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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
ONE GENT A WORD

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POSITION wanted by experienced drafts man; civil or railroad preferred H. E. R., care Age-Herald.
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Try the oawk fsr haif-tone and ilns Illustrations. Aae-Herald HuIIdlnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
MONEY TO LEND.

MONEY to loan on city or suburban
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03

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The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
MR.. C0RTELYOU'S ATTITUDE.
Booming Himself for the Presidency
Not I'm His Days Work.

rom the NeW 40rk sun.
A man who occupies a prominent no.
sition in the Republican party" tells the
Boston Transcript that the Hon. George
Bruce Cortelyou is an active candidate
for the Presidency and has been using
all the machinery Of the Post-office and
the Treasury Departments TO further
his Presidential ambitions"
This, no doubt. viii be news to Mr.
Corteiyou himself. How in the wcrld he
could have used the public patronage 10
obtain delegates without being detected
in the act by the President or suspected
by Secretary Taft is incomprehensible
unless Nr. Cortelyou is a veritable Mach
iavelli and a two-faced impostor with an
iron nerve.
The popular impression about the Sec
retary of the Treasury is that the dav's
work occupies all his faculties. and thar
he has no leisure for political maninuIa- :
tion. It is by strict attention to the hrs
mess in hand that Mr.. Cortelyou has
modestly risen from small beginnings
and there must have been a transfor,1s- :
tion of his nature and a radical change
in his habits if nc has taken TO delegate
hunting
1t may even be surmised that the ac-
tivities Of the Hon. Jesse Overstreet and
the Hon. Stepnen B. Elkins in his behalf
as an available candidate for the Presi-
dency have give7 him more pain than
pleasure. Mr.. Cortelyou has been known
as man Vino wants TO be let alone TO
discharge his duties as a public officer
and when promotion has come to him If
has been as to the sought and not to the
seeker.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
The HOPE of the Jews.

1t has always been a dream of the
Jews, as a people, that some day they
shall return to the Holy Land and es-
tablish there nation for their race.
Prominent Jews all over the world have
at various times been interested in the
project, and large sums Of money have
been contributed TO further it. The sub
ject has recently been revived by the re-
port OF the Rev. DR.. Jacob Voorsanger,
pastor of the Temple Emanuel. San Fran
cisco, who has just returned from a visit
to Palestine He went there with the
special object Of discovering whether
conditions were favorable to the hopes
Of Zionlsm. He tells us that the coun-
try is beautiful-which we knew before
but he says that II is only in spots about
the valley that the land is fertile. The
country is generally poverty stricken.
and the chief source of livelihood Of the
natives are the fees they receive from
tourists All Of the holy places have
been turned into shows. under the care
of men who exploit them only for money.
The Arabs, who now occupy the Holy
Land are Of a race which has been there
for 200 years Although they arr heav-
lily tax-burdened by the Turks. they
cling to the country with tenacity, and
they would hardly desert their land. even
if the money could be found TO purchase
IT, Baron Rothschild has spent over
S15.O00.O00 in establishing over twenty col
onies of Jews there, but not one of these
is self-supporting or shows any prospect
Of becoming so. DR.. VooTsanger's con-
clusion is that
The political sovereignty Of the Jew IS dead
issue. Ny Americauism has 10 mental reserys ions,
Ny flag ii the flag Of my country. and want 10
other. The duty Of the Jews in this country is to
live ana work for the country Of their birth. OF.
perhaps. adoption. and TO see that shadow rests
upon this. their country.
The Jews. indeed, have no cause 10
complain of their reception by the Eng
disappearing nations. The, have added
much to the political. social, and eco
n0miC life OF England and America, and
their standing is in keeping with that
fact. Jews sit in the English House of
Lords, and one OF the most brilliant Of
Englands prime ministers was Jew
Jews hold high Office in this country.
represent us dtly and worthily abroad
and in Congress, and serve in the Cabinet
Of the President. Among all the citizens
Of this great republic, there are none
more thrifty, moral, or earnest than the
Jews. Nowadays it must be a very
small proportion Of the race that dreams
Of a return 10 the Holy Land So far as
those in America are concerned. they
honor our flag and support our institu-
tons. They realize that their future lies
in being as sturdy and earnest Ameri-
cans as their forefathers were IsreeIites,
and they act accordingly.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
A Lesson from the Philippines.

