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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
MUST CLEAN UP.
Merchants Must Keep Combustible
 Material Off the Premises.

On account of the heavy holiday trade the merchants of Birmingham are becom- ing somewhat careless in handling com- bustible packing materials, and on this account the fire department assisted by the police, will institute a rigid inspection of the business portion of the city and enforce the city laws against the accuma- lation of combustible material in the downtown portion of the city. The foi- lowing correspondence, issued yesterday, is self-explanatory'
 Hon. George B. Ward, Police Commis-
 sion, City:
 Dear Sir--1 desire to call your atten- ton to section 462 of the city code whi fh provides against the accumulation of com bustibe material in or upon any lot or building in the city and requires the chief of fire department any other officer to order same removed.
 During the rush of holiday trade our merchants are so liable to become care less in the handling and prompt removal of packing material, such as straw, ex- eelsior, paper or even packing cases, that the fire department will institute rigid inspection of the business portion of the city, commencing Monday, December 16, and as it will be necessary to make ar rests in all cases where an order to re move is not promptly compiled with. would respectfully ask for the co-opera- tion of the police depaJtment.
 Trusting this will meet with your ap- proval, l am, A. V. BENNETT,
 Chief Fire Department.
 December 13 1907. W. D. Wier, Chief of Police:
 Dear Sir-Referring to Fire Chief Ben nett's letter, which is inclosed herewith, you are instructed to see that the fire de- partment inspections are backed up wig orously by police force.
 Patrolmen on each beat will be eN- pected to make arrests when violations are pointed out by the fire squad. Very truly, GEORGE B. WARp'
 Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
JONES RETlREs FROM OFFICE.
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
 Railroad Begins Retrenchment.

Montgomery. December 13.-A special to the Advertiser from Mobile says:
 Announcement is made today that Henry S. Jones. who succeeded T. F. Whittlsey as chief engineer of the Mo- bile, Jackson and Kansas City railroad, will retire from office on January 1.
 After that date the office will be abol- ished, 1t being said that such course was determined because of the fact that con struction work Is completed and the com pany has determined to retrench.
 It was stated that the present unsettled financial condition of the country has caused mills along the road to suspend. thus curtailng the earning power of the road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
PUBLICITY MEASURE.
Committee Is Appointed To Secure
 Passage of Bill.

New York, December 13.-Perry Bell mont, president of the publicity law as- sociation, today appinted the following non-partisan committee to appear before the committee of Congress to which the bills favored by the organization have been referred:
 Former Senator William E. Chandler, and John M Thurston, Alexander Troup, John E. Lamb, Crarnmond Kennedy, J. G. Schurman, James H. Wilson and Frank K Foster.
 MT. Belmont said that the resolution adopted by the democratic national com- mttee approving of this movement and the statements of the leaders of the party, insures the incorporation in the national democratic platform of similar declara- ton and that there is also strong move- ment In the republican party in thE direc- ton, which would greatly assist in the enactment of a law by Congress before the meetings of the national conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
COTTON BROKER SWlNDLED. Boqus Warehouse Receipts Are Used
 To Clinch Deal.

Augusta Ga, December 13-A special to the Chronicle from New York says:
 ord c. Farmer, a cotton broker, living at 112 West Seventy-second street, was arrested by Detectice Doran of the Central office, charged with the larceny of $2500 from Edward Morse, also a cot ton broker, with offices at S2 Beaver street.
 It is charged that Morse advanced the money to Farmer and received as security four warehouse receipts for 1S0 bales of cotton alleged to be stored in the Savan- nah Valley warehouse, Augusta, Ga.
 Morse, upon investigation, was unable to discover any such warehouse. Magistrate Corrigan in the Tombs police court held Farmer in 5000 ball for examination Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
News of Brewton.

