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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
TAX COLLECTOR A SUICIDE
Preferred Death to Suing His Delin.
uuent Neighbors.

Lebanon, Penn, Aug. 6.-Rather than
press his fellow citizens by process Of law
to pay delinquent taxes, Dallas p. Shrof
tax collector of this city. to-day sent a load
of rabbit shot into his body and died in
stautIy. the tragedy took place in the
chicken house ia the rear Of his home. He
planned his death with cool elaboration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07

6LAIR's PILLS. CELEBRATED ENGLISH
REMEDY FOR GOVT AND RHEUMATISM
SAFE AND RELIABLE. AT YOUR DRUGGIST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
Not Harebrsined, He Says,

We'll" said Mr.. Corbett, there Is Just
one more point / would like to clear UP
first want 80 get rid OF the impression
that because am an architect am just
q harebrained sort of an artist without
sry business sense.
"Before took up the study OF archi-
lecture / was graduated from the Uni
rersity OF California in an engineering
course. and I was offered q fellowship
in engineering at the university TO stay
there and teach. Afterward l took a
post graduate course in chemical engi-
ns<ring, and when I talk about chem
fstry / am on familiar ground. i have
worked for the Wells-Fargo company at
SIS a week / have worked in the mines
IN California and surveyed across the
Sierra Mountains. When I went to
Paris I helped pay my way through the
Beaux Arts by teaching mathematics.
was connected with q chemical plant
IN New Jersey. and I am not q hare
Drained artist with no business sense.
'0il, yes" he said, there is another
point. Our building material is not a
building stone. We don't claim, TO make
any such thing, and Qualey never told
Mrs. Bull that She got it wrong, that's
eli. We make rnagnesia, just as any
other big chemical plant would, and
Irlagnesia- asbestos pipe covering, and
one Of our hy-products is building plas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07

Mra. Ccrbet;. end both were tired and
dusty.
zone thing you may say, he said
n.ifl1 2 smile OF pleasure. and that is
that on Monday there will probably be
an announcement that there VIII be no
foreclosure sale of the plant No. can't
saw that the debts are going to be paid
IL. cash. but that affair has been ar
ranged
WHY not go back TO the beginning and
ten the story straightaway?" Mrs. Cor
bett asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07

How about the stories told 10 Mrs.
TsuIi of plants IA Norfolk, New Orleans.
Chicago, Kansas City and on the Pacific
Coast?'
They were all right" Dir. Corbett
said, because IN the natural growth OF
our business VIC would build plants at
All great centres
How much viii each Of these plants
COST"
Il would not undertake" Mr.. Corbett
aid. ito build another one like the
ATevrarlr rlarr for less than $500 600"
And now, Mr. Corbett, something
about aIr. Qualey!
II can't tell you much about him" he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
McGuire's Testimony.

Much OF Congressman McGuire's tes-
tiInony related TO whether he occupied
part OF a suite at hotel IN Washing
ton with Hamon. He said he paid for
the apartment. and 1t was the custom
for his friends from Oklahoma to stay
there. Hamon. he said. had stayed
there two or three times.
Have you ever received any financial
assistance from any person having a
contract with the Indians" Chairman
Burke asked.
Never" Mr.. Mcguire replied. There
was never the suggestion of aid TO be
given me by McMurray or any one else. "
us there any reason why Senator Gore
should feel unfriendly toward your?
None know of. Yet he has done his
utmost to give me a black eye. More
over. he has done a great deal of fabri-
eating. He showed this In his attitude
t. ward our efforts 10 secure appropria-
tons for federal buildings at Guthrie,
Blackwell and Kingiisher. Okla de
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
Chairman Ferd Marx Of Special
Committee Will Submit
Report of Investigations
WILL PRESENT LETTERS
FROM NUMEROUS CITIES
Citizens Discuss Subject and Difference
of Opinion Il Found As To Ad-
visibility Of Seeking Reduce
tfon In Rates

