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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-20
ALABAMA BAPT|STS
IN CONVENTION
First Session Opens In AndaIu-
sia This Morning
MANY DELEGATES ARRIVE
Judge NJ. D. benson Is President of
the Convention and viii Preside.
Many Matters of Import
ance Coming Up.

Andalusia, July 19.-(Special.) 1.-The eigh-
ty-eighth annual session of the Alabama
Baptist state convention will be called
to order at 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow
by Judge N. ID. Denson the president.
Rev. M. M. Wood Forman Is the secre-
tary and is on hand for his work. The
attendance will be very large. Every train
so far has been crowded to the utmost.
The work of the day will principally
be organization, the convention sermon
and reading reports. The state board of
in the morning to hear the report of sec-
rotary Crumpton. The following men,
bers are already present and others ex-
pected in time for the meeting: President
G. G. Miles, George w. Ellis, c. A.
Stakely w. j. Elliott, j. w. OHara,
A. j. Dickinson, D. r. Green, ]. e. Cox.
The entertainment committee under the
direction of Pastor J. ]. Hagood has
everything in good shape and is handling
the hosts witt: care. The old time south
ern hospitality IS being extended
There will be matters of great import
ance that will come up for considera-
ton at this session of the convention.
The Woman's Missionary union will not
have its session conformity with the state
convention as they now have their meet
ing in the fall Of the year. There will
be however a report on woman's work
during the convention.
The Baptist Young Peoples union of
the state have their convention in the
spring and only incidentally will their
work be mentioned. The principal work
will be the general work of the denomin-
alton.
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The COOL Resorts Of Wisconsin.

The lake region of Wisconsin, northern
Michigan and Minnesota is within easy
reach.
You can leave Chicago via the chicago
&. North Western railway, on through
pullman sleeping cars any evening and
take breakfast the following morning in
the midst of the great north woods.
This region excels all others for variety
of interest There are over 1900 splendid
lakes and innumerable streams Good
boarding houses, camps and hotels; first
class fishing. plenty of yachting, bathing,
golf, tennis and other outdoor sports.
Send for free descriptive booklets, with
detailed maps showing camps. hoteis.
wagon roads. trails game laws and other
information. N. M. Breeze. Gen. Agt.
c. & N w. Ry., 438 Walnut street, Gin
cinnati. O. 7-2O-6t-tu-fri
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WOMAN FARMER
GROWS ALFALFA
Makes Artificial Application of
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY
Corn and Cotton Crops Show Steady
Improvement in West Alabama.
Miss Bertha Hit Receivers
From Serious Illness.
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY

Cuba, July 19.-(Specia1. )-Produc-
ing alfalfa on lands hitherto deemed
unsuited by the application of a dress
ing of lime is the accomplishment of
Mrs. Sallie Phelps who has recently
brought in samples of the second cut
ting which is extra bright and fine.
Like most pioneers Mrs. Phelps was
laughed at by her neighbors, who made
numerous predictions of failure. claim
ing that 1t was impossible to produce
alfalfa on lands that did not carry a.
large amount of lime in the soil, which
has been disproved by this energetic
widows applicat ton to the problem
She announces her intention of extend
ing the crop until such time as she
has sufficient acreage from which
shipments can be made. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed here that her expert
.ment will be followed by several next
year and that In the course of five
years alfalfa may be loaded here In car
lots.
Having beans for Thank giving din
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OFFICES May Be Abolished.

= Denver, July 19.-Joseph Hutchinson.
tIie%only executive board member of the
Western Federation of Miners, In spite of
the fight against President Meyer. today
in his annual report recommended the
abolition Of the positions of president and
vice president. as well as the abolition of
the present executive board, and the Gre
alton of q new board composed Of one
non-salaried member from every state
and territory in which the organization
operates. He also advocated the abolition
of the ritual. It will be upon this report
that the ''obstructionists" hope to make
their most aggressive attack against
Mover
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CHARGED With Violating Law.

