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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Edmonds' Good Work.

MT. R. H. Edmonds, editor of the Bal timore Manufacturers Record, arrived in Birmingham yesterday and will leave this morning for Atlanta. where he is to deliver the commencement address at the Georgia School of Technology next Thursday. His theme will be the need of technical training for the white boys of the south.
 MT. Edmonds has written much and ably on this subject. He has been inn pressing upon the people of the south for some time past the fact that while great deal has been done by the phil anthropists of the north for the educa- tion of the negroes comparatively little has been done for the technical train ing of the white boys of the south. As the south is developing rapidly along in- dustrial lines, the need for the sort of education referred to Is all the more urgent
 Every boy cannot be brought up to the profession of engineering, but every boy can become skilled in some branch of mechanics, if he only has the oppor- tunity and the application. If Mir. Ed monds' idea had been acted on several years ago. there would be today far less complaint about the scarcity of skilled workmen In the Birmingham dis trict and in other sections of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Holy Oils.

"The oil with which King Edward will be anointed has been consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury" said a man who Is familiar with royal and religious ceremonials.
 "The oils used at the coronation of the Czars of Russia are consecrated by the Patriarch of Constantinople, and the oils used at the coronation of Catholic kings are consecrated by the Pope. Holy oils used for any purpose, christenings and the like, used by prelates and priests of any branch of the Greek church, are consecrated by the Patriarch of Con stantinople. For the baptism of two Greek infants in Birmingham about q year ago the chrism came from Constan- tinople. The baptismal rites were ad- ministered by a priest under the jurisdic- ton of the Bishop of Athens. The cere- mony took place at the Church of the Advent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Coffman's Rcquittal.

The civil law presumes an accused man guilty until his innocence is es- tablished by proof; our English com mon law reverses this proposition by considering man innocent until he Is proven guilty. Under our system Coffman could not well be convicted simply because he was the only living person who knew what took place in the dead mans home. Amid the con- tradictory swearing, much of it no doubt of distorted nature, this one fact Is clear, namely, the dead man and Coffman fought out the issue be- tween them alone. How they fought it out Coffman alone of all men in this world knows.
 In other words, the case was one of those in which it was impossible to prove what did take place, and our jurisprudence declares in such case the accused innocent. He remains in
 
 his original legal position simply be- cause convincing evidence was a physi- cal impossibility. The evidence of the dead man could not be taken because he did not live long enough to make a statement in the shadow of death, and the evidence of the accused was open to the suspicion of self-interest. Although about one hundred witnesses were sworn and examined, there was no evidence touching the actual man. ner and nature of that Sunday combat in the clergyman's home.
 For this reason the verdict of ac- quittal, which came as a surprise and even as a shock to many, must stand approved before an intelligent public sentiment. Whatever one may think about the case, 1t is plain there was no evidence that warranted verdict of guilty. There could be none from the very nature of the case, and the familiar Scotch verdict, Not proven, J fits in one respect at least this remark able homicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
The President of Princeton.

"I have read many sketches of Wood row Wilson. the new president of Prince ton. and several of them contained mis- takes as to the history of the dis tinguisned educators boyhood," remarked an old friend of Wilson's venerable father, the Rev pr. Joseph R. Wilson.
 "One of the leading papers of Richmond sad that Woodrow Wilson was born and reared in Staunton. Va. It is a fact that he was born in Staunton. but his parents moved from Virginia when Woodrow was cnly two years old, and the now famous men never so much as visited the state of his birth until after he was grown.
 Woodrow Wilson's boyhood was spent in Augusta, Ga, where his father was pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and 1t was in Augusta that he went to school-not In Atlanta, as some of the Atlanta people seem to have imagined.
 He attended Davidson College. North Carolina, an old Presbyterian institution, during one session and from there he went to Princeton for the four years course. On graduating at Princeton Will son went to the University of Virginia and took the two years law course. He practiced law In Atlanta for little more than a year and then went to the John Hopkins University for special course in history and political science, spending three years at that institution. Thus 1t is seen that Wilson had exceptional ad- vantage In the way of education.
 Woodrow Wilson's father Is still liv- ing and makes his home with his son. The Rev. pr. Francis Pattons recent res ignation as president of Princeton. was surprise to the educational world. The reason given at the time was that Dr. Patton wished to devote all of his energy 10 literary work. According to some of the New York papers, the real reason was friction with some of the trustees. EN President of the United States Grover Cleveland who is a trustee of the univer- sity was asked to be pr. Patton's suc- ccssor but promptly declined"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
What the Newspapers Made of
 the West Point Incident

