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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-05-19

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-05-19
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Mr.. Taft Wants a Second Term

No announcement that Mr.. Taft will
be candidate for second term was
needed. 1t follows as matter Of
course. 1t has come to be American
custom, and precedent from Washing
tons day supports it.
But precedent from Washington s
day does not support the appointment
of the campaign manager as Postmas-
ter General in order that the big postal
machine may be used to pay campaign
obligations and to secure delegates
next time This is where early prece-
dent fails, whatever later precedent
may do.
The union of political patronage and
capitalism does indeed constitute a
formidable machine and nothing less
than a great popular expression of
public sentiment can defeat it. 1t is
plain that the prudent President-elect
does not intend to give occasion for
an indignant outburst of public senti-
ment.
But four years is considerable
period of time. In that time many
things are to be done. The tariff is to
be revised and the corporations are to
be regulated. The unlawful monopo-
lies are to be wiped out This is the
Taftian programme, and ii remains TO
be seen in what manner 1t will be car
ried out. Unless platforms are made
to be broken an extra session will be
convened in March to revise the tariff,
but Payne Dalzell-Aldrich revision
will not satisfy the great body of con-
sumers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07

Bank of North America, yet his alert
ness in the year just ended does not
excuse his misdeeds prior to the 0cto-
Der panic, and the verdict of the jury
will in his case no doubt be sustained,
no matter how many appeals he may
take. The course TO a final result may
be long, but it is reasonably sure. The
directors of the bank in question who
neglected their duties should also be
punished. These were the directors
that President Curtis tried in vain to
call back to New York from pleasuring
to sustain him in his efforts to carry
his bank safely through the trying
months that preceded the October
panic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Directors Who Did Not Direct

Charles w. Morse and Alfred H. Cur
tbs of the National Bank of North
America in New York city have been
convicted of the misrepresentation of
funds and the Justification of the books
of the bank. Curtis was the president
of the bank, now in course OF liqulde-
ton. Morse was its boss and chief
stakeholder. Curtis was put in the
bank to carry out Morse's plans and he
fell a victim to those plans. The jury
made a strong recommendation to the
mercy of the court in his behalf.
Morse was known as the ice king
and later as the steamboat king. He
was a daring promoter, and he used
national banks and their funds a.
means in playing his game. The panic
may be said to have been precipitated
by him and the Henze copper-mins
spectators. While Morse has sue.
ceeded in paying all depositors of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Every why hath a wherefore.
Comedy of Errors.
Normal Prosperity InauguEated

Business men know that politics has
taken a vacation for four years, and
that business is to have in the mean-
while the right of way. Reports of trade
improvement and industrial activity
are coming in from every side. 1t is
not so much the result of the election
as it is the disappearance Of the dis
tracing and hypnotizing influences Of
politics. The threats and rumors of
the campaign rendered capital eau
tious, and business is helpless without
the aid of capital.
1t will be strange indeed if business
does not become steadily better, for all
business men are rejoicing over the
ending of the season of politics. The
crops of the year are moving. The
country is optimistic. This means
larger railway earnings, larger bank
clearings and higher prices for securl-
ties
The best factor after all is the gen
eral optimism that has set in. Reports
of it appear in nearly every newspaper.
When optimism becomes epidemic gen.
eral business and industrial activity
follow as matter of course. We need
not long for good times. They are
here. General business is well-nigh
normal and the doors of plants are
being opened daily. This district is
sharing in the general prosperity that
is being felt in all parts of the country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
in HOTEL LOBBIES
Activity In Huntsville.

q. Is. Armes, who is the engineer in
charge of the construction of the new
railroad line between Huntsville and
Nashville, is visiting relatives in Birming-
ham.
We are glad TO say that our work
will now be pushed forward with vigor,
said Mr.. Armes. For some time We were
handicapped in the making of financial
arrangements, but everything is in shape
now to go ahead. We are grading the
first 10 miles out of Huntsville and the
construction work will be carried toward
Nashville. I do not believe there is any
probability of taking up the Birmingham
end of the road until the Nashville end
has been completed. In coming toward
Birmingham We realize that the expense
will be enormous. There will be bridge
to build across the Tennessee river and
the territory through which the line would
pass is comparatively virgin.
Huntsville is getting full of life. The
cotton mills are all running and the big
canning factory is having a fine year.
Paving and other Improvements are going
ahead and the new trolley line toward the
fair grounds is in regular operation. An
extension of the system will soon be built
to the Southern depot.
Mr.. Hefiin is having some bad luck in
drilling the oil well for the New York.
Alabama company His contract called
for well $500 feet deep, and when he
got down 400 feet some time ago he lost
his drill and so far has been unable to
recover it,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
CHARGES AGAINST
BANK OFFICIALS

