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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
s,. w,u write About Americans

N.w Work. December 4.--Mrs. IT. F. O'Connor. the American wife of the irisn parliamentarian and editor, arrived here today by the steamer Minneapolis to write a hook about Americans and the country they live in. Mrs. O'Connor, though born in Texas. has lived in England for the last 26 years She said today she saw nothing unusual in an American writing nt,n,,t Americans seen through English glasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
New York Must Be NoiseIe.s

New York, December 4.-Poiice Commits sioner Cropsey has decreed that New York must be noiseless town, and to- day issued an order for the police to put ''hush' on fiat-wheeled trolley cars, ncw-fangled auto-horns, and other dis turbers of the citys peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
Conference on TubercuIosi.

Richmond, Va, December 4.-Vir- ginia's first state conference on tuber- culosis was held here yesterday Repre- sentatives of every tuberculosis league in the state, delegates from a number Of municipalities and represen- tatiyes of boards, of supervisors of a number of counties are in session with tuberculosis experts for a two-davs. discussion of the anti-white plague problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
SEABOARD TRAINS Enter New Pennsylvania Rail- road Station, New
 York City

Effective November 27. Only line to east operating electric-lighted observa- tion and drawing room sleeping cars.
 11-6-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
FEMALE HELP
FOUND

FOTND-Pair bay mare miies. Owner can get same by identifying and pay
 ing for notice and feed bill Call Peo- plcs SOL Bell 14o9 12-4-3t
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NOTARY PUBLIC

NOTARY PUBLIC-Deposition taken, copying done, conveyances drawn
 w. A. Lester, 2127 3d avenue. 10-17-mo-we-fr-tf
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Hetory fol

Question 5-How do
 suit of the last election victory for the progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
REAL

FOR SALE. 40 acres in original Timber 91s tcM of city, $500; terms to suit. 160-acre farm in Morgan county; ,s black and red land, one-quarter mile Danville; cheap for cash Corner lot on railroad, 80 feet by 12Ox2Ox 137 feet, for sl25 cash; lies high and dry on A., B. & A. R. R. at Povderly. House and lot at Powderly, : Q; t3rms
 l.. G. PETTYJOHN Phones ll0l and 465 18251s Sd Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05
FOR RENT-ROOMS

FOR RENTING nice rooms, private
 family: with or without meals; near Five Points. References. D-13, care
 Age-Herald 11-27-5t-su-mo-sa-su -sa -su-mo
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FOR RENT-Beautiful rooT, furnished complete; new, modern hruse' near business center: furnace heat, hot
 baths: references required. Phone.
 Main 4712. L-4-li
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MONEY TO LEND

MONEY loan salaried people. women
 keeping house and others without se- curity; cheapest rates; easiest pay ments; offices in 66 principal cities;
 save yourself money by getting my terms first D. H. Holman, room 401 Farley building. lilly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms, one unfurnished, board if desired. 6lo North
 22d street l@-4-zC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05

FOR RENI-Lovely front room, beauti- fully furnished. all conveniences. Ap-
 Di,- eos N 9oth st 12-4- II
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TOR RENTING rooms for light house. lreening 1o13 Avenue F. 12-4-3i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-05

FOR RENT-A furnished room, all mod
 ern conveniences. Apply to 1912 6th
 avenue or call Bell phone 2o56. 12-4-3t
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
Railroad Employees Pensioned.

New York.-Some 800 employees of
the New York Central railroad and its
animated lines were retired from act
i've service by the new pension order
which became effective Monday. The
order requires that all employees who
attain or have attained the age of sew
enty years. in the service of the road
shall be retired, and those who have
been ten years continuously in the
retirement, shall be pensioned. The
service Immediately preceding their
new plan means that about $685.
900 will te distributed annually
among the old employees of the road
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

