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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
Martin Still Alive.

Huntsville, April 1s.-Special.) )-Sam Martin, who was shot last night by Mack Preston, is still alive, but it is believed that he will die. There fs a woman in the case. according to to- days developments and 1t is claimed this may be another unwritten law af fair if Martin dies. Preston has said nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14

We have made good connec- tions in the east and are now prepared to receive applica- tions for loans on central busi- ness property at low rates of interest. We solicit your busi- ness.
 J. B. COBB R. E. & INS. GO.
 209-210 Hood Bldg.
 Bell Phone 2264
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
Marriage licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday as follows:
 John W. J. Carr of Birmingham to Miss Prudence Louise Wolfe.
 Robert l.. McCord of Avondale to Miss Frenchie E. Crisp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
ARKANSAS LEAGUE STEADY.
Little Rock Turns Four Players Over
 to Fort Smith.

Little Rock, April 13.-(Special.) The Arkansas league will take over the franchise of the Ft. Smith club, which announced yesterday that it had with drawn from the league, and the season will start Friday as scheduled.
 Manager Finn has loaned Ft. Smith Pitchers Fulenwider, Barnicle and Compton and Catcher Moves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
NEW BANK OPENS.
Merchants and Mechanics Trust and
 Savings Begins Business Today.

The Merchants and Mechanics Trust and Savings bank, of which w. A. Porter is president, has fitted up quarters at PIP Twentieth stret, between Second and Third avenues, and will begin business today.
 Its board of directors includes many representative citizens and it's officials are well known and popular. Moses Levy is cashier of the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
CITY ITEMS.

Will Not Allow Swearing-"Thou shalt not fill the air with profanity while in my office nor the chambers adjoining it," is the latest edict of Chief Bodeker to his blue-coated men. A notice to this effect was posted in his office yesterday afternoon. "Profane language will not be tolerated in my office" has ruled the chief and then the notice finishes with, T shall ex- pect the captain, lieutenants and desk sergeants to report any breach"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
GUT THIS OUT
Fine Recipe For fhe Quick Cure c
 Coughs and Colds

Coughs and Colds
 Mix half an ounce of Concentrated pine compound, which can be procured from your druggist with two ounces Of give crime and half pint of good whisky; shake well each time, ana use In doses of a teaspoonful to tablespoonful every four hours. The Concentrated pine is a special pine product refined for med ical use, and comes only in half-ounce bottles, each inclosed in a screw-top case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April 13.-Weather forecast: Alabama: Fair and warmer Wednesday,; Thursday increasing cloudiness, prob ably showers in interior.
 Mississippi: Fair and warmer Wednes- day, showers at night or Thursday in in- terior, fair in extreme south; cooler Thursday In the interior; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
Total number of arrests. ITO.

Trusting the aboVe VIII meet With your approval, I am yours very respectfully,
 GEORGE H. BODEKER,
 Chief of Police The following men were elected super numeraries: W. R. Bennett, c. B. Moore, Jess Long, w. o. Burns, John Mo- Neiis, w. c. McGrady and Bert Bur son. J. B. Donelson was appointed as- sistant desk sergeant. MT. Donelson has served as desk sergeant for the last few weeks, having been appointed second as- sistant upon the putting into effect of the three-shift system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
Attachment for Higdon-Deputy

Attachment Tor H1gdOn-Deputy Sheriff Lee Higdon was required to make bond yesterday morning for fail ure to appear as a witness in a case before Judge Jackson of Bessemer yes terday morning. Deputy Higdon states that he had been summoned in nine cases in the Birmingham courts and that all of the subpoenas were served upon him before the one from the Bes- semer court was served. The attach ment calls for Deputy Higdon's ap- pearance before Judge Jackson on Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14

Local office United States weather bu- reau, Birmingham, Ala. Weather report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14

Attempted HoIdup-Charles J. Evans, a citizen of East Birmingham, was the victim of an attempt at highway robbery last night about o'clock at the corner of Eighth avenue and Twen- ty-third street MT. Evans was prepar- ing to catch car and noticed a ne- gro standing directly under the arc light at the corner, but thought noth- ing of it. He took notice immedia tely, however. when the negro suddenly pre- scented a pistol at his face and de- manded that he hold up his hands. Be- ing averse to having his belongings thus taken away Evans brought his umbrella across the negro's head, which caused the man to lose his nerve and seek safety in flight, empty of booty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14
E. T. Shaw & Son, pndertakers.
Green Undertaking G

Meet me at Lonto's Cafe, 118 N. 20th St., for lunch to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-14

Clean Cafe, quick service, good food, at Lonto's, 118 N. 20th St.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
Saturday Is
Talking Machine Day
at Eilers !

