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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-07-22

II ScSuS W NC CUIlOuS CLASS VI
custom that is done by the Fighting
Cock" said Holmes.
''The bar is on the other side"
"Quite so. These are what one may
call the private guests. Now, what in
the world is Mr.. James Wilder doing
in that den at this hour Of night, and
who is the companion who comes to
meet him there? Come, Watson, we
must really take risk and try to in
vestigate this a little more closely"
Together we stole down to the road
and crept across to the door of the
Inn The bicycle still leaned against
the wall. Holmes struck match and
held it to the back wheel, and | heard
him chuckle as the light fell upon
patched Dunlop tire. Up above US
was the lighted window.
81 must have peep through that,
Watson If you bend your back and
support yourself upon the wall think
that | can manage"
An instant later his feet were on
my shoulders, but he was hardly up
before he was down again.
Come, my friend" said he, "our
days work has been quite long enough,
l think that we have gathered all that
we can. It's long walk to the school,
and the sooner we get started the bet
ter"
He hardly opened his lips during
that weary trudge across the moor, nor
would he enter the school when he
reached it, but went on to Mackleton
station, whence he could send some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-11
SCOTTISH RITE MAsoNs.
Sixth Annual Reunion Began Yester-
day-Many Candidates for Degrees.

The sixth annual reunion of the CO
ordinate bodies of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
(southern jurisdiction), sitting in the
valley of Birmingham, began yester-
day afternoon. The sessions are being
held in the Masonic hall on First avenue
and Twentieth street. The reunion will
continue until tomorrow night. Many
degrees from the fourth to the thirty
second will be conferred in impressive
ceremonial form.
Yesterday fourteen or fifteen candidates
received the fourteenth degree. Today
class of twenty-five aspirants will re-
ceive the Rose Croix degree and the
work tonight will include the Kadosh.
Tomorrow the thirty-frst and thirty
second degrees will be conferred on about
thirty-five candidates. The work is un-
der the supervision of DR.. j. IL. Phillips,
thrty-third degree deputy inspector gem
eral for North Alabama. The presiding
officers of the various bodies are: c. A.
Moffett, Lodge of Perfection; DIR. M
Newfield Chapter of Rose Croix; DIR. w.
w. Ransom, Council of Kadosh, and j.
d. Matlock, Alabama Consistory of Mas
tiers or Princes of the Royal Secret
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THINK THE ACTION
HAS BEEN JUSTIFIED
Congreeationalists Make Public Mass
of Correspondence Justifying
Refusal of Gift.

Boston, April 10.-The committee rep
resenting Congregational clergymen who
have protested against the acceptance
by the American board of foreign mis-
slons of a gift of 100000 from John ID.
Rockefeller, made public tonight a mass
of correspondence from all sections of
the country and in which the stand of
the protestants is approved. In compar-
atiyely few instances are the names of
the writer's made public, but those an
nounced include Prof. Lewis o. Brastow
Yale divinity school; Prof. Hugh Ascot,
Chicago THEOLOGICAL seminary; Rev. II. e.
Thayer, home missionary superintendent
for Kansas, Rev. C. b. Patton. Ann Har-
Dor. Mich. Rev. George l.. cady Du-
buque, Iowa; Rev. J. c. Armstrong, SUI
perintendent of the Chicago missionary
society and Rev Henry M. Wentworth,
Terre Haute, Ind.
In tone the letters range from mildly
argumentative opinions to bitter express
sions of disapproval of the recommends
lions of the prudential committee
Professor Scott says he believed the
Lord doesh not yet want robbery for
burnt offerings" or the price of a dog
to enter his treasury.
Superintendent Armstrong says the
money is uncean, and the church knows
it, and adds:
1--WE do know that for shameless dis
regard for the rights of our fellow men
the Standard OIL company stands out as
the most constituencies. orazen and dam
gerous CORPORATION of this country, or
other country has ever Produced
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New Hearing Is Asked.

