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the breakup of the foes next season will
allow of 1t, which may be about the end
of june if the weather is favorable and
the season opens early-and 1t is rare for
two severe winters to be met with in that
region in succession.
Canada IS extremely apprehensive ever
since her loss of so much territory by the
Alaskan arbitration, that she viii expert
enee similar defeat at American hands
IN Hudson Bay, or areas north of tnal
and hence she is sparinS no effort to
strengthen her hold and confirm her SOW
ereignty over these regions The probable
utilization Of the Hudson Bay route for
the marketing of the products of Western
Canada neceasltated by the enormous de-
Velopment of the prairie provinces and
the inadequacy of existing outlets to serve
the nedes of that immense country. i'm
parts a seriousness TO this subject which
not nnnaturally, proNolkes grave concern
IN Canada and causes every manifesta-
ton of American enterprise in the matter
or Arctic exploration in this portion of
the far north to be viewed with sus-
plcioh. n second cruiser a Newfound-
land sealer. is chartered every summer.
TO rpatrol work in Hudson Bay. Police
posts are established there and authority
eNerted over the natives. \ governor has
been appointed, customs duties are col
lected from Americans Scotch and French
Whalers and traders and every procau-
ton Is being taken to pre- evtnCanada's
jurisdiction there from being successfully
questioned
In the Canadian parliament, at its las
session, Sir Wilfrid Laurier stated that
the dominion ministry was aware I'M
American explorers had been traeersing
and naming regions within the Arctic cir
Gle which Canada claimed as hers. and
that steps would be tawen to prevent "A
continuance of the practice. but beyond
the work of these cruisers and the nam.
ing of hitherto unidentified islands which
they have come in touch with. it does
not appear that Canada has taken any
measures to make good his declarations II
may be that diplomatic movements on
the subject are in progress. but that is
unlikely, or something would probably
have leaked out before this at one of the
capitals with respect to the matter.
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Y. NC. A. AT WORK
ON MEMBERSHIP
Rousina Meeting Is Planned for To-
night and Fine Supper VIII
Be a Feature.

One of those rousing membership meet
ings will be held tomorrow night at the
Young Mems Christian association. Every
member has been urged to attend Sec
rotary J. S Bridges is preparing me
supper to which seats will be soid up TO
noon today
The meal will begin at o'clock sharp
after which the young men will go into
a discussion of matters of interest and
importance to the association. Sugges-
lions and new ideas will be- expected
while steps will be taken to bring the
membership up to the 1000 mark as soon
as possible.
The Rev Dr.. j. IL. Mccoy, pastor OF
the Five Points Methodist church and
president of the Birmingham college. has
accepted the invitation 10 deliver the adj
dress of the evening. lie is an active
member and enthusiastic in the work. as
well as speaker and orator of recog-
niZed ability.
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BOTH WANT FIT GNUE.
3, r., L. & p. Co. Ready 'ply for
Franchise to Lay T. e-s

In a letter to Mayor Ward Ia
Robert Jemison, president of
mingham Railway. Light and Pow,
pany, outlined the attitude of his
pany towards the petition of the
water and Development company fo
franchise to operate street car lin,
Fifth avenue.
Mr.. tensions letter is simply st
ment to the effect that his comp
would like to operate cars along f
avenue He states that in former p
lions the city has given him refu
He states that If this avenue is to
utilized by street cars his company sta
ready to apply for a franchise.
Fifth avenue is one of the thorou
fares of the city as yet virgin to the /
or street car tracks. The Tidewater &C
pany recently petitioned the city for
franchise to operate cars along that a
nue.,
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A Big Purse.

