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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
GRAVES TO TALK
 TO MILITARY MEN
ADJUTANT GENERAL WILL URGE COURAGEMENT OF MILITIA IN SPEECH TO LOCAL CON- PANlEs TONIGHT.

At the invitations of the officers of the various military organizations in Bir- mingham, Adiutant General Bibb Graves of the Alabama National Guard. who spent yesterday in Birmingham aiding in the general welcome extended to MT. Bryan and Judge Harmon, will remain in Birmingham today and will address the officers tonight in the armory of the city hall. beginning at o'clock.
 General Graves will talk military to the officers, and will urge the encour- agement of military in Alabama. He will tell what took place at the recent meet ing of the officers of the National Guard which occurred in Boston. As is known, at that meeting some measures were enacted which deal with the Dick bill which went into effect January 21.
 General Graves is a well known figure in Alabama military circles, and his re- marks tonight will be received with marked interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Postal Changes.

Washington, January 23-(Special)- Postmasters appointed; Loop, Cherokee county, Loula Kennedy; Stafford. Pick ems county, Grover c. Wharton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
PARKER WINS OUT BY SUPREME COURT DECISION YESTERDAY Mayor Ward Urges Patriotic and DiSintereSted Atten-
 ton to City Affairs MUNICIPAL CODE NOW
 LAW FOR BIRMINGHAM Parker Faction, Now In Complete Con- troI, Is Expected To Make Strong
 Fight For Endorsement
 at the Polls.

; Now is the time for everybo odys { , to go forward with city business. 1
 This municipality was never < more in need of patriotic and dis
 F interested attention than now. = <
 ; This should be given spontane- { F ously, both by the politician and < ; the itizen."-Mayor George B. <
 - Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
PERSONAL

Mrs. Sam Blake is quite i'll at her home on Twenty-first avenue, North Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Visitors .COmment On
 Affairs ObeY The State

Among the distinguished visitors from Chattanooga yesterday was T. A. Hood president of tl4e Chattanooga Bryan An niversary club, and one of the original Bryan men," We have MT. Bryan with us every year." he said, but we could not have entertained him better than you have. We Tennesseans have been entertained royalty down here.
 By the way, we inherited 40 or 30 wholesale liquor dealers from Birming- ham and Atlanta. We're just loaded up and we expect to see a lot of our Bir- mingham friends during the coming months.
 Il am not much surprised, but agree ably impressed with the manner in which Birmingham takes her new tonic. It seems to be doing you good. for the town is built on a solid foundation of ore hills, anu her future, wet or dry. is assured"
 Senator Wilson of Blount county was one of the visitors to the Bryan banquet last night T live eight miles from One onta, and along that road we have quite a peculiar condition of affairs. There is not a farmer without bank account, and none of them buy goods on more than 30 days time. We have only one supply house in the whole vicinity AL though we don't make dairy business a profession, we ship butter and hogs to Birmingham galore
 George W. Darden, the solicitor for the district, who lives at Oneonta, bore one of the prosperous Blount county smiles at the banquet last night. conditions are good down our way he said While the depression hurt our cotton and lum- Der business. our bank was in fine shape. The farmers had confidence in it, and as a result are all prospering. The Cham pion mines, the best ore in the state, have opened up again, and we. are hust- ling right along these rainy days"
 An amusing conversation crossed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

banquet table last night when Charles Greer. editor of the Marion Standard. ad- dressed Judge A A Coleman of Bir- mingham. T declare" he said you fellows here in Birmingham are prob ably right on this liquor question, but it's the funniest thing I ever saw the way you are getting used to it. l never saw so many forced grins in all my life"
 Look here, old man. said Judge Cole man. you quit laughing at US young fellows. If l were as old as you are, I'd have to lick you for that, but since you are so feeble I'll have to let you off this time"
 Mir. Greer speaks interestingly of con- ditons down around the Selma district With four trains a day to Marion. those Selma folks keep pretty well in touch with the worldr he said
 R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden was in Bir- mingham yesterday We are rustling along up our way, with good prospects in the business line We may be a little close to Greater Birmingham. Some day we may decide to hook her on to Ala bama City. but not yet"
 Wat Brown. a prominent citizen of Rag land, St. Clair county, spent yesterday in Birmingham. We people in the small towns are prophesying victory for Bryan far more than We ever did before. We believe we know that he will win this time,' he said "St. Clair county is clear on the outskirts of this manic we hear about. Business is just the same with us, only better, but the price of cotton ought to go up.'
 Asa B. Fuller and Dr. Philip Hart ing of Cullman, the wet county, said last night that despite the fact that pro- hibition wouldn't prohibit in their city the people were prosperous, and feeling depression probably less than any other section"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Text of Decision.

