charles,
out yonder; for suppose you'll go
yourself with the police?"
Certainly I shall, possibly ahead
of them; so au revoir."
"Stay, Sir Charles. I had for
gotten this letter which came an
hour ago. It is addressed to Capt.
Wood and it might throw some
light on this mysterious affair. To
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

be sure, it is In woman's hand;
but was Just about to open 1t
when you appeared. Do you think
dare?"
by all means. Every scrap of
intelligence Is Of the utmost i'm.
portance now. TIL do it. l can
settle afterwards, IL necessary,
with Captain Wood"
So he broke the seal, opened the
letter and instantly burst into a
loud, CHEEKY laugh.
"Oho, Miss Frida! so you have
not been long in coming to an
understanding with our man Of
many millions. Read It," he said,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
AGRL OFGRIT
BY ARTHUR GRiFFiTHs
Copyright by r. F. Fenno G. Coz

I manteau and other things"
Great powers! how could it.
when you don't know where he
| is?"
'If you will permit me to, ex.
plain" here put in.
BY the time l had finished he
had thrown himself into the near
est armchair with a loud and pro-
lOnged whistle, an evident let-off
to his disturbed feelings.
Then he sprang to his feet and
a mailman, talking to himself
aloud:
cts not possible. It's too pre-
posterous. cannot, ought not. to
believe it. But yet, by the Lord
Harry, strange things do happen"
Then he pulled up short and
faced me as if l were a criminal
and a tough.
81 suppose you are to be trusted?
Who and what do you call your
self? You haven't dreamt all this?
You weren't drunk last night?"
81 am a water urinker, Sir Chas.
Collingham. and take it, for choice.
hot-according to my physicians
rule" l replied severely. You, l
conclude, from your title, are a
British army officer; but I do not
consider you are a gentleman to
make such aspersions."
Come, come; don't lose your
temper. I never dots a mistake
in business; and you haven't
told me yet who you are, and what
you have to DO with Captain
Wood"
The shortest way was to give
him one of my cards. He was not
unacquainted with the name Of
Saraband. and said so, courteously
enough. Indeed, he became now
SO civil that, judging him to be
really a person of Importance, l
gave him a brief outline Of the plot
to which we believed Captain
Wood had fallen a victim.
"You think it is the money, do
you? Nothing else?" he asked
sharply.
why, what else could there
be-"
He hesitated for a moment, but
said at last:
I'm not at liberty to tell you ex-
actly. They are confidential mat
tiers connected with the service.
But there might be reasons to in
duce designing people to carry
off Capt. Wood AMI hide him for
a time. He possesses certain in
formation of the highest value to
Well, l must not tell you. But the
disappearance of these papers, of
the dispatch box, in short, sup
ports me in that view
There are public grounds, then,
for instituting keen search for
Capt. Wood"
Every much so indeed, and we
must instantly call in the police. l
shall go at once to Scotland Yard
and set the detectives in motion"
Guess I've been there already
and they only laughed at me-"
by George, they will not laugh
at mel Why, this might become a
cabinet question. If those papers
have fallen into the wrong hands,
there will be the devil of p row.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
Mrs. Knox SuHraget
Special Correspondence to The Press

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Mrs
Philander C. Knox, wife of the
Pennsylvania senator, is a near suf-
fraget. She is a woman of strong
personality and pronounced opin-
ions. "As a matter of principle"
she says, 81 favor women having
a voice in matters where their ex-
perience and sympathy make their
opinion authoritative.
Every few women, believe,
would abuse the gift of suffrage;
fewer perhaps than men who claim
this supreme privilege by inherent
right. Women would devote them
selves to that portion of the public
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
Other Wash Fabrics

All Piques are on sale at 20 per cent off.
All Batistes are on sale at 20 per cent or.
All Cambrics are on sale at 20 per cent
off
All Poplins are on sale at 20 per cent Off.
All Embroidered Waistngs are on sale at
20 per cent Off
All Batiste Ghiffons are on sale at 20 per
cent Off.
And dozens of other kinds of fine Wash
Materials for waists and dresses are on
sale at reductions that range from Is per
cent to rs per cent. See them In the win
dow and come up to the department on the
third floor and examine the stock
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

a violation for anyone to carry a
bottle of whisky in his pocket.
Further he holds it to be the duty
Of the sheriff to confiscate any IL
quor found upon anyone's person.
1t is also a violation for anyone
to purchase whisky outside the
state and carry it over the state
line, in his pocket or otherwise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
LODGING HOUSE CASE

Milton Hubbell, an expressman,
and Samantha Yothers, domestic,
are in Jail on charge of immoral
ity, having been taken from a
Sprague av. lodging house yester-
day by Detective Macdonald and
Patrolman Fuller.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
AllNainsooks Reduced

