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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

under federal supervision by the bureau of internal revenue at the next session of congress, according to letter from Ham, ilton Wright to the Currier commission for investigation of drug addietions. MT. Wright is one of three commissioners sent by te United States to the Interna- tional Opium commission at Shanghai. He has completed the draft of @ bill which he says will be introduced in the next session of congress, providing for the federal regulation decided on, and now Is conferring with drug manufac- turers on the subject. MT. Wright wrote: q am much interested in the work of your commission. I have been gathering data on the misuse of cocaine in the United States during the past year. My information coincides with yours, so far as can judge from the press notices that have come to me. It developed in the h. ternational Opium commission, which mer at Shanghai in February last and on which l represented our government, that the use of cocaine is spreading in oriental countries as well In this coun- try and Europe. From all the state au thorities and the police, there Is consen- sus of opinion that this cocaine and opium evil cannot be wiped out in this country without the aid of the federal gOyernment'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
COST OF LIVING.
Increase of 49 Per Cent Since 1896
 Computed By Bradstreet's.

From the Review of Reviews.
 The average householder finds some diff ficulty in getting the full measure of sat isfaction from the return of the country to trade activity for the cost of living, which has been increasing so rapidly for most of the past E years, is again ad- vancng from the slightly lower levels brought by the depression of 1908. All through the past summer the prices of the necessaries of life have been slowly ad- vancing, reaching on August the highest figure reported for that date save one in 1907. It is rather startling to see that the average cost of the supplies practi- cally every household must buy has in- creased over 40 per cent, since 1S96 The Bradstreet Agency has selected 1O6 articles of domestic consumption and has kept 8 careful record of their prices, month by month for r years. The highest point ever reached was in March 1. 1907, after which came the moderate slump caused by the financial disturbances of that year We are now marching steadily back toward this high record, and the August figures are only 6.S per cent below it. Some of the individual cases of increased costs are much more impressive than the average. Rubber has advanced from Sl cents pound in 1896 to $1.9S pound now; pork, from S.25 per barrel to $21.75 eggs from 121a cents a dozen to 2S cents; nut ton. from 5k cents a pound to Il cents; corn from 34 cents a pound to Il cents; wheat from 64 cents a bushel to $1.20, and so forth The figures given are wholesale prices and as a rule the advance to the ultimate consumer has been decidedly greater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

made one miscalculation. One of the Shriners had heard that kanakas like gin, so he brought along a big square-faced bottle of 1t and started 1t around the bunch while they were waiting for the dance to start When the girls began to dance he passed them the bottle too. be- tween times, and presently the festivities began to loosen up a little.
 "One of the girls came dancing over to a young Shriner who had only been mar ried few days before starting on the trip His bride was in the next room, and when she saw her husband reach out and slip his arm around this wrigsly na- tive girl she let out a saueal and came bursting through the door of the screen partition. That put the performance on the bum right there. The native girls famed out of the back door on the run. the man that owned the house doused the lights, and the Shriners, feeling like % cents and a rusty button, shuffled out to the machines iwth their wives riding hard on them and rode back to the hotel without word What passed between the respective couples when they got to their rooms l am unable to say, for l was the only unmarried man in the party, and I never was so glad of 1t in my life. That's why I have to smile when any one says hula to me. It reminds me to be thankful I'm stngle.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Not Quite So Bao.

From Tit-Bits.
 Tt would please me very much, Miss Stout" said MT. Mugly, "if you would go to the theater with me this even ing
 Have you secured the seats?" inquir- ed Miss Vera Stout.
 "Oh, come now" he protested, you're not so heavy as all that!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

For Sale-At bargain prices to clear out. Several high grade used automobiles. Bir- mingham Garage O., Avenue B and 21st street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
.DR, ELIOT ENGAGED
 IN GREAT WORK He Is Enrolling Membership In Conservation Association POOR RAILROAD TICKETS Some of Present Tickets Are Twelve Feet Long and Too Cumbersome.
 Biggest Fish Story Has
 Just Been Told.
POOR RAILROAD TICKETS

