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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
Fire in Sugar Plant

New York, April 29-Fire in the biz Arbuckle Sugar Refining company's plant in Brooklyn tonight spread rapidly throughout the upper floors of the main ten-story building and caused a loss of from $200.0OO to $500, GOO. The fire started from the explosion of boiling sugar. Two hundred men at work in the building escaped safely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
More Deaths From Fire

Roanoke, Va, April 29.-Wiliam Mum, p years old died in a hospital this afternoon as a result of burns and in- juries sustained early this morning in the fire in which his mother, Mrs J. H. Num- and seven children pershed. Edward Nunn, a brother, is in a crit ical condition, while Miss Leila, an elder sister who is suffering from injuries, will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
SCHILLER CUTS.
 PRICE OF BEER
THE WEALTHY WHISKEY WHOLESALERS BUY BREWERY OUTPUT AND ENGAGE BREWERY TRUST IN
 BEER WAR

CAIRO, ILL, March, IeII.-With the beer season just opening comes the sensational news that Schiller Bros. the wealthy whiskey wholesalers of this city have secured control of the Milwaukee Club brewery output and are cutting prices in ord CT to boom business and fight the beer trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

proceeded with without loss. The gem eral public is not back in the market yet by any means. It continues to hold aloof out of respect for the position of the great banking syndicates and also in recognition of the fact that general bushes has not improved to any notice able extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

And this is not all He used good judg- ment in selecting good fertilizers and put them on liberally. Result: 27O0 pounds of seed cotton to the acre last year. He is going to do better than that this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

This issue. which was supposed to have been permanently settled among the various factions of the iron and steel industry on the occasion of the last Gary dinner some three or four months ago, hobs up again as an excuse for acute discussion It is ghost that will not down. All of the principal iron and stee' manufacturers will be in New 4ork dur ing the coming week and the question will he gone oyer once more in all its phases.
 The determination of the copper produc- ing combines to abandon the umbrella holding" policy gives the insurgent iron and steel men an effective weapon Wh1ca they are using without mercy to force an abandonment of that policy in the ron and steel trade Judge Gary may Win ont this time as he has before against all opposition and by giving the inde- nendeuts to understand once more that II they are bent upon having free market for finished products the Steel Corpora tion will set them . pace few can Keep up with and which may spell rum LOT many.
 The trust officials deny with every ap- rearance of indignation that they ever threatened the independents but this IS commonly understood to be mere tech- ncal denial of a plainly recognized attl- tlide This situation is one or the tnlhgs which deters buying of stocks ana Whl'h excuses the big people from taking hullish stand The forthcoming Gary dln- ner. with its attendant conferences, IS a matter of prime stock market import ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

large safe and sound excuse for going ahead. The court decisions which are likely to be handed down before the supreme court adjourns for the summer will be the first signal and it will not be at all surprising if a general movement did not begin In a very few weeks. which in the course of few months would easily develop into a splendid and sweeping boom. That is what the opti- mists look for and in truth there is bet ter reason for the hope than has existed at any time since the 1907 panic.
 The average of stock prices is not un- duly high, and on the basis of presen. income returns great many good bar gains are to be found, especially among the seasoned dividend payers. The dan ger is, however, that the managers of many of the great railroad and indus trial properties will feel it incumbent upon them to issue bonds and stocks ahead of actual business recovery to such an extent as to keep down quota . tons Wall street, which is the center of the stock and bond making industry is not at all modest and persists in feed ing the demand as fast as it can grow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

The news feature of probably greatest importance this week was the decision of the Amagamated Copper company to abandon attempts to artifcally hold up the price of copper metal. Announce ment to that effect WAS made through the United Metals Selling company, which recently passed under Guggen- helm control. The position long held by this selling company placed the people behind it in the position of spectators in the production not only of their own mines, but also of most Of the indepen- dents.
 Ii false positfon and no doubt cost an enormous amount of money to maintain. Hereafter the Cole Ryan Amalgamated interests. as well as the Guggenheims and other large producers, will sell production as the copper Is ready for the market. That was the position stoutly held by Phelps. Dodge K Co.,, and other leading independents, who have contended that any other policy was illogical and contrary to sound business principles.
 The incident is arousing especial in terest and discussion from the fact that the new departure is in direct opposition to the policy pursued by the United States Steel corporation, oyer which there has been continual conflict and struggle among the insiders ever since the corporation was formed ten years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
JOHN STEPHAN |S MAKING SUCCESS Fairm Is Thirty Miles From
 Railroad RAISES GOOD STOCK Has Never Been Nearer Birmingham Than Pratt City-Tried Town
 Life Once and Got
 Enough
By WALTER HARPER

