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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-06

j. b. Cobbs, former president of the
Alabama National bank, and now pres
ident of the Citizens Savings bank, said:
Il think the governor would make a
great mistake not to accept the bid OF
10i .S31 made for the state bonds Friday.
Last summer a higher price might have
been obtained, but the discussion that
has been going on for some time has put
bond buyers on the defensive and | re-
gard, therefore. the high bid opened Tues
day as very satisfactory under the cir
cumstances.
IF the governor rejects the bid, ana
tries again, he will not in my opinion,
do anything like so well. | believe re-
lection of the present nigh bid would re-
suit in a loss Of 100000 to the state"
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CITY ITEMS.

Wanted In chattanooea.-Towa Ma
bry, wanted in Chattanooga on a.
charge of grand larceny, was arrested
yesterday morning by Detectives Bod
eker and Hamilton. The CHATTANOOGA
officials have been notified of the ar
rest.
Small Fire.-A small fire caused
from defective flue was discovered
on the roof of the residence of Mrs
M. Upenheimer at Fifth avenue and
Sixteenth street, North, yesterday aft
ernoon at 1:30. The firemen extin-
guished the blaze before serious dam
age was done.
Chorus Rehearsal.-The Musical Art
society will have 4 rehearsal at the
Gable Co.'S hall tonight at o'clock.
The choir of st. Johns Methodist
church will take part in the rehearsal.
Mr.. Dahm-Petersen is organjst at ST.
Johns, and he is also musical director
of the Musical Art society. Tonight
he will rehearse music to be sung at
st. Johns on Good Friday.
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between offering a security at a give
price than merely asking a bid upon the
, same"
A Lawyer Talks.
Robert j. Lowe, a prominent attorney.
made this statement.
THE newspapers state that Governor
jerks is keeny disappointed by the bond
bid. Since he became Governor this sub
iect of refunding the state debt has en-
crossed a great deal of Governor jerks
attention. In his biennial message. sent
to the legislature january Is, 1903, Gov
ernor Jellxs drew the legislatures atten-
ton to the state debt. In the course of
his message he said;
I have been negotiating for the sale
of new bonds to take up the first three
classes "a, b and c. amounting to $S,405.-
600 They are in great demand. I have
not had an offer that seemed fair TO the
state Several proposals have been made
for a contract with the state bookings to
the issuance of a 81 per cent bond. the
buyer paying the difference In interest
in 1906, the time of maturity between the
3h per cent rate and the and per cent
rates the bonds now demand. The diff
ference in interest now amounts to about
$4,000 a year.
THE bidders agree to take the whole
of the A, b and bonds, amounting to
IS. 403 coo, at si5 per cent, nay this Sl16000
year difference in interest and such adj
ditlonal premium as would reduce the
bonds to a basis of something less than
Sh per cent In the meantime the pur-
chasers were to have the privilege of
buying up the old bonds and having the
new ones issued them on the new rate
as the old ones were delivered. The eN-
change of the remainder Of old bonds not
so purchased was to take place at ma
turity, January and July, 1906.
- did not believe the 9A basis low
enough l thought the state should float
its obligations at a lower rate and
have declined the several propositions
I'm view of the facts set out in this
message of the Governor" continued Mr..
Lowe. II am not surprised that he Is
disappointed by the results OF the effort
made while he was absent from the state,
to refund the state debt Inasmuch as
he thought a as basis too high, it is not
astonishing that he should think 2.43
basis not low enough. 1t hardly need be
added that in failing to accept the bid on
basis of 325 the state has lost $780,
in interest charges.
For these reasons / cannot see how
Governor jerks can view with compla-
cency the results accomplished by the
financial policy of his administration on
this bond bid during his enforced alb
sence from the Governors office. l shall
not be surprised to see Governor jerks
decline to accept the bid"
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eMisceIIaneous Committee.

