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ments has been formulated and includes Messrs. c. A. Brown, chairman; T. H. Benners, Hill Ferguson, F. c. Turner, c. M. Williamson, H. R. Howze, R. D. Curry, A. R. Dearborne, l. F. Young, C. E. Mason, w. M. Huey, H. M. Brown.
 The reception committee consists of Messrs. w. B. Leedy, T. H. Benners, J. H. Barr, A. DeValcourt, B. M. Allen, George Eustis, w. H. Kettig, F. Y. An derson,- R. H. Baugh, E. w. Barrett, F. L.. Bivings, James Bonnyman, s. J. Bowie, T. c. Bush, l.. V. Clark, W. w. Crawford, G. H. Davis, Robert Jemison, Guy R. Johnson, Harry Jones, E. M. Kilby, J. D. Kirkpatrick A. Iatady, J. c. Maben, H. s. Mathews, N. L. Miller, Lewis Minor, Dr. l.. c. Morris, G. B. Mccormack, John Mcqueen, c. H. Nabb, John l.. Parker, Walker Percy, Erskine Ramsey, R. N. Rhodes, David Roberts z. T. Rudulph, B. J. Saunders, E. D. Smith, H. w. Spalding, N. l.. Steele, c. A Stllman, G.. H. Stubbs, T. c. Thompson, J. P. Tillman, John w. Tomlinson, E. M. Tutwiler, w. M. Walker G. B. Ward, James Wealth erly, J. T. Yeatman. F. D. Dimmick, H. A. Drennen, E. J. Dunn, s. L. Earle, John D. Elliott, C.. w. Ferguson, A. H. Ford, A. L. F'ulenwder, H. B. Gray, E. A. Grider, W. P. G. Harding, w. H. Has senger, Wyatt Hehin, Solon Jacobs, w. D.. Jelks.
 Mrs. w. l. Grubb gave a box party yes- terday afternoon in compliment to her niece, Miss Julia Carney, who celebrated her fifteenth birthday. The party wit messed the production of the Wizard of o." and included Misses Julia Carney, Kathleen Kirkman, Lillian Hughes, Gene vieve Burt, Dorsey Harris, Ethel Cole man, and Harry Sterling, Harold Lewis, Hayden Brooks, Gus Moore, Glenn Har- ris. Lucien Hood and the chaperons, Miss Moore and Miss Irion.
 At the Southern club this evening from to 10 Claimants orchestra will render the following programme:
 Overture-Ten Maidens and No Man (Suppe).
 Selection-Les Huguenots (Meyer- beer).
 Song-When/ You Steal Kiss or Two (Clark).
 Selection-The Wizard of Oz (Tie- .tjen).
 Y waltz-Spring, Beautiful Spring (Lincke).
 Selection-His Honor the Mayor (Ed- wards).
 Song-What the Rose Said to Me Gus and Lee Edwards). Selection-The Serenades of All Na- tions (Herbert.
 Potpourri-The Pirates of Penzance (Sullivan).
 March-College Life (Frantzen). Mrs. Virginia Hilliard of Knoxville will arrive Monday to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Graves. , Mrs. Hilliard is the mother of Mrs. A. 1T. Wave, who several years ago visited Mrs. T. G. Bush.
 The following from the Mobile Regis ter will be of interest locally: Club women of the state will learn with regret that on account of illness Mrs. Robert Hemphill, chairman of the
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of the highest class. And yet the world will pass on to moving pictures. It is to be depored that in Birmingham a love and appreciation of art in its highest sense is not found generally. Some there are who will place home talent first, but there are others who pay exorbitant prices for bit of china, or copy of some masterpiece, or portrait work. if the work be done by some artist abroad, little knowing that the same work could be done by home talent with greater ability and assuredly greater pains
 But the Awakening of art'' must and will come. Birmingham has as yet found no insurmountable obstacles in its prog ress and it will not be an exaggeration to prophecy that in a few years its patrons of art will outnumber those of much older cities.
 Friday afternoon Miss Nabers and Miss Mary Gilespy will be complimented with bridge party at the Country club by Miss Mary Ware.
 Saturday Mrs. Ned McDavid will en- certain at bridge luncheon in honor of Miss Gillespy.
 Saturday afternoon Mrs William Worthington will give a bridge luncheon in honor of Miss Nabers.
