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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01
GETTING READY FOR A
THE RATE HEARING

RALEIGH y. -Special-The
North Carolina Corporation Commits
sion and its counsel in the suit the
commission is pressing against the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany for alleged excessive freight rates
20 North Carolina points compared
with rates 10 Virginia cities. were in
conference July 2Srd. preparing the
brief 10 be presented 70 the Interstate
Commerce Commission, before which
the suit is pending. Counsel IN the
conference were FOushee and Manning,
~ Durham r. &. Guthrie. OF Char
lotte, and z J. Justice, OF Greensboro.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01
PERJURY IN GOULD CASE

NEW YORK IS Special. Charged
with >ubordlnauon OF preJury in am
alleged attempt 20 prepare false
testimony for use in the divorce case
OF Helen *. Gould against Frank j.
Gould. Mrs Julia r. Fleming. a
-eamstress. and Henry =. Mouslcy.
member OF q firm OF private derec-
fiXeS were arrested Assistant Dis
trict Attorny Smyth caused the ar
rests t0 De- made upon the allegation
that Monday and Mrs. Fleming. to-
gerher with woman whose name
the authorities refused 20 give has
attempted 30 bride Mabel ID NcCaus-
Ian. a mlliners apprentice. 10 give
false testimony in the Gould case.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01
EXPLOSION OF GAS GAVE
MAN 4 CLOSE SHAVE

LONDON. - Special -Constabl
Spencer was shaved by a gas eXplO-
sion at TOttenham police court.
He had lathered his face. and
was stropping his razor when he
smelled gas. Spencer laid down
the razor and went TO a gas cooking
stove. which he opened. An expiO-
sion took place. and Spencer was
hurled TO the other side OF the room.
When he rose he found all the
lather was on his face and ne was
shaved He WAS uninjured. and WAS
on duty at 10 O'Clock as usual. The
constable thinks the iether saved
him from burns 10 the face.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01
REPORT ON THE
as8 TOBACCO CROP
Government Publication for July
Makes Encouraging showing
Other Crops Also Above
the Average.

WASHINGTON. u. Special
The Crop Reporter for July. just -
sued. contains the following concern
ing the Virginia tobacco crop.
Virginia sun-cured district.
There were plenty of early plants
and che crop was transplated earlier
than usual. with )out 30 per cent
increase in the ereage As sea
sons Cor transl ting were good
and insects did little damage. an an
usually good stand was secured IL
has grown OF well. aud conditions
July lst Indicate one of the best
crops produced in number of
years.
Virginia dark district - With
plenty OF plants and improved labor
conditions an increase of % per cent
has been planted in this district.
Weather conditions were favorable
and the crop was transplated TWO or
three weeks earlier than last year
with a good stand. IL has been
we'll worked. and prospects July LIST
indicate one OF the best crops for a
number OF years.
Bright yellow distric, old bel-
virginia and North Carolina
Plants were plentiful and early.
. seasons for transplantinE good. and
the crop was transplanted murn
earlier than last year. and 4 week
or ten DAYS earlier than usual The
stand is good and with farm labor
more abundant 81 has been we'll cul-
tivated. There is complaint OF dam
age by too much rain. and OF plants
blooming too low in some counties.
but In the district as a whole the
prospect indicates one of the best
crops grown for several years.
The acreage Of the Virginia 90
hacco crop is III per cent OF what 10
was last year. the preliminary esti-
mate OF tobacco planted this year
being 114177 acres. and rhe condi-
zion of the crop on July Isl was q
per cent. as compared with 50 per
cent. on The same date in 1909. and
IAN average OF So per cent. for ter
years past.
Figures for other NirEinia crop
ON July LIST contained in che Re
porter are as follows.
Acreage Condition
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01

No father ever lost any OF the time
he spent With his children.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01

The man with many corns always
wants 70 60 barefoot in the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

