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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
HOT AIR BREEDS HOT AIR.
Experiences of the Man Who Collects
 Air for Subway Tests.

The young man who collects subway air for the chemical tests of the New York Rapid Transist commission is va riously regarded by the spectatores as crank, lunatic, humbug, and wizard, says the Washington Post. And in return he has concluded that ye bright boy of ye newspaper tale is not the only one of the human species to ask questions.
 The air is collected at various times and places into large fasks, by means of a piston pump device For the last week the collections have been made inside express trains.
 A certain fat lady had to run for the train and sat down opposite the air col lector quite out of breath. When the pumping started she looked at the man as fiercely as her puffing would allow, then shifted seats, glared again, and f. naly swept out at the next stop.
 "She thinks you are trying to initiate her with them bellows. volunteered the guard. But say, on the level. what the thunder is that thing. anyway? Ain't no music box is itT'
 Another individual. noticing the collec- tor at the pump, tmidly asked what kind of weather we might expect, and would mt believe that the device wasn't some secret method of the weather bureau
 But the best philosophy came from the man in charge of the uptown station carly one morning last week. The collectors appearance at 2 q. m. broke the monotony of the empty platform.
 What are you doing there" asked the guard.
 .'Colecting air"
 "Pooh!' came the answer of one weary and stfled. quit your kidding. There ain't any air down here.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

tree will reach out to clutch hold of the rocks or will sink themselves into the earth. As we must love, cannot you and learn to love Christ? Cannot we begin to study and to learn what he has done for us? Then, having realized what the divine love means, cannot we learn to do something for his loves sake? Gods love can change our actions toward him if we will only let it. What are you going to do with Christ in reference to tho hearts loving capabilities?
 But l cannot close this subject without asking you one more question What are you going to have your loved ones do with Jesus? You have almost as much influence over some of your loved ones actions as you have over your own If Plate had turned to Christ and said . Lord Jesus, thou art my Master; l will yield my heart and life to thee," do you not believe his own wife would have also accepted Christ? Why, she was al- ready almost persuaded. Furthermore, do you not believe that if you should give your heart to Christ today your ac- tions would be the means of making some of your loved ones surrender their hearts to Jesus?
 Often have we read how men and wo- men have rescued their dear ones from physical dangers. Shall we not by the help of Christ save our dear ones from spiritual peril? There is @ beautiful story told that during chivalric times a knight was captured and imprisoned in a castle. The wife who had been left behind during the crusade, knew not where her husband was incarcerated. So she took stringed instrument and dressed as page, she wandered from court to court and from country to coun- try, singing under the great Actresses the old love songs with which she had been wooed in her fathers castle. One day as the familiar notes of the min stel lifted themselves to a drowning fort ress, there came back an answering song. Then the wife knew where her husband-lover was imprisoned. By means of her fathers friends she was able to rescue her dear one. So shall 1t be with us. If we lift our voices in redemption songs, we shall hear our songs echoed back in the redemption songs of our loved ones. As Pilate, in all probability, decided the eternal destiny of his wife as well as his own when he condemned Christ. So our actions may decide the eternal destnies of our friends as well as our own.
 May we weigh carefully the importance fthc question which 1 am about to nut. May we weigh it carefully in reference to our homes. our business associates and our friends al large, What shall we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

do then with Jesus who is called Chrst?' l am not asking this question, but Jesus himself is asking it. What will ye then do with me-" Answer must be given. Then Christ shall give to us an answer which shall affect the eternities. Then, instead of having Christ before Pilate," :" we shall have .Pilate before Christ" Oh, what shall Jesus then say unto us2 Will he say. Come. ye blessed of my Father; inherit the kingdom prepared for you" or shall he say Depart from me; depart from me?" God forbid. God forbld!N
 (Copyright, 190o. by Louis Klopsch.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

You must love somebody or something, You cannot help 1t. The tendrils of the heart will climb up and reach out for an object to love, just as the roots of a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
SUES c., H. AND D. STOCK.
BondhoHers Would assess Holders
for Debts of COMPANY.

