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such betterments, either already
demonstrated or anticipated, are
these:
I. Healthier hone surroundings,
air, sunlight, trees, q wers; room
for children to grow up without con-
tact with the communicating in
fuences Of crowded city streets and
tenements.
2. Diversity in employment and
healthfu1 recreation for the wage
Garner himself, end wholesome OPP
portunity for his VIE and q dren
to contribute to the family In
come, in the cultivation Of an acre,
more or less, Of ground. This would
enable him, especially, TO keep kis
girls at home, instead Of sending
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the worker in direct contact with his
land. These plans are being prepared
by Mr.. Allen w. Jackson, the archi-
tect
Something over fifty acres of land
have already been purchased for subdi-
vision, and Improvement. This will be
sold to workingmen for homes for prac.
tically what it cost in large tracts, plus
the Gust Of division and improvement.
A special plan is to sell homes to in
dustrious working men on a long
time, on the monthly instalment plan,
at rate which will be no more than is
usually paid in rent, but which will
create a sinking fund that will pay
the purchase price and in the mean
time carry what will amount to an in
surance policy covering the amount of
the purchase price remaining due, so
that If the purchaser should die the
property would go to his family with
out further payment.
FOLLOWS SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH
PLAN.
The movement is not intended to be
an isolated one as the shops and
gardens are open to any one who will
use them in the right way. Mr.. Max
well feels that isolation has been the
cause OF failure in such attempts and
that the people of the community must
/ themselves become a part Of such a
movement If it is to succeed. Here
again the scheme resembles that of
Bournville. There, though practically
all the houses have been built by the
management, only forty-one and two
Itenths per cent. of the occupants work
in the village. Eighteen and six-tenths
per cent. work in villages within a
mile and forty and two-tenths per cent.
work in Birmingham. Fifty and
seven-tenths per cent of them are en-
pl0yed at indoor work in factories,
thirteen and three-tenths per cent. are
clerks and travellers, and thirty-six
per cent. are skilled workers and pro
fessional men. BY this arrangement
a normal community life is main
tained. The Homecroft Gild is being
developed along the same lines.
OVERCOMING PHYSICAL
DEGENERACY.
The Gid is not making the mistake
of trying to make farmers pure and
simple out of city workers. Such a
hard and fast line between city and
country will always lead to failure.
Mr.. Maxwell says: "Give the city
worker a home in the suburbs, where
he can have garden and a poultry
yard, and where his children can have
sunshine and fresh air without stint,
and you have largely done away with
the terrible evils that are cursing the
denizens of the congested quarters of
our great cities physical degeneracy
tuberculosis, and social, moral, and
political dangers too numerous to be
enumerated. Henry w. Grady de-
scribed the antithesis when he said,
.'The citizen standing in the doorway
Of his home contented on this thres-
hold his family gathered about his
hearthstone while the evening OF q
well-spent day closes in scenes and
sounds that are dearest-he shall save
the republic when the drum tap is
futile and the barracks are exhausted. =
The Homecroft Gid has other plans
in immediate contemplation. Near
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There is multitude Of thinking people
who see the dangers the future holds for
our country unless we reach wise solution
of the tremendous social problems that
confront us.
The spirit In which we should approach
the consideration Of these problems is set
forth in this remarkable book In way that
must be an inspiration to every truly hu-
name and patriotic heart.
Let the spirit Of common sense and opti-
mism and fundamental economic and phil
osophicai truth that pervades this book be
taken as the underlying motive Of the
movement, and the Greed and Platform of
the Homecrofters as the practical plan to
work to, and the rest Of the great social
questions are certain to be rightly solved
by application to them Of the sound and
humane principles that win guide the action
of our people upon all great national ques-
tions.
One copy Of .The Coming People" post
aoe prepaid will be mailed to any adj
dress ii the United States for twenty-five
cents
one copy Of both "The Coming People,,
and .sThe First Book Of the Homecrofters''
and eMaxwell's Talisman" monthly for the
rest Of the year 1905 win be mailed TO any
address in the United States for fifty cents
Remit ia postage stamps to The Home
crcfters. l4s Main street, Watertown. Mass
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Improving School Grounds.

