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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Informal Parties Mark the Pass
age of Another Day
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Dinner at kil-care camp-chiIdren'
Party-Programme for Concert
To Be Given BY Mrs. Gus
sen-PersonaI Notes.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.

"Killcare Camp" which is the summer
home Of several young Birmingham men,
was the scene of a, charming hospitality
when they entertained at dinner in COM
pliment to Miss Carrie White Bean and
her guest, Miss Taylor Beale, of Mont
gomery. Since May 20 Mr.. Richard Haw-
kins, Mr.. Robert Gregory. Mr.. Hugh Mil
Ter, Mr.. Hugh Martin and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Martin have occupied their camp.
an ideal place near Hawkins spring. A
pergola has been fashioned and over it
are trained vines whose tendrils shade 1t
during the day but allow the passage of
every vagrant breeze. The dinner was
served in the pergola and afterward the
party sat in the moonlight and enjoyed a
musical programme. The young ladies in
cluded Miss Ellen Lynn Motion. Miss vir-
ginia White. Miss Taylor Beale and Miss
Carrie White Bean.
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Saved From the Wash.

San Francisco, August 1S.-H. B. Mum
ger, president of a Chicago lumber
company thought for a few minutes
yesterday that he had been Cleaned"
by a laundry here. Mr. Munger sent
$4,000 in currency to the laundry in a
night shirt pocket. When he discovered
his mistake. 1t took him about 20 sec
onds to reach the laundry on the four
teenth floor of the hotel. He found the
marker who had his clothes in charge
then clothes few in the air until Mr.
Munger located his garment. And there
wrapped in a handkerchief was the roll
of currency.
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CONCERT AT WOODLAND BY
BIRMINGHAM MUSICIANS.

Under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Woodlawn Methodist
church a concert will be given tomorrow
evening at $3.50 o'clock in the Woodlawn
city hall Mrs. Edna Gockel-Gussen is to
be the pianist, and she will be assisted
by Mrs. E. G. Chandler, soprano Glen
Friedwood, as baritone, and Mr.. John
Calman with the violin. The following
programme has been arranged:
Piano. Waltz. A fiat Chopin.
Baritone, (a) although" U4andon Rom
add, (b) 1.-The Pretty, Pretty Creature''
(Old English).
Violin and Piano. Allegro, Scherzo from
Sonata (Beethoven).
Soprano. Songs (a) Where Blossoms
Grow (Sans SoucD, (b) I'm My Native
Village" QIildach), (c) 1.-The Years at tho
Spring MRS. Beach,.
Concert Etude (MacDowelD.
Baritone, (a) Sweet Winds That Blow
(Chadwick), (b) The TESTERS Song"
(Bantock).
Soprano, Angels Serenade (Braga), with
violin obligato.
Duet for Soprano and Baritone, IT
Would That My Love" (Mendelssohn).
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COM MISSION BILL KILLED
IN BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE
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fund of old soldiers for any other pur-
pose than for which collected.
A bill to provide for life company set
Elements along various lines was called
up and passed.
Lively Scene.
Mr.. Hamburger's bill to allow cities of
$4,000 to regulate amusements caused a.
lively time. Mr.. Leith jumped on those
places, Mobile among them, which had
not kept the laws.
Mr.. Hamburger resented the intimation
that Mobile was bad, or worse than other
places. He practiced what he preached.
Mr.. Leith and Mr.. Hamburger became
almost personal in their remarks, so
much so that Mr.. Gum thought 1t best
to make a point of order for better
order.
Mr. Leith said some of the members
seemed to think that only preachers can
talk of morals.
Again To the rescue, Mr.. Gum secured
passage of a motion to table the bill.
The rules committee reported the
Blackmon resolution to put the Confed-
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GREATER BIRMINGHAM, INCLUDING
ENSLEY AND WYLAh, Is PASSED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.,


