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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
GeouraphicaI Hub.

II know of seven general agencies that
will establish southern headquarters in
Birmingham within the next II months,
said a member of the Commercial club.
'Three of the agencies referred to Will
be brought here from Atlanta, and the
four others will be new in the south
have no doubt but that with the compile
ton of the projected office buildings
scores of general agencies not now here,
will come. Birmingham is the geographic
cal hub of the south and it is more OF
a railroad center than Atlanta.
I'm less than three years Birmingham
will lead the south in the number of Of
flee buildings, as it is known already as
the southern city holding the largest
building. The Brown-Marx, 16 stories
high, including an attic, will front $50
feet on First avenue and will, when COM
pleted, contain about 800 rooms. John
Griffiths the contractor, says it will beat
any office building west of Pittsburg and
south of Chicago and he knows"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Wall StrHat'S RIna DAYS

Wall street is harboring an I'M
doubted political scare, as a result of
the Maine election and other things.
Prices are sagging day by day with
no considerable reactions. The scare
has in other words assumed the
chronic form, and it becomes deeper
seated and more pronounced each day.
Hartman and J. ]. Hill refuse any
longer to bolster the market and the
scare is working its course unchecked
Mr.. Hartman has returned from tho
Oregon wilds and he tells reporters
that the voters are apathetic-presum-
ably he means the republican voters
and then he added as a clincher
that it is not going to make any diff
ference whether Taft or Bryan is
elected. Presumably he meant it would
not make any difference to Wall strees
and the securities it deals in.
This is pretty howd'do with the
election only six weeks away. No won.
der Mr.. Taft is going on the stump.
No doubt, too, the Hon. G. Rumsey
Sheldon is squeezing out another mil
lion or two from the trusts and tariff
beneficiaries. The money is not read
lily procured perhaps, but Sheldon is
an expert squeezer, and the prevail
ing scare will be utilized to get money
to buy votes in the congested city dis.
tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22

ping of eonviets hopes TO secure a
further extension of the system that
has disgraced our sister state. Public
sentiment will, however. demand the
ending of the methods that have been
in vogue and if the cost of the new
system be not too great the ending of
the old will be accomplished. The tax
alton Of near beer is expected to go
a long ways toward meeting the
states new expense.
With the ending of the old convict
system Georgia is to be put in a way
to get system of good roads. Two
or more counties may form a combina-
ton in the construction of roads. The
great change keeps in view the hui
name treatment of the conyicts and
the building of good roads. These two
considerations would keep the new
system popular. thus securing its
maintenance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Alabama'S Educational Appropriation

State Auditor Brandon says the
school per capita for the approaching
fiscal year will be at least 50. 40, and
it may be even more. The element of
doubt is the aggregate school popula-
ton which has not been fully ascer-
tanned.
1t is known that the available school
fund of the state to be distributed to
the county school boards, to be by
them apportioned to the school dis
tricts, will be $1,7O7,636, and this sum-
may be slightly increased If the
school children number but 6S7,O74,
the per capital apportionment will be
SPAS.
A per capita allowance of nearly
50. 90 should mean longer school terms
and better teachers and when county
superintendent are again elected it
should mean better supervision. The
manner of expanding $1,707 900 in the
public schools should be carefully
considered. Incompetency and sioven-
ly methods should be weeded out. The
people are generous, and their gen.
erosity should be met by improved ed
vocational methods. Every dollar an
propriated should do good work. Ev-
cry child should get its 81 so in need
full instruction. The state appropriate
this money to the children, not to
grafters or to the incompetent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Brvan's Chances,

