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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Good Policy.

Crawford-Do you really like to
please your wife?
Crabshaw-1 can't say that l do,
but I've found out it's the best plan.
Smart Set.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Thera NTH the Goods

The pretty salesg1rl, you'll agree.
Views not with much alarm i .z;,.
The charms Of girls in the social Swifn,
For she has her countercharm.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Dreadful Possibility

Dreadful Possibility.
Your wife is gone to the dressmab
er's to try on new Dress
Il am glad Of that: feared she had
gone to, pay for the last one. "-1HO
Gende Blaetter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

Mrs. Brown-Only think. John! Mrs.
Jones has left her drunken husband
and gone home to her mother!
Mr.. Brown (sighing)-Ah! A woman
will do anything for a man who drinks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
In the RaeI<>woods

Il sec where Teller in Paris has
writ play all about chickens"
Guess he's writ it for one of them
barnstormin' towers you read about"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Ono Of the First 9teoa

One Of the First steps.
why do you question his assertion
that he is self.made manr =.
because he says he has never
| hired dress suit"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Blew Too Hard.

.o1S" TOO t1aTo.
DO you remember the fat man who
used to live across the way and prac-
tise on trombone every morning?"
"Yes"
He's dead"
Serves him right"
oh. he wasn't murdered. He rup-
tured blood vessel"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

somepin' orful's goin' to happen to
me-"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Vain Girl.

Vain Girl.
Mary had q pretty foot
And Mary seemed to know it.
Cause everywhere that Mary went
She tried her best to show It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
FURNITURE MEN
 TO HOLD MEETING
State Association of Furniture DeaI- CTS Meets October 10 and II
 In Clark Building

The State Association of Retail Furni- ture dealers will hold two days bus- ness session on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 10 and II, in the Birmingham headquarters, room 234 Clark building. The committee on arrangements and en- tertainment has prepared a programme of interest to those attending and is com posed of: R. B. Broyles, c. w. Green, R. B. Preston, Robert Strickland, E. F. Howard, and T. M. Tidwel.
 The programme will be:
 Tuesday. morning. October 10, 93C o'clock, address of welcome, C. w. Green.
 Response, E. A. Little of Bessemer.
 Address of welcome in behalf of local dealers, l.. E. Howard of Avondale.
 What Has Been Accomplished by the Birmingham Furniture Dealers Associa- tion,'' E. D. Brown.
 Plan of state organization, E. F Nor gan.
 General discussion by dealers at large.
 Appointment of committees.
 Adjournment, 12:30 o'clock.
 Wednesday morning, October Il. 9:3O O clock, meeting called to order by Presi- dent C. w. Green.
 Report of committees.
 General discussion.
 Organizing state association
 Election of officers and appointing Of committees.
 Good of the association.
 Adjournment, 12:D o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
CITY MUST COME WITHIN EXPENSES First Pay Roll of New Fis- cal Year Was Approved
 Yesterday

A meeting of the city commission was held yesterday at which the first monthly pay roll in the new year was approved. It amounted to $49,565s7, which was to compensate the city employees for services rendered In addition several odd Vouch- CTS were approved by the Board of Com missioners.
 The city started out yesterday to oper- ate within the income, when Acting City Clerk H. E. Shropshire. Jr.. sent written notices to each department head notifying them that the allotment had been re- duced. It was pointed out that "the city comptroller will positively not honor drafts in excess of your allotment and you will be governed accordingly
 The order issued by MT. Shropshire was in accordance with instructions issued by the commission that all departments be officially acquainted with the reduc- tion in expenses and in order to obviate any possibility of mistake.
 The commission will meet again this morning at 10 o'clock, at which a number Of important propositions will be taken Up for discussion and final action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
AT THE HOTELS

