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Cincinnati June 22-Entries for to-
morrow:
First race. selling, 2year olds, colts
and geldings ~ furlongs-Useppa'
100; Wachula Mr. Ham, 1o8; Ben Ureas'
Delaney. lo5; Fred Herbert, Mockler.
1O7; Louis Katz. los; Forehead 10y.
Second race. purse, maiden, z-year-
old FLIES, furlongs-Mon Lisa, Lou
Luscious. Roberta T., Myrtle Porter,
Fannie Kemble. Dancing Queen, Heien
Burnett Miss Dulan, Anne Rev ere,
KNIGHT Trough. 100: Tender Heart
Grand Peggy Embellish, Fenrier, 104.
Third race, selling. 3-year-olds and
up. 6 longs-Uneeia, %: Glen Helen.
SO; Howdy Howdy, "a; Henderson, 101 ;
c. H. Patten, 103; Rebel Queen, Clint
Tucker, Austin Sturtevant, 105; Gil
bert Rose, 1o6: Waponeca, los. All
Red 1O9: Barnsdale, Little Usage, Ito;
Dainty Dame 113.
Fourth race. handicap, 3-year-olds
and up, 8 furlongs-Han 93; Sin
fran, 1903: Emperor William. 1907; Right
away 112 Hanbridge, I'll
Fifth race. selling. 4-year-olds and
up. mile and 70 yards-May Lutz, 100
Warden. Miami. 1O2: Topsy Robinson,
Pedigree, 1O4; Bryce, 105; T'lantland,
Beau Brummel, Pat Sharp. 106; Camel,
los; Stonestreet. Alma Boy, 100; Quag-
go, County Clerk. IL.
Sixth race. selling, 3-year-olds and
up mile and an eighth-Reluf, 100:
Ida May, Molesy, Cloyne. 104; Howard
Shean, l09; Nadzu. 10: Third Rail, i13.
Weather clear; track fast.
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Ladies Play Tennis

Philadelphia, June 22.-close and
hard fought matches in all events
rounded out the most successful days
play of the week in the woInan's ma
tional championship lawn tennis tour
nament at the Philadelphia Cricket club.
In the singles, doubles and mixed dou-
bles the semi-flnal rounds were reached.
In the singles the particular honors
went to Miss Louise Hammond of New
York. and to Miss Edna Wildey of
Plainfield, n. ]. Miss Hammond de-
feated Miss Carrie B. Nicely. the Chi
cago champion. in a match which at
tracted attention because of Its inter
city character.
Miss Edna Wildey defeated Miss Lois
Moves of Toronto, Ontario.
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss the national
cha mpion, made her first appeaia nce
of the week in tournament play when
she and Miss Rotch met and defeated
Miss Moves and Miss Green In the sec
ond round of the women's doubles.
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TRANSPORTER MAKES
ENTIRELY NEW RECORD

Chicago, June 22.-J. W. Garrett OF
Colorado Springs established a world $
trap shooting record in the preliminar-
les of the Grand American Handicap
Tournament shoot at the Chicago Gun
club grounds today.
The western professional broke 100
straight clay targets in the FIVE sweep
stake entrants race. one of which was
at 10 double targets. This is the first
time in the history of trap shooting
that the score has been accomplished,
although perfect scores have been
made, but not with the conditions such
as a double target contest. THE for
mer title holder was F. G. Bills of
Chicago, who secured his title at the
Western Handicap tournament at Des
Moines, Ia.
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Personal and General

