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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
GRADES RAISED ON
 BARRELS OF ROSIN

Savannah, April 29.-Through the state ments of former Foreman Walter O'Keefe of the Brooklyn yards of the National Transportation and Terminal company, on the witness stand today, in the so- called "turpentine trust' case in the Uni ted States court here, the prosecution elic- ited the information that in IA months the grades of 5000 to 60,OO0 barrels of rosn were raised in the yards, through the simple process of rubbing out the old grades and substituting new ones on the barrels.
 This is one of the allegations in the in- dictment against that company. te Amer ican Naval Stores company and six of it's officers. The witness stated that Percy Ketcham, then manager of the yards em- ployed him and gave him (personally) or ders to raise certain grades on certain quantities of rosn. He stated his en- ployment was confirmed by George Meade Boardman of New York, treasurer of the American Naval Stores company OKeefe said sometimes his orders to raise grades came from the New York office of the cor. pany.
 A ripple was caused by the state ment of the witness that the orders of Proctor and Gamble and Babbitt & company were always filled with raised" grades of rosin. He stated that thousand of barrels of rosin were never inspected In the yards; that when they were regarded the barrels were not opened, except occasionally. Three sub ordinates of OKeefe fol- lowed him, one telling how he had personally raised rosin grades.
 Just before adjournment in the evening Capt. R. G. Tunno, Savannah manager of the Barnes & Jesup com pany, took the stand to identify grades of rosin and explain a quotation board to the jury. On cross-eXamination he stated that W. M. Toomer of counsel for the government, became president of the Naval Stores Export company.
 MT. Toomer's remark aside, which did not appear in the court records when Captain Tunno was testifying, was very forcible. During the morning session three witnesses were examined. Tension between the prosecution and counsel for the defense was apparently near the breaking point at more than one moment during the days proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR
 EVERY BOY AND GIRL
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
 Edmund D. Barbour, a retired Boston merchant is the originator of a plan for educating boys and girls of small means. He purposes to take them at the end of their high school course, when they would naturally continue in college if they had money enough to do so, and give them local instruction at low cost. The commit tee on education of the legislature has re- ported a bill which embodies the plan of MT. Barbour.
 He is the first of the seven incorpora- tors. Second is George H. Martin, secre- tary of the state board of education. Other incorporators include William Orr, principal of the Central High school of Springfield; Prof. Paul H. Hanus of liar yard university and chairman of the state commission on industrial education, and Stratton D. Brooks, chairman of the Bos- ton school committee, says the New York Tribune. It is the purpose of MT. Bar bour to have 90 centers of electric trans portat ton selected in different parts of the state, and 2S such places have been picked out already. Ninety per cent of the popu- lation of the state is within eight-mle radius of these places. For most of these people a cent fare will take them to the center of the circle.
 IL IS purpOSeQ 10 utlllZe
 purposes the school houses and other
 public buildings which can be obtained
 by the cooperation of the city or town
 authorities. The town of Athol, at it's re-
 cent annual town meeting, voted to give
 the use of its school building for the en-
 terprise.
 The institution is to have the name of
 'the Massachusetts College" The trus- tees are to be self-perpetuating, never to
 be fewer than seven and not more than 13 Full authority is given to establish
 courses of instruction, to employ profess
 sors and instructors and determine their
 duties and remuneration. Authority is given to confer the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, and such certificates and diplomas. except medical, as are conferred by any other college, seminary or university in the state. II Is said by one of the committee which reported the bill that it Is doubtful whether the college will choose to con fer degrees To guard against abuse In this respect it Is provided that there shall be a committee on degrees, consist ing of 32 persons, to pass upon all appli- cations.
 There shall be board of advhIers, con- sisting. with their consent. of all the ex- governors of the state, the supelintendent of schools in each city or town where a center of instruction is established the president of the Massachusetts Teachers
 association the president or his represen-
 tative of the following institutions: Har-
 yard, Boston and Clark universities, Am herst, Boston, Clark, Massachusetts Agrl- cultural, Mount Holyoke, Holy Cross
 Radcliffe, Simmons, Smith, Tufts, Wees-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
CHURCH EXTENSION
 BOARD REPORTS