It might appear to be somewhat difficult
to fnd a relation between mosquitoes and
war, though when Gen. Sherman gave his
automatic definition of war he might
easily have included mosquitoes. 1t seems
that the mouths of cannon and piles of
cannon balls are favorite breeding
grounds for the pests. The result is that
army posts are unduly burdened with
them. The wife of an army officer lust
back from the Philippines noticed a lot
of visitors at Fort Slocum sla2ping their
ankles and beating the insects off. and
she volunteered the information that the
mosquitoes were attracted by black stock
ings. Said she:
Women who have been to the Philippines soon
learn TO wear white stockings. Black hose attract
the pests and white. seems to repel them White
stockings mag not be fashionable, but to see a
woman rubbing her ankles together because Of mos
quito misery is not attractive Sight q"
1t is not, indeed: and we are strongly in
favor of the proposed reform. The idea is
a new one. and it may be as brilliant as
it is novel. Only one difficulty suggests
itself, and that comes from the choice
between white stockings and black, as we
know that the latter have a peculiar use
fulness, too. Any one who ever read
Frank Stoekton's Mrs, Lecks and Mrs.
Aleshine'' win remember how, when the
ship went down. those two admirable
women were left stranded on the bosom.
Of the ocean engirdled by life buoys. Mrs
Aleshine affected a fear OF sharks, be-
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
TUESDAY. JULY %, 1907.
The Issue in North Carolina.


The question at issue in the North Caro-
lima rate litigation is not State rights, as
some observers seem to think. but the
Jurisdiction of the Federal court and its
power TO enjoin the acts Of a State court
No one has questioned the right of the
State to reduce railroad fares or 10 en-
force the reduction, and the State au-
thorities would willingly submit to a de-
cision of the United States Supreme Court
declaring the law unconstitutional, but
their contention has been that as long as
it had not been so declared il was still
in force, 50 far as its criminal sections
are concerned, Judge Pritchard's original
injunction having run against certain
officers supposed TO be charged with the
execution OF the law. Judge Pritchard
has met this contention with decision
that that portion of the law which the
local authorities have been trying 10 en-
force, and under which they have indicted
railroad agents, is unconstitutional and
void. We have no doubt the State au-
thorities viii accept this decision for the
time being. and that the so-called clash
between Federal and State courts will
come TO an end.
The temporary victory rests with the
Southern Railway. which has secured the
trial Of its cause in the Federal rather
than in the State courts, which undoubt-
edly was one of the purposes of its coun-
sci. The matter may now be adjudicated
in the ordinary course of procedure, with
out any Of the spectacular features which
have characterized the litigation up to
this time. President Finley, in a state
nent issued to the people Of North Caro-
lima, points out that the proceedings
initiated by the Southern differ in no
essential respect from those begun in a
number Of other States. ard pleads for the
right OF the railroad corporation to have
the validity of State legislation affecting
its earning capacity determined in an
orderly way. It is due Mr.. Finley TO say
that his railroad has taken measures to
protect the interests Of the public in the
pending litigation by selling tickets with
coupons attached representing the differ
ence between the ? II cents rate and that
actually charged by the railroad, which
coupons viii be redeemed in case the re-
duced rate should be determined to be
reasonable and lawful. Thus the people
Of North Carolina viii lose nothing in the
event the fare law is sustained in the
higher courts
We imagine the only politics in the
whole business will be found to be con-
lined to the Tar Heel State whose states
men are anxious to make a good showing
before their own people; but it is none
the less true that the use of writs Of
injunction 10 bring State legislation TO the
bar OF the Federal courts is not calcu-
lated to increase the respect Of the citi-
zens Of any State for the processes of
the courts, for the feeling in North Car
olina is merely an accentuation of that
apparent in other States where the
Federal courts have nuHifed State legis-
lation on an ex parte hearing.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
SHOULD METCALF GO?
Western Paper Thinks Secretary
Made Grave BlundeF.

Frum the Cleveland Press
II within the last two weeks war had
been declared between the United States
and Japan, whose fault would it nave
been?
On July at Oakland. Cal. Hon. Victor
II Metcalf. Secretary OF the United States
Navy, gave 10 the public an interview
in which ne is quoted as having said:
I have planned this tiD around Cape Horn for
The practice q the squadron. How long the ships
vii remain I cannot say ! can promise the people
Of Oakland and San FuDeisco that they win see
one 0 the finest naval spectacles ever witnessed in
Pscifc waters.
There is no significance TO this movement from
q military standpoint. But I thought that. a. the
news concerned the people Of the Pacific Coast to-
day would be an Appropriate time % announce the
plans.
It IS the policy Of the Navy Department to keep
the feet in American waters as much possible
Il is also Cur policy 10 keep as large number q
battle ships together as possible
hope the talk q japanese trouhles and inter
national differences may be dropped. The story
that Ambassador Aoki is in disfayur with MS own
government / believe is purely invention. know
q 10 reason why Japan and the United States
should not be on the fTiendliest a terms
As result Of these alleged remarks
the country was Immediately plunged into
state Of dangerous excitement. War
talk was multiplied. Public feeling was
further aroused 4 hundred reckless acts
might well have followed, any one of
which might have embroiled us hopelessly
in war, because wars result from petty
things, ike the pig which set France and
Mexico cutting each others throats. Even
before Metcalf made his speech the ma
ton was disturbed. upset, excited.
He could have selected no more critical
moment for his reputed utterance. I
nave planned this trip around Cape Horn. %
And yet, up 20 this day. the President
is not known TO have given any order
TO the Navy Department for the dispatch
Of this feet, nor has the general board
apparently given any such order. The
statement is even made that the feet
VIII not go to the Pacific. and that no
such cruise has been Officially contem-
plated
i would be we'll TO have an investigation
Of these alleged utteranees, and, if they
are found TO be as reported, il might be
wisdom 10 replace Metcalf with a more
thoughtful and less garruIous person.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
Immigration in Hawaii

