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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
SIX ARE IN JAIL ON
 BURGLARY CHARGE
Officers Believe They Have Gang Which Has Been
 Causing Much Trouble

Five negroes and one white man are in the city jail on charges of burglary and grand larceny. The white man is charged with receiving, concealing and buying stolen property. The arrests were made by Detectives Gray, Nation, Will Hams, Murphy. Fully and Ray The of fcers have been. working on the case for two weeks.
 The officers decline to give out full statement of the affair, but claim that the five negroes have owned up to at least eighteen burglaries and petty thieveries within the last month. They state that the negroes have admitted the burglaries and have told where the goods were disposed of. A large part of the goods were recovered, but the officers expect to recover much more.
 The negroes are all from IS to 20 years of age and have regularly sorganized band, according to the detectives. One negro did not go about doing miscella- neous stealing of anything that he could lay his hands on but each negro took a certain line That is, one specialized on stealing jewelry, another suits of cloth ing, another shoes. another money It seems that the negroes worked in pairs and had a regular head of the .organiza- ton.
 The officers state that these negroes are the ones that have been doing the burglary work that has troubled the de- partment much of late. It is believed that they broke into the Athletic club. the Alabama Grocery company, Lee Bros Grocery store Southern Express company, Drennen's. Kings Grocery store, T. c. Kings clothing store and Hous- mans pharmacy. The negroes also worked the residence section of the city. The officers are Investigating numerous cases.
 The detectives were highly compliment ed on their work by Chief Bodeker, who considers this work g most important capture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Civic League Hears Reports

The Pratt City Civic league held an im- rortant meeting recently at the city hall at which the various committees ap pointed to look into civic questions made their report. The committee appointed to take the sewerage question and the para question up with the commission CTS reported that an extension of time in which to make connections had been granted and that steps would pe taken soon towards securing the park
 The question of forming a permanent organization of a corporation stock com rany for the purpose of purchasing plumbers supplies came up again and d committee was appointed to further in vestigate the project. The question was discussed at the last meeting but was not definitely settled More shares were were subscribed for, signifying he inter est of the property owners and at the next meeting, which will be held Mon day night, the organization will prob ably be completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

Elise Robinson in pink marquisette embellished with inserts of lace, greet ed the guests in the reception hall Mrs. T. D. Lewis, very gracious ano vivacious, gowned in white and pink marked score on the oval cards painted lovely designs of Pierrot and dogs heads.
 The interior apartments were usec for the playing and the prevailing col ors were emphasized in the decorations of ferns and roses During the as- sembling of the guests Louis Milton and Miss Annie Hara1son of Augusta Ark, sang a number of beautiful SC lections that were received with hearty applause.
 The girls trophy a lace fan. was won by Mrs Jack Clay; the gentle mans. a tie clasp, by Howard McEniry the consolation. framed art picture was drawn from an arrangement of forty two" cards by Henry Hurd.
 The refreshments were delicious ices and cake. served at the tables, and 5c guests were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Miss Berry Complimented

A week Of unusual social gaiety among the unmarried set was inaugur- ated this evening by forty two party, given by Miss Bessie Lovett at her home on Arlington avenue. in honor of her attractive guest, Miss Winnie Berry of Dadeville, Ala. The affair was truly summer festival. an appropriate setting for the youthful spirits or the guests and especially pretty in the ensemble of charmins g girls daintily gowned, garden flowers and soft lights.
 On the lawn near the entrance Miss MalHe Downing. attired in white lin- gerie over blue with a screen of grow ing vines. adding a picturesque back. ground to the scene, dispensed punch from bowl surmounting a stand ot crepe myrtle blooms and greenery. The veranda, where several of the dozer tables were placed. was brightenet with Japanese lanterns and pottee plants in pink and green. the part; colors. covered iardeniers.
 The hostess. in white messaline wi.l crepe de chine overdress, assisted h, Miss Berry, wearing a costume of vel low silk and laces with slippers el suite; Miss Maud Mims in white lin gerie with a touch of color, and Mis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
REYES IS ANNOUNCED
 FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Mexico City, July 3.-Having announce cd as their candidates for the presidency General Bernardo Reyes and Teodoro DeHesa former governor of Vera Cruz, for the vice presidency, the Reyesta club appears to be determined they shall make the race, notwithstanding the statement of General Reyes that ha
 would not be a candidate. Dr. Samuel Espinosa De Los Monteros, president of the club admitted today that the general
 had not yet consented. but said he thought that the popular demand would soon be so strong that he would do so.
 Francisco Villa, one of the revolution ary leaders. who was active in the Chi- huahua campaign, was in the capital to- day on his way to Tehuacan to pay his respects to Francisco l. Madero.s He ex- poets to retire to private life, he said. ].
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
|BESSEMER MEETING WAS B|G SUCCESS T. T. Huey Chairman of the
 Precinct Committee SHAPIRO IS SPEAKER New Pipe Organ Arrives-Miss Berry Complimented by Miss Lovett.
 Other Interesting News
 of Bessemer

