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The independent., 1907-04-18
THE D0UMA.

Professor De Martens letter express
sing entire lack of faith in the Russian
douma disagrees widely with the COM
mon view Want of patriotism, a liking
for infiammatory speeches. a disincli-
nation to attempt constructive reform
of hostility to terrorism and want OF a
proper conception OF legislative func-
tions are the shortcomings of the douma
that presage its fall, in Prof De Mar
tens eyes. Nearly all these charges re-
quire To be defined before they can be
intelligently discussed. If want OF pa
triotlsm means lack Of love for the
bureaucracy that now rules Russia the
charge must be admitted III 1t means
lack Of interest In the welfare OF the
Russian people il III at least dehatable.
II reform means the palliatives pro-
posed by the bureaucracy. tho tiisincii-
nation OF he douma 70 indulge In Il win
not be denied If want OF proper con-
ception OF It's functions Is implied IN the
desire Of the douma 10 substitute It's
own ideas OF reform for those OF the bu-
reaucracy then that charge must be-
admitted There are two kinds ~ ter.
rorism In Russia the kind engineered
by the Russian government. and the
kind 20 which she first kind gives rise.
The douma may have offended hy fall
Ing 90 condemn the second I'm tho hfgt
has ceased. Ii inilammatory speeches
The independent., 1907-04-18
NEW CHILD LABOR LAW.

law emergency
in force
shall
hail. place where
institution, office,
bowling alley
child under four
intoxicating
file and in
equivalent
employed must
be establishment Who
shall be fined
guardian who per-
employed violation thereon
than $40
employed
the
children
required of them each day
quitting and the time
f act
be fined
S. than $40
placed the hands of the truan
appointed The
must be
employing the child labor which is
establishment
employed and make
physically
child the officers
licensed physician to be designated
by the officer, a 0 the child.
The independent., 1907-04-18

The criticism of Governor Sheldon
offered by the Kearney Hub is of par
ticular value in showing the quality of
the courage required to veto an appro-
priation upon which an entire commu-
nity mats set Ills nearI. DIfIy. an .eXecu-
tive with knowledge of the situation
and a determination to make the
expenses of the state match the reve-
nue. would apply the knife to such an
item. A man who puts in such veto
The independent., 1907-04-18

WAS always said about the injustice
of railroad rebates When people got
10 expressing In figures the near and
remote cost of railroad rebates the re-
bates were quickly banned. Argue
against war that it has plunged the
nations Of the world ss3S44 ,960 ,G99, ,90e in
debt. and that it's annual cost in inter-
est and armaments is at least sS,000,-
100000 equal to half the gold supply OF
the world. and the peace movement
fairly spins along. 1t is not so long since
people argued seriously that war caused
prosperity. In those days the demand
for universal peace deafened no ears.
There is no doubt that the revulsion
against the liquor business which Is
now apparently sweeping the country
is due less to the long heard tales of
starving wives and children and ruined
men than to the spread of the discovery
that the business is a dead waste in
volving the whole of society, not ex-
cluding those portions that run their
schools on the license money. Nor
alists need rot be discouraged by these
facts III the last analysis the moral
thing and the economical thing are
likely to coincide.
The independent., 1907-04-18

mean speeches demanding more than
the bureaucracy wants to grant the
charge of infiammatory speechnaking
must be admitted; but judged by the
ordinary use Of that term the douma
has been remarkably self contained.
Dissolution may indeed be imminent,
as Mr.. De Martens says, but even that
is doubtful If the French stick to their
notion of requiring the douma's o. e.
on all Russian loans.
The independent., 1907-04-18
Hoods
SarsapariIla

Purifes and enriches the blood and
builds up the whole system.
1t radically cures all blood diseases,
from pimples to scrofula.
1t is the best remedy for catarrh,
rheumatism and dyspepsia.
At all times of the year it is the
most widely useful medicine.
These statements are confirmed daily
by cured men and women.
Over 10000 testimonials received in
two years = an unequaled record!
In tablets, as well as in usual liquid
form. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The independent., 1907-04-18

rlr.o e-.~ea nd his duty to the whole
state more highly rnan rrruncrs TUT
reelection
If the feeling shown by the Keafney
Hub toward the governor were shared
by the people of every con-" where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
FAN TYPES.

