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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
THROWS
JESS WESTERGAARD

Mobile, February 15.-(Speclal)-A large
crowd assembled at German Relief hall
tonight at o'clock to witness the second
wrestling match between Ollie Donelsor
of this city and Jess Westergaard of
Knoxville. Donelson won the first fall in
twenty minutes. Westergaard obtained
the second fall in seven minutes. During
the third round great excitement pre-
vailed, and from the start nearly all of
the spectators were out of their seats
watching the result. First one and then
the other was on the floor when it seemed
almost certainty that Donelson would
be bested. Suddenly be turned upon his
adversary and securing a half-Nelson and
barock turned him over by the weight of
his body, winning the fall in eight and
one-half minutes After the victory had
been won by Donelson, Westergaard
stepped to the front of the stage and told
the audience that while the bout did not
exactly please him, he acknowledged his
defeat, and that Donelson was one of the
few men who ever threw him. The third
bout will be arranged for next week to
decide the championship. There is much
interest manifested in the bouts by the
people of Mobile.
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That Vast Rockefeller Fund

Chairman Robert G.. Ogden of the
general educational board which has
charge of the $43,000000 Rockefeller
fund. recently visited Atlanta, and
while there he said TO a reporter of the
Georgian: "The south win get its
share of the $4,000 900 gift to the gen.
eral educational board. We have not
distributed the money yet; in fact.
have not begun this work. The south
has always been remembered by the
board and she won't be forgotten in
the near future. Georgia, | am sure.
will secure no little from this gift. |
am not prepared TO make any definite
statement as 10 what is going to be
done with this money or where 1t Is
going, but inasmuch as the south and
Georgia have received much in the
past it Is fair to assume they will re-
ceive benefits from the gift by Mr..
Rockefeller"
All right, Mr.. Ogden's word is good,
and if he will watch the action of his
board no doubt his statements will be
made good. Edwin A. Alderman, pres
ident of the University of Virginia. is
member of the general educational
board He was elected a member of
1t after the death of President Harper
of the Chicago university. Walter II.
Page, formerly of North Carolina, edi.
tor of Worlds Work, is also a member
Of the board, and the interests of the
south are dear to both of them. South
ern education may therefore be laYg
ly benefited by the vast fund II
came from the pockets of John
Rockefeller.
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unoccupied, and they do not care If 1t
stays forever in that condition. They
simply do not desire to see so many
immigrants unloaded in their own
cities. They are thinking of them
selves and letting the rest of the eoun-
try go unsatisfed.
But they have struck snag in the
Senate. That snag consists of Sena-
tors Tillman of South Carolina, Bacon
of Georgia and Culberson, formerly Of
Dadeville, Ala, but now of Texas.
When that immigration bill goes
through unamended it will be after
these three men have discussed il
fully, and they may need two or three
weeks in which to express their views
upon 1t.
There is no objection on the part of
southern senators to the Japanese
coolie clause which Is intended to be
Selll6llGnI Vi Tie icDOi anu sShooi
problems in California. Messrs. Bacon
and Tillman both said they favored the
clause in question, but they are OPP
posed to the clauses that the effete and
overstuffed east has devised for the
purpose of restricting immigration, and
Senator Tillman remarked that he was
preparing to make ten-day speech on
the floor against the conference com
mittee's report. He objects, to use his
own words, ito being run over as with
an automobile Let us hope his
throat, will power and wind will hold
out, and that his colleagues from
Georgia and Texas will then take up
the discussion. The people need more
light on this subject, and they will
continue to need it until noon of March
4 next.
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ANTITRUST CASE.
Chancellor Hicks of Mississippi Enters
Final Decree Against Electric Co.

