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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
AsPHyxlATED IN NINE.
One Is Dead and Others Are In Serl.
GUS Condition In Montana.

Red Lodge, Mont, June AT least
one man Is dead and several others are
in a serious condition from asphyxia-
ton in the Northern Pacific Railway
company's Rocky Fork coal mine near
here.
Fire which broke out in the mine
several days ago was supposed to have
been extinguished. but today the flames
broke out again A number of men
were overcome and rescuing party
of volunteers entered In search of their
comrades Many of these men We're
also overcome by gas. but 1t is thought
that most Of them were brought out.
Joe Bracey is dead. Thomas s. Kelly.
AL Masfar. Secretary William Bailey
and Thomas Atherton are in such seri-
Gus condition that recovery Is doubtful.
It is believed that there are several
miners still In the mine about seventy
feet below the air fan and that they
have persisted.
There is much excitement around
the mine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
BLOW FOR |. B N.
IN CINCINNATI
THE ROAD IS PERPETuALLY EN-
JOINED FROM THE coNSTRUC-
TON OF ELEVATED TRACKS
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.

Cincinnati, June 1.-The construction of
elevated tracks of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad along the river front
was perpetually enjoined In a decision
handed down by Judge Hoffheimer today
The track Is for the purpose of connect
ing the company's terminal at Vine street
with the end of the bridge at Butler
street and runs the entire length of the
Cincinnati wharfage. 1t is being con-
structed under an ordinance of council
granting the right Solicitor Lowman
filed an action in injunction on the part
of the city, claiming that the work is
being constructed, acted as complete
bar to river traffic In that the nearness
of the piers to each other absolutely
obstructed hauling to and from the
wharf.
Judge Hoffhelmer holds that council
abused its rights in passing the ordinance
by which the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company Is granted theAprivi-
lege of constructing a track along the
river front Then the court supplements
this by holding that the council not alone
abused its power in granting a privilege
of the nature 1t did, but also that council
had no power to pass the ordinance or any
ordinance granting exclusive rights Of
streets to any person or corporation and
that ii Is imperative. The effect of
the decision is to Gust the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company from the
river front.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
THINK IMMIGRATION
LAWS ARE SUFFICIENT
Delegation, Including Alabama Man,
Calls on President and Speaker
Cannon With Resolutions.

Washington, June IA committee con-
sistng of Michael conrey of the Irish
Federation, Henry Scheurman and Marx
]. Katz Of the German American fedora
ton: Jos Barondess of the Jewlsh-Ameri-
can federation and Celestine Piva OF the
Italian societies, all of New York City,
and p. p. Hunter of Jasper, Ala, and
d. w. Coons of Paducah. Ky. of the
Southern States immigration commission,
called ON the President today to present a
set of resolutions adopted at a meeting
In Cooper Union, New York on the 4th
inst
The resolutions urge no further restric-
tive laws as to immigration be enacted,
reciting that the present laws are ample
for the protection Of American citizenship.
They further recite that immigration of
a desirable kind is needed in this coun-
try.
Later the committee called on Speaker
Cannon and presented to him the same
set of resolutions. The President did not
give the committee assurance as to his
position ON the resolutions, indicating
that he would consider the subject.
The President assured his callers of his
appreciation of the nationalities they rep
resented, and of the good they had done
in developing the country, He said what
was particularly desirable was to get the
immigrants to move out of the city and
get on farm lands, where their work
would be productive. adding largely to the
national wealth. and where they would be
able to live under better sanitary condi-
tons than in the cities. He declared that
he was not In favor of dumping the for
eigners into the mines and keeping them
under ground, or even putting them so
largely on railroad work.
He knew there was dearth of labor on
the farms, especially in the south, and he
hoped that the tide of immigration could
be turned that way to the mutual adyan-
taRe of the farmers and of the immi-
grants
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08