In Rochester, N. z, the school
authorities grade and sod the school
yards, while the shrubbery and other
planting is by private effort in con-
junction with the school children.
Ample land is furnished for decorative
purposes, and most exemp-
larry results have been obtained.
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to $2500 each a much higher grade Of
home than the workers had been ac-
customed to was provided Rents
range from As. Sd. to 12s. per week,
not including rates; and the death rate
Of nineteen per thousand In Birming-
ham has been reduced to six and nine
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SCENES OUTSKIRTS ARIZONA SHOWING SITE FOR
HoMEcRoFT VILLAGE

elsewhere in England. 1t will not be
out of place to outline the Bournville
plan which is identical in many re-
spects and has been carried out to an
assured success. This model village
was started In 1879 when Messrs Cad
bury Bros. removed their works from
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THE HOMECROFTERS' GILD.
TO Enable People TO LIVE In Their
OWN Home and on a Piece or
Their Own Land.
CHANCE FOR REACTORY WoRKERS

Every Child in Garden and Every
Mother In a Homecroft" Is the
Motto of the Organization-AH Hum
dred Children at Work In the First
School Garden at Matertown. Mass.
EDWARD r. HARTMAN
Secretary Massachusetts, Civic League.
At Watertown, Massachusetts. there
is being put under way what seems to
be one of the most sane and practical
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HOME LANDS IN SMALL
PARCELS.

The more far-reaching and substan-
tial feature Of the movement is
the acquisition and subdivision of
land into small tracts for actual croft
purpose as outlined above. This close
~ resembles the schemes developed in
Hitchin, Port Sunlight, Bournville and
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town, has been purchased and con.
verted into q Gildhall and shops fol
nandicraft work. The land around the
house has practically all been appro.
priated to the use of garden school
and laid out in children's gardens
The director Of the gardens is Miss
Elizabeth s. Hill Of Groton, who last
year conducted the school gardens in
Brookline and Groton. Over a hun.
ured children are already at work and
many more, almost two hundred in ALI
have applied for space. It is an inter
esting sight, and a poor commentary
on our public school system. to see
the wistful look of the children "not
In 1t" as they watch the fortunate ones
and inquire of the instructors as to
how long they viii have to wait.
Many children not connected with the
school watch the workers and play on
the grounds, SO that 1t has become a
children's center for the town.
The opening or the garden school has
aroused an interest among other pri.
vate organizations in the neighborhOod
and the Women's Club of Watertown
has established another garden school,
also under Miss Hills supervision, as
Is still another opened by the Women's
Social Science Club of Newton, whose
garden is on Jackson Road near Non
antum.
On the outer boundry of the town,
the old Emerson Place has been pur-
chased and set aside as a garden
school for boys and even men who de-
sire to do practical work. The plots In
this garden are large enough to permit
OF practical experiments and to even
supply quite quantity of vegetables,
which each gardener is allowed to ap-
propriate to his own use. The only
requirement is that each gardener pro
vide his own tools and seed and pay
sufficient attention to tho instruction
and to his work to keep his plot in fair
condition and in harmony with the
garden as a whole. There is in this
garden plenty Of space not taken and
1t offers a unique and valuable oppor-
tunity for any one desiring such work.
The garden is supervised by young
man with practical experience in
market gardening.
WEAVE BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
The weaving department, the only
handicraft department as yet de-
veloped in the Gid, is supervised by
Miss J. A. Turner, formerly with the
experiment station for the blind in
Cambridge. Miss Turner, assisted by
her sister, has several looms already
in working order and instruction has
been taken up. The aim of the work
in weaving, as it will be in other home
craft work, is not to have a weay-
ing establishment for the production Of
goods, but to conduct school In
weaving and design where women in
the community may learn to do work
which may be carried on in their
homes. This, as in the case Of the
croft work, will enable them to occupy
spare time, which would be otherwise
wasted or improperly spent, in con-
genial, healthy and remunerative en-
ployment. It is hoped and believed
that such work win enable MANY
women who have to supplement their
income to do it in their homes and not
be forced into factories and other un-
satisfactory conditions. A system will
be developed whereby looms will be
supplied by and the product sold
through the Gid. BY this method ex-
penses will be kept at minimum and
the highest profits accrue to the
workers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
JAMES BROWN DIES
 IN PRATT CITY He Was 70 Years of Age and Was One Of the Most Prominent
 Citizens.

