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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
SUITS ARE BEGUN
AGAINST M'CURDYS
MUTUAL WILL MAKE EFFORT TO
GET SOME OF THE MONEY BACK
ON THE ADVICE OF JOSEPH H.
CHOATE.

New York. March 1-Suits already have
been instituted by the trustees of the
Mutual Life Insurance company against
former President Richard A. McCurdy,
former General Manager Robert II. Me
Curdy and the firm of c. H. Raymond
& Co, formerly general agents of the
Mutual according to an announcement
by the board of trustees today.
These suits were begun some time ago
on the advice of Joseph II. Choate. Mr..
Choate had been retained by the trus-
tees to investigate and determine whether
there was ground ON which the company
could bring suits against these former
officers to recover some of the amounts
which have been paid them by the Mu-
tual. Mr.. Choate's formal report was not
made TO the trustees until today. but
the suits were begun on a preliminary
expression of his views made by Mr..
Choate before the completion of his for
NAL opinion.
l.. A Thebaud, son-in-law of former
President McCurdy, is a member of the
firm of Charles II. Raymond & Co. Robert
II. McCurdy is former President Nc
Curdys son.
The trustees at their meeting today
accepted the resignation from the board
of Effingham b. Morris of Philadelphia
and Stuyvesant Fish and after considering
the report of the Armstrong investigating
committee which was recently submitted
to the legislature adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That so much of the report
of the committee as recommends remedial
legislation be referred to the president
and counsel, with authority to appear
before the Legislature at any hearing on
the bills introduced by the committee
and to present such evidence and infor-
nation as in their judgment may most
effectively protect the interests of the
company and its policyholders.
Resolved, That as to the other mat
ters contained in the report the same
be referred to the president to examine
and report to his board what action, If
any, should be taken thereupon; and. that
until the reception of his report, further
action on the report of the committee
be postponed
Richard A. McCurdy and his family
and L. A. Thebaud and his family sailed
for Europe today on the steamer Amer
ika.
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TURFMEN SUSPENDED.
Mccafferty and DurnelI Are Ruled Of
for a Year.

Los Angeles, March 1.-As one re-
suit of the investigation yesterday by
the board of directors of Ascot park
in regard to the charges of unfairness
and collision brought against Manager
J. w. Brooks. Presiding Judge A. w.
Hamilton this afternoon gave out a
ruling suspending J. J. McCafferty and
c. e Durnell for one year for 'prac-
tees derogatory to the best Interests
of the turf"
The specific charges on which Nc
Cafferty was deemed guilty was the
use of stimulating drugs used on the
horse, The Huguenot, in race run at
Ascot February 10.
Durnell was punished for the al
legged improper plating of his horse,
Alderman Ball, in connection with its
race at Ascot December 20, 25 and 26.
While no official announcement was
made regarding the charges made by
Mr.. McCafferty, Brooks and MCDANIEL
against Manager Brooks, it is learned
from the most reliable sources that the
charges were not sustained by the evil
dence and that the directors did not
consider that a case had been made
against Brooks.
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Washington, March 1.-Gorrespondenee
between the state department and rep
resentatives of Germany as to an agree
ment or arrangement with reference to
tariff relations between the United States
and Germany, was laid before the House
today by Mr.. Payne of New York in a
report on the Sheppard resolution call.
ing for information ON this subject.
A letter from Secretary Root to Baron
speck Won sternberg dated February II
gives a complete review of the demands
Of Germany for changes in American
tariff regulations and the concessions the
United States treasury department is
willing to make. He says that proposed
changes in the customs laws are being
considered as follows:
ITO excuse the importer from appear
ing personally before an American consul
to have an invoice legalized. To make
it possible to have invoices legalized
at the choice of ,the exporter either in
the district in which goods are bought
or where they are manufactured.
ITO make it the duty of consular Of
ficers to confer and cooperate with Ger
man chambers of commerce in determine
ing the value of goods.
ITO have special treasury agents and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
TILLMAN CONFIDENT.
Thinks Rate Bill Will Pass Senate
Without Amendment.

