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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
DR j.. 5. WINTERS
 IS A CANDIDATE Enters Race for Alderman at
 BeSSener NEW IRON PROPERTIES Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Will Tap New Mineral and Ore Fields In Birming-
 ham District.
NEW IRON PROPERTIES

Bessemer. March 2.-(Special l-Dr. J. S. Winters. one of the most prominent physicians in this city, announced today that he would be a candidate for alder man from the Second ward The doctor has a large host of friends in this city who feel sure that he will be elected, and will make a tower of strength on the board of aldermen.
 The municipal campaign is waxing warmer each day. New candidates are continually entering the field and it is rumored that there will be a number of announcements made next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
New Machinery Installed.

J. II. Sheldon, manager of the Snow Flake laundry, has made some extensive improvements, and has added many new machines of the most modern and up-to- date type.
 A building 75x25 feet has been added to the one they now occupy, and this is taken up entirely as marking and dry ing room. The main building has been re-arranged and presents an appearance that would do credit to a plant of this kind in a town thrice the size of Ems ley
 Mr. Sheldon is one of the most progress SiVe business men of the town, and his clean-cut methods are winning for him much success
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Bishop Beckwith to Preach.

Bishop Beekwith will preach his annual sermon tomorrow at the Trinity church at II a. m.
 He will also confer the right of confir- nation on a class which has been pre- pairing for the solemn event for some time The bishop is wei known in this city and | large congregation is expected out to hear him. His style of coming down from the pulpit and talking rather than preaching to his congregation has won for him many admirers. who look forward with great pleasure to his annual visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
B. V. p. U, Me ct.

The following programme will be rem dered at the Baptist Young Peoples union, which meets Monday evening in the Baptist church at D. Tn.
 ''Death and Resurrection, Leader'' H. D. Cockrell.
 Scripture reading, 1. Co. b to 20; Peter, Il to 3.
 "Death as Compared to a Sleep; Also a Saving" Mrs. Mabor.
 What Is the Sleep of Death?" MT. Her bert.
 viewed in the Light of Harvest" MT. Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
J. E. Ledbetter Killed.

J. F.. Ledbetter, boilermaker employed in the repair gang, died about l o'clock today at the Cunningham hospital from injuries received from q fall The full particulars could not be learned but it is said that he was doing some work on the stoves at the blast furnace and in some way he fell distance of about thrty-five feet, causing a general concus- sion.
 The accident happened about 10 q. m and he lived about three hours
 The unfortunate man resided at East Thomas. and will be inferred tomorrow morning at t0 o'clock at the Pratt City cemetery,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Election at Jonesboro

An election will be held al Jonesboro Tuesday for the purpose of authorizing the authorities to buy school property. It will take two-thirds majority to give the Mayor and Board of Aldermen the priVi- lege to pur chase the necessary property. It is sincerely hoped by the board that the people will see fit to give them the right 10 buy the property as they are all of the opinion that the school should own it's own property lne following men will manage the election: P. J.. McAdory, R. L. Martin and T. J. Parson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

his machinery broke down and the steam boat was abandoned.
 There were other attempts and other failures, both in Europe and the United states and Robert Fulton had the benefit or them He was u man of practical genius and had the penetration to de- tect the errors and the advantages in the models of other mon, so that he was able to build the first steamboat that would work and within few years after its successful trial had fifteen steam vessels in operation in the waters around the city of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Delicate lndelicacy.

From the New York World.
 "The American public doesnt relish indelicacy, then2"
 Not unless it's just indelicate enough for them to understand 1t without being too indeicate for them to pretend not 10 understand It
 "ln short, fl need be-
 "Very delicate, sir; very delicate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
counte r-qlow.

