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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

Judge A. H. Aiston, supernumerary judge for the state. took up criminal docket in the first division of the cir cult court yesterday morning Only one case was taken up, however, being that of the town of Woodlawn vs. Mark Sor- rell, an appeal case from the court of the mayor of Woodlawn Sorrell is charged with violating the prohibition law. The case is still on trial The remainder of the docket was passed.
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit court the case of M. J. Sharpe vs Dr. George H. Stubbs and pr. c. A. Fox Is on trial.
 In the first division of the city court a non-jury docket is set for trial this week. majority of the cases set for yesterday were passed or continued.
 The jury in the case of Mrs. M. E. Pruitt vs. Jefferson county sanitary sewer commission ct al, in the second division of the city court, returned a verdict awarding the plaintiff 5000 damages The suit was for alleged damages to certain property, through which a sewer was extended. The case of Lizzie Calhoun vs. Republic Iron and Steel company is on trial in the second division of the city court.
 In the third division of the city court the case of J. J. Davidson, administrator, vs. Pratt Consolidated Coal company, Is on trial. The case of Forrest Mitchler, pro ami, vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was settled for $250.
 The case of Clark Williams vs. B. I. Johnson, ct al, was dismissed In the chancery court yesterday. The register also made sales of certain lands in the cases of Carrie Tupper vs. ". A. Coop er ct al., and Mary Hawkins vs. A. R. Frazier, ct al
 In the first division of the criminal court the case of William M. Bailey is on trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
STORMS RESULT IN
 LOSS OF S1OO,OOO

Big Stone Gap, Va., June 14.-Five deaths are reported and damage to property estimated at upward of $100,- 900 as the result of rains and electrical storms which swept over this section Saturday night and yesterday The heaviest storm occurred Saturday night breaking north of Big Stone Gap along lines of the Louisville and Nashville and the interstate railroads. The inter- state road lost more than two miles of trackage in the six-mile stretch be- tween Appalachia and Stonega. A pas senger train was left stranded near Arno. Big slides occurred in deep cuts at Appalachia and Dorchester Junction.
 The Powell Valley Light and Power company's plant here, which furnish ed light for Big Stone Gap and other towns, was put out of commission by lightning, and crops were injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
HANLY SPEAKS AT
 JEFFERSON TONIGHT

The advertising and all arrangements for the speech of ex-Governor Hanly of Indiana have been arranged, and tonight at s:3O o'clock he will address a mass meeting of citizens at the Jefferson thea tre
 Governor Hanly Is a noted speaker. He will carry conviction with his words. and the theatre will no doubt be crowded to its limit. The Law and Order league has worked unhringly to make this meet ing a final reunion of the advocates of enforcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Railroad Business Better.

Tn these days of trade revival men acquire the habit of answering in a con- Ventional way when asked about busi- ness conditions. Oh, business Is picking up,' said member of the Chamber of Commerce last night.
 Everybody who pays any attention to the commercial news of the country sees that each week witnesses marked inn pavement but 1t makes one feel espe- cally good to hear railroad official say with emphasis that freight traffic is increasing. w. F. Greaves the general southern freight agent of the New York Central lines, was one of those who, when asked about business, accentuated his reply: It is improving every day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Finds Business Excellent.

Business has not only been improv- ing for some time past" said Edward J. Putnam of Atlanta, southern agent for a large wood working company of Wiscon- sin, but it is now very good indeed. The fact is that 1 could not ask for it to be better than l have found it re- gently.
 T represent our concern in five south ern states and throughout my territory meet with success. Yes, business is ex- cellent. I am glad to see that Birming- ham goes right ahead. Within the past F months this city has made big strides. especially in the way of large and hand some buildings, mercantile and residen- tial"
 MT. Putnam lived in Birmingham seven or eight years ago and is now fre- quent visitor His good wife will be re- Nembered as a charming woman and a singer of rare beauty of voice. When Benjamin GuclSenberger was choirmas- ter of St. Pauls church Mrs. Putnam was the solo soprano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Duty on Steel Rails

