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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-13

Stone water coolers, cheaper than til
ones, at W. P yesterday >.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-13

Nv. p. yesterday has tin rooted Mrs.
Grandstaff's house on Fairfax boulevard and
Mr.. Thos. McGaka's house on the shenan-
doah
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-13
(BE77ER GOODS, BE77ERI WEAR ANDI SATISFACTION

the chief characteristics of goods sold in this store For
this you VIII find hundreds of good tested
customers who when asked where there good place to buy
clothing shoes furnishings? will invariably say hat for
good merchandise the lowest prices always Theodore
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-13

A magnificent troupe of performing
ponies with Dan Ricee's Circus next
Tuesday.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-06-13

June 1885,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
NAMES EXCISE MEN
 FOR MONTGOMERY
Gov. O'Neal Announces the Board to Have Charge of
 Affairs at Capital

Montgomery, July 22.-(Special.)-Go ernor O'Neal tonight appointed the excise commission for Montgomery. The chair man is Dr. Arthur H. Montgomery, and the associates are Richard G. Banks and George w Halls.
 pr. Montgomery is one of the most prominent physicians of the Capital City MT Banks Is a merchant and manager of the Banks Coal Co.,, while MT. Halls is a former tax collector of Montgomery, is Confederate veteran and a man of un- blemished character
 It is understood that the governor gave especially careful attention to the selec- tion of the commission, in order that gomery and the whole state could be proud. He was anxious to secure men who could not possibly be swayed by outside influences. None of the mera bers has either directly or indirectly been con nected with the liquor traffic.
 The Smith bill provides for the sale of pure liquor only and under the law it is necessary to have frequent chem ical tests made. It is understood that this feature of the law influenced the governor in appointing prominent phy- sician as member of the commission.
 The Mobile commissioners will in all probability be named on Sunday night. It was expected that the ap- pontments would be made today but the chief executive had not quite made up his mind on one of the candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
DREYFUSS PAYS
 FABULOUS PRICE
 FOR MARTY O'TOOLE

Minneapolis, Minn., July 22.-Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburg club of the National league, late today pur- chased Marty O'Toole, St. Paul's sem sational spitball pitcher, for $22,5O0, the highest price ever paid for q ballplayer. All of the bidders dropped out of the rum ming today with the exception of Dreyfuss and Mike Cantillon, agent for the Chi cago Americans.
 Following O'Toole's sensational work against Milwaukee, when he struck out r men, equalling Rube Waddell's famous record, he on Friday defeated the heavy hitting Minneapolis team, striking out 10 of them. In a previous game he struck out Il men.
 Bresnahan of St. Louis started the bidding by offering about $15.ooo for O'Toole and Kelly. his catcher. Cleve- land and Chicago were both attracted by the showing of the youngster and the bidding continued. The price lifted a thousand at a time until today whom George E. Lennon of the St. Paul club named $25,000 as his price for O'Toole alone. This caused the dropping of all efforts to get the pitcher by everyone except Dreyfuss and Cantilon.
 Cantillon offered $2o.0OO as a final bid, the limit set by the Chicago magnate. After some haggling Dreyfuss proffered Lennon a check for $22,500. After some barley this was accepted.
 O'Toole was summoned and announced himself as satisfied to go to Pittsburs but decided that he would like to have Kelly go with him. Dreyfuss is said to have offered $5O0O for Kelly. but Lennon is desirous of realizing at least $7500 for him.
 The contract calls for delivery at the end of the American association season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
CHILDERSBURG HAS
 NATIONAL BANK

