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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
DELEGATES FOR THE
COTTON CONVENTION
Georgia Division of Southern Associaa
tion Elects Officers and Will APP
point Delegates for B'ham.

Atlanta, January 2.-Sixty-fiye members
of the Georgia division Of the Southern
Cotton association met here today for tho
annual meeting and election of officers.
This resulted in the selection of the fol-
lowing:
President. NJ. L. Johnson of Barlow
county, reelected.
Vice President. the Rev. G. A. Nunnally
of Coweta.
Treasurer, John d. Walker. Hancock
county, reelected.
The choice of a secretary was left to
President Johnson.
Resolutions were .>pted expressing the
confidence of the Georgia division In the
administration of President Harvie Jor-
dan of the national association, and rec
ommending the establishment OF ware
houses properly financed, for the relief
of surplus cotton.
The president was authorized to appoint
delegates TO the convention OF the national
association at Birmingham- JanYary LIZA,
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FAVORS 4 ~ MINIMUM
PRICEEs R COTTON
THE LoUfS1AN z,s ANcH OF THE
SOUTHERN u Z ON AssocIA-
TloN PRAlsl loRDAN AND
ELECTS oFFlt

Alexandria, La, January 2.-The Louis
lana branch of the Southern Cotton asso-
citation, in its third annual convention
here today, adopted resolutions favoring
the fixing of a minimum price of cotton,
and that cotton seed oil be given more
attention by the Southern Cotton associa-
tion.
President Iarvie Jordan of the South
ern Cotton association was warmly COM
mended for all his work in the interest
of the association.
Officers We're elected as follows: Paul
M. Potts of Natchtoches, La, president;
Capt. b. w. Marston of East Point, La,
vice president; George w. Sentell of
Burke, secretary; Robert II. Jackson of
Cheneyville, treasurer, and w. L. Foster
of Shreveport, George w. Sentell of
Burke. F. L. Maxwell of Mound, MEM
bers of the national executive committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
PROSPECTS
OF IRON INDUSTRY
Conviction General of Continu-
ance of Present Prices
WORK TO FULL CAPACITY
Books Might BY Cancellation of Orders
Be Turned to Poor Exhibit
as Has Before Been
Witnessed.
WORK TO FULL CAPACITY

New York. January 2-The Iron Age
will say:
The conviction is general throughout the
iron industry that the present tremendous
rate of consumption will continue during
the first half of the current year. coupled
with prevailing. generally profitable,
prices.
There are many acting on the belief
that work for full capacity at present
or even better prices is assured for the
whole of the year 1907. They point to the
order books which on the surface look
very favorable indeed, but which might
be turned to a poor exhibit after a rush
of cancellations, such as the trade has
witnessed before under similar conditions.
There is a disposition to exaggerate the
stability of ORDERS" which 1t is well to
guard against.
The Iron industry is passing again
through one of its frequent experiences of
being caught unawares by a rapidly ex-
pandng consumption. followed by fever
ish activity to provide adequate produc-
ing facilities which at first fall into line
dlsappolntins,y slowly and then make
themselves felt surpr ngly suddenly,
that may make is appearance during the
second half of 1907.
In its last analysis the course of events
in the second half of 1907 will depend first
upon the crops. and secondly. upon the
ability of our country to finance the bet
terments and enargements of its produc-
ing better transportation facilities.
The holiday week has not sensibly af-
fected the activity which has character
lied the markets for some months. In
the eastern pig iron markets there have
been further sales of basic pig iron and
some round lots for foundry and forge
iron have been placed. The Buffalo fur
naces during the last two weeks of the
year booked about $4,000 tons of mallehbe
and foundry iron, and there has been
some lively buying for the last half in
the Chicago district with more pending.
AS yet nothing has been done in the way
of purchases of large lots of foreign fdun-
dry iron for agricultural interests In the
west.
The report is current that two western
roads have placed orders aggregating 80.
900 tons for 1905 delivery, which may be
Interpreted as meaning that so much roll
ing capacity has been engaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
NO SYMPATHETIC
SWITCHMEN STRIKE
Striking Fremen Claim Armed Guards
of Southern Pacific Co. Patrol the
Streets-NeilI Still Trying.

