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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
No Loss to DeDoSit0rS

Tn October last and in the following January 15 banks failed, owing to de. positors $s5,15O,OO0. Not a depositor will, however, lose a dollar of money, The 15 banks, all in Greater New York were closed because of the panic. Three of the 15 were national banks. eight were state banks and four were trust companies. Ten of the 15 have been reopened and are now doing business. while they are in process of Hquida- tion.
 The interesting fact however, is that the depositors of the 15 banks will not lose a dollar. Two-thirds of the number were in such. good condi- tion that they met all demands through the liquidation of their resources. They were able to conserve their assets to the best possible advantage, and lsey are said to be in better condition than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
0, it is excellent
Imperial Jefferson County

The total taxable values in this state foot up S492, 2,655,547, an increase over those of the previous year of $22,S04,- 597, This means that $134,S90 will ue collected this year for state purposes over and above the sum collected last year. This gain in year of depres- sion is creditable to the state and to the efforts of the state tax commission.
 The fertile counties of the Black Belt show as a rule decreases. Dallas returns a decrease in taxable values of S45,509; Montgomery, a decrease of s247,4S1; Lowndes, loss of $10S,O81; Marengo, a loss of $22,53S; and Perry, a loss of $3S90. The truth is, Jeffer- son alone permits the state to boast a considerable gain In taxable values, for the values in this county are increased SIP 2.529,245, to which gain should be pO,OoU,VOV OA dCNOunl Ol increases in intangibies.
 Jefferson's complete assessment roll will foot up about $95,OOOOOO. or near ly 20 per cent of the entire taxable values of the state-nearly one-fifth of the entire tax burden. Jefferson will pay this year larger amount into the state treasury than Montgomery, Mo. bile and Calhoun counties combined. And while the state commission is pushing up Jefferson's values it should not permit so many decreases all along the line. No fewer than 25 counties report decreases this year in taxable values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
Brazil'S Coffee Corner

The valorization scheme was origi. mated in Brazil six years ago. when the price of coffee fell to 3 cents. This was actually below the cost of produc- tion. In 1905 bumper crop in excess of the worlds requirements was grown. In Sac Paulo a harvest of 10000 900 bags was reported, and the world does not need more than 100000 bags. Three states of Brazil-Sao Paulo. Rio and Minas-at once decided to corner the crop-to store all coffee offered at $10 a bag. The three states accumu- lated S,000,000 bags. The loans are now to be consolidated, and the three states offer for public subscription bonds to the amount of $75.000,0OO.
 The three states have lost S15,0OO.- coo, and the S.OOO,OOO bags of coffee are to be trusted" for the benefit of the expected bondholders. The con- solidated loan will no doubt be sub scribed for, but when will the trustees dump the S,OOO,OOO bags ca the mar. ket? The states are glad to get out of the valorization scheme with loss of $15,000,000, and the trustees of the bondholders are expected to work their coffee off gradually. The corner is at an end, and there will rot soon be another attempt in Brazil to hold up the price of coffee regardless of the law of supply and demand
 Our cotton warehouse friends should study the coffee scheme in Brazil care fully, for there are points of resem- blance in it to their own scheme of warehousing cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
NIGHT OF TERROR
 SPENT BY WOMAN

Huntington, L. l., October 19.--After spending a night of terror hiding in a barn from friends who were searching the woods for her. Mrs. Abbie Meerion- gola, who was twice Kidnapped by two men and kept prisoner in the woods, returned to her<sister's home in this vil- lage today. She was so frightened and dazed by her experience at the hands of the kidnapers that she could tell no story of her i'll treatment.
 Mrs. Meeriongola is 17 years old, the daughter of well to do farmer and the wife of a contractor, to whom she was married six months ago. She was first dragged from her home on October 10. A neighbor saw her being led to the woods between two armed men.
 Three days later, after her father and husband had sought for her in vain, she staggered into her fathers home and said that she could remember little that had happened during her absence, except that she had been kept prisoner in a swamp by two men.
 A few days later another attempt to lddnap her frop her fathers house was made, but was Frustrated by the appear ance of her husband Again last Sun day afternoon the kidnapers raided her fathers home, and frightening her mother with revolver shot, again dragged the young wife away. The help of the police again was summoned and yesterday aft ernoon two officers found her in the cus- tody of two men in the woods near Huntington. The girl was lying on pile of brush while her captors were playing a game of cards. The kidnapers gave bat tie to the police, but were overcome and arrested. Alarmed and apparently half crazed, the girl fled into the swamp. The police pursued her for a short distance but soon lost track of her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

