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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
"Judqe" Hamilton's Response.

The long-distance testimony of the chief lobbyist of the New York Life discloses a distressing state of things, without furnishing, however, any de- tails of the disposition of the policy holders money put in his hands by John A Mccall, the S100OO0 president of the New York Life. He kept no books, and he refuses to hand over the stubs of his check booksa He ad- mits he received great amounts of money belonging to policyholders, but, safe in Paris. he declines to account for 1t. He proposes to keep his doc tors certificates in a condition that will keep himself, smooth as he is, far away from the inquisitiye and prying MT, Hughes.
 But he does admit that he became the head of the confidential secret service" of the New York Life-their chief lobbyist, in other words. He re- tained at the capital of every state ntatives-lobbyists, in other words. He made 1t a point to be se- cretive as to the names of his gang at oooh ofota oopitaJ
 It appears, too, that he worked the newspapers for a discreet advocacy of our views" Not content with the corruption of the legislature, the New York Life embarked in the corruption of newspapers, and Tony Hamilton was purser. He admits that for these purposes he handled $720,550 In 1904 the newspaper corruption fund was 5000, and in 1905 it rose to $97, ,000. What it will be in 1906 depends upon the action that Attorney General Mayer and District Attorney Jerome take
 The amounts mentioned by the suave secretive Judge" do not include cam paign contributions or legal expendi- tures." The campaign contributions of 1896, 1900 and 1904 went on at the rate of about $50.0Uo a year, while President Mccall swears he has paid out s1, ,1O3, ,920 in four years in the way of legal expenditures"
 But for simon-pure lobbying in state capitals and in newspaper offices Judge" Hamilton admits that he dis bursed s720,550, and he refuses to ac- count for it. or to tell what he did with 1t. President Mccall swears that he does not know what he did with it.
 And yet every dollar of that money belonged to helpless policyholders, not one of whom desired to corrupt leg islature or newspaper.
 It is District Attorney Jerome's time to act. It is Attorney General Mayors opportunity. It is New York's shame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
REPUBLIC IRON & STEEL.
Back Dividends to Be Paid Before Mer-
 ger Completed.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 The statement Is made on good author ity that the back dividends on the pre- Steel company will be paid off within the next few weeks, preliminary to the mer- ger of the corporation with the Tennes- see Coal and Iron company
 About s2.25oO0O will be required for this purpose. The Republics statement of June 30, 1905. showed more than 4eoo'Oo0 cash on hand, but as a result of increased earn ings since then 1t Is said the cash hold ings of the company are now much larger.
 The company has outstanding in loans in wal street more than $3oOO,OO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
ALABAMA PRESS

Columblana sentinel: It is announced that hazing is to be stamped out of the naval academy at Annapolis. The people will believe this story when the announce ment Is carried into effect.
 Alabamian-Herald: It is rumored that Japan did use force after all to get ko- req to sign away her birthright. Isn't it barely possible that the American esti- mate of the brave Japs" is just little bit warped?
 Guntersville Democrat: We regret to see some of our exchanges getting wrought up over the merits and demerits of two leadings candidates for governor Either of those gentlemen can command our support If he wins out in the pri- mary, and before that date, it requires ''so much per-" to get our dogs of war unleashed.
 Collinsvllle Courier: The necessary sum- s5OOO to pay off indebtedness of Vulcan Birmingham iron man, has been raised and also money enough to erect same on high pedestal by Blrmlngham's Com mercial club. This club ls composed of a set of the city's most enterprising husi- ness men who are to be congratulated on the success of this undertaking
 Marion Standard: Editor H. l.. Martin of ozark is a candidate for Congress from the Third district to succeed the Hon. Henry D. Clayton. MT. Martin Is editor. lawyer and preacher. He is a shoulder writer and makes no bones in talking out in meeting. And he is an all round good fellow. But when Martin de- feats Henry Clayton for Congress you can dig potatoes from the wiregrass, pick cotton a5m ,uckleburrs, drink turpentine for grog and make fruit cake of saw-dust Alabama has not an abler representative in Congress than Mir Clayton, and 1t has been many years since the old Third has had other. than such. He Is also good senatorial timber and the eye of the state Is upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The way to settle an argument is to give in.
 man can get over being a murderer, but hardly ever over being politician.
 What is the use of giving up one seat in a street car when there are sure to be half dozen women standing?
 When a girl has nice, curly hair 1t is awful hard for her to worry about whether she is going to make a good marriage.
 The first time a girl has beau she tries to keep every one from knowing 1t: after that she tells all the world except him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
About Persons.

