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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-04

leased these lands for the purpose of cut ting off the timber, but a year ago the courts, after prolonged litigation, decided that the lessees had no right to cut ths timber, as the standing trees were part of the real estate, which could not be alienated and was not conveyed by an instrument of lease. That decision led to many actions for recovery from the lum- bermen who had cut the timber under lease But the legislature in two separate acts, in 1898 and in 1904, gave the county boards of supervisors power to sell the timber apart from the lease of the land, and sales of that kind have been made all over the pine woods area.
 From many of the sixteenth sections the timber has been swept clear under such sales. Now comes the state revenue agent declaring that the acts authorizing the sale of the timber are unconstitu- tional. The record of every sixteenth sec- ton in the south Mississippi counties is being looked up. Where the lands have been denuded the agent is seeing if reas- enable compensation was made for the same. He says that he has not found q single case where a fair price was paid for the timber, and he Is making demand upon the purchaser to come across with the difference. Since he holds that the supervisors had no right to sell the land, the lumbermen are held in the position of treSpaSSerS ana the revenue agent IS thus able to proceed against them
 If the revenue agent makes good on these operations the lumbermen will have a big deficit to meet but the schools of the piney woods country will obtain a revenue that will sustain all of them during most of the scholastic year with out local taxation. These sixteenth sec- ton lands constitute the provision made for public free education when the foun- dation of the state was laid, and they are supposed to represent the most liberal provision for educational purposes made by any state In the union. They are watched very zealously by the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-04
Now With Smith 6 Norton.

Mir William M. Blocker, who has been connected with the Jemison Real Estate & Insurance company since the organiza- tion of that firm has accepted position with the real estate firm of Smith & Norton and will be pleased to see his old friends at his new address. MT. Blocker has a host of influential friends in the city, all of whom wish him the success he deserves with his new con nection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-04
Irish Economy. From Everybody's Magazine.

ooHJ
 "Begorra,' said Patsy, "Oi couldn't pay me shillin's fine, and Oi had to go to jail for six days"
 An how much did yez spend to get drunk?" asked Mike rather sarcastically.
 "Oh, bout shillins."
 ''Yes fool if yez had not spent yez D shillin's for drink yezd "a had yer D shillin's to pay yer foine wid."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
SCHOOL CHILDREN
HURT IN A PANIC
MOTHERS STORM BUILDING ON
HEARING RuMoR THAT 1T is
TO BE BLOWN UP.
WILD RUSH BY MOTHERS
"Blaek Hand" Baekmailers Start
Story for Splte--Ask Parents to
Pay Tribute or viii Be
Reveneed.

Newark, ~ J., April "a rumor
that a big public school in the Italian
section was TO he blown mp by Black
Hand blacknailors as an act of re.
vcngp for failure Of parents of pupils
ia pay tribute resulted in panic
Wednesday I'm which two children
were injured The school was closed
for the day before the trouble was
ended.
The school was in session when a
great thronG of excited women, shout.
ing and gesticulating. gathered in
front. They demanded that their chill
dren be sent out at once. The prin
cipal telephoncd FOR police assistance
but before the help arrived the WON
en had broken down the gates and
fore II their way into the building.
The excited mothers rushed into
the building and upstairs. screaming
and calling for their children by
name, so exciting the pupils that they
got entirely beyond control OF the
teachers and ran from their class
rooms into the halls
In the wild scramble Of mothers
and children down the stairs many
Of the little ones werc thrown down
and tramplcd upon and two were seri.
ously hurt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
STATE LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Bills Passed by Both Branches to Ben
eft the Gtate--Money Appropriat-
ed and Salaries Raised.

Columbus. o.. April g. Senate
Bills introduced: Extending the op.
GRAFTON of the statute under which
steam railroads make contracts with
equipment companies. to interurban
and street railway companies; repeal
ing the WertZ road law and re-enact-
ing the general road improvement
law as II stood before the Wertz law
was passed; appropriating S2,500 to
erect at Springfield a monument TO
George Rodgers Clark, pioneer patriot
soldier IN the early Ohio country.
The Clark County Historical society
IL TO be the custodian; providing for
salorles Of $1,000 year for members
of tho building commission for the
Lima state hospital.
Bills Passed. Establishing leg
islatlve reference library; abolishlng
the Office of inhrmary director and
placing the management In super
tendent appointed by the county com.
missioners: removing tho limit OF
S2.500 on the salaries of Ohio State
university proiessS RS; giving clerks
of boards of school examiners the
same compensation for Boxwell law
examinations as they get for teach.
payment of members OF rural boards
of education 81 per meeting for not
more than ten meetings a year
HoTse.-Bills passed: Authorizing
county commissioners to expend 800
n year for maintenance of G.. A. r.
memorials.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed Free to
All in Plain Wrapper.

