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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
OPINION DIVIDED
 ON EXTRA SESSION Majority However Seem to
 Favor Plan COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Will Probably Be Urged If Legislature Is caIIed-Sheriff Hood Takes a Look at the City Under
 Prohibition Regime.
By HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, February 22.-(Special) Gov. B. B. Conner did not get back to the capitol today and there was nothing new for the gossips to feed on with re- gard to the extra session, and the prob able outcome of the laws that are in the balance. Montgomery Is divided on the question of an extra session. Many who would like to see more business, want one, believing that trade will be helped. while others fear it, believing that further legislation may hurt trade.
 It may be said with truth, however, that the majority favor the session. Prohibitionists believe that the law Is not what 1t ought to be, and whisky men say it cannot be much worse. So the two are agreed that a meeting of the solons will not be bad. School men think that the laws are not as full as they might be and it is thought that a number of other matters might have attention to great benefit. The impress sion is that if a session is called it will have almost as much business as reg ular meeting.
 Compulsory Education.
 If a meeting of the solons is called one of the laws asked will be for com pulsory education. An attempt was made to pass an act to this effect at the last assemblies but 1t was killed off by the black belt members on account of the negroes, whom they feared would swamp the schools. Senator Herbert Reynolds made a great record in his fight for the measure, having the sup port of the governor and other leading men.
 A bill for competent county superin- tendence will also be pushed. This idea was also lost the last time as a result of the good fight made against it by MT. Pitts of Dallas and others in the black belt. Officers of the educational department and school men as a whole, who feel the need of good oversight. are behind the movement and will see that it has a showing. This, like com pulsory education has the indorsement of Governor Conner, who has ever been a friend of the schools.
 And then there are the demands al- ready known to be a part of any call, notably Greater Birmingham bill.
 Dave In Good Humor.
 c. Grosvenor Dave, who has left the secretaryship of the Commercial club of Montgomery to take the manage ment of the Southern Commercial con gress came to the Washington birth day banquet of the local club to bid the members farewell. He thinks the prospects for the south through the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Local Cotton Markets

Meats. Rib bellies, $9.75Q 1925. D. S. Clear bellies, $10@10.45. D. S. Short Ribs, $9 40. D. s. fat backs, $S.75. Smoked clear bellies, Il hc; fancy, 13c.
 Hams. smoked, II E @12hc; Califor- mia, Shc.
 Bacon, fancy, 17hc; medium, 15c. Lard, leaf, 10$c; compound, sac. Pork loins. 12c; spare ribs, Sc. Ham butts, 10hc; Boston butts, 10c. Brains, Sc; beef flyers, 6c Pork sausage, Shc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
GARNER'S RAPID FIRE
 QUESTIONS SEVERELY
 TEST SHARP'S NERVE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Fruit and Produce.

(Corrected daily by Douglass Bros.) Apples-Baldwln per bbl, s5.75Q6. Oranges-F'lorida per box. $2.75. Oranges-Callfornia navel S3.25. Lemons-Fancy new crop, crate, $3.7 5. rapefruit-F'lorida, per crate. $3.25. Tangerines-Double stamp, per box, $494.50. / Pineapples-Florida per crate, $3.5O. Limes-Per hundred, $1.26.
 Cranberries-Cape Cod, per box, S3.75; Potatoes-Irish, per bu, s1.1O; sweet, per bu., S5c.
 Danish Cabba ge-Per lb. Sc.
 Cabbage-New southern, per crate, Onions-Red Globe. per lb. 2zc. Celery-California per crate, $5.5oQ G. per dozen. soc.
 ISutaba Per ID. 1Ac.
 Cocoanuts-Per 100. s4.50.
 Peanuts-Hand picked. 6 l2c.
 Eggs-Fresh country. per dozen, 22c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23

Hillman Hotel ..........100 ., Loveman. Joseph & Loeb.
 common 40 50 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb,
 preferred ................10 110 North B'ham Land Co...... 20 80 Woodward Con. Co.........100 =. W'dward c. Go. 2d mtg. bds 100 IDA
 Banks and Trust Companies. Ala. Trust & Say. Co.......125 150 Am. Trust & Say. Bank ....165 1S0 B'ham Trust & Saw Co.,. 205 220 Citizens Say. Bk.&Trust Co. g. .. Commercial State Bank -. Q. 100 First National Bank stock. .220 250 Jefferson County Say. Blk. .220 250 Peoples Say. Blk. .&Trust Co.125 150 Traders National Bank 110 118
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
Flour, Meal and Feedstufr.

Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Co., Flour-Fancy patents, S7; Nellie King, s6.25; second patents, $6.
 Meal-Satinette, S4c a bushel; 96-lb bags, $1.65. Corn-Kiln- dried, No. ? mixed 85c. Oats-No. 2 mixed, 65c; No. B. sec white clip roc: Texas. 75c.
 Pure wheat bran. ton, $29. Cotton seed feed meal. SPA; prime
 Corn chops, 80 pounds, SIPS.
 Shorts-Ton, ,$32.
 Hulls-S0-lbs, c. S., 80; 100 lbs. c. s.. S9.00.
 Hay-Choice Timothy, s2O; No. 1, Timothy, $19 Johnson grass, $14; clover. mixed, SIS; cho oice green alfalfa.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Like Montana Horses.

The fame of Montana horses as
drivers and roadsters has spread as
far as New York city. Pat Powers, a
horse fancier of the metropolis, who
owns and conducts a fashionable
boarding stable in connection with
his hack bust. S. recently visited the
c. x. Larrabee ranch in the upper
Ruby valley, known as Brook Nook
ranch, where he purchased fifteen
head of drivers, among them the mare
Alma, who captured three first prizes
and the grand championship prize Of
fered for the most perfect horse. Mr..
Powers gave $1,000 for the mar and
$500 more for the gelding to drive
with her. The animals were loaded
into a Palace car at Alder and started
eastward recently.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
HANGMAN MEETS
MYSTERIOUS end
Man Who Executed Haymarket
Rioters HOunded to Lonely
Death by Anarchists.
ODD CHAIN OF FATALITIES

Mason City, Iowa, June 19.-Hound.
ed for seventeen years by the repeat
ed death threats of anarchists from
every part Of the civilized world, Wis.,
tied at last by the same chastity fatal.
ty that has inflicted a like mysterious
end in the same vicinity upon two Of
his fellow officers of the notorious
Haymarket riots a year ago, D. w.
Nickerson, formerly a resident of Chi
cago, the man who hanged the Hay
market rioters, was found dead near
here in his country home.
The inquest, which the son of the
dead man demanded, revealed cir
cumstances no different from those
which attended the death of his two
fellow officers in this same county
three years ago. After making tests
for the most virulent and elusive poi
sons known to science, the ron re-
turned for a third time in this remark
able chain OF condolences the verdict
of death by %apopleXy.
At the time of the Haymarket riots
where Nickerson as deputy sheriff
was the eXecutiOner, S. F. Hanchett
was the sheriff, and w. H. Gleason
the chief clerk Of Cook county. All
Of these men had country homes in
Floyd county. Iowa, where Nickerson
died. Both of the other men were
found dead within three days of each
other, and the coroner returned the
same verdict of apoplexy.
Nickerson left Chicago in 1892 for
he West. He was already the object
of hundreds of threatening letters on
account of his work the year before.
He bought a home in Floyd county
and struggled there 10 lose his men,
cries and evade the persecution of
the anarchists.
On the evening prior to his death
lie had read his paper and at about 8
o'clock retired. At $50 o'clock next
morning Charles Miles went to his
room and found him dead.
Mr.. Nickerson was a genial, affable
nan and made friends of the entire
community.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
RATE DISCRIMINATION CHARGED.
ouIuth's Complaint Is sifted by North
Dakota Railway Board

Jamestown. n. D., June 20.-A spe-
Cial meeting of the railroad commits
FiCiners was held here to consider the
alleged discrimination in the rates on
tie shipment of grain in the southern
Iart of the state to the Minnesota
markets, it being asserted that Du-
luth was at a disadvantage over Min
%noapolis. The rate to MINNEAPOLIS
from some points is said to have
been 2 cents a bushel less than the
rate to Duluth. It is not known what
action the commissioners will take in
the matter.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Knock Out Saloons.

The board of county commissioners
of Beaverhead county, after spending
two days hearing protests for and
against saloons established along the
route of the new Gilmore & Pittsburg
railroad. south of Dillon, ordered all
saloon licenses in that section of the
county revoked. The board figures
that if saloons are permitted in the
vicinity of the grading camps they
will cost the county not less than
$4,000 during the year for prosecu-
tons in the district court of men who
commit crimes while they are intoxi.
Gated.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
OFFICER DEFIEs JUDGE.
La Crosse Commissioner of Public
Works Goes to Jail.

