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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
SENATOR MILLER
INTRODUCES BILL
Is Second Greater Birmingham
Measure
BESSEMER BILL PASSES
Bills Not In Line With the Admins
tration Passed BY Both Houses.
Cotton Mills Are to
Be Taxed.

Montgomery, February 21.-(Special) y
Senator Miller today introduced a sec
ond Greater Birmingham bill, different
from the Smyer bill, which passed the
house only in the elimination of exemp-
tons. 1t may be passed as a companion
bill and may absorb outlyn territory
by either plan.
Bills providing for electing the BESSIE
mer judges by the whole county and
trying jury cases in both divisions of
the criminal court at Birmingham were
passed in the senate.
The senate passed the bill to revoke
the license of common carriers taking
cases from state TO federal courts, also
TO make six years holding of a first class
certificate emitting a life certificate as
teacher and to allow teachers of the sec
ond grade to get such grade license more
than once.
The senate adjourned while discussing
the bill of Senator Lusk to provide a
judiciary commission.
Revenue Bills.
The house fight was long drawn out
on the revenue bill. As cotton mills were
not licensed Mr. Tunstall moved that
they be included at 500 each. After a
small skirmish it carried Mr.. Hoffman
then moved that as the ten years ex-
emption of cotton mills from taxes ex-
pred February Is, they be assessed this
year.
Speaker Martin left the chair to fight
the amendment, but ii carried by good
vote After four hours work the license
section of the revenue bill passed. as re-
ported, with the two amendments noted
above.
Day Was Jonahed.
Today seemed Jonahed for the admins
tration, bills not in line with the wishes
OF the executive passing both houses. In
the house ii was provided that cotton
mills be taxed 800 a year license, this
being an amendment to the revenue code;
nlso Il at cotton mills property exempted
for ten years ending February IS, be
taxed for the present year.
As the governor is cotton mill owner
and neither of the provisions were III
the bills drawn. it is regarded that the
action taken with a view of getting
back at him in a way.
The grea test fall down for the =
ernor was in the senate, where an amer d
ment for the governor to appoint new
cit court Judges was lost ON a vote of
u to IL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Valley Creek Mine Completed.

nv the Tennessee company has been COM
pleted and coal is being hauled
The mine has the best equipment of
any owned by the company. nothing but
the very best and latest machinery be-
ing installed A slope Is being sunk to
what is known as East No. 5, and when
Ii reaches the mine, the coal will be
brought to the top at Valley creek, in
stead of at Adger, which will save sew
eral thousand feet of hauling.
Inc output of the mine Is something
over 2675 tons per day, which Is record
breaker This is due to the new electric
haulage facilities. which the company has
placed in the mine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Personal and General.

Mrs e. l.. Edmundson of Woodward
was the guest of her daughters, Mrs. III.
L. Bains and Mrs. j. f. Lee, today.
Mrs j. Hope Perkins. who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mrs Donald Paiseley of Birmingham
was visiting her many friends in Ensley
today Mrs. Paiseley will be remembered
as Miss Allie Davidson.
Mrs C. A. Bowles of Shelby is visiting
her mother, Mrs. A. II. Averyt on Ave
nue. F.
DR.. NJ G. Ship, one of Albertsville's
leading physicians, spent today in the
city.
w. o. Stroud and wife are visiting Mrs
Stroud's mother, Mrs. n. ]. Wells, on
Avenue F. Mr.. Stroud will leave tomor-
row for Denver. Col. but his wife will
spend several days with her mother
family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
ST. Anothony's Ladies' Aid.

The Ladies Aid society of St Anthony's
church met this afternoon with Mrs. p
L. Day and a very full, attendance and
an enthusiastic meeting was held. The
soeiety's work for the past few months
was reviewed and as they have rendered
very valuable aid to the church, they
feel that their efforts have met with en-
couraging success, and this fact seems
to have instilled renewed vlgor into the
members, and it is their intention to do
even more for the church the coming
year.
After the business meeting the hostess
served delightful refreshments. then they
adjourned to meet again two weeks hence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Destructive Fire at Wylam.

