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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09

eulation about s75,000 monthly. Thus it Is seen that the present industrial con- dition and the fall outlook for the Model City fully justifies Mir. Carrington's state- ment. Anniston is prosperous.
 One of the largest bankruptcy peti- tions filed in the office of the deputy clerk of the United States court in this city in some time is that of Mrs. Anna H. Young, proprietress of the Talladega Ten Cent Store, which was placed on record Friday In schedule A. secured debts are stated to the amount of $529 .S0 while unsecured claims in the sum of si26S. 80.
 Colonel McKleroy and staff officers of the Third regiment, Alabama National Guard, arrived home this morning at 6:3O o'clock from the national encamp- ment at Chickamauga. They are loud in their praise of the encampment, though they admit it was nearer the real thing than they had ever experienced before. The tents were struck at , p. m. Friday and the local company and others routed the same way came in a special train over the Alabama Great Southern to At talla, and thence over the Louisville and Nashville to Anniston.
 A telegram received this morning by H. P. Higgins from Third Vice President J. D. Buckalew of the International As sooiation of Machinists, announces that the latter will be in Anniston Sunday and will address organized labor, its friends and sympathizers at D. m., in the circuit court room of the court house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
PROBING DEEPER
 INTO SYSTEM

Atlanta, August S.-The legislative com- mittee which is Investigating Georgia s convict system and examining the record of the state prison commission today held an executive meeting and discussed the future course of the investigation.
 No final agreement was reached, the committee deciding to continue the exam ination of witnesses Monday afternoon. If by that time 1t appears that an extra session of the legislature will be called as now seems probable-subpoenas will be issued for number of witnesses selected from the list of 200 furnished the commit tee by Chairman Turner of the prison commission.
 A great volume of testimony has been ing been examined. The transcript of their testimony has not been compiled, and the expert auditors now inspecting the books of the commission have not finished their work. and it seems now that it would be a physical impossibility to complete the investigation in the three days left of the legislatures session.
 An interesting development of the nves- tigation today was a statement issued by Former Gov. Joseph M. Terrell, denying emphatieally that in settling a contro- versy between some of those men directly concerned in the convict lease system while he was attorney general that he was in any way interfering with the duties of his office. The statement of Governor Terrell coincides with the evidence, given on the stand, of other witnesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Steel Men Are Optimistic.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 The optimistic utterances of the steel magahtes who held a conference at New aork recently should be of great bene- ht 10 the business world. They certainly gre cheering to the people of Youngs- town whose interests are so closely al- neo With the iron and steel business.
 Al the conference 1t was decided not .o make any cut fin prices, believing that .he recovery from the recent depression mas progressed to the point where we can expect steady operation of plants.
 II was shown that there is little un- soid stock at the various plants, so that oroers mean work. It will be recalled that m the former depression back in 1893 the stock on hand was very large with the result that when orders began to come .n the accumulated stock was worked on oeiore the mills were started.
 Among the industrial interests of tne country none is more conservative than the steel corporation and the axpresslons or confidence given out at this tiu'S -honld have wholesome sfeapt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Here's
 News
 About Shirts

bility lies in certain pending legisla tion which has been urged by Governo, Smith, and which has not yet been en- acted by both houses. These measures are certain bills for the protection of the ballot in primary elections, amend ment of the registration law, the anti lobbying bill and making provision for the support of the state agricultural college and the district agricultural schools.
 The house has passed all these meas ures and sent them on to the senate, thereby absolving itself from any re- sponsibility for an extra session on this score. The senate having disposed of the convict bill, it will have the re maining days of the session to give to this legislation, and there will be lit- tie difficulty in it's final enactment.
 Thus the prospects of an extra ses- sion which. the first of this week. seemed unavoidable, have dwindled. The indications are now that there wi l be no extra session except as result of Governor Smiths classification with the convict law enacted or some othe, important measure. in which event 1t will be up to him to issue the call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
TRYING ID DODGE
 SPECIAL SESSION Convict System Exposures May
 Demand It GEORGIA NEEDS THE MONEY Legislators Do Not Want an Extra Session, But It Seems Probable On Account of Slow Work
 of Present Session.