Being of humble birth and honest narentage I had a natural aversion to great wealth, and was, therefore, much distressed to find myself the sole heir td my uncle s fortune in the very year of my majority. n
 Like several modern philanthropsts Of my acquaintance, l feared the immoral contamination of gold and at once set about to devise some practical plan or ridding myself of this offensive incubus.
 After my lawyers declined to accept any part of the money, even for their services in winding up the estate, claim ing that it was tainted, l called on seV- eral gentlemen similarly situated as my self and sought their advice.
 John Rockefellow gave me but little consolation He said he had been trying to get rid of his pile for b years and had only succeeded in persuading feW secondhand colleges and schools to ac- cept small gifts which had not materially diminished the pile. More than this, he had no more than dumped part of 1t than a fresh package was delivered at the back door He says the messenger boys are forever disturbing him by delivering new supplies through the back gate. He had instructed the domestics to set the dogs on the deliverymen but they had always managed to run the blockade In some manner. He had long since given up all hope of dying poor and peaceabiy,
 Andy Carnegie said he had tried a scheme of building public libraries in the United States, Canada, Scotland and Tuskegee, and had shoveled barrels of scads in the hopper, but, like John, was unable to check the constant dribble Into the mouth of the cellar. He said the peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
WARSHIP FLEET IS
 NOW AT LOS ANGELES
OVER 100000 PEOPLE TURN OUT TO WELCOME THE BATTLE SHIPS AT THE SEAPoRT-A BIG
 WEEK AHEAD OF THE JACkIES.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1s.-Los Angeles sent more than 100000 of its residents to the ocean-side today to welcome the American battleship fleet, which steamed into San Pedro harbor 9 miles away, and dropped anchor at 9!9O p. m. The 6 fighting vessels and three auxilares, leaving San Diego shortly after o'clock this morning, had steamed up the coast in single column formation, 400 yards apart and in full view of thousands of persons who gathered at every vantage point With the Connecticut leading and with Rear Admiral Charles M, Thomas on the bridge, the line of ships pointed within the breakwater at San Pedro bay just half an hour behind their scheduled time of arrival.
 The Connecticut, Kansas, Vermont and Louisiana took up their Derths within the sheltered portion of the harbor, where they are to remain the full seven days of the fleets visit, while the other H ships reached out into the open water in line two miles long, The ar rival of the fleet was accompanied by all the flashing colors and embellish- ments that have made its presence in every home and foreign port visited in the last four months a marine picture un- rivalled in imposing beauty
 The thousands of people who made the occasion of the arrival holiday ana who lined the seawalls, breakwaters and beaches surrounded the bay, fairly went wild In their enthusiasm as the fleet steamed into its assigned position. When the anchors dropped with splash into the waters whistles blew in perfect pandemonium of greeting, while cheers grew in volume until they could be heard on board the Minnesota, the last of the big fighters in the far reaching column
 Tonight the fleet was illuminated, hulls, superstructure, turrets and yardarms be-. ing outlined in electric bulbs.
 Mayor A c. Harper, accompanied by Gen. A. R. Chaffee and other members ot the Los Angeles reception committee, went by special steamer several miles down the coast to greet the incoming fleet.
 The stay of the fleet at the port of Los Angeles during the next week is to be marked by the most elaborate programme of entertainment, both for the enlisted men and officers, the city has ever known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
ADVENTURES OF
 ANANlAS MUNCHAUSEN
BY WALTER HARPER.

ple shoyeled in more than he could pos sibly shovel out. He, too, had almost de- spaired of sweet poverty.
 I called up the Sultan of Turkey over the long distance telephone, and when l had told him my tale of woe he cried out with loud voice and iamented. He declared that as q last resort he had at tempted the financing of harem. This had been an absolute failure in relieving him of his pile.
 My poor old father, who had spent the best part of his life in trying to make both ends meet raising alfalfa. ground peas and children, refused to accept enough of the rusty gold eagles to pay off the mortgage on the farm and told me if I did not rid myself of every vile shilling inside of two weeks he would disinherit me forever.
 The secretary of the Missionary Sew ing circle ran me off the place with a poker when I offered to paint the church and have the organ tuned at my own expense. I found myselr ostracised from the society of my friends and even the children ran from me in the streets.
 About this time I met an ex-printer who advised me to go to South Georgia ana start weekly newspaper Tn small town. This looked good for chance and I resolved at once to try the scheme. When offered my benefactor $6OO bank note in token of my gratitude he scorned me and knocked at the back door TOT a hand-out of ham sandwich and cold potatoes.
 soon discovered to my sorrow that his Journalistic scheme was dream and a fraud.
 Every subscriber I had to the paper, and they came in battaiions. insisted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

