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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
IN HOTEL LoBBIHs.


]. L. Fltzglbbons the well-lknown ar
list has just completed very handsome
portrait Of Leutenant-G Governor e. II.
Moren. The portrait is for Mrs. NJ f.
Moren OF Centreviile. widow Of Governor
Moren. and by request of Director Thom-
as NJ. Owen. viii be placed in the por-
trait hall OF the department Of history
and archives of Alabama at Montgom-
cry.
Governor Moren died IN the year 1885,
and at tho time OF his death was one Of
the most distinguished citizens Of Ala
bama, and had long been prominently
identified with the political history Of the
state. He was IN his eerlier life physi-
clan OF marked ability. and served as II
surgeon in the Mexican war, and also as
surgeon In the Confederate army He
represented Dibb County several times in
the lower nouse of the General Assembly,
and for many years served with much
ability as State SENATOR. He was a
prominent member of the Alabama con-
st,tutional convention of 1876.
In 1870 he was elected Lieutenent-Gov-
ernor of Alabama on the Democratic
ticket with Governor Lindsey. His great
courage and cool Judgment at the time
the joint session OF the General Assembly
met to count the vote of the state cleo
ton saved Alabama, no doubt, much tur-
mcil and confusion. The Republican
JUDGES had enjolned the counting of the
votes for Governor and state treasurer,
and the Republican president of the Sen
ate, who presided over the Joint session,
refused to count the votes, and adjourned
the joint session OF the General Assembly.
AS soon as he was declared elected. Lieu
tenant-G Governor Moren called the Joint
session to order. had The votes counted,
and declared the Democratic nominees
for Governor and treasurer elected.
Governor Moren vas successful In all
the walks of life. lie had a keen sense
Of humor, and vas a man CT rare insight
and common sense.
1t is reasonable to say that no portrait
that adorns the halls Of the department
of history and orchives will attract more
attention than this one of Governor
Mcren. 1t is now on exhibition at colby's.
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ROOSEVELT THE MAN.
from Harper's Weekly

FROM Harpers Weekly.
There is certain entertaining story
which cones from Washington of a cabal
among Republican Senators and represen-
tatives who do not like Mr.. Roosevelt
or his opinions, or, and this is of moro
Importance, his appointments to office.
There is no doubt that a large number
of Republican politicians would prefer
some ono else to Mr.. Roosevelt. and IT
may even be that they are correct in
srpposing that II they are diligent in pro-
noting dacord they may throw the next
House of Rapre sentatives to tho Demo
Gratis. But if the cabal reslly conten-
plates such political action as this. it
will learn, all the sooner If It really sue
eeeds in helping the Democrats to power
in the next Congress. that the best way
TO help Roosevelt is to put the Republi-
can party In a seriously threatened no.
sition. Mr.. Roosevelt stands for nothing.
absolutely nothing, which has weakened
the Republican party. 1t is naturally
weaker than ii was two years ago, but,
mere thar that, the attitude of its repre-
sentatives in Congress in opposing the
Pre- sident mas Increased the unpapularity
which Is almost inevitably the fate of the
party in power In the middle of Presl-
DENTAL term Editor Hammond of the
Fremont Neb) Tribune speaks for the
Senate, which has ,3rncd the popular
wrath; the Nebraska Republican state
convention spoke for Mr.. Roosevelt. who
has won the popular favor. If the party
becomes exceptionally strong again in
1904. by reason Ct the plumbers of its op-
pc nents, it may be able to afford to dis
pense with Mr. Roosevelt; but If it is in
straits 1t will be forced TO turn to him.
It's strongest nan.
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$13O,OOO,000 is BEHIND
THE GREAT CORN CORNER

