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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-06

british peers under calling fire.
Central American junta Is formed
Government expenses are held down.
Tariff commission planned by Fowler.
Lawmakers ready for regular work.
Cruiser still stuck in the mud.
Taft agrees on international bank
clearings.
Plans to improve diplomatic service
Waterways congress will be notable
2-Sensationai suit for separation.
William Watson is criticised.
Various factors disturb stocks.
s-Fine faculties in Alabama schools
Ensley Elks hold memorial services.
Zelaya's career one OF conquest.
4-Editorial comment.
b-Young man accidentally killed by COM
psnion at North Birmingham
Elks of Birmingham hold impressive
memorial services.
Candidates mentioned for the Jefferson
county judgeships
Little girl scalded in Woodlawn in
peculiar manner.
License schedule for next year will
probably have few changes.
Pioneer days.
S-Farmer should hold his cotton.
Cotton trading system ID wrong
General sporting news,
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SYSTEM
OF BANK ClEARlNGS

deposited, instead OF being practically
withdrawn from use while in transit
from one branch bank to another, or TO
a central bank.
Remarkable success is said by Mr..
Schwarx to have attended the introduce
ton of this system in Europe and par
ticularly in Austro-Hungsry, where last
year, he said, more than $1,000 merchants
had checking accounts with the postal
banks and ss1z per cent of these held ac-
counts on which credits were transferred
TO the enormous amount of 2400, 200, 900
crowns.
The great success attending the domes-
tic use of the system, Mr.. Schwarz told
the President encouraged the Austrian
government to extend its operations to
other countries, and now by special con-
ventions money, or rather credit, be
exchanged between the European aeae
tries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-06

washington, December 6.-The Presi-
dent. members Of his cabinet. the COVER
nors of flve states, members or Congress
and other men prominent In national HE,
will attend the national r'gezs sndsahars
bors congress. which bsgirs three days
session in this city next wednesday
1,ba congress IL expected to mark an
epoch It is said this will be the nrse
time the delegates have ever met WIN
out the pork barrel sentiment. =
movement for comprehensive and broad
waterway project for all the country.
president Taft ia expected to make the
frst address to the congress, which VIII
be called to order by it's presiden', 10
ss,,, a psnsdell. Count Won Bernstorff.
German ambassador, will tell Of the de-
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tion or of secretary of legation at posts
which have assigned to them only one
secretary. Vacancies In secretaryships of
the higher classes will in the future be
filled by promotion from the lower grades
and efficiency and ability demonstrated
in the service will be the tests Of ad-
yancement
The examinations will be held at Wash
ington and will be both oral and written
knowledge of these subjects will deter
mine the fitness of the candidates: In
ternational law, diplomatic usage; at least
one modern language other than English
French. German or Spanish; the natural
commercial and industrial resources of
the United States; American history, gov
ernment and institutions and the modern
history of Europe, beginning at 1850, as
well as the Latin-American countries
and the far east. physical examination
will be supplemental.
Candidates must be between the ages
of q and so years. From the successful
candidates an appointive list will be pre-
pared and from this the candidates will
be chosen. The department will aim to
apporton representation fairly among
the states and territories
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Philadelphia. December 5.-Despairing
of quickly freeing the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie from the mud Oats at Pea Patch
island in the Delaware river, where she
has been stuck since last Thursdsy''
the marines and stores aboard the
stranded cruiser were today removed to
the auxiliary cruiser Dixie. 1t is proba-
BILE that the latter vessel will get under
way tomorrow and continue to Colon,
the original destination OF the Prairie
Two more vain attempts were made to-
dav to free the Prairie. Lighters had
removed more than 800 tons of coal and
all the 800 600 rounds Of ammunition which
half a dozen tugs strained and pulled in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-06
LAKE REGION Is
SWEPT BY STORM

