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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-02-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
Adrienne Le Crouveur.

A great audience paid tribute to Olga Nethersole at the Jefferson last night by watching with close attention her DOT trayals of love and jealousy in "Adrieune LeCrouveur."
 It is a play drawn from the eighteenth century-from the court life of Louis NV, and this is way the sage settings and the costumes last night were excep- tionally fine The Princess de -Souillon and Adrienne LeCrouveur, the actress, are rivals for the love of Maurice de Sake, a young Frenchmap. He wishes to break with the princess, and he desires to wed the actress, who is without spot or stain. The strife between the two women is the life of the play.
 The play really begins in the second act when Miss Nethersole as Adrienne comes first before the footlights. She was fine in that act, superb in the third act, and at her greatest emotional heights in the fourth act. She dies in the fifth act. She herself says the play is more of drama than problem rlay. It is fight of love and jealousy. and the actress brings to it all the advantages or voice anu pelSolir ality that she can muster She forgets herself and lives the life of the French actress, Her grace, her engaging man. ners, her wonderful low-pitched voice aid her, and she easily holds the audience. She even compels some of them to hide their overcharged feelings in their hand kerehiefs. Perhaps her strongest acting
 
 was in the fourth act when she turns gainst her rival the lines of Corneile in Phedra, and she certainly did make them caustic and full of meahing. She does not follow Bernhardt, but she is certainly realistic. She is ever artistic, Still she is not Bernhardt. She is Olga Nethersole.
 Frank Mills as Maurice de Sake, the lover and central figurh of the play, was satisfactory. This is perhaps more than can be truthfully said of Miss Ivan as the Princess de Bouinon. In this part was needed an actress as great as Miss Nethersile, and the management did not find the right person. Some of the minor players, too, did not fit the play to q nicety, but after all he audience came to see Miss Nethersde and they went away with high appreciation of her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
MRS. M. A. STILES
 HAS PASSED AWAY
MOTHER OF JUDGE STILES SUD- DENLY STRICKEN WITH HEART FAILURE AND A USEFUL CHRIS THAN LIFE IS ENDED.

Mrs. NJ. A. Stiles, mother of Judge J. P. Stiles, died yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Hibbler, 1909 Fifth avenue. The death came as a shock to her many friends in Birmingham as she had been enjoying remarkably fine health all win ter and seemed perfectly well until Tues day morning when she was stricken with failure of the heart. The end came peace fully with nearly all the members of the family around the bedside.
 The deceased was Miss Mary Ann Ed wards before her marriage and was born in 1920 in Nelson county, Virginia, where she was reared up to girlhood. The fam fly then moved to Oktibbeha county, Mississippi where she married Mir, Stiles, an extensive planter of the state, and lived until the death of her husband in 1887. Since then she divided the time be- tween Mississippi and Alabama. spend ing the summers with Dr. w. H. Stiles in Starkville. Miss, and the winters in this city with Judge Stiles. Since Thanks giving day she had been with the onlr other surviving member of the family, her daughter, Mrs. Hibbler
 Mrs. Stiles was consecrated member of the Baptist church and during all of her life had taken a prominent part in church work. Her disposition was so gentle and her heart so full of sym pathy that she had drawn about her a host of devoted friends Her death is greatly lamented.
 vile, and the funeral arrangements will he announced later, It is probable that the remains will be taken to the old home In Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
HIGH PRICES RESULT IN LULU OF BUYING English Pig Iron Markets
 Are Excited GAR SITUATION IS WORSE $2 Per Ton Advance On Whole Line of Wire Products-Two Furnaces
 Banked In Birmlng.
 ham.
GAR SITUATION IS WORSE

Cleveland. O., December 5,-(Special)- The Iron Trade review tomorrow will say:
 The inevitable result of very high prices is being shown in a Hull of buying In some parts of the country, although thls tendency Is not manifested in other sec tions, especially in the east.
 Municipalities in the market for cast iron are among the first in refusing to place orders at present prices, and an ad- vance of cast iron pipe prices this week will probably result in further postpose- ments of contemplated contracts.
 Conservative interests do not look with disfavor upon this dlminutlon of new tom mage coming to the order books The very slow deliveries of pig iron are adding to the troubles of foundrymen, and num- Der of concerns. particularly in the St. Louis and Cleveland districts, have been compelled to close on account of not re- ceivlng adequate supplies.
 Complaints of consumers concerning de- liveries are made with insreasng vehem- ence, and the constant offering of spot iron continues to be a source of irritation to those who are not getting their ton- mage on contracts.
 The railroad situation. particularly in the south. seems to be growing worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Markets Are Firm.

