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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29

and had been told with long bow, and seemed peculiarly susceptible in accepting any statement, however ridiculous. He was also fond of mulied wine, and that and other 'flxngs' being brought into his private parlor opened the way for the aforesaid committee of citizens to be so- ciable and also put the author in good nature and in a receptive mood. Joe" Sullivant was describing the wild life back in the grizzly woods of the Scioto: Gil- bert got out a stick and began whiting. with his chair tilted against the wall. It was. very evident said the doctor, that Dickens looked upon it all as customary manners and did not seem especially sur prised when 'Lige Backus drew knife from the back of his neck and began cleaning his nails with It.
 'Elijah,' says Sulivant. is that the knife you used on old Wheeler?
 Nope; left that sticking in him. and Hank Henshaw, the coroner. Is holding it agin' me-says something about circum- stantial evidence. and you can bet I'm keeping still!'
 Dickens believed the whole business, said the doctor, until the boys saw him off the next day. Sullvant told him, and the great author gave shriek of merri- ment I'm the only living man in this part of the state at least. who shook hands with him on that famous visit ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
PROPOSE INCREASE
 IN BANKS CAPITAL First National May Add $500,-
 900 This Fall PLANS ARE OUTLINED Action Is Taken By Stockholders and Circular Is Sent Out Inviting the
 Attention of Stockholders to the Plan

Steps have been taken by the directors of the First National bank of Birming- ham looking to a further increase in the capital stock of that Institution. The capital is now $1,000,OO0 and the surplus and undivided profits amount to over $900 000.
 A circular signed by President W. P. G. Harding has been mailed to the stock holders, in which the phenomenal growth of the bank is set forth. The stockhold- CTS are invited to consider the idea of increasing the capital, to become effect i've some time after October 15 next, in the sum of s5o0,oo0.
 "It is proposed,'' says the circular "to offer the stock to present shareholders pro rata at s200 per share, which will re- suit in corresponding increase in the surplus fund, and which will maintain the present book value of the stock. If the plan is carried out the capital will be $1 5OO, ,0O0, and the surplus about 1,50O,000 certainly reaching that figure early in 1911 The earnings of the bank after this increase becomes effective would un- doubtedly amount to at least S30o000 per annum, being equivalent to 20 per cent on the new capitalization.
 Tn October, 1905 when the capital was increased s50O,000, subscription rights sold freely at s150 per share, making the stock cost new subscribers $250 per share, all though the book value was reduced by the sale of the new stock at par to s137 per share. With a book value of ap- proximately s20o per share after the pres lent proposed increase becomes eeffctive subscription rights ought to bring sub stantial premium. Should this increase be made. the directors can safely make the dividend rate per cent quartely or F per cent per annum, instead Of 10 per cent, as at present"
 A tabulated statement of the dividends paid by the First National bank since the date of it's organization, July l, 1896, then follows. The total dividends paid have amounted to sS29,oo0
 The circular embraces the action of the board at a meeting held July 20. It Is as follows:
 Resolved, That 1t is the opinion of the directors of this bank that 1t Is to
  capital stock be increased in the sum of $50oOOo, said stock to be offered to present shareholders of the bank at $200 per share.
 Resolved, That a meeting of the stockholders is hereby called to meet at the bank on Tuesday, october Il, 1910, at 12 o'clock noon, to vote on this proposi- ton.
 Resolved, That the executive comnt- tee may, should they deem it best after conference arr; correspondence with the stockholders, abrogate this call for a stockholders meeting, reporting such ac- ton, if taken, to the regular meeting of the directors in October
 "As legal notice of the stockholders meeting should be advertised not later than September II, 1910 an expression from stockholders on this proposition is requested as early as practicable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
HOW THEY HOAXED
 CHARLES DICKENS

