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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
 GRlGGs ON MERGER DECISION.

From the Chicago Record-Herald
 In his comment upon the merger de- cision, MT. Griggs, who was MT. Knox's predecessor In the office of attorney gem eral, says:
 If this decision carries with 1t the broad principle 1t seems to, congress will have the power to tell man what he shall buy and forbid one man from purchasing what may be owned and used by another.
 This Interpretation arraigns the decision as an invasion of individual liberty in the very broadest sense. But 1t Is evident that the court had no intention of going to such an extreme. For it was careful to maintain that any such restrictions as it would impose were of constitutional origin and already approved by the Su- preme court of the United States in the Addystone pipe case. Quotations from the higher authority to which 1t appealed follow:
 We think the [consttutionall provision regarding the liberty of the citizen Is to some extent limited by the commerce clause of the constitution, and that the power of congress to regulate interstate commerce comprises the TlSnl to enact a law prohibiting the citizen from enter ing Into those private contracts which, directly and substantially, and not mere ly indirectly and remotely, incidentally and collaterally, regulate to a greater or less degree commerce among the states.
 We cannot so enlarge the scope of the language of the constitution regarding the liberty of the citizen as to hold that it includes or that 1t was intended to in- clude, a right to make a contract which in fact restrained and regulated interstate commerce. notwithstanding congress, pro- ceeding under the constitutional provision giving to 1t the power to regulate that commerce, had prohibited such contracts.
 The conditions thus imposed gre very clear, and there Is no hint in them of the restraints upon buying and selling which Mir. Griggs imagines. Furthermore, when he says that though congress has the right to control the use of property 1t has no right to control its ownership, he merely makes the most of plausible generalization. Good public policy calls for laws to prevent private monopoly. When combines are formed to evade these laws their acquisition of ownership Is very different thing from an ordinary ex- change of property, and is rigidly treated upon a different basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
PAPER MAKES
 COMMENTS ON WALL ST.

The greater Wall street realizes that the President, taking his political life in his hands, in order to do it, performed a great service to the whole country, and recognizes that success absolute and complete has attended his action. It ad- mits that the public has rights and that it had rights in this coal controversy which President Roosevelt enforced.
 The lesser Wall street has for it's mot to, The dollar can do no wrong" and it rages against any interference with what it calls private business mean ing thereby the affairs of public cor porations. The greater Wall street does not believe in either the impeccability or the infallibility of the dollar and free ly admits the right of the public to reg .ulate and supervise, in the public in- terest, the acts of its own creatures.
 The lesser Wall street thinks that it has a monopoly of financial and politi- cal wisdom and that wisdom is measured in money. The greater Wall street, knowing that in many matters 1t is wiser and more competent than the rest of the country also knows that it is not so in all matters and that the range of it's vision does not at all times comprehend everything in sight.
 There are many other points of differ ence between the two Wall streets which need not now be described at length. It Is and will be the aim of the Wall Street Journal to give articulate expression to the views and judgments of the greater Wall street in the belief that the dislike and disgust heretofore exhibited by the country at large towards Wall street properly belong to the lesser Wall street and not to the greater A man like Presi- dent Roosevelt must always be distaste- full to the lesser Wall street because open daylight and fair field and no favor are things destructive to the principles upon which it conducts its business. He stands, however, for the law and for publicity and the greater Wall street has no quar- rel with either. Therefore, 1t has no quar- rel with President Roosevelt. The coun- try at large has learned that 1t can trust him, and the greater Wall street has learned the same lesson. Therefore the greater Wall street stands with the coun- try at large in support of his nomination and election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
A BID FOR CASH GIRLS.

New York Telegram to Cleveland Plain
 Dealer.
 Cash girls are scarce, or a depart ment store in this town has been moved to benevolence for the pleasure of doing good. It has advertised for a number of these bright youngsters. and made this offer; Those who come now and give sat isfaction until July 1. as well as all at present in thelr employ will receive one weeks vacation with pay, and a gift of $25O In cash, with which to regaie them- selves during that week. They also have the privilege of attending a school sup ported by the store. Girls who can work only two days in the week will be paid for Mondays and Fridays at fifty cents day and ten cents car fare. Others who may wish to attend school, and can work from two until six each day, will be paid $5 a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
MuzzIing the Press in Pennsylvania,

