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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
SENATORS KICK ON BREAKING QUORUM Trouble Caused by Kilby Calling Up His Anti
 Baseball Measure

Montgomery, April -(SpeciaD-Action or state senate tonight in breaking a quorum upon consideration of the Kilby measure which seeks to prohibit the playing of baseball on Sundays in any city in Alabama except Mobile was bit- terly arraigned by several of the sena- tors after adjournment. It had been the intention of the upper body to stay in session until all of the senate bills of the calendar had been disposed of, but call of the kilby instrument stopped fur ther progress before half past ten o'clock had been reached.
 Senate bills which were left on hhe cal- endar tonight will scarcely have any further opportunity of final passage be- fore sine die of adjournment next week.
 Bills left on the house calendar at the end of tonights session are in the identf- cal predicament of the senate bills, hence the hope had been entertained that each body would clear away it's measures at the night session.
 Senator kilby in calling for consdera- tion of his bill stated that it was desir- cd to prohibit the sport in all cities where it is not now licensed. He said that Montgomery was expecting the per init under their commission government bill. He attributed Senator Screws op- position to this fact, which brought forth hot answers from the Montgomery representative that finally resulted in re- during the membership below the ma- iority number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
OHNSPRES|DENT OF THE UNDERTAKERS Officers Elected Yesterday and Convention Closed
 With Banquet

The seventeenth annual session of the Alabama Funeral Directors association n which convened in this city on Tues 6av last. came to an end with most enioyable banduet at the Hotel Hillman last night. The convention was pro nounced one of the most successful Tn tho history of the organization
 The last business session of the conven- ten was held yesterday afternoon al o'clock and the following officers or the association were elected: Wallace Johhs' president: "A w. Woodliff of Gadsden' first vice-president; D. F. Proctor or Tuskegee. second vice-president; 0. ID. DuPree of Attalla, secretary and treas urer. T. F. Leale of Montgomery and D. A. Echols of Ensley were appointed as delegates to the meeting of the na- tional association to be held in Atlantic City, with o. D. DuPree and J. M. Rog- CTS as alternates. Montgomery was chosen as the place for the next conven- tion.
 The session held yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce was addressed by Dr. R. M. Cunning ham. who spoke on the subject of "The Relation of the Undertaken to Public Health, The members were all loud Tn their praise of the excellence of the ad- dress of pr. Cunningham which they pronounced as one of the best ever de- livered before the association.
 The association enjoyed their annual banquet last night and the affair at which there were 60 covers was exceedingly de- lightful for everyone present. In addi- ton to the sumptuous courses, the ball. aueters were furnished with choice mu- sical selections especially arranged for the occasion.
 There was nothing funereal about the undertakers' banquet last night. To be- gin with, when everybody had fallen to the first course, Colonel Lleweleyn w. Johns, who was delayed by an automo- bile accident, entered the hall singing Pm coming, I'm coming and the smile on his face quickened the spirit of good fellowship among the whole assemblage.
 Colonel Johns also favored the gather ing with an address in which he char acterized Birmingham and the south as the whole world. He said: You can 20 up on the dome of the IIilman Hotel, look towards the south where rises Red Mountain and you will see a depository for more riches than anywhere else in the world. Look towards the notheast to the Warrier coal fields and you will see where lie the richest resources in the whole world" Colonel Johns told the undertakers that he counted his years beginning in '73 when he first came to Birmingham, and that his only regret was that he had not been born right here.
 The enjoyment. of the occasion was greatly increased by the humorous selec- ton, Betsy and r., as given by MT. Beddoe. MT Charles Hill sang beauti- full solo, which was well suited to his rich bass voice. There were other num- bers and other speakers which contrib uted to the enjoyment of the affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
No Doubt of Another Trial

