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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
BESSEMER AROUSED BY WRECKER'S ACT
NEGRO IS ARRESTED AND LODGED IN JAIL ON CHARGE OF PLACING DISTRACTIONS ON TRACk-PER- SoNAL AND GENERAL.

Bessemer, July 8.-(Special.) )-There was much excitement in Bessemer today when the news of the attempt to wreck North Bessemer car this morning at about 1 o clock was made known. The car, which leaves Bessemer at 1 o'clock, was between Walnut and Ware stations when the mo- torman, H. w. Suttles, discovered an ob- struction upon the track and succeeded in bringing his car to a stop little dis tance from the pile of crossties and stones. He at once reversed his car and ran it back to Bessemer. Sheriff Higdon, at Bir- mingham, was at once notified and hurried to the scene on a special car. Captain Doyle and his dogs were at once secured and put on the trail of a negro, A. L.. White, who was captured shortly after.
 White claims that he had been to In terurban Heights for the purpose of col lecting some rent. From there he states that he went to a revival; afterward he unsuccessfuly attempted to board two cars and lay down near the tracks to spend the night. He denies all knowledge of the crime and says that he had noth- ing to do with the obstruction. He was placed in the county Jail to await further developments. Feeling runs high in the city and the street car men have the sympathy of all citizens.
 Dr. M. c. Ragsdale. member of the leg islature from this end of tho county, will go to the extra session of the legis- lature on July 27. in spite of the condition of his health which has been poor for some time past Dr. Ragsdale will be ac- companied by pr. V. Ragsdale and his wife. Dr. Ragsdale is greatly interested in some of the proposed acts of the leg islature and will do all in his power for this district.
 Mayor I. A. Lewis has vetoed the or dinance of the council providing for the leasing of the city prisoners. There are only IS in the jail and in Mayor Lewis opinion the city needs them an
 There are only two more days before the limit set by Mayor Lewis for cutting the weeds around the city expires While many lots have been given badly needed cleaning a good many have disregarded the ordinance These will be promptly placed under bond after July 10 and will have to explain to Mayor Lewis the cause of delay
 The mayors court was very light this morning, nothing of importance com ing up.
 Mayor Lewis has placed large force cleaning up the alleys and streets, giving the city a much heater appearance.
 Joe Whitmore left today for Marietta Ga. where he will be in charge of the contract secured by w. J. Long.
 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lefcovitz and daughter, Miss Zelma. will leave in short time for. Savannah. where they will sail for New York. They will remain there for some time as MT. Lefcovitz intends buying his fall and winter stock while In the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
JUDGE THOMPSON
 HAS PASSED AWAY
WAS AT ONE TIME PROBATE JUDGE OF BlBB COUNTY AND WAS HIGHLY CONNECTED-HAD BEEN ILL SOME TIME.

Centreville, July 8.-(Special.)- 5 o'clock afternoon ex-Probate Judge N. H. Thompson died at his home here after a lingering illness At the time of his death he was 70 years old. His wife died two years ago. He Is survived by two sons, J. F. Thompson, solicitor of the Fourth Judicial circuit; l.. F. Thompson of St. Louis, and one daughter, Mrs T. l.. Schooler of Centreville.
 Judge Thompson served four years as d Confederate soldier. He will be buried at Centreville cemetery tomorrow after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Birmingham vs. EnsIey Elks.

On Friday the Ensley Elks will play 8 return game with the Birmingham Elks at West End park The game will be called at o'clock and the general admis- sion will be 25 cents. The proceeds will be placed in the charity fund. Both teams are practicing daily and 1t is understood that Birmingham is determ- ined to wipe out their former defeat. The usual bunch of Ensley roters will be in attendance and will encourage the team to victory.
 There will be some change in the lineup as some of the team are attending the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Went Home In a Barrel.

New York. July S.-Miss Mary Hart, IS years of age, 'hung her clothes on a hickory limb when she went bathing in canal near Paterson. N. J. While she was in the water a man stole her garments; but with the aid of barrel. furnished by a woman who heard her screams, she was able to reach her home. The girl obtained warrant for John Doe, saying she could identify the man if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Falls Nearly a housand Feet

Chicago. July S.-verne Yohn. an anna teur aeronaut of Chicago. fell nearly thousand feet under his defated balloon at celebration at Waukegan last night. Both wrists and ankles were broken and his back was injured. but at the hospital to which Yohn was taken it was said he would probably recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Personal and General.

