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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
STATE RESTS IN
 REYNOLDS TRIAL
INVITATIONS OF INSANITY ARE
 BROUGHT OUT BY WITNESSES. ARGUMENTS IN CASE WILL PROBABLY BE REACHED TODAY.

The prosecution is now resting in the case of w. P. Reynolds, charged with the murder of John Mclean. Jr.. in March, the testimony of the state having been completed with that of Dr. Prince. pr. Prince was the surgeon who operated on Mclean in the hope of saving his life after the fatal shot had been fired. He testified as to the nature of the wounds inflicted and stated that deceased died within 20 minutes after the operation
 Jim Evans, the negro porter employed in the furniture store of Mclean at the time of the shooting and witness to the tragedy, corroborating the testimony given by Mrs. Baum, although he was not so near the front of the store as to be able to catch the drift of the conversation car holds. He testified that he was engaged in stirring up the fire in the stove when Reynolds entered and asked for Mclean. He heard Mrs. Braun call her brother, saw the defendant use the telephone and heard the firing of the shot by which Mclean came to his death.
 pr. Martin of Avondale testified that it was his opinion that the defendant was suffering at the time of the shooting with mental alteration, exhibiting many of the symptoms of temporary insanity
 Solicitor Hefin objected to the enter tainment of this testimony on the grond that Martin Is not an insanity expert and suggested to the court that Dr. Wiley of Birmingham, a specialist on mind diseases, be called to submit his opinion. pr. Wiley, however is out of the city, and the court overruled the ob- jection
 J. E. Davis. an Avondale merchant, tes- tified to the effect that he had known the defendant and believed him not to be in the full possession of his mental facul- ties at the time of the shooting.
 Dr. Stokes, a praoticng physician of this city, stated that he had been &C., quainted with Reynolds previous to the staying of Mclean, having been ap- pointed by the board of health to vac- climate him. He submitted expert testi- mony to the effect that the defendant exhibited decided symptoms of dementia acute.
 Owing to the receipt by Judge Allen of long distance niessage, court was adjourned through the courtesy of Judge Weaver before the testimony of Dr. Stokes was completed. The time for the resumption of court was fixed at a. m. today, when the insanity expert will con clude his testimony.
 It is possible that the final arguments will be made today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
BIG CAMPAIGN FOR
 MORE INDUSTRIES

The Chamber of Commerce meeting Fri day will be President Frank Nelson's first regular session, and he proposes to make 1t "whoop-' 'em p-for-more-fac- tories meeting.
 The chamber proposes to get right in behind the proposition to remove all ob- stacles that now stand in the way of iron and steel manufacturing industries, and then to go after them with both feet
 The committee on locating new indus tries will be one of the most important this year, and will have its hands full from start to finish.
 President Nelson proposes to get 100 volunteers from the membership to get as many new factories for Birmingham during this year. The campaign will be waged earnestly and kept up from start to finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
WELL IN LIMIT ON COUNTY ROAD WORK Plenty In Treasury To Run
 Through The Year REPORT MADE TO O'NEILL Road Engineer Gwin Outlines Amounts Spent on Roads and Bridges
 In County Since Feb
 ruary 1.
REPORT MADE TO O'NEILL

