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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-21
YOUNG WOMAN IS
BITTEN BY SNAKE
Reptile Had Concealed Itself In Folds
of Her Skirt During the
Night.

Admission, July 0-(Special)- Alice
Speer, who was bitten by snake at the
home of her father, Edmond Speer. Sat-
urday morning, Is reported to be much
better today. The circumstances connect
ed with Miss Speer's being bitten were
rather remarkable. On retiring Friday
evening she left one of her skirts on the
floor in her bedroom. and the snake, 1t
appears, entered the room during the
night, secreting himself in the folds of
the garment.
At any rate as Miss Speer was in the
act of putting the skirt Saturday
morning the snake dropped to the floor
and planted its fangs in one of her legs
just above the ankle 1t is not known
to what family the snake belonged, but
the wound 1t inflicted was of a serious
nature and 1t was necessary to secure
the services of a physician to treat the
wound.
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Freight Trains Collide.

Admission, July 20.-(Special.) -This MORN
ing at II o'clock freight trains north and
southbound collided on the tracks Of the
Southern railway in front of the union
depot. and the caboose of the southbound
train was derailed and badly damaged.
The exact cause Of the wreck could not
be ascertained, but it was thought to be
due to either defective trucks on the
southbound freight or to misplaced
switch AS the accident was foreseen no
one was materially injured. The hind
trucks of the derailed capoose, however,
were torn from the car, and the side OF
the caboose striking the engine was badly
smashed The proximity or the two tracks
accounts for the COLLISION.
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rabbit Foot saloon to them and now
own no interest therein and have not since
Saturday last.
1 told the public that Mayor Ward
would not go into the courts with his
charges for he knew he could not sus-
tain them, and he has not done so, which
sustains the personal nature of same
Therefore. l have instructed my attorneys
to proceed in the courts with this mat
ter in the proper manner to bring forth
the facts, and they will in the next day
or so take the necessary steps
GEORGE G. PHILLIPS.
This July 90 1905.
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New Mercantile Company for Admission

Admission. July 20.-tSpecial)-It is
learned from reliable sources that $4,000
mercantile company will soon be organ
lied in Admission, to begin business in the
early fall l.. II. Kaplan and others are
to be the organizers of the new COM
pany and the new and handsome business
block on South Noble street being built
by Mr.. Raplan will be occupied by the
company. 1t is not yet known under what
name the new company will operate. 1t
It understood that complete lines of gen.
eral merchandise will be carried, and that
ii will be modern department store.
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1030-11. Reading Reports-State board OF
missions; ministerial education; trustees
of our schools: Howard college, Judson
college, scottsboro, Healing Springs, Or
phans' Home board Of directors; treasu-
rers report; statistical secretary's re-
port.
Hoo. Convention sermon-C. c. Pugh
Friday, p. m. 2:3O-245. Prayer Service
Need of REVEALS" C. C. Heard.
2:45-3.30. Report of committees con-
tinued.
3:30-5:O0. State missions, corresponding
secretary. Missions in my section: c. I.
Starkey. r. L. Quinn, r. e. Paulk' w.
T. Cobbs, l. M. Thompson, G. w. Pal
mer.
Friday, p. m, Judson college. Richard
Hall and r. G. Patrick. Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, by representatives
present.
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Sheffield. July 20.-(Special. )-Numerous
delegates are here to attend the eighty
seventh Alabama Baptist convention,
which will be formally called to order
tomorrow by President G. l.. Conner of
Eufaula.
Tonight the Baptist preachers of the
state held meeting as did the wo-
mans mission society. The programme
for tomorrow is as follows:
Friday a. M. 9;30.-Prayer Service
1.-THE Conventions need of Holy Spirit"
w. G. Curry
9:30-10. Observation-Disclosures of pro-
gramme committee.
10-10:15. Welcome address--A. ]. Miller,
10 minutes response-Speaker to be select
ed by the president.
1015-10:30. Presentation of visitors and
new pastors in the state.
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Diamond Ring Recovered.