was in the sentimental interest of large
number on the census rolls rather than
a policy of business. Ensley, he said, has
now a better government than Birming-
ham can give It, Its taxes will be APP
piled in part to the debts of Birmingham.
1t is a drastic thing, he said, to thus
take a city and it's taxes, of which it can
get back only half at best.
Mr.. Miller recalled that the house, act
ing in its good judgment, left out this
territory. The next steel plant was antici-
pated at Thomas, but as that place is in
competition with Illinois this will be a
great handicap, laying on not only taxes
but municipal control. Cotton mills are
exempted, but here is the putting of a
great burden of taxes on a line of in
dustries that are more important. Gads-
den has just given free taxes and bonus
of $4,000 to get a wire mill. Birming-
ham was laying a burden just the other
way. Taking in North Birmingham
would discourage a steel mill there.
Mr.. Miller believed that the Governor
might have left out these places and
others IL he had time.
Business versus sentiment is the plea
made, he said 1t looks foolish to hazard
industries and the income of the state
tc bring out symmetrical lines.
The Final Vote.
Mr. Hamburger agreed that some harm
might be done to isolated interests, but
thought the best thing for the city and
Alabama would be to pass the bill as
amended. He renwed his motion. The
vote stood: Ayes-Barbour, Davis, For
roster, Gamble, Gum, Hamburger, Hayes,
Heacock Hinson, Horton, Leith, Merritt,
McWhorter Phillips, Reese, Reynolds,
Spragins, Strother. Wilson. Total, 10.
Nays-Blackmon, Glenn, Hammer, Jones,
King, Miller, Moody, Reed, Thomas, VIM
berly. Total, 10.
There was a regular jubilee among the
Greater Birmingham advocates when the
senate vote was announced. A notable fea-
ture of the days events was the fact that
every Ensey lobbyist with the possible
exception of two had gone home two
days before, serene In their confidence that
the Ensley part of the bill had been eff
fectually killed.
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FIGHT of Vets and Drvs,

Roanoke, Va, August 1S.-Judge w. s..
Staples of the corporation court will to-
morrow render a decision on the petition
of the drys asking for a local option cleo
ton here. The vets today presented a
petition asking the court not to grant the
request of the drys. The ground taken
by the vets is that the law does not al
low the holding of local option election
until after two years have elapsed since
the previous election. The drys contend
that the election recently was declared
void, and that therefore there was no
election
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BRIDGE FOR VISITOR.

Mrs. Zell CASTOR was the hostess yes
terday at very informal bridge party
for her guest, Mrs. Lehman, of Green
Vile. Only a limited number of friends
were invited, and the games closed with
a tempting buffet luncheon.
Her guests included Mrs. George Ward.
Mrs. Hoskin Williams, Mrs. ]. Rivers
Carter, Mrs. Alfred Walker, Mrs. William
Walker, Mrs. William Jordan Mrs. Gus
Pope and Mrs. Lehman. The score prize,
a pair of silk hose, was won by Mrs.
George R. Ward. The guest of honor was
also given a pair of silk hose.
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Tenins at NeWport.

Newport. r. l.. August 1S.-At TIL e
close of today's play in the twenty
ninth annual national lawn tennis
tournament. 10 matches had been
played In the singles of the first round,
and six in the second while 81 de-
faults had been posted. This closes up
the first round. The conditions for
play were poor with the courts wet
from yesterdays heavy rain and a
driving mist prevailing.
The hardest match of the day was
that between P. B. Hawk and c. C. Pell.
which went to S2 games in the third
set. After this set the players rested
and finished out the match later in the
day. Hawk won the fourth and decid-
ing set
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Increase In Internal Revenue.

Washington, August 18.-Treasury off,
Gals are much gratified over the receipts
of the bureau of internal revenue for the
month of July--the first month of the new
fiscal year-which show an increase of
1898, 1926 over July of last year. The re-
celpts during July 1903. were s22,aSS. 642.
and during July, 1908. $22,029.316. In view
foffcials this increase augurs well for
the general prosperity of the country.
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Letter Carriers Double Up.

