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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-05-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
Railroad Discrimination Galore

Judge Speer's injunction does not, it appears, protect receivers of interstate freight in Georgia on other railroads than the Queen and Crescent, the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line, and the Louisville and Nashville. Mer- chants, for example, who live on the Central Railroad of Georgia or the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic must pay the increased rates of freight on hay, grain, meats and food products. The Atlanta Constitution thus explains the Georgia situation:
 As the matter now stands, freight com ing into Atlanta through Nashville Chat tanooga or Cincinnati will be hauled at the old rates. Likewise with freight from the east over the Southern or the Coast Line But freight brought into Atlanta from the east over the Seaboard can be charged for at the higher rates The Illinois Central, running into Birmingham from the west, can send freight into Geor-  gia over the Central of Georgia and charge the increased rate. Likewise the Frisco system can send freight into Geor- gia from Birmingham over the Seaboard atthe increased rate. The Georgia South ern and Florida, the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, the Atlanta and West Point the Georgia railroad and other we'll known lines all have the privilege of charging the higher rates.
 The Macon grocers and Judge Emory Speer have certainly created an extra. ordinary muddle, the outcome of which either in time or in rate even the ex. perts cannot foresee. It Is another ex. ample of the use of the injunction as at present handled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
OFFICIAL IS INDICTED.
Grand Jury Also criticises Public
 Bookkeeping System.

New Orleans, August AL. V. Guillotte, register of conveyances of Orleans parish, was today indicted by the grand jury here for embezzlement. It Is alleged that there have been irregularities in Guillotte's office GOV ering a period of several years, but only one item of $54 is mentioned in the indictment. An expert accountant is now going over the books. Guillotte had only recently announced his con didacy on the regular democratic ticket for the judgeship of the first city court.
 Along with the indictment the grand jury submitted the following criticism of the public bookkeeping system Of the city:
 "The investigation of the office of the register of conveyance shows a most deplorable condition. There seems to have been absolutely no system in the office funds were carelessly han dled, the docket equally so and false returns regularly made to the comp trol1er.
 We think it of the greatest impor tance that there be an expert account ant for the city of New Orleans whose duty 1t shall be to regularly audit the books of all public officials who handle public funds and make regular reports to the mayor of his findings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
GREAT STATESMAN
 CLAIMED BY DEATH
,coNTINUEp FROM PAGE L)


 national House of Representatives. Senator Allison's ability was recognized by his appointment to the ways anu means committee.
 He immediately secured the coni- dence of the leaders of his party ana it was Senator Allison as much as any man then in the service of the people who planned and carried through all the great measures for the conduct or the civil war, the establishment or the national credit. and the develop ment of the national resources.
 AS an Iowa delegate to the repub lican convention in Chicago In 1860 he Jolned the other party leaders who had de- termined upon the nomination of Lin , coin, and by their united efforts thelr object was attained.
 When the war broke out he was selected by Governor Kirkwood as d member of the latter's staff for the pur- pose of raising troops.
 On the ways and means committee or the national House he began the career which made him the best authority in the country upon the revenues and ex- penditures of the government. For more than 40 years he has been assigned by the judgment of his colleagues in the House and the Senate to the responsi- ble task of planning the revenues and supervising the expenditures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
FORMER WARDEN
 IS CHIEF WITNESS

Atlanta. August 4-Jacob Moore for merlv chief warden of the state, whose official acts have been severly criti- cized during the present investigation into the convict lease system, was the principal witness before the legisla- tive Investigating committee today. Dr. Hamby, large lessee of convicts, who was. on the stand yesterday, was again called today, his testimony being along inc same lines as that previously given by him.
 Former Warden Moore stated that he had often, while acting as chief war den. arranged the transfer of convicts from a camp where they were not needed to another camp where they were desired, and for this srvice had made at various times $27O0 He said that he had acted under the advice of his lawyer and did not believe he had done wrong or failed in any Of his duties to the state. He contended that in arranging the transfer of 25 to 50 men from a small camp to one already established he saved the state from s26OO to s3OO0 a year in salaries. The witness took up the various acts or cruelty and brutality which other wit nesses had charged he knew about, and declared that his actions in every case had been governed by the evidence brought out by witnesses of these af- fairs when he made his official inves- tigations He denied that he had ever used a convict unjustly, or that he had ever harassed or annoyed convict lessee in an attempt to have such lessee surrender men working for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
In Old Virginia.