Il am a republican, and in national
elections never fail to vote the republican
ticket, but it looks to me more like Bryan
than Taft said man who formerly
lived in New York city but who now lives
in Cincinnati. "Ohio is safe for Taft, but
New York is far from it. Whoever carries
New York is elected According to the
New York Herald, Bryan must win 81
electoral votes in doubtful states. New
York has only 80 votes, but il Bryan
carries New York he will carry Indiana,
Nebraska and several other doubtful
states. In other words it will mean a
landslide for the democratic ticket. With
the states that are surely republican Taft
needs only to take New York from the
doubtful column to be the winner with
votes to spare.
1.-THE next two weeks will probably tell
the tale, but now it looks more for the
democrats than in any years since 1892,
when the landslide for Cleveland set in
early in the campaign
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
When you depart-sorrow abides and
happiness takes his leave.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Standard Oil In Politics

Corruption. like murder, will out.
The letters made public by Mr.. Hearst
not only show that the Standard Oil
endeayored through Middleman Fora
ker to control legislation in Ohio, but
also to say who should be placed on
the supreme bench of that state. Two
certificates of deposit amounting to
$50, 500 stand unexplained, and the ex-
PLANTATION by Archbold and Foraker
of the $4,000 certificate of deposit
places the crime against the people in
darker instead of a more favorable
light. Archbold and Foraker both say
the money was to be used to buy the
Columbus State Journal, the chief
paper published in Ohios capital city.
In other words, Standard Oil money
was confessedly to be used to mould"
public sentiment by buying one of its
mouthpieces. The confessions of Arch
bold and Foraker are ranker than the
original charge.
Doubtless Ohio will attend to the
Foraker end of the business, for his
term expires on March 4, next. For
aker has been driven out of the Taft
campaign, but the effect of the Hearst
disclosures has not been and cannot be.
So long as the Hitchcock machine re-
tains Boss Penrose and Powder Trust
Dupont in the management of the
campaign it can not shake off Foraker.
ism. All the people cannot be fooled
all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
The Next Census.

1.-THE next government census will
probably be taken in the month of April
instead of in June as heretofore," said
a man who acted as an enumerator in
1900
1.-THE director of the census will I un-
derstand. ask Congress to pass a bill
making the change and there should be
no opposition to it.
I'm many cities a considerable percent
age of the population leave home Tor
the summer early in June. These alb
sentees are not counted either in the
population where they belong or IN the
place were they are temporarily sojourn-
ing 1t is estimated that in April the
largest average will be found at home
In the case of Birmingham the taking
of the census in April will probably make
a difference of about 1000 in favor of this
city. as compared with count that
might be made in june
Birmingham will grow fast next year
and If the King bill is not held over
by litigation until after April, 1910 We
will make a big showing-fully 10000.
As Birmingham stands today It's popu-
lation on the school census basis, num-
bers approximately 1900. Two or three
municipalities will probably vote them
selves in within the next few months
but in order for Birmingham to reach
the 100000 class the King bill Is neces-
sary."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Green Is Cheerful.

II wish to thank my friends for their
noble work in my behalf" said c. M.
Green last night, after the returns show
ed his defeat by II votes for mayor of
North Birmingham. without any hope
of reward they exhibited their friendship
for me in strenuous efforts towards my
election, and this is deeply appreciated
by me.
ITO tell the truth, the fact that l was
not elected mayor is not altogether re-
GREETED, for the man who fills the
mayors chair of North Birmingham dur
ing the next year will have an extreme
ly rocky road to travel and it would
make any man gray-haired before the
term expired.
while l was not elected it was de-
light to me to know that half of the aid
ermen elected and the president of the
council were on the same ticket that l
was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
STOCKS UNLOADED
IN BEAR MARKET

