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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

the rate of expansion in that industry
which was indicated by the thrush of or
ders released by the passing of the cleo
tons. The reaction which has occurred
in the price of copper metal was another
index of a failure to maintain the full
rate of recuperation of consumptive de-
mand, or of speculative excess in antic-
ipating that demand.
A prime factor in the rebound of prices
was the inference drawn from the listing
at the stock exchange of new Southern
Pacific common stock, ACCORDING to the
privilege vested in that stock. The ac-
ton was perfunctory in itself, but the
professional speculative element viewed
it as a preliminary to putting into oper-
alton some important general financial
plan dealing with Southern Pacific and
possibly Union Pacific. The head of those
system has been credited in the estima-
ton of the habitual speculative element
with large share in the fostering meas
ures which have sustained and advanced
prices all through the late summer. Be
lief that further measures calculated to
stimulate speculative buying were in
prospect from that source, awakening
lively apprehension among the profess
siopal bears and a substantial short in
terest was driven to cover.
On the side of conservatism in the spec
ulation has been the opening prospect OF
demands for fresh capital in the form
of new issues. The successful sale OF
$12,5O0,OOO of New York city corporate
stock was regarded as a sign of the
good appetite of capital for investment.
Offerings in foreign markets indicate
similarly favorable condition. Both there
and here, however, there is seen the
innuenee Of these new issues in displac-
ing holdings in some older issues. The
coming sale of $50 900, 600 of Panama canal
bonds by the government is another def
mite requirement. The huge borrowings
contemplated by the British government
in connection with the Irish land pur-
chase act and the coming Russian loan,
for which the Paris market has been pre-
pairing for months, must be reckoned with
in the forecasting of the money markets.
The relatively high altitude at which
prices of securities have ruled in the
New York market brings home constant
stream of sales of American securities
from foreign markets. The effect is TO
hold up the foreign exchange rate TO near
the gold export rate. Inc breaking OF
the drouth in the winter wheat belt OF the
United States has relieved the growing
anxiety over the condition of the SOW
ings of that crop.
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STOCKS GAIN IN
PRICE FOR WEEK
Transactions Are Smaller In
Volume tor Each Day
RAILROAD STOCKS STRONG
Demand for Fresh Capital Is Indicated
in Successful Sale of New York
City Corporate Stock and
Recent Bond Sales.
RAILROAD STOCKS STRONG

New York, November 29.-The play of
contending opinions reflected in the action
of the securities market last week had
to do with the effort to adjust the rela-
tive force of the undiminished confidence
over the commercial and industrial out
look and the question of how far that
outlook had been discounted in specula-
ton. Restoration of the previous weeks
decline in prices was quickly and easily
effected, aided by the requirements of
the short interest left uncovered on that
decline. The tone of hesitation and I'M
certainty appeared after the recovery and
indicated a degree of reluctance on the
part of buyers in following prices to new
high stages. Transactions underwent a
decided shrinkage in volume, no single
days dealings rising to a full million
shares. The decrease was attributed in
large part to a subsistence of the general
outside participation in the market and
operations lapsed into professional hands.
In these hands, skillful use was made of
an occasional incident to push the price
fluctuations to an extreme, but the con-
tinual changes in the current indicated
the superficial character of some of these
influences.
The falling tendency of the week be-
fore was made the most of when the
week opened by protested uneasniess over
the effects on the pending revision of
import duties of the magazine article on
the subject by Andrew Carnegie The
stand taken by the former iron master
in favor Of abolition of duties on steel,
it was feared, would give new turn
to the proposed tariff revision, such as
the financial district has been inclined to
assume had been averted. Political dis
cussion bearing on a reported divergence
of view on this subject between the in
coming administration and the leaders
of the House of Representatives was
calculated to emphasize the effort of this
influence. There was also some discus
sion of the tone of the market for steel
products which indicated a slaekening of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
TEMPERANCE TALK
BY CUNNINGHAM
Delivers Address At Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church
LAW AND ORDER NEE TING
Annual Election of OFFICERS Will Be
Held in Ensley Tonieht-Per-
sonal and General News
of Steel City.
LAW AND ORDER NEE TING

Ensley, November 29.-(SpeeiaL)-Dr R.
NJ. Cunningham made a splendid ad-
dress this morning on Temperance" at
the II O'Clock service of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. The congregation
was large and was entertained by an
able and scientific address. DR.. Cunning
ham spoke on the effects Of alcoholism
on the human system describing wildly
the ravages made on the vital organs
by whisky.
He then spoke on the moral effects of
temperance in the home, in the city and
in the community. He said from actual
figures there has been a marked decrease
In the number of accidents at the diff
ferent plants in Ensley since the advent
of prohibition. DR.. Cunningham made an
eloquent and forceful address which was
much enjoyed by the large congregation
present.
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DRS. -DOZIER & DOZIER,
1l71A N. 2lst Street. Birmingham. Ala.

