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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Boyd Resigns Omce

Chief Clerk Charles E. Boyd of the state treasurer's office has resigned his position to become the cashier and bookkeeper of the Avondale Cotton mills, near Birming- ham, MT. Boyd's resignation will take effect Monday, after which his work will be carried on by P. F. Giles and Thomas Bradford, attaches of the department.
 During the seven years of MT. Boyd S service at the capitol he has won many close and intimate friends among the state officials and attaches at the capi- tol, and he will carry with him to his new field of labor the best wishes of large circle of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
New In.urance Company

The National Life association of Des Moines, Iowa, has taken out a license with the state insurance department to do business in this state. The total assets of the company is given as $39s .26. and tho surplus over all liabilities is 1886, ,OS9 IT, The National Life association will at once begin business in Alabama. Ae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
PersonaI Mentiol

Miss Nell Bringnlan of Ensley is the guest of Mrs James Tolellum at the Grand hotel.
 4 w. F. Obering has returned from De- mopolis, where he attended the funeral of his sister, Miss Udenia Obering.
 The endowment rank of the Knights of Pythias met this afternoon at the of flee of the Bessemer Weekly.
 Mrs. William Tucker and daughter. Miss Ruth, and son, William. are the guests of Mrs. Christlieb at the Grand hotel.
 The friends of Mrs. Pat Moore will re- gret to learn of her continued illness at her home on Arlington avenue.
 A dance was rendered the young ladies of the city this evening at the Athletic nall by the young men of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Examine schooI Hooks

Examiner of Public Accounts John Pur- ifoy has submitted to Governor Conner reports of his examination of the books
 accounts and vouchers of the treasurers of the Troy State Normal school, the Dale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Auto Business Thriving

The automobile business in Montgomery is thriving if an order for 305 automo- piles of the 1911 make is to be taken as an index. Inquiry at local garages has elcited the information that this number of new autos has already been ordered placed in Montgomery and in other sec tions of the state and surrounding states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
SchooIs DisnIss

Huntsville, October 2S.-(Special.)- Every school in Madison county closed today so that the teachers could at tend the Tennessee Valley teachers in- stitute which opened here this aft ernoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Rally at JOnsebOrO

There will be rally of the Methodist Sunday schools at the Jonesboro Metho- dist church Sunday and at Il o'clock there will be an address on "Methodsm' by the Rev. J. M. McClesky, pastor. There will a special song. service and an address by the Rev. J. D. Simpson, president of the Birmingham college. The public has been cordially invited to attend.
 There will be Sunday school rally at the First Baptist Sunday school at 9:45 O clock Sunday morning, and all the members of the Sunday school with their parents have been urged to attend and help make the event great success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Guests Given a Scare

Guests of the Dexter hotel, this city, were given a great scare this morning when the hostelry caught fire, and for while threatened considerable dam age. Mrs. Foy Gardner, proprietress of the hotel was borne from her room ir an almost suffocating condition, though none of the guests received injury of any sort save bad cold, which encoun- tered them simultaneously with their encounter of the cold morning air, clad in their 'nighties.' E
 Damage is estimated at about 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Election Managers

The following gentlemen have been ap- pointed as election officers for beat 33, in the approaching general election:
 Bessemer yBox-J. H. McEniry, l.. A. Carlisle, G. F. Goodwin, managers; George Jones. Wash Deason, clerks; J. A. Simpson, returning officer.
 Brighton Box-L. B. Lanier, E. B. Knight, c. T. Meigs, managers; R. T. Jones, V. o. Bishop, clerks; J. c. Vines, returning officer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Card of ThnnIes

Mrs w. E. Garrett and family wish to extend their thanks to their friends for their Kindness and sympathy in their recent bereavement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
County High school and the Moundville State Normal school

State Normal school.
 MT. Purifoy examined the books of Treasurer l.. H. Bowles of the Normal school at Troy for the scholastic year 1909-1910 finding proper vouchers for all money paid out, and the affairs of the office in excellent condition.
 The books of Treasurer William Gar per of the Dale County High school and of Treasurer N. L. Whitfield of the Moundville State Normal school were also found to be correct and in good shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Minor AppOintments

The following appointments were made Friday from the governors office:
 Notaries Public-C. H. Gantling of Gadsden and Miss Bessie Ledyard of Le- tohatchie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
Sheriff Raids Hotel

Sheriff Horace Hood, armed with an injunction which was issued out of the city court, has closed the soft drink stand kept by Phil Neuert at the Lyric hotel. this city, and has confiscated about 5000 worth of what is alleged to be contraband goods. Nearly the entire sheriffs force was called upon to dis mantle the so-called bar, entrance to which was forced after door had been battered down.
 Sheriff Hood has issued a statement in which he has intimated that raid of the hotel is the forerunner of a general crusade which is to be conducted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-29
One on Atlanta


 Ticket agents at the Union station. this city, say that they have a good one on Atlanta if the pranks of two Georgia ''rubes" are to be considered as true.
 Tom Copeland, ticket seller at Nhe depot, swears in the presence of wit nesses that two Georgians rushed up to him in hot haste last night and asked in auavering and somewhat weak voice for "the two tickets to Atlanta"
 Recognizing that hoax had been per- petrated upon the State Fair visitors, the ticket seller inquired what was the ob- ject of the double attack.
 Yer see, mister,' replied one. of the prospective purchasers. I've wuz at the fair, and one of them fakirs asked us where we wuz frum. We told him Geor- gia, and he said that only two tickets were left to Atlanta, and that q, if we wanted ter git back home tonight we would have to hoof it to the depot. So we hoofed it. and now we want first whack at the tickets.''
 In a solicitous tone the ticket seller glibly replied that he had only one left, but at the look of consternation in the faces of his customers he promptly ac- cepted the money and wrote on ticket that would do."
 MT. Copeland states that the rubes told him that they had run all the way from Vandver Park, some five miles away in order to get to Montgomery in time to make their purchase.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
EMPLOYER SAVES MAID
Gives Skin for Girl Who Rescued His
Children From Fire

The life of Elsie Wobetta was
saved in the Long Island hospital,
Brooklyn, today by grating skin from
her own thighs to her burned breast.
When weakened by the shock of the
operation she began to sink before
the breast had been wholly covered,
and her employer stepped forward
and gave 40 square inches of skin
from his own body to complete the
operation.
81 owe Elsie more than that" he
said, for she was burned while saw
ing my three babies in a fire."
Eisies employer is William Lands
berg, of 800 Sackett street Two
weeks ago there was a fire in his
home. The dresses of Landsberg's lit
tie daughters were ablaze.
Elsie, the maid, picked up the chill
dren and crushed out the flames with
her own body. Her own dress caught
fire and she was so badly burned that
she was thought to be dying when
taken to the hospital.
Heroic treatment kept the maid
alive until today, when she had gained
so much that DIR. Alexander Rae de-
cided she could undergo the operation
of giving skin from her thighs to heal
over the burned breast and head.
Only half enough had been obtain
ed, however, when the injured girls
heart began to fail. The physicians
were about to abandon grating with
the burned breast but half covered,
when Landsberg offered his own skin
to complete the operation.
His breast and back were barred,
and, strapped to a table alongside his
servant, he gave up five gerat strips
of cuticule without groan. This skin
was quickly grated upon the still un.
covered portion of the girls breast
and head. Recovery is assured.--New
York Mail
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
A MATTER OF OPINION

In connection with the proposition
to put sliding scale" tax on cor
porations into the Langdon tax COM
mission bill, which the Republican
legislature is bent on passing in pre-
ference to the Alsdorf tax commits
sion bill conforming to recommends
tions made by Governor Harmon in
his message at the beginning of the
session, we are told that Attorney
General Denman has been asked if
the plan is constitutional"
What the dell has the attorney gen
eral to do with the constitutionality
OF anything! that Is prerogative re-
served to the court which insists on
appointing elevator attendants at the
state house.
The attorney generals "opinion"
amounts to nothing more than an
opinion If it does not meeet with APP
proval of the aforesaid elevator at
tendants or the court which opponts
them.
Go to! Pass the bill recommended
by Governor Harmon, who is some
thing of a constitutional lawyer him
self, knows what the constitution is,
believes in it and stands by it.. Then
If the elevator attendants and theil
judges don't approve of it the people
can form their own opinion-of the
judges and the elevator attendants,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
NEW BISHOP OF BURLINGTON

Burlington, VT, April 14.-With i'm
posing ceremonies Rev. Father JOS
eph j. Rice formerly of Northbridge,
Mass, was this morning consecrated
as bishop of the Roman Catholic di-
ocese of Burlington. The ceremony
took place in the Burlington cathed-
raj, which was handsomely decorated
for the occasion Bishop Deaven of
Springfield was the consecrating pre-
late and Bishop Feehan of Fall River
preached the sermon.
The new bishop is thirty-nine years
old and native of Leicester, Mass.
He was educated at Holy Cross Col
lege and at the Grand Seminary of
Theology in Montreal. Later he toook
a postgraduate course in theology at
the American college in Rome, After
his ordination he returned to the Unit
ed States and has since filled the
pulpits of Catholic churches in Port
land, Fitchburg, Pittsfield and other
cities of New England
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
DEFENSE NEEDS DEFENSE

When IL was announced that Presi-
dent Taft would address the league of
Republican clubs at Washington and
that Attorney General Wickersham at
the same time would deliver an ad.
dress in Chicago, 1t was explained
that both addresses were to be the be-
ginning of an aggressive defense of
the administration.
Tafts speech has been described as
vehement" and 1t Is reported that he
pounded the table with his fist when
he said things about the insurgent
Republican members of congress
which made his clackers shout great,
bully for YOU" now you're talking,
that's what we want to hear, etc,
Wickersham Is reported as shifting
the Republican insurgents hip and
thigh, accusing them of treason, and
other wise flaying "the presidents de-
tractors in what Is called "The most
aggressive defense that has yet been
uttered for the policies and admins
traction of William III. Taft"
If this is the kind of defense the
administration has to put up II may be
oXpedient soon for the president to
send out stlll other speakers to de-
fend his defense"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
INFORMATION
About The Proposed IntGFur'
ban Railroad
Wanted By The Citizens
Association
Before Any Definite Action
is Taken

The executive committee of the Cit
liens association and Mr.. G. II. Car
penter of Cleveland, the financial man
for the General Traction Development
company spent a greater portion of
Wednesday afternoon in conference
over the proposed electric road from
Mt. Vernon to Marion by the way of
Mt Gilead. After the conference with
Mr.. Carpenter, the executive commit
tee held a meeting and after going
over the ground carefully it was decid
ed to report to the Mt Gilead people
that more information regarding the
status Of the traction company
must be furnished the Citizens asso-
citation. The Mt. Vernon people know
of the project only through Mr.. Car
penter and they desire to become bet
ter acquainted with the proposed OPP
Grafton of the company, Mr.. Carpen-
ter's reference, etc. will be sent to
Cleveland, but in the mean time the
members of the executive committee
do not feel justified in calling a spec
al meeting of the Citizens associa-
tion to make a report, until more def
mite information can be received con
corning the proposed traction com
pany.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
WOULD STEAL WITH A SHOVEL

one reason why high tariff robbery
is regarded as iniqultous is that 1t is
stolen directly from the pockets of the
people, They do not see the hand that
plumbers them.
The only difference between tariff
thevery and ship subsidy, both of
which are espoused by the Taft admin,
istratIon, is that the tariff subsidized
Infant industry" robs the people out
side of the U S. treasury while the
giant shipping trust proposes to walk
right into the treasury and shovel it
out by the millions after 1t has been
ollicially extracted from the pockets
OF the people
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
TROUBLES OF LONDON
SHOP KEEPERS

London, April 14.-London shop.
Keepers held a mass meeting today
for the express purpose of telling
their troubles to the police. The par
ticular trouble of which the shopkeep.
ers complain arises, strange to say
from their enterprise. At present If
a merchant makes his windows partic.
ularly attractive the police dispense
with traffic. If this does not restore
order the shopkeeper is summoned
and fined for creating an obstruction.
Today the merchants met to put their
views before the Commissioner of Po-
lice, demanding that the authorities
take steps to regulate the crowds
as is done in American cities.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15

again to take a few pictures every 15
minutes. At the end of six hours the
water had risen to where it was when
he began. We had some doubt as to
how the film would come out; we did
not know whether the tide, when
photographed that way, would give
the desired emect of a sea parting
and then closing up again. But it did.
don't know of any film that looks
more lfelike and wonderful. The
waves seem to rush apart for min.
ute and then back again, just as des.
cribed in the Bible.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
La !
To Be Given By Junior Class
Of The High School
At The Auditorium Next Fri.
day Evening

On Friday evening of this week the
class of 1911 will present play in the
high school auditorium in honor of
the class of 1910
This play Is farce or burlesque ar
ranged on the main outline of the
Merchant of Venice by four young
men of the class of 1896 of the Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, high school in honor Of
the class of 1897.
Dramati Personae:
Duke of Venice-Virgil Black
Antonio, captain of high school foot
ball team-Dean Mckee.
Bassanio, his friend, and suitor to
Portia--Ralph jenkins
Gratiano, another friend George
Hookway.
Shylock, a wealthy gambler-Leon
Zeisloft
Tubal, his friend, and captain of
Belmont football team-Walter Engle-
hart
Launcelot Gobbo servant to Shylock
Geo. Culbertson.
The professor, an x-ray photograph
er-Raymond Speck.
Policeman-Hubert Cary.
Portia, a rich heiress-Mae Bartlett
Berissa, her friend-Olive Clark.
Jessica, Shylocks ward Bessie
Van Voorhis.
Miss Abbie S. Threedice, teacher
-Verna Salisbury.
Polly, Portals maid-Buelah Doelfs
Antonio's mother-Berta Hall.
Mrs. Gobbo Launcelot's mother
Hazel Kirkpatrick
Football players
High school team--Geo. Hookway
Geo Culbertson, Ralph jenkins.
Belmont .team-Earl Seavolt, Logar
Wills, Raymond Speck
Stage managers Porter, Log
an Wills, John Gotshall.
General assistant-H Beck
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15

FoSS IN ANOTHER CAMPAIGN

Rochester, N. Y. April 14,-Repre.
sentative Eugene N. Foss, recently
elected from the Fourteenth Massa-
chusetts district is coming to Roches-
ter to morrow to speak in behalf of
James S. Havens, the Democratic
nominee for the seat of the late Rep
resentatlve James b. Perkins, The
campaign here is being conducted on
the same issue on which Mr.. Foss ov-
erturned the Massachusetts district
the high cost of living, due 20 the AL
drich- Payne tariff
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
"PARTINe THE RED SEA"
New York Evening Postl

New York Evening PoSO
You'd be surprised to know how
resourceful some of the photograph
ers are today. There is film which
has lately been sent out all over the
country that marks the climax in the
art of motion picture taking. | don't
believe one man in thousand who
sees ii will have the least idea how it
was done. 1t represents the fight of
the Children of Israel and gives the
scene where Moses waved his wand
and the Red Sea parted
The man who took the picture
spent 12 hours on the Red Sea sec
tion alone. He singled out spot on
the shore of Long Island where there
was sand bar which was out of wat
er at low tide and under water at
high. He started at high tide and
took, say, score of pictures of the
sea as it looked then. After 10 min
utes he reeled off another 20 and 15
minutes later he did the same. Thus
at the end of SIX hours he had film
showing the changes for very quar-
ter of an hour. At the end of that
time the tide had receded so that the
sand bar could be seen. Then he
called in the supers and had them
walk across the bar while he took
their picture. That was only half the
work. Later in the day, when the tide
began to rise, he returned and began
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
HADLEY
May Be Transferred To
Mansfield
As Freight Agent For B. & 0.
Railroad
(Mansfield News)

Robert f. Mckee, who has been
freight agent for the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad in Mansfield for
number of years has been promoted
to the more important position of
freight agent for the same, company
at Sendusky, according to the an
nouncement which came from the di-
vision headquarters of the railroad
at Newark this morning. The change
will become effective at once, or
rather as soon as 1t has been decided
who will come to Mansfield and the
auditors agents have had opportun-
ity to check the offices concerned.
1t is not known who will come to
Mansfield as successor to Mr.. Mckee
but 1t is understood that r. G. Had
ley, who is now agent at Mt. Vernon
will likely accept the offer of the
Mansfield agency. Mr.. Hadley was
freight agent at Mansfield during the
one year that Mr.. Mckee was at Co
lumbus and made large circle of
friends here,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
NEW sKYscRAPER HOTEL

Chicago, Apr, 14-Chicago's latest
modern hotel, the Blackstone, built on
Michigan avenue facing the lake front
was opened to the public today. The
structure cost more than S3,0O0.OOO
and is one of the most unique hotels
in the world, being only so feet in
width, 173 feet long and twenty-four
stories high, containing 45O rooms
and having an aviation station on the
roof-the first droming station to be
erected on any hotel or other building
in the world.
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gems
Are Dig Up By The Customs
Officials

New York, April 14.-The curiosity
of custom officials, aroused by cable
dispatch from Ancon, Pacific port of
entry of the Panama Canal Zone, led
to scene at the Panama Line pier to-
day when the steamer Alliance arriv-
ed
Looking for $4,000 worth of gems,
which the cable message from the
Customs Surveyor at Ancon said a
mysterious passenger would have his
baggage or on his person, f. NJ Ram
gle, Venezuelan and his wife, a
French woman, were forced to under
go a search. 1t was Nine. Ramgle
who created the scene when told she
would have to allow woman GUS
toms inspector to search her
The search of MN. Ramgle brought
forth only few small articles of jew
elry, but in a trunk belonging to the
couple large quantity of gems in an
tique settings, worth perhaps all of
the $4,000 that the Ancon cablegram
had prophesied, were found. The jew.
elry was taken to the public stores
but neither Ramgle or his wife was
held.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

Democratic caucuses to arrange for
the selection of delegates and central
committeeman at the primaries will
be held as follows:
Liberty township-At the township
house, Saturday evening, April 90, at
2 o'clock
pike township-At the township
house Tuesday evening. April 49, at
1880 o'clock
Berlin township At the township
house Saturday evening, April 20, at
o'clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
ANNIVERSARY OF
LlNcoLN's ASSASSINATION

Washington, ID. c., April 14,-For-
ty-hye years ago tonight the country,
rejoicing over the conclusion of the
civil war, was suddenly plunged into
darkest gloom by the news of the as
sassination of President Lincoln by
John Wilkes Booth, The President
was shot while witnessing perform.
ance of "Our American Cousin" in
Ford's theatre in this city. There are
still living in Washington several per-
sons who were eye-witnesses of the
assassination,
Mortally wounded the president was
carried from the theater amid n scene
of indescribable excitement He was
taken to house across the street, oc-
cupied by n tailor, named Peterson,
and there he died the next morning,
surrounded by the members of his
family and the officers of his cabinet.
The last survivor of those who were
present at I4incoln's death was the
late Secretary John Hay, Mr., Hay
was given the ring worn by the pres
dent at the time of his death He had
1t made over with crystal setting, con-
tanning a lock of President Lincoln's
hair. 1t was this ring which Presi-
dent Roosevelt wore at his first in.
auguration at the request of Mr., Hay,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

Editor Banner:-Please announce
that 3. b. Ferenbaugh of Union town
ship will be a candidate for>the Demo-
cratic nomination for prosecuting at
torney at the county primaries on
May 18th.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15

'''The Levering w c. II. U. will
hold Silver Medal Oratorical Con.
test Saturday evening, April 23, at the
Disciple Church, lowering. o. The
contestants are Misses Pearl Lee, Ten.
ma Keyes, Lenna Levering, Sylvia
Stillwell, Grace Vickroy, Ada Ruhl
Luella McFerrin. Music will be fur.
nished by Mrs. l.. s. Langley, Colum.
bus, Ohio
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
Saturday, June 4, 1910, at l
o'clock, %. m.

for the purpose OF selecting delegates to
represent the Democracy of Knox coun-
~ in the State convention. the Circuit
judicial convention and the Senatorial
convention, as follows:
Nine delegates and nine alternates TO
the Democratic State convention. to be
held at Dayton on June 81 and o.
Nine delegates and nine alternates to
the Circuit Judicial convention. to be held
at Coshocton on June 29
Forty-three delegates and forty three
alternates to the Senatorial convention,
TO be held at Milersburg on June z.
The several townships and wards are
entitled to the number OF delegates In
phe county conventIOn as foIlowg:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
REPRESENTATIVE

Editor Banner: Please announce
that Samuel r. Gotshall will be a can
didate at the primary on May II for
denomination for representative on
the Democratic ticket.