This is the day when music
lovers come to select q few new
records for Sunday-something to-
make the day brighter and merrier.
Have you Talking Machine?
The only reason you have not Is
because you are not fully aware
of the wealth of music and mirth
1t brings, what a perfect musical
intrument 1t is, how thoroughly and
how well it provides for the enter1
tainment Of every class of people
and what a wide range of prices
1t Is made In to suit every pocket
book.
We are Spokane's Oldest Victor
dealers and we also handle the IA
nous Edison monographs and
complete line of records.
Come in and be convinced. You
will wonder how you have been
without one SO long. Get acquaint
ed with some of the worlds great
est music. Pay for 1t $1.00 pei
week, If you wish.
No home SO modest but 1t can Of
ford Victor. 4
No home so beautiful that q Vic
trola will not ornament 1t.
Come In and listen, whether yOt
wish to buy or not.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

MRS. ELLA FLAGG YOUNG.
married in 1868 to William Young,
a Chicago merchant The husband
was already marked for consump-
ton and died in the first year of
their married life. There were no
children.
Mrs. Young believes in getting
close to the pupils and to the other
teachers. AS head Of the normal
school, she gave little parties at her
home every week instead of for
NAL teachers meetings. The teach
ers would discuss school affairs
over cup of coffee and a light
luncheon. Mrs. Young is woman
of great force and character, but
has always had the enthusiastic
support of the other teachers.
The new superintendent first
position in the Chicago schools
paid her S25 a month. Her new
one pays $4,000 year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
MADE KICK TOO LATE

Joe Daniels, one of the latest
plain clothes men added to Spo-
kanes police department, baked
last night when Amos Scarbo OF
Newport, Wash, asked him to in
vestigate a case of pocket picking
that was more than week old.
Scarbo claimed he had been robbed
of SLY in the Swanson bar, STA
Howard street, a week ago Tues
day night. Scarbo didn't reveal the
actual facts in the case until after
Captain Miles had sent Daniels out
with him. That wasn't too late,
however, for Joe to turn on his
heel and beat it back to headquar-
tiers. He didn't get a calling
from his superior officer, either.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
BYRAHH-

democratic bully. He rocks down
on the pates of little democrats
and tells them what he thinks
about them. Now, O'Connell has
been told so many times what Ollie
thinks of him that ne has about
made up his mind to lick the demo-
cratic bully. That is what he says.
It's hot and likewise humid. So
is congress.
Did you hear about the absent
senator from Delaware? His name
is Richardson He puts meat into
cans and makes living at ii. He
does the senatorial business on the
side; but even as a side line it ism t.
much to him. He quit town May 20
and since than has seen banging
around his can factories canning
what he can, much to the discour-
agement of the consumers in Della
ware. But when they wrote him
he replied that If they didn't like it
they could find another boy. So
that's where Delaware gets off.
have superstitious feeling
that congress will last longer than
the present program contemplates.
Possibly one week longer. They
are trying to wind it up on the
sixth: one week more would make
it Friday, the thirteenth.
The 18th is my lucky day. was
engaged on the 18th. Her tele-
phone number was North 10; her
house number was 1910. always
get section IL when l travel. and,
If possible, room 13 at the hotel.
All the same, think 1t would be
awfully unlucky for congress to fin
ish an upward revision of the tariff
on Friday, the 18th. Or--for that
matter-on any other date. Sim
cerely, Rath.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
CONCUR SEQ
10y United press.)