The County Board of Revenue has figured up its outstanding contracts and comes to the conclusion that 1t is running wall within the limits of rev enue. A number of big contracts are now under way, and the board will only let such strips of road as are ab- solutely necessary. While the funds are running short at this time, there will be plenty in the treasury to run safely through the year.
 In a report to John W. O'Neill of the road committee of the Board of Trade, Road Engineer Gwin gives the total figures on roads and bridges since Feb ruary 1. Here is his letter.
 MT. John w. ONeill. Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Sir-I submit herewith a report of the bridges let by the Board of Rev enue from February 1, 1909, to June l, 1909:
 One 50-foot steel span over Watkins, $103595; repairs for steel joist and hand rail on steel bridge over Valley creek at McNally's ford. $53O; one SO- foot steel span over Black creek at Arcadia, $2236.3s one 80foot steel span over creek near Village Springs s1S5s23; one 5O-foot steel span over Dry creek at New Castle, $1022.50; two S0-foot steel spans over Five Mile creek at Brookside, $5645; one 90-foot steel span over Gurley creek at Smith s mill, $3000; one S0-foot steel span over Gurley creek at Able's mill, $2500 one 5O-foot reinforced concrete span, Mt. Pinson. $1250; one 32-foot reinforced concrete span, Trussville. $65O; one S5- foot reinforced concrete span. Black creek, s75O; one 35-foot reinforced con- crete span, Vivian and Elbow road, s75O; one 35-foot reinforced concrete span, old Tennessee road, $750; one 12- foot reinforced concrete span, near Thomas, SHOT; two 16-foot reinforced concrete spans, Powderly and South Park road, $650; for 10 reinforced con- crete spans, $500. Total $24,555.O6.
 I submit herewith a report of the roads let by the Board of Revenue from February to June 1. 1909;
 Five 3-1Oo miles of road from Vivian to Elbow, s16,5O0: Il miles of road, Village Springs, $SS75; Il miles of road, Fourteenth avenue, Bessemer, s27oO; 2 miles of road, Powderly and South Park, $4sOO; B miles of road, Shardes mountain, s2000; B miles of road. Coledale and Sibliville, $500; miles of road, Blue creek, $7000; miles of road, East Thomas and North Birmingh am, $50OO;1 mile of road. Van derbilt and East Lake. s2O0o. Total, s4S.975.
 This is only the contract work done by the county. They have 12 over seers with eight men each on the roads all the time repairing and building roads, The average payroll for each month on county force work Is about s5O00. J. W. GWIN.
 County Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

yesterday was a quiet day in the coun- " courts except in the two divisions of the criminal court where the murder cases or w. P. Reynolds and Simon owens were on trial. Owens was tried In the first division, Judge Fort pre- siding. The charge docketed against him was the staying of another negro. Jeff Ihomas by name He was sentenced to life Imprisonment.
 The trial of Reynolds in Judge Viewers division is progressing slowly. It is prob able that the arguments will be made to- day.
 In the first division of the circuit court Judge Aston presiding, the case of Bar ney Brown vs. the Republic Iron and Steel company Is on trial. In Judge Alston's division verdict for defendant was rem dered in the case of Sibley P. King ys. the city of Woodlawn
 In the first division of the city court the case of the Moore -Handley Hardware company vs. J. w. Hawkins is on trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
CITIZENS GETTING TOGETHE
 FOR THE COURTHOUSE BOND ISSUE
ORDERS ISSUED FOR ENSLEY STEEL. PLANT
 TO START UP TODAY
Will Roll 12OO Ton Order At Once and Indications Are That New Orders Will Keep Plant At
 Work Indefinitely

The steel mill at Ensley which has been idle for few weeks is being start ed up again.
 It was authoritatlvely announced at the headquarters of the tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company in the Brown Marx building yesterday that four of the open hearth furnaces were being lighted and that preparations were being made for producing the steel required for rolling 12000 tons of rails. As the mill will be operated single turn the 12,OO0 tons now on the order books should give em- ployment to steel workers for 20 days
 It will not be necessary to blow in the blast furnaces to supply the iron for the steel, as stock of basic pig metal sufficient to produce the rails contracted for is already on the Tennessee's yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Nearo BuraIar Escapes.

Columbus, O., June 9.-George Williams, a negro burglar sent to the penitentiary May 13 from Franklin county to serve life sentence for burglarizng an inhab- ited dwelling, made clean getaway to- day. going over the roofs and climbing down into the front yard in broad day. light He was seen as he reached the ground and guards started after him im- mediately, but he made good his escape and has not yet been apprehended. The police thought at that time that he was hiding somewhere in the railroad yards. trying to get out of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
COMPANY HUNTS
 FOR THE WHISKEY
Petition In Bankruptcy Alleges $1422 Worth Was Sold to Local
 Firm In April.

