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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

1882, and was the resident physician of New York under Gov. Dewitt Clinton.
 A heroic figure in the annals of medi- cine in America was Luke P. Blackburn of Kentucky a graduate of Pennsylvania university in 1884. When cholera became a plague in Kentucky, and many physl- clans were making fortunes in fees, Dr. Blackburn went to Versailles and treated patients free of charge. In 1S46 he went to Natchez, Miss, to reside. Two years later yellow fever invaded the Mississippi valley, and as health officer of Natchez he established the first effective quaran- tine. At his own expense he founded a hospital for river men, and afterwards se- cured the passage of an act of congress establishing the quarantine station below New Orleans. When yellow fever broke out in Memphis in 1875, he hastened to the stricken city, where he organized and directed a corps of physicians during the epidemic. In 1878 he again enlisted in the fight against the same scourge at Hick- man, Ky. He was so idolized by the pub lie for his great works, that he was elect ed governor of Kentucky in 1879.
 With the names of the greatest dis coverers in the field of medicine stands that of Walter Reed, who died in Wash ington five years ago. At the age of 21 Dr. Reed was a district physician in New York, but he abandoned his practice in 1875 to enter the United States army. He was a major when he was sent to Cuba in 1900 to study yellow fever. Gen. Leon- ard Wood, also a physician of national reputation, who was then military gover- nor of Cuba, empowered the commission to conduct experiments on non-immune persons. Dr. Lazear died a martyr to science after being bitten by a mosquito in the yellow fever ward, and Dr. Carroll contracted the disease after allowing mosquito full of the blood of a patient, to bite him. Mosquitoes bred under screens and then admitted to yellow fever wards were allowed to bite volunteer nom immunes, and in time it was demonstrat- ed that mosquitoes were really the dis tributing agent of the disease.
 As a result of the discovery a practical method of fighting yellow fever was adopted and it was finally stamped out in Havana where it had ravaged the population for 150 years. The value of Dr. Reeds discovery cannot be overest- mated. In 1853 over 5000 persons died Of yellow fever in New Orleans alone. In 1793 1t was responsible for the death of ten per cent of Phiadelphia's population. Until recently all coast cities in the south- ern part of the Uhited States feared re- turn of the epidemic, but now it is be- lieved that if South American countries take advantage of the knowledge how to combat yellow fever. the dread disease will eventually become extinct.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
SHOOTS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
Relative of Governor Little Attending
 Son's Trial.

Fort Worth, June 3.-A special to the Record from Durant, I. T., says:
 After shooting and fatally wounding his wife, from whom he was separated, Nathan Hale, a farmer early yester- day morning fired bullet into his own brain.
 Mrs. Hale, who is relative of Gov ernor Little of Arkansas, has resided recently in Paris, Tex, and was in Du- rant to attend the trial of her son, who is charged with having participated in the lynching of a negro. The shooting occurred shortly after she arraed in Durant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
1a-YearoId Negro AssauIter.

Henderson, Ky, June 3.-James Troutman, a negro, aged 12, who is alleged to have attempted to crim- inally assault Bettie Willett, aged 12, simple minded girl at Morganfield, Ky, Saturday afternoon, was brought here this afternoon for safe keeping and placed in jail. There is some ex- citement at Morganf1eld and threats have been made to lynch the negro all day He will be kept in the Hender- son jail until the excitement has sub sided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Augustus Schaffer Killed by Runaway

Mobile. June 3.-(Special )-Augustu schaffer, Sr., resident of Brighton. was knocked from his vehicle today by run away team belonging to R. L. Yulle. a baker, and he died this afternoon at ! o'clock. The team became frightened on Dauphin street, running into the vehicle Tn which MT. Schaffer was riding, throw Ing hlm to the pavement The deceased was "A years old and well-known through out Mobile county. He is survived by a wife, one daughter. Mrs. Charles De- Briere; six sons, Charles George, Augus- tus., John, Frank and Joseph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
ENVOY THOMPSON HURT Salvation Army Man Run Down by
 South Ensley Car.

