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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Talks About Growth.

Joseph Mohr of Chicago, president of
the John Mohr & Sons company, manu-
facturers of machinery, left for home last
night, after visit of several days to
the Birmingham district.
TT had been about eight years since
was last in Birmingham, and wonderful
strides have been made during that Pc
Rod" said Mr.. Mohr yesterday. 81 was at
Ensley when the steel plant was new and
crude Ensley itself was then small and
scattered, and real estate there was Of
fered at cheap prices. 1t is all very diff
ferent today. The steel plant has been
rebuilt and more than doubled in ca
pacity, and property that could have been
bought at Ensley for little money is now
of great value.
Birmingham has improved greatly
within eight years. 1t is a very hand
some city-well built and well paved. Biz
mingham has boundless resources and
nothing can prevent its continued rapid
growth 1t is larger today than Chicago
was when 1 was born there about so
years ago. Chicago has now popula-
ton of 100000, and Birmingham will some
day be in the million class"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
BANKERS TAKE UP
ROUTINE MATTERS

Denver, Colo. September 3O.-The
American Bankers association meeting.
in thirty-fourth annual session, in the
Denver Auditorium today received the re-
ports of its officers and various commit
tees and listened to addresses by B. e.
Walker, president of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, Toronto, and by Woodrow
Wilson, president of Princeton university.
The report of the committee on express
companies told of the efforts made to
prevent express companies from going
further into the banking business, and to
compel them to give up the money order
business. The chairman of the commit
tee explained that the interstate commerce
commission will hear the complaint of
the bankers on October Is at Washington.
The federal legislative committee will
report tomorrow. In the report of this
committee the resolution on the guarantee
of bank deposits will be introduced for
discussion. The report of the committee
on amendments to the constitution was
also postponed until tomorrow.
The organization of secretaries of state
bankers associations met after adjourn
ment of the American Bankers associa-
ton. About 25 secretaries were present.
After the annual address of President S.
B. Rankin was read by the secretary
(Rankin could not be present., and the
report of the secretary and treasurer, the
entire session was taken up by brief tech
nical discussions by nearly all the secre-
taries present
The following officers were elected for
next year:
President, w. F. Keyser, Sedalia, Mo.
Five vice president, l.. p. Hillyer, Ma
con, Ga.
T Second vice president, L. o. Broussard,
Abbevile, La.
Secretary and treasurer Fred E. Farms
WORTH New York city.
Board of control, Andrew Smith, Indian
apois; N. p. Calling, Lynchburg Va;
E. O. Eldridge, New York city; L. A.
Coate, Boise, Idaho, and J. w. Hopes,
Austin, Tex
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Col. Cocktails Visit To This Country

Colonel Goethals, chairman and CHER
executive of the Panama canal COM
mission, came to this country to forget
for while the canal and to rest. but
when he landed at New Orleans he
was overwhelmed with complaints of
discrimination against New Orleans as
shipping port. He ives told that no
contracts went to New Orleans bidders,
while New York bidders carried off all
or nearly all rich plums.
Colonel Goethals proposes to have
every complaint investigated, and he
proposes to give New Orleans and
other southern ports a square deal.
The Secretary of War, southern man.
will investigate the complaints, and
justice no doubt will be done.
No one considers Colonel Goethals
at all implicated individually in any
underhanded work, but what his pur-
chasing agents are doing may be quite
another thing. The coming of Colonel
Goethals will bring such matters to a
focus, and the monopoly of New York
in the letting of contracts for supplies
may be broken up. All that the gulf
ports ask is an open field and square
deal, and between Colonel Goethals
and Secretary of War Luke E. Wright
they will be apt to get both.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
BANkHEAD AT GREENSBORO.
II. S. D. Mallory Speaks at Opening of
Mt. Hebron School.

Greensboro, September D.-(Special.)-
Senator John H. Bankhead spoke here
last night to a large crowd on the Over
ton amendment His speech was well re-
ceived and many converts were made.
AS explained by the Senator the amend
ment can do no harm and will do much
good, if adopted This section is over
whelmingly in favor of the amendment.
Mt. Hebron school, near Akron, in this
county, was opened yesterday with APP
propriate exercises. II. s. d. Mallory Of
Selma was present and delivered an adj
dress on "Education." w. e. w. VERIFY
and II. G. Penners both of this place,
also made short talks. barbecue was
given on the grounds and about $50 peo-
pie were present.
The James d. Webb chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy met at the
home OF Mrs. Lelie J. Otis yesterday
afternoon and conferred crosses of honor
on five or six Confederate veterans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Too Much Roosevelt.

