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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
English Royalty Loses.

One of the Englishmen most hurt in the
collapse of the Hill stocks is understood
to be a leading member of the royal fam
ily The story is told that year ago,
when Northern Pacific was selling
around $1O before it rose to its high price
of 1882, one of Mr.. Hills richest friends
in England-presumably Lord Strathcona
was asked by a friend of his In the
royal family for advice on American
railway Investments. Lord Strahconas
friend had Ell 100000 to invest, Lord
Strathcona. SO the story goes, wrote TO
Mr. HILL and Mr.. Hlls advice was that
Northern Pacific was one of the most
attractive investments in the American
| market The e1,OO0,OO0 was accordingly
invested In Northern Pacific. The story
does not relate whether this stock has
since been liquidated, but the member of
: the royal family is said to have lost a
good deal more money than he can afford
to lose. AS everybody who Is in the
know-knows, even members of the Eng
fish royal family. frequently have trou-
BILE In keeping their expenses inside their
incomes. The present sovereign, when he
was Prince of Wales, ran heavily into
debt, and one of his big creditors was
an ambitious Irish tea merchant.
III the government forces the Union Pa
ciflc to sell Its $50. 100000 of Southern Pa
cihc common and s1S,00OO0 of the pre-
ferred, Union Pacific will find a buyer
~ Wis sloch III IL HOlulnB company that
Union Pacific will organize. The holding
company will give its stock in exchange
for Southern Pacific and the Union Pa
cinc stockholders will simply have the
form of their investment changed. 1t will
not make one dollars difference in the
earnings of the properties or their divi-
dends. The administration meanwhile is
getting light on the question of traffic
agreements between competing roads If
the government succeeds in its efforts to
force roads like the Union Pacific to
empty their treasures of the stocks of
competing properties, 1t will also give
the roads more power to make agree
ments. AS Mr.. Hartman told the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. the laws
against traffic agreements have been the
main cause OF the big purchases of the
stocks of rival roads for control
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
General Public Did Not Aid.

The bull market that began In the sum-
mer Of 1906 and eliminated In the autumn
OF 1906 Will go down in Wall street his
tory as the one great bull market without
large public following. In this respect
1t was in direct contrast to the bull mar
ket that began with the defeat of Bryan
In 1900 and eliminated early In the winter
of 1902. The 1909 bull market attracted
an enormous public following, largely be-
cause Of the advertisement that Wall
street got throughout the country by the
f1otation of the great steel trust. The
steel stocks were the magnet that drew
the public into the market. In the spring
of 1901, Just before the Northern Pacific
panic. every man, woman and child in
the country seemed to be specializing in
stocks. The public was loaded up with
hundreds OF millions OF dollars worth of
newly created securities of a problemati-
cal value. This loading up process went
on through two years.
Then early In the winter of 1902 the
Standard Oil party, having reefed its
sails. took the page out OF the market
and left Mr.. Morgan and his friends to
shift for themselves. In the big de-
cline that eliminated In the collapse of
the Southern Pacific pool In the summer
of 1903 the public that had swallowed all
the new Industrial stocks disgorged and
took heavy losses. The public had been
living in q fools paradise. within a year
after the collapse of the Southern Pa
cifc pool the standard Oil party again
took q bullish position on the market for
a long pull and the rise of 19O4-1906 was
the result. But the public that was not
SO badly hurt In the previous bull market
failed to come into the new one. 1t had
learned its lesson in speculation. The
decline in prices since the elimination
of this last bull market has been as Sc
we're as was the decline In 1903. But the
public takes the news In very much
different spirit. -Four years ago loud
wall went up all over the country over
the losses in stocks. But this time, judy
ing from opinions that are expressed in
the newspapers throughout the country,
the public seems to be rather pleased
that the bottom has again fallen out of
Wall street This time the public let
the big men go ahead and play their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Run Over to Washington.

Wall Street men are running over to
Washington every day or so to see what
Mr.. Roosevelt is goin to do to help them
out. but they do not get very much salts
faction at the White House. 1t is I'M
derstood that the President may make
some general statement about his policy
toward the railways in his speech at the
opening of the Jamestown Exposition on
April &C. But those who know Mr..
Roosevelt we'll do not believe that he will
say anything radically different from
what he has said before in his message
and speeches. The President seems to
be pretty we'll informed as to the true
inwardness of affairs in Wall street, and
he evidently does not intend to be used
to help speculative Wall street out of
its dilemma. The men directly interested
In the management of the railways nat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
More Trouble Than Job.

