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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
Mrs. Ida Wade

Mrs. Ida Wade, aged 80 years died yes
terday morning at a local infrmary. Mrs.
Wade was formerly Miss Ida Wilson of
Montgomery, where she has a large
number of friends who will deplore her
loss. She is survived by a husband,
three sisters, and one brother. The flu
neral services will be held from the
chapel of the Gaudin Undertaking COM
pany this morning at IL o'clock, and the
interment will be at Elmwood ceme-
terry DR.. A. J. Dickinson will conduct
the ceremonies.
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Next weck-.The THIEF

The splendid New York production of
THE Thief will be the next attraction
at the Bijou theatre, commencing newt
Monday night. 1t is the original produce
ton with several of the original people
in the cast. The company carries all of
its own scenery, property effects, etc..
and is the most complete production of
the season. 1t is a thrilling, human in
terest story in which woman steals
in order that she may wear beautiful
clothes to make her husband love her.
Blanche Shirley, beautiful, talented act
ress, plays the leading role.
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the grand juries of said county for
investigation and action.
BY Mr.. Chamberlain on judiciary.
Notice and proof II. 155. To create the
office of assistant solicitor for the
county of Mobile, to prescribe his du-
ties. fix his salary and provide for the
method of selection for said office and
the taxation as costs of solicitor fees
where the said assistant solicitor prose-
cutes and the defendant is convicted.
BY Mr.. Pitts on judiciary. H. 275.
To amend section 1912 of the code
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.rbe Blue Mousse

1t is all on account of "tempera-
ment" of the mischievous little Blue
Mouse" which causes most of the trou-
BILE in the play of the same name which
the Messrs Shubert will present at the
Shubert theatre next Wednesday matinee
and night, with a cast including Grace
Merritt, Wilton Taylor, india Palmer, Guy
D'Ennery, Mabel Risley. John Hynes,
Gordon Mendelssohn, w. G.. Reynier,
Frank Halbach, John Dunno, Mary Mac
Gregor Carolyn Friend, Manual Alex
ander and others.
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Camp Hardce Meets

The regular meeting of Camp Hardee
will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium
and matters of interest will come UP for
discussion. All members are urkently re-
ouested TO be present, and cordial in
yitation is herewith extended to all COM
rades and daughters to attend the meet
ing.
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There will be few If any vacant seats
at the Bijou this afternoon, for Ward
and Vokes have proven to be the best
attraction of the season and every night
the Bijou has been filled. The Saturday
matinee is always the big performance
of the week and Manager Semon is an
ticipating a record breaking house this
afternoon. The performance tonight ends
the engagement of Ward and Volies in
1.-THE Trouble Makers, the best mu-
steal comedy of the season.
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10
The formation worked last night by the
club was about the best yet and no boy
on the team deserves special mention fof
they all played the best that was in
them.
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Only One "BROMO QUININE"
that is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature of E. w.
GROVE. Used the world over to Cure
n Cold in One Day. CSC
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ASHCRAFT AND PARTY
GO To WASHINGTON
Advise With Government on
Muscle Shoals Project
BIG COTTON DEAL MADE
Cant. III, l.. Reeder Sells 55s Bales at
One Observation-Disclosures Reeder
Is organizing LauderdaIe
Corn Clubs

Florence, February 3.-lSpecial)-
Mayor C. w. Ashcraft of Florence and
J. w. Worthington and j. L. Andrews
of Sheffield will leave tomorrow for
Washington, D. c., to appear before
the board of review of the army en-
gineers at 2 O'clock February Z, repre-
sentng the Commercial clubs of Flor
enee. Sheffield and Tuscumbia in adj
vocacy qof more governmental assist
ance for the Muscle Shoals power de-
velopment than has been recommended.
The three men have been foremost in
promoting the project and are thorogh-
~ familiar with all the details of the
proposed construction. They will ask for
changes in the plans submitted by the
government engineers which they will
argue will reduce the cost almost with
in the $7000,0o0 recommended as the ex-
pense the government would have to
bear.
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The largest single deal in cotton made
this season was the purchase by H.
L. Reeder and company of 55S bales of
cotton from ]. T. Reeder of Smithsonia
this county. The price paid was $4,000
and the seed made Captain Reeder real
lie almost $4,000 on the cotton. Earlier
in the season Captain Reeder sold
bales to the same cotton firm, making
a grand total of 75S for the season. Cap
tain Reeders plantations are in the bend
of The Tennessee river, where the spring
rains were thought to have injured the
crop 50 per cent.
Superintendent of Education II. l..
Reeder of Lauderdale county, is plan
ming to organize through the schools
boys corn club in each of the 10 beats
of Lauderdale county. Mr.. Reeder will
provide 10 prizes. one for each beat, and
the winners of the beat prizes will COM
pete with each other for the county
prize. Mr.. Reeder will distribute the
cornsfor planting so that each boy will
have an equal chance in the start. Lau-
derdale county farmers have experienced
an awakening during the past two years
and are putting into practice better
methods than ever before and it is
claimed that in no other county in the
state have the goverE-nsa: demonstra-
ton farms met with such hearty CO.
operation.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
MINISTER KEEPS WIFE
FROM DYING FATHER
Jealous ofSpouse's Family, Husband Keeps Letters
and Teleerams With Information of Illness

