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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
DELIVERY BOYS
 WILL LOSE OUT
Special Letters Are To Be Handled By Substitute Mail Carriers
 Instead of Boys.

In a short while the delivering of special delivery letters by boys will be discontinued and the delivery made by substitute clerks and carriers instead. This Is an idea of Postmaster General Meyer, and is at present being put into effect in Chicago, New York and other northern cities, and will be gradually extended until practically every post office in the country will be under the system.
 The reason for this is to give the substitute clerks and carriers a chance to make something until they fall into A regular position. In the large off, fees it requires an extremely large force of substitutes to handle the work properly. It so happens that large number of substitutes are generally needed at one time and then again in a little while there will be no work for them at all. By the delivering of special delivery letters and the pick ups made by sub bstituting 1t is believed they can manage to earn fair living.
 This change will necessarily be hard on the boys, but the postal officials be- leve that boys are in demand and that they will find other work easily. The total number of messengers in the United States who will lose out by this change will be somewhere around the 5000 mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

trouble with escapes. The road retained this labor as long as possible, and I be- leve the county of Jefferson can reap the same benefits.
 "In Texas they are worked on farms, plainly proving that the danger of es- cape is slight. l hope to see it adopted as soon as possible and shall vote my thoughts
 J. W. Johnston of the Seaboard Ar Line, said, "1 am heartily in favor Of the plan Just quote me favorably on that every time The roads of Jefferson coun- ty are simply awful with a big A, and any steps for improvement is in the right direction However, do not believe there is a single step more important than this of using convict~labor Its efficiency has been proven all over the country. and we in Jefferson are really waking up rather late"
 H. M. Waite of the Seaboard Ar Line, said, ''I do not know of anything better for this district than improvement of reads Birmingham needs that more than steel mills and furnaces. and she should turn her attention that way until they are built and properly maintained.
 Anything that looks toward a change from the present system is good thing and the convict idea certainly needs a fair trial before being discarded. Let the people voice their demand at the polls"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
WOULD-BE HOBO
 HAS BROKEN NOSE
TWO NEGROES TRY TO ROB MAR TIN SCHLlTZ, WHO SAYS HE SOUTH FOR HIS HEALTH.

The diversity of the traveller overlook Martin Schlitz, an old German who passed through Birmingham Saturday on Il tramp of the south. He was attacked by two negroes and came away from the fray with broken nose.
 The old man halls from Indiana and claims that he has hoboed all the way, although he says he has plenty of pocket money to support him along the line.
 Saturday night he camped just beyond Green Springs, two miles south of Bir- ningham. Rising early at about a. m. Sunday morning he proceeded to build a fire and make some coffee, which he carried in his pack. It is then, accord ing to his tale. that the two negroes approached, assaulted him, broke his nose with a rock and tried to kill him.
 He states that he set up such a scream that the highwaymen finally took to their heels before they had found his money. His face was badly bruised, the nose be- ing broken, and one eye closed tight from the swelling. He reached police headquarters early in the morning and told his tale which seems truthful. He states that he is travelling for his health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
ANOTHER HARD TRIP
 BEFORE GOVERNOR
HE REACHED HOME YESTERDAY, WORN OUT, BUT WILL LEAVE FOR SEVERAL NORTH ALABAMA TOWNS TODAY.

Last week the Alabama High school locating board visited Berry, Oakman, Jasper, Vernon, Carbon Hill, Sulligent, Kennedy, Millport. Fayette. Speeches were made at all these places, and bids received for the location of one of the state schools which the state will partial ly support.
 Governor Conner reached home yester- day worn out. He stated that the week was most successful one, and that the people continue to show great in terest in the movement and in the cause of educa ation.
 This week there is another very heavy schedule facing the members of the board. The itinerary follows: March 3. Altoona Walnut Grove, and Attalla; March 4, Hokes Bluff ana Centre; Marcn 5, Leesburg, Gaylesville and Round Noun tain; March 6. Asheville; March 2, through Birmingham to Odensville. From that city the board will return to Birmingham
 When the board began its tours las. December, 1t was thought that the work could be completed by the end of Febru- ary. However, there are still many places to be visited, and 1t will be towards the end of March, it is thought, before the awards can be made and announced After all the bids are received, they will be gone over and the decisions announced
 The legislature, as is remembered, de- clded to locate high school in every county in the state, and to appropriate money annually in support of these schools. There is intense rivalry on ths part of the several cities In the several counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
COMMISSION HAS
 HEAVY DOCKET
Numerous Subjects Will Come Up at Today's Meeting of the Railroad
 Commission.

