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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
BESSEMER BOARD
SHOWING ACTIVITY
Commercial Organization Has
Done Much for City
CENSUS TAKERS EXAMIN
CENSUS TAKERS EXAMIN
Supervisor McEniry Is MUCH Pleased
With Early observation-disclosures Hav-
ing Trouble in Virginia City.
Personal and General News

Bessemer, February q (Special.)-The
Bessemer Board of Trade has during the
past few months done extensive work in
developing and advertising the district.
The board has yet more extensive plans
In view which it intends to carry out in
The near future.
The principal object of the board at
present is the putting of .an industrial
solicitor in the field The money for this
purpose has already been pledged, and
there will be no trouble in that direction
The matter that is delaying the selection
Of a man at present is that the commit
Tee is unable to agree upon suitable
man. They have several under advise
ment and their decision is looked for
every day. They desire to procure a man
who is from another section of the coun-
try, and several have been suggested by
the Manufacturers Record
While the board has been very active
within the last few months, it has not
Always been thus, and it is of interest
10 look back upon the work done in years
past. The present board is an outgrowth
pf the old Merchants and Manufacturers
association that was the only civic So
riety in Bessemer for many years In
1904 the business men of Bessemer be-
came dissatisfied with the work being
done by the M & NJ and the present
Board of Trade was organized from the
old society. The president of the m. &
NJ" was W. 8. Winters, and he was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
AMERICAN WOMEN
LEAD THE WORLD

New York. February 5.-(Special.)-Wo
men are gaining on the opposite sex
in physical perfection, declares Prof.
Dudley A. Sargent, physical director of
Harvard university. William nj. Chase,
the famous artist, indorses the declara-
ton emphatically and adds to it,
Professor Sargent is right" Mr.. Chase
exclaimed, when the professors opinion
was quoted to him. But he doesn't tell
the most important part of it-for most
women any way, that is, that in gaining
in strength women are also gaining in
beauty. American women particularly
are becoming more beautiful every day.
| absolutely mean every word / say when
| tell you that In no other quarter of
the globe-nowhere in the worlds there
a beauty comparable with that of the
athletic American woman of today.
English women have been famous al
ways for their marvellous compilations
gained through exercise. But not even Eng
fish women can compete with Americans.
l would say that 1t Is the mingling of the
races here which has a great deal to do
with this-but not nearly so much as their
habits of taking exercise. Nothing has
done so much to enhance womans beauty
as golf. But tennis Is a good second
And then there are swimming and other
sports In which she vies with men, all
of which add to her beauty as well as
to her physical strength"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
COTTON MARKET

New Orleans, February 5.-The cotton
futures market this week made wide adj
vance in spite of the backward pull ex-
erted by the New York stock market. The
old options closed AZ to 81 points over
last weeks closing, and October made a
net advance of SO points. The highest
levels of the week were reached in the
closing session; the lowest prices were
made Monday. Throughout the week
much short selling was in evidence and
the bulls showed no organized resistance
to it, but the spot demand and the grow
ing strength of the statistical position
were sufficient to more than balance the
pressure on the market from bearish OPP
orators. Foreign cables were extremely
bulish and told of a greatly increased
spot demand from both England and the
continent, a better demand for cotton
goods and yarns in the Manchester mar
ket, increased consumption OF cotton
goods in India and the presence of the
boil weevil in the Egyptian cotton coun-
try. The last report was not officially
confirmed but it had much effect on the
market. The into sight movement was the
smallest on record for this week of the
season, while the out-of-sight movement
continued of full proportions, the result
being decrease in the visible supply of
$4,000 bales This decrease stimulated
buying at the week end, and materially
widened the net advance for the week.
In the spot market middling remained
unchanged tho week through at 147sc,
which compared with the same price on
the closing last week and 7-16 this week
last year. Sales on the spot amounted to
2419 bales, against 2561 last week and 1850
this week last year; sales to arrive
totalled 625 bales, against 1907 last week
and 2050 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
ELECTION CONTEST
is WON BY CRUMP

