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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
OF
AUTO RACE TRACK

Indianapolis August 2s.-Coroner Black
well yesterday made public the testimony
of Carl G. Fisher president Of the Motor
Speedway company. in the cases Of Will
liam Bourque and Harry Holcombe. killed
at the speedway in the races Of Au-
gust 10.
When asked the condition of the track,
Fisher said 1t was in good condition when
the races started. He admitted there
was a bad place in the track where 1t
crossed a ditch, but he was sure 1t had
no part in the wreck as the car was
going 70 miles an hour when the axle
plates broke. The coroner then asked
Fisher if they did not put on the races
before the track was finished. To this
Fisher answered in the affirmative.
us it a fact that you did not have
time to complete the track?" asked the
coroner.
Yes. that is true" Fisher answered
you were expecting accident of
some kind, were you not?'' the coroner
continued.
Eyes, SIR" was the reply
And for that reason you had the hos
pital built there?'.
Yes, sir
Coroner Blackwell asked Fisher how
much longer 1t would have taken to make
the track perfect and he answered that
It would never be in a perfect shape, as
gang Of men was constantly kept busy
making repairs when the racers were not
On the track
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THIS PREACHER
WAS PROVOKED

Atlanta. August ga jury in the SUI
perior court here today decided that the
Rev. j. c. Atkinson of Jonesboro did not
call Mrs Sadie A. Bean devil incar-
ma to-" or that if he did, it was all right.
Neither side knew what the jury meant
by its verdict in favor Of the pastor of
Jonesboro Methodist church in the suit
for 10000 libel brought by Mrs. Dean. 1t
was last September that the Rev. At
kinson preached a sermon on those who
SOW dissensons in the church and termed
them devils incarnate." Mrs. Bean.
member of the flock, thought the pastor
referred to her and filed the suit. The
pastor denied that he meant her particu-
larly, but he frankly inferred that he
considered her very disturbing element.
According to him she had found fault with
everything. She found the superlntend-
ent of the Sunday school too slow, the
tea cheers too ignorant. the voices Of the
hoir gave her nervous prostration, and
the ladies' of the Aid society did not
know the A B Cs Of giving Ice cream
festivals
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SUTTON'S BODY IS
NOT YET EXHUMED

Washington, August 26.-The quarter
masters department of the army decided
that too great publicity had been given
the plan to exhume the body Of Lieut.
James N. Sutton, and it was for that
reason that the order permitting this to
be done was either rescinded or held in
allegiance.
Such was the explanation given here
over the telephone, says Mrs Sutton,
mother of the officer of marines whose
body rests in unconsecrated ground in
Arlington National cemetery. The mother
desired its examination In order that
the holy rites of the Catholic church
might be performed, the ground conse-
Grated and the body returned to its rest
ing place. incidentally 1t was planned to
hold a medical examination of the body
to ascertain if the gunshot wounds and
the condition of an arm bore out the find
ing of the recent court of inquiry, that,
after hearing evidence offered at Annapo-
lis. concluded that the lieutenant had
either killed himself with suicidal intent
or had done so while endeavorng to kill
another.
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Storm Turns Westward.

Houston, Tex, August 26.--Aftor rag
ing over the south gulf about 200 miles
off shore, the hurricane for which storm
warnings were issued today tonight
veered to the westward and skirting
the coast by 100 miles, will die in the
tropical seas or along the rocky Goa st
of South America.
The weather bureau announced to-
night that account of the high"
that is prevailing over the south err
states, and especially on the coast
lines, the disturbance has been warded
off The high is likened to heavy
air pressure which acts as a barrier to
storms.
At Galveston tonight the heavy seas
have subsidized, the barometer register
ing normal at 1896. with the wind dy-
ing down to velocity of about rs
miles an hour.
During the morning the gale whipped
the surf into heavy waves against the
sea wall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
CONVICTED MEN
MUST PAY PENALTY