A petition was yesterday filed by the Arrow Distillng company of Cincinnati, seeking to place Brosch Brothers & Co. into involuntary bankruptcy. The peti- ton alleges that the Cincinnati firm sold Sl422 during April of this year and that during the latter part of April the bank rupts had closed up and removed the stock to some unknown place, that the stock cannot be found and the petition further alleges that the bankrupt had the whisky in hiding and is dsposng of 1t as fast as possible. The petition seeks to have receiver appointed to look for and secure the scattered stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

While the Tennessee company author izes the above statement it is not un- likely that before the end of 20 days additional orders for rails will be forth coming, which would keep the steel plant at work indefinitely and which would necessitate the resumption of several of the pig makers at Ensley There seems to be no doubt as to the improved con- dition of the rail market and the in- creased inquiry for the Ensley product It is generally believed in industrial cir cles that the Tennessee company's steel plant will be running at something like a capacity clip within the next three or four months. At any rate a large force of skilled men are finding employment at Ensley with assurance of steady work the balance of this month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
GRAND JURY CONDEMNS
 ALABAMA FEE S1SIEM

The grand jury completed it's work yesterday at noon and submitted it's re- port. The fee system comes in for some harsh criticism and is condemned in no uncertain terms as a system not to be tolerated in a county the size of Jeffer- son. The need of new courthouse and county jail is also touched upon and recommendations made that certain jus tices of the peace be more careful in sending cases to the higher courts where the exercise of more discretion might save much unnecessary inconvenience and ex- pense. It is further advised that divi- sion of the city court hold a special criminal session when the jail is in a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
St. Vincent's Hospital.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Thomas B. Woolley.

Thomas B. Woolley died yesterday at b19 North Nineteenth street, succumb- ing to a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the residence of H. N. Bar rett. 1923 Avenue H. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery Funeral ser vices will be held under the direction of King Solomon lodge No 460 A. F. and A. M., of which the deceased was member. The following gentlemen have been named as pail bearers: D. F. Tal- ly, A. B. Harris, ok. B. Stephe ems. c. M. Smallridge, G. T. Broyles and s. H. Green
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Social Club Incorporated.

Articles of incorporation for the, follow ing enterprises was filed yesterday in the office of the probate court:
 Empire Social club, to establish reading rooms and provide other sources of amusement and literary and social ad- vancement for it's members, to be estab- lished in Birmingham. Officers and incor- porators, J. E. Chestnut, J. J. Durfield and Ed Britton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Mrs. M. c. Garrett.

Mrs. M. C.. Garrett age S1 years, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her son, " A. Garrett, 1920 Avenue c. The remains will be sent to the former home of the deceased, Uno, Va, on Fir day afternoon by Lige Loy. Interment will be in the family burial ground there, Oakland cemetery Two sons survive her, V. A. Garrett of Birmingham and R. c. Garrett of Somerset, Va. The latter has left for Birmingham and will arrive here at noon today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

crowded condition. It is pointed out that the sheriff could not keep the county Jail in a proper condition with it's in adequate means and insanitary condition. A new courthouse at Bessemer is rec commended.
 The report makes special comment on the prevalence of crime among negroes and notes that crime is not so rife among members of the white race, the average number of white prisoners being 90.
 During the past session the jury had before it 320 cases, returned 175 true bills and heard 9S0 witnesses; r cases were voided, and 23 passed on to the next jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Mrs. Sally E. Nicely.

Mrs. Sallie E. Nicely, age 77 years, died Tuesday morning at the residence of J. M. Neill. 1125 South Eleventh street. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 9:3O o'clock this morning and the remains will be sent to Columbia, Tenn, at noon by Lige Loy for interment. A son of the de- ceased, Joseph P .,eely, will arrive in Birmingham today from North Carolina and will accompany the remains to Columbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Marriaoe Licenses Issued,

The following marriage licenses were is- sued yesterday from the office of the pro- bate court:
 Frederick H. King of Toledo to Miss Forrest R. O'Hara.
 William C. Goodrich of Birmingham to Miss Ingerborg Lentz Behrsns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
Opposition to Tax.

