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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
DRY GOODS MARKET
 BECOMES PRIMER

New York, December 19.-The cotton goods market has grown firmer during the week, although the application of buyers on coarse yarn cloths has been limited. Fall River sold 3s5,o00 pieces of print cloth yarn goods, of which about of the southern mills on print cloth yarn numbers did a steady trade. On the lighter weights of coarse yarn cloths there was a little better inquiry and lightweight converters in drills have been in request. On fine and fancy cloths the trading has been fair. The feature of the business continues to be the steady shipments of merchandise on old orders and frequent requests for anticipation of goods due in the next 30 days. Retail holiday trade continues very gratifying. Underwear is more active in retail chan nels and advance business in fall hosiery has begun. With the turn of the year it is thought that the extensive cur tailments planned in the cotton trade will become effective in hastening ~.e restoration of a profitable margin for manufacturers. Silks are slow and cur tailment has been agreed upon among large manufacturers. Mems wear over coatongs for fall have been opened Cot ton goods prices: 2S inch 64x64s. cents; 2S-inch 64x60s. 37s cents; 3s12-inch, 64x 6is, s cents; brown sheetings. southern standards cents; denims 9-ounce. 1t cents; tickings, S-ounce, 1872 cents: stand ard prints. 51a cents: standard staple sin- ehams cents; dressed ginghams, cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
FIVE ARE KILLED
 IN TRAIN WRECK

Cleveland O., December 19.-Five persons are dead as the result of Q collision between Lake Shore passenger train and switch engine at East Twenty-sixth street early today. The passengers were bruised but continued their journey.
 The passenger train was No. 1 west bound from New York and connects here with the Big Four railroad for St. Louis. The dead and injured were all members of the crews of trains.
 The collision occurred at 1:55 a. m., and within sight of the union station. Snow was falling and it is believed the red light which railroad men say was displayed to warn the engineer of the passenger train was obscured.
 While crossing from one track to an- other. the freightA train was hit diago- nally. The crew of the swith engine was pinned beneath the ,wreckage. Ine passenger engine was overturned, car rying its crew underneath.
 A party of Vassar girls on their way home for the Christmas holiday were among the passengers and they at once plunged into the work of giving aid to the injured and reasuring the fright ened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
 IN IRON TRADE

New York, December 19.-The holiday spirit was responsible for further cur tailment of business in the iron trade last week and the undercurrent in both raw and finished products was weaker One eastern manufacturer placed a con tract for local ore calling for about 30- 900 tons a month the second quarter of 1910 and a few smaller contracts also were closed. Coke ovens and blast fur mace interests were still at variance and hence very few additional contracts foi. coke are being placed. Dullness has been the most prominent feature in pig iron circles. Orders have been small. The to- tai sales have not exceeded 10000 tons.
 Railroads have been little more active in the placing of orders for equipment, including the buying of 4SO0 cars and AS locomotives. Nearly 5000 cars and 11S locomotives are now under negotia- ton. Rail orders have been relatively light, aggregating only 11.000 tons. Bridge orders also have been small, the prin- cipal one being 25o0 tons for the South ern railway, divided among three fabri- cators.
 In fabricated structural steel orders calling for 10000 tons of steel shapes have been placed Wire products have been advanced s1 a ton and another equal ad- vance is expected within 30 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
PRESIDENT TAFT
 ATTENDS FUNERAL

Watertown, Conn.,, December 19.-Pres- ident Taft came to Watertown yesterday to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Horace R. Taft, wife of his brother, Horace Taft. Mrs. Taft died at Balti- more. The services were held yesterday afternoon in the library of Mr Taft's home at Taft school the Rev. H. N. Gun ningham, rector Of Christ church, of ficiating.
 Only members of the family and their close friends were present
 The body of Mrs. Taft will be taken the ashes returned here foi a funeral which will be private in it's character. The President arrived he.e shortly before o'clock this morning. His brother, Henry P. Taft and the latter's daugh- ter, Miss Louise of New York, accom- panied him.
 President Taft remained at his broth CTS home during his stay here. an1 while there disposed of q quantity of correspondence which he had brought with him from Washington
 The President left for Washington at 102o o'clock and is due uie3t st 9:i5 o'clock tomorrow morning. He was ac- companied by his youngest son, Charles, a student at his brothers school here.
 Although President Tails mission here was sad one, the visit was made all occasion of interest for the village folk who came for miles around to catch Il glimpse of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
DAVILA SUSPENDS
 HONDURAS LAWS

