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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
TESTIMONY CONTINUES.
Witnesses for Southern Railway Tell
 of General Conditions.

New York, August 19--Information as to the costs of railroad transportat tion was obtained from John M. Daley, su- perlntendent of transportation of the Illi- nois Central railroad when he took the stand again today as a witness before former Judge Montgomery, who as mas ter, Is taking dispositions here which may lead to a solution of the question of the constitutionality of the 2A cent railroad rate law of North Carolina. MT. Daley was cross-examined by MT. Justice. who appeared for the state of North Carolina. The witness said that competition and the volume of business was largely the basis upon which railroad rates were fixed There were no long haus in North Carolina, he said Explaining the cost of transportation. MT. Daley, who testi- fled as an expert for the Southern rail way, said:
 "The expenses are made Up by the building of cars their repairs, crews to man the trains, the coal used in the en- zine and the tax levied every day in North Carolina for the privilege of stand ing a train of cars al the end of the run Besides you must take into con sideratlon that after a train runs say so miles in one day, the return run has to be made and the same expenses con tinue."
 MT. Daley said that 8 per cent of the business done by that company in North Carolina is interstate.
 " E Beymer auditor of the Central Railroad of Georgia. testified that the Southern Railway realizes a profit of but 15 cents on every dollar paid for domestic transportation. It costs the other S5 cents to move the freight or pas sengers he said. He could not separate the freight from the passenger income in this, estimate. It costs Is cents on the dollar earned more to handle business within the state than to handle all the rest of the company's business.
 Richard B. Taylor, general superintend- ent of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, tes- tified that 1t costs more to handle local business of railroad than 1t does to handle all the other business, explaining that small amounts were handled in local freight and that freight cars had to move at stated periods. whether or not the cars carried full loads. In long runs, ears were filled to their utmost capacity, stops were fewer and the expense of handling the freight was less.
 The investigation will be continued to- morrow
 Gov. Robert B. Glenn of North Caro- lima. who came to New York to con- suit with attorneys of the state in this hearing, said today
 "I shall leave New York perfectly sat isfied with the way things are going in the hearing. We have had witnesses on the stand under eross-examination and things have turned out just as we ex- pected."
 Then you do not expect to go on the stand yourself? the governor was asked.
 "Ob no I had no intention of going on the stand in person when I came hArA"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
PANAMA CANAL WORK
 GOES ON RAPIDLY
PROGRESS BY WORKING FORCES IS so MUCH AHEAD OF ESTl- MATES THAT DEFICIENCY AP- PROPRlATIoN IS SUGGESTED.

Washington August 19.-Condtlons on the Panama canal have reached q state of gravity due to the fact that con struction work is developing faster than was contemplated when the estimates for expenditures during the fiscal year 1908 were made. nearly a year ago, according to a statement made by the canal com mission today The estimate Is made that about sS,OOO.OO0 in excess of the ap- propriations could be used to advantage in pushing forward the work during the present year and Colonel Goethals the engineer in charge, thinks 1t would be in the interest of true economy to proceed along this basis and ask Congress at it's next session to make good the de- fciency as the argument Is made that with the present organization and prog ress, the waterway can be completed more rapidly than by restraining ex- penditure within the appropriations now available. Already reports show that the monthly estimated expenditure for labor is being considerably exceeded and work at the Gatun dam has progressed faster than auticipated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
IMMIGRATION IS
 GROWING GREATER
RECORDS SHOW THAT THE CLASS OF IMMIGRANTS IS OF A HIGHER STANDARD THAN BEFoRE-WlLl EXCEED 100000.

Washington, August 9.-(Special.)-Al- States during each of the three years past has amounted to more than LOGO 900 foreigners each year, the new fiscal year which began on July 1 promises to ex- ceed even the 10000 of last year.
 Reports made to the immigration bu- reau show that during July, 1907, 97132 immigrants were admitted into the coun- try. This was an increase of 15 per cent over July. 1906. when the total number 2S per cent over July. 1905, when the mum Der admitted was 76O0.
 While there was large increase in the number admitted agents report that the character of immigrants was of Ii higher standard. During last July there were only 1241 aliens debarred as compared with 1916 debarred in July, 1906. and 1445 in July, 1905. This was decrease Of II per cent for 1907 as compared with 1905, and of 6 per cent as compared with 1906.
 The immigration from Russia to this country during July. 1907. was 23,971. as compared with 2i997 in the same month in 19o6 and 1G 400 in 1906. The total immi- grafton for all countries during the six months ending July Sl 1SD7 was 7S6, 667
 During the same period in 1906 the total was 707. 56S and in 1905 1t was 647, ,1s3. Dur Ing the six months ended July 31 last, 1H.53l Russians were admitted The six months ended July 31 last show an in- crease of 45 per cent in Russian mmgra- tion over the six months which ended July 3l 1905, but a decrease of per cent compared with the six months which ended July 31 1906
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
CONFLICTING ARE
 STRIKE REPORTS Both Sides Claim the Victory
 is Theirs fh-
MORE MEN ARE CALLED OUT
Both the Postal and Western Union Announce That the Strike No Longer Dlsturbs Them and
 More Men Are Working.

