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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08

London awoks this morning to
find tho news Of the death OF the
King spread broadcast Il was q day
q intermittent sunshine. with occasional
hsrue snow squalls borne ON a cold north
west wind A squall a. nOontims was 20
ferus that Il almost ohsCured the outlines
II Buckingham Palace in front Of which
a great. silent. sorroWfm crowd of all
Glasses had gathered
Though the older members OF he court
ST. reahzing the critical condition Of
the hing. postponed dinners and dances
set for Friday some Of the younger
element held the entertainments a. ar
ranged shortly after midnight. however.
the band changed with startling sudden
hes from gay Ealt1es and tWostsps
To the national aRthsm. The dancers
knew what had happened and immedi-
atsly dispersed silently.
The majority Of Londoners get up late
and they did not hear the news until they
woke up The earliest ,ommuters from
the suburbs looked m vain tor Outward
evidence Of the nations sorrDW. but ne
fore q clock the hags on the public Official
buildings were RAISED at half mast There
vac ~ flag fiyinR either az Bl.ck ingham
Palat or AZ MARLBOROUGH HOU~e
The city sOMBRE
Toward noon the Citv assumed
,ombre aspect People began 90 appear
with embiems Of mourning Many who
had left their homes not knowlng that the
end had come either returned OF Wen'
20 the nearest store 10 secure SOME token
IT sorrow
Thousands n the early arrivals IN the
city first made their way 10 the Mansion
House where they read the -iugl. sheet
u ioolscap h-aring the news Of the kings
death Many IT the men had their emotion.
with dificulty. aud the women openly
burst into tears. Storekeap-rs OPENED
their shops 80 usual. bat ona hv one the
blinds were quickly lowered again aud
across the windows broad black boards
we're fastened
IN kseDing with the universal mood the
-torrkeeper- Withdrew before they closed
a gaudy COlOrOd goods from their win
dOws leaving 0nlv black Many NesJ
End stores rovered up the entire window
The East End was no less respectful IN
the Jewish quarters ~ Whu-charsl and
further eastward the people gathered m
groups discussing 10" sad news
RUSH FoR NoURSINd
The great demand Tor rnourning raught
the Wholesale dry goods stores lnawares
They N.er. besieged as soon a. they open~i
by hosts ~ -horkeepers with orders
that they we're unal h - meet Even
the largest houses wers caught with shOrt
supplies All tho svpilsble stocks NJ
black neckties and even ssmi-Inouynlng
goOds we're soon sold out. In ons we'll
snCNn house there was -Crinmags
the sslesmsn trampling DISCARDED colprad
goods under their feet while world b-
purchasers almost fought for the nttle
mourning stock available
Similar scenes ON q smaller scale were
Witnessed ~ the principal retail houses
Many touching manifestations Of the
personal nature u the peoples sorrow
we're sen In the strests A young woman
on learning the news that tho King vas
dead tore she bright colored flowers
from her hat and crushed them into a
tiny bag which she was Carrying and
with tears IN her eyes went On unnOticed
THF sEAsoN KuLFD
Naturally there u great disappointment
IN the American set that the most hnll-
II. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
NEW ORE PLANT
 IS ALMOST READY

The ore concentrator plant of the Ala pany. which has cost about $22,000, will be ready to run ore next week, accord ing to an announcement made yesterday at the local offices of the company.
 The plant will be used for removing the impurities from ore thus sending 1t to the furnace clean and flawless. The re- suit will be a decided decrease in the amount of coke consumed at the furnace as well as an enlarged gross tonnage of iron. The plant is thoroughly modern and from it the company expects fine re- suits.
 In addition to this work the Alabama Consolidated Is completing many addi- tional improvements at the various plants.
 A new tipple at Etowah is being con structed to cost about $3o.00O. This tipple replaces the one recently burned at that mine. The construction will be of steel. At Brookwood new coal bin is being erected to cost about $7O00. which will care for the mine tonnage at that point This improvement replaces one that has been outgrown in the operations. The com pany has practically completed the con struction of coal screen at Searles, which will cost about $2000 when com pleted.
 The officers of the company have made no decision in regard to resumng fur naces. The iron market Is improving ac- cording to the general opinion. However. it is practically assured that the furnace companies will permit the stock to be- come pretty low before any new iron makers are placed in commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26