In boss-ridden Pennsylvania, the state above all the rest ruled by cor rupt politicians and conscienceless cor porations, the republicans have sue ceeded in putting through the legisla- ture a bill intended to muzzle the press. Wherever the republicans have undisputed sway they invariably at tempt to pass such bills. Senator Platt tried to pass one in New York, and the task has been essayed in other states. But in Pennsylvania alone has a bill been pushed through and sent to the governor for his signature. It is gen orally conceded that he will sign the bill despite public sentiment and the protests of the newspapers.
 The bill is very vicious. It awards civil damages to any one who can prove he has sustained loss through the publication of any piece ot news. Not only are damages to be awarded on account of injuries to business reputa- ton, but also on account of physical or mental suffering. Under the bill it becomes the duty of every Pennsyl- vania newspaper to investigate every piece of news before printing it. which is simply impossible
 Nor is this all If the matter con- plained of be given special prominence by the use of cartoons, headlines, dis play type and the like, then punitive damages shall be awarded, and this is really the point aimed at in the bill. It is hoped in this way to crush the cartoonist who holds up the boss or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
THE COLOR LINE DRAWN.
A Negro Rejected as Commissioner to
 Presbyterian Assembly.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 The Philadelphia Presbytery Monday elected six ministers and six elders as commissioners to the next general as- sembly, which meets at Los Angeles on May 12 Twelve alternates were also chosen All the minister commissioners and five laymen were elected on the first the sixth elder.
 The most interesting question before the Presbytery was whether negro pastor should or should not be chosen as one of the commissioners.
 At Mondays meeting of the Presbytery the color question had been raised by the Rev. Dr. J. L. Scott, who nominated for commissioner the Rev. Matthew Ander- son, g, negro, who is pastor of the church on South College avenue. The Rev. Dr. Scott declared that In the Presbyterian church there was no color line or any other line to debar the worthy. He said further:
 "The name I wish to present to you IS that of a man who has done much good during the last twenty-five years and has never been to the general assembly. make this confession to our shame. Twen- ty-fiye years ago he came to this city and found A handful of colored people wor- shining in a hall He organized them into a congregation, bought lot, built A church. erected parsonage and raised more than S500o0. I do not believe any man in this Presbytery, alone and single handed, has done greater work than that.
 we say there is no color line or any other line running through our church. Parity of the clergy assumes that one man is just as good as another in the Presbyterian ministry, whether the hands of ordination were laid on hair or on wool.
 How do you account for this over sight? When a man has done what Mir Anderson has done for the Presbyterian church he is entitled, I think, to an elec- tion to the general assembly. I put it simply on the ground of fair play"
 So, at the meeting Monday, ministers who met in the halls or ante-rooms asked each other. Shall you vote for Ander- son?"
 There were 1s5 votes cast and the out
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one exception" said the customer, some what mortified. There Is nothing else which was in good form ten years ago which could not wear today without be- ing badly dressed. Of course, do not mean fashionably dressed Well" said the tailor. thoughtfully. probably only a tailor would see any difference in the trou- sers, and likely as not you could wear the same sack coat without being detected by one man in a thousand. The frock coat would pass muster. too, and only men who pay good deal of attention to dress would notice that the cutaway coat, if you had one, was not along the latest New York lines. Cutaways are not worn much now. Of course, there has been a great change in the appearance of over coats, which today are made loose and flowing, as everybody knows. Still, if your overcoat was the old-fashioned con- ventional sort, without any current kink of fashion incorporated in its make, you might wear it and maintain a prosperous look
 Those who keep track of these things say that the noticeable changes in the cut of mems clothing are insignificant within the past decade. and that a busi- ness man at the Chicago Worlds fair looked very much the same as he would look today. It is only the extremes of styles which would appear out of place year hence. But men are better dressed, say the observers; that is to say, the standard of what to wear on certain occasions has been raised. Fifteen years ago well-bred man could attend the theatre in Boston of an evening clad in a business suit, without feeling that he was doing anything unusual Ten years ago. in some of the big western cities, evening dress was an uncommon garment, except at balls. But that is changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

trust magnate to ridicule and public derision.
 The bill is so drawn that the unprin- cipled lawyer will be able perhaps to find the basis of a blackmailing suit in every issue of an enterprising Penn sylvania newspaper, and they will thus become the prey of the blackmailers of the state. The opponents of the bill will be afforded hearing by Governor Pennypaeker on April 21, but no one expects him to veto the bill, vicious and outrageous as it is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
About Persons.

w. H. Morrill, of New York Is at the Hillmsn.
 w. O. W. Paine of Valley Head is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 The Rev. Dr, F. M. Peterson of Monte vallo is stopping at the Metropolitan. Hooper Coyne of Baltimore is stopping at the Morris.
 G. P. FaFollette of St. Louis Is regis tered at the Hillman.
 E. R. Richards of Atlanta is at the St. Nicholas
 E. schmiedeknecht of Louisville Is at the Morris
 George E. Zimmerman of Chicago is stopping at the Hillman.
 R. T. Barber and A. M. Woods of Selma are stopping at the Metropolitan.
 G. F. Meehan of the Roso-Meehan Foundry and Machine company at Chat tanooga; W. H. Blanvelt. who is interest,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Thou art a sheep.-sueh another proof will make me cry 'baa.'
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
GermanY,s General Elections.

On June 16 there will be elected the entire reichstag of the German empire, 397 members all told. The general elections of Germany are always in- teresting, but they will be especially so this year, because the socialists hope to increase their strength from f1fty-nine seats, as at present, to a round hundred. Their opponents are, however, combining in the hope that the gains of the socialists will not ex- ceed a dozen seats. The kaiser and his machine are taking an active hand in this effort. They are fighting the socialists tooth and nail.
 It is war on both sides. The kaiser freely declares that the socialists are social pests and enemies of the nation, and his son, the crown prince. aged 20, calls the socialists "wretches." The socialists reply, not exactly in kind, for they dare not attack the person of the monarch, but they hold up the foolish utterances of the kaiser and those of his foolish son, and no doubt many votes will be secured in this way. The socialist leader in the reichstag, Rebel, is very adroit in handling the kaiser and the young crown prince. There is lack of shrewdness on the part of the kaiser and the court, al- though they have taken direct charge of the electioneering agents of their side of the campaign.
 The socialists would win hands down II they did not have to elect members under a distribution law 33 years old This law gives greater proportionate representation to the rural districts which are controlled by the aristoc- racy, and less of course to the towns where socialism is stronger. If seats were fairly apportioned the socialists might gain clear control of the reich stag in June. Their voting strength will, however, become known, and this will give them great moral weight.
 As things are going in Germany the various groups are merging into one conservative party In order to oppose the socialists, and if the latter keep on gaining adherents the reichstag will certainly be controlled by them when the next general elections are held.
 The socialists in the present cam paign are fighting against the new high protection tariff, the injustice of the representative system, the suffrage laws, the freedom of speech and the like, and many a man who does not accept the entire socialist theory of government, will vote for socialist can didates in order to keep under reaction. ary methods, and the bumptiousness of the kaiser and his court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
Will Enaaae In Mining.

J. deB. Hooper, who will retire from the office of state mine inspector May l0' has announced that he will engage In the coal business on his own account. He has secured some coal lands in Walker coun- ty, near Oakman. which he will proceed to develop.
 As previously stated, MT. Hooper will probably be succeeded as state mine in- spector by John M. Gray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
TAILOR GIVES CUSTOMERS
 HINTS REGARDING STYLES
From the New York Mail and Expres,

From the New York Mail and Express. N MAN who for one reason or an
 P0 other had not worn evening dress
 for several years casually re- marked to a New York tailor the other day that, though his suit had been in storage long time. 1t was new when he put 1t away and was probably as good as ever. That's where men have the advantage of women.'' he complacently remarked. "A good. well-made, broad cloth suit will last a quiet man who doesn't go out much at least ten years" "Broadcloth!" said the tailor trying not to grin. Why, yes" returned the cus- toner in surprise. T never heard it called anything else"
 Then the tailor, who gave a splendid exhibition of tolerance under the circum- stances, explained that broadcloth was obsolete. True, the material which had served its purpose for generations had be- come so identified in the minds of older men with the masculine evening gar ment of polite society that they uneon- sciously clung to the term. But broad cloth had been finally called in about twelve years ago. and the man who wore 1t today would be an object of curiosity. As for doeskin trousers. which had long been the invariable accompaniment of the broadcloth .swallowtail." no one wore them nowadays but the "second men" in domestic service. The tailor further ex- plalned that even the material which suc- ceeded broadcloth had been relegated to limbo some half-dozen years ago, and that the evening dress suit of today is made of very fine unfinished worsted for younger men, while the older generation wears the more expensive crepe
 At least you will admit that that Is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

ed in the semet-solvay plant at Ensley, and c. R. wlnship of Atlanta member of the board of directors of the Con- tinental Gin company. were in the city yesterday.
 R. NJ Walmsey, Jr., of New Orleans is at the Morris.
 W. D. Wallace of Chattanooga is regis tered at the Metropolitan.
 J. H. Bancroft of Mobile Is stopping at the Morris. A. D. Buchan of Chicago Is registered at the Morris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 When a woman begins to dye her hair 1t Is sign that all the gray matter of her head Is on the outside.
 Nothing pleases a woman as much as to have a man find fault with a dress be- cause 1t does not do her figure justice.
 When a man Is interested in a woman and she gets married, he can still be in- terested in her just the same unless 1t is to himself
 A pretty girl could marry anything on earth that she wanted, but such is the contrariness of her sex that she usually picks out the worst little runt she can 6nd and thinks he Is a god
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
The Cool Weather.

