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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
Conference of YouFo PeopJe.

Black Mountain. ". C., July S.-The conference of the Young Peoples Mis- sionary movement at Montreal is grow ing in fntsrsst Every morning before breakfast . company Of delegates meets to consider life work questions. About ons-fourth of the entire con ference has voluntesred for missionary service. several since coming here.
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Saloons Must Close Up.

Des Moines, Ia.. July 8.-Hundreds of saloons now operating in Iowa under a saving clause of the Moon law, limit ing the number of saloons to one for every 1000 population. were ordered closed today by Attorney General ByerA He declares that all saloons which opened since April 16 are operating In violation of the law.
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William E. Iooka.

William F. Locke. prominent citizen of Dawson, Ga, died Wednesday in Americus, Ga., from injuries received in being thrown from an automobile. Mir Locke was brother of Charles D. Locke and Roscoe Locke and brother-in-law ol' Capt. John G. Smith of Birmingham. 8
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John Lyman Brauan.

John Lyman Bragan, aged 1 year, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Birch Bragan. died Tuesday morning at Il o'clock at the family home on Fifteenth avenue, north. Interment was in the woodlawn cemetery Wednesday morning. Services were held at the cemetery on account of the extreme illness of Mrs. Bragan, who has been confined to her bed for the last three weeks, with typhoid fever
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Miss Ella Parker,

The remains of Miss Ella Parker, who died in Tuscaloosa, will arrive in Birming- ham this morning at Il: :55 o'clock. The funeral procession will proceed from the Terminal station to Oak Hill cemetery, where services will be held. The Green Undertaking company will be in charge.
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Mrs. w. D. Nash,

The remains of Mrs w. D. Nash, who died a few days ago in Denver, Col, arc expected in Birmingham today. They will be received by Shaw & Son. Funeral arr arrangements will be announced later
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 for this afternoon, has been postponed until July 23.
 Meeting of Citizens Monday.-Otto Marx, who is ch airman of committee of property owners protesting against the erection of pumping station at Twenty sixth street and Adams avenue. has called a meeting of citizens living in that sectioof the city for Monday at 3 D. m. at the Chamber of Commerce.
 CO1lides With AutOmObiIe.-At Ave- nue c and Twenty first street last night shortly after o'clock the automobile belonging to R. l.. Leatherwood, and which was driven by negro chauffeur named Dock" collided with a buggy in which was riding Ali E. Thomas, a negro doctor. Tn omas was knocked out of the buggy and slightly injured, while his horse and buggy were also said to have been hurt some. The au- tomobile was slightly scratched.
 Curl Shot Negro.-The trouble at Eos sil mines Wednesday night proved to have been less serious than was be- lieved. Deputy Curl went to Fossil to arrest negro wanted for burglary and grand larceny, and when he at- tempted to arrest the negro he re- sisted The deputy was forced to shoot and the negro was wounded, after which he fled. MT. Curl sent to town after the bloodhounds, which were put op Che negro's trail but the fugitive was not captured.
 Purdue's Chauffeur Ordinance.-Al- derman Graham Perdue's chauffeur resolution has been misunderstood, 1t having been stated that 1t was intended to place license tax of $100 on chauffeurs. Instead MT. Perdue points out that 1t simply attempts to do away with the running of a machine by person ignorant of the way in which it sh ould be handled. It provides that all chauffeurs must be licensed, the license costing q, while the chauffeur must pass an examination before the license can be issued to him. This ex- animation will cost $2. The license would have to be renewed each year, but 1t will not be necessary to stand other than the first examination.
 To Improve Leeds ROad.-The Board of Revenue decided yesterday to make certain improvements on the road lead ing from the steel bridge over the Ca haba river to Leeds. The road will be widened and repaired and will be put in the best possible condition without rebuilding. The taxpayers of the Leeds vicinity sought to have the board ma cadamize the road all the way from Birmingham to Leeds, but the commis- sioners, while they realize the impor- tance of putting the road in first class shape, find that they have not suf- fcient funds to do the work this year. It is probable, however. that the road will be practically rebuilt early next
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Marriage License Issued.