La Crosse. Wis, June 19.-Ignoring
orders and injunctions OF the court
seeking to compel him to pay a judg-
ment secured by a grocer for 500,
Commissioner of Public Works Fred
Schnell was yesterday served with a
commitment for contempt and was
placed in Jail by order Of Judge E. c..
Raymond. Schnell refused to pay a
former judgment five years ago, and
when the case was outlawed new &C.
ton was started and has been press
ed until the arrest and imprisonment
of the city official yesterday. Schnell
turned over his salary to his wife,
disregarding the injunction of the
court. and refused to recognize the
receiver named by the judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Soldier Kills Self.

Disappointed because of the dark
future he thought life held in store for
him, Private Morris New of Company
I, Sixth regiment, committed suicide
just outside of Fort Missoula. News
body was found lying across the
tracks of the Bitter Root branch road.
Beside him was a bottle which had
contained poison.
The post surgeon gave orders for
the removal Of the body and the re-
mains were accorded a military
burial. 1t is said that New had told
his fellow soldiers that he didn't see
any hope for a future.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
MRS. KAUFMAN
IS FINED $500
Jury Returns Verdict of Assault
and Battery Against Sioux
Falls Woman.
ACCUSED OF KILLING SERVANT

F1andreau, S. d.. June 2O.-The jury
In the case of the state against Mrs.
Moses Kaufman, wife of a wealthy
brewer of Sioux Falls, for the murder
of her servant girl, Agnes Polreis, re-
turned a verdict of guilty of assault
and battery.
Immediately thereafter F. r. Al
gems, attorney for Mrs. Kaufman
made a plea for leniency for his client,
asserting that she had already been
punished enough. Judge Rice there
upon fined Mrs. Kaufman 500.
The penalty for assault and battery
In this state is a Jail sentence not
exceeding thirty days or a fine of from
IS to 500.
Defense Disappointed.
The defense has won it's long fight
% keep Mrs. Kaufman from serving
any time in any kind of a cell, but it
wanted an acquittal, and the disap-
EOintment Of the kaufmanns was
shown when the husband Of the de-
PENDANT hung his head upon the read
ing Of the verdict. Mrs. Kaufman
displayed no emotion whatever.
With the charge made by the court
the jury could have found the accused
guilty of either murder in the first
or second degree, or m~anslaughter in
the first or second degree, or assault
and battery.
Tried Three Times.
The case has been in the courts
three years, and the trial just closed
was the third m The jury in the
first trial disagreed. The second trial
resulted in a verdict Of manslaughter
in the second degree, but this deci-
sion was reversed and a new trial or
lcred.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Using Big Stack.

The biggest smokestack in the
world, at the Boston & Montana
smelter at Great Falls. has been put
into use for the first time. The chin
ney is SOC feet high. rs feet in dame
1t has been under construction for
two years, and, together with an i'm
mense lue, is designed to save the
mineral and acids that have hereto
fore been carried away in the smoke.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
All Found Satisfactory.

Gov. Edwin l.. Norris, Secretary Of
State A. N. Yoder and Attorney Gen.
eral A. ]. Galen, the board of examin-
ers, have inspected the state univer.
sity, penitentiary and school for the
deaf and blind. All were found in
very satisfactory condition.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
MONTANA NEWS
NORMAL

Helena Educator ForcefuIIy Delivers
the BaccaIaureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon for the
Montana state normal college at Dillon
was preached at the large new assem-.
bly, hall Of the college by Rev. C. w.
Tenney, president of the Montana
Wesleyan university at Helena. The
college students, visitors to Dillon and
citizens of the city almost filled the
hall, which has a seating capacity Of
more than GOO people. The sermon
one of the best heard there in
years.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
ROBBERS TO PLEAD GUILTY..
Grand Larceny Charge Against New
Ulm Bandits,

New Tim, Mimi, June 20. - The
three robbers who entered the North
Western depot in this city were ar
Iaigned before Justice Ernst Brandt,
charged with the crime. They gave
their correct names as William R.
Nichols of Marshall, Mimi, and Floyd
Bertrand and Harry Bertrand of Min
neapolis.
Having practically confessed the
crime they waived examinations and
were bound over to the action of the
district court.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
CASHIER ALONE is TO BLAME.
iowa Bank Officials E%xonerated and
Real Criminal Is a Fuqitive.

