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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
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New York Journal of Commerce.
 There Is a report abroad that those in control of the Standard oil company contemplate a multiplication of shares by six, giving six new shares for one of those now held. This would raise the nominal capital from $100.O00,000 to $500, 900 900, but it would only be a redivision of the aggregate into small Ter units. This corporation instead of beginning by watering its stock and capitalizing for future earning capacity has waited for it's earning capacity to develop and carry the market value up to nearly seven times par, and now, according to the repoAt, 1t will dilute it down so that dividends may look respectable and the shares may be more easily marketable.
 Dividends of this trust have. been ranging from 40 to 60 per cent, having frequently been 1 per cent a month on the par value, and the market value has been multiplied accordingly. This directs attention to the enormous prof. It's to be derived from monopoly, and to the source of some huge fortunes which are not confined in tn use to refining petroleum. It has sometimes been claimed that Standard oil has done a beneficent work in improving processes of refining and transport ing. developing valuable by-products and cheapening Illuminating and lu- bricating oils; but there is no evil dence and no reason to believe that competition in the oil business would not have produced equally good results in the last thirty years, so far as inter- ests of consumers are concerned There is every reason to believe that 1t would. What it would not have ac- complished is the payment of 40 or 50 per cent dividends into few pockets the destruction of scores of independ- ent enterprises, the wiping out of many moderate incomes and the amas- Ing other monopolies and exercising q coterie who use most of it in promot- ing other monopolies and exercising a malign power in the industrial, finan- cial and political world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
A BREACH OF FAITH.
vandivers' View of the Solicitation of

vandivers' View of the Solicitation of
 Proxies.
 Jefferson City. Mo. Feb. 21.--State Super intendent of Insurance Vandiver tonight made public a letter he sent today to the general solicitor of the New York Life In surance Company. in which he charges that the action of the company in allowing its agents to solicit on wholesale scale proxies or use fin the election of board of trustees is an act of bad faith. The letter in part follows:
 ''The printed form of proxy which poli- eyholders are asked to sign Is in the name of John Claflin. o. S. Strauss and c. H. Mackay. all three members of the board Of trustees under whose management. or lack of management. the gross extravaganee, graft and other forms of illegal disburse- ments grew to scandalous proportions Now they ask policyholders to give them proxies to re-eIect themselves. It may not he in my power to prevent the consummation of this scheme but feel 1t my duty to pro- test against 1t and to let the policyholders of Missouri know that the theory of mutual control of the New York Life is farce go long as the present methods are In vogue. v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
win Quit Congress After Service of Twsn
 fY Yenra.

Lancaster. O.. Feb 21.-After a service of over twenty years In Congress. General Charles H. Grosvenor, the Sage of Athens. was defeated for re-nomination today on the first ballot. by Albert Douglass. of Chilli cothe. Ross County. the vote being seventy eight to twenty.
 Early today the friends of General Grosve- nor were claiming his nomination on the promise of John F. White. of Hooking Coun- ty. that he would throw the vote sof that County to Grosvenor.
 The man who defeated General Grosvenor is 53 years old and a lawyer at Chilieothe He graduated at Kenyon College in 1872. and at the Harvard law school in 1874 He was presidential elector-at-farge and pres ident of the Ohio electoral college in 1896. and was defeated for the Republican norni- nation for Governor in 1899. He Is fine orator and has dominated the politics nf Ross County for yaarH
 The nomination was made amid the wild est excitement.
 The defeat of Gresvenor was rendered the more bitter from the fact that his own coun- ty Athens. did not give him single vote and he did not get solid delegation from any county in the district. The defeat was crushing in the extreme. and there Is talk that he will run independent:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
A German Correspondent.

As result of the visit of Louis Vie- reck, American representative. of the Berliner Tageblatt, to Birmingham, ne may consent to edit book describing the Inducements Alabama holds out 10 Germans who may desire to come to America. Herr Viereck reached the city this morning at 10 o'clock, and went immediately to the Metropolitan hotel
 Seated at a table with him when a reporter entered was Emil Lesser edi- for of the Birmingham Courier. the German paper, who will entertain Herr Viereck while he Is in Birmingham.
 T have just arrived! said Herr Vie reck, 'and so far have only had the privilege of seeling dark depot and a number of tall buildings that caught my eyes as I entered the city Alter I returned from New Orleans. where l go to take a look at Mardi Gras, 1t is my intention to take a good look at not only Birmingham but the entire State of Alabama"
 Herr Viereck said he had been in this country ten years in the interest of the Tageblatt, one of the most wide ly read German papers in the world It is published in Berlin. His head quarters are in New York and this is his first visit South.
 My paper wants me to take a LOOK over Alabama" said Herr Viereck, with a view of answering queries about the conditions of the State l am also here at the invitation of the German Immigration Society, which has expressed a wish that would edit a book describing the advantages the State holds out to my countrymen. As you doubtless know. MT. Lesser is pres ident of the society"
 Herr Viereck will go to New Orleans tomorrow and see the carnival He will then return and make an address here during the Turverein associa- tion. An elaborate programme will be arranged and all the leading citizens will be invited to take part.
 Herr Viereck is a distinguished newspaper man and stood high in Ger man politics before coming to Ameri- ca ten years ago. For q number of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Leerunrd nf n Shin.

