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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
Minnie Lee Brown.
A. j. Thompson of East Lake to Miss
Daisy Lee Varnon.
w. A. Armstrong of Leeds to Miss Eff
ie Gray.
Marvin II. Culpepper of Pratt City to
Miss Pansy Cox.
Samuel Orange of Kimberly to Miss
Josephine Carr.
Solomon Joseph Brack of Admission to
Miss Josie Mayo Clark.
j. W. Cattrell of Republic to Miss
Florrie Culverhouse,
NJ. \. Judd of Birmingham to Miss
Semmle Lou johnson.
mttee of the club be instructed to take
was adopted.
Mr.. Jemison Speaks.
Robert Jemison, Sr., made a short ad-
dress, in which he emphasized the great
need in the country for increased trans
portation facilities and Joined Mr.. Mol
ton in the assertion that now is the tina
to go after an increased appropriation
for the Improvement of the Warrior river
and the building of a canal through the
Birmingham district.
b. d. Armstrong suggested that as the
people of the state and country at large
are interested in the matter of immigra-
ton that President Harvie Jordan of the
Southern Cotton association be asked to
invite some speaker of note to address
the coming convention On the subject.
Mr. Armstrong stated the cotton men
were especially interested in the question
of immigration and would be glad to hear
it discussed by some one familiar with
the subject
After some discussion it was decided to
ask President Jordan to invite Governor
ID. C. Hayward of South Carolina to
make the address. The request was tele-
graphed to President Jordan by Mr.. Arm
strong by authority Of the Commercial
club.
The meeting adjourned at $3.50 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22

The comparison of reductions to Mont
gomery and to competing points, ma ;e
since October 1, 1887, in rates applying
from Ohio and Mississippi river crossings
is given in this table;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22

uIITC Mixed. twenty cents, n,
NUIO twenty five at Warmers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22

r. A. Chadwick. assistant general
freight agent of the Alabama Gree
Southern railroad. returned yesterday
from New Orleans, where he attended q
meeting OF the Southeastern Mississippi
Valley association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22

S. G. Van Ostrand, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen and Crescent route.
with headquarters in Knoxville, was IN
the city yesterday. He was formerly city
passenger agent of the Queen and Cries.
cent in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22

South Carolina was elected president for
the ensuing year and Birmingham was
selected as the next place of meeting.
Major Anderson said that these meet
ings had proven very effective in arousing
interest in the question Of immigration
and was bearing fruit in the way of lead
ing to the establishment of state immi-
grafton bureaus. He expressed conf
dence that such a bureau will be author
lied for Alabama at the next session Of
the legislature.
j. Rivers Carter. postmaster of Birming-
ham. offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
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Ross c. Smith, chairman of the imml-
grafton committee reported that two
meetings had been held during the month
and that bill had been prepared by a
subcommittee for presentation at the
next session of the legislature This bill,
Mr. Smith said had been approved by
the regular committee and was ready to
be submitted to a conference on imni-
grafton to be held in Montgomery Satur-
day. December %. Mr.. Smith stated that
the people of Alabama are becoming very
much interested in the matter of imml-
ration and that some results are being
felt = He said that something like three
thousand people from European coun-
tries had been brought to Alabama dur
ing the present year as against only about
one thousand last year
In connection with this subject Maj.
+. Y. Anderson made a report dele
gate to the Southern immigration con-
gress held at Nashville during last month.
He said that the congress was largely at
tended ny prominent state officials and
others interested in immigration from
many of the southern states. The meet
ing was presided over by Governor Cox
of Tennessee. Governor Hayward of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-22
Free transportation.

