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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17

That the Maine election results, the upheavals in Rhode Island and the fight to death among the western insurgents and regulars will result in large ma- jority in the national House for the dem ocrats and the subsequent election of a democratic President Is the opinion of John w. Tominson, national committee man from Alabama, who returned to Birmingham yesterday.
 'The results in Maine are certainly in dications that the next Congress will be democratic by a majority of at least 25," said Colonel Tomlinson.
 ''The state of Maine has been consist ently republican for years and years, and the unheaval cannot be anything but an indication that the entire country is undergoing change. With the elections in the west and those in the middle east ern, states inclining to the democrats 1t would be fatal not to believe that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
DARLINGTON WILL
 GO NORTH TODAY
MAKES EXTENSIVE RECOMMENDA- TIONS TO STEEL CORPORATION HEAD REGARDING PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF EMPLOYES

After being in Birmingham several days outlining plans of sanitation for employees of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company Dr. J. J. Darl- ington, chief health inspector for the United States Steel corporation, will leave for New York this morning.
 Since arriving in this city Dr. Darl- inrton has been ousily engaged in mapping out a vast plan of work to be performed by the corporation In Birmingham looking to the safeguard ing of the employees health. He stated last night that his plans have been made in a preliminary way and that he would make some very extensive recommendations to Chairman E. H. Gary when he returns to New York.
 I cannot at this time discuss our plans for the simple reason that l cam not foretell how extensively they VIII be concurred in," said Dr. Darlington. "However, I will be in Birmingham again very shortly and at that time may be able to give some idea or our purposes here."
 During his visit here pr. Darlington has made many friends and has been given extensive informal entertain ,nant He made an address yesterday at the teachers institute upon med ical topics inter-twined with school room duties. He also visited the rooms of the city bacteriologist and expressed his full approval of the methods em- ,,,oved in the testing of milk and the inspection of dairies.
 He was the guest at local the- atre last night of MT. and Mrs. Frank IT Crockard and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
WE'LL FORECASTS
 ON FALL ELECTION House Will Be Democratic By e9'Majority MANY STATES WILL TURN New Yrok, Ohio and Indiana Will Go Democratic and Even Illinois Is
 DoubtfuI-The Figures
 in Detail
MANY STATES WILL TURN

Marcus Well, the well known Birming- ham citizen, who has acquired a reputa- ton as a political forecaster, both in state and national elections, has prepared his figures on the results for this fall. According to MT. Wells detailed figures there will be 23O democrats and 160 repub- lcans in the next House of Represents tives. He puts, one Alabama district In the doubtful column.
 q have also prepared list of the northern states which will go democratic this fall, together with the democratic majorities," said MT. Well. If the pres idential election were held this fall, neither Taft nor Roosevelt could win against Harmon or Gaynor. My fore cast on the confressional results Is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
REPUBLIC SELLS
 MAKE FOR MONTH

It was announced yesterday by the Republic Iron and Steel company local offices that 5000 tons more than the iron make this month had been sold by the company for delivery as produced. The company has three furnaces In opera ton that produce about 10000 tons of iron. The statement Is made that this amount had been sold and in addition 5000 tons from the yard supply. Authori- ties of the Republic company are inclined to believe that the iron situation Is fac-. ing revival which will be more fully realized within the next 30 days than at. any time in the past F months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17

1T regard Illinois as a doubtIul state this fall" continues MT. Well. My ng- ures are based on my own investigations and on general conditions. Nothing can stop the democratic landslide that is in sight. The insurgent movement is at the bottom of it. Insurgents have reached
 O noint where they would rather vote for a democrat than regular, ana the reg ulars likewise would rather vote TOT democrat than an insurgent. The demo- crats profit either way, and they might as well decide now who they want for speaker of the House of Representa- lives"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Southern Orders steel Pullmans

It was given out yesterday that 35 new all-steel Pullman cars had been ordered by the Southern Railway to operate from various points into the new Penn sylvania station in New York. The cars will be built and delivered by the Pull man company just as fast as possible for all lines using the Pennsylvania station in New York must conform to a ruling that all cars going into New York shall be of all-steel construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
First Methodist Church Services

The pastor of the First Methodist church will discuss a very practical sub feet tomorrow morning, How May l prosper?" The subject at night will be e.Christ's Call" It will be class rally day in the Sunday school. Prof. L. F. Giddens, superintendent Epworth league, at q D. m Sunday. All are invited to these helpful services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Maxrie yioIn smitb

Maggie Viola Smith, the 1-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. R. Smith, died yesterday at the family home, 3O5 Forty-sixth street, Woodawn The fu- neral will take place this afternoon from the home at o'clock Interment will be in the Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
M.et,nr at Ruhama Church

