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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
BIG MEETING HELD
 BY CAMP HARDEE

Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet erans, held one of the most largely at tended and most interesting meetings of its history yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce on Twenty-frst street The meeting was the regular session of the camp.
 Resolutions on the death of Mrs. Mar garet Hayes daughter of Jefferson Davis, were introduced by Gen. J. w. Bush and adopted by the camp. General Bush, Col. A. c. Oxford and Capt. W. c. Ward made short speeches incidental to the resolutions Capt Ward, commanding, bade those present to rise and bow their heads for a moment in silence out of re- spect for the deceased woman. The reso- lutions on the death of Mrs. Hayes follow:
 Since the last regular meeting of Camp Hardee the Associated Press dispatches flashed the sad intelligence from Colorado Springs of the death of Mrs. Margaret Hayes, the Daughter of the Confederacy She succeeded her beautiful and much be- loved sister, Winnie Davis.
 She was the last living immediate and direct descendant of Jefferson Davis, the only and noble President of the nation that was born amid the rattle of musketry and the roar of cannon. and whose flag fell In glory to rise no more.
 'The sad news that was flashed over the wires of the death of this splendid noble woman filled with anguish the hearts and souls of the veterans and sons and daughters of veterans of the Confed- eracy wherever they may be.
 Therefore, be it resolved
 T. That Confederate Veterans every where have suffered irrreparable loss in the death of Mrs. Hayes.
 70 The daughters have lost one of their noblest sisters.
 8. That the members of Camp Hardee tender their slncerest and warmest sym pathy to the family of Mrs. Hayes in their great sorrow and bereavement"
 Comrades Arnold, Graham, Hale. Sur gis, Robert McCallum Ward. Jacob Burk- helm and others told short war stories.
 It was announced yesterday that at ths next meeting of the camp resolutions on the death of Mrs. Kate Cummings will be read, and a committee, consisting of Gen eral Bush, Capt. R. H. Hagood and George H. Hemngs, was appointed to draw up a fitting tribute in memory of the deceased. It is also announced that Col. N. D. Johnson will address the camp.
 Capt R. H. Hagood invited the members of the camp to attend the annual reunion of the Ninteenth Alabama regiment to be held at Mt Pinson on next Thursday, August 12. Captain Hagood was captain of the Nineteenth Alabama
 Several visiting veterans attended the meeting among them being Col. Wealth CTS of Roanoke, commander of the camp in his town, and Captain Dickerson Of Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
HOW MOBILE GAN
 HANDLE CROWDS
JOHN O'NEILL SAYS GULF CiTYS MAGNIFICENT HOTEL ACCOMMO- DATloNS ARE ENOUGH TO PUT BlRMINGHAM'S TO SHAME.

Birmingham cannot hold a torch to Mo- bile for hotel facilities in entertaining a national convention" said John w. O'Nein, who has returned from tfe Knights of Columbus convention. Mobile has three modern hotels and other facili- ties which shame our citizens. We could not have cared for the 1000 knights as they were entertained last week. Con- sidering the size of Birmingham, its hotel accommodations rank below any other city in the south. We should wake up to this dsagreeable fact and move out of the rut" s. -
 MT. O'Neill was enthusiastic over the entertainment accorded them in the Gulf City. He met John Craft, the president of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Alabama Good Roads as- sociation, which will hold It's convention in Birmingham during the State Fair.
 MT. Craft wants to make the conven- ton a great one," he said. He considers this the time to strike, and the farmers will be called to aid in the effort to put the state law recently passed into im- mediate commission.
 "As chairman of the Board of Trade road committee I assured MT. Craft of our sincere simpathy and support. Bir- mingham's interests will be aided by any good road movement. even more than any other section of the state"
 Among those who returned were Sterling Wood. R. N. Wheeler, A. J. Riley, Hugh McGeever. Lawrence Mccormack, Valen- tine Glib, Jr., Robert Sutton and John McGeever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
TWO BUILDINGS
 OPEN NEXT MONTH Chamber of Commerce and Empire Almost Ready SOME OF THE DECORATIONS Entrances To Both Buildings Are Especially Imposing and Interior
 Finish Is of New and
 Unique Design.
SOME OF THE DECORATIONS

