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, 1907-08-15
LOAD QUICKLY BOUND.
Ina Pins for Use in Securing the
Load Of Hay.

Very person moving hay ought to
! a set Of binding pins. They are
Ie in a minute and serve an excel
purpose for a lifetime. The sketch
us a rope stretched over the top
, 1907-08-15
TOWN HELPS.

1t is easy to estimate the business
Importance of a place by the appear
ance of its stores. Dingy, dirty ap-
pearins business places always give a
bad impression and are generally indi-
cative of the character of the business
men Of the town.
, 1907-08-15

Good newspapers are important fac
tors in building of towns. Well filled
advertising pages. as well as local
news pages speak for the prosperity
of a place and makes an impression
upon the readers that assist the own
to greater prosperity.
, 1907-08-15

Each town should have a good pub
lie hall. a place where meetings can
be held or entertainments given. If
such a hall be erected by private en-
terprise IL rightly managed can be
made a profitable investment in the
average small town.
, 1907-08-15

lied the matter of providing for public
parks is overlooked. Every town is a
city in embryo. No one a prophesy
how great 1t may become in time. 1t
is well to look into the future and to
set aside grounds Thai may be used
for park purposes. 1t has been the
experiments of many cities that the
park question Is a troublesome one
when moi looked after in ample time.
There is nothing hat makes the city
more attractive or is such a blessing
to its people as a cozy park where
they may meet or recreation during
the warmer months of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
NEW INDUSTRIES
 IN THE SOUTH
THE TRADEsMAN SAYS THERE IS NO LETTING UP IN THE ESTAR- BASEMENT OF A HIGH CLASS OF ENTERPRISES.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 26.-rhe Tradesman will say in It's issue July 1: There were 3O7 new woodworking estab- lishments placed in the south during the second quarter of 1907. In new water works there were fl in this quarter of 1906, with 52 of these in 1907, showing the increase in municipal growth. In new electric lighting plants for the second quarter of both years the number was the same, being 67. In new cotton and woolen mills there were 50 for the second quarter of last year, with 49 for the same quarter of this year. In cotton congresses and gins there were IS in the second quarter of 1906 and S1 In the same period of 1907. There were A new iron working plants in this quarter of 1906 and 45 in the same period of 1907. There were Sl new canning factories established during the second quarter of that year, and the number of these enterprises in 1907 was 24. In 1906 the number of fertilizer and phosphate works established in the sec- ond quarter was ', while there were 21 of these in the same quarter of 1907, and so it is throughout the entire sist There has been no letting up in the more sub stantial class of industries established in the south, but on the contrary, there has been an increase in these, with every in- dication of continuance of this remark able industrial growth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
TAKING STEPS TO
 SETTLE TROUBLE
TElEGRAPHERS APPOINT A CON- FERENCE COMMITTEE TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TWO COMPANIES.

San Francisco June 2s-Presdent s. J. Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' union, appealed yesterday directly to Clarence Mackay. head of the Postal Tele- gr.ph company Small wrote a letter directed to offset the one written by Mackay to the officials of the Postal com pany in which Mackay commended the operators who refused to go out and con demned the men who struck
 President Mackay and the officials of his company have enjoyed the esteem of the telegraphers who said yesterday that they hoped that Smalls exposition of the case from the standpoint of the em- ployes might be productive of peace.
 A possible step toward settlement was made yesterday when the striking opera tors appointed a conference committee of seven members, including President Small, with d view of opening negotiations with lne Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Although the powers of the committee were not announced, follow ing its appointment. 1t is thought the committee will be clothed with authority to arrange for a basis of settlement
 The operators declare that the com panies are seriously crippled and must ultimately yield to the demands for a 25 per cent increase in wages.
 It was conceded generally that the strike was likely to continue for several weeks and the possibility of extending the strike was also admitted.
 Officials of both companies declared yes- terday that they were handling expedt- iously all the business that came to them. Both claimed gains in their staff of oper- atOrg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
NEW POLICY OF
 E. H. HARTMAN
THE RAILROAD MAGNATE LOANS MONEY TO THE CHICAGO AND ALTON TO PREVENT PASSING OF THE REGULAR DIVIDEND.