politics has placed 1t and make it safe for himself and MT. Sherman. He has followed this up with a hurried excursion through the south and will next go into Maryland and West Virginia, while MT. Bryan is getting hot on the trail which the republican candidate has just been making.
 The betting favors MT. Taft in New York. MT. Bryan is counting on carrying the state through creating a political uproar in New York city and the other cities of the state. He hopes to poll the solid laboring vote which in recent presi- dential elections has been largely repub- lican, and add that to the normal dem- ocrate vote. Conservative estimates as to the present outlook in New York is that the state is for Taft today by per- haps 50,00O. This situation might speed fly shift under the excitement of the last few days of the campaign, because politi- cal sentiment in a campaign runs in waves and great political battles have been won and lost in weeks time.
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NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS.
Bryan Urges Voters To Elect Demo-
 cratic Congress.

Lincoln. H., October 19.-'I am more interested in the election of democrats to congress than are the democratic can didates themselves. because I expect to be in Washington afteh the 4th of March"
 A mighty shout from a large and sym pathetic crowd greeted this utterance by William Jennings Bryan. who spoke here for 30 minutes today from 8 platform near the station. It was one of the best audiences of the day and they cheered themselves hoarse. MT. Bryan declared that he wanted a democratic congress to work with and he urged the voters to exert every effort to elect the demo- cratic candidates for the house of rep- resentatives for this district. He made a plea also for the state ticket and spoke in commendatory terms of his former running mate, MT. Stevenson, democratic candidate for governor of Illinos
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they were when the October panic occurred.
 One of the suspended banks, the Knickerboeker Trust. owed depositors s49,O0O.O0o, and the president promptly committed suicide. And yet that trust company Is open today, enjoying the confidence of wide circle of deposit. ors. IL promises 10 become stronger than ever before. The story of the other nine banks is full of interest, and so for that matter is the story of the five banks that have not been reopened and probably will not be. They wrro either Morse banks or banks interested in copper or other speculative move ments.
 The panic closed, in other words, ten banks that should not have been closed while it drove out of existence five that were unfit. although they have since paid all depositors in full, the most of them with interest, The net result has strengthened in the eyes of depositors the banks of New York, and the state banks in that city have proved as sound as the national banks.
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Against New County.

'Wal1er county is practically unani- nous in it's opposition to the new county amendment" said L. B. Musgrove of Jasper. Even the voters in that part Of our county which Bessemer would take to form new county are opposed to the scheme. Those of them who will vote for the amendment can be counted on the fingers, believe.
 No matter how other sections might be affected by the adoption of the new coun- ty amendment, Walker feels that the pro- posed Bessemer county wouN mean a great inconvenience to those who had to attend court. Two rivers would have to be crossed, and the result would be persons going from the lower end of Walker to Bessemer would have to pass through Jasper and Birmingham-two county towns-before reaching their court house. It would have been much better if Walker county had been left out of the proposition"
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Armory for National Guard.

