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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11

contributed a great deal to the build ing up of Birmingham. and to require them to shoulder burden at this time would seem unfair. I believe the city will do exactly what Is proper. I have no doubt but that every latitude will be given them and following this out I think the viaducts will be construct ed in this city within few months.
 "Thc question is one that should be handled with the utmost caution, and one that should be illuminated with thu greatest amount of information before being finally determined"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Edward Crav ford

Edward Crawford said: T have not studied the question of viaducts very thoroughly and am in no position to give a caluable opinion. However, the entire question should be settled along business lines and if 1t is settled on this everyone will be satisfied. The people have rights that should be re- spected and on the other hand the rail- road should be handled with the ut most fairness. I have no doubt but that the question will be solved by the City Council with fair deal to all parties concerned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Shocked By Live Wire

Miss Mamie Cochran. living at 21ois South Twentieth, was shocked yesterday morning by a live wire at Avenue B and Nineteenth street. The wire was down and some men were repairing it. She was taken to her home and was not seriously ininred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Mahaffey Still Held

At the coroners inquest Tuesday, Clyde Mahaffey was held for further investiga- ton in the case of the killing of Homer Leeman a few days ago at Twenty-sec- ond street and Second avenue Mahaffey was again locked in the county jail and a preliminary hearing will be given him as soon as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Funeral Notice

The friends and acquaintances of Mrs. I. F, Stollenwerck and family. and of Mir and Mrs. O. M. Cross are invited to atten dthe funeral of the latter at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the resi- dence of Mrs. Stollenwerck, 1136 South Fifteenth street. Pallbearers: Darby Brown, S. Harris, w. K. McAdory, Fred Norton, Guy Bowers, Luther Reynolds, Charles Woodruff and Sam Stewart. In- terment in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Viaduct Question to Be Thresh- ed and Agreement of Some
 Sort Is Expected
COMMITTEE MEETS AT
 7:3O TO BEGIN WORK
Citizens Continue to Discuss Subject and the Hope Is Expressed That
 Neither Side Will Take Ad- vantage of the Other

formal invitation was issued yester-
 day afternoon by City Clerk Horace E.. Shropshire to the railroad committee to
 attend the committee meeting of the City Council tonight having in charge the question of viaduct for the city of Bir- mingham. The invitation was forwarded to all the local railroad men who have been acting for the executive depart
 ments in handling the matter of a viaduct in Birmingham.
 The meeting will be held tonight at 7;3o o'clock in the council chamber. The joint meeting will be attended by practically all the railroads higher representatives in the city as well as a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen. While no result will. be obtained tonight 1t is believed that the committee will work out a plan from the offer made some time ago by the railroads. In the meantime the railroads offer and the viaduct matter generally have been very thoroughly discussed. few additional expressions heard yesterday follow: sam Blach
 Sam Blach of J. Blach & Son, said T have not studied the viaduct question very seriously, that is that part which hac to do with the railroads offer to build
 viaduct in the city. However, believe the railroads should be given fair and
 square deal. In other words I do not be- lieve we have any right to jump on the
 railroads and make them do something simply because they are railroads.
 think the railroads have contributed great deal to the welfare of this city
 They should not be penalized by getting
 the worst of 1t.
 q believe we should have a viaduct
 over the streets near the Sloss furnace,
 but I should not think of making the
 railroads build them when they cannot
 afford it or where it would mean that
 other improvements would have to be
 passed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11

Clerks In Next LegisIature-Discus- sion among the members of the legis- 1ature at Blount yesterday on the prob able clerks of the next house of rep- resentatives pointed to Will Hubert of Demopolis for clerk of the house. ant John Adams of Dale, assistant clerk while John P Abbott of Birmingham will probably be chosen reading clerkf Paul Savage of Birmingham is . popular man for clerk of the sen- ate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Dr. c. D. Crow

Dr. G. B. Grove said; T am very much interested in seeing the viaducts constructed and hope that they will not be long delayed. I have been out of the city some time and am not as familiar with the plan offered by the railroads as a great many people. How ever. as a matter of general policy, l do not believe the city should ob- struct the. railroads in any plan they formulats$ The railroads are one in stituttt. that is here to stay. They have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Marriage Licenses Issued

