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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
PROUTY HEARS CHARGES

Omaha, Neb., September ia hearing
was begun here today by C. A. Prouty,
member of the interstate commerce COM
Union Pacific Railroad company by the
Sioux City and Rock Springs Coal COM
pany. Commissioner Prouty explained
that the hearing is under the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution to ascertain whether
or not the Union Pacific company is re-
sponsible for the existence of coal
monopoly In the northwestern states.
Erastus Young, general auditor of the
Hartman lines, was the first witness, his
testimony being in regard to the pur-
chase of land by the coal company, the
money being advanced by the railroad
company.
Warwick Sunders of Davenport, Iowa,
president of the Sioux City and Rock
Springs company, told of the efforts OF
his company to secure transportation ia
cilities from their mines. which are near
the line of the Union Pacific about twen-
ty miles from Rock Springs, Wyo- He said
the officials of the railroads professed to
be friendly but that spur track from
by the Union Pacific Coal company. and
General Manager Clark of that company
refused permission. Randall Brown owner
of coal lands half mile west of Hanna,
Wyo., where the Union Pacific Coal COM
pany operates three mines. told of SINH
lar situation regarding the matter of
spur track to his land.
D. o. Clark, vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific Railroad
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company, said the capital stock of the
company is $5,00O,oO0 and the company is
bonded for a like amount stock and bonds
all being owned by the Union Pacific Rail
road company. Mr.. Clark declared that
his reason for refusing permission to the
Sioux City and Rock Springs company to
cross his land with a spur track was that
Its coal IS of an inferior quality, and he
did not wish to have it put on the marnes
as Rock Springs COAL which tas a very
high reputation. He admitted that his
company had bought two sections of lead
adjoining the Sioux City companys land
to prevent it's obtaining az, outlet. 1t was
developed that Mr.. clark is also vice
president of the Superior Coal company,
of which John w. Lacey of Cheyenne,
counsel for the Union Pacific Railroad
company, is president and Frank Han
ley of Rock Springs formerly chief engi-
neer of the Union Pacific Coal company,
is general manager. He said that the
Superior company has secured about six
sections of land, principally in Sweetwater
county Wyo., through the purchase of In
dividual filings of government lands. A
list of sixteen of these entries was SUBJ
mitted, each of which was made by an
employe of either the Union Pacific Coal
company or the Union Pacific Railroad
company. He said that the Union Pa
cific Coal company furnished the money
necessary in most of these entries. He
said he held all but three shares Of the
stock of the Superior Coal company in
trust for w. E. Cornish of New York.
vice president of the Union Pacific COM
pany. An effort was made to show that
title had ben secured to the lands by
fraud, and at this point Commissioner
Prouty adjourned the hearing till tomor-
row?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Pure Foods and Druns.

The pure food law does not go into
effect until January 1, and already the
manufacturer of maple syrup. for ex-
ample, in which no sap from a maple
tree is put. and the manufacturing
companies that send out rank and dis
honest drugs, are endeavoring to stay
Or to modify the ~.
A commission was appointed by Con-
gress headed by Or. Wiley of the de-
partment of agriculture to consider
how to enforce the act, not how to
prevent its enforcement. The law
ais to prevent adulteration and mis-
branding, and the consumers desire to
see 1t rigidly enforced When 70 per
cent of the drugs sold in the city of
New York are known to be adulter-
Hted, and that Sc per cent of them are
so dishonesty compounded as to be
dangerous to life, it is time to demand
an enforcement of the new law regard
less of the questions and bubbles
raised by dishonest manufacturers or
dealers.
The commission charged with the
execution Of the new law should do all
that lies in its power to prevent adul-
teration and misbranding of articles of
food and of drugs, and it cannot afford
to listen to artful suggestions from the
men who have been filing the national
stomach with vile stuffs. The people
expect a rigid enforcement of the new
law. They want no abatement in any
of its provisions. They want pure
goods and honest drugs as a change
If for no other reason, for they have
had the other sort long enough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Feline Convention.