However, a very early call is expected for the city committee, after which things will hum. The words of the decision fol- low:
 ''The municipal code act is a complete law which by it's terms shall become ef- fective in September, 1908, and the only effect of 199 was to afford an event, upon the happening of which it should go into operation In the town or city so ordain- ing in the method stipulated in that sec ton at an earlier date. Section 199 should be read as proyiso to section of the municipal act and when so read the pro- vision of the latter section that the cor porate organizations shall be and remain as now provided by law is qualified to the extent section 199 provides
 ''There being no such office under the charter of Birmingham as president of the City Council of Birmingham, the gov erning body were commanded by section 199 to elect such an officer, whose term should be until his successor is elected at the general municipal election in Sep tember, 1908. Having the duty to elect such officer under the letter of section 1ss. and the organization of the city gov ernment under the municipal code having been accomplished, it of course followed that the officer so elected by the govern ing body was entitled, and it was his duty, to exercise the duties and powers and to perform the functions of president of the City Council, one of which was and is to provide over the deliberations of the City Council, and that, under the terms of the municipal code, to the exclusion of the Mayor, who, the late charter provid- ed, should perform that duty"
 The court takes the case of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

John L. Parker is established as presl- dent of the Birmingham City Council and the adoption of the new municipal code by this city has been declared legal by the highest court in the state As result Mayor Ward will be the head of the city with veto power, while MT. Parker will preside over the deliberations of the law making body. It was one of the pret- tiest fights ever made in the state, Mayor Ward losing out in his contention that the new code is not yet in effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
SONG RECITAL.
Edgar L. Brown Sings To Apprecative
 Audience at Cable Hall.

Edgar L. Brown, formerly of Birm- ingham, but now conductor of a song studio at Hartford, Conn, gave song recital at the Cable Hall last night to an apprecative audience. MT. Brown has a baritone voice of fine quality and his selections were warmly received. The programme was two hours long. While all of the numbers were well rendered those deserving special mention were the recitative Thus Saith the Lord and aria But Who May Abide from Han ders Messiah, "Erlking," Schubert; His Lullaby" Carrie Jacobs Bond, and Many Beauteous Flower" Ella May Smith. The full programme was as fol- lows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

Grain foods contain the vital principle in greater proportions than other foods. If you eat right, your vitality will remain at it's height for years.
 Grape-Nuts food is made from wheat and barley. It contains the "vital phos- phates" that nature places in certain parts of the grains and is so prepared as to be quickly absorbed and con- verted into vital energy.
 If you want to store up vital energy for the accom- plishment of the greatest success, make Grape Nuts a part of your regular diet. "There's a Reason.
 Read the book, "The Road to Melville" in pkgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Decision Rendered Yesterday.

The decision of the supreme court was reached yesterday morning in favor of John L. Parker as president of the coun- cil. While in the words of Governor Conner. This does not please everybody" still the decision has been rendered and everyone is settling down to it.
 It was really the first big advance to- ward the municipal political strife The faction now in charge became strongly seated. and together with the police com mission, it is probably going to fight for it's life in the next election. The leader, having three more years 10 serve, is ex- pected to marshal his forces for strug- gle to retain control. Much will center around the election of the president of the council.
 The candidate for Mayor who will enter for the prohibition forces does not favor an early primary. He will make a fight against it, and will hardly announce his candidacy until after the date is finally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

An amusing conversation crossed the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
TAFT NOT TO BLAME
General corbin Declares Judge Taft
Was In Nowise Responsible for the
Order. suspendins the Battalion of
tho Twenty fifth Infantry.

