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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-20
MEMPHIS GREATLY
IMPROVED TOWN
Has Great Area and Finely
Paved Streets
VISIT TO MISS LOU DILLON
Queen of the Race Track Runs Free in
Pasture UntroubIed by Harness.
Labor Scarce Along the
Mississippi.
VISIT TO MISS LOU DILLON
PAUL PRY.

l noticed a rather waggish comment
made recently by the editor of the Com
mercial-Appeal upon a paragraph which
was made in all good faith by our own
editor of the Age-Herald. This para
graph was made in regard to the compar-
alive populations of Jefferson county in
Alabama and Shelby county in Tennessee.
The said faeetious editor rather insinuat-
ed that our claim to the larger population
in Jefferson county was due to a special
brand, ETC., used in this part of Alabama.
But Jefferson county is all right, and we
can afford to let poor old Memphis brag
a little unduly 1t must hurt, you know,
to see youthful vigorous county like
Jefferson forge right ahead and become
the second in size in the south. Par. entire
nous, l suspect that the boastful editor
was thinking of Memphis" when he said
Shelby.
l was somewhat surprised upon MY ar
rival there last week to find that Mem
phis claimed $4,000 inhabitants; but after
l learned that the limits of the city al
most extended to the boundary of Shelby
county, i felt that they were justified in
their estimate. In fact, l understand that
the fire companies are demonstrating
against the extensive city limits that if a
fire occurs a whole neighborhood burns
up before the fire department can arrive
tear as they may down the brand new
asphalt paYements.
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GEO. B. TARRANT
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
SUBMITS HIS CLAIMS TO THE
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF JET
FERSON COUNTY.

Mr. George b. Tarrant of North Biz
mingham submits his name, subject to
the action of the democratic primary to
be held April II, 1904, for the nomination
TO the office OF tax collector or Jefferson
county. Mr. Tarrant was born and reared
on the farm in this county his family
being one Of the pioneer families of the
county, and noted for its well defined
principles of democracy, always IN the
front ranks of the democratic forces
fighting for democratic principles and sue
cess.
Mr.. Tarrant has never aspired to polit-
zeal honors before, and in coming before
the people now as a candidate for tax
collector with the democratic record he
has, his friends claim that he Is entitled
to recognition at the hands of his party.
He has served faithfully honestly and
well in the very important and RESPONSE
BILE position of chief clerk to the probate
judge of Jefferson county for the past
five and a half years, where he was re-
quired to handle thousands of dollars in
state and county funds every year. and
the record there made by him is fully
substantiated by the reports Of the state
examiners as well as the county auditor
as to his efficiency and capabiity to fill
any position Of trust. This fact coupled
with Mr.. Tarrants thorough knowledge
of matters of all kinds pertaining to tax
alton renders him capable in the extreme
to fill the office to which he aspires
Mr.. Tarrant numbers his friends by
multitudes, and these same friends assert,
as well as does Mr.. Tarrant himself that
If elected he may be relied upon to spare
no pains to inaugurate any system or con-
venience that will increase in any degree
the efficiency of the office as well as for
the convenience of the taxpayers of the
county.
Mr.. Tarrant's record as a Christian
and man is as clean as an unwritten
page being a CONSTANT member of the
Methodist church, and steward in the
North Blrmlngham church. t++
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Speaking of the Mississippi river took
a trip down from Memphis on the old
Kate, Adams recently. From the river one
could not possibly believe that behind the
scrubby front of levee and trees and un-
dergrowth stretched out the finest cotton
lands in the world. Coal and iron interests
were left behind. then the newly ,devel-
oped lumber interests of Tennessee; for
here in the delta King Cotton holds sway
and rules at least a large share of the
specializing world.
There Is no fear of an overflow this
year, but the government is doing an
enormous amount of work and spending
millions for the protection of the delta
plantations. At one critical point several
plantations, upon one of which l was Wis
ting is soon to be thrown out and the
levee built back Of them This is seri-
Gus loss to the owners for 1t seems that
they look in vain for Compensation"
But 1t seems If the farmer does not
have one thing to trouble him he has an
other Now who would surmise that the
election of Governor Vardeman in Mis-
sissippl would be directly responsible for
the shortage of the cotton crop? Yet such
is the case 1t seems that the governor
won his election upon the extreme posi-
ton he took on the negro question. And so
positive were all his statements in regard
to the privileges that should belong to the
negro that his election caused a panic
among them. They did not hesitate to de-
sert lands and homes and to give away
whatever impeded their exit that they
could not sell 1t Is said that they left
Mississippi by the thousands. The rumor
was circulated that the negroes were to
be put back into slaverey and no amount
of persuasion on the part of the cotton
planters could prevent their leaving IN
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Guilty of Safe Cracking.