Childersburg, July 22.-(Special.)-Mr IT Cricket of Ashville cashier of the Ashvile Savings bank, was in Childers. burg Saturday and called at the First National bank, which will open for busi- ness within the next few days. He be- lieves that this will be one of the most successful small banks in Alabama. ow- ing to the large and prosperous farming territory adjacent to this place. Speak ing of conditions over the state, MT. Prickett said that the cotton crop would be the largest Alabama ever raised, and that farmers are in better financial con-
 A new firm, the Childersburg Furniture company, will open for business in the Moss building on September 1. This firm Is composed of some of the strongest business men in Childersburg and its suc- cess seems assured.
 It is rumored that Childersburg is soon to have g. telephone exchange. This will fill long-felt need, as the town is one of the most important cotton markets in this section of the state and the mer- chants necessarily have numerous calls during the cotton season.
 A small wreck on the Southern oc- cured here yesterday, in which several cars were ditched. No one received in- juries and the wreck was soon cleared up.
 The many friends of Capt. B. A. Bow en will be glad to learn that his condi- tion is improving. Captain Bowen was seriously injured by fall at Hot Springs several weeks ago and has been confined to his room by dislocated hip and other injuries since the accident.
 Extensive improvements are being made on the Methodist Episcopal church build ing here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
HOUSE FLY |S NOT
 A BIT PARTICULAR

Memphis, July ?2.-(Special. )--"Your old friend, the common house fly, that fails to wipe it's feet" does not care where he deposits his disease spreading germs, ac- eordnG to demonstration given by the Louisiana state beard of health in Mem phis Saturday
 They arrived early over the Illinois Gen. tral railroad on their way to New Or leans from Los Angeles, Cal
 During the day they showed test tube containing F maggots which had been taken from the nose of a little New Or leans girl, one day after she had blown q fly out of her nose.
 A New Orleans physician tells of the matter that one day the child felt a tick ling sensation in her nose. She blew l. and was surprised to find large fly in her handkerchief. The next day the physician removed 12 maggots from the cl:ild's nose, which had developed there from an egg deposited by the fly.
 The exhibit. which contained some val uable information on the fly and its death-scpreading germs. occupies two cars. in charge of men who have made a study of health conditions in Louisiana. They explained at length the work now under way in New Orleans for stamping out levers and exterminating flies. %Ac- ccrding to their present plans, the fly will be a thing of the past in future genera tions, as they claim to have found a way to TOD the pest of his power to spread disease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
VIEWS GIVEN ON
 FRANCHISE TAX
Attorney General Considering Sol vent Credit Scheme Recently
 Proposed to Governor

Montgomery, July 22.-(Special.)- porations not engaged in business, but which have not yet dissolved are not lia- bie to the license tax imposed upon them by the revenue bill, but are subject to the franchise tax. according to Attorney General Robert C. Brickell, who has de- livered an opinion to Assistant Examiner of Public Accounts J. T. German to that effect.
 In another opinion handed down by the attorney general the ruling is made that bottlers who have paid their bottling H. cense, but who deliver goods from wag- ons, are not liable for peddlers' license.
 The attorney general Is now considering the solvent credit scheme which has been proposed to Gov. Emmet ONeal as a means of boosting the reveiues of the state. An opinion on the matter is ex- pected next week. The idea Is one of the most comprehensive ones ever launched in the state full particulars of which have never been disclosed.
 The attorney generals opinion in re- gard to taxes to be paid by companies not now doing business is as follows:
 "A corporation not engaged in busi- ness is, of course, not liable for any tax imposed upon the business or upon per sons engaging in the business. However, 1t is liable for the franchise tax imposed under section 12 of the act of March 31, iai1, entitled. An act to further provide foi the revenues of the state of Ala baina,' for the reason that the franchise tax there imposed Is a tax upon It's right to exist as corporation, and not a tax upon the business in which it is engaged. and the corporation has right to exist, and does exist, until legally dissolved" [,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
BIG BARBECUE AT
 RED BAY A SUCCESS

Red Bay, July 22.-(Special.)-Not withstanding the fact that 1t rained a great portion of the day, more than 2o00 people from Mississippi and Ala bama attended the barbecue here to- day. The streets were decorated with American flags and large sign dis played bearing the words Welcome; come again to our fifth annual bar becue. July 19 1912." was floating across the street.
 Travis Williams, an eloquent young lawyer of Russel,ville, was orator, and he made splerdid address, touching upon the development of our country Two special trains made excursion, from Corinth, Miss. and HaleyvilIe, Ala, and hundreds of people came on them. Rain ruined the dinner just as 1t was spread. In the afternoon an auction sale was held and a great number of lots were sold The Second Regiment band of Corinth, Miss. fur nished music for the occasion. As the throngs departed on the trains they gavc deafening yells as farewell to the great crowd that assembled at the depot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
WEALTHY RANCHERS
 ORDERED ARRESTED

Denver, July Exchanging oppres- sion, intimidation, violence and wonton destruction of property by raiding the ranch of J. H. Scott, an aged home steader of Sterling, Col, warrants were today placed in the hands of the United States marshal for the arrest of nine citizens of Colorado. some of them rated at worth half million dollars.
 The warrants were sworn to by M D. Machinery chief of the field division of the federal land office, in behalf of Scott The men named in the warrants are: Eugene Buchanan of Sterling bank director and wealthy cattleman Irving Monette, Peetz, Col, wealthy cattleman, and a number of neighbor- Ing homesteaders, cowboys and rancf hands.
 The complaint charges that the ob ject of the raiders was to drive Scot off his homestead. near the Nebrasks line, because 1t inclosed a water hole used by the cattle of Buchanan, Monettt and others for more than a quarter of 6 century; that when Scott refused to sell or move off conspiracy was formed to wreck his place and drive him out of the country.
 Armed with rifles, the complaint con- tinues, the raiders appeared at the Scott homestead at daybreak, destroyed houses, barns and fences and growing crops and carted off movable spells in large wagons. The damage Is placed at $5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
CHOI ERA BREAKS
 OUT N NEW YORK

New York, July 22.-Medical experts from the board of health swept aside today the doubts and waning hopes of Bellevue hospital doctors by diagnos- ing as Asiatic cholera the case of Man uel Bemudes, the Spanish sailor, whom the big hospital has sheltered two days The verdict was hardly given before a closed ambulance bearing Bermudes rumbled away to a nearby pier and placed the victim aboard the waiting vessel, which steamed down the har- hor for quarantine.
 Manhattans first case of the plague came as a shock to the municipal au- thorities, who lost no time in attempt ing to purge the city of any germs that may have been left behind. In the trail of the sailor-two days cold there .traveled this afternoon fum- igating squad to the boarding house where the malaGy attacked him. For five hours they, turned their batteries upon the structure and left it, they said, without a living germ of the dreaded disease.
 Tn Bellevue hospital no less heroic measures were adopted. From the boarding house health inspectors fol- lowed Bermudes' back track along the water front resorts where seamen spend their lives ashore. Health in- spectors are watching the entire quar- ter for further possible outbreaks. From New York so far as they can learn, Bermudes' back trail leads 10 Boston, where he Is said to have beea on July ?.
 pr. Alvah H. Doty, health officer of the port, had not officially passed upor the case at a late hour tonight He expressed the opinion, however, that if Bermudes had the true Asiatic chol- era he probably contracted it from cholera carrier probably a sailor en- countered in his boarding house. In that event that carrier Is still at large Swinburne Island hospital, which shelters Bermudes tonight, lost an other sufferer from cholera today, 17-year- old boy who was a steerage passenger on the Steamer Moltke. Be- yond his death the situation in guar antine was devoid of further develop ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
CHURCH SERVICES

Fountain Heights Methodist Church--S. F. Slaton, pastor. Sunday school will be held at 9;3o a. m. Big meeting of the Brotherhood class will be held in the tabernacle at the same hour. The pas tor will preach at both services, with "The True Worshipper" as the subject at the morning service, and Holding to the Best Things" at evening service. The public is cordially invited.
 Altrurian Church (Cable HalD-The reg ular service of the Altrurian church (the Church of Occultism) will be held this morning at 10 o'clock. The subject of the sermon will be Who Are the False Teachers All are cordially invited.
 German Lutheran Church-Avenue B and Nineteenth street. Sunday school the Rev. H. Reuter- will deliver the morning service in German. Everyone Is cordially invited to attend.
 Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fraternal HalD-Bible school will be held at 10 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. M. c. Risner, will preach at the Il o'clock service with Christian Duty Among Men" as his topic. All are cordially in- vited.
 The Birmingham District Christian En- deavor Union will hold a big rally event at East Lake Presbyterian church Tues day night at o'clock. A splendid pro- gramme has been arranged and all are urged to be present. The union is com posed of 25 Christian Endeavor societies from various churches in this city, with a total membership of over 600.
 First Presbyterian Church of Ensley- Sunday school will be held at 9:30 o'clock. The Rev. Edward Poff of Staunton, H., will preach at both morning and evening services "Fishing, the Business of the Church." will be the topic of the morn- ing sermon and Large Dividends" will be the subject of the evening sermon. All are welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
 WILL AFFECT MAIL

