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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
WILL PROBABLY FIX
PRIMARY FOR FEB. 10
The City Committee Meets Tomorrow
Night-Wil Put All City Officials
On the Ticket.

A. p. Rich secretary of the city demo-
cratic executive committee, issued a call
for the first meeting of the committee
to lie held Thursday evening in the city
hall.
1t is understood that the committee will
set the date for the municipal primary
for February IS, a date which is agree
able to all concerned.
1t is the intention of the committee
TO put the names of candidates for the
heads of the several departments of the
city government on the open ticket.
1t is learned that there will be little
opposition to this determination. The of
ticials elected in February will take their
seats next January, when the terms of
the present officials expire
he primary this year will be one of the
liveliest in the history of the city. There
will be a fight for ward representative
to the City Council in every ward save
the Second and Eighth The next ticket
Will include candidates for Mayor, Alder
men, city attorney, chief of police chief
of the fire department, treasurer engi-
neer street commissioner, auditor, mem
bers OF the city executive committee and
members of the board of police commits
sion. In addition the people will vote
on the question of issuing bonds for
the acquisition and operation of a water
works plant by the city.
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MAKE EFFORT TO
GET TICKET BOOKS
Alderman FuIgham Favors Revival of
Practice of Selling 500 Tickets
for 81.

1t is reported that an effort will be made
tonight at the City Council meeting to
have the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company re-establish the sale of
50O-ticlSet books for 81.
As is generally known, this custom
was abolished some time ago
Alderman Fughum stated yesterday
afternoon that the company should re-
establish this sale of books. He declared
that not two of every ten passengers used
a transfer, and argued that the Inaugural
ton of the transfer and the abolition of
the ticket book was great saving to
the company.
He stated that people came from all
portions of the city to their several bus
inesses and did not need a car again
until they returned home. He thought
that this round trip fare should be 3
cents instead of 10 cents. The business
men. he thinks, and all Others engaged
in professions down town, reap no beneht
from the transfer. and would be benenteo
II they purchase 500 tickets for s4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
O'CONNELL TALKS
TO MACHINISTS
International President Was Greeted
BY Large Audience at Turn
Verein Hall Last Night.

James O'Connell, for twenty-one years
the international president of the machin-
lists union, was greeted by a large and
representative audience last night at the
Turn Verein hall.
President O'Connell visited Birmingham
last during the Drennen administration
and was entertained by that chief eXecu-
tive at a dinner at the EIillman.
Mr.. O'Connell spoke enthusiastically of
the growth and development of Birming
ham during the two years since he for
merly visited the city.
Birmingham is indeed the great city
of the south" said he, land its possibili-
lies are almost unlimited"
The president is accompanied by Inter-
national Councillor Mulholland, who for Il
long number of years has been high IN
the advisory department of the great
union with membership of $4,000 able
bodied men.
The visitors will remain in Birming
ham for several days. This afternoon
there will be held a banquet at the Hotel
Hillman, at which President O'Conneli
will be the principal speaker. Numerous
invitations have been issued. On account
of the Mayors being exceptionally busy
the welcome of the city will be delivered
10 the visitors by one of the aldermen.
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PRETTY HOME WEDDING.

The home of Mrs. Sallie Billinglla Morr
was beautifully decorated in green and
white yesterday afternoon, the occasion of
the marriage of her daughter, Miss Paul
inc Morr to Mr.. Lindley Mcclure. The
lovely little flower girls, in white en-
tered the drawing room in advance of the
bridal party, and stood near DIR. Dun
can, who performed the ceremony. Before
the entrance of bride and groom a beau
tiful musicale was rendered by Mr.. Wyatt
Heflin, Miss Norma Scholar and Miss
Nunnally.
Mrs. Mcclure wore a becoming travel
ing suit, and carried brides roses. They
left this afternoon for a trip of few
weeks when they will return to this city
to make their home, where they have
hosts of friends already.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
AN ACCOMPLISHED MoBILIAN.

