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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
Misappropriate Bank Funds.

Abiline, Tex, April 22.-J. J. Lowdon
and o. w. Steffens, charged with hav-
ing misappropriated the funds of ma
tional bank, were found guilty in the
federal court here today, and their
punishment fixed at five years In the
penitentiary. Lowdon was convicted
on sixteen counts and Steffens on four.
These cases grew out of the affairs Of
the American Natioanl Bank of Abb
1ene.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
Capital City Club Election.

Atlanta. April l2.-lonight nominate MS
were in order at the Capital City club for
officers for the ensuing year. The names
of Albert Howell for president and Cap
tain Raoll for Vice president were the
only ones put in nomination. and these
two officers will be reelected tomorrow.
In the past year the club has paid off SolSl
of bonded Indebtedness and spent an
equal sum in improvements on the club
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
CAPT. r. P. HOBSON

Will lecture at Jefferson
Theatre, Wednesday, April "a,
at 8 p. m. Benefit letter car
riers' sick fund. Tickets Doc.
On sale at box Office Wednes-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
Victory for Conservatives.

Madrid, April 22.-The returns from
the elections for members of the cham.
Der of deputies, held on yesterday, are
all in, and show a sweeping victory
for the conservatives. Out of total
of 404 seats in the chamber of deputies
conservatives have been elected to
260; liberals gained So; the republic
ans and Castalanists so, and other
political groups 81 seats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
Italian Peace Conference.

Rome, April 22.-An Italian national
peace conference will be held at Peru
gia in June at the same time The
Hague peace conference is in session.
Perugia is in the constituency of Dep
uty Don Pompili, under secretary OF
foreign affairs, who has been chosen
Italian delegate to The Hague.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-23
Injunction AGAINST Strikers.

Atlanta. April 22.-(Spee;al.)-Over two
weeks ago a large number of machinists
of the Van Wrinkle Gin and Machine
works went out on 5triae. To-Day equit-
able petition was flied in the superior
court asking injunction preventing strik-
ers and their union FROM posting pickets
at gates of shops or irsIa interfering with
workers at presc.t engaged. Id@te PEN
dleton granted temporary restraining Or
der, setting tho case for .a-St Satur-
dav
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
BETTER TIMES CnMING.

While there is a cutting down of forces and determined effort on the part of all industries to economize to the utmost limit the indications are that matters will brighten up at an early date.
 The terrible jolt given to confidence by reckless agitators, both in high and low station. has brought in tits wake much suffering to thousands of men and women and children. They have been struck a cruel blow. and at the most unfortunate time. The depres- sion cannot last long. no matter wh ether or not Congress enacts better financial laws than are now in effect. There is too much food stuff and too much raw material needing a market for enforced idleness.
 Here in the cotton region there are hundreds of thousands of bales of cot ton still in first hands, We have in stock in Montgomery not less than thirty thousand bales and at the low price of $50 per bale that Stands for sl.5OO 900, Two-thirds of that belongs to the farmers. There is much stored in all the towns contiguous to Mont gomery and when sold will stiffen up business in every department.
 In our mineral region just now there IS much depression but the world still needs iron and steel and coal and de- mand will have to spring up soon.
 The announcement in a Pittsburg dispatch that more than 4o,OOO men, who have been idle for several weeks will return to work in the mills in the vicinity of Pittsburg on January 6 is a gratifying evidence of the recu- peratiye power and solidity of Ameri- can industry, The Baltimore Sun says "in respect to the iron, steel and tin plate industry conditions in Pittsburg may be taken. perhaps, as the measure of renewed activity to be expected in this industry in every part of the Uni ted States. It is claimed by some in- dustrial experts, indeed, that the con dition of the iron and steel industry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
''This is My 49th Birthday"
Harry s. New.