piles is fearful disease. but easy
to cure n you 80 at it right
An operation with the knife Is
dangerous, cruel, humiliating and
unnecessary.
There is just one other sure way to
be cured-painless, safe and in the
'privacy,of your own home--H is Pyr-
amid Pile Cure.
We mail a trial package free to all
who write
1t will give you instant relief,
show you the harmless. painless ma
,ture of this great remedy and start
you we'll on the way toward a per-
feet cure.
Then you can get a full-sized box
from any druggist for 80 cents, and
often one box cures.
Insist on having what you call for.
| 1f the druggist tries to sell you
something just as good 1t is because
he makes more money on the substi-
tute.
The cure begins at once and con-
tlnues rapidly until it Is complete
and permanent.
You can go right ahead with your
work and be easy and comfortable
all the time.
II Is well worth trying.
| .Iust send your name and address
10 Pyramid Drug Co., % Pyramid
Building, Marshall, Mich, and re-
ceive free by return mail the trial
package in plain wrapper.
Thousands have been cured In this
easy, painless and inexpensive way In
the privacy of the home
No knife and its torture.
No doctor and his bills.
All druggists, so cents. Write TO.
day for free package.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
REMOVED STIGMA
OF INDICTMENT
WESTERN MAN HAS STAIN OF
CRIME OF rs YEARS STAND.
ING REMOVED.
POSSIBLE WITNESSES DEAL
Kingston, N. ", Judge Only Person
Who Knows Identity OF Man
Character Is Above Reprosch
for Years.

Kingston, N. Y, April 9.-In some
western city, the name of which is
scrupulously guarded, lives prom
inent and respected citizen from
whom the supreme court of New
York Wednesday removed the stig.
ma of an indictment which was re.
turned 26 years ago and charged John
Taylor with the death of Thomas
Murray. The present home of Taylor
and the name under which he has
since lived, married and risen to the
head of big mercantile establish.
ment are known to but three men
here and his secret will he Kept Tay.
lor's identity was made known by
him to the court after search for
him which covered two continents
and took seTeral years had been adam.
doned. Throwing himself on the mer.
cy of the prosecutor, Taylor invited
an inquiry into his life for the past
Is years This was made and proved
so satisfactory that Supreme Court
Justice Clearwater, who as district
attorney obtained the Indictment
against Taylor. declared that II would
he gross injustice to reveal the mans
new name
Today Justice Howard OF Troy. sit
ting in the supreme court. dismissed
the Indictment against Taylor after
it had been shown that all possible
witnesses against the defendant were
dead Justice Clearwater. who inves.
tigated the case. and present District
Attorney Cunningham seconded the
action of the court Only Justice
Howard, Mr.. Clearwater and Mr.
Cunningham have known of the facts
IN the case. Ey-Justicc Clearwater
said tonight
"The killing of Murray vas case
Of love. rum and politics. Man
slaughter. which was charged, could
not be proven now TAYLOR has made
new home and won an honored
name. He ls at the head of bis
manufacturing establishment in the
west, has n wife and sly children. all
ignorant Of his early misfortune. His
character is abote reproach and Il
would he an outrage TO revive the
story now"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
SHORT TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Joseph Larar. the convict who es.
capped from Sing Sing prison last
Monday. was captured late Wednes-
day in Brooklyn.
The governing committee of the
New York stock exchange voted on
Wednesday to close the exchange on
Good Friday, April II, and Saturday,
April is.
President Roosevelt on Wednesday
made public his letter of April TO
the attorney general directing pro
ceedings by Injunction to compel Ger.
tain railroads of the south to furnish
equal accommodations to white and
negro passengers.
Mrs Fairy McClain Miller was shot
and instantly killed at Kokomo. Ind,
by Worley Osborn, discarded lover.
Osborn entered the Miller home and
killed the woman as she lay abed,
Osborn fed and has not been cap.
tured
Miss Annette Loeb, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Charles Loeb of New York,
was married In Rome Wednesday to
Signor Arturo l.uzzato. a member Of
the Italian parliament Signor Luz
cato is wealthy and has iron interests
in Tuscany.
Knute Olmstead died at l95 Grove
street, St. Paul, having literally
starved himself to death In an at.
tempt to fast for 40 days in order
TO demonstrate his theory that the
mind controls the body and that mind
is mightier than matter.
Judge Knappen I'm the United
States district court at Grand Rapids,
Mich. sentenced the Stearns Salt and
Lumber Co of Ludington. Mich, Ia
pay fine of $40 600 for accepting re.
bates from the Pere Marquette rail.
road on lumber shipments.
A band of 100 foreigners out of en-.
ployment invaded the city hall, Chi
cago, Wednesday 20 demand that they
he furnished with work, The major
ity of the men have been employed I'm
construction work on railways, and
have recently been laid off.
The application OF Abraham Rucf
for a writ of mandamus and prohbi
tion to prevent his trial on charge
Of bribery before Judge Maurice r.
Dooling on the ground Of alleged pref
udice, was denied by the supreme
court sitting in Los Angeles, Cal.
After an Illness Of two weeks from
heart disease Professor Arthur D.
Langston, principal of the Dumas
high school. ST. Louis, who for over
80 years was one of the most widely
known negro educators in the west
died Wednesday night at his home
Judge James A. Frink, an attorney,
and past grand chancellor of knights
of Pythias Of Springfield, Mo-. was
shot through the temple and mortal.
Iy wounded there early Wednesday
morning, The police found him ~.
ing on the street within a block Of
his home. An empty purse which had
contained $4OO was found near the
body.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
SENT TO PRISON
FOR SEVEN YEARS
PHILADELPHIA POLICEMEN RE.
cEIvE QUICK JUSTICE - IN.
plcTED AND SENTENCED.
ACCUSED OFFICERS GUILTY
Confederate, 10 Years Of Age, Arrest
ed on Charge Of Larceny un-
earthed the Plot and Gets
Four Years.