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the office of the pro- bate court:
 Andrew J.. Roddy of Pratt City to Miss Margaret A. Williams.
 Ebert H. Reid of Birmingham to Miss Rosa Greer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
Postmssters wnpt Depo.,ts

Washington, August 1o.-(Special)-The postmasters at Dothan and Dadeville to- day filed with the department their appli- cations to have their offices designated as postal savings Repositories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
CITY ITEMS

Catholic Bazar-The ladies of St Paul's parish interested in the coming bazar will hold meeting in St. Paul's hall this evening a p. m. All new corners to the parish are invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
KREBS PRESENTS COST
 OF ATLANTA VIADUCTS
Says Cost of Problem Here Has Been Exaggerated Which Has Been Source of Confuson-Is Opposed to
 Closing Any Streets

this amount s25,0 was paid by the South
 ern railway and s15,o00 by the Central of Georgia railway.
 Whitehall street viaduct, over tracks of w. & A. and Central of Georgia rail- ways: Total cost, s76066.3S. Of this
 amount $50 ooO was paid by the Georgia
 Railway and Electric company and s15so0 by the W. & A. R. R. Co., Highland avenue bridge, over tracks of Southern Railway company: Built and maintained by the Southern railroad. Whitehall street bridge, over the tracks of the Southern Railway company: Total cost, s12044.47. Of this amount the Geor- gia Railway and Electric company paid
 s254.1o, the cost of paving the tracks as required by law; the Southern Railway company f1ve-sxths of the remainder. and the city the remaining one-sixth: the city paying one-sixth owing to the fact that the street was widened 10 feet after the Southern railway was built. This
 bridge is maintained by the Southern Railway company.
 Nelson street viaduct, over the tracks of the Central, Southern and Atlanta and West Point railways. Reinforced con-
 crete. built entirely by the railroads crossing underneath. Contract price, $52,- 0O0
 Peters street viaduct, over tracks of Central, Southern and Atlanta and West Point railways: Total cost as per con tract, $50, ,S39 25 Cost apportioned as fol- lows
 Southern railway .s21 172.59 A. & w. Pt. Railway...... Il 933.33 Central of Georsia........ 11,9S3.33 City of Atlanta ............ 35@0.00 Magnolia street bridge, over tracks of Southern, Central and w. & A. railways:
 Total cost, s15,75o. Entire cost paid by city.
 Edgewood avenue bridge, over tracks of Southern railway: Total cost s42, ,25O. Of this amount ss155 was paid by the Southern railway.
 Washington street viaduct, over tracks of Georgia railroad N & N R. R. lessees): Total cost. s127121.sS. Of this
 amount s57.00o was paid by the LA & N. R. R. Co.,, lessees.
 The underpasses at Powell street and S. boulevard were built by the Ls & N. R. R., lessees, the city taking care of the approaches.
 All of the underpasses under the South ern railway and the A. B. x A. R. R. were built by the railroads at interest On the line of the Southern railway
 there are underpasses. and on the A. B.
 & A. R. R. there are 10 underpasses and
 two concrete bridges built by said com
 pany, where the road crosses the streets above and below the grade of the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
MARX AND CAHEEN RESENT TACTICS
 USED 0N TUESDAY Will Keep Up Efforts to Get a Reduction in Elec-
 tric Rates MEETING WAS PACKED
 AND HAD NO SHOW Cnhecn Says the Company May Control Civic Bodies in Birmingham But It Cannot Control the Indi-
 vidual Citizens

' 'There is just one question I < would like to ask.' said Hugo Marx < yesterday, referring to the recent < meeting of the Board of Trade at < which it was practically decided to < abandon the efforts to secure ' cheaper electric light rates in Bir- < mingham. My question is this: . Was the meeting held Tuesday in ' the Board offTrade rooms a meet < ing of the directors of the Birming- ' ham Railway, Light and Power ' company, or the Chamber of Com ' merce or was it a meeting of the ' City Council?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-11
THE WEATHER