the preacher accidentally met Miss War.
ner and the interrupted courtship was re-
sumed.
Although a stream Of letters and tele-
grams were sent to Mrs Guss by nem-
bers OF her family after hope of her
fathers recovery was abandoned, It was
not until the day following his death. she
alleges. that she learned Of them.
Her brother then sent Chief Of Police
Donaghy, Of Ardmore, to Selins Grove
to make an investigation. Donaghy was
met At the door by Rev. Mr.. Guss, who.
he says. told him that his wife was not
at home. Donaghy alleges that he had
aeen Mrs. Guss through the kitchen win
dow and insisted upon speaking to her.
She was attracted by the voices ana
came out. She tainted when she learned
that her father was dead.
When Mrs. Guss reached Ardmore she
learned Of the telesrams, letters, and
three long-distance telephone messages
sent by her brothers. On the day Of the
frst telegrams she said Mr.. Guss sud-
denly proposed that they 60 TO williams
port. When they arrived there he told
his wife that he had business IN Chi
cago. She refused to 60 West, explaining
that - she had not heard from her rofa-
tives Tor two weeks she felt that some
thing was wrong.
After their return to ssIins Grove 6hs
eaid. M. 0nss again talked o. golne 70
ChjcAoo. end pof0uAdod hGe - pack m
her bo1oaG1nu- Wh<n Chisf po1aghv
appears9 eveeythang ~ = reA1ninD ~
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prominence Of the vanished man, who
was wealthy and had q host of friends
In Washington, where he had resided
practically all his lire.
1t was while endeavoring to have him
| admitted to Georgetown Hospital that
Mr.. Chew first missed his brother-in- law
Mr.. Chew had stepped into the reception
room and was conversing with one Of the
sisters. leaving DR.. Gray in the hall. A
few minutes later. when Mr.. Chew came
out, DR.. Gray was nowhere to be found
Investigation showed that Dr. Gray had
| left the institution and was seen goine
down Dumbarton avenue by a crossing
policeman. This was just before dark
on the afternoon of March /. Mr.. Chew
went home, thinking the druggist would
return to the Chew home at 1906 Thir-
| teenth street northwest He never came
back
Several days later. thinking that per-
haps the inflrm man had fallen into the
creek or canal. or perhaps was lost In the
woods. searching parties were sent out.
The canal and Rock creek were dragged
with grapplins hooks. 1t was thought
possible that he had gone to some near
by city. but as the days went by and no
word was received. all hope was given
up and his relatives believed him dead.
Booty for HiEhwaymen.
DR.. Gray had about SIS with him and a
valuable watch. one that he had carried
for half century. This would have
been booty enough TO have tempted high
waymen, who might have easily decoyed
him down into the lonely woods near
where his body was found. and there
murdered him, buried his head, and
thrown the corpse into the water.
hy ha hod 70
surface sooner is unexplained. Roy Mad.
igan. Of sos New Hampshire avenue; mar.
~ Raidy. of 2425 street, and Leo Sher.
wood. OF SIS Twenty-sixth street. all boys
under eighteen years of age, said they
were positive the body could not have
been weighted down with stones. as one
vigorous poke Of the stick dislodged IT,
At first Madigan thought 1t was a big
bundle OF old clothes. until he saw the
hands. After they summoned the officer
a big crowd collected, and the rumor
spread like wildfire that the body Of a
murdered man had been found.
Reward for Boys.
The three lads will receive the 800 re-
ward offered by Mr. Chew for information
leading to the discovery Of DR.. Gray
either dead or alive.
Sergt. Joseph Carter, rs soon as he
learned of the finding of the corpse, went
to the scene. and having a suspicion the
body might be that Of Dr. Gray, teie-
phoned the relatives to come to the
morgue and see IL they could Identify the
remains. Sergt. Carter has always main
tanned that DIR. Gray came to his end in
Rock Creek.
DR.. Gray owned several houses IN
Washington and a fine farm at Branch.
Vile. Md. He transferred a consider
able bank account to the washington
Loan and Trust Company several DAYS
before his disappearance. A brother, C.
c. Gray, an employe in the railway mai
service. who lives at 526 Third stree,
northeast. and sister, Mrs. Tibbey. to.
gether with Mrs. Chew, are the only near
relatives in Washington.
Following the inquest this mornins
funeral services will be arranged for. /,
is considered probable that In view OF
the condition of the body. cremation
will be necessary.
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to all parts of the city free Of charge
We even pay the express charges on all
purchases to the value of s. or more to
any point In the nearby States, even as
far as North Carolina" said Mr. Kann.
AS far as the extra charges exacted
py the express and transfer companies
and the telegraph companies for going
to distant parts of the city are con-
cerned. / can see no good business rea-
son why they should require residents to
pay this excessive tax. The uniform rate
would be. in my Judgment. a sufficient
compensation for their trouble
Isaac Cans. of Saks & Co, said that
his firm delivers all purchases free to all
parts Of the city and pays the express
charges Of goods to points within 100
miles of the city. While very often the
cost of delivering parcels exceeds the
value of the purchase, business requires
them to do 1t, and, anyway, they do not
lose on the cost of delivery, as the near
by deliveries are cheaply made and a
fair average is struck. Mr.. Cans thought
that the same thing would work out with
express companies who have their regu-
lar runs to make every day and have to
go over the ground.
A. Lisner. proprietor Of the Palais
Royal, was positive in his opinion that
express and telegraph companies ought
not to make an extra charge for deliver
ing anywhere in the District Mr.. Lisner
said he did it both in the city and out
SIDE and thought that his experience
would enable him to Judge OF the cost
end the possibility of the carrier compa-
nies doing the work profitably to them
selves on the uniform rate for the whole
area Of the city.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
CHURCHES OBSERVE
TUBERCULOSIS DAY
Fight Against White Plague
Theme of Address.

