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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Stand Pat lntriques
round.

The Taft boom is encountering snags. The standpatters and the favor ite sons are against him, and while he will carry Ohio a-whooping he may en- counter defeat on the wider field. His loom at any rate is encountering snags.
 The manufacturers are preparing to federate, ostensibly against the unions, but really against revision. They say they favor revision, but they favor revision made by themselves or their leaders. which would be but farce Beyond all doubt they are watching the initiatory steps of the presidential campaign. MT. Taft is revisionist at heart. He long has been, and the man. ufacturers know it, and they will cer- tainly oppose his nomination. Just now Speaker Cannon is posing as the true and only standpat leader, and an un- derstanding of some sort exists be-  tween him and Fairbanks whereby the votes in the convention of Indiana and Illinois will be worked in a contingency together.
 The determination of MT. Cannon, who is to be reelected Speaker in De- cember, to prevent any tariff action in the coming long session, will carry the tariff issue into the presidential cam paign. This may, 1t is true, call for the nomination of MT. Taft, but the benefciaries of the sacred tariff are alert, and they will, if possible, pre- vent so dangerous a man from reach. ing the White House. Put none but standpatters on guard, is their motto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Hiuh Wafer Wheat Records

Speculation drifts to the wheat pits, and an immense volume of transactions is daily recorded. Prices, too. con tinue to tend upward. December wheat is held we'll up to $1.05, and May wheat is worth $1 bushel And yet nothing new, favorable or unfavorable, is known today in relation to the crop. So far as can be judged, the winter wheat crop stands in the condition 1t had on May 1, or the period covered by the last monthly government re- port. All seem to concede that the spring wheat acreage will be reduced by the backwardness and generally unpropitious nature of the planting season, and this fact leads experts to say that the total crop will fall 150,- coo ,000 bushels below last years pro auction of 7s5,ooNOoo bushels.
 The crop in other wheat surplus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Taxing Foreign Money

In discussing the new tax in this state on money loans of foreign cor poration the Wall Street Journal says:
 Birmingham real estate field, for instance, shows the effect of inade- ouate capital in the rapidly advancing rents paid for store properties in mer- chandising districts. Her office build ings are full and she Is none too well supplied with residences for the grow ing population which must be housed. City and country alike will continue to prosper, even under such an unwise tax, but their growth will be in spite of, and not by reason of, such pen alty on borrowing money freely in the open market"
 So they undoubtedly will, but as the Journal says, Alabama, with her enor- nous agricultural, forestal and mineral resources, is still in the morning of her development" This is just why the bill directed against foreign loans, which are free to go to forty-two states that have no similar law, should be repealed.
 The legislature will meet in about six weeks. Its members are sensible, reasonable men, in touch with the peo- pie. Let them study public sentiment, and if they find that public sentiment is opposed to the bill, let them act up to their representative character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
THE CHARGE.

From "The Battle of Montenotte." by John Ruskin. Together came with pulse-like beat The darkness and the tread; A motion calm murmur sweet,
 Yet deathfu both, and dread; Poisedl on the hill, a fringed shroud, It wavsred like the sea, Then olove itself, as doth a cloud,
 In sable columns three. They fired no shot-they gave no sign They blew no battle peal But down they came, in deadly line,
 Like whirling bars of steel. As fades the forest from it's place,
 Beneath the lava flood The Austrian host, before their face,
 Was melted into blood They moved, as moves the solemn night
 With lulling, and release, Before them, all was fear and flight,
 Behind them, all was peace; Before them flashed the roaring glen
 With bayonet and brand; Behind them lay the wrecks of men. Like sea-weed on the sand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
The Athletic Club.

"The Birmingham Athletic club will make a great record this month in the matter of new members" said member of the board. "We have added nearly sixty to the active list since May 1, and this brings up the total membership of all classes to about 900.
 Tn view of the large increase the in- itiation fee is about to be advanced from $15 to $25; and considering the excellent equipment of the club house and the ad- vantages offered the members $25 is low enough. 1t Is only question of a short time when the active membership will be limited. Some are In favor of placing the limit at 800; others favor 75o as the limit The active membership now number about 800. The clubs quarters are ample to accommodate 75o, and I think we ought not to keep any worthy candidate out so long as we have room for him But from all can learn, the sentiment seems to be in favor of fixing the limit at GOO. ]"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
CHICAGO TO BIRMINGHAM.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Though there has been little said about it. the Illinois Central railroad will have it's own line from Chicago to Birming- ham, September 1. Track-laying to the Birmingham line was finished May 15, and the rest of the construction will be pushed.
 This will be the first line operating it's own trains through between Chicago and Birmingham, and will be an important route for both the Birmingham district and Chicago and the north. The dis tance will be GSS miles, of which 406 miles will be double track. In addition to the big freight movement there will be main- tained a first-class passenger train serv- ice between Chicago and Birmingham.
 The Illinois Central management feels that in reaching the big manufacturing city of the south, 1t will have added much to the value of the railroad, the policy of which is to develop business along it's own lines, rather than working for the bulk of traffic over connections.
 In the Birmingham district there are three prime products Coal. stone and iron
 The construction of a new line south east to Birmingham is a difficult piece of work, as there are a humber of com plicated engineering problems to over come. The country, while not mountain ous, is extremely rough, but low grade line of first-class character is being built. On this line will be one of the highest viaducts ever constructed. It will be over Brunswick creek in Alabama, and will be 1S7 feet high and 1275 feet long,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
James T. Woodward Here.

