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court no choice. They had received
from the voters notice to establish a
high school and that notice was manda-
tory upon them. And it had to be
located within certain time. The
court notified the various communities
that action would be, taken at the July
term of court and that it would be
located at that town which, in the
opinion of the court submitted the best
bid for it. AT the July term each of
the towns submitted its bid and Wal
lowa's was lowest and worst. After
the bids were read and before action on
them was taken by the court, Judge
Corkins called up President Mcdaniel,
of the Wallowa Commercial Club and
urged him to increase Wallowa's bid,
but was told that it was impossible to
do so, that they had raised as much as
they could, at least without farthe r
time.
The bid of Enterprise, $500 in cash
and q site consisting of about 6 acres,
being considerably the court to be the
most advantageous to the county was
accepted.
We desire to submit to a candid and
unprejudiced public the proposition
that Wallowa, having voted strongly in
favor OF the high school, having been
given an opportunity to secure its
location in competition with The other
towns, having taken advantage of that
opportunity an having lost out because
it was unable or unwilling to pay as
much as the other towns, is estopped
from criticism of the county court, the
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-08-31

Mr. Maxwell, DR.. Gregg, and possibly
other gentlemen, came up and they
held''np that self same court for a
further appropriation of $4,000 for the
Sled Springs road. And that, too, after
having received an appropriation of $4OO
on the same road. last fall, and farther
appropriations, of .$17s3.5O on the
Whiskey Creek hill leading up the Sled
sprlngs.road, during the years 1906 and
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-08-31
Concluded on last page.)

Mrs. NJ. King left Friday last for
Turlock, California, where her folks are
living.
W. L. Bell is erecting Ibarn on the
lots recently purchased from Daniel
Boyd in Aldervew addition.
II you want peace in the family get
your wife Shelby washing machine. E.
M. 4 M. Co. keeps them.
Misses Jennie and Cora Berland left
Saturday for Corvallis, where they will
take course at the college.
Fine line of gents neckwear at Busy
Big Store.
Mrs. j. G. Hutchinson of Eigin and
Mrs. Henry McElroy of, Wallowa
visited over Monday with Mrs. Ashley.
Fresh oranges and lemons at the E.
M. & M. Store.
l.. e. Jordan has been celebrating the
arrival at his home of daughter.
Monday, August 26, 1907.
You can get pair OF Buckingham
Hecht shoes at the Busy Big Store.
Mr.. Verger has secured the part of
Ashley's store building formerly used
for the grocery stock, which he will
make the central for his telephone
system.
The six month-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Fl. Sasser died last Friday.
The funeral was held Saturday at the
Presbyterian church, Rev. Templeton
officiating. Nt'
Fred Ashley announces that he will
put in larger and more up to-date stock
OF furniture as soon as his grocery stock
is disposed of. Now is the time to get
bargains in the fancy grocery line,
notice his advertisement in this issue.
Twill soon be school time. Don't
forget that Burnaugh & Mayfeld are
headquarters for school supplies. Best
line of tablets in town.
Norman L. Downs has been appointed
to the forestry service under Supervisor
O'Brien. He will act as private Sec
retary.
Dermine Cream, the best preparation
for chapped hands and face, is sold by
Burnaugh q Mayfield. Therefore the
county seat should stay in Enterprise
Union services will be held at the M,
E. church, Sunday. Rev. Thompson
will preach.
Get one of those nice hand bags at
f. NJ. & NJ. Co.'S. Big Store.
Say son, get your mamma some Jap
alac at Burnaugh & Mayfield,s so she
can make that old furniture look like
new Their varnish stains will help
the looks of your cupboard and table
| too.
Wesley Duncan has purchased the
livery business Of Emmons Bros, taking
possession Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Davis returned home to
Wallowa Saturday after visiting with
Mrs. 0. M. Corkins.
The national Live Stock Insurance
Association is one OF the best you can
insure your stock with. Call on w. T..
raggart and talk it over, Or drop him
card and he will call.
Mordo and Hector Mcdonald were in
town this week buying cavalry horses
for Walla Wala.
Moses Harris left for La Grande last
week. He will return later with the
intention of going into business here.
F. d. CovilIe, government entomology
ist is in thevalley for a months stay In
the forestry service.
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TuIliS-COx

