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PRIMARY FACILITIES INADEQUATE.


 intermediate facilities of the public school are sadly deficient. Par ticularly true is this statement with regard to the primary and kindergarten grades. In those grades one teacher has had at one time as high as one hundred and three pupils to instruct, and seldom are there less than sixty or eighty children in her classes. And this condition prevails while in some of the grammer grades there are not more than a dozen pupils. It goes without saying that no teacher can do justice to so great a number of pupils as those in the lower grades, while there is no doubt that the teachers in the higher grades might instruct more pupils were they in the school to instruct.
 The situation described is due to a great extent to the character of the school population. A large proportion comes from the families of the poor, mostly of Mexican percentage. Owing to the exigencies of the family there is necessity for the little ones to begin doing some thing toward their own support at an early age. For which reason many pupils leave the school when they have completed the primary course, and but small number remain through to the grammar grades. In that way is accounted the fact that the lower grades in the school are over crowded so much, and the grammar grades have so few pupils. In a more homogeneous population the children would remain in the school altogether until the more advanced classes were reached, and the same overcrowding would be manifested there.
 There is but one remedy for the situation herein described, and that is an increase in Kindergarten and primary facilities, by supply ing more teachers for those grades, and additional school rooms. There should be erected primary building, in charge of principal, with as many teachers as may be necessary to handle the number of children in those grades, with out overwork, and without slight ing the instruction, as cannot fail to be the case under present condi- tions.
 With the growth of the town the conditions prevailing will become worse, and there will be great need of the proposed addition of primary facilities long before they can be provided. To have new primary school building there will have to be an issue of bonds, after an cleo tion, and were a bond election called at once it would be mum Der of months before the bonds could be marketed and the pro-
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Aetfctafyi u4 r tbnee, fftasufef, II p Hufhan Ind Viee President and Auditor
 sfxfH fhe highest HmNuht Of indebfedhes. 0f liability, difept Of contingent Co which fhl Corporation ls Hi unf ilme subject sihli ln StN Hundfed and Sixty six fbOisaud Dullaf. lse6o W uD, which amount does not exceed two thifds the amount 0f capitol stOek
 SEVENTH The private trOpefty Of the stock holders oi this Corporation shall Ice exempt
 lN WITNESS WufREUr. We have hefeunto ast our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of January 1yJ7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
Spoke Mind Freely.

Haywood was questioned closely as to his appearance before a committee of
 the state senate in Denver to argue on
 the eght-hour law. Haywood said lie
 spoke hs mind very freely to the rep
 resentatves of the capitalistic class who
 were present, including Frank J. Hearne of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and eX-Governor Grant. 'I compared the palace in which Cover nor Grant lived to the huts of some of
 the shelter men, and l did it so vividly
 that tears rolled down Governor Grants
 cheeks, and he said he was going to leave
 the state. I told the men present that 1t was such influences as they represented
 that corrupted legislatures and courts. And you referred to the court of which Judges Gabbert and Goddard were mem
 bers?"
 'T referred to the supreme court"
 And you regarded Judges Gabbert and Goddard as representatives of the corrupt inhuences?'
 q would not like to say that personal
 ly."
 Senator Borah complained at one point
 in the examination that the witness was endeavoring to evade a direct answer. Haywood disclaimed this and declared that he was ready to answer any and all questions to the best of his ability. After recess Senator Borah questioned Haywood as to his various meetings Wlti Orchard The witness said he knew abs)- lutely nothing about Orchards where' abouts from the time of the Independence depot explosion. June 6, 1904, untE ne | came to headquarters in Denver, in Jan | uary, 1905,
 Not In Orchards Room. l Haywood could not recall ever having | met Orchard in company with Mrs Lottic 1 Day at the Belmont romong house. 'n i Denver, and declared positively that he l did not, at this time or any time, enter 1 Harry Orchards room. Mrs. Day, a Wit l ness for the defense told on cross-eXaln- 1 ination of the incident which Haywood | denied today.