Memphis, April 29-In his report to the board of church extension of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south here today, Secretary W. F. McMurry of Louisville showed that during the year the receipts from various sources for the general do nation account were sl0S, ,59S.S7 The dis bursements for the same period were $lol, 4l1.6O. leaving a balance on hand on March 31, 1909 of $7,1s2.27.
 The loan fund account showed receipts and balances on hand of S9S 3O6.16, and disbursements of $SS, 1852. .62, leaving bal ance of $14,453.54.
 The savings fund account showed ball. ance on hand of S2697. A; the parsonage general donation fund of s2659.22 and the parsonage loan fund account $204S0S
 The total receipts on the 26 assessments, general and conference boards were s14S,- 0S2.So the increase over last year being S27,718.56.
 Dr. McMurry's report was referred to a committee consisting of the Rev. w. J. Johnson, the Rev. M. J. Cofer and Bishop Seth Ward. They will appoint sub-com- mittees, who will analyze the report and make recommendation to the board
 Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald of Nashville, Tenn, led the devotional exercises which began at 9:30 o'clock.
 Addresses were delivered at the audi torium by prominent churchmen, the sub jects discussed relating to the needs of the church in certain sections of the south.
 The Rev. Simeon Shaw, D.aD., of Colo rado, Tex, and the Rev w. B. Andrews D. D., of Waco, Tex, were among the speakers.
 This evening a public meeting was held at the auditorium at whic han address was delivered by Bishop w. A. Candler of Atlanta.
 Among the prominent clergymen pres ent are Bishops H. C. Morrison, W. A. Candler, Joseph s. Key, E. R. Hendrix and Seth Ward.
 The business sessions of the board were taken up with the reading of the report of Secretary w. T. McMurray of Louis vile. The greater part of the day was taken up with the reading of this re- port the discussion thereon and other routine business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
How an Artist Gets His Subjects.

How an Artist Gets His Subjects. Charles Battell Loomis in Success Maga
 zine
 "But, of course, it happens with every one that the brain is sluggish sometimes and have invented little spur for sucl occasions Will you just help yoursel to that square of cardboard on tha chair over there-thats it.
 You see I have two dials set side bi side On one of them is printed, in foun, robin form, a list of subjects Tor paint ings Windmill, old church, hay mead ows, stone steps at Capri, Alhambra Coney Island, Notre Dame and so forth On the other dial is printed a list O weather or time conditions, like moon light, sunrise, haze, snown-storm wind. day. June clouds, and so forth. You'l notice that only one subject at time l shown through the little slit that l hay cut in the paper that covers my dials Now turn the 1eft-hand dial"
 I turned 1t and came on Oxford"
 Now spin the other one for the atmos pheric condtions.''
 This brought me June clouds"
 You see Oxford, in June. Very eas to paint Magdalen Gardens under Jun so it goes. But I seldom hay to use my machine, as my mind is flu of the places have seen.''
 Wonderful man. If men had never hu mored their laziness we would have ha no great inventions. Why could not au thors have a plot dial and characte dial? It might change the style Of storie now current.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
Payment Is Completed.

New York, April 29.-The American Su- gar Refining company of New Jersey, and the New York corporation of the same name today paid into the treasury of the United States $S96.000, completing a pay ment aggregating over $2134,0O0 in settle ment of civil claims arising out of the fraudulent weighing of sugar on the docks of the refneries in Brooklyn and Jer- sey City. The company further agrees to give up their right of appeal.
 The settlement was made upon the ad- vice of the company's lawyers. A state ment from the lawyers was made tonight in which they say that the settlement seemed wise because of the fact that the government had threatened, otherwise, to bring other suits for amounts reaching nearly 5000, 900. The settlement, while it discharges all the civil claims made by the government against the companies, does not prevent the bringing of crim1 inal prosecutions against the men respon- sible for the use of the fraudulent de- vice, through the use of which false weights were recorded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
Not His Business.
From Everybody's.