Mr.. G. W. Tullis Of this city, received
invitations the fore part Of the week,
to the wedding Of his son Frank, to Miss
Vivian Cox, daughter of ]. II. Cox of
Heppner, Oregon, September End. Mr.
Tullis is Mergenthaler operator on
the Daily Tribune Of Pendleton.
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Not Going Out Of Business Selling Ny Groceries at Cost

cans Peas, extra standard. .... %
25c Chase & Sanborn Coffee. 80. 20
Soc can Seal Coffee. ........ z5
25c Extra Standard Peaches, April
cots, Plums, Cherries and Pears 20
2Oc bottle Pickles .......... 10
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= pound Shillings Best ..... %
Bars Laundry Soap, Swifts Pride 25
Monapole and Shiling's Best
Spices Apound cans. ......... 10
cans Extra Standard Tomatoes 25
can Corn Extra Standard 80. 10
can Axle Grease se..... 5
SOC pals Axle Grease. ... 25
6Oc bottle Vanilla Extract, MOnopole As
SOC bottle Lemon Extract " 40
Economy Fruit Jars = gals..,. LAO
Economy Fruit Jars, qnarts =. 1.2O
Other stuff too numerous to mention.
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zoe bottle Mustard .. Is
l gallon Monapole Syrup. .... 1l0
pounds Shilling's Best Baking
powder l.95
219 pounds Shillings Best w 95
/ pound Shillings Best. ..... 40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions of 5000 and over:
 A. J. Clapp to T. H. Moore, part of 10 l and ? in block 67O, situated on Twenty street and Fourteenth ave- nue, north; consideration. $2S00.
 North Birmingham Land company to S. A. Head, lots and s in block A, North Birmingham Land company's second ad- dition to North Birmingham; considera- ton, $11C0.
 John Edward Harper to N w. Scott and R. T. Mcleod, half of lot 1 in block g. Finney x Jones addition to Ensley; consideration, $125o
 A. w. Ansley and others to James R.. Paird, lot in northwest quarter of south west quarter of southwest quarter of sec tion 2O township F, range west; con- sideration, 5000.
 R. L. Bird to Clara Ross Barnes, lot F m block r, cornar of Allen and Wal Ike. streets; consideration, $1500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
FOR SALE.

$260o-6 rooms, North Birmingham (mod- ern). $S00-Corner, 100X150, 10th avenue, North Birmingham $1575-4 rooms, North Woodlawn. $3750-6 rooms, modern. Ave. l. Bargain. $2350-6 rooms, new, West End S2l00-5 rooms, $600 cash, West End. $10,000-S rooms, near Five Points. $l0.000-9 rooms, near Five Points. $16,000-S rooms, near Five Points. $20 .000-9 rooms, near Five Points. $l5,000-9 rooms, near Five Points; cor ner.
 $20, 0,000--1st avenue lot. Bargain. $22, ,500-Corner 60xl0O; depot bargain. $1500-100-acre fruit farm 10 miles. $16,000-700 acres, North Alabama. $5250-240 acres, 21 miles cut. $2500-40 acres, miles out.
 M'CARTY-REESE REALTY CO.,,
 2115 Sd a?enue. Bell 497. Peoples 6t9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
Turned a Sharp Corner.

MT. Ferguson. two of whose downtown
 friends had just dined with him, had taken them into the library for a smoke.
 'I must tell you q good one on my wife" he said She's been roasting me because l look at the headlines in the paper once in while to see if anything important is happening in the Thaw trial. Well, the other afternoon, while the girl was away she put a pan of biscuits in the oven to bake, and while she was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07

waiting she picked up a paper and began to read the stuff herself. She got so in- trested in it that she left the discuits-
 At this moment Mrs. Ferguson came into the library for book.
 And the joke of it was" continued MT, Ferguson, without moment pause, that they found the COW next morning in a forty-acre lot"
 "Ha, ha hal" roared the guests, laugh ing till the tears ran down their checks but not at the story.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Cuba Libre a DeIusion