'In reading of MT. Tafts engagements I was particularly struck with one of them" said a member of Birmingham 5 Virginia colony. "The republican stand ardbearer is to address republican rally at Hot Springs, Va, on August Fl. The fact that a republican meeting would be tolerated at fashionable re- sort like the Hot shows how things have changed in old Vilginia.
 From reconstruction days, down to 1896 republicans in Virginia were com- pletely ostracised. Through the 70s and clear through the sos in Eastern and Middle Virginia every white man was supposed to be a a democrat Only negroes and a few professional poli- ticians of the white race were found in the republican party With the ex- ception of the Wickhams, the Lewises, and two or three other prominent fami lies white republicans in Virginia, as in other south states, occupied d very low social position. In Rich mond John s. Wise, a brilliant lawyer, son of the late Gov. Henry A. Wise, was ostracised when he turned republican; ostracized in spite of the fact that he had been personally popular and a so- | cial favorite. He was blacked ba1led in | the Westmoreland club and was prac- tically driven out of Richmond He is now living in New York and Is suc- ] cessful in the practice of his profes- 1 sion.
 Gen. Malone, who led the republi- | can party in Virginia from 1873 to 1889, had been railroad magnate and a dis
 tinguished Confederate, and yet was | put under the social ban. While he was United States senator he had no
 social standing in Virginia whatever. | "The situation Is very different to-
 day. The negro in Virginia is elimi.
 mated from the election proposition just
 as he is in Alabama. He no longer has { to be reckoned with. And many white men of social prominence are today
 avowed republicans in national poli-
 tics. I am a democrat and expect to | die a democrat, but am glad to know | that the old days of bitterness have
 passed, and that a southern man can
 be a republican and a gentleman at
 the same time. At the time thu social
 line was drawn, it was on account of
 the race issue and 1t simply had to be | drawn then. There was no other way
 Happily conditions arc improved, and
 the spirit of ostracism will probably
 never return"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
4 good nose Is requisite also, to smell out work for the other senses.
 Winter Tale.
School Bond Election

The finance committee of the board of aldemen will recommend to the board tonight the calling of an election to vote on proposed issue of $35O. 900 worth of school bonds. It is difficult to see how the board can conscien- tiously refuse to put the matter before the people for decision.
 Today in the lesser city there arc not school accommodations for one- half of the children of school age What then will be the situation when the city's bounds are expanded to 40 square miles? To refuse to provide against that contingency would be to place the greater city at the start in the list of backward towns-in the list of cities that look to illiteracy rather than to general intelligence.
 If the council will put the subject before the people by calling an cleo tion the friends of education can be trusted to present the educationai needs of the city so that he who runs may read or at any rate hear. The facts will be brought out, and the de- cision of the people, we may be sure, will be in accordance with the facts of the general situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
The National Guard.

Every young man of sound health should serve at least three years in the national guard said a battle-scarred Confederate veteran. Before the war 1 was a member of a volunteer company, and from the time l came out of the Confederate army in 1865 until 1875 was ready for military duty
 "The militia is better organized now than ever before. and is in close touch with the regular army
 q sometimes think that short military service should be compulsory in this country. But as that will hardly come to pass young men should be glad to serve. In the first place voluntary service IS a sign of patriotism and In the next place it is a sign that young men are still sturdy and are the reverse of molly cod dies. Military discipline is a practical educator. It means self-restraint, respect for law and order and manly bearing. Employers should certainly not dissuade young men from enlisting in the national guard or disparage in any way the eiti- zen soldiery."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
MIDDLE OVER RATES.
Judge speer's Decision In Georgia
 Cases Causes Talk.

Washington, August IA legal tech nicality has arisen in connection with the proposed inquiry by the interstate commerce commission into the reason ableness of railroad freight rates in Geor- gia, Judge Emory speer of the Southern district of that state having en5oined several roads against the enforcement of increased rates announced to take effect on August 1. All the railroads concerned have informed the commission that they will obey the injunction of the court. so that when the case comes up for hearing if Judge Speer takes no fur ther action, the shippers of Georgia will have no case of increased rates to com nlain of. but will only be enabled to all lee. that the railroads proposed to in- crease the rates, and were prevented from doing so by the court. On the tha con, ,,nission is concerned the tarlff of the roads. providing for an increase of the rates being on hles they have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
JeferSon's Hieb School

The city of Birmingham has high school, but Jefferson county has none, although the state offers to contribute annually toward the maintenance of one. The county is one of the largest in the state, and 1t certainly needs high school of it's own. The other counties in the state are each securing one, and it would be an economic as well as educational mistake to refuse to establish one in this county.
 It should be located with reference to population and in that respect Bes- semer has the best case, with Warnor, Littleton and Mt. Pinson in the run ming. The Birmingham high school will soon be cvertaxed, and a second high school in the county would lo some extent relieve the congestion in the city's high school.
 If the city of Bessemer would pull hard and strong for a high school un- der the states plan it would undoubt- edly land it. It has a library; it is central to the southwestern end of the county-an end full of mines and people-and the entire county should out of patriotism favor a high school in Bessemer, provided of course Bes- semer wants it and will furnish site
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
PRELIMINARY WORK
 ON BIG STATE FAIR

