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The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
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The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
AYTON FOR STATE SENATE.
Montgomery Republicans Name the
County Ticket.

County Ticket.
Special 70 The Washington Herald
Rockville. Nd. Aug. 12-The Repub-
lican county convention to-day nominated
the following ticket:
For State senator, James f. Ayton; for
the house Of delegates, James NJ. Mount
Arthur ". Gluman. Albert Z. Shoe
maker, and Tarlton B. Stabler; for clerk
Of the Circuit Court. Charles G. McDon-
aid; for register OF wills, G. Scott DuvaIl:
for county commissioners, First district
W. Everett Brown: Second district
Charles 7. Johnson; Fifth district, Nor
timer o. Stabler; for sherin. Frank
Dwyer; for county surveyor, Norman
Jackson.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
BUSINESS NOTICES

PLAYS
Read and fully criticised. Productions
guaranteed If manuscripts warrant
PRESTON GIBSON.
Colorado Building.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
TUNNEL CAVES In,
CARRYING STREET
Lynchburg Fire Loss Will
Be Heavy.
WATER DOES NOT STOP FLAMES

Street Car Service interrupted and
Gas and Water Mains Are Crippled.
for Weeks-SectiOn OF the Tunnel
Has Been Abandoned.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
EarIy conditions Noted.

In the first census in 1870. the boun-
daries and area of the country are de-
scribed. confused currency conditions are
mentioned, and inadequate means OF
travel and postal facilities are empha-
sized. The early beginnings in agricul-
ture, manufactures, mining, fisheries, and
commerce, both interstate and foreign.
are outlined
In passing Il may be observed that in
1920 there were but five cities having a
population of 5000 inhabitants or more
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Balti-
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
CENSUS REVIEWED
BY ". Il. ROSSITER
Former Chief Clerk Makes
Invaluable Compilation.
COVERS CENTURY OF GROWTH
Material Gathered Traces the De-
velOpment OF Population in the
Original Thirteen states and Added
notwithstanding Analyses of Fam
uies-InfIuenceS OF immigration.

In compiling the book entitled "a Cen
tury OF Population Growth in the United
States" w. S. Rossiter, until lately
chief clerk Of the Bureau OF Census. has
made a distinctive contribution 20 the
statistical literature OF the United States.
In response 90 urgent requests from
many patriotic societies and public spir-
tied individuals, Congress authorized in
1871 the publication OF the names Of heads
OF families returned at the first census.
After the publication Of these volumes
it became evident that the series would
be incomplete without a final volume
discussing the historical aspects Of the
first census and presenting such statistics
as could be compiled from the limited re-
turns
To compile a report which should meet
those requirements was the task assigned
Chief Clerk Rossiter. and the results are
embodied in the book. which is now being
distributed by the Department Of Com
merce and Labor.
United States Led the World.
The first census Of the United States
was taken in 1872, or nearly ten years be
fore the first census in any European
country. except Sweden This lead the
French stausticia1, Moreau de Jonnes. 10
declare that the United States presents
a phenomenon without a parallel in his
tcry-"that OF a people who instituted
the statistics Of their country on the very
day when they founded their govern
ment. and who regulated by the same
instrument the census Of inhabitants.
their civil and political rights. and the
destiny Of the nation"
The author discusses pre-ConstitutiOnaI
enumerauOns with reproductions Of all
the authentic returns. In the Colonial
and Continental periods many obstacles
were encountered and results were often
incomplete and inaccurate. In 1712. Gov.
Hunter, of New York, undertook cen
sus Of that province. In writing 10 the
home government he excused the !mper-
iection of the returns In part. saying
that the people We're deferred by sim
pie superstition and observation that sick
ness followed upon the last numbering OF
the people"
Gov. Burnett. Of New Jersey encoun-
tered the more formidable New England
conscience. He wrote TO the British board
In 1726, alluding to an enumeration made
in New York three years before.
Il would have then ordered the like ac-
counts 20 be taken IN New Jersey, but
1 was advised that IL might make the
people uneasy, they being generally Of
New England extraction and thereby en-
thusiasts, and that they would take II
for a repetition Of the same sin which
David committed in numbering the peo-
pie, and might bring on the same judg-
ments"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
NEWOOFALEXANDRIA
Property Owners Affected by
Road Litigation.
PRISONERS DAMAGE PROPERTY
Charles ID. Barrett Receives Com
mission in Marine COrps-FuneraI
Services for John a. BOyd-NegrO
Arrested on Charge of Theft-Busi-
ness Men Lose 10 Lawyers.