All begin to see that we are in Cuba
to stay. When England took charge
of Egypt in 1882 she remarked that
she would go away as soon as cir
cumstances permitted. They never
have permitted her to leave Egypt,
and they never will. What England
has done in Egypt we will have to do
in Cuba if we desire peace and pros
perity to become permanent and para
mount there. All begin to see what
date for the proposed congressional
elections and the reinstallation of a
Cuban presid emit begins to recede still
further and further into the future.
Those elections will not be held, and
the sooner a protectorate at least is
proclaimed the better for all CON
cerned. Annexation would be better
still.
hO bCti ou6dI HOIStuSP IL
pretty nearly dissipated, and the coun-
try begins TO see that Thomas Jeffer-
son was right when he said that Cuba,
which is but few hours sail from the
mainland, should belong to this coun-
try. 1t is now held by American
troops, and it will continue to be held
by them.
The property holders of Cuba desire
either annexation or protectorate,
simply because in an honest election
the negroes and other liberals, who
hold no property, would outvote them
two to one, and they say they will
not lend money or carry on industrial
enterprises if negro government is to
be set up in Cuba. They will organize
a revolution first.
The situation is simply incurable,
save by American control. The Cuban
masses are not fit for self govern
ment, and the Cuban property holders
are a minority. The island geograph-
ically belongs to this country, and we
cannot decently shirk our duty in
Cuba in view of the negro majority
that desires control of the rich and
productive island.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13

for, and a rail line to the head of the
shoals-a stub line from the Ensley
Southern-is needed.
Slacllwater navigation will be car
ried to Cordoya on Mulberry fork, and
to Littleton on Locust fork, but we
should begin to use the river as soon
as the Squaw Shoals are overcome,
at least in the shipment of coal to tide
water. We should ship enough coal to
gulf ports to drive all Pennsylvania
coal out. When Alabama coal can be
carried to the gulf at a transportation
charge of forty cents ton Pennsyl-
vania coal will have to seek markets
elsewhere. The more we use the open
sections of the river. the more of the
upper reaches of it will be opened
Chairman Burton desires to see re-
sults-he desires to be shown the need
and usefulness of more expenditures
in the Warrior, and this will be our
part of the task when Congress votes
a sum slightly in excess of two mil
lions to the Warrior improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
LOBBYISTS at Mentqomery

In Nebraska the lower house of the
legislature began work by ordering its
sergeant alarms to eject lobbyists. In
Missouri a bill is pending making it a
crime to lobby for compensation. The
last democratic state convention de-
nounced lobbying and called for the
passage of a bill to make the offense
punishable by fine or Imprisonment,
or both, at the discretion of the court.
The Montgomery Times says that
despite all this action lobbyists are be-
ginning to swarm at the capitol in this
state. 1t mentions many interests that
have dispatched lobbyists to Montgom-
cry, but it does not mention the book
trust or perhaps dozen other inter
ests that are or will be slyly repre-
scented in the state house.
when the legislature reconvenes
next week." says the Montgomery
lines, lue Two HOUSES SuOulu uOI lOS6
a moments time in restricting the eff
forts of lobbyists in Alabama, and in
keeping faith with the people who
supported the democratic platform.
Surely not.
England compels all lobbyists to reg
lister, and so do Massachusetts, Mary
land, Wisconsin and New York. Cali
fornia, Tennessee and Utah have de-
clared lobbying felony, and Georgia
and Oregon have made it crime. In
thirteen states lobbyists are excluded
from legislative halls James Bryce
was shocked by the prevalence of lob
bying in this country. The evil is
checked and curbed and regulated in
the Wonderland 1t should be so here
here in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Local Taxation for Schools

