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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-24
l. G. HARDING MAY
Be BROUGHT BACK
MAN CHARGED WITH BANK SWIM
DIES IN NORTH ALABAMA is
AGAIN ARRESTED IN FLORIDA
AND WILL STAND TRIAL.

L. c. Harding, sometime president of
banks at Alfalfa, Collinsville and Fort
Payne, and wanted in several northern
cities for frauds II is claimed he perpe-
trated, has been arrested by the United
States authorities at Tampa, Fla. He Is
being held there. and will be given a
hearing April before United States
commissioner there. and after that 1t is
probable he will be brought back to Ala
bama to face the charges against him
here.
The Harding case attracted a great deal
of attention, as Governor Jennings of
Florida refused to recognize requisition
papers from Governor Jelks when Hard
ing was arrested some time ago. Harding
was arrested and held seyral days, but
finally released. Warrants were sworn out
against him before United States authori-
ties, charging him wit using the mails
for fraudulent purposes, but he was re-
leased before they could be served.
A telegram was received yesterday by
United States Marshal Cooper from Mar
shall Hoor at Tampa, stating that Hard
Ing was under arrest. AS soon as the tele-
gram was received the attorneys engaged
to prosecute Harding were notified In or
der that they might appear against him
on the day of the trial.
The United States district attorney at
Tampa has been notified to send Harding
to Birmingham in case he Is not allowed
bond when given his preliminary hearing.
One firm In Cincinnati has warrant
sworn out for Harding alleging that he
swindled them out of $4,000, and authori-
ties at St Louis, Louisville and other
places are anxious to get him.
Harding is we'll known in Birmingham,
having lived several years around here.
lie married Woodlawn woman and lived
for a while at Bessemer.
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BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: r. b. Thomas, to erect ad-
ditlon to dwelling on Fifth avenue be-
tween T'wenty-frst and rwenty-second
streets. Cost 5000.
Mrs. II. l.. HARRISON, to erect tire
one-story frame dwellings on Seventeent
street between Ninth and Tenth avenr
IN cost 1900 each
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It is the
Surer Way

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, buildings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the eady-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
CO.. NEW
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WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
J. R. Smith Literary Society VIII Have
Exercises at Smlthfield.

The J. r. Smith Literary society will
give a public entertainment Friday even
Ing, March %, at o'clock. at the Smith
field school building.
The exercises will be studied from Long
fellow, consisting of Longfellow's biogra-
ply. reproduction of Evangeiine and Miles
Standsh. readings from Hiawatha and
some shorter poems and music.
At the conclusion of these exercises the
Rev. Marvin Hefin will address the So
ciety on Work Is the Price of Success I"
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DATES OF REUNION
To Be JUNE 14-16
Next Meeting of u. C. v. TO Be
Held in Nashville.
GENERAL ORDERS ARRIVE
Lleut.-Gen. Stephen D. Lee Sends Out
Several Orders of interest
to Veterans-confeder-
ate Roster.

General orders have arrived here naming
the date for the fourteenth annual re-
union of the U. c. V, which will be
held in Nashville Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday. June IA. Is and 16.
At the same time other orders of impor-
lance to the veterans were issued. One OF
these was in regard to a correct roster OF
the companies in the Confederate army,
which is being gotten up by the United
States government. A number of new
camps have also been admitted to MEM
bership in the U. C. V. The order in re-
gard to the eneampment is as follows:
The Order.
Headquarters United
Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, La, March IL, 1904.
General Orders No. Z.
/. The lieutenant general commanding
announces that, according to the custom
heretofore In force. which leaves to the
commanding general and the department
commanders the fixing of the date OF
the reunion, the fourteenth annual re-
union will be held in the city of Nashville,
Tenn. on June Ia, 10 and Is, 1904, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday respectively,
those days having been named by our host
as satisfactory.
2. The lieutenant general commanding
realizes that there Is no necessity for
him to urge an attendance from those who
were present In Nashville at the reunion
of 1897. These comrades enjoyed to such
unlimited extent the broad and liberal
hospitality of the noble men and women
of that delightful city, that they VIII
gladly embrace the opportunity to partake
of the pleasures certain to be spread out
for them In profusion. He does however
urge all Confederate soldiers and sailors
of all arms and departments, whether
members of camps or not, and Sons and
Daughters of the Confederacy, to be with
us and take part in this grand meeting
Memorial Association.
2. The lieutenant general commanding
with much pleasure announces, at the re-
quest of its most energetic president, MRS.
w ]. Behan, that the Contederateo
Southern Medical association Will holo
its meeting at the same time; ana ina.
the opening feature of the convention Will
he the usual jefferson Davis memorial
service. The time and place of this SER
vice will be given in future orders SO
that every u. c. V. may be aple TO at
tend BY command of
STEPHEN d. LEE,
Lieutenant General Commanding
WILLIAM E. MICKLE,
Adiutant General and Chief OF stan.
The order in regard to the Confederate
roster is as follows:
Headquarters U. c. ",
New Orleans. La, February a. 1904.
General Order No. A.
In order that the members of the U. G.
V. organization may know the care when
is being taken by the United States gov
eminent officials in preparing the Con-
federate roster. the lieutenant general
commanding submits for their considera-
ton the following letter, which is SELF
explanatory:
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Petitions In Bankruptcy.

