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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
TEMPERANCE WAVE
 STRIKES ENGLAND
PROMISE OF LICENSING LEGlSLA TON PLAYS SURPRISING HAVOC WITH BREWERY sTocks-vAL UEs DROP 50 PER CENT.

London, March 1.-Seldom has the prom ise of legislation worked such havoc witt trade as has the licensing bill with tn, brewing interests. Stocks in all the brew cries, including the foremost companies went down on Friday and Saturday tt amazingly low rates. until they could no be sold at any price. The shrinkage il the nominal value of brewing propertie, Is estimated at about $250,0 900. Tht stocks in the leading companies have fal len as much as 50 per cent some more than that in two days.
 Naturally there is a panic among tn. brewers, and they and the public house proprietors are sending up strong out cry against the bill.
 Many among the laborng classes arl supporting them. but the temperance Sd. cieties are highly pleased with the situaI tion.
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With the above is Annie Oakley, the leading woman rife shot of the world, and one of the best, male or female. She Is remembered as the star of Buffalo Bill s western shows for IT years. Her per formances today will be the means of drawing many spectators to the scene of the shoot.
 In addition to the regular squad. Wal ter Huff of the Dupont and Guy Ward of the Ballistite Powder companies will participate in the shoot These men are among the leading shots of the day. Local shots will appear also, and the afternoon is expected to be one of great interest and fine sport.
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Bill Papke and Hugo Kelly, a referee has finally been selected and March 16 has been set as the date of the fight The referee will be Al Bright, one of the owners of the Milwaukee Boxing club, who was the only man suggested to whom one or the other of the fighters had no objection. Among the men who were sug- gested were Jack Hogan, John Krone and half dozen others who have officiated at fights, but the fighters found some ob- jection to each one and a deadlock was feared.
 This fight will go far to clear up the middle weight situation. Papke, on form, should win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
HACkENscHMIDT MEETS
 GOTCH APRIL NEXT,

New York, March 1.--The bout be- tween Hackenschmidt the Russian lion, and Frank Gotch, the American cham pion, for the wrestling championship of the world, Is to be held in Chicago early in April. This much is practically settled. While the chances seem strong ly in favor of the ph enomenal Russian wrestler, it is no sure thing that Gotch may not win the victory.
 Zbysko, the famous Australian wrestler, is to come over to this side this summer and will probably chal- lenge the winner of the Hacken- schmidt -Gotch match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
KING EDWARDS LOSS
 GREAT IN PERSIMMON

London, March 1.-The death of his majesty's great race horse Persimmon. while not unexpected, caused profound regret in racing circles. Persimmon was in the prime of his usefulness in the stud and bade fair to become one of the greatest of British sires.
 For time after he broke his hip it was thought his life could be saved. and everything possible to accomplish this result was done. Up to the end of last season, Persimmons get had won 146 races and purses to the ag- gregate of $625 900 were to their credit. The horse was valued at $200, 000 though of course he was not for sale Rt any price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

It has only been recently known to the general public that Tommy Burns has a brother who has pugilistic aspirations. He has taken the name of Eddie Burns, and he believes that he possesses the same fighting ability as his brother. He has started out in the 45-pound Cor well ter weighD class, with the evident inten- ton of making good. He Is built on much the same lines as Tommy, and those who have seen him in training say that he gives every indication of developing into good material
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
CHATTANOOGA BOY
 TO LEAVE CORNELL

New York, March 1.-Cornell ath- letics have received another setback with the announcement that Rober Me Callie, last years halfback, and an all- round athlete, and a prominent candi- date for the varsity baseball team, will quit the university to return to his home at Chattanooga, Tenn, to engage in business. This Is the third football man to leave the university this year, the others being Thompson and May. from last years line.
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TRIBESMEN ASK
 ENGLAND FOR MERCY
PROMISE IS GIVEN THAT OFFEND. FRS IN REGENT BAZAAR VALLEY RAIDS WILL BE PUNISHED AND
 GENERAL WILLcockS RETIREs.

