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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26

of the gun in the pocket of the car and got 1t some way"
 Here spanell's testimony rambled some what as if events were not quite clear. Then he continued:
 Ihe clouds had been coming over me. cloud after cloud, veil after veil didn't know what was acting; was someb ody else acting? didn't know what it was or who 1t was; 1t wasn't me. And I knew l tried to turn it back Then I heard one shot.
 That was the only shot I heard. I knew we wrestled on the seat felt that if Butler got that gun away from me he would kill me and Crystal too. I knew he was getting it away from me I thought of a little pistol in my pocket. don't remember of his finally getting the gun out of my hand. But I had go.- ten the little pistol out and I don't know but I think I fired a couple of times maybe
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English Money

London January 25-Bar silver. S7 3-16 pence per ounce; money, 3h per cent; discount rates, short bills, 5 @5b per cent; three months, 5@5A per cent.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, January 25-Cash wheat, No. hard, s1.s9@1.91 No red, s1T@ GS1.90. Corn: No. 2 mixed, 9ec; No. white. ss1kc; No. yellow. ss1sc. Oats: No. white, 5sc; No. mixed, 55@56c.
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Sidney Roy Martin

Funeral services over the rsmalna of Sidney Roy Martin. aged 1s. who died Wednesday at the family resi- dence, 111s Second avenue, West End. were conducted yesterday afternoon from tho residence. Interment followea in Elmwood cemetery.
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Bonds
Mercantile panar

' New York, January 25.-Mercantile pa PS sh@sz per cent; sterling, 6o-day
 hlls, A.72h commercial, so-day bills on
 saHks, A.72A; commercial. 6O-day bills. SN demand, $4.75%; cables, s47s 7-1s'
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Exports for the day were 17.0O0 bales. We think very favorably of purchases of May and July
 Cotton oil was slightly higher. We ex- pect the May option to slowly work up to around it's recent high of 13.02c We favor purchases.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, January 27.-Both rough and clean rice continued steady today with quotations unchanged. Receipts: Rough, 1140 sacks; millers, 1140 sacks;
 clean, 1176 pockets. Sales. clean Hondur- as. S24 pockets; Japan, III. pockets; blue rose, 800 pockets.
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ccnvulsively and at times tears coursed down the cheeks of jurors and court attaches, while women, who were among the Spectators. wept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-26
Produce Market

New York, January 25.-Butter firm CT; receipts, 4s75; creamery higher than extras, 41h @42c; creamery ex- tras. 92 score, 4o1s @41c; firsts 351A O 3skc. Eggs, steady; receipts, 6577; fresh gathered extra frsts. 41c; firsts, 40@40kc; refrigerator seconds to firsts. 35h @371sc. Cheese, firm; re- ceipts, 1857; state held, specials, 24h @ 25c; average fancy. 24024Ac Live poultry, irregular; chickens, zoe; fowls, 22c; turkeys. 200; dressed firm: chick ems, 1S@2Sc; fowls. 17@24c; turkeys, 2o033c
 Chicago, January 25-Butter firm creamery, s1A @36hc. Eggs. higher: receipts, 3146 cases; flrsts, 3sA Q 40c; ordinary firsts, S7@ssc; at mark, cases included, 36@3sc. Potatoes, higher; re- ceipts. 10 cars; Wisconsin white, t1.7o @1.s5; Michigan white, $1.so@1.so; Idaho, Washington, Solorado and Ore gon white, $1.so@205.s Poultry. alive, higher; fowls. 2oc; springs, 18hc.
 St. Louis, January 25-Poultry, un- changed, except turkeys, 24c; geese, 13c. Butter. unchanged Eggs. S7Nc.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, January 25.-Wheat, No. red N.s491.s .ss; No. 3 hard nominal; May, s1.S4A@1.S5. Corn: No. 2. s1.o1As: No. Z white, $1.02@1. .o21a; May, s1.027s11 0S. Oats No. ?, 5Sc; No. white nominal; May 5S1hc.
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Naval Stor.es

Savannah, JanuAry 25.ETurpentine firm. 51; sales. 1l5 receipts, S7; shipments. none; stock. 1s,266. Resin firm; sales SIS: receipts, 915: shipments none; stock, 7s. s.6 K. s6.2o; M, $s.ao; N, s6.sO; we. ss.,0: wv, $7.
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TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

