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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-30
SIoss- Sheffield Bid Rejected BY
u Vote of 8 TO z
BOARD OF REVENUE ACTS
Fifty conviets VIII BE Reserved to
Work County Roads-chaplain VIII
Be rovlded-classlficat Bid
Preferred to a Flat Bid.

BY a vote of to the board of rev.
enue of Jefferson county yesterday after
noon accepted the classification bids
made by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company for the hire of county
convicts throughout the four years, be-
ginning January l, 1905.
The board stipulated that a chaplain
for the convicts should be provided by
the company and thar as many as fifty
eonvicts might be reserved by the board
for work on the county roads.
The .closeness of the vote was due to
the competition that sprang up between
the Tennessee company, the Sloss-Shef-
field Steel and Iron company and G. B.
Mccormack and associates in their effort
te get the contract.
How the Vote Stood.
The three members of the board who
voted to accept the Tennessee company 5
bids were John T. Reed, the president
of the board; H. w. Crook and JOB
Going.
The two minority votes were given by
Hugh McGeever and Charles K. Dickey.
Mr. McGeever was ardently in favor
of accepting the Sloss-Sheffield COM
pany's bid and expressed his preference
emphatically.
Captain Crook was equally emphatic in
faYoring the bid made by the Tennessee
company.
Other members of the board kept silent
till the vote was polled.
Arguments We're made before the board
by Lee Bradley and Walker Percy, coun-
sci respectively for the Sloss-sheffield
and the Tennessee
The Conditions.
The accepted bid binds the Tennessee
company
l. TO pay for all male conviets 16 years
of age and over, whose sentence for
eIime is twelve months and over, $25 a
= onth for each convict.
2. II pay for all male convicts 16 years
and over, whose sentence for crime is less
than twelve months SIS month for each
convict.
g. To pay for all boys and female con-
victs $40 month for each convict.
TO provide a chaplain for the con-
victs
5. To permit the board of revenue when
ever it may see fit to use convicts Up to
the number of fifty in improving the
county roads
The Sloss- Sheffield people were disap-
pointed when their bid was rejected and
especially so inasmuch as their fiat"
bid for the contract was 80 cents higher
for each convict a month than was that
of the Tennessee company. The former S
fiat bid was s21.l5 the latter's was $20.25.
Reed, Going and Crook. however were
averse to accepting the fiat bid prop
| ostion.
Opening the Bids.
J The bids were opened in the office Of
! the board Of revenue promptly at noon
| by Mr.. Reed, president of the board
! The Tennessee companys bid was open
| ed first, y. b. McCormacks second and
| the Sheffield companys last
| When the first item in the Tennessee
companys bd-S25 a month for each male
convict over 16 years of age and SEN
| fenced to twelve months or more-was
read a repressed exclamation of surprise
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President Maben Talks.
renneasee company,s bid.

Here is a copy of the ennessee COM
tany's bid that was accepted
ITO the Honorable Board Of Revenue Of
Jefferson County, Alabama;
"Gentlemen-As per your advertisement
for bids for hire of your hard labor con-
victs for the next four years, running
from January l, 1905, we beg to make
you the following bids:
I'VE will pay:
Il. For all male convicts 16 years old
and over, whose sentence Cor crime is
twelve months and over, s25 per capita
per month.
a. For all male convicts 16 years old
and over, whose sentence for crime Is
less than twelve months, s1S per capita
per month.
"s. For all boys and female convicts,
80 per capita per month.
"rhe first and second propositions can
be accepted together without the third.
but the third cannot be accepted without
the first and second. The first proposition
can be accepted singly.
"Or. we will take all convicts, regard
less of sex, age or condition, at s20.25 per
capita per month.
COR, in case your honorable board
wishes to entertain a proposition to work
the convicts on the state plan, as now
prevailing at No. 10 Pratt mines; that
(colntInued on Fsghth Page.)
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YALE TEAM ARRIVES
HERE THIS MORNING
VIII Play the Y. M. C. A. Bas-
ketbalI Team
VISITORS IN GOOD TRIM
Formal Opening of Y. Nj. C. A. Build.
In Tonight, With Basketball Game
as Feature-strensth of
the TWO Teams.
VISITORS IN GOOD TRIM

