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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
LANDS OF INDIANS
 DWINDLING AWAY

Muscogee, Okla, July 26.-At midnight the law removing the government restric- tions on 9000,000 acres of Indian lands in Eastern Oklahoma went into effect. Every real estate office in that part of the new state Is crowded with anxious buyers and sellers of land, money is changing hands by the hundreds of thou sands, agents are busy corraling the 9l- lottees that have been in captivity during the last few days, leases are being taken on land that is not bought and actual cash is passing from hand to hand, mak- ing the night one of the most exciting In years in Oklahoma.
 Every one Is striving to get the first chance at the property.
 The removal means that 100000 of the 20,O00 GOO acres of Indian land in 40 coun- ties of Eastern Oklahoma, which part was formerly Indian territory. becomes salable.
 The fight of the white man to procure the Indians land began the moment the Indian allotments were made, and it has been pushed ever since. For a month agents of real estate companies have been rounding up the Indian and negro allottees. One buyer has been entertain- ing a number of Indians and negroes here for three days, the only conditions i'm posed being that they do not leave their rooms or allow any one to enter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
SEAGIRT SHOOT
 FOR SEPTEMBER

Seagrit, N. J., July 26.-Arrangements have been completed for the eighteenth annual Seagrit shooting tournament on the range here beginning Friday, Septem- Der 4, and ending Saturday, September F, next. The tournament will include the Jersey Rifle association, the fifth annual meeting of the New York State Rife as- sociation, transferred from Creedmoor, and the annual meeting of the United States Revolver association.
 For the first time the rifles with which the army and national guard were recent ly equipped, together with the new Uni ted States ammunition, will be used in contests in this country, and the results of importance in determining their value.
 A team will be present from the army in Cuba, and number or the most expert marksmen in the Philippines are this country competing for places on the army team. Substantially every state will be represented by teams. There will also be an army officer and army cavalry and navy corps team and teams from the mill itary and naval academies
 The match regarded of most importance here is for the Dryden trophy, presented by Senator Dryden. and valued at $4000 It was won in 1903 by the army infantry team. in 1904 by New Jersey, in 1905 by Ohio, in 1908 by New Jersey and last year by the army cavalry team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27

Constantinople, July s6.-sunday was given up to patriotic demonstrations and speeches in the general rejoicing over the promulgation of a constitu- tion by the Sultan. All the steamers on the Bosphorus were gaily decorated with flags and 10000 people who marched in procession to the Yildez Kiosk cheered the Sultan continually.
 The evening papers published an i'm perial rescript pointing out that owing to the previous condition of the coun- try 1t was impossible to apply a consu- tuition, but that now the time had ar rived to grant it to the people. The hope was expressed in the rescript that the people would cooperate with the parliament and the Sultan. The re- script concludes with the imperial thanks for the popular manifestations. The principal points of the new con- stitution are:
 Personal liberty; no punishment without trial; religious toleration; free press; equality of all Ottoman sub jects; security of property; inviolability of domicile and abolition of torture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
PYTHlAN CONVENTION.
Fifty Thousand Are Expected To At
 tend In Boston.

Boston, July 26.-Reports received at the headquarters of the ways and means committee here indicate that there will be at least 5000 members and their friends in Boston to participate in the festivities attending the twenty-fifth con vention of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias. which opens August A.
 Monday afternoon, August 8, the ded- ication of the camp on Franklin Field will take place.
 Tuesday morning there will be ad- dresses of welcome by Dr. D. s. Wood worth. supreme representative and chair man of the grand lodge committed; Gov ernor Guild, Mayor Hubbard and Grand Chancellor George W. Penniman of Brockton. to which response will be made by Supreme Chancellor Barnes of Jacksonville
 At p. m. August 1. will occur the parade. It Is expected that not less than 10000 uniformed men will be in line. un- der the command of Major General Stob- bart.
 Wednesday, August D. at 10 a. m, the parade of the subordinate lodges under the direction of Past Chancellor George E. Wragg of Chelsea, will occur
 At ? p. m. the drill competition in camp will begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
PROSECUTION OF
 COREAN MURDERER

