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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
WELL-KNOWN GUIDE
 AND HUNTER DIES

Courtland, August Especial )-John Christenberry, one of the oldest hunters and guides in the county, died at his residence on the Tennessee river satur- day MT. Christenberry for number of years past has guided parties who came to Mussel Shoals on the Tennessee river for the purpose of shooting ducks. He had numerous islands on the river on which he had baited and built blinds. but the passage of the game law effected his financial ruin. Quite number of Bir- mingham parties made annual pilgrimages to the Tennessee river for the purpose of shooting and Christenberry was their regu- lar guide. It is reported that he and his son killed 1s geese at one volley from a blind on the Biver.
 It is reported that the army worm has made it's appearance in this country on the Shackelford farm, about two miles southwest of this town. The farmers are very much worried as 1t has been ascer- tained that there is scarcity of paris green in the market. Orders have beer wired to wholesale houses and full sup ply is expected in the next few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
CROPS ARE INFESTED
 NEAR ALICEVILLE

Ahoeville, August s.-tSpecial. .)-Farmers from the western section of the county, as well as the southern, have reported considerable damage to cotton by the caterpillar. The continued wet weather has put the prairie land farmers behind and they now report that considerable loss has been sustained from the cotton worm.
 Work was begun yesterday moving Murphy and Cunningham's frame building and work on the new brick will begin i'm lmedately much of the material having been placed. Work is progressing rapidly on the residences of J. D. Sanders and A. Horton. T. H Sanders is grading for a new residence on Fifth avenue and Broad street. Alterations have been made in the building on Broad street owned by Dr. E. A Snoddy. The dry goods es- tablishment will occupy it
 A mass meeting was held recently, when a committee was appointed to arrange for a public barbecue and picnic within the next few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Pratt City News

Prof. F. O.. Sanders, who has beet visiting friends and relatives in New nan, Ga, has returned Mrs. Sanden and little daughter will return later il the season.
 Mrs. w. w. Payne and two. graSi, children, Hugh and Harold, are vilft- ing her daughter, Mrs. M L. Smith at Carbon Hill.
 Mrs. J. W. Dunbar left recently for A visit to relatives in Georgia.
 Miss Anna Dunbar of La Grange. ha.. is the guest of Mrs. Mary Dunbar on Fifth avenue
 The Ladies' Domestic circle will met with Mrs. C. D. Comstock on East Hih- lands Thursday afternoon.
 The Philathea class of the BapEt Sunday school will give a picnic at Avondale park Thursday night.
 Wednesday will be pay day at Thon : as furnace.
 Miss Omar D. Minor is visiting Mss Beulah Young on First avenue.
 Mrs. w. w. Wilson is ill at her hoie on Balsam avenue. n
 Miss Nellie Hudson of Memphis 10 visiting friends in Fairview
 The Junior league of the bapFt church will have their social at te home of Mrs Andrew Hall Ihursdy night instead of Friday night as mt announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Postoffice Clerks Meet

The Bessemer Local No. 14e4 of the Uni ted National Association of Postoffice Clerks met in regular session in the federal building tonight and after the business routine. J. H. Bush was elected to represent this branch at the annual convention to be held at Jacksonville, Fla, on September 1, g. and T.
 Resolutions were adopted indorsing the administration of national president Frank T. Rogers and the candidacy of pr. M. P. James of Birmingham local for the chairnanship of the national ad- yisory board. Dr. James Is now a mem Der of that board. having been elected to that office at the 1910 convention.
 Although the above mentioned men were indorsed, the local delegate has not been instructed to cast his vote for any candidate for the office of national president, but it Is generally understood semer members are heartily in sympathy with the ambitions of President Frank Rogers of Chicago along that line.
 R. W. Brown and Toombs Lawrence, deleCates-elect of the Birmingham branch, and Dr. M. P. James. also of Birming- ham and state delegate, were present and made instructive talks relative to issues that will probably come up for consid- eration at the convention
 The delegate from the Bessemer office will join the Alabama representatives al
 Birmingham, leaving that point Friday | afternoon, September 1, and arriving at their destination Saturday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Gaetanina Scaccia