The Yale University basket ball team
will arrive in the city this morning from
Pensacola, where they played last night
They are making conquerlng tour,
having defeated New Orleans by a. score
of 81 to 10 Wednesday night and Mobile
81 to Is Monday night Mobile has sell
dom been beaten on her own floor and
were much surprised at the large score.
Atlanta also fell victims. The only team
which haze defeated this group of stars
were Charleston, Il team which averaged
sixteen pounds to the man heavier and
were half an inch each taller Charleston
has not been defeated for five years.
The game tonight at the Young Mems
Christian association viii De one of the
leading athletic events of the season. It
will be the first public opening Of the
new gymnasium and while the association
team Is only thirty days old, yet it is be-
lleveG thsy Will be able to make Yale
show her strength. The members Of the
womans auxiliary of the Young Mems
Christian association have spared no
pains to make 1t one Of the social oc-
casions OF the season.
Basket ball. while comparatively new
game, has met with wonderful success,
and is today the most popular indoor
game, 1t was introduced In 1891 by James
Naismi;h. M. D., an instructor in the
YOUNG Mems Christian association train
ing school and was designed to fill a gap
between football in the fall and baseball
in th> sTriHs.
1t requires the greatest quiekness with
splendidly developed wind and all the
strength player can muster. As an in
door game 1t is steadily growing in pop
ularity. 1t is estimated that sixty thous-
and boys and men played the game last
season.
1t is a delightful game to watch as
interesting situations continually occur
and the game itself is sufficiently simple
to be easily understood. There are two
halves of twenty minutes actual playing
time, each. The intermission between
these is ten minutes. The playing is so
vigorous that only seasoned players can
last the full twenty minutes. A goal from
the field scores two points and goal
from the foul one point. The teams
play five men each, two forwards, a
center and two guards
The two teams in tonight's game will
| line up as follows:
Yale.
Hyatt, center; weight. 100.
Barber, forward; weight, 40.
Kinney, forward weight, 15O
Carter, guard; weight 40.
Church. guard weight, 1870.
Rockwell guard; weight, 100.
Ortmayer. guard; weight, ITO.
Anderson, forward weight, Ids.
McLanahan. guard; weight, 1e5.
Average weight 1856 pounds; average
height, 5 feet 10 inches,
Y. M. C. A.
Porter, J. D.. center; weight, 1866
Porter II. j., Jr., forward; weight, l35.
Chairsell. H., forward; weight, 1876
Chairsel, A. forward; weight 40.
Allbrook. forward weight, 160.
Craker, guard; weight 1856.
Bullock. guard; weight, $50.
Sherrod. guard; weight, 145.
Average weight LAG pounds; average
height feet inches
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swept through the office. It was repeat
ed when the company's fiat bid Of
s2O.25 was read.
'.Whew!" said court house habitue.
"Geei That's stiff. Convict labor Is
coming high The Sloss-s Sheffield com
pany got EN- for $3.50 head five years
ago. Now, they're up to s20.25 fiat and s25
for the best of 'em."
G. M. Mccormack fiat bid of 1855
awakened less interest but the crowd
pricked up its ears when the Sloss-Shef-
field people came up with their fiat bid
of Spills.
It took about ten minutes to read the
bids. and the Board instantly adjourned
to compare them and meet again at
clock for definite action.
Great Deal of interest.
In the interval there was a great deal
of interest and considerable discussion.
Representatives of the respective COM
panies had their heads together, storing
ammunition to fire when the board re-
convened.
sloss- Sheffields fiat bid of $2l.15 led
many persons to suppose that that COM
pany would get the contract II the
s'cIassification' bids were accepted In
stead of the fiat" as many other per-
sons felt sure that the Tennessee com
panys s25 top-notcher would have a great
deal of weight with the board
Board Reconvenes.
The moment the board reconvened at z
o'clock it was evident that a warm con-
test was on. Captain Crook and Hugh
McGeever were plainly in fighting trim.
Mr.. MeGeever fired the opening gun
He moved that the Sheffield nat
bid be accepted, with the chaplain and
county roads convict reserve amendments.
Mr. Dckey seconded the motion.
Captain Crook instantly moved, as
substitute, that the Tennessee company's
classification bid be accepted. In sup
port of his motion he said that by COM
pairing the classification" bids of the
two companies, it would be seen that the
Tennessee company's proposition would
bring the county $216 more year than
would the Sloss- Sheffield's. He said also
that he was opposed to the flat bids on
humanitarian grounds. Flat" bids, he
said, failed to make proper discrimina-
lions between the earning capacity of
convicts and would, therefore, work
hardship and injustice.
Mr.. McGeever Dissents.
Mr.. McGreever dissented from Mr.
Crooks views. He had, he said, figured
on the bids and he found that, using the
statistics of 1903 as a basis of computa-
tion, the county would lose $4,000 in four
years, If it accepted the Tennessee com
pany's classification" bid instead of the
Soss- Sheffield fiat bid
He added that he had no interest in
either company and that all he wanted
was that the county should make the
best financial bargain 1t could.
Lee Bradley, counsel for the Sloss-
Sheffield people, then addressed the
board He too, had been taking little
mathematical exercise since the board adj
journed, and here now were the figures
and the facts and he proceeded to pre-
sent them in sort of fgures-dont-lie
style. He dug up the 1903 eonvicts statis-
tics and and compared the revenue that
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ORDER OF BEAVERS.
Grand Officers viii Meet Here-The
Order Spreading.

