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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Robert Jemison. ST.. for Governor.

Robert Jemison, ST., for Governor. To the Editor of The Age Herald
 Talking of what is to be, or who should be our next governor.
 The gentlemen whose names have been mentioned and who have indi cated their willingness to serve the state in this capacity, are all good men, and I am sure either one of them. if elected would make a good and sue eessful governor. But our own fellow citizen, Robert Jemison, Sr., would make the best governor of them all. In deed he possesses all the attainments and qualifications to make, if elected, an ideal chief executive.
 I have known. and for 20 years been closely connected with him in church state and in all kinds of business af fairs, both large and small. I have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
PLAN STREET WORK.
Pratt City Aldermen Want To Improve
 East and West Highlands.
5 Cents the Glass;

The Board of of Aldermen of Pratt City held special meeting last night to fur ther discuss the improvements that are tc be made on East and West highlands. Il was the sense of the meeting that in asmuch as this work was very important and the above mentioned places wers sadly in need of street improvements in would be a wise plan to undertake the work at once or at least very soon.
 This question arose in the last regular meeting of the City Council when it was shown that these places needed improve ments. At that time a committee was appointed to look into the matter witt. tne above result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30

MT. Jerome, who he said was con ducting the prosecution of Thaw be- yond the verdict of the jury, beyond the limits of his duty.
 Why" said Colonel Bartlett, q was told at Matteawan that I could have but 19 minutes in which to talk with Thaw, and 1 was virtually fired on the goth minute. We will give bond of s10O 900 that he will not try to escape from any institution"
 Judge Mills ended the argument by announcing:
 I believe it should be only matter of time when this man ought to have 6 jury trial. 1 am not prepared to say wh ether it should be now or later
 The judge directed Thaw's detention in the Poughkeepsie jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Mill Try New Pavement.

It is stated that an ordinance is pre- pared and will be presented at the next meeting of the City Council to pave Ave nue F from Nineteenth street to Twenty first street, with Taryia, the new paving material manufactured by the Barrett Manufacturing company of Ensley. It is understood the property holders on the two blocks have consented to have the work done. The new pavement is all home manufactured, all the ingredients being here. Tar and slag are the prin- cipal ones. The pavement is much cheaper than others, and is said to be satisfactory, having been used in Phila- delphia Kansas City, Cleveland and other large cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
SOUTHERN STEEL
 REORGANIZATION

Atlanta, June 29.--A conference of cap italsts looking to the reorganization of the Southern Steel company, with head quarters Tn Birmingham and which is now in the hands of trustees was held here today. While the meeting was execu- tive and no statement given out, it is un- Gerstood to have been held in connection with the Georgia Coal and Iron company.
 From what could be learned from those attending the conference the indications are that a harmonious adjustment will be reached. One feature made public was that the reorganization committee wants s3,000,0OO to be used in betterments, i'm rrovements and working capital and that this amount is practically assured as soon as the reorganization papers are signed.
 The conference will be continued tOmor- row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Revival Continues Another Week.

The revival meetings that are being conducted at Lipscomb by the Rev. Cook have aroused so much interest and are being so well attended that it has been decided to continue them an other week.
 been taken in the church through the Rev. Cooks earnest appeals, and the forceful manner in which he has de- livered his sermons, has made a deep impression on all who have heard him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Young Peoples Union Contest.

The Young Peoples union of the First Baptist church met tonight, and as a re- suit of the good work that has been done in the contest between the Reds and the Blues, two factions that were organized to increase the membership, the church was crowded.
 Two duets sung by the Jasperson Sis ters were highly enjoyed and after short talks by J. W. Brooks, J. A. Majors, Guy lam Herbert and H. D. Cochrell, a list of the new members that had been se- cured by the two factions was taken and the total membership of the Blues was 11O, while the Reds had 9S.
 Their success is beyond expectations, as it will be remembered that at last Monday nights meeting the roll showed about 90 members, and the Reds were ahead of the Blues about 20. Both sides went to work to try and get 150 members enrolled by this Monday night, but the membership now totals POS, and conditions are reversed, the Reds being behind the Blues 12 members. This only tends to make the factions more enthusiastic, and the Reds say that they will more than regain the deficit before next Monday night, and that the Blues will have to stand the expense of entertaining on the first of August when the contest closes and the losing side has to give a blow out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Personal and General.