The following petitions in bankrupt
were filed yesterday:
C. w. VIM, Woodlawn; liabilities 81
assets sll9. VIII Woods. Brmingh
liabilities sl7s. assets s25. ]. II. Ware,
mlngham; liabilities 1882, assets SIS.
Thomas. Birmingham; liabilities 500
sets s25.
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GOES TO JAIL RATHER
THAN REPORT HIS FRIEND

Rather than tell who sold him a drink,
John o. Bryant. a white man, yesterday
paid a fine of s25 In Judge Feagln's court
Instead of one of only IS. Bryants name
appears on the inebriate list which was
sent out to all the bar rooms several
weeks ago. and 1t is against the law to
sell him whisky.
In, the court If a man whose name ap-
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends ard acquaintance OF Mr..
and Mrs J. A. Yates are invited to at
tend the funeral services OF their infant
SON. Francis Leslie. at 3 p. m. this
(Thursday) afternoon at their residence.
1881 Avenue X.
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pears on tina inebriate list will tell who
sold the whisky to him, he is fined only
IS, but If he refuses he must pay SIS. II
he tells the bartender is arrested and
forced TO pay $25.
Bryant was unable to pay the fine put
on him yesterday but rather than tell
on the man who sold him the whisky he
will spend 80 days in the city jail.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
infant Son Dead.

The 9-months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Yates died yesterday at their resi-
dence. 1881 Eleventh avenue south. The
funeral services will be conducted from
the residence this afternoon at o'clock
and the interment will be in Elm Leaf
cemetery
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued as follows
yesterday: Fred s. Fletcher Of smithfeld
and Miss Carolina Wood; Joseph c.
Greene OF Mobile and Miss Augusta De
vaney; Dr. James Edward Gill OF Wyom-
ma, ILL.,, and Miss Lucy Hamilton Armes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-24

For lame back use Sloan's Liniment. II
is very penetrating. needs no rubbing. but
KILLS PAIN instantly. and is the best
antiseptic on the market
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Alderman Barbour Acting Mayor.

Mayor VI. Melville Drennen went to New
Orleans yesterday on private business and
Alderman Ben F. Barbour is mayor pro
tenn during his absence.
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Weather Report.

Birmingham, Wednesday, March o.
The rough like depression, which ex-
tended yesterday from the great lakes
to Texas now stretches from southern
Texas to New England. Over this region
showers have been numerous The
amount at Birmingham last night was 81
inch. At Cincinnattsa heavy fall OF 202
inches was recorded. Light snow is re-
ported from northern Michigan and North
Dakota and rain and snow from the Pa
cifc states.
The cool weather over the middle west
yesterday is felt this morning In the
central and west gulf states. the central
valleys and the lake region. Tempera-
lures are rising again, however, In the
far west.
Weather Conditions.
Temperature and precipitation as report
ed by the weather bureau for selected
southern stations during "a hours ending
a. M: Precip-
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, March 29.-Alabama fore
cast: Partly cloudy Thursday; Friday
showers; light southerly winds increas-
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The Age-HeraId Engraving d
ment makes good cuts.
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More Money Needed.

Several plans have been suggested for
raising moneq. but nothing has yet been
decided on President Jackson, Secretary
Gibson and several members of the Com
mercial club met last night In Mr.. jack
sons office and discussed the matter OF
raising more money. They will probably
announce some plans within the next day
or two.
Subscriptions from the public have al
most ceased to come In. but the members
of the club feel that there are still large
number of people who have not contribut-
ed. and they are anxious that all should
send In their subscriptions as rapidly as
possibly. as nearly 5000 more money is
needed, and needy badly.
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Ainsworth's Letter.
Record and Pension Office,
WAR Department,

