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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Municipal Reform Movement.

Philadelphia has its Weaver; St Louis has it's Folk; Chicago has it's Dunne; New York has it's Jerome. and Birmingham has its Ward!
 All these stand for municipal re- form, the greatest need of a great peo- pie today. The government of cities in this country has long been disgrace full, absolutely disgraceful, and there is rising sentiment in all parts of the land that the time for moral rev olution has come.
 Strong men are standing together in many cities, and if the movement continues to gain strength and force, reform will certainly come to our rot ten city governments. These govern ments have during the last fifty years Cast more discredit upon our institu- tions than all other evil influences combined. The country has witnessed many a corrupt legislature; there has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Iapan's Terms.

Now that it is settled-absolutely determined-that plenipotentiaries of Japan and Russia are to meet, armed with plenary powers to bring back peace, the all-absorbing question is, What will Japan demand? For vic torious Nippon is in position to de- mand a great deal, and Russia Is in a poor position to do much refusing.
 It may safely be assumed in the light of Togo's' wonderful victory that Japan insists, in the first place, upon security in the future, and upon in demnity, in the second place, for losses incurred in a war forced upon her by Russian greed, insolence and craftiness.
 Whether the first of these conditions will involve the cession of all the ter ritory east of Harbin and south of the Amur river does not seem to be clear.
 
 The Amur was the bound of Russia before she became aggressive in the Far East. The Liao-Tung peninsular and Corea, both of which were wrest- ed from Japan ten years ago by com bine formed by Russia, will of course pass into Japanese hands, there to re- main forever
 The cost of the war has been i'm mense, and the cession oe territory in high attitudes, and the railroad south of Harbin and perhaps east of it will not meet Japan's war bill. There must be an indemnity, and the size of it is puzzling the students of the situation.
 Heretofore indemnities have gener- ally been paid as a means of regaining conquered territory, but there is re- ally no recognized rule in determining war indemnities. Germany took a bill llOn or dOllarS rom trance thirty years ago in order to cripple the latter so that she couid not soon resort to a war of revenge. The real rule is the payment by the conquered nation of all losses incurred by the victors, and it is not at all improbable that Japan will insist upon an indemnity of that nature. If so, the indemnity feature of the negotiations will be difficult and perhaps embarrassing. The chances arc, however, that Russia will accent tho terms offered by Japan as the lesser of two evils.
 All nations are calling upon Japan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Value of the Skyscraper

Paul Roberts of Nashville, who is erect ing in that city it's first twelve-story sky scraper, arrived in Birmingham last night.
 Nashville is going forward with it's characteristical steady developments said Mir. Roberts, and we are all glad to learn that Birmingham Is advancing with rapid strides. I used>to live at Anniston, and I'm always surprised when l come here to note the marked improvements made in recent years. see that Bir- mingham like Atlanta, has gone Into the sky-scraper business. That is wise. The slky-scraper Is an illustration of the mod ern tendency toward concentration In business. The time Is come in the life of cities when 1t means great deal to a man to have his lawyer, his doctor, his dentist, his banker and his business asso- ciates located in the same building. It Is in short reducing life to science l had almost said to an art. Yes, Nash vile is to have it's first sky-scraper, and this one is' I predict. soon to be followed by others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Mir. Gray on Rlrminahan.

T am more foreefnlly impressed every time I visit Birmingham by the eommer- cial activity of the city an1 the un- bounded natural resources of the Bir- mingham distriot.s remarked J. M. Gray Jr., of Nashville, vice president of the Gray & Dudley Hardware company, yes- terday.
 Birmingham is growing rapidly l generally come here every six or eight weeks. and I always find new buildings in course of erection. I note, too, that most of the improvements are of a high order. The business houses are hand some, large and of modern construction The residences in Birmingham compare favorably with those found in any city of the south. The elegant residence streets Geographically and architecturally, are not surpassed anywhere.
 'The south" continued MT. Gray, "is, I think, in it's embryo stage of devei- opment, and its tremendous developed re- sources which have commanded the at- tentlon of the world, are but an earnest of what the coming decade will unfold
 Birmingham, as the hub of the richest section in the southland Is bound to be a center of tremendous commercial ac- tivity It's railroad facilities make 1t an admirable distributing point, and as 1t grows it's marked advantages wiN attract large wholesale and jobbing businesses. Our business has increased noticeably the past twelve months, and the outlook for all business enterprises in the Birming- ham district is exceedingly suspicious"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Immlnration Conference.

The immigration conference held in this city yesterday was well at tended. Representative men were pres. ent, earnest and practical students every one of them of the proposed new departure in the south. The con ference will serve a good purpose, for the education of the southern people as to this problem must at least go along with it's solution.
 It is not at all strange that at the outset there should be diversity of. opinion. The diversity simply shows that many thoughtful men are giving the subject deep and careful attention. This is promising and reasonable.
 All recognize the fact that the south ern situation so far as immigration is concerned is wholly different than the northern situation. The color line exists here, and it is not at all ma terial in the other section of the coun- try. But the south needs more labor in it's industries and on it's untitled lands. All agree as to the needs of the south, but when the manner of satisfying those needs come up there is diversity of opinion.
 .nmigration will not however, come to us in torrent. It will come at first slowly, increasing perhaps gradually, and experience can be gained in the first stages of it cover. ing all controverted points. All we need to do is to make a beginning-to attract to Alabama a thousand or two immigrants in the first year, and we will then know what to do in the sec ond year, and so on. Experience is the best teacher, and doubtless we will come to see that no serious obsta- cle stands in the way of placing un, titled southern acres under cultivation and filling southern shops and factor ies with competent and faithful work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
From the New York commerc.

From the New York Commercial.
 @ HE ancestors of Edward K. Box. (0 the editor of the Ladies Home
 Journal and Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia, were artistocratio Dutehmen for a long time. The great grandfather of Edward was chief admiral of Hollands navy, and his grandfather was chief justice of Hollands supreme court. His father was a minister to Will liam IL, whose daughter, Wilhemina is now Queen of The Netherlands. But the Roks lost their money, and William, the minister, came to America with his wife and two boys. Edward Box left school when lad. and went to work. He tells this story of his struggles up- ward:
 We were extremely poor, and l used to gather wood in the vacant lots for our fire l helped my mother wash dishes and do other household duties. But the first money l earned was in selling water. Per- sons in New York then went to Coney Island in street cars which ran through Brooklyn. l carried a bucket of ice water on my arm and when the cars stopped 1 sold it to the passengers for penny a glass Then I put a lemon in my bucket and got cents a glass. l added lit tie more sugar and lemon juice and raised the price to cents. That is where 1 learned that the public will always pay the best price for the best thing. sold more Scent lemonade than 1-cent water and made more money.
 '1n winter, when no one went to Coney Island, I carried a newspaper route on Saturdays and worked in a bakery, clean ing windows, waitin., on the counter, and running errands. for oO cents z week. When was 13 years old left school for ever, going to the Western Union Tele- graph company as an office boy. At night I studied stenography. l got into one of its literary societies. We printed little paper for the society and l took 1t ID and developed it into the Brooklyn Maga- zine My brother helped ne We pub lished MT. Beecher's sermons in full, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Japan Doubts Russia's Motives.

Tokio, June IS, 10 a. m.-The Japanese government still maintains silence. It is apparently awaiting action at Washing ton and St Petersburg Newspapers and public opinion devote themselves largely to probable armistice and terms of peace. The papers continue to be fiatly opposed to an early armistice, which would de- prive the army and navy of the ad-' vantages within their grasp It Is gener- ally thought that Field Marshal Oyama's plans are rapidly maturing and that the next great drive will sweep Gen. Line witch back and carry the Japanese army into Russian territory. The good faith and ultimate intentions of Russia to- ward peace are openly and greatly ques- tioned. The Japanese government is pos sibly satisfied with the good faith and in tentions of Russia, but its silence leaves the public doubtful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
A Payer on Paving

George M. Ingram of Nashville presi- dent of the Southern Bitulithic company, and of the Nashville Roofing and Paving company, that has done a great deal or the paving work in Birmingham, came into the city yesterday on business er- rand.
 Birmingham" said Mir. Ingram last night at the Hillman, lis rapidly coming to be the pride of the whole southern country. All other cities recognize that Birmingham is naturally the city of greatest possibilities in this section of the union. Its wealth will yet startle the whole country. If the city will keep on paving its streets as 1t has been doing, added MT. Ingram laughingly, it will take high mark among American cities not only in population and wealth but also in convenience and beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Clay pebatIna Society.

T think the idea of forming debat- ing society for young men to hold meet ipgs once week during the summer months is an excellent one," said Prof. Samuel Adams yesterday
 "The Yancey Literary Society of which all the officers of the new Clay Debating society have been members Is one of the strongest and best-conducted clubs of its kind have ever known of. It has de- veloped remarkable ability among the boys to speak In public and has also kept them informed on topics of the day. l believe the new society will perform the same mission.
 "The young men of the Clay club Intend to publish in book form at the end of each year all the debates and other literature of the society, and 1t will make very interesting as well as instructive vol ume."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
BAKING WATCHES.
elphia Bulletin.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 'I will be with you in moment. must tinishe the baking of this batch of watches first"
 The speaker was a ieweler. He said' as he worked
 T suppose you are surprised at the idea of watch-baking. l will explain. The machinery of a watch is delicate, yet Y must work the same in winter as in summer, the same in Russia as in Cairo, the same in the Sahara as in Iceland There is only one way to accomplish this: the watch must be regulated to heat and cold.
 am regulating these watches to heat. Afterward, in a refrigerator. l will regulate them to cold. Then, when they go out into the world, they won't dis grace themselves in any climate. Cronome- ters must be regulated more carefully than watches. They are often kept for weeks in temperatures that are now zero and now l2O degrees"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
REMARKABLE CAREER OF
 EDITOR EDWARD k. BOX

then made arrangements for the ermons of Dr. Talmage. Curiously enough some of the best writers of the day became our contributors.
 T was l9 years old. and in the mean- time had been employed by tLe telegraph company as a stenograpner. A man con- spicuous in the Standard oil company wanted to buy our magazine TOT his son. and, as it was not profitable, we sold it. This man told me that magazines and oil could be carried along on the same trade prineiples-that the methods employed to produce a gallon of refined oil would print and sell single copy oe [, maga- zine. I told him it that was his belief he would lose a lot of money. I left the tel- egraph company and went to Henry Holt & Co.,. the publishers, also as a stenogra- pher. Heaven alone knows wEat else did in my own time I started a syndicate and supplied newspapers with high-class matter of interest to the female sex. oo- taining what l called forty articles by forty famous women. Some of the women were foreigners. I kept out of cookery and needlework. No man shuld attempt to meddle with such things. l might say that 1 am the father of the N-omans page in the newspapers, but I am not proud of the relationship I was fond of sse baby, but l detest it now that it has grown up.
 From Holt's I went to Charles Scrib- ner's Sons, with whom I remained until was employed by MT Curtis l became advertising manager at Scribner's and un- dertoolS to develop the Book uyer. one of their magazines. While thus employed 1 was persuaded to go to Philadelphia and the Ladies Home Journal.
 When a boy 1 learned the secret of success, as have told you-worlS like the devil. To this I now add and for the delight of it. Young men in this establish ment come to me and each one asks: What are my chances" md ] reply: You are making your inquiry at the wrong place. It's up to you and not to me. Make yourself invaluable and your future will take care of itself.' !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14

to be moderatae and reasonable, but wLat one of the entire number, stand ing in Japans shoes. would be mod crate and reasonable? Certainly not Germany, for rhe terribly taxed France. Certainly not Russia, for she took s18O,OcO,G00 from the helpless Chinese. What nation would? Sim. ply not one, and Japan will probably do as others would do under like cir. cLmstances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
CuIIman's Enterprise.

"Cullman is one of the most progressive little towns In the state," said gen tleman from that place yesterday. T am of the opinion that there is no other town in the state of the same ege and size that has more large, substantial business houses than Cullman and new ones are constantly going up.
 ''The newly elected city council at meeting a few nights ago took steps toward the erection of new school building to cost $15,00O. The plan is to issue bonds for the work and start the machinery for this purpose at once. There Is no doubt but that bond election for the purpose can be carried by an over whelming majority.
 .'The American Telephone company, which has just been granted fran chise to operate in Cullman, is putting tt and will connect every town
 ma com 1unity in the county with tFelr t. Bell Telephone company which r purchased the property and f.IH als of the Cullman Telephone
 will wire the county and de-
 .. .na, they will give free service to all people along lnelr hlies ihe <AiiieA- ican has followed with a similar an- nouncement and merry war between the two companies Is eminent
 While speaking of Cullman l will also say that George L. Wood, assistant su- perintendent of the postoffices, who lives in Baltimore, was in town yesterday and after an inspection of the local postofflce pronounced 1t one of the best equipped and most competently managed that has visited in the United States in the third class. The Cullman postoffice is In new stone building. large, specially arranged for the business and well lighted, John Suterer Is postmaster"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
OPTIMISTS ARE
 GOING TOO FASI
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 east The ambassador was instructed to add that the President was making si- multaneous overtures to the Japanese government.
 .The Emperor was pleased to receive the American ambassador on June [. and gave the benevolent attention to the Presidents message.
 Russia being convinced that Japan was equally disposed to accept Presi- dent Roosevelts proposal which was transmitted through the intermediary of the representatives of the republic at St. Petersburg, and at Tokio, to the imperial as well as the Japanese government re- ceived favorably the official communica- tion.
 'In reply to this communication the foreign minister, acting under the Elm peror's order, informed the American am- bassador in note dated June 12 that the Emperor, deeply sensible of the senti- ments expressed by the President, was pleased to see therein a fresh mark of the traditional friendship uniting Rus sia and America. and precious proof that President Roosevelt was in complete &C., cord with the views the Emperor held on a genera. settlement so essential to the good progress of mankind, and that the imperial government would have no objection toward negotiations for a peace treaty If the Japanese government Is agreeable"
 The reply sent to the government at Washington could not have arrived until last night at the earliest, considering the difference of time.
 Will Demand All Ships.
 Private advices from a Russian source at Shanghai says it is certain that Japan will demand the surrender of all ships in eastern waters which may be another item offsetting indemnity.
 Papers supposed to have semi official in- spiration continue to speak dubiously of the results but it is noticeable that the cheap and popular papers like the Ga- zette plainly advise the people to recon cile themselves to defeat and peace. The paper named says
 Defeat is not disgrace and will not prevent developments. Look at France. We have survived previous mlsfortunes. We were beaten many times by Poland and Lithuania."
 The Listok, another paper, pays glow ing tribute to President Roosevelt as the "peaeemaker far beyond the seas"
 With peace In sight, however, by a strange perversity some of those who were loudest in it's favor when 1t was below the horizon, seem suddenly to have changed their attitude. finding 1t less att attractive than when it was opposed by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

the new Pennsylvania "blvern New York to Chicago. is 1T talk country. Near Ada, O., three mi ssr covered in S5 seconds. which ? rate of mile in 2s 1-3 seeono. ls breaks the worlds record and puts Pennsylvania Flyer in a class hv itse. as the fastest long distance tra.a. -Ae speed limit with our present railroad equipment seems to have been reacl,-d. TEere is a constant striving after speed, however. and there is no telling wna. fu- ture improvements and the substitution of electricity as a motive power will bring forth.
 Eugene Hildebrand, the noted American jockey, has been suspended for a sus- pieious ride. Now the papers are telling a pretty story of his early priVations and his devotion to his sisters. nen they were in an orphans home in arson City, New, Hldebrand told his siste-s that when he got rich they should have a fine home and be real ladies'" He VI way ana started life as a street waif in San Francisco. After awhile he be-an to ride horses and now his annual income is something like s50-OOO. Althc.--i still in his teens, Hildebrand bought home at Sheephead Bay a few months ago and there he installed his three sisters. the fourth having married while he was climbing the ladder of fame. The ambi- tion of his life has been realized and now there is danger that his career on the turf will be cut short by the stewards. IL is hard to believe that youth who has shown the admirable qualities of Hildebrand can be guilty of dishonesty on the race track.
 A St. Louis gentleman who ayers that he has not tasted water for fifteen years drew glass from hydrant recently and found in it a snake three inches in length He went back to beer. It wouldn't do any good for a temperance cran~ to talk to that man.
 King MenellK of Abyssnia. is in po- sition to make the Daughters of the American evolution turn green with envy. He claims that he is descended from son of Solomon anu the Queen of Shetl.
 The hammock habit is getting a grip OH the summer population that will soon make Cupid work overtime and put the anti-race suicide cranks out of business.
 PAUL COOh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
London AnxiousIy Awaits News.

London, June 13.-London is anxiously awaiting the next step in the peace ne- gotiation. Neither British officials nor the embassies have received further news and they are locking to Washington, St. Petersburg and Tolxio. Japanese official circles are somewhat pessimistic in the fear that Russia will not accept Japan's demands as a basis for negotiations look ins to a settlement of the far eastern question. There is much discussion re- garding the choice of plenipotentiaries and the place of meeting The proposal to meet in the territory in dispute is favorably considered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
--.ss-- REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

rom IHe NeW 1Ork Press.
 The halfway house on the road to a mans vanity Is his comfort.
 It is always safe to fiatter anybody; even If it makes him suspicious of your purpose he believes you.
 It is no use trying to pretend you are a hero when you step on a collar button with your bare foot
 There never was a woman who didn't say piece of jewelry she has cost more than it did and hat less.
 Graduating exercises are easy for girls because the audience judges how we'll they have done by how pretty they look.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
chattanoooa Defeats Dalton.

Dalton, Ga, June 1S.-(Special.) )-Chatta- nooga defeated Dalton this afternoon by the score of to g. mal-ing it two straight. Tommy Matthews. formerly with the Birmingham Southern league team. pitched for Chattanooga, and did some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Totals ...... U.

For the year 1903 he cash receipts from all sources amounted to s7OS5. while for the year 1904 the amount was s7S12. When it is borne in mind that the sources from which this income is derived is greatly reduced each year, this gain is the more marked. The disbursement for the uear was S1329.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Sherlock Holmes Barred.

From the Mobile Item.
 Jimmy Hope, the king of burglars, is no more. It is stated that Jimmy died of a broken heart. That leaves an open ing for a championship contest between Stingaree and Rallies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Learning Some.

From the Huntsville Tribune.
 Russia, in the language of the Dutch man, '.has found many 'tings, by shin goes out" since she ran up against the yellow peril.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
Mile. Ambition.

From the Mobile Register.
 General Miles is anxious to become governor of Massachusetts, it is said, in spite of the fact that the chief execu- tive of that state is not supposed to wear a uniform
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
GLAD HAND IS IN EVIL
 DENCE IN LOUISVILLE
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Since our reunion in Nashville last June, eighteen new camps have been chartered making the total on the roster at the nresent time. distributed as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14

It seems that Linevitch will be the only Russian to come out of the war with a rag of reputation, and he is safe because he won't have a chance to get licked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14

Over $10,000,00O was spent in the atregoing last season by New York CTS and 1S,0OO000 people attended the theatres.