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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
TAKE PRISONERS
 TO ATLANTA JAIL
One of the Trio Is the Man Who Could Discover Gold With Divin-
 ing Rod.

United States Marshal r. M. Long and Deputy Marshal George w. Brown will
 leave for Atlanta this morning with threa
 prisoners for the Federal prison at that
 place. These prisoners are Jack Whitten, who is sentenced to thirteen months J. A. Humphrey, thirteen months, and Mar { tin D. Thrasher. who was sentenced to
 eighteen months,
 All three of these prisoners were sen-
 fenced by Judge Hundley at the Septem.
 Der session of the Federal court Hum-
 phrey was convicted for fraudulent use
 of the mails, it being claimed that a gold locater, which he had placed upon the market wouldn't spot the yellow metal. Humphrey insisted that it would, but
 Judge Hundley and the jury couldn't see it in the same light which he did. and as lya consequence he received eighteen
 months.
 This locater consisted of a small nickle tube, tightly sealed, which Humphrey claimed contained a number of chemicals. including gold. silver, mercury. and other
 metals. This tube or rod was to be tied
 on a switch The rod was then to be held up and the switch would bend in the d. fection in which the gold was After having located the spot the switch would wag an equal number of times for the number of feet deep the gold was in the ground. Humphrey claimed it would To- cate gold in an area of one mile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
At the Gayety.

Charles Ahearns S endeavor to break his former record for one mile held the audience spellbound at the Gayety last night. The tricks this cyclist per- formed kept one in d state of perplex- ity, wondering what he was going to do next. and finally wound up with the desperate effort to beat his former record
 The return of the Golden Crooks showed them to be even better than thev were last year, and a full house greeted them at both matinee and night nerformances The performance start ed off with a burletta entitled pr. Bramley's Daffy House." and the do- ings of the daffy people kept the the atre in an uproar all the while. The cast is composed of nearly dozen stars. and only a second or two is al- lowed to elapse between each Imaginable climax. Billy Kelly as Jerry Clancy, looking for ideas for bug-book, cap tured the house completely, and while he suffered some from a cold. his jan itor song with the assistance of the chorus caused a new laugh with near ly every line, and he was recalled re- peatedly.
 "rhe Ballet of the Roses" Higgins and Phelps in the New Valet" Magic Yale and Marie Rogers as Buster Brown girls, Phillips and Lang, danc- CTS: Bush -DeVere Musical TITO ana Charles Ahearn, tramp cyciist' present. ed the strongest olio or vaudeville s,,,oprr at the Gayety this season.
 The performance wound up With general mix-up entitled Amanda simplxins' Boarding School show ing how two young professors found themselves there and the terrible hap nenings that fell to their lot. The last act was as laughable as the first and things went with hum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Cromwell Says "a Word.

Attorney William Nelson Cromwell, representing the interests of MT. Har- riman in the illinois Central contro- versy, said tonight:
 T am not at liberty upon the eve of the annual meeting to disclose the con ditions of the proxy holding, but I make myself personally responsible for the statement that MT. Fish has been hopelessly beaten.
 His appeal to the stoekh olders has resulted in more than q majority de- clating that they want no more of him and as a last resort in the hour of his disappointment he seeks to prevent one-fourth of the stock from being voted because he knows that it will he voted against him. Moreover. he stultifies his own record because he has in the past voted a considerable DOT tion of this same stock for his own election. He considered it correct to do so, when he could vote it for himself.
 His performance year ago, when he personally violated his written pledge concerning the election of di- rectors and refused to cast his vote for Mr DeForest is on the line with the action he has taken today. We have no fear as to the outcome of the fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15