New Orleans, November 6-Charges OF
improper conduct and other offenses on
the part of President G. p Friedrichs
and other Officers of the Colonial Bank
and Trust company of New Orleans wers
made by Joseph Rittenberg and Abra-
ham Hurwitz, two of the stockholders,
who filed a petition in the civil district
court today asking that liqudators re-
Gently named be set aside and that re-
ceivers be appointed to take over and
investigate the affairs of the concern.
1t is alleged that loans made to the
friends of the officers of the bank were
not properly secured. A further charge
is made to the effect that the bank is
heavily indebted to the Hanover Ma
tional bank, the Chase National bans
and the Continental National bank of
New York in a sum exceeding 100000,
which results from paper which as a.
whole Is worthless and that the money
realized from the rediscounting of this
paper were used by the directors ami
their allies and thus misapplied and d.
verted.
President Friedrichs declined to issue
a statement tonight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
NEW YORK'SDANGER
FROM CONGESTION

New York, October Changers of con
gestion in downtown New York, should
the proposed new building code fail to
restrict more radically than now pro-
posed the height of buildings hereafter
constructed, were dwelt upon by prom
inent architects and engineers before the
building committee of the board of alder
men today Speaking for the American
Institute of Architects and Society of
Beaux Arts, Architect Ernest F'lagg OPP
posed the recommendations of the COM
mission because it fixed the limit of
height so high that scarcely any one
would care to build higher"
Mr.. Flagg pointed out the danger from
congestion in times of sudden panic if the
people in all the 3O0-foot buildings, which
the new regulations would allow to be
built, were to attempt to get out at once.
1.-THE streets" concluded Mr.. Flagg,
could not hold them. To continue this
policy is to invite a disaster, the like of
which has never before been known
The committee on congestion of popula-
ton submitted for inspection reports
showing that in London, Paris, Berlin and
Vienna and every large center of popula-
ton in Europe the maximum height per-
mitted Is considerably less than 100 feet.
The New York board of fire under
writers and the municipal art commits
sion also voiced opposition to the 300 and
$50 feet height limitation. No action was
taken by the aldermen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
New Trick BY Chinese.

Mexico City, November "a new trick
by which Chinese are said to have been
evading the immigration laws of the
United States has just come to the no.
tice of the Mexican government. 1t has
been learned that large numbers have
become naturalized citizens of this re-
public and as such have succeeded in
passing across the border as Mexicans. 1t
is stated the trick has been practiced so
extensively that the Mexican govern
ment is seriously contemplating some
measures which will make it essential for
the naturalized Chinese to disavow any
intention of leaving Mexico for the Uni
ter States. At present all that is neces-
sary is for one to swear that he has been
a resident of Mexico for three years,
take the oath of allegiance and learn
enough Spanish to deceive the border in
SpectOrS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
CHASTITY TRAGEDY
NEAR PITTSBURG

East Pjttsburg, Pa, November Ellis
wife lying on a bed, her throat cut from
ear to ear; his 6-year-old adopted daugh-
ter on the floor nearby with her head al
most severed; razor dripping with blood
on the bed beside the dead woman, and
great crimson splashes on the floor and
bed clothing, was the CHASTITY sight which
confronted William Casey when he re-
turned to his home in Fifth avenue, East
McKeesport, early today. The scene of
the tragedy was a room occupied by
George Hartsel1, Caseys son-in-law,
whose wife was mysteriously killed Il
year ago, and who had been boarding
recently at the Casey nome. Hartsell
was missing when the murder was dis
covered but As minutes later he was
found unconscious in trunk near the
bodies, a chloroform bottle at his nostrils
He died in a short time. Circumstances
point to- Hartsell as a murderer and sui
eide. He was under suspicion when his
wife was found dead but for lack Of evil
dence was discharged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
CONSERVATIVES
REBUKE KAISER

