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The new era., 1911-05-04
Much the Same.

Mrs. Myles-Did you ever see q
man go through things like that Gus
toms inspector?
Mrs. Styles-Oh, yes; I've seen my
husband go through bureau drawer.
looking for shirt.-Yonkers States
man. .tut
The new era., 1911-05-04
Evidently Deeply In Love.

Chedomir Mikovitch, Belgrade po-
liceman, comitted suicide after his
sweetheart had informed him she
could not leave her situation to follow
him on his new beat.
The new era., 1911-05-04
Uncle Eben saws:

DE clothes don't make de man, but
jes' de same policeman's uniform do
carry heap Of influence In an argu-
ment. Star.
The new era., 1911-05-04

Constipation causes and aggravates man
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured b
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
ite family laxative.
The new era., 1911-05-04
No Wonder.

sang by the sad sea waves; a
The waves were sad and wet.
My sweet voice rang-and as l sang
The waves were sadder yet.
The new era., 1911-05-04

To be conscious that you are ignor
ant is great step to knowledge
Benjamin Disraeli.
The new era., 1911-05-04

The ship in which many fond hopes
go down is courtship.
The new era., 1911-05-04
Mod ern Method.

my books are in a very bad shape"
said the high financier.
Shall I send for an expert &C.
countant?" inquired the confidential
man. t.r n .,.t.G u.s..
mo. Send for an alienist. Wash
ington Star.
The new era., 1911-05-04

NE evening in the early summer OF
1901 l stood. awed but keenly ex-
pectant. on the balcony Of the Eth
nology Building at the Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo. By my side
was a short, chubby man in an old
suit of clothes. negligee shirt and
q string tie that had come undone
and was Topping over his capacious
chest. 1t was warm evening, and
he had removed his battered straw
hat which he held in his hand. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
BUD MARS GIVES HIS LIFE FOR
 CAUSE OF SCIENCE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE n

 Francisco in December and returned to New York last month, laden with tro- phies, and a log book of over 250 suc- cessful flights in the Orient. He flew in Honolulu, Manila, Sumatra, Japan, Java, Corea, Siberia, Russia and other places and on one occa- sion had a royal passenger, the King of Siam, on a Emile flight.
 In this country he has appeared at times in every aviation center from coast to coast and has had most varied ca- reer. At the age of 15 he learned para chute jumping as pupil of Capt Thomas Baldwin, and his career includes circus riding. lion tanning, high diving and bal. |, looming.
 He first learned to fly with Curtss and in his second days lesson he made 9 flights.
 At Memphis he once crashed down or top of an automobile and was laid up fo1 ten days with painful injuries | If Mars accident at Erie today ter. inmates in death his will be the seventy. fifth life known to have been lost b, aviation accidents since the first wa. | recorded in the death of Lieut.. Thomas F. Selfridge, United States army. Sep 1 tember +. 190S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ATTORNEY ATTACKS COMMISSION BILL Claims Governors Changes
 Were Illegal TIME LIMIT TALK Claim Advanced That Bill Became Automatically Effective Before
 the Governor Sent It Back
 for Amendment

Montgomery, July 4.-(Special )-Legal- ity of the commission government act under which Montgomery Is operating is questioned by Robert G. Arlington an attorney of this city, who led the forces for a revertal from the old aldermanic system of government to the commission form. Owing to changes which were made by the governor and the legisla- ture in the present act, Mr. Arlington has been strenuously objecting to the present government, and has been tireless In his endeavor to bring about such con ditions as would have been granted under the first draft of the bill.
 MT. Arrrington bases his claims of the present bills illegality upon the alleged fact that the original bill, which provided for the election of two commissioners in addition to the mayor. became a law au- tomatically on March 29, by virtue of not having been signed by the governor with in the six days required by law. The bill was returned to the legislature March 81 for amendments, during the attach nent of which the commissioners were increased to five, all of whom with the exception of the mayor were made ap- pointive.
 The attorney states that section I25 of the constitution, which fixes the time limit during which the governor can re- tain legislative measures, specifically sets forth how long the governor can retain such acts, but 1t is believed by other at torneys in the city that consideration of the various legislative recesses and other sections of the constitution will show that the governor was within his rights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
LAND COMPANY
 SETTLES TAXES