New York, September 21-Declnes Of
three to five points in the prices of most
of the active stocks were the net results
of an exciting day in the stock exchange
today, which ended in demoralized sell
ing. A plunge of prices downward at the
opening came as the natural consequence
of the sharp break on Saturday, which
brought in scattered outside liquidation.
Banking interests and powerful capital
lists supposed TO be interested in the
speculative position brought prices up
again to the Saturday closing level during
the quiet midday period. Apparently ad
vantage was taken of this restored level
to unload stocks with even greater pre-
cipitancy than at the start. In he final
hour long strings of transactions in sew
eral thousand share blocks were record
ed in the Hartman and Hill stocks, Read
ing and St Paul Rumors were current
or a renewed attack to be made by the
government on Standard OIL and reports
of an unfavorable turn in the steel and
copper trades were also rife.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
CHILDREN AS HUMoRIsTs.
Our Chief Mirthmakers Are Our Own
Offspring.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The world has always been grateful to
its makers of clean mirth. Not only the
jester with his cap and bells-not mere
" the top-liner of vaudeville foolery-
not simply the wholesale purveyor to the
gayety of nations whose works pile high
the bookstalls and swell the circulation
of magazines The professional fun-mak-
err has his place and wins his due NEED
of gratitude. But all around us, people
that we knowing and little-old and
young-are the sunshine of the houses
that they live in. Children are the chief
humorists. The things they think and
say and do are funnier than the wit re-
tailed to us over the footlights. They
are unstudied, spontaneous authors and
actors, demanding no pay from the fam
lily circle "As if his whole vacation
were endless imitation the child's quick
sense of the ridiculous reduces all life
to the terms of exquisite burlesque, de-
licious pantomime. If only the grown-ups
might assume the fern-seed cap of the
fairy tale, that conferred fnvisibility, and
be present unseen in the nursery to see
and hear how children play when nobody
is looking-they would spend their lives
between the doll house and the rocking
horse asprawl upon the carpet. The
man who has no heart, no time to think
of a child at play-the man who would
walk across a boys game of marbles in
stead of around it's fit for treasons,
strategems and spoils." He must-he has
been told and he should believe it-be-
come a child again If he would enter the
kingdom of heaven.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Georsia'S New Convict system

After spending nearly a month in
extra session the Georgia legislature
succeeded in passing a compromise
convict bill, and Governor Smith has
signed 1t, and it is now the law of that
state.
1t wholly takes the 24OO misde.
meanor convicts of the state from the
hands of private contractors, each
county being required to maintain and
work Its misdemeanor convicts at
home.
The 1000 felony convicts are after
March 21, next, to be apportioned
among the counties of the state. os.
tensibly to do road work. If any coun.
ty refuses to take it's quota other coun.
ties may have it without cost. The
cities may hire excess convicts at s1OO
a year each. Convict farms are to be
established.
Right here the convict lessees
through the lower house of the legis
lature scored a point. If any felony
convict remain on hand after the
counties and cities are satisfied they
may be leased to individuals or cor.
porations for a period Of one year. In
the meanwhile a new legislature will
meet, and no doubt the ring that has
fattened from the leasing and whip
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
SPLIT CREATES INTEREST

Atlanta, September 21.-The political
event of the past week has been the split
in the independence party-the breaking
away of the state organization from the
national end of it, which was generally
supposed to be putting up the "mazuma"
for carrying on the good work of edu
eating the voters.
According to the tale that is told by
the state end of 1t, Col. John Temple
Graves wanted the national ticket-the
Hisgen- Graves combination-to be the big
end of the stick. If the suppositon is
correct that Mr.. Hearst has been put
ting up the campaign fund that has kept
life in the movement, naturally the col
onel, as Mr.. Hearst's representative, had
the right to expect that his wishes would
be complied with.
But Bernard Suttler and the executive
committee of which he is at The head, in
the interests of Col. Yancey Carter,
thought otherwise. They insisted on
subordinatlng the national ticket which
they knew had no chance to come any
shere near carrying the state to Mr.. Cart
er's gubernatorial aspirations, which they
InOuSnI might VIII 5Olut FotcS ny tuih-
ing his support over to Bryan and Kern.
But so far they have not succeeded In
committing Mr. Carter in that direction
He does not seem exactly ready to let go
hold of what looks like good thing for
another that may prove doubtful, and has
been holding onto both ends Of the or
ganization-waiting.
There were rumors Of the disruption
when the Hearst Graves isgen-or vice
decentralization meeting was pulled off
| here a week ago. 1t was given out that
| Colonel Carter was too stick to attend
| the meeting. But they pulled him out of
| sick bed, took him to the meeting and
held him up for the applause of the au-
dience as an evidence of good faith and
Just to show that some harmony was left.
But Mr.. Graves had scarcely learned
| that he was vice presidential candidate
| before announcement of the disruption
came.
| National Committeeman e. e. Clapp is
| still sticking to the national organization
| and over the protest Of the state COM
| mttee, has filed an independence electoral
! ticket. Therefore," says Chairman SUIT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Looks Prosnerous.