The congregation of the Ruhama Bap- tist church. at East Lake, will hold an important meeting at the il o'clock hour tomorrow. The Rev. O. w. Greer of Howard college will preach, and dele gates to the Birmingham association will be chosen. The committee on pastoral supply will probably make a report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
WrongfuIIx Arrested

Alleging that he was wrongfully caused to be arrested on a charge of unlawfully riding the trains, Lester Burgess yesterday filed suit for s500o damages in the city court against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
.~rman Lutheren servicer

Regular services will be held tomorrow at the German Lutheran Zion church, corner Avenue and Nineteenth street. Sunday school service will be held at 9:3O a. m. Preaching will be in German at the 1o:SO a. m. service, and in English at the evening service, 7:3o o'clock. The Rev. R. Fehlan will oniciate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Service. at simpson Church

"Right and Wrong Speech will be the sermon subject treated at the Simpson Methodist church at the II a. m. service tomorrow, the pastor, the Rev. c. E Bissell, officiating, At the evening serv- ice at 8 o'clock the sermon theme will be "How Old Art Thou?' Sunday school services will be held at 9:30 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Robert A. Hardin. Jr.

Robert A. Hardin, Jr., the 1-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. R. A. Hardin, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his parents, S332 Fifth avenue, East Lake The funeral will take place this morning at 10 o'clock from the home. Interment will be in the Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Damared Her Property

Suit for 5000 damages was filed yester- day in the circuit court against Sam Mayer by J. H. Housman. The plain tiff claims that Mayer caused the alley in the rear of her property to be graded in such a fashion as to decrease the value of her property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
TeIerrnm Not Delivered

Alleging that an important telegraph message, telling of her fathers severe illness, was not delivered, Velma Graves yesterday brought suit for $500 dam ages in the city court against the Western Union Telegraph company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Busy Day in Fort. Court

No less than 37 misdemeanor cases were disposed of yesterday in the sec- ond division of the criminal court, Judge W. E. Fort presiding. Nearly all the prisoners were negroes charged with petty crimes like shooting craps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
Marriage L,cebse. Issued

The following marriage license was is- sued yesterday from the office ofithe pro- bate court
 Argives Pettos of Birmingham to Miss Erifeli Doriza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17

"The following northern, western ana middle states will go democratic this fall bv the majorities set opposite their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
THE WEATHER

Washington September 16.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Generally fair Saturday and Sunday ex- cept unsettled in extreme south portion, not much change in temperature; mod crate winds, mostly east.
 The following is the local report of hte United States weather bureau at Bir mingham for the "A hours ended at 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17

SHAW. The Undertaken. Phones 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17

GREEN Undertaking Go. Phones 1902.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
SINKS IN HARBOR
BARGE BRADFORD, LADEN WITH 400 TONS OF COAL, GOES DOWN IN NEW HAVEN CHANNEL.

New Haven, Jan. 17.-Within 100 yards of City Point in the main West Haven channel, the barge Bradford, belonging to the Howard company of 25O Boulevard, formerly famous as the steamer that used to periodically raise the Kimberly avenue bridge from it's moorings when it tried to get up the liver suddenly sank with 400 tons of coal on board consigned to the How
 ard company. The Bradford came from Perth Amboy. New Jersey, where she had been ice bound for a week and was in tow of the steamer How ard Company for this city. She en- tered the harbor in tow safely and in coming up the channel ice was en- countered which was difficult to break through. The barge was placed in front of the steamer and was being pushed up the channel towards West Eriver, being used as an ice breaker, when suddenly the barge foundered. She went right down to the bottom, only the funnel which had been al- lowed to remain from her steamer days her position in the harbor. There were two men on the barge when she started to go down, but they succeed ed in getting off safely.
 The Bradford when dismantled as a steamer was turned into coal barge and had cargo of hard coal She had reached within half a mile of her destination when she went down, making the entire cargo a complete loss. She completely blocks the chan nel where she lies now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
CORBIN OPPOSES
 FEDERAL TAX
 OF INHERlTANCES State Commission a Dele gate of International Tax Association at Confer
 fence
Many Important Subjects to Be Discussed Relative to Uniform Legislation at Washington Next Week.

