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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
w. & l.. TRACK MEN
 GO'TO MEET V. P. I.

Lexington Va. May 7.-(Special.)- The track team of Washington and Lee university has been chosen to represent the university in the meet against " P I. in Blacksburg. The speed of the track team at Lexington has steadily improved all the spring until now the boys show good deal of form and spirit. The field has been largely i'm proved this year and the track in- crease to a quarter mile. Although the White and Blue boys lost the meet with the strong team from the University of North Carolina last week. they are go- ing into this meet with the full inten- ton of showing the true speed and form. The material here Is better than has been in several years and several of the records have been pushed up The running of Glass is the feature spf the whole squad This fellow is fast and windy and runs a great 100 and 220 He is also a good man in longer races for his work In the half-mile is eX cellent. And in the meet yesterday he high jumped up. to five feet, eight inches, which until that field day was the record here Already the records for the shot put have been bettered by Miller and Kinnear broke his own ham mer throw Bryant broke the record for the high jump by a small fraction, too.
 The following men will go to Blacks burg Monday for the meet: Captain Anderson. Glass, Hayne. Wood. T. M. Thom, Satterfield, Bryant, O'Quinn, Yonan, Miller and Kinnear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
BLUE MAN" DIES
 NEAR GREENVILLE

Greenville. May 6.-(Special. )-Levi Kent, aged 65 years, died last night at his home in the eastern part of the county. He was a veterans of the civil war, and miller by trade. Mir. Kent was known far and wide as The Blue Man" due to a peculiar coloring of his skin.
 When he was boy he had a long spell of sickness and after his recov- cry his physician gave him a mouth wash, with nitrate of silver as one of the ingredients and warned him against swallowing any of 1t. Despite the doc tors warnings some of this was swal- lowed and shortly afterward his skin became blue and kept on getting bluer until he was a deep blue color. At certain times of the year the color got deeper, at other seasons getting perceptibly lighter.
 MT Kent was very sensitive about this peculiar disfigurement and pre- ferred spending his life in his home very flatterng offer that was made to him several times by a large circus. The peculiar dsfigurement of his skin made him marked man and he seldom went away from home. as he desired to avoid notoriety. He leaves a wife and a few close relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

New York, May 7.-CSpecial) )-Wflliam Barton Northrup, K. C., a member Of the
 Canadian parliament from Bellville, Ont,
 in an interview today told of some diff ficuties that lie in the way of the pass age of the reciprocity treaty in his coun- try. MT. Northrup is leading conserva- tive and of the opposition party, the party
 which declares that reciprocity spells an- nexation, and will have none of 1t. Sum ming up the situation, as he sees 1t. in one sentence, he declared that "reoiprocity is by no means out of the Canadian woods
 Ut is only fair to the government to say that they have given all the time they possibly could under the circumstances
 to the question
 MT. Northrup said: But it has been only desultory discussion. The real fight Is due in the next day or two and 1t will
 probably be spirited conflict. "I do not wish to forecast what my party will do in the case; In fact, its
 course will not be decided until the last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
WEDDED ON A BET:
 IS AFTER DIVORCE

Hot Springs, Ark, May 7.-(Special.)- Frank S. Cannon of Greenvilie, Miss, married, as the result of wager, it be- came known here today has started on a two years trip to Europe. Desertion will be charged in suit for divorce which his wife, formerly Miss Rave Hilton of Mem- phis, will bring at his request
 Cannon is the city attorney of Green vile, and slated to become the district attorney of his county at the next cleo ton.
 With Percy Andrews of Jackson and R. S. Wildeberger. lawyer of Clarksdale, Miss, Cannon was at the Peabody hotel in Memphis.
 Cannon, you ought to find some nice girl and get married" said someone.
 q will get married right away" replie0 Cannon. There is & pretty girl over there. I think I'll marry her.
 A hundred dollar wager was made, Can non proposed to the girl, there was we'd ding supper. the wager was paid and no one had thought there would be divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
GEORG|A'S DEBT Is SEVEN MILLION But State Railroad Is Great
 Asset MAY BE IMPROVED Western and Atlantic Will Be Live Toppic for Coming
 Session of Georgia
 Legislature
MAY BE IMPROVED