Atlanta, August S-(Special)-A efforts and energies on the part of the legisla- ture are now bending toward avoiding the responsibility of an extra session. If there is to be an extra session, the members have determined that responsibility for it shall rest upon Governor Smith.
 There are several things which it has been thought might necessitate a pro- longed session, and though it seemed im- possible that they should be worked out in the few remaining days, the solution of the problem is now almost in sight.
 Disposition of the convict question has been the most important matter with which the general assembly has had to deal. The house has taken a rather em- phatic stand on the subject providing for elimination of the convict lease system finally on December 31, 1911. The chief ground for the delay is lack of funds to make provision for other work for them.
 The senate was rather inclined to shorten that time and permit extension of the lease system for only IS months, using the fund derived with which to lay the foundation for state penitentiary system, in which the state would use the convicts.
 It's final acquiesence in the house meas ure with an added amendment providing for earlier termination of the lease system whenever, in the opinion of the governor and prison commission, the state has ac- cumulated sufficient funds to that end, Is A concession which it has made in the in terests of harmony, and for the purpose of avoiding.an extra session
 Governor Smith has taken a stand against the continuance of the lease sys- tenn after the termination of the present contracts, and if he persists and vetoes the bill as above indicated, there will be nothing left for him to do but to call an extra session for further convict legisla- tion. The responsibility for such prolong- ation of the session would then rest upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
ANN|STON IS IN
 FINE CONDITION City Is Getting Back to Nor
 nal In industries
MILLS ARE ON FULL TIME
Locomotive and Machine Works Are Again In Operation-Bankruptcy
 Petition Filed-Military Re-
 turns From Chattanooga.

Anniston. August s.-(Special)-J. B. Darlington, general manager and vice president of the Woodstock Iron ana Steel corporation, which has it's fur naces in this city, is quoted in the Blr- mingham Age-Herald today as saying that the furnace will resume work after repairs about September 1 and that the company has not been affected by ths strike in the Birmingham mine district MT Darlington also stated that Anniston is in a very prosperous condition and an investigation made this morning fully substantiates this statement.
 The city is getting back to it's normal condition in every respect, more money being spent in the manufacture of soil pipe at present than at any time pre- viously in the history of the city. The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company has a pay roll of s15,OO0 month- ly; the Union Foundry company, S10,0OO; the Central Foundry, S750O and the An niston Foundry and Machine Works $30OO making a total of $95, 300 for pipe alone.
 In addition to this every cotton mill fin the city, seven in number, is running on run tliIe WitH lie cASoP'iOH 'A '"S' while the Planters mill is enlarging It's capacity and the American Net and Irvine mill is adding to it's corps of em- ployes, the aggregate pay roll of the mills ranging between $2O,O00 and $3O,O0O per month.
 The Kilby Locomotive and Machine Works, the pay roll of which is about 5000 per month, has resumed, and E. M Lewis of the Lewis Machine Works which was recently destroyed by fire, announces that he will rebuild soon. The Woodstock will resume in September with a pay roll approximating $l5oOO and the Western Steel Car and Foundry company will probably be in operation again be- fore the first of the year, putting in cir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
How the Stars Are Counted.

From Popular Mechanics for August
 The gigantic task of counting all the stars in the heavens and assigning to each it's proper magnitude is one that de- mands the quality of almost infinite pa- tience, and without the art of photogra- phy the task would be almost impossible.
 Photographic plates covering the whole of the southern hemisphere have already been secured, and these with the series dealing with the northern hemisphere will number moro than 200. Each plate. which is 15 inches square, records from 10000 to 250,oO0 starry images. and on al rough calculation the total number of stars photographed will be about S,0O0,- 900. The task of counting the stars on the plates has already been commenced, and this work, together with the cata- loguing, will take at least 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Largest Concern of the Kind In the World Is In F.
 nanciaI Straits TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS
 IS ABOUT S9,OOO,OOO
Cause of Trouble Is Said To Be Ex- travagant Management and Own CTS Will Try To Show That
 Plant Is Solvent.

