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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30

Miss Jessafnine Roberts and Miss Nalda Allen were among those assisting MT Rushton to meet the guests. From the dining room delicious luncheon was served. The plates suggested the color scheme of the wedding, with green ices in the horseshoe mould
 On the bon-bon table in the dining room was an enormous basket filled with Easter lilies and asparagus ferns. Here and in the library and den were brides roses in tall vases. Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter poured coffee in the den. In the drawing room a brides book was in charge of Miss Myrtle Miles.
 Despite the card enclosed by the invi- tations which Mir. Rushton sent out to his daughters marriage with the simple statement, mo presents the gifts re- ceived were unusually handsome. His own was a superb silver tea service. Miss Elizabeth Chaffin presented the young couple with a magnificent chest of linens and a large chest of silver MT. and Mrs. Crouch. of Franklin, Tenn, the parents of the groom, gave them another very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
SHOW IS CAUSE
 OF WOMAN SUICIDE

Cincinnati March 29-Mrs Richard Muir, 21 years old, witnessed melodrama last night. The piece portrayed the trials of a motherless girl.
 It was almost 2 parallel of Mrs. Muir's own life. She went home melancholy. She met her husband.
 i've just seen a bad show,' she said to him. T never knew what it was to be without a mother until now.'
 Then she drank carbolc acid. Death came soon. It is said Mrs. Muir is known in Clearwater, Mich, as Elizabeth Cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
Monroe and Carson to Speak

Jackson, Miss, March 29.-(Special.l l- Dr. Paul Monroe of Columbia university and Dr. o. r. Carson of Columbus, O., have been secured for addresses before the meeting of state educators in this city May 4, and S. J. s. Sexton of IIazlehurst, Miss, president of the gen eral board of trustees of Mississippi edu- cational institutions, will also speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
Suspend Freight Tariffs

Washington, March 29.-The interstate commerce commission today suspended the freight tariffs which provide for a material advance of the rates on starch from points served by the Illinois Gen. tral railroad. The tariffs were to have become effective on April 1 and are sus- pended until July 29. The suspension affects not only, the Illinois Central but also all of it's connecting lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Fountain Heights Study club will meet this afternoon with Miss Barbara Ransom at. 3 o'clock.
 The Council of Jewish Women will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Louis Saks, 2201 Highland avenue. Miss Willie Allen will address the club on Browning.
 The Culture club meets tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs. A. R. Moore, 112S Twelfth avenue. south.
 Dr. Evans Shakespeare class will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the rectory, Church of the Advent.
 The Quest club meets tomorrow with Mrs Fielder Furlow at the J. o. Han- mum residence.
 The Review club will meet on Wednes- day afternoon at the home of Mrs. $. D. Harris, 310o North Twenty-fourth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
Steamer Aground

Cape Haytien, Hayti, March 29.-The German steamer Allemannia of the At las line, which sailed from New York aground off Pointe Mardi Gras, and in a dangerous position. Her 10 passengers are safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
EXHIBITION OF
 THE ART CLUB

The fourth annual exhibition of the
 Birmingham Art association opened yes-
 terday with a large reception at the Ho-
 tel Hillman from 3 tor o'clock in the afternoon. It will continue open today y to the general public. For the first time
 this display has been made at the Hotel l1illman and the fact that the palm gar
 den and the private dining room were
 brought into use result in the placing of
 the accepted work. The exhibition was
 held in tie private dining room while in
 the palm garden the reception took place.
 Hundreds of people interested in art and
 representative of the cultured circle were guests of the association at some time during the afternoon. The members com prised the receiving party. Mrs. J. B. Rauton, the president, very sweet and gracious, welcomed the guests and Mrs. Lowell, the former president who is al- ways interesting, was also at the exhi- CTS who are exhibiting and added much to the pleasure of the visitors were Miss Glenne Moseley, Miss Carrie Hill, Miss Hanna Elliott, Miss Buck, Mrs. Marie Buck, Mrs. Mountfort, Mrs. Mont eomery, Mrs. Harris, Miss Emmie Bar nett
 The pictures were too numerous to be taken up in detail but some will be giv- en passing mention and others receiving reference tomorrow One was most inn 
 1 pressed. however. with the marked inn rrovement in the class of work shown | this year to that of any former exhi- ton. Miss Carrie Hills picture, "The Cabins" the sketch of Village creek, near l Birmingllam-which, by the way, was gold yesterday Early Spring, were up to her usual excellent mark. Mrs. Mont gomery sent several paintings, among the most interesting is the sketch of Miss Cecile McCrossin which is delightful study of a young girl.
 Miss Hannah Elliott's miniatures are lovely. Among them may be noted Mrs. Edmund Fraser of Toronto, formerly Miss Eva Comer-Miss Virginia Ford, little Lucy McBee and Miss Anne Orme of Atlanta.
 Among the many interested observers yesterday were noted Judge and Mrs William l. Grubb. Mrs. Ned R. Me David, Mrs. J. H. Phillips, MT. William
 A. Dangaix of Paris, Mr. David Grace, Mrs. L. K. Plosser, Mrs. E. J. McCros- sin, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. R. Y. H. Elliott, Mrs. Holman and others. The exhibi- tion will continue today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30