f. Y. Anderson, chairman of the SUBJ
committee on entertainment, reported
that arrangements had been made to
give the delegates to the convention free
transportation on the street railway lines
of the city and had also arranged for a
public reception at one of the large halls
in the city.
Mr.. Harding, chairman of the special
committee on securing the new sub-treas-
ury for Birmingham, made u report Of
the trip to Washington in the interest
of the movement. He said that the dele
CATION was cordially received and that
the members of the party were given
every assurance that Birmingham
claims would be carefully considered be-
fore the selection of a location is finally
decided. He called on the members of the
Commercial club to communicate with
friends in other states interested in the
location of the sub-treasury who might
have influence on the congressman from
their respective states. Mr., Harding said
that this would be the most effective
work that can be done at this time.
T. H. Motion made an interesting re.
port of his attendance on the recent
meeting of the National Rivers and Har-
bors congress. held in Washington. He
said that he was very much interested
in the discussions and was more than
ever impressed with the Importance OF
improving the water highways of the
country. He said that the interest seems
to be general and that members of Con-
gress were present and seemed to be en-
thusia stically in favor of enlarged appro-
priations by Congress for this purpose.
Mi Motion said that now is the tims
for birmingham and Alabama to make
demand for whatever it needs in The way
of river and harbor Improvement, and
offered resolution that the proper COM
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
HANDS TEACHER A LEMON
Albert Frich, Jersey City SchooIboy,
Makes Discovery That Fruit Is
BIiuhted-ExpeIIed

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Of all the To-
calities where the lemon has thrived
since first it was handed out, the blight
has struck it in Jersey City. Although
suffering keenly from the bitter effects
of the discovery little Albert Erich, a
pupil in public school No. 20, mag
unanimously gives warning to all that
the fruit is no longer safe to touch,
taste or handle.
Pupils in the school follow the es-
tablished custom of presenting to their
teacher some little token at the con-
clusion of the Christmas exercises.
Flowers, boxes of candy, yuletide cards
and trinkets were piled high on Miss
Bailes desk last Monday. Such bounti-
full expressions of esteem well-nigh
overwhelmed her. She had to rattle off
exclamations of delight before fully ex-
posing each of the many tokens tied
with ribbons gay.
beautiful How thoughtful! You're
dear, Alice! My, how fragrant! Just
as cute! This is perfectly 10"
Miss Bales face was observed to
take on pained expression. Her hands
dropped in her lap and lemon bounced
on the floor. The room was all a-titter
Miss Bale scanned the countenances
before her. Her eyes fingered on Albert
Frch Little Albert was apparently
absorbed in studying the placid fea-
lures of George Washington framed on
the wall
children" said Miss Bale sternly
"who handed me" She could get
no further.
The ominous silence was broken by a
little girl, who held up her hand and
murmured:
please, teacher it was Albert Erich.
1 seen him"
Albert, with a last despairing look at
George Washington, spoke up:
"Yes, teacher, it was me-"
The matter was reported to Principal
Murphy, and after a conference with
Miss Bale on the lemon crop little
Albert was handed his. 1t was marked
Expulsion" Principal Murphy said
that in the interest of school discipline
it had been found necessary to eXpel
Albert. Albert says he purchased the
lemon to hand to some schoolmate, but
in a fatal moment endowed Miss Bale
with it,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
FIND MANY NEW
FACTS ABOUT RADIUM
SCIENTIST DISCOVERS PARENT
ELEMENT
Uranium Characterized as "Methusa-
Ieh of Radium," and Actinium May
Lead to Enrichment of Scientific
neutrality-suspicious. Control of Sex
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Announce-
ment was made yesterday before the
physics sections of the American asso-
citation for the advancement of science,
which is in session here, of an impor-
tant discovery relative to radium.
1t has been suggested that radium
was a derivative of another chemical
element and was in it's present state
merely temporary, and uranium was set
down as the parent element.
Yesterday DR.. Bernard B. Beltwood
demonstrating that radium can be OBJ
tanned from actinium. which is itself a
derivitive of uranium.
This discovery about the wonderful
element may lead to remarkable re-
suits. Prof. Rutherford holds that
uranium is the Methusaleh of radium," I"
and doubtless there are many genera
tions between uranium and radium, and
Prof. Rutherford said that the discovery
would not increase the supply of
radium.
Prof. F. H. Morgan read paper be-
fore the American Society of Natural
lists, dealing with the general subject,
1.-The Biological Significance and Con-
troll of Sex" which excited much in
terest because he discussed the possi-
bility of determining sex in human be-
ings.
He opposed the theory which has
prevailed of recent years that nu-
triton has an intimate relation to
sex determination. He said that it is
apparent that so many other external
factors than food may be involved that
the slight difference upon which the
conclusion as to nutrition is based may
be due to other conditions than nutri-
tion. If nutrition really was such a
factor as had been conceded, a far
greater disproportion of males to fe-
males in the offspring Of the rich and
of the poor should be looked for, he
said, than has been shown by Busing,
a German biologist statician's figures
on the subject. Recent experiments in
Europe with rats and mice had shown
that even extreme conditions of star
walton and of feeding produced no ef-
feet upon the birth rate of males and
females.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30

