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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
DIVIDEND IS PASSED.
Interboroueh Metropolitan Company
 Needs the Money.

New York, September 5.-Directors of the Interborough Metropolitan the hold ing corporation of many traction com panies In New York city including sur face elevated and subway, decided today to pass the regular quarterly dividend on its preferred stock. Previous quarterly dividends have been 1E per cent. Atten- tion has been attracted today to the meet ing of the board, as an investigation of lie service commission is now in prog ress.
 The following official statement was given out at the close of the directors meeting:
 '"rhe board of directors at meeting today determined not to declare any divi- dend on the company's preferred stock for the current quarter.''
 The meeting of the directors of the New York City Railway company, which is the lessee of the Metropolitan Street Rail way company, was postponed until late this afternoon.
 It was officially stated that when the directors of the New York City Railway will be taken on the question of dir dends on the Metropolitan Street way stock The dividends on the politan stock have been usually October, but the directors hr to hold this dividend in p the investigation of the fairs by the public ser concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
BONAPARTE IS SILENT.
Attorney General Will Not Talk on the
 Chicago and Alton Case.

Lenox, Mass. September 5-Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, who has been spending the summer in this town, left today for Boston. Previous to leav- ing his hotel, he said to a representa- tive of the Associated Press that he had nothing to say regarding the Chicago and Alton case beyond what was con tained in his statement of last night. He said that he had receieeS a letter today frons United States District At torney Sims of Chicago, but he was not willing to make its contents public at this time, nor was he willing to make public the text of the letter which he had written to Mir. Sims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
ARCH MANS WOE

Said John D. Rockefeller on a Sunday
 afternoon, It won't be long until I'll take an op- ton on the moon. For, truth to say, see no chance to get
 my moneys worth By purchasing more property upon this
 blooming earth. Now. just because I've forged ahead and
 saved a tidy sum The agitators raise a cry. Like wolverines,
 they come To dlssipate my peace of mind by asking
 with a sheer, What kind of poor excuse have you
 for even being here?' A world of trouble has the man who
 makes a billion bones, The people that he took 1t from complain
 in surly tones And all the papers In the land in which
 his money is Declare no mortal mans career was ever
 worse than his Don't think I have a pleasant time be-
 cause I own pile I'd give a great big slice of it to see a
 pleasant smile Come creeping OCT the public face-to
 hear the people say, God bless our dear old John D. R., we
 love him anyway!'" "Is goat-keeping worth whle?" asks the Spectator. Well. nearly every lodge keeps one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
PRESS POINTS

Knoxville Sentine: It comes from Nor folk that there are alligators in the James river Is this an effort to advertise the exposition?
 Ohio Sun Seven children were born during the voyage Of a transatlantic steamship. Thus does the albatros threat en the supremacy of the stork.
 Washington Herald: It is to be hoped that the Jamestown exposition will wind up in something more than a general smash-up among F. F. V. society.
 Nashville American: Fat legs are in- dicative of great mental power" says q medical authority, which explains why most chorus girls are where they are.
 Newark Star: By raising the price of coal 20 cents q ton the barons have again shown stheir willingness to share in the universal prosperity to as great a degree as the conditions will Baer.
 Pensacola Journal: Governor Conner is taking d brief vacation. The railroads, assisted by the federal authorities, may capture the entire state during his ab- sence.
 Louisville Courier Journal: It is said that it may be proved by osteopathy that Albert T. Patrick is innocent. Still the old-fashioned alibi witness will remain the chief dependence in the backwoods districts.
 Washington Post: A California ex- change asks of it's lady readers: What would you do if you were a woman of 70, and thrown suddenly upon the worid"'' The first thing the average woman does Is to conceal the fact that she is 70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
GRIEF CAUSES SUICIDE.
Naval Yeoman Kills Himself Rs'
 Than Leave His Bride.

Annapolis, September 5.-G' fact that he must separat' of day led Alvin Mar Ky, yeoman in tb" to take his life t' Mauppin was he married y place, last planning when port bre 
 is
 Ie Maritime
 he latbr minis
 ate the dispute be-
 CTS. portersland cth-
 .ng companiesl No dis
 led here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Prohibition Proposition.

