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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
A RECORD BREAKING NIGHT
Col. Dillingham;, the Famous AdVer-
 tiser, Makes a New Record

There was something doing al the head quarters of Col. Frank A. Dillingham; in Ensley, Bessemer and North Birmingham Saturday night
 The largest audiences that have yet assembled crowded around the big plat forms where a splendid vaudeville and black face entertainments were conduct ed the opening concert by the minstrels being no small feature of the programme. As the entertainment programme neared the finish it seemed that the crowd grew larger instead of diminishing until when the lecturers were ready to begin per feet sea of faces greeted them.
 Saturday was the fouth Saturday Of the stay of Colonel Dillingham;, and It is notable that the crowds have grown larger with each succeeding night, and the further fact is noted that the sales of his wonderful medicines have increased in proportion to the crowds. Saturday night dozens of people applied for the medicine who had heard of the eXper- ence of their neighbors who had gwen it fair trial, and the experience is the same as mark the operations of this great advertiser wherever he goes.
 The sale of Plant Juice, the new rem edy of Colonel Dillingham;, Is also some thing tremendous. Last night one wo- man told Colonel Dillingham; that she had been materially helped by the use of Plant Juice in three days. and she
  manent cure.
 Another of the famous preparations which is having a tremendous sale Is the Plant Juice Healing SalVe. This put up in neat boxes, and is especially val uable in burns, cancerous sores or skin eruptions It is an especially soothing dressing for cuts or bruises and is used with great satisfaction in surgical work.
 The entertainment provided by the great advertiser and benefactor will continue without interruption every night, at the same place. A change of programme will take place every night, the minstrels will discourse new and popular music and people of this district will find an evening of pleasure and enjoyment always pro- vided.
 Several members of the local police force who have used the Plant Juice and liniment with splendid results, called on Colonel Dillingham; and testified to it's healing qualities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
C|TY FLOODED BY
 HEAVY DOWNPOUR Awnings Blown Down and Trees on Outskirts Suffer CORNICE FALLS TO STREET Mass of Tin From Potter Building Crashes Down On First Avenue.
 Rain Continues Nearly
 Eight Hours.
CORNICE FALLS TO STREET

After a very few days of fine weather Birmingham was subjected to a flood of rain yesterday and last night which fell almost without interruption for nearly eight hours and caused considerable dam age to property in and near the city.
 The rain was attended by windstorm in the afternoon, which blew down trees on the outskirts of the city. Many avn ings were torn down in the city and section of the cornice on the Potter building on First avenue, was blown off, a mass of tin weighing several hundred pounds being hurled to the sidewalk be- low. tearing down telephone and electric light wires Many residences and bus mess houses in the central part of the city were without lights for several hours.
 Business was almost suspended dur ing the greater part of the afternoon and the places of amusement suffered. After a Hull in the storm about dark rain again began falling in torrents and continued until midnight, the estimate be- ing fully three inches and causing great discomfort to theatregoers and others on the streets.
 Reports from the railway dispatchers' offices at midnight last night were to the effect that no washouts had occurred and all trains were running.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
ENTIRE FAMILY'S
 SKIN AFFECTIONS
Mother Suffered Six Years with Eczema = Baby Cured of Heat Rash-Father Mother, and Child Have Scalp and Hair Troubles.
ALL GIVE THANKS
 TO CUTICURA REMEDIES

My wife had eczema for five or six years. It was on her face and would oome and go. We had read so much about Cuticura Remedies that we thought we would give them a trial We did 30, and it has now been about four years, and she has never had a sign of eczema since. She also used them both about a year ago for her scalp. She had very thin hair and Cuticura helped her hair greatly. I myself used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura 0int. nent some time ago for falling hair. I now have 8 very heavy head of hair and 1t does not fall out. We used Cut- cura Remedies for our baby, who was nearly bald when young. She has very nice hair now. She is very feshy, and we had 90 much trouble with heat that we would bethe her with Cuticura Soap and then apply Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the heat up so much quicker than anything else. We give thanks to the Cuticura Remedies. MT. H. B.. Springnire, 323 So. Capitol Street, Iowa City, Ia-,- July le, 1905 and Sept. IS. l0O6."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
COMMISSION WAITS
 ON CITY COUNCIL
Will Meet Friday to Elect Police Force, Including Sam Hamilton's
 Successor.