James r. Randall, in the Columbian,
Columbus. Ohio, in speaking of recent
visit to Mobile, says:
The first person | visited was Thomas
Cooper De Leon, the famous writer. We
were college mates Though entirely blind
he is earning comfortable support with
his pen. BY the aid of a secretary he
accomplishes an immense amount of work
of the first order. for he is a brilliant
genius and with all his intellectual facul
ties not only unimpaired. but intensified
and chastened.
while at De Icons another old friend
came, Dr. Edwin ID. Newton. IA Georgian
who is the last surviving member of Gen.
Robert E. Lees medical staff He Is
scientist as well as physician and sur
geon He narrated several thrilling ex-
periences OF m@ny battlenelds.
with DR.. Newton, | called upon Mrs.
Nj. f. Henry -Rurrin. the distinguished ro-
nance writer and poet of Alabama. She
is handsome lady, widowed and the
mother of six fine CHI dren She is the
most modest lady # eminent talent |
have ever known and shines in CONVEX
sation Dr. Newton was feeling much
indisposed when l invited him to visit
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Mrs. T. l.. Smith of Livingston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. 7. S. Martin, at
West End.
Miss Lucy C Buckley will leave Saturday
for visit to Columbus, Miss, where she
will be an attendant at the marriage of
Miss Sallie Fort.
Mr. Leroy Holt accompanied the mill
tary to Montgomery.
Mrs A. G. Scarborough of Epes, Ala,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Ellis,
at West End.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Badham and Mr..
and Mrs Webb Crawford have returned
from Montgomery.
Miss Lucille Lane, who is the guest of
Miss May Tyson in Montgomery, will be
accompanied by Miss Tyson on her return
home.
Maj. w. F. Tibbets will reach the city
Thursday to spend several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker have
named their little son Edward Cullom, for
Mrs. Walkers father.
MT. Maurice Joseph, JT., gave III Hollol
of Miss Zerbill We'll of Mobile box party
at the Biiou theatre. Amo>S the guests
were Miss Sadie Stelnhord of Greenville,
Ala; Miss Edna Goldburg of Jackson
vile, Fla; Miss Daisy Hines, Miss Jessie
Spiro of Knoxville, Tenn; Mr.. Ed Spiro
and Mr.. Aron Adler of Baltimore.
A postponed meeting of the South High
land Improvement association will be held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. George Brooks, who has spent sew
eral days in Montgomery has returned
home.
Miss Hannah Elliott, who attended the
inaugural ball In Montgomery, has re-
turna1 homo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
IN THE SENATE,

Washington, January 15.-Goaded by
frequent Interruptions from Mr.. Tillman,
the speech of Mr.. Spooner in the Senate
today on the resolution for the investiga-
ton of the ARRAY at Brownsville was
changed from a constitutional argument
in defense of President Roosevelt's course
in discharging a negro battalion of the
army to a severe arraignment of the
South Carolina senator
He quoted from Mr. Tillman's utter
ances. defending lynching as a means
for controlling negroes, and said that
to encourage such mob violence was a
disgrace to civilization. Mr.. Tillman was
not permitted to reply, but at the conclu-
sion Of Mr.. Spooners attack declared
that at an early date he would take oc-
casion to defend himself against 1.-The
insulting illusions made to him.
The bitter feeling provoked by the con-
troversy between the senators makes 1t
impossible to say when a vote can be
had on the resolution. Mr.. Spooner took
the position that article of the arti-
Giles of war gives commander-in-chief OF
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this distinguished lady, nut under ner
eracious spell, his ailments vanished, ms
Stories became scintilating and we re-
NAMED until nearly midnight.
Gould any young gentleman OF Inc In
present time pay a more graceful cornpn-
ment to a lady than does Major Randali,
a veteran of the civil war. when ne says
that Mrs. Ruffin cured physician py
the charm of her conversation?
nc Ruffin will be remembered as Miss
MARY Henry, daughter of Mr.. Thomas
II IIanrx, nf Mobile
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$1,84o,ooo to Improve Road.

Macon, Ga, January 15.-A mortgage
has been filed in the superior court of
Bibb county by the Macon, Dublin and
Savannah railroad whereby that road Sc
cures $1,S40,000 from the New York Trust
company, and Willard V. King to be
used for further improvements of the
road The rate of interest is per cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
FOR MISS DUNCAN.

