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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Farmer VIII close Leve Beraek

New Orleans, March ga decision TO
attempt closing the crevasse III the MIS-
sissip2i river levee near Jesuits BENZ
was made today by the La Fourone ievee
board A planter living in the flooded dis
trict offered to close the break Tor sZ0,uV
and his offer was accepted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
NO WINNER YESTERDAY
PRIZE DOUBLED TODAY

Sorsby & Berry" Larger.
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb-"Fa orlcs.
Williams e Dewey-"Woolens.
Birmingham Skating AUDITORIUM
Pony" ;.
NJ. f. Webb Real Estate Co.-"Shades.
Joe G. Lee Slaughter-'Here."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Let Us Clip Your Horse.

Charlie Transfer Co. has INSTALL
cd an eleetic grooming and clipping
machine. Let him curry and clip
your horse. 1t is the only one in
the city of it's kind Charles Trans
fer Co., c. c. Fleming, Mgr. Both
phones 800.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

There were no winners in the missing
word contest, so the prize will be doubled
TODAY. Following were the missing
words:
E. e. Forbes-"Vital."
Charles Transfer-"Electric."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
EYES TESTED FREE

F.. v. Schultz, Eye Specialist, Ground
Floor, City Hall Building. If your eyes
need attention, we can give you the
best service obtainable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
MAGNATES FIGHT
SHIP SUBSIDIES
Hill, Hartman and spreekeIs Join
Forces to Defeat Measure Unless
Grab Amendment Is
Inserted
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. ga dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington says that
although the subsidy bill was reported
TO the house by series of suspicious
steps II has not had an easy time of II
since then. and the prospect now is
that If put through at all II will he only
after serious amendment. j. j. Hill
and T.. H. Hartman are practically
responsible for the repeated black eyes
which have been given the bill of late.
Mr.. Watson OF Indiana, the Republi-
can whip of tho house, who has UNDER
taken the work of putting through the
Hill Hartman Spreckels donation
made a canvass of the Republican Side
only to find that II would be impossible
to secure majority for a hard and
fast rule which would prevent all
amendments to the committee bill. 1t
has been decided, therefore, to let the
subsidy measure come up on its merits
and receive such treatment In the way
of amendment as may be measured out
to 1t.
Unless some further sharp practice Is
resorted to. and it is hardly likely that
Speaker Cannon would consent to such
a thing it Is almost certain that the
proposed subsidies to the Hill and Har-
riman steamship lines from Seattle
and San Francisco to Japan will be cut
out of the measure.
There is a chance that the 5000. 900 gift
to Spreckels for the line he has been
running by way of Hawaii to New Hea-
land and Australia may be retained.
If the Hill and Hartman paragraphs
go through at all the amount of the
subsidy almost certainly will be re-
duced The most probable compromise
is to retain the mail subsidies for the
lines to South America, but changing
the two lines proposed to Rio Janeiro
and Buenos Ayres so that one of them
might start from a gulf port and the
other from New York or it's vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
SECOND TICKET IN THE FIELD
Thomas Farley Becomes Candidate
for Mayor of Crown City Against
Waterhouse

PASADENA. Jan. 29-Thomas Farley
and the men who will run with him
and make up the second independent
city ticket have formally entered the
field this afternoon and the political
municipal battle royal is on with ven
geance Mr.. Farley will be the can
didate of the element which lost out
at the last election, augmented by a
great many others who do not love
the mayor as we'll now as they did
before he took office. AS a matter of
fact Mayor WatcrhOuse has lost nearly
all of the real active workers who
pulled him through twenty-five months
ago but he has made up for this by
gaining friends through his record"
Running with Mr.. Farley are II. c.
Hotaling. who will be candidate for
councilman at large Tom II. Webster,
who will run from the First ward,
and George A. Winner, from the Fifth.
All are old residents and strong men.
Hotaling will almost surely have Il
WalkaWay, but the others will have
TO fight for every vote.
Mayor Waterhouse will now start
out to try and prove to the satisfaction
of the voters that Farley is a corpora
tion man. This is to be the campaign
play. Waterhouse cannot very well go
after Farley because he has money
and large business interests, because
Waterhouse is wealthy himself. but he
is going to try and shift things about
so that it will appear that Farley is
allied with the public service corpora
tions with which the city is fighting.
The election this year very appro-
prately takes place on All Fools day.
April /, and the ordinance calling this
election was started on it's rounds By
the city council today. There will be
sixteen precincts this time because of
the annexation of the east side. Pre-
cinct sixteen is that part Of the east
side to the south of Colorado street,
while fifteen is that part to the north.
The other boundaries are the same.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
LOVELACE WINS
BITTER FIGHT
Is Named Postmaster at Ocean Park
After a Contest Involving
Many Factions of the
Beach City
Special to The Herald,

