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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

around in the dark. Becoming more eau lous' however he reached to his left hand hip pocket and got his Hash light He threw It's beaming rays upon the object and round genuine .3S calibre Iver-John- son hammerless owls head pistol He grabbed it from the floor and ran pantino up the stairs and breathlessly informed Desk Sergeant Weaver of the find Now they are all working to find out why I, came there.
 The concensus of opinion is that, in bringing up some crook for examination he dhe crook) saw a chance to rid him. self of piece of highly undesirable prop. erty and promptly eased 1t to the floor thereby making not less than $50 on the deal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
SSH! A MYSTERY

Somebody has worked slick trick on the policemen and thereby has gotten out of charge of carrying a concealed pistol. The matter is still shrouded in mystery and the hangers on at police headquar- ters are working to clear it up. Desk Sergeant Weaver and Call Officer Brent have combined and offered a reward of a nickle's worth of Manila Stick stogles for the detective who will solve the pug gle. Desk Sergeant Jim Doneson head ing a squad of detectives. has been as signed the case.
 The case Is this: Call officer Brent was walking down the steps from the chiefs office to the alley. When he came to the first landing he turned to the outside a little and his foot came in contact with something hard. The object was moved by the impact with Brent's foot Brent $ lips also moved but the sound they ut tered will not do to print for it hit his pet corn.
 Stopping down, he cautiously groped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
NEGRO H|GHWAYMEN
 ROB DAVIS OF S56
White Man Waylaid While Passing Through the
 Terminal Subway

Jesse Davis, a white man aged about 40 years, was held up, beaten into insensi- bility and robbed of $56 in cash in the subway under the Terminal station last night about 10 o'clock
 Davis was found by Policeman Stokes with his head in a badly beaten condi- tion, lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
 Davis stated that he was going through the Terminal subway when he was held up by two negroes. He said that he was employed by c. B. Mccormack and lives at Gate City. He says that the footpads did not get anything except the $56 In cash. Policeman Stokes summoned Shaw & Sons ambulance. but after it's arrival, Davis decided that he would go to his home, preferring to be there than in a hospital. Policeman Stokes placed him aboard a Gate City car and sent him home. He gave the officer description of the negroes as we'll as he could re- member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

merchants and residents for things not home made is more keenly demonstrated in the trunk making industry, perhaps, than elsewhere, as in many instances the local concerns are not given an op- portunitly to submit estimates on a pros pective order The Gilbert Trunk factory and the Birmingham Trunk, both in the midst of the downtown district, within two blocks of one another on Nnetee street and Third avenue, do order work and also keep we'll stocked, but both of them rarely make over a dozen trunks a day, although the sample cases have & higher percentage of output.
 Therefore, when Jack and Jill of today are ready to embark upon their housa furnishing career, a loyalty to their tive city can be observed, as well as se- curing articles that are indisputably as substantial and desirable as those of similar quality made in Germany, Kala- mazoo or the Bermuda islands, if they fol- low the best slogan for the upbuilding of any city, Trade at Home'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
MIR. STAFFORD WILL
 GO TO WASHINGTON

George T. Stafford, secretary or the Birmingham Builders and Traders ex- change, has notified l. H. Scates, chair- man of the reorganization committee. who has called the annual convention or the National Association of the Builders ana Traders exchange into session at Wasn- ington D. C., February 2I ana @' mat he will be present on that occasion. MT stafford is first vice president Of the national body. having been elected at the last convention and expects to be accompanied by large delegation or bir- ,,-s-,r' am members of the Builders and Traders exchange.
 ne national combine of these ex- changes located throughout the country. has a membership that reaches into the nelghborhood of 25o.oo and the two days session will be devoted to interesting
 r.nr,as If will assemble contrac- tors ps and building material dealers from every state of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
FELDSTEIN HOME
 DAMAGED BY FIRE

The residence at 2105 Eighth avenue north, occupied by Jacob Feldstein caught resulted.
 The alarm came in at 6:50 o'clock and stations Nos. 1, and g answered the alarm. Two lines of hose were laid. The
 sHe building was burned off and three rooms with the furniture was de-
 a 4no luss is said to have been covered by insurance. Chief Bennett per sonally had charge of the fire. The de- partment received the alarm late, which allowed the fire to gain a good headway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
JACK THE RIPPER'S"
 ELEVENTH VICTIM

Atlanta, January 20-The eleventh vic tim of a so-called Jack the Ripper was found this morning on street cor ner. She was a young negro woman, whose throat had been cut. The opera tions of the murderer bagan last sum mer and out of 15 cases Il have been traced to him, creating consternation. All were negroes. All the victims were women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Birmingham produces daily:

], Birmingham produces daily , 100 iron heating and cookIhs ? stoves-capacity 200. , 290 bed mattresses-capaci'y ''o
 s 300 tableware cooking utensils , capacity 500.
 S 375 pairs of cotton and feather
 ; pillows capacity 1000.
 S 100 kitchen safes with glass,
 , screen or wire doors-capacity 12o
 s 1se iron frame wire bed springs } capacity 20o0 ' S S5 canvas wire and jail cots, ' S Institution and hospital beds-ca-
 ? pacity 100. S 125 wooden and iron beds-ca- ? pacitl 200. ' \ 125 musauito bars with patented
 H frames. in season from February
 S to August-capacitl 175. S to August Capacity 175. o 12Oo Working Suits of overalis ana o coats-capacity. 24oo.
 0 90 awnings, contracting ana
 \ Gypsy tents-full capacity.
 2 125 new bags, canvas dlVihs
 S tanks, buggy fronts. horse ana 9 wagon covers-full capacity S MISCELLANEOUS.
 S Kitchen tables in 1000 lots; high
 S grade hand made leather and can
 S vas trunks, sample cases, kiln S doors and photographers dark S rooms; lawn and rustic chair set } upon order 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
ALLEGED THIEF
 LIBERAL WITH TIPS

Chicago. January 20.-When Robert C. Ferguson, accused of stealing s70OO from the Southern Express company office in Atlanta, Ga, departed southward with Detective N A. Lanford today the bell bovs in the hotel where the accused man stopped were extremely gloomy. In one month Fargason was at the hotel he made "hopping' bells profitable by dis pensing tips that varied from s1 to $5.
 Fargason was arrested January 16 and S4S90 was found in his trunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
HERE TO OUTLINE
 S100,000 PLANT
Barrett Company Officials in Bir- mingham Preparing for New
 Plant at Corey

For the purpose of outlining prelimin- ary plans for the erection of plant at Corey, costing over $100,0Oo. J. J. Bucks, chief engineer of the Barret Manufac- turing company, and w. W. Foreman Of that company are in Birmingham. The Barrett Manufacturing company vii build the plant to take care of the bi-pro- ducts contracted for from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 The officials are looking over the gen. eral situation at Corey and will be hert until the latter part of next week.
 1t is understood sthat work will start or the new plant within a very short time inasmuch as the bl-product ovens are about ready to be started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Spirits for Rheumatism

The use of spirits in the treatment of rheumatis has proved an innova-
 When mixed with certain other ingre- dients and taken properly 1t is said to be an almost infallible cure for rheu- matism and backache. Here Is the for mula: From your druggist get one ounce of Toris compound tin original sealed packagel and one ounce Of syrup of Sarsaparilla compound. Take these two ingredients home and put them into half pint of good whiskey. Shake the bottle and take tablespoon ful before each meal and at bedtime" Results come immediately. If your druggist does not have Toris compound in stock he will get 1t in few hours influenced to take some patent medi- cine instead of this. Insist on having tnf nne ones or. asS ac ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
News of Ensley

The Epworth league of the Fairview Methodist church will render an interest," ing programme this evening at 6:S0 o'clock as follows:
 | Voluntary hymn No. 15s. Prayer by the leader Introductory remarks by the leader, J. | T. Godfrey.
 | Subject of the lesson, "The Hebrew Protestant and Patriot" Scripture reading, First Kings, xvii17: 1 John, ii:13-11 | Song No. 90. l Reading by Miss Sarah Virgin. Quartet, by W. R. Crumley, Robert
 Durham, R. L. Godfrey, and J. T. God | frey.
 Reading by Mrs. II. H. Thomas. Mixed quartet selected. Reading by Miss Zua Boodworth.
 Solo by Mrs. Howard Lacey.
 Reading, Gordie Busby
 Song No. 164, by choir.
 Talk by Joseph Walters.
 Prayer by the Rev. J. l. Williams, pas tor.
 League benediction.
 The firm of Simpson & Griffith, the well known timers and heating furnace
 dealers has dissolved partnership, Mir.
 Simpson selling his interest to MT. Grit
 f.th, who will continue the business. MT.
 Simpson is one of the oldest business men
 in the city. His plans for the future are
 not known.
 Miss Daisy Davies, field secretary of
 the Womans Missionary board of the
 Methodist Episcopal church, south will deliver an address at the Ensley Method ist church this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Miss Davies is considered one of the most ,,,t, f,, Cxxth
 and her Knowledge of missionary work is
 extensive. She speaks to all of the de nominations. A union meeting will be held at the First Methodist church of Ensley this evening at 7:30 o'clock, which will be
 conducted by the Rev. L. A. Reasor. the Rev. -Dr. Hayes, the Rev. Brooks Law renee. and the pastor. the Rev. George F. Boyd. Mir Lawrence will deliver a spe- cial address of a few minutes. MT. Rea- gor will read the Scripture lesson and MT. Boyd and MT. Hayes will make short talks. Special music will be rendered. A meeting was held at Vivian last night by the voters and Judge Lane, George Huddleston and others addressed the crowd relative to the light contract A | large crowd was present, Judge Lane re- viewed his talk which he gave at Ensley | Friday night He referred to the possi- biity of the extra session of the legisla-
 ture. saying that if it was called that cer- | tain laws pertaining to the city of Bir- mingham relative to the terms of the
 commission government would be con ] sidered.
 The first duties to be performed by | Judge Thomas J. Roe of the inferiour | court yesterday when he assumed charge
 of the court was the disposal of two civil | cases. Judge Roe handled the business | like veteran. Several important ses | will be heard by him tomorrow | MT. and Mrs. Sam King have returned | from a visit to Tuscaloosa James Malloy. who for several years | was foreman of the rail mill, is in the | city, visiting his friends. Mir. Malloy has | been in Idaho for about three years l Mrs. L. c. Steel of Norfolk, Va, is the l guest of he. sister, Mrs. J. R. Tate on 1 Avenue H.
 i Roy Williams left yesterday for Chat | tanooga for a weeks visit. | Mrs. w. C. Puryear, wife of Desk Ser | geant Puryear of the Ensley precinct is | reported a sbeing quite i'll at her resi-
 dence at Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Send for Golden Remedy. Bring happiness to the family and save the loved ones.

One friend alone was left-my wife, bless her ev'ry hour! She saved mo from drunkards grave, And whiskeys wicked power
 Just how she saved me you shaA sec
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 It's plain that these have saved my life That "Golden" Treatment and my wife. And now my little story's done. My cv'ry word is true. And what this treatment did for me, IL shosld as well for you;
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ida Sanders

Mrs. Ida Sanders, aged A years, died yesterday morning at o'clock at 603 South Twenty-seventh street. The re- mains were sent yesterday afternoon to Columbus, Ga, by Lige Loy for in terment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

JOHNS Undertaking O.. Phones lo03
  LICE LOY Undertaker. Phones 76l sHAW. the Undertaken. Phones g. For appropriate floral offerings, phone IL See Godden's Seed & Flower Store .0lS First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
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2522 Glenn Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. Please send me. absolutely free, by return mail. fin plain wrapper so that one can know what it contains. q trial package of Golden Remedy to prove that what you claim for it is true ip every respect.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

While the lullaby folks and the legends Inf inc sandman's tribe place credence in the pretty tradition that the house that Jack built was partially furnitured with the made in Birmingham" products, the archives of the construction endeayors or the race show no record of the house fur- nishings current at that time Even Mother Goose, whose anti-suffragist liter ature appeared contemperaneous with Jacks best seller, "a practical apphea- ton of socialism in house structure or .'co-operation as a labor saving device' makes no mention of the equipment with which Jack and Jill began their house. keeping.
 But the Birmingham disciples of this famous young couple of the nursery rhymes have no such chance to escape history making for this city in Keeping with the practical view of the practical citizenry. manufactures many essentials for homemaking. So when the waning honeymoon and Jacks emaciated appear ance remind Jill that bread is the staff of life. she finds that her kitchen. like the little Chinese bride, is the really impor- tant apartment of her new house, and that Birmingham can completely furnish this, if she prefers to use rustic chairs instead of the regulation article, as well as supply her with other utilities.
 Birmingham Mosquito Bars
 Birmingham mosquito bars are sent from Texas to North Carolina to guard the sumbers of the southland, Brming- ham mattresses have a wonderfully in creasng effect on the alarm clock mar ket for the surrounding country within radius of 100 miles. and are so pro- tected by their bulkiness and freight rate that not 50 mattresses of outside make are sold annually in this city. Birmingham stoves have strict competition with the Nashville made brand in the entire south ern territory as the latter product can be placed in Texas and other points cheaper than the former can be freighted Bir- mingham iron beds and bedsprings are used as a crowbar for cutting the prices of the out of state manufacturers. who can ship their wares from Chicago and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
Drunkenness :
 Stopped Secretly

Mary's Noble Work. The day of great surprises I'm sure Is far from past, And now to show you what mean, III tell you of the last
 Great one that happened right to me, For was part of 1t you see. You know the life used to lead It was living death, drunkard of the hopeless kind For, scarce a sober breath
 l ever drew, and hope and pride Were lost to me and nearly all beside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21

Miss Daisy Davies, field secretary the Woman's Missionary board of tf Methodist Episcopal church, south. wi deliver an address at the Ensley Method ist church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clocl Miss Davies is considered one of the mos intelligent women in Sothern Methodist and her knowledge of missionary work extensive. She speaks to all of the d. nominations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
TO ESTABLISH ZOO"
At LIBERTY PARK
City Commission Starts in
Modest Style to Afford
Pleasure for Children.

A TOO witch win Include in it's
happy family many varieties of animals
and fowl, is to be established nj Lib
erIy park, and the first step in that di ;
rection YVES taken Yesterday by the city
commission. On request OF Park Com
missioner George -. Kcyger, the COM
mission authorized the expenditure OF
the modest sum Of los for the purchase
of the following birds and small ami
mails Which will form the nucleus of the
collection;
One pair Mandarin ducks one pair
demoiSele cranes, one pair blue pea
fowls. one pair golden pheasants. one
pair e-faCe rinc-tall monkeys two
pairs fox squirrel. one pair white
sturl;s
Commissioner Kcyser plans To remove
the stables from their present location
In the park to the cstray pound and TO
utilize the space now occupied by sta
bles AS the site for tho Zoo. lie has
extensive plans for building up the me-
nagcrie once started and hopes to secure
elk from the jackson Hole country,
bear from tho mountains surrounding
the city. and smaller animals from all
sections. not forgetting the cage OF
monkeys which prove All unfailIns
source OF delight to the pleasurc-sce
Ing crowds which visit the citys beau
titul park
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
News and Notes
of w omen s Clubs

The music section of the Ladies' Lit
erary club held a business meeting Tues
day morning at the clubhouse. 1t was
decided 10 have two meetings a month
the coming year instead OF one "A month
as heretofore One meeting will be in
the morning and will be for the purpose
Of A study OF the music which will be
presented in the second meeting OF the
month. which will be IN the afternoon.
The section will take UP the study of
oratorlos. especially those of German com
posers. The first half hour of the meet
ings will he devoted To chorus work. The
first meeting VIII be in September. prob
ably the second Wednesday, as that has
been the regular day for the monthly
meetings Of the section. The programme
will be printed in a short while. Mrs,
man OF the printin. committee. The
section will give report of its year s
work at the meeting Of the club Friday
afternoon II was decided that the music
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
INTERESTING RELICS
ADDED TO MUSEUM

Four new exhibits have been added TO
the excellent collection OF the Deseret
museum in the Vermont building, s. An
drew Jackson Of this city has donated
a piece of an old OK shoe, such as was
used on oxen IN crossing the plains and
was found by Mr. Jackson among some
scrap iron. a. w. lyns has donated ff-
teen unique arrows and n culver, which
We're picked up near dead Indian by
the late Owen Woodruff just after the
Apache Indian war in Chicaguagua.
Lorin 6. Woollcy OF CentervIlle has do
mated an old hand made plow. used by
the pioneers In 1S49. Shirley Y. Claw
son has donated copy OF the Nauvoo
ENposiior. which was published but once
in that city. June Z. 1914. This was for
merly the property OF the late II. r.
ClaWsOn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08

who was born to them last Monday. Mrs
King was Miss Henrietta Schweitzer OF
this city.
Miss Josephine We'll will entertain this
afternoon at tea at her home in com
pliment to Miss Loreen Leary.
SMiss Elsie Zwicky Will entertain a party
OF young people this evening for William
Stanton or Montana, who is visiting In
the city.
", c. Baker is back from a business
and pleasure trip to San Francisco lasting
some two weeks.
Mrs. Harry BintZ entertained the Sew
ing club yesterday afternoon al her home
in the Sampson apartments.
Mrs. C. NJ. Boss of Duluth. Mimi, is
here visiting Mrs Sarah NcChrystal at
her home. SO East First South street.
Mrs. P. y. Gilhsm mother OF Lynn S.
Gillian. is here from La Verne, MINI,
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. GiIlham at their
home on y street
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cohn announce the
engagement OF their daughter, Helen, to
Ezra *. Baer. son of Mr.. and Mrs Isaac
Baer. OF Meeker. Colo, They will be at
home TO their friends Sunday, May 10, al
the Cohn home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
BANQUET TO BE GIVEN
AT UNIVERSITY CLUB

The Sigma Chi fraternity, which is
represented in Salt Lake City by an ac-
tive chapter at the university and by an
alumni chapter, will hold its annual
banquet tomorrow night at the Univer-
sity club. L, D. Farnsworth and G. w,
Scott are acting as tho invitation COM
mlttee and expect that the attendance
this year will be larger than ever be-
fore. the affair being big frat" re-
union
Aside from the members OF the active
chapter and the alumni association.
many "Sigs' are expected to come
from various points in this state and
Idaho. The oldest member of the
fraternity in this city who will attend
Is George J.. Holman, OF the class OF
'65 Ohio Wesleyan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-08
MAY IRWIN WANTS
TO FLY. BUT
SHE. is TOO HEAVY
IN ORDER TO LEARN SHE HAS
PLANNED TO REDUCE HER
WEIGHT-NEW WAY,

Nav irwin Comediepnc, fancy farmer.
sportswoinau and famous shot, IL for the
bulk. Miss Irwin has always prided her.
self on the fact that she has been SUI
perior 10 her weight II has been the
dies and tho inspiration Of her song
writer's. She has rejoiced I'm II because
1t Was typical Of May frwin-the only
comsdiennc not afraid OF her corset
maker Nov il is all changed and May
irwin reads the fat reducing ads She
practices hnntinE, she studies diets and
refuses IN laugh that big. hearty laugh Of
adiposc
So far all her efforts have been in vain
ana ; she admits that she is ashamed to
look scale In the face. The secret is
thet Miss Irwin has the awaiting bug. 1t
has hit her SO hard that she is willing
10 loreSo almost anything for the sake
heSh that makes her efforts at aviation
impossible. She has written to friends
n Denver to call on Marjorie Hamilton
gay specialist. and offers Miss Ilaml-
ton prize bonus If she can rid Mise
irwin Of good. big slice ot her surplus
i,eSh II will give prize TO Miss Ham
lion II she shows me how To take off
flfty pounds" Miss Irwin Is said to have
written to her friend hero, land az | have
heard Of tho marvellous reductions made
by Miss Hamilton. I want you to sec her
and find out II there is any hope for
N.Ss tiailllIton. from her office. c0OfA
IN the Central Bank building Denver. is
ready TO take up Miss lrwin's challenge
II oan reduce Miss Irwin's weight fifty
or one hundred and fifty pounds II she
VIII use my treatment declared the IA
nous little Calendar Gir today "I don't
want any prize for 1t, either. feel I
owe MISS irwin great deal I have en-
!9yed more good laughs at her comedy
Ihan ! ever had IN my life anywhere else
and II she will allow me to show her how
70 reoucc shall consider il an honor to
shnw her just how do It."
Mss Hamilton has written TO Miss
lr"in, making her such an offer. and is
awaiting reply TO her letter. The
friends OF the little Calendar Girl are
making n book on the proposition. The
oudS are all in favor Of her success.