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New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.

DIVIDEND No. I55
The BOARD Directors declared a quarterly div
sdend Of ONE AND ONE-Q JARTER PER CENT upon
the Capital Stock Of this Company. payable at the Office
Of the Treasurer after the 18TH OF July
shareholders Of Of the transfer
books Goth day Of
The transfer books will ba closed three o'clock
the afternoon June inst. reopen on
the morning OF July lst
NJ T WILBUR. Treasurer.
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OFFICE OF THE BUFFALO. ROCHESTER,
& PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY.

NtW I0TN. Juno INIn. I!II-
The semi-annuaI dividend OF three per cent the
guaranteed stock Of the Allegheny Western Railway
Company Will he paid July LIST. 1907. the stock
holders Of record June 2Ist p IN Checks will be
mailed 20 the stockholders
j. IL HOCART. Assistant Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
national BISCUIT COMPANY

The regular quarterly dividend OF ONE AND ONE
QUARTER PER CENT the Common stock has been
declared payable July 18th. 1907 TO stockholders OF
record close of business June 2Sth. -I01 Trans
fer books will be closed from June 29n. 1907 July
BUGBEE. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY.

1T6 Broadway. New York. June 18th 1901
BY resolution Of the Board of Trustees dividend oS
FOUR PER CENT. IS payable June Goth. 1907,
stockholders OF record the close Of business
June 21st ARTHUR TERRY. Treasurer.
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whereas loading to the full capacity of the
would greatly relieve the existing car shortage"
As a remedy. the Toledo agents propose the
changing of the classification minimum carloads
to the visible capacity OF the car"
The New York agents will bring up a general
discussion OF the rate law
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
ExPoRTS OF MERCHANDISE.

Week enasi June IS sl27sl4s7 sloe6s'ls7 ss4ssiss
January s59.65s 2s4 235s4s 246oS4s5
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Estimated accrued interest not entered on -
a OF report ASSET s3l,ooS -
LIABILITIES
Capital paid cash SlOeoOoo 90
ana IA Ave- @ psiSl ~ -.,>.-...- sa2aS75 IS
Surplus on market tesS current
penses and paid. 81. 221 S35 a.
Surplus basis Of book value after charg-
ing and Credtug accrued interest not
hooks. $S.S3 las 81.
Surplus market value after charging
accrued interest not
tered books 81 22S SOS A.
Deposits subject check teNcept as stated
preferred 10 days notice -o.IIt5so -
Certificates of deposits mot preferredl-Iime.
none: demand 10 days notice. 44llloS y
Amount companies. 100000 20
Preferred deposits, viz:
state savings
Due New York state savings
nd associations 5000 o.
Due as executor. aiminiStra-
tor guardian receiver. trus-
tee. committee Gepostary 1904 TS3 oS
Other liabilities not included under OF
heads VIZ:
Reserved for SOO.0it %
Contingent account. 500 ~
Life Insurance SSs ScS %
Ss6aOsa 20
s4l.5ls.sss Is
Estimated accrued interest entered on
date OF this report as a liability 1888 %
Surplus Includes undivided profits.
Average for the last thirty DAYS was l116s-
Average cash for the last thirty days
l@s&e-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
DiUidend Notices.
THE TRUST COMPANY OF AMERICA

1s5 Broadway New York. June 18th 1901.
The Board OF Directors OF The Trust Company Of
America has this day declared a Quarterly Dividend
of Eight Per Cent. (Saa1 and Extra Dividend OF
Two Per Cent t2cel upon the capital stock OF the
Company. payable June goth. 1907
Transfer books will be a P NJ. Wedues-
day. June 18th. 1907 and rsopened 10 \. NJ, Mon
day, July 1st 1907
FRANK L. HILTON. Secretary.
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NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER
RAILROAD COMPANY

Ofice of the Treas New 1907
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF this Company. at
a meeting held this day, declared dividend of ONE
AND ONE HALF PER CENT its capital stock.
payable at this once the 18th day Of July
stockholders Of record the Of business Fri
day. the 2sth inst EDWARD L. ROSSITER Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19

OF the City Of New York
June IS 1907
The Board OF Directors have this day declared a
semi-annusl dividend OF THREE PER CENT. free OF
tax. payable and after July 1 1907. until which
date the transfer books will be closed
L. Y. GAMBLER. Cashier.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
Financial WeetlRg gs.

