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The age-herald., 1901-02-28
History Trustees to Meet.

Governor Sanford yesterday gave the formal executive sanction to the act of the General Assembly creating the De- partment of History and Archives of the State of Alabama All that was required of the Governor was that he adhibit his signature to the act which he was so wisely and so powerfully instrumental in getting passed by the two houses. and that he did yesterday. The act is now the law of Alabama.
 The board of trustees of this new de- partment of the State will assemble in Montgomery on Saturday of this week. March ?, and proceed to formally organ ize the department for its great and en- during work by the election of a direc- tor.
 'The name of Thomas McAdory Owen will be presented to the trustees for the directorship, and 1t Is understood that his will be the only name;s but whether a hundred other good men sought the place of high honor and hard labor, there Is by common agreement none other quite So thoroughly qualified to discharge the peculiar and exacting duties of the po- sition as MT. Owen," said a student of history
 That much is in no sense a discredit to any one of the several other Ala bamians who are conspicuously learned in the States history, but is merely a just tribute to a learned and brilliant specialist in Alabama's long and noble history
 "It is a fact however, that MT Owen has made no personal effort to place his own claims before the honorable trus- tees. The trustees do not need to be told whom the public desire as director, nor as to the mans peculiar fitness they know as well as the busiest of us who pursue the course of history"
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Blames Mrs. Standford.

The American Economic Associa- tion at its Detroit meeting, held in December, appointed committee consisting of the professors of politi- cal economy in Columbia, Yale and Brown Universities to investigate the causes which led to the dismissal of Professor Ross from the chair of economics in Leland Stanford Univer- sity last November. This committee has reported, and it finds that Pro- lessor Ross was forced out of the university because of Mrs. Stanford's dislike to his views on the silver ques- tion, the municipal ownership of pub lie service corporations, and on coolie immigration.
 This is grave charge, for when a public teacher is dened freedom of thought in the domain of science, lib erty is attacked at a very essential point. The committee reports that it finds the facts of the Ross case are these:
 That Professor Ross failed to receive his annual reappointment in May, 1900 as is usual in the university, that he was reappointed on June ?, and that he re- signed on June because, as he said in his letter of resignation, he had learned 
 dan that Mrs. Stanford did not approve of him as an economist. This resignation was held until November 12, when it was accepted by President Jordan, who ex- plained the delay by saying that he had hoped Professor Ross might reconsider. the same letter he paid the professor
 high compliment as man and as a eacher Two days later Professor Ross authorized a newspaper interview to the effect that the cause of his resignation and it's acceptance was Mrs. Stanfords dissatisfaction with his views on coolie immigration and municipal ownership. On the following day he was summarily dis missed
 The evidence in the case was ex- amined by fourteen college profess ors and one editor, and all concur in the report The report goes on to show that Professor Ross never over- stepped the bounds of academic pro- priety in expressing his views on eco homie questions; that Ae was. in short, dismissed because he did not uphoid and teach Mrs Stanford's views of econimic questions
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

week for the building of one-third of the proposed Highland Avenue Boulevard, and contracts for additional work on that undertaking will be let as soon as prac- ticable, 1t being the company's purpose to complete the entire improvement by an early date" said General Manager J K Mcdonald of the Birmingham Realty Company yesterday.
 We have been up to the present walt ing upon our engineers, whom we desired to take all needed time to do their diff hcult work thoroughly and artistically. The Boulevard itself is simple enough, but it is merely a part of the general plan Of wide and intricate scope to sur yey and plat the company's magnificently wooded property lying between Beuna Vista and Lakeview; 1t being our pur- pose to have the streets, avenues, circles and angles laid out with strict regard to the highest class landscape garden ing.
 '"The land being rolling and heavily wooded, with numerous knolls and dells, 1t Is susceptible of being made the most romantically beautiful residential quarter in any city in this country, and that Is what we are determined it shall be. There are many building sites that will be each separate and distinct from other lots, and the owner of any one of them can build his house with four fronts on public streets, If he wish, he having a beautiful sloping and wooded lot entirely to him self
 All this property, that along the Boulevard and northward of 1t, lies high, It Is of gravelly soil. it is near into the business district and easy of constant access. and therefore we are confident that it will be speedily built up.
 "The business conditions of Blrming- ham are better far than they ever have been before, and are going to be still better. I look for extraordinary activity In the early spring
 Birmingham Is very near to real boom. That is what none of us desires, 1t is true, but 1t wouldn't require any great effort to arouse feverish activity in the real estate market. Real estate is wonderfully strong. and the demand Is rapidly growing. The outlook for sub stantial development is easily the bright est ever known in Birmingham.
 And it Is of more than ordinary in- terest that the present cash investment value of a great deal of city property is quite equal to the highest of the ficti- tious speculative prices of the boom of thirteen years ago, when everybody went wild gambling. In short, Birmingham has come to her own reality as 1t was fore shadowed in the wild speculation of other and less happy days!'
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
The Inauguration.