The Empire building and the Chamber of Commerce will throw their doors open to tenants between the tenth anu twen- tieth of September. Citizens will have cause for pride in the lobby of the Cham Der of Commerce building, for the display of Alabama marble from ceiling to floor is the first exhibit for the visitors eye. Some people ask for conclusive proof when they see the two great slabs which are going In on each side of the door, but 1t is easily proven that all the marblo was brought from the quarries near Syla- cauga
 These two slabs are of unusual design, and the formation of aces makes them look like perfectly decorated playing cards. in black, white and dimly shaded colors. fectly white marble, a class of marble in which Alabama ranks with the world
 The entrance to the Chamber of Com merce, with its marquise, above which are two large lights and It's electric sign above will be more than imposing.
 For beauty and startling design, the Skiros vein Egyptian marble being used In the lobby of the Empire building ex- cells anything ever brought south. It looks like landscape painting of magnlh- cent mountains, in the most elaborate col ors, and the matching effect is wonderful
 The lobby has higher ceiling than any other building in tbs city, and the marble continues to the ceiling, which is hand decorated and very pretty. The same marble effect runs down the stairs to the basement. with a handsome balustrade
 The second and fifteenth floors have windows from ceiling to floor, with an iron grating on the outside while in every hall the plate glass seems to be used en- tirely for walls and doors, thus making the light unusually good
 The stairs are encased in a fire proof cylinder, with entrances from the halls through the steel frame doors The glass In the windows on the exposed side are of steel franc with wired glass, so that heat will not break the glass and let in the fama
 The entrance to this building, with it's large, granite pillars, is also imposing and the white architectural effect of the build ing altogether Is the cause of favorable comment and surprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
VIEWS OF QUEENSTOWN.

The Queenstown company received on yesterday number of photographic views representing scenes at Queenstown, which that company will have reproduced in different sizes for their own use and that of their customers.
 One view shows the work In progress on the large plant of the Queenstown Mapu- featuring company, which will make fix lures, show cases and art glass. This building is being constructed of brick. two stories high and is 2G0x6O feet in size. Orders have already been received by this company to keep the plant running to its full capacity for three months-when not as yet in the market for business.
 There are number of views represent ing different scenes on and around Queenstown lake, which is the largest artificial body of water in the Birming- ham district. 1t is on the high table land around and overlooking this lake that the Queenstown company propose to establish a high-class residence section of their town. and make 1t an ideal To- cality for summer homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
LOCKER CLUB MEN WORRY THE SHERIFF
CONSTANT INQUIRIES ARE MADE AS TO WHEN HE WILL PRO- cEED UNDER THE NEW GAR. MICHAEL LAW.

The clubroom operators of Birmingham have been on their toes and standing on pins and needles besides, awaiting the action of the legislature, and particularly the governor, on the prohibition meas ures now before the lawmakers at Mont gomery. Up until yesterday at noon Sheriff Higdon was considerably pes tered by inquiries as to whether or not he had received a copy of the law, and as to whether or not he would proceed under the new act at once.
 It seems that the clubroom men are suspicious of advices from Montgomery. The law will become effective as soon as the governor affixes his signature to the bill, and the sheriff might proceed to act under the law immediately after Gov ernor Conner placed the dot after his sig nature on the new act
 Colonel Higdon states that he has been repeatedly stopped on the streets and asked by late operators of clubrooms when he would proceed under the new law. Colonel Higdon states that he told them he didn't know, but very probably Just as soon as he received a copy of the bill and had time to read 1t
 It seems that a runor had become cur rent in clubroom circles that the sheriff would get busy last night. Since Thurs day Sheriff Higdon states the liquor men have been after him on this question, evi- dently intending to open up again until the law became effective. The sheriff states. however. that he evidently kept his inquirers in the dark and in a doubt ful frame of mind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
BLACK HAND LETTER
Sent to Detective Waggoner orderinq
 Him to Leave Town.

