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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
Clayton and Hefin
dren.

Among the candidates for delegate at-large from Alabama to the national democratic convention are Congress- man Henry D. Clayton of the Third district and Congressman J. Thomas Ifeflin of the Fifth district. Four are to be elected, and it goes without say ing that these two gentlemen will be of the number. Other candidates have been conducting campaigns in the field, but MT. Clayton and MT. Hefin, alive to their responsibilities as representa- uves of the people, have remained in Washington, where their services have been especially needed in the closing days of Congress.
 Congressman Clayton has been for 20 years member of the national dem. ocratic committee and for 12 years member of the national House of Rep resentatives. His long party service, ably and faithfully performed has won for him high distinction, and now an exceptional honor awaits him at Den yer, for it is understood that he Is to be chosen temporary chairman of the convention. And such an honor be- slowed upon an Alabamian will not fail of appreciation by all the people of this state.
 MT. Heflin, while not so old in party service as MT. Clayton, commands the esteem of all his colleagues and his talents have been quickly recognized on both sides of the House. He is one of the most efficient and forceful mem- oers Of Congress and one of the most popular democrats in Alabama. Hefin. like Clayton, is to be signally honored at Denver. He is slated to second the nomination of Mir Bryan.
 In view, therefore, of the prospective honors that are to come to Congress man Clayton and Congressman Hefin. and through them to the state of Ala. bama, they should not be simply easy winners in the primary next Monday. but they should receive the compli- ment of an overwhelming vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13

Atlanta, May 12.-(Special l)-Georgfa' prospective bumper fruit crop has attract ed attention to the canning industry with the outlook that several canneries of con- siderable capacity will be established In various sections of the state.
 The largest yet reported is that to be established at Americus, near the center of the South Georgia peach section. where a capacity of 15OoO to 1S.ooo cans day will be developed, and 200 operatives will be employed. A Baltimore concern is back of this enterprise.
 It is pointed out that if single large fruit crop can attract enterprises of this sort, when another like it may not come for several years, it would be an easy matter to attract permanent canning es- tablishments to Georgia, if they could De assured of sufficient produce to keep them at work for four to six months period
 The California canning establishments do not depend on the fruit crop alone. but can perhaps more vegetables than fruit, and are at work for half the year. There appears to be no good reason why
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
GEORGLA'S FRUIT CROP
 ATTRACTS CANNERlES

similar establishments should not prosper in this section of the south, where the best quality of truck for canning purposes may be grown in abundance and at good prices. The California canneries have contracts with farmers to take all the vegetables they offer at set prices, and they have made canned vegetables val uable product not only during the winter season at home but almost the year round in many of the markets of the world.
 These canneries also stimulate the fruit growing industry because they take care of the surplus product, thus enabling the grower to market only the choice fruit at good prices.
 The California Canning company couple of years ago sent agents to inves- tigate the field in Georgia with a view to possibly erecting large canning establish ments here. But when they reached New Orleans they were wired to return on ac- count of the earthquake, which destroyed two of the companys largest plants. It is understood however, that they will probably take the matter up again in the near future, and if they should come it is said to be their purpose to can vegetables in large quantities as well as fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13

house association, and the banks of the lesser towns in this state would have to be swept in if there is to be in this state a clearinghouse association of the Yreeland sort.
 The emergency currency to be issued would be largely based in Alabama on commercial paper The scheme is largely scheme to bring in an assets currency at the direction of the Secre- tary of the Treasury. Even in New York city the clearing house notes used after the October panic were chiefly based on commercial paper. In states made up as Alabama is the Vreeland currency would be wholly an assets currency. It is this feature of the plan that has won over the bankers who will not perhaps oppose the new Vree- land bill. It suits them, but it may not suit the voters who have not been trained to a belief in an assets cur rency. The latter may regard it as a campaign device, which is just about the size of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
City Skyscrapers.

Not many cities in any section of the country are witnessing the erec- tion of skyscrapers this year, and Bir- mingham has the distinction of being about the only city that will make n 1908 record of three steel-frame of fee buildings" said financier.
 Tt Is safe to say that no other south ern city will see even one new sky scraper this year. Birmingham has one mammoth building of 16 stories now under way. Another splendid building of about 12 stories will be started with in the next few weeks, and a 15-story building will be started next fall.s If these facts do not indicate Birming- hams lead as the metropolitan city of thes outh, l cannot imagine what would. It Is generally felt that 1909 will be year of prosperity--a gen. uine boom year. That business here will be prosperous Is well nigh certain And by the time the next census is taken Birmingham will be going ahead by leaps and bounds.
 When the new skyscrapers are com pleted this city may have enough off, flee space to meet the demand. but in less than three years Birmingham will have need for a dozen great office buildings, and it will have them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
ANTI-GAMBLING
 SENATOR ELECTED