them. The actual prices OF the grain as It
is cold to the consumers who use 1t will
DO comparatively little affected.
Never before, however. has such an i'm
mense wealth been owned by a single
pool Of grain spectators. Never before
have operations been carried on with
such complete security and confidence.
Compared with the present deal that of
Joseph Letter in wheat was retail trade.
Compared with the finances of the pres
ent bull pool those Of the deposed corn
King" Phillips, of last year were as pin
money to bank accounts
Twenty million bushels Of corn have
been bought by the ring for delivery to
1t during tho present month. And in the
hrst ten days Of the month only 100000
bushels of that amount has been turned
over, although the shorts are straining
every effort to get corn, corn, corn, and
save themselves from ruin. Sixteen moro
business days remain IN the month, and
during that time 100000 bushels of corn
of contract grade must DO brought to
Chicago and delivered, or else the penalty
must be paid
And in the last forty days the men of
the pool have been relentlessly, persist
entity forcing up the price of corn. They
have made prices jump SO that even har-
dened operators call 1t "a wicked DEAL"
Here are the figures of the top prices
touched on the swells of the movement:
Date. Price per bushel.
June 2.... .........."....60a4 cents.
June % ......72ss cents.
July 1...... ........1S cents.
July 3d.. ...........s....SO cents.
July u lin between Jumps ......S6 cents.
And what the price will be tomorrow
and the next day and the next till the
end of the month none but the manipula-
tors can even guess. 1t may be 81, 1t may
be $3.50, on a pinch 1t map be more. Who
knows?
The shorts are indeed fighting desper-
ately. They are ransacking the West for
corn. They are breathing impotent threats
of court proceedings against the bulls,
though they are unable to find any posi-
BILE procedure that will really help. They
have even started a petition calling upon
the directors of the Board of Trade to fix
a marginal price" for corn, something
that has not been done in twenty years.
and day after tomorrow that petition
will be presented to the board
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Corn Bulls and Their Wealth

Corn is worth more than wheat. For
ten days 1t has maintained a price so
high 1t sets all Board of Trade ideas
topsy-turvy. In thirty years such rela-
tion has only twice occurred and neither
time did 1t last longer than a few min
utes. The situation Is one of the wonders
of the modern commercial world
And the reason for 1t is even more
striking than the fact. For corn has
been rushed to its high price by means
of the manipulations of the strongest
and richest ring of spectators who ever
Joined hands to bull markets and drive
bears to destruction.
The corner in corn that Is now drawing
to close is beyond any comparison the
biggest eyor known for tho amount of
money that is IN It,
II is a purely speculative deal. a
straightaway battle between a set of men
who have deliberately oornered the mar
ket on one side and On the other the
elevator men and grain dealers who
systematically hedge their holdings by
selling short. with, IN addition, few
spectators who picked the wrong side.
If 1t results IN failures the failures will
be among such men. and the losses short
OF failures will nave to be pocketcd by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
Ennland's New Premier.

Lord Salisbury, In the 73rd year of
his age, with the Kings consent, hands
over the executive control of three
hundred millions of people to his
nephew, the Rt Hon. Arthur James
Balfour, who was born in 1S4S, and
there is not ripple anywhere in all
those governed millions.
Mr.. Balfour was at first brilliant
scholar and maker of books, and a
statesman afterwards. He is lazy, but
popular; unmarried. but generous. The
house of Cecil has in uncle and nephew
a remarkable pair. Mr.. Balfour was
never, however, newspaper man, as
Lord Salisbury was when his elder
brother was living, but he has been
a frequent visitor to the magazines.
Mr.. Balfour won his chief fame as
Chief Secretary for Ireland, beginning
in 1887. 1t was in the stormy period
of Irish agitation instituted by Mr..
Parnell, and the success of Mr.. Balfour
in restoring peace and quiet in the
disturbed island gave him high place
among the leaders of the Conservative
or Tory party. and upon the death of
w. H. Smith he became the leader of
that party in the House of Commons.
This entitled him to the succession,
but in truth h has larger following
than Mr.. Chamberlain Or the Duke of
Devonshire. Nephew though he be of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
Anglo-American Clubs.