on paying 50 years in advance and
 kicked because the price was so measly
 low. A committee from the merchants
 association of the town called on me
 and forced me to double the price of
 my advertising rates, arguing that this
 would add to the responsibility of their
 business and the importance of the town.
 The ladies' aid societies insisted on
 paying regular advertising rates for no-
 tices of socia bles and church services
 and the mayor and city council voted me
 an annual appropriation of a prince
 ly sum in token of their appreciation or
 the services I had rendered the town
 through the paper
 Three new banks were established to ac-
 commodate my deposits and at the end
 of the first year, after paying the devil
 and the typo, 1 found that l was
 s1, ,000, 900 richer than when l struck town. Realizing the utter hopelessness or the field I gave the plant good will and all,
 to the office boy and stole out of the town
 at midnight so that the banks had no opportunity to force my deposits back on me- I left a $10,000 bank note on the talcum powder box in my dressing room for the landlady and left note to my chauffeur instructlng him to turn over 10 of my automobiles to the washwoman , and keep the other 40 for himself. I slipped into Pennsylvania while nobody was looking and tried politics.
 On the morning after my arrival l was l besieged with requests to offer myself as ] candidate for United States senator, but when I found that the necessary | votes could not possibly cost me more | than 80 cents each, I decided to run for alderman in Philadelphia.
 I This offered more opportunities, l ! thought, to unload some of my burden- some weal.h, but l was mistaken again. i The undivided vote of the people came | camoring to me before 8 o'clock a. m., and to my great disgust the campaign 1 committee voted me the entire slush funi ! that had been collected for the campaign. i The clerks and ward heelers refused to accept a penny for their services.
 1 This unhappy circumstance caused me i no little worry and apprehension, and l l was almost on the point of despairing. ! had made faithful try at two schemes ] reputed the world oyer as potent for rid | ding bne of burdensome wealth. and 1 both had been woeful failures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
PRINCE HELIE IN LONDON.
Question of Marriage He Refuses To
 Discuss.

London, April 1S.-tSpeciaL) - am sick of reporters, I have nothing to say" .
 With many gesticulations, Prince Helie de Sagan so declared himself today when the American Line steamship St. Paul ar rived in Plymouth. A number of repre- sentatives of United States and English papers met the steamer and tried to learn from De Sagan what his plans were and when, if ever, his marriage to ! Mime. Anna Gould was to be solemnized Before there was an opportunity to ask any questions De Sagan emphatfcally declaring his destestation of newspaper man collectively and individually, rushed to his stateroom and locked the door, He refused absolutely to talk or even to see any newspaper men. It was learned from reliable sources however that the Prince will stay aboard the ship until Cherbourg is reached and win go directly to Paris from that port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
COMMENCEMENT AT ELIZABETH
 C0LLEGE WILL OCCUR MAY 17-19

Charlotte. N. C., April 1S.-(Special)- The commencement of Elizabeth College and Conservatory of Music of Charlotte, N. C., will take place on May IT to ls. The baecalaureate sermon will be preached by the Rev. George H. Cox, D. D., of Granite Quarry, N. C., and the commencement address will be delivered by the Rev William M. Kincaid, D. D., of Charlotte, N. c.
 The order of the exrcises is as follows;
 Baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning May 1T.
 Alumnae meeting at 12 o'clock, Monday
 Art exhibit Monday afternoon.
 Concert Monday evening.
 Class day exercises Tuesday morning.
 Graduating exercises and address by pr. Kincaid Tuesday evening.
 The Choral society will give the 'Ros, Maiden" on Friday evening, May IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

Cincinnati, April 1S.-(Special. )-Shrink ing within comparatively a few moments from what was the largest bucket shop in the world to a mere shred of its former business, the ODell company went into the hands of a receiver today and in few weeks the concern will be only memory with those who are caught in it's collapse The master brain that builded up a tremendous business which in it's extent made the world famous Monte Carlo a joke in comparison, the concern whose business made the volume of wagers on any one of Americas larg- est race tracks look like a penny ante game, was gone when William J. O'Dell died.
 The finish that came today was pre- dicted by hundreds on the street and in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
SHERMAN FIRST IN
 POOL TOURNAMENT

