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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
COTTON MILL MERGER
Nears OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Titles Now Being Made.

New York, May 15.-The plan formedfo
uniting nn1rber of cotton mills in the
south will shortly be carried out. The
preliminary work has now been practi-
cally completed, and several of the mills
will be taken over in a few days There
after other mills will be merged as fast
as the necessary examinations of their
titles can be completed.
The Southern Textile company Is the
name of the combination, and it has been
chartered In New Jersey. The capital IS
81, 900, 900 preferred 100000 common and
Sc 600, 900 30-year 6 per cent bonds. 1t Is
considered that capitalization has been
made on a very moderate basis.
The plan followed in organizing the
combination has been, first, to have a
careful examination made of all the mills
to be taken in. This was performed by
Mr.. Makepiece. Out of 100 mills examined
by him only sixty were selected for adj
mission into the combine. Without con-
sidering the good will of the mills, it is
claimed the mills to be merged are worth
S12, 600 600. This is the estimate of the
expert and not of the owners of the mills.
On coming into the organization the
mill owners will take the securities of the
company In payment for their mills and
continue to operate the mills themselves.
the fact that practical mill men will be
in charge of the mills. while men of
abundant capital will finance the ven
ture in New York. Among those interest
ed are some of the leading men of this
city. The complete board has not yet
been formed. because southern mill own
ers when found possessed Of the proper
necessary ability will be taken in az
members of the board as their mills are
taken over.
There are many economies which can
be made by the merger in the opration OF
the mills both in the purchase of mater
ial and in the marketing of the produce
of the mills. The mill owners of the
south have In the past labored under the
disadvantage of not having sufficient
amount of working capital
Mill owners who on their merits were
entitled to all the credit they required in
buying raw material and carrying stock
have been unable TO obtain 1t, except az
exorbitant rates of interest, because of
their remoteness from the money centers
During hard times the isolated mills were
absolutely at the mercy OF the middlemen
In finding a market for their output. Not
wthstanding these handicaps many Of
the southern mills have been paying very
good dividends, indicating that the ma tur-
al conditions are much In their favor.
The list of mills which will be included
In the combination will not be announced
until they have actually beenN taken over
David Bennett King Of No. 10 Broadway.
New York, is general counsel for the new
combination. and is also financially inter-
ested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

with scores of small boat club houses
along the banks. The cost Of membership
in such a club Is not much more than
nominal. Then after the first cost OF
owning a boat a man has his holiday fun
all cut out for him without any addi-
tional expense and without having to
waste half a day in trains TO get some
where.
Besides the rivers there are acres and
acres of open country, the ball grounds
the Speedway and the Palisades to climb
without charge, just over the river.
THAT Speedway and the other fne
drives up there are easily within reach
of the $500 a year pocketbook. -Four
persons can have an afternoons drive in
a presentable livery STAPLE rig behind a
half decent horse for less money than
1t would cost to go to the theatre. and,
of course, have the fun of doing their
own driving That's a form of recreation
that the downtown man. on a small $500
salary never thinks of.
THAT'S about all ! know on how to
live on $500 a year Smoke a pipe and
the tobacco bill Will never trouble you,
and the other small-price iuxuries can
be squeezed out somehow. That table OF
expenses, although absolutely fixed on
some items. is elastic enough in other
points to bring the ends together at the
close of the year."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
Queer Things About Frogs.