Washington, August 10.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Showers Thurs day and Friday; light, variable winds.
 The following is the local report of the United States weather bureau at Brming- ham for the "A hours ended at D. m,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21

tien but the latter does not cme
around oil optimism;
more than
IN the prodgity
the
Stay Close
None very Brewers blackbrd
a o our plains region and winters all over Mexico but
purple grack
come they
they would
mer homes all
and sing in dieord the
medley
Wheeoarrow cowbird
golden dandeions is that
More passing bobolnk tribe
He bird
another bird that changes habit
males again splendid
that contagious happiness apy described
Irving No other nation has such bird
instrumental
reduced hazed
w ns vary much among each their winter habat The North
e usually think that he
Minnesota to Missouri though he
wren scarcely at all during
The
thrush forms arrival
States where he winters his singing frequent bird
purely in the matter
early and late The charm domesicy
he comes at just hour whistles
the proper Above the places haymoW
arch of the branch hanging
not small
dip OF his tai his
everything which the
that the
Central America while
his
tribe which live permanently
ing c9roas battling
the gulf in early March,
an occasional one stays nearer and drifts up ahead OF his fellows
but he does not make the summer as the proverb
No whence the bird
color ghteven he be merely like Tennyson hes
he may be comfort and the earlier he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
HIRSUTE ITALIAN BARRIERS.
PecuIiarities Noted by IN Observing
Hair Tonic Salesman.

my best customers" said the
salesman for the hair-tonic house, ac-
cording to the New York Times, "are
the proprietors Of barber shops, where
all Italian BARRIERS are employed.
There's reason for this and a very
simple one. Did you ever see bald
headed barber in an Italian shop?
Think it over. Rack your memory.
I've been In the hair-tonic business for
a good many years and, take my word
for it, there is no such thing as
bald-headed dago barber No, can't
explain it. 1t Is simply an incontro-
vertible fact. That's why l say my
best customers are the proprietors of
these shops Would you buy bottle
of hair tonic from barber with a
bald pate? Would you place any con-
fidence in the recommendation of
barber whose thatch lad a NANCY,
moth eaten appearance? Not If you
are in your sober senses. American
BARRIERS and BARRIERS Of other nation
alities, particularly the Germans, have
a disgusting habit Of losing their hair
1 UESeLut duJcCLlfG dQF lStnly lIOlu lily
point Of view, for it interferes with
my business. And it's a curious thing
that when barber loses his hair he
doesn't lose his job. Nor Is his sal
airy reduced. Inasmuch as a consid-
cradle portion of the revenue OF shop
consists of the selling of various
toilet preparations, you would natur-
ally think that, in the interest of ex-
pert craftsmanship, when barber lost
his hair he would also lose his job.
But the boss barber is a person to be
reckoned with, quite aside from the
purely commercial phase of the situa-
ton. He is loyal to his men and loyal
to an extent that would seem suicidal
to the head of a big industrial corpor-
alton. But that's his attitude, and in
a way It Is an admirable one. Still,
that has nothing to do with the fact
that there are no bald-headed Italian
BARRIERS. Keep your eyes peeled for
one, and when you find him show
mo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21

bound to be wasted in experiments. in
bungling methods, and in learning
how to do things right The utmost
vigilance is required to avoid spend
ing what is saved on the one hand by
going ahead too fast with improve.
ments on the other A dozen temp
tations TO put more money into the
place lie in ambush at every turn.
Economy is fully as difficult as In the
city. Isolation, lack of congenial So
ciety, and maddening inability to find
Efficient servants-in fact, any kind
at all-are insistent factors of the
problem. The initial outlay is likely
to be no more than half the ultimate
cost. Tools and equipment pile up
bills to dismay the novice Labor is
lazy and untrustworthy If there are
children, and there ought to be chill
dren in every country home, their ed
ucation must be considered.
1t still remains true. however. that
to ind and own and improve ones
own farm, however small and humble,
IS an achievement worth fighting for.
whether it be for an ail-the-year-home
or not. And few there be who have
won this fight that would willingly re-
turn to the fiat in the city or the hired
house in the suburbs with its fifty-foot
frontage of lawn The ownership of
land, and plenty of it, creates a spirit
of independence. 1t was the ''embat-
tied farmers" who drove back the red
coats from the redoubt on Bunker
Hill. To-day the foreign immigrant is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21