Berlin, November 6.-The German con-
servative party representing the most
loyal section of the German people, has
issued an official declaration concerning
the interview given to an official repre-
sentative Englishman by Emperor Will
liam and published in the London Tel
egraph recently. The declaration ex-
presses serious concern that not infre-
quently the utterances of his majesty
bring car foreign politics into difficult
situation, adding: I'm order that the
emperors reputation may be preserved
from criticism and discussion and tho
German empire and people from compli-
cations and harm, we express the rever-
entail wish that greater reserve be dis
played in future in making such utter
ances"
The declaration is formally signed by
Baron Won Mateuffel, president of the
party and ten of it's principal leaders
Maximilien Harden. editor of Die Zu-
tunft, speaking tonight on the political
situation to a large crowd of auditors,
called upon Emperor William to abdi-
cate saying that his grandfather thought
of doing so on lesser critical occasions
for which he was responsible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Lafayette Sun: The Birmingham Law
and Order league is keeping the blind
tigers in that city on the jump.
Sylacauga Advance: Birmingham has
gone to work on her new sewerage sys-
TEN. Guess she is trying to get rid OF
some of her political filth.
Talladega Mountain Home: Birmingham
is getting so good that since the new
Alabama code cutting the coroner's fees
half in two went into effect the office Is
paying very little.
Montgomery Times: The Birmingham
ladies are cooperating in movement di-
rected to the identifying of Birmingham.
There is room and field for the under
taking. Birmingham, while not ugly,
would not take a prize at city beauty
show.
Admission Star: birmingham, Atlanta
and other villages of the country will
please note the fact that an Admission man
will blaze the trail for Teddy Roosevelt
into the heart of the African big game
country. Mr.. William II. linn proposes
to visit Africa ahead of Roosevelt be-
cause of his belief that big game will be
a thing of the past there after Teddy s
trip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
CLEVELAND STREET
RAILWAY MIDDLE

Cleveland. o., November G.-Before
Judge Taylor will attempt to PASS upon
the application of the Central Trust COM
pany of New York that the United States
circuit court appoint u receiver for the
Cleveland Railway company and the Mu-
nieipal Traction company, an exhaustive
inquiry will be made into the assess
of the two companies to determine thei,
solvency. To this end the court today
appointed Irving w. Pelford chief OF
the court, special master to take tssti-
mony upon this point. This inquiry will
begin tomorrow and be continued with
out interruption until the special master
can report.
Following the rejection of the street
railway franchise at the recent refer
endum election, the Central Trust COM
pany, trustee for the bondholders and
which carries mortgage for over S.
100000 on the railway property, asked
that both the municipal company, the
leading company which operated the
lines under the Scent fare basis and the
Cleveland Railway company, the owning
company, be taken charge of by the court
and operated so that the bondholders will
be protected while the opposing interests
are determining their rights in separate
actions and recognizing the company.
The Cleveland Railway company was
a merger of the old competing lines re-
sulting from the settlement of the eight
years strike for low fare. To this COM
pany the 25-year franchise was granted
and this together with the railway prop
erty was leased to the Municipal Trac-
ton company. The referendum election
lnvalidated the franchise and left the
other companies practically without a
legal existence. except for tag ends If
the old franchises, which existed before
the settlement Judge Taylor held to-
day that the referendum vote was legal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Another National Election