Chicago, June 26.-A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington b. C., says:
 Edward H. Hartman has adopted a new attitude toward the Chicago and Alton railroad, different from the predatory pol icy which members of the interstate com merce commission alleged he observed to- ward that property.
 Authoritative information has reached here to the effect that in order to pre- vent the passing of a dividend recently in Chicago and Alton, Harrisan made a loan of s1,00O,000 to that line to be used for improvements.
 At the last meeting of the parties to the agreement in New York it was an- nounced by representatives of the Rock Island that the surplus for the year ag- gregated S1, 10000, but as the road needed improvements 1t would waive the dvi- dend and use the money tor additional equipment, repairs, etc. Hartman instant Iy objected, insisting that the dividend should be issued. To practical financiers who listened to him, it was evident 1t was against the interests of the president of the Union Pacific to permit the pass ing of the dividend, because of the criti- cism that would follow.
 However, the representatives of the Rock Island were in control and Harri- man, after thinking a few moments, pro- posed to make personal loan of s1, 900, 600 at per cent to be repaid in 1915, if the board would declare dividends. The prop- osition was accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
FIGHTING PASSENGER RATE. Railroads of North Carolina Say the
 Regulations Are Ruinous.

Asheville, N. C., June 26.-The suits brought by the leading railroad com panies of the south to enjoin the states of North Carolina and Virginia from enforcing the reduced passenger and freight rates fixed by the legislatures of those states came up for hearing be- fore Judge Pritchard in the United States circuit court today. Counsel for both sides presented their views at the morning session. This afternoon Attorney E. A. Woodward opened for the defense by contending that the re- duction of passenger rates would still leave the railway companies a fair profit, even though there should be a decrease in revenues. The railroads contended that the reduced rates were so low that they will financially ruin tie roads, or prevent dividends, and thus, failing to pay reasonable com pensation for money invested, they will be deprived of their property with out due process of law in violation of the federal constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
HEAVY DAMAGE IN
 EXPOSITION FIRE Many Buildings Have a Close
 Call LOSS IS NEARLY S250,000 The District Burned Is Just Outside of the Jamestown Exposition Fence
 and Had But Little
 Insurance.
LOSS IS NEARLY S25O,OOO

Norfolk Va June 2e.-Fife early today a Pine Beach. 5 resort filled with hotels of varying sizes. restaurants, stores and places of amusement just outside the Jamestown exposition grounds, destroyed frame structures covering large area in the territory between Virginia and Nary land avenue and One Hundred and Second and One Hundred and Third streets, in- ciuding Exposition avenue. This district is immediately on the outside of the west ern fence of the exposition grounds, ex- tending to a point near the Pine Beach hotel and north to Hampton Roads from the trolley track which runs around the exposition fence at Maryland avenue to the original Pine Beach pier at the mouth of the Elizabeth river. The cause of the fire is unknown. The loss is placed at be- tween s2OO.OO0 and s25o,000 with about 20 per cent insurance, the high rates having been almost prohibitive for taking of large risks on the frame structures. 1t is re- ported that two lives were lost, but this has not been confirmed
 The Inside Inn and the Kentucky state building on the western side of the expo
 
 ings and auxiliaries thereto were threat ened for time, but the fire reached noth- ing inside the grounds.
 The Arcade, Royal Pine, Hampton Roads, Washington house. Outside Inn, Powhattan. Carolina and Berkley hotels were among the largest buildings destroy ed The States hotel was not reached and the Pine Beach hotel was not in imme- diate danger. The Powhattan guards and the exposition fire department did splendid work in preventing the fire from spread ing beyond the boundary in which 1t was finally confined and burned itself out. About the only buildings saved within the affected area are the Tourists hotel, the Greaystone inn and California Frank S buffet, all on One Hundred and Second street.
 The Twenty-third United States infan- try was ordered out and tn entire district west of the exposition grounds reaching to the States hotel. is under it's protettion.
 During the fire C. Abler of Chicago res- cued from the Arcade hotel a woman who was in great danger of being burned to death An unknown negro was burned to death in a shack near the Hotel Sui folk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
DEGREE CONFERRED
 ON MARK TWAIN
THE AMERICAN HUMoRlST IS THE CENTER OF A DISTINGUISHED GALAXY OF GUESTS AND RE- GENES A GREAT OVATION.