The third fire in the history of Wylam
broke out this morning about 80 a. M.
resulting In the destruction of three
houses. at the corner of Short avenue
The fourth house was saved by knocking
the end out and by the use of water
brought from the wells.
The last house was blown down by
dynamite which kept the fire from
spreading to the next house, on the cor
ner of Warrior avenue.
1t seems that a family was moving out
and after getting out the last load some
old rubbish was set fire to in the CRATE,
which caused the chimney to take fire
The ruin of three houses was the re-
suit.
The three houses belonged to Mr.. Ar
chic Sterling and the fourth, which was
partly saved, belonged to Mr.. Francis
Brawley. There is no insurance on the
three houses.
Owing to there being no water works
a great fight against the fire was made
They mayor, DOCTORS business men and
every man who was able to do anything
worked heroieally, thereby saving great
amount of furniture.
The citizens of the town will do the
needful work in the way of rendering
such aid that is necessary to the suf-
fererS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Les MiserabIes Dramatized.

1.-THE Players in the March Everybody's.
Wilton Lackaye has carried out his
great ambition of making a play of Les
Miserables'' and playing Jean Vatican.
The former was a titanic undertaking.
one no experienced dramatist dared at
tempt and the wonder is that the actor
succeeded so well. For, in the main. this
disjointed stage version is faithful to the
book: II is interesting, and 1t has several
powerful scenes. Off the stage Mr.. Lack
aye is a humorist. and one OF his best
Jokes was levelel at the play. When
asked II he could get a manager to pro-
duce his Les Miserables" he replied that
he couldn't even find one who could pro-
nounce it. So he changed the tito to
1.-THE Law and the Man."
While there may be adverse criticism
for Mr.. Lackayes work as a playwright,
there is none for his portrayal of tho
principal character. He proved again
that he is one of the most intelligent.
thoughtful and finished character-actors
on the stage. and that he possesses great
power.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
The Thread oft he Story Club.

The beautiful and spacious home OF
Mrs John Morrison. on the Ensley High
lands was thrown open this afternoon TO
the members of the Story club Quite
large number of ladies were present and
a very interesting meeting was held. The
club finished reading IA Spinner in the
Sun" and will take up at the next meet
ing 1.-The Other Wise Man, by Henry
Van Dyke. Elegant refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mrs. Lewis OF
Chicago was the guest of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
KNIGHTS Holding Convention.

The third semi-annual convention of the
knights of Pythias was held In this city
today. Seventy-one different lodges were
represented. The convention was called
to order at 80 a. m. by First Vice Presi-
dent Samuel Stein. Chancellor Comman-
der E. r. Fountain. of Linton lodge No.
1870, opened the meeting in due form. In
PRODUCTION Of district president enroll.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists In every part of the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows
Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
NV MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHS the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYs
all Pain. CURES WIND CoLIC. and Is
twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22
Made a Noble Effort.

From Tit-Bits.
NO" remarked a determined lady 10 an
indignant cabman who had received his
legal fare, you cannot cheat me- my
man. | haven't ridden in cabs for the
past twenty-five years for nothing"
Haven't your" replied the cabman, bit
terly, gathering up the reins. well,
Eou've done your best
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-22

The best haIf-tone cuts are made by
the Gawk Engraving company. Age
seraic Guiding
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
STAMPEDE CAUSES
Mine TO CLOSE

The Veteran Ely mine is shut down
today. There has been a strike. but
not OF disconnected miners demand.
ing more pay, fewer hours, better ac-
commodations, recognition of the
union or for the r%ectifcation of anv
OF the stock grievances.
The occasion for this shutdown is
a stampede to a supposed gold strike
Yesterday some of the men emnloved
at the Veteran returned from an out-
ing, bringing with them float rich in
free gold, found seven miles to the
south.
This set the men wild with the old
familiar gold lure, and log chains
couldn't have held them in the work
ings. Very little can be learned in
town today about the strike; moth
ing in reality, except the bare fact Of
me stampede. IT is thought, however.
that the ledge had not been located
Dy h men who returned to the mine
last evening; that only the alluring
enticing, promising gold-permeated
float had been found.-Ely Exposi-
tor.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
RED Plume
HOIST in PLACE

