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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-09
To Open Reservations.
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

Washington. Dec. 9.-Durlng the
coming year eight Indian reserva-
lions will be thrown open 10 entry.
Practically 100000 acres now tied
up will be released. and Ia this to-
tai are lands OF all descriptions. ag-
ricultural, timDor. grazing and min-
eral lands, not 10 mention the vast
areas OF grazing land end land that
viii become valuable n irrigated.
The largest opening Will be on the
Yakima reservation IN Washington,
and other large tracts will be re-
leased at Colvllle. Wash. Flathead,
Mont. Blackfoot, Mont; Lower
Brnle and Rosebud, South Dakota;
C0eur d'Aleno aud Lomhi, Idaho.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-09

Conversation a Means OF Education.
The school and the college employ
the student comparatively few
hours a day for "a few years; conver-
sation Is a training IN a perpetual
school Many get the best part OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-09

Prominent among Oklahoma's dele
CATION to congress is Charles Carter OF
Artlmore. He Is one-fourth Chlckasaw
and also has Cherokee blood Ia his
veins. He II n rnnchman and has been
closely identified with the development
OF the new state.
>~s>-~-~~-~-~~.>~~~>~~>~
man In a hundred Is n paragon of
goodness. and strange TO say. few
women care for the paragon. A girl
OF 20 will admire n handsome boy.
marry him and live contented, but
nc 80 she wants an educated maa.
one with a good income. thinker
and man who is liberal and broad
minded, kind, conslderate and a good
provider. She has TO be the embod.-
ment OF all that is pure, true ana
good, In fact. but little lower than
the angels TO get one OF the worst.
Then a spirltuelle creature,who never
cooked a meal I'm her life. never will.
and wouldn't II she could. come In
and gets the best. No wonder men
OF 35 are cautious and girls OF 80
are oontented to make their own lly-
ings. Marriage TO a girl OF 20 seems
90 one OF 80 Il Is like taking
n thlrd-class mortgage on something
she don't want-Ex.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

producers before them. deteriorate even more rav-
idly than the earlier strikes
In the BatteIIe district. on the south fCrk ~
Duukard Creek, NonoLgaIia County. no new
strikes have been recorded. but the second Tea,
well on the William Kinney farm holds up re-lrz-
ably well in q productive way. and continues ia
output Of 125 barrels day In the same distrirt
however other test wells drilled below the fourth
sand have developed neither oil nor gas. Further
DEVELOPMENTS from other wells now Deing drilled
are being awaited with interest Nothing OF I'M.
portance seems to have occurred during the week
in the Southeastern Ohio fields. Not only are n,
large wells found but the percentage Of dry holss
seems 10 be steadily increasing. and general dis
coura cement is overtaking operators ia that Sec
ton From both the Illinois and mid-eoning1c
fields nothing OF an exceptional character ia -
ported While there IS still considerable activity n,
these fields. enterprise Is checked By The lack 0.
pipe line and tankage facilities
Refined petroleum is unchanged at Ss5c IN bar.
rels and sc in bulk at New YORK. PhiladeIubfa
prices are on a basis Of points lower Foreign
prices for refined show slight changes. Quotations
are London, SGD imperial gallon. an advance
of 1-16d- Antwerp unchanged at 211a francs per la
kiIos. and Bremen unchanged at 635 marks ps-
30 kilos.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
DiUidend Notices.

Birmingham. Alabama
The Board OF Directors c1 this company have tns Gay
.ecIars5 quarterly dividend q ONE AND oNEIQL Az
CENT OZee ire Common stock out %
-, es--jrqs ravatle August Slst 1907 the Office Of
lie -i5aranty Trust Company Of New York 10 STOCK
I,Iss oP record al three 2 M. August 18th. 1907 ar
the ONCE Of Central Trust Company OF New 1ork
E L. MORRIS. Secretary and Treasurer
Nerr Ynrls Auesst Eth 1917
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
BONDS.
IN THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

The reports for last week from the lower South
west petroleum field are of unvary.nS mediocrty
Every effort to- extend the Congo 1oOl recently
seems failed and there Is little IndEcement
left TO drill beyond the limits we'll defined
Even the eastern extension. which was extremely
prolific, petered when efforts made 10
extend il too far. New wells within the limit
come with good results, but they. like the good
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
Financial Meetings.
NINTH ANNUAL. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF

,-r,lT5 a,,~r-AI, STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
TIRE HOOKING VALLEY RAILWAY CO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Columbus. Ohio. August 12th. 1907
eSarfre is her given that Annual Meeting OF
the Stockholders OF THE HOOKING VALLEY RAIL
the election Of Directors, ana Tor
other business may lawfully
e before meeting {including the ratification OF
OF Directors and ali Committees
thereof meeting Of stockhoIders VIII be
ncld at he the Company. Spahr t5ulIoiIg,
5curnbus ohio. Tuesday October 1st 1901 at 10
B'ciOck A. N
The SfocIy-traasfer books closed at the Office
~ Messrs J P Morgan & Company. % Wall Street,
N~ Yo-tz r1fv on Tuesday. September Srd. 1907. az
: 90 O'Clock P n viii reopen on Wednesday.
Ur+oter md. 1907. q 10 o'clock A II.
"S '- "a ~ Y. \. COTT, Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED.