Oxford, England, June 26.-With thirty men distinguished in politics, art, science or letters, including Premier Campbell Zimmerman, Lord Loreburn, speaker of the house of commons, Mir Lowther; General Booth, Rudyard kipling and archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev erend William Alexander Mark Twain (S L. Clemens), received university de- gree today in the Sheldonian theatre, the scene of many notable gatherings, which was crowded with university dignitaries, students and many visitors, including Am bassador Whitelaw Reid and numerous other Americans.
 Lord Curzon, chancellor of the univer- sty. presided.
 MT. Reid was cheered on entering the theatre, but great ovation was reserved for Mark Twain, who certainly was the lion of the occasion. Every one rose when he was escorted up the aisle. and he was applauded for a quarter of an hour. When Ingram Bywater, regius pro- lessor of Greek, presented the American humorist to the convocation, the students started a fire of chaffng about the books and their heroes mixed with frequent questions such as Where is your white suit?"
 Ambassador Reid received the degree of Doctor of Laws, as did General Booth, the warmth of whose reception was only exceeded by that accorded tr -aarlx Twain. The crowd waited outside the building to cheer Mark Twain as, wearing the scar let robes of Doctor of Letters, he marched in the procession to the chancel- lors residence, where those who had been honored by the bestowal of degrees were entertained at luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
STANDARD OIL MEN
 MUST ALI. APPEAR
Subpeoneas Are Issued for Securing Attendance of Officials In
 Court.

Chicago, June 26-Judge Landis in the United States district court today ordered the issuance of subpoenas, returnable July G. for the president, secretary and treasurer of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, the officers of the Union Tank Line and officers and directors of the companies controlling the stock of the two concerns first mentioned. This &C., ton was taken by the court after he had examined a number of witnesses in the effort to obtain certain information re- garding the financial standing of the Standard oil company with meagre re- suits. It was left to the discretion of United States District Attorney Sims to subpoena such individuals as he chose out of the list of officials mentioned by the court. Under the order of Judge Lan- dis. the district attorney may summon John D. Rockefeller. H. H. Rogers or any other man connected with the Standard oil company that he may desire to ques- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
SECRETARY TAFT
 SPEAKS AT YALE
THE SECRETARY TELLS HUMOR- GUS STORY CONVEYING A HINT THAT HE AND OTHERS ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING.

New Haven, Conn, June 26.-With the dignifed exercises which long use have made impressive the Yale university com | mencement was observed In Woolsey Hall today following the procession of the cor poration, the faculties. the guests and the candidates for degrees The total num- Der of degrees conferred was 192 Among the honarary degrees awarded were the following:
 Doctor of laws. Henry Pickering Wal colt, senior fellow of Harvard; Frederick Newton Judson, chairman of Yale alumni advisory board Philander Chase Knox. United States senator from Pennsylvania i; Herbert Putnam. librarian of Congress.
 Doctor of divinity, William Adams Brown, professor in Union Thelosical seminary, Yale, B. A. 1886.
 Order of literature, Francis Hopknscr Smith.
 Doctor of science, Joseph Paxson IId- dings Yale, P. II. B.. 1877; Archibald By ron McCulom, professor of psychology. Toronto.
 Secretary of War Taft in the course of a speech at the alumni dinner in the Yaie dlliIB Hdil lOddyg lOlu d SlDly W illCI iiio hearers took as an indication of his al- titude in regard to the nomination of the republican party for President.
 MT. Taft's story was of Kentuckial who had voted each year the regular re- publican ticket until finally q republican governor had been elected Then he went down from his mountain home to see If he could be of any further help to the party. Finally his money gave out and he drove out of town. Asked where he was going, he replied: "I have heard a great deal of talk about the office seek ing the man, but l have never seen any of it. If you see any office seeking the man, however, say that you saw Jim Scrubbs going down the Alexandria pike, and that he was going damn slow
 Mir. Taft then added that there were many who were going slowly on the road 10 retirement. Announcement was made by President Hadley that total gifts and pledges to endowment during the past two years, exclusive of legacies, was s. 0O0,O 900. Of this amount $s00,O00 was the direct result of the endowment movement started by the university two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
EVACUATION OF
 HONDURAN FORTS
GENERAL ESTRADA PREPARES TO LEAVE THE GARRlSONS WITH HIS ARMED FORCES AND AN IM- POSING DISPLAY.