Admission, July 20-(Special)-A diamond
ring. valued at SIS, stolen from Mrs. Max
Marcus two weeks ago, was recovered to-
day by Policeman Jerrells. The ring was
found at the home Of Mary Lindsey. col
ored and was hidden in a mattress. Two
arrests were made. Mary Lindsey was
charged with receiving stolen goods. and
her daughter, Minnie Lindsey. charged
with stealing the ring. Minnie Lindsey
worked for Mrs. Marcus.
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LEI Al MOI ICES.
Notice of Final Settlement.

The state Of Alabama. Jefferson county
probate court, 9th day of July, 1905
Estate of G. c. Chapman, deceased. Thu
day came r. u. Chapman, administrator
Of the estate of G. c. Chapman. and filed
his account, vouchers. evidences and
statement for final settlement of the
same.
1t is ordered that the I'd day of August,
1905 be appointed a day for making such
settlement at which time all parties in
interest can appear and contest the same
IL they think proper. S. f. GREENE.
7-1-3t7fri Judge of Probate.
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IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET

t. L. Anglin of the T. L. Anglin Real
Estate company said yesterday that the
present activity in real estate was un-
precedented in the history of Birming-
ham for the summer months. Il should
say" said Mr.. Anglin, that the last
thirty days have been equal to or greater
from real estate point of view than any
like period for some time the early epring
not excluded. The activity is undoubt-
eddy more marked now than 1t was at
this time last year. This refers not only
to the residence, but also to the business
property.
~ know of several sales made three
months ago which have brought good
profits to the purchasers. the property
being resold at much higher price. Sew
eral sales have been made recently along
Fifth avenue and other residence dis
tricts adjoining to business property, the
buyers intending to hold the property
until 1t will be of value as suitable sites
for business houses"
The two-story structure adjoining Dren-
men & Co.'S store. on Second avenue, is
being torn down to make room for a
handsome four-story building to be erect
ed on the same site by Drennen & Co.
The new building will be modern in
every particular, and will be used by
the vehicle department of that firm.
Contracts have been let and work will
begin on two new buildings to be erect
ed on the sites of the buildings now &C.
cupied by the Burger Dry Goods COM
pany and the Brunswick billiard parior.
These structures with the magnificent
building to be occupied by the Burger
Dry Goods company. which has been
built on the lot of W. s. Brown, will
greatly improve that section Of Second
avenue.
The following real estate transfers were
filed for record in the probate court yes
terday:
Jesse l.. Burnes to John s. Harris, lot
6, block 10. Woodlawn; consideration s1400.
John S. Harris and wife to Jesse l..
Burnes, lot G. block 10. Woodlawn; con-
sideration 1880.
r. d. Burnett and Max f. Winkler to
George C. Whatley, lot 10, block 11s, Bir-
mingham; consideration $4,000.
p. l.. Houppert to George C. Whatley,
ninety feet off of lot l. block 119, Bir
mingham; consideration $1,000.
j. A. l.. and Nellie V. Minor to Lutte
Chisholm, lot 10. block A. Highland park
survey; consideration $3.50.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

The state of Alabama. Jefferson county
probate court. 9th day of July, 1905.
Estate of William Il. Bddle, deceased
This day came Turner r. Weakley, ad-
ministrator of the estate of William #.
Biddle. deceased, and filed his account
vouchers. evidences and statement for
a final settlement of the same.
1t 10 ordered that the I'd day of August,
1905. be appointed a day, for making such
settlement at which time all parties in
interest can appear and contest the same
II they think proper. S. +, GREENE.
7-7-3t-fr Judge of Probate.
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STRUCK BY TRAIN.
One Man Is Seriously Hurt at CROSSING
In Montgomery.

Montgomery, July 2o--(speciaL John
Ball and w. C. Boltier of Montgomery
were struck by Seaboard train tonight
while crossing the tracks in a buggy
Ball had one leg and other bones broken
and is in a serious condition. The other
man is only slightly hurt. The buggy
was smashed to splinters. but the horse
escaped.
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Sent TO insane Asylum.

Washington, July 20.-John c. Eek
elston, the Philadelphia man who was
arrested last night while scaling an
iron fence around the White House
grounds with the avowed purpose of
seeing the President, was today or
dered sent to st. Elizabeth insane
asylum.
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Earl cowper Is Dead.