Vicksburg, February 15.-Chancellor
]. S. Hicks today entered his final de-
cree in the antitrust cases brought by
the state of Mississippi against the
Southern Electric Securities company
of New Jersey several allied corpora
lions and individuals, amounting in
number to eighteen. In his decree today
Chancellor Hicks recedes from his
opinion expressed in the trial of the
cases at Natchez and overules the mo-
ton to dissolve the injunction which
prevents the Southern Electric Securi-
ties company and the New Orleans
interests from voting the stock held
by them in the Vicksburg Railway and
Light company. The court holds that
the ownership of the stock of the local
corporation by the New Jersey corpor-
alton is in violation of the antitrust
laws of the state of Mississippi. The
chancellors opinion is in conformity
with decision of the supreme court
of Mississippi, which holds that such q
holding of stock is Illegal whether the
corporations be competing or not.
The Vicksburg Railway and Light
company has still two presidents, as
the decision does not directly affect
this question. The case indirectly af-
fects the electric railway corporations
of Natchez Beaumont, Tex, and Jen-
ningS La
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New Rector Arrives.

The Rev. DR.. W e, Evans, who be-
comes rector of the Episcopal church OF
the Advent arrived from Richmond yes
terday, where he has been in charge OF
one of the largest parishes in the diocese
of Virginia. He was accompanied by Mrs
Evans. DR.. Evans will take up his work
a the Advent at once, although the reg
tory will not be ready for occupancy for
several weeks. He and his wife are stop
ping temporarily at the Hotel Hillman.
1t is said that no clergyman in Virginia
enjoyed greater popularity than Dr.
Evans, and it is believed that he will be
a favorite in Birmingham from the start
lie has a record for tireless and sue
cessful parish work as we'll as for pulpit
power
DR.. and Mrs. Evans were met at the
train by the vestrymen of the Advent,
who gave them "a hearty southern well
come.
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BABY IS CHECKED
IN CLOAK ROOM

New York, February 15-An 1S-months-
old baby was checked in the womans
cloak room at the Manhattan opera house
last night He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lewis of Winnipeg. They are
strangers in New York, but had seats
for "Rigeletto" last night. They did not
know where to leave their baby, so asked
the maid in the cloak room to check the
infant. The maid was dubious, SO she
asked Mr.. Hammerstein as to this odd
disposal of the infant. The director re-
piled that certainly the child could be
checked. Accordingly the youngster was
tagged and his parents proceeded to take
in the performance. The child promptly
fell asleep and slumbered until after the
second act. BY that time the members of
the opera company had become so inter-
ested in him that he was taken into the
business office, where he awoke and there
received a general petting.
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Shropshire-Woodruff.

Centre, February 15.-(speeiaL)-Aar
Woodruff, prominent business man of
Boaz, Ala, and Miss Mamie Shropshire.
the sister of Editor r. H. Shropshire OF
the Coosa River News. were married at
the residence of the brides brother C.
S. Shropshire, in Centre Wednesday. the
Rev. 7. A. Kerr officiating. The groom
is one of Marshall countys most pros
porous and substantial citizens and is
held in high esteem by his acquaintance
His bride is a charming and attractive
woman and has many friends who wish
her happiness in her new career. Mr.
and Mrs. Woodruff left after the cere-
mony for their home at Boaz.
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ENORMOUS GROWTH OF TRADE.
Non-Contiguous Territories Commerce
Aggregates $31 100000.

Washington, February 15.-The enor-
nous growth in American trade with its
non-eontiguous territories in the last cal
endar year as contrasted with the preced-
ing one is shown in figures compiled by
the bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor made public to-
day. In value this commerce aggregates
sl31, 100000 compared with less than $780,
100000 in 1904
OF this trade $50, 100000. in round num-
bers, consisted of merchandise shipped to
those territories, and So, 900 worth of
merchandise received from them. In adj
dition to this there was received from
the Alaskan territory more than $1s5O0.-
coo worth of gold being its own produc-
ton, and $6.50O,0o of foreign gold, prln-
eipally from the British territory ada
cent.
The following figures show how Ameri-
can shipments of merchandise have in
creased in 1906 as compared with 1904
Porto Rico, from $l2000,0o0 TO s22. 600 600:
Alaska from 81, 100000 to $1,000, 900; Hawaii
from 100000 to s12,5OoGO0. and to the
Philippines from $5,0OO000 to a little over
81 000. Co.,
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Day of Raatime Music.

