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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
THINK PRISONER
TOOK MORPHINE
j, C. Glover, on Trial for Assaulting
Officer Carroll, Taken Very Sick
at County Jail

j. C. Glover, white prisoner in the
county Jail, had a very marrow escape
from death yesterday morning at
o'clock when he took an overdose of NOR
phine.
At o'clock Glover's groans attracted
the attention of Night Warden Merri-
wether and he Investigated. He found
Glover unconscious and hastily summon
ed DR.. Hambrick, county physician, to
the jail After several hours hard work
Glover was restored.
An empty bottle which is thought to
have contained morphine was found in
Glover's cell yesterday morning by the
wardens. Warden Merriweather states
that Glover told him three different times
that he took morphine to kill himself.
Glover denies taking any drug and
claims that some sandwiches that he ate
al night are responsible for his illness.
This is not credited by the authorities,
who think that the drug was slipped to
him while he was in the criminal court
room Thursday afternoon.
Glover had not entirely recovered from
the effects of the drug when he was
brought into the criminal court yesterday
morning. He made the following state
ment in regard to his illness yesterday
morning II have not taken any drug
whatsoever. The only thing that | ate
was some sandwiches. The mustard l
used was old and tasted bad. l think
that this is what caused my Illness
Glover is charged with assault with in
tent to murder and a minor charge. He
assaulted Officer j. C. Carroll on Octo-
Der 4. 1909, and cut long cash in his
face. The wound came very near result
ing fatally and the officer still bears tho
~, on his face
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
COL. JONES NAMED
BY JUDGE JONES

Montgomery, February 3.-(Special.)-
Esteem in which Col. Harvey E. Jones,
recently one of the associate tax COM
nissioners of Alabama, is held in this
city was manifested by Judge Thomas G.
Jones of the United States court for the
middle district of this state, when he APP.
pointed that Official today to be deputy
clerk of the United States court. Colo
mel Jones succeeds Mike Heating, who
by his own alleged confession admitted
the embezzlement of about $1,000 from the
Golfers of the court.
Colonel Jones was appointed within a
few hours after the announcement by
Gov. Emmett O'Neal that he would not be
retained on the tax commission.
The new deputy clerk has home in
Montgomery, and is well known through
out the south and throughout the state
as one of the most enthusiastic of the
Confederate veterans in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
CONFIRM TRUSTEES
TO AUBURN SCHOOL

Montgomery, January 3-(Special)-A
neat tribute was paid to- State Senator
C. M. Sherrod of Lawrence county to-
day, when the rules of the senate and
the custom of that body were passed
over in the confirmation of three ap-
pointees of Governor Emmett O'Neal to
vacancies on the board of trustees of
the Alabama Polytechnic institute. Sen
ator Sherrod was named by the chief
executive to be trustee from the Eighth
congressional district, and his appoint
ntent was unanimously confirmed by the
senate without the Formally of entering
into executive session.
Other trustees named by Governor
ONeal, and who were unanimously con-
firmed without an executive session, were
Rufus f. Kolb Montgomery, as trus-
tee from the Second congressional dis
trict, and John A. Rogers of Sumter
county as trustee from the Sixth con-
gressional district
Captain Kolb, who is commissioner of
agriculture, succeeds Gen. Robert F. Lii
gon, also of Montgomery, whose term of
office has expired. Mr. Rogers succeeds
w. c. Davis of Jasper, and Senator Sher-
rod succeeds Tancred Belts of Hunts
Vile, both of whose terms of office ex-
pired the first of this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
LOCAL OPTION is
NOW IN POSITION
TO TRY STRENGTH
CONTINUED FROM PAGE -

