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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

featuring plants for the making of vari-
Gus products of fine quality of steel will
naturally come. This will give to the
Birmingham district a larger supply of
skilled labor.
do you know that number of large
industries have hesitated to locate in this
district on account of general lack of
skilled labor? Locate a number of varied
Industries here and the skilled labor will
follow naturally
If you are going on long, tiresome
journey arrange. If possible, to carry
Charles G. Smith of the Alabama Oil
company along with you, You can afford
to pay his transportation.
He is bouquet of sunshine and agree
able surprises. He will drive dull care
from your brow when the hours grow
tedious.
How?
Well. Just wait. You do not have to
call his hand. Give him his own time
and he will open up with his programme.
When things begin to get dull he will
spring the first act when you are not
looking. 1t will be a bunch OF twisted
wire for you to unravel, a birds nest of
hooks and rings. a Jacobs ladder of
safety pins, an ingenious squirt gun that
shoots when you least, expect it, or some
other novel contrivance that engages your
attention and keeps you busy.
You just can't get lonesome when Davis
is around. He does not spring his entire
menagerie at once. fsr=
Where he carries all the novelties you
cannot imagine. They are drawn from
surprising corners Of his clothes. When
you think he has exhausted his supply
Of "shoestrings, chalk and marbles" he
discovers fresh supply and you are
given another hours amusement.
He has hundred pockets hid about his
clothes somewhere, every one of them
are four feet deep and all filled with .
miniature novelty assortment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Joseph Takes q Laugh

Montgomery. May 6.-(Special.)- Ons
w. G. Hutton, who keeps the funds OF
the county in the city of Little Rock,
Ark, gives President Ed Joseph of the
local team surprise by asking him, in
a letter, to- consent to the transfer OF
May IS, 10 and 2O-games of the Mont
gomery- Chattanooga series to that city,
the desire being to give the Elks. who
are to be there that time, another sight
of Southern league ball in Little Rock.
A guarantee of 1880 and expenses to each
team is carried, but Mr.. Joseph very
here" said Ed; Montgomery is not go
ing to lose any of Them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Bricken Is Congratulated

Huntsville, May 5.-(Special. )-Robert c.
Brickell, who has apparently been nom-
mated for attorney general, is receiving
kilograms of congratulation by the dozen,
and there appears now to be little doubt
that he Is the winner. Mr.. Brickell Is
engaged in the practice of law in Hunts
Vile. being a partner of the firm of
Brickell & Smith, former Mayor r. E.
Smith being the other member of the
firm. He is the only son Of the late Rob-
ert c. Brickell, former chief justice Of
the Alabama supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
New Wholesale District

Huntsville, May 5.-(special. Unveils
Bottom, negro quarter In this city, off
Washington street, is to be converted into
a wholesale and manufacturing district.
The locality is near the Southern rail-
way Yards and railroad siding will fur
nisl all of the facilities that are needed
The city council has given the Southern
railway a franchise to build siding up
Milligan street into the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Montgomery. May 6-(special)-The
fund for Champ Osteen. the clever Sec
ond baseman who had his leg broken
few days ago, is growing, having already
parsed $780, A benefit game is being ar
ranged and will be pulled off In few
weeks Osteen will no doubt be released
by May IA, and some arrangement vii,
have to be made for his care. President
Joseph is after two more men, as 1t looks
very much like Pratt Is out OF the game
for some DAYS and Burnett is not able
to play by any means.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

New York. May SD. B. Robertson,
chairman of the grievance committee of
the Erie firemen. announced tonight that
basis of wage settlement has been
reached between the firemen and the Erie
road. He said 1t would take some time
to. work out the details but that the
agreement was assured ,gsssa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Vernon, May 5.-(Special.) -O'Neals ma
jority is estimated at about $50 in the
county HARDWOOD, for circuit Judge. runs
ahead of Collier about 200. Walter Me-
Smith, for circuit solicitor, is about $50
ahead of Ormond, but Ormond is sup
posed to be nominated. j. c. Miner, for
representative, leads Redden about $50
or 275.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
Guards ON Railroad Bridge