Mrs. j. T. Harwell entertained ten
guests at pink luncheon for Miss Dun
can yesterday. the entire color scheme
was in pink and white. The place cards
and ices in figures of hearts of pink. and
the beautiful home of Mrs. Harwell at
Glen Iris was a scene of cordial hospi-
talitV.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN.

The Council of Jewish Women Will
meat with Mrs. Morris Marx at her home,
No. 2207 Highland avenue, on thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock rms pooy Oh
intellectual women are studying the ten
great religions On Thursday the paper
read by Mrs. EzilSiel will teach OF
Brahmanism, and Mrs. Morris Marx on
Buddhism.
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BOARD OF CONTROL.

There will be called meeting of the
board of control of the Boys club on
Thursday morning at 1890 o'clock in the
rooms on Second avenue Important bus
mess is to be transacted and members
of the board are urged to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
IN The HOUSE

Washington, January 15.-Tbe House of
Representatives spent almost the entire
day in considering the Notifications ap-
preparations bill and completed only six
pages of it. Amendments looking to the
defense Of the mouth of Chesapeake bay
and for the purchase of additional ground
at Fort Hamilton. n. Y. were voted
down. The House also refused to incor-
porate an amendment increasing to the
extent of $1,0O0000 the appropriation for
the construction of seacoast batteries In
the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands.
Speaker Cannont announced the appoint
ment of Representative Sherley of Ken
lucky to place on the judiciary COM
mittee. made vacant by the resignation
of Representative Little. AT Ais, after
a roll call demanded by the democrats,
the house adjourned until tomorrow.
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NORDlCA TICKET SALE
opens this morning promptly at o'clock:
Seals Piano Store.
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EUCHRE PARTY.

ON Saturday morning Mrs. George Cobb
will entertain with the tlrst OF series
of euchre parties.
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the army the power to dismiss the troops
in the nations employ.
He referred to the affray at Wallawalla,
Wash, during President Cleveland's ad-
ministration and said that the investiga-
ton of that disturbance resulted in
recommendation that the four companies
involved be dismissed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16

The ladies of the Fountain
Heights Methodist Church will
serve lunches, beginning today,
at City Hall Building, Fourth
Avenue side.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
BURN-DUNCAN.

The marriage of Mr. Harry Burn and
Miss Sallie Drake Duncan will be cee-
brated at the First Methodist church
this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
EUCHRE PARTY.

Mrs. George Cobb will entertain at
Euchre party Saturday morning. Mrs.
Cobb will entertain with a series of par
ties this season.
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TEMPERANCE MEETING.

The auxiliary of st. Andrew church
will have an important meeting after
the service Wednesday evening. Members
are urged to be present
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SOCIAL CLUB.

The North Haven Social club Will be
the guest of Mrs. e. Y, Blackwood on
Woodlawn avenue Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
REECE-R REID.

Mr.. S. b. Reece and Miss Margaret
Frances Reid were married last night at
the First Baptist chucrh by the Rev. DR..
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CLIONlAN CLUB.

The Clionian club will meet with Mrs.
Lee C. Bradley Friday afternoon at
o'clock
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NoRDicA PATH.

Sale of tickets opens this morning at
o clock at Seals Piano Store.
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son, Misses Jamie tta4- Luetta Gregg,
Cora Morris, Sara Luckie, Annie Reid,
Helen Ehrman, Hermoine Brown, LYDIA
May Handley and Miss Barnes.
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city there are hu
have never met
children. This is
of the school i'm
to bring about mi
sympathy between
MRS.
SAM
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Dickerson. Only few friends were pre-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
OREGON SQUIBS.

