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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
FINED FOR SELLING
LIQUOR ON STEAMER

Grecnville, Miss, May 21.-(Special )-1n
the cases against the officers of the
steamer Sadie Lee of the Lee line of
Memphis, and the steamer 8. B. Duncan,
of the Morrissey line of vicksburg, for
violation of the prohibition law of the
state of Mississippi being charged with
selling liquor on the river. Ed Farrell.
bartender on the Sadie Lee. and Charles
w. Ruth of the Duncan, pleaded guilty
and were fined $500 and costs In Justice
O'Bannons court this morning.
An appeal was taken to the circuit court
and the case Will probably reach the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22

An interesting game of baseball was
played Saturday morning between the
Bijou and the Majestic theatres. The
game was hot one. Dan Marble, come
dian, was pitcher against Thee Davis,
and had slightly the better of the twirlins
argument. The Bijou bunch scored one
in the first, but the Majestic evened up
matters in the second. The Bijou had a
three-run advantage when the last OF
the fifth rolled around, but the Majestic
crew scored couple of runs, putting
them within striking distance of the
game. The Bijou team landed on Davis
In the seventh for trio of tallies and, In
spite of q frantic rally by their opponents
copied the game The spectators were in
a frenzy of excitement until the final
batter had retired.
Bijou Theatre-B. Scott. c.; d. Mar
BILE, p. l.. S. Hall, S.; T.. Morgan. 3b.
II. Lenard, IT,; G.. Wagner, 3D.; ]. D.
Wood, h.; George Sherer, CT; D.
Crazy, IF.
Majestic Theatre-Theo Davis, p.; j
Rogart, CT; j. Burger, H.; Hanley. RI; LIZ
Banoff, c.; Schwartz, h.; Clarence. 2b.
wiring, SIS; s. Rodger, 3d.
Majestic ~.........................0 1O 02O OlO-4
Batteries: Marble and Sherer; Davis
and lie Banoff. Umpire, Bob Baker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22

United States supreme court to decide the
constitutionality of the law.
One of the provisions of the agreement
entered into. by the attorneys and court
was that the boats discontinue the sale
of liquor until final decisions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
POLICEMAN RISKS
LIFE FOR OTHERS

New York. May N.-Policeman edward
Mahoney risked his life today by seizing
a bomb with lighted fuse and dipping
1t into puddle of water in the streets.
The act saved about 200 men from pos
sible death or injury.
The bomb. which was in the form of a
box about a foot square. had been placed
in a Bowery lodging house barber shop
on the first floor. In the restaurant on
the second floor many men were eating
and on the upper floors 1856 others wore
aSleen. !.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
C.nuon Aid. Constituent

Washington, May A.-Speaker Cannon
called at the White House today to urge
President Taft to appoint David Ross,
chief of the Illinois bureau of mines, as
chief of the new government bureau of
mines, recently created. Mr.. Ross is a
of the speaker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
Item stock Chanre. Hand.

New Orleans May 21.-James M. Thomp-
son announces In the New Orleans Item
this afternoon that he has bought the in
ter,st in the Item formerly held by Fred
- l. Thompson, who recently moved
bile to become publisher of the Mo-
- Register.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22

j. B. Drake is a candidate
for Police Commissioner
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22

We still have about sixty smart dresses
in the newest and smartest styles, many
charming dresses to choose from. Styles
are mostly new, all sizes.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
HOW SPEED ISATTAlNED
GREAT WORK By ROADS
Problem .SoIued TO Reduce Time Of
E2uns by Minutes.