 1 Within few days of the Independence | depot explosion, Haywood said, the pa | pers began to connect Harry Orchard l name with the affair. They commented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
MR, FEW CLOTHES IS CAUGHT IN PARK Badly Dishevelled Man Tells
 Incoherent Tales WAS RUN OUT OF LOTHIAN Came to Alabama From Zion City and Joined Negro church-CIaims
 He Fell Into SIoss
 Mines.
WAS RUN OUT OF LOTHIAN

J. l.. Corkey, a white man, who ap- pears to be a fanatic of some kind or else he is laboring under some deluson. was found this morning about 1 o'clock wandering amilessly about on Park ave- nue. clad in nothing more than a pair of pants and a shirt both of which, if they hadn't been so completely covered with dust which had been pasted down with water, were of good quality.
 Corkey was found by two men living on Park avenue. and when they can1e upon him he looked as much like a mad man as a mad man would look himself. He looked as though he had gotten drenching wet somewher and then had gone and jumped into a dust pit. His hair all full of fine dust and stood straight out, and his feet being bare gave him the appearance of some escaped lunatic.
 When seen by an Age-Eerald reported last night Corkey stated that he had not been very long from the North of Ire land and had lived in Zion City most of the time since he has been in the United States. Thus it may be concluded that he is one of Dowies followers who has escaped from Zion City. Again he stated that he was especially interested in the study of the negro race, and while in Dothan about a week ago he took a notion, in which he was sadly mistaken, he said, that there might be some hope to teach the little negro children to be obedent and humble. He says that, not knnwino fha c11stonns here he lInWittingIv joined a. negro church in Dothan, and that two men there came to him with re- volvers and ordered him out of the town, and instructed him not wait for the train.
 The nearest thing that he ever said about what put him in the position he was in was that he was descended from an "Orangeman, the true Irish blood" and that they naturally leaned toward strong drink. He stated, however that he had never touched a drop" and he did not appear to be drunk.
 Having sympathized with the negroes as he has, he seems to to think that some one is after him with gun, and he states that last night he thought he would get out of Birmingham before he was shot He states that he left home-he said he boarded at 5O9 North Nineteenth street ouiety but that before he had gone far he fell into the Sloss mines and got stuck up in the mud and there lost his coat, hat and shoes.
 Othen than the utter incoherance of what he said last night, Corkey appeared to be a finely educated man along an all most universal line. but he is evidently slightly demented, and perfectly harmless. He said that he has his own individual problems to work out, and he may act strangely, but that "a mans a man for a that"
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FINEST PROSPECT
 FOR GOOD CROP
COTTON AND OTHER PRODUCTS SHOW WONDERFUL DEVELOP MENT AROUND COLUMBUS, MlSS.-YOUNG PEOPLE WED.

Columbus, Miss, July 12-(Special) )-The splendid weather of the past weeks added to that experienced for the ten days prior to that time has made the crops assume quite an encouraging aspect and the plant CTS are universal in their expression of satisfaction with the condition of affairs. Taking the past month into consideration conditions have been exceptionally good and no one is complaining. gentleman who owns large planting interests nearby said yesterday: Much to my surprise I will have @ good crop. It has taken work to attain this state of affairs, but then all we farmers apprecited the con dition and went to work in earnest. As a result we are now more than repaid for our trouble. There is hardly a farmer in the county that will not double what he thought he would make this time two months ago..
 Miss Amele Mahon of this city and Arthur O'Leary of Meridian were married at the Catholic church this morning at ' o'clock. Only the intimate friends of the bride were in attendance at the serv- ice. The service, according to the Cath ollie ceremony, required about hour and half to be soemnized The bride is an attractive and popular young woman of Columbus, while the groom is prom inent in social circles of Meridian. He holds a responsible position with the freight offices of the Queen and Crescent railway The couple left for d few hours stay in Meridian this morning at 10 o'clock and will journey to New York and other eastern cities tonight. They will be absent about month.
 The city council decided last night to open Second avenue, north, beyond the Southern railroad crossing, which will give a straight driveway from this street directly to the general headquarters de- partment at the encampment to be held here next month. Col. John r. Mayo says that he desires it known that bag gage and other stuff the soldiers can bring with them will have to be hauled not more than a half mile on the very outside limits of the camp from the switch the Southern railway will place the cars on, anG this will mean that all the visiting compssnies can bring just as much truck of all Kinds as they desire 70 make camp life convenient and attractive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Latonia Results.

Cincinnati, O.. July 12.-Favorites of two of the seven events won today Peter Becker won the steeple chase handi- cap in a drive by head from Grace land Full of Fun was left two lengths back. Track heavy.
 First race, six furlongs-Hyperbole, 97 (Pieratt, to l, won; Little George, 99 (Bilac), 9 to ?, second; Captain Pearson, log (OtD, 25 to 1, third. Time 1:20 4-5
 Second race, five furlongs-John Mo- Carthy, 107 (Pickens). 10 to 1, won; Un- easy. 1O7 (aBiley), 12 to 1, second; Cal that, 104 (PierratD. 1 to 1, third. Time. 1:O6 2-5.
 Third race, mile-Carthage, 109 Grim mins), to 5, won; Laveita, 94 (Otb. 2 to 1, second; Matador, 1O2 (Martin). to |. third. Time, AS 1-5.
 Fourth race, five furlongs-Col. Bob, 1o6 (Lee). to 5. won; Cloyne, 112 (Pick- ens), to 1, second; Beth Goodwin, 112 C.. Williams). to l, third. Time, 1:0o 3-5.
 Fifth race, steeplechase handicap, short course-Peter Becker. 146 (SobelD, to l, won; Graceland, 12S CHuston). 15 to l., second Full of Fun, 145 (PollocR, to l, third. Time. 3:O6 4-5.
 Sixth race, six furlongs-Deacon, 97 (Pickens), 10 to l, won; Lightning Con- ductor, 105 (-), 20 to 1, second; Mar norean, 97 (Martin), to l, third Time. lis 4-5.
 Seventh race, mile and a half-Water Lake, 102 Iee), to 1. won; Atilla, 103 (PieratD, to l, second; Little Elkln o O.t-
 latonia Entries.
 First race, six furlongs, selling-Dul- zura, Nellette, 90; Tsara, Caroline w., Katherine L.. 99; Agnes Virginia, Lucy Young. Sorrell Top, 101; Prince of Pless, Stoner Hill, 1O4; Happy Jack, Albert Fir, 106.
 Second race, five furlongs, selling-Mar- garet Randolph. 9l; Waldorf Belle, Cora Dusant. Lady Flora. Darling Dan. 96; Ed Kane, 9S; Louise K, 100; Hollow, l.. c. Widrig, 1OS; Lady Vie, Elder. 1O5; Tackle, 115.
 Third race. six furlongs. selling-oab Grove Camille, 94; Minos, 95; Bosserrian 9S: Naughty, 99; Belle Toone, Angela viperine, 101; Red Thistle, Funiculaire l03; Beatrice K. 105; Potter, 106. Fourth race, mile and an eighth, tho Cincinnati hotel spring handicap-Ret Gauntlet, 90; Wing Ting, 9S; Miss Lidaf , go; Envoy, Lexoline, 102; The Minks, lo6 Old Honesty, l07; Phil Finch, 116 Fifth race, five and a half furiongs purse-Black Dress. Merrigo, sS I'm 1 Kelly. Simon Well. 96: McAtee, Colone l Bob, 100: Gracious Dame, 1ol: Albert Star l Ordono 10i; Evely S.. 10o; Honest llo. 1 Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth, seliing- Rogers, 92; Tinker, 95; Nocile, Lady Eli i son. Suzanne Rocamora, 102: Fonsoluca Wedgewood. Sponge Cake. Harpoon, 1oi 1 Calabash, 1O5; Rebounder. Matador, 10l. 1 Seventh race, mile and al sixteenth 1 Blaze OLight, S7; Floss s., 100; Grea' l Sultry, Princess Orna. 102; Country Clerl
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 den. when the latter wired he was III jail there was his (Haywood's) own money Adams had been out prospecting and had stated on leaving Denver that If he struck anything he would locate Hay wood on it.
 During 1904 Steve Adams was at head quarters several times. He said he had been to the tall timber" Adams and his wife were both drawing strike relief at this time.
 Did you ever give or send him any money other than the $75 you have tcst- fled to?''
 "No sir"
 "Did you get the S75 back?'
