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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-15

backing "disorderly" houses. Il defy
him or any other person to show where
1 ever put a five-cent piece up for a dis
orderly house, he challenged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
BRYAN DISCUSSES
POLITICAL ISSUES
RooseveIt's Views Are Com
pared With Democrats
TARIFF REVISION PUT OFF
Mr.. Bryan Declares That Presidents
Idea of National incorporation of
Railroads Would Interfere
With the States.
TARIFF REVISION PUT OFF

Reading, Pa, February 3.-William m
Jennings Bryan, at an informal recep
tion at his hotel tonight, discussed ma
tional issues and compared the poll
cies of President Roosevelt to those in
dorsed by the democrats.
president Roosevelt" he said, in
dorses the position of the democrats
as enumerated in numerous platforms
In the regulation of laws, suppress
sion of trusts, the income tax and ar
bitraton, but he does not indorse the
democratic position on the election of
the United States senators by the peo-
pie or the use of the jury in cases Of
contempt, where contempt is commit
ted outside the court, or the democratic
position on Imperialism. While he rec
ommends a revision of the tariff he puts
1t off until after election The position
of the democrats is that tariff revision
should be begun at once on trust made
articles. President Roosevelt is OPP
posed to ship subsidy and advocates
an emergency bank currency. The dem
Gratis believe in an emergency currency
issued by the government in the form
of United States notes loaned to the
DanKS
1.-THE radical difference between the
democrats and Roosevelt is that he ad-
yocates the national incorporation of
railroads which the democrats object
to on the ground that 1t deprives the
states of their control over CONNER
cial interests.
"Public ownership Mr.. Bryan de-
clared. 'is not a question and will not
be until people are given reguia-
tions which they regard as suhicient
test. / do not believe the rallroads
will resist effective legislation and am
in favor of proceeding rapidly TO test
the. question by the passage or meas
ures authorizing the interstate COM
,,,arce commission to ascertain the
yalue of railroads and the amount OF
their watered stock, and to make
reduction of rates where extortion-
TO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
UNDERWOOD AIDS
CAHABA PROJECT
Vast Resources to Be Opened
Up to Water Traffic
NEW SURVEYS TO Be MADE
Congressman Underwood Takes Up
the Matter With the Chief of Ea.
gineers of the War Depart
ment and Will Push 1t.

Washington, February S.-(Specal.)-
The last session of the Alabama legisia-
ture memoralized Congress to secure an
appropriation for the opening to navisa-
ton of the Cahaba river. Some 10 years
ago survey was made of the Caha pa
river from Its mouth near old
Cahaba, on the Alabama river. To
Centreville, and from Centreville to
the coal fields near Garnsey in Bibo
county. Tne Cahaba coal fields, with
the river open. would be the nearesst
coal fields to all points along the Alal-
bama river and water transportation
would reduce the cost of coal greatly at
Montgomery and Selma if this river
could be opened to navigation, besides
furnishing a cheap coal to Mobile.
On his return to Congress this fall
Representative Underwood of the Bir-
of the Cahaba river runs, took the m9et-
of the Cahava river runs, took the ma T.
ter up with the chief engineers at the
war department and had d thorough iln-
vestgaton made of the old survey of the
river. A few days ago the engineers in
charge reported to him that the surye US
formerly made were not sufficient UPON
which to base estimates for the openln &
of navigation according to moder n
methods, nor were the Investigations 8 IS
to the practicability feasibility 0 {
the project sufficiently shown in tn e
former surveys.
With a view to the ultimate improve
rnent of the river, Representative Under =
wood has today introduced a bill authoriz :
ing and directing an examination to b. 2
made of the Canada river from a poin I
near Centrevlle to the Alabama rivei !,
and to submit to Congress, as early a $
practicable, a report giving the results O {
such an examination, with the projec I
for the Improvement of the said riVel
and estimates of the cost thereof
There is no probability of genera 4
river and harbor bill being passed at thi $
session of Congress, but in all probabilit j
bill will be passed carrying some SUI r
veys, and Representative Underwood ex j.
poets to secure the passage of his bi Il
calling for this survey at the present se' 3
sion of Congress and hopes to have tb &
reports in by next year.
Representative Underwood today intro J.
duced bill providing for the building lf
a dam across the Cahaba river at Centre >
vile by the Centrevifie Power company.
Representative Craig today introduced q
bill amending the act authorizing tht
construction of dams and power station !
on the Coosa river at Lock No. 2.
The rivers and harbors committee sui y
committee appointed to consider Repre- O.
sentative Richardson's Muscle Shoals bi |
meets today. W. S.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
"DER BOSS" is BANKRUPT.
Veteran Baseball Owner and Manager
Goes Broke.