Calcutta, March 1.-The British expedi- cocks, which has been engaged in the Bazar valley in punishing the Zakkakhels, a powerful tribe of Afridis, has come to an end. The troops have vacated the Bazar valley and are expected to reach Peshawar soon. More than 300 high tribes spare the Zakkakhels, promising to punish the offenders in the recent raids, because of which the government sent out its pun itive expedition.
 The tribesmen already have suffered se- verely, for in a remarkably short cam paign they have been scattered and broken, their efforts have been destroyed and many of them have been killed. They have now made the fullest submission, and General Willcocks has accepted the terms on behalf of the government.
 Lord Kitchener's frontier war in the Bazar valley against the Zakkakhel tribesmen made rapid progress. The Brit ish force entered the Zakkakhel country early in February and at once became engaged in severe fighting with the tribes men. The expedition numbered about 5000 English and native troops with an additional brigade in reserve. The Afridls are one of the most warlike tribes of the northern part of India.
 General W!llcocks followed to a con- siderable extent the tactics adopted by the American army in it's Indian cam paigns, and in the Philippines and ad- vanced his troops into the enemies coun- try in open order. In this way the Brit ish were able to do great damage to the tribesmen and to escape. at all times, anything like severe losses in return.
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PRIMARY PLAN FIXED.
First National Bank at frattviIle Will
 Open Sooni

Prattvine. March 1.--dspecial.) )-Ths county democratic execJtive commit tee met here yesterday Aand arranged to hold the primary ops May IS, and adopted the majority plaN for deciding the contest. This will necessitate a second election in all probability for at least two or three sets df candidates.
 The First National bank Will be ready to open its doors for bus hess now in about a week or 10 days. The building has been about finish ed nd nothing remains to be done save 10 place the furniture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
DRIVES MACHINE
 50 MILES IN 36 SECONDS

London, March 1.--Another autono- bile record has been made. Fifty miles in 36 minutes, 5.76 seconds, was made by Charles Jarrott, driving an 80- horse power at Brooklands. This is an average of S3 miles an hour.
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WINDOW and DOOR screens should be coated with Jap-a-lac each spring, using the Brilliant Black on the wire, and the Mahogany, Oak Cherry or Walnut on the frames. It gives them new life and the wire cloth Is protected from rust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
ANDREW ]. MEL
 DIES AT SELMA
Had Been Connected With Southerl Railroad For 36
 Years.

Montgomery, March LA special to the Advertiser from Selma says: Andrew J. Mel. 70 years old, died at his residence in Selma tonight. MT. Mel had been asso- ciated with the Southern railway and it's predecessors S6 years. He was the father of Edward A. Mel of Buffalo, N. Y. traf- fic manager of the Buffalo and Susoue- hanna railroad, and of Robert E. L. Mel. former president of the Alabama Press association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

PORCH FURNITURE should be protected and beautifed each spring with Jap-a-lac. It Is best to use ths color of the old finish; but if you wish 10 change the color, use Red or Green Jap-a.lac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

We are still in the business. If you have any houses for rent, list them with us and we will secure you good tenants.
 T. L. ANGLIN & co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

Southern Railway, the best route to Atlanta. Trains leave 6:25 a. m., 4.25 p. m., and 12::30 midnight. Chair, parlor, broil- CT, buffet, and Pullman cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

Jimmy Gardner and Harry Lewis are to have a bout In the near future which is to be for the weter title. As they are now two of the best boys in that division, there is justification for it. especially as Mike (Twin) Sullivan, who won the title from Honey Melody, has apparently got into the middle weight division judg- ing from his match with Stanley Ketchell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

The only place to get the finest imported Spagl etti pre- pared as only ItaliaI1s can, at the Two Friends CafeN CARAVELLA & CQOSIA
 1922 First Av
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

