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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
CREW Is RESCUED
AFTER MANY HOURS

Norfolk, Va, December 29.-After being
imprisoned on the wrecked oil steamer
Northeastern nine miles off Cape Hat
and his crew of twenty-one men were
taken ashore at noon today by the crews
of Klnnakeet. Creeds Hill and Hatteras
life-saving stations.
The big steamer Is pounding on Dia-
mond shoals under terrific sea, and the
crew say 1t will be a total loss. In a
bewildering fog Tuesday night the North
eastern. on her way up the coast from
Port Arthur, Tex, to New York, with a
cargo of crude petroleum, showed her
prov into the deadly sands off Hatteras,
and was fast in the clutches of the grave
yard of shipping before her crew realized
what had happened. This was at Il o'clock
and before day had come the gale that
swept over the country from the middle
west had struck the sea and waves were
crashing over the helpless vessel inces-
sanity
The force OF the wind and tide threw
her on her port beam and flood water
reached her fires before her inflammable
cargo could become ignited. had this not
been the case the twenty-five men aboard
the Northeastern would have met nor
rible fate.
When morning dawned the wreck was
sighted by the life savers, and the wealth
err observatory at Hatteras. She was 3
miles off shore. and the water between
was a seething MATS of mountainous
waves, so that the life guards had to
stand by and watch the big ship being
pounded by the waves as helpless to aid
those on board as the crew was to aid
itself Wednesday night preparations
were begun to make desperate effotrs in
the morning to reach the ship. The
crews from Creed's Hill and Kinnakeet
stations were summoned and this morn
ing at sun up the lifesavers began their
attempts to get a surf boat through
the heavy seas
Again and again the staunch lifeboats
were sent head-on into the sea, only 10
be hurled back on the beach. AIter
three-hours' struggle, at o'clock three
lifeboats were safely across the breakers
and battling with the outside seas on
their way to the steamer, When the
surfmen reached the wreck, they were
confronted with a problem OF great dan
GER ana difficulty. The sea while it had
subsidized to some extent, was still in an
angry mood, and the little lifeboats were
being tossed like cookie shells about the
helpless mass of sea. Lines were finally
strung between the boats and the North
eastern, and after much trouble every
man was taken from the vessel in safe
ty. The Northeastern was built of steel
in Chicago in 1901, and was owned by
C. Counselman of Cincinnati. She is 256
feet long, 422 feet beam, and 265 feet,
depth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Foundry Iron Coming In.

Foundry iron is worth about $3.50
in New York or Philadelphia, and II
the price be advanced one dollar a
ton English iron could perhaps be i'm
ported even after paying duty of
81 and an ocean freight rate of 81 a
ten. English iron can, in other words,
be laid down in New York at $3.50
ton. No. foundry is now worth
$3.50 a ton in New York, and rise
of one dollar would bring us face to
face with English foundry iron.
Philadelphia firm of pipe manu-
facturers has in fact ordered ship
ment of 1000 tons of English iron, but
tbi ron is to be put in pipe and re-
TUT to England. In that way the
Dingley duty of 81 ton will be avoid
ed. The duty would be refunded. In
that way the transaction becomes
pTOHldDle, ana perhaps oLnSlS a. lno
sea who have English contracts will
do likewise.
Imports of foundry iron will not be
profitable for home consumption until
iron goes up a dollar a ton, and 1t
may be that the fear of imports will
operate to keep iron firm and steady
at about present prices, which are
just below the import line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

cotton year is put by the government
at 2S,9O7OOO-over one million more
acres than had been cultivated in any
previous year. When on top of that
acreage came an increase of Is per
cent the entire secret of the present
slump presents itself plainly.
Instead of burning cotton, as some
farmers bent on frolic did this week
at Fort Valley Ga, the true plan is
to put away all bales that the pro
ducers can afford to hold, and then cut
down the acreage to that of last year.
Cut off is per cent of the present
years acreage. That will carry prices
above the cost of production, render.
ing the situation normal and the in
dustry profitable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
ALCOHOL IS GOOD
FOR TUBERCULOSIS