Mrs. Gaetanina Scaccia, aged 33, died at private infirmary yesterday at 6:30 p. m. She is survived by her hus band, Antonio Scaccia, her daughter. Minnie; her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Di Nuovo; two brothers, James and Tony Di Nuovo, who are in New York city, and two sisters, Mrs. Car mine Rienzo of Ambridge, Pa, and Mrs Victor Torina of this city. The funeral will take place Thursday morning at .I0:30 o'clock, from Mrs. Victor Torina' s residence, 1924 Eleventh avenue, north. Solemn high mass will be celebrated at St. Paufs church. Interment will be at Elmwood cemetery. Pallbearers: Vim cent Scaccia, Tony Tripi, Henry Tripi, Sams Tripi. Joseph Fiorella, onofrio Torina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
MR. UNDERWOOD
 GROWS IMPATIENT

Washington. August s.1Although sena- tor LaFollette declared his conviction today that there would be a wool tariff revision bill at this session, both he and Representative Underwood >of Alabama acknowledged they were no nearer an agreement on the measure.
 The conferees named as special sub committee to attempt the reconciliation of the Senate and House wool and free list measures held a two hours confer ence this afternoon, but could find no common ground on which to agree. An other conference will be held Thursday.
 Impatient regarding the deadlock on the wool tariff revision bill. Representa- tive Underwood said today that unless an agreement with Senator LaFoilette could be brought about soon, he would ask to have the conference committee called together with the view of reporting a disbursement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
PHOTO-PLAY SHOWS
 ARE'EQUAL TO ANY
Colley After Trip Through East Says Birmingham Should Be Proud
 of Its Theatres

Birmingham should be proud of her photo-play theatres said E. H. Colley. manager of the Bonita. T have S1ust returned from my trip with the ShTners and while on tour I have visited every photo-play theatre in the east and north that I was able. to see. l find that Bir- minghams picture show are the best in respect to clear pictures and excellent music
 ''Thronghout the east l visited every one that I was able to see and while a few are much more elaborate, the average theatre cannot compare with those in Birmingham. They show a poorer grade of films, have less distinct pictures and their music cannot compare at all with ours.
 "0ur shows usually have a hve-piece orchestra to render effects and accompany the pictures. In the average picture show in the east the entire music consists of a piano and a drummer. And a few of those that have orehestras charge 10 / cents.
 Tn all I think the Birmingham shows give the public the best programme , b. tafnable for the smallest admission see. They should be proud of their shows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
EAGLES PLAN BIG
 BASKET PICNIC

The Fraternal order of Fla gles, No. 1925. will give a basket and barbecue picnic at Germania today and good time is anticipated. The lady friends of the members of the order are espe- cially invited to attend the picnic and good time is promised. There will be dancing in the afternoon and even ing with a monster barbecue at noon Boden Courson Is chairman of the com mittee on arrangements and has made elaborate arrangements for the enter tainment of the Eagles and their friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
MAKE ANSWER ON
 BESSEMER DEPOT Railroads Cited to Appear
 Next Month LIBRARY MEETING Bessemer Postoffice Clerks Discuss Plans for National Convention.
 General News of Interest
 in Bessemer

Bessemer, August S-(SpeciaD An or der was issued by the railroad commis- sion this afternoon. at 5 o'clock whereby those railroads operating passenger trains into Bessemer will be required to ap- pear before the next meeting of the com mission to be held on the first Monday in September and show cause if any why they should not be compelled to biuld a new passenger depot in this city.
 Information to this effect was brought back to the city this afternoon by J.. A. Estes, a member of the special commit tee of the Bessemer board of trade. ap- pointed to go before the meeting of the railroad commission at Montgomery, in behalf of the new depot proposition.
 Two other members of the special com mittee, pr. ". D. Taylor and Dave Full ton, returned respectively last night and today noon, leaving MT. Estes to plead the cause of the Bessemer citizens with respect to the new depoa which matter was not given hearing before the com mission until late last night. about 10 minutes before the time of adjournment, to be continued today at noon.
 The delegation from the board of trade stated to the members of the railroad commission that later plans for the im- proved depot facilities had been submit ted by one of the railroads maintaining pa ssenger service through Bessemer, but they preferred not to disclose which one of the roads had submitted these plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
GOOD WEATHER
 FOR COTTON CROP
Alabama Precipitation Is Above Normal and Dry
 Weath>-. Needed