Minneapolis, August s.-The Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills company, the largest single milling corporation in the world, today applied for the appointment of a receiver.
 The eompanys indebtedness amounts to about 5000, 900 and the deficiency between it's liquid assets and its liabilities is said to be $1500,ooO. Henry l.. Little has been general manager and in the com plaint filed with the court a reflection is made on the manner in which the business has been operated for the past few years The company's present finan- cial embarra ssment Is definitely stated to be due to extravagant management. No admission of insolvency is made, how ever. It was stated that any action taken for the purpose of showing the company insolvent would be stoutly fought by the company. The Second National bank Of St Paul, to which the company owes s15,0OO; the Northwestern National bank of Minneapolis which is a creditor to the amount of $120,00O; the First National bank of Minneapolis, with a claim for s75.O00 indebedness Swedish American National bank, which has claim for s5O.OO0 and the Security National bank of Minneapolis, which has a claim for s15, GOO, are, with John Pillsbury, the com plainants in the suit They hold prom issory notes against the company, while Mir Pilsbury is heavily interested in the company as owner of 1894 preferred shares of stock and 1878 ordinary shares.
 Besides the creditors named in the bill there were present In court Jacob New man of Chicago, representing banks of Chicago, Omaha and the north which have claims against the company amount ing to $1, ,500, ,000; also Charles W. Folds of Chicago, representing creditors whose claims amount to about s5,0Oo,0O0.
 The receivers are held under $500, 900 bond.
 The blow will come upon the stock holders of the company. No definite esti mate of the liabilities or assets of the company is accepted as final In any event, however 1t is expected the stock holders are heavy losers and their losses may exceed the present indications.
 The Pillsbury-W -Washburn company has a bonded indebtedness of over s4000,000 and this and s5OOO,0OO or more of esti- mated indebtedness carried in outstand- ing paper will come before stock in the settlement of the company's affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
An Early Millais Critic.

From Eyerybody's -agazine.
 Sir John Millais tells this story on hint self. He was down by the banks of ths Fay, painting in the rushes of his fa- nous landscape, Chill October" which has thrilled us all with the ineffable sad- ness and mystery of the dying summer. He worked on so steadily that he failed to observe watcher, until a voice said :: "Eh, mon, did ye ever try photography 2"
 "No,' said the artist, q never have
 Its deal quicker quoth his friend ly critic, eying the picture doubtfully.
 .-,- was not fattered, so he waited minute before replying, T dare say 1t !s." His lack of enthusiasm displeased the Scot, who took another look, an1 then marched off with the Parthian shot:
 "Ay, and photography's a muckle sight mair like the place, too.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
WOMAN RECEIVES
 BLACK HAND NOTE

New Orleans, August S.-(Special)-A Black Hand'' letter received by Mrs H. keil, wife of one of New Orleans wealthiest merchants, has thrown that lady into nervous collapse. The letter was received Thursday morning and since that time she has been confined to her bed.
 This is the third letter received by Mrs keil, and bears all the marks of genuity. It read as follows:
 This is the last letter we write You bring one thousand dollars to the door of the Maitre cemeteri tomorrow night and be sure or we take your boy. No po- lice this time. We watching you. We are big Black Hand Society. Come sure'
 The boy referred to is her eldest son, 10 years old. The police are Investigating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Thrilling Moment In Popular Fiction.

From Success Magazine.
 The bomb went off with dull and deafening roar, and Second-Story Bill. the Pious Burglar gazed into the black recesses of the vault
 At lastl" he muttered hoarsely, Thy prayers are answered. Fortune is mine."
 He went in, but in a moment he emerged, his face white with the rage of disappointment
 Curse them!' he cried in his wrath. 'sThs receivers have been here befo . me-" But he was wrong. The vault had contained the firms collateral For speculators' loans, and the recent falI in the market had completely wipe out the margins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Exchange of Teachers.

Berlin, August S.-The Prussian ministry of education has arranged with the president of the Carnegie in- stitute to send school principal and six teachers to the United States un- der the exchange of teachers plan. The instructors will be assigned to New York, Boston, Chicago, New Ha- ven, Worcester and Exeter. Twelve teachers will be sent to Germany from the United States, but their positions have not yet been assigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Prince Becomes Monk.

Coiogne, August S.-Prince Karl of Loe- wenstein, one of the greatest Catholic nobles of the Continent, became a fla ther of the Dominican Order August f.
 A year ago the Prince, then 7S years old, entered the Dominican Monastery at Venloo' Holland, donning the rude hadit ana sandals under the name of Brother haynluhdus' Recently the Pope empow- cred the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Significance of the Red Flag. rom "rhe Socialist Bugaboo' in Suc-

cess Magazine.
 When a police official or politician or interruptions editorial writer or sensa- tional preacher inveighs against the red flag and goes into spasms against the crimson color, he does not know that the crimson flag in all ages has been the emblem of liberty. This red flag has an international significance for the socialist, It does not stand for bloodshed; for so- clalism, as the New York Evening Post recently declared editorially, Is 'eminently peace movement" The red flag Is the symbol of universal brotherhood, for tho oneness in blood, in destiny, and in need of humanity everywhere. It represents the intellectual aspirations and spiritual strivlngs of millions of people all over the world. It Is In this sense that Mrs. Stokes like other socialists reveres the red flag as the emblem of the brother hood of man and fatherhood of God;" comparison which lifts the race above a petty nationalism which the United States flag, itself the offspring of fight f6r liberty, was never intended to be sponsor for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Gate City Lawn Party.

mere Will be lawn party in the Cath one church yard at Gate City on the night or tuesday, August IS. Preparations are peing made for brilliant affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Takina h.s Trousers of.

Little Jr., aged 4, was playing out in the yard, when suddenly he came rushing into the house crying out, "Oh, mamma! come quick Come and see tins bug; he Is taking his trousers off!''
 He had found a locust coming out of it's old she'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
\ Telephone Talks I||||| IH|s $
No. 2.

JTTING aside, for the
 nonce, the telephone in strument, its mechanical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
Blach'S BeSt$1:50 Shirts S1.1s' Means a Lot More for You Than It Says

Did you ever stop to think what gives a store a right to say "These
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13

spring takes up all the wear on the rivet SO that the
.c,AAt1ng edges will never weardull. A simple turn of
the little thumb screw will adjust the blades to cut
ANYTHING from the thinnest and most delicate fabric
to the heaviest material. Every woman who has had
the exasperating and trying experience OF attempting
to cut with a dull pair of shears, will appreciate the
value of this new invention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
Church

The dedication of the Swedish Bap-
fist church at Marvin will'take place
on Sunday, Nov. %, with services in
the Swedish language at IL a. m, and
in the English language at 2 p. m.
On the Saturday preceding the dedi-
cation services will be held in the
swedish language at IL o'clock in the
m rning and in the English at 2
y clock in the afternoon.
Several ministers will be present
and assist in these dedication services
and the public is cordially invited to
all of them.
The ladies aid society will have a
sale for the benefit of the church at
3 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon,
Nov. %.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
Milbank vs. Appleton

The high school foot ball boys
played the Appleton boys on the
Appleton gridiron last Saturday,
winning with a score of 10 to ).
The first half ended with 10
points in favor of Milbank, Ap.
pleton 0. The Appleton boys
held our boys down in the last
half, gaining five points-par.
tically to an extention of four
minutes time by the time keeper
and partially By q few rank
decisions by the referee. The Ap.
pleton boys we're pretty we'll
matched in weight with the Mil.
bank boys, but they lacked in the
science of the game. Aside from
one or two they are a fine lot OF
fellows, and it is only to be de
plored that they have failed for
the third time with the Milbanh
boys to live up to their financial
obligations. A. l..
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
MatrOns' Medal Contest.

