davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
NEW CHARGES IN
THE BRIBERY CASE

Chicago, August 27.-Charges that the
Pullman company is aiding the defense
of Lee O'Neii Browne, minority leader
of the Illinois legislature, in his trial on
the charge of buying votes to elect Will
liam Lorirner to the United States senate,
were made in court today by States At
torney John w. Wayman., This charge
was followed almost Immediately by sub
poenas by the prosecutor for the appear
ance on Tuesday before a special grand
iurv of numerous officials and clerks of
the Pullman company, including John G.
Patterson. division superintendent.
This move of the states attorney is
believed to constitute ''the other matters
to which he referred nysteriously in his
petition for a special grand jury A sub
poena was issued later directing officials
of the Pullman company to bring before
the grand jury books and records show
ing the names Of applicants for positions
in the months of April and August. 1909.
Following a request by the prosecuting
attorney the court directed that f. G.
Hull, chief clerk to the chief clerk of the
Illinois Central, produce in court Mon
day all the passes issued to members of
the Illinois legislature. Mr.. Hull denied
an intimation by Mr.. Wayman that 1S 165
passes were issued at the request of Hi.
nois legislators
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
AMERICAN COTTON CROP is
SECOND IN RANK IN VALUE
OF COUNTRY'S PRODUCTS

Washington, August 27.-(Special.)-
alone in the history of the American
farm are pictured in the report OF
Secretary James Wilson to the Presi-
dent, covering the work of the depart
ment of agriculture for the year of
1909, made public today. 1t Is the thir-
teenth annual report of the veteran
secretary and appears in the forthcom-
ing. year book of the department..
Most prosperous of all the years
says Secretary Wilson, "is the place
to which 1909 is entitled in agricul-
tuve The yield has been bountiful
with most crops and prices have been
high. Advantageously situated as ,e Is
in most respects the farmer Is less and
less generally compelled to dump his
crops on the market at time OF har-
vest
HE does not need to work for his
board and clothes as he often did IN
the former time when prices were so
low as to be improbable.
wrhe value of the farm products Is
so incomprehensively large that 1t has
become merely a row of figures. bor
this year it is $S,760,0 100000; the gain
this year over the preceding one is
S69, 900, 900.
"ren years ago the value of the
products of the farm was only hve
and one half times the mere gain OF
this year over 1908; it was little more
than one half of the total value of this
wear. The value of the products has
nearly doubled in 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
JOHN W. GATES is
OPTIMISTIC ON
TRADE OUTLOOK
BY EDWARD MARSHALL

New York. August 27.-(SpeciaL) John
w, Gates, who used TO be classed as a
Wall street capitalist, but who has been
directing by personal attention his vast
enterprises in Texas for the past year or
so, is in New York ana today declared
that business revival is under way
which, at its climax. will surpass all the
eras of prosperity that the country has
known in the past.
Mr.. Gates has been the directing head
of the Texas OIL company and a half
dozen other great companies in Texas,
and above all is a student of cause and
effect in American business.
From business stancpoint, conditions
in this country are all right" said Mr..
Gates.
"There has been some hesitancy on
the part of the steel consumers but
with good crops, which are now as
sured there will be a revival in the
last few months of this year and dur
ing all of next year.
Stocks OF steel and iron in the hands
OF consumers are low, and for this
reason buyers are not expected to stay
out of the market for any great length
of time. In my opinion 1911 will be
u good year in business. The import
ant business men in this country are
giving the stock market little atten-
ton. They are looking after and de-
veloping their respective branches of
industry. This. l suppose, is one OF the
reasons for the inactivity in Wall
p ct.
Steel prices are holding well. There
is no price underwriting on the part
of the various steel concerns. The
railroads win have to take 80 much
steel every year even If they make no
extensions. They must keep pace with
the remarkable growth In traffic.
believe there Is going to be great
shortage of cars on the various roads
before the close of the year Their
rolling stock is not adequate to the task
OF handling the great grain and cotton
production of the country"
AS an indication thaa the present
production of the blast furnaces was
not true index of actual steel con-
ditions. Mr.. GateS said that more pig
iron was being melted in this country
than was being produced. In other
words, productions and shipments oi
steel are in excess of iron production.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28