New York. December 5.-The Iron Age tomorrow will say:
 The markets are firm, quite active and a number of further advances have been recorded.
 These include $2 per ton on the whole line of wire products making the. basis cents Pittsburg; $S per ton onangle bars; g per ton on merchant pipe, and rom s1 10 $2 on cast iron pipe. The leading eastern plate manufacturers have again made an advance of s2 per ton
 The pig iron markets in England nave been growing excited and an advance has been scored to SOHaqS1 shillings for Scotch and 6S shiliings for No. Mlddlesboro. Further sales of foreign foundry iron in this market have been made.
 In the Birmingham district two fur naces have been banked in efforts to &C., cumulate raw material and work off iron in the yards which lack of cars has made it impossible to ship. The scarcity of pig iron is more pronounced than ever and threaten to cause the closing down of important mills.
 The southern railroads have announced an advance rate of 25 cepts per ton from Birmingham to points north Of the Ohlo river. The American Bridge company took 5OiOOO tons or Wofk m NoVelhper anu has since added 5000 tons for the Phila- delpha Rapid Transit. New York Cen tral is beginning to give out orders for the material for a series of stations at a total of 40 ,00O tons, but the work may extend over a considerable period.
 Plate makers are full of work. The merchant pipe mills are figuring on large business. There are now coming up three additional oil lines from Indian Territory fields to the Gulf each of which will call for upward Of 400 miles of pipe.
 Among the largest lettings of cast iron pipe coming up is one for New Orleans toward the end of January which will call for about SS000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
New Gayety.

Monday night Manager McArdle was forced to close his box office at the New Gayety theatre nearly fifteen minutes be- fore the curtain went up on account of the crowd, and at least 200 people were turned away, unable to get seat Et the matinee Monday the crowd was the largest that ever attended an afternoon performance at the Gayety Tuesday all seats were sold.
 Yesterday afternoon the attendance was the largest on record for "Wednesday. and last night the theatre was filled to its utmost capacity again. These crowds are evidence enough of the merit of the offering at the New Gayety this week. when the Lid Iifters' are holding the boards.
 The management promised a surprise, and made good it's promise. The aadi- ence is surprised several times during the performance, and the surprisos are pleasant ones. The entire show is good this week. and some features are better than others. It's bill that is wolth seeing. It has comedy, music and aero batic stunts. in abundance.
 There is a matinee every afternoon aud performance every night iais week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
TURF INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO BE AIRED
TRIAL OF THE MEN WHO ARE AL, LEGED TO HAVE NETTED S6O,OoO ON INSIDE INFORMATION WILL BE HARD FOUGHT.

New Orleans, December 5-The trial of N. c. Collins, alias Harry Gates. who was brought here from Chicago yesterda,-, and J. r. Barrett who was associated with Collins in a turf investment" com pany in Chicago, on a charge of using the mails to defraud was begun here to- day.
 That the case will be a hard fought one. was indicated by the fact that the defense exhaused their full quota of peremptory challenges before a jury was finally se- cured late today
 Collins and Barrett were indicted in May, 1904 and are alleged to have netted SG0,000 in their scheme to secure money to bet on New Orleans races on "inside information" for which they promised alluring returns to the investors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
At the Bijou.

"In New York Town at the Bijou theatre this week is an ambitious offering for a popular priced house. From a scenic and costumic point of view, the production is most ella borate. 4 number. of original song speeialties are presented by chorus of girls who are good looking and sing better than the average. Charles Howard and his assistants manass to keep everybody laughing in good comedy roles. The show is said to be one or the best ever booked at the 3ijou A matinee will be given this afternoon and performance tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
KILLED AND ROBBED.
It Develops That Death Was Not Acci-
 dental as Thought.

<. Nashville December 5.-On the after noon of Thanksgiving Day the dead body of William Ardley, aged a, white man from Brooklyn, N. Y., was found lying on the sidewalk of Fourth avenue. in this city It was supposed that Ardley, while intoxicated, fell down a stairway and was killed The coroner's jury inves- tigated the affair and returned yer dict of accidental death. and Ardley's body was sent to Brooklyn.
 It has since developed that Ardley was murdered and robbed, and this morning Atkins Harmon, Sam Taylor, Arthur Nor ton and Grip Jones' white men, were ar rested, charged with the crime It is said Harmon has confessed, duplicating the others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Heavy Damage In Canal Zone.

Panama, December 5.-Railroad com munication on the isthmus is still inter- rupted and malls and passengers at some points along the road are transferred from one train to another in canoes. The ad- ministration building was deserted, as most of the employees living in the canal zone were unable to come into the city because of the lack of train service. Not since 1870 has there been such weat ther as that recently experienced on the isth- mvs Telegraph lines into the interior of the republic are down. and much dam age. it is believed, has occurred there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
The Ma ie stlc.

Gilroy, Haynes and Montgomery are presenting an entertaining musical act at the Majestic theatre this week. It Is called the Good Ship Nancy Lee" The stage setting is elaborate and shcws the deck of a line steamer. Charles Gilroy as the cabin boy and the whole crew is a show in himself In his amusing situations in trying to carry out the commands of the captain and in trying -o learn to be a vocalist @ .4
 Halen and Fuller are presenting 9 good comedy, t'IIer Sunday School Boy" and Sanderson and Bowman appear to ad- vantage in "a comedy. Two. theatre Tickets" The single acts on the bill include Mons Herbert, musical artist Orville Pitcher, black face comedian anu monologfst, and LeConlpt, the man who eats fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Al H. Wilson,

Al H. Wilson will appear at the Jeff ferson theatre Friday afternoon and night in Metz in the Alps" This new play of Wilson's is from the pen Of SiG- ney R. Ellis, who is the author of many successful plays, and who provided Ml Wilson with "The Prince of Tatters, ' "The Watch on the Rhine" and '"Fhe Ger man Gipsy." MT. Ellis has placed the locale of Metz in the Alps in Southern Switzerland and the Swiss Alps, and the scenes of the play depict ome of the grandest scenery in that far famed ccun- try of snow and ice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

emotional power. Curtain calls were numerous and spontaneous.
 Olga Nethersole was born in London, where her father was a barrister at law. His early death sent her to the stage and the greater part of her stage career, either as actress or manager, has been spent in London. She has been cast in many so- ciety plays, but she is best known in con nection with "Sapho,' which she has been playing seven years, and in which she will appear to night at the Jefferson. The curtain will rise promptly at s o'clock There are good seats yet to be had at the box office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
RAILROAD WORLD.

Horace Baker, general manager of the Queen and Crescent Route. will pass through Birmingham tonight on train No. l, due at 10;2O o'clock en route to Meridian. He wl return to Birmingham tomorrow from Meridian on a special train, and will spend some time her abouts, going over the properties and making general inspection. This is the initial trip of Mir. Baker over the road Of which he was appointed general man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Earthquake on St. Vincent.

Kingston, St. Vincent B. w. l., Decem- Der 5.--A prolonged earthquake shock was felt last night which lated fully 80 sec- onds. The vibrations were slow. The peo- pie of Kingston were thrown into panic. No other shock felt here has lasted so long The island of Barbados tahout 100 miles to the vest, and the island of St Lucia about 25 miles northwesp. also felt the shock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Dandy Dixie Minstrels."

The Dandy Dixie Minstrels, who will be seen at the Jefferson theatre on Sat urday afternoon and night, December 8, comprises forty stars of the black face art and the Cotton Pickers band. TLe entertainment offered comprises a min- strel first part, ''The Royal Palm Grot- to-" includes a clever European and American vaudeville artist in the olio and concludes with the farce, "A Fowl Deed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Land Bids.

Lawton, o. K, December 5.-With the closing of todays business 1880 bids for land in the Big Pasture portion were received. Many prospective settlers are arriving on. every train,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Seeks Constitutional Amendment.

Washington, December 5.-Senator Frye today introduced a bill regulating the succession to the Presidency. It provides for constitutional amendment, giving Congress authority to legislate on tne subject in case of death or inability to serve of both the President Vice-Presi- dent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

ager on the first of this month. A num- Der of the officials of the route were in a conference with MT. Baker this week in Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Medicine
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

J. J. Cotter, who was at one time superintendent of the Birmingham di- vision of the Southern, is in Birming- ham for a week. Mir. Cotter Is now with the Central of Georgia railway in Macon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

George w. Weedon, assistant general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Cincinnati was In Birmingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
NEW COMMISSION
 WILL BE VERY BUSY Will Attempt Regulation of
 Railroad Rates MIR. , COMtR'S SUCCESSOR There Is Much speculatlon-as to Who Will Be Appointed President of
 the Railroad Commission
 By the Governor.
MIR. . COMtR'S SUCCESSOR

The work of the new railroad comms sion which will be organized in January will be watched with great interest by the people of Alabama. It is the general opinion that the acts of this commission will mark an epoch in the history of railroads in this state.
 While there have been many rumors since the election of the new commission regarding Mir. Corners successor as pres ident of the commission, the governor elect has as yet made no announcement as to who he will appoint to the place. II has been runored in some quarters that Charles Henderson of Troy, who led the ticket in the race for railroad com missioner will be made president and that the man appointed by Governor-eleet Conner to fill the vacancy could by his own retirement from the commission be an associate. In other quarters 1t IS the opinoin that MT. Corners successor will necessarily be president of the com- mission since Mr Conner was elected 10 that position by the people. It is believed by many that w. D. Nesbitt of Bir- mingham will receive this appointment.
 At any rate the appontee will be In full accord with the views held by Mir. Conner on the railroad rate regulation proposition. The associate members Charles Hendeson and John G. Harris, elected this year, made the race on that issue, which will make the entire com mission pledged in a way to the regulation of railroad freight rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

The Queen and Crescent Route handled the biggest colonist business Tuesday night that was ever handled out of Bir- mingham. A special train left Birmingham Tuesday night as one section of train No. and it carried about 250 colonists for Texas and southwestern points. On the regular train there were over 200 colonists bound for the same places. The special was made up in Chattanooga, and 1t picked up parties at several stations along the route. There were over 200 colonists in Birmingham, who went on the spe- clal and the regular The Frisco also had rates in effect and handled a big business for Texas and the territories. Special equipment was put on the regular train out of Birmingham Tuesday night to accommodate the business &eSB
 Several changes in schedules will be anr nounced by the railroads in the next few days The Southern and the Alabama Great Southern will make some changes in schedules effective January '. The changes on the Southern were to have gone into effect sooner. but were delayed on account of the death of Samuel Spenr cer. president
 Among other changes on the Southern, trains Nos. 37 and 3s will be changed to Nos. 42 and 43, and change of several minutes will be made in the running time between Birmingham and Atlanta.
 Several other changes are expected, as a result of the announcement of the road that it would not run the fast mail trains Nos. 97 and s. after January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Good Men on Commission.

Ut Is the general opinion that We have a commission that will do all in it's pow CT to bring about some needed reforms along these lines and it is generally con- ceded that the commission will receive hearty support from the legislature and the executive department of the state government
 'The work of the new commission will be watched with great interest by the people of Alabama. There is no doubt but that the law giving the commission boyer to enforce its rulings will be tested the duties of the next commission will he very exacting and arduous There are many complications and many difficult questions will arise for the consideration of the commission. The task will not be a pleasant or easy one, but l believe we have men on the body who will do all in their power to make fair adjustment of freight rates that will be for the best interest of not only the people but tae railroads of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Law Ineffective.

Four years ago the legislature passed a new law purporting to give the com mission executive powers that it had never before had. 1t is claimed that this law, however has been ineffective from the fact that the majority of the mem bers were not in sympathy with it. Al least this is the claim that has been made by Mir. Conner It is d fact that the law has never been tested which bears out the claim made by MT Conner.
 Now it is claimed by those familiar with the personnel of the new commis sion and the policy of the new administra- ton that will be in charge of the states affairs after January 1 that all the powers claimed for the commission will be thor oughly tested and it is more than likely that the body will be given even greater power by the next legislature.
 It is certain that a new law regulating freight rates will be enacted. The com ing administration is pledged to this and it is the general opinion that Governor Conner, who has been the leader in tde movement in Alabama for several years, will write or dictate the bill to be con- sidered by the legislature
 It seems to be the opinion of number of the members of the next legislature that all public service corporations should come under the supervision of the rail road commission and that laws governing their acts should be passed and should be enforced by the commission or some similar body.
 It has been generally charged that many of the public utility corporations charge more for service in Alabama than In several other southern states, and thls merely from the fact that no legal re- straint has ever been placed upon them.
 It is understood that this matter will be considered by the legislature either in the Conner rate bill or in a separate bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
Business Man Talks.

In discussing the work of the new rail- road commission yesterday, prominent politician and business man of Birming- ham said: "I believe that the new rail- road commission of Alabama will do all in its power to regulate some of the evils that are evidently being practeed by the service corporations of the state. 1 do not blame the railroads of Alabama for charging all they can get for hauling freight It is their business and so long as the people suffer determinations and excessive rates the roads will continue the pratcice aud the people cannot blame them.
 "I believe that the railroads themselves would be beifefited in the long run by strict regulation of rates that would put them all on an equal footing. l feel certain that at least half million dol lars could be saved to the people of Alabama in freight rates and that io one concerned would be hurt in the opera tipn.