Too Much Roosevelt.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean Rep).
President Roosevelt's second presenta
ton of the issues of this national cam
paign is open to the same criticism as
his first. 1t is not the demand of the
hour to convince the voters that Mr..
Taft would be simply 300-pound Roose-
welt in the White House. and that the
republican members of the Sixty-first
Congress will be merely a lot of imita-
ton Roosevelts.
Whether such situation would be good
for the country and the party is another
question The Inter Ocean has definite
opinions on the subject. So have Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft. They all are
irrelevant here.
The relevant fact-the chief relevant
fact-just now is that at least fourth of
the republican voters do not like the idea
of voting for Roosevelt proxies in both
the executive and legislative branches of
the federal government. Inded, they turn
away from such a spectacle.
These voters do not believe that the
best interests of the country will be served
by putting a large Roosevelt in the White
House, sending little Roosevelts to the
House of Representatives, and assuring
the nation four years more of Roosevelt
policies, without even the brake or him
drance that has been applied by Con-
gress to the present administration.
Even if we concede that all the rest of
the republican voters are eager to elect
Mr. Roosevelt vicariously to be both Pres
ident and Congress-which is at least
open to argument-the voters constituting
that fourth of the party in question have
got to be considered. Their influence and
votes have got to be had to give the re-
publican party the victory this fall.
What then? Why, simply let Mr.. Taft
run on his own merits as republican;
let the republican candidates for Con-
gress run on their own merits as repub-
licans, and let all stand fast on their
own records in the republican party and
not on anybody elses.
This is the only sure way to win. Mr..
Roosevelt's way, though wen meant, is
simply leap in the dark.
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III blows the wind that profits nobdy.
3 King Henry vi.
SeaSOnable Weather At Hand

A Des Moines, Ia, telegram of last
Monday says that the verdict of a
coroner's jury over the body of a man
found dead in the road was, frozen to
death" 1t appears that he started for
his home in company with two other
men in wagon. A quarrel ensued,
and one of the three was pushed out
of the wagon. He went to sleep where
he fell, and at daybreak he was found
dead-frozen to death.
The first September cold wave has
certainly been Of an emphatic nature,
and it should be matter of general con-
graduation that in it's passage from
the far west to the cotton fields it was
so much modified that no man was
found frozen to death in the cotton
belt. Not cotton plant even per-
ished. Milder weather is on the way,
and perhaps the whole of October and
November will be one long spell Of
Indian summer weather. Stranger
things have happened in Dixie. In
fact, it would be a departure from
normal if October and November do
not bring us the finest weather of the
entire year-weather that will quicken
the steps of the pedestrian, quicken
air in which to carry ON the varied
activities of life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
A PRAYER.

BY Robert Burns.
Qn the Prospect of Death.D
o Thou unknown, Almighty Cause
OF all my hope and fear!
In whose dread presence ere an hour
Perhaps 1 must appear!
If l have wandered in those paths
OF life l ought to shun-
AS something, loudly, in my breast,
demonstrates l have done
Thou knowest that Thou hast formed me
With passions wild and strong;
And list ming to their witching voice
Has often led me wrong.
Where human weakness has come short,
Or frailty slept aside,
Do Thou, All-good-for such Thou art
In shades of darkness hide.
Where with intention I have erred, -
No other plea | have,
But, Thou art good; and Goodness still
Delighteth to forgive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Visiting Committees Depart.

]. II. Gray, George Danforth, F. G.
Wharton, ]. II. Nichols and Reese James,
composing the open-hearth committee of
the United States steel corporation, who
arrived in Birmingham Sunday, returned
north last night The foundry committee
that came at the same time left yester-
day morning.
superintendent selected from the various
mills, come together and visit the differ
ent plants of the Steel corporation from
time to time for the purpose of observa-
ton and exchanging ideas and gaining
new ideas. The visitors this week natur-
ally found in the Tennessee companys
plant at Ensley much to interest them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Minor Parties In The CAMPAIGN

In the hullabaloo over the Hearst let
tiers men may forget that there are
candidates before the people other
than Messrs. Bryan and Taft. There
are, however, five other parties, and in
the confusion of wild and unexampled
scramble the tickets of those five par
ties may poll good many votes.
The platform of the socialist party
Is extremely radical. After demand
ing a wide variety of reforms 1t pro-
ceeds to ask the government to put at
work without delay all unemployed per.
sons in building school houses. refor-
esting waste lands, retaining arid
tracts and the building of canals and
other useful public works. This party's
candidate is Eugene v. Debs, who is
conducting an active campaign. The
money needed is furnished by 10000
paying members. The Debs vote in
1904 was 402,283, and the socialist
labor candidate polled 31,249. The
combined socialist vote this year will
be increased, especially in the states
Of Oklahoma, Arkansas, New York,
California and Wisconsin.
The prohibition candidate is Eugene
Wilder Chain, and he is stumping the
states daily. In 1904 the prohibition
lists polled 25S,5s6 votes, and next
month they, too, will poll an increased
vote.
The populists are still lead by
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territory treasury. What have you to
say to this, Mr.. Roosevelt?
Paul Morton,s case.