Harry Minott of Tuscaloosa is at the Florence.
 R. B. McCary of Huntsville is in the city at the Florence.
 A. C. Bradley of Albertville is register ed at the Florence.
 James F. Rae of Anniston is stopping at the Birmingham.
 R. E. Richardson of Selma was among yesterdays arrivals at the Birmingham. r. I.s Kendig of Tuscaloosa is in the city at the. Birmingham R. NJ. Collins, Jr., of Montgomery Is registered at the Hillman.
 J. O. Jones of Mobile wNs among Mon- days arrivals at the IIillman.
 II. F. Cordray of Patton is at the Hill man.
 ". H. Duncan of New Decatur was at the Metropolitan last night. W. P. Cooper of Gadsden is stopping al the Metropolitan.
 William Parker of Ashland was at the Metropolitan yesterday.
 E. A. Miller of Albertville is in the city at the Morris.
 o. w.. Bell of Decatur is registered at the Morris.
 Among yesterdays arrivals at the Mor- ris was H. H. Constantine of Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
RAILROAD RATE
 CASES TO BE TRIED
Will Come Before Special Examiner
 Broyles In Federal Court November

The docket of suits filed against the railroad rates to and from this city was received yesterday by the freight bureau of the Birmingham Merchants and Manu- facturers association. Special Examiner Boyle of the Interstate Commerce com mission will judge the following cases in the federal courtroom on November 4.
 Case No. 4O13-Alabama Lumber x Ex- port company versus the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 Case No. 402e-Jefferson Lumber com pany versus Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad.
 Case No. p66-Abington Mills versus the Southern railroad.
 Case No. 4216-Freight bureau of the Merchants and Manufacturers associa- ton versus the Louisville and Nashville, the Alabama Great Southern and the New Orleans and Northeastern railroads.
 Case No 4295-Patent Vulcanite and Roofing company of Alabama versus the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis ct al railroads.
 These cases will be of interest to whole- sale merchants and the jobbing trade of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
LANE WILL FIGHT
 PHONE INCREASE Will Probably Cause Matter To Be Taken Into
 the Courts

That snch steps would be taken by the city of Birmingham as were proper to forestall the proposed telephone rate ad- vance of the Southern Bell company scheduled for November l. was the deciar- ation of Commissioner A. 0. Lane yes terday when advised that the rallroao commission had declined to assume juris- diction over the controversy.
 He said that 1t was probable that the city would ask some court of this county to issue restraining order against the company. in order to keep the rates from heinz placed into operation November l.
 "rhe company may expect reasonable ar,ount of consideration if they treat us fairly" said Commissioner Lane.
 ",rhe city has no disposition to make II difficult for any company to operate here' nor are we inclined to impede progress Yet this proposed rate. to my mlnd' IS wholly unfair, and it can be settled ann cably if the company will only listen 10 reason and apply reason to the negotia- tions.
 ',As to the proposed rate increase VIII say that suitable steps will be taken 10 prevent those rates rom peing put i''o effect here November l. l apprehend that the courts will be appealed to-
 After an exhaustive examination Of the city records, the attorneys representing the city of Birmingham in the rate war will today probably file prayer for quo varranto proceeding in some court or equity to have the Bell Telephone com pany vacate the streets, avenues and al- leys of Birmingham on the alleged ground that the company has no franchise.
 An announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Commissioner A. 0. Lane immediately after being advised that the state railroad commission had declined to assume jurisdiction over the contro- versy of Birmingham. The commission at Montgomery ruled that it had the right to fix long distance rates and not local rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
LICENSE LIST IS
 NEARING THE LIMIT
Commission Will Finish With Retailers Before
 Clubs and Wholesalers q