Atlanta, May 7.--(speeial)-At the pres ent rate of payment 1t will take Geor- gia 70 years to get out of debt.
 Georgia's bonded indebtedness now amounts to se,s34,2O2, and the state is paying 1t off at the rate of sl0O,000 a year. It is apparent, therefore. that it will re- ouire some 70 years to get rid of the en- tire debt at this rate.
 Nor Is 1t likely that the legislature will increase the annual payments. But. on the other hand, the legislature is prohibited by the constitution from increasing the bonded debt, so that as long as the con stitution is complied with, and there Is no stretching of that instrument, there is always a possibility of the state becom- ing ultimately debt free.
 Notwithstanding this indebtedness. how eyer 1t may be said that the state IS practically now debt free. because 1t has one asset which would pay all 1t owes and leave money in the state treasury. This is the Western and Atlantic railroad which now pays the state considerably more in rental than the annual interest on the public debt. the excess being some thing like $125000.
 The subect of this same asset-the Western and Atlantic railroad--is one that is going to intimately concern the legls- lature at it's coming session.
 There are several propositions in con- nection with 1t which are ripe for con sideration. In the first place, the state has been offered an annual rental of sl60,- 900 for the centrally located Chattanooga property which it owns. This Is more than one third the rental price of the en- tire property.
 If the state rents its Chattanooga prop erty to private parties 1t must provide for terminals elsewhere for the Western and Atlantic road This question was agi- suit that it got into a political snarl and nothing definite was done.
 Then, there will come up the question of re-rental In about 10 years when the present lease expires. This has got to be considered in connection with the eff fort of the Louisville and Nashville, which controls the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, the present lessee of the property, to get a parallel line into At lanta.
 Next, there will be revived the pro- posal to extend the Western and Atlantic railroad to the coast, which was agitated to no small extent at the last session.
 Of course, the session is going to be taken up largely with politics and other pressing matters, and it Is doubtful if the Western and Atlantic gets the atten- ton 1t deserves; but there Is no question that it will be pushed by Hooper Alexan- der of DeKalb and other enthusiasts over the state road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
WOMEN TO HUNT nr
 THROUGH ALASKA

Seattle, Wash, May 7-tSpecial)-To hunt big game through the interior wilds of Alaska is the mission of two society women of the national capital. Mrs. Henry Wadsworth, a member of the celebra tea family of that name, and Miss Marie Carlisle are both now in Seattle. The women are travelling as members of the Alaska bounday survey party of 90. head ed by Thomas Riggs.
 The privilege of journeying with body of government officials came through the courtesy of Vice President Sherman.
 Mrs. Wadsworth's home Is at Avon, N Y She is slster-in-law of James Wadsworth, speaker of the New York as- semby. Last year riding In relays IA of her thoroughbreds she covered 225 miles in the Genesee valley in IA hours. For the last two years she has travelled with troops of cavalry through the Mouqu val ley of Arizona. Her companion. Miss Car lse, is reputed to be shot of no mean ability. They will leave for Alaska to- morrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
TEXAS EXPECTS
 BIG COTTON CROP

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 San Antonio, Tex, May 7.-(Special.) .)- Last year Texas produced in round num- bers 100000 bales of cotton, one-thrd of the entire output of the cotton belt of the nation. This year the cotton farmers are predicting a 5,000. .000- bale crop in Texas. This prediction is based upon three conditions: Increased area devoted to cotton, better farming as a result of the work of the agricultural schools in the state and the constant suggestions made by those who have produced the greatest acre results, and the most sea sonable conditions for period of lO years In all parts of the state large ranches have been broken into cultivated areas and devoted to cotton, and accord ing to reports, the conditions of the crop never were mora promising at a core spending season of the year&than they are today, and so far no section of the state reports so much as a suggestion of boil Weevil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
PUTS OUT GIRLS
 EYE WITH HORN

