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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
Love sought is good, but given I'M
sought is better. Twelfth Nioht.
Heir to The Dual Throne

The Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir apparent, has become the cal
ruler of Austria-Hungary. and the aged
Emperor's work will be confined to
pro lorna signatures. The real En-
peror in all but name is now Ferdi-
nand, and 10 him is due the bold policy
of annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Francis Joseph has always been a
ruler who desired peace. and his tact
full plans always kept peace in view.
He cannot abdicate without creating
trouble in an empire that contains
many races and religions. He must
remain titular Emperor, although he
is unable to discharge the duties of a
monarch.
He was born in 1880. and is there
fore nearly so years old. He became
Emperor of Austria on December 2,
TOTO w yCdl dSO. Ills only SOu conf
mitted suicide, and the right of sue
cession passed to the Emperors oldest
brother, and he died in 1896, leaving a
son, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
who is now the real Emperor. Ferdi-
nand was born in 1863, and he married
morganatically the Countess Sophie
Chotek, and their children cannot sue
coed to the throne. There are plenty
of archdukes, however, in the line Of
succession, all descendants of Count
Rudolph of Hapsburg, who was elected
Emperor of Germany in 1878. Maxi.
MILAN of Mexico was a brother of
Francis Joseph, and his widow. Car
lotte, is living to this day. She is In
sane, and she lives in Belgium with
King Leopold, her brother.
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WOMEN In TuRkESTAN.

Ellsworth Huntington in Harpers Mag
azine for December.
Dismounting before the uprolled felt
door of one of the round tents. l peered
into the smoke blackened interior, and
found an old white turbaned "khoja'
teaching three rosy-cheeked little girls to
read.
How is this?' 1 asked in Turk, sur
prised at such a reversal of Moham-
medan customs. Aren't there any boys
in this camp?"
ooh, yes" answered the teacher with
a shrug of his shoulders. but what can
we do? We are poor. The boys must be
off tending the sheep
The pretty, black-haired little girls were
evidently rich. mans daughters, for the
broad brms of their caps were made of
imported fur, and their shapeless gowns
were of red, green and yellow silk, woven
In preposterous fiowery patterns | asked
one of them to read where | pointed. She
did not even glance at the book, bat be-
gan reciting something as fast as pos
slble. 1t was the days passage from the
Arabic Koran which neither she nor her
teacher understood. That was the extent
of her education.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
ON EARLY POST ROADS

Gallant sparks came from town in broad
cloth suits Of purple and maroon, high
rolled collar and ruffled necl1erchief and
scant waistcoats of Powered silk with
dangling fobs. and with them bewitching
maids clad in trim gowns of white and
bluff, silken hose and slippers Then
the building glowed with light and cheer
and the music of violin and pianoforte
drifted from open windows and down the
highway.
The tavern host was the CLEANER of the
worlds news as recounted by his many
guests. His advice was sought upon all
matters, whether of private or public i'm
portance. They were men of prominence
and personal worth. for 1t would have
been difficult for anyone else to have OBJ
tanned license. Sometimes, as with Ly-
man Howe, who presided at the Wayside
Inn, crest and coat of arms denoted
lineage from families opulent and dis
tinguished in England. They perforce
were genial and open-hearted and could
entertain as well the obscure traveller as
men of fame and prominence in affairs
Imposing personalities from both Eng
land and the continent were at times
their guests; such men as Baron Won
Humboldt, Louis Philippe, Lafayette or
the brilliant Talleyrand, and such native
political heroes as Webster, Clay and
Adams; and distinguished men of letters
and business. Able to set for their guests
a table eft for a king they were able,
also, to preside with dignity and grace
at that self-same table
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
An EXCITING Race.