Harry stewart New. the Chairman of the Republican National Committed. was born in Indianapolis, December 31. 1858. He is son of the late John C. New, who served as Treasurer of the United States under President Grant, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under President Arthur, and as Consul General at London under President Harrison's administratiob. Harry New received his education tn the Indian apolis public schools and at Butler Col lege Upon his graduation he went to work on The Indianapolis Journal. Of which his father was publisher and ed itor. Tn 1S96 MT. New was elected to the Indiana State Senate. During the war with Spain he served as Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers. with the rank of Captain. He first entered the Republican National Committee in 1900. and was reelected to represent Indiana in June 1904. During the last presidential campaign he was vice chairman of the committee. Early in the present year he was named to succeed George R. Cortelyou as chairman. MT. New was offered the position of first assistant postmaster general by Pres'- dent Roosevelt, but declined for bus mess reasons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
A PRAYER.

By Miss Georgia A. Jones. Dear God the way seems dark and
 dreary now,
 Clouds have o'ershadowed the bright
 ness of my sky, Still to Thy will I fain would humoly And though I cannot see Thee, feel
 Thou art nigh. Sickness and sorrow is my portion
 now, My cup o'erhows with bitterness and Still let me to Thy will with patience And walk the thorny path Thou'st
 have me go. I know Thou will not alway keep me
 in distress, Thou'll send a ray to cheer me
 through the night, I know not how, Know not "heh' yet And TRGS giTe Mrs' me co@fort ed9ds till the skies
 are bright.
 Dear God, dear loving Father. take And lead me. e'er I stumble in the Oh, give me peace to follow Thy com And guide me to Thy bright eternal cIanton, April 22. 1900.
 (These verses were written short time before the death of the writer Of them.-Ed. Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

IS the barometer of trade generally. This may be too broad an assumption; nevertheless. the revival of activity on large scale in the Pittsburg district tustifies the hope that the country has seen the worst of the industrial de- precision. There seems to be gooo ground for the belief that from this time forth there will be gradual, but sure, -.lent toward normal condi- tions It has been said all alon. by ! men identified with Amerlcan indus tries that our industrial stregntn anu prosperity rest upon solid founda- tion; that industrial activity and de- velopment would not be permanently arrested: that such depression as pre- vailed was due to temporary financial stringency. and not to any lack of soundness in these industries. With the resumption of work in the mills of Pittsburg and vicinity tlie rank s of the army of the unemploy,d in that quarter will be greatly dimin- ished. It is hoped that the unemployed in every part of the United States may soon profit by revival of industrial activity along all lines"
 The curtailment of cotton spinning may reduce demand for the raw ma terial for little while, but 1t is not certain that the curtailment in New England will be as complete as was expected. The reported difficulty in obtaining the 75 per cent indorsement necessary to general adoption of the Arkwright Clubs curtailment plan in cotton production argues wholesome confidence among a goodly percentage of New England cotton manufacturers
 Our people should pick up courage and hope. Countries abroad are buy ing more from us than we from them showing. that we have plenty and to snare. The money for several millions of bales of cotton is yet to- get into circulation. There is plenty or corn and wheat and hay all over the couh- trv and there are cattle, hogs, sheep land poultry enough to supply every bodv ,..... meat. There have been con dit;ons four-fold worse than that pro- duced by the recent financial upheaVai'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Letters to The Editor
Alabama Geological Survey.

University, Ala. Dec. 30. 1907. Editor The Advertiser:
 In your paper of December 2S there is a notice of the publication by the Alabama Geological Survey of a report on the underground water resources of the State. In this review it is made to appear that the book owes it's existence mainly to the United States Geological Survey, which is entirely wrong The cooperation of that survey with the Alabama sur Vey consisted in contribution of pos sbly $t000 which was used in part payment of expenses of an assistant who travelled through the State col Iecting the notes The ,ieological Sur vey of Alabama expended five six times that amount on the work and it was written by myself alone. so that by rights the Geological Survey of Alabama should have most of the credit for the work. ] may state here that our Alabama survey would have gotten out the book whether the United States survey contributed anything towards it or not. and as a matter of fact, the latter survey came in only after the whole work had been planned and in great part prepared by tine Alabama survey. l don't know that this is a matter of much consequence, but the notice in your paper appears to credit the United States Survey with the whole thing. or at least with the bulk of it. I have thought it best to let your reviewer know how the matter stood. Yours very truly,
 Eugene A Smith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
DR IFT " OOD BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

