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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-21
Committees Make Reports.

Committee reports We're received and
dOpted in the house yesterday, as fol-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-21

Following is list of new bills.
II. B. No. III, by Hawley.-An act in
relation to the making of false reDre-
sensations in writing by person. Of
his assets or financial responsibility
for the purpose of obtaining credit
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Industrial Insurance.

The so-called industrial insurance is insurance in small amounts upon the lives of little children, as well as adults. among those who are not we'll to-do in this worlds goods. Senator Drydens Prudential company IS the leader in industrial insurante, and his own men swear that that company has collected from the poor since 1t began business ssoe,5ooOoo, and 1t has re- turned to its policy holders s92,OOo,OOo. In other words, over three dollars Is Ncollected where one dollar Is returned. The other two dollars goes to officers and agents and to general expenses Dryden himself consents to accept salary of $65, ,000 year, and Son For rests salary Is $30,000, and on like generous scale the salaries run to the end of the list.
 The Dryden collectors make their rounds weekly, and the nickels and dimes which they gather in fattens headquarters, while 1t returns to the insured less than one-third of what they actually paid in. The insured not only get no interest on their payments, but they lose to an army of officials twothirds of what they pay in. They are made to pay heavy sums to politis cal campaign funds, and further sums to lobbyists, and to pay princely com missions to all who can bring more into the industrial net.
 It is a crime to let such waste go on. 'ine state of New Jersey should put an end to such exploiting of the poor, and if the Drydens own New Jersey then indeed the other states should act. The records of the three pig New York companies are enough to make the country ashamed of itself, but their records shine when compared with that of company that fattens on and wastes the savings of the poor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
DOLLIVER INTRODUCES.
 RATE REGULATION BILL

Washington. December 19-Senator Dol simplify the railroad regulation measures proposed by the interstate commerce com mission.
 It authorizes the committee to fix and enforce maximum and reasonable rate to go into effect thirty days after notice. The court proceedings of the commission bill is eliminated, and railroads are left free to follow their constitutional rem edies in the courts. The commission is in- creased to seven members at a salary Of slO,O0O each.
 It had not been the intention of the Sem ator to introduce the measure until after the holidays, but 1t was agreed at con ference meeting at the White House last night participated in by the President, Senator Deliver Secretary of State Root, Attorney General Moody and Judge S H. Cowan of Fort Worth, Tex, that 1t would be more effective to have the measure referred to the Senate commit tee on interstate commerce immediately. In a statement Senator Deliver says:
 s'The bill which l have introduced is ln- tended to correct some of the abuses which still exist in the matter of railroad rates It is not drawn in spirit Of hos tility to the railroad systems or the coun- try, but in the interest of harmony and good will between the railroads and their patrons It provides 8. public tribunal im- partial in it's attitude before which the shipper may present his complaint against an existing rate, and the carrier his de- fense of the rate.
 ..The bill avoids confusing you on the commission dispensing power or any au-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20

thus put on notice. Mayor Ward will keep his word. Every fine imposed during the holiday season will stick.
 .here IS no reason why the general joy of the season should be marred by tne vicious and the guzzlers of the com- munity, and it will not be if the police force and Mayor Ward and the police court can prevent 1t, and they think they can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Piu Iron Production.

The American Iron and Steel asso- citation shows that the annual capacity of the active furnaces in this country on November last was 2S.635,000 tons. At that time sixteen furnaces were in course of erection, and they will have an annual capacity of 1,830,0 ,000 tons. All of the sixteen will be put In blast next year. Three will be ready for the torch next month.
 Up to December l the production of the present year had been carried to 20,539. .765 tons. The production. of the present month will be fully two million tons, thus making the years produc- tion something over 22.500000 tons. The highest production of previous year was in 1903. when the output rose to 1S,O09,252 tons.
 But large as the production of 1905 has been and will be, 1t is generally believed that the production of 1906 will exceeu 1t. The capacity of the fur naces of the country is in round mum. bers 30,000,000 tons, and if the country remains prosperous the outturn will be astonishing It is not unreasonable to name 25,000,000 tons as next years minimum, always provided Prosperity with big P continues to abide with us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Order in the Christmas Season.

Mayor Ward and Chief Wier pro pose to increase the joy and cheer of the Christmas season by abating row dyism, drunkenness and other excesses. Good order in the streets means gen. eral enjoyment, and the city authorl- tles will work determinedly to keep down rowdyism which in it's essence is selhsh as well as unmanly.
 Fines, says Mayor Ward. imposed in the police court will stick, and 1t is pro posed to keep the entire police force on duty whenever and wherever hood lumism appears. No appeals he gives notice, will have any weight with me. . The hoodlum who thinks some man or some politician can get him out of trouble will therefore discover that he must pay or go to work on the streets The roughs or toughs, young or old. are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
---------.s'-- AN EXPLANATION.

From the Chattanooga Times.
 communication from Observer" pub lished In yesterdays issue of the News puts It up to a couple of editors, one of whom we are which, to explain why they bolted In the auditorium the other night when Bob Taylor grabbed his manuscript and began reading about the tariff and the trusts. It was not the intention Of either editor to lead a large bolt The editor of the morning paper had gone through a trying ordeal. He had made a fifteen or twenty minute speech intro- ducing Bob Taylor to the audience. tell Ing the crowd who he was and what he stood for, and how and when he first Senate twenty-five years ago. It was ab- soutely imperative that he take some thing to restore his nerves, and it Was then almost 10 o'clock. He had to leave or go to bed dry and nervous. The other distinguished person to whom Observer alluded had an engagement with man and left to fill it. The large crowd that followed the lead of the editors probably saw visions of free drinks. They knew that editors have plenty of money and that they spend 1t on the slightest provo cation. Doubtless apologies are due to Bob Taylor, because this incident created the impression on the spur of the mo- ment that the audience was leaving to get rid of his speech, when as matter of fact the people were merely following their natural and distinguished leaders for advice or drinks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20

thority to disturb commercial eondltions where separate markets are involved CT competitive ports of independent rallron systems The jurisdiction is confined 10 the carrier complained of, and in tile case of a joint rate to the carriers pat ticipating therein. The power Is given in such case to the committee lnves- tigating the subject fully, hearing all parties, and in case the rate complained of. Or any regulation affecting 1t is found to be in violation of the interstate com merce act, to correct it by an order re- during the carrier to fix it's rate with reference to a reasonable maximum pie- scibed by the commission.
 "The bill proceeds on the theory that such an order of the commission should go into effect at the end of thirty days, uh- less in the meantime it is modified by supplemental order of the committee pr suspended or vacated by order of de- cree of the circuit court of the unittd States exercising a Jurisdiction in equity when not limited or in any way abridged by an act of Congress. If such an order of the commission is found by the court to be unfair to the carrier or unjust to the public, we have the order of the SUI preme court for saying that It IS the duty of the courts to yacate it. The bill is framed on the theory which the su- preme court has repeatedly held to pe sound, that we'll constituted commission is better able than the courts to deal with the question of railroad rates.
 "The bill provides for a thorough in- spection of railroad rates with view to bringing to light those inequalities which have crept into the business or transportation through the greed Of in f1uential shippers or through the pressure of competitive conditions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
---'s'----T- THE WORD "PEACH."
9 Kansas citr Stnr

From the Kansas City Star.
 Now why should a judge sentence a prisoner to fourteen days in jail merely for calling his honor ''peaeh?' More particularly, why should such term, which is often one of approval, be re- sented when applied by a woman? It is to be feared that Judge Wilson of Wich- ita is unfamiliar with the philoogy of slang. There are judges who would be quite ''set up by being described as a peach" even by n quarter breed Indian girl Of course, there is something in the way a thing is said. Mark Antony reiterated that Brutus was an honorable man, but he didn't do Brutus any good. Possibly there was something suggestive about the way the compliment was hand ed out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Tennessee Coal and the Republic.

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company and the Republic Iron and Steel company are now in the same hands, and from now on the two com panies will be managed comparatively.
 Perhaps the best feature of the inn portant change is the fact that It brings to this district big investors who have come, not to manipulate af- fairs for a day, but to stay. They pro pose to develop the great properties they control and they will see that the two companies do not lack money with which to make needful extensions and improvements. They are strong men, and they are enterprising men. They will yet bring millions here.
 This district is fortunate In having such men come to its advancement and development. The list of new directors embraces some of the strongest names in the financial world. and every one of them can hereafter be counted a staunch and firm friend of this district. They have good reasons for being our friends. The Age-Herald welcomes them to this district, hoping and be- lieving that they will find their new investments the best they have ever made, and they have made many splen- old ones In the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Three chicaue Banks.