Philadelphia, December 29.-Diet as a
factor in the prevention ana cure of con-
sumption, the negro problem, child labor
question in southern mills and number
Of other themes of equal interest formed
the basis Of some of the many papers read
before the second days session of the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science
DR.. w. II. Wiley, chief chemist of tho
department of agriculture, said that
among the food material which has justly
attained a nigh position as nutriment for
persons troubled with tuberculosis is al
cohol Most commonly 1t is used IN the
form of beer wine, whisky and brandy,
he said. In many maladies he said whisky
and brandy have apparently been zsed
to great advantage, and doubtless ouch
is the case in tuberculosis.
Edward Blackshear of the Prairie View
State Normal and Industrial college of
Texas discussed Some Primitive Racial
Instincts in American Negroes" He said
the education needed by the negro Is
one that will develop character, sense
of personal responsibility ana sense of
the inviolability of person. As solution-
for the race problem he said he would
recommend similar education, and the
scattering of negroes over the country
Prof. A. ]. McKelvy, assistant seere-
tary of the National Child Labor commis-
sion, read paper on Child Labor In
Southern Mills After calling attention to
the condition of comparative weli-being
that exists among the children of tho
south, he said tflere are more children
under 15 wears of age working in the
factories of Pennsylvania than there are
in ali southern states put together. One
reason why the percentage of child work.
ers continues so large in the south is that
the percentage of children is larger. While
Massachusetts has 100000 more people
than Georgia, he said the southern state
had 10000 more children Of school age
than the New England state. The south,
he said. is leading the country in wages,
compared with the cost Of living, in san
itary conditions and In other ways,
though there are some conditions which
ought to be wiped out. 1t was his opinion
that child labor was not a sectional but
national evil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Helps Dishonest Men.

The bankruptcy act should be amend
ed so that the spirit of the law would be
carried out and abuses stopped said
merchant.
Before the enactment Of the law there
was a great need for a bankruptcy meas
ure that would give relief to honest but
ihsoivent business men and enable them
{" start over again. Petitions IN bank
ruptey involving small liabilities-s2oo or
$SVo-should not be allowed. As 1t IS
many young man working for small
salary runs up bills to the extent of 500
ana then goes to tho bankruptcy court
Many a young clerk or wage workers
living beyond his means gets out Of pay
ing his just debts by taking the benefit
OF the bankrupt law Every honest man
VINO is forced into bankruptcy will strive
to pay his debts and in many cases they
dc pay off old scores with interest In the
course of time. Those who scheme to
beat the merchants and restaurant pro-
prietors who trusted them should be ex-
cluded from the bankruptcy law"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Arkansas Peach Culture.

The southwestern part of Arkansas is
growing rapidly" said John Rea of
Locksburg yesterday. Sewer county
which was practically undeveloped five
years ago, Is now one of the most pros
porous counties in the entire state. The
boom in this county first commenced
when the lumber men began developing
the fine timber In that section. Towns
rapidly sprung up and railroads were
constructed.
Since the lumber has been cut of
1t has been DISCOVERED that the soil is
admirably suited to the culture of
peaches. AS result large orchards of
alberta peaches are being set out. which
sc far have proven a paying industry.
zone of these orchards extends from
De Queen to Horatio, distance of sew
eral miles. The orchard is controlled by
large stock company. which has offer
ell the land free to tenants who would
cultivate the peach trees.
"Locksburg, the county seat OF SEWER
county, very old town, has recently
taken on new life and in the last year
or two has doubled its population"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
BY GEORGIA MOB
Had Killed J. A. Park, One of the
Communlty's Best-knoWn
Citizens.

Atlanta, December pa special to the
Constitution from Neal, Ga, says Herbert
Simmons negro, was lynched here to-
day for the killing of ]. A. Park, a
white man and one Of the community s
best known citizens.
The negro was taken from the officers
by the Infatuated citizens while being
taken to the Seublon jail, and after
being strung up on the limb of a tree,
his body was riddled with bullets. Mr..
Parks was murdered on the night of De-
cember q. his skull being crushed in
with a stick. The coroner's verdict was
that he came to his death at the hands
of Herbert Simmons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Game Plentiful.

Game is more abundant this winter
than usual" said a Morris avenue mer-
chant. mot in many years have rabbits
been so shipped in such large quantities
as now.
The market has been oyer-stocked for
a week There is always a brisk demand
for rabbits, but the supply is greater
now than the demand. and as a conse-
quence prices rule low. At wholesale
many lots have been sold at so cents a
dozen. This hardly pays the hunter for
powder and shot
Birds have been plentiful, but the
market is not over-stoeked with them. ]"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
MANY immigrants Are Russians.

Philadelphia, Pa, December 29.-Of
the 705 steerage passengers brought
over on me steamer Marion, which ar
rived here today, more than $50 were
Russians. Most of these were able
bodied men between the ages of 20
and 30 years and liable for duty in the
army Not all are desirable immi-
grants, and fully 125 were held over
pending further examination at the
hands of the immigration authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
GALLANT PETTUs.

From the Providence Journal.
Senator Pettus OF Alabama and his good
wife are about to celebrate in Washing
ton the sixtieth anniversary Of their we'd
ding. The senator is a rugged, active
man who. although not as young as he
used to be, is yet young enough for an
practical purposes. It was about year
ago that the sepator, one of that peculiar
species of stat I'm, like the late Hanni-
bal Hamlin, 10 not wear overcoats.
was amblipI dong Pennsylvania avenue
when he XIV an old lady founderng
about in "a snow after having aiishted
from street car The senator CALAMITY
escorted her to the sidewalk, whereupon
she thanked him and said: II hope, sir,
that when you are as old as am you
will find those who are willing to assist
you when in trouble" Thank you,
madam" said the senator, II hope so,
too But how old are you, may 1 ask?''
"Sixty-four, SIR" was the tremulous re-
ply. "Ahl l am eighty-two," said the
senator, as he lifted his hat and ambled
along. Senator Pettus will be eighty-four
In July.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Reduction of Acreage.

ginners of 1877 cotton growing
res report that up to December
ley had ginned 11,S4S,11S bales.
eighty counties had not been
from, and they will add about
600 bales to the aggregate These
res do not include linters. The
al crop will therefore go to 12,500,-
20 bales, and possibly to still higher
igures.
The production is simply unprece-
dented. The largest previous crop
did not greatly exceed eleven million
bales. That of 1899 footed up 11,O7S,-
600 bales, and the average price of
that cotton year was five and nine
sixteenth cents. The crop of this year
exceeds that of 1899 by fully 100000
bales, and the price is dropping down
to about six CENTS on the farm. Many
of us had underestimated the present
crop. Many of us firmly believed it
would not exceed eleven million bales,
and if that estimate had not been ex-
ceeded evry pound of the crop would
nave brought in the market ten cents.
The primary trouble was the acre
age, which had been suddenly In
creased from twenty-eight millions to
thirty-two millions-an increase of Is
per cent in round numbers. The REM
edy is simple-cut of that Is per cent
increase In acreage and all will be well
hereafter. The acreage of the last
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Jury Duty Drove Him Insane.

Chicago, December 29.-George
Adams, one of the twelve jurors who
decided the fate of the Haymarket
anarchists, sending four to the gallows
and two to the penitentiary, was today
declared insane It is believed that
his condition is due to the strain I'M
dergone during the famous trial and
subsequent developments. 1t is said
Adams has since received number
of threatening letters. Recently Adams
has been imagining that attacks would
be made on his life
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Colleges Play Chess.

New York, December 29.-At the
conclusion of the second round of the
annual tournament of the triangular
college chess league, contested at the
German Press club in this city today,
tie teams of Cornell and Pennsylvania
were tied for first place with 21s
points each, while Brown brought up
the rear with one point to her credit.
The third round will be played tomor-
row
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

will thus be seen that the nor
crop of this state has this year
IN exceeded by fully sac per cent.
have done our full part in out
INNING consumption, and in creating
a slump, and we should not put the
blame on our sister states. We had
hand In it.
The cotton acreage of this state
'uld be cut down Is per cent, and
reduction should be planted to
crops, or to other cash crops than
n. There is no other way to
the market ills that now affect
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A woman can always fish out some old
keepsake that is only good to cry over.
It's pleasanter to be bad with an easy
conscience than good with an uneasy one.
Some men have such will power they
brush their hair the way their wives
want them to.
There is no pleasure for a woman in
buying something cheap that she doesn't
have to fight for at bargain counter.
A girl can be very much interested in
man IL she thinks it will help to make
some other man very much interested in
her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
AIabama's Great Crop.

Up to December Is the ginners of
Alabama had turned out 1,296,915
bales. The linters of this state ex.
coed 10000 bales thus carrying the
known crop of the state to 1,S25,000
bales. The total crop of Alabama will
be about 100000 bales.
The previous crops of this state had
1een as follows:
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pulanev Gets place.

Louisville, KY, December Pc. H.
Dulaney has been appointed assistant
general freight agent of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, to succeed c..
d. Boyd, recently made general freight
agent of the Knoxville branch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
Last call to the girls in leap year.
WITH OTHER EDITORS.