The excise commission yesterday grant ed one saloon to Pratt City, two retail saloons and one wholesale to Bessemer and a license to Riley D. Cronk of the Birmingham hotel. In addition to this work the commissioners sidetracked the proposition of social clubs for the time be- ing. It is believed that the excise com mission will wind up the granting of re- tail licenses today inasmuch as there re- main only nine additional ones to be granted. Six of them will be in Greater Birmingham, one in Bessemer, one in Car diff and the last one in Adamsville.
 The reason for passing the social club a5 generally understood was the fact that the saloon men must pay $1SO0, while the clubs only pay s1sO for the remainder cf the year. II is regarded as fair to get the retail places decided upon as soon as possible.
 Those announced yesterday were: Pratt City. Toney Schillici, retail, 1319 Fifth street.
 Bessemer, John Colley. Jr.. wholesale Joseph Colley, retail; Samuel c. Dunn, re- tail
 Birmingham, Riley D. CronlS. the Bir- nlingham hotel.
 The license granted the Birmingham hotel will not be counted in the list of au- thorized retail saloons for Birmingham in- asmuch as it comes under the head of hotels
 Although a great deal of impatience was evident at the city hall yesterday while the excise commissioners were debating. those applying seemingly realize the vast amount of details connected with the job and no comment has been made adverse ly. It was realized yesterday that per haps by nightfall today all the retail places will have been dealt with, and all but wholesalers and clubs looked over by the new commission.
 It is said the first reprmand given by the commission to retail saloonkeeper occurred yesterday. It was rumored that enc of the saloonkeepers had violated some rule and had been subjected to a most severe rebuke by the commissioners
 The following is list of the wholesale and retail liquor licenses issued in the probate court yesterday:
 Wholesale-Collier Drug company, 109-l1 North Twentieth street, Birmingham; Jacob Marks, PIP First avenue, Bessemer.
 Retail-I1erman Hentschel, 1916 First avenue, Birmingham; James R. Brown. Birmingham; E. II. Ragsdale, 113 Nine teenth street, Bessemer; w. D. Little, 2390 Avenue B, Birmingham; Edward A. Veitch, 401 Nineteenth street, Bessemer; Paul E. Veitch, 1l3 Twenty-frst street, Bessemer; Bradley & Kerr. 1900 Third ave- hue, Birmingham: William Scheile 1901 Second avenue, Birmingham: G. D. Howle. 26ls Second avenue, Birmingham; Walter s. Lynch, 1720 Avenue F, Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
Had Been Discharged

"On cross ss-examination witness said that he was discharged by the Louisville and Nashville road, but that his feelings were friendly toward the road; that they were in the right when they discharged him. that he did not know Nabors then, and does not know him now: that he called MT. King over the phone, and MT King came to see him and he told him all about the conversation with liar rison.
 F. $. Atkinson took the stand and was sworn by the clerk. He is a clerk Tn the office of McCarty. and his testimony was practically the. same as McCarty's With reference to Harrison's statement in Mo- Carty's office.
 Mr Atkinson on. cross examination said that he was in the adjoining or flee when Harrison came In and tha- he came into the room where they were talking. and heard the converse tion: that he did not recall whether Mir. King asked him at the last trial whether Harrison said Nabors was nos out of his hearing during all the time they were at the sNitch al cunning ham.
 l. 1T. Bailey of Powderly was put on the stand and told of conversa- ton with Engineer Harrison on ths day after Nabors was arrested
 'I'll ask you" said MT. King, "wheth- CT Harrison said substantially that Ma bors was as innocent as he, Cor ne was in his presence all of the time?'
 'He did"
 MT. Morrow cross examined the wit ness and he testified that he told Mir. McGill and others about what Har- rison said; that he and McGill were together when the statement was made.
 Elisha Reeves. d deputy sheriff of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
BELIEVES COAL OUTPUT WILL
 BE LOWER THIS YEAR THAN LAST

Prospects for renewed activity and goodt business among the coal mines of the state are very bright for this winter but do not believe the annual output of tonnage will equal that of last year. said State Mine Inspector Nesbitt yesterday Tn 1910, the output amounted to 16,300, 600 tons, but I do not estimate it to be over 14.ooo,0o0 tons this year, as a number of the mines have been closed and many of them only working three or four days out of the week.
 Within the next few days. several of the mines which have been idle for tine past few months and longer will begin to work again. The Sloss company will give work to 375 men, both white and colored, at the opening soon of the Ivy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
BARNUM & BAILEY
 HERE TOMORROW Women Play Prominent Part in the Big Show
 This Year

The Rarnum and Bailey circus this season might well be called beau tiful show" for the women rule su- preme throughout the programme, at- tracting attention as much by their striking appearance as by the stunts they offer.
 The strong man who used to cavor' about the ring, carrying heavy pailS of iron, has been replaced by Wo1h- an. Kate Sandwina, billed as Flu rones queen of strength, beauty and dexteritv." She handles a 156 pound man as one would a puppet. Every militant suffragette should see her. on the high wire, La Belle Victoria, the prettiest girl of the circus, does as tonishing feats which completely over shadow her male conferes
 victoria Davenport. equestrienne, is another of the bevy of circus beauties while the Silbon sisters and Ella Bradna, Swiss equestrienne, con- tribute to the unusual display of fem mine pulchritude It is a woman, too, who puts on the real thriller or the circus. Mile Carroll goes to the top of the tent upon the back of Jupiter, the balloon horse. When the dome or the tent is reached bombs and rockets are discharged from the narrow plat form on which "Jupe" stands, but he doesn't show as much 'skittishness' as the village doctors old gray mare.
 In years gone by, almost since the days of old Dan Rice, men have re- ceived most of the plaudits or the elr- CHS loving public. but woman has come into her own with the circus and rules supreme in the land of 'sawdust and spangles."
 Barnum and Baileys circus will be seen in Birmingham tomorrow with big street parade during the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
Plan Columbus Day

There will be & joint meeting of the of the several Italian societies of Birmingham tonight at the Turn Yer eiu hall when the final arrangements for the Columbus Day celebration will be made All members are expected to be present as many matters of importance will be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

mine at Dora, in Walker county, after being out of operation since June At West Corona, also in Walker county, the Corona Coal and Iron company will open their mine and over D men will be en- ployed. The Seaboard Coal and Coke company will resume the working of the Coal Branch mine in St. Clair county soon, and smaller mines scattered over the northern part of the state are also getting busy.
 ''The loss of life among the g, 800 miners now employed in Alabama during September was ' just one above the av- craze number. which is six. Each year we are lowering the mortality list of fatal accidents, but as long as the mining industry continues there will be the death toll to pay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses were issued in probate court Monday:
 Henry H. Fitts of Birmingham to Miss Halle Haden.
 Alexander C. Montgomery of Birming. ham to Miss Ruby Munger.
 Frank McBride of Birmingham to Mrs Myrtle Cornelius.
 S. R. Reid of North Birmingham to Mrs. Ora Hicks.
 James Lamis of Birmingham to Miss Zahare Argitace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

like he expected, he would go home at 3:45 Saturday.
 On cross-examination witness said he had heard Crane talk of going home on other occasions. but this was the first time he had been so emphatic
 w. c. McCarty was called next by the defense MT. McCarty said he had worked for the Louisville and Nashville railroad for number of years, that he now does a brokerage business, lending money on assignments of wages and real estate.
 DO you know F. V. Harrison, engineer on the Louisville and Nashville road?'
 'Yes, sir"
 'T'll ask you whether or not Harrison said in your office substantially this: That boy is as innocent as you or l. I was talking to him all the time we were at Cunningham switch?
 .IIn did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

installation of the White Way posts made of Birmingham iron by Alabama labor.
 q have signed up slightly over 5000 feet front in the business section. The only block not taking kindly to the Anniston product is Second avenue be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, which, l think, Is due to a misunderstanding on the part of the merchants that the Alabama concern could furnish a post of the same di- mensions, weight and beauty as the Chattanooga firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

