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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
ADJUSTMENTS

A change of faces and a change of
music proved winning move on Man
ager Semon's part, for last night the
Harlan Musical Comedy company made
a hit at the Bijou in THE Knickerbocker
Girl" which has more catchy musical
numbers to the square inch than any
thing in the shape of a musical comedy
that the Bijou has known this summer.
1t was the return of company that
was popular here before because of the
great merit it had as a company of sing
ers, and last night served to maintain
that reputation. There are no less than
10 excellent voices in the company, es-
pecially those of George Bogues Edward
Beck, Roy Cutter and Adelyn Hall-any
one of whom would grace big musical
comedy with their voices.
1.-The Knickerbocker Girl is we'll
known New York production in which
Mary Marble starred at the Casino a
number of years ago and which was a
great attraction in its day. But now
nothing remains but the semblance of
the plot-and to that have been added a
score or new musical NUMBERS. In TACT
1t is a show of music with a limited num-
Der of comedy lines mixed In and those
fall principally to the lot of Dan Marble
and Harry Gribbon, two clever comedians
and both great Birmingham favorites.
The song numbers include Lets Make
Ring Around Rosie, Amt You
Coming Out Tonight" Keep Me Always
In Your Heart" by Edward Beck; II am
Awfully Glad to Meet YOU" by George
Bogues and BERTHE Beaumont, and Love
Makes the World Go Round" by the
same two, and the Robbers Dream" a
quartet with the solo by Edward Beck,
sung by request.
The company will no doubt be popular
here this week for 1t is change and the
public was anxious to get change, AND
1t Is as strong a singing company as
will visit the Bijou at any time during
the season. The comedy is good and
clean. It's a good show through and
through.
There will be matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday and performances
nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
Y. M. G. A. CONVENTION
DOWN TO REAL WORK

Ashvile, N. c., June 2o.-The Souehern
Young Womens Christian association
got down to real work in convention, ana
In addition to holding platform and stu
dent volunteer meetings. listened to sew
eral important addresses. Among these
was that Of Miss Clarissa Spencer of
London, England, worlds secretary of the
Young Womens Christian association
Miss Spencer dealt with the Young Wo-
mems Christian association work through
out the world, and she was listened to
with rapt attention.
The platform meeting tonight was ad-
dressed by Charles H. Pratt of Athens
Ca, representative of the Southern Pres
byterian church to the caonference.
A reception was given this afternoon by
the virginia Carolinas territory associa-
tions in honor of the worlds secretary
and other conference leaders.
Tomorrow afternoon will be Association
day and will be observed with appropriate
ceremonies.
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SUGGESTION FOR
GOOD ROADS MEET
DOLLAs COUNTY ENGINEER THINKS
EXHIBIT OF SAMPLES OF ROAD
BUILDING MATERIAL WOULD BE
INTERESTING

The Alabama Goods Roads association
will meet in Birmingham on October
12-13-14. Already active steps and interest
is being worked up all over the state in
regard to the coming meeting. w. s.
Keller. county engineer of the road de-
partment in Dallas county, has written
the following letter to Secretary ]. A.
Rountree:
Selma, June IS, 1910
Mr.. j. A. Rountree. Secretary Alabama
Good Roads Association, Birmingham,
Ala:
My Dear Sir-It has occurred to me
that it would be good thing in the
coming meeting of the Alabama Good
Roads association, TO be held in your
city, October 12-13-14. to have samples of
road building material from the various
counties on display. If you think well
OF this 1t will afford me great pleasure
to send you samples of gravel and sand
clay we have in Dallas for this purpose.
would suggest that you have this come
rather from the road authorities of each
county than from those dealing in road
building material | feel sure that the
road builders will be interested to know
what the state possesses in the way of
material for highway construction.
II can be of service to you any time
in furthering this great cause I will be
glad If you will call on me- With kind
regards, yours very truly
W. S. KELLER, County Engineer. q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
REPUBLICANS TO
CONVENE IN JULY

