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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
THE BOARDWALK SHOW.
Types Seen Nowhere Else But on the
 Stage Frequent Atlantic City

Frank w O'Malley, in the August Ev-
 erybody's.
 Look who's here-there, rather, coming out on to the Boardwalk from the arcade that leads back to a block-wide hotel. Only in dreams the vaudeville stage or the Boardwalk are visions like this young man and his girl companion possible.
 At home you never have seen anyone that would think of dressing like these two except the ng-and-dance artists on the dreamy side of the footlights at Polls, corner of Main and Market-take Ragweed ! Junction cars from Public Square and transfer at Washington and State Transflxed, you watch the two merge into the thousands, and the un- canny part of it all is that the young couple seem not to grasp that they're both dressed up like show-offs. One would fancy from their nonchalance that they imagined themselves fixed up merely like homefoiks. Whereas they're wearing:
 One scarlet fourth n-hand.
 One cream colored sack coat faintly striped with light blue.
 eOne farng white pque skirt.
 One pair cream colored trousers striped with light blue
 One butterfly cravat of China silk.
 One soft-boied yellow shirt with em- bossed pattern of light green hligres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
AWARDED
 ID UNIFORM RANK Knights of Pythias Hold Their
 Final Exercises STORM DRENCHES CAMP Many Southern Companies of Uni formed Knights Capture Prizes, Several From Alabama Being
 Among the Winners.
STORM DRENCHES CAMP

Boston, August 7.-An important busi- ness session of the supreme lodge and the breaking of camp by the. Uniform Rank, marked today's proceedings of the twenty-fifth convention of the Knights of Pythias and the biennial encampment of the Uniform Rank. A terrific storm broke over the encampment of the uniformed knights during the afternoon, thoroughly drenching the entire camp and interfering much with the orderly preparations for breaking camp.
 The supreme lodge confirmed the ap- pointment of Maj. Gen Arthur J. Stobbart of St. Paul, Minn., commander-i in-chief of the Uniform Rank The assembly of the Uniform Rank formally fixed upon Milwaukee as the place for the next bien- nlal encamament. The flag over Camp Joseph H. sfon was formally lowered at 515 o'clock | lay, and tents were struck and by tomol 6 noon practically all the Uniform R. K will have left the city.
 The las # the competitive drills by the cavalry and infantry companies of the Uniform Rank were held on Franklin field early in the day, and tonight the commit tee of judges announced their awards. Troop No. 43 of St. Joseph, Mo, won the $500 prize in the cavalry class, while the first prize of s150G in the infantry class went to Company I of Georgia, which scored 9709 points. Company of Indiana was a close second in the infantry class with 9330 points, winning the $900 prize. These two infantry companies were Tn Class A, the two following companies to take the S70O and $60O prizes, being Com- panies and of Indiana.
 The infantry competition, Class B, Con- pany 12 of Michigan took first money, $500; Company 97 of Indiana second, $500; Company 10 of Connecticut, third, $400, and Company 56 of Pennsylvania, fourth, s100
 Class was won by Company 10 of h. diana, $7O0; Company 23 of Michigan, sec ond $500 Company I of Alabama third, s400, and Company l. District of Columbia, fourth $100
 In Class D, Company 60 of Ohio won, getting $500; Company of Michigan was second, with $400, and Company of Mary land third, getting $2Oo.
 The prize of $60O for the company tray cling the greatest distance went to Com- pany l of Mobile, Ala, whose mileage totalled 2Co0
 The prize of 5000 for the largest com pany at the encampment went ito the Smoky City company of Pittsburg, Pa, which mustered 45 officers and men. The Auburn, N. Y, company was second, with S5 officers and men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
AMERICANS PLAY
 WELL AT CRICKET

Belfast, August 7.-Play was begun to- day in the cricket match between the team representing the gentlemen of Philadelphia and the Northern Counties eleven. The home team went to the bat first, but the wicksts fell quickly before the bowling and fielding of the visitors. At lunch time the score was 6S for seven wickets.
 The Northern Counties players were all out with a score of 95 runs. King and Green bowled throughout the innings and did great execution, only three of the 1rishmen reaching double figures.
 The Phladelphians at the close of play had tallied 24s runs for six wickets From the play today it seems most likely that the fate which befell the Dublin cricketers at the hands of the gentlemen of Philadel- phia is likely to be visited upon the Ulstermen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

