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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
LUS|TAN|A STILL
 QUEEN OF THE SEAS Steamer Crosses Atlantic In
 New Record Time BRINGS GOLDEN TREASURE Nearly $12ooo,ooo Is Brought Over From Europe To Relieve the Money shortaee-Trip In
 Unfavorable Weather.
BRINGS GOLDEN TREASURE

New York, November S.-The marvellous record established less than a month ago by the giant turbine Cunarder Lusitania, when she cut several hours from the passage time across the Atlantic already has been broken. The Lusitania still re- tains the title of Queen of the Seas, as it was she herself that established the new low mark, and incidentally she added several new records to her credit. These include the best single days run, 6lS knots, made November 6, an average Of more than 500 knots for every full day, and an average speed of 24.25 knots for the full 27s1 miles.
 On her last voyage the Lusitania cov- cred the distance in days, 19 hours and 52 minutes. The voyage ended today, over the same course, was completed in 4 days, IS hours and 40 minutes, thus clipping 1 hour and F minutes from the previous low mark. And this was done in the face of conditions none too favor able. From the start the weather was stormy, and on the last two days, when the big steamer was on the homestretch, where the greatest burst of speed might have been expected, she drove straight into the teeth of a strong wind, high, confused seas and occasional sharp squalls. The days runs for the voyage were 21, cos, 6l6 SIS, 61O and BIO knots.
 In the Lusitania's big vault was stored nearly $12,00O0O0 in gold, more than a quarter of the immense total which has been engaged abroad by American bank CTS since the present almost unprecedent- ed movement began. This gold will be transferred from the steamer to the con- signees, and then added to the country s available circulation of currency.
 As soon as the ship was warped into her dock preparations were made for dis charging the "A tons of golden treasure in her specie room. The work was under the personal supervision of Vernon H. Brown, special agent of the Cunard line. Longshoremen were soon at work carry ing the small but heavy steel bound wooden cases, of which there were 3S4, ashore.
 Purser Lancaster checked each box as it was brought down the gang plank. Plain clothes men and policemen were on guard and a portable wooden fence placed across the end of the dock wher 0 the gold was being handled, served to keep back the curious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09

think the allowances were intended to cover expenditures for things like that, why. that settles 1t, and we make an eX- tra appropriation.
 And that is all simple enough the pay. ing of additional honey for some specific need the complications arise, really, over the regular allowances. 1t might seem that this would all be plain and straight as could be, just the paying of fixed sums at stated times to only two persons, and so it would be if that was all there was to it, but it isnt-not by q great deal.
 "Sometimes besides requiring those ex- tra appropriations the girls want to draw their allowances in advance, and l honor these drafts, Of course, and keep an ae- count with each, and then sometimes nave to transfer sums from one account to the other. For instance:
 One of my daughters wants some money today in advance of drawing time, and sne doesn't want 10 come to me, and so she goes to her sister, who has some money on hand saved up. and borrows of her And then maybe two weeks later the daughter who has lent the money wants it for her own use and her sister can't pay 1t, and so she comes to me and says:
 Sister has borrowed some money of me and I want to use it and she can pay it just now Would you mind paying it for her now to me and letting her pay it to you? l need the money.
 And of course l wouldn't mind and so I pay it and charge the amount to the account of the borrowing sister, who was perhaps already in debt to me, and carry that forward with the rest. Getting little complicated now? Yes.
 "Perhaps there wouldn't be this trouble about the money if the girls allowances were larger. but l am not so sure aboht that; for is it not true that the more We have the more we want? It all depends upon the person; and 1 guess that after all our girls management of their income is not so different from that of many other people.
 .'I dare say we all know men who, though of comparatively limited income seem always to have what they want and to have a little money to Tall back on' while others of like income are always Ill need of something and always crahped for money.
 .But I'll trust our girls to learn. and meanwhile if the money holds out I guess | can stand the complications
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
THE GIRLS ALLOWANCES.
MT. Fatherly Finds Keeping Account of Them Complicated Matter.

