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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

state. The primary is essentially q democratic doctrine. It finds as ready support in that party as it finds ready opponents in the machine republican states. No republican boss loves a primary-no boss for that matter-but the democratic bosses are surrender ing, while the republican bosses in some states are still holding out against the new system which will yet fill the land. The convention and all machines and all bosses must go, and this willfbe an issue in many states next year. The masses are in the saddle.
 Open campaign books is another issue that will not down at the bidding of even Theodore Roosevelt. This country is no longer a republic if its elections are to be carried by cam paign contributions from trusts mag mates and tariff benefciaries. It is in that case plutocracy of the vilest sort. This issue will come up next year. It will stay up. The campaign books must be thrown wide open and every subscription must be published as soon as it is made. To this the ad- ministration seems unalterably op- posed, all reports to the contrary not withstanding. The republicans have carried many elections by the use of money, and they dare not, 1t appears, throw open the campaign books.
 A revision of the Dingley tariff, with income and inheritance tax attach ments, will also be an issue, and that completes the list. No more leading issues are needed than these four:
 1. Primaries everywhere and every time.
 2. Open campaign books.
 3. Tariff revision.
 4. Income and inheritance taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Odd EAllows, Home.

'Edwardsville is hopeful of getting the Odd Fellows home which is to be erected in Alabama" said a Cleburne county man yesterday.
 T have just been talking with mem- Der of the special committee which has the selection of a site in hand and he tells me that they have been very favor ably impressed with the advantages that Edwardsville has to offer. Edwardsville has recently lost her court house and the Odd Fellows home would be a great thing for our town.
 '"The town is conveniently located for the home, we have pure and abundant water, pure air and general healthful sur roundings. Indeed. I think the commit tee could not do better than to decide on Edwardsville for the proposed struc- ture"
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$10,ooo MYSTERY CLEARED.
Ed. A. Nelson, Mail EmpIoye, of Will
 mInston- Confesses He Took 1t.

Wilmington, N. C., April 1S.-The mystery concerning the disappearance of packet containing $10,0O0 in this city in transit by mail from the At lantic National bank of this city to the Chemical National bank of New York was cleared up today by the railroad at the instance of postoffice inspectors by the arrest of Edward A. Nelson, 27 years of age, employed in the railway mail service. Nelson, whose home is in this city, made complete confes- sion. His run was between Whining ton and Rock Mount, N. c. Most of the money was found under Nell sons house, where he had buried it. He was recently married, and was preparing to leave the postal service and engage in business here. Alto- gether s9400 was recovered.
 The theft was committed by the in genius sitting of the canvass in the fold of the pouch near the top while Nelson was transferring the mail at Wilmington two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
CHILDREN DRAW
 STATUE OF DAVIS

Richmond, Va, April 1S.-The bronze statue of Jefferson Davis for the elabor- ate monument to Mir Davis memory to be unveiled here June 3, was drawn through the streets of the city to the monument site today by some 25O0-or 5000 children, who did the hauling by means of a double rope some two or three squares long. The children were led by Lee and Picket camps of the Confeder ate Veterans, and they in turn were headed by handsomely uniformed boy fife and drum corps.
 Many of the girls among the children were dressed in white and a large pro- portion of them carried small Confederate battle flags, which they weaved continu ously throughout the march. The scene was especially inspiring, and was wit messed by thousands of people. The rope used in hauling the statue was after the ceremony cut into many thousnads of pieces for souvenirs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
FEMALE FACTORY INSPECTOR.
Miss Gordon of Louisiana Will Invoke
 Definite Construction of Law.

New Orleans, April 1S.-Miss Jean Cor don, the first female factory inspector ever appointed in Louisiana, said today that she would bring legal proceedings to invoke a definite judicial construction of the state law regulating the hours of employment for young people and women
 in the mills and factories of the state. She holds that children and women, un- der tho law, cannot legally be worked more than ten hours day, and that out of this ten hours one hour must be allowed for lunch. Employers insist that the law really allows them period of eleven hours service, the dinner hour being added to the ten-hour work period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Likes interchangeable Books.


