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ACTION OF OR. OATES
IS SURPRISE TO THE
BOARD OF REVENUE
Inspector Orders the White
Women’s Section of Coun
ty Jail Closed
PRISONERS TO BE
SENT TO ANNISTON
None Held at Present—‘•McAdory Says
He Did No! Recommend Action of
Oates—Members of Board
Comment
The action of Dr. William H. Gatos,
state prison inspector, yesterday in or
dering the removal of all white women
confined In the Jefferson county jail to
the Calhoun county jpil at Anniston,
was a complete aurpilse to members of
the board of revenue.
Members of the board were amazed
last night to learn of the action of the
inspector, but took the news philosoph
ically, saying that there were no white
women in the county jail at present.
Dr. Oates in ordering the removal of
white women from the jail made the
following comment: “This compartment
is unsuitable for the confinement of white
women. It is located just across the
corridor from the negro female compart
ment and obnoxious odors are smelled
continually. My reports show tliat during
the last fiscal year more than 300 white
women were In the compartment and I
have come to the conclusion that other
arrangements should be made. In addi
tion in those who asked that the section
be closed, I understand one of the best
known judges of Jefferson county has
also stated that this action should be
taken.”
Dr. Oates ordered the section of the
jail closed until further notice. He
has always contended that the section
was inadequate and from time to time
changes have been made to meet his
views.
Dr. It. F. Lovelady, president of the
board, when notified of Dr. Oates’ ac
tion was much surprised.
“This is news to me,” he said, “as
3 was at the office all day an 1 had
heard nothing of it. It was only a day
or two ago that 1 received a copy of
Dr. Oates’ report to the governor of
his inspection of the county jail and
there was nothing said about contem
plated changes and no alteration in his
usual recommendations. To the best of
by recollection there are no white
women in the county jail at the pres
ent time. In the absence of further in
formation J would not care to com
ment.”
Hugh McGeever's expression was
even more laconic.
; ‘‘This is the first I have heard of it,"
he. said in reply to a request for a
statement. “I was at the office all day
but we heard nothing of it. 1 am great
ly surprised.”
D. H. Pennington was at first incredu
lous when told of Dr. Oates’ action.
“This is very surprising,” he said. **%.e
have an engagement with Dr. Oates for
Jajmary 11 when we Will go over the new
jail situation and \letermine regarding
the disposal of the CoirtUy warrants, and
ti.edide whether to go ahead with the
Uiujif. We had a conference with* Dr.
Oates on the 15th and lie said nothing
more than usual regarding the jail and
gave no intimation that he was contem
plating the order for the removal of wom
cjv< prisoners. I left the office at 6:lf>,
having been there all day, but heard noth
ing from Montgomery.”
It was reported yesterday afternoon that
Dr. Oates’ action was taken at the re
quest of Sheriff McAdory and other of
llcials. The sheriff last night denied
lhat he had recommended the closing of
the white women's section of the jail,
although admitting that it was no place
in * which to keep white women perma
nently.
did not recommend the closing of the
miction,” said the sheriff, “but it is un
fit for habitation by white women and
wp have not been keeping any there late
- ly.'We have a very nice room in that sec
tion of the jail where women are detained
temporarily until they can be transferred
somewhere else. At present there is no
one in that section of the jail.”
Cheeks ( roup instantly
You know croup Is dangerous. And
yon should also know the sense of se
curity tbat comes from always hav
ing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
in the house. It cuts the thick mucus
and clears away the phlegm, stops the
strangling cough and gives easy breath
ing and quiet sleep. Take It for coughs,
colds, tickling thoat, hoarseness and for
bronchial and la grippe coughs. Con
tains no opiates. Every user is a friend.
Sold by all dealers.
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December 25-26
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: SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
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| Mr. Hartwell of Mobile Will
Present a Bill For “Clean
er Elections”—His
Views
IW Hl;«n W. ROBERT*
Harry T. Hartwell, a prominent bus
iness man of Mobile, well known
throughout the slate, will represent the
Thirty-third senatorial district In the
legislature. One of the Important mat
ters to he advocated and fought for
by Mr. Hartwell will be a measure pro
viding for “cleaner" elections In Ala
bama.
On various subjects his position is
presented in his own language as fol
lows:
“J favor the retrenchment of expen
ditures of our State finances. I am op
posed to the fee system in many of
the HOW existing offices, I feel that
some of the unnecessary offices which
have been created in the past through
political patronage should be abol
Ished.
