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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
MEDIATION BOARD
 MAINTAINS SILENCE

Baltimore. March 6.--SphinX-lil<e si lence is still maintained in accordance with a three-cornered agreement by all concerned touching the progress of the board of mediation composed of Chairman Knapp of the interstate com- merce commission and Commissioner Of Labor O'Neal, in their efforts to adjust the existing differences between the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and it's conductors and trainmen relative to wages and service conditions.
 There was today what is said to be b. most unusual event. Sunday confer once in connection with the case. It was between Commissioner Neill and representatives of the conductors and trainmen and, beginning at l D. m., con tinued about four hours. Chairman Knapp was not present, being prevent ed from coming to Baltimore by urgent business. Commissioner Neill is au- thority for the statement that he would not confer with any of the Baltimore and Ohio officials today or tonight. Ow- ing to the pressure of other business 1t Is said. Chairman Knapp will leave the negotiations entirely in the hands of Mir. Neill for the next day or two.
 While nothing specific is obtaina ble os to the progress of the work of the board of mediation, 1t may be said that ohe prospect of peaceful settlement satisfactory to both sides is at least as bright as it was yesterday or has yet been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
10000 ACRES ARE
 OPEN FOR ENTRY

Washington March s.---The Secretary of the Interior has announced the com pletion of the second unit of the Belle Fourche, S. D.. irrigation project em. bracing 10000 acres, divided into 70 and so acre farms. These farms are now available for entry under the provisions of the homestead and reclamation laws.
 No lottery system, is to be employed, settlers being required, after making choice of a farm. to file their entry ir. the local land office, and cash pay ment of $3.40 must be made at the time of filing to cover the first installment of the building, maintenance and oper ation charges. The area opened to eii- try includes some of the choicest lands in this project. situated close to a rail- road, near private lands which are sell ing for S25 and $50 per acre without water right
 Tho entire cost of water right for a 40-acre farm is $1200, payable in 10 annual installments of SEQ each with : out interest on deferred payments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
MINERS WAGES
 MUST BE BOOSTED

Indianapolis March e.-"Any agreement must carry with it an advance in wages for the mine workers of the country" de- clared President T. l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers tonight, speaking of tho conference to be held March 15 at Cincin- natl to adjust a wage scale affecting 56o, eco men.
 Everything depends upon the success of negotiations in Cincinnati within the next two weeks he continued. 'I be- live an agreement will be reached with an advance in wages and no suspension of work will occur"
 Mfr Lewis also made some significant statements concerning the commission which the miners have been pushing tn sir interests in Congress through. Concern ing this commission he said:
 Through it's medium we will be able to determine definitely who are the friends and who are the enemies of organized labor in the Congress of th- United States And when the time comes, from a purely selfish standpoint, we will do what the corporations and business inter ests of the country have been doing for years
 We will reward our friends, and pun sh our enemies in so far as we are able to do that at the ballot box" said the president in conclusion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
SILK TRAINS MAY
 HAVE BEEN L0OTED

St. Paul. March -(Special.)-Silk consigned to New York importers, are lost somewhere in the Bitter Root mountains, beyond Missoula lfont. and eight armed special agents of the St. Paul and Great Northern roads left Missoula today to search for them. It Is feared desperadoes, known to have left Seattle, Wash, 1hursday. have in mind the plunderins of these trains. which are blocladed by SHOW slides in the mountains. The sur rounding country, the inaccessible peaks of the Bitter Roots and the isolated val leys of the Rockies. further west, during this period of the year furnish ideal refuge for professional robbers, who might wish to perpetrate one of the bold est crimes in the history of the mountain railroads In the past 20 years.
 As these shipments of silk are heavily tual loss, at enormous percentages, the Tisking companies are making desperate efforts to determine their condition.
 The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul coast extension got the first shipment February % at Tacoma, from Pacific Express boat from Yokohama. Another train left the next day and third and heavy train left about midnight February 25. These trains were pushed through the Cascades and Rock ckies rapidly, but ran irto the snowstorins fiji the Bitter Roots. Help was sent out from Seattle yards last Thursday and it is feared this Information was communicated to weli-known desper- ate characters in Seattle. who also Jeff that night. The jast record of the three trains was Friday at noon. Wfrs eorn- Tunication has since been broken on The trains are unguarded. The St. Paul rcaod called on the Great Northern, whicN has a number of special agents in this vi cinty for assistance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
SHOULD LEARN VIRTUES
 AND NOT OUR VICES