Chicago, December 5.-With the wind
blowing "a miles an hour today Chicago
was gripped in the severest storm that
has swept over the Great Lakes region
this season. Rain, snow and sleet caused
the street car companies trouble and
trains from the north and north west were
delayed
Great Lakes navigation was hazardous
and warnings from the weather bureau
kept vessels in port Two fishermen who
ventured out from Chicago harbor lost
control of their boat and were rescued
by members Of the jackson Park livesav-
ing crew.
The minimum temperature was q de-
grees.
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CRUISER PRAIRIE STILL
STUCK FAST in THE MUD

an effort to get the Prairie into deep wa
ter at high tide this morning The war
ship did not bulge from the shoal and
when the tide began to recede again the
work OF removing additional stores and
the 800 marines to the Dixie was begun
This work continued all afternoon and
at flood tide this evening the tugs Somer
N. Smith, New Castle, Modoc, Samoset.
and Vidette and the steam dredge Della
ware were attached to the Prairie and
another effort made to pull the vessel
clear The attempt failed and tonight
the Prairie remains stuck in almost the
same position as when 1t first grounded.
The cruiser Dixie, which will probably
sail tomorrow, is sister ship TO the
Prairie and has been in readiness at the
Philadelphia navy yard for some time.
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kino custave Carries Coal.

Stockholm, December b.-King Gustave
on Saturday inaugurated new depar-
ture for sovereigns. Disguised as a
stevedore. he spent most Of the day
carrying sacks of coal from lighter In
an Interview, after 1t was all over, the
King said that this was only the be-
ginning. He intended to mix with all
classes of laborers. SO that he might
ascertain the operations and wishes. Al
ready. he added, he had obtained many
valuable hints from the men with whom
~ vurked
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TWO SAFES sLowN.
Burglars Secure several Hundred Dol
lars In Cash.

Pensacola. Faa., December 1.-TWO safes
were blown open at Ghahos, Fis'' last
night. supposedly by professional cracks
men. The postotfice safe was blown, the
burglars securing about 800 and large
quantity of stamps.
The general merchandise store of Pat
terson Brothers was also entered and the
safe blown, the burglars securing 300.
The sounds OF the explosion were partly
muffled by the safes being wrapped with
clothing taken from the store. The post
office building wus wsecAec.
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NOTABLE DINNER PROMISED.
Sons Of the South Will Carer al
Waldorf-Astorla.

New York. December Six hundred
sons of the south will gather at the Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel in this city Wednes-
day evening for the twenty fourth an
nual banquet of the Southern society.
With Secretary of War Dickinson, Mayor
elect Gaynor and Senator Gore of Okla
homa as the principal speakers. the din
ner promises to be one OF the most not
able ever given by the society
Mr.. Dickinson will speak on "'rhe In
vasion of the North by the South and
Mr.. Gaynor on ''The Outlook Senator
Cores theme will be 1.-THE South aad
Her Dover
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CONGRESS ON RIVERS AN
HARBORS TO BE NOTAc

velopment OF tho inland
Germany. That, with r
will complete the first de h
The following two day. s
addresses by Governors
souri, Wseks OF Connect
Ohio, Eberhardt of Minr tE4 ass
OF North Dakota
Secretary Nagel and Herbert <
smith, commissioner Of corporations. will
speak.
The congress meets this year with three
convictions: First, that no waterways
project should be entered on until it's
practfcabihty is proved beyond all doubt
by engineers; second, such projects now
under way should be speedily finished; {;
third, that bonds should be issued for the
work, just as was done for the Panama
canal.
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INQUEST is POSTPONED.
Mrs. Doxey Is In jail and Her Husband
at Hotel.

st. Louis, December 5-The evidence
against Mrs. Dora Il. Doxey, charged
with numbering William ]. Erder by Civ
ing him poison In his food, will be pre-
sented to the grand jury which meets
Tuesday. The coroner's inquest into Err
der's death has been postponed until
Tuesday morning because DR.. Warren,
who Is making q chemical analysis of
parts Of Erder's body, will not submit
his final report until tomorrow.
The rumor that Dr. l.. B. Doxey, hus-
band of the beautiful woman now in Jail,
was supposed to have left the city. was
disproved today when he was found at q
local hotel.
Mrs. Doxey is secluded at the jail recov-
ering from the effects of the morphine
given her ell route to st. Louis
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Decided to Strike.

Philadelphia, December 5.-Urged by
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, wife of the
millionaire socialist Of New York, Phil
adelphia- shirtwaist makers last night de-
in sympathy with the one in New York,
and to better their own conditions. The
date Of the strike was not decided
upon. There are about 1900 shirtwaist
makers in this city. Mrs. stokes asserted
the strikers in New York are winning
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conoressmen Arrive.