Memphis, February s. - Especially =
Crump forces won the election contest
case brought before Judge j. p. Young
in the first division of the Shelby circuit
court and will have first settlement of
the matter among themselves. Judge
Young this morning handed down de-
cision denying his court first jurisdic-
ton In the matter and sending it to the
city commissioners. This leaves 1t up to
the commissioners to say whether or not
a recount will be permitted. but an appeal
to the circuit court is allowed on their
decision.
J. J. Williams, the defeated candidate
for mayor on the face of the returns, filed
suit against E. II. Crump, as mayor,
charging that the election was invalid for
many reasons and asking for recount bf
ballots.
Argument on a demurrer of Mr.. Crump
alleging non-jurisdicuon was made last
week, Judge Young handing down his
opinion this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

city court contains is cases in jury
civil. None of the cases is of great
Importance and it is very proba BILE that
the court will finish the docket for
the week several days in advance of
the time. The Jurors viii be drawn
Monday and the court settle down to
work at once.
The special water works committee
has secured the services of Ed Smith
to assist City Attorney Gardner Good
wynn In the injunction case, to come
up in Judge Sharpe's court in Birming-
ham. Opposed to Mr.. Smith and At
torney Goodwin will be Cabaniss &
Bowie and c. L. Odel1. The case will
hardly come up before March l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
DYSPEPSIA, HEARTBURN, GAS
AND OTHER DISTRESS ENDED

a 6o-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin. you
could always go to the table with a
nearly appetite, and your meals would
taste good, because you would know there
would be no Indigestion or Sleepless
nights or Headache or Stomach misery
all the next day; and, besides, you would
not need laxatives or liver pills to keep
your stomach and bowels clean and
fresh.
Pape's Diapepsin can be obtained from
your druggist and contains more than
sufficient to thoroughly cure the worst
case of Indigestion or Dyspepsia. There
is l. hing better for Gas on the Stomach
or sour doors from the stomach or To
cure Stomach Headache
You couldn't keep a handler or more
useful article In the house,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Outlaw Tribe Discovered

Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 5.--James
Whitstein, a government surveyor, who
returned to Edmonton yesterday, reports
having encountered near the upper
tribe of Indians, headed by Johnny-G Gun,
A-Noot, who is wanted for the murder of
a white man on the Pacific coast five
years ago. On his head the British CO.
lumbia government has eta price of
$780,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

Nothing viii remain undigested or sour
n the stomach II you will take a lit
Ne Diapepsin occasionally. This power
Nil digestive and antacid, though as
HARMLESS and pleasant as candy, will
digest and prepare for assimilation into
the blood all the food you can eat.
Eat what your stomach Graves, with
cut the slightest fear of Indigestion or
chat you will be bothered with sour ris-
h,Rs. Belchings, Gas on Stomach, Heart
hurn, Headaches from stomach. Nausea,
Dad Breath, Water Brash or feel
ing like you had swallowed a lump Of
Nd. or other disagreeable nlseries.
Ghould you be suffering now from any
stomach disorder you can get relief with
= I'VE minutes.
r you will get from your pharmacist
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

Paris, Tenn, February 5.-(Special.)-
Arrangements have been perfected by the
board Of education, teachers of the coun-
try, patrons and pupils, and all interested
in the educational advancement, for a
meeting IN two big school rallies in this
month, one to be held at Puryear, Friday,
February IS, and the other following
Tuesday at Cottage Grove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Personal and General.

