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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
M'W|LL|AMS STILL
 AN ENSLEY CITIZEN Noted Case is Decided by the
 Supreme Court
MILITARY ACHIEVEMENTS
Commanding Officers Should Select and Recommend to the Governor Sites for the Holding of
 Annual Encampment.

Montgomery, May 17.-(Special)-Ihe supreme court today blocked the efforts of F. B. MeWilliams to become an out sider to the city of Ensley. He had brought suit in the city court of Bir- mingham to prevent the city selling his property for taxes which he had refused to pay on the ground that the sale would cloud his title. The lower court restrained the sale but the supreme court reverses, holding that the said McWliliams has re- course at law; that an invalid sale would not injure his title. The validity of the law extending the corporation laws Of Ensley was not passed upon.
 The supreme court handed down thirty two opinions today. making total Of 243, with 43 rehearings, for the present term. The division sitting this week is composed of Chief Justice Weakley. with Associates Dowdell, Denson and Haralson. The list contains several cases affirmed because of failure to show organization of the lower court or to properly send up bills of exceptions. No organization of the court Is manifested in the case of Mayhall vs. Eddleman from Cullman cir cult court: Big Sandy Iron company vs. Pensacola, Alabama and Western Railroad company, and the same railroad company vs. the same iron company. In the cases of Dan Davis vs the State, from Jefferson county, and James Norman vs. the State from Chiffon county, bills of exception were not properly filed.
 James Norman of Chiffon county, goes to the penitentiary for fifteen years for murder; Will Gains, who was sentenced In Montgomery county for fifteen years for killing Watson Ferguson. must serve his time. and George Untrener of Nor gan county. with a sentence of fifteen years for killing man named John Dur rette, has his case reversed.
 Hattie Ware, convicted in Jefferson county, for the murder of Will Martin, whom he cut to death, must serve her sentence of ten years, and Dock Eehols of Jefferson county, two years for lar ceny. Walter Simms of Walker county. charged with the abuse of little girl under IA years of age. and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary, will have another trial.
 The court went on record as to the question of valuation in goods shipped by express, in the case of C. J. Owens of Anniston, vs. the Southern Express com pany Owens shipped the manuscripts of history of literary movements in South Carolina from point in that state to his home at Anniston. He valued the pack age at $50 It was lost and he sued, alleg- ing that 1t has cost him much time and labor and was worth far more than stip- ulated at the time of shipment The court held with him and gave him a verdict of $1500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
NunaIIy out of Race.

Atlanta, May 17.-A special to the Jour nal from Newman, Ga.'' says that Dr. A. e. Nunally has withdrawn as candidate for the democratic gubernatorlal nomlna- tion at the coming primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
Try the Gawk. for haIf-tone and line Iustrations. Age-Herald Building.

We handle everything in the building material line and have cut prices to the lowest notch. Largest stock; prompt deliveries. Barnett. Sheppard Lumber Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
Accompanied Report of COm-
 missioner on OiI Trust
DISCUSSES THE SECRET RATE
Testimony of Employees Shows That There Was a Concealment of Rates Granted to the Standard oil
 Go. By Many Roads.

Washington, May 17.-President Roose- welt today transmitted to Congress the complete report of James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, of the in- vestigation which he made into the opera tions of the alleged oil trust. A full syn opsis of the report, accompanied by a message from the President dealing with the facts developed by the inquiry, was sent to Congress on Friday, the 4th inst.
 The publication of the message and the synopsis of the report attracted wide- spread attention. Comments on the mes sage and the report were made by officials of the Standard oil company and of of fcials of several companies of railroads In submitting to the President the full report of his inquiry, Commissioner Gar field wrote letter to him, inviting his att tention to some of the published contents on the oil reports attributed to certain rail- way officials and representatives of the oil trust. That letter was made public to- day by direction of the President all though it was not sent to Congress with MT. Garfields report. It Is peculiarly in- teresting because it contains Commission CT. Garfeld's answer by directing atten- ton to certain parts of his complete re- port to the comments which have been f,a5h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
Notes and Personals.

MT and Mrs. Sam Kartus have issued invitations to the marriage of their daugh- ter, Etta, to P. H. Ritko of Atlanta. The wedding will take place June D. at Tenn pie Bethel in Bessemer.
 The entertainment that was to have been given at Library hall on next Thursday night by Miss McGuire has been postponed until the night of Fri day, May 25. on account of the recep- ton to Grand Chancellor Judge B. Clay Jones.
 On account of the conference election in Birmingham tonight, the Rev. H. NJ DuBose was unable to fill his engagement to lecture for the Epworth League.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the long heralded game between the Beaver Yahoos and the Ensley Invincibles will begin at the Fourth Avenue park. The local team has been practiclng hard for the contest md it feels that it is pre- pared to make a worthy showing for itself Following is the line up: Randle, pitcher; Houston, catcher; Edmundson first base; Seagers, second base Hines. third base: Russ, short stop; Fitzpatrick right field; Crook, left field; Allen, cen ter field; Jones, Rogers and Reagan. sub- stitutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
BESSEMER LODGES WILL HONOR JONES Grand Chancellor to be Fitting
 Iy Received COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED Ritko-kartus Wedding Announced for June 5-The Long-Heraided Con- test Between Beavers and
 Ensley Today.
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED

Bessemer. May 17,-(Special)-Lin lodge No. 19O Knights of Pythias, met tonight and appointed a committee to make preparations for a reception that is to be rendered Grand Chancellor Judge B. Clay Jones, when he returns to his home in Bessemer. He was elected to the high office he now holds at the grand lodge meeting in Anniston on Tuesday or this week. The committee was chosen jointly from Linton lodge 13O and Myrtle lodge B, and is composed as follows three being from each lodge: Sam Stein c. C. Moore. Dr. R. B. McTyeire, W. D. Lanier, F. s. Thornberg and George Cough
 The reception will he held at Linton lodge hall on next Thursday night, and all members of the order are requested to be present. Refreshments will be served and a programme consisting of recita- tons and music will be rendered. Local Pythians propose to honor the grand chancellor in a fitting manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
Capitol Mention.

The Mercantile company of Citronelle has been organized at Citronelle. with cap ital of Ss000. It will do a general whole sale and retail business. c. T. Jordan and several others are the incorporators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
Not to Be Posted.

Mir. Garfield says that in view of Mir.
 Thayers statement that blind billing is not a secret device. the statement of MT. Everst, first vice president of the Vacuum oil company. corporation sub
 sidiary to the Standard oil company
 which operates refineries at Clean and
 Rochester N Y, is interesteing MT. Ev-
 erst says that if the railroad company
 sees fit to grant company special rates
 on the goods handled over it's line, I know
 of no reason why they should not be
 accepted, although he recognizes that re-
 bates between states now illegal.
 Continuing, MT. Garfield says:
 MT. George Crosby. freight traffic man.
 ager of the Chicago, Burlington and
 Quincy, is quoted as saying of the East
 St. Louis rate: The rates which the con- missioner complains of are interstate rates and do not have to be filed with the
 interstate commerce commission. They
 were and are today open rates and all shippers of oil are conversant with them. This company has never paid rebate to the Standard Oil company so far as know
 ''As shown in chapter VII of the report
 the records of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy show t.iat the 6 cent rate was applied on hundreds of cars which moved from Whiting, Ind. to East St. Louis | fil.,. a4nd St. Louis, Mo-, as shown directly on the way bills, The rate did not ap-
 pear in the regular tariffs of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, but in what were known as billing orders. After the rate
 had been raised to 10 cents, but before it had been filed with the interstate com
 merce commission. an independent shipper
 at Chicago telephoned the office of the Burlington for the rate from Chicago to St. Louis, and was quoted at the regular IS cent rate. A similar quotation was given by the Alton at the same time. Nc independent shipper interviewed by the bareau of corporations was ever aware of this rate. except one who had for meriy been in the employ of the Standard | oil company.
 Mir J. T. Harrihan. second vice presi- | dent of the Illinois Central, is quoted as | saying that "all the Illinois Central oil
 rates are open and published tariffs when they pertain to interstate traffic" and
 that that company "has not paid rebates | or made rates discriminatory in favor of | the Standard oil company
 Rate to South.
 "As shown in chapter of the report the Illinois Central was a party to the Grand Junction rate which was used for the purpose of obtaining a through rate on oil to the south and southeast, one-fourth less than the published rate; that the Illinois Central was a party to blind billing in connection with this rate: that the blind bills were returned to the central office of the Illinois Gen. tral and the rates there entered and that the officers of the Illinois Central were aware that the rate. although filed with the interstate commerce commis- sion was so handled as to be absolutely secret.
 -"Mr Rogers and Mr. Archbold, officers of the Standard oil company. are quoted as saying If the New England roads ought to prorate, but refuse to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-18
GarfieldPs Letter.