From Everybodys.
 'Pow'ful fertile country daoun then in Texas" said the colonel "Yes. seh Why, seh know spots daoun then where the threes grow so close togetheh that you all couldn't shove youh hand between then trunks. And game, sch! Why, sch. I've seen Fehginyuh deeah in those same forests with antlehs eight feet spread! Yes, seh.''
 At this point some meddlesome idiot asked the colonel how such deer ever managed to get their antlers between such tree trunks.
 ''Thet, seh. said the colonel, drawing himself up with sauelching dignity, 'is then business'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
Two Persons Burn to Death.

New York, April 30.-At least two per- sons were burned to death and many severely injured in a fire which threat at No 37 Spring street at 3:30 o'clock this morning. The fire started on the third floor and worked up to the roof. imprisoning many families. Half an hour after the fire was discovered the dead bodies of two persons were taken from the building and several children who were badly burned were taken to the police station and hospitals. The fire at that time was not under control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
TWO MEN KILLED IN
 AUTO ACCIDENT

Philadelphia, April 30.-William Adams, a chauffeur for the Bergdoll Taxicab company, was instantly killed and two injured at 3 o'clock this morning by be- ing struck by a train on the Reading railway. The accident occurred at the Ninth street and Girard avenue crossing of the railroad.
 The names of the two injured men are Andrew Donnely, aged 26 years, and Will lard Kerr, aged 40 years. Both are suf- fering from contusions and decorations. The gate tender at the crossing was lowering the gates and the taxicab en- deavored to cross ahead of the train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30

democrats through the legislature so that instead of Is magistrates from eight districts there will be 22 magis- trates from II districts and the con- trol of the county court will pass from the hands of County Judge Walker, who has held the balance of power for the past eight years to the hands of a democratic majority. The redistrict- ing has been shrewdly planned and from all indica uons the scheme will be completely successful.
 The 31st annual conference of the Womans Board of Foreign Missions of the NJ. E. church, south, met here this afternoon with about 100 delegates in attendance A number of missionaries from foreign fields are in the city and will add interest to the sessions, which will be held for four days, concluding Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
CITIZENS WANT ID
 KILL LEGISLATION Residents of Lookout Mountain Are Very Indignant THE PEOPLE ARE FOOLED Attorneys Are Working on Transfer of Iron and Steel Plants to the
 Reoreanized Southern
 Steel Company.
THE PEOPLE ARE FOOLED

Chattanooga. April Especially )-Resi- dents of the little incorporated town on the summit of Lookout mountain and known as Lookout Mountain are greatly wrought up over what they claim is the most daring bit of legislative trickery they have ever known.
 The Hamilton county delegation in the state legislature few days ago intro- duced in the state legislature a bill the first news of which to the vast ma jority of the people of the mountain came in the form of a brief press dis patch from Nashville. It is said that the bill was drafted by or at the instance of one or two citizens of the town. At any rate no one can be found in Chatta- nooga who knows what the bill contains
 It is said that it provides for bond issue of $25.OOO to be spent by a special bond commission to be appointed, the whole carried through without a vote of the people; also for doubling the tax rate of the town and for making city offices which have been hitherto without salary pay remunerative salaries.
 According to the citizens of the town got together and have sent numerous pe- titions to Nashville asking that Senator Cummings and the state senate kill the bill. The measure has already passed the house.
 w. w. Miller and E. s. Boughton of the firm of Hornblower, Miller & Potter New York attorneys, have completed the arrangements with local attorneys to transfer the Chattanooga Iron and Coal company to the Southern Steel company as well as the Lacy-Buek company, an other large furnace concern.
 The local attorneys have been looking over the affairs of the old Southern Steel company in this vicinity ever since the failure of that organization and the New York attorneys represent the reorganiza- ton committee. MT. Miller on behalf of the committee recently purchased the Birmingham plant of the company for s5.111,0O0.
 The plants are all idle at present, but 1t is understood that the new owners will start making repairs at once and as soon as the plants can be put in shape will begin operations. This will mean employ n1ent for about 5000 men in Tennessee Georgia and Alabama.
 Tom Dyer charged with the murder of Rudolph Buol, who was killed in a dynamite explosion last week, was tried before a local magistrate yester- udy dllefnooh anu feHlanueu to Jall un- der a bond of $10 900. The state is working hard to secure a strong case but so far the evidence has been pure ly circumstantial. All of the other suspects in the case have been re- leased except Blanton Favors, a ne- gro.
 A big exposition will be held in Chat tanooga some time next fall. The Chattanooga Exposition company has been organized. The chief feature of the big event will be a high class race meet. but agricultural prizes will be offered and all the other features of a high class county and state. fair will be added.
 Republicans in Hamilton county are disturbed over the successful gerry mander that has been conducted by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30

