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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
WORKING HARD ON
THE CONTRACTS
Bids for Convicts are Not Yet
Known
BIG COMPANIES PRESENT
Bonded Warehouse Company Is Organ
lied In Montgomery With Capt.
tai Stock of $500, coo-other
Montgomery News.

Montgomery, May 3.-(Special 1.-The
contracts for the state conyicts which
work in the mines are now being thresh-
ed over by the board of convict inspectors
and representatives of the corporations
which employ them. 1t will take all the
balance of the week to get a conclusion
and very likely the bids will not be known
or reported for ten days.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company expects to take about 400 men
next year. Only half that many are want
ed by the Sloss- Sheffield company, which
can take care of only that many.
Most of the time this week has been
taken up with adjusting the old contract
with the Sloss-sheffield company, there
being a charge on account of some delays
that has at last been taken care of in
a satisfactory way.
Mission Society.
Montgomery will be well represented at
the annual conference of the Alabama
Home mission society. which convenes
at Mobile tomorrow
Mrs e. G. Adams Mrs. A. s. Tyson and
Miss Lula Pierson left for Mobile this
go tomorrow.
Mrs Adams is the recording secretary
of the conference and Mrs. Thomas is the
corresponding secretary.
Mrs Tyson is the delegate from the
Court Street Auxiliary and Miss Pierson
represents the City Mission board.
The officers of the conference are: Mrs
Henry d. Moore, Opelka, president; Mrs
w. p. MaGruder, Tuskegee. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. J. T. Dumas, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. John A. Rice. Montgomery,
third vice president Mrs. T. D. Powers
Opelika, corresponding secretary
Bonded Warehouse.
Certificate for incorporation was filed
this morning In the office of the Judge
of Probate by the Bonded Warehouse
company.
A company with capital stock of
100000 actual stock subscribed 100000,
with which amount the company begins
business.
The purpose of the Bonded Warehouse
company is to conduct general ware
house for the storage of cotton. coal or
other commodities, building congresses
and operating the same, and generally to
carry on any other legitimate business
Incidental or accessory to the occupation
of warehouse.
The principal office of the company
will be located at Montgomery The in
corporators are:
w. NJ Marks, president; Frederick r..
tombstone, vice president; James II. Hard
away, secretary and treasurer, and Sig
mond Roman.
The officers of the corporation consti-
tute the board of directors for the en-
suing year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04

,ooa,aS A. zs N. Goth st, Termitaea. of
course.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04

WHEN IN NEW YORK STOP AT
Gregorian hotel. Thrty-ffth street. near
fifth avenue Refined patronage solicited
Send for booklet 2-19-s0t- su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04

Boys-A bat and ball free
with a pound of tea. A. &
p. Tea Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
Vehicles, Farm Wagons, Harr

Remember closing out the entire line of high
grade vehicles and harness. bought of Gray Dudley, at
factory prices
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
viii Hold Revival.

Inc Rev. II, M Wharton D. D., the
wen known reVlValist arrived in Selma
today to hold series of meetings In the
First Baptist church. DR.. Wharton has
peen to Florida, and was persuaded to
come by Selma on his way home and as
sist in the meetings here which were
started Sunday night last About ten
years ago DIR. Wharton held a union re-
vlval in warehouse where is now To-
Gated the Melyin-Patterson Grocery COM
panys stores, and great good was ac-
complished. AT that time the merchants
closed their stores during the hours of
the day services and a great spiritual
wave swept over the city The first SER
vice conducted by DIR. Wharton was held
tonight, large crowd being present in
the spacious Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
Sudden Death of an Infant.

eHNSi DSdtu VI an INFANT.
Inc z-months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Hayes died suddenly this morning.
Apparently in good health the little one
mad been laid on the bed by the mother,
after nursing it, and sne had gone to the
Kitchen to get the warm water for the
chllds morning bath. Returning she
picked the little one up and, to her horror
and grief, found him dead. About three
weeks ago the child had a slight convul-
sion but had apparently recovered and
was not considered in the least unwell
today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
James ]. Hill Talks.

