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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
RAILROADS READY
TO BEGIN WORK
WILL LOWER TRACKS TO LEVEL OF
GADsDEN STREETS - AGRICUL-
TURAL EXPERTS TOURING THE
SEVENTH DISTRICT

Gadsden, July 26.-(SpeciaL) -Word has
been received by the city engineer that
the Louisville and Nashville and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroads are both ready to proceed with
the work of changing the grades of their
roadbeds where this Is necessary to have
them conform to the grades of the streets
that are being paved. The Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis road Will
raise its tracks where they cross Fourth
street and the Louisville and Nashville
will change the grade of its roadbed from
the river bridge to Sixth street. When
this work is done the paving of North
Fourth street will proceed and the Ala
.bama City, Gadsden and Alfalfa Railway
company will be able to lay its tracks
and bring its North Gadsden cars into
the city.
At a meeting of the city council last
night action was taken to put the city
streets, especially those that have recent
" been paved. in better shape. The city
has never purchased a sweeper, and the
paved streets have suffered from an ac-
emulation of dirt and filth and must
be cleaned by hauling off these accumu-
lations with wagons. To this end 1t was
ordered that the street force be increased
and all efforts made to make the paved
section presentable.
Otto Agricola, chairman of the city
executive committee, having decided to
offer for the Office of president of the
council, meeting of the committee has
been called for tomorrow night to select
new chairman to succeed him. At the
last meeting of the committee it was
ordered that the offices Of clerk and
chief of police, for which the public has
always been allowed to express prefer
ence be taken out of politics and the
appointments left purely with the coun-
ell. This has caused a lot of dissatis-
faction, and it is not unlikely that at
tomorrow's meeting this action will be
rescinded.
Congressman John l.. Burnett and his
party of agricultural experts who are
making a tour of this congressional dis
trict, left the city this morning for Oden-
yille in St Clair county, where a meet
ing will be held today. Tomorrow the
party will begin an overland trip of the
district, making the trip by auto and in
this way reaching many of the towns
that are not located on railroads. Mr.
Burnett and the other gentlemen of the
party are enthusiastic over the receptions
that are being accorded them, and ex-
press the belief that much good is being
accomplished.
A report was received here at the sher-
iff's office this evening that in fight
with several tramps on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad this morning, a
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M.y nuild New Theatre

Sheffield, July (Special.)-As the
Sheffield theatre. VIII Ach was burned
early Monday morning, was the only
opera house in the tri-cities worthy
of the. name, and as 1t drew Jorge
amount OF patronage from Florence and
Tuscumbia.s its destruction has raised a
serious problem. threatening the pub
lie with a famine in tho amusement
line The burned opera house was In
the theatrical syndicate and the man.
ager. Harry B. Elmore, had been prom
Used list Of first-class attractions by
Klaw & Erlanger. 1t is understood
that the Hendersons. who owned the
burned building, will not rebuild. A
movement has been set on foot by
Sheffield citizens for. the construction
Of a theatre or the remodeling OF an
old building.
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of education, w. F. Feagin, chief clerk,
is in Auburn In attendance upon the
farmers school, which is now in session
in that city. Many of the teachers OF
the state agricultural schools. with the
presidents of these institutions, are
there, seeking such information as the
course now In progress there offers.
Among the presidents who went through
was DR.. Clarence J. Owens of the Third
district school at Abbeville. He is also
the commander-in-chief of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, and put
in much of the day going over the sons
affairs with DR.. Thomas M. Owen, past
ommander-in-chief. He will have to re-
port to those who may be interested good
service in experimenting with hogs, about
which there is much discussion at the
school. great number of them will
talk of corn. which is being featured
by every farmer in the state this year.
]. A. Wilkinson, commissioner of agri-
culture. is another representative of the
state house. making report on many In
teresting experiments, not the least of
which is the corn contests and their eff
feet on the business of raising the grain
In the state. He has taken the seed of
the prize corn of last year and planted
them under favorable conditions and will
be able to report their effectiveness In
the line of development. 1t is also a
matter of interest that Mr.. Wilkinson will
be able to report that the annual bulle-
tin of the department is in press, the
reports on the fertilizers being made by
DR.. B. B. Ross. state chemist. only this
week.
J. ]. Robinson of Lafayette. a member
of the executive committee of the Farm
ers union, went through to Auburn, stop
ping to pay his respects to the agrioul-
tural department and to let 1t be known
that things are going well In all parts of
the state. While the crops are not what
he would like to see them, they are in
anything but bad shape. and he is look
ing to good times In the fall. He also
took occasion to confer with the local
business men with regard TO the meet
ing OF the state union here next month
Mr.. Robinson, to digress a bit, is a
classmate of DR.. Thomas NJ. Owen. d.
rector Of the department of archives and
history, and of Lawrence H. Lee, re-
porter of the supreme court, and W. H.
Seymour OF the cotton statistics bureau,
all university men. Judge Ormond SOM
erville. nominated to the supreme bench,
is of the same class, which will give the
statehouse a fine contingent of students
of their year.
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deputy sheriff from Fort Payne killed one

