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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31
Similar Tragedies.

1.-The crime for which young Gillette
was electrocuted in Auburn, n. Y, and
that for which young Cluverius was
hanged in Richmond about 20 years ago
were strikingly similar" said a member
of Birmingham Virginia colony.
"In both cases a girl was betrayed and
then murdered by her betrayer; Cluverius
lured his victim to the city reservoir and
after killing her threw her body in the
water. Gillette took the girl whom he
had wronged out boating on a quiet lake
in the Adirondacks and there put an end
to her life. Both Gillette and Cluverius
were convicted on crcumstantial evil
dence, and as the latter died on the scat
fold protesting his innocence many peo-
pie believe to this day that he was not
guilty of murder. But the evidence was
conclusive, and Fitzhugh Lee who was
governor of Virginia at the time, refused
to commute the death sentence or even
grant a respite. The night before the ex-
ecution excitement ran high and the gov
ernor sat up until 8 a. m. reviewing the
case and listening to appeals from the
defendants counsel and friends; but he
saw no reason to interfere and Cluverius
was hanged in the Richmond Jail in the
presence of a large crowd of witnesses.
He was stoical; and while he had been
a church member and Sunday school
teacher, he gave out no religious state
ment and made no sign, so far as / can
recall, that he was leaving the world at
peace with his Creator. The Cluverius
trial is historic in the criminal annals of
the world and attracted wide attention
throughout the United States
"Gillette who murdered Grace Brown.
finally confessed his guilt to his spiritual
adviser and inferentially to the public in
a written sermon to young men, begging
them to seek religion and warning them
to profit by his example. After all eff
forts to have Governor Hughes commute
the sentence had failed the condemned
fellow became very pious and died tri-'
umphant. While no one questions the sin
certy of Gillettes conversion, it would
have been more becoming in him had
he not paraded his religion. Such emo
tional utterances as his, made under the
circumstances, have decided tendency to
hurt the cause of church religion, for
if there was ever a wretch deserving the
death penalty Gillette was the man."
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AMERICA A SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

From the Washington Post.
The murder of Durham W. Stevens by
a Corean fanatic at San Francisco ought
to open the eyes of easy-going persons
who take no heed of the character of
aliens permitted to enter the United
States, and certainly it was not gener-
ally known that they were numerous
enough to form a semi-anarchistic
der all persons of whatever nationality
who stand In the way of what these
Coreans desire. The Oriental art of
slaughter is utilized by this league in
it political aims, its methods being the
same as those of the Malays, Fflipinos,
and other Asiatics. The person desig-
mated to perform the act of murder is
persuaded that he is a hero if he lives
and a martyr If he dies. He is taught
to despise the laws of this and any other
country which seek to prevent or punish
murder.
Almost insensbly the United States has
permitted itself to become the dumping
sins that ever gathered under one flag
and this the flag of liberty regulated by
law What is to be the end of this sue
cession of monstrous acts? How long is
the United States to be the asylum of
alien murderers? How much more evil
dence is needed, in the way of shedding
innocent blood before Congress decides
that it Is wise to make the ingress of
assassins a little harder?
The exhibition of Corean methods re-
sulting in the death of such a good ana
useful man as Durham Stevens ought to
be effective in showing the East what
the Pacific Coast is compelled to do if
Asiatic immigration is permitted. Super
fieially informed Eastern newspapers are
wont to sneer at the anti-Japanese and
anti-Corean agitation on the coast as be-
ing nothing but the mouthing of ignor-
ant labor leaders who are themselves of
alien biF, This is as sillv charge as
it would be to allege that all the feel
ing against anarchy in the East is con-
fined to the labor unions of Paterson,
n. ]. The fact is that the Americans of
the Pacific Coast are confronted with
the yellow peril in concrete form, and
are fully aware of the injury that will
flow from the injection of yellow blood
into society. An incident like the MUIR
Ger of Mr.. Hteven7 shows only too vivid
ly the necessity of keeping the white and
yellow peoples apart.
This is subject that Congress can
take up Immediately, with the assurance
of meeting universal approval.
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HE GOT THE CONTRACT.
Capt. Frank p. o'Brien Had Advantage
Over Northern Firm.
From the Selma Journal. :