IAN amusing thing happened in the
neighborhood of Fifth avenue and TWEEN
tieth street nie1t before last" declared a
resident Of that part of the city. There
was regular feline convention, attended
at least by a. score of cats. among which
number were all sizes. varying from the
kitten that could just toddle to the nipped-
cared ranger of the night.
"The convention was brought about by
the breaking of quart bottle of milk.
The tactical fluid, after being emptied from
the bottle, remained standing in crevice
of the pavement So many cats were
there that not one dared lower it's head to
lap up the milk. When the neighbors,
curious to know what had caused the
gathering, made an investigation the fol-
lowing morning. 1t was discovered that
some of the milk was still left above
ground.
Several of the people of that neighbor-
hood were worried by the quarrelng of
the cats convention, and some one fired
a pistol among the delegates. This scat
tered them. In spite of the fact that the
noise disturbed the people it thoroughly
amused them. The story rapidly spread,
and is common property today. It is
quite probable that such a another gath
ering has never been held in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Political Suicide.

The Montgomery Advertiser repub-
fishes Mr.. Bowie's article in which he
shows that the voluntary cumulative
poll tax requirement leads to political
suicide and to the depletion of the
school funds. The Advertiser aims to
turn the force CT Mr.. Rowie's logic by
asserting that the one-party feature of
the southern states is at fault instead
of the constitution OF 1901 Get up a
moving cause, it says, "aud the voters
will come"
The facts do not support the Adver-
Users point. Since 1886 toe demo-
cratic vote of this state has been as
follows:
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JEROME GIVES HTS
VIEWS ON POLITICS

New York, September 19.-In a long in
terview tonight District Attorney William
Travers Jerome, candidate for the gov
ernorship of New York, gives his views
on political men and matters in the pres
ent gubernatorial campaign.
Asked as to his opinion of the present
strength up the state of William r.
Hearst, Mr. Jerome said:
II think precisely what l have always
thought about 1t, that the strength Of
Hearst rests entirely on the cowardice of
the men who assume to be democratic
leaders, but who do not and cannot lead the
is as naturally and normally democratic
as Pennsylvania is republican But the
democrats up the state are men of probty
and are moved by appeals to patriotic
principles, and they would no more think
of following the riff raft which sets itself
up as the democratic organizat ton than
they would of following Pontius Plate
or Judas Iscariot.
IF at the Buffalo convention 1t should
appear that Mr.. Hearst had great strength
you would find the great ma iority of dele
gates would be falling over one another
In their desire to be proclaimed as the
original Hearst man. If on the other hand
the preliminary conferences go to show
that Hearst's strength is overestimaied.
the rats that would sell out the demo-
cratic party for their own self interests
would run to cover so fast that 1t would
take a microscope to discover Hearst
man in Buffalo
Mr.. Jerome bitterly assails Norman 3.
Mack and w. ]. Connors of Buffalo, who.
he said, would ruin the democratic party
purely out OF self interest. and pays
his respects to c. F. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall. A very considerable part
of the interview is devoted to an uncom-
plimentarys review of w. r. Hearst's po-
litical career.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A State Flower.

IF there is a flower emblematic of Ala
bama." said lawyer yesterday after
noon. 7 have never heard of it. Since
thinking of this matter have made sew
eral inquiries, and none of the gentlemen
approached could give me an answer
Several days ago 1 received a letter
from woman librarian in New York, who
desired to learn what flower was -emble-
matte of this state, it being explained that
she was compiling a list of states which
claimed a flower. She stated that as far
as she knew there were only thirty-fve
states in the union owning a national
flower, and that of this number the south
ern states were sparingly represented.
Those with whom have discussed this
matter suggested several that would be
typical, among them being the dog fennel
the cotton blossom, the peach blossom
and others. / think that it would be a
neat tribute to the state on the part of
the next legislature if Alabama should
designate a flower emblematic of this COM
monwealth"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
A Close Race.