Bessemer, July 25.--(specfaD The Bes- semer local optionists held an enthesias' tic rally tonight at the court house, a meeting distinguished by the presence or many prominent citizens.
 George Ross, president of the ctty coun- cil called the session to order. and with a short tribute to the first speaker Of the evening" introduced County Chairman Jones G. Moore
 After the applause greeting MT. Moore had subsided, he addressed his audience, prefixing his remarks with an apt per sonal introduction in clear cut sentences of the existing conditions under the re- gime of prohibition, closing with the statement that his conviction that the county would go 95 per cent wet" was founded on facts.
 Announcing that the opposition have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
FAMOUS LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPH SOLD
Grandson Secures Image of Ancestor Stamped on Win
 dow Pane By Elements

Union Springs, July 25.-(Special.)-B lock county lost one of it's most unique and historic attractions on Saturday when pr. Edward Cary of Dallas. Texas, se- cured the lightning photograph which had been for more than a half century stamped on a window pane in the Barks- dale home near Peachburg, about five miles from this city. The old house was formerly the home of Dr Cary's grand father and he was naturally interested in the strange photograph.
 Many attempts have been made to buy the pane with the picture on it, but the owner of the house had hitherto refused to part with it. However, when Dr. Cary went out Saturday to visit the place. which was his mothers old home, it seems that he went with the determina- ton to buy the picture if possible. He asked pr. Barksda1e. who now owns the home, to set a price. This he did and it was purchased The price paid could not be learned but it is believed was high.
 This is one of the few lightning photo sraons on record, and it is probably the most widely known in the world. It is famous from the fact that Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson obtained from it the idea of the lightning photograph which shC used so skillfully in her novel, "At tht Mercy of Tiberius." It is said that Mrs Wilson, who was then Augusta J. Evans was cousin of the Carys and was visit ing them on Chunnenuggee ridge wher she saw this wonderful freak which had been performed by the lightning a few years before.
 The photograph is that of Dr. Norborr ? .B., BoWell. who was the father of Mrs Cary, grandfather of Dr. Edward Cary and great grandfather of R. H. Powell, mayor of Tuskegee, and B. P. Powell ot this city. It shows a distinct outline of Dr. Poweil's features easily recognized.
 During the past half century thous- ands of people from all parts of the country have journeyed to the old house on Chunnennuggee ridge to witness this peculiar work of nature. In fact it seems that it was better known to many at a distance than to residents of Bullock county
 Chunnennuggee ridge was the home of many aristocratic families in the early days before Union Springs was a town. Some of the former "big houses still remain in a dilapidated condition. Dr. Powell died in 1863 and it is thought that the flash of lightning which stamped his likeness so indelibly upon the window pane occurred some time during the "fifties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Mays Sentence Commuted

