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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
CAMPAIGN SIDELIGHTS

and Mr. Hastings withdrew his indorse-
ment The announcement in the Times
this morning was then decided upon.
1t appears from his announcement that
the article was sold to the Times by
Bronghton Brandenburg, a magazine
writer, who agreed to pay to the Cleve-
land estate a percentage of the proceeds
of the sale of not only the article in ques-
ton, but of others which he said had
been prepared by him under the direction
of Mr. Cleveland Mr. Hastings, on behalf
of the estate, had agreed to accept the
terms offered by Mr.. Brandenburg, which
induced the Times to buy and publish 1t.
The doubt now thrown upon the au-
thenticity of the article is likely to cause
the recall of hundreds of thousands of
pamphlets containing it sent broadcast
throughout the country by the republics
ument.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Josephus Daniels, director of the departs
ment of publicity of the democratic ma
tional committee, returned to Chicago
yesterday with the message: Let no
guilty man escape"
THE democrats" said Mr.. Daniels,
have contended from the opening of the
campaign that the people do not rule.
They had sufficient evidence to prove
tha statement before the recent disclose
ures. Those that have come to light show
that the trusts have sought to control
Congress and help any congressman who
will do their bidding. The public will well
come these disclosures, which more than
justify the statements made by Mr. Bryan
years ago. The insurance investigation,
which was forced by great newspapers;
the publication of the Hartman letters,
disclosing that at the personal request of
President Roosevelt $4,000 was raised
for the republican campaign fund, and
recent letters from the files of the Stand
ard Oil company, are the elimination of
the evidence that the trusts are In the
governing business.
Let us hope that all the evidence will
come out and that the public may know
how much the steel trust the Standard
Oil trust, the powder trust, the transbor-
tation trust, and all the trusts put up to
elect officials, and how much they have
PAID senators, BoNerHorS anu Iie1nDerS VI
the House of Representatives.
1.-THE control by trusts of Congress is
known Now we are learning something
of the means by which they prevent the
rule of the people. Let the light be turned
on no matter who is hurt by it.
'If any democratic official has been taxi
ing trust money, he has thereby betrayed
his party and the people and deserves the
condemnation that is sure to follow"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
REFLECTIONS OLA BACHELOR.
he New York Press,

A good way to respect people Is not
to get too intimate with them.
man who can keep his mouth shut
can pass himself off as a genius.
Every woman could study geography
If she had to hemstitch the boundary
lines.
You can prove to some men that it
is worse to drink too little than too
much.
woman can feel pious when she
beats a street car and puts the nickel
in the church collection plate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
Farm Products This Year

The 6,250,000 farms in this country
have produced this year good average
crops. The Wall Street Journal has
taken the yields indicated by the de-
partment of agriculture and multiplied
them by the prices current on August
/, with this result:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
WHAT'S A VACATION?
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.

A life insurance policy.
smile on the face of Father Time.
An investment in the Bank of Health.
The slot into which your savings
drop.
paper.
The sugar coating to the bitter pill
of work.
An addition In health by subtraction
in wealth.
A rest wherein you work harder in
spending your money than you ever did
In earning It,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

From the New York World.
The Times this morning prints the fol-
lowing letter from F. 8. Hastings, execu-
tor of the estate of the late Grover Cleve-
land, regarding the authenticity of an ar
ticle printed by it on August 30:
go Broadway, September 25, 1908
ITO the Editor of the New York Times
"SirASince our interview of September
%, which was followed on September %
by the publication in the Times of a state
ment then made by me relative to the
article attributed to the authorship of the
late Grover Cleveland, which was pub
lished in the Times on August 30, I now
desire to say that there has since come
to my knowledge evidence which leaves
In my mind no doubt of the fact that the
said article was not written nor signed
by Grover Cleveland, and therefore is, in
my opinion, no longer entitled to credit as
his production.
MRS. Cleveland, in my judgment was
right in regarding it, when she positively
declared to us since its publication, I
do not believe 1t is genuine I therefore
hasten to inform you of my conclusion re-
garding the article, and beg to express
the hope and belief that you will promptly
give to this communication the same de-
gree of prominence in the Times that was
given to the statement made by me in
your issue of September %. Yours re-
spectfully, 'F. .. HASTINGS.
Intimate friends OF Mr.. Cleveland ex-
pressed doubt as to his authorship of it.
Mrs. Cleveland expressed the same doubt,
but upon the assurance of Mr.. Hastings
that the article appeared to be genuine,
the Times printed it.
Mrs. Cleveland assisted by the personal
friends of her husband then instituted
searching investigation Of the matter,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
SkyScraper Year

