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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted By the Legislature of Alabama

who issues any prescription hereunder, containing any false statement. or who sells, barters, exchanges or gives away any alcohol or uses the same, except in compromising and dispensing reme- dies in the practice of his profession, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall be debarred from the practice of his profession for one year; any person who shall sell any alcohol or wine in this State for any purpose other than herein allowed. or who shall fail to file in the office of the Probate Judge prescriptions and statements herein, shall be guilty of d misdemeanor, and any person who shall obtain any alcohol or wine in accordance with this act and convert the same to his use, shall be guilty of msdemeanor, and any person so offending shall, on conviction, be punished by fine of not less than Fifty or more than Five Hundred Dollars, and may also be imprisoned in the County Jail or sentenced to hard labor for the County for not more than six months for the first conviction, and on the second and every subsequent con viction, in addition to the fine which may pC libPOGCu Hildli Db cOhllhFd dl nat labor for the County for not less than three nor more than six months.
 Sec. II. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Provid- ed, however, that nothing in this Act shall operate to repeal any of the local or special acts of the General Assem- bly, or Legislature of Alabama prohibiting the sale or other disposition of any of the liquors mentioned in the first sec- tion of this act, but all such acts shall continue in full force and effect and in concurrence herewith and indictments or prosecutions may be had either under this act or any special or local act re- lating to the same subject, but no one shall be prosecuted more than once on the same offense.
 Sec. 12 That the provisions of this act shall not. prohibit the social serv- ing of liquors and beverages mentioned in this Act in private residences in or dlnary social intercourse.
 Sec. 13. The provisions of this Act shall, except as herein otherwise express ly provided. become effective on the first day of January, 1909; Provided that in all counties in which an election shall have been held on or before the 18th day of December, 1907, under the provision of the County Local Option Law approved February 20th, 1907, to determine whether or not liquors shall be sold therein, un- der any act of the Legislature of Ala bama heretofore passed, at which cleo tion it shall have been determined that liquors shall not be sold, and in all coun- ties wherein the sale of liquors is now prohibited by any law in the entire coun- ty, this act shall take effect January l. 1908, except as to the manufacturing of such liquors in said counties which have voted against the sale of liquors un- der the said County Local Option Law approved February 26th, 19O7 and as to such manufacturing in said Counties which have so voted as aforesaid this act shall take effect the first day of July, 1908.
 Approved November 23, 1907
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

No. 4) AN ACT (H 46. To prohibit common carriers and their
 officers, agents and employees, from
 publishing, exacting, charging or reeeiv-
 ing any higher or greater rate of com
 pensation for the transportation of prop
 erty or passengers than that specifically
 designated and prescribed by statute.
 or made the maximum rate by statute
 or than that established by the Rail-
 road Commission, and from refusing to
 receive property or passengers for trans
 portation at such rates; to provide pen
 alties for a violation thereof. and fix
 the period within which proceedings
 may be instituted for the recovery of
 such penalties, and the procedure to
 recover the same.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, that in all eases where the maximum rate of compen- sation for the transportation of prop erty or passengers by any common car Tier between points in this State has been or may hereafter be specifically designated and prescribed by statute, or any prevailing rates for such transpor- tation have been, or may hereafter be, made the maximum rates, or such rates have been, or may hereafter be, estab- lished by the Railroad Commission of Ala bama, it shall be unlawful for any common carrier to publish. exact, charge UT ISCciNc ally IlSller or S1edttT rate than that prescribed by statute. or than that which has been made the maximum rate by statute. or than the rate pre- scribed by. said Railroad Commission, for the transportation of such property or passengers, or to refuse to receive prop erty or passengers for transportation at such rates.
 Sec. 2. Every common carrier or railroad corporation which shall vio- late any of the provisions of this Act, shall forfeit to the State of Alabama a sum not exceeding two tn ousand dol lars, for each offense, to be determined by the court or judge trying the case.
 Sec. 3. Each publication. execution, charge or receipt of fare for the transportation of a passenger. or of rate or compensation for the transpor- tation of property. in excess of the statutory rate or fare, or the rate or fare established by the Railroad Con-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
CHINA a WORRY, NOT JAPAN
When Dowager Empress Dies, Fear Is
Expressed, Partition Of Empire
May Be Attempted.