There was London genius once whu
claimed he could double the weight of
gold, and was entrusted with 100000
by a London firm with which to test
his scheme. He stipulated that no one
but himself should ever enter the lab
orataory provided for the purpose OF
his experiment, but he osentatiously
submitted to a rigid search after eacn
of his daily visits. One Monday morn
ing he failed to put in an appearance,
and when the laboratory was opened
the tanks in which the 10000 sover-
eigns had been deposited were found to
be empty. A letter posted in territory
that knew no eXtradition treaty
brought a disclosure. The thief ex-
planned that the handsome walking
cane which he invariably carried was
the biggest sovereign purse ever
manufactured. and every time Wis.
tied the laboratory he filed Nth
coins.
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PASSENGER HITS FREIGHT.
Several Reported Missing as Result of
Missouri Wreck.

Kansas City, Kas.. January H-Roek
Island passenger train No 1925, which
left here at 9:05 tonight. collided with
a freight train, No. 226. at Waldron.
seven miles north of Parkville, Mo-, and
it is reported that three trainmen are
dead, and a number of passengers in
iured. 1t is known that a fireman and
baggageman were killed and an engineer
missing The freight train was on a
oh which had been left open and the
senger train going at full speed ran
the switch and crashed into the
ght train
he freight engine was dtched and the
senger engine ploughed through the
ght cars, crushing and derailing them
Il 1t was stopped.
relief train left Leavenworth, eleven
IS from the wreck, bearing physicians
railroad officials. No newspaper re-
ter accompanied the relief train, and
meagre details are obtainable.
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BOYS ARE TOO YOUNG.
Those Under 16 Not Allowed to Ride
In Races.

Los Angeles, January 14.-Local authori-
ties of the National Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children have
served notice upon the officials of Ascot
park to cease allowing jockeys under 1e
years of age to be employed at the track,
or prosecution will be instituted. The So
ciety declares a recent investigation dis
closed that several of the boys riding at
the track were under the age limit OF
16 years. established by law.
In addition it is said that the boys are
compelled to ride in very scanty clothing
during the inclement weather The racing
officials are warned against allowing this
10 continue.
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PlckPoCKET GETS BUSY.
E. H. Sanders Reports Loss of SIC at
Union Station.

The first suspicion of the presence of a
pickpocket in Birmingham since the dis
cusslon relative to the coming of the cot
ton convention was born yesterday when
E. IL. Sanders of Gayoso reported the
loss of SIS
The loss was sustained at the union
passenger station, where great crowds
generally are, and where so many pick
pockets have operated in the past
AS is generally known, members of the
"smoothed hngcrcch profession usually
follow conventions d her large gath
erings of people. IL zee aie ON the
lookout for confidence
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ABSOLUTELY FREE

To all who do not want to be chez
IL the oppol tunity TO test the meri'
learn the value of modern Singer
sending away for or buying an in
sewing machine at any price. You
sure to save money and avoid disapp'
ment by purchasing of the Singer Sew
Machine Co.
Look for the familiar letter S.
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Accounting for Tuskeuee Funds.

Montgomery, January 14.-(Special.)-1t
is rumored here in well informed circles
that bill will be presented in the House
to investigate the use by the negro col
lege at Tuskegee of the funds appro-
priated by the state A strict accounting.
II 10 said. will likely result. The repre-
sentative having charge of the measure
has great influence in the house.
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WHITE MAN HELD.
Is Charged With Mistreatine Daughter
of Relative.

Columbia. S. c., January IA white
man by the name of Turner was brought
to the state penitentiary tonight by
Sheriff Hunter of Bambery for safekeep-
ing as a matter Of precaution. He is ac-
cused of criminal assault on the little
daughter of former State Senator S. G..
Mayfeld.
Turner is related to the family of Sem
ator Mayfeld and was employed at his
sawmlll He was staying in the Mayfield
home at Denmark. Yesterday Mr.. May
field was attracted by the cries of his lit
tie daughter, and discovering her in the
room of Turner, where Turner had en-
ticed her Mr.. Mayfeld seized Turner
and beat him into insensibllity.
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Takes Prisoners to Atlanta.

