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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Guests Right to Room in Hotel.

From Case and Comment
 It is surprising that, after some cen turies of development of the law in re- spect to the relations of guests and inn keepers, there is an almost entire absence of precedents as to what are the rights of a guest in a hotel to a continuance of his occupation of a room when the land lord chooses to transfer him to a different room. In the late case of Hervey vs. Hart (Ala.)9 l.. R. A. (N S) 213, AZ So. 1913, guest at a hotel in Mobile during Mardi Gras festivities found, on attempt ing to return to his room after he had been temporarily absent from it. that he was excluded from it's further occupation. He brought an action, alleging that, while temporarily absent from his room, the landlord had caused his baggage to be removed from 1t, and that he refused to furnish him any other proper accom- modations, although it was then late in the night, and the city was crowded with people, so that he could not get accom- modations in the city and that he was compelled to wander about the city for the greater portion of the night, seeking a place to sleep. He offered evidence of these facts, but the evidence of the de-e fendant was somewhat in conflict with it. The jury found against the plaintiff, but a motion for new trial was grant ed, and it was affirmed on appeal The supreme court declared the law on the subject to be that the innkeeper has the right, and the sole right. to select the apartment for guest, and, If he finds it expedent, to change the apartment, and assign the guest to another, without be- coming a trespasser in making the change; that, if he offers proper accom- modations in lieu of the room which is taken away from the guest, he is not liable; but if having the necessary con- ha rnf, fn off fnf-d enr1al h 1e accommodation, he is liable to an action for damages. The court relied upon the Canadian case of Doyle vs. Walker, 2t U. c. Q. B. 502. which lays down the same doctrine These seem to be the only decisions that are directly In point, and both deny that a guest to whom a room is assigned acquires any right to occupy it beyond the discretion of the landlord provided, only, that the landlord gives him other proper accommodations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

the last of foreclosures and sales were completed, there were 1894 miles, and on the Southwest Branch, which the state had operated, 2OO0 men were making the dirt fly. Fremont, who was dispossessed of the Southwest Branch, had been the head of the republican ticket for the presidency. Fisk, who succeeded Ere mont, to demonstrate successfully rail. road operation by the state, was to be- come a national standard bearer of the prohibition party. The roads which state money built, and on which the state ex- pended without hnancial return nearly $20,000 GOO, are today the trunk lines of the Missouri Pacific. the Iron Mountain, the Wabash, the Frisco and the Burling- ton systems in Missouri. They are the main stems of 1000 miles of railroad val ned at s35o 000, ,O00 within the limits of the state-railroads which the board of equal ization has this year assessed for taxa tion at $114OOO 0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
SOME. .INGENUITIES USED
 IN PROHIBITION STATES

and the proprietor sent for his lawyer. Both got In the cellar together.
 "The lawyer, putting on a stern loolSs said to the Civic league man;
 !" You know, don't you. that if you cannot find liquor there you'll be respon- slble for the damage? The moment you break the first board there I'm going to ask the sheriff to arrest you
 "The fellow wavered, and the lawyer came at him with another suggestions:
 :" Go get a carpenter who can take down the partition properly and put it in place again.
 "The sheriff and the Civic league cop started, and as they did so the proprietor opened the panel and transferred tie liquor to another place. He never used the hide, as they call it in Maine, again.
 While a deputy sheriff was searching a house for liquor one day he felt the threshold of door connecting two rooms give under the pressure of his foot He found that by inserting 8 nail or piece. of wire a spring holding the threshold in place would be moved. In the re-. cess thus disclosed there were several bottles of whisky. f
 "One time in making a raid the offi-, cers smashed a heavy door between rooms. The door was replaced and the. carpenter when putting 1t in eXtended the jam This extension was left hol-! low. and by means of panel held in place by spring it could be opened. Forty quart bottles of whisky were kept there.
 "One time a deputy sheriff in Portland was searching a kitchen bar. While do- ing so his head struck against clothes pin bag. The bag rattled in funny sort of way and the deputy searched it He found ten hasks, besides lot of clothespins.
 '.Oh, you can't beat them. They're bound to have their booze, law or no law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 Odd devices that have been adopted to
 foil the officers of the law by liquor deal
 CTS in prohibition Maine were told of
 the other day by man who has recently spent some time in the dry state.
 q have often wondered what they
 were most afraid of, letting the officers 1 or the customers see it before it's sold,"
 he said. There's an especial brand of
 cops up there to enforce the liquor law.
 The ladies of the W. c. T. U. thought
 the deputy sheriffs were lappin' up booze
 too hard to attend to business, and they
 had the legislature supply the state with
 special booze police; they call them
 Sturgis deputies.
 Prom the start the Sturgis deputies
 have had a hard time. Bad as Maine
 liquor Is, the folks like it. They've been
 brought up on it and the children cry
 for it. When they found the officers of
 the law taking it away and locking up
 the tonic peddlers they started inventlng
 hiding places for liquor.
 "In a restaurant l patronized in Port
 land-I went there for food and not to drink-the officers came nosing around
 quite often but did not find anything un- til one day one of them spied a wire
 hanging from the refrigerator door. He opened the door and pulled the wire.
 "The door parted and there inside, where sawdust or charcoal is packed to keep the cold air in the ice box, was a
 neat row of shelves filled with bottles of whisky. The shelves had been covered ! with soft cloth to keep the bottles from
 rattling.
 "They took the ice box door off its
 hinges and carted it away for. evidence. The evidence cost the boss of the place $100 and costs.
 ''The temperance folk have organized a civic league up there to see that the cops
 attend to business. They have their own force of detectives and every little while the amateur cops land on one of those hiding places.
 "They parked up the wrong tree a lit ] tie while ago, though, in Machias. There s l a great big husky fexwood chopper there l who sells liquor and isn't the least bit l ashamed of it. But when the cops began l to make things unpleasant for him, he | rlgged up hiding place in his cellar. 1 "1e had false partition built stand 1 ing about twelve inches away from the | foundation walls By stepping on a loose | plank under one of tf1e tables In the mid i dle of the room he would release tie locK 1 that held a panel After the panel was /, unlocked, though, he had to pry it open ] with a knife.
 Between the partition and the wall he | had a lot of ielior of all kinds. and he l didn't want to lose it. One day while i one of these amateur cops was around he | say the proprietor Jimmy open the panel | and haul out some of the goods. He didn' t
 observe the fact that the proprietor had l pressed his foot on the loose plank first,
 and full of his discovery he scooted off l to the sheriff's office to tell about it. | ",The sheriff came back with the sleuth | and together they tried to pry open the ] panel just as the proprietor had done.
 Failing in this the sheriff sent for an ax
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
TIE NARROWING
 OF HENRY HUDSON Story of the Fate of Famous
 Explorer THE WORK OF MUTlNEERS Returning Discovery With Only Four Men and Tale of Distress Aroused
 Suspicion Among the
 Fisher People.
THE WORK OF MUTINEERS

Agnes c. Laut in Appleton's.
 It was black windy night. The seas were moaning against the ice fields. As far as human mind could forestall devil ish deisgns these mutineers were safe; for all would be alike guilty and so alike pledged to secrecy. It must be remem- bered, too, the crew were impressed sea- men, unwilling sailors, the blackguard riffraff of London streets. At daybreak two had stationed themselves at the hatch, three lowered round the door of the captains cabin. When Hudson emerged from the room two men Ieaped on him to the fore; third, Wilson, the bo'swain, caught and bound his arms behind. When Hudson demanded what they meant, they answered with sinister intent that he would know when he was put in the shallop. Then all pretense that what they did was for the good of the crew was cast aside They threw off all disguise and gathered round him with shouts and jeers and railings and mockery of his high ambitions. It was the old story of the ideal hooted by the mob, crucified by little-minded malice, misunderstood by evil and designing fools! The sick were tumbled out of berths and herded above decks till the shallop was lowered. One man from Ips- wich was given a chance to remain, but begged to be set adrift. He would rather perish as a man than live as a thief The name of this hero was Philip Staffe With running commentary of curses rom Henry Green, Juet, the mate now venting his pent-up vials of spleen, eight sick men were lowered into the small boat with Hudson and his son. Some one sug- gested giving the castaways ammuni- ton and meal. Juet roared for the men to make haste. Wilson; the guilty bo'swain, got anchors up and sails rigged. Ammunition, arms and cooking utensils were thrown into the small boat The Discovery then spread her sails to the wind-a pirate ship.
 The towrope of the small boat frightened. She followed like a de- spairing swimmer climbing over the wave wash for a pace or two when some one cut the cable. The casta ways were adrift. The distance between the two ships widened Prickett looking from his porthole below, caught sight of Hudson with arms bound and panic-stricken, angry face. As the boats drifted apart the old commander shouted a malediction against his trait or crew:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
The following are some of the