The object of the recent agitation among educational lines has been not only to furnish more facilities but to increase the efficiency of the teaching force. The congressional institute for the Ninth district, which begins at Oneonta Monday will be one of the prime factors In this movement.
 There Is appropriated each year from the state treasury the sum of s133.33 to each of the nine congressional dis tricts for the purpose of holding these institutes for teachers and the state department of education requires the local community to supplement this with at least an equal amount.
 The following is a list of the con- ductors for this year:
 First district, E. S. Pugh of Thomas vile, J. w. Watson of Jack son. Second district, c. L. McCartha of Troy, J. E. Hendley of Lafayette. Third district, J. V. Brown of Dothan, W. R. Harrison of Union Springs. Fourth district. c. land of Auburn. Fifth district, L. L. Vann of Wetumpa, N R. Baker of Ems ley Sixth district, G. w. Brock of Liv- ingston, H. H. Storey of Carrollton. Seventh district, B. B. Broughton of Gurley, R. E. Sessions of Huntsville. vile, D. R. Murphey of Anniston. Ninth district, C. B. Glenn of Birmingham, c, A Brown of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
KNOXVILLE EXPOSITION
RaiirnOd Men Surprised at Extensive
 Scale of Preparations

For the purpose of informing the pas- senger men on plans of the Appala- chan exposition, to be held in Knox, vile from September 12 to October 12, about 25 Southern railway passenger men gathered at Knoxville Tuesday. Hugh Latimer of this city was one of the party and upon his return he said the passenger men were more than surprised at the large scale upon which the exposition is planned. He said the buildings were being constructed with an eye to permanency and that no one who visited the exposition would find any cheap structures located on the ground.
 The exposition management believes that at least 100000 persons will pasa through the gates during the 30 days of the exposition. The Southern Rail- way company intends to give the ex- position every possible encourage ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
EDUCATORS READY FOR
 DISTRICT INSTITUTES

In addition to these many of the leading educators of the state have offered their assistance without re- muneration other than expenses, and, as indicated by the programme, many of them are being used.
 For one week during the past sum mer the IS institute conductors were gathered at the university for confer ence and instruction. This was a most profitable gathering. The work being compa ra lively new in this state-it has only been revived during the past three years-it has heretofore lacked unity. Now the general plan of all these in- stitutes Is the same.
 It is planned to continue these con ferences of conductors each summer and it Is hoped that the legislature will provide for the holding of in stitutes in each county instead of only one in each congressional district dur ing the school term rathe CT than in the vacation and that the attendance of teachers may be made compulsory
 In most of the districts these insti- tutes have already been held this sum- mer. The one in the Ninth district will be held next week In Oneonta, August 29 to September 8, and two weeks later, September 12 to IT, in Birmingham.
 This institute has in the past had the largest attendance of any in the state and indications are that this year will prove no exception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
''DIXIE" DAY IN
 THE OHIO VALLEY

The Ohio Valley exposition has desig- mated Thursday. September T. as Dixie day" at the exposition, according to in- formation reaching here yesterday from w. A. Becker, general passenger agent for the Queen and Crescent route
 On that day Col. Theodore Roosevelt will be at the exposition and will share with Dixie the honors of the day.
 The final plans for the exhibit which will be made by Birmingham have been arranged. The Alabama exhibit and those of individuals and corporations will be handled by Maj. Frank Y. Anderson and others of this city. The mineral exhibit and those emphasizing the natural ad- vantages of the Birmingham district will be very representative, as they have been cared for by experts who have not only an interest in the proper managemnt of the exhibit but they have the best interests of the state at heart.
 The railroads have made very fair re- auctions In the rates applying to Cincin- natl and 1t is expected that a great many Birmingham citizens will visit the show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
FIRMS ARE AFFECTED
 BY SUIT IN MOBILE
Birmingham Wholesale Gro
 cers Named in Summons
ALL SERVED YESTERDAY
l.. H. Marx Seeks Damages of $100,- 900 on Grounds Similar to Those Outlined By Hinton G.
 CIabaugh

