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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
In the Greater. Cliv

The public schools of Lesser Bir- mingham have been opened to all the people covered by the King bill, and the city council will no doubt vote to save the outer districts from damage by fire so far as our fire protection equipment can do 1t. Mayor Ward ex- presses desire to make the parts of the future city like one large family and not as one big fellow absorbing the others
 All this is excellent so far as 1t goes, but nothing will be so satisfactory in thetlong run as the giving to each dis tinct locality permanent representa- tion in the new city council fully up to it's population and possibly a little beyond, for all the districts to be an neXed are increasing rapidly.
 Let us deal generously with each and every community, and in so doing the Greater Birmingham will become homogeneous and satisfactory-so homogeneous and satisfactory that Ensley and Wyla.G and East Thomas may desire to share under the liberal terms of the Smyer bill the glory and free advertising that go with the greater city. Left to themselves they can gain no credit in other states and other countries for what they accom- plish, for elsewhere all accomplish ment here is attributed to the Bir- mingham district. Ensley, Vivian and East Thomas can establish non-taxing districts, and come in on their own terms under the Smyer bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
ANNIE YEAMANS TO RETIRE.

From the New York American.
 Mrs Annie Yeamans will retire from the stage with the celebration of her F72d birth day, on November 19 next. Mrs. Yeamans has been before the pub lie sixty-two years. It Is in the roles created while member of the famous Harrigan and Hart company In the seventies and thereafter that she Is best rememb bered.
 Born in the Isle of Man of profess sional parents, the actress as a child was apprenticed to a circus. She mar ried Edward Yeamans a circus clown, in the fifties, and with him went to San Francisco in 1885, joining Charles Wheatley's Eureka Theatre company there.
 In 1888 her husband died. She was then a member of Mrs. F. B. Conway's Stock company. in Brooklyn. It was there Augustin Daily saw her and en- gagged her for his Grand Operay house in this city. Mrs. Yeamans' first role was as Little Julia in "A Farmers Daughter" at New South Wales. Her present role. an Irish character part in the "Hurdy Gurdy Gir1.- now at Wallack's, she says. will be her last. Following her retirement she will open q school for dramatic instruction in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
have secured new equipment this

have secured new equipment this year.
 The Georgian has right to demand lower fares if 1t be so minded. but it should not incidentally write down the Birmingham system. It Is pleasanter to be written up. The Georgian's local contention is, after all, based on a dividend of $2,000,00O declared last year by it's street car company. It is free to hammer away on the dividend basis, but plain everyday truth de- mands that it should not underrate the system of it's Alabama neighbor in it's great desire to secure cheaper rides and more cars at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Car Fares Here and Elsewhere

The Atlanta Georgian may mean well when 1t permits local street car manager to assert that the At lanta street car system is infinitely better kept and better equipped than the Birmingham system" The state ment is. however, open to at least dis cussion, especially in view of the Georgian's next statement, which 1t makes on Its own account, as follows:
 Tt Is claimed also that the Atlanta system, with its better cars, charges no extra fares for suburban travel. giving a transfer from College Park to Decatur which is fifteen miles. for cents. while Birmingham charges 10 cents to East Lake, 15 cents to Ensey, 25 cents to Coalville, etc This is also true and just ly to the credit of the Atlanta company. It does all these things and does them handsomely. Saying only 10 cents charge to the river, the suburbs are all treated as if they were a part of the city"
 This schedule of Birmingham rates needs amendment in order to bring 1t within gunshot of the truth. The Georgian's rate statements have a ten dency to discredit its superior equip ment story. The average headway in AfIaofa may he shorter hut if ifa ay- craze car is as long and as easy as he average Birmingham car 1t must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE PROHIBITION
 CAMPAIGN AND PROPOSED NEW LEGISLATION