inc sugar trust lobby, as the estimabla freebooter lobbyist of that particular trust was good enough to relate to sena- tors. Nobody who ever saw Mir Root or ever heeTd Mir. Root speak could cheer him, even at the oannons mouth. Thera Eeing no cannon or other weapon drawn upon the young West Pointers--no kind Of compulsion-they did not cheer Mir. Mir. Roots dull speech
 The third speech, according to siikhat- ism but first in real human interest, was delivered by an old soldier who Is soon to be retired, man who had been a soI- dier on constant duty so long that ac- cording to the years of his labor alone he might nave been the father of the old. est of all the cadets or in the fullness of his life the grandfather of such a one. This old soldier made a soldiers short speech, and as he ceased speaking there was the widest cheering. the most mad applause heard in West Point sin.a Grants days. Silkhstism was pitiful in. deed in that wild tunult of honest boys, cheering Miles!
 Briefly, this Is the truth that comes fl rom lips that know not how to He-the cadets of West Point. Instinct pointed cut to them the man of honor there to cheer.
 On the day after those scenes at West Point reports from the press agencies and the specials some of whom never saw West Point. filled the journals with different 'stories," but all united In say the United States was as rude to the soldier-head of the army as a Bowery boy could be to a boy of Hester street.
 According to every newspaper report the President was more engaged In study ing how to add new and unheard of in- suits to General Miles than he was in observing the tactical movement of the cadets regarding which he in truth knew nothing. In all the greater newspapers East this was played-up in horsetype- "The Presidents repeated insults to Gen. eral Miles," One of the news agencies sent out few lines of the generals speech and generously admitted that General Miles was loudly applauded."
 Yet General Miles, according to the tes- timony of the pick of all American boy hood, the young West Pointers, was the only man there whom the corps of cadets cheered-and they cheered him madly
 LUC1EN JULIEN WALKER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Scarcity of Labor.

"In times of prosperity there Is always a scarcity of labor in industrial districts, but the scarcity Is greater here now than ever before" said an official of large corporation yesterday.
 This scarcity applies to all classes of labor-mechanics as well as unskilled workmen. Thousands of additional men are needed here. Iron workers are com ing from time to time from the north. but if they would come much faster 1t would suit better
 More coal miners are needed and more furnace hands are needed. When 1t comes to common labor, some of the furnace companies are having difficulty In getting enough men to load iron on the cars.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
MISS TAYLOR BEATEN.
The Resolution Calling On Root for
 Information Is Tabled.

Washington, June 1s.-The House committee on reform of the Civil Serv- ice today voted to on party lines to table the resolution calling on the Secre- tary of War for information as to the dismissal of Rebecca J. Taylor. clerk of the War Department The case has excited some attention because Miss Tay- Tor was dismissed for writing letter appearing in a Washington newspaper headed "The Flag Shall Stay" and criticizing the Presidents attitude in reference to the Philippines. ..==-.
 Chairman Gillet presented to the com- mittce all the correspondence which had been forwarded py Secretary Root This included letter from MT. Root to the chairman.
 Messrs. Shallenbeger, Nebraska, and zenor, Indiana, were the Democratic members present who voted against tabling the resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
THE BEET SUGAR BOXERS.

From the Chicago RecordHerald.
 There Is great suggestive force in the epithet applied by Walter Wellman In his dispatch on the Presidents Cuban message in yesterdays Record-Herald to the coterie of Republican Senators who for paltry local reasons and baseless fears prevent the passage of the recip- rocity bill for the relief of Cuba. He characterized them as the ''beet sugar boxers" and to prevent any mistake as to their identity presented the following list:
 Elkins and Scott of West Virginia.
 Mitchell and Simon of Oregon.
 Perkins and Bard of California
 Mason of Illinois.
 Stewart and Jones ot Nevada.
 Burrows and McMlllan of Michigan.
 Willard of Nebraska
 Burton of Kansas.
 Gamble and Kittredge of South Dakota. Clapp and Nelson of Minnesota.
 Wellington of Maryland.
 Senator Stephen B. Elkins Is repre- sented as the Prince Tuan of this snicker- snee brigade whose aim is the mutilation of our plain duty to the people of Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
TEsTIFlEs ON SUGAR.
Wallace p. Wilett, a Sugar Broker,
 Appears Before Committee.