From the New York Sun.
 Really said MT. Fathery, this IS getting to be quite complicated.
 We are not people of large means and still we are not so poor but what we can make our daughters-two of them, count em, two-each a moderate weekly allow ance for dress and for such other things as they may require.
 Now, you know my original idea of these allowances was that they were to provide for all their wants; but l find that on this subject the girls views and mine differ somewhat. Every now and then one or the other of them needs something that she thinks ought not to come out of her allowance. but that l ought to pay for, and then we all argue the question.
 '1 find that in these arguments the girls mother usually ranges herself on the side of the girls, and the weight of her argument carries the day. She is q great friend of mine, the girls mother. but she is a friend of theirs, too. and then she is a woman, and I suppose she looks at things from a womans point cf view, and when she says finally with smil- ing conclusiveness that no. she doesn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09

It was not hard to believe that the whole great country held 2,O00,000 more.
 A short time ago an investigation of part of Fifth avenue. New York city, showed one stretch of 15 blocks where just b children lived-one child to block, in the richest section of the richest city in the country. On another affluent avenue 40 out of 45 homes were childless;, and the remain ing five had only ten children among them.
 Only married people. without chil- dren, need apply" is the rule of0not few of New York's apartment hotels. Towering houses and hotels, so re- stricted. are multiplying rapidly; and almost before the plaster is dry or the elevators are running they are filled. And still the childless couples come.
 Have you any children or dogs?" Such Is the brutaal question that too often meets the home seeker who yen- lures into the downtown region of New York, unless her quest is limited to the tenements of poverty on the far east or west fringes of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
BURLINGTON MUST PAY.
Decision Is Affirmed to the Amount of
 $15,00o.

St. Paul, November 6.-In q decision filed today, the United States court of appeals affirmed the judgment entered by the United States circuit court for the vest ern district of Missouri against the Chi cago Burlington and Quincy railroad for granting rebates on lard shipped from Kansas City, Kan, to New York and Ho- boken.
 The railroad company was charged with having violated the Elkins law by grant, ing to the big packers rebates on 21,567 pounds of lard shipped from Kansas City to St. Louis over the Burlington and from St. Louis east over the Toledo, St. Louis and Western and connections to the At lantic Coast and destined eventually for foreign ports. It was asserted that the railroad gave the packers d rebate of 12c per hundred pounds. The judgment of the circuit court was that the Burlington be compelled to pay 8 fine of $J5,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Counterfeiter Arrested.

St. Paul, November s.-Ernest Work man of Winnipeg, was arrested in the Union block here this efternoon by a United States government secret service agent and $200O0 ip counterfeit currency was found in his suit case. The money was in unfinished s20 gold certificates. Secret service men mad been shadow ing Workman for three weeks. They assert that from a building opposite ths Union block they-had watched him make counterfeit money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
More Suits Against Santa Fe.

Los Angeles, Cal. November s.-Fol- lowing close upon the heavy finS inn posed upon the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad company by Judge Wellborn, in the federal district court, United States District Attorney Lawley announced today that he would proceed at the January term of the court to prosecute the road upon the indictments of ten counts, charging rebating. In the latter case, actual relating is charged to the Grand Canyon Lime company. In the case in which the company was fined yesterday the full tariff was never paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Young Woman Suicides.

Montgomery, November S.-A special to the Advertiser from Sheffield, Ala, says: Miss Emmie White committed suicide during Thursday night at the home of her mother in this city by shooting herself in the head with her brothers revolver. The family be- lieves she was temporarily insane. Miss White was 25 years old and daugh . ter of Col. Walter White, once auditor of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Mrs. A. D. Liehtner Jumps From An
 Auto-Car.

As Mir. and Mrs. A. D. Ligh tner were riding in their automobile up the Twentieth street grade last night their car, in getting out of the way of g street car. colli1ed with cart that was crossing the th6roughfare.
 Mrs. Lightner became frightened, and in jumping, fell. Her b cad strucl, the ground but she was not seriously in- jured. MT. Lightner, however, carried her to St. Vincent's hospital for surgi- cal examination. There was no frac- .ture and Mrs. IAghtner will return home from the hospital today.
 The auto-car was not damaged and there was little damage to the cart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Baby Famine.

