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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
FORGED BONDS ARE
 FOUND IN CLEVELAND
Committee of Bankers Finds the Firm of Dennison, Prior 6 Go. Is
 Insolvent.

Cleveland, Ohio, January 1.-The bank CTS committee, which is Investigating the affairs of the banking and brokerage firm of Dennison, Prior & Co.,, which clos ed it's doors following the suicide of L. w. Prior of Tuesday, made the following authorized statement late this afternoon:
 "The examaniation of the books of the firm has not yet proceeded far enough to make any complete statement possible. Enough has been learned, how ever, to warrant the statement that 1t is forced to believe that the firm of Dennison, Prior & Co.,, insolvent, but to what extent we cannot as yet say.
 We are also convinced that a number of municipal bonds have been forged, but to what amount we are unable to determine"
 The bankers committee gave no intima- tion whatever as to the amount or value of the forged municipal bonds or where they were placed or how used. It is understood, however, that they were largely used in connection with extensive deals on the New York Stock Exchange.
 Frank Rockefeller, referring to reports persistently circulated during the past two days to the effect that he is one of the heaviest creditors of Dennison, Prior & Co.,, said today:
 For over a year 1 have not paid to, or received a dollar from the firm of Dennison, Prior & Go. The various sensa- tional stories indicating that am heavily involved with the firm are absolutely without foundation"
 The fact that the firm had been using spurious securities was made known sev- eral days before MT. Prior committed sui- eide Those who had a right to demand a statement of the facts from Prior made the demand. To their surprise they were refused point blank one word of informa- ton, and without tremor. it Is said. Nr Prior told them if they persisted. he would take the secret where no power could wrest 1t from him.
 The discovery of the spurious securities was made by Cleveland men last week, and was prominently put before MT Prior Monday. when he returned from New York. The only spurious issues yet found are among the municipal issues and thus far they are among the securities from smaller Ohio cities
 Among the former patrons of the firm the belief is growing that practically the entire list of available assets have disappeared and that nothing will re- main of the once hourishing business save the large debts due the patrons. The equities in the collateral loans. the seats owned at the various stock exchanges and other things may swell the assets somewhat, but the traders stand to suf- fer very severe losses, according to the present outlook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
CUT BY SAW.
J. R. Smith Is Fatally Injured In an
 Accident at Hokes Bluff.

Gadsden, January 1L-fSpecial )-News of a horrible accident which may result in death, occurring near Hol1es' Bluff, a few days ago. reached Gadsden yesterday. The news as was received in this city is that J. R. Sims, & we'll known and popular citizen of that settlement, was at work in the saw mill and was sharp ening a saw. He called to some one to turn the saw a little.
 By some unknown means the steam was started, and the saw began to re- volve. the long teeth of the saw caught in MT. Sims trousers and carried him over the saw as 1t revolved and threw him off on the other side. cutting him most horribly in the stomach. The work men ran to his assistance as soon as they could and physician was summoned who did all he could for him, but he is fa- tally injured and no hopes for his re- covery of the injury. MT. Sims has large number of friends who will regret to hear of the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
FALSE PROPHET APPEARS.
Many Porto Ricans Are Hooking
 Around New Leader.

New York, January 11.-A report of Manuel Paris, colporteur to the American Tract society, states that in Ponce, Porto Rico, false prophet has appeared rep resenting himself as the spirit of St. John ", the Evangelist, preaching in the vil- lages of the district, and that a great many people follow him.
 At times he breaches some Bible truth, at other times to the contrary. He com mands people to follow him and to wear three crosses hanging from their neck so that satan may not carry them away. In this manner great part of the country people follow him. something like 5000 leaving their houses and their labor. He announced service, and there met to hear him about 10000 people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Urged to Pay Poll Tax.

Huntsville, January u.-(special.) )-col W. F. Garth, chairman of the Madison democratic executive committee, has issued an address to the voters of this county. urging them to pay their poll taxes and not voluntarily disfranchse themselves. The slow rate in which the voters are paying this tax is alarming to the committee. So far less than 500 per sons have paid the tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Money for Oscar EuIaharl1.