Lockport. N. Y, May 12.-William c. Wallace Republican, was today elected senator from the Forty-seventh ward. receiving a plurality of PAS votes over Henry A. McMahon, the democratic can- didates. The total vote was: Wallace, 7601; McMahon, 1858.
 This is about two-thirds of the normal vote in the district.
 The Forty-seventh senatorial district is made up of Niagara and Orleans coun- ties. and today's was a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator s. P. Franchot. a repub- lican
 An unusual feature of the brief but active campaign that preceded the cleo tion was the obliteration of party lines, the real issue being the anti-gambling at titude assumed by Governor Hughes. The newly elected senator will have seat in the present extraordinary session of the legislature and he Is expected to act with the friends of the governor when eny attempt is made to pass the bill which would prevent public betting at the race tracks in the state. These bills failed of passage at the regular session by tie vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
By my christendcm
Corn and CrttOn In the Fields

Neither the rains nor the cool nights have materially injured the cotton crop in Texas, and probably not in any other state. Wherever replanting be- comes advisable it will be done, for there is plenty of time left in which to grow a crop this season. Warm dry weather is very needful during the re- mainder of the month, and the pro- spect is good that it will be forthcom- ing.
 The acreage in cotton is probably pretty large It has certainly been in creased in Texas and in all the other states west of the Mississippi river. The sales of fertilizer tags in this state indicate a pretty large acreage, and what is true of Alabama is prob ably true of the rest of the southwest. An acreage fully up to that of last year is probable.
 The acreage in corn is still problem atical, but there is no reason to believe that it has been reduced below that of lest year. The crop has not grown rapidly on account of cool weather, but more favorable weather would readily put the crop in normal condition. A large corn crop is essential to the south this year, and 1t is hoped when acreage figures are published it will be seen that the south is in position to grow handsome crop, always provided the season be favorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
Recovery In Prices of Stocks

The bottom was reached in the New York stock market on February IT, and since that time there has been a recovery that in the prices of lead ing securities dealt in in New York ranges all the way from to 26 points. Union Pacific, which was quoted on February r at 112, is now worth 139; St. Paul, which went a-begging in Feb ruary at 106, is now worth 131; Louis vile and Nashville, that. sold down in tine sos in February, is now selling at 10S. and Atlantic Coast Line has been advanced from GA to S4 The average advance in both industrial and rail roads has been about 15 points.
 No one expects shares to regain all lost ground, for the prices of year sgo were boom prices, as far above true values as present prices are be low them. But the recovery certainly does show that the timidity of capital has to certain extent been expelled and that prices will soon be put on 8 reasonable footing. Gains ranging ur to 26 points would be impossible Il capital were still timid and afraid tc venture forth. Railroad earnings have been decreased, and the industrial com panies are not over-prosperous, but al see brighter days ahead, and the recen buying discounts no doubt to some ex tent those brighter days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
The Booster Train.

Soon the Boosters train through Alabamll tell the folks what in Bir- mingham am.
 Hit air no doubt about, thar air some things in this ole town" said Brother Can Ufford yesterday after noon, at one of the "rousiest meetin's" ever held by the Manufacturers asso- citation yesterday afternoon.
 That boostin proposition ought ter be peculiar takin' with the folks eround the country. When we gifts started ter cuttin rows through this hyar state with CT fyin' engine and five cyars we'll leave CT gappin' Yannegin on ev- cry tater hill hollering': Swan if ain't gwine ter Birmingham en find out what under tarnation heaven they is got up tharp
 Well show de folks of this state that this Birmingham label is CT sign uv pure respectable honest measure, clean ginned stuff, without no foolin'. To long folks'll come ter know that Birming ghams the hull darn show, any how. Aint no reason why we home raised colts shouldn't do little neigh in on our own hay stack" It was announced at the meeting that 10000 copies of the booklet have been | already subscribed and nearly all of 1 the advertising space is taken. Volun- teers for the Boosters train are coming | in fast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
LUMBER COMBINE ASSURED.

