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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
GEORGIA LAW WILL PROTECT 'POSSUMS Season Is Now Closed to the Pot Hunters of the State PENALTY IS VERY SEVERE Atlanta Steel Company May Reduce Wages-Many Inquiries Received
 About Shipping Rates By
 Railroad Commission.
PENALTY IS VERY SEVERE

Atlanta, March 6.-(Speeal l)-The threatened extinction of the possum as the result of the extraordinary demand 4n northern markets brought about by the conjunction of "'possum and taters :" with the Taft presidential appetite in Atlanta, may be checked so far as Geor- gia Is concerned by the discovery of forgotten law dug up by Judge Frank Park of the Albany circuit. whose ac- tivity in gathering up the 'possums for the Taft banquet cont -buted to that men acingly fatal popularity.
 Atlanta dealers have had orders dur ing the last two weeks for something over e10 'possums. One dealer alone had an order for 25O of the marsupials. Of course the price shot way up, going as high as sl d pound. The animals sold all the way from s5 to s10 and more. Most of the northern purchasers wanted them as pets and curosities because of the popularity which the Taft banquet brought them. Naturally this set possum hunters to se- curing the woods and 1t was a shrewd 'possum that coulu dodge ali the dogs upon his trail
 As he is partly responsible for this
 
 in so far as he can. to assist in check ing this prospective extinction. The law which he dug up was passed in 1897 and is, therefore. comparatively recent, though few knew of it's existence. The section in question reads:
 Tt shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or catch any o'possum in this state between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of October of each year, and any person violating the provisions of this act shall, on conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in section 1039, volume 8, of the code of 1Ss5."
 The law is even more severe than the regular game laws in that it makes the punishment a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to 5000 or Imprisonment up to F months, or both in the discretion of the court.
 It is apparent that it is already the sclosed season" for 'possums in Georgia and there is danger in the hunting of them. The friends of the 'possums will doubtless be on the alert now, and it Is not likely that Georgia will supply much if any, more of the national demand for Billy P" until next October removes the ban.
 Judge Park proposes to go further than merely call attention to the law He has stated that he will give it in charge to all the grand juries on his circuit, and 1t is evident there will be mercy shown violators O It in the counties wherein he presides.
 Cut In Wages Feared.
 The Atlanta Steel company operating one of the largest steel plants in the south, is already feeling .-.e effect of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

that this privilege is unjust and unlawful, but that if it is to be permitted it should be extended to all other cities competing for grain trade which desire 1t. They further complain of the payment of \ of cent per 100 pounds by the railroads to the Nashville merchants as a sacking and elevator charge which they say amounts to rebate, and of the fact that carload and less than carload rates on grain the same.
 The interstate commerce commission has knocked out the rebillng privilege in two other cases, and this one, it is said, stands on very much the same basis. The effect of it in building up Nashville as a grain shipping market to the detriment of the grain business in the Georgia cities Is undoubted. Small towns all over the state, 1t is stated, get the bulk of their grain from Nashville dealers
 FourrYear Term of Office.
 Renewed agitation of the proposal to amend the constitution so as to increase the terms of county officers from two to four years. will be among the important matters before the convention of the Georgia Association of Tax Officers. which will hold it's fifth annual gathering here next Wednesday, March 10.
 This subject has been frequently be- fore the legislature, but has never come to successful issue. Under the two year term plan, the county officers scarcely get acquainted with their work before they have either to wage new campaign for election or turn over the office to successor.
 There are other matters of legislation which the tax officers will discuss, and the tax collectors who are also the regis trars in each county, will hold an inter esting conference upon the new registra- tion law coupled with the disfranchise- ment amendment and it's effect upon their work
 This convention will be attended by the tax receivers, tax collectors and county treasurers, and one of the largest con ventions in the history of the organiza- tion is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Be wise and get one of those smart suits or overcoats. Prices are at cost and below cost, as we do not want to carry any garment over. A $25 suit for $17.45. Varley & Bauman Clothing Co.,, 1910 Sd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

