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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Two New Structures Almost Completed

Two new structures are almost com pleted which will add much to the beauty of this city
 The clustering of the Carnegie library has been finished ; d this week the win dows will be put in, while the plumbing and heating will be installed.
 The First Baptist church will be ready for occupancy by Easter Sunday, and the interior which has been nearly finished shows the church to be one in which the congregation may well be proud. The workmen are pushing forward the work and the windows will be placed this week, while the floors are in the man laid. The pastor and members are very anxious to hold services on Eastern sun day in their new church. While all the details will not be entirely finished It will be in condition to seat the con gregation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
JUDGE H. A. SHARPE.
Commission Arrives and Duties VIII
 Begin Today.

Owing to the failure of his commission to reach Birmingham in time yesterday. Judge H. A. Sharpe did not assume his duties as judge in the city court, but will do so this morning.
 It is expected that Judge Sharpe will take up such cases in the equity division as are ready to be submitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
PERSONAL.

Harry Wigley, advance manager or our New Minister was in Birming ham yesterday afternoon making ar rangements for return engagement or the play at the Jefferson theatre March Il.
 F. Caheen returned yesterday from New York, where he has been for some time on buying trip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Prominent PowderIy Man III.

B. Shafer, a prominent citizen of Pow derly, the proprietor of the principal store of the place, is at the EIillman hospital in a very serious condition His friends are apprehensive, and fear that he cannot recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05
Thinks He Is Wanted in Birmingham.

The Oklahoma Detective agency writes to Chief Wier asking if 0. V. Waldeck IS wanted here. His name does not appear on the list of criminals. but the bureau insists that the man has committed some serious crime in the district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05

is continually increasing and the mem- bers are manifesting a great interest In the organization and are putting forth every effort to make the 'skidoo num- Der eclipse all in the Birmingham dis tpi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05

and he never spares nor ever thinks of himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05

Nothing succeeds like sue -"The Sub Way" was an instantaneous success and IS still succeeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-05

It stands to reason that you get only tb~ last at "The Sub- Way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
5 Not Mild in Dealing With Subjects Which Affect
finance Discusses Practically All Subjects Of
National Economic and Political interest

al subjects Of national economic
and political interest
The message aa transmitted 10
congress today iB 10 part az fol.
lows
To the Senate and House Of Rep
rsssntstivess
No nation has greater resources
than ours, and ! think u can bc
truthfuily said that the citizens 81
no nation possess greater energy
and Industrial ability In me- ma
ton arc the fundamental business
conditions sounder than ln OURS az
this very moment. and ~ 81 foolish.
when such d. the case for people ia
hoard money instead ~ keeping u
iu sound banks. for 10 la such
boarding that ig ihe Immediate oc-
casi0n 81 money strlngenrg. More
over, ag "a rule. the business ~ our
people Do conducted with honesty
ana problty and this applies alike
10 farms and factories 90 rallroadH
and banks. 90 al our Legitimate
commercial enterprises.
tu any large body ~ men, how
ever, thc~ urc certain to he some
Yho are dishonest. and " the con-
difionn are nHch that those men
prosper ~ commit their misdecda
with iupuHlty their ceHmplc ia u
very evil thing tor the community
where these men are business lgsn
Of great aagsfiiy und If tempern
Horf both aulOuH and r'ck-
lfeH. and whore she conditions are
Hsl, Il th4s thcy asf without super
vision ~ control u8d ~ first With
out effective check from public
0fanl,9. thop 10 lede many ion0ceni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
Lewis Levy Stations Man at Door of COmptrOler's
Office to Get His Declaration Of Candidacy for
Mayor Filed First