According to the report of the Cen
sus Bureau the tendency of municipal
ownership shows itself in some direc-
tions. OF 15S cities. 116 own and op-
crate their own water plants. Only
seventy-six own their own market.
places.
President Taft went to New York
City on the 30th ult. to witness the
wedding of his niece, Miss Louise
Taft, to George II. Snowden, took din.
ner with his brother, spent the even
ing at the theater and whirled back
to Washington again on the midnight
train.
lawyer at Pau. France. engaged in
settling an estate, gent a $500 Confed-
crate bond to the treasury depart
ment at Washington for redemption
He had been told that such bonds
were worthless on account of their
age, but expressed astonishment. as
the government had always met its
obligations. The difference between
Confederate bonds and United States
bonds was explained to him.
General Bell, chief of staff of the
army, has issued circular setting
forth the occasion on which officers
and enlisted men are required to stand
at attention when the Star Spangled
Banner" is played. The first is when
the air is played by band on a for
NAL occasion. other than retreat, at
any place where persons belonging to
the military service are present in
their official capacity, in which case
officers and enlisted men stand at
attention throughout the playing of the
air. The second is when the flag is
lowered at retreat and aboard trans
port when the flag is hoisted at guard
mounting.
President Taft has made it plain
that he intends to bring to bear all the
influence at his command to secure
legislation at this session which will
enable the reclamation service to
hasten completion of big government
irrigation projects under way, but
which cannot be finished for many
years to come unless additional re-
sources are made available, including
projects like the Gunnison in Colo
RADIO. Sun river in Montana, Shoshone
in Wyoming, and others. He favors
the Borah bill to issue $50. .0O0, 900 in
irrigation bonds, but is willing to ac-
cept anv measure that will accomplish
the purpose.
If the 1oS largest cities of the
United States were to merge them
selves into one great corporation, they
would need working capital of 81,
250.0e0.o0O. The Census Bureau has
made an elaborate investigation OIL
what 1t costs to run our municipalities
and how the money is spent, and who
gets 1t. To maintain the departments
OF city government is thirty-six per
cent, of the total cost. During 1871
the 15S cities enumerated collected
nearly s6oc,O0O.0oO in their own reve
nues and then borrowed more than
s40o.o0o.0oO for improvements.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.

or Christmas mail 4,1G6 sacks were
brought to America from Europe by
the liner Teutonic.
The only brother of Pope Plus X
and his two sisters celebrated New
Years day with him at the Vatican.
The whole Turkish Cabinet resigned
December 2Sth, following the resigna-
ton of Hilmi Pasha, the grand vizier.
Andrew Carnegie slipped on an icy
spot while walking around the reser-
voir in Central Park. New York, few
days since and suffered a painful in
jury to his left knee.
In an official investigation of the
city prison, known as the ''stockade," "
at Atlanta. Ca, c..arges were made
that white women were hung up on
che wall of cell room as though cru
Gifted with extended arms, and that
at least one attempt was made to
whip woman.
The Non-Conformist Anti-Socialist
Union of Great Britain has been or
ganized in London to fight socialism
in all its FORMS 1t will try to prevent
the use of churches and school rooms
for holding political meetings.
Because he could not remember
part of his address, which he was to
deliver at banquet on New Years
day at Georgetown. KY, Judge John
C. vows, 32 years old. shot and killed
himself. Judge vows was one of the
best known members of the Kentucky
bar and well known as an after-dinner
speak,
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
To Look for Bradley Land.

New York.-Just to satisfy his own
curiosity as to whether there is any
Bradley Land in the Arctic sea, John
r. Bradley. financial hacker of DIR.
Frederick Polar expedition. has de-
cided to spend 100000 for an expedi-
tion to locate the vast area which the
Brooklyn physician reported he had
discovered and named for his benefit
Captain Otto Sverdrup. Norwegian
explorer. has been asked to head the
expedition. which will start from St
Johns. N. F., early in July.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06

AS in almost every other phase OF
achievement Colorado established not
able weather records in 1909. Espe-
cially in the amount of rainfall was
the state prominent for exceptional ac-
-complishment The precipitation for
1909. as reported by the weather Du-
ireau at Denver. was 22.96 inches in
comparison with 1896 inches during
the preceding year. The rainfall was
pretty evenly distributed throughout
the state. although some sections got
more than Denver.
Theodore De Land. assistant secre-
cary of the Boston Board of Trade.
has been rendered the position of sec.
retary of the Denver Chamber of Com
lmerce and head of its publicity de-
pnrtment, to succeed w. F. r. Mills,
resigned December 1. De Land has
had charge of publicity work Of simi-
aar character in Chicago and Detroit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06