London, July 20.-Francis Thomas
Degrey Cowper, seventh Earl of
Cowper, who was lord lieutenant of
Ireland from 1880 to 1882, is dead.
There being no heir, the earldom is
now extinct. Earl Cowper was born
In 1884.
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$4,000

One of the best improved truck and
dairy farms in Jefferson county; 16 acres
land; nice Groom dwelling. esrvant house.
stables, barns. etc, fruits, shade trees
ETC.; land all cleared fenced and in cult
walton; plenty of water, near car line
church and school, and only 2h miles
from court house; terms $3.50 cash, bal
ance in five annual payments.
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REAL ESTATE.

FOR RENT.
Several choice locations for business pur-
poses October l. Houses, large and
small, in city, now and October 1. Su-
burban property in all directions.
Forty-acre farm with comfortable build
ings, close to car and city.
For long lease. suitable building sites.
GEORGE BlLBE,
Bell phone a. 1923 21st e'treet
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When It prints good. It is q good out
The Gawk Engraving ca.
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FOR SALE-No. Remington typewriter,
practically new. good condition; guaran-
teed. Apply S3l First National Bank
bldg 7-16-tf
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MISC ELLANEOUS.


If you are going to plant trees write to-
day to Waverly Nurseries. Waverly, Ala.
for special tree offer for 1905 7-10-52t
MOUNTAIN FALLS SPRINGS (old Py-
liant Springs)-Now open for guests.
These Springs situated In Cumberland
mountains, 1000 feet above sea level.
Sleep under blankets. Everything new.
CUISINE most excellent. Five miles from
Tullahoma Tenn. For booklet and
terms address. l.. ]. Hardiman. Man
ager. (Formerly of Duncan hotel. Nash
vile. TENN 7-3-tf
ANY poor girl needing friendship. help.
advice, etc, will find ready and willing
assistance by applying to the matron of
Salvation Army Rescue Home. 3Srd ST..
and Ave E., Birmingham. Ala. 6-14-tf
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A lot of shelving and coun-
tiers. Apply 26O0 9Th ave. 7-21-2t
FOR SALE-Complete steam laundry out
fit In first-class condition; nearly new; a
bargain II taken at once IL s. E."
care Age-Herald Birmingham, Ala.
7-19-4t
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ONE CENT A WORD.

klVf Es-One cent word day; no
pad. taken for less than rs cents Lof
first insertion. Cash must accompany
every order.
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FOR SALE.
s2050-Norwood cor. lot, 60x190
s4OO0-Nce home. 25th ST.. bet 18th and
18th.
$7500-Elegant Norwood home.
$4oO0-Pretty hons. Fountain Heights. cor.
100x196.
s40O0--11th ave-. cor. houses. rents $50.
s5500-Large 18th ave. cor. lovely home.
S4000-T- story residence. close I'M N. 10th
st.
5000 Richmond place, home. fine lot.
$50 per foot, nice Ave. K lots. near Mont
gomery.
$7000-Handsome Ave residence, needs
to be seen to be appreciated
$9500-Elegant Waucoma st home.
$2500-New Ave- e home bet Both and
31st
MCCONNELL g. CARTWRIGHT.
Phones 49, 220 N. Twenty-flrst St
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EXCLUSIVE SALE.
$G0OO-1OOx14O, corner Avenue d, near 18th
street Rents $1,000 per year.
$500O-1O0x100, Avenue e and 14th street.
corner. Well improved
s7000-100x10O, corner. brick improvements
Rents $75 per month. Avenue Il and
18th street
w. a OLIVER & co.
Room 49, Watts building. corner srd ave.
and Goth street. Both phones 30s
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A. D. SMITH W. NJ MALONE JUDGE P. STILES Manaqers
Both Phones 6t3 2os-21o North 21st street
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
Depository System for the Cash of the Common
wealth Should Be Established, Says Governor.

