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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
ASKS ACCOUNTING
OF $S,OOO,OO0 DEAL

st. Louis, January S.-Suit for an ac-
counting of funds was filed today in the
circuit court by e. D. Fulton, a member
of the Little Kanawha syndicate. George
j. Gould, Jos. Ramsey Jr., and Stephen
b. Ekins are among the defendants
named in the suit which grows out of
an s. coo, 600 deal by the syndicate in West
Virginia coal lands and in two small rail-
roads.
Mr.. Fulton asks an accounting of the
funds for profits alleged about to be dis
tributed to which, he says, he is in part
entitled, and for s103,4O7 he claims as a
balance due on a transaction In coal
tracts.
Fulton names these defendants: The
St. Louis Union Trust company, George
]. Gould, William E. Guy, Joseph Ram
sey Jr., John S. Jones, Henry G. Davis
and Stephen B. EllSins. He asks 1t has
petition that the full membership of the
syndicate be disclosed December 2, 1902,
Ramsey, Gould and Guy formed what Is
known as the Little Kanawha syndicate.
Later Davis, Elkins, Jones and other
capitalists were included. In his petition
Fulton says the members OF the syndl-
cate agreed to spend 100000 on projects
embracing the purchase of coal lands ana
certain small railroads and then when
money was needed the members were TO
be liable in proportion to their subscirp-
lions to the stock of the syndicate.
Calls were issued for rs per cent or the
SIS. 100000 it is stated, and payments on
them were made to the st. Louis Union
Trust company.
Fulton further declares in his petition
after purchases had been made the syndl-
cate sold various properties at an adj
vance and he believes the syndicate and
trust company intend to disregard him
in making a division of the profits. He
asks that Ramsey, Gould and Guy. whom
he denominated managers OF the syn
dictate, be compelled to disclose the iden-
tity of all the other members and give
full accounting of the concerns ON
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

last census year 1888 population;
Greater Birmingham had 140,42O-a
difference of 2S.O57 The difference in
1910 will be much greater-so much
greater that we will not harrow the
noble souls of the Georgian with an
estimate. The Age-Herald will accept
the Georgians own estimate of the diff
ference in the approaching census
year.
The Georgian admitted before the
Livingston caucus was held that cir
cumstanoes were about ito throw TO
Birmingham the splendid prize" and
the Georgian should now in all fairness
come out manfully and boldly in favor
of the unanimous action of that eau
Gus, because in that way sub-treasury
can be established in the southeast,
and because-it is the fair thing to do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
CITY Street Scenes.

THE scenes on the streets of Birming-
ham might almost be called moving
picture" said a man who does consid-
cradle standing around. 1.-THE scene
changes every hour and is very interest
ing to anyone who will pause to observe.
Between the hours of and a. M
you find the working class hurrying on
to railroad shops, new buildings or places
where manual labor is done. These men
generally carry lunch baskets and dinner
pals. They walk with a heavy, resolute
tread and are true types of the horny
handed sons of toll. AS they pass along
they leave a strong odor of tobacco
smoke behind them. You could set your
watch by the pace these men make the
nearer to o'clock the faster the pace
Between and o'clock a new element
appears on the scene. Store clerks, male
and female, now crowd the pavements,
especially when the cars coming in from
the suburbs discharge their passengers
at central points. Leisurely, at first, the
young men come along, putting cigar
cites for dear life and generally with
the purpose of assembling outside their
mess begins The girls come in groups
of threes and tours, chattering like mag
pies and laughing to their hearts de-
light.
Between and o'clock comes along
her majesty, the stenographer, as trim
as fashion plate; quick stepping, active;
feathers, fur and finery. Neither to the
right nor left does she look or turn. Get
out of her way, she must be in the office
before the boss comes. The boss comes
along Immediately after; clcan-shaved,
fresh-complexioned, sturdy and laxative.
The elevator quickly lands him at his
desk.
by 10 o'clock the streets present a
motley crowd The people who congre-
gate around windows to look at marked
down prices; the idlers who lean on trash
boxes or against telephone poles; the soda
found patrons; all those who have little
or nothing particular to do. Shoppers
who have small purses and mary de-
mands; bargain counter hunters and all
the unemployed.
Yes, the streets are moving picture
and are worth studying II you have the
time. l will venture to say 1 can tell the
time within five minutes by just watching
the strata of humanity which IS then
passing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
KISS ME oOoGBYE.
BY Andrew Lang.