class act There are several feats which are difficult beyond the usual and tne act taken as whole is fin ished in every respect.
 Lambert and Pierce, two black face artists, offer farce skit entitled "A Banquet" which is good. Quite num- Der of clever jokes are introduced, and the parodies are pleasingly original.
 Miss Nellie Nelvon Is a vocalist of rare ability. She has mellow con tralto voice, and sings several new se- lections.
 Harry Booker and company in "The Walking Delegates" does not quite reach the standard which has been heretofore set by Majestic comedy skit companies. Unfortunately the line of comedy offered apparently does not ap- peal to the audience, but of it's kind it is good. Mr. Booker is>good in his Irish brogue.
 Frank II. Tinney. listed on the pro- gramme s "the funniest man in vaude- yillep certainly ranks as one of the funniest" class. He is a piano artist and introduces very clever act. He tried to make the audience laugh, and he did" as he says.
 The Nivians. a man and d woman, two sharpshooters, are exceptional per formers in their particular line. Several very difficult shots were made, one Of which was the shifting of eight candles, the shots being made from the balcony and not more than three seconds apart. Miss Vivian also struck a match by striking it with a bullet which she fired from the balcony.
 The. Majestograph shows some at trn ctivn new nictureS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
Otis Skinner's Enuaqem ent.

The prestige and popularity of Otis Skinner are sure to command the at tention of the theatregoing population here tomorrow night at the Jefferson theatre. when he will present a new play entitled "The Honor of the Fam of Balzac's greatest romances and after enjoying a long run in Paris 1t has been adapted for MT. Skinner's use on the American stage All that taste, re- search and lavish outlay can accom- plish may be expected Mir. Skinner will be seen as a Bonapartist hero who carried Napoleon's orders on two bat tlefields. and was wounded at Water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
FISK GETS INJUNCTION
 AGAINST [. H. HARTMAN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.,


 leans by means of the Southern Pacific company, which, the petition declares, the Union Pacific controls absolutely.
 It is claimed that under the laws and public policy of Illinois neither the Union Pacific nor the Railroads Securities com many nor the Mutual Life Insurance com pany can own this and vote stock in the Illinois Central.
 The amount of stock of the Illinois Cen tral to which the application for the in- function is directed is made up of lS6, 23t shares, bought by the Union Pacific from l.. H. Hartman, II. H. Rogers, James Stllman, and Kuhn Loeb X Co.,, in July, 1906: 5000 shares belonging to the Rail- road Securities company. all of which stock the petition declares is owned by the Union Pacific, and 55Oo shares owned by the Mutual Life Insurance company, the whole aggregatns S673l shares out of a total of 950,4Oo outstanding shares in the Illinois Central, or little over 30 per cent of the stock.
 Hartman Will Act.
 If is believed that the attorneys for Mir. Hartman will tomorrow seek the dissolu- ton of the injunction and it is not pos sible to state at the present time whether the arguments will be completed in time to allow Judge Ball to make decision before the day of the annual meeting.
 MT. Fish said today, after the granting of the temporary injunction:
 "I have all along been satisfied with the manner in which things were moving. l have never been obliged to seek proxies by claiming a majority, and 1 shall not do so now No one can foretell the issue of a contest which is still in the future. The stockholders at home and in Europe are fully alive to the issue and are send ] ing in their proxies by the hundred. l have every confidence in the issue of the proceedings relating to the injunction, but that is a matter that Is now in the i hands of the court and | cannot dlscuss it"
 q am making this fight solely to maintain the integrity of the Illinois Central company as an independent corporation and to prevent it's domina- tion by the Union Pacific. The effect of this injunction is to leave the con trol of the Illinois Central entirely in the hands of those who are vitally in- terested in the corporation, and 1t Is not too late for the stockholders to rally to the rescut of the company from un- ion Pacific hands.
 "The determination of who is enti- tied to participate in the meeting may require several days, even if the other side does not succeed in forcing an adiournment of the meeting. I am determined to keep up the fight as long as necessary and I will see that any stockholder who desires to vote against the Hartman methods and policies is given a chance to do so if he will but acquaint me with his wishes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Sixty Years a Teacher.