From the Selma Journal.
Capt. Frank P. OBrien. perhaps the
lest known citizen in Birmingham, and
who is a candidate for mayor of the
Cheat Magic City, was a delegate to the
T. P. A. convention, which assembled in
this city on Friday. In 1869 Captain
had fought four years in the war defend
ing the cause of the south, came to Selma
a nd entered a bid on painting the scenery
ard frescoing Edwards opera house, which
had just been built. A Philadelphia firm,
Warren & Bros, put in a bid for the work
$500 below that of Captain O'Brien. Cap.
w. C. Ward, the well known lawyer of
Birmingham, was agent for the Edwards
heirs at the time, and it was presented to
him that while the bid of Warren Bros.
was less than young O'Brien's, they were
yankees and that the young man had
served with distinction as a Confederate
colder, having cast his lot with the south
although a son of Erin. 1t did not take
long for the Confederate soldier to get
the contract and the job was a good one.
Captain OBrien states that John Tenn
r.letons opera company opened the house
when he had completed the finishing
touches and that Miss Fay Templeton
was then tiny tot, her name being May
Templeton and being advertised as May
the Fay" 1t was in this wise that the
" ell remembered singer got her name.
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Each present Joy or sorrow seems the
chief.
Poems.
Four Months OF InactiOn

CONGRESS- has been in session to1r
months. and it has not perfected Il
s;noIe hill of general Importance. Many
are pending, but none are passed Inc
Senate has passed patchwork cur
rency bill. but it is more than doubtful
whether it will be passed by the House.
And as for the bills that the President
calls for in a sly campaign special mes
cage. not one is a probable law All
have got to run the gauntlet OF talk
in the Senate, and not even Joe" Can
non can suppress stump speeches in
the House.
The country has ceased to expect
much relief at the hands of the repuo-
lican party, but if that party adjourns
without passing a bill providing Tor the
publicity of campaign funds it will SIM
ply convict itself of an intention to buy
The next presidential election as it
bought the three preceding ones. Huge
slush funds are spent, as a rule, in the
crowded districts of large cities-dls-
tricts that contain vast number OF
floaters. Voters of that nature are IN
fluenced" in such districts, and the
electoral votes of states are in that
way controlled.
Let no one make the mistake that
the day of huge slush funds gathered
In Wall street has passed. 1t has not.
The story of 1896, 1900 and 1904 will
be repeated as surely as the sun will
rise tomorrow morning, and present
indications point to an acceptance by
wall street of the candidacy of William
Howard Taft That financial district
will accept almost anyone to beat Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
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Bonds to Meet Growth

The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
has been considering bond proposition
and committee of % has unanimously
decided to urge the bonding of the city
for 81, 100000. This sum is to be used
to extend seven trunk sewers and to
build three septic tanks; to increase
the altering capacity of the waterworks
to %, 900, 900 gallons a day and to make
other improvements in the water sup
ply, and to replace eight white and five
colored wooden school buildings with
modern structures. The whole is to
cost s1,5OO,OOO.
The committee of 25 go on to show
that the city's taxable values next year
will be s95,0OO,OO0, and the proposed
bond issue would add $1.16 to the tax
bill paid on each $1,000 of taxable
values.
The scheme is a broad one, but the
CuduDeT VI OolhulSi GO 10 a uhiI IL IhO
matter, and it believes the bonding
plan will command the approval of the
common council and also of the legis-
lature, both of which are essential.
The legislature meets next summer.
This bonding plan is more generous
than is the plan to issue bonds in this
city for wider drainage purposes. 1t
should encourage our citizens to go
ahead and make necessary improve
ments. Sewers are needful in any city
and in a growing town they cannot
safely be permitted to lag behind the
spread of population over new area.
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RECORD FOR KISSING.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
Frank Daniels, the little comedian who
is soon to play an engagement in his
new piece, THE Tattooed Man" holds the
worlds record for kissing, according to
his advance agent.
In THE Tattooed Man." it is said,
Daniels has to grind out no less than 80
kisses every performance Just think of
it, At that rate in one year, including
matinees, he has to deliver 10000 kisses.
Think of the romantic effort required. the
smiling expressions and the wear and tear
on the nervous system. It's a downright
shame that one man should be put to
this terrible inconvenience to pay alimony
and real money for the same privilege in
small doses.
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Or. Hin Fully Exonera.ed

