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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Health As Well As Beauty

Every citizen should study well the
question of sewage disposal in the
greater city. The cost of a plant will
be about 100000, but the experience
of other cities shows that disposal
plant can be rendered profitable as
well as sanitary.
The restriction of all garbage by fire
is ideal. All is turned into cinders. All
is rendered sanitary. All dumping nu-
isances are abolished And this is as
important to the outlying wards as to
the most central districts, for steel
cars well covered are to bring garbage
from all parts of the city to one Gen.
trally located crematoy. Wylam's gar
bage will be wheeled in over the troll
ley tracks as well as East Lakes. The
greater city is well supplied with troll
ley lines, and these would be utilized
in bringing garbage to one plant.
The subject Is one that deserves con-
sideration- 1t is a matter of impor-
lance. The dumping of garbage must
be stopped If we are to have a city
beautiful Whoever desires to study
the subject can see a model in the
Mayors Office, and short study of
this model will render plain the advan-
tage of central crematory in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
CONGRESS HOLDS
SHORT SESSION

Washington, January 4.-Reconvening
after the holiday recess, the two houses
of Congress today adjourned until tomor-
row, after brief sessions. out of respect
to the memory of the late Senator A. j.
McLaurin of Mississippi, who died re-
Gently.
The Senate was in session only eight
minutes, taking only enough time to adopt
resolution Of regret at Mr.. McLaurin's
death. The resolution was offered by
Senator Mooney The House was in
formed of the adoption Of this resolution
by the Senate. while Representative
Douglas of Ohio was in the midst Of a 30
minute speech in favor of more liberal
appropriations for agricultural projects
A similar resolution to that in the SEN
ate was offered In the House by Repre-
sentative Bowers Of Mississippi, and was
adopted after a short speech by Repre-
sentative Adair of Indiana, who made a
plea for economy In government expendi-
lures.
At Ills p. M the House adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Price Of Farm Lands

When cotton is selling at 10 cents
1t is reasonably certain that Alabama
farm lands which have been held at
$40 an acre will command higher
prices. A good farmer who follows
modern methods can make these acres
produce bale per acre. and bale, in
Guiding seed, is now worth fully $50.
A man who can buy an acre that
will, If properly cultivated, yield bale
of cotton, buys a gold mine. Like a
gold mine, that acre must, however, be
worked sdllfully and scientifically, else
the result will not be satisfactory. Al
ALBANIA lands are selling at low prices,
largely because the slovenly methods
of ancient agriculture have been ap-
piled to them. The days of shallow
ignorant fertilization are passing away
and modern methods are coming in.
ne demonstration farm is beginning
to change the ideas of our enterprising
farmers, and whenever and wherever
a farmer succeeds in producing bale
per acre there the price Of land at
once goes up from $40 an acre to some
figure that more accurately represents
real value.
The demand for cotton is constantly
increasing, and it Is not probable that
the price Will again fall below 10
cents. At that price there is good
money in every acre Of Alabama soil
that is properly cultivated. There is
no money in slovenly cultivation, and
never will be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Opening the Warrior

Lock No. II in Squaw shoals has not
only been authorized and an appropria-
ton made to cover the work, but work
upon 1t has actually been begun. But
locks Nos. IS and 10 are also in Squaw
shoals, and work upon them has not
been authorized When Locks IS and
10 are completed the river will be
open from the junction of Mulberry
and Locust forks to tide Waterfront
point abreast of Birmingham to the
sea. The distance from the crossing
of the Ens1ey Southern railroad to the
junction of the forks Is about five
miles, and If the Ensley Southern will
not push branch to slack-water nav
igation, then indeed will Greater Biz
mingham be compelled to construct an
Independent line to the open river,
which is just about what the situation
calls for.
Congressman Underwood is alert,
and he is confident of securing an ap-
preparation of 100000 and an au-
thorization Of the remainder of the
work needed to give the river slack
water navigation to tide water. The
total cost of the uncompleted work in
the river is put at $2,112,O00. II Mr..
Underwood secured this year a million
dollar appropriation and an authorize
ton for the remainder of the work the
task, so far as Congress is concerned.
would stand complete, and it is then
up to the army engineers.
Those who desire to know when the
Warrior river is to be opened should
watch Mr.. Underwood's effort to Sc
cure in the rivers and harbors bill Of
the present session an appropriation
| and authorization to cover the work
that is still undone. This consists
chiefly Of the locks and dams at the
head of Squaw shoals, namely, Nos.
| Is and 10.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
NEW OFFENDER Is
MAGAZINE TRUST