Henderson, KY, May 5.-The Louisville
and Nashville yesterday placed a guard
over its bridge here with instructions
that the shifts of eight men should patrol
the structure night and day. The COM
pany is hauling hundreds of cars of coal
from non-union mines and is Influenced
in taking this precaution, 1t Is said. by
the dynamiting recently of bridge in
Illinois, across which also much nom
union coal had been transported.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
LauderdaIe County Results

Florence, May Especial Debated re-
turns give the. nomination for rerresen-
tative from Lauderdale county to James
g. Kilburn by over 200 majority over
Steve Mcdonald, who was reported yes
terday to have secured the nomination
This gives this county and senatorial dis
trict a solid. prohibition delegation to the
legislature. r. II. Allen, prohibitionist
was elected over his local option oppon-
ent, H. f. Bridges, receiving approx
mately 23OO votes out Of total of $500
Steve Mcdonald, the only local option
candidate for representative, ran far be
hind Lee and Waits and James s. Xii.
burn, prohibitionists.
Corrected reports from the countrJ pre-.
cincts have apparently united the tie
in the shrevalty race, errors of IS votes
having been discovered in favor of A. D
Carson. This leaves Jesse Dowdy a sligh
lead, but the question will not be definite
ly settled until the official count Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06

Cuba, May Especial -Unofficial re-
turns received from Choctaw county are
to the effect that Mallory has carried the
county by about 80 majority, while Seed
made a landslide. Bankhead doubled his
opponents while Anderson leads for
Judge. Brown. for secretary of state;
Willingham, Kolb and Somerville lead
also. For probate judge the indications
are that Lindsey will win; Gray for cir
cult clerk and Burns for sheriff. 1t APP
pears that they have double primary
that may alter this somewhat as to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
O,NeaI Carries Lamar

winners for county Offices The vote for
ONeal in Choctaw was a surprise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
THE WATER CRISIS

According to statements from connected with the
city government, the water situation worse than
it was last summer.
There question but what many sections of the city
are beginning to suffer just badly they did formerly
and the complaints on the rapid increase.
There is also absolutely question to who is
sponsble for this The mayor and the board of public
works are directly responsible and the foundation Of the
trouble the whole rotten system at the city hail. which
must be cleaned out through the adoption by the citizens
OF the commission form of government
Juggling and fooling around and quarreing and bck
ering caused the posponement in the work of completing
the four new standppes If The Press had not exposed
the proposition to cut out the erection of the south side
standppes there would have been promise whatever
of relief there AS it s the work is very badly delayed
The only remedy and the remedy that must be taken
immediately to rush the work fast possible and
meanwhile limit the consumption of water.
At the time the inacton of the mayor and board
of works should be investigated There has been ample
time since last summer to complete the improvements.
The Spokane adopts the commission plan of gov
ernmen and gets rid of inefficient officials at the city
hail. the better it will be for the entire city in every way
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
No game at Van-
couver this afternoon
on account of rain.
TACOMA HAS INSUR-
GENT CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
(By United Preae Leased WIre)

(By United Preae Leased Wire)
TACOMA. May 24-Declaring
that Congressman McCreedie, by
his support of Speaker Cannon, had
wholly misrepresented the views of
a majority of the republicans of
this district, Stanton Warburton,
eX-state senator, announced his can
didacy for congress today as an
"insurgent."
While declaring his support of
President Taft insofar as he carries
out the pledges and promises of the
party, Warburton, in his announce
ment, says:
Il think the president, in order to
carry out the promises of the ma
tional republican convention, needs
more men representing the views OF
Dolliver. Cummins, Beveridge and
Norris and fewer men standing for
the interests represented by Aid
rich and Cannon"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
ROADS MUST
CONSENT TO
UNION DEPOT

Councilman Shaefer says the Mil
waukee and the North Coast will
never receive a franchise in Spo-
kane with his vote If they recede
from the plan of building a union
depot and granting common-user
privileges to other lines.
Shaefer will submit amendments
requiring the building of union
depot to cost 100000, work on
which shall begin within six
months after the franchise Is
granted and to be completed with
in two years. The roads to give
the city good bond for 100000
that they shall build this station
as stipulated.
His common-user amendment
proposes to have the lines of the
two roads from the east to the
west city limits open to other lines
that may want to use them, on the
payment of just compensation
therefor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