They are at home with MT. and Mrs Harry Goldblatt
 The ladies of the Presbyterian church realized a considerable sum of money from sock" social given at the resi- dence of Mrs. Annie Hurt on Thursday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

The Atlanta Steel company operating one of the largest steel plants in the south, is already feeling .-.e effect of the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
If They Tear Up Constitution They
Must Take Responsibility.
PEERS MAY DECLARE REVOLUTION
If They Do They Will Raise Issues
Not Dreamed Of.
PEOPLE WILL DIRECT T
II VIII BE Charged with Peril
for Order of Things which the
Upper House Repre-
sents,

NEWCASTLE Oct s.-David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequer re-
ceived a popular welcome this afternoon
at the Palace theater here, where he gave
to an audience Of 1000 what he called a
plain talk" on the subject Of the budget.
We are going to send that bill up to
the House Of Lords and get all the taxes
or none" said the chancellor He did not
know what would be the final action to
be taken by poor Lord Lansdowne, with
his creaking old ship and mutlnous crew.
but II the lords tore up the constitution
by interfering with the money bill they
would force a revolution.
The lords may decree a revolution, but
the people will direct It IL It is begun. and
issues will be raised that are now little
dreamed of, the answers to which will be
charged with peril for the order of things
which the peers represent" said the chan.
cellor.
When LloydGeorge was leaving the
theater a crowd of suffragettes made a
dash toward his car. Lady Constance
Lytton, who was armed with a hatchet
and Mrs. H. N. Brailsford and Miss Davi
son were arrested.
Early in the day four other sympathizer.
with the suffragettes were sentenced tc
fourteen days at hard labor for indulginl
in window smashing campaign at tn,
local liberal club
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Germans Fear
Campaign is On
by Englishmen
War Talk So Often Repeated is Be-
ginning to Penetrate Sensibil-
tiles Of Teutons.

BERLIN. Oct. 9,-The speech recently at
tributed to Lord Northcliffe, ADMIRAL Lord
Charles Beresford and Earl Grey, governor
general Of Canada, together with various
magazine articles dealing with the returns
OF Great Britain and Germany have been
widely reproduced and commented upon in
this country.
The prevailing note is one OF apprehen-
sion that regular campaign has been or
ganized for the purpose OF deprlving Ger
many of the good will OF the United States
and nourishing the idea that Germany is
threatening Great Britain. The German
eommentors point out that ali the sugges-
tions OF coming trouble between Germany
and Great Britain come from the British
side and that no German of distinction
either in a public speech or in writing, has
given voice to suspicion of Great Britain.
Apprehension is expressed also over the
growth OF the war party in Great Britain.
This party today is small, but 1t is in
fluential, and is gathering strength. An
official effort is being made to restrain
German comment on these speeches and
articles with the idea of avoiding the pro-
duction of material for irritating discus
sions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
St. LOUIS Ends
Week of Gayety
Threatening Weather Makes Flight
of Aeroplanes Impossible-Pa-
rade Of Automobiles.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-The week-long cele-
bration of ST. Louis centennial anniversary
as an Incorporated community ended today
and there was a noticeable last day feel
Ing In evidence. Dull, threatening weather
accompanied by a strong wind caused the
abandonment OF all aviation events until
dusk and the air navlgators announced
that they would make no attempt to carry
out the program then unless conditions
bettered
The chief outdoor events were an automo-
bile parade, In which more than 1000 run
abouts, roadsters, touring cars and other
motor driven vehicles took part. and the
dedication ceremonies by which the old
fair grounds race track enclosure was
formally turned over to the city as a pub
lie park
One Of the important contests for the
week il scheduled for the hour before sun
set when four dirigible balloons will match
speed over triangular course Of two
miles. The entrants are Thomas Baldwin,
Roy Knabenschue, Lincoln Beachy and
Cromwell Dixon. The last named has not
been In the air this week and the possi-
bilities OF his aerostat are not widely
known. The winner OF the race is to re-
ceive 1000 and the second man half that
sum
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
BURKE CoNFERS WITH INDIANS
Latter Want Strip of Land Along
the MOreRu River for n
Pasture.