This for you if you don't leave town" was the inscription printed upon a Black Hand letter bearing the picture of a coffin, which was received by J. R Waggoner. one of the special men em- ployed by Mayor OBrien to get up evil dence against violators of the prohibition law.
 Fireman Frank Wagner of the Greiner fire station received the letter and opened 1t before discovering that 1t was ad- dressed to U. R. Waggoner." and not to himself He sent the letter to Mayor O'Brien's office.
 No attention was paid to it, the opinion being that it was sent by one of the de- fendants or sympathizers of the men ar rested for violating the prohibition law, who simply intended to frighten wag- goner into leaving town. The lettering in the letter was printed instead of being written out, while the signature was black hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
MarrIaoe Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday from tho office of the probate court:
 Amos Lee Bishop of Empire to Mrx. Mary Jane Roper.
 Robert Ingram Parker of Birming- ham to Miss Sadie Clare Porter.
 Walter Parson of Blue Creek to Miss Paralee Martin.
 Jesse F. Grimes of Birmingham to Miss Alice Coheld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
THINK GAR RMICHAEL
 WILL BE IN RAGE

Lobbyists from Montgomery who heard the speeches in the house last week ex- nress themselves decidedly of the opinion that Speaker Carmichael will be candi- date for governor The fact that he mas made carefully prepared speeches on all the prohibition bills, attended by loud cheering of prohibition forces in the gal Ieries makes it evident that he has the bee and is being backed by the adminis- tration.
 The indications point to four-handed combat-Mallory, Carmichael, conserva- tive and radical prohibitionists, respective iy; Emmett O'Neal, anti-prohibition, and Walter Seed.
 The pivot of prohibition gossip has changed from Weakley to Carmichael, and ii is thought not unlikely that Judge weakley will again go before the people for chief justice. These facts were gath erea from friend of MT. Mallorys, who has recently been in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
KELLEY LEASES
 O'BRIEN THEATRE

It was announced yesterday that R. B. Kelley of the Airdome theatre had leased the OBrien opera house from the Columbia Amusement company Mir. Kelley will conduct moving pictures and vaudeville at the theatre this win ter. The formal opening will be held Labor Day, September 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
New Grand Jury.

The new grand jury list was opened yes terday and the following men have been xelected to served on the inquisitorial body of the county during the September term of 30 days: George D. Brittin. precinct a. merchant; A. B. Jones, 10, carpenter; T. M. Donaldson, 45, real estate; Ben w. Puckett 21, furniture; Grover Hancock, s3. clerk: s. Scott Joy. 21. architect; ". l.. Metts, 5, contractor; J. E. Aaron. A., farmer; James K. Brockman, abstract; w. w. Garrett, AS, merchant; l.. w.. Dupuy, A, farmer; J. B. Smith, 27; black smith: Col. l.. Dobbs, 40, contractor; John M salter.( ST., 5, farmer; T: J: smith, g. real estate: w. H. Wier N, clerk; Charles F Mills. 29. merchant; J. A. Downey, 21. clerk; R. c. Hewitt, 37, clerk; w. s. Eubanks, 45. merchant; R. s. Allen, g. broker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

Every suit reduced to cost and less. Come now whilst the selection is good, and save mon ey; B 1-3 off on all suits. Var ley 6 Bauman Clothing O., 1910 Third avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Neal Clifford Britain.

Neal Clifford Britain, the 15-year.old son of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Britain of se10 Twelfth avenue, south, died Friday night at Pine Bluff. Ark, where he had been for the past two years on account of his health. Death came while he was upon an operating table. The remains will arrive in Birmingham early this morning, being accompanied by the father of the deceased. The Gaudin Under ing company will be in charge. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
PERSONAL

Mr. H. II. Williams of the Talking Ma chine company will leave this afternoon for St. Clair Springs. to be gone two weeks.
 Mrs. c. Cohn of Mobile, who has been visiting her brother, Mir. Joseph Spanler, leaves for home tomorrow
 MT. and Mrs Gideon Wynne have named their little son Gideon Stephens, Jr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
James Kay.

James Kay. aged 60 years, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the family residence on Sixth avenue, Pratt City. A widow, two daughters and one son survive the deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday after noon at the Pratt City Methodist church, the Rev. L. H. Jackson officiating The deceased had resided in Pratt City for is years and had a wide acquaintance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
CITY ITEMS.

Y. M. c. A. MEETING FOR MEN MT. C. H. Johnston will address the mems meeting at the Pastime theatre this afternoon under the asupices of the Young Mems Christian association. His topic will be Can a Christian Be a Success fuI Business Man?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
$11,000 IS SPENT ON
 PARKER STORE
Important Changes Are Being Made on Crowded Corner, Giving
 Much More Room.