New Orleans, January 2.-The rumored
sympathetic strike of the switchmen Of
the Southern Pacific company. failed to
materialize here today. Striking flremen
today complained that armed guards
which the Southern Pacific company uses
for its engines and property are also
patroling public streets In the immediate
vicinity of the railroad yards. The strilS-
ers claim that If they attempt to gather
In numbers in this vicinity they are
Immediately dispersed. -Four men have
been arrested charged with lettering in
the neighborhood of the railroad tracks.
The strikers claim that none of those
arrested belong to their party, and de-
clare some of them to be strikebreak-
ers.
c. P. Kelly. fifth grandmaster of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is
expected to meet Commissioner Neill, of
the department of commerce and labor
here tomorrow for a conference over
the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
PARTS OF BODIES
IN GRUESOME MASS
REMAINS SUPPOSED TO BE THOSE
OF A MAN PROVE TO BE A CON-
PosITE MASS OF. PARTS OF SEW
ERAL BODIES.

Washington, January 2.-In an endeavor
to identify the managled bodies of the
victims of the Terracotta wreck of last
Sunday night, a gruesome discovery was
made at the morgue today. What was
supposed TO be the mangled body of
man attlred in a suit of pepper and salt"
proved to be the composite remains cf
several of the unfortunates who died in
the Sunday evening horror The morgue
master had all the. pile of human flesh
and parts which had been gathered at
the wreck removed to the dead room
today in an effort to establish identity.
When the morgue master delyed into
it, he found a piece of baby's skull, a
mans foot badly crushed and eneased in
a shoe: the hand of a woman and a por-
toin of a human face; also fingers. toes
and other parts of women and children's
bodies. and those of men, all ground into
the black coal dust and with pieces of
garments mixed In the mass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
Washouts on Every Division.

Little Rock, January 2.-Not a train has
been operated between this city and Hot
Springs this afternoon or tonight. Heavy
rains have caused washouts on practically
every division of both the Rock Island
and Iron Mountain systems, and trains
in all directions are delayed without time
limit
The Rock Island annulled every freight
train between Memphis and the Indian
Territory. Two passenger trains due in
this city from Oklahoma and the west
over the Rock Island had to be marrooned
because of washouts somewhere near the
state line. The Iron Mountain yards at
Bald Knob are under two feet of water
and trains to and from st. Louis are be-
ing held until the water recedes.
Hundreds of small washouts are report
ed In all sections of the state, and relief
trains with all available section men have
been sent in all directions from this city
to repair the tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03

Atlanta. January "A special from
LAGRANGE says DR.. F. NJ. Ridley of that
place was shot and seriously wounded
shortly after nton today by Harvey Hill
of Atlanta. The shooting occurred at
the home of c. B. Ridley, where the mar
riage of Miss Ellie Ridley a cousin of
the wounded man, had been celebrated
and aS>the guests were pressing forward
to tender their congratulations. The trou-
bic is reported, TO have arisen over per-
sonal matter, of which Hill refused 20
talk. and the wounded man was unable
to discuss. The wounds inflicted by two
shots are reported not to be necessarily
fatal Both men are well known in At
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
COUSIN OF BRIDE SHOT AS
CERE1lONYLS CONCLUDED

lanta Harvey Hill belongs to one of
the most prominent families in the state.
he is a son of Solicitor General c. D. Hill
and a grandson of former United States
Senator Ben Hill. He is very prominent
in social and political circles. having been
president of the Young Mems Democratic
league of this county. DIR. Ridley Is the
son of DR.. F. NJ. Ridley of Lagrange,
one of the leading physicians of Georgia,
and chief surgeon of the Atlanta and West
Point railroad Hin is about 30 years
old. Ridley about 23
The cause OF the shooting is not known
but among Hlll's immediate friends it is
said he has been deeply in love for sew
eral years with the bride of today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
ACID AND IODOFOlRM
LOAVES OF F,READ
Four Members of Labor Uniora Are Ar
rested In Chicago Strike--Many
Baskets of Poisoned Bread.

