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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

Realizing that 1t will be impracticable for any of the troops composing the Mis- sissippi National Guard to attend the encampment at Chicamauga park this coming summer, Adjutant General Fridge is prevailing upon the war department requesting that a battalion of regulars be ordered to Columbus. to encamp with the state troops. who will be here for the annual gathering. No definite answer haI been received from the department to this date but there Is every prob ability that the request will be complied with If possible. The discipline prevail ing In the regular ranks would have good effect upon the volunteers and would also be an incentive to the volunteers to attend their own gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
SMOTHERED INFANT
 FOUND ON PORCH
IN A WOOL BLANKET. THE LITTLE ONE IS MYsTERI. oUsLY LEFT AT TALLADEeA
 oRPHANs' HoME-stoo REWARD.

Talladega, April 2S-(Special)-A first class sensation was provided the Orphans home thls morning. At an early hour the superintendent noticed bundle lying upon bench on the front porch of the home. On examination it proved to be an infant of three or four months of age, wrapped In a wool blanket, the outer wrapping being storm apron. The child was a boy baby with red hair, and 1t had eVldentiy been smothered to death, as it's body was warn at a. m., and it breathed few times after being discov- cred.
 The close wrapping oi the blanket stuffed the infant, a fact inferrable from the wool being pulled off on the inside of the wraps where the little infants hands had struggled for life. The Orphans nome IS situated nearly a mile from the center of the city and is isolated from nearby white neighbors.
 slight rain fell just before o'clock and the early part of the morning was gloomy and chill. The baby must have been brought from a considerable dis lance. The Orphans home Is mainted by the Presbyterian church of Alabama G. k. Foster being the superintendent
 This incident has caused much specu- lation. The matter will be thoroughly in- Vestigated. Citizens have offered Sl00 re- ward for evidence establishing the iden- tlty of the person who left the infant With this stimuant to detective work 1t IS hoped that the perpetrators will be discovered.
 After dwelling in darkness for several days the people will rejoice when the Electric company turns on it's light today at noon New machinery has been added new officers installed, new poles put up, and there is no reason why the light should not be good as any electric com pany can furnish. It Is among the plans or the company to connect with the power at Anniston and Gadsden, which when done will afford a nucleus for a car line at some time in the near future.
 The present law recently adopted by the legislature in reference to delinquent children, preventing the trial in the ordi- nary courts of a child of 14 has proven a puzzler for the courts Several boys of that age have answered to indictments in the city court, but Judge Miller has not permitted them to be tried in the city court. The law needs amendment in vari- ous matters, as 1t is crude and Unframed, vague and abstract. There is no provision for payment of court officers for costs in reference to delinquent children, the law makers evidently supposing that court of- ficers would work for nothing. Some good lawyer should be required to re-write the law, and the next session of the legisa- ture should enact a law instead of a mere theory as at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
COLUMBUS BAPTlSTS GIVE.
$12,00o Collected In Few Minutes for
 Addition to Church.

Columbus. Miss, April 23.-(special.)- Rev. w. A. Hewitt, pastor of the First Baptist church in this city. broke all records for collections last Sunday morn in3 and raised a little over s12,OOO at his service in about -enty minutes time He said today that the amount would be swelled to over $15.000 quite shortly. The congregation at the church has grown so lately that there are not enough seats In tl.e present edifce to hold the crowds. and additions are needed. The church will pc completely remodeled. Gen. s. D.. Lee, who is a member of this congrega- tion, beaded the list of subscriptions with a donation of sl-J0 towards the move ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

The Cumberland Telephone company an- nounces an increase in their rates affect in; Columbus and immediate points con meeting with the local exchange. The rates will go into effect within the next thirty or sixty days and 1t will be in- teresting to know that these rates are the maximum ones allowed chargable by the rules of the Mississippi railroad commission The rates on business phones will be increased from $1. 50 to $2 monthlE. Party lines are a trifie less. With the increase in prices, however, we will have the central energy circuit installed and the service will consequently be much better than we now have. There is complaint on account of the raise and tho general public seem satisfied that what ttey pay extra in money will be returned them in better service. That is the promise, at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
FIFTEEN YEARS
 OF ECZEMA
Affected Hands, Arms and Legs Endured Terrible itching and was Unable to Sleep = Would Tear the Bandages to Scratch the Skin -In less than One Week
CURED BY THE
 CUTlCURA REMEDIES

