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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
VEGETABLES NOW
BECOMING SCARCE
PRICES FOR GREEN STUFF AD-
VANCING-FRUlTS ARE SCARCE.
EGGS, CHICKENS, FISH AND
OTHER FOODS QUOTED.

The vegetable market is growing mo-
notonous in its wane. There is absolute
ly nothing new on the stands. Practically
everything in the way of green stuffs has
city, and fruits are equally as scarce and
high. With the exception of apples, nearly
all kinds of fruit for sale on the local
market is shipped from California.
The following quotations were procured
from a prominent retail grocer yesterday:
Lemons. 25 and 30 cents per dozen; water
melons. 80 to so cents each; tomatoes, 10
to % cents per dozen; cantaloupes, and
10 cents each; corn, 20 and % cents per
dozen; cabbage, cents per pound;
peaches, 80 cents per dozen; Michigan
grapes, 80 cents per 5-pound basket: cook
ing apples, % and 80 cents per peck;
new Irish potatoes, 80 cents per peck, and
sweet potatoes SO and 40 cents per peck.
A bountiful stock of chickens is for
sale on the Birmingham retail market at
an average of 35 cents each. These fowls
are shipped daily from East Tennessee
and are healthy and in good condition.
There is almost famine of eggs all
over the state, 1t is said, and for this
reason they have advanced considerably
during the past few weeks. Fresh eggs
that is as fresh as can be procured, but
not guaranteed, are quoted at 80 cents per
dozen. There are a few cold-storage eggs
on the market at % cents per dozen, but
1t does not pay to buy them. Butter is
plentiful at 50 cents for the best quality.
The fish market is picking up since the
new season opened. The variety at pres
ent, while not as large as 1t will be in a
few weeks, is good. Toothsome snapper
steaks and other such cuts can be pro-
cured for about 10 cents per pound. Oys-
ters are slow sellers at the present on ae-
count of the warm weather. Birmingham's
supply comes from Biloxi, Miss. They
are quoted at 10 cents per dozen or rs
cents per hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
DuN's REVIEW.

New York, August 31.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
No check to commercial progress can
be discerned while the outlook becomes
brighter each week through the most en-
couraging crop reports.
Jobbng trade is on a large scale, whole
sale business is much better than last
year and after the holiday retail distri-
button of fall merchandise promises to
be very heavy. Manufacturing reports are
gratifying beyond precedent, the textile
industries alone showing any lrregularlty.
AS to cotton goods there Is a natural
disposition to delay placing orders where
better terms seem warranted by the
cheapened raw material, but producers
make no concessions because OF contracts
on hand Wooden goods also hesitate
pending q more definite trend In the dis
tributing markets. These uncertainties APP
ply to future business; current trade be-
ing of good volume. High prices for pig
iron emphasize the inadequacy of furnace
output, steel mills being embarrassed by
lack of material Similar conditions pre-
vail in the footwear industry, tho aver
age of hide prices now eelipslng all
previous records.
Prices for farm staples testify to the
certainty of ample crops, which in turn
give promise of more liberal exports. For
eign commerce at this port alone for the
last week showed gains of s2356,709 in ex-
ports and $3,54S,S $40 in imports as COM
pared with last years.
Railway traffic returns continue encour-
aging for August thus far exceeding last
years figures by us ger cent.
Failures this week numbered 10 in the
United States compared with 217 last year,
and IA in Canada against 10 year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
PARKER is PRESIDENT.
Dignlfed Lawyers Lay Aside Dignity
at ST, Paul's Banquet.

Minneapolis, August 31.-Dignified
lawyers and judges laid aside their
dignity tonight and had a good time
at the banquet, which closed the
twenty-ninth annual meeting of the
American Bar association.
Governor Johnson. was the first
speaker, his subject being, sThe State
of Minnesota"
Judge Parker responded to the toast,
1.-THE Judiciary" and p. B. Mignaut,
on "The Montreal Bar" John A.
Dryden, L r. Whitley, T. @. Hume and
John Allen were other speakers.
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York
was the sole nominee of the general
council of the American Bar associa-
ton for the Office of president for the
next year.
At a meeting of the committee preyi
Gus to the general session the follow
ing slate was named and which will
be acted on later
President, Alton B. Parker New
York; secretary, John Hinckley, Balti-
more, Md; treasurer, Frederick e.
Wadeham, Albany, N. Y. Executive
committee: Charles Monroe, Los An
geles, CAL; Ralph Breckenridge. Oma.
ha, Neb.; Rome G. Brown, Minneap-
oils; Walter G. Smith, Philadelphia;
Charles F. Libby, Portland, Me.
Messrs. Hinckley and Wadeham are
the present secretary and treasurer,
respectively.
The executive committee recon-
mended in its report that a two-third
vote be necessary for the approval of
any legislation and then only after the
report of a committee which had in
vestigated the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
WINTER BUYING IS
CLOSE To Zenith
Volume of August Sales Ex-
ceeds All Records
IRON AND STEEL QUIETER
Scarcity of Supplies Is the Cause
Rather Than Any Weakening De-
nand-More Advances Are
Made In Pig Iron.