Columbia, s. c., March 1.-Senator b.
r. Tillman is spending the night in Co.
lumDla en- route to his home from Glenn
son college, where he has been attending
a meeting of trustees of that institu-
ton. He is still suffering with a severe
cold In speaking of the railroad rate
bill be said:
THE bill will probably pass but the.
principal fight will be on the proposed
amendment for court supervision of rates
This means that the COURTS would be
given the power of injunction to pre-
vent the enforcement of rates before re-
vised by them. The supporters of the bill,
however do not favor this but wish
to give the railroad commission power to
put rates into effect after thirty days.
notice. The bill will pass the Senate
without amendments. I think. ] expect
to fight for II and expect the support of
all the democrats and a large number
of the republicans
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
MORGAN BECOMES
CUBAN MINISTER
PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO
PALMA AND SAYS HIS EFFORTS
WILL BE TO STRENGTHEN
FRIENDLY RELATIONS.

Havana, March edwin V. Morgan the
new American minister to Cuba, pre-
scented his credentials to President Palma
today. The arrival and departure of the
minister at the palace were watched with
interest by big crowd of Cubans and
Americans. Minister Morgan drove from
the legation in an open carriage accom-
panied by President Palma military aide
and escorted by troop of mounted rural
guards
Mr.. Morgan in an address said:
MIR. President, / have the honor to
hand to your excellency my letter of
credentials with the letter of recall of my
predecessor, Mr.. Squiers. 1T is my good
fortune to enter upon my official duties
at a moment when the republic has
evinced its friendship towards the UNI
ted States by bestowing upon the Presi-
dents daughter wedding gift of singu-
lar fitness and value, and to have reach
ed this island in company with her and
her husband, who by their presence
among the Cuban people desire to demon
strate the gratitude they feel for this
gift The President also charged me to
convey an expression OF his appreciation
and to testify anew to the cordially of
the sentiments he and the American peo-
pie entertain for the person of your ex-
cellency and the nation of which you are
the chief executive. 1t will be my con-
slant effort to strengthen as far as pos
sible the ties which unite the two coun-
tries by advocating those measures which
are for the benefit of BOTH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
PECULIAR SITUATION.
War Department condemning Gill
lette's Resignation.

Washington, March IA peculiar
situation has arisen in the army as
to the case of Maj Cassius Gillette,
United States engineers, who is now
superintendent of the Philadelphia fill
tration plant. When he accepted Of
flee yesterday and took the oath as
civil officer he raised the point as to
whether or not he had brought himself
within the provisions of section 1922,
revised statutes, which in substance
cancels the commission of an army
officer on the active list who accepts
a civil office.
The resignation was received at the
war department. The question
whether an officer can resign an of
fee which he has ceased to hold or
whether such a resignation can be ac-
cepted are to be determined by the
President for he alone is authorized
to accept a resignation of this kind.
Secretary Taft will take it up with
him tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
BANK GOES UNDER.
Arkansas Institution Is Forced to
Close It's Doors.

FIT. Smith, Ark. March 1.-The Southern
Bank and Trust company, recent cor
poration with an authorized capital of
100000 failed to open it's doors today
notice was posted to the effect that
the banks interest had been sold to Tom
Neal, an attorney of FIT. Smith, who, it
was stated, would pay all depositors In
full
The deposits amount to about $50, 600
The assets, consisting of notes. loans, dis
counts and office fixtures. amount to
about a like sum.
The Southern Bank and Trust company
was a branch of the Southern Bank and
Trust company of Dallas, Texas.
An investigation of the affairs of the
Southern Bank and trust company shows
that at the time of the closing there was
but $94S0 in cash on hand Moneyed men
had for weeks been negotiating to take
over the banks assets and prevent the
closing but they could not come to terms
with President Waller. 1t is announced
that the bank will be reorganized and
that no depostor will suffer loss.
were recently made by officers of the
Southern Bank and Trust company to
establish a state bank here. A lease on
building was secured but the bank has
never opened for business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
WOMAN SHOT AND
CHILD Is KILLED
MISS FANNIE PEPPERS is SERI-
OUsLY INJURED BY EXPLOSION
OF PIsTOL-LoG FALLS ON LIT
TIE CHILD.

