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, 1908-08-05

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Translation.
Publication,

:. is hereby made known that the Law Of
~ the 18th Of May 1908, emanatng IN Den
mark. concerning Customs Duties Ne, con-
taius in its Attn paragraph the following pro
visions touching the Danish West ludlan
Islands:
"On suga, and spirituous liquors, which
can be proved TO have been made ia the
Danish West Indian Islands, from the IS
lands products, and are imported here dl-
rect from the islands, a customs duty IS 10
be paid corr, spending to whit Is payable
on such goods when they are manufactured
here in Denmark, but Will deduction OF me
West indian export duty, which deduction
however. must not exceed 5 per cent. Of the
value Of the goods. Goods OF all other de-
scriptions, which can be proved to have been
produced in tho Danish West Indies or to
have been manufactured from the islands
products. and are imported here direct
therefrom, ore exempted from payment OF
Customs duties TO the extent OF 333 per
cent. of the duties fixed Ill the present Law.
Also that he said Law came into force, as
far as concerns spirituous liquors, on the lt
instant, and that the General Directorate OF
the Customs Department has commitment
ed the following instructions to the Custom
Houses in Denmark
"In order to obtain the favourable condl-
tons in regard to customs duties mentioned
in the 4th paragraph of the law for splritu-
Gus liquors imported into this country from
the Danish West Indian Islands, 1t VIII be
necessary for the Importer, when paying the
import duty, to produce a recelpt-the or
ginal or a certified copy-for the export
duties paid in the Danish West Indies. This
receipt serves as proof that the goods N
question have been manufactured in the
Danish West Indies from products OF :he
islands, and the receipt, when the mercl@n-
d;1o ia from ST Thomas or st. John, must
also be endorsed with the Customs Depart
ment's statement of the value thereof it
being here remarked that the export duty
on rum, for the two islands in question IS .
Bit per gallon of 81 Pot or II Ore per Lltre'
while for st. Croix it is 3 per cent. OF the
value"
Government of the Danish West Indian
Islands. st. Croix the 31st of July 1908.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1908-08-05
acknowledgements.

~ET bek~endtgores herved at den ! Dam
&S marx emanerede Low ON Toldafglfterhe
M: m af 5 Mai 1903 i sin S 4 indehoider
saalydende Bestemmelse Vedrorende oe
dansk vestindi7ke Ger:
"For Sucker oo spirituose Vaedsker' der
Dbevis,ig ere tilvirkede poa de dansk vestln-
"digke Der If DISCS Producter, og som If"
..0srne direkte indfores hertil, ~erl@gges cd
ITO dafgift svarende til de Atglltef'
"dev panhvile saadanne Varer, naar de
.ti,yirkes her i Landet, men med FRA
,.draa af de vestindiske Udtorselsal-
..eifter, hvilket Frudrag dog like mas
.overstige s pct. af Varernes Verdl- Al,e
..andre Varer, der bevislig ere producereoe
..paa de dansk vestindiske Ger eller der
..tilvirkede af discs Producter, og som DER
ezra direkte indfores hertil, frltages 1or
s.33A pct. af den j nerv@rende Low fastsatte
s6Told." -
at Loyen er traadt i Kraft d. 1ste DENIES
FOR gpirituose Vadskers Vedkommende' og
A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for T~oldv@senet mar
meddelt Toldstederne i Danmark tolgenoe
.For at der for spirituose Vedsker, som
ezra de dansk- vestindiske Ger indfores her-
~tl Landet, skal kunne opnaaes den ! AofeN
, 1908-08-05
Translation.
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~ OvERNMENT has appointed Police.
a. master- Assistant laughter TO act
as Brandrnajor in Frederiksted during the
absence of acting Brandmajor DENDTLER
on d voyage to North America from the END
of this month.
Government Secretary's Office, st. Crolx
the both of July 1908.
BAUMANN.
dctg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
Millions Fer This District

The speedy acceptance by the finance committee of the board of directors CT the Steel corporation of the plans TOT extensions and improvements at Ens- lev recommended by President Corey is gratifying intelligence to this entire district. The Steel corporation speaks as does a strong man whose pocket Is full. It acts speedily on any plan that has been thoughtfully devised.
 No matter what some optimists may imagine will flow from the millions that the Steel corporation is preparing to spend in Alabama, yet it is doubtful if any one has fully measured the value to this district-the full advantage to it-of the coming here in force of the greatest iron and steel corporation the world has ever known.
 Until Gary plant is completed in 1910 the chief dependence of the cor poration for open-hearth steel must be upon the plant at Ensley, and the fact that open-hearth rails are desired by all railroads is leading to a develop ment of Ensley right along with Gary. While Gary is supplying the northwest and middle west, Ensley will be ex- pected to meet the demands of the en- tire south.
 No doubt in the long run the Steel corporation will send vast amount of finished product down the Warrior. In 1911 the river will be fully opened to the fork of the river, 12 miles from Ensley. The Steel corporation sends rails and structural steel by barges down the Ohio and the Mississippi, and it will assuredly utilize the War rior when it is opened in 1911 to the fork.
 Ensley need have, therefore, no fears on account of the development of gigantic plant at Gary. In a growing country there is room enough for both Gary and Ensley, and Pittsburg to boot. The Steel corporation needs all three in it's vast productiveness, and all three will be pushed along, it is pretty plain, until the maximum capac- ity in each case is developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
ROOSEVELT AND THE CONGO.