Copies of the suit of L. H. Marx, for mery grocer in Mobile, directed against the Southern Wholesale Grocers' associa- tion, the Bush Grocery company and others to be served on the local defend ants in the case were received in Bir- mingham yesterday. The United States marshals office detailed Deputy Marshal J. NJ. Coker to serve the papers and the local grocers received copies of the com plaint yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Marx is suing for $10O,0O0 damages, and the defendants include James A. Van Hoose, the McLester-V VanHoose Grocery company, S. W Lee, the B. F. Roden Grocery company, R. H. and W. c. Agee of Birmingham
 The suit was filed in Mobile several days ago. The action is similar to the one filed by Hinton G. Clabaugh against the grocers
 It is claimed by MT. Marx that the Southern Wholesale Grocers' association and it's members illegally combined to- gether to compel him to purchase com modities commonly offered for sale under certain regulations and rules. He alleges that the combine is an illegal one operat- ed in restraint of trade in those com modities that form interstate trade. The allegation is made that the members of the association, or the association, or the combine is operated in violation of an act of Congress passed in 1907 to regulate interstate trade.
 He charges that by reason of this illegal combine or unlawful monopoly he was damaged in operating his business which was formed in January, 1908, in Mobile, continuing for several months.
 He charges in the complaint that he was subjected to many rules and regulations that he did not feel warranted in com plying with, and by reason of this re- fusal was forced out of business to all practical purposes and intent in Mobile.
 He claims that as a result of this he was damaged by this illegal combination to the extent of the sum named as a proper compensation.
 The writ was issued by Richard Jones. clerk of the United States court at Mo- bile, and was witnessed by MT. Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court, under whose name the government civil papers are being issued pending the appointment of a chief justice to succeed the late Melville Fuller
 The summons are returnable to the court in Mobile October B.
 In addition to the persons and firms named In the suit with stores in Birmng- ham the complaint recites that several stores in Mobile combined against MT. Marx in the grocery business. The stores in the Gulf City are also named as CO., defendants in the suit.
 The only difference in the list of de- fendants in the Marx suit as compared to the government dissolution case and that of Hinton G. Clabaugh is that the B. F. Roden Grocery company here is named as d defendant The government has started no action against this firm, nor did MT. Clabaugh name this company as a de- fendant in his suit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
LOUISVILLE FIRM
 GETS BIG CONTRACT Will Furnish Steel for New
 Boyles Shops PROGRESS OF THE WORK Grading Has Changed the Contour of BOyIes Properties and Steel Will
 Probably Begin to Arrive
 Within Few Days
PROGRESS OF THE WORK

It was announced yesterday afternoon been awarded the contract for the struc- tural steel to be used in the Louisville and Nashville shops to be erected at Boyles and that work would start on the steel construction within few days. The steel construction will embrace almost all of the exterior. The Louisville Bridge company will start the work of supplying the steel at once and deliveries are ex- pected to be made here within the next said to be very great and this contract embodies one of the larger items of the tctal expenditure
 The cost of the shops of the Louisville and Nashville at Boyles will probably ex- ceed the estimate placed by General Man ager B. M. Starks several months ago when he said 1t would run over $500, GOO. The shops will be the third largest on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, the only two larger being at Louisville and Decatur The Boyles shop will employ several hundred men and their importa- ton into the Birmingham district will create a new colony for Greater Birming ham.
 The shop plans are expected to reach Birmingham within few days to be han died on the ground by local officers. The grading work has progressed very well during the past several days of clear weather and the entire contour of the Boyles railroad properties has been changed to make way for the mammoth new machine shops.
 The shops at Birmingham will care for repairs on cars and other equipment orig mating at points south of Birmingham. The company repairs will aggregate huge sum annually and 1t is to avoid the long haul to Decatur which brought the shops to Birmingham. The present inadequate shops near Eighteenth street and Railroad avenue will be abandoned when the new ones are completed at Boyles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
GUARDSMEN TO HOLD
 MEMORIAL EXERCISES