Chicago. March e-spealling in Chin ese restaurant, William Calhoun. minis ter to China, today told 40 Cbinamen. stu dents at the Universities of Chicago H. linois Wisconsin and Purdue. what he thought their purposes in being in this country ought to be-
 You ought to learn our virtues, rather than our vices' he said. "The fact that you are studying in American universities indicates that when you return to your own country you intend to be men of affairs. It is, therefore, Important that you take back the best that Is In this country and not the worst.
 Tt Is only in recent years that people of this country have paid any atten- ton to China. Now we are looking upon China much as China looks
 Mir. Calhoun will sail from San Francisco for the Orient on March 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
EXPECT CONTEST
 OVER AMENDMENT

Washington March 6.--Expecting the contest over the amendment of the in terstate commerce law to begin soon in both houses of Congress, the water transportation interests are bestirrinx themselves to make sure they shall not be injuriously affected by the proposed legislation. They are especially con cerned over the possibility that, if en- acted into law. the bill may disturb port-to-port traffic. This result they consider possible under the provision of the administration bill. Among those who are now giving attention to the question in the interest of water trans portation is Daniel H. Hayne of Balti- more, who was chairman of the water route meeting held in this city month ago. E.
 In the course of an official statement given out today MT. Hayne said he de- sired it sh ould be definitely understood that the shipping interests which seek the amendment of the bill are not em. barking in a fight against the admin istration or the interstate commerce commission. He declares there is only a phraseological difference between his amendment and the terms of the Dl- kins- Townsend bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Vaudeville Performer VIII Die

Cincinnati. March 6.-Fifteen hundred people were horror-stricken at local vaudeville theatre this afternoon when ot the conclusion of an act a performer banned Augusta Fassio, while poised on Der brothers head. 1s feet above the stage. lost her balance and fell head fore most to the floor, breaking her neck. She was rushed to the hospital and an opera l1on was hurriedly performed but the opinion of the physicians tonight was that she had little chance of recovers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
HOLOCAUST IS VERY
 NARROWLY INVERTED

East St. Louis, H., March S-Nearly 100 persons, many Of them women and children had narrow escape tonight in a fire that ruined the Avenue theatre, the clty's largest playhouse. As far as known no lives, were lost.
 The Are e-oke out about 7:S0 o'clock, before the performance had begun. A cry of fire resulted in panic In the audi ence but all are believed to have escaped. The loss ir estimated at $5ocoo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07

John A. Lusk of Guntersville, mem- Der of the Alabama railroad commits sion, passed through Birmingham yes- terday on his way to Montgomery, where the commission meets in regular session today.
 MT. Lusk is a candidate for re-elec- ton to this office. to which he was ap- pointed by Governor Conner.
 In passing, Commissioner Lusk said; "The Alabama railroad commission IS able to be of more benefit to the pub lie and to the railroads than ever be- fore. The railroads and the people are coming to appreciate it's offices, and as result there is much less friction be- tween the public service corporations and the public they serve.
 Some new laws passed by the last legislature have also made it easier to improve the service and also to win the cooperation of the public.
 For instance, new law which I in troduced while l was a member of the senate at the beginning of the present state administration has secured more prompt settlement of claims for lost or damaged property. A prompt settle ment of claims has brought about a better feeling among shippers and as a result has been of great benefit to the railroads.
 "The good will of the public is worth a great deal to public service corpora tions. Indeed. it is one of their most valuable assets.
 "As a result of the new order of things the number of complaints aris- ing between the people and the rail- roads is very greatly reduced, and the general conditions will be much more improved when the mutual interests of the people and the railroads are more thoroughly understood and appreciat ted.
 "The railroad commission of the state, which for some time was looked upon as practical nonentiy. has a great op- portunity to be of service to the peo- pie and the corporations of the state" ]"
 Gadsdcn Is Growing
 NJ. c. shannon of Gadsden was at the Morris hotel yesterday. Mir. shannon Is from what is called the second best town in the state and Is proud of the new era of prosperity that has come to his community.
 With the rehabilitation of the Gads- den properties of the Southern Iron and Steel company and the securing of the new steel plant in connection with tho old concern. Gadsden Is getting chesty and is putting on airs.
 One of the principal signs of this pardonable local pride Is the paving of the principal streets of the town. Work has already been begun on this valuable improvement and will be flushed to completion this year.
 Building, both in residential and busf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received until noon March 16, 1910, addressed to Hon. B. B.. Conner. chairman building committee. University. Ala, for repairs and addi- tions to Manly. Garland and Clark halls at the University of Alabama Plans for the work may be had of the architect, MT. Frank Lockwood, Montgomery
 or all bids.
 JOHN W. ABERCRONBIE, GOV. B. B. COMER, President.
 Chairman Building Committee.
 3-4-5t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Detroit Defeats San Antonio

