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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Petition By Southern Steel.

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 1.-The trustees of the Southern Steel company have filed petition in the United States district court at Birmingham setting out the various mortgages thereon, and also
 the work of creditors represented by the organization committee, and asking in- structions as to what should be done for the best interest of the creditors. The petition has not as yet been set for hear ing, but 1t Is likely a meeting of the creditors will be called at an early date, and the matter of instructing the trustees submitted to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12

The baby show and floral parade to be held in the city park Monday after noon bids fair to being the most in- teresting affair of it's kind ever be- fore held in Bessemer.
 The mothers are beginning to plan the decorations for the carriages and go-carts for the grand parade, and the babies are being gotten into the pink of condition for the occasion.
 There will be 15 prizes offered {: somef for little boys, some for little girls, and some for the best decorated carriages and go-carts.
 The park will no doubt present d most pleasing appearance, wh en thronged with prettily dressed little folks and their smartly dressed rela- tives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
School Openinu.

The public schools of Bessemer will open Monday, September 21, and con tinue nine scholastic months. All en- trance examinations will be held in the Roberts school building on Wednesday and Thursday, September 16 and IT, from to 12 o'clock. These examinations are intended for all new pupils who expect to enter either the high school or the Clarendon and Rob erts graded schools. as well as for all pupils holding conditional certificates on the past years work. Pupils hold ing certificates of promotion from the past season need not report till Mon day, the opening day. It is desirable that all pupils know their grades by the day of the opening. and highly inn portant that pupils enter at the be- ginning of the term according to Su- perintendent A. A. Persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Tree Down Across Lines.

An Italian cut a tree at Brighton this morning and let 1t fall across the Southe ern Bell trunk line to Birming- ham. which put the service out of business for several hours. Not only was connection with Birmingham af- fected, but long distance connection with Mobile and New Orleans was cut off. Manager Maddox of Bessemer soon had large crew of men repairing the damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12

of Kell and Eschiti, was the removal by force of the former Eschiti postoffice building from it's former site to Gran- field Postal authorities have been wired of the action. Postmaster Caubel is in doubt as to what should be done and has not opened for business Petitions had been formally sent to the government asking that the postoffice be changed to Granfield, but such permission had not been granted A telegram received sev- eral days ago from the postoffice de- partment stated that instructions were being sent by mall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
FREDERICK

18th St., at Broadway, near Central
 Park, New York City.
 A high class family and transient hotel situated in the finest location of New York five minutes ride to lead ing dry goods stores and convenient to leading sh ops
 American and European Plans.
 Delightfully."- Cool Rooms. Single Rooms and Bath $1.50 and up Earlor, Bedroom and Bath $2.50 and up Very Special Rates for Long Terms
 J. HOPPER, Prop.
 Late of Hotel Cecil London; Ghezireh Palace. Cairo; Gale Face hotel. Ceylon. etc. 7-18-60t-tu-t tn -sa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Trouble Over Postmaster.

Lawton, Okla, September u.-What may develop into serious trouble for 'boosters" of the new town of Granfield, formed by the union of the two towns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Atlanta, Birmingham &
 Atlantic Railroad

Operating electric lighted, vestibuled trains. "The new line, Birmingham to the sea-
 SCHEDULES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12

Connections at Manchester with Pull man sleeping car for Thomasville, Ga. City ticket office No. 107 North Twen- tith street, BFown-Marx building. !. R. ROWLAND. w. H. LEAHY, fl Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agt.
 Atlanta, Ga. w o. CHEARa c. A..
 Birmingham, Ala
 V. ARNOLD, T. A., Union Staf|pn. Btrmdngham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12

