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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27
CHAPTER XIX.
A Talk WIKI Whispering Smith.


Wien Whispering Smith had fol-
go Acg.oud from the tent. Dicksia
,-,--s- t9 Marion and caught her hand.
s--.. ...-s the terrible man I have heard
I5 she murmured. And ] thought
-l-.. -5-o,l7ls- But is he as pitiIess as
~l say Mariou2"
r.- 1-sll'1 laushed-a troubled little
49, n, 5- or surprise and sadness. Dear,
r-s- pr. lit-ess at all. He has un-
u "a, things TO do, and does them.
-s..- ,-v man on whom the railroad
49, 20 re1Tess the laWlessness that
--5 OUT DO the mountains at times
,ls -..,5--e-es with the operating Of
s-5 --..- 10 frightens people away.
= prevents others from coming in
o-+-- Railroads want law and
49, robbery and murders dOD'-
1a-f BUSINESS Tor railroads. They de-
800. 'A settlers for developing a
,b-a'-y don't you kno-r: otheTwisa
~, "2-ll have no traffic. not to
It5aA OF wanting their trains and man
49, ----e- When MI. Bucks under
- 70 open I'D this country 10 set
srE -r needed a man of patieuc-
IN, endurance and with courage and
ID, -l dealing with lawless men. and
~ nan mas ever succeeded so well as
49,. terrible man YOU have heard
Iss- lie is terrible. my dear. to law
,----.--l, not 20 any one else. He is
,7- 10 resource and IN daring. hut
k-s--' ,a.AEt1ing else I know of. and 7
r7-. nun when he was a boy and
7e pink worsted scarf when he
"s1t skating" ''eii i's
s-a-s 'olld ike to have seen that
,- said Dicksfe reHaotive1,- 60
=. ana looked around the tsnt In
sN minutes she made N4s-io, az a.
- oPs of TIE cots Thas Size
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DIeksie ordered horses saddled and
rode to the river.

You said you would tell me why my
leghorns are eating their feathers of"
Let me talk with them"
Just what I should like. Come onW
said Dicksie, leading the way to the
Il want you to see my
Dantams, too. 1 have three Of the dear
est little things. One is setting. They
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.half-past three O'Clock and time to rouse
Marion she was amazed.
Dawn showed in the east The men
eating breakfast in tents were to be sent
on a wOrk-train up piece Of Y-track
that led as near as they could be taken
to where they were needed. The train
had pulled out when Dicksie, Marion,
McClOud and Whispering Smith took
horses to get across to the hills and
through to the ranch-hOuse-
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GREATEST VALUES EVER OFFERED
Muslin Underskirts

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DAINTIEST OF SUMNER
Muslin Underwear

This June sale is breaking III records Stocks are
large fine and complete as much so the first day
of the sale Monday feature the following items
a a saving of from one-foUrth o one-third.
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sonal friends in the city who mourn him
sincerely.

sonal friends in the city who mourn him
sincerely.
The Beaver ring contest closed tonight
at o'clock. Miss Dora Weinsten won the
first prize and Miss Marie McCrew the
second. The contest has been a very ex-
citing one and the dam is delighted with
the result.
The promoters of the banquet which
was to have been in honor of the ami
versary of the Daily Times on Thursday
night have announced a change in their
plan. The banquet will be boost Bes-
semer affair. There will be discussed the
progress which has been made in the past
and the present greatness of the city
Prominent business men will speak and
the attempt will be made. to turn the
banquet into a rousing meeting for Bes-
semer. The plan has met with the highest
success as 100 plates have already been
taken and others are speaking for places.
The special election to determine
whether the city limits are to be extended
will be held Monday, and there is con-
siderable interest being shown as to the
result. The new territory will mean an
addition of practically 1000 people to the
population of Bessemer, and a taxable
valuation OF thousands of dollars The
line of the proposed addition runs near
the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry plant. and inoloses the commits
sary. Opposition has developed since the
ordering of the election, but 1t Is not an
tieipated that 1t will be strong enough to
defeat the measure
Saturday will be a large pay day in the
district. Sloss, Woodward and Virginia
mines paying off. In addition to these
there will be the regular weekly pays,
which will materially add to the amount
of money turned loose in the district to-
day. Industrial conditions in Bessemer
at present are the best All the large
plants in the district are running full
time and have enough orders in sight to
last for some time.
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COUNTY PIONEER
KILLED BY TRAIN
Edward Birchfeld Meets Tragic
Death Near Wylam
$4,000 PAID YESTERDAY
Represents But Small Part of Steel
City's Monthly Pay Roll-PersonaI
and General News of Interest
in Ensley.