An important meeting of the executive and finance committees of the Alabama State Fair association. was held yesterday In the office of President A H. Ford of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Present were John L. Parker, G. B. Mcvay, A. H. Ford, R. M Goodall and Secretary and General Manager George T. Barnes.
 The committee took up detail work in connection with the big line of free at fractions which are being contracted for. Those already signed compose the most complete and extraordinary acts ever brought south on fair circuit. They are leaders In every branch of their work.
 Reports were received from a number of the special men who are busy In the agricultural counties, working up interest in the exhibits. and 1t has become evident that the demand for space will be large this year.
 The finance committee reports s10,000 subscribed, and subscriptions coming in regularly. They expect to secure more than this, for Birmingham people are just beginning to realize how much the state fair means to them individually. Under the present careful management it can be brought to a paying basis within few years If the people insist in working out the broad-gauged plans now under way.
 With plenty of money, and men to use it judiciously," said G. B. Mcvay yester- day afternoon, this fair is already far in advance of former efforts. l believe people will understand that I weigh my words and am perfectly conservative when I say that 1t will be the greatest fair in the south.
 T never saw preparations running so smoothly and everybody cooperating so faithfully to make anything a success. They say that people were satisfied with last years fair, but from every point the exhibitions the races, the free attrac- tions, the athletic feats, the football game, the live stock the poultry the womens department and the numerous other features will all far outshine the hurried arrangements of last year.
 'Birminghams business men are behind this deal now and the people of the state know that business men cannot afford, and will not give them, anything but the best and plenty of it, when they come here on October g."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Increased Iron Production.

The active iron market during the stocks radily and most of the fur mace yards in the Birmingham dis trict are now pretty well cleared up. While the union miners strike has caused a temporary reduction in coal output, the abundant supply of coke in Tennessee and the Vlrginias has ena- bled the furnace companies to keep their furnaces in blast. In fact the number of stacks in blast has in creased by one since the strike began, and before the end of the week there will be a gain of two. The Alabama Consolidated company has refined it's No. furnace at Ironaton and will blow it in on Thursday or Friday.
 Tt is an interesting fact" said a man familiar with furnace statistics, that the Alabama Consolidated, with only two furnaces in operation during July last, made 1341 tons more than 1t made in July, 1907, with three fur naces running.
 The Alabama Consolidated. in re- lining it's No. 2 Ironaton, made quite a record, for the work was done in 176 hours"
 Tn July iron in large tonnage was sold at $11.50 and even at shade un- der that price. Yesterday 1t was hard ening at $12.5O. Within the past few days the Alabama Consolidated has sold 14.OOO tons at the advance. And all the companies that are in the mar ket for the third quarter have made good sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
Active Iron Market
for it..

The pig iron market is again active and considerable tonnage has been contracted for since the first of this month. For an of" year the iron trade has shown decided strength. The sales have been surprisingly large and have been made at living prices. After the heavy buying movement which began in May and extended into June the market has been quiet. And renewed activity was hardly expected before the fall It has come, however, and come with proverbial suddenness.
 Most of the buying is for the third quarter The quotations today-$12 to $1250 Birmingham-ar believed to be too low, and it may be that higher range will soon obtain. But at any rate a hardening at $12.50 for No. 2 foundry will mark an appreciable ad- vance over anything offered in this district recently. For the last quarter furnace companies are declining to quote. It is felt, however, that the schedule will be higher at the end of the year than it is now.
 As improvement in various lines of industry and commerce is being re- ported the price of pig metal is sura to cut an important figure in the fall and winter. It should not be surpris- ing if iron reached a $15 level before Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
LOST ILLUSIONS.

Merrily and untroubled he walked all that day. Having gone forth to seek his fortune, he was alert for it all the time. Whenever he saw a fragment of glass or a potsherd glitter in the sun. he ran to it, picked 1t up and put it into his sash confident that he had found a dia- mond. If he saw the minaret of mosque gleam like fire, a lake shine like a mirror, he would hasten toward 1t breath lessly imagining that he had arrived at last in fairyland.-W William Hauff.
 Here is a passage from the adventures of Little Muck which finds an echo in the heart of nearly every man and woman who has gone out into the world filled with hope, only to find illusions slipping away one by one and in after years to weep uncontrolled over the grave of dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
WELCOME TO JEWELLERS.
Cincinnati's Mayor Delivers Speech ts
 Convention.