Bristol Tenn, July 19.-Charged with
embezzlement and violation Of the Ten
nessee insurance laws, d. H. Willard of
johnson city was today arrested on two
warrants sworn out by Ed Wagner of
Roam Mountain, Tenn, and Deputy In
surance Commissioner of Tennessee A.
II. Tipton Willard was taken to Eliza
bethton, where he gave bond in each
base and was bound over to the grand
Jury. Willard is charged with writing In
surance in companies not chartered in
Tennessee and with failure to return a
premium of 800 when an alleged Illegal
policy was cancelled. He was arrested
more than year ago for embezzlement
from the Employers Liability company of
Philadelphia, of which he was formerly
general agent for Tennessee.
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OUARLES WILL NOT
ENTER THE RACE
Judge Miller May Have No
Opposition
COTTON MILLS ARE SOLD
cawthon Property Is Bid In BY Selma
National Bank To Satisfy judy
rnent for $42,5oo-Wharf
Facilities.

Selma, July 19.-(Special. )-Col. W. W.
Quarles. who has been prominently mem
toned during the past month or SO as a
likely candidate for circuit judge against
Judge B. M. Miller, who is serving his
first term in that position, declared today
that he will not be a candidate. Had he
entered the race there would have been
heated contest and his withdrawal
would seem to leave the field free for
Judge Miller, who has made an excellent
, judge.
Cawthon Cotton Mills Sold.
Today, under an execution of levy by
the sheriff, the Cawthon cotton mills of
this city was sold at public outory to
satisfy two judgments, one held by the
Selma National bank and the other bye a
bank in Mobile. The amount of the judy
ments was s42,5O0 and the property was
bid in by e. 3. Melvin, president of the
Selma National bank for that amount.
Just what disposition will be made OF the
idle for over year.
Wharf Facilities.
Selma will soon have the best wharf
facilities on the Alabama river outside of
Mobile. The Birmingham and Gulf Rail
way and Navigation company has an op-
ton on the lease of the building now &C.
cuped as the postoffice, the Selma Times
office being on the second floor. Satur-
day afternoon the city council granted the
Selma Street and Suburban Railway COM
pany the right to lay its track into the
building and to haul cars thereupon. There
were some minor restrictions desired by
Mayor Atkins before he would sign the
resolution, the main objection being a
provision that the cars were to be hauled
only through Water street. A meeting
of the council held this morning wiped
away all the objections and the whole
matter has been settled satisfactorily to
all concerned.
The building which is on Water street
was used years ago for wharf there,
having been cotton slide to the river $
edge. Modern elevators will be put in
and the best wharf on the river outside
of Mobile will result. The decision OF
the Birmingham and Gulf company to use
Selma as it's main shipping point will
mean much for this city and 1t will mean
an entire revolution of traffic by water.
The company has recently chartered the
250-ton steamer Alice, which will run be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile and will
bring freight by all water route from
New Orleans to Selma, where 1t will be
shipped to Birmingham and other points.
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Tobacco Merchant Dead.

Baltimore, July 19.-George w. Gail, one
of the wealthiest and best known citi-
zens of Baltimore died today following
an operation for an intestinal perforation
due to typhoid fever. Mr. Gail was the
son of the late q. W. Gail. founder Of
the old tobacco Arm of Gail & AK. He
was A years of age.
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Wealthy Man Found Dead.

Philadelphia. July 19.-Matthew GILL; Jr,
q wealthy retired iron master Of this
city, was found dead early today in the
driveway of his country home at Rad
nor, near here, with bullet wound in
the head. Nearby was found revolver
and the police are inclined to believe
that Mr.. Gill killed hffnself Mr.. GIL
had been in i'll health for some time.
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Bubonlc Plaques Victim.

Washington, July 19.-Bubonic plague
has claimed one victim in the Island of
Trinidad recently, according to report
received by Surgeon General weyman of
the public health and hospital service. 1t
is not known that there are any more
cases on the island.
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Work on Inland Waterway.

Beaufort, N. c., July 19-Nearly five
miles of the inland waterway from Beau
fort to the Mouse river-designed to avoid
the dangers of navigation off Cape Hat
teras-have just been completed. The
dredging boat is now located in creek
where much difficulty is being encoun-
tered
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Names To Be Furnished.

