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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22

stock placed on sale. This fact is evil dent in every line of business and Is perhaps responsible for the general good health and spirits of the com
 munity.
 The Vivian fire of Monday nigh. burnt the Vivian furniture store, which is owned by J. D. Martin of Besse- mer. Bids will be submitted soon to the auth critics at Washington for the re- painting of the lobby of the Bessemer postoffice and the beautifying of the lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice

NOt1ce
 6s70. Robert C. Brickell, as Attorney
 General. vs. Bank of Pratt City-In
 Chancery Court, Jefferson County.
 Ala, at Birmingham, Ala:
 To all creditors and claimants of the Bank of Pratt City, take notice: That decree of this court has been this day made and entered in above said cause, setting forth among other things the following:
 "On or before the 1st day of April. 1911. all of the creditors and claimants of the said Bank of Pratt City, of every class and whether secured or unsecured, will propound their respect i've claims against said Bank of Pratt City. and against its property and as- sets, by filing with the register of this court each an itemized statement of ris or her claim, showing both debits and credits and if secured. how and upon what property, which statement of claim shall be verified by affidavit of some person having knowledge oi the facts"
 Now, therefore, pursuant to said de- cree you are hereby notified to file with the register of this court, on or before the 1st day of April, 1911, any and all claims. debts and demands which. you and each of you may hold against the said Bank of Pratt City, properly itemized and verified
 Witness my hand this February 2I. 1911. J. w. ALTMAN 2-1-3t-we Register
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
Low Water Pressure at Vivian

Many complaints were made yesterday in reference to the lack of water pres sure at Vivian during the Monday night fire It seems to be the impression that had there been a sufficient water pres sure the fire loss would not have been so great. The strongest stream was not sufficient to carry the water to the roof of Drs. Rountree and McDonalds infirm- ary, and the other streams were still weaker.
 The property destroyed was the infirm- ary building, formerly the Vivian hotel, owned by Messrs. Martin and Neil; a brick building owned and occupied by George Covollos; vacant store owned by w. s. Spencer, a soft drink estab- lishment owned and occupied by Metz Bros. a soft drink establishment owned by William Shivers and occupied by Dave McCrocie, tailoring establishment owned by Mrs. Martha Conly and occupied by James Daniels, and a furniture store also owned by Mrs. Conly and occupied by the Vivian Furniture company
 These buildings were almost totally de- i stroyed with most of their contents. There was a small insurance on the Covollos building and the fnfirmary, buf the others were not insured. The value of the buildings destroyed was approx imately 5000 and the contents $40oO.
 Local Items
 The Ensley fire department was called out yesterday to fire that occurred at the dwelling house of Leonard H. White on Park avenue and Twenty-first street. The department made a quick run. The fire was caused by the ignition Of some clothing in a closet in bedroom anu the firemen succeeded in putting the fire out with the chemical apparatus. The cost will amount to about $50.
 A new depot is being built at the Wy lam crossing of the new yards of the Birmingham Southern Railway company It is being built in the western style of small depots and will prove a convent ence to the travelling public.
 A negro woman named Addie Weatn- erspoon dropped dead on Avenue B and Nineteenth street, Ensley, Tuesday morn ing The cause of death was presumed to be heart failure. Coroner Brasher was notified and held an inquest in the aft ernoon. A verdict of death from nat ural causes was returned.
 Personals
 Drs. Rountree and Mcdonald have re- moved into temporary quarters in the brick building next to the drug store at Wylam.
 Miss Julia Dickens of Chicago IS the guest of relatives at FafrvleW. w. s. Wood has returned from DUST ness trip to Chicago and St. Louis.
 Capt. Joseph Tetlow. who was injured in the fire at Wylam Monday night, IS resting well and will be able to be out in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Revelation''-At Biiou

Three large audiences have witnessed 'The Revelation at the Bijou this week in silence during the four strong acts which depict a mothers love for her son and her efforts to save him. The company is one of strength, the produc- tion is elaborate and perfect and the play one that can not help but interest all classes of people. There are matinees Thursday and Saturday afternoons, and performances every night this week. Next week comes the first real, old-time melo- drama seen at the Pijou in long time. It is termed No Mother to Guide Her."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
SELMA EXPECTS
 KARL LEHMAN Christian EndeavOrers to Entertain Field Worker. Cotton Receipts Large

Selma, March 21.--(Special )-Karl
 Lehman, the representative of the na
 tional headquarters of the Christian
 Endeavor society, will spend Saturday
 and Sunday in Selma with the mem
 bers of that organization of this city.
 A committee from the several societies
 in Selma will meet the distinguished
 visitor Saturday morning and escort
 him around the city While MT Lehman
 will be well entertained while in Selma his visit will be a busy one. On Sat
 urday afternoon at o'clock there will
 be a meeting of the Junior Christian Endeavorers addressed by Mir Lehman. On Saturday evening at 7:45 o'clock a general Christian Endeavor confer ence will be held at the Alabama Ave nue Presbyterian church. This meeting will be addressed by MT. Lehman and will be attended by practically every
 member in Selma.
 During Sunday MT. Lehman will hold
 number of conferences and will also make an address to the Christian En- deavorers at the First Christian church. Sunday evening he will have charge of
 the services at the Alabama Avenue
 Presbyterian church. The different
 meetings or conferences which MT Leh-
 man will hold while in Selma will be | largely attended, as they are being well
 advertised.
 MT. Lehman's visit to Selma will be preparatory to the holding of the an
 nual convention of the Christian En- deavor societies of Alabama, which will
 convene in Selma the latter part of ] April.
 The outlook is now that Selmas cot I ton receipts for the present business | year will be as large as the year pre- vious notwithstanding the fact that the cotton crop was short in central Alabama during the past season. It is
 even believed the receipts of the pres
 ent year will exceed those of the year l before.
 The total cotton receipts in this mar ket since September l number 9OO3, 1 bales. Of this amount of cotton that has been received here there is at pres ent on hand in the warehouses of the city only 4263 bales. This is a very small stock for this time of the year. B. F. Bland, aged GO, died at his l home on East Water street this morn ing about o'clock. The deceased was 1 in bad health for several months past but his condition has not been consid- cred serious by his relatives and friends
 and his sudden death this morning proved quite shock
 For 25 years MT. Bland was the su- I perintendent of the Alabama Street
 Methodist Sunday sehool and which of | flee he only resigned during the past year on the twenty-fifth anniversary. t The deceased was one of the best known and most respected residents of Selma. His wife pYceded him to the grave about a year ago. He leaves a | son, Mir Clarence Bland besides other relatives, to mourn his death. The in- 1 terment will take place in Live Oak cemetary tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
F. K. CORNEILSON
 SERIOUSLY HURT

Frederick K. Corneilson, a foreman on South ern switch engine, was pain fully but not seriously injured last night when he missed his footing and fell beneath his engine at Twenty seventh street and First avenue. Mir. Corneilsons foot was so badly crushed that it was necessary to amputate 1t. He was rushed to the Solomon Wilder nfrmary in Shaw's ambulance, where he was resting easily last night MT. Corneilson lives at 1923 Grand avenue, AYondale. .i-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
MRS. CRAWFORD
 PASSES AWAY

Union Springs, March 21.--(s;pecial.)- The remanis of Mrs. F. l.. Crawford, who died at her home in Andalusia last plight at o'clock passed through here this afternoon en route to Montgom- morrow.
 Mrs. Crawford died of pneurnona. She was the wife of Rev E. l.. Crawford who was formerly pastor of the Methodist church in this city, now stationed at Andalusia.
 She was the daughter of Judge w. s. Thorington, dean of the law department at Tuscaloosa, and is survived by three little girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
ENDEAVOR UNION
 HOLDS SESSION
Preparations Made For Entertain ment of Karl Lehman During
 Visit Next Week

