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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Interesting Deductions Made.

number of interesting deductions are drawn from these figures. In the first place it will be observed that while tho percentage of appointments from the tech ncal registers is 34,60, the southern states per cent of such appointments. Appoint ments from the stenography registers also amount to 32.07 per cent of all ap- pointments, while such appointments from the south total but 6.5 per cent of all ap- pointments, or 2.61 per cent of appoint ments from the stenography registers. Appointments from the boollkeeper regis ters represent 92 per cent Of all ap- pointments, southern states receive 3.6 per cent, or 3921 per cent of the appoint ments from this register alone. Similar ly, while the clerk registers supply but sos per cent of all appointments. the south has obtained 352 per cent of all appointments from this register, or 5S.2l per cent of all clerk appointments.
 The fact that five and one-half times as many appointments are made from the various technical registers, about the same multiple from the stenography reg isters, and one and one-half times as many from the boolxlSeeper registers, as from the clerk registers, is due to the nature of the requests from the appoint ing officers who specify such qualifica- tions with constantly increasing freauen- cy This is wholly beyond the control of the commission. which can only cer- tify eligibles having the qualifications specified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24

with interest in any event. and a suc- cessful issue will be more convincing proof than has yet been afforded the skeptical of the commissions ability to handle the similar involved questions of rates with which it will be called upon to deal, should legislation be enacted con- ferring upon it increased powers and re- responsibilities in the matter of rate reg ulation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Lack Technical Qualifications.

Now the south has several hundred clerk eligibles, a third of them women. but scarcely any eligibles with technical qualifications, scarcely any for clerks and almost none for women clerks. When the commission would give the southern states the preference in certifieation, 1t finds itself without eligibles and must fall back on the registers of those states which have already received their iull share. The inference is plain, the fault for the discrepancy in appointments lies with the south, in not providing the kind of eligibles in demand. 1t is in the be- lief that when the true reason is known properly qualified southerners will take the commissions examinations, rests the hone for the ultimate equitable distribu- lion of federal appointments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24

In consequence 1 cent rate would oblige it to pay an actual premium on traffic from East St. Louis to Louisville, amount ing to about 100000 bushels year. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the rate from Louisville to Richmond and other points in Virginia is now 3 cents lower than the rate from East St Louis to the same territory, and the establishment of a 1-cent rate between
 East St. Louis and Louisville would in- crease this preference to cents. More over, Memphis has rate to the south east 4 cents lower than the Cairo rate. This differential must be preserved in any re-adjustment in order to secure to Mem phis fair share of the grain in this ter ritory. Otherwise this trade would be transferred to Vicksburg and New Or leans, whose rates are the same as the present rates from Memphis, and which are served by railroads independent of those reaching the southeast from the
 Ohio river. The through rate from East St. Louis to points in Virginia under the proposed plan would also be lower by several cents than the rate from Chicago roads would be forced to meet by cutting
 their rates. This in turn would throw other Chicago rates out of line and bring
 about series of disturbances compared with which the present tangle is sim
 plicity itself. Finally, with 1-cent rate
 from East St. Louis to Louisville, the
 
 regulate commerce would compel an
 equally low rate from all intermediate
 points, to the further advantage of the Louisville dealer.
 Means are Uncertain.
 Just what means the Interstate com-
 merce commission will adopt for the so- lution of this knotty problem cannot be forecasted. Railroad men and other com- potent observers declare that no decision that can possibly be reached will satisfy all parties to the controversy. The rail- roads, it is said have been fighting the matter out with the shippers and among
 themselves for twenty years without be- ing able to arrive at a final settlement.
 It is considered hardly likely that the interstate commerce commission, with the limited time which it can give to the
 matter, will be successful where they have failed. Its decision will be watched
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Christmas and New Year Holiday Rate