Washington Is almost prep ed for the inauguration, which occurs next Monday. The inaugural committee has about com- pleted its arrangements, the stands are being rapidly completed and the Court of Honor, in front of the Treasury, White House and State, War and Navy build ings Is to be strikingly attractive, while the Pension Office will be so decorated as to make one of the most beautiful ball rooms in the world. That ball room will cost Uncle Sam perhaps fifty thousand dollars by Its interference with the work of the Pension Bureau. The Pension building should never be used for an inaugural ball, but custom has sanction ed it, although every inauguration time some Congress protests against its cost to the government
 Washington always enjoys a harvest du- ring the week of inauguration. Those who own or rent buildings along the line of March expect to make great deal of money by renting balconies and windows to visitors ,and they know how to charge the strager so as to make his hair stand on end. The hotel keepers, however, arc HOl Nciy CAoIb Ibiloit III tiAc'i SAiot SSo oiAo those who can not afford to pay hotel prices, can always find room in private houses If they apply early enough.
 Rivers and Harbors.
 The rivers and harbors bill will not come up, so the present understanding Is, until the sundry civil, the army and the deficiency appropriation bills have been disposed of. By holding the rivers and harbors bill up the tendency Is to make every Senator who has an item In the rivers and harbor bill, that is of impor- tance to his constituents, do what he can to get the other appropriation bills out of the way. But notwithstanding this plan to use the rivers and harbors bill to help out other appropriation bills, there Is strong sentiment In the Senate opposing the passage of any rivers and harbors bill this session.
 The appropriation bills are in better shape now than had seemed probable a week ago and unless the unforeseen hap pens, despite several serious differences of opinion between the two houses. all the appropriation bills should be passed and agreed to by both houses In ample time for the Presidents signature before ad- journment.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
PARADE MAY BE TOO LONG.


 From the Washington Correspondent of the Chicago Record.
 The inaugural procession Is going to be altogether too long There are al- ready 32000 men on the muster rolls and they will keep the President out on the stand for five or six hours reviewing them. Thus far the committees in charge have encouraged both military and civic organizations to come. but hereafter an effort will be made to reduce the num- Der and cut out as many as possible. The most attractive portion of the process sion to the public will be the cadets from the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy at Annapolis and after them the Cleveland Grays which will serve as a bodyguard for the Presi- dent the famous city troop of Philadel- phia. the Essex troop of New York and Squadron A of New York city. All of them are mounted companies with gor- geous uniforms There will be 400 resu- lars in line under command of General Brooke a regiment of cavalry, one of ar tilery and two of infantry, with about body of the pro cmfwy cmfwycmfwyp 1000 sailors and marines. The great body of the procession, however, will be the National Guardsmen from the neighbor- ing states. Thirteen regiments of 1000 men each are coming from Pennsylvania alone, three from Maryland, three from New York, two from New Jersey, both battalons and seperate companies from various other states. Two thousand O., more Grand Army vets are expected and no end of Knights Templar and other Masonic and civic societies
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
SIXTO LOPEZS WORK FOR
 THECAUSE OF AGUINALDO
BY ALBERT HALsTEAD.

