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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
ND. 1 FURNACE IS
 READY FOR SERVICE
Fired Up To Dry Out the
 Brick Work
ITALIANS MAKE PROTEST
Will Send Resolutions to President Roosevelt objectine to Exclusion of Italian Children from the
 Schools in Mississippi.

Ensley. October 1o.-(Special )-No furnace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. which was shut down for repairs 90 days ago, was completed yesterday and fired up to dry the brick work, preparatory to going in blast. The furnace has been entirely overhauled and refined, and will be making iron in few days. This will make all the six furnaces in blast at one time, although it is stated No. will probably be shut down for re- pairs The work has been done under the superintendency of J. S. Collier who has charge of the furnaces.
 The furnaces are doing well and the output is steadily increasing.
 Italian Societies Protest.
 The Italian societies of Ensley passed resolutions protesting against the exclu- sion of Italian children from certain pub lie schools in Mississippi copy of which was forwarded to President Roosevelt
 The resolutions were brought about by the action of certain school authorities near the lumber camps in Mississippi ex- cluding children of Italian parentage from the public schools at that point. The reso- lutons were temperate, but to the point The incident has caused considerable dis cussion among e Italians of this district and it is expected other societies will follow the lead taken by the society at Ensey.
 The letter and resolutions are as fol- lows:
 MT. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America.
 Dear Sr:-I have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy of a resolution adopted by the Italian Political club of Ensey, Ala. at its meeting held on the 9th day of October, 1907. Respectfully,
 S. R. GUARINO, President. Attest: Louis Maenza. Secretary.
 Be it resolved by the Italian Political club of Ensley, Ala. That we condemn the action of certain school authorities in the state of Mississippi, deprving chil- dren who are of Italian percentage of the right to attend the public schools of that state and the outrages-com- mitted on the persons of some Italian residents in Mississippi-because they are Italians.
 Resolved, That this breach of the treaty l existing between the government of the United States and that of the Kingdom of Italy be brought to the attention of the President of the United States. by sending to him copy of this resolution. s. R. GUARINO, JOE PAMELA,
 CHARLES ROUSS, ERNEST COTTI, Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
WILL coNvokE PARLIAMENT.
France Will Give Relief to the Flood
 ed Districts.

Ramboullet France, October 10.-At meeting of the cabinet held here today, President Falliries presiding, it was de- cided to convoke parliament October %. It was also decided to immediately furnish financial relief to the flooded districts Of France.
 During the night the rain ceased falling in most of the flooded regions and the waters of the Rhone Lorre and Marne rivers today are generally stationary or falling, but the Lorre has reached the highest stage since 1866. The lower quar- ters of the city of Roanne and all the cities below the junction of the Lorre, with the Rhone. are inundated. Large numbers of cattle have been drowned. wreckage of every description is floating about, farmers are imprisoned in their houses by the floods and many lives have been lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
Board Is in Session.

Florence, October 1O.-(Special)-The first meeting of the County Board of Education for the scholastic year of 1908 is being held at the court house. The sum of $191S5 has been divided among the schools of Lauderdale county, a consid- erable increase over last years appor- tionment Of this amount the Florence district gets S4342, $1100 more than last year. Harraway district, in Rogersvlle beat Killen and Oliver were awarded $200 each of the 5000 state fund for build ing new school houses. The board has still much routine business to transact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
Harris Found Guilty.

Nashville. October 1O.-Wiiliam Guin Harris. charged with embezzement, ab- straction and misapplication of funds of the Peoples National bank of Gallatin, Tenn of which he was cashier, pleaded guilty in the federal court here today and was sentenced to five years in the federal prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
OPENING-Ready for bus

OPENING-Ready for busi- ness at the Variety Store. The largest and most select line of novelties, household necessities and art goods in the city. The best values ranging in prices from 5c to $1.50. Space too limited to enumerate goods and prices, but we call special at tention to our 5c, 10c and 25c counters. Come and see us; we can show you better than we can tell you. LEO BRODA,
 1915 Avenue E, Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
Journal Completed.

Anniston, October 10.-(Special)-Th journal of proceedings of the fifty-ninth session of the grand encampment of Ala bama, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held at Bessemer. Ala, on September 3-4. of this year, has been completed and printed and was today mailed out by Grand Scribe W. F. Mccartney of this ritV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11
Florala National Bank.