BY Andrew Lang
Kiss me and say goodbye;
Goodbye; there is no word to say but
this,
Nor any tears to shed when these tears
dry:
Kiss me and say goodbye.
Farewell, be glad. forget;
There is no need to say forget" l
know,
For youth is youth and time will have
1t so,
And though your lips are pale and your
eyes wet.
Farewell, you must forget.
You shall bring home your sheaves.
Many and heavy and with blossoms
OF memories that go not out of mind;
Let this one sheaf be twined with poppy
leaves
When you bring home your sheaves.
In garnered loves of thine.
The ripe good fruit of many hearts and
years,
Somewhere let this lie gray and salt
with tears;
1t grew too near the sea wind, and the
brine
OF life, this love of mine.
This sheaf was spoiled in spring,
And overlong was green and early sere.
And never gathered gold in the late
year
From autumn's suns and moons of har-
vesting.
But failed in frosts of spring.
Yet it was thine. my sweet.
This love. though weak as young corn
wthered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
City Officers Elected

Columbus, Miss, January S.--(Special.)- y
NJ. C. Vandiver, who has served as sup
erintendent OF water and sewerage for
the past two years has been elected city
marshal, filing the vacancy caused by
Captain Donnell leaving the Office to be-
come mayor. Charles Wakefield will fill
the office of superintendent of water and
sewerage. L. 7. Lang becomes chief, of
the fire department and l. II. Sykes, sec
rotary of the Progressive union, has been
chosen city treasurer to succeed Maj. II.
NJ Waddell, who resigned on account of
his health.
The appointments are effective imme-
diately and the newly elected officials en-
tered upon their duties today. Two police
men were romvcd from the force and j.
B. Thames and Mr. Foreman were elect
ed in their stead. All these positions and
appointments were made and ratified by
the city council.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
HAS TROUBLESOME PRISONER.
Spends Time Doing Things Which Add
to Sentence.

Admission, January S.-(Special. about
thirty three days more was this morn
ing added to the term of service to the
city against Ernest Ward, who has made
himself notorious for sometime past, not
only in the commission of crimes on the
outside of the city prison. but on the in
side as we'll From time TO time his SEN
tence has been added to until now he
is so far In arrears that it will probably
take him till June 30 TO catch up, if by
chance he escapes further increases. Yes
terday and last night he renewed his eff
forts to escape from the city prison. re-
Stunning his operations where he left off
a week ago He had succeeded so far
as TO be able to poke his head through
a hole in the brick wall when discovered
by Warden Alley early this morning. Re-
corder Green fined him an additional sum
OF 1850 this morning. stating as he did
so that he had about reached the point
where he didn't know what to do with
such a criminal. Sometime ago Ward
was convicted of a grave charge and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Great Benefit.

