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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
eovernment Would Tote Fair.

Berlin, February 15.-The government will go before the Reichstag within three or four days with a proposal to give the United States the same treatment under the new tariff which becomes operative March 1, as that given to countries with whom Germany has arranged reciprocal treaties.
 The precise terms of the government s bill will depend somewhat on the result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Captain Dexter Wants Reassisnment.

Montgomery, February 15.-(SpeciaL)- Capt. c. E. Dexter, adjutant of the cav airy squadron, who has been the chief to be re-assigned to his old command, Troop A, at Montgomery, as private, It is understood that the refusal to ae- cept the resignation of Major Atkins and other troubles in the cavalry has caused Captain Dexter to prefer to come back to his old command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Prefers Death to Insanity.

Pawnee City, Neb., February 15.-After writing note saying, q feel that I am losing my mind and l would rather be dead than crazy; to think about it makes me laugh, ha, ha!' Howard L. Chapman. a wealthy farmer living near here, shot himself In the head. His wife who had been away on a trip stumbled over his body as she returned to the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
J. H. Kennedy Is Shot.

Guin, February 15.-(Special)-J. II. Kennedy, who lives ten miles in the country from here was shot here this afternoon by R. G. Wright, who was as sisting in arresting Frank Evans who was drunk and disorderly. Kennedy, it seems made some remarks about the arrest which resulted in an altercation between him and Wright with the above results kennedy's wounds are not thought to be fatal. Wright is consider ably bruised on the head and face
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Fix Two-cent Passenger Rates.

Richmond Va, February 15-The House of Delegates today passed the bill requir- ing the corporation commission to fix rate of two cents mile for passenger transportation on railroads until it can establish a regular rate for such transpor- tation. The vote was so to l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Second District Primary Called.

Montgomery February 15-(special J. The democratic committee of the Second Congressional district met here today and ordered primary for March l9, the same day of the county primary. The only candidates so far known are Con gressman Wiley and T. J. Hall both of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Alderman Jones Has Fire.

A defective flue caused a fire in the residence of Alderman Harry Jones. Elev- enth avenue and Seventeenth street. south about $40 o'clock yesterday after noon. The fire department extinguished the blaze with small loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Must Enforce Ordinances.

The following order was issued yester- day by Chief of Police Wier: Captain Johnson: The ordinances in the new city code are in effect from this date. In- Struct the men that they must enforce them to the letter without fear or favor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, ProtrIldine Piles Druggists are authorized u re- fund money if Pazo Ointment falls to cure in to IA days. BOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Modify Stringent Regulations.

Although the decision against open hear ings is final there were other suggestions looking to the modification of some of the more stringent regulations of the GUS toms service which commended them- selves strongly to the President and Sec retary Root and which have been sub mitted through Baron Speck von Stern berg. the German ambassador on behalf of the German government. At the con clusion of the conference at the White House. Secretary Root returned to the state department where he held an hours conference with Baron Speck von Stern- berg during a part of which Baron Busche the first secretary of the embassy was also present At this conference the am
 bassador was informed that although it had been found impractcable to upset the present system of appraislng. or to permit the introduction of testimony and cross-examination at the hearings, the WashingtoS government was prepared to Instruct fits agents in Germany to CO., operate in every way with the German boards of trade and other similar organ izations as well as with leading merchants in the effort to secure accurate informa- tion regarding the value of exports to America This was only one of the sev- eral ways in which 1t is believed the customs service can be improved with ad- vantage to German exporters. Baron Speck von Sternberg sent long report of the conference to his government tonight, and it is expected an answer will be forthcoming within the next few days Regardless of any arrangement that may be made in the meantime, the old treaty between the two countries cannot be con- tinued but Germany is desrous providing that notifications of customs regulations can be assured her, of granting so far as practicable the same concessions to Amer ican commerce that are granted to those countries with whom she has reciprocity treaties, until the Washington govern ment had further opportunity to impress upon Congress the necessity for reef nrncitv treatY with Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
PERSONAL

J. A, Cerabone returned yesterday from Cambridge Springs, Pa, where he att tended the annual convention of the United Custom Tailors' association Of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Colds Cause Sore Throat.

Laxative Promo Qunine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes the cause. Call for the full name and look for sig nature of E. w. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16

of negotiations which are still continuing at Washington between Ambassador Speck von Sternberg and the state de- partment, as to notifications in the American system of invoicing and valuing some features of which are considered by German exporters as vexatious and unjust.
 Information regarding exactly what the United States will do in this respect Is expected by the foreign office today or tomorrow. The German governments pro- posal to give the United States this fa- yored treatment, is only for fixed period, probably year, so as to afford time to conclude more permanent arrangements.
 Urge Government to Stand Firm.
 The position of the German government is one of uncommon difficulty because both industrial and agricultural interests have been pouring in memorials and peti- tions to the chancellor and other minis ters, urging the government to stand firm and not hand over to the United States for nothing, or next to nothing, privileges for which other countries have given an equal return in kind
 The government therefore faces Reich stag notably as unfriendly to tariff con sessions, as the United States Senate rhe government has been canvassng the members for several days in an endeaVor to find a majority for it's proposition. This Is still u matter of doubt with the chances in favor of the governments success. Taking the Reichstag for au- thority to enter upon a tariff fight with the United States, would be a far more popular suggestion as the commercial in terests seem to prefer such a course The governments view is political rather than economical, preferring not to in sist on concessions of an extensive char acter with the United States, when 1t is known that the President is powerless to obtain them from the Senate, and to enter upon a short term arrangement with the United States in the hope of making better terms later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
investigate Child Labor.

Washington, February 15.-The House committee on child labor has practically agreed to report bill for an investiga- tion of child labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
Green Undertaking Company.

E. T. Shaw & sons, undertakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-16
GERMAN TARIFF IS
 IMPORTANT ISSUE
Conference is Held at the
 White House
MERCHANTS ARE SATISFIED
The German Government Will Present Proposition to the Reiehstag to Place America on the Same
 Basis as Other Countries.

Washington, February 15.-An important conference was held at the White House this evening, after which 1t was decided that there should not be open hearings before the board of general appraisers in cases of contested valuations of imported goods.
 The conference today grew out of a re- quest made by certain importing interests in New York through a committee of the Merchants association of that city. Importers, particularly of German goods, desired that the hearings before the board of general appraisers should be pub lie. In their desire they had the SUD- port of the German government
 In view of the fact that tho new maxi mum and minimum German tariff goes into effect on the 1st of March and of the wish of the German government that the hearings in contested valuation cases should be open, the conference assumed international importance. Among those present at the conference besides the President were Secretary Root, Secretary Shaw. Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Reynolds, President DeVries and Messrs Fisher, Waite and sherretts, mem bers of the board of general appraisers; MT. Barnhard of Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, J. E. Kemp. counsel of the board of appraisers. and Thomas H. Dowing. W. W. Smith and w. E. Mead of the Merchants association of New York.
 Merchants Are Satisfied.
 The question of open hearings was con sidered in all of it's phases. It was de- veloped that on the part of many great importing interests, including large con- cerns in Chicago and New York, there was no demand for open hearings. Mr. Barnhard said that the enforcement of the customs laws and regulations was the least of the troubles of his company, and that it had no more difficulty about such endorsements than 1t had with the en- forcement of the law against murder.
 It was pointed out by Secretary Shaw that the demand for open hearings came from import brokers in New York, and to some extent from German merchants who are exporters to this country He ex- plained that under the law and the treas ury regulations the importers were pro- tected absolutely, as he had a right to appeal to the various courts clear up to the United States supreme court
 It was finally decided that there should be no open hearings, and that the board of general appraisers should continue to handle contested valuation cases as here tofore.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

Fine single and dOuble-breasted
Suits, in gTays, blues, blacks, or
fancy mixtures, tailored in the most
up-to-date manner and we'll lined
throughout.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

Handsomely tailored Overcoats
in the new French back" styles, a:
we'll as the always popular" 52-incf
length coats. The cOlOrS include
blues, grays, blacks, and new fancy
mixtures.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07
TeleSraphic Brevi.ics.

Fire which broke out in the Newtoniar
hotel at Somerset. KY, destroyed the
hotel and two stores. The loss was from
$4,000 to 100000.
Arrangements nave been made by the
Niles-Bement-Pond Company of New
York for the acquisition of the Ridgway
Machine Tool Company of Ridgway, Pa.
Tn seventh biennial convention Of the
Luther League of America held a three
days session in Canton, Ohio, with 500
delegates from all sections of the United
States.
The first of the supits to be entered
against the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany on the charge of selling adulterated
milk on dining cars has been fled at Al.
toona, Pa.
Charles Frazier, the oldest engineer
of the Erie railroad, is dead at his home
in Paterson, N. j., aged ~ years. He
had been in the employ of the company
for ffty-six years.
The Circuit Court at Cleveland, Ohio,
handed down a decision hat County
IRE. Michigan cannot enforce his
announced intention of collecting a PEN
atty on all taxes not paid prior to DM
20 merit
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07
Brief News Items.