Deshler Welch writes in Harper's for August of his recent journey over the route which Dickens made famous in Martin Chuzzlewit," and tells some of the stories told him by men who met the great writer on his early visit to Ohio
 Although l had endeavored all along this route of Dickens to obtain some in- teresting reminiscence from some one who had met him at the time, had not sue ceeded until one afternoon as I sat in the parlor of the historic Neil House looking out on the stately Ohio capitol building. Then I had a talk with the venerable and much beloved citizen, Dr. Startling Loving. now over four score, still 'practising'-and going around in a 40-horse power ma
 chine He told of an incident that has not been in print, and Is worth recording here' connected with three other we'll known citizens of that day--Joseph Suln- want, Elijah Backus and Matthew Gil bert. It happened In the Neil House
 Dickens had been swallowing all sorts of Indian tales and wild border adventures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
TELEGRAPHERS TO
 r. GET MORE WAGES

Little Rock, Ark, July 2s.-An increase of 6 per cent, or an average of $5 pei month, was announced here today by the board of arbitration, which, under tiie Erdman act, has been considering the wage controversy between the Missourl Pacific railroad and its 12o6 telegraphers.
 General Manager A. ". Sullivan repre- scented the Missouri Pacific railroad Commissioner J. F. Ryan of Kansas pre- sented the case of the telegraphers and w. l.. Chambers of the interstate com merce commission was member of the board
 In accordance with the Erdman ac' both sides will be compelled to accept the award.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
EFFORT ID PREVENT
 SHIP FROM SAILING Vessel Will Leave New Orleans
 to Aid Estrada
IT CANNON BE STOPPED
leans Says That Authorities Can not Stop the Vessel From
 Going to Nicaragua

New Orleans, July 2S-With plans | the Madriz government of Nicaragua to prevent, if possible, the fitting out of
 a war vessel for the Nicaraguan n in- | surgents, the converted yacht Hornet
 which saw service in the United States navy during the war with Spain, is Va., tomorrow. It was recently pur-
 chased by the Stern Shipyards and
 Foundry company of New Orleans. In spite of the fitting out of the Venus at New Orleans, the local rep l resentatives Of Madriz claim that the United States government cannot per init the Hornet to leave New Orleans for Bluefields, when. they contend it Is well known that the little gunboat is intended for use against a country with which the United States is al
 peace. On the other hand. A. ]. Oli-
 yer, at one time active representative of the insurgents at New Orleans, admitting that the Hornet is to be turned over to Estrada ridicules the arguments used by the Madriz gov ernment as the same arguments which were used by him when he undertook to
 prevent the departur of the Venue. Making a suppositional case of it.
 says Olivier, suppose that the Hornet
 was for Estrada's use. Wasn't the Venus taken to Greytown as a mer-
 chantman and then converted into a
 man of war? Didn't we go before the
 United States court and offer evidence to show that just such thing would be done before the vessel ever left
 New Orleans; that the decks had been
 supported to withstand the recoil of gun fire. and that heavy artillery was in the coal bunker while the vessel
 was tied up at her wharf here? If this
 was permissible why cannot the Hor- net be taken to Bluehelds as mer-
 chantman and there be converted Into Ia man. of war just as tho Venus was at Greytown?"
 In the meantime Nathan Stern, who
 bought the Hornet from the navy de- partment, has never admitted that he had any Idea of selling 1t to Estrada,
 although this report has been generally believed,
 MT. Stern says the vessel was bought for an investment
 Another report current today was that the Hornet would be used by Manuel Bonila in his efforts to dislodge Davila
 as president of Honduras, and that it
 would not see service around Nicaragua
 at all. This report was generally dis credited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
MISSING BOOKS MUST
 BE FOUND AT ONCE

tors of the United States Wireless com pany, recently indicted for conspiracy to defraud by use of the United States mails, were ordered today to produce IS missing books on Tuesday next or be committed to jail for contempt of court.
 Judge Hand of the United States circuit court heard the officers explain that they had done everything in their power to find the books and pronounced the ex planation unsatisfactory.
 "'The only question: said he, "is one of motive. and the person who appointed themselves to take them had some mo- tlve."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
Germany Turn. Madrin Down