Ensey, November 12-(Special Ed
ward Birchtield, one of the Oldest and
best known citizens Of Jefferson county
was instantly killed this afternoon about
/ O'Clock while crossing the Southern rail-
way tracks near Wylam Mr.. Birchfleld
WAS driving a mule attached to wagon
in which was a load of coal. While
crossing the tracks near the new brick
yard the wagon was struck by a mixed
train running from Short Creek to Mulga
The engine knocked Mr. Birchield about
Is feet, killing him instantly. The mule
was also killed
Birchfield's body was picked up by the
train crew and carried to Ensley, where
1t was taken in charge by Lige 10y, the
Birmingham undertaken, who acted under
instructions from Coroner Brasher.
The death of Mr.. Blrchfield removes one
of the early pioneers of Jefferson coun-
ty. He had passed the four-score mark
and resided in this locality over 80 years.
He leaves an aged widow and six chill
dren: Mrs. Sam Wallace, John Birch
field, Holt Birchfield, Carl Birchfield, B.
G. Birchfield and Pat Birchfield all of
whom reside in Ensley or vicinity. The
funeral arrangements will be announced
later,
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After December 1 the fees for member
ship to the Athletic club will be increased
to IS for entrance and 81 per month. Here
tofore the fees have been only 81 per
month The club will continue to accept
memberships at the old rate until the
first of next month.
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voted out the saloon, and | fought the
blind tiger and put them out of my coun-
ty the very year that B. B. Conner was
selling whisky. 1 tell you they speak
falsely when they say this is a moral
question. When Governor Conner wraps
his holy robe about him; when Brooks
Lawrence takes the supreme court of
Alabama to task and attacks Bankhead
and Johnston and says we are lined up
with whisky, for saloons and the good
people are on the other side, it's false.
They have as many booze-fghters as are
on our side, and they have as many Jug
suckers as they can find against the
amendment
What did Brooks Lawrence say of
their voters the other day? When he
declared that this state would go for the
amendment he was asked what counties
he claimed and he said: L won't tell you
because you would go out and buy our
voters Not those who were against the
amendment already, but our voters
They can buy them in Ohio, but, friends,
in Alabama voters are not for sale. Any
of you people who are on that side are
under suspicion by Mr.. Lawrence-you
might be bought.
Conner rode into office on railroad rate
regulation and the old horse Is dead
Weakley is riding 15-months amendment
horse, Brooks Lawrence told him to name
| 1t Prohibition and put the white ban
ner. Saloon or No Saloon on it, and all
, the preachers and prohibition people
would be deceived by it. And lots of
them are. They think they are on the
band wagon, but they are on the hearse.
THE other day Lawrence told Conner
they had overloaded the old plug; that
he'd better get off And Conner did. My
hat is off to Brooks Lawrence!
ANY man who could make the legisla-
ture do as he wished and make Governor
Conner renounce his ambition can do any
thing and l predict he will yet tell
Weakley to get OFF. too, before this spav-
ined steed reaches November 20.
"They claim a moral warfare, my
friends. If l found my enemy tied hand
and foot and hit him with a club, would
that be moral warfare? That's what they
have done when 90 per cent of our voters
can't vote. and 30 per cent can make this
amendment part of our organic law.
Fight Born of Politics.
''It is born Of politics. and it will die
in the snow white ballot of a bleak No
vember morning to bury 1t forever out of
sight. Moral fight? l say it's unholy,
unfair underhanded, monstrous, and II
/ were in favor of it heart and soul and
mind 1 would vote against 1t because
majority of my people can't pass on the
question, and lastly because nobody ever
before, since this great state became one
of this great country, ever changed the
dotting of an 4 or crossing of a t. in Sec
ton S. that preserves for us the sanctity
of our homes.
And l believe by the grace of God that
this political hobby horse, with spavins
of Comerisms and heaves of Weakley-
ism, will go down to its death on Novem-
Der 30"
There were present 300 men and num-
Der of ladies. The chairman took poll
and five were for the amendment. the
balance being against It.
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Church Services.