H. c. Hamly, a well known young busi- ness man of Gadsden, Is at the St. Nicholas.
 Scott Cavemo and G. W. Phaln, two prominent lumber men of Thorsby, are stopping at the St. Nicholas.
 l.. S. Walker of Selma is at the Morris. J. R. Wilson of Blosshurg was among the arrivals last night at the Morris.
 J, P. Hays of Jasper is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 G. H. Dunn. advance representative of Barlow's minstrels, arrived in Birming- ham last night
 J. NJ. vanDeveer of Montgomery is at the Morris
 Henry A. Bearden of Huntsville is among the arrivals at the Birmingham.
 pr. R. " Tombs, well known physi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
APPROPRIATE HYMN.
n th. Columbia Breeze.

From the Columbia Breeze.
 Brethren" said man in the meet ing, "so many sinners are dying every day. I have come to the conclusion that hell is full.'' He sat down. when an old deacon in the amen corner raised the hymn: There's a Place Reserved for You Brother There's Place Reserved for You"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

clan of Greenville. Miss, is stopping at the Morris.
 w. c. Holding of New York spent yes terday at the Birmingham.
 L. W. Brown of Gadsden is registered at the Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
DAY OF RECKONING.
,m the Roston Globe.

From the bostoi oiS.
 Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, u' B. N.' married, says hazing at the naval acad- emy, can't be stopped, that it's boy na- ture and doesn't hurt anybody Clip this out and save it for comparison on that surely-coming day when Master Oscar Lutory Hobson, cadet, comes home with his hide scared or his leg broken by the hazerS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
WITH OTHER EDITORS.

Some interesting figures have been complied relative to the Christmas edi- ton of the Montgomery Advertiser, one of the largest papers ever issued in the United States. The issue contained 2237 inches of foreign advertising and 6b7o inches of local advertising. The total number of columns was 700, making 424 columns of advertising and 276 columns of reading matter. The reading matter was largely the product of Alabama writers. A total of 26,7 761 copies of the paper were sold, weighing 45, 5,16S tons. There were 237 illustrations, most of them made by F. NJ. Spangler, the Advertisers artist Much of the credit for this newspaper achieve ment is due to A. B. Kennedy, city editor. who had charge of the reading matter; " M Hanson, advertising manager. and E. S, Noble, manager of circulation.
 The Peoples Ledger Is a new weekly paper recently started at Enterprise. Carlisle and Singleton are the editors and 'proprietors.
 The. Sumter County Call has been sue cessfully launched at Epes by J. R. San ders, editor and manager, and c. w. Price, associate editor The paper has made an excellent beginning and deserves to succeed.
 The West Alabamlan, recently purchased by Smith and Johnson has been consol- dated by them with the Pickens County Herald. The two papers now appear as the Alabamian- Herald.
 The Gordo Messenger issued a hand some Christmas edition that was a credit to the town and to the editor of the Mes senger
 The Tuscumbia North Alabamian' s Christmas edition was artistic and credit able Messrs. Julian and Goodloe are to be congratulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
SENATOR PETTus AT HOME.

From the Selma Journal.
 The friends of Senator Pettus feel sure that when Congress is not in session he will be found here at home mixing with the people. He has been upon the streets today and old and young have been wish ing him a Merry Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

A bridal gift of million dollars for Miss Alice Roosevelt is quite joke on Nicholas Longworth, who is worth a few millions himself and does not need the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

be given.
 FATHER HAS COME HOME. The sun was slowly sinking down behind the western hills, The air was cold and bracing-just the sort, you know, that chills. A man who had a family was walking toward his home; He was intent on going there and did not care to roam.
 CHORUS Wandering, wandering,
 He'll never wander more. on, father dear Is home again. His heart and feet are sore He opened wide the tumbled gate, his wife was at the door, And half dozen tousled kids were sprawling on the floor. He said to her, I've come, dear wife. to spend a week or two. Altho I've wandered far and wide. still think well of you."
 CHORUS. Wandering, wandering,
 He'll never wander more. Oh. father dear is home again, His heart and feet are sore. He sits around the fire all day and talks to beat the band. At talking father is immense-the great est in the land. He doesn't want to leave tue place-it Is so. pleasant there; He likes his room, for 1t is free, and also likes the fare.
 CHORUS. Wandering, wandering
 He'll never wander more. Oh, father dear Is home again, His heart and feet are sore. That famous statue of Satan in Detroit has been earted away to satisfy writ of replevin. Paragraphers, do your worst! At Christmas froic F. H. Sothern appeared in a "blackface" role and Julia Marlowe did a skirt dance When the gods are at playi
 OBITUARY.
 Johnny's dead
 Tried to trife
 Christmas with
 An air rife. Another wealthy woman has given her heart and hand to her coachman Wish there was a place to learn driving. man who used to be governor of Wis cousin is now in the poor house. He was democrat. PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Charles M. schwabs s5,OOO,OOO home is very fine one, but it does not appear from the published accounts that he can sleep in more than one bed in it at a time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