The following marriage license was is- sued yesterday from the office of the probate court:
 Philippe Contorro of Bessemer to Miss Rosa Tortorich.
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were admitted to membership in the asso- ciation are as follows:

were admitted to membership in the asso- ciation are as follows:
 R. V. Evans, L. J. Haley, Jr., F. M Lowe, J. F. Williams, A. L. Oberdorfer, Roy Mccullough. J. A. Mitchell. J. H. Walker, c. F. Winkler. Forney Johnson, J. c. Hall. Benjamin Leader, J. s. Kennedy, M. l.. Bonner. M. M. Baldwin. J. B. Garber. Walker Percy, R. D. John ston, Jr.. G. W. Yancy, W. M Walker, Augustus Benners, W. T. Hill, A. c. Howze, G. R. Harsh. c. P. Beddow, James C. Forney. W. E. Urquhart, A. l.. Brown. R. V. Mcclure 2. T. Rudolph, J. c. Pugh, R. c. Lindsey. F. B. Black burn, R. B. Kelley, Miss Maud Mcclure Kelley, E. J. Smyer. B. H. Cabaniss. Samuel Wilder. George Huddleston. J. H. Miller, N. w. Trimble, E. D. Smith. Will Denson, J. B. Aird, William Vaughn. Frank c. White, Jr., Lee Cowart. Zell Gaston, B. NJ Allen. w. T. White. D. K. Middleton. Peyton Norvflle, J. O Carmichael. B. N. Hammil1. H. A. Locke. c. c. Nesmith.
 The sessions of the bar association will be concluded with an elaborate banquet at the Country club tonight rendered by the local bar association.
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Otto F. Graves

Otto F. Graves. the 4-year-old child of Charles and Mrs. Graves, who died Tues- day at Irondale. was sent today to Har- persville for interment The funeral was conducted by Mewborne & Spain.
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Mrs. Alexander's party to the Pacific coast will leave Bir- mingham 1 pm, Monday, July 18th, via Frisco line on special train. All members please be on times
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
w. M. Collier.

Funeral services over the remains of w. M. Collier will be held at 10 o'clock thls morning at the family residence, 2509 Fourth avenue.
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infant Mckinney.

The infant child of Thomas E. and Mrs. Mckinney died Wednesday afternoon near Irondale. The funeral took place yester. day afternoon at o'clock. Interment in Bass cemetery
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Negro Is Hanged.

Vienna. Ga., July S.--Jim Wiggins. col ored, was executed ct noon today for the murder of his wife in 1ook He acknowl- adHAd his guilt
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PERSONAL.

Alex Bonnyman of Atlanta, general manager and chief engineer of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road. was in the city yesterday.
 s/s
 H. Quay McElwee, travelling repre- sentative of the Diamond Match com pany. is in Birmingham for few days, after having spent some time in south Georgia in the interest of his company. Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Stewart of Biloxi. Miss, spent few hours in the city yesterday en route to Borden Wh eeler Springs. where they will spend some time. Dr. Stewart Is a son of the late Maj. Gen. A. P. Stewart of the Con- federate service. whose death oc- cured at Biloxi about a year ago.
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CITY ITEMS.

Commercial Club Meeting Postponed- The regular monthly meeting of the Commercial club, which was scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed until July 23.
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E. T. shaw | Son. undsrtal.r..
Green Undertaking Company.

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BATTALION DRILL
 VERY SUCCESSFUL
WORK CUT SHORT NEAR END BY RAIN, BUT NUMBER OF MEN IN LINE WAS GRATIFYING TO THE OFFICERS.