Washington. Aug. Z. - That Judge
Taft was in no way responsible for the
order, discharging a battalion of the
Twenty fifth infantry, and that in do
ing so he obeyed the direct orders OF
the president, is the statement of Lieu
tenant General c. Corbin, retired, who
has just returned from Ohio.
"Of course. the Brownsville affair is
going to be paraded in the campaignY
said Corbin. ANY credit or blame in
the matter cannot be laid to Taft. AS
a matter IF fact Taft was not in Wash
ington at the time. He left Washing
ton Oct. %, 1906, for the inspection Of
the western military posts and he was
absent until November II. Upon his
return the order suspending the bat
TALON of the Twenty fifth infantry was
brought to his attention. and that the
president might reconsider the matter,
Taft suspended the order.
"He cabled I'd the president. Who
was then in the West Indies and four
days after Taft's return to the depart
ment he received from the president a
cablegram, directing the order to be
executed. AS a loyal subordinate of
the president he did his duty az a
subordinate, regardless of any views Of
his own. With these facts known to
no man, white or black, who can place
any responsibility in the premises on
Taft"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
No SPECIAL RATES
FOR NOTIFICATION
Railroads Refuse to Make Lower
Passenger Fare For Lin
coin, Aug. II
WILL CUT DOWN ATTENDANCE
Committee on Arrangements Going
Ahead, Regardless Of the Passenger
Associations Action-Rryan Busy
With His speeches-kern Speaks at
Charles City Saturday.

Fairview, Lincoln, Aug. 1.-Canol-
date Bryan, and National Chairman
Norman e. Mack, who is at Chicago
were in conference today over the lohs
distance telephone. While the subjects
discussed were not disclosed by Bry-
an it is understood that the converse
ton had to do, among other things,
with the refusal of the Western Tra1-
flee association to make special rates
to Lincoln UPON the occasion Of the
notification, August II.
Altho the action Of the railroads Will
probably prevent a number OF people
from coming to Lincoln to witness the
ceremonies, the local committee on ar
rangements is going steadily on with
the preparations for the event.
Bryan is availing himself of the cool
weather by utilizing every spare mo-
ment of his time in preparing the sew
eral sets of speeches which he will
make this month. The one on the tariff
at Des Moines, is expected to be an ex-
shaustive treatment on the subject, ana
it will be one of the most Important
Of his utterances during the campaign.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
FOLK PRAISES PRIMARY LAW.
Says If System is Wrong, Popular
Government is Wrong.

Gays " oyStoH io VIo"9' sFVPS'os
Government is Wrong.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. I'm an
swer to a great many communications,
complaints, and suggestions concerning
the primary election law, Governor
Folk gave out the following statement
last night:
"The primary law has it's defects
that have been made clear by trial.
These defects can be remedied so to
more effectually curtail the power OF
the bosses. 1t would be folly to say
that because under the primary law
the bosses still have some power, the
remedy is to repeal7it and go back to
the convention system, where the boss
es usually are supreme. 1f-it is a pad
thing for the bosses to have any, pow
err under the primary system, it would
be a worse thing for the; bosses to be
placed in full CONTROL under the con-
ventiOn plan.
The defects in the convention can
not be corrected, while the defects In
the primary system can. An effort is
being made by reason Of defects in the
primary law to discredit the entire law
and go back to the professional poll
tician's delight, the convention system.
This effort should fail, and I believe
will fail.
eff the primary system is wrong
then government by the people is
wrong"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
c. G. W. CUTS RATES.
Road Makes Marked Reduction
Grain CARVING CHARGES.

Chicago. Aug. 7.-Changes in tl,e
grain rates which may have clr-
reaching effect upon the movement Ct
the coming crops, have been an
nounced by the Great Western rail-
road.
That line i:as fled tariffs putting
equalized rates lst, effect between
Omaha and Chicago and between
Omaha and St. Paul on grain coming
from west of The Ms souri, river.
The new rl!.s vary between AMI
10 cents, the former charges being II
and IL. The new rates apply to all
territory on the Missouri Pacific and
Burlington sys.ein where the thru
rates are les; than The sum Of the
local ld;es .n and cut of Omaha. The
Great E,..ern says that in al such
cases i will take tbe haul east To-
What is left of the rate The Off. ;'ells
of tho r..ads a...e1t that general
grain rate var may result.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
CROPS BELOW AVERAG
Government Bulletin Gives the condi-
tion Of Spring Wheat as s.o7 Com
pared With s2.7 The Ten-Year
Averages.