Three additional railroad lines and
four additional steel-frame Office build
ines in one year, and that year fol-
lowing a Wall street panic, make up a
record for Birmingham that cannot fail
to attract the attention of the world.
One of the buildings-a sixteen-story
structures nearing completion. The
contract for nine-story building was
awarded last Saturday. The contract
for sixteen-story building will be let
this week and the contract for the
chamber of commerce will be let on
October 10. The building now under
way will be finished early 1909 and the
other buildings about to so up will be
ready for occupancy before next sum-
mer.
Birmingham will be notably city of
s;Svscrapers. One of them-the Brown
Marx-will be the largest steel-frame
structure west o. Pittsburg and south
of Chicago. But notwithstanding the
large supply of office space now in
sight, the demand will be quite equal
to the supply. Birmingham has been
growing fast, but its greatest strides
are yet to come. Four skyscrapers, de-
signed and financed this year, is a
great record indeed, but next year will
probably see even higher record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The ice bill of the summer months is
succeeded by the coal bills of the win
ter, while the water and light bills
keep it up the year round. The way
of the city sojourner is Uttered with
bills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Halley's comet will play no favor
ties so far as this country is concerned.
It can be seen with the naked eye from
every state and territory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The year 1908 will be known as Bir-
mingham's skyscraper year. Four II
not five new steelframe buildings will
be the record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Forakers offense consists, In his
mind, in being found out. Otherwise
he would have been proud of his Stan
dard Oil connections.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

All Alabama will meet and renew
acquaintance at the Alabama State
Fair ahid exhibits and attractions of
wide variety and excellence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Public opinion knows no statute of
limitations, and Foraker may as we'll
pack his grip and go to join the has
beens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Uncle Joe Cannon is running for rep.
resentatiye in one district, but for
speaker and general autocrat he Is
running all over the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The aristocracy alike in Englond anu
Newport fear King Edward set a bad
precedent when he paid off his debts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The official weather man has not
told us what is in store for Birming-
hams State Fair week. but the anna
teur weather prophet forecasts bright
skies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Chancellor Day fails to come to the
relief of Brother Archbold in his hour
of greatest need.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Kerosene is expensive because the
price of senators is high.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Foraker and Archbold are not tell
ing how Hearst got copies of those let
ters, nor is Hearst, although none of
them question their genuineness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The country needs drenehing rains
more than political speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Governor Haskell should carry a Sec
rotary along to straighten out his
grammar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Both the south and the north have
gone dry geographically speaking
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Hitchcock begins to wish he was
back in the postofice department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Political bosses in New York are
puzzled because at present they can
not find anybody who is willing to be
bossed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The Mr.. Jones who Is running for
lieutenant governor in New York as
not the Jones who paid the freight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The complaint that the new twenty
dollar gold pieces will not stack is to
most people academic only.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The olive crop is short. but there is
plenty of vinegar and green plums
and the output will be made good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Mr.. Hearst seems to be applying the
scoop habit of newspapers to the
campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Cannon's friend, Tawney, secured a
denomination, but report says it cost
him a big sum Of money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The ne-Hitchcock control is well
established in the republican national
campaign committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Grand total farm values pro-
duced in 1903 :. IS 49I,2oo'ooO
The Wall Street Journal is confident
that all overlapping of estimates is
made good by omissions-for example,
pasturage, which is not mentioned in
the list of items Eight billions of dol
lars is, therefore, in round figures a
fair estimate of the value of the years
soil products. The trouble, however,
is that the human mind cannot grasp
the total, and analyze it and apply it
to the nations wealth. The sum is
too big to be handled in the mind with
out the aid of slate or paper, and even
then it is difficult to measure its ma
tional effects. It Is perhaps enough to
know that our farms are fast making
this the richest country in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28
About Persons.

Secretary George T. Barnes of the Ala
bama state Fair andExhibt association
bama State Fair and Exhibit association
by the death Of his brother yesterday.
Mr. Barnes will probably be out of the
city several days
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The drought is about to be broken.
We are to have long rainy spell fol-
lowed by cool weather.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The sins of Foraker are visited on
Ohio in a lack of rain for forty days
and forty nights.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Total from leading field
crops vi 4Si, 20o,0 wv
To this aggregate is to be added the
value of animal. forest and other prod
ucts of the year, as follows:
Farm animals and farm prod
ucts :. =. :. 81, 10000, 0O0
Dairy products :. 10000, 900
Poultry and Eggs =. 725,000, 900
Vegetable truck and garden
products =. 800, 900 900
Forest products from farms 100000, 900
Crops ON arid and irrigated
lands 100000, 900
Orchard products and fruits. l250O'Vo
Beet and cane sugar. :. 600o,ooo
Total value of above products. 81 ,0lOWo,OW
Total value of leading field
crops +oi,20V'VVo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