The twentieth century railroad hasn't made a
fetch the speed of its trains altogether as some
persons believe There are other factors, CHIEF
among which stands safety of operation, to be con-
sidered But speed, Of course, is important feat
ure of the service railroads offer and helps to win
passengers. All ether things being equal, the aver
age passenger will naturally regard the railroad
that makes possible The quickest time between two
points the best, and every effort has been made
years increase far possible the limit OF
speed with safety
All sorts of conditions go to make increased
speed possible of course. Double tracking is nat
uraIly a big help, enabling trains to stick more
closely their schedules and dispatchers to do
closer figuring Better roadbeds help materially,
making the smoother and safer and steadier
Heavier rolling stock is another thing to be taken
into consideration naturally, for the heavy trains
of the present time behave much better.
Every railroad generation sees new Improvements
locomotives. The modern giants that draw the
trains perform feats in the annihilation of dis
tance that would have paralyzed the drivers OF
their predecessors.
All over the country railroads have spent and are
spending enormous sums to save a little time In
transit Cut-offs here grades there, bridges
built where engineers said not long ago that no
bridge could stand, all such tricks being
played on Father Time The roads being
Strengthened out Where the engineers who laid out
the in the infancy of modern raroading
thought mostly of economical construction, it was
regarded cheap and good business to avoid
peDsve problems by the simple expedient OF going
around the
Modern practice has changed all that The roads
have started their engineers the problem Of re-
ducing the unnecessary dgressions in lines and
the rails that stretch the whole country
being Strengthened out far and fast
as may be. The present theory is that money
is wasted, matter how vast the in which
1t may be expended, that is destined to time.
The original surveyors of the New York Central
built the road when they came to lay out the
vii instance, that the tracks bent Backward and
northward again for n distance nearly Il
mile before they swung south. a difficult bit OF
construction avoided, but a dangerous time
wasting and generally bothersome that
not really necessary Saddled upon the operating
department of that road for many years. Then tha
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

modern enginee went to work laid out the present
direct route which had been declared impossible,
and built it.
The Delaware, I4ackawanna & Western Railroad
is completing now great cut off from Lake Eopat-
cong to Stateford Penn, which VIII save eieNeh
miles of distance between New York and Buhaio
Millions are being spent in the work. and the iaDor
of excavation is simply enormous.
Other railroads have done just as well. The IA
nous Hartman cutoff in the Saton Sea is cias-
sic example or will be- of the skill and pertlnacly
of the modern railroad engineer Experts had pro-
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

trains have to make that run every day. every
week every month, every year, and that they WIZ
have to keep on doing 1t takes some coal 10
run the distance represented by that ten minutes.
The amount of coal that single engine uses IN the
run is infiniteSima But the amount that ten tho-
sand engines use is different matter
It takes a certain part of the wages of the tram
oroxu IN RIM those ten minutes. Here again the
item in the individual counts for little. 1T IS
the mass, the aggregate of it all And when IL IS
all figured out along such lines as these 1T VIII De
found as rule, that the road Will soon pesih u
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

nounced the work impossible. Mr. Hartman
thought it feasible, and finally it was proved
that he right.
Tunnels have been dug, bridges built great cut
offs constructed all to hour even few
minutes in the time between two cities. 1t doesn't
seem worth the money it costs, to the layman, bur
the railroads have their own way of figuring. They
go at it in broad, biz way, looking to the future
well the present.
Ten minutes, say, does not seem like
much But the railroads figure that u number OF
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

Iuxurious1y nowadays. They sleep in brass beds
and battle in full sized bathtubs. They eat food
prepared in fully equipped kitchen at big dining
table and from luxurious chairs that be moved
about at will they survey the passing scenery from
the observation windows.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
EASIER FOR THEATRICAL TOURS.

The increase of speed in railway traVei anu ~
Improvement in facilities for connexions d' Jun.
ton points have done much to make easy ue ~. ~,
of the travelling theatrical company Ohe "s
stands no longer possess their 0ldtne oiigs % frsr
the actor and trips that were appallfns ~ -. Ie
days can now be made in considerable eOllAoi"
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

earn interest the heavy investment. in the saw
ings.
United States mails demand speed, so does the
express business that forms a large part of the
work done by the railroads. And these patrons of
the railroad must be considered much as are the
passengers or trouble will result almost certainly
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
CONTRASTS IN RAILWAY TRAVEL.

The fastest of long distance trains travel between
New York and Chicago and New York and Buffalo
The fastest comparatively short distance runs ars
on the Great Western Railway, of England between
London and Plymouth for the steamer connections
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
LUXURIOUS PRIVATE CARS.

Railroad presidents and others who own private
cars or have them at their disposal travel pretty
New-York tribune., 1910-06-21

The most luxurious trains in the world are !" ."
found in this country; the most uncomI9Etao.e' 81
eraIfy speaking in Spain and in the Balkans
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
Hubbard's Views on the Grocer.

