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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
IRON STORY READY EARLY IN DECEMBER Author Is In Boston Revising
 the Proofs PRINTS RECEIVED HERE Extra Set of Proofs Is Being Sent to Dr. Eugene A. Smith and He Finds Geological and Histor-
 ical Data Correct.
PRINTS RECEIVED HERE

Press work on The Story of Coal and is progressing rapidly. The history is be- ing printed by the University Press of Cambridge, Mass, and every detail is under the personal supervision of the author and also of William Dana Orcutt, vice president and general manager of the University Press.
 Permission to use the great state seal of Alabama on the book cover has just been granted through the courtesy of of Alabama Governor Conner and Frank Nelson, Jr., president of the Birming- ham Chamber of Commerce, have re- gently received a number of the engrav- ings to be used in the book, together with proofs of the opening chapters. There will be more than a hundred il- lustrations, all told engraved on rich cameo tinted paper. The frontispiece will be photogravure In colors, representing Old Tannehill Furnace, by moonlight. Several photographs of Pratt Mines in the early sos; of Helena and of all of the old-time furnace plants and forge ruins are included. The negatives of many. of these pictures have long since been Host, and these were the last re- maining prints.
 number of other interesting photos have been taken for the history by va rious Alabamians, among them pr. Flu gene A. Smith, state gt jlogist; Dr. Thom- as M. Owen. George Gordon Crawford John H. Adams, Robert c. Morefield pr. William B. Phillips
 The author of the book has been in Bos- ton since the middle of September, CO., operating with the publishers An extra set of proofs is being sent to Dr. Eugene A. Smith in Tuscaloosa who is actively interested in the history and he has pro- nounced the chapters so far cast to be without error, from both the geological and historical viewpoints
 The head of the University Press Mir. Orcutt, is an author of distinction, and the great authority of New England on the art of book-making He is leading officer of the Boston Authors club, q member of the Garrick club of London, and many other celebrated literary and social clubs in this country and abroad His active personal interest in The Story Of Coal and Iron in Alabama is a mat ter of qualification to every member os the Chamber of Commerce publication committee. The history is scheduled to be in Birmingham early in December
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
FIVE CORPORATIONS FORMED IN ONE DAY
WITH AGGREGATE CAPITAL OF $2o6,00O NEW CONCERNS ENGAc6' IN WIDE VARIETY OF BuSI. NESSES-ALL IN BIRMINGHAM.

Five new corporations. aggregating in capital stock an investment of s206.0oo yesterday filed articles of incorporation in the office of the probate court. They are the Southern Amusement and Supply company, with an authorized capital of $100OO0; the Acme Lumber and Coal com pany, $75,000; the Alabama Safe and Fix ture company, $5O0O: the Bordeaux Wealth. erby Cider and Vinegar company, s6ooo. and the Birmingham Film Supply com pany, $20,OO0.
 The Southern Amusement and Supply company proposes to manufacture, buy and sell motion picture films and to con duct places of amusement where such are exhibited. The company will begin business with the $l0O,o00 of authorized capital fully paid in. The officers and incorporators are A R. Boone president, H. B. Abernathy vice president c. F. Bailey secretary T. Williams treasurer.
 The Acme Lumber and Coal company is authorized to carry on a general coal and lumber business, with offices in Bir- mingham. The capital stock is s75,O00. divided into aoO $10o shares, all of which will be subscribed for at the beginning of business. The officers and incorpora- tors are Hampton S. Smith president and treasurer, Ross c. Smith vice president, Charles Roberts. Jr., secretary
 The Alabama Safe and Fixture company will buy, sell, exchange and repair safes. scales, oil tanks, show cases, office, store and bank fixtures and will begin business with s15OO of $50O0 capital stock paid in. The officers and incorporators of the com pany are Henry H. Irwin president Claude L. Bennett vice president. Reuben w. Ogburn secretary and treasurer.
 The Birmingham Film Supply company in the purchase and lease of motion pie ture films. machines for the display of films, and all supplies and machines necessary for their operation. The cap- ital stock is s20. 600, all of which will be paid in when the company begins busi-i ness. The officers ana incorporators are H. M. Newsome president, E. E. New some vice president, A. C. Bromberg sec retary. F. M. Lowe attorney.
 The Bordeaux -weatherbv Cider and Vinegar company will carry on busi- HesS III tue iudnuIaclure and sale Of vim egars, elders, pickles. catsups and. ex- tracts, and will conduct a commission and brokerage business in the same The authorized capital is S6O00, of which 5000 will be paid in when the company begins business. The officers and incorporators are T. H. Weatherby president, P. H. Bordeaux vice president, H. C. Mead sec retary and treasurer
 The principal offices of all these cor porations will be established in Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
M'GU|RE ENDS HIS LIFE WITH ARSENIC Telegraph Operator Had Been
 In Bad Health TELEGRAM FOR MOTHER Had Worked Here for Short Time With Both Companies and Was
 Well Liked by His As
 sociates.
TELEGRAM FOR MOTHER