]. C. Norwood has disposed of his in
terest in the Jasper Mountain Eagle to
the Eagle Publishing company He has
purchased the Franklin Times and will
publish this paper at Russellville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

Moneyphobia viii be treated to an
other revelation in the February num-
Der of Everybodys Magazine, and
Thomas w. Lawson will write it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The champion hard luck story is
that of a man who is paying Wife No.
1 alimony and is in danger of having
to pay it to Wife No. 3. This is enough
to discourage marriage
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

An Oklahoma infidel killed a man
because he made him present OF a
Bible for Christmas. II the gift had
been cigars there would have been
some excuse for the homicide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The New Jersey man who traded a
wooden hobby horse to neighbor for
real animal has David Harum dis
tanced about four city blocks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

In electing Charles Daniel, managing
lanta News, to the presidency OF the
Southern Press association. a signal
honor was conferred on worthy shoulders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The Iowa couple who were welded in
a street car and rode to the end of the
line for their honeymoon trip have
brought this marriage business down
to a eommonsense basis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The Andalusia News is now owned and
edited by Colonel Alb r. Powell, who has
purchased the paper from Editor Doty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

rip Van Wrinkle" will be played In
the Catskills on the spot made famous
by Washington Irving's story. in that
case there will be plenty of local color.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The democrats of the New York leg
islature have decided to support
George B. Mcclellan for United States
senator. This shows that David Ben
nett Hill is vanishing quantity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The car and his bureaucrats should
rise up to explain why they have kept
the Russian masses so ignorant they
cannot be trusted with public duties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

A New Jersey man wants divorce
from his wife because he found bottles
in her room. He ought to go slow.
They may have contained paregorfc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

There is still some doubt as to
whether Thomas w. Lawson is playing
the role of the villain or tue hero In
his "Frenzied Finance" melodrama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The autocratic car may regard
Japanese victories as "presumptuous
and tactless,' but the Japanese do not
understand the Russian language.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

When Port Arthur does fall there
won't be enough left of 1t to make any
fuss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

David Bennett Hills hat is still dis
cernable on the horizon, but it has
settling swing that is ominous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The ambldextrous society which en-
courages the use Of both hands should
not encourage grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

At present they are digging the
canal with typewriters, but the type
writing stage cannot last forever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

Thomas w. Lawson is several laps
ahead of his esteemed enemies, and is
gaining ground every month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

J Plerpont Morgan was too busy to
shave the other day. Lots of men with
a fraction of his money have found
themselves in the same fix
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The inaugural ball on Saturday,
March 4, is still without habitation,
without even tent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

Chlcago's Christmas headache cost
twenty-five million dollars.
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The Kingdom Gould case may yet be
submitted to The Hague tribunal by
the high contracting parties.
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"Parsifal" is being sung now as well
as before, but "Parsifal'' is no longer
TIC fad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

John d. Rockefeller and H. H.
Rogers have fallen out. Pot is simply
calling kettle black.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

1t is possible now to conduct fu-
nerals by telephone, but people are
buried or burned in the same old way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The king of gold brick men is dead
in France, and the queen is in jail in
Cleveland.
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Winter has returned unlimited. 1t
came from Medicine Hat, where form
alities and conyentionalities are I'M
known.
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The swearing off custom will be
duly observed at the beginning of next
week, but no guarantee goes with the
new crop.
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France begins to feel it is her duty
TO drive the Moors out of Morocco.
Morocco, alas, has no Monroe doc
trine
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There is no reason why the female
safe-blowers should not be a success
Women were always good at prying
into things.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

A boy has just swallowed Roose-
welt button and died. The republican
campaign committee is certainly re-
sponsible for that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

District Attorney Jerome proposes
to torment Nan Patterson again in a
public trial In order to add to New
York's amnsemants.
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The New York papers now speak Of
the late hero of Esopus as "Mr. A. B.
Parker" Nothing in the world sue
ceeds like success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

The sleigh bells up north have
drowned the honk-honk of the automo-
biles, and the people are happy and
content.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

A Los Angeles man killed two men
for 10 cents. Life is cheap in Cali
fornia as well as in Texas and Mis-
sissippi.
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Christmas trees bloom but once u
year.
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WINTER.

BY William Cowper.
o Winter, ruler of the inverted year,
Thy scattered hair like sleet with ashes
filed,
Thy breath CONCEALED upon thy lips. thy
cheeks
Fringed with a beard made white with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30

Than those Of age, thy
In clouds,
A leafiess branch thy
throne
A sliding car, indebted
But urged by storms a
way,
l love thee, all unlovely
And dreaded as thou ari
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No communication will be published !
without its authors name. Rejected
manuscripts viii not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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L. H Russ and J. H. Caffee are the
only authorised travelling representatives
OF The Age-Herald in its circulation de-
partment
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Washington Bureau Age-HeralG. 1874 @
street. N W.