MT. Futile, president of the Boston and Maine. is reported to have said: The Bos- ton and Maine railroad for years, except in certain sparsely settled sections of the country, has joined with roads in which oil trafflcs originates in through rates and every shipper and receiver of oil has been treated exactly alike
 'As shown in Chapter III of the report, the Boston and Maine states in a letter to the bureau that the road does not pro- rate on a portion of it's system giving a list of 394 stations affected Some of the cities to which that road does not pro- rate are Lowell, Lynn Lawrence and Havrehill, Mass; Portland. Me, and Portsmouth. N. H. These cannot properly be termed 'sparsely settled sections MT. Bayer, vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad is reported to have said regard ing the special rate from Clean to Roch- ester that the traffic to be transported under such rate was crude oil and un- finished products moving from one refin- cry to another. belonging to the same owners and the rate has not been with drawn that perhaps the rate was ap- piled on refined oil in a few instances. in- significant as compared with the total traffic and that the wording of the tariff was corrected that it is not a secret rate and never has been secret
 "The rate of cents barrel was is- sued some years ago, was reissued and approved by J. B. Thayer. Jr., on March TO- 1902, and applied to petroleum pro- ducts This tariff did not confne the shipments to crude oil or unfinished pro- ducts. More than 1000 cars of Illuminating oil. gasoline and other finished oil pro- ducts were shipped in 1904 on this rate from Clean to Rochester or on the cor responding rate of 10 cents per barrel to Buffalo. A large portion of the states of | New York and Vermont were supplied in this way. This rate was unknown to independent shippers and there were printed at the top of the rate order in capital letters and underscored, the words l mot to be posted. "
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Walla WalIa, Washington
May Is. 1906
Notice is hereby given that The foi,
lowing named settler has filed notice
of her intention TO make fi::ai proof in
support of her claim, and that said
proof will be made before he Register
a. Receiver, U. S. Lrnd Office, at Wal
la Walla, Washington, Oh July Il,
1906, viz:
ELLEN J. WILLIAMS
who made H. +. No l1726 for the Sc
4 Sec. 4, II. n, r % E., W. NJ. She
names the following witnesses TO prove
her continuous residence ~ on and
cultivation of said land, viz: Lucy
Bentley. II w. Alexander, G. NJ Bent.
ley, Carl e.. " iliams, all of Kenne-
wick, Washington
A J GILLIS, Register
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the interior, Land
Office 1T Wala Walla, Washington,
May Is, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make Communication
proof in.support of his CLAIM, ana that
said proof will be made before Regis
ter and Receiver, Z S. Land Office al
Walla Walla, Washington, on July 10,
1906, viz:
MILLER A COOPER
who made II. E. No. 1927 tor the S
12SW IA Sec. 26, T. s n, r. 20 E
W. Nj. He names the following wit
nesses oprove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
Joseph M Smith, l.. Hedington, Dry
RetZlaff,. Jewel Fo!ek, all of K-nne-
wick, Washington.
"A. J GlLLIS. Register.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
Walla Waila, Washington, May %, 1905.
. Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice OF his intention
TO make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before G. I.
Giezentanner. L. S. Commissioner at his office
in PascO, Wash, on July 1lth 1906, viz: Luke
Walsh, who made H. f. No. 1888, for the W "A
Sec. 4. T. Z N, r. % E., ". NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land, viz: James Dodson. Glen
Gard, Ed Layton, VIM. Moore, all of kenne-
wick, Wash. A. J. GiLLIS, Register.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

United States Land Office. Walla
Walia, Washington May, Is, 1866.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
NJ. Smith of Kenlewick, Washington,
has filed notice of intention to make
prnCf on his de>ert-land claim No. Al
for the NV IA SW | 4 Sec. 26, t. s N.
II. 80 w. M. before Register & R-ceiv-
er, U. S. Land Office at Walla Walla,
Washington on Tuesday, The 10Th day
of July, 1906. He names the following
witnesses to prove the complete irriga-
ton and reclamation of said Iand: Mi
Ter A. Cope Jewel Voick. Ofry Retz-
loft, L. Hedington, all of kennewick,
Washington. A. }. GILL1S, Register
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF.-NOTICl
FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office, Walla Walla,
Washington, May "a, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that Alveretta B..
Griffith of Kennewick, Washington, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on her des-
26, T. N, r. so E., W. NJ. before Register 4
Receiver, U. S. Land Office at Walla Walla.
Wash, on Tuesday, the 10th day OF July, 1906.
She names the following witnesses to prove
said land Miller A. Cooper, Joseph NJ. Smith,
Otto l.. Hanson, Chas. L. Griffeth all OF Ken
newick, Washington. A. j. GIILiS. Register.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
CONTEST NOTICE

Department OF the interior, United states
Land Office, Walla Walla, Wash, Apr 20. l9o6
sufficient contest affidavit having been
fled in this office by Guy Bartlett OF Walla
walla. wash, contestant, against homestead
entry No. 12199, made March IS, 1903, for the
n W /. Section 3, TIP ~ r % j. " NJ. by Hol,
bert IL. Hayes, contestee, in which it is alleged
that said lIolbert K. Hayes has failed and
neglected to establish his home upon said
land and has Wholly abandoned said home
stead for more than six months last past that
there are no improvements on said land, and
that said land is still in its raw, wild and I'M
cultivated state; and that said alleged alb
sence from the land was not due to his EN-
ployment in the army, navy or marine corps
Of the T. S. in time OF war, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. IN. on June 20, 1906, before the register and
receiver at the United States land office al
! Walla walla, wash.
The said contestant having in a proper aft
davit filed April 1S 1906, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this uotce can not be made. it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be giver
by due and proper publication.
A. j. GILLiS, Register.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-05
Bi-State League.
SATURDAYS GAMES.

Stafford defeated Ware at the fair
grounds last Saturday. Stafford scored
in the first ON Smiths single and
Barry's two-bagger. In the fourth
Smith led off with q single and stole
second and third. Barry was out on
q fly to left. Callahan was passed to
first and stole second. Scanlon made
hit to left, bringing in both Smith
and Callahan. In the seventh Fergu-
son drew a pass. A hit by Graham,
sacrifice by Lynch and a single by
Buckley resulted in two more runs.
Ware scored one in the second on Ha-
zleton's hit, Emerson's sacrifice and
an error by Lynch. Parquette made
very clever steal home while Buck
ley was pitching the ball. In the
third the Wares started batting
streak and scored two runs. Young
got single, but was out at second ON
Shea's attempt to sacrifice. Holmes
sent q fly to right which Ferguson
failed to hold. Holmes stole second.
Hazleton sent out q single which
brought in Shea and Holmes. Ware
scored another in the eighth on Shea g
single, Holmes sacrifice and Halle
toms single. Maurice Lynch made a
brilliant foul catch, having to jump
the rope in order to reach it. Buck
ley was batted quite freely the first
part of the game, but after the fourth
inning he put in better work. The
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-05

Sacrifice hits, Driscoll, Lynch, Buck
ley, Holmes, Emerson. Stolen bases,
Smith 2, Callahan, Scanlon, Lynch, Par.
quette, Holmes. Two-base hit, Barry
First base on balls, Callahan, Ferguson
Lynch, Shea. Struck out, by Buckley s.
by Lathrop z. Hit by pitched ball
Buckley. Time, In 45m. Umpire, T
Finn. Slated for Lathrop in ninth.
The Indian Orchard fans were oom.
PEELED to Danish their hopes of cap.
turing the Bi-State league flag Satur.
day afternoon, when their team went
down to defeat to Monson, to 6.
The contest was poor, yet exciting.
"Chet'' Nourse of Brown started to
pitch for the Orchards, but lacked
control. His wildness, combined with
errors by Martens, Orowther, Dillon
and Ward, gave Monson lead which
could not be overcome. Pero replaced
Nourse in the sixth, and only one hit
was made off him. Mclean, by clev-
er base running, scored in the third.
Ferry was not found for q safe hit
until the seventh, when a combina-
tion of hits and errors netted four
runs. The soore:-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-05
MON SON.

