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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
To Aid Reunion Fund.

''The music festival to be held at the Jefferson theatre in May, in connection with Innes' famous orchestral band, should be a great financial success, not only on it's artistic merits, but because the net proceeds will be applied to tho Confederate reunion fund.- said Philip Memoli, who is training chorus for the festival concerts.
 q hope to have chorus of 150 to G0 voices, The full rehearsals take place every Monday and Thursday at p. m. at Cable hall. All choir singers who can read music are invited to join in the good work. In addition to the mixed chorus rehearsals I will begin next Wednesday to hold special rehearsals for sopranos and altos These women's re- hearsals will take place at Cable hall every Wednesday and Friday at 5 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
coRoNAcH.

By Sir Walter Scott He is gone on the mountain, He is lost to the forest. Ay Like a sunmer-dried fountain, 0e in When our need was the sorest. my The font reappearing 5 ma From the raindrops shall borrow, .F t,. But to us comes cheering, To Duncan no morrow! Fo-
 Us The hand ofNthe reaper ts Takes the ears that are hoary, 1. But the voice of the weeper i. Walls manhood in glory. i. The autumn winds rushing Wait the leaves that arefsearest But our flower was inJ flushing When blighting was nfarest. Fleet foot on the corre, Sage counsel in cun1ber Red hand in the forax How sound is thy Hlumber! Like the dew on the mountain, Like the foam on he river, fn Like the bubble on tie fountain, Thou art gone, anf foreveri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
7 STUNG.

Q U AN1. She smiled ar me Twas on the street. Alack, how fast My heart did beat! She smiled at me With wondrous eyes, The> heavens blue Of summer skies. She smiled at me 1 seemed to hear The Tilt of song Birds, sweet and clear. She smiled at me Not only that, She laughed at me The little cat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
President Abercrombie In City.

"The past year in the univ erisity work has been exceedingly gratifying" said President J. W. Abercrombie of the Ala bama state university yesterday. "As- sisted by the alumni and every agency connected with the work, the school has oustripped all previous records.
 "The commencement this May will be of interest to every community in the state We are expecting large crowds, for besides the commencement exercises, we have Governor Johnson of Minnesota, one of the public men of the day, and a number of prominent Alabama speakers.
 But before commencement the Black Friars, an industrious literary organiza- tion at Tuscaloosa, will present its first play in Birmingham. Professor Losey is taking great interest in the work. He intends to present the Tanning of the Shrew' at the Jefferson on April 25.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
THAT SPRING FEELING

Aren't you glad that spring is here?" 'Yes, but I would be gladder if it hadn't settled in my spinal column"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
USELESS ADVICE.

Here lies man unknown to fame Who led a stormy life. He might have won an honored name, But for his nagging wife. Good bachelors, we pray you, pause Before it Is too late, And pick a woman free from flaws When you select a mate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS.

Judd Mortimer Lewis, poet and hu- morist of the Houston Post, is back at work again, after undergoing an opera tion for appendicitis. His friends in all parts of the country are glad to know that he has fully recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A politician can be honest before he begins.
 A sure way to get into dispute is to have a wife.
 A mans financial experience Is worth something to the fellow that gives it to him.
 When man can't think of anything else to do to be disagreeabe he reads a newspaper article to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
KEEP AT IT.

Brace up! forsooth, the man who quits Will never win the prize, Nor climb the dizzy mountain top
 Where fame and honor lies. The chap who works with little vim Must be failure still. Erratic blows won't help you much,
 But steady plugging will!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
IT'S BEEN USED.

From Judge. pull off the fight
 Second Pugilist-Why not try to get the Senate chamber at Washington?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
GET IN LINE.

