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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Prices Of Stable Products.

The prices of staple products have
been going up ever since the Dingley
tariff was adopted. On March l they
were 1O.7 per cent higher than they
were three years previous, and 10 per
cent higher than they were on June
l, 1901, anG 40 per cent higher than
they were on July 1, 1896, when the
record low point of recent years was
touched.
In the month of February thirty
one products were advanced In price.
while twenty-seven declined, and
forty-nine remained unchanged.
Breadstuffs, live animals, provisions.
leather, oils, building material and
miscellaneous products were pushed
to higher figures, and there were re-
auctions in fruits, textiles, metals,
naval stores and chemicals.
The changes in February carried
prices of staples to the highest gen.
eral level of over a decade past. Food
products show decline; in the present
month, and the level of April l may
fall below that of March 1. Brad
streets is confident the maximum in
the prices of staple products has been
reached and passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
CAREER OF MRS. CHADWICK.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
1S57-Born in Eastwood. Ontario.
1S7e-Acqutted of forgery in Woodstock,
Ontario, under the name of Elizabeth
Bigley
disappeared in Cleveland as Mrs.
Lydia Bgley, and began to borrow
money.
1ss2-Married DR.. W. S. sprlngsteen in
Cleveland
1SSs-Reported dead and buried. Two
months later, as Nine. La Rose, kept a
clarvoyant resort in Cleveland.
October 8. 1888, sued for divorce by
Springsteen.
1sss-Lived in Cleveland as Mrs Lydia
D. Scott.
1ss7-As Lydia Devere obtained s1S,o75
by forgery in Toledo.
1s9O-Convicted of the Toledo forgery.
1s90-9s-A convict in the Ohio peniten-
tiary.
1s94-As Mrs. C. L. Hoover lived in
Cleveland with her 5-year-old son.
1S97-wedded DIR. Leroy S. Chadwick
in Cleveland.
1s0S-Borrowed thousands from the
Oberlin National bank.
1sO4-sued by Banker Newton of Brook
line, Mass, on notes.
19O5-Convicted of conspiracy to loot the
Oberlin bank.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Forty Armored Ships.

Admiral Dewey's general naval
board demanded forty-eight battle
ships and twenty-four armored
cruisers, but President Roosevelt now
says, so reports go, that forty armoreo
ships all told will suffice, and that
no additions need be made beyond
that except to take the places of ships
that nay become worthless.
We have now forty armored ships
in the water, on the stocks or author
lied. This number does not include
protected cruisers, or monitors, OF
submarines, or torpedo craft. we
have now in commission thirteen bat
tleships, all of the best type except
one, the Texas. Fifteen more battle
ships are on the stocks or authorized,
raising the number of our fighting
ships to twenty-ei ght. AS Japan Is
fighting Russia with but five battle
ships at hand, twenty-eight frst-class
battleships ought 10 be sufficient 10
protect us from invasion at least, $50
lated as we are. Or armored cruisers
we have four in commission and eight
in course of construction.
Twenty-eight battleships and twelve
armored cruisers-forty in all.
England has one hundred battlo-
ships and armored cruisers. But Eng
land is our motherland, and war be-
tween the two English-speaking coun'
tries would be deplorable, and is ex-
oeedingly improbable. France has
forty-nine battleships and armored
cruisers. and our forty can whip the
French aggregation any day in the
year. Germany has twenty-six battle
ships and armored cruisers. These
ere the four great navies of the world,
the fleets of Russia, Italy, Japan and
Austria being much smaller.
We have ships enough to command
respect from any other nation in the
world, and in actual sea power we
arc perhaps outranked by England
alone
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
ARKANSAS MAY BE
CUT OUT ENTIRELY