81 have been watching and taking part
in elections in jefferson county for over
twenty years." said a prominent poll
tician, land never saw anything like the
way some of the precincts voted last
Monday. In one box the count showed ia
for Higdon and 100 for Stiles. At Oxmoor,
and believe at one of two other places,
there was a tie vote; at North Birming-
ham POP against PIG; in another $50 and
1866. In no box, as l recall the vote, did
the majority reach 100, and in most the
majority did not exceed 10 or -. The fact
that such an election could be held and
result in the small majority of 3. shows
how equally balanced the public mind
was on the candidates.
This election shows, also, how ridicu-
lous 1t is for people to say how an cleo
ton is going on at certain box.
1.-THE question is commonly asked How
is Blank running and some bystander
will undertake to tell you he has carried
that box almost solid. We don't think
of these things the day after or else we
would call up our informant and tell him
what our thoughts were.
1.-The Higdon-Stiles race will go down
in the history of this county as the closest
ever run for any office. The figures will
be found valuable to future candidates"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
DARING ATTEMPT
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

A daring attempt at highway robbery
frustrated. one negro shot in the groin
and another held at the city Jail under q
charge of robbery and grand larceny,
briefly tells the experience of Officers Cole
and Ray yesterday afternoon about
o'clock
As an incident of the exciting chase
and arrest, Officer Maloney narrowly es-
capped a bad wound when he dropped his
weapon from his pocket the bullet from
the exploding revolver piercing the trouA-
ers and grazing his right leg.
The wounded negro is Paul Burgess and
the prisoner held under charge of rob-
berry is Joe 1nslen. According to the po-
lice, both are bad characters. and there is
sufficient evidence against them to guar
antee their conviction.
According to the officers, the negroes
attempted to hold up the clerk of S. f..
league & Co. s store, Second avenue, be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-flfth
streets. The entrance of passersby frus-
trated the negroes plans, and they at
tempted to make good their escapes Of
ficers Cole and Ray being close at hand,
Immediately gave chase, with the result
that both of the culprits were captured
after run of several blocks
When Officer Ray went to the telephone
to call the patrol wagon, both negroes
broke from the grasp of Officer Cole and
ran IN different directions. Officer Ma
lorey, wro had ban attracted by the
noise of many citizens joining in the
chase, followed. Then It was that his
revolver dropped from his pocket and ex-
ploded the bullet passing through the leg
of his trousers, and narrowly missing the
policeman's limb. Officer Ray, In the
meantime having followed one of the flee
ing negroes, arrested him. Just after this
arrest was made a second revolver shot
was heard Officer Cole had run his
negro to close quarters, and when the
prisoner attempted to draw a revolver
from his trousers, the officer shot him,
The wounded man fell to the ground, the
policeman's bullet having entered his
groin. The wound is a serious one, but
not necessarily fatal The injured negro
was carried to the Hilman hospital,
where medical attention was given him.
After news of the arrest Of Enslen had
spread, VIII Evans, colored, identified him
as one of the two who attempted to rob
him on the night previous. According
to Evans, the two negroes halted him at
the point of revolver, and when it was
discovered that he had no money cursed
him and sent him on his way with blows
and cuffs.
The police are certain that they have
two bad negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20

Except in 1892 and 1894 there were
no real party divisions" in this state.
and yet the vote was nearly double
what it has been under the new CON
stitutlon. The Indifference" that the
Advertiser emphasizes did not become
operative until the constitution of 1901
had been adopted.
Every observer knows that the offer
ing Of a premium for political suicide
is DISTINGUISHING vast numbers of
young men. In the state fully 100000
white men stand today disfranchised,
and they cannot become enfranchised
except upon the payment CT sums
ranging from $15O to 50. Each year
adds to the voting requirement. In
side of ten years there will be thous-
ands of whites who must pay 500 in
order to vote. Does the Advertiser
from it's Black Belt point of view con-
slider this an ideal electoral condition ?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
INFANT SAVED IN
FRONT OF RUNAWAY

