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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
DECATUR SPLIT ON
 LIQUOR PROBLEM
If Election We're Now Held It Is Hard to Tell How the Cities
 Would Vote

Decatur, February 13.--(Special )-Sena- : for Charles NJ Sherrod of Courtland, state senator from this senatorial district; Capt Walden of New Decatur, and A. G. Wihite of Falkville, members of the state legislature of this county, returned to Montgomery this morning after hay ing spent Sunday with their families.
 These solons were piled with questions concerning the probabilities of the passage of the Parks statewide local option bill, but no information more than has been printed in the newspapers was learned. This bill Is one of much interest to the people of the two Decaturs. especially at
 this time, coming up in the legislature as
 it does at the same time of the searches
 and seizures in the two Decaturs. Senti-
 ment on the bill and on the liquor ques-
 tion here is very much divided. Open
 saloons have a large following 1t must
 be admitted while the dispensary for the
 Decaturs has a large number of follow CTS. There are still some prohibitionsts
 in the two Decaturs. but they are having
 but little to say on the question. What
 the result of a local option in this coun-
 ty would be at this time no one could
 say with any degree of certainty, so split
 is the sentiment of the people Before
 when the county voted on prohibition
 or open saloons under the then existing
 local option laws the county went for prohibition as unit about five to one
 Decatur voted open saloons and the re- suit in New Decatur was small for pro-
 hibition. Sentiment is more mixed now
 than 1t was then and that vote would be
 but poor criterion. to go by In local
 option eletcion at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
ANNISTON WILL
 HAVE NEW SCHOOL
Work of Installing Furniture. in the High School Is Proceeding
 Quite Rapidly

.Anniston, February 1S.--(Special J. The work of installing the furniture and equipment in the new high sch ool building, at the corner of Quintard avenue and Seventeenth street, Is pro- ceeding rapidly and the structure will be ready for occupancy within a few days. The new building is modern in every respect and is unexcelled, it is believed, in the state for the purpose for which it was erected. The build Ing and furniture cost about $25,000.
 Whilldin & Price of Birmingham were the architects and the building was constructed by Duke x Son. local con- tractors. There Is general rejoicing at the approach of the completion of the building, as the city schools are bad ly crowded and more room has been the greatest need of the public school sys- tenn for months past. Superintendent D. R. Murphy Is delighted with the new high school building and promises some marked Improvements in the schools with the larger facilities at hand for conducting his work .s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
BLACKbELT LAND
 IN GREAT DEMAND Over 10000 Acres Near Demopolis Have Changed
 Hands Recently

Demopois February 13-(Special)- Never in the history of Demopolis and Marengo county has there been such ac-
 tivity in real estate especially farm lands. From every section of the country men
 of. wealth are purchasing large tracts of
 land in this part of the Black Belt and are
 planning the most extensive and scen-
 fiac development of the wonderful possi-
 bilities of this famous soil
 Within the last few months more than
 10000 acres of land near Demopols have
 been purchased through one real estate
 firm. the Robertson Banking company.
 E. R. Berry is in charge of this depart
 ment of the banks work and reports the
 following large deals made within the last
 few months.s r
 J. W. Walker, prominent Birmingham
 attorney. and his associates have pur-
 chased 16S0 acres two miles. south of the
 city. This is generally regarded as the
 finest large farm near the city. MT.
 Walker will employ only white labor and
 win grow alfalfa. cattle hogs and fine
 horses
 MT. Mtchael McQuillen of Nebraska has purchased 3C0O acres and D. R. Wade of Tennessee HOO acres. Mir. Morris B Moore. Franklin. Tenn, 10Co acres: J. H. Toy, Nashville. 5G0; w. D. Null. Illinois 33o acres: J. D. Shepherd. Nashville, 25Gt acres: Frank A. Thompson, Toledo, Ohio, 1900 acres
 The coming of these men to this section means much more than the increase in population. It means the complete trans formation of this section from the sloven- ly methods of cotton growing by colored lahor Into modern scientific diversified farming.
 Dr. Charles A. Randall and MT E. R. DeMoney of I.oclSport, N. Y., spent the
 past week in Demopolis, Investigating the cement possibilities. They also decided to purchase large tract of land and inn
 port colony from New York to grow alfalfa. e 7e | Local promoters of the B., D. & P. R. R. have met every requirement. of the capitalists, and announcements of work are expected within a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Cullman Has Garage