Chicago, September 25.-(Special.)- The personnel of President Charles w. Eliot's aids in the great task of en- rolling in the National Conservation as- sociation a popular membership of hundreds of thousands soon will be an nounced. The constitution, 1t proves, provides for president, vice president secretary. treasurer and an executive committee of nine members besides the officers, and board of managers. Pres ident Eliot will appoint the committee and board of managers On the board each state and territory will be rep resented by one member and 1t will be the board of managers which will furn- isb most of the outside momentum in the campaign for members and popular support in carrying out the work be- gur by President Roosevelt at the con- ference of governors in Washington. If is announced that membership Ut $2 a year has been supplemented by the opportunity to become life nem- Der" for $1G0 a contributing member" by voluntary contributions and a pa tron' where the contribution iG 5000 or more. The declaration of principles, as made public by President Walter L. Fisher of the Conservation league Of the United States, after specific recom- mendations as to the forests minerals, soils, lands and waters and waterways concludes: We desire to furthek all Legislation which is wisely designed to diminish sickness, prevent accidents and premature death. and increase the comfort and joy of American life. be- lieving that human efficiency, health and happiness are natural resources quite as important as forests, waters, lands and minerals. It will cooperate in every appropriate way with other organizations and with the state and national officials to cover the entire field of the conservation and develop ment of our natural resources, and to bring to this cooperation the vigorous support of an intelligent and disinter- ested citizenship ip."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26


 Millions of miles would be topped off the railroad ticket lugged through Chi cago and other railroad centers by the travelling public if the proposed plan to abolish coupon tickets on all lines in the United States, Canada and Mexico is adopted. The plan provides for definite line of action. Not less than 12 feet 9 inches of ticket is acquired by the tourist on a trip from New York to California and return by sight seeing route while one may cross the Atlantic with a piece of pastboard not more than three inches long. In fact the through ticket form is no less than 52 inches long, of which 20 inches are devoted to the contract of purchase. To this form are pasted during the course of the journey a collection of two-inch coupons that grow to a bewildering length. This reform outlined by George T. Bell, passenger traffic manager of the Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pa cific systems in his presidential address to the American Associatio of Pas senger and Ticket Agents, has been considered by the International Asso- clatloh oI 1icheI ASeheS anu eio Ooho- dian Ticket Agents association.
 In the annual fish story season that follows in the wake of vacations, the lead Is conceded this year to the tale brought to Chicago from Lake Tema- gami near the end of the Grand Trunk spur in Northern Ontario of an un- caught monster. species unknown, so huge that it overturned the pirogue of a distinguished visitor from England, William Henry, founder of the Royal Life Savil.'' society. Last years report of a cod caught with 8 gaffhook in the Georgian bay, and of a catch of cis- co at the rate of two per minute for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

Habit forming drugs may be placed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BY Associates Press

Nashville, Tenn, May 15--The
manufacturers of liquors and beer
and the wholesale dealers are to test
the laws recently passed by the legis-
Iature TO prohibit the manufacture
and sale OF intoxicaRts in Tennessee.
This decision was definitely reached
Yesterday afternoon following a two
davs' conference of attorneys employ
ed to represent the brewers, distilIers
and wholesalers.
Among those in the conference
were e. E. Wright, of Memphis; Geo.
y. Lancaster. Of Chattanooga; John
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
HUGO KELLY
KNOCKED OUT
IN A MINUTE
Forty-Five Round Contest
Between Kelly and the
Illinois Man, Was Easy
For the Latter.
Rx Associated Press.

San Francisco, Cal, May 15.-One
minute and thirty seconds OF the
scheduled Aground contest was suf1i-
cient to demonstrate that Hugo Kelly
of Chicago, was no match in speed or
skill with Billy Papke, the Illinois
Thunderbolt." At the end Of this
brief period, after a half dozen short
rallies, Papke stood unmarked, while
Kelly lay unconscious in the center
of the ring, with q deep cut over one
eye and his chances for the middle
weight championship gone glimmeF-
ing.
Kelly lost the battle when Papke
landed his first clean right and left
TO the jaw. He went TO the floor for
the count of nine. Prior to this Papke
had shot terrible left hook to the
temple, which laid open a long gash
just above Kelly's right eye.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
TAFT REvOkES
APPOINTMENT
ROBERTSTONE
Writes Governor of Kansas
and Declares He Will Not
Allow Himself to Be Used
to Promote Political For
tunes.

