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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
Sampson Resumes Stand


 w. H. Sampson resumed the stand You grew up with Henry c. Beattie. Jr. did you not?' began Prosecutor Wendenburg.
 "Yes.''
 You and Henry were fast friends, weren't you?"
 Yes"
 And fast men. too?" Yes, but we never reached the speed limit
 The prisoner here joined in the laugh that greeted the remark. The judge ad- monished the crowd not to make the scene 'one of levity.'
 You were used by Beulah as a kind of postoffice for Henry weren't you?' No"
 You have all your mail sent to Madi- son club, whose manager was convicted of running a gambling house?' NO, not all of it.
 The prosecutor read from a statement given by Sampson to Detective Sherrer that Henry must have liked Beulah very much to go with her, being a married man., The witness admitted that the statement to which he swore was true. When you were with Henry the Satur- day night before the homicide did you see a gun?"s
 No; l went into the rear of the car and saw none"
 ltlu Nuu StdiCn ioi d gun. No"
 Did you open the door In the rear of the carr"
 There were no doors. The statement I first gave about the doors was a mis- take as I forgot Henry's car had no doors.'
 You know now there were no doors?" "Yes,"
 Now. if tlss gun had been under the rear seat, you couldn't have seen n?'' If it was in view l would have seen it."
 You learned at the coroner's inquest that Paul Beattie had said the gun had been put in the rear of the car, didn't you?"
 Yes" , And then you gave statement, say ing you looked into the rear of the car that night and saw no gun2s Yes
 Sampson was excused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

when I telephoned him to come over in his machine | What was the reputation of Beulah Bnford in Richmond?" asked Mr Smith. | "Very bad" The defense declared that it's purpose in the testimony was to show that the relations between Beulah Bnford and n.e prisoner were merely accidental and Tot
 renewed with purpose"
 Sampson said Beulah was on her way
 to Danvile, Va, to go into a house of i'll
 reputation.
 How many times from that time did
 you see Henry and Beulah together?' l Twice"
 and heard with reference to Henry's being
 in love with Beulah?p
 They seemed to be friendly' I Did he treat her." asked Judge Wat
 son. "as a man whose affections seemed
 seriously engaged?'' l "No.' | Before the cross-examination could he begun MT. Smith asked the prosecution if l it could allow him first to put on some witness to testify to the character of E. II. Niblett.' as the witness was anxious to get away. l The examination lasted until the hour | for luncheon. | When the session reconvened Mir. Smith l called to the attention of the court that Detective farrell, after F. w. Wakefield had testified in contradiction to his tes- l timony yesterday made an insulting re-
 mark to MT. Wakefield Judge Watson. l after the jury had been excuseJ listened to accounts of the incidents and described the action of farrell as highly contempt uous," fning him So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
GOOD PROSPECTS
 FOR SETTLEMENT
 OF LABOR TROUBLE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

advisable to call this meeting in some other city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

Foreign selling has been decidedly lin- portant factor in the big slide in prices. Great Britain and the Continent have been free sellers of American securities for the last six weeks. The dispute be- tween Germany and France over the Nor ocean issue seems to have caused geunine uneasiness on the other side, although the affair seems in this country to be trivial. Why it should set two great nations at loggerheads passes our under standing. Then there came along the labor strikes in Great Britain which are serious beyond a question. The labor situation there is grievously bad. Wages are extremely low and the great army of working men employed by railroads and many other corporations feel that they are enlisted in a holy cause. They are in a life and death struggle to lift wages to a standard that will enable them to live as civilized human beings. The wage average is stated to be around S6 8 week, a figure that Is incomprehensible to the American people. The seriousness of the problem is understood by the British pub lie far better than 1t is here, of course, and it's bearing on securities values is clearfy seen. The erect on prices or Eng
 fish stocks has been harsh, and has nat urally led to liquidation of British hold
 ngs in outside stuff, Americans being easier to sell than anything else, were first to be spilled out of the box. That selling on top of home liquidation served to put our prices down lower than they would have otherwise gone The great burden,gof undigested stocks and, bonds Is still weighing heavily upon the Ameri- can market and may result in further inn portant depreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

