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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
ASSASSIN'S VICTIM
 BURIED AT ROANOKE
E. C. Arnett Was Shot in Back By Negro Saturday
 Night

Roanoke August 7-(SpeciaD-The re- mains of E. c. Arnett were brought ever on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad this afternoon from La Grang, for interment at his old home near this place. MT. Arnett spent most of his life in this section and his tragic and untimely death at the hands of an un- known assassin Saturday night has creat- ed much excitement among his friends and kindred.
 MT. Arnett was shot in the back while returning home about 10 o'clock at night. To those who reached him just before he died he stated that negro shot him in the back, but died before giving any further information. No arrests have yet been made. The deceased leaves a widow and five small children. He was about 43 years of age, and was a respected cit izen.
 Mrs Jane F. Toler died Sunday after noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs |B. J. Hutchum, in this place. She was S6 years of age and had been resident of this section for. 52 years. The funeral services were conducted this afternoon at Rock Mills by Rev. F. H. Earring ton.
 Dr. J. E. Phillips. pastor of the Firs' Baptist church of Mobile. arrived today to assist in a revival meeting at the Bap' tist church, which began yesterday. Crop prospects continue most encour- aging in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
SPLENDID WORK OF
 NEGRO INFIRMARY

Decatur, August .-(Special)-Unidue closing exercises were held at the Cot tagc Home Inf1rmary and Nurse Training school, the negro institution located m Decatur, and presided over by the We'll kno vn negro physician and surgeon pr. Willis F.. Sterrs.
 The exercises consisted of a review or the years work. report from the boards and expressions from members or the hoard md students, followed by ban o,,et. Particularly of interest were the reports of the lives saved in the various departments and many expressions from me mbers of the auxiliary boards that have been patients and inmates of the in- stitution. Many helpless ones were res- c,,ed by the charity department also.
 So far as known this is the only negro ;r firmary and nurse training school Tn the entire country. The institution IS do- ing good work here and receives the atI.toval of the very best white peopie. Oftentimes some of the white physicians lecture before the nurse training ciass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
EXPRESS DRIVER IS
 HURT IN COLLISION
Richard Headley's Wagon Struck By Lakeview Car on Avenue H
 Yesterday

Richard Headley, an expressman, em- ployed by the Southern Express company, was painfully injured when a Lakeview car number 467. colided with the. ex- press wagon, which he was driving, at the intersection of Avenue H and Twen- ty-third street yesterday afternoon at l;40 o'clock. The car was slowed up to some extent before striking the wagon but the impact dragged the wagon sev- eral feet. Headley was injured about the head and body. He was placed on the car and taken to town, where he was given medical attention, but he was later removed to St. Vincent's hospital.
 Headley evidently thought the car
 would stop at that corner as two per
 sons were seen standing there How
 ever the car did not stop and when Headley realized the situation he urged his horse across, but 1t was too late. The
 car hit the back wheel of the wagon This swerVed the vehicle toward the
 car. Then the front wheel was hit
 throwing Headley directly in front ol
 The witnesses of the accident looked for Headey to be dragged under, tn. car but in falling he thre out his hands with his fingers spread apart. Luckily hi fingers caught in the holes of the wir gates. He got a death-like clutch ol
 the gate and hung there until the ca stopped. Upon investigation is was foun, that he was gashed about the head ant shoulders ands severely injured about tn legs. He was bleding considerably.
 It was reported that the young maj was doing well last night and that h would recover.
 The wagon, which he was driving wa demolished and the horse was bruises | about the body and legs. The package were scattered about the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
JNO. B. WEAKLEY ID HEAD COMMITTEES General Manager of the Auditorium Campaign MEN WHO WILL AID Leaders Are Determined To Bring Great Evangelist Gypsy Smith
 Here for Meetings Next
 Spring