Puerto Cortes, June 9, via Mobile, Ala June 26.-General Estrada completed all arrangements for embarking the Nleara- guan forces and evacuated the Honduras sarrlsons at p. m. Ills force of about 500 men, newly uniformed. made an i'm , posing display as they marched with flags flying from La Lagnna to the steamer Omotepe. headed by the brass band from San Pedro. The government at Teguci- Sulpa had sent here Gen. Juan E. Paredas to receive the command from General Estrada and a military force to occupy the garrisons was sent from San Pedro upon the departure of the Niearaguan forces. Their arrival on Il special train was timed so that the Honduras forces entered the port and occupied .1e garr- sons after the Nicaraguans were em- parked
 The Omotepe sailed at ?. m. for Blue fields. British Honduras.
 Honduran police and military guarded the city last night.
 United States Naval Commander Win terhalter had an officer on short simply to observe events. leaving all details of transfer to Honduras and Nicarasuan of- ficials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
Intervention to Continue.

Havana, June 26-The announcement of William II. Taft, secretary of war, that American intervention In Cuba will con tinue for eighteen months was received here with slight manifestation of interest.
 La Discussion editorially approves of this decision and says that the period will be fully occupied in carrying out the re- forms instituted by the provisional gov ernment. It suggests that q further ex- tention Is not improbable.
 La Luchua says that continuance of intervention will result in further dis integration of the existing political par uaz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27

Washington. June 26.-E. s. Holmes, Jr.. formerly assistant statistieian of the az ricultural department, on trial on the charge of conspiring to defraud the gov ernment by prematurely divulging the de- partment's information concerning the cotton crop, took the stand today In his own defense. He testified that he never had any advance information concern ing the reports from the field, and that he had neither given out informa ton pre- vous to the official publication, nor agreed to do so. He contradcted MT. Van Riper's statement that he had signalled a window shade in the statistician's room according to pre-arranged plan.
 The court overruled the motion of the defense to take the case away from the jury and direct a verdict for Holmes.
 T neither signalled nor attempted to signal to Haas nor to any one else at any time the condition of the crop" said Holmes in reply to a question con corning Van Ripers testimony to the ef- feet that he had agreed to do so and ar range the window shades so as to indicate the situation. He also said the crop re- ports from the field upon which the de- partment's finals is predcated were not opened until the day of the promulgation of the official statement rendering 1t inn possible to secure accurate information prior to that date. He also said that newspaper reports and private telegrams were allowed to have influence with the statlstician in agreeing upon the final figures. He had always given his best judgment in the preparation of the re- ports, he declared, but never had any mo- tive except to get the most accurate rs- suits. He added that there never had been time from September, 1904 to Jan uary, 1905 when he advanced information concerning the state and special reports. Court then adjourned for the day.
 At the beginning of today's sitting of the criminal court in the cotton leak case against former Associate Statistician Holmes, Judge Stafford announced his de- cission everything the motion made by Holmes counsel that the court direct the jury to bring in verdict of acquitta1, on the ground that there is no law covering the offense charged. Judge Stafford based his decision on the ground that the evidence tends to support the allega- tions of the indictment and that the in dictment is according to law.
 Attorney Worthington then briefly out lined the case for the defense, saying principally that 1t Would be shown that the testimony given by Witness Van Piper the chief reliance of the govern ment had been tissue of lies, because Mir Holmes had never entered into the conspiracy. Furthermore 1t will be shown that even if he had given the informa- ton he had not violated any law because he had not given out any real nforma tion. but only opinion.
 number of Washington business men were called and questioned to the per sonal and business standing of Holmes, Some of them said they had known him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
Improvement of the Mississippi.

