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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
cHILDREN's CHORUS TONIGHT.
Programme of Delightful Music Will
 Be Heard at Auditorium.

The children's chorus of the public schools will be heard in an attractive programme at the High school audito- rum. The chorus contains 200 voices. In addition to the singing O. the little folks several numbers will be rendered by d 'grown-up" chorus recruited from the High school. The concert tonight prom ises to be a delightful affair. It will be under the direction of Miss Lita Kits. chief of the musical department of the public schools of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Leg Broken By Explosion at Piper.

young white man named Gilbert was brought to Birmingham yesterday morn ing from Piper to receive medical atten- tion for a broken leg. The young man. it seems, was working in the coal mines at Piper, when a premature explosion occurred, in consequence of which he suffered broken leg Shaw X Sons ann bulance met the train at the station and removed the injured man to St Vincent s hospital where he was given attention. He is reported to be resting easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Wyoming Republicans Meet.

Lander Wyo., May 7.-Wyoming repub- hcans in state convention today nomi- mated Frank w. Mondell for reelection to Congress and instructed the delegates to the national convention to vote for Will liam H. Taft Senators Clark and Warreuf Congressman Mondell. Governor Brook G. w. Burkhauser and H. S. Ridgey were chosen delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Anniversary Meeting of concordia.

The Concordia Beneficial society cele- brated it's twenty-first anniversary last night at the hall on Avenue E, near Tenth stree. The. hall was crowded to its ca pacity and everybody, enjoyed the pro- gramme rendered. The Concordia Sing ing society was the feature of the even- ing. Little Miss Katharina Harms pleased with her songc and limitations. The so- ciety is said to be in fine condition. The enter tainment was in charge of the fol- lowing committed: Joe Burkhardt, D. C.. Behrens, Frank F. Harms, Ernest Peter man, Mic Lehman, Charles Behrens, H. Uhl, Ernest Kratzheimer and H. Muller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
WALLACE IN CITY
 TO MEET FRIENDS
STATE GAME AND FISH CoMMlS- SlONER SAYS HE FINDS SOME OF HIS STRONGEST SUPPORT FRS HERE.

State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace was in Birmingham yesterday looking after his candidacy to fill the office which he caused to be creat- ed. and has built into ap aying institu- tion for the state.
 As an officer who has never been elected to a term he claims that by dem ocratic precedent he is entitled to the honor. He calls attention to the thou sands of dollars which have been col lected for licenses and fines, the good work in protecting the game and the notable increase in both game and fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Lutz Gets Better Job.

Louisville, May 7-Charles A. Lutz, as sistant controller of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, today rendered his resignation. It is understood here that MT Lutz will accept the position of chief statistician of the interstate commerce commission at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
Marriaoe Licenses lssued,

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday, as follows:
 0. Y. Bailey, R. F. D. No. 4, Birming s ham, to Miss Leila Jones.
 J. S. Blackman of Ozark to Mrs. Annie Morton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08

MT. Wallace is opposed for office, the candidate having recently announced, but the present commissioner friends in Br- mingham believe that the energy which he has displayed in drawing, getting passed and enforcing the game and fish laws is credit enough to give him at least one elective term. MT. Wallace states that he never knew until this trip how many real friends he has in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
PIECES !'!|l|!'!! '' Flavorin9 y.n,.,.
 Extracts Ss:s' Sssss: sssss :;.

their wide popularity and increas- ing sale. The retail grocers are learning that quality rather than price is necessary to retain the confidence of customers and make a successful business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
BRYAN FORCES ARE
 RENEWING ACTIVITY Bankhead Answers Inquiry
 from Johnson Men TWO MEETINGS TODAY Numerous Telephone Messages Were Received Last Night at Johnson
 Headquarters From Various
 Parts of the State.

Hon. A. G. Smith. Chairman Johnson Campaign Committee Telegram received. l note your organization in interest of Gov ernor Johnson. A free and full dis cussion Of men and politics without acrimony is always helpful and in best interest of party and country. Democrats have the right to ex- press their views on public ques-
 tions up to the time party acts,
 and then they should cheerfully
 acquiesce in that action.
 "J. H. ANKIIEAD."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
What Is it?