St. Louis. August 7.-Beeause Ty Cobb is ehoneymooning9 the fans here have begun speculating on winning the pen nant of the American league.
 It is generally admitted that Cobb is at least half of the entire Tiger strength. With him absent the Tigers cannot hope to retain the lead.
 For several weeks St. Louis has been hanging on to the skirts of the Tigers, and since Detroit lost today there are but two games separating the two. Two of Detroit's games have been washed out since Cobb went away. and St. Louis was prevented from playing yesterday
 The three games separating St Louis and Detroit have been exceedingly hard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Poverty and Luxury.

J. T. Lincoln, in the August Atlantic.
 Poverty and iuxury-these are the dis eases of our industrial regime, to the cure of which the socialists offer their inef- fectual remedy-ineffectua since the pop ulatfon of the United States is made up Of S.OOO,00O individuals, some of whom will be forever on the verge of bank ruptcy, however great their income, and some frugal and always carrying their account on the right side of the balance sheet however small their annual allot- ment of wealth.
 Poverty and luxury-twin diseases sap ping the life of society-the one destroy ing ambition by withholding sufficient nourishment to the body; the other rem dering men worthless to society by su- perabundance of the good things of life. Poverty is a disease not indigenous to our American soil-it is a plague brought in by immigrant ships from worn-out Europe, and the patients are cured here by the thousands So long as there re- mains an uncultivated acre of land any where in the Union. there is no real cause for poverty nor any excuse for luxury while foot of land is unde- veloped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
ELMER DOVER HAS
 QUIT COMMITTEE

Chicago. August 7.-The Daily News to- day says:
 Word reached Chicago today from a reliable source that Elmer E. Dover sec- retary of the republican national con- mittee, has carried out his intention, private expressed to friends some weeks ago, and resigned his position as of ficial publisher of the republican organ"
 Fred W. Apham, assistant treasurer of the national committee, expressed sur prise at the Daily News announcement. He said:
 ''I saw MT. Dover and MT. Hitchcock in New York a week or so ago, and there was no hint of any such action on MT. Dover's part. If there ever was any real feeling between the chairman of the com mittee and it's secretary I am sure that it no longer exists. All was certainly se- rene between them when l was in the east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
DIRECT PRIMARY
 LAW FOR ILLINOIS Test Will Be Made of Work
 ings of New Scheme FOUR TICKETS TO BE VOTED Primary Will Dispense With conven- tions by Giving the Nomination for Office To Those of Each Party
 With the Biggest Vote.
FOUR TICKETS TO BE VOTED

Chicago, August 1.-The new direct pri- mary law of Illinois, declared by it's friends to be the most effective instru- ment on any statute book, providing for the expression of political preferences, will receive it's first test tomorrow.
 The initial trial of the new law pre- cedes an election in which there are to be chosen a governor and all other gen. eral officers of the state, legislature which in turn will choose a United States senator, and 25 congressman. The vote tomorrow is the first actual test of the direct method of choosing candidates in a city so large as Chicago. It is ad- mitted by politicians that the law will doubtless work better throughout the state and in less highly congested cen- ters of population than in this city.
 There will be four ballots placed be- fore the voters tomorrow. These will be from the democrat, the republican, the prohibitionist and the socialist parties. The independence party and the peo- ple's party will not take part in the pri- maries Every voter as he appears at the polls will be asked to what party he belongs, and he will be allowed to vote for the candidates of that party only He will be given the ticket of the party he mentions and no other.
 The men of each party receiving the largest vote for any position for which they are candidates will be declared the nominee of that party for that office. There will be no conventions held later to ratify the selections of the primary election, nor to nominate candidates. The expression of the voters at the polls to- morrow will nominate.
 An exception to this application of the law is in the case of the United States senatorship The legislature is to name the successor to Senator Albert J. Hop- ktns and the vote at tomorrow's pri- mary, for this one office, will be merely of an advisory character
 By far the most interesting contest which is to be submitted to the decision of the voters is that In the republican party between Gov. Charles s. Deneen. who is seeking a renomination, and for mer Gov. Richard Yates, for the nomi- nation for governor. The fight has been intensely bitter on both sides and has been carried into every city and corner of the state.
 The leading candidates in the democrat ic party for the nomination for governor are former Vice President Adlai Steven son of Bloomington, Douglass Pattison of Freeport, John P. McGoorty, James Hamilton Lewis, Charles F. Gunther and James O. Monroe, all of Chicago. The name of Judge E. R. E. Kimbrough of Danvile will be on the ballot although he has practically withdrawn from the race
 The democratic candidates for the sen- atorship are Lawrence Stringer of Iin- coin and Addison Blakely of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
100000 VOLTS FAIL TO KILL.
Stream of Water Makes Mans Body
 Conductor of Enormous Current.
-rom tho Nau yorL World