Washington, Aug Tt is China
and not even remotely Japan that has
aroused the concern of Washington
authorities in connection with choos
ing the Pacific as the next practice
ground for the big battleship squad
ron, according to deductions of some
students Of affairs in the far east
China as an entity is in condition as
precarious as the health of the dow
health Of the latter leads to Its inevi-
table end, the empire will face crisis
that will make it wise for the United
States to have a presentable naval
force within easy sailing.
Little regarding the situation sug-
gested by the above statements has
been said In official and diplomatic cir
cles, but commercial interests profess
to have been keen observers of what
is going on. From sources connected
with the latter comes the report that
some time ago the administration here
was quietly appraised that the health
of the dowager empress was failing
fast and that when she dies China
will become the prey of plotters seek
ing to overthrow the Manchu dynasty.
At the same time the powers are
deemed likely to take advantage of the
situation by going in for a partition
of the empire, with the possible clos
ing of the open door that means so
much to America, and toward secur-
ing which American statesmen have
accomplished so much 1t has been
pointed out that when trouble comes
the nation that has the strongest navy
in Pacific waters will be likely to have
most influence with China. The
knowledge that crisis might be
reached at any time is believed to
have had great deal to do in de-
termining the plans for sending the
battleship squadron to the Pacific as
soon as possible
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
HITS TARGET by MISSING.
Modern Damon and Pythias Act Ends
in Pathos.


Pacific Grove, Cal, Aug. GA
curious instance of misdirected friend
ship, which involved a new offense
against military law. occurred at the
Presidio of Monterey in connection
with the Pacific small arms competi-
ton which was finished Saturday. One
of the best soldiers among the en-
listed men and fifth in order of
craftsmanship at the opening of the
shoot was Sergeant H. Spree of Troop
E, Fourteenth cavalry. He had a
friend ambitious to obtain a place on
the rifle team going to the Fort Sheri-
can national competition.
His friend was less sure shot. The
rifle range at the Preside is cut
through a pine forest and Spree. hid
ing behind a convenient cover fired
from there at target, at which his
friend was supposed to be aiming
when the signal was given. the friend
firing wide so as not to show any
surplus of bullet marks On one oc-
casion Spree withheld his fire too long
and his shot rang out after the rest of
the squad had ceased This. OF course
aroused the suspicion OF the authori-
ties and on investigation Spree was
discovered, taken to the guarlhouse
and his name struck from the rolls of
The competition. He now awaits trial
for his novel offense.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Inc Prescott FIGURING mills at Pres.
colt have been improved by the in
stallation of a double flume. and the
capacity of the mills, which is now
about $50 barrels per day, will be con.
siderably increased when the new
double wheel is installed
That the law providing all property
left by person who dies without
heirs should escheat to the state
schools applies to Indian allotments is
the basis of recent opinion by AS
sistant Attorney General A. J. Falkner
to q. $. Smelling, prosecuting attorney.
Cathlamet, Wash.
scheme of assessment daring in
Its defiance of precedent, has been
started and will be put into effect in
Spokane county by Assessor E. p. Gal
traith next year, the alternate year
when the assessor reviews realty as
sessments. Assessor Galbraith intends
to make of record as basis for as
sessed valuation the market value of
every piece Of property within Spo-
kane county.
~ ~ CiiiACnI BUSINESS and DrOf9S-
slonal men have gotten together at
Conconnully and planned for big
Labor day celebration, which will con-
tinue for three days. and will comprise
a baseball game, tug of war. music.
dances and all kinds of outdoor and
field sports and rough riding.
Sunday was pay day at the irriga-
ton works for the month of July at
Conconully The pay roll amounted to
about $500, the largest amount dis
bursed by the government here since
the commencement of the great irriga-
ton project. The money was divided
among 100 men.
Deputy Sheriff Doten Of Tacoma has
arrested Erwin Lewis, a 16-year-old
boy, on an insanity charge sworn out
by his mother. The young man has
weakened his mind by the use of
liquor.
A special election held at Northport
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Commencing Tuesday this week the
Spokane ball team in the Northwest
ern league will open a series of 40
straight games at home. They meet
Butte first for six games, and then
follows Seattle for six more the week
of August 13. August 20 they open
seven-game series with Aberdeen
and then come nine with Tacoma, TAX
ing In the Labor day holiday double
header and postponed game. Van
couver follows with six games the.
week beginning September 8, and
Butte finishes the season for Spokane
the week ending Sunday, September
Is. This is the longest straight cat
home" season professional baseball
has ever known in Spokane.
The Western Canada league has
proved a decided success although
composed of but four clubs and two
OF these located In cities Of but 1000
population, Medicine Hat and Leth-
bridge. There is little doubt but that
the league will expand to six or eight
clubs in 1905 embracing Winnipeg,
Regina, Brandon and Moose Jaw or
Saskatoon. The last cities named are
all of goodly size.
Joe Tyler of Seattle lost the tennis
championship of British Columbia at
Victoria to Bernard c. Schwengers,
Victoria, in the tournament Just
closed. Schwengers challenged Tyler
to play for the championship after
winning the local match. Schwengers
won the first two sets, Tyler the third
and Schwengers the fourth. The score
was S-6, 6-2. 3-6 and GA. Miss e. RYAN
OF Santa Monica, Cal, won the ladies'
championship from Miss Beckett of
Vancouver
The worlds pitching record of 81
innings without a run has been brok-
en-. Walter Johnson of the Weiser
baseball club, of the Idaho State
league, has made the phenomenal rec
ord of pitching 81 innings, in straight
games. without a single tally being
scored against him.
At Kahlotus, Wash, large crowd
the footrace between w. w.
Smith of Leroy and Fred Ashburn of
hahlotus. Smith gave Ashburn ~
'eet start in 100 yards and won handi-
y. About 81 900 changed hands on the
ace.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
Spokane City League.
SPOKANE MARKET REPORT.