If the cause of the zodlacal Light is not positively known that of the counter glow is far more obscure. This is a faint little patch of light which may always be seen in the sky on dark night ex- actly opposite the sun. During the month it will move along the ecliptic from the cancellations Leo to Virgo. It is very remarkable that it changes it's form from month to month In January if is small and elonated, in February and March very large and round. etc, while in June and December it has reached the Milky Way and is rendered invisible by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

vT HE sun in his slow eastward journey
 around the sky is drawing ever
 nearer to the brilliant winter stars Already he has so nearly overtaken the magnificent Taurus and Orion that these consultations are low in the west in the early evening" while the beautiful dog stars have passed the meridian and are just beginning to move downward out of the evening sky: The one bright spring group Leo, or the Sickle with the bril- liant King star ReguIus, is high up in the south, while east of this Virgo, the first of the faint summer cancellations, is just beginning to appear
 Above Leo the Great Dipper fills up al- most the whole of the northeastern sky. Below this is seen Bootes, who with up- raised arm is driving the Bear before him. Below Leo there is the Watersnake which just emerged from the ground three months ago and of which even now but little more than half is visible. Not until next May will the whole of this very long constellation be seen in the early evening.
 The bright stars in the southwest pre- sent fine cuntras tin color. Even the untlained eye can see decided differ epce bei ween the blnish white color of Sirius and Rige (It1 and the orange red star at X. The smaller dog-star at is neither StCclN white nor orange, but of a NeIloWisl tngc When the light from Sirius is analysed it is found that this star, which is more brilliant than our sun is surrounded by an immense att 1nosphere of hydrogen gas. The yellow ish stars like Procyon are more nearly ill the condition of our sun. while the red dish stars like the one at A are sur rounded by heavy metallic vapors and may be approaching extinction
 The star Rigel at R has a minute com panion which is itself double The star Regulus at D also has a double com panion, which is of deep blue color and is easily visible in small telescope. In striking contrast to this are the red star in Leo and the deep crimson star in Lepds, both of which the observer can readily find in a small telescope from the charts of Fig. 2
 Remarkable Variable Stars.
 These are both remarkable variable stars The first varies from the tenth to the fifth magnitude in a period of IA days When it is brightest it is easily visible to the eye, but when fantest it can only be seen with a moderately large telescope At present the star is growing rapidly brighter; it will reach it's greatest brilliance on March p, and will then well repay examination. The variation of the star in Lepus is far less for this varies only from the eighth to the sixth magni- tude aud occupies 424 days in the change It wifi attain it's greates brightness on March and it is remarkable that when brightest the star is least red. At pres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Protracted Services.

The Rev. J. D. Flemming, q prominent evangelist from Memphis. will assist in conducting protracted services at the First Presbyterian church, which will begin March 20. All of the churches will be interested in these meetings. and much good is expected to be derived from them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Oyster Supper.

The Ladies Aid society of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church will serve oys- ters in q building between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. on Avenue E, Tues day evening, March l. from D. m. to 10 D. m. The public is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

son. A. J. Smith. at Oxmoor. Mrs Smith died this morning of Bright's disease She lived to be S4 years Of age, and was loved by all who knew her She has a number of relatives in this city who mourn her death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
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 PRIVATE DISEASES,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
ENSLEY GOLF CLUB
 SELECTS GROUNDS
(Continued from Page 34.)

secretary and treasurer. The trustees are to be elected at the next meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

ent 1t is only of an orange color, but if i the observer will examine it from time
 to time as it fades away he will see IL
 change to the deepest red.
 1 These stars are suns surrounded by
 dense metallic vapors. For, some cause,
 as yet unexplained, there is at regular in-
 terVals so violent an agitation in the cen i tral sun that it's eruptions of luminous
 gases burst through the heavy envelope
 Then the star flashes out with unusual
 brilliancy only to die slowly away again
 Zodiacal Light
 l This is the best time of the year for
 observing that strange phenomenon
 known as the Zodiaca Light The night must be very clear and the moon absent .
 when just sky. it will be seen as d faint | pyramid of light whose base rests on the
 western horizon where the sun has set
 and which extends up along the eciptic I almost to the Pleiades. It's light is near | ly as intense as that of the Milky Way 1 but of far more uniform radiance It , is brightest nearest the sun and fades l gradually away we approach the
 blunted apex of the pyramid, until it be- comes loo faint to he seen. Peculiar
 flashes resembling the aurora have been seen in it when the air was unusually ] clear It's base is sometimes of reddish color and sometimes it is so bright as to efface the fainter stars, though usually the stars appear to shine through 1t with undminished brilliancy
 1 It is not yet surely known what the
 cause of this strange light is It is cer- tain that the light surrounds the sun, be-
 cause its base is always at the sun and it is carried continually eastward as the sun advances among the stars. It is known also that it shines by reflected sunlight. It is therefore believed that
 the Zodiacal Light lasts as far as the orbit of the earth. The portion below the line A B, Fig. ., cannot now be seen in
 the early evening. This portion, how ever rises before the sun and may be seen in the early morning. In mid-sum- mer at about midnight the apices of is sunlight reflected from a great swarm of
 meteoric particles which surround the sun in a lens-shaped figure stretching out at
 both pyramids. have been seen at once. one in the west and the other in the east >eE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03
Funeral Today.