A baby nesting in its buggy would
have bene crushed to death yesterday aft
ernoon at the corner of Third avenue and
Nineteenth street but for the quick ac-
ton of a workman who snatched the
baby. buggy and all almost from under
the hoofs of Il runaway horse that WAS
tearing down the sidewalk The mother
of the infant became terrified when she
saw the horse running towards her ard
left her baby and ran into the street No
one was hurt. The horse hitched to a
light wagon became frightened near Third
avenue and Eighteenth street and ran up
on the sidewalk at Nineteenth street.
wreckng a buggy which was standing
there. The fruit stand on the corner was
damaged. The horse ran down the side
walk. 1t was in front of Boardman's old
place that the child came so near being
run over.
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are now held. Hawaii is now a terri
tory and Cuba would become a terri
tor lnd then a state. It's propinquity
and rich natural resources and large
white population would compel its adj
mission as state, and that, too, soon
after annexation.
As single state it would have well
nigh the population of Alabama, or
about two millions. There are fully
half a million of negroes in Cuba and
about 10000 Chinese. The number of
half-breeds is unknown. The pure
whites of the island are not probably a
half of its entire population.
1t will thus be seen that statehood
for Cuba involves racial questions. The
mulattoes of the island are to a great
extent its insurgents, and their control
in an American state would be by no
means easy. But after all Cuba as a
state would line up with the south, and
If Porto Rico be added the south would
begin to be strong enough to demand
participation in federal politics and
places on federal tickets. The southern
people are natural annexationists, but
the annexation sentiment is as wide
and deep as the country itself It ap-
peals to national pride, and many
Americans In all parts of the country
have made heavy investments in that
island. They favor to a man annexa-
ton. The annexation sentiment is in
creasing, and Intervention would no
doubt be followed by an annexation
movement that would be irresistible.
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Plurality Vote Hereafter.

I'VE favor the nomination of United
States Senators and all state and
county officers by q plurality vote in
primary election" SO runs Plank 80
of the democratic state platform, and
hereafter no democrat can consistently
favor primary that calls for a major
ity vote. All Alabama democrats stand
pledged by their own state platform to
primaries in which plurality votes shall
be decisive.
The experience OF all states is that
run-offs are unnecessary, expensive and
bothersome. When the voters know
that a plurality will decide they make
their votes conform to it. They are
very apt to concentrate their votes so
that some one has a majority or vote
closely approaching 1t. But If they
know there Is to be a run-off, the tend
ency is to multiply candidates and
scatter votes.
The Higdon-Stiles contest In Jeffer-
son county has been necessarily very
expensive. and under the new demo-
cratic rule it will not be duplicated
four years from now. Hereafter the
voter must make his selection in the
primary, for run-offs have been abol-
ished, and the Higdon-Stiles event
closes the series.
The democratic party stands pledged
to bring into use primaries paid for by
the people, at which each party can
select its nominees. This of itself
would put an end to run-offs, which no
one wants, and the good of the public
does not demand. The run-off would
stand abolished by common consent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20

is annoying for a devotee of tobacco
to be confronted every few days WITH
! a dissertation in the public print on
the horrible effects OF nicotine poisoning.
No matter how square-jawed man may
be- he can't resist the temptation to read
these yellow essays. often losing his
peace of mind, tho he has no notion
of quitting pipe, cigar or cigarette. A
good plan. Is to make scrap book Of
deadly parallels" On one page of the
book paste all the clippings you can find
eondemning the use of tobacco and on
the opposite page paste all the printed
information procurable which relates to
the benefcent effects of the weed, it's
soothing properties its admirable solace
and the inspiration wrapped in a cloud of
blue smoke. Side by side with the SEN
sational dispatch which tells how prom
Using youth of IS years died in an insane
asylum from too much smoking paste a
clipping which says that "Old Uncle"
somebody or other has at last passed
away. aged 1o4. after using tobacco stead
lily for 100 years. In another place the
labored efforts of science will be dis
counted by mountain dame with her
pipe. When your scrapbook is completed
you will have for ready reference all
the arguments pro and con. You will be
able TO see at a glance how wild are
some theories advanced and how much
they consort with actual evidence. The
book will give you a world of comfort
and when you falter in your courtship of
roseate Lady Nicotine a brief perusal of
its pages will encourage you to keep on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Annexation Sentiment.