| The tear and blood-stained pages of his tory are filtered with derelicts of men who famished on the road trying to "come back"
 These who "came back" and made good" deserve all the space they can get on the pages of the worlds history.
 John Shipman of Moreland "came back and is making good. | Moreand is in the extreme northern part of Winston county It is more than 30 miles from any railroad or telegraph station. The telephone and the rural mail delivery have not get penetrated the ex clusiveness of this region. If Birmingham should be swallowed up by an earthquake or the President should be assassnated John Shipman would get the news three days afterward through the regular channels of communi cation.
 1 John has been as near Birmingham as Pratt City. He wisely avoided any of the temptations that might have been thrown l in his way on the glaring streets of the Metropolis.
 But he had temptation once. He fell He deserted his farm out here in the hills and moved to a small railroad town and opened a store. He had been rather sue cessrul at trading and had an idea that l he could become a competitor of John Wanamaker or Marshall Field.
 He tried living out of a paper sack :" | He knew when he had enough and "came back" He is now one of the most satis- fled farmers in Winston county
 Now John Shipman was not a born l farmer He was the son of a school teacher and only took up farming because that was the course of the least resistance when his father died and he had to help support the family.
 But he is good worker and made a l good living and some more 1 When he "came back from the paper sack" town he determined that if he should farm he would do it right. He has 8 healthy brain and a fair education. With this he has good sense and plenty of grit.
 He took his old hill farm, put two mules to a big blow and gave the soil the sur prise of it's life. This was not all. He followed this two-horse blow with sub mules to the subsoiler. l He did not do all this at once, but he | progressed or penetrated, rather by de- grees. He used his brains to good effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

The Hawley combination of railroad stocks has been one of the heavy features of the market for some time past NIT. Hawley and his associates are spread out and that ambitious railroad general IS not having an easy time. His roads ex- tend from Newport News. on the south- east to Chicago and the Mississippi m the northwest and from St. Louis down into Texas on the southwest
 It is an extensive and scattered mileage and is staggering along under monu- mental burden of debt and capitalization Fresh issues of bonds are issued and worked off on the public whenever oppor- tupity offers. strong stock market contingent is operating on the bear side of the Hawley securities and predict very much lower prices for the group regard less of how the rest of the market may move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30


 The continual pilng up of idle money in nearly all of the large cities of the coun- try is a bad feature or good feature, depending on the angle of observation. It is making a great reserve upon which to draw sor the financing of legitimate bus mess when the need may arise for use of more money in tha, direction. It also gives the wealthy speculator chance for scalp in the stock market by bor- rowing funds al To 3 Der cent and put ting into securities that pay 51a to pc. cent.
 These are the favorable features The unfavorabe side is the emphasis given to the fact that profita ble use for the huge accumulation IS nor being found in the legitimate branches of manufacture, trade or commerce at this writing; also that solvent people are holding back and showing no signs of desire to engage in enterprise outside of Sarrying on cs- tabished businesses on the most econom- ical basis possible
 Representatives of the great interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

Financial writers and the publicity agents of the bond selling houses con- tinue to harp on the healthfulness of fundamentals, but as a matter of fact these fundamentals are not as encour- aging as many might wish. The manu- featuring industries and mercantile fea- lures of the situation are far from being satisfactory. The prospects of tariff leg islation and the uncertainties surround ing that phase of the situation are re- flected in a continuing contraction in business.
 From the producer of raw material clear through to the ultimate consumer hand-to-mouth policy is still being pursued. The result of this is being shown in steady reduction in supplies of commodities everywhere, especially those having to do with manufacturing. In the end this will be found of immense advantage. for when the improvement really sets in there will be no old stun to work off.
 This feature has been referred to sev- eral times in these letters and it really forms what will be the strongest and healthiest development, although while the process of contraction is going on the country is being filled with discom- fort That. however, IS an ar,o~ oida ble incident to the enforcement of wholesale economies.
 The country has now experienced more than four years of hard times in the varying stages and it is time a change for the better should take place in the natural order of things. Real recovery in the broad sense of the term has been delayed by the msiudged actions of great combinations of capital to bolster up prices and start things going too soon after the panic of 1907 This demonstra- tion. led by MT Hartman and a mar velously constructed machinery for man. ufacturing enthusiasm gave the stock market great impetus which was communicated to many branches of busi- ness. The setback began before MT. Harriman's death and has been going OF now for the better part of two years.
 Big crops this year, final interpreta- ton of the law governing trust organi- zatlons,, snow overdue. and the release of enormous accumulations of capital in the banking centers will give the country at
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
WHEN A ROOMS DARK.

