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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
REPLY TO A LADY.

By DT. JeIer.
 The hollow winds begin to blow. The clouds look black, the glass is low The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep And spiders from their cobwebs creep Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, N Tor see, rainbow spans the sky; The walls are damp, the ditches smell, Closed Is the pink-eyed pimpernel, The squald toads at dusk were seen Slowly crawling OCT the green; Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry The distant hills are looking night; Hark how the chairs and tables crack, Old Betts joints are on the rack And see yon rocks, how odd their flight They initiate the gliding kite,
 Or seem precipitate to fall
 As if they felt the piercing ball;- How restless are the snorting swine, The busy flies disturb the kline,
 Low OCT the grass the swallow wings, The cricket, too how loud she sings. Fuss on the hearth with velvet paws Sits wiping Der her whiskered jaws
 Twill surely rain, I see, with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put off tomorrow.
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Off to the Wheat Fields.

'1 am off for the northwest wheat fields" said a travelled man.
 "These vast fields cover hundreds of miles of area. In Manitoba there is one level stretch for 600 miles of the greatest grain fields in the world. These table lands when covered with waving sea Of golden grain present a sight unsurpassed on the face of the earth
 You know I have travelled the wide world over and I think that the great northwest grain country is the most .e- markable portion of it. I have seen 1S5 reapers at work fin one stretch. These reapers make a circle sometimes of eight miles for half a days cut, and repeat in the afternoon. During the four or five weeks of harvest season labor commands 8 a day in gold. Thousands of Ameri- cans are already making toward this larI of the golden grain. So great is the rush on the eve of the harvest season that for ordinary baggage 1t is necessary b use liberal tips with baggage and railroni men to get your luggage through promp.- ly. Over 100000 Americans go into these fields annually for the gold that seems almost as abundant as the grain. Dur ing the harvest period money Is super abundant and those who earn it spend It freely.
 This vast area is one of the largest sources of supply for hard spring wheat from which the choicest patent Hours are made. It has it's drawbacks, of course, for the thermometer drops sometimes as low as 30 degrees below zero and the summer heat at midday is fierce, but of short duration.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Industrial Activity In This District

The Tennessee company is almost in full operation, both at it's mines and plants. As soon as the Republic company puts it's rolling mills in ope- ration and the reorganized Southern Steel company is ready to resume work this district will again be on a normal footing. At one time it was not believed that this would be brought about before the November election, but indications of great harvests and improving business have changed the situation and this district is one of the first to feel that change.
 The resumption of industrial ac- tivity will no doubt proceed in this district by degrees until the numbers of wage-earners Is restored to the level that existed before the October panic. The crops of the year are pretty we'll assured and every addi- tional day renders assurance doubly sure.
 The district is largely indebted 10 the quick, strong action of the Steel corporation which owns the Tennessee company. which will soon have all it's plants in this district in full opera ton. While the great company Is heeled against all emergencies, yet after all it is not turning out products as a means of recreation. It turns them out because it sees market for them and this of itself is an indl- cation that the general trade situation is growing better as we approach the season of bumper crops.
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$85,OO0 IN HAND
 FOR BUILDING

The members of the Commercial club are all joining hands in the move to erect the Chamber of Commerce building. A large number subscribed to the stock yesterday, bringing the amount up to date to sS5,0Oo.
 J. H. Woodward subscribed s1000o in one fell lump, thus showing his faith in the proposition. However, the commit tee hopes to get $100,OOO by subscription to stock, and it is necessity for all to heip. The sum will be made up within few days.
 The building committee of the club met yesterday afternoon and awarded the contract for plans and supervision 10 the Warren -Welton company, with the agree ment that they are to take some stock m the building, and have an expert man Tn concrete construction to supervise all the work. Other committees were active and the building was long ago an assured fact
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would pass into history as a discredit-

would pass into history as a discredit- able incident to all concerned.
 Delegates are now based on the electoral college, and it is proposed to base them hereafter on the votes ac- tually cast for the republican ticket. The question Is to be fought over at Chicago, and there are some indica- lions that Taft may be the last benefi- ciary of southern rotten boroughs. Many feel that the quadrenmal scandal should oe done away with, and such men regard thig as a good time to do it.
 Still what would be a matter of party practice might be extended until it fortified and strengthened. Crum- packers attack upon the south. The present southern representation at Chicago is an evil, but one evil should not be cured by another and a greater evil, and for this reason the efforts of the allies at Chicago may fail. The friends of Taft will perhaps see that it does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Property Values In Georgia