At 4 O'Clock this afternoon the Board
of Trade will meet in the First National
bank building and thoroughly thras h
out the light question which is now
agitating the public mind. In speaking
of the meeting, which Is regular
session, President B. II. Cooper said:
The consensus of opinion among the
merchants seems to point to an imme-
date need for reduction in domestic
and commercial electric light rates. In
my opinion, the time has loag passed
when the company should have granted
reduction. Birmingham now stands
at the top of the list as paying the
highest rate of any southern city,
The special committee of which Ferd
Marx is chairman, which has made a
careful study of the situation, and has
letters from cities all over the country
Will appear with It's report, and the
subject will be discussed at length. A
committee will then be appointed and
instructed to appear before the light
committee, sh ould 1t meet Thursday
night. or at it's next meeting, and pc
tition the aldermen to make the reduc-
lions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
SPECIAL DAYS AT
FAIR GIVEN OUT

At the meeting of the Business Mems
league last night President J. H. Hol-
combe made an official report on the
Alabama State Fair, which will be held
in Birmingham October 6-15. He declared
that practically everything is contracted
for and the fair will undoubtedly eclipse
any past record. In fact, he stated that
1t will be the only real agricultural and
live stock fair Alabama has ever known,
considered.
The programme Of special days at the
fair was announced
Thursday. October 8. opening day.
Every exhibit n place and programme
complete.
Friday, October Z. Alabama day.
Saturday. October s. Howard college and
Clemson football day.
Sunday. October 9. sacred concert, Ma
Vassar Ladies band.
Monday, October 10, T. p A. and U. C.
T. day
Tuesday, October II. State Confederate
veterans day and postmasters day.
Wednesday, October IL. State Farmers
union day and fraternal day
Thursday, October 10, Labor day. Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers day and
Birmingham day.
Friday, October IA, governors day good
roads day and children's day.
Saturday, October 49, University of Ala
bama and University of Georgia foot
ball day. Automobile show at night.
Complete programme up to 10 p. m.
Sunday, October 49, sacred concert, Ma
vassar Ladies' band.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

The Business Mems League will never
take mo- for an answer. AT a fully at
tended meeting of the board of directors
of the league last night 1t was decided
to send a committee after ex-President
Theodore Roosevelt, and bring him to
Birmingham whether he will or not.
1--WE will get him. said President j..
H. Hocombe, IF we have to charter a
special train all the way from New York.
We have started this Spanish American
war celebration, and we hope to carry
1t through We know 1t will not be
complete without the presence of the
Rough Rider, and we believe that by per-
sonal invitation we can get him.
The committee will be headed by Presi-
dent Holcombe and will leave Birmng-
ham Saturday afternoon for New York
The idea of the league is to trap the
editor In his office at the Outlook build
ing, and without warning overwhelm him
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

People can live in temperature which
feels from ten to twenty degrees cooler
than their neighbors enjoy by regulating
the diet. p
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowance of
fruit. either fresh or cooked. Then follow
with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts.
treated with a little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
a meager amount of butter, and one cup
of well-made Postum.
BY this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved. while the hot, carr
bonaceous foods have been left out The
result is a very marked difference In the
temperature of the body. and to this
comfortable condition is added the GER
tainty of easy and perfect digestion. forE
the food being partially pre-disested il
quickly assmilated by the digestive ma
chinery.
Experience and experiment in food, and
its application to the human body has
| brought out these facts They can be,
made use of and add materially to the
comfort of the user.
| Read the little book 1.-The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Reason =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
THINK STEELE'S NAME
WILL BE BROUGHT UP

The republicans In Birmingham are
eagerly awaiting the conference in Bev-
erly between Frank H. Hitchcock and
President w. II. Taft. 1t Ia believed
here and it was stated yesterday by a
prominent republican that at the confer
once the President would be advised by
Frank Hitchcock. postmaster general. to
give N. l.. Steele a recess appointment
as postmaster of Birmingham
The Postmaster General has been in
Europe for several weeks, in fact, ever
since the adjournment Of Congress. AS a
result no recess appointments have been
made and as a further result N. l.. Steele
has not received any recess appointment
to the place to which he received the
Presidential appointment several months
| ago.
| The President withdrew the appoint
ment on account of the opposition OF
Senator Johnston, who claimed that he
was not treated with proper courtesy by
Mr. Taft when the appointment was
made 1t was ella. med by the Alabama
senator that the President should have
consulted him. This accounts for the
delay in Mr. Steele's getting the appoint
ment. Had this not occurred Mr.. Steele:
friends believe he would have been in of
flee by this time.
The conference between the Presden
and the Postmaster General is beinl
watched with the deepest interest b,
Alabama republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
THIRD OPERATION
ON R. w. NICHOLSON