In point of fact, it is the freedom from poisonous and spurious in- gradients, the excellence in flavor, that gives to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 7.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday increasing cloudiness; light variable winds be- coming south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-08

Birmingham weather conditions fol
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-13
Benare the Fake Agent.

J. P Vincent is not, and never has
been, the agent of the Jefersonian.
George Hallet is not, and never has
been, the agent of the Jeffersonian.
Don't give your subscriptions to
strangers. Deal with people whom you
know, or remit directly to lis.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-13
Honor Roll.

A. w. Files, Little Rock, Ark.
John E. Stealey, Clarksburg, w. Va
B. F. Martin, DOME, Tex.
w. 0. Durham, Maxeys, Ga.
B. T. Mcclure, Poteau, Okla.
L. J. Knoth, Eddyville, KY.
w. D. Murray, Brentwood, Ga.
J. L. Elder, Macon, Ga.
w. G. Smith, Grayson, Ga.
w. H. Moss, Sugar Valley, Ga.
S. B. Hunt, Powder Springs, Ga.
R. W. Mays, Jackson, Ga.
J. ]. Gordy, Richland, Ga.
]. S. Sandefer, Roberta, Ga.
S. w. Jackson, Commerce, Ga.
J. M. Odell, Gillsville, GA.
N. L. McNorrill, She'll Bluff, Ga,
w. 7. Flynt, Sharon, Ga.
M. L. Bond, Statham, Ga.
C. A. Mcdaniel, Thomaston, Ga.
(To be Continued.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-13

should be permanent, and not temporary.
1t should be real money, and not mere
credit stuff based on bonds.
To issue $5oo,ooo,o 900 of paper money
would Be most beneficial, provided it is
real money, and provided it is to remain
permanently in circulation. To put out
the wrong sort Of money will do no good,
but will do harm. To put out $5ooyooo,-
900 of notes of any sort, good Or bad,
which are to be used for a short while
and then destroyed, will do harm.
The country either has sufficient vol
ume of currency, or it has not. If we
have got sufficient quantity of money
in circulation, then we do not need the
additional supply contemplated in the
A1drich bill; but if we have a shortage
which ought to be made good by an adj
ditional supply, then it is absolutely
wrong to allow six or seven thousand
national bankers to supply that deficiency
on their own terms, and to have the privi-
lege of destroying the notes which they
issue whenever it is to their interest to
do SO.
I can think of no national legislation
which will inevitably bring more hard
ship upon the mass of our people than
refusal to give them sufficient volume
of real money with which to effect their
exchanges To put the entire business
world of the United States under the feet
of favored class of Eastern capitalists,
as the Aldrich bill proposes to do, is GER
tainly a monstrous proposition, which
would have no chance for its life in any
forum where intelligence, reason and jus
tce prevail
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-13
THE JEFFERSONIAN.


