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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-09-23

If your coal bin is empty its snow
joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
NEW CONCERNS FORMED.
Two Land Companies and One Contract-
 tracting Company Formed.

Three new corporations. the Mountain View Park Land company. the Edge Crest Land company and the American Contracting and Building company yes- terday filed papers of incorporation In the office. of the probate court.
 The Mountain View Park Land company Is incorporated with an authorized capi- tai stock of s20,ooo, all of which will be paid in when the company begins ousi- ness. The object of the corporation IS to carry on 8 general real estate and land business with offices in Birmingham. officers and incorporators are: c. F. Neal, president; George M. Webb. secretary and treasurer; M. B. Webb and w. F. Neal. ss
 The Edgewood Crest Land company has an authorized capital of s1o.oOo and will begin business with the total amount paid in. Offices will be established In Birmingham, a general real estate ana land business being conducted. On1cers and incorporators are as follows: John T. Yeatman. president; stephen Smith, sec retarv and treasurer; G. T. Brazealton, vice president.
 The American Contracting and Build ing company will carry on general contracting and construction business of- fees in Birmingham. The authorized capital stock of the company Is s2ooo, s1Oc0 of which will be paid in before the beginning of business. Offices and in- corporators are: H. L. Brown. president and treasurer Charles P. Nunnelly, vice president and general manager; F. A. Frcudenberg. secretary. and J. Wiley Logan. -'-'' t-- s'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
WALKS ALL THE WAY HERE FROM MERIDIAN
Young German Musician Tells
 His Hard Luck Story.
SOUGHT PLACE TO SLEEP
hnd Two Cents When He Arrived and Had spent 10 Cents for Food Since Last Saturday Morning,
 And still Hungry.

Footsore, penniless, homeless. stag gerins and weak from hunger. Ernest Weitke, musician of Hattiesburg, Miss, went into the patrol wagon house at the police station last night and asked if someone there could not give him a place to lie down and rest for the night. Weitke said that he hda been to the Salvation Army and every place in town where he might get place to sleep, but had been un- successful. Tears came into his eyes as he talkedis he was a proud man, and disliked to beg.
 When questioned he told how he had, after months of work at home and practicing. on his clarionett between times, secured a place with the Mighty Haag shows, which are wintering at Montgomery and he started to Mont gomery to be with the show when it started the season, March 15.
 He said he could not collect all the wages that were coming to him in Hattiesburg, and started anyhow. He secured railway ticket as far as Me- ridian, Miss, and from there on had determined to walk to Birmingham, where the man owed him said he would forward his money. Weitke walked from Meridian to Birmingh am, about 200 miles, since Saturday morning and for his food during the trip he spent 10 cents. He arrived here about o'clock yesterday afternoon with cents in his. pocket. He was suffer- Ing much from a cold he had caught sleeping on the ground Saturday and Sunday nights. He said he was too proud to go to farm house and ask for shelter.
 He spent his last ? cents in send ing postal card to his friend at home and one to his landlady, asking her to send his trunk to Montgomery. From that time until g o'clock last night he walked the streets of strange city, without a friend within reach, and hunting a place to sleep
 Patrol Driver Ben Puckett took the man to restaurant and purchased him a supper. The way eggs, steaks. cof- fee, bread and pie disappeared before the hungry man was amazing After
 
 he was showed to the hay mow in the patrol wagon house and making a bed in the hay, he laid down for good nights rest.
 MT. Weitke was very we'll dressed and conducted himself well. He is a German and carried with him a fine clarionett which cost him $45. He will go on to join the show at Montgom- cry as soon as his money comes here.
 This is only one of the cases that come to the police station every night and ask for place to sleep. Of coursee many of them are only "bums" and not deserving of a place of shelter. But many are honest men who are trying to do the square thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
THREE HEARSES AT
 STEVENS FUNERAL Four Bodies Laid to Rest III
 Elmwood Cemetery. MANY FLOWERS SENT Services Conducted at Elder stevens Home by Rev. Brnnscomb and Rev.
 TyIer-Large Crowd at
 the Cemetery.
MANY FLOWERS SENT