James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway followed Mr.. Mather.
He said there was only one safe basis
on which a low rate could be made and
that was the low cost of producing the
transportation. The value of the service
is determined by the density of the traffic
and that makes the rate Rates vary with
conditions. In making rates on his road
he said they had to take into consideration
what the country produces. The railroad
was charged with the prosperity of every
man who lived on the road If that man
worked. Determinations were necessary,
declared Mr.. Hill.
When his road was built he went to
Washington state and found that Its
greatest product was lumber There was
a rate of 80 cents per hundred on lumber
to the eastern markets. Lumber dealers
said they could ship at 65 cents. He knew
they could not do it and he made a rate
OF 40 cents and was shipping large quanti-
ties of lumber. This was n discrimination
against lumber on the eastern end Of
the road but in ten years there would be
no lumber produced in that section. 1t
was because the cars going out with
merchandise brought loads back that
these low rates could be made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
o Assist Baseball Venture.

With the view of assisting the baseball
venture started by the Selma Indian Base
bail association. which has put in the
field an excellent team of players, and
which has constantly lost money since the
start of the season, a committee of prom
inent fans Were on the streets today solic-
iting subscriptions to keep up the team.
They met with cheerful response. and the
possibility of continued games is now very
bright.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
GIVE RAILROADS
A FAIR SHOWING
James ]. Hill Testifes Before
Commission
DETERMINATIONS NEEDED
Says Rates VIII Be Half a Cent a
Ton Per Mile In Twenty
Years With Fair
Treatment.
Determinations NEEDED

Washington. May 3.-(SpeciaI What
has proved a rather uninteresting session
of the railroad rate hearing was some
what enlivened by the testimony of J. J.
Hill today. Few men have a better grasp
on the railroad problem than the president
of the Great Northern. His argument re-
ceived close attention from the members
of the committee and is pointed to by
railroad men as being unanswerable.
That the committee hearing now being
conducted will hardly be concluded within
six weeks is the belief of Senator Car
mack of Tennessee. The senator believes
the committee will certainly nave a bill
ready by the time Congress meets in Oc-
tober The senator has little hope that
it will be a bill which can be supported
by all the members of the committee
Representative Hepburn or IOWA was
among those present at the hearing today.
AS chairman of the House committee
on interstate commerce Mr. Hepburn is
hopeful that when the hearings on the.
rate legislation question are concluded the
senators will 20. K" the Esch- Townsend
bill passed by the House at the last ses-
sion.
Senator Cullom has announced that
they do not intend to take the House
bill as a guide" Colonel Hepburn was
informed.
why don't they like it?" he asked
Then he continued: after they read and
study it more carefully l think they will
like it better. l don't mean to say that
1t could not be improved because | be-
lieve that it could be bettered. but l think
it is a very good measure and might well
be indorsed by the Senate
Have you received any late official in
formation as to the date for calling the
extraordinary session. Colonel Hepburn
was asked.
Il believe that October l6 is settled"
he replied.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-04
Mather Again Heard.

Robert Mather of the Rock Island system
against was before the Senate committee
today. Discussing the rivalry for conf
merce, he said that when the gulf ports
had shipping and transportation facilities
commerce must flow more and more to
those ports No changes were necessary
In the present law except the restriction
of the scope and power of the interstate
commerce commission. 1t had too many
duties and not sufficient time to perform
its legitimate functions. Courts could de-
termine reasonable rates but he would
not go so far as some attorneys and
say that the courts could determine n
reasonable rate and that the law could
prescribe that such rate should be the
future rate
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
Still Coming In Crowds