July was the date fixed by the
Iefferson county republican executive
committee upon which will be held
the district convention.
The executive committee met yester-
day at noon in Magnolia hall.
The resignation of Capt ]. T. NC
Entry was accepted. Captain McEniry
resigned on account of his connection
with the taking of the census. How
ever, 1t was pointed out that this work
had been completed and he was re-
elected and presided at the meeting.
Plans were outlined for the district
convention and a contest COMMITTEES
composed of Captain McEniry, E. Mo
han. Joseph H. Montgomery. G. c..
Willis, T. C. Bass, w. r. Farley and
J. w. Clayton was appointed.
The administration of President w.
III. Taft was Endorsed with but one
dissenting voice. The referee work
of ]. o. TIL ompson and Capt. P. D..
Barker was also commended.
The committee instructed that an
election be held in every beat on June
2S for the selection of delegates to the
convention. These elections Will be
held at noon with the exception of
Brook side which will be at 8 o'clock.
After attending to few preliminary
matters the meeting adjourned.
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HUTCHINSON Is
PLACED ON TRIAL
OF MAILs-A ST. LOUIS GIRL is
PLACED ON WITNESS sTAND-THE
CASE CONTINUED

Miss Mable Conner, a pretty and fash
ionably attired young lady of st. Louis,
was the star witness in the trial of s. L.
Hutchinson yesterday upon a charge of
using the United States mails for fraud
ulent purposes.
Miss Conner was accompanied to this
city by a postoffice inspector from her
home. She, In a clear and unhesitating
manner, detailed how she read an adver-
tisement of Hutchinson In the papers
She said he advertised for a companion
to accompany an aged and wealthy
woman to Europe. She said she enclosed
the sum of 81 to be used in investigating
her character for the position. This
money, according to the witness, was
never returned. Miss Conner stated that
the persons she gave as references had
never been questioned by Hutchinson or
any one representing him. She testified
that she held postoffice receipt signed
by Hutchinson for the 81.
After the introduction of this testimony
the trial was continued until some fu-
ture date, to be later decided upon
1t will be recalled that Hutchinson was
arrested in the Brown-Marx building by
government officers about five weeks ago
He was operating a real estate agency. so
1t was claimed. A large number of al
legged answers to mis- advertisement in
daily papers, seeking companion for an
elderly lady, were confiscated by the post
office inspectors.
Hutchinson Is at liberty on bail and is
making a desperate fight to djsprove the
allegations of the government.
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ECHOLS M'BEE
DIES IN OCALA
Engineer in Charge of seaboard Lines
Succumbs to Recent Stroke
of Paralysis

N. Echols McBee, formerly assistant en-
gineer of the Seaboard Air Line, Bir-
mingham division, died yesterday morning
in the hospital at Ocala, Fla, where he
recently sustained a stroke of paralysis.
The remains will be sent to Greenville,
s. c., the former residence of his parents
and grandparents, where the remains will
be inferred. Mr.. McBee some time ago
was transferred to Florida by the Sea-
board where he was engineer in charge
of the Seaboard lines in that state His
mother was with him at the time of his
death.
Mr. McBee married Miss Marie Hudg-
ms of Birmingham, who with a child of
Is months, survives him. Mrs McBee
was on the way to the train yesterday to
go to Ocala when she received news of
Mr. McBee's death. She then went d.
rect to Greenville where interment will
be made.
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Deeds of conveyance in the following
transactions in real estate in which
amounts of $1,000 or more were in
volved were filed yesterday in the Of
fee of the probate court:
S5000-Mrs. Elizabeth Tindal to A. r.
Aldridge, part lot 8, block 1877, Elyton
Land company's survey of Birmingham,
fronting 35 feet on the north side of
Twelfth avenue between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets, and extending to a
depth of 1925 feet.
s200o-S. c. Dunn to J. A. Wicker,
lots ~ and 10, block 2S2, Bessemer
Land and Improvement company's sur
vey of Bessemer
Show. E. Leadford to Zell Gas
ton, lot in northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section "a, town
ship II, range 2 west.
$24oO--Birmingham Realty company
to T. ]. Kidd. part lots and g. block
677, Elyton Land company's survey OF
Birmingham. fronting 60 feet on the
east side of Thirty-second street and
extending back 100 feet along the
aorth line of North Thirteenth avenue.
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TESTIMONY GIVEN IN
BLEACHED FLOUR CASE