"I had eczema nearly fifteen years. The affected parts were my hands, arms and legs. They were the worst in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

six days the itching had ceased, and now the & 1sa1 have " dis Ss5 do nss' now Edward Worell, Band 3Oth, '. s. lnfan- try, Fort Crook, Nebraska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

Attractive ads. are Illustrated. IM eIe oawk make your illustrations Aoe.Heraid Building. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

The most torturing and disfguring humors, eczemas, rashes, itchings, irri- tations, and infammations of the skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hair of in- fants, children, and adults, are instantly relieved and speedily cured by the Cuti- cura Remedies, when all else fails.
 Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor of Infsnts Children and Adults consiss of Cutf Soap Se to Cleanse the Skin, Cuticura Oinsment Ssoc) to Neal the Skin, and C9ie.ra Pms (choeoats Sold hrouEhous the world Potter Drug Chem Oorp3 Chartsrlouse sq.; Paris, Roberts, : Rue de ls Pax.
 n8Maisd Free, How to Cure Skin Tortures."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
Personal and General.

seauently been closed up during it's own CTS enforced absence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24

winter Jimo ana Wtio always itchy, and l could not keep from scratching them. l had to keep both hands bandaged all the time, and at night I would ha ve to scratch through thd
 bandages as the itch-
 ing was so severe, and at times I would have to tear everything off my hands to scratch the skin. I could not rest or sleep. l had several physicians s treat me but they could not give me 8 permanent cure, nor even could they stop the itching, After using the Cuticura Soap, one box Cuti. cura Ointment and two bottles Cuticura Resolvent for about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
TRUE BARNEY STORY.
The Dead Banker Made a VIII After
He Shot Himself.

New York. Nov. 16.-Mortally
wounded by his own hand. Charles
Tracy Barney summoned his family
and lawyers to his bedside and after
calmly reviewing his business and pri-
vate affairs and giving minute express
sion of his wishes in certain matters
dictated and signed a will in which
his wife was made the principal bene-
f1ciary. He submitted with resignation
to the operation through which his
physician had hoped to save his life.
A half hour after the lawyers with
drew the former head of the Knicker-
booker Trust company was dead.
This has become known through a
statement by Albert S. Milbank, of the
law firm of Masten and Nichols. Mr..
Barney's personal attorneys and ex-
plains the presence at the house when
the coroner's jury arrived of arthur
Masten and George L. Nichols, the
firm members. It was given out at the
house after the death of Barney. that
the diving man had said nothing fur
Their than the remark, repeated later
by DIR. Geo. A. Dixon. Doctor, this is
an accident"
Attorney Mflbank stated that after
Barney shot himself and was found
to consciousness. This was about IL 80
o'clock in the morning. He remained
conscious until 1880 p. m, when an
anesthetic was administered and the
physician prOOeQ UNNECESSARILY Tor
the bullet which had entered the left
abdominal cavity and lodged under
the shoulder. During his conscious
moments the deposed bank president
directed that his attorneys be sum-
moned. Barney made a will two years
ago but this he subsequently de-
stroyed. The original document 1t is
understood provided for the same dis
tribution of his property as did the
finad paper. except for changes neces-
STATED by the shrinkage In values
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16