Cullman, February 13.-(Special) )--Cull- man now has an automobile garage. The new building that has been in course of construction by Harry Parker. to be used for this purpose. has been completed and is now in operation. MT. Parker will keep a number of machines for rent and it will also be used as a place to keep private automobiles by persons who desire 70 have their machines kept in first-class repair and in readiness at all times. Mr. Parker also has the agency for a number of standard machines and will make this a part of the business in connection with the repair work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
D|SPENSARY IS
 STRONGLY URGED Citizens of Cullman Seem Opposed to Excitment
 of Another Election


 Cullman, February s.-(Special) )-Rep- resentative Griffith came up during the adjournment of the legislature and spent the weekend with his family. Represen- tative Griffith spent rather strenuous day Sunday explaining to his prohibition friends his vote on the Parks local option bill However, his explanation was re- garded as entirely satisfactory, when the condition of affairs was made known his friends of the passage of his bill cre- ating law and equity court for Gull man county, and said that he expected a report from the Judiciary committee on the bill about Tuesday.
 Owing to the condition of affairs in this county, politically, 1t Is the general sentt- ment that for the best interest of the county and the people generally some local legislation dealing with the liquor question be enacted to ward off an elec- ton. This county has not yet fully re- covered from the effects of the last prohi- bition election, and just now 1t is con- sidered that almost anything is pre- ferrable to an eelction. Most all of the business men consider that dispensary would be the proper solution of the ques- ton here Mayor R. l.. Robertson, in speaking of the question this morning, said: There is no use for a man, no matter how much he may desire the en- forcement of the prohibition law to lay It's non-enforcement at the door of the county and county officials. I would be as glad as any prohibitionist in town to
 .t.I I1%f hut sentiment here is against the law, and where such conditions exist enforcemenv is impossible. If there are any prohi- bitionists in Cullman who think that they are able to enforce the law, if they will make themselves known to me I will see that they are given the authority to do so. I am in favor of a dispensary, I be- lieve that this will have a tendency to change the sentiment for law enforce ment and Ibelieve- that this dispensary should be established by direct legisla- tion, as to call an election on the whisky question would cause the county to be flooded with paid agitators who would do nothing less than open the old sore that has partially been healed after four years of worry. do not think an cleo ton is the thing for this county unless 1t could be held with the beat as the unit'
 George H. Parker, who has four times represented Cullman county in the legis- 1aIure and who is one of the most prom inent lawyers and bankers in Cullman and Is also very prominent in politics, said "Under normal conditions I am opposed to the dispensary, because where the dis pensary has been established it has been attended with more or less graft, but con- dtions here are different from many places, and all things considered 1t is my opinion that the establishment of a dis- pensary would be the best thing for the town, especially so from point of reve- nue." The holding of an eelction is quite an unpopular idea, because those who were here and participated in the other cleo ton on this question remember the effects 1t left upon the people and the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
.DECATUR'S DRINK STANDS REOPEN According to Court Orders They Are Allowed to
 Sell Nothing

Decatur. February 13.-(Special.)-
 All of the soft drink stands of De- catur and of New Decatur are open again this morning after having been raided and closed on Friday last and the stock of goods removed from them by the sheriff of the county This morn ing Sheriff k. M. McCulloch turned the keys of the places over to the proprie- tors. but the orders of Judge Thomas w.. Vert are that the fixtures of these places cannot be used for business and that nothing whatever can be sold in the places. Judge Vert Is judge of the and it was before him that the Is writs of injunction were sworn out.
 This brings up more complications. All of tn csc places have city licenses to sell soft drinks, cigars and tobacco, but 1t would seem under the instruc- |tIons of Judge Vert that the city licenses are now worthless SO far as the state and county are concerned. In Decatur soft drink stands paid an nually license of 5000 to the city One-half of this amount was paid ev- cry SIX months. OnIY.. IeW weeks ago $500 of the amount was collected by the city. In New Decatur the an nual license was considerably less than in Decatur.
 As yet the soft drink men have not made answer to the writs of injunction and seizure, but under the law they have 30 days in which to do so. Just what legal action will be taken by them remains to be seen. It is understood that thes soft drink men have re- tained some of the best legal talent in this section of the state, but whether or not they expect to put up a legal fight to try to recover their seized goods no one in position to speak will say. The soft drink men are not talking but are keeping in close touch with their attorneys. All of the "booze'' stored at the coun- ty courthouse and jail and In the build ing on Second avenue. New Decatur Is being closely guarded day and night by deputies. It Is said that in hauling the liquor to the courthouse a good many bottles were stolen off the wag- ons by mischievous boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
No Trace of J. T. Salter

