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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
NEGROS ESCAPE
 JAIL AT CLANTON
ONE OF THE PRISONERS WAS CONDEMNED TO HANG JULY g FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE AT JEMISON.

Clanton, June 12.-(Special.) )-Wil- liam Dikes alias John Clanton, a negro condemned to be hanged July for killing his wife at Jemison, escaped from the Chiffon county jail here this morning. The negro was captured, in- dicted, convicted and sentenced to die five days after the crime was com mitted four weeks ago.
 It will be remembered that Dikes became enraged at his wife, and after shooting at her once in the yard she ran into the house. He went to win dow and shot her with Winchester rifle.
 The ball passed entirely through the woman's body and then through two walls, wounding another woman In another room.
 Henry Davis, another negro charged with burglary, also escaped with Dfkes during last night.
 The two negroes secured chisel and hammer that had been left by work men in the jail corridor. With these tools they removed some brick from under the bars at window and then let themselves down by means of bed clothing.
 At a late h our tonight dogs are trail- ing the negroes toward Jemison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

Another live industry has been added to Birmingham. It is one which will be kept in constant operation and will not be de- pendent upon the metal resources of the district. The above cut shows the ex- terior of this new plant, which is one of the finest and best equipped corn mill plants in the country. It Is located at Fourteenth street and Avenue A.
 The Wood and Crabbe Grain Go. has found it necessary to erect this mill to meet the requirements of an increasing business. It represents an investment Of S50,0OO and is unique in that 1t is the only electrically driven corn mill in the south, while the grain elevator Is the only one to be found south of Mem phis.
 Monday morning active operations will begin, there being a large force of skilled mechanics busy at work completing the installation of the machinery. Since the ground was broken for the erection Of the building work has never ceased and considering the exactness required in plac- ing the delicately balanced machinery and intricate runs the plant has been built in record time.
 Only a faint idea of the real work ings of the mill can be gleaned from the exterior of the mill. One must take 8 trip through 1t to really appreciate what it is. Every inch of space has been utilized, five floors. including the basement, being equipped with the best machinery obtainable. Nordyke & Mar mon, who have been manufacturing corn mill machinery for over half century. are furnishing the equipment for this plant
 There are three sections to the mill,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
.L|NEMAN FALLS
 LONG TANCE But His Injuries Are Not Very
 Serious FARMERS ARE DISTURBED Rains Appear Almost Daily Over the Black Belt, Causing Serious Damage and Much Delay
 In Farm Work.

Selma, June 12.-(Special.) )-This morn- ing while stringing new trolley cable on Broad street, Clyde Lowry. son of J. L. Lowry, agent for the Louisville and Nash vile railroad of this city, fell from the extension table to the hard pavement below sustaining injuries that were at first thought to be serious.
 The young man lost his balance and half fell, half jumped from the high plat form. An ambulance was hastily sum- noned and he was carried to local sana- torium where an examination was made. It was found that he had fractured a small bone in his foot. The injury may keep him laid up for some time but will not be serious.
 Farmers Greatly Disturbed.
 The Dallas county farmers and, in fact the farmers all voer the black belt, are greatly disturbed over the rains which appear practically every day. The crops are badly in the grass and although ev- cry available hand is at work during showers, as it were, the hardest sort of effort is not keeping the grass down. No great damage would be done if the rain would let up for about two weeks, but every day during the past week the water has come down in great quantities at some time during the "A hours.
 Local and Personal.
 J. B. Ellis, chairman of the Mallory campaign committee, has returned from trip to the northern part of the state and reports that the greatest enthusiasm ex- ists in every county visited over the pros- poets of Mir Mallory's practically unanl- nous nomination for governor.
 Mrs Julia Craig Young has announced the engagement of her daughter, Mary, to MT. Ali Muckle, the latter of Canton, Miss. The wedding will take place in the Broad Street Presbyterian church on the evening of June 30. Miss Young has been teaching at the Girls Industrial school at Montevallo for the past three years and is one of the states best educators. MT. Muckle Is in the cotton business in Can ton and a young man of splendid attain ments.
 Mrs. H. F. Reese Mrs. Ernest Lamar and Mrs Josoah Smith have gone to Atlantic Beach, from which place they will go to Charleston, s. C., and other points.
 Mir and Mrs. R. F. l.. Mel will leave Tuesday for Dothan to attend the annual meeting of the Alabama Press associa- ton.
 The wedding of Miss Luck Maughn and Mir Warren Graves, which was to have taken place Tuesday next, has been in- definitely postponed owing to the Illness of the prospective bride, who underwent a serious operation this morning and is now critically i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
AFTER VlOLATORS.
Mayor Wall Puts Heavy Sentences on
 Blind Tigers.