throughout it's career to turning out
men and women who should be teachers
and helpers of their own people towards
this higher life.
You have close upon 5000 graduates.
Every graduate of an institution of
learning who goes out into the world
has many difficulties to face. Few have
more difficulties to face than those
who graduate from this institution. You
bear a great burden of responsibility
upon your shoulders men and women
who come from this institution. I trust
you will realize it, that help will be
given to you from on high to bear it
well and worthily.
Speaks to Ministers.
You turn out men and women into
many different professions. OF. course
peculiar Importance attaches to those
who in after life go into the ministry
A minister needs to remember, what
each one of us here needs to remember
but he needs to remember more than
any one else, the truth of the Bible say
ing that BY your fruits shall men know
you A minister needs to feel that it
is incumbent upon him not merely to
preach a high and yet sane morality
but to that his life bears out his
preaching in every minute detail.
'1 have also taken peculiar interest
because of having seen. the effects of
their work close at hand, in the grad
yates in medicine of this university
believe you have all told graduated
SOIHclulLS ike d Thousand men IN med
icine, and I happen to know that a d. .
culiar need of achievement has come
to these men. I think that the share
of accomplishments has been pecu-
liarly high among the graduates In
medicine of this institution. I earnest
ly hope that the average graduate of
your medical department will not stay
around Washington; that he won't try
to get into some government position;
that he won't even go to some other
large city. I hope he will go out and
dwell among his fellow citizens of color
in their own homes and be to them not
only a healer of their bodies but a CEN
ter for raising them in every part of
their lives. I have been struck in trav-
cling through the south to find how
many colored doctors have gone into
other business as well, as very fire.
quently will find that they own drug
stores and 1 was struck by what very
nice drug stores and how PROSPEROUS
many of them have been. I was struck
by the esteem in which they were held,
rule, by all of their neighbors, and
the evident fact that each such colored
doctor who did his work will exercise
a very pereeptible influence in raising
the standard of citizenship. of all the
colored citizens of the locality in which
he resided.
"It is from this institution that are
being graduated those who will lead and
teach, their less fortunate fellows. Upon
their learning and teaching much de-
ponds for their race and for their coun-
tryn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov. .-wHEAT-Tradin T., In n
the wheat market today was light. Inc
market opened weak because of lower
prices at Liverpool, but later raiiied on
covering by shorts and because OF firm
ness shown in the stock mar < ets deem ,an1
at 93A093Nc.. and sold at 94Ac;E M1nneap-
oils, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
The market held. steady throughout
The close was steady with December Nc
higher, at 94ssc.
CORN-The corn market was weak pc
cause of excellent weather for the curing
of the new crop. December corn opene9
as@1hc to 1880 lower. at 541sG64Ac, and
sol dat 5412c.
The steady tone in wheat held up corn
and the close was steady, and unchanged
at 54a4c.
OATS-The oats market was exceeding
ly dull. the opening quotation being the
only one for some time; December oats
opened &c higher, at 461zc.
PROvIsIoNs-Tfi The provisions mn Siri,t
was steady, but the trade was very nghl:
January pork opened TIC higher, "a; at
Ribs were unchanged, at SIS
RYE-Cash:' e0c-
BARLEY-Cash: 70G31c.
TIMOTHY-Nov., $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16