ley and Williams colleges, and the Wor cester Polytechnc institute, and suci other persons as the trustees may ap
 point. One of the trustees shall be se lected by the state board of education.
 The committee on degrees Is to consisl of the presidents of the F institutions already named or their representatives with 15 others of the board of advisers se
 lected annually by the trustees. It is pro vided that no professor shall ever be re quired by the trustees to support any par
 ticular religious or political opinion as i test of office, and there shall be no de
 nial of any Of the privileges or honors oi the college On account of the religious ol political opinions a person may entertain
 The experience of Wisconsin, with iti system of university extension, is citet by the committee as justification of thil plan. There are less than 6000 Massachu
 setts boys and girls in Massachusetti universities and colleges. The chartei permits the college to hold s, ,O000O0 O
 property and says that the college shal not be opened until 1t has S6O0,000 sub scribed It is understood that MT. Barbour is ready to put in s100,000 at the begin
 ming. The givers of s5o.0OO or more will be Founders and be permanent memberl of the board of advisers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30

Republicans in Hamilton county are disturbed over the successful gerry ander that has been conducted by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
Four Deaths From Storm.

Cassville, Mo, April 29.-Four persons were killed, at least 12 injured, and great damage was done by tornado at Golden, near here, this evening" The town was com pletely destroyed, every building be- ing razed, according to reports received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-30
Accounting for Death Rate.
From Judge.

r .
 "I understand there were 1T more deaths in this town last year than there were the year before. How do you account for it?' inquired inquisitive stranger of the health commissioner, who he chanced to meet.
 There were F more automobles,' was the quick reply. he looked out of the window in time to see another victim added to the list.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-20
Personal Mention.