ELEVEN years of agriculture, begin
ming with a production of s4,417. 900, 900
and ending with sS,76O, 900, 900, a sum Of
$4,000, 100000 for the period.
ut has paid off mortgages; 1t has es-
tablished banks; it mas made better
homes; it has helped TO make the farmer
citizen of the world; 1t has provided
him with means for improving his soil
and making ii more productive.
in the statement that follows concern
ing the crop quantities and values of 1903
no figure should be accepted as antici-
pating the final estimates of this depart
nent to be made later. Only approxima-
liens can be adopted, such as could be
made by any competent person outside of
this department.
1.-THE most striking fact in the world S
agriculture is the value or the corn crop
Of 1903 In this country. " IS about 81, 100. :
600, 900
'aThis corn came up from the soil and
out of the air In 120 days-$l4, 900. 900 a
day for one crop, nearly enough for two
Dreadnoughts daily for peace or war.
The value of this corn crop Is the
highest of record. In quantity of pro-
duction this years corn crop stands sec
ond, with 2.7s7.ooO,oOo bushels.
Cotton Is now by far the second crop
in value, and this years crop is easily
the most valuable one to the farmer that
has been produced. With cotton lint SELL
ing at 1879 cents at the farm November l.,
and cotton seed selling ror about $25 per
ton, the lint and see0 or this crop are
worth about $3.50. 100000 to the farmer.
There have been three cotton crops
of more than $s,500,O00 bales Of 500
pounds gross weight, the first one being
In 1904 and commercial expectations are
that the crop of this year will be below
the average of the five years preceding" +"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
CRIPPEN AND MISS
LENEYE In LONDON

London, August 27.-Dr. Hawley II.
Crippen, the American dentist, and his
typist, Miss Ethel Clare Lenever. re-
turned to London today from Canada,
where they were apprehended by the po-
lice on suspicion of being connected with
The disappearance of DR.. Crippen's actress
wife, Belle Elmore, and with having
knowledge of the mutiiazed body, believed
Ly the police to be that of Mrs. Grip
p%an, which was found In their Hilldrop
Crescent residence. Following their dis
appearance from London the Scotland
Yard officials instituted e search for them
In every part of Europe. and watch
was placed on the principal points of
tie Atlantic side of the western hemi-
sphere. However, the dentist and his
typist were located by means OF wireless
teegraphy on the steamer Montrose in
midocean.
The Crippen party, composed of two
prisoners, Chief Inspector Dew and Ser
two wardesses who had In charge Miss
Leneve, arrived at Euston station at 7
O'Clock this evening from Liverpool,
where they had dlsembarked few hours
earlier from the steamer Megantic
Three taxicabs were waiting at the
station, and the party immediately was
driven to the Bow street police court,
where the accused man and woman were
formally charged with the crime, and
then placed in cells
An immense crowd which had gathered
at Euston hissed and .'boohed' the pair
when they emerged from the station, but
the police prevented further hostile dem
onstrations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Many Of the Leaders viii
Never Enter the Halls Of
Congress Again
bOAS1FUL ONES HAVE
PASSED into HISTORY
Democrats as Well Republicans VIII
Lose Some Old War Horses Among
Those Who Failed to Toe
the Mark

washington, August 27. = Especially =
Muff1ed drums are beating for the mem
bers of the old Pdard in Congress. From
Maine to California, and from the Cana
dian line down to the Atlantic, the dole
full sound is thudding upon the ears OF
the men who made things in Congress as
they are
When the Sixty-second Congress as
sembles in December, If President Taft
does not can it sooner to make another
attempt at downward revision, Aldrich,
Hale, Flint and Warner will certainly be
out of the Senate, and If Cannon is in the
House he will be without the sceptre OF
the speakership, even If the election In
November returns a republican majority
"a thing not now expected by the men
who are going to make the republican
nght j. A. ThuIl of Iowa, for years
chairman of the House committee on mill
tary affairs, will not answer to his name
because it will not be on the roll Calder
head of Kansas, strictest of the sect of
I standpatters, Will also be among the
missing.
Duncan f. McKinlay of California is a
sad case. Just before he stripped for the
contest with William Kent, insurgent,
President Taft wrote fine Endorsement
o., Ar4r, Nrrrrin1av aaded To that letter
- a a.,
py pef1hlIinS IL to peeo-iio fAio" II 'nS'' AZ
the next congress he would be the mouth
niece of the White House He thought he
, ,ror1a sinn,v usa Kent as a chopping
- ot,,,o 80 ra,;for-
DioeA oe'ouee
MIA. had dipped into reform In Chlcaso.
After his dipping into Illinois politics he
uap+ homo +o 4rv Windy Citv methods in
80. 60. nv. "a -, .,o,,,.,,.
'he ooiueh STAT ie oiu
In California laughed at II ant put three
6ays before McKinlay saw the handwrit-
inc on tba wall
,.. =
riaiih iiii'' ha.oi tioiii eaiiioi ~ mo, -
the only member of the Old guard otner
than Aldrich, that got out of the way OF
his own accord. Not a living soul ex-
pected the political earthquake that has
broken the fabric of the organization in
that state when Flint announced that he
would not be candidate for another
term. He said he could not stand the ex-
nense of n primary canvass such as the
laws of California required this year for
the first time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