Roanoke, Va, March 19.-Henry
Donohue and John Raymond. indicted
on the charge of cracking the safe in
the National Bank of Rocky Mount
Va, two months ago, when $4,000 was
stolen, entered a plea of guilty in the
Franklin county court today. Donohue
was given ten years in the state peni
Tertiary and Raymond was sentenced
to five years in the same prison.
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FIRE INSURANCE.


s2s00--Hss CASH good two-story s-room
residence; hard oil finish; cabinet man
tel; attractive front porch, also four
rooms on rear renting for $40 per month,
south 18th St; on car line.
s9000-Good corner, 100x140 feet; well i'm
proved. with brick house, and now rent
Ing for SIP per month; well located on
south side.
S1000-Lot 50x1H feet and will build on
same neat 4-room cottage and sell on
easy terms; located near Hillman sta
tien. Elyton.,
s6soo-Good twb-s story brick store cost to
build about $500. on lot 25x100 feet;
worth $3.50, making $3.50, but can sell
for $6SoO if taken quick; well located on
south Goth st.
FOR RENT.
Three, four. FIVE, six and seven-room
houses cheap
SMITH & STlLLMAN,
200415 First Avenue
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latter had to ride on the rear platform.
We also have the best of them on sky
scrapers. Memphis has one poor lone
some building called the "Dr. Porter
building which even the funny man on
the stage jokes about But they are
ahead on flats and the new Memphis
Flats" on Adams street would compare
favorably with such buildings In New
York city. They are high priced but they
are worth it, having so many more con-
veniences than private homes.
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Memphis has improved her street rail-
road system wonderfully in the past year.
The cars run every twenty minutes now
and you can be sure of getting one If you
wait long enough. Last year ] was told
seriously they sometimes quit business If
If the weather and other conditions were
not propiilsns and so you often just con
tinued to wait But, my how they do
need the Jim Crow law there. / wonder
If they know in Memphis how badly they
do need 1t? Birmingham could teach
them one or two things about street cars.
One day I counted seventeen negroes and
four whites on the car. and two of the
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SMITH & STlEMAN
20041b First Avenue.
NEW LIsT-FoR SALE.


$3500-100 feet, corner Charles avenue and
Georgia street
$2O0O0-3-story brick; I'd ave.
S600o-Large block ground on railroad:
$500 cash.
s4500-25 feet on Second ave.
s50e0-Negro houses; pays 20 per cent.
s3eOO-Ave. C, between 18th and 18th; i'm
proved.
s45oO-3d ave between 24th and 18th; pays
l5 per cent
slgG9-Brick stores: ave.sD
sC0OO-4th ave. and 18th ST., 150x14o
s1o50-Lot 5Oxf9o, ave E. ~
s7750-Beautiful 9Th ave. residence. II
81 000-Highland ave. residence. or
$6000-Highland ave. cottage.
s3s50-Residence Humboldt ave.
s5OoO-Residence, Juniper ave-; 100 feet
w. 3. LEEDY G. CO.
Phones AZ. liz North 21st st
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A Movable Feast.
e New York Weekly.

From the New York Weekly.
Boarder-Why in creation did you ring
the breakfast bell at o'clock this morn
ing?
Cook-The missus heard II laundering
and told me to hurry up and serve break
fast before the milk soured.
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We have three good piano tuners, and
would like to have your piano tuned or
repaired All work guaranteed to he
first-class. We rent pianos with purchase
privilege. Phone SO. f. e. Forbes Piano
Co, 1909 Third avenue.
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SASH AND DOORS.