The electric hoist ON the Red
Plume shaft of the Tonopah Mining
Company is in place, and the power
has been connected. The machinery
was being turned over yesterday.
Everything is being made ready for
the start, but it is not expected that
there will be any work done for the
next three or four weeks. The e a
son for this is that there is not power
enough to spare at Miller's with
which plant it is connected.
The Red Plume shaft is not intend
ed to be used for hosting out ore
SO much as for exploration work.
The shaft is on the north end of the
town, near the railroad.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
FINDING or A NICKEL NINE

In contradistinction to the mines
of Southern British Columbia which
were started for gold and silver and
found copper, are the wonderful
mines of Sudbury, Ont, that We're
started for copper and found nickel.
Probably more mines are discovered
by change than by systematic pros
pecting, and the romance that gen
orally appertains to the discovery
certainly clings to the finding of
py%rrhotite in sudbury. Lost in the
forest, a resident of Sudbury was
found in the morning serted on an
outcrop of ore that subsequently
proved TO be the foundation of the
largest nickel mining industry in the
world.
An English firm obtained control
Of the mines, but succeeded in bung-
ling the management in ar incredibly
foolish manner, and II was not until
American engineers directed opera
lions that profits began to accrue,
In 1889 Canada produced less than
1,0OO,00 pounds of nickel; the pro-
duction last year was probably in the
region of $4,000, 900 pounds, of
which about 30 per cent finds its way
across the border. So far as hui
man foresight can tell, there seems
no mineral IN the economic world Sc
likely to maintain its market value
as nickel. outside the production OF
New Caledonia, Canada supplies prac.
tically all the world $ requirements
but these requirements become moH9
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
WILL INSTALL COLD
STORAGE PLANT
arTLEMEN OF BISHOP WILL
CONSTRUCT ONE AT
SoDAVILLE.

iliihp kehoe and Charles sum
c'ss' Two big cattlemen of Bishop
.seK' have obtained a piece OF
s..una at sodaville from Bob Stew
sano BILLY Douglass, on which they
y gong to put up an immense cold
Storage plant.
-, 10y Will snip cattle. sheep, pigs
~ o1ner live stock into Sodaville,
~, N%s WIN have an abbattoir in addi-
,,n y tne storage plant. The cattle
A. ~ Killed at the former place and
y. 'rcasses placed in the cold stor-
a. ~ pending shipment to the south
ph,. ,uu OF the state, from here 20
NM ''e' kehoe and Summers have
s,s se arrangements to secure refrig-
hns,s a r and will carry on the
an 'S OF killing and shipping on
rr. extensive scale. This viii be q
cOen,.l boon for this section of the
,,ash as 1t will insure IL getting
meat at all times.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
SECURES Il N NINE.
earsonite Gets Possession of a Vain.
able Property.

0~arsonite Gets Possession of a VaIu.
able Property.
Charles Morrison of this CITY 70.
turned yesterday from a trim to
DEMO, Oregon, the camp just across
the State line which has been attract
ing considerable attention for some
time, says the Carson News. Morri-
son has just secured possession of
almost two full claims there after
considerable trouble and difficulty.
and If the samples brought to this
city fairly represent the property.
Morrison need not worry about the
affairs of life any more.
The two claims were located bv
Miles Goodman, grandfather to Nor
rison, and his partner, a man named
Weir, now located at San Francisco
in 1868. There we're two claims
each 200 feet wide and 5000 feet in
lengtr and Goodman owned two
thirds of the property patented. They
did some work on the property. but
not to any extent, and then about
1885 Goodman died and the property
remained idle.
some time ago Morrison found the
deeds and papers relating to the
property and started an investigation.
he was barely in time, as the claims
we're about to be sold for non-pay-
ment of taxes. He paid the required
amount and now owns two-thirds Of
the original locations.
Yesterday he returned from DEMO,
where he had been to inspect the
property The samples brought back
carry astonishing values. Copper
samples running over so per cent are
shown and a number of small pieces
of quartz carrying fine wire gold. Mr..
Morrison says that no well defined
ledge has been opened, but that tho
samples come from a deep cut made
years ago. There are a number of
copper and gold outcroppings on the
surface and mining men state they
will likely prove TO be very valuable
al a little depth, as the surface as
says high.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
ROSEBUD MADE TO ORDER.
New York Mining Man Has Good
Opinion of the District.