There is a heavy docket before the Ala bama railroad commission when it con- venes. this morning in Montgomery. Com missioner w. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham. left yesterday for the Capital City.
 Some of the matters for discussion and action this morning are as follows: Side tracks at Penrose, on the Central of Geor- gia; to close agency at Hardwick, on the Seaboard; for better service in the Tom bgbee valley; to close agency at Dwight, on the Mobile and Ohio to close agency at Hull, on the Alabama Great Southern to close agency at Crudup, on the Ala bana Great Southern; to close agencies at Patton on the Southern and Garner on the Central Of Georgia; to have flag sta tion at IIayne, on the Mobile and Ohio; to give more time for unloading coal at Mo- bile.
 In addition the commission will look into the rates charged by telephone eompanie 5 for long distance messages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
REPUBLICANS AND
 POPULISTS FUSE
ST. CLAIR COUNTY CONVENTIONS ARE MERGED AND JOINT TICK FITS NAMED-DELEGAT FOR ATTALLA CONVENTION.

The strange spectacle of populists and administration republicans in one grand harmonious convention was sight which startled the natives ct Odenville Saturday. The occasion was the holding of the St. Clair county con- ventions by both parties, the two meet ings being merged and a joint ticket being named.
 Reports received by administra ton re- publicans in Birmingham yesterday would indicate that the convention was an unusually successful one, the report stating that over 25O people were In attendance. The nominating of state delegates was perhaps the feature Of the day the delegates named being Frank H. Lathrop, S. T. Fowler, T. L. Lambert, c. R. Fay Greene T. Jones, N. B. Spear, A. J. Montgomery and Fred Smith.
 The following men were named as delegates to the Seventh district con vention which is to be held in Attalla this week: W. T. Jones, F. H. Lathrop. B. S. Hodges, s. T. Fowler and W. F. Henry.
 On county officers there was a com promise by populists and republicans, the republicans naming w. E. Henry for reelection as tax collector, Profes sor Formby for county superintendent of education and Fred Smith as county commissioner for the First district. The l populists named Tom Watson for tax assessor, Dave Smith for commissioner
 
 for the Fourth district, and c. D. AL verson for reelection as county treas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
HOT BISCUIT Kind of Breakfast Passing Away.

The old-time hot biscuit played prom inent role in tine breakfast bill of fare, along with fried potatoes, ham and eggs and coffee.
 The winter and lighter the biscuit the moro pleased the cook, which was usually mother. who dld the best she could with her understanding of the matter
 But most people have learned in recent years that white flour lacks the nourish- inc elements of the entire wheat berry. and many cases of imperfect nutrition follow It's use.
 In Grape Nuts all the food clements of wheat and barley are used, and tnis largely accounts for results similar to those given in the following letter:
 q wish to tell of the health and strength giving properties of Grape-Nuts am 45 years old and had for years been afflicted with indigestion and other stom- ach troubles. brought on by eating hot hiscuits. white bread and improperly cooked cereals.
 ..Notioing an advertisement stating the benefits derived from eating Grape-Nuts. was skeptical because I had tried so many so-called health foods l thought 1t would be useless to try Grape-Nuts.
 "But during the last six months nave been eating if, my stomacn mas been ths best for years. my mind clear, my nerves quiet and a feeling or puoyahcy persaucs my whole being.
 This 1 attribute to Grape-Nuts as nave left off using medicines. l now nrm- ,y believe in the brain-clearing, nerve- steadying and muscle-building properties of Grape-N Nuts. .
 q am healthier than I have been for years. weigh 1S0 pounds which b more than ever before"
 "There's Reason" Name efvsn by9 Ea Ruff RAAd ''rhe Road to wellville." iR pkxA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
ANOTHER FURIOUS FIGHT.
French Lose ii Men Killed and 36
 Wounded.