Washington, January Awhile the
United States government is bending its
energies toward the prosecution of the
Standard Oil and the tobacco trust and
is collecting data which 1t is anticipated
will result in gathering within the meshes
OF the law other alleged unlawful combi-
nations in restraint of trade, 1t has been
called upon to investigate something I'M
heard of before, viz:
What may be magazine trust
The attention of the officials of the de-
partment of justice has been directed to
the matter by the district attorneys Of
flee in Cleveland. o. and they have read
the communication with a good deal of
interest. The letter contains informa-
ton furnished by w. H. Brett, public
librarian at that city, who, 1t is said,
was unable to obtain certain discounts
on large orders for magazines, having
been told that a periodical clearing house
controlled prices.
No specific complaint in the matter has
been made to Mr.. Brett, but the in
formation he gave t, the local judicial
authorities was forwarded to Washing
ton in accordance with the practice of
leaving to the department here the ques-
ton of any investigation or prosecu-
ton Of alleged violations Of the antitrust
laws.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
REFINING Influences.

1T is generally agreed that we'll
stocked free library is a great public
educator" said a professional man, 'and
now that Birmingham has grown to be
a city of the 100000 class it should not be
long before we have a library common
surate with the community's needs
"There are three potent influences that
play part in the cultural uplift OF all
great cities-a free library, high-class
music and an art gallery. In Europe
where the governments subsidize grand
opera and symphony orchestras and main
tain free libraries and art galleries, we
find life in the cities toned by an atmos-
phere of culture. In this country music
and art and as rule libraries. are
fostered not by the government but by
individual cooperation or the benefac-
lions of the rich. Everybody likes to look
at pictures, but art galleries are found
only In American cities of wealth and
considerable size, because paintings and
sculpture of real value come high. SYM
phony orchestras of the first class are.
like art galleries, very expensive, but
ing fast. and there are now many more
cities enjoying symphony concerts than
five or six years ago. Boston was the first
American city that claimed an endowed
orchestra, and outside of Boston few
years ago there were only three or four
cities in which large orchestras were
found. While the number of orchestras
fully endowed is still small, yet nearly
every progressive and ambitious city of
1901 600 population has an orchestra ade-
quate for the performance of symphony
music and employed to give weekly con-
certs during the fall and winter. II the
prophecies of Birmingham's growth come
true, it will not be five years before this
city has all three of the educative insti-
tutions referred to-a great library,
symphony orchestra and an art gallery"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
WILLIS L. MOORE
DECLINES OFFICE

Washington, January 4-Denying that
polar politics or dssension In the board
of management or any similar cause was
responsible for his decision, Prof. Willis
l.. Moore. for five years president of the
National Geographic association, which
organization passed favora.bly on Com
mander Pearys north polar records, ad-
dressed a letter today to the board Of
managers declaring that he does not wish
the board again to consider his name
in connection with the presidency.
After issuing the letter Professor Moore
said 1T was his desire to correct tho
false impression that there existed any
differences between himself and the MEM
bers of the society regarding the polar
controversy.
Professor Moore declared that although
there were several supporters of DR..
Cook during the Cook-Peary controversy
until the time of the Copenhagen de-
cision that the boards action was always
so fair that its policy was approved In
every instance by unanimous vote.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
BANKERS SETTLE
UP WITH WALSH

Chicago, January 4.-Negotiations prac-
tically were concluded today between
John r. Walsh. the convicted Chicago
banker, and the Chicago Clearing House
association for the settlement of a note
for s7,121,SS7 held by the clearing house.
Assets estimated at $i4,000o00 were sur
rendered by the banker to satisfy the
note. SIX guarantors of the note will pay
the banks $780, 900, receiving in return
s94s, 900 worth of property which they put
up as a pledge.
James B. Forgan. president of the First
National bank. and chairman of the Chi
cago clearing house committee, tonight is
sued the following statement of the case:
Negotiations for settlement with Mr..
Walsh, which have been going on for
some weeks, were finally closed this aft
ernoon when the clearing house commit
tee received from him a proposition in
writing satisfactorily covering all details.
The acceptance by the clearing house
banks of this proposition will make 1t
unnecessary to have receiver appointed
In connection with the agreement of April
/, 1907. in regard to the $7,121.SS7 note of
]. r. Walsh & Co.
"Under the proposition all the collater-
ais for the note will be turned over abso-
lutely to the banks and John r. Walsh
and his sons will be released from their
obligation on the note. An understanding.
has already been reached between the
guarantors and the clearing house COM
mittee as to the terms of settlement with
thin. They are to pay at once 100000 cash
or its equivalent and get the property
pledged by them"
The clearing house committee will meet
tomorrow with the associated banks to
approve the propositions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Price of Progress.