one phase of the new immigration law
Increasing the head tax on immigrants to
our shores has been overlooked. and that
is the effect it viii have on immigration
into Hawaii. The immigration problem
there is much more intricate than I'm the
United States proper. for a majority of
the immigrants to Hawaii come from the
far East, and it has long been known
that the islands prove a convenient half
way house for coolies, who come thence
into the United States.
There has always been more or less diff
Guilty in securing enough labor for the
big plantations in Hawaii. and to aid the
planters the government, cooperating
with private enterprises, has spent. ac-
ecrding to the report Of Gov Carter, more
than S900o000 in the last thirty years in
importing laborers. These have come
from many countries to the number Of
lS4,lSL OF this total, no less than I1.1S7
have been japanese. The Chinese. in
cluGing Manchurians, come next. with a
total Of A49l; then come Portuguese to
the number Of Il. 40, Koreans to the num-
Der Of 6,90S. and Porto Ricans to the num-
Der Of 5000. Other fmportations have been
white Americans, negroes, Ausrians, Ital-
ians, South Sea Islanders. Norwegians,
Germans, and Russians.
Secretary Straus, OF the Department of
Commerce and Labor. Is now on his way
to the islands for a personal investigation
Of the immigration question. 1t is din
cult TO see, though, what can be done TO
better things Hawaii depends for its
very life on its big plantations. and the
coolie labor Of the far East has proved
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
GLAMOUR OF JoURNALIsM.
Col WattersOn Takes a PeSSi'"-'
View of His Profession

From the Louisville CourieT-JoufnaL
The glamour Of journalism ls ho' Ca
ike the glamour Of the stage Inc i'o'i1s
sees the outside of the theater anu
marks the gathering throngs. he en'e,s
the magic portal and beholds the s4uuS
inside. He hears the music OF the u
chestra. He is dazzled by the iooliisii'o
The curtain rises upon very paradise u
pasteboard and grease-paint. The non
Of the piece struts his hour upon tne
scene. The poor boy thinks II real. BACK
Of the haring canvas lie the shaoo"S
and lurk the sorrows. All that elit'eiS
is not gold.
Newspaper properties are more anu
more becoming. like the railways anu
the banks, pure corporate affairs. Less
and less does the individual writer cut
any real figure. While strong "fitihs'
backed by strong character, Will always
count, the opportunities become fe"eE
for the reason that such writing must
emanate from authority. and this au-
thority will not be delegated by en-
ployers to employees. The founders OF
the great properties are mostly deao'
Their SUCCESSORS are multiplied by the
laws of inheritance and the custom OF
purchase. Who knows who has sue
ceeded Dana. at the head Of the New
York Sun, or Raymond, as editor or the
New York Times? Whitelaw Reid owns
the Tribune; but who edits ii while ne
is ambassador? And so on, to the END
of the chapter.
The bottom round of the ladder no
longer promises the top. On the con
trary, IL promises a life of labor and
peHury. with nothing to show for IL.
The writer's Of the letters we have quot
ed had better go and dig potatoes for
a living As TO telling them how 10
get on in journalism, they might as
we'll ask us to tell them how 10 fly.
The men who have got on in journal
ism have had TO be their own exam
pies, q set their own copies, TO make
their own rules, to live their own lives,
and then-mOst Of them-went down in
darkness and despair. even as Greeley,
and Prentice. and Raymond, and Forney
did
Journalism has no standard OF ethics.
Il has 40 professional esprit de corps.
II has no titles Of nobility. or pass
ports % any promised land, II is not
even coed, safe. money-making bust
ness. OF the regulation stamp though the
newspaper is becoming less unstable and
more profitable and salable as a property.
and. in the larger cities, quite ranks
with other Of the established CONNER
cial institutions.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23

cause she felt that her neither limbs,
dangling in the water, certainly offered
attractive bait. But she was reassured by
Mrs. Lecks, who pointed out that co!ored
people were rarely attacked by sharks.
and recalled the circumstance that the
hose Of both her friend and herself were
black
If tlere are any more finds along this
line. we shudder to think what the FEM
mime wardrobe VIII soon be like. Some
body may discover a peculiar-colored
hose that will render the wearer immune
from cows. or another color that VIII
scare away mice. In that case we may
be sure that the women will have them
all, even If it takes the housekeeping
money to purchase them.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23