'That membership race at the Young
Mems Christian association is warming
up during the latter days" said an in
terested member yesterday THE teams
are pulling with all their might, and are
bringing in members by the dozen. The
hottest race is now on between the bank
ers and the office men.
1.-THE bankers scored 30 points yester-
day, putting them points ahead. The
regular rule is to close the days record at
6 O'Clock, and Secretary Stubs was post
ing the result last night while Dan VIII
iiams, chairman of the office men, was
perspiring and walking the floor, waiting
for a new member who had promised to
show up before o'clock
Just as Mr.. Stubs reached the office
mems column, Williams yelled out, I'll
pay that and he proceeded to plank
down enough money to place his commit
tee back in the lead. This caused con-
siderable amusement and excitement
among the charmen who were gathered
to hear the results.
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Mr.. MurdOCk'S New Deal Movement

While the President-elect is dispers-
ing the crowd of standpatters Con-
gresham Victor Murdoch of Kansas Is
leading a movement directed against
Cannonism. Mr.. Murdoch wants Il
House of Representatives that will be
representative He wants no presid-
ing autocrat. Says his Kansas City
organ, "he would substitute govern
ment for the people by the people for
control for the interests by thu Inter
ests" The Murdoch movement is .le-
clared to be a part of the democratic
movement that is spreading over the
whole United States. In New Jersey
they call its adherents the New Idea
men. In New Hampshire they are
Lincoln Republicans; in Wisconsin,
the Stalwarts; in Iowa, the Progress
ives, and in Kansas, the Square Deal
ers.
The drift toward popular rule is
manifest everywhere in the country,
the House of Representatives alone
excepted On the score of dispatching
business the speaker has been allowed
to become an autocrat who practically
controls legislation. He packs COM
mittees, smothers bills and is, in short
an autocrat not surpassed in ruling
power even in Russia. He claims to
be benevolent despot, but that is
what all despots say. A despot of any
sort is not wanted in this country. A
House governed by an autocrat is out
of touch with the people. Congress
man Murdoch raises the banner Of re-
volt. He wants a larger committee ON
rules; he wants a representative COM
mittee whose duty it shat be to make
committee assignments; he demands
the right of a minority to force bill
out of committee to vote.
Cannonism will, it is plain, be well
ventilated, and it will be overthrown
either in the next Congress or IN some
succeeding one. A presiding autocrat
is out of date. He is toe medieval to
suit this country or these times.
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Potomac and Ohio rivers, 10000 in
number, under the civil service rules.
They are to be examined very much
as were the carriers for the rural free
delivery service, and if their exami-
nations result favorably to themselves
they are to be appointed for life. As
they are almost to a man republicans
1t follows that the rural postal service
will for a season subserve the inter-
ests of that party. An appointee for
life is not apt, however, to be an
ardent partisan worker.
The extension of the plan to the
south and west will speedily follow,
for no doubt the plan has the indorse-
ment of the President-elect and he will
assuredly extend it to the rest of the
country. An outgoing administration
is very apt to extend the civil service.
President Roosevelt's extension is the
boldest one of the entire lot, and it
means removal of the lesser post
offices from politics. It may result in
the placing of the entire postal system
under civil service rules.
The plan is a good one. It's applica-
ton in the SOuth will nor no ralishad
because the republican appointees
have no real party behind them. But
what is considered desirable in other
parts of the country will be applied in
the south whether this section likes
or dislikes it. 1t is new departure
that promises to interest politicians
at any rate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
aRlRMINeHAM,s. RECORD,

From the Nashville American.
Birmingham is a prohibition city We
have the word of its advocates that
prohibition is a success in Birmingham
If we accept their statement as true
then we may fairly Judge the value of
prohibition as a promoter of peace and
prosperity in a city. During the month
of November q persons were shot to
death in Birmingham. Twenty
murders in 80 days in one community
might not be so astonishing in city
with a prohibition law that does not
prohibit, but these killings occurred
in city in which we are assured pro-
hibition is a success These killings
occurred in Birmingham and immediate
vicinity, all of which is prihibition ter
ritory.
A few days ago officers seized $4,000
worth of whisky and other liquors in
three clubs in Birming CHAM. These are
concrete facts. Those who are in posi-
ton to know assert that ever since the
prohibition law was applied to Biz
mingham that city has been in a state
of discomfort disturbed conditions have
prevailed. Merchants are quoted as
saying the. business situation is not
satisfactory. Various measures have
been proposed. One is the total repeal
of the prohibition lava Another is for
rigid excise law. Birmingham has
discovered that the enactment of a
prohibition law does not settle the
question of prohibition. 1t unsettles
the community but does not settle the
drink question in cities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Gadsden Flourishing.