For the third time in ten months Rob-
ert w. Ncolson of Birmingham under
went an operation in the Presbyterian
hospital in Chicago yesterday.
About ten months ago Mr.. Nicholson.
while In Chicago, was stricken with APP
pendicitis. He was removed at once to-
the hospital and operated upon. He was
released and remained perfectly we'll for
several weeks, when he was operated
upon again. A short time ago he was in
the city at the Marshall Field buyers
convention, and at that time complainef'
of his side. Yesterday he was taken from
the store in Chicago, carried to the Pres
byterian hospital and for the third time
suffered operation. Mr.. Nicholson is.
well known in Birmingham, where he is
popular both socially and in the business
world. He is of a prominent Selma fam,
lily, where he has a mother and sister.
The many friends of Mr.. Nicholson will
hope for his speedy recovery. At late
hour last night Mr.. Nicholson was resting
very well after being carried from the
operating rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
WALKER TO DISCUSS
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS

James Walker of East Lake has an
nounced that he will hold educational
meetings and speak at the following
places on the dates given:
Pine Grove Monday, August Is. $40
a. M; Trussville, Monday, August Is,
s p. M. Argo. Tuesday. August 16. 10
a. M; Clay. Tuesday, August is. p.
M. Mount Pinson. Tuesday, August 10,
s p. m. Bradford, Wednesday. August
II. 10 a. M; Indio, Wednesday. August
II. p. M; Morriss, Wednesday, Au-
gust II, p. M. Fulton's Chapel.
Thursday, August Is. 10 a. m.; Jug
Town, Thursday, August IS, 8 p. M;
Mount Olive Thursday, August IS. 8
p. M; Crooked Crek District, Friday,
August 10, 10 a. M; Partridge. Friday,
August 10. 3 p. m; Conner schoolhouse,
Friday, August 10, 8 p. M. Mountain
Home, Saturday. August 20. 10 a. M
Cane Creek. Saturday, August 20. p.
M; Bethel church. Saturday. August 29,
p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

President Job Going of the board of rev.
enue stated yesterday that steps will be
taken by the board to provide for the
erection of mleposts and index boards
along the county roads, as required by
the provisions of section 5797 of the code
of 1907.
Resolutions have been prepared by the
Bessemer board of trade requesting the
board of revenue to see that the pro-
visions OF the code are carried out, but
the resolutions were not adopted at the
last meeting of the Bessemer board. They
will probably come up before the next
meeting
The paragraphs relating to the matter
in section 57s7 are as follows:
at Is the duty of overseers of public
roads to measure within three months
after being notified of their appointment,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
SPECIAL COMMITTEE is
TO GO AFTER ROOSEVELT

with Birminghams invitation They pro-
pose to use the "big stick If necessary
and to give the hunter an idea of BIZ
mingham's persistency when she goes
after big game.
At the meeting last night President
Ford of the Chamber of Commerce, ands
NJ. V. Joseph both agreed TO go. The
rest of a committee of eight will be
formed today, and the expedition will
take train on the Alabama Great South
ern Saturday.
Mr.. Roosevelt has an engagement at
Atlanta on October s. at Knoxville on
October and at Hot Springs on Oc-
tober 70. Tt is hoped that he can leave
New York on the night of the 4th and
reach Birmingham on the 9Th. The conn.,
mittee will agree to charter a private
train TO enable him to make his schedule
and keep his engagements with Atlanta
and Knoxville.
The decision to leave Immediately wasS
brought about by the fact that Mr.. :
Roosevelt leaves New York on the 9th
of this month for his western trip. 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
GOOD CROWDS AT
UNION REVIVAL