The collision occurred off Post
Barcques, Lake Huron. The Wood
was severely damaged, two holes
having been knocked In her bow
The Wood arrived at Port Huron
today. The members of the crew
refused to discuss the accident fur
ther than to say that the collision
occurred during heavy fog.
Most of the victims Of the disas-
ter lived at Algona, Mich.
The crew of the Goodyear jumped
overheard when the accident oc-
cured and the crew of the Wood
threw life lines to them. 1t Is be-
lieved that most of those drowned
were drawn down by the rush of
water when the big vessel sunk.
The heavy fog made the work of
attempted rescue difficult.
Among the known dead are Mrs.
r. II. Bassett and her daughter of
Marine City, Mich.
The steamer William Seamins
was nearby at the time of the acct
dent and is believed to have res
cued several persons before pro,
ceedlng to Saut Ste. Marie, Michi
gan, where she is due this after
noon.
The number of the Goodyeaf's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
Holy Rollers Prayed
While a Baby
Strangled to Death

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND. May 24.-Praying
on bended knees, score of believ-
ers in the Apostolic faith, a sect
known locally as the Holy Roll
ers." knelt about the bedside of
little Juanita May Nelson, the two
year old daughter of Mrs. Eliza Nell
son, 81 Grand avenue, while the
child slowly strangled to death with
diphtheria. There was no medical
attention given, owing to the moth
er's belief that medicine was use
less and prayer only would cure.
Today Health Officer Wheeler
placed the house under strict quar-
antine, as a son Of Mrs. Nelson,
aged 16 years, is stricken with the
same disease.
When DR.. E. p. Fisch arrived at
the Nelson home last night, shortly
after the baby died, he attempted
to give the boy some medicine.
The lad refused to take 1t, saying
it would do no good. His mother
who is the leader of the cult
backed him up in his assertion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
THE TURKS
DEFEAT THE
BEAVERS
Seattle ...00101 01O0oOI 4 o
Vancouver. 100000 o o
Batteries-Thompson and Custer,
Miller and Sugden.
(By United Press Leased Wtre)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
VANCOUVER, B. c., May "a
The Turks defeated the Beavers
this morning to 0, after game
that was replete with sensational
fielding and steady pitching.
Thompson was on the mound for
Seattle and the best the Canucks
could get off his delivery was two
hits. He was pretty lucky, however,
as the Beavers were solving him
toward the last, but their hits were
straight at fielder. Lynch made a
beautiful running catch of Scharn-
weber's line drive in the fifth and
saved a sure score, as Flanagan
was on third, with only one down.
The Turks made things lively by
three fast double plays. Miller
worked for the Beavers and after
the first two innings settled down
and kept the hits well scattered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
(By United Press Leased Wire)

10Y oHItCO FTCSS GCdSCo vvHCJ
BELLINGHAM, Wash, May "a
Fire last night consumed an entire
city block of frame buildings, caus-
ing a loss estimated at about $780,
600, endangering scores of lives
and resulting in the serious injury
Of Earle Hurley, a hoseman, who
was crushed under falling debris.
The exact origin of the fire is not
known. 1t started in a bakery on
West Holly street. This block,
bounded by D and c, Holly and
Astor, is built over the Whatcom
creek bottom. the buildings and
streets being supported by piles,
and the space underneath the
buildings caused draft that
spread the flames with startling
rapidity. The firemen were unable
to save anything In the block, al
though three companies responded
to the alarm and eight lines of hose
played on the blaze. Ii was with
difficulty that the flames could be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
TRIP FOR ELKS.

