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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
Conner Mounts Rostrum.

Conner Mounts Rostrum.
 The crowd in the court room was so dense that they were standing three deep outside the rail of the bar and many in the rear of the room could not see the speaker. MT. Conner was asked to go up on the judges rostrum.
 This is the first time in my life have ever got above the people" said he as he mounted the rostrum. '1 belong down there with you and I want you to know that l am touching elbows with you in this fight even if I do have to get up here above you to make myself seen and heard.'
 After speaking few moments from the rostrum he came down on the floor again. saying that if he remained up there longer he would jump out of the window. He then discussed the personnel of the rail- road commission, saying that Col. Tun- stall and Col Saunders were by their en- vironments railway sympathizers.
 Who will say" he asked, that Col onel Saunders is not an honest man? And yet his environments are such that he always votes with the railways and against the people. My associates of the commission were always on the side of the railways. I was always on the side of the people. Environment? Yes, my friends, environment. The vote was al- ways to l. Is there a lawyer in this country WnO WOuld OdTe try case De- fore a tribunal so constituted? Wouldn't | you be defeated?' pointing his finger at Joseph H. Nathan, a prominent Sheffield lawyer
 Are Protected By Law.
 All this talk by the railways that what we intend to do Is dangerous is the veriest nonsense,' continued MT Conner "The railways are protected by law I'm trying to get law made rate-an capitalized rate, rate that will be lawfully fixed and lawfully enforced"
 He then took up the question of taxa tion.
 "The railways tax the people at max imum and are taxed by the people at a minimum" said he. ''The Atlantic Coast Line when being taxed valued their prop erty at only s1T74 a mile. when they tax ed the people they valued it at $30217
 '.The Frisco in the first case valued their property at only s1574 a mile and in the second case at s450O a mile.
 "The Louisville and Nashville whea taxed themselves valued their property at only s700O mile, and when they taxed the people they put it up to s53O00 mile.
 "The Southern in the first case handed in valuation of $7570 a mile and in the second case S61. 900.
 And all these roads swore that both these valuations were correct.
 Legislature Has the Power.
 "I did my best, my very best for you ~~~-~-------------------- --------~---~-----~-~~
 (ContInued on Second Pao0l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07
College Men Sworn In.

The work of swearing in special police men began early In the day. and was still in progress at late hour tonight. Hundreds crowded the corridors of the city hall all day. and evening. waiting to be sworn in. It was the intention of the administration to have only 800 extra men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-07

tcontInued on Second Psgs)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-13

We are going to make a
special effort in this depart
ment and will put a mark
down price on each article.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Are the seasons changing? The
old, old question has been provok-
ed by the unusually heavy early
snow of the past week. 1t fore
shadows a good old fashioned win
ter, is often stated these days.
Now, the question up for discussion
is whether one of those good old
fashioned winters is any different
from the winters we have had for
the past five years.
Statistics furnished by the wea-
ther man answers the question in
the affirmative as to snowfall, but
the comparison is only with six
years preceding the five, for that
is as long as the weather man
could furnish us with the reports.
But the following is the record
by years;
1894, ~. inches; '95, 513; go,
42.3; '97, 75.9; '9s, sos; SO. 49.3;
1900, 1874; 'O1. 24.3; 'o2, 331; '03,
26.S; '04. 31.9. and up to date this
year, rs inches.
The weather man says these fig
ures don't count, that it would take
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