Towns are putting lids on, Graft is dying out, Dusty prohibitions
 Spreading all about. Games of chance no longer Get the suckers pile, Races won't be legal
 In little while. Bold reform is marching
 Up and down the land, Satan and his cohorts
 Don't know where to stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
~ HE officials of the United States \0 Steel corporation have come.
 and looked, and gone. They

~HE officials of the United States (9 Steel corporation have e0me'
 and looked, and gone. They have seen Birmingham and they have seen what they have bought. They have examined carefully what they acquired during the panic of last fall
 Before coming, engineers and technical and practical men were sent here to make surveys, examinations and reports upon what they had acquired. The officials were armed with these reports and made full examinations of the physical prop critics.
 The examinations led to a more favor able impression than did the reports. Indeed. President William Ellis Corey who is probably the most practical steel and iron man in the world, was more than favorably impressed with the Bir- mingham district. In talking with me he expressed the opinion that the Bir- mingham district contained more mineral wealth than he had expected to find and that the plants of the Tennessee com- pany were more valuable, better con structed and better equipped than he had thought. He was indeed pleased with that which he found here.
 MT Corey is not a man of many words. He talks slowly, deliberately and to the point. He did not indulge in any opti- mism nor enthusiastic talk. He came to see, to examine and to decide upon that which was best. to do upon property bought for operation and not for specu- lation.
 He decided that the recommendations of the young man he had sent here to take charge of the Tennessee company properties-Mr Crawford-had been we'll planned, and he has approved them. This
 
 southern cities in the matter of festoon- ing. It will be different next June.
 q understand that all the large build ings, public and otherwise, to say noth- ing of residences, will be handsomely decorated. merchant told me the other day that he had booked orders for thous- ands of dollars worth of flags and bunt- ing"
 About Persons.
 W. C. Martin of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 Thomas J. Phillips of Florence, is at the Morris.
 J. H. Kaplan of Anniston is at the Morris.
 Judge J. J. Mayfeld of Tuscaloosa passed through Birmingham after can vass of Northern Alabama. He is an ae- tive candidate for the supreme bench and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The cholera bacillus could not evade Dr. Koch, but the germ of seasickness got in it's work on him, and it left him no time to grasp it by the tail and expose it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The douma may not be doing all that Premier Stolypin desires it to do, but it is at any rate doing more general legislating than Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Miss" Emma Goldman became an American citizen when she married an American, for she is married after the common law fashion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
A BIGAMIST.

To save his life, he couldn't choose 'Twixt blond and chic brunette, And so he married both-sad news He's on the rock pile yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The Pittsburg Dispatch is accused of being Fairbanks organ in disguise because it says that fat men never be- come great or successful leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Mrs. George Gould says that Mime. Anna Gould is more than 21, but she does not say how much older.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Will Decorate.

Birmingham will be profusely decor ated for the reunon.'' said Capt. J. l.. Darby, adjutant of Camp Hardee. "On former gala occasions it had been re- marked that Birmingham was not up to Nashville, Atlanta, Richmond. and other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
A GREAT DEAL.

What are you doing for your country?" I'm trying to give my country rest by keeping my mouth shut"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
THE PROOF.

If Howard Gould's allegations are true, what do they prove?"
 That Mrs. Gould's capacity might be the envy of any man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The national game holds the next big place on the programme, and it will receive the attention due a headliner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
A GOOD RULE.
THE PERFECT PRESIDENT.

good rule is. when you can't do a thing to go ahead and do it anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Howard Gould has troubles of his own, and he is giving no attention to those of Sister Anna, much less those of De Sagan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Steve Elkins asks for suspension of public opinion. He does not, how ever, make his denial explicit enough to be conclusive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The Watson and Williams ticket gets at any rate the jibes of the campaign with small prospects of getting it's votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

No man alive is free from faults" sings Paul Cook in the Birmingham Age Herald. Go to! Ask MT. Jacob Riis!-- Washington Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

President Castro of Venezuela should sit down and study the records of our fleet in target practice at Magdalena bay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Only one argument can be made in favor of the Aldrich bill, namely, "the republican party must do something"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The republicans never take straw votes among the unemployed. They generally canvass the capitalistic dis tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The Knox literature is useful in re- minding the country that Pennsylva- mia actually has a favorite son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Mayor Rose of Milwaukee is billed to blossom the fourth time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Seattle is raiding billboards because the paste on them feeds the rats that distribute the vermin of the plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
LIST so.