stock markets and utter business depres- sion.
 No such conditions exist at this time There has been an over issue of corpora tion bonds, it is true, and stock qouta- tions were too high when the decline started Q few weeks ago but there is really nothing fundamentally wrong. People are disturbed and afraid to em- bari. on new enterprises because of po- litical unrest and the certainty of a two years infliction of agitation over the issue of tariff revision This, of course. is a highly important business issue and it may be that the country will be held back on that account. In fact 1t looks very much as though such would be the case.
 Aside from that, however, the country is getting along fairly well. Crops, while not up to expectation Cotton eXcepted) are up to normal average, farmers are reasonably certain to get good prices, railroads are carrying big volume of traffic and manufacturing and commer- cial business while not what it ought to be is self sustaining. People are doing business these days on a narrower mar gin of profit than in good times and they are doing 1t on safe lines. There Is no accumulation of product in any quarter
 
 begins to look up improvement should be radical Good times should come with a rush and come to stay.
 The hope of the stock market during the next six months a year is in the abundance of money available for Wall street purposes Concentration of idle capital is not confined to the larger cit ies Every community of any size re- ports an unusually heavy accumulation of deposits. Cities of the second and third class report that they have local use for their funds at rates which pay them to keep the money at home instead of billing it up in New York and the other great fiscal centers. That Is a good thing for the leading cities. Were it otherwise, there would be such glut of money in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chi cago that 1t would become business menace.
 The moral of this is do not become alarmed. Quite down and take things easy. It Is a good time to refrain from excitement of perturbation. The situation is in a way to work out satisfactorily, although too slowly, perhaps, to meet the views of the impatient ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
An Accessory

to say that the man was not Henry Beattie nor the woman his wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

Gossip has been free with the names of big insiders and favored plunging specu- lators who have sold out their stocks on the decline. The break in International Harvester from around 40 to under 105 has been attributed to the unloading by
 MT. George W. Perkins, who has been ac tive in pulling the stock ever since it left 55. MT. Perkins has not denied the re-
 port which emboldens gossiphers to be- lieve that on this occasion they did not wander from the facts MT. Perkins is in deadly earnest in his determination to de- vote the next few years of his life to .he carrying out of a programme for a better
 understanding between warning business and political interests Tn order 10 ac- complish results he feels that he must divorce himself as much as possible rom business cares and 1t would not be at all surprising If he should be concentrating his heavy intepest in the stock market and Iputting himself in shape to give his whole time to his benevolent body There is a great deal more to MT. Perkins than the general public believes and he may vet make a very decided impression upon the public as a man of large capacity for achievement in a crusade for the popular Iadvantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
HAS LIQUIDATION CEASED FOR GOOD?. Foreign Selling Decided Factor in Decline EVERYBODY WAITING Some Stories Told of The Drops in Special Stocks-Wall Street
 Is Very Much at
 Sea
By w. G. NICHOLAS

New York, September 2,-(SpeciaD. = There has been a halt in liquidation and people are asking each other if the de- cline is over and if insiders are through selling their surplus holdings. No an- swer has been given to this very natural and very general query, because nobody knows. The gamble hinges on that point. The decline of 15 to 90 points in stocks shas been sufficient to discount great many unpleasant developments, but whether the break has gone far enough for general cleanup and for a quiet readjustment of the situation around the current level remains to be seen. A num- Der of active stocks are now down to a point below the present paying rate. St. Paul, both Northern Pacific and Great Northern. Union Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio and Atchison are among the lead- ing railroads whose stock is now selling .ex-dividend cut" They are so low that conservative bears are thinking of mak- ing a shift of front, at least until they can see a little clearer into the future. Railroad officials are loudly denouncing reports of possible dividend reductions but the tape talks louder than they do and is more influential in shaping mar ket opinion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

