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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
ENSLEY DECIDES ON FORM IF PAVEMENT Adopts Ordinance to Stop the Fraudulent Use of Transfers TWO TAX COM MlSSIONERS Are Appointed to Take Up Question of Equalization of Taxes-A Well
 Known Young Man Is
 Promoted.

Ensley, April 1S.-(Special.) )-The city council held It's regular bi-monthly meet ing tonight at the city hall and trans acted considerable amount of business of general interest, probably the most important matters being the selection of bitulithic payment for Avenue E and Nineteenth street, the adoption of an or dinance against the illegal use of street car transfers, and the appointment of two tax commissioners.
 While the material for paving the thor oughfares mentioned was decided, wheth- CT bids for the contract will be advertised for or whether the city will make con tract directly with some company without advertising is still under advisement. The Southern Bitulithic company of Birming ham offers to do the work for one dol lar and ninety cents for the square yard, this being the only proposition now before the council.
 The judiciary committee recommended that one tax commissioner be appointed to take up the question of the equalization of taxes with the county Board of Rev enue, and that his comprehension be fixed at ten per cent of the increase in taxes secured by him. The council appointed two commissioners and fixed their coms pnesation at fifteen per cent of the in- crease. The commissioners appointed were City Attorney Romaine Boyd and Fred G. Moore. MT. Moore was not pres ent and it Is not known whether or not he will accept the appointment.
 The ordinance against the illegal &C., ceptance and use of street car transfers is as follows:
 An ordinance to phohibit the illegal use, attemtped use and disposal of street car transfer tickets within the city Of Ensley.
 Section l, Be 1t ordained by the mayor and city council of Ensley that no trans- fer ticket giving or purporting to give the right of transfer to a passenger on q street railroad car, shall be used or offered for use or fare, on such street railroad car in Ensley, except for the perpose. and by the person or passenger to whom such transfer ticket was issued, by the conductor or other lawfully au- thorized agent of such street railroad com pany
 Sec g. Be it further ordained that 1t shall be unlawful for any person to aid or abet such illegal use of such trans fer ticket by giving away or dsposing of such transfer ticket with the intent, mo- tive or purpose of having the same used in violation of section 1 of this ordinance "Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained that any person violating any of the provisions of | this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be | fined not less than $1 nor more than $100." For More Arc Lights. | The matter of placing arc lights at Tuxedo junction and Ensley Highlands was referred to the mayor, who was in structed to take it up with the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

and ascertain if they would place the lights at the places designated
 w. F. Thornton, Jr., representing the Thornton company, mechanical and cleo trical engineers of Birmingham addressed the council on the subject of putting in an electric light plant for the city. It was his opinion that the city could in stall such a plant and furnish light to its citizens at much cheaper rate than they are now paying, and give better service also. The proposition was referred to the light committee. This matter has been discussed several times during the past few years, but results have never mater ialized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

sessions here.'
 This resolution to be read from the pulpit next Sunday morning. It was adopted by rising vote. lI
 Dr. Anderson of Anniston was ap pointed by the moderator to preach the Presbyterial sermon at the fall session of the presbytery. subject: Verbal In spiration of the Scriptures
 The moderator, Rev. S J. Foster. was appointed to remain over and preach at Springville following the fall sesison.
 The minutes of the day were read and approved and adjournment was in order, after singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" and prayer by the moderator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Promotions By Tennessee Company.

