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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
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MERIDIAN HOST OF
 COMMERCIAL MEN
99c Dozen; Regularly S1.20

Meridian, Miss, June 25.-(Special.)- The Commercial Travellers of Mississippi are being received with open arms by the people of Meridian tonight, as they come to the city aboard every train to hold their annual convention, which is to be convened tomorrow morning. The first delegation of "drummers" to ar rive was the one from Jackson tonight at 9:30 o'clock. A reception at the South ern hotel was given them and tomorrow morning public reception will be held at the Grand Opera House. This will be followed by a business session and the remainder of the day and evening devoted to various pleasures and enter tainments arranged for the citys guests.
 After a long session of the street com mittee today the mayor attached his sig nature to the document awarding about $2O0 GOO of residence street paving to the Southern Paving and Construction com- pany of Chattanooga. The material to be used Is mostly vitrifed brick. The contractors expect to begin work on their contract within three or four weeks. A vigorous protect by citizens was made when the boards first awarded the con- tracts and the attorney held them up be- cause Mayor Rivers refused to sign the order of the boards.
 The first annual social convention of the supreme domain of the Benevolent Knights of America was held in this city today. There were delegates here from Alabama, Georgia. Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. A splendid programme of entertainment as well as business, con cluding with an elaborate banquet, was carried out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
COM MISSION WILL
 ASSEMBLE IN PARIS

Washin ngton, June 25.-Arrangements for the meeting of the commercial commits sions representing France and the United States have been completed, and the first session will be held in Paris on July 13. The American commission, with James E. Reynolds, assistant secretary of the treas ury, as chairman. will sail from New York on the Kroonland on June H for Antwerp and from there will proceed di- rect to Paris The other two members of the commission are Edward P. Schaffter of the department of agriculture, and Morris Jacobson of the department of commerce and labor.
 The French government has selected as members of their commission the follow ing persons:
 Edmond Bruwaert, minister plenipoten- tiary, former French consul general at New York; MT. Dulanney, director gen. eral of customs, representing the ministry of finance and l.. Vassilliere, director of agriculture, representing the ministry of agriculture.
 The American and French commissions will be assisted in their work by Consul General Frank H. Mason and MT. Drou- cts, chief of the bureau of French cus- toms, respectively
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
COLUMBU WANTS
 SOLDIERS AGAIN

Columbus, Miss, June 25-(Special.)- Subscriptions have been taken and the merchants and business men consulted as to their wishes in the matter preparatory to making formal application to the gov ernor and adjutant general for holding the state encampment in Columbus again this summer Every one has subscribed literally, and all wish the boys to come back to Camp Columbus for their annual outing. The state officials will be notified today that their every demand has been met and within the next few days 1t Is thought the matter will be definitely set- tied.
 The encampment held here last year was acknowledged by all the officers of the guard and all those in touch with military circles and former encampments to have been the most successful in every way that the Mississippi troops have en- Joyed. The grounds were ideal, and arc in even better condition than they were then. Water for both drinking and other purposes flows in abundance. The drill grounds are in perfect shape and shade trees are located in just the proper spots to afford rest from the heat and sun. The car line runs straight through the grounds and makes the distance to the center of the town only about 10 minutes ride. Lake Park, the scene of much merri- ment last summer. is in walking distance from the grounds. The park has had many new attractive features added this spring. The Cotton States baseball park is just by the side of the encampment grounds
 It is considered by the people over tho state and the press has commented upon the fact that it is a singular and almost unprecedented action on the part of Co., lumbus to extend such an invitation to the soldiers as they have. The town cer- tainly wants them, and the most satis- factory part of it is that all the officers and enlisted men of the state guard were so well pleased with the town that they have expressed themselves as being more than anxious to come back to Camp Co., lumbus for a second annual outing. There is practically no doubt about the troops coming here and the only thing left to do Is naming the date for the gathering. The early part of August and continuing for ten days is considered the best date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE.
Position of International Code Users
 Remains the Same.