All the supreme officers of the Inde-
pendent Order OF Beavers will meet in
Birmingham, Saturday, for the purpose
of receiving the reports and transact
ing such other business as may come
before the meeting. Officers of the
supreme dam will be elected and the
several committees appointed.
The Order of Beavers had its birth
in Birmingham only nine months ago.
Since that time dams have been estab-
lished in the following places: Bir-
mingham, Atlanta, Marietta Macon,
Greenyille, Spartanburg, Union, Bes-
semer, Montgomery, Savannah, Au-
gusta, Memphis, Anderson and Column
bia, with total membership of $500.
Supreme Organizer w. II. Fruitheher
has fifty-three men in the field organ
izing Beaver dams throughout the
United States, and expects to have
200 dams by the end Of the coming
year.
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The finance and the fire and water SER
vice committees of the city council will
meet early next month to consider the
proposition Of the Southeastern Tariff as
ISOLATION with reference to lower fire in
suranee rates, and an increased fire de-
partment This matter has been in the
hands of the joint committee for some
time past but on account of the holidays
consideration was postponed until after
the holidays.
When the joint committee meets, the
committees from the Board of Trade the
Underwriters association and other or
CARNATIONS will be given a hearing.
Il don't think there is any do'sbt but
what my resolution. providing for the
establishment of fire station In the
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THE WEATHER

washington, December 29-Forecast for
Alabama: Fair and warmer Friday; Sat-
urday increasing coudlnessi light yari-
able winds becoming southeast.
Weather Conditions.
Birmingham, Thursday, December %.
The crest of the cold wave this morn
Ing is over Tennessee, and either station
AIRY temperature or temperatures lower
than those of yesterday prevail at all
points east of the Mississippi river. In
Alabama there was little or no change
In the central and southern portions, but
In the northern part a minimum of Il
degrees was recorded, which was lower
than that of yesterday and the lowest
for the winter thus far. Warmer con-
ditions are noted west of the Mississippi
and warmer weather is expected in Ala
bama Friday.
Light snow is reported from the noun
tairs of Tennessee and North Carolina,
in Ohio, Pennsylvania New York. New
England and Michigan, and rain from
Southern Florida and the Pacific states.
Weathes Report.
Temperature and precipitation as report
ed by the weather bureau for selected
southern stations during "a hours ending
z a. m Precip-
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THE TENNESSEE COMPANY. BOARD WILL READVERTISE
GETS COUNTY CONVICTSI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TWO NEW FIRE STATIONS
NOW SEEM VERY LIKELY

Ninth ward, viii be favorably passel
upon." said Alderman H. A. stockmar
Yesterday afternoon. we are badly in
need of fire station and I think the com
mittees will grant the reqvest. would
like to see a station with a steamer and
hose wagon placed at some point in Ben
ren's park, which is owned by the city
of Birmingham.
LAS yet no action has been taken with
reference to the establishment of a fire
station in the Sixth, my ward. said a.
German John C. Forney. "The resolution
which 1 introduced several weeks ago in
the city council is still pending. and we
look for favorable report, The station
should be installed at some point near the
Country club at Lakeview.'
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IDEA FAvoRABLY RECEIVED.
Members of Council Committees VIII
Sign Their Reports.