San Francisco, July 26.-In the supe- rior court here tomorrow before Judge Cook Whan Chang, a Corean, who on March 23 fatally shot Durham w Ste vens, advisor to the Corean Emperor at Seoul, will be placed on trial. Mir. Ste vens was shot as he was about to board a ferryboat in this city, en route to Washington. Chang. the assassin, was captured on the spot and has since been held in jail
 The shooting of Mir Stevens was care- fully planned and carried out. Accom- panied by the Japanese consul general, the diplomat had arrived at the ferry in an automobile on his way to take. a train for the east. Chang and it is be- lieved two other Coreans who have been arrested. lay in wait for Stevens and as he alighted from the automobile at the ferry one of the Coreans walked up and struck him a vicious blow in the face.
 MT Stevens started in pursuit of his assailant and Chang, who held reyol- yer in his hand covered by handker- chief, began firing. His first shot struck Chun, his associate. Two other shots were fired, one striking MT. Stevens in the back and the other below the right shoulder. The bullet de1ected and pass ed through the abdomen. He died three days later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
VICTIM OF BRUTES
 FOUND EXHAUSTED

New York, July 26.-A young woman, bruised, limp and well night exhausted was found early today clinging to the side of a floating pile driver at the foot of Fiftieth street, Brooklyn. When res cued her account of how she came so near death was one of a remarkable outrage She is Miss Amelia Stechel of Bay Ridge. and tonight she is at her home in a serious condition.
 Miss Stechel spent Saturday with a friend. On her way home in the evening she says two men, whom she thinks were Italians, suddenly seized her and threat ened to murder her if she screamed She was dragged to a dock and there she lost consciousness. When she came to she says she found herself in a boat with the two men, that she struggled so violently that the pair threw her over board and that she tried to swim to the shore Her strength was then so spent that she could only cling to the pile driver in hopes of rescue.
 doctor who attended her says she was undoubtedly assaulted. The police are looking for her assailants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
AFTERMATH OF
 OLYMPIC GAMES

London, July N.-The London morning newspapets continue to discuss the Olym- pic games from & viewpoint of interna- tional friction developed, but with dis position more freely to recognize that there is much to be said for both sides. The Daily Mail says:
 After all, the number of unpleasant incidents is surprisingly small, and the initial feeling may be removed by sec- ond thoughts and fuller information Per haps with Olympic games, as with peace conferences they may not realize the highest hopes of their projectors, yet they help the world forward"
 On calm reflection leading public opin- ion takes the proper view that from the moment Dr. Mur. in attendance on De- rando, ordered him to be lifted from the track, he was out of the race. Dr. Mur himself says:
 "Dorando had completely spent his energy when he fell and if he had not been lifted up he must have lain on the track long after Hayes and the others arrived"
 Sporting Life calls for the compilation of an international code of rules to gov ern all future Olympic meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
A Smile From a Stranger.

From Success Magazine.
 Most of us owe debts of gratitude to strangers whose kindly smile has sent sunshine into our aching hearts. and has given us courage when we were dis heartened.
 It Is a great thing to go through life with smiling face. It costs little. but who can ever estimate its value7
 Think how the pleasure of life would be increased If we met smiling faces every where-faces which radiate hope. sun- shine, and cheer! What joy 1t would be to travel in a gallery eof living pic- lures radating hope and courage!
 Who can estimate what beautiful, smii- ing faces mean to the wretched and the downcast-those whose life burdens arc crushing them?
 Many of us carry precious memories of smiling faces which we glimpsed but once, but whose sweet. uplifting expres- sion will remain with us forever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
RETURNS SLOW IN
 LONE STAR STATE

