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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Inaugural Finance Committee

Montgomery, December 8.-(Special.)- Ways and means to secure finances for the inaugural of Emmet O'Neal as gov- ernor of Alabama are being provided by an efficient finance committee. which has just been appointed by Chairman R. T. Goodwin The personnel of the committee is as follows: J. c. Haas, chairman Gen. R. F. Ligon: Alex Rice, Clayton Tullis, Dr. w. J. Hannah, E. J. Meyer, Louis B. Farley, G. c. Bird and J. Kirk Jack son. The inauguration will be held in this city January 16
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things are known in the northwest you will have an unprecedented influx of progressive and intelligent farmers into this state from less favored regions.
 q can see a great future for the state of Alabama"
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Well Known German Die.

Demopolis, December 8-(Special )-Mr. M. Mayer senior member of the firm of Mayer Bros, died suddenly at noon today MT. Mayer was born in Germany 62 years ago, but has lived in Demopolis since 1865. and was one of the pioneers In the development of this section. He was a master Mason, an Elk, Knights of Pythias and l. o. E. B., and an ideal business man and citizen.
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bore good reputation. It Is believed his death is the result of some TOW caused
 from gaming. The officers are using due diligence in the. work of experimenting the guilty ones and already have Cliff Bowen, another negro, securely behind the bars, with good evidence pointing to his guilt.
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Dead Negro Found

Alexander City, December 2S-(Special.) ) The dead body of Sonnie Sheely, a ne- gro, was found lying near Academy Hill Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock, with a large fracture of the skull, caused ap- parently from the stroke of some large cudgel Sheely worked at the boiler room of the Alexander City cotton mills and
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Social and Personal

Sam s. May entertained complimentary to the younger social set at the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. J. May. on Clarendon avenue. Forty-two was the main feature of the evening. and the prizes went, first, to Miss Elise Robin son, and second, Howard McEniry
 The ladies of the Foreign Missionary society will entertain in honor of the women of the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. George Neal on Berkley avenue The affair will be strictly of a social nature, for which literary and musical programme has been arranged. All the women of the church have been invited and there will be no charges.
 MT. and Mrs. John Merrill and sister have gone on visit to Sylacauga.
 pr. R. H. Reed of Meridian, Miss, is in the city on visit.
 R. C. Pruitt and wife of Lexington. Ky, are visiting MT. and Mrs. Edgar Mitchell on Dartmouth avenue.
 Miss Alberta Wiley is spending the hol- idays at the Isle of Hope near Savan- nah, Ga.
 Miss Elise Burns is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lindley Film, at Goodwater, Tenn,
 MT and Mrs. A. B. Francis of Syla- cauga are the guests of Mrs. H. G.. Christlieb at the Grand hotel.
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Related Christmns

Decatur, December 2s.-(Special)-- Holy Innocents Day was observed this afternoon by St. Johns Episcopal church. New Decatur. by the holding of Christmas tree festival. The at tendance of members and friends was large
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Discusses Race Problem

Montgomery, December 8.-(Special)- The Rev. Daniel Webster Davis. D. D., of Richmond addressed large crowd of negroes and some white people at the Dexter Avenue Baptist church tonight, using as his theme the race problem. He will continue his address tomorrow night.
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Local Items

The construction of the new s40,o0O Meth odist church is now under way, and when the edifce is completed about one year hence, according to the specifications of the contractors, it will be one of the hand somest places of worship in the district.
 The young men of Bessemer will en- certain at a fancy dress german Friday night December 30 at the Athletic hall, complimentary to their young lady friends. A number of visitors will be present.
 There will be a meeting of Myrtle-Lin- ton Lodge No. 13o Knights of Pythias. Thursday night in their lodge room on Twentieth street, when the election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. All members are urged to be pres ent.
 Matthew Goodwin was the only one of the seven negroes tried before Judge J. D. Lanier Tuesday morning. He was held on the charge of having murdered Harvey Hall at Adger several weeks ago. Goodwin's bond was fixed at $500.
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sheriff-EIect Brooks Back

