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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
PROF. COUNCILL
 DIES AT NORMAL
WAS ONE OF THE MOST PRoMl- NEWT NEGRO EDUCATORS IN THE SOUTH-HAD RESPECT Or WHITES WHO KNEW HIM.

Huntsville, April 17.-(special)-Pro largest negro institutions of learning in the south, and regarded as one of the greatest and ablest leaders of his race, died this morning at his home at Nor nal. He was founder and president of the Agricultural College for Negroes. an Institution that has grown up from a small beginning and has sent thousands of negroes out among their race to in- struct them in the useful occupations. His death had been expected for some time and for months IsSst his health had been such that he was not able to att tend to his duties.
 in Fayetteville, N O.. in 1S4s. A short time before the Civil War he suf- fered the humiliation of being sold on the block at Richmond, Va. His owners brought him to Alabama and after the emancipation he began to apply himself to study. He founded private school a short time later and in 1875 it was adopt ed as a state school and was in part maintained by the state. Professor Coun- cil was highly regarded by the white people with whom he came in contact His advice to the negro race in his lec- lures everywhere has been to remain in the south among the people who under stand them and have no prejudice against them For a time this advice was hooted at but Professor Councill lived to see his opinions more generally accepted He maintained that there has never been a race problem between the southern white people and the negro race and that there never would be if the negro would forego aspiration for social equally.
 Professor Councill was a self-educated man and had attained numerous honorary degrees He is survived by his widow and four grown children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
GERARD IS AFTER
 THE BLIND TIGERS Twenty-three Alleged FeIines
 Must Cease Business
MASS NEE TING TOMORROW
Alleged VioIators Are Given Notice That They Must Close Out, Get Out and Stay out-Monday
 Noon Is the Limit.

Columbus, Ga, April T.-(Special-) )-Ed- itor w. E. Berry of the Phenix- -Girard Journal has called a mass meeting of the citizens of his community Monday morning to take action regarding the all
 legged blind tigers of Girard. The sightless
 animals, 2S in number, according to the Girard editor, are to be given until noon
 Monday to retreat from their lairs. If they do not they are to be moved out lock, stock and barrel, according to the present programme
 Editor Berry spent today in Girard pur- suing his usual work without molestatton, but is still sleeping on the Georgia side. He was in communication tonight with the governor of Alabama. It Is re- ported in Columbus that in case the
 blind tigers do not move out of Girard the governor of Alabama will be peti- tioned to declare martial law there and take charge of the situation. In an interview this afternoon Editor Berry said ''The good citizens of Phenix and Girard will give the blind tigers un- til Monday noon to close out, get out and stay out.
 "There will be a mass meeting Mon day morning at 10 O clock at the Phenix council chamber.
 An invitation is extended to every loyal citizen in the two cities. We earn estly insist that the business people be present at this hour, for this step means that the blind tigers or themselves will have to move.
 '"rhe good ciizens have already ex-
 pressed themselves that if these blind tigers will close out and stay out of
 this business no warrants will be is-
 sued and they are perfectly satisfied to
 let them go unpunished. Every minister
 in the two towns will preach on this subl
 ject tomorrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
FRED WALKER, JR., FOUND IN MEAT BOX Had Grip Packed for Flight When Sheriff Nabbed Him CHARGED WITH MURDER He and Brother, Who Is Still at Large, Are Said to Have Killed AIonzo
 Johnson at Jacksonville a
 Few Weeks Ago.
CHARGED WITH MURDER

! Anniston, April 17.-(Special )-Fred Walker, Jr., charged with the murder of Alonzo Johnson of Royville, Ga, at Jack sonville few weeks ago, was captured at the home of his parents in this city while hiding in old meat box today.
 Meat was piled high on the box and Walker had his grip packed by his side when taken by the sheriff
 The murder was a peculiarly atrocious one, it being charged that the Walkers shot the deceased twice with shotgun after failing to hit him with a revolver, the last shot being fired after the vic- tim fell. Fred Walker, Sr., was yester- day bound over under a $500 bond as an alleged accessory to the crime, but Charlie Walker, his other son, is still at large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Impure Blood
 Thoroughly CIeansed
Relieved of All Impurities Through the Use of Stuart's Calcium
 Waters.