"As read the account of the organiza-
ton of a new Anglo-American club in
London few days ago, 1 recalled the
fact that the first society of this sort
established in the worlds metropolis was
the Anglo-American lodge of Masons."
remarked a Free Mason who had spent
some time abroad.
''The special purpose of this lodge was
to foster kindly feelings between En-
glishmen and citizens of the United
States, who belonged to the craft and
who were sojourning in London. This
laudable aim has been we'll carried out.
There are hundreds of Masons in Eng
land claiming American citizenship. and
the bylaws of the lodge In question pro-
vides that the worshipful master shall be
an American one year and an English
man the next. AT every banquet spread
for the lodge there is a large and repre-
sentative company. The toasts include
one to the sovereign and one to the
President of the United States. The lodge
is nearly twenty-five years old"
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To the Editor of the Age-Herald.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald.
In your issue of July 10 is an address
by Col. w H. benson at Thorsby July A.
in which he refers to the essential diff
ference between New Englanders and
southerners, crediting 1t to nurture
rather than nature; to environment
rather than race. Col. Henry watterson
has told us that the difference between
the Southerners and Northerners is SUI
perficiai.
Briefly, there are two ethnic stocks or
varieties in Europe; for convenience call
them Baltic and Mediterranean. Profess
sor Sergi of the University of Rome
Italy, in his late book on the subject
credits the Mediterraneans with sowing
the seeds of all Civilizations brunei race
that came up from the great lakes of
Central Africa, or from Sahara before it
was desert, into the Nile valley and
spreading around all the Mediterranean
shores, giving Greece, Rome and thus
all the worlds civilization.
But as for me, my heart doth safely
trust in" the profundity of German
scholarship and his brand-new theory
theory of Gesenius." now seventy-five
years old-that Chaldean civilization
came from white race presumably
Slavs) north of the Caucasus and spread
thence westward. There is not room
here to state the arguments.
To go back: In our revolution the
"town-meeting' in New England initia-
ted and handled the preparations for re-
sistance. In Virginia and the South it
was the county convention" The
Southerners are individualistic; combine
only thoroughly for war. In the North
they combine for-well, let's be polite
for, business The ethnic key tells
why: because the Southerner of North
America is an old Northman In Europe
Asia and the Northman of our North"
is a Mediterranean. mainly. The two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT,s SHOES.

From New York Sun Dispatch.
A well-groomed old man in a frock
coat and silk nat called ON the Presi-
dent this afternoon by appointment. All
sorts of reports were started as to what
phase of statesmanshR he had come to
discuss. 1t proved to ~ the Presidents
shoemaker, Richard Sheridan, aged Il.
who will build three pairs of shoes for
Mr.. Roosevelt. For the information of
those who are keen for the lesser de-
tails of notable men, Mr.. Sheridan sup
piled the information that the President
wears size TX and wears his shoes very
evenly. He does not run down at the
heel or run hole through the sole. The
President pays SIS pair for his shoes.
TWO OF the new pairs will have hob nails
and one will be light walking shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
{ ONLY DAIlY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Precinct inspectors of Election.


The Democratic party will be on
trial August 25 as perhaps 1t never has
been before, and It will be In the hands
OF the precinct inspectors. If we are
to have an honest primary-one that
no man can impeaeh or successfully
assail-then we must have inspectors
in each precinct that all men know to
be honest and capable. There is not
a man in the State too good or too
mighty to serve on the approaching
occasion.
The holding Of an honest primary is
squarely up to the people of each pre-
cinct. The best Democrats in each
precinct should act affirmatively in this
matter. Let them meet and nominate
to the county executive committee
three true men to serve on August rs.
If this be not done, ballot-box wizards
may be appointed, and the old story
will be repeated in some form. No
wizard should be appointed to serve as
an inspector In the coming primary.
1t is to be horse of another color. 1t
is to be conducted on honest lines, and
the wizard is not wanted.
But the wizard may be on hand, and
endeavor to cause himself to be APP
pointed an inspector unless each pre-
cinct acts in this matter. Select your
own men and ask the county commit
tee to appoint them. 1t will not re
fuse. Act then in each precinct Sc
lect inspectors ABOVE suspicion, and
Alabama will have an opportunity OF
witnessing a genuinely honest cleo
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
FRIARs MUST GO.
President Roosevelt Instructs Gov.
ernor Taft to Remove Friars.