Here is the act of the last legislat tlre touching the question of prohibition and l wish some newspaper would publish, or republish 1t, in order that all may be informed" said man in the lobby on the wet side of the question. Tt is brief and simply says:
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the legis- lature of Alabama, That Section 1 of an act to prohibit regulate and restrict the sale or other disposition of intoxicating liquors, drinks or beverages within the state of Alabama by providing for cleo tions in the various counties of the state to determine whether the sale or other disposition of such intoxicating liquors. drinks or beverages shall sbe so prohib- ited, regulated and restricted and ap- proved February 26, 1907, be amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec g. Upon the application of one fourth of the qualified voters of any coun- ty of the state of Alabama by peti- tion in writing, signed by such qualified voters, addressed to the probate judge Of said county, he shall, within ten days after the presentation of said petition, or der an election to be held in said county. within forty days from the presentation of said petition, to determine whether in- toxicating liquors, drinks or bev- erages may be sold or otherwise disposed of within the limits of such county; but such election shall not be held within less than thirty days from the time 1t Is ordered. nor within thirty days of the time of holding any county, state or national election in said county. And no election shall be called or held under the provisions of this act in or for any county in which dlspensary may be es- tablished or may be authorized to be es- tablshed for the sale of spirituous. vinous or malt liquors. under the provisions of any act passed by the present session ot the legislature before the expiration of two years from the date of the approval of said act.
 There is no nistaking the contents of this proposition. It is plain and quite reasonable. I understand that those who are calling for such an election are ask Ing for 5000 voters, whereas I believe that much less number than that will be necessary in the premises. However. I am sure the 5000 will be forthcoming. and that the election will be held"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
REPUDIATEs HIS CHURCH.
Former Christian Scientist Is Released d
 From Prison.

New York, September 5.-C1arence A. Byrne, a sef-styled healer, who was re- leased from prison last Saturday, after having served thirty-days sentence for having allowed his 6-year-old daughter, Violet, to die without medical attention, publicly repudiated the Christian Science faith last night during a testimonial meet ing in a church devoted to the creed.
 Byrne fin his address. said that while he was suffering under the cross of pun ishment for the faith that he had, at a time when he most needed comfort, the members of the church had disowned him and had denied that he was a mem- Der of the faith.
 Byrne came from Kansas City year ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 A girl puts feather stitching in her love letters.
 There's not much use being vrtuous unless you advertise it.
 useful thing about children is how you cant waste your money any other way.
 woman would rather be proud of her childrens looks than reconciled to their brains.
 The more language a boy can learn to talk in college the less he knows what to do with them when he gets out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
IN ANTWERP
Are Burned With Loss of S1,ooo,o0o.

.erp. September 5.-The fire
 1h was started in a lumber yard Ast night by rioters, necessitating call ing out troops to assist the firemen in fighting the flames. is still burning this morning. threatening the destruction of the lumber and warehouse district of the city. Helps wasS summoned from Brussels and Gh
 With the assistance of fremen from other cities the fire was gotten under control at midday. but only after des- perate efforts upon the part of the fire men. militia, police and citizens. The loss is estimated at t1.00o.00A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
4 SONG OF THE ROADS.

From the Newark News. 1 lift my cap to Beauty,
 I lift my cap to love; l bow before my Duty
 And know that Gods above. My heart through shining arches Of leaf and blossom goes My soul, triumphant, marches
 Through life to life's repose. And I. through all this glory,
 Nor know nor fear my fate The great things are so simple. Tae simple are 30 great!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Total .. .. .... .12, 65, ,ooo

The Atlantic section of the cotton belt Is expected to make larger crop than it did in the previous year; the central states east of the Mississippi river a crop about equal to that of the previous year, while Texas and the other states west of the river will make a smaller crop. All, however, that is known is that the world needs m American crop exceeding 1S,ooo,o00 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
ALABAMA PRESS

Talladega Mountain Home: Human life is being sacrificed at a rapid rate by rail roads. automobiles. six shooters and red liquor.
 Huntsville Democrat: The vituperation of candidate orators against Judge Thom- as G. Jones only inJures the candidate and strengthens Judge Jones with the majority.
 sylacauga Advance! The poor old Coal Barons continue to slide the soapy chute, and if the season lasts much longer they will take the cellar in spite of Nashville. How the mighty hath fallen.
 Mouiton Advertiser: Politically and re- ligiously. we know 8 few people who ap- pear to be made of bamboo wood, and 1t just cut from our wet swamps They bend to everybody and to every doctrine.
 Mobile Herald: Richard Mansfield has all of the great English speaking actors. The world is now in the midst of period of mediocry, in art. music, the drama and in literature.
 Lafayette Sun: If Senator Johnston will pacify MT. F'oraker, and Attorney General Bonapart and the federal judges will cease having brsinstorms we will "cross our heart" and assure them that there is no danger of any railroad officer em- ploye being lynched in Alabama.
 