Low rates for the general public, teach CTS, and students, from all agency sta tions on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. Anplv to agents for rates. dates of sale, limits, etc. l--li-lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
PROBLEMS MET IN THE RATE QUESTION Commission Seems at Loss for
 a Solution THE FUTURE LOOKS DARK Railroad Men Say that no Decision that Can Be Reached Will
 Satisfy all Persons Con-
 cerned in Matter.
THE FUTURE LOOKS DARK

Washington, December 23.-(Special.)- J. Perhaps no better illustration could be given of the difficulties involved in the fixing of railway freight rates and of the fact that the interdependenee of through rates is such that any change made in order to meet the wishes of one community is almost certain to involve an injustice to some competing trade cen ter, than is afforded by a case now before the interstate commerce commission.
 The question at issue originated in a complaint laid before the commission several months ago by western grain ship pers. alleging that the rate on grain and hay to the Carolinas and the south eastern states discriminated unfairly in favor of Louisville and against other ship ping points on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Representatives from the shippers of Evansville, Henderson, Cairo, St. Louis and Memphis, appeared at a hearing of the commission and agreed in complain ing of present conditions. They were not, however, equally harmonious as to the proper remedy, and the plan most fla vorably regarded by them was open to strong objections from representatives of the railroads concerned, as well as in the eyes of the commissioners, as indicated by the trend of their questions during the examination The hearing in the case was held in September but no decision on the point at issue has yet been de- liVered. nor has any indication been given that conclusion will be arrived at in the near future In fact, between the con fiicting interests of the various shipping points and the railroads. the state of hf- fairs actually existing and that which would follow the adoption of any of the sion seems completely at loss as to its proper course of action.
 Basis of Complaint.
 The discrimination complained of lies in the fact that, while the rate from East St. Louis, through which point practi- cally all the grain coming from the states west of the Mississippi is shipped. to any point in the southwestern territory Is the same through all Ohio river points, the local rates from East St. Louis to Ohio river points vary. To Atlanta, for example. the through rate from East St. Louis is 23 cents per hundred pounds. The local rate from East St. Louis to Cairo Evansville and Henderson is cent per hundred pounds. This is a paper rate. TOT practically no local traffic in grain originates at St. Louis, but :t is reclloned al a proportional part of the through rate to the southeast The loca rate from East St Louis to Louisville is 1 cents. Just here the complaint of discrimination comes in. The Louisville dealer brings in his grain, paying the local rate. On all of the grain which he ships through t6 the southeast he receives back from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Say! You. Get the habit: Use Ambrosia Flour.

The whisky for GOOD whisky is GO l. D E N CREAM. Ask for it in all first class bars, cafes and drug stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24

salary paid. In thes comparisons, if at tention is confined to the eight southern states in arreares, the number of eli glbles on the technical registers is re- duced to 1s and on the stenography regis ters to 16. These figures were compiled for the repart on October D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
IT'S GROWING EVERY DAY.

From GrecnIand's icy mountains To Afric's burning sands; AT over this fair country
 And many foreign lands 1Ou'H find the fame established And growing every day Of Murray Hill Club Whiskey- The brand that'S here to stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24

railroad cents, in order that he may re- ceive the same through rate from origin to destination as other shippers. Thus, while his Ohio river rivals are paying a rate of p cents per hundred pounds on grain from the river to Atlanta, the Louisville dealer, so runs the complaint, is paying only 19 cents for that part of the haul. Now great deal of grain comes to Louisville from the states of Illinois and Indiana, which, by buying up and pre- senting the expense bills, which are his authority for receiving the through rate. the dealer can likewise ship to Atlanta for 19 cents, 3 cents less than the rate from other Ohio river cities.
 The plan advocated by most of the ship pers who appeared before the commission for the abolition of Louisville's advantage. provided for the establishment of a flat rate of % cents from all points on the Ohio river to Atlanta, and a rate of cent from East St. Louis to all points on the Ohio. The local rates from Illinois and Indiana points were to be unchanged, however and this provision evidently pre- vented, in the eyes of the commission, the production of any real effect on the situation, except that the form of dis would be changed. In effect, the new arrangement would provide that the Louisville dealer pay 1-cent rate on grain brought in from East St. Louis, with an agreement to pay cents more unless he shipped an equivalent tonnage out of Louisville to the southeastern ter rtory. He would still be able to buy grain in Illinois and Indiana, bring it in a the local rate. and ship out his equiv alnet tonnage. discharging the obligation to pay the additional 3 cents.
 Southern Makes Objection.
 In the opinion of the interstate com- merce commissioners this would make no real difference in existing conditions. In the opinion of the grain dealers who ad vocated the plan it would put Louisville on a level with Cairo, Evansville and Henderson. which points 1t Is claimed, are now unfairly discrlminated against. The Southern railway entered an objection to the proposed measure on the ground that 1t had to pay a bridge toll of l cent a hundred pounds from New Albany to Louisville and a switching charge at East St. Louis on business from other roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
South Makes Inquiries.


 numerous letters from members and senators from the south, inauirng why if there is an honest purpose to give the south her share. John Smith or Mary Jones cannot receive an appointment. The forthcoming report will show that the
 main reason is that Mir Smith and Miss
 Jones have failed to qualify along those lines demanded by the appointing ofti-
 cers Out of 11O7 appointments charged to the apportionment-that is, for duty in Washington--during the year ending October D. 3S3 were from registers re- quiring knowledge of technical, scien- tifc or professional character, 3oo from
 the stenography, 102 from the bookkeeper and sixty-seven from the clerk registers,
 The remaining PA appointments were re- instatements, promotions from non-appor- toned registers.
 The failure of the southern states to furnish eligibles for registers from which appointments are chiefly made is shown
 by the fact that of the SS3 appointments from the technical registers, only thirty five went to the south. and there rema1n
 on all the registers of technical char acter only fifty southern elgibles. many with such low ratings as to preclude the liklihood of their being reached for certi- hcation Of the 355 appointments from the stenography registers. lla went 70 the south, and there remain on all the re- aisters of a technical character only 90 southern elieibles. many With such low ratings as 10 preclude the likelihood or
 their being reached for certificaton. or the 355 appointments from the stenography registers, 175 went to southern states, and ther remain eligible for appointment from these registers their chances Of ap- pontment by limiting the field in which they are willing to serve. or by indicating
 salary in excess of the usual entrance
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
HIS FATAL FOR Tune.

Some weeks ago a relative of Patrick
Roach, thirty-fve years old, of No. 10
Eleventh street, died and left him S10-
600. Since then he has acted strangely,
and though he has not been dissipating,
his friends and family have been under
the impression that his sudden stroke of
good fortuBe has unhinged his mind.
Armed with an axe this morning, he
made his way up to the house of his
aged father, John Roach, who lives at
No. 9 Nevin street, and threatened to
kill him. The police were notified and
Patrolmen Tuitt, Cahil and Caprio re-
sponded. 1t required the combined
strength Of the three stalwart policemen
TO subdue and disarm the unfortunate
man, who fought like maniac. He was
taken before Police Justice Manning in
the Second Criminal Court and sentenced
10 six months in the County Penitenti-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
WHERE is c. +. TAoMpsONP

D. B. Shields, real estate dealer and
insurance man of Cripple Greek, Col
sorado, has written letter to Chief of
Police Murphy asking him to locate, if
possible, in this city, one Crozier I.
Thompson. He left Cripple Greek on
January u. On his way East Mr..
Thompson was stricken with illness in
Chicago, where he was obliged to re
main for two weeks. He has a cousin
who is physician in this city, and it
was to pay mis- cousin a visit that he
started East He left Chicago on Feb
ruary Z last, and from there all trace
of him was lost. He is described as a
man six feeI tall, slender build, about
forty years old, weighing about 10
pounds, of light complexion, with heavy
blonde moustache, and blue eyes. His
occupation is that of stationary engi-
-neer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
MERELY
MENTIONED

Tomorrow will BE q field day for the
ings 10 be given and all are important
subjects, viz: the Morris Canal abandon
ment, Equal Taxation, and the Women 5
Ref nlatory. Jersey City is interested
IN all three, and big delegation of pub
lie-spirited citizens will make the trip to
Trenton. Naturally the bill thar will re-
ceive. the most attention is the one pro-
vi6iing for taxation reform Among the
citizens who have expressed their inten-
tion Of attending the hearings are Dem
oerats and Republicans who are thor
oaghly familiar with the subject and
their talk will be interesting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
TAvINO'S WIFE
MARkET 7
Polimo Made 4 Choice But
the Lady Declined With
An Axe and a Fracas
Resulted.
SUITOR LEAPED FROM DEATH
Down Thirty Feet He Plunged
Leaving His Ear Behind
Tavinos Held in $1,000
for Conspiracy.

Nicola Polimo, twenty-six years old,
of No. 327 First street., accepted an inyi-
tation last night to visit the apartments
of Joseph Tavino, on the third floor Of
No. 1856 First street. There he was in-
troduced to two women, one of whom
proved to be Tavino's wife and the
other Tayino's sister They are two
pretty women who have but recently ar
rived in this country. Tavino told Po-
limo that both women were his wives and
that he was willing to sell one of shem
for monetary consideration. Polimo
had been saving his money for some
time and Tavino knew that he was well
fixed An amount was agreed upon and
Polimo was told to take his choice. He
chose Mrs. Tavino.
Mrs. Tavino by no means took kindly
to the arrangement She went at both
her husband and Polimo with an axe
During the scuffe Tavino drew razor
and slashed the top of Polimo's right ear
off A bloody fracas ensued, and Po-
limo. finding himself oyerpowered and
about to be murdered. attempted to es-
cape Mrs. Tavino guarded the door
with her axe, and Polimo, finding win
dow open, jumped through it to the
street below, a distance of over thirty
feet No limbs were broken. however.
but he was badly bruised and shaken up.
He was covered with blood that was
running from his slashed ear. Pedes-
trians thought the man had been
stabbed and thrown from the window.
He was taken to the City Hospital,
where his wound was dressed Then he
went home.
Tavino escaped, but was captured by
the police later on. Mrs Tayino was
also arrested. 1t is believed that con-
spiracy had been made between the two
to rob Polimo Of his money. Both were
arraigned in the First Criminal Court
this morning and each held in $1,000 for
the grand jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
LEADERS, BIRTHDAY,
Friends and Politicians Con-
graduate Mr.. Davis on
Reaching Fifty-
seven.

Democratic Leader Robert Davis is to-
day celebrating his ffty-seyenth anniYeT
sary of his birth. He has been The e
cipient Of numerous presents And flow
ers.. Nearly all the Democratic city ON
cials and men prominent III the Demo
cratic party in the city called to express
their congratulations, while kilograms
and letters were received from other 10
ealities- Among the flowers presented,
which Mr.. Davis especially priced, was
a magnificent bouquet from his grandson,
William, Jr., who handed it to his grand
father personally. The little fellow was
lifted into Mr.. Davis lap and a big kiss
planted on his face. Most of the pres
ents were sent to the house, but few
were received at the Office.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
TWO FIRES IN TOWN.

Fire broke out in the grocery store of
Mrs. Annie Shanley on the first floor
of the four-story brick tenement house,
No. 523 Henderson street, at ten minutes
past Eve o'clock this morning and did
considerable damage before the flames
were extinguished BY fremen. who re-
sponded to an alarm sent in from Box
No PA Tie three upper stories are
occupied by numerous families who we're
routed and fed from their respective
apartments The building is owned by
Mrs Phoebe Watson, Of Bergen avenue.
Box No. 80 was pulled at six o'clock
last evening for fire that broke out in
the two-story frame house No. So Lem
beck avenue. The building is owned by
Henry Hassel and occupied by John
Luckhurst The damage was slight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
JAPS AT MUKDEN
Nogi By a Marvellous Forced
March Brings His Port
Arthur Veterans to
the Front.