Washington, May 16--Presldent
Taft has written a letter TO Governor
Stubbs of Kansas, declaring he Will
not permit himself 10 be used by
anv political faction for the promo
ton of political fortunes, and at the
same time revOking the appointment
of Robert Stone O: Topeka, a per
sonaI friend of Gov. Stubbs, 10 pc
special assistant to the United States
attorney general
The situation grows out OF the
Rristow-Long senatorial fight of last
wear If is said. President Taft Is
personal friend OF Senator Long. and
kept out of that fight because ne
did not want to be placed In the posi-
tion of having interferred in any rae
tiouaI fight in any state. Stubos was
allied with Bristow.
The president appointed Stone at
the request of Governor Stubs sup
posing. it is said, that whoever was
Amounted would have the backing OF
the congressional delegation OF that
state. When Senator Curtis and Rep
resentative Anthony o. the Topeka
district. heard OF the appointment
they Immediately went TO the White
House and placed the situation before
the president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BY Fred MAuen.

Tallahassee, May 15.-Sixteen bills
were passed and one was killed by the
senate today. 1t was strictly busi-
ness session. Over in the house con-
siderable progress was also made.
The most important action taken by
the house was the passage of the bill
prohibiting the payment Of the poll
taxes of another. This is a very
stringent law and was passed by a
vote of 81 to after long discussion.
The house also passed the Cox bill
requiring that all editorial, news or
cartoons published in q newspaper for
pay must be labelled DIS advertising.
Speaker Farris introduced an i'm
portant measure which removes the
assessment of railroad and telegraph
companies from the comptroller and
CONTINUED on PAGE Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
ROOSEVELT IS
RESTING At HIS
FRIEND s RANCH
Spent First Day in His
Room, Where He Com
menced His Writing-He
Will Resume Shooting Ex-
petition Monday.
ev Associated Press.

Nairobi, B. E. A, May 15.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. who is the guest of
George Mcmillan at the Juia ranch,
whittier he repaired from his camp at
Machakos in the Athi river district,
spent his first day at the ranch in his
room resting from the fatigue of hts
Journey. He has, however, begun
work on a series of articles describing
mis- adventure up TO date. Today Mr..
Roosevelt continued writing, but he
found time also to visit parts of the
Mcmillan estate and to discuss the
prospect Of sport with F. G. Selous,
the we'll known English hunter, and
his host Mr.. Roosevelt viii resume
his shooting expeditions on Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BY Associated Press.

Memphis, Tenn, Nav 15.-R. J.
Rawlings. former mayor of Lenox.
suburb of this city, and a pioneer eiti-
zen of shelby county, was killed and
half a dozen others were more or less
seriously injured today when an East
End car, huTrying towards the city,
collided with a large street paving
machine near the corner or Madlsoh
avenue and Lumpkin street.
Rawlings's skull WAS crushed anu
splinter Of glass driven INTO MS he$o'
The seriously injured:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
MANY THOUSANDS
GIVEN TOSOUTHERN
BAPTIST SEMINARY
BY Associated Press.

Washington, May 15.-Senators
Hale of Maine. Guggenheim Of Colo
RADIO. and Scott of West Virginia,
sitting in the cabinet room at the
White House today waiting to see
President Taft, fell to discussing the
date of the probable adjournment or
congress. They agreed that August
1 seemed now to be the earliest pos
sible day that the two houses OF con-
gress could agree upon tarin bill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
THE HOUSE PASSES MEASURE
WHICH PROHIBITS PAYMENT
OF POLL TAXES OF ANOTHER
August 1 Nearest Date
For Tariff Agreement

Senator Scott reiterated that he be-
Heved congress could adjourn in two
weeks if some one would close up the
press gallery and clear the public
galleries of spectators. He was sure
the "wind-jamming" would stop then
and that congress could get down to
actual voting on the bill.
Senators Depew Of New York and
Owen of Oklahoma, who called later
at the White House and saw the pres
ident, were just as pessimistic.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BY Associated Press.