The battalion drill of the Jefferson coun- ty companies of the Alabama National Guard last night proved thorough sue cess from a military standpoint, and had the shower not come up just before the close of the drill the occasion would have proven a most enjoyable affair.
 The showing made by the various com panies was very favorable. Each com- pany was represented by full attend ance and the precision with which orders were executed was the source of much satisfaction to the various company off, ficers. Maj. J. Q. Smith was in com- mand and Lieut.. w. E. Hooper acted as adjutant Maj Carl Seals and Maj. Bob Gregory were also present.
 Prior to the downpour of rain Third avenue was lined with a large crowd of spectators and the various companies re- ceived liberal applause as they went through the drill. The muster went off without a hitch, the parade, headed by Memolfs band. leaving the city hall at g o'clock.
 The drill last night was the last to be held before the military goes into annual encampment, and an especial effort was put forth to make a good showing. inas- much as the result of the drill was con- sidered to be test of the strength of the Jefferson county companies. The out come was satisfactory to the officers.
 On July 20 the cavalry companies of the state will go to Eufaula for the annual encampment. On July 2a the battery will go to Mobile, and during the same week the Second regiment infantry will go to Montgomery and the Third regiment to Oxford lake.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington. July s.-Forecast for Friday and Saturday: Alabama and Mis- sissippi-Local showers; light variable winds.
 Local office United States weather bureau, Birmingham, Ala. Weather re-
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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
ManIove SeIf-opening Gate

For any driveway or posts. Open
ed by any vehicle without assist
nnce or stopping, Easily opened by
hand. on foot or horseback, and
r2ycr stands unfastened. Cannot
bo crened By any stock With full
control Of rcins and teams, acct.
dents are avoided. The machin-
cry is all above ground, and so
simple II never gets out of order.
Satisfaction or no sale. It adds
safety Of any home.
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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

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The Washington times., 1909-03-28
IS STAR
OF \. N. c. A. MEET
Games Run Off in Excellent
Style-ClaSSy Wrestling
Program.

With dash and vim the Y. NJ. c.
a games We're run off last evening in
excellent style and although the at
tendance was small. the entertainment
was OF a classy nature. The
medley relay, an innovation to this
city' Sterrets performance i'm the pole
vault, and the wrestling Bouts be-
tween Y N. Q. A. and Princeton Uni
veTsity grapplers, were features Of
the program.
In the pole vault Sterret is credited
with smashing the standing y. NJ G.
a record of 10 feet ( inches with a
leap Of 10 feet 9 inches. He failed in
several trys at lowering the Southern
collegiate record. Team a. compris-
ing Patterson. TIildebrard. Smithson.
and Young easily won the medley re-
lay. the work Of the third runner,
mlthSon, being largely responsible
Tor the showing Of the winners.
More than usual interest was mani
Tested In the wrestling bouts which
brought together some OF the best
grapplers in the city as well as two
princeton University mat artists The
first bout between p X. Gilmour. of
Princeton. and NJ Gilmour, of the Y
NJ c. A, resulted in a draw, each man
securing one fall iuside the twenty
minute time limit MOsey, Of GaIIau-
Diet got the decision over Mayhew. OF
y. NJ G A, and Conrad, of y. NJ. g. A.,
ano King, Of Princeton battIed to a
draw.
The Washington times., 1909-03-28
CHANCE OF LANDING
DELEHANTY IS SLIM
Poor Physical Condition
Reported Cause for Fail
ure to Report.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March s&--The
ten days set Jim Delehanty as the
time limit cor the washington manager
to capitulate have expired and no over
tures have bsen forthcoming.
II is not believed that any further
efforts will be made by Delehanty TO
come 10 an agreement with the Ma
tionaIs. not because he is determined
TO stand for his demands concerning
his salary. but because his physical
condition Is not such that he could
play through the season.
To his poor condition is attributed
his falling off in batting last season,
and IL is reported that he has not
rounded into better shape during the
winter. Cantillon, 1t Is believed, knows
this, which accounts for the indiffer-
ence he has shown in meeting Dele
hanty half way.
lust what course DelehaDty will fol-
low will probably become known within
a few days. II Is likely that he may
pIay a part of the season on the coast
with outlaws, as the demands would
not be so heavy in these games and
his appearance would be a drawing card
in itself.
The Washington times., 1909-03-28
WASHINGTON AF TER
A MARATHON DERBY
Pat Dempsey May Land Big
Race-Prominent Run
ners to Compete.