Living cost has advanced consistent
ly upward during the recent years.
Efforts to learn why prices have in
creased have not been very satisfac-
torily answered. The farmer has in
sisted that he is not to blame, the
butcher has blamed the packer, and
the latter has completed the circuit by
shifting the responsibility to the agri-
culturist, and the prices of foodstuffs
have continued to soar. 1t may not
help the American pocketbook any to
know that the increase in the cost of
living is not confined to any particular
subdivision, but it may contribute a
mite to the food for reflection to learn
something of the situation in other
parts of the world.
So widespread has been the demand
for information concerning the present
value of foodstuffs here and abroad
that many of the United States consuIs
and consular agents have been re-
quested to investigate and report con-
corning prices of foodstuffs. In gen.
eraI it appears that food prices abroad,
and in cities where the wage rate is
much lower than in this country, are
as high as they are here. The re-
ports indicate that the prices have
been increased principally because the
supply has not kept pace with the de-
mand and not owing to any combina-
ton for the purpose of increasing the
| rates on the various articles.
In Hamburg, Germany, the average
| price of sirlein steak is "a p cents a
pound, the latest quotation on tender
| loin being 1914 cents. Veal chops
bring 3215 cents, while leg of veal is
quoted at 80 cents Pork ranges in
price from IS to SO cents; mutton from
10 to 80 cents and ham from 10 to 81
cents, the latter being the price for a
| fine grade of the sliced article. These
| prices are furnished by first class
| dealer, whose prices are neither the
| highest nor the lowest, but there Is
| slight variation between dealers in
! fashionable and questionable, the
| chances being that the superior cuts
| of meats will be found in the shops
/ where the highest prices prevail.
From Hanover, which is considered an
| inexpensive city in which to live, the
| following prices are quoted: Beef
and veal, 20A cents; pork and mutton,
! 10: smoked ham, So; bacon, 2215;
wheat flour, 4a4; rye -four, 3 p; wheat
bread, 514; rye bread, 3; coffee, me-
dunn Java, roasted, 1914; table butter,
81; milk, per quart, Az; eggs, per
dozen, 40.
On the basis of income, the German,
| in comparative occupation with the
| American worker, should not pay more
| than 80 per cent of the prices he now
pays for his food, but as a matter Of
fact ne pays as much as the people
here, excepting milk, potatoes and
other vegetables Consul Robert ].
| Thomson accounts for ability to live
under such conditions to the fact that
the German housekeeper is rigidIy eco
nomical and would be able to maintain
her table and exist fairly we'll on the
waste of many American families of
similar position in life So high is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21

nator of the radium discoveries. The
best testimonial to her abilities came
from Prof. Curie himself when he was
offered the decoration of the Cross Of
the Legion of Honor and refused it be-
cause the same decoration was not Of
fered to his wife.
She shares with most savants that
faculty of abstraction that is so valu-
able to those engaged in scientific
work. When she is employed upon
difficult piece of research she hears
nothing, sees nothing and is unmoved
by anything that is not directly con-
cerned with her Investigations. 1t is
said that once when in the middle OF
an absorbing experiment a servant
ran into the laboratory, screaming
loudly: Madame, madame, l have
swallowed a pin!" There, there,
don't cry" said Nine. Curie, sooth-
ingly, there is another that you may
have"
Nine. Curie has sister who is q
notable doctor of medicine in Austria,
and as an instance of heredity it may
be said that the famous scientist be-
lieves that her little daughter shows
promise of even more brilliant scien-
tific powers than herself. She is train
ing the child with the intention of de-
yeloping these talents to the utmost.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
NOTES ELECTRICAL.

A safe method of firing shots in
mines by electricity has been devised.
1t is claimed that the Bell telephone
system has four and a half million
telephones in service
The city of Durham, South Africa.
will spend a million dollars for cleo
trio lights and railways
The Chinese laundries in Brooklyn
are being electrified with electric
lights, motor driven washers and
wringers and electric fatirons
The wireless transmission of electri-
cal power is now attracting the atten-
ton of scientists and inventors.
Wabash, Ind, was one of the very
first towns TO adopt electric light for
general Illumination AS early as
March, 1880, four old Brush arc lamps
were installed.
The first carbon fIaments made by
Thomas Edison for his new ineandes-
cent lamp were made from thread dip
ped in lampblack and tar and carbon
lied at high temperatures This lamp
was successful enough to warrant fur
ther Investigation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
WITH THE SAGES.