Berlin, July 2S.--Germany has declined to entertain the request of President Madriz that this government use It's friendly offices to put a stop to what is termed the interference of the United States in the affairs of Nicaragua. The Ncaraguan circular note to the powers in which a protest against the attitude of Washington toward the rebellion was coupled with a plea for foreign inter- vention was received by tN foreign of flee on June 16 by cable direct from Managua. As Nicaragua has no dipo- matic representation. the reply was made through Herr De Buch. the German min- ister to Central America. resident at Guatemala city. The latter was informed of the. receipt by the foreign office of the communication from President Ma driz and directed to arrange that the German government should do nothing in the matter.
 In a statement issued today J. F. w. Pein. the Nicaraguan consul general at Berlin, cautions the public not to be- lieve the reports of insurgent victories These reports, he says, are invented at Bluefields, the headquarters of General Estrada, the leader of the insurrection,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
4 KneeIIng Proposition

From the New York Tribune.
 Pony Moore, the once famous min- strel, is dead at the age of S9. He was one of the last of his kind.
 Moore" said a veteran Chicago man. agef, fused to make up his own jokes. Once when he played here he had his toes run over and lmped on that night with a foot that resembled a white pillow
 Ans ez tendah- -hoofed as Liza Johns- ing he said to the audience with a chuckle. 'Yo. know bout Liza? Young Calhoun White, he sag to her, proposing
 ''Whaffo' yo' make a face like dat when I propose. Miss Johnsing?'
 Wal, Cal" says Liza, "Ah kain't give yo' offah propah consideration less'n yo' takes yo' knee offn nah eo'p '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29

hearth, and thawed ourselves out in the heat of it, before we regained our cour- age for the undertaking. With all these precautions we failed, for when our state ment was imparted to the proposed vic- tim, she instantly pronounced 1t ,in- reliable, and we were left with 1t on our hands intact. I think the humor of this situation was finally a greater pleasure to Clemens than an actual visit to Concord would have been; only a few weeks before his death. he laughed our defeat over with one of my family in Bermuda, and eXuted in our prompt detection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
Frank Goodman k Dead

Little Rock, Ark, July 2S.-Frank Good man, a prominent expert accountant, died at an infirmary here today. It was on the expert examination of the books Of the state of Mississippi by Mir Goodman that State Treasurer Hemingway was convicted 15 years ago. He also audited the books of Tennessee during the ad- ministration of Marsh Polk as treasurer, and at one time audited the books of the United States treasury at Washing ton. The remains will be shipped. to Nashville. Tenn, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
victory of Regulars

Utica, N. Y, July 2s.-The organization republicans tonight won victory in the primary contests after a bitter fight, which continued until near midnight. Congressman Charles s. Wilmington of HerlSimer candidate of the organization, backed by Vice President Sherman, ob- tained a majority of the delegates over Theodore Douglas Robinson, a nephew or former President Roosevelt, who is the insurgent candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
Rig Increasc in Wages

St. Louis, July 2S.-H. B. Perham' pres ident of the Order of Railway Tele .graphers. today said the award Of tn' board of mediators in the demand O the teiegraphers of the Missouri Paciht and Iron Mountain system will give the telegran liners and station agents of the two roads S5o.cG0 increase in wages. lne award will be filed in the oniteo o'a'es circuit court tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
No Joking Matter

From the Youngstown (Ohio) Telegram.
 well-known young doctor who is still in the 'newlywed" class, was overjoyed recently when his wife started to make some pancakes for breakfast, and he pre- pared to make a feast of his favorite morning food.
 When he took one bite of the first cake, however. he learned that his wife s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
rhefts Reported Yesterday

R. Beldon. S430 Highland avenue, had 6 %tit of clothes stolen from him yester. day.
 A gold watch and gold bracelet sci with a diamond was stolen from John Staples. 139 Sarah avenue
 A lot of chickens. consisting of white leghorns, Plymouth rocks and black Langshangs. were stolensfrom George w Nelson, HOS Forty-flrst street.
 large quantity of clothing was stolen from Mrs. Arlington, ll01 North Thirty. first street.
 2l-Jewel Hamilton watch was stolen from MT Myars. 1922 First avenue
 A gold bracelet and pair of gold ear. rings were stolen from Mrs. A. D. Ken nedy. Montgomery street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
,.m.s r. uoughtelIng Dead