Washington July 19.-Representative
Austin of Tennessee today introduced in
the house a joint resolution requiring
postmasters and letter carriers to supply
senators and representatives for official
use the names and occupations of those
receiving mail within the state or terri
tory so represented.
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To FURNISH MAPS
TO LEGISLATURE
Bessemer Mass Meeting Dis
cusses New County
EASTS ACT A MYSTERY
Insurance Man Disappeared From Bes-
semer Last Wednesday-Elabo-
rate Plans for Jonesboro
Cornerstone Laying.
.EASTS ACT A MYSTERY

Bessemer, July 19.-(Special.)- 1.-THE mass
meeting tonight at Rebie hall was short
and to the point The question consid-
cred was plan of campaign for the new
county during the extra session of the
legislature. Gardner Goodwin suggested
that a map be made OF the proposed new
county with marginal notes as to the
population, taxable property, area, etc.
The motion was made to accept Mr..
Goodwin's suggestion and a committee
of three was appointed to make the map
and see that a copy of it is in the hands
of each legislator before the session be-
gins The committee is composed of J. A.
Estes, Gardner Goodwin and A. j. Crit
fenkamp. Mr.. Griffenkamp has offered
to furnish all maps needed in the cam
paign free of charge.
The finance committee was authorized
to solicit funds for the campaign. A
number of citizens will go to Montgomery
in the interest of the new county and a
hot fight is anticipated.
Percy Clark of Birmingham was pres
ent and expressed his hope that Besse-
mer would succeed in procuring a new
county. He suggested that the name of
the county be Pettus.
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Engagement Announced.

Philadelphia, July 1s.-The engagement
was announced in Paris today of Miss
Fernandina ,Wanamaker, daughter of
Rodman Wanhmaker, granddau lighter of
John Wanamaker, to Arturo Herein, son
of Count Heren Of Paris and Biarritz.
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Naval Surgeon Dead.

Newark, N. j., July -9.-Dr. Edgar Hol-
den, president of the Association Of Med
ical Directors Of Life Insurance Compa-
MES, died today, aged n. He was sur
geon on the United States frigate Min
nesota in the civil war.
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ner is the aim of C. r. Cooke, who is
now arranging TO plant a second crop
of green beans so that they will ma
ture at that time. Good rains have
fallen, which insures the termination of
the seed.
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WeaIthv Man prope Dead.

Yanceyville, N. c.. July 19.-George w.
Daley prominent and wealthy citizen,
dropped dead Sunday morning while maxi
ing a talk at Prospect church, near here.
His death was the result of a stroke Of
apoplexy
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General crop conditions are showing
much improvement. Cotton is general
ly clean and but for poor stands now
bids fair to make a three-fourths crop.
Young corn is fine, while the recent
rain assures a full crop of old corn.
DR.. Beavers feels confident now that
he will make over 100 bushels to the
acre on his special field. The William
son method has shown UP fine during
the recent dry spell, the - n looking
green and continuing to Is Jw. Some
thing new for this section is being tried
this year by the farmers who are MAX
ing liberal applications of nitrate of
soda to cotton. With the recent adj
vance In cotton an optimistic feeling
prevails among the farmers and they
are now taking up the farmers tele-
phone line building and making ex-
tensions to the service which has prov
en- of so much advantage to those who
first went into the plan.
A spirited and spiritual revival has
been going on at the Baptist church
| for the past week which bears evidence
of doing much real and lasting good
The minister, Sam Cowan, has been
giving the people some as eloquent
and forceful sermons as have ever
been heard here. Several accessions
to the denomination have been made
with bright prospects for more.
The condition of Miss Bertha Hit,
who has been seriously i'll, is somewhat
improved and hopes are now enter
tanned for her recovery.
A lot Is written about self-made
men but little said about young wom-
en- like Miss Hit, who worked her own
way through Beeson's college last year
in order that she might fit herself for
a teacher. This entire community in
dulges the hope that her recovery will
be prompt so that she may resume
her studies in the fall. Fer spell of
fever is in some measure attributed to
hard study while In school.
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MASONIC LECTURE.
"Origin of Masonry" this
evening, 8 o'clock. King Sol
ONION Lodge invites all Master
MasOnS.
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Banks for the Law.