Washington, December 5.-(Special. J.
Senator Johnston, Representative Under
wood and Representative Richardson of
the Alabama delegation have arrived In
Washington for the coming session OF
Congress.
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Killed In a Duel.

La Paz. Bolivia. December 5,--Senator
Fernandez Molina was shot dead today
In duel with Senator Adolfo Trigo Acha
The men ouarreled during 4 debate n
thA sonata
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all his suggestions W
is too much to say. +
position to accommodate
IN be done and there is 8
iat TO hear his recommenda
sring upon any effort a.
ng lines upon which he HI
desire to be heard.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
Washington County,

last week 10 Ter home near Por- tales. x. N She was accompa. nied home by her mother, Mrs Tom Nail. Who goes ont there to see if the change of climate would benefit her health.
 I. II. Boswell former eiti- Zen of this vicinity. WaS here some days ago visiting hi> son, John. and other relatives lie has been living near Leslie Ark. for q number of years, but has sold out there and Is on his way to New Mexico to locate.
 The Johnson public school opp ened agaln yesterday after sev- eral weeks intermiSsion caused by the illness of one of the teachers, Miss Lynch Mrs w . II. Morrow. of Springdale. is filling thegplace of Miss Lynch who will be able to begin teach ing again in couple of weeks
 Mulkeepmo. Z
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OAK GROVG 6Rentou Gounty

We are thankful for good rain whicn fell yesterday
 Eggs are getting to be d pretty good price now. They are 22 cents at Baskerville.
 Frank Robbins and wife yisi- ted over in Mason Valley Satur- day night and Sunuay.
 Wheat sowing is about over now. There has been good deal soWn in these parts.
 ! H. WhitezelI. who k in on visit from Los Angeles. Calf. k doing some work on ms farm.
 B T. Whltzell is putting up a trer shed to his barn. which adds much to it's convenience.
 Marion Downum and lady friead called on the former $ uncle and family Saturday night.
 Several of the men from around here are picking apples up close to Bentonville for Mr. Gipple
 There was some kind of a show at Oak Grove last Friday night accompanied with some good music
 There will be d pie supper at Mt. Olive one night this week. the proceeds 10 go for the bene- fit of the school.
 We'll. most everybody has somewhat gotten over this west ern fever. .avbe We will hear something else for awhile.
 l. |. know
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SPRING CREEK

Miss Della Reed spent Monday night with Sula Raggett
 Mr and Mrs. Newt Baggett visited in this coiamanitS Mon day.
 W. C. King and his nephew. r. X. Riley. went 10 Rogers last Tuesday.
 There will be spelling ant ciphering match at Bethe. next Friday night.
 Miss Alice keicher came i'll re= gently from It. Smith to visit with home folks.
 w. Whinery and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with Andrew MeGaugh and family
 .Jno. Section and Geo. W Hig- ginbotham of near Bentonyille spent Monday night at Mr. Whinery $.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. $. King and T. \. Riley. of Blue Ridge Texas. visited at Mr. ,Iellestern 's last Wednesday,
 Earl Atkison. who has been sick with fever k apparently somewhat convelesccd of fever. but is chilling now
 Dock Robbins and family ar rivde in this community last Wednesday from Harrison. Ark. They are moving to-day down near Monte Ne.
 E !. koSchiski of Ouachita County Okla. has purchased the farm known as the Huffman farm He has large family and came to Ark. for his wife <
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

Morriltoh this week He will not return to this charge as the time limit of four years prevent, #. At the quarterly meeting last week. the pastor $ salary waS reported paid in full
 Willard Croxdale. .Jr.. who went west few days ago seek ing his fortune. registered his name in San Francisco and k back at home again Mim now holds the record for trans continental trips formerly held by Marion Aaron, as h. lacked one day of being gon" two weeks. and 1t was no fault of his that he wasn | back sooner,
 ]. C. Robertson died at Cave Springs Sunday evening as the result of a stroke of paralysis Wednesday and was buried at this place yesterday He was born in East Tennessee 63 years ago and was educated for the Presbyterian ministry. He la ter became a Baptist preacher and after coming to this section acquired more than q local repu- tation as a Baptist debater. He possessed good library which was destroyed with his home in the cyclone of May 20. 1898. He lived in this township about 20 years. and about four years ago moved to Cave Springs He was an enthusiastic Odd Fellow and his burial was under the direc- tion of this order. Funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. Shep Luper. He leaves d wife and four children.
 TecunSeh.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05


