davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-15

LAWYER b, s1ir
Practice in all courts. Real ga t ss.ss
t tate S complete to and a
og Sss s fgss1 bsss Bs'9 M 's
Iections given prompt a''sA
practice. :, Masonic Anne
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-15

lens RIVENEs, .urAg
Office upstairs in Masonic Annex. s aa5 |.
VIII practice in all State G 1and fling
office. Probate matters, id ! snds, Scrip
final proofs, etc. Railway D''e
Insurance and Abstraetlng'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
The Good Roads Convention

What promises to be an exception ally large good roads convention will assemble in Birmingham on the 14th and 18th of October. As every pro- bate judge, every board of county con- missioners and every mayor and board of aldermen of every Alabama city is authorized and requested to appoint delegates, the body will be thoroughly representative. Every one is invited to attend the convention whether q delegate or not, and from present indi- cations accommodations will have to be arranged for 1900 to 2000 people.
 A number of prominent men will ad- dress the convention. Of those who have accepted invitations to speak are two or three experts in good road building. But perhaps the greatest good will come from the stimulus of the reports on the progress of road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
Ereamen Ready tn Act

Under the drastic prohibition laws no home in Alabama can be assured against the outrageous searching pro- cess. Officers on suspicion search with or without warrants. Every day brings to light new cases.
 The second clause of the proposed constitutional amendment, which would give the legislature the right to make an enactment designating the places where such liquors may not be stored or kept could but add to the states unhappy condition. for should the amendment be adopted the same legislature which passed the Fuller farther and make it a crime for any one to keep for private use malt, vim eus or alcoholic beverages in his or her home.
 Will tle people of Alabama indorse any set of politicians that would place in the statute books laws like the Full Ter act? Will the people allow the proposed amendment to be ratified? A thousand times no! Freemen have been slow to rise and resist the en- croachment of sinister influences and crule despotism, but they are aroused now and will strive to defeat the vii cious amendment at the polls on the 29th of November. At crisis like this liberty-loving Alabamians have never yet failed to come forth for the sake of home and the sake of right; and they will not fail now. Every hign- minded man will do his duty, and with the rejection of the proposed amend ment by an overwhelming majority Alabama will enter at once upon a new and brighter area. There will be mighty uplift, moral, civic and indus trial and every patriotic voter will have the satisfaction of feeling that he helped in the good cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
USE THEIR KNIVES
 IN FATAL DUEL

Two negroes, whose proper names are unknown to the authorities, but who were known among their associates as "Dink' Austin and "Coot," alias "Cooney," alias Glucose" engaged yes- terday afternoon in a duel to death with knives, which resulted in the former negro being killed instantly. The mur- derer made good his escape and he has not been captured.
 The affair occurred in negro house near the corner of Tenth avenue and Twentieth street. north. Considerable jealousy, it is understood, had arisen be- tween "Dink" and "Coot" over a woman, and yesterday afternoon they met and became involved In a personal encounter.
 The fight started in the negro house, but in the struggle the two negroes stumbled out on the street and here knives came into play. It seems that there were a number of negroes who wit messed the affray but all were afraid to interfere. The duel lasted for several minutes and 1t Is understood that both of the combatants were carved up con siderably. Finally, however. "Coot' got in a death blow, stabbing his rival squarely through the heart and killing him instantly.
 Occurring in the street, as 1t did, the fight caused much excitement and when the negroes drew knives everybory got indoors. Consequently when "Coot" had killed his opponent he ran off unter- ferred with, and he is still at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
FINDS TRUE BILLS.

