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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Duchess of Marlborough has
arrived at New York.
The Chicago-Denver roads on Nov
10 are going to reduce the running
time Of their fast trains two hours.
Members of the Western Associa
ton of Electrical Inspectors are hold
ing their annual convention in st
Paul
At Fort Wayne, Ind, Packy McFar
land Of Chicago got the decision ovei
Kid Goodman Of Boston at the end ol
q fast ten-round bout.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
italians Dine on Huzzard.

Corbin, Ky, Oct. 24.-An Italian
section hand employed here by the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
killed d buzzard and cooked the bird,
serving il with dumplings. He in
vited three other Italians to partake
Of the meat Immediately afterward
all four became violently ILL., An hour
later the host died in great agony and
his three ceuntryEen are not expect
ed to recover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
OWNS MANY INDUSTRIES.
Petition In Bankruptcy Against South
arn Steel Company,

Birmingham, Ala. Oct 25.--An In
voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
fled In the federal court here against
the Southern Steel company. The
creditors seeking the bankruptcy or
der are the Birmingham Coal and
Iron company. the Sayre Mining and
Manufacturing company and the
Cahaba Coal company. The Southern
Steel company is capitalized at $25..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
Eisherles Company Insoivent.

Philadelphia, Oct 25-Local bank
Ing and business circles received a
surprise during the day when 1t be-
came known that she Fisheries com
pany, corporation which is the prin-
cipal factor in the Menhaden fishing
industry, with Offices in this city, has
been declared insolyent and temporary
receivers appointed. Joseph Wharton
OF Philadelphia, the millionaire iron
merchant, is president of the COM
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
AGENT Charged With Larceny.

st. Paul, Oct. 25. Samuel A. Phil
lips, Northwest manager Of the Han
cock company, Chicago brokerage
and banking house. was placed under
arrest in his office In the New York
Life building on the charge Of grand
larceny in the first degree. Phillips
was accused Of pocketing the proceeds
OF electric railway stock which be
was authorized to sell for the Han,
cock company. The complaint speci-
fies the amount Of his embezzlements
at 31,539.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
PLAYS TO GALLERIES
Charles G. Dawes Criticises De
partment Of justice.
DEFENDS MEN UNDER Lash

played In the Selection Of Combina
tions to BE Investigated and in the
Manner Of Attack.
Chicago, Oct. 25.-Delegates to the
National Civic Federation convention
are eagerly discussing the remarks
made at the meeting by Charles G.
Dawes, ex-comptroller of the currency
Mr.. Dawes made sharp attack
upon the federal department OF jus
tice, virtually charging the Office ol
the attorney general with making
gallery plays" He said in part:
Il can not say that it is Intentions
on the part of the department Of JUS
tice. but some Of it's actions look re
markably as ii favoritism was beins
displayed in the selection of the com
binations 10 be investigated and in ths
manner of attack.
"It is inevitable that the man wht
does things is in the public eye ant
an attack upon him will always VIII
publicity. 1t is remarkable that the
cases handled by the department o
Justice always are tried in the news
papers before they get into th'
courts
The speaker also criticised th'
magazine writer's, who, he said. mad,
practice OF attacking the men wht
accomplished great things in the mer
camille and financial world.
He then entered upon defense o
the financiers OF New York, assertini
that many of the men who have born.
the lash during the last four years
are doing work for the good OF thu
country the value of which it is hare
to estimate.
"They are seeking" he said, ito UP
hold the credit upon which prosperit,
rests. They are seeking to save tht
opportunity for the profitable contin
uancc of men who handle merchan
disc, of men in manufacturing enter
prises and in all other walks of life.
In conclusion Mr.. Dawes urged tn,
amendment of the Sherman anti-trus
law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25

Paris, Oct. Son account OF the
appointment or receivers for three
Westinghouse companies OF Pittsburg
the Societe Generate has ceased ac-
cepting subscriptions for the COM
pany's s per cent 1917 loan and T.
returning the subscriptions slready
rocoivod.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-10-25
give Men Drowned. .

Seattle, Wash, Oct. -25. Five men
were drowned at Katalla, Alaska. Oct.
13, according to information brought
by the British steamship Saratoga
The dead are: j. Higgins, Seattle; H.
Hendrickson, Portland; Edwin Olson,
Arthur William and Toni De Pasqual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Record of the Leqlslature.