Washington, April 5.-Little doubt exists here that an effort will be made to re- open the Senator Lorimer case during tho present session of Congress. Insurgent republicans have considered the question during their recent conferences and the understanding is that resolution for the re-opening of the case will be offered by either Senators Borah or LaFollette.
 These senators sought during the last session to induce H. H. Kohlsaat of Chi cago to make a statement along the lines of the testimony given in Springfield to- day, but they failed. It was in the hope of getting such a statement that Senator LaFollette opposed fixing time for the taking of vote on the case. When he became satisfied that he could not get the information desired he per mitted the case to come to vote.
 Friends of Senator Lormer contend that under Senate precedents he could not be unseated unless it was shown that he had been cognizant of the alleged cor ruption of the legislature or that a suffi- cient number of votes had been bribed to destroy his majority. They contend further that it will not be sufficient 10 prove that a s1000G0 "slush fund.- was used for the election of Senator Lorimer unless 1t can be proved that he had knowledge of the use of the money.
 In view of the fact that a number of senators who upheld the contention favor ing Senator Lorimer are no longer mem- bers of the Senate it cannot be fore casted what the result of the probable re-opening of the case may be.
 Senator Lorimer could not be seen here today and 1t was stated at his office thar he had started for Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
RAILWAY REPORT
 GIVES STATISTICS

Chicago, April 1.-The seventh annual report of the Association of Railway Sta tistics, issued today, contains much of interest following year of many dis putes between shippers and the inter- state commerce commission. The follow ing information is taken from tke re- port;
 Instead of the railways paying $4O5,- 431, $50 in dividends, as stated in Com missioner Lanes decision, only $166, ,S28.- . 7s4 could have been paid out of trans portation revenue, the balance being paid out of the income from other sources, snch as interest and dividends received from other railways
 There were operated a total of 337 532 miles of track, of which 227525 miles was main line road. This was an in- crease of 4250 miles for 1909
 June, 1910, there were 1,6s4,23S employees on all the roads, receiving for the year S1, ,137, ,0l650S or 42 per cent of the gross earnings. The average daily pay in. creased during the last five years from 907 to S2.29
 During the year the railways carried t,Ido, l03 tons of freight. an average of 146 miles per ton, far in excess of the figure for 1909.
 Stress is laid on the few accidents on railways during the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
PLAGUE FIGHTERS
 ID MEET TONIGHT

A meeting of the Anti i-Tuberculosis society will be held at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium tonight with the object of making a start in the world wide crusade against the white plague" to be carried on in concert over the whole country during this month.
 On Sunday In the near future each pulpit throughout the United States will devote its effort to disseminating in a general way a few of the funda- mental teachings of the society as re- gards the prevention of the spread of the disease In this way it Is hoped to grealy enlighten the people as to the simple and necessary precautions to be taken in combating tuberculosis.
 The work of the Tuberculosis society in Birmingham has already re- suited in the Fresh Air camp on Red mountain where number of patients have been treated successfully, besides the general effect of its educational achievement along this line. The meet ing tonight is expected to be an enthu- |siastic one and every person interested in the work has been invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
NEWS OF GREENVILLE

Greenville, April 5.-(Special. .)-At F last night bad storm struck Green ville doing great deal of damage to houses and trees. The negro Baptist church was completely demolished. The church had just been completed, being a brick edifice. Several negro houses were blown over and trees everywhere were uprooted. The telephone wires in sev- eral parts of the city are out of con- mission on account of poles being broken off short in several places
 The home of J. Lee Long was dam aged by chimney falling on the roof. The roof was crushed in and the rain flooded the splendid drawing room of his residence. Other chimneys were also blown down but this was the greatest damage rtsulting from them.
 Several large monuments in Magnolia cemetery were blown over
 The rad bonds for Butler county good roads will probably be sold on next Tuesday. The commissioners are in ses- sion here today and although the bonds have been for sale for several months they have not accepted any bids.
 The city council met last night in an adjourned session. The votes for the bond election held in the city recently were canvassed. The council then elect ed the members of the school board ,.i Greenvile for the ensuing term of tw> years. These are as follows: Judge L. NJ Lane. G. H. Tatum, T. w. Peagler E. M Lewis. A. w. Metcalf. Judge Lane and Mir. Metcalf are members of the old board while the others are new tc that work.
 ing debts at the two banks last night the whole amounting to little over $5o0O including local incidentals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
LOWNDES BATTLE
 WAS BLOODY ONE Russell and McGehee, the Founders of Railroad,
 Had Fearful Struggle