MICE at amend as fellows;
IL was iounNm Wise & Co. be allowed to
could pc hadtn Second avenue, same as
SWIMMING w1tfi January l, 1905 without
bic for all faficense
If something Frank Cochis to sell bal
feed were owed until October 1.
cLcapen thed of fine of b. Ii. Mcqueen
of grain. Ita1lowedl
a good per GLIB. Joseph for charity per-
corn and perfwed.
The main NY. FIR. Wilson for refund
against the fe@td finance committee.
a ration for hen Strickland to run boot
clusiyely only disallowed4
ing period. Itlattorney he instructed to
other grain wiinent, to Sec. 1853 of license
while food-likdlso I'd draw section COW
rial for the he5r home investment COM
Is fed wi 'fh
OF protejtjtion Of Mrs. Hattie Hough with
us. In b to saloon referred to the AL
A closetof the Fifth ward. with power to
what Y for report
thStltion of j.. W. Sparkman, N. n. Pull
| IN, Ia. L. JENNINGS, James r. Hagood,
". p. Kelly, &C Latta and j. C. Marks
TOY refund OF street tax be allowed
Petition of r. L. King to go over.
Petition of J. r. Phillips. Jr, with ref
erence to transfer of license. disallowed
Building Commission.
That the City Engineer be instructed to
Issue permit at No. 312 N. Twenty-frst
street to w. NJ Glass with the under
standing that the lattice work is to be
removed and that screen be substituted.
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CITIZENS
SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST co.
1908 First Avenue.
The strength
of a bank is inits
individual
loans. '

An idle dollar is dead dollar. It is not only
dead, so far as earning anything for the own
er goes, but tits in constant danger of being
spent unnecessarily, so long as it is kept in
the pocket.
But when deposited here it is absolutely safe
and becomes live doIar-working for you
day and night
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THE WEATHER

Washington, April 5.-Forecast for Ala
bama: Fair and warmer Thursday; Fri
day fair; light andd variable Winds
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OFFICERS:
]. Z. Cobbs. President; 2. F. Reden, v.
President; IL. II. Mayberry, Treasurer;
c. G. Davidson, Secretary.
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Here is what Arthur W. Smith, presi-
dent of the Birmingham Trust and Saw
ings company, said;
considering the conditions under which
the bonds were offered, | think the bid
was satisfactory to the state"
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HOTELS.
s a,.s.. AT HOTEL DARLINGTON
HOTELS.

NHHtpIOU- NUHs q uCtIOIl.J
9th St., Bet. Broadway and 9th Ave
New York City.
Tho Management desires to cali your
attention to the Reduction IN Rates for
Rooms and Restaurants.
Table d'Hote Dinner, Sevcnty-five cents.
Rooms, with Detached Bath. One Dollar
per Day and upward.
Parlor and Bedroom with Private Bath
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per Day
and upward.
Ladies travelling alons will find the
harrington quiet, safe an most convene
ent for Shopping and Theatres.
E. M. EARLE & SON,
Estab. 1876. OF Earle's Hotel
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DIRECTORS:

DIRECTORS:
J. b. Cebbs, H. H. Mayberry, B. !.
Roden, j. H. Robinson. c. o. simpson, j.
4. Copeland. C. o. Burns Of -sow York
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Finance Committee.

The committee reported as follows:
That the Birmingham News and The
Age-Herald be paid the same amount for
printing the license schedule for the year
1905 as was paid the Ledger
That all judgments against the city be
settled as per attached statement, at the
rate of 80 cents vn the dollar
That ten copies of the city code be type
written at price not to exceed 500.
That the city attorney be authorized to
have certain briefs printed and also to
purchase code of Chicago.
That j. III. Hillman be refunded the
amount of So on 0verpaid taxes.
That the salary of the building in
spector be fixed at 500 per month.
Chairman Stockmar moved that the
salary of the building inspector be fixed
at 1925 per month. Alderman Barbour
seconded the motion. Aldermen Heidi
and Jones opposed the increase In the
pay.
Alderman j. r. Copeland thought the
city would be financially able to pay the
Inspector s125 per month.
Alderman Stockmar said the office was
IAN important and should be well paid.
His substitute fixing the salary of the
Inspector at $125 per month was then
cfspted. the vote standing: Ayes 3,
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Local Weather Data.
Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation, as re-
ported by the weather bureau for select
ed southern stations during "a hours end
ing at 7 a, m. Precip-
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City Hall Committee.