David Jayne Hill is diplomat or
evnerience. an author of established
reputation and a scholar whose learn
ing is not questioned. But he does not
possess a fat purse, and his spouse-to
use a word that has arisen in this IN
cident-does her own marketing. Here
in we have the real secret of the entire
bobble The Kaiser knew DIR. Hill could
not maintain the magnificent social life
of the Towers. and he did not desire
to see any ambassadoress at his court
doing her own marketing. The Ger
man Emperor would prefer to have an
American ambassador who by his
wealth would add lustre, so to speak,
to his court.
Now, that all objections to DR.. Hill
or his intellectual and excellent wife
have been withdrawn it remains to be
seen what President Roosevelt will do.
The Towers are coming home because
of personal reasons, and all expressions
of disapproval of DR.. Hill have been
recalled by the Kaiser. DR.. Hill would
now be persona grata at Berlin.
The President is man who thinks
and feels as the Kaiser does. He
wants all possible display and magnifi-
cence. Will he not conjure up some
objection to DR.. Hill or his excellent
wife? If DR.. Hill is not sent to Berlin
it will be because the President feels
he is not rich enough to hold the post,
or else it will be due to some under
ground influences that the public do
not see and cannot measure.
The denial of the ambassadorship to
DR.. Hill at this juncture would simply
be notice that only the rich need apply
for ambassadorial positions. This is
just about the size and scope of the
incident, however it is viewed.
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KING CARLOS.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
He was the most versatile king in the
world. A.
He was glutton and ate more than
shy man in his Kingdom.
He weighed $50 pounds
He was a champion swimmer.
He had great personal courage.
He once risked his life to save drown
ing man and to rescue a peasant from a
kighwayman.
He was a skillful and bold banderillero
IN the bull ring.
He was good story teller, fine whip,
a yachtsman. painter of note and sculp-
tor, tennis player and musician.
He had translated Shakespeare into
Portuguese.
He was the best pistol shot in Europe.
He spoke seven languages.
He pawned his crown, worth 100000.
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has a reputation for killing progressive
up-to-date legislation.
If Congressman Hepburn can build
up strength enough he will declare war
against Speaker Cannon and the re-
dictionaries by moving to recall the bill
from. the judiciary committee IN ORDER
that it may be sent to the interstate
commerce committee. The subject Will
he a live wire this week in the House,
and nublic interest will be centered on
the Iowa member, who loves a fight,
of the rough-and-tumble sort.
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"BILL" WHITE OF EMPORIA

newspapers west of New York. He turned
that down, as he has turned down scores
of offers that would be beyond the aver
age mans dreams of ayarice. 1t always
seems rather interesting to this deponent
to watch Mr.. White grinding away for
the Emperia Gazette for love, when the
stuff he is writing would bring $50 a col
umn elsewhere.
All the incipent poets and novelists in
the west send bushels of manuscript to
him and ask his opinion and advice: manv
of the manuscripts thus sent have heen
rejected and the authors, convinced OF
their merit. want confirmatory report
from Mr.. White. Nobody would believe
tnat the AFFLICTED editor of the Gazette
wades through all these articles and pa
pers and answers every letter, going into
details as to merits and dement's, giving
advice and encouragement and frequently
suggesting Improvements. It is doubtful
whether there is another distinguished
author in the world who does this. Not
long ago some rare and radiant maiden
sent in about twenty pounds of poetry;
1t was the worst poetry ever written the
writer of 1t had no conception whatever
OF verse, most people would have sent it
back with few diseouraging words; but
Mr.. White, who sees good In everything
and everybody, imagined that he saw
some good in that awful doggerel, and he
spent whole afternoon writing a letter
to the woman explaining, by means of
diagrams. what was necessary to improve
her style.
There will be good many stars in the
crown of William Allen White for the
martyrdom he has endured at the hands
of the bardsnif other things failed.
He takes a~wonderful interest in EN-
pory." II he owned the town he couldn't
be more active in guarding its interests
and putting his shoulder to the wheel.
Everything that tends to benefit the place
is sure of his enthusiastic support And
whatever he does is done with enthus-
iasm; he throws all the vim of his nature
into it. That's what makes every bit of
his writing so distinctive His uncon-
querable enthusiasm is in it ALL
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ARDENT BRYAN MEN.
!, the Athens Courier,

