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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Indiana's Anti-Cioarette Law.

The new Indiana anticigarette law
is giving the authorities in every part
of the state additional work. The new
law imposes a fine of from fifty to
one hundred dollars for the first Of
Tense, and from one hundred to five
hundred dollars for each subsequent
offense, with the possibility of service
in jail for six months. The law for
bids all to make, buy, sell, exchange,
give away or keep a cigarette or a
cigarette paper or wrapper.
The tobacco trust endeavored to de-
feat the bill when it was before the
legislature, and the disbursing agent
of the trust was compelled by dis
closures made by Representative An
anias Baker to leave the state. The
truth seems to be that the bill went
through both houses because the leg
islators were afraid it would be said
that the tobacco trust had bought
them.
At any rate the state has the law,
and cigarettes are coming in the
mails, thus becoming interstate corr
merce. The trust is selling cigar
cites in tobacco wrapper as little
cigars, but the sale is accompanied
by arrests. In Indianapolis a judge
has instructed the grand jury to in
dict every cigarette smoker concern
ing whom it can get evidence. Alto
gether the way of the cigarette
smoker in Indiana at present is hard
and full of police difficulties, but
while the cigarette smoker is down
cast the father of the new law, Stale
Senator Parks, is rejoicing, and his
fame and pictures are spreading to all
parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

send back lumber, and the east sends
back to the wheat and corn states i'm
ported and manufactured goods. Our
lumber is getting the upper hand, and
the north-and-south railroad lines can
now compete on more than equal
terms with the east.and-west lines.
The change is one that affects a
wide extent of the country, promising
to build up the gulf ports at the ex-
pense of the eastern ports, and all
the railroad lines leading to the
former, and all the towns on those
lines. Some of the eastern papers
trace the great change to the pingley
tariff, which shuts out Canadian lum-
Der, thereby forcing the country to
buy southern pine. Such papers say
Dingleyism must be amended so that
Canadian lumber can come in free. A
corn car would then, they say, have
to go back home empty. The chick
ems have come home TO roost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Immigrants for Alabama.

The railroads of this state have de-
cided to come to the aid of the local
associations and of the state herself
in the matter of inducing immigrants
to como in for settlements and per-
manent citizenship. The central point
of railroad work will be in Birming-
ham, where it will be pushed with
some at least of the energy and skill
that characterizes other railroad eff
forts.
The railroad managers know how to
divert travel, and no doubt they can
also divert immigration, especially if
they begin at Ellis Island and at New
Orleans. The railroads propose to
take up the industrial manufacturing
and agricultural needs of Alabama
with a view to their development by
means of immigration. The scarcity
of white labor is seriously felt in this
district, and immigration is the true
road to relief.
Alabama's best hope lies in white
immigration One-third of the state
is untitled, and five thousand white
men can find employment in this dis
trict. The generous policy of the rail
roads should be encouraged. The. rail
roads can powerfully assist the PEG
pie of this state in immigration mat
ters, and this is the time when all
should pull together toward securing
to Alabama more white persons, espe-
cially if they will engage in the cult
walton of her soil or in the extension
of her varied industries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