Bran, SIT ton; bran and shorts. s1S
ton; white shorts, $22 ton; corn, 81 80
@1.40 cwt; cracked corn, $1.4O cwt;
alfalfa, SIC ton; rolled barley, $1.25
cwt: wheat, $3.50 cwt; red shorts. s19
ton; timothy hay, s22; grain hay, SIS
ton; oats, $1.40 cwt; alfalfa, $13;
wheat, $1.25@1.35.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stosk-Steers, $4.5O@5 cwt;
COWS, $3.2503.75; cwt; sheep, $40
AIS cwt; hogs, $7@725 cwt; mutton,
&c Id; veal, 6h@6%c lb; veal, fancy,
small, No. l, 7@Sc Id; fancy large, 5Q
&c ID; pork, $4,000 h.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 13c
ID; live spring chickens, 15@16c; live
ROSTERS, 1Oc; dressed hens, 15c;
ducks, live, lac; dressed, Ice; turkeys,
live, 1Sc; dressed, zoe; fresh ranch
eggs, $505.50 acse.
Hfdes-Green, &c ID; sailed 1c high
er; dry hides, 16@17c; calfskins,
green, S09c; COWS, &c; kip. &c lib:
sheepskins, 50c@$1.25.
Creamery produce, I. O. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
251zc.
Feed-Timothy hay, $20@21 ton; al
laiIa nay, $16 ton; whole barley, CSC
0Sl.o5 cwt; wheat, $101.1O cwt.
Wheat Market.
frosser, Wash Bluestem, TIC;
club, zoe; red, 69c.
Htzville. Wash -Bluestem, CSC;
red 66c.
Tacoma, Wash.-Market unchanged.
6iuestem, S5c; club, Ssc; red, sic.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10
By EFFIE a. ROWLANDS