in form and that the said constitution
| makes no distinction in civil or politi-
cal rights on account of race or color,
and is not repugnant to the constitution
OF the United States or to the principles
of the declaration of independence, and
that it contains all of the six provisions
expressly required by section g. of the
said act to be therein contained;
And, whereas, it further appears from
the information laid before me that the
convention above mentioned did by or
dinance irrevocable accept the terms
and conditions of the said act as re-
Quested by section %, thereof, and that
all the provisions of the said act ap-
proved June 16, 1906, have been duly
complied with; now, therefore,
I, Theodore Roosevelt, president of
the United States of America do, in
accordance with the provisions of the
said act of congress of June 16, 1906,
declare and announce that the result of
the said election wherein the constitu-
ton formed as aforesaid was submitted
to the people of the proposed state of
Oklahoma for ratification or rejection,
was that the said constitution was rati-
fed together with provision for state
wide prohibition separately submitted
at the said election and the state of
Oklahoma is to be admitted by congress
into the union under and by virtue of
the said act on an equal footing with
the original states.
In testimony whereof have here I'M
to set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed. Done
at the city of Washington this sixteenth
day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seven and of the independence of the
United States Of America the one hun
dred and thirty-second. (Signed),
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President.
ETIHTT ROOT Secretary OF state.
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announced the appointment of Robert
l. Owens of Muskogee and Thomas P.
Gore of Lawton, as United States SEN
ators.
The Parade.
A parade was then formed and
marched to a park on the outskirts of
the city, where an immense crowd
waited to begin an Indian barbecue, a
feature suggested by Governor Haskell.
Inc parade included 16 carriages, ac-
cupied by officers, members of the leg
islature and prominent public men;
dve bands, dozens of civic and fraternal
organizations from all over the new
state. on foot. and many private con-
veyances. The line was led by
platoon of mounted police and f1anked
by the Oklahoma National Guard. fol-
lowing which came the Muskogee
Light Horse cavalry stroop and other
military bodies of Indian Territory. In
one of the open carriages were the
chiefs of the five civilized tribes with
the exception of Maty Tiger, who was
recently seriously injured. The chiefs
were dressed as citizens. 1t had been
the intention that the first carriage
should contain Governor Haskell and
Frank Frantz, but Governor F'rantz
positively refused to ride with, or have
anything to do with Governor Haskell.
or with the Inauguration. The other
retiring officials of Oklahoma were not
invited to participate.
AT the barbecue grounds portions of
meat were served on a semi-circular
table, from a huge pit IN which thirty
beeves had been cooked.
Governor Haskell was the first to
step to the table and pick up a platter
stacked with eatables. In the same
manner the thousands assembled were
served. 1t was a picturesque multi
tude, Indians and whites mingling in
good fellowship. Some of the Indians |
wore blankets and some of the Indian |
women carried papooses strapped to |
their backs in aboriginal fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
HE TALKS TO NEGROES.
President Roosevelt Delivers an Ad-
dress at Harvard University.

Washington Nov. 16-President Roose-
welt, James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor and Andrew Carnegie delivered ad-
dresses rejecting pronounced optimism
as to the future of the negro race here
yesterday. The occasion was the IN
stallation of Rev. Wilbur Patterson
Thirkoild as president of Howard uni
versity and the celebration of the for
tteth anniversary of the founding of
that institution which is devoted pri-
marily to the higher education Of the
negro.
President Roosevelt admitted the
hardships encountered by the negro in
his efforts towards advancement but
urged that they be looked upon rather
as a privilege and as stimulating great
effort for which the reward would be
equally great.
Mr.. Bryce pointed to the development
of the race during the past 40 years as
being marvellous compared with the de-
velopment of the Anglo-Saxon race.
1t was for Mr.. Carnegie to awaken
unrestrained enthusiasm by his declar-
alton that it was not the question
What shall we do with the negro,
but how can we get more of them?"
Mr.. Carnegie completed his triumph OF
popularity by showing, in conclusion,
that the race in America had acquired
title to estates in America during the
past 40 years larger than Belgium and
Holland combined.
President Roosevelt's Address.
President Roosevelt said: 81 am glad
to have the chance to come before you
and say word of greeting and of God
speed today. This day of your installa-
ton, Mr.. President, commentaries the
fortieth anniversary of the founding of
this institution. There has been much
of sorrow and disappointment that has
come to men not only of the colored
race, but of all races during that 40
years, and some times in looking back
we fail to realize all the progress that
has been made
Let me call attention to just two
facts. During these 40 years, principal
ly during the time that has elapsed
since the emancipation proclamation
the colored citizens of the United States
have accumulated property until now
they have, all told, some $50 million
dollars worth of taxable property in
this country. During the same 40 years
they have been making for themselves
homes until now there are 100000 homes
owned and occupied by the colored citi-
zens of our country. When a man and
woman grow to acquire a certain
amount of property above all, when
they grow TO own and occupy their own
home, 1t is proof positive that they
have made long strides forward along
the path of good citizenship. The ma
terial basis is not everything, but 1t is
an indispensable prerequisite to moving
upward in the life of decent citizen
ship and the colored man when he ac-
quires property acquires a home, has
taken that indispensable first step. and
long. long step. Upon that material
basis must be built the structure of life
and this institution has been developed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
New York Stock Market,