Mrs. Joseph Bell Rogers announces the engagement of his sister, Ruth Piekens, to MT. Victor LeMay McKee, the marriage to take place the latter part of April.
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NORRIS-T

marriage in which many friends in Alabama will be interested was that of Mir Claude L. Norris of this city to Miss Alma Tarleton Of New York It was solemnized very quietly Sunday in Stan- ford. Conn. in the presence of a few friends and MT. Norris and his bride left
 shortly afterward for Birmingham. The
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Debs speaks at 0rpheum Friday night.
$9.48

$9.40 Special this week, any suit or overcoat in the house, 9.48, values up to $40.00. Chalifoux Bankrupt Stock, 1916 Sd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
BARNEY STRONG

At the Shades Mountain hotel Miss Ada Isabelle Barnby. the daughter of Mrs. Lydia M Arnold, was married to Mir. James William Strong. The cere- mony was conducted by the Rev. R. A. Thompson of Bessemer in the lobby of the hotel, which was prettily decorated with pine and pink and white honey suckle. The bride was attired in pale lavender silk, with bridal veil attached to a coronet of lace, which frightened her dark beauty. Her flowers were honeysuckles
 After the ceremony a luncheon was served. The table was decorated with orchids and honeysuckles. Miss Mar guerite Arnold, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. and MT Strong's best man was Norman Ely Arnold. The nup- tials< were witnessed by relatives and a limited number of friends.
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news of the wedding will be a surprise to MT. Norris friends, many of whom knew of his engagement but did not ex- pect that it would take place so soon.. It was during a visit to New York that he and his bride decided to be married at once, hence the trip to Connecticut.
 Mrs. Norris is the niece of Mrs. J. w. Bush of this city and of the late Au gusta Evans Wilson. also of Mrs. Brax- ten Bragg of Mobile. She has. visited Both here and in Mobile and already has a circle of friends who are giving her a rieasant welcome MT. and Mrs. Nor ris are at present at the Hotel Hillman.
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M,REE-ROGERS

interest to their many friends Il Georgia and Alabama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
MAY Be DROPPED
RumOrThat Leavenworth Custer
Proceedings Are at End.
Mayor DOege and Chief Taylor
May Not Be Ousted.
NO ACTION is TAKEN
Answers to the Suits Have Not
Been Filed.
All Those Concerned Refuse to
NO ACTION Is TAKEN
All Those Concerned Refuse to
Discuss Situation.

Leavenworth, Kan. July 3.-Inas-
much as neither Mayor Albert Doege
nor ]. 7. Taylor. chief of police, filed
with the clerk Of the supreme court
their answer to the custer proceedings
instituted against them by Attorney
General Dawson some time ago, it is
supposed an understanding between the
officials has been arrived at.
Because of his absence from Topeka
today, Mr.. Dawson could not be COM
municated with, but deputy clerk cf
the supreme court in a long distance
conversation was quite certain no an
sWers had been fled. Under the cir
cumstances Mayor Doege and Chief
Taylor would be cited for contempt.
unless. of course, some understanding
existed. The deputy clerk ventured the
opinion that such an understanding ex-
listed, ana, therefore, expected no fur
Their action in the case.
Following the fling of the suits MT.
Dawson came to Leavenworth and had
a long conversation with the mayor and
chief Both officials decline to discuss
the matter other than to admit neither
made their answer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
PLAN NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
D. A. McKibben Working Out Inter-
urban Road Plans.