Envoy w. B. Thompson suffered a dis located rib and severe bruises when he was run down by 8 street car yesterday morning. The envoy was driving the Salvation army's wagon and the accl- dent occurred at Smiths station on the South Ensley car line The horse was barely saved as the car was running at a fair rate of speed when 1t struck the wagon The officer was going out Tusca- loosa avenue on work for the Industrial home He was taken to the headquarters of the army and Is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Croker Out of Politics.

Dublin, June 3.-Interviewed today concerning the newspaper reports that he had ambitions to enter the British parliament as a nationalist member, Richard Croker said: "I have no in- tention of ever entering politics again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Sanford Succeeds EaIkner.

Montgomery, Ala, June 3.-(Special)- Gen. J. ". A. Sanford has been appointed member of the board of control of the old soldiers home to succeed the late Col. J. M. Falkner.
 Among the visitors to the city today was l.. Lasseter, of Selma, superintend- ent of the Selma division of the Southern railway. He was before the railroad com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Arrested In Negro Pool Room.

That white men cannot play pool in a negro pool room any more than negro can play in the pool room reserved for whites was proved yesterday afternoon by the arrest of four white men charged with the offense. Officer Benson, who works in the district known as 'Sratch Ankle" found the white men engaging In a game with the negroes. They were slightly tipsy to boot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Wanted to Fit Out House.

The stable of the anchor Supply com pany was broken open Sunday night by some negro whose wife was evidently pushing him for house furnishings. He became desperate and decided to give her a supply that would last forever. He began with twentythree pairs of lace cur tain, then fourteen rugs, two bed spreads and three pairs of portiere curtains. un- less he is caught the theft will enjoy th' summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Celina, Ohio, Oct. 8. 1908.

Cellna, Ohio, Oct. s, l9Ob. Paris Med. Co.,, St. Louiss Mo. Gentlemen: We are requested to say to you that prominent citizen here-an old soldier-has had a run ming sore on his leg for number of years and your DIR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL cured him. He is prepared to make a sworn statement to this effect. Re- spectfully,
 (signed) WYCKOFF BROS,
 Druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Floods Recede.

Lake Charles La. June S.-The high water here is now rapidly receding and all danger is considered past. No reports arrived today from the flooded parish of Cameron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
WIGHT TO DIRECT
 INTERNAL REVENUE
Louisiana Republican Accepts Commis- sionership to Become Effective
 December1.

Washington, June 3-Pearl Wight of Orleans, the republican national commit teeman of Louisiana has accepted the position of commissioner of internal rev enue to become effective on December 1st. MT. Wight has a number of important business matters which he wants to ad- just and settle prior to taking up the duties of the office. Pending his assump- ton of the work a commissioner ad in- terim will be appointed by the president He had already been selected, but his name has not yet been announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

New Orleans, June 3.-Pearl Wight is q wealthy New Orleans ship chandler bank CT and timber land owner. He is the re- publican national committeeman from Louisiana. MT Wight was born in Rock dale, Me. in 1S44 and came to New Or leans in 1S66
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
CURES THE OLD SORES THAT OTHER CURES WON'T CURE

All druggists positively authorized and will refund money if DR. PORTERS ANIlSEPIIC HEALING OIL fails DR. PORTERS ANTlSEPTIC OIL was originated by an old Surgeon is really Surgical Dressing scientifically prepared for household usehere is other remedy like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Samuel George Morton Among
 the Pioneers
WORK OF DIR. WAL TER REED
Value of His Discovery of Mosquito Theory of Yellow Fever Spread Has Been Incalculable to
 America.
BY FREDERIC HAsKIN.