Washington, october l0.-(Specal)-The First National bank of Florala has been authorized to begin business with $50,0oo capital. G. II. Malone. president; J. E. Hughes. vice president; J. J. Morris, cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11

News has reached here of the death near Swancott of William R. Blackwell. aged 5S years. MT. Blackwell was highly esteemed by the people of the neighbor- hood. One brother, Boiling Blackwell, is the only immediate relative surviving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11

Rev. c. T. Culpepper, who resigned the pastorate of the West Huntsville and Merrimack Baptist churches few weeks ago. has accepted d call to the Baptist church at Marbury. Ala. Rev H. 10. Rice. having resigned the pastorate of the Dallas Avenue Baptist church, has been given a call to the field left vacant by Rev c. T. Culpepper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11

Although the division has been hadi- capped by a shortage of cars, the bus mess of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway at this point in Septem- Der was 20 per cent greater than in the same month last year. The train crews have been kept busy overtime in order to handle the big volume of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-11

The numbering of the streets and houses of Huntsville is now regarded as a necessity by the City Council and the matter has been placed in the hands of Alderman Wells. chairman of the street committee. The houses have not been numbered in the last ten years and the system is now very poor. Alderman Wells is in correspondence with firms that en- gagged in this work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
COURSES IN coURTsHr.
Proposed College For Reform in
Love and Match Making.

Chicago, ILL.,, '(Special Colleges
of courtship for the reform OF Ameri-
can lovemaking are needed to fit
the lovelorn population of the nation
for matrimony, according to Prof.
Charles r. Henderson, the Universi-
ty of Chicago sociologist.
In an article on "Courtship," in
the current Biblical World, issued
from the University Press, the pro-
fessor urges expert instructions for
those who are smitten with the al
lusions' of love.
Hasty marriages, divorce and mar
riages of convenience are classed as
results of "barbarism" into which
courtship and marriage have fallen.
He gives as examples of the decline
In true love where the wife is
bought from the parent like a COW,
or where she is compelled to marry
to secure fortune from a rich fool"
Fashionable society exhibits de-
praved standards and alimony is ac-
cepted as a substitute for rational
marriages, he declares.
Professor Henderson points out as
particular evils of modern lovemak-
ing such perils as flirting, boasting
OF conquests, extravaganza, accepting
costly presents. ignorance of the
training of children and courtship
without intent to marry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Mr.. PERKINS PAYS
THE new YORK LIFE
Reimburses II For Campaign
Contribution.
GIVES HIS CHECK FOR s54,oIs.ls
Full Amount of the Contribution Made
to the Republican Campaign Fund in
1904, With Interest-Again Declares
He Was Acting Upon Request of the
Then President of the Company.

New York Especially George w.
Perkins, former first vice president
of the New York Life Insurance
Company, and now a member of the
firm of j. p. Morgan G Co., has sent
to the New York Life his personal
check for $54,019.19 to reimburse
the company for the Republican cam
paign contribution made from its
funds in 1904, in connection with
which Mr.. Perkins recently was made
defendant on a charge of larceny.
Announcement of the restitution of
the principal of $4S,5OO and interest
10 date was made by President Alex
ander II. Orr, of the New York Life,
TO whom Mr.. Perkins, before leaving
on trip to the South, addressed a
letter inclosing the check. President
Orr also gave out the letter.
In 1t Mr.. Perkins declares that in
dlsmissing the criminal proceedings
against MIN the court intimated that
tne campaign contribution was not
OF proper corporate purpose. He
again asserts that he was acting
upon a request of the then president
or the New York Life when he ad-
vanced the money for the campaign
contribution in 1904, and says that
when the then president of the COM
pany reimbursed him there was no
thought on the part of either of
any personal advantages, but a be-
lief that they were "acting for the
best and broadest interests of the
policyholders, both at home and
abroad"
The letter follows:
In 1904, at the request OF the
then president of the company, I ad-
vanced $4S,500 as a payment on be-
half of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company to the Republican
National Campaign Committee.
did this with the understanding with
the president that | should be reim-
bursed by the company. Suisse
quently, was so reimbursed.
The payment was made with
out any thought on the part of
the president or myself of personal
advantage, but solely in the belief
that it was for the best and broadcast
interests of the policyholders, both
at home and abroad.
I'm dismissing the criminal pro-
ceedings instituted against me for
accepting reimbursement, the courts
have intimated that the payment.
and, therefore, the reimbursement
was not for proper corporate pur-
pose. I, therefore, return to the
company the amount of money paid
by it to me, inclosing herewith my
check for $54,019.19 to cover princi-
pal and interest"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Thomas F. Ryan, of New York,
was elected a director of the Com
mercial Trust Company, of Philadel-
phia.
Pennsylvania prospective pur-
chase of 500 locomotives this year
will depend entirely upon the state
of traffic later on.
The Baltimore & Ohio owns 21h
per cent. of Readings $4,000, 900
of stock, and Lake Shore owns an
equal amount, making AZ per cent
together.
Erie continues to be one of the
weakest spots. 1t fell from 32 to
29A. Another Hill-Morgan special
ty, Louisville & Nashville. sent from
124 to 121h.
The fact that the New York Pro-
duce Exchange is making big pre-
parations for dealing in all railroad
and industrial stocks is not pleasant
reading for New York Stock Ex-
change members.
The American Car & Foundry
Company for the three months end
ing January 81, earned net $2,307,-
282. The directors declared the
usual quarterly dividend of 1% per
cent. on the preferred and u of /
per cent. on the common.
A Fourth Street broker says iye
customers. all well-known men, have
bought stocks in his office this week
who have never traded there before.
The broker thinks this is an indIca-
tion that the public has been attract
ed by the low prices of high-cIass
stocks and Is beginning to come into
the market.
There was very bullish talk on
Union Pacific on account of the be-
lief that Hartman has clinched his
hold on Reading. But even so prom
inent bankers like w. l.. Bull didn't
think II could hold its advance, and
It didn't
II. G. Frick owned a great block
of Reading before he was elected a
director OF the company. Afterwards
he sold most, II not all of 1t. His
big buying this week may mean that
he is merely taking back stock nm
der 100 for which he received about
100.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
MILLIONS FOR THE TRAINMEN
The Pennsy Compromises With Its
Employees.