A number of plants paid off in the
district today. The Tennessee company,
the Republic company, the rolling mill,
the pipe works and many of the minor
plants were among them. A large sum
of money was turned loose in the dis
trict tonight and the business In Bes-
semer showed the effects. The streets
were crowded until late hour and
business was very brisk in the early
hours.
A very amusing incident came up in
w. p. Gums court today. 1t seems
that Barden company had garnish eed
a negro, one Henry Jones. working for
the Tennessee company No less than
three Henry Jones were discovered on
the pay rolls OF the company and yet
the right one had not been found. The
case was unusual ana received good
deal Of attention.
The docket set for next week in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

elected to the same office in the new So
ciety. After holding office several years,
Lee Moody was elected, followed by c. Fl.
Stevenson and W. p. Gum as secretary.
These officers served until 1905 when II.
W. Crook was elected president and W.
p. Gum secretary. These officers were
recently elected to another term.
From 1904 to 1909 the board showed lit
tie activity, only serving to keep the town
well advertised. In fact, it is said that
the board was only kept alive through
the untiring efforts of the secretary.
Great credit is due Mr.. Gum, as he has
at last succeeded in arousing the interest
of the business men Of Bessemer, and
bids fair to make the organization a po-
city. In summing up what the present
board has done, the following events are
most prominent:
Nearly seven years ago a committee
was sent to the authorities, who were
building what is now the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, and
ii was asked that the road be built
lHipuSu BeoStIlef. 1t Was originally IN
tended to build the road through Iron
dale, but the route was changed at the
solicitation of the Board of Trade, The
board has twice entertained the Alabama
Press association, once in 1904 and again
in 1908 banquet was rendered the In
ternational League of Press clubs at the
time of its meeting in Birmingham. The
excursion over the Atlanta, Birmingham
rr.I A %1p.. T..
berland Island was organized by the
board. This was the first passenger
train operated in the district over the new
road. The board has been an important
factor in bringing many industries to the
district, and plans to bring many more in
the near future. At present the board is
in the most prosperous condition in it's
history About 70 members are enrolled.
with the membership increasing daily.
The board was recently Incorporated and
is in a position now to take a more ac-
tive part in civic affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Members of Birmingham

Members of Birmingham
Lodge No. 70, B. P. o. E., are
requested to assemble at the
residence of our late brother,
F. M. Gardner, Whitfield flats,
corner 9th avenue and 23d
street, to attend his funeral,
Monday morning at 1890.
G. w. Frickhoeffer, E. r.
II. E. Shropshire, Jr.. Secty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
Census Enumerntors Examined

The tests for enumerators took place
this morning in the high school building
under the supervision of the civil service
board in Bessemer. These are Miss Car
RE Ackenhausen and ]. II. Bush A class
of about 80 whites and rs negroes were
examined, and Census Supervisor Nc
Entry expressed himself as we'll pleased
with the number of applicants
IF the Bessemer class is an indication
of the number applying in the district"
he said, there will be no difficulty in
taking the census. l intend to get in
communication with the Commercial club
Of Birmingham and ask them to help me
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

To the Voters OF Jefferson County.
In compliance with the request of
many friends, l hereby announce my
self a candidate for Senator from JEFF
ferson county, subject to the demo-
! cratic primary. JOHN G. SMITH.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

The week in police circles has been
an unusually quiet one, only sc cases
being docketed in the mayors court.
This is a very small number in com
parison with other weeks of the year.
The fines imposed by the mayor amount
only to s229.50. This small number
of arrests is not due to any idleness
of the officers but to the lack of COM
plants, very few coming into the po-
drunks for this week is IL; Migrants
6; trespassing, q dismissed, G; nolle
pressed, 1; continued, 3.
During the past week the sheriffs
office has been having considerable
trouble with Virginia Mines. Numer-
GUS complaints have been registered
and many arrests made in that terri
tory. Several days ago three white
men, Couch, Parsons and Hopkins,
broke into the negro houses, knocked
the negroes down and disturbed the
peace generally. These men are in the
county jail, Couch charged with high
way robbery. Jack Cox has sworn our
warrant charging Dave Stages with
arson. Two negroes, James Wright
and James Caffey, become involved IN
difficulty on Thursday and Wright
attempted to shoot Caffey. While
WrlSHt was sHootinS at MIN carey
sprang on Wright and literally chewed
ais lip off. Both negroes are in the
county jail. Deputy Kenimer from Bir-
mingham and Deputy Anderson from
Montgomery, in company with B. II.
Young of Bessemer, raided a wild
cat" still this afternoon. Deputy Sher-
if George Jones received message
tonight stating that they had found a
large still and about 100 gallons of
corn whisky. Three arrests were made.
Details of the affair are meager as
Mr.. Jones did not get a full report.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