Members were elected to serve on the various committees in the campaign to secure the permanent auditorium yes terday morning at the weekly session of the pastors and laymen of the various churches in Birmingham, at the First Methodist church. John B. Weakley, a prominent attorney, was elected general manager of the campaign committees, with Frank P. Glass and Dr. George Eaves as chairmen of the building aud management committees, respectively. Other members of the building commit tee are J. E. Kennedy. Peter J. F. Bos- tick, Hugh F. Latimer, J. R. McWayne, Rev. w. M. Blackwelder and pr. John s. Foster.
 The members of the management com mittee are Dr. George Eaves, chairman; Rev. S. T. Slaton, Rev. Raimundo de- Ovies, and Prof. c. A. Brown.
 The members were elected after the report of the special committee which made the nominations. The special com mittees report which provides for bring ing the English evangelist, Gypsy Smith, to Birmingham, his entertainment and the building of the auditorium were unanimously adopted by the entire body.
 It is expected that an early meeting of the committees will be called and that immediately after this session the campaign to raise the necessary amount to build an auditorium of 10000 seating capacity will begin.
 Now that the members of the con- mittees have been named and that all plans have been formulated 1t Is ex- pected that the work will start befors the end of the week.
 The special committee which was ap- pointed to notify Gypsy Smith of the in- vitation of this city, reported that the invitation was immediately forwarded to his American representative and that he, in turn, had acknowledged receipt of the invitation and had cabled to the evange- list As yet nothing has been heard, but it is expected that he will accept the invitation and will hold a two weeks revival service in this city. So confident are the committees, in fact, that they will start the campaign at once.
 John B. Weakley states that he is highly pleased with the honor that has been conferred on him and that he will announce his decision about it at an early date It is thought that he will accept the honor and that he will make every effort to help the cause along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
STOCKHOLDERS
 CLAIM FRAUD

Pittsburg. August 7-That the stock holders of the Imperial Window Glass company, which was hailed into the United States courts last October for violation of the Sherman act, have been defrauded of a quarter of million dollars, Is the allegation made in an equity suit filed in common pleas court here today by Monro Lemon, a stockholder and for mer employe. In an effort to throw the company, which had been inactive since last winter, into the hands of receiver, Lemon recites many charges of irregu- iarity against Secretary J. R. Johnson, principally, and also names President Myron L. Case, Vice President Mark J. Healy and Treasurer J. C.. Sayre
 Lemon alleges that Johnson and others conspired to divide s25o.00o of the corpor- ation's money among themselves under pretext of paying 1t to outside parties for pretended services to the company It is further declared that the corpora tion during the year 1910 borrowed $6O0,- GOO on which 1t was forced to pay in- terest and that an Illegal conspiracy was arranged between the officers and others in underwriting contracts, and special re- bates which aggregated almost quarter of million dollars.
 The officers of the Imperial company are also charged with paying large sums of money to the Pittsburg Plate Glass company under the pretense of paying for advertising in monthly paper dis tributed free by the Pittsburg company. Lemon alleges that the advertising was worthless and was a method Of covering dishonest rebating. In one year s120O00 was so paid to the Pittsburg company, it is charged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
GEORGE PERKINS
 WILL TESTIFY TODAY

Washington. August 7.-The House committee on inquiry into the United States Steel corporation will resume it's inves ii gation here tomorrow, when George W. Perkins, former partner of J. P. Morgan & Co., and member of the board of directors of the Steel cor poration, has been summoned to ap- pear.
 Richard Trimble. secretary of the Steel corporation. also has been sum- moned to bring records and books re- lating to the corporations business The committee issued subpoenas for MT. Trimble to produce copies of all records in his possession relating to wire pools, rail pools and the steel plate association, formed when MT Trimble was with the Carnegie Steel company.
 The eXamina ion of MT. Perkins, it is expected will. cover several days. as he will be asked about many phases of the steel business. the affairs of the International. Harvester company and the financial world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Pratt City News

The Fellowship class of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, will have a social reunion at the residence of Dr.. George Brown Thursday night Each member is requested to invite one friend. A nice programme has been arranged
 Kelley Ingram of the Pratt City fire department has returned from Oneonta where he spent his vacation with friends.
 Miss Lizzie Fox left Monday to visit friends and relatives In Columbus, o.
 The Junior department of the Baptist church will give a watermelon cutting at the residence of Mrs. Andrew Hall Thursday night. small admission will be charged.
 Mrs. w. E. Givens visited Mrs. D. b. Sullivan in Ensley recently.
 Captain w. l.. McDonough was a re- cent visitor to Shelby Springs
 Mrs. E. W. Trainier is i'll at her home on East Highlands.
 MT. and Mrs. Sewall of Gadsden are visiting MT. and Mrs. George Golf on Third street.
 Mrs. T. P. Williams and little son, Maurice, have returned home from a visit to Estill Springs. Tenn.
 Miss Pearl Mills and Mrs. J. W. Allen have returned from visit to Holt. Ala.
 Miss Mary Lou Wiggins and little sis ter have returned from a visit to Blocton.
 Mrs. D. C. Thompson and little son, Lloyd, have returned from visit to Dadeville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Personals