Misses Madgs and Annie Averyt are at Talladega Springs spending a few days at a house party.
 Tom Williamson, who has been very i'll of typhoid fever, is much improved.
 The funeral of the infant of Mir and Mrs. A. L. Arnold tok place this after noon from the family residence at Palmer Terrace. Rev. H. c. Kegley conducted the services. Interment was made at Oak land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
New FIre Engine.

Huntsville, July S.-(Special.) )AThe new steam fire engine built for Huntsville by the Metropolitan company has reached here and is now in service in the Hunts vile Ire department. The new engine more than doubles the fighting force of the department and will secure for the property owners of the city reduction in their rates of insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09

for a couple of days to learn from tn @ government troops there the best meth ods to carry out his duties. Adju- tant General Bibb Graves has decided | to bring this arm of the service up to a high state of efficiency. The signal corps will go into camp at Mobile with the artillery on July 24.
 Dorian on Mobile.
 P. B. Dorian, tax collector of Mobile county, who came to Montgomery this week to make final settlement of his work for the year, says that the gulf city Is going along in fine shape, with business good and the people happy. The fishing Is great down on the bay and he has a number of parties going to him during the summer months to have a try at the trout and the red fish. MT. Dorian is well known in all parts of the state and has a large num- . Der of friends In Montgomery. Be- cause of the absence of Chief Clerk Brooks Simth of the auditors office he will have to make another trip to final ly settle up
 Minor Capitol News.
 Judge w. w. Pearson of the Fifteenth circuit and Judge B. J. Garrison of Ash land will swap next week, Judge Pear son going to Clay and Judge Garrison going to Autauga.
 The lists show that about 250 medi- cal students will try to pass at the ex aminations next week. Student lawyers are also going to have a try at cer- tif1cate excellence.
 C. Brooks Smith. chief clerk to the auditor, is kept in Meridian, Miss, by the serious illness of his mother.
 Buy Birmingham Brewery.
 Members of the firm of Griel Bros. of this city. brewers and wholesale gro- cers, admit that they have an option on the brewery of the Schillingers in Birmin gham, but say that the trade Is not yet closed, a matter of several tn ousand dollars being between them. If bought the plant will be used to make White Top and other temperance drinks now a part of the Capital City brewery of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
On July 18th Southern Raj

On July 18th Southern Rail- way will sell round trip tick cts to Charlottesville, Va, for S19.60. To Richmond, Va, for $18.40. These tickets limited 15 days and can be extended until Sept. 30. BIRMINGHAM SPE- CIAL leaves 0::30 am.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
WATER POWER ID BE DEVELOPED Plans Call for Expenditure of
 S3,OOO.OOO IN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY 1t Is Said That the Electric Power To Be Generated Has Been Con-
 tracted For By Birmins-
 ham Manufacturers.

Dadeville, July S.-tSpecial )-Henry e. Jones of Montgomery, promoter and ca.pi- talists, who is Joking after the project of building an immense dam on the Talla- poosa river near this place for the pur pose or developing electric power. was in the city yesterday Mir Jones several years ago built the plant which supplies the city of Montgomery with it's pow CT, located some miles below the intended site of the one now planned. He Is very enthusiastic concerning the present propo- sition. All the options on lands which will be covered by back water of the huge structure have already been obtained and he expects work to begin some time in the fall. The total cost of the work. con- struction and equipment and the purchase of the lands which will be covered by the back water and which will consequent iy have to be purchased by the company, will be something like s3,0O0,0O0 The dam will be something like 12o feet high and will back water many miles up the river and tributary streams. It is expected thai electric power of 5000 horsepower will be developed. all of which has already been contracted for by manufacturing plants in Birmingham. If this deal Is put through it will mean much to Dadeville and Tal- laposa county.
 The county board of education, who also constitute the board of trustees for the county high school. which is located here. have announced their selection of teachers for the next term. Professor Clancy. who was principal last year, was reelected and has consented to remain. The two as- sistants are Miss Maude Holstun of Wa verly and Miss Augusta Bloodworth of De- oatur, who are both experienced teachers. It is expected that the new high school building will be completed in the early Tall and with the very efficient corps of teachers successful session is as- sured-
 very enjoyable barbecue was given by Frank Wallace and Clifton Oliver in honor of Miss Maud Kelly of Birmingham. who, with her father. has been the guest of William Gray. Mir. Wallace Is an expert in affairs of this kind and Wallace's bar becues are famous in this section of the state. Miss Kelly, who Is state organizer for the Daughters of the War of 1872 was one of the prominent visitors at the Horse shoe Bend celebration last Saturday. am, has made many friends during her short stay in Dadeville.
 FREE DEMONSTRATION
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Savings depositors are re- quested to leave their pass books, that mi-annual in terest may be credited there:n.
 BANK OF ENSLEY
 Ramsay 6 Mccormack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Fifty-DoIiar Fine for Cruelty.