Presumably from bad health Alex Mo- Guire, telegraph operator aoout 27 years of age, took his life early last night in his room at 22301s Second avenue, using some powerful drug, believed to be ar- senic.
 The young man had given no intimation of his intention to end his life and his friends are unable to account for 1t un- less 1t was from the state of his health. He had been in Birmingham but few weeks coming here from Houston, Tex, which was his home. He worked for about two weeks at the Postal and leav- ing there worked for the Western Union for about 10 days, leaving that company employ last Friday. Little is known Of him beyond the fact that he had travelled about the country a good deal and hailed from Houston.
 Two telegrams were left by him, one addressed to his mother, Mrs. N. F. Me- Guire of Houston, and the other to an aunt, Mrs. w. P. Sexton of Macon, Ga. These telegrams read: Andrew commit ted suicide Wire disposition of body The remains have been taken in charge by the operators of both companies and removed to the Lige Loy undertaking establishment The relatives Of the de- ceased have been notified and funeral arrangements will be held up pending instructions from them. In case they are not heard from the remains will be given proper burial here by the operators.
 McGuire was well liked by the men with whom he worked here, although he had been here but a short time. He IS said to have been single man and out side of the addresses on the telegrams no one knew of his relations.
 Coroner Brasher investigated the mat ter and pronounced the case one Of sui- eide. Accounts of the affair showed that the young man was in his room In an unconscious state When discovered. A doctor was summoned immediately, but Mcclure expired moment or two after his arrival bottle on table con tained a white solution which is thought to be arsenic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
BOYS CLUB WORK IN FINE NEW HOME Some Provisions of the New
 Constitution LABOR IS FAR REACHING Half Thousand of Birmingham's Boys Are Directly Influenced by
 Efforts of Six-Year-OId
 Institution.
LABOR IS FAR REACHING

The Boys club of Birmingham has started out in its new home in the Mas sey building, with larger field of effort and facilities for even more successful work among the youth of the city than was possible in old quarters.
 From a small beginning six years ago in the city hall, it is pointed out, the usefulness of this philanthropy has grown with all other public service movements here. Today Birmingham has thorough ly organized and effective working force for the betterment of child-life which touches a half hundred of it's best men and women who serve as the board o1 control and advisory board and chap ters. on one side and half thousand or Birmingham's boys on the other
 The old organization started to fur nish recreation and amusement for the newsboys of the city. Later on they start ed the movement which led up to juvenile court for the handling of those who came under the jurisdiction Of the courts. Year by year as one method or dealing with the child problem was sue cessfully tried out, another phase was added.
 The new constitution embraces we'll studied and thorough plan of preventive work with children, and is the result ot experience in dealing with local condi- tions as they affect the boys and girls, especially those who are having an pp- hill fight in life.
 Article II ofAthe new constitution seads as follows:
 (a) To suppress and prevent conditions and to prosecute persons contributing to the neglect, truancy or delinquency or children.
 (b) To cooperate with all other agencies engaged in child-saving work, and to en- courage all efforts for the betterment of child life.
 (c) To cooperate with the juvenile courts in caring for children who are placed on probation.
 (d) To cooperate with the school au- thorities in dealing with the problems of truancy
 (e) To find homes for children, and to exercise after care over children placed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
MERCHANTS ASK FOR PARADE ROUTE