INIT that it Is their intention 10
display any unusual haste In The
matter many If not ali of them
are layiug secret plans to Doe the
first TO file Some OF them are
depending on speed Go win them
the race while others are depend
ing more upon strategy.
Speaking for publication, said
Lewis Levy, candidate for the no.
publican nomination for mayor.
speaking for publication. mind
you. this after he had already
taken the reporter into his conf
dence. speaking purely for puhli-
cation, you may quote me ass say
ing that ! shall be I'M no haste 10
file my declaration One time
ought to be- as good as another
by the way. YOU know OF course
that ] am going 20 win this fight
Thinks Il Undianitled.
III sou desire 70 quote me ia
the paper" said Judge Humphries.
YOU may say that should deem
Il unidentified TO participate in any
scramble for mere position on The
ticket ! told YOU didn't J. that I
ann going TO address the Twelfth
Ward Republican club at Dunlap
this evening"
Speaking frankly nov. replied
w h. rrImhle. u am not 80 sure
that the position OF a mans name
on the ballot makes much differ
cnce In his chances. shall as.
sumo that the voters will he in.
telligent enough TO pick out oil ihe
list the name Of the man for whom
they desire 90 vote 20 adopt any
ether assumption would % seems
60 me. be- a reflection ca the
average intelligence OF the voters
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
new YORK STOCK
MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Today s.
market developed into highly
professional affair with wide and
lr@gular swings in both directions.
Hhe selling a. the outset was some
what brisk In few leading issues.
watch made IL appear as n the
iIaincd manlpulators we're testing
tlw capacity OF the market for
iAhing short sales. The force Of
this liquidation presently abated
and the aggressive bidding Of yes.
isrnay was resumed. and under the
laadefHhip OF the Gurgenhoim
htscs. the entire list enjoyed a sub
stantlal rally. American Smelter
gained points over the low. and
The balance from 10 3 points. The
advance was short lived. however
The higher range Of prices bringing
out large volumes OF profittaking
orders. and the earlier recovery
was entirely diasipated
The close was irregular aud
slightly above the lower points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
viii Meet Tonight TO Force Reduction in Wholesale
Price Of Milk--PrOprietOrs Up in Arms Over
Methods Of Trust.

Restaurant psopFietoru 81 Sc
attic will consider means OF fore
lng the mills combine 10 reduce "a.
wholesale price If milk az a meet
lug 81 their association tonight
Since the publication IN The
Star OF the fact that there was 90
raise ia the price of milk b. the
producers 20 justify the recent
sharp advance OF both Wholesale
and retail milk prices b. the Seat.
tie milk combine. the restaurant
prnprictora have been ap In arms
against the milk dealers and de.
clare they will take measures tu
force the dealers to reduce tho
Wholesale price. 81 they DO not do
Va voluntarily
aia Raise In a Year.
Less than year ago the rcstau.
rant men we're paving only 81 cents
FOR q 3Railou can 81 milk Last
summer the price was raised tn o.
cents aud on Oct ! the combine
price Of ~ cents went into effect
The restaurant men were told that
the milk dealers we're furcei 10 nd
vance the price because tho milk
producers weFe demanding more
money for their milk
The declaration 81 > n Ice.
president Of the Puget Sound
Dairy association. that the pfqdne.
ers have not advanced the prize" of
milk 10 the dealers. corrob0railug
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
BANK cLeAelNes.
NUISANCE is
SERIOUS

4 Dc not know that We can de-
anything 60 abatc the nuisance Of
the Noise made by the cable cars
on The north aide OF Our new build.
inr said Secretary Allen. OF the
n a. G. A. this morning. This
nuisance q rather serious one.
The rooms Of the upper floors have
no system 81 forced ventilation
az have hose on the first floor 40
IL e necessary 80 have the win.
DOES open
NNe hops there viii be some
improvement when tbs car line ls
lowered and the tracks are cncaH-
ed Ia cement This. we believe.
will have q tendency Go deadcn
che noisc somewhat nui IA ad
ditiou 10 thn noise 81 the cars
running on The tracks and ~ The
hAmmeflnR 81 the cable. the cars
descending the hin begin clanF
lnF their bells iusi IN front Of the
building and keep u up until they
reach Third AY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
GEE! THIS is THE REAL
REAL THING

CHICAGO. Dec. s-pians have
been perfected for a honeymoon
special" which viii leave Chicago
on Dec. s for Los Angeles for 30
DAYS uf billing and cooling.
This decided novelty la railway
transportation Is 10 be- innugurated
by the Northeastern. the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific lines. VI.
forts will be made TO conflne the
passenger list 10 newly WEEDS. but
reservations are being accepted
from married couples whs stu love
each other and who have never
taken their honeymoon trip. The
train itself will be- the finest ever
equipped There will be- o Christ.
mas tree. Christmas dinner. holt.
day carol and a concert IN the
library ear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
WILL TAKE CITY
WATER BONDS

Clay Treasurer George Russell to-
day was notified by the Seattle
Clearing House association that the
association had determined Ia &C
oept the $500 600 water bonds.
and that they would be purchased
without question. The supreme
courts decision ON the validity of
the bonds Is expected within the
next few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