PIERRE. S. d., Oct. 9.-(special Tele-
gram. m.)-Congressman Burke, chairman Of
the Indian affairs committee OF the house,
this evening held a conference with dele
CATION from Thunder Butte, who ask that
they be allowed to hold as a reserve a
strip eight miles wide and twenty miles
long along the Moreau river, to be used as
a pasture. Most OF the land is allotted
and the proposition will be considered. A
general conference was then held with all
the Indians in the city, to discuss matters
generally In which they were interested.
The Custer battle reproduction has been
proven such an attraction throughout the
exposition that the soldiers and Indians
engaged, have decided to continue il
through the registration under their own
management, and any who come here to
register will be privileged to see this re-
production.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Slow Progress
at Registration
Little Less Than Five Thousand Up to
Date at Pierre, Many of Them
Women.

PIERRE, S. D., Oct. 9.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE total run of registration for
the first week at this city will hardly
reach 5000. as 1t had only gone to 4.S42 at
o'clock this evening with no train arriv-
ing until after closing time at midnight
Up to the present the bulk of the registra-
ton here has been from South Dakota
points. but with a scattering representa-
tion from the country generally reaching
from California to Kentucky. A number
of old soldiers have been registered by
agents and good percentage of the regis
tration has been by women. While one
day brought over 1000, the average through
the week has been pretty steadily between
700 and 800 a day and will probably con-
tinue at that figure.
The Gas Belt exposition, which closes to-
night, has kept the city we'll filled with
visitors outside the registration crowds,
but today ends that and from this on the
registration list will cover the outside ele-
ment here.
ABERDEEN, S, D., Oct Especial
Telegram. )-Registration up to midnight
tonight, the end Of the first week. is about
1900 Returns from other registration
points indicate the total TO be about %, 900.
II that ratio keeps up through the two
weeks to follow the total will be 1000,
but both Judge Witten and the railroads
predict greater crowds, which will swell
the total to 100000 or more.
Girl school teachers poured into the city
today to file for claims, and Judge Witten
nicknamed the day Ladies' Day" Lem
mon filed protest against the practice
OF Mobridge enticing passengers from the
trains bound for Lennon to register at
Mobridge instead, but Witten decided he
had no jurisdiction.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
CROP CONDITIONS ARE
SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE
Department of Agriculture Complies
Figures to show Yield of
Important Products.

WASHINGTON. oct. s-Crop conditions
in the United States slightly more favor
able than the average conditions for the
last ten years existed during the month OF
September. according to reports compiled
by the Department Of Agriculture On oc,
tober l crop conditions were 1.5 per cent
lower than on that date in 1908 and "a pei
cent lower than during the ten year aver
age condition on the same date
The condition OF important crops. in com
parison with the ten-year average condi-
tion on october 1. which is represented by
100, was:
Potatoes. los-s; tobacco. SIS; buckwheat
ss5; sweet potatoes, s42; corn, $50; cotton,
a3; sugar cane, a.2
The yield per acre of crops, which have
been so reported, compared with the ten
year average yields were:
Winter wheat. 1155; spring wheat, HIS;
oats, Los1 barley, s2.s; rice. 1915 hay
SS.6.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Magoon Back
After a Year
Spent Abroad
Going to Mexico to Visit D. E. Thomp-
son, but Noncommital on
Future.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Oct 9-(Special Tele-
gram y-Governor Charles E. Magoon Of
Lincoln is in Washington after an ex-
tended tour Of Europe, he having taken the
baths at Nauheim for heart affe ,tlon. Gov
ernor Magoon has given himself a year in
which to get back to his old form after
years OF strenuous work he put in in the
tropics Mr. Magoon expects to go to
Mexico shortly to see his old friend d. E.
Thompson, United States ambassador to
that country. From Mexico Governor Ma
COON will go to California, returning to
Washington about the holidays. Asked II
he was ambitious to serve his country
once more in an official capacity, Gov
ernor Magoon said he was not thinking
about any Jobs at this time, his business
being to get rest and get well.
Miss Susan Edwards Amin, daughter Of
the late william E. Anrin who for a num-
Der Of years was connected with the Omaha
Bee, was married today at All Saints
church, Chevy Chase to Ralph Lathrop
Paddock Of Denver. The church was
crowded with friends Of the bride and her
mother, who is a daughter of the late
Major Paddock Of Omaha. Mr.. and Mrs
Paddock left tonight on a short wedding
tour to be at home in Denver after No
vember L Mr.. Paddock is engaged in the
mining machinery business in the Colorado
capital.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Sched-
ing, Blaine county, Mrs. Anna Schiporeit,
vice f. Schiporeit resigned. South Da-
kota, Peever, Roberts county, John c..
O'Bryan, vice A. Nelson, resigned. Rural
carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Cor
rectionville, route 5, John II. Stubbs, car
rier; Annie Stubbs. substitute. Dexter,
route 3, Sherman s. Lewellen, carrier;
Alice V. Lewellen. substitute
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
HUSBAND CATCHES WIFE
AS SHE FALLS DYING
Mrs. Moore of wichita Expires sud
denly of Heart Failure in Kan
Aas City Station,