The annual memorial exercises of the Jefferson county National Guard will be held at Oak Hill cemetery next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Bat tery B, Companies B, A and and the cavalry troop will take part.
 Mai J. O.. Smith will deliver the an- nual address. The company bands will all be on hand and the occasion will be as impressive as usual. The cus- tom of holding memorials was started during the Spanish American war and since that time number of members of the guard have been buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
NO DEVELOPMENTS
 IN WRECK CASES
Special Service Men Are Again
 Out on the Line
MAJORS GETS A LAWYER
Young Man Says He Has Nothing Fur ther to Add to the Denial Made Wednesday Night-HarIan
 Is StiII Here

Outside of the fact that the Louis Vile and Nashville officers have sev- eral further clues on the wreck cases. and that developments in addition to the arrest of William Majors may oc- cur at any time, there were no new features yesterday.
 The special service men who were gathered in Birmingham to handle tho arrest Of Majors left here yesterday morning with the exception of Colonel Harlan, the chief. and one or two as sistants. The special service mon were out tracing down other information. The arrest of Majors for complic- ity In three of the four wrecks on the North and South Alabama created intense interest in Birmingham yester- day when 1t became generally known. Yesterday morning Majors employed a Bessemer attorney, who is a relative. to defend him. The attorney held a long consultation with the accused young man and later returned to his nome In Bessemer The attorney would not make any statement Nabors was visited last night by newspaper men
 
 tional statement in regard to the wreck. He said that at this time he did not wish to add to what was given wednes- day night. He said that Mrs. Majors. his wife, had not arrived from her home in Decatur so far as he knew. T. E. Brooks, superintendent of the South and North Alabama, who has scarcely slept since the last wreck at Decatur. stated last night that he did not wish to add anything to his statement made yesterday morning. He stated that some developments may oc- cur later but he was in no position to talk further of the case. He said very plainly that the Louisville and Nashville had not completed its in- vestigation of the six wrecks on the company's lines.
 General Manager B. M Starks arr rived in town yesterday from Louis- vile. He was here for the rate hear ing and said that the cases in regard to the wrecks were being handled by the special service men and MT. Brooks. Col J. B. Harlan, chief special agent. stated yesterday that the company had tested every link in their chain of evidence before arresting Majors and were absolutely sure that the case against him was complete He said that other information in regard to the wrecks was being secured which would probably lead to additional de- velopments.
 The hearing of Majors will be before Judge l. H. Benners of the inferior court not later than 10 days from the time of his arrest. The case in this county will develop only those facts In regard to the wreck at Cunning ham. He will be tried in other coun- ties for the alleged wrecking at Ca- lera and Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
EXPERT IS FIRST
 WITNESS IN CASE
Krebs Testifies to the l.. & N.
 Bookkeeping System
THINKS IT IS FLAWI.ESS
Auditor Lawton of Southern Hallway VIII Tnke the Stand This Morn ing-GeneraI Manager Starks
 Is In the City

With c. F. Krebs as the first witness, the rate hearing which was in progress in Louisville for several gnonths opened yes- terday morning in Birmingham in the of Aces of Sydney J. Bowie, special counsel for the company.
 The hearing affects only the cases of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The real estate experts who were slated Wednesday night by MT. Bowie to take the stand did not appear, as 1t was de- cided to permit two visiting railroad men to finish their evidence in order that they may return home.
 Special Master Gunter of Montgomery is presiding. The state Is represented by H. c. Selheimer as special counsel The Louisville and Nashville is represented by Gregory L. Smith and MT. Bowie.
 MT. Krebs testified that he was for some time assistant comptroller of the Illinois Central railroad, and a few years since had retired permanently from the rail- road business. He qualified as an expert on the distribution of charges and was then questioned by MT. Bowie.
 He said that he had examined the books of w. A. Colston, assistant comptroller of the Louisville and Nashville, at the re- quest of the officers. He stated that he believed the books to be capably kept and the charges placed correctly.
 He stated further that the distribution of accounts by the Louisville and Nash vile on interstate and intrastate business was the best and most logical that he had ever seen. He testified that the re- suits were exactly right and the method employed in the disbursements absolutely fiawless.
 He was examined at length by the coun- sel for the company during which he answered clearly and without any ap- pearance of interest other than as wit ness. MT. Krebs was then delivered to Mir Selhemer for cross examination. The counsel cross-questioned the witness very closely and brought out many additional points in regard to the disbursement ac count of the company.
 The first witness today will be H. H. Lawton, auditor for the Southern railway. He will qualify as an expert on the meth ods of disbursng accounts. MT. Law ton will occupy the stand most of this morning. General Manager B. M. Starks of the Louisville and Nashville came to Birmingham yesterday morning to take the stand He will not be questioned today unless the attorneys finish with MT. Law ton early. It was stated yesterday by MT. Bowie that probably MT. Starks would not take the stand for few days yet. He will offer testimony almost exclusively in regard to operating expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26

That an English syndicate with sh0oo,- coo capital will engage in coal and ore business in Birmingham soon was the statement yesterday by S. Maben Hobson, president of the Frisco Central Coal com pany. He declined at this time to make the details known, but stated that the English interests would be in Birmingham within a few days, and in order to close up the business he may return with them to London.
 MT Hobson returned yesterday morning from Chicago, where he was in confer ence with the representatives of the sym dcate. The first plan was to buy coal and ore lands here to the extent of about &, ,0O0, GOO, but this sum was raised to the first figure when MT Hobson gave them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26

MT. w. H. Skaggs has done good work in calling the attention of the state to our educational conditions said Dr. J. H. Phillips yesterday. Tt Is well to wake up, turn around and look ourselves over once in a while, and I think much good will result from the agitation.
 "However, I think he is wrong in drawing the conclusion that the aver age negro attendance in Alabama IS greater than the average white at tendance. I think if the facts were known 1t would fall much lower. As he says any statistics on the question are superficial. The average county superintendent doesn't care what the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-26
CONTRACT SIGNED
 PROVES CORRECT
EXAMINATION OF ARC LIGHT RESO- LUTON SHOWS NO DISCREPANCY IN PROVISIONS OF THE TWO DOCUMENTS

That the contract for Birmingham s arc lights which Acting Mayor Harry Jones signed conforms exactly with the resolution adopted by the coun- cil on Monday is shown by a study of the contracts.
 The resolution passed by the council follows:
 Be 1t resolved by the City Council of Birmingham as follows: That the city of Birmingham renew it's light contract for five years with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company on the same terms and conditions con tained in the contract ending September 1, 1910, except the city is to pay seven ty dollars ($70.00) per annum for it's arc lights.
 Be it further resolved. That the city attorney be and he Is hereby in structed to prepare contract embrac- ing the above terms and conditions to be executed In duplicate by the Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power company of Birmingham, Ala, and the city of Birmingham"
 The city attorney followed these in- structions and the contract was drawn in exact conformity with the contract which is now and will be in effect until September 1. The misunderstanding has been due to the fact that the con- tract signed in 1900 was revised in 1905.
 The contract of 1900 declared that "electric lights to be furnished are to be 200O candle power, such as are now in use." but in 1905 the price was re- vised and the new contract read: "It Is agreed by both parties that said lights shall be furnished and accept ed for the remaining term of the pres ent contract according to the terms thereof at the rate of $75 per year for each said light of 2000 candle power"
 It will be seen that in 1905 the qual- flying phrase, such as are now in use" was omitted and in framing the new contract the city attorney was right when he inserted the sentence. "The electric lights to be furnished are to be 20OO candle power"
 So far as candle power is concerned there Is no difference between the con- tract as signed and the one now in effect.
 President A. II. Ford Is now out of the city and it Is thought that he will attach his signature to the con tract upon his return. The company claims that the lights now furnished are better and more brilliant than those used in 1900. The 2000 candle power lights are in use and Mir. Ford may ask that the wording be changed to conform to the advance In electric science. r....