posite side to that on which the wind blows when 1t crosses her course, and which is termed the weather side. Lee ward is on the lee side, opposed to wind wa"d, on the weather side. lee shore Is the shore on the lee side of the ship, or the shore on which the wind blows; and a ship is said to be under the lee of the shore when the wind blows from the shore. or when she Is in some meas ure sheltered by the shore. The names .Ieeward" and "Windward," as applied to the West India Islands, were given to them from their situation in a voy- age from the Port of Spain to Cartha- gena or Porto Bello. The islands which lie to leeward extend from Porto Rico to Demerara.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Shaw ComuIie. With Renolu4iop,

Washington, Feb. 21.-Secretary Shaw submitted a report to the House today concerning permanent appropria- tions made from a general treasury in compliance with a resolution of Repre- sentative Tawney (Minn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, who has been leading the movement against permanent appropriations and has a bill pending which provides for abolishing such appropriations except for sinking funds. interest payment and a few other fixed obligations. It Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
J. 0. sTRATFORD,
 Asst Cashier.

mot the plaintiff was able to distin- guish between prudent and imprudent course of action--that the jury appa- rently split Several times they re- ported failure to reach any conclu- sion, but 1t was not until after mid night that they were allowed to leave the court house.
 The docket in the civil division for Today includes the following cases: Sol Pugh vs. D. A. Cromwell: Granville Starks vs. F. T. Tennille; James WH- Hams vs. Montgomery Street Railway Company: Caleb Brown vs. Montgom- cry Street Railway Company ct al; Fe- lix Tyler vs. Atlantic Coast Line; Sii- herman Todes vs. L. Gruchensky; Madi- son Caldwell pro ami, vs. Montgomery Street Railway Company; A. p. Miiis vs. Louisville and Nashville Railway Company and Sallie V. Winter, execu- drix, vs. Rebecca M. Pollard.
 
 Hanlon Bros.' Great Extravaganza
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
ErnInsInn in Khnrtnnrn.

London Feb. 2i.-The explosion at khar- toum mentioned in a despatch from Cairo Tuesday to The Evening News was. accord ing to The Daily Mails correspondent at Cairo, in the British-Egyptian powder mag azine Three soldiers were injured. one native killed and several nasives were wounded Many houses were damaged. IL is supposed that the explosion was caused by snonta neous combustion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Daughtern Elect Oaicers

At today's session Of the state con ference of the Daughters of the Amerf- of Yirmingharn. was re- elected State Regent Mrs. 4. r. McClellan, Of Attn ems, was reelected vice-regent Mrs L. J. Haley, Of Birmingham. se- cretary: Mrs. T. L. Robinson, of Annls- ton, treasurer; Mrs. R. H. Carter. Bir- mingham, historian; Mrs. Rhett Goode' of Mobile. official reader: Mrs. C. A. Stakeiy, Montgomery, chaplain. Fac n of the officers chosen responded with pretty little speeches. The newt con9 ference will be held in Opelika. Mrs. Rhett Goode has been appointed State Director of the cnIidren's auxiliary Throughout the State by the Washing ton authorities ana will begin her la h0rs at once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Death of Mir. Thomas.

The announcement of the death of Samuel Thomas. of Catasque, Pa, for merIy president of the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company, which concern owned the furnace plant at Thomas, and other industries in this district, was received here this morn ing with much regret. MT Thomas was interested in the Sayre Mining and Manufacturing Company and the Little Warrior Coal and Coke Company two progressive coal companies in this sec tion. MT. Thomas visited this district often and 1t is said that his first coming was responsible to a great extent for the big boom which Birmingham ex- perienced over fifteen years ago. He thought we'll of this section of the country as evidenced by many Invest ments made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Columbia Baking Powder
 The Best Costs No More than the Ordinary Kind. All 0rocers
ts No More than the Ordinary Kind All 0rocers

the desire of Mir. Tawney that appro- priations properly incurred within that time and at the end of that period all unexpended balances shall be trans- ferred to the surplus fund, thus avoid ing making the appropriations peruia- nent The report of Secretary Shaw shows that there were about 250 per- manent appropriations in 1904 and 1905. Tn 1904 these appropriations aggrcs~- ted about s62,00O, ,00O and in 1905. $46,- 000. 900. Secretary Shaw states that he favors the Tawney bill in the main but does not discuss the question, eonsid- erIng if one for executive discretion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Crowd Chnsed a NcErO.

Louis Toole, colored, was arrested to- day by officers Eiledge and Ray on charge of assault with a weapon. 1t is charged that he attempted to cut a conductor, Louis Dean, on a North Bessemer car, this morning, about II o'clock. There was a dispute about the fare. The negro Is said to have been chased from Eleventh street and Third avenue to Eight avenue and Thir- teenth street by crowd of men. The negro arrested denied that he was the man wanted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Trouble Occurs Over Domestic Affairs
 Slayer Under Arrest.

Altoona. Ala. Feb. 21,--About S:3O o'clock this afternoon. John Moren. Mexican mt- ner, shot and killed Joe Moon, another Mex lean, on the formers doorstep. Moon was shot in the heart and died instantly A single barreled shot gun was used. loaded with shell containing Ss-calibre bullet The trouble arose over domestic affairs Mr' McDuffie. superintendent of the mines wl.o was near the scene of the tragedy tool eahrge of the murderer until Officer Burke arrived The murderer is now at GadsdeS in the county Jail.
 Moren is about 35 years of age. ana iS very unconcerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Manx consrafuIatIons.

Hon. S D. weakley. who was yes ter5lay appointed Chief Justice or the Supreme Court or Alabama. was today the recipient of many telegrams, teie- phone messages, personal calls ana Vis- fts offering congratuiations .Dn the great honor. There appears to be gen eraI pleasure manifested in Birming- ham and this section Of the stlte at the appointment, members oI tne pa merchants, manufacturers, artlsahs anu m others expressing their approval or the appointment Mir. WeakIey was one or the first city attorneys in Birmingham. When he came here he took an interest fr the affairs of tne city ana dislflct. politically and otherwise. The daily
 newspapers In Birmfngnam today nad editorial expressfons or favoraDie ha- ture on the appointment.
 Mir weakley w1tl go to MonIgomery Thursday to take the oath cf office. He is now one of the vice e~presfdents or the Alabama Bar Association and IS a member of the State Council CT tne American Bar Association. At the worlds congress or lawyers and Jurlsts held at St. Louls in 1904, he was dele, gate from this State. He was the first Chairman of the city Democratic Exec, utive Committee III this city. ID l9o. he managed the campaign, of Goyerno, Jelxs and performed other politlca work. MT. Weakiey was kept busy al day receiving his friends and answer. ing messages of congratulations4 Ht is today one of the most admired men In the district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
FAST AND FURIOUS
TIME AT THE BUCKINGHAM PRESS
 rIVTH BANQUET,
po1fsfcn Was the Absorbing Theme and line Senatorial Knee Was One of The Most Interesting Topics
 Of the Evening.

Rirminrham. Feb. 21.-(speeial)-- The fourth annual banquet of the Bir- mingham Press Club WAS held tonight at the Country Club. neal Lanet.~,. sntepdid ever given in this city. Many nron,inept citizens of Alabama were present. Eli F. Smith, President of the Club.-calied the banquet to order ani Introduced the toastmaster. Rich ard F. Johnston. The annual paper ot Quill. was distributed to the guests. The fun then began and was fast and furious until late hour.
 The menu was one of the best ever set by the caterer at the Country Club while wines followed in abundance. Politics was the apsorbing theme be- fore the banquet but there was so mnch hunor sprinkled therein that the echo will hardly be heard in public. The senatorial race was one or the most interesting subjects taken UP. walie ;adl' The skits included songs and stereop- tican pictures Among the guests were William c. Fitts of Mobile; Walter D: Seed, of Tuscaloosa: John E. Knox, of Anniston; 0. R. Hundley, of Huntsville; melt. Al. 1Neaf, Of Florence. c. R. Lew is. postmaster of Ressemer; Horace Hood. of Monrgomery: the new chief justice of Alabama. Hon. Samue! D. weakley of Birmingham; Hon: H. 5. D Mallory. of Selma. Among the local George B. Ward. members of the board of Aldermen, city officials, county of ficials, business men and others. The music was aby Calman. decorations py J L. Parker. The entire msnpersnl,p of the Birmingham Press Club took part in the preparations and three dog en active newspaper workers were on hand at the banquet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Panuea Quantity of wreckagc.

Savannah, Ga. Feb. 1.-Captain Peckworth of the schooner Percy Bird sail reports that February IT. between Cape Lookout and Frying Pan shoals he passed a large quantity or wreck age. consisting of boards ana stuI. which appeared to be joiner work of vessels cabin, monkey rail. stanchions. 1 atr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Nerro In RenrIeYetI.

Trenton, N J., Feb. 21.-Governor Stokes today granted a reprieve for thirty days to Rufus Johnson. colored' who was sentenced to be hanged in Mount Holly on next Friday for the murder of Miss Florence Allinson at Burlington, on January IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Mnoi Id Lenve Manila.

Manila, Feb. 21.-MaJor- General Wood will leave here next Saturday for a two weeks tour of inspection on the island of Mindanao This trip, of the Commanding General indicates that no immediate movement of troops to China is contemplated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Money For LIghtshlp.

Washington. Feb. 21-The house commit fac on Interstate and foreign commerce made a favorable report today on the Ad- amson bill increasing from ss00o0 to $780, 600 the appropriation for hEhtship at Brunswick. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
nennetf Mnhe fhlef.

A. V. Bennett. foreman of number three station was elected chief of the fire department by the City Council to- night and goes into office tomorrow. His election was asked for by the Southeastern Tariff Association in re- turn for which Birmingham will get a first-class insurance rating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Indehtednens of NatIons.

The total indebtedness of the United Si.2S4.4si.41S.s4; France, 1902. s5.S56.- 706. .4O3; German States $26S762LO90; Italy, l9O2-S. $2.560, sos. 900; Russia, dg9? S3Al4oei7S4; Spain SSs s2;OSiS tfS SSss; sss Austria Hungary 07,464,025,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
Death of Father Leary.

Chapman. Kas. Feb. 2i.--Rev. Father J. F. Leary. chaplain fin chief of the grand aged e1 years. He was born at Ogdensburg, N K
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
nrhcr nf MerIt.

Tokio, Feb 21,-Prince Arthur of Connaught today invested Admiral Togo and Field Marshals YamaEata ana Ovama with the Order of Merit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22

years he was a member of the German Reichstag, which is similar to the con- gress of America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
war Tnxen to Continue.

Tokio. Feb. 21.-The bill for the con tinuation of the war taxes passed the House of Peers today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
nramatie scenea af TrIaI.

HanIOn BrOs.' Great Extravagansas Fantasnia at BiJOu Tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
MINER KILLS ANOTHER.

HanIOn BrOs.' Great Extravaganza, Fantasma at BijOu Tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22
aRosyENoR IS pErEArEp.

Hanlon Bros.' Great Extravaganza, Fanfasma at Bijou Tonight,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-04
MARKET SUMMARY.

CHIcAoO-Cattle: Common to prime
steers 81 ooa5 so; cows. So oo64 S.;
heifers 81 5od5 so; bulls. 81 5o64 SO;
stockers and feeders. Sc 2oG4 so. Sheep
IS 25a7 so: yearings, IS oo6s IS. Calves
--s4 1907 IS. Hogs Choice TO prime
heavy. SIS 2ads 80; medium to good
heavy IS 1oMs Is; butcher weights. S. 20
as 80; good TO choice mixed, Sc 1o8s 70:
packing. S. ssas 10: pigs, s. SoEe 10.
Wheat---So. red. 7sAc.
EAST BUFFALO Cattle: Good TO
choice export, IS 2SGs 90; shipping steers,
81 1893 as butcher cattle, 81 e565 Is;
heifers. So 0nd4 rs: fat cows, 50 6004 %
bulls, 81 .504 %; mixers and sprngers,
$50 o096o 90. Sheep and Lambs-Year-
Iings SIS ooGs "a: wethers, S. 756S 90:
mixed. IS 5o15 IS ewes. S. 25@5 SO;
spring lambs. SIS ooT7 IS. Calves-ss so q
Q 90. Hoss-Medium heavy, IS so; York
ers, IS 4o@6 so: pigs. Sc so; stays, 81 50G
90; roughs, IS 5oG5 90.
CUEVELAND-Cattle: Prime dry-fed.
IS 005 IS: choice steers. IS 5o@5 IS. fat
COWS 81 5e13 IS: heifers, So 5od4 SO:
bulls. s. 2503 Is: mixers and springers.
sis oOT50 90. Sheep ard I-ambs-Choice
lambs, 81 2517 40; wethers 81 1896 IS
mixed, IS coe5 %; ewes. IS 90. Calves
81 506S 90. Hogs-Yorkers. SIS 90: me
diums SIS 45; .aeavies. IS 45; pigs. IS IS;
roughs. IS s595 80; stays, 81 oo@5 %.
FITTsRURG Choice. SIS 7o9
5 so; prime IS 1905 s5: tidy butchers
81 so65 90; heifers. 81 5oG4 40; cows.
stays and bulls, 81 0o44 90; fresh cows,
se5 ooN5o 90. Sheep and Lambs Prime
wethers, IS 4o95 so: good mixed. IS 100
5 IS; lambs IS 0oQ7 SO Veal Calves
IS ood5s 20. Hoss-Heavy hogs mediums,
Workers. and pigs, S. 50.
CINCiNNATi-Wheat: No red. 76@
TIC Corn-No. mixed, 449441&. Oats
No mixed. Ss636xc. Hye-No. ,, Il q
.2o Iard-3S zoos 50. Bacoo-S1e 1919.
Bulk meats--ss STA. Hogs-s5 3o4S 80.
Catus-Se oo95 so. Sbsep-32 eo04 50.
Lambs-$4 o0I7 so.
TOLEDO - Wheat, 76c, corn, 43Lc:
oats sc; rye. CSC: cloverseed, IS IS.
Oil-North Lima, soc; South Lima and
Indiana, S5c.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-04
HIS HEAD WAS CUT OFF
RUN OVER BY a TRAIN
A Man Supposed TO Be Anton Fritz, of
Portland, Ore, Was Decapitated at
San Francisco, Cal.
Publishers Press.l

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. ga man
supposed to be Anton Fritz of Port
land Ore, was decapitated at San
Fernando by passenger train. Dis
covery Of the accident was made some
time after it occurred. The man s
head was found some distance from
his body A small sum of money, a
check and some iewelry were found
on the dead mans person. 1t is be-
lieved that he deliberately placed his
head on the rail as the train approach
ed Fritz went to Portland from Pitts
burg. Pa, less than a year ago with
SIS 1000 in money. Fritz reported TO
the police about four months ago that
his pocket was picked of $500 by
woman he tried TO befriend. Later, q
private detective recovered $4,000 in
Chicago, and caused the arrest OF
negro named Morgan, and negress
known as the Candy Kid" at Salt
Lake City. Nothing came OF the ar
rest because F'ritz's stories confiicted.
At one time he would declare he was
robbed by the woman, and at another
that his room was 1bbbed after the
woman episode. Fritz came to Los
Angeles two weeks ago to visit a
daughter. His attorney says the man
was mentally unbalanced.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-04
Curing a Cold.

A cold is different from a ham. You
cure ham TO save 1t. and You cure a
cold to lose it If it is a ham actor
who is afflicted. YOU cure the cold to
save the ham. although the audience
may not thank YOU for doing il.
There are as many remedies for cur
ing cold as there are people. That
would mean. roughly speaking. about
$4,000. 600 remedies. 1T will be seen
that a man cannot try all of them if
he wants TO keep up his music and art
and the side issue by which he earns
his living.
Probably the best way to cure a cold
is by the old woman remedies applied
by a young woman il possible. Soak
the feet for an hour In boiling water.
drink a gallon of herb tea and go to
bed with hot brick wrapped up in
all of the blankets around the place.
If the cold is not gone By morning,
look at it reproaehfully a few times
and consult a doctor.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-04
indianapolis
Chicago
Cincinnati, New York
and Richmond.
new YORK MARKETS



New York, Dec. 3-The opening
quotations for stocks showed high
er range than Saturday and dealings
were active. Low-priced stocks were
conspicuous in the strength of the
market, but there were sharp advanc
es also in a number OF high-priced
railroads.
y large and comprehensive demand
arose for numerous railroad and indus.
trial stocks. Recent speculative IA
forites were taken freely and the buy
ing bToadened materially. The ad
vances reached 4 point and over in nu
merous cases.
Trading was quiet and the under.
tone strong. Slight reactions were
early advances at new points.
Particular stocks were marked up
substantially. but the rest of the list
was practically unchanged.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-04
Ter oHeuse.

The respondent damsel had been ap-
pretended in the very act Of drinking
carbOiic. The speedy work Of skilled
physicians saved her life. The physi-
clans afterward admitted that they had
saved it. An ofhcious constable arrest
ed her on the ground of attempted sui
eide. Then a wise man present inter
Tered and said:
Il object to this high handed proce-
dure. II this person is to be seized on
any charge it should be as violator of
the pure food law"
How sof' excIsimed every one in
unison.
Because she was putting acid in
side err
W-hereupon the crowd released the
woman and with one accord hanged
the author ot the pun.-Judge.