and among other features of the pro-
gramme will be an address on macadam
road building with convict labor by
Gen. Clifford L. Anderson, chairman of
the Fulton county, Georgia, commits
sioners; an address on gravel roads by
Judge w. F. Eve of Augusta, a
stereopticon address on roads and road
materials by State Geologist s. w. Nc
Callie of Georgia, an address on proper
meth DDS of road building by e. j. Wat
son of Columbia, S. c.; an address by
State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt of
North Carolina, and an address on dust
less roads by A. S. Mann OF Jackson
Vile, Fla.
All of the county commissioners and
road authorities in the state have been
asked to attend owing to the fact that
it will furnish then an excellent OPP
portunity to further equip themselves
for the work which they will have to
do when the state conyicts are dis
| tributed next year for road building
work.
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RACING Ends In New Orleans.

New Orleans, November 2s.-After run
ming for three days the race meet which
was inaugurated Thanksgiving Day at
the Louisiana Riding and Driving club 8
half-mile track in this city suddenly came
to an end yesterday. Officials of the
track said they were operating at big
loss daily, and could not afford to con
tinue. This is the first effort to inaugu-
rate a race meet since the passage by
the last legislature of the so-called Locke
anti-racing law, (which prohibits book
making
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Personal and General.

Mr.. c. C. Tetherow, well-known builder
and contractor conducted services at the
Ensley Highlands Methodist mission this
evening.
T. G. Griffiths was taken to the Cum
ningham hospital Saturday and was oper-
ated on for appendicitis. The operation
was successful and the patient is doing
we'll.
The ladies of the Christian church will
hold a bazaar and serve supper at the
Lee-Gridley store, Avenue e and Twenty
first street on Thursday and Friday, De-
cember and 5. Further announcement
will be made later.
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Disastrous Train Collision.

Boston, November 29.-(Special.) lin an
effort to switch a suburban passenger
train around a freight wreck outside of
the South station, New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad train was
South Boston station and right in front
of a similar train running as it sup
posed on a clear right of way, tonight
The result was a disastrous rear-end col
lision, in which one was killed, four are
believed to have been fatally hurt and
not less than SO SO badly injured that
they had to be taken to the city hospitals
in ambulances.
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Farmer is AssassInated.

Wset Point, Miss, November 29.-tSpe-
cial )-Shot in the back four times by as
sassins who climbed into the back Of his
wagon, r. Hitler, a well-to-do German
farmer, was beaten over the head with
some blunt instrument until his skull was
reduced to pulp. Then his body was
dragged to the edge of Tibbee lake, near
by, where it was. left with the feet In
the water There 1t was discovered to-
day. 1t is believed the tragedy was the
work of negro tenants of the victim with
whom he had been in dispute. Two of
them are under arrest, and officers are
after other suspects.
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London RACING Season Ends.

London, November 29.-The fiat race
season came to an end yesterday after
noon with the American Jockey, Danny
Maher, heading the list Of winning jock
eys. He has scored total of 1ss frsts,
including the last race In which he rode.
Wooton was second, with 1919 firsts. j.
B. Joel, the South African magnate,
heads the list of winning owners, with a
total of s131, 230. August Belmont is if
tenth in the list, having won five races,
with total value of $33,615. Richard
Croker is sixteenth, having won two
races. valued at ss1.9sb. King Edward is
seventeenth, with total of $27, $50. ,
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Church Bazaar and Supper.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will give bazaar on December
2 and 8 at the Webster building, corner
of Avenue E and Twenty-frst street,
next to the city hall. Lunch and supper
will be served. Everybody is invited to
attend this affair. The Baptist ladies are
noted for the excellence of the viands
served.
The Ladies' Home Mission society of
the Fairview Methodist church will give
a bazaar and serve lunch on December
10 and IL at Osceola station. The we'll
known hospitality of the Fairview ladies'
insures a large attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
LEAVITT DENIES
DIVORCE REPORT

Paris, November CIV. H. Leavitt,
whose wife is the daughter of William
Jennings Bryan, announced tonight that
there was no truth in the statement that
divorce proceedings were impending.
my wife" he said. "has never even
limited at such thing, either In her let
tiers or verbally"
Dispatches from Lincoln, Neb., pub
lished here, state that a lawyer is being
sent to Paris to arrange for divorce.
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Law and Order League To Meet.