Tue returns of the comptroller gen cral of Georgia show that the values of taxable property have been increased s72.004, ,000, the total assessable values of the state standing now at $699 ,536,- coo. Fully one-half of the increase came from the returned values of the properties of railroacs and other pub lie utility corporations.
 The taxable property of negroes In Georgia stands at $23,750,000. Since 1880 the negroes have increased their holdings over 400 per cent.
 The values of city and town lands almost exactly balance the values of farming and wild lands.
 Georgia is still wrestling with the problem of listing for taxation notes, accounts, bonds, stocks and the like. These hidden evidences of wealth are everywhere elusive, and Georgia has been unable heretofore to make them bear a proportionate share of the pub lie burden. The evil is general. It exists in all of the states, and Georgia is no worse off than her sister states, in that respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
ANTl-INJUNCTiON
 PLANK DEMANDED
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 rort of liberal immigration legislation law. They announced through one of their speakers, Editor Zarnicki of this city. that they were opposed to restric- tions on account of poverty. The speaker said he favored neither a financial nor sn educational test and declared that those whom he represented would judge the party by the kind of blanks it might insert on this subject. He would keep out all anarchists and immoral immi- grants.
 Henry D. Clark of Omaha Neb., spoke in support of inland waterway improve lnents and advocated the issuance of $5OO,- 00,G00 worth of ? per cent bonds for the carrying on of the work.
 Governor Curry of New Mexico, Con- eressional Delegate and Representative Andrews of that territory, and J. NJ. Rodey, resident of Porto Rico, and now United States judge in Porto Rico, addressed the committee in support of the propositions to grant single state hood to that territory.
 Governor Curry assured the committee that if admitted, New Mexico would send tu Congress two republican senators and republican members of the House. Com mitteeman Stone of Arizona advocated the admission of that territory as a state
 Representatives of both territories agreed that since the experience of the last session joint statehood was no longer to be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Better Than Last Year.

Business seems to be almost as good throughout the southern agricultural sections as it was a year ago. re- marked S. T. Payne, a business man of St. Louis, who has recently visited several cotton states. Commercial travellers tell me that there has been q marked improvement in all the south ern cities and 1t looks as if we would have a very prosperous summer.
 "The fact is, business conditions are healthier today than they were 12 months ago. This time last year bank CTS, merchants and manufacturers who had the faculty of insight felt that a business upheaval was due. The finan- cial world was feverish and the panic of October did not cause surprise. But now the panic is behind us, everything is being readjusted and we start into summer with a clean slate and with confidence and pluck. I certainly would not like to swap this summer for last"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Southern Representation In Conventions

Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina have S2 delegates seat ed in the Chicago convention, although their combined vote for Roosevelt was hut 19,241. Pennsylvania and Con- necticut also have 82 delegates. but their combined vote for Roosevelt was 952.O5S. Contrast 19,241 with 952,O3S, and you have the reason and the es- sence of the kick in the Chicago con vention against southern representa- tion.
 The figures show that a republican in the south has just about 100 times as much political power in national conventions as republican in north ern state, and yet the southern repub- Hcan is either an officeholder or an officeseeker, whereas the average re- publican in the north has nothing to do with federal offices, and he has electoral votes behind him. The south ern republican has none.
 Tie demand therefore goes up at Chicago that representation in republi- can national conventions should here after be based on voting strength. This would probably eliminate the  negro voter and the contesting de'e- gate. The hunt for negro delegates
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mtted us to properly present these cases to your committee. We also request that we be accorded that right which is given to complainants before courts and !u- dical bodies everywhere, to open and close the arguments in these cases to the end that the merits of the same may be properly presented for your considera- tion."
 The statement is signed by Maj. Fred C. Bryan, who served as general counsel for the "allies'' in the hearings before the national committed; George T. Buck ingham, for the Cannon interests; Sem ator-elect W. O. Bradley of Kentucky, for Farnbanks, and A. N. Sager for Hughes.
 When the subcommittee met it was proposed by MT. Daugherty of Ohio to adopt the report of the national commlt- tee without hearing the contests. His rlan was supported by MT. Elder of Massachusetts, but 1t was opposed stren- uously by Messrs. Fitzpatrick of Kan sas, Rinker of Nebraska and Fassett of New York. These men are not unfriend- ly to MT. Taft, but they thought it un- wise to adopt any plan which would ap- pear to stifie fair hearings.
 The case of Alabama. involving the delegation at large and all of the dis tricts. was called at 5:5S o'clock, and the proceedings were opened. Under the rules adopted, giving ten minutes to each side in state contests and eight minutes to each side in district cases, more than 14 hours will be required to dispose of the hearings unless some of the cases gre consolidated. The contests of one state can be joined by consent of both sides but not otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
ALDERMEN FAVOR
 CITY IMPROVEMENT

The aldermen are entering into the spirit of the city improvement idea, and each one is going to take an especial in terest in the development ana orgahiAa- tion of his own ward.
 As soon as the forms or constitution and bylaws are secured every alderman will place a copy with instructions in the hands of one person III every piock, and y,lI not only make it his duty to see that the improvement societies are or ganized but will encedrage them in every manner possible, and will see that each block gets every aid from the city gov crnment in making it as beautiful aud as uniform as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Southern steeps Reorganization.