Greenville, July 22.-(special.)-Th post master has announced that the Green vile office will be closed on Sundays, except for 15 minutes after the morning train, known as No. 5. The mail going north will be made up at D. m. This will mean that letter to be post marked, going further north than Montgomery, must be mailed before o'clock Sunday or It cannot go beyond Montgomery un- til Monday afternoon at 4:40 o'clock. Tn eastern railway from Ft. Davis to Mill stead. The construction Is under the per sonal supervision of President w. M Blount and force of overseers. The rails have already been ordered from the steel mills at Ensley and will be shipped in two divisions, one half between the 1st and 18th of August and the other half be- tween the 1st and 18th of September. Rails will be laid from both ends of the line from Ft. Davis and also from Mill stead It is the hope of President Blount and his associates to have the line ready in time to move part of this seasons crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
SINGERS AT CITY HALL
Election of Officers Completed at
 Session Held Yesterday

The second days session of the Ala bama Singing and Musical association was convened at S:30 o'clock yester- day morning at the armory in the city hall The association was called to order by the president, Prof W. R. Davis, of this city.
 The session was spent in the cleo tion of officers and in singing of songs. w. R. Davis was reelected president and A. M. Cagle of Nauyoo, Miss, was reelected secretary. J. w. Nunnally of Cullman, J. c. Jackson of Clan ton and W. J. Hooten of Leeds were elected vice presidents.
 The rest of the day and evening was spent in singing and transactipg g official business. There was n notice able strength in the singing of the day. Much enthusiasm was manifested during the session and the singers re- vivcd the old songs with great vigor.
 The convention adjourned until J o'clock today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
SHOOTS UP THINGS
 AT MOTHER-IN-LAW'S

Atlanta, July 22.-H. F, Jablonski, an electrician, shot his wife in the thigh and John Dumphy, his brother-in-law. in the leg, at the home of Mrs. A. M. Dumphy, Mrs. Jablonsks mother. here tonight, following threats alleged to have been made a short while before to a friend that he intended to shoot up things at my mother-in-law's house."
 The friend telephoned a warning to the Dumphy home and Mrs. Dumphy tele- phoned police headquarters for protec- ton, but Jablonski arrived there before the police. made good his threat and escaped.
 The injured persons are in local hos pital. Their wounds are not considered to be serious. It is said that Ms. Jab- lonski went to her mothers home a week ago, after a quarrel with her husband She is 19 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
BOY REMEMBERS
 HIS DEAD MOTHER

Chicago, July 22-(Special )-Braving the Anger of his millionaire father and hur- rying to Chicago to look for the first time i, 20 years upon the face of his mother, who was crushed under the wheels of an automobile Friday morning, Selwyn c. Edgar, Jr., of St. Louis, son of Mrs. Katherine Porter, the 'veiled woman of mystery" will arrive in Chicago tomor- row morning from Tarrytown, N. Y., where he has been visiting.
 The young man called up on the long distance phone from Tarrytown and said to w. F. Hobbs, who had employed his mother as a servant for five years:
 My mother was the dearest woman in tle world. I will be in Chicago just as son as a train can get me there. Please do not hold any funeral services, as I want to take charge of the body
 Thus, although she will not know it in an earthly sense, Mrs. Porter, the hum tle domestic who 30 years ago was a regning St. Louis beauty, and wife of Selwyn c. Edgar, St. Louis millionaire, will meet the son she gave up 20 years ago when she separated from her hus- band.
 AS for Mrs. Porter's former husband, Selwyn C. Edgar, when he first heard of her death. he displayed indifference.
 'She went out of my life 20 years ago." he said
 It was at his command that the son, since he was 1 year old, has-never seen his mother.
 Mrs. Edgar, after separating from her husband. married John Porter. whose abuse caused her to leave him and seek work as domestic.
 She was known as the woman of mys- tery," on account of always being heav- ..lx II. -1a, t,A sight of the appearing automobile and caused her death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Millionaire Mine Owner Dies