President James T. Woodward and Sec ond Vice President James M. Donald of the Hanover National bank of New York are at the Hillman. MT. Woodward was for many years the managing director of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and was frequent visitor to the district. He is largely interested in the Birmingham Realty company, and since his connection with the district in the early days of Birmingham's develop ment has never failed to keep in touch with the business progress. of this city.
 T observe marked improvement in the city," said MT. Woodward. I always knew it would give a good account of it. self. Birmingham is now more promi- nently in the public eye than ever. Its steady growth is assured and it has be- yond question a great future."
 Asked about the business condition of the country in general, MT. Woodward said that so far as the Hanover National bank reflected it, trade was brisk and normal.
 MT. Woodward and MT. Donald will re- main in Birmingham several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
TWO KINDS OF MOTORING
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
 1 HE public is not obliged to con- NY suit the newspapers to ascertain
 whether or not the season for automobiling has arrived. On urban and out-of-town thoroughfares are seen hun dreds of motor vehicles
 The great number of these motor ve- hicles on the state highways and park roadways indicate that people are in- vesting in them this year to greater extent than ever before. In the past week in Massachusetts there were nearly 300 auto licenses issued, and in almost every state the number of this class of licenses is increasing steadily.
 The increased use of these rapid-mov- ing conveyances for business and pleas ure Is due, undoubtedly, to their popular ity everywhere. The rich continue to purchase expensive autos and people of moderate means are finding they can se- cure some sort of satisfactory machine.
 Everyone believes that eventually there will be very great decline in the prices which will lead to larger sales. for many thousands will purchase as soon as a pro- nounced reduction occurs. These reduc- tions in prices are beginning already, for the manufacturers have learned that smaller-priced cars find a ready mar ket.
 There is only one feature about auto mobillng that expresses the public mind. That is the recurrence of fatal accidents due to deliberate violation of the laws governing the handling of vehicles pro- pelled by electricity, steam or oil. These accidents lately have aroused the police to increased activity and vigilance in detecting and experimenting the offenders against the law
 A hauffeur or owner who Is in any way responsible legally for the killing or maiming of foot-passenger should be dealt with according to law. In a crowd ed city pedestrians have rights that can not be ignored For instance, an indi- vidual who is on a crosswalk on a thor oughfare crowded with teams has the right of way. When on a crosswalk he is not expected, under the law, to injure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Music Eestlval.

"Of the three or four music festivals in the south this spring, Atlanta will have, perhaps, the best from an artistic point of view" said a chorus singer. Rich mond and Spartanburg are becoming dis tinguished for their festivals, but Atlanta has, in Dr. Browne, an exceptionally able director. Other cities have excellent musicians, but the man equipped for or ganizing and training large festival chorus, and conducting an orchestra, and at the same time possessed of snap enough to make the whole thing 'go,' is a rare combination.
 "A chorus of a hundred or more voices can be assembled in almost any com munity of good size; but in order to inter- pret music of a high class in muscianly style the director must be not merely one who reads the score and knows some thing about orchestration but he must be at once scholarly, poetic, patient, tact full and magnetic. Many a man is a scholarly musician, but is lacking In tact and magnetism. On the other hand there are directors who are full of natural tall ent and who have skill In marked de- gree, but who are deficient In study and intellectual breadth and are therefore un- able to interpret the classics in any il- lumnatlng sense. Dr. Browne of At lanta fills the bill, and music lovers will be well repaid if they attend the festival which he will direct the last week in this month. Browne, by the way, is in many respects just such musician as is Guck- enberger, formery of Birmingham, but now of Boston,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
WHY GLASSES ARE CLICKED.

From the New York Tribune.
 In answer to a correspondent who asks, twill you finally settle the question why glasses are clicked when people drink a toast in wine?" Berlin paper says: Your question should have included beer. The ancient form is observed with that beverage as well as with wine. There are many versions, but the most logical Is the one which is based on the suppo- sition that a good drink is so worthy of pect that in taking it all ones senses should be employed One sees the liquid tastes it, smells its fragrance, feels its effect, and the glasses are clicked so that the sense of hearing may also have a share in the pleasure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
DREAMERs OF DREAMS.