West greets Roosevelt at Cheyenne.
Sherman speaks in praise of Taft.
Union workers make protests
Death knell sounded for old guard.
Cotton crop ranks second in value.
2-Nicholas' Wall stree, letter.
3-B. Y. P. U. day at big convention.
Cotton seed will bring good price,
Cannot refund license taxes.
4Outlook bright for state fair.
5-Comer leaves for Canada vacation to-
Alderman Moore sure viaduct will be
secured
s. w. Lee discusses suit against gro
GERS. II
Rate hearing again adjourned.
Atlanta party comes to Birmingham
by automobile.
6-Japan. proposes to treat Corea right
7-Bessemer may get A., B. & A. shops
Broncho busters amuse Roosevelt.
Announcement OF Nicaraguan plans.
S-Cornerstone of new Ensley church to
be laid.
Suggestion is taken seriously.
9-Wireless message from aeroplane.
Countess Tolstoi interviews czar.
10-General sporting news.
1.-THE guillotine in disrepute.
13-Social democrats active fellows.
1EEngland has full share of alarmists.
lD-S9ueeH InOtner Is greatly worried.
REORGANIZATION is secres of success.
17-Cost of living during the war.
21-Rome is full OF Amer.cGls
Official wolf hunters in the west.
22-Live Talks With Dead Ones.
23-Sensational Jump in August cotton.
Marrow trading in stock market
Wheat advances In active market.
"a -Heart-to-H Heart Talks.
2e-Birmingham social news.
27--The Backwoods Of India, by Frank G
Carpenter. 3e
2S-Editorial comment.
Ned Brace talks about Georgia's po
litical contest and other politics.
29-Comment and "Reminiscences, by Savo
yard.
Some Jottings, by the Rev. Georg,
Eaves.
Short Journeys for stay-at-Homes No
2, by DR.. w. e. Evans.
Shakespeare or Bacon, Which? b,
Sidney M. Ullman.
Views and Reviews, by DR.. ]. C
Hiden.
sO-Madame Sans Gene, classic in !
31-Colonial policy of the Germans.
a2-Next House will be democratic.
c9-New York banks ready for rush..
s5-Mustard pots made in Germany.
36-Chronicles of the Canebrakcs.
37-Cranks write to state department.
3s-Our Young Folks.
39-Jimmy sees the auto explode
Happy Hooligan nearing the pole.
l0-Buster Brown likes rain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
WOODRUFF WANTS
INVESTIGATION

New York, Auguts 27.-Timotf1y l..
Woodruff, chairman of the republican
state committee, tonight telegraphed
to Commissioners Clark and Austin
who are Investigating land purchases In
the Adirondacks district, demanding a
public hearing concerning all matters
with which his name has been con-
nected. The telegram is as follows;
"Messrs. Clark and Austin. Albany,
N. Y:
I'm view of imputations at yester-
days hearing and newspaper inferencos
drawn therefrom 1 respectfully demand
a public hearing concerning all Adj
rondack matters with which my name
has been associated. Plcase wire, noti-
flying the time, to my office.
TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF"
Mr.. woodruff owns property in the
Adirondacks known as Kamp Kill Kare,
consisting of 1890 acres, for which he
paid $4,000. Adjacent properey was
purchased by the state forest preserve
board of which Mr.. Woodruff was pres
ident at the time for $4,000.
Commenting tonight on statements
made at the hearing and In the pub
lie press, Mr.. Woodruff said:
IF IT Is true, as stated, that the
property referred to as having been
purchased for the state at $4,000 was
offered to me and my interests in the
forest preserve board for $4,000 or any
other sum less than that which we paid
for it. 1t is the duty of Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Austin, the commissioners, 20 de-
mand our criminal prosecution, which
should result in convicting US OF the
crime of defrauding the state of New
York, whose servants we were, of the
difference between the amount at whicl,
the property was offered and the price
we paid for it."
In a letter which he sent to the
commissioners and which was made
. public today, Mr. Woodruff pointed out
2 that he paid an average of 312 an acre
\ h.shis property. while the state PAID
senthing under 81 per acre.
fB. Jal
liar ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Carrie Nation In Trouble