The three Chicago banks that pre-. sented closed doors yesterday were really one concern, and that concern was dominated by one man, and that one man has long been dabbler In politics. newspapers and schemes of various sorts. John R. Walsh might be said to have been the chief promoter In the Windy City, and that Is saying B good deal.
 The cause of the failure was imme- diately due to the promotion Of the Southern Indiana railroad and the Bed ford Quarries company of Indiana. In short. the failure Is due in part to the withdrawal of drainage canal funds because of change in the political complexion of the drainage canal board. and in part to large loans made to enterprises owned and controlled by John R. Walsh. The three banks hold bonds of the Southern Indiana railroad, w..ich MT. Walsh says are worth s16,- poo .OOO. but the comptroller of the cur rency. the state auditor andethe clear ing house committee say they are worth not much more than half of that sum.
 The failures of the three banks are due to thes speculative promotion scAemes,Sf one man. and there are no grounds whatsoever for considering 1La1nn R. Walsh type of Che banking world. There may be other John H. Washes in the country, but the weight of the business of a great people In a vast country is not in such hands.
 The dangers of oyer-speculation are always with Us, especially in times of general prosperity. Chicago is not, however. greatly moved by the failure of John R. Walsh and the incident will soon doubtless pass from the public mind It holds forth however. les son, and it Is to be hoped that the pro- moter and speculator will not fail to learn that lesson ana act upon it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
A LAD THAT IS GONE.

Bv Robert Louis Stevenson. Sing me a song of lad that is gones Say. could that lad be l? Merry of soul he sailed on day
 over the sea to Skye. Null was astern, Ram on the port. + Egg on the starboard bows Glory of youth glowed in his soul;
 Where is that glory now? Sing me a song of a lad that is gones Say, could that lad be |? Merry of soul he sailed on day
 Over the sea to Skye Give me again all that was there. Give me .the sun that shone. Give me the eyes. give me the souis Give me the lad that's gone. Sing me a song of a lad that Is gon0, Say. could that lad be l? Merry of soul he sailed on day
 over the sea to Skye. BjIlow and breeze, islands and seas. Mountains of rain and sun, All that was good. all that was faifs All that was me is gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
New Capital.

"The Birmingham district has been we'll advertised all along, but from now on 1t will attract capital more than ever" said finaneier. "rhe fact that the Ten nessee company and the Republic com pany are united in the hands of great finaneiers and developers will mean much in the way of interesting outside in yestors and men of the industrial world When the men in control of the head of the Tennessee put s15.000,000 of new capital in this district, which it Is their purpose to do, millions more made up in an aggregate of smaller concerns. will quickly find it's way here.
 'As for the steel industry 1 predict that in less ,nan two years this district, in- stead of turning out 16,o00 17,0O0 thou sand tons of steel rails month will have a rail production of o0,oO0 tons a month"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
MIR. TAYLOR OVERLOOKED.

From the Mobile Register.
 It must have been by oversight that the Birmingham AgeHerald, in mentioning the good placing of Alabamas represen- tatives upon House committees. omitted MT Taylor, first district representative who stands second in seniority among the democratic members of the important ap- propria tions committee Of Mir Taylor the Birmingham Ledger says: MT Taylor is on the appropriations, the second highest committee. The First district kept its congressman in the line of advancement and he can do great service and is do- Ing fl. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
In Indian Territory.

Did you ever hear of a man coming up to the gallows to be hanged, asked one of party discussing capital pun ishments. Tn the Chickasaw reserva- tlon, in Indian Territory, a full-booded Indian, when condemned to death, is never incarcerated. but given his liberty and told to be present on a certain day and suffer death. It Is an unusual oe- currence, I'm told, If an Indian Is not on hand for his death. If his nerve fails and he does not appear for execution no officer Is sent for him. He has saved his life, but no Indian ever associates with him. He is completely ostracised and eternally disgraced. None but a pure blood Indian is accorded this treat ment. The laws governing men of mixed blood are decidedly more stringent.
 V have seen an Indian sentenced to death and instructed to appear on a certain day for execution, leave the iudg- ment bar and go about his usual busi- ness perfectly unperturbed and keep up the daily routine until the time appoint ed for his death, and then go up and be hung without displaying the slightest emotion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20

Chicago. December 19-One fireman was killed and several employees may have lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the enamel sign factory Of the Charles w. Schonk company, ' 10 15 Park street tonight. Until the ruins of the building shall have been searched, 1t will not be known positively whether any employees were killed. While the fire was at its height a wall collapsed and several fire men were precipitated in the debris With the exception of Lieutenant Henry Bas- sett of truck company No. "A, who was crushed to death, all escaped. A num- Der of the employees were injured in the panic that followed after the fire broke out.
 Forty girls and 13o men and boys were employed in the factory, and according to the officials of the company all but two have been accounted for. The police and fremen. however. declare that sew eral of the employees were unable 10 es- cape. and were in the building at the tune the floors and walls collapsed. Ihe eln- ployes who are said to be missing py the company are:
 Margaret Brooks.
 Henry Saule.
 The employees were distributed Tn all parts of the building, which was SIX stories high. The greater portion or the girls and boys were erAployed on the up- per floors and considerable dinicuity was experienced in rescuing them. When the flremen arrived the younger of the em- ployes were panic stricken, and were vainly endeavoring to reach the street by the fire escapes. With the help of the Aremen and policemen order was soon re- stored.
 Lieutenant Bassett was killed while cunning away from the building. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
5oo,ooo SACKS OF COFFEE.
Immense Amount of New Crop ls Now
 Ready for the World.