The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza Smith will be conducted tomorrow morn- ing at 10 o'clock at the residence of her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-03

IS Lillian Rodgers and Miss Burta
 : will make a visit in a few days to
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
REPORTS ADVERSELY ON
MANY APPROPRIATIONS
Ways and Means Committee
Rejects Measures to
Get State Funds
SACRAMENTO LOSES
Signing of Removal Bill Is
Cause of Non-Support
to Three Plans
SACRAMENTO Il
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET

SACRAMENTO. March THE ways
and means committee. through Chair
man Estudillo. reported adversely to-
day on special appropriation bills rep
resenting calls on the treasury aggre-
eating about SO0.0OG Sacramento was
the greater sufferer. and this action
was taken as the result of the signing
OF the bill providing for vote on Cap
itOl removal.
The rejected measures affecting this
city carried appropriations as follows:
Site for State printing Office. $4,000:
Sacramento armory. 500. 600: purchase
Of land adjoining Suffers Fort. $4,000.
Grove johnson has announced his in
tention OF make a fight to save the lat
ter appropriation. but the uncertainty
OF the location OF the seat OF govern
ment makes the doom OF the other two
measures certain.
The ways and means committee also
marked the following bills for slaugh-
ter: Purchase Of Old Mission Dolores
by the State. $4,000; agricultural
building at University OF California.
$3.50. 900: claim Of Herman Steinman for
s3.S57.5o 70 remunerate him for the ex-
pense OF defending HIS son for killing
Joseph Meyers in San Francisco shortly
after the big fire: Improvement OF
Agricultural Park. Los Angeles and
cost for preparing for citrus fair in
1913, $500. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
MOVES To INVESTIGATE
STATE PRINTERS OFFICE
Estudillo Offers Measure for
Committee of Five to
Hold Inquiry
CHARGES OF GRAFT
Sales of Presses and High
Prices Will Be Probed
in Careful Way
CHARGES OF GRAFT
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1907 EIGHTH STREET