Sheriff-elect c. T. Brooks. who will enter office next month, has returned from Montgomery, where he attended the meeting of the Alabama Sheriffs' asso- ciation He says that he feels confident that the turnkey's fee will be restored by the next legislature unless all sheriffs are placed on a salary basis. He says he also gained some interesting pointers in regard to the routine of his office at this gathering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-03
Why Salves Fail
To Cure Eczema

Since the old-fashioned theory
of curing eczema through the
blood has been given up by scien-
lists, many different salves have
been tried for skin diseases. But
it has been found that these salves
only clog the pores and can not
penetrate to the inner skin below
the epidermis where the eczema
germs are lodged.
Thistle quality of penetrating
probably explains the tremen-
dous success of the only standard
liquid eczema cure, oil of winter
green, thymol, glycerine, ETC., as
compounded in d. d. Prescription.
After ten years of cure after
cure, we ourselves do not hesitate
to recommend ID. d. ID. Prescrip-
ton at $1.00 a bottle. But for
the benefit of those who have new
er tried the prescription. we ar
ranged with the d. d. d. Labora-
tories of Chicago for special
large trial bottle at rs cents on
special offer now. This first rs
cent bottle ought to convince every
sufferer; perhaps it will affect a
complete cure (as it has in some
cases); at any rate, it will surely
take away the itch at once. French
Drug Co.
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PAGE FIVE

the rioting. The messenger
brought the casual word that the
government was arresting and
Furnishing the lawless. and that
complete order would hardly be-
established for several days at the
outside. He went so far as to adj
NIT that an attempt on the life of
the prince had failed. Other re,
ports had come to the camps. and
all had been to the effect that the
rioting was over. The strikers, 1t
seemed, were coming to terms
with their employers and would
soon take up the work of con-
struction once more. All this suf-
feed to keep the real situation
from reaching the notice of the
young captain; he was obeying or.
ders and awaiting the return of the
workmen.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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Historic old gate in the glen be-
low the castle. Arriving at the
wall, Truxton briefly whispered
his plans.
You remember. Colonel Quin-
nox, that the stream is four or
five feet deep here at the gate.
The current has washed a deeper
channel under the iron-bound
timbers. The gates are perhaps
two feet thick. For something
like seven or eight feet from the
bottom they are so constructed
that the water runs through an
Iopen network of great iron bars.
Now, Hobbs and l will go under
the gates in the old clothes you
have given us. When we are on
the opposite side we'll stick close
by the safe, and you may pass our
dry clothes out between the bars
above the surface of the water.
Our guns, the map and the food,
as we'll. It's very simple. Then
We'll drop down the canal a short
distance and change our clothes in
the underbrush. Hobbs knows
where we can procure horses and
he knows a trusty guide on the
other side of the city. So long,
Colonel. I'll see you later"
God be with you," said Quin-
nox fervently. The four men
shook hands and King slipped in
to the water without moments
4 hesitation.
Right after me, Hobbs" he
said, and then his head went
under.
A minute later he and Hobbs
were on the outside of the gate,
gasping for breath. Standing in
water to their necks, Quinnox
and Haddan passed the equipment
through the barred openings.
There were whispered good-byes
and then two invisible heads
bobbed off in the night, wading
in the swift-flowing canal, up to
their chins. Swimming would
Jhave been dangerous, on account
of the noise.
Holding their belongings high
above their heads, with their
hearts in their mouths, King and
the Englishman felt their way
carefully along the bed of the
stream. Not a sound was to be
heard, except the barking of dogs
in the distance. The stiffness of
death hung over the land. So still,
that the almost imperceptible
sounds they made in breathing
and moving seemed like great vol
umes of noise in their tense ears.
/. A hundred yards from the gate
they crawled ashore and made
their way up over the steep bank
into the thick, wild underbrush.
mot a word had been spoken up
Ito this time.
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e s ,s,|,, f ''TRUXTON KING s Stss;:s Bar,

