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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Weather Records Broken.

Parkersburg, W. Va, August 15.-All records since the establishment of the local weather bureau. over 25 years ago. were broken here last night, when in 12 hours there was a rainfall of 3.30 inches. The artificial lake at Terrapin park burst inlicting heavy damage. All creeks in this region overf1owed their banks. Crops suffered severely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Telearanhers convene.

Pittsburg. August 15-The Old-Time Telegraphers association, together with the Military Photographers and the Cor respondents association, will hold their annual convention in this city on August IT, IS and 19. Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison are members. The latter Is expected to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Kansas City Lawyer Dead.

New York, August 15.-Hugh c. Ward a prominent Kansas City philanthropist and a law partner of Governor Hadley of Missouri, died in a sanitarium here today of apoplexy. One of his last acts was to give $25,000 to the Young Woman's Christian association of Kansas City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Infant Smith,

Funeral services over the remains of the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. D. Smith were held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the family residence, 1918 Avenue G. Interment was made in Elm wood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. A. T. Mehaffey.

Mrs A. T. Mehaffey died last night at o'clock at the residence of her son, 912 First avenue. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Hottest Day In Eiuht Years.

St. Joseph, Mo-, August 15.-This was the hottest day in eight years in St. Joe. The thermometer at o'clock this afternoon registered 10l degrees. There was one prostration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Joe Leo SadIer.

Joe Lee Sadler, the 2-year-old son of MT and Mrs. J. R. sadler, died Friday night at 10 o'clock at the family resi- dence 1900 Walker avenue. Funeral ser vices were held yesterday afternoon at the house and interment was made in Enon church cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Citizens Question Right of City
 to Own Waterworks
MAYOR SCORES OPPONENTS
Long Contest Between Loyaist and Union Branches of Cumberland Presbyterian Churches Ends In
 Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. August 15.-(speclal )-The attempt of Mayor Crabtree to sell the @O0,oOo waterworks bonds proved to be a failure-not to the discredit of the city of Chattanooga, but because of the ac- tivity of opponents of the city building it's own waterworles and the protest of the bankers and clearing house against the measure. Letters had been written by opponents of the measure to bond buyers throughout the city, and this prob- ably went far toward defeating the meas- ure. Only one bid was submitted. It was from Weil-Roth & Co., of Cincinnati The bank offered to pay par. accrued interest, and premium of s4000 when the bonds were delivered in Cincinnati. Attached to the bid, however, was selected to treat with the City Water company and that the proceeds of the bonds be used to purchase the existing plant. The mayor and the councilmanio committee, after a short consultation, decided to reject the bid of the Cin- einnati bank, because of the conditions attached, and announced that there was no sale After announcing that the cons mittee had rejected the only bid submit- ted, the mayor severely scored those parties whom he designated as ''citizenss for their opposition to the sale of the bonds and laid the failure entirely at their door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

NEGRO "SKIN'' GAME-Deputy Sher- ifs Wilson, Collier, Curl and Allen raid ed negro "slzin' game at Hillman sta- tion, West End, early Sunday morning and captured 12 gamesters red-handed. The captives were committed to the coun- ty jail on charges of Sunday gaming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
PERSONAL

Sam J. Doran, of the Lige Loy Under taking company. left Friday afternoon for an extended trip through the north. Among the cities he will visit are Detroit, Lansing and Ann Arbor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
CITY ITEMS.

SEEKS PHIL PAINTER-Miss Painter of Gadsden has requested the local po- lice department to make an effort to locate her brother. Phil Painter. Miss Painter has an important message for her brother and is very anxious to find him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 15.-Forecast for Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi: Local showers Monday and Tuesday; light to moderate variable wisds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

WRONG ADDRESS GIVEN-The new dry cleaning establishment that is to open next Thursday Is not to occupy 42l North Nineteenth street. for the reason that that place is occupied by H. G. Christ lieb, who conducts delicatessen French market Mir. Christlieb stated yesterday that he had no idea of moving his place of business. He said the No. 421 in the ad- vertisement of the dry cleaning concern was doubtless inserted through mistake.
 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.-Jim Glover, a young man about 30 years of age, at- tempted to commit suicide last night shortly after Il o'clock at 125 South Twenty street He swallowed large dose of laudanum and it was thought at the time that he could not re- cover. The 1reen Undertaking companys ambulance was called and he was rushed to the Hillman hospital, where he was immediately given medical attention. It was reported late last night that his life would probably be saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
IMPORTANT.