Spokane Elks have been invited
to uaite with Portland In a special
train to be run to the annual con-
ventlon OF the Elks. to be held at
Detroit, July to 16. The special
win leave Portland over the o. r.
4 y. at 1l;SJ p. m, July and will
leave Spokane at 3:45 p. m. the
same day. connecting with the
Portland train at Pendleton. The
special will be equipped with the
best that the Hartman system af.
fords and will ruu through to Chi
cago without change.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
OPINIONS Of HALLEY'S
COMET. EXPRESSED

that they have been handed q
lemon. Others who saw q heav-
emily body which somewhat resen-
bIed the pictures Of the comet,
were pacified. There were still
others who readily accepted the
theories Of the scientists and felt
amply repaid for their anxious
hours watching and waiting. Some
Of the local men who have been
among the evening star gazsrs
have expressed their opinions in
the following:
WEATHER PROPHET STEW.
ART, the man who reports the
climatic conditions, confesses that
Continued on page six.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
70 ELIMINATE BAD PICTURES

Managers of the penny arcades
have agreed to meet the demands
of the Spokane Social and Moral
Hygiene society in the matter of
Objectionable pictures and to elm
mate such pictures as the commit
tee from the society places on the
blacklist, An inspection of the pic
lures has begun.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
ROOSEVELT IS WITH
THE INSURGENTS

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WARRINGTON, May 24.-That
Theodore Roosevelt Is with the in
sI --nts heart and soul Is the sIst
Of a hitherto unpublished report
made by a committee OF insurgents
to a caucus Of the house progress
slves In March, 1909. The endorse
ment was given the insurgents in
the strenuous closing days Of
Roosevelt's administration.
With this support behind them
the house progressives. with
Roosevelt and insurgency" as the
battle cry, are planning terrific
campaign next fall that will sweep
the former president into the
whirlpool Of politics.
The endorsement, which forms
the ground work of the campaign
planned. was given to Representa-
tive Nelson of Wisconsin, Repre-
sentative Gardnsg q Massachu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

setts and Representative Madison
of Kansas. The three representa-
tives were sent as a committee by
the insurgents to Roosevelt to OBJ
tain his endorsement of the insur-
gent policies. They appeared be-
fore the caucus and made report
of the result of their mission. The
report Is here made public for the
first time.
On March 3, 1909, the report de-
clares, Roosevelt proposed to give
Representative Nelson. as chair
man of the insurgent committee. a
letter endorsing the fight made by
the progressiyes on Speaker Can
non. and the house rules. He ex'
pressed thorough sympathy with
the progressives and said Cannon
has been the greatest obstacle tC
my efforts to secure good legisla
fCoptlnued On naoe ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
THE PALEFACES' THUNDER WAGONS
NEARLY FINISHED POOR SAVACES

wilderment upon the rush OF traf.
fic on Madison street In front OF
the Lasalle hotel, when q flame
apparently as big as a house en-
veloped the machine in line.
Feminine records for the hiah
jump and hundred yard sprint were
broken by several dozen Maori
women, who We're In big sight
seeing car Immediately In front oe
the burning automobile. They hut-
died in a doorway safely out o1
danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
THEY'RE AFTER THE LUMBER
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

HOQUIAM. Wash. May 24.-That
San Francisco and San Pedro lum-
ber buyers are endeavoring to pur-
chase lumber I'm Grays harbor de-
spite their announcement last year
to the effect that they would not
pay the price demanded by local
mill men is indicated today by the
presence of a number of California
buyers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
KILLED BY A TRAIN
(ey United press Leased Wire,

EVERETT, Wash. May 24.-A
dispatch from Index on the Great
Northern today says that Louis Ho-
gan, blacksmith employed at the
plant of the Index Galena Co.. was
struck and instantly killed by Great
Northern passenger train No. l last
night at s o'clock, while crossing
the railway bridge over the north
fork Of the Skykomish river.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.