From the Columbus Qnd) Cor. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The troubles of Job pale into signin-
canoe beside those of Christopher voll-
mer a financially prosperous merchant of
this place. The death of his ten-year-old
son is one of the latest of his rnlsfor-
tunes.
vollmer and his wife were parents of
ten children The one that has just died
fell on the ice few days ago and in
jured his knee, from which blood poison
set in and death followed
Three years ago their daughter Una fell
while at play and sustained an injury
which made her a cripple for life The
mother has lost both eyes and the father
one, and daughter is nearly blind
Three years ago the latter shot her
sweetheart because she surprised him in
company with another girl.
During a flood three years ago Voll-
mer lost his business, which was swept
away by high water. Their Oldest son,
Thomas Vollmer, is in the Indiana re-
formatory, and their second son, George
Vollmber, is in the reform school for
the feeble minded. A few weeks ago
Vollmer filed suit against his wife fol
divorce.
Twice within the last FIVE years Vol.
mer made the race for sheriff of Bar
tholomew county, but was defeated in
both CAGES.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Joys of School Life.
From IIarper,s Weekly

From Harper's Weekly.
There was a rush for the door, a hol-
Ter, and a whoop. The little schoolroom
was empty; it was recess-time. The
teacher drew forth q letter and COM
menced to read 1t.
Say, teacher is that letter from your
feller?" Susie Jones's frecSled face is
peering at the teacher just above the
edge of the desk. Amt you got no
feller?"
The door is thrown open.
Teacher, Billie Martin tripped me up
and hurted my toe"
The teacher goes to the door.
billie. come here. Did you trip Sam
mic Osier?'''
mo, didn't; he fell down, and the cry
baby tried to blame 1t on me. I'll punch
his face"
stop. We won't have any talk like
that
Teacher, can me and Mary go over to
the woods and get some wintergreen?'
mo, not today"
"Well, | don't see why We can't go.
Jim Oser and Billie Martin have gone"
You know that those boys will have to
stay after school to pay for it,"
IT don't see why we girls can't never
do nothing" muttered Mary, under her
breath.
ooh, teacher, come quiclx!'' 1t is Sam
mic Osier again. John Hill has John
Dennis down and is just plugging him
something awful. Oh, hurry he will xii.
him; know he will
The teacher finds that the two Johns
have been wrestling.
"Say teacher, what makes you wear
your hair that way? Ma said that it
made you look like an old maid" asked
little Stella Thurman in all seriousness.
my ma said that she should think
teacher would blow away some day. she
is so thin. Why are you so thin?' Susie
piped out.
"Teacher how many more days Of
school?''
my sister Jennie has a ring just like
yours with red glass in it. Jennie got
hers with gum. How did you get yours?'
Teacher, can me and Jim go and get a
pail of water?''
Eyes, but hurry; it is almost bell
time"
"Say, teacher. what is that little brown
spot right back of your left ear? Won t
It come OFF,
ooh, teacher come here! Sammie is
felled down in the mud and has lost his
ihoe."
The bell rings and school is resumed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

urally feel that the President should
make it very plain to the people at
large, exactly what his wishes are in
the matter of railway legislation. 1t Is
not that the railway men have any
fear of what Mr.. Roosevelt may do, but
they are intensely disturbed by the radi-
cal action taken in the various common
wealths by lawmakers who believe they
are following out tho Presidents wishes
when they are not. 1t will take some
time before Wall street becomes settled
again. The situation here is disturbed,
and so is the situation abroad. A year
from now the country will be entering
upon Presidential campaign that may
develop into one of the crucial electoral
contests in the history of the country.
Some of the conservative banking inter-
ests In Wall street while they recognize
that 1t is little far of to make any
campaign predictions feel that there is
going to be q change of administration.
and that it is time for caution in branch
ing out into new ventures From now on
the talk of the next administration will
be more and more in evidence in the
money markets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Morgan Richer Than Ever.

