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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
BILL IS PASSED OVER
 VETO OF GOVERNOR

Little Rock, January 1s.-Both the sem ate and house today passed over the veto of Governor Donaghey bill appropriating s2000oO for the expenses of the legisla- ture.
 In his veto message Governor Donaghey stated that the appropriation was $5O.OC0 in excess of the sum needed It was car ried in the senate by vote O. "A to 4, and in the house 5S to 34. In both houses opponents of the governor made bitter speeches condemning what they termed his extravaganza as chairman of the state capitol commission in constructing the new capitol.
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have the authority to employ and dis charge his assistants.
 It is also understood that it is the pur- pose of the city attorney to require all of the assistant attorneys to have their offices al the city hall and to keep office hours when not engaged in court work.
 Under the code the city attorney is the legal adviser of the City Council, the various committees of the council, the Mayor and all of the city departments, so that, except in the more important litigation he has had to rely on the as- sistants for proper attention to most of the work in court. On account of the consolidation of the nine municipalities into Greater Birmingham the legal de- partment has been damned and swamped with work and it is understood that the city attorney is not satisfied with the progress made in catching up with this V Ork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
Sample Committee Meeting
 Is Furnished By Council

fact that when Chairman Moore of the committee brought in a report of the railway committee granting the privilege to build a spur track, Aldermen Thorpe and Ball protested that they had not at- tended the meeting of the committee in the afternoon, had not heard 1t called, and seemed to doubt whether it hal been held at all.
 While the aldermen were arguing She question among themselves Aldermen Ho- gan, Morgan and Perdue testifyIg that they were at the meeting, President Jones settled the whole matter by sus- pending business and allowing ne com mittee to hold forth, with atleast 5d witnesses.
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sample committee meeting was fur nished the onlookers at last nights coun- ci meeting by President Harry Jones. 'I just want to show this fast audience, said MT Jones, that we can get to- gether up here without having squab- ble."
 So the council suspended business for five minutes while the railway commit tee held meeting. At the top of his voice Clerk Shropshire called the names of the committeeman and they answered with like gusto. They unanimously rec- commended that the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company be granted the right to extend a spur track to the Bir- mingham Syrup factory, and forthwith adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
sIIlIs wiII (ktaIl

Boston. January 1S.- curtailment o the production of cottoItfoth of 25 per cent was recommendedt meeting ot the ArkwTight club hen this afternoon The Arkwright club Is q Organization oI treasurers representing lost of the cot ton mills in tho New Enand states. and the majority of the cottd dfactories in ths country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
swindler Arrested Last Night

R. E. Allen, 8 white man, was arr rested last night on two charges of .swindling and impersonating an officer by Officers Justin. Byrd and Gray It Is charged that the man by pretending that he was an officer swindled V. E.. Rowe and I. A. Scott out of several hundred dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
PERSONALS

Mr. Robert Ewing. president of Rob- erts & Son. Is out of the city for a few days on a business trip. MT. Ewing Is expected to return Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE

LAXATIVE PROMO QUnine. the world wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause. Call for full name. Look for sig nature E. w. GROVE. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19

 | Present. Aldermen Gibson, Gregg | Copeland, McArthur, McDowel, Moore Smith, Stern, Martin, Metcalfe. Absent Aldermen Hobson, Mclaughlin. Alderman Gibson, chairman of street committee, submitted the following re- port:
 The street committee recommends that | the mayor be requested to use such pow CT that is necessary to open Twenty. eighth avenue, North, across the South ern Railway track.
 That the following matters be referred | to the city engineer for report: | Petition to lay sidewalks on Twenty sixth avenue from A. c. l. P. Co. car lint | 10 Twenty-seventh street. Petition for bridge intersecting Johr street and Fourth avenue. Petition to improve east side of Pint
 street between Maple and Chestnu | streets.
 Protest against improvement ordinanc, No. II. Pratt City.
 Communications from street commis
 sioner relative to stand pipes and install
 ing water troughs, referred to financ, | committee.
 | That the following resolutions be adopt ed: Instructing the city engineer to draw | ordinance to pave Cleveland street iron | Highland avenue to Hanover circle; in
 structing city engineer to draw ordinance | to pave TWenty-second street, Avenue I to Avenue F, Twenty-third street iron Avenue to Avenue c, and Avenue ( from Twenty-second to Twenty-t -thirt streets; instructing city engineer to ad
 vertise for competitive bids for paving ITwenty-fifth street from Seventh to Elf teenth avenue; instructing city enginee to draw ordinance to pave Fourteentl
 street from Second avenue. South, to gen eral railroad right-of-way instructini city engineer to advertise for bids unde
 improvement ordinances Nos 572, 575, 5S2
 583, and 5S6 ~Y.
 That the recommendations of the cit,
 engineer regarding the following matter be concurred in: Petition of propert'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
TAKES LAUOANUN.
But LIFE IS SAVED
Writing Letters to Wife and
Public, Oliver Paxton Drinks
Poison.

