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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19

knights of Pythias Meet Tonight
Phoenix lodge No. 25. K. of P, viii
meet in regular session In Maccabees
hall tonight. The degree team of Ru-
hama lodge No. 80 of East Lake will
exemplify the rank of knight in ampli-
fed form on a class of several candi-
dates. Refreshments will be served aft
er the work. All knights invited
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 18.-Weather forecast
for Alabama and Mississippi: Local rains
Wednesday and Thursday; light, variable
winds,
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Wanted Experienced alter
ers at once. A. Kaufman & Co.,
1926 Second Ave.
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Local Office. u. s. Weather Bureau,
Rirmingham. Ala. Meather.report for "a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19

the courthouse at Bessemer, Ala, rem
ders it necessary that the county of JEFF
ferson negotiate a loan to pay for the
purchase of the same and the construc-
ton of a courthouse and equipment at
Bessemer, Ala, and as evidence of such
loan to issue the negotiable bonds of
said county.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the
Board of Revenue of Jefferson county,
That an election be and the same is here
by ordered to be held at the various vot-
ing places of Jefferson county, Alabama.
ION Saturday, the 10Th day of June, 1909,
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified voters Of Jefferson county, Ala
bama, for their determination by ballot,
whether or not the bonds of Jefferson
county shall be issued for the purpose of
constructing and equipping said combined
courthouse and Jail building and also for
the purchase of land and construction
thereon and equipping of courthouse at
Bessemer, Ala.
BE it further resolved, That the
amount of the proposed bond issue shall
be 5000, 900, of which sum 100000 is to
be used for the construction and equip
ping Of the courthouse and Jail at Bir
mingham, Ala, and 100000 is to be used
for the purchase of land and construc-
ton and equipment of a courthouse at
Bessemer, Ala. The bonds for said 5000, 900
shall be in denominations of $1,000 each
and they shall bear interest at the max
imum rate of AZ per cent per annum and
shall mature 80 years from the date there
of, and shall be payable, both principal
and interest, at some bank, or banking
house in the city of New York, or some
bank or banking house in the city of
Birmingham, Ala.
BE it further resolved, That notice
in writing of the action of this board
in ordering said election be given by
the chairman of this board to the sher-
iff, circuit court clerk and judge of pro-
bate, in order that they may select the
officers to hold said election and make
return thereof and prepare and send out
the boxes and ballots to the several beats
or voting precincts of the county.
BE 1t further resolved, That the chair
man Of the Board of Revenue give no
tice of the holding Of said election as
required by law.
Adopted by Board of Revenue of JEFF
ferson county, Ala. May 49, 1909.
JOB GOING, President"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19
COL. BUSH BRINGS
CHEERING NEWS
SAYS INDICATIONS POINT TO RE-
ORGANIZATION OF BlRMlNG-
HAM COAL AND IRON COMPANY
WITHIN 60 DAYS.

Col. T. G. Bush, one of the creditors
of the Birmingham Coal and Iron COM
pany. who has recently been in New
York and had a conference with the re-
Organization committee brings cheerful
news for the unsecured creditors of the
company When questioned yesterday he
said: The creditors prospects are very
good. The parties interested will under
take to care for the situation and be-
lieve the creditors will eventually be paid
in full.
81 do not think it will be very long
before all the honest debts Of the COM
pany will be paid, for there is no in
clination to force the creditors to take
part of their claims,
From what 1 could learn the re-or-
ganization of both the railroad company
and the local iron company will be COM
pleted within 60 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19
povde4ly school C1oses.-The CLOSING