WASHINGTON Dec IA fun
senate today heard the reading of
'ae minutes OF thc opening day.
VILE a messenger aaifed outside
2 present the presidents mes
Ssse After scaaiar.e,rct Johnson.
p Alabama, bad been sworn In
messenger from the house an.
hpqneed the organization o. that
Moy The reading Of the presI
ssnts message began Crowds be-.
san 70 iill the house galleries early
near The reading
me PRESIDENT mesaage contains
shock as we'll aa diaappoint.
afht 10 Wall no. nnanclefs who
ave attempted % induce the pres.
ven . be- mild 90 dealing with
''oletia which affect finance
N"t only does iho president re.
49, ne Objectionable passages of
~ preceding message. which rou8.
= row " protest from Wall st..
~, ne also follows these quotations
ilh even stronger declarations IA
.saaia % government control oi
,sHMay and other corporations and
Yas'iel'y in corporation dealings
~ ne public especially regard
'hs Issuance ~ securities
me message iB one Of the mn
solnpfehenslVe ever ia8Ged bg COS
president dealing wish msef.eaily
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--Mrs.
Annie Bradley was this morning de-
clared not guilty OF numbering ex-
Senator Arthur Brown IN the IA.
leigh hotel Dec 3. laet year. The
jury. which had been out since
4i5 Monday afternoon. returned
lts verdict ~ 1897 this morning.
Two ballots were taken. The
first stood N 10 ] for acquittal The
second was taken AZ midnight and
was unanimous for aequittal There
was not the slightest hint that the
jury had reached verdict until
the usual hour for eonvening court
The trial. which lasted two
weeks. Was almost az important as
the ThaW ease The unwrittcn
law was the underlying issue. al.
though the sanity ~ Mrs Bradley
was the one around which both
sides played their games. one FOR
the life Of Mrs. Bradley and the
other IN the defense or the ~
Jurors. q were married men Mrs.
bradley has been IN jail for n
months
The court room began 20 fill long
before 10 O'Clock Mrs bradley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
SAY BOY STOLE
SIX REv0LvERS

A pcnchant for portable artillery
has again landed young Paul Wag
ner. an employee If the Wilton
Hardware company ln jail charE
ed with the theft Of ak automatic
regoiyers which BE- has been &C
cumulating gradually at the cx.
penHe Of the hardware stock This
lad. who IN only about II years Of
age. was recently released from
the county jail where he was held
on a charge Of theft
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

was calm and collected upon enter
ing. but she showed the pallor due
10 a sleepless night Her lips were
almost bl0odiess
When the Jurors filed In Il was
evident from their attitude that
they bad arrived az D verdict When
asked b. ,he clerk if the jury had.
Foreman James l. Beeney arose
and said quickly aui distinctly.
We find the defendant not
guilty"
Julius a. Pdgg bookkeeper
and the oldest member % the jury.
voted against 90 acquittai on the
FIRST ballot
Mrs Bradley received The verdict
calmly. while the women specia-
tors in the courtroom made a dem
onstraiion. applauding and wavl8g
their handkerchiefs The defend
ant was hurried from the court
room 10 an autOmobue and taken
10 the home ~ Mrs Hayes. a
friend The crowd outside cheer
ed as the automobile started up
the street
Mrs Bradley viii remain ~ the
Hayes home until she decides upun
her future plans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
PRISONER IN COUNTY JAIL IS SLOWLY
STARVING HIMSELF TO Death
gt,can, Supposed to Be Temporarily Insane, AbsO-
hteB Refuses TO Eat---Jailers Say That He Has
Taken Nothing Since Friday.

until he succumhs. unless he IA
taken Ia the asylum for the insane
cor some institution where he can
he property carcd fof
Hearing Continued.
Jarvis gave evidence az insanity
when arrested and WAS examined
yeat, rday before a commission
of Dre George Newlanda aud n
Eugene Allen The nhyslclana
thoNghi that his alteration was on.
ly temporary and the result % &
nroiaeied apree They continued
The hcaring until Zee y
After being returned Ca lall Jar
Wis continued Co decline food nuf
Ing the nirhis he insists on wan
dofinE about hls cell without che
least vestiec of clothing Thia ex.
posture. Ia addition a. hla refusing
20 eat has reduced the man TO a
pitiablc state Of exhaustion.
Jarvis talks incohgwntN and
does not give any reason for bis
determination Go take no food
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

