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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-12-11

y. y. Caraway Of Clarendon, Texas,
is a guest Of tho 0lenrock, and will
probably 20 in business here sometime
this month.
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! l.indc of 81 Louis, il in the city
looking after his business.
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The Mayes block on south second
street was sold by Mr.. Mayes 81 a
advance Of about s|.50c above Ne
price paid less than q year ago. rkh
speaks well for 1ueumsari real estate.
and thsre are few towns In sbe wset
where there has been sp sdvsa<s 81
atty par cent In reality during Ne psst
twelve masths.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
News of CentrevilIe.

Centreville. November Especial. 1.-The
non-jury term of the county court for
the Centreville division was in session
here during the first of the week and
quite number of cases were tried.
Practically all of the cotton in this
section has been picked and the crop in
Bibb county will average about 80 per
cent. Cotton is now bringing Is cents
per pound at this point and most of the
staple brought to market is being sold
Sun Brothers circus gave an exhibit
ton here today which was witnessed by
a large crowd.
Judge s. D. Weakley, candidate for
governor on the Conner platform, gave
an address at the courthouse here Satur-
day. His coming had been extensively
advertised for a week or more and he
was heard by an audience of perhaps 150
people, including amenders, anti-amend-
ers, women and children. He spoke for
about two hours, a part of his speech
being devoted to defending himself
against the criticism of those who are
opposing him In his gubernatorial as
pirations and the Conner administration.
The anti-amendment forces had speak
ing at Eoline yesterday afternoon. From
political standpoint Bibb county is
rather quiet just now as it is conceded
by all who are at all familiar with the
situation in this county that Bibb Is safe
ly against the proposed amendment.
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WESLEY GIVEN 40
YEARS FOR MURDER
JURY IN GsADsDEN CASE RETURNS
VERDICT AFTER % HOURS DE-
LIBERATION - SEED SPEAKS.
WMTMoRE CASE ENDS.

Gadsden. November Especial 1.-THE
jury In the case of the state against
Tom Wesley, charged with the murder
OF Tom johnson, after being out "a ho,,rs
returned verdict late yesterday even
ing finding the prisoner guilty and fixiny
his punishment at 10 years in the neni-
Tertiary.
Treasurer Of State Walter d. Seed last
night addressed an audience of some
800 or 400 people on the constitutional
amendment in favor of the measure
The speaker was introduced by Campaign
Manager j. E. Blackwood and spoke for
an hour and a half He was given the
strfctest attention
Four negroes were taken in custody
last night by the police on charges of
violating the prohibition laws Being
caught in the act of selling the fire wa
ter, there was no trouble in convict
ing them, and all were given fines and
sentenced to the chain gang. There have
been more violations recently than for
some time past. but the officers have a
habit OF catching up with the tigers
that is pretty discourag'ng to the in
dustry.
The jury in the case of the state against
Jack Whitmore returned a verdict last
night finding the defendant guilty of
granddaughter. fixing his punishment at
five years in the penitentiary. Whitmore
was charged with the murder of Bob
Berry. negro, the killing resulting from
a quarrel over the killing of calf
The city convfcts are wearing the reg
ulation stripes today for the first time
in the history of the city. This was
decided upon some days ago by the coun-
ell and the uniforms are worn for the
first time today.
State Mine Inspector Ed Flynn of Biz
mingham was in the city yesterday and
at night addressed fair sized audience
at the courthouse on the issues of the
constitutional amendment He paid par
ticular attention to the effects of prac-
tfcai prohibition on the workfngman of
the mines and factories OF Alabama, and
argued that the toiler should vote for
the amendment as a matter of self-in-
terest. While making no pretense to
oratory. Mr.. Flynn made a strong ad-
dress that highly pleased his audience.
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Do NOT CARE TO
DIGNITY" PRICE
MADISON COUNTY CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE FOR DEFENDERS
RESENTS MISREPRESENTATl
IN SPEAKING DATES.

