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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-06

The prettiest vacant lot on South High
lands 70 feet inches front; depth 212
feet to 20 foot alley. All Improvements
done by private contractor No grad
ing or filing necessary. | bought this lot
on which to build a home. Lot Is on
Beach street. one block from Highland
avenue; neighborhood excellent. Expect
to leave city. Paid $1,000 and improve
ments 5000. VIII sell for $3.50. Terms
TO suit purchaser. Address. Owner, care
Age-Herald.
Here is a snap Three lots In West
End 95xll0 on which built two Broom
houses ON the two inside lots at a cost OF
$4,000. The corner lot is suitable on which
to build two more houses. These rent
for $500 per month. Entire property cost
me cash. $4,000. WIN sell for $4,000 cash.
Owner leaving city. Address, Owner. care
Age Herald. 4-mo- wd-fr
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Minister Beaupre Returns.

New York, January 5.-Arthur M.
Beaupre. the United States minister to
Colombia. accompanied by Mrs. Beaupre,
arrived here today on the Yucatan from
Colon. Mr.. Beaupre would not discuss
the situation in Colombia, and said he
was going directly to Washington,
whence he will go to his home at Au-
rora, Ill. II will be in this country at
least two months he said, land prob
ably will ask for an extension for a
leave. There Is nothing remarkable in
my coming home at this time. l ap-
piled for leave from the state department
some months ago. l have not been in
this country for three years"
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To Prosecute Grafters.

Chicago, January 5.--To raise $4,000 to
enforce the laws and prosecute the cru
SADIE against crime is the object of a
committee just appointed by the Chicago
citizen graft committee. James Heck
les, president of the. Commercial National
Bank, will act as chairman of the new
committee on ways and means. The
other members are James II. Houghling,
Ernest A. Hamill, Michael Cudahy,
Erskine NJ. Phelps F. e. Coyne, James
B. Forman and Edward A. Turner. Every
member of the committee has personally
accepted the appointment.
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Knapp Gets New Trial,

Hamilton. o.. January 5.-Alfred A.
Knapp, self-confessed murderer of five
persons. now in the penitentiary at Co.
lumbus, awaiting execution for the muir
der of his wife was granted a new trial
today by Judge Swing, The principal
ground on which the new trial was grant
ed by the court, was alleged error in
allowing Knapps written confession of
five murders to be read to the jury.
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Dietrich Case Passed for the Day.

Omaha, Neb., January 5.-Todays ses-
sion of the United States circuit court
before which is being tried the case of
United States Senator Charles s. Diet
rich, indicted for the alleged violation of
law in a building lease to the government
lasted about an hour. The court adj
journed In order to permit the govern
ment to present a witness coming from
Washington. His name is not known
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New Frisco Lines About Ready.

ST. Louis, January 5.-President Yoa-
KUN OF the st. Louis and San Francisco
stated today that the Frisco will soon
open the new lines into st. Louis The
St. Louis. Memphis and Southeastern win
be ready for operation into and out Of
ST. Louis, by March /. The st. Louis ex-
tension of the Chicago and Eastern I'LL
nois will be open for traffic April 10.
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Rich Cargo From the Orient.

San Francisco. January 5.-The Occi-
dental and Oriental liner Coptic, just ar
rived, brought one of the most valuable
cargoes that ever came here. 1t included
1901 bales of silk, valued at about 81, 200, :
900. besides gold in Japanese yen valued
at 81 ,250,000.
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Prominent Lawyer Dies.

Roanoke. Va. January 5.-J. Allen
Watts. ex-state senator. and consulting
attorney for the Norfolk and Western
railroad died here today, aged As years.
He was one of the most prominent law
yers in Virginia, and widely known.
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FOR SALE.

We Cffer the corner OF Avenue B and
Twenty-frst street; 40 feet on Twenty
first street. just one-half block from the
Seaboard Air Line This is one of the
best vacant corners on the Southside and
car, be bought at a bargain.
BROWN BROS. & CO.
Bell 'phone asa woodward Bldg
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REAL ESTATE.
ATTENT TON,

Having secured tenants for our busi-
ness houses and residences. we desire to
add to our Dist. Those having vacant
houses or wishing to place their prop
glad to have them write or call to sfe u.s.
We are well prepared to look after all
kinds of real estate and Insurance.
CHICHESTER & YANCfY,
Telephone 6O6 1lsHy It St
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STOLEN.