Hammond, Ind, August 27.-(Special.)-
Carrie Nation was all but mobbed in
Hammond last night. when she called
Germans murderers, wife-beaters and
other uncomplimentary terms. She had
lectured on the duties as she called them,
and upbraided them as being responsible
for saloons. This morning she took a
southbound Mono train here and was
greeted by jeering crowd of Germans,
who assailed her. Carrie again called the
Germans dive-keepers and wife-beaters.
A comely German woman attempted TO
defend her nationality and while dozen
men started for Mrs. Nation the train
pulled out and dangerous riot was
ayerted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Delegate Is Named

Atlanta, August 27.--L. A. Ransom
of Atlanta was notified today of his
designation by Secretary of State Knox
as one of the five delegates from the
United States to the National Congress
of Commercial Instruction to be held
in Vienna September ~ to 16, inclu-
sive. Mr.. Ransom was formerly presi-
dent of the Interstate Cotton Seed
Crushers' association, and Is president
of the Mechanical and Manufacturers
club of Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Gompers Is Aroused

Washington, August 27.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the american Fedora
,tion OF Labor, was greatly stirred by the
decision of Justice Goff. Mr.. Gompers
said: 4'9N %.t
Justice Goff quotes an unjust decision
in support Of hts own, and that Is sup
po3ed to be good law. The unions of
labor will live, despite injunctions and
decisions, which invade constitutionally
guaranteed rights. Without the unions
there is no possibility Of protection Of
the laboring man against autocratic CAPT
IN -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
,.ndox. retire. From Race

Panama, August 27.-Dr. Carlos Men
doza, colored, announced today his re-
tirement as a candidate for the position
as acting president of the republic be-
cause he is considered constitutionally
ineligible by the United States. according
to statements by r. H. Morse, charge
d d'affaires Of the American legation here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
Noel Makes Appointmcnts

Jackson, Miss, August 27.-(Special.)-
At 9 o'clock tonight Governor Noel an
nounced the appointment of James F.
McCool of Kosciusko, to succeed himself
as chancellor in the Sixth district, and
d. M. Kimbrough of Oxford to succeed
I. T. Blount of Water Valley as chan
cellor in the Third district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
MICHIGAN GAINS

Washington. August 27.-The pop
ulation of Michigan state is 2,Sl0.-
173, an increase of 3s9.1s1, or 1911
per cent. as compared with 2,42o,s92
In 1900
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
How "a Eat Leather.

The Infamous Captain Morgan and
his plratical crew were sometimes in
tight places at Panama and on one
occasion were reduced to eating their
leathern bags. "Some persons" says
one of the company, Exquemelin
(whose narrative is reproduced in ''The
Buccaneers In the West Indies'D, ''who
never were out of their mothers kitch-
ems may ask how these pirates could
eat, swallow and digest these pieces
of leather, so hard and dry. Unto
whom only answer: That could they
once experiment what hunger, or, rath-
er, famine is, they would certainly find
the manner by their own necessity, as
the pirates did. For these first took
the leather and sliced 1t In pieces. Then
did they beat 1t between two stones
and rub 1t, often dipping 1t in the wa
ter Of the river, to render it by these
means supple and tender. Lastly, they
scraped Off the hair and roasted or
broiled 1t upon the fire. And being
thus cooked they cut it into small NOR
sells and ate 1t, helping 1t down with
frequent gulps of water, which by
good fortune they had right at hand"
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
French Official Red Tape.

Two men went to Nice lately from
Italy to attend funeral and took
with them wreath Of flowers to
which was fastened silk ribbon bear
Ing an inscription. They were in
formed at their destination that they
would have to pay a duty equivalent
to $25. The mourners protested, say
Ing that the wreath was made of nat
ural flowers on which there was no
duty, but they were informed that the
dutiable part was the silk and that,
according to the tariff laws, duty must
be collected on the gross weight of
the memorial emblem. Then the men
agreed to throw the ribbon away, but
this could not be done on French soil,
and so they journeyed back to the
frontier, where they disposed of the
ribbon, boarded q train for Nice with
the ribbonless wreath and arrived too
late for the funeral
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
Conditions Reversed.

