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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

ultder u suddenly stopped trying "a
tear u off bis head sud collapsed Ia
IL heap hut before he touched
gfauud ! was In the saddle and send
lag my tired pony down the fafine
A. hard as qulft aud spurs could
make HIN So
Aud n scattering vuiley nf rifle
af0ia ffam the cabin on the hlll
tept me Ia mind that / hadn't start
ed half second too soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07
ant w. p eodyl.

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-, ef,ea becu asked Toe
hs, ,,,,nt d. bad men OF me
e4es 80, ~. sa,ly DAYS later on
- q w. shall have more
as II a, about them ! am
/ Fasis ,ell aow Of M ntst tun
glas y ~. verst sort of white
49, ~, ,Asa Infested the ffoeiiet
~ % .sse horse thieves Nnd
isess .,anx in those DAYS Nps a
~. IA, came close 20 ''a"'"h
s's ~ ia bloodsd murder
IA ss,r 4 horse thief Nas a
s'as.. 's ,samsger Sometimes a
a'.as's Sometimes a professional
sis' - uho chose this easy
~ maklnk plenty Of menc'
-. ! mea ones In . white N9l''''l
lssss 80 efener In bands lafsc
sase A 4 Aefd and drive a hfse
taaasA y slelea horses iieue IS
ns $50 ID. grltnlY bear skin.
- 49, q my sisters wanted
-, w had PROMISED a.
shsuld have time 20 set
go a. even IN those times
= =. s4xls could not b. shot Va
- ssS.ysra Il meaa = long
=. ,a-cush the hills and more
a. lillle danger
80, sne~ had fallen and !
- "a horseback for the hills
49, ,lorssshoe valley | ran
- ,Ieal, q antelope tracks.
=. - 1 trses aid | Eet et bear
-, sf,er / oelock that afternoon
r.. came upoa she trail Of one
: s..,.sd As 4 giant had been
..ls.,x thruagh the snow on All
- NJ Aofse snofied and iidsct'
rrsm tAas knew hruin ~as
- a. III was ahoHt 10 dis
- she's M horse plunged Vio
- There. not elsht fcs' away
i lso.ea h. reared himself On
~ 80 sss lie seemed o. stand
So u ! mountain Il IL unusu
- par 10 tara on bis puf
=. ssal distanee suppose
5000 Aad happened q make
- fh.r@ h~ as lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

date about 300 passengers. and Nj
listed Is busy making preparations
for the luncheon and entertainment
which viii take place on board
The steamship Santa Ana. OF the
Alaska Steamship company. haa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

a white mani answered Let
me IN
The door swtyN open There
rrouped around ~ fire. we're ten OF
the uRlieat looking hlaekRuarda "a
ask to find In years journey At b.
glimpse ! recognized one of them ah
noted horse thief that had broken
iail year before Then | knew
what I was up against
All slone7 asked one Of the
men
Yes said I've ieft my horse
below I'll 80 hack aud get him
nov that know you're not In
dianu."
Two Of the men Jumped up aud
volunteered To- 81 with me. This
Wa the very last thing | wanted
liut Il wouldn't do 60 refuse or T
seem 10 suspect anything Another
took my rifle from me. on the plea
that Il would be Ia my way during
the climb Luckily NO one seemed
10 notice my revolver IL was hid.
den by the blanket that I had
thrown over my shoulder
Then dnWu the slope I plodded
one of the men on each side of me
There aaa no help Tor Il Il was a
case where man must rely OF his
Wits The force Was all on their
side All could do Was 10 walt nay
chance.
They led me past their bunch Of
stolen horses and on To who're my
own pony Was hahbied Then one
OF the twa took the birdie aud We
started back | unfaatened the beat
skin, with the excuse that It's uis'i Y
might stampede their horaes. aud
luEged e along with me- The man
With my pony went first. ! trudEed
after him with the bcnfskin The
second man. life In hand brought
up the rear
stumbled The beafahln spread
utt a. ! awkNRrdly tried 10 recover
myself The skins dAiap fnlds
Tapped down on the ulan with the
rife. covering his head and shout
deFs ! drew mY pistui aud fired
twice one shot dropped tie mar
who WAS leading my pony The 9th
~ pierced the b.afskin. and the man
TO SEE aATTlEsHtpS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

been reported leaving Kctehikan for
Seattle. aud Is expected In this port
some time Friday niRht
Tho ~SEt Australian mail carrier
comiua a. this pOll will probably
be- the British steamer Forerle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

from Australia. which arrived 90
San Francisco MONDAY u has
been reported that - steamer viii
make Il fua up the coast this trip.
calling At several Of the sound
ports.
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LAT. 1908, BY ptsss PUB. Coz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-07

TO suE BArTLEsAiPs
Take boats az pier 4 Ten round
trips daily 6Oc fuund trip, zee
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Panama Hats

New Panama Hats for men. fin.
eat quality. best value in
town Tor .............s l.JO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
KING SPENDS DAY
GOING OYER RECORD

Montgomery, December 2S.-(Special)
After an investigation of the records
in the office of the secretary of state
Jere King, member of the legislature
and author of the King Greater Bir
mingham bill, has returned to Birming-
ham convinced that the bill is lost for
the reasons already pointed out, /. e.,
that no committee reports are shown in
the journal and quorum of the senate
is not shown to have voted on its pas
sage.
Mr.. King also finds that the anti
shipping bill, of which Mr.. Sherrod of
Lawrence is the author, and prevents
the shipping of liquors from a wet
town in the state to a dry, Is in
valid for the same reason. 1t is also
indicated that the repeal of the juve-
nile court bill is not legal, for the same
reason What is even more interesting
is the apparent fact that in every case
where bill was adversed in the SEN
ate and taken from such report, COM
plete and constitutional record is
lacking.
When asked to express an opinion
on the matter Gov. B. B. Conner woald
not say anything. 1t is not known
what can be done. The minutes of the
senate have been destroyed and the
copies from which the books were
made have been burned, as is the case
after their use, save those THAI are on
file in the office of the director of the
department of archives and history.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Small Towns DAMAGED.

Palermo, December 2S.-Reports from all
towns and villages around Messina state
serious damage has been done by the
earthquake and that the number of vic
Tins is large. The gravest damage was
done to public buildings and churches at
Florida, Nolo Chiaramonto, Vittoria, Pa
terno, Terracova, Marianopoli and Naro.
At Nance there were a number of
shocks. At Augusta, which once before
was destroyed by an earthquake, the tidal
wave today wrecked the government salt
works. The prisoners employed there
mutinied, but were eventually suppressed.
AT Patti the shock was accompanied by
a binding fiasn Of light, while serious
havoc was wrought at Barcelona and ten
persons were killed at Castroreal and
Montagano.
Professor Jicco, director of the Mount
Aetna observatory, says that the center
of the earthquake was near the volcano.
It Is probably that further shocks will
follow those of today, but there are ex-
pected to be of minor force.
The steamer Piemonte, according to
word received here, has arrived at Milaz-
zio with 300 women and children, and
so men who were injured at Messina.
After transferring the wounded the Pie
monte started back for the stricken city.
There is no doubt that a large portion
of Messina has been destroyed. To aid
to the terrible effects of the disaster,
thieves were soon at work setting fire
at various points and stealing everything
they could lay their hands to, even rob
bling the injured as they lay helpless, and
the dead Stores were broken into and
great disorder and even terrorism pre-
vailed for a time. The authorities, how
ever, promptly took the most stringent
measures to maintain order and those who
were caught in acts of incendiarism and
robbery were severely death with.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29

Washington, December 28.-In the his
toric east room of the White House, beau
tifully decorated for the occasion, Pres
ident Roosevelts youngest daughter,
Ethel, tonight made her formal bow to
society. Preceding the dancing in the
east room, which began at 10 o'clock,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt re-
ceived the invited guests in the blue
room. Miss Roosevelt's gown was of soft
white satin, trimmed with crystals, while
that of her mother was of dark blue
satin.
Seldom, IL ever, has the east room pre-
scented a more attractive picture. Seated
on a platform at the north end of the
room was the marine band orchestra.
whose brilliant scarlet uniforms, against
a background of green, formed a rich
frame for the beautiful color scheme Law
ishly painted In the center of the room
by the handsome gowns of the fair de-
butantes present. The invited guests
numbered about AGO. only unmarried men,
bers of the younger set participating in
the dancing.
Among those present were Mrs. William
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
To Prevent TIPS.