New York, March 1S.-The national
board of fire underwriters at special
meeting today resolved to recommend the
withdrawal of all fire insurance business
in the state of Arkansas. This action was
taken because of the proposed enforce
ment of the anti-compact law by the
Arkansas Legislature The bill becomes OPP
eratlve March %, and If not repealed by
that date all policies written in the state
Of Arkansas will be cancelled.
The new law to which the insurance
companies are subject is an ANTITRUST
measure which is designed to prevent
among other things agreement on uni
form rates of fire insurance by companies
doing such business in Arkansas. The
companies feel that it will seriously dam
age their business in the state. hence
this action is advisory rather than bind
ing, but the board expects that the COM
panies represented by it will adopt the
measure recommended. The companies can
withdraw their policies at any time they
choose.
This meeting was called at the instance
of the law committee Of the national
board, and 1t is understood when the
matter first came up counsel for the
board had advised its members that the
new Arkansas law was unconstitutional
and the companies would fight it on that
ground. Today's action makes it appar-
ent that the national board will disregard
the question of the laws constitutional
ity.
About thirty of the 200 odd members of
the national board were present at the
meeting. All of the companies doing bus
mess in Arkansas were represented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
RICHEST FARM In WORLD
Is IN STATE OF KANSAS

of fifty barrels day the Standard oil
will build him a pipe line. Until the re-
cent fuss this was the rule. and gangs
time, many wells being capped awaiting
the arrival of the pipes.
More than 100000 is invested by the
Standard in pipe lines in this state. Solid
train loads of pipe and sheet steel were
daily sights in the field last summer.
Each main line is supplied with a pump
ing station which forces the oil through
the pipes. Where the oil does not run by
gravity the Standard has been paying a
cent barrel for the steam used in pump
ing, which in itself has been good source
OF income for the operators.
Forty men are employed to ride the
pipe lines and gauge the oil. Their bust
ness is to look for thefts and leaks. Oil
stealings have not been infrequent in the
past. A line will be tapped at some Sc
clujed point and a wagonload of oil taken
to be sold to the refinery people.
These galgers visit the oil wells, meas
ure the oil and run it into the line. They
give the operator a ticket and he sends
the accumulated ones to the headquarters
on the first of the month and gets his
check. An affiGavit must accompany
each claim, in which is set out the name
of the owner OF the royalty. Few of the
wells are operated by the owners of the
land most of whom take life easy on
their monthly royalties. These they re-
ceive direct fro-i the Standard office.
In this way they feel sure the operators
are not defrau6ing them. ~-
The Kansas field Is divided by the
Standard into two districts. The dividing
line runs just north of Neodesha- The
company does not believe that the oil in
the north end of the field is as good an
that in the south end. and difference OF
twenty cents a barrel is made. The man
with a well just north of the line gets
that much less than a man with wei.
hundred feet away but on the south
side CO 1t, and this has aroused much
feeling. Tie company retorts that 1t
must make the divisi IN somewhere, and
somebody must get hurt. Very heavy ~
is produced in the north end.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
He returns,
Splitting the air with noise.
-Cymbeline.
He returns,
Boom in Cotton Mills.

But the boom is in England, where
thirty-four mills are in course of con.
etruction in Lancashire. These mills
involve an outlay of fifteen million
dollars, all of which has been sub
scribed. Some of these mills will
spin Egyptian cottor and some Amer
lean cotton.
And yet today not a new mill is in
course of erection amid the cotton
fields of Alabama, a state that grew
last year nearly million and half
bales of cottonl
The new English mills will afford
employment e ten thousand opera
tives, and there is in Lancashire to-
day an actual scarcity of mill work
ers. The industry is in a prosperous
condition, and it is anticipated that
more mills will be built next year-in
Lancashire.
Why not build more in Alabama?
A half of the Alabama counties are
without a cotton mill, and there is
really no reason why there should not
be a cotton mill l. every county in
this state, for if mills in Lancashire
can make money, as they indisputably
do. mills in Alabama would be very
profitable. At least twenty populous
county towns and trade centers in
this state are milless, while thirty-four
mills are in course of erection in Lam
cashire. This does not speak well
for Alabama enterprise and energy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
YOUNG Man SHOT IN
POOL ROOM DISPUTE