Present: Chairman Stochmar, Mayor
Drennen, Jones and Heidi
absent: Gray, Fulgham and Moore.
That the petition of Redmen to hold
a meeting In the city hall assembly room
on May % and "a be allowed.
That the petition of Alderman Forney
Tor permission to use the physicians hall
In the city hall building next Monday
night for a public speaking be allowed.
That the petition OF the Brandon Light
artillery to be allowed to pay $50 in lieu
of all rents due and that will become
due up to May l, 1905. be allowed.
That the matter, of erecting foun-
tain in city hall building in memory
of DR.. Davis be referred to the chairman
with power to act.
Street Committee.
That the petition of M. j. Ward be
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vertise 3 per cent or 3 IA per cent bonds.
say at par. and interest, that they could
be sold without difficulty; but under the
conditions of the recent proposal indi-
viduals not familiar with the bond bust
ness hardly knew how to subscribe. All
of us know that -kere is a wide difference
between offering security at a give
price than merely aslSing bid upon the
same"
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W hieh time registrars clerks, managers
and returning officers to serve in the
general municipal election on the first
Monday in May will be elected.
More Public Improvements.
The following public Improvement ordi-
nances were introduced and adopted
Ordinance No. 2G1 to provide for the
paving of Second avenue from Twenty
second to Twenty-fourth streets with
bituminous macadam.
Ordinance No. 262 to priyide for the paw
ing of Nineteenth street from Fifth to
Sixth avenues with b,tuminous maeadam.
Ordinance No. 1853 to provide for the
paving of First alley from Twenty-second
to Twenty-third streets with vltrified
brick.
Ordinance No. 264 to provide for paving
Fourth alley from Eighteenth to TWEEN
ty-first streets, with vitrlfied brick.
Ordinance No. 265 to provide for the
construction of a sanitary sewer in the
vicinity of Beech street and Timmons
avenue.
No. 266 to provide for paving sidewalks
on both sides of Avenue II from Twelfth
to Twentieth streets.
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Twentieth Street Paving.

The street committee presented an or
dinance providing for the paving Of
Twentieth street from Avenue b to Ave-
nue. II, with bituminous macadam. Wit
rified brick is to be laid between the
street car tracks under the terms of the
ordinance 1t was referred to the judiciary
compfffea
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Corner First Avenue and Twentieth Street
Birmingham, Ala
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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

Alfred 1 Esberg. "a. 2211 Pacific avenue. and
Marie L. Sussman, 26 1919 Octavia street
oscar +. Nyberg, 26. 1917 Mission street, and
Sigrid A. Nelson. 23 204 Dolores street
Alfred E. Partridge, %. 1929 Clay street,
and Josephine Gushurst o. Pao Alto.
Alfred M Cougle, %. San Jose, and Rose v.
Zettle. 20, San Jose.
and Margaret Weiser %, 3056 Twenty-fourth.
John j. Onetto. 20, 1917 Battery street, and
Eliza Trimble, 20 city.
Wade w. Hamilton 27, 1904 Clay street, and
Mamie Dove, 80. 1904 Clay street.
Patrick J. Purcell 81, 434 Fifth street, and
Howard G vickery. 2s 1902 Turk street.
and Emma Pendleton, "a. 947 Mission street.
Harry ONeill 2S 204 Waller street. and
Jennie T. Gavin, "a SO Douglass street.
Friedrich Zieseniss. &c, city. and Frieda
Francke 36. city.
Kakuzo Kurazumi. 26. 2319 Scott street. and
Kane Matsui, IL 2319 Scott street
Hideki Takohashi Al, 110 Taylor street, and
Koito Yamanaka, "a 1241 Bush street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
Burton Holmes ON ireland.

Beautiful Ireland" was the topic
chosen by Mr.. Burton Holmes for the
presentation last evening of the fourth
in his series Of "Travelogues," now
being given at Lyric Hall. The sub
ject was treated in the daintiest Of
fashions and with all the romance be-
fitting that picturesque island. From
shore to shore every point Of interest
was pictured and described, while with
the aid of the motion pictures bits of
character study were shown that were
cleverly drawn and frequently very hu-
morous. The marvellous taking of fences
and bitches by the Irish Jumpers, =
and peasants at their spinning and
homely occupations, were all shown on
the biograph, and were of absorbing in
terest to the large audience present.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
SWANS MUST BE WATCHFUL.
GIRLS GROWING SCARCE
Storh's Marked Preference for Boy
Babies Shown by United States
Census Returns