From the Athens Courier.
1t is generally conceded that Hon. John
Tomlinson of Birmingham will be one of
the delegates from the state at large to
the national convention at Denver. He
las always been an ardent Bryan man
and is an able and capable man, and the
Courier hopes to see him elected. He has
bright prospects of being in the cabinet
if Mr.. Bryan is ever elected or having
something just as good at the hands of
his warm personal friend the great COM
n,oner Alabama would feel honored at
having this noble and appreciated son rec
ognized by the statesman whose name is
en- the lips of all democrats today.
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state Colonies Here.

AS many North Carolinians will visit
Birmingham during the reunion it would
be well for the natives of the 'Tarheel
State now living here to organize So
ciety and give the visitors united well
come" said Carolinian. while every
southern state is represented in the cit
izenship of Birmingham, North Carolina
is perhaps more largely in evidence here
than many Of the others.
'This is one of the few large cities that
is without its state club or society. Such
socities are purely social, of course, and
the main feature is an annual dinner.
virginians are great on clubs, and as
about every third man one meets here
halls from the Oid Dominion have won
dered that virginians did not have a So
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rrom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
One thing a woman is sure of, Is there
won't be any chapped knees in heaven.
Another man is scoundrel for doing
what is a pardonable fault when you
do it,
There's hardly any satisfaction greater
than thinking what a lot of trouble your
f. lends get in because they don't ask your
cGvice.
Most people are under such suspicion
that the easiest way for them to make
-,ou think they are practicing deception is
to be frank with you.
Because man has a bank account
doesn't mean he has real money there any
more than womans shape shows she
has a real figure.
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DREAMER AND DOER.
BY Rudyard Kipling.

BY Rudyard Kipling.
'Jabal sang of the wrath of God
And the curse of thistle and thorn
But Tubal got him pointed rod,
And scrabbled tie earth for corn.
Old-old as that early mold,
Young as the sprouting grain
Yearly green is the strife between
Jubal and Tubal Cain
Jcbal sang of the new-found sea,
And the souls its waves divide
But Tubal followed a fallen tree
And passed to the other side.
Black-black as the hurricane-rack,
Salt as the under-mar-
Bitter and cold Is the hate they hold
Jubal and Tubal Cain!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

The advent of Miss Elkins in the
Eternal City as the Duchess of the
Abruzzi would make Rome howl and
West Virginia to rejoice to see the
end of the incident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

Prosperity is returning, and the deal
ers consider this sufficient authority
for marking up the prices of the neces-
saries of life, which have long been
out of reach of many families.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

The supreme court considers $4,000
fines in the Minnesota rate law as ex-
cessive, and the wonder is how they
will regard the s29 100000 fine when it
comes I'D to be reviewed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

Brooklyn has condemned IL school
buildings, and in all parts of the coun-
try there is a search for school houses
that render another Collingwood
slaughter possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31
Blood on the Moon