Washington, February 2-(Special.) J.
 sixto Lopez. the Filipino who came to the United States Just before the close of the Presidential campaign spends most of his time in Washington. He is not seen
 very much In public. but he Is actually Aguinaldos representative in Washing
 ton. He has succeeded in making the &C., | quaintance of a number of public men and his chief purpose appears to be to make friends with them, that he may | pour into their ears the garbled Filipino account of the attitude of the adminis- tration toward the Filipinos. There Is no doubt In the world that he furnished much of the material that has been used in speeches that have been made on the Philippine question this season. That Charles A. Towne, the former Senator from Minnesota, secured some of the ma terial for his speech through Lopez, though perhaps not directly, Is quite probable.
 But Lopez Is trying especially to gain influence among Republicans. It Is known that he approached one prominent Re- publican legislator who IS somewhat cas- fly impressed and had him about per suaded that the Fllipinos had been grossly misused. This Congressman was about to introduce a resolution on the | subject, when he ran across man who
 had been in the Philippines during the
 critical stage there. That gentleman gave | the Congressman some new views on the
 subject. When Lopez appeared again he
 was asked many questions that he could
 not answer, and the Congressman or
 dered him to get out. Representative
 Brown of Ohio Republican, made some
 surprising statements on the Philippine
 question several days ago, observations that were wholly out of line with the pol
 icy of the administration, and while 1t
 is not known definitely, there is little
 doubt that Lopez was responsible In one
 way or another for MT. Browns dis | torted view of the question.
 Lopez missionary work for the insur-
 gent Aguinaldo Is done so quietly that 1t
 is almost impossible to trace anything | to him. Those who know of him say he Is
 the attorney for the Filipinos," which means that he is the official representa- | tive of the insurgents in the Philippines and Is engaged in lobbying in their in- | terest. The administration has taken no notice of his presence here, but 1t would | appear as if 1t should not be very diff
 ficult to discover that he has been obnox- | iously active and to require his depart
 ure from Washington and the United States. But the administration Is lenient | in this matter, its leniency being so | great as to deserve criticism.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Comm sOrY Vaccination.

An important bill before the Legis- overlooked in the rush incident to the closing sessions, is a measure intro duced through the State Board of Health, providing for the compulsory vaccination of persons outside of mu- nicipalities. This bill is calculated to promote the health of the State, and if for no other reason, should com mend itself to the lawmakers, who cannot fail to recognize the vast i'm portance such a condition bears to the material welfare of the people. It is directed against smallpox, the loathsome disease, which, during the past three years, has ravaged many sections of Alabama and drawn heav- fly upon the funds of many of the counties.
 Vaccination is recognized as the only true means of dealing with the malady. It has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the medical pro- fession that the disease can be stamped out through this means, and the Legislature is asked to vest the counties with power to enforcec it under the direction of the County Health Boards. These boards are made up of the leading physicians of each county, men, the very nature of whose calling constitute the public philanthropists and guardians of the people, whose health is in their hands.
 In many of the municipalities of the State ordinances have been adopted making vaccination compulsory, but when the municipal lines are crossed, the authorities are powerless to en- force the practice, and the barrier, which they, in their unselfish efforts, are striving to erect for the benefit of the whole people, is broken down, at the cost of life, the pecuniary inter- est of the community, which in turn affects the material welfare of the entire State.
 In placing this law upon the statute books, the Legislature will facilitate the noble work of these unselfish guardians of the public health.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Richmond Pearson Wetmore.

Richmond Pearson Wetmore quits the office of Tax Commissioner of Jefferson with the respect. esteem and the hearty goodwill of every property-owner In the county" a business man declared last night
 MT, Wetmore brought to the discharge of the delicate and complex duties of a highly responsible and exacting office, the force of a strong man skilled in law and in practical business affairs. No man could have better or more satisfactorily discharged those duties; and the result Is a high place ino the regard of the first business community of Alabama He has a multitude of friends and strong ones, and deserves every friend he's got!''
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

like he refuses to o. K. while those that he likes go into print as if greased.
 To what extent the Henderson cen sorship has been exercised is not known. It Is only known that a speech of MT. Lentz relative to the methods of the great and good MT Hanna was stayed and handed to Congressman Grosyenor, who seems to be acting as vice censor for Ohio. When Mr Lentz brought the case before the House it was then seen that the ban had been removed only twenty minutes before, and that the speech is to ap- pear in the Record.
 No harm is therefore done in the particular case, unless it be that a precedent has been set. The House by a strict party vote stood by Speaker Henderson, refusing to pass MT. Richardson's resolution declaring that the Speaker has no right to with hold speeches from the Record. In a second vote the House refused to con demn Speaker Henderson's action In the case. Thus the House practically sustains the Speaker, and a censor ship is practically justified if not es- tablished.
 This new development of the empire idea is not unexpected. No empire can afford to do without a censor, and the refusal of the House to take action in the Lentz case will yet re- turn to plague the republic. It will yet be cited as precedent in sup port of continuous and effective cen sorship. We are marching on.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Jefferson's Trunk Sewer.