From the New York World.
 After serving as conductor for 400,- 900 volts of electricity on Thursday night, M. Gaston Lacomme of 174 Smith street, Brooklyn, was up and about his business yesterday as usual He Is til he inventor of the human roulette wheel just installed at Happyland, Staten isI- and. and it was while making a test of the whirling disk that he mir0cul- ously escaped being shocked to death He says that tiny stream of water saved his life.
 Lacomme was sitting between two switchbcards on an insulated chair, and as his clothing was damp from the rain, he formed a good conductor for an electric current. The positive switch board was at his back and a leak in the roof alongside the negative switchboard caused a tiny rivulet to form, ard it worked it's way a fraction of an inch per second until it was stopped by the soles of Locomme's s shoes.
 Instantly 6 spark 40 inches long leaped o1- with great explosion. mals ing coale ;t!on !r, m the back Of La commes neck to the positive switch board. He says that if the amperage had been appreciable he would have been instantly killed. But the little stream of water continued in the di- rection of the positive board and when within Al inches the current was short circuited. It left the fainting elec- trcian anG formed a connection from the ground to the positive switch board.
 T was afraid to move" said La comme, because of the possibility of forming a short circuit which would Ina fn aa Tn second. I felt as though I had sat there 20 years.
 The drops of water falling from that leak in the ceiling sounded like the beats of bass drum in my ears, while the spark flashing out from the back of my neck was like the booming of q cannon"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
The Enfranchised Woman.

Ellls Meredith, in the August Atlantic.
 what does 1t mean to be an enfran- ch'sed woman? It is easier to tell what II doesnt mean. It does not mean the pleaslng discovery that politics is the science of government;'' it does not mean attending a few political meetings ana reading few bits of campaign lit erature It does not even mean going to the polls and voting as conscientiously as one knows how. All of that is but a small portion of 1t. The vital part or neing enfranchised is not to be found in us political aspects at all. but in it's el- rect Tn teaching us our relationship with the lie about us. The real significance lies in getting In touch with what news. paper people call ''the human interest, or daily life. and finding ones own place an the great scheme of the universe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Fans Not Sore.

Detroit. August 7.-While the fans here are anxious for Cobb to cut short his honeymoon the rumor to the effect that they are sore on Cobb for leaving the team at this critical time in the pennant race Is a great mistake.
 The players. contrary to the report, are not sore either.
 While the Tigers might slump a trifie with Cobb absent, it is not feared that they will lose so much ground that II cannot be regained when he returns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
STAGE MONEY MAY
 BE KNOCKED OUT

Washington, August 7.-Chief Wilkie of the secret service proposes to test the law in relation to the right of persons to make stage" money, such is freely sold in the form of roll of $100 bills
 case in which one of these $1OO bills has been passed as lawful money has come to the attention of the secret serv- ice and Chief Wilkie believes the issu- ance of such stage" money will be ad : judged unlawful when test case is made a aeainst one of it's manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Storm ln Montqomery.

Montgomery August 7.-Montgomery was visited by a wind and rain storm this afternoon that unroofed houses, up- rooted trees in the streets and impaired the electric service of the city. For few seconds the wind reached a velocity of AS miles an hour. The tin roof of the Montgomery theatre was stripped and the stage was covered with water. The storm was accompanied by the heaviest rainfall of the year and a brilliant dis play of lightning No one was injured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
HARRINGTON OUT
 OF A. & M. COLLEGE

Austin, Tex, August 7-President H. H. Harrington of the Agricultural and Mechanical college, today resigned his office to the board of directors in ses- sion at Corpus Christi. The resignation was accepted and R. T. Milner, at pres ent commissioner of agriculture, elected to fill the vacancy.
 For some time discontent has existed at the college and eliminated recently in a number of pupils leaving the institution many of them declaring they would not return if President Harrington was re- tained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Johnny Dobbs Is Manauer.