Washington. August s.-Continued cool weather in the interior and bene- ficial rains in districts where most needed were the crop growing weather features for the week ending yester- day, according to the national weekly weather bulletin issued today. The bulletin says good rains occurred in nearly all portions of the principal corn growing states.
 In the cotton growing states the weather was most favorable. Good portions of South Carolina, greatly re- lieving one of the most severe drouths ever known in portions of those states.
 Showers occurred over the remainder of the cotton belt east of the Missis- sippi.
 In the cotton growing states west of the Mississippi the weather was most favorable and also in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and local showers occurred in northern and eastern Texas, but over the central and southern DOT tions of that state there was practically no rain and at the end of the week high temperatures were again prevail ing.
 Virginia: Precipitation above normal except the extreme southwest, drouth broken in most localities. Sunshine de- l ficient.
 North Carolina: Drouth partially | broken over greater portion of state More rain needed generally. Tempera- ture about normal Sunshine below nor nal.
 } South Carolina: Temperature below
 normal. precipitation about normal
 Sunshine considerably below normal. Georgia: Moderate temperatures, con siderable cloudiness and abundant rainfall Sufficient sunshine. l, Florida: Beneficial showers fell ovei greater portion of state. Temperature
 about normal Sunshine deficient.
 Alabama: Precipitation considerably
 above normal Dry weather needed
 quite generally. Sunshine deficient.
 Louisiana: Precipita tion deficient
 Sunshine abundant
 Mississippi Temperature deficient Precipitation excessive in extreme
 northern part, elsewhere nearly nor nal conditions obtained.
 Texas: Showers occurred in the northwestern, northern and eastern counties. but generally light Practi- l cally no rain fell in central and south ern portions. Sunshine abundant, | Arkansas: Temperature below nor mal Rainfall generally deficient in south, but about normal in north, with too much rain in some northwestern | counties.
 Tennessee: Rainfall ample and il general conditions favorable. | Missouri: Cool and generally favor able, except more rain is needed local | ly in east In extreme southwest rains were excessive and damaging. | Oklahoma: Favorable week; tempera ture and sunshine about normal; rain fall abundant for present needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE
 IS GIVEN MOBILE MAN
During Trial Defendant Dismisses Council and Conducts
 Own Case

Columbus Ga, August S.-(Special.)-J. F.eBoon, claiming to be from Mobile, Ala, who was charged with attempting to rob J. M. Sindler, a Baltimore travelling man. In the Rankin House here on July 30, was today tried in superior court, convicted tentiary.
 An amusing Incident during the pro gress Of the trial was when Boon, being dissatisfied with the manner in which his attorney was conducting his defense. sum marily dismissed him and with the con sent of the court handled his own case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
D|MM|CK MEETING
 SETFOR FRIDAY Found Yesterday That In ventory of Assets Was
 Not Yet Completed

The stockholders of the Dimmicl Pipe company met at the company office in North Birmingham yesterda, pursuant to call for the purpose of talk ing action og recent negotiations b which the United States Cast Iron Pip and Foundry company Is to acquir the Dimmick property.
 The board of directors has alread approved the sale and it only remain for tic stockholders to ratify 1t, whicf it is understood, they will do. But al the inventory of the Dimmick com pany's assets, which was to have bee submitted to the stockholders, had nd been completed, the meeting adjourne without transacting any business unt. next Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Announcements