The passage of the trunk sewer bill should be an occasion for rejoicing in Jefferson Valley, and throughout Jefferson County. Health and yigor are involved in it, and when the trunk sewer is built every town, however small, can be well drained without in- curing heavy debt and every town must be so drained if it desires to se- cure population. For soon after the trunk sewer is completed no suburb anite will be willing to live outside of a severed district.
 The trunk sewer system will cover the entire populous section of the county, extending from East Lake to Bessemer, including a branch from Pratt City and Ensley. No part of Jones Valley, which includes both Village and Valley creeks, will go un- severed.
 When the populatlon of Jefferson County, present and soon to come, is considered this work outranks in value and importancec any similar work in the State. A county in which 5,0O0,OO0 tons of coal are mined year, and in which nearly 100000 tons of iron are annually made needs all the vigor it can command, and the commission has in hand very important piece of business.
 If the trunk sewer be wisely plan ned and carefully constructed, using in it only the best material, it will stand lasting monument to the con- mission. And the fact that all the material needed-stone, brick, sand, cement and iron work, to the last pound and the last dollars worth, be obtained in the county, thus keeping every cent of the outlay at home, is also gratifying fact. In fact, the proposition as whole is one of up building, prosperity and security.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28

1t will come sooner or later, after the Cuoans have made an attempt at self government, the best students of eventa sincerely believe.
 But the Filipinos have not shown tho same capacity for self government as the Cubans, unprepared as the Cubans are for the great responsibilities about to be imposed on them, and the Cubans have also not been engaged in rebellion against the nation that freed them from Spanish rule. Had the Filipinos not begun the attack on the American troops 1t might have been possible to now necessary.
 Then the situation of Cuba Is different from that of the Philippines, in that for many years the Monroe Doctrine haa covered Cuba and prevented foreign az gression. The Philippines, on the con. trary, were the legitimate prey of any nation that could take them-and the United States acquired them as a result of war, If Filipino government. were erected under our protection the United States would have to maintain fleet and perhaps a force there to prevent foreign interference. In the end such govern ment would be more costly than their retention for years with a continuous insurrection. ., ,4s
 But a Filipino Republic Is an immpos- sibility, and the erection of municipal governments throughout the islands under American tutelage, the average Filipino will ultimately enjoy far greater liberty than he could if actually inde4 pendent.
 The important fact connected with the present effort to arouse interest in se- curing for the Filipinos similar treatt ment to that to be accorded the Cubans Is the inability of the "antis'' to appre- ciate the future of the Philippines Is ir- revocably settled, and the campaign for their ultimate independence can only serve to keep alive the spark of the insurreo- ton, which Is being stamped out by ener- getic methods, by the breaking up of nests of conspirators and friends of the insurrection in the city of Manila, by the deportation of Filipino leaders and by the growing understanding among the Filipi- noes that American rule will be benehcent and that 1t is to continue
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
tiowre Will Make 'Em Howl.

"I intend to be an independent candi- date for delegate from Tallapoosa county to the State Constitutional convention, and l am confident of election" said Postmaster James T. Howle of Dade- vile, who is, as might be expected in Mckinley times. bowling Republican.
 T am opposed to depriving any honest citizen of the ballot, believing in that full measure of universal suffrage con- templated by the fathers of the Republic. Every man a vote, I say, unless he has been convicted of a crime.
 But above all other considerations l maintain that we should have an honest ballot in Alabama-an absolutely free and fair vote and an absolutely honest count after the vote be cast.
 "As an advocate of these two principles, the universality and the sanctity of the ballot. l shall appeal to the voters of Tallapoosa. I have no fear as to the nature of their answer. They will elect me"
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
NEW YoRk's LETTUCE APPETITE

From the New Yorw Times
 Some idea of the quantity of stuff that New York will absorb in the way of food ir one day may be gained from the fa ct that on one express freight tine other day there were five cars of lettuce, all of which was disposed of three hours after the cars reached here. The salad leaves came from Florida in refrigerator cars of tho Jumbo" type, used chiefly in the California fruit trade. It took 5000 pounds of ice to refrigerate the cars for the trip.
The age-herald., 1901-02-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 As soon as a woman falls in love her complexion gets better.
 If modesty was the fool-killer most wo- men would die of old age.
 There are probably lot of women who will find heaven awfully old-fashioned.
 A minister doesn't have to know the marriage ceremony by heart, for If he forgets a word the woman can always prompt him.
 The only thing which would punish a woman worse than having to say what she believed would be having to believe what she said