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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
RAIL WAY COMPANY
ASKS FOR CHARTER
WILL BUILD NEW ELECTRIC LINE
AT GADsDEN-CFrIZEN FIGHT
PLANTS

Gadsden, April 2.-(Specal)-H. IL.
Southwestern Railroad company, the or
ganization that is proposing to build an
electric railway from this city to the
falls in Black creek on Lookout noun
tain, appeared before the city council
last night and gave an outline of what
the company intended to do and also
presented the formal petition for char
ter to enter the city over certain streets.
According to the statement of Mr.. Rog-
ers the company will not only build a
car line to the falls and TO the steel plant
but will develop an amusement park at
the falls and make other investments.
He also said that work on the enter
prises would be begun at once If the
franchises asked for were promptly
granted. Action in the matter was de-
ferred until the regular meeting on next
Monday night.
A large delegation of citizens were pres
ent at the council meeting last night TO
let that body know that public sentiment
was in favor of the proposed action to
suppress the dust nuisance by having the
streets OF the city treated with a patent
preparations manufactured for this pur-
pose. A number of petitions are being
circulated today and 1t is assured that a
number of the best residence streets in
the city will be improved under the propo-
sition of the representative of the paving
material. The streets are to be first
newly eherted and rolled and then the
paving compound is applied and this is
to be guaranteed TO lay all dust for the
period of one year and is said to work
effectually for much longer time. The
cost is to be rather insignificant, being
only cents square yard.
Tomorrow will be payday at the plants
of the Southern Iron and Steel company
in this city and some 1000 men will be
given their monthly stipend. The exact
amount of the money TO be paid out has
not been made public but will be approxi-
mately 100000. While the number of
men has not been increased much since
the last payday the labor now employed
is of a higher class and the pay Is cor
respondingly more. AS soon as the finish
ing mill is completed and wire and nails
are turned the number OF men given EN-
ployment will be much larger than now
and still larger proportion OF skilled
labor will be used.
M w Howard of Fort Payne. who at
one time represented this district in Com
gress as a populite, has announced his in
tention of running against Burnett this
fall as an Independent the republicans
of the district have ipdorsed him and
promised support and he will doubtless
give Burnett chance To make fight
for the place. However, there are many
of the republicans who will not accept
the pledge of the part, convention to sup
port Howard and will stand by Burnett
because of the record he has made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13

PETERS rs PAROLED
BY GOVERNOR Conner

Dadeville. April 12-(SpeeiaL) -Gover-
nor Conner has paroled Attorney Mathew
Peters, who was last week placed in tsil
for three months by Judge Brewer for
additional punishment for having been
convicted ON charge of sending abusive
or insulting letters. Lengthy petitions
were gotten up for Mr. Peters release
by the governor and he was released Sum
day morning.
nice rain fell in this section today,
which will prove great blessing to the
farmers The ground had become too dry
To work AZ the very season when The
farmers should have heen putting their
crops in the ground but The work can
continue soon as II is dry enough 10
plow again. Tallapoosa farmers are rails
Ing more grain stuffs and hay than ever
before
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13

that several thousand new volumes were
dumped on the librarians hands in a
very short time. This meant another
record-breaking struggle to get the books
OF popular demand on the shelves for
the use of the people, Fortunately again,
more books-and still more books-are
being bought and donated. This means
glorious progress for the Birmingham
book collection but overwhelming work
Tor the one trained librarian employed
to serve this big city
The gist of the situation Is that Bir-
mingham is a city; that Birmingham
needs city library; that the demand is
already created; and that more money
must be spent by this same city on this
same proposition and spent quickly
The present librarian already needs
trained workers at the heads of her sew
eral departments, in addition to the as
slstants which she already has II enough
assistance were given it would then be
possible for her to take hold of this
valuable mass of government material
and organize it properly.
We are glad that Mr.. Finch realizes
that this work should be DONE and are
glad, too, that he has expressed himself
on the subject. Demands like these serve
to show that the public is beginning to
realize what the library corps have long
felt, that this vast fund of information
is really invaluable and should be made
available to the public.
1t may well be added that not only
is the government collection valuable for
reference on chronological subjects, but
on science, history, sociology-in fact, on
all subjects except literature and re-
ligion.
All joking aside about the bankruptcy
of our fine old town, Birmingham is, Of
course, able-she must be able-to con-
serve her best interests To equip her
army of working and business men for
the struggle of life is something which
she must not, and will not neglect.
The solution of the whole problem is
sufficient funds for the great work
FRANCIS NIMMO GREENE,
Secretary Birmingham Public, Library
Association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Suit for Damages ON Trial