of the Republic
Another reason why the government
should issue all of the money, is that it
is manifestly unjust that any citizen or
corporation should be allowed to have
the use of the national credit in his bust
ness, to the exclusion of other citizens
and corporations. Every one Of the S.,
100000 people who compose our popula-
ton has just as much right to the use
of the national credit in his business as
every other; therefore, the only way in
which this sound principle of equity can
be maintained is for the government,
which represents all the people, to use
the credit of all the people for the bene-
fit of all the people. The issuance of
greenbacks would be the doing Of that
very thing
There is still another and most impor-
tant objection to the Use of bonds as
basis for the currency of the country.
Owing to the fact that from the very
foundation of the government down to
the present day, national legislation has
favored the capitalists OF the East to the
prejudice Of other sections of the Repub
lie, the greater portion of the capital in
vested in bonds is held in the East.
When, therefore, we allow none but
bond-holders the enormous privilege,
power and profit Of monetizing the
wealth which they have invested in
bonds, we discriminate against those
whose wealth has been put into other
Things. The millionaire of the East who
for generations has been the beneficiary
of the class legislation enacted by Con-
gress will come forward with his wealth
represented by the bonds, and will be
allowed to Use this wealth as money;
thus he will not only draw interest upon
his bonds, but will draw interest upon
the notes which are based on the bonds,
and thus will pocket two profits on the
same investments and, of course, where
he thus reaps two profits, the millions of
mprivileged citizens lose what he gains.
The farmers of the South and West
have. in equity. in law and in good NOR
ais, Just as much right to monetize their
lands, their wheat, their corn, their hay,
their cotton, their cOtton-seed oil and
their live stock, as the bond-ho1ders have
to monetize the wealth represented by
the bonds. Mine owners and factory
owners, merchants and every other class
of property owners have in equity and
law Just the same right to monetize their
property as the bond-holder has to none
tie his; therefore, when it is proposed
to grant to the holders of bonds the ex-
elusive right to monetize their wealth,
wa hove ,,o+ ~, 1xy Scno y .73o1r+oao+o1 80
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Continued from Page Nine

many others. By the terms of this bill
these railroad magnates can issue bonds
in their railroad offices and then take
the same bonds to their national bank
Offices and issue notes which the I'M
privileged millions Of the country must
accept as money. Could there be any
greater perversion and degradation of the
powers of government? Could there be
any form of special privilege more obi
Gus? Could there be any delegation Of
sovereign powers to private persons more
dangerous in its logical tendency?
If the government were to issue it's
own notes to supply the country with cir
culating medium, it would be conform
ing TO the sound doctrine of equal rights
for all. It would have it's currency going
out into circulation among the people
without some middle man standing in
between the government and the people
TO rake off tremendous profit. The
money would get into circulation through
the appropriations of Congress, through
the payment of pensions, through the TAX
ing UP of bonds, through the construction
OF public works, through the rec1amations
of swamp and arid lands, and through the
COIlSU uCIIOlI Ol Calais. Cl SOlId1ly, L
should favor, with all my heart, the build
ing by the government of few great
post-roads, stretching from sea to sea,
and from Lakes to Gulf. Upon these
post-roads I would send the iron horse.
By the issuance of treasury notes, to
be legal tender for all demands, public
and private, the government would at
once unlock the boarded treasures of
banks and Of private individuals. The
mere fact that the government had taken
step in that direction would prove to
Wall street that the policy Of congesting
money in New York could no longer be
INDUCED. The moment the government
started up it's own printing presses and
began to put it's own imperial stamp upon
the nations currency, those heartless, re-
morseless usurers of Wall street, who
have brought this terrible distress upon
so many millions of Our people, would
realize that the day Of their tyranny was
over. Governed by the merest selfish
ness, they would at once begin to put
their own money into circulation, to pre-
vent the government from making such
an increase of it's own note issues as
would effectually undermine the power
of these favored bankers over the com
merce Of the country.
In other woId DIS, am against the whole
national banking system, for the very
same reasons given by Andrew Jackson,
Thomas Fl. Benton, and Thomas Teffer-
son. | believe it to be an Internal out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
ToMBs OF SPANISH ROYALTY.
Most Gorgeous Burial Vaults-Mar
BILE Ef1gies of Children.
From Tft-Bits.