Washington, Aug. 7-The depart
ment of agriculture today issued a
bulletin, giving the condition of spring
wheat on August 1, as S07, compared
with the ten-year average of s2.7. The
condition of corn Is 82.5 against the
ten-year average Of S3.1.
Preliminary returns indicate the
yield of winter wheat to be about 14.3
bushels per acre, or a total of 425, ,940,-
900 bushels, which compares with 146
bushels, and 409,442,OOO bushels, re-
spectively, the final estimate of last
years crop. The average quality Of
the crop is 9O.1 against 9O.5 for last
year.
b The condition Of the oats crop Aug
ust / was 1858 per cent normal, as COM
pared with 85.7 for last month. The
proportion Of the oats crop of last
year in the hands of the farmers Aug
ust 1, is estimated at SO per cent,
equivalent to 3s,OOO,O00 bushels, as
compared with II per cent, and g.
100000 bushels, respectively, for a
year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
CITY. HOME CRITICIZED.
Murder Brings to Light Mismanase,
ment of Institution.

Richmond, Va, Aug. Mrs. Ethel
Gaylord, who became a mother in the
city home three weeks ago, will have
to stand trial on the charge of having
poisoned another baby in the same in
stitution four days after the birth of
her child. Corrosive sublimate and
chloroform was used.
The grand jury made report in
which it. severely criticized the council
committee for it's care of the city
home, and the superintendent for in
competency, and the physicians and
surgeons for failing to act in har-
mony, and the council of the city for
not making rules and vesting the sup
erintendent with power and holding
him responsible.
The report shows that in order to
secure laundress for the home a con-
tract was made, whereby she was to
get drunk once a week.
The nurses and other help are held
to be wholly incompetent and inca
pabte.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
suIcIDED TO ESCAPE JAIL.
J. G. Lund, Ruined by Speculation, Re
ported Badly involved.

Minneapolis, Minn.. Aug. John G..
Lund. the former millionaire and dem
-ocratic politician who shot himself yas-
grace of arrest for a felony.
The two banks of which Lund was
president were closed yesterday, First
National of Belle Plaine being closed
by order of the controller Of the treas
ury at Washington upon the advice
of National Bank Examiner F. o..
Hicks. who reported the institution in
solvent. The Robbinsdale State bank
of this city was closed for three days
by State Bank Examiner Schaeffer af-
ter conference with the stockholders,
who announced, however, that the doors
would reopen Monday.
Two girls, employees in Lund's office,
are involved by his death. Alberta Lo-
gan, his stenographer, it has been dis
covered, signed mortgage papers for
Lund which purport to show that she
gave him thousands of dollars in money
on mortgages. Leila Race, another
stenographer and clerk, did the same
thing, according to the litigants in suits
pending against Lund in the Hennepin
county courts. 1t is believed that Lund
used these spurious mortgages as Sc
curity for loans.
Becoming entangled, Lund staked his
all, according to his acquaintance, on
wheat. He sold short and on Wednes-
day the market rose cents. By the
noon hour Lund had lost thousands of
dollars BY l o'clock, when the mar
ket was closing at an advance of 5
cents, the time millionaire knew
that he was doomed to death or dis
grace. Five minutes before the market
closed he ended his life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

MAY BUILD TWO SHIPS
New Aerial Machine Will Show Many
Changes, Suggested by Tuesdays
Sensational Triai-Private lndivdu.
ais Place $4,000 at the Disposal Of
the count-Governrnent Will Aid.