Among the surgeons and physicians of America there has been a high percent age of men who have become famous through important discoveries made by research and experimentation. While the ancients who probed into the fascinating mysteries of life and death in stone tow ers, under fiaring torch and hickering lamp, were justly looked upon wise men by the laymen of their time, the seer of bygone centuries would be child today in comparison with the twen- tieth century physician or surgeon with his inherited wisdom and knowledge of present day discoveries.
 Of the Americans of 100 years ago few were keener students than Samuel George Morton, a Philadelphia Quaker, whose parents intended that he should be a merchant, but who turned to medicine when his dstaste for mercantile life made him rebel at the prospect of store-keep- ing. It was not as a practitioner, but as a philosopher that Morton won the widest recognition. He fixed his attention upon ethnology and began collecting skulls He wrote two notable works, "Crania Amer icana.' and "Crana Egypticana." de- scriptive of the characteristics of the skulls of the two races.
 Or Morton evolved the theory that race supremacy depended upon the cubic inches of brain space rather than upon education, climate or warlike character. He set about forming the greatest coll lection of skulls that had ever been got ten together In america he secured skulls of 115 Toltecan Indians, and 161 Indians of other tribes. To. get skulls of the five great races he visited va- rious countries, ri1ing the Pyramids and Phoenician tombs, as well as the tenn ples of the Incas.
 He collected altogether 1000 human skulls, as well as 700 of mammals, fish and reptiles. He became so familiar with skulls of the various races that when an acquaintance, seeking to test his knowledge, sent him a skull anonymously he promptly labelled 1t "Phoenician." Afterward he learned that he was right It had been exhumed from a tomb at Malta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Personal and General,

The monthly meeting of the board of trade will be held tomorrow afternoon at the city hall.
 Rev J. F. Gable, pastor of the Baptist church, was taken suddenly i'll yesterday, and the services that were to have been held were postponed. Mir. Gable suffered great deal yesterday, but his condition is somwhat improved today.
 A negro named Hudson created a dis turbance on Nineteenth street this even ing just as Sheriff George Jones was com ing down the street. Jones started to place him under arrest, when the negro broke and ran. He was fired at four times, but was moving lively when last seen
 A shooting occurred over at the Wood ward ball park, late this afternoon. Agnes Lewis colored. shot and seriously wound- ed Lewis Brown, also colored. The cause of the shooting could not be learned. The woman made her escape, but the authori- ties expect to have her in custody in the next few hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
Deputy Haley Before Judge.

One of the deputy sheriffs on the North Bessemer car thought he was neglecting his duty by merely looking out for the welfare of the car on Saturday afternoon
 His car stopped at a crossing and was delayed for few minutes and James Williams of Jonesboro and a friend of his were in a buggy waiting for the car to pass. Mir. Williams made some remark about wishing to have the crew of the car act as pallbearers at his funeral, when the time came, because they were so slow he was sure he would be kept out of the cold ground for two or three hours longer than he would be otherwise.
 The deputy had Williams arrested for disorderly conduct, and the trial came Up this morning. The mayor remarked that while the city of Bessemer did not afford a great number of policemen, 1t had been his experience that they kept the city in pretty good shape. and as soon as he found out that the present force was inadequate to cope with the needs of the city he would keep the deputy in mind and give him chance to get in line. The only satisfaction the deputy had for his trouble was the loss of a couple of hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

Dr. Morton found that the Teutonic race. including German, English and An glo-Americans, had skull space of ninety-two cubic inches, and Hottentots only seventy-five cubic inches. Between the highest and lowest were Celtic, eighty-seven cubic inches; Malay, eighty
 five; Chinese, eighty-two African negro, eighty-three; North American milan, eghty-four, and Toltecan Indian, sev- enty-seven. Tracing tue history of the races he proved to his satisfaction that cranial capacity had always meant race dominance. An example was the retreat of the Toltecans before the barbarous h. dians. despite the superior civilization of the former. Another was the fusion of the swarthy Caucasians in Central and South American countries with Indians of the same brain space, and their result ant degeneration The Anglo-Saxons, with the largest brain space, declined to amalgamate with the North American Indians and drove them from the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

Drink Pabst Blue Ribbon at meals and be- tween meals, and you need never worry about dys- pepsia, for 1t aids the di- gestion of other foods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

