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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-01
News of MontevalIo.

Montevallo, February 2S.-(Special.) Her
friends here were greatly surprised and
very sorry to learn today of Miss Laura
Estelle Dale's resignation as director of
music in the Alabama Girls Industrial
school. Several days ago Miss Dale was
called at her home at Oak Hill by the
serious illness of her mother, but 1t was
thought that her absence would be only
temporary. Miss Dale is a fine musician
and brilliant pianist
Mrs. Thomas Waverly Palmer with
little Miss Lula Palmer, is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Scale Harris, in Mobile.
Mrs. B. c. Heaslett and Mr.. Goode
Heaslett of Birmingham and Miss Olive
Heaslett of Marbury have been this week
the guests of Miss Leo Sanders
Miss Stella Palmer has returned from
visit to friends in Tuscaloosa. Marion and
Selma.
Miss Emily Byrd of Ozark has been ap-
pointed for the remainder of the session
to the place made vacant by Miss Dale's
resignation director of music In the
Alabama Girls Industrial school.
President Thomas Waverly Palmer is
spending a few days in Birmingham and
Tuscaloosa.
John T. Wilson is visiting relatives in
Birmingham.
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WILL BE A BUSY
WEEK IN CONGRESS

washington, February 2S.-The Sixtieth
Congress will come to an end next Thurs
day noon with the inauguration of Taft
and Sherman. Until that time business
in both houses Will be in a hurly burly
condition. with conference reports on APP
preparation bills the principal order of
business.
All of the big supply bills have been
passed by the House, and all but the
sundry civil, Military academy and gen
eral deficiency bills by the Senate. The
supply measures in conference are the leg
islative. executive and judicial, the PEN
sion, army, agricultural Notifications and
rivers and harbors appropriation bills.
An effort will be made in the Senate
by Senator Hepburn to have the confer
ence report on the penal code bill adopt
ed but some opposition is anticipated.
In the House it is expected that the ques-
tion OF changing the rules of establishing
a calendar day for the consideration of
bills will be taken on Monday, and on
Tuesday an effort will be made to pass
the Senate bill providing for subventions
to mail carrying vessels between United
States ports and South America. Japan,
China and Australia. The passage Of the
bill will be stubbornly resisted.
The Appalachian and White mountain
forest reservation bill will receive first
attention from the House Monday
The Senate will meet in special session
Thursday to consider presidential nomi-
nations.
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CIRCUIT COURT
WILL OPEN TODAY
SEVERAL CAPITAL CASES ARE TO
BE TRIED-GEORGE LAWMoN is
IN JAIL CHARGED WITH KILL
ING ELLIS DEARMON.

Seottsboro, February Especial Cir
cult court will open tomorrow with Judge
HARRISON presiding. The docket is heavy.
Several murder trials, a barn-burning
and attempted assault by a negro upon
a young married woman are to be tried
Also several large suits for damages
against the Southern railway.
Egbert Sisk. charged with the murder
of William Rice, was released this week
on a $4,000 bond, Judge HARRISON having
reduced it from $4,000. He readily made
the reduced bond.
George Lawmon of Dutton, on Sand
mountain. shot and killed Ellis Dearmon.
After the killing Lawmon gave himself
up to a deputy sheriff who brought him
to town and placed him in jail Lawmon
claims that Dearmon insulted his wife.
Samuel Green died of consumption near
town Saturday morning, aged AZ years.
He was good citizen. He leaves a wife
and five children. The Rev Mr.. Black
of Larkinsville conducted the funeral
services.
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POSTOFF|CE SAFE |
BLOWN AND ROBBIE
Funds and Stamps Taken
Amount of $1,000
AT CUTHBERT, GEORGE
Burglars Are Supposed to Be Gal
AT CUTHBERT, GI
Burglars Are Supposed to Be Gan
That Has Operated for Some
Time in Alabama and Geor-
gia-News of EufauIa.