A New York burglar chloroformed Mrs
Nellie Munson. a bride, and her dog, in
their home in Harlem and then robbed the
house.
The court-martial of Lieut.. John 8.
Hamilton. Twelfth United States infan.
try, for absence without leave, has begun
on Governors Island at New York. Ham
ilton disappeared from amp at Mount
Gretna, Pa, nearly three months ago and
threatened to commit suicide.
Judge Adams in the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals at st. Paul, Mimi,
on the appeal of Thomas 3. Clement from
the order committing him to the peni-
tentiary on conviction of being response
BILE for tie failure of the First National
bank of Faribault, Mimi, sustains the
verdict.
Eugen Schacher of Berlin is painting a
portrait of Andrew Carnegie, which is to
he exhibited in one of the galleries of that
city.
RNsa Maggie, the Swiss girl, who threw
a babe overheard from the Nieuw Amster-
dam. has been adjudged insane and will
be deported.
w. r. Hewitson. professor of English
In Westminster college, has recommended
TO the board of trustees the adoption Of
simpliied spelling.
1t is declared not over so per cent Of
the cotton machinery of the South is
running because help caInot be secured
to run the remainder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07

1741-Plot perfected for the Coup
D%Etat Of Elizabeth of Russia.
1T55-Massacre by Indians of Moravian
missionaries at Guadenhuetton, Pa
1774-Robert, Lord Give, hero of Plas
sey, committed suicide.
lS54-Thomns Pym Cope, who establish
ed first line of packets between
Philadelphia and Liverpool, died.
1S61-Fedcrals b~ombardcd Confederate
Qualifications at Pensacola. ...U. S
ship Santee captured privatecr Royal
Yacht off Galveston.
1S66-First national encampment of the
G. A. II. assembled at indianapolis
1S67-Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, the
Manchester martyrs hanged. -.
Jefferson Davis returned to Rich
mond, Va.
1S69-Henry Ward Beecher chosen presi'
dent Of National Woman Suffrage
Association.
1S71-Grand Duke Alexis OF. Russia for
mally received by President Grant
...Stcamboat City of London burn
ed near Norwich, Conn; II liver
lost.
1S72-Mrs. Fair prevented by mot from
lecturing in San Francisco.
1SS9-Fire in Lynn, Mass, destroyed 81,
100000 in property. -. C~entennia.
celebration of the ratification of the
Constitution of the United States by
North Carolina begun at Fayette.
vile.
1S90-Charles Francis Adams resigned
presidency of Union Pacific railway
1S91-Revolution caused resignation OF
President Fonseca of Brazil.
1S92-The Amalgamated Association de
clared the Homestead strike at an
end 80. international monetary con-
ference met in Brussels.
1851. S. Supreme Court decided tn,
great lakes to be high seas.
1S94-Massacre of the Chinese by tn,
japanese troops at Port Arthur.
1S9S-Marshal Blanco resigned the Office
of captain general of Cuba Brit.
ish officials at Manila celebrated
American Thanksgiving. 80. Hawaii
an commission held its first meeting
in Washington. Commercial bodies
in Spain urged speedy conclusion OF
peace with United States.
1S99-German Emperor arrived at Wind
sor Castle on visit to England. -.
Lord Methuen routed Beers neal
Gras Pan. Vice President Hobart
died at Paterson, N. j.. British
defeated Beers in bloody battle Of
Modder river.
19OO-Fifty lives lost in q hurricane In
Tennessee. -. President Kruger land
ed at Marseilles and given enthu
siastic reception.
1901-Harvard defeated Yale at football
by a score of % to 0.
19O2-Labor riots in Havana. ENG
land and Germany united to press
their claims upon Nenezuela....
Frederick A. Krupp, great German
gunmaker, died.
1903-Yale defeated Harvard at football
by a score of 16 to O.
19O4-Kuropatkin appointed to command
the Russian army in the East.
President Roosevelt visited st. Loui:
worlds fair.
19O5-Mntiny of soldiers and sailors al
Sebastopol.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07
Mystery of a WOman's Voice.

The remarkable instance of a woman
possessing a man's baritone voice, with
all the masculine qualities is just now
attracting attention among psychological
and medical experts at New York. Miss
Edna Murray, whose home formerly was
Fort Worth, Texas, has come under the
observation of Prof. Hyslop, the psychic
expert; DR.. G. w. Colby, n throat spe-
cialist, and Albert Gerard Theirs. a voice
culturist. Miss Murray says that she
never sang a note up to the lime she was
20 and there was nothing peculiar or
nothing about her voice Different from
ordinary girls. She had learned, how
ever, to play the piano and was accom-
panying a young man with a baritone
voice one day when the idea occurred to
her that she could sing the song in a
lower voice than he could, and she did
to the establishment of both. At the same
time she says that her handwriting chang
ed from a fine feminine hand to that of
a man. She still has a feminine talking
voice. g.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07
THE WASTE OF APPLES.
Good Fruit Lost to the Market
Through Bad shipping System.

Good Fruit Lost to the Market
Through Bad shipping System.
Though one would not know it from
market conditions, a Chicago correspond
ent says, it is a fact that the apple crop
of the United StateJ tais year is 1920
600 barrels greater than iast yeaK--or
SO, 100000 barrels, all told. Where two
apples were available to delight the apple
lover last year there are three now. Rath-
er, there should be three, but so great
has been the waste of apples when could
not find markets that the will
not be able to benefit in anything Ike
the proportion he shocsd.
Early in the season, when the fali
apples began to ripeu, the woe or the
man with the big orchard was pitiable.
He would see his trees breaking down
under the weight of fruit, and know that
even if he hauled the apples miles to a
market town he could not get better than
20 cents a bushel for them, with a pos
sibility that the local dealers would re-
fuse to take them at any price. The
logs were the main beneiic:arieS of the
crop.
When the winter apples riLened the sit
uation was no better. An observer at a
small town in central Illinois, from
which the apple product OF about a
third of a county was shipped, has re-
ported that there was a waste OF 4O,OOO
barrels in that territory alone, or about
a quarter of the crop.
Consumers in the cities have benefited
despite the waste by being able to get
the poorer grades of apples at very low
prices, but strange to say, the better
grades have sold at retail for almost as
high prices as they have brought in re-
cent years of short crops. The quality
of the apples is a little better, and the
price a little lower. but the Improvement
in both factors combined does not begin
to equal what would be expected from
the huge production.
The causes of the waste ave been the
high freight rates and q ear service which
is not adequate for the emergency. With
out the cold storage warehouses and the
development of fruit transportation lines,
the situation would be worse than 1t is.
md the country would have even less
benefits from the bounty of nature. The
problem of organization to enable the
country to get the best use OF its re-
sources is an enormous one and will re-
main such so long as the population con-
tinues to grow. 1t is one in which ev-
cry citizen has an interest. To make
two apples grow where one grew before
is hardly more important than to make
the two apples, when once they are
grown, reach the mouths which want
them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07

The most accurate returns ~obtainable
until the official count is made Indicate
that Charles T.. Hughes plurality for
Governor of New York is 61,500-the
largest obtained in an ''off year" since
Morton was elected in 1894.
The National Petroleum Association.
with Headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio,
has received written promises rom the
Governors of Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota,
Missouri and others, that they will do
all they can to obtain the enactment of
an anti-rebate law, similar to those re-
Gently enacted in Iowa and Kansas.
Secretary of Navy Bonaparte has been
advocating a scheme for improving the
quality of candidates for public office.
1t is to have each party authorize an
Individual to choose all candidates with
in a designated territory, thus doing de-
liberately and intelligently the work
which is now done so hastily and unsat-
isfactorily by nominating conventions.
Such a legalized boss he would ave elect
ed annually by the voters Of his party,
and should be himself disqualified to hold
Office.
United States Senator Dick of Ohio
remarked at Cleveland that he had be-
come convinced that the income tax was
the nearest we could come to an equit-
able and impartial system Of taxation.
The report of Treasurer Sheldon of the
New York Republican State committee
shows that $33332,011.36 was spent in the
campaign which resulted in the election
of Hughes as Governor. OF the total re-
cciDts, S:313,923 were personal contribn-
rions. The largest contributors were j.
T.. Morgan & Co. and ex-Gov. Morton.
each III whom gave $4,000. There were
$500 contributors.
In the Commoner, w. J.. Bryan calls
,.non the Democrats who believe in pro-
a~ressive reforms to begin now the effort
necessary to recapture the national and
State organizations, so that .the party
NAV not be crippled by an organization
oar of harmony with its purpose" In
his opinion, the party took a backward
step in 1904, yielding to temptation held
out by Wall street, which offered to help
secure some of its reforms If It would
abandon others" He declares that there
will be no platform contest in the con-
Cntion of 1903 and that the party will
be drawn up soiidiy agninst ~ en-
~croaohments Of predatory wealtA.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-12-07

from the gallery. The colored people Oh
Chicago had attempted to have the lee
ture called off because of the race preJu-
dice it might arouse.
The speaker argued that the fifteenth
amendment had not conferred suffrage on
the colored man, because it did not confer
il on the white man, declaring That II
simply prohibited any State from enact
ing a law discriminating on account OF
color. $50 the southern people are con-
fronted with a prohibition which says,
Make any rule you please, PROVIDED II
applies to both races alike
Nov, how many Of you know that
there are 10000 more colored than whlte
neople in the States of North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mlssls-
sippi? How many of you know that IN
South Carolina there are 230,OoO more
blacks than there are whites? South Car
DINA and Mississippi are swimming for
their lives.
"You make up your minds that equality
before the law is right and should be en-
forced, notwithstanding it would result
in two States at least being absolutely
dominated by the negroes" He declared
the North was face to face with the prop
~osition sin the near future, if not at this
time. 1 have been charged with advo-
eating lynch law. 1 nave justified lynch
law for one crime; that is all. l don't
believe in lynch law"