In the first 10 days of January 900 immigrants landed
the port of New York. and half of them Russians
That shows how this country is interested in the far
eastern 1t is expected that many thousands will
to the United States from Russia and it is known
that the motive back of the change of residence to
escape military service and the general tyranny that
bad enough before the and has grown awful pro
portions since that calamity.
The deportatons AIS persons, compared with
70 in January year ago. which proves that class
these immigrants far from desirable.
Every effort is being made to induce these people to
locate the far south and west There is land enough
In fact it only requires trip several states to
prove that millions may live and prosper where thousands
exist but it is doubtful if the halfsarved and almost
wholly uneducated Russian peasants are the ones to
properly take advantage Of the opportunity. They are
practically without capital know little nothing of free
DOM and the best that be said that years of poverty
and fdenia have fitted them for poverty and self
denial They will live if they be induced to leave the
cities and till the SOIL less than the average American
wastes
So long the immigration laws stand they now
America must be prepared to furnish homes for the
est of Europe whenever starvation military eXactions
make departure desirable.
There wise who think that the gates of America
have already been kept open too long and should be
closed until the millions who have already reached
shores have become sterling Americans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
If John [. Sullivan Had a Million

John L. Sullivan, who is gloryfying his record as
''plug " under pTptense of lecture the evils
of cgarets and whskey declares that he could be good
and do lot of good in the world if he only had million
dollars
Not many people will agree with John L. in this
treme belief in the reforming influence of million. Re
form from the inside not from the pocket Countless
have been ruined by wealth. but those who have been
reformed by it make up slim record indeed.
John L. has had much money in his tme-much to a
whose wants entirely physical 1t cannot be said
that he showed any great wisdom either in capac
ity to save it or in his manner of spending it.
1t went in carousng that made wreck of him.
His once magnificent physique, the admiration of the
world destroyed by that money. 1t has made him
the helpless slave of habits that degrade and destroy.
His example has tainted the character of uncounted
hundreds of young
That is what thousands of dollars did for him. mill
ion dollars, he thinks, would make of him.
But he vastly overestimates the power of money. 1t
cannot buy manhood, though it destroy it.
There is not enough millions and billions in all the
world to buy back the lost strength Of muscles and stead
ness of nerves, not enough to soul that is
shacked by base appetites not enough to clear couded
brain and cleanse debauched heart The power of money
is great, but not along these lines.
If John L. Sullivan had a million dollars he might give
lot of it away. But whence would the intelligence
and wholesome sympathy that alone enable to
give wisely and to do good than harm by giving?
million dollars could bring him mental and
moral qualities, make him anything other than John
L. Sullivan.
A million could enable him to give the world more of
himself. 1t would magnify his power and influence, just
such as it is.
And would the world be benefited?
John L. thinks it would.
DO you7
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27

the prospect of being out of a Job
this year.
The articles for a 20-round contest
between eJrry Mccarthy and Jack
Reilly were signed last night at the
S. A. A. c. AS stated in these COL
umns yesterday, the weight will be
14S at o'clock. 60-40 with the club
and 65-35 on the fighters division.
Both men are to be examined by DIR.
Luhn this afternoon before beginnin q
active work in training and their
physical condition will be attested
The date of the fight is set for
Feb. 16 in the new club gymnasium.
@ o o
Kid Scaler has returned from Ritz
vile, where he won a victory over
Fred Forbes in the 10th round.
Fighting in Ritzville is not 80
profitable as it might be. The house
was $107, or whereabouts, and when
the expenses were paid the fighters
got about steen cents. -
Scaler said he had Forbes olit in
the 14th round but the lights went
out and 1t was 10 minutes before
they could get them going again.
O O o
The initial indoor meet at the ath-
letic club was held last night. Phil
Becher won the highest number OF
points, getting 293 as against 2S1
by Arthur Peterson and 259 by Joe
were:
Heinrich. The winners of events
Running long dive-Philip Becher
13 feet inches; T. Berger second, Ia
feet. Rope climb-Joe Heinrich wor
in 3-5 seconds; j. Wheatley second
Running broad jump-Arthur Peter.
son won, IS feet II inches Phil Be.
cher second, Is feet inch. Standing
broad jump-Arthur Peterson won.
feet inches; Theodore Berger sec
ond, feet s inches. Fence vault
Theodore Berger won, feet Is in.
ches; Holdquist second, feet
inches. Running high jump-Arthul
Peterson won. feet 10 inches; Chas
Orr second, feet inches.
o Q o
Honey Melody and Tommy Sulli-
van fight for the weller championship
of New England at Lawrence, Mass.
tonight.
O o o
Belfeld Waicott. brother of the
BLACK Demon" and Larry Connolly
of Boston, go 10 rounds tonight al
Brockton, Mass
Q o o
Ever since my old friend "Friday,
Barney Mullen. struck town again
my other old friend. Jack Willie
Wood, has been i'll with tonsilitis
Funny how that "chaw talk" affects
the babblers.
WILLIE B. GOODE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
REVENGE OF
FALLEN QUEEN

VIENNA, Jan. 27.-The story of a
postage stamp, and the revenge of a
fallen queen Is the one topic of con-
versation throughout Servia, Bulgaria
and Roumania.
To commemorate King Peters coro-
nation. the Servian government de-
cided to issue a series of specially
designed postage stamps Of consider
able artistic value and of large size.
When the rough design of the stamps,
which were to bear side by side the
profile of King Peter and his ancestor
Kara George. was approved, the final
drawing and engraving were entrust-
ed to a French artist, NJ. Mouchon.
The result was admired by all. But
before the stamps had been in circu-
lation many weeks the government
suddenly called in all that remained
unsold, and made desperate efforts
to collect even single specimens in
the hands of private individuals. For
when the stamp was held upside down
there appeared clearly to everyone
the death mask of the murdered King
face of the dead sovereign was made
to appear by the engraver manipulate
ing cleverly the eyebrows, eyes and
nose of the two Karageorgevitch pro-
files.
King Alexander's distorted and mu-
tilated face is formed by a portion
of King Peters head with that Of
his ancestor Kara George. The nos
trils of the two heads together form
the eyes, the moustaches make the
eyebrows, and the eyebrow and eye
of Kara George form King Alexan-
der's nose and mouth.
1t is asserted that the engraver was
inspired by the ex-Queen Natalie to
fake" the design and introduce the
features of her murdered son.
The death mask stamps" as they
are now called, have undoubtedly
| made a profound impression in the
Servian army and among the unedu-
Gated classes. The governments at
| tempt to recall all the stamps proved
| fruitless, as thousands have been
| used on letters, and a vast number
are held by private individuals in
Servia. The government has. how
ever, instructed it's agents in Vienna,
London. Paris and Berlin to visit
| stamp dealers and spectators and
buy up as mony of the ill-omened
postage labels as possible, regardless
| of cost.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
CELEBRATION.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81
Flags were flung to the breeze today
from the German embassy, on High
land Terrace, in celebration of the
birthday of Emperor William, who
inwas born January 81, 1859. This
evening the German Ambassador,
Count Speck Won Sternburg, will play
the host at a typical German dinner
The guests will include various mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and a
number of the most prominent Ger
man residents Of the capital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27

CHARITIES

The committee chosen at the mass
meeting to report a plan for the as
ISOLATED charities and draft a consti-
tuition and bylaws met at the office
of Mayor Boyd yesterday afternoon
All the members of the committee
were present except one and much
interest in the work was manifest.
The committee delegated the work
of preparing a constitution and by
laws to subcommittee of three,
composed of Mrs. F. E. Emery, Rev.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27

Mr.. Hindley and DR.. w. w Potter.
Another subcommittee composed
of Mayor Boyd, Captain McClelland
and Harl ]. Cook was named to re-
port the names of Is citizens for
directors of the new organization.
These subcommittee are to report
to the whole committee at meeting
to be held next Thursday afternoon
at o'clock at the mayors office.
1t is planned to call another mass
meeting one week from next Monday
night, in the council chamber. At
this meeting the committee on or
ganization will make a detailed re-
port and the organization will be
fully completed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
HELP wANTED-rEMALE.

students graduated from the
Ladies French Tailoring academy
AFTER taking six weeks course are
now earning $1.75 per day. If you
want paying position, prepare your
selt by taking a course in the only
school OF ladies' tailoring west of
minneapolis. Spend 4 to G weeks in
stead of six months in a dressmakers'
shop. English and German teachers
curtis block, Lincoln and Sprague.
Phone 1912. 6e.o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
Illustrated Billiards.

