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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-14
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The 40. Indu.aiou. Store in Newark City of Industry"
What Store Can Match This
Big Three-Day Sale of Toilet Soaps!

tmA> I'VE are going to make possible for the world BE cleaner We4 COINS to ell good toilet snpsIhe
you delight to U.S. at prices far below what We must ask you regularly
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This sale will begin Thursday onhngn and an unit closing m Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
HERRE MEEK SUES
 FOR HIS SALARY
Claims That Chattanooga Sus-
 pension Unwarranted
DISPLAYS GOOD RECORD
Contention Based on Game Against Birmin gham in Which Messenger Scored From Second
 Wild Pitch

Chattanooga, January 4.-(Special.)- Whether Eddie siever, former Lookout twirler, made a'wild pitch or whether it was a passed ball is a question which the national baseball commission must soon determine in the salary claim for $40 made by Catcher Herre Meek, well known through the Southern league.
 About the middle of last season sieyer and Meek was the battery for Chatta- nooga In a close game with Birmingham. Late in the game Birmingham had a run ner on second, only one out and the score tied. Siever delivered the ball. Meek did not catch 1t. The base runner moved up to third on the play and scored on an infield out, thereby winning the game.
 That night Meek was suspended for be- ing out of condition. The management decided that he could have stopped the ball had he not been too fat.
 Meek says that the ball was really 8 wild pitch, and an investigation of the scoring record shows that the official scorer so recorded the play. Meek fur t(ler claims that man who Is batting over 800 and practically leading the catchers of the league in fielding must be in good condition, and it is with those and with extracts from Judge Kavanaugh's official records that he has filed his claim with the national commis- sion. Meek asks for the remainder of his salary for the season.
 Meek's suspension has been raised by the local club, and he will probably man. age Class C team next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
CARRY OUT PATIENTS
 AS HOSPITAL BURNS
Heroic Work Of Nurses Saves
 Invalids
SICK ALMOST FREEZE
Patients Taken From Operating Table Into Street-Building Totally Destroyed at Loss of
 About $700O

Selma, January 4-(Special )-The lives of more than a score of invalids were saved by trained nurses this afternoon at Dr. F. G. Dubose's sanitarium on Lapley street. when the place was dis covered to be on fire
 The nurses carried the patients out of the building down flights of stairs and out into the freezing weather in the street before the arrival of the fire de- partment or before any assistance reached them.
 Dr. Clement Ritter, well-known phy- sician of the city, who is in a dying condition, was carried to the home of neighboring family, as was Mrs. H. B. Kinzey, who had just been taken from the operating table and who was still which had been administered.
 Many of the patients in the sanitarium became badly frightened when they learned the building was on fire, but they were all taken out by the nurses before they were injured. The fire is believed to have originated from defective fiue and had gained rapid headway before the blaze was discovered.
 The building was practically destroyed but the surgical instruments and consid- erable of the household effects were saved. The loss is estimated at $70O0, which Is partially covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Pratt City News

Pratt City Aerie of Eagles held a public installation of officers at the Eagles hall and officers for the en- suing year were installed as follows: M. J. Shevlin, worthy president; Thomas Ellis, vice president; Chris FL lis. past worthy president; Tom Shen- ual, chaplain; Hugh OBrien, secretary; Morris Monjot, treasurer; F. McGlaun, inside guard; Thomas Mills, outside guard; James O'Hare, Sr., James Schools. Jr., Robert Fox, IT,, trustees. A large number of members of the or der and visitors were present and much enjoyed the exercises. Refreshments were served, after which the following programme was given:
 Address Order of Eagles Mathew Walker, Jr.
 Song. The Black Sheep" John Wal lace.
 Song, Home Again." Sam Dunn
 Address, Pratt City Aerie of Eagles, p M J. Shev1in
 Song, Kathleen" James O'Hare, Jr.
 Trio. Wild Irish Rose" Porter brothers.
 Song, 'Marseillaise," Morris Monjot
 Song, 'I Wish I Was in Dover Harry Bottomly.
 Duet, Casey Jones'" J. Askew and J. Wallace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