I them; he had heard 1t said that he wouldn't pay his honest debts; that he | was a bad man for fighting; he heard i people say since they read Cranes tes- timony Saturday that they would not believe him on oath. e | w. C. Smith, father of the man who had just testified and a resident of the same community, was next called rc testify as to Cranes character. | Do you know Tom Crane?" asked Mir King.
 "T just know him when I see him. E ! Do you know his general reputa- I tion in the community in which he llives?"
 | q do." Witness was then asked whether he knew Cranes reputation for truthful- ness and yeracity and whether he would believe him on oath. He re- piled that he did know his reputation was bad and would not believe Crane on oath.
 Had Bad Reputation 1 On cross examination witness said he had lived in that neighborhood only a short time but that he thought Crane had lived there five or six years; that he had heard a great many people talk about Crane and say bad ] things. Witness said Crane had never
 
 him any chance.'' J. o. Morgan was called to the stand. | Witness said he lived near Saloca mines, was miner, and knew Tom Crane, and 1 had known him 16 or F years; that he knew Cranes general reputation for truth and veracity, that it was bad, and that he couldn't believe Crane on oath in a | court of justice.
 | On cross examination witness said he l had talked ahDnt hat ba lad a right to talk about him since Crane ran a wildcat still right at his door; he might have talked to DeShazo and w. C.. I Smith in the last two or three weeks. Witness was asked why he came to Birmingham yesterday, and whether any | body talked with him Sunday about Crane. Witness told of the visit to his home by a crippled man, whose name he did not remember, who asked him to come to court. The visitor was told that wit | ness might come or might not. When the witness had finished his testi- mony court adjourned until o'clock When court reassembled an effort was | made to get another courtroom for the trial of the case, the second division being too small, and the jury being uncomfort- able in the close space The effort failed ard 1t was necessary to go ahead in the same room
 Ed Rogers who lives at Coalburg, was put on the stand. He said he knew J. T. Alread who testified at the present trial to finding the lock to the Cunning ham switch.
 9TH ask you Mir. Rogers. if you ever saw Tom Airead down near the Louisville and Nashville shed the latter part of lG10?" asked MT. King. Witness said he did. 'I'll ask you if at that time Aread showed you S5 gold piece?'
 He did" "Dd he tell you that that was what he got for finding the lock-"
 "fIe did.'
 Did he tell you that he had been pr omised lifetime job with the rail- road?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
@3O.25-ATLANTIC CITY-$3C.2j
 AND RETURN

SOUTHERN RAILWAY
 TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 4, ., 6, .; LIMITED TO OCTOBER r, 1911, FOR RETURN. BIRMINGHAM SPE- CAL AFFORDS EXCELLENT SCHED- ULE AND SERVICE. LEAVES BIR- MINGHAM DAILY 9.3O A. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

The latest bulletins from the Great White Way situation show that Schu- macher of the Union Foundry company of Anniston has definite contracts for over 5000 feet front of the downtown district and that George A. Miller is out of the city arranging to rush his work forward.
 MT. Schumacher when seen last night said: "Since the design of Union Foundry company's post has been ap proved by the Third avenue merchants, rapid progress has been made in se curing additional subscriptions for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03
Talked With AIread

Witness when cross examined said that the conversation between himself and AL read took place at Twentieth street and Morris avenue; that he told Nabors about the conversation in jail this summer.
 Witness said he was summoned as a witness in the last trial to testify to the me thing, but was not put on the stand ; hut that the first time he remembered telling of the conversation was to Ma bcrs this summer
 On redirect examination he straight ened his testimony by saying that the trial to which he was summoned was since he had been in jail and told Ma bors about the statement of Alread; that f was last May when the case was con tinued.
 Thomas Crane was recalled in order to lay a predicate for another witness. and was asked whether he told Mir Gilbert the inside warden. that he was going home Saturday. Crane said if he made the statement he did not remember it.
 "I'll ask you whether not you told Skip Thompson that you had been to the courthouse and that if everything worked out all right, you would go home Monday?'
 "If dil Itdon't remember it?"
 T. M. Gilbert was called by the de- fcnse and testified that Witness Crane sa;1 iE effect that if things came out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

off to the Louisville and Nashville rail road he might get piece of money out of it, and you would divide it with him?'
 q never had no such conversations"
 Didn't you tell MT. Powell a few days ago that if the Louisville and Nashville railroad didn't pay you well for your tes- timony. you wouldn't open your mouth2' I
Evening star., 1911-01-15

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