Brewton, December 13-(Special.) )-State Examiner of Public Accounts H. Y. Brooke has completed his examination of the books of Escambia county officials and his report to the governor shows M F. Brooks judge of probate, was due the state sl6. 10; J. W. Raley, ex-sheriff, SIP. 90; G. K. Fountain, sheriff, 6.5O; W. J. Hol- land. tax collector A.oS. The other coun- ty officers accounts were found correct. These amounts were promptly paid over to the state the discrepancies being the result of clerical errors Mir Brooks com plimented the officers upon the neat ap- pearance and well kept condition of tao books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
PIucky Woman Kills Bulldog.

Chicago, December 13-Mrs, Roy Wilson, the wife of an insurance broker, when she saw her husband at the mercy of an in- furiated bulldog in their home in Austin today came to his rescue with sword, ran the animal through the body and pinned it against the wall until dead. Wilson the owner of the dog, attempted to discipline it with whip. The animal sprang at him, seizing him by the throat Mrs. Wilson saw the attack, seized a sword which was hanging on the wall and dispatched the brute. Both she and Wilson were found later swooning upon the floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Out In the First Round.

Philadelphia, December 13. = Jack oBrien of this city made his first ap- pearance in the ring tonight since his fight with Tommy Burns in California, and knocked out "Bll' Heveron, the Eng fish heavyweight, in the opening round. O Briens first blow put Heveron down for the count. He staggered to his feet and was immediately fioored again. As Heveron rose, O'Brien sent another yici- ous right. Heveron dropped like a log Heveron did not land blow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14

stump speakers, surpassing any lot of men ever known in one state. They were John Bell, Meredith P. Gentry, Gustavus A. Henry, William T. Eeskell, Aaron V. Brown, Andrew Johnson Isham G. Har- ris, Neill s. Brown, Landon c. Haynes, Nat Taylor, John Netherland, Thomas A. R. Nelson, James K. Polk, James c. Jones and Spencer Jangan also other strong men like William B. Campbell, Governor Trousdale and Hopkins L. Thrney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Messaue On An Euu.

Andalusia, December 1S.-J Special )--An egg has been found on the farm of Mrs. Coleman. near here, with the following lettering raised on the shell God Rules the World" The find has caused the n"- groes to believe that great .commotion of some kind is coming. It is all the more noticeable in the light of the fact that the present rainy and windy spell has come just at time when an English fellow told the Mayor of Montgomery a disastrous storm would visit the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Neqro Murderer Hanoed.

Fernandina, Fla, December 13.-John Brown, a negro, convicted of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson at Italia, was hanged in the jail yard here today. The murder Twas most brutal one, the negro staying the aged couple while they were alone in their country home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Carrie In Montqomery.

Montgomery, December 13.-(Spe- cial.)-Carrie Nation 1ectured at the court house tonight to a handful of people. After that she visited several barrooms and blessed out the drink mixers, though no destruction was at- tempted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Big Fire z In Chicago.

Chicago, December 13.-Four persons were injured, a score of families driven from their homes and 20 horses were burned to death tonight when fire at lacked the bottling plant of the Cook Brewing company at Twenty sixth street and Cottage Grove avenue. The building was destroyed. Loss $2OO, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Basketball Schedule.

Montgomery. December. 13.-(Special)- The basketball schedule is' one of the best ever gotten up by the local Y. M. C. A. With the game this evening the fol- lowing is the list of dates, all to be played here: Vanderbilt. December 30; University of Illinois. January 2; Tulane, January Is; Auburn, February s,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Traded To Shreveport.

Sioux City. December 1s.zJamt and James Noble of the Sioux ball team have been traded to s La.,l for Outfielder King and man Clark. Hart came to from Minneapolis last year @ and first baseman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Moors Ready To Quit.