A MURDERER

ISLE OF CEBU, Philippines, Dec
A. Lieutenant Chas. Pendleton OF
the constabulary was arrested on
the charge of numbering a native
policeman. 1t is alleged Pendleton
was driving one day when he or
dered four soldiers into a buggy
with him. A native policeman or
dered him to light his lamps. Pen
dleton shot him and delivered his
body to the police.
The four soldiers confirmed Pen
dleton's story that he found thu
man dead in the road until toda,
when he said Pendleton murdered
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
ARE THE WINTERS CHANGING
IN SPOKANE WHAT MEN SAY

when the snow flies. They used
their sleighs but a few times last
year. They are hoping for better
days this winter.
West Scheane of the o. X. Liv-
cry barn, when asked if he thought
the weather was chaging stated:
For the past six years we have
had no sleighing. Some of our cut
tiers have not been touched since
'97 when we had about six weeks of
the finest sleighing one could ex-
pect. The winters are certainly
moderating."
One owner of cutter in the city
stated this morning that he had not
used his sleigh for three years over
a dozen times.
"Why, | used to use it for weeks
during the winter, but now there
is no sleighing at all. At the pres
ent time we have better sleighing
than we have had for years"
In recent article, Mr.. Cowley,
one of the old timers of the city,
stated: THE winters of this coun-
try are nothing like they used to
be. In 1873 the winters were very
cold and there was several feet of
snow here. DR.. Baker, who had a
ranch near Walla Walla, let the
place go for several years as it
was too cold in the winter and too
hot in the summer. In 1877 he took
the place up again and ranched it..
1t became good land. Since that
time the coolest winter we have
had was 1883 when during the
month of January the temperature
reached 301a degrees below"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
Statistics ChOW CnOW Fall
Has Decreased Greatly
in Past FIUe TedrS==Out=
look for Coming Season.

100 years to tell whether the sea-
sons are changing,
However, they show that for the
past five years the snowfall has
been exceedingly light. The wealth
er in other respects have been
milder.
Last year there was hardly a day
of skating during the entire winter
and the snow melted as soon as it
hit the ground so that the sleigh
ing lasted but a few days. A few
years ago the people had weeks
and weeks of sleighing and the
skating was fine.
All the people who own traps in
the city have runners to attach dur
ing the snowy days. Those who
have no runners to attach to their
buggies have cutters. All the sta
bles in the city keep cutters for
rent. But there has been little use
for them for the past few years.
o. G.. Laboree. John Finch, Pat
rick Clark. d. c. Corbin and nearly
all of the team owners in the city
have the attachment ready for use
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
DISORDER
CHARACTER

''Tom Kelley, you are but %
years old and a good strong man.
You had but 50 cents on you when
arrested. You have no other
change of clothing and l think you
are a disorderly character will
fine you $40 and costs and let you
work for the city for little
while"
Such is the fine as handed out
by Judge J. D. Hinkle this after
noon to Tom Kelley, who was ar
rested last night and booked on
the charge of disorderly conduct.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
San Francisco Has Become
Whaling Port of the World

on the edge of the ice until the
foes begin to break and then make
their way to the feeding grounds
of the whales in the far Arctic
seas. Both steam and sails are
used, but after reaching the
grounds, steam is usually shut off
as the whale has a very sensitive
ear, and makes for deep water
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
SOLDIER IRWIN
FINED A HUNDRED

VIM. Irwin, a soldier of the 10th
U. S. infantry, situated at Fort
Wright, was fined 500 and costs
by Judge Hinkle this afternoon for
petit larceny. Irwin was accused
of stealing a watch valued at SIS
and $40 in cash. 1t is said he makes
a practice of taking drunks to
rooms to sleep with him and rob-
bling them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
WANT ALIMONY
FROM DEAD MAN
(Scripps News AssocIation.)

(Scripps News AssocIation.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. A dead
man sued for alimony. Mrs. Sarah
l.. Winslow, divorced last year in
a Missouri court from Edwin G.
Winslow, brought suit in the super
ior court for 5000 back alimony and
$50 a month for the rest of her
life, if she remains unmarried. from
the estate of her former husband
who died here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

sion. This is about the only amuse-
ment the men have on their long
voyage in the Arctic, and they are
in their glory when small boats
are lowered for boarding" and Sc
curing the whale by ropes and
anchors.
A large whale is now worth from
$1,000 to $500, according to what
he yields. One so feet long usually
yields about 60 barrels of oil, or
blubber. He is coated with about
seven inches Of fat, and his large
head is full Of "whalebone" and
ivory, which are in much demand,
being used for many purposes. The
oil is superior to any other kind,
and therefore its value does not de-
crease even with the increased sup
ply.
Whaling was very profitable in
dustry along the California coast
until within the past decade. The
whales have been practically ex-
terminated, but a few are occasion
ally found in the bay at Monterey,
off San Pedro near Los Angeles,
and occasionally one ventures as
far north as this city. They swim
over from the Arctic on feeding
excursions but not in sufficient
numbers to make whale hunting
very profitable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
MULl|N AND
PARKER TO FIGHT

Barney Mullin and Kid Parker
have agreed to fight on Dec. Is at
Washington hall. The two men are
to weigh in at D. m. at 1876 pounds
Two hundred dollars will be posted
as forfeit money. Parker states
that he knows he can win from
Mullin, and also says he will show
the public that he is there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
SEWERS HIS
CONNECTION
WITH RAILROAD

this winter. The first tariff furry
occurred in the house when Will
liams of Mississippi warned new
members not to vote for the adop-
ton of rules of former house as it
would deprive revisionists of all
hope of gaining a point. The old
rules were adopted, the republicans
voting solidly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.
Hepburn introduced a bill into the
senate to amend the Panama canal
law to facilitate the sale Of bonds,
and appropriate SIG, 900 to be
Immediately available. McCleary
of Minnesota, Littauer of New York
and Williams of Mississippi were
appointed a committee to await up
on the president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

MEETSAND
ADJ0URNS
(ScrippS News A Association. !

(Scripps News Association)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.
The 59th congress was called to
order promptly at noon, Fairbanks
presided in the senate, Clerk Nc
Dowell in the house. The senate
adjourned at 1920 out of respect
for the memory of late Senator
Plat of Connecticut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
PAT CROW
ARRA|GNED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
OMAHA, Dec. 4.-at Grove, the
man who kidnapped the son of nil
lionaire Cudahy in 1897 and held
the boy for ransom of $4,000,
was arraigned this morning on the
charge of shooting, with intent to
kill, Policeman Jackson. The en-
tire day was spent in securing a
jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Now that Gage Tarbell has told
US how to cure the insurance evils,
possibly John ID. Rockefeller and
some of the packers can show us
how to stop rebates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

MAN Is ON
COMMISSION
(Scripps News Association

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. A.
Senator Perkins of California, after
call at the White House this
morning announced the president
had decided to appoint Franklin
Lane of San Francisco a member
of the interstate commerce com
mission to succeed Ex-Governor Elf
er of Illinois.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Thomas Norton, a sporting man
of Sacramento, Cal, was swindled
out of $10,400 which he was in
duced to bet on a fake prize fight
held near Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
tscripps News Association.N

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A
Representative William A. Smith,
republican, of Michigan, today re-
signed the directorshi poi the Pere
Marquette railroad on the grounds
that he didn't want to be hamper
ed by railroad connection during
the consideration Of rate legislation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
CHURCH FAIR.

The Lutheran ladies will hold
their annual fair at the corner of
Fourth and Monroe in the church
basement Wednesday from 2 to 10
p. m. Program in the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04


hale ana hearty, and regard Duffy'd
Pure Malt whiskey ~ the one reu4
able family medicine" He writssd
For more than 20 years I have
used your great medicine for coughs
and colds, and whenever my system
became run down. first became ac1
Quainted with DufYy's when good OLD
Dr. Malone prescribed II for me when
! was threatened with pneumonia
am now In my 66th year. and ALI
though I have been exposed to lg
kinds OF weather, for have been q
Waterman at the grain elevators hers
since 1861. I am strong, hale and
hearty regard Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey as the one reliable family
medicine. "---JAMES @. HUGHES, 62S
Walker st.. Milwaukee, Wis. MAY
:. 1905. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Ian Maclaren says that if he hal
his life to live over he would
preach shorter sermons and preach
more comfortingly. Good boy Ian,
If they were shorter they would be
comforting enough.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

The director of the mint says no
more silver dollars are to be coin.
ed Maybe that's a slap at John D.
Rockefeller.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

The Barber Asphalt Paving COM
pany has declared war against the
Independent paving companies of
Seattle. Price cutting will follow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

when he hears this strange noise.
He makes frequent excursions to
the surface, as he is very inquisi-
tive and frequently SHES at sail.
Having learned this danger they
are becoming more difficult to over
haul each season.
The most improved appliances
are now used and while they are
more effective they also lessen the
sport and the danger to the whal-
ers. A harpoon about five feet in
length is tipped with sharp point
ed bomb lance about IS inches long.
The harpoon is fired from a can,
non at a. distance of about 200
feet. If the shot is good, the bomb
lance explodes as it strikes the
whale, and there is a great com
motion in the water Then the
fight begins if the whale has not
been killed by the internal explo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

A man who has been married as
often as Jack London ought to be
able to write good fight stories.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
p[Rk|n5 WILL
ALSO 6fT OUT

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Friends of
Perkins today declared Perkins had
decided to retire from the vice pres
idency of the New York Life in
April. 1t is said the official an
nouncement will come soon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
Improved Methods Make Whaling
Great Industry, Despite Scare
ity Of LeViathans.
BY J. M. Scanland.

BY J. NJ. ScanTahd.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4-This
city has become the leading whal-
ing port in the world, and the in
dustry is increasing in value Sew
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Basketball as now played by u.
girls may be abolished by the fac
ulty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

"A man with poor 1orS- 'ahf AMT
centrally blessed with any TOO gooa
hindslght.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
JAMES HUGHES TEST|F|ES

ELEVATORS IN M1LwAuKHH. WIS., WHO USED DuTFxs 20
POSITIVE Rn1v1NTEv1 FOR COUGHS AND COLDS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04
Dufy's Pure
Malt Whiskey

OIL 1t
heart and enriches the
Is "a dgessd a. agrees
u
diseases OF the
the tho
in all the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

Ladies' play billiards and pool
every day and evening at Pistsa
billiard parlor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-04

It returns youthful vigor to the old
young. Duffy's Is prescribed by doc
leading hospitals. and is the only
whiskey recognized by the Govern
ment as medicine
pEwAED OF dangerous limitations
Ind substitutes. .Unscxupulous deal
,rs, mindful Of the excellence OF this
preparation, will try TO sell You
cheap limitations ana malt whisky
suDntttutes, which are put On the
market for profit only, and are posi-
lively harmful. Look for the trade
mark. the "old Chemist" on the
label ana bo certain the seal over this
cork is unbroken. All druggists and
grocers, or direct, $500 q bottle.
Medical booklet free. Duffy Malt
wh,sksy Co., Rochester, n. z.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
Mayfeld Murder Mystery.

R. J. Bugg. Judge of the Graves
Circuit Court, has called a special
grand jury together for Monday,
July IA, 1905, for the further inves.
tigation of the murder of the I'M
known man who was found dead in a
straw stack on December %, 1904,
that was not completed at the sitting
of the grand jury Of the late June
term of circuit court.
1t is understood that the late inves-
tigation found new information and
it is thought the mystery would
have been unraveled had the jury
been permitted to hold a further
session and for this reason and by a
petition signed by numbers of per-
sons presented to Judge Bugg, the
extra session is being called. May
field Messenger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
TOM LAWSON
Will Induce Five Thousand
Policy Holders to Bring
Suit.

Omaha. July y. Thomas W.Law-
son is preparing what he says will be
the most stupendous and sensational
movement that has been madein the
rp.ent insurance turmoil He said to-
Jav that he would soon take steps to
bring suit against the New York
Life Insurance company, the Equit-
able and the Mutual Life of New
York. and against the officers and
directors of those companies. He
saws that at least 5000 policy holders
will be plaintiffs in the suit and the
effort will be to make the defendants
disVorge millions of dollars alleged
TO have been illegally absorbed by
the companies and directors in the
way of so-called commissions.
He says that the revelations to be
made will startle the policy holders
of the companies as they have never
besn startled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
In The South.