This is a day of ragtime music, the
swinging catchy music that makes a man
involuntarily tap his foot to the time of
the piece, and for the next year at least
there will be no change in the class of
music that meets with popular favor"
said Charles NJ, Daniels. composer of
"Hiawatha," Moonlight" "Silverheels, >
and other popular pieces. He was spend
ing yesterday in Birmingham en- route
from New Orleans to Nashville. He
writes all his music under the nom de
plume of Neil Moret and L'Albert.
There are number of pretty songs
and instrumental pieces out now, and
they are just being placed on the mar
lSet by the publishers. They have hard
ly reached the south yet, and It will
probably be a week or two before they
get here One of the most popular songs
of today is, If the Man in the Moon
Were a Coon which is being heard on
every side.
II have three or four new songs which
will soon be south. Two of them,
'Clematis' and Louisiana were composed
under the name of LiAlbert, and limo
cence' and Dark Eyes. were composed
under the nom de plume of Neil Moret
ut will not be long before have a
new piece called Alabama / am now
writing the songs of the states, naming
each of them after some state in the
Union, and | expect to have 'AlfSbama''
written shortly. louisiana was the last
and it has only been on the market for
couple of weeks"
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THE EMPTY PULlMANS.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Probably the greatest sufferer from the
discontinuance of free passes is the Pull
man company. Very few of the thousands
who received free railway ttansporta-
tion enjoyed any favors at the hands
of the Pullmans They paid for their
berths like other passengers Riding with
out cost, they generally felt able to in
dulge In the luxury of bed Cutting
off the bulk of this travel has cut on
many thousands of the Pullmans .reve-
nue.. In fact, hundreds of sleeping cars
are hauled back and forth now that are
little more than so many empties. Any
commercial traveller will bear witness to
this.
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FINAL HEARING ON
CANAL UP FRIDAY

New York. February 15.-Theodore P.
Shonts, chairman of the Panama canal
commission, said yesterday that business
of that body would be wound up soon,
and that he would tnea begin to live
here and actively assume the presidency
of the Interboro Metropolitan company.
lie has already started to take up that
work and he has attended all of the
directors meetings in the last few weeks.
Mr.. Shonts will resign from all connec-
ton with the Panama Railroad company,
because that goes with the office of ca =
nal commissioner. but he has not consid-
cred retiring from the presidency of the
Clover Leaf line.
President Shonts said the final hearing
for the contractors bidding for the work
on the canal will be held next Friday and
that the award would follow this shortly.
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UN SUNG.

BY Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
AS sweet as the breath that goes
From the lips of the white rose,
AS weird as the elfin lights
That glimmer of frosty nights,
AS wild as the winds that tear
The curled red leaf IN the afr,
Is the song l have never sung.
In slumber, a hundred times
I've said the enchanted rhymes,
But ere l open my eyes
This ghost of a poem flies;
OF the interfiuent strains
Not even a note remains.
I know of my pulses beat
1t was something wild and sweet.
And my heart is strangely stirred
By an aforementioned word.
I strive, but ] strive in vain,
To recall the lost refrain.
On some miraculous day
Perhaps it will come and stay;
In some raimagined spring
! may find my voice. and sing
The sang : have. never suna
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Bad Negro Landed In Jail.

Norman Mayes, bad negro, was ar
rested last night by Officers Newman and
Benson and against him were docketed
three charges, carrying concealed wea-
pons, assault with a weapon, and at
tempting to bride an officer, The man is
charged with striking another negro with
his revolver, and endeavored to explain
to the officers that he was resisting high
way robbery. He had S3f ON his person,
and with this amount, the officers state
that he attempted to bride them. The
negro, it is said, possesses an unsavory
reputation.
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Coal Output in This District

State Mine Inspector Gray puts the
production of coal in this district last
year at 1,446161 tons as against II,
SEQ, 153 tons in the previous year. The
reports from a few mines have not
been received, but it is already known
that the gap between the two years
will not be filled. Our mines show, in
other words, a recession of perhaps
100000 tons.
This recession is due to no want in
demand-to no falling off in indus
tries-to no backward movement of
any sort in this district. It is simply
and solely due to a lack Of locomotives
on the part of the railroads of this dis
trict Our producers were afflicted in
1906, not SO much by a car shortage as
by a locomotive shortage, and the
worst of the situation is, steps are not
being taken to overcome the locomo-
tive deficiency-that is to say. steps
are not being taken to overcome it eff
fectually and fully.
There will be locomotive deficiency
next winter. For that matter there is
one now. 1t is always with us. 1t IS
here today, and it will stay here until
the railroads double their motive pow.
er in this district. This is the long
and short of it, and it is best to tell the
truth and shame the devil.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Sees Constant Improvement.