Chicago, July s2s.-James Lawrence Houghteling, founder of the Brother hood of St Andrew of the Episcopal church and well known in the hnanclal world, died in Winnetka today' NIT Ho,,ebteling had been i'll for some time with nephritis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
cakes fen considerahlv short of the kind

cakes fell considerably short of the kind of cakes that mother used to make"
 After bite or two he was compelled to give up. but he didn't want to offend the young wife, so as fast as the cakes were brought to him he placed them in the pockets of his smoking jacket
 After he had left the house, in re- sponse to telephone call, his wife found the cakes. but the physician hasn't di- vulged what she said to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
Necl. And Ear. Today

From Everybady's Magazine.
 "How does 1t happen that you are i've minutes late at school this morning?' the eacher asked severely.
 Please ma am,' said Ethel, T must have overwashed myself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
couyention Goc. to Richmond

Detroit, July 2s.-At the session of the American Jewellers association to- day officers were elected. In an ex- .iting contest for the 1911 convention Richmond, Va, won over Birmingham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
Better Than None

From Judge.
 Edyth-"How Is your affair with liar old coming along?' Ethel-"Lately he has given me the col shoulder
 Edyth-"That is better than none all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-29
"Printup Hotel'' Ga6sden. Ala.s Centrally Located. Sample Rooms
ARTESIAN HOTEL LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA

D. A. M'LEAN. PFOp.
 This hotel is under new management. has been thoroughly renovated. and newly furnished. Everything first class and up-to. date. Travelling public snd water drinkerB' patronage solio. tted. Ratts ea.oo per day.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07
ATTENDANCE INCREASES
DOUGLAS. Oc.. s.- (speciaI)

DOUGLAS. Oc:- G. (Speciall -
 There has been a noticeable fn- crease in school attendance in the present week. This is owing to the fact that the truant officer is active. After the first two weeks of school had been completed the compulsory education law came to the fore. Two weeks of grace had been given to parents to put their children int school and now it became compul- sory for them to do this or to an- swer in court. The announcement of this in the papers had its effect and then the truant officer started on his rounds. A few arrests were made and the publicity that resulted in these cases still further awakened careless parents and boys and girls who had managed to stay out of school two weeks longer than their fellows reluctantly wended their ways to the halls Of education.
 Truant Officer Cook states that the first two days of this week showed an increased attendance of thirty eight, the greater number, thirty-three beginning school attendance on Mon- day and five more on Tuesday. And the end is not yet A still further increase may be expected within the next week.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07

buying Lot No. from the Mexican
 government and reselling it to the German prince as hunting ground and this was accomplished at a sat isfactory price. However, this re.
 suited in so much opposition and friction in the German court that Noetzlin was finally forced to take back from the prince the property
 which had been sold to him.
 Noetzlin then turned his attention
 to finding another purchaser of the property. which he did in the person of German cavalry officer for an immense sum. receiving large first
 payment. At the time of the pur-
 chase this cavalry officer was start
 ing for a tiger hunt in India, where
 he was killed. and the deferred pay
 ments being defaulted tine property again reverted to Noetzlin.
 After that Noetzlin became in-
 yolyed in several lawsuits with neigh
 boring landowners in Mexico. The
 principal litigation was with Au- gustin Pisquera. owner of the Cachuta ranch. This lawsuit continued for years, and until 1902, when it was end ed by Pisqueria buying the interests of Noetzlin. Soon after this Pisqueria died and in 1903 his administrator gave an option on the Lot No. 1 property to a man named Campbell in New York. Campbell interested large financial interests in the prop erty, including the Dukes, of the to bacco trust, Chas. Barney of the Nickerbocker Trust company. who later suicided. the comptroller of the state of New York and many officials connected with both the Equitable and New York Life Insurance com panies. Louis Strauss of Cincinnati. one of the promoters of the Trans yaal mine. who also suicided, was one of Campbell's associates. The representatives of Campbell and his who came to Mexico and had control of the property. were J. T. and R. T. Boothroyd. both well known in Douglas
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07
MAbAbI RANCH OR LOT 4
 HAS INTERESTING HISTORY

