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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
COURT MEETS TO
 PROBE CHARGES

Asheville, N. c, September 16.-The federal court met this morning to in vestigate the charges that Deputy Mar shal Ramsey had made improper re- marks to the jury in the Breese-Dfck- erson bank case. Ramsey on the wit ness stand emphatically denied that he had make the remarks to the jury attributed to him in the affdavits of Jurors Garren and Norton.
 Called to the stand by counsel for defendants, Juror Garren reiterated the statement made in his affidavit, stating that Ramsey had said to him and another juror that "Breese and Dickerson were as guilty as hell
 This conversation took place, said Garren, about a week before the end of the trial, at local hotel just after a game of cards. Witness further said that after the judge had charged the jury Ramsey had told him that if the fury did not agree the judge would kep it together for a week or ten days and then try the case again.
 Juror Norton, who presents the oth- era affidavit charging Ramsey with i'm proper conduct, was not present, hav- ing been delayed by a railroad wreck. He is expected to be in court to- morrow morning.
 The other jurors when examined said that they had not heard the al legged conversation between Ramsey and Garren. A number Of witnesses were introduced to testify to the goou character of Ramsey.
 Court adjourned until tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
The Good Old Heroine.

Where is the pretty girl heroine gone to? Alas, she is no more! Now no respectable writer dares to make his heroine beauty. Instead or tnis, she always has some pecular1ty tnat makes an individual of her, but roDs her of sentiment. She Is "scraggy, she Is "pinched" in her features, she has a large and uneven smile that wanders aimlessly over her face, her nose is too large or too small, and, as for her hair, it is never even men toned There was time when she had golden tresses that hung down her hack. or waved in the erralt breeze. There was a time when her bosom rose and fell with varying emotions. when her eyes were ten der and true, and her neck was swan like.
 Will some kind gentleman author hiring her back to us? We want to love her once more. We want to feel her warm breath on our cheeks and clasp her clinging form to ours. We want to take her taper fingers and steal around her slender waist, kiss her ruby lips and snuggle up to the roses on her checks
 We miss her more than we can say. Wandering through the long bare stretch of the modern novel with noth- ing but smart sayings to interest and bad, mean women with clever minds to talk to, we are weary. O, heroine of old, come back! We will take you to our hearts. We will fight for you, nurse you to life and strength, and love you until you can't rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

what divided on the subject, though 1t is generally agreed that improvement of the Central at no distant date is bound to come to enable 1t to meet traffic con- ditions which are bringing ever increasing demand.
 But that $1O, GOO, 900 will be put into such Improvements at clip. is generally doubted, notwithstanding the fact that 1t might have been done had MT Hartman remained alive half a dozen years longer
 MT. Harriman's death has recalled cer- tain incidents of his recent visit to At lanta, among them his visits to his little grandniece. Katrina Van Rensslaer. MT. Harrimans nephew. J. F. Van Renss- laer. has long been the representative here of the Hartman lines, the Union Pa- cifc and others.
 corted over the city for the purpose of and other enterprises here, he asked one of the Atlanta business men with him to let him know when Sixth street was reached. He did so and stopping In front of the Van Rensslaer home, he jumped out saying he would return in a minute.
 For nearly three-quarters of an hour the great railroad financier played with the little 3-year-old girl while he kept the party of Atlanta business men waiting for him in an automobile in the street. And the little girl greatly enjoyed the visit of her uncle who had not let a Christmas pass without remembering her in a way to delight her childish heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Bodies Still in Wreckaoe.

Nashville, September 16.-Reports from the injured in yesterdays wreck near Pergram. on the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis railway. show they are getting along nicely and no furth CT deaths are expected. The wreckage again caught fire today and fire engine was dispatched to the scene The bodies of several victims are still beneath the wreckage and little hope Is entertained that what may be found will be sufficient to afford recog- milton. Three hundred and five pack ages of letters for points in Tennessee. Texas. Arkansas, Mississippi. Louisiana and Oklahoma were destroyed in the burning wreck-in all about 12.000 let ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Cotton Men To Convene.

There is a well-defined belief that At lanta will be successful In her effort to secure the annual convention of the Amer ican Cotton Manufacturers' association to be held next spring. So far as Is known no one has boiled the board of governors on the subject but those who are working in that direc- ton express confidence in a remarkable degree that these efforts will be success full.
 Invitations have gone forward from President Asa G. Candler of the cham Der of commerce, from the mayor and from Governor Brown, urging the board to select Atlanta as the next place of meeting.
 This convention is considered one Of the most important that meets in this part of the country. It is composed of the presidents executive heads and other or fcials of all the cotton mills in the United States. both north ana south. and It's deliberations have important bearing. not only upon the manufacturing industry, but upon cotton production as we'll
 The two last conventions of the asso- citation were held in Richmond, and 1t has never vet come down into the center or the cotton belt.
 President Lewis W. Parker of the as- sociation is understood to favor Atlanta as the next convention city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
IMPROVEMENTS ID
 BE MADE BY ROAD Central of Georgia Will Carry kOut Harriman'S Policies MILLIONS WILL BE SPENT Atlanta Expects To Get Convention of American Cotton Manufacturers
 Association, Which Will
 Meet Next Spring.
MILLIONS WILL BE SPENT