Business of great importance will come up at meeting Bir- mingham Library Association Tuesday night, August IT, at 8 o'clock. City Hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

OFF ON vACATIoN-F. s. Chew, night warden at the county jail, left last night for Louisiana where he will spend a va- cation of 10 days on fishing trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
E. T. Shaw s Son. Undertaken.
Green Undertaking Company.

saewbourne A spain. 'und't'kers. Tel. isss.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16

 A longdrawn-out battle, legal and other- wise, which has been relentlessly waged between the loyalist and unionist branches of the Cumberland Presbyterian church is at an end; that is, so far as the Chattanooga litigants are concerned, and the former are soon to come into possession of their own, the church prop erty at the corner of Oak and Lindsay streets All this came about Thursday when Attorney Foster V. Brown called at the clerk and masters office to ac- knowledge service on a number of defend- ants, of which he was one, of papers in the nature of custer proceedings. In short, the loyalists. encouraged by the recent decision of the supreme court at Nashville, which was so much in their favor, filed a bill, asking Chancellor Mo- Cornell to restrain the unionist faction from further interfering with them in the possession of their Oak street prop erty. In closing it asks that the chan cellor grant temporary injunction to the end that the complainants may come into the rightful possession of their lot of ground and the church and parsonage on Oak street and that upon hearing said injunction be made permanent.
 Chancellor Mcdonnell refused to grant the temporary injunction asked for, but said that he would hear arguments on the case at s a. m., Saturday, August A-
 pr. L. P. Brown of Nashville visited this city this week to look into several violations of the state food law on tha part of Chattanooga butchers. Dr. Ben H. Brown. the city food inspector. had samples of sausage. of which four were found to contain sulnhides used a preservative and dangerous poison to the system. The maximum penalty for this offense is $500 ffne and one year fin prison, or both.
 Prosecution will not be made on these cases" eaid Dr. Brown, the state food inspector, s'as they are the first offenses- Hereafter. however. all will be prose- cuted to the limit. And it is distinctly understood that the failure to prosecute at this time shall not be taken as a precedent for we will certainly go after violators of this law in the future.'
 Dr. Brown further said: "Campafgns all violators of this law in the future" Memphis against the fly. which has been proven to be dangerous conveyor of typhoid and diarrheal disease germs It has been found that these diseases reach their height in July and August. when the fly is present in the greatest numbers. are being inaugurated in Nashville and Posters and other literature will shortly be gotten out for distributing throughout the state by the state board of health"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Increased Revenue.

There are several sections of the gen. eral tax act which will have the effect of bringing in increased revenue to the state, and one of the most interesting problems is furnished by that placing a tax of $1 on each dog. There are many inclined to believe that the estimates from this tax have been put far too high. While there may be 100000 or 2O000o dogs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
RESEED RANGE IN
WALL0WA COUNTY

Portland-Supervisor T. H. Sher-
rard and ]. T. Jardine of the forest
service are conducting experimental
investigations on grazing problems on
the Wallowa national forest. With
the cooperation of the stockmen, the
department is undertaking the re-
seeding of grazing land within the
forest reserves.
For the present the work consists
of selecting small areas that are typi-
cal of range conditions over large Sec
tions and seeding them to different
species of cultivated grasses under
varying conditions. After being seed
ed the areas will be carefully OBJ
served to determine the possibility of
successfully reseeding large areas in
this locality that are now depleted
from overgrazing in the past or from
forest fires. The results will be of
great interest and Importance to the
stockmen using these grazing lands.
In order that the experiments may
be tried successfully and insure sat-
isfactory results, it is necessary that
stockmen keep their cattle off the
tracts where the reseeding is being
conducted until the grass has attained
growth. This is the principal OBJ
stacle with which the government
representatives are confronted, since
the average stockman dislikes to
abandon, even for one season, graz
ing lands to which he and his herds
have been accustomed.
Regarding the Wallo&a country,
Mr.. Jardine reports that the stock
men have prospects for an excellent
year. The losses during the winter
were exceptionally light; an excellent
per cent lamb crop has been marked
up; the sheep and cattle are in good
condition, and the range is consider
ably better in most sections than it
was at this time last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