When Mr.. Morgan sailed for Europe he
was richer than ever before in his life.
When the great railroad systems of the
country began issuing snort time notes
last summer he commenced getting out
from under. The tragic death of his
closest friend, Samuel Spencer. accelerat-
ed the Morgan liquidation He is said to
have sold out nearly everything he had
for which there was market and con-
verted his assets into cash. Early in
January he called in about s25000,00O,
which he has loaned out in the Street.
He is believed to have locked UP large
sums of money and contributed in this
way to the stringency. He Is believed to
have been the commanding figure in the
most colossal bear campaign ever con-
Quoted in Wall street. During the last
two weeks of the decline his brokers were
remorseless1y pounding stocks, particularly
the issues which were backed by Harri-
man and the speculative branch OF the
Standard Oil crowd Incidentally one Of
his close business associates, H. c. Frick
suffered along with the rest. That was
because Mr.. Frick had cast his lot with
the Hartman party.
The fact that four such powerful lead
ers Of the great Wall street game as
Hartman, Frick, Rogers and Rockefeller
have been hurt to the tune of many mil
lions Of dollars ought to go a long
way toward showing the amateurs OF the
game that there Is no royal road to sue
cess in wall street. The great public
outside Of wall street, that only reads
about the speculative game when some
thing big happens here has had an idea
for a long time that a man branded
with the 49, o." label mas nothing to
do but to find new places to hoard his
money The trouble with all the big fell
lows in the game is that they everyday it.
Borrowing big sums Of money at friendly
banks Is such an easy matter that 1t
tempts the devotees OF high finance to
grapple with financial undertakings these
days that would have astounded the old
timers. But when things go wrong as
they have recently losses run into big
figures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

The tobacco habit is a curse, and every
man knows It, Some Smart kids don't
know It, Most men would like to quit,
If they knew they could do 1t easy"
without causing them discomfort.
"Easy-To-Q Quit" is positive, absolute
stopper for any tobacco habit 1t Is
a vegetable remedy, and any lady can
give 1t secretly in food or drink. 1t is
harmless. leaves no reaction or bad after
effects, and 1t stops the habit to stay
stopped.
Mothers, save the young smokers
brain, he cannot do 1t himself. Wives,
sisters and sweethearts, help save the
mind, body and future OF some one who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Doing It Up.

From the YonlSers Statesman.
This bill is too high" said the GUS
toner.
TOO high?' calculated the laundry
man.
'"raht's what I said: too high"
But man, do you know how long It
takes to do up q shirtY'
why about four washngs."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

After having been postponed,
Wednesday, April "a, has been
set as the date for the lecture
to be given by Capt. R. P. Hob
son at the Jefferson theatre to
establish letter carriers sick
benefit fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

beat each other to the market without
being seen. 1t is a tradition in the Hill
camp that it Is dsloyal to sell any of the
stocks, and so the Hill followers who
wanted to convert some OF their paper
profits into real money had to do some
tall side-stepping to get out Of their
stocks without letting Mr.. Hill know 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
WHY RENT

when we will sell you elegant,
new, modern, 8-room house, on
car line, if you can pay $50 per
month? See Thompson Booth,
2113 First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Case of olympian License.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Mother-Tommie. little boys should be
seen and not heard when taking their
Sup.
Tommie-How long will it be before I
can take my soup like papa?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Hartman Is Bio Figure.

own game and then eat each other up
in the end.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15
Indications Are That a Serious
Rupture Is on in the State
Republican Camp.
BEvERIDGE SPECULATION.
BOTH HIS FRIENDS AND THE MA.
CHINE LEADERS DENY THAT HE
WOULD AID IN ATTACK ON THE
ORGANIZATION.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 15.-It has
been ascertained that there has been a
final and evidently irreyocable break
between Governor Hanly and the state
republican machine. 1t was known
during the close of the legislature that
temporarily, at least, the machine and
the governor were at OUTS 1t now
rests with the governor as to whether
the warfare between the two shall act
ually begin as soon as he RECEIVERS.
Some say the governor will try to
smash the machine and that the re-
naming months of his administration
will be directed to an effort of this
kind These say they believe Bever-
idge would join in such an attack Bot h
Beyeridge's friends and the machine
leaders say this is not the case. Of
course nothing can be done until the
governor recovers from his sickness.
but his attitude toward the machine
will be watched with interest
Governor Haniy's condition showed
a slight change for the better. He IS
now being allowed TO eat solid food
each day and is getting plenty of rest.
sleeping well at night and at times dur
ing the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15
ORD|NANCEFOR MEAT
INSPECTION TONIGHT
Probable That 1t Will Be Pass
ed by the City Council
At This Meeting.
THERE is NEED FOR HASTE.
COPY OF ORDINANCE WILL BE
SENT TO WASHINGTON AS SOON
AS 1T HAS BECOME A LOCAL
STATUTE.
THERE is NEED FOR HASTE,