Decatur. February 13.-(Special.)-Al though, it hns been more than weel, since J. T. salter of Petersburg. Ind, dis appeared from Decatur, nothing can be learned of his whereabouts. A trung and suit case, belonging to him, are at still the baggage room of the Union station here and no inquiries concerning this bag gage has been made by any one. The whereabouts of the man are as much of a mystery nov as thcy were at the time of his disappearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
RALEIGH P. D. WINS
 LINCOLN HANDICAP

Oakland. Cal. February 13.-Raleigh P D., won the Abraham Lincoln handicap at Emeryvlle today. Coppertown was fa- vorite but made a dismal showing. Jockey Glass was relnstated. Summarizes:
 First race. three and a half furlongs, 2-year-olds: Florence Roberts (Shelden), 5. to 1, won; Minstra (Piekens), S~to 1. second; Idum (Shilling), 6 to 5, third. Time, :43 4-5. An Moon, Patent Stop per. Lida George. Madrecita, Auto Girl Florence S., and Thorpe ran.
 Second race, six and a half furlongs Indictment (Archibald), to l, won; Qual- ity Street (Riddle), 10 to |. second; Twi- light Queen CThomas), to l, third Time, 1:26. Abe Slupsky, Bureigh, Dareington, Abella, Lord Provost, Anna May and Re- sponsefu ran.
 Third race, mile and s20 yards: Don- caster (Kederis), to 10. won; Endymion II Craylor), to 1. second; Mentondale (FisheD. to 1, third. Time, 1:4S 2-5. Tavora. J. c. Glenn, Dutch Rock, Lary McNaily. Heretic and Busy Man ran.
 Fourth race. seven furlongs: Raleigh P. D. (Mentry), IS to 5, won; Arasee (M ,- Intyre), to ], second; Ayame (Selden), third. Time, :,1. Likely Dieudonne, Roy, Jr.. Pay Streak, Coppertown, Jack Paine ran. Ayame and AraSee coupled.
 Fifth race, mile and 70 yards: Pete (Cal- lahan), 10 to l. won: Massa (Selden), : to 1, second; Flora Riley (Pickens), to 1, third. Time. :53 3-5 Bucolic. Me- chant. Forez. Gretchen G.. Dave Weber, Nettie Traver, Sorrowful and Charley Paine ran.
 Sixth race, mile and 70 yards Kogo Q<ederis), G to l. won; Special Delivery (Cavanaugh). to 1, second; Initiative (Martin) to l. third Time, 1:54 4-5. Nasmerito, Greenbridge. Meada, Roy T., Howard Pearson, Harry Rogers. Keen w. and Lady Adelaide ran.
 Seventh race six and half furlongs: Zoroaster (Archibald). 4 to 1. won: Edd.e Mott (Selden), II to 5, re,ond; Miss Pic pic Pickens). to l. third. Time, :25 4-5. Faneuil Hall. Louise B., Paul Clifford, ArGonaut. Academist. Arthur Hyman, Bell Cliff and All Alone ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Dr. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills

are different from others. Many kinds of liver pills are impossible" after one trial on account of their harshness. Dr. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills do not act by sheer force but in an easy, natural way, with out griping or undue irritation. They are not habit forming.
 If the first bottle falls to benefit. your druggist will return the price. Ask him.
 MILES MEDICAL CO.,. EIkhsrt. Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
"The Liver Pills act So Naturally and Easily"

