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The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
QUEER FORM OF GAMBLING.

John Ashton, in his History of
Gambling in England gives a GU
rious instance of betting on lives.
"About so years ago there was an
under writer at Lloyd's named
Thornton, who was fond of writing
speculative risks. He had a bet
with q fellow underwater hal he
should pay him $4,000 for every
child the queen bore, but if there
should betwins at any time then Mr..
Thornton was to be paid 100000"
Thornton's wager cost him $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
LIKE BREAKING OF OLD TIES
doom, but He Had a Good Rea-
son for Moving.

Jimmy Britt brought q new YER
sion of an old story back with him
from London. According to Britt,
he was standing at the desk of a
London hotel, when an immaculate
ly dressed AMI deeply immersed gen.
tleman approached. The last conner
screwed a monocle in his eye with
vast difficulty, and looked fxedly
at the clerk. By and by he seemed
to recognize lat dignitary. 81"
said he with some difficulty, want
to change my room. Bah Jove. ]
have room 312. Don't ye know?"
The clerk bowed before him.
Every well, your lordship," said he.
IT find that room 314, next door to
312, is empty. Will that suit your
highness?"
"Very-hic-well, indeed" said
the monocled one, deliberately. 81
will-hic-go up at once" And
then, to the amazement of the clerk
and Mr.. Britt, he placed his neatly
sleeked head on the &C inter, and the
monocle gushed off his eye on a tor
rent of tears. "Got to leave dear
old room 312," he sobbed. "Bes'
old room in the house. Fond mem
cries cling round it. But I must
leave it-cause I just set dear old
312 afre"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
Notice So 5 oil Vet. ans

Notice is h rebv giver tina a
meeting of the Ha risb ,ig c. nI
Sons of Coofede ate ,ter ms
will be held IN ] me tt l tn,
10 o'clock a. m. at tt &C ri
house for dis. ussir G a roy, an
for the meet ny TO be ED or
July the 18th A tlll att nda &c
is # quested.
w. P. Lorg, G NM liant
S. S. Har is. hdju t.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
Notice Of Letting Contract
for Road Construction.

Notice is hereby given that en- Monday,
July 1st, within legal hours, at the court
house in the City Of Tupelo, the undersigned
commissioners of roads will let. TO the lowest
and best responsible bidder a contract for the
construction of about one fourth OF a mile OF
road w,inin the town Of Belden, Miss. plans
and specifications for which are on file in the
office Of the Chancery clerk Of Lee County
Mississippi Sealed bids will be received un-
I'll two o'clock on said July list. 1912, at which
t me same will be opened and considered. The
right to reject all bids is reserved. All In
quirie, should be addressed to L. g. Smith,
engineer, Tupelo, Miss.
This June 5th, 1912.
D. w. Robins,
H. B. Heard,
r. E. Whitesides,
IL Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
Notice of Letting Contract
for Street Improvement.

Notire is hereby gwen that on Tuesday,
july End. within legal hours. the Mavor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the town OF Guntown,
Mississippi, will let to the lowest and best
responsible bidder a contract for the c%ons'ruc-
ton of approximately 1852 square yards OF
Macadam Street pavement in said town. Plans
and specifications for same being now on the
with the clerk Of said board. Sealed bids wi |
be received until 2 o'clock p. m. on July End,
1912, at which time said bids will be opened
and considered. Boird reserves right to re-
ject all bids
All commune atoms should be addressed to
N. L. Waters, clerk Of the town o. Guntown,
or L. 6. Smith, engineer. Tupelc, Miss.
N. H. crcnshaw, Mayor,
la n. L. Waters, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
roc 4 TO our.

"It is very hard Of you to ask
me to be your wife; but | must re-
fuse. / hope you will not hurry
away and do anything RASH"
Don't worry about that. / mere
ly wanted to be sure that we under
stood each other"
"You are SO sensible that I am
going to take back what | said and
accept you"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
ALMOST EQUINE.

flames writes in that he now
owns a self-starting automobile.
Ezra" said the kind old lady to
her husband.
Triumph! replied Ezra. They're
gittin' them things down SO fine
that they'll be taking fright an run
ming away the fust thing we knowp'
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
Notice Teachers

The normal for Lee, Union and
Pontotnc counties will be held at
Pontotoc instead Of Sherman,
beginning Tuesday, July 16, 1912.
Fnll information will be furn-
ished later.
E p. CLAYTON,
Supt. of Educator.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21

Bloodine Coueh Checker will
quickly allay that hacking irri'a-
ton ACCOMPANYING a severe
cough or cold. The safest and
surest remedy for children. KeeI,
! bottle constantly at hard
Pound Kincannon-E ! k n Co.,
,Specia, AGENTS.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
Cultivate Presence Of Mind.

Presence Of mind Is greatly depend
ent on knowing what is best to be
done under conditions or alarm or
danger. If this knowledge is acquired,
a very moderate amount Of courage
and some common sense will enable
persons to act with discretion and
consequent safety in very trying cir
cumstances.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21

For that awful cough tax.
Bloodine Cough Checker. >
cent bottle will last LONGER than
most any cough, Pound incan-
non-E.kin Co., Special Agents.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21

We have 81 0 0 wttth & Tow rs
Rekes, Hav Pre- :es, iding . w TX
ing Cultiva'ors ? d " gonsi d | ag-
gies that We ar offer g spe al p ces
on for cash, or we I i'll ex! .nge Tor
v our surplus Ii e sto k or rm ro-
d c g. Can you affor to wit out
them?-Asa w Allen Co. If
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
POOR KID.

NO, you mustn't play with your
nice new horse; You would spoil it.
I'll give it to you when it's broken"
-Pels Mela
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21
A BARE POSSIBILITY.

$50 they were we'd"
"Did they live happily ever
afterYv
Il suppose 80. They parted the
next day"
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21

Have your harness cleaned and oiled.
Gray & Snipes.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-06-21

II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
WEDGE FOR SOLUTION
 OF CRIMES NEAR LIE WISBURG
MURDER CHARGED
 TO EAST LAKE BOY
Charlie Graham, IA Years Old, Tells Why He Hit
 Roach Boy

Charlie Graham. the 14-year-od son of R. F. Ora ham, s3So Soss avenue, East Lake. yesterday afternoon arrested by Deputy Sheriff Clayton upon war worn out before Judge II. B. Aber- nathy bS- T. T. Roach. charging the boy with aSSa ut with intent to murder.
 It is said that young Graham struca Roy R RoacIl. the of the Graham boy 8 acSuser- with stick the side of the head It is alleged that the blow is quite likely to cause the death of the Roach boy
 At the sheriff's office yesterday after noon young Graham said: "I wouldn { have hit him for the world but l only did ir To defend myself and my little brother. Roy and crowd of other boys were chas- ing and when Roy came up and grap- pied with l hit him. didn't know w hat they going to do to us, but Sunday -.ft ternoon they caught one boy and tied him telephone pole and built a fire at hfs feet. If man had not cut him loose l believe he would have bees badly burn ed. l afraid that maybe 3 they were. going to do me that way, and | didr7't want to take any chances. My little br-ot n ar and myself long way from them Some of them caught me nce nd " n II Q W ed me in mud hole, but l got
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
WILL ESTABLISH AN
 EDUCATIONAL BUREAU
Central of Georgia Announces New
 Department for Benefit of EmplOyes

The Central of Georgia railway yester- day unced officially that educa- ton al bureau for the benefit of it's em- PloXe< would be established at with connections locally. The establishment of he educa tional bureau will be for the purpose or assisting the employees in their work and will materially better the ser vice rend cred by the railroad, it was stated
 The educational bureau for employees is identical to those in vogue other Har- riDs a lines, and will be in charge of ex- pertS with many years experience in conn ecrion with the Union Pacific and ot her properties.
 It was announced yesterday that D. c. Boy. special representative of the educa- riona1 system. was now in Savannah out- lining plan for the work. He will have tenn porarx charge of the organization to be aTecte1. and will be in Birmingham W | n n at few days
 I- is St a ed that the work of the bureau will. when the employees get in touch with it, appeal 10 the ambitious employees on that Iine- and will give them a clear insight Into many details of the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
AT THE HOTELS