,,euea 10 slarye hlmsclt tor
Avs In the county iail With
M effort being made Ga com,
nln "a take food T. Jarvis, an
800 u the county iail since last
e+ses r,ernlng had Jo bee carried
- part Yesterday afternoon,
-. ~ was examined hy physi.
az pgardiur his sanity
Attempted Suicide.
..s 4 Z Mexican ancd "a
- we.k he attempted 20 end bats
~ mmnlng la the bay bat
=. wenrd 81 4 policeman The
- Al the county jail admitted
q uarnlus that Jarvis had not
-. any food since Ne WAS placed
I'll FRIDAY morning He said
K ma tried Is set the prisoner
81 but had not asked the aid
4 he county physician when hc
eaisleuily refused.
rhe man Is gradually growing
xsskef and the Keepers say it will
= enls ! auestioa of q short time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
WANT RECEIVER NAMED
FOR AUTOMOBILE

An application was filed today
with the superior court asking that
receiver be appointed Tor one
four.cylinder Cadillac automobile
The troubles involving possession
Of this benzlne buggy are many
and varied. and could the auto talk
Il might tell a tale OF wonderful
interest
The Eureka Motor company asks
for the appointment OF the receiver.
naming r. Firth and Atclia Bassety
as parties TO the action. The com.
plant recitcs that the company last
summer performed repairs on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
CHARRED B0DIE S
ARE FOUND


nEi.LEVEnNoN. Pa. peo S.
Twenty-Five charred bodies had
been recovered from the Naomi
mine AZ daylight this morning
FIFTY mcu are SIN reported miss.
ing
The mine H. filled with Huffocat
Inc fumes. making e impossible
iof the rencuera ia remain inside
more than a few minutes Several
wrre overcome and had 20 he
dnKEsd 20 the surface. Two res
eurfa are ln a critical condition.
Several tons ~ debris must be-
removed before the last entry eau
b. reached which WI probably be-
abnai midnight Not until then will
the exact number ~ dead De-
knoWn Several women whoar rel
atifss are lea the mine have noi
eaten since Sunday niKht
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
FORD CASE Goes
TO JURY
tsy United Prsssl

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3 The
defense in the Ford trial conclud.
ed Us arguments to the jury ~
noon today. Attorney Stanley Moore
closing for Ford Prosecutor lleney
will close for the state this after.
noon and before nlghtfall u Is eK.
pected that the case viii be In
the jury's hands speedy verdict
rs anticipated by both sides
At the close OF Moore'g arRu.
ments the panel to Try Patrick Cal.
hOun was ordered 10 appear In
court on Thursday morning Moore
was merclloss In his denunoiatlon
of the boodllhg supervisors. call
Ing them "lnformers," periurerH
thieves" "cormorants. and "a
rngmuffn crowd iie characters.
ed Big Jim Gallagher as a
hungry man representing a hungry
horde
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
REIGN OF TERROR
AT SPOKANE

SPOKANE. Dee. . on account
Of The reign 81 crime Ia this city
Chief ~ Police Rice has asked for
thirty additional policemen Day.
HIGHT aa well as night hold.ups are
reported % The police by the dozen.
Women are surprised in their kltch.
.ena By robbers aud under penalty
.of death are compelled 80 allow
bufRlaries committed Women are
held up on the streets and their
gloves torn from their hands va
that the jewels upon them may be
secured Last night three hold
ups we're reported between and
-a O'Clock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

the exposure o. the milk combine
methods IN The star, has stirred
the restaurant pFopfieiors 10 The
firhtiuE paint
We viii force the MIR Exchange
20 reduce The price 81 iails. said
EuE"n. Drummer. proprietor 81 the
fcaler Cafe. even " W. have to
use condensed milk fuf time
Hall a doxcn milk dsaleta cnauus
hold up the price in Seattle
We will consider the matter a.
our meeting tonight Probably We
viii al demand Of eur mlikms a
that they give IA miik az the Old
price n Whey do not agsoe 20 DO
40. We gill find means 20 force
them 60 do lt"
Members Of the puget sound
Dairy association are Jest a. de
iermincd either Ia force the Mix
Exchange 20 reduce milk prices 80
consumers or divide present profitA
With the producers
Denies Combine.
President Lee claims that the as-
HnElattNu " NOT Commune 20 fHlAe
prices 60 the dealers. and has never
fixed the price which the dealers
pay The dealers have dealt ~
dlyidgaily with the producers ard
are az present paying the average
price Of N cents per gallon. The
association. President lee states.
has confined Itself 80 legitimate
lines. but there ig nothing TO pre-
vent itg members from forming "a
company % market their milk in
Seattle
A meeting Of the association viii
be- held Dec ~. al Renton June
ton. at which tho matter viii be
more fully discussed aud some ac.
lion taken II the Seattle dealers DO
not reduce prices ia tho meantime
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