SEATTLE, Aug. TT know
what l have done means Walla
Walla for me, all right" said Ar
thur H. Smith, who is held at the
King county jail on the charge Of
grand larceny but i am ready to
take my medicine.
Il guess 1t will be the best thing
for me in the end" young Smith
continued. TOO much petting and
care has got the best of me. Per-
shaps will come out of prison at
the end of my term better man
than when 60 In" And, although
Smfth's words were spoken lightly,
they held trace of bitterness in
them.
Smith was arrested at Vancouver
on charges preferred by Bert Plim-
mer, a chauffeur, who cashed q
draft for Smith and was thereby
stung to the tune of $197.
On $500 borrowed from relatives
in Vancouver, Smith and his bride
of few weeks, who was Hazel d.
Turner, are said to have hit the
high places" in an automobile
driven by Plimmer. The pair found
one place that was a little too high,
and thus Smith, who. is said to
have very wealthy father in Win
nfpeg. landed in the arms of the
law. Just at present things look
pretty dark for the youngsters, the
chief of police Of Winnipeg wiring
that Smith, senior, would have
nothing to do with the case, as the
boy had already depleted the fam
lily fortune by two similar escap-
AIDES.
81 never knew the value of
money and what it meant to have
any responsibility said Smith this
morning. "And II this trouble
doesn't make man of me, / guess
nothing will. l would really be
glad of all this II it were not for
the little GIRL" and the boy dropped
his head in his hands.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

Even the man who is unable to
keep a horse may afford a night
mare.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
Still hot.

So Is the Honorable O'Connell.
representative from Massachusetts,.
And he threatens to vent his heat
on Ollie James. Now, you know
Ollie Is about nine feet high and
seven feet across the chest and
equally thick through and all bulgy
- well as bald. He is the great
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
INCORPORATE TO HAVE
A WET" TOWN

The county commissioners hav-
ing raised the saloon license from
5000 to $1,000 per year, the wet"
forces of Twisp, Wash, have un-
dertaken to get around the raise In
the license fee by Incorporating
the town and placing the license
back at the old figure. The "drys''
opposed Incorporation, but the
"wets" won by big majority and
put councAmen into office favora-
bic to the $500 license. It was
claimed that the three saloons in
the place could not do a legitimate
business and pay the $1,000 fee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
RUSHING BUSINESS AT
WALLA 'WALLA PEN

There are at the present time on
the rolls of the state penitentiary
at Walia Walla 1,132 prisoners, Of
which 1853 are on parole and 70
working the roads. This leaves the
actual resident population of the
prison $50. The receipts from the
sale of jute bags for the grain har-
vest during the month Of July
amounted to $121,111, while the
total expense of conducting the
prison was only $1,000. During the
month 163,250 grain bags were
made, which were sold to the farm
ers at So cents each.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

and Vancouver, B. c., Police Judge
j. M. Arntson in sentencing him
for using insulting language to a
respectable married woman he did
not know, jumped the regulation
'masher" fine of 500 and costs to
$3.50 and costs-the largest fine
for the offense assessed in Tacoma
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
NEW HEAD CHICAGO SCHOOLS
A WOMAN, AND An ABLE ONE
MRS. vouNe's PLATFORM.