Washington, May 12.-Absolutely re- liable and official authority was ob- tained by the Republic here today for tail has been reached for the admins tration under government supervision of all the lumber resources of the south from the Atlantic coast to Eastern Texas. An agreement has been drawn up whereby the lumber interests con trolling the immense properties in volved consent to the adoption of the new system.
 This agreement has been approved by the lumber men and is satisfactory to the government officials. W. s. Cox, assistant forester, who represented the forest service at the meetings of prom inent lumbermen at St. Louis. has re- ported to Washington that material progress toward the consummation of the plan was made at St. Louis
 MT. Cox will be in Washington to- morrow to make a complete report on the results attained there. The nego- ! tiations probably will reach the stage or d clOSeu CoutfdCl III ic" uaso. The success or failure of the intend ed step, the officials here recognize depends entirely upon Its popular re- ception. This, in brief, Is the plan To limit production in the Southern
 field to 10000. 900 900 feet a year. which 1 is about the present cut to impose | 1 tax upon this cut of 50 cents per 100( l feet, which would give fund oi 1 $500 900 a year to defray the cost ol 1 administering the privately owned for | ests in the same way that the govern | ment forest reserves are administered | The money would maintain staff D! 1 forest rangers and inspectors, whs would patrol the forests, fight fores'
 fires and see that cutting is done wi.f
 provision for reforestation.
 It Is freely admitted by the officials here that a general agreement of tht
 controlling lumber interests thus tt 1 limit production may be viewed as
 trust and attacked and the scheme per
 hans Killed for this season. Chief For 1 ester PInchot, however, backed enthu siastically by President Roosevelt, be l lieves that such a combination woult
 be good trust and one to be en | couraged rather than a.Ssailcn It IS combination such as President Roose welt would have specifically legalize' l by amending the Sherman anti-trus
 law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
MT. Yreeland's New Bill

The new Vreeland bill is a caucus fears, and if those fears were lacking this piece of patchwork would never have seen the light of publicity. The republican programme to push this bill through, and then to go out to declare on the stump that they have provided an emergency circulation that will put an end to all panics. The claim and the bill are both buncombe.
 The new Vreeland bill is the old Vreeland bill with no changes of i'm portance. The government on the ap- plication of clearing house associa- tions" is to issue not exceeding S50O,- OO0,0O0 of additional currency in an emergency-in other words, in a panic No clearing house association would exist in most of the states until panic came, and every feature of the bills looks not to the prevention of panics, but to their amelioration after arrival.
 The bill, too, has big-city appear ance. A clearing house association contemplated by the bill must cover contiguous territory in which there are to be not less than ten national banks with an aggregate capital and surplus of at least s5,O00,O0 The national banks of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile would not be equal to the taskj of forming a Vreeland clearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
pentIstrx and the puiIin-

''The meetings of the National Dental association, now being held in this city, are open to the public" said Dr. L. F. LucSie chairman of the arrangement committee, yesterday. "The people of Br- mingham have good opportunity to be- come acquainted with some of the es- sentials of dentistry. to absorb knowledge which will assist them wonderfully in the protection and preservation of their teeth.
 "The sessions are of great interest to the educated mind of the non-professional man. The papers read are simple, as one of the objects of these meetings Is to educate the public to the value and im- portance of the dentist and his work
 ..The sessions today were fine Dr. stagg, without any preparation, being asked at the last moment, conferred honor upon the state by his eloquent welcome to the association. He told with wonder full effect of the great things and re- sources of Alabama. The other talks were all good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
Great Event.

The opening concert of the music fest- val at the Jefferson theatre tonight will be a great social as well as musical event. Hundreds of oet-of-town music lovers will attend all the performances, and the theatre will doubtless be filled at each concert.
 ''If this festival turns out to be a finan- cial success said Capt. Frank P. O Brien. and l feel confident it will, it will mean the revival of the music fes- tival as an institution of Birmingham. In many respects this will be the most elab- crate festival enterprise ever undertaken here Other festivals have given us only two three concerts. This time we are to have five-three nights and two mat inees. The programmes are Just the sort to charm all classes. All the music will be beautiful, and 1t is reasonable to pre- dict that those who attend the first con- cert will be eager to hear the second.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
Shaws Play Wearisome.

London, May 13.-When some days ago George Bernard Shaw predicted that the critics would be irritated and bored by his new play he proved himself a true prophet. Getting Married,' which was produced at the Haymarket theatre last night, and which was finely staged and acted, Is pronounced wearisome by the majority of the critics, who declare that the author has "out-Shawed himself" producing not play, but socratic dis sertlon, whose overlong message appears to be an eloquent appeal to man to realize that woman has a soul as well as body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
TO SHOW
 ALABAMA'S NEEDS

Under new management and with a complete change of bill, the old Fairy land theatre, at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, will be reopened next Wednesday with such distinguished sponsorship as has never before glad dened the heart of any continuous per- formance" promoter.
 "Fairyland" is being so completely refurnished as to assure new sensa- tions to the most blase of nickel show patrons. But not even cents will be charged at the doors. which will be thrown wide open to all corners. And there will be no charge to get out, no extras for reserved seats, nothing for sale, no orders taken to be delivered through your grocer" no premiums of fered, no souvenirs given away.
 But there will be programme run ming throughout the day and evening from 10 a. m. to 10 D. m., with an ab- solutely new lot of pictures never be- fore shown in this city.
 This is all possible because the Jeff ferson County Medical society and the Commerclal cluD nave been granted the use of the "Fairyland" hall and the adjoining room for an exhibit of the good fairies who bring health and drive away needless disease. The new show is the American Tuberculosis exhibi- ton, which has already been exhibited in the leading cities of Canada, Mex ico, and the States with an attendance running beyond a half million.
 The active promotion campaign be- gan yesterday. through the courtesy of the Paul Hayne School Improvement association, which invited Director 10. c. Routzahn to make the first of the many public presentations to be given in Birmingham and Jefferson county during the next three weeks. At this same meeting of the School Improve ment association yesterday there was appointed the first cooperating com mittee, which will help to make the new enterprise of the greatest possible value to the city and county. Upon vote of the association, Mrs. O. R. Harsh, Mrs, J. W. Bush and Mrs. J. A. Yates were designated to represent this group of women to aid the cam paign against tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
CARPENTER SHOT DEAD.
Niqht Watchrlan Claims Victim In
 vaded Ills Home.