WANTED-Salesgirls to assist in the preparation of the Williams and Paris ian stocks for sale Apply at once. Watson, 106 18th st.
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sANGUINE OF FUTURE

Then you are sanguine about the future of the empire?"
 'If we see the war through, I cer- tainly am. We stand at this moment on the verge of the greatest liberation that the world has ever seen since the French revolution. Do you tell me that peoples who have stood together and staked literally everything in orr der to bring that liberation about are not going to find some way of per petuating that unity afterward on an equal basis? I am certain they will
 There will be much for them to do. Peace terms will be only a be- ginning. After they are sufficiently arranged, we shall have to set to work to build up that ordered freedom and fraternity which is the only security for human peace and progress and which militarism has destroyed, and is 1t not certain that the nations which have borne the heat and burden of the day in overthrowing that mili- tarism will take a leading share in building that new earth which they have made possible by their sacrifices? :?
 No; If we endure to the end have small fears for the future, and not the least important of the foundations for the work we shall have to do to- gether in that future will be this war council of the British peoples"
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

G1tacn Merchants, Hanover Square. N. " Members New York Cotton Ex- stt%nge. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. sSFsI fork Produce Exchange. Associate fn oers Liverpool Cotton Association ffkafrs solicited for the purchase and tal4 of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for {3&Hre delivery. Special attention and 'i<&fai terms given for consignments Of
 cotton Tor delivery. Corresponds
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HENRY THINKS ALL EVIDENCE ON LEAK
 WILL BE IN SOON
MAY NOT CALI. WOMAN
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out by the stock exchange officials to- morrow morning"
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WILL MEET SOON

This implies suggested the corre- spondent, that the conference should meet as soon as possible.
 Certainly" replied MT. Lloyd George. 'The war is not won yet and we want to concert our efforts so that we may exert our maximum strength at the criti- cal moment Further, we are most anx- ious that during the last and most trying phase of the war the British empire may present to the world an absolutely united front Up to the present the British gov ernment has shouldered responsibility for the policy of the war practically alone It now wishes to know that In it's meas ures for prosecuting the war to finish and in it's negotiations for peace, it will be carrying out a policy agreed upon by representatives of the whole empire sit ting in plenary council"
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FIRED MANY TIMES

T found myself next outside the car over against the fence, and came back quickly to the car. Butler seemed to be right behind Mrs. Spanell. I could see flashes of gun. I rushed around to the other side of the car and remember fired at him there. I don't know how many times. Then I saw him fall and saw Mrs. Spanell there in the door
 T know l grabbed her and called. Crystal, speak to me-. And she was all right"
 As if rambling, Spanell continued: And baby was wailing for us to come"
 Spanells little daughter was waiting at the hotel for them to return from their ride
 She was all right" Spanell continued, and I thought she had tainted and thought Butler had killed her. I knew there was something the matter
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WITNESS EXCITED

There was no answer. I grab bed her and tried to get her out of the car. couldn't move her and put the pistol up to my own head and thought I would kill myself. Then baby came Up before me and seemed to say. Don't, daddy; I'm waiting for you And something pulled my arm down and I started away. I called for help"
 Gripping his hands convulsively. Span ell reeled in his chair and sobbed: 'Crys- tal.' T was going to jail, I remember meeting somebody and telling him to get a doctor. For Gods sake get doctor and then remember being in jail. I didn't remember anything else I've been dead ever since Thank God, He helped me to tell this story. I've prayed AL mighty God to let me tell it as it is. Thank God Oh, Crystalu'
 Spanell was only briefly ross-examined today.
 He also is under indictment for the killing of Butler. His trial on that charge has been set for February l.
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IMPERIAL COUNCIL
 OF WAR IS CALLED
 TO MEET AT ONCE
tContinued from Page onc)

that the overseas nations can raise and place in the field armies containing an enormous proportion of their best man hood and not want to have a say, and real say, in determining the use to which they are to be put? That seems to us an impossible and undemocratic proposition. That Is why one of the first acts of the new government was to ask the overseas premiers to come over, not to a formal imperial conference, but to sit in the executive cabinet of the empire. That is why we have arranged for a rep resentative of India, which has rendered invaluable service to our common cause, to be present also"
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AFTER WAR SITUATION

What about after the war?' he was asked.
 "If you mean by that constitution al reconstruction" replied MT. Lloyd George, "I can only say it is too soon to talk about after the war but l can say this: Things can never be the same after the war as before it. Five dcmocracies. all parts of one empire, cannot shed their blood and treasure with a heroism and disregard of cost which has been beyond all praise without leaving memories of comrade- ship and great accomplishment which will never die.
 Of this am certain. The peoples of the empire will have found unity in war such as never existed before a unity not only in history but of pur- pose. What practical change in inn perial organization that will mean, do not venture to predict. That it will involve some change is certain. I be- 1ieve that all the statesmen of the old country and the dominions who have spoken about it are unanimous on that point. The forthcoming war council, however, cannot deal with these fundamental postwar problems, but It may afford some insight into the form they may take"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
Baptist Church Business Meeting.