MRS. YoUNG's PLATFORM.
Here are some of the important
reforms to be Instituted In Chicago
schools by Mrs. Ella Flagg Young:
Give much more time and atten-
ton to the teaching of the three
Rs in the elementary schools.
VIII stop the changes in the writ
ing system from vertical to the
slant and back again by teaching
a "15 degree" system--15 degrees
from the vertical.
Will teach the pupils practical
things.
Art of a practical variety.
Will push work on a new school
in which teachers will be taught
industrial arts.
Will assist the Teachers Fedora
ton in securing other reforms ben
eficial to the teachers.
When a woman-a woman Ga
years old-is elected superintend-
ent of schools in the third largest
city in the world, she must be a
remarkable person.
Yet the board of education of
Chicago, after six months consider
alton of the best educators in Amer
lea, unanimously chose Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young of the Chicago schools
to the position.
And Mrs. Young. who has already
given nearly half century of her
life to the schools, looks forward
to her new work with all the joy
and zest of man of %.
She is the first woman in Amer
lea to take such a responsible posi-
ton.
She has grown with her work
has Mrs. Young-she has more
than kept abreast of the times. She
is leader, progressive. She is in
touch with the newest theories in
education. Her years set lightly on
her, for she is young in spirit.
Chicago has had several stormy
years in school administration. 1t
is willing to trust this gentle-faced
old woman to bring harmony and
efficiency.
A great scholastic system, worth
in dollars and cents more than $780,
100000, an army of men and women
teachers, great buildings and
grounds, high schools, grammar
schools, normal schools, thousand
complex details of administration
all these await her solution.
Mrs. Young succeeds r. G.. Cooley
who resigned after long warfare
with the board of education. The
teachers had voting contest
among themselves after Superin-
tendent Cooley's resignation to eX-
press their own choice of sue
ceSsor
When the ballots were all in,
Mrs. Young's name led the list by
a large plurality. Mrs. Young's Sc
lection by the board will be popular
with the teachers who will work
under her.
Mrs. Young was born in Buffalo
in 1S4S, and has been teaching
without losing a year since she was
II, when she took her first position
in the Chicago schools.
After 10 years in the grade
schools, during which she taught
children of every age, Mrs. Young
was promoted to a district superin-
tendency.
The late President Harper of Chi
cago university was a great admir-
err of Mrs. Young's ability. The
young teacher was taking extra
work at the university. and COM
pleted courses necessary to doc
tors degree At the end of that
time DR.. Harper made her full
professor of pedagogy at the uni
versity.
Mrs. Young didn't like the word
pedagogy" and got it changed to
the department of education
In 1903 Mrs. Young was called to
be head of the Chicago normal,
where she has remained ever since.
The new superintendent was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

One can't shoe a running horse.
Dutch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
TWO MEN JAILED IN
FIGHT OVER GIRL

Trouble spring out of jealousy
between Craig G. Williams and
Harry r. Ewing, both colored, over
Ewing's fiance, landed, Williams in
jail on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons and Ewing to be
held under bond as witness
against him last night. Ewing COM
planned to the police Of threats
made on his life by Williams, and
Detective Thompson arrested VIII
liams, after taking a revolver from
him. Williams made open threat
to get even with Ewing as he was
being led to the station. He will
be tried on a charge of threatening
to kill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
Ladies' NeckWear 9,

White and fancy stock and collars, lace an
embroidery effects a good, big one; consistin
of all that's left of several separate lines that W
have been selling so fast recently.
csc and 35c Collar and Neckwear Novelties
A cleanup lot and novelty bows and rabots; az
cots and stocks stiff linen collars or white wit
embroidered designs and other pretty neckweaI
expressly reduced for a.
tonight's SALE at, each, only. ...............It
See the csc Embroidery In all SORES OF pretf
patterns on sale here tonight at only,
per yard ................. ..,..........7
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
JUDGE GIVES
WASHER $3.50 FINE

TACOMA, Aug. because c.
]. Reed has a most unsavory repu-
tation as 'masher," and accord
ing to the police, has been fined
for such offenses both in SEATTLE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
PREACH ON DISASTER

Lessons of Disaster will be the
opportune subject of discourse by
DR.. Clarence o. Kimball at the Vim
cent Methodist church at 1880 to-
morrow morning. At in the even
ing a special song service will be
given, with the following program
(no sermon): Three selections on
pipe organ by Frank T. Miles; cor
net duet, by Mr.. Miles and Mr..
Boyles; ladies' trio, by Miss Rice,
Miss Hill and Mrs. Ladd solo, by
Miss Estelle Rice; anthem, by
Babylon's Wave" by full choir;
Schuman's "Traumerei." by Mr..
Miles. Postlude played by Mrs. G..
L. Ross.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. q
Dear Dad: It's hot here. The as
phalt in the streets is melting and
running into the sewers.
And the democrats are hot. Their
trouble is cotton bagging. When
the bill was up the southern men,
bers were all loaded to the muZzle
on this subject. I'VE accept the
amendment" blithely quoth Aid
rich, and then in the conference
committee he blue penciled it out.
That expedited the bill.
It's still hot.
So is Senator Briggs of New Jer--
sey. Potatoes is his trouble. Did
your hear about how the duty was
raised on the Jersey potatoes?
What is it that you want?" asked
Senator Aldrich when Briggs arose
with something that looked like a
nine day speech in his hand. AN
increased duty on my potatoes"
said Briggs. What duty will be
satisfactory" asked Senator Aid
rich. THE present duty" said Mr..
Briggs, lis 25 cents. / will be sat
isfied with As" Amendment ac-
cepted," said Aldrich. And then in
the conference committee the blue
pencil did the business. Why
doesn't Mr.. Briggs get up and kick?
Business waits" (And so does
Mr.. Aldrieh's touring carr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