Gadsden, July 14-(Specia1. )-Represen- tatives of the Alabama State Land com pany appeared before the back tax com missioner today and made an adjustment of the proposed increased assessment of the property of the company in this coun- ty. Last year the assessments of the company were raised and the commits sioner this year considered that another raise should be made and so notified the company. satisfactory appraisement war agreed upon without taking the mat ter before the county commissioners.
 Some extensive improvements are under way on the property of the Citico Fur mace company on the Chattanooga South ern railroad some miles north of this city. It Is understood that one new boiler has lbeen added and two old ones have been repaired and two rev engines are being installed to drive the crushers. Concrete foundations are also being laid for the engines. A new track Is also to be laid to the tippel and other Improvements made The mines closed down the first of the month and the work of improvement and repairs will take a month or six weeks before operations can be resumed.
 The Etowah County Farmers union will hold meeting at Ford's chapel, some 15 miles east of Gadsden, on Mon day and Tuesday of next week. The meeting is to be in the nature of an in- siitute and programme of interest to all farmers Is to be carired out. A repre- sentative from the department of agri- culture is to be present and also one of the state officers of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
CHARGES FILED
 AGAINST TODD

Montgomery, July 14.-(Specia1. )-Six charges have been preferred by Colonel c. H. Bricken, commander of' the Sec ond Alabama regiment, against Captain George H. Todd, the Montgomery bat tery commander who was elected from encampment grounds last week because of disordely conduct. The charges are the premises upon which the comman- der asks Governor Emmet O'Neal to empanel courtmartial body to hear reasons why the officer should be ex- pelled from the National Guard of the state.
 The charges are as follows: CD Unbe- coming conduct, (2) attempting to evade arrest, (3) conduct to the prejudice of good order, (4) drunkenness on duty (5) disobedience of orders. l6) insult or disrespect to a superior officer.
 Captain Todd Is now at this home seriously i'll, due, 1t Is said, to being thrown from his horse at the time of the disobedience and misconduct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
BAPT|STS BEGIN MEETING MONDAY Greenville Ready for Annual
 Convention WILL MEET TRAINS The Little City Has Plan Worked Out to Give Every Delegate Home.
 Dr. Woods Monday
 Night

Greenville July 14-(Special Jon Mon day morning the advance guard of the host that will throng Greenville for all of next week will arrive. On Monday night the first meeting will be held of the State Baptist convention. This will not be exactly part of the convention itself. but will be part of the ministers meet ing which precedes the convention proper An idea of the numbers that will be in Greenville during the week may be gained from the fact that already the chairman of the entertainment committee here has sent letters of assignment to different homes here to 400 delegates Besides this number there will be between 100 and 200 more delegates who will come and also about 200 visitors here during the week. The plan of taking care of the delegates is as follows: The trains will be met by automobiles and those delegates who have the assignment cards will be inn mediately taken to the homes prepared for them. Those who have not written or who have failed to bring the cards will be compelled to wait until the others are placed and then the committee will have
 
 of the reception committees stresses the point that those who have received the cards must bring them with them.
 On account of the volume of work that the convention will have to do those who were to have given entertainments for the visitors during the week have been asked to call them off, so the visitors will be given no social entertainments of any kind by their own request
 The sermon on Monday night will be by the Rev F. M Woods of Clanton, and this will be all that will be done on Mon day by the convention.
 Among the prominent out-of-the-state visitors present. during the week will be pr. R. J. Willingh am secretary of the Foreign mission board, of Richmond, Va; Dr. B. S. Gray, secretary Home mission board, Atlanta, Ga; Dr. J. M. Frost of the Sunday school board, Nash Nille; the Rev A. J. Vining of London, Canada. Dr. Vining will deliver an ad- dress on Friday night, closing the con venton.
 Arrangements have been made whereby all mail coming to the delegates will be ca, ried to the church and there dis tributed If 1t Is placed in care of the con yention. This will insure its prompt de- livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
LOOK INTO CREMATORIES
Commissioners Work on Plan to Dis
 pose of City's Garbage