Chicago, January -Four man said to
be members of the Bakers uhion have
been arrested on the charge ,bf putting
acid on hundreds of loaves of bread dis
tributed among the Jewish relsidsnts on
the west side.
A strike is In progress at local bak-
cry and 1t is claimed that Strike SYM
pathizers threw the acid, ALSO iodoform
on wagon loads of bread and rolls after
they had left the bakery.
The police have confiscated many bas-
kets of poisoned bread and are holding
them for evidence.
In the pockets of the foFAr men ar
rested was found bottles of earbolic
acid and packages of pow 3er<d iodo-
form.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
cvpsIes Appeal to Roosevelt.

Memphis, January 2.-That Gypsy
bands throughout tho United States
are being forced to pay tribute to a
man named Slatcho and alleged to be
travelling among the bands. styling
himself their ruler. and exactlng titheS
under threats Of death, is the charge
made in an appeal to President Roose-
velt tonight sent by the camp located
here. In the telegram to President
Roosevelt they ask that an investiga-
ton be made and Slatcho apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
NEW DIRECTORS FOR
ALABAMA COMPANY
Stockholders of Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron Company Fill Vacan-
cies at Annual Meeting

New York. January 2.-Stockholders of
the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company, at the annual meeting of the
company in Jersey City today, filled a
number of vacancies on the board of
directors.
James A. Green of Cincinnati, G. H.
johnson of Clarksvlle, Tenn, e. X Hill
of Worcester. Mass. and X. *. McLar-
rem of Jersey City are the new members.
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pinioned down and could not get out, and
none of us were able to reach her. Half
a dozen men tried to fight their way into
the car, but could not get through the
flames. and we had to stand there and
see the woman and her baby burned to
DEATH"
John Lynes, the telegraph operator at
Volland who fled after letting No. 20 get
by him, was arrested at Alma, ten miles
away. There. after making statement
before the clerk of the district court, he
was placed in Jail. Lynes, who is but 19
years of age, said:
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he went away on business she took his
pistol and went to a cornield, placed the
muzzle to her stomach and fired infict-
ing an awful wound She was not found
baby WAS with her, and the child shows
signs of poisoning, but will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
TAKES p -YEAR-OLD BABY7O
FIELD AND SHOOTS HERSELF

Huntsville. January Especially
William Tucker young woman of Hazel
Green, made desperate attempt at sui
eide by shooting herself in the stomach.
The effort will prove successful She quar-
relied with her husband and as soon as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
EnCOniums for Late President
Of the Pennsylvania
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Nowhere Else In Railroad History Can
Be Found an Example of Such
Broad Policy-Mecrea
Elected President.

Philadelphia, January 2.-The board OF
directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company at a special meeting held today
adopted resolution ON the death of A.
j. cassatt the late president. in which
they say:
There never has been a period in the
history of American railroads so pregnant
with possibilities of evil as that in which
Mr. Cassatt administered the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, but thanks to his genius
and almost prophetic insight. it was made
fruitful of good, not only to the rail-
road he headed, but to all transportation
interests in the country.
when President Frank Thompson's
death occurred the recurrent waves OF
prosperity and adversely had strewn the
path with the wrecks of railway enter
prises and the struggle for competitive
traffic had forced down the actual rates
paid by shippers to a point where none
but the strongest and best equipped lines
could earn a living profit. Agreements to
maintain rates were not worth the paper
they were written on, and the rebates ex-
torted by shippers had built up Industries
whose development often worked injustice
to smaller combinations OF capital
Abolished Rebate System.
"Mr. cassatt announced the policy of
the Pennsylvania railroad to be the aboli-
tion of the rebate system, and the extern
sion of equal rates to all. He invested
nearly 100000 in securities of the Bal
timore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western
and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads,
and utilized the influence obtained through
these holdings for the betterment and
building up of those lines, believing that
I'm advancing their prosperity he was adj
yancing the prosperity of the Pennsyl-
vtnia railroad. Nowh5re else in railroys
nistoi can there bef,ound an exagsplJ
of the pursuance Of such broad policy
by powerful company towards its weak
er rivals.
"while thus broadening and strengthen
Ing the foundations of the entire railroad
system, his work upon the pennsylvania
has been monumental. He saw the tre-
mendous impulse given to our national de-
Velopment would require an expenditure
beyond anything dreamed Of Immense
railroad yards, gigantic relief lines, enor-
nous increase in motive power and equip
ment represent the expenditure during
Mr. Cassatts administration. And now
when a new line from the summit of the
Alleghenies has almost reached the tide
water, when the waters of the Hudson
have been tunnelled under. and when in
the near future a great passenger station
In New York will be the sign that the
south, southwest and the middle west
have been united by continuous bands O.
steel to the great cmomercial metropolis.
when the work of the last seven years
has almost reached realization, the end
has come.
ain our pride at his achievements, in
our affeetionate remembrance of the close
friendship so long vouchsafed to us, we
can at least endeavor to forget our sor-
row in recalling the record that he made
in the history of the campany in whose
service he lived and died"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
Operator In Jail.