Burlington, N J.. October 14.-'rhere was a celebration Sunday of the completion by Mrs. Mary A. Wright of sixty years of active service as teacher of class in tho Sunday school of the First Baptist church. The school, which she has seen grow from sixty members to six hundred, turned out to express its affection for Mrs. Wright Sunday schools of all de nominations in many parts of the coun- try sent messages to her. Greetings were also sent by Vice President Fairbanks, Governor Stokes, William J. Bryan and other statesmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
PAYS $5OOO FINE
 AND STARTS HOME
BOSTON MAN APPEARS BEFORE JUDGE ToULMiN IN MOBILE AND SETTLES UP HIS INDEBTED. NESS.


 Mobile, October 14-(Special. 1.-The last ot those convicted in the Honduras cases is Frank X. Fitzpatrick of Boston, who was represented here today by Attorney John H. Casey. He held a conference With United States District Attorney WlI- liam II. Armbrecht. after which. before Judge Harry Toulmin, in the United States district court, he was fined s5oOO which was paid. MT. Casey returns to Boston tonight. When the other of lenders were fined MT. Fitzpatrick, who is millionaire of Boston, was unable to be- present. The others paid fines of sl00oo each, appeared in person to receive their sentences but at that time Fitzpatrick was allowed to postpone his trip and the fine was imposed and settled bv Attorney Casey on agreement with District Attor- ney Armbrecht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
MT. Pipp.p

Charley Grapewin, an excellent com edian began weeks enga cement at the Bijou theatre last night in MT. Pipp," comedy with music that has been seen here before. The play is unique and thoroughly entertaining. It is written around a vaudeville act that won MT. Grapewin fame before he be- came star at the head of musical comedy organization Mir. Pipp Is an individual of bibulous tastes. who ab- stains from drinking for 12 months. At the expiration of that time he ab- sorbs large quantity O. champa gne in a gilded cafe and wends his way home in the company of tramp. The awakening is fine and true bit of act ing and the comedy is patent in every word and gesture. Mir Ora pewin and Miss Anna Chance, his leading lady. carry off this act in capital style. This act is the principal part of the show, although there are three acts in all, prettily staged and enlivened with plenty of bright comedy. Song spe- cialties are also interspersed.
 Miss Loretta Marshal favorite at the Biiou. plays the part of Dropsy and appears to advantage in special ties. Fred Wayne as the messenger boy is also prominent in the supporting company. while William Hanett as Adam Payney Tillie salinger as Mrs. Payne and others take part.
 The house was filled to it's capacity last night, number of people being turned away. i.AIr. Pipp' made great hit here on it's first appearance and in- dications are that it has begun another successful engagement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
MACARTHUR WILL
 LECTURE TONIGHT
EMINENT NEW YORK CLERGYMAN
 ssn.
 WILL BE INITIAL ATTRACTION OF THE SEASONS LYcEUM COURSE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

"The Domain of the Czar, or the Great Bear of the North" is the theme of the lecture at the High school auditorium tonight by Dr. Robert Stuart Macarthur of New York. This is the initial number of this seasons lyeeum course, and a splendid audience of about one thousand of Birmingham's most cultured people will greet the distinguished speaker.
 Dr. Macarthur is pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of New York and is one of the foremost American preachers. pr. Macarthur will be introduced by Col. T. G. Bush. who will entertain the eminent divine during his visit to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Trouble on the Canal.

Panama, October 14.-The American eng ineers are having trouble with the Cuch- aracha slide, at the south end of the culebra cut. This point of land, always a source of trouble to the French when they tried to dig the canal, is again in motion and will prove a hindrance all dur ing the wet season About half a million wards of dirt is in motion. a- All of this dirt must ultimately be removed, but the engineers would rather get it slowly than have 1t pushed on them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
POLICE COMMISSION TODAY.
Judge Lane Will Hear Proceedings To
 Gust New Body.