deputy sheriff from Fort Payne killed one
of the hoboes. The same report reached
the office of the coroner. The killing is
supposed to have occurred somewhere be-
tween Alfalfa and Fort Payne, and might
have been in this county. According to
the report, the tramps were turned over
to the deputy sheriff who happened to
be on the train, by the conductor, and
while the men were in his charge the
fight ensued, Up to this hour the re-
port has not been verified, although both
the sheriff and the coroner are making
Investigations.
At meeting of the Etowah County
Farmers union. held with the Coosa
river local on Saturday, the farmers went
on record as favoring the taking of the
state convicts from the mines and work
ing them on the roads.
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LINE OF RESEARCH
IS BEING PURSUED
Rate Issue Being Worked Down
to Fine Points
BETTER FEELING NOTED
Present Railroad Commission Has HAD
ComparativeIy Little Trouble-Fea-
gin Representing Department
of Education at Auburn

MONTGOMERY. July 26.-(Special.)-Th
night now on between the state and GER
tain lines of railroad, the state freight
rate schedules being the issue, Is going
into more lines of research than any
one ever thought for Cost of property
of every kind what it is worth now and
what 1t might be replaced for, is being
fought down to a fine point When the
state puts in it's reply to the figures
being presented by the railroads an an
swer to every argument they make,
whether 1t be good or poor, will be
made. a
Figures are given to show what right
Of way really cost and what it is val
ued at in the case of the roads Cues
lions are being asked of individual bust
ness men whether or not the rates put
In have helped or injured business and
If, as a result of the rates, the COM
munities have been built up. An engi-
neer is making estimates Of the values
of all property and will have 1t In as
answer to the statements of the roads
It now looks as If 1t will take many
months to get all the testimony in and
many more after that to get the deci-
sion of the courts.
The passing of time has made bet
ter feeling among all classes of men in
terested in the rail rate litigation. The
railroad commission. as now organized,
has very little trouble to get along with
all the roads, and 1t is rare that any
question comes up that is not settled
without trial. Hundreds of cases that
might, in the past. have gone into bitter
ness of relation, are brought to amicable
end by the members of the commission,
and, in a great many cases, by the score
tary, simply Through correspondence.
Traffic men have no hesitancy In saying
that 1t is easy to get along with the
commission as 1t is now made up.
1t is also a fact that the people are
leaning away from the egislative-made
rate and to the commission-made. 1t is
believed that If the commission had had
the power to settle the controversy now
in the courts it would have been set
tied long ago. The courts have for all
time settled the. question of the right
of the legislature to give power to make
rates and regulations to the commission
and there is general belief that in the
future the rate questions are going to
be handled by that body, to the exclu-
sion Of the lawmaking body. which will
simply give the right. on a general plan.
to adjust the questions that will be
taken up.
Feagin Mt Farmers' school
Representing the Alabama department
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hospital in Baltimore, where it was for
a time thought that he was being bene-
fitted, but on his coming back TO his
home in Cullman, time soon demonstrated
the fact that this was not the case, as
shortly afterwards he began to grow
worse and 1t was with the hope that
there still remained chance to prolong
his life that he sought the mountains of
Colorado, but this, too. proved of no
avail, and when the sad news reached
the family in Cullman Monday afternoon
1t did not come as a surprise to either
his family or his friends Funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
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JUDGE s. L. FULLER
DIES IN COLORADO

Cullman, July 26.-(Special Late in the
afternoon of Monday this week. the sad
intelligence by wire was received by the
family In Cullman of the death of Judge
S. L. Fuller, in Denver, Col. Judge
Fuller had for the past several months
been in very bad health, and had ex-
pended every possible effort during this
time to be at least benefited in some de-
gree of the terrible malady that he had
for some years been afflicted with He
had been treated by the best physicians
in this and other states, and had spent
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Decatur. Ala. July -(SpeciaD.-A
death which was the cause of much
sorrow in the Decaturs this morning al
at an early hour was that of Tom Jones
for number of years favorite in the
society circles Of the Decaturs. Fol-
some time past Mr.. Jones had been the
cashier, Of the local exchange of the
Southern Bell Telephone company The
remains will be sent to Kentucky. the
former homo of the deceased, for inter-
nent
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revival Meeting Big Success.