The union revival of the Fountain
Heights Methodist and Calvary Baptist
churches, which is in progress at the
tabernacle at North Twelfth avenue and
Thirteenth street, was continued yester-
day with services at 10 a. m. and 1880 p.
m. Excellent congregations attended both
services.
For the morning service yesterday, the
Rev. j. o. Hanes, the evangelist who Is
conducting the meetings, preached from
Second Corinthians, 3:5, Not that we are
sufficient of ourselves to account any.
thing as from ourselves; but our suffi-
cheney IS from Cod
The evangelist spoke of the insuffici-
ency of man without aid from on high,
and gave, as examples of men who have
received their inspiration from God,
Sturgeon. Moody, Talmage. Jones and
others who have been powerful in the
religious world.
The text for the evening sermon was
from Second Corinthians, 5:14 THE love
of Christ constraineth us This was
the great motive that ruled the life of
Paul, the APOSTLE said the evangelist,
during the many vicissitudes of his ca
reer. 1t was the sentiment that moved
Livingston when he refused to forsake
his work in darkest Africa and return
with Stanley to civilization and the sem
timent that moved Gladstone to climb the
dingy flights of stairs for flowers and
fruit for his sick neighbour
Services will be continued today at 1G
a. m. and p. m. Special meetings for
men and women will be held Friday
night. the mems meeting being held at
the tabernacle and that for women at
the Fountain Heights Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
PLAN TO PUT MILEPOSTS
ALONG THE COUNTY ROADS

their respective precincts in continuation,
and TO set up. at the end of each mile
neat and permanent mileposts. marked8
with the number of miles from the court +.
house or other noted place to which the
road leads. Where the road in their pre-
cinct forks or turns out or crosses an !,
other public road, to erect within the
same index boards, with proper directionsi
pointing toward the place to which such
turnout fork or cross-road leads
President Going said yesterday that a
contract was let some time ago with a
firm to provide for the needed milepostsz
and indicators. but that the contracting
party failed to live up to the agreement. u
The matter will soon be given attention,
Ii is stated.
People in the Bessemer end of the
county are especially Interested in Thea
matter, where ii is said that business
interests in the small towns suffer from
the lack of the posts and index boards
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
BANKHEAD WILL :
SPEAK TO FARMERS
Official Programme for Mont
gomery Convention
BIG CROWD rs EXPECTED
Union Is Among the Speakers.
Morris Talks About Plans
for Convention

President w. A. Morris of the state
farmers union yesterday completed
the arrangements of the official pro-
will be held in Montgomery for four
days, commencing August II.
The programme is featured with an adj
dress by John Hollis Bankhead, United
States senator from Alabama, and also
an address by Charles S. Barrett, ma
tiona president OF the farmers union.
The programme also offers an address
by Ben Davis of Birmingham in secret
session.
August 17-Convention called to ORDER
Prayer.
Welcome address: CASTOR Gunter, mayor
of Montgomery
Welcome address: Bruce Kennedy, sec
rotary of Commercial club.
Response by ]. II. Stevens, president
County union.
Response by Charles s. Barrett, ma
tional president farmers union.
Address by James B. Drake, police COM
missoner-elect of Birmingham.
August 1S-Opening of morning session.
Annual address and report of President
w. A. Norris
Discussion
Reports of other officers.
Discussion
August IS Observation-Disclosures by United
States Senator John Hollis Bankhead.
Topic: Good Roads and Agriculture. '
August 19-Executive session.
Address of Ben Davis of Birmingham.
Barbecue at Pickett Springs.
Election of officers. Selection of next
place of meeting.
In speaking of the meeting yesterday
President Morris said 1t would be one
of the largest attended meetings in the
history of the Alabama union. At the
meeting will be made a report of the
officers of the produce exchange, which
was established at the meeting held In
Birmingham. The stockholders will also
meet and outline plans on broader
scale for the operation of the exchange;
The farmers from all over the state,
according to President Morris, are show
ing the deepest interest in the meeting.
Cheap rates on the various railroads will
prevail and the citizens of Montgomery
are preparing for several thousand Wis
itors.
Birmingham has been the meeting place
of the convention two years In success
sion and has also entertained the national
association. 1t is considered very prob
able that either Mobile or Birmingham
will secure the next meeting, which will
be in August 1911
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
ADVANCE GUARD is HERE
FOR MEETING AT BLOUNT

