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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Gas Overcomes Three Men

Philadelphia, August @.-Three men working in sewer at the plant of the Afnerican Viscose company at Marcus Hook were overcome by gas last night and died soon after being taken out. The men. all foreigners, had been cleaning the sewers It is said the poisonous gases Nfpe formed by back water from the sN.s coming in contact with the sediment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Marriage Licenses Issued 2

The following marriage lincenses were issued from the probate court Friday:
 George T. Hudgins of Culman to Miss Jarlie Belle Webb.
 T. H. Fulmer of Morris. Ala, to Miss Parzady Franklin. O. l.. Slaughter of Birmingham to Miss Nora Harris.
 W. D. Tidwell of Birmingham to Miss Ethel Burns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26

The saloon opposition headquarters. the scene of almost unparalleled activity for the past few weeks, have closed and the office fixtures and furniture are being removed Mir Beddow and MT. Rice, chairman and secretary, finished up the work of the league by checking up the accounts and other business matters of the office.
 MT Burr left Thursday night for North Carolina where he goes to attend the bed side of his sick child. He bravely stayed in the fight to the finish notwithstanding the fact that his loved one was sick and stoicaly suffered as only a parent can suffer under such conditions.
 MT. Rice gathered up the, various docu- ments connected with the office and notwithstanding the defeat of yesterday l wore the smile that wouldn't come off. T He went back to his law practice where lot of work awaits him that he neces sarily had to neglect during the cam paign.
 MT. Beddow was calmly closing up the accounts and paying a few incidental bills. Despite the arduous campaign which he has just passed MT. Beddow has his sleeves rolled up" so to speak, and stated that much as he might need rest he would take up his law practice nearing and he had many matters he had left undone during the campaign.
 Beddow's Statement
 MT. Beddow closed the recent campaign with the following statement:
 At the call of some of the best of Jefferson county's citizenship I accepted with pleasure their call to lead the fight against the return of saloons to Jeffer- son county. What ability and influence I have has been given to the cause since the beginning of this campaign. We have been defeated by small majority but 1 feel that the fight has not been in vain. It has brought us closer together and has shown the world that Jefferson has thousands of people who are always ready to defend the cause they believed to be right. a I've wan. to thank the noble men of this county who have, as volunteers, giv- en their time and substance to the cause, and whose untiring energy has enable such splendid showing to be made We desire also to express to the good women of this county our heartfelt appreciation of the great aid they have rendered us in many ways during the entire campaign.
 "The chief credit may be due to the management of the campaign is cue to the two superb young men. Messrs. Burr and Rice, who have worked increasingly for the cause of temperance. We retire from the fight without enmity or .ll will to anyone and trust that those represent Ing both sides in the late controversy will work together with an eye single to the uphuilding and development of this great county.
 ITO The Age-IIerald we wish 10 say that. though against us in the fight, your treatment has been. fair. your reports of our meetings have been unbiased. and you have shown nc disposition to hit below the belt 70. P. BEDDOW,
 chairman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
LATER FIGURES DO NOT CHANGE ELECTION RESULT. Wet Majority With All the Boxes in Is 1895; Sa-
 loon Majority 1861 TOTAL FELL BELOW IO'NEAL-MALLORY VOTE Rural Vote Largely Dry, Although
 Several Boxes Reversed Their Previous Attitude on
 the Proposition

The unofficial returns from every bo, the following results: Wet, 6o3o. Dry, 5435 Total vote, 11,965. Wet majority, 1895. Saloons, 6290. Dispensary, 4729. Total vote, 11,019.
 Saloon majority. 1561.
 While these figures are unofficial, they are compiled from reports received from the election officers. The official count cannot be determined until the county off cfals canvass the returns next Tuesday. Ii is not ahpught, however, that the above figures will be changed to any great ex- tent and the najorities enumerated will be found approximately correct.
 The total vote was not as large as was expected by either side. It fell below the O'Neal- Mallory vote cast in November, 1910, by 179 votes, there being cast at that election, 12.144.
 The rural vote was largely prohibition. although several boxes that voted dry at a former election reversed themselves and were found in the wet column.
 One of the surprises of the city election was the vote at East Lake, Woodlawn and Avondale These communities have always been dry and were conceded by the local optonists as strongholds of the prohibitionists aLd large majorities were expected to be returned for the dry tick ct and the dispensary. In the 1907 election East Lake gave a majority for prohibit tion of 137 and on Thursday the drys won by the small majority of 2S, while saloons won over the dispensary by l vote At Woodlawn in 1907 prohibition carried by 19S. This was reduced Thursday to 65, dispensary carrying over saloons by g. At Avondale the former prohibition ma- jority was 126. Thursday Avondale went wet by IS majority and 25 majority for saloons.
 The city boxes went overwhelmingly wet and for the saloon, as did all the in dustrial centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Matchbox Gives Idea