The bank exchanges of the New York Clearing
House and the stocks sold the New York Stock
Exchange last week and the same week of the pre-
cedng two years compare follows:
Aug II. '07. Aug is. '06 Aug. 49, 'Q5.
Exchanges sl.7os. 265 81 68 81 s5 644744
no. sfaTez sold 5,Is5.3T2 1.52l o.oi5l12
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

$40. $1,000 Total sales for the week.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19

'Ex interest ts2oF, ts6F.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

all stocks d9s s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
B B SSE EM ER DEF Al T M E N T

lost their lives. All those stationed in the handling room and magazine, one of- ficer and eleven meen. died from burns or suffocation. The accident led to an investigation and the adoption of effective means for blowing the bore of the gun clear of all residue before the breeeh plug is withdrawn. There was preliminary in- stallment on all turret guns of an ap- paratus for eXpelling gases.
 Another wreck of importance was that of the Charleston. in command of Captain G. W. Pigman. The ship while in the Philippine waters on November l, 1899, struck on some rocks and was wrecked The obstruction was an unchartered sub merged rock north of Iuzon.
 Conspicuous in the list of naval disas- ters was that in the harbor of Apia. Sa- moa, in the hurricane of March 16, 1S99 The Nispic. the Trenton and the Vandalia were lost Four officers and forty-seven men lost their lives. Among those who died was the captain of the Vandalia, Capt. c. M. Schoonmal<er. Everything was done at the time of the storm to avoid the disaster. It's force, however. could not be foreseen, and the navy peo- pie were surprised at the violence of the gale. The Nisple was enable to reach place of comparative safety on the beach. The Vandalia struck on reef, where she remained exposed to the fury of the storm. her officers ana men tdNlilB Io- fuge In the rigging while the seas swept over her. Many of the crew were lost in the attempt to swim ashore. The Tren- ton had the misfortune early In the storm to lose her wheel and break her rudder. The water put out the fires and the ves- sel drlfted almost at the mercy of the gale, finally coming ashore, tho report showing that she escaped total destruc- tion only through the excellent judgment of her navigating officer Lieutenant R. M. G. Brown, now dead.
 On December 15 1904. the Massachu- setts lost three of her crew when a gas ket blew off boiler and filled the fire room with steam. This occurred at the League Iisland navy yard. The same ship met with worse accident the year preceding, off Cuebra Island, on January 16 1903 when the accidental discharge of a percussion primer. while the gun breeeh was open, resulted In the killing of six men.
 The Iowa. when off Pensacola on April g, 1903, suffered a serious accident by the bursting of the port twelve-inch gun in the forward turret. Three men were killed and five injured. This accident was caused by the explosion of a shell midway in the gun. Twelve days later the Iowa again met with misfortune by the bursting of one of the steam pipes In her boiler room.
 The Ericsson met with mishap off New London in July, 1895, when steam cylinder burst Five of the crew were terribly scalded and several died of their injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
BESSEMER MARVELS AT HER OWN GROWTH Dr. RagSdaIe Returns from Leg
 isIative Sessions NEWS OF LOCAL COURTS 6essemer Banks Are Prosperous With Their Half Million Deposits.
 Furnaces Are Overcoming
 Recent Setback.
BY H, N, FREEMAN.

Bessemer, July 20.-(Special.) )-That the growth of Bessemer is steady and lasting cannot be denied. As center of commercial and industrial impor- tance, she takes first rank among the leading cities of the state. Her mer- chants are thoroughly alive to every new move that tends to advance the city's interest. and they never fail to respond nobly when called upon for anything that will help the onward move of Bessemer.
 The stocks of goods carried by the merchants in all lines are second to none and the best evidence of that fact is amply illustrated when it Is shown that people come to this city from miles around simply because they can get what they want and further more without having to pay two prices.
 One of the leading merchants, when approached on. the subject stated that he did not see how any one could complain of the, business that Is being done in all lines and while this was naturally one of the most quiet times of the year, still business was all that could be expected. He said that this was the off season for almost every thing, and certain amount of shrink age in business had to be allowed for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
NAVAL DISASTERS.
Long List of Momentous Ones Since
 the Civil War.

