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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

36-inch wide sheer quality French Waist Linen 35c kind, ORo
 36-inch wide Shrunk Linen, OSo that sells for 45c; Monday at. :. .OCO
 45-inch wide extra sheer and beauti- full quality Handkerchief Linen, that sells everywhere for 85c. GSo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
Spring Silks, 1906
Advanced Show.

Silks fashion has dictated All conceptions entirely prices department the eneous and sales large sharp and quick In fact is rather interesting to watch And profitable undePncd silks whether intend buying Knowledge this kind valuable When the time you However there time like the Monday e time and Buees the place for money saving opportunities like the following: 27inch China Silks,
  n value; Monday OOO pesI ed from n Monday OCC hOo
  Carmelo Louiin in stripe terms II al beauifu tin sfor orspring; ar 75c SOa
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

New Decatur Advertiser: Governor Jo- seph F. Johnston is again urged for the position of governor of Alabama and also for United States senator, He is, beyond all doubt, the most available man, as well as the ablest of that brilliant coterie of Alabama statesmen who have been the glory of our state. We hope he will come out for governor as soon as he can make up his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Selma Journal: It is now in order for Governor Johnston to launch his candi- dacy for the succession. All the other candidates have announced, and we see no reason why he should delay any longer. as his visit to Selma set the tide strongly in his favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Crenshaw Critic: The most recent en- comiums of Joe Johnston appeared in the North Alabamian of Tuscumbia and the Washington County News of St Stephens. At the rate the press is going some one will move to make 1t unani- nous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Guntersville Democrat: The New De- catur Advertiser has steadily fought for Joe Johnston when none other could scarcely be induced to do him reverence It now looks as if Our Joe would win out or at least come into such promi- nence that all will be glad to own his friendship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Buverne Critic: When it reaches the point that the Mobile Herald can pay tribute to the merits of Joe Johnston it is time to make 1t unanimous. The log ical person to make the motion is the Pine Belt News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

15c quality of Persian Lawns, B inches wide, will sell Monday IT.
 2Oc quality of Persian Lawns. B inches wide, of very sheer quality. will sell Monday K TOT =. =. ........,.... 1OO
 25c quality of Persian Lawns. 8 inches wide, in a very extra sheer quality, will sell Monday OAo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Monday morning we will put on sale B Panama skirts cut on the latest spring lines. This tWo-piece circular skirt is made with two rows of buttons up the front and is extra full, a regular 5000 skirt of best American 2 0E Panama, at. JsJJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Bessemer Workman: Ex-Governor Jo- seph F. Johnston is developing wonder ful strength all over the state as candi- date for alternate senator and he hash as yet announced that he would run for the position He made a splendid gov ernor and would In the Senate make a record that would reflect credit upon the state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

From the 81. Louis GIobe-Democrot.
Naturally the army and the navy do not
like Mfr. RoOsevelt's attempt to get Congress
to pass 9 law allowing the President TO dis
miss navy or army officers whom he deems
unworthy to remain in the service, This
opposition IL not q reflection on Mr.. Roose-
velt's Intelligence or fairness. He might,
and probably would. use this authority wisely.
But the service Of a President Is necessarily
short. whilet that Of an onicer In the army and
navy may last thirty or forty years. Mr..
Roosevelt will step down from the White
House In 1909. but there are officers now In the
service whose names will be on the rolls until
1920 or 1889. They believe 1t would be unjust
to clothe tho President with power to cut
their service short at his own initiative and
end their career. They believe. too. that the
method already provided for getting rid OF
UNIT officers ls working satisfactorily. and
that lt should not be extended In the direction
which Mr.. Roosevelt asks.
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what Can the Railways Do,