HeCOTQ ana 1tilSibli oihNt,
WAR Department,
washington City, February s, 1904.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee Columbis, Miss.
Dear Sir-1n response to your letter
of the 4th instant, in which you suggest
that the secretary of war assign some ex-
Confederate officers familiar with Con-
federate muster rolls to assist the chief
of the record and pension office in his
compilation of the recently authorized
roster of the Union and Confederate
armies, | am directed by the secretary
of war to advise you that it is unneces-
sary to make such an assignment, be-
cause the principal ex-Confederate Of
ficers who assisted in the compilation Of
the official records of the Union and Con-
federate armies are now on duty in the
record and pension office. so that their
services will be readily available when
ever they are required or can be utilized
to advantage. Very respectfully,
'sF. C. AINSwORTH.
"Brisadier General, u. S. A, Chief, Re-
cord and Pension Office
careful examination of this COM
munication must convince all that every
effort will be made to have the roster as
correct as such a work can be at this dis
tant date and that there are present in
Washington, Confederate officers to look
By command of
STEPHEN d. LEE,
Lieutenant General Commanding.
tOfficiaD WILLIAM e. MICKLE,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
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VULCAN WILL Be
READY ON TIME
Feet and Legs VIII Be Cast
by Saturday Night.
MORE MONEY is NEEDED
President jackson of the Commercial
Club Held Meeting In His Office
Last Night for Purpose of De-
vlslng New Plan.

The gossip of the foundry has 1t that
one of the feet and legs of Vulcan will be
cast by Saturday night. and the other one
will follow Monday morning. When these
two pieces of the Sc feet statue are cast
all that remains Is the head and should
ers, from the arm pits upward.
The recent break In the head did not ma
terially delay the work of casting the
figure. as was feared, although had 1t
not been for the prompt and energetic
efforts of Sculptor Moretu and his as
sistants the work would have been de-
layed to a serious extent
Yesterday the men In the foundry COM
menced making the moulds for the should
ers and head of Vulcan and they expect
to finish this in two weeks. The arm.
which reaches upward and holds the trion,
will also be cast soon, as the foundry
men are already making the mould for
1t. This will be comparatively easy and
will not require more than day or two.
VIII Be Ready In Time.
The work at the foundry is in most
satisfactory condition, and both President
Jackson of the Commercial club and
Sculptor Moretti believe that the entire
statue will be completed In ample time
for the opening of the exposition.
As soon as the feet and legs of the
statute as high as the knee are complet-
ed, the statue will be erected in the scat
fold which has been built. This Is just
outside the foundry of the Birmingham
Steel and Iron company. and is about
fifty feet high. 1t will be possible to erect
the statue as high as the shoulders when
these two pieces are finished next week.
and then the head can be placed on top as
soon as 1t is complied.
The Vulcan fund still continues to grow
slowly. and the officers of the Commercial
club are preparing other plans for raising
money. 1t Is thought that the benefit
game yesterday Melted about 500. and this
will Increase the fund to about $4,000. or
little over.
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Weather Conditions.
STONE MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.

". A. MITCHELL. Observer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12
The Individuality {
Cities.
Paper Read Before the Chautauq4a Circle.

Paper Read Before the Chd,ttd,tqAa Circle.
~ F the inhabitants of this world,
millions in number, it is said
that no two are exactly alike
in appearance or opinions.
Many striking cases of close resem-
blance in features and actions are often
noticed, but careful examination will
bring many differences to light.
This being true of individuals, it
follows that the same distinctions may
be discerned between different towns
and cities. 1t is to be expected that
municipalities should differ in outline
and appearance, bat it is to the distinct
individuality of each community that
your attention is invited. Take ST..
Paul and Minneapolis; they are stu
ated so close together as to be almost
one, yet the differences are many.
Minneapolis. newly rich, is gaudy and
fond of tinsel; st. Paul. "poor but
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12
Gowns In Hby$$inia.

Civilization is making way in Abys-
sinia. The latest innovation is-nerves.
These have been developed in Queen
Taitu to quite alarming extent, and,
when King Menellk complains, she re-
torts that he is all for civilization,
and now he has got it, she hopes he
likes it. Gall European women" she
is reported to have said, shave nerves;
if they want anything, they give way to
nerves; if they do anything which is not
just quite what it ought to be, it is
nerves; even if they murder their hus-
bands or run away with another man,
it is excused because they are afflicted
with nerves." The latest exhibition of
the nerves of the black queen was in
duced by the Inauguration of the new
railway. The King announced his in
tention of going, and had all his best
clothes brought out, including his
choicest umbrella, when he was arrest
ed in the midst of his preparations by
his consort, who declared that she must
go, too. To that the King agreed,
knowing that it was useless to oppose
her, when she suddenly gave a shrek
and went into Mysteries. 1t then trans
pired that she had no new gown, and
the Negus had to telegraph to Paris at
once.-London Daily Telegraph.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12