Louisville, XIV, May 15.-Their en-
thusiasm raised to a high pitch by
the notable movement to support the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, over one thousand delegates to
the Southern Baptist Convention late
this afternoon took lengthy journey
to Cave Hill cemetery, only to have
heavy rain interfere with the unveil-
ing of the monument to the late Rev.
DR.. T. T. Eaton.
LIBERAL DONATIONS.
Shortly before the morning session
ended at the armory, President Null
Inns, of the Theological Seminary, and
DIR. VIM. Hatcher, of Virginia, began
taking subscriptions toward the $780,
600 fund of the seminary which is
being raised in the celebration of the
jubilee year.
DIR. Hatcher announced that w. J.
Slayden. of Asheville, n. c., would
give $4,000 if nineteen others would
give a Ike amount.
DR.. Mullins announced that four
members of the Norton family, of
louisville. had agreed to give $4,000
each. They are G. w. Norton. Miss
Lucy Norton. Miss Matte Norton,
and Mrs Minnie Caldwell Norton.
Other $5,0ea contributions followed
rapidly, as follows - George b. West,
Newport News. Va j. w. billiard,
Memphis. Tenn; Sunday School
Board. of Nashville: Walnut Street
Baptist Church. Louisville; NJ Bray,
New Center, Mass; B. e. Garvin. New
Liberty KY: "a Friend" in Indiana.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Marvin gave
$1,500-
The following gave 81 900 each: c.
". Gheens. Louisville: Mrs. G. w.
Hyde, Missouri: Baptist pastors of
Austin, Texas; DR.. E. l.. Connolly. OF
Georgia
J. 3. Ellis, of Selma, Ala. $4,000.
A friend in Baltimore, $1,000; q
Kentucky lady. $1,000: T. G. Bush,
birmingham, $4,000; ]. ]. Darlington,
Washington, d. c., $4,000; friend in
Louisville. $1,000; Grantlin Miller,
Louisville, $1,000: B. E. Willingham,
Macon, Ca, $1,000; Joshua lowering,
Baltimore, 81 900; students of the
Seminary, $4,000.
It was an hour marked by the lib
eral lcosening Of purse strings and
steadily mounting good spirits as the
total of contributions rose higher and
higher. Here the farmer rose to
pledge fifty dollars from the sale of a
COW or horse; there a prosperous city
dwelIer contributed ten to twenty
times that amount. but both were ami
mated by the spirit of the convention,
which had the same mood of hearty
applause for the mite as for the rich
mans thousands.
Students at the seminary. who at
tended the session in body, topped
on the scene with a little surprise of
their own when they announced they
had gotten together $4,000 for an en-
dowment fund.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BY AssoeIated Press.

Memphis, May 15.-A decree has
been entered in the Office of the
United States court for the western
district of Tennessee by Judge John
E. Mccall, ordering the sale of the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad within ten days from May
II on which date a similar decree
was rendered at Meridian, Miss, by
Judge Niles, of the United States cir
cult court for the southern district
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
Prominent Memphis
Man Killed i'm Wreck

J. Oliver, back injured. legs bruised
and face and side badly cut by flying
glass; taken to the city hospital.
E. r. Stanfield, face and hands bad
Is cut and arms bruised
]. w. Ayers, hands and arms badly
bruised and cut.
New Stewart. hips and legs badly
crushed and side injured.
The car had just started down a
heavy grade and was running along
at a good rate of speed when it crash
ed into the boom OF a big mixing ma
chine which is being used in paving
woIs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
Tennessee Saloon Men
VIII Test PrOhi. Law

Cochran. of Knoxville and James c.
Bradford and John J. VeTtrees, 6
Nashville
For some time past it has been re-
ported that a test Of the prohibition
laws would be made, but no definite
decision was reached by the attorneys
employed to make the investigation,
until the conference was concluded
yesterday afternoon.
Several weeks ago the attorneys
who participated in the conference
were employed to make an inyestiga-
ton into the statutes which were en-
acted with the view 10 ascertaining
whether a contest was advisable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
Newspapers Are Not Includ-
ed in Pass Bill Report
ed in the Senate.
SEN. TALIAFERRO
ENTERS A DENIAL

DECLARES HE HAS NEVER Ac-
cEPTED RAILROAD PASSES FOR
HIMSELF OR ANY OTHER PER-
SoN-SPEAKER FARRIS INTRO
DUcES BILL TO REMOVE AS
SESSMENT OF RAILROADS FROM
THE COMPTROLLER TO RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
UNIFORMITY OF BOOKS
OVERSHADOWS ALL ELSE
BEFORE The LEGISLATURE
Court Orders Sale of
the M.J.GK.CRaiIrOad

of Mississippi. The decree WAS en-
tered by Judge Mccall because of the
fact that part of the road lies in Mis-
sissippi and part in Hardeman coun-
ty, Tenn.
The other roads included in the de-
cree are the Gulf and Chicago Rail-
road Co, and the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chicago Railroad Co.. of Missis-
sippi. The latter is styled in the de-
cree the consolidated corporation, but
the consolidation has never been car
ried out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
WIDELY KNOWN
MINISTER DIES
IN NASHVILLE
BY Associates Press.