Promotions By Tennessee Company.
 A change recently made by the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany, which Is of considerable interest to Ensley people, Is that which took effect just a few days ago. when w. l.. Klutz, formerly assistant superintend- ent of the Ensley furnaces, was placed in charge of the plant at Thomas, and MT. Aldham was made superintendent at Alice furnace.
 MT. Klutz began working for the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company about five years ago as chemist at the Bessemer blast furnaces, was transferred in a few months to Ensley, and shortly thereafter promoted to the position of assistant superintendent of the Ensley furnaces from which place he was trans ferred to Alice less than a year ago and made superintendent there. His latest promotion to the superintendency of the Thomas plant Is very gratifying to the many friends he made during his resi- dence here.
 While he has been connected with the company a little less than two years, MT. Odhams rise has been as rapid as that of his predecessor. He began also as a chemist in the Ensley steel works di vision, was transferred to Alice when MT. Klutz was placed in charge there, and now succeeds him as superintendent of the plant. MT. Oldham's successor as chemist at Alice is k. l.. Ledbetter. who has been employed in the same capacity in the Ensley steel mill.
 Both MT. Klutz and MT. Oldham are graduates of the University of North Carolina, MT. Ledbetter being an alum nus of the University of Alabama. Both these institutions have sent many of their alumni into the Birmingham district and practically all of them are meeting with success in their various professions, the rapid promotions in these particular in- stances being due largely to excellent technical training, as well as exception al ability and close application to duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

The appointment of George w. Jones of Montgomery as district attorney for Ala bama for the Louisville and Nashville Is announced. He succeeds J. M FalSner, who will be retained by the road in an ad- visory capacity MT. Johes has been with the company for twenty-one years, sew enteen in Alabama. Eight years ago he became assistant district attorney, and has been acting solely since the beginning of the illness of Colonel Falkner four years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
; Complaint on Fruit Rates.

Chattanooga, April 1S.-(Special.)-For nal complaint against the new fruit and berry rates inaugurated by the Queen and Crescent route this season has been filed with the interstate commerce commission. The complaint is about the rates from Chattanooga to Cincinnati, and the rail- roads order fixing the number of crates that shall be carried in a car.
 The complaint was filed by the Ameri- can Fruit union, through its president, John D. Cunningham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

Car Will Be Open Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
S4Oo,OO0 Discrepancy.

Milwaukee, April 1S.-A special rom Madison Wis, says; A report that a dis crepancy of $4O0.O0O exists in the accounts of the University of Wisconsin was cir culated today. Several months ago the university regents put an expert to work on the books. Recently the expert made a report to the regents. President Van Hies said today that there was absolutely no suspicion of any misappropriation of funds but admitted that there has been failure to properly charge up certain investments to their proper accounts.
 
 among and between the manufacture of guanos and fertilizers in this state?
 '2. If so, does this combination or trust in violation of law. fix the price of guanos or fertilizers and limit the quality offered for sale.
 "s. Does the guano or fertilizer sold to the planters of Alabama contain a large per cent of cheap material that has no beneficial effect on the soil and does not increase its production?
 "A Does there exist a combination or trust among the cotton seed oil mills of Alabama and are they. in violation of law, controlling the price of cotton seed? "5. Is there an agreement or understand ing between the cotton oil mills of Ala bama, in violation of law, to control the market price of their products?
 G. Are such cotton seed oil mills manu- featuring and offering for sale a product or products, in violation of law, that Is spurious and not of the grade or quality as represented?
 ''7. To ascertain and investigate if the manufacturers or fertilizers are comply ing with the law relating to the tagging of their products?
 "The farmers of Alabama have great financial interest in the price of, guano and fertilizer, and in the purity of the same offered for sale; and, If such state of facts, as outlined above, does exist in Alabama, it is the purpose of this committee to prepare and submit a detailed report to the legislature of Alabama of the true conditions as they at present exist, and to prepare and sub- mt, along with said report to that body a bill to be enacted in law. to correct and set right such wrongs, and to this end we must of necessity ask the CO., operation of the users of and dealers in such products.
 '"The committee, therefore, respectfully requests that if any of the parties to whom this article is addressed have knowledge of any of the matters herein above mentioned, or anything that will aid in the proposed investigation they re- duce the same in writing, putting it in the shape of an affidavit before an officer competent to administer oath and address to Leon McCord. clerk of the Fertilizer and Cotton Seed Oil Mill Investigation Committee. Montgomery, Ala. Respect fully. M. l.. LE1TH. Chairman of the Fertilizer and Cotton Seed oil Mill Investigating Committee.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Home Of the iceberqs.