Jackson Miss. January 14.-United
States Marshal Strauss left for Atlanta
this afternoon, having in charge B. F. S
Adams and two other prisoners sentenced
to the federal penitentiary. Adams was
cashier of the Citizens National bank of
Vicksburg and was convicted of embez-
zliuo 5000
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Almost a Bunko.

From the Chicago News
Don't give that Englishman his mum.
Der until he drops a nickel In, said the
chief operator in the telephone exchange.
why think he did," replied the new
girl. II heard something drop"
"Oh, do be careful. That was only an
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Ohio Grand Jury Breaks Record
for indictments
BIG GUNS MUST ANSWER
Rockefeller, Rogers, ArchboId, Tilford
and Others Are Among Those
Who Must Face combina-
ton Charges.

Findlay, O., January 1.-THE January
panel of the Hancock county grand jury,
which has been in session for the past
week, reported this afternoon at o'clock
to Judge Schroth, who was temporarily
occupying the bench of Judge Duncan.
In the report there are 939 separate indict-
ments against the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey, the Standard Oil COM
pany of Ohio the Ohio oil company, the
Buckeye Pipe Line company and the Solar
Refinery company, the Manhattan Oh
company, John d. Rockefeller, Fl. II. RoS-
ers Wesley Tilford, John d. Archbold.
f. O. Barstow William Rockefeller and
II. e. Utherbert.
They are formally charged with being
members of trust for conspiracy against
trade. There are 525 words in each indiet-
ment. or a total of 452975 words. Each
case will be docketed separately and the
county clerks and sheriff's office Will be
swamped for months to come. Sheriff
Groves and his deputies will begin at once
. to serve a copy of the indictment on each
of the defendants.
Has Held Off Action.
Prosecutor David said tonight that he
purposely held off action until the salary
law with county officials became effective,
as he did not wish to run up big cost
bill which would have resulted under the
old fee system.
If Hancock county wins in each case
when they are tried. fines will be assessed
aegregating s5S 1000 When the report OF
the grand jury was filed, Prosecutor
David ON his action nullhed the indiet-
ments returned last September against
John D. Rockefeller, NJ. G. Villas, }.
NJ. Robertson and H. p Mcintosh, the
last three being officials of the Standard
Oil company of Ohio.
Charges In Detail.
The indictments charge the Standard
Oil company and its subsidiary companies
with being members of a trust and conf
bination for the following purposes, to-
wit: To establish restrictions in trade and
commerce; to limit and reduce the pro-
duction of petroleum and its by-produets;
to prevent competition in the production
and sale and manufacture; Transporting
and rendering Of petroleum and its by
prnduets between themselves and others;
to fix at a common standard inquire the
price of petroleum and its by-products To
the public and its consumers
The indictments are based on the Nal-
ertine antitrust act of ONO.
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Playground knowledge.

From Punch.
Teacher-What are parallel lines?
Micky Mulberry what are you grinnIpe
at?
Micky Mulberry scuse me, Miss Sharp.
but any loidy might make de same mis-
take; you means parallel bars. don't ycrr
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HILL WRITES ABOUT
FREIGHT CONGESTION
Trackage Cannot Keep Up With
Nations Growth
WANTS IS FOOT CHANNEL
Thinks Deeper Mississippi Would Be
Greatest Thing That Gould Hap
pen for the North
west.