Huntsville, November 6.--tSpecial. Wv.
F. Garth, member of the anti-amendment
state campaign committee, has addressed
a rather salty letter to the county amend
ment committee fpr advertising joint
debates between Kyle B. Price and SEN
ator Spragins and Judge Walker, and
incidentally Mr.. Garth states that there
will be no debates with Mr.. Price. The
letter Is in part as follows:
I'VE beg to suggest to you that while
this method may secure a crowd for your
speaker, 1t is unfair and not justified by
the facts. Neither Judge Walker nor
Senator Spragins. as We are advised by
them, had even heard of the matter and
you had no warrant or authority to adj
vertise joint debate. We protest against
your using the names of any of our
speakers in this connection, or announc-
ing Joint discussions unless they have
been in fact arranged. We cannot con-
sent that Judge Walker or Mr. Spragins
shall dignity Mr.. Kyle B. Price by meet
ing him in joint debate. as our state
headquarters protest again 1t, and have
refused to consent that our speakers Of
high character under their immediate
jurisdiction shall enter into a joint dis
cussion with him."
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GETTING READY
TO CONSOLIDATE
Twin Cities Take Preliminary Steps
Looking Toward the Formation of
Greater Decatur.

Decatur. November Especial w. w.
Callahan. city attorney of Decatur. Of
fered before the joint committee of De-
catur and New Decatur on the consolida-
ton of the two cities the following reso-
luton, which was adopted by the COM
mittee:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
committee that all that territory now
lying within the present corporate limits
or the city of New Decatur. Ala. be
annexed to and become a part of the
city of Decatur, Ala, I'm accordance with
and by virtue of the statutes of tho
state Of Alabama, made and approved
therefor"
Mayor Henry A. Skeggs of Decatur AMI
Mayor Edwin c. Payne of New Decatur
are to each appoint commission to agree
on terms of annexation under the reso-
luton of Mr.. Callahan and in the event
these terms are agreed upon by the COM
mission the citizens OF New Decatur are
to then vote on the question as to wheth-
er they desire to be annexed or not
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At the meeting of the grand chapter
Order of the Eastern Star, now being
held in Montgomery. two Ensley ladies
were honored by being elected as grand
officers. Mrs. j. H. Edwards Of Ave-
nue. H and Eighteenth street was re-
elected grand treasurer; Mrs. D. A. Eoh-
OILS, grand conductor. Both the ladies
have been honored by the local lodge
and their preferment Ia a source Of much
qualification to their many friends.
N. r. Baker, superintendent of the Ems
ley public schools, and Prof. Thomas r.
Walker will make addresses before the
Tennessee Valley Teachers association
which meets at New Decatur on Novem-
Der IL. Mr. Walker will speak on Local
Taxation" Mr.. Baker on Hygiene OF
the School Room" The association Is
composed of leading educators in Ala
bama and Tennessee.
Miss Pauline Cantrell and Mr.. Edward
r. Arnold were married at the home of
Mr.. Smith ON Martin avenue, Wylam, last
evening at o'clock Rev. J. I. VIII
liams, pastor Of the Methodist church.
performed the ceremony.
Miss Henry Keller will return tonight
from a visit to her sister at Keilerman
Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Mathews OIL
Clarksdale. Miss, are visiting friends and
relatives In EnsIey.
Charity Rebekah lodge. No. 20. will give
pie social Saturday evening at the Odd
Fellows hall on Nineteenth street. The
ladies have prepared great pie feast
and general good time is anticipated
The public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Walker have had
as their guests this week Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Anderson OF Gadsden, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. s. Lander of Shelbyville, Tenn, Mr..
and Mrs A. r. Knott Of Houston, Tex,
Mr.. E. T. Anderson of New York city,
and Mrs. M. A. Knott Of Unionville,
Tenn.
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donated toward the purchase of the new
home at Rugby Heights, Birmingham, on
the East Lake car line for the Girls
Home, formerly located at West End The
cost of the home Is $4,000 The former
owner gave $1,000 on the purchase. The
Ensley chapter for the Girls Home has
rescued five neglected children under the
age of IA years within the past two weeks.
three being sent to the Mercy Home,
one to the Girls Home, one placed in q
private home in Ensley. The case was
tried under the Juvenile court laws.
Clothing Is needed for these boys and
girls. Call Bell phone 2S42 The follow
ing donations were made and gratefully
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Cattle Tick Law Election.