Athens, June 12.-(Special.) .)-Athens is determined to be rid of bootiegging. Mayor Wall held court yesterday and had several cases before him. A H. Dick) Greenhaw was tried for selling whisky and a fine of $200 and three months on the streets was given him. He appealed to the circuit court. Morgan Stinnett was tried for giving away whis- ky in his place of business and a fine of $50 and costs was assessed. He was also tried for allowing whisky kept and sold at his place of business and a fine of $250 and cost and three months on the street given him. The latter part was suspended during good behavior. He also appealed. The people of Athens are aroused and are determined to get rid of illicit whisky selling The moral element of the town Is behind the plucky young mayor, who has taken so decided stand for good morals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Sacred Concert.

Union Springs. June 12.-(Special)-I,ast evening at the Methodist church there was an orchestral sacred concert which proved an evening long to be remembered in musical circles. The orchestra was composed of the following: Mrs. F. c Ramsey first violin; MT. c. D. Norman first violin; Miss Eleanor Hunter. sec ond violin; MT. Charles Thornton. double bass; Mrs. C. W, Thompson, first cor net; Zlr. F. J. Pierce, second oornet. MrIH H. c. Harrfa trombone; Miss Mita McAndrew. organist; Mrs. Charles Frank lin end Miss Eva Pisrcs rendered bsauti- ft4 solos. A large free-wfll offering was tairen ct the oloss which goes to to the organ fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

there being six standard rolls, six rocks and one feed chopper. There are four aspirators, three purifiers, magnteic sep arators, differential reels, kilns and oth- CT machinery. There are four packers.
 The roll machines are all double equip ped. there being a roll on each side of the machine and in reality making 12 machines. They are equipped with an inverted saddle feed device, making it possible to run only one side of the ma chine if desired The hoppers to the roll machines are all built of concrete, which does away with any danger of the gath ering of germs that might occur by the ground corn getting Into cracks and re- maining there.
 The rocks on the rock machines will weigh over 4OOO pounds each, but are so delicately balanced on a tiny pivot that child can turn one of them. A new feature also is shown In these rocks. Tor merly but three steel brace bands were built into the rocks but in. these there are five, insuring the lasting strength of the rocks.
 While the guaranteed capacity of the mill Is 4O00 bushels of corn per day under favorable conditions it will turn out 5000 bushels with ease. The mill is supplied with two railroad tracks, the Belt rail- road having 6 spur at one end of the building and the Seaboard Air Line at the other end. Each end of the building is equipped with feed entrance into which the corn may be shoveled from the cars. After passing into these feed entrances the corn is not visible until after it has passed through the various machines and runs and comes out at the packers. The runs are equipped with automatic lids,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
$100 Personally Conducted Tour. SEABOARD

To Atlanta, Norfolk, Newport, Narra- gansett Pier, Boston. New York and Washington. two weeks delightful and luxurious trip at extremely small cost
 The amount charged will include trans portation, both rail and steamship, for the entire trip Pullman accommodations from Atlanta; meals dining cars en route meals and berth on steamer, and hotel accommodations. both rooms and meals al hotels excepting in New York, where only room accommodations will be fur nished. The party will be chaperoned by Mrs. M H. Whitner of Atlanta Phone or send for complete itinerary. Phone 23s2 JACK w. JOHNSON.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
PLACING HEAVY RAILS.
Southern Improves Line From Selma
 to Marion Junction.

Thomasville, June 12.-(Special )-The southern Railway Is removing the light steel rails from its tracks between Marion Junction and Mobile and replac- Ing them with 90-poung steel rails and making other substantial Improvements
 The summer school at Thomasville. un- der the supervision of J. D. Griffin. ia progressing smoothly and satisfactorily.
 Prof. E. s. Pugh left this week to take charge of the class in mathematics at the State university during the summer term
 The missionary meeting of the Epworth league and the District Sunday school convention of Clarke county are holding q very interesting meeting in conjunc- ton here just now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Tax Books Correct.

Florence. June 12.-(Special. .)-The regu- lar June session of the Lauderdale coun- ty commissioners court for fixing the tax rate, which was presided over by Judge John L. Hughston, adjourned last evening. The old rate of 60 cents was made effective for the coming year, with the addition of the 1 mill tax voted for school purposes which will make the total assessment 70 cents. The books of Tax Assessor J. A. Hill were ex- amined and found correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Veterans Return.

Huntsville June 12.-(Special)---The Huntsville Confederate Veterans, who attended the reunion in Memphis. have returned home tired out but happy. They had the time of their lives. but suffered great deal from the heat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Veteran Ia III.

Florence. June -(special)-Joh Mar tin, an aged Confederate veteran, and member of a prominent Florence family. is critically i'll at his home in this city, and his physicians give no hope of his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Heavy Cotton Receipts.

Union Springs. June 12.-tSpecial.)- J. Union Springs warehouses received this year 26.650 bales of cotton and 2241 5ales are still fin the wareh ouses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
GOVERNOR IS BACK FROM WASHINGTON Still Undecided About Time for
 Extra Session TAX OFFICERS RETURN Members Are Pleased With Tour Just Completed Over Northern Coun-
 ties-Deer Slayer Is Fined
 In Baldwin County.
TAX OFFICERS RETURN

Montgomery, June 12.-(Special)- )- Gov. B. B. Conner, fresh from a trip to Washington attacked a pile of mali in his office this morning. following the demolition of which he spent some time in consultation with Attorney General Garber and other capitol of ficers, going over routine matters. He seems to have had a good time on the journey to the national capital, as his good humor crops out very much like 1t did in the old days when he was winning in voting contests.
 The governor thought that there would be nothing doing in the matter of a successor to the impeached sheriff of Mobile county until the supreme court passes upon the application for a rehearing, which will be some time during the week of June 21. He and the attorney general are thought to have talked the matter over and this is the natural course to take. Colonel Garber says he will get out a brief in a few days. covering the side of the state in the points advanced.
 With regard to the time of the ex- tra session the governor Is no doubt himself undecided. He finds that the crops are in the grass and that times are busy in the country, with conse- quent activity among all lines of en- terprise, and what would suit one-as to time would not suit another, so that it Is not possible to arrive at an exact time without first looking all over the field. Hence, the fact seems to be that the selection of the exact date will be deferred until it is found which is the best for all. compromising on the most cOnvenfent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

Hear Gov. Hanly Tuesday, June 15; Jefferson theatre, Ad- mission free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Tax Officers Back. e J. J. Mitchell. chairr

Tax Officers Back.
 Judge J. J. Mitchell, chairman of the state tax commission, Associate Commissioner J. B. Powell and Secre- tary Will Lloyd are back from a tour of north Alabama counties, feeling good and grateful for all the fayors that have come to them. These coun- ties were visited: Morgan, Madison Etowah, Blount, Marshall, St. Clair, Calhoun, Talladega, Shelby. In most of the counties the crops are being worked out and the farmers are happy over the prospect of a fine grain crop. This fact impresses Judge Mitchell very much, as he feels that the prosperity of the farmers along this line is go- ing to be a great thing for the coun- try at large.
 Deer Slayer Fined.
 John H. Wallace, Jr, state game and fish commissioner, Is pleased with the conviction of Cage Barnett, a resident of Baldwin county, who killed doe in violation of the game laws. He says that in that section the deer have in- creased largely as a result of the game laws, as they have all over the state, and it is the policy of the de- partment to give them every protec- tion.
 Honor For Calhoun.
 Walter D. Seed, the state treasurer, calls attention to the fact that at the recent meeting of the trustees of the University the degree of IL. D. was conferred upon J. c. Calhoun, for some time professor of Greek at the Ala bama institution, but now with the Florida State college at Tallahassee.
 EtoWah Taxes.
 A. H. Barnes, tax collector of Etowah county, has made final settlement with the state auditor. His collections for the year were as follows: State tax, s22.050.79; soldier, sSSS1.4e; school, $26,45s.s1. This is an increase over last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

years, and with the addition of several modern residences, conditions will have largely changed for the better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

Now right here is seen one of the es-
oteric points of football. The Red player
running with the ball has lodged and
outrun his Blue opponents and he Is GER
tain OF making n touchdown Does he
keep on running as hard as he can? No,
indeed, Horace. Just before he reaches
the line he stops, turns around and glances
back at the demoralized Blues with
supercilious smile of supreme contempt.
Then. just as an oncoming Blue is about
to tackle him, he steps nonchalantly
across the line and touches the ball down
between the goal-posts. This is good
form and according to the strictest ethics
OF the game. 1t conveys the impression
OF perfect ease and confidence which, 1T
is argued, sends the other team way up
In the air.'
All the while pandemonium and seven
different kinds of wildcats have broken
loose on the side-lines. The Football Dam
sci screeches and yells and smites the
ambient atmosphere, ever and anon. with
her college pennant; she jumps up and
her In sheer ecstacy of joy-alI this,
mind you. while her hair-pins are falling
out and her locks are separating them
selves from their Marcel waves.
The rah-rah boy is doing the same
thing-only doing it worse. With husky
voice and trembling form he throws him.
self, body and soul and cane and chry-
santhemum, into the college yell He
digs up few stray iron men from his
pockets, waves them defiantly and dares
any of the Blues supporters to bet
against his team.
A little while later, perhaps, the Blues
make touchdown and tie the score.
Then the tables are turned. The Blues
rah-rah boys and football damsels and
'.old grads whoop it up for fair and let
the Reds know in thousand different
ways that they haven't got anything on
them. The whistle sounds and the first
half is over.
Both teams retire to their dressing
room where their coaches give them
"high-brow' lectures on the things they
did that they ought not to have done
and the things left undone that they
ought to have done. All the while. re-
member. they compare them to Sunday
school scholars, old women. ice wagons
and kids playing .suSsy-wants-a-corner."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

ference between her and the full-fedged
variety is that one is in the first reader
and the other has taken a POSTCARD
uate course. Both have the same idea
of starting something that the men will
have to finish.
Always-always, be It noted-there are
a number of the ''old grads" at every
big football game. Now. an 'old grad.
Is graduate of the college years ago
VINO still keeps afiame In his heart a
patrlotc zeal for his alma matters sue
cess on the gridiron. He is almost a
sacred institution of the game. And he
Is Indeed a privileged character-espe-
cially If he played on the team In his
own day. 1t is Il matter of record that
not more than 7A per cent of college
graduates follow the fortunes of their
teams in after years, let alone coming
back for the big game of the season.
They are known to the incumbent stu
dent body simply alumni But that
7ss per cent-that glorious 75s-are .old
grads"
When n team trots out on the field
the captain is always In the lead and
he always carries the ball These two
rules are never violated. They are strict
ly according to Hoyle. The captain NAV
be bow-legged and the ugliest man on
the team, but his is the right of way
ahead of the rest of the bunch. He's the
bell-cow of the herd. When he has led
them to the center of his half of the
field he stops On his toes, turns and
heaveS the ball at the nearest-way-to-th the.
heart of the man behind him: and he, In
turn. passes the compliment on to his
next rear neighbor, the whole team in
the meanwhile spreading out in a circle
as effectively end precisely as society
cut ups In German figure.
Finally the ball comes back to the
captain. Just to show that it's the same
to his men in the air as on terra frma
he takes a swat at the ground with the
ball. On the first bounce a lad from
the bunch darts out and hurls himself
at the defenseiess ball it bounces
along. If he happens to come down on
top of it, ker-hop, and persuades the pig
skin to remain beneath him, then his
fall on the ball. is applauded by the
teams supporters, who are ready to
yell at anything, from touchdown to
a yaller dog scooting across the field.
Another warrior seizes another ball. lies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-20

ments tne VARIOUS occupants OF the
White House had its beginning some
years ago, when a sudden alarm was
sounded to the effect that the Declaration
OF Independence was rapidly fading A
committee of eminent scientists made a
careful examination of the Declaration
and decided that henceforth 1t must not
be placed on exhibition. it had been in
the past. Accordingly the secretary of
state ordered it locked up in a special
ffeproof. burglar-proof safe. This safe is
not only locked. but sealed, and these
seals can be broken only on the order of
the President or the head of the State
Departmental concession no person has
yet been able to obtain. When the federal
officials were thus suddenly awakened to
the dangers that threatened our most
priced documents they considered means
for the preservation of other notable
public papers, and especially the various
presidential proclamations of Thanksgiv-
Ing.
The outcome of this safeguarding of
Uncle Sans Thanksgiving trophies is
that these proelamations are no longer
sent hither and thither for exhibition at
worlds fairs. etc. At the TING of the