San Antonio Tex, March 6.-ln the first exhibition game of the season here the Detroit Americans defeated San Antonio Texas league. to 2. Jennings young sters showed major league calibre. Of the new pitchers, Pernol showed undeniable class, while the inied and outfield were ably handled The hitting showed that careful attention to this department of the game had been given in the selection of candidates. Detroit played an error less game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07

his power was his absolute loyalty 10 his friends. He vas never vindictive Tn his enmities, and if he found an enemy might be useful to i'm and was willing to compromise he would be accepted and treated as squarely as friend
 Senator Platt will be remembered principally for three things" said Rep resentative Herbert Parsons tonight :; 'his power of leadership, his insertion of the gold plank in the republican platform in 1896. and his construction of the Greater New York;"
 His was great career" said Serenn E. Payne, co-author of the Payne-A- drich tariff bill. "As the years go by he is getting more credit for the good he accomplished in political affairs"
 Although MT. Platt's death came AS a shock to those who had known him well here for many years 1t was not entirely unexpected, as he had been in failing health for the last four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Bie Mill Is Shut Down

Charlotte, N. C.. March 6.-The Rhod- hiss mill one of the largest textile plants in this section. has announced com plete shutdown with the added statement that 1t will be for an indefinite period. The cause given is the unsatisfactory state of the market. The company offers its army of operatives free rent of their homes during the shutdown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
YeauViuA Is Again Acfire

Naples, March 6.-vesuvius has sud- leniy become active again. There has Deen continuous eruption for the last 24 hours of redhot stones and ashes, this be- Ag accompanied by internal detonations. oeveral Assures have opened, from which Oas and lava are emerging in great quan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
O,Ne.l Meeting at Huntsville

Huntsville, March 6.-(Special)- Tine friends and supporters of Emmet O'Neal for the governorship are arrang- ing to hold mass meeting here next Saturday. The county will be thor oughly organized, and it is claimed that O'Neal will find Madison one of hls strongest counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
More Corn In ohilton

increase in the population of Gads den and the adjoining sections. More Corn In Chiffon
 John Patton of Jemison, Chiffon coun- ty, was in Birmingham yesterday, at the Metropolitan hotel.
 MT. Patton Is 8 prominent merchant and member of the town council at home. He Is popular in a wide circle of business and social friends in Bir- mingham.
 He stopped long enough to say: ..rhe farmers of Chiffon county, which is one of the leading agricultural counties or Alabama, are preparing for a big crop this year. They believe that all signs point to bumper crop year. The un- usually hard winter is said to be good for the soil and they will do their part toward giving it the proper cultivation and care.
 More corn and small grain is being planted than ever before. Many of the farmers are also interested in growing more grasses and raising better cattle and stock Chiffon county will come as near as any other county in the state to producing its own feedstuffs." Dow, the Cow Man When Congressman R. P. Hobson made his second farmers educational trip over the Sixth district he had in his party of government experts d husky young man who knows more about cows and the dairy business than perhaps any other man in the state. lie talks cows from morning till night, and would get up at o'clock in the morning to discuss bovine philosophy with any man who is interested in the subject. Captain Hopson called him the Cow Man." and s. D. Dow of Au- burn was pleased.
 Dow likes buttermilk better than does any man l know. It is proper that he should like buttermilk and drink ali that he can get of it. If the Morris hotel did not serve buttermillx at every meal MT. Dow would not have stopped there when he came to Birmingham yesterday.
 It is said that Dow puts buttermilk in his coffee for cream. or rather he puts little coffee in his buttermillS, when he takes coffee at all. MT. Dow is building monuments to himself all over the state Of Alabama in the shape of silos in which dairymen preserve green foods for their cattle
 He is never happier than when discuss ing the best methods of improving the dairy conditions with any farmer who wants to improve his business. And Dow always gives the dairyman good advice that is worth remembering and adopting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
VIII Hold Elections in April