Dallas, Tex, July 26.-Tonights returns from the democratic primary election held yesterday account for less than half of the vote boiled and make little change from the returns received last night Gov ernor Campbell's majority over Williams will be in the neighborhood of 75,000. At torney General Davidson has a lead of 750O over Wynne, but it will take fuller returns to determine the result.
 The statewide prohibition has a very narrow lead. What the result Is upon that proposition is not yet apparent While Williams has received about 125,000 votes for governor, it setsns that he has carried only three counties Hopkins, where he resides; Raines, an adjoining county, and Dallas, the most populous county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
WAR BALLOON TESTS.
United States Is Trying To Keep Up
 With Procession.

washington, July 26.-The tests by the United States army at Fort Myer of Va rious military flying machines, which will begin next week with the flights of Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, will not include as many machines as are to be seen at Issy. France, and other military testing sta tions, but they will be as ample in re- suits as the future action of the United States government with regard to the ap- plication of aeronautics to the service de- bends largely upon the degree of success attained. Military experts who have closely observed the department of the war type of balloons are becoming more and more convinced that in the future rating of nations as world powers will not be based wholly on the size of their standing armies or naval strength but to some extent on the efficiency of their aerial fleets. England. France and Ger many are today vieing with each other for supremacy of the aerial sea.
 At South Farnborough, the British war office has the most modern military bal loon factory and hydrogen plant to be found anywhere The equipment at this plant consists of field and captive bal looms, two dirlgibles, large hydrogen plant for generating and compressing hy- drogen gas into cylinders and hydrogen wagons for conveying the gas-filled cyl finders.
 France and Germany are even further advanced than Great Britain and the work of the French army dirigible bal looms and Count Zeppelin's military dirig- ibles in Germany are evidences of what these two countries are doing Italy and Belgium each have military dirigible of the most advanced type. while Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Austria Hungary and Japan are showing an activ- ity that pressages possession in the near future of fleets of military airships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Catholic Press Association.

Cincinnati, July 26.-The American Catholic Press association was organized yesterday. Many of the principal Cath olic newspapers of the country were rep resented by their editors or managers Dr. Thomas R. Marl of the Catholic Tele- graph was elected president; John F. Byrnes of the Columbia and the Western Catholic, Chicago, secretary; William A. King of the Catholic Union and Times, Buffalo treasurer. The next meeting will he held in Buffalo, September l2, 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
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 HemOrrhoids, VaricOcele, Hernia ana Venerial Diseases of every mime.
 nature form and character, are
 also treated and legal GUARANTEE OF CURE WILL BE
 GIVEN IN EVERY CASE.
 Our equipment, consisting of vel,. kept Prescription Department x-Rav Violet Ray, Static and Galvano- Fara i. die apparatus. Super Heated Air, Flee tric Light Cabinet, Eureka Nebulizer and ozone Inhalations for nose, tn and lungs and a thoroughly equipped Surgical Department, modern and un- to-date In every particular, give us a prestige over all competitors in Ala ]. bama in our special line of practice. Correspondence Invlted-COnsuItation
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 Question list sent free on request If out -of-town persons.
 Terms liberal and confidence held in violate. Office hours a. m. to D. m. Sundays, a. m. to 1 D. m. A FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS
 FROM THE PRESS,
 The Birmingham Ledger: The De Dozier are without doubt the hest known specialists in the south. and their fame is due entirely to their great skill.
 The Birmingham News: Both -s O. T. and Byron Dozier are reliable and experienced physicians and sur- geons who deserve the great success which has been and Is theirs
 The Age-Herald: Drs. Dozier's long standing and approved abilities enti- tie them to the proud distinction of standing at the head of their profes- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
"BIack Handr Mystery.

New York, July 26-The corpse of a man with piece of fagstone tied about the neck was taken from the East river today, and the police believe that they have a murder mystery confronting them. The dead mans face was mutilated be- yond Identification, but the general ap- pearance of the corpse leads the police to believe that he was an Italian The police believe that the man may have been a victim of "Black Hand" assas- sins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Shah Needs Money.