Atlanta, September 16.-(Speeial )-Nat- led to speculation as to the future of the Central of Georgia railway.
 Of course there is no anticipation of any change in the near futrure of it's present status, but the question as to what will be done in the direction of improvement has provoked no little discussion.
 As the result of MT. Harrimans visit to Georgia last January and of other favor able indications, it has been the general belief that he contemplated large ex- penditures for the improvement of the property in the near future. In fact, $10,ooo,O00 has been frequently mentioned as the sum which MT. Hartman proposed to spend on the improvment of the Cen tral, as soon as conditions should justify a beginning of the work
 preliminary survey. with these inn provements in view, has already been completed, and the plans are now said to be in MT. Harriman's New York office It is said they propose to eliminate many heavy grades, cut out numerous long curves, and to double track those DOT tions of the system which have to stand the heaviest traffic
 Whether it had anything to do with this particular case or not, was not made ap- parent, but a bill was introduced in the legislature at it's last session whose ob ject was to facilitate just such railroad improvements as are proposed in connec- ton with the Central. It, extended the right of eminent domain so that a rail- road might condemn certain property for purpose of strengthening it's line and double tracking, well as for other Dur. poses, such as building side tracks to in- dustrial plants
 This bill passed the senate, but did not get through the house because of some objection raised to it. It is very probable however, that, amended in minor partic. ulars so far as the effect of 1t Is con. cerned. it will be passed at the next ses sion.
 But railroad interest just now center, in whether or not the improvment. known to have been contemplated by MT Hartman will be made.
 The general belief seems to be that tn, Hartman policies will be carried out by his successors, just as he contemplated and yet improvement of the Central O Georgia, at least at any early date, seem a minor affair when considered in con nection with the gigantic interests Harri man represented.
 Opinion in railroad circles here Is some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
m...,c. to Mir. PInchot.

Avalon. Cal, Catalina Island. September 1s A vouminous message from President Taft to Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of the United States. was sent rom the mainland at Los Angeles by wireless to this station yesterday and taken from her to San Clemente Island on the launch Cornell, 1t was announced today. The message was read by MT Pincnot al mid night. but he declined to make any state n1ent regarding It's contents or the recent deveIopments in the Ballinger incident He immediately wrote reply to the Pres ident, which was brought back to the wireless station here by the crew = ths Cornell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
HEARST WINS SUIT
 FOR MEXICAN LAM


 New York, September 16.-News t reached here from Mexico City that the contest between Colonel Greene ali the Hearst estate over the possession land in the state of Chihua hua, the s, preme court of Mexico decided tods against Colonel Greene and the Pearsc syndicate. and in favor of the Hearst q tate and other allied land interests.
 When Colonel Greene mortgaged fl Sierra Madre Land and Lumber con pany in order to issue securities ther on he included as within his properti, S0,000 acres claimed by the Hearst e tate and others. An injunction was ske to prevent the sale of these lands Ii, der foreclosure. The local courts IT fused the injunction, but the s,,nren court Of Mexico has reversed the loc courts and set aside their decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Prompt Service to a Citizen.

The railroad commission of Georgia IS
 pluming itself proudly over an interest ing compliment which has just been paid if in a. letter from a citizen whose com
 plaint it took cognizance of without his
 having preferred it before the board
 The citizen in question is J. J. Walsh
 of Athens MT. Walsh recently had oc-
 casion to do some travelling on the Ath-
 ems branch of the Georgia railroad and
 found the condition of certain coaches
 unclean and unsanitary, he declared in
 a letter published in the Athens Banner The railroad commission saw MT Walsh's communication In the Banner the day following It's publication and
 wrote him stating that 1t would be glad to give the matter consideration If he would present the facts.
 MT. Walsh replied thanking the com mission and stating that it would be unnecessary to take the matter up be- cause a representative of the Georgia railroad had come to him and assured him the matter would be given attention and corrected.
 In his letter to the commission MT. Walsh said:
 Tt is indeed source of qualification to the travelling public and congratula-
 ton to tho state of Georgia for It's cit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Leniency for Prisoner.