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Jan. 29.-With the
official announcement of the appoint
ment of Charles T.. Lovelace as post
master of the local postoffice received
here today, the final chapter is written
in bitter fight for political prefer
ment that has extended over two years
during which time at least six proml-
nent citizens have announced tnem-
selves as candidates for the office, eacn
of whom has been championed by some
particular community faction, and all
Of whom have been led to believe that
they exercised an influence over the
man higher up.
The appointee has been editor OF the
Ocean Park Journal since the estab-
lishment of tho paper about three years
ago, and is indebted. it Is said, to Con-
gressman McLachlan for having made
The matter of the appointment per-
sonal affair, so great was the force
brought to bear on the postoffice de-
partment by other candidates for the
plum.
The incumbent, A. f. Meigs will
turn the office over to Mr.. LoVelace as
soon as the latter's commission ar
rives. which will probably be within a
week. Meigs' commission expired two
months ago, since which time he has
received no official communication as
TO what procedure he should take in
the matter
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
THOUSANDS WEAR
NJ 'K|NLEY'S. FLOWER
Sixty-fourth Anniversary Of Martyred
Presidents Birth Is Observed
Throughout Country as
"Carnation Day"
Rv Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-This is the
siXty-fourth anniversary of the birth
of William Mckinley. AS such ami
versary and as "Carnation day" 1t Is
being observed generally in the ma
tional capital
Government officials, members of
congress and private citizens are wear
ing the presidents favorite flower in
silent memory of a martyred public
servant and in the interest of patriot
ism and good citizenship.
President Roosevelt had on his desk
today a great vase of fine carnations
and a similar bunch adorned the desk
of Secretary Loeb. Members of the
ca binet each wore one of the flowers as
they appeared at the cabinet meeting.
Early today Postmaster General
Cortelyou. one of the founders of the
"Carnation League of America" pre-
sented to each of the bureau and divis-
ion chiefs and to each member of his
own staff carnation to be worn
throughout the day.
In a circular sent broadcast by the
trustees of the Mckinley memorial 1t
is indicated that the purpose of the
'sCarnation League of America" is to
instill into the hearts and minds of
the people desire for a real patriotic
observance of all our national holidays.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
FIND CLEW TO
DOCTORS SLAYER
Police Unearth Important Bit of Evil
dence Which May Lead to Con-
vcton of the Assassin of
Charles Townsend
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-What the
police regard as an important piece
of evidence in connection with the muir
der of DIR. Charles w. Townsend at
his home on Staten island last Sat
urday was discovered today.
1t is a letter, found at the Brooklyn
home of John Bell, who has been ar
rested in connection with the case. The
letter bears Bells signature, is ad-
dressed to his brother, was mailed in
a Brooklyn postoffice late on the even
ing of January 26, and intimates that
the writer intended to take his own
life.
pray that l may be justified in my
act" the letter concluded. land that
l may meet sister in heaven"
The SISTER referred to was Bells
wife who died just a year before the
Townsend tragedy Mrs. Bell was un-
der the care of DR.. Townsend when
she died, ana it is said that her hus-
band blamed the physician for her
death.
When Morris Mord, proprietor of a
store within a block Of ToWnsend's s
home, saw Bells portrait in a news
paper he said:
"Why, | know that man. He was
in my store last Friday night and
bought a white handkerchief. He wore
a peaked cap and short gray coat with
a slit in the back. He had no col
lar on
Mrs Townsend told the police that
her husbands slayer wore peaked
cap and he had the lower portion of
his face concealed under a white hand
kerChief.
Moses Silverman, who was arrested
in connection with the case last Sat
urday, was released ,oday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
CONRIED REFUSES
TO STOP 'SALOME'
Sensational Play Which Set Gotham
Mad viii Be Produced In other
Theaters If Barred from
Metropolitan
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Jan. 29--Tt is said upon
good authority that even If the Strauss
Wilde opera "Salome" is withdra wn
from the Metropolitan opera house,
which seems to be assured, owing to the
attitude of the directors of the Metro.
politan Opera and Real Estate company,
other performances of the opera will be
held at some other places i'm this city.
Although joint meeting of he
directors of the Metropolitan opera
house and that of the Conried Metro
politan opera company is to be held
tomorrow ostensibly to adjust the
trouble both sides feel that it will be
a perfunctory gathering.
George G.. Haven, president, and his
fellow directors of the company which
owns the opera house have not changed
their views toward "Salome," and the
Conried companys directors have given
up hope of winning them over.
Director Conried does not intend to
lose the costly setting and costumes in
which he has invested. and he will give
the opera at the theater most available
for such an elaborate work This prob
ably will be the New Amsterdam thea
ter or the New York theater.
The sale of tickets for "Salome" went
on yesterday and the seats sold will be
exchanged for seats in the theater to
be selected.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
MINISTER'S FAVOR CHARTER
TO HAVE DRY TOWN