The dam of the keystone plant Of
the International Harvester Company
in the Rock river at Sterling, Illinois.
was washed out by high water and ice
on the I'd inst, causing loss of 100000
and throwing 1.500 men out of work
Governor Noel has announced the
appointment of Col. James Gordon of
Oklahoma as United States senator
from Mississippi to succeed the late
Senator A. j. McLaurin. The appoint
ment is temporary until the Legisla-
ture can elect a senator for the unex-
pired term and is made with the un-
derstanding that Senator Gordon will
not be candidate for this term.
Charges that some physicians in
Philadelphia deliberately prolong the
period of Illness of patients and neg
lect the use of anti-toxin in order to
increase their income, are made by
Dr. Joseph S. Neff, director OF the city
department Of health and charities,
crease in diphtheria for the present
year. while all other preventable dis
eases show a decrease.
Francis j. Heney of San Francisco
has filed formal complaint in his New
York suit against william II. Crocker,
the California millionaire, basing his
action on an open letter bearing Mr..
Crocker's name which appeared in a
New York evening newspaper Decem-
ber 3rd, in which Mr. Crocker defend
ed his action in first supporting Heney
in the San Francisco graft prosecu-
tions and later Withdrawing ais sup
port.
Colonel James Gordon OF Okolona,
Mississippi, who has been named Unit
ed States Senator by Governor Neel
as successor TO TIE late a. j. McI.au-
rim, was one of several Confederate
leaders suspected of being in con-
spiracy with J. wilkes Booth to Kill
President Lincoln. A reward of $lO.-
600 was offered for his arrest. He
later succeeded in satisfying the au-
thorities that he was in no way impll-
Gated in the crime.
Neon, newly-discovered gas, is the,
cause of the aurora borealis. according
to statement made at Boston by DR..
w J. Dudley, head of the department
of chemistry at Vanderbilt University,
before the division of physical and in
organic chemists of the American AS
soeiation for the Advancement OF Sci.
ence. Dr. Dudley showed what he
claimed to be the only sample of
neon now in this country. 1t requires
over 100 tons of air to get pint OF
neon.
Justice Mclean of the Supreme
Court of New York, has signed an or
der making final adjudication of the
S7,000.000 estate of the late DIR. Thorn
as w. Evans, the American dentist of
Paris, who rescued the Empress Eu-
genie from Partisan mob September
9Th, 1871, four days after the battle
Of Sedan. The decision will make it
possible for the city of Philadelphia
to proceed with the erection of the
Thomas w. Evans museum and dental
college. which will be DIR. Evans chief
monument. About S6,000OO0 is now
available.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
WESTERN NEWS.

Snow fell for the first time in six
teen years at Fresno, Calf. on Janu
ary 1st.
A company has been incorporated to
build aeroplanes in Denver and 8
building has been rented for the pur
pose.
1daho's silver production for the
year 1909 was sS.000.Oo0; gold, 81 800,
900; lead. $2.500,000; copper. $1,000
900; lumber. s7.500.000 (estimated).
Mrs. E. ]. Milhan, known throughout
as the Cow girl" died at Ponca City,
Okla, December 30th. from injuries
suffered the day before. She was rid
Ing for a moving picture concern when
her horse fell upon her.
Thomas Waggoner of Fort Worth,
Tex, has given each of his three chill
dren property valued at $2,000,000 as
old, a ranchman, banker and capital
ist. One hundred thousand acres of
land, 10000 head Of cattle and 1000
horses are given to each child.
While there is still prospect for a
$25 tourist rate to Colorado common
points from Chicago next season, 1t is
said that there is no longer hope of
securing cheap homeseeker's rate.
The Western Passenger association
has increased the homeseekers rate
TO $35. the rate having been $50 year
ago.
January /. 1910, was the coolest
New Years day ever officially record
ed at Seattle. Wash. A forty-mile gale
blew all day. tearing vessels from
their anchorage. wrecking summer
houses along the shore OF the sound
and destroying, with the aid of hign
tide. several hundred yards of trestle
in West Seattle.
Governor Shallenberger of Nebras-
ka has sent letter to Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma aoquiescing in the
suggestion of the latter for confer
ence of the governors of Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Kansas to formulate
a policy concerning bank deposits
guaranty laws. which have heen de-
clared invalid in Nebraska and Kan
sas.
The will of Thomas Murdoch of Chi.
cago, late president of Reid. Murdoch
q Co., wholesale grocers, disposes of
an estate estimated at approximately
$4.000.000, of which from S2.000.000 to
$2,500,000 is bequeathed to public in
stitutions. The principal beneficiaries
are the Presbyterian hospital of Chi
cago, the American Sunday School
Union and the Young Mems Christian
Association of Chicago.
ii. E. Huntington made a Christmas
present of substantial raise in wages
to the 2,300 men working on the three
electric lines which he controls in Cal
ifornia. Every motorman and conduc-
tor will receive an increase of from
21b to 5 cents an hour. Those who
have been in the employ of the COM
pany six years or more will receive
30 cents an hour. The lowest wage is
25 cents an hour.
The American fishing schooner,
Charles l. Woodbury., seized april is
last in the Scott Island group off Van
couver island by the government
steamer Kestrel. after a lively chase
and many shots, was declared con-
demned and forfeited to the crown in
the admiralty court at Vancouver on
the goth ult for fishing within the
three-mile limit. There was not
word said about the chase or the shots
In court.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06