The w. C. T. U. ladies will hold a
Matrons Silver Medal Contest in the
Methodist church, Friday evening,
Nov. 20. 1908. The following pro.
gram will be given in the languages
as indicated, each matron speaking in
her native tongue, and five of the
churches will be represented by these
women:
Piano-Lauta Paddock.
Orchestra Prof. Hopfher.
.Amerlca-Congregation.
Prayer-Rev. Q. E. Boyce.
Recitatioks-Georgia RawsOn, Ber-
nice Nav and Vera Murray. .
Piano Misses Paddock and Emanuel
Observation-Disclosures Rawson.
Violin solo-Prof. Hopfner.
Recitation in scotch-MS. Jas.
Young.
Recitation in Norwegian-Mrs. Jas.
Lockhart. ,
Recitation in German-Mrs. Fred
Bohn.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. c. Z. Mills.
Recitation in Holland-Mrs. Hulwick.
Recitation In Swedish-Miss Anna
Olson.
Recitation in English-Mrs. A. Nun
man.
Orchestra-Prof. Hopfner, leader
Presentation of medal. Benediction
The above is a IS cent program. but
the admission will be only % cepts'
All school children 10 cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
ABANDON USUAL CONTEST
Socialists Will Make No Fight in Fed.
Grafton Convention.

Denver, Nov. 13.-Characterizing
the participation of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, through its execu-
tive council, in the recent national
campaign as a distinct victory for the
socialist cause it is announced by that
element in the federation hat there
will be no fight in this convention Of
the federation between the socialists
and their opponents. Heretofore this
contest has been a leading feature OF
the annual meetings and President
Gompers has been the mark of as
Sault. - A.L @~ >%s., -
Now the socialists believe hat a
start has been made by the fedora
ton which will bring the labor move
ment of the country to their party.
The convention resumed its sessions
after taking a day off to visit the
Printers home at Colorado Springs.
The programme began with the adj
dresses of the fraternal delegates
from the English and Canadian labor
congresses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Buckwheat, Falcon and Bata.
via pancake flour-for pancakes
st McCollum & Thirsk's.
Harry Pawson is in receipt of
a postal card from OttoF. Lauser
dated Oct. II, at Meisic Police
station, Manila, P. I. The IN.
scription on the card was, II
stopped over in Manila"
A slight furry of snow made
its appearance Tuesday.
McCollum & Thirsk invite the
attention of the ladies to their
Chinaware display.
Chas. Williams is ENJOYING a
visit in MINNEAPOLIS with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick of Lin.
den Beach visited the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Kline
Tuesday.
Seats for the Ernest Fisher
presentation of THE Devil
should be secured at once at
Blesers as the demand is un-
precidented. They are now on
sale.
The play "The Devil that will
be present at the opera house
Tuesday evening, Nov. II, by
the Ernest Fisher company is
absolutely clean aud wholesome.
There is not an objectional fea
ture in it. The title need alarm
no one. It is a drama of a high
order teaching a moral lesson.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church will give their annual supper
at Harmonic Hall on Thursday, No.
vember 10. Supper % cents and all
are cordially invited.
DR.. Ferguson enjoyed a visit from
his sister, Mrs. Bert Overholt, who
came up frou Minneapolis last Satur-
day. She returned home Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Dubbell, of Melrose. and
youngest daughter, started yesterday
tor a visit to her daughter and other
! friends and relatives at the old home
in Illinois.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-11-13
Died
Daniel Suhrbach di

Daniel Suhrbach died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs.
Harry Smith, last Saturday. The
remains were shipped to Illinois
for burial. Mr.. Suhrbach had
been i'll about a month, the first
illness beng an attack of bron-
chitis, He leaves one son, who
lives on the old H. G.. Pew farm,
and two daughters, Mrs. Harry
Smith and Mrs. Milton Mounts.
The deceased came to this vicinity
from Illinois about two years
ago, and was we'll along in years.