in the course Of which he told her he
was anxious to find young woman a.
maid for lady who was one of his par.
ishioners.
My wife can find no one suitable
Your girls always give s-.at satisfaction
ana so, II there is one ready to 20 out
TO service, | might arrange this" he said
as they talked.
Miss Irons gave a cordial consent, but
looked vexed when he suggested Audrey
as the one to go. She bore many grudge
and spite against the girl and had deter
mined to put her out into he hardest and
least comfortable situation she could find.
But fate was evidently against her. for
the board accepted the Rev. Mr.. Thorn
gates proposal and Audrey was given a
new black gown. bonnet and cloak. and
was bid hold herself in readiness to depart
on the morning of the fifth day.
Jean spent the whole of tie long night
that came before that fifth day in com
forting her beloved friend and herself. and
at last had the satisfaction of seeing Au-
drey drop off into deep. troubled sleep.
NO rest came to her; her poor young heart
was torn and bleeding. and no salve was
at hand to heal it.
The parting between the two girls was
very quiet; neither of them could speak
the words of farewell, and their eyes were
TOO hot and aching for tears TO come.
Think of me always, Jean, dear.
Whatever happens. whatever lies before
us, l shall love you, darling, till I die p
Then they kissed each other and Au-
drey went swiftly down the stairs, seeing
nothing, hearing nothing for the passion
ate beat of her heart and the blur of sor-
row before her sight.
Jean stood with her hands pressed to
her breast, and as the wheels of the cab
carried all that was precious TO her awav
from her. perhaps forever she gave one
moan and fell forward on her outstretch
ed arms.
When the assistant matrou came in.
scolding and grumbling, as usual. she re-
celved no reply from Jean Thwait. and
bending over the PROSTATE figure. abe
saw that the girl had tainted.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

Restaurant Proprietor-Here's your
wages don't want such careless
waiter around my place.
Waiter-What's the matter?
Restaurant Proprietor Why, the gen
tleman ordered sirloin and you served
him porterhouse.
Waiter-Well, we all make mis-steaks
occasionally.
Then the boss relented-Toled
Blade.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

to vote on the question of bonding
the city for $1,000 with which to build
city hall resulted in vote of IA to
40 against the bond.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

Mr.. Urban Commuters wife must
be an earthly angel.
Mrs. Urban-Why do you think so?
Mr. Urban-He tells me they have
had the same cook for three weeks.-
Chicago News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-10

Mrs Peckem-Here's an invitation
to my cousins wedding. VIII you COL
Peckem-No, hate weddings I
sometimes wish l hadn't attended my
own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21

us he very rich?''
rich? Why he's so rich he daren'
look twice at a girl for fear she'll bring
breach of promise suit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21

deserved as far as Philippe is con-
cerned Old Rouget still has a burn
| ing affection for Flora and as she is
forced from his home and from his
heart forever he has enough will left
to wall "Oh damn. the honor of the
family which Philippe. has taken
such strenuous means to conserve
merely for his own interests.
Otis Skinner, who has few, if any,
peers among the actors On the Ameri-
can stage today. has a part in The
Honor of the Family" which permits
him to shine at his best. Mr.. Skinner
has occupied a preem1nent place In
the theatrical world for many years.
advantage than as Colonel Philippe
Bridau. Bully though he is, rough
and almost cruel at times Philippe
is a character that one cannot help
loving. And it is hard to conceive
how anyone could depict this part
more admirably than does Mr.. Skin
ner He has a swagger that is really
delicate even in the toughest of
moods
However, while Mr.. Skinner is the
star of the piece in fact as well as by
designation, he is by no means the
only actor of ability in the company
that made the production one of the
really notable events in the theatrical
few years. Shining right along side
of Mr.. Skinner is Miss Percy Haswell,
an actor new to Topeka, but whose
first appearance here has placed her
far and away ahead of all leading
women who have been seen here and
on a plane with the best of the
feminine stars who have shone here.
In the part of Flora. Miss Haswell has
a chance to display the entire gamut
of human passions and she displayed
them in a way that would be difficult
to equal. She is an emotional actor
with a rare power of discrimination
and it is impossible to pick the tiniest
flaw in any of her efforts. no matter
how small.
What a scene Miss Haswell and Mr.. |
Skinner would have put on if the play |
had ended as Baizac wrote the story |
and they had fallen in love with each |
other and lived happily on the old |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
DOWRY IS WAIVED.
Only Way the Due Could Win Over
Papa ShOntS.