And. as you know, our Cambria stock is
good one We handle all grades and we
sell all the time at the lowest prices.
zoe Nainsooks are on sale at. ......16c
25c Nainsooks are on sale at. ........ zoe
3Oc Nainsooks are on sale at. ...... .24c
Csc Nainsooks are on sale at. ...... .28c
4Oc Nainsooks are on sale at. ...... 32c
45c Nainsooks are on sale at. 36c
soc Nainsooks are on sale al. .40c
GOO Nainsooks are on sale at ....... .48c
Csc Nainsooks are on sale at SEC
Other prices reduced 20 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

welfare which seems to be- wom-
ans particular work. the schools,
the charities, the streets ami those
reforms which tend to protect and
preserve and elevate the home.
"In my own state women have
accomplished excellent results in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
WARRANT FOR HIS DRIVER

c. E. Brown, grocer, has sworn
out a warrant for the arrest of
Frank E. LAPEL, driver, whom
he accuses with the embezzlement
of 1925. LIPell lived at Avoniale
court, but has not been seen since
Saturday noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
MRS. PHILANDER C. KNOX

prison reform, in modifying the
laws relating to criminal, defec-
tive and INDECENT children, and the
laws which regulate child labor and
tenement houses. Woman, IL given
the right to vote, would become a
graf power for good, in municipal
ties especially"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
Every
Depart
nnent is
Repre-
sented in
This Sale

Some of them are
not mentioned here
but in every depart
ment you will see
the White Sale
cards and you can
depend on getting
the same reductions
on goods not adver-
tised. as you do on
the lines listed
here. The sale
commences tomOr-
row and will con-
tinue until the end
of the week, and on
each day we will
h ave something
new to give you.
Watch the papers
carefully for news
Of this great sale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
All Dimities Reduced

For chidrens dresses there is no more
popular fabric than White Batiste, and
for waists and dresses this material Is
without a peer The selection is good
and the prices range from 1Oc to Csc
yard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20

c. H. Laske and family have
gone to Green River hot springs for
a months outing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
All Swisses
Reduced

Imported and Domestic Swiss
es, in a complete range of de-
signs from the smallest pin dot
to the largest coin dot, and as
well in all the good figured eff
fects, many of them prettily
embroidered.
12hc White Swisses are
on sale at. 10c
zoe White Swisses are
on sale at ................15c
Csc White Swisses are
on sale at. zoe
35c White Swisses are
on sale at. .28c
40c White Swisses are
on sale at. .32c
soc White Swisses are
on sale at. .40c
COO White Swisses are
on sale at. .48c
Use White Swisses are
on sale at. SOC
And all other prices up to
$1.25 a yard reduced in the
same proportion.
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All Longcloths
Reduced

good at these low prices. They
are the right materials for the
finer underwear and at their
regular prices are marked very
low.
10c Longcloth Is on sale at. &c
12hc LongclOth Is on sale at.10c
15c Longcloth is on sale at. 12c
zoe LOngcloth is ON sale at. Ice
Csc Longcloth Is on sale at. 200
35c Longcloth Is on sale at. 28c
40c Longcloth is on sale at. .32c
45c Longcloth is on sale at. $50
soc Longcloth Is on sale at. .40c
Other prices are reduced In
the same proportion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
Persian Lawns Reduced

15c Persian Lawns are
on sale at. 12c
zoe Persian Lawns are
on sale at. 16c
CSC Persian Lawns are
on sale at .28c
SOC Persian Lawns are
on sale at. 500
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-20
India Linens
Reduced

This favorite fabric will meet
with ready sale at these low
prices. They are much wanted,
for nothing can be bought that
will wear better.
10c India Linons are
on sale at. .7c
12hc India Linons are
on sale at. 10c
15c India Linons are
on sale at. .12c
zoe India Linons are
on sale at. 16c
Csc India Linons are
on sale at. 19c
35c India Linons are
on sale at. .28c
Acc India Linons are
on sale at. .32c
SOC India Linons are
on sale at. .39c
And all other prices are re-
duced in the same proportion.
See the line, you will surely
buy.
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All Lawns
Reduced

All Sylvia Lawns, Persian
Lawns, French Lawns. Victoria
Lawns, are on sale at a greatly
reduced price. The stock is a
good one and completely new,
anu selection here should be
easy.
Csc Sylvia Lawns are
on sale at. .27c
soc Sylvia Lawns are
on sale at. 800
SOC Sylvia Lawns are
on sale at. CSC
$100 Sylvia Lawns are
on sale at. .79c
Coo French Lawns are
on sale at. .48c
$1.00 French Lawns are
on sale at. .79c
$1.25 French Lawns are
on sale at. =. .98c
Thes widths of these fabrics
range from SO to "A inches.
Other prices are reduced In the
same proportion.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-19
A "VERDANT" SIGHT.
Bates Sophs Issue Annual ProcIama-
ton to the Freshmen.

Lewiston, Me. Sept. 1S.-(SpeciaD.-
a "verdant" sight caught the attention
of every Freshmen's eye at Bates this
Every tree, all of the bulletin
boards, the campus, halls and all sorts
Of places such as Sophomores alone can
Of, were plastered with inn
mense green placards on which were
Inscribed the rigid rules for which the
class of 1912 is to be held responsible.
The proclamations read as follows:
Rules for the Glass of 1872:
/. Freshmen shall not accompany la
dies. a
2. Freshmen shall give ladies. NOM
bers of the faculty. and upper classnien
precedence.
&. Freshmen shall not appear on the
campus without coat and head dress.
j. Freshmen shall wear no emblem
or insignia other than that of the col
Iege.
s. Freshmen shall not wear derbys.
g. Freshmen shall ever hold In re-
spect their superiors, the Class Of
1911"