Cincinnati Dec 9.-George W. Harris. bond
holder of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad, brought suit in the Superior Court to-day
to assess the stockholders of that corporation The
petition was placed the files and action was
taken to obtain service the defendants. This
action was entirely unexpected TO the interests
controlling the property.
J. Pierpont Morgan was Immediately Informed
of the action Holding the majority of stock he is
declared to be responsible TO that extent for the
debts Of the concern. The proceedings are taken
under the old Ohio statute, which provides for
double assessment OF stock TO pay corporation debts
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway is
named as defendant The name is thus given to
distinguish it from the present Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton and Dayton Railroad Company, with its sub.
sidiary concerns. The allegation is that the Gin
cinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Railway Company
is an Ohio corporation, that it has a paid up
capital of S16,0OO,OOO, that it has confessed in
solvency that it is unable TO pay it's debts and
that the rights of the bondholders, all of whom,
with other creditors invited to participate In
this action, will be best served by a judgment
against the stock.
The defendants named are the original holders
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway
Company. and others who have succeeded them
In the list appear the names of Eugene thinner
man. NJ D. Woodford who was president of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton; Thomas Walsh,
George F. Brownell ana others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
s. R. & 7. REORGANIZED.
Standard Condqge Company Formed
from Bankrupt Trust.

The reorganization plan Of the Standard Rope
and Irvine Company, henceforth to be known as
the Standard Cordage Company, was announced
yesterday by the committee representing the
first mortgage bondholders. It provides for tho
foreclosure Of the first mortgage, the formation
of a new company, with $2,S00OOO capital STOCK
and a total issue of new securities amounting to
SS1OOOOO Subscriptions to the new bonds and
what will be realized from the present assets. 1t
is expected, will enable the new company to get
into operation soon after January l.
The Standard Cordage Company, according 70
the plan worked out by Alvin w. Krech' cnalr-
man; James B. C1ews, Donald Mackay' ChslleS
f. Orvis and Valentine P. Snyder, the commit
tee. is to be organized under the laws Oh inns
state or New-Jersey as the committee may oe-
eide There will be issued $2SO6OOo nrsC lli"l :
gage per cent bonds. $2,5OOOOO adjustment
per cent voting bonds and the capltai ouooN-
There is outstanding now $21,oO0' ISO curl'i7'
of the old company. 80
The holders Of adjustment bonos' uliu7i IA
n1an are to elect a majority Of the board Oh
directors until interest has been paid on tiie
bonds for two consecutive years. Then the ma
jority vote goes to the stock
Holders of the outstanding first mortsas0
bonds will receive so per cent OF their noloinsS
in new first mortgage bonds and 0O per cent IL
the new adjustment bonds, provided they sub
scribe for So per cent of the value OF their
holdings in the new mortgage 5s at 20. OF
this they will receive bonuses Of 90 per cent IN
adjustment 5s and 80 per cent IN STOCK.
Income bondholders will receive 30 per cent
of their holdings in new stock. but Will be eX-
pected to subscribe for per cent OF their noid-
ings in the new first mortgage bonds on Wnlcn
thew will receive as bonus 30 per cent Of their
subscriptions in adjustment bonds and 0O per
cent in stock. No provision is made Tor the
old capitaI stock because it was wiped out by
decree of Chancellor Magic Of New-Jersey-
syndicate of bankers has underwrttten the
issue of new first mortgage bonds to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The plan shall not become
operative unless 100000 face value out Of the
$2,74OO0O first mortgage bonds shall assent
A large majority, it is understood already has
been deposited with the Equitable Trust Com
pany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
SCHEME EXPENSIVE
Will Cost City Millions to Bun
.99th-st. Line.