WATER PIPES, furnace fronts, radi- ators, hot water tanks and iron fences are preserved and beautifled with the use of Jap-a,lac. Use the Gold, Alum inum. Dead Black or Brilliant Black
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

Owen Moran is again looking for fight. He declares he has had enough of the theatrical game and wants to go back to his trade. He is wise boy. No man can keep up the stage proposition and have any chance for high pugilistic honors. The two will no more mix than will oil and water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

OLD AUTOMOBILES, carriages, wagons, agricultural implements, etc, Jap-a,lac-ed with either Brilliant Black. Red, Green or Empire Blue, look 100 per cent better, and are given new life. The cost Is nominal, and the work can
 be done by an inexperienced person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

JAP-A-I4AC is a household necessity, and can be used in hundred and one ways, from "cellar to garrett, and Is especially adapted for finishing old or new floors and woodwork. Ask your paint dealer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

PICTURE FRAMES, candelabra, gas fixtures, lamps, etc. given a coat of Gold, Aluminium or Dead Black Jap a-lac, are renewed almost beyond be- lief;-the Dead Black produces that beautiful wrought-iron effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

WICKER FURNITURE coated with Mahogany, Ox-Blood Red. Malachite Green or Gloss White Jap-a-lac, looks better than new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

WEATHER BEATEN front doors are revived and beautifled when coated with Jap-a-lac. and ''newness follows the brush" It is best to use the color nearest that of the old finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
USEFUL RIRTS TO HOUSE.
 KEEPERS.

ACoAT of Natural Jap-a-lac applied over old or new linoleum or oil cloth will double It's life, by preserving the original coat of varnish which would otherwise soon be washed or worn off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
WHEELER'S HOTEL
 -rYH vuu AuA

Electric lights and bells in each room. Artesian water. Long distance Telephone service. Hot and Cold Water Baths.
 Rates e1.Oo Fer Day.
 v JOE WHRELERs PraA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

WANTED-Man thoroughly experienced in moving picture business. Address F. H., care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
RAGING CARS ARE
 NOW CROSSING IOWA
AMERICAN CAR PASSES CEDAR RAPlDS-FRENCH AND ITALIAN CARS STOP AT CLINTON FOR PILOTS AND CONTINUE ON.

Cedar Rapids, la, March 1.-The Amer ican car in the New York-to-Paris en- durance contest arrived in Cedar Rapids at 11:So a. m. today and left for the west at l p. m.
 Clinton, la, March 1.-The French car, No. 1, stopped here a moment this afternoon to take on a pilot and left for the west at 4:30 D. m.
 The Italian car passed through Clinton at 4;OS D. m, stopping only to take on pilot.
 Des Moines, Ia., March 1.-The Ameri- can car broke down at Belle Plains, just east of Marshalltown and 1t is re- sarded will remain there overnight.
 Michigan City. Ind, March 1.-The German car and the French car No 2 ir the New York-to- Paris race departed for Chicago at 1 o'clock this afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02

MONEY TO LEND. Have client who will lend money in $5,000.00 amounts for five years on first mortgage real estate.
 BROWN BROS. 6 co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-02
PURE, "HISkY!
 Not Drop of Spirits, and Will Swear Ii

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After long discussion. which almost threatened to call off the bout between
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-27