Philadelphia Especially The diff
ference between the Pennsylvania
Railroad and its trainmen, which for
a time threatened to precipitate a
strike, were settled Wednesday at a
| conference between General Manager
Atterbury, of the Railroad, and the
trainmen's grievance committee. Con-
cessions were made by both the rail-
road and the trainmen.
The trainmen demanded the Pitts
burg rate of pay and conditions Of
working in all yards east of Pitts
burg and Erie. The rates for Pitts
burg are 35 cents an hour for day
conductors and 36 cents an hour for
night conductors; 80 cents an hour
for day and 81 cents an hour for
| night brakemen.
The railroad had offered to pay in
all yards outside of the Pittsburg and
Jersey City districts 33 cents for day
and 81 cents for night conductors,
and 28 cents for day and 20 cents an
hour for night brakemen.
The railroad at the conference
agreed to eytond the Pittsburg rates
to district within radius of about
70 miles of Pittsburg The train
men agreed to- accept the rates pre-
viously offered by the railrAad out.
side the specified sections. ' BY the
extension of the district in which
the Pittsburg rate will prevail, en-
ployes on the main line and West
Pennsylvania Division as far east as
Blairsville intersection, the Allegheny
Valley Division as far north as Kit
fanny, including the Kittanny yard,
the entire Monongahela Division and
the southwest branch of the Pitts
burg Division will be affected.
The tot'l number of men affected
by the extension of the Pittsburg
yard district rate is 800, while the
total number OF employees of the
Pennsylvania clased as trainmen, in
Guiding freight and passenger, yard
and road conductors, brakemen, flag
men and baggagemen, on lines east
of Pittsburg and Erie, is 5000
The railroad company, in an official
statement issued, says that the in.
creases it has granted to all employees
on lines east of Pittsburg and Erie
approximate an annual increase OF
nearly s11, 100000
Prior to December 1 wages of
trainmen were 26 cents an hour for
day conductors and 27 for night con.
ductors, and 20 and 22 cents for day
and night brakemen. All employees
were then granted a fat increase OF
10 per cent. The trainmen asked for
an increase because they said that
the 10 per cent. increase did not give
them an increase proportionate with
that of other employees whose wages
were greater. The railroad then off
cred the rate now generally pre-
vailing, and in addition agreed at
Erie and Buffalo, where the road
comes in contact with competing
lines, to pay the rate of the compet-
ing lines, which is, slightly above
that given in the Pittsburg district.
The annual increase to the trainmen,
1t is said, amounts to about $780,
000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Killed From Ambush.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Especially ,-Ad-
olson B. Ramalia, prominent resi-
dent of Hazleton, was murdered
there, being shot down by two men
lying in wait for him as he went to
his home. Only one shot was fired.
1t entered his left side, close TO the
heart, and he died at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ. He stated that he did not know
the men and merely got a glimpse of
them as they arose before him. They
made no effort to rob him and ran
away as soon as the shot was fired.
There is no motive known for the
crime.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Partner OF Carnegie Dead.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD Col. Ho-
mer ]. Lindsay, assistant to the
president of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany, died at his home, in the East
End, of Bright's disease, after an
illness of several months. Colonel
Lindsay was one of Andrew Carne-
gies young partners" having en-
tered the employ of the Carnegie
Company as a telegrapher when but
1S years of age. He was active in
national guard affairs for many
years, and at the time of his death
was an aid on the staff of Governor
Stuart, having also served on the
staff of Governor Pennypacker. . The
deceased was Al years old and mar
ried
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
William II. Hearst Ill.