Prior to a recess which the grand jury is expected to take tomorrow or the next day, the inquisitorial body now sitting returned batch of about 50 true bills yesterday afternoon. It is understood that the Jury is well up with it's work and that within the next day or two 1t will take a recess until the first part of November. Following are the jail cases for which the grand jury returned true bills yesterday aft ernoon
 Daisy Bryant, murder, charged with stabbing to death Cilla Foster, a negro woman; Charles Frazier, murder, charged with shooting to death Will Barker; William T. Kelley, murder. charged with shooting to death c. s. Carper at Boyles; Ed Parker, murder, ex-policeman, charged with shooting to death Felix Tilley; Will Garth, as- sault with intent to murder; Wesley James, grand larceny; Kate Scott, grand larceny; Ed Washington, burg
 lary and grand larceny and receiving stolen property; Will Lewis, burglary; Jim Barnes, burglary and grand lar ceny and receiving stolen property; C.. c. Davis, grand larceny and receiving stolen property; J. R. Wilson, crime against nature; Mary Bell. grand lar cenyi Lafayette MlllS, murder Tn the second degree; Aubery Calhoun, grand larceny; Sydney Owen, two charges each of grand larceny and receiving stolen property; Charley Sherrod, as sault with intent to murder; Thomas B. Wooten, burglary and grand lar ceny; Henry Van Zant, carnal knowl- edge of a child Will Johnson, burg lary and grand larceny and receiving stolen property; Charley Jemison, two charges of burglary and grand lar ceny and receiving stolen property; Anth ony Harris, grand larceny and re- ceiving stolen property; Leonard Scott, burglary and grand larceny; Son Davis. burglary and grand larceny Joe Evans, carnal knowledge of a child; Charley Leach, assault; Will Arnel, gaming Sidney Owens, petty larceny; Mary Ellis, assault with intent to murder, i, Lena Baird, petty larceny; Lizzie Lin- coin, assault with intent to murder; i; Henry Morgan, assault with intent to rape; w. w. Shortridge, carrying con- cealed pistol; Warnick Taylor, carnal knowledge; Herbert Brown, assault; i; Mary Page, grand larceny; Henry Cal oun, robbery; Minnie Vann, robbery, and Allen Meadows, grand larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
testers do oft prove prophets.
 king Lear, V: 3.
Preparing for the Census

The census bureau in Washington is now a scene of great activity in view of the near approach of the time for taking the census. The enumer- ators and other field men will begin their work April 1, instead of in June as in former decades, but in the six months intervening the population of Jefferson county will make a larger percentage of gain than in any like period since the first half of 1907: and the chances are that the increase will be at even a greater rate than ever before
 That it Is reasonable 10 expect an exceptionally large gain in population one has but to consider the industrial revival and the rapid return of busi- ness prosperity. Immediately after the panic the outlook in all manufacturing centers was gloomy, and many labor CTS left the Birmingham district in the endeavor, fruitless in most cases, of finding employment elsewhere. But it is safe to say that most of those who left have found their way back, and it is known that many newcomers have sought work hereabouts recently and have obtained it.
 In 1900 Jefferson county had pop ulation of 140,420 as against SS,501 in 1S90 Had a census been taken in 1895, or 1896, when we had hard times, the population would have been less, perhaps, than it was in 1S90 The county's most rapid growth up to 1900 was in the three years of '97, '98 and 99 In 1908 Jefferson's population based on a school census was esti- mated at about O,00O.
 Tn view of the Tennessee company's s large expansion plans, including the construction of a vast reservoir, with a dam 90 feet high, the building of 1000 big coke ovens and the opening of an additional coal mine, there is 8 pressing need for more labor. A con- servative estimate of Jefferson coun- tvs population today is about 260, ,000. It will doubtless reach 275, 900 by the first of April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
HELD FOR MURDER,
Negro Is Charged With Killing consta-
 ble Campbell at New Castle.