Leavenworth Kan. July Sd. A.
McKibben of this city and w. B. Walk
er, who is now in charge of the electric
light plant at Excelsior Springs, Mo,
and who was formerly at the head of
the light plant here, are planning to
organize a corporation to build an cleo
trio line between Leavenworth and Ex-
celsior Springs. The company is to be
capitalized at 100000. The power
plant is to be in this city and will cost
$13, 300.
The proposed electric line is to be 40
miles long.
The old Rock Island bridge, which is
owned by capitalists in Holland is to be
bought by the new company and used
for the electric cars. Mr. McKibben
plans to build a new steel approach
costing approximately 100000 at the
east end of the bridge and to remodel
it so that wagons can cross it as well
as the cars on the new electric line
The corporation is to be known as
the LeavenwOrth & Excelsior Springs
Railway & Power company. The di-
rectors and stockholders are expected
to include the owners of the coal mines
in Excelsior Springs of which Mr. Nc
Kibben is one Of the owners.
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WASHER GETS ONE LESSON.
Drummer Will Probably "shy'' at Abb
Iene Girls Hereafter.

Abilene, Kan, July 3.-Traveling men
may be able to insult highly respected
ladies in some places, but one of them
has learned that such practices don't go
in Abilene.
AS Mrs. G. A. Kubach passed the
Pacific hotel, a travelling man followed
her. At the west end of the hotel he
overlook her, took hold of her arm, and
asked her to go to the picture shows.
She was surprised and frightened al
most to the extent of being completely
unnerved, and when the man noticed
her condition, he beat a hasty retreat
to the office of the hotel
But Vim. Councilman happened along
in time to see the incident, and accom-
panied Mrs. Kubach to the Lyric thea
ter where her husband was informed
of the matter. Mr.. Kubaeh went to the
hotel, and found the man, who at first
denied any part in or knowledge Of the
affair, but he was positively identified
by Mr.. Councilman, and finally admit
ted the facts.
He was taken into police court, and
paid fine and costs to the amount of
$40.
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the fighting of the flames and in
creased the loss.
The fire occurred in the storage of
the Arctic Ice company. The building
sa wreck and approx mately 500, 600
worth of provisions, eggs, meats, ap-
pies, etc, stored in the building were
destroyed. About S35, 900 worth Of
furs belonging to the Rorabaugh Dry
Goods company were also destroyed.
The other smaller fire at which the
department was working when the big
fire broke out was in a barn on North
st. Francis avenue. Here an aged
negro hostIer named Preston was
burned to death and three valuable
horses owned by Evan Evans were
burned. George Bassett, director Of
the Arctic Ice company was seriously
injured by a fall from ladder at the
larger fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
OFF FOR FOURTH
Uncle Sans Prisoners at L cav
enworth Get Holiday.
Baked Ham, Green Peas and
Cherry Pie for Dinner.
GIVE MINSTREL SHOW
COIOred Federal Prisoners Plan
Novel Pen Entertainment.
Band Concert Will Be Given in
Afternoon.

Leavenworth, Kan, July ST n.
Williamson. steward at the federal
penitentiary, sat at his desk in the
kitchen and thought and thought and
thought.
What will be the menu for the
Fourth of July dinner?' he repeated
in answer to question. That's just
what has been worrying me for several
days. You see it's this way:
ION holidays we usually have a larg-
er and more varied meal. But this
year, hardly know what to prepare.
Before always have had vegetables,
lettuce. radishes, new potatoes and
so on-but this year vegetables are
scarce and high priced. New potatoes
are too expensive to feed to prisoners.
But they will have good dinner all
The dinner will consist of baked ham,
sauce, cream potatoes, green peas;
green onions, lemonade, coffee and
cherry pie. The prisoners are given all
they can eat every day but they have
80 minutes in which to eat it. On July
T. they will be allowed to take all the
time they wish and can eat as much
as they want.
Get Freedom of Yard.
An entire holiday is to be given the
prisoners Tuesday They VIII De TAKEN
from their cells in separate groups and
will be allowed the freedom Of the
yard for the greater part of the day.
They also will be allowed to write an
extra letter on that day. They are al
lowed usually to write and receive one
letter every two weeks.
The negro prisoners will entertain the
rest with some sort of a performance.
F. H. Lemon, deputy warden, says that
he does not know himself what the ma
ture Of the entertainment will be- He
says that the negroes will be allowed
to do as they please about it. A wooden
platform 20 feet long and 60 feet wide
will be erected in the yard near the
west wing of the cell house and will be
used by the majority Of the 3S5 colored
prisoners there.
This entertainment will be given in
the morning. Dinner is scheduled for
u o'clock. In the afternoon the con-
vict band will play in the yard. After
dinner when the prisoners have been
locked in their cells, most of the
guards will partake of the holiday also.
There will be no guards on the walls
then, but the turnkeys and cell guards
will be on duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
OLD SOLDIER GETS REWARD.
FOrtyTwo Years Government Held
Charge Against Him.