KANSAS CITY. Oct. s.--Mrs. L. F. Moore,
wife Of L. F. Moore. commissioner of the
transportation bureau OF Wichita. Kan.
suffered an attack OF acute heart failure in
the waiting room OF the Union station here
last night and died in a few minutes. Mr..
Moore Joined his wife Just a moment be-
fore the attack and caught her as she be-
gan to fan. She died in his arms. She was
% years Of aga
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
RoEer. scratched bY near.

SHOSHoNI, Oct. S.-(Special Telegram.)
&C. ], Rogers OF this place has just re-
turned from hunting trip to the head
waters OF the Wind river and while out he
experienced a thrilling adventure, which
he does not care to repeat While hunting
alone at a distance from camp he en-
countered large bear, which he shot at
and wounded and was charged by the
maddened animal. Although very seriously
scratched up he got back to camp alive
and it will be some time before his pain
ful wounds are entirely healed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
K. C. DRY GOODS FIRM FAILS
SwOffOrd Brothers Go Into Hands of
Receivers because of Disagree
ment OF StOckh elders.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. s.-The large whole
sale firm Of Swofford Bros. Dry Goods Co.
Of this city was placed in the hands Of
receivers this afternoon as a result Of dis
agreements among stockholders. The as
sets and liabilities are not given. H. NJ
Hundley Of the Hundley Dry Goods com
pany Of 81. Joseph Is in Kansas City. It
is said he is negotiating for the stock and
business Of the swofford company and that
II he succeeds and gets lease on the
building he will move his business to Kan
sas City,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Want a bargain
automobile now
is the time.

Many people, for one reason, or
another. wish to dispose OF their
cars. at this season OF the year.
You can pick up a good car, of
most any make. at wonderfully
low prices.
A great variety of used
cars are offered on page IA,
the want ads, under the head
Automobiles"
P. S.-If you have a car to sell,
now Is the time to advertise Il.
The Bee will sell It.
zlEza
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Gompcrs Home
from Europe
Hastens Home in Order to Finish His
Appeal from Citation for
Contempt.

NEW YORK, Oct 9.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation OF
Labor arrived today from Europe. In q
report he will prepare for the American
Federation OF Labor Mr.. Gompers will
favor an International Trades Union
league.
my home coming was hurried" said Mr.
Gompers in response to a question, be
cause want to get through with my APP
peal from my sentence for contempt OF
court"
Mr.. Gompers was adJudged In contempt
for refusing to withdraw the name OF a
firm from the Federatlon's unfair list"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
FIGHT ON TAMNANY HALL
Hearst to Aid in 0usting Machine
from Control of Finances.
HOW FORCES ARE LINING UP
Republicnn-FusiOn Nominees Below
Mayor Are TO be Placed
on the Civic Alliance
Ticket.