The Law and Order league of Ensley
will hold meeting next Monday night
at the opera house. 1t is stated a num-
Der of new members will Join the league.
prominent member of the league ex-
pressed a hope that politics would not
get mixed up in this movement except
such as was within the province and
purpose of the league. w. R. Stewart,
president of the league, has issued the
following CALI
ITO the Members of the Law and Order
League:
You are hereby notified to meet Mon
day night, November 80, at the city hall,
Ensley. The annual election of officers
will be held and other important matters
discussed Your attendance is earnestly
desired. w. r. STEWART.
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New Band SawmiIl,

Decatur, November 29-(Special J.
Frank and John Arantz of the firm of
Arantz Bros, sawmill men of Decatur,
have gone to Alexandria, La, where they
will locate a large band sawmil and will
cut both hard and soft woods for the
export trade. Arantz Bros. operated a
large band sawmill In Decatur for the
past 30 years and cut mostly quarter
sawed oak for the export trade. They
are among the best known sawmil men
in the south
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Just One Arrest.

For the past "a hours there has been
nothing doing in police circles. Only
one arrest was made in the city of Ems
ley from Saturday night until Sunday
night.
The streets were crowded all day Sat
urday and the fine weather Sunday
brought out large crowds, but notwith-
standing all this the police had compar-
atively nothing to do.
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DrS. D9EgER
DOZIER
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Death List Reaches Twelve.

New Orleans, November 29.-Another
death was added to the list of victims OF
packet H. M Carter, when Wiley Bow
ers. a negro, died at local hospital to-
day. The total list of dead is now H.
The Carter's boilers exploded while the
steamboat was plying the Mississippi riv-
er about 100 miles above New Orleans.
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First Treble Clef Club Con-
cert Tuesday evening at Jeffer-
son, $3.50 O'Clock.

Seaboard operates the only
morning train Birmingham to
Atlanta, Washington and New
York. Through Pullmans and
diners. One night out.
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The Birmingham News: This hrm
(Drs Dozier & Dozier) has been oolns
business in Birmingham continuously
for a number of years and tney nase
1a+ n he accused of having dealt un-
fairly with a patient in any way Wha1-
soever. They are both gentlemen Oh the
highest type and carry their nonor anu
gentiemanliness into their business
Age-Herald: Drs. Dozier & Do2iers
long standing record and approved
abilities entitle them to the proud as
tinction of standing at the head OF
their profession.
The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dozier
& Dozier are without doubt the best
known specialists in the South, and
their fame is due entirely to their great
skill.
The Southern Odd Fellow: We can
not add anything to the reputation Drs.
Dozier & Dozier have already acquired
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North CaroIina's Vote.

Raleigh. N. c.. November 2s.-The Of
fetal vote of North Carolina for Presi-
dent, announced today, was: Bryan,
136,927; Taft, 114,0S4. This gives a
majority for Bryan of 22,S34. J. A.
Transon, socialist, received $40 votes.
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Coke Ovens Opened AGAIN.

Huntington, w Va, November 90
More than 10000 coke ovens in the Nor
folk and Western fields, which have been
idle for almost a year, resumed opera
tions tonight.
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in the line of their profession, but we
know them to be brother Odd Fellows
and can be relied upon to carry out
every promise they make to those
needing their services.
Mountain Home: The press of Bir-
mingham and all over Alabama speak
in the highest terms of Drs. Dozier &
Dozier, as physicians, surgeons and
gentlemen, and we have no hesitanoy
in recommending them to our patrons.
Meridian Star: Drs. Dozier & Dozier
of Birmingham are the most worthy
and distinguished physicians in their
line of practice in the state of Alabama
Masonic Guide: Drs Dozier & Dozisr
come from a family OF prominent ply
sicians and with their large experience
in the profession can be relied on to
treat disease in a most successful man.
ner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

The relations between labor and capi- tal should be harmonious year in and year out; but in too many fields of indus try there is friction all the while In the Birmingham districts mining regions, however, peace and harmony prevail. 1t is safe to say that labor conditions in the district were never more satisfactory
 The profitable price of pig iron and the demand for furnace output give buoy ant temper to the metals trade, as it does in fact stimulate all branches of business here in Birmingham. The iron market is naturally a good business barometor Coal and iron have long been our main stay and with steel and steel rails and other finished products added this Is to become the great manufacturing center of the world.
 Notable improvements have been made here within the past two years in mining and in iron and steel making, and with the entrance of the United States Steel Corporation into the district little more than a year ago, came a new era of de- velopment. Millions of dollars have been expended on rebuilding, extending and modernizing, the vast plant at Ensley, and millioP. more will be spent there in the near future.
 Owing to the general business depres- sion spreading over the first half of 1908, to say nothing of the strike, Alabama s coal production will fall below that of 1907, when we had a record breaker. It was over IA, 100000 tons last year and it may not quite reach 130O0, 900 this year, but everything points to new record in 1909 Alabama's coal output is almost sure to exceed 16000,000 tons, and iudg- ing from the plans being made for min ing development, this states annual pro- duction will touch the 25.000,000 tons mark in five or six years.
 The Age-Herald presents in this sup plement mass of facts, figures and sug- gestions that will especially interest coal operators, while our readers in general may find much in these pages worth pc rusal.
 This edition will have an unusually large circulation. It will be sent far and wide and will help in way at least, to enhance the fame of this district-the greatest raw material district, all things considered, in America
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OUTLOOK NEVER BRIGHTER

crystalized against the strikers, because of the violent methods resorted to by some of the union men or their sym- pathizers.
 The operators displayed exceptional energy and determination and were never more resourceful. The governor ordered out the military in the early stages of turbulence to assist in preserv- ing order, and after much bloodshed and a great exercise of patience on the part of the people, the strike was ended. The closing incidents were dramatic, for the official calling off of the strike came as the result of an ultimatum proposed by Alabama s executive The union leaders had waged an earnest and desperate con- test, but the rank and file, who were drawn into the union either by intimida- tion or by rosy promises, were not sorry when defeat came. The victory for the open shop was decisive and complete, and on September 1 the strike, like the panic, was thing of the past.
 The lessons learned from the miners strike were as wholesome as they were simple. The Birmingham public stands practically as a unit in favor of protect ing workmen against violence on the part of those who are banded together to ostracise and terrorize all who refuse to join their ranks. The questions in volved in contention between labor and capital are often complex and subtle and there are usually two sides to the princi- pal issues involved But on the question of protection to life and property there can be one side only, and the level-head- ed, law loving citizen will be on that side. In other words, no strike can ever win here unless 1t has public sympathy, and public sympathy will never go out to murderous mobs, or irresponsible agi- tators. Among the other lessons was this: If some of the miners had just grievances or imagined they had such grievances, the experiences of the troub- lous summer will have the effect of mak- ing all the operators mindful of their em- ployes.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

CD HE Birmingham mineral district
 is full of life and stir and new
 year comes with promise of re- newed industrial activity and bounding prosperity. Fresh high records are just ahead of us
 The panic of 1907 was followed by bus mess depression throughout the country, but the stress and strain continued only few months, and while recovery was slow and halting early in the present year, conditions soon steadied them selves and confidence is now fully re- stored. Every manufacturing center in the United States felt the panic most acutely, but when the depression came fewer men were thrown out of employ ment in mineral Alabama than in indus trial sections in the east. Indeed, Bir- mingham and the Birmingham district weathered the financial storm with amaz- ing ease and today there is not man hereabouts but who has reason to feel IuOlC ooll duO IO leol pIOuu6I ludu ever of this city's pluck and the strength of its banking institutions as evidenced by the events of the recent past.
 Just as this district was beginning to forget the panic the United Mine Work ers' strike came upon us. It was a stren-s uous strike-bitter and bloody and thor oughly organized As disturber to bus mess it was even worse than the panic. Twelve or thirteen thousand mine work CTS joined the strike The fight between operators and operatives was not over the question of wages. The union con- tended chiefly, it was stated, for recogni- tion, while the operators declared them selves unalterably pledged to the open shop principle. It had the appearance of death struggle for the United Mine workers organization in Alabama; hence the desperation. Lawlessness ran riot, several men were assassinated, and the whole community was terrorized
 Public sentiment hitherto divided on the matter of union or non union, quickly c>.c.C>.C.c>sc
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GO HE Birmingham mineral district
 is full of life and stir and new V year comes with promise of re-
Arizona republican., 1908-07-01

loss. That the lumber yard was not
 also burned is due to the hard work
 of the firemen and the total ab-
 sence of wind. The evening was
 perfectly quiet and the fire burned
 slowly compared with the Saturday
 afternoon fire Practically all that separated the burning house from the lumber yard was aboard fence but so evenly did the fire burn that not even the fence caught on fire There was not the slightest breeze and the flames rose high in the air.
 The alarm was turned in at eight o'clock and the department responded with its usual promptness and arriv- ed at the scene of the conflagration as the flames were playing on the roof. The East Tempe company was a close second and a prettier piece of work was never seen wherein a volunteer department was concerned The flames were held in check ab- solutely and even when they were at their height, so well was the fire under control that number of ar ticles of furniture, including the piano, were saved. Tempes fire de- partment never did a better piece of work and through its means alone one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town was averted