Rev. Carlisle will leave this week for Chelsea, in Shelby county. to assist in conducting revival services.
 J. A. Morgan of Jonesboro, left yes terday for Sylacauga and Hanover to spend a few weeks.
 Miss Elizabeth Dalrymple who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs w. F. Surrat for the past few weeks, will leave Wednesday for Sumner Miss to join a house party of schoolmates of the Blue Mountain College of Mississippi, later going to her home in Amory, Miss
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Mitchum have returned to their home in Cottondale, after short visit to MT. and Mrs. J. D. Martin of Jonesboro.
 Mrs. E. A. Little, accompanied by her sisters, Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Phil Gull ley, will return this week from visit 10 Meridian, Miss.
 Lawrence, the little son of Mayor and Mrs. I. A. Lewis, is improving from a recent illness.
 Kittrell Trotter is now one of the To- cal postofflce staff, succeeding Ray Mur- |phy, who has returned home for an in definite stay on account of his health
 Misses Carrie Louise and Mary Rous- IDeau Brandon will return tomorrow from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
AN EXPLODING LAMP KILLS TRAINED NURSE

Anderson, s. C., August Miss Mabel c. Thompson, superintendent of the coun- ty hospital, died tonight from burns re- ceiyed while testing kerosene lamp this afternon. Miss Josie Moffet, nurse, and Charles Barnes, negro orderly, also were seriously burned when they went to the assistance of Miss Thompson.
 The la,rp which exploded was used in the steri,izing machine at the hospital, and vixen it failed to work Miss Thomp- son attennrted to pump air into it. Tho ezpIc sion threw the burning kerosene over the young woman from head to foot, some of the glass and blaze being swal- lowed.
 Miss Thompson has been superintendent of the hospital since last November. Her body probably will be sent to her old home at Dallafusus, O.. for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Announcements

The Baptist Young Peoples Union will meet Tuesday night at the church.
 The Womans Saloon Opposition league and the W. c. T. |. will hold prayer meeting at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 3:3O o clock
 Miss Gladys Martin will entertain in- formally at her home in Jonesboro Tues day evening in compliment to her house guest, Miss Kate Horton of Dadeville
 The wedding party of the Gwin-Allen nuptials of August 16, at the Baptist church, will be composed of the matron- of-honor, Mrs. R. l. Dodd, of Double Springs, maids of honor. Misses Jeanette and Hattie Allen; bridesmaids, Misses Grace Judson, Mallie Downing and Dora Winters of this city, Miss Annie Aiken of Gadsden; best man, Wed Gwin; groomsmen, Dr. Hewitt Johnson, Dr. Spiceland. Walter Gwin, Dr. Payne; ush- CTS, Will Lacey and Prof. Berry of Bir- mingham. Mrs. q. E. Hollingsworth will preside at the organ.
 The Epworth League will meet in the auditorium Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Arrest Made in Columbus. O.

Chief of Police Bodeker received word yesterday morning of the capture 'f Charles Reed alias Reese, alias Wright, in Columbus, O. He is wanted in Bir- mingham on a charge of passing worth less checks. Some time ago the office of the May Trading company was broken into and about 200 blank checks of the May Trading company stolen. Since that time the company have been receiving notices of the passing of checks through out the country. The amount of the checks ranged from 80 to 800. The checks were drawn on a local bank. An officer will go to Ohio to return with Reed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits were issued from the building inspectors of flee at the city hall yesterday:
 $l20o-J. II. Abercrombie. to erect one story frame building on F1fty-third street at Woodlawn.
 S240o-J G. Kent to erect two-story frame building on Ensley Highlands.
 $l@-S. E. Grant, to erect one-story frame residence at Ensley on Jefferson avenue.
 $S75-Edisard Bole, to make alterations on 924 South Nineteenth street.
 s600o-Mosey Mathews, to erect two two-story frame buildings on Thirteenth avenue, south.
 $52Oo-A. O. Onley, to erect two-story frame residence at Rhodes Circle.
 $2000-M. R. Smith, to erect two-stor, frame residence at Fairview station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Transferred To County Jail