The Montgomery Journal says the superior industry of the legislature that adjourned on Wednesday night without day was due to It's addiction to soft drinks only, and to superior committee work. The Journal was on the spot, and 1t would i'll become The Age-Herald nearly hundred miles away to question it's theory and state ment of facts.
 The legislature was certainly busy one. Between the codes 1t adopted and the stock of bills it piled up the political historian of the future vii not be able to overlook 1t. As part of a singular and unique revolu- tion it will have consideration. It promoted that revolution In various was, and the state is today breath iessly awaiting action over some of It's railroad regulation measures. But it passed the Greater Birmingham bill. the bill providing for an equaliza- ton of taxable values, and many other important measure, and let us, therefore, give It credit for it's efforts to promote the general good of the state. It did refuse to grant to the scAool districts the power of unlimited local taxation, but all desirable things cannot be gained at once. Subsequent legislatures will perhaps make good the shortcomings of the one that has passed into history, but not, we fondly believe, into oblivion so far as the memory of the living is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
KEEPING SHOP BY MACHINE

From the Chicago News.
 Near Amsterdam a tourist who does not know word of Dutch recently saw in A shop window the announcement English spoken" He entered the shop. "English. sirr' asked the youth behind the counter.
 Then he picked up a cylinder, placed 1t in a graphophone and the instrument duly sung out-but in German sir Cor madam), the proprietor, who speaks Ger man. will be telephoned for and will re- turn to the establishment in less than five minutes. Will you please be seated?'
 Being familiar with German. the tour ist seated himself. In came the pro- prietor. who, 1t turned out. spoke ex- cellent English. The stranger asked why the graphophone did not talk English. The explanation was: It's my stupd as- sistant! I have cylinder on which Is recorded the message in English; he used the wrong one.
 There Is no excuse for him." continued the annoyed proprietor. My English cylinder is tinted red at the ends and the German one blue. Lucky for me, sir. that you know German. else I might have lost an esteemed patron"
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not quite beyond adjustment, and the real question is, after all choice be- tween sharing the honors that belong to the chief county of the state and a setting-up on modest scale of a county centered at Bessemer. In de- ciding this question the voters In the southern end of Jefferson should not forget that whatever is accomplished in Mineral Alabama goes in the minds of all outsiders, whether they live in London, in New York or elsewhere, to the credit of the big county and to Birmingham. This Is a fact, and 1t cannot be changed. The phrase, "The Birmingham District" covers all our mineral and industrial achievements, and the outside world refuses to rec ognize any subdivision. Even Chatta- nooga is in faraway sections and coun- tries accounted a part of this district. Who in Boston or New York knows where Blount county or Bibb county are?
 We do not write these things ex- ultanly, but it is best to lay them be- fore the voters in the south end of imperial Jefferson in order that they may vote understandingly and to their best interests. Bessemer Itself may decide that 1t is better to stay in Jeff ferson to become a part of a noble city in Jones Valley than to shine mildly in a small and unpotential county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
THE TOWN MARSHAL
May Bring About international Com
 pIlcatIons.

Malcolm Campbell in Harper's Weekly.
 Town Marshall Charles P Collins of Glen Echo, Maryland. the great speed seuth, sometimes called the Human Au- tomobile Trap. Is in danger of arrest by the federal authorities In Washington, D. c. He is in the habit of haltng and grabbing any and all motorists who travel at a pace of faster than six miles an hour; he sedulously seeks victims by night as well as by day. and, worst of all, he violates international treaties as well as commits lese majeste by arresting ambas- sadors who happen to roll through the limits of Glen Echo at high rate of speed
 Attorney General Bonaparte holds that Collins intrudes his town activities on a federal road and therefore, violates fed eral law Wherefore it has been proposed to arrest Collins and make a test case; but Collins says he doesn't care-'gol durn 'em, let em come on if they dastp' They will probably dast.
 Almost due west from Washington city, for eighteen miles along the top of the palisades of the Potomac. there stretches
  would be to the autoist veritable Happy Hunting Ground were it not for one evil spirit which turks alongside it-Marshal Collins. The town of Glen Echo Is not much more than name. a mayor, and a marshal, but it has succeeded in making itself something of an international com plication.
 The Conduit road follows the path of the supply pipes which bring Washington's water supply. For about four miles it is within the District of Columbia-the re- mander of the distance is over the soil of Maryland, to Great Falls. Just beyond Glen Echo it crosses the famous Cabin Johns bridge, the greatest single-arch masonary bridge in the world built under the direction of Jefferson Davis while sec retary of war. This bridge is, of course, federal property.
 Some persons have questioned Marshal Collinss authority to make arrests be- yond the actual corporate limits of Glen Echo, and for the satisfaction of these he displays two other badges besides that of town marshal. One of these reads deputy sheriff." and the other is hand some medallion with the seal of Maryland in relief, issued by the governor, deputiz- ing Collins as game warden. With this outfit he considers it his privilege to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Biennial Sessions.