rule that the law disregards part Of a
day. In applying this rule, suppose a
man was born just one minute before
midnight on January 2, 1880
AT midnight he had lived but one
minute, yet the day ON which he was
born was ended, and the law consid-
cred him one day old. So in comput.
ing the twenty-one years which a man
must live in order to reach his major
ity, we do not begin with the moment
OF his birth, but with the commence
ment of the day of his birth.
Now, since we must start with the
first moment OF January 2, 1880, 1t Is
perhaps natural to say that this man
did not become q years old until the
close of January /. 1901 Mathemati-
cally speaking, this Is true.
"Twenty-one years In that sense re-
uuires that the last moment Of January
1. 1901, should have arrived In order
to make the man of age, and, obvious
ly. he was of age at that point of time
But here again the rule is applied.
aAs the man was of age on the last
moment of January /. the law disre-
cards the entire part of the day inter
yenlng between the first moment AMI
the last. and consequently he became
In law 21 years old on the first moment
of January 1. 1901. the day preceding
the twenty-first anniversary OF his
birthday.
1.-THE rule is part of what Is known
as the common law and is applied in
this country In all states where the
common law of England has been
adopted, and remains unchanged by
statute. A man may vote or make
valid will on the day preceding the
twenty-frst anniversary of his birth
day, although the right in the one case
and the capacity in the other Is given
only to persons who have reached the
age of 81 years
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
WHEN is A MAN 217
Question Not So Easy to Answer as
May Appear.

From the New York Sun.
ut is often said that law Is applied
common sense said Prof. John Wurts
of the Yale Law school, the other day.
when In town. while II Is true that
law principles originated In common
sense. the law itself is the combined
experience of many men; for no two
men uninstructed In law will agree as
to what Is applied common sense.
Then there are many rules of law
which undoubtedly have common
sense origin, but conditions having
changed. history fails to disclose this
origin. Yet these very rules must be
retained in order not TO shake personal
and property rights. Therefore. no
man can depend on his own uninstruct-
ed common sense to know the law.
ITO drive this statement home, /
have frequently put to an incoming law
class the question, When does an In
FAINT become OF age?' The answer IL
always unanimous. When he is 81
years old
The next question appears ridlcu
lous to some and makes them laugh.
while others set their alleged common
SENSE al NOfh, al never WIN WI CT
result: When Is man 81 years old2'
"One student says On his twenty
first birthday but of course he does
not mean It, for he Ia about year ont
of the way Another ventures. On the
twenty-frst anniversary of his birth
day This sounds better but even II
correct Is not specific enough. When
he has completed his twenty-flrst an
niversary':: AT the beginning of that
day. On his twenty-first anniversary
at the precise hour of his BIRTH" are
other answers.
and then surprise the guessers
by saying that they are all wrong.
"In computing time, 1t Is general
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
LOTTERY MEN SENTENCED.
Get Four and a Half Years and Mus
Pay $500 Fine.

Chicago, June John H. Dalton,
formerly a local politician, and Louis
A Gourdain of Louisiana were today
sentenced in the United States district
court to four and half years In the
penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500
each for using the mails to defraud.
The charge against the men is that
they sold options on oil lots in Louisi-
ana which did not exist.
Gourdain. when sentenced. asked the
court to give him the limit of imprison-
ment under the law, and Judge Lands
accommodated him. Gourdain previ-
ously declared that if convicted he
would ask the court for the extreme
sentence, serve his time, and then ex-
terminate his family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
Sent Checks at Various Times.

Asked II he ever got any money from
coal companies. Mr.. Aiken said Captain
Hicks had at various times sent him
checks for $50. He received about $3.50 in
that way.
.If Hicks had not had AN operation on
your division you would not have got
that money. would your
aeThat is self explanatory" interjeeted
Commissioner Cockrell.
Eyes, self explanatory, repeated the
witness.
Asked as to his stock holdings. Mr..
Aiken said he had 800 shares In the Brace
nell Coal company for which he paid
$4,000 cash
.arhat is $50 share?" said Mr. Glasgow.
mo, Its 800 a share
you only paid $50 share.
mo, I paid 500 share
How do you figure it?'
II am on the books for 500 share
"Oh. its plain enough what you paid
for ~, said Commissioner Clements.
"what is the use of clubbing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
HANDED OUT MONEY
BY THE HAT FULL
South Carolina DispensarieS
Have Sensation
PURCHASERS ARE ARRESTED
Guilty Men Laid Trap and Saw Rival
LIQUOR Men Give Their Associates
Money for Placing
orders.