'The movement to build an arniory for the exclusive use Of the National Guard of Jefferson county is well under way" said a member of the Jefferson County National Guard association, and if the proper encoura cement and support are given will soon be an accomplished fact. As has been heretofore stated the pres ent quarters are insufficient and unde- sirable as was demonstrated during the late strike when the troops were quar- tered there.
 ''The National Guard are the conserva- tors of the peace and have never been found wanting when called to duty. They are deserving of encouragement, to say the least, as it Is a personal sacrifice to many of them to give their services to the state. Now, the proposition is to build an armory with sufficient accommo- dations for all the troops in the district; to fit it up with library and reading room, bath rooms and a gymnasium, and other features that will make 1t attrac- tive Another thing, it is proposed to build an armory that will be distinct ad- dition to the city; one that every citizen can point to with pride. Majors Smith. Seals and Ledbetter, Captain Price and Lieutenant Hooper and the other local of- fcers are behind the movement. and will soon present a plan for the erection of the structure.
 "Of course it is not expected to build the armory in week, but when commenced, it will be on plane befitting the foremost county in the state.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
THE SEAS IRONY.
n Langdon Heaton.

By John Langdon Heaton. one day saw a ship upon the sands Careened upon beam ends, her tilted deck Swept clear of rubbish of her long-past wreck; Her colors struck, but not by human
 hands; Her masts the driftwood of what distant
 strands. Her drowning ports, where at the ad-
 miraPs beck Grim-visaged cannon held the foe in
 check, Gaped for the frolic of the nlinnow bands, Tie seaweed banners in her fo'ks'le
 waved. A turtle basked upon the capstans head; Her cabins pomp the cloNnish sculpin
 braved, And on her prov, where the lost figure
 head Once scorned the brine, a name forgot
 was graved, It was The Irresistible.' read.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Bryan's Chances.

The presidential election will prob . ably be decisive in the matter of cleo toral votes" said L. R. Banner of Peoria, Ill. Tt was onesided four years ago, and the result was known before 10 o'clock the same night. Everybody felt that Parker had no show; but this time 1t is different. MT. Bryan, in the opinion of many, has a fine chance of winning.
 T live in a strong republican state. The democrats are very wisely making no effort to carry Illinois. It would be throwing away money. But l be- lieve Bryan will carry Indiana. l get inside information which makes mo thing that Kern's state Is reasonably safe for the democratic ticket. 1 have hopes. too. of ohio but if that state sh ould fail to give Taft @ plurality it would be marvellous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
Think Rents Too Hiah.

aI want to commend the attitude taken by Ned Brace in Sundays Age-Herald as to high rents in Birmingham" said Eu- gene Jacobs. proprietor of Jacobs phar macy. High rents are at the present time Birminghams greatest handicap. They are keeping the merchants in hot water all the time and a man. even though he may be paying an exorbitant figure, never knows when the landlord is going to notify him that he must ex- peet raise before the next lease is signed up. It is a matter that ought to be agl- lated in Birmingham and I hope to see some substantial results attained"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
ALABAMA IS FIRST
 TO CIRCLE GLOBE

New York, October i9.-Through a dull brown curtain of haze and smoke which ,overhung the tortuous entrance to New York harbor this afternoon the great white hull of the battleship Alabama crept cautiously into port and dropped anchor off Tompklnsville, completing voyage arond the world in 309 days. More than 35,0OO miles of all the seas of the world lay behind her.
 Except in one particular the Alabama finished her long swing around the great circle as fit for a fight as when she sailed from Hampton Roads December 16, last, as one of the great fleet which went forth on mission of peace. Seven years of steaming have put the boilers of the great ship to a severe test and repairs are necessary. In a few days the Alabama will go to the navy yard at Brooklyn to undergo an oyerhauling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
SIX DEATHS IN
 BIG SNOW STORM

Denver. October19.-six occidental deaths are traceable to the snow storms which prevailed in Colorado Saturday night and Sunday. Besides seven persons sustained serious injuries in railroad collisions and by coming in contact with live wires.
 The dead:
 Joseph Henry, killed by wire in Denver.
 J. J. McCloskey, killed by wire at Louis vile.
 Mrs. Lizzie Winslow. killed by wire In her home at Fort Collins.
 August Carson, frozen to death In snow near Longmont.
 Laredo F. Banker scalded to death in wreck caused by collision on Rock Isl- and railroad near Carlton.
 Henry John, killed by collision between hand car and motor car on Union Pacific railroad in Denver yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
New Florida Route.