In Delta county, more than s4.000.00O
viii be paid Tor the products OF the
dition to the large quantities used for
home consumption, of which no record
has been kept.
The result follows:
Apples. $500 cars ....... s2,250, 900
Peaches, 1000 cars -..... 100000
Small fruits ......... 10000
Fruits of local markets. $4,000
Delta has about 1000 acres bearing
orchards. and some $4,000 acres planted
to young orchards. Land is selling
from $50 to 81. 900
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
Colorado Live Stock Market.

Totals ...... 4,O30.300 s75,207.0O0
The total number OF head handled in
1908 was 4.324.200. having a total value
of S69,4S0,000 There was slight de-
crease in the number of all kinds of
stock, which was more than made up
by the Increase in value. in 1909.
Colorado Dairy Products
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
Colorado Fruit Facts.

Value of fruit crop, 1909.
testimated) ...-.......$ SIS, 900 900
Value of fruit crop. 1908. -. 5000, 900
Acres planted to fruit in state 1860
In Fremont Garfield, Mesa. Delta
and Montrose counties, the highest de-
velopment of apple growing has been
attained. The area to be developed
that to which attention is now being
paid. Is contained in Montrose, La
Plata and Montezuma.
The following figures are given for
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
1909 PROGRESS
Of COLORADO
eTATIsTics SHOW THAT 1T WAS
THE MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR
EVER KNOWN.
IMMENSE PRODUCTION
FARMS POUR OUT FLOOD OF
WEALTH AND EVERY INTER-
EST ADVANCES.

Denver.-The following statistics are
from the New Years edition of the
Denver Republican, presenting care
FULLY prepared estimates in condensed
form
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-01-06
Colorado Sugar Factori

Coiorado's factories. owned by five
companies. follow:
American Beet Sugar Comrany-
Plants located at Rocky Ford, Lamar.
Las Animas.
Holly Sugar Company-Factories at
Holly and Swink.
City.
The Great Western Sugar COMPANY
Eaton, Greeley, Windsor, Fort Collins
Loveland. Longmont. Sterling, Brush.
Fort Morgan.
Western Sugar & Land Company
Grand Junction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
G O NTIN u E D
R o
P A @ E O n E
JOYRIDERS

met was Officer Lally of the Spo-
kane police force, to whom he re-
lated his troubles and asked Lally
to go to the International hotel and
disarm the man who pulled the gun
so that he could recover his ma
chine. Lally replied that he had too
much business on East Sprague ave-
nue. to run after joy riders in ant
other section of the city.
Finally the automobile was
brought hack to the garage by ppe
of the men in the party and turned
over to Sites, but no compensation
was given him for the use of the
machine.
One OF the women in the party
was called Teddy Bear" They Md
not display any permits from Chief
Sullivan permitting the joy ride, bpt
they went just the same. When the
machine was turned over to Tthe
garage there was found on the floor
one woman's gold watch. womaifs
slipper, a few articles Of female
wearing apparel and divers empty
beer bottles that had seen better
days"
No arrests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
GROCERS WAR ON
DEAD BEATS"

Retail grocers Of Spokane last
night resolved to go into politics
and pledge every candidate for rep
resentative to the passage of law
against official dead beats" that
will enable the grocers to attach an
officials wages when the latter re-
fuses to pay his bills.
They further resolved to vote
against any man for public office
who fails or refuses to pay his gro
Gerry bills. 1t was ordered that let
tiers be sent to all heads of depart
ments at the city hall and court
house asking them that the men in
their offices be made to pay their
bills.
There Is no low an the statute
book that permits the grocer to gar
nish the salary Of public official.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
CRIES OF
"SCAB!''
(ey United Press Leaned WIrsy