THE deaths of aviators, the wholesale
killings in automobile accidents, the
slaughter on fast flying trains all point
progress" said student of this present.
day life.
Another daring sky pilot was killed to-
day, and although aviation is in its in
fancy and in its experimental stage, the
percentage of victims Is large. What Will
it be when men and women, satiated
with the humdrum of ordinary locomotion
and this now includes the speeding au-
tomobie-try the air in biplane, mono
plane or perhaps adjustable wings worked
by dynamoes."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
NO "cHIcKEN FEED" IN ALASKA.
Even the "Barkeep" Scorns Any Coin
of Less Value Than "Quarter."
the washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
mo pennies, nickels or dimes go in
Alaska" said John Hoover of Fairbanks
at the Raleigh recently. When I first
went to that country / saw bartenders
look curiously at dime that some ten
derfoot had tossed on the bar and then
sweep It off on the floor with their
hands. I wondered at this contempt for
real money and asked some questions
about it, discovering that no one ever
took nickels or dimes, and that nothing
could be bought in the Klondike for less
than Is cents.
Take the ordinary sack Of tobacco"
continued Mr.. Hoover, (which we get
here for a nickel. There they cannot
sell it for a quarter hardly SO they make
it two for quarter, but will not sell
one for Is cents.
ut is common cause among these peo-
pie up there. They do not want nickels
or dimes introduced. for introduction of
and lower prices. Ordinary shovelers get
81 or IS day now and other labor is
paid in proportion. They do not want
to receive lower wages.
''Of course it is true they make money
on the side; almost every worker does.
There is a tendency in mining to follow
the rule that nuggets belong to the man
who uncovers them, even II they are
found on the claim of the employer.
have seen men pick up nuggets
worth $lOS.
There are mighty few robbers in
Alaska" added Mr.. Hoover. ut does
not take more than four years to try a
criminal and give him proper punishment
up there And besides, he can be caught.
Gold dust Is as easily identified as diff
ferent kinds of cloth or cattle. There Is
sometimes 10 per cent difference In the
value of the gold from streams running
parallel on different sides of the same
mountain. A holdup man who acquires
gold dust would have to account for it
when he went out, and he could be
traced easily"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
BOSTON BEAN-EATERS.
Unique Statistics About clty's Satur-
day Food Supply.

Unique Statistics ABOUT Guys oatur-
day Food Supply.
From the New York Tribune.
Boston baked beans are known around
the globe In the city of Boston alone
about 81, 100000 quarts of baked beans are
devoured annually, to say nothing of the
porlx that goes with them and the brown
bread that is also served. There are fac
tories or bakeries which handle nothing
but baked beans from one years end TO
the other One of the largest OF these'
which supplies restaurants wholly, pakes
1900 quarts of beans week. Other baK-
cries also furnish brown bread, while
nearly every bakeshop that makes bread
pastry and pies also bakes beans several
times a week There are bakeries with
ovens that will hold 1000 quarts each
In 1904 Boston spent about SS,24l'S4z Tor
beans before they were baked There
were $1,000 barrels received in the city,
which on the weight basis was 5000 more
than was used in 1905. Each year con-
sumption has been steadily increasing,
until 1908 will find the bean bill of the
Hub close to the 100000 mark. On the
basis of about 100000 population this is an
average of about 27 quarts to an indi-
vidual.
Taking the average height of Bos-
tonian as feet inches and the height
of a bean pot as 10 inches one can easily
figure that In a year Bostonian eats
more than two and fve-tenths times his
own height in baked beans, and more
than his own weight There are twelve
mates of beans served in restaurants from
each pot of two quarts Boston pays for
baked beans in a year the price of two OF
Uncle Sans modern battleships.
Dwellers in Little Italy and the Ghetto
of the west End take as kindly to baked
beans as do the natives Of New England
stock In fact, baked beans possess
charm for people of all nationalities who
go to live in Boston, permanently or tenn
porarily. Every time a convention is
held there people from all parts of the
country make a dash for the nearest res
taurant and call for some of the baked
beans, of which they have heard SO
much. One bakery in the heart OF the
Italian quarter turns out 1000 quarts daily,
entirely for Italian consumption.
The preparation and baking of beans is
an interesting operation. In establish
ments where beans only are baked 1t Is
done on a huge scale. There are great
kettles that hold two or three bushels CT
beans. and into these the beans are put
to soak and parboil Then the pots OF
earthenware, varying in size from one
quart to two gallons. are ranged around
on tables and filled from the big kettles.
Every quart of beans is carefully picked
over and sorted and cleaned Of all dirt
and dead" beans before being put into
the kettles. The ovens are huge brick
affairs, glowing red with heat. Experts
consider that beans cannot be properly
cooked except in a brick oven. Some OF
the ovens hold 1000 quarts each. Filled
with the loaded pots. they present sight
worth beholding. So hot are the ovens
that long handled, fiat shovels are used
ia take the pots in and out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
LErrY,s GLOBE.