Kansas City, June 2O.-Two wit
nesses testified in behalf of the de-
tense in the ''b1eached flour case" in
the federal court here TODAY. They
were DR.. John A. Wesener. president
OF the Columbus laboratory of Chica-
60 and III. c. Lelang, who manufac-
tured and bleached in his mill at Ley
lngton, Neb., the flour seized by the
government.
rms was the first testimony intro
duced by the millers.
Dr. Wesener said his experiments
with bleached iaur had shown that
there were not enough nitrates in II
to make it poisonous. Other than the
color there was no perceptible diff
terence between the bread baked from
Preached and that from unbleached
-four.
Nitrates might be found in un
unbleached -four. testified the witness.
as 1t would assimilate them from the
air
he will be eross-examined tomorrow.
Mr.. Lefiang said his bleached flour
was made from the best No wheat
produced in his state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
POLICEMAN'S BODY IS
SENT TO FORMER HOME

The body of Policeman L. D. Camp,
who was shot and killed Sunday morning
while raiding craps game at Elyton.
was sent to Marshall county yesterday
for interment by the Gaudin Undertaking
company. Both Mr. and Mrs. Camp came
to Birmingham from Marshall county.
where their parents live and where the
funeral will take place.
Officer Camp was killed Sunday morn
ing by Cullen Ray, commissary clerk in
a contractors camp at Elyton. Officer
Camp and his partner. Reed, received no.
tice that craps game was going on in
the camp and when they made a raid
the only white man in the game. Ray,
pulled his gun and instantly killed Camp.
Ray was captured an hour after the
shooting and the police now claim to have
evidence that show Ray had threatened
to kill the first policeman that ever raid
ed a craps game in which he was partici-
pating. The police claim they can prove
premeditated murder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
BAPTIST REVIVAL
is WELL UNDER WAY

The Rev. NJ Ashby Jones, at the re-
vival at the First Baptist church last
night preached on: your gold and your
silver are nested and their rust shall be
for testimony against you and it shall
eat your flesh as fire." James 5:3
His subject was the Testimony of
Rust" He showed how ownership obli-
gated the possessor to use for the good
of the world, whether 1t be the owning
of property or money, or talent. or social
powers and position, or personal gifts;
that possession without use reacted in
decay of character and the judge in the
parable condemns those on his left hand,
not for outbreaking crime, but 'inasmuch
as We did it not" for failure. The talent
hidden In the ground is taken away
because 1t was not used. The soul rusts
out, and It's light and brightness deterio-
ates from disuse.
$50 many men are today mere bust
ness automatons. he said, because they
cultivate nothing of themselves. but their
business talents. They thus become tar
nished and their moral and spiritual gifts
fade away The blessing of Christianity
is largely in that when one gives sell
to Christ he gives that self back to
the world in useful service. So men are
both blessed and made blessing in the
world by the religion of Jesus.
DR.. Jones will preach tonight at s
o'clock. The music for the worship Is
furnished by a large chorus of 80 voices,
with Mrs. Belle Mccoy at the organ.
The pastor DIR. A. ]. Dickinson, ex-
pressed himself as finding the revival
the best In the history of the church in
recent years. Already a number of new
members have been received by the
church and many more are expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEETING TONIGHT

The adjourned meeting of the Anti-Tu-
bercublsis association will be held tonight
at S:15 o'clock in the Chamber of Com
merce auditorium. The report of the com
mittee on nominations will be heard and
acted on, and an opportunity given for
enrolment OF new members 1t should
be understood that ladies are needed AMI
most cordially invited to participate In
the work of the association. The annual
membership dues of 81 are all the charges
that are essential, although the, enthu
siasm for such a cause will probably
enlist the generosity of those who can
literally sustain the work
The association as organized is demo
cratic and will be governed by it's mem
bership. Workingmen, business men, pro-
fessional men and their families are
equally interested in making the fight a
success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21

Il have always stood for prohibition, but
| am now thoroughly convinced that the
dispensary, properly managed, offers the
best solution for the liquor question:
said Job Going, president of the Jefferson
County Board of Revenue, yesterday.
Il do not believe it can be disputed that
Birmingham has more blind tigers than
1t ever had open saloons. It is up to the
people to adopt the best method of hand
ling the question. 1t seems that we can
not have what the prohibitionists want.
The revenue producing qualities of the
dispensary is a matter for careful consid-
GRAFTON. If we are to have liquor selling,
the city and county should certainly de-
rive some of the benefits The money that
could be secured from the operation of
dispensares in Birmingham and Jefferson
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YOUNG MAN KILLED BY
WOMAN WITH SHOTGUN