Washington. August 1s.-By requiring
letter carriers to double up their routes
during the dull season of July and Au
gust, instead of employing substitutes,
Postmaster General Hitchcock expects to
save the government not less than $780,
900 in the cost of carriers vacations dur
ing the present fiscal year. Postoffice EN-
ployes are allowed by law 10 days leave
of absence with pay each year.
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IN HONOR OF MISS HUXLEY.

Miss Mary Hurley of Fort WORTH
Tex, was the honoree at one of the most
pleasant parties of the week when Miss
Eula Hudson entertained In her honor
There were about 80 guests in attendance
and the young people were entertained
with games, after which ices were served
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-19
Attempted Murder and Suicide.

Murray, Ky, August 1S.-Dr. w. Fl.
Keidel. a prominent dentist, fired three
shots from a window of his office last
night. the bullets striking a prominent
attorney, e. E. AGREE. and then turned
the revolver to his right eye and blew
out his brains, dying an hour later. DR..
Keidel for several days had been in a
state of dependency. 1t is probable that
Acrees leg will have to be amputated.
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FREE KINDERGARTEN BOARD
TO MEET THIS MORNING.

In the parlors Of the Hotel Hillman this
morning there will be held called meet
ing of the Birmingham Free Kinder
garten association.
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Long Canoe Trip.

New Orleans, August 1S-One of the
longest canoe trips ever made on the
Mississippi river ended today, when Edg-
erton Moorehouse and Ray Engle arrived
here from Milwaukee. They are IS years
old. Their voyage, made in a 16-foot
canoe, covered about 1000 miles.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Miss May Ward and Miss Amy Ward are
at the Chicago Beach hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Green have given up
their home on Avenue and are with Mrs.
Battle on Eleventh avenue and Eigh-
teenth street, south.
Miss Floribel Brown and her two little
nephews. Hardie and Percy Brown, have
returned after stay of several weeks at
Bailey Springs.
Mrs. Oberlin Fletcher returned this
week to her home in Madison. Ala. ac-
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ICE CREAM FESTIVAL.

= Mrs. Y. A. Dyer, chairman, announces
an ice cream festival for the benefit Of
the Girls home. to be held at Capitol
park this (Thursday) evening from to
10 o'clock. There will be music by
string band Mrs. Dyer. gin her notice of
the entertainment, concludes as follows:
Come and help us to take care of some
body's daughter"
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DAvIDsoN-FosTER.

The marriage of Mr.. James Albert Da-
wilson and Miss F1ossie Louise Foster
took place last evening at o'clock at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Foster, 25O6 Twenty second ave-
nue., North Birmingham. The welded
couple were the recipients of numerous
presents from the invited guests
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erniary inspection, to appropriate $780,
600 for deficiency in feeding prisoners.
Night Session.

Bills were passed at the house night
session as follows:
To validate municipal bonds, to
to strengthen municipal credit and
provide for paying defaulted interest.
To increase committing fees of JUS
tees of the peace from IS to $40.
To allow members of revenue boards
mileage.
To allow banks to h old bills of lading
drafts three days and, remit If goods
are not satisfactory.
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crate pension bills on special order un-
favorable.
Mr.. Blackmon urged the senate to &C.
cede to his request.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
JOINS
 HIS FATHERS

Jumbo, the huge St. Bernard dog owned by Herman Grimm, will no longer be a familiar figure on skag- ways streets. The big dog has been failing for several months and last Tuesday night he quietly passed away despite all that could be done for him Mir. Grimm thinks that Jumbo ate some poison last spring and that this caused his death.
 Jumbo was seven years old and had been owned by MT. Grimm for four years. In his early days Jumbo was q trail dog and made many mush be- tween whitehorse and the Alsek country. He was dog of unusual intelligence and gentleness and was liked by all who knew him.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