Washington. June s.-The Senate was canvassed today to determine what will be the fate of a proposition to place a tax upon dividends ofscorporations as u substitute for an income tax and 1t was developed that there is an overwhelming sentiment In opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Petition in Bankruptcy A petition in bankruptcy was yesterday filed by R. c. Foster & Co.,. dealers in scrap iron, showing liabilities of about ESQ.,, 900 an dassets of about 30,O0O. Referee N. l.. Steele was given the case and he appointed A. S. Cowan trustee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
MANY SURPRISED AT THE
 SO-CALLED OPPOSITION
President Collins of Board of Trade Says 1t Must Be Passed-Major Anderson Thinks 1t
 Necessity.

q see no reason why there should be the least opposition to the courtho ouse bond issue,' said J.
 D. Collins, president of the Board
 of Trade. "The county needs the building; we have been asking for it for years and now that We have the opportunity l think we ought
 to seize it. A man has only to attend court to become convinced of the inadequacy of the present building.
 We must get together and pass this thing through. It can easily be done If people will only get out
 and vote."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakers.
Green taking Company.
NOTICE

Beginning Thursday night, June 10th, 1909, the last North Ensley car will leave Ensley for Birmingham via Pratt City at 1920 am.
 B'HAM RY, IT. & P. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
CITY ITEMS.

stOckhOIders' Meeting.-The annual meeting of stockholders of the Jeffer- son Fertilizer company was held yes terday and the president and board of directors were reelected for another year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Cowan Is Appointed.-A. S. Cowan was yesterday appointed trustee of the Advance Supply company by Referee Alex C. Birch. The creditors held meeting and 1t resulted in deadlock between Cowan and N. W. Scott There upon the referee had to make the ap- pointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
THE WEATHER.

Washington, June 9.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Local show CTS Thursday and Friday; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
APPLIED SCIENCE

The recent wonderful industrial development of the south, and the rapid increase in the number of strong public high schools. have created a growing demand for able young men, trained in sci- .ence. In order to do her part toward supplying this demand, the University of Virginia has in- stituted the vocational degree of Bachelor of Science, with pro- grammes of courses especially adapted to the needs of those preparing for the vocation of Practical Chemist. Physicist, Biol Ogist, or GeOlOgist; or for that Of teacher of science in high school or college.
 For full description of courses and facilities, address,
 THE REGISTRAR,
 University F. O., V0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10
At Third Presbyterian Church.-The

At Third Presbyterian Church.-The Rev. MT. Hixon of the Austin, Tex, Theological seminary will preach at the Third Presbyterian church this morn ing at 10 o'clock. At o'clock this evening the Rev. W. c. Clark, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Livingston, will preach on "Synodi- cal Evangelistic Work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Two Are Killed in Mine.-Coroner Brash CT received a report yesterday that two negro miners came to their death as the result of a premature ex- plosion of blast they were attempting. The accident occurred at Murray mine No. A. at Blossburg. The report was verified by the investigation of the cor oner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Indicted by Grand July.-The grand Jury Wednesday returned an fndict- ment against R. L. Leath erwood charged with emb excitement and forgery. The bond in the case Of At torney Leatherwood was fixed at 5000 for the forgery charge, and $500 for the charge of embezzlement, which was made later. MT. Leatherwood states that the indictment Is on technical ity and Is a great injustice to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Orphans Picnic.-A meeting of the Jefferson County Orphans association was held in St. Pauls presbytry last night at which 1t was decided to hold the grand annual picnic on August 20, at East Lake park Committees were appointed to make arrangements and will meet to submit reports next Tues day night, June Is, at o'clock In St. Paul's rectory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-10

Birmingham, June 9. 1908.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08
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Jingoism and Jobbery.