Bluefield, w. Va, June 2o-Dennis
Reed, aged % years, a boarder in the
home of J. j. Flowers, was shot and
killed by Mrs. Flowers at her residence
today. Mrs. Flowers says she was talk
ing to Reed and remarked that she In
tended getting a gun to kill some chick
ems. When she returned with the weapon
Reed threw up his hands In a testing
way, saying Il am not guilty"
The woman says the gun was accident
ally discharged and Reed fell dead Mrs.
Flowers says she did not know the gun
was loaded The husband of the woman
was asleep in the house at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
BALLOONISTS FORCED
TO MAKE A DESCENT

Bowen. KY, June oh. E. Honeywell
and William Assmann, pilots of the bal
loon Centennial, were forced to descend
in the Kentucky mountains six miles
south of this place last pight
The news became known today when
the balloon was brought here by four
horse team.
Five minutes after the balloonists de-
seconded one of the heaviest storms in
years broke over this section.
Five hundred and fifty-seven miles of
the trip from ST. Louis to the coast had
been made when they were forced to
land
They left at II 20 o'clock tonight for st.
Louis.
1t is said that mountaineers fired upon
the balloonists when they were about
1000 feet high.
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Dispensary Offers Best
Solution Of Question

county could be used to splendid advan-
tage. l would not, however, advise the
use of the county's part of the money on
the roads in the rural districts.
1.-THE main thoroughfares leading out of
the city and connecting with the county
roads are badly in need of repair, and If
money is to be derived from any ne"
source 1t should be applied in the i'm
provement of these roads or streets.
Good roads In the county lose their
virtue If they do not connect with equal
ly good roads or thoroughfares in the
bounds of the city. Some of the roads
leading out through the newly annexed
towns are In very bad shape The coun-
ty is able to take care of the country
roads for a while but the main highways
connecting with them in the city are bad
~ in need of attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21

James A. VanHoose, former president
OF the Southern Wholesale Grocers asso-
ciation came to Birmingham for about
two hours yesterday and was served with
a government subpoena, directing him to
answer to the petition of the government
by the first Monday in August. United
States Deputy Marshal Cocker served the
writ upon Mr.. VanHoose.
Mr. VanHoose was named in the petit
ton filed by the government last Wednes-
day to dissolve the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association.
Mr. vanHoose gave out statement
Thursday, and to this he had nothing to
add when questioned yesterday.
When it was pointed out that he was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
POLICE AT SEA IN
MURDER MYSTERY

Como, June 20.-Constantine Ispolat-
off, the Russian who has been detained
by the police in connection with the
Charlton. whose body was found packed
in a trunk fished out of Lake Como.
was released today. Ispolatoff was q
chance acquaintance of Mrs. Charlton
and her husband and he has been
closely questioned since he was taken
into custody.
nothing tangible on which to hold him
longer. From the first the man has
denied any knowledge of the crime.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
r. w, Candy

r. w. Candy. 40 years old, died yester-
day afternoon at his home at Powderly at
o'clock. Mr. Candy was a dairyman
and is survived by wife and two daugh-
tors. Mrs. Irene Thompson and Miss Min
ME Candy. The funeral services will be
held this morning at 10 o'clock at the res
idence. Interment will be in Elmwood
cemetery.
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Government Secures Service
On Former President VdnHOOse

not expected in the city, Mr.. VanHoose
said he came here on a small business
affair.
When asked If the "small business af-
fair was to meet President McLaurin of
the Southern Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton. the former president answered EN-
phatically NO"
Mr.. YanHoose, after being in the city
only a short time left for his summer
camp grounds on Lost creek.
1t was rumored around the city yester-
day afternoon that President McLaurin
of the association was in Birmingham in
conference with some local associates.
The wholesale grocers interested said so
far as they knew Mr.. McLaurin was not
here.
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CANDIDATE SPENT
FOUR YEARS SALARY