The board of police commissioners met last night in the chiefs office, and im- mediately adjourned to meet again Fri day night.
 This was done in order to allow the council time to canvass the recent cleo ton and declare the new commissioners elected. Friday night the regular elec- tion of a police force will be held, ana several undesirable officers will be dropped. At this meeting trials will be held of certain officers who have been suspended.
 There are numbers of officers who de- sire to be elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Detective sam Hamilton, and between now and Friday the race will be animated. It is not prop able that any outside influence will. be brought to bear on the board. except that both Chief Wier and Detective Bodeker will present their nominees for the posi- ton. .i4-..I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
EXCITEMENT CAUSED
 BY GAZING ROOF
One Man Hurt, But BeSsemer
 Was Full of RumorS
ITALIAN KILLED BY ROCK
Tony Oliver Was One of the Most Fa- vorahIy Known Italians in the Dis trict-Genera News of
 Bessemer.

Bessemer, May Especial )-Men, women and children got busy this after noon about 4:3O o'clock when it became known that an accident had occurred at the Tennessee company's Robertstown furnace No. f.
 A telephone message was sent from the office of the company to a prominent local undertaking establishment to send all the ambulances in town, and as re- suit the hurry call run was made in record time. Six ambulances responded nobly to the call for help, and when they arrived upon the scene they found one lone man, the only victim of the eatas- trophe.
 The trouble was caused by the caving in of the roof of the cast shed. The men had just finished making casting when an awful noise was heard and the brick wall commenced to fall. Between twenty five and thirty men were under the shed at the time, and when the brick com menced to fall they commenced to run, ana being the last man in the bunch Jessie Willis, colored, the man that was hurt, failed to get away on time, with the result that he received slight scalp wound The wounded man was taken to the companys hospital and his wounds dressed by Dr. Hagler, the furnace physi- clan. The streets for an hour were crowd ed with people, inquiring how many peo- pie were killed, and the managers of the telephone companies report having done q land office business.
 The shed was completely demolished but will be rebuilt and in operation by the last of the week. The wounded man was taken to his home at o'clock and will be out in q day or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
PLAN TO OPEN STATION.
Terminal Company Will Rush Work
 From Now Until July 1.

A meeting was held yesterday by the board of control of the Birmingham Ter minal company to discuss the opening of the new union passenger station which is scheduled for July 1. Terminal officials are getting busy since the announcement was made a few days ago that the roads now using the old Louisville and Nash vile 6epot would be compelled to move oul on July l. and every effort is being made to get the new terminals in shape by the time named for handling passen- gers.
 'rhe meeting yesterday was presided over bS w. N. Foreacre, general super intendent of the Southern railway, and was attended by the superintendents of the interested roads The work yet to be done on the new terminals was discussed and plans made to have as much of the work completed by July l as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
IMPOSES HEAVY FINE.
Man Found Guilty of concealins Stolen
 Property In Store.

With the conviction and imposition of a s100 fine upon William Shinhpun yesterday by Judge Feagin, the police believe that a nest of thevery will be brol<en m and that other robberies sinilar to this will be prevented.
 Shinhbun was convicted of buying and concealng stolen goods at ms store on Ninth avenue near Efghteentn street. A short time ago the supply house of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company on Twenty second street. was burglarized and lot of copper wire stolen. This wire was found at Shinhbun's place, Tor which he was fined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Italian Killed by Rock.