Washington July Alt was learned
here today that the reply of Secretary
Root to the dispatch of Governor Taft
has already been cabled to Rome. 1t is
in the nature of instructions as to what
rejoinder shall be made to the Vatican in
answer to its first general reply to Gov
ernor Taft. These instructions to Cover
nor Taft were prepared before Secretary
Root left Washington, but were deemed
of such Importance that submission to
the President was thought desirable. The
position of the United States is unchang-
ed, and the instructions of Secretary
Root are adhered to in every essential.
The important point of those instructions
were that the friars should be withdrawn,
and upon this question the administration
remains firm. The rejoinder is a diplo-
matte document and couched in such lam
guage that there will be a continuance
of the negotiations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
Brick Makinu.

Few industries in this county have
grown so fast as that of brick-making,
said man engaged in the manufacture
of brick on a large scale.
1T used to be said that Birmingham
would always be forced to go away from
home for the bulk of its building brick,
but the clays found in this part of the
country are well suited to make all va
rieties of brick. Today there are twenty
five or thirty brickmakers in this dis
trict and all of them are thriving. The
output is full 300, 900 a year. Up to this
time only rough brick is turned out, but
fine quality of pressed brick can be
produced here, and in the next few years
that style will be added to the line now
sold.
1.-THE reason we have not been maxim.
pressed brick Is because we have had our
hands full in supplying the demand for
impressed. The value of this years
product will be about s., 900, 0O0''
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Ration est.

Practically all the regular troops in
the United States are to be required to
experiment with the emergency ration
adopted last year for the army said
a military man at the Metropolitan
This experiment is with a view to
determining whether the ration cannot
be improved.
Brigadier General Weston, commissary
general, has under consideration the adj
visibility of recommending to the Secre-
tary of War the issuance of orders which
will cause tests of the ration under con-
ditions Stimulating those of war by de-
tachments of soldiers stationed in differ
ent sections of the country. The result
of this general trial will be TO bring to the
department numerous suggestions con-
templating improvements in the condens-
ed food.
THE object of the emergency ration
ton of General Weston has been called
to the desirability of using a different
form of can, which will be lighter than
that now in use. The emergency issue to
the troops for one days subsistence con-
sists of four ounces of salt for the meat
and bread component. and two ounces
of chocolate, combined with two ounces
of sugar for the remaining component
I'm formulating this ration the board
to which the matter was committed OBJ
tanned practical hint from the practice
of Indians and Mexicans. When the lat
ter start on journeys through deserted
country they carry with them a bag of
photographed and ground wheat or corn
"a piece of jerked, beef, and a cake of
native sugar. Thus provided they are
able to proceed independent of fire and
maintain their usual strength"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
WHO is sTEvENs7

From the Mobile Item.
It has remained for Mr.. Stevens, Mo-
bile's member Of The Democratic state
central committee, TO tell the public how
the newspapers Of Alabama are conduct
ed; that they are conducted through their
business cffieea, etc. II Mr.. Stevens gem
erai knowledge is to be measured by his
knowledge OF the conduct Of newspapers,
he should be placed upon the illiterate
list and be refused registration. The
question is being asked by prominent
citizens CT Mobile; who is this man
Stevens, who takes It upon himself to so
grossly nisrepresent Mobile County with
tho state comm,ttee?" And echo answers
.'WhoH'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
SOUTHERNER A NORSEMAN
YANKEE A MEDITERRANEAN