Washington July 25.-President Taft TO- day c6mmuted from one year to SIX months the sentence of Raymond F. May. former business manager of Kansas City newspa per. who was convicted there i, 1902 of using the United States mails to detraud. May was an officer of a con- oern which expoited> the Two Queens group of mines in Arizona. Petitions stat- cd that his only connection with the con- cerr vas writing attractive advertise ments for the sale of stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Letters From Teachers

number of letters from the teachers in the public schools are being received by the superintendent in regard to the recent 10 per cent cut in thee salaries of city officials by the city Council and how this cut will effect their pay en- velopes. Rumors have been set afloat by erroneous public statements that this de- crease would materially change the monthly stipend of the teachers. This Is rot true as the board of education is the only body having jurisdiction over the salaries of the teachers and these were fixed by them some time before the action taken by the council. The council has the power to limit The schoo budget, only indirectly governing re- muperation for pedagogic services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Personals

Dr. J. C. Fason left Monday for Cleve- land Ohio to attend the National Den tai association. He will be absent about ten days.
 Miss Hazel Mckenzie has returned from Gadsden where she has been visiting.
 T. o. Oliver left recently for Penn sylvania and other northern points.
 Mrs. F. B. McPherson has returned sTom a visit to friends in Gainesville Ala Her daughter, Miss Clyde, will re- main few days longer
 Mrs. Kennedy and children have re- turned from Demopols. w. l.. McDonough has returned from Ingram Wells where he has been spend i ing his vacation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
LOCAL COMPANIES
 RETURN FROM CAMP

The lccal companies of the Third infan- try regiment, Alabama National Guard. who lave been in annual encampment at Oxford lake, near Anniston, returned yes- terday afternoon after successful and instructive encampment The constant heavy rains, however, interferred with the maneuvers and destroyed some of the Ileasures of the camp, but notwith- standing these drawbacks the boys as 8 whole enjoyed their outing.
 The Birmingham companies attending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
JULY FINANCES TO
 MAKE GOOD SHOWING

Washington, July 25-Government finances for July. the first month of the fiscal year 1912, probably will make much better showing than they did year ago. Although the federal treasury is now running on deficit for the month, this is said to be due to extraordinarily heavy expenditures which always occur on the first month of fiscal year.
 Of the recent s50,OOO,0OO Panama bond issue, less than s1OO000 was unclaimed and that was promptly awarded to oth- CTS whose bids had not been in the ac- cepted list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Announcements

The doll exhibit, to be given by Miss Helen Lewis at her home under the auspices of the Methodist church, Will be held Wednesday afternoon.
 The Wednesday Music club will meet with Mrs. J. K. Trotter at her home Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
 Wednesday afternoon Miss Lucia Bruns vii entertain the "Forty-two club at her home on Fifth avenue.
 The young men of the dancing set will be the hosts of an informal hop at West Lake Wednesday evening in honor of the visiting girls, who are the inspiration of so many interesting social gatherings at the present time The chaperons will be; Dr. and Mrs. Waller, pr. and Mrs. A. s. Winters Mn and Mrs. Walter Unsicker. MT. and Mrs George Bumgardner, MT. and Mrs Phil Lacey, Dr. and Mrs. s. F.. Grout
 pr. and Mrs. Ragsdale announce a postponement of the musicale to have been given by them Wednesday even ing until Friday evening of this week
 Marvel City lodge No. 262, l. Q. O. F., will meet Wednesday night.
 Bessemer camp. No. S1. w. O. w.. will meet Wednesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
AGED CITIZEN DIES
 AT CARROLLTON

Carrollton, July 25.-(SpeciaD.-T. l.. Winborne, an aged and highly respected citizen died at his home six miles south westAof this place July 24th, after an ill., ness of short duration.
 He is survived by widow and ten chil- dren, five sons and five daughters. The remains will be intered in Pilgrims Rest cemetery, near his home this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Personals

Mrs. s. w. Nunnally is the hostess today of delightful spend the day party at her home. Nunnally farm, in compliment to the Misses Hargrove of Tuscaloosa and Miss Haralson of Au- gusta, Ark. the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Ragsdale of this city
 ]. R. Saunders. editor of the Sumpter County Call, published at Epes. Ala, was. the guest of friends in this city today.
 Miss Martha Glover of Birmingh and her guest. Miss Martha Green of Newman, Ga will arrive tomorrow to spend few days with Miss Isabel Cur ry and will be among the visiting girls at the West Lake dance tomor- row evening.
 Abner p. Patton left this morning to spend several days with relatives al Knoxville, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Pipe Organ Arrives