Miss Covington of Rocky Mountain, N. C., who has been visiting Miss Lora Gum, leaves tomorrow for Birmingham, where she will visit friends for a few days be- fore returning to her home.
 G. w Barnett of Montgomery is spend ing few days with his brother, D. B. Barnett.
 Dr. R. M. Cunningham of Ensley paid a flying visit to the city today.
 Mrs. William Mcclure of Oklahoma is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Jeff Clay, on Clarendon avenue.
 Mrs E. A. Little and her guests, Miss Medium of Meridian, and Miss Ligon of Selma will join the campers at West Lake today, for a two weeks outing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Better Feeling Exists.

President Charles Henderson of the Alabama railroad commission, who has just returned from a trip to number of South Alabama counties. finds that the friction that has in the past eX- isted between many of the rail lines and the people has almost entirely passed away, due, he thinks, to dis position on the part of the traffic lines to do everything possible to give ser vice and adjust differences. This IS especially noticeable in the matter ot claims. which are being paid quickly
 We are very much gratified at the reception given us in the 10 counties visited" said MT. Henderson, and both the people and the railroad men have been aiding us in every way. We found the traffic men watching to see what they could do to help the service as a general thing, and many of the causes of friction have entirely passed awaY. We go to the Birmingham district the latter part of this week, and next week to the Tennessee valley"
 MT. Henderson put in most of Monday framing up the order recently made for the Birmingham Southern to ab- sorb switching charges in competitive territory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Deputies Get Hearing Today.

The cases of Ernest Robinson, l.. R. Dean and Dock Marshall, held for the shooting of Ed Moody, the negro who attempted to escape from the court house several nights ago, will come up for pre- Iiminary hearing before Chancellor Ben ners this morning. Solicitor Heflin will give it his personal attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
An Orderly Town.

Things have been exceedingly quiet in police circles during the last two months, and there are so few arrests being made that it Is rumored on the streets tha at an effort will be made to reduce the police force to about seven men instead of 12 which is the numb now employed. The sentiment pre- vails that a step of this kind would be well taken, as it would greatly re- duce expenses, and at the same time leave enough men on the force to fur nish sufficient protection to the city
 as it is said that there are officers who have not made an arrest in the past two months, and there was only total of 75 arrests docketed last month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
BIRMINGHAM FIRM
 GETS DEPOSITORY LOveman, Joseph & Loeb Will
 Distribute Books
THE COMMISSION AOJOURNS
Railroad Commissioner Henderson Re- ports That Better Feeling Exists Between Railroads and Peo-
 pie in South Alabama.

Montgomery, June 2s.-(speeialo- The state text book commission de- cided today to have only. one deposit tory, Loveman, Joseph & Loeb of Bir. mingham getting it. Maps and globes from Rand, McNally & Co.,, were adopted, charts from Wooster & Go. of Chicago, Philippine maps from World Book company. Speech es were made and the commission adjourned with everybody in good humor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Blount Springs Hotel Pro-

gramme for this week: Morning and afternoon con- certs; informal dancing every week; Wednesday, bridge whist party. Saturday morn ing-Fourth of July, Favor German. Special rates for week end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Secretary Is Elected,

Paris June 29--Antoine Henri Becquere. was today elected perpetual secretary Of the Academy of Science in succession to the late Albert August Cochon de Lap parent the French geologist who died last month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Personal and General.

The many friends of MT. and Mrs. j.. Pladgett will regret to learn that their little son died this evening about o'clock. The little fellow has been sick with typhoid fever for the past few weeks and in spite of loving care and medical skill he died this evening. The funeral arrangements have not been made.
 The Ladies' Aid society of St. Antho- nys church will meet with Mrs. A. E. Meehl on Avenue F and Twenty-frst street Thursday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. The president, Mrs. A. G. Kelley, de- sires a full attendance.
 The Rev Micheal Kenney, S. J., Of Augusta, Ga; the Rev. James Coyle and the Rev. John O'Kelley of Birmingham were the guests of Father F. c. Doyle yesterday.
 J. I. Grosgean, A. D. Slye and J. Daugherty left today for Chattanooga on a visit to friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Insurance Company Out.