Chattanooga, August 7.-Johnny Dobbs, for several years with the Gin cinnati and Brooklyn National league teams, and last year manager of the Nashville Southern league team, will be manager of the Chattanooga team in the South Atlantic league next year. He will begin in few weeks to get together his players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
FLEET NEARLY IN PORT.
Fine Weather Is Experienced on the
 Pacific.

Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Au- gust S.-A wireless telegraph dispatch re- ceived at o'clock this morning from the United States Atlantic fleet says:
 The gale blew itself out last night and fine weather now prevails. The fleet will arrive at Auckland at about o'clock to- morrow Sunday morning."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
HARRY BAY SHINES
 IN VAUDEVILLE

Nashville. August 7.-Harry Bay, Nash ville's fleet outfielder and former Na- tional league star, went on at the Casino theatre tonight in a vaudeville turn and made a big hit. Besides his act he gave a number of solos on a cornet At the close of the season Bay will make a tour of one of the big vaudeville circuits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

overlay
 Pair white cancas yachting shoes. Pair white kid slippers.
 One perforated shirtwast of light blue silk.
 On bearbers pole parasol
 One pair blue silk honeycombed stock ings
 One pair Scotch plaid silk half-hose. Hats, walking stick fobs, bracelets. seal ring, sticlzpin. lace, ribbons and things and stuff to taste.
 They circle around party of three wo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
The Cox Shoe COnpany'S Famous Third Ave. Shoe Store Sale Continues in the 2nd Ave. Store isis S2; ) with inc original bargains reinforced from the End Avenue Store stock.
Obb's Absence May Gibe
 1Fe Pennant 10 St. Louis

to overcome, and this fact leads local fans to the belief that if they can get even with the Tigers before Cobb returns.
 they will be able to hold their own there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

men from the prairies dressed in the fashion of two years ago, and they're gone and almost forgotten the moment a wide person comes wheeling in a wick CT rolling chair fro mthe other direction. This one is dressed like coach dog, all ripples and pillows of fluffy white goods spattered with black polka dots the size of quarter, and with hair gleaming like the display in the showcase of an ad- vertising dentist. She has just been re- gilded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
HARRY THAW HAS
 GONE BANKRUPT Petition Is Filed In PittSburg
 By His Attorneys
CREDITORS ARE PRESSING
Thaws Petition States That Suits Have Been Commenced Against Him and That Others Are
 Being Contemplated.

Pittsburg, August IA voluntary pe- tition in bankruptcy was filed after o'clock tonight in the United States court by Attorney Charles Morschauser of New York, representing Harry K. Thaw of this city. who is now confined in the Duchess county, New York. jail.
 In the petition Thaw states that his assets are s12s,012.3s and his liabilities s453, 40. .oS.
 Roger O'Mara, a we'll known Pittsburg detective and personal friend of the Thaw family was appointed as receiver. His bond was placed at s2oo,oO0 and John New ell and James W Piatt. two prominent business men of this city, became se- curity for MT. oMara.
 The most interesting information given regarding the proceedings is to be found in the petition asking for the appoint ment of a receiver in which it is al- legged that the action is taken for the purpose of preventing his property being dissipated in litigation over claims, many of which are unjust.
 The figures in the bankruptcy show that this refers to lawyers and doctors.
 Thaw states that he Is confined in jail in Duchess county, New York, and is likely to be there for some time He says some of his creditors have com menced suits against him. and others are contemplating similar action. He is unable, he says, to give the litigation his attention owing to the confinement. The papers were received by E. NJ. Un- of Ha United States court for Lawrence county, Pennsylvania. who happened to be in this city, the local receiver, W. R. Blair, being absent for a few days. The papers will be presented to MT. Blair when he returns.
 Loans amounting to s191 50O from his mother, Mrs William Thaw, are not dis puted.
 Among the disputed claims are the fol- lowing:
 John B. Gleason. New York, $So.OOo
 Hartridge & Peabody, New York, s60,- GOO.
 J. J. Graham, Newburgh, N. Y, s2954. Dr. Hammond. New York, s100O
 Dr. Wagner, Binghampton, N. Y, S4040.
 Dr. Jelliffe, New York, s5245.
 Dr. Jones, Morristown, N. J., s60O0.
 Martin w. Littleton. New York $S055
 pr. Hamilton, Sl2000
 Dr. Dana. New York, $500.
 Two Places at Once.
 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. August By an order of County Judge Hansbrough, liar ry K. Thaw must appear before Referee Holmes Vandewater at 10 a. m. Monday to be examined as to his indebtedness to Dr. J. P. Wilson, in supplementary pro- ceedings brought against the doctor by Mrs. Ella B. Hay, a judgment creditor
 The papers were served today. Thaw is placed in the position of having to be at two places at one time for Referee Schlosser of Fishkill Landing has ad- journed the hearing of Thaw's suit to fix the value of Dr. Wilson's services as an expert on Monday at a. m. The proceedings before MT Vandewater are to be in the supervisors room in Pough- keepsie, while that before MT. Schlosser is at Fishkill, Is miles away.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-07-05
A. S. HICkC0x DIES
AT GISELA HOME
Calmly Meets the Death He Had
Watched Stealing Upon Him for
Many Weary Months.