The handsome pipe organ recently pur chased by the members of the Baptist church arrived today and the work of insta Hing 1t will begin tomorrow under
 the direction of an expert from the fac tory manufacturing the instrument The organ is from the firm of Pitcher Sons, piano makers of Louisville, Ky, and will
 be a decided addition to the church aud itorium and be in commission in ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

seen fit to attack the recently passed Smith and Parks bills, Chairman Ross introduced Isadore Shapiro as 'an ex- cellent speaker and man who can make
 it very clear to you that the bills passed by the legislature are the only solution Cf the question:
 Measuring up to every word of the introduction preceding him Mir Shapiro spoke interestingly, deliberately, con- | cisely and in plain Englinsh of the change to be made by the votes of those present in August, from blind tigerism to the licensed regulated saloon. Hs appealed to his hearers to support law and order by voting in controlled liquor traffic under laws that provide for the personal supervision of this traffic by three excise commissioners. He pointed out the advantages of having the appoint i've offiicals in charge rather than the elective because of the rapid ejectment o1 these officials possible through the governor, a much quicker cure to breach of office than impeachment The license of the 3O-room hotel was thoroughly dis cussed, apparently in a manner entirely satisfactory.
 A permanent organizing of local adher- ents followed MT. Shapiro's address and the officers elected by exclamation were Chairman of precinct S3, T. T. Huey Vice Chairman Dr. w. D. Taylor; Secretary George Ross. At the invitation of rne chairman the audience crowded at the secretarys desk to sign blanks of mem bership to the campaign committee Among the Birmingham party were Boz-- man Pepperman and Fred Ttaley
 The number present bordered closely to 300 constituents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Bank Denies Report

New York, July. 25,-An official denial vas made today by officer of the Ma tional City bank that the newly formed National City company. an offshoot Of the National City bank. was planning to make that corporation the controlling in terest in the Standard oil and American Tobacco companies after those companies are dissolved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

camp were Company A, Capt John w.. Ables commanding; Company B, Capt J. D. Carlisle commanding, and Company C., in command of Capt. w. I. Cole The staff officers from Birmingham were Lieut.. Col C. L. Ledbetter, Maj R. l.. Gregory, Capt H. l.. Francis, Capt. R. V. Mabry and Lieut.. H. A. Moon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
Fire Does Small Damage

The Pratt City fire department was called out yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock to a blaze at the home of J. M. Watson, 713 Third street. The firemen responded immediately and extinguished the fire be- fore it had done any damage of import ance. The fire was caused from a Le- fective flue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

The Saloon Opposition League defending discredted and oong cause gaspng at in their futile attempt 10 refute our assertions calling the attention the citizens of Woodawn and East the Opposons attempt msead the voters these localities into believing that saloons could be established that neighborhood when the Blind Tiger is dethroned
 special act of the legislature prohibited the sale of liquor within radius of three miles of Howard College This includes all of East Lake and Woodlawn The Carmichael bill repealed only such laws as were in CONFLICT with this provision
 Any 6 year-od school boy knows and the Opposition ought know that Howard College act not in conflict with the Carmichael law Hence the Howard College act not repealed and will force after August 24h when law and order restored The Opposton lawyers know that in the interpretation of statutes courts governed by the purpose of the act and the n ton the legislature passing Don't common sense people, ta not the intention of the legislature to repeal the Howard College act?
 The Opposition League realizing the utter uy of their attempt keep the Blind Tiger power will from time to time manufac- fictitious and msy to msead the people and disguise the real by goundess aspttng But the reign of Tiger sn with attendant evils doomed and not the hair. splitting ingenuity of the Opposition save it.
 Don't be deceived The sole question for your decision s gh stringent regulations against debaucery and Neither Chairman Moore Secretary Saey T ega Adviser sado Shapiro this campaign We fighting the Tiger Vote for REAL Temperance by voting against Blind gesn Local Option Campaign Committee Jones G. Moore, .st J. F. Staey,. GssaAAH
 Chairman Secretary ,3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