Chicago. April 1S.-The pool tournament for the national professional champion ship. which has been in progress here for a week, closed tonight. Frank sherman of Washington, D. C., was the winner, He finished with six victories and one defeat Charles Weston of Kansas City was second with five wins to his credit, while Thomas w. Hueston of St, Louis, Alfredo DeOro of New York and Edwin Pelletier of Canada tied for third money, each having won four and lost three games.
 Benjamin Allen of Kansas City, Horace Lean of St. Louis and Martin Fey of Chi oago finished in 9rder. In today's games sherman defeated Pelletier 125 to 93 and Hueston won from Weston 125 to 65 Chal- Ienges to the winner of the tournament have been numerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
GENERAL FORECAST ISSUED
 BY THE WEATHER BUREAU

Washington, April 1S.-The weather bu- reau. today issued the following general forecast for the week beginning April 19:
 seasonable temperatures will continue from the Rocky mountains to the Atlantic coast There are no present indications of temperature that will injure vegetation. In the gulf states and lower Mississippi N1lley the excessive rains of the past week will give way to a period of more settled weather. Heavy rains are likely to occur in the Ohio valley. In the middle and north Atlantic coast states the week will open with rain and will be followed by rapidly alternating periods of showers and fair weather generally in middle and northern sections from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
CENTER TABLES.

Regular $1.50 value for. .98c Regular $2.00 value for.$1. 40 Regular $2.75 value for.$1.75
 Rockers. both for bedroom or parlor, at greatly re- duced prices. Upholstered, wood, cobbler, or leather seats, finished in mahogany, weathered, mission or golden oak.
 Regular $3.50 value for. .$2.3 .3S Regular $500 value for. .$3 .9S Regular $9.O0 value for.$4.85
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Engineer Is Killed and Half Dozen
 More Injured.

Pensacola, April 18.--The steamer Tarpon, arriving here from Carrabean, Fla, east of Pensacola, brought the news of a boiler explosion in the plant of the Camp Lumber company, near Carrabelle. Friday.
 w. A. Roberts. engineer, was in stantly killed, and Oscar Powell. ire man, together with half dozen others were seriously injured. The plant was badly wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
PREACHER INYADES
 BLIND TIGER LAIR

Columbus, Ga, April 1S.-(Special. )-At , the close of his tent meeting in Phenix City, Ala, tonight, the Rev. Burke Gull pepper, the evangelist, marched down to the business section of Girard, where the blind tigers are said to be fiourishing, followed by the majority of his audience The young preacher mounted a barrel in front of a store while an audience of 50O0 men and women blocked the street at that point. He proceeded to pay his re- srects to the blind tigers, and said that if they did not leave Girard voluntarily the good people would make them go. He said that tomorrow afternoon he would preach a special sermon on whisky drink ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
REMOVING A VILLAGE.
Panama Canal Will Run Through the
 Present Site.

Washington, April 18.-Gatun village, on the Chagres river, opposite the railroad station, at Gatun, Isthmus of Panama, with population of about 500 people and containing about no dwellings, is being removed to new site about two miles away, a change being necessary because the village is on the proposed site of the dam at that place. The inhabitants of the village were notified some time ago to remove their belongings, but paid no heed to the order until recently, when they were practically forced into action, as the old site is now needed by the canal commission. The new town is to be amply provided with transporta- tion routes and with water and sewer age systems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
BASEBALL PLAYER DIES AS
 RESULT OF INJURY IN GAME

vicksburg, Miss, April 1S,-Harvey R. Mangum, r years of age. student at the University of Louisiana, who was in 1ured in sliding to base in a baseball game between Louisiana and Chamber lain-Hunt academy of Port Gibson 10 days ago, died here tonight the result of his injuries. The remains were sent to his home at Rayville, La. The young man had been brought here for treatment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
PUSHED OVER INTO THE
 ABYSS OF OBLIVION