After standing on their forked END
for several days prating of the neces-
sitv for economy in national expendl-
ture in presence of great and grow
ing treasury deficit, large majority
of the Senate voted the enormous
naval appropriation of 37,ooo,ooo'
including two more battleships. In
vain Senator Hale, the old and exper-
;enced chairman of the committee on
naval affairs, pleaded against this ex-
travapauce. He declared that he
would not vote for one big ship this
wear in the condition of the national
finaroor and in the utter want OF MIL
itary necessity for the vast eXpendi-
ture All argument in behalf OF econ
omy was merely wasted on the major
ity.
In England sober men having no
fear of iingoism do not hesitate to de-
clare that the enormous naval eXpen-
diture of that country is due less to
absurd fears of the danger of German
invasion th an to the influence OF the
interests concerned in building of war
ships and manufacturing armor-plate.
More grossly absurd is the pretended
danger TO this country i'll Japan, so
eloquently depicted to his fearful as
sociatas by Senator Lodge. Senator
Perkins, of California, who laughed
goodnaturedly at this pretended dang
err, voted nevertheless with the rest
of his associates from the Pacific coast
for the largest appropriation. For
him and them a sufficient inducement
was in the consideration that half the
navy hereafter is to occupy the West
ern coast unless President Taft should
balk their patriotic aim.
Other senators, among them some
robust democrats who are in the habit
of denonncing republican extrava-
gance. found in the appropriation for
naval stations in their localities suf-
ficient reason to vote for lavish eX-
penditures for big ships and big guns
in preparation for imaginary war. So,
after all, iipgoism much less than job
bling accounts for reckless waste in
naval appropriations. Senators and
roprosortuvi'.o o. n congress who make
the dangers threatened by the island
ers of the far east cause for this ex-
travao2L"o orght themselves to be
armorn1atad When these timOrOuS
creatures talk of the.dangers of Japan
ese attack they gratuitously insult
the manhood and common sense of a
nation that in its infancy and weak
ness never quailed before the most
formidable foes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08

State action on trusts, in dlstlnctloh
from federal ction has been sustained
again. In case involving one OF 'ne
Chicago packing companies the su-
preme court of the United States mas
sustained the constitutionality OF the
Antitrust law of Arkansas. Inc
state courts had imposed a fine OF
$40, 900 upon the beef concern Tor VI
olating a state law. The power OF
the states to impose such restrictions
as they see fit upon corporations
whether domestic or from other states,
doing business within their ]urisdlc'
ton is pretty well established now'
and it would be hard to make out
case for the endowment of a federal
commissioner of corporations win
power to regulate the business OF the
country.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08
Stopping Graft.

A bank president in Pittsburg has
been convicted of giving councilman
SIT, 800 to procure the passage of an
ordinance making his bank deposit
tory for city 'unds. Only few weeks
ago a railroad president was convicted
of offering $40, 900 to a Pittsburg coun-
Gilman to procure a franchise for his
company. The penitentiary is a la
mentable end for eminently respect
able business men to reach, but politi-
zeal bribery has got to be stopped. The
man who gives a bride is as bad as the
one who takes it, and the vicious
practice can only be stopped by max
ing it too hazardous to demand black
mail or to offer corruption money.
Public sentiment is pretty thoroughly
aroused on this subject now, and men
who give brides in city halls and
around state capitols are mourning a
very grave risk. When men who
wish legislation get this thoroughly
in their minds there will be no graft,
and for want of it grafters will have
to drop out of politics and go to work
for a living.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08

The lumber association season, now
drawing to a close, has brought out
what it always brings out, that there
are lot of live wires in the lumber
trade. Anyone who attends the meet
ings of lumbermen and reads the ac-
counts of those meetings he does not
attend, can get fairly good educa-
ton in the business and the questions
that appertain thereto. The average
lumberman may not be finished
speaker but he injects lot of good
sense into his talk and the addresses
that are made at association gather
ings are of as high order as the aver
age address made anywhere.-Miss-
issippi Valley Lumberman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08

The school board will meet tomor-
row night to adopt the plans of Sc
attic architect for the new high
school building. All have the utmost
confidence in the personnel of the
school board, but, their ipse dixit
may be faulty, and common courtesy,
to say nothing more, would require
that our local architects be given an
opportunity. We all preach against
the mail order houses, but our pro-
fessions are entitled to as much local
as the merchants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-08
A suggestion of Herman A. Me

A suggestion of Herman A. Metz,
Comptroller of New York city, is that
the manufacturing interests of the
country establish tariff commission
if none should:be provided by congress.
There can be no serious objection to
that. 1t would save the government
the expense of rearing a fresh swarm
of lite Barnacles to be fastened per-
manently on the treasury. The func-
ton of congress is to legislate. The
chief function of government COM
missions is that of taX-eaters.