meeting of the grand lodge of Elks at Lo Angeles, Cal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09

FREE DEMONSTRATION Electrical cooking and heat ing devices; our display rooms 10:30 a.m., 3:30 pm.
 B. R.. L. & P. GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
CLOTHING

 Every suit in the house will go at some price from $1.00 to $12.98.
 We will give you some of the best suits, newest styles, made in this country for ;ln even ten-dollar bill ...........S .S1000
 Other stores call them bargains at from $20.00 to $3000 each.
 One new lot Mems Summer Suits, worth $35.00, at ....... ... -. =. ... .$1298 One big lot new, this season $ Suits, made to sell at $12.50 to $500 wholesale, all col ors, including serges, at ........... .S8.87 Brand new $1500 Suits, new long coats, light weights, to go at. ........ $7.36 $4.89-One big lot of two-piece Summer Suits that sold as high as $22.50. If your size is here take two or three, you will never get another chance ................ $4 89 Small lot of mems new 5000 Suits go One lot goes at. ...... ........... .$1.95
 Saturday, July 10, at 9 a.m., we will sell one mans Suit, worth 5000, for $100 and one every hour during the day until they are sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09

MT. and Mrs. Samuel Lefcovitz and daughter, Miss Zelma. will leave in short time for. Savannah. where they will sail for New York. They will remain there for some time as MT. Lefcovitz intends buying his fall and winter stock while In the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09

Joe Whitmore left today for Marietta, Ga, where he will be in charge Of the contract secured by w. J. Long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
BOYS CLOTHING AND KNEE PANTS

BOYS CLOTHING AND KNEE PANTS One big lot little boys Suits, worth 4o.UU, at 5oc One lot boys Sample Suits to go at. $1 89 You will find sizes up to 12 years and values up to $500 among them. Every boys Suit in the house equally low.
 PANTS Boys Knee Pants, worth 40c, at ..... 9cs 75c Knee Pants, at. t..................3 39c $1.OO new Serge Pants, at. ........... .69c.
 MEMS OVERALLS While they last, $600 per dozen Overallss wholesale, all to go, at. at.......... 39cs $500 per dozen wholesale Overalls 59c 5000 per dozen wholesale Overalls. 79c
 UMBRELLAS 39c, 67c and 89c-worth up to $200. Ladies Ready to- Wear Skirts Under skirts and Waists at your own price
 HATS
 Every man in Birmingham ought to get a new drummers' sample hat. 1000 men $ new Sample $200 to $4.00 Hats, 500 men $ extra fine new Fedora shap.s will go Saturday, at. ... ........ $1 98
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09

Wanted-25 Salespeople. Apply Friday, July g. Men and Women. Experienced preferred.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
ROME FIRE SERIOUS
il LOSS IM GEORGIA CITY WILL ' ts REACH ess,0O0.
E1amses Broke Out I'm Livery Stable of Llndsey And Hicks Ana
 Spread To Business

Rome AGa-, Jan. f3--A . fire which promised. to surpass the con. fiagratien of two weeks ago. started at IO:4Sg fast night in the heart of the business district of Rome and at an early hour this morning Is stiil burn Ing. thes loss aA 13:so being estimated ct $S5. .000.,
 The fire started in the livery stables of Lindsey and Hicks, totally destroy. ing the property with about twenty heads of horses.
 There were forty-three horses in the stables when the fire was discovered. but it is thought that more than half of them were saved. The loss is esti- mated at 415,oo0 with S5,000 insurance,
 The firesspread to the Third Avenue Hotel which was in course of com struction, destroying it. The loss of this building is estimated at SS,O0O with ssB0o insurance.
 The Wilkerson building, owned by the heirs of Mrs. ]. T. wilkerson caught next and the five stores were soon wrapped in flames. The fire In this building was stiIl burning at I2:sO this morning. The, building Is valued at s25, ,000: insurance unknown.
 The Rome Publishing Company, job printers occupied a part, of the wilker- son building Their loss Is estimated at $20.000. Insurance on stock e6,500; on macnlneFyt *fs0VVs'r-
 A. CarHachan. harness dealer. sus- tsined a4lOss of s3.000 with S1.60o in- surance.seA
 Charles Wilkerson's meat market was 'destfoyed with a loss of S1,500.
 The Alexander restaurant, adjoining the livery stable. was also destroyed. Loss. S1.5o0; insurance $1.00o.
 The Sire was under control at o'clock and the wiikerson. building was saved from total destruction.
 Earlier estimates of the damage by the fire are undoubtedly exaggerated and a conservative estimate at this hour, RAo'cloci, places the damage at between $35.00O and $40,000. This iS based upon the certainty that a con siderable quantity of the stock of goods, supplies and machinery in the burned buildings are damaged only by waterSand are not total loss as was at first believed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
FOLLOW PRECEDENT
HAYWARD TO SUCCEED HITCHCOCK
 AS CHAIRMAN.
Atisstass Insistence To Have President- Elect For Two Evenangs, Resuitea
 Yesterday Tn Taft's Consent Ts plan.