From Current Literature for Aprll.
 Provoked to the quikest resentment by Lord Cromer's recent indictment of his rule in the Congo, King Leopold of Belgium is understood to have made official responsibility so irksome to the Prime Minister at Brussels that rumors of this stateman's retirement survive all denials. Even greater than the snoc0 of Lord Cromer's denunciation was the direct intimation from Washington to His Majesty that the United States will not sanction terms of annexation of the Congo by Belgium which, while noni- nally placing the control of the African empire in the hands of official Brussels, will still leave real power in the hands of the King. Wasnington would ap- pear to have delivered kind of ulti- matum relative to any possibility of flu ture exploitation of the Congo Free State for the personal profit of the sov- ereign thereof Since Prime Minister Schollaeret was put at the head of the ministry last January for the express purpose of thwarting any Angio-Amer- ican accord on the Congo question, Leo- pold deems that statesman failure and is rumored to have employed language to that effect. In the amenities of dip- lomatc phraseology our own government has but echoed the British representa- tions of last February, that the Congo Free State must cease to be regarded as a crown domain and must be brought absolutely under the government of the Belgian parliament, which is alone to have the disposition of It's revenues King Leopolds theory that wealthy American investors in his rubber enterprises would prove sufficiently influential to hold Washington aloof from London in the Congo has thus been exploided The Paris Temps believes President Roose- welt would be quite capable of sending a warship to the amouth of the great river should Leopold fail to yield with tha essential pracab
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16

directors of the association. The asso- citation would then apply to the treas ury for the notes mp to the amount desired. The Secretary of the Treas ury could issue notes up to 75 per cent of the securities deposited. This cur rency is to be first lien upon the assets of the bank to which it is is- sued It is also a first lien upon the assets of all the banks comprising the association.
 Here then is an assets circulation guaranteed by the government. But the good to be done by it is extended to the large cities only. Possibly New Orleans could take advantage of the Vreeland plan, but no other southern city could gain any help from it in an emergency. But campaign subscrip- tions are not procurable in the south, and the Vreeland plan has an eye single to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
WILL INCREASE CAPACITY.

From the New York Herald, April A.
 It Is the intention of the United States Steel corporation to substantially increase the steel rail capacity of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company as well as the pig iron output The decision was reached as a result of the visit of William E. Corey, president of the United States Steel cor poration, to Birmingham, Ensley and other nearby points, where properties of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company are located. MT. Corey was accompanied by ". B. Dickson, vice president of the Steel corporation, and John Refs, assistant to the president. The party returned yester- day from the trip of inspection.
 It is understood that the pig iron ca pacity of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company will be increased 600 tons a day. The output of steel all of which will be open hearth, will be increased 400 tons per heat. The steel rail output will be in- creased to about 5000 tons a month.
 The plans for the enlargement of the output of the company will be begun within day or two and thereafter an es- innate of the cost of the improvements will be submitted to the finance commit tee.
 It is understood that there will be no changes in the personnel of the manage ment of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company. The Steel corporation officials will report to the finance committee to- morrow that practically all of the higher officials of the Tennessee company had been drawn from the ranks of the Steel corporations officials when the Gates Schley element was in control. These of- ficials will remain
 While satisfied with the condition of the plants and the property, 1t is understood that MT Corey and his associates believe that it will take some years to place the plant in the state of efficiency required pf other plants in the Steel corporation. For long pull the Tennessee Coal and Iron property was most desirable acquisition for the Steel corporation" said one of the party yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
New Probation Officer.

Maurice Willows, the newly elected probation officer, will take charge of the Boys club on Saturday MT. Willows succeeds L. H. Putnam. who has gone to accept another and larger work.
 MT. Willows is particularly fitted for the work which he has undertaken. He has a gift along the line of cultivating boys. He spent two years with the Young Mems Christian association in this work, afterward established an association at Gadsden, and his ability as an organizer has secured him the appointment
 As juvenile court officer he will have the opportunity of doing great good for the young criminals MT. Willows in tends to pay close attention to the court assisting Judge Feagin in every way pos sible.
 He will also devote a good deal of his attention to the Boys club, see that the youngsters have something to do in their idle hours, and wherever possible for ward the education of the wayward lad The work is expected to advance under his direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
MAN TRAVELS A ROCKY ROAD.