The following are some of the consignors to Fies & Sons big auction sale Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10:30 a. m.: Moerlein Brew ing Co.,, L. T. Trousdale, for mer agent Chattanooga Brew ing O., Meyer Marx Co.,,
 Moore 6 Evans, Newell 6 Al len, w. L. Woodruff and c. w. Sowell./
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Writes With Finger Nail.

York (Pa) Correspondence Philadelphia
 Record.
 Miss Lizzie Martin, an 1s-year-old Red Lion girl, has devised finger nail pen, with which she does all her letter writ ing.
 The sight of an old quill pen gave Miss Martin the idea of allowing the nail or the index finger of her right hand to grow to a proper length. The nail was then trimmed to the shape of pen and split.
 The girl declares that aside from it's novelty the new pen is a decided improve- ment over the ordinary sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

"Juet will ruin you all"
 May, but it is that william, Henry Green" Prickett yelled back through the porthole; and the shallop fell away. Some miles out of sight from their victims, the mutineers slackened pace to ransack the contents of the ship. IT. e shallop was sighted, oars going, sails spread coming over a wave In mad pursuit. With guilty terror, as if their pursuers had been ghosts, the mutineers out with crowded sails and fled as from an averaging demon. So passed Henry Hudson down the Long Trail on June 21 1911.
 What became of him? A silence as of a grave in the sea rests over his fate. Not the shadow ofza legend illumines his last hours. When Radisson came overland to the bay 50 years later. he found an old house "all marked by bullets" Did Hudson take his last stand inside that house? Did the loyal Ips- wich man fight his last fight against the powers of darkness there where the Goddess of Death lines her shores with the bodies of the dead? Also the In dIans told Radisson childish fables of a ship with sails having come to the bay; but many ships came in those oO years: Buttons to hunt in vain Tor Hudson Munck, the Danes, to meet fate worse than Hudson's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

IA PER CENT MONEY $4000-100x60, substantial im- provements, rent S48.00 per month. Terms $1000 cash, balance 1, 2 and 3 years.
 w. G. OLIVER 6 co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

A report of about six months operation of the road by the agent of the state
 shows receipts to have been $llS,9f0s3 The expenditures for the same period were S112, ,006. .3S, but the expenditures cov- cred much more than operating ex- penses. General Fisk retained the work ing organization of the road. AS the re- ceipts exceeded expenses, he paid the officers and employees the salaries and wages past due, applying in this way during the six months the sum of sls,- 535. .29. The report further shows the pur- chase out Of the recelptS oi several thousand ties.
 In the foreclosure of the states liens and in the sale of the roads to new companies as each settlement was made.
 was found the opportunity to which this far-sghted governor drew attention. The experiment of railroad ownership is an historical fact which has special interest at this time Of greater significance, perhaps, is the regulation feature which was made part of the readjustment of
 relations with the railroads of Missouri. Forty years ago Governor Fletcher ad- dressing a message to the legislature, said:
 'I suggest in any disposition you make
 of this road there be reserved the right of the state to regulate the charges for car rying freight and passengers, and that penalty be annexed for exceeding such
 rates. It is not an inappropriate occasion to add in this connection, that so far as you have power over the several rail
 roads, by existing circumstances this
 right ought to be reserved to the legisla- ture, and thus as fully as possible pro
 vide for the protection of the people from exorbitant charges on the part Of these corporati tions, which have a monopo- 1y of a business that might be used to the great detriment of the people.
 At that time the state practically owned every mile of railroad in Missouri. Of one road the governor had taken actual possession; he was operating 1t. The other roads, while being operated by com-
 panies, belonged to the state by virtue of long existing default on the bonds which the state had issued to the com panies to aid construction. Foreclosures
 were impending in all of these cases.
 Nothing stood in the way of seizure save the question of future policy. Should the state take charge of the roads which its money had built and run them? It may seem strange, but not even minority sem timent supported the affirmative.
 Of the s31 ,735, 600 for which the state became responsible through aid of rail- road construction, Missouri, after years of legislation and waiting, got back about two-fifths But the state also acquired the conceded right to regulate rates on freight and passenger traffic. To the statesmanship of Governor Fletcher, Mis-
 souri owes this wise reservation of the right to regulate.
 When in 1865 the Fletcher administra- ton entered upon the solution of the rail road problem in Missouri there were s26 miles of road In the state When in 1868
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

Hudson's shallop went down to as utter silence as the watery graves of those oid sea Vikings, who rode out to meet death on the pillow. A famous painting repre- sents Hudson huddled paric-stricken with his child and the ragged caStaWayS In a boat driving to ruin among the ice neids. Better to think as we know last of hlnl, standing with bound arms and face to fate shouting defiance at the fleeing en- emy. They could kill him, but they could not crush him. It was more as q Viking would have liked to die. He had left the world benefited more than he could have dreamed, this pathfinder of two empires commerce. He had fought his fight He had done his work. He had chased his Idea down the Long Trail. What more could the most favored child Of the gods ask? With ones task done, better to die in harness than rot in some garret of obscurity or grow gar rulous in an imbecile old age-the fate of so many great benefactors of humanity.
 It needed no prophet to predict the end of the pirate ship with such crew. They uuarreled over who should be captain. They quarreled over who should be mate. They quarreled over who should keep the ships log They lost themselves In the fog, and ran amuck of iceberss, and dis puted whether they should sail east or west. whether they had passed Cape Digges leading out of the strait, whether they should turn back south to seek the South Sea. They were like children lost in the dark They ran on rocks, and lay icebound with no food but dried sea moss and soup made of candle grease boiled with the offa1 left from partridge. Ice hid the strait. They steered past the outlet and now steered back only to run on a rock near the pepper-colored sands of Cape Dgges. Flood tide set them free.
 Greens body was thrown into the sea without shroud or shrift. Of the other three, two died in agonies. This encoun- ter left only four well men to man the ship home. They landed twice among the numberless lonely islands that line the strait and hunted partridge and sea moss for food Before they had left the strait they were down to rations of half bird day. Juet, the old mate, died of star vation in sight of Ireland The other men became so weak they could not stand at the anelm. Sails Tapped to the wind in tatters. Masts snapped off short. Splintered yardarms hung in the ragged rigging. It was like an ocean derelict or a haunted craft with a maimed crew. In September land was sighted off Ire- land and the joyful cry of "a sail' raised; but a ship manned by only four men with a tale of disaster, which could not be explained, aroused suspicion. The Dis covery was summed by the fisher folk. Only by pawning the ships furniture could the crew obtain food, sailors and pilot to take them to Plymouth. Need- less to say, the survivors were at once clapped in prison and Sir Thomas Button sent to hunt for Hudson; but Hudson had passed to his unknown grave, leaving as monument the two great pathways of traffic which he found--the Hudson river and that northern inland sea which may yet prove the Baltic of America.
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and the proprietor sent for his lawyer. Both got in the cellar together.
 "The lawyer, putting on a stern looks said to the Civic league man;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-25
AT THE ACADEMY