have his beer or his wine with his meals. or when he desires 1t, he will move 10 an other community, whatever might be the salary offered him. There are as many men who believe that they are entitled 70 gratify their appetites in a conservative way as there are those who are opposed to stimulants in any form.
 I am glad to see that Governor Conner was not led into specifying in his pro- posed call for an extra session of the leg islature the consideration of the matter of state prohibition. Governor Conner him. self Is a prohibitionlst but he could sec no reason why he should bring up the matter of prohibition to be considered by the legislature when this same legislature has had two sessions and has not con- sidered the matter heretofore. Yet Gov ernor Conner had the power to do so, but did not see fit to exercise it. I am sure that whatever Governor Comer's personal VIEWS IllSHI D6 OIl LilC bhDJcSit iic NoaAo not be a party to the injury of industrial and commercial Birmingham.
 By the way. speaking about this extra session of the legislature, 1t strikes me that 1t Is very unfortunate for the state. It seems to have been brought about by one man-Milton H. Smith, the president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. MT. Smith may be right or he may be wrong in his contentious against the acts of the last legislature in reducing pasd den- ger rates. He may have constitutional rights; but practically all of the railroads have abided by the acts of the legisla- ture pending the final decision of the courts. The Louisville and Nashville rail- road has stood out upon pedestal, so to speak, and made bitter war upon Gov ernor Conner and the legislature elected to cooperate with him. Governor Conner, fought back viclously and announced that he would call the legislature in special session to deal with the Louis vile and Nashville railroad. Whether or not this legislature in special session will punish the Louisville and Nashville rail- road remains to be seen. The chances are, however, that the business interests of the state will be much upset between now and the time the legislature meets, and that development and investment will be absolutely stopped until after the legislature shall have adjourned.
 No man has done more toward the development of the Birmingham dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Birminqham's Theatres

The growth of Greater Birmingham is shown even in amusements. On Monday night last the Saengerfest in the Hippodrome was attended by over 200O people, the four regular theatres were filled to the doors, and one of them turned away several hundred people, and the lesser amusement halls were filled and refflled. Besides the Saengerfest there wer no spcial at- fractions that drew people this way, and the attendance at the theatres chiefly consisted of people to the man. ner born.
 Greater Birmingham now fills on any night of favorable weather four theatres and town of less than 100,- 900 population cannot do that It will not be surprising If in 1910 the Greater city shall prove to be a warm compet- itor for second place in the cotton belt. New Orleans securely holds first place, but second place will be dis puted until Birmingham secures it in way that deprlves other aspiring cities in the cotton states of hope. They can, however, fall back to some lower position in the scale-to some position that Is in accord with their natural resources and advantages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

TT is indeed fortunate that the prohibi-
 tlon campaign in Jefferson county X up to this time has been conducted on high plane. Usually these campaigns are such as to arouse personal animosi- ties and bring about much bad feeling In a community Such has not been the case here.
 There are men in Birmingham and Jef- ferson county who honestly believe in prohibition; and there are men who Fon- estly believe that 1t will work great and serious damage to the growth of this city and this district
 I am against prohibition. I have so stated repeatedly and will continue to do so; because believe that 1t is morally commercially, and in every way wrong It does not prohibit; 1t leads to all man ner of vices, and 1t will prevent the moral the industrial and the commercial growth of this community.
 In this connection. do not mean to say IudL l apPfONc OL lHO MLiShCy CACtiiCAAS. do not It has run riot in this community It has done damage. This saloon ele- mont has been allowed almost unlimited license There are today five times as many saloons in Birmingham as should be allowed. They have not been regu- lated. But, because of this fact, we should not go to extremes, We should simply take the bull by the horns So to speak, and regulate the traffic, as it ap- pears to me the board of aldermen has finally decided to do. High license; re- stricted area; thorough control, and in spection, is the proper thing.
 I am glad that the board of aldermen has put the s24oO license upon saloons, has restricted the area fin which they can operate and has provided for early closing This Is the proper thing. Let us try 1t. If 1t does not work satisfac- torily next year. then we can go a step farther. Let us select board of alder men that will properly regulate the saloon element. and keep in office such men. Just because Georgia has gone rampant is no reason why Alabama should follow in her neighbors footsteps. Alabama has tremendous future, in that 1t Is the greatest mineral territory of the entire south. Georgia Is merely agricultural
 Alabama needs the skilled laborer. He may be of either foreign or domestic descent and may have his Ideas based upon his surroundings during his life and that of his ancestors. Unless he can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