From the New York Tribune.
"rhe frogs skin is so important as a
breathing apparatus that the creature
would die at once Of suffocation IL the
pores were closed by a coat Of sticky
varnish, by dust, or in any other way
says Ernest Harold Baynes, in the May
''Woman's Home Companion" while we
are speaking Of his breathing you will
notice that his sides do not heave as ours
do at each breath we take.
A frog has no ribs and cannot inhale and
exhale as we do, but is obliged to swallow
his air in gulps and If you will watch
this little fellows throat you will see it
continually moving in and out as one gulp
follows another. In order to swallow his
mouth must be closed; just try to swal-
low with your mouth wide open, and you
will see what | mean. A frog, then, al
ways, breathes through his nose, and if
you held his mouth open ne would suffo-
cate as surely as though you gave his
skin a coat of varnish. 11r. Frog has an
enormous mouth for his size. and if we
were to put a finger inside 1t we would
find that he has a row OF teeth In the
upper Jaw, and that his soft white tongue,
unlike our own, is attached in front and is
free behind When he wishes to catch
any insect he throws out the free end of
the tongue, and then draws 1t in so rapid
" that it is difficult TO see whether he
has been successful or not. AS the tongue
is coated with a gummy fluid the insect
sticks to 1t and is carried back into the
mouth. which closes upon It like the door
of a tomb Frogs, however, are not linn
tied TO one mode of feedng they often
leap open-mouthed upon larger prey
which includes, besides insects. small fish,
mice. small ducklngs, polllwogs and tiny
frogs -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

Alphonse, French walter. ...Geo. Averill.
Dorothy Travers. ....... Nellie Victoria.
Lady Hercules Hawser. Bessie Tannehill.
Nine. Camambert.. Matte Martz.
Marie, chambermaid. Alma Estee.
Julie. a.. =. :. =. -. ..........Miss Deyo.
Suzette. the French maid, 49,. e. :.
:. =. .......... =. :. ..Doro de Philippe.
Tourists, Peasants, Garcons, Femmes de
Chambres etc.
THE French Maid will be given every
evening during the coming week with the
usual matinees, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. The advance sale of seats In
dictate that this will be record breaking
week at the Bijou. The plot of the show
is:
ACT 1: Scene-Courtyard of Hotel An
glais Boulogne.
The Maharajah of India arrives on
board a war vessel under the personal
protection of Sir Drummond Fife. While
Sir Drummond sleeps, the Indian prince
makes love to Susette, a French cham
bermaid and makes an appointment to
meet her that night at the masked ball
given at the Casino Having previously
changed his uniform to that OF an Eng
lish admiral she does not recognize him
as the prince M. Camambert, a waiter
in the hotel, is very jealous of his hand
some English wife. and suspects her of
intending to go to the Casino ball to meet
Admiral Hawser, a boni fide English Off
Ger. who in turn is expecting his wife,
Lady Hawser, and their niece Dolly. The
second act is a Series of amusing comph-
cations occurring at the Casino ball, and
ends with a complete understanding be-
tween all parties.
During the performance several special
ties will be introduced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

most laughable. and the music through
out is very bright and tuneful. All of the
principals, who have eaptvated the BIZ
jou audiences during the past week, will
be well placed.
Miss Deyo. whose impersonaton of the
Girl from Paris, completely eaptivated
every one, will play the part of Julie. In
this character she is given an opportunity
to prove her title to being one of the very
best dancers on the American stage as
well as one of the oleverest actresses in
comic opera. She will score one of the
hits of the season with the singing of
her Sammy Song" which has not been
heard in Birmingham.
Miss Tannehill will have another COM
edy role that gives her additional oppor-
tunities, and her singing OF the Belle of
Highland Avenue will doubtless make
as big a hit as her SISTER Mary Jane"
song did, during the past week.
Messrs. James. Young and Giblyn. the
three comedians of the company, will
have parts calculated to excite the ris-
bilities of the audience. Davies and Phil
lips each have parts which will give am
pie scope for the display of their voices.
Following is the complete cast of char
acters:
Admiral Sir Hercules Hawser, X. c.
b.. Lewis Hooper.
The Maharajah of Punkapore. ....
-. =. :. :. -. Arthur Hurleigh.
General Sir Drummond Fife, V. C.
=. :. =. =. ......Arthur Barry.
Charles Brown, waiter. Sylvester James
Jack Brown a sailor. =. John Young.
Paul Legure, a gendarme. Harry Davies.
Mons. Camambert maitre q hotel.
:. -. Charles Giblyn
Lieut.. Harry Fife, r. NJ. Joseph Phillips
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