Our prices are money savers. Largest
stock In Alabama Get them.
BIRMINGHAM PAINT & GLASS Co.
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The new Colonial Hotel,
2O9-2ll NJ. 21st street. First
class throughout. Ep and
Up. Call and see it.
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MAGNITE.

cold water paint for outside. Costs
little, don't rub off.
BIRMINGHAM PAINT & GLASS Co.
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Interesting,
important
Advertising in!
There will be, from

There VIII be, from
now on, no more in
teresting advertising than
Klotz & Goldman's 4none
more Important. From time
TO time especially attraetively
priced merchandise for men
will be offered. Our entire
efforts haveN been toward
"bestness, " and we've earned
a reputation as the highest
class mems store in the
South. But that's not. all.
We sell the best at less than
it can be bought elsewhere.
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We make all klnCs OF cuts. The
Age.Herald Engraving Co
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REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE.
S75O-Lot; west side 18th; between 1 and ].
s5o00-s-room residence; Avenue X. be-
tween 18th and 18th.
s515o-7 rooms; Avenue K. between 10th
and nth.
ss5oO-Elegant new South Highlands home
S29OO-17Ox12S; lovely corner, opposite Glen
Iris.
sI500-1o0xlSo; improved; Charles. near 18th.
s5oOO-1l-acre tract; improved; only 2 niles
s1650-5 acres; high, dry; hall mile south
Cleveland station.
s715o-LarSe hoiisei 9Th avenue. two blocks
10Th street,
s650o-Large house; Cleveland, near High
land avenue.
$1,000 lots; corner X and Tdlewild car
s12,O00-Corner Sth avenue and GOTH; look
1870; houses.
s12,O0O-5O feet; Morris avenue; improved
FOR RENT.
S25-Modern Groom cottage. 1912 N. 18TH
SILT rooms. 2209 e.
S35-6 rooms; South Highlands; modern.
s25-7 rooms. 3112 Avenue F.
MCCONNELL G. CARTWRIGHT,
Phones 46. 20 N. 21st Street
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ONE CENT A WORD.

RATES-1c. a word a day: no a@
taken for less than 25e for FIRST In
sertion. Cash must accompany every
order.
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WANTED.
FOR SALE.

FUR SALE.
s375o-Modern cottage oath street, north.
Lot 50x19O Easy terms.
s4200-Six-room cottage, 4th avenue, north.
Lot 50N140.
s265O-Sx-room house, 18th avenue, south.
Lot 50x167.
S4500-Large, desirable residence, near Goth
street and Highland avenue.
$4,000 Corner lot, 100x1a0. 10th avenue,
eo,ith
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While in Memphis l made the acquain-
lance of Miss Lou Dillon who at present
holds the worlds trotting record. She
was in pasture quarters at the race track
which they say, by the way, Is the finest
in the country; and | think the beauty
Of the location, as well as the perfection
of the track will justify the claim.
Strange how we educate our animals up
to the necessity of blankets, etc, to pre-
vent pneumonia, etc. And now Lou Dill
Ion Is roughng it in the pasture from
November until the spring meet without
even the suggestion Of harness near her,
the result of a prescription for nervous
troubled"
But she Is a beauty and her keeper
says loves the ladies, so after she came
trotting gracefully across the lawn to
meet us we regretted deeply we had no
sugar to cement the friendship.
in the spring Lou Dillon is to eschew
rubber tired sulkies with ball bearings
and trot in the same sulky with which
Maud S. won her fame; and then we are
to see what we shall see.
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And speaking of asphalt payments re-
minds me of this: Did you ever notice that
life continually has its compensations
Well, you take notice and see how uni
versal the law is. Last year while | was
in Memphis everybody was fussing at the
mayor and every stranger was constrain-
ed to believe that the poor man was
prone soon to lose his job. This year the
sentiment is reversed and the mayor has
suddenly became the finest on earth.
The change is due to the asphalt streets
and remarked to friend that l thought
the mayor should be forgiven everything
because he had paved all the streets and
boulevards of Memphis in one year. So
you see how life has its compensations.
Strangers who have heretofore been afraid
to visit Memphis for fear they would get
"stuck" may now visit there without
fear.
Memphis had hard time after the yell
low fever in rs and 70 for ten or fifteen
years, not only stood still but expert
enced something of struggle to hold her
own. Today all this is changed and Bir-
mingham must look to her laurels IL she
does not want Memphis to claim too
large a share of Industries that are now
moving southwark There is a marvel
Gus and really extraordinary number of
smoke-stacks surrounding the city to-
day. Marvellous, especially to one who
as consisting principally of Main street
and few disagreeable railway stations.
Today everybody you meet talks Mem
phis." / could not have n few moments
chat with anybody that they did not at
once begin a comparison of Memphis and
Birmingham. Sometimes they would say,
Look at our riyerls That means every
thing for a town; you can never do much
in Birmingham without a river" But /
replied that we would rather be excused
if we had to have river that every
year two took sudden notion to
swell out and flood all our industries. A
canal was much more to our liking.
Then some one would boast that Mem
phis had thirteen railroads, with a glance
which said very plainly, How can you
match that?" So l remarked that our
railroads and traffic had outgrown the
accommodations and we would soon
have a large new union station-at least
we hope 50.
Memphis people are full of enterprise,
though. 1t reminds me of a remark made
by a prominent lawyer of that city last
summer when we entered Buda Pesth.
1t had often been claimed, he said that
if the north pole fell down it would hit a
Memphian, but Il believe / will get ahead
of them now, for do not remember that
any one from there has ever visited
Buda Pesth."
So we came down to dinner in the mag
nihcent Hungarian hotel and were enjoy
ing the sweet strains of the finest Hun
garian band in the city, and they had
just completed the Blue Danube" at
our request, when a note was handed
my lawyer friend saying that a fellow
Memphian was In the parlor and wished
to see him.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
PLAN OF MAKING
CANAL PAYMENTS
Vouchers for Panama and
Company at Same Time.
CASH GOES TO J.. P. MORGAN
Banks Must Make Their Share of De-
posits on or Before
March as.
CASH GOES TO Up. MORGAN