The monthly meeting of the Christian Endeavor District union was held at the First Christian church last night, and more than 200 young people gathered for the inspirational service. !
 Preparations were made for the enter tainment of Karl Lehman, the interstate field worker, who will be the guest of the city next week.
 Dr. A. R. Moore led in the devotional and Rev. U. D. Mooney made the prin- cipal talk last night There was music by Mr Thomas and Miss Cox, talk by MT. Devear, followed by social session. The local endeavorers will send a large delegation to the state convention to be held in Selma next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS
 ON THE REVENUE BILL

'. Montgomery, March 21.-(Special) : At midnight tonight the senate < committee on finance and taxation < was still hard at work on the state ' revenue bill, at that time having < investigated scarcely more than < half of the sections in the meas < ure.
 : Senator T. s. Plowman, chair < man of the committee, announced < that the outlook for reporting the < bill to the senate at tomorrow's < session was exceedingly dark, but < he added that the committee would < probably ask the senate to order > a night session in order that the < measure might be introduced at < some time before the end of to-f < morrow's legislative day. Should < this be done, the measure will bes < discussed in the senate on Friday. < Gov. Emmet O'Neal is in con- < stant consultation with the com < mittee. and is making such rec
 < concentrations at this time as will |, < facilitate passage of the measure.
 A The fight against time Is now on, . in earnest, the concensus of opin-
 < ion being that this week will de- ' eide whether or not an extra ses- < sion of the solons will be i'm < perative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
SECESSION TALK
 HEARD IN ENSLEY Flaw Reported in Greater Birmingham Bill FUND OF $500 RAISED Evans ExOnerated For Killing Negro. Complaint of Water Pressure
 in Vivian Fire of Last
 Monday Night

The Ensley club met last night at the inferior court rooms on Avenue E. A large crowd was in attendance and an enthusiastic meeting was held. The com mittee on membership reported quite a number of new members.
 Many other matters of importance to the city were discussed, including the proposed secession from Greater Bir- mingham. It was suggested that the Greater Birmingham bill was defective and that Ensley had been taken in il- legally. A number of speeches were made, all favoring the employment of legal < talent to look into the status of the bill
 A committee was appointed to employ legal talent and three minutes inter- mission was held to raise funds for this purpose. The sum of $500 was pledged by those present. The committee will report back to another meeting, which will be called at an early date.
 Evans Exonerated by Coroner
 Coroner Brasher held an inquest yes- terday afternoon at the undertaking es- tablishment of Echos Ss Angwin over the body of the negro named Dan Denson who was shot and killed by Lawrence Evans, a white miner, while assisting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22

in the moving of goods from buildings that were destroyed by fire at Wylam Monday night.
 According to the evidence the negro was carrying the goods to the house of John McCrorie, a short distance from the scene of the fire, and it was at this house that the difficulty with Evans arose, resulting in the death of the ne gro. Quite a number of witnesses were examined and the jury returned a ver- dict exonerating Evans, who was released from cnStndY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
 OF ROSENSTIHL

Union Springs. March 21-(SpeciaD
 William Rosenstihl, who has been for a long time one of the, most influential business men of this section. celebrated his s0th birthday yesterday at the home of his son, Colonel H. j.. Rosentihl, in this city. An elegant dining was given the octogenarian at which a few mem bers of the family and friends were present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
Queen to Christen Battleship

Berlin, March 21.-Emperor William and Empress Augusta Victoria left today foi Kiel, where tomorrow they will witness the launching of the sbattleship Hilde- brand. The vessel will be christened by her majesty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
LIVE WIRE NEWS

New York, March 21.-Dr. Edward F. Ashley, bacteriologist, died on Swim burne island, in New York harbor, this afternoon a martyr to his fight against the entry at this port of cerebral spinal meningitis through affected Greek immi- grants. Inoculated in handling the cases he became i'll on Sunday and though treated with serum by Dr. Simon Flexner. it's discoverer, he died of the disease late this afternoon. pr. Ashley was grad uate of Yale and of the College of Phys- clans and Surgeons, New York city.
 St. Petersurg, March 21.-M. Stolypin this afternoon handed over the pres- dency of the council of ministers to M. Kokovsoff and notices for the next meet ing of the council. to be held March 25, were sent out in the name of M. Kokov- soff, who is now acting as premier.
 Springfield, H.. March 21.--Adjutant General Dickson tonight said: From the reports that we have received the sit uation at Benld is serious. A special train has gone to Benld with tents ard supplies. From information imparted to us by the officials in Gillespie and Ma eoupin counties the miners are heavily armed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-22
Announcements

Announcements wedding of interest to the friends
 Of the contracting parties will take place in the parIors of the First Pres byterian church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock when Miss Sarah Williams Cochran will be married to Frank S. Smith of Columbia, Tenn. | Miss Cochran, the only daughter of
 Mrs. o. w. Cochran, has lived in Bes- semer only a year, but has made scores of friends because of her sweet dispo- sition. She is an eXremely pretty blond, possesses an attractive and viva cious manner and will be a decided I loss to the younger set. | The wedding will be a quiet affair with no attendants and immediately after the ceremony, which will be per | formed by Rev. I. F. Swallow, the young couple will leave for Columbia, Tenn, where they will make their home.
 M J. Land, one of the local officials
 of the Seaboard Air line. has been ap-
 pointed member of the jurisprudence lcommittee of the Order of Railway Conductors of America. This Is a dis l tinctiye honor as this committee con | trols the passage of all laws and mo- tions made at the bi-annual conven- | tions and the members are selected I from United States, Canada and Mex | ico.
 Marvel City lodge No. 262, I. o. o. F.. will meet Wednesday night in regular session
 large number of Bessemer Masons
 went to Birmingham Tuesday night to attend King Solomon lodge and hear | the address delivered by Lawrence w. Lee, state grand master Bessemer camp No. S1, Woodmen of | the World, will have an- interesting
 meeting Wednesday night. There will
 be Is candidates for entrance to add
 to the present enrolment of 325 mem bers.
 | The Wednesday Music club will meet with Mrs. James E. Wright. | Personal
 Mrs. J. P Buchanan. who has been
 visiting Mrs. Christilieb at the Grand hotel, left this week for Sylacauga to spend awhile with relatives. l A. w. Dalby of Florence spent Tues
 l. day in Bessemer on business.
 Dr. and Mrs R. w. Waldrop returned Tuesday afternoon from Baltimore? l Catherine. the little daughter of MT.
 and Mrs. w. c. Baty, Is i'll with the measles at the home of her parents l Mrs. George D. Waller. who has been | i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs. liar
 ris c. Kirk in Baltimore. is now con Ivalescing:
 Mrs. c. w. Daliel leaves Wednes-
 day afternoon for her home in Munice, Ind. after a pleasant months visit to
 her daughter, Mrs. H. D. Cockrell.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-16
Judge Lindsay's Declaration.

1t is only within recent years
that | have determined to be-
come a total abstainer, because I
think It is best for my physical
and moral hea1th and because
/ wish to set a good example to
others.
Il believe that every boy and
girl should be taught to avoid
liquor in any form, as he would
be taught to avoid poison in any
form.
'"The consumption of liquor.
no matter in how small a guam
tity, when taken in the form of
beer, wine, or whisky, etc., is
simply another form of slowly
poisoning the body.
Il wish every boy in America
would keep the pledge to refrain
from Intoxicating liquor of any
kind or character as a beverage;
to do ali in his power to end the
drink habit, kill the liquortraf-
fic. and to abstain fpem the use
of tobacco IN any form.
II have been in the Juvenile
Court ten years, and in that
time I have had to deal with
thousands and thousands Of
boys who have disgraced them
selves and their parents, and
who have brought sorrow and
misery into their lives; and [ dc
not know Of any one habit
that is more responsible for the
troubles Of these boys than the
vile cigarette habit.
No pure-minded, honest. gen.
tie, manly, brave boy will smoke
cigarettes
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-16