 Washington Correspondent in New York
 Tribune.
 The tragedy In Hampton Roads last Monday night, resulting in the loss of the lives of six midshipmen and five en- listed men of the navy, Is one of the series of momentous disasters which have overtaken the navy in times of peace. It is one of the curious facts In naval his tory that since the Civil war almost all accidents resulting in the loss of life which have occurred have represented greater fatality than any engagement which occurred in the war with Spain.
 Of course, the principal disaster in re- cent years has been the blowing up of
 the Maine in Havana harbor on Febru- ary 15, 1898, an incident that in the end
 Rear Admiral (then Captain) Charles D. Slgsbee. United States navy, in com mand of the ill-fated ship. says was the ultimate incident which impelled the people of the United States to regard Spain as an impossible neighbor." That explosion resulted in the killing of two officers and 25S enlisted men, eight of the latter having died from wounds in the hospital at Havana. The court of inquiry, of which Rear Admiral W. T.
 Sampson was president, reported that the Maine was destroyed by the eXplo- sion of a submarine mine and that view remains the official conclusion.
 Another naval disaster which attracted | much attention at the time was the l wrecking of the Kearsarge in February | 1894. The ship went the famous Ron cador Reef, but no lives were lost. Ii was found impossible, however, to have
 the historic vessel, the name of which has l been bestowed upon a modern battleship | Another naval eXplosoion of recent years | which suggested the Maine disaster in its
 effect was that to the United States shir Bennington in July, 1905 While the shr
 was at San Diego, Cal, one of the boil.
 CTS of the vessel exploded, killing tive 1 officers and about sixty members of the
 crew The accident to the Bennington l revived service argument in favor of the | establishment of the naval engineer corps | That corps had been abolished by the naval personnel act by the amalgamatior I of the engineers with the line, and it was 1 insisted that the disaster on the Benning ! ton was due to the inexperience of the | officers detailed to perform engineer duty. The agitation led to a better sys- | tenn of the training of line officers foi 1 engineer duty.
 Another accident in the navy which | taught It's lesson and led to reforms was
 the explosion on board the Missouri. This occurred in the forenoon of April 13, 1904 while the ship was engaged at record target practice near Guantanamo The accident occurred through the ignition of a charge of smokeless powder while the gun was being loaded An appalling dis aster resulted. There was no explosion but the burning of about 100 pounds of powder filled the room, turret and inter- vening spaces with suffocating, burn ing gases. All persons in the turret, con sisting of four officers and fourteen men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Complain About Weeds.

A great many complaints are being heard regarding the growth of weeds and the stagnant pools of water that are al lowed to stand around the city.
 Just before Mayor Sullivan went away on his vacation, he issued order that the weeds and grass had to be cut The time allowed for their removal was July l, but up to date there are a good many who have not compiled with the requirements. During Mayor Sulivan's absence from the city Acting Mayor l. A. Lewis started a crusade against them and for time everyone got busy and as a result the hardware dealers did a good business in hoes and rakes. Mayor Sullivan is deter mined that the weeds will have to go and he proposes to adopt measures with those that fail to have them removed that will have some effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Personal and General.

The Bessemer Beavers and the Birm- ingham Y. M c. A. team played a good game at the Fourth avenue ball park this afternoon. Both teams were in the game to win, and had 1t not been for the fact that Harvey Ramseur, the star slabman for the Y. M C. As had the misfortune to slip and sprain his ankle. the result might have been different. The final score was to in favor of the Beavers. The feature of the game was the pitching of Harold Rogers for the Beavers. the play ing of Rust at short and the fast fielding of Edmundston and Bumgarten. The Beavers infield simply refused to allow anything to go by, and Hugh MeInary, at second, reached up and pulled them down just as if he were raised on them Every man on the Y. M. c. A. team was in the game to win and their fielding was fine. After the accident to Ramseur they blew up for two innings, and allowed the local crowd to take the game. The accident to Ramseur is a very regrettable one, as he is quite popular and besides his loss to the team for the rest of the season will be felt.
 Oscar Shaw of Belle Sumpter is visiting
 friends in the city.
 Miss Huger of Anniston is visiting Miss Annie OBrien.
 The relatives of the late Mrs. II. w. Veitch beg to extend thanks to their friends who so kindly came to them in their hour of trouble.
 Mrs. R. P McTyeire and children have returned from two weeks visit to Tus- kegee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Five Cents Worth.

From the New York Times.
 The pompous-looking man sat down in the ferryboat and called over bootblack, who immediately went to work on his shoes Just after the hootblack had fin7 ished one shoe the man caught sight or a sign on the bootblacl's s box which read: All Shines, 10c'
 Are you going to charge me ten cents for this shine?" he said to the bootblack.
 "Yes, sir; dats whut we alwus gifts" said the bootblack.
 Well, you won't get 1t out of me- re- turned the man. 'I don't pay more than a nickle for shine anywhere
 Well, if yer don't pay but a nickle, yer gifts on'y haf a shine. See?" said the bootblack And forthwith he arose and quit the job immediately He walked over to group of his fellows and informed them of the bargain-hunter In shines, and not a man of them woul6 touch the brow beating passengers unblacked shoe the rest of the trip They had their revenge which the passengers enjoyed as much as they.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Court News.

Harry Wiggins, prime grip litter of the universe. and Henry Joseph, special as- sistant and star burgler in general. came up and toed the mark before his honor this morning. Wlggns has a mania for taking fine shirts, especially those that have ones monogram worked on the sleeve, and also for purloining any kind of phonograph record It appears that he purchased very fine phonograph some time back and the only thing that kept him from enjoying real and complete hap piness was the lack of records. The deal CT when he sold him the machine stated that the cheapest thing about them was the records. Wiggins happened to be pass ing down the street and heard phono- graph in one of the bug house moving pie ture shows playing a song called, Just One Word of Consolation" It simply got on his nerve and try al he might, he could not shake the memory of that pleading voice.
 When he started on his shirt excursion the other day. he bethought himself that now was the time to land on some rec ords. and thereby save the price to pay the landlord when he came around to col lect the rent on Monday morning. When asked by the Mayor why he did not buy the records instead of stealing them, he replied that he used to go up each morn ing to the rental office with a pocket full or money, put TOT the past leW weeks be had been compelled to walk up with a mouth full of promises and of course the real estate gentlemen of Bessemer could stand for nothing like that.
 When Henry Joseph's chance came, he walked up and instead of putting up hls right hand to be sworn. he lifted the left gripper. The Mayor asked him why ne did such a thing. and he replied because his grandmother used to tell him not to let his right hand know what his left hand did. When asked if he were thief he replied that he thought the term a rather harsh one to be applied to him, and if possible he would like to have the charge changed to read kleptomaniac. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

clerk was ordered to make the correction, and he also remarked on the corner of the page that Henry seemed to be suffer ing from an attack of standetis, Henry asked what he meant by that, and he replied that it was simply put on the docket to show whether or not the pris- oner stood squarely on both feet. His honor chewed the cud for some time, but was unable to reach a decision regarding either of the cases, and they were bound over to the grand jury.
 When Henry was conducted from the court he was heard to murmur the re- frain from the song, If You Want to Be a Jonah, Shake Hands With Me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Rausdale Returns.

Dr. M c. Ragsdale returned from Montgomery, where he has been in at tendance upon the legislature. lie states that the session was very trying one, as there were so many mat ters of grave importance to come up. Two of the bills introduced by the doc- tor passed the house, namely the Greater Bessemer bill and the jury commissioner bill. One of the bills introduced by nin, the bill for dis tricting the Board of Revenue has not met with much success. Inc object of the bill as introduced was for the election of a member to serve on the board from four districts in the coun- ty, and the fifth member to be elected at large to act chairman of the board. He states that the legislature has eight more days of hard work be- fore them and they will do extremely well if they get through. The legis- lature will reconvene on Tuesday next and pr Ragsdale will leave Tor Mont gomery on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Not Comfortable.

From the New York Times.
 Pm going off into the mountains this summer and get close to the heart of na- ture" said the dreamy girl.
 q once went off into the mountains to get close to the heart of nature" said the matter of-fact man. "I sought the woods and lay down close to her throbbing bosom. But I found she was full Of red bugs and other penetrating insects. So arose and gloomily sought the artificial city,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21

Experience of more than forty years has proven that the Federal laws governing National Banks are the safest and best.
 By adhering to these business requirements this Bank protects its patrons interests as well aSs own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-21
Banks Are Prosperous.

The condition of the banks in this city is very gratifying to the officers and patrons of the institutions. With the natural growth of the city a corresponding in crease in returns has been noted. As an instance of the progressiveness of the local concerns, 1t developed not long ago, when the statements of the state and na- tional comptrollers came together that there was no less than a half million dol lars on deposit. The fact attracted con- siderable attention at the time, and Is now referred to with much pride.
 The furnaces of this city are oyercom- ing the setback of the past few months, which caused two of the iron makers to shut down for lack of raw material. Stren- uous efforts have been made to push the output to its utmost and the results have been very gratifying. It is under stood that an effort will be made to bring the famous Ishkooda mines up to the highest possible standard. The latest and most improved machinery Is being in- stalled and 300 houses are in course of construction One of the best superinten- dents in the employ of the company, it is understood. will be transferred to this mine. and push 1t with might and main. Oxmoor furnace. which has been closed down for some time, has started up again and is now running full blast.