l A mission woman has just sued her husband for divorce because he tore up her hat. Doubtless he was forced to the rash act by the miiliner's bill The fellow with money to burn can certainiy make warm friends.
 The Boston Cigar Makers Union has barred women from making cigars, but we notice married women have not been barred from giving them as Christmas | presents as yet. ] In Lapland you can get a seai-skin coat for a dollar but what good is f that doing us who don't live either there or in the Lapland of Luxury, A prisoner who has lived forty five years in Sing Sing prison, prefers it co life in New York City. Our es- teemed friend, Frank Adams, of The New York Mall, please explain. Everybedy's glad but father Poor old mans in tears. For he only got necktie Like he has for twenty years. The Boston police who arrested a woman in that city the other day found $1,7I7 in her stocking. Surely she didn't have the stocking on. Some Iowa girls have formed club which will expel any. of its members allowing a young man to kiss them. This club will be in existence about a week.
 When 1t comes to show down, the average mortal had rather have his morals shattered than his nerves. When it comes to making one's hair stand straight up, it's an Arkansas painter or country barber either that can do 1t.
 -.- There may be sermons in stones but thank goodness they do not-eempel you to sit and listen to 'em three hours at time. girl is never so deaf that she can't hear an engagement ring.
 MT Bryan has met Texas and she is his'n-
 We should feel very grateful to sci- ence for discovering all these cute It. tie microbes for us. of which our grand fathers were ignorant
 As usual the popular firm of Tom and Jerry did rushing business this Christmas.
 Oh, no, you don't have to belong to the union to make resolutions
 One little hoy wrote ,ts to sa1ts Ilt e Claus;
 
 Must be the son of a Pittsburg mill lionaire.
 A rural preacher up~in Connecticut is named Hoilah Loud He will.
 William J. Bryan, the new Senator from Florida. is terribly handicapped with that name. He should change it.
 Two Teller.
 Teller name O Jim,
 Alters had some crazy whin.
 Tried a hundred trades to learn.
 Somehow couldn't git the turn.
 Tried too many different schemes
 Had too many cranky dreams
 Twas the poor house that got him.
 Teller name O Jim.
 Teller name Q Joe Said jes ore thing he would know,
 Twas to stay and run the farm
 An to keep away rom harm.
 An he learned to run it right
 Fer he tried with all his might.
 Now in bank he's got the dough-
 Teller name O Joe.
 A close inspection of the post Christ mas issues of The Montgomery Ad- vertiser and Birmingham Age-Herald strong and Paul Cook are on their way to Texas or merely 'possum-fo -foundered. Houston Post.
 We feel confident that all the mem- bers of the union will be sorry for what calendars we have mailed to them. We are now prepared to gracefully re- ceiVe all apologies offered in the prop CT spirit.-Houston Post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Today In History
December 3I

December 3I
 13S4-John de Wyckliffh, the Morn ing Star of the Reformation" died.
 1460--I4ancastrians victorious at Wakefield. (War of the Roses)
 1550-Hery of Lorraine. third Duke of Guise. born. Died, December 23. 1888
 16OO-British East India Company chartered.
 l72O-Charles Edward Stuart. the young Pretender, born. Died January 31. 17SS.
 17S1-Congress chartered the Bank of North America.
 179S-Thomas Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State.
 1S57-Canada adopted the decimal system of public accounts.
 1S77-Queen Victoria instituted the Imperial Order of the Crown of India. for ladies'
 1SS9-Horatio Allen, who ran the first railroad locomotive In America, died in New Jersey. Born in 1902.
 1890-Francis F. spinner, United States Treasurer under Lincoln and Grant died. Born January 21, 1902.
 1S94--Amelia Jenks Boomer. origin ator of the "blOomer" costume for wo- men, died at Council Bluffs, Ia. Born in New York. May 27, ISIS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
May Be Slow, But Also Sure.