Powderly School C1oses.-The closing
exercises of the Powderly public school
will be held tonight. The morning
programme will be at 10 o'clock, after
which dinner will be served on the
ground The evening programme will
begin at 1880. A small entrance fee
will be charged in the evening, the
proceeds to go toward paying for
school desks. The ladies of the School
Improvement association will serve re-
freshments both morning and evening.
Thiss brings to a close the most sue
cessful year in the history of the school,
the average attendance having almost
doubled any previous year.
Chief In n Quandary.-BetWee his
desk sergeants, typewritters and type
writer agents Chief Bodeker Is having
the time of his life. The typewriter
which has been in use in the chiefs
office for the past seven years has de-
veloped rheumatism from old age and
works spasmodically. A new machine
is to be purchased and each of the desk
sergeans favors a different one. Each
sergeant is pleading for his choice,
while the respective agents have well
nigh talked the chiefs ears off with
the declarations that his machine Is the
best on the market. The chief can't
tell which to purchase, not being ia
miliar with typewriters, and is talking
of fountain pens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-19
HELP WANTED

Green Undertaking Company
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

employment at good wages, the mat
ings or gloves is a matter OF such lit
tie consequence that he doesn't notice
II. but If the tariff wall Is thrown
down. ana the factory IN which he is
employed is forced to compete with
the products OF pauper labor in Eu.
rope, the mill IN which he has been
employed must stop, because It cnnnot
possibly meet such competition, and
when he Is thus left permanently out
Of employment It Will make little dif-
ference to him how cheap stockings
ana gloves may become. since he viii
have nothing TO buy with in any case.
And il viii not do for the man who
works In some other line to say that
the fate Of the stocking or glove fac
tory Is nothing t. him, because that
would not be true. The various in
~terests Of the whole American peo-
pie are 80 insepcrably interviewer
that the members Of the whole com
nunity are more or less directly in
In the success Of All the in
dustrial institutions among us. and
when congress so shapes the tariff as
force out OF business any enter
prise among us, II strikes a blow at
the interests Of all Of us.
IT congress should go legislate as to
force tho American Lumber company
Of business, It would seriously in
the Interests Of every man doing
business IN Albuquerque though vos-
sibly the most Of us may never have
to buy a single foot Of lum-
Of any kind, And 50 1t is with
al Of our Observation-Disclosures any
1f them are made to suffer. we are
al injured more or less. because our
whole industrial fabric Is in a veryl
arge measure interdepcndent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

by 2S2.ll per cent, the increase from
1887 TO 1907 was only 541l per cent,
although in this latter period the pop
%ulation Increased 1925 per cent, the
estimated wealth Of the country
106 40 per cent. ana tho value Of for
eign commerce 1888 per cent. II is
no sufficient explanation mat the de-
mand for new railroads had been sup
piled, for experience shows that this
WIS not the case. Investment In rail.
road property. which had been eager
ly sought. had become less attractive
The progressive falling off indicates
that such property was felt TO be less
secure and It's earnings. under multi
plying restrictive laws, more precari-
Gus.
1t is a mathematical fact, Infested
by government reports, that trans
portation Is the only thing that has
not advanced Ia price these ten years.
Tho bureau OF labor's estimates Of the
cost Of commodities puts the average
advance from 1897 10 1907 at st.
while the average advance In railroad
wages is calculated at 1876 per cent
Against this tho interstate commerce
commission gives the average rate per
passenger per mile at 2.022 cents IN
1897 and 2.014 in 1907, and per ton
Of freight per mile .079S in the former
year ana 075g IN the latter. when ii
is eonsmidered that each dollar Of
earnings In 1907 had only the our
chasing value Of about so cents ten
years before. this win bc seen to be an
actual reduction OF material moment.
Ana II was during this time that the
railroads were most harassed ana re-
by every legal and extra le-
gal means
Though MI Hartman may be him
an undesirable citizen" a y the
Ledger, in commenting
ipon the foregoing facts. he repre-
an Interest not only the most de-
but necessary 70 the continu-
nus prosperity Of the country. The
'allroads cannot decrease but are
more likely to Increase their expenses.
they are not now talking Of incrcas-
fg rates, trusting to the greater earn
ngs from increased business. But they
must be left to work out their prob
ems Of operation and extension under
ecure conditions, that viii enable
hem 10 invite the capital needed to
.ecp pace With the country's demands.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
MAKE THEM BURN OIL.