St. Louis, Mo. June 26.-The annual meeting of the Mississippi river commis- sion which began Monday, concluded today after having adopted recommenda- tions for the apportionment of the money appropriated by the last congress for inn provement in Mississippi river south of St. Louis. All the members of the com mttee have attended the meeting. They included Col. c. B. Sears, engineer, U. &. A; Robert s. Taylor, Fort Wayne; II. D. Richardson, New Orleans; Lieutenant Col onel W. T. Rossell, Cincinnati Major j.. G. Warren, Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
No RacIna at Jamestown.

New York, June 26,-At a meeting of the stewards of the American Jockey club today a motion was adopted declaring: Tt is with extreme regret that the stewards cannot see their way clear to change their opinion from the meeting held February IS to granting a license for a race meet ing at Jamestown, Va, in 1907.'
 Another motion was adopting instruct ing the assistant secretary of the jockey club to write all associations racing un- der the jurisdiction of the jockey club, telling them to refuse all further entries from G. w. Shears so long as he stands ruled off by the National Trotting as- sociation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27

Chattanooga, June 26.-At the afternoon session of the trial of Sheriff Shipp, the most sensational feature was the identifi- cation as one of the lynchers of Nick No Ian, defendant, by Night Jailer Jere Gibson. who was on duty at the jail the night Ed Johnson was lynched.
 In the course of the examination, At torney General Sanborn charged Gibson with cowardice and failure to fulfill his duties as an officer of the law. Gibson admitted his failure to protect the negro, and said that he feared instant death in case he did anything to cross the lynch CTS.
 At the morning session, Houston Gibson, the 15-year-od son of the night jailer' was the witness.
 He told a straightforward story, which contradicted the statement made on the stand by Ellen Baker, the woman moon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
Plans for the Conqo.

Paris, June 26.-In government circles Sir Charles Gilkes' suggestion in an in- terview printed in the Independence Beige this morning to the effect that Great Brit ain will accept the permanent interest of France in the Congo, would facilitate a Franco-German arrangement in the event of Belgium refusing to annex the Congo In present state, is regarded as premature. The impression which prevails here is that Belgium will eventually take over the Congo The questions of its partition with Germany has not been considered by France and such a solution is regard ed as unlikely unless Germany takes the initiative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
TUBERCULOSIS QUARANTINE
Is Approved by State Health Officer of
 Louisiana.

New Orleans. June 26-Dr. C. H.
 Irion, state health officer and president of the national tuberculosis congress, was quoted in an interview today as commenting the movement to quaran- tine against tuberculosis, started by State Health Officer Brumby of Texas. pr. Irion said he believes Dr. Brumby is taking step in the right direction. As 10 the possibility of enforcing such a quarantine, Dr. Irion said he has the power as state health officer to order such quarantine and predicted that retaliation of other sta,es resulting in general quarantine would probably fol- low the first tuberculosis quarantine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
Golf Championshin.

Chicago, June 2G.-Play for the western golf championship will commence tomor- row morning over the links of the Hlns- dale Golf club, Willie Anderson forme- national open champion. having the homo of driving the first ball in the two days play. He will have as his partner Stew art Gardner, the Exmoor professional Thirty-two professionals and nine anna teurs are scheduled to start. The field O starters this year is mach smaller tha year ago. when the western and nation al open championships took place durir consecutive weeks over the HomeRof and Onwentsia courses and when near every noted golfer in the country tri, for honors.