As the result of a conference between
Secretaries Hay and Shaw. Attorney
General. Knox and the President. the or
der given by Secretary Shaw yesterday
morning in regard to payment Of $40 per
cent of public deposits to designated in
stitutions in New York has been modi-
fed
II was determined at the conference
TO pay the Republic Of Panama the s1O.-
100000 due L at the same time the canal
company is paid. This will be about
April 1. This arrangement obviates the
necessity OF the repositories in New York
turning over at once their share of the
funds to the New York subtreasury.
New York Banks Included.
The New York banks. therefore, are
under the same order as the rest of the
banks of the country. and Will pay over
20 per cent Of their deposits on or before
March 25.
The change in arrangements as to
payments TO the republic and the canal
company was made because Of the re-
ceipt Of news from Paris that the com
pany would at once call a meeting of its
directors and carry out all fOrmaIities
necessary to the transfer of the proper
" to the United States.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
LaSek Is Found Alive
In Ruins of The Hotel
Was Protected by Body of Dead Man From
Being Crushed--Expired While
on WaytO Hospital.

NEW YORK. March 4--Fourteen bod
les in all have been taken from the
ruins Of the Hotel Darlington. One
other body is in sight. making the
known dead number fifteen. The police
have received an additional list of FIVE
missing men. so that IT seems reason
ably certain that an even score of per-
sons lost their lives in the disaster.
\ heartrending incident occurred at
o'clock this morning. The workmen
had uncovered and removed the body of
Alexander L. Johnson. an ironworker.
when they saw the lower limbs of an
other man. a beam lay across his chest.
This was removed. and then it was dis
covered that the man was alive. For
thirty-eight hours he had lain alive
under tons Of debris being protected by
Johnson's body. Doctors and an ambu-
lance were quickly summoned. and after
temporary relief measures had been r..
sorted to at the ruins. he was hustled to
the hospital. Just as he reached the door
of the institution he breathed his last.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04

despite the desperate work Of the ply
sicians. The man proved to be Charles
Lasek a Dlasterer.
Besides the bodies of Lasek and John
son. that of Frank Kracik. cement
worker. was recovered in the course Of
the night. Among the bodies recovered
yesterday afternoon was that of Frank
T. Allison. thirty-two years old, Of the
Allison Realty Company. the owners of
the building. He was supervising the
construction Of the Darlington when ne
lost his life. 1t developed today that the
engagement Of Mr.. Allison to Miss Amy
Marquitz. of st. Louis. was announced
only a few days before the disaster.
Warrants are out for the arrest OF six
persons. The charge is homicide. Three
of these wal uts are for the members
of the firm OF Pole & Schwandter. the
contractors. md for Eugene Allison, of
the Allison realty Company. The war
rants have not been served. but the men
wanted are expected to appear as soon
as they have seen lawyers and arranged
for bail.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
BANKERS DAUGHTER
BATTLES WITH FLAMES
Fights to Save Tod's Bungalow at
Stamford, Conn.-Rich New
Workers Assist.