|
 Another story is afioat to explain the
 break of 100 points or more in Standard | Oil. It is to the effect that the, holdings
 of the estate of A. Mcdonald, the de-
 ceased Cincinnati millionaire, have
 been finding d market rather under com
 pulson. few years ago Mir. Mcdonald
 had a block of 10000 to 12,0O0 shares of
 Standard Oil. He was one of the largest individual holders. He became involved with his son-in-law, Stallo, and associates, in the construction of a Mississippi rail-
 road and not long after he died 1t was
 discovered that his estate had srunk enor-
 mously in value. According to ths. Wall
 street story the last 2oo0 shares was hold
 by the Metropolitan Trust company of this
 city collateral on a loan and that the clearing house demanded that this be
 taken up else the banking company would be denied a membership in the assocla- | tion. It had to be sold and in working 1t | off there occurred the break referred to. It | is understood that other parts of the orig inal big holdings passed to the hands of Heading Standard Oil insiders. Attention was called to this gossip by an amusing incident that occurred on the curb market this week. new broker mistook an order to buy 100 shares of San Toy, q penny mining stock for an order to ouy 100 shares of Standard oil stock. In at tempting to fill the order the youngster ran the price of Standard Oil up si5 a share in about 10 minutes, only succeeding in getting 15 shares. By that time they choked him off. If he had been allowed to buy the full hundred shares he might have put the price up 200 points. He was an earnest bidder.
 Wall street is very much at sea over prospects. Nothing vitaly wrong in the general situation can be observed-that is, nothing which is likely to cause a panic or to greatly undermine existing values. At the same time business conditions are not satisfactory. Enterprise has come to a halt The minds Of everybody are dis turbcd. A strenuous and honest effort Is being made to locate the cause in order to judge the magnitude and duration or the uncertainty and present loss of conh- dence Attempts are being made to com pare the situation now with that of 1923. That was the period following the crazy promotions of industrial and other enter prises which climaxed with the Notation of United states Steel and the subseq,ienv huniilating collapse of Morgans Tnterna- t.onal Mercantile Marine promotion It will he recalled that during 19J, 1953 and well into 1894 the whole country was pros trate by reason of the extraordinary liqui- dalton of inflated securities worked off on the public during 1991 and 1891 end the two or three years prior. Hundreds upon hun drods Of millions of dollars of tnc pco- pie's money went up in the smoke during these two years and a half Of breaking
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
HUMOR OF The DAY
A Short Story.

TTrom the Lawyers Magazine
Comes now IgnatH Waldo, who Gem
plains Of Miss Lucrctia Smythc and
declares that by reason Of her grace.
beauty and general lovnbility he has
lost his heart to her. wherefore be
praya the said Miss Smythc that she
take pity upon him and accede to his
request to wit-namely, that she join
him in the bonds of holy wedlock
WhcreupOn the hercinbefOre men
toned Miss Smythe treats the COM
plainant in a cruel and inhuman man
ner, in that she laughs sCOrnfully at
him as he rests on his knees before
her and declares that she will never
marry him because of a previous con-
viction In that she saw him kissing
another girl at the railroad station on
day and date which she does not at
the time recall to mind, all of which
she swears Is true to the best of her
knowledge and belief.
In reply thereto the complainant
pravs for a writ Of error and states
| that the aforesaid Miss Smythe was
| in error when she made the kissing OF
the girl ut the railroad station cause
for action, inasmuch as the young lady
in question was and is a sister to the
party Of the first part. and under the
constitution Of the United States and
the rulings Of the Interstate commerce
commission CAla. 2-34-G such kissing
cannot he made the basis of com
plant for unjust discrimination by the
fiancce of said kisser. Whcrcupon
Miss Smythe reverses her decision ana
orders that, after being signed, sealed
and delivered with a kiss, the mar
rage decree be duly and fully promul-
gatcd.-7uCk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
Distances In Alaska.