I think the most important business
confronting our next legislature will
be a revision of the tax system of the
state and some means adopted where
by our present indebtedness can be
greatly reduced. I am of the opinion
that the best and most satisfactory way
to handle the whisky evil is under the
Smith-Parks bill; so convinced am I of
this fact that I would vote to con
tinue to regulate It us it is being regu
lated at the present time. We arc
handling it in this olby on the highest
moral plane that it can be handled un
der present conditions.
“The bills that I propose to introduce
arc as follows: One to Improve our
present method of handling elections.
It will be my purpose to eliminate as
much as possible the obnoxious condi
tions around the polling places on the
days of elections where men are em
ployed at fabulous prices not only to
try to Influence voters but resort to
the debauchery of purchasing x'otes
which should not be tolerated by our
modern methods of government. It will
be my purpose to change the laws re
garding the registration of voters,
thereby taking the present system out
of the bands of what Is now common
ly known as the 'ring politicians,’ I
believe that all elections should be
handled fairly and that voters should
be given the right to their freedom of
choice. When tills' is accomplished we
will have a high type of citizenship
to offer for public office.
"The other important pieces of leg
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HARRY T. HARTWELL
Who Will Represent the Thirty-third
Senatorial district in the legislature
islation will be the elimination of the
convict lease system and the improve
ment of our educational system and
child labor laws. I think the age limit
of children being allowed to labor in
cotton mills and other industries should
be placed at 16 years—certainly not
under 14. A portion of the convict's
earnings should go to the support of
his family.
“I favor the calling of a constitution
al convention if it is necessary to re
vise our tax system or if it becomes
f ecesssary through any other progres
sive sources.
"I am not sufficiently informed at
present to pass upon the creation of
now counties. I favor the supervision
of public utility corporations being
placed in the hands of our state rail
road commission, but am not in favor
of increasing the membership of the
present commission, as I feel that three
members are fully ample to handle all
these matters and would oppose an In
crease on the grounds of■ increased ex
penditures.”
Mr. Hartwell was born in Mobile,
March 7, 1871, and was educated in
Mobile. He was formerly president of
the Mobile county school board and it
Is said that he served his people well
in that capacity. He is a married man
and is the father of two children, both
girls. In politics he is a “progressive”
democrat; in religion, a Catholic. lie is
prominent in business and in a social
sense and is very popular with the peo
ple among whom he was born and
reared.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS |j
• SENATE.
Hands committee closed public
hearings on water power site leas
ing bill.
Senator Newlands spoke on his
plan to co-ordinate river and har
bor improvements into a broad na
tional plan of development.
Adjournment taken nt 1:10 p. m.
till noon, December 29.
HOUSE.
Colorado officials urged lands
committee to create a Rocky
mountain national park..
Adjourned at 12:60\p. m. Until
noon, December 29.
Washington. December 23.—Undismayed
by the defeat in the House yesterday of
the Hobson resolution for a prohibition
constitutional amendment, prohibition
leaders began realigning forces today
for ant light in the Hixty-fourth Con
gress, > h meets next December.
Reprf ative Hobson declared a vote
nt the t session would show a ma
terial gain for the cause, and reiterated
his prediction that should the amendment
fail again the question would be a para
mount issue in the campaign of 1916.
Prohibition leader.* in Congress gener
ally arc Inclined to believe it would be a
waste of time to attempt to get action
in the Senate this session on Senator
Sheppard's prohibition amendment resolu
tion which is a duplicate of the defeated
House measure.
South Trimble, clerk of the House,
examined last night’s final roll call
for opponents of the Hobson resolu
tion and found that 138 of those who
voted against the measure have been
re-elected and will serve in the next
Congress. With the 435 members of the
House voting, 14f» negatives defeated a
proposed constitutional amendment. So.
if all those who voted against the reso
lution last night hold to their positions,
it is figured the opposition will need
only eight of the 134 new members in
the next Congress to make certain an
other defeat.
PUBLIC LANDS
HEARINGS END
Washington, December 23.—The Senate
public lands committee today concluded
its hearings on the administration bill
to provide leases for water power sites. A
report is expected soon after January 1.
Committee members said tonight the
main features of the bill as it passed the
House would be retained.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
UNTIL DECEMBER 29
Washington, December 23—Congress sus
pended business today and went home for
Christmas. Both houses adjourned to
meet again Tuesday, December 111.
The holiday recess finds the legislative
work well advances. The constitutional
amendment for woman suffrage probably
will come up early In January. Several
committees will report appropriation bills
si on after the recess, and House leaders
expect to clear up the session's business
by March 4.