Merchants of Second avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets and Twentieth street between First and Sec ond avenues have entered protest be- cause the Taft parade is not to take this route after coming from the Southside They have circulated and signed the fol- lowing:
 ''The business houses of Second avenue who have subscribed literally to the Taft entertainment fund understand that the parade will not come down Second ave nue.
 'As subscribers and liberal decorators for the occasion we request that the line of procession be arranged to pass down Second avenue:
 "Ferd Marx Dry Goods Store. Caheen Bros, Sam Rich, Norton Drug Store A. B. Raines Drug Store. Colorado Loan Office, Birmingham Arms & Cycle Co.,. M. J. Gregg, Cox Shoe Co, s. H. Kress & Co.,. Odum & Bowers. Feder & Berk. o. w. Snyder Tailoring Co.,, Jacobs Pharmacy, Phillipson-Harper Clothing Co. Adams Drug Co.,, John c. Tomlin, Davis & Richter Tailoring Co.,, H. C. Abbott S Bros. Peoples Savings Bank & Tr,ist Co.,, Godstein Bros. Dry Goods Co.,, M H. Burger Dry Goods Co.,, Blacksmith Dry Goods Co.,, Ham, the Shoe Man. At lantic x Pacific Tea Co.,, King Dry Goods Co.,, A. Kaufman Co.,, Reynolds Haber- dashery Co.,. The Peoples Tailors, Arm strong Hat Co.,, A. Gerrick, Jeweler, Col Her Drug Co., A. J. Singer & Sons, The Frisco Railroad office, The Southern Rail way office. Frank McCree, c. O. Bowers. E. Wald. c. NJ Lontos, H. B. Wheelock. Meyer & Skelton, Hirsch Millinery Co.,, Houppert Amusement Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
TO ADJUST PRICES.
Mill Men Want Advance in Price of
 Products.

Charlotte, N. C.. November 1.--For the purpose of ascertaining if parity can not be established between the price of cotton and the selling price of yarns, a committee representing the North Carolina cotton manufacturers will leave for New York city Thursday to hold conference with the yarn com mission men. c. E. Hutchinson of tie Nims and Woodlawn mills of Mount Holly. is chairman of this committed and he will select the other members. The mill men believe that the commis-N sion men who hold strategic position between the manufacturer and the buy CT, can aid the southern mills in put ting yarns on more profitable basis, the selling price al this time being -uinous to the manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
Mill eurns at AIbertvIIIe.

Albertville. November 1.-(Special.)- J. The large gin belonging to the Farmers union at Crossville was burned Friday night. It had in connection with 1t a saw, grist and shingle mill, all of which were burned. Some lint cotton and a wagon that had been left there with the harness in it were also destroyed. A lot of lumber was lost in the saw and shingle mills. The loss will amount to several thousand dollars, Origin of ire unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
October Weather Data.

OCkVpCI NvSdenSi 0deas
 Atmospheric Pressure Teduced to sea level, inches and hundredths)-Mean 3O15; highest 30.36, date October 1S; low est, 29.75, date October IA.
 Temperature-Highes 91, date October 5; lowest 36. date October 25; greatest daily range 35, date October 3; least daily range 13, date October 20
 Mean for This Month-1S95 62; 1896, 63; 1897, 70; 1898, 63 1899. 6s; 1900, 69 1901. 64; 1902 65; 190S GA; 1904, 65; 1905, 64 1906, 61; 1907, s; 1908, 62; 1909, 65 Mean for this month for r years, 65; absolute maximum for this month for 15 years, 93; absolute minimum for this month for 15 years. 31; average daily deficiency of this month as compared with mean of IT years, -01; ; accumulated deficiency since January 1, Il .57; average daily deficiency since Jan uary 1, -05.
 Precipitation-Total this month. 1.47 greatest precipitation in 24 hours III, date October 20. Total precipitation this month in 1893, 0.55; 1894, 2.96 1895, 2.75; 1896, 1.2S; 1897, 0.50; 1898, 45;; 1899, 1.53 ; 1900 7.1S; 1901, OPS; 1902, AGO; 1903, 2.63; 1904, O.24 1905, 1.5O: 1906, 3.4S; 1907, 0.s5: 1908, 1.22; 1909, 1.47. Average of this month for r years, 2.22; deficiency of this month as compared with average of Is years, --0.75; accumulated deficiency since January l, 716.
 Wind-Prevail1ng direction, north; total movement, 4915 miles; average hourly ve- locity, 86 miles; maximum velocity for five minutes), 29 miles per hour, from northwest, on October IA.
 Weather-Number of days clear. IS; partly cloudy, 10; cloudy, 3: on which .01 inch or more of precipitation occurred. g.
 Miscellaneous Phenomena-Hail, October If; fog, October Il; thunderstorms, Octo- Der IA; frost, light, October 13 heavy, October 25.
 W. F. LEHMAN, Observer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
MORE VETERANS
 IN OPPOSITION

Additional Confederate veterans who have expressed their opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment and who have signed the petition expressing their disapproval are as follows:
 James w. Barnhart, c. P. Smith, J. M Smith. T. M Williams, A. B. Hendrix, T. w. Allen, ST., Dr. B. E. McGahee, I. P. Hilton, R. H. L. Eaters, John M. Burge, c. J. Covey, w. l.. Barnes Phean Eatman, J. R. Rockett, J. M. Dean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
FURNACE BLOWN IN.
Stack at Sheffield Had Been Idle Two
 Years.