Duluth, Minn., July 22.-James McCa-
 hill, mine owner and millionaire, is dead at his summer home at Lake City. He was IS years old. Mir. McCahill was carpenter when he traded for piece of land on the Mesaba range about 20 years ago This quarter section happened to be what is now known as the Shenango Iron mine It contained more than 40.00O,- 00O tons of iron ore and the royalty to Mir McCahill of % cents ton established his wealth around $10.000,000. 4e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
When Poverty Will Cease

From the Los Angeles Herald.
 Prof. Jacob H. Hollander, head of the department of political economy of the Johns Hopkins university in Baltimore, declared recently that the time would come when poverty, like slavery. would exist no more
 'To the classical world slavery seemed a fundamental and immutabe law of na- ture-to such an extent indeed that Plato, in constructing an ideal commonwealth. could not conceive even a Utopia where in slavery would not obtain-and yet the world has so far outgrown this view that we find it difficult to believe that it was ever so entertained.
 "In the same way I suggest that the time will come-when or how soon it is childish to onjecture-wherein mankind will look back with wonderment to time in which it was thought inevitable that large numbers of human beings must re- main in a state of economic insufficiency |-inadequately nourished and sheltered and unable to obtain those things essen- tial for a decent life for themselves and their families. I need hardly add sthay it is poverty in this sense--namely, the lack of those things necessary for a. wholesome physical and moral life. and not the fact of mere economic quality that have in mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
FORT DEPOSIT NEWS

Fort Deposit. July 22.-(SpeciaL J. About o'clock this morning an un- known negro man, while walking through the railroad cut in front of J. D. Lamar's residence, was struck by No. 3S. fast passenger train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad and instantly killed. It seems that the negro was walking on the crossties outside the rail and paid no atten- tion to the engineers signal. The train was immediately stopped and the bod, placed in a baggage car and carried tc the station.
 A. Brooks. prominent planter ot east Lowndes, who owns large busi- ness interests in Fort Deposit, has number of teams at work gradin $ the plot of land north of the postoffice preparatory to the erection of several handsome brick structures.
 Yesterday John s. Golson, a big hearted southern planter, entertained a number of his friends at his ante bellum home. about three miles east of Fort Deposit. The principal part of the day was spent fishing in his pri- vate lake, near his home, where the finny tribe abound. It was conceded by all who saw it that MT. Golson' s ten horse farm. which Is his hobby, is the finest in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
BAY ANNETTE NEWS

Bay Minette. July 22.-(Special.)- That another rural route will soon be opened from the local postoffice Is no v almost assured and it is probable that within another month the farmers along what is known as the Pensacola road, east and southeast of town, will be receiving their mall daily. The government furnished a petition for the farmers along the line to sign and to date more than 80 names of tho heads of families have been secured and it has been ascertained that moro than 200 patrons will be served by the new route. At present there is but one route leading out of Bay Minette.
 The county commissioners of this district have purchased and had de- livered here a large quantity of steel culvertlng, which will be used in the repairing of the county's road leading into Bay Minette. making the roads as nearly perfect as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
BOARD REFUSES TAX REDUCTIONS

Montgomery. July 2-tspecial)-Peti- tlons of the Protective Life and the Great Southern Life Insurance companies of Birmingham for 50 per cent reduction on the per cent tax on gross premiums, as provided by a recent act of the legisla- ture have been refused by the state board of compromise.
 The tax, under the old law, was l per cent for domestic and ? per cent for for eign corporations, but an amendment to the law made the tax ? per cent alike. General objection has been offered by the various insurance companies, but without effect.