A vast amount Of trouble was formerly
made by the sending of library bills to
various individuals. Sometimes these
individuals lost the bills or mislaid
them. Now every bill goes through the
hands Of one person, TO be first checked
and then related to its proper depart
ment.
Lost Books oouging
"Charging patrons who lose books the
honest loss to the library. Formerly
they were mulcted in the full retail
price of the book. For instance, In the
case of the current novel, S1.50. OF
course the library never paid $1.50 for
a current novel. When IL paid 81 It paid
good dal more than It does now, or
ever needed to. The charge for lost
books TO the public now Is the actual
cost to the library, plus cost to cover
the routine expense in such a case.
This means a saving to the public of
at least 80 cents on every $1.50 book
lost.
classification of the staff transfers
affecting nine of the eleven depart
ments when existing. These transfers
and assignments were made purely for
merit. After more than year Of seri-
GUS trial that has been given them I
have not heard a single complaint In
any case, either from the principal of
the department or from the staff. Be-
sides this five departments have been
added to the eleven 1 found here. 1t Is
safe to prophesy that not one of them
will ever be abandoned"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
UNIVERSITY DELEGATES
APPROVE NEW SPELLING
RI Associated Pross.

CHICAGO. Dec. 29.-Delegates from
the universities of the middle west to
the annual convention of the central di-
vision of the Modern Language Asso-
citation Of America, held at the Uni
versity of Chicago, yeserday adopted
unanimously the simplihed spelling
code. There was only one vote against
the proposed change.
The quarterly journal of the assocla-
Language Association OF America" in
the future will use the 300-word code
The editorial committee in charge Of
the magazine consists OF Professors C.
III. Grandgent, Harvard; Calvin Thorn
as, Columbia; Charles y. Wilson, Iowa,
and James w. Bright, Johns Hopkins
No reformed" words outside the 300
word code are to be used until the as
ISOLATION has passed upon their use.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
IMMIGRATION OF HINDO0S
BECOMES LIVE QUESTION
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-An inter-
esting and what is regarded by the
immigration authorities as an i'm
portant case is under consideration by
Secretary Strauss of the department
Of commerce and labor. 1t relates to
the admission in the United States at
Vancouver, b. c., of ten Hindus who
desire to go to San Francisco.
The statement of the case shows that
six of these are diseased and four are
in good physical condition. They have
no friends in this country. none of
them speak English and they have
barely enough money to enable them
to reach San Francisco. In the opin-
ion of the immigration officers they
are likely to become public charges.
In the past few years $500 Hindus
have arrived in British Columbia.
They are, according to the reports of
the dominion immigration authorities,
an undesirable class of immigrants.
The feeling in British Columbia is
so strong against them on account of
their habits and unsanitary methods
of living, that the inhabitants have
in some instances burned the Hindus'
houses in order to compel them to
leave.
The immigration officers on the Can
adian border denied their admission
to the United States and the case is
now on appeal to Secretary Strauss.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
JOE NATHANS IN
A JOLLY MOOD
HIGH links SETS TOWN IN AN
UPR0AR
Virgin VaIIeyites Astounded by Wild
Dongs of Crowd Who Stay Up
Until Morning and Do
Shocking Stunts
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VIRGIN VALLEY, Cal, Dec. %
This wide-awake and progressive VII
lage, noted as the home Of the most
select company of "brickmakers' that
was ever formed for the. purpose of
building up a little political machine OF
their own (their scheme failed, but
that was not the fault of the town., to-
night was the scene of social affair
that will long live in the remembrance
of those who were in condition to re-
member anything when the last light
was shot out.
THE event occurred in the Virgin VAL
lev dance hail. otherwise known as the
Zoe Nathan club, founded many years
ago and dumfounded frequently, but
never confounded, and celebrated as the
place frequented by our fellow-towns-
man. Henry e. Huntington, when he Is
not in our eastern rival, New York city,
making the necessary arrangements to
build several hundred additional miles
of electric lines to tap anything from a
keg of nails to q beach resort.
1t was rumored that Mr.. Huntington
extended his present visit east long
enough to avoid being present at the
blowout, fearing the result of too much
excitement following his sojourn in the
dull and sleepy old Dutch town of New
York, but this Is positively denied on
the strength of the knowledge that Mr..
Huntington Is accustomed to excite
ment, having been known to play two
games of checkers in one evening with
out getting up from his chair.
Not many of our leading townSmen
absented themselves from the occasion,
which can better be imagined than de-
scribed. Suffice it to say that the af-
fair, which was termed "high jinks,'
was highly-nine stories highly-suc-
cessful in accomplishing the results in
tended; and it lasted long after the hour
at which many of those present prom
ised their wives they would return
home.
Later, midnight-The affair at the
Virgin Valley dance hall is becoming
good.
Still later. a. M, Dec. 30.-Much en-
thusiasm prevails, but your correspond
ent is near by, awaiting developments.
2 a. m.-Your correspondent saw the
last light shot out and everything is
quiet.
a. m.-Your correspondent got out
of his bed at this hour to send an i'm
portant item that was overlooked on
account of the excitement attending the
"high jinks.'
This was the issuing of a mammoth
edition of the Valley Feeler, published
by leading lights of the Joe Nathan
club. The publication is a most no.
torious-I should have said meritorious
-one, and two-bits is not half what
it is worth as an example OF what the
"iosh" man can do when he gets fairly
started and has such an abundance of
good material to work upon. Sample
copies can be had upon applying to the
office and upon receipt of the tWo-bits.
Later-Supply of papers all gone.
Copies now at premium.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
Prominent Canadian is Dead

By Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Dec. 29.-Charlemagne
Laurier, M. p, half brother of Sir Will
frid Laurier, premier of Canada. died
last night.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
What Sulphur Does
For the Human Body in Health and
Disease
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY

The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grandmothers gave
us our daily dose of sulphur and mo-
la=ses every spring and fall.
1t was the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier" tonic and cure-an,
and, mind you, this old-fashioned rem
edy was not without merit.
The ides- was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and large
quantity had to be taken to get any
effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable, con-
centrated form, so that single grain
is far more effective than table
spoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and expert
ence have proven that the best sui
phur for medicinal use is that obtained
from Calcium Calcium Sulphide) and
sold in drug stores under the name of
Stuart's Calcium WATERS. They are
small chocolate coated pellets and con
tain the active medicinal principle of
sulphur in highly concentrated, ef-
fectiVe form.
Few people are aware of the value
of this form of sulphur in restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health: sulphur acts directly on the
liver and excretory organs and purlfies
and enriches the blood by the prompt
elimination of waste material.
Our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo-
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary flow
ers of sulphur were often worse than
the disease, and cannot compare with
the modern concentrated preparations
of sulphur of which Stuart's Calcium
Waters is undoubtedly the best and
most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure con-
stipation and purify the blood in a
way that often surprises patient and
physician alike.
DR.. r.. M. Wilkins, while experiment.
ing with sulphur remedies, soon found
that the sulphur from Calcium was SUI
perior to any other form. He says:
For liver, kidney and blood troubles,
especially when resulting from consti-
patton or malaria, / have been sur
prised at the results obtained from
Stuart's Calcium Waters. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deep-seated carbuncles, l have
repeatedly seen them dry up and dis
appear in four or five days, leaving
the skin clear and smooth. Although
Stuart's Calcium Waters is a proprie-
tary article and sold by druggists and
for that reason tabooed by many ply
sicians. yet 1 know of nothing so safe
and reliable for constipation, liver and
kidney troubles and especially in All
forms Of skin diseases as this remedy"
At any rate people who are tired of
pills, cathartics and so-called blood
purifiers" will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Waters a far safer, more palat-
able and effective preparation.
Send your name and address today
for a tree trial package and see for
yourself.
F. A. Stuart Co. 81 Stuart Bldg.
Marshall. Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
.LUMMIS TRACES LEAK
TO DIRECTOR GIFFEN
SEEKS INFORMATION AND STARTS
LIBRARY WHlRLWIND
DiseIaims Intention of Causing Any
Publications Rejecting on lnstitu-
tion-Librarian Denies That He
Will Quit Office

Some feeling cropped out at the
meeting of the board Of directors Of
the Los Angeles public library yester-
day because of the publications re-
garding Librarian Charles F. Lummis
course in detailing five of the young
woman clerks to do clerical duty at
the librarians home in assisting on his
annual report.
Mr.. Lummis asked that efforts be
made to find out who gave out the
information that led to the publica-
tions and one by one the directors
denied that they had been responsible.
Director J. M. Giffen finally stated
that he regretted the tenor of the pub
lications, but said that he doubtless
had inspired the stories, because he
was anxious to know what an item
on the payroll meant for work done
outside of the library. He had merely
wanted information, and thus the facts
came out.
Director Marschutz was inclined to
be harsh with his colleague by saying
that a director in rejecting on any
library employe when there was no
just ground for insinuations deserved
censure.
Mr.. Giffen said he wanted a plain,
common sense hearing, but he was
opposed to any publications like those
that had been printed.
Mr.. Giffen held his ground and when
President Trueworthy remarked that
it was contrary to the rules for any
one but the librarian to give out in
formation about the workings of the
institution he said he would use his
| own judgment about what to discuss
with outsiders.
Librarian Lummis yesterday laughed
at the story that he would retire next
month.
1T is on par with many rumors
| you hear about men in office" he said.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
MINISTERS OBJECT TO
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Vigorous
objection win be interposed by the
churches OF Washington to the adop-
tion by congress of the uniform divorce
laws agreed upon at the recent conven-
ton OF the national congress of uniform
laws, held in Philadelphia. The minis
ters of Washington, 1t is announced.
propose to organize movement to OPP
pose the adoption OF the law.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
NEED MORE sTENoGRAPHERS
Panama Canal Work Offers Good SAL
aries and Chance for Ad-
vancement
By Associated Press,

BY ASSUE IdIVU IIVoo'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The bureau
of insular affairs today made known
the fact that more stenographers are
needed in the Philippine service. An
other examination will be held January
26 by the civil service commission.
Many young men originally appointed
after passing the stenographer examin-
alton who have demonstrated their
ability have worked their way up. The
position at first pays $1,000 year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
WILL SHIP CALIFORNIA
OIL ACROSS ISTHMUS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-The
steamer Argyll sailed today for Panama
with 10000 barrels of California petro-
leum consigned to points on the Allan
tic coast. 1t will be piped across the
isthmus through the recently completed
pipe line of the Union OIL company and
is the first shipment of California oil
to be shipped over this route.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
AID FOR FAMINE SUFFERERS
Hartman Will Transport Free sup-
plies for Stricken
China
Rv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga dispatch
addressed to the president was received
today from e. H. Hartman stating
all supplies for Chinese famine suf-
ferers.
The free transportation is to begin at
San Francisco and end at Wu Hung.
which is the port for Shanghai and
Hongkong. This information was sent
to the state department and the Amer
lean Red Cross.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30

typewriter chairs. desk chairs,
desks and other mechanical convent
enees for the star.
Supper hours for the branch atten-
dants. who were formerly required TO
go from to p. m. without time for
eating.
Instead of the cubby hole In the
attic of the old quarters the young
women Of the staff have now for their