New York, August 31.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Better weather and definite assurances
of large crops stimulate fall and winter
buying which is apparently at or close to
its zenith. Most leading markets report
buyers present in unprecedented numbers
and the volume of August sales exceeds
all records for that month except at a
few points where weather conditions
have been unproptious Sale of dry
goods, clothing, shoes, leather, hardware
and other iron and steel products, and
lumber are very large. The fall shipping
season is also apparently at its height,
shipping forces are working over time,
and the railroads are working to their full
capacity with car famine predicted for
the not far distant future.
Winter wheat has sagged slightly as the
feeling grows that spring, like winter
wheat will prove large crop Reports
from abroad are of better than earlier
anticipated wheat crops, but it is to be
noted that export trade in flour has inn
proved and exports tend to expand.
The crop situation otherwise is very
promising.
The iron and steel markets are a lit
tie quieter, due mainly to scarcity of
supplies, rather than to weakening of de-
mahd which is evidenced by advances in
pig iron, old material and some finished
lines, is still very heavy
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending August 30 number
1873 against 155 last week. and 161 in the
corresponding week of 1906. In Canada
failures for the week number IA as against
10 last week and % in this week a year
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
IMPORTANT CASE AGAIN
BEFORE THE COMMISSION

the other railroad lines west of the Mis-
sissippi river 1t is urged by the COM
plainants that the company refuses to
make a joint through rate on livestock
In carload lots from points in Texas to
Chicago, st. Louis, Omaha and Kansas
City. In 1904 the company cancelled It's
Joint rates on livestock and now will ac-
cept such traffic only on the understand
ing that the stock is to be trans-shppe1
at junction points of the Texas and Pa
cifc railroad with other lines. This, 1t Is
urged by the complainants, is unreasona-
BILE They ask therefore that the commits
sion compel railroads to quote joint
rate as formerly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
DorseYs Are Indicted.

Jonesboro, Ca, August 31.-L. L..
Dorsey and Otis Dorsey of this place,
sons of the late B. H. Dorsey, who
was killed by Leon T. Miner and Ar
thur L. Norris of Atlanta, cousin of
the Dorseys, were indicted by the
grand jury today for assault with in
tent to murder The Indictment
charges the three men with the as
sault on Miner last night few min
utes after he had been acquitted of
numbering the elder Dorsey. Miner
Is still in a critical condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01

Washington, August 3l.-Petitions filed
with the Interstate commerce commission
today presented question which has been
before the commission for many years,
and on what at least four decisions have
been made. The new rate law Is RESPONSE
BILE for it's renewal
The Texas Cattleraisers' association of
Texas entered the complaint against the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad, and
many other railroad corporations because
a charge of 50 a car on livestock is made
by the terminal railroad at Chicago The
complaint maintains that the charge is
excessive and ought to be included in the
through rate on car load lots from Texas
to Chicago.
Intervening in the petition are the Amer
lean National Livestock association and
the Corn Belt Meat association.
The commission decided several years
ago that the charge was excessive. 1t
fixed 81 a car as the proper tariff. The
case was taken to the supreme court of
the United States and the order was over
thrown on the ground of lack of author
iy.
Now. under the new law the complain
ants again appear before the interstate
commerce commission and ask that the
case be reopened and that the commits
sion decide it in the light of the new
act. The petitioners hope to have the case
considered on the evidence taken hereto
fore
Dovetailing into this case is another,
also filed today with the commission 1t
is that of the American Livestock asso-
citation and the Cattleralsers association
OF Texas against the Texas and Pacific
Railroad company and practically all of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Increased Bank clearlnns.

From figures given below 1t will be seen
that Birmingham bank clearlngs from
January l to date this year show re-
markable increase over those for cor
responding period last year, the gain for
the eight months of this year being 3d.
s96, 69l SO, an average monthly increase of
81, 1871, OS6. 40.
August, s775909O 10.
Same month last year, 6,0ss, 773. 30.
January to date this year, $64, 293 O04 H.
January 1 to August 81 last year, $780,
1896, 312.1S.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
ALMUNI MEETING DURING FAIR.
An Attractive Educational Programme
Has Been Arranged for Oct. II.