Judge Spencer r. Atkinson, who repre-
sents the marble quarry owners and les
sees of north Georgia, had a conference
with Commissioner Brown this morning
with view to asking for a rehearing
in the famous marble rate case. II will
be remembered the commission on FRI
day last decided this case in favor of the
Louisville and Nashville, permitting it to
continue the old rate on marble, which is
20 per cent higher than the rates fixed
In the commissions standard tariff.
The marble men were quite surprised
at the action of the commission in deeid-
ing in favor of the railroad. In the first
place the commission had taken off the
20 per cent advance, of it's own motion,
and 1t was considered that the burden
or proof was upon the railroad to show
that such action was unjust. The rail-
road ofncialS who We're present headed
by President Milton Smith. simply showed
that the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
division was being operated at loss.
Even II that is true. Judge Atkinson
holds that 1t is unjust to the marble men
TO make that one commodity bear the
whole burden If circumstances are such
as TO Justify high rates on the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern, Judge Atkinson
noids that the increase should be a gem
eral one, and put alike upon every class
OF freight and commodity handled The
commission has 1t in it's power to make
a general increase in rates ON that par-
ucular road, but to say that because the
road Is being operated without profit the
Whole burden shall be put upon a sim
gle commodity, Judge Atkinson saws, Is
an unjust discrimination.
There has as yet been no official order
issued embodying the action of the com
mission in this matter, and 1t NAV he
that rehearing will be ordered.
j. c. Wofford, agent of the Western
and Atlantic railroad at CartersvilIe
wrote the railroad commission TODAY
asking If man could buy tickets to
two points In opposite directions and
upon those tickets have baggage shipped
to different destinations, although the
man himself could only go one way.
The question in other words is whether
a man must always accompany his bag
gage. The party in question bought tick
cts to Atlanta and CHATTANOOGA at the
same time and asked to have baggage
checked for both places. Secretary George
Montgomery replied to the agent that he
would be compelled under the rules of
the railroad commission to check the
baggage as asked. since the payment of
the railroad fare whether the ticket Is
used or not. is all that is necessary To
secure the hauling of the specified amount
of baggage, 1870 pounds
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Said She Hypnotized officer.

Mrs. NJ. e. Marks. who claims to be a
doctor probably upon the ground that
she sells certain patent medicines. and
who was arrested Saturday and ordered
by Recorder Broyles kept in confinement
until she paid three haclSmen the bills
she owed them, was released from GUS
tody this morning by the Recorder and
the case against her dismissed. In the
meantime. however, Mrs. Marks had de-
posted $40 at the station house last night
and from this sum the hackmen were
paid for carrying her to and from Fort
Mcpherson. The case against her which
was dismissed was one of disorderly con-
duct, 1t being claimed that she had cursed
and abused the hackmen.
II knew the recorder would let me go
this morning." Mrs Marks remarked as
she left the court room. 'for had him
under a hypnotic spell. He was practical
ly within my power and / could have
done almost anything | wished with
him. I would have hypnotized him on Sat
urday and secured my release then, but l
was too weak at that time to bring my
powers into play As soon as I recover
ed my strength 1t was no trouble at all"
Mrs. Marks presented this view of her
case in all seriousness.
Never touched me. II didn't feel the
spell at ALL" remarked the Recorder.
when he was informed of what Mrs.
Marks said she had done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-11
Success of Liquid Fuel.

From the Chicago journal.
A successful method has finally been
invented for injecting liquid fuel into the
furnaces of passenger boats. The fuel
is brought under a pressure of from ten
to twenty pounds to the square inch and
evaporated by somewhat modified
"Kortings" burner. without the use of
steam. This apparatus works very satis-
fatcorily, without noise and without the
loss of fresh water Formerly the liquid
fuel was injected into the furnaces by
means of steam jet, making very much
noise, a great inconvenience, annoying
to the passengers and causing the loss
of much fresh water In the form of steam.
A suitable furnace arrangement. recently
invented also, guarantees proper and per-
feet burning of the fuel, so that very lit
tie smoke escapes from the funnel, steam
is kept regularly at the same pressure
during the voyage, and the boiler is kept
at n uniform temperature, thus prevent
ing much trouble from leakage and other
damage.
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ATTORNEY SHAY In
CONTEMPT OF COURT
SMITHS AGREE TO RETURN TO
NEW YORK If THEY ARE
CALLED TO TESTIFY IN BUT
ONE CASE.