The blood is a thick, opaque fluid of a rich, red hue in the arteries, and a purplish blue in the veins. It derives it's color from numerous small bodies float ing in 1t which are called red corpuscles. If the blood be examined under a mil croscope the red corpuscles will appear as thin, circular disks floating in trans parent. nearly colorless fluid.
 These red corpuscles number 5,0000 900 to the cubic centimeter; but it often hap pens that they become very much di- unfinished in number, a condition known as anaemia or lukoaemia. There are also other circular bodies in the blood known as white corpuscles, but which are much less numerous than the red.
 The red corpuscles are the stimpulating and animating clements of the blood. They absorb oxygen in their passage through the lungs. and convey 1t to the tissues of the body, where. combining with food elements absorbed from the stomach, it evolves animal heat.
 Whenever the kidneys fail to properly filter the blood of it's impurities, or when ever constipation occurs, the impure for eign matter collects in the blood-current is carried to all parts of the system in the circulation, and is usually deposited In the form of pimples and other erup- tions upon the skin.
 Most of these eruptions appear upon the face, for the reason that the skin there Is thinner than anywhere else. Many people commit the error of trying to cure the pimples or eruptions by the application of salves and lotions, which is a great mistake, as the cause of the trouble Is deeper seated, and the skin disease is simply the outward manifesto tion of the impure condition of the blood within.
 Calcium Sulphide is the greatest blood purifier in existence. Instead of driving, the blood impurities out through the pores, 1t sends them out through the proper channels-the kidneys and intes- tines
 Stuart's Calcium Waters contain cal- cium sulphide, combined with other pow erful alternatives or purifiers, which act rapidly and powerfully upon the morbid products of the blood, expelling them completely. preventing their return, and incidentally removing pimples, boils, blackheads carbuncles. letter, ringworm, scurvy and all other skin blemishes.
 Call on your pharmacist and secure a package of this wonderful blood-clean- ing remedy; price 50 cents. Also write us for trial package free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.,, 175 Stuart Building. Mar shall, Michigan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

As specialists in Blood Poison diseases we are assuming to cure Specific Blood Poison, and when we have finished our treatment we prove by the best and gen. 5 orally accepted process of THE IM- PROVED WASSERMANN TEST that our patients are cured We permit no patient to consider herself or himself cured until we know that SHE or HE IS CURED. How many assume this responsibility? How many care. whether they be family doctors. advertising doctors or firms?
 We, by our HERBAL and VEGE- TABLE CURE are upsetting all the the ories of the mineral and mercurial prac- titioners, yet we are willing and anxious we have been right, and only ask that YOU permit us to prove in your own in stance that we are right. YOU have taken mercury potash; YOU know the results; we need not tell you. The pains, the tortures, the suffering that you have endured.
 Have you any Blood Poison-of any na- ture whatsoever-sores ulcers, diseased glands, scrofulous indications? If so, we want you to come and see us, or write us. If you cannot come and permit us to explain why we do what others do not do, then write us. Ask us to send you our booklet THE TRUTH ABOUT IT." Let us send you evidence of what we have done in the last month Our Successes of March, voluntary evidence of what we have done, and what we will do for you.
 The H. M. Obbac Company Dept. 1l7, 1908 Rector Blds., :. E. Cor.
 Clark and Asarss sts., Chicago. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
2O9-2ff North Nine- teenth St.
Larue Stills Captured.

Huntsville, April 17.-(Special.)-A large Illicit distilling outfit consisting of two 125- gallon stills was captured eight miles northwest of New Market yesterday by Deputy Collector Campbell, Deputy Mar shal Root and two special deputies. The still had been in recent operation and as no whisky was found on the premises and plenty has been for sale in the neighbor- hood recently 1t is presumed that it was all sold. The plant was complete except
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
-------sAs------- Entertainment at GrGeensboro.