Leaving letter addressed to his
Paxton, thirty-one years of age, swai
lowed an ounce OF laudanum in his
room. 2020 West Main Street. last
night and now would have been dead
but for the timely arrival OF the city
ambulance. DR. Watts found him in
an unconscious condition and used the
most heroic treatment. Paxton finally
was resuscitated and was taken to the
City Home. where early this morning
he was said to be out of danger.
Paxton was discovered in almost a
dying condition before the ambulanc>
was called. and TWO other physicians
We're al work on him wnen DIR. Watts
arrived. At that time 1t was not
thought that he would recover. and
HIS wife, who. 1t seems, had not lived
with him for some time, was summoned
from her apartments two blocks up the
street. AT the first call she refused to
come, but when a second messenger
was sent she consented, and she re-
NAMED until her husband was able tc
be removed to the hospital
The two letters whicA We're on ravton's
dresser. along with The empty laudanu;n
bottle. were turned over TO her by DE-
Watts. She read tho one addressed TO the
public, bat took the other home with her.
In spite OF requests OF those who We're
present she would not divnlge the content,
OF the letter she had read
At the city Home Paxton recovered SUI
hcitni!y to be able to talk. He said that he
had attempted to commit suicide because OF
III haSith. that there was no other reason
lie has been married about two years and
| has small daughter. Up TO last fall ht
WAS employed by Jacobs & Levy. and lived
a; iV' South Filth Steet. Then he and hi!
wife moved 10 the West End. where they
lived together TOR while, but later sep.
araied. Tor what reasons no one seems ic
Know. Since leaving his JOB with Jacobs {
Levy Paxton has been Respondent and ap.
paTently !n poor health
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
CHARLOTTE now IN
GOOD CONDITION
Mayor Bland Says City Has Not
Been Without Fire
Protection.

Charlotte. n c., August 4-Mayor
Bland to-day requested the Associated
Press TO handle the following state
ment from him relative to the pub
iicity that has been given the recent
w ter famine here. The statement
follows:
The city OF Charlotte has never
been without adequate Are protection.
More than 100000 gallons of water
have been on hand always. The water
was cut OFF several hours daily for a
week. Just for the sake OF conserving
the fire protection supply. This was
inconvcnient 10 the citizens. but never
dangerous. The supply is now about
normal, with constant pressure on the
mains.
The tank cars employed to bring
water from the Catawba River during
the crisis will soon be discontinued,
being no longer necessary.
The health conditions are excel
lent. copious rains having fallen dur
ing the last twenty four hours, which
have greatly relieved the situat ton"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
JONES' RESIDENCE
IS BURGLAR|zED
He Believes Raid Has to DO
With His Campaign for
Senate.
PROMISES REVELATIONS
Again Attacks Martin for Al
legged Service OF the
Interests"
especial to The Times-pispa,ch.

East Radford, Va. August 4.-Con-
gresham w. y. Jones addressed IL
large audience in the opera house to-
night His speech was largely re-
view OF the points heretofore en-
phas!zed in his campaign. the attack
on senator Martins tariff record, Nor
folk politics. the oiliceholders' trust,
review Of the Thompson letters, a de-
NAL OF the report that he (Jonesl had
ever voted for slip subsidy. ana 4
promise that the campaign would de-
velor further revelations.
To the knowledge OF this fact on
the part OF friends OF the opposition,
Mr.. Jones attributed couple of bur-
Elarious entities OF his home and the
rifing of his desk and disarrange-
ment of papers.
tie attacked the machine" for its
high ass ssment of candidates and its
refusal to give him and Carter Glass
representation on the electora! boards.
which. he said. was worse treatment
than the State law accorded TO the
Republicans in a general election, and
lie asked why.
Again he told of Senator Martins
absence from the Capitol and his trip
IN the interest of a contra citing Arm
Of which he is counsel. and whose in
terests with the railroads are not
likely TO SulleT pS the udShiH6 VI Il
United States Senator who has TO do
with legislation affecting rates and
regulation, and who is not without IN
nuence in tbs naming of the Virginia
Corporation Commission
He won q laugh when he told of the
change OF front OF the HoSse on the
$4,000, 600 appropriation for the Wash
ington union railroad station. The
House first jected it by unani-
nous vote, even Uncle Joe Cannon
voting against St The conference
committee of tie two hous s. of which
Martin was a member. then took 1t up
and in four days the House passed II
by a vote OF - to i0l. He did not
know Just what was done. He knew
Of one or two other Congressman be-
sides himself who a that time re-
ccived an annual pass on the Balu-
more and Ono. He and his friend
Rixey voted against the bill, and re-
turned the passes
Jones Justified his attack on Martin
as being an attempt to perform a duty
10 his own household to keep IL clean,
and predicted that if it was not puri-
fled. If the "rascals were not turned
out. ther would be n party" He
quoted Woodrow Wilson'S recent COM
ment that in the West people were
abandoning party lines. and remarked:
woodrow Wilson, the admirable man
md Nirglnan. who may be, and hope
Will be. the next President of the
United States"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
WIRELESS "WlRE TAPER"
bicssngc Intercepted and Newspaper
Owner Is Indicted.