Havneyille. April D.. .1i, ecial.) )-G. E. McGehee. who killed pr. W. P. Russell here early yesterday morning in the train of the Montgomery and Hayne- vile railroad which is owned and op- erated by Dr. Russell, came to Hayne- vile several days ago from Lafayette Ala. He was for a time interested in the road and he and Dr. Russell were founders and owners of the Bank of Hayneville.
 For over a year past McGehee has not been connected with these enter rrises. but has been conducting quite an extensive mercantile business in Hayneville.
 It has been rumored for some time past that there was bad blood between these two men. and yesterday morning they met in the small smoking apart. ment of the train. There was no one present In the car at the time, the train not having vet started on its daily trip to Tyson.
 No one knows who opened the bloody duel. The only other person who wit messed the latter part was pr. Rus sells wife, who was in the hrst-class coach and was attracted by the shoot Ing. She TeaCncQ lle Sliiohci oiu NAS an eye witness to the fight She called for help and MT. McGehee, Jr, en- -gineer on the train, came in at the close of the tragedy.
 Dr. Russell was shot in two places and his skull fractured from blow from the heavy pistol in the hands of McGehee. Sr
 The surgeons say any one of the wounds would have proved fatal. Me Gehee was cut about tho head and neck but the wound that is consid- : cred most dangerous is one in the back that penetrated the left kidney.
 The doctors report today that there is hopes of McGehee's recovery. He is under arrest and the house closely guarded by the sheriff of the county.
 A great concourse of people from all over the county attended the flu : neral of Dr. Russell at Hayneville this afternoon. pr. Russell was largely con nected through out the county and numb cred his friends by the hundreds Feeling Is running high and it.. will take the best efforts of the older and cooler heads to keep down another trouble in case McGehee recovers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
SELMA BASEBALL
 CLUB IS PRACTICING

Selma, April 5.-(Special) l)-Twenty- five men who are candidates for posi- tions on the Selma club of the South eastern league have reached Selma and are practicing each afternoon at Flyer. side park for the opening game of the exhibition season. which will be play ed with the Montgomery Southern league club next Monday afternoon.
 Two additional recruits to the squad arrived today and still another playe, may reach Selma tomorrow. The two players who reached here today wer. Young first baseman from Vicksbure and Antley. a pitcher from Hattiesburg Miss. Both of the new players are sail to be good ones and were highly rec commended to Captain Howard and Manager Billy" Mays.
 The indications are that the coming ball season in Selma will be a good one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
W|NDST0RM WAS
 SEVERE AT SELMA

Selma, April 5.-(Special )-Although the damage to property. gardens and fruit trees in Selma and central Ala bama will amount to several thousand dollars from the severe wind storm of Tuesday afternoon no life toll was claim cd, according to reports which were re- ceved here today from the sourrounding territory.
 The greatest loss from the storm was felt here In Selma and last night the city was in darkness. But while the damage was greatest in Selma the great est forces of the wind was felt to the west of Selma In the neighborhood of Orrville ard Portland.
 The wind put out of commission about POO telephones, as well as every long dis tance and rural line out of the city.
 The wires of the lighting plant were blown down and broken by the wind. The force of the wind was so great that large shade trees were blown down in all parts of the city. The streets were strewn with large limbs from the streets and vegetables in gardens were blown away by the heavy rains.
 Because of the interruption of tele- phone communications in the territory surrounding Selma 1t cannot be learned here yet what effect the storm had in the surrounding country. It was re- ported here today that at Orrville sev- eral houses were blown down, while 6 number of negro cabins of the planta- tions west of Selma are also reported to have been razed by the wind storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
NEW EVIDENCE IN THE LORIMER CASE
 IS SENSATIONAL
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 would not contribute. Did you talk to anyone of your officers?'
 "Yes, I told MT. Mccormick. who ex- claimed: Good; I am glad you turned him down promptly"
 Funk said he did not read the Record Herald editorial which caused MT. Kohl saat to be called before the committee. He said Hines came to his office after the editorial appeared. Hines was disturbed" said Funk, and undertook to refresh my memory on our conversation. He said he had not tried to get money from me and had talked of money only in general way" "As I left he asked me to think 1t over. l made no reply to k1at I just walked away
 After more questioning by Attorney Healy, the witness reluctantly gave the name of the man to whom he alleged MT. Hines asked that the money be for warded if contributed.
 Tn answer to queries MT. Funk said: twill the committee permit me to di- vulge that to the committee confidential ly, or in executive session, or to the chairman or to the attorney, or in some way without making it a public matter? have no reason for wanting to con- ceal this name except that I do not like to drag the name of any other man into this thing
 Permission being refused, he said: Well, I will answer. under protest, he told me to send the money to Ed Tilden." Who is Ed Tiden?" he was asked. ".I think he is president or vice pres- ident of one of the banks at the stock yards and one of the officials of the National Packing company
 .He is president of the National Pack ing company, isn't he?'
 1T understand so
 Ut might be proper for me to say here that I have no acquaintance with MT. Tilden, never met the man in my life to my knowledge and I have not and had no reason other than that I have stated, regarding bringing in his name" Chicago, April 5.-Edward Hines today denied absolutely the story told the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Special StockhoIders' Meeting
 Office of
Providence oil and Gas Co.,,