A squeeze vote on the last day of the session puts before the people in November, 1908, a proposition provid- ing for biennial sessions. The vote in the house was 66 yeas and 26 nays, or lust about the three-fifths needed in order to present a constitutional prop ositon.
 The qualified voters will thus be enabled to say in November, 1908. what they want in the matter of legis- lative sessions. No other state has adorted the quadrennial plan, and it is fair 10 presume that Alabama will in November, 1908, be ready to fall in line with the forty-fve other states, Oklahoma included. There is nothing in Alabamas makeup that calls for legislative treatment otherwise than the rest of the country possesses, We are neither eccentric nor exceptional. Alabama is just an everyday average state, possessing plenty of horse sense. The Age-Herald, therefore, infers that majority of voters will say in November of next year that biennial sessions of an orderly and leisurely nature are better than quad Iennial sessions, in which most of tho work must necessarily be done in committee rooms behind closed doors.
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chase infractors of the speed and other laws of Glen Echo and Maryland all over that state.
 Ambassadors, ministers, dukes, at- taches, and diplomats of all degree have been rounded up by Che redoubtable town marshal, and therefrom complications have arisen. Under international law, and the federal statutes, foreign repre- sentatives, their attaches and servants, are immune from arrest Of course Mar shal Collins should confne his attentions to plain American "scorchers." But how is a man to know an ambassador from, say, a government clerk, if he is muffled In automobile coat and goggles. and is en- veloped in a cloud of white dust which is moving forward at the rate of thirty miles or so an hour? When such big game has become entanged in the meshes of the net, immediate release and regrets have of course been in order. but it hurts the dignity of the son of hundred earls to be suddenly hove-to, possibly with bullet hole through a tire.
 Conduit road scorchers have learned that when Marshal Collins yells "StopV' he means 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Sane and Patriotic

The Southern railways license to operate in Alabama Is to be restored and in return for this action on the part of the state the railway company agrees to put into effect the 21a-cent passenger fare and the act fixing l freight rates on no commodities This agreement was reached yesterday afternoon after a three days confer ence between Governor Conner and officials of the Southern.
 The complications which had arisen over the litigation of the railroad and the states withdrawal of the com panys license threatened serious in- reference to traffic, but the governor was firm In maintaining what he re- garded as the states right in the mat ter and the company acted sanely and periodically in yielding to the gov ernors position. The outcome of the conference is really what the public had a right to expect. President Fin ley and his representatives on the scene of action are good southerners as well as men of affairs, and this being so they found no other true course open to them. The Southern can still test the validity of the legis- lative acts which call forth its pro- tests. Tn the meanwhile the dignity of the state is upheld and the practical effect of rate reform will be given a fair and honest trial.
 It may be that the new rates will not prove so hurtful to the railroads as the officials have feared. Indeed, it may be that incerased traffic will more than make up for the lower tariff on passengers and freight. But no matter how this may be, 1t was the part of wisdom for the railroads to try honestly the reform measure, and thus avoid an ugly snarl with the state administration.
 While Governor Conner will be com mended for the stand he took, the Southern officials will be also ap- plauded for their patriotism and for | their good temper during the confer- ence now so happily ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Peaches and Poultry.

August is the real month for the lucious peach in Alabama" said man who watches the market. and if you can't buy now and enjoy that fruit, you will not be able to do so this season. Prices In this market seem a little high, but the supply seems to be limited and the de- mand heavy. Southern people are fond of peaches, and are heavy consumers of that healthful native fruit.
 Chickens are also heavily i'll demand and the prices soaring higher for this poultry than I have ever known at this season of the year. Thousands of them are daily brought to this market, but not a supply In excess of the demand. With all fresh and cured meats priced as now, poultry Is bound to sell high, and the wonder to us Is that our farmers in Ala bama do not raise more of them. l ven ture the assertion that one-haf the poul- try brought to the Birmingham market is shipped here from Tennessee and Mis- souri,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Bessemer'S Ambition.

Tn November, 1908, the voters of Alabama will be asked to change the constitution of 1903 so that districts desiring to form themselves in a new county may vote upon the proposition. This may lead to the formation of three or more new counties, but the chief force behind the constitutional measure is Bessemer, which has long desired to become the center of an additional county.
 It rests with the avarage man who if attending to his business and is not an aspirant for any office to say whether he prefers to cut loose from the glories of imperial Jefferson-a county that would become congress sional district in 1911-in order to be- come the county seat of the sixty eighth or sixty-ninth county in the state
 Bessemer lies in Jones valley, and 1t has common drainage with the rest of this teeming and populous sec ton. The sanitary sewer of the val lev would in case a new county is formed have its outlet in that county, and the control of that outlet and the filtration plant would be in the hands of another board of revenue.
 This Is, however, a matter that Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09

quiries that come to the postmaster. Sometimes 1t is an inquiry for the other twin that's missing. Perhaps woman who has been forsaken for some years by her husband writes to inquire if he has married again, and if so, what the new woman looks like.
 'Then there are domestic troubles that come through the postoffice mill to be ground out, sometimes in tears. Corre- spondence that arouses suspicion, perhaps private box and a jealous woman.
 Ut requires something more than hand ling the mail to discharge the duties of postmaster Sometimes it requires diplo- macy. tact and much good horse sense to handle the females who turn to tic postoffice to help them out of trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
NOVEL ELECTRIC SIGNS,
Advertisements Which Almost "Act"
 Stories as Well as Tell Them.

