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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
KILLING is MYSTERIOUS.
Death of Charles T. Henry at Colonia
Beach To Be Investigated.

Colonial Beach. Va. January 1.-Com-
monwealth Attorney Baker announced to-
day that he would demand searching in
vestigation of the death of Charles T.
Henry. a Spanish war veteran, who was
found dead last Saturday morning in the
same room and shot in the same way as
was John Vogt, baker, last April Both
men were found shot through the right
temple with the same revolver in the
home of Mrs. Annie Vogt, the bakers
wife.
Vogt and his wife, the latter an at
tractive woman about 80 years old con-
Quoted bakery at this place. Henry be-
gan to work at the bakery after Vogts
death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
WEsTBRooK ARRESTED.
Charged With Directing Larceny of
Government Brass.

Norfolk, Va, January MARTIN l..
Westbrook, Portsmouth livery man, ar
rested late yesterday upon the charge of
directing the larceny of brass from the
navy yard by the use of secret compart-
ments in wagons used extensively in gov
eminent hauling, has been bailed in the
sum Of $500 for his appearance before
United States Commander Stephenson
January 4.
Mr. Westbrook, it is declared, only hired
his wagons in the yard, and was not per-
sonally in charge of them while they were
in government service. There is said to
be no evidence that Mr.. Westbrook sold
the brass. No brass was found in his pos
session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Too Much Talked of Women.

Mrs. George CORVALLIS West and the
Youngest sister of Mrs. Waldorf Astor
are among the most talked Of women in
English society at present.
Mrs. West has always been in the
public eye more or less, Tor as the
beautiful Miss Jennie Jerome of New
York she was toasted and feted long
before she was allied with English
aristocracy.
Mrs. West, who is better known to
Americans as the former Lady Ran
dolph Churchill, Is now much discussed
as an authoress Her "Reminiscences
were SO successful that she is writing
a novel which will embody her views
of and experiences in European society.
There will be many incidents and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Killed BY Wounded Deer.

Raleigh, N. c., January 1.-That f..
r. Swindell was killed by a wounded
deer was the verdict of the coroners
Jury at the close of an investigation
into the death of a prominent citizen
of Beaufort county whose body was
found today in about three feet of wa
ter in a creek near the spot where he
suddenly disappeared from party of
hunters Wednesday. Hundreds of men
had searched for two days for the
missing man, whose body was located
by bloodhounds in a mill pond, large
buck deer being found near him,
wounded A number of cuts and
bruises on the body and head of the
man were found.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Miss Willowy Has Her Day.

The thin woman has never been given
half a chance. For the past rs years
she has tried all the remedies advertised
to become stout. and bought all manner
Of things to trick the observer into be-
leving she had beautiful figure
Conditions are now different. The stout
woman is trying all the anti-fat remedies
on the market to become like her thin
sister.
The tall, thin woman is the thing. The
new gowns have brought this about and
the new corsets. But it is a struggle.
And the thin girl just laughs She is
having her inning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

bell, Amanda Williams, Annie Mae Bur-
gin. Mamie Hamilton, Ida Mae Hamilton,
Richard Irwin, Bolton Youngblood DR..
Mark Brown. Fred Fulton, Fred and
Alex Pittman, Samuel Williams, Ostey
Saunders, Arthur Hurt, James Burgin,
William George Simpson, Charles An
drew and Claude Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. N. Hamilton and Mr. Barbery Hamil-
ton.
A quiet home wedding on Thursday
evening united in marriage Mr.. Harry
w. bearing and Miss Olive Elliott, with
DIR. A. j. Dickinson as the officiating cler-
gyman.
The two attendants were Miss Lorrain
Elliott, sister of the bride, who acted as
maid of honor, and Mr.. H. C. bearing,
the best man.
The ceremony was performed in front of
an altar of palms and ferns erected in the
large bay window of the parlor.
The brides dress was of white satin
messalne with appliques of lace medal
lions. She carried bride roses. The
maid of honor wore Nile green chiffon and
carried white roses. Mr. and Mrs. Dear
ing, after an informal reception, drove to
their new home at Compton station.
Mrs. bearing is a very charming girl,
who has made for herself a host of
friends. Mr.. bearing is the circulation
manager of the Birmingham News and a
splendid business man. Their many gifts
attested their popularity.
Mrs Angus Taylor has her guests
Mrs. Lowndes McCaa and Miss Christine
McCaa of Anniston
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cornwall and Miss
Helen Cornwall of New York and Miss
Mollie Wilson of Wayne, Pa, are the
guests of Mrs. John G. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Needham Avery and their
two little daughters of Austin, Tex, are
registered at the Florence. Mr.. Avery was
formerly a prominent young insurance
man in Birmingham and both he and Mrs.
Avery have many friends here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Echoes From Southern Conyen1on
The Education Of the Negro
BY JULIA S. TUTWiLER.