Washington, June 25.-Charles P. Bryan. American minister to Lisbon, and Roland R. Dennis, the special representative of the department of commerce and labor at the international telegraph conference, have informed the state department as follows:
 Conferences closed this afternoon. Po- sition of code users remains the same as before. Board of control consisting of one member each from England, France and Germany, will be appointed to censor codes. but codes now in use will not be interfered with, although each government reserves the right it has all ways had of rejecting any word offered Code makers are advised to offer their codes promptly to board of control for censorship to secure certificate. thus being able to assure their customers of every word in their codes having been accepted no matter in which country they may be offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
STUYVESANT FISH SELLS
 OUT ALL HIS 1. C. STOCK

20 years he has presided as president The Fish connection with Illinois Central af- fairs, now believed to be drawing to a close. covers a remarkable period in the railroad history of the country, and in that period no figure was more conspicu- ous than Stuyvesant Fish. The long draw out contest which was waged against him by Edward H. Hartman for the control of the Illinois Central, defeat In which is apparently acknowledged with the sale of the stock, was only type of the battles he fought through three de- cades
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
NEW ORLEANS WILL USE RATS
 IN EXPERIMENTS WITH DISEASE

New Orleans, June 25.-The bubonfc plague situation in South America caused the city board of health tonight to prepare advertisements for 50 live rats to be used in an experiment look ing to the extermination of rats in New Orleans. The rats will be placed in cages and will be innoculated with a virus intended to produce a disease fatal to them. Then a number of rats not inoculated will be placed with the pears to spread. If the disease ap . pears to sperad satisfactorily it Is planned to distribute the infected rats throughout the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL
 NOT REDUCEWAGES OF MEN

It was agreed at that tune that if busi- ress conditions along the line of the rail- road had not improved at the end of three months, new wage scale would be taken up for consideration. Several conferences between the same parties have been held within the past few days, and result the probationary period has been extend cd for three months It is said that btisi- ness in the south Is reviving, and at the end of the three months the Southern will rot find it necessary to make any wage reductions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
COTTON MILLS TO
 CUT PRODUCTION

Atlanta, June 25.--The Georgia In- dustrial association, at it's annual ses- sion here today, adopted resolutions urging cotton manufacturers who are members of the association to curtail production by stopipng their mills for at least four weeks between now and September 1. The resolutions sets forth that it Is impossible to pur- chase cotton at prevailing prices and manufacture it into any product wh ich can be sold for price that will not involve loss.
 The association represents about 2,O00, 900 spindles in this state.
 Dr. Jefferson Davis was reelected president and Charles D. Fuller secre- tary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Seriously Cut at Picnic.

Prattville, June 25.-(Special. )-James D.. Roy was seriously cut in an affray yes- terday while attending a picnic. It seems from report that the two men, John B. Tatum and James D. Roy, met and Roy proceeded to knock Tatum down with his fist and was beating him when friends interfered, separated the two men and found that Tatum had seriously cut Roy with a knife while he had him down. The exact cause of the trouble is not known, but is supposed to be on account of an old feud which Is said to have ex- isted between the Roys and Tatums in the upper part of this county for 15 or 20 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Washington, June 25.--It is understood here that the Southern Railway company ,h 7n. sduce the wages of its employees
 i4, s,,psrating department as had been
 eeas olated Last March the company j iA sd its intention of reducing wages As isfie lime, and numerous conferences wsrs ae.d between the officials and repre- ' sesnts tiyes of the employees. the result of WN,ich wfs to defer action until July l. comrassl9ner of Labor Neill and Chair gan Knapp of the interstate commerce eoinmisklln acted sas intermediates at tlssxe ocnf fsrences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