J. P. Parker, who is charged with kill ing D. P. Brown Sunday morning, was transferred to the county jail yesterday and will remain there pending his pre- liminary hearing before Judge Benners in the court of common pleas. The investi- gation of the killing by Coroner Brasher was postponed until next Friday morning at o'clock but the coroner stated last night that it was improbable that he would take any further steps in the mat ta,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Bessener News

Bessemer August -lspeeiaL)-T. T. Huey. chairman of the Bessemer Local option committee, did not make any address at Dolomite tonight as an nounced and according 10 his state ment will not make any during the campaign. The organization of the Dol omite local option forces was an nounced for tonight with several Bir- ningham speakers and the local chair man as drawing cards, but it did not naterialize
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
TALK No. 1 ON Bucks Rang eS
TALK No. 1 ON
A White Enameled Oven That Insures Clean, Sweet, Whole
 some Food

Good health is largely dependent upon clean food-cannot be prepared in a dirty oven.
 A sanitary oven is even a greater necessity than sanitary refrigerator for during the process of baking chemical changes render contamina- tion doubly easy.
 Why take great care in the prepara- ton of fine cake, for instance, then bake it in an oven the seams and joints of which are filled with filth.
 Bucks White Enamel is not paint, but white gloss enamel-burned into the pores of the iron-and is prac- tically everlasting.
 Bucks ovens are absolutely clean a reason why you should own one. There are at least one hundred other reasons, a few of them we will give you in this space next week. Robert ProWell Stove Co.
 313 North 20th Street
 Bear in mind that we carry full line of HARDWARE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Chicago and will be the guests of Miss

Chicago and will be the guests of Miss Maud Buck for several weeks.
 Mrs. Josephine Zuber of Woodward, is steadily improving from an operation per formed today at the Robinson hospital.
 Mrs. R, s. Carpenter left last week for Greenville, s. C.. to spend several weeks.
 Miss Kate Horton. who Is visiting Miss Gladys Martin of Jonesboro, will leave for her home in Dadeville the latter part of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. R. S. Moon of Jonesboro, spent a very pleasant week end at Kim brely, Ala, their former home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Dabney Comes Home

New Orleans August 7.-Among the passengers arriving here today on the steamer Ellis from Central American ports were T. F. Dabney, charge d'af- faires' of the United States in Salvador, and Fenton R. McCreery of Flint Mich who recently resigned as minister to Honduras. MT. Dabney, who is accompanied by his wife, has not been in good health for several months and has come to the states foI rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
General News

The president, Mrs. E. H. Lopez. of +be,7 hospital board of the United Char flies, announced today that Miss Lucy Knox of Charleston, s. C., will sue- ceed Miss Minnie Mitchell as head nurse and supervisor of the Robinson hos pital. Miss Knox comes highly rec commended by the Charleston physi- cians as a capable and experienced institutional and private nurse and will arrive to begin her duties on Au- gust 15.
 The Aid society of the Jonesboro Methodist church met this afternoon with Mrs P. J. McAdory at her home and ratified the plans of the building committee of the church for improving g ahe ediffce and decided 70 have unique ball game in the Bessemer City League park Thursday afternoon, August IT. The opposing hines of the game will consist of the members of the society playing against their husbands. The proceeds will go to the treasury of the society. The work to be done on the church Is papering of the entire church, me addition of a Elng, 15X22 feet on ahe east side of the building, the in stallation of furnace heat, the enlarg- ing of the choir loft and the painting ot the exterior. The building commit tee is composed of J. L. Rarden, R. $ Moon, W. D. Christlieb and j. E. Nc Graw. After the business session deli ciou salad course. ices and cake were served by the hostess.
 This morning at II o'clock in the presence of a number of friends, A M. Stein, age one week, the son of MT, and Mrs. E. Stein, was ehristened at the family residence. Rabbi II. $ Harelick Of Birmingham performed the ceremony, which was followed by a luncheon in celebration of the event.
 The police court this morning dis posed of IT eases by assessing $232 50 in fines, s29.50 of which was paid dis missing three cases and continuing live. The largest fine assessed was that of $50 on a negro woman for violation of the prohibition law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Residence of D. P. Brown

