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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15

that way was apt to be a fake, and SO
l went about telling people to beware.
l have regretted 1t a good many times
since. for If / had not been so cocksure
of the superiority of my judgment, very
many of my fellow townsmen would have
made large profits on investments in tele-
phone stock; just a little ventured on
my own account would have made me
millionaire. l afterward paid $500 share
for Bell stock that I could have bought
then for So.
81 don't know much about the Marconi
system, but 1 have investigated the char
acter of the men interested In the COM
pany and I find among them some of
the best and most responsible men ina the
world, and I am going to be wiser in
my old age than | was in my youth"
Everywhere we 90 we hear of men,
responsible business men, advising their
friends to let Marconi stock alone. and we
invariably find that such advice is given
by men who know nothing about the
system or its management or progress
and we hunt them up and ask them to
give us a chance to convince them of the
error of their judgment Sometimes they
are fair-minded enough to give us a
chance to do so and when they do we gen.
orally convert them.
Some men never make up their minds
for themselves they always ask others
opinions and advice, and without coming
to see what we have to show them or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
STATEHOOD CAUCUS
TO Be HELD TODAY
SPEAKER CANNON SAYS HE HAS
NOT YET LOST FAITH IN THE
MAJORITY WHICH VOTED FOR
THE HOUSE BILL. =

washington, March 14-Whether the
caucus on statehood to be participated
in by republicans of the House tomor-
row afternoon is to blind" those who
attend has been the absorbing topic Of
discussion among 'fnsurgent' members
of the party today.
No conclusion has been reached. For
this reason conference of those repub-
leans who wish to concur in the Senate
amendments has been called for o'clock
tomorrow. At this conference it Will be
determined whether insurgents shall at
tend the caucus or shall stay away.
Speaker Cannon says he has not yet lost
faith in the overwhelming republican ma
jority which voted-for the House bill He
received many kilograms today and ad-
mitted that influences were working to
secure a concurrence in the Senate meas
ure. The caucus tomorrow will, he says,
determine this point
Mr. Cannon made the significant re-
mark that people seemed to forget that
there was a three months session OF the
present congress-alluding to the coming
short session-in which the two houses
might get together on the statehood bill.
He says there will be a conference be-
tween the two houses on the measure,
but the allusion to the short session in
this connection is taken to mean that
should the caucus tomorrow develop a
lack of votes to maintain the House bill,
the matter of the House action may be
postponed until the next session of Con-
gress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15

without. making any inquiry whatever,
take somebody's else opinion for 1t.
But you, reader are surely too wise
to distrust your own faculties, too wise
to doubt your own judgment, too brave
to be afraid to listen to reason and sound
sense?
No harm can come to you from giving
ear to the exposition of the Marconi
Wireless Telegraph system; no danger
threatens you If you investigate 1t and
learn for yourself what It does, now
what it promises to do In the future.
We invite you to come and see what
we have to show you and hear what we
have to tell you. Whether you become a
Marconl stakeholder or not is a matter
between you and your pocketbook. We
want you to come and see If you believe
In the possible ultimate destiny of our
system. We want you, II you are a man
of sober sense, and judgment OF intelli-
gence and discrimination. If you are mere
ly a purse-proud, self-sufficient igno-
ramus we don't want you
We promise to give you food for thought
and pro6f absolute that the Mareonl sys-
tenn of wireless telegraph will perform
any service now performed by the wire
telegraphs
We shall also give you an opportunity
to subscribe for some of the stock. If
you don't buy 1t, 1t will not be our loss.
but your own.
The first exhibition of the Marconi
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Exhibition and Lecture Will
Admission Free.