Members of the city council generally
look with favor on the proposed resolu-
tion of Alderman John r. Copeland Of
the Fourth ward with reference to re-
quiring the names of the members of
the standing and other committees of
the city council to be signed TO their
reports framed at meetings.
Alderman Copeland win Introduce the
resolution, he says, at the next meeting
of the city council. which will be held
early in January. and 1t is understood
there will be no opposition to tho pro-
posed legislation.
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pemurrers overruIed.

In the criminal court yesterday
morning Judge Weaver overruled the
demurrers in the case of the state VS..
A. J. O'Keefe. The case has created
interest in labor circles by reason of
the fact that it involves the protection
of the union label and the right of
outsiders to use It, The case proper
will be heard some time during the
January term of the criminal court. 1t
is the first of the kind in the history
of the Alabama courts.
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BISHOP BEcKwITH COMING.
He viii Pay Official Visits to 5irming
ham Churches Next Sunday.

The Rt. Rev. Charles M. Beckwith,
d. D., bishop of the diocese of Ala
Dama, will arrive in Birmingham to-
morrow, and on Sunday will visit the
Church of the Advent at II a. M, and
st. Mary 's-on-the-Highland at 7:30
p. m.
In the afternoon at $3.50 at St.
Mary's the bishop expects to address
the congregation and all interested on
the subject of "rhe training of the
Church's Children"
Other appointments for this vicinity
are as follows:
st. Marks church, Birmingham,
Monday; Trinity church, Besseme ;,
Tuesday; and st. Johns, Ensley,
Wednesday, It is expected that there
will be confirmation services at each
OF these churches.
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COMM ERclAL CLUB SMOKER.
Social Session viii Follow the Next
Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial club scheduled for January
g. has been postponed until the follow
ing Friday afternoon. This action has
been taken because of the fact that a
number Of members CT the club will be
In Washington at the time Of the regu-
lar monthly meeting A large committee
goes to " Washington to invite President
Roosevelt 10 visit Birmingham.
smoker will follow the regular month
ly meeting of the club, refreshments
icing served.
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he collected from the sloss- Sheffield
"nat" bid with the money that would
come from the Tennessee eompany's
classification" bid.
In 1903 ne said, there were 319 convicts.
II the Tennessee company'o @classifica-
ton" bid had been in operation in 1903.
he said. 80 convicts would have been
leased at $25 each; 1853 conviets at SIS
each, and sc at SO each. The total reve-
nue. from them would have been $5S44 a
month.
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Mr.. Bowman's Proposal.

Mr.. Bowman, II will be recalled pre-
scented proposition at the special meet
ing Tuesday afternoon to withdraw his
bid for the erection of the high school
building. He referred in this proposition,
to the fact that his check did not ac-
company his bid and only blamed him
(Nnntinuad an EInhth Dare
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-19

HORSE BLANKETS AT JONES
COMPANY.
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POLO NOTES

George Bone is feeling bad over
Thursday night defeat at Elwood.
George says that he would rather
loose to any team in the league than
the Durbin outfit. There are several
other players have the same feeling.
Wonder whyo
Richmond lays off tonight. Tues
day night was an off night for the
Quakers and the Foxy Five suffered
for it. Muncie is here tonight and
Petty's Pets will be up against it.
.@. *4sx &
Bone saws he is nine pounds over
weight. When those nine pounds OF
superfous flesh have been worked
off then the leagues goal tends trout
bles will begin.
Several papers in the circuit are
wondering why Arlie Latham does
not get off his celebrated comedy
sketch entitled. darlington thu
Scalawag, or the Village Prankster'
Latham will tell them if they are
real anxious. He tried to star in
farce while an umnire in the Ma
tional League but after three or four
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A Victory to be Proud OF.

is the final and absolute cure of a
sore throat, in which the rawness
and tenderness have been spreading
dangerously near those guardians of
life, the lungs. The luxury of a
sound throat and robust lungs is
most keenly enjoyed by people who,
having suffered all the consequences
of "a little cold, you. KNOW have
been rescued from misery and dan
ger by Aliens Lung Balsam.
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appearances Ill the title role the play
ers began TO look on him as a clown
rather than the master of the dia-
mond. 1t is a hunch that Arlie has
laid his little sketch away in moth
balls.
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CAMBRIDGE CITY
} 80 >>>>> .