Paris, March 1.-Advices received today from General DAmede, commander of the French forces in Morocco, report an other furious fight with the MadaiSra tribesmen which lasted from o'clock Tn the morning until nightfall, the French losing Il men killed and 36 wounded.
 The French expedition had not pene- trated far into the country when it wa attacked with great fierceness by hordes of tribesmen, both mounted and on foot. who kept the French troops at bay throughout the day. At one time the French cavalry was surrounded by the enemy, but the troopers succeeded in cut ting their way out by most brilliant charge.
 The Madakras eventually showed signs of fatigue and were beaten off. A column of the French troops pushed the advan- tage and gave vigorous pursuit for dis tance of several miles, infiicting severe losses on the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
SECOND BALMI SUNDAY
 BRINGS OLI7 THOUSANDS

The harbinger of spring was abroad in the land yesterday, and the second beauti- full Sunday in succession was welcomed by thousands of Birmingham people
 For the first time this year, it was pleasant sitting on front gallaries. There was no overcoat seen throughout the 24 hours A few individuals, about the noon hour, were seen with no coats at all On the South Highlands, everybody was seated on the galleries, or strolling idly in the front yards in which the grasses are returning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
TOUCHING SoLILoQUY.

' "Astray. a bay mare, blind in ' < both eyes" These words appear ' ' on the police docket at headquar- '
 < ters. The unfortunate animal Is ( < said to have strayed from J. G. '
 ' Clark, 2012 Fourth avenue. > ' As the old mare wanders around, ' < stumbling on rocks and pumping -> ' against posts, she delivers sililo- < < quy on the Jefferson county roads. '
 < "Time was when I could travel < > over these roads with my eyes < ' shut at two-minute rate. The z < cart would run smooth and never ' < a mud hole did I find to splash < < my well groomed legs, but now ' < that I am rh eumatic and blind, '
 < hungry and tired, without any < : friends, I am a poor mare with : < not good road in the county on ' < which to tread my sore hoofs. < < From mud hole to sharp rock I | < pass all the day, and may the < < time soon come when I will fall z < over a precipice and get away | < from these old enemies of horse <
 < fiesh." '
 A "A A A A 4 A A A-A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

It was a great day for recreation, and hundreds of people were out in the after noon. The Red mountain road became the popular boulevard of the day, and yesterday afternoon. many people strolled up the mountain side, sat in It's delight full shades, returning about nightfal.
 The first day of the windy month was not windy at all but exceedingly pleasant with quantities of sunshine and just enough breeze to keep the temperature humbled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

A. s. Crumpton, an advertising novelty agent, was arrested yesterday by Police men Cole and Larue, charged with ob- taining money under false pretenses. It is alleged that he has been making out and palming off numerous checks for amounts ranging from s3 to $15 on a local bank which are worthless, as he has no money to his credit The officers claim to have a good case against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
THE WEATHER.

Washington, March l.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Mon day, except showers and colder in north portions; Tuesday, fair, light to fresh south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Benefit To Birmingham.

While Birmingham is not so directly to be benefited as some of the cities upon the waterways. which will be adequately and definitely improved at the earliest mo- ment, if we are successful in carrying out this policy, still being the most import ant manufacturing center in the state. 1t will be of the greatest commercial value to her to get as near as possible to Wa ter communication, and to have deep port provided on the south coast of tbe state. She took a very prominent part in the recent organization of the Mobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
Charged With Passing Bogus Checks.

President Bryan State Democratic Club.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
Saints Fail to Get Temple Lot.