That the better classes are averse 10 children is my conclusion, from actual experience in apartment hunting, writes Lydia K. Commander in the November Delineator
 'nis search revealed to me that there was famine of babies in the well-to-do neighborhoods of New York. In 22 apartment houses that l had vis- tied there were 485 families; yet the children numbered just 54-one child to every nine families. In 22 houses in one little section of our city had found 431 of Americas childless homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
An Ennlish Author Wrote:

"No shade, no shine, no fruit, no Aowers. no leaves-Nevember!" Many Americans would add no freedom from catarrh. which is so aggravated during this month that it becomes constantly troublesome. There is abundant proof that catarrh is a constitutional disease. It is related to scrofuia ana consump- t;o, beine one of the wasting diseases. Hoods Sarsaparilla has shown that what is canable of eradicating scrofula, com nletelv cures catarrh, and taken in time nrevents consumption. We cannot see bow any sufferer can put off taking this medicine. in view of the widely published record of its radical and permanent cures. If is undoubtedly Americas greatest medicine for Americas great disease-ea- tarrh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
New Stock Issue.

New York, November S.-It was learned today that the directors of the Steel Foundry company will recom- mend to the stookh elders at the next meeting that per cent debentures, payable in fifteen years with cash dividend of per cent at the end of the first six months be given for the ac- cumulatsd dividends on preferred stock amounting to S20 per share. Both pro posed distributions are to be made on condition that the holders of the pre- ferred stock exchange their present holdings for a like amount of new nonS cumulative preferred stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Petition In Bankruptcy.

New York. Nsvember S.-An involuntary petition in Bankruptcy was filed against Kessler & Co, bankers. Of 54 Wall street, who made & general assignment October 30 to William Williams. The petitioning creditors and their claims are: Cripple Creek Central railroad, s100,O00; J. F. White, sl000; The Schweizerische Bank Veren of Switzerland, sl00,0O0. Lawrence D. Sexton was appointed receiver of the firm and his bond was fixed at s100,0Oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Deaths In Riu Fire.

Charleston, W. Va, November S.-A four-story building occupied by the whole sale grocery of Ruffner Bros. was de- stroyed by fire today, cntailins loss of S20O, GOO, with insurance of $1000oo Capt. J. J. Foley of the fire department anx John Dewey, shipping clerk, were burned to death and several firemen were injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Iurpentine Men Meet

Jacksonville. Fla, November s.-The Turpentine Operators association met here today and elected J. D. Boyd of Bartow as president to succeed Will liam Toner. Resolutions were adopted condemnng tho American Naval Stores company for its attempt to clcse Jack scnvlle and Pensacola as markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Horqan Defeats Hueston.

St. Louis. November s.-John G. Hor- gan defeated Thomas A. Hueston in to- nights game Of the national three-cush- ion Billiard tourney % to F. Horgan's high run was 5. average .s7o; Hueston's high run was 4, average .SSl. This aft ernoon Jesse Leon defeated Frank Day. 5N tc B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Neuro Is Hanqcd.

Jacksonville, November s.-DocE Mack, a negro, who criminaI1y assaulted young white girl in the outskirts of the city about a year ago was hanged in the county jail today. Mack made a. lengthly talk declaring his innocence and prayed for 15 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Sold Brass for Gold.

New York, November S.-Inhuenced by the premium on gold. Samuel Hirsh- . field entered the financial district to- day and, according to the allegation which later led to his arrest, disposed of a bag of brass filings for 5000. The purchaser was Reuben Ritzele, who subscribed himself as a broker, and until his awakening today, a friend of Hirshfieid. The latter was held in $3000 bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Many Will Attend Meeting.

Cincinnati, November S.-F'rom all indi- cations the national rivers and harbors congress to be held at Washington in December, will be more largely attended than any other meeting held by the con- gress. Secretary-T Treasurer Ellison today stated that he had received letters from more than 200 members of the House and Senate, acknowledging his invitation to attend the meeting of the congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
. Steve Adams Trial.