Nashville, Tenn. May 15.-Rev. DR..
David Campbell Kelley, who bore the
title of colonel in the Confederate
service, and commanded a brigade of
Forests cavalry, died here late to-
day at the home of his son-in-law,
DR.. w. r. Lamberth. Heart Failure,
superinduced by pneumonia, was the
cause.
DIR. Kelley was II years of age,
and one of the most widely known
ministers in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South His services in the
pulpit covered nearly sixty years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
BIRMINGHAM 8
FORMER MAYOR
KILLS HIMSELF
Rv Associated Pcs.

Birminghams Ala, May 15.-Captain
John G. Henley, former mayor OF Biz
mipgham, and one of the city's wealth
lest and Oldest citizens, committed
suicide at his home this afternoon
by placing the muzzle of a pistol IN
his mouth and firing.
Captain Henley mad been to the
city, and Immediately upon his re-
turn to his home on South Highlands,
went to his room and fired the shot
III health is the cause.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
Delegates to Southern Bap-
fist Convention Liberal
in Donations.
Is CONTRIBUTIONS
OF $4,000 EACH

STUDENTS OF THE SEMINARY
SPRUNG A SURPRISE WHEN
THEY ANNOUNCED THEY HAD
GOTTEN TOGETHER $4,000 FOR
AN ENDOWMENT FUNp-HEAVY
RAIN INTERFERED. WITH UN-
YELLING MONUMENT TO THE
LATE REV. DR.. T. T. EATON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
Sentiment Evenly Divided
Between County and
State Uniformity.
MANY TEMPERANCE
MEASURES ARE UP.

ONE is THAT HARITUAL DRUNK
ARDS SHALL BE CONFINED IN
INSANE ASYLUM, WHICH HAS
CREATED coNsT ERIN ALTON
AMONG BOOZE FIGHTERS
THE WORD PASS" DOES NOT
SOUND GOOD ANY MORE ABOUT
THE CAPITOL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
CLEMSON IS
EASY WINNER
IN TRACK MEET
With Vanderbilt and Geor-
gia Tech as Opponents She
Captures First Place in
Eight Out of Twelve
Events.
BY Associates Press

Nashville, May HUTCHINSON COT
Iege was an easy winner in the South
ern intercollegiate track meet on
Dudley field today, capturing first
place in eight out of the twelve
events, Clemson's score was SO, Van
derbilt 50. and Georgia Tech 9. These
were the only competitors.
Nelson, of Vanderbilt, lowered the
record in the mile event, going the
distance in 4:47 2-5. Proctor, of Van
derbilt, also broke the Southern rec
ord in the pole vault, clearing the
bar at ten feet, 9 3-4 inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
NO TRUTH IN REPORT.

Nashville. Tenn. May ia Union
City, Tenn, despatch says that the
report sent out from here that Mans
aeld Haroldson mad been killed by
night riders is absolutely false and
without any foundation whatever. The
facts in the case show that Harold
son, whose mind was unbalanced.
hanged himself from a rafter in his
buggy house He was one of the
Jury who tried the night rider cases
in January.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
WHITNEYs HoRsE SECOND.

Gatwick, Eng, May l5.-The Mari
borough stakes of 500 sovereigns for
and 4-year olds. distance one mile,
was run here today and won by Thad-
deus. II. P. Whitney's Sixty II, was
second and Lawn Sand third. Six
horses ran.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16
q, 200 REFUGEES FED.

Adana, Asiatic Turkey. MAY 10
A total of $4,000 refugees were -ed
in this city yesterday. Three hun
dred wounded persons are being car
ed for AT the American and other hos
pitais It is estimated that 1000 out
of the total number of refugees are
i'll.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-16

May 15-TheWl high brohas ea t Sa
Europe b
If ar IS
esnsre OF
wnb washing May and de will
them medal d o A J ny W
whose awnings h h de then n %
The ap @ ion a OF
Pc No IA Mis- No p IF 10
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