LONG BEACH, Jan 29--On February
the fate of the proposed new charter
viii he known. However the election
may go it is a fact that those favoring
the charter are making a strong fight
for it. The ministers and the Y. NJ. G..
A. have adopted resolutions stating
that they will support the charter and
the alternative which provides that
Long Beach shall remain a dry town.
Mayor Downs visited West Long
Beach (eTrminal Island) today and
secured promises from the proprietors
of the various lumber yards that their
employees would be let off at O'Clock
on the day of the election. A special
car will be used to bring the voters in
from that section,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30

and oiled at once at the expense of
nronertv owners along either side of
the thoroughfare. The contract was
let last night to Santa Monica con-
tractor. ~The avenue will be macadam-
ized also, between Tenth street and
Ocean avenue.
The next interscholastic debate in
which the local high school will figure
will be on the night OF March 30, when
a team from the Downey high school
will be met. The local school will sub
nit the subject.
The papers releasing the new steam
er, city OF Long Beach, have not been
received from the government inspec-
tors at San Francisco. The reason for
the delay is unknown. The new vessel
cannot make any trips before the arr
rival Of the papers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
PROBERS EXPOSE
RAILROAD MERCER
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Pointer
state Commerce Commissioner F. X.
Lane today commenced the inVestiga-
ton in this city of the relations be-
tween the Southern Pacific. tn Union
Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads.
1t developed early in the hearing THAI
the Southern Pa acific and the Union
Pacific roads, which are now one, and
the Santa Fe have entered into an alli
ance and between them control the rail
transportation of the Pacific coast
south of oregon.
A. II. Payson, vice president of the
Santa Fe and John d. Spreckels gave
Interesting testimony. Under the
questioning of Attorney Severance
Capt. Payson disclosed the method by
which the Santa Fe and the South
ern Pacific had jointly formed the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad COM
pany, each holding road having half
of the capital stock of $S5, 100000 of the
new company.
Spreakels testified to the purchase
by President Hartman for $1,300,0OO of
the Coos Bay & Coquille Valley Rail
road company, the Coos Bay Roseburg
& Eastern Railroad and Navigation
company; some coal properties and a
steamship fine. They cost Spreckels
& Co. 81 900. 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
URGES PROBE INTO
COTTON EXCHAN &C.
Representative Livingston Pushes Plea
for Congressional investigation of
Alleged Swindling Methods
of New York Mart
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--Represen-
tative Livingston of Georgia appeared
before the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce and urged
favorable action on his resolution pro-
viding for an investigation by the de-
partent of commerce and labor of the
fluctuations in the cotton market, with
the object of ascertaining whether
such fluctuations have resulted from
the character of contracts of alleged
sales and deliveries made ON the New
York cotton exchange.
The extensive dealing i'm futures was
denounced by Mr.. Livingston, who
said that cotton growers and spinuers
are absolutely at the mercy of spec
ulators.
Mr.. Livingston spoke of his attempt
to have cotton manipulators barred
from the mails as frauds and said he
was threatened with "a libel suit be-
cause of his action, but advised rep
resontatiVeS Of the cotton operators
that he would furnish $500 to assist the
prosecution of a suit against himself
and had heard no more of the threat
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
OIL TRUST DENIES
COURTS T'SAUTHOR|TY
Attorneys Scheme to Prevent Defend
ants Being Summoned Whose Tes-
timony Might Be Damaging
to the Octopus
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOtldlSu GTeSS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-In the case of
the government against the Standard
Oil company the motion filed by the
Standard and subsidiary companies of
the alleged so-Called oil combine, chal-
lenging the right of the United States
circuit court of appeals to issue an
order allowing the government to get
service upon the defendants that do not
live in the district where the suit is
filed will be heard tomorrow. The ar
gument will be made before the United
States circuit court of appeals with all
four judges sitting.
An order was recently made by the
court granting the prosecution the right
to subpoena defendants in any part of
the United States to appear at the
trial of the suit against the alleged
Standard Oil combine in st. Louis.
The defense filed motion to set
aside the order on the ground that the
ends of justice did not require the
issuance of the orders for s0bpoenas
and that the order was made without
warrant of law and without iursdic-
ton. as the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany was the only defendant that had
charter within the district where the
suit was filed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
WOMAN SLAYER
PLACED ON TRIAL
Alleged Murderess shoots Band Man
for Repeating SANDERS About Her,
and Victim Dies After a
Years Suffering
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.-Mrs. Jen-
ME l.. May, indicted for assault with
intent to kill, was placed on trial today
for the shooting of LuCien Conen. Il
former member of the marine band.
The shooting occurred September %,
1905, and after lying in helpless con-
dition until October last Conen died at
the home of his mother in Louisville.
Because sConen lived more than a
year and a day after being shot Mrs.
May under the law. could not be
charged with murder or manslaughter.
and her indictment on the charge of
assault with intent to kill was returned
by the grand jury soon after Conen
died.
According to statements made at the
time Mrs. May claimed the shooting
was the result of Conen repeating
slanderous stories regarding her.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
ASSEMBLY PASSES
NEW PRIMARY LAW
JAPANESE ISSUE AGITATES
LAWMAKERS
Senate Adopts Resolution Against Fed
eral Governments Interference in
seheol Matters Of state-No
Compromise Measure
Rv Associated Press.