Pensacola. Fla, August 26.-The action
taken by President Taft in committing
to six months each the sentences of
W. 8. Harlan manager of the jack
son Lumber company; 8. e. Higgins
and C. C. Hilton, of the company, who
We're convicted in the federal court here
three years ago on charges Of conspiracy
to commit peonage. was tonight COM
muncated by Attorney General Wick
ersham to Special Assistant Attorney
General Reese of this city. The Attor-
ney General instructed that the supreme
court mandate in these cases be filed
Immediately. and that the sentences be
executed without further delay.
1t is expected that the United States
marshal will leave here for Atlanta
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Denver Convention Acts Upon
Scientific Experts
THE DEBATE IS VERY WARM
Or. Remsen Speaks Upon the Inception
of the Referee Board and Its
Duties in the Study of
of Food Values.

Denver. August 26.-President Roose-
velt's famous Remsen referee board Of
consulting scientific experts" was in
dorsed BY the convention of the Associa-
ton of National Food and Dairy De-
partments today. After a fight in which
the term "medicated garbage" was used,
the association approved of the use of
benzoate of soda as a food preserva-
tive.
The resolution, adopted by vote of 81
to ~. follows:
'That this association indorses the re-
port of the referee board of consulting
scientific experts appointed by Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, at the direction
of President Roosevelt, upon the use of
benzoate of soda in food products"
The delegation from the United States
department of agriculture voted yes"
Secretary Wilson was an attentive spec
tator, but was not a delegate.
A committee headed by DR.. Floyd w.
Robinson Of Lansing, Mich, which had
been appointed to Investigate" the Rem
sen board, previously had reported adj
versely to the boards findings, declar-
ing benzoate promoted the practice of
concealing insanitary methods" and
called upon President Taft to institute
another investigation on broader lines.
The debate began following an address
by Dr. Ira Remsen of Baltimore, DR..
Russell H. Crittenden of New Haven,
Conn.,; Dr. John Long of Evasion, ILL.,,
and DR.. Christian Fl. Herter of New
York city, who, as members of the ref
cree board told how their experiments
had been made upon rs healthy young
men," at Chicago, New York and New
Haven, which brought them to the con-
cluson that when the chemical is ad-
ministered in small quantities in the daily
food it is harmless
DR.. Daley Opposes.
DIR. Daley of Buffalo vigorously OPP
posed the findings of the board and said
that while the subjects were being given
the experimental foods they were also
being given other foods calculated to
furnish proper nourishment for their
needs.
in the New Haven squad he de-
clared, Il find stomach troubles, one
of the subjects attributed to cold weather
and hard work. 1t is not probable that
cold weather and hard work would have
had the effects shown"
DIR. Remsen in replying said:
II construe these remarks as charges
of ineompetency on our part, which in
all good humor, we certainly deny
The association adopted the following
resolutions
That more drastic laws relative to la
being of oleomargarine be passed by Con-
gress.
That Congress be asked not to reduce
the tax on colored oleomargarine.
That the association climate any dis
cussion of what is whisky?" pending
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Jail Under Heavy Guard.

Gainesville. Ca, August ga special
term of court will be held here the first
Monday in September to try Jack and
.Dink Worthington, white, who are in
fail here charged with attempted criminal
assault upon Miss Elrod, young girl,
several weeks ago. Owing to threats OF
lvnching made against the Worthingtons
another white man and q negro in Jail
here, all charged with criminal assault
The Jail is being guarded by special depu-
ties day and night.
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HUBERT LATHAM MAKES
ENTIRELY NEW RECORD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ID