Cincinnati, April 10.-When the habeas
corpus hearing was called this evening
Attorney Cogan appeared before Judge
Spiegel and announced that j. Morgan
Smith and his wife were perfectly willing
to return to New York without further
opposition to the extradition proceed
ings If proper assurances were given tnat
their presence there had only to do with
the indictment for conspiracy and that
they would not, while in New York be
called on to answer or appear in any
other case.
This promise was made by Assistant
District Attorney Garvan and the habeas
corpus proceedings was at once dropped
and arrangements were made for an early
departure for New York. In the United
States court Broker Ballman, whose
contempt charges against Attorney Shay
had at one time threatened to delay FUR
Their the extradition of the Smiths re-
fused once more TO give up his cash book
or to answer the questions of the grand
jury and he was therefore adJudged IN
contempt of court and ordered committed
to iail The case against Attorney Shay
was then taken up. Lawrence Maxwell,
Jf., who took Shay's place as attorney
for Ballman when Shay was himself
made defendant in contempt charges an
nounced that he would Immediately APP
peal to the United States circuit court.
The appeal took the form of an applica-
ton for a writ of habeas corpus, which
was granted by Circuit Judge Luton,
returnabe Wednesday, Ballman's bond
was fixed at $1,000.
After hearing testimony and arguments
in the contempt case of Attorney Shay
Judge Thompson adjourned court until
tomorrow when he will announce his de-
cision
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Up Against knotty Problem.

An interesting and rather peculiar case
Is agitating the officials of the prison
department at the capital.
Twice has an agent of the penitentiarv
department been sent to Henry county
to secure a negro, Frank Starr. who
was convicted of murder and given a
life sentence. and as many times has he
come away without his man, although
STAIRS case has been nnally passed on
by the superior court and by the prison
commission and his applications for new
trial and for executive clemency have
both been denied.
According tn the story which comes
from Henry county, Starr was a sort
% detective in the employ of a prom
inent Henry county planter named Craw.
ford who sent him to watch for a party
supposed to have set fire to his barn.
Starr is said to have killed negro VINO
was thought to have been the incendiary.
He was convicted of murder and sentenc-
ed to life imprisonment A motion for
new trial was denied, and the prison
commission declined to grant him par
dor or communication of sentence.
In january an agent of the prison de-
partment want to McDonoush to get
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Starr and take him to penitentiary
camp. He was informed by officials there
that he could not get him because Starr
was sick, and besides had motion pend
ing for a new trial Subsequently the mo-
tion for ney trial was denied and the
prison commission also acted adversely
on the case.
Last week the prison department agent
went again to McDonough, but was in
formed by the sheriff that Starr was out
on Mr.. Crawfords place. Investigation
showed that he had been released from
Jail on a $500 bond by the judge of the
superior court, though upon what ground,
il any, it was impossible to ascertain.
The matter was subsequently taken up
with Governor Terrell, but after an in
vestigation the Governor decided that he
could do nothing as the case was still
in the hands of the Judiciary.
What seems to be puzzling the officials
most is upon what authority a judge
could release on a $500 bond a man con-
victed of murder and sentenced to life
imprisonment. But for the present the
responsibility appears to rest wholly with
the court, and there is no action which
the state Officials can take.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-11
QUICK CHANGES
In the Fortunes of Little Harry, a
Montana Gambler.

Helena Correspondence in New York SUM-
80 little Harry is in Butte, eh?' said
an old timer addressing group of friends
In a hotel lobby. THAT reminds me OF
perhaps the most remarkable quick
change of fortune that any Montananite
has ever met, where the issue was pure
gambling proposition.
Little Harry as you know, is none other
than Harry Woolrich, as inveterate a
gambler as has ever appeared in the
northwest. He lived in Helena many
years, leaving permanently, l think, along
about 1898.
In the early days Harry probably
made as many sensational plays at faro
as any man | ever knew. Just where he
managed to secure his stake was often a
mystery. as not infrequently he would lose
from 5000 to $4,000 at a S. ing, but he
always came back with a fresh roll to
renew the attack on the tiger, as faro Is
called.
I'm those days stud poker was game
in great favor, also, and particularly with
the cattle kings. One night Harry engag-
ed in a game of stud poker in the old
Combination gambling house at the head
of Main street in this city, and although
he was unfortunate at first, the cards
finally favored him, and when the game
broke up he was nearly $4,000 winner.
ut had always been an ambition of
Harry's to own a gambling house of his
own. and with this amount he approach
ed Poker Brown, the proprietor of the
place, and offered to buy his establish
ment Brown was willing to sell. but
wanted about $4,000 for his place, or
little more than $1,000 above the amount
Harry had.
Harry sought to effect a reduction in
price to correspond with his capital, but
Brown was obdurate, and insisted upon
the full amount Harry became Disguised
and declared that he would go over to
the faro game and win the deficit
Brown assented, of course, and Harry
started out. He was soon winner, and it
appeared that he would within few
moments have the requisite amount.
but alas for his ambition! The cards
began to drop in direction opposite to
his wagers, and to make long story
short, when Harry arose from the table.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-11
SOUGHT AM INJUNCTION.
Man Wanted Court to Regulate Con-
science of Chicago Aldermen.