Augusta, Ga, Jan. 1z-Exact prece- dent Is to be followed in the success sion of Frank H. Hitchcock, as Chair man of the Republican National Com mittee. The precedent will place VII. liam Hayward, Secretary of the Com mittse, ct it's head until. the committee elects, q chairman at it's meeting to pc held four years hence, in December preceding the next National convention
 When Chairman Cortelyou relinqufsh- cd his position at the head of the conn mittee some months after he became Postmaster General, Harry s. New, tts yfce-chairman was made chairman anu conducted the affairs of the committee. which is practically dormant prior to the December meeting, called to make arrangements for the election Of dele gates to the National convention.
 That Secretary Hayward will have charge of the .afairs of the commtttee when they are reltnquisned py Mr. Hitchcock, was ascertained here from most reliable authority today. although. no oniciaf statement on the subject is deemed necessary at this time. ThS rules and practice of the committee make it the duty of the Chairman to provide his successor by appointment.
 The insistence of Atlanta to have the President for two, evenings, re- suited today in his consent to return to that city Saturday afternoon, to be present at . reception to be rendered him by the Capital City Club. Satur- day night. Mir. Taft will go to Atlanta Friday morning, be the guest at the famous s"Possum Supper" for which preparations have been in active pro- Eress for several weeks. He will leave Atlanta Saturday morning for Athens
 where he will be formally received. and escorted to the State University, for an address. He will then return to Atlanta, and after the reception, begin his journey back to Augusta, where he win arrive Sunday morning.
 Mr. Taft abandoned his golf game ehis smorning that he might attend the meeting of the Richmond County Bar Association He made no speech to the lawyers, ,a but evidenced great interest in. the proceedings. which were chiefy1 the reading of q lengthy paper by for- rner. Iudke Andrew w. Cobb. Of the State, Supreme Court, on the jury>sys- tenn in Georgia. The golf game was played in the afternoon among alter nate showers and sunshine.
 The Philippine tarin was discussed with Mr.. Taft today by William c. GrskE, s manufacturer and exporter of machinery. of Newburg. N. Y. J. H. White, of Louisiana, was received. He bore q letter of introduction from Pearl Wight, National [ Republican Committeeman from that State. Mr. White made social call. f
 Mrs. William H. Taft will leave here Thursday for New Haven, Conn. where she goes to attend class function of her son. Robert, at Yale. She will re- turn in time to sail with the President elect for Panama, having determined to make. thestEip to the fsthmus. The Taft family were dinner guests tonight of Boykin Wright, a prominent attorney of SthfR, cfty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
Let Kodol
Digest what you eat. Then you can / Eat what you like. s...

: You once could est anything you Wantsd. and your stomach would &lgest it. ' But new there's some thinga which your stomach won't digest. Your stomach absolutely refuses to accommodate you when, you eat certain food--so you have been forced by your stomach to eat food which you detested, and pass up those delicacies that you would have really enjoyed.
 There is c way now to eat auy thing you like, if you will let Ko- dol digest it.
 Kodol will do this, too. It won't talk back or command, but will go right ahead with it's work and di. Eest all the food you eat. Kodol will let you eat anything you like and all you want. and you won't sufIer with that duh feeling, that 1uIlness, and wish you hadn't eaten SO much.
 You will not have that heartburn. which is 60 annoying at times. if you win let Kodol digest your food c while.
 You don't have to use Kodol long --only for . little while-just long enough for your stomach to. rest settle. It gets tired sometimes, tG~-auGt the same aS anybody or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
JUDGEJ0NEsIs SILENT
OPINION AFFECTING, .PROHIDITION s.,s LAwaN0T FORTHCOMING. Hf
Nc +Indicaticss As Te whe. Opinion Tn Matter VIII De Delivered. 'i
 May Decide During |