Philadelphia. April 9.--Quick jus.
tice was meted out here to the four
policemen who were arrested on Sat.
urday for robbing stores and ware.
houses on the beats which they pa.
trolled in the wholesale district. Hav.
ing been indicted early on Wedres.
day on charges of entering without
breaking, with intent TO commit fel.
ony," larceny" receiving stolen
goods and conspiracy" the accused
pleaded guilty before Judge Kinsey
and were sentenced TO serve seven
years each in the eastern penitenti.
airy. The convicted policemen are
John w. Straub. John Kelly. c. NJ.
Luckenbill and II. Il. Sithens With
them in the conspiracy to rob were
Harry Rotheuberger. aged 10 years,
whose arrest on a charge Of larceny
unearthed the plot. and w. A. Frost,
a plumber, in whose place the men
divided the proceeds of the robberies.
Frost and Rothenberger, who were
indicted with the policemen pleaded
guilty and were also sentenced Frost
being sent to the penitentiary for
four years, while Rothenberger was
committed to Huntingdon reforma.
tory.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
AMAZED AT STATEMENTS
Administration officials Express Re-
sret over What President Cas-
tro's official Organ Says.

Washington, April 9.-Administra
tion officials Wednesday expressed
amazement over the statemehts in
President Castro's official organ. ri
Constitutional, having as their basis
the Tacoma mail pouch incident The
editorial received the closest atten
tion. Mingled with the feeling OF
amazement over the sentiments OF
President Castro Is one OF regret and
mystification over the whole course
Venezuela has pursued in dealing
with the United States.
"The United States has been good
friend to Venezuela" said high of
fetal of the state department today
Twice within the past Is years We
have gone to Venezuela's aid wher
that country needed assistance"
For this reason he could not under
stand why she has acted as she has
During President Cleveland's seconC
term when Great Britain was threat
ening to encroach on Venezucla's ter
ritory he sent message to congress
which had the result of referring thu
question to The Hague for impartia
determination. Again several year
later, when the allied powers were
threatening a blockade of Venezuela
ports to compel payment of her for
eign obligations the United States
through Minister Bowen. stepped II
and averted such step Again thu
question was referred to The Hague
The navy department today re
ceived n dispatch from Commando
Hood of the cruiser Tacoma contain
ing details touching the opening o
mails carried by that vessel Mt l.;
Guaira postofTlce. II agrees substan
TALLY with the published statements
and officials are satisfied the OPENING
was inadvertent
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09

Service. which are hereby approved.
That the grade OF said street as
improved shall be shown on said
plans and profiles.
G.. That the whole cost Of said I'M
,provement, less one-fiftleth thereof
and the cost of intersection, shall be
assessed by the foot frontage upon
the following described lots and lands
| lto-wit All lots and lands bounding
land abutting upon the proposed Inn
lprovement, which said lots and lands
are hereby determined TO be espe-
cially benefited by said Improvement;
and the cost of said Improvement
shall include the expense of prellm-
mary and other surveys and of the
lprnting and publihing of notices.
cost of constructing, together with
Interest on bonds issued in anticipa-
ton of the collection of the deferred
Iinstalments Of assessments and 9th
er necessary expenses.
ID. That the assessment so to be
Ilevled shall be paid in ten annual in
Istallments, with interest on deferred
payments not to exceed six (6) per
Icent. per annum, providing that the
owner of any property assessed may.
at his option, pay such assessment In
leash or any number of installments
Iof the same at any time after such
assessment has been levied; with In
Iterest on the same to the next semi
lannual interest day of said bonds,
next following the date OF payment.
E. That bonds of the City OF Ma
rion. Ohio. shall be issued In antlci-
Ipation OF the collection OF the assess
ments by installments and In an
amount equal thereto.
i +. That the remainder OF the en-
!, tire cost shall be paid by the issu-
ance Of bonds as required by law,
G.. This resolution shall he In
force from and after its passage and
legal publication.
Passed April 6. 1908.
j. G.. SETTER.
. president Pro Tenn OF the City Council.
i. Approved bS Louis Scherff. Mayor.
u Aattest: Charles NJ. Tobin. City
IClerk.
Star 4-s-15-OS. Mirror 4-9j16-0S.
|
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Vacancy ElIIed by Edward.

London, April ., The vacancy
in the office Of prime minister Of
Great Britain caused By the resigna-
tion last Sunday of Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman on account OF i'll
health, was filled Wednesday at Biar.
ritz, France. during the audience
there between King Edward and Her
bert II. Asquith, who had been sum-
moned from London. Mr. Asquith
first rendered to his majesty his res
ignatlon as chancellor Of the eX.
chequer and Immediately thereafter
he kissed the hand Of the king on his
appointment to the post Of prime min
lister and first lord Of the treasury.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
chi Prevents Ian peIIuerv.

Murphysburg, H., April Q. - Miss
Fora Hanson, II years Old daughter
of Sheriff Sylvester Hanson. inter.
rupted jail delivery during a storm
early today. She was awakened by
the storm and, glancing out OF the
window, saw prisoners climbing down
past her window as they escaped from
Jail, She seized the feet of a man
and held him while she screamed to
her parents. Her mother went TO her
assistance and held TO the prisoner
while Sheriff Hanson rushed into the
cell room and prevented seven pris.
oners from leaving. Six prisoners
had escaped through window from
which a bar had been pried. Four of
the fugitives are negroes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
No Ertradltlon for Erenchman.

Paris, April 9.-The ministry of jus;
tice TO which the foreign office turned
over the request of the United States
for the eXtradition Of Paul l.. Roy a
Frenchman who married an American
woman known as Glacia Gala and
who has been accused by his wife of
killing her brother at Newlngton, N.
H., has decided that no law exists In
this country under which Roy can be
given over to the American authorl.
ties
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING
Hearings on Important Bills Granted
by committees--lnform Re-
guessed on sub-Treasury.

Washington, April Q. Senate. -
Committee on foreign relations au.
thori2ed a favorable report on The
Hague treaty relative TO the recovery
of contractual debts. Committee on
public buildings and grounds ap-
proved bills as follows: For a new
subtreasury building at San Francis.
co, 100000; postoffice buildings at
Everett, Wash, 100000: Milledge.
vile. Ga, $4,000; Hinton, w. Va,
$4,000; Plattsmouth, Neb., $4,000;
Americus, Ga. $4,000.
House. presidents veto Of bill to
place Commander White on active list
was sustained by vote Of PSF 10 0.
Hearings on two bills OF importance
TO inventors and manufacturing inter-
ests were granted by the house com
mittee on patents. The first measure
considered was the bill introduced by
Chairman Currier adding to the pres
ent patent law the provisions that any
patent issued to a citizen or subject
of foreign country shall be upon
the same conditions and for the same
term as are patents issued by such
country TO citizens Of the United
States, except that no patent shall Is.
sue for longer term than II years.
Resolution calling for information
from attorney general and secretary
OF commerce and labor regarding
paper trust passed; ocean mail sub
sidy bill tabled Just before the
house took recess until tomorrow
Mr.. ShaCkelford (MoD, taking adj
vantage of the fact that many mem
bers had left the chamber. sought to
have acted upon a resolution by him
asking information regarding the
shortage In the sub-treasury at ST.
Louis, which occurred in 1906. A
motion by Mr.. Payne to lay the reso-
luton on the table was carried by
bare majority Of 3.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Use Of DRUGS on Increa ease.