injunctions.' but now that Bryan has seen a new light they say, no injunc- tions, except!
 'The hypocrisy of MT. Bryan and his labor pretensions has been exposed by Mir Hearst in which he showed by affi- davits that Bryan called organized la borers public beggars and that he put in charge of the financial end of his campaign a man in Governor Haskell who denounced labor organizations as being a form of contemptible fanati- cism.
 MT. Taft does not like his platform and MT. Bryan does not like his past. So Taft announced a new platform in his letter of acceptance and In his let ter of acceptance MT. Bryan plotted out his past.
 Nothing to Add.
 "As for myself, stand squarely upon the platform adopted by the convention of my party. There Is nothing I want to add to it as bid for popularity, and there Is nothing want to omit for fear it would lose me few votes.
 "The republican party, owned by the trusts, will not restore the government into the hands of the people.
 ''The democratic party, divided by con- fiicting interests, cannot restore the gov ernment into the hands of the people.
 ''The hope of the people lies in the independence party which stands for the same things for which our fathers stood and fought and believed they had won for themselves and for their children-a government of the people, by the people and for the people"
 John Temple Graves introduced Tan cey Carter. independence candidate for governor of Georgia. He declared Mir Carter had come at the cost of great physical pain to .disprove a story that there was disruption In the independ- ence party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Baby Show Monday Afternoon.

West End Presbyterian church, will charge the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
EAST LAKE

DISBURSEMENTS Superb yaudcviIie--5;3O and s:3O p.m. Two Big Speciality Acts. Concert After noon and Night Amateur Performances Sunday After noon and Night. Prizes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
Presbyterian Church Services.

Morning service II o'clock; subject, Family Worship Evening service, 8 o'clock, information service"
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow will be in stalled as pastor.
 The sermon will be preached by pr. J. &. Foster of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, Birmingham. Judge Howze will charge the people, and Rev. M. D. Merrill, pastor of the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
EXPLOSION IN STEEL MILL
Two Men killed and Thirteen Are
Injured by Accident Near
Pitsburg.

P1TTsBURG. Jan. 1.-Two men were
killed and thirteen others were seriously
injured by an explosion in converter No. 3
Of the Edgar Thomson plant of the United
States Steel corporation at North Braddock
about seven miles east Of here today.
The dead
PAUL KURISCK. aged 80 years, Brad
dock.
STEPHEN DovIAH, aged S5 years. Brad
dock
Six Of the injured were Americans and the
others slavs. All we're removed to hos
pital in this city where It is said their in
juries were not serious No official state
ment on the cause Of the explosion has been
issued but old Converter mill men say the
cause could hardly be other than that some
OF the molten metal sifted through the
soapstone lining of the converter and came
in contact with the steel sheathing which
perhaps was damp. When the explosion
occurred the bottom of tho converter
dropped out, throwing fifteen tons Of
molten metal into the pit, where fifteen
men were working with ladies. There was
no explosion when the hot mass OF steel
struck the bottom of the pit, but instead
flames Of burning gas were sent up which
burned the men in the pit The two men
who were killed had been working under
the converter and their bodies were ter
ribly mangled. The force of the explosion
blew the sheet iron roof off Of the con-
verting mill and caused two of the walls
to collapse, besides breaking all Of the
windows in buildings I'm the vicinity and
partially destroying the engine house and
warehouse near the converting mill.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
NEeoRES FRIENDL YTo TAFT
Resolutions Passed by Emancipation
Day Mass Meeting in
Mobile.

MOBILE. Ala, Jan. 1.-Ten thousand
colored people gathered today and cele-
brated emancipation day with a monster
meeting. Rev. 3. +. Wheeler was the prin-
cipal speaker.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we, the coored people Of
Mobile, Ala. pledge our continual allegiance
to the fearless leader and faithful cham
piOn Of the third term movement in the per
son Of the Hon Frank II. Hitchcock first
assistant postmaster general And we con-
slider Secretary Of War Taft fortunate in
securing such a man as Mr.. Hitchcock to
manage his interests in the southern states
We will now feel much more friendly in
the future to the TAFT movement than we
have in the past.
Resolved, Whereas. we have heard that
within the last few days an efforts has been
made to recognize individuals connected
with the former Lily White movement with
a view Of reviving the Lily White party in
Alabama, we do enter our most solemn pro-
test against any individual or individuals
or organization that will in any degree give
aid or comfort to the Lily White party in
this state, and further resolve that we Will
inform our brothers in the northern states
as soon as we know of any presidential can
didate recognizing the Lily White movement
in the south, so that both in the primary
election and In the vote for president they
may cast their votes and influence against
any candidate who recognizes the Lily
White party.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
DIPLOMATS OPTIMISTIC VIEWS
Continental Ministers Think Year
VIII he One of Serenity.


BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The Lokal Anzieger
today publishes a series of interviews with
the Ambassadors in Berlin of the United
States, Great Britain, Spain, France. Aus
tria Hungary and Turkey and the minis
tions of the world, relative to the condition
of international relations at the beginning
of the year 1908.
bassador said:
1T gives me great satisfaction to be able
to declare that the long standing good re-
lations between the United States and
Germany have become closer. II possible,
during the last year. a result of the
efforts of both governments. The under
standing reached between the American
tariff commission and representatives of
the German government has resulted I'm an
agreement which will facilitate commerce
and It is to be hoped that the trade rela-
tions Of the two nations viii expand and
strengthen on the basis OF this agreement.
"The exchange of German and American
professors, an outcome Of an idea of En-
peror William has had a stimulating effect
in the culture and science and has brought
the learned men and the students of
Germany and the United States into closer
touch. As a result there has grown up a
better mutual understanding of the peculi-
arities of each people and the idea of the
emperoro IN which he inaugurated this
movement thus has been fulhilment.
"The other diplomats whose views are
quoted all entertain the most satisfa ctory
opinion concerning the outlook for this
year"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
LESS TROUBLE FOR ASIATICs
Japan Begins Year with Effort TO Get
Right on Immigration
Problem.

TOXIC, Jan. 1.-The dispach of the mem
orandum on the emigration question by. the
foreign office to the American embassy
was the last official act OF the Japanese
government in the year 1907. This is con-
sidered to be significant of desire on the
part of the government to commence the
year 1903 under better auspices. In fact
this has been admitted by an official of
tho Japanese government to the Associated
Press. He said:
we have every reason 10 believe that
the details of our administration and
future control of the emigration question
will be satisfactory to the American
government.
President Roosevelt wanted Japan 10
act promptly and our memorandum is the
result of much careful work and investiga-
ton.
While doubtless some changes will be
made before the matter is finally disposed
of, we are of the opinion that the last
official act of 1907 Will make the dawn ot
1893 brighter in both countries"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
ROBBERS o FCAR LINE FOUND
Police of Rochester Locate Missing
Money, other Loot aud Burg
lars Tools.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Jan. Frank
Whitney and George Carlisle are under
arrest here today as a sequel to the robbery
yesterday by three men in an automobile
Of a box containing S2.S5 of the receipts
of the Rochester Street Railway company.
The plunder was taken to the home of the
brother-ln-law of one of the party When
the house was searched a suit case was
found in which was all the missing money,
a lot of slverware and a set Of burglar
trools. When Carlisle later entered the
house and saw the detectives and sheriff s
officers he fired two shots at Detective
Wiedman and in hand to hand fight was
badly beaten.
The silverware bears the marks of the
Fifth avenue hotel in New York City. The
police think that Carlisle is from New
York City He is about 20 years old. Whit
ney is about %. The third man is known
to the police, who hope to arrest him soon
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02