London, July 26.-A special dispatch to the Times from Teheran says that prep arations are making for the sending of another expedition to Tabriz. From a fairly trustworthy source it Is learned that the Shah Is seeking negotiations with a Russian bank for loan of $l,- 250, ,OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Rolling Mills Resume Work.

Zanesville, O., July 26.-The American Rolling Mills company of Zanesville and Middleport started its local plant at midnight Sunday with a force of 200 men. working in eight-hour shifts. Near lv 100 more men will be employed within . week. The plant has been closed since last November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Jealousy Leads To Wife,s Death.

Toledo, O., July 26.-Returning to his wife's home after an absence of 16 years. Lewis Armour, aged 50, murdered the woman today. fired bullet at his daugh- ter and tried to commit suicide. The revolver failing him, Armour disappeared and is now being sought by posse of po- lice and citizens. Jealousy because of the refusal of his wife to take him back Is attributed as the cause for the shoot l..<-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Two Girls Drowned.

Cleveland O., July 26-Rose Morgan, 2S years old, and Nellie Smith, aged 20, were drowned tonight off the west breakwater. Miss Morgan lost her balance while the tvo were dangling their feet in the water, and in falling drew Miss Smith into the lake with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
American Car WiII Min.

Paris, July 26-It is announced as prac- tcally certain that the American car in the New York to Paris race, which ar rived at Koenigsburg today will be ad- judged the winner, owing to the non-com- pliance of the German competitors with certain conditions governing the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Well Acquainted With Him.

From Smart Set. Fisher-Your son owes me $20. Parker-Lucky fellow! "Who is?'
 My son."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
AmerIcan Car I'm cermany.

Koenigsburg. July 26.-The American Thomas car in the New York to Paris race arrived here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27

Ads illustrated witt good cuts are trade winners-The Gawk makes gooe cuts. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27

Seals and good government. We need them both in the Po- lice Commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27

nSP'y " FIdnty.
 A reply which Kern made to Governor Hanly in a speech some months ago caused a great deal of continent in tbe state and shows that the democratic can- didate for vice president understands how to use material when once he has it in hand. The Governor had referred to Kern in connection with the proceedines against Tom Taggarts French Lick re- sort as the defeated candidate" refer ring of course, to Kerns race for gov ernor. In a political speech some time afterwards Kern referred to the remarks of the Governor, and said:
 "In the county of Marion, where live I ran CAT votes ahead of the presidential candidate of my party and Governor Hanly ran 1885 votes behind President Roosevelt. In the county of Tippeca noe the home county of our honorable Coy. ernor, led the presidential ticket of mv party by 252 votes and Governor Hanlv ran 376 votes behind Roosevelt. Tn the state at large my vote was e5s larger than Parker's. and Roosevelts was S997 , larger than Hanlys. Now. my fellow citizens. if Governor Hanly is content T., his office as the minority candidate ot his party should I not be content yv,th being a private citizen with a maiority of the votes of my party to console m 9',
 Generous to Enemies.
 MT. Kern has always been noted for the generous warmth of his friendsbins and the broad charity with which he re. gards his enemies. He is not master of invective and has rarely been known to resort to it's use. either in his noI,ttoaI speeches or in the defense or prosec,,t,ox. of men in the courts. He has tha nar suasive faculty largely develoned and both on the stump and before the iurias his tones seem to imply that his nearer,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-22
Drift OOD