Columbia S. c., June 7.-As the result
of the disclosures before the dispensary
Investigating committee, Governor Hey
ward today authorized the attorney gem
eral to prosecute II. II. Evans, L. w.
Boykin and j. B. lowell former menu
bers of the dispensary board, for malfeas-
ance in office
The committee adjourned today, and the
action of the government Immediately fol-
lowed. The investigation of state dispen-
sary affairs had become highly sensa-
tional. Last night it was testified by
Lewis w Parker, manager of a large
mill in this state, that ]. Lanahan OF
Baltimore had confessed to him that he
had paid a member of the dispensary pur-
chasing board $500. He was unable to get
any business as the brother-in-law of the
member in question represented another
house.
The statement was corroborated today
by e. W. Robertson, a banker 1t was
brought out that-the conversations with
Ianahan occurred at hotel in New York.
c. C. Davis contractor, swore today
that while building a house for Evans
at Newberry he several times saw IN
Evans possession large amounts OF
mbney.a thousand dollar bill generally
being on ..he outside.
Once hi had seen Evans with a beaver
hat 'fula of money in greenbacks. Evans
he said had told him that his friends had
given i'm the money and other presents
and y nat these friends were liquor deal
e7y. At that time he said Evans was
Chairman Of the purchasing board. Davis
further stated he had heard Evans COM
plain that other members of the board
were not giving him his share of the or
ders according to arrangement and that
he had laid trap by which he and Briggs
Wilson, manager of a dstillery in Column
bia, had seen other whisky men pass re-
bate money to other members of the dis
pensary board Evans and Williams, he
said, were standing on table looking
through a transom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
OLDEST MASON DIES.
D. A. Bergman Passes Away In Helm
at Age of 81.

Hefiin, June 7.-(special)-D. A. Perry
man diea suddenly this evening at
o'clock. Although he has been in feeble
health for some time, his death was un-
c expected He was 81 years old and leaves
a wife and four sons and four daughters
to survive him. His sons are D. D., A. R.,
Frank and r. j., and his daughters Mrs.
Morgan of Hefin, Mrs. Little of Atlanta
and Misses Hattie and Ella of Hefiin. He
will be buried with Masonic honors. He
was the oldest Mason living In Alabama.
No funeral arrangements have yet been
made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
COMMENCEMENT OF
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
Continued from Fifth Paee)

>-~-S~srs~~r><~~~~r>eSN-
High School Building Renovated,
Clarence Johnston Going
Wants and Ads" Bessie Barker
Moore.
Editorial. Samuel Francis Clabaugh.
Debate.
Supjecf-Resolved That Alabama should
have co-education in High schools.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Virginia Weav-
er and Thomas Courtney Semi
observation-disclosures Nelson Montgomery
and Clara Bell Sem.
Girls Trio-("Chase of Butterflies y
Claplsson.
NoveIette--"Th Locker Key
Chapter 1.-The Dream''-Willie Per-
son Hughes.
Chapter II.-"Girl in Studio"-Lucile
Ruth Jones.
Chapter III.-"Lost, a Pin"-Mabel Mil
dreth VanKeuren.
Chapter Iv.-"On Hunt of Reward =
Annie Susan Darby.
Chapter V.-"Treasure Found Evelyn
Blue Adams.
Parting Words.
classmates and Teachers Emma Will
lams Donelson.
High School," Ralph Sheldon Barrow.
Girls Trlo--"A Pretty Red Tipped
Daisy''-Wekerln.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
CASSATT EAGER -: s::.:::::
TO STOP ABUSES
fcont.nued from First Paae.)


lions on coal lands which I sold to the
Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal company
And they gave YOU $20000?'
"And they gave me $4,000
I'm stock or CASH."
I'm cash.
~"Joseph b. Boyer. chief clerk in Mr.
Gibbs office" said Mr.. Glasgow, testified
yesterday that you sent him money
- Well, /. did"
How mueh?'.
How much? | gave him 3 cents a ton
for fuel coal which the Dunkirk Coal
company furnished the railroad"
why did you give him the cents a
ton?"
"Oh. / thought we would like some
of the company's business and paid
Boyer 5 cents ton commission for get
ting the business. That ] believe was
the recognized commission.
you would not have paid Mr.. Boyer
that commission If he did not hold the
position he occupies With the railroad,
would your
Certainly not | would not pay him
4 cents for nothing"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
Lake up Statehood BILL.

Washington, June Tn the Senate
today Mr.. Foraker gave notice that as
soon as the conference report on the
railroad rate bill is disposed OF he Will
move to take up the conference report
on the statehood bill. He first asked
that next Tuesday be fixed az the date
of discussion Of that report, saying that
he understood 1t would be satisfactory
tn Senior Beveridge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
DR.. Samuel H. Lowrey Dead.

Huntsville, June 7-(SpeciaL)-Dr. SAM
uel H. Lowrey, one of the leading physi-
clans of Huntsville, died this afternoon,
age 81. He was formerly health officer of
Huntsville. former vice president and
grand senior censor of the State Medical
society, and member of the board of GEN.
sors of the Madison County association.
His widow and three children survive
him,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-08
Operation saved Hens Life.

Ridgely (Md) Cor. Philadelphia Record
one of their favorite hens becoming Ill
Samuel Sapton and r. E. Fountain
chicken fanciers, performed an operation
which has evidently proved very success
full as it saved the chickens life.
II was discovered that the fowl was
suffering from "craw irritation" caused
by eating small pieces Of glass The
craw was opened. thoroughly washed out,
sewed up with white cotton and now the
hen is as lively as I young chicken.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
PILES
A Trial Package Of The Wonderful
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Mail to Everyone to Test Thor
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
!" JAKE HAS ROAST
FOR c. B. BUCHANAN
MADISON MAN WILL OPEN ON
CONGRESSMAN TONIGHT.
Jacobson Has Prepared Broadside for
the Sixth District Man, Which He
Will Deliver at Big Lake-Legisla-
tive Record to Be Thoroly Muck
Raked, III ..... ~

J. L. Jacobson is going after Con
gresham Buchanan. - The live-wire
statesman from Lac qui Parle was In
the twin cities last evening, and left
early today for, Big Lake, Sherburne
county, where he will speak tonight.
He will advocate the nomination Of c..
A. Lindburg for congress in the sixth
district, and will handle. Mr.. buchanan
without gloves. He is familiar with the
congressman s record when in the state
senate, and will put him on the gridiron
for lively broiling. The speech will
undoubtedly be sensational, and will
be a strong card in the cam paign. It
will be followed by another speech to-
morrow night, probably at Cokato.
jacobson is strong in the sixth dis
trict, and had about half it's counties
with him in his contest for governor.
The people of the district believe in
him, and what he says will carry con-
siderable weight. In securing Jacob
son g services, the managers of G. A.
Lindbergh have made master stroke
Jacobson's entry into this contest is
deliberate defiance of Senator Mel
son, who is openly supporting buchanan.
and may lead to further political de-
velopments. It is understood that he
will not stop with Buchanan, but will
go after the whole state senate COM
bine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
Weather Conditions.

The movement of the w-pressure
area from the eastern partsoof the Da-
kotas yesterday morning to it's present
position over Lake Superior, was at
tended by an increase in cloudiness and
thunderstorm conditions from Lake
Superior westward and southwestward
to the eastern slope of the Rocky
y Mountains with rain during the past
,twentY-four hours at many points in
southern and western Minnesota, east
ern Manitoba, eastern North Dakota,
South Dakota, central Nebraska, east
ern Kansas and southeastern Montana.
There have been rains also in Texas,
Louisiana and northern Michigan. The
high-pressure area over the north Pa
cific coast region yesterday morning is
advancing eastward, and it's movement
is accompanied by lower temperatures
as far east as western Minnesota and
the eastern part Of Nebraska. This
morning S temperature are bRlow so de-
grees in North Dakota and thence west
ward, and below 40 degrees in western
Manitoba and thence westward, with
Current. The temperatures continue
high in the Mississippi valley and the
lake region. Fair and cooler weather
in this vicinity tonight and Wednesday
will accompany the eastward movement
of the high pressure area.
Y. S. Outram, Section Director.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
ULF.TO.CANADA.
line PROMISED
MINNEAPOLIS FAVORED IN AM
BITIoUs RAILROAD SCHEME.
Philadelphia and Des Moines Capital
lists Map Out Road which Will Con
meet Alberta with Some Gulf Port
Land Being Bought in Cedar Lake
eighborhood.

:. Consummation of plan to build a
line from Minneapolis to the gulf, CON
Meeting ultimately with the Canadian
northwest seems at hand,
Philadelphia and Des Moines money
IS pack OF the scheme, which calls for
a line thru Des Moines between Mime
aapolis and St. Louis. From st. Louis
the route will be eastward to Louis
vile and thence south thru the rich
mineral country Of Tennessee.
Men Who Are Interested. .-...
G. w. Schreiner. w. w. Coqswell, J.,
W. Renewal and F. G. Dean. ali of Phil.
ade!phla, have spent considerable time
at Des Moines in inconnection with
the new enterprise. Messrs, Renewal
and Cogswel are now, there in confer
ence. with p. A. Harris, the local leader
In the project. It is said that these
gentlemen have sufficient capital in
sight for the preliminary financing of
In Iowa the road has bene chartered
as the Des Moines & Northern Iowa
Ka!1road company, which was formed to
M 6H,la a nd ine betWeen Des Moines and
eorporated by E. a. Harris, Arthur
Reynolds, president Of the Des Moines
National bank, J. H Phillips, n. E.
Coffin and other local capitalists.
M. Keneval, who is the most active
OF the Philadelphia promoters, is known
as a railroad promoter Of wide expert
enee, both in this country and in Aus
Some Local History.
In connection with a revival of the
Des Molnes & Northern Iowa plan to
reach minneapolis, it is reported that
some active buying of property, be-
tween the Great Northern g Osseo line
and Western avenue, and west of Clear
water junction is on. This company
at one time attempted, thru the Mime
apolis Commercial club, to get entrance
oyer the Great Northern terminals.
This concession was refused, and short
~ after surveyors were busy between
Excelsior and Minneapolis, laying out
q line. This year surveying work has
been under way again between the
same points, indicating that the Des
Moines & Northern Iowa would secure
entrance by the Hopkins route.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-11
WATER, NOT KNIFE, AS
APPENDICITIS CURE


Internal and external applications of
water as an alternative for appendicitis
operations and as a preventive Of dis
ease were Endorsed at a health league
meeting held last evening at the Central
nigh school, st. Paul. How to- use
water as a preventive Of disease was
the topic for the paper of the evening,
read by DR.. M. 8. B.. Frederick, and the
treatment of appendicitis by water appli-
cations was the principal topic Of dis
cussion. 49,
1t was shown that on one page Of: the
St. Paul city. hospital records eight APP
pendicitis cases had been registered. It
was argued that the disease is amenable
to internal and Sc, external water treat
ment and that. the use 81 the knife is
not necessary, The use of olive oil as a
food andca medicine was also discussed.
The next meeting Of the league will be
devoted to program prepared by the
Mental Hygiene association. -