Jackson, Miss, September 1e-C. R. Smith the celebrated Lowndes county prisoner, now serving life sentence for the murder of E. A. Laurent, Nash vile, Tenn. traveling salesman, has been transferred from hard labor on the Ran kin farm for state convicts. to the posi- tion of storekeeper at the Belmont place, virtually making him a "trusty." Smith has been in confinement for less than three months The action of the state prison authorities in making the transfer is unprecedented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Lawyers' Mistakes.
the Philadelphia Ledger

From tho PhfIadelph1H Leuger.
 Most lawyers take a keen delight try ing to confuse medical experts in the witness box in murder trials, and often they get paid back in their own coin. A case is recalled where the lawyer, after exercising all his tangling tactics without effect, looked quizzically at the doctors who was testifying and said:
 You will admit that doctors sometimes make mistakes, won't your
 '.Oh, yes; the same as lawyers" was the cool reply.
 .'And doctors mistakes are buried six feet under ground was the lawyers tri- umphant reply
 snistalxAs oftAn swinx in thA ais''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
AUGUSTA LOSES
 TO CHATTANOOGA
POST SEASON STANDING.

Augusta, September 1S-Chattanooga defeated Augusta today 6 to because of the home teams loose work in the field Pierce was wild and was poorly support ed and he gave way to Billiard in the sixth. The fielding of Viola for Augusta and Reidy for Chattanooga were fea- lures. Demaree, a pitcher secured from Savannah by Chattanooga after the close of the season, pitched against Au- gusta and was effective. Augusta has protested every game that Demaree has pitched and the local officials believe that the games will be thrown out by Secretary Farrell of the National Asso- citation of Baseball Clubs.
 Augusta has used in the post-season series only players that she had before the season ended Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Troops Will Go to Fl Paso.

Fl Paso. Tex, September 16.-Gen. AL bert Meyer, commanding the department of Texas at San Antonio. today ordered 5000 troops at Fort Sam Houston en- trained October 12 for Fl Paso, to be present there for the meeting between President Taft and President Diaz of Mexico on October 16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Goodby, Moon!
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Fair Luna is leaving the world. George Darwin says that if we lt forward we shall find the earth sI nlng lower and the moon going ther, and at last when the day isl times as long as it is now, the m will again always face the same of the earth. It follows then by oning, from which it is impossib escape, that we may trace the 1| from time when she was clos the earth to a remote future, V she will be at an immense distN1 from it, and we begin with day three or four of our present hour, $ end with a day of 55 of our pres days, Such changes as these wo make an immense difference to m kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Blo Fire In Evansville.

Evansville. Ind. September 16.--A fire early today destroyed the flour mills and elevator of Iglehart Brothers of this, city. The loss will probably reach t200,0 0,00O. The fire originated in one of the stables where 12 mules were cremated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

Dobbs, Wilkes. Left on bases Augusta 3. Chattanooga 6. Bases on balls. Pierce 8. Demaree l. Struck out. Pierce 5. Bill Hard 1, Demaree 4. Hit by pitcher, Dobbs. Sacrifice hits, McMahon. Horn horst, Demaree. Wild pitch, Billiard Time, 15o Umpires. Collins and eWst- ervelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

izens to have at their ready command and inspired with eager acquiescence to serve the best interests of the state, such a splendid 'bulwark of safety as the Georgia railroad commission, which is ever ready to respond to any call for assistance in any reasonable effort to add to the comfort and safety of the travelling public"
 Members of the commission liked the ring of MT. Washs language.
 Naturally they were not averse to hav- ing it. published.
 Will Not Accept Office.
 Friends of State Treasurer J. Pope Brown declare that not only was the an- nouncement that he would probably be- come president of the new Temperance Life Insurance company established by a number of well-known Georgia prohibi- tionists premature. but that 1t may be positively stated he will not accept that office.
 It is now stated that MT Browns name was used in connection with the prob able presidency of the company without his authority, no suggestion of the matter having been made to him beforehand He was out of the city at the time the story of the companys organization was given out.
 According to a report current at the capitol, one of the promoters of this com peny called to see MT Brown the other day. and while discussing the matter MT. Brown said if the company proposed to insure the lives of only "teetotalers" he didn't see where 1t was going to be able to do any business.
 The representative of the company then corrected the impression and stated that the policyholders would be confined to those who are either teetotalers or who use intoxicants solely for medicinal pur- pose.
 MT. Brown himself Is a prohibitionist and strong temperance advocate in every respect. but it is said for business reasons he will be unable to accept the presidency of the company. Subscriptions to the company's capital stock are now being sought. although no charter has yet been secured. Inquiry at the office of the secretary of state de- velops the fact that no application for a charter has yet been made there The company is backed by some of the best-known prohbitionists in the state, and much interest was manifested In the recent announcement of its organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Better Not.