sTOLEN-A new Columbia bicycle. No.
gu. from the front of the Age-Herald
Office. IS reward If returned to Avis
Pruitt. care Age-Herald office. No ques-
lions asked l2-24-tf
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81 thought what a pleasure it would be
to contract the policy which tried TO
set up Lloukalani in Hawaii, with the
policy of the republican party which mas
made those islands part of the united
States to contract the tariff which they
passed and which their own pres
ident called the tariff of per1dy
and dishonor, with the tariff we
passed; to examine the history OF
the loans which they made in time OF
profound peace to the bankers OF New
York with an interest rate far above what
the United States could borrow at even
then. and contrast them with the loans
which we made In time of war; to COM
pare that era of panic and depression
with the prosperity which followed
ST think that nothing could be happier
for us than to have our democratic
friends nominate the last democratic re-
form president, with the agreeable rec
ord of his last administration as theme
for debate. on policy Of sustaining Co
lombia and opposing the United States
in digging the canal at Panama.
When Mr.. Lodge concluded, after
speaking for two and a half hours, there
was applause in the gallery and he was
congratulated by number of republican
senator's.
At 2:50 p. m. the senate went into exc
cutive session, and at 2 o'clock adjourn
ed.
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FOR SALE.
$ss5o-Residence, Humboldt avenue.
$2505-Lot Ave. and 10th street
s45O0-Lot 18th ave, south.
$5750-Residence Avenue K
45o0-Residence 18th ave-. south.
s575o-Residence 18th ave-, south.
Sso0-75x24O. 18th ave. and 2srd street.
s5Oo0-Residence. 18th avenue. south.
s25oo--Lot 18th ave. near south 10th street
S5o0-Lot 18th avenue. south.
s42O0-Residence. 18th street. south
ssooO-Residenoe 18th street. south.
sSi50-Cor. residence. 18th street.
s42O0-Residence. South nth street.
$250o-vacant lot on Highlands.
$5000-Residence. 18th street. south.
s165l--Cor. lot 10th avenue. south.
$315o-100 IT. lot Sycamore street
w. 3. LEEDY & CO.
Phones ~. liz North 21st St
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REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.

FUR OAlE.
Several nice lots on st. Charles ave,
nearly facing Glen Iris. These are fne
building lots; 60x140
A nice, modern, ten-room residence on
7th ave- lot 5Oxl90.
Lot 54xi60, Broom cottage, modern, In
good shape. on 18th ave, near 18th st. S.;
500 cash, and $S5 per month. Like paying
rent.
Lot e0x235. Groom cottage, cabinet man
tells, city and well water, on car line. Full
ton Station, Woodlawn. Stable and out
buildings We'll improved. $500 cash, with
liberal terms.
Lot 5Ox1sO Groom cottage. modern in
every respect. and on car line, 9Th ave-,
Avondale.
OFFICES AND STORES FOR RENT.
Warehouse on Ave. A, extending to
railroad ...... 49,. -.....'''.S io'W
Store on list ave. and 18th st. ...... $500
Ground floor office First National
Bank building 80. ........ io'Vo
Three-s story double store on 3rd ave.
and 18th St, each .......... 1880
Cor 18th st. and. End ave. ............ 1000
All kinds of insurance.
Loans negotiated.
Those having property for sale or for
rent will do well to list the same with
us, as we have good facilities for finding
customers.
UNDERWATER REAL ESTATE
AND RENTAL CO.
Both phones. e13. 2o17 LIST Ave.
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H--==--a=-4-r--a-4---
ROOMS EOR RENT.

ELEGANT room for rent; new brick
house; everything new and up-to-date
in every respect. 2426 9Th ave. 1-6-2t
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SHAVING loc at 4Os North 2Oth street
1-1-1m.
WXNTED-The agency OF some reliable
mines handling the best steam and do
nestle coal on commission or salary.
Henry A. Arms. Of Arms Coal & Coke
Co, 926 Erato St, New Orleans, La.
19-a-5t-su wed
ExE6lT to reliable parties. Diamonds
ana watches jewelry. silverware and
clocks, on small weekly or monthly pay
nents; lowest prices: best quality; goods
guaranteed; will call II desired. ].
Lowinsohn, 1921 md avenue. 7-l2-tt
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

WANrED-A number of neatly dressed.
we'll educated and refined ladies to do
house to house demonstrating. and in
stores when necessary, for our Light
Flake Breakfast Food The Walsh-De
Roo Milling Co. Room %. Metropolitan
annex; hours, 10 a. m. to p. m. List
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LiIoukalani in Hawaii.

rose higher than ever for republican
prospects,
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NEW BARGAINS FOR SALE.