Wall ST., New York, Nov. 1S-STOCKS
narrow drift of prices accompanied the
open, dealing in stocks which were of a
desultory character, and small fractional
declines were in the majority, but there
was fair sprinkling of gains, including
the United States Steel stocks, New York
Central and Northern Pacific. American
Car preferred sold at a decline of ~
points.
Buying orders increased and the market
turned uniformly upward. but near II
O'Clock the Hill stocks weakened and the
traders began to take profits in other
stocks. On the advance westinghouse
Electric went up 61z points, General Elec-
trio IL points. New York Central N
points and Reading and American Smelt-
ing point. The reaction wiped out about
all of the advances and forced Illinois
Central 3ss points below yesterdays close
Great Northern preferred and Northern
Pacific fell points, Atchison IA points
and Kansas and Texas 1 point
The market closed strong The marked
weakness of a few stocks was attributed
to belated closing out of a large account
and when this was completed prices rail-
lied vigorously to the top. On the rally
Union Pacific, St. Paul, Canadian Pacific
Southern Pacific preferred, Amalgamated
Copper and the United States Steel stocks
rose or more points over last night,
Corn Products preferred IL points. Amer
loan Smelling and Pennsylvania 1N points
and Reading 2A points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16

| When the original will was drawn Bar
ney was estimated to be worth be-
tween 100000 and 100000. 1t is
believed that the estate at present will
amount to $2.500.000. In his last will
the banker directed that his estate
should be incorporated and admins
tered by a board of trustees chosen
from his former associates in the d.
rectorate of the now suspended
Knickerbocker Trust company. Bar
ney directed that his wife should be
the chief beneficiary after his debts
were paid. He further willed that the
agreement made some time ago with
his creditors should be lived up to and
that such of the estate as proved nee
essary be used to discharge his obliga-
lions. The only reservation made
was in the matter OF his life insurance
which amounts to $185,000. The poll
cies are incontestable and are to be
paid to the widow.
While the attorneys were engaged
with the clerical work involved, Bar
ney it is said cflatted freely with the
others in the room. His mind appeared
clear and his judgment as deliberate
as in the days when for him the dis
position of millions was part of the
days work. -c 80 ...tf' d.
at the Barney home. Upon leaving he
announced that a private funeral will
be held.
Coroner hamburger who will hold
an inquest on november 20, sent Qe-
tective to the Barney home with in
structions to bring to the coroner's Of
flee the clothing worn by Barney. The
officer returned with the information
that the clothing had been burned by
the family.
Ernest Thalmann, one Of the re-
ceivers of the Knickerbocker Trust
company said:
1--WE have checked all the securities
and find that they are all there. We
have not observed any evidence OF
irregularity as yet. nor anything that
would tend to lead US to believe that
there has been any violation Of the
banking laws Of the state.
William A. Tucker of Boston, one or
the directors of the Knickerbocker,
who is also a member of the examin-
ing committee of the board said:
at am confident of the ability of
the company, not only to resume bust
ness and pay depositors in full, but to
keep the stock Intact and also a con-
siderable part of a 100000 surplus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-16
New York Producr. Market

New York. Nov. 16.-BUTTER-Marke ct
steady. Imitation creamery firsts, 221z6
2311c.
CHEESElMarket unsettled. State full
cream, small. colored and white, Septem-
ditto, good IS prime. 2SiiSe l tlnes c csG
ored. September. fine. 15c; white 14Nc:
October. common to prime, 10012Ec.
seconds. 26@2Sc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry dull. west
ern chickens, 11@12c; fowls, 11@12c; tur-
keys, 13c. Dressed chickens steady. west
eern: 12@15c; turkeys. 14@1Sc; fowls, 10
@131zc.