From the Springfield Republican.
 Your interest in the game Is intense, keyed up to the highest pitch. The tick fish situation of the home team brings upon you a melancholy sensation. You feel glum because "Pete" or "Bill' did not do that which would have cleared up the situation. Stiffness reigns. The crowd like yourself, has lost hope. Sud- denly the cheerful voice of the well, we'll" man Is heard. Everybody up, here's where we win!' It Is like medi- cine to you. You get up with the rest of the multitude. You cheer, you hoot, you yell. The home team knows you ara loath to accept the situation as final. A great play or a batting streak turns tho tide The home team wins. How happy you feeli There are many kinds of root CTS. The good-natured rooter. the one that will try to infuse ginger into the crowd at a critical moment is the best type He is there for the outing and the fun, but he can take defeat grace fully If 1t comes his way and be on deck the next day. Then there Is the sarcastic, grumbling rooter, who knocks every bad play of the home team, and is strange 4y silent when it makes good. You will hear him every day. A great many class the sarcastic remarks of the dissatisfied Eooter as funny It is only occasionally that you have the good fortune to hear a funny man of the first order The funny man does no harm with his jokes, Is usually impartial as to the team when springing them, and on the whole, helps the game, makes it interesting. Wash ington writer says there are many imita- tion humorists, but that the really and truly baseball humorist Is rare.
 The rooter who picks on certain indi- vidua1 players of the home club of whom lne doesn't himself approve, belongs also on the index expurgatorious. There's a Ideal of bile in this rooter's system. He lis possessed with a fixed dislike for some Icertain player of the home club, say. iWell, that settles it. It's all off with that certain player. so far as he's concerned. He can't see that player with a lens as 1big as a Homestead blast-furnace stack, and he desires--in fact, demands-every tbody to know it. That player, he asserts. Easseverates. VOWS and vums. couldn't play marbles with his little brother much less baseball He ought to be rolling a hoop down hill. He's a fat-head and a shoemaker He belongs with some grip league on the Class 2 circuit. Maybe he might do as a utility man with the White Horse Rapids team up in the Klondike- but only maybe Look at him fall all over himself, the big slob! Yah there he goes again. hootin an easy one! He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

Little Rock. June S.-(Special)-Accord- ing to President Kavanauh, a msunder- standing exists between the Nashville and New Orleans clubs in regard to the post poned Decoration Day game. The Bir- mingham and Atlanta papers have com plained, and with justice, considering the explanation of the matter which has shaped popular opinion. According to the league executive, the game will not be transferred from Nashville to New Or leans, but will have to be played at Nash. vile at a later date.
 Tn the first place. said President Kavanaugh, President Kuhn of the Nashville club acceded to Charley Frank 8 request that one of the games be post poned. The reasons were known best to themselves, but it is likely that Frank wished the game postponed, because of the fact that his team was at that time crippled. However. after Kuhn had agreed to --.e arrangement, Manager Dobbs re- turned home and he informed President Kuhn that the agreement was contrary to the rules of the league. Kuhn then communicated with Kavanaugh by tele- phone and asked If it could be done, in timating that he would prefer to play both games as scheduled. However, I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
DO Hear the Exblanati0n
 Of Thar Transferred Game

told him that as he had entered into a business agreement with Frank, he could not back down.
 Accordingly one of the games was postponed, but 1t appears that the mis- understanding is general and that the Nashville authorities themselves think that the game is to be played in New Orleans This is not the case, as the game will have to be played off at Nash vile as part of a double-header on the occasion of some future visit of the New Orleans club to that city"
 Inns puts the matter in an entirely diff ferent light and will clear up what was proving quite a puzzle to those who re- membered the action of the Southern league at its annual meeting. Birmingham and Atlanta objected to the practice of transferring games from one city and an- other, and 1t took a big fight to make it possible for two cities to transfer games. Little Rock and Shreveport were both given double-headers in order that one of the games might be transferred to Memphis and New Orleans. In this way two of the smaller cities get the financial advantage of playing Sunday games In New Orleans and Memphis. At that, but six games were transferred, and all other scheduled games must be played as de- clded upon by the schedule committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