I. S. Christopher of Gadsden has been
in Birmingham for several days attend
ing the meeting of the Equitable Life In
suranoe companys agents, which com
pany he represents in the Gadsden dis
triet. Mr.. Christopher is proud Of the
town in which he lives and was boosting
it while here.
sGadsden is growing. despite recent
panieky conditions. and business is hold
ing up mighty we'll" he said. "Of course
We don't claim to be as large as Biz
mingham. but we have a town that IS
destined to be quite a great city some
of these days. Like Birmingham it has
the natural resources and is bound to
succeed. There are a number of small
Industries in the town which are prosper
ing, and a like condition exists in all
lines. The insurance business is espeei-
ally good, which is a good indication
of the prosperity of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
poeIN HOOD NOT A MYTH.

From the London Globe
MANY famous men have their names
linked with Sherwood-King John, the
three Edwards, Richard III, Cardinal
Wolsey and Charles I-but the hero of
the place, the genius loci" is Robin
Hood.
Some think that the famous outlaw OF
the ballads was a myth, mere poetic
conception and a creature of the popular
mind. but Mr. Hunter in his research into
the person and period of Robin Hood
holds that he was born between 100 ana
1895, living through the reign of the sec
ond Edward and into the early years OF
the third He was of a family OF some
station seated near Wakefield and sup
ported the Earl Of Lancaster in his re-
bellion against the government. When
the earl fell and his followers were pro-
seribed Robin Hood took to the woods
and supported himself by Staying the
wild animals found in the forest and by
levying a species of blackmail on passen-
gers along the great road which united
London and Berwick. This continued for
about 20 months, from April, 1922, to De-
cember, 1923, when he fell into the King
power. who for some unknown reason not
only pardoned him, but gave him a place
at court Anyhow, a man of the name
of Robyn Hode was a "vadlet'' of the
King in 1924
DR.. Spencer I. Hall says that Robyn
was created Earl of Huntington by
London ballad writer hard up for word
TO rhyme to Little John. Be this as 1t
may, Robin Hood will always be the hero
of romance. and those who love romance
will refuse to believe that he never ex-
listed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
Trouble In the Black Republic

The revolution to the south of us is
located today in Hayti, and President
Nord Alexis, who is over 80 years old,
has been persuaded to leave the island.
General Legitime is now President
Alexis had been President six years.
and few rulers in Hayti have served
a longer time. The revolutionary habit
is well established in Hayti, and presi-
Office by force. The predecessor of
Alexis Nord was Simon Sam. He held
onto the office until revolution drove
him on board of foreign Ship This
was in 1902. Nord Alexis has been
President since that time, and the
revolutionists have now taken Port au
Prince.
The United States has taken charge
of the finances of San Domingo, which
occupies the westerly part of the
island, but let us hope that circum-
stances will not compel us to take
over the Black Republic. San Do
mingo is the Mulatto Republic, but
! Hayti's population is about as black as
that of Darkest Africa. The blacks of
Hayti are not handy at self-govern-
ment, but their capacity in that re-
spect is not much below that of their
neighbors in the West Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
DANIEL j. KEEFE
SUCCEEDS SARGENT