 Mobile Item: Bright Eyes deserves 10 be appointed trustee and guardian of the Vanderbilt whose mental capacity is under investigation. Whatever view the law may take, popular opinion is that when man is under the influence of spirits he is fit subject of detention in a madhouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

The coal trust is singing hot ones at our strenuous President, and the latter Is on his vacation and will not reply. There may be no reply coming to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
cedeingly gratifying ember of the board my name was pre-

4nese facts and these conditions add largely to my desire for an absolute pro- motion of the best interests of the city, and if I fail in my endeavors to serve the people of my ward and of the city at large. shall be fairly chargeable to a neglect of public interests and really to a violation of my oath of office"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
About Persons.

Former Governor D. C. Hayward of South Carolina is registered at the Hotel Hillman. He is in Birmingham on per sonal business for few days. He will Dc remembered as one of the speakers at the Hate cotton convention held here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

In some English cities gas is sold at 4S cents, and In 183 at 50 cents a thousand feet American cities will yet see the subject in the right light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

The crime wave seems to have re- ceded. Since the telegraph strike be- gan the facilities for exploiting it have not been so good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Railroad men who are not athletes are declining to serve as directors on this Or that board. It is a service no longer considered safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
THE PASSING OF PLAY.

THE PASSING OF PLAY. The breezy autumn days are here, Vacation crowds from far and near Are treking home with noisy shout And laugh. Behold, a perfect rout Of baggage brought from foreign parts And souvenirs and broken hearts Caprice has gone on golden wings, She took along engagement rings. At lowest count, say, half a score, All gathered on the moonlit shore. Young Percy's back and swears that he Can ne'er forget his sweet Marie, The perfect accents of her voice He fell in love-he had no choice The little walks, the dreams they had When all the world about was glad! The pleasure of a holiday, With work and worry far awayi But all the dreams we dream must end, So does the little time we spend. Away from toll and grime and care, Who can't always be debonair. Baron Kuroh was no piker when 1t came to giving tips, but Prince Wilhelm beat the barons record at the Astor by $200. He left fifty and hundred dollar bills fluttering in the railways.
 BEAUTY GOES TO CHURCH. Beauty went to church one day, All in frills and laces. Ravshing her smile they say, Countless were her graces. Think you that she went to pray? Sure. you're bad at guessing Beauty went to show the way She excelled in dressng shhh! Let's give Japan the Philip pines for a Christmas present Wouldn't that be lemon, tho?
 AT THE HAGUE. In days of old
 When knights were bold
 And fought from Gaul to Greece Methinks, there were
 No place for her
 The gentle dove of peace. But now, b'gee.
 On> land and sea
 The warning worlds at rest, And dreamers say
 She'll have some day
 A palace for her nest.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Ex-Senator William B. Mason is as- serting himself in the Illinois sena- torial race, and some think he may de- feat Senator Hopkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

REGULATOR. A pillar of the church In the lurch. The money that he got Was a lot.
 We often heard him pray, By the way, For riches in the skies He was wise And didn't care to wait, Fearing fate Would never let him see Heaven. Gee So he took a quicker way And will stay In the pen twenty years. Spare your tears. He isn't worth weep, Let him reap What he sowed-all of it. Hypocritl It wouldn't hurt some magnates to take an immunity bath every Saturday night When three-story beds come into gen eral use falling out of bed will be no laughing matter. Where is Wellman?" asks a contem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Perhaps while Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, was picking hops at Utica, N. Y.. his esteemed father was having third term pipe dream at Oyster Bay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Harry Thaw's nephew, it is reported, will become a missionary, which Is probably as close as Harry will ever get to being a missionary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Congress alone can prevent the Pres ident from sending sixteen battleships on fools errand to the Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

'Ts MT. Hearst penitent?" asks the New York World. Perhaps MT. Hearst is not aware of having committed any sins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
West Point and Annapolis.

There are six openings for Alabama boys in the Naval academy this year said citizen. and my Judgment Is that they should enter by competitive examination. I doubt very much that the spirit of the law means to allow these boys chosen for political effect or that the congressman are allowed the ap- pointing power to be used as a political debt-payer.
 T recall the fact that in the old re- construction days rich democratic farm CT paid to a scalawag congressman in Georgia 5000 each for the appointment or his two sons to the academies at West Point and Annapolis One is now colonel in the army; the other was dis missed from Annapolis for insubordina- tion.
 Tn truth congressman has no an- pointing power. He can only recommend to the secretary of the navy. but his recommendation really means an appoint ment. It would be only just and fair for representatives in Congress to apply the rule of competitive examination,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Summer is toning itself down pre- paratory to it's annual exist, and no one cares how soon 1t goes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Earthquake Shocks.