From the Macon Telegraph.
 Poor mani This is what one of them thinks his trials amount to:
 Mans life Is full of crosses and tempta- tions. He comes into the world without his consent and goes out of 1t against his will, and the trip between is exceedingly rocky. The rule of contrariness is one of the important features of the trip. When he is little the grown girls kiss him, and when he is grown the little girls kiss him. If he raises large family he is called a mustard; but if he raises a small check he is thief and a fraud and summed like a Chinaman with the seven year itch; if he is poor he is a bad man. ager; if he is rich he is dishonest; if he is in politics he Is for pie; If he is out of politics you can't tell where to place him and he is no good to his country; if he does an act of charity it is for policy; if he doesn't give to charity he is an old curmudgeon, a stingy cuss and lives for himself; if he dies young there was a great future before him; if he lives to an old age he has missed his calling. He is introduced into the world by a doctor and to the next by the same process, and the little niche that he has filled in life is closed, and the world that once knew him will know him no more forever. Verify the road is rocky, but map has to travel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
IS HER OWN DEFENSE.

From the New York Morning Telegraph.
 Even were it not for the esteem in which Julia 4aarlowe is held by the gen. eral public as well as her colleages, there are circumstances attending<the unfortu- nate introduction of her name into re- cent divorce action that would induce skepticism in the most evil minded.
 Miss Marlowe artistically, socially and morally has long been one of the foremost actresses on our stage. The unsupported allegation of jealous or enraged woman will not detract from this reputation in the least
 Once upon a time, it is quite proper to recall, there was prominent on our stage an actress named George Cayvan. Ter name also was dragged cruelty into the mire of a divorce action. So unjust was the charge that the legislature of this state, taking cognizance of it, amended the civil code so that woman placed In such predicament might come into court and protect herself. The baneful results of this malicious scandal upon Miss Cay van herself are of too sad memory to be easily forgotten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
RETURN OF A "CON'' MAN

known as one of the most daring safe blowers in the country. He was caught somewhere upstate turning a trick in a bank, and was sent away.
 Chelsea Pete spent yesterday with some of his old-time pals He took a look in at the old Fifth Avenue hotel and ap- peared really grieved at the thought of having come back to New York that was changing so rapidly and so radi- cally.
 They've changed their methods since you went away said a friend to Chel- sea Pete yesterday. "You'1 find they're moving rather quickly these days. It's no good trying to work the banks these days Nothing but inside jobs go there. The con game isn't what it was. either. You'll have to get an office and s7O0 worth of mahogany furniture on the installment plan and start promoting a mine or an oil field. The old handshalSing game is a dead one.
 But Chelsea Pete hasn't quite decided just what he will do yet. He finds friends from all over the country in New York these days, however, and there's no req son why he shouldn't be tipped wise to the best lines of worK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
GEORGE ADE WEARING TAN.
l the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
 Wearing a coat of tan characteristic of the seashore vacationist, George Ade hu- morist, came to town Friday to see about a new automobile that he has his eye on. Queries concerning the out-of-season complexion brought the explanation that the humorist and playwright had just re- turned from a months cruise to the West Indies.
 Climate was fine" said MT. Ade, and we had a bully time John McCutcheon was with me, and we always have a great time together"
 Ade returned to Lafayette to assist in the rehearsng of the Purdue play, "The Fair Coed
 "The boys are going to give the public something fine this time,' he said. The play is all right and they are putting 1t on in fine style. Outside of the fact that the manager has difficulty in keeping the prima donna and the broiers from chew ing tobacco and smoking cigarettes, things are running smoothly
 MT. Ade was in the city only a few hours, but long enough to see some auto mobiles and to greet number of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
THE CHORUS HOMECOMING.

New York correspondence of Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 Not all the chorus ladies' of the Broadway theatres are addicted to the all- night restaurant habit by any means. The Times Square station of the subway around midnight shelters more chorus ladies than all the lobster palaces in New York. The platform is filled with the greatest number of fair coryphees to be seen anywhere. They have just fin- ished their act and many of them are too tired to accept the invitation of stage door Johnnies to supper and want to get home; others of course, are in the back row and have to rely on the chafing dish in their hallroom for succor. The girls seen in the station are of all ages, from the young 'broiler' to the ancient bird without fine feathers. The girls always can be distinguished by the peculiar ap- pearance of their compexions after lay CTS of makeup have been scrubbed off. Some of them do not even take the trou- ble to remove it entirely, but leave it on altogether or show traces of it under their ears and chins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
A rotten cause abides no handling.
 70 King Henry lV
Over In Shades Valley