In Halsted street, Chicago, lives an ex- eellent citizen whose name is James J. Pappatheodorokoumm mamtourgeotoponlos He may have relatives in Birmingham in the fruit or restaurant business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Mayor Dunne will be cordially support ed, even by opponents to municipal own ership, in his crusade against theatre ticket spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The Kansas City Star Is of the opinion that King Leopold looks like Saint Nich- olas and acts like Old Nicholas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Dr. Osler permitted a good many men past 50 to enjoy Christmas. but his chloro- form can was then on the sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

citizen of Warsaw caught singing a revolutionary song Is liable to a fine of Sl50o and three months in prison. The penalty for ragtime is no doubt much heavier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

If you will just resolve to get out of debt and stay that way, you can afford to dispense with the other resolutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

A million new telephones are installed to get along without them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Every congressman who has not intro- duced rate bill will carry one hack to Washington when the holiday recess is ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

crowd of Kentuckians gathered to shoot turkeys but decided to shoot at each other. The sport was hore excit- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Congressman Longworth unaided can present his bride with $sOOOO0 wedding present. He is heeled. He has the stuff salted down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

pr. Osler should be added to the fac ulty of Chicago university. The collection would then be complete.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

If free passes are to go, free seeds should also and so should the much abused franking privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

New Years bills and Christmas bills will come together next week. and new resolutions will not lessen their number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

It Is probable that nearly all the Santa Clauses have been extinguished by this time, although they burned merrly for while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Santa Claus should wear on January in Russia bulet-proof fur clothes, or keep away altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

When the powers stop 1olting the Sul tan along comes an earthquake and shakes him up again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Out in Fl Paso they had Christmas punch with strychnine in it. Those Texans are the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

"Men love darkness because their deeds are evil" Judge Andy insisted upon abso- lute secrecy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Kuropatlin pulled down his H,25o, 900 from the imperial bank. He is not taking any chances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Everybody is asking, "What will Alice will wear something
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

EcRETARY LOEB has at last "A made good.p He is father N The stork-reverend bird-arrived the day after Christmas. following close upon the heels of Santa Claus and the oebs will no longer feel uncomfortable in the presence of MT. Roosevelt There is no basis for a charge of race suicide that can now be sustained against them. Is it surprising that the President was the first person notified and that he is alleged to have "beamed?' Yet-a doubt assails us. Secretary Loeb is a busy man; he already had troubles enough. At last the expected has happened. James Hagen Hyde has sailed for Paris. Is it goodbye or au revoir, Jimmy? It appears that MT. Jeffries is about the only living champion who got out without being knocked out.
 DON'T YOU BE BLUE.
 In jogging along
 Don't look for the bad;
 Let the sky be blue
 And you be glad.
  las Longworth What ho. Is that com- pliment?
 "One Sunday morning, just before Christmas in 1897, I amused myself by tickling his feet with a feather while we were in bed, and he grew very angry and swore at me. He then turned over the mattress on me and held it down. That was the beginning of all our domestic troubles. He was not playing with me He tried to smother me" What a picture Is presented when the curtain Is drawn and a happy home life is laid bare in the divorce court
 AND MORE THAN HE CAN, TOO Hickory, dickory dock,
 Hickory, dickory dee.
 What Judge Andy did with the dough
 Is more than we can see. A local union of Pennsylvania miners will send Miss Alice Roosevelt carload of coal for wedding present. That will help Nicholas to keep down expenses An Ohio man threw a stick of dyna- mite into the fire in a steam roller and then sat on the fire box. They say he had many friends.
 A Marooni wireless expert kept in touch with his fiancee by the aid of wireless telegraphy. Now that they are married, she will keep in touch with him without the aid of wireless telegraphy.
 
 EASILY EXPLAINED.
 There was a man in our town
 Who led a model life.
 He did not spank his little boy
 Or swear before his wife.
 He did not seem to have care
 Caused by his familee,
 For he was not 2 married man
 And had no wife you see. While the WATER WAGON will be crowded about January 1, there will be plenty of vacant seats later in the month. A Kentucky woman fell in love with her hired man. She obtained a divorce and married him, Now her first husband is boarding happily at the house. Can you beat that?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
JOHN R. WALSH HAS LED
 AN INTERESTING CAREER
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 JOHN R. WALSH, the Chicago f. (o) nancier' whose banks are being O wound up, has always been deep in the complex concerns of politics and busi- ness. His parents took him from Ire land to Chicago in 1S47, when he was 10 years old. He began selling newspapers. Then J. McNally, who had stand out side his shop, hired him and found him energetic, pushed him and at last sold out to him. Having obtained a considera- ble fortune, he was prepared for other ventures. banks, politics, coal contracts gas companies, traction, quarries baseball and so on.
 He backed the Chicago baseball club the league organization, in the days of Spalding and Hart, and was one of the leading spirits in the Washington Park club, and became a clubman and patron of sports. The sudden sale of the base ball club this fall was supposed to be due to Walshs need for ready money for other things.
 The failure of the National bank of Illinois in 1898, a catastrophe which many have laid at Walsh's doors, enabled him to take over a large part of the deposits of that institution and secure the place of treasurer of the West Park board for Fred M. Blount, cashier of the Chicago National bank, by which the large funds of the hoard were diverted to the Walsh system"
 One of Walshs acquaintances down town says of him:
 He is hard-headed and self-contained, playing his hand alone. We regarded him here as man of high ability, and usually of good judgment. But he insisted on hav- ing his own way Like the Turq he could bear no brother near the throne"
 mother ', all street man, says the New York Sun, contributed this: T recollect him as a most irascible man, You did not see him often; he was always in the subcellar of affairs. I used to think of him as like warehouse cot that never sees the light of day. Let's see if there is anything about him in this book of Chicago biographies. No-he wasn't the sort you see, to subscribe to any Pads and Fances.'
 ''I remember when he went into a gas company with several politicians It was bought out by the bigger gas company f. the obvious reason. W legisla- ture was contemplating the reduction of the legal rate of interest Walsh was said to have prevented it. Not by going before the committee. The committee went to him.
 He was able to obtain heavy municipal deposits for his banks We hear that there are at present $s,0o0, GOO of city. state, drainage and park public funds on deposit in his three banks. He was power with the democratic officeholders, and his cash fer. Blount, was power with the repuo- licans. They got things a-comin and a-goin' Since the new reform administra- tion took office he probably has not re- ceived so many favors, and it was antici- pated that the money his banks held would be withdrawn.
 Walsh's fight against the Big Four, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the Pennsylvania contributed to his troubles. His road at present is devoted to coal carrying. Not having already terminal in Chicago 1t was necessary to turn the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The oldest woman in the south is dead again. Even charon Is on to the joke by this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The man who received half dozen pocket knives need not feel cut up about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Presents for the national wedding should of course assume national propor- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Success would fil Moscow with patriots, while non-success will leave them anarch- ists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

A local union of Pennsylvania miners will send Miss Alice Roosevelt carload of coal for wedding present. That will help Nicholas to keep down expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The state of Mississippi is financially em- barrassed. It is four days since Christmas. Hands across the border. Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Next Monday is January 1. The day falls on the first of the month, as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

An Ohio man threw a stick of dyna- mite into the fire In steam roller and then sat on the fire box. They say he had many friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The little father in Russia is slaughter ing his children by thousands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Marconi wireless expert kept in touch with his fiancee by the aid of wireless telegraphy. Now that they are married, she will keep in touch with him without the aid of wireless telegraphy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

MT. Depew should begin the New Year by handing in a hat full of resignations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

President Eliot's ideas of football re- form seem to be trifie hazy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Moscow is an excellent place to emi grate from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Moscow had too many innocent bt islanders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Russell Sage loaned s6,OOo,OoO yesterday at 100 per cent. To them who hath 1t shall be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The New Year resolution has supplanted in the public mind the Christmas gift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

AND MORE THAN HE CAN, TOO. Hickory, dickory dock,
 Hickory, dickory dee. What Judge Andy did with the dough Is more than we can see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The water wagon will be recalled on New Years Day. It always is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

A California scientist thinks he has solved the problem of making hens lay, willy nflly. He certainly won't expect them to eackle, under the circumstances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

A REAL JOLT. He q had a lot of accidents. Below ground and above. The hapdest jolt he ever got Was when he fell in love.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons is sojournlng in Sioux City. A word to the wise is suf- fcient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD >

A Pennsylvania justice fined defendant guilty Of hunting on Sunday with gun and a dog dressed in a yellow hunting suit with brass buttons" Put in the comma and 1t is all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Christmas presents for next year can now be had comparatively cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

The Peoples Ledger is a new weekly paper recently started at Enterprise Carlisle and Singleton are the editors and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

l Inventor Holland has almost lively an | imagination as Nicholas Tesla himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Walsh's fight against the Big Four, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the Pennsylvania contributed to his troubles. His road at present is devoted to coal carrying. Not having already terminal in Chicago 1t was necessary to turn the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

Moscow has outrun Paterson, N, J., or Cripple Creek. Col. as a riot center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-29

While the WATER WAGON will be crowded about January 1, there will be plenty of vacant seats later in the month.