The annual business meeting and
roll call of the Baptist church was held
in the church Dee. %. The church and
society meeting was called to order at
10 a. m by Vice Pres. +. w. Watson
and after prayer b. Rev. J. r. Law
renee these officers were elected: Clerk,
II. j. Heath; president, F. W. Watson
vice pres. l. +. Chase; prudential COM.
L. L. Hastings, R. d. Phillips, c. Trues-
dell: treas, Miss Cora Mason; audi
tor. F. W. Watson: bookkeeper, Miss
Pearl Thayer: asst. bookkeeper. Mrs. L.
J. Parker; collector. F. II. Willard;
chorister, Mrs. r. ID. Phillips; ushers
Arthur Cutler, Raymond Phillips, Al
Ian Heath, Edwin Parker.
Reports wera given and committee
including Rev J. Il. Lawrence, Miss
Pearl Thayer and Mrs. Hattie Blood ap
pointed to care for the missionary
work. y bountiful dinner was servej
to about 20. followed by a social hour
In the afternoon song service was
led b. Rev T.. w Johnson of Wes
Wardsboro. An address was given By
Rev. Irving Grey of Jamaica on Tht
Entermingling Of Lives The spirit o
the address was summed up in the beau
| tiful and wcll-known verses by San
Walter Foss, The House by the Side O
the Road Rev F. ". johnson tool
| for his stirring address the topic.
| Plea for Conservation. A choir san;
| in the afternoon and Miss Florenc
| Howard gave a soprano solo, Jesus
Lover Of Nv Soul. The church rol
was called by the clerk, II. !. Heath
- responding in person, six by lette
and II by message. Response also wa
| given hy seven visitors. The tota
membership of the church is 90 TIL
ordinance Of the Lord s supper was OF
served at the close Of the exercises
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
POLIO SERUM EXPERIMENTS,
State Board of Health Pleased With Re
suits Obtained From 1t.

BURLINGTON, Jan. 3. - The mJec'
tion into the spinal canal of person m
the early stages of mfantile paralysis
of serum taken from the blood Of an
other person who has had the disease,
prey cnts the patient from mourning the
paralv,is that is the most alarming and
dangerous result OF this dread disease.
Experiments which have been made
upon poliomyclitis patients under the
direction of the Vermont state board OF
health apparently prove the value ot the
above treatment in warding of paraly-
sis.
Thirteen eases of polio, which devel-
opcd i'm Grand Isle county IN September
/ and October last, were all treated with
serum and in every instance paralysis
was avoided.
I The first case found in Vermont since
/ October was that of a woman teacher
/ in New Haven ON December -. Sine,
I then two more eases have developed IL
Bristol These two, who are children
were treated with the serum and NJ
PARALYSIS has followed. The patients
are under the supervision of DR.. Taylor
of the state board of health staff.
! The serum is taken from the blood
of any one who has had infantilc paraly
sis. Ia the instances above noted il
came from the persons who had tn,
disease during the epidemic of 1914.
An insertion is made III the lumba
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
LET GOOD RESOLUTIONS FADE
But Fugitive Impulse to Lead Better
Lives Can't Help But Have an
Eanobling Effect.