Greenville. May 6.-(Special. )-About g o'clock this morning a peculiarly sad accident happened in the southern part of the city. Lardie, the little Swear old daughter of Mir. and Mrs Allan Hamil. was playing in her swing in front of her home, close to the fence. when little Frank Portep an Swear old boy, came along and in some man ner the bent and twisted piece of horn that he held in his hand struck the little girl in the fact, putting out her eye. As soon as the parents of the little girl heard her screams they rushed to her and she was al once taken to Montgomery. No hope is en- tertained of saving her eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
GR|TS HIS TEETH
 AT HOKE SMITH

Atlanta, May 7.-(Special.)-Former Chairman S. G. McLendon Is mad with Gov. Elect Hoke Smith.
 There may be some others who are mad with the governor-elect, but the for mer chairman of the railroad commission is very mad.
 In fact. he is so mad that he grits his teeth when he talks about him and tells how he is going ito show him up"
 It is said the former ehairman's cur- rent publications in the state press. rela- tive to the reinforcement of circulars s15, 3l6 and 9l7. issued by the railroad commission several years ago, and held up by injunction by the United States court is the channel through which he Is venting this particular and special anger.
 It was to be expected that the former chairman of the railroad commission who was suspended by tho govsrnor-elect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
PROHIS ORGANIZE
 IN TALLAPOOSA

Dadeville, May 7.-tSpecial.)- .)-Petitions having been circulated over the county calling for an election under the recently enacted liquor laws, the prohibitionists met in the courthouse here today In mass meeting.
 Representatives from different parts of the county were on hand. An organiza- tion was perfected for the purpose of making an active and effective campaign against the return of the open saloon.
 Tallapoosa county under the local option laws voted out the saloon by a majority of to several years since, and the dry forces have little doubt of winning If an election Is called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
IS NOT OUT
 OF THE CANADIAN WOODS

moment. It Is a tremendous responsible ity which Is taken when supply bills are held up, for the party doing so is arr raigned before the public. and if the reas- on for It's course is not a good one l. Is bound to suffer defeat. \
 In the present case the situation Is a peculiar one. Sir Wilfred Laurier is bound to try to get the treaty accepted by the present session of parliament. and as he has booked his passage to sail for Eng land on May 12 he has only a few days in which to accomplish his object. Now, the opposition is bitterly opposed to the treaty and 1t might-mind. it don't say 1t will-but it might hold up the supply bills and either force the prime minister to a. compromise by which the treaty would go over to the next session, which will be held next November, or 1t might force him to appeal to the country.
 sir Wilfred is thus placed in a very un-
 comfortable position. On the one hand
 he is in duty bound to sail on May 12 to
 attend the imperial congress of the pre- miers of empire in London. and on the other he is bound by his advocacy of the treaty to stay in Canada and see il l through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

when he was formerly governor, and who was voted out by the legisla ture as a re- suit of that suspension, would be a little miffed; but the interesting part of 1t is that the explosion has come at this late date after MT. Smith has been elected governor and just as he Is about to go agar into the executive office.
 But the governor-elect is a decided pros- pective candidate for the United States Senate, and perhaps that explains it.
 1t is even rumored that Mir. McIsendon himself is thinking of announcing for the Senate, and having his name placed in that light before what is said to be Hoke Smith legislature.
 Mir McLendon is holding Governor Elect Smith responsible for the enjoining and enforcement of circulars 816 310 and 317 which were issued by the railroad commission just about the time he went into office before, and which made reduc- tions of 10 to 20 per cent in the local rates of freight prevalent in Georgia.
 Mr. MoLendon. in his anger, is going chiefly after Hoke Smith, but, 1t is said. he has determined also that others shall feel the sting of his pointed shafts.
 Just who these others are has not yet been intimated, but MT. McLendon as- serts that he Is going to stir things up. and that he Is going to be right in the thick of the stirring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
We Invite Comparison

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 The imprint of Roberts & Son is the recognized guar antee of correct style and highest quality in engraved goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
Engraved Cards From Plate

Delivered in one day. If your business card or visit ing card plate is not already in our files, suppose you, get it and send it to LIS so that we may have it on file ready to execute an emergency order at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
Bridge Party Postponed