Paris, December Ex-Governor General Jonnart of Algeria telegraphs that op- erations against the Beni Nassen tribes men have been commenced, and that signs of submission are already apparent in certain quarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Work For N

Andalusia. December mills of the Empire Lr being overhauled in a cost-of nearly s10.r at this time to giv the plant Is Twin. demand for outpi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14

"As to {. .ncrease on newspapers. 1t was a natural blunder When l first became an alderman, one of my first de- mands was to raise that license, but l have since found that if the city should have to pay by the line for all the gratui-. tous advertising that we now get, the papers could pay a $25OOO license. One hundred dollars would be just.
 "The majority of the board are high toned, honorable men, sincerely work ing for the welfare of the city and the citizens. The people have right to be disgusted with this pickering, the false statements and misleading figures given out by various aldermen.
 .'They don't know who is right No one would blame them for wanting chance to wipe up the entire crowd of aldermen and officials and put somebody in who does know. It is pity that one shifty. ambitious alderman should be all lowed to poison the minds of the entire community just to exploit himself, and that Is what Alderman O'Neill is doing
 MT. oNeilI's Reply.
 MT. o'Neill was granted the floor aft erward and he said that Mayor Ward was correct about his license, that 1t had been increased to $50 for 1908, that he felt it right to tax the public utili- ties and not public thrift and that the figures which he had used were not his' but those of the heads of the depart- ments He said that he had made an ef- fort to protect the merchants, and to avoid a decrease in salaries. "Some have suggested that the Mayor who was elect ed on a $2500 salary, and then had It changed to s50o0 with the municipal code, ought to cut it back as before for the public good, but I believe he is worth the money to the city With thls the incident closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding e Protruding Piles In to 14 days money refunded. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
Not a Safe Guardian,

T don't think MT. O'Neill is a safe guardian of the finances of the city of Birmingham His interests are not al- together unselfish. I want to call the attention of this far-minded, representa- tive body of citizens to the fact that the license schedule for 1907 will show that Alderman O'Neill paid as license only s25 for running two stores and carrying an enormous stock" MT. Ward was hold ing in his hand at the time a letter. head, ''The John W. o'Neill company, The Fair; departments glassware, stoves, tinware, cutlery, notions, fancy goods, toys. woodenware willowware, plated ware, jewelry.'
 Continuing Mayor ard said: "rhe $25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
WARD AF FTER U NELL HAMMER AND TONGS BEFORE COMMITTEE
 N Says Alderman Is Unsafe Guar dian of City Finances ~ and Is Selfish POISONING PUBLIC MIND
 TO EXPLOIT HIMSELF o'Nelll In Replying Says He Was Try ing To Protect Merchants and . Avoid Increase In

The feature of yesterday mornings ses- sion of the license committees was the charge made by Mayor George Ward to the effect that Alderman John ". o'Nefll had used his position as an alderman to consNve his own interests at the expense of the eity's, and that he was attempt ing to poison the public mind just to exploit himself.
 Mr4 Ward began his speech before the committee by tearing the figures to pieces which MT. ONeill had presented. One thing l want to make clear to this com mittee is in reference to the item of $l5,020, which Mr. O'Nelll says will be saved from the school fund It was only by the gracious interpretation of the law by the attorney general that this was allowed and during the coming year the schools will get the s2S,O0O, but won't save a cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-14

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Arizona republican., 1907-12-10
IMPORTED CHINESE eooDs-An

kinds of hand painted China dishes; silk handkerchiefs. clothes. novelties. trays. fans, etc. China lilies. China Dick, Corner Store. Chinatown.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10

world was gay, when We had dinner at noon and when I used to get raven ously hungry long before that hour, and when at the smells and sounds that came from the kitchen were as the perfumed notes of an orchestra play ing a lovely overture.
 And among all those preliminary smells and sounds none was more charming than the smothered pounding that indicated the smashing of the squash. Those little yellow crook necks that We grew in our own garden. to be picked when they were precisely and exactly ripe. were now, having been duly cooked, smashed up in a wooden chopping bowl with a plate. and this was the sound that we heard,
 the sound of the edge of the plate when it went through the tender bright yellow squashes to bring up softly on the wood.
 And so they were smashed. smooth and fine, these freshly picked. delight full yellow crook -necks. to be duly sea soned with butter and salt in the course of the smashing; and then they were served hot and delicious, and if there is any vegetable grown that gives a greater joy in the eating don't know it.
 "The crisp, fresh cucumbers of which spoke are d delight. but a delight of iquite another character, a delight keen CT and more pungent and awakening; and asparagus has joy that is all its own; and there are other very pleasing vegetables. to be sure, each very delightful in it's way, but for a certain suavity and soothingness and lprofoundness of satisfaction the yell low crook-necked> squash stands quite alone
 q sing the yellow, crook-necked squash, whose joys are so fraught with memories, still so deep and abiding and still so easy aroused. l don't think the crook-necked is today what it used to be. The crook-necks of my youth were all rather small squashes and all ten der. and all of a bright and beautiful yellow. the crook-necks of the present time seem bigger and clumsier and coarser and crustier, and of a darker. muddier. more orange-lille color; but still the do preserve something of their, old-time flavor; and certainly life will be worth living as long as even in its later form we can have with us the yellow, crook-neck squash. I-Charleston News and Courier
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10
THE YELLOW cRook-NEcK.