Sheffield, November 1-(Special. 1.-The Cole furnace No. was blown in Satnr- day and caused rejoicing in Sheffield. This furnace has been idle for two years and the effects of it's shutting down were seriously felt in all lines of business. The other furnace belonging to the same com pany is beir.S repaired and will go in blast at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
Hju Railroad Receipts.

Roanoke, Va., November 1.-At the general offices of the Norfolk and Western Railroad company. it was said today the gross receipts of the road for the month of September were the largest in the history of the company. the figures being $3.17S.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
James GiIIespy.

James Gillespy, former Aiabamian, died in Atlanta Saturday night and was buried yesterday afternoon in Talladega. He has often visited in Birmingham and has A number of relatives here to whom the news of his death, though expected was the cause of deep regret.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

Moved to our New Home,' 2l06 5tl avenue. Both phones No. ,.
 SHAW & SON, Undertakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
Green Undertaking Company.
Mewbourne & spain. undt'kers. Tel. ls'

personally attend to all funeral direct inr and embalming. My ambulance ser. vice is the best. LldE LO!.
 Undertaken and Funeral Director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

WANTED-To borrow di- rect from owner, $1500.00 on first mortgage on real estate worth $3000.00. Call Bell phone 1472 Main.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
CITY ITEMS.

Baraca Meeting-The Birmingham Baraca and Philathea union will meet with the First Baptist church tonight. A good programme has been prepared by both the Baracas and Philatheas. Refreshments will be served by the First Baptist, Southside and East Lake Baptist organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
$217,O00 BONDS IN
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM
ELECTION FOR BOND ISSUE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES CARRIES BY MAJoRITIEs OF ALMOST TWO TO ONE.

North Birmingham yesterday voted fa- vorably on the issuance of $217000 in bonds for various purposes. The bonds are divided into six different issues, each of which was voted on separately. The majorities in favor of the issues were almost two to one in each case. The subjects of the proposed issues and the vote in each were as follows:
 For s22, GOO 30-year per cent gold bonds for the purchase of real estate for school grounds, 127.
 Against $22,000 3O-year per cent gold bonds for the purchase of real estate for school grounds. 66
 For $20,0O0 S0-year per cent gold bonds for the extension. enlarging, improving and repairing public school buildings, 11S.
 Against s2O,OOO SO-year per cent gold bonds for the extension, enlarging, inn proving and repairing public school build ings, 70.
 For S5O,000 3O-year per cent gold park improvement bonds, 107.
 Against s50O0O So-year per cent gold park improvement bonds "A.
 For $55,000 30-year per cent gold bonds for the purchase of land for public parks, 1O4
 Against s55.O0O sO-year per cent gold bonds for the purchase of land for pub lie parks 76.
 For $4O.000 30-year per cent gold bonds for the payment of the deficiency in rev enues of the city of North Birmingham, 12O.
 Against $4O.0O0 30-year per cent gold bonds for the payment of the deficiency in the revenues of the city of North Bir- mingham 6S
 For $S0,OOO SO-year per cent gold fund ing of the floating debt bond, 116
 Against $30,0OO SO-year 5 per cent gold funding of the floating debt bond, ss. --------~---------- , out in homes under orders of the courts and by this organization
 Besides the boys club feature with the attractive reading rooms and social cen- ter for the boys, there is the home find ing and placing department, the infor- nation bureau of children's affairs, and the juvenile court department.
 A visitor to the club is impressed with the fact that the methods of child saw ing employed by this organization are in tensely practical and fundamental and with just enough sentiment mixed in to add the tender human sympathy so much needed in dealing with children.
 The officers of the board of control are Mrs James Weatherly, president; MrH. w. L. Murdoch, secretary; Mrs L. J. Haley, vice president; Mrs. w. D. Nes- bitt, treasurer.
 The executive force at present is Mau- rice Willows superintendent; w. J. ,O'Brien, assistant, and Miss Mayme Abel friendly visitor Miss Abel Is employed by Chapter No. 3, of which Mrs. Ed $. Moore is. president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