To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-Sir: Con-
corning the remarkable business congestion
and car shortage throughout the country.
the following queries seem pertinent to the
situation:
In one column OF the evening papers We
read that the Acknowledgement of Minnesota
Is attempting to hold up the new stock issue
Of the Great Northern Railroad on the ground
OF illegality. maintaining that the company
has no right to keep freight rates at the
present level In order to earn dividends on
an inflated capital.
This charge Of imitation Is, OF course, ridicu.
lous, since the proceeds OF the new stock
will be used to build extensions. double track
the existing lines and purchase additional
equipment. That freight rates will not DO
raised can be taken for granted, since the
policy Of Mr.. Hill has been to reduce rates
and stimulate traflc. The use Of the new
capital will In the end still further increase
the train load, and through greater efficiency
OF operation lead to the happiest results for
both the shipper over his lines and his stock
holders.
In another column of the same papers We
read that a well known Senator is suggesting
means whereby the railroads may be com
PEELED to furnish sufficient cars to relieve the
congestion. and IL unable to do SO should
purchase new ones to accommodate the
business offering, claiming lack Of foresight
in not having already done 90.
Aside from the fact Of the higher price
the Great Northern 10 paying for its money
(which In itself Ia an sckno wled gment Of the
gravity OF the need. to what absurdities have
we been led through unlimited corporation
batting" on the part of the State, and at
tempts at unlimited regulation and control
on the part OF the Federal Government?
Now. what can the railways doP n they
issue stock or bonds to buy cars and loco
motives with they are restrained on the ons
hand on the charge OF imitation. and II they
sight and criminal negligence.
We need not enter into the question as to
whether prudence dictates large issues Of
and with many Of the phenomena of an APP
preaching industrial crisis already with US;
be interesting. ALBERT r. GALLATIN.
NEW YORK, Dec, IA.
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The Views or Cardinal Gibbons.

To THE E1ToR or THR SUN-Sir: without
being a Catholic. and at the same time being
no enemy of that Church., I arr convinced
by careful study Of the separation Of Church
and State in France from the beginning Of
the agitation that Cardinal Gibbons is mis-
taken in his theory. set forth In THE Sun Of
December II, that the French Government
is raging against religion. The new law
doesn't touch dogma at all. The Cardinal
may naturally regard recognition Of the
supreme authority Of the Pope as religious
dogma, but there are millions Of devout
and theologically orthodox people in France
who do not so believe. They regard the
present issue as simply whether a foreign
monarch shall reign over Frapce equally with
its repu blican Government.
The Pope does not believe that religion
apart from his authority is involved. for he
has declared that all can be settled easily IL
the French Ministry will only negotiate with
himself. The French Bishops. also, before
the papal encyolical appeared, decided to
accept the law by a majority Of 90 in a con-
vention of IS. The aw-notvithsta nding
the alleged freethinkinE opinions Of those
who framed it-reserves all the cathedrals
and churches for the Catholics, and the un-
official freeth mixers are almost as sore az
Cardinal Gibbons about the favors heaped
on the Church. and the salaries Of priests
they have TO pay. Paul Guieysse, Deputy.
and others are now urging the Government
to alter Article ". so as to admit Catholic
laymen to form associations for worship
and then invite priests to perform the cere-
monies. but in vain: the Government insists
On having genuine Catholic priests. So the
Church can have all OF Its services and in
situations. just as much as the Church of
England has. provided it does not reestablish
In France a divine right monarchy.
This was the main issue In the last elections.
and the popular voice for separation was
overwhelming. Does Cardinal Gibbons i'm
s~gine-dOes any sensible Catholic ina CINE
that the status quo resulting from Bona
parties Concordat can ever be- restored2 II
papal armies could deluge France with blood
and win victories. would that make Plus X.
a fount Of living waters and animate the
French people with love for the Roman
Church, G.
NEW YORK, December is.
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QUESTION FOR GOODWIN SMITH

To THx EDITOR or TIE SuN-S1: Why
viii not Goodwin Smith stand on this open
ground: Christian faith Ia unreasonable
because Il freely believes what reason can
not seer He himself is dogmatizing unless
he can how that every truth which Ii deeper
than human intelligence is u~nattainable.
Regarding hie ~juxtaposed creed and vital
Christianity, the Christian believer denies
not that Christianity is Mfe-he aseerts IL;
but he believes also that the life dies along
with the faith in things unprovable, a. faith
without the life is dead. Creed, dogma,
dogmatism are equivocal terms, unless
their precise reach be determined. That
Christ Is divine in the same sense that we
call God divine is dogma. Must we cut that
out to nave vital Christianity II no favor,
show the believer at least fair play by stat
ing his position exactly. The expression,
hearty acceptance Of all proved TRUTH
makes a yelled though doubtless involun-
tary assumption that either an alleged
truth which oontravenes q revelation Is a
proved truth or that q really proved truth
c~ontravenes a revelation. To be fair, show
the unreasonableness Of testing the process
of reason by Gods revelation, and not VIC
versa; for this Ii the believers position,
that God, who speaks through all the on-
stituents Of human nature 40 well as in the
Bible, cannot say yea and nay Of the
same truth. j. A. NJ.
CHESTER, N. Y; December Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