NEW BARGAINS FOR SALE
SIS each--Lots 50x140; 2 blocks north of
Oceola station. near South Ensley car
line; SIS cash, balance monthly.
s2OO-50 feet near Cain station; in Avon
dale; near East Lake car line.
$15O0-Corner 23d st. and 10th ave-. south;
4-room cottage.
sl5c0-sl00 cash. $50 per month; 2 lots and
broom cottage; Kingston.
s6O0-75x140; on Goth ST., North Dirming-
ham car line; this Is lot worth $1,000;
good neighborhood; can give terms.
S. e. THOMPSON q CO.
Phone "A. 223 2lst Street
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MONEY TO LEND.
LOST.

IOST-Large pointer, body dark liver col
or with few white spots; front legs
licked: extra large dog: lump on one
hind leg; named Judge" about { years
old. Return or notify MurlS Hickman,
third floor Age-Herald, after 7:SO at
night. Liberal reward. II
IOST-S50 reward-Lost at jefferson the
atre Saturday. December &c, one dia-
mond crescent breast pin with star at.
tached; stones set in platinum with gold
backing Return to r. s. Douglas. man
ager Jefferson theatre. Lift
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DIVIDEND PASSED
ON COMMON STOCK
United States Steel Directors
Met Yesterday
ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS
Regular 1s4 Per Cent Dividend Was
Declared on Preferred, Which
Was What the Street
Expected.

New York. January 5-The dividend on
United States steel common was passed
at the quarterly meeting of the directors
today, but the regular one and three
quarters was declared on the preferred
stock. This was practically what Wall
street expected AT the previous quar-
terly meeting the common dividend cut
from four to a two per cent. basis.
Chairman Gary made the formal state
ment after the meeting that the action of
the directors was unanimous
The statement of earrings for 1908 shows
a great shrinkage in the business of the
corporation Net earnings December es-
timated) aggregate s10S, $40, Oh, as against
S133 ,30S, 763 in 1902, and sos, 947,160 in the
first nine months of the corporations
history in 1901. Briefly, business for the
twelve months of 1903, was only about 3d.,
10000 in excess of that for the first nine
months of the corporations existence
For the last quarter of 1903 net earnings
December estimated at 3,1000O0) were
s14,S45.042, as against $3l, 465,759 for the
same quarter of 1902, and $29, S60.912 for
the corresponding quarter of 1901.
Earnings Were Less.
Thus. earnings for the last quarter was
decidedly less than half of those in 1902.
The net balance after appropriations for
sinking fund bonds of subsidiary COM
panles, depreciation, improvements and
construction and interest on regular
bonds, well as sinking funds, have
been deducted is $50 S24SsO, as against
$50, 306 526 in 1902 The undivided profits
or surplus for 1903 aggregate 1852, 645
which. is less by So. 291,O12 than in the
nrevious year
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JAS. ARTHUR SMITH
Ladies' Waists.

In this department you
will find that we are
making the same phe-
nomenal reductions as
in the other ready-to-
wear articles.
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FOR SALE.


Both phones, 613. 2o17 LIST Ave.
FOR SALE.
s2e5O-Cor. F & Is St 10ox145: bargain.
S250O-5-r new cottage; modern; rents
s25.
s335o-Elegant 6-r house. N. Highlands
$l50O-Cor. % & Magnolia ave-: improved.
$1500-Lovely home; N. Bham; q ave.;
75x140.
s2bO0-Good home; fronts car Fulton Sta;
large lot.
s22oo-Cor. store and CIR. dwelling; Wood
lawn.
s3OoO-Choice Sycamore st. lot. rs IT,
s515O-Good Ave. X home: fine condition.
Handsome business block; pays 10 per
cent
FOR RENT.
s125o-Lovely N. Bham OR. cottage.
$15-Pretty West End 5-r. cottage.
s2O-5 rooms; new; 924 N. "a st.
s65-14 rooms: elegant; $3.50 9TH ave.
| Sc. 50-New 3-r. cottages for colored peo-
pie.
MCCONNELL & CARTWRIGHT,
Phones 49, 220 N. 21st ST.
$650-$200 cash, balance ] and years: lot
25x20O, fronting on 1st avenue. also Nor
ris avenue near 10th street.
S2550-100x145 feet, good corner we'll located
on Avenue r; can be improved and made
to pay good interest.
$450-s5O cash, balance $40 per month, lot
50x135. 18th street between 18th and 18th
| avenues. north.
sl60o--100x14O with good room house at
Lakeview; easy terms.
FOR RENT.
$3.50 rooms, newly papered and in good
repair, $50 South 26th street.
500 rooms, new and clean, 2417 Sth ave
sos rooms and hall, 1908 Avenue p.
$780, rooms. newly papered, 2214 Avenue
G.
500 rooms, SIS South goth street
sl250-5 rooms, 1016 North 26th street.
Several stores 4th avenue and 18th street
SMITH & STILlMAN.
20of15 First Avenue
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THE HOUSE..

The privileged resolution proposed by
Mr.. Hay of Virginia. providing Tor an
investi cation of certain statements in
the Bristow postoffiee report rejecting on
the membership of the house, today was
referred to the committee on postoffice
and post roads. on motion of Mr. fayne
of New York. the majority leader. Eight
republicans voted with the minority. on
Mr. Hays motion to order the previous
question. which was lost, and three re-
publicans voted with the democratic MI
nority against the motion to refer me
presidents message relative 10 Panama
and the canal was read in the house. re-
ceiving applause on the republican side
At the request of Mr.. Giet Massa-
chusetts. memorial to congress from
the Massachusetts Historical society
praying for the restoration of the frigate
Constitution was read and referred TO the
committee on naval affairs.
Mr. Williams Mississippi the minority
leader. said he was glad that the prece-
dent had been established permitting the
reading in the open house of memorials
from sovereign state, calling attention
to the fact that he attempted when Mr.
Reed was speaker to secure the reading
of a memorial from his state without
success.
lie added:
II can not fail to express qualification
at the fact that a New England republic
can Legislature and a New England re-
publican representative are willing 10
preserve a constitution of some sort, even
If preserved merely as relic and curl
osity to excite the patriotism and contem-
plated admiration of the American peo-
pie Uaughter)
Mr. Payne called Mr.. Williams atten-
ton to the fact that the memorial was
from a society. and not from state,
whereupon the latter replied that he
hoped the same privilege would be ac-
corded a state as had been given socie-
ty Mr.. Payne announced that this would
not serve as a precedent, as he VIII OPP
pose the reading of memorials In open
house.
A resolution offered by Mr. Emerich OF
Illinois and agreed to when the mouse
convened today. rendered the sincere
sympathy of the house of representa-
tives to the stricken citizens of the city
of Chicago and elsewhere In their sad
bereavement due to the 1roquois the
atre fire.
The speaker was about to lay the Pres
ident's message before the house when
Mr. Hay of Virginia, whose resolution
/ providing for an investigation in view
| OF statements contained In the Bristow
report was pending when the house adj
| journed yesterday, called for the regu-
| lar order. His resolution being privf-
| legged its consideration was resumed. The
speaker announced he desired to correct
a ruling Of yesterday. Mr.. Payne OF
I New York. after Mr.. Hay had moved
| the previous question on his resolution,
| asked II motion to refer the resolution
was in order The speaker said It was
not Upon further examination of the
rules, he said he found 1t was in order.
| Mr.. Payne did not insist on his mo-
| ton.
! The ayes and nays were then ordered
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GEORGE A. STEELE
Millinery.

We want to remind you
of the fact that as long
as the hats last they go
at HALF of their orig
inal selling price.
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ONE CENT A WORD.

h. N. cullorn. ;. ii. Taylor. smith Cunom.
President Manager. SEQ. q TreaA
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condemned felons In France. constituting
the Panama company, would you be will
ing now to take this s40,000,000 to be paid
by the United States and give it to the
republic of Panama.
Mr.. Lodge answered that he would not
be willing to so divert money which he
believed to belong rightfully to the Pan
anna Canal company.
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HELP WANTED-MALE.
sALEsMEN WANTED.

CIGAR statesmen wanted. experience I'M
necessary, good pay. Emanuel Co., Sta
ton ~" New York. list
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MONEY TO
LOAN
At low rates upon improved business
and residence property. No delays.
STEINER BROS.
-----l---
SITUATIONS WANTED.