Some fellow wants to know how much 1t will cost to keep a hen one year"
 That depends on whether the hen plays bridge or not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Birmingham amen corner has not been fully established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

If steerage rates continue to go down a host of the unemployed will know what to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

President Corey's visit to this .dis- trict has encouraged the timid and made strong the optimistic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

MT. Asquith is the first professional lawyer who ever became England's premier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

Biarritz is Englands Oyster Bay, although it is in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The tan shoes that the girls will wear this season are the real yellow peril
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

This list will satisfy no one, nor, in fact, would any other list of 25. The range is so great that list would in- elude no mans favorites other than those of the compiler himself For example, who else would put John Fiske in list of 25 to the exclusion of, say, Victor Hugo. Benjamin Frank lin was clever, but he did not leave such an impress on the world as Luther did. Then again, wherein did Leonardo da Vinci outranll Raphael or Michaelangelo? Socrates is shut out, although Plato is admitted. And Per icles-what did he do to change the thought of the world? Was Calico greater than Copernicus? Emerson will be forgotten when Rosseau and Voltaire will be recalled, and Darwin did more to change the course of in vestigation than Herbert Spencer.
 The truth is, each person should make his own list of 25, for no one can make it for him. For there is no standard If men of far-reaching acts are to be named warriors, sailors and statesmen would fill the list-men like Bismarck, and William of Orange, and Togo. But if the physical be subordi- mated to the spiritual art, and music and letters would have a chance. There is no standard, in other words, and no list of 25 would satisfy any reader. Each person should make his own list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ALMOST HOME.
 The saddest words
 1 ever heard
 Were simply these,
 Put out on third" AMERICAS VAUDEVILLE FAMILIES.
 The Goulds.
 The Thaws.
 The Vanderbilts.
 REPLIES. Who's in the market for June bride? A word to the House-cut out the poetry. MT. Foy will not play Hamlet" In the meantime, the press agent. Reform wouldn't be so bad if it were not accompanied by so much unnecessary noise. An old lady 10i years old frightened burglars away in New Jersey. Perhaps it was her face Nebraska undertakers wound up con- vention by dancing around a cadaver. The undertakers are a cheerful lot.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Twenty-Five Greatest Men

4 correspondent of New York paper presents a list of the worlds 25 greatest men, as follows: Moses. Shakespeare. Homer. Bacon. Pericles. Cromwell Plato. Newton. Aristotle. Beethoven. Archimedes. Goethe. Julius Caesar. Franklin. Augustus Caesar. Napoleon. Charlemagne. Lincoln. Dante. Emerson. Milton. John Fiske. Leonardo da Vinci. Herbert Spencer. Calico.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
SUNS WILL NOT MAKE ANSWER
standard OIL Pleading VIII Not Call
Forth a Reply from the
Government.

CHICAGO, Oct 1.-The answer of the
Standard oil company Of Indiana TO the
petition for a Tehearing by the United
States circuit court Of appeals on that
courts reversal Of Judge Landis decision,
filming the company S2S.SlO.OOO, will not be
answered by District Attorney Sims. 1t
was learned today that the district at
torney considers that the company's answer
does not require argument supplementary
10 those In the petition. The court OF ap-
peals. 1t is stated. will begin the fall term
on October g. II Is optional with the court
whether it shall rule on the petition on that
day or later In the event that the petition
Is denied. writ OF eertiorari carrying the
case to the supreme court of the United
States will be obtained
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
NEWLANDS MAY BE PRESIDENT
Movement on Foot to Name senator
TO Lead the Irrigation
Congress.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ. Oct, IA
movement has gained headway among the
delegates to the National Irrigation con-
gress to put forward Senator Francis G.
Newiands of Nevada for president of the
next congress. Senator Newlands' con
necton with the reclamation act and his
interest in reclamation work are put for
ward as arguments in his behalf. Vice
President Barstow of Texan, however, has
very strong support among the delegates
from the southwest and is considered the
probable choice.
The resolutions committee, appointed
yesterday. held its first meeting this morn
ing, and began the preparations of its re-
port
Resolutions will be introduced protesting
against certain phases of the governments 3
forestry policy, but it is not believed likely
that any Of these will get past the COM
mittee.
Yesterdays extended session following
the attack by Mr.. d. c. Beaman disar-
ranged the set program and long list of
papers on irrigation and agricultural sub
jects occupied the major portion of today s
sessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
CONDITION OF MILLING FIRM
Experts Find Value of PiIIsbury-
Washburn Paper and Plant
Exceeds LiabiIities