Pratt City April -(Special) Brown, aged 70 years died at his home on Fourth street in this city last night after a short illness. The funeral was conducted from the residence this after noon at o'clock. The interment was in Greenwood cemetery.
 The deceased was one of the oldest and best known citizens of this community and was highly respected by all who knew him. He leaves widow and two ehii- dren.
 The odd Fellows of Pratt City will celebrate the eighty-seventh anniversary Of the order with picnic tomorrow which promises to Sbe one of the mos successful ever held by the order in tbi' city. Addresses will be made by promi nent members of the order from Br- mingham and other places. Sam Foley oi this city will be master of ceremonies and will make the opening address. Music will be furnished for the occasion by the Jefferson county male chorus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
Probate Court.

Spencer X Coombs filed a mechanics lien for $625 Is against the simpson-Johnson company for work done on the building at No. 1916 Third avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
PRAISE THE FARMER.
House Members Improve Opportunity
 Offered By Agricultural Bill.

Washington, April 25.-The ears of the American farmer must have burned today because of the eulogies and tributes to his untiring energy, his devotion and his patriotism. which were paid him by members of the House during the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill.
 Next to the achievements of the American farmer. the American hen came in for unstinted praise for her industry and her usefulness, her cham pion being Mir. Dawson of Iowa, who contributed a thoughtful speech to the literature of the farm
 The Presidents message recon mending an appropriation of $500 900 for Mare Island navy yard was read, and referred to the committee on ap- propriations. Without reaching an agreement as to the limit of general debate on the agricultural bill, it went over until tomorrow, the features oi the bill not being touched upon.
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Marriage License Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued in the probate court yesterday as follows:
 Charles E. Vass of Anniston and Mrs Rosa E. Brown of Avondale.
 R. J. Bohannon of Bessemer and Miss Flora z Bruce.
 c. L. Browning and Miss Allie Eunice Gentry
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assignee and found them correct in every

particular
 In the case of Fannie L. Collins vs. Claude NJ. Collins, ct al, the register held D reference for the purpose of ascertain- ing the guardians ad litum fee and a reasonable solicitors fee to be allowed the solicitor for the complainant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
PROCL AVIATION BY THE
 MAYOR.

THE FOLLOWING ORD- NANCE WILL BE RIGID- LY ENFORCED. ATTEN- TON OF THE PUBLIC IS CALLED TO FACT THAT PERSONS INFO R M I N e AND PROSECUTING VIO LATORS WILL BE P.ATn ONE HALF OF FINE.
 Section 873. Fastening $
 mals to trees:
 Any person who ties
 fastens any animal to a.y shade tree or to the box around anything planted CT growing in the streets or other public places, or who cuts, scars, disfigures or damages such trees, must be punished by fine of net more than one hundred dollars a nd by Imprisonment at hard labor for the city net exceeding six months, one or both; one-half the fine i'm posed and collected to be paid to the prosecutor, other than police officers of the city of Birmingham, upon certificate of the judge of the court in which such prosecu- ton Is had, and of the clerk of such court that the fine has been paid, showing the ara ount thereof.
 George B Ward, Mayor
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Centre to Have New Bank.

Centre April 25.-(speciaI)-A meeting of citizens was held yesterday at which the primary steps were taken for the organization of bank at this place with a capital stock of $25,Ooo. A large amount of the stock was subscribed for yesterday and the remainder will be taken in q few days. The bank will be open for business as soon as the necessary preliminaries to it's incorporation can be complied with.
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Bellevue Hotel to open.

Gadsden. April 25.--(Special)--It was an- nouneed today that Bellevue hotel the famous summer resort on the brow Of Lookout mountain overlooking this city. will be opened on May 10 under Il first class management This announcement will be received with interest by local people, as there are q number of con ventions to meet here this summer and the opening of this hotel will do much to solve the problem of entertaining them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
Meet Next In Chicago.

Chicago, April 25-At today's meet ing of the American Railway associa- ton it was decided to hold the next semi-annual meeting in this city Among the measures adopted was one recommending the use of revised set of train rules for the operation of single-track railways. Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central railway, presided at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
Senate Works on Indian Bill,

Washington, April 25.-The Senate again spent most of the day discuss ing the various provisions of the Indian appropriation bill but did not conclude the consideration of that measure. MT. Tillman made an effort to have a date fixed for a vote on the railroad bill, but was again unsuccessful. MT. Spooner gave notice of a speech for tomorrow on that bill, and Mr. Clark of Arkansas for a speech on Friday on the same question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26
Pap Dividend in Scrip.