On it's failure to make good on notice by the state the Great Western Life Insurance company of Kansas City has been denied the right to do business further in the state. Ten days ago Commissioner Frank N. Julian gave notice that the Missouri depart ment had reported impairment in the capital stock of the company. This, with the fact that an examination made by the Alabama department was not paid for, led the commission Q issue the order.
 The effect of the order is to deny the company the right to do business in the state. Policies written will have to be paid for direct to the home office, as no agent will be allowed to work for the discopnted company. The trou- ble has grown up from long continued differences in the Alabama office. An actuary was sent to look into the af- fairs of the company and the company refused to pay for his work, which fact led to the trouble that has come a bOI1f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30

Star Theatre, Ensley to- night, June 30th. Damon & Pythias-the story on which the order of Knight of Pythias was founded-2, 2,000 feet film. The best yet. Get the habit and visit the Star.
 The factory invoice sets the price on these high-grade mems suits. The middleman's profit eliminated. Values that merit your patronage. Pat terms that excite admiration. Prices that challenge compari- son. Forced to sell the entire Johnson & Mccoy Co. stock. Find us at 221 North 20th St. Johnson Harris Clothing Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-30
Railroad Suits.

The suits which the foreign railroad corporations are making against the state franchise tax is attracting some of the best legal talent of the country to Mont gomery. It was contended that the tax was unconstitutional in that it denied the foreign corporations rights given the domestic; that railroads owned by indi- viduals, should have no additional burdens placed upon them; that it Is a property tax and not a license.
 For the state H. C. Selheimer argued that while a domestic corporation could sell out it's physical properties to for eign corporation it could not thus con- vey the franchise; that such action is in violation of the constitution, even though there might be a statute to that effect It is also held that the statutes that give any power of his kind were passed to meet special cases and not all the lines or corporations.
 The roads interested in the suits are as follows: Louisville and Nashville, rep resented by H. L. Stone, general counsel, Louisville, Ky; Gregory L. Smith, Mo bile, and George W. Jones and J. Maniey Foster of Montgomery, district counsel; Seaboard Air Line, John P. Tillman, Bir- mingham; Central of Georgia, Lawton & Cunningham, Savannah; Steriner, Crum & Weil Montgomery; Atlantic Coast Line. R. H. Arlington, Judge Alex P. Humphrey, general counsel of the South ern railway at Louisville, and James Weatherly district counsel of Birming- ham, are also present, though the South ern is not a party to the suit Minor News Notes. | The town of Autaugaville reports a pop ulation of 1o1 whites and 2O9 negroes. Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson will attend the barbecue at Opelika July l f. Uniontown will also have great bar | becue on July B.
 Judge J. J. Mitchell of the state tax | commission is reported to be better at 1 his home in Florence. He went away | from here ill last week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-04
Seas Toll for Year 1902