Tonight at council meeting the meat
inspection ordinance will be reported
by the ordinance committee and it is
probable that it will be slightly re-
vised. The ordinance in its revised
form will be as effective, it is thought
as originally prepared by the commit
tee on public health and morals and
DR.. C. S. Bond, city health officer
1t is quite probable that the ordin-
ance will be railroaded through this
evening onto the statute books of the
city. Chairman Deuker of the ordi
nance committee will ask that the
ordinance be given its first. second
and third readings and then voted on.
Copy to Washington.
AS soon as the ordinance is made
a law, DR.. Bond will send a copy to
the secretary of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington for his in.
spection. If the ordinance covers all
government requirements it is expect
ed that one or two federal government
inspectors will be assigned to this
city for duty as soon as the municipal
slaughtering floor is completed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15
.ELSTRO-BURNS CASE
IS AIRED IN COURT
Men Engaged in a Fight Over
A Trivial Matter.
BOTH PAID THEIR FINES.

Henry Elstro. ex-policeman, appear
ed in the city court in the role of Il
prisoner. He was charged with ir-
toxication and also with assault and
battery. Elstro plead guilty to both
charges. For the first offense he was
fined 81 and costs and for the second
offense he was fined SO and costs. Ce-
phus Burns. colored. the victim of Ell
stro's assault, was charged with intox-
ication, and he entered a plea of not
guilty. After three policemen had
testified that he was drunk. Burns
stated that he had nothing TO say for
himself so he was the recipient of a
fine of 81 and costs
Burns stated that he entered the
Dave Johnson saloon on Ft. WAYNE
avenue Saturday afternoon. where he
met Elstro. with whom he works. and
treated him to a drink. Burns then
stated he asked Elstro for chew of to-
bacco and touched him on the hip
Burns stated that Elstro whirled on him
and knocked him against the wall
The bartender Immediately ordered
Burns out of the saloon. He hung
around until Elstro came out and then
asked him what he was mad about
Burns said that Elstro accused him of
putting his hand in Elstro's pocket.
Burns denied this and then Elstro
asked him IL he meant to call him a
liar. If you put il in that light
guess you are one" said Burns. There
upon Elstro Knocked him TO the side
walk Il gathered myself up from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15
HOLDER DISPROVES A LIBEL
I'm REFERENCE TO THE HOG
Selection for His Troupe--Has
Been Long In Business.

The average man would never for a
second think OF searching out the fine
points of a hog with the idea in view
of measuring him for intelligence.
Strictly speaking, the hog has never
been credited with having intelligence
in any degree and for man to search
for a single spark that would reflect
the presence of gray matter, would
be deemed lacking in the same quality
himself.
It has taken Edwin S. Holder. owner
and manager of the Holder Hoosier cir
Gus. to disprove the common error and
because of the fact that Mr.. Holder IS
a Wayne countian by adoption, If not
birth, his views on the hog are II
more than ordinary interest. Just
now Mr.. Holders collection Of bovines
and other animals are housed in the
coliseum for a three days stay, and
while they are entertaining hundreds
of children and older folks, too. it
may never be discovered just what el
ements have been necessary TO accom-
plish the education Of the dumb
brutes-especially the hogs.
Not a Question Of Looks.
'sOf course. a hog doesn't look IL
telligent." said Mr. Holder 10 the Pal
Iadium. and it has been for this rea-
son only that the aaerage person re-
fuses 10 believe his hogsriP can-be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15

taught anything | have with me a
bunch of hogs that wouldn't take many
pl/zes at stock show. nor would they
be classed as hogs that would weigh
heavily at East Liberty. Pa. where 50
many Wayne county porkers go, but
1t has been discovered that the hog
that has the measliest appearance.
generally has the most brains |
have with me two hogs that claim
as their place of nativity, Wayne
county. They are the sole survivors
Of my original troupe of porkers. and
were picked up near Milton several
years ago. They still perform and
they are valuable coachers to the
younger generation that | am putting
through the course for the future
Ears Are Indication.
Now let me tell you little trick
about selecting a hog for the show bus
iness. II his ears hang over his eyes.
pass him up. He belongs TO the food
class of porkers, but can never DO
stunts in the sawdust ring He must
have full use of his eyes at all times.
The long-eared pig always is lacking
in quick observation. I always pass
them up. The hog whose eyes are
Set widely apart. Is the intelligent
one in comparison with one whose
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15

the sidewalk and just then an officer
came along and arrested me-" conclud-
ed Burns.
Elstro stated that Burns story was
entirely correct except his statement
about the tobacco. He said that
Burns reached in his hip pocket and
took the tobacco out. Elstro stated
that he had been drinking and that he
was not responsible for his actions
4 am awfully sorry for what / did
said Elstro. Both men paid their
fines