 You have no idea what world of worry is saved to a travelling man by the issue of these interchangeable mileage books,' remarked knight of the grip at the Hotel Florence last night. "Once had to pack nround in my pocket several hundred dollars worth of mileage books al a time in order to make my routes. Now two, or perhaps three, books are the limit for my whole territory, and I don't have to keep 8 lot of the firms surplus capital invested with no interest on the investment That's the best feature of recent railroad legislation and beats all the efforts at mileage reduction. It's no more than right, either, and should have been in force years ago, for a man could buy almost at any time in the past twenty years through long distance tickets over half dozen roads all printed on the same strip. The interchangeable mileage book takes It's place and is welcome"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
WAITS FOR FIANCE TO
 BECOME CONSCIOUS

New York, April 1S-Seated for hours this afternoon beside a cot in Bellevue hospital and trying to restore him to con- sciousness long enough to murmur the word of consent that should make them man and wife, while clergyman stood by ready to perform the ceremony Miss Elizabeth Harvey of Chicago, spent hours today in the ward where lay her fiance William Morgan, also of Chicago, grave ly Ill of nephritis.
 At the end of that time the hospital superintendent compelled her to leave, but she arranged to have information sent her when the ailing man should recover his senses so that the marriage could be performed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
KINGS EMBRACE EACH
 OTHER REPEATEDLY

Gaeta, April 1s.-The British royal yacht Victoria and Albert with King Edward and Queen Alexandra on board arrived here about 9:S0 o'clock this morning from Valletta, island of Malta, and escorted by the British armored cruisers Suf- folk and Lancaster. King Edward was received by King Victor Emmanuel, who was on board the Italian royal yacht Trimacria, surrounded by twelve Italian war ships and twelve torpedo boats. The usual salutes were exchanged and hearty cheers greeted the British King from the people ashore and the sailors on board the warships
 The weather, which had been most stormy recently, fortunately cleared to some extent and the meeting of the two kings took place under more favorable auspices than had been anticipated.
 The two kings embraced each other re- peatedly when they met on board the Trimacria and King Victor Emmanuel kissed Queen Alexandra's hand.
 A luncheon on board the Tricamcria followed. It was mainly attended by military and naval officers, the only local official invited being General Del Rosso commander of the fort of Gaeta.
 The presence of Marine Minister Myra- belo and the commanders of so many men of war before one of the chief strong holds in the Mediterranean accentuated the martial character of the repast. The toasts exchanged were simply expressions of the friendship between Italy and Great Britain.
 crowd of English women, who were permitted to witness King Edwards ar rival from the high bastions of the fort gave vent to their patriotism by singing God Save the King which was &C., knowledged by the British royal yacht dipping her ensign
 The two soverelgns conferred privately at some length, after which, amid cheers of the people, the English ruler left on the royal yacht for Naples and King Victor Emmanuel returned to Rome.
 An official communication issued this evening declares the meeting to be with out political significance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
National Baraca and PhiIathia Unions.

Atlanta, April 1S.-The National Baraca and Philathea unions held separate aft ernoon sessions and concluded their work with a joint meeting tonight.
 Young Women Standing by the Bible School, was the theme for discussion at the Philathea meeting. Interesting ad- dresses were made by Miss Carrie Mis- her, president; Mrs. May Hudson, secre- tary, and M. A. Hudson, naNonal presi- dent of the Baraca union.
 At the Baraca sessions a number of short addresses were made on topics of interest to the Baraca.
 After electng the following officers the convention adjourned:
 President, Marshall A. Hudson, Syra- cuse, N. Y.
 Vice Presidents, R. ". Simms, Ralelght. N. C.; Prof. II. M. Hamlin, Nashville, Tenn; Rev. Charles Mckenzie, Johns tonw, N. Y.; Rev. Frank Anderson, Mill vile, N. J.
 General secretary, R. H. Webster, San Antonia, Tex.
 Recording secretary, George B. Clap ham. Albany, N. Y.
 Corresponding secretary, A. s. Hamp- den, Detroit, Mich.
 No decision was reached as to where tho next convention will be held.
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convictions could be secured in cases of murder deepens the dark record. In Germany last year 95 per cent of the murderers were convicted; In this country the proportion of convictions was but one and one-third per cent!
 This country will continue to be the least safe of civilized lands while men continue to transform themselves into walking arsenals, and our criminal courts are full of technicalities, ap- peals and fayoritism towards the rich and the powerful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Supreme Court Decisions.