Deputy Sheriff Vaught yesterday aft ernoon arrested a negro named Bill Bailey, alias Will Russell, charged with having shot. with the intention of murdering, II. c. Campbell, constable at New Castle. during the early part of 1908
 It is charged that Bailey. or Rus sell, bore quite a checkered reputa- . ton in the vicinity of New Castle and shortly after the prohibition law be- came effective 1t Is said that he began selling whisky. This brought on fi1e trouble. Constable Campbell, 1t seems. had evidence that Bailey had been sell ing whisky and one day during the early part of last year he attempted to arrest the negro. Bailey howevr, resisted arrest and in a fight which he had with Campbell he shot the con stable, seriously wounding him.
 The negro made good his escape and until yesterday afternoon the authori- ties did not hear from him. However, Deputy Vaught located Bailey in Buz- zard's Roost and effected his arrest near the corner of First avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
The Alablma Democracy

During the heat of the campaign in Jefferson county conducted under the local option law two years ago the pastor of one of the prominent churches here said in a pulpit dis course, in reply to the argument ad- vanced by the vets that prohibition would greatly injure the business in terests of the Birmingham district, If prohibition is going to kill the district, well, then, let's kill it!" Taxpayers, merchants and citizens in general who felt a pride in Birmingham did not agree with the minister; only fanat- ics, professional prohibitionists and ir- responsible agitators said "Amen!" to his violent utterance.
 Today the leaders of the national prohibition party are getting ready for an aggressive campaign in 1912. In view of the progress which the Anti Saloon league has made in Alabama, especially in view of the comparative ease with which the Anti-Saloon su- perintendent compelled a feather-leg- ged legislature to adopt the amend ment submission bill, the national pro- bibition managers are looking hope fullv to the state for her electoral vote three years hence. Those ultra prohibit tionists who are supporting the amend ment proposition exclaim, in answer to the warning of loyal democrats that the Anti-Saloon league and the prohi- bition party of Alabama are playing right into the hands of shrewd and au' dacious politicians now plotting to dis rupt and extinguish the democratic marty of this state and transfer its vote to the prohibition column in the next presidential contest, "If the ratification of the amendment is going to kill the Alabama democracy, well, then, let's kill it!"
 This is a most serious matter and will cause all earnest democrats from one end of the commonwealth to the other to ponder.
 The party of Jefferson and Jackson may have outlived its usefulness, but 1 The Age-Herald does not think so And the rank and file of the party is as l true to the democracy as ever. All good democrats who wish to see the the old party survive, will not only go to the polls on the 29th of November as defenders of the constitution and defenders of liberty, but they will work from now until the polls close for the defeat of the iniquitous consti tutional prohibition measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
PAY RESPECT TO
 SEMMES' MEMORY

In commemoration of the Tooth anniver- sary of the birth of Admiral Raphael Semmes, the hero of the Confederacy, Camp Hardee United Confederate veter- ans, held appropriate exercises here yes- terday afternoon. Many members of the local chapters of the Daughters of tho Confectionery were present. Capt W. C. Ward was the orator of the occasion, and he delivered very appropriate address, in the nature of tribute to the Confed- crate naval officer. The meeting was largely attended, and the exercises were short but impressive.
 Several Confederate veterans of Birm- ingham went to the Old Soldiers home at Mountain Creek to attend the exercises held there yesterday. They report quite appropriate as well as enjoyable and im- pressive exercises. The following pro- gramme was rendered.:
 Instrumental Prelude-W. A. Seals and A. J. Hall, with Mrs. Marks at the piano.
 Prayer-Chaplain of the camp.
 Vocal Solo, When the Tide Comes In,' Miss Hattie Marks.
 Reading-Miss Minnie Reese Richardson of Montgomery.
 Instrumental music.
 Reading, "Semmes, the King of all Sea Kings"-Dr. o. T. Dosier of Birmingham.
 Vocal Solo-Miss Hattie Marks.
 Address-Hon. Mac A. Smith of Pratt vile.
 Reading-Miss Minnie Reese sichafd- son.
 Reading, Galaxy of Southern Heroes'' -Dr. o. T. Dozier.
 Instrumental Music, Home, Sweet Home"
 Song "God Ra With you riII We Meet Again."
 Ranedicfinn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
EDWIN BOOTH!