tirct than Milton H. Smith. president of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road. Through him the Louisville and Nashville railroad has spent mi,iions of dollars in this district In ai5ing in it's development. It is unfortunate now that he should feel so intensely legislature as to cause estoppage of the development of this district, even though 1t be temporary. He is e broad gauged and an able man, and do hope that before Governor Conner shall have Issued his specific call for a special session of the legislature, which he announces shall be issued on the 7th of October, that MT. Smith will agree to the refrence of the matters In dispute to the courts, rather than to be q party to the calling of this proposed extra session. We have certainly had enough Legislation in Alabama for years to come. Capital Is scared of investment herea and the growth of Birmin gham has been materially retarded.
 
 It is true we have all been prosper ous in Birmingham. Every man who wanted work has had 1t. Every man who has attended to his business prop erly has been successful. Foreign cap ital has sought investment here. Inter- est rates have been low. No city in all the south has grown within 50 per cent of the ratio of the increase of Bir- mingham within the past two years
 What is the use in getting up fric- stampedes on all sorts of subjects just because they are agltated in other states that have not been so prosperous as Alabama?
 Let us all sit down and think over these matters. If we get mad 1t Is best to walk around the block and think 1t over, or postpone action until tomorrow. Let us be conservative and go ahead. Watch other states and communities and see what are the results from enthusiastic or partially considered agitations. We can then profit by them. As 1t Is now, let us all get in good humor and try to deal fairly with one another and believe that the other fellow Is IS thoroughly entitled to his opinion and Is as honest in his beliefs as we are.
 Certainly such is the opinion of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Tom Ashford Up.


 T was delighted to see Tom T. Ash ford out and on the street today" said a man in the lobby. His head is still tied up from his automobile accident of several weeks ago, but he is now rapidly recovering from his wounds.
 Speaking of automobiles, let me tell you that Tom Ashford, two hours before he took hls last eventful trip, said to me: have bought an automobile; had 1t one week. It costs more to maintain and to operate than two horses and car riage, but I wanted one, because I liked the looks of them Today Tom. with his wounded appearance, tells mo that the machine has cost him more money and more pain than all the horses he ever owned.
 However, my friend Ashford is a brave man, Is getting well rapidly, and am sure he will still drive horses. automo- biles. business or anything else. He Is one of the dauntless kind.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Iiiuh School Entertainments

A lecture course that is to be opened by Dr. Macarthur, the famous pastor of Calvary Baptist church of New York and Is to be ended by Governor Bob Taylor, Is certainly one that tho good people of this city will support. They carried last years High school course through without letting Dr. Phillips and his staff encounter a net loss, and they will no doubt do like wise this year
 Our lyceum course consists of twelve entertainments made up with a view to amusement as well as in struction. The national lyceum has been ransacked to fill twelve evenings in a satisfactory manner. Music and the stage and even the American In- dian will be presented along with some of the stars of the lecture platform prope".
 The season tickets are offered at the low price of $2-twelve fine entertain ments for $2, or about 16 cents each. The High school auditorium is spa cious and in every other respect satis- factory, and the street railway com many proposes to give the patrons of the lyceum facilities for getting to and from the auditorium without change or delay of any sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Coal Landa.