GISELA, July "A. S. Hickcox, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hickeox, died
June % at Gisela, ella county, aged
% years and seven months.
He was born at Barksdale, Texas,
November 90, 1881, and came TO Tonic
Basin with his parents in July, 1884,
where he resided until his death.
He engaged in the cattle business in
his young manhood and early acquired
a reputation for sterling integrity
throughout the Basin. He was uni
versally known as "Tod' and loved
and esteemed by all who knew him
About two years ago he contracted
the dread disease consumption and, de-
spite the gallant struggle which he
made for his life, gradually wasted
away until the inevitable occurred. He
fully realized his condition at all times
but with that remarkable fortitude
which characterized his entire career
calmly awaited the advent of the grim
destroyer, conscious of everything unto
the very end.
"Tod" is survived by father, moth
err and one sister, who, together with
his numerous friends, will mourn fol
and regret his early demise.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-07-05
JOHN M1rcHE1L--LrApER

The labor question in this country is
not 30 acute that we need, for the sake
of our toilers, labor leader In high
political office, but If one were needed
it would be difficult, we think, to find
one more worthy Of preferment than
John Mitchell.
He is not only of the best type Of
labor leader, but Of the finest type Of
American. As president Of the United
Mine Workers Of America, he sue
ceeded in carrying the great body Of
labor under his control--a control al
most utocratic--through one Of the
most trying crises in its history. He
showed not the slightest trace of the
demagogue; forgot himself, and worked
solely In the interests Of those he had
been called upon to lead, at the same
time not forgetting the interests Of his
country.
Mr.. Mitchell has stecred his course
inteligently and well; has won the con-
hdence and regard Of the men he leads
and the respect and admiration of the
employers of labor.
And now, wisely and sanely, he de-
clines to leave the work to which he
has devoted his powers so well for the
ignis fatuus of political office. In his
published letter he says:
| "The promotion of industrial peace
through the medium of trade agree
ment is one of the essential principles
of the trade union movement. The at
titude of sagacious and humane en-
ployers of labor in recognizing that in
modern life the conduct of business is
no longer the exclusive concern of the
proprietors, but the function of own
ers and workmen, acting jointly, has
made it possible to demonstrate that
industrial peace upon basis of mu.
4
tual advantage may be maintained by
means of the collective bargain. As
indicated above, l am constrained to
believe that in extending the scope and
effectiveness of this movement could
contribute more real service to our fell
low workers and to the industrial life
of this country than l could as COVER
nor of Illinois or in any other political
position for which my name has been
mentioned. F."
He has under advisement the propo-
sition to take charge Of and direct the
work of the trades agreement depart
ment of the National Civic Federation,
Of which department he has been chair
man for many years. No one can doubt
that in that position he can continue to
be Of the very greatest usefulness to his
country, and it shows the high qualities
Of the man, that, believing this, he de-
clines to be drawn away from his duty
to others by the nattering bid Of high
honors for himself.