In one of his published sermons
Henry Ward Becher pictures a com
pany Of some twoScore persons, him
self among the number, travelling by
steamer down the Ohio river. Sabbath
morning dawns, and the passengers
ask the clergyman to conduct Il relig-
iouS service and give them an infor-
NAL talk. He breaches on PauIs
words, ''In honor preferring one an
other As the preacher unfolds the
nobility and beauty of the uuSeltiSh
life, not few of his listeners are
deeply moved. Here a head is bowed
in serious thought, there teardrop
glistens in the eye, and frequently
nearer mods emphatic agreement with
the preachers words
But as the notes of the closing hymn
die, the gong sounds for dinner, and
the congregation rusheS away in hot
haste to get the best places at table
and the first serving of food. At the
first opportunity to put into practice
the truth of the mornings sermon, the
hearers forget the generous emotions
Ii had excited, and let the selfish, self
seeking habits of life resume their
sway.
And yet. Mr.. Beecher adds, these
people were not hypocrites The emo
| ton was genuine While the impulse
fingered they really meant TO live more
| for others and less for themselves.
But the impulse was fugitive. They
! never seized hold of it and nodded ii
! into n firm purpose.
What splendid biographies almost
| any of us might bequeath to the world
If we could honestly express them in
| the terms of fleeing aspirations and
! impulses toward good and noble
| things. And what Il melancholy chap.
ter in even the best life is made up
of its defeated ambitions, its I'M
wrought deeds of kindness its manly
resolves that never came to anything
its heaven-sent visions that faded out
in the light of the common day. The
fugitive impulse is too weak to bS
| trusted, but it has in it the making OF
that which curbs unruly passions, Sub
dues deep-seated habits, and shape;
the whole life ON the broad lines OF
Christ's perfect manhCod.-Io uth'.
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
TWO-CENT STAMP
BROUGHT FORTUNE
Young Irishman Won Valuable Quarter
Section of Land in
California.

Los ANGELES, Calf, Jan. 3.-Howl
a wideawakc young Irishman, by keep
ing his eyes wide open and spending two
cents for a postage stamp, won a quar-
ter section of valuable homestead land,
came to light when Register Roche and
Receiver Mitchell of the local land Of
fee rendered a decision awarding Mi
chael Walsh the contest which entities
him TO possession Of a part of what was
once tile estate Of Marcus DAILY, the
Montana mining king. The tract is one
Of the most fertile in the state and is
easily worth $4,000.
The land, an hour ride from Los
Angeles, is at Homby Junction on the
Southern Pacific and on the line Of the
state highway leading from this city.
How others who had long been watch
ing this section should have failed TO
seize the golden opportunity, and how
Walsh won it, in spite of the fact that
there was already a settler on the tract,
is q remarkable story. There probably
will be q contest by the man who has
lost the property, but Walsh has won
the FIRST round Of the battle, and pos
session is nine points of the law. par
tl'hidliN W bfl IL - bdGhSu hH bN AiAN
government land officers authorize
tion.
Through some means yet not clearly
understood. Michael Walsh got a
bunch that the land was open to en-
try, although there was nothing in the
| local land Office to show it. He wrote
| the general land office in Washington,
| investing q two-ctnt stamp in the en-.
| tcrprise. and was informed that the
| land was open to entry and had been
since juno 9. 1918. Since that time il
4 had been right under the eyes of eager
/ homcsteadcrs, waiting for some one tC
4 pick III a small fortune.
i On September L., 1919, Walsh flied
I a homestead entry on the land and, co
incident with the act of fling, letter
was received at the local land Office
that the particular land was open 1ol
settlement. Walsh had tried to file he
fore that date, but his entry was re
fused on the ground that the land ha'
not been restored. Walsh insisted tina
the land was subject to entry, but a
the register and receiver had never re
Iccivcd any such information he was no
allowed to file at that time. But witt
tha receipt of the later information tn
entry of Walsh was legal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03

J. r. Lawrence two sons, Raymond
Lawrence of Pittsfeld, Mass, and
Winfield Lawrence, a student in New
Salem academy, New Salem, Mass,
united with the church by baptism.
A merry party Of Grange members
and friends enjoyed a social evening in
the Congregational vestry on Friday
evening. Christmas exercises were
given, including songs and recitations
by the children and vocal solos and
readings by the adults. An interesting
talk was given the children by 6. B.
Whitney and the motto, Perseverance,
, was given them for the New Year. A
gaily decorated Christmas tree was
then stripped of its fruit, all present
receiving bag of candy, peanuts and
popcorn as a gift from the Grange, also
q gift by exchange, the latter causing
much mirth in many cases. lee cream
and cake We're served and the remain
| der of the evening spent with games
The next regular meeting will be held
Friday evening of this week, when of
'ticers will be installed and an oyste1
supper served to the Grange member:
and their families.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
TOWNSHEND.
Miss Tloril1a Burnap.