Almost all the icebergs seen in the
north Atlantic during June are
~Iproducts OF the coast Of Labrador.
formed from the Ice fields that hat
filled the lamentations Of that COAT
the previous winter. July's icebergs
come from further north in the vicin.
tty Of Baffn Land, those Of August
come from still further north. and
though fewer in number than those
OF the earlier summer. are larger In
individuality. From the coast OF
Labrador may be seen an endless
procession Of these Ice mountains
coming out OF the north and taking
their way majestically southwark un-
I'll they lose their being In the warm.
or waters and climate Of the south
Atlantic. Maine Journal.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
OLD CANNON CAN'T BE BROKEN.
Armament Of Old Craft Was Made to
Last.

A good story is being told at the
Mare Island navy yard concerning a
San Francisco contractor who bought
all the old obsolete cannon which were
sold at the local yard some time ago.
The n were all OF the smooth
bore kind, and in order that they
might be easily handled for shipment
to the city all sorts of schemes were
tried to cndeavOr TO break them with
dynamite and blasting powder, but
they were unsuccessful.
An electric drill machine was even
set w at the yards and the cannon
were drilled full Of holes in order to
weaken them for breaking open with
wedges, but this was also unsuccess,
full. The cannon were then taken
away and the last heard OF them they
we're cOrralled In the hills near Point
Richmond, where an effort was being
made to break them open with dyna,
mite again.
The cannon which proved to he &c
strong were among the armament OF
the war craft which sailed the seas
In 1912.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
NEWS.
Insuranee Companies Protest.

Jefferson City.-W. d. VanGiver, SUI.
p%erlntendent Of the Missouri insur-
apce department, ID preparing to
enforce the new insurance laws en-
acted by the last legislature and
some OF the foreign insurance compa.
uies are preparing to contest some OF
the new laws. The new law which
prohibits domestic insurance compa.
MES from paying a higher salary than
S25, 900 and foreign companies, doing
business In Missouri, from paying
more than $4,000, which law takes ef'
feet June 1G, will be most vigorously
fought BY the foreign companies. The
Equitable, Prudential and Metropoli-
tan pay higher salaries than the new
law will permit and these three com.
panies are preparing to fight the law
In the courts. They will have to con-
fine their litigation to the state courts,
because of another law Just enacted
which prohibits them from going to
the federal courts without the consent
OF the other party TO the suit. This
law also becomes effective June 1G.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04

II is noted from Baltimore that dur
Ing the ten years since the discovery
OF the Xray important research has
been made by the medical department
OF Johns Hopkins university through
the use Of the ray as a d~iasnostic
agent; and the results OF great bene-
fits derived from the early diagnosis
and study Of ancurisms, or morbid di.
lation Of the walls Of arteries, through
this agent, have just been compiled
and described by DR.. F. Howard Baet
jar, OF the university.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Senator Conner Dies.

Joplin State Senator Thomas Con-
nor, the millionaire mine owner OF this
city, died Friday, aged SO, at a santa
rum al San Antonio, Tex, where he
had been for the past several months.
The remains will be taken to Tiffn,
O., his boyhood home, for burial. Sen
ator Conner was elected as a democrat
from Jasper county at the genera! cleo.
ton last fall as a member OF the Mis-
souri, general assembly, but never re,
ported at Jefferson City. being stricl:'
en- with a nervous collapse which re.
suited In his death before the legis;a'
ture convened
The new Joplin hotel, In course OF
construction. to be built and equipped
AZ a cost Of nearly 81 100000, Is an
enterprise which was very dear TO the
dead senator and which he regarded rs
his monument In this city.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
A GROCER.
Dropped a Valuable Hint About Coffee.