Washington, June 16.-Wallace P. Willett, a New York sugar broker, to- day testified before the Senate com mittee on Cuban relations. His tes- timony related largely to the prices of sugar and he gave quotations to show that Hamburg controls the price in other parts of the world, the United States and Cuba included. He said that India had recently levied coun- tervailing duty against the kartel bounties of Europe AS well as against the European government bounties.
 In reply to questions by Senator Teller, MT. Willett said he had taken an active interest in securing legisla- tion for Cuban reciprocity, but that he had done nothing to secure public notice other than in his own paper, and he knew of no one who had thus interested himself. He knew nothing of Mir Havemeyer's connection with the reciprocity movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Married life Is dough, the leaven of which is an occasional caller.
 There Is nobody who has so large a respect for a widower as the man who isn't yet.
 The man who knows how to build a fire in the parlor grate is a great deal nearer to the accomplishment of the unattain- able than he ever dreams of.
 When a mans appetite for dinner is not as good as usual his wife begins to fret right away about whether he Is wearing the right weight of underwear
 You can never make a woman under stand that if there are two windows in a room and you screen one of them, you don't necessarily keep out half the mos quitoes that otherwise would get in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
THE TWO COMPARED.

From the Jacksonville Republican.
 The unfortunate feature in all our con- yentions, whether political, business or religious, Is that d few chosen ones with glib tongues monopolize the work of the body; indeed, before 1t Is called to order everything Is "cut and dried,' and then all Is rushed thr ough at such a rapid rate that at the close many of the best, quiet thinkers do not really know what has been dore, and are disposed to ask, Where am I at, anyway" In the pri- mary every ran can quietly do his thinking and then make it known by the ballot, falling lightly as the snowdrift, but more powerful than the sword.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Ensley.

"A conservative estimate gives Ensley a population of 10000 said business man of the Steel City.
 "The number of men employed in the various industries would indicate a popu- lation of 15,OOO to 10000 But owing to the insufficiency of houses many of the work men live in Birmingham. Many new houses are being built, and by the end of the year Ensley will shelter nearly if not quite 15Oo0 people.
 ''The real estate business Is a little quiet just now; 1t always Is in summer, But the market Is firm. and next fall 1t will be more active than ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Practical Primary Questions.

The Georgia plan and the South Carolina plan each has advantages, and perhaps disadvantages, when put in practical operation. The one refers all disputes to the State Committee, while the other puts the most serious of them upon a convention itself. AS the convention comes more directly from the people 1t must be confessed the Georgia plan is in this respect the better.
 In case no one has a majority for given office in South Carolina, sec ond primary is held, and in the second primary the voting Is confined to the two highest of the first primary. This, too, Is. objectionable, because it puts the people to considerable inconveni- ence. More than two aspirants for an office is often the case, and second primary must therefore be often held if the South Carolina plan be adopted In Georgia, on the other hand, if 1 there be three aspirants, and no one receives a majority, the selection goes to the convention with the understand ing that the convention must take one of the three balloted for. It cannot 1 lug in a dark horse, or rather If it does the men who are responsible for such action would wish they had never been politically born. In the recent race for Governor in Georgia Editor Estill did not expect to secure a ma jority, but he expected that his vote and MT. Guerrys would exceed MT. | Terrells, and that he would be able to secure nomination in the convention. In this he was disappointed, for MT. Terrell was an easy winner.
 We already see in the race for super intendent of education a chance for 1 the operation of the Georgia plan. There are three aspirants, MT. Cory, MT. Bulger and MT. Harris. There may be more. Unless one secures a majority, the nomination under the Georgia plan would go to a convention to be determined by men largely named by the candidates for other offices. This is by no means an ideal situation, but is perhaps better than the holding of a second primary would be. The question is a practical one and 1t should be decided by practical men. Pure democracy Is well-nigh impossible, and representative gov ernment is to some extent in large community necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
klDNAPED BOY RELEASED.
"Woman In Black" Restores Him to
 Ills Parents.

New York, June 16.-Abe Lowenstein, 4 years old, who was Kidnapped from his home in Newark on May "A by woman In black" has been restored to his par ents.
 Abe disappeared while viewing a circus parade in company with his brother. The latter said young woman dressed in black had taken Abe in her arms and held Abe above the crowd to see the paraders. few moments later the wo- man and child had disappeared. No trace of the boy was found until few days ago, when lad answering his description was found In the streets of Paterson and was sent to the aims house. His identih- cation ensued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
INVESTIGATING RATE POOLS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Is In
 Atlanta.