Philanthropy is often not the love
Of man, but the love of being thought
to love him.-Lynch.
What IS not needful and is common
ly wrong, is to pass a Judgment on
our fellow-creatures.-
It's good to have money. and the
things that money can buy, but it's
good, too. to check up once in while
and make sure you haven't lost the
things that money can't buy.-Lori-
mer.
Humility is the first lesson we learn
from reflection, and self-distrust the
first proof we give of having obtained
a knowledge Of ourselyes.-Zimmer-
man.
Nothing worth while in this world
is ever done without an uncompromis-
ing spirit, undaunted by opposition,
determined upon victory.-Dr- w. c.
Abbott,
A friendship which makes the least
noise is very often the most useful;
for which reason I should prefer a
prudent friend to Jealous one.-Ad-
Olson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21

tiser. Here is the sort of thing that
the columns generally carry:
NAN-HAvE LOST ADDRESS, PLEASE
send; important.
MISS PRUNELLO BREvOORT.
S. G. K.-COME HOME NEXT WEEK. NJ.
WILL CHARLES STRAUB KINDLY
call on REGINALD WOFFINDIN?
JAMES LYNCH-MOTHER DANGER
ously i'll; come at once.
A REFINED YOUNG LADY. GOING TO
Palm Beach for several weeks, desires
expenses.
WILL PAY FOR ADDRESSES OF GUS
Renner.
WANT CORRECT ADDRESS FORMER
towerman, Cornelius Jakson
H. EVANS-STILL WORKING OLD
job; hopeless; nope, haven't studied
since.
Perhaps the most bizarre of all
lads" to the average reader are those
which are carried in the theatrical
Weeklies. Here the layman finds him
self lost in jargon of professional
expressions and authorizations that
tends to cause dizziness Look at
these and see if you don't need a chart.
WANTED-MAN FOR GENTEEI. HEAv-
iS9' Cf4dL- anu gen DuS. man, little girl
with feature specialties; good sketch
team; coEnet to double stage, barytone
. to double I'd violin, one silent team
Strictly sober people only wanted (booz-
ers get quick action) The finest state
room cars on the road A long season
and your money when due.
WANTED QUICK-D. AND T. COME
dian, blaclSface S. and D. man. sketch
team that can play singles and doubles.
l pay all. Salary yours each week Hap
by Lantgan, Bessie Blk, write.
The heavy desired is an actor to
play the heavy parts in plays. Char"
is the abbreviation for character part
actor Doubling" of musical instru-
ments means that the performers must
both act and play The silent team
does acrobatics or some other "act"
where speaking is not necessary. The
ID. and l." comedian is nothing less
than comedian who can be comical
as Dutchman or Irishman, while IS
and D.. man must be able to sing and
dance
Take it all in all there's more in
the advertising columns than mere
"adS 4"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-04-21
GREATEST WOMAN SCIENTIST.
Nine. Curie Shares with Most Sa-
wants Faculty of Abstraction.

Nine. Curfe Shares with Most Sa-
wants Faculty of Abstraction.
In quiet little house in Paris,
screened from the outer world by a
high wall, lives Nine. Curie, co-discov-
erer with her late husband Of radiUm.
Other women who might be inclined
to envy this most wonderful OF fem
mime scientists are disarmed by her
extreme modesty. When an admirer
belabors her with compliments upon
her achievements she smiles almost in
establishment and shrugs her shonl-
ders as If she had done little to make
4 fuss about
When, upon the death of her hus
band, she was appointed to a chair 1t
The Sorbonne, the great seat of learn
ing in Paris, it was decided by several
women to present her with testi-
monial. The occasion demanded it
$50 it was thought, for was not Nine.
Curie the first woman who had ever
achieved such an honor?
The scientists reply, however,
spoiled everything She said quietly:
1T would be contrary to my hus-
bands ideas and certainly to my own"
So her feminine admirers departed
without leaving their testimonial be-
hind them.
Yet, despite her modesty, it is known
that she was more than a mere assist
ant to her husband. 1t is, indeed,
claimed that she herself was the origi-