Mobile Item.
 The Montgomery Advertise" felici- tates that town and the citizens there of for the extremely decorous and seemly manner in which Christmas Day was observed in that town, and com miserates and condOles in rather 3 lofty manner with those towns of which the same could not be said. The Advertissr is all right. and so is the Capital City, but the fact is that the quality of slowness and perennial in- ertia is so interwoven in the warp and wool of that towns being that even on Christmas Day the boys" find ir difficult to shake off the overpowerinE depression incidental to high life in tho legislative burg. We congratulate The Advertiser upon it's good Christmas be- haYior.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
TUESDAY, DECEMBER sI, 1907.
DISTURBING PREDICTIONS.

As The Leavenworth Post sizes it up, there will be some lively doinEs at tn e Democratic convention in Denver next July. Says The Post:
 All Denver sadly allows that a man cannot hold much rum a mile above sea level. The Tammany statesman { who takes his New York allowance of highballs will roll Tn the gutter. With out any drinks at all the average man will feel that he can whip his weight in wildcats and walk in an hour to the snowy peaks, seventy miles away. that seem so near. Impossibilities will have faded like morning mists, absurd ities will seem the soberest gray of common sense.
 There, now, are some possibilities which we suspect that some of our Democratic brethren may have failed to catch up with. Some of them will possibly be from prohibition communi- Some will be men who are in the habit of taking it when they feel inclined and feel no bad effects from the same Suppose, now, man from either of these classes walks up to the bar in Denver and sends down his throat the usual quantity of good stuff that he would do at his own home, what may be expected to happen?
 Well. according to the deductions or The Post a man who gauges his Den yer drinks by what he has been accus- toned to at home will find the earth slipping from under him and will think he Is gong up In balloon. or else he may get silly and become a drivelling imbocie. Tn some natures the liquor would cause him to become a sort of Berserk CT ana want to fight everybody ho soeS, AEd yet n The Post is correct, those who do not drink any will become about as uproarious under the influence of the Denver at- mosphere as any of the drinkers will. |. Seems to us that it is a sort of tangled proposition. and whether the delegates drink or refuse they will be up against it.
 We confess that WIG are not at all charmed by the prospect. We want the convention to be as sane and orderly as a meeting of that sort can be hoped for. There will probably be differ ences and discords at best, and if the atmosphere and booze of Denver are to have such unusual and deplorablc effects on the delegates as The Post intimates, we fear that the troops will be called out before it is all over What will be most needed at the convention will be calm and intelligent discus ! sion, harmonious concessions and wise action, for only thus can the party hope for success in the great political battle of 1908. If, however the dele gates who drink are likely to get down into the gutters, and those who don't drink will became bowling bull lies, what good results can we expect or hope for? Let us hope that The Post is merely trying to create pan ic beforehand so as to prevent a full attepdance, actuated by spite be- cause Leavenworth was not selected as the gathering place of the Democracy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Christmas Bargains in a Laundry

New York Sun.
 Everybody who has anything to sell is supposed to advertise his wares prominently about Christmas time, yet notwithstanding the prevalence of hol- iday signs it certainly does look queer to see the notice "ChristmaH gifts for salo here" hanging over the front door of laundry.
 What in the world do you sell here that people can use for Christmas gifts?" asked one curious customer.
 "Handk erchiefs. shirts, collars, lots If things" replied the clerk. All these goods we wish to dispose of have been thrown on our hands by people who for one reason or another never came back for the clothes they left to be washed. We have found that Christmas is q good time to' get rid of these unclaimed packages. Some of the things are of excellent quality and as good as new. Anybody who doesn't mind picking up bargains whenever he happens to find them can do his pocket book a good turn by patronizing a laundry"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Force the Tariff Issue.

Kansas CltY Star.
 There is no hope of tariff revision at the present session of Congress, of course but if is good party policy and good national policy for the minority to force a discussion of the question. The country wants to know just where the Republicans in Congress stand with reference to revision. This informa- ton is especially sought by progress i've Republicans in all the States. The next election will depend largely on the attitude of the Republican conven- tion and it's nominees for President on the tariff question. And the atti- tude of Congress. if it can be forced by the Democrats, will also have an important bearing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
PauDers Didn't Feel Cheap. lantic City Dispatch to New 1Ork

Atlantic OltS DlSpdtSh hO ANS"
 World.
 overseer of the Poor Barlow. good. generous hta e SniAf to uls wards on the city's pauper list asking them to inform him what they most needed for Christmas. Here are some
 At set of furs with minks' heads and tai ,--,,
 "A hat like this"-the writer inclosed an advertisement displaying hat marked Reduced from $25 to $15:"
 Three pairs of silk ks stockings, %;Sn Ewing
 My old pipe is pretty good yet, but I can use that for second best. And will you please send me one with an amber stem that won't hurt my teeth |-
 "One of the new $2o gold pieces will
 MT. Barlow had expected requests for warm mittens. knitted hose, bag of flour. or a sack of coal. and he was going to pay for the gifts out of his own pocket. He has lied the city and will remain away over Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Going Rack to the Farm.

P6TI VTIN IIWeB. -
 It is new certain that there will be less ucultivated land i" St. Clair County next year than there was this. since many of those who have in the past moved away. are gradually return ing. while many others are moving in to one of the very best counties, all things considered. in Alabama. h. deed if the proper efforts were only nut forth. many families from other States. ard especially from the frozen North, would gladly come to St: Clair with the avoWed purpose Of making IL their eternal abiding place whilst here upon earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

Occasionally some newspaper comes out and denies that story that Lee of- fered his sword to Grant at Appama toX and that Grant "magnanimously refus- ed to accept it." Of course, there was not an atom of truth in the story but what's the use of wasting editorial space denying it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
Kansas Unique, as Usual:

Kansas City Star.
 Now that the Kansas banks are con- sldering the question of resuming cash payments on checks, it is discovered that only a few of the banks in that State resoe ed to the policy of linn iting payments. In the small towns the only knowledge the people had of a "panic" has been gathered from newspaper reports. The State Bank Commissioner says, also, that the banks which refused to limit their cash pay ments to customers all report an un- precedented increase in deposits. It is always safe to bet that Kansas will occupy some unique position on every ] situation"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

We suppose that row among the naval officials might properly be allud- ed to as war in the navy" Having no foreign foes to fight they fight each other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

As we have noticed no acknoWieos
 ,. i, The Houston Post of the fat and juicy possum we hoped would De sent it the inference is that 1t failed to get one. We judge that 1t was 100 stuck up to accept one of Alabamas uh- rivalled products and there were no suitable animals in it's own State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

The Richmond News-Leader remarks that harmony, like everything else, must have a beginning" Just so, and the sooner 1t begins in the Democratic ranks the better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
The south Holds Its Own.

Selma Journal
 The South is still holding its own despite the financial scare. It has demonstrated to the natio nthat It's business methods are so honorable thai even the coming of hard times just when it's crops need moving does not break down business confidence and ahility
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

The Columbia State thinks 1t has dis covered indications that the&Republi- cans are squinting in the direction of John D. Rock efeller as proper man for them to nominate for President. Well, no doubt John would pay as much for 1t as any man they can pick out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
The More Farmers the Better.

Gadsden Journal.
 There will be many people go back to the farms as result of tho recent panic and accompanying industrial de- pression. Still there will not be enough of them to make a noticeable impression on the millions of acres of idle lands in Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees it's advertisers (and makes 1t a part Of th' contract when requestedl that its daily CIT culation Is larger than that of an; mornine newspaper printed in Aiabema-and that its Sunday edition has the largest circulation oi any newspaper printed in Alabama. without exception.
 The figures for November printed below represent the actual net circulation. all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31

The New Bedford Standard seems to foresee an imitation of gold in the near future. So far as we are concerned we say, Let her inflate.