For about eight years." writes a
Mich. woman. II suffered from nerv-
Ousness--part OF the time down In bed
with nervous prostratiOn.
sometimes | would get numb and 1t
would be almost impossible for me to
speak for a spell. At others, | would
have eve bilious attacks. and my
heart would iiutter painfully when l
would walk fast or sweep.
II have taken enough medicine to
start a small drug store. without any
benefit. One evening our grocer was
asking husband how l was and he
urged that | quit coffee and use
Postum, so he brought home a pkg.
and | made IL according to directions
and We were both delighted with 1t.
80 we quit coffee altogether and
used only Postum. l began to get bet
ter In a months time and look like an
other person, the color came back to
my cheeks, l began to sleep well. my
appetite was good and ! commenced
to take on flesh and become interested
In everything about the house.
FINALLY l was able to do all my own
work without the least sign OF my old
trouble. am so thankful for the little
book, The Road to Wellville.' 1t has
done me so much good. haven't
taken medicine Of any kind for six
months and don't need any.
"A friend OF ours who did not like
Postum as she made It. liked mine.
and when she learned to boil 1t long
enough. hers was al good az mine.
It's easy II you follow directions"
Name given by Postum Company. Bat.
tie Creek, Mich. Read the little book.
The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's q reason"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
FURIOUS HUMoR ON CHILD.
Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-cutieura
Cures Her In Five Days.

AFTER my granddaughter Of about
years had been cured OF the
measles, she was attacked about a
fortnight later by a furious itching and
painful eruption all owe her body,
especially the upper part IF it, forming
'watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms, of considerable size.
She suffered a great deal and for three
weeks we pursed her every night,
using all the remedies we could think
Of. Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty
four hours we noted considerable i'm
provement, and after using only n
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
in five consecutive days the little one,
much to u Joy, had been entirely
cured, and has been well for a long
time. Mrs. +. Ruefcnacht, X. +. d. No.
2, Bakersfield, Cal, June 25 and July
20. 1906"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Tornado Wrecks Houses.

Maryville Three people were In.
jured. none seriously, and a dozen
houses and barns destroyed around
Clearmont Thursday night, nineteen
miles northeast Of here, In n OF the
worst tOrnadOcs that ever visited
Nodaway county. A large schoolhousc
was carried a quarter Of a mile and
woman and child were preparing to
enter a cave. their hOus" was lifted
over the cellar door, slightly injuring
them. A barn was completely de
.stroycd. Tho tornado did o strike
the town of ClcarmOnt, but wreaked
havoc among farm houses up To the
Iowa line, ten miles distant.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
TONIC FOR MOTHERS
Or, Williams Pink Pills Are Safe and
ReIiable-A Favorite Household
Remedy.

Motherhood may be the browning
blessing OF a woman's life or 1t may
bring grief and sorrow. Mrs. NJ. J.
Wight, OF 10 Seventh Street, Auburn,
Maine, relates her experience after the
birth OF her daughter in 1901, as fol.
lows: Il was all run down at the
time the baby came and did not i'm
prove In health rapidly after. | was
pa-e. thin and bloodlcss. Ny stomach
distressed me being full Of gas all the
time and my heart fluttcrCd SO that l
could scarcely breathe.
"finally | remembered that a friend
had recommended DR.. williams Pink
pills TO me SO | commenced using
them. gained In strength rapidly
while the baby thrOve also. When |
expected my next child ! started TAX.
Ing the pills again az a tonic and
strengthened and had no such diff.
Guilty az before. got up better and
NY strength came back much sooner.
"A year ago last winter | mad an at
tack OF rheumatism In the hands which
went from one hand 10 the other. The
Joints swelled up and were so stir l
could not move them. The pain TX.
tended up through my arms and
shoulders. felt sick enough TO 20 to
bed but did not do so. This attack
lasted for several months. ! tried sev.
eral remedies but finally came back
to using tine pills which had done me
80 much good before and found that
they benefited me almost at once. |
have not been troubled since"
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
pills. or they will be sent by mail
postpaid, on receipt OF price. 80 cents
per box. six boxes for $3.50. by the
DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady. N. Y. Send for book OF
cures.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Little Bobby on Bees.