st. Paul, Mimi, January 14-President J,
]. Hill of the Great Northern railroad
'today sent letter to Governor john
son, which he gives his views on the
various phases of the railroad situation
in the United States, the reason of the
existing conditions and remedy. The let
ter says in part:
"Hon. John A. Johnson, Governor of Min
nesota:
Dear Sir-The business of the United
| States is today SO congested that from
| every portion of the country arises clamor
/ for relief The railroads everywhere are
/ taxed beyond their power. The people of
| the United States, therefore, are face to
face with the greatest business problem
| that has ever threatened the nation. Dur
ing the recent years the volume of bust
ness has increased and Is increasing with
extraordinary rapidity, while the neces-
sary additional trackage and terminals
have not been equal to the demands upon
them. The resulting situation is a freight
blockade of enormous proportions, espe-
cially at all terminal points. How to
remedy this is a problem, financial, me-
chanicaI and physical. No time should be
/
as may be possible. And the first step
towards this is to reach a proper under
standing of actually existing conditions.
Enormous Rate of Growth.
1.-The following figures, compiled from
the official reports of the interstate COM
merce commission and covering the
growth of the railroad business for the
last ten years, are significant facts:
Total single track mileage. 1895, 1SO,667;
1906, 21S 101; per cent increase, "a
Locomotives 1895, 1860; 1905, 1857 per
cent increase, So.
Passenger cars. 1895, Ss.112; 1905, 4O,713;
per cent increase, %.
Freight cars, 1895, 1,196,119; 1905, lib ,eOs;
per cent increase, 40.
Passenger cars, mileage, 1895, u, lS8, 49,
271; 1905 % 800, 49, 436; per cent increase, 80.
Freight ton mileage, 1895, So, 5l5,S9l;
1906 1856 4e3, 100 $40; per cent increase, u.s.
| These figures show the cause of delay
| in the national traffic movement which
| threatens to bring industry to stand
| still.
within the last ten years the volume
| of railroad business in this country has
| increased over 40 per cent. Remember
! the railroads have endeavored to meet it
! meanwhile Equipment is being increased
as rapidly as capital and labor can do it.
! There are and will be cars enough to
carry the country traffic If the cars can
| be moved, but engines and cars must
! have tracks upon which they may run.
"A striking tale is told by the statistics
| of the railroad buildings in the United
! States.
/ s.rTbase ore tba figures:
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BAILEY IN LEAD
BY SINGLE VOTE
Warm Debates in Both of
Texas Houses
VOVE WILL BE VERY CLOSE
No Definite Decision as to Whether
There Shall Be an Investigation
Is Expected Before
Wednesday.

Austin, Tex, January H.-In conse-
quence of the effort of certain members
of the Texas legislature to investigate
Senator ]. W. Bailey and his alleged
connections with the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, tonight at 9 O'Clock indications
are that the senate will remain in COLI
tinuous session for many hours debating
in an effort to prevent vote.
when the senate adjourned last Fri
day until Monday pending action upon
the part of the house on the resolution TO
Investigate Senator Bailey it was the I'M
Outstanding that the senate would not
consider the matter in any form until
this afternoon, and then only in COM
mittee for future action by the senate.
Early this morning, however, the inves-
LEGATION resolution was recalled from the
committee, and a substitute offered there
for, providing for the appointment of a
committee TO ascertain as to whether or
not an investigation was in any degree
necessary
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Want Telephones Regulated.

smphis. January 1.-THE Cumberland
phone and Telegraph company has
sed to be submitted to the general
mbly of this state memorial ask
for the nraa ton of some state trl-
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The most difficult work solicited. Hermi.
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power and authority to
sations, and to hear and
,ints made against the
les doing business in the
,e. The memorial sets
1T each two years, at
the legislature, efforts
, pass laws TO remedy
the business. and that
to impede the growth
Ind causes lossex-
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Bailey Forces Uppermost.