W. L. Brennan. formerly of Pennsyl- vania, but now of Birmingham and St. Louis, widely known as a diamond drill man and coal land prospector, has about completed his large drilling contract for the Birmingham Coal and Iron company of which Harry NJ. Atkinson is president In discussing coal properties yesterday MT. Brennan said Tt Is a fact worthy of note that coal acreage Is advancing steadily in value. In northern coal fields prices per acre have already reached high levels. l am surprised to find here in Alabama excellent coal properties are just starting upward, so to speak. With in tho past few years good coal lands that sold for s5 and Slo an acre are now con- sidered high enough at SlOo, but think It safe to say that S250 an acre will be re- garded cheap ten years, or even five years hence. While the great bodies of coal properties are held by the largo companies. there are yet some rich un- developed lands on the market, and they are sure to be in demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY.

By Burns. Wee. modest, crimson-tipped how'rs, Thous met me In an evil hour; For a maun crush amang the stoure
 Thy slender stem: To spare thee now Is past my power,
 Thou bonney gem. Alas, it's no thy neibor sweet. The bonny lark, companion meet, Bending thee mang the dewy weet,
 WI speckled breast, When upward spring. blithe, to greet
 The purpling east Cauld blew the bitter north Upon thy early humble birth; Yet cheerfully glinted forth
 Amid the storm, Scare reared above the parent earth,
 Thy tender form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
ALABAMA PRESS

[
 scottsboro Citizen: The prohibition wave | is sweeping Alabama like a Dakota bliz- gard.
 Franklin Times. Tuscaloosa now has warm prohibition fight on hand, though 1t will never equal the one in Birming- ham.
 Guntersvllle Democrat: It must have taken a long time and hard drilling for the Standard oil witnesses to learn as little as they appear to know.
 Andalusia News: Pensacola people arc asking for garbage crematory. The town will soon be dry enough to have this work done by spontaneous combus- { ton. Union Springs Herald: Bobwhite has nice vacation in which to rear a fam fly for slaughter. He had better get his
 flying habit. on before the shooting sea- son commences. Southern Democrat: In view of the prohibition wave that is sweeping the country 1t might be well to remember that a poultice made of mashed onions is good for snalSe-bite.
 Marion County News: An exchange says that Taft Is strong in the south" We can't imagine in what way this strength will be of benefit to MT. Taft. He will certainly not get single electoral vote from the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
 Romeo and Juliet.
Rise of inc Back Yard

Sanitary science, reinforced by by the sanitary inspector, is working wonders in the back yard. Once 1t was the home of dirt heaps and trash bar rels and the refuse of family life, but now it is becoming clean, wholesome, and even attractive Once it bred smells and disease germs, now 1t re- sponds 10 seeds, roots and bulbs placed in it's soil
 In the back yards of our ample city lots-oftentimes 145 feet deep and 30 feet wide-excellent little vegetable gardens can be placed and if they be not desirable, then they can be turned into beauty spots by the production of leaf and blossom. The family life can be immensely enhanced by a develop ment of the back yard There exer- else, amusement and delight can be found if every householder will be- come back yard gardener and beau tifier
 The backyard movement is spread ing to all parts of the country, and we need a good lot of it in this city. The illustrated papers are publishing pie lures of modern back yards, and pretty  soon, no doubt, Birmingham will get in line by being able to point to back yards that are civilizers and health makers and a joy throughout the en- tire year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Euus In Evidence.

Do you know that eggs are an enor- nous proposition In this country2" asked a. man of Missouri in the lobby last night.
 Look over the list of staple commo- dities and you will find that eggs are greater In proportion as commercial commodity than even cotton. and cotton Is a great, big thing. l doubt very ma terially If the cotton crop of Alabama goes ahead in value of the poultry crop of Missouri. If 1t does you will have to show me; and yet I do know that Ala ba1na is neglecting an immense proposi- ton when 1t overlooks the value of poul- try.
 You people dwell too much on cotton, coal and iron. You ought to encourage these hills and valleys to bring forth good fruit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
AS TO APPLES.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 A group of men clustered around a bar were swapping yarns and notes, when the subject turned to apples. Apples, |" said a fat man. relectiyely; T thank heavens that whatever this wet weather has done 1t does not seem to affect the crop. There's nothing. to my mind to compare with a juicy apple. and I've eaten them ever since I first had any teeth start right in now with the green apples and go right through from Astrak- hans to ruesets. When I eat an apple can say truly. with the street urohin. There ain't goin' to be no core.' and I go even further and eat the seeds. Per sonally, I believe that the apple tyee Is still the tree of knowledge. I know that the fruit is wholesome, and just think of all you get from the applet Here's a list for you; Baked apple, apple pie, apple dumpling. sweet cider. applejack. hard cider, vinegar and a number of other desirable things which escape my mind at present" You've left out one thing" said the friend, who had listened to this rhapsody with bored expression. What's that?" inquired the fat man. the fat man paid for the next round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
Iones of the l. 6. N.