There is blood on the face of the
moon in Washington, and it is all on
account of the way in which Speaker
Cannon referred the Roosevelt-Hep-
burn bill to grant an immunity bath TO
the trusts-for a consideration. Con-
gresham Hepburn expected to see the
bill referred to his own committee, for
he is chairman of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. In
stead, the speaker elevated his cigar
about five degrees higher and sent it
to the committee on judiciary. The
President and Pete Hepburn are dis
gruntled, and war between the powers
Aims may follow.
es concocted at the White
Sh frequent conferences
member, and in all
he Cannon's it was un-
bill would be sent to
a tee. 1t went, how
" committee, which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

Beef may be high and also fancy pat
ent -four, but it is a comfort to hear
that diamonds are to be cheaper. This
is starter at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

John D. whacks the rest of the coun-
try when he says he likes Georgia be-
cause the Georgians do not ask him
fool questions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

nave you met ll6 lIOuDle lMillS
"Who are they?"
Love and Poverty?"
A GUTTER.
He didn't like his job bit
He didn't like his boss.
He said If he should e'er be fired
1t wouldn't be his loss
He grumbed DER his wages till
1t filtered through his mind
That life was far from good to him,
The world, forsooth, unkind.
He watched the clock hands moving
when
He got a chance to shirlI
He soldiered with a vengeance while
Another did his work.
The years went by he didn't rise,
His pay was still the same.
And do you know, that fool declared
That he was not to blame?
THE MOVING PICTURE BRAND.
Let's go to a moving picture show
What's the use when blind tiger
whisky is so easy to get?''
ALL ABOUT A PEACH
IT'S very sad
To see peach
And realize
She's out of reach.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
But sadder far
Conditions when
She is an l.
Enron.
New York Mail.
Well, if 'twould make
You any gladder
To pluck that peach,
Go get ladder.
Chicago Tribune.
You're out of date,
Impecunious dreamer.
To get this one
You need a steamer.
New York Telegram.
IMPORTANT MATTER.
Il went to see a fortune-teller this
morning"
you wanted to know IL you would be
lucky in love and business, Z suppose?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

The Aldrich bill and the Hepburn
bill are simply bait with which to catch
campaign subscribers.
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The germ of baseballitis is spreading
freely in this district. 1t may soon
become epidemic.
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Timber wolves are infesting the SUBJ
urbs of Chicago. This is what extern
sion Of city bounds comes to at last.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Powell Doing Good Work.

Railroad men are watching the
movements of 7. c. Powell, who has
had charge of the Queen and Crescent
freight and passenger traffic until re-
Gently" said Hugh Lattimer, travelling
passenger agent for the same road.
He is one Of the most energetic.
able railroad men in the business. Mr..
Powell has given up the direct super
vision of the traffic of our road, BIZ.
is still acting in an advisory way.
He has returned to St. Louis is
vice president of the Southern railroad,
as we'll as vice president of the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
railway, and the Alabama Great South
ern, in charge of the operation of the
ST. Louis Louisville lines of the South
ern railway, and also of the west an
traffic of the same road.
He has many friends in Birmingham
Who are interested in his work."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

John Albert Johnson may be nomi-
mated, but it will be for vice-president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

Steve Elkins is to be decorated, and
there will be no reference in the dec
grafton to his star-route record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-03-31

The Taft and Fort combination is
phonetically excellent, even if it is not
politically a sweeper
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Comptroller of the Currency.


wv. B. Ridgely, who has just resigned
from the office of United States comp
troller of the currency to accept the pres
ideney of the National Bank of Com
merce of Kansas City, recalls the fact
that of the II men who have filed the
office of comptroller, six of them have
resigned to become officers of banking
institutions. namely. Knox, Cannon, Hep
burn, Eekels, Dawes and Ridgely3 re-
marked a citizen. In Importance the
comptroller ranks next to the Secretary
of the Treasury. Every man who has
filled the office has proved himself able
Most of them have been men of quick
insight into financial problems and large
capacity for directing the work of very
complex branch of the treasury depart
ment The salary is only 5000, but every
one who fills the office with marked abil-
ity is sure to be offered a commanding
and lucrative position in great bank
ing house."
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La Question Sociale is now an organ
of local circulation only.