The ice bill of the summer months is
succeeded by the coal bills of the win
ter, while the water and light bills
keep it up the year round. The way
of the city sojourner is Uttered with
bills
Chancellor Day fails to come to the
relief of Brother Archbold in his hour
of greatest need.
The official weather man has not
told us what is in store for Birming-
hams State Fair week, but the anna
teur weather prophet forecasts bright
skies.
Foraker and Archbold are not tell
ing how Hearst got copies of those let
ters, nor is Hearst, although none of
them question their genuineness.
----s.---
Political bosses in New York are
puzzled because at present they can
not find anybody who is willing to be
bossed.
The Mr.. Jones who is running for
lieutenant governor in New York as
not the Jones who paid the freight.
The olive crop is short, but there Is
plenty of vinegar and green plums
and the output will be made good.
The complaint that the new twenty
dollar gold pieces will not stack is to
most people academic only.
Cannon's friend, Tawney, secured a
denomination, but report says it cost
MIN a big sum of money.
The Hitchcock control is well
established in the republican national
campaign committee.
The drought is about to be broken.
We are to have long rainy spell fol-
lowed by cool weather.
-s.--
Inc SINS OF fOFdheF are flSiteu oA
Ohio in lack of rain for forty days
and forty nights.
Mr.. Hearst seems to be applying the
scoop" habit of newspapers to the
campaign.
Both the south and the north have
gone dry geographically speaking.
Hitchcock begins to wish he was
back in the postoffice department.
The country needs drenehing rains
more than political speeches.
Kerosene is expensive because the
nripe of senators is high.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second-class matter under
act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
TO HOLD PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING TONIGHT

from Wenatchee down to Priest rap
ids in very few days, for the COM
pany has brought carload of horses
and the steamer Yakima, which they
will use for the transportation of
stock and material from Wenatchee
to the camps, which will be scatter
ed all along the route at different
points most convenient for the prog
ress of the work.
1t is understood that the heaviest
part of the line will be that north
of the rapids, wherefore work in that
will be rushed as far
as possible this season, and a large
force of men will be put to work
as soon as the arrangement for the
various camps are completed. One
of the engineers of the road was in
the city today making arrangements
for the filing of the plat showing the
route, proceeding which is obli-
gatory on the part of any railroad
to misunderstanding Lo-
calizer.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
{. c. WARD
TO BE BORED THROUGH SHOT
WE'LL POINT.

The Wenatchee Canal company
will soon begin the work of boring
300 foot tunnel through Shot
wells Point, near Monitor.
The new tunnel when built will be
the longest irrigation tunnel in the
northwest.
BY it's construction over a mile and
a half of expensive and troublesome
flume will be eliminated.
The engineering work for the ne W
tunrc: If being done oy c. C Ward
CT This city, one of the leading engf-
mars in his line in this section of the
co1nrry
Mr.. Ward had charge of the lnca
ton and construction of the H'sh
Li.e Canal, and more recently the
tcnst uction of its extension s,ross
the ofumbia river.
He is one of the candidates for the
Office of county engineer, which in
this county is an important one.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
WENATCHEE-
OUTSIDERS VIEW
1.-THE COAST" MAGAZINE IN
TOWN.-COMMENTS ON WE.
NATCHEE PAST AND PRESENT.

Honor L. Wilhelm, editor and pub
nlisher of the Coast Magazine, pub
lished at Seattle in the interests of
the Pacific Northwest, passed
through Wenatchee on his way from
Waterville to Seattle Saturday. Mr.
Wilhelm has been in Douglas county
gathering data and illustrations for
an issue of his magazine devoted to
Douglas county, which will appear
next month. The following issue it
is proposed will be devoted to ex-
plotting the resources and opportuni-
ties of Chelan county. Bubbling over
with his characteristic energy, Mr.
Wilhelm had this to say for Wenat-
chez as he was discoursing with one
of the representatives of the World
Coming Into It's Own.
"The City of Wenatchee is certain
ly coming into it's own. 1t is now
about eighteen months since | have
had the chance to visit your city
and growing beyond belief in size.
business and Importance. / have
lately been through the eastern
states, and wherever | have gone |
have heard many questions about
the land of the Big Red Apple and
the stories which have gone out from
your city.
The "SlOW Ones
81 can we'll remember when We
natchee was village and some of
the slow ones frowned upon the
efforts of few of the live ones who
were imbued with the faith in its
opportunities AMI the immense
wealth and resources and advantages
of the surrounding country and the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
ABOUT
N()[0P CASE.
LETTER FROM MAN WHO
FILED THE CASE.