doubtless considerably less than 1t
would be If all the taxes due were col
lecte0. By the addition Of a direct tax
the revenues could be greatly in
creased and the collection Of the tax
made more certain. An excessive rate
of tax should not be imposed on either
direct inheritances or collateral in
herftances. and the rate on the former
is usually made less than on the latter
Also, there should be an exemption up
to liberal amount on inheritances 60
ing to widows or lineal descendants.
l think it is safe to say that there Is
no State in the Union that offers to
its children any better educational ad-
Vantages than does our State of Cali
fornia. Gauged by the monetary STAN
dard, California does much more for
education than the average of her sis
ter States. For. while all the States,
including ours, pay, on the average,
10 per cent of the cost Of their public
school system, California, to her credit
be 1t said, pays about 45 per cent of
the cost of hers.
We had. in this State, IN the last
school year, 407 1898 children who ought
to have been at school, as provided by
law In the public schools, however,
there were but 29S,520 enrolled. OF the
remainder, it is estimated that 81, 1926
attended the various private schools,
leaving 1852 California children who,
for one reason or another, did not at
tend school at all. While this number
is, by comparison with other States,
by no means excessive, it is too large
for California. And there ought to be
some means devised to reduce it great
ly. For it is to be the decided interest
of the State to see to it that it's chill
dren shall all receive, so nearly as may
be possible, at least a common school
education
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
EASTERN STATES
ARE SUPPORTED BY
INDIRECT TAXES

The States which have effected a
complete, or almost complete, separa-
ton of their State and local revenue
systems are New York. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware.
These five States are able to dispense
with a general property tax for State
purposes because they have obtained
in other ways sufficient revenue to
meet their needs. This they have not
accomplished at a single stroke, but
usually by successive additions to their
laws. 1t was about twenty years ago
that the first step was taken in New
York, although the greater number of
the new features have been added re-
Gently. Pennsylvania, which has not
taxed real estate and improvements for
State purposes for many years. has
been still longer in developing her plan
of taxation. New Yorlx's constitution
contains nothing requiring that taxa
tion shall be uniform or equal. or In
proportion to the value Of the property
assessed. while the Pennsylvania con-
stitution contents itself with saving
that taxation shall be uniform upon the
same classes OF subjects and shall be
levied by general laws
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
FREE EDUCATION
SOURCE OF GREAT
BENEFIT TO STATE

Leland Stamford Junior University
is, next to our State University, also
the object of our State educational
pride. And, taken together, these two
great institutions of learning place
California in the front rank of States
which foster the higher education.
The University of California gives to
every aspiring, ambitious, determined
young man or young woman, rich and
poor alike, the opportunity to acquire
an education which will benefit not only
him or her, but also the State. And
I think it may be safely stated that
the State derives its greatest benefit
and return from the money it invests
in the university from those students
whose pecuniary means would not
allow them TO graduate from it were
it not free institution. In fact. I
have in mind a classmate Of mine.
who worked his way through the uni
versity, and, by means Of the free
education he there received, was en-
abled to perfect certain mining pro-
cesses which, in themselves. have saved
to the State of California many times
the whole cost of the university.
1t is to be hoped that the people of
the State will continue to have that
love for the university of which they
are now possessed And it is also to
be hoped that the university will, In
it's turn, not forget that it owes every
thing to the State, and that 1t will
continue to earn and deserve the good
will OF the people SO who cheerfully
support 1t.
Public sentiment in California fayors
broad policy in the development of
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
MANNER IN WHICH
THE SCHOOL FUNDS
ARE DISTRIBUTED