Washington has a beautiful chance
OF seeing a duplicate of the great mara
thon derby between DOrdndO. LOngboat &.
ST. Yves. Hayes, Maloney. and Shrubb.
which will be pulled off in New York
next Saturday.
Pat Dempsey. the veteran Washington
sportsman, Will leave here about the
middle Of the week for New York, and
Immediately after his arrival there viii
open negotiations with the various run
ners- 1t is planned TO duplicate in every
detail the great marathon derby to be
run in the Polo grounds next Saturday.
While Washington has had glimpse
OF one Of the famous marathoners in
action, il was in a faTCicai way, and
there Is but little doubt that should
Dempsey land the big event for the
National Capital. IL viii prove Of wide
spread interest, and one of the big
gest drawing cards possible to show
here. Longboat competed at COnven-
tion Hall with three local runners re-
Gently, but his marked superiority over
the selected trio made the race joke.
Should the WashingtOniaD land the
race, il will in all probability be pulled
off at the Benning track, and with the
space which is available there, there
Is but little doubt that the event will
be one Of the besr athletic carnivals
ever held in this city
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Neuvsy Notes From Capital Garages

Mrs. william II. Taft, wife Of Presi-
dent Taft, has placed an order for a
Baker electric victoria with the COOK
& Stoddard Company. The order was
teIegraphed Immediately TO the factory
and every effort will be expended 70
rush the ear on to Washington. The
car will be shipped shortly and Is ex-
pected to be on hand TOT delivery
within the next two weeks
The local Sightseeing auto companies
report an unusual luli IN business dur
ing the past few weeks
Cook & Stoddsrd received an order
from DR. A f. Powell last week for a
new model Cadillac 3o-demi toneau.
THE machine will be delivered within
the next two weeks
Charles f. Miller, Washington agent
OF the Ford Company. and his family.
made a trip in one Of the new model
Ford roadsters 70 PooIesville recently.
Miller says the roads are in fairly
good condition and that the run UP to
PoolesvilIe promises TO be popular with
Washington autoists this summer.
A shipment of Ford roadsters is sched-
uIed 10 arrive In Washington on Monday.
The local agency will at at once begin
deliveries on the orders already booked.
T. n. Mudd, local agent for the Read
ing-Standard motorcycle, has just re-
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TO put them across the plate with his
left hand and all curves may be barred
No definite action has yet been taken
in this matter
Considerable discussion has been
aroused over t1c personnel Of the pitch
ing staff and 1t is yet an open ques-
tion whether the journalists viii allow
any one twirler TO ofhciate more than
one inning Elmer Paine and Gerry
ESan claim they are i'm condition to
stand the fuSillade for at least two ses-
SiOns
After a lively fight the journalists
have relinqUished their claim on Allen
ID Albert, jr. His work in the garden
when the Chamber Of Commerce hooked
up with the Board OF Trade stamped
him as an OUtehlder OF marked ability
and fOrceful lung power. An agree
rnent was reached whereby exclusive
rights to Albert's services were con-
ceded 10 the newspaper men. Freder-
lex J. Haskins, who viii play with the
Journalists, was named as the consider
alton.
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barrel of credit for the making Of d
new star will not get it. That man is
John McCloskey, VINO managed the St
Louis Nationals last year. McCloskey
had Murray behind the bat. but con-
cluded he would not do there. Then,
seeing he was a natural hitter. John
sent the soTTel top to the suburbs and
kept him there against his wishes until
his batting began to win him o big place
in the profession"
Bresnahan, on the other hand, while
he always had a hankering for job
behind the odt was originally a pitcher,
then an oUtfielder and third baseman,
acting as substitute catcher, and then be
came a 81 enough backstop, which ne
still is.
Ganley's Early Yearnings.
Ganley, like a host Of others, first
intended to be a pitcher, but when he
stopped growing he de2ided he was not
husky enough for a twiTler. He prac-
ticed hitting and inside baseball, and
determined to make himself an out
fielder In the meantime, ne got his first
professional enga cement In the guise
of a pitcher. 1t was with me New
Haven club of the Connecticut League
He went there knowing he would be "A
fizzle as a slabman, but thinking that
in his times at bat he would make such
an impression he would be shifted 10
the rhubarbs He also based great hopes
on a letter which a man of :niuence
was to write 10 the New HaVen man
ager saying what wonder Ganley
would be in right or left. But, alas,
Ganleys weakness as a pitcher was so
apparent the manager did not give him
more than half a chance in regular
games, and before the letter from the
said influential man arrived to tell what
Jewel he was, CSanley was canned.
That settled it. Since then he has
never even made a bluff at being a
pitcher.
Bill Burns comes from San Saba,
Texas, which IS among the hills Of the
western part. where wild game and
''varmints' of all sorts abound. He
took to Waco with him a young friend
named McAtee, who was anxious TO
see him work in a washington uniform.
McAtee declared that Bill was known
throughout his county as a wonder at
throwing stones when a boy For a
left handler his accuracy was remark
able. as II is now He told a story OF
how Burns, among many other feats,
once killed with stone catamOInt
said TO have been the biggest one seen
in that section for years The knock
UNCOVER of rabbits and other small
game by stone-throwers is not infre-
quent in rural districts, but the Staying
Of a catamount is going some.
Yours In the faith.
THOMAS s. RICE.
The Washington times., 1909-03-28
PRESS CLUB SQUADS
MEET ON DIAMOND
Journalists Demand Concessions in Proposed Game With
Newspaper Men Because of Age and Infirmty.
May Be Allowed Five Outfelders