Atlanta, June 16.-The Interstate Com gation in this city in regard to the al- legged pooling of certain railroads rela- tive to the handling of cotton shipments
 It Is charged that several roads enter ing the city have formed contract to pool shipments of cotton, fixing a price the pool.
 Several prominent railroad officials have been summoned to appear before the grand jury as witnesses.
 John T. Marchand. general counsel for the commission, is conducting the in- vestigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
THE MINSTREL BOY.

By Thomas Moore. The Minstrel Boy to the war Is gone, In the ranks of death youn find him; His fathers sword he has girded on. And his wild harp slung behind him. Land of song'' said the warrior-bard. Though all the world betrays thee. Ones word, at least. thy rights shall
 guard
 One faithful harp shall praise thee" The Minstrel fell!-but the foeman's
 chain
 Could not bring his proud soul under; The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder; And said, "No chains shall sully thee. Thou soul of love and bravery! Thy songs were made for the pure and
 the free,
 Zhsy never shall sound in slavery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
THE PRIMARY.

From the Huntsville Herald.
 This state Is now entering into a new political era of its history. Upon the rati- fication of the new constitution the great body of voters of this state expected an end of ring and clique rule, and the su- premacy of the great masses of the peo- pie. On reflection 1t was readily seen that the old convention system of making nominations gave to minority in that portion of the state commonly called the ''black belt' an unfair advantage in selecting the nominees, they realized also that the convention was the foster moth- CT of machine rule and that the people really had very little voice in the selec- ton of their candidates.
 AS a remedy for these evils a pri- mary election at once suggested itself. and the people all over the state im- mediately let 1t be known that they wanted a primary election this demand was at first treated lightly by the parti- sans of the machine and certain papers of the state which have always been In line with the machine. Very soon, how ever, the demand for the primary be- came so strong that arguments. the strongest of which was fiimsy, were urg ed against 1t, the absurd reasons for not having a primary had the effect of mak- ing a stronger sentiment in favor of 1t. At last comes the news that the powers that be have conceded to the people and a primary will be called, as stated by the newspaper correspondents, not be- cause 1t is best or fairest, but because 1t is good politics. The people themselves believe that 1t is fairest and best and if there is anything in signs will be serv- ed by the officers of their own choice after next election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
FATE.

s. E. Kizer in Chicago Record-Heraid. S. E. Riser in Chicago Record-Herald. Two shall be born the whole wide world
 apart, And speak in different tongues and have
 no thought Each of the others being. ard no heed; And these OCT unknown seas to unknown
 landn Shall cross, escaping wreck, dcfying
 death, And all unconsciously shape every act And bend each wandering step to this one
 end That one day at the table they shall meet And bang the ping-pong ball across the
 net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
REVOLUTION IS SERIOUS.
Present Contest Against President
 Castro Worst on Record.

Washington, June 16.-In well-in- formed diplomatic quarters here the impression prevails that the revolution which Is at present threatening Presi- dent Castro of Venezuela Is perhaps the most formidable of any that has arisen there during the past few years. Nevertheless, as long as the revolu- tionists can be confined in their move ments to outlying towns and kept away from central points of administration, such as Caracas or the of Valencia, 1t is thought here that there is no pos sibility of final success for the oppo- nents of the Castro administration.
 If ,ne revolutionists fail in their purpose this time, 1t is thought the accomplishment of their aim can be relegated to rather distant future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
KILLED BY sALooNkEEPER
Prominent Man Shot By Drunken Bar.
 tender In New Mexico.

Cerrielos. N NJ, June 16.-W. w. Atch- ison, a saloonkeeper. shot and killed James O'Meara and wounded Will Thayer after Q quarrel In Atchison's saloon at San Pedro. Atchison had been drinking and was fourishing a revolver when O'Meara took It away from him. Atchison went home and, securing a rife, began to shoot with the above result.
 OMeara was bookkeeper for the Santa Fe Gold and Copper Mining Company, and his home is in New York where his body will be sent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
AN AIRY INVENTION.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 ''Yes, I've got fine new scheme. It's life-saving net for aeronauts. You spread 1t on light steel rods and hang 1t to the bottom of the car of the balloon Then when the aeronaut topples out or the balloon blows up he falls into the net and is saved.
 But suppose they both fall?"
 Who? The man and the net? They can't fall. The net is fastened to the car by tested steel chains.''
 But supposing the balloon falls?'
 The balloon can't fall either-the net is in the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-17
Colonel Lynch in Jail.

Col. Arthur Lynch's case will go into history. He left Ireland and went to South Africa, where he proceeded to raise a so-called Irish regiment, of which he became the colonel, and he and 1t fought the British. If this be not treason, 1t Is difficult to find a case of that sort.
 But the chief trouble is, constructive