ing week with Mrs. John Jemson at her country home
 MT. and Mrs. c. P. Orr and their family are now at Mentone for the summer.
 Mrs. Charles Morgan and Mrs. James Gregory of Columbus, Ga. were among the out-of-town guests at the Johnston Sheldon wedding
 Mrs. Georgia Gather is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. G. Siddons.
 Miss Emma Ewing has returned from Dallas, Tex, where, in connection with Neighborhood house established by settle ment workers, she has been in charge of one of the largest kindergartens in Dal- las.
 Miss Mary Lou Cobb has returned from Atlanta.
 Miss Alice Lee Davidson and Mir W. K. Ives of Gadsden were among the out-of- town guests at the Characterization we'd ding.
 Mir and Mrs. Arthur K Vance, whose wedding took place in Woodlawn on We'd nesday evening, are at home to their friends in East Birmingham.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips will leave tomorrow for Cleveland to attend the National Edu- cational association.
 Mrs. J. D. Matlock of Birmingham will make an address before the National Ed
  week in Cleveland
 Mrs. H. W. Crook of Bessemer is the guest of Mrs. Walter K McAdory.
 Dr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Richmond Va are the guests of friends in Birming- ham.
 MT and Mrs. Michael Clifford and Miss Ethel Clifford will pass the summer at Blount Springs
 Mir Walter Smith of Tuscaloosa is in Birmingham.
 Mrs. F. P. Sinclair and daughter. Miss Marie, left the city last night to visit rel atives in Chicago.
 Mrs. Joseph F. John of Pennsylvania is the guest of her sister, Mrs Morton, at the Birmingham seminary.
 Mrs. Hugh T. Morton is visiting her pa- rents in South Mississippi.
 Mrs. Joe Saks of Anniston is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Rich on Fourteenth avenue, south.
 Dr. E. E. May has returned home after very pleasant trip through the west
 Newborn, June 25.-(Special.)- )--In one of the finest games of ball ever seen on the local diamond the small boys of Uniontown defeated a similar team from our town today by the score of to 1. The game which lasted IA in- nings, was played with professional skill. Batteries: Walden and Stolen werck; Anderson and White.
 Athens, June 25.-(Special.)-In slow game this afternoon the Y. M. c. A. of this city defated the Rogersville Y. M. c. A. team by the score of 8 to Until the seventh inning the game was we'll played, but after that both teams went to pieces Batteries: Grassie and Whitfield; Davis and Daugherty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Chicago, June 2o-The Inter-Ocean to- day says:
 Within the last few weeks Stuyvesant Fish, former president of the Illinois Cen tral railroad, is said to have sold approx imately 10000 shares of his Illinois Gen. tral stock holdings. With the liquidation of the balance of his holdings, matter of 1OO shares, which 1t is presumed will Soon take place, he will discontinue his interest in the road he began to build 30 years ago, and over whose destinies for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
STORM IN PENSACOLA. Considerable Damage Results To Buildings and Other Property.

Montgomery June 25.-A special to the Advertiser from Pensacola, Fla, says
 severe electrical storm, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, was ex- perienced here early tonight, and consid- erable damage resulted, lightning strik- ing two buildings, badly tearing up the roofs, while the machinery of the power plant was damage to such an extent that all street cars were stopped for about two hours, causing much inconvenience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Marriage Is Announced.

Greenville, June 25.-(Special.)- )-The many friends of the contracting parties are greatly interested in the approach ing marriage of Mir. Will Dunkin and Mss Frances Boiling, which will take place on the evening of July 2 at the family residence. The bride-to-be Is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. s. J. Boiling, and is a handsome and attractive young woman. The prospective groom is a fine young business man, a son of MT. and Mrs. w. T. Dunklin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Keep up with the progress sive buyers and attend the Over Freight Sale os the Southern Railway, Monday, June 29, at the Over Ware house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Boarding stock solicited at the Terminal Stock Yards, End Avenue and 27th Street. Haynes-D Donahoo Horse and Mule Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Physlcian Ia Honored.

Kansas City, June &.-Dr. William D. Foster of Kansas City was today elected president of the American Institute of Homeopathy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Repetition of 'An Evening With Fairies' at Fletcher Studio Friday even ing at 7:3o o'clock. Admission: Adults. 25 cents: children. 15 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
A SALE OF Thousands
 -0F- owels

time. The average saw ings are '25 per cent. 99c Dozen; Regularly S1.20
 18x36-inch Huckaback Tow els, red borders, soft and absorbent; specially adapted for hard, every day service. At $1.49 a Dozen; Worth $2
 20x40 .Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, fringed ends, good weight.
 15c Each; Worth 221ac
 2Ox4O Heavy weight Turk ish Towels, made of double twisted thread, very closely woven.
 $2.50 a Dozen; Worth $3.50
 22x44 Hemmed and Bleach ed Turkish Towels, heavy nap, very absorbent, made espe- cially for hard service. nrth 35c
 20x40 Hemmed or H. s. German Linen Huck Towels, every thread pure German linen, neatly hemstitched. Some have wide damask bor- ders covered in floral designs. At 39c; Worth 50c and 59c
 Fine Irish Huck Towels, hemstitched. Every thread pure flax, very closely woven. Made to stand hard every day wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
See Burgers Window Display
HIT PAYS!
Silk and Lingerie Dresses Extraordinary Big Bargains!

astonishing
  for hurryng this busy section today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Miss Fannie Louise Runyon will leave next week for Natchez. Miss. to be the guest of friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Miss Emily Norris will spend the com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Superintendent of Education H. c. Gunnels Is sending out blanks for the enumeration of the school children of the state Under the new law every county district and city must mako this count, none being excused. The blanks show places for names of pa ran, age, sex and color, and in cities, ren, age, sex and color. and in cities, streets and wards. Full instructions for the gathering of much needed in- formation are given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26

Mrs. B. Lloyd Guice and her young son, Percy Guice. will leave the 1st of July fo- Connecticut to pass the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Seed Men Prosperous.

Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilkinson is back from Blount Springs, where he attended a meeting of the Alabama Seed crushers. He says that the manufacturers of this class are doing we'll and are making every ef- fort to get In and keep In touch with the state authorities. The papers and discussions will be of great value he thinks
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05

GOVERNMENT Will
H|6HI 4 PESTS
Special Expedition of High Off
cials Is Coming Here From
Washington
To Study Thrips and Other In
sects Which Have Done
Great Damage

A. L. Quaintance Of the bureau of en-
tomology, department of agriculture,
washington, and Dudley Moulton of
San Jose, who Is in charge of the Cali
fornia deciduous fruit insect investiga-
tions with a station near the latter
city, recently completed q trip through
the bay and Sacramento valley counties
with the view of learning what damage
has been done during the present sea-
son by the thrips.
Complaints had been received from
points in Alameda, Solano, Contra Costa
and other counties of serious damage
inflicted by these insects, especially to
Bartlett pears, and in many counties
about the bay the pear crop was almost
total failure, the few pears that the
thrips had left being badly deformed
In many localities the blossoms on the
prune trees had been killed by the
thrips, thus precluding a crop.
So serious Is the situation in several
counties that the California state board
of trade recently took up the matter
and will appeal to congress for spe-
cial appropriation to combat this de-
structive pest. Because of this agita-
tion the department of agriculture in
tends to send to this state two or three
more experts to carry on the work, in
addition to the Investigations that are
now being made by Moulton.
Quaintance has returned to Washing
ton and within few days DR.. Howard,
chief of the bureau of entomology. will
come to California to look personally
into the subject of thrips and other in
sect pests. The loss this season
throughout the state because of the
thrip is estimated at hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED


Friday September4
stnr Daniel Manning. Jacobs, from cruise
in search of wreckage; Sausalito direct
Stmr e S Loop, Levinson. 30 hours from.
Mukilteo.
Stmr Despatch Kokerwitz, &c hours from
stmr VIM H Murphy, Corning, 81 hours from
San Pedro.
stmr Phoenix, Madsep, is hours from Union
landing.
stmr City of Topeka, Gielow, 10 hours from
Eureka.
Stmr Arctic, Bostrom, IA hours from Mendo-
eino.
stmr Santa Rita, Curtis, % hours from Port
San Luis.
stmr Del Norte, Sanford, 80 hours from
stmr Greenwood, Nelson, 81. hours from Cav
from Newcastle. w.
Sehr A Baxter, Isaacson, IL days from
Bellingham; Vallejo junction direct.
Schr Dauntless, Jonsien, days from Grays
Harbor.
schr Santiago, Engals, ls hours from Mon
terey, in tow tug Navigator.
Yacht Mike from Santa Cruz.
Yacht Presto, from Santa Cruz
Yacht Alert, from Santa Cruz.
Yacht Yankee, from Santa Sruz
--'A' Asip''n' CLEARED GEE RED ''uA'
Friday, September T.
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, San Diego; Pa
cidc Coast steamship company.
Stmr Rose City, Kidston. Portland: San Fran
cisco and, Portland steamship + m nh company.
Friday, September T.
Stmr Shoshone, Asplund, Columbia river
Stmr Grace Dollar, Hagen, Coos bay.
Stmr Bee, Krog, Columbia river.
stmr Brooklyn. Hendrickson, Union landing
stmr Daisy Freeman Johnson. wiiiapa bor. harbor.
Stmr J Stetson, Bonifeld, Grays Harbor.
Stmr Svea, Allen, Grays Harbor.
Stmr Saginaw, Stream, Grays Harbor.
Schr Gotama, Gruggel. Tfilamook
sehr Roderick Dhu, Haskins, Monterey; in tow
Pow schr Newark, Johannsen, Byxbees land
ing.
WIRELESS
Report from stmr w Porter, from Monterey
for Nome, states Sept 8, 1880 m, 507 miles OF
Cape Meares, Ore. passed bark Levi G. Burgess.
from Bristol bay yrEqIEsRAPnIS fGr San FIapSiss0-
fogsy; wind west; ysioelty { miles an hour
COOS BAY-Arriyed Sept Estmr Break
water from Astoria; stmr NJ Plant, hence
SEATTLE Arrived Sept 4Astmr Dirigo. from
Skagway; stmr Santa Clara from Valdez.
Sailed Sept 4-Stmr Je4sssen. for Skagway.
TARALLoNEs- Passed Apt : 10 m-Four
MONTERREY Sailed 1us aI-stmr w s Por-
ter. for Nome. -. -
from Roche harbor fr San Francisco.
Outside bound in a Sept lBsrk. ark
s w for British Columbia; Br stmr Indraveiii.
TRINIDAD HEAD-Passed Sept 3. 3 n M
Tug Dauntless with log raft In tow, from Port
land, Ore, for San Diego fPer stmr Despatch.)
SAN DIEGO-Arrived Sept 4-Nor stmr Thor,
from Nanaimo, @.
POINT REIEs-Pa Sept 4-Four masted
schooner bound south.
SAN PEDRO-Arrfved Sept 4-Stmr Hanalei,
hence Sent 2: strnr whittier, hence Sept ?; stmr
Willapa, from Grays Harbor.
Sailed Sept s-Stmr Roanoke, for San Fran
cisco.
Arrived Sept 4AStmr Yosemite, from San
Diego; stmr Queen hence Sept 8.
/ Sailed Sept 4-Stmr Daisy. for San Francisco:
stmr Whittier, for San Francisco.
SEWARD Sailed Sept 3-stmr Bertha, for
Seattle.
EUREKA-Arrived Sept 4-stmr Acme,
hence Sept 3.
IaQua for San Francisco.
FORT BnAGG ARRIVED Sept 4-stmr Noyo,
hence Sept 3.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
TO DISCUSS RoND ISSUE