Washington, January 11.-(special.) 1.-The Secretary of the Treasury In communi- cation to Congress, asks for $435 to re- dmburse Oscar Fulgham, eX-sherin of Madison county, Alabama, for judgment and costs rendered against him by the state courts resulting from action in re- covering three mules from the United States army during the Spanish war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
British Squadron at Manila.

Manila, January 11.-The British cruiser on the China station, under com mand of Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel. arrived here today and was received with the usual formshties by the naval. civil and military authorities Admiral Noel re- turned the shore calls in the afternoon and was received at the palace by Act ing Governor lde and at night by Major General Corbin at a lawn party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Miss Thompson stIII Missing.

Decatur January 11.--(speciai)--Rela- lives of Miss Martha Thompson. who so n1ysterlously disappeared on Christmas day, have offered a reward of $50 for the recovery of her body dead or alive. Moth ing whatever has been heard of Miss Thompson since the day she disappeared, and the mystery is as deep as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
JORDAN TALKS TO
 COTTON GROWERS
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(contInued from First Page) ~~.~S~S~~S~~~~~-S~~~~--~~- ~~-~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~-~ production of the staple within the lim- it's of legitimate consumption. The cot ton area for 1908 must not be increased beyond that Of 1905. The sensible thing will be to plant fewer acres, cultivate bet ter and increase the yield and profit per acre.
 Move the Crop Slowly.
 '"The proper solution of marketing our cotton crop Hes in moving the crop slow ly so as to regulate the supply to meet the legitimate demands of the spinners. To do this, adequate storage facilities must be provided. With standard built warehouses, reducing the cost of storage and insurance to the minimum, and the issuance of receipts guaranteeing grades and weights, and underwritten so as to make such receipts absolutely safe col- lateral, cheap money can be secured at any financial center whenever needed These receipts can be sold direct to the buyers or spinners and the present prim- itive and costly system to the growers en- tirely obyiated. The spinners want sound, dry cottpn of uniform grade in each bale. They will pay a half cent & pound more for cotton properly cared for and delivered to them in good condition. Let us provide better methods of baling, stor- age and delivery to the consumers of our great staple crop. A conference already has been arranged between representa- lives of the various spinners' associations and representatives of the Southern Cot ton association in New York January 24, at which a full and free discussion for bringing about better understanding be- tween spinners and producers will be had. Spinners are as anxious for stable price for cotton, unhampered by the wide and disastrous influences of fuctuating specu- lative markets as are the producers"
 Concluding his address, President Jor- dan urged the wisdom and necessity for compact organization among the grow CTS in every cotton producing county in the sOIth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
scares Mother-in-Law to Death.

Jackson, Miss, January 11.-While Wes- ley Powell, colored, was beating his wife tonight his mother-in-law, Jane Richard son. appeared on the scene. Powell point ed his pistol at her and she dropped dead from fright
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Telegraph Company Moves Out.

Columbus, Ga, January n.-tspecial.}- Because the City Council of Phenix City, Ala. insisted upon making 1t pay all annual license tax of sl0 the Western Union Telegraph company has withdrawn from that city, and no more messages can be forwarded by telegraph from Phenix City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Texans Petltlon for Patrick.

Austin Tex, January 11.-Somethins over 100 petitions, each representing about 200 names, will be forwarded from Texas the early part of next week. asking ex- ecutive elemency In the case of Albert T. Patrick. sentenced to death in New York for the murder of William Marsh Rice. Patrick formerly resided here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12

Extensive importation of any class of cheap labor which for any reason cannot be made homogeneous as a part of tho American race, is undesirable. Complaint is made that labor is scarce. It is my ob- servation that the present situation In the south is more one where work is plenty. and wages fair, than one in which labor is scarce. It is better to have fair prices and full employment than an excess of cheap labor. l favor immigration, but 1 think we should always see to it that there should be admitted into this country only those immigrants who would bring to our people a strain of new blood which might be absorbed with benent''
 At the conclusion of Mir. Tomkins' ad- dress MT. Brown of North Carolina in- troduced a resolution endorsing the colon ization bill of Senator Overman. and then adjourned till night.s
 Features of Night Session.
 The night features were a paper by John D. Walker of Sparta, Gar. on Closer Relations Between Banker and Farmer" He was given d vote of thanks for rais- ing the first sl0.000 for the work. Walter Clark, president of the Mississippi divi- sion. spoke on organization, detailing the results which had followed the union. He also attacked bucketshops and specula- ton, but did not believe legislation would stop the evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Colds Cause Sore Throat.