alighted without doing anything. A
noteworthy feature was witnessed
when De La Grange, flying low, started
to overtake Latham, who was still
high in the air. There was a pretty
race for four miles and De La Grange
was overhauling Latham when Latham
after covering 70 kilometers (43.47
miles, was obliged to descend because
of trouble with his ignition. Ten min
utes later he was in the air again rae
ing with another machine. Curtiss de-
clared that he did not push his machine
this morning, but he doubted whether
he could beat his time Of yesterday.
Bleriot therefore will be the winner
on form If he can go the distance.
The Wright manager intends to make
desperate effort to wrest the en-
durance prize from Paulhan and cap
ture the height and weight carrying
events.
Criticism Of Committee.
The decision of the committee today
to permit Bleriot either of his two ma
chimes in the contest Saturday for the
international cup has created consid-
cradle adverse criticism as the 9th er
competitors are limited to the use of
the machine with which they qualified
This ruling allows Bleriot to fly with
the S0-horse power machine with which
he made his speed lap record, while the
machine with which he qualified for the
international is of 35-horse power. Cur
tiss is inclined to regard this as un-
fair, but he is not disposed to protest
unless he is Joined by Cockburn.
Curtiss said today that there was
regular graveyard in hollow of tho
the back turn, where the wind forms
a veritble whirlpool. As he flew over
this spot this morning he noticed four
crippled machines piled up there.
Lathams fastest lap during his 70
kilometer flight of this morning was
eight minutes 80 2-5 seconds. His slow
est was covered in nine minutes and
seven seconds. He covered in all 95.01
miles.
Preparing for Flight.
At 4.50 this afternoon Count De
Lambert, Sommer. Paulhan and Goborn
were out on the field making prepare
tons for a flight There was practical
ly no mind Count De Lambert was
the first to get away. He was fol-
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Honors for Laurier.

Ottawa, Ont, August GA letter
from a prominent politician in England
Just received here states that the Brit
ish government is to OFFER Sir wilfried
Laurer the position of first governor
general of South Africa as tribute TO
his reconciliation of races In Canada
Sir Wilfrid, of course, refuses to dis
cuss the rumor and In influential quar-
tiers 1t is regarded as most unlikely he
would accept even II the offer were
made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27
SEEKING PARDONS
FROM GOVERNOR
Lieutenant Governor ManShip
is BeSieged With Petitions
MANY PETITIONS MADE
Superintendent of Education Powers
Is Making Speeches Through the
State in the Interest of the
Public Schools.
MANY PETITIONS MADE

Jackson, Miss, August 26.-(Special)--
Since Lieutenant Governor Manship as
sumed the reins of government and be-
came the acting governor of the state
those who are seeking pardons for friends
and relatives have been quite busy 1t
SO happened last winter that Governor
Manship granted a pardon to a certain
banker of Washington county and since
that time the impression seems to have
gone out that he is easy" However,
that impression is liable to die out at
a very early day No pardons will be
granted to those whose cases have been
before Governor Noel, and which he has
under advisement
It was suggested to Governor Manship
yesterday that now would be good time
to grant a pardon to J. B. Slade, the
wealthy Pike county farmer who was
sent up for life on the charge of having
assassinated the husband of his former
mistress. The acting governor turned
deaf to the suggestion. This same
matter was brought before him a year
ago by the wife of the prisoner, but her
appeal was in vain. Governor Manship
knew that Governor Noel had been in
vestigating the case and he simply de-
termined to let that case very severely
alone. He now announces that as his
policy, and those whose petitions for par
don have been before the governor here
tofore might just as well let the acting
governor alone.
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Fear Of Bubonic Plague.

Mexico City, August 2.-Fear that the
hubonic plague may be communicated to
of health to order the rigorous examina-
ton of all persons from San Francisco
touching at the west coast ports. This
precautionary measure was taken on the
receipt Of q telegram from the Mexican
consul at San Francisco stating that u
case of the plague had been discovered
in the Chinese district Of the city. The
officials of the board Of health here are
greatly concerned over the situation in
San Francisco and close Geographic COM
munication with the consul in that city
is being maintained.
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Buffalo. August 26.-''There will be rad
ical and vital changes in the rules gov
erning automobile speed and endurance
contests as the result of the fatalities in
the races held recently in Indianapolis
said F. H. Elliott of New York. secretary
of the American Automobile association,
today. 81 have just returned from In
diana polls" continued Mr. Elliott, where
I went in the hope that they had solved,
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Pioneer Woman Dead.