KING ALBERT TELLS
HOW LITTLE BELGIUM
ARMY HAS FOUGHT IN
COUNTRY’S DEFENSE
(Continued from Page One)
said, ‘I know that 700 of our brave Bel
gian soldiers were killed outright.”
King Albert continued: ”T believe I am
not claiming too much to say that our
army saved Dunkirk and Calais at the
battle of the Year.”
The King praised the good spirits of his
soldiers now in the trenches. When the
correspondent expressed a desire to ego
the Belgian soldiers actually in the
trenches, he said:
•You may, but I cannot promise that
this will bo without risk. Mrs. Asquith
expressed the same desire while she was
visiting my wife a short time ago. When
the party was taken to the second line of
trenches a big German shell fell nearby
and it did not make our guests feel com
fortable.”
When the correspondent inquired as to
the King's own safety, King Albert smil
ingly replied:
“We must live under shell Are here.”
Remark Literally True
I.ater Inspection showed this remark to
be literally true, an scarcely a square
rule of Belgium left under the rule of
her King Is free from the danger of shell
Are.
King Albert repeated Ids expressions of
appreciation of American relief for his
I people as the correspondent was about to
! leave, especially singling out Brand Wh*t
lcck, tlie American minister to Belgium,
| and Hugh S. Gibson, secretary of lega
i lion, for their efforts in Belgium's behalf.
He declared Mr. Whitlock had done splen
did work in Brussels as mediator between
the Belgians and their conquerors, and
expressed the fcope that Mr. Whitlock
would remain at his post until the end
of the war.
"And I understand that Mf. Whitlock
came to Brussels for a rest.” remarked
the King with a grim smile.
King Albert was averse to discussing
the ruin which has overwhelmed the coun
try, saying simply:
“You will know something of it your
self tomorrow when you see our destroyed
tow ns.”
Your majesty, It has been predicted
that you will re-enter your capital with
1 ing throe months,” the correspondent
said.
( The King shook ills head sadly, saying:
, “Not so soon, but some day I shall ride
into Brussels at the head of the Bel
gian army.”
Bidding the correspondent good night
with a warm handshake the King ended
the interview.
King Albert is commander of his army
it: fact as well as in name. Its reorgani
zation into a compact fighting force of1
lesB than half of its former size, but in
finitely superior In efficiency, Is due prin
cipally to the King's work and inspira
tion He has surrounded himself with
young and enthusiastic officers who al
ready are veterans In experience, and
ibis new personnel works with the ut
most harmony.
The King's chief support Is Queen Eliza
beth. who lives only' a ‘few miles away
at h place also on Belgian soil, where
he lias complete charge of one of the
largest military corps. No other women
except the trained nurses are permitted
to approach the Belgian line. Even wives
of highest officers are not allowed to
pay visits to their husbands.
Is Living Simply
King Albert is living as simply as any
subaltern of bin staff. Tn the entrance to
the town hall is a rickety army coton
whic be seeks short naps when occasional
ly the Germans relax their efforts to smash
the thin Belgian line. When a few leisure
hours permit, the King and the Queen
meet; but they are living virtually under
campaign conditions. The Queen Is the
patron saint of the Belgian wounded, who
prefer her hospital to those located on
the safer bases. The Queen occasionally
goes to England to see her children, but
lately she has devoted virtually her every
waking moment to her hospital.
Neither the King nor the Queen has
the usual personal suite. King Albert’s
aides are working staff officers who serve
24-hour watches, while the Queen’s ladies
in waiting are trained nurses on her
hospital staff.
LIBRARYTO REMAIN
OPEN CHRISTMAS
Library Director Carl Milam announced
yesterday that regular hours will be ob
served Christmas Day by the Central li
brary, located on the fourth floor of the
city hall. All of the branch libraries
will be closed for the day.
Mr. Milam states that there Is always
a good demand for books at the library
on Christmas, and for that reason the
library wilt remain open the entire day.
GADSDEN TO HAVE
MUNICIPAL. TREE
Gadsden, December 23.—Gadsden will
celebrate with a community. Christmas
tree In the courthouse park. Ladles of
the Associated Charities and the Elks
joined In a movement to give the poor
a Christmas tree, and hundreds of con
tributions have been made.
Cruiser Newcastle Arrives
Valparaiso, December 23.—The British
cruiser Newcastle arrived here today
and Is taking on coal and provisions.
ONLY ONE “Bromo Qstein.," that is
11 -axafive Rromo Quinine J5*
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Bessemer. December 23.—(Special.)