Los Angeles, Cal. August 4:-Edwin
T. Earl mine-owner and publisher or
the Los Angeles Express and Los
Angeles Tribune, was indicted by a
closing in the Tribune the contents
Or an intercepted wireless message.
Earl construed the message as in
dicating an alliance OF three morn
ing paper competitors against the Earl
papers, and II was printed in the
Tribune, a new penny morning paper.
SO far as is known here. the indict-
ment is the first of the King in any
country
The Indictment was the latest and
most spectacular phase of a bitter
editorial controversy between Earl's
papers and the Los Angeles Times. Los
Angeles Examiner and Los Angeles
Herald concerning the circulation of
the recently established Tribune
While the Herald bears the name OF
+ :. Ptard editor and publisher,
Earl has asserted that the real owner
and the G!Eector OF the Herald's poll
cies is General. Harrison Gray Otis.
publisher '6f the Times. He printed
the wireless MESSAGE. which was in
rcrcepted by three high school boys. in
M attempt TO prove his contention.
The message follows:
'To f 5. Pcard Avalon:
General suggests over telephone
mat We made reproduction OF exam
3ner Earl expose in Herald in morning.
VIII follow it, unless you wire to the
contrary. Both phone ordinances pass
"a by Council and signed by Mayo,
this afternoon. Now is opportupe time
Tor reprint.
(Signed) WEBB"
Fenner Webb is managing editor o:
the Herald. The boys who intercept
Cd the message which was printed II
the Tribune the morning OF July 81
are amateur wireless operators with
plants al their homes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05

that the Empress's condition is not
serious.
The Empress. who Is NIFTY three
years old. and beloved by the nation,
has been subject to flts of vertigo. It
WAS when suffering from one of these
a few years ago that she fell and
struck her head. a slight scar re.
mains in spite OF the skill OF the sur
geons. who endeavored to heal the
wound without leaving q trace of the
injury.
The court physicians are in attend
ance upon the Empress. and. while
privately the gravity of tse situation
Is admitted. there is a tendency to
minimize her ailment for publication.
Injured Playing Tennis.
August appears to be an unluckv
month for the Empress. Ii was four
years ago this month that she slipped
while playinS tennis, spraining an an
kle and bursting a vein in the leg The
injuries confined her to her apartments
for almost month.
Empress Auguste Victoria has had
several other accidents. Twice she has
twisted an ankle while walking In
the forest, and was laid up in each
case for weeks. a great walker She
has pushed her way through the for
est over uneven ground. and 1t was
due to her taking infrenuent paths
that she was injured both times
Eight years ago the Empress suffer
ed a rost serious accident. being
thrown from he. horse while gallop-
ing in the Gruenwald. near Berlin.
She fell heavily on her side with her
right arm under her The forearm
was broken.
Emperor Set Fracture.
Tho Emperor. who was riding with
her. assisted her. and, after making
her comfortable, used the training no
had received in the army in giving
first aid to the injured. Using bark
stripped from trees splint ho
found the fracture. set it and bound
IT so we'll that when medical aid ar
rived the eminent surgeon, Professor
Bergman is reported TO have said
If YOU had not been a great En-
peror you would have been great
surgeon"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
WORK OF CUTTING UP
MAINE WRECK BEGINS
Deck Besms of supcrstructure slnshc,l
On-AnOther Body
Found.