Columbus, o.. April 9.-The house
Wednesday passed the Reed bill pro
viding that cocaine and cocaine prep.
arations Of all kinds can be sold only
upon prescription of physician or
dentist. Representative Hill during
the discussion said that East Liver.
pool had been made prohibition
town and since that time the use OF
drugs had increased. especially co
caine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
politician Taken 10 Indiana.

South Bend Ind April 81. w.
Fleming, a Cleveland real estate deal.
er aud politician, who Is implicated
in the charges made by w. j. Spring
born of that city that Fleming and j.
T.. Foster engineered swindle by
which he lost $4,000 on fake
wrestling match here. was brought
from Cleveland and viii he arraigned
Saturday. Foster was released We'd
resday night under $4,000 bond.
Springborn Is expected here from
Cleveland Saturday TO testify.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Contract for Rails Awarded.

Washington. April - The r. C.
Hoffman Co. Of Baltimore Wednesday
was awarded contracts by the 18th.
mian canal commission for furnish.
ing 2,O3l gross tons of steel rails and
angle irons for engineering work on
the canal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
Lal,n cnrrIorn TO Moot

Cleveland, Arrll .. -- Representa-
tives of al tho largo Great Lakes
transportation compnuies. members
of the lak1 Carrierg' association, vii
meet Thursday at the Hoilenden he
tel 10 dis"us5 tho "open shop" for the
labes President Livingston of De
troit will attend tho meeting. n tho
vessel mcn declare for the open shor
they sEy there will bo NJ cut in wages
paid for the season Of 1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
May Settle nlfferenoe.

Kansas City, April 9--The commit.
tee Of - appointed Wednesday dur
ing the closing hours of the district
convention of the United Mine Work.
'rs Of America, met a committee of
operators Of the southwestern field
and continued negotiations for settle
ment of differences. r. l.. Lewis. the
minors national president. is expect
ed to arrive i'm Kansas City carly to
morrow and to play an important part
In the conferences.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
old Aqe Cause Of Reclamation.

New York, April 9.-Alexander p
Orr, who for many years was direc
tor and for time president Of the
New York Life Insurance Co., retired
as a director of the company at the
annual meeting Wednesday. Mr. Orr
gave his advanced age and the state
of his health as the reason for his
withdrawal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09
petItlon Kentucky,s oovernor.

Springfield, H., April .. - Armed
with a petition for the pardon OF
Caleb Powers, former secretary OF
state Of Kentucky, charged with com
plicity in the murder OF William Goe
bel, Mayor Doyle Of Greenfield left
Wednesday for Frankfort, KY. 10 pre-
sent the petition TO Gov. Wilson o
Kentucky The petition Is signed bJ
102, ,286 residents of Illinois.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-09

RESOLUTION NO. 20. Declaring
nc necessary to improve Silver street
from west line of Leader street to
west corporation line I'm the City OF
Marion, Ohio, by grading, setting
curbs and crossings, constructing the
necessary drains and retaining walls,
cutters and catch basins. determining
the general nature OF the proposed
Improvement, the grade thereof, and
approving plans. specifications and
|pOfiles thereof.
BE 1t resolved by the Council OF
the City OF Marion. State of Ohio,
|threefourths OF all the members
elected thereto concurring,
A. That 1t is hereby declared nee
essary to improve Silver street from
West line of Leader street to west
corporation line in the City OF Ma
rlon, Ohio, by grading. setting curbs
and crossings, constructing the
necessary drains, retaining walls
|catch-basins and cutters, and paving
the roadway thirty (30) feet wide
with br,ck or paving block, in ac-
cordance with the plans, specifca-
tions. estimates and profiles OF the
proposed improvement prepared by
the City Engineer and now on file
In the office OF the Board OF Public