Statistic of railway building in the
south during the six months of the
current year ending June 80, are eX-
ceedingly encouraging and all the
more so because Of the showing made
by Kentucky. According to the ia
oles Of the Chicago Daily Age, Alaba-
ma built II miles, Arkansas, As; Flor
ida, "A; Georgia, SO; Kentucky, 81;
Louisiana, %; Mississippi, GA; Mis-
souri,, 10; North Carolina, IS; South
Carolina, 20: Tennessee, 10; Texas,
1874, Virginia, 2 and West Virginia,
40. During the same six months
New York built only %; Ohio, IL;
South Dakota, ILLINOIS. %; Indiana,
26; California, II; Pennsylvania. %;
and Colorado, %. Texas ranks the
whole country with her addition Of
s24 miles, while North Dakota fol
Bows in leading the North with 96
miles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
WOMAN'S WOES.
Hopkinsville Women Are
Finding Relief at Home.

1t does seem that women have
rnOre than fair share of the aches
apa mains that aff1ict humanity; they
gnust keep up" must attend to
faties in spite of constantly aching
backs. or headache, dizzy spells,
bearing down pains; tey must stoop
over. when to stoop over means tor
Eure. They must wall and bend and
work with racking pe n9 and many
aches from kidney lllf. Kidneys
cause more SUFFERING tina any other
organ of the body. Keep the kid
news well and health is easily main
tanned. Read of a remedy for kid
news only that helps and cures the
kidneys and is endorsed by people
YOU know.
Mrs. John Coombs, of 1926 South
Virginia street, says: For a great
many years | suffered with a persis-
cent aching across my loins and
Through the kidneys. At times my
hack was so bad that could hardly
6rrn in bed and l could hardly lie on
z-z1y back at all without placing my
hand under it which seemed in some
measure to relieve the pain. A friend
of Mr.. Coombs told him about DOan's
Kidney Pills and he got box for me
at Thomas & Trahern's drug store.
f1nusing them | steadily improved
until the dreadful aching was re-
Viewed and l could attend to my
4 nousehold duties without any incon-
W enience. They did more for me
Ehan any medicine ever used and |
gladly recommend them"
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc
EOster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sDle agents for the United States:
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
Eggs as Food.

Eggs are very easily digested,
Raw eggs are more quickly digested
than cooked eggs. Soft boiled eggs,
roasted eggs and poached eggs are
more easily digested than fried or
hard boiled eggs The stomach will
digest a raw egg in from one and a
half to two hours. Soft-boiled and
roasted eggs require from two and
a half to three hours, while hard
boiled or fried eggs must be allowed
from three and a half to four hours
for digestion, Eggs furnish a good
substitute for meat and we believe
it would be far better for the aver
age person if eggs were more fire.
quently used in place of meat. Els
pecially do they make light. nutri-
tious dish for breakfast, instead OF
the usual bacon or ham or sausage.
Goodall Farmer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18

its play-fellow. was playing in a lot
near the house where a vicious SOW
had been turned in. The animal be-
came enraged and attacked the child,
severely bruising and decorating it.
The child's screams brought the
dog charging to its rescue. Like a
whirlwind he attacked the enraged
porker, and after a fierce fight rout-
ed it. Then he returned to the
child's side and stood guard until
help arrived. The child was brought
to Paris, where it received medical
attention. TIE Nelson's live near
Austerlitz, five miles from Paris.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-18
An Editor S Roast.

The Kansas City Journal tells a
story that is plastered all over with
a big moral. According to the Jour
nal, a merchant asked the city editor
to roast the city administration for
letting itinerant peddlers come in
there and undersell him on goods.
This is what the editor wrote: CITY
dads, you viii hereby take notice
that you are roasted for permitting
peddlers to sell goods here The
merchant for whom we do this favor
has his job printing done in Chi
cago,"