The most numerous of all the various
divisions of the retail trade is that OF
the retail grocer.
There are 100000 retail grocers IN
America. We cannot eat a meal with
out first interviewing our grocer. You
can omit the preacher, waive the law
yer, but you III have to send for the
doctor unless you deal with the right
grocer.
Our lives are literally in his hands.
He supplies the fuel that keeps our
vital processes in motion. Just little
of the wrong kind of food and our out
look of the world is disturbed and the
young men carry us out
"Of all the men in my employ, the
only one with whom / dare not break
friendship is the COOK" said Frederick
the Great. He would better have said
"my grocer for the cook cooks what
the grocer provides. Of all men, the
retail grocer should be a man of in
tegrity and intelligence.
The grocer has often stood to us as
glib and oily party who sold us sand
for sugar, chicory for coffee, alum for
cream of tartar and axle grease for
butter. Then another reason why we
have despised him is the ease with
which the sheriff has sold him out. He
hash It made money enough to be really
respectable, and we all recognize that
a man hopelessly in debt is dishonest.
No man on half rations can ever tell
the truth.
A clergyman does not necessarily min
lister to society as much as does the gro
Ger, and should not be granted any more
privileges or honors.-Elbert Hubbard.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
American Apple Shipments.

Accurate statistics on the shipments
of apples from ports on the American
continent to Europe during the season
1909-10 show an aggregate of 2,55S,99S
barrels and 460,362 boxes. There were
639,s59 more barrels and 60,430 less
boxes last season than in the season of
10000.
Halifax leads in exports, with 637 ,159
barrels; Montreal takes second place,
with 5S7,2S7 barrels, and New York
third with 39S,944 barrels and 460,362
boxes.
Liverpool received the largest guam
tity, S78,052 barrels and 1856 boxes;
London came next with 615,354 barrels
and 211,S73 boxes; Glasgow was third
with 452,S53 barrels and 45,3SS boxes,
and Hamburg last with only 1891 bar
rels and 22,516 boxes.
1t will be seen that box apples found
more favor in London this year than
in any of the other cities mentioned
The greatest amount exported since
1880 was in 1904, when an aggregate
of 3,505,334 barrels and 3SS,975 boxes
were shipped. New York then led with
1,120,284 barrels and 3SS,975 boxes
Montreal was second with 1904 bar
rels and Boston third with 676,593 bar
rels.
The smallest quantity exported dur
ing the past 80 years was in 1884
when only 1852 barrels were shipped
New York contribution to the shipments
that season was only 53,04S barrels.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
''Cameo Kirby

At the Spokane theater, the Baker
Stock company offers for it's fourth
week s presentation, "Cameo Kirby" a
new play written by Booth Harrington
and Harry Leon Wilson.
In the Farnum play the authors
seized upon fertile time and locale
for the action of their play. The time
is about 1882, the place New Orleans.
and the country surrounding the at
tractive city.
In this picturesque setting is intro
duced the unusual character of Eu-
gene Kirby, Mississippi river gam
bier, nicknamed "Cameo" Kirby be-
cause of his fondness of a jewel that
had saved his life. The authors have
constructed a romantic story.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06

must let Miss Dixon bring you in to
see me some day. I'm always at home
Sunday afternoons. I'm so glad I ran
across you, Peggy"
And Rutherford had his own rea-
sons for being pleased at the encoun-
ter.
Violet telephoned Peggy that eve
ming. What in the world happened
to you, dear? l was on time. o, well,
] might have been a few minutes late,
but nothing that would really matter.
A heavy dray got stuck on the car
track and delayed us. But happened
to meet an old friend in the lobby, a
Rodman. And, queerly enough, the
friend he was expecting didn't show
up. SO we sat together and had a love-
ly time. But what detained you, Peg
gy?"
20, something unexpected happened
at the last minute" Peggy replied.
And she was smiling as she hung up
the receiver.
1t was to Violet that Mrs. Ellsworth
went for information a month later.
What about this young Rutherford
who is always hanging about Peggy
Dixonf Are they engaged or not?"'
"She says not-yet," laughed Violet.
But the announcement won't surprise
anybody"
II knew it." Mrs. Ellsworth exclaim-
ed trumphantly met them at the
theater a few weeks ago and when she
introduced me she blushed in fash
ion that gave the whole thing away. l
told my husband about 1t that eve
ming and | said to him: Mark my
words, Tom. that's as good as Get
tied"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
But she isn't alone. sh. , WIN ,