The total eclipse of the moon was
seen by all residents OF Spokane as
it entered the earth's shadow at
7:l3 last night and was hidden
from our view at 9:51. Although
the eclipse was complete. the moon
could be seen family through a
haze of reddish brown. The total
time of the eclipse was about two
hours
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

NEW YORK-"Miss Wellesley"
no matter how shapely her form or
how many strides she can take. has
been strictly forbidden to pose for
the photographer in male costume.
Pictures of this kind discovered are
being cut down. The legs in the
photos are being cut off at the
waist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
BELLNGHAM HAS
A 500, 600 FIRE

kept from leaping d street and
causing still further loss. At one
time they crossed d and burned
part of one building before they
were checked and driven back.
Roomers in the lodging houses OF
the block barely escaped with their
lives, and scores Of men and
women ran into the street in their
night clothes, half dead from suf-
location.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
(By United Press Leased Wire)

CHICAGO, May 24.-One of the
palefaces' thunder wagons nearly
put the finishing touches to the ter
rors of civilized life for a band Of
AZ savage Maoris fresh from New
Zealand last night.
Clutching the rails and seat
backs of half a dozen automobiles
in which they were slowed ready
for a parade through the streets of
Chicago, the brown-skinned South
Sea islanders We're looking with be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
BY PARA DALTON.

wv HAT do you think OF the COM
w ct? Is it a lemon?
" For days and weeks Spo-
kane people have watched for the
comet, early and late. We have
been called from our sIumbers in
the small wee hours Of the morn
ing to watch for this astronomical
body which threatened to play
havoc with the earth and the in
habitants here below
Were the citizens Of Spokane dis
appointed with the result? Many
were soreIy disappointed and are
skeptical as to its existence, and to
use a slang expression, they feel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

CRESTON, 3. C.-While a freight
train was backing down a siding
here yesterday the caboose ran into
a COW on the track, and the COW
sent the car flying 100 feet away.
The COW was killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

CHlCAGO.-Although police and
the child's parents thought that An
drew Bankley. aged nine months.
had been smothered to death by a
pet cat, coroner's jury decided
that death was due to pneumonia.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
JACK THONEY,

Slated for Patsy Donovan's Job.
Jack Thoney is said to be slated
for the position of manager of the
Boston Red Sox, succeeding Patsy
Donovan, whose work has not been
at all satisfactory this spring, ac-
cording to stories which leak out
from Boston. John I. Taylor, Jr.,
owner Of the Red Sox, some time
ago denied that Donovan was to be
deposed, but it looks now like Pat
would be dropped into the discard.
Thoney. by his speed, has won the
nickname of Bullet" He is a fine
outfielder and fast and daring
man on the bases, but has neuer
been exceptionally strong with the
willow. However, he knows the
game thoroughly. Thoney is one
OF the most unfortunate players in
the business, having been put out
OF the game several times by ac-
cidents. An accident to his throw
ing arm this spring has kept him
out of the fight up to date, and it
is doubtful If he will ever again
play regularly. But his knowledge
of base ball should make him a
valuable man at the head of any
club,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
FOURTH INNING.

Spokane-Cooney scratched hit
and beat 1t to first. Kippert sacri-
feed. Keener hit safe, Bassey jug
Cling. Cooney scored while Bas-
sey did his stunt Davis flew to
Bassey. Nordyke gApunded out,
Rockenfield to Mott.
Tacoma-Mott famed. Bassey
walked. Hartman flew to left. Bas-
sey stole second. Stevens ground
ed out.
Spokane ............. ........ Il
Tacoma ......... .............O ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24

crew is estimated variously, but
three reports coincide in numbering
the dead at Is. Captain Ed Hem
iner and three OF the Goodyear s
crew were taken to Port Huron on
the Wood. They refused to discuss
the accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
(Our Daily Disconnected Story.)

II was that Silly hour when
night lights wane and a ghastly
pallor sicklies DER the CLINT OF the
milk bottle on the front porch.
With practiced craft Mr., Hem
Peck. Esq. let himself in at the
door of his drowsy domicile.
With beating heart he paused to
listen. 80 far all IS WELL" he mur-
INJURED, happily. lie had not
awakened the enemy.
Even as he spoke his foot trod
heavily on his wife's pet cat,
"Mea-ou-ou-ouw."
(The End
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-24
FIFTH INNING.

Spokane-Cartwright famed. Ost-
dick grounded out. Baker ground
ed out
Tacoma-Jansing made three
bagger to left. Gurney grounded
out to Nordyke. Byrnes worked to
squeeze" and lansing scored. Hall
flew out.
Spokane ..... .......... g
Tacoma ............ ...........1 |