Chicago, August 19.-The develop ments in the telegraphers' strike to- day comprised the calling out of leased wire operators in six brokerage houses and the issuing of a number of con- fiicting statements regarding the pro- gress of the strike by the officials of the union and by those of the telegraph companies. Both sides claim to have the strike won. The telegraph com panies however, are certainly increas- ing the number of men at work and both of them had today on the board of trade a larger number of operators than at any time since the commence ment of the strike.
 Early in the day the union announced to a number of brokerage houses that they would give them till 1 o'clock to sign the scale or strikes would be call ed Six of the largest houses in the city refused to sign and their men were ordered out. In one of the of fees however, three of the men con- tinued at work.
 struck on the day following the walk out of the operators returned to work today.
 All efforts by outside parties looking toward adjustment of the trouble has been abandoned and the contest to all appearances has settled down to wait ing game on both sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Governor Glenn Declares His Policy is One of Pure
 Fairness
DECLARES TIE RAILROADS
 SHALL NOT RUN STATE
Thet 5 Only One Way to Deal With tT Railroads, Says the Governor, < .ndaThat Is They Should Be
 Made to Submit to Reason.

New York. August Ex-Governor Glenn of North Carolina, whose recent fight for what he deemed was the states rights, attracted wide atten- tion, is in New York to consult with the attorneys who are In charge of the states case at the hearing of the South ern railways injunction suit. The gov ernor who is partly bald and in the early fifties. was taking his ease in his shirt sleeves at his hotel after an all- day visit to Coney Island When seen by the reporters, he talked freely of the situation In his state as brought about by legislation to regulate the railroads
 q have no patience" he said, with this cry that the legislation in our state and elsewhere in the south along these lines is going to retard the de- velopment of the south by frightening capital. hurting the railroads. and in effect killing the goose that lays the golden egg. l am an industrial gov ernor. 1 have always made it point to protect capital and protect the rail- roads from anything that was unfair. But when the railroads try to run us, II Is time to call a halt.
 There was only once that this mat ter became serious. Had Judge Pritch- ? ard tried to get our property away from us and Judged Judge Long i- 'cN- tempt, l certainly would naNc back I'd up Judge Long with every soldier and every deputy sheriff in North Carolina. Of course if President Roosevelt sent troops into our state then we would have had to throw up our hands, as one state could not fight the Union, but we should have appealed to the voters of the country and I think these would have been with us.
 There Is only one way of dealing with these railroads. The point should be- Is railroad. making money, and how much is 1t making? If it is mak- ing over q reasonable profit then it should submit to reduction in rates. The North Carolina law permits the road to make 10 per cent. I think that this is pretty good profit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Claim Strike Is Over.

New York, August 19.-E. J. Nally, vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph and Cable com pany, gave out the following state ment:
 Moon reports from all points east, west and north and south indicate that we started this morning under almost normal conditions with improved traf- fic and increased forces. not single place in the company's system this morning where we are not giving good service and where we are not prepared to give prompt handling to any ousi- ness the public may fife @iln us. So far as the Postal is concerned, the strike is over"
 R. C. Clowry, president and general manager of the Western Union, said this afternoon:
 The Western Union company's force of operators Is sufficient to handle it's traffic with little or no delay. In fact, 1t can be said that normal conditions have been resumed. The telegraph CTS strike is thing of the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Attorney General WiH
 Uphold Legal Process

Montgomery, August 9-(Special)-By telegram District Attorney Parsons was advised tonight from Attorney General Bonaparte that the order of Judge Jones of the United States court restraining solicitors and sheriffs of Alabama from interfering with the operation of the Louisville and Nashville railroad win be enforced by the department of justice regardless of consequences.
 The telegram is as follows:
 'Washington, August 19. United States Attorney, Montgomery, Ala.
 You are authorized to make public the following statement from this depart ment:
 "It is the duty of the department of justice to see that the process from all federal courts Is duly served. This duty exists without regard to the nature of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20

litigation in which such process may is sue or the parties to the cause. This department has already announced publicly on more than one occasion that it would see the process of federal court requiring executive enforcement duly en- forced without regard to cost or conse- quences.
 Every federal court will be sustained in the execution of it's process so far as executive enforcement may be needed and respect will be exacted to all orders requiring such executive enforcement passed by federal court in the exer- cses of the jurisdiction which it has reg ularly assumed.
 "BONAPARTE.
 Attorney General" This telegram puts the matter squarely up to the governor and his advisers. If Governor Conner goes ahead regardless of the injunction of Judge Jones and causes the arrest of the Louisville employees it will mean test of authority between the state and the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
CALLS HAYWOOD COMRADE.
Herr Rebel, the Socialist Leader, Com.
 nents on Idaho Trial.