New Orleans, August 25.--Theodore p. Mohr of Caroilton, La. walking down the street the other day, stepped and crushed in pasteboard match box. The incidss,k suggested m idea to Mohr, aad now he ia starting a company to manufacturo. col lapsibe chicken coops, which, he says. will have transportation rates on senap- ties. as he can put ten hat coope lin tho same space occupied by an ordinary coop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE HERE General Southern Offices
 Will Be Removed From
 Atlanta September l

It is announced officially that the general southern freight and passenger offices of the Southern Pacific railroad of the Hartman system will be re- moved here from Atlanta September 1. To accommodate the clerical forces the corner room in the Morris hotel build ing on First avenue is being completely overhauled and will be In readiness when the officials reach here within few days.
 The offices here will be in charge of A. J. Deutcher, general southern agent in charge of the freight and passenger departments, who has occu- pied that position for many years with offices in Atlanta.
 The officials here will include travelling freight agent and one of the passenger department men as we'll as many clerks in various capacities.
 The removal of the important head quarters of this line to Birmingham is another step In the progress Birming- ham is making among rellroads. The Hartman lines have two initial lines into Birmingham and knowing the vastness of local freight tonnages the Southern Pacific offices are to follow It Is considered very probable that with In very short time other offices of the Hartman lines will be removed to originating in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
Rev. Bell Returns

The Rev. R. l.. Bell, pastor of the Gen. tra Presbyterian church. has returned from his vacation, and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26

were so carefully prepared by him and 10 which much of the final triumph was due There was never time from the opening of the headquarters until the close of the election that MT. Staley was not on the job and in touch with the smallest de- tails of the office work. The offices will be closed tonight and the local option campaign committee will be no more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
SH|NGLE DEALERS ASSERT RIGHTS
Do Not Want Commission to Say What Roofing
 Shall Be Used

| A word battle between dealers in lum-
 Der and dealers in tin and tile roofing as
 to whether the shingles now used shall
 be prohibited at the request of A. V. Ben-
 nett, chief of the fire department. was
 held yesterday in the commission offices,
 lasting two hours.
 l Representatives of the lumber interests
 and the agents here for all substitutes for shingles appeared and argued their
 side of the question fully and forceflliy IThe commissioners assured the two sides lthat the question would be given careful
 consideration, but that a final decision
 had not been reached.
 About 50 representatives of the two in- I terests appeared when the commission
 met The shingle men pointed cut that | the fire district should be limited to the very valuable properties in the downtown district The shngle men based their arguments upon prohibition, saying that the commission should not tell ran what kind of roofing should be placed upon his residence or what kind of paint
 should be used.
 The arguments became rather spicey at times, but good feeling seemed to assert itself before the meeting ended.
 Upon a recommendation of Chief Ben nett made yesterday, the fire station at North Birmingham will undergo some ex- tensive changes He pointed out to the commission that some of his men were suffering from fever and malaria, caused by the ground upon which the building is situated being very low and damp. The request of Chief Bennett was urgent and was acted upon without loss of time by the commission. The floor of the building will be made of concrete and the city lot will be filled in to prevent water from standing on the property. The firemen lsleep immediately over the complained Of insanitary place. The commissioners promised commit tee of ladies from the West End School Improvement association that the city property in that locality would be fixed up this winter to give the students an stde-
 quate playground The commissioners will visit the school very soon and look carefully into the wants of that locality. Pay rolls amounting to a very small amount for the street department and some extra labor were acted upon yester- lday, whereupon the commissioners ad- | ioulned until this morning at 10 o'clock | The meeting today is for no special pur- pose but merely for approving some pay rolls. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26
HEADQUARTERSARE
 CLOSED FOR GOOD Chairman BeddOw Issues
 His Final Statement BURR GOES TO HIS SON Was Under Great Strain During the Campaign Because of Sons Ill.,
 ness in North Carolina-Op-
 tion Headquarters Close

"To The Age-Herald we wish to say that, though against us in the fight, your treatment has been
 fair. your reports of our meetings
 have been unbiased. and you have j. shown no disposition to Init below !, the belt '--Extract from final
 statement of c. P. Beddow, chair
 man Saloon Opposition league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-26

Walter B. Fow1kes: T would be tempt ed to make several loans, the situation is so charged. I know Birmingham will go forward now as never before to big ger and brighter things
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

The spenker.~ bacteTielogist Of he
University OF Pennsylvania. resumed:
THE bubonic plague is due TO the
rat. Kill the rat or and the bubonic
plague will disappear. But to kill of
the ratr'
He made gesture Of. despair.
"A litter OF rats" he said. Numbers
thirteen OF these six will be does A
doe rat will have Dor first litter at the
age Of three months and thereafter an
other litter every six weeks all through
the year. winter and summer alike.
Thus IL every member Of these lhters
survive the progeny Of one pair Of Pats
In year would number $4,000.
They don't number that. of course,
but they number something like it.
and IL our millionaire philanthroplsts
don't help us to exterminate. our para
sites-our rats and mice, our cats and
dogs-if they don't help us TO exterml-
nate all animals save those that are Of
direct value to us-why, some day an
other black death will nearly. will per-
haPs completely, exterminate civiliza-
ton" -Caclnnati Enquirer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

VINO did not lei go soon enough. was
carried aloft by the great forty five
foot sail. He fortunately had all his
wits about him and managed to get
bis feet around bar of the sail and
to hold on to the one above. In this
position he was carried around. the
mill revolving with increased rapidity,
as the man whose duty IL WAS TO feed
1t had rushed out mt the first alarm. \
cry was raised to choke the rollers
with cane and thus stop the mill. and
this was done Mt the imminent risk of
breaking some of the machinery and
50 releasing the sails altogether, hut
after six complete revolutions the mill
was stopped. fairly choked by the bun
dies of cane thrust into its jaws, leav
ing the sail, to which the boy .still
clung, uppermost, and he ninety feet
from the ground. With marvellous
nerve he proceeded to climb down that
perilous ladder and reached the ground.
1t is estimated that he Travelled nearly
1900 feet in his aerial journey and
half that distance with his head down
ward.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
AppIied Science,

When James Russell Lowell was
minister to England be was. guest at
banquet ut. which one of the speak
ers was Sir Frederick Bramwell. Sir
Frederick was 70 respond to the toast
Applied Science" 1t was long after
midnight when the toast was pro.
posed, and several speakers were still
to be called. Rising in his place, the
scientist said:
AT this hour of the night, or, rath-
err. of the morning. my only interest In
applied science IS TO npny the, tip Of
the match to the side oflthe box upon
which alone it ignites and to apply
the fame so obtained to the wick of a
bedroom candle"
A moment later Lowell tossed pa
per across the table TO him bearing
these two lines:
Oh. brief Sir Frederick. would that all
could catch
Your happy talent and supply. your match!
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