High praise must be accorded tht
forest. fish ana game commissioner
FOR taking action before the second
district public service commission Il
compel forest railroads to burn oil for
fuol IN tho months Of danger The
railroads set a large part OF al forest
fires, They should be made to stop.
The commissions order to them to use
oil-burning locomotives except rs
otherwise specially permitted should
be- strictly enforcod.-New York
World.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
A sEvENTy-yEAIt-OLD DEBT.

a good many references have re-
Gently been made in the current news
items Of the day to a blll recently in
troducod in congress. by Representa-
tive Murdoch. OF Kansas, calling upon
twenty-six states Of the union to re-
turn certain funds which were de-
posted with them BY the general
government some seventy years ago
The funds referred TO amount TO f2s.-
600. 600, which have been held by the.
banks IN question for seventy years,
as demand deposits without interest
and the Murdoch bill merely provides
tina the national treasury, being now
sorcly pressed FOR funds. shall draw
on the several states for the rospoc-
tive sums on deposit The affair dates
back so many years that but few poo
pie OF the present day know or think
anything about It. and therefore its
history which Is summarized as fol.
lows, VIII be OF general iutorost
During ~Jnokson's second term pro-
positions FOR distributing the public
lands had been common ana were
followed hy others 70 distribute the
revenues from that source I'm 1895
10 was estimated that ion the follow
ing eight years tborc would DE an am
nual surplus OF 100000 Calhoun
wa- sc the head Of a eeuat commit
tee which submitted q plan for the
distribution Of this surplus revenue. q
proposal that Benton opposed ON Ia,
ground that the money should be de-
voted 20 the national d%efonses. cal
houn proposed that the sum be- diyid-
"a INTO as many shares as there were
enators aud representatives. adding
two for each territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and that the shares
be allotted on that basis.
Nothing came Of the calhoun bill
that year. but Ia 1886 the senate
passed a similar measure. both CLAY
p Webster supporting IT, The house
was unfavorable 70 It, but finally q
compromise was agreed upon which
provided. instead Of a distribution ct
the Hurpllm. that Il Dc deposited with
the states Ia proportion TO their rep
resontation la congress. to be returned
when congress should call for it. It.
called "a deposit with the states
and the faith of the states was pledged
Ton its return only three lnstallmrnts
were paid to the states. IA congress
suspended the deposit system ga 1882
although Il provided that past d.
posits should remain with the states
untl othcrHis e directed by congress
The Murdoch bul merely puts int e.
feet this lnst provision
Thc following amounts npproNi.
matclS wcrc deposited with the states
Maine, Sg5e, GOO. Maryland se5e.
oeo. Sew Hampshire. f66s.o0e. Yer
mont, i6Gs,O oO Massachusetts. 81.
sss QUO. Connecticut y7G5.o0o. Rhode
island, s3S20o0- New Yurr SLotb.-
600 Pennsylvania. ig.SGs. 600. New
Jersey. s5e5 600 ohio. Sg.oOl00o. In
diana 100000. Illinois ta7S.00o.
Michigan S2S7.0oo. Virginia. t2.lag.
oop. Norm Carolina. 81. t4t.Oo0. South
&i.o5i.ooo. Gcorgia. tt.o6i..
600 Alabama t66s.oeos Louisiana.
$4,000. Mississippi. &sss BOO Ton.
ncasec tf,tafo0ot Kentucky tti3i
900 Missouri $3.50 coo. Arkansas
f-sT goo Delaware, s2s5 ouo
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
IOR THE WAGE FARMER.