Richmond, Va, May 12.-Claiming that the man had invaded his home, w. C.. Butler, special watchman for the Ches- apeake and Ohio railway, today shot and instantly killed J. J. Harfeld, carpen- ter. Butler approached Harfie1d with the demand that the latter sign paper af- frming that he had been intimate with the formers wife, threatening that he would kill him if he failed to attach his signature to the paper.
 fairfield refused indignantly. saying. "You1l have to kill me. I know you've got a pistol" He started to walk away when Butler opened fire. Harfield fell mortally wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
One Pcrson Is Killed and the Property
 Damage Is Considerable.

Dallas. Tex, May 12.--One person IS known to have been killed several others sustained serious injuries ana considerable property damage resulted from A tornado which swept through the northern section of this state late today.
 At Leonard, Tex. Mrs. A. T. Bowdrey losth CT life and her husband was in jured when their home, two-story structure, was demolished. At this nlace a number of barns and small buildings were also destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
AT THE GATE OF THE EAST.

chafed at the gyves that bound under
 the Western star, When over the welter of waves clear
 voice called from afar. And I said, "I will seek once more the
 Nile and the nenuphar!" So I strode to the long, low quays, and
 boarded deep-deckcd bark, And we plowed through the phosphor seas
 by the beacons of day and dark Till we raised the Gate of the East with
 the sweep of its harbor arc. There lay tho undulant dunes dull cinna-
 bar In the sun, A dropping disk in the waves; and the
 palms rose one by one, And the Pillar of Pompey told of a time
 whose sands had run. Weirdly the windmills waved, arm upon
 circling arm; A flight of flamingoes gave to the heaven
 roseate charm, And the twilight folded the land as a mother her child from harm. The conqucror's city glowed with
 blending of prismy shades; The light of the Pharos flashed like the
 points of a myriad blades; And the hot Khamsin swept out of the
 nights dim colonnades-  Swept from the deserts heart, a phan.
 tom of fiery breath, From the wide mysterious wastes where
 the sere earth shriveleth. Yet 1t spake with the lure of life, not the
 hollow plaint of death. And it bore the old sweet smells-attar,
 incense and nard; It charmed with old strange spells that
 the lost years have not scared Tle tinlkle or anllet bells, the lit of the
 wandering bard The tangled cries of the street, music
 and discord met; The fountains lyric puri, the zither's
 rhythmic fret And the rapt muezzins call from the
 crest of the minaret. And my soul yearned out to 1t all lik@
 n Guest who is fain of a feast. While the crptic Orient stars on the scrolls
 of the sky increased, And .'Welcome! welcome! o sonl'' fioated
 from the Gate of the East.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
 SOON TO BE HERE

Chicago, May 12-Through passenger service between Chicago and Birmingham and Savannah will be established by the Illinois Central railroad May 31.
 Trains will leave Chicago at p. m., arrive In Birmingham at 3:15 the next afternoon and in Savannah at 7:35 the fol- lowing morning Northbound trains will leave Savannah at p. m., arrive at Bir- mingham at 12:05 noon the next day and will reach Chicago at 11:30 the following morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
Mob Kills a Burglar.

Courtrai Belgium. May 12-Practi- cally the whole population of the vil- lase of Belleghem, sh ort distance from here, armed with clubs and knives, set upon and killed man who was caught in the act of burglarizing the famous Chapel of the Virgin today. The villagers had been slightly in- censed at previous oh urch robberies. notably that of the church of Notre Dame in this city last month, which yandykes ma sterpiece. "The Elevation of the Cross" was stolen. Seven Of those implicated in the killing of the burglar were arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
VIII Maeterson Missing.

Chief Bcdelser has received letter from relatives of Will Masterson at War ner Mines, stating that Masterson mys- teriously disappeared from his home at Warner Mines on May g, and that he has not been heard from since. It is stated that he was a bumper at the mines. Mastersons disappearance is not under stood, as money which stood to his credit is still in one of the local banks.