say to this, Mr.. Roosevelt?
Paul Morton's Case.
you criticise my directing the dis
missal of the suit against the Prairie
Oil and Gas company, which could not
nave been successfully maintained by
the state, tell me, please. what your
reason was for directing the dismissal
of the suit against the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad being prose-
cuted by Judson, Harmon and Judson,
special COUNSEL when the facts dis
closed that a member of your cabinet,
1Paul Morton), was being uncovered
as the prime offender. Answer this,
will you?
Tell me, Mr.. Roosevelt if you were
a friend of the Delaware Indians, why
you approved the leases for an immense
area of Indian land after Secretary
Hitchcock had refused to do SO. and
what explanation have you to make
on this oil lease proposition and its re-
lation to the Standard Oil company.
Mr.. Roosevelt, you certainly ought to
stand for purity. You say you did not
four years ago. know that the corpor-
alton was contributing to secure your
election until the testimony of two
years ago disclosed the bargains and
sales between Mr.. Cortelyou and the
corrupt interests of Wall street. You
have known that fact for two years
of your cabinet.
you also include pretended let
ter from Attorney General West, but
as the records of both his office and
mine will show every essential state
ment to be false, 1 assume that you
have been as reckless in quoting his
letter as you have been on all other
propositions, and therefore, shall await
an official copy of his letter before as
Stunning that you have truthfully copied
it, but on receipt of a verified copy,
shall certainly respond.
Lights Turned On.
"Mr Roosevelt last fall, when your
prosperity panic was at its height, you
made the statement that you had simply
turned on the lights and were not re-
sponsible for it disclosed, in 9th er
words, you entered a plea of confess
sion and avoidance. In later commun-
ication to you, I shall show in num-
erous particular instances where your
plea of avoidance should be condemned
and a verdict of guilty rendered against
you.
NOW, Mr.. Roosevelt, while you are
rejecting on these questions, will you
Justify yourself in giving faith or
credit to any statement that has come
to you from your political associate, Mr..
Hearst, whom two years ago you
branded as the man chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the assassination of our late
President
Remember, Mr. President, If at your
next cabinet meeting you decide to try
me under any of your present, past or
future charges, before your cabinet sit
ting a jury to try an honest man,
that 1 challenge Mr. Cortelyou for
cause.
"And. further beg to inquire, should
your Crown Prince William be elected
to the presidency of the United States,
would we necessarily understand that
our missionaries in foreign lands were
to be called home to convert him to
that standard where he would be quail
flied to take a solemn oath in the
presence of Almighty God?
Yours truly, G. n. HASKELL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Maryland Called Democratic.

From the New York Evening Post (Rep.).
Senator Isador Rayner of Maryland,
after he had visited democratic national
headquarters today and conferred with
the chairman in reference to speaking
tour through the northern states, said
1--WE have the strongest hopes of being
able to carry Maryland and the party is
putting forth every effort for that pur-
pose Mr.. Bryan had the largest meeting
we have ever had in our state. Mr.. Kern
has just left. He made a number of
speeches. and not only made a most fav-
orable impression upon our people, but
greatly strengthened the cause by his
temperate and conservative utterances
The democratic organization in Maryland
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Pension Day.

The payment of pensions to Confederate
veterans and widows Will be started to-
day by Maj. N. A. Graham for this quar-
ter Nine hundred and ninety-seven names
appear on the pension list this payday,
being much larger than any previous roll.
The list is made up of 70 flrst-c,ass PEN
sioners, drawing $25; eight second-class.
$40; six third-class, SAC. and $40 fourth-
class. S12.5Q.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Weaver Goes to CuIlman,

Judge S. l.. Weaver will be one of the
principal speakers at the opening of the
Cullman county fair at Cullman today.
After earnest solicitation of the fair man.
agement he consented to attend, though
he is very busy just now in the criminal
court. He has appointed w. P. McCros-
sin to preside over the court today in his
absence. Judge Weaver will talk on
"Fraternalism' at the fair today
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

FrOTH INt IV6W IUT1N 4 ItSS.
When a woman makes up her mind to
marry man he could escape by dying
There is nothing more uncomfortabl
than being truthful in practice as well as
principle.
Where woman Is smart is to follow a
mans Judgment to fatter him when she
knows it Is wrong
A man can think he is having the
grandest time in the world doing some-
thing he would know anybody else was
fool for doing.
There's nothing makes a man so proud
of himself as to think he has some sort
of disease unless it fnterferes with his
eating and drinking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Patents and Postal CHANCES.