STANFORD. Conn. March Mrs
Cranston II. Potter. daughter Of ]. Ken
nedy Tod, the New York banker. and
her three daughters. displayed courage
here last night in an 5000 fire on the
Tod estate
A lamp overturned in the quarters Of
Mr. Fanger. the gardener. and set the
lodge ahre a gale was blowing. and
the carriage houses. with their valuable
contents, and the bath houses were soon
In flames.
Mrs. Potter and her children were In
the bungalow. twenty feet south OF the
burning building. FtrehrandS tel All
around the building
Mrs. Potter got out fire hose ana
caused II to be played on the blazing
mass. while Fanger telephoned 70 Starn-
ford for aid. The fire attracted an me
colony OF rich New Workers, and they
helped TO save the bungalow.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
GOVERNMENT employees
Will Be Specially Interested in
NEXT SUNDAYS TIMES.

The Times has asked Of members of
the Administration, of heads of de-
partments. and Of others prominent in
official life this question:
Should civil service employees, on
reaching a certain age, be retired on
pensions?
In response, many of those con
eerned have, for the first time, given
expression to their views. A majori-
~ of the Cabinet members are in
cluded in the number.
The replies, which treat the subject
frankly and IN detail, will be printed
i'll next Sundays Washington Times.
Every Government clerk will want
to see the position which these indu-
entail men take.
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UTAH WOMAN COMES
TO CONFRONT SMITH

SALT LAKE, Utah, March Mrs.
Mabel Kennedy. who will prove the star
witness I'm the Smoot case. started for
Washington Wednesday night and will
arrive there Saturday. Mrs. Kennedy will
tell a story in direct conflict with the evi-
dcnce given by President Smith at yes
terday's session OF the committee. Only
recentlv Mrs Kennedy became plural
wife. and she is expected 70 swear that
an apostle Of the Mormon Church per-
formed the ceremony in one of the prin-
cipal temples.
her. and will corrobOrate the story tolG
by the daughter. Mrs. Kennedy VIII
also go into the story Of pOlygamy con-
dltions out in the State. where there are
50 many plural wives.
The Washington times., 1904-03-04
GOLF GIRL HURLED
NEGRO INTO GUTTER

WEST CHESTER, Pa. March Miss
Phoebe Ghcen. one OF the society bellies
% this town and leader I'm the golf
set. Is tho heroine of the town While
she was walking down High Street
q negro attempted to snatch her pocket
book
Instead Of becoming paralyzed with
fright, Miss Gheeu. when the black as
sailant gripped for her purse. quickly
grabbed him by the collar, and with
turn OF the arm, hurled him on his
back in the gutter
When the fellow TegaineO mis- feet he
Il ok 10 his heels. followed by a crowd
OF excited citizens. but he managed 20
escape.
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Tradition of Fathers.

But there is another commercialism
that is founded upon the traditions OF
The fathers; that seeks to secure the
markets of the world by the American
traits of thrift and fair dealing; that
weaves into every fabric as prime es-
sential. moral fiber; that combines the
fine qualities which have made the
names of our really great merchant
princes and leaders in the business
world synonyms Of honor and integrity.
That is the comnercialism with
which you and l wish 10 ally ourselves.
for the nation that is devoid of that
spirit today sits supinely while her COM
petitors pass on to the goal of COM
mercial and industrial supremacy.
True Commercialism.
Let US dedicate ourselves, not to the
warped and sordid and altogether false
commerciansm that would gs,in sue
cess at all hazards. but rather to tins
true commercialism that is worthy OF
our best American ideals.
In what I have said l speak for you
and for the new department which has
tu do with commercial and Industrial
Interests
Others Make Addresses.
Secretary Shaw expressed his regrets
at being unable to make an extended
address on account Of having been I'll
recently.
Senator Hepburn of IoRho compli-
mented the lumbermen on their work.
At the afternoon session the associa-
tion placed itself OF record as being
opposed TO the eight-hour and anti-in.
junction bills. The association VIII meet
here again next year.
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N. \. FIRM WILL BUILD
BALTIMORE EXCHANGE
Structure Will Be Five Stories High
and Stand on Site of Old
Edihce

BALTIMORE, Md, March "A R.
Whitney, Jr.. & Co. of New York, has
obtained the contract to build "a new
stock exchange on the site of the one
destroyed by the fire The .builcing IS
TO be five stories high. The exchange
will occupy the first two floors The
other stories will be devoted TO Offices.
Indiana limestone will constitute the
front of the building and brick the side
walls. The structure will cost about
$4,000.
The work will be under the supervision
of the architects. Mcssrs. HowellS &,
Stokes Of New York