Port Cortez. Spanish Honduras, Decem- ber 8 via New Orleans. December 19- In suspending certain laws after Spanish Honduras had been declared in a state of siege on December President Davila took q step which undoubtedly went far to re- move a potent cause of animosity in large section of the country toward the government.
 At the last session or congress several statutes of an extremely drastic nature were enacted. One of these practically paralyzed the shipping trade along the coast and with neighboring islands. Un- der it's terms a merchant could not sell and shiup goods to other Honduran ports. An intense felling of resentment had been caused by it's operation in many parts of the coast section and added, strength was thus given to revolutionary desngns.
 With the president supreme, following the declaration of a state of siege, Da- villas first act was to suspend the law. He declared in his decree that 1t had caused grave inconveniences to the prejudwice of commerce.
 At the same time the president did not forget the public treasury. He suspended another law which had reduced the duty on cotton goods 20 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
AUCTION SALE IN
 STEINHEIL HOME

Paris. December 1s.-(speeial.)-A wild scramble of curio dealers and lot of the women of Paris underworld marked the auction sale yesterday at the Hotel Drouet of the household furniture of Mime. Stein hell, recently acquitted after sensational murder trial.
 Scores of policemen were required 10 preserve even a semblance of order. On ly a small perect of the would-be buyers could crowd into the auction rooms. Inc bidding was lively and the goods brought several times their real value. The crowd outside attempted to rush the police lines and several were injured. Many women tainted. Police officers smashed cine matrograph taking a picture Of the scene.
 While the sale was in action men parad- cd outside advertising the appearance to- night at the Palace theatre of Mariette Wolff. Mine Steinhell's maid, who in the melodrama which has been written Tor her, accused her husband of the Steinheil murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
WEEKLY FORECAST
 OF. GENERAL NEWS

Yuletide week opens with the world generally at peace with the exception of the Nicaraguan disturbances. Stories of outrages on helpless prisoners in Mana qua by the retiring Zelayan government have aroused new apprehension for the safety of foreign interests. A sufficient body of marines is near enough at hand to command the situation If the necessity arises.
 In Brussels the obsequies of King Leo bold will take place op Wednesday,
 Of the events scheduled abroad, the as- seniblage of delegates, many of them of world prominence. for the international Zionist congress at Hamburg, Germany stands out prominently.
 The New Jersey authorities continue their investigation of the death of Ocey Snead, whose mother and two aunts are held, pending action by the grand jury.
 Further developments sin the sugar fraud investigation are looked for, as the government continues its probe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
DKS. DOZIER X DOZIER. llIR N. Zlsf Street Birmingham. Ala
WHICH CITY WILL
 CLAIM COLLINS

New Orleans. December 19.-A question yet without an answer Is to what cit,. among some dozen or more in which he IS said to have passed forged checks will John l.. Collins be taken for trial?
 Collins was arrested here late yester- day after attempting to cash a check at a local bank. It is said that Collins carried on his operations in several sec- tions of the country. These individual amounts of his alleged forgeries are all smal, but the aggregate will amount to several thousand dollars. it is said In the south. detectives say. Collins has swindled banks in Atlanta, Mobile, Louis vile, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Shre-e port and Dallas.
 Following the arrest of John l.. Col lns, three other men were arrested at various banks in the city today These men were Demencino Catalano, arrested at the Peoples bank: Oscar Ryan, arrest ed at the Whitney Central National bank, and Giuseppe Fungimono, arrested at the Hiberna Bank and Trust company. All three of these men were charged with attempting to cash fraudulent checks, and are alleged by the police to belong to gang of which Collins is the head
 Several fonts of type, blank checks. bank books, stamping machines and other paraphernalia have been recovered by the police The checks, which usually bore the forged signatures of some depositor of the bank were made out for sums ranging from $500 to 5000 each
 Evidence discovered by the police indi- cates that the gang has operated in many cities throughout the country. Telegrams have already been received from the po- lice of Atlanta, Birmingham Nashville and Mobile asking that Collins be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Fireman Killed In Wreck.