SACRAMENTO, March Chairman
Estudillo on behalf OF the ways and
means committee has presented a reso-
luton in the Assembly calling for a
hold-over committee OF FIVE members
TO Investigate the Office OF the State
Printer The resolution says the prices
charged the various State departments
for printing is three times higher than
the prices of private printing estab-
lishments for the same class of work.
Special instructions are given the COM
mittee 20 look into the methods en-
ployed by State Printer Shannon In
purchasing supplies, equipment and
necessary material This feature Of
the resolution is the result of charges
that shannon has favored certain firms
and shut the door tightly on others.
Assemblyman r. II. Jury OF San Ma
teo. a member of the ways and means
committee and a practical printer, will
be one of the five Investigators He
has taken an active part in the sporadic
investigation already had, and will
doubtless take a keen interest in con-
tinuing his hunt for costly printing
presses sold by Shannon as worthless
Thus far Jury has learned that two
presses disposed OF for s400 each are
in hne condition. He offered $4,000 for
one OF them. but his money was re-
fused. the new owner being convinced
that his bargain in the sale was worth
at least $500.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
COMMONWEALT TIL DIRECT
PRIMARY PLAN REJECTED
Assembly Committee Decides
the Held Wright Amend
ment Is Sufficient
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In the Legislature out OF pure childish
jealousy, have demanded the removal
OF the capital OF California from the
city of Sacramento to the village Of
Berkeley; and,
Whereas, The great excuse for so
doing is that the morals of Sacramento
are not congenial to their sensitive
natures, obliging them to adjourn every
Friday to the following Monday, that
they may enjoy the mild, recuperating
breezes of San Francisco and breathe
it's sweet, unpolluted atmosphere;
Resolved, That the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union does all in It's
power to purify the moral atmosphere
of Sacramento City, by putting forth
every effort to close some of the sa-
looms that derive great revenue from so
many of these legislators, impairing
their reasoning powers and leading
them to do such rash and unjust act
as voting to remove the capital from
this beautiful city"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
WESTERN PACIFIC FEARS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC JOB
Opposes Amendment Affect
ing Lands on IslaiS
Water Front
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO. March What the
Western Pacific believes to be a South
ern Pacific scheme to deprive IL or It's
terminal lands in San Francisco
bobbed up tonight while Senator
Welchs Islais Creek condemnation bill
was being considered by the San Fran
cisco Assembly delegation. Chairman
Strohl offered an amendment adding
TO the tract proposed to be condemned
all the water front lands lying be-
tween Islais Creek and Twenty-sixth
street This would include not only
the land acquired by the Western Pa
cific for transbay terminal facilities,
but also the terminal lands OF the
Ocean Shore road.
Charles E. Shook of Oakland, attors
ney for the Western Pacific, had an
inkling that something was going to
happen and was present at the meet
Ing of the delegation. When the
amendment was proposed he MADE
vigorous speech against it. He pointed
out that such legislation would mean
prolonged litigation and gave warning
that the Western Pacific would fight
in the. court for years if necessary.
Meanwhile no improvements would be
made, because of the uncertainty OF
titles.
Several prominent San Francisco
business men also protested against
the amendment. Among those who
asked the members of the delegation
not to favor the proposed scheme
which they believed would greatly re-
tard the rebuilding of the metropolis,
were w. r. Smith, president of the
Devisadero Improvement Club; George
Center. president of the Mission I'M
provement Club. Isidor Jacobs, presi-
dent Of the Potrefo Commercial and
Improvement Association, and 7. p.
Andrews.
Thirteen members of the delegation
were present. The missing Assembly
men were Coghlan. Boyle, Fisher,
Barry and Beckett. Argument followed
the presentation of the amendment
and before the meeting closed Stroll
found himself confronting minority
composed of Paul Fratessa, Hugo
Hartmann, John McKeon and Mel
vogel. Some OF the antagonism was
due to the inclusion of the Ocean Shore
lands in the amendment. Strohl stuck
to his guns, and unless he changes his
mind will offer his amendment when
the Welch bill comes up in the As
sembly tomorrow.
Friends of the Western Pacific are
congratulating themselves on divid-
ing the San Francisco delegation, but
politicians predict that If Jere Burke
cracks the whip the differences Will
disappear.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
PREPARING rHErR RITUAL
SCHOOL Boards Plan 10 Admit Japanese
and Issue n Defense

Members OF the Board OF Education
and the Mayor were closeted yesterday
afternoon and a part Of the evening
preparing a statement OF their work
in Washington on the japanese oues-
ton II is understood that as soon
as the statement is made public which
VIII be today probably. the board will
pass a resolution 10 allow the japanese
children 10 return 10 the schools IN
which the white children are in
structec
That the members OF the board and
the Mayor will make a determined ef-
fort 10 clear away the criticism that
has been made concerning their action
in the Japanese question is made evf-
dent by what they are telling their
friends They assert that they will
deny many OF the reports teleEraphed
here from Washington concerning the
settlement OF the Japanese question.
but how they are going 10 satisfy the
people that they did right ia agree
ing TO allow the Japanese TO return TO
the public schools has not been made
clear to any person with whom they
have talked.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION
Report Read at Annual Meeting
Shows a Balance of
S54,514.61 on Hand

At the annual meeting of the men,
bers of the Mechanics Institute last
night the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President. L.
R. Mead; vice president. Livingston
jerks; secretary. James G. Spalding
corresponding secretary, James H.
Lyons; treasurer, Central Trust Com
pany. ]. NJ Cumming, the regular sec
retary of the society, was continued in
ofice.
The new trustees-T. L. Ford, II. ].
Maginnity, Byron Mauzy, r. w. Neal,
James G. Spalding, Otto Won Geldern
and Luther Wagoner-who were elected
February 26, were installed.
The secretary's report showed cash
on hand March /, 1907, s54.51451.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
TITLE BILL CAUSES FIGHT
COghlan's Measure Denounced in Senate
as Vicious Legislation.