Havana, Cuba, September 5-Dispatches received here say heavy earthquake shocks occurred in Mayari, Santiago prov ince, on September 1. No damage Is re- ported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Total crop. .. .. ....1 ,565 SS5 10,011,37i
 Superintendent King of the New York cotton exchange says the crop of 1906-07 foots up 13,539, ,94S bales. If MT Kings figures are correct the crops of 1904 and 1906 were almost of equal size, but the crop of 1904 con tained much more spinable cotton. The crop grown in 1906 was remarkable for the percentage of low-grade cotton 1t contained.
 It will not escape notice that the consumption of cotton by the home mills did not in 1906-07 equal the takings of our mills in the previous year. The difference was only 25,117 bales, but the difference was against our mills when 1t should have been the other way.
 Exports did not attain to the gigan- tic figures of 1904-O5, but with the exception of that season exports last year were the largest ever known. The season of 1904-05 still holds the record. It was closely crowded in 1s06-07. perhaps more closely than It will be again in long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Every newspaper is full of kind expressions about Richard Mansfield They should have been printed while he was alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

The innocent investor and the inno- cent by-stander suffer without tbeing able to gather sympathy from any bOdy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Walter Wellman may this moment be engaged in carrying canned roast beef to the pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

When King Edward deigns to speak to an American society woman her future is assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

If the wind be not favorable today Walter Wellman will abandon his trip. It will blow on him unfavorably no doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Keep Up the Pressure" is the title of an editorial in a Chicago paper, as if the pressure were not already too greati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Horse racing may be the sport of Kings, but automobile racing is the sport of millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Our neighbors in Mars are not war like, at least not in a way that Is ob- trusive and observable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Jefferson Davis believed that the presence of children brought him good luck A poor man seldom thinks that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Wall street needs the Muldoon treat ment more than E1ihu Root does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

James R. Keene wins money by bet ting on his own ponies. He merely overlooks other mems ponies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Schools Will Be Crowded.

Tt pleases me much to see that the Board of Education is going to open it's doors to all the children of the pro posed Greater Birmingham district" said an educator, but 1t means that we are going to be crowded in every department: and it may be better to build on the out skirts and await development. except as to the high school.
 Ours is splendid system. excellentlv managed by Dr. Phillips, and his able corps of assistants, and I do not wonder that there is such demand for seats and for desk room. It means everything good for the pupil. I know parents and guardians are looking forward anxiously for the time to come when the whole community will be taken in under our excellent system and when by taxation they can all be accounted aids and sun porters of the Birmingham public schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Billy Muldoon is getting the free advertising of the period
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Secretary Loeb can't get away f om the rumor that he Is to leave the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Curl papers put love to the test even more than poverty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Prince Wilhelm should leave the sea coast and begin to penetrate the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Vaudeville Is to be unusually brisk in the coming theatrical season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Queen Wifhelmina, once so popular, has just celebrated her sweet twenty seventh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

The oyster is now the clams sue. cessful rival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Secretarty Taft is going around the world in his hunt for the presidency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Automobiles are never wrecked while on the way to church on Sun days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Governor Goebel we will be able to find out who struck Billy Patterson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
GREAT ACTORS START

porary. Perhaps that gentleman doesn't know himself. just now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
BADGER
Two Men

Two Mep #Ha HI#E4
 .. R. of the
 hpting to
 Injured hus-
 bought for in
 d Cincinnati de-<
 .dressed to one of the
 :. are awaiting to be ( office of the American 4pany, 76 Monroe street. All .day.detectives haunted the of .c no one appeared to claim the age. All day, too, detectives watched / general delivery windows at the post office. The leader of the trio, who Is | said to have assumed the name of Gas tro," narrowly escaped arrest He called for letter three minutes before the or ficers began their vigil. The police De- leve the criminals will be arrested to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Daily and Sunday AEe-Herald. $500 Daily and Sunday. per month";. " Sunday Age-Hersld. per annum... zoo Weekly AGe-Herald. per annum. DO
 Subscription payable in advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06
Secretary Hester's Fixtures

Secretary Hester has not printed his full report, which will soon be ready for the printers, but he has compiled his final footings of last years crop, as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

". D. Lanier and John E. Stanley are the only authorized travelling representa- tives of The Age-Hersld in its circulauon department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

How sharper than a serpent's tooth 1t is To have a thankIess child.
 king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Talladega Mountain Home: Human life is being sacrificed at a rapid rate by rail- roads. automobiles, six shooters and red liquor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Entered at the Birmingham Ala, postofnce as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142i c street. N W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Less taken by southern1s, ,s1o,S7s 11,412, ,232 Plus from ports. Q. .... 99,s97 66,2H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

"Is goat-keeping worth while?" asks the Spectator Well, nearly every lodge keeps one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-06

Jess taken for southern h, ell ,47O 1o1n.H7 Plus from ports. .. .... 45,5S5 100,043