Friedrichshafen, Germany. Aug. T.
After a long talk with his chief en-
gineer, Herr Duerr, Count Zeppelin has
given orders that the work on the
construction of new airship is to be
begun. In fact he has about decided
to build two at the same time. each
one from a different model The new
ships will show many changes sug-
gested by the study Of the accident
of two days ago and other experiences
Of the past.
Private individuals have already
placed the sum of $4,000 to the credit
of Zeppelin for his new enterprise.
The count is especially gratitied at
the receipt Of hearty message Of
sympathy from the headquarters of the
British balloon corps at Marlborough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
HOUSE BLOWN UP !
Two Are Killed and Two Are Injured
When Camden, Ark, Tenement Is
Blown to spIinters With Dynamite-
Cause of Explosion Not known.

Camden, Ark. Aug. Two negroes
were killed, and one fatally and one
seriously injured when double tene-
ment in this place was blown up by a
heavy charge of dynamite early today.
The cause is unknown as there has
been no race trouble here for several
Years. The house was reduces to
splinters. The tenement was occlfsied
by the families of Ed Moore and Jim
Arnold. Two of the latter's children
were killed outright. One of the Moore
children is expected to die.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
BUSINESS is BETTER.
Dun's Report Shows Continued I'm
provement in Right Direction.

New York, Aug. dispatches to
Dun's Review indicate further progress;
in the right direction, altho the i'm
provement is slow. The midsummer
dullness affects trade, and the volume
of bank clearings, usually at the low
point of year in August, is reduced, but
it is now materially above the amount
in the earlier months Of the year and
is showing an improvement in that re-
spect.
Dun's Review tomorrow will say:
Bank exchanges this week at all the
leading cities in the United States are
s2,211 $4,000, S.3 per cent less than q
wear ago. The loss continues quite
large at Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Bal
timore, New Orleans, Minneapolis, and
San Francisco, and is clearly due to
the conditions affecting the special in
terests in those sections. st. Louis,
and Kansas City again report gain
and at other leading cities the losses
are small"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
NATIONAL BODY OF DRuMMERs.
Travelling Men Meet in Milwaukee
Aim to Reduce Expenses.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. IA commit
tee of nineteen, representatives Of
twelve states, began drafting the con-
stitut;on for the proposed National
Travellers association last night. Two
hundred travelling men from all parts
of the United States have gathered
in Milwaukee. They predict their Or
ganization will be "a step upward in
the commercial activities of the coun-
try" and prove a means of protection
to them. They agree that by banding
together they will be able to lower
hotel rates and reduce railway fares.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
WANT RECEIVER ousTEu
strawboard company's Stockholders
Ask to Have Mitchell Removed

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE .norlty
stockholders of the American straw
board Company and the Uni Il Box
Board and Paper Company tod ~ filed
in the federal court q petition ror the
removal of Sidney Mitchell. the t;eceiv-
er of the two companies. 1t is llesed
Mitchell and his associates i.ave so
manipulated the affairs of the straw
board company as to throw it into
the control OF the box board company.
thus defrauding the minority stock
holders of their stock. The petition
AYERS that the holding of strawboard
stock by the box board company is IL
legal under the Illinois law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07
BODY LIES in STATE.
Final Arrangement for Senator AIIi-
sons Funeral Are Made.

Dubuque, Aug. Tn the north par
]or of the unostentatious Allison
home, during the afternoon and even
ing the body of Iowas most 6isting-
uished citizen will lie in state. The
flowers and tributes have been limited
by those in charge of the funeral to
a blanket of flowers upon the casket.
The congressional delegation will
not arrive until tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow every effort will be made
to accommodate the thousands of
friends of Allison who will be in Du-
buaue. The funeral services, which
will be simple and without ostentation.
will be at the Allison home. The burial
will be private and only a. cortege of
the closest friends and associates will
follow the remains to the cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-07

Sergeant Arms Ransdell of the I'm
tied States senate, and about the same
number headed by Governor Cummins,
from Des Moines. to attend the funer-
al of Senator Allison tomorrow. The
pallbearers, selected this morning. are:
j. r. Adams. A. w. Treadway, c. II.
Bradley. w. II. Torbert, A. Y. McDon-
aid, Herman Ternes. Maurice Brown,
Major J. S. Morgan and l.. G. Hurd.
warm personal and political friends of
the deceased.