The conference on uniform legisla- tion to be held in Washington, D.: C., today, Tuesday and Wednesday,, un- der the auspices of the National Civic Federation, will it is expected, give impetus to a widespread and concert ed movement for greater state and na- tional unity. Forty-four states and territories and eighty commercial, manufacturing, labor, professional, and refrom organizations will be repre- scented at the conference by officially appointed delegates, making it really national in scope and character. Some of the subjects which will be dis cussed in the light of uniform legis- lation are conserva tion of natural re- sources; regulation of interstate rail- ways, and quasi-public utilities; the control of corporations, life and fire insurance, banking, taxation, auto- mobile regulations, road building, viz tai statistics; public health, the safe- guarding of dangerous machinery, fac- tory and mine inspection: compen- sation for accidents; pure food regu lations; discriminations against mar Tied women as to the control of their children and the holding of property; uniform medical practice act; factory inspection; uniform dairy laws; unf- form procedure in the courts; uni formity in laws governing commercial transactions; uniformity in regulating the sale of habit-forming drugs; uni formity in primary and election laws. President William H. Taft will deliver the opening address at the conference.
 One of the most important matters to be discussed at the conference is that of taxation. The International Tax Association has asked for con- sideration both before the conference of governors, which will be in sesison at the same time. and before the fed- eratiOn conference. The subject of ad- justment of national taxation to state and local taxation is matter of vital concern to the state as we'll as to the natiop- since the revenues of both would be affected by such adjustment. The International Tax Association will ask the state to protest against any federal inheritance tax, on the ground that it is source of state revenue. The association will be represented by nine delegates, one of whom is Tax Commissioner William H. Corbin of this state. The other delegates are Hon. T. c. Townsend tax commis- sioner of West Virginia; Frank s. Streeter of Concord, N. H.; Alfred E.. Holcomb of New York; George E.. Pomeroy of Toledo, F. A. .Derthic of Mantua, O., Hon. Lawson Purdy of NEW 1OFh, A. S. F10yO0Il OI NoW York, and Hon. Allen R. Foote of Columbus, O.
 The conference has been called in the hope of bringing together in dis cussion, debate and council, men who are competent to advise as to the next steps to be taken in the matter of uniform legislation, in the hope of arousing popular sentiment in it's behalf, which will make for harmony and cooperation among the states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17

Banker Clews' review of Wall Street conditions contains several important statements. High money appears to be settled tendency and s1910 will be a period of dearer money than 1909'' which means "a general readjustment of security value'' to lower level and this change is already in progress with the more ar-sighted holders dis posing of their stocks and the general public buying them.
 MT. Clews does not look with favor upon the two bills embodying Presi- dent Taft's ideas of railroad regula- lion and industrial corporations. The railroad bill gives "undue power" to The Interstate Commerce Commission s-whfch is constantly seeking to i'm pose a higher degree of paternalisn1 upon our railroad systems: the na- kional corporation bill contains thf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17

highly objectionable feature of hold ing companies which have frequently proved so hazardous, and both of these bills, in MT. Clews' opinion, show a tendency towards the central ization and growth of Federal power which seriously needs to be checked But he does not believe that either of them can pass Congress.
 MT. C1ews follows the lead of a member of the packing firm of Swift & Co. in suggesting that the abnor- mally high cost of living be lessened by the use of cheaper and equally efficient foods' Why not, instead, lessen the cost of living by reducing the i1ordinate profits of the trusts. and thus allow the people to continue the use of the best foods? Or is it the policy of the trusts to bring the Amer ican people down to the food level of upon rice?
 Upon the future of Wall Street values, MT. Clews says:
 For the time being the drift of se- curity prices promises to be down. wards. A considerable decline has al- ready taken place in many of the bet ter class stocks, and occasional rallies are to be anticipated. It has all along, however, been urged thatNthe market had been upon too high a level, and it's gradual descent will prove a healthy feature. Until the readjust- ment to higher interest rates is ac- complished; until the legislative out look improves, and until the decline has reached a point which makes our leading railroad and industrial shares more attractive to investors there is little prospect of any permanent re- coyery. There is a goodly amount of new issues impending. the financing of which cause a better demand for money, and the marketing of which is delayed until buyers show a better ap- petite. The situation abroad is gen. orally satisfactory and the local under tons is good. There is no reason for taking a discoura ging view of the fu- ture; and so far as the stock mar ket is concerned it is only necessary to recognize that long-deferred adjust ment of values is now taking place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
NOT WORRYING, BUT GRIEvING
 NEARLY UNTO TEARS

"stfl worrying the sinister motives" 
 
  but pur unpatroic,
  bodied dicated by conditions leading government by  the Farmers  squ which followed  tear on O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
BLUEST SUNDAY
 EVER IN HARTFORD
RIGID ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS MAKES PECK OF TROU- BILE FOR CITIZENS AND CLOSES ' HOTELS UP TIGHT.