Rehscca Warren heads a company
of players who will produce at the
Academy for Two nights. beginning
tomorrow. "The Belle OF Richmond. y
Miss Warren has just closed sue
cessful New York engagement as
Olga, the sorely tempted wife IN
Franz Molnar's furore-creating play
has not, however, been confined
to New York or the United States.
She is we'll known in England as a
player of high-class comedy as well
as emotional roles. and for two years
she was the star of the fine stock
company at Winnipeg. She played
the role or Flavia in "Tha Prisoner
of Zenda' with f. H. Southern and
was In fact q member OF that we'll
known players company for SIX
years. She was also with Henry
Miller in "Grierson's Way"
The play in which Miss Warren will
appear in Newport News, has as its
name implies. strong local interest.
The scene of the play is laid in Rich
mond during the stirring days heior'
and after the War and Is said to be
full of dramatic situations.
1.-THE Rcd Mill"
From a years run at the knicser-
booker theater, New York City, fol-
lowed by engagements Of three
months each in Chicago, Boston AMI
Philadelphia, Charles Dillingham; 8
production of the Henry Blossom and
Victor Herbert comic opera, "rhe Red
Mil" will be seen for the first time
at the Academy OF Music next wed
nesday evening.
The cast Includes Joseph White
head, as Con Kidder: Neil Mcneil. a.
Kid Conner; ". II. Brown. Harry
Carter. Milton Dawson. Fred .'ck
MCGEE, Maurice Lavigne, Charles
Hopkins and the Misses Anna Nc
INabb. Marguerite Fry, Sadie Kirby
Edmace de Dreux and big chorus
Including the six little Dutch Riddles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-25
BRYAN HAS RED lETTEP
DAY NJ NEW YORK STATE
without executive Interference
lconortanee ~ New York.


Importance OF New York.
NARROWSBURG. N. Y. Oct. "a
The great importance Of the electoral
vote in New York In determining the
coming election was referred today
by Mr.. Bryan In a short speech here.
MIR. Taft" he continued. in his
notification speech said that the Re-
publican party was running on its
record, and that that party would
continue its policiss. We say that
the Republican party is running on
its record, but that the record ought
not 10 be continued. because those
in charge Of that party have allowed
abuses to grow up which need to be
corrected. and which that party Is
not competent to correct"
!, in Pennsylvania.
SUSQUEHANNA. PA. Oct. "a
Mr.. Bryan's special stopped here for
ten minutes late today. One OF the
biggest crowds OF the day babe him
welcome.
The Democratic candida,e said tina.
the PERCENTAGE Of Democratic gains
in Pennsylvania was as large as any
other state in the union. He urged
upon his auditors two things.
First. he said. Pennsylvania could
help In the election Of a Democratic
Congress and thus to sustain the
hands OF a Democratic President. III
/ am elected. as now seems proba-
bile. the moral force CT popular
vote should not be overlooked he
said.
Our victory loses half OF Its
strength and much Of the gratifica'
ton that a victory brings II 1t were
only a victory in the electoral col
lege. am anxious to have a ma
iority of the votes OF the American
people behind me, II I am to be Presi-
dent and I want to urge you to poll
as large a Democratic vote as you
possibly can
Mr.. Bryan said that the reports
from all over the country lead him
to believe that Democracy was go
ing to win a great victory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-25
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Oct. 24.-John Ennie
Searles, OF New York, well known in
American financial circles, was seiz'
ed with a fainting at while standing
on the platform Of the Waterloo sta
ton here last night with his wife
and died as he was being taken to
the st. Thomas hospital.
Mr.. Searles. who was about W
year Of age. had been ailing for some
time and the doctor who had been
attending him certified that the cans
Of death was heart disease. No IN
quest will be held.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-25
Special Sermon To nuhliaglon Rifles
BQ Rev. il. Riddek.
Presiding Elder Rawlings at Trinity
Methodist-Rev. Reverdy Estili At
St. Paul's-subjeets Announced BY
the Pastors.

A special sermon to the Hunting
ton Rifles. Company c, Fourth Vir-
ginia Volunteers, will be preached at
the Second Baptist church this morn
ing at II O'Clock by the pastor. Rev.
J. T. Riddick. The program when
has been arranged for the occasion
includes special music by the choir
and male quartet, and vocal solo,
beyond the Gates OF Paradise" by
Mrs. W. J. knight.
TIL Rifles will assemble at the ar
mory this morning at 9 O'Clock and
march to the church to attend the
services.