Montgomery April 1S.-(Special.) )-The supreme court today handed down the following decisions:
 Tyson, c. J.-John Campbell vs. state of Alabama, appeal from Wilcox county court reversed and renmanded.
 w. M. Drennen vs. George Griffin, ap- peal from Birmingham city court; af- firmed.
 Haralson. J.-Ceely Johnson vs. state of Alabama, appeal from Perry circuit court; affirmed.
 Luther Coleman vs. state of Alabama, appeal from Hale county court af- firmed.
 Alice Williams, alias etc. vs. state of Alabama, appeal from Marengo circuit court; affirmed.
 Edward Haardt vs. Central of Georgia Railway company. appeal from Mont gomery circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 N F. Cochran vs. Garrard & Son, ap- peal from Houston circuit court; reversed and remanded
 Simpson, J--E. J. Bolen vs. Fedora Hoven, appeal from Clarke circuit court; affirmed.
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany vs Christian Moerlen Brewing com pany apepal from Mobile circuit court reversed and remanded.
 McAllster Conan company vs. Charles J. Matthews ct al, partners, appeal from Lowndes circuit court; reversed and re- handed
 R. E. Byrd vs. W. M. Beall. appeal from Geneva circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 J. l.. Crawford ct al. vs. B. Meyrovtiz. appeal from Houston chancery court; af- firmed.
 w. T. Lessley ct al. vs. W. E. Cooper, appeal from Coosa circuit court; affirmed.
 Malinda Holloway ct al vs. Lee Will kerson, appeal from Coosa chancery court; reversed and rendered.
 D. w. Baker vs. s. M. Cotney, appeal from Tallapoosa circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Denson. J.-Emily C1isby ct al. vs. P. B. Mastin ct al., appeal from Montgon- cry city court; reversed and remanded.
 Mary w. Tisdale, administratrix, etc., vs. Alex Troy ct al. appeal from Mont gomery city court, reversed and rendered.
 John H. Barlow ct al. vs. J. N. Hamil- ton appeal from Anniston city court; re- versed and remanded.
 Central of Georgia Railway company vs. M. F. Simons, appeal from Houston cir cult court reversed and remanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
NEGRO LYNCHED FOR
 ATTEMPTED ASSAULT

New Orleans. April 19.-A long distance telephone message from Canton, La., early this morning said that the negro who was accused of attempted assault on woman has been lynched about eight miles from town.
 New Orleans, April 1S.-Lynchings were narrowly averted in two places in Louis fana today, and excitement had not en- tirely subsided tonight. At Clinton. where a negro suspected of attempted rape had been arrested, the jail was stormed by about fifty men. Deputy sheriffs, how ever, slipped out through a back door with the negro and hid him in a swamp until the would-be lynchers finding that the negro had escaped, promised to desist in their intention.
 At Rayner posses tonight were still searching for another negro, wanted on a similar charge.
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2. Open campaign books. 3. Tariff revision. 4. Income and inheritance taxes.
Our Foreign Trade and Cotton

Money conditions are easier, and Wall street is assuming a waiting, ob- serving position. That street Is wait ing for crop intelligence, and it is try ing to see signs of reaction in gen eral trade-that reaction which it sup posedly inaugurated, but which failed to crystalline. The truth is, there are no indications of poor crops, and our foreign trade was never heavier. Fig ures cannot readily mislead. and we give those for the month of March in
 recent years to show what our foreign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
HAIL STORM IN JACKSONVILLE.
Tug Capslzed and Captain Drowned
 During High Wind.