In the very interesting meeting devoted
core of the race problem, nothing was
more noticeable than the fact that while
there were minor differences as to the
how, there was a wonderful consensus OF
opinion as to the what. Ex-Governor
Northen, Gov Hoke Smith, distinguished
educators from various states, were all
agreed on several important propositions:
First. the negro must be educated; sec
ond this education must for some years
be mostly primary and industrial; third,
southerners themselves, of both sexes,
must be the ones to conduct and con-
troll 1t. IS
Gov. Hoke Smith uttered strikingly
true remark when he said, ANY man who
speaks or writes one word. calculated to
cause friction between the races, is an
enemy to both
The speakers did not believe immigra-
ton to be the great need of the south.
"There is labor enough in the SOUTH"
they said 1--WE do not want to have our
present problem complicated by the bring
ing in of hordes of the ignorant peasan-
try Of Europe, such as are causing the
labor troubles OF, the north. Our great
need is to have the labor which We al
ready haye made more efficient by wise
industrial training
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Taft VIII Receive Visitors.

Anderson, S. c., January PRESIDENT
elect Taft will receive about 200 of An
derson's leading citizens at his Augusta
home at 8 o'clock on the afternoon of
January IA. The party will go to Au-
gusta on a special train, merely to meet
the President-elect and assure him of
their cordial good will. The trip has no
political significance whatever Mr. Taft
named the hour for the reception.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Fiqht to Draw.

Columbus. o., January 1.-Emergency
Kelley of New York and Tommy Kill
bane of Cleveland fought six rounds to
a draw here today. The bout was to
go 10 rounds, but Mayor Bond ordered
the number reduced to six. Kilbane
was the aggressor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Lamp Shade Suggestions.

Pretty shades for the center table lamps
may be made easily at home. Take the
wire frames and cover them with SHIN
merry silk or tissue paper. If the paper
is used make cords of the same material
for tying the paper into place. Insets of
fiet net in the silk shades specially
effective and not difficult to place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
Hardanger Embroidery.

The origin of Hardanger embroidery is
shown by its name. Hardanger is a
town in Norway on the west coast, and
H. was there that this fascinating style
of needlework came into being.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
cors.i+utionaI pemocrats Win.

Moscow, January 1.-The municipal cleo
tions here today resulted in victory for
the constitutional democrats who elected
70 out of 1SS councilmen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
TWO Gents to Germany.

Washington, January IA long step to-
ward bringing the United States, and Ger
many into closer relations was taken to-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

day when the 2-cent postage rate between
the United States and Germany became
operative The new rate of cents an
ounce applies to correspondence sent d.
rect by sea between the two countries,
and not to that which is sent through an
int
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
The New Year.

Another year, And like as not
Twill be just like the old,
And some of it will be too hot,
And some of 1t too cold.
Washington Star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Miss Emily Nicholson. who has been
passing the week in Selma, has re-
turned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Francis Latady, Otto Hodges, Nelson
Snow, Hollis Bush Frank Anderson.
Melville Davis, James Gillespie Mark
Anderson, Dixon McCrossin, Charles
Heidi, Lee Allen Brook, Kennon Bowl
ing, Halsey Ford. James Sloss, Pei
ham Anderson. Clarence stobert, Tom
Burns, Arna11 Glover, Leon Means.
Maurice Henderson, Howard Lee
Grande, Chester Orcutt Theo Nelson.
Robert McDavid, Robert Malone, Glenn
ent Wood, Pollard Jones, Sidney Smith,
VIII Robertson. Edwin Robertson.
Julian Smith, T. o. Smith, Maclin
Smith, Franklin Moore. Ralph Nichol-
son, Abbott Gowan, Lucien Burns. Ar
thur Adams, Sam C1abaugh, Anglin
White. Jim Sullivan, Robert Hemphill.
George Wittichen, Robert Burnett. Will
Dunn, Milliken, Burr Blackburn, Paul
Bunkman, Theodore Nickel Fred
Wheeloek, Perry Green, Walthall, John
Stage, Robert Knox Greene, Eugene
Powell, Frank Nelson. Evans Dunn and
Ben Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

The members of the school and college
set were given a delightful New Years
dance last evening by Mr.. Joseph White
at his home on Tenth avenue. The decor
ations suggested the Christmas season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Mr.. Robert F. Johnston and children
are at home after passing the holidays
in Columbiana
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-20
MENolNoToN's BROKEN
PRoMlsES

The sweeping assertion that they
mend everything but broken prom
Iaes, crockory and glassware ia Jus
tiiled. Furniture, trunks, side sad
dies, baby carriages. leather goods,
household articles. 1916 S.yth nv.
Phone Ind. 1885.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-20

LOGANsPoRT, Ind. Aug 90
A pretty little social event which
engaged the attention OF a select
set here was the nuptlals Of Julia
Kruger aud Master Tony. Of Orr
VILE, 0. II was not an elupementi
but there was good deal Of 70.
nance connected with tho affair,
The contracting parties are
chimpanTeos owned by banker
Of their home town. and they came
here to avail themselves Of the
services OF q well known magis-
tratc In the presence Of 200 people
the words were spoken that made
one chlmpanzeo OF two. After the
ceremony Master Tony slipped the
squire crisp 81 bill Then the
happy couple were showered with
rice and peanuts, Of which they
partook with great relish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-20
Souvenir Articles

We headquarters for useful aud ornamental Souvenir
sns Trays Burnt Leather Novelties. Purses Napkin Rings
lsan Poles Dutch Collar Pins etc. at popular prices
II nc sougsuir shell Goods "e
Il ssuysni5 trays io *
g 4a.nl ,nd f.ncy iather a.
= ipien roles
splendid variety Of sterling and other
Hssshir Novelties
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-20
Fred NJ. Spinning
1910 SECOND AVENUE,


III make a dollar on
your Dental Work you
save q dollar and the
Dental Combine loses
two dollars, I do
strictly high class
work for half tho price
charged By the Com
hlno Dentists My low
prices, high class work
guaranteed and pain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26

SINGLE. DOUBLE. TRIPLE,
AND EXTRA HEAVY SILVER
PLATED TABLE FLATWARE IN
MORE THAN 4 DOZEN PAT
TERMS CARRIED IN STOCK
READY FOR IMMEDIATE DE-
LIVERY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
CHINESE SEEK OUT
SEDITION SPREADERS
Imperial Edict Advises Vice
royS to Execute Them
Now"

A Chinese imperial edict. directing all
officials to exercise the utmost vigil
lance to prevent revOlutiOnists enter
ing the empire, a purely precautionary
measure, but a timely one, is the opin-
ion Of Minister ROckhiII, which will re-
assure the people. and show the vigil
lance Of the present government has
reached the State Department. The
edict, after pointing out that the Of
ficials and the COmmO people are in
harmony, SAYS.
But now there are some miscreants
who circulate TUmOTs to disturb the
peace, who are exciting the stupid. Es-
pecially along the seaCOast there are
bands Of evil-dOerS, who are sCheming
to enter the interior and stir up tTou-
bic. If they are not sought out and
dealt with severely il is to be feared
that peaceful government viii be in
terfered with.
The board OF the interior. the mill
tary commanders. the governor OF Pc
kin, and the viCerOys and governors
Of all the provinces are ordered to in
struct the civil and military officials
under them to send out many detec-
tlves and police, and TO offer heavy re-
wards for the detection and arrest OF
these people. Let no negligence be dis
played.
IF any Of the above mentioned mig
creants are arrested. let them be tried
and executed without delay
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26

ought for the present TO be paid in
the District Of Columbia"
In expressing his view, as we'll IS
that Of the subcommittee, on the Gal
linEer BILL Mr.. RalStOn said the condi-
tons contained in fl were favorable TO
the gas company and unfavorabIe 10
obtaining any further reduction on gas.
He said the House had not wandered
far from a proper basis of calculation,
when II put itself in favor of 85-CCnt
gas.
Wants Action at Once.
c. Q. Lancaster gained the floor i'm
mediately after Mr.. Ralston, and de-
.clared that the question Of the capital
ization OF the gas company was not
bOtheTing him as much as was the
problem OF obtaining an immediate re-
dUction in price. \ reduction could be
obtained by the passage of the Calm
ger bill, he declared and, for that rea-
son, he was opposed to any report de
clartng against il or any action that
would postpone the day Of securing
cheaper gas.
Direct discussion Of the report was
diverted, at the conclusion Of Mr.. Ian
casters speech. when Conrad Syme
moved that the question be referred TO
a special committee consisting Of five
members, which should be given until
November 10 TO hTlng IN report. Cor
coran Thorn seconded the motion Sew
eral speeches followed upon the advis-
ability of taking this action.
Percival NJ. Brown declared that the
proposition to submit the matter to a
special committee was a reflection on
the members composing the law and
legislation committee. He took Oc-
caSiOn 10 explain some Of the features
of the Gallinger bill, and pointed out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
Matter Referred Back to
Committee to Report in
November.
VOTE BY CONGRESS
BELIEVED DISTANT
Civic Body Sees Opportunity to
Investigate the Question
Further.

The Chamber of Commerce Will not put
itself on record with respect TO the Sas
legislation now pending In Congress be
fore next November. This was decided
III a meeting Of tie Chamber last night.
when the members OF that organization
failed to adopt the report of its commit
tee on law and legislation recommend
ing the passage of the House bill in
amended form.
Although the subcommittee on public
utilities drew up the resolutions favor
ing the bill, but declaring against the
amendment offered 10 IL in the Senate.
the resolutions being afterwaTd Endorsed
by the committee on law and legislation
OF the Chamber, ii was evident at the
beginning Of the meeting that there
would he opposition To adopting the re-
port until the question had been con
Sldercd e&haUSuvely. DeSultOry debat-
ing followed the introduction of several
motions and amendments for more than
two hours.
The time was taken up with questions
OF parliamentary procedure rather than
any extensive discussion OF the features
OF the committees report.
Report Is Recommitted.
The decision 10 postpone action on the
report followed a motion made by
Charles Clagett to the effect that it be
Tecommitted to the law ana legislation
committee. with instructions to make a
new report November Is The motion
carried, after it had been pointed out
by several speakers that there was little
prospect or Congress attensiJJine- to pass
any gas legislation either at this or its
extra session.
When The meeting was called 10 order
Dy wee President James + Oyster in
me absence Of President GUIDE, Chair
man a. Leftwich Sinclair of the com
mlttee on law and legislation. told Of
ne 50 pIeSlon since IT was taken up
~ the meeting of the executive commit
Tee OF the Chamber early in the week
t0loWlng Mr.. Sinclair, J. n. Ralstou
orphaned the hearing conducted befOrs
Wednesday afternoon, the resolutions
accepted, and the meeting of the law and
IeEISlaIlon committee Yesterday after
noon. Mr.. RalstOn then read 70 tba
s.laiLLL,eL lne resolutions and the report
accompanying them. F
IN part. the report said
Should the bill pass. the couDapv
VII nave a right, before there he nv
LurNher reduction in the price Of o.
L! ON ~ cents, to earn seven Der .cent7,n,
lheTefor on not less than SIO.000.OOO. and
,sIHSps 4 considerably large sum, and
he postponed indefinitely
we content ourselves with calling at
LentIoh 10 The fact that the amendment
favored by The gas company iuferen+iaI-
y adlnlts that at the present time II
would be entirely proper to reduce tbe
ItlSc OF gas 70 ut least 90 cents a thO1Is-
ana under the conditions named in tba
Galllnger amendment The rate NJ
posed by the House of Representa- {z-es
was ~ cents. and tire difference betv,yea7
me two HGures is not 50 great b1+ that
YOUR committee feels that il woIITd he
entirely gust TO the gas compauv TO ar
cept - cents as the maximum which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
GOOD MIXERS WIN,
BANK CLERKS HEAR
Edward White Tells Mem
berS of Institute How to
Gain Advancement.