From the New York Sun.
Live on $500 a year in New York?
The easiest thing known exclaimed the
transplanted citizen who wasn't born
here. Don't be too hard on w. II. D.,
the man who wrote q letter to the Sun,
saying that he couldn't support wife
on $500 year and was so broke that
lie had to wear one hat FOR three years,
or something like that.
There is no need of condemning him
to death or to jail because his whine
has really done some good. 1t has made
thousands of people in the $500 year
class realize how comfortable they real
" are. But l do think that that letter
writer ought to have guardian.
Il am not a New Yorker; mat Is, not
native old New Yorker. BUT New York
became my adopted city six years ago.
mention the matter of adoption because
my notions of how to live here on $500
might strike the native whose family has
been here for generations as all wrong.
The outsider, a New Highlander like
myself, for instance, wants certain things
that the native wouldn't go across the
street for It's matter OF ndDlt.
THE native for instance. takes
bricked-in airshaft as a matter of course,
and never thinks Of it as an evil and an
abomination unless a baby or a hairbrush
falls into it and can't be got at easily.
But if you should entomb the wife of
New Highlander in an airshaft f1at-I beg
pardon, / mean apartment-she would
shed so many tears into the shaft that
the other tenants would think they had
got an artesian we'll on the premises and
then tremble for fear the rent might be
raised.
SO when your immigrant from New
England goes house hunting or fiat hunt
ing it isn't enough for him to know that
a place has seven rooms and a bath and
all modern improvements. There must
be a view.
That's a great word with the out-of-
towner. He cant help it. It's been in The
blood for nearly 800 years.
You see, the Pilgrims began it, gaz-
ing off shore from Plymouth for the
first glimpse of the next snip to come
from England with more folks and some
thing to eat. And for generations after
that the habit was kept up through
watching for the whaler or the clipper
ship to come into port.
That's why the New Highlander N this
town IS willing to add S. or $40 to his
rent for the privilege OF seeing some-
thing besides a fire escape and brick
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

informally of a dinner Jacket and made
with darker pearl buttons. The possessor
Of this new garment may feel that he Is
well dressed and at the same time cool
In dinner coat. And he has committed
no such sartorial soleclsm as wearing
white wnistcoat and black tie. The
waistcoat question became so perplexing
last summer that one tailor made din
ner jacket which closed in front with a
silk cord that made II impossible to sec
whether or not there was waistcoat
underneath.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
The Proper Evening Walstcoat.

From the New York Sun.
The problem of the evening waistcoat
In summer has been solved for all those
willing to accept the detum Of Fifth
avenue haberdasher and pay SIS for what
he provides. With the dinner coat to be
worn In summer a cloth waistcoat Is too
warm and one of the Indispensable feat
ures OF dinner coat is black tie. This
puts a white duck waistcoat out of the
question. The new waistcoat for summer
wear with a dinner coat Is pale gray
linen. single-breasted. as becoming the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
The sIlou.


When the Griffen Musical Comedy COM
pany was announced for last week at
the Bijou, the theater-g going public felt
some misgiving. But the large audiences
that have greeted the nine performances
of 1.-The Girl From Paris" pronounce the
production one of the best ever seen in
this popular house. The company made
an instantaneous hit, and each perform
ance during the past week has added to
its popularity. Jake Wells. at a very
heavy expense, has arranged to give the
Bijou patrons another magnificent pro-
duction by this company during the pres
emit week. when they will present, with
special scenery, beautiful costumes and
novel electric effects,
"The French Maid"
which the company pronounces the best
thing in their repertoire The book is by
Captain Basil Hood, and the music by
Walter Slaughter
THE French Maid" has never been seen
in Birmingham. 1t was one of the big
successes in New York and is sure to
add new laurels to the Griffen company
here. The play is written in two acts.
The scenes are laid in the court yard of
the Hotel Anglais and the gardens of the
Casino, Boulogne. The situations are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
Baby's Imagination.

From London Tft-Bits.
what was that noise. Katie?" shouted
the lady from the boudoir.
"Oh, num- it was only the baby crawl
ing under the piano. and he hit himself.
num-, replied the girl.
Dear little boy. Did he hurt himself,
Katie?"
NO. mum; it was the soft pedal he
hit, num-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
Making Love.

She-You make love like novice.
He-Then we're both directive. I ought
to make love like an expert and you
ought not to know the difference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
A Natural Effect.

From Puck.
The stock market was rather fever
ish today"
what's the mstters undigested secur-
ties.
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EVENING OF SONG
BY
Mrs. Harry H. Sinniee,
Assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Chalifoux
And

Mr.. Raymond Loder.
Orphans Benefit, Jefferson Theatre,
May is, 1908.
$3.50 p. M.
Prices, SOC and $1.00. All tickets may be
exchanged for reserved seats.
Notice.-Tickets on sale at Doster-
Northington's, John l.. Parkers and
Norton's drug stores and Hotel Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17
ATTHE BiJoU.

All week, with usual matinees--
Giffen Musical Comedy Company in
1.-The French Maid"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-10
FRANCHISE NOT ANNULLED
Mitchell VIII Not Embark In Municipa
p. F-s- rwnershln Rldht Away.

Mitchell VIII MOT Embark IN Municipal
Ownership Right Away.
p, MITCHELL, S. D.-The electric light
situation has at last been decided The
city will not go into the municipal owner
ship business on this line at present. At
the council meeting an effort was made TO
annul the exclusive franchise held by the
local company on the ground that II
was not living up to its contract In fur-
nishing a good and sufficient light. When
the arnulment proceedings We're started
the service was poor, but changes were
made in the plant that now give M1tcneli
good lights and the annulment OF the
Contract was defeated The exclusive
franchise of the company has seven years
to run. The capacity of the plant VIII
be increased SO as to furnish all the lights
needed for years to come.
| The annual convention OF Congrega-
| ttonal churches of South Dakota will be
held in this city. on May 10, 20, 21. and Y
is expected that fully 200 delegates VIII
be present. The preachers and delegates
will be entertained by the citizens, who
will open their homes.
Work will be resumed on the Century
/ Memorial hall of Dakota university OF
Saturday, when a force OF stone masons
will arrive to do the work. as local ma
i sons have all they can do this summel
4 on other structures The contract for th'
stone work was let to Frank Felt OF Siot11
Falls. The building project will rece1v.
II a big impetus at the time OF the grea
educational convention lin this city, Ma.
I l11-14. when the Methodist preachers an
1 the laymen Of the Dakota conference wi
assemble here Bishop McCabe OF Chi
cago and Rev DIR. Mcdowell Of Ney
York will speak during the convention.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.
"coNFIDENcE GAME"
Syndicate Of Farmers In the Highmore
Country Deceived bv a Horse Firm.

Syndicate of Farmers In the Htghmore
Country Deceived by Horse Firm.
# SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Several of the
most important cases to be tried dur
ing the term Of United States court, In
session in this city, grow out Of the sale
of Percheron horses by a Columbus. Ohio.
firm to syndicates CT farmers In several
localities in South Dakota. The cases are
practically similar and the particulars OF
one apply to all.
Last November the Columbus horse
dealing firm shipped to Highnoro what
it claimed to be the largest and best Per-
Cheron stallion in the United States. Inc
agent Of the firm proposed. to. sell the
animal to q stock company OF twenty or
more stockmen for $4,000. The plan looked
feasible and the price Of one share, $25o,
did not seem exorbitant.
! The agent started out to secure list
of twenty more stockmen, each one OF
whom would be acceptable to the others,
| so that the company could be formed
1 and the animal taken off his hands. lie
1approached different ones and represented
| that he wanted only to secure a list OF
names, that the horse was at Highmore
and that if, upon examination, they die
not want to go into the deal, they coule
take their names off the list. ~ r.
4 In this manner he secured the twenty
names. The first time some of the sign
ierS< visited the town tney, oAduiuieu LII
horse and concluded they did not wan
Z Ito invest SO much money, and SO notlhe'
4 the agent. They were greatly SURPRISE
Z! when the agent calmly informed tner
that they had already purchased an inter
est in the animal
|, The stockmen did not believe it, but tn
:, )agent produced memorandum book VII
! their names written on a page, at the TO
Of which was a. contract In small prin
It was a. confidence game pure and SIN
Die. This contract bound each one
sign a. Joint note; some offered To- pa
: cash for a share and thus be reheve
< from the note, but this would not be az
0 cepted unless the full $4,000 was put up
: cash. - s.; - -: -. a. "a.
4 Thinking that they were In for It, MI III
n Of the twenty signed the note and J., u
n |other eleven refused. The note was the
: sent to the headquarters, of the hrn
r Columbus, and it Immediately commence
- a .;uti in the United States court IN Tn
g citv against the eleven who had re1us'
9 to attach their signatures to the note.
q The defendants have secured the ser
Il Ices of able attorneys and will fight t
suit to a. finish. -. s. = =,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-10
IT IS FAR.REACHING
Comment on the Decision in the
Merger Case-Hll spars
for Wind.
Assistant Attorney General Day
Says the Roads Must Now
Compete. -. -