On Saturday next a national election
will be held in Cuba, and while it ap-
parently concerns at present the Gu
bans only, yet all in this country feel
that they are interested in it, for no
one in this country feels that the Gu
bans will long be able to govern their
own country.
The election of next Saturday is
modelled after the American system.
The island has been divided into seven
electoral districts, and these districts
elect 107 delegates to the electoral col
lege. The electoral college does not
meet until three months after the cleo
ton, and the new President will not
be inaugurated until the new year is
well started. Whenever the new Pres
ident is inaugurated the American
occupation will end. The term of the
new President will end in May, 1913.
To win in next Saturdays election
"a votes are necessary. The liberals
led by Gomez will secure rs votes in
Havana, and the conservatives led by
General Mercedes are reasonably sure
of % votes in three provinces. In
three provinces are contests, but every
one of the three is inclined to liber-
alsm. The three doubtful provinces
cast SO electoral votes. Gomez is the
probable winner in the coming cleo
ton.
Neither party in Cuba fayors on the
surface annexation, but many con-
servatives see little hope of peaceful
times and continuing prosperity in this
island while Cuba remains free and in
dependent. These men anticipate
events that will again precipitate &C.
cupation and they know the third &C.
cupation would be permanent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
CASA BLANCA AFFAIR.
Germany's Reply to France May Be
Held Over.

Paris, November 6.-While confident
that a settlement of the Casa Blanca in
cident will be reached still prevails n
dispatch from Berlin announcing that
Germany's reply to the proposal made
by France through Ambassador Cambon
is likely to be held over until after an
examination or the Casa Blanca police
commssiarys report, has caused II
slightly unfavorable reaction.
The Figaro says 1t cannot see what
good the examination Of the commissioners
report will do. Doubtless" it adds, 1.-The
imperial government wants to gain in
time, to which no objection can be raised
IL the desire is inspired by good motives
and If the intentions are less pure the
delay will not be so important as the
said government may think or hope"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
After the Battle

Eve have stood" says the Mobile
Register, "by the ship until the end,
and participate in the sorrows of the
shipwreck. We doubt if the materials
that are left are worth reassembling,
but time will tell, and we shall wait
and see OF one thing we are sure:
that the rebuilding of the ship on right
lines from the salvage will be extreme
ly difficult and that it may be easier
to throw away the old and begin anew,
as the makers of our constitution did
when they found the articles of con-
federation inadequate to the need of
the republic"
The New Orleans Picayune takes an
even more pessimistic view of the sit
uation when it says:
1t looks as if the democratic party. as
a political power. has come to an end.
It will continue to exist in some of
the states for local purposes and there
will always be dominant white party
in the south, but as national power the
indications are that democracy will play
a very subordinate part. Issues are
changing with great rapidity The repub
lican party is the parent of all the great
private fortunes in the union and of
all the vast corporate monopolies and
trusts. Under its fostering care a money
power has been created and built up. and
of necessity the offspring must stand
for its parent in a struggle that threat
ems both
Realizing, as the American people WILL
that no constitutional conservative organ
ization like the grand old party of con-
stitutional guarantees and Jeffersonian
principles can overthrow a political party
intrenched and maintained by vast
consolidation of wealth, the time will
come when means will be found, not pro-
vided for in the national constitution,
to work such changes as the people may
and surely will demand.
II Mr.. Bryan had been elected to the
chief magistracy of the American re-
public the possibilities or tremendous
political and social upheaval would have
been long postponed but as matters now
stand they are visibly impending and
those men are but blind guides who in
face of such conditions shall cry peace
and safety. For then sudden calamity
may fall upon them.
These explanations of the causes of
defeat are very natural in the position
the national democracy finds itself in.
But there is such thing as saving the
pieces in a wreck, and the Is states
of the south can, while saving them
selves from home dangers, offer a
nucleus for a party, be it old or new,
which will defend the rights of the
states and offer to individuals a fair
field and no favors. There must still
be room for Jeffersonian doctrines in
this country, and the sole chance for
procuring a Jeffersonian party seems
to be conferred by circumstances in the
south. Let the Register and the Plea
yune regain hopefulness. Neither
should despair of the republic. If the
south will stand by historic principles,
time will do the rest. Don't lose faith
in the good sense of the American pep
pie and in the remedies of Father
Time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Germany Rejects Proposals.

Paris, November 1.-THE Mathis Berlin
correspondent says: ut is declared in Of
fetal circles tonight that Germany has
rejected the French proposals submitted
by Ambassador Cambon, and that the
government insists on France expressing
regret at the actions of the French SOL
ders at Casa Blanca toward an official of
the German consulate. The Emperor
alone is responsible for this attitude and
requires that every modification Of the
German demands be submitted to him by
Prince Won Buelow the imperial chan
celor. and Herr Won Schoen, secretary OF
foreign affairs