Eufaula, February 2S.-(Speclal)-Thc
postoffice safe at Cuthbert, Ga, was
blown open by robbers last night and
completely riled of its contents.
The exact amount of the loss has not
been ascertained but it is known ewi cd
| funds and stamps it will reach over $40 9
The officials of the office were corro
PEELED to wire here for stamps this MORE
ing so complete was the theft. No Gle
has been gained as to the perpetratorl
but it is believed to be a white galieV
and perhaps the same that robbed thf
office here and escaped detection SOM
time ago. '
Despite the prevailing cry of hard times
throughout this section of the state, due
in a great measure it is supposed 90
the price of cotton, a few bales continue
to find their way to the market here.
by wagon almost every day. 1t is also
known that the receipts of cotton atl
the compress here will exceed those of
the corresponding time last season by
5000 bales and in face of these facts it
is believed that conditions will pan out
better than was supposed several months
ago.
The citizens have determined to see
that the city is supplied with an abund-
ance of pure and wholesome water for
domestic purposes from this time on
Owing to the muddy condition of the
waters of the Barbour creek during the
rainy season from which it receives its
supply, great complaint has been urged
and at a recent sitting of the water
committee, which is vested with author
ity to act, the matter of a settling
basin was determined upon The COM
mittee will ask an appropriation of $4,000
from the council to be so applied, and
will be prepared to award a contract for
its erection which will obviate all diff
culties in that line.
Prof. S. v. DeTrinnis of this city has
been engaged to instruct a well regu-
lated military band recently organized at
Shellman, Ga. The organization has ne
gotiated for a $500 uniform outfit and
will be equipped with Is instruments of
most modern and approved design. Pro- |
lessor DeTrinnis is the instructor of the |
Second regiment band of this city, and |
Is also teacher of stringed instruments |
at the Brenau college and conservatory |
here. He is regarded as one of the best |
organizers and instructors in the south |
and will devote two days of each week |
with the Shellman institution.
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ponds Sunday Walking About
the City
ANY The eRIES OF. CRIME
ny Believe That Some Member of
dmondson Family Escaped Burn
ing of Home and May Be
Guilty Person.
BY WILL w. NELSON.

ltcatur, February 2s.-(Special)-un
Icare of deputy sheriffs the jury in
Bob Clements murder case spent the
Yer part of Sunday walking about
re- Pity after their long hours of con-
,ebent. The jurors seem to be standing
all task we'll. The jury had the case
rdbight just one hour and 40 minutes
I'D they were ordered by Judge Vert
!, ad to bed for the night As to what
,rderdict will be there is much spec
,hnh
. de is one thing certain and that is
:. b3ob Clements is guilty or else a
mir of witnesses for the state have
o,ot to falsehoods of the rankest sort
,one is one puzzling question in the
lid Where is Tom Edmondson? Is
80 {e or is he dead? Did he commit
4 not ne and then escape or did he take
n, otl life after taking the lives of his
"a cufamily and destroy his body in
"A & mes that consumed his home?
"a {. hre a number of people who still
b VI the theory that Tom Edmond
ANtnmitted the crime and fled and
Is alive. This is the theory the
De worked on and they succeeded in
geaNsome evidence before the jury that
ter to show this to be a fact, but
falo establishing 1t absolutely.
stnlere is doubt as to what became
of Edmondson. Partial remains
wer Ind and identified as those of his
l1ttffughter and his little son. The
ldenlaof these remains was proven be-
yondfstion. In the ruins of the build
ings CART of a trunk and the legs Of
a bo4yere found. These latter remains
couldn't be identified at all. Experts
say q portion of the trunk and the
legs dnot belong to one and the same
perso4 This, therefore, accounts for four
person. One other is still missing. Is
the nng one Tom Edmondson, Ed
mondsb wife or Edmondson's aged
mothenThis is a question that neither
the std nor the defendant have been
able tohswer. If the fifth person was
murdersthe remains were bound to have
peen blfd completely in the fire or else
the bodwas taken off to some other
place athas never been found. If this
Is now ie then one of the family must
still be I've. Which one is 1t?
There more interest manifested in the
case than any case that has ever been
tried in Is county. When the Morgan
county u and equity court convenes to-
morrow lrning it is expected that the
court rol will again be packed, for
many huteds of people who are expect
Ing Vett will be present
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WASHINGTON IS
READY FOR CROWDS
Buildings Are .Decked, Streets Are
Swept and Flags Are Flying
Everywhere.