thieves. For generations there has
been a queen reiRning over the Jail
bifdH ~ the English metropolis.
chosen for bcr beauty and faF her
ability IA assist those Of her follow
ers IN distress lie has served sew.
cral Years
When she comes ous OF prison.
iiH viii b. met b. a email group
Of her couftleru and Will be taken
90 a house 80 the Eaatend ~ Ion.
don. where she will be replaced on
hor throne with great ceremony
She pledHlns herself 10 assist all 81
her suhiecta requiring her help
This Will be followed BY festivities
lasting week. "a which all crooks
wiil be- invited
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
ST. FRANCIS HOTEL SOLD

merry proprietor ~ the Yakima
hotel "a that place
The 81 Francis Is one ~ ths
leadlug family hotels 81 the city,
containing isl foums Il was ogsu
ed 60 the public under the mau
aEsmeut ~ u = kranedy On 1anii
arS T. 20 the present year enH
has euioyed an especially high class
% patronage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

a deal wms contaminated ihis
afternoon involving The sale and
immediate transfer % possession ~
the 50 Francis Hotel AZ the cor.
ner % Nlmth Az and Madison -
from w. b. and W " Kennedy
the old prupfleiors. 70 Mra neriha
n Johnson Of North Yakima. FOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

machine % the value Of $3.50 40.
surprising II 10 - the property ~
X Firth The latter has a name
which sounds ike ready money.
but the plaintiff. insists that he
only paid them sit9 on the bill.
and later returned the machine to
Atelia Bassett from whom they dis
covered Firth had bought Il on
conditional sale. which was never
fully consummated
The parties 70 the suit have
failed "a come 20 terms. and Il is
nov up 10 the court 10 settle the
issue In the meantime the plain
tiff wants a receiver for the auto
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
SEEK MISSING Soy.

Clifton Getchell. the i7.year old
son Of A. A Getohell. OF Port An
EeleH. has been missing from his
home In that city for two weeks.
No explanation IL given for his
disappearance. and the police are
asked 20 aid i'm his discovery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
WHITE PASS OFFICIALS HERE

A. T. nerdoe, general manager
OF the White Pass a Yukon Route.
and v l. Hahn. general supern.
.iendenl. arrived this morning on
rhe jefferson from Skagway.
Alaska
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03

Seattle Star Exclusive service.l
LONDON. dee . Eliza BLACK.
field. Flash Lila. the queen 81
the London thieves. VAL be- relcaa.
ed from a fourycar term ~ i'm.
pFisunmrat next month and great
preparations FOR her reception are
being made BY the shady inhabit
ants os this city
Flash La" b. 90 years old. the
daughier 81 an English clergyman
She ran away from home when she
VAS rs. and deliberately chose the
life ~ a social unicaAt SIX years
aFn she was elected Queen 81 tho
Furlics the i0gtles being thc
name ~ i.ondons organization ol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
TAFT GUEST
OF CAR

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. s.
Secretary Taft is the Cars guest
today. lie will not be received by
the Car until tomorrow. but Is be-
ing treated like a royal visitor.
When the Americans train pulled
In az the depot he was greeted by
a committee of high officials and
escorted to his apartments by the
troops Secret service men
swarmed the streets. After a short
rest the secretary called ON tho
minister of war aud other officials.
lie will be The guest Of honor at
a banquet to be given tonight at a
fashionable restaurant
The press receives Secretary
Taft warmly The party leaves to-
morrow for HAMBURG where IL en-
banks for New York
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
IDlroR WALL CO.'S NORTH

On the Humboldt tonight Sam
Wall. one Of the pioneer coast and
Alaska newspapermen goes north
SO Skagway 10 assume editorial
management of the Daily Alaskan
AZ that place. A. r. OBrien. for.
merry Of Seattle. has resigned "a
take charge Of the Daily Record
at juneau.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-12-03
NAN MOURNED AS DEAD
APPEARS AGAIN

Forrest myslefiunsly disappeared
on November t3. BEING last seen
on ihe steamer helilnsham iust be.
fore reaching the dock IA this city
Tie VAS known % have had a larKe
aam ~ money on his person. and
after careful search his friends be-.
came convinced that he had met
With ioul play
Yesterday he calmly appeared la
SchirmpfH STORE, causing a sam.
pede among me customers Word
sas Immediately dispatched "a his
anxious wife