Tuscumbia, April l2.-fspecial.)-ln the
circuit court of Colbert county the dam
age suit for $1,000 brought by Mrs r.
II. Everhart against The Sheffield com
many for injuries 10 her s-year-olh son,
Bryant. is now ON trial and will take
several days to complete the bearing. The
record which this term of court has prom
ised to establish by the absence of capital
case on the docket. was broken by the
death OF Lou Sandifer. the woman shot
last week by Lonnie Smith while the
grand jury was In session. This was the
only murder committed in Colbert coun-
t, during the six months between terms OF
court
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
DECAYlNG FOOD
DANGEROUS
Indigestion. dyspepsia, Heart.
burn, Sour Stomachs and
Many Other Symptoms
Result OF Negli-
gcnce

Thousands of men and women are suf-
fering from diseases caused by foul de-
caying. food in their stoinachs. This
causes dangerous poison gases which
make the breath unbearabe poisons the
blood, deadeas the brain, skaters the
nerves. The evil effects of indigestion and
dyspepsia are too We'll known to be
dilated upon
Tine New Remedy for these troubles is
a natural and harmless one called Di-
gestit-iltle tablets that contain all the
ingredients necessary TO digest food. A
couple of Digestit tablets will digest all
the food in vour stoJn.c-l, sill poisonous
gases. make you feel fine Try II. so
cents at druggists. Your, money back IL
Disestil fails Sold and guaranteed by
Gum Drug Co.. and Gann Gamble Drug
Co., Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
PARTY REACHES TOP
OF MOUNT M'KINLEY

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, April 12.--The Fair
banks expedition to Mount Mckinley. the
tallest peak in North America, reached
the summit April 3, after a climb of one
month from the base. it was announced
today No traces of DIR. Frederick A.
Cooks alleged ascent was found
The mountains height is 20. 4s4 feet.
The expedition, headed by Thomas
Lloyd, had DR.. Cooks maps and en-
deavored to follow his supposed route.
but utterly failed to verify any part of
his story Of an ascent The climbing
was fairly easy up to 1900 feet. then
there was 1000 feet over steep ice field
and quick dash to the summit. There
are two peaks OF equal height and on
one OF these. rocky and wind-swept, the
American flag was planted. The other
peak Is snoW-coyered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
HIRE OF CONVICTS
VERY PROFITABLE

Huntsville, April 12.-(Special.)-A check
.or 40 o40. % for the hire of Madison coun-
w convicts for the first quarter Oh the
ear has been received by Probate Judge
l,awler from the Tennessee Coal, Iron
nd Railroad company. The county is
,iring all its convicts to this company
Il the rate of $3.50 for every man,
roman and boy and the number has so
Ik,creased during the last few months that
he check for the quarter just ended is
llmost double that received for any pre-
licus quarter. The hire of convicts dur
as the last two years has enabled the
county to pay off all outstanding scrip
kept officers scrip and this will be paid
10 dollar for dollar before January !
ext, it is believed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
NEWS or DAY MINETTE
New ShinRle Company Orgnnixed-East
Train Is Delayed

Bay Mnette. April -fSpecial.)-A new
single company, under the name Of the
Bay Minetle Single company, was or
ganzed Monday. and will begin operating
the new mill. about 10 miles east of here,
on the l'erdido river They have pur-
chased large amount of timber and sx-
peel to enter extensively into the bust
ness. The members of the company are
John Smith, {. W Snowden, Henry l..
Shields and s. s. Dull,
Passenger trail No. Of the Louisville
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Claims of DIR. Cook

New York. April 12.-Dr Cook claimed
TO have assembled Mount Mckinley and
to have reached the summit September 1G
He said that he had left at the top OF
the mountain proofs that he had been
there Prof. Herschel c. Parker, of Co
lunbia university. was member OF
the expedition that Dr.. Cook led to the
mountain and he later disputed Cook S
assertion that Ne reached the summit aft
er the professor and other companions
had turned back. Professor Parker or
sanized an expedition 10 attempt the as-
cent of the mountain and IL was planned
that this party should leave about April
%, next
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13

Huntsvilt yrs Especial --Charie
Knight TIC soft drink man who was
brought from Chattanooga to face ten
charges of selling liqifor, is still in jail
and with little prospect of being able to
make bond. Sneriit Mitchell has liked
the bond at $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13

Chicago. April 12.-lt was announced to-
day that, the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railroad this year will expend a
total of $11 100000 for improvements. OF
this amount $7.50oOO0 will be used for
equipment and sf,0oo.o00 will be expended
for laying track
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Rap.om WIN BE Repaid