streams crossed each other In coming
TO America OF course, there is now in
America no unmixed Individual of either
stock but Mediterranean blood predomi-
mates in one and Baltic in the other Sec
ton.
On his first visit to New England
Washington wrote back that he had
never seen so many dark-eyed, dark
haired women. So all through the South
a skilled ethnologist sees the majority
OF Scandinavian. the strong lower law
of the Cimbrians is common.
A few years ago scientists debated
which Is the stronger force in making
individuals and race; nature or nurture?p
They decided for the former. The North
men carried individualism and love of
fairness so far that no one could call
Tor help in battle. The battle was a
series of duels and If you could not "pet
away with your enemy it was yolr
misfortune. You had the consolation of
going to Walhalla and seeing Wodan.
The Mediterranean men aimed To sur-
vive, and sacrificed every thing for that
The southerner still trusts in force as
MS viking fathers did: the Yankee
knows that guile can beat it. When King
Lion had Reinecke Fox on the ladder
ready to hang him for his crimes that
ancestor Of your "Brer Fox" got leave
TO say few last words, and in a little
while was a free fox again. Being seven
eighths Southerner and the other eighth
Slavic L take the liberty of saying that
IN general we neglect the advice know
myself We have much pride and some
vanity much sense of honor, but much
guilbility as the guileless generally
have But we have little power of intro
spection.
Your hero Hobson's name is a worn
form of Hrabanar with son" added.
the Oldest Morse form of German Ruben
and our 'raven"-the bird of Wodan.
GEORGE WILSON.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
THE CRY OF THE DREAMER.

BY John Boyle OReilly.
am tired. of the planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
Heart-weary of building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And l long for the dear old river
Where l dreamed my youth away
For dreamer lives forever.
And toiler dies in a day.
1 am sick of the showy-seeming
OF life that is half a lie,
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by.
No, no; from the streets rude hustle,
From trophies from mart and stage.
l would fly to the woods low rustic
And the meadows kindly page,
Let us dream as of yore by the river.
And be loved for the dream Away
For a dreamer lives forever
And thinker dies in day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
PORTO RlcAN MISSIONS.
DR.. Drees Wants 100000 for Methodist
Schools and Missions.

New York, July 14-Dr. Charles W.
Drees, superintendent of the Porto Rican
mission Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is in New York consulting with
the officers of the missionary society
about the work of his denomination in
that island. His object in visiting the
United States is to raise $4,000. This
fund will be applied exclusively to the
schools and mission stations in Porto
Rico. Speaking of religious conditions
in general in the island, DR.. Drees said:
''All give attention to education and
evangelization. We have started Wash
ington College and the Mckinley free
schools at San Juan. The first has been
doing good work in the kindergarten. pri-
mary, intermediate college preparatory
and normal departments. The natives
are responsible to our advances"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
VIII Be Laid to Rest Today.

Southampton, Eng. July IA. - The
United States armored cruiser Brooklyn,
from Annapolis July 1. having on board
the remains of Lord Pauncefote, late am
bassador of Great Britain at Washing
ton, arrived here this morning The body
was landed soon after IL o'clock. Full
naval honors were paid to the remains
of Lord Pauncefote His widow follow
ed the coffin from the warship to the
train, which started for Newark upon
Trent, where the funeral will take place
tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-15
From the Selma Times.

The child is born, and its name is Pri-
mary. BY a vote Of Is to II the state
Democratic executive committee decided
to adopt the state primary plan in nomi-
mating the Democratic candidates for
state offices this year. And the commit
tee acted wisely. 1t was not so much a
question CT the authority of the commit
tee to call primary as it was as to
whether itfwould usurp the power to act
contrary to the will of a large majority
of the tank end file call a convention
and precipitate revolt that would, in
all likelihood, prove disastrous to the
party.
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JOSEPH IGNATIUs LITTLE.
Chief Justice and Deputy Governor Of
New Foundand Died Yesterday.

st. Johns. N. f., July 14-Sir Joseph
Ignatius Little. chief justice and deputy
governor of Newfoundland, died today at
the age Of g..
Owing to the recent resignation of Jus
tice Donald Morrison, which vacancy has
not yet been filed. Sir Joseph Little's
death leaves Justice George Emerson the
only surviving member of the Supreme
Court bench. The situation is unique
and calls for the early filling Of the va
cancies, two judges being necessary to
constitute the court. Attorney General
W. II. Norwood, ex-Premier Sir James
Winter and former Attorney General and
Premier Sir Whitway are mentioned in
connection with the vacancies.