By William Winter. Ger storied Denmarks haunted ground Will darkly drift again, Dream-like and vague without sound, The spectre of the Dane; And breaking hearts will be the wreath For grief that knows no tear, When shine on Cornwalls storm-swept
 heath
 The blazing eyes of Lear. Slow, mid the portents of the storm And fates averaging powers, Will moody Richards haggard form Pace through the twilight hours; And wildly hurtling OCT the sky The red star of Macbeth Torn from the central arch on high Go down in dusty death! But.-best of all! will softly rise His form of manly grace The noble brow, the honest eyes, The sweetly patient face The loving heart. the stately mind That, conquering every i'll. Through seas of trouble east behind, was grandly steadfast still'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
GETTING NEW ACTS
 FOR BIG STATE FAIR

The Pickett family of famous aerial acrobats will be one of the star fea- tures of the show before the grandstand at the approaching State Fair here. The list of "thrillers" for this big show is continually increasing. In addition to the great open air circus, which Frank r. snellman brings, contracts are being made with many other exceptional attractions.
 President C.. w. Ufford of the State Fair association. J. H. Holcombe, chair man of the executive committee, and Frank P Chaffee, secretary Of the Far association, have just returned rom Nashville, where they attended the state fair there and where they contracted for several big acts. The Bickett family has nroved one of the biggest attractions at the Nashville fair
 In this family there are five people, all finished acrobate of the highest class while Minnie Bickett is said to be the only woman in the country to do the fly ing somersault. The big ladder act of tkss family is said to be one of the best of its kind on the road. The aerial trap eze work performed high above the heads of the spectators is of class to deserve the praise of its audiences.
 The Bickett family showed for long period at the Alaska Yukon exposition, where 1t was one of the most popular attractions of the entire Pay Streak.
 Two more counties have engaged space for county exhibits The addition of Mad ison and Greene makes a total of eight county exhibits. The largest number in previous years has been five. Many exhibits have been crowded out of the exhibit building and will be located in the machinery building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
Lee In the CaDit0l Building

The national Hall of Fame contains and is to contain about 100 statuesque representations of the great men of this country This Hall of Fame is now called Statuary Hall. It was the hall of the House of Representatives, but since the enlargement of the cap- itol 1t has been handed over to the states. Each state Is permitted to place in it two statues.
 About month ago Virginia sent to this hall two bronze figures of George Washington and Robert E.. Lee, and the two were duly and speedily placed. At first Virginia thought a statue of Jefferson should accompany the figure of Washington, but public sentiment preferred Lee to Jefferson, and the choice is plainly the choice of the no ble old state. The bronze figure of Lee stands between the statues of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steam. boat, and of J. L. M Curry the edu- cator, of Alabama
 It is to the credit of the country that the placing of the statue of the Confederate chieftain in the capitol has aroused no historic hate. It goes to show how thoroughly united the country has become in less than 50 years. The Boston Transcript rejoices that a statue of Lee has been placed in Statuary Hall. "The nation" il says, "owes him a great debt of grati tude for stopping when the contest was over, instead of allowing it to de generate into a guerrilla warfare. Lees conduct before, during and afte, the war was that of true soldier and high-minded man, and this is why he is held in high regard in all parts ol the country. Virginia acted wisely when she selected Lee as companion of Washington in Statuary Hall. The bronze figure of Lee is a work of art modelled as it was by Sir Moses Eze kiel, of fine Jewish breeding, who was born in Richmond but who is now a distinguished sculptor residing in Rome.
 Formal ceremonies attending the un- yelling of the two figures will take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
BANK STATEMENT.
City Bank and Trust Takes Over Ala
 bama Trust and Savings.

In another column will be found the official statement of the City Bank and Trust company, whose quarters are in the Woodward building; and also the an- nouncement that this institution has taken over the Alabama Trust and SavingY com pany, whose place of business was on Nineteenth street between Second and Third avenues. The Alabama's branches are included in the transfer.
 J. w. Warrington, an experienced banker of Chicago, becomes president of the C.y Bank and Trust company. B. T. Head is now vice president. E. H. Smith is also a vice president. and J. F. Shelby has been made a director. F. c. Dunn of Eufaula, formerly with the First National Bank of Florala, has been elect ed assistant cashier H. s. Davidson is secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28

she was offered a Broadway theater for an entire year.
 q do not care for it." said the act ress. "I want to go on the road, for I love the country. 1 know my character in The Test Is the strongest in which I have ever appeared, and that l could remain in New York indefinitely, but I love the country too well. Some of those in my cast prefer to remain in the city because they have appeared in great successes there all their lives, but l was brought up in homelike surroundings and I love them"
 Miss Walsh's craving for the green, away from the big city. is due, perhaps, to the fact she owns a beautiful country home in Massachusetts and spends every moment there that she can possibly take away from her art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Presidnnt,s Son.