San Francisco, December 19.-The Gen. tral American coffee crop, estimated at 300 000 sacks, and which will average nine sacks to the ton, is about ready to be moved, and the Pacific officials are some what worried over whether they will be able to control the shipment of most of it. The bulk of the coffee usually goes to Europe via the Pacific Mall. Panama road and Atlantic steamer connection. But this year there is big congestion of freight on the Panama road. If the lat ter is not able to handle this season s crop promptly most of 1t may go all the way by water in the steamers of the Kos mos line and by tramp steamers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Christmas Order.

None but an ill-disposed person ob- jects to the noise of children on Christ mas eve and Christmas day. said busi- ness man, but every right-minded citi- zen is intolerant of the .rowdyism of half grown boys and hoodlums.
 1T trust Mayor Ward and Chief Wier will be able to give us an orderly Christi mas this year. Rowdyism on the streets has been the rule in all past years, but there is no sort of justification for itp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
IN HOTEL. LOBBIEs
The Birmingham Spirit.

The Atlanta spirit has become famous
 the country over and is synonymous with success. but l want to say that Bir- mingham has spirit that is destined to become as great in the development of the south as Atlanta ever hoped to be, said an Atlanta man yesterday as he smoked cigar in the vestibule of a South Ensley car.
 It is the Atlanta spirit that built At lanta on red hills and intervening duag- mires. Atlanta is great and will be greater but 1t has a worthy rival and one to be watched in Birmingham.
 Birmingham has advantages that At- lanta never dreamed of and only d little or the spirit of enterprises will develop in this valley, the greatest manufaetur- l Ing city in the south Really l am sur prlsed at what I sec on this trip. l have often heard of Birmingham and it's pro- gress but I had thought the stories were l exaggerated until 1 reached your city yesterday.
 Just as l decide that 1 have seen it all new fields of industry and develop ment open before me and I find that I have only begun. Your wealth of your natural resources and the scope of your Industrial development are so broad that 1t Is impossible to realize the real ex- tent of what is known as the 'Blrmlng- ham District In a few days visit While I love Atlanta and take pride in the spirit and growth of my town I am proud that the south has such city With so much promise as Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A woman could love any man that other women envied her for having
 girl has an idea that if she were a princes her hair just couldn't help curl ing.
 If bachelor had all the money he has spent on wedding presents he could all most afford to get married.
 What a girl would like to do would be to elope. to have everybody talk about it, and then come back and have a big wedding to get the presents
 Just before Christmas you can't tell by the hunted look of a man whether he still has his shopping to do or whether he has been robbng the collection plate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Eye Was Removed.

Kansas City, Mo-. December 19-Mrs. Ina Berry, who recently defied arrest for four days in a railway coach in which she had fortified herself at Grard, Kan. underwent an operation here today in which her left eye was removed. The eyesight had been destroyed by the am monia used by her captors in driving the woman from the coach. Mrs. Berry is an inmate of sanitarium in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
cARBUNCLES BARRED.
,m the Louisville Herald.

From the Louisville Herald.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald thus n- diets Kentucky: "A Kentucky school teacher has been forced to quit work be- cause he has sixteen earbuncles and oth- CTS are developing.' We have heard of Kentucky teachers having their nerves with them. but carbuncles are not in the Kentucky teachers curriculum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
About Persons.

F. A. Trease of Atlanta is spending few days at the St. Nicholas.
 Hurley Armstrong of Chattanooga Is registered at the Hilman.
 J. c. shannon of Jefferson, Ga. is at the Hillman.
 J. r. Mcdonald of Talladega is at the Hillman.
 s. D. Boby of Montgomery is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 J. NJ. Hause of Sylacauga is at the St. Nicholas
 Dr. l.. H. Little a we'll known physician of New Orleans is spending few days in the city. He is registered at the Hill man.
 George Clark of Cullman is spending few days in Birmingham.
 Ernest Harris has returned from an ex- tended visit to relatives in south Ala bama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
Work Commended.

Havana, December 1s.-President Palma has cordially commended the work of the health department and authorized addi- tional expenditure of $2Oo'oOo for sanitary purposes in Havana. Although yellow fever is disappearing, the exterminatlon or n,oso,itoes will be continued vigorously until the last vestige of the disease has iSa nnnared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-20
UP TO LoNGWORTH,

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
 It would appear that Mir Nick Long worth would have to look alive to escape the stigma of being known as Miss Alice RooseVelt's husband