ern painting7 BE is delightful in his
genre; he oan design for you quaint
pussy cats, gallant polar bears, naughty
lions that I'VE saw the wild, all flirting
with gay little misses. Il Is q region
out OF time, out Of space. We, for our
part, are glad MI. CHURCH avoided
Europe until he had achieved his six
ties; more pleased that he returns home
uncontaminated by the silly idolatry Of
the old masters OIL the fal-lals OF di-
vided tones. Degas draughtsmanship.
Rodin atmoephere-how he must aborn-
mate RoDrNl or the coloring Of crazy
MONTICELLO. TIz1ANo, naturally, he must
think overrated, 80 we skip CoRor, DIAz
and TRoYoN, for the name Of the eocen-
trio sur worshipper MONTICELLO.
All honest people who admire reformed
spelling. Ro0ERs's groups, artistic
photography, g~ramophones and self
playing pianofortes, have applauded the
outspoken Mr.. CHURCH for his hearty
detestation OF artistic Europe, though
they may be annoyed by his vigorous
expression, an expression that he said
Mr.. REMINGTON said. No, Mr.. CHURCH
is far from crazy. HASN'T ToLsToI
abolished SHAKESPEARE
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A welcome Court-MsrtiaI.

No doubt IL win DO good news to Major
CHARLES w. PENRosE and Captain e. A..
MAoK14N that their responsibility for
the alleged murderous raid by men OF
the Twenty-hfth Infantry upon the
people Of Brownsville on the night Of
August IS Is to be determined by court
martial. They were either guilty Of
neglect Of duty or a show that they
took all reasonable precautions to pre-
vent such a felonious breach of the peace
as that with which the battalion was
charged. At present their competency
as commanders Of the post and battalion
respectively lies under suspicion, a con-
dition which affects their advancement.
Promotion has been rapid with both of
them. Major PENRosE was appointed a
Second Lieutenant from civil life in 1884,
and Captain MAcKLIN entered the army
as a private in 1899. Major PENRosE is
4s and Captain MACKLIN 80. The record
indicates that az officers they have been
attentive to their duties. It was only fair
to give them an opportunity to prove
that they were not delinquent when the
control of the troops under their COM
mand was put to a severe test.
We have the testimony Of Major A. p.
BLoCKsoM Of the Inspector-G Generals
Department, who made the original
investigation at Brownsville, that the
dismissed battalion had an excellent
reputation up to the 18th of August" How
it got out of hand on the night Of that
Iary M ohorro Afatnr DuNynAoH anl
Captain MACKLIN will nov have to ex-
plain to a court convened by the War
Department. The commission of the
Constitutional League has sought to
show by collecting evidence on the spot
that the battalion was the victim Of a
conspiracy IN the part Of the towns
people; that, in fact, the shooting which
resulted in the killing Of one white man,
the wounding OF the chief Of police and
the peril Of women and children in their
homes was not done by men belonging
TO the battalion. This Is a startling
theory to put forward, but it Is true
that the evidence hitherto presented is
s1 pdrte and makes an incomplete "a
against the soldiers, as well az a case for
them that is a strain on Credulity.
1t will be necessary for the court
martial TO establish the fact that the MUIR
derous outbreak at Brownsville was the
work Of soldiers OF the Twenty-ffth
Infantry before Major PENRosE and
Captain MACKLIN can be put upon the
defensive. The discharge of the battal-
ion without honor cannot be accepted as
evidence Of the guilt or completely Of the
enlisted men. The non-oommissioned
officers primarily responsible for their
conduct and whereabouts will have to be
called, as well as the police and those
citizens Of Brownsville who are COM
petent witnesses. Thus for the first time
we shall have the stories pro and CON
rehearsed before a responsible tribunal.
1t cannot be called too soon for the rep
utations Of Major PENBosE and Captain
MACKLIN and the good name Of a his
toric regiment.
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The Only WAY.