loving cup 26 inches high which was de- signed for the best sales record In the year and offered in 1909 was awarded to J. E. Eberhart of the Edgewood forces, who made the best record in the year 1910.
 Steven Smith, president of the company. presented the cup to MT Eberhart and complimented him upon phenomenal record. The recipient replied briefly, in which he thanked the company for It's award and said the forthcoming year in dicated greater things in real estate trans actions in this district.
 The annual banquet was presided over by c. w. Pratt as toastmaster, who in- troduced the several takers in grace ful and happy manner. He also made a short speech at the conclusion of the af- fair The banquets are held every year by the Edgewood owners in order to get the officers and salesmen in closer touch and talk over the various phases of the work in which they are engaged.
 The speakers included MT. Smith, MT. Pratt G. Troupe Brazelton. Phifer Smith William J. Conniff. D. D. Smith, Al Garber, J. w. Cochran. c. 8. Goodwin. w. B. Relihan, P. K Van Valkenburg, G. H. Greene, R. L. Suddeth, B. c. Cow in, U. B. Danklin, F. w. Shugart, R. l.. Totton, Alvin Roberts. J. A. Gorham, c. N. Lennon, F. E.. Whitehead, c. E. Tay- Tor and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
MRS. ROBINSON TAKES
 LIFE WITH POISON
Husband Is Paralytic and She Had Despaired Of His Even Regain
 ing His Health

Mrs. James Robinson wife of James Robinson, formerly in the employ of the Southern Foundry and Machine company as foreman in the moulding department, committed suicide last night about 7:45 O clock at her residence, HOS Avenue F, by drinking carbolic acid.
 Her act is attributed to the fact that for several months her husband has been a helpless paralytic and she had finally despaired of his return to health. Other
 wise it is thought that her disposition was cheerful.
 Dr. P. B. Green was summoned to the house soon after 1t was found that Mrs. Robinson had drunk the fatal contents
 of the bottle, and he had her removed with all expedition in Greens ambulance to the Hllman hospital, where the stom- acn pump was applied and the assistance of Dr. J. p. Harrison called in. All efforts to save her life were futile, and she died within about 45 minutes after she had taken the dose of poison. Her remains were removed to the par lors of the Green Undertaking company, where they were prepared for burial. Mrs. Robinson, with her husband, lived | in Bessemer until about five months ago, when they took up their abode at 1lO8 Avenue F. The couple had been married six years and during that time MT. Rob- inson was employed by the Southern l Foundry and Machine company until he was stricken with paralysis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Governor Corner Will
 Hunt Grizzly Bears

Montgomery, January 4.-(Special.)- When Gov B. B. Conner goes out of of flee, in less than two weeks from now, he will spend the first few months or his time just as Col. Theodore Roosevelt did Only he will hunt the grizzly bear rather than the monarch lion and the ferocious tiger. Again, he will stick to the western hemisphere rather than es- saying a trip south of the equator on the other side of the world.
 Gov B. B. Conner will take with him a companion hunter, who is at yet name less. He will also take with him mag nificent rife, which has just come from the shops of the manufacturer. There are 45O rounds of cartridges with that ri fle,'' he said today, in expatiating upon his trip.
 ..Colonel Roosevelt tells us that 405 cartridges are enough for lion medicine.' I'm going after the grizzlies"
 The chief executive says that he ex- poets to try fout his fortune probably in British Columbia, or perhaps in the south ern part of Alaska. But the trip will not be made before the opning of spring.
 Pending the arrival of spring the gov ernor states that he expects to bide most of his time between Birmingham and his home at Conner, in Barbour county. Di- rectly upon his exit from office the re- tiring governor will go to Barbour coun- ty for a rest of several weeks, during which time he will kill few birds, or whatever game the season offers. He will snatch a few days out of February to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
OUTLOOK FOR RACING
 IS MORE FAVORABLE