Birmingham looks like a different town
now from what it did when 1 spent a
week here last March" said R. R. strath-
born of Chicago. Like all industrial
centers Birmingham felt the effects of
business depression, but it has recovered
faster than other iron manufacturing
cities.
AS early as May the Birmingham dis
trict began to show signs of industrial
revival and it is safe to say now that
no city in the south is anything like as
prosperous as Birmingham. Business
here is active in many lines and the
buoyancy of the people calls to mind
the days of record breaking prosperity.
1T is generally thought that 1909 will
be a year of business strides, and it goes
without saying that Birmingham Will
have a large share of prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
AUTHORSHIP BY PROXY.
From the New York World.

from the new L OTk w Oflu.
Authorship by proxy has it's pleas
ures, to Judge by the number who fol-
low it. No doubt the thrill of seeing
ones self vicariously in print is as
great as any the old-style author feels.
But the experience of Commissioner
Bingham shows that it has it's perils.
His admission that his sensational con-
illusions as to the percentage of Hebrew
criminals were drawn from figures not
compiled by himself but furnishe ed by
others will recall the suit brought by
an amanuensis to recover pay for pre-
pairing a senator's speech.
Given the ambition to shine as an
author, what is a busy public man to
do when a magazine editor offers him
an opportunity to acquire literary fame? ?
Sha all he put the temptation aside mere
ly because of any limitations of knowl-
edge or of rhetorical skill? With a
secretary to supply the facts and the
editors assistant to round out his
periods the way Is made easy. Not
every one can write like Mr.. Gladstone
with equal facility on Homer, Dante or
Home Rule. But shall that handicap
deter a captain of industry or of police
from trying his hand at authorship? 1t
sickle on facts and rely on the pains
override statutes should balk at the
rules of composition.
There exists a school of authors who
sickle ON facts an drsly~on the palms.
taking investigation of authorities be-
fore committing theories to paper.
They are survivals of the stage-coach
era. If monthly tables of contents were
confined to their output what would
magazine editors do for "features?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
HILL WILL TAKE STUMP
IN SUPPORT OF TICKET

Washington. September A.-(Special.)-
Former Senator David B. Hill of New
York will take the stump for Bryan, says
special from Rochester, n. Y, to-
night 1t continues
When asked about the report that Mr..
Hill would stump for him Mr.. Bryan
today said he preferred to let any state
ment as to Mr.. Hill taking the stump
come from Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Bryan, how
ever, said: MIR. Hill is heartily sup
porting the ticket, state and national"
Mr.. Bryan added that as to Judge
Parker he had been speaking out west
for some time and it went without say
ing that he would heartily support the
ticket. The object of Mr.. Bryan's visit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO \
SECURE SCHOOL BOOKS

The 190S-09 term of the Birmingham pub
lie schools opened yesterday morning.
The new session was inaugurated at all
of the elementary schools of the city, as
we'll as the High school. with an excep-
tionally large attendance.
The enrolment Of the public schools
this year will be approximately 5000. There
will be over 800 pupils in the High school
alone. Nearly so additional teachers are
on the roll as the result of the annex
alton of new territory.
The work in the schools yesterday con-
sisted principally of the promotion of
classes and the classification of new
pupils. In the elementary schools no
special exercises were held, but at the
High school the pupils assembled in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
There's nothing most girls can appear
so perfectly natural at as being arti-
fetal.
Successful men don't seem to give their
friends the same valuable advice they
give themselves.
The trouble with people who have COM
mon sense is they are deadly dull for
lack of a little fOolishness.
comfortable thing about being mar
red is you haven't any more mistakes
of that kind to make for the present.
man Is sometimes modest enough to
admit that the reason he doesn't know
more is 1t isn't worth knowing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22