Washington. December 2.-President
Roosevelt yesterday appointed Daniel j.
Keefe of Detroit commissioner general, of
immigration to fill the place made va
cant by the death of Frank P. Sargent.
and made known his intention to reap
point to their respective positions w. d.
Crum, collector Of the port at Charles
ton, s. c., and Martin Knapp, chairman
of the interstate commerce commission.
Mr. Keefe is president of the lnterna-
tiona1 Association of Longshoremen and
sixth vice president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. During the recent cam
paign Mr.. Keefe announced his support
of Judge Taft in defiance of the policy
of President Gompers of the federation
of labor. He was one of the most loyal
Taft workers in labor circles. The Presi-
dent signed his commission today and he
received it from the hands Of Secretary
straus, with whom he conferred during
the day.
At the expiration of his term of office
early this month Collector Crum of
Charleston will be reappointed There
was a long and bitter fight on the orig
inal appointment of DR.. Crum, who is a
negro. For several years his name was
hung up in the Senate and the people
of Charleston stubbornly fought his con-
firmation. DR.. Crum's record as collector
at Charleston has been such that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided he shall have
another term.
As chairman of the interstate commerce
commission Mr. Knapp, who has made
record which has won the admiration Of
the President, and at the expiration of
his present term the first of the year the
President will reappoint him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
HIS RATES WERE LOWER.
Idianapoils News.

From the Indianapolis News.
An old-time travelling man was talking
of experiences of former days on the road
Frequently" said this traveller, 81 jour-
neyed to Cincinnati. The fare from this
city to that place was then about SO. %.
saved something by handing the conduc-
tor 81 in cash. One day there was an ex-
curson and l bought round-trip ticket
for $1.25 or $3.50. I've forgotten the exact
amount, but that circumstance need not
cripple this story.
when handed this ticket to the con-
ductor, as he tore off the return coupon
he looked at me and in a voice betray-
ed how deeply he was hurt, he remarked:
MY young friend, don't you know that
1 can afford to haul you much cheaper
than this company CAM"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
Holiday Trade.

christmas shopping is starting off
WELL" said a Third avenue merchant.
1.-The holiday trade opens Immediately
after Thanksgiving, but during the first
ten days women spend their time in look
ing at the displays Santa Claus pur-
chases begin with rush early next
week.
Birmingham stores never looked so
bright or attractive as they do now. The
toy displays are exceptionally fine. The
stocks of holiday books are also notably
attractive. The volume of Christmas bust
ness will reach larger total this season
than last, and it will probably beat all
prevfous records"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
Prospects for a Festival.


Charles Beach of Chicago, festival rep
resentative of Damrosch's orchestra,
after spending two days in Birmingham,
left last night for Atlanta; but he will
return Friday. He said the outlook for
organizing a permanent festival associa-
ton here was very bright and he will be
glad to have citizens interested in the
movement attend a conference at the
Florence tomorrow night.
Permanent festival associations have
heen organized in many southern and
western cities" said Mr. Beach, land
with Birmingham's push and public spirit
it is hardly thinSable that it will not
be included in the list. Last Monday l
was in Atlanta, where a permanent asso-
citation already exists, and was ready to
close up the details for next spring 5
festival there, but 1 found the people so
stirred up over the mayoralty election
that l found it would be waste of time
trying to transact business with anybody
there until the contest had been decided
THE betting was strongly in favor Of
Maddox when | was in Atlanta and now
that Maddox is elected, 1 Will be aDle TO
sign up with the festival association on
Thursday. l will return to Birmingham
on Friday for the purpose of talking up
the festival matter here in a formal way.
I find that Birmingham has as large a
percentage of musical enthusiasts as any
city in the country, and l have no doubt
but that the business men here will take
to a festival association as an institu-
ton to help the community and adver-
tise the town, just as do the business men
of Atlanta and other cities who believe
In all such enterprises"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
The Iron Market.


The Birmingham pig iron market is
strong and aetive-stronger even than It
was a week ago. While theNprice sched-
ule has not been advanced above $l3 ON
a No. . basis, the tendency is upward
and even the more conservative furnace
interests expect higher prices in the near
future.
There has been large selling for the
first quarter and considerable tonnage has
been contracted for covering the first
half, but several furnace companies have
withdrawn from the market for the sec
ond quarter. The outlook for 1909 is ex-
ceptionally bright.
Shipments of iron have been brisk for
several weeks past and will continue
brisk until Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
VANITY IN SIX NATIONS.