The precipitation at Weston for No
yember, January, February and March
has totaled 17.49 inches, it being the
wettest season ever recorded.
c. G. Shumway, deputy game and
fish warden, recently inspected Dry
and Pine creeks, above and below their
confluence He found two unlawful
dams and removed these distractions.
w. H. Goode, former president of
the Lewis and Clark exposition and
president of the Portland Railway,
Light G. Power company, died Sunday
in Philadelphia with pneumonia.
The largest sale of timber lands in
recent years on this coast was closed
recently by ]. d. Lacey & Co., in the
sale of the Mitchell & Mcclure tract
of 10000 acres in the Siletz basin to
Cobbs & Mitchell of Cadilla, Mich,
hardwood manufacturers. The price
was S1,000,00G.
At Weston Station Justie Read, 21
years old, was shot by Town Marshal
Dave Lavender Saturday afternoon
and badly wounded. Read and an
other young man, Jesse Mitchell, had
been creating a disturbance on the
street. Read was on horseback when
the marshal attempted to arrest him
and as he raced rapidly away the of
flcer fired four shots, intending only to
brighten Read. One killed the horse
and another wounded the rider. The
doctors say the case is critical. The
bullet perforated the intestines.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
IDAHO NEWS.

William Stimson recently shot and
killed fine specimen of bald eagle
near Wallace.
P Several very large log drives are in
progress for the Humbird Lumber
company in the vicinity of Standpoint.
Camas prairie will soon have every
point covered by phones. The last or
ganization to be formed is the Sunny
side line.
Bernadus Steunenberg, father of the
former governor of Idaho, Frank
Steunenberg, died at Caldwell Friday
at the age of 73 years.
Regarding the payment of wages to
laboring men on the university build
ings of Moscow the regents decided
that wages due the laboring men were
preferred claims.
Steven Driscoll, boy IA years of
age, of Moscow, put his eye out re-
Gently while breaking a glass marble
with a hammer A piece of the mar
BILE struck his eye.
Charles Sanford Lamb of Kellogg,
who was last fall found guilty OF man.
| otout3itOi W q july III tiC NOulI VI
Judge r. T. Morgan and sentenced to
serve seven years in the state peni-
Tertiary, has been granted a new trial
by Judge Woods, now sitting in Koote-
mai county.
The proposition given birth in the
Wallace city council recently to bond
the city for $4,000 for the purpose of
erecting a city hall, and announced
to be voted upon at the city election
to be held Tuesday did not come up
at this election owing to an error in
the proceedings.
Mrs. Sylvester Scott, the principal
witness for the state in the Swan
aged 70. Death was indirectly due tc
hardships experienced in making the
trip from her ranch to Grangeville in
the dead of winter to testify in the
murder case.
Confusion as to the date of holding
the school elections in Bonner county
Idaho, has arisen at Standpoint. A
law was recently passed changing the
date to the first Saturday in April, bu
as the act was not passed with al
emergency clause the change can no
be made until the regular time has ex
pired.
Professor Black of the Lewiston nor
NAL has completed plans with citizen:
of Occur d'Alene City for the summe
normal school to be held there during
the latter part of July and August
continuing for six weeks. 1t has beef
practically settled that the teacher
will be provided pleasant location
near the lake in the city park grounds
which Will be supplied with tents.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
ROOSEVELT TALKS TO TEACHERS
Spoke to Toronto Instructors About
Country

President Roosevelt Saturday re-
ceived about 500 schoolteachers from
Toronto and surrounding places who
are on a visit to Washington. The
president addressed them as follows:
There could be no body of visitors
whom 1 would more gladly greet than
greet this. l have, as every good
American must have, the very warmest
and strongest feeling for our brothers
across the line in Canada. So l wei
come you, as Canadians; then as a
father Of six children, have strong
feeling for teachers. l may sometimes
have a strong sympathetic feeling and
when l greet you both as Canadians
and teachers l greet you with a
double fervor. 1t is a real and great
pleasure to see you here and l would
not have missed on any account the
chance of greeting you personally in
the White House TO say how very glad
l am to see you, both in your individual
capacities and for the sake of the
mighty dominion you represent"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13

shovel working in the deep cut north
of Oakesdale.
The roads, owing to the continued
wet weather, are almost impossible.
Why not make better ones?
The lambing season for sheep is now
in progress and sheepmen report
bright prospects for good crop OF
lanmbs.
Eugene Brown Of Colfax has com
pleted and patented roller mill which
promises to revolutionize the grinding
of grain for feed purposes. With a
three-horsepower gasoline engine Mr.
Brown is rolling three tons of barley
every hour.
Jim Bunch has secured bail at Col
fax on the two charges hanging over
his head, one for assault with a dead
ly weapon and the other for arson
The two bonds aggregated $4,000. His
trial or trials will come off at the May
term of court.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
TAFT-FoRAKER CONTEST.
Politics Getting Quite Warm Down in
Ohio.