.'The best days work l ever did In my life appeared utterly useless, even foolish at the time" said the son of a railroad pres ident.
 At the time I was IS years of age. My father was the president of short line of railroad in Alabama. Being &C., customed to the handling hundreds of thousands of dollars. even millions, l had looked upon him as a father who would never allow his son to do real hard work or taste the sore responsibilities of life. But I learned better, thanks to his wis dom, as l view it now.
 "One morning at 3 o'clock he came to my room and reused me from my com fortable morning slumber. My son. he said, I have a little job for you today and will appreciate it if you will do it.
 T had always obeyed my father faith fully in all things and readily consented
 :" I want you to walk the full length of our road and report on the minute conditions of the track and roadbed. YoI must get up now to get an early start l have instructed the cook to have your breakfast in one hour
 T heard rain pouring on the roof and the wind was blowing a gale. I felt like rebelling. The task appeared useless. 1 knew there were track foremen and road men employed for that business but 1t was my fathers orders and I obeyed.
 'On that long, hard trip I had an op- portunity to figure out his reason for as- signing me to the task. 1t was the turn ing point in my career I had just re- turned from school and was preparing to settle down to a life of ease and com fortab' . extravaganza. Instead of shis, I went to work. 1 went after details and labored to build up a rounded manhood in the same way that my father had done under greater difficulties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
Two Years Ago and Now.

"It looks to me as if the constitutional amendment would be defeated by a big majority" said well-known citizen, who is connected with one of the corpora tions. q predict defeat for it. not so much because of my own observations, but because men who have been active in political affairs for many years tell me that the indications from every section of the state are against ratification. One of the deep-dyed prohibitionists of Walker county told me last week that he was going to vote for the amendment but that Walker county. which voted dry two years ago, would give a majority against the amendment. This same gentleman said that as a betting proposilion he con- sdered it safe to take the anti-amend- ment side. He rema rkeo that While he thought the anti-saloon management made great political blunder in sub hitting the amendment at this time, he was standing by the prohibition party on general principles.
 Two years ago when Jefferson coun- ty voted on the question for or against saloons the anti-proh ibition side was on the defensive. It was a question new to many of us. The anti-saloon forces were thoroughly organized and aggressive and the other side was on the defensive. This time it is the oth CT way. The amenders are on the de- fensive. And the points which have to be defended are of vital interest such as the political greed bound up in the amendment proposition, the logical drift to the national prohibition party at the expense of the democratic party in this state; and last, but not least, the searching of the homes of inno- cent people-the Russianizing of Ala bama. The amenders may explain anu protest until the day for the votiA g but their explanations do not explain.
 Tn this connection I beg to suggest that the anti-amendment campaign committee have printed in pamphlet form several of the letters that have appeared recently in The Age Herald notably Eugene l.. Browns and James Wea therlys. MT. Brown has done much for the upbuilding of Birming nam. MT. Weatherly's letter was in answer to one of Dr. Brooks Lawrence s defensive statements. I have not seen any reply from Dr. Lawrence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-28
FACTS IN THE CASE.
m the Dothan Home Journal.

From the Dothan Home Journal.
 Notwithstanding the Birmingham con- vention resolution is that the issue is whisky or no whisky" there are thou sands of people in Alabama who know better and say, NO, sir You have all ready told us that would be the issue next election. This time 1t is to whether the constitution shall be amended so as to suit Conner, Brooks Lawrence and their gang and their laws or stay like 1t is. clear from radical measures, and we shall so cast our ballot"