Stuttgart. August 19.-Herr Rebel, in the course of his references at the opening of the international socialist congress yesterday, to the Haywood murder trial at Boise, Idaho which he stated, "end- ed with the brilliant acqulttal of our comrade," said:
 This trial has shown all the world that in the United States liberty, law and justice exist only on paper. It Is to be hoped that these incidents will stir up the American working men so that. like their English comrades, they will soon send good number of representa- tives to Washington
 series of immense mass meetings. held yesterday. were attended by 10000 to 50,0O0 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Will Destroy Boat.

London. August l9.-The British ad- miral is about to sacrifice one of the earlier type of Holland subma rlne boats with the object of acquiring Knowledge of the effect of mine ex- plosions upon boat of that class. Mines and torpedoes will be exploded at different distances from the vessel as a result of which it is hoped to dis cover the effect of explosives on the boats equilibrium and furnish torpedo specialists with hints regarding the best means of fighting submerged craft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
PROHIBITION PETITION
 STOLEN IN TALLADEGA
While Way Have Document Filed in Probate Judges Office the Bearer Entced Into Saloon and the Paper Snatched by Negro-Much Indignation is Felt Over
 Act and Prohibition Gains Strength.

Talladega, August 9.-(speeial.)-The prohibition campaign in this county sui fered small setback this afternoon when a petition signed by 500 citizens was in tercepted and stolen while on the way to the office of the judge Of probate to be filed.
 The custodian of the petition which asked for an election on prohibition in this county while on his way to the court house and while in the saloon, Alex Bon ner negro. snatched the petition from the mans pocket and ran. The negro ran into crowd of negroes down the street and made his escape with the preci- ous document
 This is the second petition of the kind that has been prepared in this county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Potters May Strike.

New York, August 19.-A meeting of vast importance to the pottery trade Is to be held here today. when the manu- facturers will meet the operators and discuss the demands of the employees for an increase of 10 to 20 per cent in wages The situation is said to be critical, and unless one side or the other gives way a strike is probable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20

during the past few weeks and it's pe- culiar fate has caused considerable in dignation.
 The first petition was not considered to be in proper form as it appeared in sections, and the second petition had been prepared with great care, all the 800 names being collected in one document.
 Immediately upon the disappearance of the petition today another was prepared and runners started out over the county to secure the signatures for the third time. It is said that the third petition is being signed eagerly, even by many people who declined to sign 1t before, so strong is the indignation over the act of the opposition today.
 Every effort is being made to capture the negro who snatched the paper from the bearer.
 The election is to be held October 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20

would pick their men. and that few agi- tators of the strike would be taken back to work. Those who had been chiefly in strumental in bringing on the trouble. said Mir. Sheppard. would have to look elsewhere for employment.
 Manager Sheppard said that his com pany had established with St. Louis New Orleans. Atlanta New York and num- Der of other large cities. and thm each day conditions were improving-so much, in fact, that his company looked for a quick settlement of the difficulty.
 At the Western Union office Manager Fonville could not be seen, but Chief Op- orator Bishop reported that his company had also improved their service since Sat urday and that there was at present lit- tie difficulty In getting messages through to other places.
 It is understood that several railroad operators, many of whom were also on a strike, have decided to handle Western Union messages. and today the business of the local office is greatly facilitated by this action on the part of certain rail- road operators.
 The action of these latter key men is taken as concession on their part of no mean importance. and it is thought that their course will be followed by other railroad operators throughout the coun- try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
Situation In Montaomery.