Chicago, April 10-Abner c. Harding,
bl other of Alderman Elect George f.
Harding, Jr.. filed a petition for an in
junction restraining the non-partisan
committee of the City Council and the
municipal voters league from carrying
out a plan to organize the incoming ooun-
Gil on a non-partisan basis
The bill charges that an oligarchy of
wealthy men have obtained control of
the league. and under the mask of pub
lie virtue, is engaged In an attempt to
usurp the functions of the government
of this city, and defeat the will of the
people Alderman Harding was opposed
by the league In the recent city election.
Judge Windes denied the notion saying
It was impossible for a judge to keep
the consciences of city councilman.
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Advice on Investments.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
j. Hampton Moore the new CHIEF OF
the bureau of manufactures of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, IS
noted in Philadelphia for his perspicacity.
Slim, quick, bright-eyed, Mr. Moore mas
the appearance of a young man OF ele-
gance and leisure. He is, instead OF that,
a hard and successful worker, and IN
Philadelphia his advice upon financial
matters is valued highly.
young woman the other day said to
Mr.. Moore:
II have inherited $4,000. I hesitate
whether to invest this money in govern
r1ent bonds, which pay only per cent,
or in zaza Gold Mine stocks, which pay
Is per cent What do you advise me to
do?'
Mr. Moore smiled.
''If you want to dine we'll" he said,
Choose the gold mine investment. But
choose the other If you want to sleep
we'll -
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Rembrandt in the Shade.

FIUIII NJ. n. T.
Mr.. Dudley Hardy tells delicious story
of an American lady artist he met while
staying at Etaples. Coming in to lunch
one day he found two American girls
seated at table. They were talking art
at the top of their voices. Presently,
having dealt with Titan and Velasquez,
rather to the detriment of both, they be-
gan to discuss Rembrandt. One lady art
list was most enthusiastic in his praise.
the other was but lukewarm. well,
Rembrandt is fine" she admitted grudg-
ingly-"oh, yes, Rembrandt is fine in his
way. But you just ought to see the juicy
sketch I did this morning"
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Newspaper circulators Meet.

Shreveport, La, April 10.-The
Southern Association of Newspaper
Circulators met in annual convention
here today, with representatives from
a number of Southern cities. Resolu-
tons were adopted condemning the
present system Of returning unsold
papers, and calling upon the Southern
Publishers association and the Ma
tional Editorial association to adopt a
rule limiting the return papers by
railway news agents to 10 per cent of
the number they take out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-11
CHICAGO STRIKE
IS STILL SERIOUS
Tooo,.4.., TIn.a4op 70 Tie lin
Teamsters Threaten 10 Tie Up
Whole City
EMPLOYERS HOLD MEETING
Will Under No circumstances Permit
Their Transfers TO Assist Mont
eomery Ward Men In
Winning Strike.