A. Burnap, the expert accountant who
has been engaged in going over the
books of the defunct Corwith bank,
has made his report and exonerates
the bank officials from any part in the
crooked transactions and the entire
blame falls on Cashier John Stand
tice.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
LIGHTNING Kills Man.

A report reached Billings to the ef-
feet that a man whose name could
not be learned was killed by lightning
recently while riding near Acton, a
station on the Billings & Northern,
thirty-five miles northwest of Bill
ings. The horse also vas killed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Improving the Home.

This year $500 is to be expended
In buildings and improvements at the
state orphans home at Twin Bridges.
A barn is to be erected in the nursery
building completed and so feet of &C.
ment sidewalk laid. Gould & Som
mers, local contractors, have been
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02

Eany Subjects Postponed Till Next
Special Legislative Session.

Madison. Wis. June 2O.-The forty.
ninth session of the Wisconsin legis-
lature adjourned sine die after a five
month session. Action on a number
CT important subjects was postponed
till next winter, when a special session
is to be called.
The last act of Gov. Davidson be-
fore adjournment was to veto the
teachers compulsory pension bill. His
action vas sustained by both houses
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
Brakeman Meets Death.

While trying to board a moving
train at Elliston Edward Sawl, a
Northern Pacific workman, fell under
the trucks and was so badly injured
that he died while being rushed to the
hospital at MiSsOula.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
New Savoy Hotel Opened.

The new Savoy hotel opened at Mis-.
soula last week. The hotel is five
stories high and has 100 rooms. 1t is
one of the most costly and elaborate
obstetrics in the Northwest.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
ACID TEST FOR DIVORCES.
District Attorneys Appointed to lnves.
tigate Case Of Discomfort,

La Crosse, Wis, June 19.-Comply,
ing with a new law for the investiga.
ton of divorce cases, Circuit Judge
E. G. Higbee has appointed the dis.
trict attorneys in all counties in the
Sixth judicial district to act in these
cases. Hereafter certain days will be
reserved for the consideration Of di.
vorces.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
EXPLOSION KILLS WOMAN
Uses Kerosene HurriedIy to Start
Fire and 1t Exp!odes,

Hudson. Iowa. June 19.-Mrs. Emile
Dam, who was fatally burned yester-
day when the kerosene she was using
to start a fire hastily, exploded and
set fire to her dress. died yesterday
morning. Mrs. Dam was badly burn
ed about the head. arms and neck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
A Liberal Allowance.

Husband-YOu never kiss me tx.
cept when you want some money.
Wife-Well, isn't that often enough?
Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
DEN MARK,

Complete returns as to the election
of members Of the folketing show that
the report I gave last week, as to the
result. is essentially correct-namely,
that the people gave no definite or
positive answer as to the principal is
sue, the national defense. OF the ia
members elected. only As are commit
ted to Premier Neorgaard'S plan of
defense. hut % others have declared
in favor of the proposition in general.
but may rot approve any plan salts
factory to the government. The eX-
IRENE Radicals and Socialists. who
are absolutely opposed to all forms of
defense, make up a total of 50, and
there are II Free LanCes," who are
not pledged to any party.
One significant feature of the cleo.
ton was the large gain made by the
party of the right. the ultra-conserva-
tive, which will have 20 members in
the new foiket;ng, as against II in
the old. 1t is apparent from this out
line that Premier Neergaard and his
government forces will have a diff
cult task to put through the next rigs
dag any plan suitable to them. They
suffered. il reality. a defeat.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
in THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gkanings of Important Ne,us Of Norway, S.ueden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
By MARTIN w. ODLAND.
By MARTIN w. L A