First Methodist Church, Avenue G and
Twentieth Street-Rev. B. B. Glasgow,
pastor. Morning service at II o'clock.
evening services at 7:45 o'clock Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. J. e. Winning, super
intendent
First Presbyterian Church, Avenue G
and Nineteenth Street-Rev. III. C. Keg-
ley, pastor. Morning service at II o'clock,
evening services at 7:45 o'clock. Sunday
school at 9:45 o'clock. Bert Simpson,
superintendent.
First Baptist Church, Avenue and
Eighteenth Street-Rev. o. P. Bentley,
pastor. Morning service at II o'clock,
evening services at 7:45 o'clock. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. ]. s. Fa1kner, super
intendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ave
nue. l and Eighteenth Street-Rev. L. A.
Reagor pastor. Morning service at II
O'Clock, evening service at 7:45 o'clock.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
First Christian Church, Avenue F and
Twenty-first street-Rev. P. L. Duncan,
pastor Morning service at II o'clock,
evening services at 7:45 O'clock Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m.
st. Anthony's Church (Catholic) Ave
nue. H and Twenty-first Street-Rev. F.
c. Doyle, pastor; Rev. Paul Klitch, as
sistant. First mass $3.50 a. M. second mass
1920 a. m.
ST. Johns Church (EpiscopaD, Avenue
E and Sixteenth Street-Morning prayer
II o'clock No evening service. Sunday
school at 9:45.
Ensley Highlands Sunday school (non-
denominationaD. Roscoe E. Scott. super
intendent. Afternoon service at $3.50
o'clock
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OVERSIGHT MAY
EFFECT ELECTION
NO OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SUBMIS-
SION OF AMENDMENT GIVEN IN
ETOWAH COUNTY UNTIL YES
TERDAY-MORE MAIL CARRIERS

Gadsden, November 12.-(Special.) by
some oversight on the part of those
whose duty it is to give notice of cleo
lions to held, the notice for the election
on the amendment was delayed until to-
day. It is claimed by some that this will
invalidate the election in this county.
When discovered today the matter Gre
ated mild sensation.
The postoffice here will have to put on
two more carriers in the near future to
take care of the rapidly growing popula-
ton. There are now only four carriers
employed and it is found absolutely i'm
possible to give proper service with this
force.
The circus crowd yesterday came fully
up to expectations. About 10000 people
visited the show at the two performances
and the streets of the city were alive
with the visitors from early in the morn
ing until late at night. The gathering
was most orderly and very few arrests
were made. There were two cases of
robbery reported to the police but these
were believed to have been committed
by followers of the show. There were
some arrests for fighting but none for
drunkenness.
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Personal and General.

Captain Frank s. White of Birmingham
will address the voters of Wylam Satur-
day night at the terminus of the Wylam
car line. On Monday night Kyle Price
will speak at the Ensley opera house
The speaking will be in favor of the
constitutional amendment.
The Girls Labor class of the Baptist
church gave an advertisement social" at
the Irving Brothers store on Avenue e.
The affair was very successful and a
neat sum was realized
Prof. L. A. Duncan and L. N. Dun
can of Auburn were In the city today,
the guests OF Superintendent N R. Ba-
ker.
Miss Hudson and Miss Harvey enter
tanned the senior class of the Baptist Sun
day school at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
P. A. Eubank yesterday evening. The
house was profusely decorated with
chrysanthemums. The features of the
evening were music and games.
Mrs. Nathan B. Mannethal who has
been very i'll at st. vincent's hospital
Is improving and will probably be re-
moved home next week
During. the absence of Chief Jordon.
who is spending few days with a fish
ing party on the gulf coast, Night Captain
Hales will act as chief.
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FAMOUS CASE NOW
PART OF HISTORY
MRS. NORA EZZELL AND MOTHER.
CHARGED WITH MURDER, DIS
CHARGED BY COURT-HlRED
MAN IMPRISONED FOR LIFE.

Russellville November 12-(special)-
The murder case of Mrs Nora EXCEL,
being tried before Judge Aston in the
circuit court, was called off by Judge
Aston this morning and the case against
the defendant was thrown out of court
After securing jury and starting into
the atrial, the judge decided that the ex-
penIe would be useless as the state did
not make out case against the defend
ant and ordered that the case be stricken
from the docket. Mrs. Ezzell, who has
been in jail for the past six months was
released from custody.
It will be remembered that Mrs Ezzell
together with her mother. Mrs. Chris
tiana Waltrip, and M. P. Notes. a hired
man, were charged with the murder of
her husband, James G. Ezzell, who was
called to the door of his home at mid
night on May and was shot dead. Notes
was tried at the spring term of court
and sent to the penitentiary for life The
cases of Mrs. Ezzell ana Mrs. Waltrip
were continued to the present term Of
court.
The case against Mrs. Waltrip was also
mol pressed by Judge Aston.
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TEN TO ONE AGAINST.
Poll at Meeting at Guntersv;Ie Favors
Defenders.

Guntersvile, November 12-(Specia1.) J.
Ex-Congressman M. W. Howard of Fort
Payne made a speech here today against
the proposed constitutional amendment.
The farmers of Marshall county were
gathered in the courthouse nearly 300 in
number and on poll showed about 10 to
] against the measure.
A month ago the sentiment in this
county was apparently in favor of the
amendment but now the most optimistic
amender does not even claim It.
Marshall county apparently wants its
name written with those counties over
the state that will give majority agains,
the amendment
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Yost Hopes To Win.

Philadelphia, November 12-Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan will meet in their
fourth annual game on Franklin field to-
morrow. Both elevens took their final
work In the suburbs tonight.
There is unusual confidence in both
camps The Pennsylvanians feel that
they have improved since the Lafayette
game and are confident that with the
aid Of their home field they will win
their fourth straight victory.
Coach Yost of the Michigan eleven re-
fused to make any predictions about the
game, but stated that he had confidence
in his team to give Pennsylvania the
hardest fight since the series started.
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$4,000 Paw Roll.

Business conditions generally and in
dustrially continue steadily to improve.
The plants are all working at their full
capacity and as a result much money is
being put In circulation. Yesterday about
$4,000 was paid out by the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company. This
only representes about half the monthly
pay roll, this being the semi-monthly
pay day, and when to this amount is
added the stoppages for house rent, COM
missary and other items. 1t does not be-
gin to represent the total amount earned.
In real estate circles there are many in
quiries and a number of sales are being
made each day, with prices firm. The
future outlook is exceedingly bright and ii
prosperous period in anticipated.
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All Ready at Ithaca.

Ithaca. N. Y, November 12-Cornell
plays Chicago tomorrow-the biggest
game Of the season at ithaca. The crowds
began pouring into the city today and
5000 seats have already been sold. The
two teams tied to 6 last year. Cornell
had signal practice today. Chicago, which
has arrived, practiced also. Cornell
coaches expect a victory. Stage of Chi
cago is as r.sual non-committal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-13
.BESSEMER TREATED
TO MILD SENSATION
Search of Bell Home Fails to
Reveal Liquor
SECOND WITHIN A WEEK
Beaver Ring Contest compIeted-Ban-
quet Will Be Given to Boost
Bessemer-Special Annex
alton Election Monday.

Bessemer, November 12.-(Special. "A
genuine sensation was created in Besse-
mer this afternoon by the searching of the
home of Joe Bell of East Bessemer for
whisky. A warrant was sworn out by
the chief of police and Detectives Par
sons, McCabe and Patten made the
search.
There was no trouble as the Bell family
did not protest against search, but turned
over the house to the officers. A thor
ough inspection of the house and premises
failed to reveal anything of contraband
nature.
This is the second search of homes with
in the last few days and in both cases
nothing was found.
The town was greatly stirred when it
was made known that the Bell home had
been searched as there has been no breath
of suspicion directed against him. 1t is
the opinion at large that the police made
a great mistake. and that the incident
will not be forgotten for long time.
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Mississippi, ~: Henderson. 70

Arkadelphia, Ark, November 1.-THE
University of Mississippi and Henderson
college football teams played a tie game
here this afternoon, u to u. Mississippi
scored in the first nine minutes of play
and had the oval within few feet of
Henderson's line at the close of the half.
In the second half Agee, Henderson's
quarter. who starred intercepted a for
ward pas sand ran 80 yards for a touch
down
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Hard Contest Scheduled.

Madison, Wis, November 1.-THE foot
ball championship of the west probably
depends on the game here tomorrow be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin. Both
teams have conquered all contestants
thus far this year. Predictions favor
Minnesota
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The news of the death of Col T. G..
Bush was received with a distinct shock
in Bessemer and many expressions of
regret for his untimely end were heard on
the streets today. He had many per-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-25
DON'T like TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS

RENO, July PA disinclination
to answer the questions of the coun-
ty clerk in regard to previous matri-
monial ventures came nearly being
the cause of Charles Albert Madison,
a contractor from Tonopah, being
refused license to wed Lucy ].
Mccarthy, of Coulterville, Califor-
mia. After a display of temper
on the part of madison and a few
pointed words from the county clerk
the applicant for license decided
to inform the clerk fully on all mat
tiers asked about and was given the
license. 1t developed during the ex-
animation of Madison that both he
and his prospective bride had been
previously married Madison was
not inclined to inform the clerk of
this and questioned the propriety
of the questions
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not, ! do not know. but do know
that it never made its way to the
treasurer's Office
1T seems to me that it would
have been much more satisfactory
to have called the state auditor
over from Carson City to audit the
accounts. That official is a man
fully competent, besides he is re-
quired under the law to examine the
affairs of each county at least twice
a year and oftener if called upon
to do so. He is under bond to
faithfully perform his duties and
the work would have been done
without charge to the county.
"At all events the accounts of
the treasurer's Office are in splendid
shape as anyone competent to Judge
may see."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-25
EVERYTHING is READY TO
RECEIVE KNIGHTS

All the details attendant upon
the reception to be rendered the
knights of Columbus in this city
this morning have been perfected
The Tonopah Knights are prepared
to show the visitors the time of
their lives. The special train will
arrive from Goldfield shortly after
8 O'Clock and will be met at the de-
pot by large number of local
knights and candidates, as well as
a brass band.