.,,,,ioi,,a1ization Of the 39th-st. ferry is
o,oinp, to be enormously expensive. Inc sclleiio
o +e +o1ra over the ferry enlarge the slips at
the battery and at Bay Ridge, build ne" DoSts
and carry people at the present scheuuio %
rates To carry this out, 1t is estlm@teu ho"'
will cost from S3,0O0O0O to S4OOoOOO ana 'ne
Transformation will occupy more than year
time. .,,ad
I1ock Commissioner Featherson has prepared
. preliminary report for the Sinking Fund com
mission. and it is likely that it will be READ a'
+ba meeting Of the commission next Weohes-
dav. Among other things, Mr. Featnerson
ranort saws that more land must be bought OS
the city to carry out the city OWNERSHIP tle .
The slip at Whitehall-st. is alongside olu 10
No g. To enlarge the slip space there ~ WIN
be necessary to encroach upon the docking room
for the North River canalboat neet' anu 'N0io
will be a loud protest against TINS.
A large slice of land will be neeoeo at 'no
Raw Ridge end and it will have to be carved
from the plot bought by the city, at an expenol-
+,,ro of S570OOO. for the South Brooklyn mar
l-e+ This land was purchased from the CUTTING
oe+o+a and allied interests. 1t is expected tnat
+he market people will oppose any move tN'1'
will curtan their room co... leland sor-
vice cost about 100000, and similar sum
win have to be paid for the 39th-st' ooats.
The Mcclellan administration is connIhll !
ia taking over the 39th-st. ferry and running
it, At present the ferry is not a success ana
the service is inadequate that Iuc EIlIs
win not do business with the South Brooklyn
market if they avoid it,
The Bush warehouse interests are trying 10
develop the South Brooklyn and Bay Rlo It
waterfront and they have been assisted by
local boards of trade and taxpayers associa-
lions The real estate spectators say tnat
land that is worth only about $500 for a city
lot would be worth $4,000 if the ferry service
was adequate Having Endorsed the municipal
ownership idea the Mcclellan administration
row finds it impossible to evade its direct
pledge to own and operate the 39th-st. ferry,
no matter how great a burden it may prove
to be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
IRON STRIKE Il MYSTERY
Real Reason of Trouble Expected to
Become Knozon Soon.

The Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union took
no official action of any decisive character yes
terday on the order of the employers in the
allied iron trades requiring every new man
who applied for work to be passed on at the
agency of the employers. No. Il East 14th-st,
and secure q card there before he could be en-
ployed Every member Of the Housesmiths and
Bridgemen's Union. Architectural Iron Workers
Union and Bronze and Ornamental Iron Work
ers Union received notice of the order
which went into effect yesterday and affects
10000 men.
The new order is the outcome of the strike Of
the housesmths against Post & McCord. The
strike was ordered by President Ryan Of
the International Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers on the ground that
Post & NIcCord are members Of the American
Bridge Company, against which national strike
is declared. The firm has made affidavit that it
has no connection with the American Bridge
Company. yet the strike against Post & McCord
continued and the other employers were mar
Yelling yesterday that the strike is kept up
against this firm alone while general strikes
have been ordered on many occasions on less
proyocation than the order which the employers
In the Allied Iron Trades have given.
It means that as the open shop is established
in the structural iron trade through the House
smiths and Bridgemen's Union being no longer
recognized, while it's members continue at work
in every contract except those Of Post & Mo-
Cord the open shop plan in the trade is TO be
made permanent.
II was rI1rnored last night that as the strike
against Post & NIcCord is maintained for ap-
parently no logical reason. the real reason for
the strike will come out in few days.
The Brooklyn branch Of the Housesmiths and
BrIdsemen's Union met late Friday night
and voted down a proposition for a general
strike on account of the new order Of the en-
oIovers A resolution was passed instead to or
der strikes against all members of the Iron
League who try to force their present employees
to get cards from the East 14th-st. agency.
General Secretary Farrell of the Housesmiths
and BrIdgemen's Union said yesterday that no
general striek of housesmiths is contemplated at
present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
TO LOWER PHONE RATES.
Independent Company Promises to
Cut Charges IN Ts0o.

The Great Eastern Telephone Company, which
says it intends to cut almost in two the present
telephone rates made public yesterday the ofhcers
and directors OF the organization For several
weeks there has been much interest in business
circles about the makeup of the stockholders ana
many glesses were made. D. A. Reynolds, the
president, made known yesterday the history Oh
the company, its motives in entering the telephone
field and what it proposes to do. With Mr. Heyh-
olds are associated Congressman ]. Van Vechten
Olcott, vice-presdent; Eugene H Brock. secretary
and W. Myron Reynolds, treasurer
Mr. Reynolds one of the organizers Of the com
pany has been in the telephone business for years
He is president Of the Coast Line Telephone Com
pany. ice-president and manager Of the State
Line Telephone Company, manager of the Atlantic
Telephone Company and treasurer and director
of the 'New-York Electric Lines Company, all OF
which companies practically have been ABSORBED
by the new concern. as far as operation Is con-
cerned.
The company has also completed a working agree
ment with numerous independent telephone sys-
throughout the country, by which 1t Will nave
u long distance system to rival the BEL company
The directors of the new telephone company are
". c. Adams. George R. Bidwell, Stephen NJ Con-
ger George c. Edwards, George " Hagerty Gus
Never. Edwin N. Willard, David B. sickels, D. A
] Tingley and Edward g. Ward.
The company intends to have 699 0 tel feephones IN
ninety-nne- contract with the Inter ocean
sxtY associate INDEPENDENT telephone companies
controlling the long distance business of more than
Jersey, Pennsyl -ania and the West, according to
circular issued by the company oI eou s.r,,ioo
to the amount of more than $15O0,OOO have already
tet te gReq will be 6 before the pre-
liminary canvass is completed. The capital stock
shares 100000 of which have been subscribed for or
are to be issued The eharte a Under
broadcast ever granted by the State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
MORGAN TRYING TO LOSE C..H. & D.
Reported to Have Formed Syndicate to Take
Property Off His Hands.

syndicate has been formed by ]. Perpont
Morgan to take off his hands the Cincinnati Hamil-
ton and Dayton Railroad, according to reports in
Wall Street yesterday. The members of the syndi-
cate, it was reported, were Norman B. Ream,
George F. Baker and H. Mckay Twombly. Repre-
sentatives of ]. P. Morgan & Co. would not discuss
the report.
Bankers interested in the various outstanding OBJ
legations of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
and the Pere Marquette trying in every way to
get the Morgan firm to make some assurances Of
protection to them. Some bankers declare their
confidence in the value of the properties for all the
obligations saddled them but majority of
the bondholders are clamoring from all the
country for an official statement OF actual condi-
lions and for details of the contemplated reorgani
cation.
The securities are declining in value daily &C
cording the quotations Half of the AZ per cent
of the issue of 1905 it is understood, sold
to banks in this country by Redmond & Co, and
half of the SIS 100000 went to Europe Question is
being raised the legality of the issue of these
notes but general opinion is held that court,
in view of the collection and of the money
from them, would aside the issue. The security
behind these notes is as follows:
Consolidated Al per bonds 1855. .s15 900 coo
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton preferred 7T72OO0
Underlying bonds '.....---.-'.. S160O0
No., - So9 cor ooo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
APPEALS FOR BIG NAVY.
General Porter Speaks at Chicago
admiral Dezoeg There.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Three hundred members Of the
Merchants Club and invited guests were in at
tendance at a banquet given tonight by the OF
ganization at which Admiral George Dewey and
General Horace Porter were the guests of honor.
The chief address Of the evening was delivered by
General Porter who spoke THE Old Navy and
the New" Admiral Dewey was persuaded 10 speak
a few words, although he declared, upon his ar
rival in the city, that he had only accepted the
invitation on the assurance that ne would not be
expected to make speech.
1--WE cannot afford" said General Porter, ITO
rest on our Iaures while rival nations are steadily
Increasing their naval armament 1t must be re-
membered that some foreign countries continue
to build not only powerful naval vessels, but, at
the same time swift commercial steamers,
structed under government supervision and subject
to service as auxiliary cruisers in time Of We
must not deceive ourselves to our relative weak
ness in this respect.
'"rhe entire world is to-day naturally looking to
has been fully demonstrated that strong navy is
be dangerous when welded by an arbitrary sover-
people We have shown that a government may be
progressive without being aggressive: that a peo-
pie may be military without being warike. We
taken only in the interest of peace and that a
nations prosperity depends upon public tranquil
lty.
presidency of the Navy League OF America was
because there is most useful field fer that rapidly
increasing organization, designed to promote the
cause of maintaining competent navy. and to
encourage those who enter that honorable service"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
DEATH LAWSUITS WAKE.
Ten Connected NTH One Case Sue
camB to E0a Influence.
rBv Telegraph to Tne Tribunal

Galveston. Tex, Dec. 9.-Somewhat like one
Of Conan Doyle's famous stories, wherein every
one who sat in a certain chair was stricken to
death by a fatal poison secretly administered,
death seems to Turk in the wake OF all who be-
come connected with the case of George FL
Smith against John Daley ct al flied here in
1902 The cause of action was trespass to try
title to a piece of property given by a widow to
an undertaken in payment of coffin for her
husband. Both OF the parties to the original
action are dead
Thomas Brick the district clerk, who or1gl-
nalIv fled the suit died soon after. as did Clegg
Stewart Forster Rose and William T. Austin
counsel in the case who before succumbing' to
the occult influence tried the case before Judge
William H Stewart who sickened and died soon
after hearing the case, rendering decision and
permitting a new trial. At the hearing, Alex
Bartlingick and c. A. Sias, who surveyed the
property involved, became victims Of the same
rnaladv as the others and died. Last week Dis
trict Clerk J. f, Simons set the case for new
trial. and he died on Thursday.
Nearly ali the deaths have been from some
mysterious malady which the physicians have
been unable to diagnose. The papers in the case
have become celebrated locally. and no one will
handle them for fear Of contracting the dreaded
disease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
NO INDICTMENT AGAINST LAWSON.
Grand Jury Decides That Barron Was Not
Lbelled by "Frenzied Finance"

Boston. Dec s.-The Suffolk County Grand Jury
failed TO return an indictment to-day against
Thomas W Lawson, who had been held by the
municipal court on the charge OF criminal libel
The charges were preferred by Clarence W. Barron,
the proprietor of the Boston News Bureau
MF. Lawson said:
After my October chapter of ''Frenzied Finance
the insurance and system" gTafters ralle6 for d
final effort crush ne, regardless OF cost Barron
Of the Boston News Bureau, applied 10 the COURT
<oT warrant for my arrest for criminal hDeI'
which. as a matter of form, was issued ana inc
case was sent to the Grand jury of SUFFOLK county
(Boston): thereupon 1t was blazoned to the Worlu
fnat at last my story, "F'Tenzied Finance. was TO
be proved libelous; that 1 was TO be put IN 9 all'
The Grand Jury have been sitting on II this Week
and today have thrown it out no
libel This is the third case against me
ON ..FTrepzied Finance" First Coudert sued me Tor
$1,000 The first day in court they begged SET
Element which was reached by their paying me
S1l 900 my lawyers fees and expenses.
Second-The Bay State Gas Company. receiver
and Barren. counsel, charged i had looted the
company OF s. COS 994 IS. and sued. Just as it was
10 be tried they. last week Wednesday settled ana
gave me a full clearance without receiving dollar
DAVIS action is a fitting climax, as the first sun
covered the Massachusetts civil courts, the second
the United States courts of Pennsylvania Dea-
ware Sev-Yor1 and Massachusetts, and the thiId
the Massachusetts criminal courts. may say the
grand jury. tvyenty-three good men and true, my
Teers had exhibited to them my story, saw Bar
ron and then-welI, for ages the old wiseism mas
come bowling down the corridors OF time, truth
IS mighty and viii prevail