Tony Oliver, one of the most favorably known Italians in the district was crushed to death by falling rock about noon today at Feeders mines. Tony was liked by all who knew him, and his death comes as a very sad blow to his wife and four little children. Of all the Ital- ians that have lived in this district for the past five years Tony was the most generally liked and respected. His fun eral will take place tomorrow afternoon at D. m. from his late home at Twenty seventh street and Dartmouth avenue, and will be conducted by the Independent Or der of Odd Felloks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
HORRIBLY CRUSHED
 BY GAR INV MINE
CHARLES ARM STRONG FATALLY
 INJURED AS RESULT OF ACCl- ! DENT AT WARNER MINES YES- [ TERDAY MORNING.

Charles Armstrong. an electrician who was employed at the Warner mines at Republic, is lying at St. Vincents hos pital fatally injured as the result of an accident yesterday morning. Armstrong was working in the mine when some cars broke loose and ran down upon him, crushing him badly. He was crushed in the lower part of the body, one of his legs was mangled and his head lacerated.
 Armstrong is about % years old and has been working at the mines for some time He has a brother H. c. Armstrong, in business in North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Iudne Iackson,s Court.

In Judge Jackson's court today lively doings were pulled off. Nose Jemison, a. negro was fined $10O for carrying con cealed weapons. The case of Dick Blank lnsnip and Dick Hamilton, charged with receiving and dsposng of stolen brass, was appealed from the mayors court to the city court and bond made for both parties in the sum of $50.
 The supreme court today affirmed the decision of Judge Jackson in the Coburn larceny case Coburn was convicted Of larceny from the Bessemer Furniture com pany and was sentenced to one year and one day by Judge Jackson, The case was appealed to the supreme court with the result as above stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
L. & N. and Labor Union Suit.

Washington, May 14.-An effort is being made to have the case of Will liam Adair vs. the United States ad- vanced on the docket of the supreme court of the United States for an early hearing in the netx term of court. Adair Is the master mechanic of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, and is charged with the violation of the law prohibiting his men joining labor unions, threatening discharge to sub ordinate because he belonged to a union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

ifents, are Indispensable to all who would enjoy life free from these distressing ailments.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

crtlsted humors of skin and scalp, red rough hands. itching,
 tender feet, and sana-' tive, anciseptic, cleans ing of infants, ,, children,
 and adults, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
 Ointment, the great skin euro and purest and sweetest of ernol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
Personal and General.


 The May festival, to be given under the auspices of the ladies of St. Aloysius Catholic church on Thursday evening at Beavers hall, promises to be one of the most delightful events of the season. Qiute a number of persons prominent in the musical world of the Birmingham dis trict will take part. The members of the church nave worked haio to make the affair successful one anG the tickets have met with ready saje.
 The programme has not been entirely completed but among the most promi- nent artists will be Miss Regina Hein- berg, violinist, and Mrs Herman Rosen- heir pianist, in De Beroit's concerto No. 1. The Chasen Du Torreador from Car men will be sung by MT. Charles Herbert of Ensley. MT. Herbert possesses voice of exquisite quality, and will be heard to good advtange in this number Mrs C. J. Severin of Birmingham will sing Bischoffs Bobolnk. weird and beautiful selection which is admirably adapted to her voice of wonderful range and sweetness.
 MT L. J. owens of Ensley. also well known in musical circles. will render My Wild Irish Rose" MT. Owens pure tenor voice will be heard with delightful af- feet in this, one of the most beautiful or all the Emerald Isle stories.
 The entertainment that was to have been given at the Amphion on Third ave nue this evening by the ladies of the Epworth league. was postponed until to- morrow evening owing to the inclemeney of the weather.
 The benefit performance to be given at the Musetorium on Second avenue Fri day evening by the ladies missionary so- ciety of the Methodist church promises to be well attended and the best local talent will take part. The programme VIII consist of an illustrated duet by Misses Lillian and Cathleen Cahill. Miss Ger aldine Hays will sing some coon songs' Messrs. Baty, Whittle and Redd will rem der Nearer, My God, to Thee, Jesus, Lover of My SouI' will be sung by Miss Laura Jones and Abide with Me- by Miss Polk.
 The executive committee of the Carnegie library held an informal meeting this aft ernoon in the council chamber or the city hall. The meeting was held Tor the purpose of perfecung plans for the man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
In Mayors Court.