F'Orty-Two Years Government Held
Charge Against Him.
Ottawa, Kan, July 3-Forty-two
years ago Union officer of an In
diana regiment, Capt. c. J. Ponceler,
wounded in an engagement, was sent
to a hospital His command fell to a
lieutenant. About that time a consign-
ment of clothing for the men, amount
ing in value to several hundred dollars.
was Delivered to the company, in the
name of its captain. In the usual
course the clothing was distributed,
but through some irregularity Captain
Ponceler never received the proper
credit and the amount remained
charged to him.
In the years that followed this charge
became a bar to the officers effort to
obtain the pension that was due him.
He removed to this city and has pa
tiently continued his efforts to have
the books corrected and the bar re-
moved. Recently he has been success
fuI. The record has been cleared and
the troublesome error in the company
account squared, and after nearly a
half century of deprivation of his
rights the gallant old soldier has re-
ceived his deserts He was granted a
pension to date from the time of dis
charge from service, ~ years ago The
total amount which includes an al
lowance for supplies, is not far from
1000, with an allowance for the future
in the sum of $12 monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
STOP BLASTING OF MOUNTAIN.
Scenic Feature of Hudson VIII Be
Partially Saved.

Nyack, N Y. July S.-The destruc-
ton of Hook Mountain, one of the
scenic features of the Hudson river,
which had been in progress since 1895,
has been stopped. The last dynamite
blasts Of the company that had been
quarrying away the sides of the noun
tain were fired late last night.
Efforts to preserve Hook Mountain
from despoliation have been made for
years. One bill was passed by the leg
islature but vetoed by the then COVER
nor, and another became a law but
was never put into effect. A third
bill, which was signed by Governor
Hughes, was approved by the electo-
rate last fall
Under its terms the mountain now
passes into the control of the Palisades
Park commission.
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READY FOR SUMMER PROBE.
Witnesses in Lorimer Case Called by
Sergeant-atArn1s.

Chicago, July 81. N. Weber. an
assistant ergeant-at-arn1s of the
United States senate, returned from
Springfield, where he served sub
poenas upon witnesses who are to ap-
pear at the Chicago hearing of the
senate committee investigating the
election of Senator Lorirner.
While in the state capital, Mr.. Web
Der made tentative arrangements for
the hearing in Springfield, which will
begin imm ediately after the close of
the Chicago session. The senate agent
last night inspected the facilities at
the Congress hotel and declared that
all arrangements had been made for
the meeting of the investigating COM
mittee in this city early in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
LEFT HAND GIVES PONY.
Salina Man Tells of Pleasant Treat
ment at Indians Hands.

ment at Indians Hands.
Salina, Kan, July s.-The death Of
Left Hand, famous chief OF the
Arapahoes, brings back memories 10
Colonel Wagstaff, who was personally
acquainted with the great Indian
chief, and who at one time received a
present from him.
In the fall of 1858, Colonel Wag-
staff was engaged with others in laying
out the site of Boulder City, Colorado.
1t was at that time that he met Left
Hand.
"Chief Left Hand came over to our
place, and asked DR.. Keller of our
party to come over to the Indian
who was quite ILL., said Colonel Wag-
staff. "Dr. Keller had some medicine
with him and went over to the place.
Chief Left Hand wanted him to stay
there and cure her, but the doctor did
not care to stay in the Indian camp
alone. I was then a young man and
agreed to stay with the doctor. He
cured the Indian woman all right, and
as we were leaving, Chief Left Hand
presented both the doctor and me with
a pony.
'Chief Left Hand then used to camp
around Denver. He was as peaceful
and quiet an Indian as there ever was
He realized the power of the white
man, and he always worked for peace.
Black Kettle, the well known Arapa-
hoe chief. although a great fighter, did
not want war Like Left Hand. he
always strove for peace.
AT that time 1 was keeping diary,
and I named a small creek near Boul-
der City Left Hand creek. 1t bears
that name today"
Mr.. Wagstaff said that he had al
ways thought Left Hand had been
killed, and was surprised when he read
in the telegraph dispatches a few days
since that the chief had just died.
In the early days Left Hand was
taken to St. Louis, where he was edu-
Gated for three years. He could speak
pure English, and could read well.
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FINDS CHECK FOR $4,000.
Aged Clerk Returns Certified Paper to
Firm Losing 1t.