''The Southern Steel company will De reorganzed in July and the outlook eof al early resumption of operations is very bright" said a man in touch with the trustees and the reorganization commit tee. June 15 had been fixed upon as the time limit for security holders and creditors to become parties to the reor- eanization plan, but the time for mak- ing deposits hereunder has been ex- tended to July 1. Eighty per cent of the creditors have already complied with the terms of the plan and before the first of July it will be practically unanimous.
 AS business is improving steadily the reorganized company will get started at a very opportune time that is to say, at 8 time when business conditions shall have become almost, if not quite, no-- nal. If the crops turn out as well IS prospects indicate there will be good, healthy general trade in the fall and demand for all sorts of finished products. If the Southern Steel re-enters the field as business is coming into full swing It will be able to operate at fair profit from the start.
 Tn this connection 1t Is interesting to remark the difference between now and the year following former panics. It used to take a long time to recover from business depression. Unless all signs fall trade will be normal inside of F months from the panic of October. And the coun- try is headed for another era of phenom- onal prosperity which will begin probably next spring"
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STEAM ROLLER"
 RUNS OVER ALL
 TAFT OPPONENTS
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 Oo-S~~~~~ rot unanimous was disclosed by its pro- longed session. At 4:50 p. m. the sub committee concluded its meetings and at once entered the credentials com mittee room.
 The committee voted to grant hear ings in the contested cases.
 The report of the sub committee pro- posed to give 10 minutes to each side for argument in relation to delegates at large and eight minutes to the side for district contests. MT. Moseley of Mississippi moved to lay this plan or the table, but the motion was drafted and the sub committees report adopted.
 Statement Submitted.
 As soon as the decision to hear the contests was announced by the commit tee, the counsel representing Cannon, Fairbanks, Hughes and Foraker submit ted a statement showing that they pur- posed to submit cases involving no seats, as follows:
 Alabama: At large and all congressional districts, 22 delegates.
 Arkansas: Fifth district, two delegates. Georgia: First and Third districts, four delegates.
 Kentucky: First, Fifth, Sixth and Elev- elth districts, eight delegates.
 Mississippi: Delegation at large and Third, Fifth and Eighth districts, ten delegates.
 Missouri: Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth districts six delegates.
 Ohio: Thirteenth district, two dele- gates.
 Tennessee: Delegation at large and Sec- end, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Scv- enth, Eighth and Tenth districts, 20 dele gates.
 Texas: Delegation at large and 16 dis tricts, S6 delegates.
 The protests conclude with the follow ing:
 Many Protests.
 'Please be advised that the under signed, representing the contestants m The above cases do not assume to exclude sny other contestants who may see iis tc present their contests to your body. A to tho contestants represented by us. however, we desire in view of ths grave importance of the subject matter, to suggest that sufficient time be per
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RECORD OF THE COURTS

In the first division of the city court yesterday the suit of the South and North Alabama Railroad company against Henry B. Gray ct als, was submitted and a decision is expected to be handed do wn n a day or two. This is case grow ing out of the demands made upon this railroad for an accounting, and this one is for the attorneys fees in the case.
 The suit of A. Seigel, ct als. vs. J. Levin, resulted in judgment for $100.
 Judgment for 1925 was rendered in tho suit of Charles Cotton vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 In the second division of the city court a consent Judgment for $50 was arrived at in the suit of Annie May Thomas, pro ami, vs Birmingham Railway, Light dnd Power company
 The suit of Robert Johnson VI. the
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Street Railway Sold.

Natchez, Miss, June 16.--Pursuant to a decree of the chancery court of Adams county, O. Pollock, as trustee, today sold the local property of the Southern Light and Traction company, consisting of the electric street rail way and electric light and gas plants, the purchaser being Lynn H. Dinkins, president of the company and presi- dent of the Interstate Trust and Banking company of New Orleans, who offered s5c00 above the liabill- ties of the company. The property is assessed at $125,000 on 50 per cent valuation.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 girls idea of romantic wedding Is the brides picture in the newspaper.
 The great pleasure of smoking wouldn't be if your wife didn't object to it.
 boy can't learn as much by going to school as girl can by not going.
 The reason man pretends to liko corned beef and cabbage is he once read about a millionaire who did.
 A curious thing is how easy it is for q woman to make a man think he is in love with her unless she is married to hsu.-
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Poor Whisky.