B. R. Smith of Marvel is at the Hill man.
 w. l.. Walker of Atlanta is a guest at the Hillman.
 NJ J. Kent of Atlanta is among those registered at the Hillman.
 H. B. Probst of Fayette Is stopping at the Florence.
 J. F.. Robinson of Clanton is registered at the Florence.
 E. l.. Andrews of Camp Hill is at the Florence.
 s. H. Dilworth of Abernant is a guest at the Birmingham.
 H. Holmes of Crocker is among those registered at the Birmingham.
 Back Battle of Blocton is stopping at the Birmingham.
 o. c. Parker of New Decatur is regis tered at the Morris.
 T. J. Arnold of Goodwater is at the Morris.
 Col E. H. Graves of Montgomery is a guest at the Morris,
 w. z. Jackson of Talladega is among those registered at the Metropolitan. J. M. Smith of Cullman is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 l.. A. Beatty of Wilton is registered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
A :. EDMONDS GOES
 TO PHILADELPHIA

A S- E-imonds of this city who has been com r1ercial agent for the Missouri Pa aci6c railway for some time, has been promoted to Philadelphia effective NIa rch Announcement 10 this effect was made in Birmingham yesterday by the local offices
 He will be succeeded by Norton Eng land commercial agent who comes here from another agency to take up the local work Mir. Edmonds, who has been in charge of the local work for some tfrI9e- is very popular locally and will be very much missed by the local railroad organizations His appointment is amour ced in the following circular Tho M fssouri Pacific Railway com pau<- st Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway company St. Louis, Mo- M rC-h 1, 1912
 F. necfi<e this date, A. s. Edmonds Is appointed commercial freight agent, Phil ade1phia- Pa. with headquarters at 903 I-afa yette building, vice Mir. J. l.. Amos, promoted
 "J N CITIZENS,
 General Freight Agent. <<Appro<ed: E. NJ. FLIPPiN.
 Freight Traffic Manager"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
MISS M'MAIN>WILL
 LECTURE TONIGHT

Miss McMain, well known social settlement worker of New Orleans, will deliver an address on social service this evening in the parish house of the Church of the Advent at o'clock. The discourse will be illustrated with ster- eopticon views. The public has been in- vited to hear this interesting visitor.
 Miss Mccain is to be introduced to her first Birmingham audience by the Free Kindergarten association of this city and Mrs w. D. Smith, president of this organization will preside over the assembly this evening. The asso- citations of workers in kindred lines Of social service have been particularly in vited to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
MANY CONTESTANTS
 FOR THE DUAL MEET
About Fifty From the High School Tried for Places
 Yesterday

Nearly 90 competed yesterday for posi- ton on the Birmingham High school squad, which will contest against the Young Mems Christian association squad in dual indoor athletic tournament to be held here on Friday, March s, at the Y. M. C. A. The aspirants competed in the 10 events.
 The dashes brought out the largest num- Der of contestants, as 9 went out for the p yard, the 100 yard, the 22o, the 40 and the half mile dashes. In the 20 yard dash Charley White, H. Newman and Buddy ' Hickey were selected to represent the B. H. S. The winner made the distance in ? 4-5 seconds.
 For the 100 yard dash Charley White, H. Newmen and F. Dillon were selected. Chaley White made the distance in 12 seconds flat Vivian Jones won the 22o yard dash. covering distance in 27 Is sec onds Charley White and Allen bowman came in second and third respectively Jones also succeeded in winning the 44o yard dash, covering it in 59 3-5 seconds Virgil Roach and F. Dillon will complete the trio for the 40. Lowndes Morton won the half mile race, covering that distanc . in minutes and 27 I-5 seconds. Mike O Byrne finished second, while Earl Wal tersdorf came in third.
 Robert Barker, Allen Iowman and Buddy Hickey were selected to repre- sent the high school in the potato race, having defeated their opponents handily. Stuart Coleman, Lowndes Morton and Virgil Roach won positions on the 12 pound shot put, Coleman having put the shot 32 feet and 6 inches.
 Robert Barker. Jack Cozlne and Virgil Roach were named to represent the hig h school on the high jump event. Barker cleared the bar at feet and inches. The others finished closely behind. Charley White. Allen bowman, Vivian Jones and E. Dillon won places on the relay team.
 The following will compose ihe team :: Charles White. II. Newman, Walter Hic<- ey. E. Dillon, Vivian Jones. Allen Lowman. Virgil Roach, Lowndes Morton. Mike O'Byrne, Earl Waltersdorf Robert Barker, Stuart Coleman and Jack Cozine.
 The dual indoor meet will be held in the Y. M. (. A. gymnasium The Y. M. C. A has not yet selected the team that will represent the association against the high school squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
Entirely Practicable tOBuild Viaduct on Twentieth St.
 Over Many Tracks
WOULD NOT DAMAGE
 CRANE co. PROPERTY
This Is the First Viaduct Problem to Be Handled by Commission, Be cause It Is by Far the
 Most Important

In order to encourage the construction of viaduct over railroad tracks crossing Twentieth street. between Morris avenue and Avenue A, south, W. H. Kett'g man ager of Crane company, said yesterday that his company would not exact any damages if a viaduet were constructed there and that he personally believed that the details of such a project were very simple proposition. MT. Kettig, whose business judgment is well known in this district where he has resided for years, believes that the city commissioners should without delay solve the very vital condition on Twentieth street. where grade crossing traffic is very heavy and com stantly increasing.
 He suggests that the tracks of the rall- road companies could be very readily low cred seven feet and the vaduct erected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
KN|GHT-YANCEY CREDITORS CASE |SN0W 0N TRIAL Over Four Million Dollars Involved in Noted
 Suits
|L. & N. AND SOUTHERN
 ARE THE DEFENDANTS
Plaintiffs Represented by Augustus Benners and Prominent New York Lawyers - Arguments Con-
 cern Technical Points

The first gun in the legal battle of Knight-Yancey foreign creditors against the Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railway companies, was fired in the federal court yesterday with Judge William l. Grubb presid ing All during the day Gregory l.. Smith attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, spoke for his com pany and will complete his arguments early this morning. It is believed that the hearing of the demurrers will re- quire three days longer.
 The case being heard involves claims aggregating st0o0.o0o, which, it is al legged, is due the English and German creditors of the Knight-Yancey com pany through liability in cotton ship - ments made preceding the failure Of that firm by the two railroads in ques- tion The pleadings and demurrers are so voluminous that both were issued In printed book form to facilitate the case before the court.
 While the attorneys for the plaintiff do not anticipate such il Is with the power of the court to finally end the
  mingham. Should the court decide that the plaintiff has no case to present to a jury the litigation would end. The lawyers are therefore fighting every inch of the ground and no point Is being overlooked which is calculated to contribute to the respective sides in the case.
 Augustus Benners of Percy, Benners & Burr, who has been connected in cey case since the failure of that firm in April. 1910, Is representing the firm of Percy, Benners & Burr, attorneys for the trustees and the creditors The plaintiffs have also representing them attorneys from New York. Howard $. Harrington of Harrington, Bingham X Englar Is here for that purpose while O. l.. Houston a prominent New York attorney, is also helping out In the case.
 Gregory l.. Smith and Judge John B. Eyster. attorneys for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, are here for their clients, while Col. l.. C. ,Ieffries and ]. T. Stokely of the Southern rail- way appeared yesterday
 The work before Judge. Grubb in- wolves about technical points of law and is extremely tedious to the aver age spectator However. several prom inent citizens looked In at the trial yesterday. The case will probably have it's next inning before a jury at the next term of the court to be held in Huntsville within a few weeks.
 The case will eventually be carried to the supreme court of the United States, 1t is stated. where 1t will finally he interpreted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29