From the New York Times.
 It's more than a generation since the first party of American boys journeyed Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" in the Nautilus, Capt. Memo, com mander, yet the Octopus and the Lake, which seem to be the most practicable of the submarines of today, are only ap- proximating the perfection of that ves- sel, Jules Verne told how the submarine might be elevated or depressed by pump ing out or filling air chambers, and he likewise told how the confined atmosphere might be freshened by the manufacture of oxygen artifcially, and the absorption of the carbonic acid by chemicals. The nearer naval architects approach the Nautilus type the nearer they are to the production of the most formidable fight ing machine man has yet imagined.
 Nearly three centuries have elapsed since children were first thrilled with the story of Beauty and the Beast. Among the diversions of the castle in which Beauty was imprisoned were three win dows from which the maiden might, at pleasure, behold and hear operatie and dramatic performances. Of course, any millionaire of these days may provide similar entertainment for his inamorata with the aid of "canned or electrically conveyed music and moving pictures, though Charles Perrault failed to de- scribe the ingenious mechanism employed n Beautys castle, and has allowed the hildren to suppose that everything was
 me by enchantment. Instances might be
 lltiplied of how dead romance has been
 'ught to life by modern invention, but
 SC will suffice to show that even
 amers of Dreams sometimes contrib
 to the worlds material progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
ALABAMA PRESS

Collinsvllle Courier: A man who is not Is an enemy to his country.
 Talladega Mountain Home: In the pull for more graduates some of our schools lost sight of turning out better graduates
 Fayette Banner: The plain people out in Ohio must be doing an awful sight of thinking for they are not saying much.
 Anniston Hot Blast: Why monkey with the tariff?" demands a North Caro- lima contemporary. Better yet, why notX
 Attalla Mirror: Texas may not be the Garden spot of the world,' but it comes near being the watermelon patch for this hemisphere
 Guntersvil1e Democrat: Captain Hobson is setting a pace in the Sixth district that will require his colleagues to hustle some in order to keep in line.
 Union Springs Herald The cracksman have given Nebraska wide berth since a woman up there captured a burglar and married him. Is that woman's rights?
 Mobile Herald If Editor Stead had only been on hand at the creation of the world, world, much trouble and many pretexts for latter-day reforms might have been avoided
 Elba Clipper: Capt. Jefferson M. Talk ner was a big man. one of the biggest Alabama has produced. His was a pure and clean fife, and he served his day and generation well.
 Montgomery Times: Farmers will do we'll to remember that this 12-cent cotton is based on speculation as to the crop this year. If you have any 12-cent cot ton. sell to the speculators and let them make the rest of the profit. |.
 Gadsden Journal: The conquest of the open hearth rail is big doings .for the southern iron ores and the iron and steel industries based on them. The day for which the iron and steel makers of Ala bama have fought and of which they have dreamed has actually arrived and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
PROUD OLD VIRGINIA.
Washington Times.

From the Washington Times.
 No discredit would have attached to Virginia had the latest issue of bonds for her exposition been foated in New York. But great deal of credit attached to her in taking the issue herself. She Is proud old state, and her pride is direct ly involved in an enterprise to which she has invited all her sister states and the whole world beside As was said in these columns yesterday, she will soon have cleared away the confusion with which her fair is now encountered. It is good to know she purposes herself to sub scribe the money which that work will posf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

himself by jumping to avoid collision with an automobile or any other vehicle. Some chauffeurs have the exasperating habit of not giving a signal until they are within foot or two of a pedestrian. It Is dangerous habit that many bicy- clists had when the bicycle craze was on.
 It is noticeable that fatal accidents oc- cur usually on curves. This should warn all new autoists to showdown when curves are reached, and when the direc- ton of the auto is to be changed.
 IT this regulation, required by law were observed constantly there would be fewer accidents. If these slow-downs or stops at turnings are not made and the chauffeur is at all nervous or unskillful or the machine does not respond prop erly to his hand, the vehicle may strike the ourbstone and become wrecked, or there may be a collision with another swiftly moving car around the corner It is well to remember that most acci- dents upon steam and electric roads oc- cur on curves.
 The public complains rightly of recl- less driving, but it Is always fair and just to the large majority of automo- bilists who are especially careful not to exceed the speed limit or to turn corners quickly. Careful autoists are dsgusted with the class who injure automoblling by unnecessary speeding. and they join with the public in wishing them pun fshed for their wrong-doing.
 The thousands of families who enjoy auto riding can be depended upon to up- hold the authorities in every proper ef- fort looking to the abatement of the nui- sance of speeding in dangerous places.
 There is a proper place for speeding autos above the limit on thoroughfares where there will be no danger to the pub lie safety This Is on the racing tracks prepared for such tests. Manufacturers desire, naturally, to ascertain the max dmum speed of their machines and they learn it by tests on racing courses.
 The public is interested in these speed tests and has no fault to find because of the proper and safe condition under which the speed is made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Resiuns Position.