SACRAMENTO, March Spirited
debate attended the reconsideration in
the Senate this afternoon of the vote
on Nat Coghlsn's bill providing that a
title insurance company's records might
serve as secondary evidence Of public
documents destroyed by fire.
Gus Hartman Of San Francisco said
that the measure was one OF the most
vicious introduced at the present ses-
sion of the Legislature and had no
other object but TO swell the earnings
Of title insurance companies.
They will have a monopoly in this
way that viii easily bring them a
couple OF million dollars" said Hart
man. Their rates viii go up and there
win practically be no limit TO the
amount that they can charge clients
Every honest business man and prop
erty owner IS opposed TO this bill"
Keane Of San Francisco mentioned
the names of two title insurance COM
panies that would be benefited by the
bill and contributed much detailed in
formation concerning the objects
sought TO be attained through IT. Mel
son OF San Francisco supported Hart
man IN declaring the bin vicious.
Wright OF San Diego read from
list which showed that the rates of
the title companies were less than
those a property. owner would be com
PEELED 70 pay in establishing title un-
der the McEnerney act He thought
the general provisions OF the bill good
Belshaw of Contra Costa finally end
ed the discussion by introducing an
amendment TO the bill which does not
make IL necessary for property owners
to depend on the companies when en-
deavoring TO establish title. Curtin OF
Sonora thought this amendment meant
nothing, but IL was adopted and the
fight on the bill viii be resumed to-
morrow
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
LUMBER KING PAYS BRIEF
VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO
r. z. Weyerhaeuser, Who Owns Vast
Stretch Of Territory, Spends
Dav in This City

f. E. weyerhaeuser. the richest lum-
herman in the world. arrived at the
st. Francis Hotel yesterday morning.
and after spending the day In sight
seeing, left for the South. He was ac-
companied by c. H. Davis Of Saginaw.
Mich. and c. H. Davis Jr. of cloquet,
MINI.
weyerhaeuser has co-operated with
J. J. Hill in the great lumber enter
prises and has amassed a fortune vari-
ously estimated from $50,000,000 to
$1,000, 1000 His holdings are mostly
in the Northwest. He began his opera
tions In Wisconsin and gradually ex-
tended his holdings to the coast until
1T is said that he can travel half way
across the country on his own land.
This is his first visit to California in
many years.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
CARTER ARoUsEs ANGER
Hawafi May Pass Bin Prohibiting
Marriage OF Japanese and Caucasians

HONOLULU, March 7.-Governor
Carter's repeated statements that he is
willing his daughter should marry a
Japanese has aroused such a strong
sentiment OF Indignation that the pro-
posal 10 pass legislation making II a
felony for any person Of Polynesian or
Caucasian blood TO marry a japanese
has met with 8 very strong response.
Such a bill has been drafted and a
canvass OF each house is being made.
II is expected that II the bin passes the
Legislature the Governor viii veto II,
and IL win have TO be passed over his
veto.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-08
VOTES DOWN GRAFrERs' BILL
Senate Defeats Measure Aimed to Help
Ruefsand SchmitE.

SACRAMENTO. March 7.-Grove
Johnson's bill. which would have en-
ables any CRATER in San Francisco to
secure a partial Judge by fling an am
davit of prejudice against the one pre-
siding at his trial, was voted down in
the Senate this afternoon. Bell of Pasa-
dena wanted the measure explained,
but none of the Ruef following arose
TO oblige him. and the roll call was
asked fer without any buster. There
was much chagrin among the friends
Of the elusive Abraham when the re-
suit was announced
Against the grafters-Anderson. Bell. Black.
Boyncen. CE1ninetti. Curtin. Greenwell, Mattos.
NcCsrtney. Mckee. Rolley. Rush. Sanford,
Walker Weed. Willis-l6.
For the grsfters-Anthony. Bates. Brough ton,
Hartn6n, Irish, Keane. Eeavitt. Markey, Muen-
ter. Reilly, Savage. Wolfe. Wright-i3.
Keane changed his vote and gave no
tice Of reconsideration.