"It's curious the idea some people
have about distances in Alaska" said
Il. Ell. Thomas, back from recent trip
to the territory "They are apt to
speak of getting from one place to
another as If it were a matter of a few
hours instead of weeks. A man was
speaking to me last night of running
up from Seattle to Fairbanks. / asked
him how long he thought it would take
him, and he said about two days.
1.-THE fact is that it takes from four
to four and a half days to get by
steamer from Seattle to Skagway and
then a day over the railway to White
Horse, and then you have sixteen OF
eighteen days of pack travel ahead OF
you still. Iditarod, where the rush is
going on when spring opens, is still
1000 miles beyond Fairbanks. and thai
distance will take from twenty tC
twenty-five days to cover.
"As / came away from Seward two
men arrived there from that country
having come through the Rainy Hol
low district, bringing $4,000 worth Of
metal with them on sledges. They hat
been forty days on the route. There
was no danger of their being robbed
because anybody who had attempted
It would not have been able to get out
of the country undetected." - New
York Sun.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

An irate old lady, the wife of pros
porous farmer on the outskirts Of
Philadelphia stepped off II train in
Broad street station the other day
with face like a thundercloud. Any
one could see in that sCowling counte-
nance the smoldering fire that might
break forth at any minute. Stamp
ing excitpdly on the platform, she
gnashcd her teeth in a struggle to keep
back the tears. Finally she button
holed the first person who would listen
to her tale of woe. "What's all this
talk of educating young men to be
civil engfneers?" she sCreeChed fndig-
nantly. "What we need in this here
country is more civil conductors and
less sassy brakemen. "-Phtladelphia
Times.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

perfectly that it is no wonder that 1t
IL the favorite. Only very little diff.
ference from the skin in tone, it is
even more becoming in gloves than
white.
Suede gloves will be worn with all
dressy gowns, g1ace gloves with tai
iored suits. If the glove is not white
or champagne colored it is tan or
gray. to match the shoe tops or some
othersnote of trimming on the gown.
Trfdescent feathers are used espe-
rially on the feather trimmed hats.
Large lace jabots are being intro
fueed on little cloth dresses.
The new straws for hats are excep-
tionally charming.
A novelty is q striped silk entirely
white with lines of mousseline.
This French or peasant blouse with
sailor collar is made Of striped ma
terial. the stripes meeting i'm the back
70 give n chevron effect. Either plain
or figured materials can be used in
stead of stripes.
rTTrTrt FyTTnT mr.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

Of the mushroom type with downward
turning brims.
Skirts are actually full enough to
make walking possible, but they hang
absolutely straight.
This frock Of Persian lawn and
TaGnciennes lace makes a suitable
commencement gown for a young girl.
1t may be duplicated in any soft ma
terial preferred. BY dispensing with
the lace trimmed founce the design is
much simplifed. The dress is cut
with blouse and skirt, the former
with front and back portions. which
are gathered to the yoke and plastron.
The sleeves are gathered below and
Joined to bands or cuffs. The skirt is
gathered about the waist.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes
for a thfrty-four, thirty-siX, thirty-eight,
forty and forty-two inch bust measure.
Send 10 cents to this office, giving number,
69g7 and It will be promptly forwarded to
you by mail If in haste send an addi-
tional two cent stamp for letter postage
which ins,lres more prompt delivery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

A burly negro came to the doctor
Of a West African missionary settle
ment, dragging his reluctant wife with
him.
Doctor, pull one Of my wife's teeth
out" said he.
The doctor examined the wOman's
mouth and found only sound teeth.
"Oh, that makes no difference" said
the interested negro pull one any
way. If it doesn't hurt too much you
can pull my tooth that is aching" -
Success Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
II. Would indeed

"What's this word, pap asked VIII
lie, pointing it out in his book.
Phenomenon" replied pa.
"WelI what is that?"
"That, my son, is what you would
be If you never disturbed your father
with questions" Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
sEMIPRINCEsS GOWN.

brofdery and striped or figured mate
rails may be combined with some
plain fabric. Striped foulard and plain
satin might be used together. 1t may
have high or low collar, as preferred,
a lace chemisette being used to conceal
the neck. JUDO CHObLbl.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
FAVORlTE FASHIONS.

Blouses and Skirts Cut on the Early
Nineteenth Century Lines.
It is going to be great cotton sea-
son, and cottOns are going to be t0ier~
ated where formerly they have been
prohibited.
Self tones are seen on street dresses
Of wooden or of satin, and these are
frequently frightened by the introduce
ton of gay threads interspersed with
gold or silver.
The vast majority of models follow
the kimono sleeve idea. In many in
stances there is deep yoke fashion,
ed on kimono lines, with d shallow
lower section in bib form.
Powered satins are blossoming out
In the stores Hats covered with these
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
Erannia Wilson's Sarcasm.