Those newsboys who were arrested
ed between the United States and
JAPAN should have been let OF light
ly as they are future Captains Of FL
nance.
State Supreme Court Justice Green
baum's statement In New York. the
other day, that most women cook SO
badly they drive their husbands to
the Judge has had hard road to tray
oil.
The pan who sells confectionery on
the street corner. Of all peapie. ought
to be candied.
AS an appropriate costume for sur
geon. we would suggest a cutaway
coat.
Girls are said to like the new game.
Diaboio. because it has something on a
string.
When man gets to that point where
Viewpoint of millinery bill, love has
evidently down out the window.
Oh no. common sense is not neces-
sarily common.
The average mans idea Of flirting
with a pretty girl in side show, IA
to buy. about dozen OF her photoN
graphS.
, In regard to the attempt to blow up
the American feet by Brasil. we sug-
Rest that Uncle BILLY Taft put his LOOT
down on such proceedings and the, Mt
tie country will sink into the ocean
.aThsre goes a man whose mind 10
absolutely blank.
.'That sc9 Some relative Of Thaws'
/ presume.
A new rate sheet has been issued BY
the BARRIERS of Waverly, which axes e
new schedule OF prices. An aooitlonal
nickel will be charged for neck shave.
This. goes. to show tnet Ws s ~
the times.--Topeka State Journal.
Instead OF getting abreast" OF the
times, seems to us more likely Waver-
~ is getting It in the neck
A buttonless shirt has been patented
by q man in Chicago. Stiil, even
those with buttons on will continue 70
be accepted by the majority Of men-
I'VE have sad news for you"
Indeed; What Ii tts'
Your wife fell OF the step ladder
awhile ago and died without wor1.
"oh, no, you're rsAasaken. Tha'
wasn't my WIFE
OF course. you can't always expect q
man TO have q clean record who has
such an awful lot Of filthy iucre'
tN = =
Rocle<a-bye baby
On the tree~top
Be still while your nurse goes
And talks to the cop,
= Cheer Zip! There are only s, 900
cases of grip In New York. so MONT
romery people needn't to kick.
professional woman thief gave
sona drugaed candy to her companion
in a theatre and then robbed her. what
a naughty disposition that woman mas
r r .
A Boston man in q dream the other
night. had revealed to him the where-
abouts of his mother-in -law, who had
been lost for twenty years. Pleasant
dream. that.
Under the Presidents church !, a I, S oys-
Now we wonder what Teddy will have
to say to this.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-22

Chattanooga Tradesman-
has marked the career Of the South during
the past forty years has had the most UNI
selfish advocacy and loyal support OF the
Many. towns ana cities that are now
1lourishing centers OF commerce and INDUS
try in every southern state. owe the prom
local press. These have given literally OF
space to the interest OF theif< communities
and that without fee or hope OF other re,
ward save In sharing with those around
them in the general advancement which
they advocated.
As II has been the business Of The Trades
man to daily consult the pages OF the
Southern press for more than quarter OF
a century no one Is in better position 20
Judge Of the part that southern papers
have taken In Southern development than
ourselves, and while there IL no need OF
our testimony to establish this fact yet we
are pleased to award praise where It is so
eminently due, because 1t Is often withheld
by those in whose interests It has been SO
It has not been unusual fer communities
after their local press had assisted In get
ting them started along lines Of develop
ment, and that through the expenditure OF
much time and money to take up with
first one scheme" and then another In
the name of advertising their localities
that had little or no practical value. yet ON
which large sums were expended when 2
fraction OF these amounts given to local
papers would have strengthened them inn
measurably and rendered service OF great
value to the communities as well.
The Tradesman brings this matter to the
attention of its readers at this time because
this Is development number. devoted to
those subjects and conditions which bear
on the future of the South, and the chief
idea that runs throughout all its matter is
cooperation There has been a little evil
dence Of pulling apart instead Of pulling to.
gether on the part Of those agencies that
are actively engaged In development work
and their local press and this should mot
be permitted to exist in anv place, much
less to grow and increase in its power for
evil.
There Is possibly a greater need at this
time than ever before in the history OF the
South for mature elaboration over condi-
tions and policies that make for Its welfare
and press and people should be closer to-
gether In CONSEQUENCE, There is no such
thing as standing still in communities. no
more than in individuals; Il Is either adj
vancement or retrogression; progress and
the press needs the commercial organiza-
lions as we'll as other agencies Of develop
ment in order that all conditions may be
fully understood and all influences actively
enlisted in the work of Southern advance
ment for 1t requires all to bring success.