Little BODY wrote an essay on bees
~ follows:
THE bee is a queer sort Of an in.
sect, that gives people a few points
that they don't appreciate. The queen
bee bosses the hive, just like ma
bosses our house. The drone bee Is
like pa: he don't care much about
work. There are other kinds OF bees,
including political bees, quilting bees
and E-sking bees. But the best bees
OF all are the kissing bees. There Is a
kissing bee in our parlor every Sun
day night and I get a nickel not to tell
about 1t. When It comes TO a choice
of bees, give me a kissing bee every
time"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04

and had the other usual symptoms OF
kidney troub,c-lassitude, headache,
pain in the back, urinary disorders.
rheumatic pain, etc. / have a box con
tanning IA gravel stones that passed.
but that is not one-quarter OF the
whole number. ! consider Doan's Kid
ney Pills a fine kidney tonic"
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Missouri Bow Kills Self.

LOuislana.-A peculiar pccIdont Oc'
CURED at Clarksvillc, Mo, during the
absence of William Farris and wife
from home. Their w sons procured
a double-barrclled shotgun and started
out for a hunt. In passing GU the
door. the gun struck the step and was
discharged, the shot entering the
breast of Robert, S years old, killing
him instantly.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Dies from Blow o., Had.

George Gregory. 81 years old, Of NO
1906 Pleasant street. died at City Hos
pital from the effects Of a blow on the
head. The police are holding Henr!
Maher. 20 years old, because the,
heard that the men fought In q liver,
stable where both were employed. A
warrant charging Maher with ASSAULT
with intent to kill was Issued
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04

three years that ] had
kidney trouble I passed
az pounds OF gravel
and sandy sediment
In the urine. ! haven't
passed a stone since
using Doan's Kidney
Pills, however. and
that was three years
ago. used to suffer
tho most acute agony
during a gravel attack.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Man Espert MHiner,

Charles Manners, the famous opera
singer, IS credited by a London tx.
pert with being one Of the finest anna
teur millIners living, his work equal
Ing some Of the best French models.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Missouri Man MISSING.

El Paso. Tex.-Frank Leake. n for.
mer Missourian. and advertising sole
itor for Out West, Los Angeles, and
solicitor for the Western Mining and
Exploration Company, Salt Lake, for
tho past year q theatrical manager
here, Is missing. His mother lives In
st. Louis, and his uncle is sheriff OF
Rawls county, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Recent Deaths,

per, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Harper
of Oakwood, aged 10; Mrs, +. J. Met.
ferd. aged &c; Paul Revere Carter, In.
FAINT son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carter;
Richard X. Joyce. Il former resident
OF Hannibal, Is dead at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa.
aged so years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Missourian on Fair Board.

Norfolk. Va.-W. II. Bright Of Pitts.
burg lost an appointment to Silas +.
Snyder Of Joplin, Mo. who was named
chief OF exploitation OF the jamestown
exposition, succeeding A. l.. Sutton OF
Portland, Ore, who resigned under
charges. Snyder has been manager OF
the newspaper and magazine contest
bureau OF the exposition.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
Bureau to Prevent fraud.

Joplin, MOTOR the purpose OF pre-.
venting the existence Of fraudulent
mining companies in the Joplin lead
ard zinc district. It was decided at a
meeting OF the commercial club to ap
point a bureau OF three men to answer
all questions. free OF charge. concern,
Ing the standing Of any mining proper
~ In the district.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-04
r or GRAVEL.
Not a Single Stone Has Formed Since
Using Coan's Kidney Pills

]. ID. Daughtrey, music publisher, VI
Suffolk. Va, says. During two or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-02
CREENOUCHS'
FAKE A FAKE?

The Lander, Wyoming, Noun
taineer, says:
The report that the Red Canyon
placers near this place had been
sailed was started because the
Greenoughs, who promoted the
company which was to develop the
property, desired to obtain control
and escape division of the enor-
nous profit which should be ex-
tracted from the ground.
Three weeks before the sailing
story was fioated one of the Gree
nough brothers offered Captain
John Henderson, one of the own
ers of the placers, s250,00O for his
interest. Henderson refused the
offer and made counter PROPOSE
tion that the $250,000 be used in
developing the ground and that the
owners receive a royalty of Is per
cent of the profits. This PROPOSE
ton was turned down and a short
time later the sailing story was
given out. -
The Mountaineer says the sailing
story is absurd and quotes the his
tory of the placers during the last
80 years as proof of the alleged
value of the ground.