Greensboro, April 17.-(Special) )-The cradle songs of many nations, a musical entertainment was given at the Opera house last night and made the hit of the season. Over 40 children took part. Spe- cial mention should be made of the boys who played the little pickaninnies and of Miss Lillie Christian who played the "Old- time Black Nanny to perfection. The Ladies Aid society of the Presby terian church gave the entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

for the forms that had been removed. James Hardin and Chris Hone, alleged owners and operators, were arrested and brought to Huntsville. After a hearing before Commissioned Greenleaf, the two defendants were sent to jail in default of $500 bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Jordan Home Destroyed.

Huntsville April -(Special.)-The home of Mrs. Sarah E. Jordan, few miles southwest of Huntsville, was de- stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon The blaze started up under the ceiling from an unknown cause. The loss was about s12O0 and was insured for about $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
c. G. BIount Dies.

Huntsville, April 17.-(Special.)-C. c. Blount, a popular citizen of Dallas vil- lage, died yesterday afternoon after an illness of several months with tuberculo- sis. His widow, four daughters and six sons survive him. He was S8 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

Methodists of this city. but instead there came a letter from his daughter announe- ing his serious illness. The letter states that up to a few days ago Bishop Will son refused to consider breaking the en- gagement to appear here. but his condi- tion is now such that travel would be impossible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

At a recent meeting of the board of county commissioners of Walker reso- lution was adopted agreeing to appro- priate from the county treasury the sum of s5oO0 to be applied to the erection of a dormtory for pupils of the proposed county high school On Thursday a dele gation from Cordova, headed by United States Marshal Pope Long, who Is one of the largest taxpayers in the county, gave notice that they would protest and enjoin against such appropriation. At this writing the matter is statu quo, with everybody guessing at the final outcome of the contest. The general opinion seems to be that, under recent decision of the supreme court, the Cordova contingent will probably win out in the contest, if there really is a contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

The old d-time fiddlers of Walker coun- ty are going to meet in Jasper at the school auditorium on Friday night, April 30, and present most pleasing pro- gramme to the public in which original cat-gut and rosin without notes to guide are to perform thrilling part. Judge Shields, the president, calls this second annual meeting and it promises to be great. The judge says: "Fiddlers from everywhere are invited and are coming. There will be a first, second and third prize, and every fiddler who enters will get dollar cash prize.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Bishop Wilson LII.

Huntsville, April 17.-(Special.) )-Bshop Alpheus w. Wilson of Baltimore was ex- pected in Huntsville today to visit the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

"Vulcan Signs" Hermitage, of course, city. Refer to anybody. 4-1S-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

Camp Hutto, Confederate Veterans, has selected the following delegates to the Confederate reunion at Memphis: Dele gates, J. K. P. Manasco, J. B. Randolph, J. B. Shields, R. F. Summer; alternates, J. l.. Gallagher, w. T. Sherer, w. L.. Kingsberry, J. B. Husey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
HObSOn Party At Jasper Next
 Wednesday
CORDoVA FIGHTS PLAN
County Commissioners May Be En- joined From Appropriating Money for County High School Dor
 mitory-FiddIers to Meet.
By FRANK V. EVANS.

Jasper April 17.-(Special.) )-Congress- man Hobson and his bunch of agrcul- tural experts from Washington headed by Secretary Wilson are to be in Jasper next Wednesday, and they will be greet ed, it is thought, by the largest gath ering of Walker county farmers ever as sembled. Interest in this kind of work is very intense in this county-the farm CTS being awakened, as never before to the value of scientific agriculture Hav- ing practiced it of late. they have come to realize it's importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

Jasper feels highly honored over the appointment made by General Harrison of Miss Capernia Musgrove of this city as sponsor for Alabama at the Confed- crate reunion. Miss Musgrove is a daugh- ter of the late Captain Musgroves of Walker, one of the bravest soldiers who ever drew a sword in defense of the Confederacy. She Is sister of Mr.zL. B. Musgrove. Az maid of honor Miss Mus grove has appointed another popular Jas per young lady, Miss Francella Haley, who is also a daughter of the Confed- eracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

w. c. Davis, solicitor of this circuit and prominent attorney of Jasper, has written an open letter to Congressman Hobson in answer to his circular letter in defense of his now famous speech on the Brownsville bill and closes with a challenge for a joint debate with the congressman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

Jaspers public school funds being ex- hausted, the board of education finds it necessary to impose tuition fees for the last two months of the school year. This is but another illustration of the made quacy of public school appropriations in Alabama. Last school year funds were obtained from the dispensary and that was abolished without providing a sub stitute supporting fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

The new schedule on the Northern Ala bama and Southern, which goes into eff feet tomorrow, gives Jasper double daily service to Parrish and another train into Birmingham. This makes IA daily pas senger trains between Jasper and Bir- mingham-equal to a trolley system.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
Hot Shot from ohaIdia.