Washington, April IA bill appropriat-
ing SCI 900 for repayment to private cit
liens OF that sum advanced for the ran
som of Miss ellen NJ. Stone the Amer
lean missionary who WAS abducted by
Bulgarian brigands in 1901 was passed to-
day by the Senate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Miss LOoney Resigns Position

Sheffield, April 12.-(S pecial) THE res
ssfant postmaster Of tie Sheffield post
Office has been rendered to the postmas-
ter. to take effect May /. Miss Looney
win he s"eceedcd by w l.. Hail. Jr.,
OF Leighton. n AiitE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
Other Decisions

Only one license can be required of cot
ton mills of the state. If mill has pait
under section a. that has to do will
mills of this class, 1t cannot be made t.
pay under section 26 the general license
provision on corporations.
This ruling was made by Mr.. Justice
Evans on Tuesday in the supreme court
reversing the city court of Talladega
which held otherwise.
Other decisions follow:
Anderson, il. M Engle VS. M. II
Patterson, appeal from Morgan law ano
equity court; affirmed
Sayre, J.-E. Fl. Caldwell VS.. S. A
Caldwell, appeal from Jackson chancery
court; affirmed.
Evans, J-Chinnabee Cotton Mills VS.
the state of Alabama, appeal from ITALIA
dega city court; reversed and rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-13
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i GadSden. Ala,
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Sample Rooms.
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VINGSTON, ALABAMA

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furnished Everything first
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water drinkers patronage solic-
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
Southern Editor
Advises It's Use

Dufys Whsky In World
Writes Mr.. r. Is Him
Of Good-Mrs. Sanders Also Taking for
She Says It Just the Medicine Needs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
MAY TOUR CAPE"
AS LEADING LADY
Washington Girl In Three
Million Dollar" Chosen
for New Venture.

May BoIey, a Washington girl. playing
with Charles Marks Three Million Dol
lars which comes to the National The
alter next week today received an oG.r
FOR a position IS leading lady IN g 20
vival Of the London Gaiety Theat. S. =
ceSses TO be produced in south Al
this winter
The undertaking OF playing to the far
away stands in Cane Town, East I.or.-
don' kimberley, Johannesburg, Pretoria .
and other cities IN the Cape" region 5
being promoted by the Wheeler. syndl-
cate On hunt for stars IN the United
States last season Mr.. Wheeler saw Miss
Boley play in The Candy shop = a ulu-
steal play in which she had a prominent
part.
Miss Roley Is now PLAYING Mrs. Home (.
Van Felt the chorus girl who marries
a millionaire in Three Million Dollars. %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
LOUISVILLE SUITS
FEDERAL GAUGERS
Kentucky City Chosen for
Convention Meeting by
Revenue Employees.

CTECINNATI, Sept 1s--The 1911 con
vention OF Federal st0rekeepers. gaugers.
and sJOrekeeper gaUgers viii be held in
Louisville, according TO the leaders OF
the organization IT. Cincinnati
The $50 delegates came 20 Cincinnati
for their two DAYS conversion Owing
10 the illness Of President A H Brum-
baugh, OF Philadelphia. the sessions
were presided over by Vice President ].
". Hammond, II Louisville
The convention passed resolutions
pointing out the fact tlat Their mem
bers are too many. and stating that
they wish the Government would cut
down the Lst 10 about half what il is
now. and appoint enough substitutes. so
that when death or other business takes
them out Of the organization the substi-
tutes can be appointed
L L LBssky. OF Louisville. read a pa
per at the afternoon convention. The
Louisville candidate for the presidency,
who was Vice President Hammond,
withdrew his name from that candidacy.
and George Weitzel win take his place.
This vas TO allow the ASSOCIATION 10
choose Louisville for the next conven-
ton city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
SEEK HALF MILLION
HOP AGENT RAISED
New York Authorities Be
lieve Rothbarth Has Hid
den Bank Booty.

!. NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Search was
begun today for the greater part OF
$4,000 which AdoIph ROthbarth, the
German hop agent, is believed to have
obtained from New York banks upon
worthless collateral which is being in
vestigated by the Institutions
The districc attorneys office has also
continued its investigation Of Roth
barth's transactions
Rotkbarth was still without bail to
day, but he was cheerful in his cell in
TOmbs prison. and pleasantly remarked
thai. Of All he countries he had ever
been in. America led them all for easy
marks among bankers.
They make you take money here
whether you want 10 or not" said the
prisoner 1T IS the easiest thing IN the
world to borrow money in the United
States. and the bigger the bank the
less bother you have in getting II
There IS no trouble about security lust
TX up some cock and bull story and he
bankers viii swallow it whole and come
back for more"
Although counsel for the Mercantile
National Bank the Liberty National
Rank, and the Park National Bank
were apprised by the German brothers
Of Rothbarth today that they could not
make good the debts, despite his pre-
dicameDt. the lawyers continued to plan
for enforced collection through the fact
that AdOlph had powers OF attorney
from his three brothers abroad
The chief interest was conferred tOGey
in the investigation which District At
tOrney Whitman has ordered in the en-
desTOr 10 find out If more than $50, COZ
was secured by ROtEbarth, and If he
duped more than the three banks in
question
ROthbarth's insistence that he be
brought 10 trial at the earliest possible
moment, when he hopes TO plead guilty
and enter UpOH his sentence at once, Is
believed 10 be . carefully laid plan
According to the district attorneys
staff, Rothbarth wants TO complete his
sentence as quickly as possible, grab the
fortune they think he has cached, and
get out Of the Hmelight with ali posi-
bic speed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
BUFFALO SUICIDE
is B. R. DAVENPORT

BUFFALO. y. Y, Sept 1s.-Mrs-
Bertha Davenport. widow Of Benjamin
R Davenport who committed suicide in
a local hotel by poisoning himself yes
terGay, has been located At her parents
home at Lancaster, y. Y, near here
Il was learned today that the dead
man was scion Of very old family
IN Savannah He came 70 Lancaster in
lSSl- where ne married Bertha KnOerCheI
The family moved to Cleveland in 1884
going thence 10 Philadelphia where
they have since resided. The motive as
signed for his act IS dependency
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
BOILER BLOWS UP,
ONE FATALLY HURT
Several Persons Injured by Blast
IN Cambridge, Mass, Elec-
tTiC POWeThorSe-
TIC POWeThOuSe-

BOSTON, Sept "a large boiler in
the new D0WcrhoUse Of the Boston ele-
waited railroad IN Cambridge blew I'D
early this morning.
assistant Engineer Ernest Lyons was
fatally hurt and several other employees
were injured
The CSnloSiCo tore hole through the
roof and fragn. euts OF tl.F boiler were
scattered over T. streets
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16

In his Characteristic style Sanders wrote recently: q read
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-16
BATTLE IS FOUGHT
BY BILBOA STRIKERS
Heavy Casualties Are Reported IN
Clash With Spanish Troops
News Being Curbed.

MADRID, Sept. I5--Dispatches today
frSm EilbaO say that heavy oasuz'tios
have taken place there in clash be-
tween the strikers and troops
No details Of the fighting are available
owing 70 censorship
Miners IN the Bilbao district have
been On strike for several weeks. and
there are 300 troops In the district
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-19

SCROLLS l5lH ANNIVERSARY TO
 BE CELEBRATED

At their handsome new hall. 525 Hal lett street, the Slovak Gymnastic Soko] will celebrate it's 18th anniversary to- morrow night with a banquet and speechmaking. Some of the speakers will be the supreme officers of the ma tional organization with which the To- cal branch is affiliated.
 The Sokols, as the organization is commonly called by it's members, is an organization deserving of much credit for the work it has carried on in the development of it's young men and women. Despite the fact that it is only 15 years old it pays taxes on about s30,O00 and has most substan- ial fund in it's treasury. It has 2S0 members besides a branch for women and classes for children.
 It is a nOn-sectarian organization and has for it's purposes the promotion of patriotism, literature, and the develop ment of the body.
 The organization is closely allied with the national Slavonic movement which designs to keep alive the Slovak tongue in the old world
 The majority of it's members are me- their organization. They have shown their loyalty to the organization by the manner in which they have worked and spent hard earned dollars to build the Sokol hall. with an auditorium second only in size to that of the State armory in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-19
''THE MAN FROM HOME"
New York Artist to Present Popula,
 Play Here

Miss Lillian Leighton Lamson who Is to present several comedies at the Stratfleld this month and next will open the course with the we'll known play ''The Man From Home,'' imper- sonating William Hodge and the en- tire play as seen at the Astor theatre in New York. This is Miss Lamson's first appearance here since her suc- cessful career in New York began some three years ago and many of her fpierds will be pleased to greet her at The Stratfeld on Monday eve- ming, Jan. A, when this famous play will be presented for the first time in Brldgeport. Tickets are on sale at the stratfield. The others in the Serles Will be 'The Warrens of Vir- sInla, on Feb. z; and ''The Dawn of a Tomorrow a Lenten recital, the New Thought play by Mrs. Hodgson Burnett with which Eleanor Robson and her company are now touring inc west, which she will give Feb. 21. MISS Lamson has met with success everywhere she has been out of the city.