Cincinnati, August 4-In a graceful speech by Mayor Leopold Markbreit, the delegates to the National Retail Jewellers association were made welcome at the opening of their annual convention in this city today.
 Vice President J. P. Archibald of Bairsville, Pa. in responding, declared that the members of the association were glad to be in the home town of the re- publican presidential candidate.
 MT. Archibald outlined the various leg. islative question that face the jewellers industry.
 The convention discussed the question of guarantees. Some held that goods should be guaranteed, others took the op- posite view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
NO VIOLA 7ION 70 KEEP
 LIQUOR ON THE PREMISES

Judge F'eagin rendered quite an inter- esting and important decision in the police court yesterday morning. He now rules that 1t is not unlawful for "soft drink places to keep intoxicating liquors on the premises and that in order to convict the proprietors of violating the prohibit tion law, officers must have evidence showing that liquor was sold
 Chief Bodeker arrested the proprietor of place on First avenue, between Eigh- teenth and Nineteenth streets, Monday in order that a case might be presented to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
MT. Harriman'S Rapid Rise

The career of E. H. Hartman in the railroad world is without a parallel. A son of rural clergyman, he drifted to New York city and to Wall street, where he became a stot aker. He was born near Oswego V, and when he was 30 years of Nder- took the reorganization O lens. burg and Lake Champlain, an 118-mile railroad in the northern part of New York. He was successful, and his sue
 cess attracted the attention of Stuyve
 sant Fish, who made him director of the Illinois Central, and later chair
 man of its finance committee. This put him into high finance at a single bound. He tried to reorganize the Erie
 but J. P. Morgan defeated his plans
 and he gave aN his financial skill to the Illinois Genital. He did reorganize the Alton railroad, as all the world has usen told, but his kreatest achievement sonsistsd in the development of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
cummins a Candidate.

Lake Forest, H., August 4.-Gov. Albert B. Cummins of Iowa tonight an- nounced himself as a candidate to sue ceed Senator Allison in the United States Senate. The governor paid a glowing tribute to his late political adversary's services to Iowa and the country at large, then frankly de- clared his ambition to be elected to the Senate by the legislature of his state He also announced that some one will be appointed at once to occupy Senator Allison's seat for the remain ing months of his unexpired term"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
TAFT HEARS SPEECH.
He Is Glad Someone Talked Longer
 Than He Did.

Hot Springs, Va., August 4.-After he had listened to a speech of nearly two hours in length by President Meredith of the Virginia State Bar as- sociation at the goth annual meeting here, Judge William H. Taft remarked jocularly as he congratulated MT. Meredith: "I am certaily glad that some one has made speech that is longer than the one I delivered at Cincinnati"
 MT. Taft was given an informal re- oeption as he entered the ball room of the Homestead hotel, where the meet ing was held. Of the PA members Of the Virginia bar present nearly every one presented himself for an introduc
 tion or a friendly greeting. MT. Taft will address the association Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
REJOICING IN JAMAICA.
People Will Get Insurance for Wrecked
 Buildings.

Kingston, Jamaica, August 4.-After Il months of litigation, the insurance com panies have been defeated in their att tempts to resist payment of the insur- ance claims resulting from the damage by the fire of January IA, 1907, when King ston was visited by a severe earthquake.
 The news of this decision was received here today from England, where the ap- peals of the companies from the decision of the lower courts of Jamaica have been dismissed by the privy council. The po- sition taken by the policyholders has been vindicated, and. the companies will have to pay the claims. The amount involved is $40O0,00O The news has been received here with many manifestations of joy. The streets are decorated with flags and the day is being observed as a holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
REST.

REST. Dreaming by a river, With a fishing line, Where the water lilies dip In the golden shine; Where the ripples sing a song Flowing to the sea When my heart is weary, oh, That's where I would bel Dreaming by river Where the willows bend Down to kiss the yellow wave Softly, like a friend, While the dragon fly careers Ever here and there And the song of summer birds Fills the languid air. Dreaming by a river Wrapped in legends old, Where the mysteries of life To the eye unfold, And the worlds poor, sordid cares Lightly slip away, Yielding to the magic spell Of holiday!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for the summer should have The Age-Herald follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Aee-Herald will be sent to ther. at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-05
ROAD HAS No BUSINESS.
New Orleans Belt Line Is Still In a
 Tange.

New Orleans, August 4-Although it was supposed to have begun operations yesterday morning the New Orleans Pub lie Belt railroad remains at a stand still, owing to the big trunk systems en- tering this port having refused to turn cars over to the city's road unless it is recognized by the interstate commerce commission. The Public Belt road failed to conform with the rules of the com mission in filing it's tariffs, and the trunk lines decline to cooperate with it for fear of getting into trouble. It was de- cided tonight that City Attorney Gil- more of New Orleans should go to Wash ington and confer with the members of the interstate commerce commission with a view of adjusting matters.