That the Nolop case, filed recently
against large number of the prop
erty owners in the south part of
town, is damnable hold .Jp is the
opinion of many who have looked
into the case. The following letter
from the man who filed tle case
would seem to bear out this opinion
when it says: 81 should like to zee
the plaintiffs make reasonable SETTLE
ments where parties have sales on. :"
G. Will Shaffer, who filed the case.
it seems, would like to crawl back
out of public gaze, and now wishes
TO shift the responsibility for having
placed it on record. 1t seems unrea-
sonable that he should have filed the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
CIRCUS TRAIN
WAS WRECKED
FIRST SECTION OF BARNUAI s
BAILEYS BIG SHOW DITCHED
NEAR CANADIAN LINE.
Omitted Press Service

Vancouver. August IT, Shortly
after mi1night the first section of
Barnum & Bailey's big circus, which
showed in Wenatchee last Saturday,
was wrecked. The disaster was
caused by spreading rails. No fatali-
ties occurred, but eight men were
seriously injured. Nearly every per-
son on the train was hurt in some
manner or other. The menagerie
was in the front end of the train,
and almost entirely escaped damage.
The escape of the animals is said to
be quite miraculous.
The wreck happened near Port
Kells. The Great Northern railroad
was blocked nearly all night.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
GOVERNOR ORDERS
AN INVESTIGATION
RIOTERS TO BE
PCNISHED.-ORDE is MAIN
TANNED IN THE CITY BY 5000
SOLDIERS.
Omitted Press Service }

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE
rioters who have held the city in a
reign of terror since Friday have
been checked only by the presence of
over 5000 soldiers who are heavily
armed. Today the city is in COM
plete charge of the soliiery. They
patrol the streets and are stationed
at various points of vantage.
On the governors orders, a spe-
cial grand jury will convene tomor-
row to take up the case of George
Richardson, whose alleged assault on
Mrs. Carl Hallam was the cause OF
the trouble. After disposing of this
case, the jury has been ordered to In
vestigate and find out who was re-
sponsible for the riot. One of the
! first cases that will be take up will
be that of Abraham Rayman, a Rus
sian Jew, who confessed that he was
one of the members of the mob that
cut the throat of William Donigan
the aged negro, last Saturday night
The negroes are leaving the city in
great numbers.
1t is learned today that the aged
negro, Donnigan, who was lynched
opposite the capitol grounds by the
mob last Saturday, was the boot
maker for Abraham Lincoln. When
the president went to Washington
Donnigan followed him there ana
| continued his services. After the
assassinatio nt,he colored cobbler re-
turned to Springfield and has been
there ever since. While in Washing
ton he was employed by many 9TH
er famous men. Among them was
General Palmer, who later became
the presidential nominee of the Cold
Standard wing Of the democratic
party in 1906.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
General Meeting to Be Held at
Commercial Club. All Per-
sons Interested In a Ii
brary For Wenatchee Are
Asked to Attend.

A general meeting is called for to-
night TO be held at the rooms of the
Wenatchee Commercial club to take
up definite measures leading to the
building of public library for We
natchee.
All persons, men and women in
cluded, who are interested in a pub
lie enterprise of this kind are asked
to be present.
Building Will Cost $4,000.
According to the plans which have
been submitted, the new library
building will be two stories high,
25 feet wide and 1870 feet long, and
will cost $4,000. 4
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17

At this cost the building proposed
will be a fine structure, AMI one
the city will always be proud of.
The present intentions, If carried
out, contemplate building large
enough to be used as a library,
boys gymnasium and Y. M. c.. A.
The primary object in view, how
ever, is a public library.
Several Have Promised 500.
Although no canvas has been
made, number of men in the town
and valley have preferred 500 each.
The names of these men will be CIV
en- later. At tn edinner served on
circus day at the Reading Room, $50
was raised.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
BRYAN DECLINES
TO REPLY
MAY PAY ATTENTION TO THE
ATTACK OF PRESIDENT OF Ma.
TIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MAN
UFACTURERS LATER.
Omitted Press Service.)

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. bryan to-
day from his home at Fairview de-
clined to reply to the attack made
upon him by Mr.. Van Cleave, the
president of the National Association
of Manufacturers, but he may decide
to reply later. Mr.. Van Cleaye in
discussing the provisions of the Dem
yer platform in relation to the guar
anty clause, said: Does not Mr..
Mr.. Bryan know that the provision
of the Denver PLATFORM for the pay
ment of jepositors of insolvent banks
would penalize the honest, careful
banker for the benefit of the dis
honest banker?"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-08-17
Continued ON page 81
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

there is running the same sentiment
that is sweeping the country, and the
realization is forced home that Wash
ington will in a short time be in the
ranks of the dry states. It's coming
is inevitable. 1t has passed the point
where it was considered only a NOR
al question, and its supporters are
now advocating it from an economic
standpoint Record.