About 1000 people gathered at the
station to see the Liberty Bell pass
through on Friday afternoon. The
train only stopped few seconds,
giving every one a chance to see it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 1ngerman en-
tertained Friday night, Miss Vir-
ginia Falls, Miss Grace Mace, Mrs.
J. w. Rummell, Mr.. Bert Medsker
and Mr.. Calvin Wissler.
club will be given Tuesday night.
John Zeigler, of Dublin, was here
on business Friday. .-
The Friday Night Club was enter
tanned at the h ne of Miss Eliza
beth Whelan Friday evening.
Miss Elsie Caldwell, of near Con-
nersville, was the guest of J. J.
Caldwell and wife Friday.
Mrs, Silas Splitter and Mrs. LATE
Beeson were in Dublin Friday.
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appearances Ill The title role the play
ers began TO look on him as clown
rather than the master of the dia-
mond. 1t Is a hunch that Arlie has
laid his little sketch away in moth
balls.
= :: ::
Polo will deteriorate if the man
ayers do not cease their squabbfes
1t Is too bad that Richmond sees fl;
To accuse everybody of being in col
lusion 10 down the Quakers. no mat
ter on what proposition. Naturally
ii Is the part of every team to vii,
and TO win fairly. There ought to
be harmony in the ranks Of those
who furnish the sport as well as the
players. Players who transgress the
rules should be dealt with summarilV
that there may be no mistake as TO
the intention of the league with re-
gard to clean polo. There should b,
none of the false, bad spirit trumpet
10 on the floors TO excite the specta-
tors. The legitimate sport III the
game and the contest for pennant
honors should be sufficient for this
without the calling of harsh namas
Or slashing with clubs for effect. Po-'
10 has outgrown this feature, which
may have been regarded as nece'-
sary once to put a few shekels in the
! pockets of INSCRIPTIONS managers. -
indianapolis News.
What city will be the first 10 raise
the cry, "Robbed by the referee -
Marion Chronicle
If it is first raised in Durbinville
may the Gods protect the referee.
Phil Jason, the crack Fort Wayne
rusher, has sulked again and this
time he got his name put in the pa
ner. 1t was said that the "mighty''
Railroader had jumped his contract
but this is not so. He refused tc
play the game last night simply be-
cause he did not want new rollers
nut on his skates. An account Of
the ability Of Jason as a goal LIGHTER
Fort Wayne is forced to humor hin
but patience may become exhausted
before. the clcse of the season.
x X x
Mr.. Baugh will not rest until h,
has a quintet able to put Lafayette
in the running with the champion
ship race. Tibbitts, Devlin and Wal
ner have made good, but Gavit' :
not playing nearly so good a
as last season. In a game here
one with Fort Wayne, week ago
| Mckay played Il star game at hall
back, but has been rather poor al
other times. Lations never did d.
ianything Auditory while on the fool
bnt is, said to be good goal tend
| AS two cage guardians are not need
led here a strong utility man will b.
secured. 1t is impossible to stat,
who the new men on the team vii
be, but Western league stars may b.
traded for them.-Lafayette Call.
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STOVES ON EASv PAYMENTS
AT JONES HARDWARE CO.
Salmon.
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Goals by Hadley.

Especial to the Palladium
Terre Haute. November 1S.-Terre
Haue in winning tonight s game
passed the Ft. Wayne Railroaders in,
the percentage column. No fouls
were called during the game, but Re-
fierce Moran had plenty of chances
if he had wanted to take them. ia
son did not show up with the FIT
Wayne bunch and it is understood
that he is still obstinate. The game
was we'll attended. Whipple and
Legion made the last two goals and
"Spot" Hadley covered himself
with glory by making two goals in
the third period in very fast time.
The final score was to 4.
Rushes-Hipson 10, Whipple 2.
Fouls-None.
Stops-Mullen 80, Sutton 80.
Referee-M Moran.
$40.
First Period.
Harkins-2:02.
Whipple-5:0e
Harkins
Hipson is.
Second Period.
Whipple-3:H.
Third Period
Hadley-1:2S.
Hadley-2:0 3.
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