 Birmingham. Ala, March 27, 191l- Dear Sir-Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the call of the board of di- rectors of the company, special meet ing of the stockholders of the Providence Oil and Gas co. will be held in the of fec of the company, Room 716 Brown Marx building, in the city of Birming- ham, Ala. at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tues day, the 11th day of April, 1911, for the purpose of considering and acting on a proposed resolution to amend section fourth of the charter of incorporation of the company increasing the autnor- ized capital stock of the company in the amount of s25000o, and to authorize said amendment, if at said meeting the stock holders shall so determine and to ad- wise the directors in regard to purchas- ing leases for oil and gas on certain lands in Fayette county, Alabama, and other property; also for the transaction of any and all business pertaining to or necessary in connection with the premises and the transaction of such other and further business as may prop ery come before the meeting.
 By order of the president.
 w. H. DURAN, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06

mittee legislature which is Investigating the election of United States Senator William Lorimer, that he, Hines, had so- licited fund of S100,OO0 to reimburse those who had put up" for the senator's cleo tion.
 Cyrus H. Mccormick, president of the International Harvester company, con firmed MT. Funk's statement before the senate bribery investigating committee that the Hines incident had been dis eussed by officials of the International.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
TUSCUMb|A MAN
 K|L[EDbY AUTO Thomas Anderson Fatally Hurt While In Wash
 ington, D. c.

Washington, April 5.-(Specia1.)- Thomas Anderson of Tuscumbia. Ala,
 one of the oldest and best known en-
 gineers of the Southern railway, died at
 the emergency hospital this morning of injuries received by being run over
 by an automobile delivery wagon. MT. Anderson, who was about 47 yearsi old, was in this city with other members of a committee representing the engineers of the Southern railway. MT. Ander- son was walking west on Pennsylvania avenue headed for the session about I 930 o'clock this morning. He had reached the corner of Eighth street. and had just stepped from the curbing
 when the automobile wagon. operated | by John w. Tavenner, approached from the south. MT. Anderson was struck and knocked down. The left front
 wheel passed over his neck, while the | rear left wheel ran partly over his I body. An automobile was passing about 1 that time and MT. Anderson, who was l unconscious, was placed in it and hur- ried to the emergency hospital He | died about half an hour later.
 Mir. Anderson has been in the employ
 of the Southern Railway company for
 many years. During the last PC years he had been an engineer and was re- garded as one of the best on that rail-
 road He ran the Memphis Flyer" His wife and four children survive him. The body will be taken to Tus- cumbia tomorrow for burial. The mem-
 bers of the engineers committee will
 make the arrangements for the trans portation of the body, and several of them will accompany it to the Alabama city. Tavenner was arrested shortly after the accident and taken to the First Precinct police station. He de-
 clared that the accident was unavoida- ble. He was later released on S5000 bond.
 A telegram from Washington this noon announced the death there this
 morning of Tom Anderson of Tuscum-
 bia, popular passenger engineer on I the Southern. MT. Anderson left Tus- cumbia Monday to represent the Broth 1 erhood of Locomotive Engineers at | conference with railway officials in | Washington today. He was killed by a taXicab. His widow and four chill dren survive. MT. Anderson resided
 here for many years and was a leader among railroad men, His body will reach Tuscumbia Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
Deaths and Funerals
Rutherford B. Caleer