''I sing said. MT. Killlinby. "the vel low crook-necked squash. Not the crab colored, flat, round scalloped edge squash watery. insipid, tasteless, but the crook-necked squash of the golden hue, of which l have golden memories.
 Tn my youth we had a garden in which we raised vegetables, all sorts of vegetables. including. for instance, cu- cumbers such as no man. however rich, can have set upon his table unless he live in the country and have a garden Of his own; cucumbers of just the right ripeness that we picked in the early morning when the dew was still on them. and that cracked when we cut them. so cool and crisp and brittle were they.
 And we had corn such as I have never seen the like of since and lima beans. succOtash, and various other things that are at their best only when freshly gathered. including the yellow, the crOok-necked squash.
 What a delight the yellow crook neck, I can remember well the summer days. when the trees were waving gently in the breeZes and the sun was shining brightly through. their branches, making shifting patterns of light on the green grass below; when the bees were droning and the hum ming birds were humming and the flowers were blooming and all the
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10

L. A. Times. Herald, s. F. and east ern dailies delivered in city. c. l. Gil- bertson 122 w. Washington St. Phone Main l4l.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10
CHURCH OR SALOON
 ONE MUST 60 DOWN
A Declaration of Uneompromising War
 by pr. Henry Last Night.

No one who has heard the Los Ange- les evangelist, Dr. Henry, will ques- ton for a moment his power and sin cerity. He certainly knows what he is after and pursues his end without re- spect oc person.
 You may not agree with him, but you will rot dorbt his motive. He may strike hard and straight from the shoulder and hit your weak spot until il aches, but you will probably ack- nowledge on the cuiet. that he tells the truth. The prelude lass evening was on Saloons or Churches, Which," He said there are two institutions in this communicable saloon and the church. The one stands for that scrip ture which sa-s: "bove wOrketh no i'll to it's neighbour The other is sug- gested b:- that other passage: Woe unto him that putteth the bottle to his neighbor's lips, that he may make him drunken also" The one stands for helpful love, the other for harmful hate. One works no i'll, the other works naught but i'll. There are four saloons for every church in Phoenix. They are inveterately opposed to one another. They must fight each other if the- are true to themselves. Both cannot be right. Both cannot perma- nently survive. One or the other must go down. The prosperity of the saloon means the defeat of the church. The success ot the church means the an initiation of the saloon. In Toronto this inscription was printed and wide ly exposed. "The saloons would close oil hA ,far raT,. churches could close all the saloons if they world"
 In his great campaign in New York Dr. Parkhurst said "'The wicked flee when no man pursueth;' yes, but he makes better time when some one is after kim
 The subject of Dr. Henry's sermon was "A great man who lost his grip" II was a study Of the life of Samson. And Samson wist not that the Lord was departed from him." Ha said the character and experience pf Samson was representative. He is d type Of many men in Phoenix tonight. men who have known religious life. faith and power, but who have lost their grip. EThe explanation of Samson's loss of power was described as four fold He lost his grip through self in dulgence; through his false and un- holy alliances; through his broken vows and through presumption. By such means men lose their grip on God and the erd is a tragedv
 An afternoon meeting will be held today at three o'clock when Dr. Henry will speak on How to lead a soul to Christ" At the evening services the subject of the prelude will be "The sa- loon as 2 crime breeder" At eight o'clock Dr. Henry will preach on The Three Crosses" The audience last night comfortably filled the church, something unusual for Monday night service
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10
SPOONS SPOONS

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 Call at the office of The Republican at once and get a beautiful set of sh- verware. They will not tarnish, cor rode, or change color. This is a mag nificent offer that The Republican takes pleasure in presenting to its readers. Don't wait, the sets are go- ing fast. You can't buy a set back from those who already have secured them.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10

Are you eating Munger Bros. Arizo- na olives? If not, you are missing good thing. Order today.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-10

Be sure and attend the Christmas Bazaar on Friday night in Guild roOn of Episcopal church at 1:30 o'clock.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25
TRIAL OF sAecock AND AoNEw
Government Land Commits.
sioner Falls From Chair.

Omaha, Oct. &c. Il. III. Babcock,
formerly United States land commits
sioner at Chadron, who is now on trial
with John Agnew in the federal court,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government of a large area of
government land in Dawes county. had
a nervous seizure in the court room
and fell out of his chair to the floor.
He was taken To the marshal's room,
where restoratives were administered.
Judge Munger oyerruled the motion
to quash the indictments after hear
ing the arguments by the prosecution
and defense.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25
BOTH GRAND LODGES ELECT.
Odd Fellows and Rebekshs Choose OF.
ficers for the Year.

Omaha, Oct, 1S.-The grand lodge
of the Independent Order OF odd Eel
lows, in fiftieth annua session, elect.
ed the following officers: Grand mas
ter. Clark O'HanlOn Of Blair; deputy
grand master, II. ID. Miller of Aurora;
Grand warden. John w. Kelley Of
Beaver City; grand secretary, |, p.
Gage of Fremont; grand treasurer. +.
b. Bryant Of Omaha; grand repre-
sentative, to be chosen.
Officers of the Rebekahs; President.
Mrs. Clara Eskew Davis OF North
Platte; vice president. Miss Melita
Taylor Of Blair.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25
w. c. T. U. Election.

Lincoln, Oct. l9.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance union re-elect.
ed all of its old officers, as follows:
Frances b. Head of Osceola. presi-
dent; Susanna Daley of University
Place, vice president; Emma l.. Star.
Ictt of Central City, corresponding
secretary; Matilda +. Patterson Of
Omaha, recording secretary; Annetta
Nesbit of Pawnee City, treasurer; Car
RE NJ. Woodward of Seward, delegate
at.laree to the national convention to
b. held at Nashville next month.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25
MUST USE SPARK ARREsTERs.
Railroad Commissioners Unite in Or.
der to Burlington.

Lincoln, oct. lS.-ltailway Commits
sioners Williams and Clark have unit
ed in an order which will today be
presented 10 the Burlington railroad,
directing that it use no more locomo.
tives on the Billings line of the road
unless they hsye spark arrest attach
ments. The absence of spark arrest
ers, it IL claimed, has been the cause
of numerous fires started recently by
the engines in Custer county.
,Omcials of the Missouri Pacific no
tilted the commission that the manage.
ment was opposed TO members of the
commission making trips Of inspection
OF the roadway on a railroad veloci-
pede without having first notified
some oficial OF their intention to
make such a trip.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-25
against Nebraska cattle.
REV. FERGUSON is RELEASED
Justice Refuses to Hold University
Place Minister to District Court.

Lincoln, Oct. 21.-The Rev. w. p.
Ferguson was released by Justice
St Eyens after an extended hearing on
a charge Of adultery. The deposed
Methodist preacher will now prosecute
his enemies in the civil courts, alleg-
ing SANDER and libel.
Deputy County Attorney Matson
made an eloquent argument, urging
that the story of Mrs. A. +. Cross was
entirely convincing.
Attorneys Burr and Adams spoke
for Ferguson and asserted that he had
been maligned and prosecuted and vii
fled by the pious Of University Place
III order TO prevent his marriage with
a widow and his advancement to the
ChancellOrship of the Wesleyan uni.
versity.
Justice Stevens declined to hold
Ferguson for "A trial in the district
court and ordered his release.