The annexation of Shades valley to the available residential section ol Greater Birmingham would be .dirt cheap at $15,OOO, which is the esti- mated cost of the proposed Red moun- tain tunnel. The city and the county easily can together finance that sum.
 Whenever the work is done it should be done with an eye to permanepcy. A tunnel connecting two valleys should be self-draining and it should pot be located too high up the mountain. In other words, the approaches to 1t should have gradients that would not debar heavily-loaded wagons. A per manent passable way through the mountain is needed.
 Now is the time to build it, for labor Is abundant and is ready to accept req sonable prices. It would lend an inn petus to Greater Birmingham, and the city and the county should consider this subject until way is found to bore through the mountain. The water supply company already has a streak of daylight through it, and when a broad road is secured also the moun- tain barrier will in many respects be abolished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
Annexation Election

The election on Monday next is one that may hasten the construction of Greater Birmingham at least year. It relates to the annexation 5f strip - -.~---S .. .-----~-~.-~ N
 extending around the municipalities to the east of this city, and if the people in this surrounding belt vot4 to come into the greater city, Avonddle, Wood lawn and East Lake will theh become adjacent territory and can dc, likewise.
 The people in the territory sought to be annexed can render the entire valley a great service by voting in a way that will expedite Greater Bir- mingham. There should be a full vote in any event, and a full expression of public opinion on the important sub ject.
 The voters all along Red {mountain to point beyond East Lak9 and then back again along the bouff ffdaries of East Lake, Woodlawn and A Akondale to the limits of Birmingham should go to the polls on Monday. They may be- come the builders of today of the greater city, and it is only Necessary to call their attention to the important business they are called on to transact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Georgia Slack In Enforcement.

Chief of Police George H. Bodeker re- turned yesterday from Georgia where he went on a joint pleasure and business trip. During his absence of eight days Chief Bodeker visited several of the larger Georgia cities for the purpose of observing the effects of prohibition and how the law is being followed up and enforced
 Tt seems to me, from observation" said Chief Bodeker yesterday afternoon that the Georgia officials are not as energetic in enforcing the law as the Jefferson county authori- ties have been. Of course. the off, cers of the law there are continually in behind the vioators of the prohibition law, but they do not appear to be push ing the matter as much as they might
 "The people of Georgia did not have a chance to vote on prohibition as the voters in most of the counties in Ala bama had, and the prohibition laws may not be the sense of the people. This may possibly have something to do with conditions in our sister state. However, at any rate, it is evident that the matter is not being pushed to the highest de- gree"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
Nashville and Huntsville Road.

T notice Nashville is taking special interest just now in the railroad which it Is proposed to build from that city to Huntsville" said a member of the Com mercial club
 "it is said s2OO, 900 is needed to begin the work, and of this sum $156,00O has been paid in. Nashville is asked to pay s15,O00 in addition to the $20,000 that city has already contributed. One of the strongest appeals Nashville makes to its citizenship Is the fact that Memphis, Bir- mingham and Atlanta are becoming great railroad centers and it behooves Nash vile to get busy If the move is based on that ground however 1t seems to me that Nashville is overlooking the fact that road between that city and Hunts vile will be of little real benefit until the line is extended from Huntsville to Birmingham. There has been great deal of talk about this Nashville and Hunts vile railroad, and to me 1t looks as though it would be a paying project all the way through from Nashville to Bir- mingham. It would open an immense mount of territory which at present has no railroad facilities whatever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
The Iron Market

The pig iron market is showing de- cided signs of improvement this week and prices that were weakening last week are now much firmer. The fact is that the price of iron has been well maintained considering the effort of consumers to force it down. Birming- ham iron makers are quoting SIS on a No. basis and some sales have been made at that figure this week, although the price has been shaded.
 In December no one would have been surprised if iron had dropped to $11, Birmingham, or even $10. But the market, after all, was not so weak as pessimists claimed it was. Iron has not dropped below SIP and compara- lively little has been sold this year below $12.50.
 With an active export business, which Is now starting up, stocks on the yards will quickly disappear; and the result is sure to be brisker buying on the part of domestic melters. Taken altogether the situation in the Birming- ham district is far better than the out look on the first of the year indicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
A LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL
 SH E

Dear Algernon, I pray, be mine, And I will love you we'll; 'Twould grieve me if you should decline Far more than words could tell. My wealth lay 1t at your feet, Together with my heart: Please answer yes, my own-my sweet, And we shall never part"
 HE. My dearest girl, you honor me And move me deeply, too; And yet, I fear it can not be- My hand is not for you. On yester-eve Clarinda wooed Until she had her way; And what is more-don't think me rude She'll ask papa today"