Russellville, Ala, July 6.-(SpeciaD.-
The revival meeting which has been In
session in the Baptist church here for
the past week has resulted in much
good, fifty-eight new members having
been added to the church roll to date.
twenty by letter and thirty-eisht by bap-
tsm Last night a number were baptis-
ed at the evening service.
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The Alabama railroad commission Is on
its regular annual hike. during which
time visits will be paid to all the coun-
ties of the state. Under a law Of the
last legislature the duty is laid upon the
members to do this. in order that the
members may find out what Is needed
and what the people desire In the way
of accommodations and equipment.
Today was given to Fayette county.
on the line of the Southern railway, and
the other dates are as follows Wednes-
day In Marion, Thursday In Franklin,
Friday In Chiffon and Saturday in Ell
more. The members come back here for
the regular meeting Monday, August 1,
and 60 Tuesday to Chambers. Wednes-
day to Randolph and Lee. Thursday to
Coosa, Friday to Tallapoosa. Monday,
August s, will find them In Bibb, Tues
day in Tuscaloosa and Hale. Wednesday
In Perry, Thursday in Dallas and Clark,
Friday in Mobile and Saturday, August
10, In Butler.
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Evergreen. Ala, July .26.-(SpeciaD.-
General P D. Bowles, well-known law
yer, confederate veteran and for long,
time citizen of Evergreen, died at home
of his daughter In Tampa. Fla, last
night The funeral, will be held here on
Thursday afternoon.
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Governor Coming

With one shin well and the other very
much better, Gov. B. B. Conner Is
expected to arrive from his home In Bir-
mingham Thursday of this week, going
later to his country home home at Conner
Frank N Julian, secretary of state, was
with him for some time on Monday and
reports that he Is in good keep and cheer
full, Notwithstanding he has been the VIC
tim Of two runaway accidents in a year.
He will get away about the first of
September for month In the Canadian
woods, during which time Lieut.
Gov. Henry B. Gray Of Birmingham
will act as chief executive, as has al
ready been reported several times.
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Time of short Cash

Everything going out and nothing
coming in" might be the song of the
state from now to the end of the year.
While this is not literally SO, 1t Is known,
the fact is that trying times are almost
upon the money box. Taxes are pretty
well In and expenses, save the schools,
are going on. The balance just now Is
around $4,000, and the main source of
income will be the convict returns, al
ways very heavy. However, 1t looks as
If the stock will have to be replenshed
about the first of August and the de-
felt will not fall far short of half mil
lion for the last quarter, 1t is thought
1t is known that Governor Conner is al
ready making arrangements to take care
of this at small cost.
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The following new corporations have
been reported to the secretary of state
from Jefferson county: Prudentials Saw
ings bank, $4,000 capital; Ledger Publish
ing company. 100000; P. 4 F. Tile Co..
soooo: Jefferson Brick and Supply Co., in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000; Alabama
Go-Operative Realty Co.. $4,000
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For Health Omcers.

Dr. w. H. Sanders, state health OFF,
Ger, is preparing and will soon send out
a compendium of health rules and regu-
lations, with information for the benefit
of doctors and others who have TO do
with health matters In county and mu-
nicipality There is general effort 10
take better care Of matters of this kind
on the part of all the doctors of the
state, and the betterment along the line
OF mortuary and vital staWstics IL not
able,
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DERBY ENTRIES TO
CLOSE IN OCTOBER
Southern Field Trials to Be
Held in December
GOVERNOR IS IMPROVED
VIII Probably Go to Country Home
This Week-Time of Short Cash
Is Near mt Hnnd-Man Lis
Scared Sleepless

Montgomery, Ala, July %.-(speciaD.-
Derby entries for the trials of the
Southern Field Trials club. to open at
Montgomery. December II, next close on
October Is, and the all age on November
Is. Secretary John H. Wallace, Jr., Is
sending out copy now for the entry
blanks, getting in shape for what prom
ises now to be the greatest meet ever
held In the south. In each class the Zee
is SIS to nominate and SIS to start.
Because the Southern offers the richest
prizes of any of the clubs In the coun-
try, good dogs and the best handlers
are coming. Attractiveness is also found
In the fact that the main promoters of
the trials do not chaperone dogs which
are to have part, though they possess
in almost every case high class shoot
ing dogs, thus accounting for their love
of the sport. The two prizes run to $500
in tho derby $3.50 and the all age a like
amount Still another prize of like
amount may be added later.
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MI. neucIer Given schoIership

Huntsyille, July 2s,-(Special.)-
Congressman Richardson has nominated
Miss Flora Beuclsr Of Huntsville for a
scholarship at the Southern Christian
college At West Point and she has ac-
cepted.
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Prattville. July 26-(Special.)-It has
become known here that Rev. j. B. Cum
mings. presiding elder of the Prattville
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church, will on December l next become
the editor-in-chief of the Alabama Chris
tian Advocate at Birmingham.
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To Print Reports

The Brown Printing company Of this
city has been given the contract for
printing the 1909 report of the state
department of insurance. they being the
lowest responsible bidder. The price Is
by the page One thousand copies are
to be provided, two hundred bound In
cloth and the balance paper.
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Scared sIeepIcss

II. " Beasley of Ozark was scared out
of two nights sleep this week by the
bite Of a dog at his home. Fearful of
rabies he brought the head to the state
psychological department and was not
able to rest until the investigation was
completed and it was found that there
was no trouble. Neil Crawford of Mont
gomery, a negro, has brought his grand
daughter, Julia Crawford, to be treated.
She was bitten by dog some days ago
and while 1t was killed the head was not
saved. SO it is taking time to tell If il
was mad
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Alabama News Notes

In final settlement with the auditor,
Tax Collector G. B. Stapleton of Bald
win county. reports the following COL
lections for the eyar just passed: General
tax, $12,763.20; soldier, s5.1S4H; school.
SIS, 1886.
c.. H. Lewis, Butler county superin-
tendent of education. who was In the
city today, says things are well in his Sec
ton, and the crop and the school outlook
are fine.
Perry F. Miles, clerk in the treasury
department of the state, left today for a
trip to Tybee, taking Mrs. Miles along.
Mrs. Charles M. Brewer and children
are with her father-in-law, Rev. George
E. Brewer, for a day or two. after which
she will Join her husband, Capt. Charles
M. Brewer. chaplain, U. s. A., at Fort
Riley, Kansas.
Supreme court report No. 161 is being
distributed, and 1862 is In the bindery.
Since he came here as reporter five years
ago, Lawrence H. Lee has gotten out
all Of those since No. IA.
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Coming to Time

Foreign corporations which has been
slow about taking out permits to do BUSH
ness in the state are coming In, only
about thirty of them being left. Two
weeks ago about seventy were reported.
The permit in each case is $40, and fall
ure to take 1t out means that the COM
pany is liable to fine besides having
no status in the courts of the state.
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FertfIixer PInnt Incrcnsing Capacity
large force of men is at work at
the plant of the Jefferson Fertilizer COM
pany making Improvements and extern
sions demanded by the increased demand
for the products of the plant. 1t Is es-
timated that the improvements will be
completed within two weeks and that the
plant will resume operations for the
coming manufacturing year. 1t is stated
that the plant will reopen August 10.
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Tengin Mt FarmerR School
Representing the Alabama department
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-04
THE REV. WILLIAM B. WIGG
DIES in ORANGE, AGED rs.

Funeral services for the Rev. Will
liam B. Wigg, a member of the New
ark Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, who died yesterday at
the residence of Mrs. J. Hinman, 116
Henry street, Orange, of the infirmities
of age and the excessive humidity, will
be conducted Saturday morning at
1890 o'clock in the Sanford Street NJ.
E. Church. where the clergyman was
pastor In 1900 and 1901. The Rev. B. A.
Mccoy, pastor, will be in charge of
these services and interment will be In
Greenwood Cemetery. Boonton.
The venerable clergyman was pastor
of thirteen charges and was born In
Sergeantsville seventy-five years ago,
Six years ago while pastor of the Leb-
anon M e. Church he was stricken
twice with paralysis and had been an
invalid since. He was in the ministry
nearly half century
His first charge was as pastor of the
Boonton Methodist Church He was
later pastor of the Eighth Avenue
Methodist Church of this city, St.
Pauls Church, Jersey City; Grace
Church, Paterson; Trinity Church, this
city; Bethel Church, Staten Island;
Fulton Church. Elizabeth; Trinity
Church, West New Brighton, Staten
Island; Cross Street Methodist Church,
Paterson; North Paterson Methodist
Church; Sanford Street Methodist
Church. East Orange; st. Andrews
Church, this city, and Lebanon Meth
odist Episcopal Church
The Rev. Mr.. Wigs was a member of
Boonton Lodge, F. and A. NJ, and be-
sides holding various offices in The
Newark Conference he served in sew
eral capacities on the Home and For
eign Mission boards. He married Miss
Clara Green, of Headquarters, n. j.,
who died eighteen years ago. Two
sons, DR.. Cuthbert Wigg. of Boonton.
and William ]. Wigg, of Westfield, and
four grandchildren, survive.