From Tft-Bits.
The escurial in which for nearly three
centuries the kings and queens of Spain
have been buried is said to be the most
gorgeous burial vault in the world.
1t is an octagonal chamber, thirty six
feet across, with it's walls, save where the
collins stand, entirely overlaid with pre-
cious marbles. The staircase which leads
to it is of marble with jasper walls. The
general effect is unspeakably splendid.
In the midst of this magnificence are the
massive black marble caskets let into the
walls, containing the bodies themselves.
They are all exactly alike. inscribed SIM
ply with the names of the different kings
and queens. There is room for just six
more monarchs and their consorts
OF another character altogether is the
vault devoted to SPANS royal children
princes and princesses. Here white mar
BILE rules. and very charming are some Of
the effigies over the tombs. The local
name for the vault is 1.-The place of the
little angels" and though many of the
princes who lie here were not at all an
gelic in their lives the impression left by
the white marble wings Of the statues is
one of spotless purity.
One unfortunate Spanish king. Don
Jaime II of Aragon, is daily on view in
the cathedral of Palma. in Majorca The
sacristan of the place takes you to a yell
low marble monument In the choir, opens
coffin with a glass lid AS poor Don
Jaime died in the fourteenth century he
is not now at all lively spectacle His
mummy Is made gay, however, with imi-
tation royal robes-cottony ermine, and
so forth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
PATIENT LEAPS TO DEATH.
Woman Eludes Hospital Nurse and
Jumps Four Stories.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 15-In the fraction
Of time in which the nurse turned her
back as she set down a glass Of water
from which the patient had been drink
ing Mrs. Lena Richards Of 1O2 Congress
street, Jersey City. arose from her cot In
Bellevue Hospital this morning, and in a
few quick steps had reached the window
The nurse, divining her purpose, was
after her in moment and seized the
end OF her nightgown Just as the leap
was made. The gown parted. and. with a
strip of white linen in her hand, the
nurse was left looking at the vacant WIN
dow
Four stories below Mrs Richards struck
on her head in the yard and was instantly
killed.
On the records the age Of Mrs. Rich
ards is entered as thirty-one years. She
walked into the hospital yesterday, COM
planning that she was very i'll. DIR.
Hooker received her and made an exam
ination. He found that she was suffering
from an abscess in the breast and cpl
lepsy.
She was told gently that her case vas a
difficult one. I'VE may possibly cure
YOU" said the surgeon. Her peculiar
actions attracted attention. She was
put under restraint and a nurse appointed
to keep constant vigil by her bedside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
When Women Ruled.


Stories in the Old Testament take on a
new interest in the light of our present
knowledge of the ancient period of femi-
nine rule. According to Genesis. liza. a
man shan leave his father and mother
and cleave to his wife. Now, this does
not mean that they shall set up house
keeping together: it is not a slur upon
the primitive mother-in-law. 1t means
that he must leave his clan and enter
that Of his wife. SO. too we understand
the tribulations of Jacob. When this
patriarch stole away with his two wives,
Leah and Rachel. from the home OF his
father-in-law, he was committing the
most heinous of all offenses. for his mar
rlage had made him member of his
wives clan. He had become their prop
erty. And. much later in history. Sam
SON marries a woman In PhiliStia, and
has to go there to visit her.
Woman" says Tertullian. thou art
the gate of hell" 1t is unnecessary to
quote the we'll known opinions of the
fathers i'm this respect. The stern pro-
visions of the Christian jurists came into
conflict with the milder customs of the
barbarians. Among the Visigoths. Bava-
rians and Blrgundians no male kinsman
could interfere with the wife's guardian
ship of her children.
According to Manouvier, the anthropolo-
Sist. the average carnial capacity in cubic
centimeters of men in the stone age was
1.544 as against $50 of modern Parisians:
that OF women in the stone age was 1, 422
as against only 1,33S today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
DISCOVERIES AT KNOSSOS,
Result of Years Excavations by DR..
Evans in Crete.

