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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
Free Passes.

Speaking of reforms" remarked A. o.
Lane. there Is a matter which deserves
the attention of the city administration.
and If 1t Is overlooked should be taken up
by the next legislature OF Alabama. An
ordinance should be enacted forbidding
the mayor of the city or any member
of the board of aldermen accept a free
pass or free transportation over any rail-
road or street car line entering or pass
ing through the limits of the city.
Such a law is grated In the constitu-
ton of the state. 1t forbids any Judicial
executive or legislative officer from ac-
cepting or using such courtesies under
severe penalty. 1t should have included
city officials.
THE meaning of such a law Is obvious"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
UTILIZING the Trunk Sewers

Ensley has constructed at cost Of
$4,000 complete system of drainage,
including both storm and sanitary
sewers. and is ready for the coming
of the trunk sewer, which is near at
hand. or should be. The filter beds
can be speedily built, and there is no
reason why the enterprising Ensley
people should long be kept out of the
blessings of drainage.
What Ensley has done every other
community from Bessemer and Ensley
to East Lake must do. We use the
word must" advisedly. II any COM
munity neglects to provide its own
local system, the sanitary commission
is empowered to build one and to col
lect the cost from the citizens bene-
flied. Assessed In a lump sum the
cost would be severely felt, but that
is what will take place If each COM
munity does not do what Ensley has
done. Not step has thus far been
taken In the other communities along
the county sewers, although the COM
pletion of both trunk sewers is near at
hand.
Ensley is an example to all. If the
other communities in Jones valley
beats as we'll a. cities-desire to con-
struct their own sewers in their own
way, paying for them throughout a
term of years, they must speedily put
themselves in line with Ensley, that
wide-awabe city on Village creek. The
sanitary commissioners will stand no
mere quibbling for the purposes of
delay. Their power is ample, and
they do not propose to have the cost
Oh the trunk sewers thrown away
through local neglect.
Jones valley is an entity. An cpl
dcmic in one part of it is an epidemic
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
That Railroad CROSSING.

1T pleases me much that the Highland
avenue cars are again running over the
Twenty-second street BRIDGE remarked
a South Side man. 1T Is a relief to the
Twentieth street crossing and a relief
to the nerves of the thousands who have
to cross the railroad tracks. I do hope
the present arrangement will remain per-
manent.
Now let the railroad companies be re-
the practice of stopping up Twentieth
street with freight trains and to discon-
tlnue its use as a switching yard and
things will run more safely and
smoothly"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
About Persons.

F. F. Roman of New Orleans is at the
st. Nicholas,
p J. Murphy of Admission is stopping
at the St. Nicholas.
Thomas Burton of Brookside is at the
st. Nicholas.
w. d. Andrews of Clayton is at the
Morris.
Prof. B. f. Giles of Tuscaloosa president
of the Central Female college is at the
Morris.
r. H. Cobb of Admission is at the Nor
ris.
DR.. T. ]. Callicott formerly of Memphis
is at the Morris. In conjunction with DR..
n L. Whitman of Nashville he will omen
dental parlors in the First National Bank
building in a few days
f. M. Morgan of Atlanta is at the Co
lonial.
A. 7. Clark of Fort Payne is at the
Metropolitan.
s. L. Tyson of Montgomery it at the
Hillman.
a W. Pratt, G. w. Pratt, Jr.. and n p
Pratt Of Pell City are at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
Mr.. Ryan and the seaboard.

From the Baltimore News,
The announcement that control of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway company has
been acquired by Mr. Thomas F. Ryan
and his associates will arouse great inter-
est throughout the Southeast. Ever since
the creation of the system there has been
suspicion that its rivals were anxious to
dominate its policy. They could not abb
sorb 1t outright, owing to the stringent
laws of the South against the merging
of parallel lines; but there is no law to
prevent interests friendly to the other
Southern trunk lines owning q majority
of the stock of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway company AS an Independent
system. operated by persons not allied
with either the Southern Railway COM
pany or the Atlantic Coast Line, which
are the dominating influences in the
Southern transportation field, the Sea-
board was a thorn in the sides of Its
competitors. 1t did not hesitate to cut
rates when its powerful rivals denied 1t
privileges which other roads in the South
were allowed.
These wars were waged at enormous
cost to the lines involved, but the Sea-
Board Air Line suffered relatively less
than the other companies, and eventu-
ally forced them to terms. About two
years ago certain interests, realizing that
the Seaboard under it's then control was
a constant menace to the other lines in
the South. offered to buy the stocks of
j. w. Middendorf & Co, and John l..
Williams & Sons at $40 a share for the
common and SIS a share for the pre-
ferred. Messrs. Middendorf & Williams
declined to sell. Mr.. Ryan, who is now
the dominant power in the road, having
acquired the Middendorf-Will hold
ings, has always been very close to Nor
gan q Co. who control the Southern
Railway company, and 1t will require
all of, the tact Mr.. Ryan is said to pos
sess TO disarm the people of the South
of the suspicion that he is not in league
with the famous banking house. Too
close relations with either the Southern
Railway company or the Atlantic Coast
Line would surely arouse a storm of crit
icism throughout Dixie, and might be
followed by adverse legislation.
If 1t is the intention of Mr.. Ryan to
develop the property in the interest of the
stockholders and the South, he will re-
ceive the cordial support of the states
traversed by the Seaboard There Is no
doubt that Mr.. Ryan has the means
necessary to make the Seaboard the equal
of any line In the South. If he does this
he may count upon the friendship of the
Southern people. If he acts contrary to
their interests he will bring down upon
his head their united opposition
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SEABOARD AIR LINE

In connection with the latest phase OF
Seaboard Air Line matters, .Boissevan &
Co. have addressed the following letter
to their Baltimore correspondents;
For more than thirty years we and
our friends in Holland have been inter
ested In the securities of the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad COM
pany. believing. as we do. IN the enor-
nous resources of the country served by
the lines of this road.
when In 1900 this company became
part of the seaboard Air Line system
we once more took a considerable inter
est for ourselves and friends In the Sc
curities of the new combine, and at times
we have expressed our opinionn on somt
of the issues In pamphlet form and other.
wise.
when toward the end of 1903 the Blail
party became identified with the Sea
board Air Line system, we were highly
pleased to learn of the new financial in
terest that thus became associated will
this property.
ION account of our interest in the Sea
the development of this property since
the date of organization, and we ar
fully convinced that the Blair party Il
determined to further develop the system
along conservative lines to the best in
terest of all the security holders.
when the Blair party assumed the re
sponsibility connected with the manage
r,a,+ IF t1,a affairs Of this railroad prop
erty, they were fully aware of the large
sums of money which would be required
in the future. They and their friends
hold themselves ready to furnish thu
sums necessary to put the property II
good shape, to finish incompeted brancf
lines, purchase new equipment, ETC.; II
one word, they have given ample PROOF
that they are the right financial back
ers' for a large undertaking.
with the vast financial resources a
their command. to draw upon for thu
purpose of raising the Seaboard Air Lin
to the standard of the other commanding
railroad systems in the south, we fee
confident that the Blair party will built
up the seaboard property along the bes
lines for the security holders. Therefore
we unhesitatingly advise our friends t
follow the leadership of the Blair prop
erty.
1--WE fail to see what better results TIL
holders of the seaboard shares may ex
pect to obain by depositing their certh
Gates with the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany of Maryland in Baltimore
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
Russia Reforminq Herself.

The birth of an heir to the Russian
throne is to become the occasion for
abolishing the knout and all other
forms of corporal punishment through
out Russia. The ukase has not been
issued, but it is stated seni-officially
that it Will be by or before the chris
tening of the new baby.
The ukase itself will, show how
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
THE CRY OF THE OLD HOUSE.

Lzette Wordsworth Reese, In Atlantic.
Come back
My little lads, come back!
NV little maids. with starched frocks;
My lads, my maids, come back!
The poplar trees are black
Against the keen, lone, throbbing sky;
The tang of the old box
Fills the clear dusk from wall 10 wall
And the dews fall.
Come back!
l watch, | cry;
Leave the rude wharf, the mart;
Else I shall break my heart.
Come back
Else l shall break my heart.
Am I forgot;
NV days as they were not?
The warm, sweet. grooming tunes;
The Sunday afternoons,
Wrought but for you;
The larkspurs growing tall.
You wreathed in pink and blue,
Within your prayer-books small;
The cupboard carved both In and out.
With curious, prickly vine,
And smelling far and fine;
The pictures In a row,
OF folks you do not know,
The toys, the games, the shrill gay rout;
The lanterns that at hour for bed,
A charmed, but homely red,
Went pickering from shed to shed;
The ia gots crumbling, spicy. good,
Brought in from the breat wood;
The dark that held you all about;
The wind that would not go?-
Come back my women and my men.
And take them all again!
Come back
Come up the STILL accustomed, wisttui
lands
The poplar-h haunted lands,
You need not call,
For l shall know,
And light the candles taN,
Set wine and loaf arrow.
Come back
Unlatch the door.
And fall upon my heart once more
For I shall comfort you, oh, lad;
o. daughter. l shall make you wholly
glad,
The wreck. the wrong,
The unavailing throng,
The sting. that smart,
Shall be as they were not.
Forgot, forgot!
Come back,
And fan upon my. hearth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

rifle in his hands pointed toward the lick,
the muzzle resting on a leg, his face to
the breech of the gnu. his rifle cooked, his
finger on the trigger. one eye shut, the
other looking along the barrel through
the sights-in this position without a
struggle or motion. and, of course, with
out pain, he breathed out his last SO
gently that when he was found next day
by his friends, although stiff and cold, he
looked as IL alive, with his gun in his
hand, just in the act Of firing. 1t is not
altogether certain IL buck had come into
range of his gun, which had been tho
death of thousands, but 1t might have
obeyed its old employers mind and dis
charged itself This hypothesis, being
novel; we leave to the solution of the
curious
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
HE WAS THERE.