The funeral of Rutherford E. Caleer, who died Tuesday night at the residence of his sister, 541 First avenue, will be held from the residence this morning at Il o'clock. Interment will be in Elm wood cemetery. Mir. Caleer is survived by a father, mother, three sisters and one brother. He was unmarried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
To Amend Jury Law

The bill by Senator Sprott to amend the present jury law was called up by MT. Carroll. The provisions of the bill are made to apply only to coun- ties of 10000 population or less
 Mr. Mulkey explained the provisions of the bill and said he was opposed to any change In the present system. This was also the view taken by Mr. Page. who said that while he ha d helped to draw the bill. he was never theless opposed to any change in the present system.
 Judge Almon said he had never fa- vored the present system. q believe that the juries should be selected by the court of county commissioners, who are far more competent to select them than the governor of the state, who is not &C., ouainted with the men"
 The speaker of the house made a strong speech in favor of the bill and was ac- corded hearty applause by house mem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
Miss Mary F. Terrier

Miss Mary F. Terrier, aged IS years died last night at the home of her niece, Mrs. A. H. Hunt, 14o1 Sixteenth avenue, north. after long illness. Flu neral arrangements will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06
NOR PHINE

and other drug habits are successfully treated b, aADITINA For hypcdermic or internal Gss ssr. Nc oGut to any drug habitute hg nal. FR IT. E 6seulaf pr1es S20e p0 bottle at yous A6& 1I11gi1t e v mail In plain wrapou.
 Delta Chemical Co.,, St. Louis, No. gss oab N sscobs' Pharmacy. D1rminshan. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06

| Washington, April 5.-Oral argu-
 ment of the legality of the removal of
 the capitol from Guthrie to Oklahoma
 City was begun today in the supreme
 court of the United States.
 Aberdeen, Miss, April 5.-C-A.H. G.
 Linde and L. c. Steele testifFae for
 the prosecution today sdbstanti the
 allegation that bogus cotton GIf u lading were issued by the suspended
 cotton firm of Steele, Miller & Co. of Corlnth, Miss. | Seattle, Wash, April 5.-Threo million
 persons are starving in northern Anhwei l and northern Kiangsu. according 10 a | letter written by John C. Ferguson,
 chairman of the central China famine re- | lief fund executive committee, to the Shanghai Mercury under date of March 5.
 l Muncie, Ind, April 5.-A ma ed man,
 armed with a revolver. held up and | robbed passengers in a vestibued coach attached to a westbound express, Big | Four train. a few miles east of hero | tonight. After taking about s3000 in cash from three men the robber dropped
 off the rear platform of the car as
 the train slackened speed to enter tho l city.
 Washington, April 5.-Tn compliance with resolution calling for informa- tion concerning the part played by the state and navy departments in obtain ing from the Argentine republic con-
 tracts for the building of two battle-
 ships in private American yards, Sec
 retary Knox and Secretary Meyer de- tended their course today. Burlington, N. l., April 5.-The Bur lington auditorium was packed tonight for the celebration by the democratic club of Burlington county of the birth day of Thos. H. Jefferson. Col. Wn. J. Bryan, Gov. Wilson. United States Senator Jas. F. Maritime and Frank s. l<atzapbach, Jr., were among tho speakers. Col. Bryans subject was, "Watchman, What of the Night?" Gov Wilson, speaking to the toast The
 State of New Jersey" said it was against
 the theory of government by superior
 people. that the great reaction" had set in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-06

FOR appropriate noral offerings. phone q. See Godden's Seed 6 Flower Store.
 t01S Int avenue.