Miss Florilla Burnap died Thursday
evening, Dee. %, at her home in
Simpsonville, where she had lived 60
years. Miss Burnap reached her Goth
birthday anniversary in November. Her
health, never robust, had been frail for
many wears and for some time she had
rarely left her bed.
Miss Burnap was born in Windham,
one of several children of Deacon Lu-
Their and Mary Bliss Burnap, only three
of whom lived to maturity. She was
the last surviving member of the fam
lily. Deacon Burnap moved to this vii
lage from Windham about 65 years ago
living first in the house now occupied
bv Miss Lois Rumrill and building the
Burnap house which they occupied with
/ their daughters.
/ After the death of the parents Misses
Eliza and Florilla Burnap lived here
together until the death of Eliza il
| 1910, at the age of -. Since that time
Miss Burnap had been cared for by hel
nephew. Bliss B. Prentiss, and wife
who made her last days comfortable
and happy.
Miss Burnap had a remarkable mem
DRY OF oates anu dllHouSH HNlHS d Ie
tired life, seldom leaving her home, sh'
could give instantly the dates of event
which had passed from the minds o
more active people. She was of an af
fectionate nature and many remem
Der the unusual attractiveness of he
appearance in younger days.
The funeral was held at the hous
Saturday. Rev. r. II. Bosworth ofici
ating The bearers were the two neph
ews, who are The only surviving clos
relatives. Bliss B. Prentiss and brother
Ernest Prentiss Of Springfield, Mass
and two neighbors, Earl F. Knapp an
W. w. Holbrook. The burial took plac
in Windham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards, a Veil-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. T. NJ Edwards Tor y years
treated scores OF women for liver ard
bowel ailments. During these years he
gave to his patients prescription made
of a few wcil-l,nown vegetable ingredi-
ents mixed with olive oil, naming then,
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, you will
know them by their olive color.
These tablets are Wonder-worker5 on
the liver and bowels which cause nor
NAL action, carrying eff the waste and
poisonous matter IN ones system.
Ii you have a pale face sallow look,
dull eyes, pimplcs, coated tonguc. head
aches, listless, no-good feeling, al OFT
of sorts. inactive bowels you take enc
Of DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly
for time and note The pleasing results.
Thousands Of women IS well Is men
take DIR. Edwards Olive Tabiets-the
successful substitute fer calomel-noW
and then just to.keep in the pink OF con-
dition. l0c and 25c per boS. All druggists
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03

Hayden Marsh Of Brattleboro spent
the holidays at home.
The seminary and graded schools
opened Tuesday, after the Christmas
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Livermore were
taken seriously i'll with grip Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 7. Heath and sister
Miss Heath, have been i'll. -Four mem
hers of the family spent Christmas day
in bed.
Mrs. \. W. Barry, who had beer
slowly recovering from an acute attach
of seiatic rheumatism is again contine,
to her bed with severe attack Of grip
Miss Hester Holden returned Mon
day to her school in WillamsviIle ant
Miss Florence Howard to Brookside
after spending their two weeks Christ
mas vacation at their homes.
The schedule of the union meeting
Of the week of PRAYER is as follows
Baptist church Tuesday evening and a
, clock Wednesday afternoon; Con
greg tional church Thursday eyenin,
and at > clock Friday afternoon.
At the union service in the Ba pits
church Christmas Sunday evening Rev
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
LONDONDERRY.
Play Draws Crowd.

The Falka club, one of the best anna
teur theatrical organizations in the
state, presented in Union hall Friday
night the three-act western drama, Nick
of the Woods, before almost a record
breaking house. The play was given
for the benefit of the sidewalk fund
and improvements in the Congregation
al church, and was under the manage
ment of Frank Stowell and Carl Butt
ner. \. G. Woods was stage manager
Those who took part We're Edith l.
Davies, Mrs. Carl Buttner, Gertrude
Hutchins, Olive Hutchins, Mrs. Car
Wright, Frank Marden, Leon Aldrich
Malcolm Barney, Carroll Doane, Guy
Rounds. Gordon Wilder, Carl Stone
John Williamson, Delbert Stone. Her
bert Williams and Charles Carver.
The play was followed BY a ball. 4
buffet luncheon was served, in charge
| of Mrs. Ella Payne.
Fifty years ago this same play Wa
presented here, and those now living
| who took part in the presentation thel
are Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Parker, Mrs
| Fanny Wilkins, Charlie Eames. l.. T
| Sheldon and Hon. a. b. Waite. Nh
| Parker, who is now more than SO year
old, has prompted for dances upward
Of 80 years and officiated at the dane
| Friday night.