Washington, February 2S.-Inaugural
week was ushered in today with Wash
ington ready with gaily bedecked
buildings newly erected stands and
clean swept streets, for the reception
of the thousands of American patriots
who will come here TO witness the in
duction into office of Taft next Thurs
day
The advance guard of the unattached
delegations began arriving today at the
vast Union station, where an aug
mented force of 125 special policemen,
recruited from practically every large
city in the country, went on duty fer
the purpose of preventing the ingress
of pick pockets and other undesirab1es
known to them
number of the organizations which
will participate In the inaugural pa
rade are expected to arrive tomorrow.
President Roosevelt attended church
this morning for the last time as the
chief executive of the nation. He
walked to the church, accompanied
only by two secret service Eien. A
large crowd had gathered at the h
trance and greeted him as he passed
quickly inside. After the service he
tarried near the door to say goodbye
to several close friends. He reached
the White House just In time to greet
Mr.. Taft, who made his way there
directly from his church in an auto
mobile.
In accordance with custom, Mr..
Roosevelt today issued a proclamation
calling the Senate in extraordinary ses-
sion at noon on March next. The ses-
sion is to be held for the purpose of
receiving such communications as may
be made by the executive among them
probably the nomination of his cabi-
net officers"
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The :;s;;ALL
0::THE WEST

The We that land of unlimited
possibiliU which h constantly
calling 81 the east to come from
its crowd cities and settle in that
vast Convoy where in one gener-
alton pao,Y may grow strong and
prosperot / 1t appeals to the in
vestor vi sees villages grow into
towns al, owns into cities In less
than a helBcore of years. A con-
fdence is besotten by the
very vast rs Of the country, it's
rich graz ranges, fertile lands
and inmN mineral deposits.
OF all / western states, Cali
fornia Id nobably most favored,
for In tn j state La located tho
Great X ,lher Gold Producing
Lode" WI n is considered to be
the largest Pld bearing ore deposit
In the expa red globe. The mines
located on lbis immense and mex
haustfble 4 [e have produced large
amounts q gold uninterruptedly
for over HI years. These mines
have BEEN worked Independent Of
each other Ind have been made to
pay large tidends with the orud-
est machin ~ and most primitive
methods II aking out the ore. A
company Wi formed to consolidate
a number these mines, to install
up-to-date khachinery. to extract
the ore atIone-tenth the cost as
practiced gt the old operators.
The comp}ny referred to is the
California consolidated Mines Co.
This compIny has obtained the
ownership fbf the greatest gold
producers I the globe. among
which are tie ''Wildman-Mah
the Keystone" and Spring Hill
properties with their thousands of
feet tunnels, and drifts. and their
shafts extending hundreds of feet
below the sea level. Great noun
tains of mined ore on the dumps
and 100000 tons IN the mine which
has been blocked out and gotten
ready to break down and be
brought to the surface to be
crushed by the hundreds of great
stamps whose thunderous impacts
go on WITHOUT cessation every day
of the month"; and every month of
the year poui ding the gold from
the rock to enrich the stockhold-
ers of this great property.
I An opportunity to secure first
mortgage per cent bonds on this
property Ia now presented to you.
Every purchaser of these bonds
Will receive an equal amount OF
non assessable stock which will
pay handsomeIN. Do not make the
error of confoSanding these great
mines with n M0-year producing
record behind thslp, with the offer
inss which now fill the papers of
wildcat" unprovA Jed mines which
never produced al ounce of the
precious metal. and whose only REQ
ommendation Is Il at old, time
worn assertion than 1t lies some
where near q mine that has pro-
duceo At some time I'M the past
A small allotment Of Nthese bonds
nave been placed with iIue and viii
soon be exhausted. shArewd In
vsstors are too wise to ct good
things" like this stand lonhs.
For full information wn}l L or ap-
ply In person at my ofricst
VIM. 81. Short, Fiscal Agent
nos First Ava. B,rminx1 n. Ala.
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Stolen Chickens Recovered.