tion To begin with, I will say that
this article is not an argument for or
against prohibition in any form, state
wide, local option or dispensary. In
my opinion prohibition in any form is
only a period in the social and moral
evolution of the people of this country,
and its good or bad consequences can
be safely left to time. 1t is a thing
apart from all commercial and indus
trial movements and interests and
should not be mixed up with them, as
its influence from the development of
state or district is in most cases
overestimated by those who are for or
against 1t.
The development of a state or dis
trict depends entirely upon its re-
sources and upon it's ability to offer
those who live there and to those who
want to come there better opportuni-
ties than they can find elsewhere in the
pursuit of their work, or business or
industry, and In the making of a home.
The people for instance who are claim
ing now that we cannot induce good
class of men with families to come to
our district and state to work in our
industries, or to cultivate our lands,
might as well say that If in some dis
trict large deposits of gold were dis
covered no one would come there un-
less they were assured that they could
purchase there all the liquors they
wanted. This is the argument L want
to refute especially in regard to Ger
mans and German speaking Polanders,
Austrians, Hungarians and Swedes, all
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he was a candidate for acknowledgement
or of Virginia On county court day, at
Orange Courthouse, he was met ON the
stump by Johnson Barbour, then a young
man, but no mean antagonist for the
most practced speaker. think it was on
that occasion that I witnessed one of
the most marvellous prodigles in the way
of stump speaking that I ever saw or
heard of. 1t was late in the afternoon.
The crowds of men were restless and
large bodies of them had mounted their
horses and were departing for their
homes A steady rain had been falling
for some time, and at this juncture, when
the street was crowded with departing
horsemen, Leake took the stump to make
his final rejoinder to Barbour, whose
speech had greatly delighted the wings
and had hit the democrats hard. The
muddy street in front of the "od tavern
was the scene of the direst confusion and
the swaying masses of impatient cava-
liers-many of them without umbrellas
presented the dreariest possible outlook
to a speaker. But Mr.. Leake had scarcely
uttered two sentences before the motley
crew were reduced to almost perfect Or
der; and there they sat ON their horses,
and, utterly regardless of the cold.
drenching rain, listened to the speech of
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5NCES AND ANECDOTES OF SHELTON F.