BY ASSOCldltu L ltsSs
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 29.-The unan-
imous passage by the assembly of the
proposed constitutional amendment
providing for direct primaries and the
adoption by the senate of resolution
bearing on the japanese issue largely
occupied the time of the legislature
today.
After an hours debate on the mi
nority resolution Il was voted down
and the senate without debate adopt
ed the majority resolution protesting
against the interference of the federal
government in the school affairs of
this state, requested the governor and
attorney general to do all things nee
essary to protect and save the rigbtS
of the state and commended them fT
the action already taken by them.
Both resolutions were substitutes
and in the nature of compromises. all
harsh criticism and arraignment haV-
ing been eliminated. The difference
was principally a matter of phrase
ology, the resolution reported by the
Democrats protesting against the
presidents interference" instead of
federal government" as contained in
the resolution adopted, and instructed
the governor and attorney general to
as guaranteed to it by the constitu-
ton.
Senators Change Front
There was a decided change in the
bellicose attitude of some of the sena-
tors who were supposed to be for more
radical action and the expected ar
raignment of President Roosevelt and
the federal government for their atti-
tude on the Japanese question failed of
development.
The development was mild and the
language of the few senators who spoke
in support of or against the minority
resolution was temperate. An at
tempt by Senator Sanford to amend
the minority resolution to contain a
clause protesting against the natural
zation of the Japanese was quickly
ruled out of order.
Resolutions were introduced in both
houses memorializing congress to re-
move duties on all building materials
for the cities in California that were
shaken and burned by earthquake and
fire. The one in the senate asks for
the remission or rebating of the duties
for five years, while the resolution in
the assembly specifies no period of time.
Senator Welch asked for the appoint
ment of a senatorial committee to in
vestigate the voting machines now in
use in this state to ascertain whether or
not they can be fraudulently manipu-
lated, and Senator Keane introduced a
bill to establish q state sanitarium for
the treatment of durable tuberculosis
An appropriation of $150,000 is asked for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
SCORES PRACTICE
OF 'PATERNAL|SM'
CONGRESSMAN FLAYS FOREST
RESERVE POLICY
MandeI Says Plan Is Capitalization
Idea, and Causes Great Hardship
to People In Regions
Affected
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated BGeSS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Represen-
tative Mondell of Wyoming, i'm discuss
ing the forest reserve policy today in
the house. said no one could deny that
1t was policy of paternalism and CEN
tralization, and policy which should
not be extended i'm this nation further
than is absolutely necessary.
There must and there will be hard
ship and irritation incident to paternal q.
ism he said. we cannot get away
from thcn, and we would object to
having the reserves used as a means for
the increase of the cost of products of
the reserves to the people of that
region.
II do not intend to criticisc generally
the forest service. | have the highest
regard for the gentlemen at the head