Chicago, April 1O-There was nothing IN
todays developments that would indicate
that there is to be a peaceable settlement
o. the strike inaugurated by the team
sters against the Montgomery Ward com
pany Wagons and vans of the store man
nea by non-union men made several tur-
bulent trips today, delivering goods 10
railroad freight houses Although big
crowds followed the caravans and the
police were forced to break a number
of blockades, deliveries to the railroads
were declared by the officials of the store
TO have been a great deal more success
fu than last weeks efforts.
Forty members of the Employers as
ISOLATION at a meeting today issued
statement to the teamsters in an ef-
fort to put a stop to the sympathetic
strike. In the resolution adopted by the
employers it is also declared that under
no circumstances will they allow the
teamsters to interfere with the carrying
ON legitimate business, as will be the
case should the strike be extended to the
other concerns, in order to bring the
Montgomery Ward company to terms.
The teamsters for the past two days
have been threatening to declare SYM
pathetic strike In other parts of the city
unless a speedy settlement of the pres
ent struggle is reached. Today's meet
ing of the Employers association was
for the purpose of considering ways and
means to meet such a contingency.
Others May Become Involved.
For time today it appeared as If the
freight handlers at the railroad freight
houses would be come involved in the
difficulty Fifty of these men employed
by the Illinois Central quit work be-
cause two of their members had been
arrested for interfering with the delivery
of goods by non-union men. After be-
Ing out for half an hour, however they
returned to work on the promise of the
police that their companions would be
released.
There are prospects that all the ex-
press drivers will be drawn into the
struggle, as body, although as yet
only scattering members of the union are
affected. Should these men declare a gen.
eral strike, II is said that federal injunc-
tons will be applied for by the express
companies to prevent the drivers from in
terfering with non-union drivers that may
be employed by companies to take places
of the strikers.
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The Russian Method.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
THAT man." said the photographer.
loves me $40 for a dozen cabinets.
wish l dared to treat him as he would be
treated in Russia.
I'm Russia if you don't pay your pho
togra piers bill, he hangs your picture
in his window upside down. Every Rus
sion photographers window has five or
six of these reversed pictures in it, and
there is always a little crowd of people
outside cranng their necks and saying:
'.'Oh, that is Vasili Popoffsky. Won't
he be ashamedr And look at Anuna
Ohnsky. You'd think she'd be able to
pay rs that Sonia Gogol there? 1t GER
tainly is. What a pityp
Russian photographers, thanks to this
unique method of theirs, have no unpaid
bills. If only their method was in use
here!'
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Money Is Equally Divided.

Washington. April 10.-On the rec
ommendation of General Chaffee, chief
of staff, Secretary Taft has allotted In
almost equal parts to the engineer de-
partment and the signal service de-
partment the appropriation of $1,000
900, made at the last session of Con-
gress, for the construction of fire con-
troll stations and accessories for the
operation of the defenses of the six
principal harbors of the United States.
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R,Nal R,Rrlth in Rlchm ond.

Richmond Va, April 10.-District Grand
Ledge No 5. BNai B'Rith met here to-
day and elected officers as follows: Pres
ident. l. Baer of Wilmington, n. c.;
first vice president. n. S. Meyer, Wash
ington: second vice president, S. Gardner.
Savannah. Ga; secretary, ]. S. Levy.
Richmond; treasurer A. Goodman. Bal
timer: sergeant at arms. Henry S. Hut
zeler, Richmond. Tonight the visiting del
egates were entertained at the Jefferson
club.
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Mr.. uhlfelder,s Death.

The death of A. Uhlfelder, state agent
of the Equitable Life Insurance COM
pany, win be sincerely lamented by many
persons In Birmingham, where the de-
ceased was well known and greatly es-
teemed. Mr.. Uhlfelder lived in Montgom-
cry. but visited this city frequently. He
dropped dead of heart failure in New
York Yesterday
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Mr.. AUGUST GeIoer.

one of the foremost authorities of musical
pedagogy, will be in charge of the normal
work during the summer session of Bre-
nau Conservatory. Teachers and. students
of music will have unequaled advantages
for studying music in any of its depart
ments at Brenau during June and July
Address A. w. Van Hoose or II. ]. Pearce.
Gainesville, Ga. for catalogue.
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Carrie Nation Going to Oklahoma.

wichita, Kan, April 10.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation. who Is in jail here, announced
her intention after the expiration of her
in leaving Kansas and settling
N oklahoma, where she will devote her
attention to efforts TO have a prohibition
clause in the constitution when Okla
noma secures statehood. Mrs. Nation is
IN prison awaiting the decision of an ap-
zeal to the district court for joint smash
no