! StorI's Marked Preference for Boy
Babies Shown by United States
Census Returns.
There will not be sweethearts for all
the boy babies in the United States un-
less the births of girls increase. The
young man who believes that he has
an affinity somewhere by right would
better watch out or some other of the
ZIG more young men than women In
every 10000 population may jump In
and win that affinity.
When Professor Wilcox Of Corneil
University was figuring out the propor-
tion of sexes in the United States for
the Census Bureau he dealt solely with
the figures without regard to sentiment,
and has found that In continental
United States there are 1.63S.8N more
males than females, or about two rnors
males than females in every hundred
population.
The fact that he arrives on earth
more frequently than the girl II not the
only hard luck that attends being q
mere man. The woman lives longer
than he does, the death rate IL higher
among males than females and more
girls go to school than boys.
The man seeking wife should 30 to
the city rather than the country, for
there he Is more likely to md what ha
wants.
The Census Bureau and the professor
Of Cornell University do not mean that
city women make better wives than
country girls, but If wife seeker goes
to the city he has about three chances
out Of 500 the best OF 1t, while In the
country the girl who is looking for a
husband has about twenty chances the
best of 1t in 500.
In 1890 In the 1890 cities in the United
States having a population OF $500 or
more there were but 1929 more males
than females, while in 1900 this excess
of 1929 males became an excess OF 210,-
$50 females.
The excess OF 1919, 55s males In coun-
try districts in 1890 increased to $780,
2SO males In 1900. and it is from these
that the green goods men draw their
customers.
In continental United States the rela-
! tive excess of males is greater than the
average for all countries. Europe has
an excess of females; every other conti-
nent so far as known has an excess Of
males
! All the figures collected by the Cen
sus Bureau show that boy babies are
born oftener in the country than in
cities In cities the figures are 503 males
to each 1000 children, and SOC males to
each 1000 children in the country.
| Notwithstanding the great excess Of
males in the total population OF the
United States there are two periods OF
! life at which the reported number of
! females is greater.
j One extending from about SO years of
/ age to the end of life, is probably due
mainly to the longer average life of
women; the other, from Is to 25, is
! probably apparent rather than real and
! due mainly to the greater number Of
] women who tell fibs and claim to be-
long to this age period.
Among the negroes there are a few
more females than males; among the
Indians a few more males than fe-
] males Chicago Inter Ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
PROFITS IN HANDLING
COPRA AND COCOANUT OIL
Marseilles Enjoyes Virtual Monopoly
of the Trade and Finds New
Uses for Products