From the New York Press.
 Stroliers along Broadway in the theatre districts these nights have a novel addi- ton to the momentary attractions of such a promenade in the newest forms of cleo trie light advertisements. ones that can be almost said to "act" stories as well as tell them. One of the most striking of these is the complicated sign used to advertise "The Orchid' at the Herald Square theatre. This consists of a three pronged fork of chain lightning which flashes out of the darkness and hits spot on the sign that instantly becomes wabbling ring of gold and red inclosing the words "A Hit" Following close on this the lightning flash disappears and the words Eddie Foy in The Orchid flare up, only to disappear. little later the whole performance Is gone over again.
 On the rooftop adjoining this sign is one proclaiming the merits of a bottled water This takes the form of a foun- tain and basin, outlined in red lights, from which there arises a half dozen sprays of golden water" that sparkle with dazzling effect such as no water known to man could produce Across the street from this on the side wall of another building Is gin advertisement consisting of a gigantic siphon, outlined In golden bulbs, from the spout of which there continually pours another golden stream of water that falls into a rickey glass. All of these signs seem to be excellent investments, judging by the amount of attention they attract from the strollers on Broadway, and they cer- tainly add not a little to the brightness and the glitter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
CUBAN LAND SCHEMESl

Mrs. c. R. Miller in Leslie's Weekly.
 Camaguey is the home of the land spec ulator, and the scheme is of American origin and promotion. Land has been free ly purchased in Cuba especially in the interior of the island and in many in- stances care has not been taken to se- cure good titles. In fact owing to the un- settled condition of that country for many years with Imperfect records and uncer- tain marriage relations, it is difficult to determine where the title is vested or who has the right to make a valid convey ance. But such conditions do not deter the land operator, who will run chances of the title being accepted through ignor- ance or confidence, who, when con fronted with flaws will have In existence a guaranty company to insure the title. the solvency of which may be more doubt full than the title involved. Of marvellous fertility is this land, if one chooses to rely upon the extravagant statements made ythe promoters. In this way not only are sales made. but also more capital for further exploitation is solicited. But when the scheme is analysed it is discov- cred that the main idea is that the com pany, when formed, is to be managed by the promoter at a good salary. It will further be discovered upon investigation that it will be many years before the land could possibly produce what the promot- CTS claim could be produced in a year or two. ut the principal harm of these land schemes lies in the fact that much of the soil under their control is where the palmetto lives, and wherever that serubby bush shows itself it is sure sign of shallow soil, and without a large out lay of money very little can be produced from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
American Tobacco Company.

"The growth of the American Tobacco company has been phenomenal said man familiar with it's history.
 q have known the Dukes for years. There was quite a family of them; they are from Durham, N. C., where they De- gan in small way buying tobacco and conducting tobacco warehouse business The American Tobacco company is dis tincuy an Old North state product as to the men, with one or two Virginians added Robert Smith, one of the princi- pals named In the suit by the federal gov ernment, is Caswell county boy, as com monly called in the south.
 T see my friend Junius Parker the junior counsel, Is to represent the Ameri- can company in the prosecutions instl- tuted by the federal government. l am delighted to know that he is achieving fame and fees in his profession. He was a studious lawyer in the village county seat of Person, Rexboro few years ago He went to Durham and made an impress sion on the Dukes, who called him to New York in the American Tobacco com panys service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-09
Of all base passions fear Is most aceurs'd.
 -1 King Henry VI.
Viaducts in Cities.

The passage of the Haley bill pro- viding that in every city that contains 35,000 or more people the railroads may be required by the city council to build viaducts at grade crossings should not be overlooked in the rush of bills in the closing hours of the legislature.
 Senator Spragins succeeded in add ing two amendments, one passing the building of a viaduct on the protection of human life, the other permitting the chancery court to review on ap- neal an order for the construction of a viaduct.
 No doubt the bill was passed with n view of settling some of the vexa- tious problems in this city, but whether it was or not, it is much needed here, and here is where it will most freely be utilized. We have so many dangerous grade crossings It IS difficult to say which one of them should be first remedied, but doubt l,ss the one on Twentieth street will demand and receive early attention. The bill authorizes subways as well as viaducts, or rather it admits of choice between the two. The en- gineers alone can decide which Is the better at any grade crossing. En- gineer Kendrick has no doubt stored away in /tne back chambers of his mind very positive views on this sub feet. and When the right time comes he will no doubt explain his views on crossings over which thousands Of people run the gauntlet of death daily