Such a statement, coming from the cashier of a bank, shows what confidence responsible people have in these pills. MT. A. L. Wilson after trying them wrote:
 'I have used pr. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and also your Anti-Pain Pills. on myself, with good results. The Liver Pills act 30 naturally and so easily that I scarcely know that have taken pill. Frequently being troubled with headache I take an Pain PHI and get immediate relief in every case"
 A. L. Wilson, Sparta, III.
 Ifr. Wilson was fdr a number of years cashier of the First National Bank of Sparta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
: Gompers Misquoted

New York, February 13.-Samuel Comp CTS, president of the American Federation of Labor, said today that misapprehen- sion had occurred concerning some of the statements attributed to him in printed reports of bis address at Port Washington. l.. l.. yesterday. MT. Comp ers feared hls use of the name of Judge White.' as printed, might be construed as referring to the justice of the United States supreme court. The labor leader said he had no intention of making any such reference and that the justice referred to was Justice Wright of the supreme court of the District of Columbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Judqe Sueake in Huntsville

Decatur, February 13.-tSpecial)-Cir- cult Judge W. D. Speake of Decatur left for Huntsville today to convene the Mad ison county circuit court q have but . light docket in Medison county this term, there being but 15 cases on the docket for trial" said Judge Speake. The train on which Judge Speake was to have left this morning was more than two hours late, so he telephoned to Judge Betts of Hunts vile to open court there for him at II o'clock this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Called White a Crook


 to suspicion than to any facts that might have been brought out
 Called White a Crook Returning to White, MT. Bailey de- nounced him as crook of the worst kind" and an infamous hog saying that he had betrayed and tried to. make money out of the labor element to whom he owed his election, and yet, he said, this miserable creature, stand ing on the highways and in the by ways inviting some one to come ana buy him, swears that he knew nothing of the existence of jack pot You can rest assured that If there had been jack pot he would have been in 1t from the beginning" Then the senator undertook to show that there had been no real evidence adduced that others had been bribed. Taking up, first the. case of Link, he said that while that member had ad- mitted receiving money from Brown and Wilson, he had denied tAat 1t had been paid him for voting for Lorimer. With a slight variation of the case of Beckemeyer had been the same as that of Link according to MT. Bailey 5 view.
 | MT. Bailey also undertook to dis credit the testimony of State Senator Holtslaw, saying he had not been able | had deposited, the money he said he 1 had received. He declared that Holtslaw must either be unworthy of credence or a fool. He did not believe that Frederick would have paid money for Holtslaw's vote if he had known in advance, as he did. that Holtslaw's vote was assured
 Slip Is Forgery
 MT. Bailey then asserted that Holt slaws bank deposit slip had been a forgery and in support of that theory called attention to the fact that on that slip the mans name had been incorrectly spelled.
 "A forgery sir" he exclaimed, "a forgery. and that explains why the officers of Holtslaw's bank were not summoned"
 The senetor sent for the official Sen ate papers to show that the same mis- take In spelling Holtslaw's name had been made in them.
 Senator Frazier called attention to the fact that Holtslaw had not testified that he Himself had made out his de- posit slip, but MT. Bailey replied that Holtslaw had testified that he person. ally had deposited the money.
 Nr Root inquired whether there was any testimony as to whether the bank clerk had not made out the deposit slip, and MT. Bailey replied that the only testimony Is that Holstlaw personally had deposited the money and that the bank clerk personally had received it.
 MT. Bailey having stated that he had had recourse to the brief of an attor- ney in the case, MT. Root declared this was the only basis for the Texas sena- tors charge of forgery. That, he said. was not testimony. MT. Bailey defended his use of the brief as in every way legitimate.
 Senator Cummins presented the origi- nal bank deposit slip, saying it was not in Holstlaws writing, but MT. Bailey would not accept it, saying that if one slip could be forged another might be.
 Explains Vote
 The Texas senator found an explana- ton of the democratic vote for Lorimer in the fact that A. J. Hopkins was the leading republican candidate. "We all here remember his asperity of tongue" said MT. Bailey. ''He could hardly bring,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Will Undergo Operation.

.Cullman, February 13.-(Specal.) )AMiss Ethel Forbes, young lady. who has been confined to her bed here for the past several months, of complication of dis cases. was this morning carried to. Bir- mIngham where shew Ill gundergo an op- eration. She was accompanied to Blr- mingham by the attending physician. pr. K. R. Burns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

himself to acknowledge a democrat to be capable of honesty. If this was his course here. what would it be there? His very presence In a democratic con- ference would be a signal for riot
 He declared that in 1855 even Abraham Lincoln had been a party to plan for throwing republican votes to demo- cratic candidate for the presidency.
 Entering upon defense of Mir Lori mer on the ground of character, MT. Bailey said that his habits were as per- feet a womans. While those who were assailing him were engaged in rev els he was making his home at the Y. M. c. Az he said.
 And yet" proceeded he, "a man of his exalted character is to be destroyed by self-confessed bribe-takers and per jurers. Before they can make me think he has committed crime they must offer something better than the testi- mony of men who will sell their votes and confess the fact, so help me God. will never consent to blast the character of such man as William Lorimer ex- cept on the testimony of honest men,"
 Defends LOrimer's Character Again reverting to MT. Lorimer's character MT. Bailey declared the charges against him had grown out of charges of crime against others. They were not after the scoundres; they were after Lorimer," he asserted. -''The hounds of he'll" together with | the rich newspapers had, he charged, entered into a conspiracy to ruin the man. "If," he proceeded, this is to become our rules of conduct may God save the republic, as God only can save 1t. If all public life is fostering with corruption I have no further interest in this or any other case. l do not believe it."
 Mir. Bailey asked Senators Root. Cummins and Borah whether they agreed with his first proposition that the proposition of senator in bribery accompanying his election renders void his election All of them nodded as- sent
 There was more ceremony in connec- tion with the second branch of his presentation of the law. bearingaon the case. This proposition was to the eff feet that only the corruption of enough votes to rob a candidate who was un- aware of the corruption, of a majority of the votes cast, could render void his election.
 In turn MT. Root, MT Cummins and Mr. Borah were, asked to stand up and make reply. Mr. Root at first an- swered bluntly in the negative, but Cummins and Borah gave assent. Later Mir. Root said he would consider the matter more thoroughly and reply later.
 Mr. Bailey will continue his speech tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Explosion Kills Five

Hazelton, B. C., February 13.-Five men were killed and two severely injured as the result of a premature explosion in a small tunnel at Kitzelas, B. C., yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

Mr. Bailey expressed the opinion that
 the charge of corruption was due more to suspicion than to any facts that might have been brought out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
BAILEY DEFENDS
 LORIMER IN A
 DRAMATIC TALK

CONTINUED FROM PAGE D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
FALLING ROCK
 KILLS BARTON Board of Trade Is Presented
 With Gift EXONERATE HERRING Coroner's Jury Says Constable Was Justified in Killing Negro-Glee Club Gives Splendid Con-
 cert-Personals

Bessemer, February 13.-(SpeciaL)-I M Barton, white miner, employed at the Raymond mine, near Bessemer, was in- stantly killed this afternoon while at work in the mines by the fall of a rock The body of the unfortunate man was brought to Besemer and taken in charge by Kennedy Bros. The deceased was about 35 years of age and leaves wife and two children. No funeral arrange ments have been made pending the in quest. which will be held Tuesday morn ing at the sundertakers.
 Gift to Board of Trade
 The Union Cooperage company of St Lcuis has presented the Bessemer Board of Trade with handsome 15-galon U. c. water cooler. It is an elegant piece of work, made Of highly polished natural cak with nickel faucet and fittings, and is composed of two oak barrels inverted, with an air space between, thus in- suring cool water at all times. The peo- pie of the city are invited to call at the club rooms and get cool drink, not from tho "old oaken bucket" but from the new oaken barrel. The generosity of the oocpcrage company is much appreciated by the officers and members of the board of trade
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-09
B0WLINGNEWS

The Heavies won three games from
the Adamston team on the Gore al
legs. Wednesday night. The hrst
game was a tie. and on the roll
on the FIeavies captured it by two
pins.
In the second game the Adamston
team played in great shape ana
made a good score, and should have
won, but double strike by P.
Williamson and strike by Harry
Brooks broke up the game. giving
the heavles a majority Of twenty
pins.
After two singing defeats the
Adamston team went to pieces and
the Heavies won the last game by
forty-ntne pins.
The Adamston team played in
tough luck last night and could
not get any good counts on their
marks. In the first game Captain
McFarIin got one pin on spare
where two pins would have won the
game for them.
The score: