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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
FREIGHT BUREAU
TO BE ORGANIZED
SELMA COMMERCIAL AND INDUS
TRIAL ASSOCIATION is FoRMU-
LATING PLAN BY WHICH TO ADJ
JUST RATE DIFFERENCES.

Selma, May ESPECIALLY 1.-The commit
tee of the Commercial and Industrial as
ISOLATION who were appointed some time
ago to formulate plans for the perfecting
of freight bureau, held ii meeting last
night. The meeting WAS largely attended
by the members who were very enthusi-
astic. The plans adopted by the commit
tee which is under the craftsmanship of
Capt. Lloyd Hooper is that the committee
will be appointed into subcommittee
which shall work under sub chairmen and
begin Wednesday morning in soliciting
subscriptions from the various business
interests of the city for the maintenance
of the bureau. The minimum amount that
these committees are expected to raise
will be $500. 1t will take $1,000 a year to
operate the bureau, and If sufficient
amount is not raised 1t is expected that
the association will make up the def
cheney.
The committee thinks that a good man,
familiar with the railroad rate question.
can be secured to operate the bureau for
5000 per year, and who will also act as
secretary of the Commercial and Indus
trial association. The members of the
committee think that they will have lit
tie trouble in securing the necessary
amount to operate the bureau.
This afternoon at her home in Autauga
county near huntsville, there occurred
the death of Mrs. Baker Parker, most es-
Unable lady of that section. The de-
ceased has been i'll for some time past
but her sudden death came a great sur
prise to her many friends and relatives.
Her husband has been constant watcher
at her bedside for some months, but this
1fH 70 rad hot
than usual he decided to come to Selma
and transact some important business
which he had been putting off. Imme-
dately after this business had been trans
acted he returned to his home and only
arrived in time TO see his wife breathe
her last. Besides the devoted husband
she leaves several children to mourn her
loss
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06

of an antler in his mouth. and right be-
fore us all gradually swallowed 1t. 1t
took him five minutes to get 1t down. but
it gradually went down his throat, or
somewhere else. But remember, he was
entirely naked and there was no place to
hide 1t.
After finishing the head. the Indian
turned all around and bowed to the four
points OF the compass. And then. sud
denly, there stood another Indian beside
none of us could tell. He certainly did
not walk across the open circle.
The second Indian reached down. took
up the blanket from the ground and cast
it over the first Indian. The blanket
gradually sunk to the ground and lay fiat
1--WE white people were beckoned to
come forward. I picked up the blanket.
There was nothing under 1t. The first In
dian had disappeared, and in his place
stood the second Indian, who was not at
all like the first one.
Now all that took place right out on
the open prairie, and in the center of a
ring of whites and Indians. l had myself
examined the deer's head. had shaken
hands with the Indians, had lifted the
blanket from the ground 1t was the
greatest piece of magic ever saw"
The modern Indian has. to a great de-
gree. lost the power to do these feats of
magic which the old-time Indian was
versed In. and the best they can do is
few sleight-o hand tricks which can be
done by almost any person.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06

the same had been spoken before; for in
stance, Cipriano Castro and the rest say
many an ideal thing-the difference Isl
Ward means it and with the other fell
lows it's all hot air.
No. Mayor Ward has no hot air" nor
does he like the Pharisee, call aloud on
the street corner. Unseen, he sits up
there in his comm gtower and runs the
ship.
Mr. Ward has not had what could be
termed an adventurous life. Objectively
speaking his entire life has been passed
in Birmingham; his travels, like Mr..
Emerson's, done in his librarys four
walls. He was born here thirty-sx years
ago. 1.-The second boy born in Birming-
ham, He went to the local public
schools under Robertson, Judge Greene
and Miss Catalan; then, at 10. started in
to make his living as a runner In the
First National bank. He saved up trife
and gave himself two additional years of
schooling at Cumberland university at
Lebanon. Tenn. He returned to the bank
and continued until five years ago, when
he started business with the firm OF Caid-
well & Ward. He became an active MEM
Der of the Board of Aldermen and worked
for the city's good in so far as he could
for six years then entered the race Tor
Mayor and came out. as he does in every
thing he undertakes, a winner.
1t is said he never allows pleasure TO
| interfere with his work, and over his desk
is pinned a placard:
FIT yourself for the best society, and
| then keep out of it"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Governor Grants Requisition Papers
for Abe Davis.

Centreville, May 5.-(Special)-T clos
ing exercises of the Centreville school
took place on Thursday and Friday of this
week. In spite of the Indictment weather
good crowds attended and the exercises
were in every respect success. The an
nual concert was given last night under
the direction of Miss Annye Sample, who
has charge of the musical department.
The entertainment was of high order
and was very much enjoyed by all who
were so fortunate as to attend.
Four gold medals were awarded, one for
scholarship in high school department.
which was won by Miss Bernice Perdue;
one for scholarship in the primary depart
ment which was won by little Miss Kath-
leen Thompson; one for attendance In
high school department. which was given
to Jamie Cruise. and one for attendance
in the primary which was given to little
Miss Lucille Moore.
Governor Jelks has granted requisition
papers for Abe Davis who has been ar
rested in Kansas City, Mo-, for a murder
committed in this county about year
ago. AS soon the governor of Missouri
can be communicated with Sheriff Craw-
ford will leave for Kansas City to bring
the defendant back to Bib county, where
he will be tried
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
A NEW YORK sKYSCRAPER.
More Persons Ride on Its Elevators
Than on Street Cars in Nashville.

Remsen Crawford in Success Magazine.
Wherever the fame of the New York
skyscrapers has spread some vague idea
of the enormous capacity of these colos-
sal structures must have been formed,
but it is not improbable that few per-
sons living right in the metropolis have
ever made careful study of the activi-
ties of these commercial centers. Per-
haps there are those who would laugh
to scorn the statement that single
building in New York is entered daily by
$4,000 persons, or as many as the entire
population of Harrisburg Pa, or other
smaller cities of the United States, like
Houston, Tex, Akron. o., Lincoln Neb..
and more than there are persons in cities
of the size of Montgomery. Ala. Wher-
ever such a statement may be discred-
tied, it is necessary only to point out
the fact that an accurate count was
made one day by F. T. H. Bacon, super
building, one of the most conspicuous of
the New York skyscrapers, of every per-
son who entered the elevators in that
edifice. 1t was a simple matter to sta
ton guards at every entrance to the
guiding and give each person entering
ticket, which ticket was taken up by the
elevator drivers. At the close of the day
these tickets were counted and 1t was
found that something more than $4,000
persons had ridden on the elevators that
day. This is said to exceed the number
of fares collected by the entire street
car system of Nashville, Tenn, In a sin
gle day. this information coming from a
former superintendent of the trolley SER
vice of that city who was subsequently
employed as one of the agents of the
Park Row skyscraper.
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covered over with Navajo blankets, ETC.,
of clean willows was spread out for the
sweaters to sit upon and a place left
vacant for the red hot rocks.
AS soon as all was prepared 1 was
invited to take my seat; one Indian fol-
lowed on one side and the medicine man
on the other. Then one of the outer In
dams handed in six or eight red hot rocks
and the flap of the cover was let down
and the bath was fairly on. Directly the
shaman began to sing sacred song
which recited the fact that Toholwoh was
a gift of the good god Sochopa. and was
for the purpose of purifying the body of
all evil
by the time the song ended we were
sweating freely; but when the flap was
opened 1t was to receive more hot rocks
As we sang a second song the heat grew
more and more penetrating.
by this time sweat was pouring from
our bodies. but the flap was opened only
to receive more rocks. At the third time
a bowl of water was handed in to my
companion, which l was reaching for in
order to enjoy drink, when, to my
horror and surprise, he sprnkled the
water over the red hot rocks. The re-
suit was an instantaneous cloud of steam
which seemed to choke me.
Yet the two Indians began another
song so / determined to stick ii out. In
a few moments the intense heat of the
steam was lost and I was able to join
in the song. The steaming was repeated;
then l sprapg out and dived into the
cool-not eold--water of the Havasu,
where | swan about for a long time.
"Then, after rub down with clean,
clear. clayey mud and another plunge.
lay in the sun on bed of willows, lis
tening to the Indians tell stories, and l
can truthfully say 1 never felt so clean
in my life"
Mr.. James says that fully one-half the
white people seen on city streets have
alderrnanic figures. This would not be
the case If we taught ourselves as the
Indian does. to draw in the abdomen
and at the same time breathe long and
deeply.
while there are times of feasting when
most Indians will gorge to repletion."
says Mr.. James, I'VE can learn from them
that whenever they have hard work to
do, they eat little. and they eat that lit
tie long. In other words. they masticate
we'll enough to please Horace Fletcher.
with a few handfuls of parched corn
they will start off on a weeks hard jour
ney; and little corn, chewed for hours.
gives them sufficient nourishment to keep
their bodies in perfect order for hunting.
for war, or for the fatigue of long and
arduous journeys either on foot or horse
back
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
WONDERFUL FEAT.
Of Pawnee Indian, Who Swallowed a
Deer's Head and Antlers.