For the Gin Of the F~orty-second Con-
gress, shall the members OF the Senate
and the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives be condemned forever to
serve at the same old rate OF compensa-
ton, while they continue to be called
upon to increase at appropriate times
the pay of everybody else in the Federal
Government
That would be pitiabls. Yet so ap-
palling is the memory Of the political
fate that with feather heel overlook the
m~ercenaries Of thirty-three years ago,
who were not content with raising the
salaries Of their successors but grabbed
extra back pay for their own pockets,
that we witness such extraordinary spec
tacfes OF self-intimidation and self-in-
fiicted injustice az that in the House on
Friday.
THE SUN believes heartily in a square
deal for all public servants. It believes
that the salary of Senators Of the United
States and of Representatives in Con-
gress should be at least 81, 800 a year., IS
proposed in the amendment that was
uClCdUcu III liz 80 uuy OtIOIC yObOCI-
day by the awful spook of the Salary
Grab of a third Of a century ago. We
accordingly venture a practical sug-
gestion:
Here, if ever, is an opportunity for
the legitimate application of the prin-
ciple of the initiative and referendum.
Let the constituents of the members of
Congress do for the members of Congress
what the members Of Congress are too
terror stricken TO do for themselves.
In the case of Senators let the Legis-
latures of the several States, and in the
case of the House let the people of the
several Congress districts, by mass
meetings or otherwise, peremptorily
instruct their representatives to vote
the increase of salaries to $500. They
CANNOT evade such a mandate. They
will obey it. Then what is plain justice
will become a plain duty, and the present
deadlock between conscience and coward
ice will be resolved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
FEE ORNEL MASQUE.
History OF . Successful College Dramatic
Club Briefly sketched.

To EDITOR or TEE suN--Sv! In the
letters OF your correspondent t." on the
dramatic clubs at Pennsylvania. Princeton.
Wellesley and other colleges an ~lnjustioe has
unwittingly been done the Cornell Mosque
Tor else the Cornell faculty.. The writer Of
the letters declared that the Masuue never
played out OF Ithaca. owing TO faculty pro-
hibition. This statement has no basis In fact.
10 In true that II was once made by q writer
In the Cornell Dolly Snn. and hence ought to
be so" but such 10 not the case. The college
daily on that occasion. some three months
after a performances by the Masaue. which
IL had praised very highly. happened to be
looking for q subject for a scathing editorial,
ceeded 70 scaths il, As q matter II fact. the
better performances in. the last two years
was that the Masque. was forbidden by the
true. In the afst place. the Masaas has,
B%i0shanas SS 'tss sT Z s' Ssa Rss SrsIo: P lS th n
second place. every request that IL has made
to the faculty for leave to travel has been
The Masque was organized in 1900 and gave
II that yesr It's first play. an o%riIlnal farce:
q the society; howeysr; date. from isss:0s.
s isTIE given plays IN beth 81 junior week and
Romanesques" and The Man Of Destiny"
o CnIta sss RermissiSn OF the. the author: and In
Shrew"--these with the assistance Of femI-
nine t~tent, which has Of late been abiured;
tsry," The New Boy and fonn and on:
original plays. "Instru ctor Pratt. "A Bit
COMO aEsl1 oser and 4 -An Ers' fes Start fb and pr %SrisInaI
tela."
The Masqus has now settled down to the
policy Of bringing out annually a comic opera
with original. words and music for Junior
week and a farce comedy for senior week.
Last years opera, The President of Oolong,"
by a member OF the class Of 1907 in the law
school. was the MasQueis most successful
ppsxed 'm n1s ~ i,h on~tofSnn etely u was not
to revive 1t in some future year. "Panatela,"
book and music by undergraduates, Is now
in rehearsal. &.
ITHACA. Decemher Ia
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TO TEE EDITOR or THE suN-sty. I am sun
against II" with an editor Of q magazine. As TIM
SUN is doing wonders in literary development
lately by showing how editors and writers get TO-
gether. or don't. ! come TO Il for suggestions.
Some time ago I wrote a story OF improbAbui,v
and 70 preserve the verislmtiitudo which all editors
Insist upon ] simply had 10 serve the Impossible
In the form OF q dream. I sent Il to the editor ana
shortly sfterwaId got It back with the inquiry.
why did you spoil q bully story by putting n IN
the form OF Q dream1" Thercupon ! wrote 20 him
asking II he or any other editor he knew Of could
tell me how 70 present tho idea differently. Tba,
was . fair proposition, wasn't II, after his criticism,
He responded as follows; II don't know M, =
could give you any definite suggestions that would
help you on your story. MY only point N that the
reader almost Invariably thinks he has been foo,.d
by q dream story. You are afraid really 20 tell
him us o dream In the hrst place, and 10 Is rr.a a.
II II weren't q dream, Then at The end n .r.m.
like Q practical Joke. I I'm not speaking Of youv
story particularly. but this class Of stories. IL IA
almost better 70 do the n. q. Wells act and nr.ssn,
it as an actual cataclysmic Il got this word nom
YOU tale. II l could tell you how 70 make thIs
story Q dream and not disappolnt the reade, "a
have a recipe on which ] could draw large royalties
However. II l do come ACROSS any such scheme IN
loan Il 70 you without asking q cent"
Now, what ta writer to do when he has . -huuv
story" by the editors own admission. ana q ynu.,
be lost because there Ia only one way of t,iItn1 a.,
AT least, II there 10 any other the editor dossn,,
know II and the writer doesn't know II. Dos
anybody And do readers always feel d-isanoo,n,.S
when they are rescued from a nightmare. 40 %
speak, Isn't mere rather q feeling OF grstefulness
20 the writerI Isn't II an exceedingly dense rs.dsT
who takes . wildly improbable story for tine MN
he Is suddenly walked upf Isn't a dr.am &C.,
quite as much in place as any other kind M, n -.
well told as the other kindI l am supposing MIN
was well told or the editor would not have saIa !,
was bully" He didn't say II 70 let me dorn a..L
because We know each other too well sor a.. ~,
OF politeness. Dnp.u,s
NEW YORK, December 10.
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Eject of the Monetary stringency on
Real Estate Interests.