In a quarrel over beer check between
Mickey Brennan and r. L. Kirk, both of
Birmingham. young man named L. P.
Morris. who lives at Avenue B and Ninth
street. was shot and probably mortally
wounded last night at Il 80 o'clock in the
rear of saloon at Avenue B and
Twelfth street.
At o'clock this morning the sisters at
the St Vincent's hospital, where Morris
had been taken, had but lite hope that
he would live.
Brennan, as soon as Morris was shot,
fed from the saloon and eluded capture.
Kirk sought out the officers and sur
rendered himself. He was arrested by
Policeman Ray and Hlledge and taken to
the police' headquarters where he was
placed in the custody of Policeman Bur
son, on a charge of assault with intent
to murder. Owing to the circumstances,
Kirk was not lodged in the city jail but
was permitted to remain at police head
quarters throughout the night.
When seen at ? o'clock this morning
Kirk gave this statement of the incl
dent:
Brennan ano 1 were playing pool in
the saloon at Avenue b and Twelfth
street A dispute arose over a beer check.
Young Morris was keeping an account of
the games. Brennan and / quarrelled over
the beer check. / was standing with Nor
ris at one end of the pool table. Brennan
was standing at the other end
Suddenly Brennan drew a pistol and
began to fire at me- He fired two shots.
Then l drew a pistol and fred two shots
at him. He fired a third shot. Neither
he nor / was wounded. Morris, who was
standing near me at one end OF the pool
table, was hit by one of the bullets.
when Morris was wounded Brennan
ran out of the saloon. looked up the po-
lice officers and gave myself up. That
is all I care to say. Yes, I have been ar
rested before, but that was when I was
only u years of age"
Morris is 81 years old and is employed
at the rolling mill. When wounded he was
taken promptly to the ST. Vincents hos
pita in Gaudins ambulance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
LOOKS LIKE FRAZIER.
McMillin and Taylor Formally An
nounce for Place.

Nashville. March 1S.-Late tonight a
call was issued for caucus of demo-
cratic members of the Legislature to meet
at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for
the purpose of selecting a candidate for
United States senator to succeed the
late William b. Bate The call is the
elimination OF a lively contest waged
during the evening
Supporters of Governor James B. Fra
zier have been vigorously at work to
secure the caucus for Wednesday, and
until tonight the Governor was the only
avowed aspirant for the senatorship.
this evening. however, former Governors
Benton McMillin and Robert l.. Taylor
formally declared themselves In the race.
and their adhercnts at once inaugurated
an effort to delay the caucus call. There
are 104 democratic votes in the Joint as
sembly, and the request presented to w.
w Faw, the caucus chairman, after
midnight. bore So signatures. The re-
suit il a distinct victory for Frazier over
a combined opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Weapons Of Criminals.

"A collection of weapons tools, keys
and sundry articles taken from GRIM
inals by officers of the law is an in
teresting study said man yesterday
who has had much to do with male
factors.
you will see in such an accumulation
OF confiscated property almost every
weapon from the pearl stocked Colts re-
volver down to the crudest dagger made
by the confined man, from piece OF
tin or iron Struggled in the cell or per-
haps from the ron stay in the sole OF
his shoe.
IT saw an extensive collection of weap-
ons, handouts, ropes, cartridges and sim
liar articles gathered by the police of one
or the large cities. Some of the articles
In the showing were rather gruesome
and suggested uncanny thoughts, but
the files. false keys of wood or metal,
and surreptitously manufactured by
men In jail, were a study. Hope of lib
erty regained stirs a man to accomplish
ends ordinarily deemed impossible. | saw
keys cut from an ordinary piece OF WOOD
that had unlocked tie iron doors, with
their complicated fastenings, and little
files l would consider too frail to cut
large WIRE that had sawed heavy barred
windows. In spite of the precaution ex-
ercised to prevent .snlves, files, or any
thing of like nature getting to prisoners,
they sometimes get them and then jail
delivery is often the result"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
A LIFE LESSON.
Bv James whiteom bRlIey.

BY James Whitcom bRiley.
There! little girl, don't cry!
They have broken your doll, | know;
And your tea set blue.
And your playhouse too.
And the things of long ago;
But childish troubles will soon pass
by
Therel little girl don't cryl
Therel little girl, don't cry!
They have broken your slate, I know;
And the glad wild ways
OF your school girl days
Are things of the long ago;
But life and love will soon come by
Therei little girl, don't cry'
There. little girl. don't cry!
They have broken your heart. / know;
And the rainbow CLEANS
Of your youthful dreams
Are things of the long ago;
But heaven holds all for which you sigh,
There, little girl, don't cry'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Courtesy of Automobiles.