fCONTINI fHOM -
sold by dispensaries or by private dealers
under license.
Section l. Be it ordained by the legisla-
ture of Alabama: That upon the appr-
cation of one-third of the qualified voters
of any county in this state by petition In
writing signed in person by such quail
fed voters, addressed to and filed with the
probate Judge of such county, asking
that an election be held in such county
for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters thereof the question OF
whether or not the manufacture and sale
of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors shall
be legalized therein, he shall within SO
days after the presentation of such petit
ton, order an election to be held in such
county within 20 DAYS from the time of
making such order to determine the ques-
ton of whether or not the manufacture
and sale of spurious, vinous or malt
liquors shall be legalized and whether dis
pensaries may be established for The sale
of such liquors whether the sale of
such liquors shall be by private dealers
under license
Sec. q That in determining the number
of qualified voters required as petitioners
for the calling of any election under this
act, the total number of votes cast in the
county for all persons for the office of
governor of this state at the general cleo
tion last preceding such proposed cleo
ton, shall be deemed and considered the
total number of qualified voters of the
county for the purposes of this act. and
not less than one-third of such number
shall be sufficient as petitioners for the
calling OF an election under this act.
Sec. 3. That notice of such election
shall be published for 20 days preceding
the election in some newspaper pub
lished in said county or if there be nc
newspaper published therein, then by
posting notice thereof for the same
period of time as required for publica-
ton in a newspaper, at five or more pub
lie places In the county. The probate
judge shall provide for and give the
publication and notice required in this
section.
Sec. 4. That the probate judge, clerk OF
the circuit court and sheriff of the coun.
ty in which an election is ordered under
this act shall within ten dayssafter tht
election is so ordered, appoint three in.
spectors or managers. two clerks and one
returning officer for each precinct OIL
voting place in said county, to manage
conduct and make the returns of sait
election. Such managers and clerks Sc
appointed shall. so far as practicable, bt
equally divided between those who favor
and those who oppose the legalizing OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04

of. votes cast for dispensary and the
number of votes cast against dispensary
and the number of votes cast for license
and the number of votes cast against
license. Said report shall be filed and
recorded at once in the office of the pro-
bate judge and published in a newspaper
published in the county, and If there be
no newspaper published in said county
then by posting copies of the report in
at least five public places in such coun-
ty and by posting copy of said re-
port at the courthouse door of such coun-
ty whether there be a newspaper pub
lished in such county or not.
Sec. 10. That if in any election held
under the authority of this act a ma
iority of the legal votes cast in said cleo
ton shall be for legalizing the manufac-
ture and sale of said liquors, and if ma
iority of the votes cast upon the issue
as to whether the sale SO authorized
shall be by dispensary or by private deal
ers under license. be in favor of a dis
pensary, thereafter a dispensary dis
pensaries may be established. maintained
and operated in such county at such
places and under such regulations and
restrictions as shall be provided for by
law.
| Sec. H. That If a majority of the legal
votes cast in said election shall be for
legalizing the manufacture and sale of
said liquors, and If a majority of the
votes cast upon the issue as to whether
the sale so authorized shall be by dis
pensary or by private dealers under Ii
cense, be in favor of sale by private deal
ers under license, then the manufacture
| and sale of spirituous, vinous and malt
| liquors in said county shall be authorized
| and shall be licensed, regulated, governed
and controlled as shall be provided for by
| law.
y Sec. y. The returning officer, inspectors
| and clerks shall each be entitled to 81
and the returning officer, in addition to
| 5 cents per mile in going to the court
| house and returning to the place of hold
| ing the election; the several claims to be
paid out of the county treasury on proper
| proof. the service rendered to be pre-
| ferred claims, payable from the money
in the treasury not specially otherwise APP
| propriated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
QUARANTINE AGAINST
MISSISSIPPI TOWN

Mobile, February "A special to the
Register from Merrill Miss. says:
At mass meeting of the citizens of
the town of Merrill, held this evening in
the office of l.. c. Helms, a strict quar-
antine against all persons from Lucedale
was established on account of the preva-
lence of spotted fever at Lucedale
The laxity of the state health authori-
ties in not providing the necessary pro-
lection made it necessary for the people
here to act, and they have pledged their
support to make the quarantine effective.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
SOME MONTGOMERY GOSSIP
BY CLYDE w. ENNIS