 forming the habit of prompt de cision than to avoid all mistakes at the cost of dallying with our time and energies But prompt decisions are more than likely to be correct decisions, for the very effort of deciding quickly means a concentrating of one $ best powers on the subject in hand. We have no right to bur den tomorrow with decisions that ought to be mode to-day Sunday School Times.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
Lincoln as He Knew Him

Asked under the Civil Service rules to write what he knew about Abraham Lincoln. an applicant for the police force of New York wrote .
 Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky at very early age His father moved the family to Ohio, floating down the Mississippi If he had not been killed by a mur- derer he might be living to-day He was an intelligent man. and could easily have been President of New ! ork City
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
J.S. Ewalt Realty Co. Washington County, Springdale, Ark
Springdale, Ark.

health and to educate his child ren.
 Louis Anderson, while enroute to Lowell. happened to the mis- fortune o1 getting tfe shafts broke out of his buggy recently .Jno. Kin. IT,. returned home last wee. from Blue Ridge. Tex as, where he has been for some time with relatives. T. A. Riley accompanied him and visited few days with W. <. King and family. He returned home thursday.
 p,a,-n E,ae,
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

A large part of our lifetime
 is wasted because of our deferred decisions. IL Is always easier to postpone decision than to make it; so if usually gets post poned. Nine times out of ten We could, if we would merely in- sist on slight effort of will. de- eide matters the first time they
 come before us. and thus leave the future just so much freer for new duties and decisions In stead, We take a thing up. con sider it's pros and cons, and lay 1t down again. Sheer laziness of will IS the reason. Don t pick over things, once said one of the greatest men America has produced. Ii is better to make some mistakes while We are
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
JOHNSON.

Dr. Otto Christian visited I'D at Lowell sunday evening
 John Cox and family. of Vale, came np Sunday morning on short visit With relatives
 Charles Stearnes left Sunday evening on q business and pleas ure trip to Twin Falls. Idaho.
 Pink Garrett k out near Mus kogee, Okla, where h. K visi- tlne his brother Eeandcr Gar ret.
 Mrs. Jeff Mullins. =of Inez. New Aexieo-came in last week 10 visit local relatives and friends.
 The protractcd meeting k still in progress at Shady Grove where Rev: King k preaching some splendid sermons.
 The present session of circuit court Is not causing much worry to Johnson folks. as no cases are affecting local interests.
 John Y. Wickwirc left Friday evening for Fort Worth. Texas. where he expects to enter the employ of the Swift Packing Co.
 Bert Hanks and Ol Crlun re- turned Saturday from GlenWood, Iowa where they have been mak ing apple barrels for d couple Of months.
 Ghas. Mayes viii. h. home this week. after an absence of several months spent up in the northern apple districts where hc Was buying fruit
 John Jones. of Cincinnati. k another grand juror who vsiited at Johnson Saturday and Sunday Mr. Jones is all uncle of Mid .Abercromblc
 Albert Reed. sof Cane Hill, spent Saturday night and Sun dav with hIs cousin E. NJ. Lich- lyter. Mir. Reed k q member of the grand jury now in session at | fayetteville.
 Mrs. Claude Davis is serious ly i'll with typhoid fever. The Ramey and IIaney families are gradually convalescing from the serious sleges of typhoid which has been afflicting them. The series of little thunder storms Sunday brought quite q uOWn-Polf ol falH, dild lSHefed in season of fine weather which the farmers are using 10 good advantage in sowing wheat and other grain
 John Boswell returned yester day from short sojourn at TuI- sa Okla. John is now endeavor- ing to dispose of his property here and will move out to Tulsa where he expects to start short order and notion business.
 Mrs. Cora Cummings returned
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Something ,iied IL.