New York. April 25.-Announcement was made today of the dividend of 4 1-3 per cent recently declared on the preferred stock of the United Railway Investment company of San Francisco will be paid in scrip instead of cash owing to the San Francisco disaster.
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Petitions i'm Bankruptcy

Voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the federal courts yesterday as follows:
 Eliza Arnold. assets s12S.5o, liabilities S57. .75 Ed Williams assets none. liabilities $262.
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His Name Is Just as Lono.

Berlin April 25.-Baron von Hatz- feldt-Wildenburg will succeed Baron von he-Haddenhausen as first secretary of the German embassy at Washington. He is 39 years of age.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
fAVORS INHERITANCE TAX
ROOSEVELT ADVOCATES 1T
in His Message to Congress He Will
Ask that Body to Enact Such Law
Regrets Situation Growing Out of
Marshal Field Estate.

Washington. oct. 4--lesiden
Roosevelt has inserted in the prelin
inady draft of his forthcoming annual
message to congress a Recommended
ton that a law be passed imposing 8
national tax upon inheritances. The
president will make every effort to get
q law passed during the long session.
which begins in December of next
year. The president deeply regrets
that there was no such law to prevent
Marshall Field from tying up his es-
tate in the way he did. The Field
fortune is regarded as having swollen
beyond all healthy limits" at the time
Of the creators death. It will ybe a
positive menace by the time it is turn
ed over to the heirs
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
TO THE POINT

Walter Maxwell, Mrs. Savage and
Harvey Bingham, an infant, We're fa.
tally and Is others severely injured
in streetcar accident, Cleveland, O
Mrs. Fred Pabst, widow of former
head of Pabst Brewing company and
daughter Of Jacob Best, founder of the
brewery, died of pneumonia at Mil,
waukee
A wholesale jail delivery took place
at the Licking county CO., jail. Eight
prisoners, among them being several
ex-eonvicts and desperate characters.
escaped
Eighteen students were expelled
from Lake Forest college. Chicago.
following their refusal to sign a
pledge that they would refrain from
nazing freshmen
Customs officers at New York found
800 emerafds, valued at $4,000, con-
cealed about the person Of Manuel
Suarez, a Spaniard. who arrived on
the steamer Oceanic from Liverpool
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
WHITEWATER.

Whitewater, Ind, Oct. 4. (Spl1-
Mr.. Omar Simpson of Dayton, Ohio.
spent Sunday with his parents at this
place.
Those on the sick list are Miss Liz
re Rothermel and Mr.. Jesse Town
send, ST..
Mrs Mae Conrad and Miss Flora
Addleman of Chicago. We're the guests
of J. H. Addleman last week.
Mr.. Cleveland Pyle entertained his
friends. Mr. NJ. p. Arnold and Mr.
Harry Longacre.
Miss Nettie Petery visited friends
at Eaton, Ohio last week.
Miss Edna Gordon has returned aft
er a few days visit with relatives in
Clinton county.
Mr.. Clyde Thorn was here Wednes-
day in the interes Of the Hollands
burg Home Telephone company.
Nj. Frank Knoll has moved to the
farm east of town which he recently
purchased
The Joint Teachers Institute of
Franklin and New Garden townships
will be held Saturday, 9th inst, at
Fountain City.
The basket social given By Miss
Mary Smith at school No. I. was vey
attended and quite a neat sum WIS
realized.
Ar. Irwin Slick has moved u the
VIM. Thorp farm north of BethI.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05

with flags, vines and cut flowers.
Z x
Mrs. Jennie Yaryan entertained the
Ladies Aid Society of Reid Memorial
Hospital yesterday afternoon at her
home on North 10th street. The aft.
ernoon was spent in sewing for the
hospital.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
English Lutheran church met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Haner
of South 14th street.
x y y
The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace NJ.
the church parlors az $50 o'clock.
All members are requested to be pres
ent as the annual October dinner is to
be arranged for.
The Francis E. Willard ". C. T. e.
will meet this afternoon at Rhoda
Temple. All the members are re
auested to attend and take thimbles
and needles.
Mrs Mary Virgins entertained
Wednesday at dinner at her home on
North 18th street in honor of Miss
Worall and Mrs Worall, who will
leave next week for southern Indi;/a.
The guests were DR.. and Mrs. u. B. G..
Ewing, Miss Ella Luring, Mrs Wig
gins and daughter, Dorothy, Prof.
Walter Davis and Rev. Bunyan.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Paul Hartkam is visiting her
parents at Eaton.
r. ]. Bosworth of Winchester was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Henry c. Wright of kokomo
has returned home.
Mrs. Frank Clark has returned
from Ridgeville, where she attended
missionary convention.
Mrs Braxtan Carpenter of Elwood
arrived in the city yesterday. She
was called by the death of her grand
father, John Hatfield, who died very
suddenly.
Lou Emmons was in Hamilton yes
terday attending the fair.
Miss Sophia Sieweke returned yes
terday from Columbus where she has
been visiting friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nordin Wier and
sons of Oregon, H., are visiting her
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. J. v.
Cause.
Mrs. ]. NJ Wescott went to Indiana
polls yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. Gilman have returned
to their home at Fair Haven. o.
Mrs. Chris Huffman of Camden
has returned home.
Mrs. S. M. Smell of Anderson is
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Geo. Gates and Miss Jose
phine Gates returned from Cincinnati
yesterday.
Miss Clara White has returned to
Texas, after visiting DIR. and Mrs.
Haughton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Elliott will
leave for California within the next
two weeks to be gone for several
weeks.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-05
INDIANS WERE REPULSED
ATTACKED A SMALL TOWN
Project of Mexican Town Was Advs-
ed of the Red Skins Approach and
Met Them with a Small Body of Ru
raj Guards.

Mexico Citg. -.-s-lco, oct. An
dians in tte eastern end of the 18th
mus of Tehauntepec around the town
of Chinameca. having become dissat
lsned with the status Of land claiEns
and feeling aggrieved, assembled t.
the number Of gone so and attacked
the town OF AcayEcan. in the state OF
vera cruz. The project of the town
however. had been advised of the an
proach OF the Indians, and with 2
small force of rural guards and towns
Jple met and repulsed the would-be
invaders, few Of the latter being
wounded, and it is reported one Or
lore killed. The only damage done
In the town was the breaking of a few
windows and sore of the rural guard .
Were hit =
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INSURGENTS ARE
RETURNING HOME
Those Who Have Given Cuban
Officials Much Trouble are
Now Peaceful.
WORK TO END NEXT WEEK
GOVERNOR TAFT STATES THAT
HE Is SATISFIED WITH THE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY THE
ARMY OFFICERS.

Havana, Oct 4.-"The disarmament
of the Cuban insurgents is progress
ing as rapidly as can be reasonably
expected said Governor Taft. He
added that the volunteers were being
rapidly mustered out, the only delay
being due 70 the inability of the Amer
lean officers to obtain correct lists of
the enrollmeats and therefore the
work might last until October 10, on
which date the pay of the troops ter
inmate.
Captain McKeelvey, commanding
the marines at Pinar del Rio, tele-
graphs that in addition to disarmiag
the insurgents he is disbanding lie
volunteers who surrendered their
arms to him. He expects thousand
more insurgents to arrive there by
train. Three hundred and eighty vol
unteers at Pinar del Rio are being
retained under arms until all the in
surgents have laid down their weap-
ons. Another train, carrying 400 of
Pine Guerra's men, left Santiago de
las Vegas for Pinar del Rio. The in
surgents are dispensing under the
same conditions at Cienfuegos.
The only exceptions to the general
harmony reported is the desertion of
some volunteers at Palmas Oriano,
outside of Santiago, where half a doz-
en- deserters have joined the dissatis
fed elements around Santiago.
Governor Taft has detailed Major j.
r. Kean, who was one of the sanitary
experts in the former American occu-
patton of the island, to assist in the
reorganization of the sanitary depart
ment, necessitated by the large aug
mentation Of the forces here. Among
the officers who arrived here today
were Major Baker, who will act as
chief quartermaster, and Captains
Smiley, Morton and Mcintyre.
When asked what he was going to
do about the pay of the Cuban sena-
tors and representatives, Mr.. Taft re-
piled: Il have no intention of acting
in regard to them. 1t is matter prop
erly referable to Washington