cry yesterday. He returned last night.
Mr.. Nelson has keen insight into af-
fairs and is vitality interested in seeing
everything harmonious in Montgomery.
He said last night that everything was
al, right and that results could soon be
expected.
Sydney j. Bowie, former member of
Congress and persistent advocate of the
anti-fee bill, which has been successful
before the legislature, returned home last
night Mr.. Bowie, as an attorney, has
been engaged to draft some other impor-
tant bills, and will be a frequent visitor
to the capital.
The rarest bouquet yet handed The
Age-Herald was pitched from the Louis
vile and Nashville last night while the
army of passengers alighted and boarded,
by Judge G. C. Almon of Decatur. He
said the people of Decatur were very
much enamored with the present operat-
ing methods of the morning paper In ~
ing outside when the breakfast bell rang
every morning. He said the people there
wanted to know the Birmingham happen
irgs in the morning more than any other
information, and this desire was granted
by The Age-Herald. The real city, he
said was prosperous. Montgomery was
quiet, and Birmingham moving ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
sanguinetti Appointed

Montgomery, January 3.-(Special.)-
Capt. Paul Sanguinetti, one of the well
known ex-Confederate veterans of this
state and one of Montgomery's leading
citizens, was today appointed by Gov.
Emmett O'Neal as clerk to Adjt. Gen. ].
B. scully. Captain Sanguinetti was one
of Governor O'Neals most ardent sup
porters The new clerk succeeds Maj. D.
w. McIver, for many years one of the
leading figures in the Alabama National
Guard Major McIver prior to his APP
pointment in the adjutant generals Of
fee was well known editorial writer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
WIND BLOWS OUT
BIG STORE FRONT

A storm of unusual violence struck Bir-
mingham last night and as result there
was a good deal of property damage.
From 10 until II o'clock there was a high
wind and the rain fell in driving sheets.
The streets were comparatively well filled
with the theatre crowds during the storm
and there was a wild scramble for shell
ter a
A very unusual accident happened at
the First National bank building. The
front of the store on Second alley was
blown out by the force of the wind. The
debris blocked the sidewalk and caused
q good deal of Inconvenience.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
ROB P0STOPFICE
AT FORT DEPOSIT

Fort Deposit, February 3.-(Special)-
Some time last night the post office at this
place was robbed. The robbers or robber
gained entrance to bodybuilding by break
ing an upper sash in one of the rear win
dows, the lower sash being well protected
with bars of iron. The amount stolen
cannot be ascertained at present. Post
master w. S. Smith stated, however, that
some money, stamps, stamped envelopes
and packages of merchandise had been
stolen. At present no clew has been
discovered leading to the robbery. Mr.
Smiths attention was first attracted by
shattered glass on the floor and many
empty drawers being out of pace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
New for birmingham

Recognizing the need in Birmingham
of what is known as a Receiving Vault,
a reoeptical where the dead can betBafely
placed waiting for days, weeks or even
months, the arrival of relatives from a
distance, or the proper preparation OF the
last resting place, or their removal to
some distant cemetery, Shaw & Son.. the
undertakers, have just completed an air.
tight, fireproof vault or tomb, where
bodies can safely remain a reasonable
time waiting their final disposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04

Montgomery, February 3.(Special)-
Governor O'Neal has announced the fol-
lowing minor appointments:
Notaries Public-Charles A. Hassler,
Pratt City; Robert l.. Holcombe, Mobile
Secretary of State Cyrus B. Brown has
received notice of an increase OF $500 in
the capital stock of the Montgomery
Carriage works, an increase from $500
to $4,000
He has also received notice of a change
in the name of the Mobile Realty COM
pany to the Nelson Realty company,
Inc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
Forest Fire Burning

Huntsville, February 3.-cSpecial)-
Forest fires are burning in the noun
tains northwest of this city on Whar-
ton mountain, and east of the city on
Monte Sano, and the stiff wind that
sprung up last night is increasing the
liability of considerable damage The
forests are as dry now as in autumn,
due to the unusually fine weather OF
more than a week past.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04
McConnell's Matinee Dance

Saturday afternoon, 3 to s.;
gentlemen 25c, ladies free. So
cial. dances Tuesday and Satur-
day nights. Glass 7 to 7:45; pri-
vate lessons by appointment.
Bell phone 1887 main; academy
20211s LIST avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-04

Frank Nelson, IT.. former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and one of
the most well acquainted business men
in this district, paid visit to Montgom-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
TEDDY AND TAFT.