, Rathdrnm. Idaho, November S.--In the trial of Steve Adams for the alleged murder of Fred Tyler, Judge Woods an- nounced today that the copy Of the testi- mony of Archie Phillips, taken at the former trial, would be admitted. Phillips
 being now missing. The reading of the testimony was then taken up and this occupied practically the entire afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends of MT. and Mrs. F.. A. Wright, MT. Emmett A. Wright, MT. c. M. Wright, Miss Susan E. Wright, MT. and Mrs w. D. Lanning, Walter Phelps and Henry Wright Phelps are invited to attend the funeral of the lat ter from the family residence. 23l5 Fourth avenue, this afternoon at S:5o o'clock. Interment at Oak Hill ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Great Floods fn France.

Marseiles, November s.-A hurricane swept this city tonight causing immense damage to docks and water front prop erty The gas works were flooded aud the city was plunged into darkness. Several persons were killed by ccllspsing houses, but in the confusion and darkness it is imnossible to determine the extent of the casualties, The whole of South France continues to suffer frcm floods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09

bushels, as compared with 3l.1 bushels In 1906 and a four-year average of 31 bushels. A total production of 21, i21 ,000 bushels is thus indicated as compared with 17,455,O0D bushels in 1qnf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Operators Call of Strike.

Washington. November s.-An order de- claring off the strike of commercial telegraph operators in this city was issued tonight by President A. s. Groves Of Washington local No. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Wholesale House Burned.

Muncie, Ind, November s.-A four-story brick building, occupied by Joseph God dard. wholesale grocer, burned today. The loss is estimated at s20o, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
Between Friends.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Nan-Did you notice how dreadfuly that piano needed tuning?
 Fan-Why. no, dear; l thought 1t har- monized perfectly with your voice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09

To cure scrofula. salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh and rheumatism, take Hood s SarsaDariila
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York. Aug. 19.-stocks buIged
one to two points and lost part Of the
advance on arrangements for half
million gold for export. Bremen takes
the gold and the engagement reminds
the street that Berlin is buying bullion
in London and repaying loans from Aus
tria The late news of the attempt
OF telegraph operators to sign up the
contract with brokerage houses was
not reasoning. It looks as though not
more than so per cent have signed In
Chicago. There were one or two strikes
for this reason. Republic steel officials
admit the steel business IS lighter. The
Taft speech should be UP to the synop-
sis published last week. Excess of re-
port for July is $4,000. This, while
IS per cent below 1907, is about 10 per
cent above 1906 and 1904. The Wall
Street Journal notes that the slump in
securities is keenly affecting the auto
industry and reducing the demand for
high grade cars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
NOTICES.
LICENSE MOTTO