NEW YORK, Oct 9.-With William RAN
dolph's name as an additional asset TO the
republican fusion ticket, New York's mu-
nicipal campaign shaped itself definitely
today as a fight to oust Tammany hall
from control of the city finances Both
Hearst and Otto T. Barnard, the repub-
.liean-fusion nominees say that their cleo
tion is a meter Of secondary Importance
so long as the remainder OF the fusion
ticket wins out. for this will mean Tam
many defeat In the board OF estimate,
which controls. the purse strings Of the
greater city and Is a medium through
which economy or extravaganza may be
exercised, regardless Of the mayor.
Hearsts followers. now known as the
Civic alliance, having accepted his con-
ditions that he head ticket composed of
the bulk OF the experimentation nominees
already selected, arrangements to obtain
the signatures requisite to make his noml-
nation legal are already under way and
the formal petition will probably be filed
with the board OF elections early next
week.
Wins booming Hearst.
William M. WINS, the republican who
ran against Hearst and Mcclellan four
years ago, issued a statement tonight. 1t
was through WINS efforts largely that
Hearst was induced to enter this years
campaign. a circumstance that has caused
Tammany to cry that republican, Hearst
alliance is on foot. Mr.. WINS statement
says in part:
There will be a mass meeting at Carpe-
gle hall on Monday night to put Mr..
Hearst in nomination. A platform will be
presented for adoption that will be frank
and genuine expression of purposes instead
OF series Of platitudes, loop-holes and
non-eommittments such as the platform
upon which the other candidates for mayor
are running
Mr.. Hearst will attend the meeting in
person and declare his attitude with re-
spect TO e entime matter OF city govern
ment."
Hearst's friends all predict that he stands
ready to make another whirlwind campaign
such as he made in 1906. campaign which
was followed by the recount and much
legal controversy. finally resulting in Nc
Clellan being declared elected by a slender
pluralyit.
Republicans Are PIeased
Barnard and the republican leaders ex-
pressed nothing but satisfaction today at
Hearsts entering the field Maintaining
that Barnard will be elected regardless
they profess to feel jubilant that Hearst
as added strength 70 the remainder of the
fusion ticket. All talk OF Bannard's. with
drawing and allowing Hearst to lead the
ticket TO victory was denounced as pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Wilbur Wright
Breaks Record
Goes at Forty-Six Miles an Hour Over
Five Hundred-Meter Course
at College Park.

COLLEGE PARK. oct. s.-with prac-
tically a dead calm Settled over College
Park. Wilbur Wright today broke the
worlds record for speed in an aeroplane
over 500 meter course, including turn
beyond the course, his time being fifty
eight and three-fifths seconds, or twenty
seconds less than that made by Delegrange
over a similar course In France. Wright
attained a speed Of forty-six miles an hour
for the distance.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Fifty Workmen Injured
IN Wreck on Interurban

place at the outlet station south Of Ball
ston. The fifty workmen were all in one
car and not one OF them escaped injury
The motormsn was fatally crushed. The
injured men were removed 70 hospitals In
Schenectady and Saratoga
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

BALLSroN. n. Y, Oct. S-Fifty work
man bound from Ballston 10 Schenectady
were injured. many OF them badly today
m collision between trolley cars on tks
Electric railway here.
The collision was due 70 a fog ana took
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Justice MOODY Retter.

HAVERHILL Mass, Oct s-Official
denial was given here today to the Wash
ington statement that Associate Justice
Moody Of the United States supreme court
was critically IN. The justice on the con-
trary Is much improved in health since his
rheumatic attack.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
NO Question OF Success.

That the carnival has been a grand sue
cess Is attested by the large attendance
under circumstances with which no other
carnival here has had TO contend so far
as heard from there has been no dIssatis-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

For Nebraska-Partly cloudy.
For Iows-Showers.
For weather report see page 3.