st. Louis. February "a petition IN
voluntary bankruptcy was filed today by
Chris Won Der-Ahe, for many years
principal figure in the baseball world
and owner of the St. Louis American
association team from its organization in
1876 until its transfer to the American
in 1896. According to the petition ne al
leges he has but 5000 assets to offset s2l'-
S65. .35 liabilities Many of his largest
debts are notes for money borrowed for
the support of the team he owned. IN
his day he was one of the most prom
inently known baseball magnates In the
country and was reputed to have been
worth a quarter of a million dollars.
His property is now reduced, accord
ing to the petition, to $50 worth of wear
ing apparel, watch and chain worm
s50 and share of stock in an invest
ment company valued at 500. 1t Is stat
ed he lost his wealth through number
of investments in amusement concerns
that did not prosper; loans. and the
lavish habit of indorsing checks and
signing bonds He has just recovered
from a serious attack of pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
LACK OF MEN IN
CIVIL SERVICE
Report of Commission Shows
Increase OF Demand
YOUNG MEN QUIT TOO SOON
Low Salaries In Lower Classes of the
Service Are Not Tempting Enough
To Hold Employees, Who
Seek Other Work.
YOUNG MEN QUIT TOO SOON

Washington, February 3.-In its twenty
fourth annual report, made public today,
the United States civil service commits
sion places the number of officers and
employees of the executive civil service
on June so. 1907, at approximately 337, 900.
or this number 196,91S were subject to
examination. an increase of 12,7O9 as COM
pared with the number for the previous
year. OF the 10000 persons not subject
to examination, S147 were presidential ap-
pontees, 6314 of whom were postmasters
of the first, second or third classes, 53,345
were fourth class postmasters, 10000 were
clerks at postoffices, having no free de-
livery service; 22,7O4 were minor employees
on the isthmian canal work, and 10000
were unssilled laborers.
During the year 1876, los persons were
examined of whom 99,261 passed and A,
2SS were appointed.
The natural growth of the service.
the report says. has been the greatest
in the postal branches, there having
been an increase of 1873 employees in
postoffices 1860 rural carriers and $50 rail-
way clerks.
The report deplores that while the
statistics show that the number of eli
as great as the number of appointments
during recent years, there has been a
lack of eligibles for the higher grade
positions. The higher positions are usual
ly filled by promotion, and there is not
sufficient inducement for the most cap
able men to enter the examinations either
into the salary Immediately offered or
the prospects of advancement The gov
ernment view, therefore, instead of Offer
ing a career. Is thus being regarded as
mere makeshift by many capable young
men who leave for private employment
at the earliest opportunity.
Many men either will not accept the
low entrance salary or having once en-
tered and finding little chance of in
crease, pass out to more remunerative
fields of employment.
Concerning the enforcement of the civil
service act, the report says the commits
sion secured two convictions for viola
tions of the law relating to political as
sessments and that two removals were
made for pernicious political activity.
Also that there were several cases of
convictions for frauds in examinations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Judge Richardson Takes Issue
With Proposed Bill
is MERELY WASTE OF MONEY
plaha21lan .'ressnts Minority Report
Upon Proposed Commission To
Settle Labor Disputes and
Says Courts Sufficient.

Washington, February 3(Special 1.-The
bill of Representative Townsend, provid-
ing for the investigation of controversies
affecting interstate commerce. through
the appointment tE a commission by the
President las h'lelf asvorahls reported
by the House interstate and commerce
committee. Representative Richardson of
Alabama, for the democrats, has present
ed a strong minority report in opposition
to the measure. Judge Richardson con-
tends that ample authority and provision
to make investigation and develop facts in
connection with controversies and dis
putAs provided for in this bill is vested
In the commission of the bureau of cor
porations in the department of commerce
and labor. and there is no occasion to
duplicate this work and expenses incident
thereto when ample authority under the
statute already exists.
I'VE contend that while in name this
bill does not appear to favor compulsory
arbitration of disputes between employer
and employe. it is intended to accomplish
that result, and might as well bear the
title.
I'VE do not see how Congress has the
power to grant to a commission, not
11ulc1dl IN 1lS nature, anu WHICH COill-
mission is not given any authority CT
power to render Judgment between parties
interested, but simply to investigate the
facts and report them to the President,
| can invest such tribunal with power and
| authority to compel the attendance of
witnesses and to apply to the courts
of the country to enforce its purposes.
'This bill. if enacted into a statute, will
! be detrimental to the exercise of the pre-
rogative of the courts of the country.
1--WE contend that the fundamental idea
! prevailing on the subject of arbitration
or conciliation of differences between
parties is the idea of voluntary sub
mission, not forced submission, either di-
rectly or indirectly. Whenever parties
| in a civilized community cannot by them
selves adjust their differences or have
! them adjusted. then the only tribunal in
government of law and order that
should determine the difference is the
courts of justice in our country.
zone of the greatest evils menacing to-
day the peace of the country is federal
and state interference with the individual
| rights and interest of the citizen. 1t Is to
the best interest of the people that the
federal government should not invoke its
! authority except on we'll defined, we'll es
tablished lines looking to the preservation
of peace and the interest of the people
throughout all the count1.F" w. s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
cuIberson Seeks information.

