The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-11
ALABAMA PRESS

Mobile Herald: The coal dealers have already commenced to raise prices. Hard on the public; soft for them.
 Anniston Hot Blast; One of the de- lightful things that has characterized the passing summer has been the pleasing silence that emanated from Oyster Bay.
 Marion County News: There is more water power going to waste in Alabama than many other states have. and at no distant day much of 1t will be put in use.
 Eufaula Times: The Standard oil is catching 1t in the northern states, while old John Barleycorn gets hit in the south ern states. Both seem to have unpleas- ant odors.
 Mobile Register; Very little attention seems to be paid to the fact that Ar kansas has a railroad case similar to Alabamas, only somewhat further ad- vanced on the docket.
 Demopolis Times: Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray is quoted as predicting that Alabama will follow the suit of Georgia and go prohibition two years
 
 hence Well, you can never tell.
 Lamar Democrat: Governor Vardaman and his fifteenth amendment hobby didn't hoodoo "Old Missip' much. When a man offers for office upon a platform of hobbies he should be given the "high ball every time.
 Demopolis Times: Governor Glenn of North Carolina does not warm to Nthe talk about rushing him to the front as democratic nominee for the presidency next year. He has doubt as to it's friendliness. and no doubt at all as to it's foolishness.
 Monroe Journal: It is said that some of the liquor manufacturers are looking for Alabama locations since they have been driven out of Georgia Their sojourn will be but temporary, should they so decide The move on" order is a ques- ton of but a short time.
 Anniston Star: Peace reigns in Miss issippi. vardaman accepts defeat grace fully. and is offered job editor of Hattiesburg paper at the same salary ne would have received as United States senator: Williams is grateful for even small majority, and the people are re- lieved that the agony is over.
 Talladega Reporter: An Alabama boy recently left the University of the South for being hazed. That's it. If good-paying students will simply go home after such dsgraceful occurrences. the faculty will soon be asking the reasons why, and the practice of hazing will surely be broken up. A lick on the pocketbook will soon correct the evil.
 Florence Herald: In the persons of Sen- ator Bankhead and Senator Johnston the Muscle Shoals development plan has two | powerful allies, who will use every effort in the speedy exploitation of this wonder full power. The friends of this scheme welcome the addition of these two earnest, energetic friends. These, with the power full aid of Congressman Richardson will accomplish wonders for the great Ten nessee valley
 Alabamian Dispatch: The action of the primaries in nominating successors to oul late senators should there prove to he a vacancy, met with much criticism or the part of our politicians. It seem; | now that the party acted more wisely l than they knew. me voice of the peo | pie has been heard, and not only the voice of the legislature who was elected to fill these important offices. But th' people have the satisfaction of knowing that the newly elected senators were | their choice.