John l.. Parker Is now completing inn provements on his drug store in the Woodward building which will make this the most modern and best equipped drug store in the south. He has spent $11 ,OOO in the improvement of the basement un- der the store, excavating the sidewalks on both sides and completing an airy, wei, lighted display and sales room, manu- featuring room for crude chemicals and fountain materials, and good sized stock room.
 He has changed the entrances from the corner to the middle of the building, put ting In new plate glass windows out to the property line. and within the next few weeks an entirely new set of hand some fixtures will be installed. Under the new arrangement the floor space in the store Is nearly doubled, and the mar ble steps leading from the center of the store give easy access to the sales room below. This is one of the busiest corners in Birmingham and the changes will add greatly to the convenience of the public 
 
 loosa, Blount and Perry. which defeat ed the amendment by their overwhelming votes, would not show any interest at all.
 This is considered 8 very shrewd move on the part of Bessemer. In the campaign for the amendment she could appeal to the prejudice of some sections against Birmingham. and 1t is up to those who had to lead the campaign against the amendment before to see that 1t is not passed by the legislature again.
 John T. Glover said last night: T be- lieve my bfll to abolish the famous Sec tion 95 will go through, so that in fu- ture the legislature may place county of- ficials on salaries as it sees fit. This Is an important issue, and l believe 1t will appeal to the legislators" He thought that Greater Birmingham now has easy sailing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 7.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Showers Sun day and Monday; moderate east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
There is an

There is an easy solution to the prob lem of health a n d tn Q U : 8 a n d 8 have proven 1t by the use of the Bitters. Try a bottle today for Vomiting, oorAppetlte, IndigestiOn. . Dyspepsia,
 Cramps and
 DIarrhoea. f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

GAME IS RAIDED-Despite the ap- parant deadness of the town from a gambling and prohibition standpoint po- licemen succeeded in raiding one game last night. The place raided was the es- tablishment operated by Tom McCabe at the corner of Twentieth street and First alley. Four men were placed un- der arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
St. vincent's Contributions.

The following additional subscriptions have been made to the fund being raised for the building of an east wing to St. vincents hospital:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertaken
 Green Undertaking Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

BLUE RIBBONS AT PULASKI-Jack Pollard of Birmingham won Il blue rib bons (first prize) and one red (second prize) out of 15 horses he showed at the Giles County Fair held at Pulaski, Tenn, last week. The horses belonged to A. Schilllnger. Pollard won second money in a three-minute trot with Operator" w. II. Jones of Birmingham won five blue ribbons with Katie 8.
 CLEVELAND MASS MEETING-The following petition has been circulated and signed in Cleveland: "A mass meeting of the citizens and property holders within the outlying territory, south and west, of the boundary lines of West End and Elyton, and within the boundary lines of the proposed Greater Birmingham Is hereby called to meet at Hilton & flaw kins' store in Cleveland Monday evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of memorial izing the present extraordinary session Of teh legislature in regard to the Birmlng- ham bills now being considered. R. ID. Cooper, Hawkins & Hilton, M. A. Ray mond, J. c. Simmons, H. M Ramseur, G. F. Canterbury J. H. Henderson, George McAllister R. H. Vandergrin."
 NEW WOOD PRESERVING PLANT Work is progressing rapidly on the large creosotng works now being built at Ca Iera for the Alabama Wood Preserving company under the superintendence or MT Edward H. Ford, engineer for the for estry department at Washington. who has his office in Brown-Marx building. The officials of the Southern Railway were in Birmingham yesterday and closed the contract to build sidetracks in to these works. and grading will commence to- morrow morning for these tracks. The company has bought ten-ton locomotive ana will lay over one mile of track on It's property. It has also contracted for an improved re-sawing mill with 4o.- GOO feet capacity per day. This VIII pc using this improved treatment for pre- serving timbers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
SEMINARY Is 80 YEARS OLD.
Mccormick Theological Institution ID
Celebrating Its Founding.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-The Mccormick
Theological seminary of the Presbyte-
rian church is 80 years old today, and
Is celebrating the anniversary in fit-
ting manner. Eminent theological
educators and divines from various
parts of the country are here to take
part in the ceremonies. The celebra-
ton was formally begun last night
when the historical address was de-
livered by President w. w. Moore, of
Union seminary, Richmond, Va.
At ten o'clock this morning Rev. S.
J. Nicolls, of st. Louis, president of
the board of directors, presided over
a conference on the seminary outlook,
at which papers were read by Rev.
Augustus H. Strong, Rochester, N. ";
Prof. R. w. Rogers, Madison, N. j.,
and Prof. Williston Walker, New
Haven, Conn. .--. r.
In the afternoon there was a con-
ference on ministerial leadership,
with papers by three of Mccormick
alumni pastors: Rev. ]. Ross Steven
son, D. D., New York; Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills, D. D., Brooklyn, and
Rev. Edward Yates Hill, D. D., Phila.
delphia, following which a reception
was rendered to invited guests, alum
nj and students.
This evening, with Rev. J. M. Bark
ley, D. D., moderator Of the general
assembly, presiding, the closing adj
dress will no da1iverod NV prooidont
Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, N. j.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
3I$t Oct. 21-Nov 4.
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Dlatrihllfi i'm g sa - sssest