\ eolored man complained to the storekeeper that q ham which he had purchased there was not good
 The ham is all right. zeph.. in sisted the storekeeper
 No. it ain't. Boss. insisted the negro Dat hams shore bad. 7"
 How can that be- continued the storekeeper, when it was cured on ly last week."
 The colored man scratched his head refleetively, and finally sug- gested
 Well. sah. then it must have had relapse
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Agreeable.

Mistress T don want you to have so much company You have more callers in a day than 1 have in q week
 Domestic. We'll, mum, perhaps if you'd try to be a little more agreeable you'd have as many friends as l have .
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
Not Included.

The children belonging to fam fly living in certain rural district heard that their father had that day been elected county sheriff. and went home from school wild with excitement.
 Ma. one of them asked, as the event was being discussed, "are
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

In circular letter announcing his eadidaey for eogress, Judge E. c. Mitchell of Harrison says that if within ninety days after congress convenes he does not attract national attention through the columns of the big newspa pers he will resign and never ask for office again. Judging from the past. Arkansas doesn [ need any more officials who will at tract nauonal attention.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

Acting Governor Robertson didn't occupy the governor $ office long. but he worked the pardon machine to a frazzle while he was in.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
TWAS TWENTY YEARS AGO.
(The News. Nov. 1. lSs9)

It rained almost continually all day yesterday
 Rev. John Mayes died at his home in Fayetteville last Satur- day.
 Misses Lula Gregg and Nellie Horton made visit to friends at Fayetteville Sunday.
 Charlie Donaldson and Miss Medic Buckley. residing near Goshen. were married recently, Key. John Dutton officiating.
 Vicie Wolf, II years If age, died at her home III Sprihgdale Friday night. the result $f pa ralysis
 At his preliminary exi mina> tion at Bentonvllle recen Y, ]. K. r. Springfield was discf urged. The jury held that the Killing of Dr. Chiffon was .justi able.
 Charlie Babcr and Mis- .JuiIa McRoy. an eloping couple from Fayetteville. were marri at the Gladden. Hotel Sund Rev. II. NJ. Granade offieiatil
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
ELM SPRINGS.

ting relatives at lliWasse this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson entertained the young people of the town at their home Satur- day night.
 Wheat sowing still continues. The acreage in this part will be twice or three times as large as last year.
 Mrs. Mettie Wilson went down to Westville Saturday where she wall visit her daughter Mrs. John Dodgen.
 Elder Mcdaniel of Cave Springs preached seris of sermons at the Christian Church at this place last week.
 Walter Patton and Mrs. \. <. Carson represented the local Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges at the grad lodge meeting at Hot Springs last week.
 C. W. ,Randall. the new mill owner. has retained Tom Gram mer as miller and John Philips as engineer. They were grind ing Saturday and Monday.
 Ernest Wilson came in from New Mexico week To see his parents who arr both=feeble. He will likely remain in this section in order to be.ncar them.
 Jerry Wright last week sold f.ls residence property in Elm Springs to 4 Mr. Johnson living near Springdale This is. one of the best properties in the town.
 Mrs. Tobe Davis died Sunday evening near Wager and was hurried at this place yesterday. She was a daughfsr of Zair En- his. Sr.. and leaves husband and several children.
 Miss Florence NcnabIe left Monday for a visit with rela- tfvcs at Plnmmerville. Conway and Little Rock. She expects 10 attend solile of the sessions of the Methodist conference at MorriIton this week.
 Fred Strain and Miss Vida Ross were married recently at the home of the laide's $ mother near Rogers. Both formerly re sided in this continuity They will go to Haskell Co Texas to lye in about ten days.
 On account of the illness of Mr. Tillman the pubic. school was suspended last week. Miss Anderson. who teaches the lower grades, began again Mon day and will complete her term. Arrangements may be made la ter on for the higher grades
 I. (. Steele is making arrange ments to move his family to the Hutton place which he re gently acquired from c. W. Ran dall. Frank Kelley has rented the land and will occupy the old house which Mr. Steele is repairing.
 Postmaster Robert II. Clayton and wife left Saturday for d 30 days visit back in :" Old kain tuck. This k Mr Clayton < first vacation in the twelve years since he has had the post office and h. will spend ii among boyhood scenes. Louis Anderson k handling the mail in his ab- Senee. Ra. GiIuorn tcff Wednesday to visit his mother in Yell County and from there will go on to the Conference at