IN Wv ,,.., s,
L. II. llooies' wee presioei'al ."''''
date on the populist ticket In lyo4' mas
spent years and years on the frontier
and among the Indians. and he can also
tell some good stories about Indian magic.
Here ia one of them:
"Once during the border DAYS. l found
myself canned near a village of Pawnees.
The Pawnees paid our camp formal
visit. and to amuse them. one of our
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Phenomenon of Phenlx.
From Success Magazine,

From Success Magazine
They were talking about spelling re-
form and the idiosyncrasies of English
spelling in general
There's that very word phonetic. said
one of the men; that's a sample OF
English spelling. The reformers call their
system the phonetic system and yet
they have to spell phonetic with a
pho in order to let people know what
they mean The very word that means
spelled as pronounced is as far from 1t
as possible
Now. now!' drawled his friend.
you're too hard on the good old English
speller. You ought to be proud of
phonetic Why, that word is so trimmed
down, and sawed off, and cut short, that
l wouldn't know 1t was English II met
1t alone on blank page. You ought to
thank the language for that word. 1t is
a beautiful word. That pho might have
been spelled like dough- and the net
like cite in 'rosette, and the fc' like
the 'liq' in liquor That would be a
good old-style English word-phoughnet-
teiq. But it is coming! Phonetic spelling
is coming! Look at that word 'phenix.'
1t is spelled 'phenix' everywhere now, and
remember it always used to be phoe-
nix The % has gone. That shows"
Nothing" said the ob1ector What
does 1t show? That the phenix is a bird.
Isn't the phenix a bird? Yes! WE'LL that
round thing you say was an % was an
egg. That's ALL Twas just an egg, and
phenix laid the egg. That's ALL"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
ONE OF THE SIGHTS"


We suggest to visitors that they should
not fail to see Norwood, the far-famed
Norwood is one of the sights of the
city, and always leaves a charming i'm
preston upon the minds of beholders. 1t
has a unique history which is fully set
forth in the book to which We have re-
ferred.
AN INCIDENTAL BENEFIT
Birmingham will derive many benefits
from this meeting of the conference. 1t
is within our province to refer to one
of these. Such a gathering may be COM
pared with the overflow of waters which
leave a fructifyng residue upon the soil
when they subsde. Out of the streams
of humanity which have already poured
into this city and will continue to flow
into it during this month, Birmingham is
sure to gain good citizens. This is the
experience of all cities where great con-
ventions of any kind have been held. In
the case of Birmingham, 1t should be
very emphatic, for as the industrial cen
the era of steel-makng, and with a fu-
ture limited only by the possibilities of
the most favored country on earth. Bir-
mingham combines more varied appeals
to home-seekers and investors than any
other city of twice its size In the United
States
We call attention to these two books of
ours because we know visitors will be
deeply interested in Birmingham and will
want to learn all they can about the city.
One book supplements the other, and to-
gether they furnish full and satisfac-
tory information as to this city In all OF
its respects-industrial, commercial. edu-
cational, spiritual and social, and Its home
life.
We congratulate the conference upon
the selection of Birmingham as its place
of meeting and we congratulate Birming
ham that the conference is here. The good
is measure for measure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Measure For Measure of Good.

Realty joins the press and people of
Birmingham in welcoming the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. to Birmingham. There
have been many distinguished gatherings
in Birmingham but none of them has
surpassed in impressiveness this assem-
blage of the high captains and rank and
file of one of the greatest divisions of
the church in the United States.
In behalf of the Birmingham Realty
company. Realty extends to delegates and
visitors to the conference cordial in
vitation to visit the offices of the COM
pany at No. 2l1S First avenue. where
those who have an eye for the beautiful
will see a building which has been pro-
nounced by competent judges as one of
the most artistic in design and appoint
ments in the south.
BOOKS FOR VISITORS.
The Birmingham Realty company has
reserved for distribution during the ses-
sions of the conference number of copies
of its book, Birmingham Today and To-
morrow" This is a handsome book of
Birmingham and the Birmingham district
and has been Endorsed as such by the
Commercial club of this city and authori-
ties in commercial and industrial circles
The book will be interesting and useful
TO those who come to Birmingham, and
many of them will probably desire to
send copies to friends at home The books
will be sent postpaid to any addresses
which may be left at the offices of the
company.
We have also reserved for this occa-
sion limited number of copies of our
beautiful Norwood book. which Is really
a souvenir of the home life of this city
1t is profusely illustrated and is well
worth preserving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
10. THE CLEAN INDIAN!
His Shampoo-His Turkish Bath-His
UnaIdermanic Figure.

The vanity of white men gets some
hard raps from George Wharton James
in Good Health. 1t is somewhat surpris-
ing to have the Indian held up as pat
tern of cleanliness, but that is what MT.
james does.
Most city men, he says, regard the
shampoo as modern luxury. Yet 1t Is
more common with some Indians than
with us.
THE Indians wife macerates the root
of the amole and beats it up and down
in bowl of water till soft lather
comes Then her husband stoops over
the bowl and she shampoos his long hair
with vigor. neatness. skill and despatch.
Another so-called luxury of our civil
lzation is an everyday matter with the
Indians of the southwest That Is the
Russo-Turkish bath. The first time 1
enjoyed this luxury with the Indians
was one of my visits to the Havasupa
tribe
1.-THE bath house consisted of small
willow frame some six or eight feet in
diameter, which. at the time of using, is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
His Word Was Good, Though.
From Success Magazine.

Representative John S. Williams tells
of a case tried in a southern court where
counsel for the defendant endeavored to
impugn the testimony of a negro witness.
The latter regarded the lawyer with
mixed expression of establishment and
resentment. Then turning to the judge.
he said; "Yo' honah. Use a pore but re-
spectacle man. Use always behaved
masel'. | amt never been lynched an
the only mule ever stole knocked me
down and broke one Of my laigs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
His plans.

Translated for Tales from 'Familie Jour-
nal"
Visitor Din penitentiary. to handbook
ing inmate)-My good man. l am told tina.
you will soon be released. Have you any
plans for the future?
Strong-arm Jim-Sure ting: 1 got plans
o. two banks and four private houses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
A Baby Bride.

From the Hazel Green Herald.
Cal Bush and Ida Dunn, daughter Of
John Dunn of Lacey Creek, were mar
ried Wednesday evenin, Rev. James Mad
den officiating. The bride is only about
IL or 10 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Mr. and Mrs. David r. Graves, died Sat-
urday afternoon at their residence. Ills
Fountain avenue. Funeral services at the
residence at o'clock today. Interment
at Elmwood cemetery.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-08
TRICKS WITH THE HANDS.
How Piece of Paper Can Be Made to
Stick to the Palm--Some
Other Tricks.

Hold your hand in a horizontal DO.
sition, palm downward. Place a piece
Of paper, about two inches square. di.
rectly under and against the crack be-
tween the first and middle fingers. and
blow through that crack. Instead OF
dying away the piece of paper will
cling to your hand without supper t.
This, explains Good Literature, is
because the current of air carries away
some of the air between the paper
and your hand, and the force of the
outside air pressing on the paper
makes it stick TO The hand.
Press the finger tips Of one hand
forcibIy against those Of the other
hanl, and open and shut the hand
slightly. Shut your eyes and do this
several times, and the feeling will be
such that you can easily believe You
are holding coins between the finger
tips,
Hook the fingers of each hand, hold
ing them far apart, and shake The
hands swiftly, freely and forcibly from
the wrist for several seconds. The
air currents between the fingers win
give a sensation as II the hands were
full OF cotton or some woolly SUBJ
stance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-08
CAUGHT HIS MAN
Officer Wade and His Colleagues
Capture Leader Of Gang Of
Negro HiohWaymen.