Jacksonville Fla. April 1s.-A severe wind and hallstorm struck Jacksonville at 3;30 o'clock this afternoon doing con- siderable damage. The tug Annie B. cap sized and Captain Sloan was drowned. The driver of a milk wagon was killed by live wife Glass windows were demolished and several buildings were un- roofed Dixie Land park suffered several thousand dollars worth. The hailstones were of unusual size, some of them meas uring three and half inches.
 Numerous small craft were either beached or swamped. The Wheelmen' s clubhouse was wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Likes Birmingham.

'The longer I stay in Birmingham the better I like it," said w. L. Brennan, the contractor who Is drilling rock for the Birmingham Iron company. MT Brennan is one of the best known rock drillers in America. and does large work for rail- roads and mining companies in all sections of the United States and Canada.
 My home Is In Scranton, Pa,, but the southern climate is much more agree able to me than that of the north. Br- mingham suits me exactly. This is indeed a most delightful place, climatically and socially. and I am arranging to open a permanent office here.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New Yo-n Press
 The average woman will go without a square meal to ride in cab.
 A girl seems to think being engaged is so as to be like people in a novel.
 Some people want to be on a jury so as to get the testimony that is not print able.
 A woman can't help being interested in a man who has been divorced without her knowing the real reason why.
 When a man does we'll in business his wife thinks it's because he gets such good meals at home, and probably she Is right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Issues of Next Year

It is plain that in state after state this year, and particularly next year, there are to be demands for the in- auguration of primaries. Even In Pennsylvania the Penrose machine was nearly defeated, and primaries for the selection of United States Senators were almost secured. Next year they will be granted in that boss-ridden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Negro Killed, White Man Wounded.

Jackson, Miss, April 1s.-In fight last night at railroad camp near Bryan. Miss, a station on the New Orleans and Great Northern railroad, under construc- tion, about ten miles from this city, James Lawrence, white man, was seri- ously injured and his assailant, a negro, was killed. message from Bryan today stated that further trouble was antici- pated, and urged that deputies be sent from this city. The officers sent from this city returned tonight and reported everything quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
pamane to Peaches.

'I see where one peach man in Georgia sold his entire prospective peach crop for s10, although his orchard contained 10000 bearing trees" said a man who is in- terested in the peach crop of Alabama. That speaks bad for the crop this year and I fear that the peaches will be few and dear.
 From what I can learn in Alabama the crop Is not in as bad condition as the Georgia crop. While great majority of the peaches are ruined, still I do not think that the yield from 10000 trees could be bought for anything like BIO I heard one peach man say he expected to get about 9 per cent from his trees, but they are farther south than the aver age in Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Ressemer,s Prosperity.

"Bessemer is growing steadily and sub stantially,' said B. L. Michaelson, a well known architect of the Marvel City. Bus mess was never better. Bessemer draws good trade from the ore mines, the Woodward community and the various mining camps five and ten miles away.
 There Is one thing certain, there Is more building In Bessemer this spring than ever before. Our city will give a most creditable account of itself In the census of 1910"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Banquet to Medical Association.

Mobile April 1S.-(Specfal.)-The Ala bama Medical association devoted much of the day in addresses and discussions on many points of their professions. To- night they are enjoying a banquet at German relief hall. They will close their session tomorrow when officers will be elected and place of next meeting de- cided upon. The visiting physicians re- port that they are being most royalty treated and are having the time of their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Mrs. Roosevelt Gives Dinner.

Washington. April 1s-Mrs. Roosevelt. for the junior class of the National Ca thedral school, of which Miss Ethel Roosevelt is member, gave a dinner to- night in compliment to the members of the senior class, which was followed by 8 dance in the east room. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will give a dinner on April 24
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
MIGNON.