of that service. I believe that in the
main they are administering these re-
serves in a fair and reasonabe way, but
IT illustrates the tendency of this sort
of thing. the inevitable effect of bureau
cratic government
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
Chicago Will See "saIome"
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29-The possible
discontinuance of the production of
"Salome,' Oscar Wildes adaptation of
biblical tragedy of John the Baptist. at
the Metropolitan opera house in New
York will not affect the engagement of
Herr Conrieds opera company in Chi
cago April s, according to Milward
Adams, manager of the Auditorium
theater.
Manager Adams sees no reason for
striking out what the New Workers.
have characterized as objectionable" D."
The scene where the degenerate Sa-
lone kisses the lips of the decapitated
prophet and the Egyptian dance of the
seven wells" are founded upon scrip
ture. he says, and should not be inter-
preted in manner different from the
average understanding of the words of
the Bible.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
PORTLAND STORM
LOSS IS $25O,0OO
Great Sleet Blizzard on North Pacific
Coast ParaIyzes City's Street
Car and Telephone
Systems
By Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 29.-The dam
age done by Yesterdays and todays
sleet storm in Portland and vicinity
will not run far short of a quarter of
million dollars. one telephone COM
pany alone suffered about 100000 in
the city and its loss to its long dis
tance wires will be heavy The cleo
trio power companies also are heavy
losers.
The street car system lost a large
amount from breaking of trolley wires
and three-fourths of its income yes
terday and today has been lost by
crippled service. So far as ascertain
able none of the fruit districts in the
state was within the circumference of
the storm.
There is no part of the city of Port
land that Is not covered with ice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Jan. 29.-At meet
ing of the stockholders of the American
Colony Water company at Cerritos
school house today the president and
secretary We're instructed to execute
a quit claim deed to interested parties
in northwest Long Beach for land COW
cred by water rights of the company,
in order to simplify future convey
Anees. G. C. Doran and r. III. Taylor
were elected new members of the board
of directors.
Atlantic avenue, between Anaheim
road and Hill street, will be graded
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
viii Cancel shah's Gifts

HN Ass0"iated PrOss.
TEHEHAN, Jan. 29-The Persian
parliament has determined to cancel
an gifts of lands made by the late
shah after the proclamation of the
constitution and to investigate the cir
cumstanccs under which they were in
CURED. This measure is in accord with
me wishes OF the present shah 1t
VIII affect several PROVINCES and many
members of the encourage Of the late
shah, who took advantage Of the dying
monarch's illness to secure enormous
grants.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
WOMEN HOME MISSIONARIES
WILL RALLY ON THURSDAY

PASADENA, Jan. 29-Thursday is
the date set by the members of the
Womens Home Missionary society for
big rally to be held i'm the Lincoln
Avenue church. All of the Methodist
churches of the city win be represent
ed and an interesting program for the
exercises has been arranged. There
will be two sessions, one I'm the morn
ing and one in the afternoon.