LONDON. March 6, 19o5.-A dis
patch from Toxic says it is reported that
an advance guard Of General Nogi's Port
Arthur veterans. who compose the left
wing of the japanese army, has cap
tured and now holds position on high
ground only four miles south Of Muk-
den. II is said that the Russians are
showing lack of coordination and CO.
operation in meeting the Japanese move
ments.
A dispatch from a correspondent with
General Kuroki's army, on the eastern
flank. sent by way Of Fusan and I'M
dated. says that some of the most telling
of the Japanese work IS done by infantry
at night. No episode Of the war surpasses
the achievement of the force which on
Thursday night gained footing across
the River sha and is now holding a
front of two miles. after crawling. up the
bare and stony hills like leeches.
A message from Alnkden dated last
Saturday says that the fighting then was
continuous. and that the Russian troops
had not tasted food for two days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06

Dor and industries, and Mr.. Lehlbach il
using all his powers Of persuasion to
have the bill put through the House.
II this the indications are that he will
be successful.
Another bin in which labor men and
women Of the entire State are interested
is House hin No. 20. Introduced by Mr.,
afarelli. Of Passaic County. II provides
for a fliag by jury .of six men on the
application of persons complaining or
complained against for disorderly conduct
with the right OF appeal 70 the Court
OF Quarter sessions. The bill Il An o,,t-
come of 4be arrest of strikers s. Pate,.
son a YEAR or two ago. when .he nrisor-
els were sun,na,ijv sevteeeed IL rb.
City Recorder.
1t can be stated almost i 4 certaintv
that the bill to establish the otse4 II
fire marshal ;n fi,st c,aes c;t;ss rsb;la
it includes The paragraph rso,,irine the
abolition of the post of aeprtv CHIEF af
the fire department. will NOT BE- nasses
Some interesting maneuver;py has
been done in both houses Il ! oniet
way with Senate bin No ; which fxes
the salaries Of ass;stant nrosac,,tors !,
the various counties Of the state miro.
duced bx senator BROWN of Afonyo,, j,
county. the bin provided that IN conn
ties with population less than 10000 tbe
salary Of an assistant if engaged
should be paid by the prosecutor. couI-
ties between 10000 and 100000 were to
nav ST 500. between 100000 and 15o
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
JOHN CORRlGAN DEAD.

John corrigan. Of No 112 Wayne
street, who has been a resident of this
city for over half century, died at his
home suddenly yesterday at the age of
seventy years. He came to this eoun-
try from Ireland when he was youth
and settled in this city For thirty-five
years he kept shoe store at Erie and
Bay streets. OF late years he has been
an empIoye of the Street aud Water
Board. He leaves two sons and two
daughters One of his sons is Michael
J. Corrigan, a prominent undertaken,
whose establishment is located at No.
321 First street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06
MAYORS TAX BILL.
is READY
Jersey oity's Executive Is
Now In Search Of a
Legislative Father
for Il.
He APPEALS TO AssEMBLYMEN
Circular Letter Issued on Sat-
urday Declares the Meas
ure Is Non Political.

81
The following letter was sent on Sat
urday to each member Of the Assembly
Dear sir:-
THE enclosed equal tax bill has been
prepared with great care by the law Off
GERS of Jersey City. II has been drawn
t1 conform to the existing machinery of
railroad taxation and 50 as not to dimin-
ish, but rather to increase, the State rev.
enues. and to avoid any constitutional
objections. | believe it to be by far the
best bin on this subject yet presented
to the Legislature. 1t has been drawn,
and is offered. in good faith, without
any political motive. and as a sincere
effort towards the solution of great
State problem. | have thus far been
unable to get anyone to introduce this
bill, several members in each political
party having declined to do so. l there
fore respectfully request that you intro
duce this bin in the Legislature next
Monday evening. 1t is fair to state that
1 hare sent similar request to each
member Of the Legislature.
Respectfully,
MARK NJ. FAGAN."