Referring to the recall Of judges as
d @nostrum" and its advocates as
"demagogues.7 President Taft in an
address Saturday handed the colonel
a good sized package. Roosevelt be
II known, has lately expressed him
self as decidedly favorable to the re-
cali system as affecting judges and all
other officers. Here is what Mr.. Taft
eaid:
And now, not content with reducing
the position Of the judge to one
something like that Of the mediator
IN a religious assembly or the presid-
Ing officer in political convention,
the Judge is to be made stilI less i'm
portant and to be put stiH more on
trial and TO assume still more the
character Of defendant by provis-
ion Of law, under which, If his rulings
and condGct in court do not suit a
small percentage Of the electors Of his
district he may be compelled to sub
NIT the question Of his continuance
Oh the bench during the term for
which he was elected to an election
fer recall IN which the reason for his
recall Is 70 be included in two hundred
words, and. his defense thereto equal
" brief.
~it can hardly be said that this pro-
posed change. II adopted, win give him
greater authority or power for use
fuIness Of constitute a reform in the
enforcement OF the criminal law OF
this country. Il VIII certainly not al.
minlbh the power or responsibility Of
counsel for the defendant Let rs
hope that the strong sense Of humor
of the American people. which has
80 often saved them from the dangers
oi demagoguerg will not be lacking
IA respect of this 'nostrum
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
HASKELL cRlrIclsEs.

Ex-Governor Haskell doesn't like the
disposition to back-up on capital prom
ises, manifested BY Oklahoma City. In
the New State Tribune, he says:
1T is remarkable that some Of the
newspapers Of this city have complete
ly fIopped and tried to swallow their
own editorial pledges, repudiate their
own promises TO the people Of the
state and get the state capital for
nothing instead Of an honorable and
faithful discharge Of their obligation.
II is fortunate indeed that printers
ink does not fade away and, therefore,
we have the record Of these prom
ises"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
Not In chIcaqo.

A Chicago man was dilating to a
party Of eastern drummers on the
western spirit" plus Chicago as es-
sentials to success. To illustrate he
delved into his own ea@y history,
which had been rather turbulent.
why, at one time I was out OF
work for six months at a stretch" ne
said. ~but l never lost my nerve. and
I got there"
"six months at stretch" repeated
a skeptical listener What on earth
did YOU ever do for sustenance2"
"sustenancel Great Scott, we
never had any OF that in those days {"
replied the advocate OF the Windy
city. why, used to feel satisfied
II l got enough to eat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
Londoners Foreigners in scotland.


II came as a great shock to me Ia
find that IN Scotland the Londoner il
regarded as a foreigner. argued the
point with my friends IN Aberdeen. but
all TO no purpose Nor was this the
only shock j receives. The people do
NOT dress like Harry Lauder. and the
corkscrew curls he affects Is quite
wrong ! experienced great difficulty
IN providing myself with stick OF
the Lauder pattern. and then found
that the bert people do not carry
them
Also. they speak a strange language
down there one that does not resem.
Bile in The least the anaemic Scots
tongue we heard in What Every
Woman Knows This other is n
broader. stronger. more formidable
language altogether. as realized
when the guard on the train sat 81.
side me and talked for twenty miles
and understood not a word.-London
Graphic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
BrGGEs1 DAM / INsTAE WORLD
Reservoir TO Cover Ce.4 Square Mites
and Hold so,OO0.o 100000 Cubic
Feet Of Water.

a dam larger than any now built
or bailding in the world is to be con
structed in connection with nam
moth irrigation enterprise which will
soon be undertaken in the presidency
OF Madras, British India. known as
the Cauvery reservoir project
The project includes the construc
ton OF huge masonry dam across
the Cauyery river, for impounding the
food waters during the monsoon sea
sons. and the construction Of a sys-
tenn of canals through large sections
OF the unirrigated deltaic region in
order to distribute the flow.
There are now under irrigation in
the Cauyery deltaic systems .003, 900
acres, and the crop area will be in.
creased BY the new works about
Ana 200 acres
The dam will be 6.352 feet in length
and 202 feet from the lowest level OF
its foundations to the roadway on top
and 2O6 feet to the top Of its para ,ets
The height from the average level Of
the river bed to the roadway win be
173 feet. and the full level OF the
reservoir viii be six feet less. In
masonry It will contain 3s.500. 900
cubic feet.
The next three dams in size are the
Assouan. in Egypt, with 10000 900
cubic feet of masonry; the Croton in
New York, 2s.lO0o0. and the Olive
Bridge dam in New York. % 900. 900.
II is estimated that 2 years will be
required to complete the Cauyery
dam. and that the cost. including the
canals, s12.49i ,555 The area sub
merged by the impounded waters un.
der the new project will be 54s
square miles, and the effective capa.
city Of the reservoir 10000. 900. 900
cubic feet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
J . . q q q . . . . , . 3 3 . ,
} REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. y
} Compiled BY the Grady County =
Abstract Company, 100 =
} North Third Street. .

