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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12

crowds which they induce to sIlend hard
earned money Impress their employers
with the fact that they have very val
liable man.
"Of course the greatest 'spieler' is the
man who announces the principal fea-
lures of the circuses and other great
amusement enterprises that tour the
country every year. He is a man OF
parts and withal has as much dignity
and gives evidence of as much pride in
his profession as the banker, the lawyer
or the physician. 1t Is his business to at
tract the crowds and he never fail to do
it, or he would lose his position in very
short order.
'I admire a good 'spieler' immensely.
His conversation. both In public and in
private, Is most entertaining. and often
he is born orator who plays on the
feelings of a crowd. in a different way,
but just as effectively as the men who
adorn our pulpits and lecture platforms"
Abous Persons.
e. Bonfeld of London is stopping at the
Colonial
r. Russell Of Knoxville is at the st.
Nicholas.
R. M Sands of Montgomery is register
ed at the Morris.
r. D. Wilson of Mobile is at the Hill
man.
w. NJ. Taylor of Americus, Ca, is at
the Colonial
John P. I'll of Carbon Hill is at the
Morris.
r. A. Tansey of Louisville is stopping
at the ST. Nicholas
Fl. M. Tanner of New York is at the
Hlllman.
j.. L. King of Atlanta is in the city
G.. T. Adams of Corinth, Miss. is at the
Colonial
Otto Marx left yesterday afternoon for
New Orleans.
w. NJ. Parker of Columbus, Miss, was
in the city yesterday.
r. Oscar Noojin of Gadsden was in
the city last night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
Sunday HoodIums.

IT was greatly annoyed by set of
hoodlums who lined up In front of the
entrance to East Lake Sunday afternoon
and made remarks about the people as
they passed by" said a prominent ply
stefan yesterday.
These young men and boys not only
insulted me grossly by making jeering
remarks about my clothes In the presence
of lady whom I was escorting but
treated every one who passed in the
same way. My clothes, my hat and my
general appearance were the subject for
coarse criticisms on every side as 1 walk
ed to the car line. and as l was with
lady, 1 was unable to do any more than
take the insults with as good a grace as
possible. 1 noticed that other people were
treated in the like manner and wonder
that some public protest has not already
been made.
ut is customary for young men and
boys to assemble at the entrance to the
lake park every Sunday afternoon. They
line up along the bridge leading to the
gate and every passerby Is target for
their witticisms. Nothing will bring this
popular resort into disfavor more quickly
than such a state of affairs and l am sure
the managers of East Lake for this rea-
son will take steps to abate the nuisance
as soon as 1t is called to their atten-
ton. Heretofore a great many of the
best people in town have hesitated to go
out to the lake on a Sunday afternoon
because they feared just such treatment
as l have been subjected to recently.
This season there is a disposition among
the better element to patronlze East
Lake on Sunday and they will flock there
In large numbers If the management
stops the Objectionable custom refer
red to.
ut seems to me that 1t would be a
good idea to have a park policeman
whose sole duty would be to preserve or
der. 1t would not be amiss to have an
officer on duty at the lake all through
the week. but he is especially needed on
Sunday when the crowd is greatest. l
trust that some means will be taken to
insure the comfort and pleasure of all
who go out to the lake this summer"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12

~ FTER creating much discussion
VA In the state the Italian colony
at New Palermo, thirty.six miles
north Of Mobile, on the Southern rail-
way, has gone to pieces and 1ao people
composing tho party ara said to be In
deplorable circumstances, many of them
being in need of the actual neoessaries
Of life. The main cause of the trouble
which has overtalken the colony seems to
be the action of their leader, Salvatore
Coreglio Pompanella, who IL charged
with abandoning his people because he
could not live up to his promises made
to the Alabama Land and Development
company. One thing is certain. and that
is the continued absence OF the leader
while his wife and children are held in
ransom, as It were, by the aggrieved Ital-
ians, who will not let them go until POM
PAMELA comes forward with an explana-
ton. This colony project elicitated favor
able comment from the state papers and
for awhile was given a decided boom, but
for some reason 1t has fallen through mis-
erably. In fact 1t does not seem probable
that the colony will ever be established
at all. After the Italians have been de-
luded with the hope of building up new
homes in this favored land 1t must be
hard indeed for them to fall into such
straits through bad management.
Just to show how few people read the
papers, or rather how few remember
what they see in the papers, little story
is told about the citizens of South Brook
lyn who were caught last Sunday with
out any water supply because they had
failed to take notice of the announcement
of the water department that there would
be no water on that day for reasons that
were fully made plain. Yet the irate cit
liens felt deeply aggrieved at being de-
prived Of such valuable utility on the
day of all days when water is most In
demand, but they hushed up very quick
ly when informed that the fault was
all their own because they had failed to
take advantage of the penny newspaper
to find out what was going on under their
very noses. There were quite a number
Of people caught this way and yet sim
liar cases happen every day In every
town of any size In the country.
Boston has also contracted the zoo hab-
1t and movement has been started to
establish such an institution in that city.
1t is rather surprising to discover that
town as important as Boston has no
zoo, but this seems to be the state of af-
fairs. In fact Boston is the only Import
ant city In the counry without public
collection of animals and her people feel
that long felt want is about to be sup
piled.
Bishop Potter says he is not sure that
the man who bears patiently with a scold-
ing woman is not a greater hero than the
man who crosses a railroad track to res
cue child. OF course the domestic hero
deserves the sympathy Of his more for
tunate brethren but some people are In
clined to disagree with the bishop on
most counts from the very fact that the
man who sits meekly under storm of
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

abuse from a termagant wife often does
so from moral cowardice and simply be-
cause ne has not the courage to make
a protest. What such a man needs is
different sort Of wife and not a share
In the Carnegie fund.
It is reported that the cubans are being
defrauded by INSCRIPTIONS American
drummers who are selling them goods
which are misrepresented. If this Is the
state OF affairs serious injury will be
done to trade between the island and this
country just as soon as the Cubans find
out that they are being swindled. I'm
der favorable conditions the Cubans
might prove very profitable customers
of Ameican exporters, but even they will
learn the lesson after awhile and will seek
elsewhere for what they want, unless
they are dealt with honestly
James B. Duke. president of the Amer
lean Tobacco company, has placed a
mounted guard of policemen on his estate
near Somerville N. ]. The officers are
all constabes, with the sheriff's power Of
arrest, and their duty will be to guard
from vandals the magnificent public park
which Mr.. Duke has opened on his estate
People did so much damage to shrub
berry and flowers that the tobacco king
was forced to resort to police measures
in order to protect his property. And the
power TO do this comes from the enor-
nous sale of tobacco in this country.
Verify there is more money in bartering
the wares of Lady Nicotine than there
is in wooing her.
Although Queen Victoria practically
neglected Ireland during her reign, and
visited the country but two or three
times, such is evidently not the policy of
Edward and Alexandra. The king and
queen have made themselves at home In
the land O England's ancient foes and
have accorl tngly done much to bring
about more ,prdial relations between tho
two countries.t Edward has already vsi-
ted Ireland t8tice since his accession to
the throne ant lit is said that he contem-
plates going Mere at least once every
year. On the N&casion of their last visit
the royal coupN Travelled about much as
any other tourAsts would do. They car
ried along neitdr military escort nor
detectives and bl their real kindness of
heart and their Wonderful tact they easi-
ly won over the N arm-hearted Irish. Tact
seems to be ondtf the most admirable
qualities possessed by the English king
and queen.
\
The death Of Prudent Candamo of
Peru has caused scaNcely a ripple in the
worlds politics, so Ntle does his coun-
try figure In the changes now being
made on the great chkkar board of ma
tons. President Candida led the usual
career of a South Ameri politician and
soldier, attaining to TIN presidency in
the year 1903 While his Nath is not a
matter of international Dortance his
passing away at this junct0e may have
some influence on the rela ms of Perm
and Brazil, which are jult somewhat
stralneo' p. c.
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Here's the challenge; read It; |
Warrant there's vinegar and pepper
In Z. Twelfth Night.
Cotton and Cotton Growers.

The little two-leafed nurseling that
lis coming through the erusty earth
,into an inhosp- table world, unaided by
warm rains, may look weak and wan
and even yellowish now, but pretty
)soon 1t will be hardy, strong and vigor-
Gus. II star. delicately enough, but
after time 1t becomes one Of the
strongest plants that grow in cult
waited fields.
1t becomes not only hardy, but valu.
able-so valuable that our balance Of
trade, our exports, are turned by 1t
in our favor. That little weakling in
our fields will soon produce a crop
that promises to sell readily at six
hundred million dollars. That is what
little tiny plant car do. Last years
growth was worth $660,000,000. No
other cash crop in this country was
worth SO much. The corn crop may
be said TO 1avo been worth more, but
the cash sales of corn from the farm
fell below the sales of cotton from
the farm.
Alabama made last year 1,023,s59
bales, worth over sixty million dol
lars, including seed, and all the other
crops growl in this state did not ap-
proach in value the cotton crop. Ala
bama's crop in 1903 was greater than
tho crop of 1902, and no other cotton
state increased its crop In 1903. But
Alabama Is not equal to the task of
growing much more than a million
bales. because of the lack of labor
especially at picking time. The moist
ure and the fertility of soil are here,
but the labor is not. We need in
short half millioL Italians, and every
effoSt should be made to induce the
of Italy tn come this way to be-
cotton growers.
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Chief Engineer Of the Canal.