Birmingham takes on a very percepta-
Die growth between every trip | make 10
this city, said Richard Cheatham, re-
firing secretary. of the Southern Cotton
association, at the Florence hotel last
night.
Though my observance be but a few
weeks, find many changes and improve
ments in every section of the city. The
crowds on the streets seem to grow
larger and buster.
Birmingham has the air of a great
city, and I am proud that it belongs 10
the south"
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Well Known Writer Dead.

Crank Baltzeli' said Captain O'Brien
last evening, in commenting on the death
of that gentleman, some years ago wrote
a series of political articles, that for their
bold statement of fact and startling eff
feet have seldom been equaled in the
state. He wrote these articles under the
pen name of 'Warrick, and the effect on
prospective candidates was marvellous.
Many man who had dreamed dreams OF
congress was prevented from entering the
lists because he knew that 'Warrlck'
was familiar with his record, and pos
sessed the nerve to tell what he knew.
In connection with these letters it
was amusing that the politicians credited
Robert Mckee, now with the Montgomery
Advertiser, with their authorship. Mckee
was one of the brightest writers of the
state at that time, and one of the clean
est men in politics,
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immigration Restriction

The immigration restriction bill ,e
before the Senate as a conferen
port is not as Objectionable as
when it passed the two houses
educational feature has been 8 Il
out, and the head tax has
duced to four dollars. 1t has |
but two dollars. But there
provision in the bill requiring
conner who desires to built
himself and this country
small cash capital on his d.
he arrives.
The utter selfishness of
Of this bill is amazing. A
themselves with immigrai
about to say the south sh avs
like opportunity becaus' keee
displeases themselves, p
times their senses Of
Two-thirds of the soutn
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as Fate

outheast," to use n
+ tary Shaw, has been
1... asury by vote of five
nays in the ways and
tee This was done de-
- ZION of the secretary of
F. who, speaking from the
tiers financial, said there
$40. sub-treasury in the south
a.t My large section of the
80 nll5 lhout one.
Hr7n ne southeastern states that
s lurned down see and assimi
act that this was done at the
81 -t.ua and through the intrigues of
.ffD.a when they know and feel that
A .terests and their prestige have
ubordinated to the narrow self
of town that over-values
then they will set their teeth and
'eady for action in the Sixtieth
sress.
tlanta may as well take notice that
viii not be permitted TO reap any
bitter fruits from its undetermined
.orts. Work in the subway will come
the surface, and Atlanta need not
xpect to fight down all the rest of the
southeast, for it will have. in order TO
pocket a sub-treasury, to walk over
not only the dead body of Oscar W.
Underwood, but ii would have to con-
tend with an honest and fair-minded
public sentiment in Carolina. In Ten
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From the Boston Herald
\ New York shopkeeper who tried to
give twenty pennies in change to a Gus
toner was assaulted and bruised and had
his shop wrecked. In England pennies
are held at a premium, but here they are
nuisance. Many persons give away
their pennies in charity. which helps in
dlNiduals but does not relieve the pub
lie. The only sure relief is for every one
to say, keep the change" Then he will
get no pennies
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HOUNDS SENT TO ASSIST
Four Jefferson County Dogs Used to
Chase Marion County Robbers.

At the request of the sheriff of Marion
county Colonel Higdon dispatched four
bloodhounds yesterday in charge of Cap
tain Young, to assist in the hunt for the
burglars who looted the safe in the coun-
ty treasurers office in Hamilton.
Captain Young left Birmingham yester-
day at 1890 on the Frisco for GUN, that
being the nearest point to Hamilton,
about eighteen miles distant.
Colonel Higdon was reluctant to allow
the dogs to leave Jefferson county. but
as he has six still remaining he consid-
cred them equal to any emergency that
might arise. No word has been received
at the sheriffs office about the result of
the chase
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Nav Defeat Jim Crow Law.