Washington, February Ex-senator Cul-
berson today introduced a resolution di
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the Senate if any national banks
outside of New York complained by tele
grams or letters to the treasury depart
ment, the Secretary of the Trueasy, tn
Treasurer of the United States or the
Comptroller of the Currency between DC
tober l. 1907, and November Is, 1907, o
the refusal of the national banks of New
York city to pay in cash, New York ex
change or to respond to calls for reserves
and II so the secretary is directed to sent
to the Senate copies of all such tele
grams and letters.
The consideration of the resolution we
postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
southern LEAGUE UmpIres.

Little Rock, February president M.
w. Kavanaugh tonight announced the
Southern league umpires for the COM
ing season They will be w. b. Car
nenter. Dan Pfenninger, Ben Fitzsim
mons and j. B. oBrien. Carpenter is
a former Southern league umpire, re-
turning after several years with the
national league. Pfenninger is hold
over. Fitzsimmons is from the Cotton
states league and O'Briar from -'>> New
England league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Soldiers Perish In Snow.

Ain Sefra. Algeria, February 3.-Twenty-
one men of the Twentieth company of
the foreign legation, and possibly others
of the same company, perished on Feb
ruary / in a binding snow storm which
overlook the soldiers on their way to
Fort Hasa The entire company became
separated, and later searchers recovered
the bodies of 21 of them. A section of
the company succeeded in reaching Fort
Hasa In a pitiable condition, but many
ara NOT accounted for,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Jurisdiction of Courts.

Washington, February 3.-rhe Senatf
committee on the judiciary today gorderee
a favorable report on bill by Senate
Clark of Arkansas. which provides tina
when a state contains more than one dis
trict or a district more than one division
and there are two or more defendant
residing in different districts or divisions
the action may be brought in divisioi
or a district in either which the defend
ants resides and an alias writ ssuel
against the defendant or defendants re
siding in the other district or division.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Good Money Goes Begging.

New York, February 3.-Notwithstand-
ing the efforts of postoffice authorities
and a force of go agents. $50 depositors
of the suspended Knickerbocker Trust
company with deposits aggregating $780,
600 cannot be located. The assent of
these missing depositors are wanted to
make effective the plan of reorganiza-
tion OF the institution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Report on Goldfield.

Washington. February S.-President
Roosevelt today sent to the House of Rep
resentatives the report of the special COM
mittee of investigation into the Goldfield
labor troubles. in reply to recent reso-
luton requesting him to do so. The ap-
pearance of Assistant Secretary Latta in
the chamber and his announcement that
he presented message from the Presi-
dent in writing was the signal for an
outourst of laughter and applause from
the democratic side.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Investigation of Ports.

Atlanta, February 3.-The port investl-
eating commission, appointed by the
Louisiana legislature to inspect and re-
port upon all ports with view of inn
proving conditions at New Orleans, spent
several hours here today, while EN- route
TO Savannah. The visitors were ten
dered luncheon at the Piedmont hotel
and later shown over the city The party
left tonight for Savannah
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
sale of jamestown Buildings.

Norfolk, February 3.-Judge Edmund
waddill of the United States court issued
a decree today authorizing the receivers
of the jamestown Exposition company to
accept the purchase price from the varl-
Gus states having buildings at the exposi-
ton, they having paid the necessary
option money, and to issue to the state
fee simple deeds to the sites occupied by
the buildings. This will permit transfers
where sales have been made of state
buildings
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Cause of the Suit.

Danbury, Conn, February 3.-The case
of d. C. I,oewe & Co. VS.. Martin Lawler
and over 200 others of the hatters union
was certified to the supreme court in the
early fall.
The case arose over strike in Loewe's
hat factory in 1901 and the Inauguration
of boycott by the United Hatters Of
North America. in which the American
Federation of Labor joined by putting
Loewe on the unfair list" Loewc &
Co. brought suit under the antitrust law
against 200 members of the hatters' union
living In Danbury, claiming $4,000 dam
ages to their business through the boy
colt, which they charged constituted n
conspiracy in restraint of trade. The
unions advertised their boycott against
the arm in labor organs in different parts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Decision Is Rendered B. United
States Supreme Court
BOYCOTT IS KNOCKED OUT
Case Is Brought To Supreme Court BY
Union Halter Against Hat Manu-
facturer In Connection With
Strike of Workmen.