lionaires of Carnegie, Schwab. Dick and
the Others
Where today are the men who laughed
at S. f. B. Morse when he promised to
put girdle around the earth in 30 min
utes? Where are the men who said the
telegraph could never be made a COM
mercial success? Certainly not numbered
among the thousands who coined wealth
out of the Western Union Telegraph
stock.
When George Eastman Invented the
humble Kodak who believed that he would
one day control and dominate the photo
graphic trade of almost the whole world
A few recognized the possibilities of his
invention and these are now among the
new made millionaires of the United
States
When the old clumsy velocipede was
used as a means of locomotion, few
dreamed that one day George Pope would
be counted a millionaire and thousands
of his hackers made rich by the safety
bicycle that was its direct llneal de-
scendent.
Neither was Edison's photograph nor
his electric light believed to have the
potentialities of wealth creation that they
have proved to possess. These two inven-
tlons have added billions to the worlds
wealth.
The simple invention of a method of Pc
troleum refining made Millionaire of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
GRAND JURY AT SEA
ABOUT PROCEDURE
Does Political Assessment BY Director
of a Corporation Constitute the
Crime of larceny

New York, March 1.-THE grand jury
which is investigating evidence in the in
surance matters submitted by District At
torney Jerome, Is at sea as to whether
a political assessment by a director of a
corporation constitutes the crime of lar
ceny. The members of the Jury questioned
Mr.. Jerome on the matter as he suggested
that they bring it to the attention OF
Judge O'Sullivan of the court of general
sessions.
The question of legality of the charges
contained in Mr.. Jerome's evidence was
today placed before Judge o'Sullivan who
took 1t under advsement, and will render
an opinion next week.
District Attorney Jerome today address,
ed letter to Mayor Mcclellan as mem
Der of the board of estate and appor-
tionment, asking for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the prosecution of criminal
actions in connection with the life in
surance cases.
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Rockerener ana innlionaires of dozens of
his followers
The invention of vaseline made many
men rich who had the courage to back the
inventor.
Purchasers of the stock in the Mergen-
thaler Linotype company in the early
stages of its development became rich
beyond their widest dreams.
Men who backed Cyrus w. Field In his
project to connect Europe and America
by telegraph wires lived to enjoy life
long ease from the earnings of small
sums invested.
Yet what each of these inventions ac-
complished was often declared by doubters
and 'slxeptics to be impossible.
Just so men declared that the telephone
could never be of any. practical CONNER
cial utility-no demand for it existed-no
need for Ii was known Jay Gould said 1t
would never be more than a plaything a
toy, and declined to buy the invention
from Bell for 100000. Yet the telephone
according to its best statistical authorities
has added one hundred billions of new
wealth to the possessions of man. One
hundred dollars invested with Bell in
the telephone brought a total return in
twenty-seven years of over 100000
If you will inquire you will find men
today who win tell you that Marconi's
Wireless Telegraph is dream. That it
has numerous defects and is not of COM
mercial use; that it will never amount
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
DEMOCRATS GET
AN EARLY START
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
WORK WILL BE WELL UNDER
WAY BEFORE THE REPUBLl-
CANS HAVE EVEN ORGANIZED.

Washington, March 14-Special AL
most before the republican congressional
committee has decided upon its chairman
for the campaign this fall, the democratic
congressional committee will be organ
lied In detail, the committee in full touch
with the doubtful congressional districts
and the campaign in full blast Repre-
sentative Griggs of Georgia, chairman of
the committee, has decided upon an early
campaign. Headquarters will be Sc
lected In this city within a month and
the routine work put under way The
secretary of the committee will begin
sending out letters to the political leaders
in the several districts, and long before
the adjournment of Congress it is ex-
pected that major part of the literature
which is necessary for distribution will
be in the hands of the district leaders
With this off its hands the committee
will be able to devote most of its time
to Strengthening candidates and giving
its attention to the really hard work of
the campaign, leading up to the election
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15

Wireless telegraph ever given in Bir-
mlngham will be given on Monday even-
ing next, March 10, at the new High school
auditorium, at s o'clock.
No charge is made for admission and
no one will be importuned to subscribe
for stock; we will merely show you that
wires are no longer necessary for tele-
graphing and that the Introduction of the
wireless means an enormous saving to the
public and greater profit to the company:
we will show you that the company has
progressed more rapidly than any other
electrical enterprise ever inaugurated and
that it's commercial establishment is grow
ing at a rate unprecedented in history;
we will prove this by actual Photographic
presentations showing the stations OF tho
company In all parts of the world on
shore and ON ship we will answer any
and all questions that may be asked, and
If you are too tmid to speak out in public
and ask questions then you may write
them out and hand them to one of the
attendants and the lecturer will answer
them for you.
We court the fullest an> freest inves-
tigation.
We shall open an office at the Hotel
Hillman for the purpose of receiving ap-
plieaions for the stock.
w. A. RYAN, Representing
MUNROE G. MUNRoE.
Managers for the Mareonl Under.
writer's.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
PoeeENBURe AND GARDNER.
These Two Men In Lead for Honors at
Billiard Tourney.

Chicago, March 1.-THE second series of
matches in the tourney for the national
amateur Class IA championship was
completed here to day and as result j.
f. Poggenburg of New York, and e. w.
Gardner of Passaic New Jersey, are in
the lead for the honors, each having won
both Of his games. Gardner took the
measure of Calvin Demarest and Poggen-
burg disposed of c. F. Conklin today
The other match was won by II. A.
Wright of San Francisco, who defeated
Chas. S. Norris of New York. incidentally
scoring run of Ill.
Demarest succumbed to Gardeners safe
ty play but Conklin was not so easily
dcwned, and the match between him and
Poggenburg developed into heart
breaking contest.
The standing of the players today is as
follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
ANTHONY FUNERAL
PLANS COMPLETED
Body viii Lie In State In Church at
Rochester Today for Two
Hours.

Rochester, N. Y, March 1.-The ar
arrangements for the funeral of Susan b.
Anthony tomorrow have been completed
1t will be held from the Central Pres
byterian church at 3 o'clock. From IL
until o'clock the body will lie in state in
the church, which will then be closed for
an hour to all except the relatives of the
dead woman and her eo-workers in the
cause for which she had devoted her life.
At 2 o'clock the church will reopen
for the funeral services. These will con-
sst of hymns, scripture reading by DR..
Albertson, Pastor Of Central Presbyterian
church, a brief address and prayer by
Dr. Gannett. who was Miss Anthonys
pastor, and an eulogy by VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison of Lawrence, Mass.
In behalf of the negro whose advocate
Miss Anthony always has been, Mrs. Je-
rome Jeffrey will deliver an address. The
burial will be in the Anthony family plot
in Mount Hope cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
All Get Away Except One.

Douglas. Ga. March 14.-Douglas ex-
perienced wholesale jail delivery last
night. While the jailer, S. C. Brown was
away, five negroes. one charged with
murder. two for assault with intent to
murder, and one with a. misdemeanor.
sawed off the hinges OF the door and
walked out with no one to hinder. Blood
hounds were on the scene within half an
hour but 1t was found that the escapes
had washed their feet with the dslnfect-
ant left in the corridors and the dogs
failed to take the trail. Eastman Brown.
colored, under a charge of assault with
intent to murder refused to go and is
now the only prisoner In jail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
SOME MISTAKES OF THE sKEPTl
CAL.
How Opportunities for Wealth Passed
Them and Were Grabbed BY
Believers.

When Stevenson proposed to draw
goods vans by means of his Putting
Billy" there were not lacking men who
exclaimed
'Impossible!"
And when he proved it possible they
then. exclaimed:
ut can never be made to pay"
Needless to say they are not among
the railroad millionares of today.
When Fulton proposed steam-propulsion
for water craft he was laughed at but
Commodore Vanderbilt, the waterman, the
boatman of North River believed and be-
came a millionaire.
When Howe invented the sewing ma
cine there were thousands to call him
dreamer. A few investigated and became
rich because they were willing to investi-
gate and investigating, became convinced.
Mccormick and Pullman had hard work
to convince a doubling public of the
practicability of their devices. but those
who believed and believing, ventured,
are today millionaires.
No less a struggle had the inventor
whose steel processes have made mil
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
TWO SESSIONS HELD.
Bank Examiner Gives More Expert
Testimony at Savannah.

Savannah, Ca. March H.-Again two
sessions of the federal court were held
today, the object being to complete direct
examination of National Bank Examiner
Johnson, who has been engaged as an ex-
pert accountant in the Greene and Cay
nor case and as custodian of the govern
ment's documentary evidence.
After exhaustively explaining the d.
vision of spoils alleged to have been made
by Greene, Gaynor and Carter, the wit
ness entered upon other financial phases
of the alleged conspirators. giving his
testimony at late hour this afternoon
His evidence was along lines to which
the attention of the jury had already been
directed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Taft confers With Brothers.

New York. March 14-Secretary Of
War Taft was in conference in this
city today with three of his brothers
and with several intimate friends. II
Is believed that the matter of the Sec.
retarys decision as to going on the
bench OF the supreme court of the
United States was under consideration
but IL decision was reached no an.
nouncement of that fact will be made
for several days yet, not at least until
the Secretary returns to Washington,
and has a.further interview with Pres
ident Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
lumbermen Meet at Norfolk.

Norfolk, Va, March 14.-The North
Carolina Pine association, embracing
interests in Virginia and North and
South Carolina, that represents $780,
600 1000 and has an output of 1900
OO0. 900 annually, opened its annual
convention .lere today. with about two
hundred operators and a number of
lumbermen from dinerent states in at
tendance. The morning session was
devoted to reports of officers, and this
afternoon the regular and special COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
THREE KILLED WHILE
TALKING OF DEATH
Were Discussing the Possibility of Col.
lapse of Building, When 1t Came
Down With a Crash.

jamestown. Ind, March H-While nine
men were sitting about the stove in a
little grocery store here this afternoon
refnarking on the possibility of the coll
lapse of the adjacent building, which was
undergoing repairs. three of them were
killed and five injured by the collapse of
the odd Fellows hall, which crushed the
grocery store like an eggshell. All of the
injured will recover.
The dead:
SAMUEL LEWIS, retired, aged 49,
GEORG ESCOTT, farmer, aged 80.
CHARLES HEDGE, laborer, aged Al.
The injured
William Mitchell, Jr., r. T. Abner, Joe
Jackson, Oscar Wyatt. Julius Under
wood
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
John II. Tenant Arrested.

st. Louis, March 14.-John II. Ten
nant, Sr., president Of the defunct Ten.
nant Shoe company, was arrested to-
day on a bench warrant charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The warrant was issued at the
request of the grand jury. The charge
which caused the issuance of the bench
warrant is that the elder Tenant Dor
rowed $4,000 from the Franklin bank,
giving the officials of the bank what
purported to be q statement of the
financial condition of the Tenant firm.
This statement, it is charged, was in
correct in essential details. Tenant
was released on $4,000 bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Hamilton Is Still Silent.

New York, March 14.-Members of the
committee of the New York Life Insur-
ance company. with the exception OF
Chairman w. G. Fowler, who is in Eu-
rope met today. Clarence E. Mackay
presided. The committee was in session
for several hours, and at the close the
following statement was given out: The
special committee has not yet heard from
Andrew Hamilton in reply to the letter
which It sent him Friday March 8. The
committee continued its work of investi-
CATION into matters entirely ,inconnected
with Hamilton"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Secretary Taft,

From the New York Evening World.
Subject william II. Taft.
Favorite Sport-Takng on flesh.
Favorlte frustrating 1t off.
Favorite Book-"The Matchmaker"
Favorite Author-Mrs. Rohrer on Bans-
ing.
Favorite Artist-Dr Tanner
Favorite Fruit-The prize pumpkin.
Fayorite Plant-The Big Stick.
Favorite Vehicle-The piano van
Favorits Musical Instrument-The basa
tuba.
Favorite Character in History-Falsta6,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Sentenced in Mexico.

Ell Paso, Tex. March no E. Finstad
and L. G. conshern of Los Angeles were
sentenced today at Santa Rosa, Mexico,
to twelve years and six months each in
the penitentiary for he murder Of r. w
Rutherford of Philadelphia and C.. w. Nc
Murray of Los Angeles at the Diaz ranch
In Chihuahua recently.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Hardwick Has a Bill.