Gideon Young. the statistician OF
the Maritime Exchange. ON Broad
street, has completed his annual tn
Die OF wrecks at sea and he announc.
ed yesterday that the year 1907 was
one OF the most disastrous 10 ire
ana property on the deep in his recol-
lection of several decades. Astt.,
from the sinking OF the Joy .Liner
Larchmont in collision with the
schooner Harry Kpowlton. In Febru.
airy, which disaster cost 1874 lIyeg.
and the destruction OF the Great Ea s.
tern Railway Company's steamer Ber.
I'm. OF the Hook of Holland, whereby
US we're drowned, the marine reeor.
uer OF the Maritime Exchange shows
that upward of 1000 persons went to
death in 10 other marine disasters
a total OF l20 members of the
French battleshIp Lena were killed IN
an explosion which DESTROYED that
snip at Toulon March 90 When the
Paciiic Mail Navigation .Company,s
steamer Santiago .foundered off Chile
III June, 80 passengers and crew went
down with her. The steamer San
Pedro sank the steamer Columbia off
POINT Delgado, Cal, July 20 and no
round watery graves. The Kaplan. IN
turkish steamer. foundered Noyem.
Der "a and drowned 1l2. Sixty lost
their lives through the sinking of the
Sultan in the Black Sea, January "a.
The Hong-Hing. Chlnest steamer.
drowned 100 when she foundered.
The wreck of the Great Northern
Steamship Company's steamer Dako.
In. March 3, cost the insurance COM
panies more than s3,500,00O The Hst
of vessel that went away and never
arrived Is an appalling one to Vayen
shippihg men who are accustomed to
see the word missing chaiked after
the name OF ship on the blackboards
of the Exchange. Those that turned
INTO the port of missing ships during
the year are the Nicaragua, with n
crew OF 40; the Dulverton, with 81;
Arthur Sewell. with 80. Adolph Obig.
with Is; the Theodore, formerly a
Cunard steamer, with 49,; the IIautot,
with %; Ormsay. with 21: Daniel.
With "a; Siberton. with 81; Marie.
With %; Netherby, with "a; Guiana.
With 20. and half dozen French fish.
ng vessels. the latter with scores of
men.
The Norwegian steamer Freysdafe
vas worth $4,000 before she strand
ID on the Maine coast. She sold for
$3.50 to a junk dealer three days aft&r
she struck. The old sailor supersti.
ton as to bride on board bringing
misfortune held good in. the case OF
the l.. A. Won Romondt. which was
abandoned In sinking condition DC.
tober 10. The Viking, with the bride
OF her captain making her first yoy.
age Mt sea. was run into by the shin
Atlas on Cane Horn and the captain
and bride were lost
The list shows that the elementsl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-04

lines as originally established
The jog in the northern boundary
CT Connecticut. by which about TWEEN
" square miles of the territory of
chat state was given to Massachu.
sets, involves a long story and con.
lroversy that continued for many
years. Indeed. this controversy ON.
hraced the entire line between Con-
necticut and Massachusetts. and still
farther between Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. aud it was not settled
until 1860, when n decree of the Units
ca States court fixed conventional
line which was afterward confirmed
by the legislatures of the three dis
putting states.
jog in connecticut's Line.
With reference TO the particular
Jog south of Springfield. in 1913 com.
missioners from the province of Mas
sachusetts bay and the colony OF Mas.
sachusetts settled boundary line by
description and not by survey. BY
this decision certain frontier towns
did not extend rs far as was Intend.
ed. Then. when the eastern bonn.
Diary of Ohio was defined, that did
not reach the western boundary of
New York
The West Virginia Panhandle.
The panhandle" of West Virginia
was created in the same way. The
southern boundary OF Pennsylvania IS
described i'll the agreement between
The commissioners OF that state and
Maryland aud Virginia, "as commonly
called Mason and DiXon's line to be
extended due west degrees of longi-
tude from the River Delaware for the
southern boundary, and meridian
drawn from the WESTERN extremity
were given to Massachusetts because
their inhabitants had always acted
with the rest of that colony and de.
sired to continue to do so. In 1749,
when surveying became more com.
mon. and it was discovered that the
verbal boundaries left the towns OF
Woodstock. Suneld, Enfield and Som.
ers in the territory Of Massachusetts
the legislature of CONNECTICUT appeal.
ed to the crown. who decided in favor
of Connecticut. In 1893 commission.
ers We're appointed to revise the boun-
Diary. Then compromise was made
by which The town CT Southwicls
should lie included in the state oil
Massachusetts and the towns of Suf.
field. Woodstock. Enfield. Somers,
Westiieid and Grandy should be in
Guided in the state of Connecticut
according to the preference of their
inhabitants. Tho report of the com.
miss5caers describes the dividing line
between the two states very minute.
ly, and creeps along with it inch by
oh mo II.
"BerinnirT at tho northwest cor
ner OF Suffield on tho west bank OF
The Connecticut river, in the center
of small valley running into said
river, said Tpint being between a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-04

ed Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dix
on, two skillfnl mathemnticians. and
surveyors, to draw new line accord
Ing to the original agreement. They
built an observatory for their first
work and marked the line with suit.
able stone monuments one mile apart.
Upon these stones were carved the
arms of the Calverts, whose contro.
versy had embittered tho neighboring
communities and had caused the OK
penditure of many thousands OF dol.
lars.
That IS the origin of the famous
Mason and Dixon's line, which sepa-
rated the free soil from the slave
states and has been so frequently al
lrded to in the political debates of
this country.
The boundaries of the Yellowstone
Park were laid as they are in both
Wyoming and Montana in order to
m-brace within that reservation all
of the greet. natural curiosities in
that part OF the country.
WILLIAM E. CURTIS, In the
Washington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-04
Peculiar Boundary Lines