 "No sir. At Cripple Creek, Adams and Minister. who went with him, said they would settle up as soon as the strike was over"
 Adams and his wife left Colorado in the spring or 1905. Haywood said that sometimes later he received a letter from Mrs Adams, saying she and Steve had located a homestead in Oregon. They expected to do well but needed little temporary relief, promising to pay it back in butter and eggs Thirty dollars was sent to them. The next he heard Of Steve Adams was when the latter was ar rested
 As to the letter he wrote to Harry Orchards wife. November IS, 1905, Hay wood said his note was in reply to one from Mrs. Orchard inquiring as to her husbands whereabouts. He told her what he knew about Orchard. He had no way of knowing where Orchard was, ex- cept as the latter had told him his plans for going to Alaska. Haywood said he did not care to tell Mrs. Orchard what her husband had said to his determin- ation not to return to her
 Knew of No Plot.
 Haywood declared he knew absolutely nothing of the plot against Governor Steunenberg.
 q don't know that I had thought of him after I left the state of Idaho."
 Had Governor Steunenberg ever tried to get back into politics?"
 NO, sir"
 Had he showed any disposition to be come active in mining matters?'
 "No, sir"
 The first Haywood heard of assassina- tion was in the papers, which claimed that inc crime was a continuation of the troubles in the Occur D'Alenes. The pa pers also represented that union card had been found in the effects of Thomas Hogan. who had been arrested on sus- picion.
 At miners headquarters there was con | inc coneensus of opinion being that it was Orchard who had used that name In leaV- ing Cripple Creek to seek employment elsewhere.
 The first definite information came in the cipher telegram from Smpkins, which was translated at first: Gan I get coun- sel for Hogan"
 Haywood's explanation of sending the s1Oo draft to Jack Simpkins on December 2l 1905 was as follows: "Smpkins came to Denver early in De- cember to attend a meeting of the eX- ecutive board He drew $2Sl.50 per diem and travelling expenses while there. Cash ing a check for this, he gave Haywood S10O and asked him to forward 1t to Spokane some time before Christmas. Simpkins said he was going on trip and did not want to take all the money with him. Haywood said he could not remem- Der whether he bought the draft and mailed it or whether one of the federa- 1 tion stenographers attended to the mat ter. Witness saia ),A had not seem Sirnn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13

New York, July 12.-There was no par ticular features in the Brighton Beach races today outside of the fourth. which was won by Gold Ball, by three lengths. Three favorites, a second choice and long shots divided the money.
 First race, six furlongs-Spooner. 115 MilleD to 20, won; Jubilee, 115 (Knapp), 10 to l, second; Long Ball, 100 (E. Dugan). Il to ?, third. Time, 1:141 1-5.
 Second race, selling, steeplechase, about two miles-Kernel 150 Hueppe), to l, won; Garrett, 155 (Ray), 13 to 5, second; Guardian, 145 (Hayes), to l, third Time, 4:15.
 Third race, six furlongs, gentlemen riders-Robin Hood, 15O Cassidy, to 5, won; Shot Gun, 143 (Tucker), to 10, second: Arabo, 143 (Carman), to 1, third Time, 1:14 1-5.
 Fourth race. mile and a quarter-Gold Ball. 113 (E. Dugan), to 1, won Red Friar, 121 (Martin). 6 to 5. second; Sonoma Belle, 104 Johnson), 20 to 1, third. Time, 2:05.
 Fifth race, six furlongs-Number One, 107 (Garner). 10 to l, won: Sir Clege, 1l0, CTroxer), 13 to ,. second; Hessian, 110 (Miller), even, third Time, 1:141-5
 Sixth race. selling, mile and sixteenth -Saylor 101 (E. Dugan), to 5. won; I'd Ball, 1O1 CBeckman). to 1, second Eu- dora. 91 (Shreve), b to 1, third. Time, LAG 2-5
 Brighton Beach Entries.
 First race. steeplechase handicap. short course, about two miles-Grandpa, 157: Desert Chief, 155 Decanta 15O; Pagan Boy, 147; Kernel. Al: Commodore, Fon taine. Harlequin, 149; Palm, 136; Uncle James. 132; GarterAtte. 130.