Mrs. May Krenk, 1907 Second
avenue, and her mother, Mrs. M.
Chilcote of Waverly, Kas., have
gone to st. Maries, Ida. for week.
Mrs. Krenk resides at st. Maries,
but has been taking treatment at
Spokane for some time and is grad
ually improving.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

thoughtful boy who entertained the
birds royalty. He nailed several
empty old tin cans high up on the
side of tree and the birds lost no
time in making nests in them. If
you decide to make nests like these
please remember to fasten some fly
paper around the tree trunk so that
the pussy cat cant climb up to
bother your guests.
Now drive some nails into a tree
or post and every day hang out
pieces or doughnut or bread Bor
row an old pie tin from your mama
and fasten it in place between
nails, as shown in the picture. The
birds will like to drink out of this,
and sometimes they may also want
to take bath.
/, If you expect TO entertain a wren
family or two, make the holes in
some of the cans no larger than a
quarter. Then the sparrows and
other birds cant harm them
The pictures show just exactly
how TO do 1t They are from photo
graphs made in the thoughtful
boys back yard, and see the little
birdie drinking
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Pretty soon the birds will all be
back from their winter outing and
boys and girls should plan a nice
welcome for their tiny, feathered
guests.
Just supposing, little boy and lit.
tie girl. that you were Mr.. Robin
Red Breast or Miss Jennie Wren.
wouldn't you feel sort of homesick
and neglected If after flying such a
very long way, you found no home
to live in, and had to scratch lively
TO even find anything to eat?
But then the brides are so much
merrier In heart than human be
ings; they are never really sad
except when cruel burglars steal
the precious eggs out OF their
nests.
Wouldn't II be nice, though, 10
have pretty flock OF birds for
pets?
Now the way to manage this is
To do exactly as mama does does
she expects company Prepare good
things for the guests TO eat and
make nice place for them To stay
Last summer there was q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Friend-What was the effect of
your hypothetical question upon
the jury?
Lawyer (sadly)-They returned
a hypothetical verdict.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

HIRAM PERCY MAXIM. CROSS
SECTION OF MUELLER, SHOW
ING CHAMBERS WHICH CATCH
AND WHIRL SOUND WAVES.
RIFLE SIZE MUELLER, SHOW
ING ATTACHMENT TO RIFLE.
you ever notice in a wash basin
that when you pull out the stopper
in the bottom, the water begins to
whirl around the side of the basin :?
When the water is wihirling it
passes out through the hole very
slowly. Centrifugal force keeps it
away from the center.
Il began my gun silencer tests
by trying to find a way to make
these gases from a gun whirl away
from the center of the barrel. Thus
they would come out more slowly,
as the water does, and not with the
rush that causes the boom of gun.
Il finally hit upon a device that
is the opposite of turbine engine.
You know when the steam hits the
blades of turbine engine it makes
them revolve. But suppose you
keep the engine blades from turn
ing? Then the steam must revolve.
So have made the gases from the
gun revolve within my silencer at
the end of the barrel They whirl
around within it instead of rushing
straight out, and when their speed
dies down they finally come out
slowly, without noise"
Thereupon the young man had
his assistant shoot an unmuffled
Springfield rifle of 80 caliber. With
a stick, Mr.. Maxim held his visiting
card before the rifle. 1t was blown
away.
The assistant then screwed the
silencer onto the end of the rifle,
and the young man, who has prob
ably muffled war, held his card in
his fingers at the end of the rifle.
The card didn't even shake and
the bullet drilled a pretty round
hole through it.
THE gases didn't even reach the
card" he said.