Tom Monk lined out a screeching
liner to Tom Kirby in the right corner
that almost swept the tail fielder off mis-
feet. But the bookwOrm was on the
job and reIayed the sphere to Harry
Price in time to catch Sam Blythe off
first Umpire Wiley called Blythe out.
How viii that sound in Mr.. Monks
home paper2
The occasion will be a game between
the journalists and the newspaper men
of the National Press Club on a date
that has not yet been named at grounds
which have not yet been decided
From present Indications the senti-
ment favors a start from sc-4tch. The
journalists, however, declare Chat age
and corpulency entitIe them to u ham
dicap ON the lean hounds of the pro-
letariat and there is a movement under
foot to allow the aristocracy i've men
in the Outfield and two players OF short
irving Norwood may also be required
The Washington times., 1909-03-28
HITTING REVIVAL
IS HOPEFUL SIGN
Clouting One Thing Needed
TO Raise Nationals Out
of the Rut.
RUNNING OF BASES
A BRIGHT FEATURE
Team Work on Bags Should Be
Developed-HugheS and
Gray in Form.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

WICHITA. Kan, March 27.-It would
have delighted the heart of a Wash
ington fan to see the strong way the
Washington batters- landed on the ball
when they beat Wichita by to ! yes
terday.
The singles by Freeman and Conroy
were beauties. and should have been
good for extra bases, but the outfielders
had the fear of the Nationals sticks in
their hearts and played far out. Jerry
Freeman is possessed of twice as much
confidence in his sticking this year.
When it was all over last season. ana
he found that he was among Wash
ingtons leading swatters it proved just
the stimulus he needed. and now. in
stead of considering himself a mere ex-
pertinent, he thinks he is the goods. and
is anxious 10 get at the opposition.
= The fastest pitching he has yet shown
was turned loose by Walter Johnson
yesterday. and he promises more of it
today. When he got into tight places he
let go with all his might. and Street
more than had his hands fun holding
him. When the team returns and a
crisis arises with johnson in the box.
watch him, for he is rather better right
now than the home fans have ever
known him.
The base running on which Cantillon
is oasing his hopes has come to the
front In the last few games, and for
consistent scudding around the bags the
team Is more impre ssive this early in
the spring than it has been in mid-sea-
son other years. Perhaps the team work
on the bags is not what il will be later,
but the dash and daring of the men
and their ability TO seize unexpected
opportunities are appearing in a manner
that makes a great hit.
The manager is counting upon these
qualities to win many low score games
by one run, and If his expectations are
realized there will be a happy lot of
baseball cTanks in the Capital
In reading the stories about how
Burns and Johnson are setting the
world on fire don't forget that Tom
Hughes and Gray are still in the run
ming for pitching honors. Hughes was
rounding grandly when with the reg
ulars, and his arm was giving less
trouble than for several seasons. Gray
looks like a useful southpaW, and
Groom is by no means out of the fold
Tannehill Is doing no pitching at pres
ent and will hardly settle down TO seri-
Gus slab work before the big season
starts. He is suffering from a cold at
present and needs more warm weather
than he is getting in Kansas
Milan is limping but slightly, and
may be in the game in week or ten
days.