Washington, March 14.-Representative
Hardwlck of Georgia, will Introduce to-
morrow bill empowering the House COM
mittee on the election of President, Vice
President and representatives in Congress
to summon and swear witnesses in an
investigation of the expenditures in the
last three presidential campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Mrs. sauer Starts for Texas.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14.-Admit-
ting herself beaten in her fight against
extradition, Mrs Margaret Sauer, alias
Margaret Graham, started for San An
tonic this afternoon in the custody of
Sheriff Tobin to answer to charges of
embezzlement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15

mittees met There was a banquet to-
night. Among the speakers at the
convention will be Clifford Pinchot.
forester of the national forest service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
Amador Denies Report

Panama, March 14.-President ANA
dor authorizes the Associated Press to
deny the report that he intends resign
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will be
refunded if order is lost.
Sold at all agencies of the Southern Elk
press Company at all reasonable hours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
RArEs ARE as FOLLOWS,
SHIP YOUR GOODS
BY THE
SOUTHER. EXPRESS COMPANY

This Company operates on 10000 miles OF
frst-elass routes, and has connections with
other responsible Express Companies for
all points accessible by express.
All shipments Of merchandise packages,
yauabes, etc. are constantly in the care of
special messengers selected for the pur-
pose and forwarded on the fast passenger
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-15
USE
Southern Express Co.'s
MONEY ORDERS

for all your small remittances, by mail or
otherwise.
Sold on all points in the United States,
Canada and on Havana, Cuba.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
Business and Pleasure,

After holding ITS annual meeting
yesterday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Oscar X. Richardson. 1913 Dupont ave-
nue. S, the Clio club held it's annual en-
tertainment in the evening at the home
of Mrs p. J Longyear, l784 Dupont
the officers were elected for the com.
ing year, as follows: Mrs. C. II. Hap-
lin, president; Mrs. J. W..Little, vice
Mrs. Oscar *. Richardson,
secretary. and Mrs. r.. w. Ghadbourne,
historian. Mrs. Henry White and Mrs.
C. M. Pond were elected critics and
Mrs. III. IS. Nachtrieb was chosen fed.
Grafton secretary. Mines. C. "a. Buck
man, J.. p. Woodford and IA. 81. Mer.
.rill are the, new literary directors.
Mines. j. S. Mclean, G. e. Gottrell and
e. s. MOoers are on the membership
committee, and Mrs. s. y. Nicholson
is the new chairman Of the committee
= The rReos home home, of Ms. Longyear was
beautifully decorated for the dinner
with profusion of spring flowers. In
the hall rad tulips made pretty set
ting, American Beauty roses bloomed
in the drawing room and in the music
room pink tulips sad ded dainty touches
of color. Violets were arranged in the
and daffodils furnished the floral orna-
ment for the table. Covers were placed
for seventy and the guests included
the husbands of the club members. A
clever program of toasts was presided
over by Mrs. H. B. Dugan. Mines.
Mark Hills, F. B.sKremer, III. B. Dugan,
III. M. Chadbourn and w. M Carroll
formed the entertainment committee for
the evening
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
Exclusive Hats. Low Priced.

How about a hat for right now9 Not
real elaborate Easter hat-altho we
have hundreds Of these-but jaunty,
up-to-date everyday bat-dainty
and admirably suitab1e for help
our milliners have been exercising their
taste and ingenuity upon for several
weeks. Exclusive2a Well, it's from
Pearce's; ut can'ts:be otherwise. Prices
Stop a second. That's the pleasantest
part Of our little story. For SIS, Sc, ST
or So we can fit and absolutely satisfy
you with "nifty'' hat that will not
only delight you with it's becoming
ness:u but YOU would never think it it
into it for the small price asked We
are making a speciality Of these clever,
low-priced hats this season. We will be
glad to show you the more dressy, stun
ming creations, too. Pearce's the place.