In an effort to arouse interest in the
fight against the dreaded white plague,
Washington churches yesterday observed
Tuberculosis Day." The day was set
aside by the Washington branch of the
National Association for the Prevention
of Tuberculosis, of which Gen. George
NJ. Sternberg is president and Miss Ruth
Rizer secretary.
Miss Rizer addressed the residents of
Langdon. urging them to join in the
campaign against tuberculosis. She said
many cases are caused by carelessness
and dirt Rev. Charles Wood. pastor
of the Church of the Covenant. has
promised to address his congregation on
the subject at an early date. as has Rev
Harry Angus. pastor of Peck Chapel
Rabbi. Abram Simon. of the Eighth
Street Temple, will speak Friday even
ing.
DR.. F. Scott Avery last night ad-
dressed members of the West Street
Presbyterian Church, showing specimens
from the Bureau of Animal Industry to
illustrate his talk.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
SHEEDY MARRIAGE
PLANS ARRANGED
Wedding to Burden to Be
Held in Home of Bride.

New York, April so-The marriage Of
Florence Sheedy, daughter of Dennis
Sheedy. the multi-millionaire Of Denver.
and I. Townsend Burden, r., Of New
York. will take place on Saturday.
June II.
The ceremony will be performed at
the Sheedy mansion in Denver. Bishop
M. F. Burke, Of the Diocese Of Missouri.
noted prelate in the Roman Catholic
faith. and a great-uncle Of the bride-to-
be- offlciating.
Mr.. Burden is a non-Catholic, and,
therefore. no nuptiaI mass will be sung
in the church. He has. however agreed
to the laws of the church regarding mar
riage and the wedding will take place
at the home Of the bride. The details
OF the wedding as yet have not been
completed.
Miss Sheedy is now in New York. stay
ing At the Hotel Plaza.
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Special to The washington Herald.
Philadelphia. April ao.-Aaeging that her
husband had destroyed letters and tele-
grams sent to inform her that her aged
father was dying and that he tried tc
lure her to Chicago to prevent a final
death bed meeting. Mrs. Emily w. War
ner Guss, of Ardmore. has hled suit Tor
divorce at selins Grove. Pa. against Rev.
Howard L. Guss. They were married
last June
jest why Rev. Mr.. Guss did not want
his wife to bid farewell to her dying
father is not clear. Robley Warner.
brother Of Mrs. Guss, said to-day that
the minister was unreasonably Jealous
Of all Of his wife's relatives.
Guss courted his present wife when he
attended Princeton. After entering the
ministry he married another woman. She
died several years ago. So1me time later
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
DIED..