The appointment of John Findlay
Wallace, now general manager of the
Illinois Central railroad, to the post
of chief engineer of the Panama canal
is an additional assurance that few
mistakes will BIO made in the course
of the great construction work. His
salary is to be $4,000 year, and he
will go to Panama expecting to stay
there until the canal is opened.
1t is stated that two years will De
consumed in completing surveys and
making fn-l plans. But this probably
does not mean that work in the Guile
bra cut must be stayed for two years to
await final plans. All know that the
backbone OF the isthmus must be cut
through, and 1t would be folly to waste
two years in assailing the hard rock
at Culenra. O.her work along the
canal must await final plans, but the
big rock cutting task surely need not
Mr. Wallace wa. the first choice of
the commission for CHEZ engineer, and
the selection will undoubtedly be wide
ly approved. He is an excellent ex-
ecutive officer as we'll as an engineer,
and when ne has at the isthmus the
handling of $4,000 operatives he Will
need all the skill he can muster In
order to keep down discomfort and to
keep the great piece of construction
moving steadily towards the worlds
hopes and expectations.
The Importance of the Panama ca
nal to this country is still unappre-
Gated 1t will b. trade revolution.
1t will be in every sense a worlds
work, and trade In all parts of the
world will be affected by it. If nature
had constructor 1t, as it came very
near doing, Columbus could indeed
have found tie route to India that he
was looking for.
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County School Tax.

The election called for June 20
should call out full vote. The court
house is inadequate. Seven judges
cannot sit in five rooms, and the board
of revenue submits to the people the
question of bond issue Of 100000
with which to extend the present build
ing to Fourth avenue. Whether the
jail Is to be partially or wholly re-
moved is not stated. The plans of the
board Of revenue will not be perhaps
carried to eetail until the board
knows how much money will become
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
NEEDED IN BIRMINGHAM
BY FRANK H. BELL.


from, Avenue D and Nineteenth street.
There should be g fire station at each OF
these places.
The same things are true about fires
In the ncighborhood OF Twelfth avenue
and Twenty-fourth street. north, and also
near Fountain Heights. No fire depart
ment can make run Of over a mile in
billy city like Birmingham and save a
frame structure If the fire had gained any
Roadway before 1t was discovered And
then frequently after the firemen arrive
the pressure Is insufficient to do effective
work.
Light Service Truck.
The department needs a light service
truck. The one now owned by the city
should be sold. 1t is no longer worth any
thing in city of this size and in its
place there should be light aerial truck
which could be operated by one or two
men. The present truck was all right
when fifteen of twenty men were carried
on a truck, but it takes too long to raise
1t and too many men. The modern trucks
can be raised In few second, and can
be operated from the ground by one or
two men. A water tower Is also needed
for flooding the second and third stories
of buildings. They can also be operated
by one or two men, and are more ef-
fective than two or three ordinary streams
of water
An additional first-class engine, or
rather two of them, are needed. They
could be placed in the center of the city
and the lighter engines could be sent to
the Highlands, where they could be more
effective, as they can be pulled to fire
much quicker and easier than the heavier
engines.
The department needs at least thirty
more men. There should be enough to
make It possible to have an assistant
chief on the south side with a buggy and
horse of his own.
Building Laws.
Better building laws would materially
lessen the danger of big fires There are
SO many shacks in Birmingham, and
some of them are In such poor condition
that 1t Is little wonder Birmingham has
not suffered larger losses There are no
building laws which make 1t possible for
the owners or occupants of buildings to
be forced to protect adequately the build
ings against fire. The efforts of the fire
inspector of the Southeastern Tariff as
ISOLATION have been effective as far as
they went, but his efforts are frequently
restricted by the lack of ability to force
people to provide better protection.
The needs of the department might be
summed up as follows:
Two new engines. thirty more firemen,
at least three more stations with full
equipment a light aerial truck a water
tower and modern life saving equipment.
AS far as promptness In responding to
fires is concerned, the Birmingham de-
partment is as quick as any. At the out
side, twelve seconds is all that Il needed
for the department to hitch up and ge-
out of the house in the day time. and
twenty seconds at night. II any per-
son doubts this, all they have to do Is
to stay around one of the engine houses
for day and watch the fremen make
a run. They have gotten out of the
house in seven seconds after the first
stroke of the gong.
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BLOSSOMS.
BY Herrick.