Lake Washington. Her growth has
been so rapid and so many large deals,
promising much for the future, have
been settled over night, that expec-
tation has become the leading charac-
teristic of the town.
Down the Sound in the shadow of
Mount Rainier, lies Tacoma, the pro-
rege of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Here the all predominant characteristic
is burning envy of Seattle and a civ
ic pride that might we'll be copied by
other cities of the land. Distanced in
population by her sister city, target
for the ridicule of other Western cities,
she is galIantly playing lone hand,
upheld by pride deserving of better
results.
Further south we come to Portland,
smiling like an indulgent parent upon
the quarrels of Seattle and Tacoma,
advancing slowly and surely. We see
in Portland that conservatism which
is so rare in the West. Secure in it's
financial position, one of the richest
cities in the world of its size, Portland
stands for the essence of stability.
We might go on with this Indefinite
ly viewing the gaiety of San Francisco
and the grayness of Astoria, but where
does it lead us? In this day of vexa-
tious problems, is there a city whose
spirit is accomplishment? A city that
faces problems and has the earnest de-
sire to solve them? There is one that
has for her motto, 81 will" Those two
words stand for Chicago. In the fire.
quent strikes can be seen but the ef-
fort OF both labor and capital of that
city to find the proper adjustment.
No half way measures are satisfactory
to either side; and while recent condi-
tiOns seem to be little short of an
archy, I believe the ultimate solution of
this problem will come from Chicago.
The late vote on the question of mu-
nicipal ownership of street railways
shows that the people there are deter
one way or another. Nowhere else in
the world will you find less theory or
more practice than in Chicago. Every
one, high and low, seems to be earnest;
and it is this earnestness of purpose,
coupled with action and will power,
that leads me to think that Chicago
will be the first city to solve the many
difficulties encountered by the munic-
ipalities of this country. And it is to
Chicago we must look to lead us out
of the wilderness of corruption and in
efficiency where we have wandered
during the period of our rapid growth.
Other cities may have better ideas, but
Chicago has, 81 will" w. E.. G.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12

nlZeQ tne union or Brains and Capital
did that trust grind the faces of the
poor babies? No, they sold the crack
ers at the same price, They put them
in waxed paper and then into lunch
box and they sell at cents, the same
as before. They're always fresh, brittle
and evenly baked, and the grocery
man can take the boxes of crackers
and put them right next to the Oil
Trusts product and the crackers just
grin and say, "Never phased me-" And
the babies, God bless 'em! rise in their
cribs all over the land and call the
Cracker Trust blessed. incidentally, l
think the Cracker Trust should send
me check for this puff.
Now, what independent baker of So
da crackers can afford to put up such
neat packages for cents? 1t can't be
done on small capital. Hence the
trusts and combinations. But if any
little baker does put them up like the
trust, buy from him. Give him a
chance to increase his business, and
some day, when his bakery is big
enough to attract attention from the
trust, he will be benevolently assimi-
lated, for it is his manifest destiny so
to be.
A few words about the Theatrical
Trust. Time was when any barn
stormer could gather around him a
half dozen actors OF medium ability,
advertise the company as "world re-
nowned artists" and by lavish dis
play of bill-poster signs, usually fill a
house in a small city. People have
paid $1.5O seat to hear and see some
company advertised as Shakespearian
Actors, only to find out that the lead
ing lady persisted in saying "seen" for
'ssaw" and vice versa And this same
company would go part of the circuit
until some manager who got stuck ad-
vised his friend, the manager in the
next town, and the so-called actors
would find their dates cancelled and
Madame LeGrand," who in real life
was Susan Scraggs, was no longer a
leading lady. Today, thanks to the
Theatrical Trust, that company could
no more get date at a good house
than fly. I'll admit it's rough on Susie,
but "the greatest good to the greatest
number" as my old friend Grover used
to say. Up to date the trusts houses
haven't raised prices. And think how
many salesladies and drug clerks are
saved the humiliation of counting ties!
Time would fail me to tell of the
great good the Tobacco Trust has done
in the way of improving the working
mans place of labor. No more rat
shops. And if the "Agnes Booth" cigar
sells for more than its former price of
10 cents, then else done lost my way"
as Uncle Remus says. This puff
ought to be worth at least ST.
Knowing that all minded, pro-
gressive American citizens uphold first
class goods at low prices, and that we
realize the benefits of brains plus capi-
tai, I'll close. In future paper I'll
show why the Russians should whip
the Japs, also how they can and will.
AJAX.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12
Primroses.

The angel gave,thestraveler choice of ways
He chose the fiowered path as easiest;
Singing, he trod it all the Summer days,
And in the Autumn turned aside to rest.
May" said the angel, ''you must fare ahead,'
''But am tired of roadside weed and rose.
See. will rest meath yOn hedge garlanded."
There is no rest upon the way you chose"
Reginald Wright Kaufman.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12

There is no unbelief:
And day by day, and night, uincon-
~, sciously, %, &.
The heart lives by that faith the lips
deny
God knoweth why!
Anonymous.