IF Birmingham gets the sub-treasury
1t will be a big thing for this district, .
said J. c. Maben, president of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company, yes
terday. I'VE won in the preliminary round
and I hope that Birmingham will win out
before the House and Senate.
Il have written to several influential
asking them to lend their assistance to
Birmingham in her efforts to get the sub
treasury, and they have replied that they
would do SO. One of them was chairman
of our board and I told him that the sub
treasury in Birmingham would be bene-
fetal to the sloss company, indirectly If
not directly. 1t will be big thing for Bir-
mingham to get this important govern
ment institution
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fined s60 After serving a time on the
streets, the unpaid balance of his fine was
suspended under the promise that he
would leave the city and try to reform.
He went away, but soon returned and
shortly thereafter was in the tolls here
again, whereupon the criminal sentence
was reimposed While confined in the
city prison he kicked and beat two fellow
prisoners and from another stole gold
ring worth $12. For these offenses he
was tried and heavily fined. Later he
was again brought into police court and
fined $11 80 for tearing up the prison cell,
which meant twenty-five more days of
hard service. Not deferred by this, how
ever, he was again before Recorder Green
the very mkt day for destroying three
shakes worth $3.50 each, and for this Of
tense was assessed fine of S4l.5O, or
eighty-three days on the streets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
SUB-TREASURY OUTLOOK
COULD NOT BE BRIGHTER

Washington, January S.-(Speclal)-
Governor Johnston and Messrs. Pratt and
Allison of the Birmingham sub-treasury
delegation will probably return home to-
morrow night or Thursday morning. All
of them are delighted with the outlook.
While here they have put in the hard
est kind of work and what they can ac-
complish is a matter of record. Every
thing looks as If it is going our way"
said Mr.. Allison tonight. 1.-The outlook
so far as the House is concerned could
not be brighter. l believe we will be
able to get through the ways means COM
mittee our bill and then it will rest with
the Senate to decide the question.
Should the House pass the Birming
ham bill l do not believe the GEORGIA
senators would carry their opposition to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

such an extent as would mean the defeat
of. the whole southern sub-treasury
project" Mr.. Pratt is equally sanguine
over the outlook. He has been indus
triously sounding the southern members
ON their views and has reached the COM
clusion that Birmingham is a winner in
congressional legislation affecting the
subject.
Governor Johnstons speech before the
committee today ought to settle the mat
ter says Mr.. Pratt. Yesterday, when
the Georgia delegation bolted us 1 had
some misgivings but the hearing before
the ways and means committee today
convinced me that we can get the bill
through. The committee showed 1t was
plainly moved to our side of the case
and l look for a favorable report before
a great while.".
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
BIDS TOO HIGH FOR
WEATHER BUILDING

Washington. January S.-(Special. I'm
letter to Representative Underwood,
the chief of the weather bureau states
that it is necessary for the department
to defer the erection of the building in
Birmingham until they are able to get
more competition and reasonable work.
The lowest bid offered was $169S0 and
the opinion of the weather bureau is
that a structure in accordance with the
plans and specifications should be built
for considerably less.
The appropriation according to the
chief of the weather bureau does not
permit the expenditure of so large
amount on the Birmingham building and
he has rejected all the bids and the bid
ders will be notified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Trial of Way for Murder.

Decatur, January s.-(Special)-A half
dozen witnesses testified in the Way MUIR
der trial this afternoon. The most
damaging to the defendant being Alice
Williams, at whose house Policeman J.
Lem Jones was killed. She told how
Gift Way and Raymond Moore tried to
break down her door and That Jones ar
rested Way searched him in the house,
then took him into the yard. Three shots
were heard and two men ran. Janette
Smith, Charlie Wright and others testified
to practically the same thing. Ways case
will probably be completed tomorrow
night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Invisible Balances of Trade

In the last ten fiscal years Uncle
Sans account with the rest Of the
world stands as follows:
Excess merchandise exports ..$4,910, 5s1, 419
Excess silver exports .......... 237, 663, 6S4
Total excess exports .........$5 las, 245 1903
Excess gold imports -. $500. 2E, n6,14
.......s4 800, S2S SS9
In other words, an invisible balance
of trade adverse to this country foots
up 1900 million dollars. This invisible
adverse balance is something that all
our farms and all our mines and all
our industries can scarcely overcome.
At the best we barely meet it.
We will never know with accuracy
the items that make up this adverse
invisible balance, but some of the items
are large and are on that account felt
and appreciated. We know that Amer
lean securities are constantly being
marketed across the sea. We know,
too, that we pay interest or dividends
upon those securities-that our ocean
freight bills are heavy-that our tour
lists spend large sums in other coun
tries.
These items go to balance the prod
ucts of our farms and mines, and Eu-
rope Is compelled to send us in settle
ment only about $25, 100000 in gold
year. In other words, the invisible
balance of trade against us nearly bal
Hnces the heavy visible balance in our
favor. Our chief commercial task con-
sists, in short, in overcoming an adj
verse balance that we cannot see, can
not count, cannot put our hands on,
because we have no official statistics
concerning it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
Natural Gas for Huntsville.