Mrs. L. B. Bradley and Mrs J. A. Wicker, of the August committee of the Methodist church financial calender, will give silver tea Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bradley The es- pecially pleasant features of the hours from to o'clock, for those coming ard going will be the recitations by Misses Grace McDaniel, Lucille Lytle, Fay Faulk- ner and Elizabeth Dairymple of Amory, Miss. the vocal selections by Mrs James E. Wright, Miss Evie Craig and Miss Blanche Bradley Miss Orrie Keith will play a number of Instrumental selections. Assisting the hostesses will be Mesdames l.. A. Spencer, Bert Lytle, Walter Will Hams and E. l.. Huey and Miss Tera Marks
 The lineup for the Mother Hubbard game has been arranged and the follow ing players and their respective positions will furnish amusement for the fans Thursday afternoon:
 Yellows-Manager. Mrs. James Wright: Edmondson, pitcher; Kuchiniski, second base; Clay, third base; Phil Lacey. short |stop; W. Lacey, catcher; Patton, first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
LEFT INSURANCE
 FOR HIS BROTHER
But Relative of R. R. McDougal Has So Far Not Been
 Located

Friends of Robert R. McDougal, the telegrapher who died last Friday as the result of burns received at Little ton, have so far been unable to locate his brother, William McDougaI Robert McDougal left an insurance policy of 5000, payable to his brotheF William, and an address was given in Boston
 Telegrams sent to the address, how ever, have been returned unanswered and brother telegraphers do not like to have the remains inferred until they can hear from William. The body is being held at Loy's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
STEWART ACCEPTS
 MONTEVALLO CALL

Montevallo. August S-(Speeial J. The Rev. F. M Stewart of FloraIa has accepted the call of the Baptist church here MT. Stewart is a former student of the University of Alabama, a grad uate of Howard college. and of the southern Baptist Theological seminary of Louisville Ky
 The farmers institute of Shelby county will meet tomorrow, and will be addressed by Dr c. c. Thach, presi- dent of the Alabama Polytechnic in stitute of Auburn, on the Agricultural Outlook" The institute will last for three days and promises to be of great Ibnterest to the farmers of this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Miss Martin Entertains Miss Horton

The home of MT and Mrs. J. D. Mar tin of .Jonesboro presented a gala appear ance this evening on the occasion of Miss Gladys Martins informal lawn party In honor of her guest, Miss Kate Horton of Dadevilie. Games typical of the youth full spirit of the guests, many of whom are just starting in their ''teens," were played on the broad lawn Japanese lan- terms suspended among the trees vied with the moonlight in adding to the witchery of the scene. From a bowl, trimmed with crepe myrtle and vines. Miss Horton, in blue fouard and white laces, and Miss Belle Houston In white lingerie with blue hair ribbons, dis pensed punch. Miss Martin wore white frock, with pink accessories.
 At the small tables scattered over the lawn, ices and cake were served during the evening and about s5 guests were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
D,Meza Suddenly Dies

New Orleans, August S.-Shortly after completing the funeral arrangements Tor his brother-in-law, D. N. Henriques. who died Monday, Jacob DMeza, business manager of the Trade Index, died at his home here today of acute indigestion. MT. p'Meza was local consul for Santo Do- minxo. while his borther -in-law was -con- sud of Panama at Gulfport. Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
NO AGREEMENT YET
 WITH CAR COMPANY
New Water Works System For Gadsden Nearing
 Completion

Gadsden August s.-(Special.)-At a meeting of the city council last night the anticipated settlement of the diff fculty between the city and the street car company, which has prevented the operation of ears on Chestnut street for the past year and half, was not eff fected The company now wants ro walt until after the merger of the Ala bama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany and the Southern Iron and Steel company is announced before entering Into the agreement.
 Consulting Engineer J. N. Hazlehurst of Atlanta. engineer fof che city in the construction of the new water works, was in the city yesterday and after an inspection of the work reported to the council last night that the water plant was practically complete. The con struction force has been discharged and nothing remains but the installation of the Altering plant. The engineer stated that the plant would be oom- plete and rady to turn over to the city by the first of the coming month.
 J. R. McCluney, government agent to look after the demonstration work in this county, has just made another in- spection of the demonstration farms and reports the condition of cotton no so good as heretofore. He says tha so far as he has observed he does no think that, the caterpillar and the rus will do any great amount of damag ,. excepting in small areas but that th plants were fruiting poorly and fc this reason he was not so optimist as a few weeks ago.
 The Womens District Missionary SC
 ciety of this district will hold it's ar
 nual meeting at Collinsville on Augu. Is and 16. A programme along tt regular lines of work of the societ will be carried out Collinsville ha made great preparation for the meet Ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits wee issued yesterday from the building h~ snector,s office at the city hall:
 SPOOL. c. Long, Jr,fto erect on'f story frame building at Central Parh
 s,ooo-J L. Hagood. to erect onA story frame residence Soh fopial street, West End. <, s20O0-Oliver Land company, ts erect one-story frame residerte on Wood street. Graymont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
James M. Holley

James M. Holley, aged 54 years, died last night at his late residence, 1915 North Forty sixth street. The body will be sent to Dadeville at 8 o'clock this afternoon by the Johns Under- taking company for interment MT. Holiey is survived by a widow and several children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Carnegie Library Meeting

The trustees of the Carnegie library held their regular monthly meeting to- night in the directors room of the library building and the most important busi- ness being the report for June and July, submitted by the librarian, Mrs Moro Goson. The following Is the report
 Books bought. 55; books catalogued, 55; circulation, books issued, adults, 142S: juvenile, 1883. registration, adults, p; ju- veniles, 1S Total 4o
 Previously registered, 1736
 Registered to date, 1776.
 Fines collected on books, $15.
 The trustees are Dr. G. R. Lewis, Rev. D. r. Taylor, Robert Mingea, Rev. l. o. Adams, whose absence from the city prevented his being present, Jabes Trot- ter, Mrs. J. Fred Robertson and Mayor Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
General News

The police have been busy after the prohibition law violators again, as the docket this morning disclosed s175 paid in cash in fines. A negro woman was fined $50 and four negro men s25 apiece for this charge. and three white men s25 each. Jonesboro also had a prohibition case. Will Moose was fined S52 60 but Mayor Smithson remitted s1750 upon his pleading guilty and requesting a lower fine
 The fire department, station No g. was called to Fairfax avenue and Twentv- sixth street this afternoon to extinguish the blazing home of Jim Robinson a ne- gro, but owing to the low pressure of water and the scarcity of men, the house burned to the ground. The run from station No. was made by Driver Leo Hill alone and in response to calls, two men from Station No. 1 arrived with the hoose reel but their efforts proved to no avail. The house, a five-room frame building, was the property of the negro and insured to cover practically all the loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
Stimson Coming Home

Havana, August s.-Mr. stimson. the American Secretary of War, and his party sailed for the United States to- day on the cruiser North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
SOUTHERN PATHWAY

offers very low round trip fares to WASHINGTON, RICHMOND, NOR FOLK, August 19 Consult Ticket Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09
sOUTHERN RAIIwAY

offers very low round trip fares to WASHINGTON. RICHMOND. NOR- FOLK, August 19 Consult Ticket Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09

base; c. Tubb, centerfed; Moorer, left held Surrat, right field.
 Greens-Mrs. M. P. Benton, manager; Dr. Wallace, third base; Allen, first base; Houston, catcher; Honeycutt, pitcher Goodwin, shortstop; Tom Benton, right field; P. Mims, second base; c. Moore, left field; w Kennedy, center field.
 Alex Carol will be the mascot for the Greens and Dr. R. P. McTyeire of the Fellows.
 Marvel City lodge No. 2ss2 I. O. O. F., will meet Wednesday night.
 Bessemer camp No. gl, w. o. w., Will meet Wednesday night
 The second of series of prayer meetings to be held by the W. c. T. U. of this city until the local option election on August 24 occurred this afternoon at the Baptist church. Mrs. Haffner, president of the W c. T. U, presided and the pledges of support to the saloon opposition were re- newed.
 Miss Grace Judson will entertain the members of the Gwin-Allen wedding at forty-two at her home Friday evening.
 The Forty-Two club will compliment the president Miss Ldlu Allen, whose we'd ding is an event of August, with va riety shower Monday afternoon at the home of Miss Elise Robinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-09

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