Memphis. Tenn, January 4.-(Special)- Turfmen who have all along held hopes for revival of the racing game were en
 couraged today by the action of the Mem- phis Jockey club in naming officers for the coming year in the shape of board of directors, consisting of prominent bankers, merchants, etc., as follows: s. R. Montgomery, R. T. Cooper, John w. Schorr, R. B. Snowden, M N. MacFar- Ian, Kennedy Jones. Maj. E. E. Wright and J. M. Fowlkes. s. R. Montgomery will again be at the head of the club as president. Although no official of the club can be induced to talk, 1t is said that spring meeting will be held fol- lowing Jacksonville's close, provided fla vorable legislation permitting betting is passed by the Tennessee legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
MARION CITIZENS
 TO DISCUSS ROADS
CLAIMED THAT PERRY COUNTY ROADS ARE WORST IN STATE AND MATTERS ARE BADLY TANGLED-oTHER NEWS

Marion, January 4.-(Special.)-A call has been issued to influential persons throughout Perry county to meet at the courthouse Friday with view of reliev- ing the county from the unfortunate en- tanglement brought about by the effort during the past 15 months to improve the public roads. Members of the legislature will be present, and an effort made to draw up legislation bills of some kind that will be a relief for the road troubles.
 The assessment made in 1910 to further improve the public roads has been abar- doned, and no part of 1t is being collected. Reports come from many parts of the county that at this time the roads in this county are the worst known in many years. While the $25,0O0 spent last year in cutting down hills, making fills and build ing small bridges has given relief at those points, large per cent of the mileage is practically untouched.
 At meeting of the stockholders of Marion Central bank A. F.. Armstrong was elected president and D. K Mason cashier dividend of 15 per cent was declared. W
 The Peoples bank held their annual meeting, re-electing the former officers and declaring dividend of per cent. The banks earnings for the year were r per cent.
 Last night was the coldest witnessed here in several years. The thermometer registered above zero. Many people found difficulty in being comfortable ow- ing to coal famine in the town
 Marion. institute and Judson college opened Tuesday. On account of the seri- ous delay in trains, 1t was impossible for a great number of pupils to reach here on time, and all trains today have brought large numbers of pupils.
 Several hundred announcements have been sent out from Judson college to the seventy-second anniversary of the found ing of Judson, which will be held on Sat- urday. January !. The Rev. L. o. Daw- son, D. D., of Tuscaloosa will deliver the address at the auditorium In the morn ing, followed by the usual class exercises. At night a Mother Judson" birthday party will be held at the library. All the exercises are public.
 The city schools have very small at- tendance at the opening, due to cold and a widespread epidemic of measles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
BOY KILLS FATHER
 IN SELF DEFENSE

Troy, January 4.-News has just reached here that Alfred J. Cowart, promiennt white citizen living near Troy. was killed by his son at his home. The inquest held over the dead body stated it was 1ustifiable homicide on the part of Jackson Cowart, son of the old man.
 MT. Cowart. the deceased, came home in a drunken frenzy and began pour ing out his wrath on his homefolks. Jackson Cowart undertook to defend the family and the old gentler an cen tered his wrath on him and, having hemmed up young Cowart with a weap- on, the latter was forced to shoot his father in self defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

look after some of his business interests in the state. using Birmingham as his headquarters.
 first of March the present governor will take few days on fishing excursion. but by the middle of the windy month he says that he expects to be off to the far-away hunting ground, where he will pursue big game.
 Several months will be spent by the governor in his bear hunting excursion, after which he will return to the Here We Rest" commonwealth to take up his residence in the Magic City. His domicile thereafter will alternate between the hills of Jefferson and the rolling lands of Barbour county, in which latter county he expects to spend most of his summer for the sake of his wife's health
 It was suggested to the chief execu- tive that the understanding of many Ala bafnians was that he was going to retire fram active business life.
 "Never," answered the chief executive. q am strong bodied and healthy. and expect to put in few more hard licks in a business way
 Asked concerning his opinion of the construction of the house and senate of the 1911 legislature, Governor Conner re- piled, laconically, "I don't know. I'm out of politics, you know His laugh, which accompanied this remark, was totally non-committal. It conveyed the impress sion that the most serious thought on his mind at the present time is that of carrying the administration through until January Is.
 After which-the grizzly!
 The governor smacks his lips in antici- patton of the fun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
MONTGOMERY MARKET

Montgomery. January 1.-(Special.)- The cold snap of today served the pur- pose of somewhat depressing the cot ton market, sending quotations for middilng cotton down to 14%c ani strict middling to 14hc.
 The produce market shows signs of better downward prices on eggs though higher prices for chickens. By the enc of the week eggs from the country arc expected to be down to 35 cents. Chick ems arc averaging from soc to soc, with the leaning to the higher ig- ures
 Fruits and vegetables are unchanged
 Apples: New York state BaIdwins, 2A inch, $5 barrel No. 1 Baldwin, 2k k- inch $5.25 barrel; Ganos Qarge and red), $5.50 per barrel. Florida oranges, 126 size, $2.80 per box; 150ssize, $2.40 per box; 175, 200 and 216 size. S25O per box.
 Irish potatoes: Choice Virginia stock. S5 cents per bushel. Onions, Red Globe. sound and dry, $1.b0 per bushel; Yel- low Danver, sound and dry, $1.1O per bushel small picklfng, yellow and red, S5c per bushel; Spanish toriginal crates), $1.50 crate.
 Turnips: Canadian stock, barreled sacks, $2 per sack. C&bbages, 1Hc per pound. Florida grapefruit, sizes 80 and 96's, 8 box; size 64's $3.25 box; sizes 36's. 4e's. 5Fs. $3.50 per box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

 His Two Older Brothers, Louis and Fred.
  industry and give an all-the-year-round business.
 These hot houses are + by 100 and 21 by 100 feet in size, respectively, and when I visited them a few days ago there were $500 plants, with maturing buds and open flowers ready for the cutting. Each plant produces from 15 to 30 blooms each sea son.
 Four varieties of carnations are grown. Intelligent cultivation and care have pro- duced the highest excellence of floral beauty and delicacy
 The Howard brothers expect to double their hot house capacity during this and the next year.
 The three brothers are Fred, Louis and Charlie.
 Charlie is the youngest and is the found- CT of the industry
 'I began the field culture of carnations in 1905 in a small way said Charlie Howard q was 22 years of age at the time. I found that I could sell all the good flowers I could grow and in 1908 L, with the assistance of my brothers, built the first green house. In 1910 we built the second green house and now we are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

citizen of Clayton, has retired from prac- tice. The determination was brought about on account of declining health On Saturday 9next Dr. Robinson will leave for Texas, California and New Mexico for several months absence, hoping to be benefited by the change.
 The livery stables lately destroyed by fire in Clayton are being replaced by larger and more commodious brick ones Five new brick stores are also being erected and the structures will add very materially to the beauty of that section of the city. George Beasley. an enter prising citizen, has also begun the erec- ton of a large brick stable on Midway street
 Information of the marriage of Leo Mills and Miss Shipman, popular young people who reside near Clayton, has been received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
COVALESKI SIGNS
 LOOKOUT CONTRACT

Chattanooga, January 4.-(Special)- President o. B. Andrews of the local club is not experiencing the trouble he antie- ipated in getting signatures of the 1911 Lookouts. Within the past few days signed contracts have been received from Outfielder Zacher, purchased from St. Louis and from Pitchers Covalesh and Forrest More. Quite a number of other contracts are expected in the next few days ,and by the time that Billy Smith returns from Springfield, O., where he has been spending the Christmas holi- days, it is believed that nearly all of the players will have signed their con tracts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

The Howard brothers at Thorsby have commercialized beauty.
 They have learned the delicate art oi gathering globules of mellow sunshine prisms of star fragments, strands of bleached gold, fragments of nebulous warmth and mysterious draughts of na- tures most delicate fragrance and turn ing them into shining dollars.
 They grow carnations for the market and have an established business that is not only making these three industrious brothers rich but thousands of hearts glad.
 They sell their products in Birming- ham, Montgomerx Nashville and other large cities. They are unable to supply the demand summer or winter.
 During the summer they grow the flow CTS in the open field and in the winter two large hot houses accommodate the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
HOWARD BROTHERS MAKING
 MONEY WITH CARNATIONS
By WALTER HARPER.