A meeting of the board of educa-
ton was called for tonight to decide
whether float for the public sch ools
should be prepared for the Fourth OF
July parade. There was no quorum and
nothing was done.
The young men of the city will give
a german at the Athletic club on SRI
day night complimentary to the young
ladies. A large number of invitations
have been issued and 1t Is expected
that the dance will be a brilliant one
The Myrtle and Linton lodges
knights of Pythias, will officially COM
bine at the meeting tomorrow night
The announcement has been made by
Chancellor H. M. Beck. Officers will
be elected and plans completed for
the banquet, which will be held ~
the installation of the officers. The
lodge will be known as the Myrtle.
Linton lodge.
John T. McEniry, who for the past
three months has been busily engaged
In taking the census. resumed his desk
as agent of the Louisville and Nash
vile today. All the office fixtures are
being returned or sold and the office
will close next Monday
Bessemer camp, Woodmen of the
World, met tonight and initiated three
candidates.
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The Lyceum circle will hold its final
meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
w. T. Hendon on Avenue @. The ladies
have planned a pleasurable affair and
everybody interested in school work,
whether members of the circle or not,
are invited The circle consists of 10
branch circles of 10 members each. Every
member paid into the treasury 10 cents
each and entertained 10 friends, who were
asked to donate a similar amount, the
purpose being to pay off the deficit of the
Ensley High School Lyceum course. The
ladies of the first circle will act as the
reception committee at Mrs Hendon's this
afternoon. The members are Mrs. NJ. H..
Mcdowell. Mrs ]. c. Bryant. Mrs. j.
Hoke Perkins. Mrs. w. B. Bridge, Mrs.
L. Brooks. Mrs. J. c. Bowman, Mrs. J.
B. Simpson, Mrs. Lawrence Pennington,
Mrs. f. ]. Enocks, Mrs. w. T. Hen
don.
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DIR. Glass Selects Teachers

DR.. James G. Glass. who was recent
ly placed at the head of Noble In
stitute the noted school for girls In
this city, Is securing the country II
his search for teachers. partial com
pletion of the faculty has been made
and he announced today the selection
of the following teachers: Miss Diary
Newton, Latin and sciences, and hea'
of the sch ola site department; Miss Mar
earet A. Tones, French and English.
and head of the boarding department,
Miss Jennie Jackson, history
Both Miss Newton and Miss Tones
have taught at the institute before, Miss
Tones having been connected with the
institution last year. The latter is
a master graduate of Columbia univer-
sity, has Travelled widely and Is broad
lv cultured Miss Newton comes from
Tennessee, having finished at the uni
versity of that state and at Columbia.
She has had an extended experience As
a teacher Miss Jackson comes from
Florence, being a member OF one of
the oldest families of the state. She
has taught for several years at the
Florence Normal college.
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Bay Minette Wins

Bay Minette, June 22.-(Special. in
one of the fastest games this sea-
son the Bay Minette regulars defeated
the Summerdale tobacco team this aft
ternoon on the local lot by the score
of to /.
The game was played in l hour and
is minutes. The work of the Bay Min
cite battery was the feature of the
game. Batteries: Beasley and Ertzing
er; cry and Shipway.
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To Probe Watcrworks Purchase

Annistons proposed experiment in
municipal ownership was discussed at
length pro and con at the mass meet
ing held at the county courthouse yes
terday evening. Those taking part In
the discussion were Mayor Wikle. |
Levi, ]. T. Fain, editor of The Even
ing Star: W. F. Mccartney, editor o.
the Hot Blast and Fl. B. Rudisill. man-'
ager of the water company, for the
purchase of which the city acminlstra-
ton has called a bond election to e
held on June 2s. To investigate the
advisability of this proposed purchase
the chair appointed a committee or
three. J. C. Sproull. w. H. Weather
ly and J. T. Gardner. to investigate
the question and report on their find
ngs
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Big sim Captured

d. p. Bush. special deputy revenue
collector who has been operating In
the Admission district for some time in
connection with Deputy Battle, has re-
turned from Pulpit Rock east of OK
ford, where he captured a 50-gallon
copper still which he shipped to Rev
enue Collector ]. Q. Thompson at B.r-
ngham. No arrests have been made
In this case. Mr.. Bush has received
orders to report in ano8her section
of the state and Deputy @. p. Nc
Clurkin, who has been stationed near
Troy. has been ordered to report Tor
duty in Admission.
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Queen TIL Win.

Newbury, England, June 22.-The Ken
net 2-year-old plate of 500 soveregns, dis
lance five furlongs, was won today by
Charles CAROLS Queen TIL Ascot Belle
was second and Wild Prince third. Eigh-
teen horses started. The alleged maiden
plate of 1O3 soverigns, for two years old
and up. distance five furlongs, was cap
tured by James r. Keenes Linden from
a remarkable field of 81 starters.
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masonic omcers Elected

Fairview lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, No
ga, elected officers last night as fol-
lows. DR.. T. j. Springfield. w. M; L.
II. Lindsay, s. w; P. H. Tyler, ]. W.;
j. F. Buford. secretary; Theodore Fur
man. treasurer; J. S. Toilet, S. D.; I. d.
Ponder. ]. D.; w. NJ. Brock, tyler.
The officers-eect will be installed next
Tuesday night at the Masonic hall at
Fairview.
DIR. Springfield was reelected, having
served the lodge during the past term. lie
is one of the best informed Masons in
the district. and has built up the lodge
materially since assuming the chair. The
installing officer will be NJ. A. Ponder.
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Vets to Hold Reunion