Kansas City, April 1.-THE efforts
of the Recognized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints to obtain
possession of the sacred temple lot
in independence, Mo-, have again
failed. The lot is in possession Of the
Hedrickites, a small seeding faction
OF the Mormons and is worth less than
$40, 900 in the market, but the Hedrick-
ties could easily obtain sl.O00,O00 for
it, as the Utah Mormons, as well as
the Reorganized church, are anxious
to secure the lot and build on 1t the
glorious temple which Joseph Smith.
founder OF the church. foretold should
rise upon the lot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
EXPRESS COMPANIES RENEW FIGHT
File Motions in Supreme Court for
Modification of Injunction.

Lincoln, April 16.-Ths express com.
panies doing business in Nebraska
filed motions in the supreme court tor
a modification of the injunction issued
by the court last week. They also
notified Attorney General Thompson
that next Saturday in the federal court
at Omaha they would renew their APP
pllcation for an injunction against the
state TO prevent it from enforcing the
Sibley law. The motion filed sets out
that the injunctional order is broader
than the law which it seeks to enforce
and that said order is vague and In
definite and imposes upon the defend
ant and its employees the necessity of
choosing between reducing its charge
and reducing its rates as the same are
shown in the schedule and classified
ton mentioned in the act aforesaid"
The express companies have re-
duced express rates 25 per cent In
conformity with the Sibley act.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17

from residents of the Pine Ridge and
Rosebud Indian reservations. The
particular charge against them Is that
on September 20, 1906, they stole and
drove away a number of cattle and
horses belonging to residents of the
two reservations.
DeMarscho and Monteau are sup.
posed to have been members of re-
gularly organized band OF mixed.blood
Indians and lawless whites who car.
ried on a general cattle and horse
"rustling' campaign on the two reser.
vations Confederates of the two men
to the number of three or four have
been arrested during the past year
or two and sentenced to terms in
prison.
George Byers, prominent ranch
man of western South Dakota was ar.
raigned before Judge Garland on the
charge of having unlawfully fenced
about 1000 acres of government land.
The indictment against Byers con
tains three counts. On motion of his
attorney he was given a stay of twenty
four hours in which to enter plea
to the indictment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
COLOMBO TELLS STORY ON STAND
Tries to Substantiate Plea of Killing
Fiorenza for Mercy.

Omaha, April 16.-Severia Colombo
went on the witness stand in the Grim
ina. court to substantiate his strange
plea that he killed his friend, Joseph
Fiorenza, as an act of mercy after
he had been accidentally wounded.
Colombo almost broke down several
times when he was describing the in
cident. He was unable to speak a
word of English and his evidence had
to be given through an interpreter.
Colombo said after he and Fiorenza
had hunted awhile they built fire to
warm themselves. Fiorenza, he said,
went into the weeds nearby while he
held the gun.
"Fiorenza was STOPPING over" he
said, when he called to me and said
he saw some birds and for me to shoot
them. took the gun up and 1t went
off. | did not notice then that Flor
enza was shot, but put in another
shell Then | saw Fiorenza put his
hands to his face and knew he was
shot. He begged me to shoot him
again to put him out of his misery.
and did so and then ran away"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
JOHNSON LUCK" FOR DENIS.
Governor, Replying to Bryan Letter
Says it Won't lnjure the Party.