The hearing of the proceedings brought against the new police commission will be held before Judge, Lane in the circuit court this afternoon at o'clock.
 They are in the form of quo warranto proceedings, brought against Mayor Ward and the governors appointed commission CTS by Chairman Hal J. Copeland of the old commission. The decision of the court is awaited with great interest. An ap- peal will probably be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
PERSONAL

Frank J. White. known throughout the south as cutter of more than ordinary ability, is in charge of the recently re- opened custom tailoring department of Klotz X Goldman. Birmingham. Ala, ca tering to the highest class of trade in the south. It is confidently predicted that the reputation made by IIotz X Goldman as custom tailors when they were in that branch of the business before will be re- established and sustained under MT. w White.-American Tailor and Cutter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
At the Majestic

The bill at the Ma ajestic this week is beyond a doubt one of the most pleas ing that has been offered at this popu- lar little theatre this season. Every number on the programme is a feature. and the shoA as whole IS one which should dra W crowded house at every performance.
 The Steiner Trio, comedy triple bar gymnasts. offer refined and high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15

stead of the live cattle, which were nearly 50 per cent heavier than the fln- ished product. They refused, since it was more money in their pockets to handle the cattle, and since they were equipped with cattle cars and had no refrigerator cars. He then went to the Grand Trunk, with it's big Canadian loop by reason of which 1t could not handle cattle to advantage and it agreed to handle his beef if he would furnish the cars. This was the genesis of the private refrigera tor car lines, which were put out of business by the hepburn-Tillman rate law. Refrigerator cars are still in use to a greater extent than ever, but the private lines are no more.
 The fight against western dressed beef was a long and hard one. Not only did the eastern butchers fight 1t, but the state legislatures put prohibitory inspee- tion taxes on it. These taxes would have kept it out of the eastern mar kets, but the supreme court came to the rescue of the packers, and declared the laws unconstitutional. Now the western product predominates in the eastern mar kets New Yorks beef supply is 70 per cent western. Boston uses S7 per cent western beef; Philadelphia, 60 per cent; half of the beef eaten in Baltimore comes from the west, and 70 per cent ef the supply in Pittsburg comes from vest ern packing houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Witness Dies In Court.

Fitzgerald, Ga, October 14.-While the case of the state against Hall for bur elary was on trial today in Judge Whip nles court the prosecuting witness, James Green, was stricken with apoplexy and fell from his chair dying almost instant ly MT. Green was an aged veteran, Of the civil war, and lived short distance out of town Judge WhipPle immediately adjourned court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Miss Amelia Bingham.

Amelia Bingham in "The Modern Lady Godiva," modern society drama, in which she has just scored the great est hit of her entire career, will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre Saturday matinee and night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Postoffice Robbed.

Chattanooga, october 14-A special to the Times from Huntsville, Ala, says: The postoffice at Meridianville. ten miles north of this city. was robbed last night of considerable sum of money and stamps. The sheriff and a posse with bloodhounds are on the trail of the rob bers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
BUTCHERS AND THE PRICE 0F DUR BEEF Who Gets the Profit on Great
 BuSinesS2 HOW MARKET HAS GROWN Western centcrs Now Supply Not Only Eastern Points, But Have an
 Enormous Trade In
 England
HOW MARKET HAS GROWN
BY FREDERIC j. HAskIN.

It is d far cry from the 4h cents a pound which the cattle grower gets for his cattle on the hoof to the 25 cents d pound which the retail butcher gets Tor porterhouse steak The public would like to know where the difference goes, but thus far no one has offered a satisfying explanation. The average workmslnI spends cents of every dollar he earns for beef Few Americans are vegetarians and few are too poor to eat beef. hign though the price may be- The bureau Of corporations investigated the part the beef trust plays in the making of prices and declared that the trust was not re- sponsible. The report was laughed at, and the public did not consider the question answered. Who gets the big profit?
 An examination of trade authorities in the retail butcher business shows that the retailer gets his full share, although no one who handles the beef from the time the steer is killed until the steak is broiled does it for his health. The av- craze price of dressed beef for one week recently was G92 cents a pound whole sale in Washington. Taking Washington as representative market, one may con- sder the wholesale price of beef ' cents a pound. According to the retail meat authorities, when the price of beef is [ cents, loin steak should sell for 1i cents pound to insure the retailer a profit of 70 per cent. But in the Washington market, with beef at the wholesale price of ' cents, the loin steak is actually sold at from 20 to % cents a pound. The same proportion is maintained down through the cheaper cuts. In other words the butcher sells lon steak for % cents that costs him little less than II cents, showing a profit to the retailer of 100 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15