Chris Henriksen was up from Hot
| Springs Monday.
Peter Hedgepeth was a Lincoln citi-
zen in Custer Monday.
Efie Downen, of Hot Springs, was a
visitor in Custer Monday.
Virgil Baty went to Rapid City satur-
day for an indefinite stay.
w. R. Woods, of Pleasant Valley, was
perambulating our streets Monday.
Miss Elsie Kleemann went down to
Crawford, Neb., Sunday night to visit a
sister.
Mrs. F. T. Peterson went down to Hot
Springs Saturday night, remaining until
Tuesday.
B. Hartman and Emil Korthause rep
resented Buffalo Gap in this metropolis,
Monday.
Mrs. Walter Donaldson, of Hill City,
visited her parents in Custer the first of
the week.
Mrs Ed. Crouter and children depart
ed Monday night for their new home,
Merna, Neb.
Mrs. S. l.. Dunham, of Spearfish, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Smith
over Sunday.
c. ii. Kamman, of Hill City, was in.
specting some mining property in Ruby
gulch Monday.
Miss Ruth Miller, living in the neigh
borhood Of the Saginaw, was in town
Monday shopping.
Mrs. L. Dickson came home from the
Sisters Hospital Monday and was taken
out home that evening.
d. V. Coe went down to the National
Sanitarium at Hot Springs, Tuesday
night, to remain awhile.
Mrs. Eugene Aiken and son, Eugene
Jr., from the Clara Belle mine, was in
town Thursday, on special mission.
S. r. Smith, an enthusiastic Lead
booster was in town Friday of last week,
in the interest of the Lead Booster
Club.
o. A. Gillette took his daughter to the
Sisters Hospital at Hot Springs, Thnrs-
day night. She is suffering from heart
trouble.
John Thurston, B. q NJ. tie inspector,
of Lincoln, Neb., was here Monday and
Tuesday inspecting the ties piled at this
station.
Mrs. l.. Frankforter came down from
Hill City Wednesday night and Thurs
day went out to the ranch to visit her
parents.
Mrs. Chas. Smith, who had been visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. l..
Dunham, at Spearfsh, returned home
Saturday night.
Jack Foran went down to Hot Springs
Monday night, where he is taking treat
ment at the National Sanitarium on
Battle Mountain.
Mrs. Geo. Phillips, son Foster daugh-
ter Mrs. Fox, and granddaughter, left
Thursday night for Akron, Ohio, where
they will make their future home.
Frank Thompson and family went up
to Deadwood Monday. His wife and
baby will visit her sister at Savoy.
They will be absent about ten days,
Mrs. Ernest White and daughter, wife
of the station agent at Englewood was
north-bound passenger Tuesday, having
been visiting friends near Minnekahta.
Mrs. w. D.. Courtney and Mrs Phillip.
Konrad, sisters, departed Monday night
for Belleville, Ills, on a protracted visit.
They will notice many changes after an
oh of Ok yooro
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-20
Contest N otlce.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land ONCE, Rapid City, South Dakota, Decen-
Der 81, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Matte 4. Maudlin of Custer, s.
d., Contestant, against Sarah G.. Smith No
2l93S, made June oath. 1908, for meteS and
bounds survey probably within Southeast quar-
ter Southeast quarter Section 7, Northwest quar-
ter Northwest quarter Section II, East half
Section Is, Township 3, South, Range East, by
Sarah c. Smith, COntestee in which it is alleged
that Sarah G. Smith has not complied with the
homestead laws in that she did not make resi-
dence on said land within six months OF her
entry and that she has made no residence on
the said land. Said parties are notified to ap.
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on April "a, 1909,
before Clerk Of Courts Custer County, y. d., and
that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m.
on May H. 1909, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Ofice in Rapid
City, South Dakota.
The said contestant in a proper affidavit filed
March g. 1909, set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service OF this
notice can not be made, ID is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
l.. BURKE, Register.
MYRON WHSLE, Receiver.
First publication, March 20, 1909.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. s. LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CITY, s. D., y
January o. 1863,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. s. LAND OFFICE AT RAPID CITY, 3. d.
Notice is hereby given that Phillip N. Painter
of Custer, 8. D., who, on August 5, 1907, made
Homestead No; 15i33-02692, for lands more par.
and distances, as follows, to-wlt: CommencinG
at cor. No 1, Identical with the quarter sectioE
corner between Secs. Il and %, T. as, r. E:t
chains to cor. No. 2; thence s. 60 deg. 81 min.
g., 5.64 chains TO cor No. 81 thence 8. o deg. 06
min. W., 17.06 chains TO cor. No. 4; thence N. SO
s. IL deg. 8 min. W., 8. chains to cor. No. 6;
No, 7; thence s: 20 deg; 20 min. W. IS .Os chains
IS. % chains to cor. No. 9.5thence N. " deg. os
min. E., 7 GA chains TO cor No. 10 thence n.
80 deg. 46 min. E., 20 chains TO cor. No. II:
No 70; thence N AZ deg. "a min. W., 1904 chains
TO cor. No. i3; thence s. SO deg. 02 min. W.,
10: 10 chains to cor; No. l4i thence N u deg.
SO deg. % min. E., "a. 10 chains to cor. No. Is;
thence n. "a deg. 0S min. W., 3.25 chains TO cor.
No. II; thence \. 81 deg. 81 min, W. 1925
min. W., $50 chains to cor No. 10; thence 8. 81
deg. sc min. f., 772 chains to cor. No. 20; thence
N 80 deg. % min W., 1857 chains to cor. No. 21;
cor. No, %: thence n 50 deg 81 min. W., io.i7
chains to cor No. and place Of beginning.
Said lands being situate in Sec %, t. g., X.
T., B. ii. NJ, within the Black Hills National
Forest South Dakota and containing an area
OF 127 .6S acres. Mean Mag, Decl. 10 deg. 6S
min E., has filed notice Of intention To make
land above described, before Clerk OF Courts,
in his Office at the court house, at Custet, 8. d.
on the 18th day of March, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
+. NJ. Ayres, of Custer, s, ID.
Ed. l.. Granthanl, OF Custef, 8. ID.
J. S. Endcott, of Custer, 8. D.
ks' Thomas Of rPH' PPTHipgle' silSKr & r; RsO,,,sr
First publication, Feb. G, 1909.