On October II the alumni of all the edu-
cational institutions of Alabama will have
a meeting at the fair grounds. In connec-
tion with this there has been arranged
full educational programme for that day,
which 1t is said will be very attractive
for those interested In such matters.
1t is the purpose of the management to
make fair week. from October Is to 20,
replete with such features as will appeal
to all tastes, from the serious and in
structive to those calculated merely to
amt1sh.,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
CUBAN WAR CLOUD GROWS
BLACKER WITH EACH DAY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

to come and enjoy the murmuring of our
rivers, the beauty of our moon-lit nights
the kiss of our sea, and even the love of
our women, all because it is said the cleo
tions were not fair. Is there no other
remedy except placing our necks under
the yoke of Uncle Sam? This war can
have no other end but intervention
Surrenderers in small numbers are re-
ported from various places, the largest
being at Verno, where twenty-five men
forsoolx the insurgents.
There is no other apprehension of an
uprising in the city of Havana, although
the city contains a great many insurrec-
ton sympathizers Many foreigners are
registering themselves at their consula ties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Narrow Escape From Death.

T. j. Young. car repairer for the South
ern railroad, while standing on the tracks
at Twenty-seventh street and Seventh
avenue, was knocked down by "cut" of
five cars which passed over him without
inf1icting serious injuries or breaking a
bone. However, he suffered dislocation
of the shoulder blade and several painful
bruises. He was taken by Logs ambu-
lance to Copelands hospital where it is
said he was resting as well as could be
expected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Mrs. L. M. Johnson.

Mrs. l.. M. johnson, 10 years of age.
died Friday morning at 1 o'clock at her
residence at Boulevard station on the
South Ensley car line. The deceased was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Horn.
The funeral will be conducted from the
home at 10 a. m, today and the interment
will be in Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Erlst is New statIonmaster.

Meridian, August 91.-(special)-The
Meridian Terminal company announced
tonight that j. c. First a passenger con-
ductor on the Northeastern railroad, was
appointed as trainmaster of the new sta
ton, with John Horne as assistant Mr..
First has been in the service of the
Northeastern for over fifteen years, and
is a married man and property owner of
Meridian. Sam 1. Parks of the Alabama
Great Southern was an applicant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
News of Corcova.

Cordova, August 3D. Special.)-Si the
election everybody has been attending
the revival services in and near town. The
mines are not working at present and
havn't been for the last three weeks.
1t is reported that the Ruby mines will
have a new superintendent and book
keeper September l. They promise then to
60 to work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Lee,s Family May Ask $4,000.

Norfolk, August Silt is understood
that the family of the late Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee will request the jamestown
Exposition company to pay them s10,-
900 for services rendered by the
former president of the exposition
company. General Lee had never had
his salary fixed. President fuckers
salary was fixed at $4,000 year, and
this may be the basis of the request.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
organs Express Sympathy.

New Haven, Conn.,, August 31.-W. j.
Bryan learned of the death of Edward
Rosewater. his personal friend while on
the train en- route to New Haven. Mr.
Bryan Immediately sent the following
message to Mrs. Rosewater:
Just learned with great sorrow of your
husbands death. Mrs. Bryan joins me in
expressions OF sympathy.
civilian j. BRYAN"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Mary Catalan Meeting.

The members of the advisory commit
tee of the Mary A. Catalan Memorial as
ISOLATION will meet in the Commercial
club rooms at 2 o'clock today. A full at
tendance is desired, as business of i'm
portance is to he transacted. Every men,
her is expected to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Louis s. Russell.

The remains of Mrs. Effie Russell. wife
of Louis S. Russell, who died Friday
morning at l o'clock at the family resi-
dence, 1923 Fourteenth street, north, at
the age of 43 years, will be sent to
Louisville, KY, this morning at o'clock
by Shaw & Son for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Mrs. Matilda Massey.

Mrs. Matilda Massey, aged 81 years, died
Friday afternoon at the residence of her
James B. Wood at $500 I'm
derwood avenue. East Lake. The funeral
will be conducted from the East Lake
Baptist church this afternoon at clock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Physician Commits Suicide.

Washington, August 31.-Dr. James
Mcdonald Wilson, physician of An
drews, N. c., committed suicide here
last night by shooting himself in the
mouth. Ill health is assigned as the
cause. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs. and DR.. r. A. Jones have returned
from a delightful two weeks trip to
Blount Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Slams.

The most difficult work solicited. Hermi.
taPe of 90
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Green UNDERTAKING Company.