couldn't hit a street car with a popgun if he was standing inside of 1t. HI! Watch
 him drop that little bit of an easy one
 that any kid from a foundlings' home 'ud eat up alive! There's no use of talk
 in that dub ought to be driving a brick
 wagon. Whoever picked him out to play
 ball with a major league nine must sure
 have had one of them Thaw storms at the
 time.
 And that's the way this type of rooter
 bawls along, nagglng players that are doing their best-that may, at the time,
 be suffering from the temporary doldrum5 in which the very best of players find themselves on occasions. He isn't any nice kind of a fellow, this type of root
 er But 'tis an age when the elimination of the more disagreeable types and special is going on along the line Maybe the nagglng rooter will take a fall to him
 self one of these blithe old days and evanlsh adown the asphodel meadows. He
 won't be missed.
 Neither will that still more malignant type of rooter, who has got 1t in for the whole team. This boy belongs to the I-told-you-sos Didn't he know all along that the team would never make good? l Sure he did. The teams bunch of mis- fits, ana that's all there Is to 1t. The team is joblot. Play ball? Hal ha! ha! Why that bunch couldn't play tiddledy- wnks with a team from the old ladies'
 homel Same old gag! Lots of promises,
 and nothin' doinl This type of rooter is,
 as a matter of fact, the most hopeless and utterly dscouraging type of the whole
 outfit He is the chief pessimist of all
 the groundings. He jeers and hoots up-
 roariously every time anybody on the home club makes a mistake. Wowee!
 There they go again! Going up He
 hopes that every team that comes along Il wallop 'em. Yes, he wants to see 'en walloped, and then this malignant type of walloper looks around defiantly for he Is a pugnacious cuss, and he doesn't care who hears him say 1t, and he'd like to
 see anybody knock the chip off his should erl The teams gang of mutts, and that's all there Is to It. Here he's been digging up his good coin all these years , just to see lot of bobbs and hicks rare and gyrate around. Anyhow, it's the one grand, good thing that these specified | types are in the immense preponderating and overwhelming minority. The tre- mendously major number of rooters are | kindly, benevolent, allowance making | hopeful. sympathetic, bully good chaps,
 with what our old mate Shakespeare calls the good gravies of helpfulness in them | and so here's to theml
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
MASS MEETING TO BE HELD IN PRATT CITY
WILL THRESH OUT THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM QUESTION TUES DAY NIGHT-MR. KING WILL BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING.

Pratt City, June s-(Special. )-There will be mass meeting of the citizens of Pratt City at the city hall next Tuesday night for the purpose of discussing the Great CT Birmingham proposition, and its bear ing on Pratt City Representative Jere c. King will be present to explain the provisions of a bill which he has pre- pared, and which he proposes to introduce into the adjourned session of the legis,a- ture in July.
 Other prominent citizens of Birmingham interested in the Greater Birminghani" movement will also probably be at the meeting.
 The general sentiment in Pratt City at present seems to favor becoming part of Birmingham. However, a general dis cussion of the matter is desired and everybody is invited to attend the meet ing next Tuesday night. Representative R. F. Lovelady has already declared him self personally in favor of MT. Kings bill, but has also intimated that his action on the proposition would be governed by the wishes of the people. It Is said to be likely that an election to settle the ques- tion will be called, and held on the day of the election for the county bond issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

seven and lost two games. The percent age would have been even greater had not rain interfered during the entire Shreveport series. The Pirates were easy for every other aggregation of the east and it goes without saying that they would have been roughly handled in Bir- mingham. As it was, but one game was played, and that after twelve innings was adjudged a tie. Little Rock came next, and of the three games played, the Barons took two. New Orleans won the first game, and lost the remaining two, one being tied Memphis lost three straights.
 It is interesting to note that on the western trip, Birmingham made the poor est showing of all eastern clubs At home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
ON THE RAGE TRACK.
At Huntsville.


 Louisville, June Swing Ting, the fa- vorte, with Lee in the saddle, won the feature event, the Kentucky Oakes, from Altuda and Llllie Turner, an added starter. Only two favorites won. The weather was cloudy and track heavy. This is the last day of the Louisville Jockey club meet. Summary:
 First race, selling, six furlongs-Bos- serian, 103 q. Lee). to 10, won; Blaze OLight, ST G. Butler). 15 to l, second; Telescope, 1O2 (Austin), to 1, third. Time, 115 2-5.
 Second race, 2-year-olds, purse five fur longs-Ada o. Walker, ss c. Butler), 12 to 1, won Mackerel. 102 U. Lee), to 5, second; Colonel Brady, TOT GA. Brown). ' to l. third. Time, 1:02 4-5.
 Third race. selling, mile and six teenth-Matador, Ill (E. Martini, ' to l, won; Sea Salt, S9 (Bilac), to 1, second; Rogers, 92 (Trueman), to 1, third. Time, l:50 4-5.
 Fourth race, the Kentucky Oakes, value 5000, one and one-sixteenth miles-Wing Ting, 112 J. Lee), to 5, won; Altuda, 112 (Austin), to 1, second tLillie Turner, 112 (Griffith), to 1. third. Time, 1850 1-5
 Added starter.
 Fifth race. purse, four and one-half furlongs-Lady Baldur. 1o7 (Pickens), to 1, won Vansel. 110 (Moriarity), to l, second; J. s. McAlister, 107 q. Conley), 6 to 1, third. Time, :57.
 Sixth race, selling. mile and six teenth-Trenola, 107 (Brown) 3 to 1. won; Mortiboy, 100 (Pickenc), 13 to 5, second; Charlatan, Ill q. Lee), to 1, third. Time, :50 3-5.
 Seventh race, selling, mile-Bourbon News 1O3 (Austin). 10 to 1, won; Happy Jack, 1o7 q. Lee), to 1, second; Spend thrift Helen, SS (Powers),-6 to 1, third. Time. 1;45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
Fant Not After WhltfieId's Place.

Meridian, June s.-(Special.) )-Prof. J. c. Fant, superintendent of the pub lie schools of Meridian, will not be a candidate for the office of state super intendent of education in case there should be vacancy by reason of the election of Prof. H. L. Whitfield as president of the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus, to succeed A. A. Kincannon, who has been elected chancellor of the University of Missis- sippi at Oxford. Professor Fant states that the reports of his intended candi- dacy for the state superintendency are without authority from him and that he has no aspirations whatever for the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
THE LEDGER WINS
 FROM THE HIPPODROME

The roller polo contest at the Hippi- drome last night was hard fought, each team trying to gain the mastery and claim the local championship. This was ithe third and last struggle between the Ledger and Hppodrome teams, and after three rounds of rapidfire driving and smashing, the Ledger team came off vic- itorious by the score of 3 to 1. On Thurs day night the Hippodrome te2in won by score of to o, and on FrSday night a ltie game was played, the score being to i2, so the match Is a draw.
 A. Newman for the Ledger team played a star game last night, driving two of the goals, while Tyler made the other. The goal scored for the Hippos was awarded on foul.
 Considerable change occurred in the lineup of the Hippos last night, the two teams being made up as follows: Hippos: iDisheroon, first rush. F. Newman, sec- ond rush; Parker, center; Crocker, half back; Swartz, goal. Ledger: A. New man, first rush; Kennedy, second rush; Tyler, center; Brock. halfback; Simmons. goal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
Business Mems Leaque.

Huntsville, June 8.-(Special.)-The 8. Huntsville Business Mems league held a meeting last night and appointed a committee to get busy and see what can be done toward securing the en- campment of the Third regiment, Ala bama national guard, this summer. The committee has already secured Cal houn park rent free and the city will furnish water free of cost. A strong effort will be made to secure the camp. The organization decided not to em- ploy a high-salaried secretary at this time. A stenographer will be em' ployed and the money that would be paid a secretary will be reserved for purposes that will best advance the business and industrial interests of the city. A movement for the organ ization of a stock company to erect a first-class school building was launch ed last night. A company with cap ital of $5000 will probably be organ iZed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

clearly outplayed her at all stages.
 After two men had been seated in the first inning, Fordham received a pass, and followed this by three hits in rapid succession, scoring three runs
 After this Chapman settled down, and aided by the magnificent fielding of hls teammates no Fordhamite saw third dur ing the remaining eight innings
 Alabama scored her run in the eighth as the result of two hits and a passed ball to the catcher. In her half of the ninth Alabama had another chance for a score when Pope hit safe and stole sec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

Birmingham made the best showing Even more interesting, i$ the fact that the tables of the east id the west and the east in the east are exactly reversed. Nashville made the best road showing and the poorest showing at home. Atlanta did second best in the west, and second worst in the east. Montgomery was sec ond worst in the west, and second best in the east. Birmingham was worst of all in the west, and best of all in the east.
 During the recent invasion of the east, New Orleans made the best showing, winning five of eleven games. Memphis made the next best winning four and los- ing eight. Little Rock won four of four teen games played, and Shreveport got away with two out of ten. The tables follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
East In West.
Alabama Outplays Fordham Which
 Defeated Yale, Princeton and Others

ond. Noojin hit a hot grounder fully two feet inside third base, scoring Pope, but the latter was returned to second on the umpire's decision that the hit went foul.
 In view of the fact that Fordham has defeated Princeton, Pennsylvania, George town, Yale and Holly Cross this season, Alabama sports here are very enthusl- astic over the showing that the boys from Dixie made.
 Alabama plays Lehigh on Tuesday, and Chapman will probably be In the box for the southerners. Batteries: Eagan and Coffey Chapman and King. Hits: Ford ham [ Alabama 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
Detail score East Lake Bir- mingham- Shreveport game to- day.