The city, it Is said, needs three crema- tories and Commissioners Lane and Weatherly are making inquiries into that proposition. It is expected that the com missioners will take up actively the cree tion of creamtories and destroy the refuse of the city in that way. It is understood that engineers have submitted plans whereby the city can acquire three ere matories and operate them without cost to the city.
 Judge Lane said yesterday that he was under the impression that three crema- tories were needed and would look into the proposition along these lines. It is believed that no less than three will full fill the needs of the city unless arrange ments may be made with the Brming- ham Railway Light and Power company to haul the garbage from points removed io the crematory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
UNCLE OF MURDERED
 BOY IS RELEASED

Kiev, Russia, July 14.--An uncle of the boy, Yuschinsky, the mysterious murder of whom caused considerable excitement, has been released from cus- tody and other relatives of the victim, including the step-father. who have been held as suspects, probably will be freed because of a lack of evidence against them. Recent developments leave the police as much in the dark as ever. One of the ~many theories ad- vanced is that the youth was killed by Gypsies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
MINER IS CITED
 FOR CONTEMPT

j Denver, Colo, July 14--judge Greeley
 W. Wbitford yesterday ordered the arr rest on charge of criminal contempt of Edward Doyle, one of the striking miners of Lafayette, on trial in his court, fol" strikers from acts of violencye on intimi- dation. Doyle admitted on the stand in the present trial that he is the au -hor of several articles that appeared in the official publication of the United Mine Workers of America, in which Judge Whitford was called Injunction Greeley and his action in sentencing number of the strikers to Jail was freely criticised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Charges Against Wiley {
 Mast Be Substdntidted

Washington, July 14.-Immediate inves- tigation of the charges made In the rec ommendation of the board of personnel of the department of agriculture, that Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the chemistry bureau, be permitted to resign from the government service was decided upon to- day by the House committee on expendi- lures In the department of agriculture.
 Chairman Moss of the committee called at once on Secretary of Agriculture Will son for all the papers and testimony in his possession which had to do with the boards action.
 The committee authorized issuance of subpoenaes for any persons, who in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15

chafrman's opinion should be called tot testify. Public hearings will be given as- soon as the papers have been received, which probably will be early next week. TWO of the republican members of the committee who are out of the city have been requested to ieturn to Washington.
 President Taft today received scores of letters and telegrams expressing confidence in Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, the pure food expert of the department of agriculture and urging the President to consider most carefully the charges made against him by the personnel board of the department and indorsed by Attorney General Wick ersham. Neither the White House offs cials nor Dr. Wiley had anything further to say today about the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Power Plant Burns

South Pittsburg. July 14.-The South Pittsburg Electric Light and Power com pany, owned by B. J. Alexander of Nash vile and Charles Houston of South Pittsburg. was destroyed by fire at g o'clock last night, with a loss of s600O No insurance.
 The plant was located in the old pipe works and foundry building, which was dismantled several years ago. This build- ing and big Corliss engine left in 1t were owned by the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company of Chat tanooga. The loss of this company is es- timated at sS0O0, making a total loss of s14.000. The electric light plant will be rebuilt at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Richardson on Tennessee Work

Washington, July 14-tSpecial)--Con- gressman Richardson today addressed Q letter to J. W. Worthington of Sheffield reviewing the final recommendation of the board of engineers, and which has been indorsed by the board of review, on the proposed plan of completing the improvement of the Tennessee river to Knoxville. Tenn. The report calls for three-foot channel from Knoxville to Chattanooga and a sx-foot channel from Chattanooga to Paducah. The total esti- mated cost is $S.S06.04S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
RayOs Win Fast Game

