The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-07
BURGLARS ENTER
 TUSCALOOSA STORE About $500 Worth of Clothing
 Stolen STRUCK BY A LIVE WIRE Engineer W. H. Cornell of Mobile and Ohio Severely Injured Fly Electric shock--May and Strong
 Trial Begins
STRUCK BY A LIVE WIRE

department store of Roseman company It the corner of Broad and Greensboro treets was entered by burglars Sunda night and goods to the amount of $500 were stolen. The entrance made by the burglars is not definitely known, as no
 OCT or window shows signs of havins been forced open, At the rear of the store two doors were found ajar, and 1t is thought that 1t was through these doors that the thiefs made their exit.
 While no exact amount of loss has as yet been reached, and cannot be until an inventory is taken, an estimate of the missing goods is placed at the above figures, The gentlemens furnishing de- partment suffered chiefly, number of 5tein-Bloch and Kuppenheimer suits hay ing been stolen. In addition several suit cases were counted among the lost ar ticles, and 1t is thought these were used in carrying away the stolen property. As yet no direct clew to the theft has been found, but Chief of Police King and a corps of officers are at work on the case.
 Struck By Live Wire
 w. H. SOilucli, tll6lloCl Oil tiiS Iuo- bile and Ohio railroad, was struck by a live electric wire Sunday night near the Mobile and Ohio depot and was very seri- cusly injured. Having just come in from his run MT. Cornell was on his way to the round house to register when his head came in contact with the live wire and he was knocked down. He was un- eap cpint1c r,anr l,a was reported as much improved.
 Trial of May and Strong
 This morning was the beginning of the trial of Will May and James Strong,
 indicted for the murder of Sheriff Pal Joyce, which was committed here several months ago.
 The prosecution being conducted by County Solicitor Werner. Circuit Solicitor Ormond and A. s. Vandegraff. The two men indicted for mrId der are being de- tended by James Rice and Manly Foster of Montgomery
 The trial is being watched with special interest
 Friedman Goes West
 Ike Friedman, for many years the pro- prietor of one of Tuscaloosa's leading clothing houses, leaves tomorrow for the
 west upon advice of local physicians
 
 definite as he will not return until his health isxmuch improved
 It was once thought that Friedman would close out his clothing business, but recently he decided that he would leave the affairs of the company in the hands # his nephew, M. H. Barker. Barker has been connected with the firm for sev- eral seasons and Is thoroughly acquaint- ed with the details of the establishment ----~-~-------->-~>~->- -~~ missioner covered an area which contains 30 per cent of the privately owned timber of the country.
 His report shows that one-haif of the timber in this area is owned by 200 indi- viduals and corporations; that 14 per cent is owned by three corporations and that there Is very extensive interownership of stock, as well as other circumstances, all pointing to friendly relations among those who own a majority of this timber, a re- lationship which might lead to a combina- tion for the maintenance of a price that would be very detrimental to the public interest, and would, create the necessity of removing all tariff obstacles to the free importations of lumber from other coun- tries. efr Bureau of Fisheries I am glad to note in the secretary's re-
 
 being made in respect to the preservation of the seals of the Pribiloff islands. Very active steps are being taken by the de- pertinent of state to secure an arrange ment which Ehall protect the PribiIolf herd from the losses due to pelagic seal ing. Meantime the government has se- cured seal pets of the bachelor seals (the killing Of which does not interfere with the maintenance of the herd), from the cole of yx,bio ic to realize about $450000, sum largely Tn excess of the rental paid by the lessee of the government under the previous contract.
 Const and Geodetic Survey The coast and geodetic survey has been engaged in surveying the coast of the Philippine archipelago. This is a heavy work, because of the extended character of the coast line in those islands, but 1 am glad to note that about half of tho needed survey has been completed So large a part of the coast line of the arch ipelago has been unsurveyed as to make navigation in the neighborhood of a num- Der of the islands, and especially on the east side, particularly dangerous Bureau of Labor
 The commission of labor has been &C., lively engaged in composing the differ ences between employers and employees engaged in interstate transportation, under the Erdman act jointly with the chairman of the interstate com merce commission. I can nor speak FIn too high terms of the success of these two officers in conciliation and settlement of controversies which, but for their Interpretation, would have re- suited disastrously to all interests. invite attention 10 the very serious injury caused to all those who are en- gagged in the manufacture of phosph or ous matches. The diseases incident to this are frightful, and as matches can be made from other materials en- tirely innocuous, I believe that the in- Juricus manufacture could he discour aged and ought to be discouraged by the imposition of heavy federal tax. l recommend the adoption of this meth cd of stamping out a very serious abuse. Eight-hour Law
 Since 1868 it has been tte declared purpose of this government to favor the movement for an eight t-hour day by a provision of law that none of the em- ployes employed by or on behalf of the government should work longer than eight hours in every 24 The fl st declaration of this view was not ac- companied with any penal clause and with no provision for its enforcement, and, though President Grant by a proclamation twice attempted to give it his sanction and to require the offi- cers of the government to carry it out, the purpose of the framers of the law was ultimately defeated by decision of the supreme court holding that the statute as drawn was merely direc- ton of the government to its agents and did not fnvalidate a contract made in behalf of the government which provided in the contract for labor for e. day of longer hours than eight. Treres fter, in 1892. the present eight hour law was passed. which provides