 Gov. Braxton Bragg Conner is receiving congratulations upon the advent of his tiny grandson and namesake. Braxton Bragg Conner, Jr. The little fellow is the son of MT and Mrs Fletcher Conner MT. and Mrs. William Mudd Walker have named their little son William Au- gustus Walker for his paternal grand father, the late Col. William A. Walker The little daughter of MT. and Mrs w w. Welsh was named Mary Vir- ginia for her grandmother ana aunt. The many friends of MT. Louis K. Plos- ser, who has been quite ill., will be glad to learn that he has returned from the infirmary and expects to be out among his friends tomorrow or the next day. Miss Amelie Lyons will be the lovely guest of her aunt and uncle, MT. ana Mrs. Joseph V. Allen, during the next sev- l eral weeks. Many will remember ner sister, Miss Virginia Lyons, who vlsited
 Birmingham as debutante and after rev
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 won the listeners. The comprehension and execution especially of the scene in front of the cathedral Gin the second act rose visibly over everything. Af- ter the dramatically and skillfully graded curse the house rang with applause"
 The list of patronesses for the first concert include Mesdames Frank Y. An derson, A. L. Fulenwider, F. M. Tutwiler. Robert H. Pearson, w. P. Pinckard, J. A. VanHoose, James Bowron, Braxton Bragg Conner, Thomas Parke, C. P Orr. Richard Johnston, Nathan L. Miller. c. T. Randall, Thomas o. Smith, $. E. Thompson, Thomas H. Motion, William B. Leedy, James Douglass Kirkpatrick Mark Lewis John H. Cartwright. Sam uel Earle, Robert Hiden, John Lake Par ker, George B. Ward, w. D. Smith, M " Joseph, Edward Ware Barrett, Rufus Napoleon Rhodes, Frank H. Lathrop, Campbell Maben, George Cruickshanlx, w.. E. Evans and Harold Samson.
 Miss Amy Ward will be one of the at tractive ushers at the Croxton recital on Friday. The members of the Music Study club will act as hostesses on this occasion.
 The marriage of Miss Clarice Wat sins to MT. Lyman F. Berry on Wednes- day evening of this week made one of the most beautiful of Birmingham s many pretty girls lovely young matron. Mrs. Berry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. o. Watkins and has made her home in Birmingham always.
 MT. and Mrs. James Alexander Van
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Mrs. r. H. Vernon will represent the Twentieth Century club.
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Mrs. C. c. Snyder will leave Tuesday for Montgomery where, at the meeting of the state federation, she will repre- sent the Culture club
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Mir. and Mrs. J. Russell Williams have returned from their bridal trip and are pleasantly located with Mrs. Henry Ray, 1912 Eleventh avenue, south.
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Mrs. E. B. Havis, Jr. has been chosen to represent the Quivive club at the meet ing of the state federation in Mont gomery next week.
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Mrs. D. H. Cabaniss and Mrs. Evans Dunn go as the representatives of the Cadmean circle.
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Miss Flora Orr will be the representa- tive of the Treble Clef club,
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ceiving the most flattering homage re- turned to her home in Mobile to become the queen of the carnival. Miss Amelie Lyons is also exquisitely beautiful.
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Mrs. L. J. Haley and Mrs. Richard Ran dolph will go to attend the federation as representatives of the Clionian club.
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 A young Birmingham girl travelling in Paris writes interestingly of visit to Bor- deaux. where her party stayed over night while en route from Paris to Madrid.
 The last night in Paris" she said, 'Tom took us to a ball in the Latin quarter, and l never enjoyed anything so much in my life. It was a glorious wind-up for our visit there. You have never seen such a collection of people nor such variety of costumes, most of them startling to a degree. There were Sar- bonne students, male and female; the lat- ter in the peculiar cap with pale blue band that they all wear There were maids and artists and all manner of strange people. inSuding some Amer jeans, who went as we did, out of curl osity. When we first reached there a young married couple, friends of Toms, came up and introduced us to number of American students. We danced some in the spectators gallery and had refresh ments. The little gallery went all around the sides of the hall and from that vantage we could look down on the dancers. There were several negro men dancing with everybody and having the time of their lives. They were from AL giers, however, and not from the United States We were very much surprised when the party broke up promptly at 12 o'clock They do this so that they can go afterward to the cafes. We got home a little before 1 o'clock consequently did not have much sleep that night, as we had to be up early the next morning aud off to the station"
 Interesting plans are being made for the Thanksgiving ball at the Southern club, which promises to be the most delightful in its history. The decorations will be elaborate and beautiful. The number of guests will undoubtedly exceed that of any former reception The guests will enter the club through the Fifth avenue door, a canvas colonade being made of the Twentieth street veranda. The CO., tillon will be led by MT. Tracy Lay. MT. and Mrs. w. B. Leedy will lead the grand march, assisted by MT. Lay and Miss Leedy. An exquisite musical pro- gramme will be prepared for the occasion by the usual orchestra Supper will be served in the cafe and fruit punch in the coffee room. A committee on arrange
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Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gunnels will give a bridge luncheon in honor of Miss Nabers.
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Miss Alabama King will represent the Amaranth club.
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Wednesday evening the marriage of Miss Brown to MT. Albert Dudley Cald- well of Nashville will be solemnized at the home of Miss Browns parents, MT. and Mrs. W. s. Brown.
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The second annual exhibit of the Bir- mingham Art club will be held in the on November 24 and 21. No copies will be accepted and no work previously ex- hibited by the club. Work in oil, water color, pastel and crayon as well as mini
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Miss Nabers will be the guest of honor at buffet luncheon Wednesday at which Mrs J. H. McCary will be hostess.
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Tuesday Mrs. Arthur Lovelaee will give a tea in compliment to Miss Nellie Ma bers.
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Tomorrow afternoon Miss May Collins will entertain at tea in compliment to Miss Bessie Brown.
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dainty charms She was seen at several of the afternoon receptions during the past week where her graceful yet timid little manner made her general fa- vorite.
 The dinner given by Miss Marie Smith ! last evening in compliment to Miss Bessie Brown was one of the most artistic func- tions of the season Every feature of the decoration was exquisite in the perfection of it's artistic detail and Miss Smith, who is one of the loveiest of the seasons debutantes, was a beautiful and grace ful hostess. She entertained at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. Arthur W. Smith. Seated about the huge table were % guests. In compliment to the young bride the decorations of the table all sug- gested the spirit of the wedding. Its cov- ering was the handsomest damask and laces. The centerpece was an immense bridal bouquet that seemed just laid there by the hand of it's owner. It was fashioned of snowy chrysanthemums with maiden hair fern and small white flowers intermingled, and it rested on a large round placque mirror. Radiating from the bouquet were 9 broad white satin rib bons, which extended around the glasses and terminated in exquisite place cards, marked with the monogram of the hos  with a corsage bouquet of bride roses which accompanied the place cards
 At the conclusion of the dinner Miss Smiths guests repaired to the Jefferson theatre where four boxes were reserved for them, and there witnessed Miss Ade- laide Thurstons play, The Womans Hour"
 Miss Smiths guests included: Misses Bessie Brown, Mary George Cruikshank, Sadie Gillespy Mabel Wheelock, May Collins, Lucille Castor, Elise Riggs and Agnes Terrell, MT. and Mrs. James Ar thur Smith, MT and Mrs. Henry Fowlkes, Mir and Mrs. John Minge; Messrs. Albert D. Caldwell, Richard Hawkins, Hugh Martin, Robert Mabry, Vernon Whitaker Wayne Ramsay, Robert Newman Paul Phillips and Hubert Smith.
 Miss Smith looked surpassingly lovely in gown of blue satn-striped chiffon trimmed in heavy laces. with which she wore a large black hat ornamented with blue plumes. Miss Brown was charming in a directoire gown made of old rose messaline with touches of gold. Her hat was a French model in black and trimmed with single great pink rose. Miss Col lins' frock was built of shell pink messa- line Her white lace hat was trimmed with pink plumes. Mrs. Arthur Smith looked extremely handsome in a blue crepe de chine gown with trimmings of lace. Her picturesque black hat, with it's blue lining, was trimmed with plumes. Miss Sadie Gillespy. whose beautiful Titan hair is too lovely to be hidden with a hat, wore an exquisite evening gown.
 Miss Lucille Gaston was one of the beau- tiful members of the party seen at the theatre in her dinner gown of blue mes saline satin, which was embroidered in blue and gold. Her immense blue hat was trimmed with plumes.
 Miss Cruikshank wore a blue silk even ing gown made drectoire and elaborately embroidered in roses and with touches of ; gold.
 Tomorrow afternoon Miss May Collins will entertain at tea in compliment to Miss Bessie Brown.
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Hoose announce the engagement of their daughter Anne. to Mir. William Allen Davies, the marriage to pe soemnized on the evening of Wednesday, December IS. at St Mary's on the Highlands.
 One of the loveliest additions to Br- mingham society this winter is Mrs Ed Warren, Jr, who became a bride late in October. She is eXquisitely beautiful, but one of her delightful characteristics is an absolute inconsistencies of her dainty charms. She was seen at several of the afternoon receptions during the past week where her graceful yet timid little manner made her a general fa- vorite
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The little doughter of MT and Mrs. w. w. Welsh was named Mary Vlr- ginia for her grandmother ana aunt.
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The many friends of MT. Louis K Plos- ser, who has been quite i'll, will be giad to learn that he has returned from the infirmary and expects to be out among his friends tomorrow or the next day
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MT. and Mrs. James Alexander Van
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 17.)
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MT. and Mrs. William Mudd Walker have named their little son William Au- gustus Walker for his paternal grand father, the late Col. William A. Walker.
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Gov. Braxton Bragg Conner is receiving congratulations upon the advent of his tiny grandson and namesake. Braxton Bragg Conner, Jr. The little fellow is the son of MT and Mrs. Fletcher Conner.
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Miss Amelie Lyons will be the lovely guest of her aunt and uncle, Mir ana Mrs. Joseph V. Allen, during the next sev- eral weeks. Many will remember ner sister, Miss Virginia Lyons, who visited Birmingham as debutante and after re
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Mrs. Amelia Hodges of Auburn, Ala, is the, guest of Mrs Wyndham Mason.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-20

the county auditor to print the
names of the four other judges
upon both democratic and republi-
can tickets, which is alleged to be
a violation of the law inasmuch as
every vote on both the straight
tickets will be held as a vote for
the candidates whose names are SO
printed.
Judge Richardson contends that
a separate column should be de-
voted to nonpartisan nominees for
Judge. If part of the names are
printed and the remainder left OF
the ballot, they will be put to an
unjust advantage, he maintains.
Under the secretary Of states
ruling the socialists will be, left off
the ticket for non-payment of fees.
The mandamus proceedings will
be heard tomorrow afternoon be-
fore judge pro tenn appointed by
the bench. AS all of the judges are
again candidates, they have ex-
pressed reluctance to hear the
case,
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The democrats are not asking
them to, either. They're trying to
be consistent with that plank ann
the plank is nothing terrific. either,
1t simply declares in favor of sub.
hitting the liquor question to the
people for a vote as to how thSv
want the saloon handled, which Is
considered good democratic doc.
trine ON any question.
The saloonmen can't see Il that
way, however. They are said to
regard the republican local option
plank with more favor, which in
such times is equivalent to cam.
paign cash. Republicans deny that
they are beneficiaries by this.
The democrats are certain they
are not, and tainted coin Is as
scarce as any other kind In conse-
quence, They say the temperance
folks are willing to work late and
early for the adoption OF their
plank, but reluctant to furnish the
motive power by which that plank
becomes effective.
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at one time. Under a nonpartisan
commission plan competent men
can be elected regardless of ward
lines and present complicated
methods cast aside. An improve
ment on the present system would
be to elect the councilmen at
large"
II was agreeably surprised" said
Mayor Moore this morning, "at the
great interest people take in the
Des Moines plan of local govern
ment when, following the appear
ance of The Press containing a
proposition for the organization of
a Municipal Commission club last
night, at least a dozen persons talk
ed to me on the subject and evinced
a desire to study It,"
A meeting will be called and
program of procedure outlined as
soon as the present campaign is
disposed Of.
Mayor Moore sent to the mayor
of Des Moines for copies of the
charter of that city and only one
was received owing to demand
that quickly exhausted the thou
sands of copies printed.
The Press during the last few
days published complete descrip-
tons of the Des Moines form of
government and on account of
these articles the mayor has found
that his Municipal Commission
club proposition has been met
readily and many are willing to
lend assistance to his plans. No
one is in a better position to learn
the unwieldy form of the present
city government as compared to
Des Moines than the mayor, and
his observations have converted
him to the commission plan. He
said this morning.:
THAT is the enlightened form Of
local government and want to see
it adopted for Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-20
BIDS BOUND TO
!. ONE BRAND

Although the board of works yes.
.terday went through the formality
of calling for bids for the re-en-
forcement steel to be used In the
construction of the Mission avenue
bridge, and received bids from F,
It. Grove & Co, coast agents of
The johnson bar, and MCGOWAN
Bros. of this city. who represent
the Buffalo bar, there might Just
as well have been no bids called at
all. for the reason that the specifi-
cations are SO worded that the
johnson bar is given preference.
The following wording of the call
for bids clearly shows this and
has created considerable feeling
among local engineers. The speci-
fications are for material that
must be made of rolled deformed
bars from billet steel, having a me-
chanical bond other than twisting"
This "other mechanical bond is
the Joker. The Johnson bar is
built with nobs protruding every
inch, while the other bars on the
market are mostly of spiral design,
such as were used on Washington
street. The bid of the johnson
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-20
0FFEREV|OENCE
Of MINING
FRAUD

The hearing of the receivership
application against the Wheeler
Gold Mining Co. was completed
this morning, and the matter will
be taken under advisement by
Judge Sullivan after the records
have been searched for proof that
the company was really corpora
ton. The company has been doing
business as such since its birth,
but according to the county auditor
articles of incorporation have not
been filed. Charges of fraud and
deception by the managers Of the
concern were made by the plain
tiffs, G. E. Beebe, B. c. Secord, A.
s. Ash and E. F. Richter. The de-
PENDANTS in the case are Math
Jacobs, E. E. Mallette and Fred
Breyman, directors of the firm.
The only evidence there was of
the transactions of the meetings
of the directors were some loose
sheets Of paper, on which there
was written a few notes.
1t was shown by testimony that
although he had only visited the
mine twice in one year, Math
Jacobs had arbitrarily voted him
self a salary of 500 a month for
services rendered. without the
consent of the stockholders or the
other directors and without any
right given in the articles of in
corporation. Investigation showed
that while the company had spent
about $4,000 on the property in
northern California and took out
of the mine only about $500, the
directors had caused to be pub
lished letters to the stockholders
depicting the wonders of the mine
and exaggerated tales OF its produc-
tivity. One of these letters stated
that they had running at full blast
a 20-stamp mill, when in fact they
only had five stamp mill on the
place. There has been as yet no
explanation satisfactory to the
plaintiffs of the $500 credited to
Cora Jacobs, the presidents wife.
Il am somewhat of a flnancier
myself, but l never yet could make
money if it took $11 to get back
ST. said Sam r. Steih, attorney
for the plaintiffs.
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JUDGE RICHARDSON SUES
FOR PLACE ON BALLOT

Judge William e. Richardson, the
socialist party candidate for supe-
rior Judge, today filed a notice for
an application for a writ of mandate
against F. P. Greene as auditor of
Spokane county to prevent him
from making determinations upon
the official ballot in the matter of
the candidacy on the nonpartisan
judiciary ticket, by which Judge
Richardson's name will be omitted
from the ticket. .
The instrument sets forth that at
the primary election there were
nominated four judges to fill the
vacancies on the bench. 1t states
that Judge Richardson, being can
didate of one of the minority par
ties, is prevented from having his
name printed upon the ballot as a
party candidate, or in any other
manner, by the provisions of the
law as construed by the decision
of the supreme court of this state
The plaintiff states that he has
been informed of the intention of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-20
TEMPERANCE PLANK AND
CAMPAIGN collie

Spokane democrats are shy OF
campaign funds and they don't try
to conceal it. There are various
reasons and here's a potent one
that possibly is not generally APP
preciated. In other days before the
temperance idea was anything
more than an excuse for the pro-
hibition party's existence. 1t was
an easy enterprise to raise 5000 or
such a matter with which to hire a
hall for mass meeting simply by
passing the hat among the saloons.
1t was just like finding money in
those days.
There's some difference now, and
unless the temperance folks de-
velop the interest that money was
needed to arouse in the old days,
the democratic party will suffer
heavily by its prohibition plank in
the state p I,form. The saloon.
mems contributions to the war
fund can't get over nor under nor
around that plank.