I Stallings expects big attendance of
the most prominent men in the state
zone important reason for the party
turning out in strong numbers this fall
said Mr. Gamble, lis the fact that the
representation for the convention to NOM
mate candidates for the supreme court
two years hence will probably be deter
mined by the number of votes cast in this
election.
1T will be to the interest of every
county to get out a full vote in order
to get its usual number of delegates, or
the number 1t should have with good
showing at the polls. OF course. the,
state committee has not yet decided just
how the representation shall be deter
mined. but this is the usual method in
such matters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

Mr.. A. j. Arrant, one of Brmingham's
most promising young business men, has
recently been appointed general agent for
the Georgia Life Insurance company,
casualty department. Home Office, Ma
con, Ga. Mr.. Arrant. for several years..
has been connected with the JemisoG
Real Estate & Insurance Co of this city,
and his ability as a casualty man Is
known throughout the Birmingham dis
trict. The Georgia Life Insurance is to
be congratulated upon securing the serv-
ices of such a man in this district where
he is we'll known and has host of
friends who will be glad to hear of his
promotion. Mr.. Arrant was reared in
east Alabama and graduated at Ken
lucky university, class of 1902. Birming-
ham should feel proud Of having such a
strong southern company establish its
general agency within her midst s.s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
Marriage Licenses issued

Marriage licenses have been issued
as follows from the office OF the pro-
bate court:
Fred II. Hudson Of Bessemer to Miss
Stella Hosey.
Arthur o'Neal of Avondale to Mrs.
MAude Smith.
John w. crenshaw of Birmingham to
Miss Florence Moore
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
n. l.. steele

N. L. steele nominated for postmas-
ter of Birmingham and a leading re-
publican. said: II have looked at the
viaduct question from both sides. AS
I see 1t. the city will not be forced to
close any streets that are not now viz
tually closed The railroads entering the
Terminal station now have Twenty
seventh street closed by the state au-
tborities. Then other streets going d.
rectly through the Alabama Great
Southern railroad shops have been
closed for years, and, in fact never
opened. The other street that is re.
ouested to be closed is now closed to
all intents and purposes. If 1t was
opened the street users would run
their wagons. automobiles and go~carts
directly through the melting pots al
the furnace of the Sloss company. III
certain avenues are opened, the city
would have to tunnel the huge Stag
dump of the Sloss company. No one
wishes to see this done. The abuttlng
property damages would be slight, for
the simple reason that the majority or
property holders would be benefited.
Even If the city did have to pay the
property damages the people would sell
to the city at about one-thirtieth the
amount asked of the railroads. | think
the plan fair, and l believe mistake
would be made II the city falls to grasp
the opportunity to build the viaduct.
thus eliminating a serious grade men
ace"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09

The first of the democrats from over
the state who will attend the campaig ign
committee meeting and conference al
Bount Springs tomorrow reached Biz
mingham last night. Among them were
Senator John Gamble of Troy, who is a
member of the committee; Senator-elect
Robert Moulthrop of Barbour, and ]. Lee
Long.
Many others will arrive on the early
trains today Emmett O'Neal and his fam
ilv will reach the city this afternoon and
go direct to Blount.
The committee meeting Will begin at
~ o'clock, noon, and will probably be
completed by o'clock. Chairman Jesse
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
CITY ITEMS

To Discuss School BOoks-A meeting
OF the special book committee of the
City Council and the Board of Educa
ton will be held tonight In the council
chamber to discuss the proposition of
renting books to the school children.
Chairman Barnes Morgan expresses a
hope that the matter may be thresh ed
out, and the Board of Education in
duced to try the system.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-09
New coal Company Formed

Articles Of incorporation for the Ad-
vance Coal company, authorized to en-
gage in a general coal mining and SELL
ing business, were filed yesterday in the
probate court office. The company will
also do a general road grading business.
The authorized capital stock of the cor
poration is $4,000 and active business will
be begun with $1,000 of that amount paid
in. The company will establish offices In
Birmingham. Officers and incorporators
are as follows: w. e. Sphinx of Birming-
ham, president and general manager 10
$40 shares; D. E. Landes of Birmingham,
secretary and treasurer, 20 shares; II.
A. Landes of Galveston 66o shares NJ.
H. Sphinx of Birmingham. 10 shares.