gathering enthusiasm as the enter
tainment progressed. Then the lights
were extinguished and a candle in
the hand of each child flashed out
brilliantly. The crowd applauded so
enthusiastically that Dorothy grew
frightened and dropped her candle
The flames leaped to the white mus
lin and in a twinkling five dresses
were afire. Little Louise Marshall, a
screaming rocket, leaped over the
footlights and into the lap of her
aunt in the audience.
Business has been suspended as a
result of the tragedy. Mrs. B. c..
Boyd, the music teacher of the chill
dren, is nearly insane with grief.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
BABES BURN DURING
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

Central City, Ky.-Four children
were burned during the commence
ment exercises of Mrs Boyd's school
here last night and died today. The
dead:
Selma Clay aged 5 years.
Dorothy Clay, aged years.
Nell McGreary, aged years.
Louise Marshall, years old.
Rena May Miller, aged years, waA
badly burned, but may recover.
Little Dorothy Clay was the unwlt-
ting cause Of the catastrophe, The
little girls had formed in a circle and
had drilled back and forth in then
white muslin dresses, the audience
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Humane Society Rcbukes Roosevelt.

Kalamazoo, Mich, May 2S,-Be-
cause Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is
at present engaged in killing wild an
imals in Africa the Michigan conven-
ton of Humane societies in session
here yesterday rejected a resolution
to thank the former president for his
aid in protecting Michigan birds.
During the Roosevelt administration
certain lands in Lakes Huron and Su-
perior were set aside as protected"
districts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Chose Rogers Successor.

New York.-James A. Moffatt. a
director Of the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey. will succeed the late
Henry H. Rogers as vice president of
the company, it is understood on good
authority. Mr.. Moffatt has had act
i've charge of the transportation prob
lens of the company for the last two
years. He is 81 years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
TWO STATIONS IN
EASTERN OREGON
ADDITIONAL DRY LAND
EXPERIMENT FARM POSSIBLE
Board of Regents at o. A. c. Delay
Selection of Site for Station Au-
thorizcd - Government Recon-
mends Two Stations Instead of One
Want One Located I'm Harncy
County and Second I'm the Wheat
Growing Counties.

oregon Agricultural College, Cor
wallis. - Because plans developed
whereby there is a possibility of two
dry land experiment stations in east
ern Oregon, the selection Of site
for the station authorized by the last
legislature was not made by the
board of regents of the Agricultural
college in session for the past two
days. Two sites are considered in the
recommendations OF the United States
government and college experts as
follows: The Harney valley country
and the great wheat belt of Sherman,
Gillian and adjoining counties. The
great need of experimental work in
both as expressed in the report re-
suited in plans by which the board
hopes, by securing funds from private
sources to secure a station for both
sections The matter Is to be deter
mined at the annual meeting OF the
regents in July.
The report of experts shows that
in the Harney district there are l.
400, 900 acres Of fertile semi-arid
land capable of producing On enor-
nous output of products that is as
yet untouched by the plow. and that
transportation and proper agricul-
tural methods would make It dis
trict Of great wealth and importance
TO the state.
Building Work to Begin.
Building operations are to begin
Immediately at the college as a result
of action taken at the board meeting.
A central agricultural building of
four stories. an armory 35Ox120 feet
for drill purposes by the cadet regi-
ment and a heating plant are pro-
vided for In the appropriation that
the sum is available in the current
year and half in the year to follow.
The securing of sites for some of the
buildings was placed in the hands
Of a committee consisting of Presi-
dent Weatherford, w. w. Cotton ana
State Superintendent Ackerman, with
authority to bring condemnation pro-
ceedngs. 1t is hoped to have some of
the buildings ready late this autumn,
and all by the beginning of the col
lege year in 1910.
The presidents budget for the en-
suing college year was approved, and
the resignation of Miss Grace Catch
accepted. Bert Pilkington, formerly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