Washington. April 1o.-Assistant Attor-
ney General William A. Day, who TOOK
q. prominent part in the argument before
the United States circuit court sitting re-
Gently at St. Louis in the Northern Sc
curities merger case, said: -.
1.-THE Judgment Of the court IN the
Northern Securities case Is one OF far-
reaching consequences and reaffirms the
right of the people to be free from
monopoly and establishes for all time the
high purpose courage and legal wisdom
OF Attorney General Knox.
"By this decision doubt has been re-
solved into certainty and all may know
the limits to which combinations In re-
straint Of commerce may go. The COM
bination is resolved into its original ele-
ments, with the decree Of the law that
they shall compete
Unless there Is very great expedition II
bringing the merger case to the United
States supreme court and also In Its con
sideration thereafter the supreme cour
will not pass on 1t in the present term.
The court will adjourn finally the lat
ter part of May and will not conven
until next October. The remaining tim
Of this term--only three weeks-wiu b
devoted to argument, as the call Of tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-10
HILL AND MORGAN
The Two Maenates Seem to Be sparr'na
for Wind,

The Two Maanates Seem to BE sparr'n9
for Wind. f- .'.- p.
New York April 10.-President Hill
made this" statement: -'"' -~~
y "All I can say at this time is. that tho
roads Of the Northern Securities company
are showing good earnings, the properties
are paid for and they cannot be taken
away The decision, as l understand II,
does not disturb the ownership OF the
properties
j. P. Morgan said regarding the North
ern Securities decision:
1.-THE question of the right OF two OF
more railroads to be operated by a hold
ing. company will be taken to the United
States supreme court In Washington. In
stead Of looking upon the decision OF the
court as a blow to railroad enterprise,
should say that the reverse is the case
CAPITAL all over the country 1s anxious
to know it's rights in the matter OF rail
road construction and operations. Rail
road men want to know where the!
stand.
.The decision is just one step closer t.
a. decision from the United States su
preme court, which will be final, for eve1
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-10
REpwoop,s ELECTION
Nominations Already Made In some. Q Q
+=. % the Wards.

: a. - =
DEADWOOD, s. DISCRIMINATING petl
TONS are in circulation in anticipation OF
the CITY election to be held April q. fhere
will be one member Of the city counc1i
and one OF the board of education to elect
from each of the four wards, In addltlon
to a2treasurer of the board of education
Since the death Of Mrs. M. j. CASTOR
who held the office of treasurer, NJ M.
wheeler has been filing the place by ap-
monument. He is now candidate 1or
election.
John Belding have been nominated 1or
the council, and friends of W. II, moore
! present member from that ward, whose
term expires this spring, insists upon ms
hecoming q, candidate, In the fourth Waro
Iohn Treber is a candidate for reelection.
and Robert N. Ogden has been nominated
Nv petition for member of the board o.
education. -.
4 The teachers Of Lawrence county are
holding the annual institute, which IS Pc
ing conducted by Charles w. Martindaie
nrincipal OF the public schools at 1ank
i ton- 1 The enrolment is about 100. Stat'
snnerintendent q. w. Mash delivered 81
address.