"Those fellows who ride in automo-
bies are the most courteous chaps to
their comrades on the road that one
ever meets" said a guest at the Hill
man yesterday Let one of them get
IN trouble while on run and every pass
ing automobile will stop and its occupant
will want to know what the trouble is
and If they can't help the poor devil
in distress. 1t makes 10 difference what
the difficulty is. 1t may be a puncture.
OF break down of any other kind. or
even so trivial a thirs as 'cinder in the
eye In every case the passer by will
stop his car, and offer assistance, willing
to take aboard In his car the occupants
of the broken down automobile and carry
them TO their destination This custom
OF the automobllists is one of the most
courteous things l know of.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
culIman prospers.


"cullman has enjoyed two years OF
growth that shows no sign Of abate-
ment," said Walter Harper Of that pros
porous town.
In the last twelve months more than
100000 has been spent in buildings. More
than half a dozen very ereditable brick
and stone business houses have gone
up and handsome nav residences oct
the city in every quarter. The new bul-
Ter block, of native stone, is now near
completion, and will be occupied by the
postoffiee at once This building cost
$4,000
1.-THE strawberry growers at Cullman are
preparing for large crop. The acreage
has been considerably increased FOR TINS
season. This crop alone brings $4,000 to
$4,000 cash into the pockets Of the Cuii-
man farmers in the early summer whlen
is usually an off season in agricultural
sections. The shipping of potatoes con-
tinues throughout the entire season ana
IL the source of substantial proht TO
the farmers.
'Cullman's immigrant population al
fords a fine object lesson Of what might
be accomplished in almost any section OF
the south by little systematic adver-
Using. Culman, before its settlement
was considered one of the poorest ana
most uninviting sections in the state.
The lands were considered worthless.
John G. kaufman brought small pana
of German immigrants as an experiment.
Their thrift and industry developed
garden in the wilderness and the nrst
few settlers were followed by STEADY
stream that has never ceased Tor thirty
years. These immigrants have made good
citizens and are credit to Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
IN EODESHA, Kan, March 13.-The
MI onslaught of Kansans upon the
Standard Oil company has

NA EODESfiA, Kan, Marcn l5.-Ihe
MI onslaught of Kansans upon the
Standard Oil company has
called attention to the fact that near
this city John d. Rockefeller has what
is undoubtedly the richest farm in the
world. and not dollars worth of pro-
duce Is raised upon it. The farm con-
sists of 400 acres of fine land. Its value
is nearly 100000 and its annual crop
amounts to about $s000,0oO.
Mr. Rockefeller doesn't try any ex-
periments with corn or wheat, nor does
he try to increase his wealth by engage
ing in the raising of cattle sheep or
hogs The Rockefeller farm is purely
tank farm, and is so called in this
neighborhood. At Approximately the
same distance apart on the 400 acres are
fifty big oil tanks, each having storage
capacity of from $1,000 to 60 900 barrels of
oil A space of eight acres is set apart
for each tank, and around each is
dyke of earth about five feet in height,
thrown up to catch the oil should
leak be sprung or to fight away the
flames should they come in the wake of,
a
fines.
Each of the tanks is made of sheet
steel and cost about $4,000. They are about
fifty feet in diameter and thirty feet
high They rest fiat on the ground. The
steel floor is covered with heavy black
oil paper, and a conical roof surmounts
the whole A stairway leads to the roof
from the ground. In the middle of 1t is
a door locked with a Rockefeller pad
lock, a special design which cannot be
duplicated, and to which only trusted
employees carry keys.
In these tanks is stored the surplus oil
of the Kansas field. The production has
been increased greatly. A year ago 1t
was about 1900 barrels a day; now it
is more than twice that figure. The
Standard refinery here can take care
of only $500 barrels a day. hut at Sugar
Creek. near Kansas CITY, the company is
putting up an immense one. Even this,
however would have been Inadequate
If the state is going to put the COM
pany out of business in Kansas the
Standard will lose several millions In
investments such as the tank farm
which cannot well be moved without
great impairment. There are smaller
farms at Humboldt and Caney.
Sc tank farms are connected with
the oil fields everywhere. Big mains
run into each of the six large producing
counties, and from these laterals extend
to wherever there is any oil. The mo-
ment an operator can show production
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A woman never loses faith in her lucky
star, even when her hair begins to turn
gray.
When man is n coward you can scare
him by telling him there is nothing to be
scared of.
A girl has an idea that being President
of the United States is almost as nice as
chocolate creams.
A boy could have as much fun getting a
tooth pulled as following the advice of
his Sunday school teacher.
woman is more afraid of what the
mlkman says about how much she uses
than of her husbands bank rating.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
DkDEVILLE MAN IS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE


St. Louis, March 13.-tSpecial.)-A
large bullet discharged accidentally from
a revolver which had just fallen from the
pocket of @. L. Smith, a merchant of
Dadeville, Ala, caused a panic today in
the union station waiting room. The cause
of the revolvers fall was jolt Smith
received in a crowd. The bullet was dis
charged by the collision of the revolver
with the tagging.
A policeman rushed to Smith, who was
as much surprised as anybody, and then
traced the bullet, which passed between
the feet of many men and women into
the lower panel of an oak door leading to
the Midway. There the bullet had halted.
The passage of the bullet through the
crowd without hitting anybody is regard
as almost miraculous.
Smith was instructed to remove the
cartridges and rut the revolver in his suit
case. He did SO apologizing profusely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Iohn w. Gates is Better.

Laredo, Tex, March 1S.-John w.
Gates. the financier, passed through
this city en- route from Tampico ana
Monterey, Mexico. to Port Arthur.
While in the City of Mexico the CAPT
talist was attacked with quinsy and a
minor operation was necessary. The
party spent few days in Tampico,
however. ana Mr.. Gates has greatly
improved. His voice is still weak
but he does not fear any further an
noyance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Farmers Are Active.

1.-THE continued good weather is en-
abling the farmers to dc a vast amount
OF work." said well known planter
from the Black belt last night Down
in our section corn planting was begun
last Friday, March 10. which I believe
is the regular date on which the planting
OF corn commences.
Extensive preparations have also
been made to plant cotton and other
crops. II seems to be the intention of
all farmers to reduce their cotton acre.
age and looking to this end many have
already planted a large grain crop.
Every indication points to a fine crop
year in Alabama. We have had hard
winter and are having an ideal spring,
two very good signs that we will have
splendid crop year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
TIME TO COME HOME.
he WASHINGTON Post.

From the Washington Post.
"They dance divinely-particularly
Andalusans. Tone of them rely l
high kicking and short skirts. They ~
and die away in the languor OF the m
and presto. a skinner of white tut
flash of red sati.7 and black eyes. the.
gone" writes Colonel Watterson
Madrid We are more than ever
WINGED that 1t is time for the colon
come home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14
Shelby sorinasA Leased.

J. A. MacKnight. who conceived and
exhibited Vulcan, has leased the we'll
known Shelby Springs resort on the
Louisville and Nashville, thirty miles
south of Birmingham. He will open the
season May /. The hotel at the Springs
is as good as new. having been erected
only last year. In connection with the
hotel Mr.. MacKnight will operate dairy
and will till a truck farm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14

Bishop Satterlee says that divorce
menaces the nation. The bishop is
not at all original. If he will spring a
remedy on us his reputation will be
greater than that of DR.. Osler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-14

The treaty has been amended so
that it will not become a Monroe-doc-
trine precedent at any rate. Santo
Domingo is made to appear as a sup
plicant for aid on our part, and the
Monroe doctrine is not mentioned
In 1t.
The treaty, too, has been amended
SO that the United States has plenary
power to preserve order without wait
ing for a request from the Dominican
government. All decisions of the
United States acting under the treaty
are made by the Senate committee
"conclueively binding upon the gov