The residence of D. P. Brown, who was shot at his home Sunday evening is located on Tuscaloosa avenue, West End ana not ls Canal street as previously reported. Up to few weeks ago MT. Brown lived on Canal street, but recently moved around to Tuscaloosa avenue G; H. Whitmore now resides ay 19 Canal street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Italy Cholera Report

ChiessO, SwitZerland, August 7.-The official report of the Italian government on the cholera situation shows that from July ? to July 31. inclusive there were throughout the Kingdom of Italy, a to- tai of SOP cases and 3l9 deaths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Officials Plead Not Guilty

Detroit, Mich, August 7,-The oniciais of the Detroit Driving clup' aries'eu III connection with an attempt to sup pet ting at the grand circuit race meeting here last week. pleaded not suiity .oaay when arraigned on charge or vlo'aung the state betting law. ihe cases were continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Mother Hubbard Game

The teams to the play in the mother Hubbard game Thursday afternoon here have been rearranged and the new list is as follows:
 Yellows-L s. Moorer, W. p. surrat A. E. Patton, Chester Tubbs, Phil La cey, Will Lacey, Jack Clay, c. Kuch- 1niski. and Lacey Edmondson. substi- tutes; sam May, Homer and Henry Hurd. Dr. Hewitt Johnson, James Don aldson, W. D. Taylor, ST., Dr. Nc Tyeire Dr. Spiceland, I. A. Lewis and John Mcconnell.
 Greens-C. W. Allen, Gardner Good wyn, Petyton Mims, George Waller, FL lis Houston, CIaud Moore, ". w. Ken nedy, Tom Benton and Eugene Honey cutt. Substitutes, Dr, McNeill, Jack Mc- Campbell. Amos Miles, P. J. Mundie, Bryan Waller, J. W. Rarden, Sr., E. l.. Huey George Stevenson, William Wal drop, w. P Kennedy. G. R. Lewis and T J BatSOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
Automobile Trip To Atlanta

An automobile party will leave Bir- mngham early this morning for Atlanta. The party will include Mir and Mrs. Ped Hickman and two children, Miss Susie Worrel and Alex Jenkins
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-30
NORTHERN IOWA APPLES.

The following reference in the
Thompson Qowa) Courier to one OF
Winnebago county's big crops this
year is Illuminating as showing one
instance where Iowa is not taking adj
vantage of one of its big opportunities:
Winnebago county raised the great
est crop Of apples this year probably
since the country was settled. The
great pity is that thousands of bushels
are going to waste becaue there are
no facilities for putting them on the
market. They are mostly of the short
keeping variety, and about the only
|use for the surplus would be to make
lit up into cider. There are no large
cider presses in the country. and very
few small ones. II it were possible to
work up the apples this way, it is
doubtful If barrels could be procured
to hold the product.
Raising apples has been brought
about as near. perfection as is pos
sible in this locality. If the yield con-
tinues to be great, and there is no
reason why it should not, the apple
crop will some day be adding many
dollars to the wealth of the county
If the middle and eastern states con-
|tinue to raise apples in such album
dance, it is likely to work some in
jury to the great apple industries OF
the Pacific states. Any who are plan
ming to 60 out west and make fortunes
out Of orchards would do well to bear
this in mind.
Raising apples may have been
brought about as near perfection as
possible" in Winnebago county, but
plans for marketing the apples after
they are raised, which is fully as inn
portant, seems to have been neglected.
This criticism applies as well ito other
parts of the state. Iowa raises as good
apples as any state In the union, but it
has not gained recognition as an apple
raising state because too little atten-
ton has been paid to this crop. There
is big field in Iowa for the man who
will introduce in Iowa the Pacific coast
method of packing and marketing this
valuable crop.