Officers John Wren and Clint Eubanks
have recovered 81 chickens which were
stolen at various times and sold by Ar
thur Hawkins, the negro arrested by
Officer Crenshaw a few days ago, hav-
ing at that time five live chickens in
sack. Hawkins admitted the thefts and
went with the officers this afternoon and
assisted in the recovery of the stolen
chickens. From his own statement he
had been robbing chicken coops for sew
eral weeks. disposing of them to negroes
living in the quarters of the different
plants at Ensley. Many of the recov-
cred chickens are at the city hall await
ing Identification. Hawkins will be given
a hearing Monday morning in the police
court.
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ADMISSION SHOWS
BUILDING ACTIVITY

Admission, February 8.-(special.)-L. H.
Kaplan is preparing for the addition OF
25 rooms to the American House on Noble
street, on which work will begin soon. 1t
is expected that the contract for this I'M
provement will be let in a few days.
Plans have also been prepared and con-
tracts will be let in a few days for The
construction of two nice seven-room two
story cottages on Quintard avenue by the
Quintard Land company The buildings
will be situated on the east side of Quin-
tard avenue between Eight and Ninth
streets. and will be nice modern buildings
when completed
Much of the material for these improve
ments has already been bought and Mr..
Kaplan is away now for the purpose OF
securing the material for all of the above
buildings.
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Sa!tIon Army Changes.

Decatursebruary 2s.-tSpecial. Capt.
j. M. Owa of the local Salvation Army
has been 1nsferred to Atlanta, and has
just left fdhis new field. Captain Owens
was the Nd of the army in the De-
caturs forhe past several months and
did much pr the advancement of the
work here captain owens place in the
Decaturs y been filled by Capt. and
Mrs. j. A.Yales, late of New Orleans.
Cadet Mara Hollinsworth of Shields,
England, wAalso be with the army here
within a few lays.
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The owner of a large plant often has to
round out his investment to make 1t pay
at all; but the greatest and, indeed, the
only incentive to big development is the
certainty of large profits. Unless some one
has demonstrated the possibility of MAX
ing very large profits under the present
conditions 1t is useless to expect large
new development. The south may well
pray for the day when the T. c. I. or
some other company is actually making
enough moGey to excite the envy of 9TH
ers. Then the successful company will ex-
pand and new companies will be started.
and many times the total profit will be
reinvested there.
Whether the average price of iron prod
ucts will increase or not remains to be
seen. Certainly the tendency in all indus
tries where the supplies of raw material
are limited and where 1t is human nature
to use the better part first is upward.
There liz no question also that the average
cost of labor tends to rise. If these things
are not met by better engineering skill,
better equipment and more improved
methods the consumer must pay more.
An organization like the Steel corpora
ton can certainly do most in the way Of
delaying the increased cost to the con-
sumner, even If it cannot prevent 1t.
Whether that organization will ever at
tempt to arbitrarily advance prices as
result of combination, one mans guess
Is as good as another; but 1t is certain
that in pursuing a well-dehned policy the
management resisted an increase of price
In a time of great imitation. No such
self-control has ever been exhibited be-
fore. On the other hand, we are now hay
ing an effective object lesson that while
they may prevent prices from going up in
a period of imitation, they cannot prevent
them from going down in time of de-
preston. Even if they are not willing
to consume their raw material (Which
cannot be replaced) at an inadequate
turn, others are not SO frugal. 1t is evil
dent that their policy, like great balance
Wheel may steady prices and carry the
machinery of production over the minor
Inequalities of its load. but it cannot fur
nish the power. That is the purchasing
demand of the American people.
Nothing but good can come to the south
from the supervision and management of
the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad
company by the Steel corporation All
of the resources of its highly special
lied personnel and great treasury become
as the opportunity serves, partners with
that section. The man whom they have
put in charge is in himself illustrative of
this. 1t is a tribute to the perfection of
their organization that they should de-
velop such broad and skillful men, and 1t
Is an expression of their belief in the
magnitude and value of the undertaking
that he is assigned to It.
If a legal mistake has been made, by all
means recognize the majesty of the law
by confessing it, and then the people will,
as I sure they ought to, grant to
everyone full absolution
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Personal and General.