With three hearses and a carriage lead ing the procession, the funeral of George Stevens and his three little daughters yesterday was the last chapter of one or eyer been enacted in Birmingham. The bodies of MT. Stevens and his two daugh- ters, Blanche and Mary, were carried to the cemetery in three hearses and the remains of little baby Jane were carried to their last resting place In the carriage.
 The funeral services were held at the home of Robert Stevens, 5oo North SIX teenth street. There were many Of the friends of the deceased and his famiy present at the services and the Henley school was dismissed in order that the schoolmates of the dead children might attend the last sad rites.
 The services at the house were con- ducted by the Rev. L. C., Branscomb of the First Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. R. E. Tyler of the Norwood Methodist church. There was an eXcep- tionally large collection of flowers which were hauled to the cemetery in flower wagons The funeral procession left the house at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 At the cemetery there was gathered . crowd of 400 people to see the funeral in spite of the fact that the interment had ben announced as private. Before pro- nouncing the last services over the dead the minister requested the crowd to dis perse The larger part of them went away Beside the grave of the mother, who has been dead only a little over a year, were the graves of her husband and children The fresh graves were lined inside with white cloth, and when covered by the mass of flowers they made a sad but beautiful sight .1
 The early death of his wife is supposed to be the cause of George Stevens sud denly losing his mind and taking the lives of three of his children as well as his own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
WASHINGTON DAY
 TO BE OBSERVED
Banks and PostORice Will Be Closed and Exercises Will Be
 Held in Schools.

Washington's birthday will be generally and the Birmingham Clearing House association being closed for the day and tEe postoffice observing the usual holiday hours Exercises will be held in the various grades of the grammar schools, at the High school, Birmingham and Howard colleges and other educational in- stitations The exercises at the High school will be held at the assembly hour, 1920 a. 1n., in the school auditorium. The following is the programme to be carried out:
 Song, school.
 Recitation. "Ode to washington" Miss Minnie Cooke.
 Essay, washington as General" Tom Estes.
 Sketch. "The Stars of Our Flag" Miss Goldie Eshelman.
 Song, school.
 Essay. washington as Man." Miss Rosa Fabian . Essay. washington as a President" Miss Dorothy Eaves.
 Essay, Washington as a National Hero," Edwin Torgerson.
 The exercises will be held under the auspices of the senior class in American history, which has made special study of Washington. Miss Susie Cunningham, president of the Clio Literary society for girls, will act as chairman. The public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
HEFLIN WIRES
 ABOUT JUDGESHIP

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 In an article which appeared in The Age-Herald few days ago., headed, County Politics." there was some ref erence to me in connection with the race for probate judge of Chambers county.
 The statement is to the effect that had induced MT. Vardeman, clerk in the pro- bate office, to become candidate for pro- bate judge" Such is not the case, as l am sure MT. Vardeman will testify. There are five gentlemen offering for that of- flee, all good and competent men, and they are all my friends.
 J. THOMAS HEFLIN.
 Washington, D. C., February 21, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Tip.terr under Arrest.

Jacksonvill, Fla. February 21.- Frank G. Reynolds, J. w. Irwin and Conrad Studenbord, alleged tipsters. were araigned before Clerk E. O. Locke of the United States court this morning and held in 5000 bail each on the public. The charges were made by parties residing down the state, who alleged that the defendants agreed to pick winners for them at Moncrief park and failed to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE PLANNED

Work will begin shortly on the con- etruction of new s22, 900 apartment house, which is to be erected by pr. E. M. Prince and pr. w. J. Peters on South Twelfth street between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues. The lot was formerly the site of the T. A. Hamilton home, 1129 Twelfth street. The apartment, it is said. will be strictly modern in every re- spect. and will be fitted with all convent ences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Found Guilty of Murder.

Cleveland, February 12.-Antonio Mang- mao. husband of the woman who with her two little children, was found murdered December IA, was tonight found guilty of murder in the first degree. Mangnao. after the discovery of the crime, fled from Cleveland, but was betrayed by a teuow countrxman in Akron,> .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
EmnIoYes Xafe an Strike.

House on interstate commerce today.
 New York, February 2l-word has been received here today that wage negotia- tions between the trainmen and conduc- tors and officials of the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railroads have been broken of and strike is being taken to- day among the men concerned in she wage demands .e+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the office of the pro bate court:
 James Augustus Morgan of Valdosta, Ga., to Miss Bessie .Mayton Crawford.
 William R. Hall of Birmingham to Miss Catherine Burbidge.
 John l.. Scarborough of Pratt City 10 Miss Emily Catherine Price.
 Robert O. Knight of Birmin gham to Miss Mollie Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Presldent Gardiner Re.,xn..

Boston, February 21.-Robert Hallow Gardiner of this city has resigned as pres- ident of the national organization of tho Brotherhood of St. Andrew (EpiscopaO. MT. Gardiner gives as a reason for his resignation the pressure of his business interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
UPsHAw TO SPEAK. VIII Talk Under Auspices of Junior Bnracn at southside Baptist Church.

William D. Upshaw. sometimes called "Earnest Willie, the Georgia Cyclone on Clutches" will deliver his famous lec- ture "John and His Hat" at the Sunday school auditorium of the Southsde Rap list church tonight at s:15. Will D. Up- shaw Is regarded as one of the best known and most popular platform lec- turers in the south today and 1t is ex- pected that the house will be filled by the time he begins tonight.
 "John and His Hat" is said to be MT. Upshaw's very best effort on the lec- ture platform.
 The occasion is to be in the nature of a great washington's Birthday celebra- ton given under the auspices of the Junior Baraca class of the Southside Bap- tist church. The speaker, the speech and the occasion are entirely appropriate, and a large, good natured, patriotic and en- thusiastic crowd is expected to join in the celebration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
CITY ITEMS

Dies of Stab WOund-Jesse Sims, tho negro who was stabbed Friday night in a fight at Bessemer, died yesterday. The mans assailant is not known. The cutting took place in an alley and the cause of the fight seems to be a mys- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
THE WEATHER

Washington, February 2.-Forecast for Alabama: Partly cloudy and cooler Tues day; Wednesday unsettled, light variable winds.
 Mississippi Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
Coroner Will Investigate

Coroner Will Investigate Coroner Brash CT will hold a preliminary investi- gation in the Stevens suicide and mur- der case this morning. The coroner said that there was no doubt but that the case Is one of pure suicide and murder by the father, George Ste vens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

The following is the local report of the United States weather bureau of Brming- ham for 24 hours ended at D. m., Feb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

the chief informed Mrs. Vester of her good fortune she was skeptical and paid no attention to it. I myself sent a message to the chief and he paid her another visit, but still she did not believe the news. She told me, how ever. this morning that she had not slept wink during the previous night.
 She also said that she had been greatly bothered during the past two months by dreams; that she had dreamed constantly that something re- markable was going to happen, and she added that she had even written her aunt about the dreams"
 Fund for the Hospital.
 When Mrs. Vester was talking over the phone. yesterday to MT. Jones she told him that the hospital in which Ennis had been nursed and to which he left $10.000. had been burned years ago, and 1t was on this account it was felt by MT. Jones that he would be unable to meet that condition of the Ennis will.
 Mrs. J. w. Bush, however. gave some information last night which may throw new light on the matter. She says that in 1892 the only hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

in Birmingham was the hospital of the United Charities of which she was president. She states that the hospital building was later burned but was rebuilt and that a few years later the name was changed to Hillman hospital but that the institution has had a con- tinuous existence and that the Hillman hospital of today is really the same institution at which Ennis was treated in the early nineties.
 Keen Interest in Case,
 Citizens of Birmingham who have taken such a keen interest in the af fairs of Mrs. Vester for the past three days seem to be unanimous in th hefr feeling of gladness that such good for tune has apparently come to a won- an who so richly deserves it. Her early poverty and her long, struggle as an orphan against. terrible odds make if peculiarly appropriate that she should be rewarded in such a way at this lat date. Many people of Birmingham are now able to identify her. Only yes- terday it was learned that Miss Claudio Clark was employed at the home of Capt. Jack w. Johnston on Highland avenue for more than a year.
 Her history in Birmingham seems to have been completely traced, and through 1t all she was found to be a hard-working girl who was making C. brave struggle for existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22
How Daniel Jones Lost
 Whole Family in Great
 Earthquake at Kingston

tain at the widest point is three and half miles. The streets run parallel with the coast. and you can get an idea of the for the entire six miles along the sea front and for distance of four blocks back the land sank into the sea completely. King street ran through the heart of the city from the coast to the mountain dis tance of three and half miles. This street opened up completely and block of property on each side of the street sank into the Assure for the entire dis tance to the base of the mountain Care full soundings have been made but the bottom of this Assure has never yet been found. Ships which used to anchor on the coast now anchor at the base of the mountain three and half miles inland, their path being over what was formerly King street.
 T have seen as many as 200 dead bodies piled up in one heap, where immense quantities of oil was poured over them and the whole mass burned It was im- possible to bury the dead and they had to be cremated
 At the time of the disaster President Roosevelt cabled Governor Magoon in Havana to send shipload of relief stlp- plies to Kingston. The ship came all right, but Governor Halbeittious seemed to think the United States had some kind of designs on the island and refused to allow them to land. The people were furnishing but the governor was obdurate. The ship remained in the harbor for a week and was finally ordered back to Havana by President Roosevelt The people rose against the governor and de- manded his resignation. He refused to resign and they gave him 20 days He refused to do it and in the meantime the King named new governor, who came and took charge
 Governor Halbeittious started across the island on a journey and has never been heard from since. It is supposed. of course, that he was murdered
 Governor Caiaho, the present governor. is very fine man, and is very popu- lar.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

gratefully remembered. While MT. Knox looks like a statesman and reminds him self of Clay, Calhoun and Webster. is he the only one offering worthy to wear the senatorial toga?
 WALKER PERCY. Jackson, Miss, February 21. 1slo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-22

Daniel Jones, the alcalda or high sheriff of the Island of Jamaica. West Indies, who came to Birmingham to locate Mrs. Herman Vester. formerly Miss Clauddie Clark, is a man of interesting experiences and has had tragedy in his life that comes to few men.
 He was in the great Kingston earth quake of February 8, 1907. In that ter rible catastrophe he lost his wife, his two aunt and uncle.
 "A man who has not been through a disaster of that kind can have no con- ception of what they are lixe." said MT Jones yesterday. "At the time of the earthquake I was conducting a 72-room hotel in Kingston. We were all in the parlor of the hotel on the evening of the disaster. One of Ihy daughters was play ing the piano, the other was singing, and there were some young men present who had come to call Suddenly there was a shock and every window in the building was broken The glass all fell in on the floor of the parlor. and I had stopped to pick some of 1t up.
 That is the last thing I remember. The official records showed that the next shock came eight seconds after the first. The next I knew friend was shaking me by the shoulder. I was lying in the street covered with brick and bloody all over. The end of my little finger had been cut off, which was the only real injury I sustained I don't know how ever got to the street. There were 63 people in the hotel at the time of the shock and all but four were killed. When got up the building was mass of wreckage, and I could see the bodies of my family among the wreckage.
 While the number of people killed by the earthquake has never been determined definitely. the total was thousands upon thousands.
 Kingston lies along the coast of the island and extends six miles along the shore. It is surrounded by mountain in the shape of a crescent, and the distance from the coast to the foot of the noun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-25
WrangIe Over Persia.

81. Petersburg, May 25--The recent
grant by Persia t, the German firm OF
Huchuermann AID Mossig of the right
to establish regular navigation on Lake
Urmiah has developed such diplomatic
,angle that today the Anglo Russian
agreement for the exclusion of Other
powers from rich concessions in Persia
Is in danger of collapse. Germany is
determined to checkmate Russia and
England in their plan to control Persian
affairs, and has taken such firm Stand
in the HuehneTmsun and Mossig COD
cession that Russis is afraid TO order
the cancellation of the concession. 10
permit the concession to stand, however,
presents just So seritu' menace. The
foreign Office is trying to adjust ma!tsra
through correspondence with the German
Foreign Office, tn: the lst!er ia In no
concilistory mood. Il is feared here that
Germany will fclloslup the Lake Urmiah
concession by demanding railway rights
in Persia, which If granted would be
fatal to Raasis's plsn for supervising,
With Englend's aid, the iLtsrnal Affairs
of the ehah's country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-25
Spanish Premier's Problem.

Madrid, May rs Premier Causlej e
is today facing The hardest problem OF
his political career in mis- attempt TO
frame budget for Spsin that will slla7
popular discomfort and st the same
ne not antsgonizs King Alfonso al 4
the church. He hopes to transfer much
OF the weight of taxation from the poor
to the rich without placing any OF the
burden upon cltr;csl establishments.
The general opinion is hat the plan
is impossible becau'e the church owns
more property than any other single
iuteres. 10 Spain, while the rich, more
than in any other country, have their
cf pitsl invested abroad Rhsre tax col.
lectors csnpot reach it. The nations
sb!est 6oancieis say that conditions in
Spain can never be materially bene fitted
80 long as the clerical establishments,
sholly upburdeued by taxation, are
permit ed to compete with private en-
terprises, which are taxed to the maxi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-25
The plot Against Alfonso.

Barcelona, May 25.-All doubts ss to
the exist:nce Of q plot agalns. tae life of
King Alfonso we're removed today by an
off cial statement in Land and Liberty"
an auarchistic newspaper, that the re-
cent bomb tu ragts. including that 10
Madrid Monday, were arranged by
anarchists. The editor Of The paper is
under arrest.
The bolduess OF the editor in admitting
the plot is considered indicative OF a
speedy revolutionary outbreak. This city
Ia the hot bed OF anarchists, and sc veral
denominations against the government
were held lday.
Reinforcements for The locsl barracks
arc arriving and every precau:ion is be-
ing taken to prevent repetition of the
outbreak OF last III inner when huudreds
OF revolutionisls we're killed.
Madrid, May 25.-Tbe guard about
King Alfonso's palace was dou bled todsy
as result of informs ton obtained by
the police OF the existence of formidable
| anarchistic plLt against the king. A
| search of the rooms of Jose Tobarelli,
the anarchist killed Monday by the pre-.
| mature explosion Of bomb, revealed the
plot.
Tobsrelli, known also as Oallomayor,
was on active member of band of con-
spirttns, whom the police are now try.
log to run doyn. The police believe
thst Tobarelli was the first one chosen to
attempt The kings assassination and that,
having failed, others OF the band will
nov be chosen BY lot.
The kings ministers have warned him
not to appear in public unless under
public guard.