Bogota, March s.-President Gonzalez Valencia has issued decree fixing the first Sunday in April for the holding of the elections for the constituent as1embly to reform the constitution. The asscrn- bly, will meet at Bogota May 15. super seling congress. There Is great political excitement here but revolutionary move ncnt is not looked for 3 M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
THOMAS C. PLATT DIES SUDDENLY
 IN NEW YORK
tcoNTrNUnD FROM PAGE D


 the southern tier Of New York counties,
 became state leader again in 1894 and in
 1897 was elected second time to the
 United States Senate. succeeding David
 Bennett Hill. He fell out with Governor
 Frank Black, and to defeat his renomi-
 nation put forward Theodore Roosevelt,
 d type whose undeveloped possibilities
 he did not justly estimate. It was Roose-
 veit's rapid progress toward popularity
 and power that later led Platt to sug- rest him for the vice presidency, hoping that In the quiet of that dignined onlce
 he might be forgotten.
 Born in New York
 Platt was born in Owego Tioga county New York, on July 15, 1888, of Puritan ancestry. He entered Yale college with the class of 1s<s, but left in the middle
 of his junior year because of i'll health
 His father wished him to study for the ministry, but he never advanced farther in that direction than to sing in the church choir. A brief apprenticeship at literature was succeeded by more con- genial employment In business. He pros
 pcred in Michigan in the lumber trade
 returned to Owego and became president of the Tioxana National bank; was
 chosen a director and later president of the Southern Central Railroad company,
 and in 1879 was elected general manager and secretary of the United States Ex-
 press company, of which company he be-
 came president in 1SSs so remaining until his death. In physique Platt, as a. young
 man, was pleasant in appearance. deli
 cately built restless and nervous. In later years his visage took on grmness. By his first marriage to Ellen Barstow of Owego he had three sons, Frank H.. Ed ward T. and Harry B. Platt. He had haen ir feeble health for some years be- fore his death
 Regret in Washington
 Washington. March 8.--News of the death of former Senator Platt was re- ceived in both the Senate and House oi Representatives with expressions Of | deep regret. Senator Depcw. when told | of the death of his former associate in the Senate from New York, said: | q have known every public man Ill my time in this country, and also many l from other countries. but Senator Platt was a unique character. He possessed a mania for organization, which if ap- piled to business would have made him d wonderful power i'll the world. Po- | ljtical organization was his delight, aid for its sake he sacrificed every pecunin- ry- y-advantage that ever came to him. "The long leadership he held in New York politics was never broken until
 his physical condition during the past few years made 1t impossible for him te
 retain his hold. The great source of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Prominent Visitors

Other people in town yesterday wer , the following: !. o. Middleton of Clan ton. E. B. Mathews of Montgomery, O.. W. Bell of Decatur. ]. W. Oliver and wife of SylacaIga. c. A. McKinnon of Selma, M. s. McRae of Montgomery, J. Gus Pierce of Carbon Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
Well-KnOwn Aldbdn1idns
 In Birmingham Yesterday
By WALTER HARPER.

ness houses, is very active in conse- quence of the added industries. and tho census of this year will show decided increase In the population of Gads- den and the adjoining sections.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
SURREY CUTOFF,