N. J. Cantwell broke ground We'd
nesday for a dwelling house on Pearl
street.
The marriage intentions are an
nounced of Miss Margaret Birming-
ham of this town and John Dunn of
Thorndike.
The carpenters have begun work
upon Mrs. Mary Moriarty's house at
South Monson. It will be ready for
occupancy this fall.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Mable F. Tucker of Monson
and John M. FitzGerald of Boston.
The wedding will be at the home of
the bride in Monson September -,
at $50 p. m.
pointment as carrier on rural free de-
livery route No. 2, to take effect Sep
tember /, when he will succeed W. N.
Flynt. Mr.. Flynt has taken a posi-
tion in Gardner, Me-, where he will
move his family.
There was a small blaze in the Mon
son house Thursday afternoon, which
was quickly discovered and put out
with little damage. Tt was in closet
on the second floor of the hotel, and
there is no knowledge as to how il
started. Chief Murphy made an in.
vestigation and found a quantity OF
burned matches and paper. He be-
lieves, from the appearance of the
closet, that the fire was incendiary in
origin.
Mrs Charlotte A., Sc, wife of Will
liam FL. Underwood, died at her home
on Lincoln street Wednesday morning
after a several weeks illness. She
leaves, besides husband, one daugh-
ter, Bertha, and one sister, Miss Hat
tie Bartlett, of this town. The fu-
neral was held from the residence
yesterday afternoon at 2.3O, Rev. A.
B. Clifford officiating. Burial was in
the No. 1 cemetery. Mrs. Underwood
had resided in Monson for many years
and was an estimable woman.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-05

Mr.. O'Brien of Coventry has taken
the position of boss carder at the Ellis
No. 3 mill.
Bay Path institute, Springfield,
conducted it's ninth annual prize ex-
animation at the school rooms this
week. The first prize went to Miss
Anna B. Fitzgerald of Monson and
the second to Miss Helen A. Quimby
of Ludlow. Miss Fitzgerald is from
the Monson academy, and Miss Quimby
is from the Northfield (Vt. high
school. The contestants for this ex-
animation came from the following
towns: Ware, Palmer, Monson,
Thompsonville, Greenfield, Chicopee,
Westfeld, Chester, Roxbury, N. Y,
and Jacksonville, vt.
The school committee met Wednes-
day evening and made some changes
in the corps of teachers for the fall
term of school. Miss Sarah Sweet
has been transferred from the Moulton
Hill district to the Mum district, to
fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Mrs. A. J. Burlington. Miss
Annie L. Donovan has been transferred
from the Fenton district to the Moulton
Hill district, and Miss Jessie S. Tur-
ner of Winchendon has been elected
to the Fenton district. The commit
tee has instructed the superintendent
to notify the teachers in all the
schools not to admit pupils for enroll
ment who have not complied with the
law in regard to vaccination. The
schools will open next Tuesday.
Stafford went up to Chicopee last
Saturday and got So 25 for gate re-
ceipts and trimming. Eight twenty
five will buy 165 beers; it will buy a
barrel of -four, a dollars worth of
sugar and few light groceries; it
will buy pretty fair summer suit of
clothes marked down from $40; it
will buy half dozen balls and cou-
pie of bats; it would pay Lynch's sal
ary for a week, but would not be
enough for Anderson or Monroe it
would not quite reach for Scanlon or
Graham; it is more than Kelliher is
worth for a season; it is more than
any team in the Bi-State league will
have in the treasury at the close of
the season. Eight twenty five would
look like whole lot of money if a
man were broke, but it did not seem
like large sum to Manager O'Con-
nell when he took his fast bunch to
Ohicopee last Saturday, The report
that Mr.. O'Connell handed back the
twenty five cents and kept the ever
money is without foundation.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-05
WIK,LIN GTON

e. @. Carpenter is out and around
again. -t
Miss Leila Church of Rockville Ii
visiting her relatives here.
Fred Marsh Preston and his wife
left for New York, via. Hartford,
last Friday.
We regret to hear of the serious ILL.,
ness of Moses l.. Dimock, the veteran
postmaster, town clerk, etc.
If September holds out as it begun,
it will keep up its reputation for being
the finest month of the year.
Miss Mabel Allan Cummings left
Maple Corner Saturday to resume
her school duties in North Haven.
"How many people who moaned for
sunshine through three weeks of fog
have been complaining of the heat
since the sky cleared ?''