The fourteenth annual reunion OF the
Confederate Veterans of northeast Ala
bama Will be held at Shenck' q Sulphur
Springs on Wednesday and Thursday,
August 10 and II. They Will spend -
two days in genuine camp style, cat.
ing and sleeping on the convention
grounds. These reunions are held ey-
cry year at about this time and noted
speakers are invited to address the
veterans. The speakers for the re-
union this year have not as yet been
selected
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COMMITTEE NAMED
At MASS MEETING
Matters Political at Jonesboro
Drawn to Head
THIEVES VERY ACTIVE
Railroads Register Complaint With
Autborities-yiolato Fined In
Bessemer Courts-Personal
and General News

Ressemer. June 22.-tSpecial) -Mat-
ters nolitical came 20 head in Jones'
boro tonight when the mass meeting,
called to elect a democratic executive
committee, elected the .oilowins'
George H. BumgaYdner, William Christ-
lieb. ]. E. Foster, Edward Finch and
E. L. Huey.
There was considerable discussion cs
to whether the nominations should be
made bv primary or convention. There
were sentiments expressed favoring
both methods. 1t was argued that a
primary was expensive, slow, and IN
as small a town as Jonesooro' IN
necessary. In opposition to these facts
it was stated that the primary was more
democratic, 1t assured better repre-
sentative government, and gave people
opportunity of EXPRESSING themselves
without haste.
Two ballots were taken OF the mat
teri the first resulting in favor of the
convention plan. More discussion was
had and upon a second ballot the pri-
mary plan was favored. 1t was mail
ly decided to leave the matter entire
" to the committee which will prob
ably meet at once and announce its
decision.
Nothing is heard in Jonesboro but
politics and interest is keen in all
the races. There have been no new
DEVELOPMENTS in the mayors race dur
ing the past week although 1t Is ru-
mored that there will be another can
didate for mayor. There are state
ments made as to the aldermanlc can
aidates but no definite announcements
have been made as yet. NUMBER
of Bessemer citizens attended the
meeting tonight.
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EusIey Personals

Miss Ruth Philips will entertain the
Young Ladies' Missionary society of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church at her
home this afternoon from to o'clock.
Harold Mandy left this morning for
Cullman, where he will spend the sum-
mer
Miss Bessie Morrison entertained the
Ensey Highland Bridge club last night
The second game of the Steel Plant
league was played yesterday between the
timekeepers and draughtsmen. The for
mer won by a score of to 2.
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ANOTHER EFFORT To
ANNEX NEGRO TOWN
Recent Occurrences at Hobson
City Start Movement
MRS. LEHMAN RETURNS
Woman Figuring In Divorce Suit Had
Been Wandering In WOOds-To
Probe Waterworks Purchase.
Teachers Are Selected

Admission. June 22.-(Speclal)-
Jealous of the good name of his town.
Addison Snow, mayor of Hobson city,
the negro town situated between An
niston and oxford has strenuously de-
MED the report given out that the bedy
of Virginia Lewis, the negress who was
murdered while in the negro town from
Bessemer with large number OF negro
excursionists Monday was found WITH
In Hobson city where he says excel
lent order was maintained by the Hob
son no,ice desnite the large number of
negroes in town.
Mayor W. r. Norton of oxford was
seen this afternoon and asked II TINS
assertion was true or If the muruer
could be attributed to the inefficiency
of the Hobson City police regulations
He said that the body was found be
tween Hobson City and the oxfore
cemeteries, and that he would holo me
Hobson officials responsible for the
crime. In his opinion the negro a'eu
a natural death as the result OF cat
ing some opiate.
The opinion of the coroner, however
is contrary to that of the mayor 81
oxford. He says that there are pos
tive evidences that the woman Was
murdered by being given carbolic acid
She came from Bessemer and the cor
oner is in possession of information
to the effect that King Sanders
Bessemer negro bought the ticket on
which the woman came TO tins city,
and in view of the evidence iii the case
an effort will be made to apprehend
the murderer of the negress
Mayor Norton said that he VIII make
every effort possible to renew the hstl
to have the negro city's municipal IN
dividuality wiped out, notwithstanding
the fact that oxford has twice allied
in the effort to annex the town.
Mayor Norton says that there Is
probability that he will not be In Of
fee when the Legislature meets again
but that he will exert his influences
with his successors to get them to con
tinue the fight which he began sew
eral years ago to extend the limits
of oxford so as TO incorporate the
negro town and place 1t under inc
authority of the white city.
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MAKE BONDS.
GEO. G. OLIVER, Phones 1884.
Phones 103 for Ingram Lithia
Water or rates at Hotel.

Public invited to inspect the
elegant new general insurance
offices Of Louis v. Clark g Co.,
Fourth avenue and Twentieth
street, city. All lines Of insur-
ance placed promptly; best Of
service guaranteed.
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Mrs. Gabrielle Lehman, wife OF Ar
thur G. Lehman, manager OF the Len :
man Manufacturing company in TINS
city and one of the litigants In a SEN
sational divorce suit, returned to her
home late last night after an absence
of over 80 hours, during which time
she had been wandering In the woods
it ia said, in contemplation OF ending
her life She was discovered sitting
on her front veranda at about Il O'Clock
in a historical condition and the VIC
tim of intense nervousness Alb result
of her long exposure She VIII be
closely watchsd in the future lest she
carry out her alleged threat to COM
nit suicide.
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Sheepshead Bay, June 22-Entries for
tomorrow.
Weight handicap, six and a half fur
londs. main track-Restigouche 140;
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Shields Gets Job

Memphis Tenn, June 22.-(Special.)
Charley Shields, former Memphis
pitcher. has signed with Meridian, Cot
ton States league, and leaves Thurs
day night to finish the season there
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Railroad thieves have been pussy III
"a Ground Ressemer during the past
few days, and numerous complaints
have been received by the Bessemer
officials. The Alabama Great southern
railroad seems to be the one chiei
sufferer two thefts having been re-
ported by this road.
A peculiar kind of burglary has peen
called TO the attention of the ohlciais,
There is a good deal of scrap iron
lying around the yards in the Guy ana
n is being stolen, according to the
railroad authorities. The iron is sold
to scrap iron dealers and consider
a Bile loss results to the railroads both
the railroad detectives and Bessemer
officials have been asked TO stop tns
practice.
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Excursions to the seashore and spring
resorts via A. B. & A. Rates to suit your
vacation. 6-16-th-mo-tf
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A number of cases We're decided IN
the citv court today and the defendants
rot the worst of 1t. Joe Kins, negro
was fined $50 for violating the pro-
hibition law Matt Sapp was found
Unity Of a like charge and fined 1900
and costs. The second cas-" against
him was argued this afternoon ana
will go to the jury in the morhii.~.
There were but thrce casHh IN
police court this morning and the hnes
will bring the city little over $40. There
was nothing of Importance tonight.
Coroner Brasher held an Inquest to-
day over the remains of J. I. Williams,
the white miner who was killed at Dol
omite Sunday A verdict was returned
that he came to his death by his own
negligence.
Two negroes were arrested today
who are wanted in Hal" "orntv fol
disposing of property under mort
gage. ,tl A
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WHEELER'S HOTEL


Electric lights and bells in each
room Artesian water. Long distance
telephone service. Hot and cold water
baths.
NJ. JOE WHEELER, Pr0p
Rates 900 Per Day.
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Harvard Was Enax

New Haven, Conn, June 22-The weird
antics of the reunion classes seemingly
had their effect on the players of the
Hazard ball team today, Yale winning IL
to 5. Yale's fielding at times was rag
ged. Score: RHE
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Summer at Ingram Wells.

For Sale or Exchange-One
Stevens uryea Model TX"
Touring Car-Equipped. A. s.
Boyd, Farley Building.
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For Sale or Exchange One
Stevens Duryea Model TX"
Touring Car Equipped. A. s.
Boyd, Farley Building.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. ].
THE GREATEST RESORT
In THE WORLD
SHERWOOD INN

OLD POINT COMFORT Va Fortress Monroc,
Most charming and healtliful spot in America. De
ligIitfui, cool Iiotel beautifully located Refined
and attractive. New ard entirely modern Terms
VERY moderate. Special weekly Open all year
Booklet We have had snow here. H. NJ. Gun
1ngham. Mgr. 0-si-s0s-tu- tn sat- u
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-21
JAPS, LIKE MANY OTHER
NATIONS, DESERVING LAND.
Growing Population Streaming Into
Cities Of kiikado's Kingdom

Japan. waving the flag of projections
for its infant Industries, has aligned it.
self with the manufacturing countries
of the world.
"The government seems less Jealous
Of Japan's classic reputation as the
land of luxurious rice crops,'" writes
an Englishman. "'The people want and
are getting black country to boast
of. They want a Lancashire of their
own. They threaten to become proudcy
of forest of chimney stacks than of a
forest Of trees to delight more In fur
naces than in flowers"
The fact is that japan is expcricnr-
ing just now that streaming of the
country population into her towns and
cities. That thing which recently has
been worrying Uncle Jim Hill and the
rest of the United States in urban Ell
vironment is promising a crisis for
Japan i'm far shorter time Japan's
Increased cost of living" through de
sertion of the rice paddles and or
chardS for the lights and glamours Of
her cities, is promising record time in
arriving. These simple people of the
agricultural sections. swarmiug to th,
cities, will encourage for time the
Japanese manufactures because of tn
greater demand for those things which
urban life demands.
Put who will feed thcm|' the Japa
nese government is asking seriously
The population of Japan is $1,000.
COO, and 60 per cent of it still is in the
rural districts. But the sign of land
desertions is looming large. The new
tariff is for protection of manufac-
lures distinctly. Raw materials are
passed in duty free, partly manufac-
tured goods have a light imposition of
duty at her ports But on completed
manufactures there is the fat 40 per
cent duty in which one reads the intent
of the trainers of the tariff.
This ambition and progress of Japan
in manufacturing may be seen in her
cotton mills and their output. There
are 100 of these mills in operation
costing $30.000,000 in the aggregate.
The output annually is 100000, ,00C
pounds of cotton yarns In round fig
ures these mills employ 10000 males
and $4,000 females, the average wage
of the men standing at 81 cents day
while the women folk average about 1.
cents.
An additional feature in the rapid
growth of the Japanese cities is the
fact their birth rates are so little
smaller than the birth rate in the rural
districts. And yet the young man and
young woman of the agricultural sec
tions are chased away to the cities in
alarming numbers. Sixty per cent OF
her people are on the farms today as
against u per cent in Great Britain.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-21
s.. CLAUS:
A Biography.

Santa Claus, the most widely
known and popular individual on
earth, was born so long ago that It
would not be ladylike for him to ac-
knowledge 1t. so nobody knows his
exact age. Neither is 1t known Just
where he was born. nor who his par.
ents we're, but they must have been
eminently respectable people. Tor
everybody nowadays claims kin with
him. He is the only untitled person
whom nobody calls Mister" and he
is a bachelor of excellent repute Al.
though he gives away more at Christ.
mas than Mr.. Carnegie and Mr.. Rock
efeller ever thought Of giving he Ia
not classed with the millionaires.
Still he shows preference for that
class and he puts more in their
stockings than he puts in the stock.
ings of the poor. Perhaps he has
taste for fine hosiery. Some bache-
lors do. In any event, the fact re-
mains that the rich get more out OF
him than the poor do. Maybe he is
not altogether to blame for that.
Anyway, he doesn't ride around In
an automobile. This may be because
he wants to save more to give away
At the same time he doesn't ride Ia
the street cars. So there you are.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-12-21
% DEAD IN MINE BLOWUP.
Twenty-six Others Are Entombed Be-
hind Wall of Fire.

Bluefields, w. Va, Dec. 15.-Twenty-
two men were killed and twenty-six
entombed by an explosion in the
Greens mine at Tacoma, Va, according
to a report received here. The ex-
plosion shook the entire town. The
Greens mine is owned by the Bend &
Bruce Coal company and is hundred
miles from here Relief parties with
oxygen helmets and surgeons supplies
are on their way to the scene.
Superintendent James Browning,
who entered the shaft just few min
utes before the explosion, is among
the dead. Wives and children of the
entombed men surround the entrance
begging the rescuers to hurry.
The explosion is believed to have
been caused by an accumulation of gas
in the lower levels, ignited by an open
lamp belonging to one of the miners.
Late reports declare fire has broken
ont in the mine, and frantic efforts are
being made TO get aid to the impris-
oned men. 1t is declared the draft
fans at the entrance were shattered
by the explosion, so great was its
force