Washington, September 30.-(Special y
Patents issued: 7. w. Anderson, Scale,
mail box; E. s. Bartram, Selma, draw
ers; A. B. Bennett, Opelka. ba1ing press;
s. S. Keen, Cottondale, railway spike; b.
F. Stuart, Andalusia, rotary cultivator or
harrow. Henry E. Newberry is appointed
postmaster at Henryellen. Jefferson coun-
ty. vice Fred w. Pledger, resigned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Next week will be made memorable
by the opening of the Alabama State
Fair with list of attractions never
before equaled in this section of the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Look" says horse buyer, "at your
finances teeth. If they are set close
together she will be home woman;
II they are separated she will be a
gadder."
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HASKELL MAKES
DEFENSE AGAIN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

public printing of Oklahoma territory
should be let to the State Capital
Printing company, without receiving
competitive bids, this being the same
printing company. which, associated
with Flynn, MCGUIRE and Burford, all
republican territorial office holders,
is now sued by the state of Oklahoma
to recover $195,000 of alleged print
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

The Wright brothers kept still until
they were ready to do lot of record
breaking and then they astonished II
willing world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Chairman Hitchcock insists that his
nose is not out of joint, and he calls
as witnesses Senator Crane and one
Mr.. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Yesterday was an ideal autumn day,
with touch Of Indian summer. Let us
pray that we may have such weather
during the State Fair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

The Rockefeller autobiography may
be decorated with letters also, and Il
it should be a senatorial stampede
would be in order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01
Trade Off Governor Hughes.

From the Boston Advertiser.
One of the best posted democratic poll
ticians of this city, a man who has no
special interest in the presidential cleo
ton, has brought back from New York
very strange story, after talking politics
with his friends in Tammany Hall. 1t is
to the effect that a trade" has been
made by which Chanler is to be elected
governor and Taft is to carry the state.
The trade" of course, is a supposed Sc
cret between some prominent men in the
republican machine and Tammany Hall.
1t is inferred that the republican machine
is to allow a large number of votes to go
to Chanler, while certain strong demo-
cratic districts are to develop a striking
hostility to Bryan on election day. How,
when and where the deal was made,
nobody in Boston pretends to know; but
the story has become general property In
democratic circles, here, and is implicitly
believed. Members of the Inner circle
have been advised to bet all the money
they can raise on the two PROPOSITIONS
the election of Chanler as governor and
the election of Taft electors on the presi-
Dental ticket. There is no doubt that tho
men who tell the story believe it abso-
lutely.
There is nothing inherently improbable
in the account of the deal" on its face.
Everybody knows that prominent men in
the republican machine hate Hughes. II
Hughes is defeated and the state is car
ried for Taft, the machine leaders do not
fear any hostile action by the adminis-
tration, as the President is supposed to
be far more interested In the success Of
Taft than in that of Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

The baseball situation is thrilling,
but the political situation can give it
cards and spades and Guido it,
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The Standard Oil is not non-partisan.
1t is bipartisan, with leaning toward
any one who has the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

John D. is trying to make a hit as a
writer, but he will never Guido in lit
erature what he has done in oil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

The Rockefeller autobiography ap-
pears at the psychological moment, and
yet it is not one of the best sellers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Frosty mornings and open fires are
now in order, and these will soon make
us forget a long, hot, dry summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-01

Ida Tarbell has not ventured into the
political waters at this hot juncture in
the Standard Oil period.
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About Persons.

George Mesta of Pittsburg, president of
the Mesta Machine company, and A. H.
Helander of Pittsburg, who had been in
Birmingham for several days returned
home last night.
Edward B. Smith of the Baltimore
American who spent Tuesday and yes
terday in Birmingham, leaves for Chat
tanooga this morning.
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go up today to your roof and clean
out your chimney.
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John w. Gates says it's Taft, but ne
he does not back up his opinion in his
customary manner.
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SAFE TO KEEP QUIET.

"Is he one who suffers in silence?"
you bet he doesl That man is a United
States senator who was caught dabblns
in Standard OIL"
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DEATH TO OPTIMISM.

DEATH TO OPTIMISM.
Who sits upon a carpet tack,
Unseen the while,
Has never yet been known, alack,
To smile smile.
RIPPLES.
what is a kiss?" asks a lady poet.
Poor thing, she must be very homely!
When John Worth Kern talks fast his
chin whiskers stir UP quite breeze.
There seems to be politician in every
oil can.
Industry never would amount to much
if hope didn't give it a boost.
Oftentimes the road to happiness leads
right through Trouble Town.
PAUL COOK.
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A TITUsvILLE ERUPTION.

"Judson Bigger, the constable, called
Judge Whitloek a liar yesterday
Land alive Jud S gittin' to be the
Mont Pelee of local politics.!
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CYNICALLY PUT.
POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS

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