The president of Panama has cabled
to William Nelson Cromwell a mes
sage, in which he says: II have re.
formed my belief regarding the re-
speciality Of members of the Amer
lean congress. Among them are liars
indecent and ignorant to a superla,
tive degree"
OF course, this is proof positive that
Panama affairs are conducted on a ba.
sis of irreproachable honesty, and that
no concession or graft has been en-
gineered in any way but openly and
above board. Incidentally, the Ian.
guage of the Panama executive may
indicate the aso why u admins
tration may prefer him to the more
courteous, if less pliable, Amador and
Arias.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
GOOD STORY TO POINT MORAL
Told by Rabbi k~rauskopf, Who Be-
IieVes in Divorce.

rabbi Joseph K~rauskopf, our elo-
quent preacher" said a Philadelphia,
secs good rather than evil in the fire.
quency of American divorce. He sees
in it a sign that American wives will
not endure the treatment that Eu-
ropean wives put up with. He sees in
it a promise that the married men of
the future will live better.
Discussing the divorce question the
other day, he told me that they who
perceived only evil in it reminded him,
in their illogical and confused view.
point, of a little boy with whom he
once took a stroll.
Gas they strolled, they passed the
young girls of a ne%ighboring boarding
school out or their daily walk. The
girls moved in military formation, two
by two. In front were the youngest, ir
skirts to their knees. Next came the
older ones, in the order of their ages
their skirts frightening with theil
years. And in the rear came the old
est of all, the young ladies, whose
skirts hid even their boots.
"The little boy looked at the girls
Then he frowned and said:
why is it that their legs grow
shorter as they grow bigger"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
RAILROADS WIN
GREAT VICTORY
MISSOURI LOW RATES KNOCKED
OUT BY FEDERAL COURT
AT KANSAS CITY.
JUDGE MCPHERSON DECIDES
Passenger and Freight Statutes De-
clared NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Roads Are Little or
Nothing.

Kansas City, Mo.-A notable de-
cision in favor of the railroads
was handed down today by Judge Nc
Pherson of the United States district
court in the two-cent fare and maxi
mum freight rate cases, Involving Is
Missouri lines. The railroads contend
ed that the rates fixed by the statutes
of the state were not remunerative
but confiscatory and that the enforce
ment of the statutes be enjoined. The
state brought proceedings to have them
enforced.
"The question" said Judge McPher-
son in his decision, lis whether the
traffic wholly within the state of Mis-
souri,, generally referred to in the evil
dence as local traffic, can be carried
under the freight rate statute of 1907
and the passenger fare statute of 1907
at such profit as will give a reasonable
return after paying expenses upon the
investment or whether such traffic is
carried at aNloss or less than such
reasonable profit. y y The court
has reached the conclusion that upon
this question the statutory rates fixed
by either and both statutes are not
remunerative.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
Want Genuine Tariff Revision.

Every step in downward" tariff re,
vision will reduce the cost of life's ne
cessities to actual consumers, That is
why the American west is a unit for
genuine tariff revision. The prosperity
Of the American west Is based on real
values.
The American east-where high
tariff propagandists hold baronial
court-owes much Of it's surplus
wealth to this perversion of the doc
trine Of protection. The, casts aggre-
cations Of capital are honeycombed
with paper values. Watered stocks
are it's favorite taxing weapon.
Real tariff reform takes account OF
real values.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
WHAT A FORMER OREGON
FARMER THINKS OF WEST
ERIN CANADA.