F. Clinton knight. I3 South Royal street Ale1
andria. Va. IS authorized agent and carrier foT
The Washington Herald. The Herald viii be de-
hvered daily and Sunday TO any address In Alex
autria f0g 20 cents a month
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

/ Lynchburg. Va, Aug 12-Great streams
OF water are being poured into the crown
OF the Southern Railway tunnel to-day
in an effort to stop the spread OF the fire
that started yesterday. A section 400 feet
long at the southern end Of the tunnel
has been abandoned to its doom.
| Two hundred feet Of the tunnel have
already caved in and there is little chance
OF saving another stretch Of about 400
feet. The section that caved in carried
with It the street, cutting off street car
service and seriously gripping the gas
and water mains.
! High officials OF the road arrived here
to-day and are directing the work OF the
firemen. One fireman had a narrow escane
to-day by being overcome inside the tun-
mel. He had TO be carried 800 feet to the
| fresh air.
The tunnel is 1900 feet long and IN
places over 100 feet below the surface. In
the false work IN the tunnel over 100000
feet Of lumber and probably $1,000 cords
or wood have been used, and Il now
seems as though most OF this would be
destroyed.
Several fire companies from the city
! entered the tunnel with hose and fought
the flames with streams OF water. but
the strong current OF air famed the
/ flames so that the fremen had 10 leave
II was then proposed TO dynamite a
section and cut OF the fire from the part
OF the tunnel not damaged. but at this
Juncture there was serious cave-in.
which divided the fire. and made ap-
proach 20 II absolutely impossible.
AlonZo E Elevier, the contractor. when
WnOEa -
'All OF Us viii lose by IT,"
The greatest danger Is from further
caving in. The tunnel runs under River
mont avenue, a much Travelled highway.
and also under Water street, a residence
section. The fire may burn for weeks.
The tunnel is a part Of the cutoff" e"
which Is said 20 be one Of thre costliest
pieces Of railway construction OF its char
acter IN the South
The heavy grades in and out OF the
present union station are TO be eliminated
By the new route, which VIII mean a new
station In the West End. where the
Southern will spend nearly $4,000 on the
station and grading and paving streets
In accordance with the terms OF the new
franchise.
Fire stfH Rages.
The fire IN the Southern Railway tun-
mel here still RACES tonight, though the
appearances are now that the flames
can be held in the northern half OF the
work. and that nearly 800 OF the 800 feet
viii not be damaged. This. OF course. de-
pends on the ability OF the workmen to-
night 10 bore INTO the top OF the tunnel
and lood the timbers; otherwise. the
fire viii continue TO burn its way TO the
northern end.
Tonight the cavern extends almost
half way across Rivermont avenue. the
entire hole being 90 feet long. while
another 100 feet seems certain TO crumble
and fall
Late this afternoon a large warehouse
disappeared into the tunnel.
The Southern Railway headquarters IS
sued the following statement last night:
The tunnel referred 10 as being on fire
az Lyncnburg. Va, is part OF the new work
being done az Lynchburg, and this tun-
mel Is In the hands Of the contractors.
There is no trouble whatever with the
tunnel on the main line Of the Southern
Railway at Lynchburg. heretofore and
at this time in use"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

You have not read all OF the news Of
the day until you have read the want ads.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

Temperatures in other cities together with ths
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended a.
2. n yesterday. a. follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

To-day-Hgh tide, 5-G a. m; 6=z ?. m Low
tide. l2s5 a. m.
To-mOrow-High tide $50 a. N. 7:27 p N. Low
tide. l2-52 a. n; l:33 r. N.
Condition of the Water.
Special 20 The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Aug. l2-Both rivers
cleag.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13
THAW LOSES FIGHT
TO GAIN FREEDOM
Will Be RecOmmittedt to Mad
house at MatteaWan.
BEGIN PLANS FOR NEW FIGHT