Mrs r. NJ McWilliams returned
home yesterday from Hot Springs,
| Ark, where she has been visiting
frinds and relatives for the pas
! week.
Rain or shine, 20 to the Bijou 20
day, admission cents.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Weldon have
returned from Little Roch, Ark, where
they have been visiting their son Ed.
ward and inciieutly the Confederate
Soldiers Reunion.
Mrs. NJ. E. Feith returned yesterday
from Little Rock, Ark, where she was
visitor at the Confederate Soldiers
Reunion, While in Little Rock she
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Brown, Terminal Trainmaster for the
lrion Mountain at that place.
W. "A. AcFadden and Dial Walker
spent Sunday at Miller City-the
guests of Miss Lorene Mccoy and
Miss Winifred Yates.
Mrs. Hal w. Walker of Paducah
KY, is in the city visiting with her
sister Mrs w NJ. Gloves of 1901 Com.
merciaI avenue.
Bernard Birchheld and Jarvis Hickox
spent Sunday evening with their best
girls at Mound City.
Mrs. Richard Parham of Sixth ST
has gone to Nashville, Tenn, TO visit
relatives.
Herbert Rowe, of Charleston, Mo,
was in Cairo on business yesterday.
ID. l.. Williamson of Jackson, Tenn.
came home on visit yesterday.
w. l. Estes and s. "A. Poe of Cairo
Cigar Co arrived home from Jackson
Tenn, yesterday
Berdie Buttenstein, of Charlestoa.
Mo- was in Cairo on business yesser
day.
Jeno Wood returned home from
Anna yesterday after visiting rela-
lives.
Mrs. A. p Hacker. of Hammond,
Louisiana is visiting her son, Capt.
John Hacker and family.
H. Pupkin returned to his home in
New York City after business trip
in Cairo.
frank A. Walliford of Goose Island
H., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Marion May Of Goth street.
Milton Kobler left yesterday for
Mckenzie, Tenn,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
SAVAGES AND CLOTHES.
Carcfulness That Was Not Appreciated
by the Missionaries.

Carefulness That Was Not Appreciated
by the Missionaries.
Ardent missionaries were trying to
convert the natives OF village in un
clad Africa to modesty rs well as to
Christianity aud for that purpose pro
vlded them all with more or less com
plete outfits of clothes The natives
were delighted and spent several days
simply IN parading In civilized garb
through the one narrow village street.
But when Sunday arrived and the
blacks thronged to the weekly church
service carrying the new clothes III
bundles under their arms, the mission
aries were dismayed and feared some
kind of barbaric outbreak. But since
there seemed to be the usual min
Cling Of curiosity and reverence on
the part Of the natives they decided
to ask no questions until after the
service. There was normal quiet
until just us the sermon was begun.
Then suddenly huge chief. who
had been sluatting with his face to,
ward the open doorway, leaped to his
feet with an exclamation.
Immediately the others Of the tribe
did likewise, crying, The sun.- the
sum-" unwrapped their bundles and
proceeded to lSit on their clothes.
What does it all meanY' inquired
one of the white teachers.
The old chief turned TO him with
equal amazement. "Of course" said
he. we coulS not wear our beautiful
ornaments when the rain might come
and spoil them" New York Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

Z
The small gray mouse. ran north.
And the small gray mouse ran south
And scurried back and forth
TO escape the Kittens dreadful tooth
lined mouth.
But kitty thought It precious fun
To see the painting mousie run,
And when It alraost got away
Her furry paw upon its back would lay.
But kitty grew too vain and sure.
She thought she had the mouse socure
She turned her head, she shut her eyes.
That was not wise.
And ere she know
The gray mouse up the chimney few,
Where dainty cats could not pursue.
So she had nothing else to do
But miew-oo-ool
ST Nicholas
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
Selected Words.

The game of selected words is played
thus; The company may be divided
into sides, each half selecting a word,
the object of one side being TO find out
the word selected by the other. The
word must be the name of something
well known to both sides. Words of
two or more meanings are tho best
to be selected. such as pen. post. mail,
rail- deer. etc. 1ne answers are thus
more varied and the words more diff
cult to select. Each side asks qucs-
tons Of the other. which should be
truthful way. The side guessing the
hidden word in the fewest questions Is
victorious.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
Easy Enouai,.

Just before the capture of Savannah
General Logan, with two or three of
his staff. entered the depot at Chicago
to take the cars east on his way tore
join his command The general. being
a short distance ia ADVANCE Of the 9TH
ers. stepped on the steps Of a car, but
was stopped by an rrishman with:
"Ye can't go in there"
why notY' asked the general.
Because them's a leddies' caer, and
no gentleman II be goin' In there with.
out Teddy. There's wan safe In that
caer over there II yees want it,
Yes rspltad. The .xersraL II see
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

Music by JOEL DORM
rou,.... t WHEN THE BAND PLAYS YANKEE DOODLE"
o'AP''c' u GOOD BYE GLORY"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