the 2sth day of February 1912, to inquire into the cause of the death of John IfoI- land. colored, having diligently investi- gated said cause, taking all the testimony obtainabl we agree that the deceased came to his death by gunshot wound or wounds at the hands of Arthur Jones, Walter Jones and Will Watson, same being unlawfully done and against the peace and dignity of the state of Alabama.
 VICTOR II. HANSON,
 MURRAY BROWN,
 R. r. JOHNSTON,
 T. IT. JOHNSTON.
 T. A. HAMILTON
 LUC1EN C. BROWN.
 Foreman Coroners Jury. Attorney Comstock for the defendants. gave out the statement yesterday after noon that he intended to prove that inc bones found by the officers were the bones of COW and not those of a human being.
 Witnesses Are Attacked After the inquest two of the witnesses left the court room and went to Second avenue and Twenty-second street, where. they claim, they were set upon by Joe Green, of the same vicinity. and three others, who accused them, the witnesses, of being traitors and testifying against their friends
 one of the witnesses Houston Sullivan. came back to the sheriff's office and in formed him of the affair He then pro- ceeded to the office of Judge IT. E. Aber- nethy, where he swore out a warrarT against Green. Green was later arrested and placed in the county jail, charged with intimidating witness. Sullivan vas accompa nied at this alleged intimiuarion by Teck Duncan.
 Both men claim tha, Green threatened to kill them for testifying as they nal done and warned them both to leave the country at once.
 Sheriff Walter K. McAdory is highly in dignant over the affair at Second avenue and Twenty-second street ana declares that all witnesses in the county, especially those who testify against the alleged Lewisburg clique, were going to be pro- tected to the last resort.
 When a man has the courage ana stamina to come in and tell officers of the law about heinous crime conditions which are existing, as these men have done, intend to protect them to the end.' sara Sheriff McAdory. These men are trying to further the ends of justice and I pro- pose to see that they get the protection that is due them. I greatly deprecate the affair this afternoon and am ashamed 70 think that such conditions exist in Jeffer- son county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
COMMENT ON
 POST CARD DAY

~.. In .tha Iron, Age ha rdware magazine of February 8. 1912. appears the fol- lowing paragraph relative to Birming- hams Post Card day on January A, which has been forwarded to the Cham Der of Commerce of this city:
 "The Chamber of Commerce, Bir- mingham, Ala, has issued a colored post card showing several views of industrial sections of that city. The re- verse side of the card Is given to tables devoted to a record of steady, subs stan tial progress, showing comparati tive sta- tistics for Birmingham. the city with pay roll of a million week The population in 1910 was 132,6S5, being a gain of 245.4 per cent in 10 years .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29

seven feet above the present street grade, thus giving n feet of clear between the railroad tracks and the viaduct Mir. ket- tig said that the erection of a viadnct would not seriously injure any properties but would unquestionably be the making Of the southside of the city.
 In discussing the viaduct situation as It appeals to interests on Twentieth street Mir. kettig said:
 T have observed with much interest the note of Commissioner Weatherly ad- dressed 10 the railroad executive officials as 10 the Niaduct evils, and I am glad that the city officials are taking up that most pressing question. cannot recall any city in this immediate section of the country so long suffering from vaduct evils. l am convinced that Atlanta would not for q moment tolerate such a danger ous and inexcusable situation as now pre- vails on Twentieth street and other local
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
YOUNG MINER IS
 REPORTED KILLED

A report was made to the office of Chief State Mine Inspector Nesbitt yes terday afternoon that Oliver Sa1ter. a white boy 19 years of age. had been killed Tuesday afternoon at Dolomite mine No. 2. The boy was employed as motorman and falling rock knock ed him from his car, causing the accident to result fatally as the ear passed over his body.
 The Woodward Coal and Iron com : pany are the operators of this mine. State Inspector w. W. Kicker will make the official investigation of the accident today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
FARM MOVEMENT
 MEN MEET TODAY

The new committee in charge of the farm movement department of the Chamber of Commerce will be called into its initial session by Chairman F. M. Tutwiler, Jr.. at 10 o'clock this morning. The meeting is to be held in the directors room of the Cham Der of Commerce and a full attendance Is urged as matters of importance are to be considered and decided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
O'Neal on Way Home

Montgomery February @.-(SpeciaI)- Governor Emmct O'Neal will return to Montgomery tomorrow night or Friday morning. Information to this effect was received this afternoon by Private Sec retary John D. McNeel who had a tele- gram from the governor In Washington Governor ONeal stated that he would leave Washington tonight or tomorrow morning. and would come direct to Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-29
PRISONERS TAKEN
 FROM COUNTY JAIL

Several prisoners were taken from the county jail yesterday to St. Clair county for trial They have been kept in the jail here by order of Dr. W. H Oates. who has condemned the St. Clair county jail unfit for habitation Bud McI.ain and Will Campbell, charged with com pIicfty Tn the Lutes murder A. N. Self. charged with murder and Will Whitman, a negro. the taken