CRESTON. Ia, Jan. l.-(Special. )-One Of
the heaviest cuts in it's force Of employees
al this point that has ever been made was
announced last evening at Burlington head
quarters at this point Not content with
the recent reduction among the shop men
here, a large number Of extra gangs and
bridge crews were struck off the com
pany's pay rolls. TIE section men at this
point are also cut down TO about half OF
their strength. The greater part of the
men thrown out OF work will not be re-
quired again TN spring. The recent re
ductious at this point by the Burlington are
being keenly felt by the men here and a
great deal Of hardship will probably result
among them by reason Of their enforced
idleness.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
BALLOON RACE FROM OMAHA
Charles K. Glidden Proposes to Make
a Try for Distance Record.
HOPES TO GET AS FAR AS BOSTON
investigation Leads Him to ConcIu-
sion That Omaha is the Hest Place
from which TO Make the start
on the Long Trip.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 1.-(Specal Tele-
gram )-For his great effort to break the
world Is balloon record, both for distance
and speed, by sailing from Omaha to Bos-
ton, Charles X. Glidden, the millionaire
worldtouring autoist, ordered today the
largest balloon ever built, to be ready for
delivery early in the summer
Mr.. Glidden said today that he had chosen
Omaha as the starting place because It is
almost on a direct line east and west with
Boston, and he is enthusiastically certain
that his supreme effort in the annals Of
aerial navigation will be successfully ac-
Complished.
The trip will be made with the firm reso-
luton on the part of the daring navigator
not to make a single stop. and also what
is most remarkable and without precedent
in aeronautics. it is proposed that the trip
shall be made without communicating to
establish location or for any other reason.
with the earth below.
Leo Stevens has the contract to build the
balloon. 1t will be 5000 cubic feet larger
than the big government balloon finished
by Stevens for the War department last
summer. 1t will be possible to carry with
entire comfort fifteen persons and ample
provisions for the entire trip although Mr.
Gidden now expects to carry no passengers.
Mr.. Stevens will probably go as pilot and
II. II. Clayton of the Blue Hill observatory
will direct the balloon as to air currents
Mr.. Clayton was with Erbsloch in the Ger
man Pommern, who won the international
trophy and It is largely due to the observa-
tions made by him during that trip that
determined Mr.. Glidden to make the sail
from Omaha to Boston.
HOues to Reaf All npcord.
"The Pommern," said Mr. Clayton to-
night, "by straight line covered a distance
of s72 miles and actually Travelled 900 miles
If we succeed in the Omaha Boston trip
we will travel double that distance and beat
by a wide margin the record made by
DeVeaux in his 100 mile sail from Paris
TO a point in Russia"
'If we get as good balloon and the
gas in Omaha is as good as that we got in
st. Louis, 1 can see no reason why we
do not stand an excellent chance of estab-
fishing record and winning the Lamb
cup offered for the longest aerial trip in
this country
The plan is to make the passage at an
altitude of about two miles. At that dis
tance the areonauts sa ythere is an almost
invariable current from west to east of n
velocity In the winter of about thirty
miles and at the time they will sail about
| twenty or twenty-five miles. They figure
they will be able to maintain an average
speed OF twenty miles for the tntire voy-
age.
In the st. Louis trip communication was
made with the earth several times and in
order to accomplish this feat without com
munication, the innovation will be at
tempted Of taking latitude and longitude
as is done at sea. At night the compass
Will be used and during the day it is
thought the direction may be learned with
out the compass.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
Mrs Jordan DischarEed.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Jan. l.-SpecialD
Mrs. w. f. Jordon. superintendent Of the
Union mission and wife of President Jordon
of the mission, who was the complainant
who brought the sensational charges
against Chaplain Jesse Cole Of the Iowa
Soldiers home at the recent Methodist
Soldiers home at the recent Methodist
church trial of Cole at Hubbard was to-
day discharged from the soldiers home by
Commandant Horton. Mrs. Jordon was dis
charged for circulating through the
womens dormitory the scandalous afida-
Wits which were the basis OF the charges
Jordon brought against Cole. Another
cause OF Mrs. Jordon's expulsion was state
ments she has made that her husband, who
was discharged from the home some time
ago, was grossly mlstreated when he was
a patient in the hospital. At the church
trial Cole was acquitted and exonerated on
every charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
RECToR'S WIFE is UNDECIDED
Mrs. Cooke VIII Not Say whether She
Intends to Prefer
Charges.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. Mrs Cooke,
wife of Rev. J. Knode Cooke, who aban-
doned his family and has fled with a giri
to San Francisco, where he has been
located, was asked today II she contem-
plated making charges against her hus-
band.
1T is very serious matter" she said
and | could hardly determine what course
to take without counsel with the members
or my family. 1t would seem that the
Nassau county officials should take the
initiative. Ny husbands crime is not
against me, It is against the girl, against
the church and against God. II District
Attorney Coles wants me to prefer charges
perhaps he will communicate with nc,
and then / shall have to consider what Is
best 10 be done"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
YOUNG FOLKS SURPRISE FR1ENs
Daughter of $. c. Blake of Omaha and
MHrshRlItOwn Man Married.