St. Paul. December 1s.-(Speeial)- The northbound Winnipeg Flyer on the Great Northern railway went into the ditch four miles east of Monticello, Minn.. at 7:90 o'clock tonight. Fire man Robertson was killed by being brushed beneath an engine. No pas sengers are reported hurt. The cause of the wreck was broken rail. The flyer was drawn by two engines, the first of which went over the broken track. The second engine went into the dith. dragging three cars. The train was travelling about 30 miles an hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
PROMINENT MAN
 IS FOUND DEAD

Jackson. Miss, December 19.-( Special ) '"robe Thompson member of the late big mercantile firm of Thompson Brothers of this city, was found dead in the room of a friend on Capitol street last night.
 At o'clock MT Thompson walked into a room occupied by F. A. Doty a former employe, and told him he was tired and wanted to rest. The young man soon left for the theatorium and on his return an hour later MT. Thompson was across the bed dead.
 Physicians were hastily summoned, but heart trouble had done it's work Mr. Thompson was 40 years of age and leaves a wife. formerly Miss Bessie Clarke. and three small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
FATALLY SHOT BY
 HIS OWN PISTOL

Pittsburg. December 1e.-(Special.) )-In the new home in Monongehala City, Pa, in which he intended to bring his wife and family next week. J. W. Bridge, aged 5 years, superintendent of the Pittsburg Monongehala and Washington railway, to- day fired a bullet into his left side, just below the heart. He was hurried to the Monongehela hospital, where it was re- ported tonight that he will probably not recover.
 Bridge left letter addressed to his wife and marked on the envelope: ITO be opened only by her.
 Mrs. Bridge left at once for Mononge- hala after she was notified of the shooting.
 Bridge. in weak voice, murmured to the workmen who discovered the injured man, that 1t was partly accidental. Then he lapsed into unconsciousness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Wires Must Be Underground.

Richmond, Va, December 19.-Judge Golf in the United States Circuit court here today dismissed the injunction is- sued by Judge Edmund. which for the last five years has restrained the city of Richmond from interfering with the wires and poles of the Western Union Telegraph company. The city has been seeking to force the company to put it's wires underground and the Telegraph company set up the defense that the streets upon which the wires were strung were post roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
BAN JOHNSON IS
 WELL SATISFIED

Chicago, December 19-There will be no baseball war as Ban Johnson, presi- dent of the American league, announced here today that the election of Thomas Lynch as president of the National league was acceptable to the American league.
 q am also pleased to know that Heyd- Ter has been elected to his old position. as he is too valuable man for or ganized baseball to lose,' said Mir. John son.
 Lynch should make good president. said Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chicago Americans. He was one of the best umpires that ever handled a game in the old days, as he was endowed with excellent judgment with players. g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Cleared of Murder Charge.

Rison, Ark, December 19.-After three hours deliberation the jury which had heard the trial of John Day.
 rich rancher, returned a verdict yes terday declaring him not guilty of mur- der in connection with the death of Henry Duncan, a millionaire lumber man. The killing of Duncan occurred in Days room at local boarding house where the two men were con ferring over the working of local mill of which Duncan was the principal owner and the resignation of Day as master mechanic was asked Days plea was self-defense and he asserted Duncan apparently was endeayoring to draw a weapon when he fired. He said he worked for the pleasure it yielded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Steamer Passenger Suicides.