but she isn't alone. She = wfsA q
young man."
"Where?"
"Over by the second box. The girl
In blue and white"
The young man looked and whistled
'Rodman, by all that's wonderful" He
bent little nearer. Shall we dis.
turb them?" he questioned.
Peggy stole glance at violet's d.
rection before she answered. Then her
eyes dropped demurely. They seem
to be enjoying themselves" said Peg
gy. Il almost think 1t would be a pity
to interrupt them"
That" said the young man with
feeling. expresses my sentiments ex-
actly."
II was short play. The young man
with Peggy wondered irritably why
the deuce they couldn't have added
another act or two. He felt very I'M
happy as he helped her on with her
wraps. He did not know her name.
and she did not know his. He could
not presume on a chance which made
II possible for him to DO her a favor
He might never see her again. His
sigh was so suggestive OF melancholy
that Peggy looked at him wistfully,
with the impulse to be comforting
which Is implanted deep In the hearts
OF Ewes daughters.
why. Peggy!"
An expansive lady in black satin
was smiling and holding out her hand.
Peggy started guiltily. 20, good aft
ernoon, Mrs. Ellsworth. Delightful,
wasn't it?"
Adorable" said the expansive lady,
and looked expectantly in the direc-
ton Of Peggy's companion. Before she
knew II Peggy had taken the plunge.
Mrs. Ellsworth, let me present."
Rutherford" whispered a voice in
her ear.
My friend, Mr. Rutherford" said
Peggy brazingly. but blushing like a
rose.
SO pleased to meet you, Mr.. Ruther-
ford" smiled Mrs. Ellsworth. you
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
B. G. Customs Collector Removed.

The authorities at Ottawa have Sis
pended Customs Collector J. Moore
Bowel from further acting as comp
troiler OF Chinese immigration at Van
conver, B. c., pending a complete in
curry into alleged Chinese immigration
frauds.
The department suspended Chinese
Interpreter Yipp On, and he was rein.
stated by Bowel. This led to Bowel 3
own suspension. Colonel c. A. Wors.
nep, surveyor of the port of Vancouver
has been instructed to act in his place
as controller. r"'0
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
ON THE SPOKANE MARKET
Price to Producers.

The following list may be taken nc
fair standard of prices paid TO nro-
ducers outside of the city market for
the commodities named:
Fruits and vegetables = Potatoes
$3.50 cwt; radish, 21ac lb; cabbage. 21hc
lb; parsnips, beets, &c lb.
Hay-Baled oat hay, $1S ton; wheat
hay, $40 ton; alfalfa, $14; timothy. No
1, $21 per ton; No. 2, $40 per ton.
Grain-Oats, $1.60 cwt; barley, 81 40
cwt; wheat, SLAB cwt
Hay and feed prices are f. o. b. cars
Spokane.
Poultry-Live hens, Ice to 1sc.
dressed, zoe to 22c Id; live spring, Ice.
to 1sc; dressed, zoe; old ROSTERS. lie.
dressed, 12c; live geese, 15c Id; dressed
2o@21c; live ducks, young soc, old 1sc.
dressed, 20@22c; fancy turkeys, 24cs
dressed, 27c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, $3.50 per case.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Stamped eggs, 45c doz; local
ranch, 40c doz.
Butter, 40c to 45c.
Fuel Prices.
Fuel-Sawed tamarack and fir, $3.50:
pine, $3.50. Coal-Carney, Sheridan.
Tabor, SO ton; Rock Springs, SO ton;
Monarch, $3.50 ton; Roslyn, $3.50 ton:
Lille, $3.50 ton.
Hides and Furs.
Green Hides-Cows, &c Id; steers, &c
Id; calfskin, 12c ID. Salted-Cows. &c
ID; steers, &c Id; calfskin, 13c ID. Dry
flint, lac ID; dry sheep hides, s@9c ID;
bull hides, 4c lb; kips, &c lb; light wool.
13@14c ID; heavy merino, 1O@13c ID.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
Western Wheat.