Montgomery, June 20--Alabama office
seekers during the recent campaign spent
an amount equal to the four years. SAL
airy roll of the state. Figures compiled
today by Secretary of State Julian show
that the aggregate amount of campaign
expenses was sl39.91 which is equal to
the salaries of state officers of the last
term. Emmett O'Neal spent s13,250 while
H. s. D. Mallory spent sl0,991. Senator
Bankhead has not filed his expense ac-
count claiming exemption under the law.
There were Sc candidates for Is state Of
fees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21

New Haven, Conn, June Founder
auspicious conditions the festivities
connected with the Yale university
class day exercises were brought to a
close tonight with the University Glee
and Mandolin clubs concert in Woolsey
hall and the senior promenade. Miss
Helen Taft, daughter of President TAFT,
attended both day and evening per-
fOrmanceS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21

Warm Springs, Ca, in Pine
mountains; finest bathing and
best hotel accommodations. The
place for health, rest and pleas
ure. Per week, $12 to SIS; four
weeks or longer $40 to $12 per
week. On the A., B. g. A. and
Southern railways. For full in
formation write Charles L.
Davis. proprietor
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Columbus, Ohio June 20.-Two humid
red and fifty delegates to the Inter-
national Printing Pressmen's Union of
North America were present at the
opening session today. The fight to sep
arate the web" and the "fiatbed" class
Of pressmen started in Chicago years
ago by the webb" pressmen is expect
ed to be settled at this meeting.
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More Dental Offices Robbed

Asheville, N. c.. June 20.-The dental
office sneak thieves who made success
full haul in seven of the local dentists
offices Saturday night. transferred their
operations to Salisbury last night. get
ting away with the total gold supply of
four Offices The loss is estimated at
seven or eight hundred dollars. Entrance
was effected by means of a skeleton key.
No clew has yet been obtained.
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woman charged with Murder

Houston, Tex, June 20.-A charge
of murder was preferred against Mrs.
T. E. Streight of McGregor. Tex, by
County Attorney Neff today. Streight,
who was the editor of the McGregor
News, was shot and killed by his wife
In their home Saturday night. Mrs.
Streight claims her husband was at
lacking her with razor when she shot
him to save her life.
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s ATTENTION!
Members of Phoenix

Members Of Phoenix Lodge
No. IS, X. of p, and other
Knights are requested to as
semble at their Castle Hall
at Maccabee Hall Tuesday
June 81, $50 a. M, to attend
the funeral of Brother I. R,
Hochstadter.
J.K. PATTERSON, g. g.
I. w. HOLT, X. of r. & s.
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RED CROSS FUND
is STILL GROWING

Additional contributions received by
the officers of the Red Cross society for
benefit of Mulga and Palos sufferers:
Previously reported $40, 1866
knights of Pythias of Ala
bama No. 1928 ........ 500
Town of Jemison, through w.
q. ormon ....... ........ 4.25
Employees Blocton- Cahaba Coal
Co., Coleanor, Ala. ........ $3.50
Employees Little Cahaba Coal
CO., piper, Ala. a5o.a5
Little Cahaba Coal Co., Piper,
Ala .................... 100 90
j. r. Smith, Jr. 5000
IOtdl ..... $lU,o to.ob
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21

Marriage licenses have been issued
bate court:
Charles S. Ramsay of Birmingham
to Miss Esther F. Lemont
Otto H. Foley of Sumter. S. c., to
Miss Willie May Bates.
G. w. Eakin of Birmingham to Miss
Emma ]. Stroud
Henry A. Irwin of Tuscaloosa to Miss
Myrtle Simpson.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, June l0.-lt was
announced at the headquarters of the
Canadian Pacific railway nere today
that the wages of all of the teleg-
raphers OF the system had been In
creased IS per month. Several thousand
men are affected.
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Emucror william Recovering

Potsdam. June 20-Emperor William has
so far recovered from the inconvenience
of sore knee joint occasioned, accord
ing to the court physicians, by overexer-
ton in the saddle, that today he de-
cided to attend the yachting regatta at
KEEL
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S. #. Begues

The body of s. F. Begues. AZ years old,
who died Sunday at the residence of his
mother. 2o5 North Sixtieth street, Wood
lawn, was sent to Mccall, s. c., for inter-
ment yesterday by the S. w. Woodin
Undertakers