While we are having a spell of cool weather, l do not look for frost" said an old citizen. T think the vegetable and fruit crops are now safe. The outlook for a large yield of strawberries and garden truck is most promising. l learn that strawberries will bring more money to Cullman county this spring than any former crop ever brought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
pyer,s Contemporaries Gone.
From the Washington Post.

Col. D. P. Dyer of St. Louis. who is upholding the cause of justice as United States district attorney. is at the Ebbitt. To look at his unwrinkled face and listen to his forceful talk. it is hard for one to realize that he was a member of con gress thirty-two years ago.
 us to go to Mayor Burns, and we did so.'' are not many survivors, although sever al senators, Frye, Hale, Hoar and one or two more. were in the house at the time Colonel Dyer was a member. But in the house which expired recently there was no member who saw service as his con temporary,
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come was that the Rev MT. Anderson 26 votes short of enough to go with the first six. He was, however. chosen as one of the six alternates.
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Oscar Lowell Triggs declines to take the stump on the issue that Coal Oil Rockefeller is bigger man than the late MT. Shakespeare. He should stand up to his convictions.
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Between the settlement of the hard coal strike and the merger decision President Roosevelt is playing in great luck. even if he does not kill any bears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

Postmaster General Payne has ar rived home full of publicity promises, but a few facts on the spot would be better than all his promises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

The merger should now proceed to prove an alibi. An alias will not an swer, so broad and strong is the de- cision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
From the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 T HERE are two Wall streets, one of \CV which is the lesser and the other
 the greater. The lesser Wall street has unfortunately loomed more prominently in the public eye than does the greater, though the greater is the truer. The lesser Wall street is the Wall street of the speculative promoter the speculative banker. the speculator pure and simple, the "tipster," the crook ed lawyer the crooked newspaper, and the rest of the unclean crew that have com bined to make the very name of the street a stinch In the nostrils of majority of people in the United States.
 The greater Wall street is the Wall street of the law-abiding, honest busi- ness man, to whom the final and ultimate touchstone Is not merely success meas ured in so many dollars and cents. The lesser Wall street Is the Wall street whose opinion Is expressed in the columns that have come to be known as those oI the 'court circular" school, which opln- lon is ever to be found on the side of the dollar, whether 1t be reason, law or equi- ty that is on the other side The greater Wall street Is the Wall street which has an opinion of its own that cannot be pur- chased with money or influenced by pow CT, and 1t Is the Wall street which is not afraid to express it's opinion and to cast its vote according to its honest convic- tons.
 The lesser Wall street raved in rage against President Roosevelt when, as representing the public, he called both sides in the anthracite coal controversy before him and requested that their dif- ferences should be submitted to arbi- tration. It clamored that all he had to do was to keep hands off and see that the operators were given force sufficient to over-awe the strikers and prevent their interference with non-union men. It claimed that the operators would, in such event have been successful, and that the strike would have ended with the defeat of the men. It has since not hestated to criticise In bitter fashion the award of the anthracite coal com mission in so far as 1t dared do so in the face of the elsewhere unanimous approval accorded to 1t by the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

Indigestion and western decisions are affecting Wall streets appetite, and the absence of Spring lamb" con- tributes to the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

It becomes necessary now and then to remind with gun and cannon the Filipinos that they are really and truly pacitied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

The President may be writing more speeches in the Yellowstone, and then again he may be hunting mountain lions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

The Hawaiian legislature has, de- spite Governor Dole's veto, made the native language legally equal to the English
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The antitrust law is easily defined and applied when John William Griggs is not at the helm, so to speak.
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New York saloons are beginning to sell beer by weight, and a man can then know when he is loaded.
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A rival cracker trust has been or gtnized, When trusts prey upon trusts then comes the tug of war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15
IN THE JOYOUS sPRINeTIME.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 It is nip and tuck now between the budding of leaves and the budding of strikfs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-15

One of these days, if he does not look out, M Santos-Dumont will get wings with harp thrown in.
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The beef trust and the hard coal magnates now weep together.
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The Iowa will long remember the battle of Pensacola.
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Mergers and combinations and trusts all go together, for the United States courts have said it.
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No protest has come in from the mountain lions of the Yellowstone park.
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The suppressed postal scandals can not stay suppressed from the public.
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The beef trust and John William Griggs have gone into mourning"
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It turns out that Candidate Dink led all the rest in Chicago's aldermanlc races.
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Attorney General Knox shines along side John William Griggs, his prede- cessor.
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Wall street needs some dyspepsia tablets.
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R R. Whitthorne, Jr. and A. D. Glass are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of the Age-Herald in it's cir culation department