Portland, Ore.-Track prices Club.
sac; bluestem, 9O@91c; red Russian, so
@s1c; valley, SSc; turkey red, s2@s6e;
fortyfold, s5@s6c.
Tacoma.-Milling: Bluestem, Ole:
club, SAC. Export: Bluestem, ole; club.
sac; red Russian, see; fortyfold, ssc.
Davenport.-Bluestem, roc; club, nc.
Ritzville.-Bluestem, ne; red, 69c.
Lewiston.-Bluestem, Use; fortyfold.
re; club, hybrid, turkey red, roc; red
Russian, Csc; oats, $1.1O; barley, s21Sc.
Odessa.-Bluestem, roc; club, re;
red, re.
Colfax.-Bluestem, zee; fortyfold.
Tic; club, 69c; red Russian, Gee; oats,
$1.25; barley, s5c.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06

NURSE AT SAN FRANCISCO
TELLS OF GIRLS DEATH.
Robert Thompson, Known as DR..
Grant, Held in Jail Pending lnvestl-
gation-Eva Swain, the Girl whose
Body Was Found Beneath Cement
Flooring Was Friend of P. P. Parker

San Francisco, Sept. 26.-After two
DAYS and nights of silence, Marie
Messerschmidt, the nurse held In deten-
ton since last Friday night in connec-
ton with the death of Eva Swan, the
girl whose body was found beneath the
cement flooring of the basement of a
deserted house here, confessed to the
police that she had knowledge of the
operation performed upon Miss Swan
by DR.. Grant and that she had attended
the girl after the operation.
The confession states that "Robert
Thompson" known as DR.. Grant,
packed the girls body in trunk, first
amputating the legs at the ankles; that
Grant planned the burial of the body
with her and spent two nights at the
house where it was found.
DR.. Grant was taken into custody
with the nurse, and late today Paul
Parker, former Stanford athlete, who
had lived in the house where Miss
Swan roomed, was arrested.
The nurse was induced to tell the
story by her brother-in-law, August
Borman of Oakland, who visited her at
the city prison this afternoon. When
she refused to confess he showed her
a picture of her dead mother, pleading
with her to tell the police everything,
impressing upon her that this would be
her mother IS wish. The young woman
tainted and upon her recovery became
hysterical. When she was quoted she
agreed to tell the entire story to De-
tectives Wren, Burke and Richards.
Frightened Doctor Runs.
Following the confession DR.. Grant
was led from his cell and brought into
the desk room, where Miss Messer-
schmidt was seated. At sight of his
nurse DR.. Grant broke away from the
jailers and ran along the prison CORR
doris. He was chased by policemen and
returned. He staggered and almost sank
to the floor when he learned of the
nurses collapse.
In her story Miss Messerschmidt told
that Paul P. Parker, the young man
who had known Miss Swan for eight
years, had visited the hospital on three
occasions to see the dying girl after
the operation. The police Immediately
took Parker into custody. He admitted
the visits to the hospital to see Miss
Swan, but strongly denied any RESPONSE
bility in the affair. Later he gave the
police detailed account of his connec-
ton with the case.
Miss Messerschmidt said that she was
not present at the operation. Accord
ing to Miss Messerschmidt, the girl died
during the night while alone. She was
found dead in bed in the morning.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
Boys Go to Annanolis

On october l the following boys, hav.
ing passed the entrance examination
Academy: "'"'
Albert II. Rocks, appointed bv Sen.
s.of zones; William F, Roell, appointed
by Senator Piles; Clarence ] Me-.
Reavy, appointed by Representative NJ
S,' augustus W. Walker, appointed
by Representative Hammer ana IA
wan i. Short, appointed by Renre.
sentative Ellis. y "epre'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-10-06
BLAST CAVES HOLE IN CITY
Boarding House in Lead, S. D., Hangs
on Crevasse Edge,

Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 27.-The firing
of blast at the 300-foot level of the
Homestake mine at Lead, S. D., started
cavein which continued to the surface,
making hole in the heart of the city
Is feet wide and 40 feet long. When the
dust had cleared away the Bertolco
boarding house was seen hanging over
the edge of the crevasse and the Camp
bell hotels back steps led into it.
Fright among the residents of Lead
most of whom live above similar works
was allayed somewhat by assurance
from mining officials that there was no
danger of further cavein.
The Homestake has hundreds of miles
OF tunnels under the city and the slopes
form immense caverns, reaching in the
upper levels well toward the surface.