Montgomery. August 2s.-Mrs. Augusta
Bellinger Cheney, 90 years OF age, the
Oldest resident of Montgomery, died at
her home here tonight. Mrs. Cheney was
a native of Beaufort S. c. and the
daughter of william Bellir- -" distin-
euished soldier of the revolution.
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a settlement of that question at Wash
ington
The association will adjourn tomorrow
after the election of officers.
George L. Flanders of Albany, N. Y,
is considered as the probable next pres
ident to succeed ]. Q. Emery of Wis
consin.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-First-ola woodworker; none
but skilled workman need apply; good
wages for right party. Apply oil lSt n
street. Ensley- Ala sa-A
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Monday with the three prisoners named,
as well as DR.. Grace and c. Gallagher,
two other officers of the lumber com
pany who were convicted at the same
time and whose sentences as imposed
by the court were not lessened by execu-
tive action.
Harlan is one of the wealthiest and
most prominent lumbermen in the
south, and is a nephew of United
States Supreme Court Justice Harlan
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THE HIPPODROME

18th STREET AND Sd AVE.
Opening Monday, August 30.
With a list of features.
High-Class Vaudeville,
New Motion Pictures,
Illustrated Songs.
Every day 3 to 5, to II. 10c-no
higher-1Oc. Children at the matinee sc
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TO CHE OK SPEED MANZACS

as they claimed they had, the problem of
holding speed races with danger of ia
tal.ties reduced to a minimum. Instead
OF being better. it was worse. The newt
able res ult will be that the executive
committee of the American Automobile
association will formulate rules for the
mana cement of these contests in future
These regulations will be submit ted to
the contest board and contests In future
will be conducted on sane lines"
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State Land Commissioner j. L. Gillespie
during which he travelled more than 1900
miles. Leaving here on July 10 Mr.. Gill
lespie and wife took in the Elks' meeting
in California, and then proceeded by easy
stages to Seattle and on to Alaska, where
they visited some of the biggest coal,
copper and gold mines. saw the great
GLACIERS and the mountain of perpetual ice
and snow and rode on railroads that
cost more to build than any other in the
United States.
On the return trip Mr.. Gillespie was
caught on the other side of the big wash
out at Salida, Col, where his party was
forced to remain four days, and declares
that but for the Elks of that community
the $500 on the excursion trains that were
blocked there would have suffered for
the necessaries of life.
w. B. Cowdy, manager of the Texas oil
mill in this city, who has just returned
from a visit to his old home at Paris
Tex, states that the dry weather is play
ing smash with the cotton crop in that
section of the country, there having been
no rain worth mentioning since last Oc-
tober
Reports from over Mississippi are to
the effect that the dry weather in some
localities has seriously injured cotton re-
Gently, and yet In other sections there
has been so much rain and wet weather
that grown bolls are rottng to an alarm
ing extent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-27

State Superintendent of Education Pow
ers has returned from Harrison county,
where on Tuesday he made two or three
speeches in the interest of education,
longer school term and the agricultural
high school movement that has taken
such firm hold in several of the fore
most counties of the state.
Professor Powers rested at his office
here today. caught up with his cores
pondence, and leaves tomorrow for West
Point, where he will join Congressman
Sisson in a tour of his district, and ac-
companied by several of the good roads
and agricultural experts from the de-
partment of agriculture at Washington
1t has been found that these visits Of
the experts are accomplishing a great
deal of good. In other districts where
congressman have secured such cooper
alton a strong sentiment in favor of
good roads and agricultural training,
drainage, etc, has been created, and all
of which will result in good to the state
in time to come If not right now.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
THE NEW COUNTY SCHEME.