@=
At O meeting Of the Central Con
federated union Of New York, a few
days ago, the subject Of the pending
tariff bin was taken up and consider
ed from the wage oarnor'a point OF
View \ representative OF tho litho-
graphors' union offered the following
resolution
Resolved, That we. the Cen
trnl Federated union, can upon
our representatives in Washing
ton 10 use their Influence TO
bring about early enactment Of
a Just and equitable tariff law,
Ia which the interests Of the wage
Garner and producer shall be pro
pcrly safeguarded
The author of the resolution then
that hts object IN moving the
was TO bring to the special at
tention Of congress n fcw facts. IN
discussing the tariff. said he. mem
bcrs OF congress lay a great deal OF
stress upon what they call the Inter
Of tho consumer This. of course.
was all right. but he wanted to call
attention 20 tho fact that
per cent of the consumers of
country are wage arnors and
interest as wage earncrs i vast
greater than their interest as con
sumors- And upon this point he said
Women and other CLASSES who
are likely 60 act faster than they
think. are organizing meetings
and sending resolutions to con-
gress CRYING out against the pros
poctiyc duties or increases of duty
ou importations OF gloves. hosiery
ana similar articles. do not rrcog
uizc that tho American wage
Garner In these and thousands Of
other classes Of manufactures de
ponds upon the prosperity la
those trade, in the United States
Cor fair wage and reduction OF
the unemployed In his craft TO %
minimum
Many of those. lac said. who
are organizing meetings zoo protest
against a duty on this or that ar
ticlc are prompted by the Import
crs aud not 10y the American
manufacturers They may not
rralizc this. but ana certain that
tho women who have appeared m
ttis tariff agitation are in prac-
rcaily every case fighting the
battle Tor Importers OF their
finer,
ln the foregoing extract from his
remafss in support of his resolution
this Ncw York waso ctre.r Inns
struck tne key note Of the Whole
tflfi situation Thousands of these
women Who are ihoughtlessly attack
INK congress because nf its PROPOSE.
ton % put "a tariff 90 ten cents on a
pair 90 stockings. have unconSciuusly
enlisted ln a san against the most
vital '~tcrrsts % the American seorkine
man-a war which. should 81 b. vic.
torious. would Inevitably force thu
heads o. their families into IN. rank.
- the unemployed. ana thus make II
impossible for them 60 purchase the
stockings NJ ms price n the Amer
e'n "sst Garner ,an bee given stead,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
STANLEY VISITED BY
$4,000 FIRE
General Merchandise Store
With Contents Destroyed in
Estancia Valley Town; Va
cant Building Adjoining Goes.


stanley. y. NJ. April The store
building With il stock of general
merchants. and meat market OF
William TIogrefc as totally destroyed
BY fire sunday night. The fire. whose
origin is unknown. caused a loss Of
about $4,000 with some $3.50 insur.
amcc a vacant building adjoining WAS
also DESTROYED. the loss on this struc-
turc being merely nominal
J p RlickenstaN. Of North Men
chester. Ind. who has been on a visit
20 New Mexico and particularly the
Estancia valley with "A view to loeat-
Ing permanently left hcre tor his
nome today. after making. d is un-
derstood, some large purchases OF wall
10y iand with the intention OF max
ing his home here
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
THE FATE OF A JEST

4 Tragedy in Three Acts.
Act Ia Railway Station.
Lord AlsN-Am-bah Jovc' See
that intoxicated person trying to
Jump oYah that velisc.
Jack Joshcr-Hu's not drunk. poor
fellow can't YOU see that he's Just
getting over the grip
Lord Algy-Bcg pawdon
Explanations occur. Futilc.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
To DO IL In Isight.

An eastern health faddist declares
that a pint of peanuts and three
glasses Of milk taken before going
to bed win induce a good nights
slcop Wouldn't a little mince pie and
some welsh rarcbit also help?-Los
Angeles Times.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

II We are to have a national OPP
timists day. as has been suggested,
who viii volunteer 10 make Tom Wat
son, Mr.. Hobsou. Carrie Nation, En-.
ma Goldman and Senator Foraker oh.
serve it2-sl Paso Times.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

Foley's Honey and Tar IS a safe
guard against serious results from
spring colds. which inflame the lungs
md develop pneumonia. Avoid coun-
tcrfeits by insisting upon having the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. which
contains no harmful drugs. j. II.
O'Rielly q Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
TAKE NOTICE

The Aztec Fuel company receives
fresh c"onsignments of American
Block Coal every few days. We guar
antee correct weights, quick delivery
and the best OF service. We handle
all KINDS of mill and mountain wood.
Phone Isl. office Granite and First.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
,ialady.