county OF TICKETS,
In Common Pleas Court.
W. E. Findley, Plaintiff.
J. Il. Rice, ct al, Defendants.
In pursuance of decretal order in
the atove stated case made by Hon.
Geo E. Pfinc', at chambers in Ander
son. S. c., Gated Oct. 25, 1911, I will
sell to the highest bidder on Salesday in
December, 1911, during the legal hours
for sale at Pickens, G. H., S. c., the fol
lowing real estate, to wit:
1st All that piece, parcel or tract OF
land in the County of Pickens, in Eas-
tatoe township, adjoining lands of j. j.
Herd: estate of Jordan Rice William
Turner and others and contain one hun
dred AMI forty Q40) acres more or less.
9 All that piece. parcel, or tract Of
Ian on waters of C-dar Greek beinning g
on spanish oak, thence north to rock,
thence east to rock, thence south to a
pine, thence, south to the beginning cor
ner, containing fifty acres (50) more or
less adjoining lands of Milton Hester,
w. J. Duffie, J. D. Crershaw and others.
Terms cash. Purchasers to pay for
all papers and recording the same.
A. j. Boggs,
Clerk of Court,
Pickens County s. g.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-16

for the people, shall not perish
from the earth - Repeat we
the Declaration. AS we gather
about this effiey in bronze and
marble in this the capital Of
Kentucy-of Kentucky the most
world-famous among the states
of America, whose .birth-right
carries withit a. universal and
unchallenged badge of honor;
of Kentucky, which gave to the
longest and bloodest of modern
wars both its Chieftains, Abra-
ham Lincoln and Jefferson Da-
Wis. and to each of the contend
ing armies a quota Of fighting
men larger than was contribut-
ted by an other state singly to
either army; of that Kentucky
whose Clay. antedating Lincoln
in the arts Of Cancellation and
eloquence, tried to effect and
did for a time effect by COM
promise what Lincoln could
only compass by the sword, and
whose Crittenden was last seri-
ously to invoke tho spirit of fra
ternity and peace: of our own
Kentucky, dark and bloody
ground of the savage, beloved
home of all that we hold gener-
GUS and availing in man, grace
full and lovely in woman, where
in when the battle was ended
the war was over, and, once a
Kentuckian always a Kentuck-
ian, the Federal and the Con-
federate were brothers again.
let us here, whether we call our
selves Democrats or Republicans
renew our ALLEGIANCE to the Con-
of the republic and the
perpetuitY Of the Union.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1911-11-16
PERR,AA]NGl':E|.
The Speech Secretary Wilson
Ought TO Make.

It is to be hoped that Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson is
keeping a scrap-book these days,
and is carefully preserving the
varied and vigorous comments
which are being made upon the
fact of his accepting the honor
ary presidency of the Brew ers'
Congress. If he will permit his
intellect and conscience to crap
pie with the truths presented by
the religious and reform press,
he will have abundant material
for a masterful address at the
Brewers Congress in Chicago =
a speech which will give the
liquor men something to think
about for a decade 10 come.
The Central Christian Advo-
cate recommends to the secre-
tary that, in his presidential
address he, devote one division
to the relation of the brewery to
public welfare, and having
shown the relation, namely that
the saloon is the disturbing end
of the brewery which exists
between the brewers and saloons,
he should grow eloquent on the
relation existing between the
saloon and pauperism and dis
ease and crime.
The paper further recommends
that in order to make the brew
ers who come from foreign lands
more perfectly familiar with the
character Of the ownership Of
our saloons by their American
hosts, Secretary Wilson give to
them the word picture Of ex-
Gov. Folk, of Missouri:
THE most dangerous saloons
in the cities are usually the
brewery owned saloons. Com
petition among the brewers
causes them to establish innu-
merable saloons and compels
them to employ a low class of
men to run these places, as no
others are available. The brew
cry saloon is the WORST sa-
loon.
It would add to the interest of
the occasion if the secretary
were to quote the statement
made in McClure's Magazine of
September, 1909:
The signs Of breweries fame
from before the worst saloons of
the city. A grand advertise
ment, gentlemen from foreign
lands, Of the institution in
whose behalf I have the honor
to welcome you.
'Yes, gentlemen, in their
moral influence. the two are
one. Union Signal.
David Starr Jordan, president