The failure of Judge Jones. of the Federal Court. to give decision yes terday in 2 the matter of the F. w. Cook Brewing Company. against the State. was distinct disappointment to the whiskey dealers of Montgom- cry and of Alabama. tNi
 The brewing company sets up In q bill presented to Judge Jones that the prohibition act in Alabama Is an in- fringement of. its rights under the constitution. of the United States. The matter was argued by able counsel be- fore Judge Jones, who took the mat ter under consideration.
 It was expected that Judge Jones would deliver an opinion yesterday, but his opinion was mot forthcoming. Judge Jones was very busy yester- day with other matters. He would not indicate when an opinion in the case would be put out. but 1t would not be surprisirs it hs decided the matter tooay. Il as .s t,e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
MRsy MoNNIsM ARREsTEp.
Atlantn wenaans Chhrged with Sending
 Obscene Matter Through Mail.

Atlanfa Woman. Chlarwed With sendann
 Obscene Matter Through Mail.
 .f,Atiaflta. Ga. Jan.. 12-MrB. Rose F. Monnish. who. gained publicity in At lanta several years ago through court proceedings instituted bytresiaents on Peachtree Street., Atlantis most fashionable tboroughfare.s to. enjoin her and her husband from establishing a sanftarium on that street, and who has since been more or less in. the pub lic eye through other court proceed ings. was today. indicted by the. Federal grand jury for sending obscene mat ter through the malls.
 The alleged obscene matter charged to Mrs. Monnishs is. directed against Miss Carrie Lou Montgomery, twice divorced. whom Mrs. fMonnish recent ly named as co-raspondent. iii divorce suit which she instituted against her husband NAq aAt
 Mrs. Monnishi was arrested and almost immediately released on bond in the sum sof 32:000. She denies the authorship of the kistters' in question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
LAW AND ORDER l.
 LEAGUE IN MOBILE

Mobile. Jan, 12-(speciai)-The Law and Order League of Mobile County was formally organized tonight at the Central Presbyterian Church.
 The membership Is given at 100. The officers were elected but not given out, and constitution was adopted. Work will begin at once. Reports from all over the city were read and were very fiattering. .te 6. The, League has been in existence for some time but not formally organ ized. tv -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13

the President. under date Of Sept ai. says: s
 T am. writing you my amende hon.. orabie for a great mistake I made, three years ago. Ss {
 This refers to .Dsrr's belief expressed at the time that Mrs. Morris had, suf- fered great wrong in her ejectment. ], The letter from Highleyman. referring to Mrs. Morris, says: ss
 q can only. hope that she will do nothing rash in Washington; however, every moment expect something to happen t. -5S-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
Successor of E.alst,

Boston. aAfss.,s Jan. 1 11--At meet ir9 os the Board of 0veraeers of sTIar- yard College here tomorrow, 1t Is ex- pected that Abbott Lawrence Lowell. will be formally indofsed for presfL dent of the Institution ! to succeed Charles ". Eliot. when he retires In May ttl .4sxS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
WANTED-sALEsNdEN.

sALEsMAN wANTED-For Montgomery and vicinity to represent 36 furniture fac- tories W. H. Ferris Furniture Co.,. Bir- mineham, Ala. -5 WANTED-Salesmen and dealers to sell our tailoring direct to the customer. Our lno of samples contains 800 of the nobbiest
 styles of woolens; quality of materials Is the best; workmanship and fashions very snap pg You will never lose a customer with
 our line Many of our local dealers and skiesmen sell from 5000 to S5o00 season. Write today and secure this big line for your town exclusively. Also want expe- riknced tailoring salesmen to travel and appoint dealers. We pay salary and com mission Our road salesmen sell from tl0.000 to &25.000 per season. This Is your opportunity, if you are experienced. Ad- dress C. W. Worth. Mgr. Dept. I, Lock Box 360. Chicago, III. -5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
Waiyers on Jae NreGlnn,.r.

New York, Jan. I2--Joe McGlnnity, the Iron Man, w1lf not be on the Giants pitching stan next season, Manager McGraw having asked ail league clubs for waivers on .McGInni- ty'N services. if all clubs waive claim the pitcher must go{ to some minor league team. .McGinnity last season won eleven games of the eighteen he nitched si-f.