By Samuel NIfnturn Peck Across the gloom the gray morn steals To taste the midnight brew, The drowsy lilies tell their beads, On rosaries of dew. The stars, seem kind. And cen the wind, Hath pity on my woe. An. shall sigh in vain, Ma Bellef Say No" Mignon. say, "No."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

A German paper predicts that there will be no trusts in the United States fifty years hence The prediction is probably based on the assumption that Hartman, Hill, Morgan, Rockefeller and few others will be dead at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Hail Storm In Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, April 1S.-(Special).-A terrific hailstorm passed over Jackson to- night, doing great damage to gardens, truckers and fruit trees. Hailstones large as guinea eggs are reported from suburbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
as Inches of Snow In Besserer.

Bessemer, Mich, April 1S.-The snow storm which started in this sec ton on April is still raging. At pres ent there is about 3S inches of snow on the level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

A picture of large skate factory in Massachusetts reminds us that there are skate factories of differt sort scattered all over this blooming town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
Patterson and McMiIlan in Race.

Chattanooga, April 1s.-(Special)- )-Gov- ernor Malcomb R. Patterson and ex-Gov- ernor Benton McMillan are both said to be candidates to succeed United States Senator James B. Frazier. Senator Frazier will be candidate for reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

Foraker has Brownsville on his hands, but Taft has the Philippine Islands, the Panama canal and Cuba piled up on his back, not to mention the army and the rest of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19
TOLL ON.


 Toll on, heed not the cold neglect Of Fortune-she's g. jade! Don't let affronts contrive to break The resolution made In other days that you would live As doth become a man. Toll on, no matter what the odds, And do the best you can!
 Will mollycoddles go to heaven? We don't know, but the crowd won't stand for them at the other place.
 The Charleston News and Courier tells of a man who called on the President and that night dreamed he was a liar. Maybe he was. Who knows?
 MIND YOUR OWN AFFAIRS. Would you a man of power be?
 Just mind your own affairs. Dost pine for popularity?
 Just mind your own affairs. For that's the secret of success And fame and fortune too, l guess. Don't ever meddle or digress-
 Just mind your own affairs. Wouldst win the prizes others lose?
 Just mind your own affairs. The time is yours for you to use-
 Just mind your own affairs. No matter what the others do, Don't let their antics worry you, Saw wood and make your speeches few
 Just mind your own affairs. Mayor Busses inaugural address con tained just five words. He would be 8 popular man in the pulpit.
 A Massachusetts preacher wants d. vorce on the ground that he had to do the family washing. However. he didn't wash the family linen in public until he began suit for divorce.
 COURAGE. It's down in the valley where courage is
 best
 To help the faint toiIer along. Twill make him lift up his tired eyes
 to the skies
 1.nd go on his way with a song. aAh, he lives in the past" As rule that remark is applied to an unhappy man. Why keep looking back at other days when the big, live present Is here and the future is coming on us half pre- pared? There be those who aver that today is good enough, and most of those who don't like today feel sure that to- morrow will be better. but what is left for the man who dreams of yesterday? Nothing but dreams!
 At the lunch hour in Birmingham men may be seen standing in rows against the wails of quick lunch cafes, waiting for a stool to be vacated. Hungry workers who are Tn hurry sometimes visit sev- eral places before they can get anything to eat. From 12 to 1 o'clock in the day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

The exposition of the John Smiths will be opened on Friday of next week, and the Smith family is becoming ex- cited over the event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

A recent novel says that a man ought to have two wives. The chief difficulty would be to get two wives who wouldn't fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

Birmingham has a Greek waiter who makes figures backward and upside down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

President Bonilla of Honduras Is the latest King in exile. He should sail away to gay Farce at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

John Temple Graves and George B. Mcclellan Harvey might join hands to do their Warwick act on the vaudeville stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

Woodrow Wilson says tobacco chew CTS ruminate They also expectorate, and that is what makes them nui- sance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

The Harrimans of Wall street are fast pushing the President up to the perilous edges of third term.
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dicate In favor of Theodore Roosevelt or any one else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

A Fairbanks movement is reported in Georgia, and the peaches of that state have already been frost-bitten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

The greatest rebater we ever had was Andrew Carnegie, and he has gone out of the transportation business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

The railroads are making money, but the stock waterers are halted in the midst of several large uncut melons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-19

"Seeing-the-Nor parties are being made up. It is the latest fad