BARRETT-On Friday. April 2s. 1911
at $50 p. m, HENRY CLAY BAR
RETT. beloved husband of Angela
Funeral from residence of wife's pa
rents. PA Arthur place northwest,
Monday. May /, at IL a. m. In
terment at Arlington.
8ATTENm,on Friday, Ag.il g, Is1l,
4 sos sis sARrEs s9fERE &C REayIdsaes sseTSs Ao:
Funeral from Lees Chapel. May 1,
at p. m.
CoLEMAN-on Friday. April 2s. 1911
n Man. T. Faithful m EazaShGH seTxans Fl MTs GoLE
W. Bradley, 1918 Park road north
west.
Funeral service: at Northwest In On;
tives and friends Invited.
HENsHAw-on Friday. April %. 1911
at p. m. at his home. 1l0s .
s,, street northeast. EDWARD F
Funeral from his late residence, Mon
day. May 1, at 2 p. m.
lHODGEs-on Saturday. April %. 1911
at Washington, d. c. ANNIE ABB
HsMETHf HeSSE q HodSe. Etfe u Of sris retired Ged
Notice of funeral hereafter.
JOHNSON-On Saturday evening. April
2s. 1911. MARGARET JULIA, be-
loved daughter of Annie E. John
son and the late George J. john
Funeral from the residence. 1916
Vermont avenue. Tuesday aft
ernoon. May, 2. at 2:so o'clock
Relatives Relatives and and friends invited. In
MISUNDERSTANDING. on Friday. April
2s. 1911. at 1I:4S p; m. at her res
asissis.. B "Sn e, HEIEN Rias! NJ; G4sfss. IkGx.
man and daughter Of the late John
and Catherine Clements,
Funeral from her late residence. Mon
day: May 1. at $3.50 a. m. thence
to st. Teresa's Church. where mass
will be said at 10 a. m.
LIE FEVRE-On Saturday, April 90
1911. CHARLES LIE FEvRE. aged
Funeral from Speare's, $40 F street,
Uhsy inSited Mas fntermsnt n en- Prirate fnTs 1ssl
please copy)
LLoYD-Departed this life on Friday.
April 2s; lsiI: at lo:sO p m m
, p. M, at Lees Chapel. 3s2 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
LYLEs-On Saturday. April 20. 1911.
after q long illness. HARRISON B.
hYtEs: IL rs in the thirty-fifth years OF
Funeral from his late residence. $50
Florida avenue northwest, on Mon
day. May l. at p. m; THENCE to
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, Fourteenth street and Co.
lumbia road. Interment at Glen
wood Cemetery.
NoLAND-On Friday. April 2s. 1911.
n NoRMaN ". NoIANp. ~ ~
Funeral from Thomas r. Nallsy &
Sons funeral parlors, 1921 Elev-
enth street southeast, Monday. May
1, at 2 p. m. Friends and relatives
respectfully invited to attend.
OvER-On Friday. April IS. 1911. at
her residence 203 Tenth street
southeast. HARRIET L. PIPER
OVER. beloved wife Of Charles H.
T. over.
Funeral from Israel C. M. E. Church.
First and B streets southwest. Mon
day. May l, at 8 p. m. 1nterment
at warrenton, Va. Casket will not
be opened In church.
SAMPSON-On Friday. April 2s, 1911,
at a. m. MARY r.. beloved wife
Of Thomas Sampson.
Funeral from her late residence, 2012
Ninth street northwest, on Mon
day. May I, at p. m. In
terment (private) at Glenwood
Cemetery.
STEwART-On Saturday. April 20.
1911. at $3.50 D. m, at her home.
SIS East Capitol street. CAROLINE,
the widow Of John M. Stewart
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
FACTS IN GRAY MYSTERY.

years
Bachelor with several sisters and brothers living
Disappeared
l..
in OF
by a tcrossin policeman
Georgetown Of
o. none and
Of his disappearance.
When body head
deme
foup
Is a mystery
peculiar tatooed on right arm
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
DIR. POWERS CRITICALLY Ill.
associate Announces Pastors Con.
dftfon to BE GravN-


Rev. Earl Wilhey. associate pastor. OF
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
last night, in view Of the alarm that has
arisen among the members Of the con.
greeation and other friends Of the pas
tor Of the church, Rev. Frederick d.
Power, in regard to rumors that he was
In an extremely critical condition an
nounced that although DR.. Power Is Sc
riously Ill. he Is In no more immediate
danger. so far as can be told, than at
any time during the past three or four
weeks. DR.. Power Is confined to his
bed with an affection which has resulted
In hardening Of the arteries and the
production Of a blood clot, causing pres
sure on the brain.
While the trouble has been manifested
for more than year. during which time
DR.. Power has not occupied the pulpit.
he attended church until a few SUNDAYS
ago. and often took some small part in
the service. ,.
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MRS. COWLING IS DEAD.
Former Washington Resident Dies
in New Home.