Copyright, 1909, by George
Barr McCutcheon.)
Copyright, 1909, by Doud,
Mead q Company. Published
Sept, 19O9.)
"She's worried about her
brother, of course-and you"
Il just wish l could tell you
no, l won't. 1t wouldn't be fair"
Bobby said, checking himself res
olutely. "She's awful proud of
you. I'm sure she likes you, Mr..
King"
I'm very, very glad to hear
that" :.
Bobby had great difficulty in
keeping his most secret impress
sions to himself. In fact, he
floundered painfully in an attack
on diplomacy.
"You should have seen her
when Uncle Caspar came in to say
you were going off to find her
brother. She cried. Yes, sir, she
did. She kissed me and-but you
don't like to hear silly things
about girls, do you? Great big
men never do"
'I've heard enough to make
me want to do something very
silly myself" said Truxton, radi-
ant. Il don't suppose I could
l-er-see your Aunt Lorraine for
few minutes?"
Il think not. She said she just
now, you mustn't mind her, Mr..
King-she just couldn't bear it,
that's all. She told me to say
she'd pray for you and Oh, Mr..
King, i do hope she won't marry
that other mani"
Truxton bent his knee. "Your
highness, as it seems l am not to
see her, and as you seem to be the
very best friend 1 have, / should
very much like to ask great ia
vor of you. Will you take this
old ring of mine and wish it on her
finger just as soon as I have left
your presenter"
How did you know she was
coming in AGAIN." in wide-eyed
wonder. Excuse me, I shouldn' I
ASK questions. What shall
wish?" 1t was the old ring that
had come from Spantz's shop. The
prince promptly hid it beneath
the pillow.
"I'll leave that to you, my best
of friends"
81 bet it'll be a good wish, all
right. know what to wish"
81 believe you do. Would you
mind giving her something else
from me?" He hesitated before
lventuring the second request.
Then, overswept by a warm, sweet
Impulse, he stepped forward, took
the boys face between his eager
hands, and pressed kiss upon his
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Quietly now, Hobbs. Let us
get out of these buds. Cad.
they're like ice. From now Oil,
Hobbs, you lead the way. I'll do
my customary act of following"
Hobbs was shivering from the
cold. 81 say, Mr.. King, you're a
wonder, that's wot you are. Think
of going under those bally gates!"
That's right, Hobbs, think of
it, but don't talk.
| They stealthily stripped them
selves Of the wet garments, and,
after no end of trouble, succeeded
in getting into the dry substitutes.
Then they lowered the wet bun
dies into the water and quietly
stole off through the brush, Hobbs
in the lead, intent upon striking
the Kings Highway, mile or two
above them. 1t was slow, arduous
going, because of the extreme
caution required. A wide detouI
was made by the canny Hobbs
wider, in fact, than the impatient
American thought wholly neces-
sary. In time, however, they
came to the Highway.
"Well, we've got a start, Hobbs
Well win out, Just as l said we
would. Easy as falling off a
log"
I'm not so blooming sure OF
that" said Hobbs. He was re-
calling recent flight along this
very road. 'We're a long way
from being out of the woods"
Don't be a kill-joy, Hobbs
Look at the bright side of things. y
I'll do that in the morning
when the suns up" said Hobbs
with a sigh. Come along, sir
We take this path here for the
upper road. It's good two
hours walk UP the mountain tc
Rabot's, where we get the horses.
All the way up the black, mar
row mountain path Hobbs kept
| the lead. King followed, his
Thoughts divided between the
blackness ahead and the single
steady light in certain window
now far behind. He had seen the
lighted window in the upper bal.
cony as he passed the castle on the
way to the gate. Somehow he
knew she was there saying good
bye and Godspeed to him.
At four o'clock, as the sur
reached up with his long, red fin
gers from behind the Monastery
mountain, Truxton King and
Hobbs rode away from Rabot's
cottage high in the hills, refresh.
ed and sound of heart. Rabot's
son rode with them, sturdy
loyal lad, who had leaped joyous.
ly at the chance to serve his
prince. Un[~Iturbed, they rode
straight for the passes below ST
Valentines. Behind and below
them lay the sleeping, restless, un.
happy city of Edelweiss, with
closed gates and unfriendly, sullen
walls. There reigned the darkest
fiend that Graustark, in all her
history, had ever come to know.
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forehead. GIVE her that for me,
will you, Prince Robin Goodfel-
low"
Bobby beamed. "But I never
kiss her there!"
81 shall be ten thousand times
obliged. your highness, If you will
deliver it in the usual place"
an do it," almost shouted the
prince. Then he clapped his hand
over his mouth and looked, pop
eyed with apprehension, toward
the nurse.
"Then, goodbye and God bless
you." said Truxton. 81 must be
off. Your Uncle Jack is waiting
for me, up there in the hills"
Bobby's eyes filled with tears
ooh, Mr.. King, please give him my
love and make him hurry back
IL need him awful"
Truxton found Mr.. Hobbs in q
state bordering on collapse.
81 say, Mr.. King, it's all right
to say we'll go, but how the deuce
are we to do it? My word
there's no more chance of getting
out Of the"
Listen, Hobbs: we're going tc
swim out" said Truxton. He was
engaged in stuffing food into &
knapsack. Colonel Quinnox ant
Haddan had been listening tt
Hobbs lamentations for half al
hour, in Kings room.
Swim? Oh, say! BY hockey
he's gone clean daffy!" Hobbs
was cycling him with alarm. TIL.
others looked hard at the speaker
|scenting joke.
mot yet, Hobbs. Later on
perhaps. l had occasion to make
a short tour of investigation thi!
Afternoon. Doubtless, gentlemen
you know where the water-gate is
back of the castle. Well, I've
looked it overland under, l nigh
say. Hobbs, you and 1 will sneal
under those slipper old gates likt
a couple of cells. I forgot to asl
If you can SWIM"
''To be sure l can. Under tn,
gates? My word!
Simple as rolling off a log,
said Truxton carelessly. 9TH,
Cascades and Basin of Venus ruI
out through the gate. There is ;
space of at least foot below tn,
bottom of the gate, which hasn'
been opened in fifty years, In
told. A good swimmer can wrig
J gle through, dye see? That let
him out into the little canal tina
connects with the river. Them
81 see!" cried Quinnox. 81
can be done! No one will b,
watching at that point"
The sky was overcast, the nigh
as black as ebony. The four mel
left the officers quarters at on,
O'Clock, making their way to tn,
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Proposes to Convert
Clutches Into Streets