In the mayors court today Mayor Sul- liyan had his batting clothes on and handed out a few hot ones. Henry shannon could not distinguish between the goods of others and his own property, and his lapse of memory cost s475o.
 Gus Mack aspired to the Jeffriesonism class and tried to mop up with friend of his, for which he was forced to pay $25 and costs.
 James Wesley will do time for the city at 50 cents per day for "toting" concealed weapons.
 Chief Deputy George Jones got busy to- day and issued 103 subpoenas, aside from the regular routine work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
HOTEL LEASE FOR SALE
 Hotel lease and furniture in

11OVCI IOcIoC tII1Sk UT IIIUuI C, HI cluding beds, bedding, dining room and kitchen furniture and fixtures of every character-all new. Lease expires October 1911. Address J. B. Adams, 2O28 1st Ave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15
SKIN TEMPTATIONS 6oothed by Cuticura, when All
 Else Fails.

For rashes, itchingB, chsfngs, infam-
 mations. blotches, strong precipitation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-15

Light and Power company, abated by death of plaintiff.
 Margaret Laurence, pro ami, vs. Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany, dismissed and costs paid. The case of c. NJ. Yielding vs. Birm!ng- ham Railway. Light and Power com pany is on trial
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
STOCK PANIC E

People who hold stocks and bonds as
the stock market goes down or sell
them when stock market prices go up.
AT the present time all standard stocks
pay good dividends and will continue
to pay good dividends. The bonds pay
a certain amount of interest and will
continue to pay the same interest,
whether the bond market goes up or
down. The large transactions in stocks
and bonds in Wall Street represent the
gambling operations of men who trade
upon stock market prices or who nave
an object in booming or depressing
prices. The same stock is frequently
sold over and over again. and it often
figures in fictitious sales. made to fix
a market rate.
In the extraordinary decline in stock
values during the last fortnight one
fact has been made plain enough. Ger
tain great financial interests, led by
Standard Oil. have pursued a course
exactly calculated to smash stock
values. They have always, except dur
ing the rich mans panic last spring,
been on hand to support lines of stocks
against the attacks of the bears" who
make their profit out of market de-
preston. They have conspicuously
neglected to give any support to stocks
in the present case and 1t is an open
secret in financial circles that they look
upon the great decline in values with
e~quanimity, if not with satisfaction, as
an exhibition of the calamitous effect
of the R%ooseveltian policy of prose
cutting and Furnishing crime in higi
places.
But the people of the United States
cannot be fooled all the time. and they
are not to be misled in their judgment
by manipulations in Wall Street, They
are in full accord with the President
n ardently desire the success of hi,
policies, which means SO much for the
national welfare. There will be no hal
in the government program of prose
cution and penalties for corporation
outlaws. Neither the President nor The
people can be frightened by the act'
and devices of the INSCRIPTIONS mel
who represent the money power anc
who have rugged up a spectacular pani'
as an object lesson to appeal to tn
popular fears and intimidate the prose
cution that assails their lawless acts
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
REFORM By PARTIsANsHIP