From the Boston Transcript.
 Nephew dust returned from abroad)- This franc piece. aunt. I got in Paris.
 Aunt Hepsy-I wish, nephew, you'd fetch home one of them Latin quarters G1>A. tAu< aA rasanh ahoaaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
ENFORCEMENT IF
 PROHIBITION LAW Chattanooga Is Becoming In
 Reality a Dry Town ADDRESS 10 GRAND JURY Judge McReynoIds Tells Members of Jury That They Must Convict if
 They Find That Near Beer
 Io intoxicating.
ADDRESS 10 GRAND JURY

Chattanooga September 16.-(special)- Chief McMahon of the police depart ment. had the stewards of all the lock- CT clubs in the city before him Monday afternoon. During the course of ex- tended instructions he informed them that while it may not be possible for him to reach them under the prohibit ton law he can. on sufficient complaint, declare them nuisances and make them close up. if they. fail to observe order and decency. The session marked the beginning of a new era in the enforce ment of the prohibition law-definite po- lice surveillance and control of the lock CT clubs
 When the criminal court convened this week Judge McReynolds, after charging the grand jury as to all forms of law breaking. the evidence of which might be presented to them. said:
 Now, gentlemen of the jury, the last legislature passed other acts over which you have inqustorial power, and which 1t is made your duty to determine as to enforcement. refer to the laws against the sale of intoxicants. From all reports, printed and otherwise, liquor is being sold in this town. This is a bad state of affairs, and if true does not reflect credit on the city and commun- ity. If there are any violators of these laws which you have power to indict, you should do your duty with full regard to the letter and spirit of the law. The court will assist you in bringing to full justice all violators of these laws. Every person convicted of selling liquor in vio- lation of the acts passed by the last legislature must go to the workhouse, no matter who he is or what his posi- tion."
 With reference to near beer Judge McReynolds told the grand jury that whether or not near beer would intox- icate a man in normal conditions, and that upon this point the matter of find ing indictments depended. He quoted from the prohibition law the clause re- lating to the sale of intoxicants and declared that if near beer should be found notwithstanding, the sale of this drink did not constitute violation of the law any more than the sale Of coca-cola or other soft drinks.
 If 1t Is intoxicating" said Judge Me- Reynolds, fits sale is a violation of the law; if notwithstanding, it is not a violation of the law any more than the sale of coca-cola or other soft drinks usually dispensed in the drug stores and soda fountains"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Well Bred.

From the Pittsburg Post.
 That's well-bred child.
 You bet she is. Never corrects h parents publicly, no matter what tl exigencies of the case may be."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

The bank clearings in Chattanooga for the first eight months of 1908 were, in round numbers, S44,S00,C00, and for the same period this year $4S,400,0O0, an increase of per cent this year. Every month in 1909 shows increased clearings over the corresponding month of 1908 The clearings for July and Au- gust of this year show an increase Of per cent over the same months In 1908. The shipments of car load lots of freight out of Chattanooga, repre- senting almost entirely the shipments from our factories, have been greater in every month this year than the cor responding month last year, and are now running about 25 per cent above tn ose of last year. The hosiery mills have orders on hand sufficient to run tn em from six to 12 months The pros poets in the woolen mill business are better than they have been at any time for five years. The foundries and ma chine shops have increased the number of men employed, are steadily at work, and will soon reach normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

Chancellor T. M. Mcconnell has issued
 a fiat restraining Charles H. Holland
 from disposing of a stock of drugs and
 merchandise. together with furniture
 and fixtures in a drug store. T. c.
 Smith & Co. and T. c. Smith are also
 made defendants to the suit. The cir
 cumstances of the case are unusual.
 Several months ago Tom Rivers yfs- ited the drug store and asked for
 sweet oil, and was given a bottle of
 something with no label. which was
 not sweet oil but turned out to be poison of some kind, after taking
 which two of his children died. Suits have been entered against the smiths, owners of the drug store In sums amounting to $15.000 for Tom Rivers and his two children. The fiat is issued to prevent the sale or the orus store and fixtures.
 T. T. Canfleld of Syracuse, N. r.. na- tional president of the Railway Mall Service association, who Is conducting a campaign in the interest of the asso- citation, will deliver an address Thurs day night in the federal building. Tnere will be present besides the national nresident. w. M Gill of Atlanta, presi- den of the Fourth district, R. M. A.; c. R. Caffin of this city, vice president, ana a number of the members of the asso- citation and railway mall clerks. The Railway Mail Service association is a benevolent association and has for it's object the assistance or the rallway mail clerks in every possible way. MT. Garfield has been a railway postal clerk for many years. In his address Tn urs- day night he will endeavor to place | the postal clerk before the public with l his work and his trials in order that OH n,av have a more accurate knowl-
 edge of his position in the service.
 Lucy simpson, negro, probably one I of the oldest residents or tennessee d,ad at ber home in this cit<~ after 8
 short illness. She was said to have been
 over 114 years old, although the exact
 da te of her birth cannot be ascertained
 She remembered the falling or the | stars. and at the time of that incident wa. in her teens Other facts establish beyond doubt that she had passed the | 10th milestone in life.