Hard as was the fight to get dressed beef from the west on a business basls in the east, 1t was nothing as compared with the struggle experienced Tn lnTo- ducing 1t in England For years the fight had been carried on with varying sue cess great London guild was to give d famous dinner. They wanted the pest beef in all England for the roast. An enterprising American packer induced dealer to supply the dinner with his American chilled beef The dinner was prepared and when it came to be eaten, there was a waggng of wise heads ana a smaeking of appreciative lips over that beef. As to its quality there was but one opinion No better beef had any of them ever eaten The Scotchman said that no place on earth could such peer grow but in Scotland. The EnShshlnah declared that England was the only place where it could have grown. Roast peer in England is looked upon as a secular sacrament and anything concerning it is of transcendent importance So the guild sent for the dealer.
 "You asked me for the best roast beef to be had in England. didn't your ne asked They replied that they had, and that theya surely had eaten it, but what they wanted to know was where IL came from England or Scotland. Well" gentle men, replleu lne ueblsli tiid1 PN'h isn't English. nor yet is 1t Scotch. That beef is American chilled beef, dressed in Chicago, and sent here by refrigerator car and refrigerator steamer And rom that day dated the American conquest of the English dressed beef trade
 More than seven million beef cattle are slaughtered each year in the United States. man who loves statistics and striking figures has calculated that If all these cattle were made up into one steer he would be nearly quarter or 0 mile long, and would stand as hiSh as the Washington monument superimposed upon the dome of the capitol. He would weigh nearly four million tons. This IS the great steer which the packing houses slaughter and turn into dressed meat and a thousand by-products, the great steer which is behind the question: To whom goes the profit in the meat busi- ness?
 Tomorrow and Pleasure in Post Cards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Election Case Appealed.

At a special term of the DeSoto coun- ty court Judge Sam Cook did not give a contesting candidate for the sheriff' s office much consolation, holding that tn ere is no law under which the county executive committee. having taken final action, can be reassembled. The ques- tion of fraud charged by the contestant at one of the boxes was not gone into. The matter has been appealed to the Snnremn court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
RACE PREJUDICE
 IN THE SCHOOLS Separate Schools. Cannet Be
 Established By Law FOREIGNERS UNDER A BAN Troubles at Hattiesburg Will Have To Be Settled By City council-Great Progress Made Upon Roads
 In Lamar County.
FOREIGNERS UNDER A BAN

Jackson, Miss, october 14.-(Spe- cial. )-The troubles growing out of racial prejudice at Sumrallsa few days since have infected Hattiesburg, one of the largest towns in the state, and tho school authorities find themselves up against a very serious proposition. The son of a Jewish citizen of the town school fellows more than once, so that 1t has become necessary to take the little fellow out of school. There is no charge against the lad save that he is Russian Jews son. It is stated that the daughters of foreigners in life is made as dsagreeable for all the children of foreigners as possible. The superintendent of the school was ap- pealeG to and he advised the Jews son to fight back next time the boys tackled him, which he did, and the consequence was that the boy was se- verely beaten. The school board was IL en appealed to, and it Is stated by the local papers that a separate school house is being contemplated for the children of foreigners. The laws of Mississippi do not provide for any such exclusive school houses, save for. tn children of distinct races-whites and blacks, wherefore the city council may be compelled to turn down the appli- cation of the school board for a sepa- rata astahli ,nont
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-15
Lamar County Progress.

Lamar county, one of those formerly referred to as COW county" is com in to the front in way that her moro pretentious sisters might emulate to their advantage For several years La mar county has been working her public roads under the contract sys- tcIn, while her sisters have been plod- ding along under the old eommutation- play plan, and as consequence Lamar has public roads of which she is proud 300 miles of them and for which sh e is paying $35 per mile for 210 miles, and $20 for 90 miles-the roads being divided into first and second class. Other counties are hearing about the great improvement in the high ways of Lamar, Lincoln and a few others that are trying the contract system and are making or have made arrangements to get out of their old ruts.