Senator Foraker's challenge to the
Roosevelt-Taft forces in Ohio drew
fIom the latter recently an answering
challenge that promises a contest un-
equalled even on this famous political
battle-ground. Foraker proposed a
contest at the primaries to decide
whether he should be Endorsed for
president and senator. Taft's mana
gers came back with the suggestion
of simplified contest, one that would
wipe the senator or the big secretary
off the political slate.
Foraker's def" set the politicians
buzzing, but this answer from the sec
rotary opposed to him asserted that
his def" was not as defiant as it ap'
peared on the face because it did not
clearly outline Foraker's position
They claimed that by inviting prima
ries he was only forestalling what was
bound to come to pass anyway, ano
that they also averred that he was
maneuvering so that if he should miss
the presidency he would land the sen
atorship.
But this answer from the Taft CAM
has aroused interest in the contest t.
burning pitch. The matter is OF
national Importance, of course, be
cause in whatever form the contes
is held it will decide who shall go int
next years convention with unite
force or broken forces in support O
a favorite son.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
land FRAUD CASES
COMMISSIONER BALLINGER Is
GETTING BUSY.
Prosecutions Will Be Vigorous-Warn-
ing Is Given-Further Attempts to
Loot the Public Domain Mean Prison
He Reorganizes Force-F. N. Good
win of Spokane Is Chief of Division.

Commissioner Ballinger of the gen
eral land Office has issued statement
indicating that there will be vigorous
prosecutions of land fraud cases. He
has plan to reorganize the force Of
special agents, with Harry W.
Schwartz as chief in charge, and chiefs
of field divisions as follows: F. N.
Goodwin of Spokane, Washington and
Idaho; Ward M. Dixon of Portland,
Oregon and part of Washington; Louis
L. Sharp OF Helena, Montana.
The commissioner says a majority of
frauds have been in coal, timber and
arid lands, hence these classes are
especially watched, although agricul-
tural lands will also come under close
espionage. Commissioner l3allingers
statement bristles with warnings
against further attempts to loot the
public domain, promising trouble for
all who are found guilty.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
HUGHES LOOMS UP LARGE.
New York Governor as Presidential
Candidate.

Charles Hughes, New York's reform
governor, and the man who has stirred
up political Albany as it has never
been before disturbed in years, has two
big fights on his hands, one is to GUST
Superintendent of Insurance Kelsey,
whom he has charged with being in
competent, and the other to put
through his bill for the regulation OF
public utilities, measure the corpora
lions are fighting tooth and nail.
His enemies say that he has lost
control of the general assembly in his
fight, and that now he has the alter
native of falling into the net and be-
coming cog of the great New York
political machinery or of throwing
away all party lines and making a
direct appeal to the voters. They al
lege there are the best of reasons to
believe that he will choose the latter
course, and it is this very fact, they
say, that promises to make him
national figure, for with presidential
fireworks being touched off in Ohio
those on the inside are not aware OF
the fact that Hughes presidential
boom, although not blossoming above
ground, is taking firm root.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
RESTORE RESERVE LAND.
Colorado, Montana and New Mexico

Affected.
Forester Pinchot has ordered the
restoration to public settlement OF
about 100000 acres which had been
withdrawn temporarily and placed in
forest reserves. The lands are 133,360
acres which had been placed temper
arily in the reserve in Las Animas
county, California; 42,240 acres ada
cent to the southern portion of the Big
Belt national forest in Park and Gala
tin counties, Montana, and 25,600 acres
in Grant county, N. M, adjacent to the
Big Burros reserve. This last named,
on examination, was found to be
chaparral and open grass land, hence,
following the policy which the bureau
has adopted, it was restored to settle
ment.
The Montana lands were found to be
chiefly grazing in character. The
Colorado land was restored because it
was represented by commercial bodies
of Trinidad, Col, that the most OF
the area was already filed on by set
tiers, and, as in the case of all restored
lands, when 80 days have elapsed ii
will be open to entry.