THE TH1RTY-FoJ1RTH STREET NATIONAL BANR
OF NEW YORK. Al WEST s4TTI STREET.
York, g.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
PERHAPS FATALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER
Henry Smith Is Victim of Accidental
Discharge of Pistol In Brothers
Hand.

Henry Smith. the 7-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. e. p. Smith, was perhaps
fatally shot yesterday morning by the ac-
cidental discharge of pistol in the hands
of his older brother Brooks, aged 16
years.
The family live at the corner of Avenue
F and Twenty-frst street and it was
here that the accident occurred. The
older boy had secured his fathers pistol
and he and his brother engaged in a
playful skirmish when the gun suddenly
went off. The bullet struck the little
fellow in the cheek and ranged upward.
He was taken to the Hillman hospital
in the ambulance of Gaudin & Co. where
he Is barely alive. An effort to extract
the bullet proved unsuccessful and there
seems to be little hope of recovery.
The lad is an attractive little fellow
and the unfortunate accident is causing
grief to the many friends of the family.
The parents and brother are heart
broken
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Richard Martin. W. C. Curry, G. B.

Richard Martin, w. C. Curry G. B
Marshall and ]. T. Macon.
Mrs. Roy McEntire and little daugh
ter, Edith, have returned from visit
to relatives at Hartselle.
Miss T. Bland of Hanceville is visit
ing Mrs. Georgia Fuller
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bauer of Biz
mingham are visiting relatives here
Mrs. Will G. Brown and children
have returned from visiting relatives
at Atlanta.
Miss Ida Musgroye of Prattville is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Florence Messersmith and Mrs
G. A. Bates are visiting friends In
Birmingham.
The affairs of the firm of Sparks
Chance e Ridgeway, who made an
assignment several days ago, are in a
tangle. They placed Hon. S. j. Griffin
in charge as receiver This appears 10
displase some of the creditors, and
Chancellor Simpson is now hearing an
application to remove Mr.. Griffin and
appoint someone else.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
cuLLMAN FIRM ASSIGNS.
Birmingham Locomotive Engineers
Give Ball to Sheriff Casey.

Cullman, January 17-(Special.)-
The mercantile firm of Eddleman &
Streetman, doing a general merchan-
disc business, has assigned. Morgan
Peterson of Orr, Jackson & Co.. Nash
vile, and G. W. Hopson of G. w. Hop
son & Son, Birmingham, are in charge
of the stock, which will invoice about
$2500. The liabilities are about $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richard are
celebrating their silver wedding. The
Rev. Father Ignatius performed Il
beautiful ceremony at Sacred Heart
church this morning. An all-day feast
and dance is in progress at Kullman's
hall. Dancing will commence at and
last until IL p. m. The Richards are
one of the oldest German families
here. They have received many hand
some presents from Germany and vari-
Gus places in the United States.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers of Birmingham gave Sheriff
A. ]. Casey a complimentary ball at
Kullman's hall Wednesday evening
Mr.. Casey was an old engineer and was
elected sheriff of Cullman county last
fall. The following Birmingham par
ties attended: Mesdames Edward A..
Schmitt, Phil Kathheimer, John Sharp,
George L. Carlisle, Miss Pearl Warren,
Messrs. Edward A. Schmitt, Phil Kath-
heimer, John Sharp, George L. Car
Isle, George Bowers, Robert Martin,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
SWEPT TO DEATH
In RIVER CURRENT
A0oLPH 3. LIE Rol FALLS FROM
BRIDGE, sWIMS AFTER GLOVE
AND is DROWNED BY THE MER-
CHESS TALLAPOoSA.