Thieves have been active In and around
Bessemer for the past two days. Last
night a cow was stolen from the back
yard of M. C. Bradley at Jonesboro and
as yet no trace of the missing animal j
has been found. The home of Chelsea j
Hagler was also entered and 250 pounds
of pork that had just been killed and
salted was stolen. Entrance into the
room where the meat was packed was
gained by breaking through the door
with an ax.
Charlie Stitts, who was shot and se
riously wounded yesterday aftrrnoon by
John Skates as a result of an argu
ment over some work is reported to be
doing as well as could be expected at
the Elizabeth Duncan hospital tonight
John Skates, who was placed in the
Bessemer city jail yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff J. N. Smithson on a.
charge of assault with intent to murder
on Mr. Stitts, was allowed bond this aft
ernoon in the amount of 31500 which he
made.
Funeral services over the remains of
1. M. Lowery, 66 pears of age, who died
last night at the home of his brother,
S. M. Ix>wery, in Thompsontow’n wrere
held this afternoon from the residence,
the services being conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Thompson, pastor of the Reeder’s
Baptist church, assisted by the Rev.
George Stoves, pastor of the First Meth
odist church. Interment was at Cedar
Hill cemetery. The deceased had been
111 for a long time and his death was
not unexpected. He Is survived by two
brothers, S. M. anh A. S. Lowery, and
a number of other relatives.
A pretty wedding which was sol*
emnized tonight was that of M!b3 Jean
ette Allen and Dr. Solon Westcott
Wright, which took place at the home
of the bride’s mother, Mrs. C. W. Al
len, on Eighth avenue and Nineteenth
street in the presence of relatives and
a few intimate friends. The guests were
met at the door by Mrs. Henry W. Tay
lor of Birmingham and Mrs. C. Bert
Lytle. The hall was attractively dec
orated In the Christmas tones, holly,
mistletoe, red bells and ferns being
used in profusion. In the parlor the
pink and green tones were employed,
ferns, smilax, palms and pink roses
and carnations being artistically ar
ranged throughout the rooms.
An Improvised altar was built in the
bay windows of palms and ferns, while
lighted tapers burned in silver can
delabra here and there. At the strains
of Lohengrin’s wedding march, played
by Miss Kate Lacey, with violin ob
ligato by Miss Beryl Pinner, the bridal
party entered, being led by Miss Hat
ty e Allen, wearing a coat suit of navy
blue and carrying a shower bouquet of
pink carnations, and Mr. D. F. Dif
fley from opposite aisles. They were
followed by the matron of honor, Mrs.
Willena Dodd, in a coat suit of mid
night blue and carrying pink carna
tions, and Mr. Theodore Wright. The
bride entered with Iver maid of honor,
Miss Willie Allen, also in a blue cloth
coat suit and carrying pink carna
tions, and were met at the altar by
the groom and his best man, Dr. Gro
ver Jhtgene Murphy of Birmingham
'me bride was becomingly attired in a
going ft way gown of navy blue cloth
with accessories to match and carried
a show’er bouquet of pink Killarney
roses. The little ribbon bearers, Cadie
V. Dodd and John Allen Dodd, formed
an aisle for the bride.
The impressive ring ceremony was pro
nopnoed by ^he M^v. K. Thornton,
pastor of the First Baptist church. Im
mediately after the ceremony a recefMm
was held. In the dining room the pink
and green tones were further emphasized,
ferns and English ivy intermixed with
pink carnations were employed in the
decorations. Here a tempting Ice course
in the pink and w hite shades was served
by Mrs. T. E. Pinner, Mrs. Purdie and
Miss Lucy Gwin.
Dr. and Mrs. Wright left tonight for
Mobile and on their return they will be
at home with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lytle,
on Twenty-fourth street.
The Trinity Episcopal church will ob
serve “White Christmas” Thursday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock Instead of 5 o’clock
as has been announced and all of the
children and members of the church are
urged to be present. A splendid musical i
programme has been arranged and will j
be rendered by the children.
A quiet wedding which was solemnized
this afternoon at the homo of the bride's
parents in Birmingham was that of Miss
Ethel Hughes and D. L. Thomason of
this city, the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Bessemer, in
the presence of a few frlendB and rela
tives. Both of the young people are
well known in Bessemer where they will
reside.
ANNISTON
Annlaton, December 24.—(Special.)