E. T. Shaw & Sons. Undertakers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-26

perity and greatness, and this is my
main reason for speaking at such length
on a matter that SO forcibly attracted my
attention on my present visit to the old
town. If this interview will be the means
of attracting attention to the advantages
of Escambia soil for growing sugar cane,
1 will feel doubly pleased with my visit
here.
"Twenty-three years ago, when / left
here, nothing but large trees were sawn
into timber and lumber. Now young
pine trees third and one half the
then sizes are being cut and sawed into
timber and lumber for all purposes, and
this proves that the timber around here
is fast playing out and growing scarce.
and, as previously stated, the days OF
pine timber are numbered and the pros
perity of Pensacola will then be at a
very low ebb, unless some other enter
prise is started now to replace the fast
disappearing timber from this section.
will the people of this section begin
now to apply the remedy by planting
sugar cane In large quantities on near
by lands and keep life and prosperity in
the old town for all time. or will thew
sleep on and lose countless thousands az
dollars by their neglect of present and
future opportunities of honest. bealtbf,,,
and profitable toll in fine sugar cana
lands near by?"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-26
The Street Paving and a
Supervising Engineer.

/, A day or two ago The journal COM
mented on the proposition of the bond
trustees to employ consulting engi-
neer to take charge of the proposed
street paving improvements and to
pay him three per cent. of the cost of
such improvements for his services.
When the matter was presented to
the city council, it was not explained
as fully as could have been desired.
and it is possible that the council
the mayor. and the public may have
been somewhat misled regarding the
work proposed to be done and the
Pay to be received for it.
The Journal understands that at the
next meeting of the council, the bond
trustees will present the case in COM
p,ete detail and when it is fully ex.
planned and gone into, the proposition
may appear in somewhat different
light. AS soon as the proposition can
be secured for publication, The Jour-
nal will present it in full to it's read.
ers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-26
A Consistent Democrat
and An Able Man.

While The Journal has no wish to
mix up in the Alabama campaign for
the various state Offices and is not
particularly interested I'm the result
thereof, 1t desires. on the eve of the
primary, to say word to its many
Alabama readers relative to one of the
candidates who asks their suffrage. at
the polls on Monday next, Hon. Hor-
ace Hood, candidate for state audi
tor.
Mr.. Hood is consistent democrat
and one who has labored unremitting-
ly, In season and out, for the cause of
the party and the welfare of the
masses. He is not a chronic Office
holder and has never before asked any
favors at the hands of the party
whose battles ne has fought and to
whose interests the best years of his
life, brilliant mind and caustic pen
have been devoted.
Mr.. Hood is gentleman OF the old
school whose friends are numbered
only by his acquaintance, and they
are legion. His ability as business
man. Is beyond question and The Jour
nal Is confident that ne would AL the
once to which he aspires to the entire
satisfaction of the people of the great
state OF Alabama and with credit to
himself.
Mr.. Hood deserves recognition at
the hands of the democratic party of
Alabama and The Journal sincerely
hopes that he will be nominated for
the ONCE Of state auditor by a uusing
majority at the primary an Monday
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-26
PENSACOLA FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 2s 1906
Mr.. Bryan and Commute
man Sullivan of Illinois.

Since the Illinois state convention
refused to honor Mr. Bryan's request
that Roger @. Sullivan, national com
mitteeman from that state, be depos
ed and a real democrat elected in hia
place, a number OF newspapers which
have never been friendly to the Ne
ibraskan, have resumed their old game
of abuse and vituperation, charging
Mr.. Bryan with attempting the role OF
a dictator, ETC., etc.
No one expected that the Illinois
democratic organization, which is dom.
mated by Sullivan and John P. Hop.
kins, would approve Of MT. Bryan's re.
guest. These two men have never ap-
proved anything he did and have
never themselves been approved by
any considerable number Of real dem
Ocrats.
But the real democrats of the coun-
try do approve Mr.. Bryan for his at
tempt to have the democratic party
led by honest, decent democrats. who
have the confidence and respect OF
honest men.
Under the leadership of Hopkins
ard Sullivan, the "re-organizers'' in
the Illinois democracy stole the dele
cation TO the national convention. and
the "re-Organizers" in the national
convention approved the steal. That
is no reason, however, why Mr.. Bryan
or anyone else should not protest
against such leadership and attempt
to purge the party Of the odium which
such men as Sullivan and Hopkins
bring to it.
Instead of being dictator. Mr.. Bry.
an is simply doing what any other pri.
vate in the ranks has a right to do
and what all democrats should feel it
their duty to do. Has it got to a
stage where a democrat cannot assert
his interest in, his opinion of, or his
desires concerning, the democratic
party without being called dictator
What constitutes parity principles and
party organization III it is not the ac-
tive. positive voice of those who make
up the party personnel, and must DEM
Ccrats like Mr.. Bryan "sit on stool
and look pretty" while such political
pirates as Hopkins and Sullivan plan
further debauch and dedile the organl-
zation to which he claims allegiance?
We think not. Mr. Bryan is right
and the country at large fonors him
for his courage as well as his convic-
tons.