Thomas Cross and wife to Arthur J
Maures 7-14-11, s. sw SAB.
Hugo Kapp and wife to Gus Garden
hire 3-24-ii, 81 Il " sw; ABS.
John w Alexander and Lille Alex
ander to Geo w Ladd Hill, $3.50,
Sc Sc Sc S-7-7.
r w Shepherd and wife OF G r Err
win 3-2S-11, $500. Ne ne; nv ne Sc;
ne ne Sc; 6-5-5; lot 2; n 2OO6 acles lot
3; sec 2-5-5.
Stephen Battiest to Helm 5-6-
IL, $500. One third interest in sw sw
30; ne Sc; e " Sc Sc; s0-9-7.
J J Helm to F Longmeyer 5-10-11
$500. Same land.
Jacobs Cigar Vendor Co to Wilson
L Overall Eli. 800. Part of NV sw
22-7-7.
Wilson L Overall to Continental
Cigar Vending CO 5-11, 500. Same.
EJ Kelly to N NJ rodgers I'LL. $50
Lot 13, IA blk is Alex.
Maggie L Allen to R A Williams
and Reason Bass 5-i1-11, $500. Lots
II, 1s blk rs Chickasha.
Benjamin NJ Moody and wife to
William c Wright 1O-23-OS. $1,000.
Sw sw section 1875.
E E Elder to Joseph shumaker So
II. $500. Lot 12, 13. IA, blk 50 ChiY
Bertha James and husband to e ?
Kilgore 5-13-11. $50. Sc sw sw 17-4-5.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
sturdy Iceland Horses.

The use Of Iceland horses Is spread
ing in Denmark. especially in JutlaDd;
they are excellent farm horses, being
hardy and resistant to fatigue The
Iceland horse is small stoutly built
and strong. They are bred without
selection and live IN an almost wild
state. There are about $4,000 OF
these horses in Iceland; from 5000 to
1000 are exported yearly, TO DEN
mark and to England and Scotland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15
sALkED At COLD STEEL.

4 wouldn't Jet a doctor cut my foot
off" said II. d. Ely. Bantom, Ohio,
although a horrible ulcer had been
the plague Of my life Tor four years.
Instead / used Bucklen'a Afnica salve
and my foot was soon completely cur
ed" Heals burns. bolls. sores, bruises,
eczema, pimples, corns surest Pile
cure 25C at Brown & Co. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15

Nile. Jane .Poupelet is one OF the
three women scuiptors who have been
awarded bourBo de voyage or travel
ing scholarship by the French govern
ment. She was awarded a bronze
medal at the Paris exposition in 1900
and her work Is beginning TO be well
known IN France. where II appears
regularly IN the Salon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15

Every citizen should attend the !.
q c. dedication exercises tomorrow.
Local sentiment has much to do with
the making Of school We ought %
cultivate the college spirit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15

Gov. Wilson and Champ Clark are
the choice OF the Purcell Register for
the democratic standard bearers next
year, hut it says there's plenty Of tim
ber on hand at this time and things
are looking better for the party than
for many years"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15

Francisco r. Madero IS said TO be a
spIritualist, a vegetarian, and tee
iotaler and a revolutionist besides.
President Disz has hard job on his
hands Guthrie Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-15

Another man who has excellent
Judgment is the gent eman from Albu-
Querque who on seeing chickasha for
fhe first time after two years absence
concluded the town looked SO good
that he wouldn't sell his property
here.