After falling from a bridge, distance
of some forty feet, without apparent in
jury, Adolph B. LeRoi lost his life in a
battle with the currents of the Tallapoosa
river Wednesday afternoon under most
thrilling circumstances.
Report reached this city last night of
the accident. It appears that LeRoi, an
employee of the Pennsylvania Steel com
pany and a native of Chicago was build
ing a trestle across the Tallapoosa near
StGrdivant, Ala, for the Central of Geor-
gia railroad.
At the time he was leaning out over
the stretm with all of his weight on a
crowbar. when the beam slipped and
he dropped backwards into the water
The worl<men on the bridge watched him
recover, strike out cody for the short,
but then, noticing that one of his gloves
had dropped not far away. he turned
back in pursuit. The chase for the glove
proved his ruin
Unconsciously, he swan further and
further into the center, BECAME entangled
in the swift current and was swept head
long down stream.
While his friends yelled and encouraged
him from their lofty perch the unfortun-
ate man continued his fight for life Some
hundred yards ahead he knew there was
a small island, and with might and main
he strained himself to reach it. The merci-
less current swept him within three feet
Of safety and then throttled the body in
death. 1t was found on the bank a few
miles below, and carried to Alexander
City, where w. B. E.cks, of Shaw and
Son. prepared it for burial His sister,
in Chicago was notified and the remains
are being held for instructions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Indicted for Attempted Assault.

Meridian, January 17-(special) FLOYD
Campbell alias Happy Jack. a negro hack
man was indicted this evening by the
grand jury on charge of attempted
criminal assault upon Mrs. Eta Thomp-
son, wife of City Flagman Jack Thomp-
son, in the apartments of the lady this
morning. The attempt was made In the
heart of the residence section on the
lower floor of a private boarding house,
where a number of people reside
The negro is alleged to have driven his
hack to the residecne after 3 o'clock and
forced his way into the lady's room either
through a window by which he escaped
or through the door Mrs. Thompson was
awakened by a noise in the room and her
screams frightened the negro away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
ATTORNEY SMITH
IS A CANDIDATE
City Attorney viii Have His Name
Placed on the Ticket as a Candi-
date for Reelection.

Edward D. Smith, city attornsy, made Il
formal announcement last night of his
candidacy for reelection and endorse
ment.
Mr.. Smith has long served the city in
the capacity of attorney, and his has been
the legal advice which guided the ADM n
istration in its recent steps towards ma
terial advancement and reform.
1t is very probable that there will de-
velop no opposition to the candidacy of
Mr.. Smith.
The present city attorney has associated
himself with Mayor Ward and Chief Wier
in the anti-saloon. liquor and gambling
policy of the city, and his advice has
been never to cry halt in the crusade
against the regulation of such traffic and
total suppression of such evil. He has
been closely identified too, with the move
to acquire municipal control of a water
works plant.
Joseph Weiserich, who for seven years
has been proprietor of the Southside Coal
yard. made a formal announcement last
night for alderman from the Ninth ward.
In this race he will be opposed to Alder
man Simms, G. H. Estes and Robert Muir
ply
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING.
Man Is Hit In Arm BY Bullet From,
Unknown Source.

]. NJ. Mcpherson. bartender of the
Metropolitan bar was arrested at his
residence on Twenty-second street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues. last
night on a charge of discharging fire
arms within the city limits. The arrest
was made by Officer Nix.
NJ. V. Murphy, living near the residence
of Mr. Mcpherson. while en- route home,
was shot in the arm last night, pistol
ball making an ugly flesh wound Mr..
Mcpherson, who was arrested on charge
of firing firearms, denies that charge and
all connection with the man who fired
the pistol which wounded Murphy.
Murphy states that the man who shot
him was shooting at dog and that he
was hit by mistake. The officers arrested
Mcpherson on circumstantial evidence,
although the defendant denies having shot
his pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Neoro In T. c. Cairns House.

T. c. Cairns, 1915 St. Charles street,
reported to police headquarters last
night that negro entered his home
shortly after clock and was discov-
cred by the maid.
1t seems that Mr.. Cairns left his home
In charge of the maid. and did not re-
turn until after IL o'clock He then made
the report. He stated that the maid hear
ing a noise upstairs, went to the second
floor and turning on the lights, saw the
negro. He effected an escape. Nothing
was missed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE
AND NO LET UP IS IN SIGHT

Stories of great destitution are coming
in almost every hour, and boats will I've
secured Friday and sent out throughout
the flooded districts. and the refugees
will be brought in. The Evansville Busl-
ness association tonight issued a call on
all gasoline boat owners. and owners o,
other boats asking them to. donate their
boats for the purpose of assisting ths
afflicted ones out of the low lands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Race Issue In Meridian

Meridian. January 17.-(Special)-
The race question was sprung in the
city council chamber tonight, when a
resolution was introduced to donate
$1,000 to the Matty Hersee hospital.
Alderman Jones interjected an amend
ment that the white nurses should not
be expected to wait upon negro pa
tients and this was adopted unani-
mously. 1t is intended that negro
nurses shall be provided for that race.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Marriane Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
G. w Winfrey of Avondale to Mrs.
Mary Brashier.
e. G. Cornelius of Coalburg to Miss
Elsie Connell,
John Shook of Birmingham to Miss
Temple Turner.
William II. Huffstutler of East Lake
10 Miss Maude Lillian Howell.
William r. Zeck of Gadsden to Mrs
Sarah w. Kerrigan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18

Evansville. January 1.-THE Ohio river
continues to rise here and at Il o'clock
tonight was nearly All feet. The Wa
bash and White river today spread out
over a stretch of over ten miles 81
country in Knox and Gibson counties.
It is now predicted that the Ohio river
here will go a least to the 45-foot mark,
and perhaps higher. This will be 2.S feet
under the stage reached during the great
flood of 1884
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Routes and Carriers.

Washington. January 17.(-Special.1
Rural Route No. 2, ordered established
March 1 at Greensboro, Hale county
serving 400 people and 100 families
James D. Williams appointed regular;
w. H. Graves, substitute. Rural car.
rier route tow at Fynfe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Visitors Attend Convention.

Decatur, January 17.-(Speeial.)-
The following well known citizens of
Morgan county and of the Decaturs
went to Birmingham today to attend
the great cotton meeting being held
there: Judge William E. Skeggs, w.
w. Neville, M. V. Parker, d. d. Ford,
M. w. Ratiff, H. Sample, J. e. Pen
ney, w. T. Bartee, w. T. Lowe, T. M.
Jones and Roy c. Horton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Arrested for Begging.

Two white men We're arrested yesterday
charged with begging on the streets. The
arrests were made by Offices Parker
and Street and Stapp. These arrests are
in conformity with the policy to keep
the streets cleaned of trash and freed
of all cripples and beggars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
COMMISSION FINES
TWO RAILROADS
The Seaboard Air Line Is Assessed
$4,000 and the Coast Line $4,000
In Florida.

Tallahassee, January 1.-THE FLORIDA
railroad commission today assessed hnes
against the Atlatic Coast Line in two
cases amounting to 5000 and against the
Seaboard Air Line for $1,000 Complaint
against the Seaboard was brought by the
Southern Pine company of Savannah; that
against the Coast Line by Paul and Wey-
mer of Jacksonville, and Mercer Muller
company of Brooksville.
Judgment was reserved in three cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
Senator Puqh Improved.

Washington, January 17.(-Special.)
The condition of former Senator Pugh
of Alabama is somewhat improved to-
night. His physicians do not consider
him out of danger, but state that he
has rallied to an extent beyond their
eXnectations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Lees Birthday Will Be Observed at
All This Afternoon.

The anniversary of Robert E. Lee
will be observed in all the public
schools of the city This afternoon. The
exercises will begin at 1890 O'Clock
and the public is cordially invited to
attend any and all of the exercises.
At the high school there will be an
extended programme and the Veterans
and Sons and Daughters have been
extended a special invitation, and the
former will occupy seats on the plat
form.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Simmons are requested
to attend the funeral of the latter from
the residence OF Mr.. ]. G. Johns, 1l2l
North Thirtieth street, Norwood. at 2:3o
o'clock on Saturday afternoon. January
49, Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08
GRUfSOME FIND.
Sadly DeCOmpOSed Body of Unknown Man Found in an Isolated Cabin
 at Badger Lake.

A party of men hunting land for filing made the discovery Thursday of the body of an unknown man in a deserted cabin near Badger Lake, about sixteen miles northwest of Fl Cenuo. From appearance the man had been dead several moons, the body being mumi- fled. The 'st joint of the foreflnger on the rg hand had at some time been amuu ed. Brown hair and the teeth We II preserved, The body was pro by a pair of corduroy trousers a coat and vest of good
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08

material. The body was app enty that of a young man, large rame, probably six feet tall.
 Badger Lake has been dry .o near ly year, having been dralned ' the cutting back of New River d. 2 the high water, and 1t is not in oable that the man died of thirst last mer, for the spot where he was fou $ in a desolate, unfrequented secuo .. the desert and off the beaten K of travel. The cabin was built 3y ago. but has been abandoned to long time.
 There Is no particular m re- gardlng this body, for 1t m nave been a man who had lost h v on the desert and perlshed for t ant of water.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08

l FL CEN RO- he center | he center in name; the center in loca-
 tion. The center in fact The june ton of two separate railroads The
 only junction in the Imperial valley.
 A little over a year and half ago the town of Fl Centro was started at the junction of the Southern Pacific railroad and the Holton Inter Urban railway It lies ten miles north of the International boundary line and midway of the Imperial valley east and west.
 From the day the first brick was laid for the first building the town of Fl Centro has steadily grown and pro gressed. Buildings have been erected As fast as men and material could be had The town to day boasts of more substantial brick buildings than Imper- ial, the oldest town in the valley, and in every way has gone ahead of that town-in point of trade, development and improvement. The buildings erected here have been of a first class order. The town at the very first es- tablished fire limit. which has kept the shacks from sprnging up here and there, thus making all property safer.
 In this one and half years $400,OOO have been spent in buildings and busi- ness lines and there are now buildings under way, which, when finished will increase this sum to quite consider able extent.
 Imperial at first ridiculed the idea of another toWn-especially one so close what was supposed to be the parent of all the towns. An Fl Centro citizen could not go to Imperial without being dozen times tnsulted by the jtes and sneering remarks made to them about the town they had chosen fer their home. The town grew and then the Imperial paper began to publish things about the people who were putting in their money to establish industries needed in the valley. Every known way, without laying itself liable, did the Imperial paper try to malign those who were building buildings and promoting industries ire likes of which the valley never saw before; in other words, Im- perlal was doing its utmost to dscour- age the spending of money. the estab- fishing of industries and the building of fine buildings in the Imperial valley. And at the present time, when, by dlnt of industry combined with natural re- sources, Fl Centro has forged ahead or Imperial, that town rises up and says we are jealous It puzzles the deepest of thinkers to say what Imperial has or has done thai Fl Centro sho Id be
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08
WHY FL CENTRO
A Few Pertinent Facts Which Will Explain Why Fl Centro Should be the County
 Seat of the New County

jealous of.
 Oh, no; It's not that way. Imperial has quit Its sneering and now has an abiding animosity against Fl Centro because 1t has developed so rap.dly.
 In Tuesdays Standard Howe shows his intimacy with the green eyed monster and 1t is generally believed that he had just learned about the new $25 GOO packing and cold storage plant which is to be built at Fl Centro this fall. Or maybe he had got hold of the rumor of the likelihood of a canning factory here, which is being figured on.
 The Standard has lately lad great stress on what seems to be dreadful thing, from ImperiaPs standpont-that of outside capital being invested here. That certainly is inconsistency gone to seed!
 Does not, would not Imperial well come any amount of outside capital1 Has 1t not welcomed it in the past; will 1t ever refuse it in the future1 Is there not outside capital invested in Imperial to dayP Who owns some of the brick store buildings in Imperialp Outside capital, of course. Every town in the valley has it and is proud of it, so what is t2e use of the Imperial Standard ly- ing about t-or making such an ado about a (so-called) evil it has itself2
 When it comes down to fine point the hotel building is really the only monument to outside capital there is in Fl Centro. The rest of the build ings represent money that belongs in the valley and it's being spent here.
 As the Imperial valley improves more outside capital Is bound to seek investment in all the towns and 1t is hoped Imperial city will receive its share. There is plenty of room in all parts of the valley for new industries, and we should do what we can to en- courage them, instead of crying out against them, as Imperial has done against those being established here. It's poor policy 10 say the least and plainly illustrates who it Is thatis 4Ious.
 It's a shame this jealousy ey s on the part of Imperial. Fl Cen,I has always been willing to peg away at building up town and 1t certain does not care If Imperial builds up Q oros- pers. There Is room enough, you'd seem, fer all the towns, and t7a pros perlty of any one of them h. the whole valley Let em grow; big ger the better, Just because Q. town succeeds in growing little fas han another, don't kick; take off y hat to it and look pleasant. Tha the way to make the Imperial vaey oom.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08

Editor Tout has moved the Calexico Chronicle office to better and more commodious quarters. In the move he disabled his press and was compell- ed to avail himself of the use of the Press cylinder, The Chronicle, how ever installing a new cylinder power press and will be in good shape for next week