The Illinois Centrafs first through Hleeper from Chicago to Jacksonville, Florida, passed through Birmingham yes terday afternoon. It left Chicago Sunday at : ?. m. and arrived here at 3:15 p. m. It will be due at Jacksonville this morning at o'clock. This is one of the fastest schedules in the south, the time between Chicago and Birmingham having been shortened for the winter exactly one hour.
 The initial Florida run brought a num- Der of through passengers. The party was accompanied by A. IT, Hanson, passenger traffic manager; S. G. Hatch, general passenger agent and John O. Scott assistant general passenger agent Mr. Hatch said that he would stop in Birmingham for two or three days on his return to Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
In the Balance.


 New York is to be the great center or the conflict at the very end of the cam paign. Mir Bryan, it is said, now real izes that he must have the 39 electoral votes of New York or he can not be elect ed to the presidency. Judge Taft 1t IS understood, realizes that if he loses New York he will lose his own state of Ohio, a large number of states in the middle west Delaware. Maryland and perhaps New Jersey and Rhode Island in the east and will be defeated.
 The strategy of the last two weeks of the campaign, therefore, surrounds New York Both candidates have been pre- pairing during the week and will further prepare next week to attend to such odds and ends throughout the country as ap- pear to be necessary, so that they can forget the rest of the United States in the last six or eight days of the canvass and "go after New York in deadly earnest
 Thus MT. Bryan has been through Ne braska seeking to win back that state, where his cause was so badly damaged by Governor Hughes, and is now taking a last run over the Rocky mountain group.
 Thus, too, Mir Taft has been through Ohio seeking to wrest it from the un- fortunate condition in which bad party
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Presidential Years.

Ut is generally remarked among business men that trade has held up better this year than in previous pres dential campaign years said F. c. McDaniel of Philadelphia. Had it not been for the panic of last October the volume of trade would have been larger; but as it was, the summer of 1908 was marked by more activity in certain commercial lines than in any presidential year since have been d voter.
 "Wholesale business Is naturally quiet just now--two weeks before the election; but it is safe to say that in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The only close listener an orator has is himself.
 A man wants to have his children well trained if his wife will do it.
 It's reasonably safe to place trust in people who have no chance to betray it.
 The less man knows about making love to a woman the more she can do 1t for him.
 A satisfactory thing about your van ity is how sure you are il is only modest appreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
Inland Gulf Waterway Plans.

New Orleans, October 19.-Announce- ment was made today that about 1000 dele gates from Texas and Louisiana will meet here December and to make definite plans for an inland waterway from New Orleans to the Rio Grande river at Brownsville Tex. The plans adopted at this convention will be presented to the rivers and harbors convention in Wash ington, which meets December g. 10 and Il.
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SATISFIED.

SATISFIED. The poet wrote a cheerful lay About prosperity And worlds of happiness in store, As blithe as blithe could be. And many people wondered how A wight could feel so prime, When all he had to pay his bills Was just silver dime. A bold committee asked the bard To tell them how 1t chanced That he could keep a smiling front, When fortune merely glanced At him and went her way in scorn Of one so lowly placed, While others, if they had his luck, Would think themselves disgraced.
 { The bard laid down his fountain pen And rumpled up his hair Twas very strange, this stunt of his, Because no hair was there And said Although I'm far from rich No luxuries are mine, Sheer gratitude for being here Just keeps me feeling fine And while it's true my life's estate Is what your term it-poor, The sweetest kind of happiness Dwells round cabin door. What need to tell @ tale of woe, My troubles to rehearse? The road Is rather rough, and yet, It might be even worseh
 HIS IDEA. What sort of place do you suppose heaven to be, MT. Fewplunks ?' "Oh, guess it's a place where every body has the price,"
 ~
 AN INSULT. q would like to have my baggage sent up." George, take the gentlemans collar to 104"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
Croker Gives $15O0.