"The majority of state banks favor
the adoption of the wisest and most
stringent regulations, such as are found
in New York and Massachusetts. A
few will fight any change prevent
ing them from carrying on present
wildcat methods such as the few in
duIge in. We believe that the wishes
of the conservative bankers in the
state will be followed and that Ala
bama will have ban1S1ng laws second
to no state in the union to the end that
the public's interests are properly
guarded. The subject of guaranteed
deposits l have studied carefully and
am free to confess that my own ideas
are still hazy upon the subject. The
departure is a wideNone and as Texas,
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma are
willing to make the experiment and are
doing so 1t would be best for us to let
time and experience tell the tale"
Incidentally, Mr.. Tilton is in favor of
smaller counties and biennial sessions.
both Of which seem to him good. In
the first he believes may come good
for his own county of st. Clair, which
Is on two sides of a mountain and as
much two sections as could be dis
covered
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Personal and General.

Mrs. Tom Samuels, who was Miss Leo
ia Phillips, received message this morn
ing from Sam Antonio. Tex, saying that
her husband had fallen and broken his
neck Samuels was contortionist and
appeared in Bessemer, where he met his
wife.
The council meets tomorrow night and
will take up the budget of the board of
education.
Coroner Brasher will hold an inquest
over Matte Perkins tomorrow morning
at o'clock. The inquest will be held
at Kennedy Bros undertaking establish
ment.
The Rev. d. p. Taylor left today for a
weeks visit to friends in Nashville.
Misses Bernice and Kathaleen Meade
of East Lake are visiting Misses Grace
and May Kinney on Arlington avenue.
A series Of protracted meetings will
be commenced by the Rev. M. X. Thorn
ton at the First Baptist church next
Sunday.
The young men of the Baraca class
of the First Christian church will give
a watermelon social to the young ladies
of the church at the church next Thurs
day night.
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THE BANKERS WANT
MORE EXAMINERS
McLane 1iIton Outlines Pro-
posed Legislation
FAV0RS THE AMENDMENTS
Pel City Banker Wants Smaller Coun-
ties and Biennial Sessions of the
islature-NationaI Guard
Movements.
FAV0RS The AMENDMENTS

Montgomery. July 19.-(Special.)--
The proposed changes in the state
banking laws are the result of repre-
sensations made to Gov. B. B. Conner
by the State Bankers association on
the need of bank examiners and do not
look to the creation of a sentiment
for the passage of a guaranteed bank
deposit act at the regular session. THE
proposed changes are for the purpose
of putting our banking system on a
parity with other states says McLane
Tilton, Jr., of Pell City, secretary of
the Alabama Bankers association.
Mr.. Tilton continues: I'VE have only
one bank examiner and over 200 state
banks. 1t is impossible for the exam
inner to get around. With all respect
to Mr.. Rutledge (the one examiner),
who is doing the best he can, our bank
examinations are a farce. With three
men, paid by assessments upon banks
in proportion to capital, We count upon
having genuine examinations, wherein
every detail will be fully investigated.
such as counting cash verifying bank
balances, listing and adding notes, de-
posits and savings accounts, and prop
erly passing on values of collateral
and Endorsements.
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Free $1.00
Package
1t Removes Dandruff. Stops Falling
Hair and Itching Scalp. Grows
New Hair and Changes Gray
or Faded Hair to Its

Men whose hair or boards are stray
Cling or all gone, women whose tresses
have been thinned by fever or hair
falling out requiring the use of
switches; little children boys and girls
whose hair is coarse and unruly; all
find in this great remedy just the re-
lief that they want.
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Disappearance a Mystery.

The cause of the disappearance of J..
B. East local representative of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance company, is yet
a mystery, as his accounts are only about
5000 short and his many friends state
that there would have been no difficulty
in his raising this amount. 1t is not
believed that this was the cause of his
act.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. East
disappeared on wednesday last and no
trace has been found of him since. only
a note from New Orleans, which merely
states that he has gone. He leaves a
wife and family in Bessemer.
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Plant Breeders.