Huntsville. January S.-(Special.)-Th
New York-Alabama oil company has
taken steps to put natural gas from its
well in West Huntsville on the market
in Huntsville. Several thousand feet of
main have been ordered to convey the
gas to the city and orders are being made
up for smaller distributing pipes. Ths
company's franchise to lay pipes in the
streets of Huntsville expires In June and
before that time the provisions of the in
strument will be complied with. The COM
pany will put gas to consumers at the
rate of 90 cents the thousand feet. The
gas is already being put in mills and
houses in West huntsville and is being
used profitably.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

IT HERE is inspiration in the rattle
V0 of typewriters and the click of
telegraph Instruments pouring
news into columns of newspaper. lntan-
eibe. yet accurate and vivid, the murmur
of the world comes flying from the four
quarters of the globe-from st. Peters
burg. from Pel1in, from Natal, or Sidney,
or Honolulu or the City of Mexico
wherever restless man is at work or play.
The local end is not overlooked, but it
seems prosaie when compared to that
world gossip which is reporteds so marvel
ously and so swiftly, leaping over space
with the auickness Of thought. The in
SEPARATION of a newspaper office grows as
the night advances and eliminates in the
roar Of the press as it throws off the
early morning edition 1t is this that
holds a newspaper toiler to his work, de-
spite small salary and many hardships,
until the pencil falls from his nerveless
fingers and his eyes can no longer read
copy" A printer once said, when
die let me die where 1 can smell the hot
metal in the Linotypes, where 1 can hear
the rattle of the machines and the rumble
of the press"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
NEeRo's HORRIBLE ASSAULT.
Outrages Girl Then Takes Her to a
Creek to Drown Her.

Lynchburg, Va, January Slate yes
terday afternoon Miss Gladys Shelton, II
years of age, daughter of a well-to-do
farmer, near Monroe, Amherst county,
was outraged by a negro, the assault be-
ing one of the most horrible in this section
for years.
The girl was alone at home, and the
negro after accomplishing his purpose,
took the girl to a creek to drown her.
He changed his mind and made her go
to a neighbours home, while he went In
another direction, This afternoon five ne
groes were arrested and brought here,
a mob of seventy-five men chasing Sher-
iff Beard and deputy for two miles. The
girls condition is precarious, but she will
recOXer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
The men who do things get other men
to do them.
It's a strong New Years resolution that
has no breaking.
A girl would rather have big scar
that she can hide than one little freckle
that she can't
Considering what man saves on drinks
and cigars being sick abed, he isn't out
much on the doctors bills.
woman gets more enjoyment out of a
good cry than a man does cashing In a
ticket on q horse racA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

One hundred and fifty eight billions
and seven hundred and seventy-three
millions of gallons of water was used
last year in Manhattan, the Bronx and
in Brooklyn. not to mention the water
that was used TO sprinkle stocks in
Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The New York cotton exchange
pleads that ii is not any more of a
gambling institution than the New
York stock exchange. 1t is on solid
ground at last.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
LEGISLATURE is READY
FOR WORK AT THE CAPITOL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE H.


compliment and gave assurances that he
would at all times do the best he knew
how.
Brown was nominated by Goodwin of
Montgomery; Erquhart of Birmingham
named Shapiro for assistant clerk, and
Woolf of Marengo presented w. f. Her.
bert of his county. The vote was: Herbert
6S, Shapiro 80.
Lacey of Walker nominated Gamble and
Smith of Gilmore presented Mr.. benson.
Both We're elected by reclamation. 1t took
three ballots to elect an assistant door
keeper. DeYampert finally won on a vote
of IS to % for Truett of Jefferson. Has
son goes back to his old place without
opposition.
After reassembling the house adjourned
to 1890 Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
HUMoR THAT ISN'T NEW.