POSITION WANTED by young man to
do general office work and accountant.
Can furnish gilt-edge reference. Ao-
dress box 275, Ensley, Ala. Lat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
A Tyrannical Labor Union.

The freight handlers employed by the
Fall River steamboat line have struck and
threaten to spread the trouble II their
demands are not complied with Those
demands center upon a single proposition,
which is thus stated by the president Of
the union which is managing the strike:
sThe strike was caused by the refusal of
the FAN River line to discharge a nom
union man. We will insist on the dis
charge of this man before we return to
work. and we will never allow him to ioin
the union.
This seems like very arbitrary unjust
position for any worker to assume, yet 1t
is unfortunately the position assumed by
many OF the strike managers. Two prin-
ciples are involved. first the right Of the
employer to hire any efficient workers he
wishes, second the right OF those workers.
II not members of the union, to join the
union to protect themselves. Carried TO
its logical limit the refusal to work with
non-union men and to permit them to
unionize themselves would speedily create
class of willing but ostracised workers,
utterly without the chance to earn live
lihood- Unless the employers can break
down the fiat refusal of the union men 10
work with non-unionists. and IL the strike
is continued, other -unionsts Must be
employed, and these add to the number
of the prescribed workers. or course, 1t is
impossible to carry the situation to the
extreme of permanently depriving man of
the right to earn living. The courts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
The Presidency.

Is the assurance of the Parker people
that their favorite if nominated and elected
will not seek a second term a SLY dig at
Mr.. Cleveland? What memories that sort
of talk recalls! How confident Mr.. Cleve-
land was that peril to the country existed
In the temptation of using the presidency
to forward ones personal ambition! And
so. as a patriot, having nothing at heart
but the good of the people. he pledged him
self to be content with one term. Securing
that. he then encountered the temptations
of the Office, and promptly surrendered to
them. In this year of grace 1904 he Is
scheming for his fourth nomination, and
should he receive 1t and be elected he is
just certain to try for a fifth as he lives.
There are wags in the Parker camp, and
they are at work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21

run each day The total of a single days
wagers In all parts of the United States has
never been computed, but is unquestionably
a staggering sum.
The fact that the pool room men fight SO
desperately to keep in business proves con-
clusively that the business pays. This
means that hundreds of thousands of people
are losing money. for which they get moth
ing but excitement. and a very demoraliz-
ing kind of excitement at that. The win
nings are inevitably overtopped by the loss
es. for the average bettor is going against
system based upon mathematical calcula-
lions which leave a very small margin OF
probable loss for the house. When man
wins he Is taking his neighbors money,
runs the establishment. The evils caused
by this indulgence of the gambling passion
are incalculable. They include domestic
privations, loss OF moral sense. divorce,
loss of position, crime and suicide. 1t Is
believed that IL the gambling spirit were
quenched in this country the moral and pc
cuniary standards Of the people would be
Immediately raised by twenty five per cent.
If this crusade succeeds only in part in
destroying the pool rooms 1t will mean bet
ter times for merchants, happier homes for
tens OF thousands Of men and women, bet
mean recovery from one of the most pesti-
lential diseases to which modern society IL
subject. God speed the work.
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An Outrage on the President,


More than seventy years ago a distin-
guishsd statesman of England remarked to
Mr.. Van Buren,, who had just been rejected
by the Senate as minister to the court he
had been attending for some months. that
1T Is often great advantage to a public
man to be the subject of an outrage"
The incident at Washington wherein a
moving picture was made on the CapitoI
steps of an alleged Booker Washington in
an alleged state Of inebriety being rescued
and comforted Ivy President Roosevelt Is
one that is revolving to the ordinary mind.
and certain to react on the perpetrators
There must be a very low opinion of public
sentiment in the minds of some persons n
they suppose that 1t Is possible by such a
trick to deceive the American people They
DO not object 10 being humbugged to a GER
tain extent, but ;ley are not easily deceived
for any length of time. If there is any notion
that political capital can be made from the
reproduction of moving pictures of the
faked-up scene, IL Is mistaken one
welt for another term have perfect right
to their own choice. They ought to have
sense enough to fight like men, for II they
play the baby act they will be the more dis
credited. President Roosevelt can stand all
such attacks and will not suffer- but it is
ridiculous to suppose that there are any
Americans who will be affected by the rep
resentat'on of something which obviously
never cid occur end never can. This Is no
time for child's play. but for earnest exami-
nation into the whole state of the Union
If the committee of the entire nation.