The annual session OF the Alabama
Plant Breeders association, to be held
July 2S at Auburn, will have talk
from d. N. Shoemaker of the United
States department of agriculture, and
talks on special subjects from other
speakers of note. The list of speakers
includes J. A. Wilkinson, commissioner
of agriculture of the state, and Jesse M.
Jones, known to be one of the greatest
corn raisers in the south. Corn will
be the leading feature of the meet
ing.
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Jonesboro Cornerstone Laying.

The arrangements for the laying of the
cornerstone of the new $4,000 school
house at Jonesboro have been completed
and the programme indicates that the
affair will be a great success. Promi-
nent citizens of the county will make
addresses. among them Sydney J. Bowie
and DR.. r. M. Cunningham. There will
be an all-day picnic and preparations will
be made to accommodate a large crowd.
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Regiments Change.

The Second regiment, Alabama Ma
tional Guard, having left Picket
springs, the First has taken the camp
grounds for a week Col. G. ]. Hub
bard is making ready to have the long,
time reputation of the First kept up.
He is said to have one of the finest
bodies of men in the National Guard of
the south. Gen. Robert f. Ligon, in
spector general, who inspected the Sec
ond, pays them high compliment, say
ing the men make a magnificent show
ing for efficiency.
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Rates on Crossties.

At a meeting Of the railroad commits
sion on Monday 1t was found that
complaint of rates on crossties on the
Bay Minette branch of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad had been ad-
justed by giving the same rates as on
lumber. The case of the commission
against this same road, general ad-
justment of the rates on ties, has been
continued to the next regular meeting.
The Washington times., 1909-01-14
ASKED
FOR brain" TRUST
National Academy Of Arts and Letters and National
Institute of Arts and Letters Modelled After French
Institution and Include Famous Men Of Country

Ward, New York. Thomas EagucsfOrJ
Lounsbug, Connecticut. Theodore
Roosevelt. New York; John Singer Sar-
gent Massachusetts. Richard Watson
Glider. New York Horace Howard
Tumesss Pennsylvania. john BigeIou.
New York; WmsIow Homer. E-aiue: Al
fred TuayeT Mahau. New York. Daniel
Chester French. New York. John Bur
TCupLss New York James Ford Rhodes
Massachusetts. Edwin Austin Abbey.
New York, HOIatIO Parker, Connecticut.
William Muigau sloane, New York.
Edward Everett Hale. Massachusetts.
Robert Underwood Johnson, New York.
George Washington Gable Massachu-
settss Thomas Wentworth IIiggins0u,
Massachusetts Andrew Dickson White,
New YORK. Henry Van Dyke, New Jer-
FrV. William tTaTw Br0WueU, New York.
Basil LaUuelu GildeTslC-ve. Maryland.
Julia Ward Howe, Massachusetts,.
Woodrow wilson New Jersey. Arthur
Twiuing FIadIcr. Connecticut. ITenrv
Cabot Ledge MassaC Chusetts, Francis
Hoplyinsou smith, New York. Francis
Marion Crawford. New York: Henry
Charles Lea. Pennsylvania; Edwin How
land Blashheld, New Iorl; William
Merritt Chase New York, Thomas
Hastings. New York. Hamilton Wright
Mabic, New Jersey Erander Matthews,
New York. Thomas Nelson EEEe, Dis
trict of Columbia EiiHu Ncddc', Massu-
Chusctts- George Edward NUOdbCTTvs
Massachusetts. William Vaughn Moody.
Illinois, and Kenyon Cox &ew York,
The Washington times., 1909-01-14

terprises, all Of which met with the
same result. he went 20 Colonial Beach,
where he built the Sherman House, at
that time the largest hotel at the .re-
sort. This veu.Hre proved only another
chapter in his story Of misfortune. and
about eight years ago the property was
sold
Since then Shermon had been into
numerous enterprises. lie Interested
different business men in his schemes
but those who invested with MIN soon
lost their money At one time he own
ed a large candy manufacturing plant
but this. too, was "a failure.
Opens Candy Store.
About two years ago he rented The
entire house at 20 Eleventh street.
opeued a. confectionery store in the
lower loor, and rented the rooms above.
Miss Janette Dewitt. vino was Cm-
pIoyed as housekecpeT, and to assist him
i'm tho store, noticed thaI sherman was
not I'm his room this morning. The gas
was lighted. bu, the bed ha' not been
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