have twenty Pinch, one 1O-incb
thirty S-inch and one hundred and
sixty-four 6-inch guns. A Russian
broadside would throw 32,354 pounds
as against 1894 pounds from the
Japanese guns. The fleets are pretty
evenly matched provided the protect.
ed cruisers of Japan can keen nlaces
on the battle line, provided too. that
the Russian guns are as well handled
in battle as the Japanese guns. The
man behind the gun is still factor
in battle
Togo has not thus far sought battle.
but the Russians have not Thus far
lntefered in any manner with the Jan.
anese line of communication. As long
as Rojestyenslzy does not modest the
Japanese line of communication. he
is as harmless in the China sea as he
formely was in the Baltic.
No one in the Far West knows
where Togo is, but wherever he is he
is undoubtedly employing his time to
the best advantage towards meeting
Ro1estvensky, who must necessarily
go forward or backward, for French
neutrality is already overstrained. If
he goes northward he must soon en-
counter Togo, whose intelligence sery-
ice is efficient. and who is no doubt
well prepared for battle that will be
very dramatic, very decisive and very
historic. There is always the posi-
bility, however, that Togo will let
Rojestvensly sail along if he mani
tests no inclination to Interfere with
the Japanese line of communication
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
MY LADYE OF DREAMS.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
My ladye steals from out my dreams
Beside my study fire;
The sprouting light now dulls, now glea
The sprouting light now dulls now CLEANS
Some drowsy spirte that wakes 1t seems
To grant me my desire.
The echoes die upon the street.
The shadows climb the wall
My steals into her seat.
So high it is her little feet
Scarce reach the floor at all.
My ladye in the freight sits
And gravely watches me;
About her mouth in mischief fits
A soft, sweet smile that much befits
A lady fair as she.
\ little curl on brow has strayed,
Bright gold on driven snow.
There never was so sweet a maid
In figured diminity arrayed,
a simmer in the glow.
My ladye sits my fire beside.
And wondrous fair is she:
Until its light has waned and died,
And dawn has looked through window WIDE
She keeps a watch with me.
My ladye of my ideal dreams
l watch the love that ever beams
In her dear eyes contest;
My lady born in musing brain,
So radianty fair,
loathe the morn that sees her wane;
l count the hours till once again
She choose my study chair
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Fiqhtinn Over the Southeast.

The railroad rate on wheat from
Chicago to New York, distance of
one thousand miles, is 8 cents. The
water rate from New York to Liver
pool, a distance of three thousand
miles, is 2ia cents bushel. In other
words, the rail rate for transportation
is about ten times greater than the
water rate.
This difference of ten to one has
much to do with the reduction of rail
rates to the southeast from Chicago,
although ostensibly Chicago is fight
ing ST. Louis on the one hand and the
eastern cities on the other. The re-
auctions in rates from Chicago to the
southeast range from sixteen to forty
dollars car
Such reductions will enable ship
pers to put the products of the west
where water rates will complete the
task. Thus another blow is struck at
the domination of the eastern ports.
The proportion of ten to one is as
good from the gulf ports as it is from
Boston, New York or Baltimore.
Easier grades have promoted ship.
ments to gulf ports. but the eastern
cities were long able to offer more re,
turn freights. The development of
the lumber industry in the south has,
however, changed this, and today the
return freights in the south are as
heavy as the westbound traffic that
the eastern cities can furnish. We
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
BIRMINGHAM BOOMING.
The Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Birmingham is pushing right along
in her vain efforts to overtake Atlanta
said E. w Ward, one of the best known
travelling men who comes south. i nave
been away from Cincinnati now for
month, and during that time have struck
every city and town of any size from
Richmond down the line, and While ma
business moving right along, 1t is Atlanta
and Birmingham which are in the lead,
and far in the lead. too. l hit number
of towns in Georgia every trip | make
and on this trip | have done better
business than ever before. | have not
struck slow, tagging business IN THIS
state, and that is more than | can say
for some sections of the country l have
visited. Atlanta. always good point
for me, has been kinder this time tnanl
ever. Birmingham. too, shows her IN
dustriai advancement and travelling men
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Rival Ships and Guns.

Nebogatoff's squadron has undoubt-
eddy joined Rojestvensy's fleet, and
Togo must deal with them Jointly.
Briefly speaking, the Russians have
eight battleships, while the Japanese
have six; the Russians have six cruis-
ers, while the Japanese have eight
armored cruisers. The Japanese have
more protected cruisers, more torpedo
boats and more torpedo boat destroy
ers than the Russians. The one will
fight without a base and the other
may seek battle near Sasebo.
1t is guns that count rather than
ships. The Russians have thirty L.
inch guns, three 10-inch, eight 9-incn,
one hundred and twelve 6-inch, and
twenty-six 4-inch guns. The Japanese
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT LOCAL AFFAIRS
AND MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST HERE