planning to build two more which will be done during the next two years.
 We do all the week ourselves and have we get the best results and can see to it that the plants are properly cared for, the flowers gathered and shipped in ths best of condition
 We have four of the best varieties of carnation plants in the green houses and by careful culture have been able to bring them to the highest perfection. For field culture in the summer we are able to start the plants off during the winter and early spring in the hot houses
 We have been able to find a ready market for all the carnations we could grow. Tn fact, we are unable to supply all the demands at times
 The average plant produces about 15 to 20. sometimes 30 blooms each season. Fifteen blooms is a good average.
 I've also do a very good business grow ing strawberries. This soil and climate are finely adapted to the growing of good berries.
 We were able this last year to cap ture the record of the country in one acres production of strawberries. We gathered 5000 quarts from one acre. Our net profit from this one acre of berries was S450.
 The Howard brothers are married and have interesting families and handsome homes in one of the prettiest towns in Alabama.
 They came originally from Wisconsin and are making as good citizens as there are in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
HOW THE ALDERMEN
 VOTED ON COMMISSION

Seven aldermen of the city of < Birmingham don't want their jobs. { They voted last night to have <
 themselves legislated out of office. < They indorsed the commission form { of government. <
 These aldermen are: George Hud- < dleston, G. B. Morgan, Graham <
 Perdue, John L. Morriss, Frank <
 w. Smith, Samuel Stern and D. < U. Williams. It is a remarkable < fact that all but one of these alder <
 men have just been elected. and {
 have four-year terms ahead of < them. The question came up when AL < derman Huddleston introduced a :. resolution indorsing the commission < form of government. Alderman < Walter Moore immediately moved < that it be referred to the judiciary < committee, and 1t took that course < ; by a vote of 20 to '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Little Rock Is Meeting pI.c.

Mobile, January 4.-President Kava- naugh of the Southern baseball league to- day notified the local officials that the place of meeting of the league had been changed to Little Rock, Ark. on January 15, instead of Memphis. The schedule committee which is composed of President Kavanaugh, Charles Frank of New Or leans, E. Kuhn of Nashville, and Charles z. Colsson of Mobile will be in session there several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Death of John Boone

John Boone, Jr., aged IA, died at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs John Boone, near the Helen cotton mills, early this morning. While talk ing the midday meal to his uncle at the Selma Slave factory yesterday the boy was stricken with cerebro spinal meningitis. He was found some time later lying along the track of rail- road near the plant of the Selma Light ing company and was carried to the home of his parents where a physician was hastily summoned The interment was made in Live Oak cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
SPECIAL RATES Via
 

special Home.eekers' Rates to points in the west and northwest. Tickets on salc first and third Tuesdays of each month, limited for return 26 days from date of sale
 Winter tourist rates to many points in the south and southwest. Tickets on sale until April 30, 1911. Good to re- turn to May 31. 1911.
 For further information call on or wrIto to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A.. both phones SIT. Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Meeting Of Card Club

Miss Dora Thalheimer was hostess this afternoon for the members of the Wednesday Euchre club and a few vis- ltors when she delightfully."- entertain ed at her home on Lauderdale street. The rooms where the games were play ed were tastefully decorated with ferns a pair of silk hose. After the games a pair of silf hose After the games delicious refreshments were enjoyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Ne1vs of Ensley

special meeting of the Merchants association of the Ensley district was held last night to discuss the license schedule and to take up the matter of police protection. The meeting was well attended. Many of the representa- tive merchants were present. The matter of the license schedule was re- fered to special committee which will take the matter up with the license collector and report back to the next meeting. A resolution was adopted protesting against the reduction of the police force in Ensley and Pratt City. It was contended that the force at present Is small when the amount of territory covered is considered. The resolutions will be presented to the police commission at its first meeting. The matter of erecting the arcade on Avenue E and Nineteenth street is about settled and as soon as the ma terial is assembled the arcade will be built
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
BANQUET GIVEN
 TO SALES FORCES
EdgewoOd Land Company Host Al Happy Affair At the Country
 Club Last Night

The second annual banquet of the Edge wood Land company officers to the sales department was held last night at the
 Country club. At the banquet the silver