Los Angeles, December 2S.-That
the dissemination of tips on horse rae
ing may be prevented by municipal
legislation is the gist of an opinion
handed down by Judge Jamison of the
superior court in the case of Sylvester
Saal, who was prosecuted in police
court ON the charge of controlling a
San Francisco newspaper in which a
tracing form chart" was printed Saal
was arrested under the anti-tip ordi-
nance, the object of which, according
to Judge Jamison, is to prohibit the
publication of tips or other information
on horse races or betting on horse
races"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
FIRE DESTROYS
LARGE SAWMILL
Lovelace Lumber Company
Suffers Heavy Loss
DAMAGE ABOUT $4,000
Entire Plant at Brewton Was in DAN
ger of Total Destruction for a
Time-Water Protection
Is insufficient.
DAMAGE ABOUT $4,000

Brewton, December 2S.-(Special)-
Fire completely destroyed the saw mill
plant of the Lovelace Lumber company
tonight. 1t originated in the boiler
room of the main plant and was first
discovered at els o'clock by the night
Waterman who turned in the alarm By
the time the department and employees
of the mill could respond the entire
building was a mass of flames
The whole plant consisting of saw
mill, planer, dry kilns, basket factory
and large supply of manufactured lum-
Der was seriously threatened. BY he
roic efforts the fire was confined to
the saw mill alone.
w. Y. Lovelace states actual loss to
be about $45 900. with about $4,000 In
surance. To this he says is to be added
about $4,000 for loss of time. The
blocking of the pond with logs which
is now full may increase this loss.
Water for fire purposes Is turned
into the towns reservoirs from this
company's ponds and much difficulty
was experienced in raising the flood
gate as fire was burning over 1t.
The power house pumps were not
sufficient to meet the emergencies and
these were shut down and the Cedar
Creek Mill company's pond pumps cut
into the town mains.
Twelve streams of water are now
playing on the fire, which is under
control. Otherwise the loss would
probably have reached $4,000 or more.
This company suffered another severe
loss about seven years ago when it's
planning mill was destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
ST. JOHNS DAY IS
OBSERVED At WYLAM
Masons from Three Cities
Gather Around Board
AMPHlON CLUB GERMAN
Reports of Death of Walter Hames
Prove To Be Erroneous-Per-
sonal and General News
of Steel City.
AMPHlON CLUB GERMAN
BY c.H. MANDY.

Ensley. December Especial 1.-The
annual celebration of st. Johns day was
held tonight at the Masonic hall at Wy
lam by st. Johns club, which is COM
posed of members of the Masonic frater-
nifty of Ensley, Wylam and Pratt City.
The affair was splendidly carried out
and consisted of a bounteous banquet and
fine musical programme. A feature of the
affair was that every one round the fes-
tive board had to contribute to the enjoy
ment of the evening by a speech, a song,
or tell a joke. Mayor D. B. sugg pre-
sided as POSTMASTER and acquitted him
self admirably.
The committee in charge was given a
vote of thanks for the excellent manner
in which the affair was carried out St.
Johns club was founded by the late DR..
J. H. Edwards, who was president at the
time of his death. He was not forgotten
and many touching tributes were paid to
his memory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
THOUSANDS DIE IN
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE II