Former Warrington Resident Dies
in New Home.
Special TO The Washington Herald
Rockville, Nd. April 30.-Mrs. Mary
India Cowling, widow of Thomas Cowl.
ing. Of Washington. died this morning a,
the home Of her son-in-law, Perry E.
Gloyd. in Gaithafsburg. aged seventy.
three years. -
Surviving her are two daughters. Mrs
Gloyd and Mrs. Laura Stoddard. both OF
Gatthersburg. Mrs. Cowling was a
daughter Of the late George H. Plant
Of Washington. Until about ten years
ago, when she moved to Gaithersburg
Mrs. Cowling had lived in Washington.
The funeral will be held Tuesday aft.
ernoon from the chapel at Oak Hill
Cemetery, Washington.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
MRS. LUTHER YOUNG DIES.

Long Illness in Home Ends in Ex.
pected Death.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Rockville, Nd, April 30.-Mrs. Sarah
Ann Young, aged sixty-four years. died
to-day at her home near Damascus.
She is survived by her husband. Luther
Young, two sons. and one daughter. all
of this county.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning from the Methodist Church at
Damascus
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
Uniform Delivery Charge in Outskirts Uni
versally Demanded.
FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Transfer, Telegraph and Taxicab Companies Accused
of Unjust and Unfair Rates to
Outlying Districts.

widen the of uniform charge for de-
livery of express parcels trunks and telegraph by the
panes that undertake gaining
strength by day since it first announced in The Washington
Herald against this discrimination being wagd
Eugene Gaddes of 1928 Connecticut
h;e
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

q. 9. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington. Sunday. April 30, l9ll-s p. m
The general pressure distribution over the north
ern hemisphere has not changed materially during
the last day or two. low pressure continuing over
Europe the eastern portion Of the United States.
and Alaska and high pressure interior Asia,
the middle Atlantic Ocean, the western portion OF
The Washington herald., 1911-05-01

simple truck. supported by q wide roller in
stead of small wheels. with which one man can
pdck up and move . piano. is the invention Of q
Wisconsin man
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Local Temperature.

Midnight. g.: .. m. &; g. m, 81; a. M
80; a.. m, 62; 10 a.. m, 81; II noon, s.; D. m.
"a: p m. rs; p. m, -: p m. 6; 10 p m,
g. Maximum, 7s; minimum. So
Relative humidityS a. m. So; p m. -.
Rainfall 70 p. m. to 8 p MI. trace. Hours Of
sunshine l; per cent Of possible sunshine. g.
Temperature same date last year-Maximum. Sc;
minimum 81.
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lars. Meacan 1. Psr1s.

Paris. April o.--Mra Margaret Emer
son Mc1lim. of Haleimers. who was sup
posed 70 have enos ~ Deriin % Sunday
last sfter needing A1cEe1 O. vsnderbir
here. never rsaohs2 ~ German capital
hut, accordinG DO o11o e hoe frienda
came back - Raxie a. Bru6soss. anl
y new hving = . suz1l111o aDostzneat
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DR.. GRAY'S BODY
FOUND In CREEK

Continued frSm Page One.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE or THE
LANSTON MoNOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY,
,Dl CALLOwHILL STREET
| Philadelphia. April L. lsu.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
LAnston Monotyps Machine Company will Be held at
the Elks' Home. Prince and Royal streets,
Alexandra, Va. at II O'Clock noon On THURSDAY.
the 9Th day Of May. lsI for the purpose Of eectng
board Of directors to serve for the ensuing rear
and transacing such other business may properly
come before it.
rnnsfer books viii b closed on April at Z
O'Clock p m. and will be reopened on Nay a 10
O'CLOCK .. m -,
By ordsf cf the board u drecto0
". ARTHUR sELLMAN. Secretary.
apl7-dlst
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Temperatures in Other Cities.
Temperatures IN other cities together with tbs
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-four houn ended
ut .. m yesterday. are - follows: