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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
BICYCLE
THIEF is CAPTURED

Rayfield Booth. a negro. was captured
yesterday morning by Officers Cartwright
and Strong and placed in the city jail
charged with grand larceny. 1t is alleged
by the police that Booth is the mysterious
thief who has been stealing bicycles for
the past few weeks. He was transferred
TO the county jail yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
CITY COMMISSION
WILL MEET TODAY

Indications are that the meeting of the
city commission today will be little out
of the ordinary and devoted large to
routine business.
The soda fountain ordinance will proba-
bly, be adopted and Arlie Barber is sched-
uled to make a speech before the commits
sion to ask their support in getting some
action from the interstate commerce COM
mission on the recent telephone merger
in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
PERSONAL

DR.. e. p Hogan has recovered from
a weeks illness, during which he was
confined to Davis infirmary. He was
attending to his usual duties yesterday
Capt. f. j. Dunn of Dunn & Lallande.
who has been i'll since Saturday, was re-
ported better yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Mrs. Smith Named for Library

Mrs. f. l.. Smith of Avondale was ap-
pointed as a member of the library board
yesterday by Commissioner Weatherly
This leaves but two vacancies on the
board, which Mr.. Weatherly hopes to al
within day or two Mrs. Smith has in
tmated fer acceptance, although her for
NAL acceptance has not been received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
interpretations

5000 Falmore Investment company;
Maggie b. Moore. president; Henry r.
Howe, vice president and secretary; C. s.
Simmons, treasurer.
s2oO0-Wald Heights Land company: offi-
GERS, T.. Wald, president and treasurer;
Rosa Wald. vice president; Edna Wald
secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Alleged Gaming House Raided

Anniston, AUGUST 4.-tSpeciaI, An
alleged agambling house on East Tenth
street, between Noble and Wilmer, was
raided Sunday and J. ~. Laudermilk,
the alleged operator, and several other
persons arrested. The recorder re-
served his decision in the case of Iau-
dermilk Others were found guilty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Notice to the Public

Typographical Union No. 104 is in no
way responsible for the publication known
as The Labor Day Bulletin, nor has this
publication it's endorsement
r. P. SCHOPPERT. President
W. NJ. PETERSON, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
,he nc.t nor Weatber r.r,.

GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC en-
riches the blood. builds up the whole
system and will wonderfully strengthen
pressing effect of the hot sun mer. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Judge Cooper LII

Admission. August 4.-(Specisl)-Gr
fears are entertained here over the con-
dition of Probate Judge w. Ii. Cooper,
who has just undergone an operation at
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Building Permits

The following building permit was is.
sued yesterday in the office of the build
ing inspector:
sS200-J A. Martin, South Altamount
road, one two-story frame house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Colonel Wright Speaks

President Harding presided over the
meeting. which was attended by a ma
iority of the board of directors and
number of the prominent members of the
chamber Visitors from Knoxville in
cluded President Wright Cary II. Spence,
Charles II. Harvey, James e. Young and
j. l.. Bowles, Jr., all connected with the
exposition in an official capacity. After
| stating the purposes of the meeting,
| President Harding called on Colonel
| Wright to address the board in reference
to the exposition.
Colonel Wright stated that the purposes
of the National Conservation exposition
was to go beyond the promotion of mere
development and that its special effort
would be directed toward making the de-
velopment permanent and toward turning
the natural riches or the coantry into
perpetual soruces of wealth. Another ef-
fort would be to illustrate the ways in
which the resources of forests, waters
minerals, wild animal life and human
efficiency may be more effectively util-
lied; to show how modern machinery
lightens labor and increases production,
and how many things now going to waste
may be converted into sources of revenue.
Colonel Wright stated that 1t was con-
elusive that the greatest commercial de-
yelopment of the next few years must
come from the south. he pointed out what
the great development i'm hydro-electric
power means to the southeast and espe-
cially to a great industrial center like
Birmingham. He stated that the direc-
tors of the exposition expected and want
ed Birmingham to be represented
Harding Names Committee
President Harding highly endorsed the
exposition and was much in favor of a
Birmingham display, stating 1t would be
splendid thing for Birmingham from a,
business point of view. A. II. Ford also
spoke in favor of the Birmingham exhibit.
pointing out that ii would be splendid
advertisement for the city. In the dis
cussion that followed there was not a
single voice raised in opposition to the
movement and on motion the proposition
went through with a whoop.
President Harding then announced the
following special committee from the
membership of the Chamber of Commerce:
Horace Hammond, chairman; J. Frank
Rushton, Julius Goslin, w. d. Tynes, T. j.
Kidd, Oscar c. Turner and w. b. Everett.
This committee is to look after tho
collection of the exhibit see to its ship
ment In plenty of time for the opening
of the exposition and to arrange all the
necessary details.
1t was freely stated at the meeting yes
terday that the conservation movement
meant more to the Birmingham district
than to any other section of the south
east, owing to the fact that ii is proposed
to harness the waterway of this section
of the country. bringing cheaper power
to the city and district.
The meeting was enthusiastic through-
out and the assertion was made that
Birmingham would have an exhibit fully
in keeping with her high position in the
commercial and industrial world.
AT the meeting Yesterday the following
new members of the chamber were elect
ed l.. w Wright, T.. NJ. Robinson, Annie
NJ. Robinson. NJ. D.. j. w. Minor, 7. r..
Perry, d. c. Picard, j. II. Perkins, ]. Y.
Martyr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
Prosperity
or Panic

gerated whether good or bad. The man who is
believed to be a millionaire is often worth only
tenth of that amount, and the apparent pauper
who begs on the street sometimes owns blocks
of real estate
Real information is hard to get We have every
arranging of statistical information for
Monthly Trade Letter to the dependable
figures obtainabe and believe that the business man
regularly reads trade will be at all
times to in satisfactory way the question:
'Hows Business?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05

THE general condition of
1 business is never as good
as it is believed to be in times
of great prosperity, and is
never as bad as it appears to be
in periods of unusual depres-
e.o,, NJ -. I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-05
BIRMINGHAM WILL
HAVE AN EXHIBIT
Chamber of Commerce Di-
rectOrs Take Action
COMMITTEE NAMED
Will Attend to Details-Delegation of
Officers of Conservation Exposi-
ton Appears-All Directors
Are Enthusiastic

Birmingham will have an extensive ex-
hbit at the approaching National Con-
servation exposition that viii be held in
Knoxville. Tenn, during the months of
September and October, 1918. This was
decided at an enthusiastic meeting of the
board of directors of the Chamber Of
Commerce held yesterday afternoon and
a special committee was appointed by
President Harding to collect the exhibits
and to arrange the necessary details.
Officials from Knoxville were present
at the meeting and exhibited floor plans
and explained the purposes of the ex-
position. Col. T. Asbury Wright, pres-
dent of the exposition, stated that Bir-
mingham manufa cturers had already Sc
cured 600 feet of space as individuals and
the suggestion was made that the Bir
mingham chamber arrange for the other
400 in order that the Birmingham exhibit
might have an entire section of 1000 feet
in the exhibition hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
HAPPY, LAUGHING
CHILD SHORTLY
If Cross, Feverish, Bilious and Sick
Let 'Syrup of Figs Clean Its
Little Waste-Clogged Bowels.

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle, thorough laxative physic
should always be the first treatment
given.
If your child isn't feeling well; rest
ing nicely: eating regularly and acting
naturally it is sure sign that it's lit
tie stomach, liver an6 80 feet of bow
els are filed with foul, constipated
waste matter and need a gentle, thor
ough cleansing at once.
When cross, irritable, feverish,
stomach sour. breath bad or your lit
tie one has stomac ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat full of cold, tongue coat
ed: give a teaspoonfIl of Syrup of
Figs and N a few hours all the cloSged
up waste, undigeste6 food and sour
bile will gently move on and OUT of
its little bowels without nausea, grip
:ne or weakness, and you will surely
have q well. happy md smiling child
again shortly.
With syrup of Figs you are not
drugging your children, being ccm-
posed entirely of luscious figs, SIENNA
and aromatics it cannot be harmful.
besides they dearly love its delicious
fig taste.
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy. It is the only stom-
ach. liver and bowel cleanser and
regulator needed little given today
will save a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of al;
ages and for grown-ups plainly print
ed on the package.
Ask your druggists for the full
name, syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna," prepared by the California
Fig Syrup Co. This is the delicious
tasting, genuine old rc'- Ale. Refuse
anything else offered ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
ROAD BRINGS ROW. HE WE'D ANOTHER, 4
Pretty Stenographer Files Suit
for Heavy Damages.
Druggist Served With Papers at
Convention.

Hutchinson, Kan. Feb. 24.-While he
was in Hutchinson as a delegate to
state druggists convention, r. J. Nc
Gay, druggist, and wealthy land
owner of FIainville, Rocks county, was
served with legal notice that he had
been sued for $4,000 damages for
breach of promise.
The suit is brought by Miss Mamie
F. Legg, a Hutchinson stenographer,
VINO formerly resided at Plainville. She
alleges that Mr.. McClay, who is a man
OF middle age, proposed marriage to
her IN December, 1911. She did not con-
sent, but he continued his attentions,
ana hnally last March she accepted.
Plans were made for the marriage
10 occur as soon as a contest over Il
homestead claim on Miss Legg's in
colorado was adjusted. In the mean
new home and Miss Legg made the
rough draft plans for the new house,
which was to be built according to her
idea, she claims.
He Married Another.
Everything ended last December,
however, when Mr.. McClay wed an
other. His marriage to Mrs Flora
Reitz of Hutchinson, was a shock to
the pretty stenographer She saw the
new home she had planned becoming
the home of another. The arrange
ments and plans she had made for her
own marriage came TO tragic end.
Miss Legg was spunky, however, and
did not let the affair end with mere
tears and regrets. She consulted a
lawyer, and took along to show him
a bundle of letters the PIainville drug
gist had written her.
Papers were prepared for the dam
age suit, which it was intended to
bring at Stockton, county seat of
Rocks county. Then Judge c. M. Will
Hams, attorney for Miss Legg, learned
that Mr.. McC1ay was here attending
the druggists convention.
service was secured on him just as
he was leaving a banquet table Mr..
McClay is said to be worth SIS, 900.
Miss Legg is stenographer for
Hutchinson automobile concern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
MAY GET FIRE PROTECTION.
Jetmore Learns Lesson After New
High School Burns.

Jetmore, Kan, Feb. 24.-Because of
prosperous business and crop condi-
tons here in 1912 movement has
been started for civic improvement.
Several modern business and residence
buildings are planned and the city is
urged to install fire protection and a
municipal light plant. The loss of the
$4,000 high school building by fire
the night before school opened last
fall makes it likely a good system of
fire protection will be installed.
The building had just been complet-
ed and the fire started from burning
sulphur in fumigating. It is thought
the reduction in insurance rates would
more than pay for the installation of
an efficient protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
BROTHERS WILL GIVE SKIN.
Ottawans VIII Yield Cuticle to Save
Burned Boys Life.

Ottawa Kan, Feb. 24.-The three
brothers of Raymond Winters, the 10
year-oId son of Mr.. and Mrs l.. A
Winters, of Ottawa, who was critical
1y burned in q gasoline explosion Feb
ruary g. are to sacrifice II inches of
skin each, to be grated on the body
of the injured lad The injured boy
will be taken to Bethany hospital in
Kansas City where the critical and
complicated operation will be per-
formed.
Large patches of skin were burned
from young Winters body in several
places and his life was probably saw
ed by his sisters quick action in wrap
ping bundle of bed clothes around
him to extinguish the flames that were
burning his clothes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
HE'LL sEah WATER TO FARMERS
Chester Proudfoot Finds Fine Flow
Near Surface.

Scott City, Kan, Feb 24.-One of
the most remarkable Individual pump
ing plants yet installed IN western
Kansas has lust been put into opera
ton on the Chester Proudfoot ranch
three miles southwest. A water bear
ing stratum of sand and gravel OF over
100 feet in thickness was struck at a
depth of only II feet. The supply is
utterly inexhaustible and the pump
will easily irrigate $40 acres.
Mr. Proudfoot is distracted to thlnk
he has lived but II feet above this
enormous water vein for over 81 years
and watched crop after crop wither
during bad years for want of httie
moisture. He is now planning to sell
water to his neighbors.
The tapping of this flow has caused
many Scott county farmers to an
nounce their intention to install plants
at once and there is q. feeling here that
pumping by individual plants Will be
the future method of water supply in
this section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
BLOOM AGAIN BLOSSOMS.
Western Kansas Town One of Best in
State.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. N.-Having
blossomed once in full bloom, and then
died away, Bloom is blooming again.
Bloom is a thriving wheat town in
southern Ford county. The town was
stated in 1887 when the Rock Island
railway was built through southwest
ern Kansas. 1t soon became an i'm
portant town, with grain elevators,
hotels, and many large business estab-
lishments.
But reaction set in. the boom
bust and Bloom died. Business lots
which had been selling for $1,000 and
5000 We're allowed to go for taxes. By
1894 the town was literally off the map.
The last building moved from the
townslte was the ,postoffice, which was
hauled away in the fall of 1894
Today Bloom is again a prosperous
town, one of the biggest wheat Ship
ping stations on the Rock Island west
OF Hutchinson. Large grain concerns,
big elevators, and important business
establishments are located there. and
the people of Bloom point to cement
walks, street lights, and ripping Com
mercial club as evidences of a real
blossoming of Bloom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
KILLS KANSAS GIRL.
Nurse Victim of Disease She Helped
to Fight.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Feb. "a
Spinal Meningitis has caused the death
of Miss Sylvia Butler, daughter of for
mer county Attorney J. T. Butler of
this county. Miss Butler is a trained
nurse, having recently graduated from
the st. Louis Central Medical college
and was doing special work at Deca-
tur, ILL.,, where it is said so many cases
of the disease have recently appeared
that portions of the city have been put
under quarantine. 1t was with diff
Guilty that Mr.. Butler succeeded in
gaining admittance to the hospital be-
fore the burial of his daughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
County Seat Fight Breaks
Friendships of Yearsfl
Rail road Not Worth 1T, Old
Timers Say.

Santa Fee Kan. Feb. 24.-After wait
ing for over 25 years for. the advent
of railroad and recently gaining one
in the Santa Fe's new Colmor cutoff
a great many of the pioneers of Haskell
county DOUBT seriously whether the
county has been benefited. Before the
coming of the road a great many IN
convenienceS were suffered, out lhe
hardened pIainsmen cared not as they
were friendly to each other and con-
tented. Now all is trouble. This
place, the county seat and former
pride of the county, has dWindled 10
but a senlblance of its former size
through the deSertion of younger oloou
for the new towns along the road be
fore the building of the Colmor line,
trade was all centered here and the ut
tie competition that existed was TREND
ly and directed towards the towns best
interests. Now two other places' pa
tanta and Sublette are bidding 1or
business and the competition IS pltser
and unfriendly.
The rapid growth of the two new
towns is likely to remove the county
seat to Sublette at the special election
to be held the latter part of this month,
and in that case Santa Re VIII raploiy
pass into local history. The early set
tiers of the northern and western parts
of the county, comprising nearly two
thirds of it's area, know this and realize
it means the centering of local govern
ment and trading facilities in the south
end of the county leaving them in
far worse condition than before the
railroad came The bitterness between
the different town and sectional rae
lions is outspoken. Fist fights are
commonplace Feuds have been started
and it is doubted if another quarter OF
a century will heal the wounds.
As the special election draws near
the feeling grows daily more tense Sa-
tanta supporters favor Santa F'e TO
beat Sublette Sublette supporters reel
the future of their town centereo IN
getting the seat of government Resi-
dents of this city know defeat at the
election means complete elimination for
the town, and the residents of the north
and west ends are backing them that
they may have one trading point lert
within 25 or so miles of their homes-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
Big Land Deaf Is Made.

Garfield, Kan, Feb. 24.-TwO of the
most important deals in this town s
history have taken place in the last
week \. B. Brumfield & Son of
Stafford bought tho J. B. Shale Mer-
camille Co. business for 500 acres of
Ford county land and $4,000. a total
consideration Of $4,000, and Rains
Bros, formerly of this place, purchaS-
ed the W. L Curtis dry goods ami
grocery store fer 5000. The Shale
store formerly the Poison Mercantile
Co.. is one of the large st concerns in
the state located n town of this
size
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
CHANUrE WOMAN COP BUSY.
Mrs. Sue Hudl<ins Has Many Duties
to Perform.

Chanute, Feb. 24.-Chanute has a
woman policeman. She is Mrs. Sue
Hudkins, who has been regularly COM
missioned and given a star by the city.
Besides being police officer Mrs.
Hudkins is the W. c. T. U. visitor of
the city and county jails and proba-
ton officer of the juvenile court. She
will pay especial attention to the well
fare of young girls.
In one day she rescued a delivery
man, whose horse, running away, had
turned a corner SO quickly that it up
set, the driver remaining a prisoner
after the horse had torn itself loose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
The
Quality
Store

son young man, to the state reforma-
tory for an indeterminate sentence
Ivy worked for Golf during last har-
vest. He was paid each saturday
night by check When work stopped
he decided to write one of the checks
himself and raise some money easily
One was cashed at the A. Pultz cloth
ing store for SIS.
Sheriff Dexter recently located Ivy
at Hutchinson and brought him here
where he plead guilty before Judge
Warren and is now awaiting sentence
in the county Jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
PILE OF WOOD sCAREs HORSES.
Girl Seriously Injured When Thrown
rom Buggy.

Syracuse, Kan, Feb. "a. AS the re
suit Of q runaway near here Miss Har-
riet a. Noble of Coolidge is at the
home of Joshua Clarke, this city, in a
very precarious condition. Miss Noble
was driving with Mrs. Ed Richie, also
of Coolidge, when the horse became
frightened at a File OF wood along the
roadway.
The buggy turned over a high en-
bankment during the runaway, Miss
Noble suffering a severely fractured
shoulder and hip. Mrs. Richie was
uninjured but unable to get aid for
hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
CABARET HITS FRAT HOUSE.
Alpha Taus Give Third Washington
Birthday Party.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity gave its
third annual Washington party here
Saturday. There were about 100
guests. The function is considered
one of the most unique and exclusive
social life.
Following a matinee dance five
course dinner was served. Each year
some feature is introduced. This time
it was the cabaret craze
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-24
EASY MONEY COSTS HIM DEARLY
Reno County Youth Sent Up for
Forgery.

Larned, Kan, Feb. pa check
forged on his former employer, H. L.
Goff, will send NJ. K. Ivy, a Hutchin-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-09

PMS, where he was Government wiz
ness in the federal court in which Of
ficials of the American Trust Com
pany andkhe Night and Day Bank are
being prosecuted.
Mrs. Florence !Iearn and Mrs. c. G.
Newman are expected to return to-
morrow from Virginia. whore they
have spent a most delightful sum
mer. They will come direct from
Richmond, where they have been the
guests of their sister. Mrs. Octava
Newman.
Manager f, ID. Gonzales and family
have removed from the Jefferson
Hotel to their suite OF rooms in the
Hotel Pines. where they are com
fortably domiciled. Mr.. Gonzales is
personally experimenting the work
at the new hotel, preparatory to the
opening on October Il.
Mo Levine aad family. former resi-
dents OF this city who have been
making their home in California for
the past few years, have returned to
this city and will again make this
city their home Mr.. Levine viii be
associated with his brothers III the
Edward Levine Company.
j. c. Evans, ,]r. of the United
State Navy. Who was called home
recently by the death of his father
left last night for Norfolk, Virginia
via St Louis. where he takes pass
age on the Battleship Ohio for New
York, where he will report for duty
to his commanding officer. Mr..
Evans was reared in Pine Bluff and
has been the guest of relatives and
friends here since his arrival. He
spoke in very complimentary terms
of the progress and development Of
the city, and will probably make this
his home after his term of enlistment
expires.