VI - nhNhe OF Omuha ana
MHrshRl1tOwn Man Married.
MARSHALLTOwN Ia, Jan. 1.-(spe-
cial)-Slipping away from their homes early
in the morning, Miss Edna Blake and Mr.
Leon Will two very we'll known young
people of this city, eloped to Cedar Rapids
Monday and were married there in the aft
ernoon. A telegram from them today
brought the news OF their marriage and
whereabouts to relatives in this city Miss
Blake is Is and is the daughter Of S. C.
Blake, an Omaha plumber and Mrs. Tillie
b. Blake of this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake
do not live together. Miss Blake is an ex-
ceedingly handsome and popular young
woman. Mr.. VIII is the son of Mrs w f.
VIII. He is "a. The young peoples rela-
tives, when seen today, denied emphatically
that there was any opposition to the young
people getting married. They also said
that they knew the couple had intended to
marry, but they had no idea when the we'd
ding was to be. The telegram stated that
VIII and his bride would go from Cedar
Rapids to Chicago to visit relatives They
are expected home some time this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
Hot SPRINGS Business Change.

HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Jan. 1.-(SpeciaL)
F. B. Smith, who has been in the livery
business here for over twenty years, today
sold out his business to Bert Underhilh
who has taken possession. Mr.. Smith
came to the Black Hills in 1871 and is
vice president of the Black Hills Pioneer
association. He says he does not believe
he will actively engage in business again
anywhere, but will spend the rest of his
days visiting around with his married chill
dren and other relatives His removal
from the Springs Will seem like the re-
moval of an old landmark.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
Custer Banks Are Firm.

BROKEN BOW, Neb,. Jan l.-(Special)
The total deposits OF the Custer county
banks is almost S15OOoOO and the cash re-
serve Of these hanks Is more than $500 900
The exact figures show "a per cent OF the
total deposits TO be held in cash at the
time the statements were made There
are twenty banks In Custer county. OF
which seventeen are state banks and three
are national banks. The amount Of cash
reserve required Of state banks Is IS per
cent OF the total deposits. while the reserve
OF the national banks must be - per cent
Of the total depositA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
KAIsER's coon WILL TO TEDDY
New Years Reception at Berlin At
tended by DIRIomnts.

BERLIN, Jan. l.-Emperor William and
the empress received today the New Year
congratulations Of the ambassadors ac-
credited TO Berlin. In response to the fe-
HcitatOns offered by Ambassador Tower
his majesty sent his good wishes for the
New Year to President Roosevelt and the
American people. In the course Of his con-
versatiOn the emperor reproached Mr..
Tower pleasantly for having announced his
intention Of resigning. lie said he would
detain Mr.. and Mrs, Tower I'm Germany at
least until after yachting week at Kiel, the
end OF June, and he invited the ambassador
and his wife TO come to Klel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower gave a reception to
the American colony I'm Berlin this after
noon. Several hundred persons were pres
eut.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02

HURON, s. D., Jan. 1.-(Special. Mrs.
Elizabeth Voorhees,, in whose honor the
girls dormitory at Huron is named, has
presented DR.. q. Fl. French, president of
the institution, 5000 TO be applied on cur
rent expenses. Mrs. Voorhees, also prom
ises to present the college with $1,000 for
the purpose of defrayng some indebted
ness against Voorhees, han, erected in
honor of her late husband Ralph Voor-
hees, who gave the institution $4,000.
Dr. French returned few days since from
New York, where he had been in the in
terests of the college, and is much en-
couraged with the prospects Of liberal do
nations to Huron college within the next
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
FLYING ONLY FOR EXPERTS
Henry Farman Proves 1t May he Ac-
cOmDIished, but He Finds
IL DtnHcult.

PARIS, Jan. Henry Farnam. who on
Monday few a kilometer in a closed circle
in his flying machine, says he expects the
year 1908 to witness great advance in aero
nautics.
Twelve months from now" he said 1--WE
will have aeroplanes which will fly ten or
twelve miles easily without once touching
the earth. don't believe, however. that
flying will ever become the sport of the
masses. II will be too difficult for most
people to learn"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
EIIss Burn Up Big Mortgage.

HURON, 8. D., Jan. l.-(Special. An
evening or two since Huron lodge No IA.
Benevolent Order of Elks, celebrated the
burning OF a $4,000 mortgage on its club
room here with an entertaining program.
Less than four years ago the Elks or
ganization Of this city was in debt more
than $4,000. the result OF building one of
the handsomest club rooms in this part
Of the northwest. The order is now en-
tirely out of debt and has real estate and
other property TO the value Of $500 or
more The membership is nearly 500