Effective Sunday. June 9th, Southern Railway will inaugu- rate additional train service between Birmingham and At lanta, making four daily trains, and the only line that operates Chair and Parlor Cars between these points. New train will leave Birmingham 3:45 p. m., arrive Atlanta 1925 arrive Birmingham 10:40 a. m For a comfortable trip go by the Southern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
Child Is Drowned.

Prattville, June S.-(Special.) )-The little 1S-month-old son of John w. Ben ton. who resides on Plank road. left lne back yard and went into Autauga creek and was drowned before he was missed from the yard. The dwelling Is located near the bank of the creek, and it seems the family had regarded him safe heretofore, but this morning he went down to the creek and is SUD- posed to have fallen in, and, no one being near to pull him out, he was drowned perhaps an hour before his father missed him.
 Prof George White, Jr., who was elected by the board of trustees of the academy here, has resigned and will not teach during the ensuing year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
Latonla Entries for Monday.

First race, six furlongs purse-Tangle- wood, 80; Wedgewood. 99; Stoner Hill, 1905 Ricuey, 101; Plantland 102; Mike Sut- ton, 106; Cablegram, 10S; Frontenac, 115.
 Second race, four furlongs, purse-Sallie Barry, Balia, The Bias, Cousin Frances, Gracious Dame Mammie Dink, Esther B., 9S Sester Fora, Brown Mary, Dem onstrate. 103; Lady Hapburg, 1OS; Rebel Queen, 115.
 Third race, six furlongs, selling-Wild iolet, S9, Marmorean 91; Varl Gray, 92; lnonere, 93; Matte Mack, 97; Caroline w., 100; Bone Brake, 102; Berryman, Dr. Mc- Carty. IV5; Husted, 104; Kleinwood, Bra den, Happy Jack, 105; Careless, 106 Alen- con. IA
 Fourth race, Latonia derby, mile and a half-Beau Brummel. Ill: Ovelanso, Old Honesty, Red Gauntlet, The Abbot, Still Alarm, Bottles, IA; Gargantua, 117; Prince Ahmed, 122; Pink Star, 127.
 Fifth race, four and half furlongs, purse-Rexall, Epitome, 97; Billy Bowlegs. SS Orlandot, Sabadi, 101; Colonel Brady, 1O3; Hollow, 106; Hoist, 11S
 Sixth race, mile, seling-Della Thorpe, 91; Soolly M, 92; Star Fairy, 93; Gold Spray 97; Hazel Patch, 9S; Webber, 99; Florizel, Woostone, 10S Request, Scalp lock- 1e4; Shawana. 1O6; Great, 107; Prin- cess Orna, 10S; Lieutenant Rice, Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

the American league pennant in 1902 and 1905. arc Schreck and Powers, the latter being a good general. The peerless Lou Criger was Bostons mainstay behind the plate when that club won the American league pennant in 1903 and 1904.
 The worlds championship teams since the American National series began have been the Bostons of the American league, the New Yorks of the National league and the Chicagos of the American league. Sul- livan. Bresnahan and Criger are the re- spective catchers for these teams, and the value of each in helping to win the highest honors in baseball Is a matter of record.-Chcago Record Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

Stamping Ground. 1O5; King Henry, R. U. Arn, 1o6; Tipping, 100; Crafty. 97; Line pee 96; Sir Toddington, 94; Miller, 92; Cobalt, S9; Faust, S4.
 Sixth race, five furlongs-Dead Gone, Ills; Racket, Hiacko, 107; Arqze, Harcourt, Sir Cleger Bolando, Sunkeyson, Canada Suseraine, Boskra, 104 Javotte. Voltrome Great Dame, Flower Queen, 1O1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09

New York, June s.-(Special )-Fully 2OOO people witnessed one of the fastest col lege games ever played in this city this afternoon when the University of Ala bama baseball team crossed bats with that of Fordham university.
 Among the spectators were many Ala bama sympathizers, and the Crimson and White" was much in evidence.
 The score of 3 to 1 In favor of Ford ham by no means tells the tale for with the exception of the first inning, when Fordham scored all her runs, Alabama