 Second race, nandicaj. six furlongs-Suf- frage. 127; Halifax. 125; Prince Hamburg 123; Voorhees, 116; Colonel White. 114; Hanzel, 102; Herodotus, 99; Don Enrique, 97: Ruby, 93; Barbary Belle. 92; Atuda, 90. Third race. five and a half furlongs- Ziephen, Magazine. 115; Nimbus, 112; Adriana. The Squire. 107; Donnell, Castle Wood, Fair Play, Corn Cob. 102 Miss De- laney, Szamozy, Hollster, Moss, 99.
 Fourth race Brighton handicap. mile and a quarter-Nealon, 121; Cottontown, 119! Dandeion, IF; Tokalon, 116; Galla- want. Peter Pan. 115; Montgomery, 109; First Premium. los; Coy Maid, 105; Foun- tain Blue 102 McCarter 101; Miss Craw- ford. Beacon Light. 100; Faust, 9O
 Fifth race, selling, mile and a sixteenth Heaslip. 10S: King Cole. Reidmore, Pulsus, 1O6; Pretension. 105; Anneta Lady Pique, 103: Tony Bonero, Mary F., Cutter. Her man, 101: Vaquero. Saylor, 9S: Golden West, 95; Yorkist 91; Beggar Maid Ss.
 Sixth race, selling, five and a half fur longs-Hal. Milford, 10S; Punch, 107 Mont clair, Contract. 1o5; Mansfield. Citizens. Reduite, Dottie S.. Skylit. Kodak, Great Dame. 104 Donnell. Glaucus, 102; Reere w, Proclivity 9s.
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Denver, and said he had been sent by Simpkins to defend Orchard explain to you why Simpkins sent a telegram on January 4, saying he could not get a lawyer, when as a matter of fact Miller had left for Caldwell on January 3?
 NO, sir'
 Haywood said he had no way of know ing whether Slmpkins knew that Miller had really gone.
 This completed Haywood's testimony and court adjourned until tomorrow morn- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
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The witness was taken through long line of questioning as to Jack Simpklns, developing the fact that whereas Simp- kins disappeared more than year ago he is still continued a member of the executive board of the federation. When in Denver, in December, 1905, Simpkins said nothing of having seen Orchard in Caldwell, Idaho.
 Senator Borah asked Haywood about the posting of certain notices in the ripple Creek district in 1901 One of these read:
 Here take notice that on and after September 15. 1901, anyone working in the mines, mills and power plant of the Cripple Creek district which is unable to produce a card of membership in the Western Federation of Miners, will be regarded as an enemy of himself and to the community at large, and will be treated as sIch.'
 Haywood said in explanation of this that there was a movement on foot to reduce wages throughout the district. A second notice called the attention of the miners to the fact that the 5h of Sep tember was near at hand: that the time of grace had about expired, and that all who were not for the union must be against It. There was no middle ground
 "So,' said Senator Borah .the West ern Federation of Miners had a permit system of it's own and no one could work where it was in control until he had a union oard?"
 No, sir; a man could go to work any where without a card. but we expected of the benefits which accrues from mem- harGbiN in
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upon the fact that he had left Cripple Creek and gone to Wyoming.
 'The papers seemed to know where ne had gone," said the witness.
 Did you?" asked Senator Borah. .'No sir.''
 Did you ever meet Mrs. Harry Orcii- ard?"
 "Yes, sir, it must have been at head quarters?"
 "How many times was she there?' T can't say"
 "In your letter to Mrs. Orchard, you said that the last information you got as to Orchards whereabouts was from Alaskan"
 "Yes, sir"
 And the only information you had was his statement that he thought Of going to Alaska"
 "Yes, sir'
 And your reason for saying what you did was because you did not want to con- vey to her the real facts that were Ill your possession?'
 os sir, l think that was it"
 'Did you ever talk to Harry Orchard in any way about Governor Steunen- berg?"
 .T don't thtnl, I ever dd.'
 You had no knowledge of any personal enmty. Orchard may have had toward g Governor Steunenberg?"
 No sir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
Brighton Beach Results.

1OS; Bone Brake. 104; Joe Shields, 1O5; Envoy, 107