OF the Trade and Finds New
Uses for Products.
United States Consul General Robert
p. Skinner, at Marseilles, writes to Sec
retary Hay that the merchandise
known as copra is the meat Of the
cocoanut, from which oil is extracted
in ali countries where the cocoanut
palm grows. The same material = is
shipped In large quantities to Mar
seilles. The nut is broken by hand,
the meat is extracted and either dried
In kilns. as in the Philippine Islands,
or in the sun, as in Cochin, China. The
oil is generally used for the manufac-
ture of soap, but of late years methods
of refining it have been perfected, with
the result that considerable proper
ton of the Marseilles oil is now sold for
alimentary purposes
The inquiry as to the cost of work
ing copra is difficult TO answer salts
factorily. The Marseilles manufactur-
ers have made very large profits dur
ing the last four or five years. This
has been true of manufacturers Of all
grades of vegetable oils as well. In
period of general stagnation the best
equipped manufacturers have made
handsome fortunes in a single year.
The present cost of copra in Marseilles
is: Ceylon, $S5 16 ton; Manila and
Singapore, sS3 "a a ton.
Copra Is not treated to first and
second pressing, as are most oil seeds.
The raw material is first passed through
a cylinder press, very much as paper
Is fed from an endless roll through the
revolving cylinders Of printing press.
The pulpy mass issuing therefrom is
then treated in a box press, and no dis
tinction is made between the oils re-
sulting from the two processes. The
high grade oils are obtained by clarifi-
cation and filtration, in regard to which
little really satisfactory information
can be obtained The method was
guarded as a secret by one firm for
some time, but at present several firms
claim to be turning out equally good
edible oil.
From 81 to 63 per cent of oil is OBJ
tanned from the raw material. Two
hundred pounds of copra properly
handled should produce approximately
124 pounds of oil and seventy-four
pounds of cake. The ordinary soap oil
is now quoted at $12 SO for 220 pounds;
the best Cochin oil at $13 SO for 220
pounds Copra oil cake is very seldom
treated by chemical process. as it finds
a ready sale for stock-feeding pur-
puses. White copra cake is now worth
So 04, and ordinary cake 81 81 for 220
pounds.-New York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday
Joseph Levy, 27, 1892 Buchanan street. and
Hattye Hart IS. Houston. Tex.
Frederick SchmidIin, "a, San Mateo and
Anna Schner, 40, 80 De Long avenue.
Godfrey Tolksdorf 26. IS Seventh street, and
Anna NJ Noehl 27. 2S Seventh street
Albert c.. Brouse. 21. Los Angeles. and Helen
M. Anderson. 21, 500 Pine street.
Charles Leis, II, 3217 Nineteenth street and
Minna Goebel, 21 7o5 ShotweIl street.
Alfred H. Rotermundt, n. Oakland, and
Amy Chittenden. 10, Oakland
Carlo Orseli. 2S, 61SB Lombard street, and
Giuseppina virgilo. 20 5S5 Filbert street
Morris Resnik. 26 32S Ninth street, and Rose
Ris1er 27, 1872 Laguna street.
Heinrich Gatzert ~, 3240 Eighteenth street,
and Anna G. Reidt. 49, 1925 Mission street
Joseph Roza, 35, 294 Pacific street, and
Frances Nunes. Is, 294 Pacific street.
Claude /. Rhodes 81, GIL Polk street, and
Lucy NJ. Boettiger. n. Berkeley
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
irving Times for Lizzie.

Lizzie Henry, one of the City Prisons
''old timers" while in an inquisitive
mood last evening, forced her head
through the bars of her cell in order
to talk more freely with chum locked
up In an adjoining cell. When Lizzie
attempted to withdraw her head she
discovered that it could not be budged
and she let out a wild shout for help.
For three hours the prison keepers and
matron endeavored to get the head of
the woman back into the cell, but
with no success, until the matron con-
ceived the idea of shaving the hair off
Lizzie's isolated caput and then by
pressing the prisoners ears close to her
head the latter was restored to its Gus
tomary uprightness.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
MARRIED.

COATES-FLINT-In this city, January T.
1905. by the Rev. Edwin F. Brown. Alfred
H. Coates and Lucille Flint, both of this city.
CUNNINGHAM-WOOD this city, January
IL, 1905, by the Rev. Edwin F. Brown, Rob-
ert Cunningham and Rebecca Wood, both Of
this city.
NIFONG-BATCHLOR- this city, January
IL, 1905. by the Rev. Edwin +. Brown, Frank
"A. Nifong and Eula 7. Batchlor, both of
this city.
STEGMERE-HARRIS- this city, January
II, 1905. by the Rev. F. w. Fischer, pastor
of Emanuel Evangelical Church, Marion M.
Stegmere of San Francisco and Elsie NJ. Har-
ris of Yuba City, Sutter County Cal.
-JOHNSTON--January IL. 1905,
by the Rev. David James, George H. VIII
liams and Elizabeth L. Johnston, both OF
DecotO. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15

dor, who made large purchases on be-
half of his King, and paid $4,000 for
the large Raphael known as La
Perla," and still preserved in the
Prado. Both these Raphaels came to
Charles rs collection with other pic
lures from the Duke Of Mantua's s
famous gallery.
Mr.. Crome concludes that the pic
ture now in his possession Is the very
one which Raphael is known to have
painted for Isabella Gonzaga nearly
four hundred years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
Discardins-worn-Out Warships.

We are not SURPRISED to hear that
the British Government will soon re-
tire some forty vessels which now fig
ure on paper as part of the imperial
navy. According to a statement of Ad-
miral Beresford made in Parliament a
few years ago the process of elimina-
ton might be carried much further
without serious diminution of Eng
lands naval strength. 1t is no secret
that very considerable proportion of
the feet possesses only Pickwickian
significance in any serious computa-
ton. and one need not be an expert to
perceive that no real harm cam come
to Great Britain as the result of a
sweeping reformation. - Washington
Post.