in securing the cooperation of the pub
lie in taking the census and in securing
for the district an Al census. ] am well
pleased with the class in Bessemer, and
l understand that there is a large class
in Birmingham. The papers for this dis
trict will be rated in this office and from
here sent to Superintendent of Census F..
D. Durand at Washington. The appoint
ments will be made from here and 1t is
probable that the enumerators will be
put to work at once. Special attention
will be paid to property and agriculture
in the census, and the industrial census
will be taken by experts and will be ham
died direct by the census bureau at
Washington. The appointments will be
announced about February 20.
"a large amount of stationery was re-
ceived today. and the department will be
in shape to begin work Immediately.
mo persons were allowed to take
the test under IS years of age or over
20. The test forms were a duplicate
of what one would be expected to do
in the actual work of taking the cen
sus. The test was simple, practical and
anyone having common school educa-
ton should have been able to qualify.
The papers viii be rated according to
accuracy and deafness"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15

Robert Bacon, United States ambas- sador to France, was elected honorary president of the American club in Par Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15

Walker are accused with Ernest w. Gorbracht, former general superinten- dent of the Williamsburg refinery i; James F. Bendernagle, former cashier; Jean M. Voelker and James F. Halli- gon, checkers, of making false entries regarding four cargoes of sugar at the customs house. The defendants are further accused of having conspired CTS recently sentenced to Blackwell's Island to defraud the government by underweighing sugar.
 Expected to Surrender Today.
 It is expected that Heike and Walker will surrender themselves to the court tomorrow, when all the indicted men will be arraigned before Judge Hough
 Contains Six Counts.
 The new indictment contains six counts, four of effecting false entry and two of conspiracy. Under the first conspiracy count eighteen overt acts are charged against the various defendants. The false entries are aI- leged in connection with cargoes of raw sugar shipped here from Cuba during 1907, the alleged short weights entered at the customs house aggre- gating a loss of several thousand dol lars in duties to the government.
 Under one indictment it is charged that Charles R. Heike did on July 2e, 1907, in pursuance of the conspiracy, endorse a check for S1.111 drawn on the assistant treasurer of the United States by the acting disbursing agent in the customs collectors office, to the order of the American Sugar Refining company, this sum being alleged to be the excess of deposits of duty while in truth it was a portion of the duties lawfully due the United States.
 A second similar charge is made against Heike with regard to check for $2,701
 Seven overt acts are charged against James F. Halligon, Jr, who is already under indictment but has never been brought to trial.
 Henry A. Wise, United States dis trlct attorney, said tonight that the government had no present intention of 1nstituting any proceedings against the American Sugar Refining company under the Sherman antitrust law
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15
LOST s1oo,ooo AT FARO.
Gambler Who Ran the Game DiscIoses
 His III Luck in a Suit.

New York, Jan. 14.-WiliIam H. No- Ian, who applied yesterday to Jus tice Hendrick in the supreme court for leave to amend his answer in a suit to recover $13,6O0, brought against him by Frank McDougal. who cashed check drawn by him in behalf of Tim othy McKenna of Newport, stated to the court that the amount was part of s100,000 lost by him in his own faro game.
 In a game on October 12, 1908, Me- Kenna broke the bank, and Nolan drew the check to pay part of the gambling debt. McKenna insisted on cash and McDougal says he cashed the check as an accommodation to Nolan. Later he found that there were no funds to pay it. Nolan now says that Me- Dougal and McKenna were in a con- spiracy to cheat him.
 This is rather extraordinary" re- marked Justice Hendrick Tt is very unusual for a man running a gambling game to lose so much It Is usually the public that is nipped." Permis- sion to amend the answer to include the defense of a gambling debt was granted. The motion to allow the in deposition of a counter claim was de- pisA
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15
COLLAPSE OF BIG BULL
 CAMPAIGN IN COTTON.
Sensational Perpendicular Decline Break of $14.25 Bale from the High Point of the Season.