II had been awake all night and was
perfectly sober. About 4 or o'clock this
morning the dispatcher gave me four
orders, one was for second % to meet No.
80 at volland. instead of Alta Vista. No.
20 also to meet No IA at Volland at the
same time. No. 20 headed into the east
switch and let No. IA pass. backed out of
the east switch and headed down the
main line I thought it was going to stop
at the depot to take water as trains have
been doing, but instead it went by at
about six to ten miles an hour Both
boards were set at danger l cleared No.
IA by pulling down the right hand board
for that train, as / had no order for No
IA leaving the west bound at danger as
my lever was in the proper place in the
office. but No. 20 did not stop. and | ran
out with my lantern,y'but with two swings
across the track itfwent out. I then ran
to the pump houey. grabbed the bumpers
lantern, waved ~ few times and it also
went out ] adj called the pumper. tell
ing him what hu happened. l went back
to the depot and ~tc,d the dispatcher that
second No. % was bs3, and we waited to
see if they were goingNto come back.
told the dispatcher that was coming to
Topeka and was trying 70 get there"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
Ameer of Afqhanistan.

Laulikhana, British India, January
2.-The Ameer of Afghanistan, with ii
formidable retinue, arrived today on
his way to pay an official visit to In
dian representatives of the Viceroy,
the Earl of Mimic, and an escort OF
British troops met the Ameer here.
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caIumny. Says Hubbard.

New York, January 2.-Wster c. Hub
bard, president Of the New York Cotton
exchange. announced today that he has
asked Postmaster General cortelyou to
send him copies Of any complaints which
might have been made 10 him against
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
M'WHORTER is MADE
SOUTHERN COUNSEL
VIII Have Charge of Law Department
of the Road In Alabama, Georgia,
Florida and Mississippi.

Atlanta, January 2-Gen. Hamilton
McWhorter of Athens, Ga, has been APP
pointed assistant general counsel of the
Southern railway effective January |.
General McWhorter will have charge of
the law department of the Southern in
the states of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
and parts of Mississippi.
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Proud of Organization.

"Our members are of the best known
merchants here, of the trade In the south,
and abroad They are proud of the past
and of the present of their organization.
They are upright business men. They
need no defense or apology-and they ask
the nature of the charges which are
ignorantly made. They will protect them
selves and they Indignantly protest
against the calumny."
1t was recalled on the exchange today
that an agitation somewhat similar was
stirred up fifteen years ago. At that time
committee investigated whetehr the
contracts ought to be changed SO as to
exclude the delivery of low grade cotton.
The committee reported on the proposed
change, and declared the contract was
adopted in order to give the producer an
opportunity of securing a satisfactory
price for his growing crops, and II en-
ables him TO deliver all merchantable
grades. To restrict the delivery TO a
grade not below low middling 1t was de-
cleared, would do the producer great in
jury. -
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the New York Cotton exchange This
action was taken upon the publication Of
reports that an application would be made
to the postmaster general in behalf OF
cotton growing interests in the south for
the issuance of a fraud order against the
New York Cotton exchange, denying 1t
the use of the United States mails.
President Hubbard first sent telegram
to Mr.. Cortelyou and then, December 81.
wrote to him in part as follows:
1T is deplorable that such assault upon
the New York Cotton exchange. a char
tered institution of over thirty-hve years
standing, founded by merchants of the
city, or such implication as to the in
tegrity of it's members, should be made
under any pretext or for any purpose
whatever
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
A Fioht In the Air,