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Oct. 1.-Marwlck,
Mitchell & Co.. who have been examining
the books in Minneapolis Of the Pnlsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills company and of
the Northern Elevator company, in be-
half of the receivers Of the two companies
have submitted their report. This was
the subject of the examination OF the
creditors committee, in session at the
Northwestern National bank yesterday and
today.
The general consolidated liabilities of the
two companies are shown to be Sc, ,9O3 s46.92
The quick assets are given at s. SyS,-
oS9.66 and the mill properties OF the Pills
bury-Washburn company and the prop
critics Of the Minneapolis and Northern
company combined at s., ,s91, 1855. This
makes excess OF assets over Liabilities of
S1145,6-655.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
AEoN's PASSENGERS RESCUED
Party shIpwreclxed on Christmas Is
land Reaches Suva ON Steamer
Manulka.

SUVA, Fiji Islands, Sept sO.-The cast
aways from the British steamer, Aeon,
who spent nearly two months en- Christ
mas island, an almost barren coral forma-
tion in the Pacific ocean, arrived here to-
day on the steamer Manuka, OF the Can
adam Australian line, all we'll and in
creased by one In number. daughter
was born to the wife OF Chaplain b. r.
Patrick, United States navy. twenty four
hours before the Manuka was sighted, and
this event with the revival of the res suers
was made the event of much rejoicing
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
Pern club Henrn Tnft.

PERU, Neb., oct. 1.-(speciaL) 1.-The Taft
club OF the Normal held it's first meet
ing, since school began. Tuesday evening.
After an address OF welcome by the presi-
dent, Mr.. Eastwood. addresses were made
by Prof. F. NJ GTegg. J. L. Morgan. c.
r. Moore and c. w Knoll. prominent
members Of the school The membership
OF the club win be large. 1t was voted
at the meeting that arrangements be made
for a special train TO Nebraska city 10.
day TO hear Mr.. TAFT speak at that place.
Almost every member Of the club made the
trip
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
Assure the Judge That Bryan's State
Is at His Feet,
SHAKES HANDS WITH THOUSANDS
Meets Vast Assemblage at Depot on
His Arrival.
ALL EAGER TO SPEAK TO TAFT
senator DOlliver Holds Ma Audience
at AuditOrium Until Arrival of
Judge, aud Then IL
Goes Wild.

~ now feel confident am going TO BE-
elected president OF the United states.
The spirit In which the people in the
states through which have travelled have
received me and the interest," they have
most gratifying and convinced me there is
no doubt OF the attitude OF the western
states,
with all doubt Of the west removed, the
result OF the election appears to me GER
tain"
The above statement was authorized by
Judge Taft upon his arrival in Omaha
after a two-days' campaign through the
eastern section Of Nebraska, following q
trip through the northwest.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
FLEET AT MANILA FRIDAY
wireless Message Received Indicat.
Ing This ms Time of Arrival
in HRrhOP

MANILA. Oct. Ia wireless message
received this evening from the correspon-
dent OF the Associated press aboard the
flagship Connecticut, says that Atlantic
battleship fleet is expected Ito anchor in
Manila Bay by 6 O'Clock tomorrow evening
The cholera is fast losing ground before
the vigorous war waged by the authorities
During a period OF twelve hours today but
seven cases were reported and OF these
two were only suspects.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
LANE WILL NOT BRING THAW
sheriff at White Plains Refuses to
Obey Order of Federal
Judge.

WHITE PLAINS. n. y. oct IA writ
OF habeas corpus signed by a judge OF the
federal court for the western district Of
Pennsylvania and commanding Sheriff
Lane forthwith to produce the body Of
Harry X. Thaw in Pittsburg" was served
on the sheriff today. Sheriff Lane noti-
fled the deputy who served the paper that
he would refuse to obey the order.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
CONFETTI BATTLE Is FIERCE
cnrnIral Attenaanee.

KIns'a Highway Program.
Kine~a RiNhway opens ~ n o'clock each
day.
MADAM Frances ana diving horse a'So
and p. m.
sullivan and 1ilraln, and $40 p. m
Sauooz race ana airship flight 8 ?. m
glide for Life, p. m. ana 10 p. m.
Country circus--sxh1bitions hourly.
Friday--Ancisnt Order United work
men Day
Baturday-BaRleg' nay.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
banker CommIts suIeId.

GRAND FORKS. n. D.. Oct. 1.-The body
OF John Hempstead. cashier OF the state
hank OF Emerado, \. D.. was found about
noon today in the balcony OF the Masonic
temple here. He had committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head No
reason for the act 10 known. Homestead
WAS man % good habits and 50 far as
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
DOMESTIC.

Judge Taft spent yesterday. previous to
his arrival in Omaha, touring southeast
ern Nebraska. He was received with en-
thusiastic crowds everywhere. Page 1
Bankers in their session at Denver acted
upon reports of committees that were
strongly condemnatory of the theory of
guaranteed bank deposits. Page i
President Roosevelt is reported TO have
made inquiry into the conduct Of the cam
paign in New York Page i
The demand 70 rtickets to the banquet of
the Chambe rof Commerce at Chicago has
been very great. Page ]
w. ]. Bryan finished his tour and re-
turned to Lincoln yesterday. Page 2
Senator Newlands may be elected presi-
dent of the Irrigation congress, Page
Experts, after examining the assets of
the Pillsbury-Wa Milling company
say the same are over S1,00OOOO more
than liabilities Page !
The battleship fleet is expected to ar
rive at Manila Friday evening Page
LOCAL.
Local self-government for cities the
principal topic of discussion before the
League of American Municipalities. Aft
ernoon is spent in trip over the Lane
cutoff and a visit TO the packing houses
and stock yards Page i
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty hears case growing out of grain
elevation charges. Page 4
Albert Walthers kills himself because
his cousin refuses to to marry him.
Page 5
Carnival is crowded again Thursday aft
ernoon and evening. Wednesday was a
record day for the street railway COM
pany, which carried over 25O,OOO passen-
gers without single accident Pare /
SPORT.
Results of the ball games; -
G-3-Philadelphia VS. New YorIy--2-4
6-Chicago VS.. Cincinnati-0
2-Brooklyn VS.. Boston--l
5-Philadelphia vs. Boston,
New York VS.. Washington-H
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
ALL DELEGATES ARE FETED
City Officials Are Entertained by South
Omaha and Union Pacific.
VISIT THE BIG PACKING HOUSES
Mr.. MohIer Takes Them In Five Mo-
tors over the Lane Cut-OR, and
they Are Enthusiastic
In Praise, 80


Municipal Government by Commission
Discussion conducted by Q. II. Huston
commissioner, Cedar Rapids.
Iiquor Problem in the Cities
W. n. Joyner, mayor, Atlanta, Ca
Daniel I.awlsr, mayor, st. Paul.
David 8. Roae, mayor, Aiiwaukse.
silas Cook, mayor, East st. Louis, III
Joseph oliver, mayor, Toronto, Canada
H. o. sohaffer, mayor, Rock Island, nj
]. H. Graham, mayor, Wichita, Kan.
II. A. sohunk, mayor, Dubuque.
Election Of Officers.
Selection OF city for 1908 convention.
Entertainment by local committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Oct. The South
ern Railway gave today regular emp oy-
shops at COster. a suburb. The shops
have been working at greatly reduced force
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-02
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
rur wEATHER-
temperature

FORECAST FOR Observation-Disclosures
creasing cloudiness and warmer Friday.
FORECAST FOR IOWA-Friday fair and