tier, 1--WE have kicked Mr.. Clapp ot Of
our councils"
But when 1t comes to the question of
further campaign funds for the purpse
of further educating the uneducted
voter 1t may be found that the XIX
worked the other way.
In cutting loose from the national NOR
ings the state committee has issued an
appeal to it's friends throughout he
state, urging contributions for the pe-
pose of carrying on the campaign, aid
incidentally, it is said of aiding in Tia
distribution among the faithful and othe
wise of Chairman Suffers paper, lib
Radical which is engaged in the educs-
tional business.
There is growing evidence of the FAD
that somebody has repudiated sonlebod,
else. And there is not much doubt tina
there is going to be some more repudi
alton before the thing is over with. II
is not apparent where the independence
encouragement is coming from, and sncl
1t has cut loose from a material source OF
supplies and will have to SHIFT for Itself
its status is not regarded as in anywise
improved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22

auditorium to hear several speakers o
the occasion of the opening.
Owing to the fact that new books will
have to be secured for pupils of all
grades the local state depostaries were
fairly packed yesterday with pupils and
parents trying to secure the necessary
books. The two depositaries. Loveman.
Joseph & Loebs and Webbs book store,
were rushed to their capacity during ths
entire afternoon, and it was impossible
to accommodate the crowd.
DIR. Phillips states, however, that there
need be no Impotence in the matter of
securing books as the classes will not
get down to real work until next Monday.
thereby giving a weeks time in which to
secure the books required.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
The Iron Market.

The week starts off with quiet iron
market and prices for the last quarter
of this year are slightly under the slS
schedule The Alabama Consolidated re-
ports sales of about 10000 tons of pig
metal made last week on a basis of s12. rs
to $13.
There has been some selling for the first
quarter of 1909. One concern booked
contract for 1000 tons at s1S on No.
basis and another company has closed
small trades for the first quarter at s13.
No one seems to be offering iron for less
than s13 for next years delivery. 1t is
thought that the market will not become
active in 1909 contracts, however, until
after the election. A brisk buying mo"e-
ment will then be due.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
Taft Heeps Mum.

Cincinnati, September 21.-Judge Taft
read and reread the production of Pres
ident Roosevelt, inspired by the Foraker
Hearst controversy. He recalled vividly
writing the letter which the President
quoted from him, but, after considering
the question carefully, concluded to make
no addition to the subject at this time.
Judge Taft did not indicate that he should
hereafter make statement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22

yesterday to Esopus, where he spent all
the afternoon with Judge Parker, and to
Wolfert's Roost, where d. c. Herrick
was also guest, was to induce the
eastern conservative democrats to be-
come more tractable. Ever since he
crossed the Alleghenies Mr.. Bryan has
been trying by judicious application of
ungents to pacify his old enemies of the
Cleveland wing of the party.
Today was Mr.. Bryan's last one In the
east He met many of the democrats
of western New York and spoke at Me-
dina, Lockport, Niagara Falls and Tnoa-
wanda, with two speeches in Buffhlo to-.
night. At Rochester Mr.. Bryan met a
Number of western New York l,aders.
He has been told that pereptble
change is taking place in the farm,r vote
which Is swing now in his direction
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
HER VACATION.


From the Boston Herald.
A married woman of limited income,
who was off with her husband for
months vacation by the sea, says it
was the first Holiday she had found for
years Think of it, she exclaimed.
For four weeks I shall sit down to the
table and not know what l am going to
eat" That was where her holiday"
came in, and there are many more lit
tie housekeeping women" who will
sympathize with her idea of what a
vacation means.