Jersey City. N. j.. July S.-George
T. Bouton. clerk of the street and
water board, who has juss retired after
thirty years of service, found while
cleaning out his desk, a certified
check for $1,000 that had been tucked
away among some papers for fifteen
years. The check was drawn by the
Davis Coal & Coke company of West
Virginia, of which Henry Gassaway
Davis is the owner. It had accom-
panied an unsuccessful bid to furnish
coal to the city.
Mr.. Bouton does not know whether
the company never missed the check
or whether it had cancelled it long ago.
He has returned it to the company
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Switchmen Arrest Lad Who Accom-
panied Stock.

Syracuse, Kan, July 3.-Suit was
begun in the district court by Joseph
Collins. a minor, by his best friend o.
P. Collins against the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railway company for
$1,000 damages. 1t appears that Col
Inns was bound from Severy, Kansas,
in charge of a car of live stock on one
of the defendants trains to Syracuse.
At Dodge City, young Collins was ar
rested by one of the cOmpany's switch
men, presumably for trespassing upon
railroad property. He was detained
over night in Jail and such money as
he had upon his person was taken
from him. The next morning, it is
charged in the petition on file. a
ticket to Syracuse was purchased for
him with part of his money and the
rest was retained by the parties having
him in charge. For the disgrace and
humiliation of arrest and damages in
being delayed on his journey, he
claims the above designated sum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03
CHARGE MAN WITH PERJURY.
Pretty Mess Stirred Up Over 15-Year-
Old Girls Marriage.

lola, Kan, July 3.-Officers, armed
with warrants charging him with per-
jury, are searching for Clyde Gulick,
a laborer at the smelter who swore
falsely the age of Rosa Johnson, whom
he married. Gulick, who appears to be
about % years old, presented himself
at the office of the probate judge and
procured a marriage license giving his
age as 81 and that of Miss Johnson as
IS. while she is really only Is. They
were married by the Rev. o. L. Sum-
mers. W. f. Johnson, the girls father,
heard of the wedding and Immediately
went before Justice of the Peace
George H. Houck and swore out a
complaint. Justice Houck issued war
rant and since then the officers have
been looking for the pair.
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FIND MAN FISHING: CRAZY.
Jay Smith Shows Deputy Game War
den His Throw Line.

Chanute, Kan, July S.-Jay Smith.
who was arrested by Deputy State
Game and Fish Warden Dan Nc
GoWan was released without the case
being tried. Smith is 80 years old. He
is mentally unbalanced and Justice F.
NJ Groome,. who has known him for
years, explained the matter.
Smith has been fishing on the river
with a throw line with six hooks on it.
When the warden came down the river
in a boat and asked Smith to show him
his line, Smith at once consented. The
mans mental condition was not
known to Mr.. MCGOWAN, who placed
him under arrest.
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FoRGErs PoCKETBooK AND SEQ.
Autoist Who Arose for Early Morning
Drive Leaves Roll.

ager of the National hotel, is looking
for a fellow who left a purse contain
ing 1920 under his pillow at the hotel.
The man, with his wife and two other
persons are making an overland auto
trip from Oklahoma City to Nebraska.
They left a call with the clerk and
made a o'clock start in the morn
ing. In the forenoon a maid found a
purse under the pillow in the room the
man had occupied. She turned it over
to Mr.. Foil and he found that it con-
tanned 1920, mostly in 500 bills. There
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BAD FIRE AT WICHITA.
One Man Killed and Property Loss Is
100000.

Wichita, Kan, July 3.-Two disas-
trous fires broke ont almost stimuli
taneously in this eli 1T an early hour
Sunday morning, causing the death of
one man and three horses and a prop
erty loss of about 100000. INSULT
cient water pressure greatly retarded
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the man could carry it strapped around
his body beneath his blouse It is sup
posed the owner had placed the money
under his pillow before retiring and
forgot all about It in the morning.