Roy Hoewisher and Robert Mckay
have returned from Arlington, KY,
where they have been wishing rel
atives.
Miss Norma Pettis, who has been
visiting Miss Louis Phillips OF New
Madrid, Mo, returned home yester.
day
Mrs NJ A. Wilson of 9TH street re.
turned home from villa Ridge yes
terday.
William Mcnamara mas Returned
home from Champaign.
Mrs. Will Earnes of sikeston, Mo-,
is visiting Mrs E. "A. Burke.
j. J. Jones of Morehouse, Mo-.
was in Cairo on business yesterday,
Miss Joyce Siegheman has accept.
ed position with Marx Gaunt & Co.
John Davis Of Pardv,lie, Ky, was
visiting friends yesterday in Cairo.
Mrs Hal Walters of caducah is
the guest of Mrs. w. E. Glover of
18th street,
Mrs, H Berbling and daughter are
visiting with the formers son, Char.
les and family on their Kentucky
farm.
A. Z. Stevens arrived yesterday
morning from St Louis.
Dr. Gordon went to Memphis. Tenn,
yesterday morning to visit his little
daughter Gladys.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c, Russell, OF
charleston, Mo, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs w. A. Mcknight at their home
Park View.
Chas. Quelimalzy returned home
Yesterday from EharleAon, Mo.
where he has been visiting his grand.
mother.
Miss Elizabeth Smith returned home
from Charleston, Mo, yesterday
where she has been visiting relatives
and friends,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
PERSONAL MENTION.

MissLila Rogers and Miss Mildred
Hinkle visited friends in Mound City
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Akin, of Muir
physborc, LII, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs o. B. Archibald of 35th street
Miss Dorothy Davis returned from
her nome in Tamms, Ill yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Dillow left yesterday for
Campbell, Mo.
Messenger r. n McCourt of the
Iron Mountain is taking his vacation
Mrs, Ellen Crehan left yesterday for
the east where she will spend the
summer.
Mrs. Clarkson, who has been a
patient at ST. Mry's Infrmary return.
ed to her home in Charleston, Mo.
Mrs. Thos. Windrom. Jr., who has
been wishing her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs John Aisthrcpe returned to her
home in jackson, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. CT Berry OF 2Sth
street left last night for GreenviIle.
Miss Stella Scovile, who has been
wishing relatives returned to her
home on 18th street yesterday.
Peter Rinehart Of Vile Grove was
In Cairo yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fon Scofield of
Charleston. Mo, were visiting friends
Cairo yesterday.
Mrs. zela Mozee Waldrop returned
home from May Field, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Miss Lena Cannon: of Water Valley,
KY, was visiting friends in Cairo
yesterday.
Lillard Turk, Of Bardwel. XIV, was
Visiting friends In Cairo yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

The pretty little girl holding the
flowers is n real princess. She Is the
Princess Irene. younger of the two
daughters Of Crown Prince Coustan-
tine, heir apparent TO the throne Of
Greece. She is one Of five children,
three of whom are boys. Her mother
is the Princess Sophia, sister OF the
German emperor. Her grandfather.
the present king of Greece. is George,
second son of King Christian Of Den
mark. and her grandmother is Olga.
eldest daughter Of the Grand Duke
Constantine of Russia George was
elected king of the Hellenes in 1868.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
KILL OFF THE RATS.

lt's q Mighty Big Job, but Black Death
Looks on and Waits.
"The pneumonia plague is due to the
marmot The marmot lives in the
Lake Boikal region. Kill 1t off-and II
can easily be killed off--and the pneu.
monte plague. will disappear forever" s
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
A Bov's pred;eamspt

AT sugar mill on the island Of Bar
bados the men In attendance were
shortening sail when Q native boy,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

Why is baby like wheat? Because
1t Is first Graded. then thrashed and
finally becomes the flower of the fam
ily
What IL that which is sometimes
with head, without head. with a
tail and without tail? A wig
When are tailors and house agents
both in the same business: When
they gather the rents.
Why are the tallest people the
LATEST? Because they are always
longer in bed than others.
What class of women are apt to
give tone to society? The bellies
lbells).
The Small Gray Mouse.
The small gray mouse ran east,
And the small gray mouse ran west
And could not tell in the least
Which way was best.