New York, Jan. 14.-The big bull campaign in cotton collapsed today With the most sensational perpendicu- lar decline seen in a week of cratic receSsionS. Reports freely circulated in the trade after the close of the mar ket had it that the position of the lead ing southern bull movement has been completely undermined by the contin- ued liquidation which has been in progress since early in the year. At the low point today New York con- tracts showed a decline of from $5.20 to S6.50 bale from the closing prices or the night previous, which was break of from $6.10 to $6.5O a bale from the high fgures of the day of S13.35 to $14.25 bale from the high figures of the season. May contracts touched $1S-70 late in the afternoon
 The bull market has lasted for over a year. At the height of the campaign it was estimated that E. G. Scales of Texas, the leader, had accumulated pa per profits of $10, ,00O, ,000 for the season. AS a Christmas present he Is said to have given $10,000 to one of his favor 1te brokers, and another accepted story had it that he made over a million in cash to one of his brothers. His heaV- lest holdings were in May cotton and he and his friends were generally be- lived at one time to control contracts calling for the delivery of fully one million bales during that month
 The situation had developed, before the beginning of the decline, into a
 
 in the history of the trade, but other bulls who had followed Mir. Scales lead without enlisting in his party de- cided the time was ripe for 8 bear raid One after another the big accounts be- gan to come into the market The Scales party was said to have it's cot ton margined down to ten cents pound and it was confidently asserted that its members would never abandon their position.
 The facts have proved, however, that the continued pressure was too heavy. Today it was announced that MT. Scales had transferred his holdings to the leading bear interest
 AS soon as the news spread that an agreement had been reached between the conflicting interests, the market received aggressive support, closing at from 9 to 30 points up from the low marks today. A much better feeling prevails in the trade tonight, and it is thought that a quieter market may be expected for the coming week, with I prices more generally influenced by le- gitimate demand and supply.
 After the official close May contracts 1 hands at 1410, compared with | 1870, the low point of the day. The | mark at which the bears are said to | have taken over the bull holdings is l I3 1-2 cents for May.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15

MT. Hayes was asked if the word I've" used in his statement meant thG Insurgents" in the house He replied that it did and that all of the insur- gents' concurred in the statement
 Democratic Caucus Tonight.
 The democrats of the house announce ed today that they would hold a cau~ GUS Saturday night tO name the minor- ity members of the committee to in- Vestigate the Ballingcr- Pinchot affair. Representative Ollie James of Ieu= lucky, Slayden of TeXas and Palmer of Pennsylvania were mentioned as pose sible nominees. The democrats insist upon their right to name the minority members of the committee and fl tho majority declines to allow it there is a prospect of a demOcratlc-rep republicnm "insurgent" alliance upon the question: The insurgents" say they are cOntend~ ing merely for a fair committee and care not who are it's members.
 BaIinser Pnehot Investigation.
 Washington, Jan. l4-Tho qucstlom of whether witnesses i'm the BBllinger- Pinchot investigation shall be permit ted to be represented by counsel, and, if so, what limitation shall be placed upon their activities is proving a seri- ous problem Co the conferees of tho senate and house who met today. ft Was practically decided that when a witness found himself accused on wrong doing he should not be denied nm attorney. It follows therefore that former Forester Plnchot who was dis- missed from the government service by order of the president. will be en- titled to have his lawyer wrth him throughout tho congressional invcsti- gation. Secretary Ballnger likewise will be permitted to have his attorney present at all times.
 whether ex-Assistant Foresteu Price, ex-Law Officer Shaw and ex-s Field Agent GlaVis will Dc allowed counsel has not been decided