Citation for Hearing on Finai Account
and for Distributions is sss ss
Esate Of Lars Iverson. Deceased.
State of Minnesota, County Of Mar
shall, In Probate Court. s
In the Matter OF the Estate Of Lars
Iverson, Decedent. KS. s..s
The State. Of Minnesota To Thora
Iverson. how Thora Lovik, Albert
Iverson, Laura Martin, Della Bennett.
Sophia Dallum, Louis Iverson, Martha
Iverson and Hilda Iverson. and also
all persons interested in the final &C.
count and distribution Of the estate
of said decedent: The representa-
tive Of the above named decedent,
having filed in this court her final &C.
count of the administration of the es-
tate of said decedent, together with
her petition praying for the adjust
ment and allowance of said final ac-
count and for distribution Of the resi-
due of said estate to the persons
thereunto entitled: Therefore You,
and each of YOU are hereby cited and
required to show cause, if any you
have before this court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the City of War
rem, in the County of Marshall State
Of Minnesota, On the13th day of Nov
ember, 1909, at ten o'clock A. NJ, why
said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge Of said Court.
and the seal of said court, this 18th
day of October, 1909.
IL PETER H.-HOLM,
Probate Judge.
(Court Seal.)
Julius J. Olson.
Attorney for petitioner,
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-04
FIRST VICTORY FOR SECOND MAN
TO REACH TOP OF THE
WORLD.
APPEARS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE
Explorer Invited to Deliver First Leo.
ture Before National Society,"
indicated That Commander Will
Be Upheld as Pole Discoverer.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Commander
Robert E. Peary practically is in
dorsed as a discoverer Of the North
pole by the National Geographical So
ciety.
Every indication points to the fact
that Peary's personal statements be-
fore the subcommittee Of the society
convinced it's members that he had
set foot on the top of the world The
explorer has been invited to deliver
the first public lectures before society
here on Nov. ~ and IL Is pointed out
that had the proofs been open to the
slightest question he never would have
been asked to appear.
It was announced at the home or
Rear Admiral G. n. Chester. retired,
that public statement Of the findings
Of the society would probably be forth
coming soon. This rapidity in deter.
mining the genuinness Of Peary's claim
that he reached the pole. on April 6
last is taken to mean that there is
no difference of opinion among the ex'
perts who are delving into his Arctic
data and that they are convinced of
his honesty.
On their request Commander Peary
forwarded all his data to the commit
tee a few days ago. The organization
promptly turned the papers over to
the board of managers, which. in turn,
named a subcommittee of investiga-
ton. To this subcommittee was ap-
pointed Rear Admiral c. H. Chester, o.
Fl. Tittmann of the coast and geOdetic
survey and Henry Gannett, chairman
of the United States geographical
board.
AIaskans to Climb Peak.
Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. ga party
of five Alaskans. all familiar with
Mount Mckinley, has been organized
to climb the peak this winter, and put
and end to the controversy as to
whether DR.. Cook reached the summit.
The party will start Nov. Is. The ex.
petition is being financed here.