W. E. Webb. the author of Buffalo
Land" tells this cat story:
The chicken hawk of the west is a
savage and dangerous enemy, but once
effe eff these II pirates got w6fstett
was sitting in front of the doctors of
flee when n hawk shot down with won
derful rapidity of wing-so fast that
its shadow seemed hardly to reach the
earth before its body. 1t bounced upon
the doctors favorte kitten. which lay
asleep on the grass, and made off with
1t. At an elevation of about fifty feet
puss recovered from its surprise and
went to work for liberty. Its feline
mind was. exercised to establishment
and wrath. Twisting like weasel.
its claws came uppermost. and to my
straining gaze sight presented itself
much like feather bed being ripped
open in midair. The amazed hawk
received new light ON the subject of
prey, let go and made off like a badly
plucked goose. but the cat came safely
to earth-on It's feet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09

incredible asst may SEEM" said the
detective. there are many shoplifters
who steal by the agency of the onion.
These men,. before setting out upon
their contemplated crimes, eat of raw
onions abundantly. Then they stroll
into the silversmith's or the haberdash-
er's or the jewelers. that they propose
to rob.
Show me those large solitaires sur
rounded with pigeon blood rubies
please says the jewel thief
1.-The clerk brings forth the tray of
gems and. bending over 1t. the thief
signs with admirat ton. His face close
to the clerks. he signs again. And the
clerks nostrils CULVER and he turns
away his head The inspection of the
diamonds continues for some minutes
Throughout 1t the thief keeps breath
ing hard. the clerk keeps turning his
head away. and hence 1t is no wonder.
at the days end. that couple of costly
rings are missing. New York Press
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-09
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
One of the Marked Characteristics Of
Cuban Natives,

Cruelty to animals is Cuban trait
some means should be adopted TO put
stop to the atrocious overlooking and
the driving of lame or sick animals.
If anything is done to this end it will
come through Americans. as even the
better class of Cuban will sidestep re-
forms which are likely to cause him
to exert himself. He may object to
cruelty to animals in the abstract,
but he never puts his principles to
practical use If he wants a carriage
and is approached by drivers with
horses unfit for use, no remonstrance
is heard, and the result is that the
number of lame and sick horses in use
in Cuba is large and ut once attracts
the attention Of the American traveller.
A few sharp words to the driver of
such q team, telling him why the pro
spective passenger refuses to use the
carriage. might go far toward righting
the wrong, but this would require ex-
ertion Down at Cubitas ] saw poor
mule which had been badly injured by
a
other animal. Every movement was
torture to the poor beast. yet several
powdered, cologned rural guards
looked at the spectacle with perfect in
difference. T he animal should have
been killed at once, as was afterward
done at the urgent request of young
Englishman, who was continually re-
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city On one occasion man who was
beating horse told him that sit
served the animal right for being born
brute"
The driver Of oxen carries a long
pole with sharp steel point at the
end, and with this he prods the poor
beasts In an unmerciful manner. II a
wheel should get into rut, instead
of trying to pry 1t out and help the
animals. the driver will prod the oxen
until, In sheer madness from pain. they
have been known to break the traces
by the sudden jerks. A crowd OF indo-
lent. lazy Cubans will gather about
and smoke and smile at the perform
ance. yet not one will go to the rescue.
Even the dogs on the island come In
for their share of the natives brutal
ity. They are neglected and half
starved. and nine out Of every ten
are suffering from mango. If there Is
dog law as to worthless animals
running at large it is not enforced. and
one drawback of shopping tour In
little Havana coach is that nome
poor dog is usually run over and in
jured during the trip.-I4eslies Weekly.