Mother Issues Statement, Calling the
Decision of the Court Cruel and
VIII stand by the Slayer of Stnn-
ford White Until the End.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

As a result of a fall from a horse yes
terday at Front Royal. Va, John Ker-
sey, OF this city. had his left arm broken
In two places. his neck sprained. and
was otherwise bruised. He was riding a
horse belonging to II. B. Gibbs, Of Cal
yertOn. Va. in a steeplechase race when
the animal fell. Mr.. Kersey was brought
to this city and taken TO the Alexandria
Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-13

The Business Mems team this afternoon
went down to defeat when they crossed
bats with the Lawyers. At the end OF
the ninth inning the score was Is to
g. favoring the barristers. The game
was played on a field on North Alfred
street, and was witnessed by a large
gathering. Each side had many rooters.
who created considerable amusement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
DADEVlLlE WEDDINGS,
Rival Captures Prize After License Is
Secured.

Dadeville, July 19.-(Specia1.)- MR.
Henry Parkman of Dadeville and Miss
Stella Johnson of Walnut Hill were
married Saturday. The young couple
went down to Columbus, Ca, on the
morning train, repaired to the ordi-
nary's office. secured the license and
were quietly married. This is a very
simple sounding story and is of almost
every day occurrence. But the unusual
part of the narrative is that a license
to marry the young lady had already
been procured by another youth from
the lower part Of the county, the IL
cense having been issued from the Of
flee of the probate Judge in this coun-
ty one day last week. Young Park
man heard of the fact and he HE'D him
self to the young lady's home and evil
IDENTIFY persuaded her that he was more
suited to be the second party to her
wedding, 80 together they returned to
Dadeville and were informed that there
was naught to prevent their securing
license and marrying as both
parties were of age. but they continued
to Columbus having already planned
to go there. Mr.. Parkman is the son
of J. D. Parkman Of this place and is
an industrious young man. Ars. Park
man is the daughter of Joe Johnson, a
sub stantial citizen of Walnut hIIl beat.
several miles below town, and is quite
popular.
Another wedding occurred at the Of
fee of the probate Judge yesterday
morning, Mr.. H. P. Carlisle and Miss
Brunie May Coward, both of Coosa
county, being the parties. They came
down in the morning, secured license
and were married by Probate Judge
Sorrell, returning to their home on the
afternoon train toward Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
FARMERS GET ON
TELEPHONE LINE

Scottsboro, July 19.-(Specia1.)-A farm
ers' telephone line will soon be connected
with the telephone exchange of the South
ern Bell Telephone company at Bridge
port. The line will be constructed by r.
C. Glover and he has signed a contract
with the Southern Bell company 1t will
extend from Carpenter where 1t connects
with the Bell line, to Bryant, and later
on to Smilax and Eliza on Sand noun
tain, and will furnish service to about 1900
subscribers when completed Manager
Moore of the Southern Bell says that
there is considerable activity among farm
ers in the matter of securing telephone
service in their homes and places of bust
ness. He has had number of inquiries
and states that the indications are that
several new contracts for connection with
the Bridgeport exchange will soon be
signed. There are number of farmers
telephone lines in Jackson county and
the progressive farmers are realizing the
value and advantage of being in such
close touch with their friends and neigh
bors and the business centers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
NEWS OF GREENSBORO.
Announcement of Wedding of Note Is
Made Public.

Greensboro. July -(Special.)-Mr. and
Mrs. James Robert Martin have issued
Invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Sarah Ann Martin, to
Mr.. Thomas Edward Martin, the cere-
mony to take place on Wednesday, July
Is, at p. M, at the home, of the bride
parents, three miles west of Greensboro.
Mr.. Martin, the groom-to-be, is one of
Hales most prominent farmers, and the
bride is fair daughter of a very prom
inent family.
There were practically no complaints
filed with the railroad commission here
on Friday. Citizens petitioned to compel
the railroad company to keep an cleo
trio light and telephone at the depot
and to have shed built from depot to
track. The commission of course gave
no intimation as to what would be done
with the petitions
Mr.. Raymond Adams, one of the most
popular of the towns young men, and
Miss Myrtle Bell, granddaughter of the
late Capt J. w. Williams, surprised their
many friends here by being married
on Saturday afternoon. They are spend
ing their honeymoon at Cook Springs,
and will be home here in about ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
ADMISSION THEATRE
WILL BE REBUILT
CONTRACT is LET AND WORK
WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING.
CONTRACT is FOR $50, ooo-WiLL
BE HANDSOME PLAYHOUSE.

Admission, July 9.-(Special. )-Under the
superintendency of N. Rooney of the firm
of Moon & Atkinson of Richmond, Okel
& Cooper, architects of Montgomery,
work begins tomorrow morning on the
renovation of the Noble Street theatre,
which, it is said, will be the prettiest
playhouse in the south when completed.
The contract represents an expenditure
of $4,000, and it must be finished by Oc-
tober 9, as the building will be opened
for first-night performance on October
Is, when it is believed the seating ca
pacity of 1906 will be taxed.
Mr.. Rooney and c. B. Cooper were in
Admission today in consultation with John
H., and A. r. Noble. They were seen
at the theatre building and gave out the
plans for the building. The house will
be completely Quilted, the new entrance
lobby being placed on the ground floor
and done in Alabama marble, with a
marble tiled floor and decorations in art
glass. On the first floor there will be
400 seats and IL boxes with a seating
capacity of 72 persons. The color scheme
will be rich green and old ivory, special
attention being given to the foyer and
proscenium. There will be 1000 lights in
the building, 424 more than on the dome
of the state capitol. All the chairs and
doors will be upholstered in green leather.
The curtain will be of asbestos and
throughout the building particular atten-
ton will be given to protection in case
of fire. The stage will be of standard
size, 64x35 feet. with a rigging loft 81
feet high. There will be ten dressing
rooms, all of which will be elegantly fur
nished.
The balcony will have a seating capac-
ity of $50 and will be in keeping with
the parquet, the gallery seats being made
more comfortable and commanding than
at present
Besides the theatre building proper there
will be five storerooms on the main floor,
one being placed in the rear of the build
ing fronting on the north side of Tenth
street.
Okel G. Cooper, the architects, have
devised plans for nearly every first-class
theatre in the south, Mr.. Rooney being
a specialist in his line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
News Of GreenviIIe.

Greenville, July 19.-(Special.) THE
Baptist church here is represented at
the state Baptist convention by a good
delegation composed of the following
who left this morning for Andalusia,
where the convention will be held:
DR.. w. M. Blackwelder, Messrs ]. G.
Reynolds. J. S. MCMILLAN, J. d. Owen
C. B. Gamble. w. r. Martin and r. E.
Pleager.
A marriage Of great interest to Kolb
City, suburb of this place. took place
at the Baptist pastorium yesterday aft
ernoon between Mr.. William e. Hern-
don and Miss Marie Whitehead. The
ceremony was performed by the Bap u
fist minister, DR.. w. M. Blackwelder
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
SCRAMBLE FOR
PAYING CONTRACT
r. 3. KYLE is MAKING INTEREST
ING EXPERIMENT IN THE GROW
ING OF ToBAcco-PRoGRAMME
FOR CONVENTION.

Gadsden, July 19.-(Special 1.-The repre-
sentatves OF the various paying compa-
nies that are fighting for the street paw
Ing contract are in the city and work
ing hard to land the plum. The decision
of the council has not yet been made
and may be deferred some longer SO
that ample time can be had for consid-
GRAFTON.
Col R. B. Kyle, who is now in his
eighty-third year, is making a demon
stration of the possibilities of tobacco
culture and is very proud of the sue
cess he is making of the venture thus
far. Mr.. Kyle has always been an adj
vocate of diversified farming and used
his best efforts to induce the farmers
of the county to better their condition
through this course. He planted an ex-
perimental acre in the weed and at the
present time 1t looks as though it would
yield at least 500 worth of the plant.
The crop was planted on the top of
Lookout mountain at the colonel's home
and he is now showing 1t with great pride
to the farmers of the county.
The Seventh district Sunday school con-
vention for Etowah county has been
announced for July % at Burns Acad-
envy, with the following programmes:
Devotional exercises, led by Marion N.Y.
rick
Welcome address, by M. T. W. Smith.
Response, by Alto v. Lee, Jr.
Music.
Results of Sunday school work, Judge
J. A. Bilbro.
Recess for dinner.
Devotional exercises, led by Professor
Stovall.
Song Service.
1.-THE True Lifts as Prompted by the
Church." Walter R. Dortch.
Discussion, J. R. McCluney, followed by
J. H. Lovejoy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
PATEN BUSH KILLS
HIMSELF WITH GUN
Pushes the Trigger With a
Walking Stick
WRITES TO HIS BROTHERS
Declares That He Had Suffered From
Being Hooked BY a Cow Last
Fall-Requests Burial Any
where in the Ground.
WRITES TO HIS BROTHERS

Cordova, July 19-(Speoial.) 1.-The dead
man OF a prominent family at Red Bud,
in this county, was found in the woods
near his home Thursday morning. A
note to his brothers, written in a memo
randum book In his pocket indicated that
he had killed himself.
He had sat down by fence. put the
muzzle of his gun TO his breast and
pushed the trigger with stick. The stick
and gun were in the young mans hands
when found.
Young Bush was 10 years of age. His
parents died some time ago. He lived
with three brothers and two sisters.
The young man left home Wednesday
morning with his gun and dog, telling
his sisters that he was going hunting.
When the dog returned alone Wednes-
day night the family was alarmed and,
arousing the neighbors. search was
begun which lasted all night. The body
was found next morning.
Following is the letter found in his
Pocket:
RED Bud. July IA, 1909
Dear Brothers and Sisters-Last fall
while helping you milk COW, you re-
member. I got hurt by the COW hooking
me. have not been easy since This
is the reason l have killed myself
am engaged to Miss Ella Garrett, and
I want you to give her one of my pic
lures and tell her what has happened to
me. I am gone to heaven to see my
father and mother, who are gone on be-
fore. You may bury me where you please
I don't care where it is, just so 1 am
put under the dirt. Your brother,
"PATEN BUSH"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
MAY UNDERTAKE
BIG ENTERPRISES
INSURANCE COMPANY CONSIDERS
BUILDING BRIDGE ACROSS TEN
NESsEE RIVER AND ELECTRIC
LINE.

Decatur July f9.-CSpecial. )-wa1ter J.
Nesbit returned this morning from st.
Louis, where he spent the past week with
business connected with a large insur-
ance company OF which he is one of the
three auditors. Mr.. Nesbit says that Off
GERS of the insurance company and a
civil engineer went over the PROPOSE
ton of building a wagon bridge across
the Tennessee river here, and also the
building of an electric railroad from De-
catur to Russellville, distance of about
so miles.
The civil engineer who met with the
officers of the insurance company was
here few days ago and made esti-
mates of the cost of building a bridge
across the Tennessee river. He also has
maps and numerous surveys of the Sec
ton of country through which 1t is pro-
posed to construct an electric line from
Decatur to Russellville. Mr.. Nesbit says
that this engineer was of the opinion that
both the wagon bridge and the electric
railroad line would be paying invest
ments.
It is the intention of the insurance COM
pany to build both the bridge and the
iohiOdu, IL enoy Cstu Sot tAo pfopcf
ducements from the people here in the
way of taking stock. Mr.. Nesbit said
the matter is still before the officers of
the company and that a meeting of the
officers of the insurance company and
the citizens Of the two Decaturs and of
this section Of the state will likely be
called to be held in the Decaturs within
the next few days.
This insurance company" said Mr.
Nesbit. "is ready to finance tho building
of both this railroad and the wagon
bridge. provided the people here will show
the proper interest by taking some Of the
stock themselves. / am of the opinion
that both the railroad and tho bridge
can be built II we only go about II in
the proper way and show to these people
that we have faith in these enterprises"