Laxative Bromo Quinine the world wide Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause Call for the full name and look for sig nature of E. W. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
 Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protrndins Piles. Druggists are authorized tD re- fund money if Pazo Ointment falls to cure in to IA days. 50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Committees Are Named.

At the opening of the afternoon session of the Southern Cotton Convention am nouncements were made of members from the various states to serve on the com mittees which will do the actual work of the convention The committees pro- vided for are on divershcation, pushing the work of organization and financing the association, warehousing. holding bal ance of unsold crop, trade relations and statistics.
 An address by Charles Scott of Rose dale, Miss on foreign labor in southern cotton fields provoked considerable dis- cusslon He said the conclusion could not be avoided that the negro laborer In the south had finally become a general and woeful failure. The change was grad ual at first but within the past two years the fall of the negro in usefulness had become almost perpendicular. It would not be many years he thought, when the negro in the south would become a thing of the past.
 MT. Scott gave the results of three months study in Europe last year in an effort to find a solution to the labor situ- ation in his own state. He visited Eng land, France, Germany, Holland and Italy and said that only to Italy could the south look for an avenue of escape from it's difficulties. He praised the frugality, industry and peaceable disposition when well treated. of the natives of southern and central Italy, and urged movement to increase the means of ocean transpor- tation so that Italian immigrants might be brought to southern ports and dis tributed in the cotton fields to meet the labor famine. Mir. Scott described suc- cessful experimentation with them already made in his own state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Defends Negro Laborer.

Mr. Clarkson of Tennessee gave some figures to show the wonderful develop ment of the south since the war. He said 1t had been made with negro labor. MT. Clarkson did not think the south had done It's full duty to the negro laborer. It had not treated him as it was proposed to treat tho Italian. He believed large inn portations of Italians would prove source of great danger to the south. and believed the opportunity still existed to make the negro the best laborer on the face of the globe.
 Mir Irvine of Georgia said extensive Italian immigration would ultimately re- suit in Italian possession of southern lands He thought the energies of the south ought to be directed to the educa- tion of It's youth in the advantages of farming and to sending of city boys to the fields.
 MT. Smith of South Carolina said that the south during the past year had made all the cotton needed without difficulty, and with negro labor, and there was no occasion for discussing the question of se- curing additional labor until the southern farmers were assured an enriching return on the cotton they were able to raise.
 TompkIns Is Introduced.
 At the conclusion of the discussion D. A. Tomkins of Charlotte. N. C., was introduced to speak on Cotton Values in Textile Fabrics" He advocated the sale of cotton goods to China. instead of the raw cotton to England and especially emphasized the need of development of a knowledge and a skill in manufacture that would lead to the production of better goods than Osnsburg and Standard sheet ings so that in time cotton would become in degree basis for the sale of knowl- edge and skill necessary to the produc- tion of the finer fabrics. Continuing, Mir. Tompkins said;
 Tt was the cotton manufacturer who drew from the competition in cotton pro- duction large numbers of working people, and gave them employment in occupations that made them the customers of the farmer for perishable farm products, thereby giving the farmer a resource which he did not have before. The same movement took so many people off the farms that for those left there, double the price is now being obtained for the raw materials over what 1t was a very few years ago. The southern cotton manu- lecturers have been mere instruments in Increasing the price of cotton. With bet ter values for the manufactured product better values will be obtained for the raw material. Therefore, it is to the in terest of the southern cotton farmer that knowledge and skill should be developed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
Immigration Ns Dangerous.

in the south in the manufacture of col ton.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12

R. II. Kennedy, former sheriff of Dali las county and mentioned as a candidate in the coming contest, Is dangerously Ill at an infirmary of the city. He has grown worse during the past few days, and there Is held out little if any hope for his re- covery.
 On Monday next an important step will be taken by the city of Selma towards the purchase of the water company.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
Thursday. July IL.

Sensational rulnors arc current that
an a~nti-JcwiSh outbreak might be eX'
pected in Warsaw this week,
Mrs, Carrie Nation has been arrest
ed at Clcburne, Tex, on a warrant
charging her with having misused the
mails.
Eleven persons We're drowned in
WISCONSIN and Upper Michigan in the
twenty-four hours ending "Wednesday
morning.
Adlutant General Drain of the state
of Washington has been rendered and
has accepted the new post Of United
States attorney for the United States
court in China and Korea provided for
by the last session of congress.
Robert \. Scott. d Civil war captain,
eX-postmaster and retired politician,
is dead at La Crosse. Wis. aged sixty.
seven. Mr.. Scott was the husband of
Elsie Gile Scott, the richest oma in
Wisconsin. The couple was divorced
two years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday,. July II.

The National Association OF Coioreu
Women is holding Its fifth biennial
convention in Detroit.
William Il. White. sixtN.two years
old, known as an inventor OF farm
gates, is dead at bloomington, Ill.
Complete fusion between the LIN
coin Republican and Democratic par
ties OF Pennsylvania was effected at
n reassembled convention OF the LIN
coin party in Philadelphia.
Brigadier General Louis Henry
Rucker, U. s. A, retired, is dead at
Los Angeles. Cal. He had heen IN con
tinuous military service of the United
States for more than forty years.
Miss Josephine Porter Boardman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w }. Board
man of Washington, u. c., II WIN
throp MURRAY Crane of Dalton, Mass,
United States senator and former gov
ernor of Massachusetts, were married
at Manchester, Mass, Tuesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
Friday. July -.

An earthquake shock was distinctly
felt at Silver City, n. NJ, Thursday.
Part of the commercial quarter of
IQuique, Chile, was destroyed by fire
Thursday.
William Webster, one of the best
known newspaper men on the Pacific
coast, dropped dead Of heart disease
at Ida Grove, Cal.
The net value OF the estate left by
the late John F. Mccall, former presi-
dent Of the New York | life Insurance
company, is $60,S35.
Nearly 300 bankers from throughout
Wisconsin are attending the twelfth
annual convention Of tie Wisconsin
Bankers association in Milwaukee.
The fifteenth international conyen
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union Of America opened at Omaha
Thursday with about 1900 delegates
present.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
SENIOR PARTNER DISAPPEARS.
Firm of Georgia Cotton Dealers Short
LARGE Amount.

Augusta, Ga, July 13.-The financial
embarrassment of Alexander & Alex
ander. one of the largest firms Of cot
ton factors in the state, developed dis
crepancies of about Sl45, 900, following
the disappearance of Thomas w. Alex
ander, head Of the firm and member
OF II Of the most prominent families
in Georgia. The Georgia Railroad bank
loses Sll5,0 00.
Mr.. Alexander left Augusta on Sat
urday, saying that he was going to
New York. The following night his
brother, Bishop Alexander, the junior
member of the firm, received a tele-
gram from him asking that his desk
be opened and that three letters found
there be delivered.
One of the letters was to his part,
ner. in which q statement was made
Of the financial embarrassment of the
firm and saving that if Mr.. Alexander
was not back here by Wednesday he
would w be e again. Another
letter was addressed to a local cotton
mill president and a third to Mr.. Alex
ap6er'S Wife
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
GIRLS PERISH
ONE SLIPS INTO HOLE IN RIVER
AND OTHERS DROWN IN Eff
FORT TO SAVE HER.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 13.-Eight
young girls at a picnic on the river
bank near here Went in wading. The
smallest one slipped into a hole and in
trying to rescue her six others We're
drowned. The dead are: Lucille
SWeeting, seven years old; Hazel
Sweeting, fourteen; Gladys Sweeting,
ten, Josie Sweeting, twelve; Ruth
Coyle, eleven, Sioux City: Cora Coyle,
nine, Sioux City; Clara Usher, sixteen.
The Sweeting children lived near
Ellis Park on the outskirts Of the city.
Clara Usher was the daughter of
SWeeting's housekeeper Ii the Coyle
children We're her nieces. Ruth Kler-
sey, the only survivor, said Lucille
Sweeting slipped into deep water.
Hazel Sweeting rushed after her and
also slipped into the hole. The next
girl attempted to aid them and so they
kept trying to save each other until
all of the girls except Ruth Klersey
had been drowned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
SISTER MURDERS BROTHER.
latter Had Killed Fanatic Who
Wroneed the Girl.