Notice Is hereby given to the citi-
zens of the third ward in the town of
Gary, Calumet township, Lake county
Indiana: That the undersigned is
male inhabitant more than twenty one
CID years of age. a resident of said
town and township and not in the
habit of becoming intoxicated; that he
has been continuous resident of said
township for more than ninety t90)
days last past; that he will apply to
the board of county commissioners Of
Lake county, state Of Indiana, at their
regular September term, 1907, for a IL
eense to sell intoxicating liquors in
less quantities than a quart at a time
and permit the same to be drank on
the premises where sold; that he will
also ask permission TO sell tobacco.
soft drinks and lunch in connect Ion
herewith; and that the premises where
he desires TO sell said intoxicating
liquors is described as follows. to-wit:
The ground floor front room Of a
two story frame building situate on
lot No Al in block No. 5, in the Chi
-ToleSton Land & Investment Co. 9
oak Park addition to Toleston, now
within the corporate limits Of the town
Of Gary, Lake county, Indiana. Said
room is 16x36 feet, having windows and
door Of glass IN front and one rear
door; said building fronts west on
Broadway, public street within said
town Of Gary
Y. Signed. JOHN c. KEAN.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
IICENSn NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
Zens of the third ward in the town of
Gary, Calumet township, Lake county,
Indiana: That the undersigned is a
male inhabitant more than, twenty one
CID years of age, a resident of said
town and township and not in the
habit Of becoming intoxicated; that he
has been a continuous resident of said
township for more than ninety 600
days last past; that he Will apply 10
the board of county commissioners of
Lake county, state of Indiana, at their
regular September term, 1907, for a IL
cense to sell intoxicating liquors in
less quantities than a quart at time
and permit the same to be drank on
the premises whore sold; that he will
also ask permission to sell tobacco,
soft drinks and lunch in connection
Herewith; and that the premises where
he desires to sell said intoxicating
liquors Is described as follows. to-wit
The ground floor front room of a
two-story frame building situate on
lot No. in block No. IL in Broadway
addition to the town of Gary, Lake
county, Indiana Said room IS zHx3o
feet, having windows and door of glass
in front and one rear and one side
door; said building fronts east on Mas
sachusetts street, a public street with
in said town of Gary.
". Signed, MARkO KOKOTOV1C.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago. Aug. 19.-WHEAT-Scor
an substantial advance today but the
crippled telegraph service prevented
sufficient volume of new speculative
business to sustain the market at ex-
IRENE high level Dangerous weather
has prevailed in the northwest in the
last twenty four hours. No Canadian
temperatures officially reported. but
heavy snow and rain reported from
Edmonton branch Sunday. The bad
weather and light worlds shipment.
Russia IN particular, for the week. has
been supplemented by very large ex-
port olearances. 1.01S.oO0 bushels for
the day, and seaboard advices of large
new sales of red winter wheat and
hard winter. Brokers are nibbnng for
cash red winter wheat here, the hard
winter being very tightly held. Mon
treaI mail advices report a big business
there in Manitobas for export to U.
X. ports with between million and
half sold in last week Minneapolis
was a. one time SIS 9S1A up from
Saturday and Winnipeg up pa cents
Both reacted a little after slow re-
Spouse here was noted Cash sales, 10o,
GOO bushels; seaboard, so loads. Visible
Supply was not EehoANc0 l0A&gf sew
eraI points not getting into communiea-
ton.
CORN-Market has shown a better
tone today. Some of last weeks sellers
reinstated their holdings today. Cash
houses have bought September and have
done a big business east. partly do
nestle and partly export. Cash corn up
one-haIf cents in sample market and
country offerings much lighter than
expected Crop reports irregular and
generally unfavorable. Reports OF
rains mixed with snow in Iowa has
made the frost predictions look like a
reality for corn men who are nervous
over lateness and general irregularity
Of the crop. Much OF the Iowa corn
not yet tasseled. Pit traders have
fought the advance today. Cash sales,
100000 bushels; seaboard Il loads.
oATS-Were again higher with dis
tant months doing as well as the
near. Recent declines in prices OF
new cash oats have shut off sales by
farmers to country stations. This at
least IS their report OF local receivers
today. The latter report there VIII be
no further material movement of new
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-19
ON
LONG TRIP
Secretary Taft Leaves
Washington on Five
Months Journey.

Washington, D. c, Aug. 19.-On a pill
grimage that will encircle the globe
and in fulflllment of. a promise to the
f1lipinos TO return TO Manila to at
tend the opening of their first legisIa-
tive assembly. Secretary Taft left here
last night on the first stage of the
journey. w. w. Michler Of Tafts Of
fee and an attendant accompanied the
secretary. Mrs. Taft and son, Charles
will join the secretary in the Yellow
stone park for the remainder of the
trip, and Fred w. Carpenter, score
tary to Mr.. Taft will join the party at
Seattle
Speaks at Columbus tonight.
Secretary Tafts first stop is Column
bus. O., where tomorrow night he Will
deliver speech before the Buckeye
republican club.
Secretary Taft acknowledged the
greetings of those who were at the
station to bid him good-by. Gen.
Frank J. Bell. chief of staff, and Chief
Clerk Schofeld OF the war department
accompanied the secretary to the train.
VIII be Busy Trip.
Mr.. Taft said that he did rot feel
exactly as if he were going 70 make
& trip around the world. because he
had so much to do. The ocean part
of his trip would afford him practical
ly the only opportunity for rest dur
ing the journey. He had nothing TO
say regarding what he hoped to ac-
complish on his trip. Nr TAFT ex
poets to return early in December.