Dryer Assumes New Duties-Yes day morning E. H. Dryer. the referee in bankruptcy appointed by Judge W. l. Grubb, assumed the duties of his office and N. l.. Steele. the encumbent whose term had expired, returned to the prac- tice of law. MT. Dryer was in the gov ernment building early, and immediate ly took charge of the situation. New books were opened, and the custom of assigning the bankruptcy cases al ternately to MT. Dryer and Alex Birch will continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02
THE WEATHER.

Washington, November l. Forecast: Georgia, fair in south, showers and cooler in north portion Tuesday; Wednesday fair, moderate winds West Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, fair Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler Tuesday; light winds, mostly west.
 The following is the local report of the United States weather bureau at Bir- mingham for "A hours ending at o'clock D. m., November 1, 1909:
 Maximum temperature. ure................. Y Minimum temperature ................. 61 Mean temperature ..................... 69 Normal temperature ................... 59 Excess since January 1......... 2O6 Precipitation ......................... 0 Total precipitation since January l.. .50 03 Excess since. January 1................ z 43
 W. F. LEHMAN, Observer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

County Jail Board BllI-F. s. Chew night warden at the county jail, is preparing the board bill for the month of October. The bill this month will run close on to 5000. It will show that I'll prisoners were confined in the pris- on on October 31. Of these 22 are white and 149 negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

Casualty Company Organizes = A meeting of the stockholders of the h. terstate Casualty company was h cid Sat urday Officers were elected for the ensuing year and steps were taken looking toward the incorporation of the company, which is capitalized at S25O- 900, and which carries a full multiple line of casualty insurance. The follow ing officers were elected at the meet ing: W. D. Wood, presndent; J. W. Hughes, vice president; E. F. Enslen, treasurer; J. T. Mitchell, assistant sec retary; Hinds Peevey, attorney, and Dr. E. D. May, physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-02

Loses Valuable Pin-Mrs. c. M. Beck with. wife of the Right Rev. c. NJ Beckwith, bishop of the Episcopal dio- cese of Alabama, yesterday lost a vals uable belt pin in Birmingham The pin was made of three Sewanee medals earned by her son while in col Hge, and was valued very highly. Mrs. Beck with is stopping in Birmingham for a few days at the residence of the Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Ciaybrook on South Fourteenth avenue.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-02
BERTHA DAVIS ONCE TOOK
FLYER IN VAUDEVILLE
Grand Opera Star Toured South Africa
Speaks In Highest Terms OF
Culture offPeople There.

Miss Bertha Davis. the petite prima
donna, who has made scores OF friends
since she has been singing In Detroit
with the Aborn Grand Opera company
and who has won many artistic
triumphs in her profession, diverged
for a time from her regular work ana
essayed TO be manager in vaudeville
Like numerous other grand opera
stars. Miss Davis felt that she would
like a change from the arduous ana
heavy duties imposed by long rurs on
the operate stage and some two years
ago organized quartet in Boston and
played season in South Africa. In
that country, she and the other young
women in her company sang for tho
theater-goers in johannesburg Pretor
la and Cape Town and Miss Davis de-
clares il to be one of the most inter
esting and delightful experiences Of
her career.
The people of that country are not,
as many people suppose, uneducated
and unrefined. but are principally ma
tives of England and enjoy the best
in music and art" declared Miss
Davis in speaking Of ner trip. Il
formed the quartet in Boston, my
nome, ard from there We went to
London. England. The "trip out took
seventeen days, but we enjoyed every
bit of II. as well as the time in the
South African cities. The people are
thoroughly up-to-date. and Pretoria
and the other places resemble our
large western mining towns. so lively
and full of business. We sang for
some time in each place, varying our
programs each week and found our
audiences most receptive and appre.
ciative OF our work"
Although Miss Davis says she en-
joyed the trip. she feels well pleased
TO be back again in her regular work
and is planning still greater things for
the future. Her time In Detroit is
spent taking part in performances. re-
hearsals and studying. and eventually
she expects to go to Italy to coach
under the masters. AS her work in
the various operas presented in De-
troit has been marked by rare intelli.
gence and careful attention TO detail,
as well as much dramatic ability. still
greater things may be expected of her
in the near future.