4. Underwood, formerly private
secretary TO Senator William A.
Clark, now in the investment bust
ness at % Broad street, has just re-
turned from an extended trip through
the West, and Nevada in particular,
says the New York Mail. He is very
enthusiastic yer the developments
and possibilities of this new country,
and says Tonopah and Goldheld re-
minds one of Butte fifteen years ago.
He was especially impressed with the
new camp of Rosebud, in northern
Neveda, and says that it IS "a min
ing camp made to order"
Mr.. Underwood Gays from the best
information he could get from parties
who are familiar with the early his
tory of the different districts, the size
and value of the ore bodies are as
great if not greater than any of the
camps in the same stage of develop
ment. Grading is progressing rap
idly on the Western Pacific within a
few miles OF the camp, and when the
road is completed Rosebud will have
transportation facilities equal to any
part of the State. There Is an album
dant supply of good spring water,
of experienced miners, and.
being situated almost equal distance
between Salt Lake and San Fran
has the advantage OF both mar
kets for its supplies over two Compel
ing transcontinental lines.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10

and more each wear and neg discoy-
cries of the metal are not keeping
pace with the increasing demand. Il
is, however. reported that north OF
Sudbury considerable areas of the
mineral have been found and It will
be interesting to note what Eject this
win have on the market priee of the
metal, which, at present 4 largely
controlled by the Internatiogsl Nickel
company Frank J. Nico IN r.
view of Reviews.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10
lR0VN PALACE
I'll filling ORE SACKS
..,,p PROPERTIES ARE MAX.
ING sHowINGs WHICH
LOOK GOOD.

prown Palace Is still driving
with its two tunnels, and If
s,h,no surprising has been en-
'stored the outside world has not
made acquainted with the fact.
7. , tunnel is now in about 335 feet
~ no 3 is probably 215 feet from
a. Mortal. The shaft on the 20-foot
'.n is daily gaining depth and the
a ore being taken from the same is
'..,od and sacked, ready for the
'.olter. Soaking still continues from
~ rich cropping, about 200 feet east
/ his shaft, and there still seems to
, nlenty of the valuable mineral.
sjnce the Brown Palace has com.
-sDeed to sack ore for shipment the
ann has taken on new life and many
dtbe companies and individual mine
,ruers have resumed work on then
d,Ims with renewed vigor.
Dreamland.
The Dreamland's upper shaft has
.v reached a depth Of seventy-five
set, very little of the vein remaining
IN the workings, as the dip is away
ram the shaft. The shaft at the
nver end of the claim has now been
driven to a depth of fifty-four feet.
he vein appearing very strong at this
point
Florence.
Down real the Rosebud springs,
rhere gold seems to be the predomi-
ating metal, Joe Warren, ]. P. Gran
dell and AL Wagner are working on
heir Florence group of claims. Out
comparative shallow pits they have
AIKEN out ore that shows many colors
d gold, together with the particles
d brittle and ruby silver that is so
Characteristic Of the Rosebud district.
lAe formation on the Florence is the
ane that they have on the Brown
Palace, which shows a body of ship
Ping ore over nineteen feet wide.
Instead Of the replacement OF ore
oing largely in silver, as In the other
large properties a short distance
forth, the ores on the Florence are
pld-bearing. Some very large as
ays have been taken from this prop
sy and the conditions point to large
deposits of rich ore with depth, as
he formation is noted as being very
SIMILAR to that formation in the rich
mines in the Goldfeld district, IN the
southern country.
Rather.
The Rosebud Rather Is crosscut
ing the vein, both In a southerly and
r0rtherly direction, the former hay
ing been driven a distance of twelve
and the latter having reached a
thirty feet from It's commence
aent.
Hilltop.
Considerable work has been done
% the Hilltop claim Of late, and as
ays have been obtained running as
llsn as sl06 per ton. This claim lies
the Big Six and the Golden
Triangle lying east Of the Big Six
nd southwest of the Triangle.
Golden Triangle.
Inc Golden Triangle is now down
0''y-nve feet from the surface. the
~ assays taken showing values OF
1919 and $685. across three feet.
wen the present contract is finished
shaft win be sixty-five feet deep
~ upon Its completion another one
ny be LEI for sixty or 100 feet.
Golden Anchor.
The Rosebud-Nevada Is drifting on
u Golden Anchor vein from the tun-
and expect to cut the rich gold
= smart in almost any round Of
'0s Rosebud Mining News.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10