Chicago, April ia little OF that
sort of luck wouldn't hurt the demo-
cratic party" said Governor John A.
Johnson of Minnesota late yesterday.
1T has not had much of it in the last
three presidential campaigns"
His attention had been called to a
communication from the Bryan head
quarters in Washington, in charge of
Willis J. Abbot, who not only repri-
manded Mr.. Johnson for his "impert-
inencei' in becoming candidate, but
gave publicity to letter from a Min
nesota democrat asserting that John
son had been elected governor of Min
nesota twice by pure luck.
81 don't think my candidacy for the
presidential nomination can be called
impertinent' 1t Is not of my seeking,
but now that | am in | am going to
make a determined but nevertheless
dignified fight"
Stirred by the literature sent out by
the organs personal representative"
at Washington, Mr.. Johnson, while in
Chicago, removed his candidacy from
the passive" and declared himself an
active" candidate.
81 shall try to make at least dig
nified contest for the nomination" he
added.
I'D like to have people say that,
anyway, Johnson made a clean, decent
race of it, no matter how it turns out.
| have nothing to lose and everything
to gain. If get nothing more out of
it than just the honor of having my
name presented to the national con-
vention by the democrats of Mime
sofa, I shall feel that | have been
extremely fortunate.
81 have no quarrel with Mr.. Bryan.
| should not attack Mr. Hearst if he
were a candidate for the presidency
again | consider it any mans privi.
lege to aspire to this Office"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
FIGHTING IN NICARAGUA
Sixty Slain in Bush Warfare Waged
by Mosquito indians.

New Orleans, April ia report
that about sixty whites and Indians
have been killed in Nicaragua in a
bloody bush warfare waged by Mos
quito Indians was brought here by W.
X. Coffman OF Bloomington, ILL.,, who
was a passenger on the steamer Die
The death list of whites numbers
about twenty. The fighting started
over a month ago on the Caribbean
coast, where the Indians live. Since
then, Mr.. Coffman said, many troops
have been sent into the Mosquito dis
trict and several skirmishes have Oc-
CURED and the Indians have attacked
two towns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
IOWA COAL SCALE is READY
Miners and Operators Meet Today at
Des Moines to Ratify 1t.

Des Moines, April ia joint con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
and the coal operators will be held to.
day to ratify the action of the commit
tee in arranging a scale Of wages for
the next two years. The joint scale
committees have finished the new
scale. The mines, it is expected, will
not open till about the first of May.
The last winter has been an open one
and a great deal more than the usual
amount of coal was mined, and in ad-
dition, not as much was consumed as
usual. There is therefore an album
dance of coal above ground and no
necessity to begin mining till next
month.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
PRESIDENT GlRDS UP.
Agreement to Compromise Program
Made to Strengthen G. o. P.


Washington, April 16.-The confer
ence between President Roosevelt and
Representative Watson of Indiana, re-
publican house whip, last night, result
ed in acquiescence by the president
in the compromise Legislative program
which is offered by leaders in con-
gress. The president also agreed to
say nothing against adjournment OF
congress by May 8, if possible.
The program agreed upon embraces
child-labor law for the District Of
Columbia, which is to be model for
the rest of the country. This legisla-
ton will not be seriously opposed be-
cause there are no large manufactur-
ing interests here.
The program also has in mind a
currency bill, in the form of the Vree-
land substitute for the Aldrich bill,
the authorization of the ways and
means committee to sit during recess
to consider tariff matters and law
providing that employees of the gov
eminent, when injured in their work,
may recover damages.
This isn't all that the president has
wanted, but it is all that he can get.
This inability to secure further action,
while in part due to unwillingness OF
congress to give him what he wants,
is also due, in part, to the fact that
the larger legislative program would
keep congress in session until mid
summer.
The president will now content him
self with what he already has said in
favor of an amendment to the Sher-
man law and of the various other
items of his legislative program, and
will from this time on work with the
leaders in congress with view to
securing a condition of party unity,
which will make victory possible in
November.
1t is universally admitted by repub-
lican leaders in this city that the
forthcoming campaign will in all prob
ability be closer than any campaign
since 1892. There will be real fight
in all probability both for the presl
dency and for control Of the lower
mouse OF congress.
The president realizes that as lead,
er Of his party for the time being, he
owes it duty which he must not fail
to perform.
That duty demands that the party
be put into the best possible condition
for a campaign, which means that the
various elements in the party get to
gether. This is the secret Of the
agreement last night with Represen.
tative Watson.
Chairman Tawney Of the appropria
lions committee says today that II
will not be possible for congress to
adjourn as early as May 9. He puts
the date somewhere between May 16
and May 20.