From the New YorA Press.
The naval officer on watch got angry
about something. Rushing to the speak
ing tube, he yelled to one OF the men be-
low:
rs there blithering idiot at the end Of
this tube?''
mot at this end. sir" was the mild
reply.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
Cadet George M. Morrow.

Cadet George NJ Morros.. son of Dr.
and Mrs. George NJ Morrow. who has
been spending his vacation in Birming-
ham, returns this week to his post duty
at West Point. George is native of this
city an his friends here nots with pleas
ure his progress at West Point He en-
tiers upon his third year al the academy
in September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
The Senior Heflin.

DR.. w. L. Helm father of Congressman
Hefin and of the Birmingham Helms,
came down from Blount Springs yester-
day where he has zen resting and visit
ing his sons The senior Hefin is in his
10Th year. and Is still leading citizen of
Randolph. He declares himself as young
as he was years ago.. and his vigorous
mental and physical looks really indicate
that he is. DR.. Helm has number of
friends in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
Insult to Lawful Authority.

President hoosevelts man, Henry
C. Payne, postmaster general, has
been sent by his chief, while draw
ing a salary from this government
therefore at the expense of the govern
ment-to the state of Illinois to preach
law and order to the benighted OF that
section; to push forward the cause OF
Rooseveltism and to denounce the
south for alleged disregard of the laws
that are written. The postmaster gen.
eral, Immediately upon his arrival IN
Chicago, upon his masters mission,
became entangled In the meshes OF
the lawful authorities OF that state,
and his indecent behavior In the prem
ises renders fruitless anything he may
do or say in advocacy of law and or
der or in denunciation of the misdoings
of any party, section or people.
AS the story goes, the postmaster
general was served with subpoena
to appear in a Justice court In Chicago
as a witness in a case against Chaun-
cey M. Depew.
81 have a subpoena for your appear
ance in Justice Caverly's court, August
&C." said the constable.
Mr.. Payne made no reply.
at is the case of s. c. Brabrook VS..
Chauncey NJ Depew," said the con-
stable.
Still no reply.
Here is fifty cents witness fees"
said the constable, and still there was
no reply.
Here is ten cents car fare" added
the constable, and then he received
reply.
Il will ignore the summons and will
not appear in that court under any
circumstances" said the postmaster
stable Simmons, Mr. Payne tossed the
money toward him and walked away.
The constable gathered up the sixty
cents and returned to his desk in the
court.
This fragrant defiance of law, this
disregard of the rule of order is a
crime against the state of Illinois. The
spirit of contempt for the majesty of
the law, thus demonstrated by a cabi-
net representative of the President of
the United States, will hardly prove
conducive to respect and admiration
for the administration at Washington.
Some time ago President Roosevelt.
In letter to his attorney general upon
the subject of controversy between
Judge Jones and the Alabama referees.
took occasion to express a desire that
the federal courts should be respected,
ESPECIALLY in states like Alabama ~
Is 1t not of as much Importance that
the state courts of Illinois and Of all
the other states should be respected by
men high in office as we'll as by buns
and criminals?
The outward acts of Mr.. Payne while
In Illinois on mission of the Presi.
dent are clearly chargeable to his chief
at Washington, and this insult to the
lawful authority of a great common.
wealth cannot escape notice nor the
most severe censure of men who re.
spect the law.
Roosevelt's dictatorship should not
be allowed to trample upon the laws
of state. So highly do the people of
Alabama respect the courts of law that
- man who insult them by disobey.
ing their mandates is Jailed without
recourse
Now, what will the harvest be In
Illinois, witt Roosevelts political
sower casting the seeds of disrespect
and contempt of law?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

in all parts of it, and it Is the intention
of the sanitary commission to render
the entire valley wholesome by thor
ough drainage. focal indecision and
ineficiency will not be permitted to
mar this programme.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25
DEATH OF COL. DANIEL BOONE.

From the Ohio State Journal, September
"a 1915
AS he lived SO he died. with his gun In
his hand. We are informed by gentle
man direct from Boone's settlement. on
the Missouri. the early in last month
Colonel Boone rode to the deer lick. and
seated himself within a blind raised to
conceal him from the game; that while
sitting thus concealed with his old. trusty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The new Seaboard owners say they
will hold 1t until the COWS come home
as an independent line. Let us hope
their grit will hold out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The queue in China means nothing
either morally or religiously. 1t is
just long standing habit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

KuropatlSin will go to the relief Of
Port Arthur about the time the Baltic
fleet sails away to the Far East.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The Shanghai muddle thickens in
stead of clearing up. Russia is de-
termined to run over China and all
rules of neutrality. She is built that
Way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

When asked to run for governor Of
New Jersey Grover Cleveland is re-
ported to have said: Good God, what
kind of an office would that bel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The bulls have taken possession of
the cotton market, and ten-eent cotton
is a pretty well established fact.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Manager Newt. Fisher may talk too
much, but on the ball field he is a
general, letting no point of vantage
escape him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Ensley has built local system Of
sewerage, and so must every other
community along the trunk sewers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

General Stoessel is not a gutter. He
has lost his opportunity to quit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Port Arthur has nearly exhausted
its lists of postponements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

An instruction is imminent over
Harry Lehr's latest order as to even
ing dress. Treason rears its norrid
front.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

"Old Men Davis campaign clubs"
made up of voters over sixty-five years
old, are being organized.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The fall season is coming on and
the courts will soon begin to grind out
tragedies in human lives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The boil weevil is still confined to
Texas. none having been found in
Louisiana or Arkansas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

General Stoesse. will come down
quick enough wheI he sees he must.
IL would be criminal to do otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

1t Is a standoff between the White
House and Oyster Bay in the respect
of mosquitoes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Port Arthur is on its last legs, or
perhaps we should say, it's last forts.
The Japanese are literally in its midst.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

China is willing to stay back of the
foul lines, but the wrangling powers
will not let her do it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The capital il located again at Oys-
ter Bay, attended by satellite of mos
quitoes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Senator Lodge expects the first
voters to support the Rough Rider, hat
and all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The boys in khaki are the successors
of the wearers OF gray or blue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Now IS the time to leave your coun-
try for the countrys good. Steamship
fares were never lower.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Henry G. Davis led a german last
week, and lie will probably devote
this week to the Irish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The stockyards in Chicago begin to
smell bad again. This is pointer on
the beef strike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

One by one the Russian ships are
going to the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

1t is not the same old Atlantic City.
1t is more like Ocean Grove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

John B. Knox proposes to boycott
the north if it REFLECTS Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

General Stoessel can't fall back, and
he won't lrrender
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The Rocky Ford melons are at last
in the midst OF the far western people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

The campaign stubbornly refuses to
become lively.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

Frank V. Evans and R. L. ONeal' IT,
are the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of the Age-Herald In It's CIR
eulation department.
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No communication will be puonsheoa
without its authors name. HeJecteo
manuscripts will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose
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washington Bureau Age-Herald' 142l q
Street N. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

DR. Belle Hammond. of No. II Macdougal-st.,
peared again yesterday In the jefferson Market
police court against John A. Mckeon. n streetCar
conductor, whom she charged with striking her in
the face. McKeon said the woman struck him
Magistrate Cornell adjourned the again
The College Of st. Angela. in establishing it's
special course for teachers has extended invita-
ton TO the teachers Of Greater New-York 10 at
tend series Of free lectures to be given every
Thursday evening until May. one hundred-and-
twenty nnth-st and Madison-ave. The lecturer for
this evening will be Mrs. Margaret S. Mooney. OF
the State Normal College. whose topic will be
Modern Religious Dramas"
The Tammany Hall general committee Of the
10Th Assembly District for organization its
headquarters No. AZ SecOnd-ave.. Wednesday
evening The following officers elected for the
coming year: William SOhmer. chairman; Jacob
Stefel, first vice-chairman: John {. Ruff, second
vice-charman: Reuben Auerbach. third vice-chair-
man: Andrew Lang. financial secretary; Louis
Arnstein. corresponding secretary; William Rauch.
recording secretary; Horace G. hamburger. treas
urer: Jacob Schaeffer sergeant-at-arms; Julius
Hamburger member Of executive committee. Ad-
dresses were made by Justice George F Roesch,
William p. Mitchell, Alderman Leopold ". Harbur-
ger. julius Hamburger and John c. Ruff.
Chief Justice ". G. Falconbrdge of the Kings
Bench Of the Province of Ontario. visitor
yesterday the United States Court and sat for
time with Judge Adams the latter's bench.
He introduced to the other Judges and Com
missioner Shields. He told he latter that he had
often read his opinions criminal law.