After having been idle for several weeks the Tennessee company's steel mill at Ensley is resuming operations, and although it has orders now for only enough rails to keep the plant go- ing for twenty-five or thirty days, it is probable that additional business will soon be contracted for and that opera tions will continue for an indefinite pe- riod.
 But a matter of direct practical bear ing on the future of the rail industry in the Birmingham district is the tar if. The present duty on steel rails under the Dingley act is $7S4 ton, but when the Payne bill reached the Senate the duty had been cut down to S3.92 Should the measure carrying this low rate fnally become a law the territory logically tributary to the Ensley mill would be curtailed and the operation of the plant become more or less ftful.
 It is understood that Senator AL drich, the republican leader, has agreed to vote for a duty of $504 Il ton on steel rails, provided that two Southern senators will join him in yot ing for such rate-a reduction of B per cent, which, it may be said, would be sufficient to protect our local mar ket and at the same time sufficient to satisfy the average low tariff demo- crat.
 The metals schedule is to come up for consideration within the next few days. It may be assumed that Senator Bankhead and Senator Johnston will give this matter earnest thought, and 1t is sincerely hoped that they will aid in securing a $5.04 rate in the place of the Payne rate of $3.92. This question of tariff on steel rails is, of course, of far-reaching import. It affects busi- ness conditions in general hereabouts, and while the railroads would natu- rally like to see the price of rails low cred, the people of Alabama are not so much concerned in what the railroads pay for rails as they are in restora- ton and a continuance of industrial prosperity throughout the mineral dis trict.
 Railmaldng at Ensley was for some time in the experimental stage. Up to three or four years ago the Tennes- see company had not succeeded in pro- ducing rails of uniform high quality. Under the present management it is al- together different. The steel rails pro- duced now by the Tennessee company are of the highest excellence. But economy in production and the tariff rate as it touches competitive business are of acute concern and always will be. With a duty of $5.04 the Birmingham districts market position would be safe, and as for the cost-sheet problem the Tennessee company can be de- pended upon to take care of itself.
 In view of the situation, therefore, the one thing needing immediate at tention is the tariff on rails, and our two senators may not often have it in their power to render such distinct service to large section of Alabama as the present exegency seems to de- mand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New YOrk Press.
 A woman can take pride in her husband being above clothes. but it won't do for herself.
 The more men a girl could have mar ried the more she learns she was an idiot to pick the one she did.
 A man is pretty lucky not to draw any thing In church raffle and have to give 1t up to be rallied over again.
 The two things that make girls we'd ding a success for her are sunshiny weather and for the names to be spelled right in the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Committee To Locate Factories.

President Nelson of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday appointed this com nittee to investigate conditions pertain ing to manufacturing and location of manufacturing industries: Frank Nell son, Jf., chairman; George Gordon Craw- ford, w. H. Hassinger, J. w. Mcqueen, W. P G. Harding, M. V. Joseph. James Bowron, G. B. Mccormack, T. c. Bush, John l.. Raul, W. N. Malone Under the terms of the resolution MT. Nelson was made chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Mobiles HosnitaIity.

While August is usually very hot month in the far south, I predict that the Knights of Columbus convention which will be held in Mobile this com ing August will prove to be a marked success" said Sterling A. Wood.
 Mobile is proverbial for its hospitality and all the delegates and visitors to the convention can count on delightful time socially. The attendance is sure to be large-far up in the thousands-and when the convention is over everybody will be sounding praises for our Gulf City"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
PLENTY OF WORns

PLENTY OF WORDS.
 ''Mr. Ponsonby," remarked the wife of his bosom, with a cold hard glint in her eyes, when I think about the chances I had to marry good men, the number of suitors who asked my hand in vain and are now prospering in the world-when I think about the happy home I left and my parents dear and then take look at you, sitting there half asleep over your breakfast-no wonder you are sleepy, you didn't get in till o'clock this morn ing and your appearance would lead peo- pie to think that you had been put through clothes-wringer all night-and when I have to fret and scheme to make both ends meet and stand off the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker, and care for the children and sweep and dust and be slave all my days, while you are gadding about town half the time and go to baseball games four or five times a week, I-I-well why don't you say something?'
 T was just thinking, my dear" an- swered MT. Ponsonby, ''how fine it would be if you could get dollar a word for your talk"
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corded, for next year the people will themselves have an inning. They will elect next year a full House and one third of the Senate, and every effort should be made to bring the issue squarely before them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

preliminary examination of the river, and I have just been advised by Capt H. B. Ferguson, corps engineers, that he desires information from the people bear ing on the resources of the country trib- utary to the river and any data upon which to base the consideration of prob able commerce; present freight rates from this valley to Mobile and Selma; the products of the valley, agricultural, min eral and timber, etc. He further states that he intends visiting Centreville about June 26, and to inspect this river from Centreville to the Alabama river.
 This is a matter of great importance to Perry and Bbb counties, as well as to the coal fields in the Birmingham district and should any of your readers feel interested enough to write Captain indicated. it may contribute somewhat to the ends desired.
 The Cahaba was nayigated by steam boats and barges before the war, hand ling a large volume of traffic; and the increase of population and the develop ment of the coal and ore mines, as well as the deposits of fine marble along the stream are strong reasons for re- storing the stream to navigation. The cleaning out of the river, with a few locks above Centreville, will also be of incalculable benefit to the coal and iron industries about Birmingham.
 W. L. PITTS, sR., Representative
 Uniontown. June 12, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A SONG ARouT.LIFn.

A SONG ABOUT LIFE. Down llfe's way,
 Will ye mill ye going, Mornings gold and gray, Thorns and roses strewing; Spite of the lilies furled And the tears around, This is the best old world That we've ever foundl Down life's way,
 Sowing still and reaping, Times for lightheart play, Other times for weeping; Sunshine-shadows, too,
 Then, a dreamless rest. Spite of heartache, spite of rue, It all ends for the best!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
About Persons,

President G. G. Crawford of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, returned yesterday from the north.
 The Rev. James F. Coyle left yester- day for Mobile and will be absent until Wednesday or Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
On Opening the cahaba.

no the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 At the last session of the legislature I offered joint resolution asking Con Rress for an appropriation to open and clean out the Cahaba river for naviga- ton by barges and fiat boats from Gen. trav,lle to its mouth; and for a survey from Centreville to the mouth of Schults creek. for locking and daming purposes. Tn pursuance with this resolution our delegation in Congress has succeeded in securing an appropriation for the usual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Church of England Discussion.

"A convocation of the Church of Eng land is considering the question of ru- brics." said a layman, but from reading reports of the proceedings in the Eng fish press l learn that there is a wide divergence of opinion as to just what changes. if any should be made in the prayer book
 '"rhe ornaments rubric over which there was much heated discussion in the seven teenth century, and which has been the theme of countless magazine articles in later years, is again to the front. This historic rubric has to do with vestments Low churchmen construe it one way and high church ritualists another. The rit- ualistic party is much stronger in the mother country numerically than it is in the Anglican communion in the United States The priests of ritualistic prac- tice vest in alb and chasuble for the celebration of the holy communion, while low church ministers confine their vest ments or ornaments to surplice and stole''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Earth Shocks Auain Occur,

Toulon, June 14.-Slight seismic shocks occurred agai ntoday in the districts of Draguignan, Vaucluse and Puy-Ste-R rade. No damage Is reported, but the residents were again thrown into a panic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Will Be Banished.

Santo Domingo, Republic of Santo Do- mingo, June H.-General Quirito Fe1ice the chief leader in the recent uprising has surrendered to the authorities at Santiago de Loss Caballeros, a short dis tance from Puerto Plata. He will be sent out of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The only true rival of the ball game is the circusl Both are devoted to athletic sports, but one has clowns and the other umpires, and both are some times sad jokers.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
prostrationa in Boston.

Boston, June 14.-'ive prostrations because of the excessive heat were re- ported from the various hospitals at the close of the most sultry day of the x.--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The worlds average rainfall is 60 inches. Jones Valley gets but 4S or 49 inches, but it is not complaining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Joaquin Miller proposes to establish a home for poets in California where they can live on climate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

There was little "broiler'
 Who had a stunning shape And when she came upon the stage l She made the johnnies gape Although she couldn't sing or dance, Her figure went so far, It wasn't very long before
 That girl became a star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Gen. Leonard Wood, who was jump ed over a thousand deserving officers. is now head of the army, and he will stay there a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Spain has compulsory voting law. There is nothing decadent or decrepit about that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Foreign nations are actually land ing armies in New York,-and those ar mics are behaving admirably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

If our coast lines must be defended by lines of dirigible balloons the gas man will get rich quick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The dirigible balloon will be fully tested if Walter Wellman ever makes that justly celebrated dash to the pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Chairman Payne has lost all proprl- etary rights in the Aldrich bill and he should be glad of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The Aldrich tariff is the Dingley tariff except in a few spots where as rule it has been altered for the worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The man who goes to visit his rela- tions has the economical vacation idea up his sleeve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

MT. Roosevelt's jungle book will have to sell freely in order to outdo Upton Sinclair's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The call of the summer resorts is heard by all but the deaf and poverty stricken this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The consumer is sandbagged and bound in the basement, and the Senate is now engaged in footing the whole house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Paris big shopkeeper sleeps rest fully, perhaps, in Pere Lachaise, along side Heloise and Abelard. Cemeteries promote queerness in neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Senator Aldrich becomes at times peevish. He can be trusted to do one thing-to forget the sad fate of the helpless ultimate consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
SOON EXPLAINED-

Growlers still in darkness groping Wondered how he got along. Every day was a day for hoping,
 Every day was a day, of song
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

The consumers appeals go to Con gress too late to be effective. The interests pre-empted the ground long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

An United States war balloon recent ly selected the top of telephone pole as a landing place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Hit househy with one hand and Q mosquito with the other. This is good rule in Montgomery. There are no mosquitoes at present in Jones Val lev
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Moonshiners who fire at balloons should wait until airships are put on a federal basis. The Indiana aviators are but amateurs, and are wholly harmless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

Umbrellas that are left unwatched are on the free list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
MRS. GOULD GIVES
 HER TESTIMONY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I.


 marriage of the plaintiff before she be- came his brothers wife.
 Ten Thousand Dollars a Month.
 Mrs. Gould said that as far back as 1899 her husband promised to allow her S10,000 a month. The witness said she had to have at Castle Gould, morning afternoon and evening gowns with shoes and stockings that matched tea gowns, coaching gowns, shoppngs gowns which she used about the city and with most of these hats, shoes. stockings and par asols to match. Yachting costumes were distinctive from the others and had to have their expensive accessories The witness said she was accustomed to changing her gowns sometimes five and six times a day. She had to dress at least three times a day at Palm Beach and more than that during her various trips about Europe.
 In answer to questions regarding the cost of her various dresses, etc, Mrs. Gould gave the following estimates:
 Dinner gowns, S500 to $500.
 Morning gowns, $100 to S150
 Day gowns (shop worm, etc, $500
 Tea gowns, $500 to $400.
 Reception gowns, $500.
 F or motoring and coaching and yacht ing, the witness said she required partio- ular gowns, but did not say how much she paid for them.
 Mrs. Gould testified that her costum- ing cost her $35O00 to s4O,0O0 a year. She said that Palm Beach was perhaps the most Fashionable place in the world, and that she dressed there merely as other women dressed.
 George Gould Testifies.
 George J. Gould, brother of the de- fendant, was then called by Mrs. Gould's lawyers to testify in regard to Howard Gould's income.
 Mr Nicoll said he would concede that Howard Gouds income was about s6O0- 900 a year, sometimes a little less and sometimes a little more
 MT. Gould testified he had caused an investigation to be made in regard to the alleged former marriage Of his broth- CT Towards wife He could not recall the date within one year of his broth CTS marriage. His fathers estate he said had never been formally divided among the children, but it was valued approximately at $S0,OOo,000. Howard estate under the will. In January, 19O5, Mir. Gould testified, Howard S income was about $770,000 and had not varied much in years prior or subsequent to that date. Howard Gould followed his brother on the stand. He was called by MT. Shearn, Mrs Goulds counsel. The witness said he considered his property outside of the Jay Gould estate worth $S,000,000 to $10- 00O,000 This was Independent of the income left by his father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
MEOW!

Another terminal grabl" "Where?"
 Tn the nursery. Little Bobby has just pulled the cats tail.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15

And when she came upon the stage She made the johnnies gape, Although she couldn't sing or dance, Her figure went so far, 1t wasn't very long before That girl became a star.
 OF COURSE NOT. T see where a writer, says, 'Goodbys to the fairy tale.'" Are all the married men dead?'
 POSING. She spoke of her home in the atty And mentioned the luxuries there, As one who would say, in a casual way, My fathers a millionaire" told of a place I was holding Which paid me $1O,O0O a year. As one who would say, in a casual way, T rate my accomplishments dear.'' We chatted much more in this fashion And put on some elegant airs, But when we got back to the city, alacl.
 THE FINISH. Willie leased the lion, At the circus, don't you know; He'll ne'er more be interested In any other show
 Baltimore American. And hence we learn, dear children, That 'twixt this month and fall, The boy who leases lions Won't have no show at all
 Cleveland Leader. The boy who leases lions Can surely brag of this: He has a little dn) side show That other people miss.
 Boston Herald. Of course he'll have an inside show Forsooth, we cannot doubt it; The sad part is he can't come back And tell his friends about it.
 TIGHTWAD. We didn't get them for next year The time-worn, battle-worn, the brave And we are sad, but, come to think. What a big bunch of nun we'll save
 Houston Post Dear Judd, it doth become you well To make the best of things, like this, But when the crowd goes to Mobile, Just think of all the fun you'll miss
 A SLIPPERY CITIZEN. Hes in the service of his country. ? 'Well, all I have to -say is that his country had better look outl',
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Frances Swarm of 0ff1Ceb0lders

The recent strike in France, now ended, called attention to the vast number of placeholders in a country that contains only about forty millions of people, and is by no means of great size It consists of 207,000 square miles. In other words, it is the size of four Alabamas; and yet it employs an army of functionaries as follows:
 Interior. ........................ 236,OO0 War marine and colonies. ........... 210,000 Public works, postal and telegraph
 service 136,0OO Public inktruction. ion...................... 140,00O Treasury@and finance. 118, GOO Agricul Hire. labor and commerce. ... 10000 Forei A Affairs and justice........... 14,oOO
 Almost every wage-earning family fas one or more members in the public Service, and the tendency is toward an Increase of public servants. The vast humber is due, of course, in part to (he ownership by the government of railroads and telegraph and telephone Hines, as well as all postal affairs.
 N On account of the vast number of gov
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OF COrRsE NOT.

T see where a writer, says, 'Goodb to the fairy tale'
 Are all the married men dead?"
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NOT MUCH MORE.

WI hio1I1 hOIhn She wore most ravishing smile This maiden so trim and so cute, And a little bit more, twas down at the shore,- She had on a bathing suit.