Hartford Jan 17.-No bluer, drier or deader Sunday than yesterday has been experienced in this city in half g century, and for the first time in fifty-four years the Allyn House, the largest hotel between Boston and New York, did not open it's bar. neither per- sons stopping there nor the usual Sum- day night diners being served with any liquors.
 Indignant at the wineless menus at all the hotels, many of the Sunday night patrons went to nearby places, where the summer inns and club rooms cars carried thousands of persons to neighboring cities, where, under the same State law which is being so rig idly and literally enforced here. Sum- day night concerts and moving picture shows were given to crowded houses.
 Many warrants have been issued against druggists. florists and news dealers, who ventured to open in the forenoon, charging manual or servile work, other than that of necessity or mercy, and, on counts of the previous Sunday, every hotel manager is like ly to be in court some time this week, as a result of the vigilance of the State police.
 This activity and drastic insistence in an absolute enforcement of the Sum- day law are results of the efforts of certain citizens to retaliate against the ministers composing the Ministers Federation. for forcing the prosecuting attorney to close up all moving pie ture and concert shows the first of the year.
 The old Pilgrim blue laws of 1702, which the Connecticut Legislatures have failed to repeal or replace with a modern act, permit no work or busi- ness of any kind except in cases of mercy or necessity, and the effect is seen in Connecticut when the practie- ally obsolete statute is strictly enforc- ed The ultimate result of the pres ent agitation, with its accompanying inconveniences. will be a general up- rising and demand for new twentieth century Sunday law, satisfactory to all sections of the community.
 The Rev. Elmer E. Dent. who is a leader in the present agitation deliv- cred lecture in a theatre yesterday y afternoon, and inquiry is being made to find whether he charged admission or took up a collection.
 Many intoxicated persons were seen on late interurban and suburban cars last night, and the local police were kept busy caring for them and for dis turbances by young men who congre- gated and sang and shouted on the principaI street corners
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17
Chief Justice Baldwin
 On His Last Term

New Haven. Jan. 17.-Tomorrow the Supreme Court of Errors will com mence it's January session to be held in the New Haven county court house. This will be the last term in which Chief Justice Baldwin will sit on the bench, as his services will expire by reason of the age limit next month. He will be succeeded as chief justice by Judge F. B. Hall of Bridgeport.
 Judge Silas M. Robinson will go from the Superior court to the Supreme court to fill the vacancy made by Judge Ba1dwins retirement. Judge Robinson himself, by reason of the age limit will retire next fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17

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 Thirty years of unparalleled success confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound to cure female diseases. The great volume of unsolicited testimony constantly pour ing in proves conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is 8 remarkable remedy for those dis dressing feminine ills from which so many women suffer.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-17

Concentration of wealth in a com paratively small number of hands is pne of the most ominous signs of the times. MT. John Moody publishes in sfAfoody's Magazine" aan article which Is il1uminative:
 It has been lately announced that the Morgan interests have acquired control and are planning to consolidate several of the largest trust compa nies in New York city. In addition to these trust companies, it is already known that four of the most important na- k10nal banks in New York are under khe same control. A recent article published in the wall Street Journal presents figures which show total of nearly SIC. 900. 000, 900 in capital as rep- resenting the industrial. insurance and banking enterprises in which the single nrm of J. F. Morgan & Company are dominant. This total is equivalent to nearly 10 per cent. of the entire esti- mated wealth of the United States at the present time.
 But, as a matter of fact, this exhibit does not really give any fair indica- ton of the extent of control in busi- ness and banking lines of the big Wall x Street groups. It is a well known fact that in railroads, industrial concerns and in public utility enterprises the bo-caIled Rockefeller interests repre- sent a larger aggregate of capital than no the Morgan interests. And, fur ther than this,s these two big interests are themselves quite directly allied md are becoming more closely cement Hd, in both their plans and motives. as the years go by. And outside of these two great groups are half dozen other smaller groups of capitalists which between them represent in cor A ri1 t1ere of capitalized values. These out zide groups are identified, both in in- terest and other important ways, with either the Morgan or Rockefeller groups, and. thus we may. in present Ing an exhibit of concentrated control If corporate undertakings. fairly state that a capitalized valuation of prob Hbly thirty-five billions of dollars is concentrated in the hands and under the control of not more than a dozen men
 A careful estimate of the corporate rapitalizat ton now existing in the Uni- ted States, including railroads. indus trial and commercial corporations, pub- hc utility companies, banking, insur- hnce and trust companies, indicates that, outside of small. close business corporations owned by individuals, the total corporate capitalization in par value fin the United States at present k not over $43 900 900. The wealth sf the United States, according to last reports. was in the, neighborhood of e110, 900. 900, 900. of which about 30 per cent. was represented by realty values, the balance being tangible property of thousands of different kinds. So that we see that the trend toward concen- tratfon fin corporate control has now extended SO far that approximately 80 per cent. of all the vital corporate cap- Ital Of the country is under the domi- nation or control of this powerful group of Wall Street interests which we have referred to.