Seattle, Wash. July l3-Atter es-
Gaping the gallows for killing Franz
Creftield. leader of the Holy Rollers"
a religious sect, because Crettcld had
wronged Esther Mitchell, the girls
brother, George Mitchell, was shot and
killed by his sister.
Last Tuesday young Mitchell was
acquitted by q jury at Seattle, Wash,
having been tried for the Crefield
murder. His sister expressed hatred
of him after he had avenged her and
hoped that he would be huns. Late
Thursday afternoon while in the depot
at Seattle with her father and her
brother waiting to leave the city Es-
Their Mitchell suddenly drew Il pistol
and murdered the brother who had
slain her betrayer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
Saturday., July a..

Colonel Willard has resigned the
management of the European agency
of the United States Steel corporation
The will Of John Crowle. a VOL
known merchant Of London, gives ST.
100000 for the promotion Of temper
ance in England.
Thirty-nine laundry companies and
laundry p%roprietors We're indicted by
the grand jury at Cincinnati on the
charge of maintaining a combination
in restraint Of trade
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
Indicate that no important change has
occurred in the trade situation, while
confidence in the future is sustained
by favorable reports from farms.
Captain William Henry Bunting, one
Of the few surviving members of the
crew of the Confederate ironcIad Mer.
rimac during the naval engagement
In Hampton Roads between that yes
sci and the Ericsson Monitor during
the Civil war, is dead at Norfolk. Va.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
TRAGEDY RESULT OF A PLOT.
Three Men Blown to Pieces and Many
Hurt in Dynamite Explosion.

Chicago, July l4,-Threc men were
blown to pieces, three others fatally
injured and several others badly hurt
by an explosion which wrecked a
shanty in the Mclaughlin stone quar-
ries at Bellwood. a short distance
northwest of Chicago,
There are evidences that the eNplo-
sion was the result OF a plot on the
part of people who are at present UNI
known to the police, The dynamite
shed of the quarry, which is AT a con
siderable distance from hi ShantA
which was blown up, was broken open
and the dynamite carried to the build
ing in which a number of lahorers
We're sleeping and exploded beneath
the structure, The survivors all de,
clare that there was nc dynamite
around their shanty when they retired
for the night.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-07-19
Murderer Kills Himself.

Abner G. Martin. tWentv-siX years
old. committed suicide by strychnine
poisoning in the county jail at Towner
last week. Martin was arrested by
Sheriff Jevnager for the murder OF
Conrad Ptister, a Anamoose. Nc
Henry county, on the night of July 4.
The prisoner refused to have counsel.
and while waiting examination. vas
committed without bail to the county
Jail. He gave no account of him
self. Enough vas learned of Martins
victim to lead to a belief that he was
a scion of the nobility of Leipsic, Ger
many. The evidence, which was
strongly circumstantial, was that the
murderer was about 5 feet, S inches
high with light brown hair and a
moustache, and a square chin. sparely
built, with light blue eyes and no
marks. Martin had the poison tied in
a corner of his handkerchief. where it
was overlooked in the search. The
suicide is taken as confirming belief
in his guilt. The suicide had on his
person Pension Voucher No. S445. is
sued by 2. D. Coe, Milwaukee, showing
that he was an invalided Philippine
soldier Of Company G.. Fortieth United
States volunteers. He had a pension
of 500. Martin is supposed to have
overtaken Pfister on the night of July
a, about two miles north Of Anamoose.
and, after some alteration, to have
shot him through the heart. Martin
had been considered a dangerous man
when in drink.