The meeting of the officers of the va
rious commercial organizations to dis
cuss the proposed bond issue for the
Improvement OF San Francisco's 5
wharves and Islais creek, which was
scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was
postponed on account of a lack of at
tendance: James Rolph Jr will call
the meeting for another date The adj
Journment was taken at the request of
Y. =. Moore OF the chamber of COM
merce, A. Sbarboro of the manufactur
ers' and producers association, A. A.
Watkins of the board of trade, Rufus
Z. Jennings of the California Promo
tion COMMITTEES, Arthur r. Briggs of
the state board of trade and L. M. King
of the merchants association
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
SYNOPSIS

There has been slight rise in pressure over
California north of the Tehachapi and slight
fall in the soath. The temperature changes have
been small, except in the Sacramento valley,
where it is cooler, Afternoon temperatures in the
with light winds and generally favorable drying
and curing weather. Along the coast delightful
weather prevails south of San Francisco and
moderately cool weather north Of that point.
There is less fog than usual along the northern
coast.
FORECAST
San Francisco and vieinity-Fair Saturday
with some fog in the morning and at might
light southwest winds becoming brisk westerly.
Santa Clara yalley-Fair Saturday; light north
winds.
Sacramento yalley-Fair Saturday; light south
winds.
San Joaquin valley-Fair Saturday; light north
winds.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Saturday; light
south winds.
A. G. MeADIE. District Forecastsr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
Compagnie Generate Transatlantique

DIRECT LINE TO HAYRE-PARIs
Sailings every Thursday, instead of Saturday
at 10 a. m, from pier A., North River, foot OF
Morton ST.
First class to Havrc. $77.50 and upward: sec
ond class to Havre. $50 and upward GENERAL.
AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CAN
ADA, 10 State St, New York. j. +. FUGAzI.
Manager Pacific Coast. $50 Montgomery ST., San
Francisco. Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
agents
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
OCEAN SHORE RAIL WAY

Depot 18th and Mission sts-Daily except Sun
day-Leaye. s9:45a. 9;15a, 1.45p, 5:5Op. Ar
yhoiidays-Leaye: z:55a. o:15a. .sfO:O0a. i0:40a.
1900 noon. l:45p. 5:50p. s;15p- Arrive: 1854.
9:00a, IL :29a. 1.22p. 3:5Jp. s5:05p. 5:35p, 6:32p
sMixed s.Gransda Express. makes no inter
mediate stoDs.