New York, Nov. 21-According to
city, President Theodore P. Shonts of
the Observation-Disclosures railroad
was persuaded to allow his daughter
Theodore to become engaged to the
Due de Chaulnes by members of the
family and by the Due himself. The
Due finally succeeded it appears, in
convincing Mr.. Shonts that he was not
a fortune hunter. It seems that when
Mr.. Shonts first heard of his daughters
attachment for the Due, he declared
emphatically that he could have no
foreigner in the family. Nor did Miss
Theodore receive much support at first
from her mother and sister. But Mr..
Shonts determined to treat the Due
fairly, and accordingly he entertained
him at the Shonts home in Washington.
There the Due continued to press his
suit with Miss Theodore and he won
over all of the family except Mr..
Shonts.
Then the persistent Frenchman tried
to influence Mr.. Shonts but did not
Shonts realized that he was entirely
alone in his opposition. Previous to
giving his consent, however. Mr.. Shonts
insisted that the Due must show his
good faith by waving any question of
a dowry. This, it is said, the Due read
lily did, which proved to Mr.. Shonts that
his affeir with Miss Theodore was real
ly a love match. The Due will sail
for France today, but he expects to
return here about Christmas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
ALL ALDERMANIC.
Baseball Team to Give a Ball and
Furnish the Music.

Chicago, Nov 21.-An aldermanic
band discoursing aldermanic music
with true aldermanic dignity under the
direction Of an aldermanic leader will
be the chief feature at the ball to be
given in January by the Chicago alder
manic baseball team to the athletic
councilmen of Milwaukee and Phfladel-
phia.
That the Chicago council chamber is
hot bed for musical talent was dis
covered by Alderman Thomas Scully,
who is in charge of the ball arrange
ments. Threats and cajolery were used
by Alderman Scully to get his col
leagues to promise to join his band,
and when the grand march of the ball
Is opened by Mayor Busse of Chicago
and Mayor Becker of Milwaukee it will
be to the strains of 1.-THE Only Alder
manic Band in Captivity" as Alderman
Scully describes his musical aggrega-
ton. - g.
The Instruments. to be used by the
alder1nanic band will include mouth
organ, bass viol, drums, trombone, pic
colo. flute, French horn, violins and
comets. ~4ltE
The musical aldermen have pledged
themselves to attend rehearsals, and
any one who balks at the last moment
is to pay a fine of $10O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-21
GOLDFIELD'S PLAN.
1t Is Proposed to Stamp Gold Bars for
Circulation.

Goldfield, New, Nov. 21-If a plan
now under consideration by w. E. Dow
len, manager of the Nevada Goldfield
Reduction Works. is contaminated
Goldfeld will soon have a circulating
medium which will relieve to great
extent the scarcity of real money with
which the camp is afflicted. The plan
is to take the bullion produced by the
mills, make it into bars and stamp
thereon the value, which will be used
as money. The question of the legality
of the plan and it's possible confiictfon
with the currency laws of the land is
now being Investigated. AT present the
three reduction works of the camp are
turning out about $1,000 a day, but this
amount could easily be Quadrupled by
running on ores Of a higher grade. AT
the rate Of $780, 900 a day the camp could
produce 100000 a month in gold. James
r. Davis of the Round Mountain Min
ing company has agreed to put the bull
lion from that mill into circulation in
the same way providing the plan is
found to be feasible. This would add
from 100000 to $4,000 a month to the
amount available