lotto H. Schultz, who recently resigned his position as assistant treasurer and auditor of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company, is one of the best known and most accomplished account ants in the Birmingham district" said a business man yesterday. MT. Schultz is now enjoying a well earned vacation, after seventeen years of continuous ser vice with practically the same corpora tion, installed as accountant and cashier of the Clifton furnace and ore mines Nine years later he became auditor and assistant treasurer of the Alabama Con- solidatedn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
Twentieth Street crossIna.

T am glad to see that the Southern railway has at last put its tracks on Powell avenue at the Twentieth street crossing, in good condition" said a cit izen. This crossing had needed attention for some time. and The Age-Herald had called on the railroad company repeatedly to look after it. When the management did put down new track the work was done in the best possible manner. There is no better crossing anywhere than that on Powell avenue at Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
ELECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

I the New York Press. [ best way to keep out of politics is ! honest.
 bling Is a very useful thing to you that the way to get money 'ork for it.
 nan. says her husband never spoke word to her so that maybe it will le. the consoling things about being he way you don't have to He
 office over it.
 has any Justification for feeling
 going to heaven as to neglect
 sautions against going to hell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
WHERE HuMMEL's EYES WERE.

From the Evening Post
 Abe Hummel was a first-nighter. He basked in the light of the Great White Way" Every one knew him by sight. His i've feet one inch of height, his we'll fitting evening attire, with an enormous shining bald head and blue protruding eyes above, marked him out from among the dirers in a restaurant or a crowd in a theatre lobby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

If Tom Platt had made C M. Depew ambassador to Fra would have been forgiven, an, Mae Woods name would not been mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

The offending favorite sons are Hughes of New York, Knox of Penn sylvania, Foraker of Ohio, Fairbanks of Indiana, Cannon of Illinois and Cum mins of Iowa. The administration has mo use" for any of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

"The man with the most aristocratic air and the smoothest flow of speech is not always the most trustworthy, D says the pert paragrapher of the Ohio Penitentiary News, who probably knows a few bank cashiers there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

Chicago has a rich man ui ly gave a fine dinner to h, three ex-wives. Pittsburg W hustle now to maintain it hence in promiscuity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
DRIFT OF SENTIMENT.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 Judging from the tone of the "spe- cials" from the Presbyterian general as- sembly now in session at Birmingham, the prevailing sentiment is favorable to union with the northern branch of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

"Why Is the summer girls bathing suit like the soul of wit?" asks the At lanta Georgian (and News). Brevity, brother, brevity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

developments should come with force hitherto unknown in these industries In the south.
 Fort Payne Journal: The newspaper fraternity of Alabama owes a debt of grateful remembrance to Capt J. M Faulkner. He had always a warm place in his heart for the editors of the state, and was always ready to do anything in his power for their comfort and pleasure. The members of the fraternity owe many a pleasant hour to Captain Faulkner, ana most of them will never forget his genial smile and ready attention to all their calls upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

w. D. Corey's clipping bureau is clipping at hot pace hot stuff. The bridegroom should be sentenced to read every line of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

New York's Abe should send m sage of cheer to San Francisco's AL who now represents at the bar of ju, tice the tribe of Abes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

Kuroki Is invincible. He won all his bets at New York horse race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

In addition to being hero, General Lawton was the father of three pretty daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

That California hired man who was working for wealthy widow and mar ried her didn't get such big promo tion after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

One of the best spenders in St. is being sued for divorce by his and he will probably have chano try his hand at providing alimony,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

Corey has married the girl, but his critics are still lampooning him, and some do not hesitate to lambast him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
BACK TALK.
Savannah Press.

From the Savannah Press.
 Birmingham is claiming the title, Con vention City. Wed have The Age Herald understand that that name belongs to Savannah. Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

The hope of the fans is that the Coal Barons will acquire the New York Giants habit and win seventeen con secutive games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

They are welcoming the open leaves in Boston. Here in Alabama we have forgotten the date of their appear anpa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

From the Montgomery Journal.
 And Birmingham has street car strike. After awhile Birmingham will think it. self as big as Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

Kuroki is as popular in the United States as he is in Japan, and that Is saying 8 good deal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

Hummel registered at BlackwelPs Island as a criminal lawyer He did not forget the past, the present or the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

The crops and the trusts still feel chilly waves going down their backs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

The shortage of the wheat crop is being overworl1ed in the wheat pits.