City Engineer Raleigh has a
great plan for adding several fine
streets from the waterfront to the
top of the hills in Tacoma on easy
grades by building streets up the
various gulches. He asked the
council last night for authority to
make surveys.
He proposes a road mp Gala
gher's gLlch starting at Pacific
avenue and going under the Ia
coma and Yakima avenue bridges.
A per cent grade could be made
on this line.
Another road up the Tacoma
Eastern gulch would branch
where the gulch branches and two
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fine roads could be made to the
top with easy grades.
BY starting at Alder and Front
street another fine road would be
made up the Prospect Hill gulch.
The Mason gulch would also be
utilized for another line, and a
good road is feasible, says the en-
gineer. The Buckley gulch would
furnish the last in the list of
roads.
The streets and alleys commit
tee will consider the matter next
Tuesday and the engineer will
probably be put to work on the
job. The land will then be con-
demned.
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Truxton King has slipped
through his fingers with almost
ridiculous ease. So simple had 1t
been, that the two messengers,
gloating in the prospect ahead,
now spoke of the experience as If
1t were the most trivial thing in
their lives. They mentioned it
casually; that was all.
Now, let us turn to John Tullis
and his quest in the hills. 1t goes
without saying that he found no
trace of his sister or her abduc-
tors. For five days he secured
the lonely, mysterious mountains.
dragging the tired but loyal hun
dred about at his heels, distracted
by fear and anguish over the pos
sible fate of the adored one. On
the fifth day, a large force of
Dawsbergen soldiers, led by Prince
Dantan himself, found the tagged,
disspirited American and his half
ctarved men encamped in a rocky
defile in the heart of the wilder
ness.
That same night a Graustark
mountaineer passed the sentincls
and brought news of the disturb
ance in Edelweiss. He could give
no details. He only knew that the
gates were closed against all COM
ers. He could not tell whether
the rioters-most of whom he took
to be strikers-had been subdued
or whether mob-law prevailed. He
had been asked to cast his lot
with the strikers, but had re-
fused. For this he was driven
away from his home, which was
burned. His wife and child were
now at the monastery, where
many persons had taken refuge.
In flash it occurred to John
Tuilis that Marlanx was at the
bottom of this deviltry. The alb
lduction of Lorraine was a part oil
his plan! Prince Dantan advised a
speedy return to the city. His mer
were at the command of the
American. Moreover, the prince
himself decided to accompany the
troops.
Before sunrise, the command.
now five or six hundred strong,
was picking it's way down the
dangerous mountain roads toward
the main highway. Fifteen miles
below Edelweiss they came upon
the company of soldiers sent out to
preserve order in the railroad
camps.
The officers in charge exhibited
document, given under the hand
and seal of Baron Dangloss, direct
ing him to remain in command OF
the camps until the strikers, who
were unruly, could be induced to
resume work once more. This or
der, of course, was forgery. de-
signed to mislead the little force
until Marlanx saw fit to expose his
hand to the world. 1t had come
| by messenger on the very day OF
Royal Dairy Ice Cream. Both
phones, M. 95, A 2195, 49,
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HAD WIFE WITH WOODEN
LEG: NOW WANTS ANOTHER

have artificial appendages, and are
ideal fraus.
1--WE decided to marry again. /
want a girl with a wooden leg, or
cross eyes, or hair lip, or some
thing like that. Then she will be
able to appreciate me and make
a good wife. So many wives look
down on their husbands and con-
slider themselves better"
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Storm on Salt Lake
Threatens to Ruin
Great Lucin Cutoff

the tracks. One train
which crossed the lake last night
pulled into the depot here covered
with salt from the spray of the
which occasionally broke
across the tracks. Work trains
nave been rushed to the points of
LANCER in an attempt to save the
,ut-off from being destroyed.
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PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 3-H.
A. jenkins, who says he is a CAPT
talist of Dayton, o., wants a wife
with a wooden leg. Jenkins has
como west looking for investments.
Incidentally he is looking for an
affinity with wooden leg.
my first wife," said Jenkins,
"had a wooden limb, and she died.
l have two friends whose wives
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by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
Burmeister within two weeks.
Burmeister says that Newcomb's
attorneys have not followed the
provisions of the statute in filing
the appeal.
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(By United Press Leased Wirc.)
OGDEN, Ut, Feb. 3-Interrup-
tion of traffic in the Lucin cutoff
crossing the Great Salt Lake is
threatened here today by one of
the heaviest storms in recent years.
High waves were sent dashing
against the railroad embankment
making great holes in the earth
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WILL TRY TO DISMISS
NEWCOMERS APPEAL

A motion to dismiss the appeal
of Charles f. Newcomb, sentenced
to be hanged for the murder of
Martin Kvalshaug, to the Supreme
court for a new trial, will be filed
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Royal Dairy Ice Cream. Both
phones, M. 95. A 2195, go
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-12
N.;rin-i nS Eals.a4.

Sir Joln Ias:o!c was The original Q.
ShakcsIcarc'S FaiStaG and IN biz day
WAS a continual hut: t"r The JcstS o.
the town and borough OF Southwark
Though he had fought 4. AS!2cocsI'
whc. Jack C2dc !::vadcd The borough
l.. showed s:c::. coward!cc W ae.'
Cad. Was Vel so;ac vac; ias'o.l
had armed :t:.,! fortified his house and
cavr:<o:.,l i, with veterans o. tac
Frcncl wars. on The arrir;!! os Cadc.
however. rc withdrew h:s garrison and
ted % u. Tower. leaving his 2ci=A-
!,orS 20 the mercy OF The relics. as
;o.cs matrimonial adventures scca also
20 haze been another source OF u2po2-
u!ar!ty. Tor. Asr:::S married wide"
named Sc-opc. he seized her property
aid kept his stcpsoa out ot bis inhcT!,
;a.cc during his owl E1ccne.-Loa-
don News.