Savannah. December 19.--W. A. Bald of Germantown, Pa, a passenger on the steamship Berkshire of the Merchant and Miners line. committed suicide or acci. dentally fell overheard early yesterday shortly before the vessel arrived at this port. Bald occupied a stateroom with his son, w. R. Bald. and the last seen of him was when he left his room for promenade on the deck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Street Railways Value Fixed.

Cleveland, Q. December 1s--Acting in the capacity of an arbitrator Judge R. w Taylor of the United States court yesterday fixed value of $21 1z7, ,109 upon property Of the Cleveland Ras- .way company. Upon this sum the com pany will be allowed an earning of per cent under proposed 20 year franchise, all excess earnings to go to- ward betterments of the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20

Don't place your order for fancy candy until you sample our line of Merita Chocolates and Bon Bons. Finest quality most attractive packages. Daily demonstrations. Clarke Bros. 3O9 N. 20th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
For Lumber See EWART LUMBER co. a631 First Ave-, East Lake Car Line.
FIREWORKS.

Wholesale and retail--A car load of them. Assortments al ready packed for the children. Fancy ground display pieces. Fountains and Bomb Shell bat teries. Birmingham Fire works Company, 1908 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
First Snow of Winter.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December 1s.-The first snow of the winter is falling here today, being an inch deep at noon. The weather bureau predicts it will continue falling until Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Dallas Wants Collins.

Dallas. Tex, December 1s.--The local authorities will ask the New Orleans police to surrender John Collins. now un- der arrest in that city. Under the name of Chandler it is said he forged checks in this citys to the amount of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Freezinu at Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, December 19.--tSpeciaD A fearful blizzard struck Jackson yester- day, the temperature falling about 25 de- grees in two hours. There has been no snow here. but trees and shrubbery are covered with ice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
SEABOARD ANNOUNCES
 LOW XMAS FARES

Full information at City Ticket Office, woodward Bldg Phone 2Ss2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
May Be Harry Griffin.

Mobile December 19.-John L. Collins under arrest at New Orleans. is believed here to be Harry Griffin. who operated alleged bogus bank checks here a week ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20
Drs. DOZIER & DOZIER
 SPECIALISTS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20

The Birmingham News. This firm (Drs Dozier t Dozior) has been doing business in Birmingham continuously for a number of years and they havs vet to be accused of having dealt un- fairly with 8 patient n any way what soever. They are both gentlemen of the highest type and carry their honor and eentlemanliness into their business.
 Age Herald: Drs. Dozier & Doziers long standing record and approved abilities entitle them to the proud dis tinction of standing at the head of their profession.
 The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dozier & Dozier arc without doubt the pest known specialists in the South. and their fame is dae entirely to their great ekill
 The Southern Odd Fellow: We can. not add anything 70 the reputation Drs Dogier & Dozier nave already acquired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20

Tn the line of their profession. but we know them to be brother Odd Fellows and can be relied upon to carry out every promise they make to those heeuing iAeIr serslces
 Mountain Home: The press of Bir. minsham and all over Alabama speak In the highest terms of Drs. Dozier x Dozier. as physicians. surgeons anu gentlemen. and we have no besitancy In recommending them to our patrons.
 Meridian Star: Drs. Dozier & Dozter of Birmingham are tho most worthy and distinguished physicians in their line of practice in the state of Alabama
 Masonic Guide: Drs Dozier G Dozier come from family of prominent phy- sicians and wfsh their large experiences in the profession can be relied on t, treat disease in a most successful man. ner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-20