Until about a year and a half ago
mortgages On realty were taxed in this
State under the general property tax,
with the result that the great majority
of them escaped assessment altogether,
in ommon with most other securities
classed as personal property. To cor
rect what was regarded by many as an
evil, bills were introduced for years at
successive sessions Of the Legislature
proposing a special tax on mortgages.
Interest rates on loans secured by real
property were comparatively low be-
cause of the virtual immunity from tax
alton which mortgages enjoyed. How
ever, as this immunity was constantly
threatened, lenders adopted the prac-
tice Of inserting in mortgages a clause
to the effect that should the laws now
in force for the taxation Of mortgages"
be changed the loan was to become due
on thirty days written notice.
AT present mortgages are legally ex-
empt from all taxes beyond a small re-
cording fee, which is, OF course, paid by
the borrower. But owing to the general
monetary stringency interest rates are
just at present exceptionally high. The
change that has been made in the tax
laws has benefited lenders as well as
borrowers. for under the old system Of
tax lodging on the part Of mortgage
investors there was always some risk
of discovery. Nevertheless, many lend
ers, including trust companies and other
financial institutions, are now calling
loans under the thirty days notice clause,
in order TO compel borrowers to renew at
the current rates OF interest.
The making Of new mortgages implies
costs and disbursements for appraisals,
for bringing titles down to date. and for
drawing and recording legal papers,
amounting in the ease Of a $4,000 loan
to anywhere from s7s5 to $1,000, an out
lay imposed in addition to a 1 per cent.
boost in the rate of interest.
In some neighborhoods, particularly
in the uptown fiat and tenement dis
tricts, where a tremendous building boom
has been in progress, IL is feared that
realty values may decline and that ex-
isting loans on property there are not so
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Americas Grown Tea.

we CNdFtNStDF Ot
shipment Of the nrst crop OF tea ever produced
in the United States by a commercial organization
will begin at Tea. s. c., near Rantowies, 70 day.
Seeds for the tea plants which have been sue
~cessfully planted by the American Tea Growing
Company were secured from Or. c. U. Shepard
Of Summerville. who has been the plonesr Of prac-
ticAl tea growing in the United States. Two years
were required TO grow the seedlings In the tea
farm nurseries. Two years more were needed
for the tea plants. transplanted. to attain a size
and Strength which would make them tea bearing.
Il was last April that the FIRST picking started. This
harry -sting OF the TIA leaves ceased about the nrst
OF October.
At present the Company has 100 acres Of tea
under cultivation. vi this number sixty acres ere
planted with tea bearing plants. Fully 200 pounds
70 the acre are produced. IL Ia the plan TO Increase
the acreage under cultivation by about thirty acres
q year until there are 500 acres Of tea growing, which
will mean that between 10000 and 200, 900 pounds
OF tea will be produced in South Carolina each year
nv 1914.