The Rosebud Rather is c%rosscut.
ting the vein, both In a southerly and
'0rtherly direction, the former hav-
ing been driven a distance of twelve
iset, and the latter having reached a
point thirty feet from It's commence
NM
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-08-10

K,naanroad detectives at chickasha.
b. II searching for lost tools taken
hsa p4Op men, found that n employee
and auied away a locomotive cab
as s t,aened it TO his house FOR use
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-18

Birds are often purchased In the bird
market at Lucknow, India. In order to
be set free again This is done By Hin
docs as a work OF merit and by Mo
hammedans after certain rites have
been performed as an atonement, In
imitation OF the Jewish scapegoat. II
IS essential that a bird used for this
purpose should be strong enough to fly
away; but that does not induce the
cruel dealers to feed the birds, or to
refrain from dislocating their wings or
breaking their legs. They put down
everything to good or bad luck, and
leave the customer to choose a strong
bird II he can find one, and to 20 away
II he cannot. The merit obtained by
'etting bird free Is not attributed to
Deity, but 1t Is supposed to come In a
arge measure from the bird itself or /.
rom it, attendant spirit, and hence
'irds Of good or bad omen. and espe-
tally kites and crows, are In much \
emand and are regularly caught to be
old for this purpose.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-04-18

Probably the most picturesque phase
OF American railroad operations Il
found In the manner In which the
steam roads OF the West battle with
the giant snowdrifts OF the mountain
rsions. This novel activity Is seen In
Its most spectacular form on the higher
levels Of the Rocky mountains. The
iargest rotary snow pillow In the world
Is In service on that engineering mar
vel. the Mofrat railroad In Colorado.
ana the manner In which II bores
through the great white banks chat
block the steeLtraeked highway has
solved one OF the most perplexing prob
lens OF operating railroad more than
1000 feet above the level OF the sea
In the early days OF rallroading In
the region beyond the Mississippi river
the familiar hand shovel was the main
dependence for clearing the tracks. and
after every heavy fall OF -the beauti-
ful' an army OF men that Included ey-
cry available employee OF the road was
hurried TO points where blockades
rhght be expected Locomotives. In /
Strings OF two. three or four were also
hurled against the drifts In an effort
10 dislodge the troublesome masses OF
ICY crystals.
As solution for this aforementioned
some genius invented the
push pillow, huge wedge shaped struc-
'ure on wheels which bucks the
irifts. impelled by the force OF several
locomotives behind II. and II
he snow barriers be not too heavy. can
orce pathway through the mass.
However. the fact that even the heavl-
st snow plows are Outlines bafffed
y the drifts In the mountains indi.
nted the necessity for a yet more DOW
rful type OF snow fighter, and thus in
line there was evolved the snow pillow I
nown as the rotary. which nas revoiu-
onized the methods OF lighting snow !.
nd Is represented In the rolling stock r
every railroad that Is liable 10 feel
ie grip Of the western blizzard. !,
In the principle OF Its operation the n
'tary Is radically different from all r,
her designs OF snow plows. for In I,
cad OF being anything In the nature G
scoop or shovel that shoves the
ow aside. Its CHIEF working mechan- II
N consists OF monster wheel which 81
.rrows through the snow. tossing the h.
ore or less fieecy material In every ki
rection The wheel or snow screw "