Notwithstanding the governments rigid inspection of liquor, more inferior whisky is sold in these prohibition days th an in times gone by." said a man about town. Men who are used to keeping good liquor on their sideboards know where to buy the best and they cannot be imposed on; but many never kept whisky at home until after prohibition went into effect, and it is these mex perienced buyers that pay high pric es and get cheap liquor. First rate whisky costs at the rate of 8 gallon whole sale; some is much higher than that figure, but $5 is about what the best trade in Boston pays. Much of the stuff that comes here now is not worth over N.75, although it sells for more''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Concordia's Outing.

'Concordia Benevolent society's picnic at Oakdale park, near the town of Gull man, on Monday was a fine success, said Frank F. Harms, a member of the committee of arrangements. "We carried a company of 255 from Birmingham and our friends in cullman turned out in large numbers. We had an abundance of cool beer and excellent music fur nished by the Cullman band Altogether Il was an exceptionally pleasant outing.
 "The farmers of Cullman county seem to in a most prosperous condition. Everybody looks happy and old fashion German hospitality and good fellowship are well eXemplified in Cullman."
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
Old Soldier on the Reunion.

To the Editor of The Age-I1erald:
 When I planted my feet on the streets of Birmingham I found a beautiful city, all laid off in beautiful squares, and nice pavements I thought I would take a bttle walk and as I strolled along the streets I saw the people all marching to the city park. even the boys of 6l to '65, and asked some ladies what it meant.
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Their reply was, we are going to have
 big handshaking with the old boys"
 q will go, too,' I said. They said we
 do love the boys that wore the grey
 soon found myself at the city park,
 amidst the fair ladies of Birmingham. I
 soon began shaking hands with them. I
 found myself surrounded with their hands
 and their sweet smiles. I finally had b
 use both of my hands to supply them.
 did not stop; I kept strolling through
 the large crowd and as I was rushing
 through I met with the same greeting
 everywhere. I felt as if I was the only one that they loved. If I had had 100 hands I could have used all of them I found that was a welcomed soldier, in- deed.
 I received some very welcome and warm shakes of the hand from some of tho mercantile firms of the city. I dropped into a store one morning and introduced myself to the proprietor and told him that I wanted some red, white and blue ribbon to tie on my long beard. He called up beautiful young lady. I think
 CT name was Mary, for that is the sweetest name to woman given, for my wife's name is Mary, so she made a beautiful rosette and tied 1t on my
 beard to keep it from flying about
 I soon took street car to the Fair
 Grounds. There was a home prepared
 there for the veterans, all that would accept that free hospitality of the peo- pie of Birmingham, whose hearts are true and loyal.
 ! I also found dear and loyal and kind hearted friend, Dr. Henry Pressly. made my headquarters at his office. I also received hearty welcome at the Loster-Northington Wholesale Drug store.
 No one should ever return to their home and say that he was not kindly cared for. My throbbing heart shall ever feed my brain and memory for the loyalty of the !, people of Birmingham, whose record .s second to none in the history of reunions. You will know the writer of this article by his long beard and gray uniform. May Gods richest blessings rest upon the peo- rle of Birmingham is the prayer of your humble servant J. J. SMITH, Company G, Jenkins Palmetto Sharp shooters, Jenkins Brigade Longstreel's Corps.
 Clover, S. C.. June 13, 1908.
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Stronu Iron Market.

"The iron market is very frm,' said a furnace company official. Tt is strong at SIP and small lots bring SIP, 50 on a No. basis.
 In many of the large iron centers makers are practically out of the mar ket Consumers seem to be eager to buy at SIP, but very few sellers will let iron go at that price,
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pr. G. Stanley Hall of Clark Uni- versity says a woman has two or more souls, and the Massachusetts women became nervous when they thought how much Dr. Hall knows about them.
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The tariff plank at Chicago is closely guarded. It is fearfully and wonderfully made, warranted to de- ceive the people while it increases campaign contributions.
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Anthony Comstock has declared war against the sheath gown. He says It shall not be worn in New York even if Boston accepts it.
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David Bennett Hill was a democrat. but he is not at present, and he has just left his country for his country's good.
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The late o. H. P. Belmont inherited from his father $4,0O0,O00, and the sum grew in his hands despite high living to s$8,000,000.
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Young MT. Hitchcock has a strangle hold on the situation at Chicago, and is working 1t for all it is worth.
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The Indiana delegation will open a few jars of buttermilk even if hope no longer fingers in their breasts.
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George Ade is a prominent figure in MT. Taft's convention. He carries a hat full of capital letters for immo diate use.
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The Chicago convention, according to present indications, consists chiefly Of original Taft men,
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Theodore Roosevelt proposes 10 name not only the next President, but also the next President of Panama.
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Over 1000 sailors have deserted on the Pacific coast They want no worlds tour in theirs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17

The directoire gown will have to face Anthony Comstock at the pier.
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A rough draft of the platform has arrived at Chicago, where it is kept carefully concealed.
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Every new arrival at the Annex in Chicago is made the subjejct of vice presidential boom.