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
AVIATION

DY far the cleverest descriptive
Il comment made on the subject of
~ aeroplaning is that of Mrs. Van
Deman, who was a passenger with
Wilbur Wright. She said: "Oh, now
I know what makes the birds sing"
Every ambitious and praiseworthy
effort that has been put forth by the
human race during it's chronicled ex-
istence has been In the direction of
more liberty
The speed of railway trains is a
form of freedom. The development of
the automobile is an emancipation.
And with the perfection of the flying
machine will come the greatest ad-
vance in the history of human prog
ress, for man no longer will be earth
bound and therefore, in the most
logical fashion possible, he will begin
to care less and less for the artificial
and arbitrary separations of the fam
lilies of the human race by earth boun-
daries and Tennyson's prophecy will
be fulfilled in "the parliament of man,
the federation of the world"
Tennyson prophesied that before that
great day of brotherhood there would
be one final fight in the air; but the
clash of the aerial navies will at last
convince human beings of the out
rageois folly of war and will lead to
brotherhood and federation. II Ten
nyson had written nothing but the few
marvellous lines that are now on every
tongues tip he would have been the
most remarkable poet of modern times,
for he combined the qualities of seer
with those of bard and was a prophet.
Since happy passenger has found
the secret of bird-song let us hope
the harmony of the heavens will not
soon be disturbed by the wingless
hawk, the predatory military airship'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
DISHONESTY

T HAT distinguished and keen witted
newspaper man, the Hon. Billy
l. Loeb, who became famous for
taking the blame" when anything
went amiss in the routine of the Roose-
welt administration and was rewarded
by promotion to the collectoFship or
the port of New York, says he had
to give the dishonest United States
weighers immunity because there is SO
much corruption and crookedness, not
only in the public service but among
the general public. he cannot afford 10
discourage informers by firing" them
for such a relatively trivial circum-
stance as personal dishonesty.
Is not this a most frightful and out
rageous state of affairs?
Was ever anything like it in all the
annals Of the republic? We trow not
Says Collector Loeb in his straight
forward, newspaper style. ut takes a
CRATER to catch CRATER in the Unit
ed States customs service. 1t was a
question of choice between keeping
four men admittedly dishonest in the
service, where they could be easily
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
HANDY GUN-MEN

4 PATROLMAN named Zeigler
u showed he was handy gun-man
by shooting a boy named Charles
Glass and inflicting on him a serious
injury. The case is serious, because it
gives the citizens Of Los Angeles an
unpleasant clew to the relationship
which some Of our police imagine they
hold toward this community. Far from
being guardians Of the peace or pro-
tectors of the. peaceful, they take the
position of overlords of the people,
with the power of life and death, of
restraint or freedom. 1t is evident
some of the police cherish q barbaric-
Mexican idea of their position in the
community and their relations to it,
rather than sane, down-t date,
American idea. Need we say it is not
a policeman's duty to regulate society?
That he is not intended to be a bully?
That the relationship Of the policeman
to the people is intended to be that of
protector, helper and friend?
In the larger eastern cities, after sew
eral strenuous experiences, there has
been a marked reform in the deport-
ment of the police, and a citizen no
longer is afraid to ask the man with
the buttons how to find certain ad-
dress. In the old days a citizen who
did not present outward and visible
signs of prosperity hardly dared ad-
dress a question to the officer on duty
for fear that august parsonage might
poke him with his stick" or take him
by the scruff of the neck and run him
in"
You ask, What did it profit police
man to act in this tyrannical fashion?
Why, every policeman's promotion was
helped if there was a good showing of
arrests and convictions to his credit on
the blotter at "the house." Absurd
and outrageous as this system was, it
prevailed for many a long day, and
policeman who managed to do his duty
without mauling and clubbing some
citizens and arresting others on slim
charges was looked on as hardly worth
his salt.
Now, we don't wish to see that kind
of standard of police efficiency estao-
lished in Los Angeles, and for the pub
lie welfare we hope police overzeal of
all kinds, especially the ready gun
man kind, will be discouraged in this
community.
The police in some of our western
cities seem to think going on duty is
an exchangeable term with hunting for
trouble. But they don't patrol our
streets to hunt trouble. That is not
"the idea" They patrol our streets in
order to protect and help the people.
Patrolmen who pull their guns and fire
when they are not in peril are either
bulIies or towards. The handy gun
men should be weeded out Of the force.
They are a menace to the community
and not protection to it.