The new water works at Uddevalla
is now completed and is in service.
The system cost about 49, 900 crowns
and was put in under the directions of
City Engineer A. H. Lindeberg.
Queen Victoria has been spending
some time at Karlsruhe, where the
climate seems to agree with her. The
health of the queen is considerably
better now than earlier in the season.
At Sundvall weather observations
indicate that spring is later this year
than any season since 1867. In many
places in the vicinity the spring work
in the fields was not commenced until
in June.
Lektor P. P. Waldenstrom, the
head of the Mission Church Of
Sweden, is i'll and will be compelled
10 take a long rest. He broke down
during a church conference held at
Dresden recently.
Stockholm is making a big bid for
the Olympian games in 1912. The in
ternational committee has just held a
meeting at Berlin to consider a place
and the Swedish members were in
hopes of winning the coveted honor.
The duke of Smaland has started a
fund for the assistance of poor
parents who wish to educate their
children. 1t is to be known as the
Duke of Smaland fund. The duke is
a young man and his act has won for
him much praise.
hi Russian vice counsel, A. Han
son, and his wife, have donated to the
city of Helsingborg three estates val
ued at 254,000 w The income is
TO be used as a fund for the help Of
needy servant girls, and also for the
Identification of the city.
The new rector at the Goteborg
high school is Prof. L. Stavenow. who
succeeds Prof. Johan Vising. Rector
stavenow was born in Stockholm in
1864, and a. educated at Upsala,
where be later held the position of
decent. Since 1895 he has been pro-
tessor of history and civics in the
high school at Goteborg.
a new measure has passed the riks.
dag, having for its object the encour-
agenent of the return of Swedish
Americans to Sweden. The measure
provides that any n having been a
resident of a foreign country for eight
years shall be excused from military
service. This, it is thought, will have
weight with many who are half-in-
clined to return to the mother coun-
try.
The state department has granted
aid for the erection of tuberculosis
santoriams in the city of Gefe, where
a building to accommodate forty beds
is being erected; also at Orebro for a
twenty-ive-bed sanatorium; and at
Norrby for a twenty-ive-bed sana-
forum. The fight against the disease
is becoming better organized every
year, and new sanatOriums are in pro-
cess of erection in many places.
The Society of Colonial Wars in the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania has
recently unveiled a memorial tablet
in commemoration of the Swedish col
cny of 1858 On the Delaware river.
The society offered the city of Stock
holm a bronze replica of the tablet,
which gift the city authorities accept
ed with thanks. 1t was decided to
give it a position or the Bergstrahl-
ska house. one of the city's public
buildings.
DENMARK.
Complete returns as to the election
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
GOES TO CLAIM ESTATE.
Bachmann Of lie Sueur WiIIed $4,000
by Old World Relative.

lie Sueur, Mimi. June 10. Jacob
Bachmann, a prosperous merchant Of
LIE Sueur will leave next week for
Switzerland to settle up the estate Of
his uncle. DR.. c. E. Swiningson, a
dentist of Berne, who died recently
at al advanced age, leaving a large
estate, some $4,000 of which is kill.
ed to Mr.. Bachmann.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
SWEDEN.

The royal family now numbers
eighteen members since the birth of
the new prince. This is the number
of the Swedish academy.
i
Crown Princess Margaret is taking
singing lessons of Madame Thekla
Hofer. Her voice is a very strong
mezzo-soprano, and when fully devel-
oped will win her a place among the
noted singers OF the day.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-07-02
NORWAY.

Ragnvald Moe of the University Of
Chrlstiania has been appointed sec.
rotary of the Nobel committee, his
service to begin Jan. 1, 1910.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-09
New Lamp for Mines.

A new lamp for use in mines has
recently been invented. The lamp is
placed within a large glass globe.
which is alright. Between the lamp
and the globe pure air is inclosed,
and when the lamp is lighted. the air
is expanded by the heat In case the
lamp should be SO injured as to ex-
pose the incandescent filament to the
gases In the mine. the compressed air
between the two globes Is driven into
the broken lamp before the air of the
mine can enter. The influx of COM
pressed air extinguishes the lamp be-
fore the explosive air of the mine is
able to reach it. The lamp is fed by
a single-cell storage battery. which Is
inclosed in celluloid case. 1t will
burn for IL hours on single charge.
and gives light of between one and
two candle-poweS
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-09
WHAT IS PAINT?

The paint on house is the extreme
outside of the house. The wood is
simply structural under layer. That
Is as 1t should be. Unprotected wood
will not well Withstand weather But
paint made of pure white lead and
linseed oil is an invulnerable armor
against sun and rain. heat and cold.
Such paint protects and preserves.
fortifying the perishable wood with a
complete metallic casing.
And the outside Of the house is the
looks of the house. A well-construct-
ed building may be greatly depre-
ciated by lack of painting or by poor
painting.
National Lead Company have made
1t possible for every building owner
to be absolutely sure of pure white
lead paint before applying. They do
this by putting upon every package
Of their white lead their Dutch Boy
Painter trademark. That trademark
II a complete guarantee.