Albert Nelson left Benton Co., Ore
gon, in Sept, 1904, for the great
Canadian prairies. To quote from his
letter: II was greatly surprised to
find such an immense stretch of rich
virgin prairie still almost unoccupied
in the very heart of North America.
The splendid crops of oats, wheat, bar
ley, potatoes and hay l beheld in the
settlements made me very eager for a
piece of this rich soil, and / soon To-
Gated in the Goose Lake country. We
have here a great stretch of the rich,
deep clay loan of the Saskatchewan
a soil heavy and hard to break, but
particularly well adapted for the re-
tention of moisture and production Of
the bright No. 1 hard wheat, and
great crops of oats, barley, flax and po-
tatoes. l had 60 bushels Of oats,
weighing AL lb. to the bushel, per
acre. Some of my neighbors had still
greater yields. Wheat yielded from 20
to 80 bushels per acre. We have all
done well here, and / could name
MANY AuASlISdlS WIZ NdAhC hOAO WIN
means to go ahead, who have done
big already. For homesteads n has
to go further west, but the best prai-
rie can be bought here for from $1,000
to $500 per acre. The climate is
dry and healthy. This is The regular
Saskatchewan fall weather - frosty
nights, and bright, sunny days-ideal
for t%hreshing and hauling out of
wheat. The trails are dusty, as thou
sands of wheat teams are moving
towards the elevators.
1.-THE sight of it makes one stop and
wonder what it will be in a few years
when the immense prairies get under
cultivation. Heavy snowfall is the
exception here. Snow generally falls
in December and goes off in March.
1t sometimes gets very cold, but the
Saskatchewan farmer does not fear
the cold. Winter is his season of
rest. The first or second crop he
builds a comfortable house for him.
self, and warm stables for his horses.
He need not, like some, be poking
about in the mud all winter attending
a few beasts for a livelihood"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
State Fixes Valuation.

1.-THE valuation of the roads has
been fixed by the court as shown by
the findings of fact. The entire state
and interstate earnings of each Of the
roads within the state is known and
fixed to a certainty. The expenses
are known and fixed. To apportion
these expenses, must be done accord
ing to one Of the two tehories, and
the correct theory is that according
to revenue. One theory or other must
be applied to both freight and passen.
ger expenses, and the court should
not adopt the one thory as to part,
and the other theory as to another.
The one theory is helpful to the n
side, and the other theory helpful to
the other side, the one theory to the
one side in freight, and the other
theory to the other side in passenger.
But an arbitrary splitting Of theories
is illogical and unfair, and can not be
recognized. The court has adopted
the revenue theory because a great
number Of the best railroad experts
Of the country, against a very limited
number to the contrary have SO testi-
fed. Every court that has ever had
! this question before it in so far as /
am advised by the briefs of counsel
and my W independent ~investiga-
ton has so held in the cases. .
of the supreme court Of the United
States; in the two cases, by two cir
cult judges Of this circuit; by three
district judges Of this circuit and
by the supreme court of Florida, State
VS.. Atlantic Coast Line. And Beale
& Wyman on Railroad Rates Regula-
ton announces such as being the cor
rest rule. The values of the property
within the state have been fixed by
the court. The entire earnings with
in the state, interstate and state,
freight, passenger, and miscellaneous
Of each, have been fixed. The entire
expense is known, including the extra
cost of each. To ascertain whether
the result is a profit, and If 30 what
per cent, or a loss, is but a problem
of primary arithmetic, as is shown by
Judge Van Devanter in Arkansas rate
cases. There are other methods equal
ly simple, the resultant figures OF
course being the same.
evidence is before the court tend
ing to show that a large number Of
men have been discharged from the
service Of the railroad companies by
reason Of the reduction Of rates. Ant
this fact is urged as one element thar
should be considered. 1t is true tina
before interest can be paid on the
bonded debts, that operating expenses
including labor, and materials, large
ly made up from labor, must be paid
And as of course all Of these inelud
ing interest must be paid before divi
dend checks are issued. The statei
should and usually do attempt to leg
islate in the interest Of laboring men
And il the legislation under consider
alton is hostile to their interests, tn
legislature, and not the courts, hav'
the responsibility.