Senator Leith of Jasper misappre-
hends the effect and meaning of free
dom in school district taxation. 1t in
nowise antagonizes state appropria-
ton for public schools. Where, how
ever, the sum from the treasury of
the state stops, give the people in a
district right to supplement it to the
full extent of their desires. Don't say
to them, You shall not have better
schools simply because some other
district cannot have an equally good
school"
The constitution of 1901 renders Sc
cure a large state appropriation for
school purposes, and the larger the
legislature makes it the better, but
where the legislature stops let local
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effort and ambition have chance.
Louisiana does this, and so do nearly
all the other states in the union.
We cannot have too much eduea-
ton in any district Alabama is full
of illiterates, both whites and blacks.
In the census year we had 100000
white illiterates over ten years of age.
Senator Leith certainly does not de-
sire to put any obstacles in. their way.
He certainly does not desire to lessen
in any way the effort to lessen litter
aey in Alabama.
1t is wholly a mistake to say that
local option in school taxation would
lessen the state fund. 1t would pull
in the other direction, for if district
here or there taxed itself to secure a
nine-months school term, or better
teachers, or a better school house, this
would aid to build up public senti-
ment in favor of a state appropriation
that would enable all other districts
to do likewise. Education breeds edu
cation, and Senator Leith is mistaken
If he thinks ony one desires to see dis
trict taxation supplant state aid. Dis
triet taxation can and should supple
ment state aid, but no one desires TO
have it takes its place. The senator
from the Walker county district is all
right, and he will vote right when he
studies the uses and purposes of OPP
tional local taxation.
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EnsIeu Schools Growing.

"rhirty teachers are now employed in
the public schools of Ensley,' said Sup
erintendent Thomas r. Walker yester-
day.
-Four new teachers were added at the
beginning of the present term TO accom-
modate the largely increased attendance.
One more has since been elected and three
more were added today. making in all
thirty teachers in all the departments.
THE three teachers elected today will
be in charge of a new department to be
opened at Tuxedo next Monday week for
the accommodation of the pupils in that
section.
THE public schools of Ensley are in
very prosperous condition and are con-
stantly growing Additional buildings are
a necessity of the very near future. This
rapid growth in the attendance of the
schools is partly due to the rapid in
crease in the population. The extensions
In the Industrial activities of the imme-
date section is bringing many people to
Ensley.
"The influx of people, however, would
be much more rapid than at present If
houses could be secured. One company
alone in Ensley, the Ensley Land COM
pany, is building seventy-fve houses now,
and am told that all of them have been
rented in advance of their completion.
"Ensley also offers some peculiar adj
vantages in school facilities that are at
tracing many people. The Ensley High
school is absolutely free and the teachers
employed in every department are thor
oughy competent We also have every
modern equipment and besides this one
of the best free public libraries in the
-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
OPENING the Warrior

The Age-Herald's special CORE
spondent at Washington reports that
"the Warrior is down for a sum slight
1y In excess Of two million dollars"
and he Is a man who rarely picks up
misinformation. His statement of the
Warrior appropriation in the new
rivers and harbors bill is undoubtedly
based on correct information.
What will an appropriation slightly
in excess of two millions do? Lock
No. 10 is completed. Locks Nos. IA and
Is are to be built between Lock No.
13 and the foot of Squaw Shoals.
Locks Nos. Is, II and 10 are planned
to overcome the shoals, and Locks
Nos. 10 and 20 are to be built be-
tween the shoals and the forks of the
river. An appropriation of two mil
lions would perhaps cover the cost of
constructing five locks, and five locks
would overcome Squaw Shoals. The
sum named would not open the river
TO its two forks-Mulberry and Locust
but it would carry navigation to the
heart of the coal fields, and within
easy reach of the Ensley Southern
railroad at least.
If this appropriation becomes law,
this district should at once get ready
to use the river, for Chairman Burton
and the other members of the rivers
and harbors committee will begin to
expect and to await results. Ship
ments of coal and coke and iron and
steel to tidewater should be arranged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
AN ALABAMA MANSION.

From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes the
Montgomery Journal as declaring that
Alabama should properly house her COVER
nors, and says: This is very true. n gov
ernors mansion is needed but it Is not
an imperative necessity. Our governors
have gone along many years without
mansion, and the governor-elect would no
doubt be able to serve his term out COM
fortably in like manner" The Age-Herald
then declares there is an imperative ne
eessity confronting the people Nof the
state, and that is to give the children
thereof six months free schooling before
any money is spent on mansions or any
thing of the kind
Perhaps Alabama would find 1t worth
while to do both That state is richer than
Mississippi and vet Mississippi provides
her governors with home that is worth
slo0. 900 and spends 1850, 600 per annum on
her free schools at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Work Is Appreciated.