has to lay over in Skagway at least two days, and if one of the Comedian boats which carry U. S. mail should arrive in Skagway on Friday after the Hegg leaves for Haines, which is often the case, our mail has to lie over at Skagway until the next Monday before 1t reaches Haines. There is always important mail on all boats from the states, both for our business men and for Fort Sew ard. Haines is continually growing in importance, and should have a bet ter service to skagway than a tri. weekly mail. 2"i4
 We hope that the service will soon not only be placed back to a daily mail during the summer, but be made daily for the entire year. and that Haines be made the starting point of the Hegg which would be of advant- age to both skagway and Haines. As 1t is now If the Haines people go to skagway, they have to lose three days time which they can not we'll af- ford to do.
 The Haines Chamber of Commerce has taken the matter up, as also has the skagway Commercial Club, and strong protest voiced by these two organizations should result in having the mail service retained on daily basis. Haines is certainly entitled to as much.-Haines Pioneer Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
PHIL ASHMUN
 BACK IN TOWN

Phil N. Ashmun, printer, prospector and musician, well known throughout Southeastern Alaska and the Yukon arrived in town yesterday after hay. ing spent about a year on his claim on Burwash creek in the Kluane dis trlct. Mir. Ashmun will go south on the Dolphin. He may return to Al aska in the spring.
 Mir. Ashmun says that the miners on Burwash are not getting rich, but at the same time are getting out fair wages. The summer has been very wet. Prospects are better on Bull lion creek.
 Today MT. Ashmun called at The Alaskan office and set up few sticc of type just to keep his hand In. He is about the fastest printer ever seen around these parts.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

E. E. Harvey, manager of the Por' cupine Gold Mining company. arrived in town Wednesday and left for skag' way on the Hegg to meet Col. J. H. Conrad. In speaking to represent ative of the Pioneer Press. he stated that the work was progressing well and he was more than satisfied with the results of the seasons work. Mir Harvey refused to state how much a yard the gravel was averaging, but said that 1t was higher than had been estimated upon.
 At the present time 125 men are working two shifts at the mine. The wet weather has somewhat retarded the work, but the bed rock Hume
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|s
 NOT COMING

The freighter Lonsdale will not bring the 2.5OO tons of machinery for the Northern Heat, Light and Power com pany of Dawson to skagway this sea son. The machinery will be stored in Vancouver this winter and brought to skagway in the spring.
 Owing to the delay of the Lonsdale' the White Pass & Yukon would not agree to deliver the shipment at Coal Creek, although they probably could have delivered it. as the water is high. On this account Manager Thrus ton at Dawson wired to have the shipment held at Vancouver.
 Thomas Sheridan, the Scotch exper who is in town for the purpose of assembling the machinery, will proban ly sail south on the first boat,
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
FAIR CRIMINAL
 AFTER FREEDOM
(By United Press.)

PITTSBURG, Pa. Sept. 1S-Heien Boyle, who with her husband, James Boyle, kidnapped Willie Whitla of sharon. Pa. last March and held him for $25, 900 ransom. and who was sent enced to serve 20 years in the state prison. has filed an appeal from the decision of the first trial with the state supreme court. The appeal is based on alleged errors by the trial judge and asserts that he was pre- judiced and unduly influenced the the jury.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
AFTER
 DAILY MAIL

Heretofore there has been a daily mail between Haines and skagway during the summer months, and tri- weekly during the winter. and to hay the service on this route cut down to tri-weekly at this time of year, is to work a hardship on the people of Haines. A moderate estimate will place the patrons of the Haines post, office at six or seven hundred, and they are certainly entitled to good mail service.
 Under the present service, our mail
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
HARVEY IS WELL PLEASED '.
 WITH WORK AT PORCUHNE.

will be finished in about two weeks and water will be sluiced through it before the snow flies. The overhead trolley is working we'll and handling about 500 yards of gravel day
 In all about 500 yards are averaged a day. When the bed rock Hume is completed about 15Oo yards of gravel will be handled day. la "
 The major portion of the dead work has been completed and Mir, Harvey stated that next year would witness great activity at the mine. He ex' poets to work at least another month this season.
 Mir. Harvey brought to Haines the biggest cleanup made at the mine this year.-Haines Pioneer Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
GOV. JOHN JOHNSON NEAR DEATH

ROCHESTER, Minn. Sept. 1S-Gov Johnson is sleeping soundly this after noon. Although his condition Is most precarious it is hoped that his strong constitution will pull him through.
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Sept. 1S- President Taft today sent telegram to Gov. Johnson stating that he hoped he would speedily recover.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
(By United Press.)