Mrs Harrison Stewart Matthews will not entertain the Monday Night Bridge club this evening. The meeting is post poned on account of the election of of ficers at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
DECATUR HEARS TEMPERANCE TALKS Anti-SalOOn League Co., hOrts Have Genuine
 Field Day

Decatur, May 7-CSpecial.) )-Today was big day in the Decaturs for the prohibi- tonists, this being field day for the Anti Saloon league. As a result a number of roted speakers, including the Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the Alabama Anti Saloon league. were fin the city today and delivered addresses at several of the churches. The day was an ideal May day, and as a result the attendance was large, larger than the usual attendance at the Sunday services.
 The Rev. Brooks Lawrence spoke this morning and tonight in New Decatur. At , the Il o'clock morning service he spoke at the Central Baptist church, New De- catur. At Il o'clock this morning the Rev. A. E. Page, a prohibitionist of Birming- ham, preached at the Central Methodist church, New Decatur, and tonight he preached at the First Baptist church. De- catur. Several other ministers of lesser | light fin the state prohibition circles who were visitors to the city filled several other pulpits in the Decaturs this morn | ing and tonight. All of these out-of-town ministers confined their sermons largely to temperance and prohibition. It was a great day for the prohibitionists of the | Decaturs.
 For the benefit of the Baraca class of the First Baptist church, Decatur. Will D. Upshaw of Georgia, editor of the Golden Age, will deliver his new lecture, John and His Hat at the Decatur school auditorium, on Monday night, May 15. On Sunday night, May 14, at the First Baptist church, Decatur, he will address union mass meeting of young people. and during the day Monday, May 15, he will deliver free addresses at the schools of the Decaturs before the student body. Thursday. May Il, has been set in the circuit court. before Judge D. W. Speak, as the day for the trial of Will wiggin- ston, a young white man, charged with the murder of three other white men at a stave camp few miles from Hart sele, this county, some time ago. At former trial the jury failed to agree and a mistrial was recorded.
 Miss Oma Clark, aged r years, died yes- terday at the home of her parents, MT. ] and Mrs. c. M. Clark, on the Decatur and Somerville pike, near Croton, this county, after a short illness
 Three and one-half miles west of De- catur Is located one of the largest straw berry farms in north Alabama. Up to date the farm contains % acres of berries, Il acres of which are bearing this year and are now getting ripe. The first ber-
 
 and they are large and fine and good crop. The larger part of this years crop will be sold to the local trade. Nineteen acres of the berries were just planted this spring, and will therefore not bear until next spring.
 The farm Is known as the Decatur Fruit and Berry farm. It is owned by F. B. Dunton of Pascagoula, Miss, and Is su- perintended by J. w. Everett. who is practical fruit and berry man, having spent the last p years of his life in this work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

The Huntsville District Methodist con- ference at Newmarket yesterday adopted resolutions strongly protesting against the legalzed sale of liquor as proposed by the local optionists who are circulating a petition for a wet or dry election in June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08
ID LOCATE DEPOT
 AT HUNTSVILLE Railroad Commission Will Take Up Qestion
 May5

Huntsville, May 7.-(Special.) )-The Ala bama railroad commission will come to this city on May 15 to locate a union depot. Representatives of the Southern railroads are expected at the same time, and they will all talk the situation over together The railroads have failed to agree on this proposition heretofore, bat the commission has promised that a union depot will be ordered if it Is wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

The city council last night elected Shell by S. Pleasants city attorney, vice Paul Speake, resigned. Mr. Peasants is q nephew of Judge David D. Shelby of the United States circuit court of appeals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

The members of Virginia ClayC Clopton chapter of the United Daughters of the Confectionery elected officers yesterday as follows: Mrs. Alberta Taylor, president; Miss Edna Rodgers, first vice president; Mrs Margaret Boiling, second vice pres-
 dent; Mrs. Kate c. Donegan, historian; Mrs A. E. Mastin, treasurer; Mrs. Jennie Hosmer Garner. recording secretary; Mrs. Roy ONeal, corresponding secretary; Mrs Alice McCravey. registrar, and Mrs. Milton Humes, chaplain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-08