The Rayos of the Standard oil conn pany defeated the Avondale Cotton Mill team Wednesday afternoon in a fast and interesting game by score of to l. The feature of the game was the pitching of Simmons and the bat ting of Fowler of the Rayos and the
 Score by inning: R.H.E Rayos .......... 010 100 200-4 10 l Avondale ...... 900 900 100-1 ?
 Batteries: Simmons and Shepherd : Roney and Puckett Struck out, Sim mons g, Roney 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Pay for Second Regiment

Montgomery July Special )-Col C. R. Bricken, commander of the Second Alabama regiment, has attached his sig nature to the pay roll of his regiment and the adjutant general is now issu- ing warrants for the payment of the services of the soldiers of the 12 com panies which encamped here all of last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Strike on Red Star Line

Antwerp, July 14.-The lockers em- ployed on the Red Star steamers struck tolay under the leadership of the strike agitator Chapelle. The latter finally was arrested and placed in jail. The police are now protecting the stewards of the Finland. who are loading that vessel. The authorities are determined to brook no interference and will resort to drastic measures if necessary to put down all disturbances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Double Killing in Kentucky

Burnside, Ky, July 14.-A double killing occurred here tonight when Constable ". F. Heath and Justice A. J. Beatty were shot to death. James Ellis. former deputy sheriff, is under arreGt, charged with the deed. Officers are pursuing a man named Helton, who it is alleged participated ir the affray. Only the participants were present when the shooting occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
MINOR CHANGES IN
 FOOTBALL RULES

Chicago, July 14-There will be but one minor change in the football rules for the season of 1911. according to Waiter Camp, Yales athletic adviser and chair man of the intercollegiate football rules committee who is in Chicago on business Camp said the penalty for the incom- pleted forward pass would be frightened the ball being brought back to the point where It will be put in play instead iof where it left the hand of the passer as was the case in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
GRANT SHORT
 HAUL PRIVILEGE

Washington, July 14.-Permission was granted today by the interstate commerce commission to the Govern ment and Ship Island railroad and its connections to charge less for longer hauls than shorter on shipments of tropical fruits from Gulfport, Miss, to stations in northern and eastern states in order that the road may be able to compete with lines operating out of New Orleans and Port Chalmette, La, Mobile and Pensacola
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
John Hays Hammond Returns

Ne" hork' July 14.-John Hays hammond the special American am- bassador to the coronation, returned today on the Lusitania. His secretary felt free to say that MT. Hammond would not be the next ambassador to Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Manila Is Storm Swept

Manila, July 4-Northern Luzan has been swept by typhoon. All the wires at Manila are down and the ohservers peheVe the storm was the worst in years
 on account of the lack of communication details have not yet been received. Yes selc are unable to enter Manila harbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
ARRIVE
 BRINGING ICE

New York, July 14.-The ice famine here, precipitated by the recent weath- CT. was relieved today by the arrival of 12 big ice barges, fully laden. This. however. will not terminate the dis trict attorneys investigation, prompted by Mayor Gaynor into charges that the Knickerbocker lee company unjustifi- ably increased the price of ice to re- tailers during the stress of weather. Ten police detectives have been work ing on the case and there Is a possi- bility of its presentation to the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
W1CKERSHAM FACES CHARGES OF WILFUL
 NEGLECT OF HIS DUTY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE :,

made false affidavits to the government that no one but the company which each represented had any intersst in the Con tract
 The resolution asking the attorney gen. eral for documents fin the Jarvis Bullock matter will be reported to the house early next week
 Tine attorney general when seen tonight declined to discuss the action of the com mittee His friends intimaied that tho charges were old and that a certain phase of them still was under investigation. They declined to indicate just what this phase was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
sWalsh Parole Still Probable

{ Chicago, July 1.-The last indictment perding against John R. Walsh, former Chicago banker now serving term in
 Fort Leavenworth penitentiary, was quashed today by United States District
 Judge I4andis, removing the chief ob- stacle in the way of the former banker
 being paroled. The parole board will meet in Fort Leavenworth September 11 and 1t is said the Walsh case will be the first to be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
TWAIN HAD
 HALF MILLION