HUMOR THAT ISN'T NEW.
Bones-why does Russian terrorist re-
semble a woman?
Satinbreeches-I don't know, Mr.. Bones
Why DOES a Russian terrorist resemble
a woman?
Bones-Because he makes bomb throw.
QIisses from the gallery. Groans from
the parquet)
Satinbreeches-Ladies and Gentlemen,
Mr.. Arthur Hawkins, our celebrated
tenor, will now render that touching bal
lad, I'D like So Much to Borrow Five"
Life is funny proposition. The young
man in musical comedy who MARBLES to
self-conscious young woman, I'm Do
Anything in the World for You" may
not be on speaking terms with her off
the stage.
RUINED.
A fellow there was and he had some
Gwen as you and u
He carried it all to the tenderloin
Gwen as you and ID
The heart in his bosom Is cold and dead,
A fool and his fortune were parted, It's
said
He bought what his money would buy.
boil your whiskyr Science has gone
mad! PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The fifty-story tower OF. the Metro
politan Life Insurance company is to
be 76 feet square. Ii will stand $50
feet above Madison Square, dwarfing
not only DR.. Parlihurst's church. but
everything else in that neighborhood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Often the magnate who courts the
fullest investigation" hopes in his
heart of hearts that his suit may not
be looked on with favor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

James J. Hill says the block signal
system is persistently disregarded by
all roads, This settles it, and puts the
blame, not on tower man or an en-
gineer, but on the directorate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

When New York has a forty-one-
story building downtown and forty
eight story building uptown, it can
snap its fingers at its skyscraping
rivals
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The time may come when we shall
all be millionaires, but 1t seems a long
time off and there isn't much chance
for us while John ID. is alive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Mayor Mcclellan Is tapping over
only. A recount is needed to confirm
his title to a second term.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The republican plurality for Con-
gressmen in 1906 was 7S5,203 but in
1904 it was 1,668.524.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The Shah of Persia will leave more
widows than some towns possess. He
will leave 800 all told.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The governors this week are turning
out messages in a way to discourage
even Theodore Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The Guatemalan ant has ceased to
be factor in the boil weevil situation
in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

1t is time for Mr.. Fairbanks to nudge
the anecdote writer's. He hasn't fig
ured in a story for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Governor Higgins of Rhode Island Is
a democrat, and he is only 80 years
old. Keep your eye on him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Greenville is trying to put on city airs.
and in fact has put on one that has
never been reported by any other town
in the state She has opieum joints. jack
son, Miss, Clarion Ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
UNUSUAL CASE.

Behold how all the people gaze
Upon this wondrous man,
How eagerly admiring crowds
His solemn features scan.
Although he's tempted fearfully
And has a raging thirst,
He keeps the noble pledge he took
On January first.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Persia has become a country of rep
resentatiye government, thus joining
hands with Uncle Sam and the Japs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

In planning three-year honeymoon
tour Corey and Miss Gilman will give
their affair plenty of time to blow over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

On the face of the returns Mayor
Mcclellan had plurality of 3474 in
total vote of over 100000. There are
therefore great possibilities in a re-
pounf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Mr.. Hartman SAYS he underwent an
unromantic little operation recently.
There never was much romance about
Mr.. Hartman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

A flying machine called helicopetre
doesn't sound much like a solution Of
the problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

The first and only illustrated mes
sage of a President has been published
by the government, and is sold at so
cents a COPY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09

Esperanto is coming in to take the
place of simplifed spelling, and it Is
difficult to say which is the worse of
the Two.