= have watched with interest the work
that is being done by the people of Biz
mngham in preparing for the entertain
ment of the delegates and visitors to the
cotton convention" said w II. Seymour
president of the Alabama division who
was in the city last night.
Il am proud of the good work that is
being done in this direction by the people
of Birmingham, and especially by the
officers and members of the Commercial
club. 1t is also appreciated by the Off
GERS and members Of the Southern Cotton
association in all sections of the south.
THE efforts of Birmingham are being
watched with interest everywhere, and
the earnestness with which your people
have prepared for their reception will
tend to greatly increase the attendance.
Il believe the attendance at the con-
vention this year will be fully as large as
it was at New Orleans last year, and it
is possible that it will be greater. 1 be-
lieve that two thousand or more delegates
will come from Alabama alone.
u will return to Birmingham next
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
executive committee of the association"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13
Atlanta is Grumpy

With a subtreasury, and new steel
mill, and a gigantic locomotive plant
coming, all in plain sight, Birmingham
need not trouble itself over the mo-
roseness that the Atlanta Georgian is
indulging in concerning the conference
of the four states directly interested
in location of another sub treasury.
We give the Georgian's own words as
follows:
Arriving in washington on Friday
morning, the Atlanta committee was in
formed that on the evening before, the
representatives from Columbia and Bir-
mingham had arbitrarily withdrawn from
this conference or caucus, to which they
had previously offered no objection. They
were also informed that the Alabama
Carolina combination had without any
other authority than their own sweet
wills, called a second conference or eau
Gus for Monday, January 7, to which both
Mr.. Livingston and Mr.. Bartlett had OBJ
jected 1t was evident therefore that the
ion club had concluded that they could
not win in the caucus of the 4th, and
therefore broke it, whereupon they or
ganized another caucus on the 18th on
grounds which justified the belief that
they could win. 1t would seem clear that
Georgia had just as much right to with
draw from the all too evidently satisfac'
tory caucus of the TIL as the two united
states had from the equally binding eau
Gus of the 4th."
b All this is mere surface talk. The
reaDdacts are that Congressman Liv-
ingston and Atlanta devised the eau
cusTsoheme, and the adjournment
sprang from a desire to let the situa-
ton clarity itself Qualification, how
ever, showed Atlanta that it had lost
out, and its representatives bolted,
and that is the long and short of it
the entire story-and the Georgian s
yarn Is simply an explanation that
does not explain. If the Georgians
had been willing to abide by the will
of the majority they would have been
on hand on Monday, or on any other
day that had been set for the holding
of a caucus. They decided to bolt be-
cause they had lost out.
The Georgian yesterday attempted
to ridicule Ex-Governor Johnston. The
parallel he drew with rare humor be-
tween 1861 and 1907 seems to have
been hit even If it was not a snug
fit. The Georgian calls Governor
Johnston a 'perhapsit senator" He
certainly is good one, even as an al
ternate. What he would be as an ac-
tual senator we can readily see. He
seems to be at home at Washington,
and if the Georgian will keep its shirt
on it will perhaps some day see our
subtreasury champion in full working
harness.
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resentSsives to exhibit a petulant spirit.
Which was really unworthy of people
who have heretofore been so aggressive.
As a matter of fact these Atlantians
were the most surprised people in the
world when they found that Birmingham
had practically all of the votes of all
the southern states, except Georgia, for
the location of the sub-treasury; and
they were more so when they found the
majority of the Ways and Means COM
mittee were also in favor of Birming-
ham as against Atlanta. They know they
are whipped and badly whipped, and
are SO disappointed that they are now
apparently bending their efforts to de-
feat the establishment of any sub-treas-
cry In the south.
They can't do it, however. The Ways
and Means committee will report a bin
to the House in favor of the establish
ment of b-treasury at Birmingham.
1t will pass the House. In the Senate
it will strike an obstacle in the fact
that Senator Bacon of Georgia is a MEM
Der of the finance committee, which must
act upon the bill before it goes before
the Senate as whole. Senator Bacon
will endeavor to amend the bill by sub
stltuting Atlanta for Birmingham. It Is
not believed, however that he can be
gracefully submit to the passage of the
Birmingham bill, regardless of the threats
of his colleague in the Senate, Mr.. Clay.
Senator Bacon is broad and able man.
He will do his best for Georgia, but there
is not a particle of the "dog-in-theman-
ger spirit in his makeup.