The annexation sentiment that has
sprung up in this country since the
beginning of the insurgent movement
is but an expansion and continuation
Jefferson. All along through the nine
teenth century there were dreams Of
cially prevalent when the mushy beet
sugar resolutions offered by Senator
Teller cut it off in 1898 during the war
with Spain.
Annexation of Cuba is, however, a
serious problem. Imperialism could not
hope to hold CUBA as the Philippines
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20
Hotels Crowded.

The various hotels in Birmingham were
crowded to their capacity last night and
rooms were at a premium.
The Hillman was filled with the ex-
ception of two rooms. The Morris was
crowded The Metropolitan had only a
few rooms unoccupied and the number of
guests at the Florence was large.
The crowded condition of the city's hos
telries Is due to the big travel and Bir-
minghams popularity as a business cen
ter There is nothing of exceptional IN
terest in birmingham at present to draw
travellers. The hotels expect an immense
patronage towards the end of the month,
and extensive plans are being made for it,
The opening of the State Fair will draw
many visitors to Birmingham.
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THE BALLAD OF THE BOAT.

By DIR. Richard Garrett
The stream was smooth as glass, we
said: Arise, and let's away
The Siren sang beside the boat that in
the PUSHES lay,
And spread the sail. and Selling the oar.
We gayly took our way.
when shall the sandy bar be crossedf
When shall we find the bay?
The broadening flood swells slowly out
DER cattle-dotted plans;
The stream is strong and turbulent, and
dark with heavy rains;
The laborer looks up to see our shallop
speed away.
When shall the sandy bar be crossedf
When shall we find the bay?
Now are the clouds like fiery shrouds;
the sun, superbly large.
Slow as an oak to woodmans stroke.
sinks flaming at their marge;
The waves are bright with mirrored light
as jacnths on our way.
When shall the sandy bar be crossedf
When shall we find our bay?
The moon is high up in the sky, and
and now no more we see
The spreading rivers either bank. and
surging distantly
There bOoms sullen tnunuer as Oh Dreak-
ers far away,
Now shall the sandy bar be crossed, now
shall be find the bay.
The sea-gull shrieks high overhead, and
dimly to our sight
The moonlt crests of foaming waves
CLEAN towering through the night
Wen steal upon the mermaid soon, and
start her from her lay.
When once the sandy bar is crossed and
we are in the bay.
What rises white and awful as shroud-
EMBODIED ghost?
What roar of rampant tumult bursts In
clangor on the coast?
Pull back! pull back! The raging flood
sweeps every oar away
o stream, is this thy bar Of sandf o
boat, is this the bay?
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BAILEY WINS SKATING.
RACE AT EAST LAKE

Jack Bailey won his second skating
race at the East Lake auditorium last
night before a large crowd of spectators.
The distance was one mile and the time
was two minutes and forty-five seconds,
fifteen seconds under his previous record,
which made him the champion skater of
Birmingham. Second in the race was
w. c. Caldwell with j. S. Harmon q close
third. As prize Mr.. Bailey was pre-
sented with a handsome pair of skaes
by w. c. Mcconnell, manager of the
auditorium
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Wonderland"

Wonderland which will be the at
traction at the Jefferson theatre Friday
and Saturday, with matinee Saturday,
represents another spectacular success for
Julian Mitchell. having been a lavish set
ting similar to that of its predecessors,
the Wizard OF Or and Babes in Toy
land" Victor Herbert composed the
music 1t is said to be in his most charm
ing vein. Glen Marlborough, who collab-
GRATED with him in Babes in Toyland,"
prepared the book With the diminutive
little comedian. Little Chip. to fit the part.
Mr.. Marlborough is said to have supplied
a funny hbretto. Mary Marble, who last
year was the star of Nancy Brown" is
also a member of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-20

Miss Fanny Frankel. who appears at the
Majestic this week, was last seen here as
prima donna with THE Runaways" COM
pany. She was a popular favorite last
summer at the Birmingham Garden. Her
temperance under the management of
the Interstate Amusement company,
bespeaks the standing Miss Frankel has
gained since she entered the ranks of
vaudeville. Aside from her excellent vocal
accomplishments, she knows how to dress
with charming taste.