deed has been expected to occur almost any hour the past few days. Thomas J. Cogan, of the firm of Cogan & Will jams, is receiver for the company and will close up it's affairs as rapidly as possible. The liabilities are not definite ly known at this time. but it is said S150O00 is a modest estimate with as- sets practically nothing. With the mar ket going wrong for bucket shops, the slender working capital exhausted, GUS toners closing out their accounts as fast as they could and business disap- bearing the O'Dell company was pushed over into the abyss of oblivion today by one of it's largest stockholders and creditors, John M. Scott, who filed the petition for a receiver, after he and oth- CTS realized that the most strenuous ef- forts to borrow money to tide over the present distress had failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

tom house. Nevertheless, the increasing demand has somehow produced small supply. Bagdad, city of 100000 inhabi- tants, has twenty machines,t all of which write Arabic. In Syria. one of the most polyglot countries in the world, Syriac, Arabic and French writing typewriter! are used by many of the business houses. Persia, which uses the Arabic script, IS learning to adopt the typewriter. To 8 farther east, a number of Hindustanl writing machines are now used in Bom- bay and other cities of India Chinese seems to be the only language which still resists the typewri.er's endear- ,Inents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
FARMER FATALLY SHOT.
Posses Are Searching for the Negro
 Who Committed the Crime.

Chattanooga, April 18.-A special to the Times from Bristol says:
 George M. Smith. suburban farmer, was held up and fatally shot by negro highwayman in this city tonight. One ball entered Smiths breast and an other perforated his intestines. After being shot Smith wrenched the pistol from the negro's hand and fired at him as he ran Posses are searching for the negro and lynching is threatened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
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 Hemorrhoids. VaricoceIc, Hernia and venerfaI Diseases of every name,
 nature, form and character, are
 also treated and q legal GUARANTEE OF CURE WILL BE
 GIVEN IN EVERY CASE
 Our equipment, consisting of we'll kept Prescription Department. X-Ray. Violet Ray. Static and Galvano- Fara- die apparatus. Super Heated Air. Electric Light Cabinet. Eureka Nebu- lizer and Ozone Inhalations for nose. throat and lungs and a thoroughly equipped Surgical Department. modern and up to date in every particular give us a prestige over all competitors in Alabama in our special line of prac- t.ce.
 Correspondence Invfted-.ConsuItation
 nnd Examination Free Question list sent free on request of ouI-of-town persons.
 Terms liberal and confidence held inviolate. Office hours am. to p,m. Sundays, 8 am. to l pm.
 A FEW OF MANY INDORSEMENTs
 FROM THE PRESS
 The Birmingham Ledger: The Drs. Dozier are without doubt the beet known specialists in the South, and their fame is due entirely to their great skill.
 The Birmingham News: Both Drs. O. T. and Byron Dozier are reliable and experienced physicians and sur reons who deserve the great success < which has been and is theirs.
 The Age-Herald: Drs. Dozier's long .tanding and approved abilities enti- tie them to the proud distinction of standing at the head of their profes-. sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
sILvERSTEIN IS DYING.
The Bomb Thrower Cannot Live Over
 12 Hours.

New York. April 1S.-(Special. )-Selig Silverstein, who threw the bomb in Union Square three weeks ago, killing one man, is not expected to live more than 12 hours.
 Developments of cerebro-spinal menin- gitls added to chronic tuberculosis caused Dr. Cuddeback of Bellevue hos pital to declare tonight that Silyerstein { death was very near.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

Atlanta, April 1S.-(Special.)- )-"The re- publican leaders in Washington said Senator Ben Tillman today, ''are tired Of Roosevelt. There is little danger Of Coli gress doing any of the things he wants done. In fact, number of senators told me just before I left Washington that It was their purpose, to get through the ap- propration bills and adjourn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
The Sway of the Typewriter.
rom Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's weekly.
 The typewriter is playing an important rart in civilizing the world. The latest invention ia this line is machine cap able of transcribinS the Japanese ideo- gram; but typewrters imprinting Arabic, syriac Armenian, Hebrew and other Ori- ental languages have long been used.
 In Turkey the printing of anything, I, om circular letter to book can only be done under permit from the govern ment. Therefore, typewriters which i'm rrint Turkish or Arabic characters are prohibited from passing through the GUS