Albertville, March 1.-(special.)-A de-
plorable accident occurred this morning
at the home of j. II. Peppers, who lives
two miles from town. While engaged in
the morning household duties, Miss Fan
ME Peppers was accidentally shot in the
leg, the bullet going almost through the
limb A pistol was lying on a table in
the room In which the young lady was
at work. She placed a quilt on the table
and in removing the quilt the weapon was
dragged off, falling to the floor and ex-
plodiug The bullet from the gun pierced
her limb just above the ankle and rang
ing up passed out on the opposite side
near the knee, making a painful wound.
The flame from the pistol ignted her
dress and but for prompt assistance she
would Aave been seriously burned. DR..
w. A. Elrod was hastily summoned and
dressed the wound and the young woman
IS resting quietly now.
A small child of John Long of Mar
shall was killed Monday afternoon while
playing near the family woodpile. The
little boy who was just years old, was
standing close to a big pile of wood when
a log about eight feet long and six inches
in diameter rolled from the pile and
cfuSneChfoul the lie Oh the ulle oHe' ihc
child had been missing an hour or more
when the mother grew anxious and went
in search of it. The father, who was
at work in nearby field was summoned,
but they failed to find the body. Finally
the whole neighborhood was aroused and
went in search of it. After a time the
father discovered the boy lying down by
wood pile underneath big stick of wood
dead. 1t had evidently been dead some,
time. The bereaved parents have tho
sincere sympathy of many friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
ASKS FOB 100000.
Roosevelt Thinks Expenses of Pan
American Delegates Should Be Paid.

Washington, March president
Roosevelt has asked Congress to APP
propriate 100000 to defray the ex-
penses of the delegates of the United
States to the Pan-American Congress
in Rio De Janeiro next spring. The
members of the delegation will receive
no salary, and as it is felt that they
will be under heavy social obligations
and will incur a great many different
expenses. the President has asked for
such a sum as will be sufficient for all
expenses.
The first Pan-American congress
which was held in Washington cost
the United States 100000 When the
congress came together in Mexico the
Mexican government appropriated
100000, and recently the Brazilian
congress has appropriated 100000 to
be used for the reception and the en-
tertainment of the delegates of the diff
ferent South and Central American
republics who will meet in the Bra
lillian republic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
RAISE $4,000
IN 10 MINUTES
ENORMOUS SUM WILL BE USED
TO PROSECUTE FOREIGN MIS-
SION WORK DURING THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS.

Nashville. March LIN fifteen minutes
time tonight the convention of the stud
ent volunteer movement contributed sS4'-
600 towards prosecuting the work during
the next four years. This sum exceeds
by $4,000 that raised at the last eonYen-
ton At Ryman auditorium aisles were
filled and many had been turned away
unable to gain entrance when the night
session began. The opening scene was
inspiring, the mighty audience of 500
persons joining in the chorus of the
hymn 1.-The Son of God Goes Forth to
War; which was followed by the Lords
prayer repeated in concert by thousands
of voices
Bishop Thomas F. Gaylor of the
Protestant Episcopal church was the
chief speaker of the evening his theme
being 1.-THE Only Absolute Religion"
The afternoon was devoted to sectional
conferences of which there were nine as
follows:
For Africa, at the First Presbyterian
church.
For Burma, ceylon and Siam, at Graoes
S. p. church.
For China, at Tulip Street Methodist
church.
For India, at woodland Street Presby-
terrain church.
For Japan and Corea. West End Meth
odist church.
For Latin America, First Baptist
church.
For Mohammedans, First Christian
church.
Pastors conferences. Christ Church
chapel.
Sunday school boards, Baptist Board
building.
At the Mohammedan conference Miss
Ellen NJ Stone was one of the speak
ers, at Christ church Bishop B. r. Hen
bricks talked on THE Pastor, Student
of Missions;" at the First Presbyterian
church. the Rev. w. II. Sheppard, the
colored missionary told of his work in
Africa; the Rev. II. w. Kirby, just re-
turned from the Congo Free State. told
of his missionary work there, and Bishop
l. C. Hartsell. recently home from labors
in East. West and Central Africa, was
heard. All of the conferences were well
attended
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
MUST MAKE GOOD THE
CAPITAL MPAIRMENT
Present Management of Bankers Life
Insurance Company viii Go Out
of Office Soon.

New York, March 1.-The Herald to-
morrow will say:
called upon by the state department
of insurance to make good serious i'm
pairment of its capital, stockholders and
directors of the Bankers Life Insurance
company, of New York, held important
meetings yesterday, the sequel of which
will be that in a few days the men who
compose the present management of that
company will retire and successors will
be named by interests opposed to them.
The Bankers Life has nearly $25.OOO,O 600 of
outstanding insurance on its books
Examinations of the Bankers Life by
the state insurance department last De-
cember disclosed an impairment of it's
capital TO the extent of something like
50 per cent Under instruction from
Superintendent Hendricks, the company
Immediately ceased writing new business
until the shortage could be made good,
and as rapidly as its licenses for doing
business in other states had expired, the
company has been withdrawing from
operations outside the domestic field.
Mr.. Hendricks gave the customary
order to make good the impaired capital,
and an assessment Variously stated to be
from $4,000 to $4,000 was levied upon
the shareholders several weeks ago to
restore the depleted reserves and to pro-
vide a necessary surplus. The state has
granted the corporation until May to
furnish the necessary money. The meet
ing of stockholders held yesterday in the
companys home office adjourned with
out conclusive results to meet again in
the same place next Thursday. The re-
suits of the meeting of the directors was
not made known.
III. X. Stokes, a brother of Governor
Stokes, of New Jersey. is acting presi
dent of the Bankers Life with the title
of third vice president, the president and
other vice presidents having been retired
some time ago in the interests Of
ecnnnnnN.,'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
HENDERSON INFERRED.
All Business Suspended in Dubuque
for Five Minutes.

Dubuque, Ia, March 1.-The funeral of
former Speaker David B. Henderson was
held this afternoon. Business was sus-
pended during the hours of his funeral
and for five minutes following the COM
mencement of services the bells in every
church in Dubuque tolled. Otherwise
silence reigned, not a wheel turning in
the city during that period.
During the morning the body was taken
under an escort of E,lks to st. Johns
Episcopal church, where it lay in state,
the Dubuque military company acting as
guard of honor. There were six wagon
loads of flowers. Hon. George d. Perk-
ms, of Sioux City. a former colleague in
congress, pronounced the eulogy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
No Disorders in Elections.

Washington March l-Concerning the
Philippine elections, the war department
has received the following cablegram
from Governor General Ide:
mot "a single instance of disorder, al
though many ballots were required tn
elect in many instances. Have confirmed
all elected; three suspended for investi-
cation charged with bribery and lntiml-
cation. Sandilxo and Devyrea were elect
ed and confirmed. as was also Reynolds,
an American Eight of the present gov
ernc rs We're reelected"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Delegates to Rio De Janeiro.

Washington, March 1.-The list of Amer
lean delegates to the Pan-American Con-
gress which meets in Rio De Janeiro this
summer has been completed. In addition
to William !. Buchanan of New York,
whose appointment was announced some
time ago, the appointments of the fol-
lowing were announced today: Edward
]. James, LII. D., Illinois; Leo S. Rowe
LII. D., Pennsylvania James S. Harlan
Illinois and Tulio Larrnaga, resident COM
missioner from Porto Rico to the United
States
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
ERECTING BIG PLANT.
Payne and Joubert to Manufacture
Heavy Machinery.

plant Of Payne & Joubert, near East
Birmingham, have been erected and the
masons have commenced work on the
brick wallsA The company is erecting a
plant to manufacture sugar machinery.
and other machinery and furnace and
building castings
The company, which also has large in
terests in New Orleans, will spend about
$4,000 on it's plant in Birmingham, and
viii employ several hundred men from
the beginning. The size of the plant will
be enlarged as the deusand 5uStities.~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Well Known Telegrapher Dead.

Chicago, March 1.-James Fl. Ward for
many years chief operator for the AS
ISOLATED Press in the southwest and for
the past three years connected with the
Chicago office. died this morning of heart
failure. Mr.. Ward, who was a native of
Novia Scotia was well known among tele-
graphers in all parts of the country, hav-
ing worked in many of the large cities
of the United States before entering the
service of the Associated Press.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Small Damage by Fire.

About $50 worth of wire stored in the
ware house of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone company in Second alley between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, in
the rear of the Birmingham hotel, was
damaged by fire yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. The cause of the fire
is not known.
Last night, shortly after O'Clock,
a crossed wire caused the fire bell in the
city hall tower to strike
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Thinks Dead Mas Is Husband.

Admission, March 1.--(Special) Mrs. Win
Brannon of this city believes that the
body of the man found in Savannah river
the first of the week near Savannah is
that of her husband who disappeared
from his home here February 6. She
says her husband had two fingers gone
and has a tattoo mork on the left arm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Dust Storm In Kansas.

Wichita, Kas., March 1.-The worst
dust storm experienced in this section
of Kansas in years prevailed today.
For three days a high wind, varying
in velocity from thirty to forty miles
per hour, has swept the country. The
air is filed with dust, giving the sky
a leaden hue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
charoed with Highway Robbery.

Memphis, March Harry Nelson. a
young white man, in company with Jim
Rogers, another youth, is under arrest
here charged with highway robbery. Ac-
cording to a statement made by the police,
Nelson confessed to having killed a man
named Rieggers in New Orleans on last
Christmas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Illinois Central Wages Increased.

Springfield. H.. March 1-Wages of
about 800 firemen on the Illinois Central
railroad, it was announced tonight, have
been increased from 10 to 30 cents day,
firemen of locomotives with cylinders over
IS inches in diameter and all firemen Of
switching engines receiving the higher
scale
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Bio Mercer Is Effective.

New York, March 1.-Formal announce
ment was made tonight after the close
of business that the great traction mer-
ger by which the surface lines of the
METROPOLITAN system and the INTERIOR
ough company are consolidated, has be-
come operative and the merger is ef-
fectiVe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
The Lessons of Life.

By Herbert Spencer.
Courage in attacking difficulties, pa
tent Concentration of the attention, per-
severance through failure-these are char
acteristics which after-life specially re-
QuireS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Lonqworths Leave for Tampa.

Havana, March 1.-Congressman
Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Long
worth were among the passengers VINO
left Havana today on the steamer Mas
cote for Tampa, Fla, on their way
to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
British Cruiser Due Today.

Algeciras, March IA division of
British cruisers is due at Gibraltar to-
dav and two divisions of battleships
will arrive there tomorrow. This for
midable assemblage embraces thirty
warships and $4,000 men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
Negro HANGED in North Carolina.

Charlotte, N. c., March Rob Nit
chell, colored, was hanged today at Wind
sor, N. c., for wife murder. The negro
went to his death apparently without
fear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
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 z. w. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
PERSONAL

Jas. L. Fletcher. Jr., is Ill at Dr.
Browns infrmary. suffering from Sec
ondary operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-02
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching. Blind. Bleeding, Protr'ldins
Piles. Druggists are authorized I, re-
fund money IL Pazo Ointment fails TO
cure in to IA days. soc.
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Cannot operate.-Police Chief Wier
has decided after a conference with
the Mayor, that in the future knife
racks, doll baby and tin plate stands
cannot be operated in Birmingham.
The municipal authorities hold that
this is a form of gambling.