pie about Birmingham who have bought
real estate consequent upon the location
of great new union depot down about
Eighteenth street and First avenue ap
pear to have elephants on their hands
since the apparent decision to put a NAM
moth passenger shed up in the eastern
section of the city.
But what's the use in worrying? Depot
locations don't move a town. Wherever
you might put a new depot you cannot
change the business district of Birning-
ham or change its direction of growth.
Atlanta and its great buildings have CON
tinued to grow on out Peachtree though
It's great new depot was put far out on
the other side of town Asa Gambler, the
coea-Cola man, is putting up a great
eighteen-story office building fully a MR.
on the other side of town from the new
depot, and l am told already has aDpli
cation for every foot of floor space. A
man who knows enough TO make millions
out of selling five-cent drinks usuaig
knows how to invest his volume of nickles.
Again, look at Ensley. All the rail-
roads run there, Yet none have passen-
ger facilities nor passenger depots. To
travel from Ensley you must trolley to
Birmingham. Yet Ensley has grown from
a tar-baby to a ten thousand town Eyerv-
thing that has sauntered to it has stuck
and if We don't watch out it will annex
Birmingham and all our present and pros
pectiye depots.
Speaking about railroads. the whole
country seems to be stirred up Just at
present over the matter of railroad rates.
and it appears that the railroads of this
country are to be forced into politics.
Some of them have been in politics for
many years, and perhaps this is the cause
of the retaliatory spirit against them
exhibited by politicians in many sections
President Roosevelt seems determined
after his failure to revise the tariff, to
revise the railroad rates. OF course it
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Rowdyism in Baseball.

In many cities of the country in
which professional baseball is in
dulged in an epidemic of smuggling
and abusive language has appeared,
and spectators are displeased. No one
objects to snappy ball. but no one de-
sires to see a player lose his temper
to the extent of smuggling the umpire
or one of his fellow players. From
Philadelphia to San Francisco slug
ging matches have occurred in the
last ten days, and a halt in such
methods is desired by the patrons of
the sport.
1t does not matter what the decision
of an umpire may be. 1t may be I'M
fair or unjust to a manifest and open
degree. But the umpire is present to
decide all points, to apply all rules,
to maintain order and discipline, and
he must be obeyed be he right or
wrong. He is probably at various
times both, for he is but human, with
a single pair of legs and eyes. He can
not be omnipresent, and he cannot
see all things, or even be free from
all prejudices. But his spoken will Is
law during a game on the chosen
field.
Players would avoid a great deal of
unseemly strife before spectators If
they would accept a decision when
made 1t cannot be reversed or mod
flied. No umpire VINO is worth his
salt ever changes a decision once an
nounced. He may doubt its Justice,
but he cannot and will not reverse
himself. Why then should not the
players conform at once and in ev-
cry instance? If they do not, they
should be promptly punished by fines
until they see that obedience, not
kicking, is their part and is expected
from them by the spectators.
1t is the duty and the interest of
managers to stop the jockeying of
their players. Many of the protests
on the diamond are but efforts to help
the wind of the pitcher, or to gain a
point in baseball diplomacy They
are grandstand plays. But even such
efforts should be stopped. The game
that moves on tremendously from
start to finish is the game that pleases
patrons, and managers should see
that sport of that sort is furnished
Downright smuggling and rowdyism
should be severely dealt with, and
grandstand efforts should be discoun-
tenanced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
NOTABLE ToRNADoEs.
Storms That Have Devastated the
Country in the Last Fifty Years.


Adams county Mississippi, May I, 1Sio-
100 killed; property loss, $l,000o0o.
Adams county, Mississippi, June 16, 1872
800 killed. property loss, ssOOO'0oo.
Erie, Pa. July 26 1s76-134 killed; prop
erty loss, 100000.
Barry and Stone counties, Missouri
April IS, 1SSO-1oo killed, 600 injured; prop
erty loss $1,000 600.
Grinnell Ia, June II. 1SS2-l0O killed. 800
injured; property loss $250,Ooo
Illinois, Kentucky. Mississippi, Georgia,
Tennessee, Virginia, North and South
Carolina, February 9, 1SS4-SoO killed, $500
injured; 10000 buildings destroyed. I'm
paralleled series of tornadoes, there be-
ing over sixty of these scattered over the
territory named after 10 o'clock on that
day.
Louisville, Ky, March ~ 1895 persons
killed, 200 injured; 800 buildings destroyed,
The storm cut a path 1000 feet wide
through the city. destroying property to
the value of S2,5OOOoo
Savannah Ga: Charleston, S. c., and
southern coast, August s, 1ssS-lOC Killed;
great destruction of property.
Gulf coast of Louisiana, October 2, 1885
2O00 persons killed; loss of property, So
000,0O0
Lake Michigan, May 16. 1S94-25o lives
lost and twenty vessels destroyed off the
water front of Chicago.
st. Louis May %, 1s9G-1oo lives lost;
property loss, $1O,O00,000.
One of the seyerest storms Of the coun-
try, which was not cyelonic in character
was the hurricane and tidal wave which
destroyed the better part of the city OF
Galveston in September, 1900. The loss
of life has never been accurately deter
mined. The.property damage was placed
at $40 ODOOOO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

takes legislation to do this. and unfo--
tunate1y for the President. the United
States Senate is made up of some ex-
railroad presidents and many railroad at
torneys, therefore 1t would seem impos-
sible to get through Congress any an
tagonistic railroad legislation. 1t Is pos
sible, however. that compromise bill
will be passed. giving the interstate COM
meree commission full judicial powers 10
hear arguments as presented by shippers
and railroad officials, and fix rates based
thereon. In other words the powers Of
the present interstate commerce COM
mission, it would seem, are to be in
creased; but hardly to the extent that
the President desires
President Roosevelt is undoubtedly
man of courage and of fairness. This
fact was demonstrated by his speeeh to
the union labor leaders the other dav
when he told them that he proposed TO
aid in UNFOLDING the law in Chicago what
ever might be the result.
The fact that the men who called nm
him were union labor leaders had no Of
feet whatever upon him.
me location is yet secret but within
the present year the construction of a
steePplant equal in size to that of tha
tennessee company's at Enslev Is n ha
begun. The plant is to cost exceeding
million dollars and will have a ca.
paelty of a full thousand tons per day.
1t has been clearly demonstrated hv
the Tennessee company that steel mak-
ing is practical and profitable in the Rir-
mingham district, and within one year
from date | shall not be surprised to seq
at least two of the other companies IN
the Birmingham district have large steel
plants under construction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
About Persons.

7. E. Clarke of Mobile is in the city en-
route home from Admission, where he has
been for several days past. Mr.. Clarke
formerly resided in Birmingham
He is present quartermaster sergeant
of the First regiment, Alabama National
Guard
c. T. Watts of Decatur vas in the city
yesterday
Paul L. Morrow of Admission is register
ed at the Morris.
w. r. Price of Corona is in the city.
F. A. Sullivan of Nashville is in the
city, guest of the Morris.
Augustus Koopman of cullman was in
the city last night
Prof. B. F. Giles and his son of Tusca-
loosa were registered at the Morris last
night.
B. ?. Martin of Montgomery is at the
Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Eueninn Policeman.

'"fhe police on the evening shift during
the month of .april made four times the
number of arrests as did the morning
men, but strang as it may seem, the
fines derived from arrests made by the
morning men amounted to more than the
larger number arrested by the evening
men, said Night Desk Sargent Attlcus
Mulln yesterday.
THE only way have of accounting for
this is that the morning men got more
men that were convicted of carrying con-
cealed weapons tnan did the evening men,
One line for carrying concealed weapons
amounts to dozen or more fines for sim
pie drunk and other minor offenses'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
THE cAsus BELL.

From the Mobile Herald
The Mobile Item and the Mobile Herel Ia
are swapping compliments in lively
fashion. The easus belli is not apparent
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Casus belli? Is that what you folks call
bear trap? You are right. however, that
1t was not apparent, except to the en-
terprlsing Munehausen who brought it
into existence from the bogus bulletin on
the Herald's board
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Woodward a southerner.

i wonder" said an old resident of
birmingham yesterday where this idea
started that Mr. W. II. Woodward, who
has done for Birmingham as much per-
haps as any other citizen, is a northern
man by birth and rearing?
If | have heard 1t once l have heard
it a hundred times that Mr. Woodward
is native of Maine Some of our north
ern friends point to him as represen-
tative of the progressive, persistent and
successful north.
Now, as a matter of fact Mr. Wood
ward was born in the old Dominion and
lived in what is now West Virginia and
near the Ohio river. In recent years Mr..
Woodward has been in the habit of pass
ing his summers in Maine. having home
on one of the Maine lakes. lie is, how
ever southerner in the better aecepta-
ton of the word"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

Tho Age-Herald has received a copy Of
the manufacturers and iobhers' edition
OF the EpcNYille Journal and Tribune,
which is a striking example of newspaper
enterprise, Not only are the illustrations
and industrial data which it contains ex-
tremcv variable but the size of the IN
dartaking commands respect There are
GA pages and every one worth reading.
The Journal and Tribune is one of the
souths Leading newspapers and in this
special number it exploits one of the
l.vast towns in this section of the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
1t is lots easier to be smart than to
keep from being too darned smart.
A girl likes a modest man who Is al
ways on the point of becoming bold.
A man leaves wealth behind him in an
automobile; to overtake 1t he must crawl
after il on his hands and knees.
A woman has to be mighty pretty to
make you feel it would be shame to
expect her to know how to have good
things to eat.
1t makes a woman pretty excited to
think there might be a telegram Tor her
which the company would not deliver just
out of meanness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Falryiew Hotel Burns at culIman.

Cullman, May 1S.-(Special) -Fairview
hotel William Englehaers new summer
resort, was consomed by fire today be-
tween II and II o'clock. The origin of the
fire is unknown. FairNiew hotel was
completed last summer at a cost OF $40,
600. and was one of the finest summer
resort hotels in north Alabama. 1t was
located one mile from the Louisville and
Nashville railroad depot. Mr.. Engleheart
had about $4,000 Insurance on the build
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

are now always anxious to hit that Magic
City. By the way, l was over there the
day Atlanta and Birmingham played that
sixteen-inning game. and as I'm a fan
myself | went out with Bill Neill of the
st. Nicholas. 1t was a great game of ball
and Atlanta won it, but was outrageousy
robbed by that ump.'
Mr.. Ward has been working the south
for quarter of a century for the same
house in the Queen City, and knows the
entire state by heart
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14
Grapes Take Second Growth.

Il have just observed what l consider
to be a freak of nature" said Alex Rit-
tenberry yesterday.
about two weeks ago just after the
heavy frost that did SO much damage to
vegetation, l paid visit to farm we
have in the valley beyond Red mountain.
We have small vineyard on the place
and the vines at that time appeared to be
killed. l did not believe that they would
even sprout leaves again.
Il went out there again today and was
surprised to find that the vineyard had
not only put on foliage but second crop
of fruit is coming which promises fairly
good yield. The fruit will be late, but
has plenty of time to mature"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-14

NO serious book of the year has at
tracted more attention than 1.-THE Color
Line by Prof. William Benjamin Smith
of Tulane university. As the title ind.-
Gates, the volume is a study of the race
problem, a defence of the southern atti-
tude toward the negro and equalization
OF the races, written with such power
and earnestness that it has challenged the
admiration of many thinking men of the
country. Even the most rabid negrophiles
OF the east are forced to acknowledge
that Professor Smith has stated his case
admirably He has marshaled an array
OF facts that are imposing and has ma
tural eloquence lends strength to his ar
gument. Every reader of THE Color
Line recognizes that Professor Smith
is writing about subject with which he
is thoroughly familiar and his work pre-
SCENTS a striking contrast to the bungling
views on southern negroes recently ex-
pressed by Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart.