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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Chief Justice weakIey's Campaign.

The hands of Chief Justice Weakley
are more than full. of important cases,
and he is not a man who would neg
lect a particle of public business to
serve himself. 1t follows, therefore
that his campaign must be conducted
by his friends, because he will not be
able to conduct an active canvass for
nomination to the high place he at
present fills by appointment.
But If those who personally know
Samuel Davies Weakley, and also those
who have knowledge of his fine acquire
ments and his answering loyalty to
his convictions, will speak a good word
for him at every opportunity he will
not lack votes on the day of ballots in
August.
Rarely does a state secure the serv-
ices of a man SO well-equipped as the
chief justice is, and that fact should
be brought to the attention of those
who do not know him. He is not bit
aggressive in politics. He has never
shown a desire to seek office. He has
been in all the years of his active life
a man who did his duty fearlessly and
intelligently as it came up, leaving
results and rewards and all that to
others. He is simply a quiet but force
full citizen, who has become a fine
lawyer. He is just the sort of man the
state needs at the head of her highest
court-a man whose record is spotless,
and whose brain acts clearly and justly
in every instance. Let everyone who
knows him or knows of him take a
hand in his campaign. for he deserves
good treatment at the hands of friends
and neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Rienzi Thomas.

"nhe many friends of Rienzi Thomas
learn with regret that his departure from
this city is only a matter of few weeks,
since he has accepted the position of
organist and ehoirmaster of the Baptist
tabernacle in Brooklyn at a handsome
salary" said a musician.
The tabernacle organ is an exception
ally fine instrument suitable for reeitals
of the highest order and as the ability
OF Mr., Thomas as an organ vlrtuoso is
we'll known, Birmingham's loss will be
Brooklyns gain. though 1t would appear
unfortunate that a growing city like ours
should not be able to hold out adequate
inducements to keep here an artist of
such unusual accomplishments and expe-
rlence.
The departure of Mr.. Thomas, who
takes charge of his new choir on the first
Sunday in May. will necessitate a change
a. Temple Emanuel. where the musical
services for some months past have been
especially fine under his direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Fine Snort in Siaht.

1t is customary to win pennants just
before baseball season is begun, but
The Age-Herald will certainly be par
doned when 1t claims a first-division
place for the home team in view of the
fact that it held big leaguers from New
York, Cleveland and Detroit so closely
that but single run would have
turned the scale. And this not In one
game, but in seven games. Our pitch
ers were not outclassed by those
of any one of the three teams of the
American league, nor were our batters
h bit non-plussed by them. team
that can hold its own in pitching and
batting is certainly team of promise.
Let us hope. however, that every
other team In the league is equally
good, for in that way lies good sport.
All, in fact, that is needed is even
merit among the eight teams of the
league, and the higher in quality that
eyenness is the better the sport and
the enjoyment of the spectators. Let
us hope therefore, that every other
team will rank up to the home team.
The outlook for a season of rare out
door sport was never better, and it
seems to be pretty well settled in the
minds of observing experts that the
Birmingham team will be well towards
the top when the season is ended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Funny Sheets Indicted.

The International kindergarten uion
met in Milwaukee last week, and bust
ness was transacted smoothly until a
report was brought in by Miss Elder
condemning the comic sections of mod
ern newspapers-the funny" sheets,
so to speak, of the Sunday papers, be-
cause of their evil influence aestheti-
cally, intellectually and ethically-
beauty, brains and conscience. Miss
Elder was not at all discriminating.
She swept Maud, Buster Brown, and
Leander and Lulu in one lot, condemn
ing the entire lot without qualification
or mercy.
The Undergraduates propose to in
augurate at once a systematic agita-
ton against the funny sheets, begin
ming the work in mothers meetings
and parents association, and bringing
it up for general discussion at the next
convention The war is on, and the
Undergraduates do not care how hot
it becomes. They will endeavor to
make 1t warm, for, to use their own
words, 1.-The would-be funny sheets" of
the Sunday papers.
After all, are they so sure that the
children of the masses-the children
of the wage -earners-are hurt aesthet-
ically intellectually and officially by
the pictures, for example, of Buster
Browns pranks? 1t seems to be the
funny paper or nothing in many fami-
lies and where there is a choice be-
tween no illustrations and those of the
funny sheets robust problem arises.
Miss Elder may be right when the
choice is between the funnypaper and
something better but when the choice
is between the funny paper and no
pictures at all she has a horse of a
different color before her. And she
might in her mind determine upon a
line of conduct that would lessen the
happiness of many child without in
any perceptible manner harming it
aesthetically, Intellectually or ethic-
ally. Possibly the agitation Miss Elder
has inaugurated will operate to better
the funny sheets, and in that way some
good will spring from it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

variation of hickory nuts, but the eul-
tiyated pecan far excels in flavor and
delieiousness all its cousins.
The paper-shelled pecan is matter
of evolution and damp soils. Pecan
orchards along the gulf between New
Orleans and Mobile are says a recent
writer, planted forty feet apart to n.
low for the mature trees, and this set
ting requires seventeen trees to the
acre. In the normal course of events
a paying crop is confidently antiei-
pated in. from eight to ten years. at
which latter period there should be a
profitable crop of eighty pounds TO
each tree. At present prices this would
mean a fortune, but at % cents per
pound it means $50 per tree. or $40
per acre.
Land along the gulf coast set in
young pecan trees brings 500 an acre
whereas 1t was before the planting re-
garded as of little or no value. The
result is that thousands of trees are
being set annually. 1t is a mistake 10
say that trees of the best variety can
be grown along the coast only, for they
can be grown in any bottom lands in
any part of Alabama, and the nuts will
be fully up to standard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Successful Architect.


Thorton Marye of Atlanta, the archi-
teet of the new Union passenger station
being erected in Birmingham, is to be
the architect of the million dollar city
court house to be built In New Orleans
The decision of the New Orleans commit
tee on plans was reached yesterday. A
number of northern architects were con-
testing for this work. Chicago and New
York were both represented. Mr.. Marye
was the only southern man that submitted
designs.
The young architect to whom the award
was made is native of Virginia, but
has lived for several years in Atlanta. He
is the architect of the new passenger
station in Atlanta. He possesses not only
fine artistic feeling ana talent, but he
is exceptionally successful in developing
architectural details from an unitarian
point of view, In other words he combines
the beautiful with the useful.
His design for Birmingham's vast and
up-to-date passenger station is said to
be a marvel in architectural art.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Much Repairing Done.

There is undoubtedly more repairing
done on both business houses and resi-
dences this spring than In any previous
season in the city history" said build
ing contractor yesterday
The work of repairing has not been
confined TO the business section, for L
notice that throughout the residence por-
ton of the city improvements are being
made in the houses. l have a number
of contracts in the way Of the addition Of
porehes and remodelling
This unusual activity in remodelnng
and repairing is a good sign for 1t means
that the people are not content to leave
well enough alone, but want to make
their stores or residences as attractive as
possible"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham and Montgomery can not
agree as to the length of the terms OF
the court in those cities and are light
ing each other in Washington. Hunts
VILE is saying nothing but she will be in
at the division of time.
Rome Tribune According to the Mem
phls Commereial-Appeal, Birmingham
people are spending lot OF money tight
ing for water" Just why they should
spend their money fighting for water
right in the middle of the book beer
season isn't stated and is hard to guess
Goodwater Enterprise: In Birmingham
they have a Jaw that a saloonist who Vio-
lates the liquor laws, and Is convicted
may have his license revoked at the
discretion OF the Mayor and CHER or po-
lice Five saloons have been closed under
this law in the past two or three months.
This ought to be state law; only amend
ed so that a conviction of violation or
the law, knowingly, shall work revoca-
ton of the license. If whisky Is sold let
it be according to law. We stand Tor
law and order. Enforce the law without
favor to any man. or any business. 10
break down respect for law must always
be DISASTROUS No man has a right TO
claim immunity from the penalty of any
law which he deliberately breaks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Pecans for Profits.

This is nut-eating nation, and we
import $28,000,O00 worth of nuts an
nually. Still We do not consume edible
nuts to the per capita extent that some
countries do. There is no reason why
we should not, for nuts are a whole
some article of the daily diet If We
grew more nuts we would consume
more.
We can readily grow that king of
nuts, the thin, or paper-shelled, pecan,
a nut that comparatively few have
eaten. 1t is the best of table nuts, out
ranking even the almond or the Eng
lish walnut. 1t is the cultivated pecan
OF the gulf coast. Pecans are but a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
ASBESTOS AND ITS USES.

From the Chicago Journal.
1t was first mined about hundred
years ago, chiefly as interesting to the
geoloeist and mineralogist, and of little
or no commercial value, About 1868 II
was first used commercially in the manu-
facture of roofing felt and cement. Early
attempts to spin this fiber were unsuc-
cessful, but the difficulties have now been
overcome, so that single asbestos
thread weighing not more than one ounce
per 100 yards, which has a pretty fair
strength, may be made.
Asbestos ropes for fire departments are
made entirely of asbestos or asbestos
with core of steel. With the steel
wire core a -quarter-inch rope car
ries nearly 5000 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT VULCAN AND
OTHER VANETGES OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM

he will do good work not only for the
state but for the entire country.
He is certainly bringing money into
Alabama and it is to be hoped that he
will use it on practical lines.
Speaking of money coming into Ala
bama, the new people who have control
of the Tennessee and Republic compa-
MES deserve every possible amount of
encouragement from the people of Biz
mingham and the Birmingham district
They have come here bringing with them
unlimited capital, and propose to develop
the mining and manufacturing interests
up to the Pennsylvania standard. They
have the material and the surroundings
and the mony to produce product here
equalling that of the United States Steel
company in the north. The state. county
and city governments should give them
every encouragement and the people
should help them in every way to make
this district the greatest mineral and
manufacturing center of the world.
They come bearing the olive branch
of peace and seeking friends They want
to help Birmingham build up and they
want Birmingham to help them build
up. They are reciprocal crowd. They
would eliminate the past-not discuss it
or, think of it-but are looking to the
future and seeking the friendship and CO.
operation of the people among whom
they have invested and with whom they
shall operate and live.
The fact that. these people have come
and invested and are building means much
to everybody in Birmingham as is prac-
tically evidenced by the increase in the
value of real estate. see that the Bir-
mingham Realty company has increased
the price of it's residence lots something
like So a foot and other holders of good
residence property are today from ten to
fifteen per cent better off in values
than they We're sixty days ago.
As a matter of fact the coming of the
Gates party into the Birmingham dis
'trict has meant much for the people here
and the people propose to do their part
towards making Birmingham the Hub
of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

| otherwise decorated. park. The women
know what is the correct thing to do
They always do the right thing They
have bullded the hospitals and the homes
for orphans, the Mercy Home and all the
charitable institutions of Birmingham;
and when it comes to the parks they
have the right to say whether such shall
be decorated or destroyed of all sem
blance of beauty by being overloaded with
an iron monstrosity which belongs upon
mountain.
All America is much exercised over
the fact that the Chinese have boyeotted
American goods. American firms with
agencies in China are practically selling
nothing. while the English and the Ger
mans are reaping the reward of this
American boycott. Yet we can't blame the
Chinese. We have excluded them from
this country and have asked everything
of them while we gave nothing in re-
turn except to educate them. We have
sent our missionaries there have estab-
llshed schools and churches. spent our
money to do this, and have taught them
how to assert themselves for right and
Justice. They are now doing it. and the.
American merchant and manufacturer is
the sufferer.
We are reaplng the reward of our own
work. It would indeed be we'll for the
south today if we had Cinnamon to fill
the vacancies which exist on our farms.
We can't get the italian or the European
laborer in the south; and the negro will
not work on the farm when he can NIL
CRATE to the city, and as consequence
the south is suffering from the work Of
the politicians of the Pacific slope who
brought about the exclusion of the China
man from this country.
Booker Washington has done good
work in bringing Mr.. Carnegie and other
wealthy people down to Alabama that
they might help financially and other
wise in developing his school at Tuske-
gee Washington has made many mis-
takes but he has done much good work
which promises results in the souths
future. II he will live up to his express
sions and cut out the apparent desire to
figure in the general political situation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
A New Theatre Nuisance.

We have many kinds of nuisances in
our theatres said one of Birmingham s
handsome young matrons at the Country
club the other night THE big hat nut
sanee' the drink-between-th e-aets nuisance
and the nuisance who talks necessarily
telling You what's coming next on the
stage.
But the theatre nuisance reaches per-
feetion' however, IN the shape of the
person who sets behind you and sticks his.
her or its feet between the openings of
your chair. I encountered one of these
creatures the other night-a woman who
wiped lot of cheap shoe polish all over
brand new tailor suit of mine. abso-
lutely running the gown for any further
use.
The woman kept her feet there until
could bear the agony no longer 1 call
ed on my husband for help and he prompt
ly solved the difficulty by pinching her
toes until she took her feet away"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
AuLD LANG sYNE.

By Robert Burns
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to min?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o. lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
Wen take a. cup O. kindness yet.
For aud lang synel
We twa haze run about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine;
But we've WANDERED many a weary foot
Sim auld lang syne.
we twa haze paidrt i the burn,
F'rae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid haze roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.
And here's a hand. my trusty friend,
And gies a hand O. thine
And we'll take a right guild willie-waught
For aud lang syne!
And surely YEN be your pint-stoup
+ And surely I'll be mines
And Wen take a cup o kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
ALABAMA PRESS

Sheffield Standard Mr.. Conner should
give us history of what the Alabama.
Railroad Commission has accomplished
during the many years of its existence.
Florence Herald: Some men are dis
posed to doubt the theory of resurrection
but it is hard to see haw they can con-
tlnue to be skeptical in view of the reap
pearance in public life of a certain Alton
b. Parker.
Leighton News: Poor old Elijah
Dowie. self-styled prophet and head of
Zion City, is in trouble again, having
been deposed and repudiated by his dupes
Doubtless he reflects on the truth of the
old adage-"When the cats away the
mice will play"
Cleburne New Era: A candidates opin-
ion of himself don't elect him every time
Get the opinion of him and his platform
in the minds of the voters and then you
have his destiny in a nutshell.
Montgomery Advertiser: Speaking OF
COAL a contemporary reasons that "a
short ton of coal is better than no fuel
Aye. but what consumers object TO is
the short ton and the long bill
Tri-County Weekly: A Washington
firm of plumbers is DAILY & Knightly. 1t
is on that basis that most of the plumb
er's charges for time are made out
Admission Hot Blast: The Talladegl
Mountain Home, in its issue of yesterday,
came out in opposition to the candidacy
of Hon. Braxton Bragg Conner. The Hot
Blast has been believing that everybody
and the cook down in Talladega county
was on the Conner band wagon.
Tuseumbia North Alabamian: Millinery
openings are usually followed by the
openings of the old mans pocketbook.
Andalusia Times There would be less
trouble impending in China If a lot of the
papers would call home their special cor
respondents who make their living writ
ing about it
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Studies District.

Richard H. Edmonds. editor of the Man
ufacturer's Record of Baltimore, arrived
in the city last night and is at the Hill
man. Mr.. Edmonds is returning from
New Orleans where he has been spending
a couple of weeks for his health. He
will spend several days in the Birming-
ham district gathering information on
developments and future prospects
In discussing his visit last night Mr.. Ed
monds said:t
Birmingham is growing so rapidly and
so many new lines of manufacturing are
being established here that one who is in
terested in it's progress as l am is com
PEELED to visit 1t frequently to keep adj
vised of what is going on. have been
Interested in this district since its earliest
days and its prospects We're never SO
bright, In my opinion, as they are today.
For the first time in it, history Birming-
ham is able to command practically all
the capital it needs without begging for
It, and there is nothing to be done now but
to use it and await the processes of de-
VelOpmeut'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
People wouldn't lie half as much II they
ought to.
When a woman has an ideal husband it
is only a dream.
It's mighty interesting what a lot of
kissing a little mouth can do.
Because man gets damned by every
body doesn't necessarily mean he is fitted
for public life.
one way to convince woman you think
she is pretty is to convince her you
think her friends aren't
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Knox Misses Chance.

A good story was being told yesterday
on John B. Knox. the we'll known An
niston candidate for United States sena-
tor.
Mr.. Knox attended the ball game be-
tween Detroit and Birmingham FRIDAY
afternoon and during one OF the innings
a foul ball flew INTO the grand stand and
passed directly over his head
Mr.. Knox jumped up as he saw 1t COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
AT THE zoo.

From the New York World,
81 observe remarked the pelican.
that The World has a headline Would
a Decent Man Hide Like Rockefeller"
Good line" said the hippopotamus.
but the verb is wrong. 1t should read.
Has a Decent Man a Hide Like Rookie
feller's?"
Taking another tuck in his justly cele-
brated hide, the hippopotamus asked the
rhinoceros If he would match him foe
impenetrability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
About Persons.

II. w Meigs of Admission is registered
at the Hillman.
John Tobin of Greedy is at the Birming-
ham.
w. e. Kain of Admission is stopping at
the Morris.
w. C. Sims of Albertville is at the Met
ropolitan.
DR.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Prince of Piper are
registered at the Morris.
A. p. McKinnon of Selma is at the
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
DAILY TIMES-NEWS.

The Gadsden Times News is now being
issued ASA daily paper The first issue
was creditable and indicates that the
daily Times News will be strictly up to
date
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

Andy Fields promises to outrank Tom
Lawson and the ten-cent magazines as
an exposer of rottenness. Andy No. 2
knows lot of things and he seems to be
ready to tell them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
Staff Correspondent.

III. T. Ayres of New York, staff CORE
spondent of the Mercantile and Financial
Times is in Birmingham. He will remain
here two or three weeks for the purpose
of preparing series of articles on the
commercial and industrial progress of the
district