some time ago a reader inquired
ABOUT the, reasons for and the history
OF certain irregular boundaries be-
tween the states, and particularly
concerning those OF the Yellowstone
Park, the. ''topknot' OF Minnesota,
the, logs" In the line between Mas
sacmisctts and Connecticut. south of
Springfield, and in Pennsylvania at
Erie, the panhandle of West Virginia
and the curve which forms tine north.
erl boundary OF the state of Della
ware. The question was asked how
thuse irregular ties happened and
whether there were any interesting
stories connected with them -
AS rule he\divisions between the
STAKES follow natural boundaries. such
rs the Mississippi. Ohio. Savannah.
Connecticut and Red rivers; ranges OF
mountains and watersheds. or arbi.
7aary lines drawn by surveyors for
certain distances. such as those be-
tween Indiana and Ohio ON one..siie
and Michigan on the other If you
VIII look Mt the map you Till notice
considerable difference between the
northern line of Ohio and that OF In.
diana. One is little farther north
IMAM the Other and there is decided
Jog where Hillsdale county, comes
down into Ohio territory. This is
due to the arbitrary terms of bhe en-
aelinG act admitting those STATES into
me Union. 1t was evidently Intended
10 extend the line directly FROM Lake
Erie to Lake Michigan, but by\ some
error the description OF the NORTHERN
boundary OF Chic was made different
from that Of the northern boundary
OF Indiana by several miles. b
The "toplmot" of Minnesotalz lit.
Tie jog that runs up into the Lake
OF the Woods-is due TO an attempt
10 divice the waters of all the tlakes
lying on the border evenly between
me United States and Canada, and
thus we get one-half OF the %aters
OF the Lake of the Woods.
The jog in northwestern PefnnSyl-
vanin which gives that stars act fess to
Lake Erie, is due to the TERMS in
which the southern boundary pf the
state OF New York is describ led by
the commissioners, James Clinton.
Simon Dewitt and Andrew ElTiott, in
lIS9 They were TO run n LINE west
ward certain distance Aud then
northward to Lake Erie. Tfhat line
thereof TO the northern limits Of tae
said state be the western BOUNDARY
of pennsylvania. In 1874 th9a state of
Virginia coded all the lan6f west of
the Ohio river to the United States,
and that river was afterXyard made
the boundary of the static of Ohio.
which left the panhandle Rstill in the
territory CT Virginia. whiciti was after
ward divided into two st'htes of that
name.
The irregularity OF theif division he
tween Virginia and Wesit Virginia is
due to an attempt 20 preserve county
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-04
RIGHT OF PETITIONS
Careful Attention Accorded
to Suc', Papers by Mem
hers of Congress.

A guaranteed right of the American
people is the right Of petition to the
powers that be-" and it Is exercised
more freely. probably than any 9TH
er, writes the Richmond News-Lear-
er's Washington's correspondent. AS n
rule, too, it is exercised with remark
able discretion and intelligence, indi.
eating that the American people keep
thoroughly abreast OF the times and a
close watch on their servants in pub.
lie places.
Naturally. more petitions are re-
caived by the Congress than by any
other officials In public life. The pre-
sentation of petitions to the legisla-
tive branch Of the government is not
n habit, as few of the prayers re-.
ceivai ever come from the same
sources twice: butt there is contin-
ual food of them. and usually they
are fcrceful and significant.
Every member OF Congress. whefh-
er he he In the House or in the SEN
ate. reads with tho greatest care the
petitions which come TO him. whether
they be frcm his own immediate con.
stituents. or from the public general.
~. Through these Petitions the mem.
her IS able to keep in touch with pub.
lie sentiment on any LEGISLATION that
may he pending. In a way, the petit
tions enable him to form a more nc.
cnrate idea OF pHblic sentiment than
such cOTreSpOndence as 1ie NAV have