chemist in the state dairy and food
commissioners office at Portland,
was elected assistant station chemist;
C. C. Vincent was given years leave
of absence to attend Cornell univer-
sity. Among the members of the
board in attendance were President
weatherford. Secretary Wilson, Mas
ter Of the State Grange Buxton, State
Superintendent Alderman. Mr.. OIL
well, Mr.. Apperson, Mr.. Cotton, NJ.
Hawley and Mr.. Pierce.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

The baggage car does not go
through on the heavenly train.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
Bills Passed by House.

The following bills were read a third
time and finally passed by the House
February 25th
II. B. "a, Skinner-Relating to vaca-
ton of streets and alleys.
H. B. 3S2, Garman-To pay legisla-
tive employees.
H. b. 13S, Lubers-Providing for
state engineer to make hydraulic sur
veys.
Approved on second reading:
II. b. 29S, Dunn-To amend game
laws.
II. B. 1G6. Henahen-To amend law
concerning duties of state labor COM
missioner.
S. B. 81. Burger-Appropriat for
Colorado industrial workshop for the
blind.
II. B. 81, Mrs Lafferty-Relating to
appointment of masters of discipline.
H. B. 101, Strickland-To amend law
relating to disconnection of outlying
territory from cities and towns.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
House Approve, Game eIlJ.

After fighting for the better part Of
three days over the Dunn bill to amend
the fish and game laws, the House
finally adopted the report of the COM
mittee of the whole and approved the
bill on second reading with but few
changes from the present statute.
The bill increases the number of
special game wardens in the open sea
son on deer from ten to twenty, and
makes the open season October 1st to
October 10th. 1t establishes fishing
license of 81 per year for non-resi-
dents and makes the open season on
trout May 25th to November 3Oth,
opening five days earlier than at pres
ent.
Practically all day was spent by the
house in fighting over the question
whether license should be charged
for fishing. The bill as drawn pro-
vided 81 license for residents of
Colorado and 81 for non-residents
Nearly every member Grated one way
or the other and In committee of the
whole both licenses were accepted
When the committee rose, the fight
was waged all over again. Long moved
to strike out the enacting clause. His
motion was lost, however, and finally
through the efforts of Goodfriend of
Leadville. the resident fishing license
was killed.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
Bills Passed by Senate.

The following bills We're passed or
third reading in the Senate February
25th
H. b. is. Hicks-To amend the char
ter of the city of Black Hawk.
II. B. 10, Hicks-To amend the char
ter of Central City.
II. B. 35, Durfee-For additional
good time for trusty prisoners.
S. B. 3s, Drake and Jones-For the
organization of drainage districts as
irrigation districts are now formed.
s. B. Exchanging Adams County
from the Eighth to First judicial dis
trict.
S. b. It's, De LonS-To fix the terms
of court in the Seventh judicial dis
trict.
S. B. 41G Scott-Changing Teller
County from the Fourth to the Elev
enth judicial district.
S. B. 157, Tobin-For the establish
ment of county high schools.
By unanimous vote the Senate
passed the resolution by Senator De
Long calling upon Congress to submit
an amendment to the constitution OF
the United States for the election OF
senators by direct vote.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
Northern IRRIGATION Project.