DOUGLAS. Oct. c. (spee'aD =
 The large tract of land in Sonora, south of Douglas, known as Lot No. {, recently sold by the Bank of Sono- TO to an English syndicate is one of the historical properties of Sonora. connected with which in the past there has been many interesting transactions. incidents and romance. The property contains timber lands. agricultural land and grazing lands of immense possibilities of use and de yelopment. It comprises five ranches known respectively as Lot No. L. Mababi. Nogales, Las Animas and Cerro Tordillo. with deeded title from the Mexican government. Up to the year 1887. when Geronimo and his bands were captured and sent away to Florida this country had been in tested by savage Indians who kept every one else out. as here the In- dians had water and good opportunity for hiding from both American and Mexican troops. The land included in the property was held by the government until after the disap- pearance of the Indians. when it was sold in the year 1877.
 The first owner of this property was Edward Noetzlin. a Swiss diplo. mat, who came to Mexico as a rep resentatiye of Bleichroder & Roth. child, banking houses of Germany, who had loaned large sum sof money to Mexico after the shooting of Maxi milan. This loan had grown in 1887 to s55.0o0,o0o. Noetzlin when he ap- peared in Mexico met the German named wetter-Gotter, then there. Afterwards wetter-Gotter was present at the court Of Belgrade. Servia. when the king and queen were 
 Noetzlin formed a close connection with Wetter-Gotter. for diplomatic reasons. About this time the son of he king of Saxony was touring America. incognita, and Noetzlin and Netter-Gotter conceived the idea of
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07
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and satisfactory fire alarm system of the very best type.
 The telephone system that has been used in Douglas has worked better than there has been reason to expect and this is so largely because of the especial care that has been exercised by the operators at the telephone of fee. There is always chance of mistake in telephoning alarms. Here in Douglas these have fortunately been few, but thedanger has always existed and will continue to exist un- til the new system is installed. This system is the one the city council several months ago decided upon and which Chief Nemeck heartily en- dorses. The system is to be installed on lease, with payments going to
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07
NO MORE GAMES
 FOR SMELTER CITY

DOUGLAS. Oct. G. gspeciall -
 Douglas has seen the last at home game of professional ball this year. according to Captain Harry Kane This morning he stated that the games which were to have been play ed here next Saturday and Sunday will be played at Bisbee. It is un- derstood that the Bisbee management will turn the receipts of these games over to Douglas in consideration of the transfer of the games. and as the attendance at Bisbee is much bet ter than it has been al Douglas the players will receive more than if they paid the expenses of the Miners here and depended on the receipts to meet this expense and the salary list
 It was understood that the re- maining games would be bteween Cananea and Douglas al Cananea and here, and then the season closes in Fl Paso, but according 10 the state ment of Captain Kane Douglas will go to Fl Paso for the games that Bisbee was to have played there and Bisbee and Cananea will fight it out while the Mavericks and Demons have a battle royal After the close of the season the Demons are to play n the Fl Paso tournament and it is understood that no big league pitch CTS will be brought for those games either by Douglas or Fl Paso, that they will meet in the same condition as they close the schedule.
 Thus it appears that professional
 baseball is ended in Douglas for this
Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-07
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
 IS A CERTAINTY

DOUGLAS, Oct j- fSpeciaD =
 Douglas will soon have Its new fire alarm system The material and sup plies for equipping the city with an up to date and complete system is on the way and within a short time the men who will install the system will be here. Thirty days afterward the system should be in complete working order. The bills of lading for the equipment have arrived and also a letter to Chief Nemeck an
 nouncing the shipping of the freight and that the work of installation will be started as soon as the system iI Globe, on which the Gamewell com pany is now working. is completed. This they expect will be very soon. Thus, before the first of the year the city win have a modern, complete