Francis Wilson was sitting u :
group of actors at the lambs club %
The night Of last Fourth Of July Whep
news came hat the hopes of the white
race had been cruelty dashed at Reno
New. By vandeyiIlain Jack Johnson.
It was known among those present
TINT Mr.. Wilson had made some slza-
Bile wagers upon the DEBATED Mr.. JeI
fries, and they waited for the eSp'o.
sion. .,,.a.
s.aAt least. gentlemen, said wilson
mildly ms he rose to goat least We
az congratulate ourselves upon one
tl1ing-t the title remains In the proIss-
aion irwin Cobb In New York TIE
nae.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
SHOPPING POINTERS.
Silks and Laces offered In Wonderful
Diversity of Patterns.

DIVERSITY OF dttSTF9'
Standings are quite banished from
the fashionable world of dress. Fou-
lards have taken their place in popu-
lar favor.
The latest touch in embroidered
lunch cloths is to form them Of alter
nate strips of lace and fine linen. FiIlet,
fine cluny and copies Of the old Vene-
tan laces are used for these inser-
tons, and a border of lace to match
completes the cover.
OF extreme elegance is tailored cos
tune of fine black cloth trimmed with
velvet bands covered with a lattice
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

Footelighte-Who wrote eve are ad-
vertised by our loving friends" Do
you know?
Miss Sue Brette--No, do not, but II
Nat Goodwin had written it I'm sure
It would have run, I'VE are adver-
tised by our loving wives."-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

ing. This gown illustrates one Of its
departures The full length front pam
ell accentuates the length Of the figure.
Blouse and sleeves are cut in one. The
costume is suitable for formal or in
formal affairs It was made of all
over eyclet embroidery.
JUDO CuOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
JUDO CHOLLET.

This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes
for a thirty-four thirty six. thirty eight.
forty. forty-two and forty-four inch bust
measure Send 10 cents to this office, CIV
ing number Gg87. and it will be promptly
forwarded to you by mail If in haste
send an additional two cent stamp Tor
letter postage, which insures more prompt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
JUDO CHOLLlET

This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes
for girls of ten, twelve and fourteen years
of age. Send 10 cents to this office, giving
number. 6993, and it will be promptly for
warded to you by mail If in haste send
an additional two cent stamp for letter
postage. which insures more prompt de-
livery
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
JUDO CHoLLET.

This May Manton pattern Is cut in sizes
for a thirty-four, thirty-six. thirty EIGHT
and forty inch bust measure, Send 10
cents to this office, giving number, 69Ss.
and Il viii be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
insures more prompt delivery.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
THE PREVAILING TASTE.

Natty Sailor Styles In Collars, BTouses,
Ties and Shoes.
Among tentative suggestions for
tailor made effects is the increasing
use of very large embroidered arrow
heads on the smooth finished fabrics.
The princess slips now worn under
sheer lingerie gowns have developed
through their daintiness of decorations
of lace, embroidery and stitchery into
lovely foundations for the filmy robes
worn over them.
The new delicate champagne color
"goes with" every color Of gown so
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30
POPULAR STYLES.
Particularly Striking Are the MILL
merry Effects of the Season.

merry Effects of the Season.
The thin straw which resembles
horsehair or erin has come back into
favor.
Elton jacket and bOlerO both are
among the accepted styles.
The smartest coat and skirt cos
tunes are Of heavy silk 0r\heece back
satin.
Radium braid is effectively employ
ed on many of the handsomcst
models.
Many effective hats for children are
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

Jones-Do you carry any life insur-
ance?
Brownies; I have $4,000.
Jones-Made payable to your wife?
Brownies.
Jones-Well, what kind of an excuse
do you put up to your wife for living?
-Harpers Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-30

III ii is a question Of quality and price pre-.
when ii comes to stationery, we 'hins nm,
YOU are looking for US. Phone 1000 any
We will either come or send.