ROCHESTER,. Minn. Sept. 1S-The death of Gov. John A. Johnson or Minnesota is expected at any moment He Is at the hospital of the famous Mayo brothers and has been operated upon for the fourth time for appendi- citis. It Is hardly thought he can re cover. Mrs. Johnson is with him.
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fsy United Press.l

NEW YORK. Sept. 1S-A wireless message received by the United Press from Dr. Frederick Cook today on board ship enroute to this port, states that he will arrive Monday. He bids his friends have all confidence
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
TAFT REACHES
 TWIN CITIES
(sy United Press)

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, Sept. iS- President Taft arrived here this after noon and win remain in the twin cities until Monday morning, when he will proceed to Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha. Neb.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
wer officially.
James wickersham,

The Alaskan received the above wire this morning from Delegate wickersham and at once wired hearti ly endorsing the proposed action of the delegate. Probably every paper in Alaska will sign the request with the exception of the Juneau Record.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

Go to the Pack Train restaurant for your Sunday French Dinner. The very best of everything the market affords. Ice cream served free with our Sunday dinner. 5. u
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
NEWSPAPERS ASK
 PRESIDENT FUR HOME RULE
Skagway Alaskan:

May I sign your papers name to a telegram to be sent to President Taft when he reaches se- attle asking him to recommend in his message to congress and to suppor; substantially bill for creation of Al askan territorial legislature? Three Fairbanks dailies endorse this. Ans
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
RIVER REPORTS

The Casca arrived at Whitehorse at 1:SO p. m. yesterday with IS pas sengers.
 The whitehorse passed Yukon Cros- sing at 1920 D. m. yesterday, bound up stream.
 The Selkirk is at Dawson. The Dawson passed ogilvie at a. m. to- day bound down straem. The Casca left whitehorse at Il a. m. today.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
TAFT DEFENDS THE TARIFF

In the Payne tariff bill and that was that the party domination had prevent ed cut in the tariff on woolen im- ports. Otherwise he said, 1t was the best tariff bill ever adopted.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
(ey United press.l

wINoNA, Mlnn, Sept. 1S-In brief speech from the rear platform ee his private car last night President Taft said he regretted only one thing
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FATHER OF s
 AT 23 YEARS

CLEVELAND, o.-John Resolf. 2s years old. caused much surprise in Judge Phillips court Tuesday when he said that although he had been mar ried but six years he was the father
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

FOR SALE.-A National Cash Reg ister In good condition. Inquire at this office. u.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

The Dolphin left Seattle last night and is due in skagway Tuesday,
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of eight children. Four of the child ren were born In two sets of twins Resolt applied for naturalization pa pers. The examiners said they were proud to make him a citizen
 The Cottage City Is expected in skagway late tomorrow night She has 20 passengers and 2SS tons Of freight.
 A baby boy was born to MT and Mrs. J. N. Hanson last night. Mrs Hanson is visiting with her mother Mrs. Feero.
 Nugget, the little dog owned for a number of years by MT. J. J. Rich died last Thursday night.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

The Humboldt is expected in port Monday morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

BATTLE HARBoR, N. s. Sept. 1S-- Commander Robert Peary will leave tonight for Sidney, N. S., and thence proceed to New York.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18
AUTO LEAVES WITH MESSAGE
W
fav United Pross.)

(by Onitoo FEoeo'g PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept 'lS-At exactly l2:SO today the first auto Of the relay that win carry President Taft's message to the A.-Y.-P. at Sea tie left this city.
 The Princess Ena is stiil in port diseharging her cargo. .I HtH
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DR. COOK HEADED FOR NEW YORK

in him as he says he has absolut' proof that he reached the pole
The daily Alaskan., 1909-09-18

Under the present service, our mai