The late Bill Nye once said that every one who ever amounted to anything in America was once a poor boy, with the exception of Dr. Mary Walker. There have been, however, not a few Amer icun physicians and surgeons of note who have come from the higher walks of life. Dr. Jerome K. Bauduy of St. Louis who was born in Cuba In 1S40 is a grandson of Pierre, the only brother of Alexander Bauduy. who bore the title Baron de Bauduy, serving under Napo- leo. !, and dying a general in the ser vice of France. Dr. Bauduy was edu- cated in Georgetown college. Washing ton, and the University of Louvain, Bel gium. When the civil war was declared he joined the Army of the Potomac. and w;s in the battle of Bull Run. He was afterward transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and attached to the per sonal staff of Major General Rosecrans. He is member of many medical socle- ties, and has occupied many important positions as lecturer upon nervous and mental diseases. He is also the author O. many important contributions to medi- cal literature.
 Dr. Edward Dram Shakespeare of Rose mont, Pa. is descended from Edmund Shakespeare, brother of William Shake speare, while through his grandmother he is descended from "The Lords of the Isles" and the Thames of Argyle and Kin tyre. Through his mother, who was Cath crime Haman, he inherits the blood of the ancient barons of Chevequer and Gotham Dr. Shakespeare was the physician who discovered, during the typhoid fever epi- demic few years ago at Wyoming Val ley. near Wilkesbarre, that the disease came from the pollution of the supply of mountain water through the careless handling of one patient the preceding win ter He was afterwards sent by the Unit ed States government to Spain to study cholera and make report to congress.
 D. Miles Standsh of Boston is another American physician of distinguished lin- cage. He is descendant of the Pilgrim captain who came over in the Mayfiowcr in 1920. blooded Irishman who won fame as an American physician was Wil- Ham Jones Macneven. a nephew of Baron Macneven. He was born in County Gal way, and was prominent in Irish affairs. Among his friends the other side were Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Robert Emmett. and other notable Irishmen. Macneven spoke Gaelic and translated the works of Ossian from that language. He held that Scotland was originally colon iZed by Ireland. He came to the United States for a visit and happened to arrive in New York during the celebration Of Independence day, July 1, 1894 The aban- don and hilarity exhibited by the Amer jeans during the day made such an ap- peal to his Irish blood that he decided to live in this country. He was prominent in the great cholera fight in New York in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

A busy practicing physician of this country who is no less a student than Dr. Morton was in his day, is s. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia, now 7S years old. Dr. Mitchell, aside from having won in ternatonal fame as a specialist in ner- vous diseases, has been an author of note for many years He wrote Hugh Wynne," one of the most popular Amer ican novels. Dr. Mitchell practices his speciality most of the year. His vacations are spent in the woods, and he rests by writing In the open air After having written voluminously upon medical sub Jects. Dr. Mitjnell turned to fiction, anu during the civil war wrote such fan clful literature as "The Childrens Hour"
 'The Wonderful Stories of Fuz Bug, and Mother Grabom, the Spider" Prince Littleboy and Other Tales From Fairy land,' as well as poems and novels. Dr. Mitchell Is more than six feet tall, wears @ full beard. and is considered very much like the poet Browning in appearance. His patients have come from all parts of America and foreign countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

MO matter of how long stand- ing, nor how many reme- dies have been used without success, there is a cure for any old Chronic Sore. Fever or Scroll ulous Sore, Sore resembling Can cer, Scaldhead, Granulated Eye lids or similar affection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-04

Tomorrow-Fortunes in Real Estate.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-20
ONLY SMALL NUMBER
 TAKE ALL COPPER
Less Than Twenty-Five Firms Consume Most of United
 States Product,

BostonThere arc less than 25 buy CTS of copper in the United States.
 Five concerns purchase and con sume over 500,O00,OOO pounds per an- mum. These are as follows:
 Concern: Annual Con. lbs. American Brass Co. ..... 250, ,0O0,0OO Roebling & Sons O. ..... 100,0 ,000 General Electric Co. ....- 75,000,000 American Steel & Wire c. 50,000,oOO National Conduit Co. ..... 50,0O0,00O
 Iotdl ..-.....- .... 5,UOO,UOu
 Other large consumers are as fol lows:
 Standard Underground Cable Co.,, Pittsburg, Pa.
 Detroit Brass & Copper Co.,, De, troit. Mich.
 Rome Brass & Copper Co.. Rome N. Y.
 Seymour Mfg. Co. Seymour, Ct.
 Bridgeport Brass Co.,, Bridgeport, Ct.
 scoville Mfg. Co, Waterbury, Ct
 Plum & Atwood Co.,, Thomaston Ct.
 Chase Rolling Mills, Waterbury Ct.
 American Tube Works Co. Boston Mass.
 Winchester Repeating Arms Co
 Ansonia Electric Co.,, AnsOnia, Ct The above concerns consume the bulk of the American copper produc ton. The Western Electric Co. and the Westinghouse companies, large consumers of wire and casting cop per. are not included as they seldom buy their copper direct. They buy i in the manufactured form and a good portion of their requirements, sspec ially that of the Western Electric Co is represented in the consumption oi the American Brass Go.
 The Brass Go. controls seven large plants. They are the Coe Brass Go at Torrington. Ct, the Coe Brass Go at Ansonia, Ct., the AnsOnia Brass O.. the Benedict & Burnham Co.,, the Holmese Booth Hayden Co.,, the Wa terbury Brass Co. and the Chicago Brass Go. Kenosha, Wis. It is also building a $4,OOO,O0O plant near St Louis
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-20
LABOR TROUBLES SETTLED
 IN ANTHRACITE REGION.

NEW YORK. July 19.-The follow ing statement is authorized on behall of the Anthracite coal operators:
 The board of conciliation, created by the strike commission of 1902, to settle disputes between the anthra- cite coal miners and operators, has at last a clean docket. Not a single ease is today pending. This marks condition of industrial peace brought about by means which are probably unique in this country. It must be assumed that, if the miners have no complaints to make, they are satis- fled with the way they are being treat ed.
 During the four years of the com
 missions existence, 159 differences between the coal operators and the
 employees have been settled. The board itself-composed of three rep resentatives of the operators and three of the miners-has disposed of 132 of the cases, and an even divis-
 ion of the board has made it neces-
 sary to refer only 27 cases to an um-
 pire. Of these appeals, he sustained
 the complainant in only six eases.
 Experience gained in handling the complex questions involved has ena-
 bled it to render it's decisions with in- creasing promptness, and of the log cases presented, 49 were disposed of
 within less than a month.
 Of the grievances considered. only one was presented by the United Mine Workers of America, as a body rep
 resenting all miners. Thirteen were
 presented by the operators, and l46 by the miners. By the boards decis' ions 29 cases were sustained, 1l5 not sustained or withdrawn, and l5 set tied through the influence of the Board
 Almost every element of the min , CTS welfare is involved in contrcver. sies brought up for consideration. The discharge of an employe, failure of an. other to secure reinstatement, suspen- sion of a contract for loading dirty coal" requests for a half-holiday on l.pay day. and scores of other ques, tions come before the Board. Questions effecting wages have been rarely brought before the Board | for the reason that the Anthracite Strike Commission, after exhaustive investigation. settled upon Q mini mum scale of wages, which was re newed for three years by the miners and operators at the expiration, April i 1, 1906, of the original arrangement
 To put the miners upon a profit sharing basis the Commission further awarded that for every advance ot five cents above S4.5O in the whole sale selling price per ton of domestic sizes of coaI at tidewater. the wages 1 of every man about the mines should
 be increased one per cent above tho schedule.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-20

 to hgher prices O the opening a We would buy then onnyrc
 Coppr~ shares h mr the leaders The strength oe en f his stock and New York a copper ynat md some good size advance sbe Asphtr
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