10y OnIteO FCSSS 600beO "TOz
PORT HURON, Mich. July 10
Cries of "Scab!" greeted the strike
breakers at work on the Grand
Trunk here today, but so far there
have been no disorders and the
strikers are conducting themselves
in an orderly manner. Six hundred
shopmen are idle here and T., 4
have congregated around the yaro5
where the strikebreakers are at
tempting to move the business Of
the road.
Sheriff Wagenset has refused to
swear in company Of Pingertons.
as the railroad requested, to protect
its property. He declares that he Is
able to maintain order. The men
have not yet attempted any vio-
lence. he says. and he will take no
steps to furnish extraordinary pro-
lection unless there is some indica-
ton that 1t is needed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
To
ST, MAR|ES

Chief among the questions dis
cussed at the Tuesday noon lunch
con of the chamber of commerce to-
day was the excursion to st. Maries
tomorrow. The party will leave on
special train from the terminal
station at s a. M, and will take the
boat at Occur d'Alene for the trip
up the "shadowy ST. Joe" The st.
Maries commercial club will act as
a host for the visitors on their az
rival there. In the evening the
party will be entertained at Occur
d'Alene on the return trip. The fare
for the round trip is 1925.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
"MADW0MAN'
KILLS SELF
AND DAUGHER

10y United Press Leased Wire.)
MILES CITY, Mont, July 49,
Mrs. Helen Philbrick, an authoress
known as 1.-THE Mad Woman of the
Rockies" killed her 11-year-old
daughter, Faith, and then commit
ted suicide, according to messages
received here today from Rosebud
Creek.
Mrs. PhiIbrick, who is alleged to
have been mentally unbalanced for
sverea years, was the guest of her
brother, M. F. Howard, at his
ranch.
When she did nH appear for
breakfast, last Sunday morning an
investigation revealed the murder
and suicide. Mrs. Philbrick was
the author of "The Idol and the
Insane" and several other books.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
G O Min u E D /
r % -
P A G F. 0 n F. ]
TOO FEW

all, and naturally the dust blows in
these localities without anything to-
check it. This is particularly the
case in Brownies addition. The dust
blows off the top of the dirt wagons
and scatters it over lawns, in
houses and fine particles remain in
the air to be inhaled by men,
women and children.
APPROPRIATION, $4,000.
The appropriation originally made
for keeping the streets passable and
presentable was $4,000, and quite
slice was taken out of this to
clean off the snow. The remainder
has been practically used up, and
Commissioner Mudgett will be COM
PEELED within very short time to
ask for an additional $4,000 appro-
priation from the board of public
works.
James c. Cunningham. secretary
and treasurer Of the Union Iron
works, has called the attention of
the board to the disgraceful condi-
ton on Grand street. He made a
personal visit to the board today
and left communication which
voiced not only his own sentiments
regarding the dust evil but also
those Of many other citizens.
Cunningham makes two sugges-
tons for possible remedies, either
more street sprinklers or general
order to householders to turn their
hose on the street and keep the
dust laid in front of their premises.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
WORK HARD
MOVE AGAINST THE - -
PRIMARY PLEDCE??,

There state
in Spokane
These ballot senator
test they
their the primaries September.
Thus
sentative have filed their
,
Wise politicians delay filing the other
candidates opposition pledge
the senatorial question.
be that something
the Spokane politicians this holding
the filings of the legislative candidate something
formidable
Time will against
primary pledge in Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19

SAYS BURKE
is STUNG

"Based on the reports we have
been receiving from all parts of the
state, it seems to me that Judge
Burke is the strongest man in the
race" said Ex-Governor Mcbride,
who arrived at the Spokane hotel
this morning to look after the In
terests of Burke here for short
time.
"Of course, Ashton is running
strong in Pierce county; that Is to
be expected, but his strength in
the whole southeastern part of the
state will not be anything like what
Judge Burke will get In Seattle
alone, for Seattle has over one
fourth Of the voting strength of the
state, and it is a certainty that
Judge Burke will get over 60 per
cent Of the vote of King county"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-19
GRAND STREET
JOB COMPLETE
IN 45 DAYS

Contractor Lilientha!, in reply to
a news story in The Press last
evening commenting on the delay
in finishing the Grand avenue paw
ing job, today gave the reasons for
the delay. He said that the city
sewer system, telephone system
and gas connections had delayed
the job considerably, and now he
is waiting for four carloads of oil,
which, should have been here from
California some time ago.
Mr.. Lilienthal said that he was
rushing the work as much as he
could. He said that II nothing fur
Their occurs to delay matters, the
street will be finished inside Of the
next As days.