Darlington, N. D., Oot. 31.-Rail.
road construction work on the Fargo
to tMinot cutoff of the Great North
ern 10 to be resumed early next year
according to letter that has been
received by J. J. Aarstar Of Grace
City, this county, from President
Louis Hin. President Hill says tlat
there is nothing to the report that
the work is to be abandoned but that
as early as it is possible to do so,
work would be resumed next spring.
There has been no little speculation
for some time as to the probable &C
ton of the railroad in the matter Of
resumirg construction work on this
line, reports having been to the e1
feet that there would be nothing do
ing further than had already been
done, and. t1nat the 500 and the Great
Northern had signed up truce which
would result in the plan being drop
ped by the Great Northern, and that
the Drake to Fordville line to the
500 would also be abandoned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
MET DEATH
IN WINDMILL

Tioga, N. d., Nov. 1.-Caught in toe
gearing Of a windmill forty feet above
the ground and whirled around time
after time against the steel frame Of
the structure, Ludwig Chrislock, aged
II years, was killed in tragic man.
ner on the G. Fl. Borstad farm near
here.
The lad had climbed to the top OF
the windmill, making his way upward
on the inside of the framework At
the top with the space very small,
his clotning became caught on a bolt
projecting from the revolving shaft
and in a moment he was dislodged
and was being twirled about the
shaft, each time coming in contact
with sections Of the structure. His
predicament was discovered by Mr.
Borstad the mill was stopped, and
wnen the lad was removed, it was
found he had sustained a fractured
skull, had several ribs fractured and
with other internal injuries. Death
resulted twenty-fOur hours later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
WATER THE TREES.

Trees evaporate water at all times
less in winter than summer. When
ground is dry as it is this fall the
tree may have a hard time getting
enough moisture from the soil tc
take the place Of what evaporates
1t if cannot, the sap dries up and the
tree dies. This is the most common
form Of tree killing. Fruit trees and
other trees that are not very hardy
should be both watered and mulched
The roots OF a tree extend out 40 faa
as the branches, 50 water and mulch
accordingly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-11-03
GOVERNOR BURKE
CLAIMS UNDUE CREDIT
Actual Figures Snow that the Running Expenses
Of the State Have Increased During his
Administration

The governor in that speech which
he has delivered word for word five
CT six times day for the past month,
Through me the tax levy Of
the state has been reduced, and
your taxes are not as high now
as BEFORE" John Burke knows that
the words: "the tax levy of the state
mas been reduced" is true, and he
also knows that the word, "your tax
es are not as high as BEFORE" is false
The tax levy for the thirteen years
Immediately prior to and including
1910 is as follows: 1907, 4.4; for 1898,
4.3: for 1899, AS; for 1900, As; for
1901, 7; for 1902, 5.5; for 1903, 55;
for 1904, 5.5; for 1905, 5.3; for 1906,
3d. for 1907, 81; for 1908, So; for
1909, SO; for 1910, "A mills.
From these figures it appears that
the tax levy was reduced nine-tenths
of a mill from 1906 to 1910. This
part of Burke's statement is true.
Now, as to amount of taxes paid. In
1906 tne state revenue was $1,O41,-
25100, and in 1907, the first year
Burke had the tiIler in his hands it
was S1,0S7,S17.00, or an increase OF
SAG, 100000, the first year of Burke's
administration. In 1908 there was
another increase, the state revenue
that year being s1,1S9,S97OO, an in
crease over 1906 of $146,OO0.00. In
1909 it was $1,447,6S1.00, or an in
crease Of $406, 100000 over 1906, and
in 1910 It was $1,225, ,S14.00, or an in
crease of $1S4,o0o.0o over 1906, and
all of these increases are paid by the
people of the state. In other words
the people paid In taxes in round
numbers $46,0000O more in 1907;
$146,O00.00 more in 1908; $106, 100000
more in 1906, and $1s4,000.00 more in
1910 than they did in 1906, the last
year of what Burke calls the stalwart
administration. The actual running
expenses Of the state has increased
under Burke's administration. The
people have paid more taxes than
ever before, during Burke's adminis-
tration but ne seeks to make it ap-