New York Especially William R.
Hearst is seriously i'll at his home,
according to an announcement, and
his engagements for sometime to
come have been cancelled. The edi-
tors illness was made known when
the Fourteenth Assembly District
Brooklyn Independence League Club
cancelled a meeting at which he was
to have spoken. Mr.. Hearst recently
contracted a severe cold.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Cannon OF For Panama.

New York Especially. - Several
members of Congress, including
Speaker Cannon, sailed on the steam
er Blucher to inspect the government
work now in progress on the Isthmus
of Panama. The party will visit the
West Indies and other points in the
South, and will spend two days at
Colon. Those who accompany Speak
er Cannon are his secretary, Col. l..
l.. White Busby; Senator Curtis, of
Kansas; Representatives Sherman,
Littauer and Olcott, of New York;
Tawney, of Minnesota; Loudenslager,
of New Jersey, and Mckinley, of
Illinois, and j. c. Eversham and DR..
G. p. Hough, of Champaign, Ill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Foreign.

The WOman's Enfranchisement Bill
was practically killed in the British
House of Commons for the present
session. The gallery of the House
was crowded with women. A petit
tion signed by 21,000 women protest.
ing against suffrage to their sex was
presented.
The long visit OF the Amir of Af-
ghanistan TO India and the good i'm
pressions made upon him has
strengthened the ties which make At
ghanistan a buffer state against
possible Russian advance upon India.
The French Foreign Office denies
the report that negotiations are pro-
ceeding between Great Britain,
France, Russia and Japan for the de-
limitation of their interests in the
Far East.
The German government won its
first victory in the new Reichstag by
the passage to the second reading Of
the Supplementary Appropriation Bill
for German Southwest Africa.
The prospectus of the Japanese
conversion loan Of $115, 100000 at
per cent. was issued in London.
Half Of the loan has been apportioned
to London and the rest TO Paris.
DR.. Estupinian, Salvadorean min
lister to Mexico, whose resignation
was announced, will probably go to
Washington as minister from Saliva
dor to the United States.
One physician has died from the
plague, contracted while experiment.
ing in the laboratories at st. Peters,
burg, and another physician there
Is i'll.
Irish members of Parliament in
protesting TO the British Postmaster
General against the proposed change
Of the calling port of White Star
steamers from Queenstown TO Ply
mouth on the homeward voyage, con-
tended that the abandonment of
Queenstown would delay the delivery
Of American mail.
IL was announced in the Reich
stag that an agreement in opinion
had been reached between the repre-
sentatives of the United States and
Germany on the basis for a COM
mercial treaty.
The seal fishing steamer leopard,
of st. Johns. N. F., was crushed in
the ice off Cape Race, but her crew
of 103 men reached land.
Eugen Kupke, q singer, became
suddenly demented at a concert
given in the palace at Berlin before
guests of the Emperor
The British steamer Cambridge,
belonging to the Great Eastern Rail-
way Company went ashore In a fog
off the Holland coast
The United States will likely take
more active measures TO enforce its
demands for official recognition OF
the American schools.
The Car gave a cordial reception
to NJ. Golovin, president OF the lower
house OF the Russian Parliament.
The Persian Parliament has order
ed that strict measures be taken 10
stop the sale of administrative or
army appointments.
The February statement of the
London Board OF Trade shows in
creases of $27,000,500 in imports
and $16,511, 900 In exports.
| King Frederick Augustus OF Sax
ony arrived at Lisbon and was re-
ceived in state by King Charles OF
Portugal.
The salary of the German Am
bassador at Washington has beer
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
jamestown And Liberty Bell.

Philadelphia (SpeclaD. = Mayor
Weaver transmitted to councils pc
titions from the jamestown Expo
sition Company and the school chill
dren of Virginia requesting the au-
thorities of Philadelphia to send the
Liberty Bell to the jamestown Expo
sition. Mayor Weaver suggested to
councils that inasmuch as his term
is about to expire action on the
petitions be deferred to await the
judgment of his successor, Congress
man John e. Reyburn, who will as
sumo the Office of mayor on April l..
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
n. Y. Herald Pleads Guilty.

New York Especially A plea Of
guilty to a charge of sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails in
its personal column was entered in
the United States Court by William
Rand, counsel Cor the New York
Herald, on behalf of James Gordon
Bennett, owner of the Herald, and
Manley M. Gillian, advertising mana
ger of the paper. Sentence will be
imposed on April 2. The maximum
fine. under the counts of the indict-
ments, is $4,000.