Guthrie, Okla, February 15.-The con-
stitutional convention today postponed IN
definitely action on the separate coach
proposition and passed a motion to cause
two days notice to be given before It
can be taken from the calendar. 1t is
believed that this action means the de-
feat of the Jim Crow law.
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No Stops on Presidents Trio,

Washington, February LIT was an
pounced at the White House today that
there will be no steps made in either
direction by the President on his trip
to Massachusetts next Friday. when he
goes to visit his sons at college Invita-
tons have been received at the White
House asking the President to attend
various functions but the limited time
at his disposal will prevent him from
accepting these courtesies
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BIRMINoHAM's SPIRIT.

From the Chattanooga Star.
A few days ago The Star made some
suggestion concerning chronological
institute for Chattanooga. The Birming-
hamites saw the article, adopted the idea
to Birmingham push, and in less than
a week the matter is so far under way
that it is an assured fact. The Star is
glad to have furnished the suggestion and
more glad to see the sister city grasp 1t
with such avidity Sorry Chattanoogans
are slower. but then there is consola
ton in the fact that we are all the more
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MRS. BRADLEY INDICTED
For Murder of Senator Brown of Utah
In Washington Hotel.

Washington, February 15.-Mrs. Annie
NJ. Bradley was indicted for murder in
the first degree for the shooting of form
er Senator Arthur NJ Brown of Utah at
the Raleigh hotel in this city on Decem-
Der 8, last, causing his death Decem-
Der 13.
Mrs. Bradley probably will be arraigned
under the Indictment sometime next week,
Her trial will not take place for perhaps
two months She is at present confined
in the district Jail.
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Standard Oil Pleads Not Guilty.

Chicago. February 15.-Pleas of not
guilty were formally entered by the Stand
ard Oil company in seven of the eight
cases which the corporation is under in
dictment on the charge OF accepting re-
bates from railroads In violation of the
Elllns law. In the other case a plea of
not guilty had already been entered. No
date has been set for the trial. but it
is probable that IL will begin about the
middle of next month
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Impressed With District.

II. A. CroXton of Massillon, o.. pres
ident of the Iron and Steel company, a
large manufacturer of cast pipe was in
Birmingham yesterday. He has visited
the district before. Referring to the in
dustrial development here Mr.. Croxton
said that he was greatly impressed with
the strides Birmingham was making lie
returned north last night. but said he
would visit the district again in the early
Sprino
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SONG HITS.

Rock of Gibraltar, Cleft for Me-" b.
former Senator Dryden.
1t Seems to Me I Hear Somebody
Knocking" by Senator Depew.
when the Pitchfork and the Fiddle
Are as One" by Senators Tiilman and
Bob" Taylor
Somebody's Trying to Spoil My Peace
of Mind by John d. Rockefeller.
Its Up to Me to Give Away Some
Money" by Andrew Carnegie.
There's Nothing That [ Wouldn't I'm
dertake,n by Theodore Roosevelt.
Il Guess l Cast a Shadow in Ohio" by
Booker T. Washington,
1t was a grim coincidence that one of
the worst marine disasters of recent times
happened on the Joy line.
a man who is one describes the joys
of being a waiter. Joys you know, is
poetry for tips.
DR.. Evans says Thaw didn't know it
was wrong to kill. Come, dock" that's
going too far!
PEssIMISTIC VIEW.
Great is hope
1t keeps you guessing
And onward pressing,
TIL reward
Is nearly due.
Then it gives
The laugh to you.
Build a little fence of trust around to-
day" sings a poet Yes. and if you do.
the pigs of avarice and deceit will break
through it.
SUPERSEDED.
Il notice on the printed page"
Said Mrs. Cassie c.,
That Evelyn is pictured fair
Just where l used to be-"
A Missouri senator moved that the Sem
ate adjourn so its members could read the
testimony in the Thaw case. OF course
they adjourned.
TWO QUESTIONS.
where does the wind go?"
Asked a little maid one day.
Her father smiled. He, did not know
And knew not what to say.
Where does the soul go?
Into eternity"
Says one who is sage, and yet
Knows not when that may be.
PAUL COOK.