A Washingtonian paid a visit to his old
home out in the Ozark Mountain region
of Missouri a few days ago The name
of the town, in which he was born. is
Buffalo. II is some twenty miles from
the nearest railroad, and the inhabitants
do not keep as closely in touch with
affairs as they might The Washing
tonian, who had not seen Buffalo. or
been seen by il, in years, was hailgS
with delight by all his friends and e.
.quaintances, by some OF whom he seenki
to be regarded as a being from anotfr
world. Naturally, there was much talk
of the nations Capital with which the
visitor is quite familiar One dav when
a crowd was gathered around the Wash
ingtonian at the post-Office. some one
asked him if there was much commercial
activity in Washington. Having in mind
the contrast between the Capital and
other cities of the country which are
purely commercial centers. he replied
"Oh, there's no business there at all"
One member of the crowd was Bob
Morrow, who has lived in Buffalo all his
life, and never has seen a railroad train.
but who, nevertheless has a keen bust
ness sense. and has amassed a sum Of
money which Is fortune in the Ozarks.
He heard the statement quoted with
obvious interest and then, pushing UP
close TO the visitor, he said:
But, say, young man, amt there airy
store there at all? If there amt. I'm
goin there TO start one"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
StunE!
4 DISCOVERY.

dreamed 1 found a new way to express
What has been said in every different
way;
That loves tongues, from the first
springs first day.
Could ever frame to court a maiden's
Yes"
Touched with that dream-inspired invent
iveness,
thought there came to me new words
to say
Il love you" 1t was like a song bird s
lay,
Whose every syllable was a caress.
And when I woke, had forgotten it:
But still its fragrance in my heart was
sweet,
As scents intangible that memory stirs
But wakes not Yet l am content TO fit
With its new grace the old phrase l re-
peat.
And with my loves new learning,
quicken hersi
The Washington herald., 1907-07-23
A Great Opportunity.


The tremendous influence welded by
the benenciarles of the protective tariff
is Illustrated in a remarkable way by
the extreme caution displayed by leaders
of both parties when tariff revision is
mentioned. Attempting to give an an
swer to the question. why does revision
wait?' the Boston Herald expresses its
conviction that the President has been
made to feel about the tariff as Mr.. Bryan
felt In 1S96-that there is more capital
in seizing upon and pushing forward new
issues than fighting the old battle over
the tariff" But in pushing forward new
issues, both these refOrmers, in the
opinion Of our Boston contemporary. are
playing into the hands of the trusts
which are benehciaries of the tariff. The
trusts, il says, are not disturbed by
legal prosecution. while they would be
badly hit by a reduction in tariff duties
that would expose them 20 foreign COM
petition. An antitrust campaign, there
fore, which eliminates the tariff as a
weapon Of destruction is not at all
alarming 10 the protected trusts. Such
a campaign, in fact, distracts attention
from the most vulnerable point in the
trust armor and confines the attack to
the point Of greatest resistance.
Mr.. Bryan. it should be remarked.
has not overlooked the possibility of using
the tariff as a means of bringing trusts
to terms, but he appears unwilling 10
give it any prominence in his discussion
of political issues. We are confident he
is missing a great opportunity. The ef-
forts the administration is making to
discipline the trusts by legal measures
are confessedly on the eve of failure, so
far as tangible results affecting the gen.
eral public are concerned. It is admitted
that the consequences of Federal anti
trust proceedings will be moral rather
than economic. They will prove the
power of the Federal government to
enforce its authority over the most for
midable combinations Of wealth and to
bring about certain changes in the meth
DDS by which such combinations are ef-
fected, as we'll as to punish and prevent
a number of business abuses character
istic of trust management: but none Of
these results Will afford the relief which
the public is looking for. namely, a
reduction in the prices Of trust products
and relief from the increasing cost Of
liying. Should the idea spread among
the people that trust prosecutions
under existing legislation are a waste
Of time and energy, it would be only
natural If they should turn their attention
TO revision of the tariff as a means Of
effordfng relief to the oppressed con-
sumer.
We have no doubt President Roosevelt
is SHINING against his own convictions
in asserting 10 the stand-pat plan Of
postponing tariff revision, but his party
feaIty forces him to compromises Of that
sort. But Mr.. Bryan is foot-free, in spite
Of the strong hold the protective idea has
upon a considerable section of his
party. VIII he, then, reject the golden
opportunity afforded him by the helpless
ness of the Republican party in the face
Of the trust problem, a helplessness due
to the party's unwillingness to strike at
trust vitals in the form of high protec-
tive duties?