In nearly every city house there is
always sure to be one dark and
gloomy room. 1t casts its depression
upon all who enter it and yet one is
often at a loss rs to what should be
done to dissipate the lugubrious effect
1t should be dealt with ruthlessly
White paint and enamel should be
used with a generous hand Dark
woodwork should not be tolerated and
dull or gloomy paper should be avoid
ed. Hang the room in a paper Oh
sunny yellow hue put up only curtains
of thin net and decorate your walls
with pictures framed in white and gold
and silver gray frames.
No one thing is more successful in
destroying the depressing atmosphere
of a room than an inside window box
This box can be made attractive by a
thin covering of brass or copper thai
viii add to the brightness of the room
and the plants should be chosen will
an eye to their color.
When the furniture in your darE
and depressing room has been COW
cred with a gay cretonne, and maya
zines, books and papers have beer
strewn about this room. which previ-
ously filed everyone with aversion ant
discomfort. then will it become the ia
vorite resort of the family.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18

On Proverbs XII, 81 we read:
Behold the righteous shall be recon-
~ensed in the earth7" Does this Scrip
ture apply now. or will it ever have an
application?
Answer.-The Scripture cited does
not apply now. In another place we
read And now we call the proud
happy yea, they that work wickedness
are set up; yea, they that tempt
God are even delivered" (Malachi
iii. $50. Our experience teaches us that
this Scripture has full application at
this time. 1t is true that the righteous
now have more real happiness than
any one else, but at this time those
who are rich and naughty and proud
as the Scriptures declare, I'VE call
happy but in fact they are not hap
py. The true Christian finds that he
has harder time now than the man of
the world. The one who strives to be
righteous in business finds it ditficolt
to succeed. But we are assured that in
the Age to come during the reign of
the great Messiah, the righteous shall
be recompensed in the earth. We UNI
derstand that these righteous will be
those who become so during Messiah's
reign. those who will dwell on the
earth, and not the spiritual class.
Then will be fulfilled the declaration
of our Lord, Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.' Such
Is the glorious time for which our Lord
taught His followers to pray: Thy
Kingdom come. Thy will be done on
earth as it is done in heaven Under
the Messiah's reign the righteous shall
| be rewarded: as the Lord declares,
Judgment also will / lay to the line
righteous in business finds it's difficult
Usiah xvii, I'D Then will be full
| filled the Scripture which declares
Then judgment shall dwell in the
wilderness. and righteousness remain
| in the fruitful field And the work OF
the righteous shall be peace, and the
effect of righteousness. quietness and
assurance forever. And My people shall
dwell IN a peaceful habitation and in
sure dwellings, and in quiet resting
places. Isaiah xxi, 1918
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
DIR. WILEY WAS NOT cENsuRED

President Taft has immensely
pleased the people by refusing to call
for his resignation or to gently
censure DR.. Wiley as recommended
by the secretary of agriculture The
president shows his belief in DR.. Wi
ley's Innocence in the following words
IF this were a knowing, wilful
as construed by the attorney general.
accompanied by a scheme to conceal
the evasion and violation, 1 should
think the punishment recommended
by the personnel board and concurred
in by the attorney general was none
too great but an examination of
the whole case satisfies me that q diff
ferent construction ought to be put
upon what was done; that the evil
dence does not show that DIR. Wiley
was q party to the correspondence or
the letters upon which the chief
charge is founded. and that his action
in the matter was only in accord with
previous precedents in the department
which justified him in doing what he
did"
Let us hope the Congressional ia-
vestigation will be pushed with such
vigor that the prosecutors of the gov
ernment's head chemist will be shown
up; and the conspiracies in the de-
partments against honest officials will
be made an end of.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
THEIR 5orh CELEBRATION.

The Hartford Post says: The
Grand Army men of the state want
to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
Of the breaking out of the war, on De-
tober 4th. To do this, they are plan
ming to gather in Hartford, 1900
strong, and that number represents
practically all the veterans who will
be able to participate in any sort of
celebration at all. Some of the old
soldiers and their friends wanted to
wait until four years hence and cele-
brate the close of the war, but the
ma iority recognized the fact that by
that time the ranks would be so badly
there would be relatively few men lett
there would be relatively few men left
to participate. As this reunion Will
probably be the last general one the
old soldiers of Connecticut will be able
to participate in, it is up to the people
of the city to make it as successful
and pleasant a one as possible. Money
viii be needed to defray the expenses
and this must be raised through the
generosity of the people of the state.
Hartford people should not be slow in
giving their share. 1t is almost the
last thing that can be done in gem
eral way for valiant band of men
who threw youth and life in the scale
and marched to the front when their
country needed their services. 1t is
now clearly up to the people and par
ticularIy to the younger generation
which has benefited by their unselfish-
ness, to show that they appreciate
the debt they owe but can never pay
This is a rather hurried movement
but the veterans are not too feeble to
pull themselves together for such a
celebration two weeks from next We'd
nesday. 1t would be an interesting
event, and, as The Post suggests, may
be the last grand reunion the civil
war veterans will ever hold in the
state.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
CHANDLER ON MACDONALD.