From the London Times.
May I beg a little space to inform those
interested in Cretan exploration of a Sc
ries of discoveries lately made at knos-
SOS? The news Of DR.. Evans is exceed
ingly good. He has been working all the
season in the large house which lies to
the west of the palace, but unfortunately
is deeply buried under the talus of a hill.
With great labor DR.. Evans has now
reached the further limit of this build
ing and on his way has found much \
magnificent steatite vase in the shape
of bulls head, with inlay of cut shell
about the nostrils. and with crystal eye
balls, the iris being painted on the back
of the crystal. reveals to us new tech
mic.
In another quarter. on the north,
great hoard of bronze implements and
utensils, including large tripod and
caldron in perfect preservation will
much increase our knowledge of the finer
domestic apparatus of Minoan civiliza-
ton. AS DR.. Evans speaks Of having I'M
earthed a great number OF early vases
with these tools there should be no diff
ficulty in dating the latter and thereby
getting standard forms.
On the south Of the palace a range of
buildings has been found at a lower level
largely buried under debris of the. palace
itself. The latter included a mass of
ivory fragments. the remains of carved
caskets and of fresco paintings. Inside
the south building itself, under a stair
case. small hoard OF silver vessels has
come to light-some bowls and a jug
These will be welcomed as first fruits Of
that work in precious metals which SO
greatly influenced the ceramic artists of
the middle Minoan periods. but has gen.
orally disappeared. We hear, too, of fine
vases Of various kinds. one with papyrus
plant ornament in relief and others in the
best palace style" Work Is also pro-
ceeding actively on the restoration of the
royal apartments on the east Of the pal
ace. and every effort is being made to get
into the great dome tomb found last year
and to find other tombs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
BOYCOTT A BOOMERANG.
Anti-Japanese Embargo Puts Chinese
Merchants Out of Business.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 15.-The Chi
nese anti-Japanese boycott according to
passengers who arrived yesterday on the
Korea has turned out to be something
of a boomerang. and when the Korea
left the far east the Canton merchants
were trying to re-esta blish old conditions
The plans for the boycott We're carefully
laid and its effect was immediate TN re-
ducing the volume of Japanese exports
into China. 1t was not until after the
machinery had been set in motion that
the commercial community of Canton
discovered that in saving Chna's face
they were emptying their own pockets
The boycott has cost the japanese steam
ship lines an immense sum- but apart
from this it has only served to put nu-
merous Chinese merchants in Japan out
of business and wipe out the dividends of
many commercial houses in Canton
The Canton merchants are now trying
to make graceful compromise
l.. A. BergholZ United States consul
general at Canton, was a passenger on
the liner. but would not discuss the boy
colt. He said that the Chinese govern
ment is trying to encourage the use of
the Pekingese dialect, the official lam
guage of China. throughout the country
This dialect Is different from that spoken
in eighteen of the provinces. He said
the adoption of a standard language
would do away with maintaining an army
of interpreters and would bring the whole
country together as nothing else would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
Monster Barbecue.
MAY BE MURDER.
Rich Tanner of La Crosse, Wis.
Found Dead in Office.

LA CROSSE. Wis. July 15.-With a bull
let in his heart. Albert Platz. a rich tan
ner. was found dead in his chair at his
Office last night. A revolver was on the
floor beside him. stained swab was
clinched in one hand, while the other
pressed piece of rag into the wound, as
though to stop the blood. This circum-
stance gave the case the appearance of
an accident. But there are other Incl
dents which have led the police to a
thorough investigation Of murder and sui
eide theories.
The weapon was moved away from the
body wher the shot was fired as there
Wele no powder marks. 1t would have
been prdCt cally impossible for him to
have held the revolver in this position.
Platz was president of a Mexican planta-
ton company. in which the original in
vestors, including himself, sustained heavy
financial losses. He was seventy years
old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
HEAT HARD ON BABIES.
Infant Mortality in the District
Shows an Increase.

The effect Of the great heat and other
physical conditions of the summer sea-
son in increasing the number Of deaths
in the District. particularly among chill
dren of tender years, is plainly indicated
in the weekly report Of Health Officer
Woodward. which was issued today. AL
together there were 40 deaths in the
week ended with last Saturday, and of
this number thirty-seven were caused by
diarrheal diseases. thirty-six of the total
claimed by this class of maladies being
infants under two years of age.
One other fact significant of the in
sanitary conditions under which the great
majority Of the colored population OF the
District live was furnished by the incon-
trovertible statistics of the health report,
which indicated that the colored popula-
ton, although it constitutes only little
more than % per cent of the total number
Of people in the capital. furnished Al per
cent of the infant mortality due to in
testinal diseases.