BY Herrick.
Fair pledges of a fruitful tree,
Why do we fall so fast?
Your date is not so past,
But you may stay yet here awhile
To blush and gently smile,
And go at last.
What, were We born to be
An hour or half's delight;
And so to bid good night?
Twas pity Nature brought you forth,
Merely to show your worth,
And lose you quite.
But you are lovely leaves, where we
May read how soon things have
Their end, tho ne'er so brave;
And after they have shown their pride,
Like you, awhile-they glide
Into the grave.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Or. cunningham on LynchIno.


Il am delighted TO find that the peo-
pie are interested in what have had to
say on the question of lynehings and
other forms of criminal disorder" said
DR.. R. NJ. Cunningham, acting governor
Of Alabama. while on his recent visit to
Birmingham. He was told of the COM
ment caused by his public letter on the
subject and was asked for a further
statement.
THE one thing necessary to make Ala
bama the greatest of the states" con-
tinued Dr.. Cunningham, us the suppress
sion Of mob law and other forms of vio-
lence. Until this is done we cannot reach
the heights to which we aspire.
You have no idea how far reaching
IS the effect of lynchings." he said to the
little group of citizens that had gathered
around him, until you visit a foreign
country. While in Europe I was asked
numerous questions about Alabama but
one of the first inquiries was Are your
laws enforced? or Is law and order SUI
preme in Alabama? An answer to these
questions is very difficult when the in
quirer faces you with the news item of
acts of mob violence In the state. There
IS no question but that our laws are
strong, but to lift the state to the ideal
height we must have these laws enforced.
It must be done on a plan of education
and the state is confronted with seri-
Gus problem. The slightest act of vlo-
lence and disregard for law should be
summarily dealt with and when the peo-
pie come to understand that 1t will not
be tolerated I believe a rapid diminution
in such crimes will be the result. This
stain must be removed from the fair
skirts of Alabama and when 1t is done
we will have a great state among the
greatest"
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General Harrison.

General George p. Harrison of Opelika
is at the Hillman. lie Is In the city for
the purpose Of comforting with architects
and renters relative to the erection of a
new building on First avenue In the
place of the old one that was destroyed
by fire last Sunday week. General Har-
rlson states that he has not yet decided
as to the exact character of the struc-
ture to be erected but says that it will
be finer and will cost more than the old
one.
General Harrison is in excellent health
and talks very Interestingly on politics
and other subjects. He said; Parker Il
seems, will be the nominee of the demo-
Gratis and 1 think that his chances to
win are indeed bright. He is a conserv-
alive man and one of the ablest Jurist
In the country
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press.
Most people do very well in life till they
get ambitious to do better
There's a lot of satisfaction in lend
ing your wife money out of her allow
ance.
When woman isn't afraid of her cook
it's sign she is mighty poor one.
It's funny how a man likes to hear
about the smart things your children saw
when he wants to borrow IS from you.
It's just as easy to marry a rich wife
and then learn TO love her as to marry a
poor one and then forget to love her.
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Assistant Rector Is Called.

Huntsville. May 11.-(special)- 1.-THE ves-
try of the Episcopal church has extended
a call to Rev. b. E. Brown of Uniontown.
Ala, to the position of assistant rector to
this church. DIR. ]. NJ. Banister, the rec
tor, has occupied his present position
many years and the church has grown
so that assistance is required
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Huntsville Wants Next Meeting.

Huntsville, May 11.-(Special.) efforts
will be made by the Huntsville delega-
ton to the state assembly of Daughters
of the Confederacy to have the next an
nual meeting of the body held in this
city The organization has not met here
in recent years and the people here are
anxious to entertain them.
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Fame is evidently more than for
tune to John Findlay Wallace, who
gave up lucrative position with the
Rock Island railroad to accept the po-
sition of chief engineer of the Panama
canal at a paltry salary of $4,000 a
year.