rs that boy your brother?" mo" said
the youth, indifferently, "Ain't no kin
to me-" "Then, why did you risk your
life so to save him" Cause he had all
the bait in his pocket"
Again. during reconstruction" days in
South Carolina, /. e., in tho campaign of
1876, heard some stump speaking, which
was intolerably bad; and 1 had begun to
ask, Us stump speaking a lost art?" But
when I heard John Randolph Tucker in
Richmond, in the Cleveland Harrison
campaign of 1892, my question was at
once settled in the negative.
William l.. Goggin, William c. Rives,
John MINI Bolts, Henry A. Wise and
Shelton f. Leake had all gone to the
majority as the Romans used to say;
and, Tucker excepted, they seemed to
have left no SUCCESSORS.
If called upon to name the greatest
stump speakers that appeared in Virginia
in my day, 1 should call the names of
Shelton f. Leake, Henry A. Wise and
John Randolph Tucker "the three"-nor
am I at all sure that 1 could name them
in the order of their merits. Here is a
little sketch of Leake when he was in
his prime:
One of my earliest recollections of Mr.
Leake dates from the canvass in which
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in these meetings and discussions, and
was authority, rarely challenged, on mat
tiers of fact His mind was amnivorous
in the contemplation of politics and his
memory a storehouse of events He was
never dogmatic, but always judicial. But
for the last two years his attendance
was not regular. and it was evident that
his physical constitution was failing, but
his mind was never obscured.
1.-The democratic party has one quality
that everybody must admire-it is a glut-
ton for punishment Overwhelmed two
months ago, it is as clipper as ever 1t
was in victory. Hope springs eternal
In the democratic breast and the demo-
Gratis in Congress are looking forward
to the next campaign with confidence
enough to win Armageddon. Ollie James
has a smile as big as the milky way;
Henry Clayton snuffs the congressional
battle of 1910 like war horse; Champ
Clark is not dismayed and girds on
the armor for the conflict with John Dali
zell with that intrepid joy that filled Ajax
when he sought battle with his uncle
Hector of Troy. Oscar Underwood,
blend, placid, tactful probes the tester
of extortionate protection, as though he
expected to be a hand-and-half in the
making of real revision of the tariff in
1911, or 1912, or, at the latest, 1913. Bob
Henry does not think it was much OF u
shower, and when the extra session con-
venes he will be in the forefront Of the
melee Owsley Stanley, who never par
ticipated in the affray without thorough
equipment is studying Hamiltons report
and comparing it with Robert |. Walker
and these he will supplement with care
full investigations of the arguments OF
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of whom are admittedly desirable work.
ing men and settlers.
1 have always regretted that many
Americans look upon the aims of the
German-speaking people to perpetuate
in this country the manners and GUS
toms of their native country, as 10 con-
sist in nothing else but social gather
ings by which the drinking of beer in
large quantities are INDUCED in, or
that the desire of perpetuating German
blood and nature means nothing more
than drinking beer and eating certain
favorife food stuffs. What the good
class of German-speaking people really
try to instill into their children born
in this country, and If possible, into the
people of the community in which they
live, is their thrift, their honesty, their
temperance their resourceful economy
and their love for music, ETC., in sh ort,
their German "Gemueth" or nature.
most emphatically say, therefore, that
the question of any German-speal1ing
man or woman from the working or
higher class who wants to emigrate
from Europe or from some other state
in the Union to, let us say, our dis
trict or state will not be- ARE there any
saloons?" but, will l have an oppor-
tunity there for well paid work; will I
be able to prosper there, to establish
good homer" l do not claim, however,
that If the opportunities for the work
ing men and home- seeker were as good
and as manifold in other states of the
north or the west or east where prohi-
bition has no foothold as they are in
the south, that many Germans, and for
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that matter, people of other nationali-
ties would not prefer to go there in
stead of coming south.
But are the opportunities in other
sections of this country as good and as
many as they are in the south? And
especially in our district and state? 1
most emphatically say no.
One has only to read of the terrible
condition of the working men in the
celebrated Packing town" district of
Chicago as described in Sinclair Up
tons book, 1.-THE Jungle" a descrip-
ton which was verified by the investi-
cation committee appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Or one might investi-
gate the life and conditions of the
miners in Pennsylvania or read of the
poverty-stricken factory districts in the
New England states, anu all the draw
backs claimed to exist for the working
men and their families in the south will
dwind1e into nothing compared with
the condition of these people in the
frozen north and the populated
east. In regard to home-seekers read
of the trials of those people who have
gone west in quest of a new home; read
of their priVations, of their sufferings,
of the long and weary struggle to gain
even a modest living and a humble
home and compare this with the easy
and quick success any real thrifty,
practical farmer had who ever came
south. There were many failures here,
too, in that direction, but these fail
ures were caused by the men themselves
and the manner Of transaction which
caused them to come here. have in
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economy, and they are all delighted with
their new home and are prospecting.
As an example to show that prohibition
does not prevent such people from COM
ing to our state l will cite one prominent
case: met one of these men who came
there with his family in Mobile, just as
he was buying a big lot of goods He
came from Cincinnati, one of the most
pronounced German" cities in this coun-
try. ] asked him how he could be sat
isfied coming as he did from Cincinnati
to a prohibition state; his literal answer
was this: 1--WE (speaking for others as
well as HIMSELF do not care about pro-
hibition. Our aim is to prosper, to have
a pretty home We do not care whether
there are any saloons amidst us, or in
our nearby city or not. If we want any
thing of this kind we have it at our
house." This statement speaks for itself.
And if there is any German here, who
will deny that there are thousands upon
thousands of other German speaking peo-
pie, Just like this man, he only ISLANDERS
and belittle his own countrymen. To
bring such examples nearer home, will
state case of a German-speaking Po-
lander and his wife, who came here about
two years ago, and whom I brought to
Mr.. John H. Adams, the well-known vice
president of the Sayre Mining company.
Mr.. Adams will testify that this man was
one of the best working men he ever had.
He Is now keeping a boarding and lodg-
ing house for his countrymen at Ensley.
Prohibition has not driven him away from
our district.
Not that, perhaps, he would not favor