The two resolutions have caused all
the agitation in the senate today. On
last Friday the anti-Bailey forces favor
ing an investigation had the best of the
proposition by a majority of two, but this
morning it was claimed and soon seemed
to be manifest that the Bailey forces had
the better of it by one vote, an absent
anti-Bailey man changing the vote and
representing the difference. With this
condition of affairs confronting them, the
Bailey forces tried to rush through an
adoption of their substitute resolution.
but was prevented by a debate which was
begun early today and still continues.
This is the condition existing tonight,
and it is most apparent at this time that
the senate will remain in session for
hours, il not all night at the instance of
the anti Bailey faction.
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1906. .. 100000 $3.50 29 1.45
THE limit of service of common car
rier has been reached when it has been
moving at all times over its system as
many cars as can be run on its track with
safety. and dispatched from its terminal
and junction points without unreasonable
delay. The best Judgment of many con-
servative railroad men in the country iS
that immediate addition of not less than
per cent per annum to the railroad
trackage of the country for say five years,
should be made to relieve the SITUATION,
and put an end to unreasonable delays
inn the transaction business
Limit of Operation Reached.
1T is no wonder that with the extra
work to do a work unequally distributed,
the limit of effective operation has peen
reached The problem and necessity are
enormous. At 1O4 tons to the mile II
would require 1900, 600 tons of steel ails
every year to furnish the 10000 miles OF
track required This is nearly two
thirds of the product of all the rolling
/ mills in the United States. 1t would call
for the labor of 100000 men in grading,
| besides track laying, bridge builders ana
Others Lahorers even for such ordinary
extensions and improvements as are now
being made, are not to be had In sui
! fcient quantities on any terms. This Is
the real railroad problem of the United
| States and the majority of the people
have been slow to perceive and reluctant
to realize.
Wants Deep Channel.
There must be more points for export.
more interior markets. A 15-foot canal
| or channel from st. Louis to New Orleans
would go further towards relieving inc
| entire middle west and southwest than
any other work that could be undertaken.
With such a depth of water, a single
| powerful tow boat would carry from
| thirty to forty train loads
ut is not by accident that railroad
| building has declined to its lowest within
! a generation at the very time when all
| other forms of activity have been gaining
most rapidly. The investor declines to
/ put his money into enterprises under BAH
/ or unpopularity and even threatened by
/ individuals and political parties with coll
| fscation or transfer to the state. This
/ feeling must be removed and greater con-
| fdence be mutually established If any
| considerable portion of the vast sum nee
| essary Is to be available for the work.
| First. there must be realization by
the cbuntry of the embargo upon business
and of the fact that the cause is insult
fcient railroad trackage This fact has
strangely enough come upon the public
by surprise. 1t will require the best
| Thought and the best effort of this gem
Grafton to avert the evil that now casts
its shadow upon farmer. manufacturer
/ and merchant; to arrest the progress of
the paralysis that is laying Its grip upon
| the heart of commerce and to restore The
wholesome circulation without which
| there cannot be life and growth in eth
| err individual or the commonwealth"
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Bailey's Friends Have Floor.


In the house Senator Bailey's friends
had the floor today under the joint agree
ment of Saturday to give both sides fou:
hours before a final vote upon the propo-
sition and they consumed all the morning
session, but only a few minutes of the
afternoon, when on motion of Bailey
adherent an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow, that arrangements might be
perfected in the way of decorations for
Campbell's Inauguration tomorrow.
Tonight 1t seemed TO be the geenral
opinion that the house will insist either
upon a joint or a separate investigation.
The senate Is considered doubtful.
Hundreds of ladies and men were ie
constant attendance today upon the de-
bate In both houses. No final action is
expected until Wednesday now as 10
whteher or not there will be an investi-
cation.
The senate adjourned at 1890 o'clock
tonight without securing a vote as To
the proposed investigation after being in
continuous session since l o'clock today.
The adjournment was foced by the
friends of Senator Bailey by majority
of one vote.
Vote Against Bailey.
Senator senter was taken off the floor
shortly after o'clock, after speaking
over seven hours, by point of order that
he was talking to consume time, the
chair overruled the point of order, but
losing on an appeal from his ruling ne
voted against 1t himself, on the ground
as presiding officer he could not know
/ the point of order was good, but as a
member of the senate he knew it Was
/ well taken.
After several amendments to the sub
! stitute resolution proposed by the anti
Bailey forces had been voted down. tn.
substitute resolution was adopted by q
vote of Is to u. The substitute provides
for a committee of seven senators to in
/ Vestgate the charges against Senator
Bailey. preferred under oath and repor
to the senate If an investigation of The
charges be deemed advisable.