It would be impossible to minimize
the effect of the disclosures in the
Hahn committee investigation on the
public mind. Begun with the exposure
of s%candalous management Of the Fish
and Game Commission and of the prae-
tises of the heads of State departments,
the investigation has developed scandal
after scandal and shown up ineffi-
cheney, neglect and graft in boards and
commissions to an extent that had been
undreamed of. And the investigation
is not yet concluded.
The Republican party does not stand
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and -mismanage-
ment. Politically the party is held re-
sponsible for the acts of Republicans
and Republican appointees in public
office, and 1t is an evaporation to the
honest Republican voter that his
party representatives in office should
have been false to his trust and that
Republican Legislatures year after year
permitted departmental abuses to grow
to such an extent. The responsibility
mainly lies with the Legislature.
There has been much agitation for
reform in this State in the last four
years, blu the reformers have never
sought to reform the rank abuses row
revealed. They talked about the in
creased State expenditures without
special reference to any department,
and without caring to inquire. When
serious charges were made against the
Fish and Game Commission manage
ment last winter they were dumb. The
Hahn committee was not a creation of
the reformers. They had no hand in
the investigation, but no doubt some
windy reformers will assume all the
credit for the recent exposures.
The State is therefore to get impor-
tant reforms in its administration with
out any agency of the men who have
talked so loudly about reform and who
proclaimed that there could be no
possible except through their
Independent agency. The State is to
get practical reforms by dint of the
rivalry of the two political parties and
the assertion of the right of the minor
ity to inquire into the acts of govern
ment by the majority. The political
~partisanship which is so often depre-
Gated, and with good reason, for its
evils, contains within itself the best
remedy for the same.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
ABOLISH THE STATE WATER COM.
MISSION.

Governor Stokes cannot without EN-
barrassment recall the appointment Of
Foster NJ. Voorhees, as the long-term
member of the State Potable Water
Commission, and Voorhees, is not the
kind of man to resign a public job
The appointment was made evidently
without knowledge that Voorhees, pos
sessed a large stock interest in the
Middlesex Water Company, and was,
therefore, morally, If not legally, dis
qualified to serve on a State commits
sion with power to aggrandize the in
terests of private water companies.
The indecency of accepting an appoint
ment under such circumstances would
appeal to any high-minded man, but
not to Foster M. Voorhees,.
But the Legislature a relieve the
Governors embarrassment n also
settle VOORHEES, by abolishing the COM
mission. BY that act also the selec-
ton by the commission of the engineer
in charge of the Newark water supply
to be the engineer of the commission
would be nullifed. Engineer Sherrerd
misrepresented the interests of New
ark when he appeared at Trenton to
help In the amendment of the original
potable water commission bill and in
advising the Governor to sign the
amended bill with all the features hat
are SO Objectionable.
In plain speaking, the Potable Water
Commission as now organized is a pris
vate water company affair and under
control of the East Jersey Water Com
pany, which has so long beer influen-
tial in the Newark Board of Works.
Its president and engineer will run the
commission, and the result will be the
extension and strengthening of private
monopoly of water rights in this State
and the construction of a big reservoir
in the upper Passaic mainly for the
pany. The Legislature should lose no
time in September in passing a new
water commission act to repeal the
present one and enable the Governor
to appoint an unobjectionable commits
sion that will make unobjectionable
appointments.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14

the administration of Governor Penny
packer, the man who hailed he late
Matthew S. Quay as a greater states
man than Daniel Webster or Henry
Clay, and who honestly believes what
he says.
P%ennypacker approved the fraudulent
bills for the Capitol work in the same
honest belief that they were all right
because the responsible State officials,
the architect and the contractor were
honest men incapable of wrong. The
same childlike faith has been in evil
denee in the confidence of the board of
managers of the State Asylum for the
Insane in Warden Hayes, whose bills
were never audited.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-14
THE HARRISBURG CAPITOL LOOT.

In the building and furnishing of the
Pennsylvania State Capitol at Harris
burg $13,O 900, 900 was expended, and out
of this sum the responsible State Off
cials, the architect and the men who
secured the contracts got so, 900, 900 of
loot. An investigating commission has
inquired into the facts and the COM
mittee's report is now ready for the
Governor. 1t win deal with the sub
ject in general terms and suggest that
criminal action be taken against two
former State ~treasurers, two former
State auditors and the former super
intendent of public buildings, the archi-
tect and general contractor and others.
1t is recommended also that civil action
be brought against the bondsmen of the
State officials implicated to ap-
proximately three million dollars pai6
on furnishings in violation of contracts
There have been many great scan
dals of the kind in the United States
but none to equal that of the building
and furnishing of the Pennsylvania
State Capitol. AS an example of cold
blooded public robbery 1t is unique. The
bulk, Of this stealing was don under