BY Charles Temperatures.
When Lefty had scarce passed her third
glad year,
And the young, artless words began to
now,
One DAVIS we gave the child colored
sphere
OF the wide earth. that she might mark
and know
BY tint and outlines all its sea and land
She patted all the world; old empires
peeped
Between her baby fingers; her soft hand
Was welcome at all frontiers. How she
lsaped
And laughed and prattled in her world
wide bliss!
But when We turned her sweet un-
learned eye
On our own isle. she raised . joyous
cry
"oh. yesl I see It: Lsttys homo +
there!'
And while she hid all England with .
kiss,
Bright nvar Europe fell her golden
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
"BoH' TAYLOR HOT.
Washington Post.

From the washington fost.
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee
was hot under the collar when it was
rumored that the nomination Of Horace
II. Lurton of Tennessee might be held
up by insurgent senator's said B. E..
Gateman of Memphis, at the Willard.
HE got busy at once and it may have
been due largely to his work that there
was practically no opposition to Lurton $
confirmation. Before he was confirmed
Senator Taylor took occasion to assure
judge Lurton that no combination of
senators could prevent the confirmation,
and his telegram to the new associate
member of the United States supreme
court was Characteristic. This is what
the senator said:
"'Your enemies have no more chance
to defeat your confirmation than a cell
luloid dog would have chasing an as
bestos cat In Hades."
II guess Taylor knew
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Southern WaterDoVerS

The locomotive and the use Of steam
led to q neglect of water power, but
the use Of electricity in this electrical
age is causing the pendulum to swing
back. The water power Is now sought
to generate electricity, which is then
carried wherever it is needed. In this
way the best and most useful of pow
err is produced at no cost save the
wear and tear Of machinery. There
are no fuel bills, no boilers that may
explode.
Instead of scorning water powers,
the. country is being searched for
them. A water power calls not only
for water but for water tumbling down.
hill to or toward the sea. The Blue
Ridge mountains that extend from
New England to and into Alabama are
great sources of water powers. The
waters In the north freeze in the win.
tet season, but in the south they are
abundant the year round, and soon the
southeast will be full Of cotton mills
driven by electric energy derived from
water powers. Electrical energy will
vet become the basis Of many south
qsn city.
To-day, says a writer in the Review
a. Reviews, there are hundreds Of
xn1loo OF copper and aluminium wire
S1kotched upon steel towers and wood
~ polss. carrying energy q distance Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Phones IncreasInu Faet.

New York. January 1.-TWO thousand
new telephones a day were added to the
vast Bell interests-the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company-during the
year just closed. A statement issued by
the company today, recently made more
powerful by acquiring control OF the
Western Telegraph company, shows that
on December 81 last there were about
100000 telephones included in the system.
The total net property of the system on
May /, 1909, was valued at about $712,50o.-
900. while the estimated gross earnings
for 1909 will be In excess Of S15o. o0o00a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
ELEGANT CONDUCTOR.

From Young's Magazine.
Environment tells" remarked Louise
Closer Hale, who has won new laureis
in His Name on the Door" There's an
air about the Fifth avenue motor bus
conductors. you'll notice. lady on top
was dropping her dime in the slot the
other day when a cabmans passing in
dulged in some very pointed remarks
anent the conductor. The conductor
made no effort to reply, and the lady, to
assuage his feelings as he preferred the
slot machine, said:
He seems to have the gift of gab'
Yes. maam,' said the conductor, as
you vulgarly puts 1t. he do"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Two Neoroe. VIII ee HANGED.

Kansas City, January 4-George Reyn-
olds and John Williams, negroes, were to-
night found guilty Of assaulting Mrs. w.
F. Jackson, by a jury in the criminal
court, and their sentence was fixed at
death by hanging. Every precaution was
taken during the trial to protect the pris-
oners from violence, as the attack was
of such a nature that public feeling was
aroused. The public was not admitted to
the trial. Prisoners in the county Jail
threatened to lynch the negroes In the
exercise room Of the Jail. but the officers
removed the prisoners to another part of
the 1aiI.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

Chicago, January AT conference OF
receivers Of the Illinois Tunnel company
here today 1t was practically decided to
Construct a telephone system which will
cost approximately $4,000 900, the sys-
tenn to be extended to surrounding towns
and eventually to st. Louis and other
large cities. The Tunnel receivers have
been negotiating with Independent tele-
phone companies throughout the country
and a final conference with the Armour
and Hartman interests in the Tunnel
company relating to the project will be
held here on Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Good Job In Slam.

Chicago, January "A special to the
Record-Herald tonight from New CIR
leans says: ~. c. Barnett Of Canton.
Miss, a graduate of the Mississippi AEri-
cultural and Mechanical college, was adj
vised today that he had been appointed
imperial minister of agriculture Of Siam,
and that for the next two years he will
be stationed at Bangkok"