With Mr. Paderewski and Mr.. Har-
rlman both suffering from rhcuma-
tism, people afflicted with that all
mcnt might Well assume an air Of
superiority -Deming Headlight.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

II YOU have backaene and urinary
troubles Nou should .ake Foiey's kid
ncy Remedy to strengthen and build
up tho kidneys 50 they viii act prop
elk rs "a esrinus kidney trouble may
develop. d III orRlellv s. co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09
DR. PRICES
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
FOOD

is prepared under the personal
supervision Of DR.. v. {. Price,
whose name as 4 manufacturer
of pure food products is nation
al. No breakfast food can COM
pare with it, as il contains all
the elements found in the body.
a.
For sale nv All Grooers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

Lord Algy solus) Why. I'm dash
ed il this isn't the place whcah that
drunken follow who wasn't drunk at
all was climbing across a satchel. and
Joshcr made some mcNplicablc re-
mahk about him
CThe light brcaksD
on very good. 10y George. y know
Ha-ha' Capital Joke. that. I must
iot it down in me notebook ms o
American witticism IT'S good
enough for Punch. ON me honar'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-09

At q meeting Of the Central Con
federated union Of New York, a few
days ago, the subject Of the pending
tariff bin was taken up and consider
Ell from The wage oarnor's point Of
vlcW. \ representative OF tho litho-
graphors' union offered the following
Tta,Iutlppr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-09
DARING HOLD-UP IN
STREETS OF RICHMOND
Young Highwayman Relieves p. r..
Ford Of Watch at Point OF
Gun.

RICHMOND, VA. Sept. S.-The
most daring hold-up the city has
known in years occurred last night at
IL O'Clock at the Intersection Of ALI
son and Broad streets. when p. II.
Ford. Waterman. who lives in 1900
North Twenty first street, was robbed
by two young white men.
Mr.. Ford lost his gold watch. which
ne valued at 5000. his watch chain,
and his silver matchbox. Mr. Ford
had no money with him when the
robbery occurred.
John Harrison. Waterman in the L.
II. Jenkins bookbindery. saw the rob-
bers running away from the sec
ton. He left a memorandum on Mr.
Jenkins desk this morning stating
that he had noticed two men stand
ing in the shadow of the Stephen
Putney shoe factory building lie paid
little attention 10 them. thinking they
were waiting for car, and went in
to the rear Of the building. A short
while later Mr.. Harrison heard some
one yell. and. rushing TO the front OF
the building, he saw two men run
ming. one going up Broad street and
the other going over the vacant lots
north of Broad street.
Mr.. Ford was standing in the middle
of the street and cried out that he had
been robbed. Mr.. Harrison fired twice
at the figure going up Broad street,
but his fire had no apparent effect
and the man escaped.
Ford stated that he was on his way
home when the two men stopped him.
They put the muzzle of revolver in
to his face aud told him to give them
what he had. Mr.. Ford thought II WIS
no time to make objection and I'M
mediately handed over his watch,
chain and match box, stating that ne
had no money of any consequence.
Sergeant Shumaker, OF the police
force, was on his rounds of inspection
when the robbery occurred, an"
the sound of the revolver shots he
ran at once to the corner from which
they seemed TO come. There he for
Harrison and Ford talking. but the
robbers had made good their escape.
he alarm was given at once to the
mounted police. but no traces OF the
highwaymen have been found.
In the half light Of the arc lamp,
which is some fifty feet from where
the robbery occurred. Mr.. Ford could
not distinguish the faces OF the rob
bers. but stated to the police that
they were both young men and de-
Gently dressed. He could give no de-
finite description Of them and with
the slight clues they have the police
will have some difficulty in finding
the men.