]. C. Barr, general superintendent OF
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company at Ensley, had narrow es-
cape from a serious accident yesterday.
While riding his horse along Avenue e
the horse slipped near the corner of
Twentieth street, falling and throwing
Mr.. Barr heavily to the ground. He sus-
tanned an injury to his knee but was able
to ride home.
The local lodge Of Elks meets Mon
day evening in regular session. The time
is approaching for an election of officers
for the ensuing year. All members are
urged to be present Monday night.
e. G.. Goldsmith has returned from New
Mexico where he has been looking for
a location. He will move there perma-
nently.
James Merriman and d. A. Echols win
leave Monday for Arizona, where they
hold extensive mining interests.
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ST. Johns Church Notices.

There will be meeting of the vestry of
st. Johns church Tuesday evening at
the office of the treasurer, Hardeman s.
Meade. All members are urged to at
tend as the church lot will be discussed
Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. E. d. Pugh on Avenue e the choir
will meet for weekly rehearsal. Prepara-
tions for Easter music will be made
st. Margaret's guild will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cleave
on Nineteenth street and Avenue G..
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Negro Gets % Years.

Decatur, February 8.-(Special. AT the
night session of the Morgan county law
and equity court last night Judge Thomas
w. Vert sentenced Charlie Armstrong. a
negro, to % years in the state peniten-
tiary few days ago this negro plead
guilty to assaulting Mr.. Ealum, the con-
Wet guard for Decatur
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Check Rein a Discomfort.

A horse with his head checked back
was left standing outside one of the Ems
ley churches and remained SO during
the entire service today. An officer of
the humane society saw the occurrence
and attached card calling the owner 8
attention to the fact. The officer point
ed out that suoh thoughtlessness on the
part of the owner caused the animal
much unnecessary suffering and incon-
venience He says this practice is be-
coming too common and more considera-
ton should be shown the faithful beasts
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Mobile, February 2S.-The American
schooner Machorn arrived from Havana
today after rough trip consuming eight
days and reported loss of 10000 feet of
lumber from her deck load in a storm
on her way out of Havana.
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Mrs. Wade Dies.

Huntsville, February 2S.-tSpecial.)-
Charles D. Lane. publisher of the Even
ing Tribune, received telegram last
night announcing the death of his mater
nal grandmother, Mrs. R. ]. Wade, at
Tuskegee
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NOTICED!
Mountain Terrace and Twenty-thiru
Street Car Service.

Effective Sunday, February 2S, 1909, the
present arrangement of running the
Twenty third street car to Mountain Ter,
race and the Mountain Terrace car around
Highland avenue and in on Twenty third
street at night will be discontinued
Commencing on this date the Twenty.
third street car will turn at Monroe ave
nue. at night the same as 1t does In Btis
day. The Mountain Terrace car willFruf
the same as at present up to az in
GLIDING the trip due out of Birr odBAN,
at 6:45 p. M, after which 1t ytfns
Mountain Terrace every 30 mir W.
ginning at 7:20 p. M. until 1&t H..
and connect at Highland avn. p3t
Thirty third street with the sta i
and Highland avenue H7'asnne 9th,
passengers thereto. 49,
BIRMINGHAM RALLY
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Shin Four DAYS Late.

New Orleans, February 2s.-Some anx,-
iety is felt for the British steamer Nam
alta, Captain Hunter, which sailed from
New York on February 10 for New Or
leans, to load cotton seed products for
Denmark. 1t should have reached here
four days ago.
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WAY TO BEGGARY." BE WISE IN TIME AND USE
SAPOL 10

most skillful men in industry. Additional
development was and is inevitable, and
the south has abundant reason for ex-
pecting that it shall be done at the best
time and in the best way. 1t is only by
doing SO that the large investment can
be justified
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PARAMOUNT
MONTEAGLE

Reopens April LIST. A Church School for
Girls. Offering all the regular courses.
with Special Courses In Art and Music,
A limit of so girls insures individual
instruction. Rates $780, This school has
the unique feature of Winter vaca-
ton instead Of the usual Summer ole.
Beautiful and healthful location. Gaia
logue upon application.
Rev. r. J. Batty, Director.
Miss DuBose, PrincipaI,
4-24-we-sat-m on-28t