The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-26

mingham are doubtless wondering where
they are at
Austin Statesman: Birmingham is still
resounding with the sonorous notes of
John Temple Graves. Forget it,
Sand Mountain Record: The city coun-
Gil of Birmingham can at least stop the
storage of spirituous liquors at the soft
drink stands.
Twin City Herald: Birmingham hash
furnished pennant winning ball team.
but her 100000 worth of new buildings
this year evens up the score.
Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette: Captain
O'Brien won out with little difficulty in
the Birmingham election. That's not sur
prising. It was just about as easy in the
primary.
Columbus Ledger: Birmingham. Ala,
went democratic in the city election Mon
day, but this isn't regarded as an indica-
ton Of how the country will go for pres
ident.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Birmingham Is
very busy again, now that the coal strike
is history Conditions in the south
great mineral district are getting brighter
every day.
Goodwater Enterprise: Probably Bir-
ningham is building skyscrapers upon the
theory that elevators are cheaper and
quicker than street cars in reaching the
objective point.
Opelika Post: THE City Beautiful
movement is Just now exciting Birming-
ham. little excitement of the same
brand would not do opelika the least lit
tie mite of harm.
Talladega Mountain Home: In the past
three weeks 100 blind tigers have been
captured in Birmingham. Talladega has
rot done that well. but we have caught
some, and are going to catch some more
Roanoke Leader: John Worth Kern
democratic candidate for Vice President
will speak in Birmingham October 2, He
is coming to a good town, in a good state.
filled with good men who are already for
him.
Greenville Living Truth: Since the strike
has been settled in Birmingham Industrial
activity has taken on new life Every
mine and mill and furnace in the district
is working full time and already orders
are in for advance production.
Talladega Mountain Home: They have
strenuous prosecuting lawyers in Birming-
ham, where last week one got mad at a
statement made by the defendant and
struck him over the head with a piece
Of iron, thus insuring his punishment.
Gadsden Journal: The Birmingham city
council is up in arms against the beef
trust and has revoked the license of most
of the big packing companies. The fight
occurred over a refusal of the packers
to pay license, as provided in the city
schedule.
Admission Star: In the race for mayor OF
Birmingham, which ended with Mondays
election, Capt. Frank P. O'Brien, the
democratic nominee, defeated DR.. w. T.
Masterson, republican, by vote of 2354
to 1924. Looks like republicans are be-
coming '.skaces and more "skace" in Bir-
mingham.
Montgomery Journal: The money spent
to uphold and maintain the law in the
strike period at Birmingham was money
well spent. People may refuse to work
and stop work whenever they want to.
and operators may pay what they want
to or refuse to pay, but when the laws are
trampled under foot, then the state steps
in and stops all.
Gadsden Journal: The talk of repub-
lican victory in the Birmingham NUM-
cipal election yesterday was all talk Cap
tain O'Brien was elected mayor over his
republican opponent by a vote of more
than seven to one. The republican can
didate polled but little more than 300
votes. The day when Alabama will cast
her vote for a republican presidential as
pirant is evidently still some years in the
future.
Admission Star: Nashville took the
Southern league pennant and New Or
leans finished but l point below the
winner, but Birmingham was satisfied to
stay in that deep hole at the bottom. The
finish of the season was more than ordl-
narily exciting on account of the close
race between Nashville and New Orleans,
but there was never any doubt that Bir-
mingham would cling to that hole and
refuse to yield it to Atlanta or Little
Rock.
Mobile Item: Capt. Frank P. OBrien
was yesterday elected the first mayor Of
Greater Birmingham. Capt f. P. o Brien
is pioneer of the Magic City, was a
gallant Confederate soldier, responding to
the call when in his teens. He built the
first theatre in Birmingham, was pro-
prietor of The Age-Herald for several
years, served Jefferson county ably as a
member of the legislature and later as
sheriff. Unlike our mayor, he was op-
posed by republican, but won by an
immense majority.
WHAT TAFT LIKES TO EAT.
From the New York Press.
Taft is a gourmet without being gor-
mand, an epicure without being a glut-
ton. At the table he is not hnical He
doesn't smell about his food. He is never