Greeley-A project is under way
for the formation of an irrigation dis
trict south of Chalk Bluffs and north
of the Greeley Poudre irrigation dis
trict, to embrace many thousand acres.
to provide water for which a mammoth
irrigation ditch is to be built to take
water out of the Laramie river, carry
ing 1t eastward by means of tunnel
and cross the Union Pacific near Carr.
The route is practically the same as
made by the government survey years
ago to bring water TO the arid lands
of northern Colorado and pronounced
feasible by the government engineers.
After maps are completed it is pro-
posed to have Senator Warren and
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming as
sist Colorado senators in efforts to
have the government take up the pro-
ject If the government cannot be in
terested. it is proposed TO carry out
The work by the usual irrigation dis
trict methods.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
RECORD OF The SEVENTEENTH
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Legislators at Fort Collins,

Students of the Agricultural Col
lege on Saturday the 27th ult enter
tanned members of the General Assem-
bly, of Colorado.
At the station on the college
grounds the legislators were met by
n committee of the students. Fred
Barnes being the chairman. Not an
officer of the college nor n professor
was in sight The students, in their
military uniforms, and the white
dresses of the domestic science stu
dents, took charge of those on the
train. At first they were led through
some of the buildings and shown what
had been done by students. Then
they were taken over the nearer parts
OF the grounds, while the boys ex-
planned what was required for differ
ent departments.
Soon after 12 o'clock the cadet COM
panies gave a drill upon the campus,
from which the snow had been cleared
And then the Legislators became for a
time the special guests of the class
of domestic economy. This part Of
the days program was carried out by
the young women themselves. The
instructor of the department was on
hand, having been permitted to be in
the building if she would promise not
to interfere or to take any of the
credit. The attendance of Legislators
and their guests was so large that the
| rooms in the domestic science build
ing were not quite large enough to ac-
commodate all at once. as there were
two tables, but those at the second
suffered nothing because they had not
| been at the first.
After the luncheon. the Legislators
| were put in automobiles and taken to
| the farther parts of the grounds, and
over to the governments experimental
station, where breed of all-service
horses is being established. Later
they were given rides about the city
of Fort Collins.
Shortly before the hour for depar-
ture, the students and their guests
gathered in the auditorium of the
main college building. where Senator
Drake was voted into the chair. In Il
few happy remarks, giving what he
knew of each, he introduced a nuV
Der of the members of the assembly.
Short addresses were made by Lieu
tenant Governor Fitzgerald, Speaker
Lubers, Senators Crowley, Stephen
and Barela. Representatives Lafferty.
Hayden and others.
All united in expressing their ap-
probation of the good work done by
the college.
The Springfield herald., 1909-03-05
Cost of State lnstItutIons.

In point of per capita expense the
state institutions of Colorado are near
ly all operated for less money than
many of the other state institutions
of the country.
The biennial report of the State
Board of Charities and Correction,
which will shortly be issued, contains
interesting comparisons which bring
out this fact and many others favor
able to the home institutions.
| The statistics upon which the fig
ures are based were collected by Mrs.
Anna G. Williams. assistant secretary
OF the board. and include reports from
nearly score of states.
During the last biennial period the
651 inmates of the penitentiary at
Canon City cost the state $l53.S0 each.
At the two California prisons the per
capita cost was $l7S.66. At the Idaho
penitentiary the cost of maintenance
for each inmate was s203.s6.
The inmates of the Connecticut
prison cost that state S146.5S each.
The Pueblo asylum averaged daily
population of S1S during the last pc
| IlUu, anu tIc PEI CAPITA Noot Wuo
$142.24. The per capita cost for Cal
ifornia for the same class of depend
ents was $172.59; District of Columbia,
S175.S2; Idaho. s192.s1 Kansas,
| s151.3s for the Osawatomte asylum
and $147.20 for the Topeka asylum. IL
linois has seven insane asylums. in
cluding one for the criminal insane.
The per capita cost for the latter was
$172.O3, while the tohers ranged from
$l50.53 down to sl15.
At the Industrial School for Boys at
Golden the per capita cost was $1S1.5O
for 1926 boys. For similar institution
in the District of Columbia the cost
was $200.9S. The Colorado Industrial
School for Girls averaged $262.79 for
| sixty-two inmates, while in the Dis
trict of Columbia the cost was S277.l5
The per capita cost for other Colo
RADIO institutions, including the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children, is $l5S.5O for 1893 children
$261.19 for 15S inmates of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home: School for Deaf
and Blind, $462.27 for 165 inmates:
reformatory, $279.52 for 1863 boys.