II is not only republicans but many
honest democrats. who speak in the
warmest praise of Highway Commits
sioner Macdonald and express the hope
that he will be retained IN office The
following words of commentator by
Representative Chandler of Rocky Hill
in the recent debate over the bill de-
signed u give faithful public servants
a hearing before they can be removed
from Office will please the commission
ers friends in this part of the state:
Are you going to swap horses in
the middle of the road ?" Mr. Chand-
Ter said that the commissioner had a
large amount of money to spend and
was in the midst of his contract
work. lie said that comparing the
roads of New York. New jersey.
Massa chusetts and Rhode Island.
the roads in Connecticut testify to the
efficiency of our commissioner, who
has a national reputation as a road
maker.
He eulogized Mr.. MacDonald's ability
and said that if we have an honorable.
high-minded commissioner. it is the
duty Of the republicans to stand by
him. If he is not that kind of a COM
missioner they should show the white
feather, and lend assistance to elect
one who will be the right man. Said
Mr.. Chandler: "The old republican
party has never gone wrong when it
has stood for what is right
At this remark the democrats all
laughed. Mr.. Chandler serenely looked
them over. Then he said that the
party has half-century of record be-
hind it. In the state the party has
not q blot on its escutcheon. No Off
Ger has ever been charged with pecu-
lations Our highway commissioner
in sixteen years has spent millions of
dollars and not one cent has gone
wrong. "He is today a poor man.
said Mr. Chandler, 'and he has been
an honest commissioner 1t is the
duty of the republicans to stand by
him.
What is the serious objection to a
movement which really reinforces civil
service reform? 1t looks to The Bull
letin like eommendable legislation.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
RIGHT ON HIS JOB.

The whole east wishes godspeed to
President Taft upon his campaign of
education through the insurgent states.
That he has faith in his cause is
evidenced by the fact that he volun-
teers 10 speak in 119 cities in nearly
half the states of the union, taking
six weeks time and averaging four
or five political addresses each day.
His work is not likely to be en-
tirely pleasant. for he doubtless will
meet the combatative insurgents who
will fight TO have the last word and
not be careful about their style
Mr.. Tafts ability to present his side
of the case calmly and clearly and to
honestly present his convictions be-
fore the people will count in his ia
vor. That he will impress the people
well and return stronger than when
he sailed forth there can be no ques-
ton.
1t is campaign in which the whole
country will take a deep interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means SO much
to me that for the sake of other suffer
ing women I am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter. - Mrs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RID, Graniteville, vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures as has Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years it has been
curing woman's ills such as inffamma-
ton. liberation. fbroid tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and it is unequalled for
carrying women safely through the
! period of change of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
| invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
Care of Wells.

Wells, so necessary to the smart
womans toilet, should be carefully
handled. These filmy, perishable
nettings cannot be tossed about in an
untidy top drawer without losing their
delicate look and freshness. A spe
cia1 case will keep veilings in perfect
condition These cases usually resem-
bic a large flat book, covered with silk,
broeade or fancy paper. They are An
ished off with ribbon tie and loops,
and are slightly perfumed. Some
women prefer padded and scented rolls
upon which they keep their veilings
in perfect condition. The rolls them
selves ara made with stuffed hair,
covered with lace or satin, and also
serve as cushions for the veil pins.
It is a good plan to attach cushions
for the pins to the flat cases.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
EQUALITY OF PENSIONS.

1t appears that the pension bill
passed by the present legislature, and
ny the vote of Lieut.. Governor
Blakeslee, was carried over the gov
errors veto and made effective, is
really an equalizing law. The tax on
the $4,000 exemption upon property
will just about average the $50 which
is to be paid to needy veterans who
have no property.
The following extract from the law
itself makes the matter clear:
The exemption from taxation pro-
vided by section 2315 of the general
statutes and amendments thereof, of
the property of pensioned soldiers,
sailors. or marines of the United
States, and of persons resident in this
state who have served in the army,
navy marine corps, or revenue marine
service of the United States, or the
widow, or widowed mother, or pen
stoned widow, father or mothers of any
such person shall not apply to the
property of any person entitled to
state aid under the provisions of this
act"
The old soldiers of Connecticut
ought to appreciate the work of Sen
ator Fem and Lieut. Governor Blakes-
lee in carrying this law through.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-18
Baked Ham.

Baked ham is boon for the house
wife whose thoughtless head of the
family is forever bringing home some
guest without letting her know until
both enter the door and who knows
that no amount of warning will ever
break the absent minded husband of
this embarrassing, inhospitable habit
To be always prepared is the only re-
course, and canned things are not to
be considered in summer, SO we'll baked
ham, of which every last scrap can be
utilized, is good to have ready.
With the usual dinner meat plat
ter of thin slices of pink ham, gar
nished with parsley, ekes out wonder
fully, and if dill pickles are in 1.-The
house to be sliced and set in glass
dishes the guest will never know but