Washington, February s-Today for
the third time within a month the su-
preme court of the United States pro-
mulgated opinion constituting laws ad-
versely to the contention of organized
labor. The first of the decisions was
rendered on January 6, in the case
of some railway employees who sought
to secure damages under what is
known as the employers liability law"
making railroads responsible for in
juries resulting from the negligence of
fellow servants. which law the court
held to be unconstitutional. The sec
ond important finding In this line was
announced on the 23d ultimo, when
the Erdman arbitration act. forbid
ding the discharge of employees be-
cause they are members of labor unions
was also declared to be invalid.
The verdict rendered today was in
the case of Lawler VS.. Loewe, the form
er member of the Hatters union and
the latter a hat manufacturer of Dan
bury, Conn. The case involved the ap-
plicability of the seventh section of
e"e 'oheriudn ANTITRUST act TO con-
spiracies by labor unions to boycott
articles entering to interstate trade. I'm
der the terms of that provision the
complaining party may collect three
times the amount of his loss if the
charge is sustained. The union fought
the case On the ground that the law
was inapplicabe to such organizations
but the court, whose opinion was an
nounced by Chief Justice Fuller failed
to accept this view and in effect held
that the unions could not be permitted
TO interfere by boycott with the free
exchange of commerce between the
states. There was no dissenting opin-
inn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04
Increase of Subsidies.

Washington, February 3.-Senator Gal
linger today favorably reported from the
committee of commerce bill increasing
the mail subsidies on steamship lines be
tween the United States and ports In
South America the Philippines and Aus
tralla.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

of the country, and in consequence the
firm claimed that its business fell off out
side the state. Actions were brought at
different places, notably at San Fran
cisco.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-04

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-03
Fire Insurance
THE B. F. DILLINGHAM; CO.
LTD.

General Agents for Hawaii:
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
New York Underwriters Agency.
Providence Washington Insurance Com
pdny.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-03

grass, and a thing so universal as deaf
must be but transition state to
| higher and nobler existence But hi
noble example, his genial ways, hi
| humanity and high ideals of life ar
certainly a refreshing memory to al
who possessed his friendship and es
TEEN.
His life was gentle; and the element
So mixed in him, that nature NIGH
stand up
And say to all the world, 'IThis wa
man.
Lest We Forget.
The late Alexander Craw entered
uDon his official duties as quarantine
officer at time when the old Stat'
Board of Horticulture was somewha
under a cloud It's administration ii
the wears of 1890 and 81, and up K
the time of its adjustment, was oper
to severe criticism. not only by large
number of growers, but ALSO from out
side sources which eliminated in ar
open rupture with the National De
partment of Agriculture, resulting il
the Federal authorities at that time
Withdrawing all their men from Cali
fornia. 1t is a matter of historical
note that the old horticultural commits,
sion, under the Lelong regime, was
tinctured with politics. Indeed, the
secretary and chief officer was a char
latan in the field of scientific investi-
CATION and buccaneer within the
realm of horticultural literature. 1t is
no exaggeration to state that the
board 3 publications at that time were
IF fnIl frr5If
growers and of studious minds the
world over. Matters, however, did not
rest here: while the board was open
to severe censure, its secretary and
executive officer was running things
with high hand. His salary from the
State being inadequate to meet his
needs ne took to borrowing from his
friends and brother commissioners. 1t
has been limited and not denied, that
he even went further than that, and
at the time of his death he was short
in his accounts. To this sort of thing
there could of course be but one end,
and it finally came. One night when
thu gentle zephyrs swayed the branches
of the elms and acacias in the capitol
grounds at Sacramento, with no wit
ness but the silent stars, B. NJ. Lelong
made a confession by committing sui
eide.
To the state it was startling news,
to the knowing ones it was an antici-
patton. Whatever may have been the
adjustment of these delinquenees by
the State Board of Horticulture, the
late Alexander Craw refused to take
one penny in return for the losses he
had sustained through the dishonesty
IF his associate. In this age of graft
It is indeed gratifying and refreshing
to learn that the spirit of the Puritan
and the Cavalier is not wholly dead.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-03
LOST FORTY POUNDS
A PREY TO KIDNEY DISEASE.
DoAN'S BACKACHE KIDNEY
PILLS BROUGHT BACK HEALTH
AND STRENGTH.
ANOTHER SUFFERER.

William H. Walter, Stationary En-
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back which made me cry aloud in
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and to cap the climax. rheumatism
came upon me, contracting the mus
cIes and stiffening the joints of my
lower limbs. so that l was bent and
doubled and could not stand erect. l
lost forty pounds of weight running
down rapidly to one hundred and thir-
tv. NV heart was rapid. l seemed
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Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are for
sale at all chemists and storekeepers
at 80 cents per box, six boxes for SOD
or will be mailed on receipt Of price
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wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.