Strike the cue ball a little below
the center and on the left side, the
red ball nearly full. SLOW" the cue
ball, play rather hard, and the shot
will be made by one cushion, rdiving
the red ball the length Of the table
and back to the corner.
Willie Lucas and Johnnie McClos-
key got into the wrong yard yester-
day when they tried to slip into
Salt Lake and talk the owners into
deserving the Pacific National league,
putting their marks down on the
paper league of the Northwest. The
pair of schemers were turned down
with positiveness which left moth
ing for them to do but get out of
the Mormon capital on the first train.
O o o
Notwithstanding the known fact
that Lucas is hated in Salt Lake as
bad as a range rider hates a RATHER,
he and Mac" went there to try to
convince the owners that 1t could be
nothing but Lucas. This, notwith-
standing the fact that Clyde Williams
and his associates had been foxy
enough to sew up Salt Lake by nam
ing a Mormon resident as president
| in the place of Lucas.
The visit simply shows the desper-
alton to which Lucas is driven by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
A Novel View of Marriage

Mr. William Norman Guthrie holds rather stern and
forbiddpg view of marriage.
Judged by his expression he is spiritual descendant
of the Purtans who took the herocaly militant view of
fethe conception that humans soldiers who are in
the army of life to be drilled and disciplined for the life to
come.
Mr. Guthrie says the proper purpose of marriage is
not happiness but dscpnean opportunity for trouble
and sacrifice for offspring which results in courage
strength and intelligence.
Well
Marriage brings discipline and sacrifice, it is true, but
il brings more.
Nature does not deceive in the mating process. 1t
promises happiness and keeps its promise Marriage has
its trials and problems but it has its joys And the joys
are thousand times abundant than its just
in every day experience you laugh thousand times
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
PACIFIC TRANsYED 90.
CLOTHES CLEANERS.

The Steam Clothes Pressing COM
pany will steam. brush and press
15c; only to Is minutes required;
good dressing rooms; alterations and
repairing. 223-224 Holland block.
Phone 2252. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27

DO not overlook our stock OF the
most select goods and the best Of
prices
Those fine white Burbank pota-
toes, 100 lbs. ..,............ $1.26
The best standard corn, 15c seller,
The best standard peas, 15c seller,
at ..'.... -. ....'.... Aoc
The best standard beans. 15c.
III, seiier, AT: $1,000 ........' Aoo
The best standard tomatoes, 15c
The best eastern eggs, dozen. .25c
The best ranch eggs, dozen. 80. 800
Snider catsup, 25c seller, at.... .20c
The best Jap rice, 10c seller, at. SO
The best tapioca, 1oc seller, at. SO
The best sage. 10c seller, at. .... So
The best macaroni, 15c seller, at. 100
The best spaghetti, 15c seller, at. loo
Gold Dust washing powder at. .2oc
Rub No More washing powder at. sc
The best sack graham flour, 35c
The cornmeai, soc seller, at. -. .aso
The best package currants. 15c
~, seller, at. ..,...........: ....... LOG
me seil best al package raisins' 1Sc n,
The best New York buckwheat,
SOC seller, at. 4Oc
The best maple syrup. S1.35 seller.
at 81 AS
The best Perfection sodas, 25c
seller, at. .1Sc
| The best sack of rolled oats at .35c
The best sack of rye at .35c
The best sack of whole wheat at. SOC
Phone 693 and we will give you the
best prices on other goods.
BURR-M7dAHOM co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
Persian Nerve Essence

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All drains and losses stopped perma
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
DxEING AND CLEANING WORKS

Partisan Dyeing Sc Cleaning Works.
sos Howard street. Tel. M. 2137.
L. A. Lehman. prop. Best house in
northwest. No solicitors. Dress
plaitings factory in connection. $500
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-01-27
FURNITURUE REPAIRING.

DUFF & Rothwell repair all kinds of
furniture and upholstering; cupboards
and tables made to order; store and
office remobeling. Shop. S179 Howard.
Phone M. 6253. g.