Officer John Wade and his col
leagues, Officers Bradley and Lpe
| yesterday captured Bud" pnllam, a
lneGro desperate. who Officer Wade
believes firmly is one of the fellows
thar shot him recently when he was
making a raid on a gang of highway
inca near the Illinois Central bridge.
Tho three officers had made another
+ raid In that neighborhood early yes.
iefday morning, gathering in a gang
They hadn't gone far til Pullam made
ia break for iibety, but officer Wade
HAD both his eyes on him ana struck
him over The head with his club, The
Office struck with such enthusiasm
haf his club broke squarely Ii Two
While Puulam fell fiat to the ground.
The officer thought ne had settled
FulIam for the lime being and gave
| some attention 70 The other prisonefs
to hold them in line. But he was in
error. Pullam was merely stunned
and seeing his opportunity he sud
denly sprung TO his feet and dashed
away in the darkness. The rest of the
gang We're landed in Jail.
Bnt Wade had left his mark on
Pitllam and ne could be easily dcnti-
fed Word was received yesterday
thai negro with a big bump on MS
head was in hiding at the Half Way
House. The three officers above named
took The chiefs buggy and droyc up
there, found their man and brought
him back
It developed since then that Pullam
IS wanted at Tamms in connection
with the Mobile & Ohio car burglary
ANA he will be held for Officer Wilson
Of that town who has been notified.
Officer Wade is quite sure thai Pul-
lam is one of The men who shot him.
bu il will probably he difficult 10
prove this to The satisfaction Of a
jury
Pullam i, believed to be a leader
of the desperate gang of negroes who
have been doing ugly work near tine
bridge for some time past and which
the police have determined to break
up at any cost.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-08
APPLICATION OF THE LAW.

Street Raiiways--Neq iuence--0ie
| cove ed egliuenec- Defer tant- par
rite3 rel a7 the aDlsU3ca irieee
curve gradually toward the retaining
walls, cent nuing to curve to 2 pa'n,
about twenty fna frCr tha II ira aa
orh Iast beyond he erniu Of 8e
c1rye, he coping of the bridge until il
$ about two feet from The south rail.
Al the beginning of the curve the
tracks are about six feet apart. and at
The end cf the curve about twelve feet
apart Plaintiff was driving east or
nc south side OF the road and at a
po'nt about n0o fcet VIZ Of tn
bridge looked hrt ala rot ece.anr car
approaching in the rcar It = Doint
eight hundredFfeet from he bridge he
la7ed q carr coming and urged his
lGFe 70 fas er gait and kent or
FMS until he reached that part of IN
: H3roach hetrTeen TIE retaining walls
".-tre ire c0plDg was, when he ,urne1
70 the rack. and the car struck the
eng his wagon throwing the plain
r oHt ard iniHr'ne him, Held: That
lie n,lintiff was guilty. of co8trih tor
q gl&pcco IN attcmpt'ng 10 or IS. ami
p yld ba recover unless he defend.
AZ company could have avoided the
collision by me exercise of rea enable
"are after discover ne plaintiffs negli- |
-0'c &c. and Il was a question FOR tho f,
Try, whether. under all the circum. |
stances IT was not apparent ic the /
notorman that plaintiff did not intend |
% stop and LET tho car pass The |
judgement for plaintiff in the lower
'ourt was reversed. Daniels W. Bay
'ity Traction & Election Co. D. l.. n
vol. 1915.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-08

university. has established number Of
new laws governing flight conditions
His work has all been done in the lab
oratory shown in the accompanying pic
ture.
The feature of the building is a wind
tunnel, where steady curren; Of air Is
drawn along at speed varying from
1--WE 10 Forty feet per second The
speed of the air current is regulated b.
a live-foot electric fan, and Is recorded
by delicate thermometer OF special con
strlIciion. Models of various shapes 10
be tested are hung in he moving enrrens
OF air aud the resistance they offer Is
measured by delicate set OF balances
outside.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-08

BY long series Of experiments DIR
Xahu las proved that skin friction" ol
air against a balloon is by no means i
negligible quantity, as had been pre-.
viously believed by aeronauts and sci
entisls On the contrary, the resistance
Of air and water follows practically the
same law in proportion 10 their density
This is only one Of several important
facts brought ont by the laboratory In
vestisation. and there is much other i'm.
uortant work already projected