The many friends of E. C. Ellison of this city will regret to learn that he was called hurriedly by wire yesterday to his home in Seneca, s. C., where the death of his sister. Maude Ellison, is mo- mentarily expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

William E. Can't and Joseph J. Brad ley, Jr., of Huntsville are in the city on visit They will stay in the city sev- eral days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

Bob Davis. the popular clerk at the Florence hotel, will leave on his vaca- ton today. He will first visit New York and then tour the east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

Bailey Patterson, who formerly resided in Birmingham, is in the city on a visit for a few days. He was formerly in the automobile business here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26
PERSONALS

Mrs Stanley Atkins and her little daughter left last night on an extended vacation to Indiana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-26

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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-02
LONELY LIFE IN THE TEMPLE
Residence in That Famous Old Lo.
cality in London Is Not Alto
gether Pleasant.

The sinister side of life in the TEN
/ pie in London has lately been revived
as a topic of the hour by a case OF
suicide in some chambers looking
down on the peaceful resting place OF
Oliver Goldsmith. But every magma
tive visitor who spends a few nights
within tho precincts of that lonely
refuge from the hubbub of Fleet street
must be impressed by it,
The sense of peacefulness is there.
but added to it that Of remoteness and
loneliness From the time the wicket
in the great door is opened by the
porter anG slammed behind you the
feeling OF being cut off from the busy
world outside grows and grows until
1t becomes positively oppressive The
silence OF the empty courts is only
broken by the weird rustling of the
plane trees and the echo of your foot
falls as you traverse the erstwhile
busy spaces.
Regiments of urAoly cats, mostly
black, as beseems the locality, stink
around corners in narrow passages
that seem specially made for their
furtive ways. Who knows what may
come round that crazy corner at
Lambs building? Who knows what
has come round it? On the thin strip
of green churchyard beside the anci-
ent church you can see a few medieval
gravestones lying long and narrow.
reminiscent of the early Templars
When person is weary and tired
this ancient place, with its secrets, its
inscrutable face and the loneliness
and mystery of the hidden life around |
you, can be very sinister. The story
told at the inquest upon the friendless
man found shot through the heart in
his Pump Court chambers might have
had any place for its setting, but
somehow it seems more significant in
a Temple court
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-02

a Wise Saying.
Truth never was indebted to lie
Young.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-02
Continued on page 80
Women as smuaaIera.

Smuggling never will go out of fash
ion among women until some sort Of
odium shall attach to this form of law
breaking In some instances fines of
impressive magnitude have been i'm
posed, but in each case upon offenders
rich enough to pay them without EN-
barrassment. There are feminine
travellers to whom notoriety is not dis
tasteful. and who. If forced to pay
duty, regard the price as not extortion.
ate when the space devoted to the in
cident by the newspaper is taken into
There are others who
consider detection by customs officials
as an impertinence or a joke and in
no manner discreditable to themselves.
These same women would never be
stirred by the impulse to engage in
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-02

The idea that when people meet 1t
is necessary for them to talk has
grown out of helpless selfdistrust.
Not over five out of a million people
say anything when they converse.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-03-02
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

/, Fred w. Crane of Richfield, Id
aho, who made entry No. I'M
under the provisions of an act Of
yislons OF an act of the legislature
OF the state of Idaho, commonly
Known as the Carey Act" approved
March2nd 1889, which embraces tn,
south half sotheats garter OF
usectio rs towship rage 10 eats
East B. NJ. do hereby give notice OF
my intention to make final proof to
establish my claim to the land abov
described, and that l expect to
prove that I have resided on re-
claimed and cultivated said land as
required by law. before Chas. j..
Lisle, representative of the state
land board, at Richfield idaho, on
nthe 118th day of February, 1911
y two of the following witnesses:
Gerge Rushtn, oRobb Barley, Henry
Fulbright and G. B. Crane, all of
Idaho.
F-W. CRANE
Entryman
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