Montgomery, August 1g Especial. .)- There have been few changes in the To- cal strike situation since Saturday. Both the Western Union and Postal offices are busy today, and the managers of each company report that the telegraph serv- i've is improving throughout the coun- try.
 Manager Sheppard at the Postal office said that all the business of the morn- ing had been transacted with the usual facility and promptness, and that so far as the local office was concerned 1t was impossible to tell that strike was on.
 In regard to taking back union men who had struck, Manager Sheppard said that he was not in a position to say much upon the subject, but that he had had in formation to the effect that the comnany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
SEVERAL INJURED IN RAIL WAY WRECK Mobile & Ohio Train Jumps
 the Track CONDUCTOR WORST HURT Several Members of the Train Crew Are Badly Bruised and Some of
 the Passengers Sustain
 Slight Injuries.
CONDUCTOR WORST HURT

Meridian, Miss, August 19.-(Speclal. J. Mobile and Ohio passenger train No. Z was wrecked this morD.ng near Tamola. three cars and the engine tender were turned over, ten rails torn up and prob- ably dozen persons more or less h. jured the worst affected of whom are , Conductor M. A. Cherry and Engineer R. l.. Smith. Conductor Cherry sustained a crushed leg and several cuts and bruises all over the body, Engineer Smith, who was dead-heading to Oklahoma, was in- jured internally, he having received a blow in the chest the effects of which are yet to be seen.
 Other members of the train crew re- ported to have sustained injuries of a minor nature are Baggagemaster J. P. Hendrix, cut about head and arms; Mall Clerk Hogaboom. Express Messenger A. II. Owen and Assistant Express Messen- ger E. K. Haley. all cut and bruised about the face, Aands and body Gus Campbell of Jackson Miss, was said to have been hurt but the nature of his in- juries could not be ascertaned
 A negro whose name could not be learned, was also reported seriously though not fatally injured. Several other passengers, both white and black, were considerably bruised. scratched and shak- en up, but made no report of their inju- ries.
 The train was running at a high rate Of speerd when the trucks of the engine Jumped the track Before it could be brought to a stop the baggage and cx- press cars and the negro coach were overturned. The passengers in the rear coaches and s.eepers felt the terrible jar occasloned by the accident and at once realized the seriousness of the situation. general rush for the front end of the train was made and soon all were en- gagged in an effort to rescue and assist the injured.
 Conductor Cherry was found pinioned under the corner of the baggage car. One of his legs was held fast by the weight resting upon 1t. After an hour and forty five minutes of hard work he was releas- cd from his perilous position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
SCHMITZ IS A GONER.

, San Francisco. August 19.- , The state supreme court today ten |, dered a decision in the MeKaney |, salary case. sustaining the legal } ity of the removal of Mayor |, Schmitz and the appointment of , Mayor Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20
AT IT AGAIN.

Atlanta, August 19.-Two Japan , ese were discovered in the rear of l. Fort McPherson this afternoon taking views and sketches of the
 buildings and grounds. A for
 mer enlisted man who first ob- served the men after talking with them reported the matter to the Department of the Gulf. The officials of the department
 , say no action will be taken un- :. , less other discoveries are made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-20

Washington. August 1S-Unused lands in any part of the country can be made to produce each year from s6 10 S2O an
 acre through the intelligent planting of
 forest trees This Is the conviction of the national forest service. Were ad-
 vantage taken of this fact every farmer
 in the country who has plot of rough
 and unproductlve land could change it
 into revenue producer.
 Were so-called abandoned farms, es-
 pecially their least fertile fields planted
 with trees they would go on producing
 wealth automatically year after year. An
 acre planted in white pine is an in
 surance policy maturing in forty years
 and worth $3OO at maturity. hundred such acres, costing now from So to S10 an acre. would be a handsome legacy. and the payment of premiums upon 1t
 would be no great hardship. as the trees
 and their value grow without laborious attention or cultivation.
 There are timbers which, like insurance
 policies. mature at early dates. The first cost of putting out the timber compares not unfavorably with that of taking out
 policy, and 1t may be "eashed in at
 any time, for the land is saiable in pro- portion to the development of the tim Der.
 Increased Tree Planting.
 Reports from all parts Of the country to the forest service show that the last
 season has undoubtedly been character lzde by more extensive planting of forest trees than any previous year in the history of the United States. The
 work Is progressing favorably in exery state in the union. 1t has been most ex- tensve in California. in the great middle west and in the New England states. But even In the south, where planting
 has been more or less limited because of existing natural forests, the scope or the work has greatly broadened. The trees planted have been mainly
 hard woods Several large nurserymen. however, report greater sales of eonifers for forest planting than they have ever made before. In the middle west catalpa, black locust osage orange and Russian mulberry were the favorite trees; in the
 north and northeast preference was given to white pine, chestnut, larch and spruce : in the south the native conifers held the lead and all that is said here of the north and middle west is applicable to any worn out fields In New York and New Jersey.
 It's Commercial Value. | A few figures readily show the value of | forest planting from a commercial stand
 point In Pawnee county, Nebraska, a
 sixteen year old catalpa plantation gave
 net return of S152.17 an acre. This | fneaTt en annual BroHt If f.ai an 9cre. ] A ten year old plantation of the same ! species in Kansas showed a net value 1 of sl97 30 an acre. Still another planta-
 ton in Nebraska, gave q net income or