Havana. August 4.-The acetylene
blast was used for the first time yes
terday on the Maine. and the deck
beams on the overturned superstruc-
ture. which are known to the American
public as arms protruding into the air
from mass OF wreckage. were burn
ed off like a reaper slashing through
a wheat field.
The operations on the berth deck
continued. and one more body was
found in the petty officers quarters.
The bones OF the skeletons found
are entirely detached and hard TO as
semble. The most interesting thing
found yesterday was gold watch
with a hunting case. and thick like
the style twenty years ago. 1t had
stopped at ten minutes to o'clock
which was four hours after the eX-
plosion. 1t Is believed to have simply
run down and was not stopped by the
explosion. 1t plainly was the prop
erty Of some officer. The gold is un-
injured by the salt water, while sill
yer matchbox and knives found were
so corroded that practically nothing Is
left of them.
The work yesterday began on the
highest part of the wreckage above
the superstructure. which at the pres
ent rate of progress Will be entirely
cut away in a few days. greatly facili
tating exploration OF the hull. After
ward the wreckage OF the forward sec
ton will be removed in a similar man
ner. The stern section of the vessel
however, will not be touched by the
gas blasters pending settlement of the
question whether there is a possibil-
ity of placing bulkhead in II and
floating 1t out of the cofferdam.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
News Of South Richmond
morning He was arrested by ontcer Moor.
aud was fined $40
Church Services

morning. He was arrested by onicer Moor.
aud was fined $40
Church serricep.
RcY w H. Burch Will preach Mt IN.
Asoury n. Z. Church on Sunday. His sub
jeet IN The morning will be Forgive and ns
soTs:ven." In the evening the tonic will be
unlimited salvation" The choir VIII rem
oer special music ut both services gn.cial
music Viii aso be rendered a, the nee,in.,
o. tho Mems Bible Class. which meets a.
Roy; D. q. Lancaster. tho pastor. will
preach At the Oak Grove Church HIS morn.
ny. M subject VIII be Doing Good" In tho
evening The Life Work Abundant will b.
me subject. The choir Will render special
music at these services
Personal and General
arn T Mayo and daughter. Elsie n,
Ho'iolk. have returned home after tpenIInp
n week with Mrs c. 7. w!lmoth. O; aaa Co
"aroin avenue Miss Mary WilInoth accom-
pa"ied them back 10 Norfolk where she viii
De their Euest FOR few weeks
sheFiH Joseph d. Prince and ron o.: sux
sex. are guests OF Magistrate l.. w. Cheat
aeIn N South Richmond
Judge Ernest II. Wells yesterday adtourn
ed adjourned the Hastings Court part 4
until the ihird Monday in September
H1hses Mary and Blanche Clark viii for
tne next Few weeks be the guests OF ,h.ir
..ahapafents. &r. and Mrs. T. s Akin, I'm
Amelia county. ''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
South Richmond Bureau.
The Times
1910 Hull Street.


Phone Madison IFS.
Since about the middle OF July complaints
have been more or less frequent In South
richmond that the mails have been from
one hour 10 one and oGc-haif hours sate
This was explained yesterday By the fact
that the carriers during the summer vaca.
ton mont have been working with 70.
uuced FORCES. so that II has been necessar,
70 consolidate several routes causing the
work o. each carrier to DO somewhot heav-
Ter than during the winter and fan months
AZ the South Richmond post-oG!ce all
mali received prior TO p. -. is delivered
the same day. an even better record than
that established BY the Richmond main
poet-ohice. During the middle OF the day.
at this siation of duty. returning 20
work later the afternoon. Thus. much
o ma, wh n,i across s TIE tver would be held
the game evening that Il arrives.
Surprise Marriage.
FTiendH OF Charles White. o, South Rich
mond. were surprised to learn of his mar
rlage to Miss Nellie Abigail Linebuck o,
High Point. y. c. on Wednesday. The par
snts OF the youns woman were perhaps the
most surprised OF all. for It seems tina, the
bride is only sixteen years o, age and that
her mother objected 10 her marriage on tho
ground Of her extreme youth.
Miss L!neback. while on Il visit, 10 her
sister at l.ynchburs. quietly wen, 10 Br!s-
to!. tennessee, where she and MI. White
VIII reside in South Richmond. where they
VIII after sunday be al home to their
friends at 81 Decatur Street
In Cheatham's Court
With Judge d. = Robinson acting as
Judge In the absence OF Magistrate Cheat
ham the case 0! Wiley against smith and
Lawson came to trial. W. c. Pu!!iam ap.
reared for the plaint!H. who alleged tina,
the two defendants had assaulted her one
ho!uing her while the other hit her on the
nead with a s;ck.--The piA.ntir preseatcs
battered and bruised appearance to back
up this charge. The case agnins: Lawson
was dismissed. while the Smith woman was
hhet =: 90 and costs Lawyer Poole repre-
sented tho defendants
Arrest Caused Excitement
Much excitement prevailed on Hu!! Street
YESTERDAY nuon. when II. II. Far,ne. accused
Thomas knight o. having IN his possession
some ;oo!s belonging TO another man II
a Wells by name. kn!kht. who lives In
CHestefnelc county, was HIS way 10 Rich
'nend when Farmer got on the car and al
once denounced kn!gh; as the man who
had stolen Weiss tools. knight in spike OF
6is pfotests that he was innocent O. III.
charge and that the tools were his own.
was arrested BY officer Waymack and
taken, 10 the Police Court where he wa,
charged with being Il Suspicious character
and with having tools not his own in his
possession! The case comes up this morning
az the Police Court Farmer and Wells
have been summoned as witnesses
Luther Roach. charged with creating a
dsstu9 Dance and with throwing rocks was
arrh!sncc before Justice Maurice Yesterday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
OBITUARY
Randolph Hicks.

Especial TO The Times Dispa tch.l
Ehar!nttesVii!e. Va. August 4.-Ran-
do!ph Hicks. aged eighteen. an en-
ploye OF the Charlottesville Luuber
Company, died last night at the home
OF MS father. Walter Hicks. on Bel.
mont. after an illness OF three weeks.
Inc remains were conveyed this az.
iernoon TO his mothers former home.
the Craddock place. near Milton. where
the funeral service was conducted by
me IN Rev, Il. B. Lee, rector OF Christ
rents. Mr.. Hicks is survived BY two
brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Ferrioi Winstcad.
tSpecial,to The Tines Dispatchl
has just been received here OF the
death or Mrs Ferriol Winstead, for
merly of this place. but OF late years
OF Cincinnati, y.
Mrs. Winstead is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Jas: Booth and Mrs. W.
+. Anderson. and two brothers. I. II.
ana c. W; Hall all OF this place.
Alexander Newsome died at his hons
at Lottsburg yesterday of blood pois-
Ra His remains were inferred in coan
Hutcnison officiating.
Miss Kate L. Walker.
Especial TO The Times -Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va, August 4.--Miss Kate
T. Walker. a member OF one OF the
oest-known families OF Lynchburg.
died suddenly about midnight last
night at her home. 3li Fifth Street
She Is survived by brother. d. T.
Walker and sister. Miss Maria
! walker, who is principal OF the Big
gers public school. she was a mem
Der OF ST, Pauls Episcopal Church
Mrs. katherine Pitcher.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va, August Airs.
katherine Pitcher. wife OF H. II Fitch
er. died Thursday night at the home
Of her brother In Rivermont. after
an illness OF two months She was
q daughter OF the late John Sheehan.
OF Amherst county, and had been twice
married. Mrs. Pitcher had lived in
Lynchburg for many years, and was
a member OF the Holy Cross Cathoiie
Church.
Mrs. Mary J. Jones.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Spotsylvania, Va, August Airs
Mary j. Jones. aged sixty-nine years,
widow of the Rev. John Wesley Fetch
er Jones. of the Virginia Conferences
NJ. z. Church, South, died at her resi-,
dence this morning, at Mt. Pleasant.
in this county, after a lingering Ill
ness. Mrs. Jones was the daughter
OF the late Charles Stewart, of this
county, and was twice married She
ter and a number of grandchildren.
Mrs. Harriet II. Shepherd.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch
Lynchburg. Va, August 4.-Mrs
Harriet H. Shepherd. aged sixty-three
years. OF Tyreanna. died in the city
last night. her death being due to peri
tonitis. The body viii be taken to
Tyreanna for burial Mrs. Shepherd
formerly lived in Lynchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-05
HOLDS BUSINESS SESSIONS
Convention OF the Young PeopIc's
Christian I.nIOD

Baltimore, Nd. August 1.-THE bus
mess sessions OF the twentieth ma =
t!onal convention OF the Young Peo-
pies Christian Union Of the United
Presbyterian Church began this fore
noon. The convention assembled las,
night, with delegates in attendance
from all parts of the United States
and Canada. Rev. Francis F. Clark.
founder Of the Christian Endeavor
Union, was one OF the speakers to-
day. He discussed the "lcssentials OF
Young Peoples Societies." Other sneak
ers were Charles Gallaudet Trunlbu,l.
and Rev. ]. X. McClukin of Pittsburg'
Workable Plans for Wideawake So
c!eties' was considered at the section
conferences.