! CONTINUED FROM PAGE II
OF Saint Agatha toward it, thus saving
the city, as the lava was turned aside
near the Benedictine Monastery and re-
| ceded into the sea.
Tragic Occurrences.
While the number of deaths at that
place is not believed now to be large,
! there were several tragic occurrences.
Among the children swept away by the
tidal wave was a boy Is months old
who was torn from the arms of his
mother. The mother, too, was over
come by the force of the water and
lost consciousness, but her body was
caught by railing and remained there
until she was rescued.
Midnight reports state that Reggie,
the capital of the province of Reggie
di Calabria, eight miles from Messina
on the opposite side of the strait, has
met the same fate as Messina, but
these reports have not been confirmed
owing to the lack Of telegraphic facil-
tiles.
A very severe shock was felt at
Caltaniztta, city of Sicily, and al
tn ough much damage was done, no one
was killed. The shock created great
alarm and Notwithstanding the down
pour of rain, the whole population re-
NAMED in the streets throughout the
day and marched in religious process
sions.
Pope Is Distressed.
The Pope was greatly distressed at
the hearing of the scourge that had
afflicted the loyal population in the
south. He could hardly credit the
truth of the dispatches describing the
devastation and fatalities as 10 times
greater than in 1905.
After kneeling fervently in prayer,
his holiness arose and said, as he arose,
that he felt that his place was amidst
his suffering children. 1t was his firm
intention TO order that instructions be
given for esinning the Journey but his
physicians snd those In attendance
upon him insisted that 1t would be inn
possible for him to undertake such a
fatiguing expedition in the present
condition of his health.
At midnight a regiment of soldiers
left here for Calabria.
Messina. next to Palermo, the chief
commercial town of Sicil, with more
than 10000 inhabitants, Is situated on
the Strait of Messina and is over
Swallowed by a range of rugged rocky
peaks. Messina has been the scene of
many battles and sieges and has been
so often devastated that there are no
important relics of antiquity.
An earthquake in 1888 destroyed al
most the entire town.
Messina lies on the line of contact
of the primary and secondary forma-
tions, on which boundary between
Aetna and Vesuvius, earthquakes are
always most violent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
WOULD TAKE TEAM
TO NEW ORLEANS

There was an athletic meeting at the
Birmingham Athletic club last night
which was attended by about 70 members
W. D. Nesbitt, chairman of the athletic
committee of the club, made an address
which was listened to with a great deal
of interest.
At the meeting it was decided to take a
team representing the Birmingham Ath-
letic club to the southern championship
meet in New Orleans, January 27.
committee was appointed to confer
with the Y M. C. A. in an effort to per-
suade that institution to send a team to
New Orleans.
The teams will be accompanied by many
local rooters, and everyone will go with
the determination to bring home the hon
ors of the meet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
VIII Appoint Receiver.

Columbia, S. c., December 2S.-To-
day, at Cheraw, Judge Watts of the
circuit court, after hearing arguments
by both sides, announced that he
would appoint receivers for the Semi
mole Securities company, the decision
being on an application by J. c. Klugh,
a stakeholder. 1t was alleged that the
company had acted illegally in pur-
chasing the stock of the Southern Life
Insurance company of North Carolina;
that the price paid for the insurance
company stock was unduly high and
that excessive commissions were paid
to the agent who engineered the trans
action. Judge Watts fixed the re-
ceivers' bond at $4,000 As yet no
receivers have been named. The Sem
mole company is capitalized at $780,
900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
j. j. WiIlett Honored.

Admission, December 2S.-(Special)-J. j.
Willett of this city has been highly hon
ored by the Union League club of Chi
eago, having been invited by the club to
be one of the three speakers at the an
nual banquet of the organization on
Washington's birthday. at the clubs head
quarters in Chicago. The banquet will oc-
cur on the evening of February %, and
Mr.. Willett has been asked to speak for
the south on the occasion. Mr. illett
has accepted the invitation of the club,
but has not yet decided upon the subject
of his address. He is allowed to select the
subject, and is given wide latitude in Sc
lecting the title and matter for his speech
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
ETHEL ROOSEVELT MAKES
FORMAL BOW IN SOCIETY

s. Cowles and Mrs. Douglas Robinson,
the Presidents two sisters; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. ]. Emleu
Roosevelt, Mrs. Simpl1ins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Bacon. Mrs. Charles A Mum,
Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth.
At midnight the music ceased and tho
guests partook of a supper which was
served at small tables arranged along the
lower corridor and rooms leading into
this corridor
Previous to the ball Miss Roosevelt
was the guest of honor at dinner given
by Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Bacon
at their residence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Personal and General.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Frazer of Macon,
Miss. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. King. Mr.. Frazer Is the mayor Of
Macon.
Miss Jessie Ingram of Alexander City
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James A
Dupuy.
The police court was very quiet this
morning, only four cases appearing on the
docket They were for various offenses
and a fine was imposed in each case.
A new industry opened in Ensley this
morning Sheldon's steam laundry COM
meneing business. The laundry has been
thoroughly equipped with new and up-to-
date machinery. Mr.. Sheldon, who is an
experienced laundry man, is manager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Felt at WASHINGTON.

Washington, December 2S.-An earth
quake of very moderate force but quite
prolonged, was recorded by the weather
bureau instruments last night. The inves-
tigation by Professor Marvin, the sesmo-
graphic expert of the bureau, today
showed that the disturbance, first felt
at II :31:25 o'clock last night with a sec
ond tremor at II 40 80, lasted in all over an
hour Professor Marvin estimated that
the greatest force of the earthquake was
felt about 1900 miles away. corresponding
closely to the distance between Washing
ton and Calabria, where the shock caused
some damage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Depot Is Burned.

Mobile, December 2S.-A special to
the Register from Foley, Ala, says that
fire broke out in the Louisville and
Nashville depot there at o'clock this
morning, destroying the building and
contents. A passenger coach and a
combination passenger and baggage
car standing nearby were destroyed.
Five freight cars and the dead engine
were saved by the townspeople. The
fire is believed to have been started by
rats getting into a pile of matches in
the depot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Pretty Home Wedding.

A very pretty but quiet marriage took
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
j. NJ. Donaldson on Avenue II and Twen-
tieth street. The contracting parties We're
Mr.. w. H. Hood, a brother of Mrs. j..
M. Donaldson, and Miss Kate Hutchinson.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. II.
c. Kegley, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church. Only a few intimate
friends and relatives were present. Mr..
Hood is a prosperous young business man
of AIbertville, Ala, and the bride Is one
of South Alabama's most beautiful young
women. They will be at home at Albert
Vile after the new year
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Glad II Was Over.

Perry, Ca, December 25.-Fletcher
Willis, negro, was hanged here be-
tween 10 and II o'clock this morning
for the murder of Mrs. James Hall of
Houston county. Willis would eat
nothing, and on leaving the jail with
Sheriff Cooper and a deputy from
Houston county, said: IT am glad this
thing will soon be over with; but they
are hanging an innocent man when
they hang me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Removing Wreckage.

Catani December 2S.-Hundreds of
workmen were set to the task of remov-
ing wreckage and repairing the railway
between here and Messina. The distance
is nearly 60 miles, but late tonight COM
munication by rail between the two towns
was re-established. The first small train
over the line brought number of in
jured, but the story told of the disaster
was very confused Their reports seem to
make the damage done less extensive than
at first appeared. Several quarters of the
town were destroyed and the magnificent
cathedral of the Norman period was dam
aged, the dome having fallen, but some
of the public buildings are standing, the
palace of the perfect being untouched.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Niuht Riders Want Out.

Nashville, December 2S.-The six al
legged night riders from Humphreys
county confined here in the county Jail
will institute habeas corpus proceed
ings tomorrow morning. The prisoners
Walter and John Warren, Reb
Wright, J. H. Cuff, Charles Hite and
Andy Baker-were arrested last We'd
nesday, charged with being masked
and disguised and with assaulting Will
liam Abbott with intent to commit
murder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Negroes Confess Murder.

Monroe, La, December 2S.-Harry
and Wilson Pickett, negroes, wanted at
Hampton, Ark, for the murder of
Charles Abbott and the wounding of F.
M. Abbott, were arrested in this parish
last night and have confessed to the
murder. They were arrested by Sam
Pickett, who will receive rewards
from various sources amounting to
S1100.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
MORAN Is President.

Columbia, s. c., December 2S.-The
East Carolina Rivers and Harbors con-
gress held its second annual session
here today and took active steps look
ingtoward the improvement of the wa
terways of South Carolina. w. D.
Morgan of George town was elected
president Of the congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Baseball Park Deed Filed.

Chicago, December 2S.-A deed to
the baseball park of the Chicago Ma
tional Baseball league was filed for
record today, showing the park to be
the property of Anna Sinton Taft of
Cincinnati and Charles E. w. Murphy
of Chicago. The property, according
to the record, was conveyed to Mrs.
Taft and Mr.. Murphy for $150,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
Rumor of Death Denied.

The news of the death of Walter Hames.
who was reported killed at Carbon Hill
on Christmas day by two negroes, appears
to be- in the words of of Mark Twain's
famous telegram, Greatly exaggerated
Hames arrested the two negroes and car
ried them to jail. In making the Arrest
he shot one of them, inflicting a slight
wound Hames is very much alive and
was surprised at the story.