With the city hall draped in mourlng
and the fire bell tolling a requiem, the
body of Jack Holland Was borne
through the streets of Annlaton
Wednesday afternoon with all the hon
ors ths municipality could bestow
upon the officer who lost his life Mon
day morning while In the discharge of
his duty.'
The funeral cortege left the Holland
residence on Sixteenth street and Wal
nut avenue at 2 o'clock and as the
hearse moved away from the house the
big bell at the city hall began to toll.
Whsn the body reached the church the
bell ceased Its dirge and began again
when the casket was removed from the
church to be carried to the cemetery.
Hundreds of friends of the faintly of
the slain officer gathered at the resi
dence and accompanied the funeral
train to the First Baptist church on
Fourteenth street and Pine avenue. Six
members of the police force served as
active pallbearers and members of the
city administration were honorary pall
bearers. Many beautiful floral deslgna
were placed on the coffin as It was
borne from the house and others were
arranged on the altar at the church.
A new version as to the caiiBOS of
the killing has been given by Joo Iv
ins, a brother of Burkett Ivins, the
revenue officer now lying between life
and death at Sellers hospital. Ths
brother In question la accompanied here
by Knox Booth, revenue collector tor
Alabama and Tennessee, several other
revenue officers and his brothers, John
B. Ivins of Atlanta and Robert Ivins
of Chattanooga. They say that Ivins
and the postemen had gone to the re
stricted district In pursuance of in
formation given them that the revenue
law waa being violated there; that a
dispute arose and one of the a omen
called a policeman. Joe Ivins says that
his brother had surrendered his pistol
when the shooting took place and that
he waa a victim of circumstances, Just
as was Patrolman Holland.
Mary Allle Cole Makes Bond
Mary Allle Cole, held 'on a charge of
assault with Intent to murder In con
nection with the shooting of Robert A.
Welta On the night of November 16.
was released from the county jsll yes
terday afternoon at 6 o;cloclc on a 11000
bond. Immediately following tho sign
ing of the bond Miss Cole left with
friends, who had spent the day l* «f
laEte to Mcure her release.
| OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER I
~~ U. S. Department of Agriculture. // *
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EXPLANATORY NOTES, \\
ObserTatlons taken at 8 p. m„ 75th meridian time. Air pressure reduced to sea lerel. Isobars (continuous lines) pass through point* - 11
of eoual air pressure. Isotherms (dotted lineal pas* through points of equal temperature: II
O cle»r: © partly cloudy: © cloudy: ©taint © snow; ® report missing.' Arrows fly with the wind.
Weather Forecast
■Washington, December 23.—Weather
forecast for Alabama and Mississippi:
Cloudy with probably local rainB
Thursday and Friday.
Georgia: Cloudy Thursday and Fri
day; probably local rains. N.
Tennessee: Cloudy Thursday and Fri
day; probably local rains.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
December 23, 3914:
Highest temperature . 42
Lowest temperature . 33
Mean temperature . 38
Normal temperature . 46
Deficiency in temperature since
Jan. 1 885
Rainfall . 01
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 .41.03
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 7.33
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 89
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. 54
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, December 23.—(7 p. m.)
Pressures have fallen somewhat over
nearly all of the country east of the
Rocky mountains and the winds have
changed from northerly to easterly anrl
southly quarters during the past 24
hours. Rains have continued over most
of the western cotton sections and in
Mississippi and Alabama. Snows were
reported at several stations in the
lake region. Cloudy skies prevailed over
almost the entire country at 7 p. m.
Zero weather occurred in Manitoba
and northern Minnesota. Readings of
30 degrees were general over the plat
eau divisions and all sections east of
the Rockies and north of Oklahoma and
the Ohio river.
In the cotton states temperatures
have risen from 2 to 6 degrees, but
still remain below normal in most dis
tricts.
Summaiy of observations mads at
United States Weather Bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending * p. zn., sev
enty-flfth meridian time, December 2d,
1914:
Temp'lure Pre
High Lew clp
To Last lta
day. N’rtt. tlon
Abilene . 42 3 1 . .
Atlanta. . .. 38 30
Birmingham . 42 33 .01
BoBton . 26 16
Brownsville . 60 4t? .01
Buffalo . 16 10
Calgary . 30 IG
Charleston . . 60 42 ..
Chicago . 18 6 ..
Corpus Chrlstl . 48 46 .04
Denver . 44 12
Des Moines . 24 6 .. j
Dodge City . 32 6
Duluth . »4 *16 . .j
Durango . 44 12 . . i
Fort Worth . 44 ... .01
Galveston . 60 44 .06
Green Bay. 4 *3
Hatteras . 48 38
Havre . 84 14 . J
Gelena . 42 36
Huron . 20 0
Jacksonville . 64 43
Kansas City . 30 18
Knoxville . 42 24
Louisville . 32 24
Memphis . 38 30
Minneapolis. 2 . . .10
Miami . 78 66 .02
Mobile . 66 46
Modena . 22 4
Montgomery . 48 33 .03
Nashville . 38 21
New Orleans . 54 50
New York . 28 20
North Platte . 38 4
Oklahoma. 38 28
Palestine . 46 38 .04
Phoenix . 58 52 .18
Pittsburg... 24 20 .01
Portland . 40 24
Raleigh . 50 32
Rapid City . 42 22
Roseburg . 28 24
Roswell . 42 34 .03
Salt Lake City . 28 14
San Antonio . 44 40 .02
San Francisco . 60 46
Sault Ste. Marie . 8 »:1 .04
Sheridan '. i .».*.« M .. < 40 H
Shreveport . 42 36 .08
Spokane . 30 12
St. Louis . 34 22
Tampa.'.... 74 52
Toledo . 24 10 ..I
. icKsuurg . 46 36 .18 fj
Washington . 38 18 ..HI
Willlston . 8 0 .. H
Winnemucca. 28 2 .. M
Winnipeg. *12 *26 .. I
•Indicates below zero. n
E. C. HORTON, ^oeal Forecaster. &
TWO BROTHERS DIE
WITHIN FEW HOURS 1
OF EACH OTHER
Selma. December 23.—(Special.) j
Houston Edwards, aged 81, and George
Edwards, aged '91, brothers, who re
side near Perryvllle, Perry county,
both died Tuesday within a few hours
of each other, according to Informa
tion received here Wednesday. Houston
Edwards died at his home In Perry
ville Tuesday morning after a short
Illness. A messenger was dispatched tp
the home of his brother, George Ed
wards, who lived some 10 miles froifi
Perryvllle. Upon receipt of the in. 8
formation of the death of his younger
brother, George Edwards was taken
suddenly 111 and died about two hours
later. Both of the brothers were in.
terred Wednesday morning.
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DAMAGE SUIT FOR
$6,252,000 IS FILED
Denver, Deoember 23.—Suit for $6,262,
000 damages was filed in federal court
here today by Rufus C. Elder and Frank
F. Mann, executors of the estate of
George W. Elder, against the Western
Mining company and other corporations
and individuals. The damages ar# for
minerals said to have been taken from
certain mines under a lease which the
complainants declare is void.
Among the defendants are Samuel D. *
Nicholson, recently candidate for the re
publican nomination for governor; the
American Smelting and Refining com
pany, the Guggenheim Exploration com
pany and the American Smelters Secui
rities company.
A Practically Perfect Preparation.
'^'^EARS of experience have enabled Mr. Fletcher to make Castoria a practically
perfect preparation. These years of labor: the amount of money required to
introduce its merits to the' public: the investment in its manufacture, including
the most modem machinery, mean a vast amount of invested capital. It follows .
that the greatest care is exercised in the selection of each ingredient, and the
greatest attention is paid to every detail of its preparation. The result is the
practically perfect preparation in the finished product; Fletcher's Castoria.
Herein lies the guarantee of the absolute safety in the use of Fletcher's
Castoria for the baby, and the warning against irresponsible makers of imitations
and counterfeits. The signature of Chas. H. Fletcher that is printed in black on
the wrapper and red on the bottle is the mother’s safeguard.
Children Cry For
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Extracts from Letters by Grateful
Parents to Chas. H. Fletcher.
Mm. Joim W. Derrick, of Lexington, S. C., says: “My children err
for Castoria, I not do without it.”
Mr. and Mm. J. A. Gaines, of Ripley, Tenn., My : “We encloee our
baby’, picture hoping it will induce tome peer tired mothers to give your
Ca.tori, a trial. W. have used it sineh beby was two weeks old.*'
Mm. J. G. Permsn, of Nashville, Tenn., says: “The perfect health of
■f I* A** *• your Castoria—the first and only medicine he hae taken. *
Be ie never entiaflod with one dooe, he alwaya cries for more.”
Mr. and Mm. A. L. Johnson, of Stevena Point, Wla., My: ‘When our
baby wm two woeks old he cried so much we did everything for him, then
got some Castoria and he ie now strong and fat. We would not be without
it, and are very thankful to you.”
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS BEARS
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