From the Chicao Tribune.
The Tahiti girl, to acquire fiat, broad
nose, sleeps with a compress on 1t.
The Arab woman paints her brows SO
as to give them the appearance of meet
ing above her nose.
Bellies of certain Amazonian tribes have
cone-shaped skulls, which are obtained by
wearing a mold on the head from baby
hood until maturity.
The Turkish woman imparts a faint
blush tint to nails and teeth.
The ladies of Macassar paint their teeth
red and yellow alternately.
The Paraguay girl eradicates her eye
brows, declaring that she does not wish
to resemble whiskered man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
A mans gratitude for favor done him
is mostly a bid for more.
The trouble with a divorce Is that no in
surance goes with it against doing II
again.
A man on the water wagon is even
willing to have to go to the dentist for
an excuse to fall off.
The hardest thing for a girl to under
stand is how IT is that the athletic team
which has the prettiest uniform Is not
sure to win.
A girl is always sure q man Is trying
to make declaration of love to her when
what 1t is is an explanation of the diff
ference between football and baseball
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
Fourth Class POStmaStors

Out of $1,000 postoffices $4,000 be.
long in the fourth class. These small
postoffices have heretofore been nomi.
nally filled by the Postmaster General
and practically by the politicians, gen
orally by the Congressman If the dis
itrict be represented by one who sup
ports the administration-if not, then
by party boss of one sort or another
AS a coup near the end of his admin.
istration the President has put the
fourth-class postmasters north Of the
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SPARE MY HEART FROM GROWING
OLD

By Julius Metz.
"Old Time, l ask boon of thee
Thou'st stripped my heart of many
friends,
Taen half my joys and all my glee-
Be just for once. to make amends.
And since thy hand must leave it's trace
Turn locks to gray and blood to cold,
Do what thou wilt with form and face,
But spare my heart from growing old.
Give me to live with friendship still
And hope and love. till life be DER;
Let be the first and final chill
That bids the bosom bound no more.
And so when l am passed away
And in my grave lie slumbering cold,
With fond remembrance friends may say:
His heart, his heart grew never old F"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
BlRMINeHAM's HOMICIDE RECORD

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Five homicides week during the
month of November is going it some
in the matter of getting rid of human
life.. But that is Birmingham's record,
and the result was announced two
days before the month was concluded.
Twenty-one human beings violently
done to death in the space of a single
month, in an enlightened community
living under the aegis of the law and,
presumably, ample police protection, is
a record calculated to arouse the peo-
pie to some. sort of determined action.
Birmingham too, is prohibition
city and. surely this remarkable Grim
inal record cannot be ascribed to the
presence of intoxicants.
But that there is something wrong
with Birmingham cannot be questioned;
1t is an unavoidable inference from the
statement that q persons met death
at the hands of others within the space
of 80 days.
Just what it is, in the absence Of
familiarity with the details, it would
be difficult to conclude.
Whether the trouble lies with the
law, the administration of it, lax vigil
lance on the part of the police or a
careless public sentiment we cannot
attempt to say.
But the record is undisputable evil
dnece of the existence of an evil and
of the necessity for a remedy.
The people of Birmingham owe it
to themselves to get to the bottom of
the situation, and. having found where
the disease lies, to apply the cure.
Birmingham cannot afford to estab-
fish a reputation for lawlessness and
disrae gard of human life
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
HANDSPRING PLAYS.
Inc Pail Mall Gazette.

TTnrl the PaIl Mall Gazette
What the theater should do for the
playgoer is to provide him not with an
absence of thought, but with change
of thought. The tragedy of the present
day London stage lies in the fact that
SO many entertainments produced on it..
instead of offering a change OF thought
probably have the effect of driving the
spectator back upon his own personal
cares and concerns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03
NO MATEREp STOCK.

From the Boston Post
The "get-rich-quick" stock broker was
worried
II fear it is only a matter of time when
htey will run me off the earth" he sighed.
But cheer up fastened the bosom
friend 81 they run you off the earth
why not open up an office on Mars
The bubble broker shook his head
"What would be the use?" he sighed
"There is no water on Mars.