Miss Oma Clark, aged 1T years. died yes- terday at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. M. Clark, on the Decatur and Somerville pike, near Croton, this county after a short illness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
GETS ONE EYE
RIVETED ON A
SALEM MAN

The New Hampshire Argus & Spec
tator is an observant newspaper pub
lished way down East in the city Of
Newport. 1t has a right to be OBJ
serving for its name implies it has a
hundred eyes and just imagine it be-
ing a spectator" along with them.
The fact that it is observant and
knows a good thing when it sees it, is
borne out by the fact that it got at
least one of it's eyes on our wide
awake townsman and merchant, j.
l.. Stockton, and is keeping tab on
him. In its issue of Friday, June 23,
it says:
81. l.. Stockton, a prominent bust
ness man of Salem, Oregon, is ex-
pected to arrive in town the last of
this week. Mr.. Stockton, with his
wife and daughter, left their home
May l and since that time have been
touring the West and South. They
will spend one week here visiting Mr..
Stockton's sister, Mrs. Frank Ten
ney."
If the Argus can thus keep track
Of the Colonel, while still at large,
the horse editor offers as a bunch
that he keeps both eyes open and
watches out for the honor of his
home town while anywhere in the
vicinity of our Argus-eyed contem-
porary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
FUNERAL OF CHARLES A. GRAY
HELD HERE THIS MORNING

The remains of Charles A. Gray,
who died in Portland Tuesday, ar
rived in the city last evening and
funeral services were held over them
this forenoon at 10 o'clock at the res
idence of his sister, Mrs. j. G. Kyle,
corner of Fourteenth and State
streets. Rev. P. S. Knight conducted
the services, and they were held I'M
der the auspices of the Masonic Or
der of which Gray was a member, he
being a thirty-second degree Mason.
Intermemt was made in the Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Gray was born in Lansing, Iowa,
July q, 1863. He came with his par
ents to Oregon when but two years
of age, the family settling in this
city, Here he grew to manhood and
secured his education being a grad
uate of the Willamette University.
After graduating he entered the
building business, constructing,
among other buildings, the Chemawa
Indian school.
He stood high in social business
and political circles in the state. He
was appointed by Governor West a
member of the Portland commission
Besides a wife, there survives him
a son, George w. Gray; two brothers,
w. T. and George B. Gray, of Seat
tie; and three sisters, Mrs. G. G.
Lownsdale, of Portland; Mrs. J. M.
Patterson, of The Dalles; and Mrs.
], G, Kyle, of this city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
M'LOUGHLIN
ENTERS RACE FOR
CHERRY QUEEN

The contest for Queen of the
Cherry Fair at Salem is becoming
more interesting since a bunch of
friends have got behind the candi-
dacy of Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin,
stenographer for the Spaulding Log
ging company. The latest aspirant
for the throne will go into the fight
this evening with about 5000 ballots
to start with, so her friends say.
They claim to have enlisted pretty
much all the business people, and
have an organization that will win
out.
Mr.. McGilchrist denies that he is
backing any of the candidates AS
manager of the voting contest his
only business is to see that the bal
lots are honestly counted, and the re-
suit announced, and the queens robe
and chariot secured and paid for. He
says there will be no stufflng of the
ballot boxes, and no fake voting an
nouncements made. The votes will
be published exactly as cast, and the
next count will be made Friday at A
o'clock, and announced Saturday
morning. The final count will be
made Saturday night at 10 o'clock,
and the result will be announced
Sunday morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-29
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Justice Daniel Webster is spend
ing a few days in Ashland.
James Barr, of the Barr plumbing
shop, went to Eugene yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Davis and Miss Marie
Vigneson, of Dana Iowa, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Roberts, of
1890 Elm emu Mrs. Roberts is a
sister of Mrs. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelley Cornell have
returned from Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wills, of Ma
dera, Cal, are guests of the Fesslers
at the Capitol hotel.
Professor Peck, a member of the
faculty of the Willamette University
left today for Northern Washington,
where he will spend his summer va.
cation.
James e. Godfrey was a recent
business visitor to Dallas.
Mr., and Mrs. Scott Riggs and fam.
lily recently went to Dallas by auto.
mobile to attend a picnic there.