New York, July 14.-Nark Twain left actual property worth s471,13s. An ap- praisal of his estate filed with the surro- gate today places this value on securi- ties and real estate the humorist be- oueathed to his only surviving child, Mrs Gabrieowitsch, when he died on April 21, 1910
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Building Permits lssued

The following building permits were is- sued from the building inspectors of flee yesterday:
 s5soo-Burr Blackburn. to erect two-story brick veneer Eesldence on Eleventh ave- nue between Central and Bellevue streets . s45oo-C. w. Mills, to erect two-story frame residence on Fifteenth avenue and Thirteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Antitrust Laws Are Upheld

Washington, July 4.-The department of justice is nquiring into the National city company, the sio,Oo,ooo security cor roration, recently conceived by the Na- tional City bank interests in New York. to ascertain if it will be in violation or inc federal statutes as. a. thank trust or s'money trust" ~ S%E 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Colorado Fair Called Off

Denver, Colo, July 1.-The Colorado interstate fair and race i,eet schedules for September ? to IS inclusive, was de- olared off today. Failure to secure the enactment of a law permitting race track betting Is believed to be an. important
 reason for the abandonment of the race meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Alleged Boycottine Enio;ned

Kansas City, July 14,-An order re- strainins the members of the Traders' Live Stock exchange at the Kansas City stock yards from boycotting independ- ent operators or ordering anything that would be restraint of trade. was made by Judge Thomas in the circuit court here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Verdict in Ingersoll Tragedy

Atlanta, Ga, July 14.-The coroner's g jury, which has been holding an inques. into the depths of Ro0oit G. 1ngersol and his wife last Tuesday, today returned ] verdict that Ingersoll sn,,t his wife and hen killed himself. Suspicious pointing % ! third party being involved caused the
 Jury to withhold it's decision for several laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Killed By Lightning

Milton, Fla, July 14-George E. Car roll. and his 12-year-old son were instant lv killed by lightning during a severe storm on Black'vater river today. Row. ing to the bank they tuned the boat over two stumps and gos under it for shelter A bolt of lightning struck the boat and killed father and son instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15

by reporter. refused to divulge his real name, stating that his family was prom inent in North Carolina, and he did not care to drag them into this disgrace. He now awaits Commissioner Sprolls dispo- sition of a moneyed mans appearance on the streets of Tuscaloosa It is thought that Johnston came to the right place, but that Dr. Searcy. rather than Commis- sioner Sprott, should have Jurisdiction over so renowned character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
See Allowed Bond

Chicago. July 14-Exelyn. Arthur See founder of the absolute life suit, who was convicted last night of, the abduc- ton of Mildred Bridges. was admitted to bail in the sum of $5000 pending arguments for new trial today. Con trary to expectation the arguments were not begun today and the matter probably will not be taken until Sep tember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Chinese Massacre Broached

Mexico City, July 14.-The Chinese min ieter, Chin Yang Teng, called upon Pres ident De La Barra at Chapultepec castle today and presented claims of his eov- ernment for the massacre of 303 Chinese and large number of property de- stroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Ball Player Attacks Editor

Kansas City. Mo- July 14TJohn Love. left fielder for the Kansas City Amer i,an association baseball team, was fined s1fC bv the team manager today for att taclsinr Edward w. Cochrane, sporting editor of the Kansas City Journal. Love took exception to articles written by Cochrane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Lumbermen Meet in August

New Orleans, July 14..,-1he Southern Lumber Commissary Managers associa ton, which was organized here last year will hold it's second annual meeting in New Orleans August 7 several hundred members are expected to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Employ Vets for Civil Serv;oo

W ashington. July H.-The Senate passed resolution today putting Union veterans in its employ on a civil service status to he retained permanently so long as their services are satisfactory,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
Two Cholera Deaths

New York, July 1.-Two more deaths from cholera among recent immigrants were reported here today bringing the total since the recent outbreak of the diseasesin Mediterranean countries up to four.