Speaking on the subject. Making the
Bank Clerk Invincible in Line of Pro
motion Edward White of the editorial
staff of the Bankers Magazine, last
night delivered a lecture before the
Washington chapter of the American
institute OF Bank Clerks. He stated
that since the organization of the insti-
tute the ratio Of promotion from the
ranks of bank employees has increased
from 300 to 600 per cent
Mr. White strongly advocated he
bank clerk identifying himself with COM
mercial organizations. When clerks are
selected to fill vacancies, ne said, such
as those of cashiers positions. the ques-
ton with the officers OF any banking
institution always is, How much bust
ness can they bring us?" Mixing he
declared. lis what is necessary to bring
business to financial enterprise.
1T is true that no bank clerk has
either time or inclination 10 pay visits
70 business men for the purpose of
becoming acquainted with them. and
HlS opportunities for meeting them so
cially when they visit the bank are
very remote but there is broader and
better meeting ground than either Of
theSe- even II both were possible. There
are commercial organizations in every
city, to whose membership the bank
clerk is always eligible. and whose rate
OF dues is within the means of all
The institute man would find himself
III congenial company and would soon
establish himself in a broad circle o.
business acquaintance and adding ma 70
teTlauy 70 his own business education.
lie would not only place himself in di-
rect touch with the business element
OF the community as a whole. but he
" Ould In time become master OF the
details Of various specialized lines suf-
hciently 10 enable MIN to make use Of
the knowledge in his bank work"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
FANCY WINTER

Home Dressed, Fancy Tender Birds Quality
and Prices DEFY Competition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
WANTS TWO ARCHES
AT VALLEY FORGE
Mccall Resolution Provides for $4,000 to Erect
Memorials on Field Made Historic By the
Army of Washington.

Representative Mccall of Massachu-
sets. from the House Committee on 49,
brary. has reported favorably the meas
ure providing for the erection Of two
memorial arches at Valley Forge, Pa
In this connection the committee has
set forth a most interesting statement
concerning Valley Forge, where the
army Of General Washington was en-
oamped in the dismal winter Of 17l7-7S.
According to Mr. Mccall, a consider
able part of the encampment grounds Of
General Washington at Valley Forge
has always been I'm forest and the
greater part of the earthworks, con-
sisting Of intrenchments, the star re
doubt, and Forts Washington and IunJ-
ingdou, have not been greatly affected
by the elements or disturbed by man.
An Imposing celebration of the ami
VersaTy Of the evacuation was held
June 10, 1873. and the result was the
formation Of the Centennial and Me
mortal Association of Valley Forge by
patriotic women, who purchased the
house which George WASHINGTON occu-
pied during the latter and greater part
OF the enCaInpment and restored il TO
the condition i'm which il was when Oc-
cupled by Washington.
State Steps In
Then the General Assembly Of Penn
sylvania stepped in and in recent years
has appropriated literally for the &C
QUESTION of the lands where the en-
campment was and for their improve
ment- More than $4,000 has been ap-
propTiated by the State OF Pennsylvania
tor this purpose.
y part Of the Improvements made con-
sist of an observatory upon the summit
of Mt. 10Y, from which there is a vista
OF widely extended scenery; between
five and six miles Of macadam roads and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
LINER FLORIDA SOLD.
BRINGS BUT $500, 500
Auction Result of Libel Claiming
100000 Damages for Re
publiC'S Loss

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The steamship
Florida, Of the Lloyd Italian line, which
last month rammed and sank the White
Star liner Republic has been sold at
auction for 500. 800. to z man who gave
his name as NJ. A MOsle. said to be
from Philadelphia. The sale is the re
suit Of the libel fled in the Federal
court by the White Str line, which
claimed 10000 DAMAGES for the loss
of the Republic.
The sale of the boat, with the $4,000
passage and freight moneys previously
deposited, puts United States Commits
siOner Alexander, as trustee. in pos
session Of $4,000. which, under the ad-
miralty law should the Florida be held
responsible for the sinking Of the Re
public. will be the only fund to pay
claims for damages.