George w. Jones'. district attorney of the Louisville and Nashville, with head quarters at Montgomery. spent yesterday In the city. Asked as to his mission here Attorney Jones said: Only one of my occasional visits to Birmingham. Non political, but strictly social and legal work. You know that the Louisville and Nashville has large interests In Jefferson county and Is enlergdng them every day. We are going right ahead with develop ing work, extending lines and encouraging the investment of money and of energy, and do not propose to stop.
 By the way" continued MT Jones, "have you lately seen the work on that four -blocks-long warehouse the Louisville and Nashville is erecting in BirmAng- ham? It's the biggest thing of the kind in the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
A GRACEFUL WITHDRAWAL

From the September Lppincotts.
 Do you know who that old gentle man is, talking to our hostess?" asked Mrs Blunderer of the lady sitting be- side her.
 That" answered the lady coldly, is my son.
 "Oh," gasped Mrs. Blunderer in con- fusion. he's a good deal older than you ara Is he not2'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
About Parsons.

Ex-Chicf of Police McGill of Tuscaloosa spent yesterday fin Birmingham. The prohibition campaign was brought to an end this afternoon" said the chief, and after the Sunday rest, voting will begin early Monday morning. This Is all the news in the city at this time. I cannot say with any degree of certainty how the election will terminate, although both sides agree that 1t will be close. The friends of the dispensary are numerous"
 T know to my own certain knowledge," said Johnny Bivens yesterday, that i've new sodawater fountains have been or dered. You may paste 1t in your hat that the men who sell soda water do not favor prohibition. Some people say that 1t will aid the business. but this Is not true. So many fountains will be operat- ing In case the town goes dry, that you can hire us for a shilling. No prohibition for ours"
 W. P. McCrossin and w. C. Garrett, two well known local attorneys, will on the first of the month form a partnership for the practice of law. The firm will be McCrossln & Garrett.
 Al Miller. a popular railroad man, who has been i'll of typhoid fever for the past five weeks. was able to be up yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
HuntsvIIIe's Natural Gas.

Huntsville Is prospering." said Dr.. Charles M Erwin, secretary of the New Yorl1-Alabama on company. The com pany with which I am connected is oper- ating the natural gas wells at Huntsville We have been operating commercially for several months and are pushing our de- velopments We leased the city gas works and by using their mains flnd of course, great economy for our enterprise The natural gas sells for sl thousand, as against s2, the price which was charged for the manufactured commo- dlty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

A newspaper writer mentions an au- tomobile mishap and "the little glimpse of an earthly haven of peace and content it disclosed" As a rule, victims of automobile mishaps merely see stars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

Speaker Cannon favors deep water ways, but Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich has not been heard from, and this leaves the Central West in an anxious, ex- pectant position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

"It is a great relief to know that we are going to have some cooler wealth CT" remarks the pert paragrapher of the Savannah Press. Evidently that gentleman Is we'll stocked with winter fannels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says the terms "Republican" and Democrat
 are getting rather hay. This is be- cause western republicans are stealing democratic thunder, but no republican favors publicity of campaign subscrip- lion There Is where the line Is drawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29

The Gadsden Journal says Hunts vile man had a grasshopper in his ear for three years. That probably kept people from putting another kind of bug fin his ear.