Huntsville, November 5.-(Special.)-A
special cattle tick law election has been
called for November 20 by the Madison
county court Of commissioners The ques-
ton will be whether or not there shall
be a general stock law In the county
to put the county in under the cattle
tick laws. Madison county lost the effect
of the tick law when 1t was amended
SO as to apply only to counties where
majority of their area was under stock
laws and though the commissioners have
right to put the law in effect II they
see fit. they want to have an election
and find how the people regard the Ques-
ton
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Violation of Cattle Quarantine.

Huntsville, November 5.-(Special)-
John c.. Eyster of New Decatur is in
Huntsville attending United States court
and defending the Louisville and Nash
vile railway in a trial of the case OF
the United States against the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company for al
legged violations of the cattle quaran-
tine law in shipping cattle out of Ala
bama In defiance of the regulations Mr..
Eyster said the constitutional amendment
proposition is losing ground in Morgan
and he believes it will be decisiyey de-
feated In that county.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Log Falls on Man Near clanton, Kill
Ing Him.

Clanton, November 5-(special. while
hauling logs about three miles west of
here today Flint Pierce was killed by q
piece of timber falling on him. He was
unloading his wagon and large log
slipped and fell across his body crushing
the life out of him. His funeral will
take place here tomorrow.
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of the Eastern Star. In session here,
elected the following officers today:
Grand matron, Mrs. Matte Hand, Bay
Minette
Grand patron. Mr.. George Ash. Birming-
ham.
Associate grand matron, Mrs Mary
Hutchinson, Mobile.
Associate grand patron, Mr.. George F.
Petrie, Maylene
Grand secretary, Mrs Elizabeth Sal
ter, Birmingham.
Grand treasurer, Mrs. Edith Edwards.
Wylam.
Grand conductress, Mrs. Mary Echols.
Ensley.
Assistant grand conductress, Mrs. CaIlie
French. Columbia
Jury Commissioners Named.
The following jury commissioners have
been named by the governor:
Henry: d. w. Capps. Abbeville; J. L.
Kelly Headland. and r. H. Mooring.
Haleburg.
Colbert: ]. F. Simpson, Sheffield ]. B.
Pride Cherokee, and Richard King,
Leighton.
Mobile: w P. Roberts, Chrichton; Au-
gust o. Oberhaus, Mobile, and Joseph R.
Little, Mobile.
Fayette: J. T. McCracken. Berry; J.
F. Ashcraft, Kennedy, and DR.. William
A Graham, Fayette.
Marion: w. It. Burleson, Hamilton; w.
L. Beasley. Glen Allen, and Dr. X. B.
Goggins, Hackleburg.
Morgan: DR.. w. B. Watson, NeYy De-
catur; A. j. Patterson, Fakville, and
J. D. Epperson, valhermosa Springs
Houston: w. F. Oakley, Columbia; s.
c. Smith, Cottonwood, and s. A Mullins
Dothan, r. F. D. No. 2.
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$3.50 Atlanta and
Return SeabOard WAY

Three trains daily Tickets on sale No
vember to Is. limited to November 16 and
can be extended to November -. Phone
lack Johnson 1sB1 4-2-kt
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Y. M. C. A. caml
are bent upon rail
ing here succeeded
fund Wednesday.
amounted to 5000
telegram came fro|
Chicago donating
whirlwind campais
one day and 1t Is a
amount will certai
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EIopins Cd Married.

Huntsville, Novl er 5.-(SpeciaL)-
Pleas Taylor of Nd his and Miss yjr-
ginia Mcclure of Hi lille were married
In Decatur yesterdd fternoon The af-
fair was an elopmt-s The couple had
made preparation weeks in advance and
Mice Mcclure eluded her parents yes
terday and went to Decatur, where tho
marriage took place.
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3 $35, 600 for a build
adding $40, 900 to the
'pular subscriptions
| in the evening a
:. II. Mccormick or
sum of 5000. The
las been extended
unced that the full
be secured.
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ANTI-AMENDMENT MEET
ING-HIPPODROME

Sunday, Nov. z, 1909, 2:30
pm. Ex-C Congressman M. w.
Howard of Fort Payne, and
others will speak. The Gull
man band will attend to furnish
music. Welcome to all.
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Thread Of the Story Club.

The Thread of the Story club was de-
lightfully entertained yesterday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. G. E.
Mohns, Avenue e and Twenty-third
street. Those present were Mrs. John
Morrison, Mrs. N K. Baken, Mrs. G. P.
Bowman, Mrs. l.. Fl. Pennington, Mrs.
J. Moog. Mrs. Alex Ross, Mrs. c. j.
Enoch and Mrs M. II. Mcdowell. The
guests were Mrs. j. Furniss Lee of Sell
ma. Mrs. D. B. Bird, Mrs. Warlick of
Bessemer and Mrs. Henry Broda.
Miss Roberta Russell entertained the
Young Ladies' Missionary society Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church at her
home, 1911 Avenue F. The feature of
the programme was an address by Mrs.
Cartwright. secretary of the mission
board for the Birmingham district.
Donations For Girls Home.
The following citizens have generously
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ENSLEY PLEASED
BY INJUNCTION
Leaders Will Fight to the Last
Bitch
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
WyIam Man Gets $3.50 and 90 Days.
Ensley Contributes Literally to
Girls Home-PersonaI and
General.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION

Bnsley, November 5.-(Special.) 1.-The
granting of temporary injunction by
Chancellor Benners to restrain the city
officials of Ensley from turning over the
books and papers to the city authorities
was the cause of much comment on the
street today. Notwithstanding the var
ious reports that the matter was settled,
the opponents of the arbitrary annexa-
ton OF Ensley to Birmingham have been
at work. With the same spirit and de-
termination that won for them the fight
in Montgomery until Governor Conner in
terferred, every detail has been gone
into and they are prepared to fight the
measure to the bitter end
They received the news of the injunc
tion quietly and feel confident the in
junction will be made permanent and
that Ensley Will maintain her integrity.
One Of the leaders of those opposed
TO the annexation remarked today that
they would fight the bill to the last
ditch-and then some The feeling pre-
walls that so far as Ensley is concerned
1t will be excluded from the Greater
City.
Heavy Sentence In Police Court.
At the police court this morning Mayor
D. r. Sugg imposed a fine OF $3.50 and
a hard labor sentence of 80 days on Dave
McCrorie, white man, who conducts
q soft drink stand in Wylam. His negro
porter, Dan Benson, received similar
sentence. They were charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law. Appeals were
taken In both cases. These are the heav-
lest sentences imposed by Mayor Sugg
since prohibition went into effect Sew
eral other offenders were fined $50 for
the same offense. John Woodson, the
negro charged with insulting lady, was
bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500. He plead guilty as charged
and in default of bail was taken to the
county jail.
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Expect To Raise $35, 900.

huntsville. November Especial THE
M. G. A camr On committees that
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Personal and General.

Children's clothing received from Mrs
w. L. Clark.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-04-21

~ Jolly and Bingo always made
III the audience "sit up" when
IL they swept into the ring She
- was so young, 50 gayly clad, so
light and joyous in all her poses She
seemed scarcely to touch the back of
the white horse as they dashed round
the ring in the glare of the tent lights.
Inc other performers went through
their work mechanically while Polly
rode.
As for Polly. her work had never
lost its first interest. Jim may have
been right when he said that the spirit
Of the dead mother had got Into her.
but 1t must have been an unsatistied
spirit, unable to fulfill its ambition in
the body that once held 1t, for it some
times played strange FRANKS with Pol
ly. Tonight her eyes shone and her
leaped lightly over the many colored
streamers of the wheel of silken rib.
hons held by Barker in the center of
the ring and by Toby and the tum-
blers on the edge of the bank
With each change of her act the au-
dience cheered and frantieally applaud.
ed. The band played faster: Bingo's
pace increased; the end of her turn
was coming. The tumblers arranged
themselves around the ring with pa
per hoops. Bingo was fairly racing
She went through the first hoop with
crash of tearing paper
"Heigh. Bingo~ she shouted as she
benz her knees 10 make ready for the
final leap.
Blngo's neck was stretched He had
never gone SO fast before. Barker
looked uneasy Toby forgot to &c
on with his accustomed tricks. Jim
watched anxiously from the entrance
The paper of one hoop was still left
unbroken. The attendant turned his
eyes TO glance at the oncoming girl
The hoop shifted slightly in his clum
sy hand as Polly leaped straight III
from Bingo's back, trusting to her firsi
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faced Julia. Il was suah most gone
dat time" Then followed another out
burst against the delinquent Hasty.
hut the deacon's daughter did not
hear. Her eyes were already wander
ing anXiously to the lights and the tin
sci of the little world beyond the win
dow
This was not the first time today
that Mandy had found herself talking
to space There had been steady
stream of callers at the parsonage
since IL that morning, but she had
long ago confided to the pastor that
she suspected their reasons.
"Dey comes in here a-trackin UP my
iloors,'' she said, AN a-askin' why
you don't stop de circus from a-show
in mex to de church an den a-cranin'
dar necks out de winder till | can't
get no housework done"
"Thats only human nature" Doug
las had answered, with n laugh, but
Mandy had declared that she knew an
other name for it and had mumbled
something about "hypocritters" as she
seized her broom and began to sweep
imaginary tracks from in front of the
door.
Many times she had made up her
mind to let the next caller know just
what she thought of "bypocritters, "
but her determination was usually
weakened by her still greater desire to
excite increased wonder in the faces
of her visitors
Divided between these two inclina-
tions, she gazed at Julia now. The
shining eyes of the deacon's daughter
conquered, and she launched forth into
an eager description of how she had
just sseen a wonderful striped ana
mule" with a "pow'ful long neck walk
right out Of the tent and how he had
come apart afore her very eyes" and
two men had slipped fright out Of his
insides.' Mandy was SO carried away
by her own eloquence and so busy
showing Julia the sights beyond the
window that she did not hear Miss
Perkins, the thin Tipped spinster, who
entered, followed by the Widow VII
loughby, dragging her seven-year-old
son Willie bv the hand.
The women were protesting because
their choir practice of "What Shall the
Harvest Bef" had been interrupted by
the unrequested accompaniment of the
'hoochee coochee" from the nearby cir
Gus band.
TITS scandalousw Miss Perkins snap
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calculation. Her forehead struck the
edge of the hoop. She clutched wildly
at the air. Bingo galloped on, and
she fell 10 the ground, striking her
heac against the ironbound stake nj
the edge of the ring.
Everything stopped. There was Il
gasp of horror The musicians drop.
ped their instruments. Bingo halted
and looked back uneasily. She lay
unconscious and seemingly lifeless.
A great cry went up in the tent
Panic stricken men, women and chill.
dren began to Chamber down from their
SEATS while others nearest the ground
attempted to jump into the ring. Bar
ker. still srasping his long whip
rushed to the girls side and shouted
wildly to Toby
Say something, you. Get EN- back.
Old Toby turned his white face to
the crowd. His features worked con
vulsively, but he could not speak. His
grief was so grotesquc that the few
who saw him laughed Historically. he
could not even go to Polly. His feet
seemed pinned 10 the earth.
jim rushed into the tent at the first
cry of the audience. He lifted the
limp form tenderly and, kneeing in
the ring. held her bruised head in his
hands.
Cant you get doetor?" he shouted
desperately to Barker.
"Here's the doctor" some one called
and stranger came toward them. He
bent over the seemingly lifeless form
his fingers on the tiny wrist, his ear to
the heart.
well, SIR" Jim faltered, for he had
caught the puzzled look in the doctors
eyes as his deft hand pressed the cru
ely wounded head
II can't tell just yet" said the doc
tor "She must be taken away
"Where can we take her?v asked
Jim, q look of terror in his great, trOu-
bled eyes.
'The parsonage is the nearest
house." said the doctor II am sure
the pastor will be glad to have her
there until we can find ont how badly
she is hurt
In an instant Barker was back in
the center of the ring. He announced
that Polly's injuries were slight, called
the attention of the audience to the
wonderful concert to take place and
babe them make ready for the thrill.
ing chariot race.
Jim, blind with despair, lifted the
light burden and staggered out Of the