So we have these rather anomalous
conditions: O the poorer and more
sparsely settled counties of the State,
as rule, get less of the States money
per teacher than do the rich and thick
ly settled counties, the amount vary
ing between $249 in Alpine County and
$783 in San Francisco; (2) we find that
the poor and sparsely settled counties
have to pay, in common with all the
other counties, fixed tax into the
State treasury-last year this tax was
II As cents per 500 assessed valuation.
In addition to that the poor counties
have to raise, relatively, very large
county funds to exc out the school
money they receive from the State
Mono County, for instance, paid 81 40
cents last year to support the schools,
while San Francisco paid but "A 1-5
cents, and the school expenses of the
different counties varied between these
two extremes.
There are many other and equally
curious inequalities in the manner in
which, under our present law, the State
money is distributed to the counties.
But the preceding are fair samples of
the others and I will not give any more
of them.
These inequalities are the result Of
the manner in which the law provides
the State money shall be distributed
to the counties. Therefore, / think the
law ought to be changed so that the
States money shall be distributed more
eQuitably. 1t does not appear to me
to be exactly fair that Alameda County,
for instance, should receive $579 per
teacher Of the States money, while AL
pine should receive from the same
source but $249 per teacher; Ell Dorado.
$268; Inyo, S275; Lake, $311; LasSen,
$299; San Diego, 1898; Plumas, $2sS, and
Mariposa, $310.
1t seems to me, therefore, and / so
recommend to the Legislature, that
there ought to be a complete revision
of the method whereby the States
school money is distributed to the
counties, to the end that a more
equitable division thereof may be
made.
In spite of the fact (more probably
by reason of it) that the Requirements
for admission to and graduation from
the normal schools have been raised
during the past two years, the num-
ber of graduates therefrom has not
decreased. On the other hand, how
ever, the teachers graduated from the
normal schools have improved in eff
cheney and pability-both of which
qualities are greatly to be desired. And
it is to be hoped that, before many
years. the normal schools will be, like
the various schools of medicine, law
and theology, strictly professional
schools in which only the theory and
practice, and subjects closely allied
thereto, of the profession of teaching
shall be taught, leaving matters of gen.
eral culture to the public schools, the
high schools and the universities.
In free higher, or university, educa-
ton California is not second to any
State in the Union. With 2400 under
graduates at Berkeley and with schools
of medicine, art, law, dentistry, veteri-
nary medicine, the great Lick Observa-
tory and the Wilmerding School OF
Mechanical Arts so closely affiliated
with 1t as to be practically, If not
quite, parts Of it, our State University
takes rank among the greatest uni
versities of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
INHERITANCE TAX
PROVES A SOURCE
OF GREAT REVENUE

The Importance Of this particular
branch of the subject of taxation is
such that it will justify consideration
somewhat in detail. Since 1893, the
year in which the California law was
passed, the system of inheritance taxes
has obtained great development in the
United States and other countries, and
the revenues derived from this source
promise to be very important. In
Great Britain, where the tax is levied
for the benefit of the imperial Govern
ment, 10 per cent of all the revenues,
according to the latest available sta
tistics, are the product of this form
of taxation, and in the State of New
York the income approaches five mil
lions of dollars per year.
AS leading American writer on
economics Professor e. r. A. Seligman
of Columbia University, remarks: "The
inheritance tax to-day scarcely needs
defense: it is found in almost every
country, and the more democratic the
country, the more developed the tax"
Doubtless there are still theorists who
regard such a tax as an attack upon
the established rights of property: but
when in a country where property
rights are so firmly established as in
England the Government claims the
privilege of taking from estates of the
largest size so much as per cent;
when in the republic Of France the tax
goes, in some instances, so high as Is
per cent: when in such old common
wealths as Pennsylvania, New York
and Massachusetts, the system is in
full operation; and when, finally thirty
States in all have adopted this tax, it
can no longer be regarded as revolu-
tionary, except in the sense that all
progress is revolutionary.
The gradual extension of this tax is
an illustration Of the principle / have
already mentioned, that the best sys-
TENS of taxation are an evolution.
Originally the inheritance tax applied
only to collateral inheritances of per-
sonal property: then 1t was extended
to real property; later New York en-
acted direct inheritance tax law, and
eventually the conservative State of
Illinois made the tax progressive, i. e.,
increasing the rate in proportion to the
amount of the estate. BY the year
1900 ten States had imposed direct as
well as collateral inheritance taxes, and
during the next three years eleven.
other States had taken the same action.
In each of the two other common
wealths on the Pacific Coast, Oregon
and Washington, both direct and pro-
gressive taxation Of estates has been
enacted.
California's present law brings into
the treasury a revenue ranging from
s250.000 to 100000 year. which is