One of the finest examples of "paw-
ky" humor is placed to the credit of
an old gardener who was In the serv-
Ice of Admiral Of the Fleet Sir Alex
ander Milne. The admiral was a
grand old man, full Of goodness and
kindness, but strict disciplinarian.
The gardener having omitted to do
something which he had been told to
do, his master said to him:
"When was on board ship would
have had you put in irons for disobe-
dience."
The old gardener was not much per-
turbed at the idea, but, leaning on his
spade, replied:
"Aye, maybe, Sir Alexander, but
when ye were on board ship We had a
hunder men tae dae ae job, an moo ye
hae ae man tae dae hunder jobs
London Tit-Bits.
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
Keep In the Sunshin..

There are only two kinds Of people iIs
the~world-the people who live in the
shadow and gloom and those who live
on the sunny side of the street. These
shadowed ones are sometimes called
pessimists, sometimes people of melan-
choly temperament; sometimes they
are called disagreeable people, But,
wherever they go, their characteristic
Is this-their shadows always travel on
before them. These people never bear
their own burden, but expose all their
wounds to others. They are all so
busy looking down for pitfalls and
sharp stones and thorns on which to
step that they do not even know that
there are any stars in the sky. These
folks live on the wrong side of the
street. And yet 1t Is only twenty feet
across to the other sidewalk, where
sunshine always lies.-Newell Dwight
Hills.
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
100 YEARS OLD.
Grandma .Sandsrson, Of DeWitt. No.,
Has Lfved a Long and Useful Life.

Grandma Sanderson is a wonderful
woman. She is in as good health to-
day as ever in her life, although she
is over one hundred years old.
In letter to the Peruna Drug Mfg.
Co., she gives the highest credit to Pc.
runa for her excellent health and ex.
treme old age. Read what she says.
Surely the evidence presented by
such cases as these ought not only to
dispel prejudice against Peruna, but
inspire confidence in it. -.
II will send you picture that was
taken a few weeks before my hun.
dredth birthday.
Il am true friend of the Peruna
Company. I have derived great ben
eft from Peruna many times. I can
say I regard Peruna very great med
icine. I found out the merit of it a
good many years ago.
"A little more than two years ago ]
contracted a very severe cold, which
resulted in la grippe. Owing to the
severity of the disease, and my ex-
treme age, my case was considered to
be very critical. I employed no doc.
tor, but Peruna was the remedy !
used, and to-day my health is as good
as it ever was in my life.
However, I still continue to taks
Peruna, a spoonful every night before
retiring"
Peruna is an ideal tonic for old
people. It is compound of herbal
remedies that has been known to the
medical profession for many years.
Peruna operates as q tonic by cleans.
ing and invigorating the mucous mem.
branes. This explains why Peruna
has become so extensively known as a
catarrh remedy. Catarrh is simply a
condition of depraved mucous mem.
branes. Peruna changes this deprav.
ity into healthful vigor.
Agreat many old people use Peruna,
and would not be deprived of it for ang
consideration.
People who object to liquid medi.
clnes can now sscure Perupa tablets.
The Owosso times., 1910-12-23
Oaklev

w d Ryan is serving as juror from
Brady, at this term Of the circuit court
w A Sutherland has opened a meat
market in the Kidney building-Mrs
Guy Gray was in Owosso Saturday -
Roy Shepherd of Howell, was visitor
in Oakley the latter part of last week.
Mervin Teachout died suddenly at his
home in this village Monday afternoon,
from liberation of the stomach. Mr..
Teachout was about fifty-five years of
age and had been a.residentrof Oakley
for the past twenty-five years. The
funeral Is arranged for Thursday at |
o'clock p. m. under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows, of which he was a mem.
ber-Tracy Forbes was in Livingston
county the first of the week looking
after tract of timber with a view to
purchasing--Miss Rachel Gray was
In Owosso Mondsv-The Christmas
exercises at the church will be held
Friday evening instead of Saturday
evening on account of the inability OF
some OF the participants to be present
Mr. and Mrs M Aselton entertained
MS daughter and children from
Owosso the first Of the week.
Mesdames Val Thomas and 8 Wickham
were In Owosso Tuesday-Dr
ORourke was in Owosso on business
the first of the week.-Mrs. B B
flniey was in Owosso Wednesday,
John Bronson is visiting his mother at
Montrose-Both of our blacksmiths,
A Sloat and A Climer, are on the sick
list and the usual blacksmiths harvest
is going elsewhere.