CIV. J. Kearns, a Newark lawyer who
was an assemblyman about fourteen
years ago, has a residence in Bernards-
vile, Somerset county, and has given
notice that he will apply for the crea-
tion of new county. He proposes to
draw a bill setting apart Passaic
township in the lower end of Morris
county and Bedminster and Bernard
townships in Somerset to form new
county. There is not much probability
of such bill going through, for all new
county schemes have been frowned on
for over half century. Union being
the newest county, dating back to
1857. Politically, such county would
be very nearly tie, as the votes polled
in the three townships last year showed
1,012 republicans and 929 democrats,
a majority of only SO. The total popu-
lation, according to the state census,
was 1923, which would make another
pocket borough. The area would be
65,1 Ill acres, which would place it be-
tween Hudson, the smallest county,
with 38, 100 acres, and Essex, the next,
with 83,O28 acres, but the size would
not COURT for much if there was no
population to pay the taxes. The total
taxes paid by the three townships In
1908 was about SS8, 1884, and that would
not go far toward maintaining coun-
.ty government. The property valua-
tion is about S7,O67 500, and the tax
rates have been low, Bedminster be-
ing 1.67, Bernard 1853 and Passaic
1.29. If any one should go among the
farming population of the townships
and tell them how much county
would add TO the taxes, they would
hunt the county projectors with dogs
and guns, in spite of the laws about
cunning" says the Jersey Journal"
There is not the slightest danger of
new county being created so long as
the present system of representation
in the legislature is continued.
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attracted the attention of many.
Not only chickens were on view but
James Post and Gaebel Brothers had
their ducks there while Mrs. Linda
bury IS big white turkeys were admired.
Geese, pheasants, pigeons and cats are
also shown.
The officers of the association are -
Harry A. Van Glider, president Lloyd
B. Tredway, secretary; Frank e.
Pierson, treasurer; DR.. r van D. Tot
ten, Thomas r. Pierson, Fred q.
Reeves and Charles S. Bird, executive
committee. Lloyd B. Tredway is SUI
perintendent of the show. The judges
were William J. Stanton, New York !;
Fred Huyler, Peapack, and Frank @.
Hazelton, Dover.
A pleasing incident in connection
with the poultry show was the visit of
the little tots from the free kindergar-
ten. The show occupied the hall over
the Kindergarten and naturally the
little children attending the latter
heard the lusty crows and clucks of the
mammoth poultry YARD above. On
Thursday the managers OF the show
| invited the children of the kindergar-
ten to visit the exhibition and it is
needless to say they felt amply repaid
F, after witnessing the happiness of the
youngsters on viewing the exhibits.
Mrs. John Mayer Jr, of Franklin
street, received the valuable silver cup
offered by the Poultry Show Associa-
ton for the best female in the show.
Wendover Farm secured second tt,
tie to the challenge cup, valued at
$25, offered by the association for the
best display of poultry i'd any one
variety, points counting. The cup has
to be won three times before becoming
the property Of the exhibitor. 1t was
won last year by Franklin w. Muir,
of this city.
Wendover Farm also received the
silver cup offered by the association
for the best display of Barred PLY.
mouth Rocks, points counting.
The associations silver cup for the
lbest display of White Wyandottes
points counting, was won by Onlya
Farm.
/ Lloyd B. Tredway captured the as
lsociation's silver cup for the best col
ored Buff Leghorn, single or rose
comb.
i The sterling silver cup offered BY
Spratt's Patent for the best cockere
or pullet Matched in 1909 and reared
on Spratt's foods. was given to George
4 w. White. of this city
1 The special ribbons were awarded
to the following: Mary G. Lawrencd
| Of Dover for the best cockerel; Mle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

In the future the diplomatic service
of the United States will be regulated
by merit instead of by personal pull
or political considerations. The merit
system has made our consular service
equal to that of any other nation and
the application of similar methods to
the appointment and transfer of am
bassadors and ministers will give US
first-class representation at every for
eign capital. Diplomacy is a profess
sion that cannot be learned in day.
1t demands personal adaptability, a
suitable education and wide expert
ence BY the system of promotion de-
cided upon, this country's representa-
tives abroad will soon measure up to
the required high standard.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

COMMISSIONER VIVIAN M. LEWIS,
of the State Department of Banking
and Insurance has issued statement
showing that the trust companies of
New Jersey have had an unprecedent-
ed growth in their resources during
1909. At the close of business Novem.
Der l6, last, the eighty trust companies
showed total resources of $2l2, 1905. S59-
.63, or an increase of 1925, O72, 1884. ~
over their resources on November 81,
1908. During the same period the
trust companies showed an aggregate
increase in deposits of S25, 1O4 SOB 81,
the total deposits November l6 last
being Sl60, 923, 945.67.