New York. October 19-A cablegram from Richard Croker Dublin, Ireland, subscribing s1000 to the national demo- cratic campaign fund and $500 for the state campaign in behalf of Lewis S Chanler, was today received by Herman Bidder, treasurer of the national com mittee
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Postal Chances.

Washington, October 19.-(Spec.al.)- Rural carriers apponted: Coffeesille, Route l, Orlando B. Pittman, carrier. Cas- per Matthews, substitute Dothan, Route 1 William H. Newton, carrier, F. L. Burde- shaw substitute; Opelina, Route |, James D. Allen, carrier, Leslie J. Allen, sub stitute-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
Two Charges of Peonaae.

New Orleans. october 19.-W. M. Will liamson, a, levee contractor. arrested last week charged with peonage by three Texans, was discharged from custody to- day after a hearing in the United States commissioners office. Two other charges of peonage will be heard against MT. Williamson tomorrow.
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President J. C. Maben of the Sloss- Sheffield company leaves this morning for New York. whither he goes to see his daughter sail for Europe. He will return to Birmingham by Saturday or Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

Instead of going on the stump ,cr the democrats ex-Senator Clark, of Montana should keep himself busy. in handing over plunks to Treasurer Rid. der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

NO corner in Birmingham should be without an electric light; but as a matter of fact not few are in dark. ness when night falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

Until some one tells us how the green hat wearers propose to vote we decline to venture an opinion as to the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

Lady Tennessee Clafiin Cook missed the opportunity of her life by not be- ing in London when the suffragettes went to Westminster.
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At present every one is free to make an election prediction, no matter how crazy it may be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20

Aeronaut Wilbur Wright has won nearly everything in sight in France except button of the French Legion of Honor.
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Total ........ IFS 2O5 100
 Indicated electoral votes for Taft 205.
 Indicated electoral votes for Bryar IFS.
 Doubtful electoral votes, 100.
 The Worlds post card canvass fora the week shows Bryan and Chaler gains from the poll of the week before. Sundays figures indicated plurality of 133,S60 for Bryan in Greater New, York and the upstate showed plu- rality for Taft of 144,700, leaving Taft's indicated plurality in the entire state 9940. Chanler's indicated plurality for the whole state is 1S4,O50
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Birmingham householders whose aoodes are unnumbered should hasten 10 comply with the new city ordinance. It will be strictly enforced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-20
GENERAL WRIGHT
 SLlNGS SARCASM
CONFINED FROM PAGE 1a
Candidates Compared.

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A TREBLE LATE.

Here said the poet, lis a Farewell to Summer
 "Umph!" snorted the editor. "You are behind the times. We'll soon be shaking hands with wlnteri"
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IT DOES, INDEED.

"A Tennessee woman begged her hus- band not to make airship flights again, on her knees"
 Well! It seems to me that a man shows very little consideration for his wife to make airship flights on her knees."
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REGRET.

Der the grave of our dreams. our golden
 dreams, Funereal sorrow weeps, But vain gre the tears that sprinkle the
 mold Where the rose of May-time sleeps.
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About Persons.

less than two weeks after the election all lines of business will hum."
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Whether there is or is not to be all Elkins-Abruzzi wedding is a puzzle fresh from the West Virginia noun tains.
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This may be an apathetic campaign, but on election night everybody will be eager to know igst how it all turned ouf
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Judge Taft did not find it easy in eight-minute stops to explain away eight years on the bench.
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POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS

AgetIera this
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Taft came to the $outh in a mis- A'onary spirit solely Votes are no object.
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The first heavy frost will start out many fellows armed with long poles for persimmon hunts.
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There may be no war in the bar kans, but there will soon be plenty of it on the football gridirons.
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Afar in the west the crimson glow Flares out--earths splendors wane; And the day that is done when ths
 shadows fall
 Will never come back againl