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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
R,ack.and-Tan Delegation

The Taftities do not relish the plans of the combine that is using to ad- vantage the negro vote. This combine caused Florida to send two contestlng delegations to Chicago, and to the out sider one delegation looks as regular as the other, neither representing mora than A handful of voters. Louis Jana comes next, her convention day being March 4. Georgia will hold a convention in March also, and the otber states in April and May. It IS very plain that the anti-Taft combine intends to see that two delegations go to Chicago from every southern state, and at Chicago the voting strength or the negro in the contested northern states will be used as club to com pel consideration of the claims Of the black-and-tan delegations from the south.
 It is not easy to see how Taft can feel sure of the nomination, threat ened as he is on the one hand by favorite-son delegations and on the other hand by black-and-tan delega- tions that represent more persons by far than the administrationists can muster from the federal offices. How the Secretary of War can win nom- ination on the first ballot no one seems to be able to say especially if the southern vote is to be divided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
AROUND THE COUNTRY

Newark Star; After all, this thing of being an 'ce king isn't exactly what it is cracked up to be.
 Florida Times Union: That Texas girl who, held Alamo fort must be one of the red-headed ones.
 Atlanta Georgian Chicago has only IF first families" The rest of the fam flies are above reproach.
 Chattanooga News. One good thing about prohibition is that it makes the dry brethren hustle to keep up pros- perity.
 Cincinnati Enquirer: The situation will never be ideal until Rockefeller and Till man get on fairly on the same side of Chautauqua debate.
 Philadelphia Public Ledger: New York police are earnestly looking for an em- bezzler named Snow, but he seems to have melted away.
 Nashville Tennessean: Maryland is of the opinion her bachelor governor should wed. Under the version, perhaps, that he rules best who has first been ruled
 Shreveport Times: A Manchurian con sul writes Interestingly of the fur trade of Mukden. Wasn't it somewhere in that vicinity that the Japs made the fur fly?
 Atlanta Constitution: The Big Secre- tarys friends say that he talks with the state of Fairbanks he'd better talk with an oil stove.
 Charleston News and Courier; The un- known Anderson man who reads The News and Couriers editorial page every day is also available as southern man for President
 Nashville American: A laugh may be better remedy for the grip than either quinine or whisky, but you would have hard time getting a prescription for one flied at a drug store.
 Spokane Spolxesman-Review Pad erwski insisted on soaking his hands pelore he pidyeu, put qulIe numper in the audience had to soak more than that before they got in. New Orleans Times-Democrat A Ger man prosecuting attorney asked the trial court to fine convicted defendant $2,- 100000 and to additionally sentence him to 1461 years and two months impris- onment. Evidently the prosecutor has been reading the life story of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
About Persons.

Dr. c. E. Elgin and wife of searles are at the New Morris.
  E. B. Mckee of Anniston Is at the New Morris. Alex T Drysdale of Sheffield is at the New Morris o. D. Street of Guntersville is at the New Morris. Judge Thomas c. Mcclellan, one of the best known gentlemen of the state is registered at the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoF

FrOm the NeW OfK PTeSS.
 People would stop eating canvasback duck If it got cheap. { Saving money Is very useful for the fellow who gets 1t away from you.
 mans digestion has lot more to do with his morals than his religion.
 A girl seeks marriage to gain her liberty and man avoids 1t to keep his.
 A woman gives her religion the credit for the days when her husband isn't cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
HOOK WRONG GARMENT.

From the Panola Watchman.
 A lady in neighboring town in her hurry to start for church took from the closet what she supposed was her dol- man. threw it over her arm and on ar irving at church threw 1t over the back of the pew, when she discovered she had her husbands trousers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

It will be difficult to SOW Japanese torpedoes in the broad Pacific ocean for the purpose of destroying the bat, tleship fleet. It will arrive at Callao all right and In fine trim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Henry Gassaway Davis should re- member there is as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. He need not have that downcast feeling be- cause one girl shook him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

THE MODERN IDEA. Hurry, hurry, hurryl
 That's the cry today; Take no time for happiness. Hustle on your way. Hurry, hurry. hurryl
 Tread the weaker down What are blighted hearts to us, When we seek renown? Hurry, hurry, hurryi
 Who would stop to rest? Give no heed to loves demands, Drive it from your breast! Hurry, hurry, hurryi
 Rushing madly on, Till the chance to live and laugh All too soon is gonei Hurry. hurry, hurryi
 Faces hard and set. Chasing after bubbles we'll Never, never get!
 DREAMING. Say it to me softly, Say 1t in my ear There's a million dollars Due you every year.
 DECEASED. ''I see where another blow has beel dealt Count Boni's honor" .sBonis honor died a natural death g. long ago that it has been forgotten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Ex-Banker Morse would no doubt like to have turned from his incoming ship to an outgoing one in New York when he saw what awaited his com ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
PICKLE FORTUNE.

Some men chase after Fortune ell their lives and seldom hear the rustic of her skirts. while she will slip Up behind other men who don't seem to care much and smother them with kisses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

There are some signs that are prom ising. Men are going back to work and plants are preparing to turn out large quantities of finished products, and those products are to be sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The question before the people this year is plain and simple-Shall the United States control the great trusts, or shall the great trusts control the United States?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The cruise of the big fleet is best typefied by loving cup, for it is more of a social function than of political movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The glad hand that was extended to Morse when he arrived home con- tained grand-larceny indictments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Prices of ransom are rising. It cost but s65,O00 to ransom Miss Stone in Macedonia, and it cost $1o0,O to get Caid MacLean out of Morocco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The United States is going to in- wade Japan, for she is going to send a big exhibit to the 1912 exposition at TokiO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Some think the prohibition law should be extended to mince pie and ice water which induce dyspepsia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Some go to Paris via Bering's Straits and some prefer to come to Birmingham to avoid the March winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Buds are warned not to be too pre- vious in coming out. Wait for March at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The Easter bonnet begins to appear in the "soft" air of the glad spring time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

When we rebate the Chinese indem- nity we should send back some of the loot from the disgraceful siege of Pekin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

MT. Morse took advantage of the low rates to make a round trip to Liverpool, that's all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The Kentucky night riders reached the limit of their barbarity when they whipped a woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
GLOOM CURE.

s. A GLOOM CURE. Ladies and gentlemen, Permit me to offer A well known gloom curei Iris cheap-so cheap, in fact, That no one can afford to be Without 1t A laugh is what mean Simply a laughl One begets two, Two beget three, Three beget four So 1t goes interminably! The more laughs there are, The more there'll be And gloom. you know quite, we'll. Can not exist Where laughter is! Therefore, crowd out gloom With laughteri The fee? Come, have a laugh with mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Hungarian counts instead of English dukes are in fashion this year at New port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The naval alarmists should go off to flock with the yellow journalists in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
NIPPLES.


 In moment of inspiration the Dallas News paragrapher says. "The best thing about the little red school house Is the little pink teacher" A man can run farther after dollar than he can anything else.
 There are almost as many colonels In politics as there are in private life. We have often wondered what sub stitute MT. Bryan will use for the Big Stick if he is elected.
 A poet sings feelingly about "The House of Pain" No doubt the wood shed is meant.
 One swallow doesn't make a spring. but one candidate can make campaign. If hotel keepers had their way there would be convention every day in the week. An Indiana man hanged hirnself after dressing for church. That was a good way to get out of going The Atlanta Constitution says a comic valentine caused a murder in Missouri. We knew that would happen some day.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The battle over the currency bill should be in the nature of a course of public instruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

a man who sacrificed his life for the pub lie safety No. tho age of sentiment and feeling has not passed and never will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

The ne.lt rider and thA feud fighter are thee e4crehief plaques n Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THEN THE STEAM PIPES PLAY.

WHEN THE STEAM PIPES PLAY. Once went to see drama
 'Twould dissolve the hardest heart, And twas bout, a certain maiden
 And a chap who took her part 'Gainst so many heavy villains
 That you couldn't count them all. And I thought, "When this Is over There will be curtain call. When the plot began to thicken
 And the players murmured low, Then the steam pipes, pent with clangor One and all, beganto go. Some were bass and some were treble, Yet, not one of them kept time, In his lines the hero stammered
 And the play seemed pantomime. Every time he said "I love you"
 Most internally the pipes Would emit a dreadful rumble,
 As beast whom hunger gripes, Then switch off and sound a prelude For dance of imps below, And the hero couldn't tell her
 Why 1t was he loved her so. Next I went to hear singer
 Who was not unknown to fame, But when she essayed to Warble
 All the steam pipes did the same, And the sweetest strains of fiddles They were blighted, sad to say, By the humping of the steam pipes When the artists tried to play. Next I saw "The Razzle Dazzle" Twas a girly-girly show AS to whether 1t was funny,
 Why guess I'll never know. Both the lovely prima donna
 And the soubrette lost their poise, And you couldn't hear the funny
 Man, the pipes made so much noise. I'll be glad when good old summer Puts the furnace on the blink. When the steam pipes start to pounding, Whats fellows chance to think7 And you'll notice when we're anxious To hear what the actors say, That's the time-the time precisely
 When the steam pipes start to play
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

No /ip the scot taken yice-presi. s.,f before tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
THE PRACTICE IS HARD.

THE PRACTICE IS HARD.
 I. When something goes wrong Don't regret it. Just lift up song And forget itl
 II. Don't think me fool For my teaching. Cause I can't, as a rule Do what I'm preaching!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
ZOOLOGY.

"A little English girl has a hyena for a pet
 That's nothing; I know some hyenas right here in this town who are mar ried to pretty women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
SAME THING.

What were you doing in the conserva- tory last night?"
 Plugging a delusion.'
 "Ratsl I saw you hugging a woman" well, isn't woman a delusion?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19
TJITRA

ULTRA. Did they have a swell wedding?' Indeed they didl The bride was mobbed and ten women fainted." ONE THING LACKING. Many people
 Fame could land, If they only
 Had the sand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Nashville American: A laugh may be better remedy for the grip than either quinine or whisky, but you would have hard time getting prescription for one filled at a drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Washington Bureau Ass-Hersio' A1-' G street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-19

Spokane Spozesman-Review: Pat erwski insisted on soaking his hand before he played; but quite a numbt in the audience had to soak" mol than that before they got in.
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Sullivan Nomination Withdrawn.
A REMARKABLE SCENE
TWO INDIAN SENATORS ENGAGE
IN CONTROVERSY.

The Senate had very interesting half
hour this afternoon when the two Indian
senator's. Mr. Owen of Oklahoma and Mr..
Curtis Of Kansas. engaged ina spirited
but friendly controversy. Both the SEN
ators are of Indian extraction. Their
dispute arose over the Interpretation of
the legal status OF the Five Civilized
Tribes. II was a technical dispute. difti
cult to explain, and even the Senate did
not follow the two disputants in all NJ
the technicalities of their argument. but
there was intense interest I'm their man
ner of presentation of the cases.
On the democratic side stood Senator
Owen, tall. slender and swarthy complex
Toned with black hair and black eyes. on
the republican side, Senator Curtis. short
and stockily built. with the coal black
hair and muStache of the Indian blood,
contended for his side of the case. Ne
one interrupted while the two Indians
fought their battle. Senator Owen pos
SeSseS remarkable oratorical powers and
Senator Curtis is keen and logical legal
debater. The two We're well-met, and for
half All hour they fought out their con-
tentions giving and taking. thrust for
thrust and blow for blow. The only In
terrupton was made when Senator Gore.
the blind colleague of Senator Owen. who
had been an interested auditor Of the
conversation, arose and addressed the
chair.
''Mr. President he said. II move that
belligerent rights be recognized In favor
of these two Indians.
This brought general laugh and served
to soften the asperity OF the debate. The
hour of > o'clock arrived and the Senate
proceeded to other business. laying aside
the Indian bill.
With smile on his face, Senator Owen
passed over to the republican side and
shook hands with Senator Curtis, both
walking off together, arm in arm.
They seem to have buried the Ratchet"
said Senator Carter of Montana, and the
incident closed in ripple of laughter. in
which the Senate and the galleries joined.
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end by the national government will en-
courage and promote such, provision o!
states and communities as will in good
measure meet the need Commissions
Brown. in concluding, said: Il would rec
ommend that. as a preliminary to any new
federal appropriation for educational pur'
poses in the several states, special In
quiry be instituted by Congress to cover
the points indicated. and any other item:
which may properly enter into plan Of
federal appropriation for educational pur-
poses.
In my judgment large saving would
be effected even If such an inquiry should
occupy from one to two years of time
and involve an expenditure OF from
fifty to one hundred thousand dollars
The speaker also called attention to thu
fact that certain notifications should bt
made in Senate bill 1892 before it Is put
upon its passage.
Other Topics Discussed.
Z. D. Cameron, state superintendent,
OF public instruction Of Oklahoma, spoke
on the '.Plans of the Youngest State
after which the training of teachers wa.
discussed by several speakers "By State
Normal Schools was the subject dis
cussed by John r. Kirk, president of the
State Normal School of Kirksville, Mo.
Co. operation of State Agricultural Col
leges and State Normal Schools Kenyon
l.. Butterfield. president of the Agricul.
tural College of Amherst, Mass: and
Alfred Bayliss. president of the State
Normal School of Macomb. ILL.,. and Go
operation Between the United States De-
partment of Agriculture and State Schoo
Authorities to Promote Agricultural Ed
ucation.'' by Dick J. Crosby, specials,
in agricultural education of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. A discussion of the
subject was led by f. G.. Bishop. deputy
state superintendent of public instruction
of Lincoln. Neb. The program of the
lard included discussions on state and
County Superintendent" County Super
vision 'Superintendents OF Larger Cit
les" Topic-"Teachers: Supply. Nor
NAL Training. Placing, Subsequent Train
ing" subject. Subsequent Training" and
Cities
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon meeting in the Metropoli-
tan Church began at 2 o'clock. 1.-The
School as an Instrument of Charact
Building was the general topic of the
meeting Miss Margaret F. Schallenber-
ger of the State Normal School at San
Jose. Cal, was the first speaker. and
THE Function of the School in Training
for the Right Conduct" was the subject
of her address.
Evening Session Yesterday.
The evening session of the convention
of educators was held in Metropolitan
Methodist Church. Andrew S. Draper,
New York state commissioner Of educa-
ton. spoke upon Desirable Uniformity
and Diversity in American Education
THE trouble with the schools" he said.
lis that they lack definite aims. Not more
than third of our scholars in our ele-
mentary schools remain until the end of
the elementary course. and less than one
sixth of those who enter the high schools
complete the courses of those schools.
This Is because either the scholars or the
parents believe that the opportunities Of
fered the child by continuing its studies
are not worth the time and the effort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-27
MUST YIELD IT'S ROOM
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
REQUIRED TO MOVE.

Public business for time today was
suspended in the House of Representa-
tives while the members engaged in a
wordy war on proposition to move the
committee on ways and means to the new
office building.
Mr.. Mann Ull). chairman of the
committee on distribution of rooms.
brought in a resolution providing for the
change and made an earnest plea to the
members to support ii.
The committee on ways and means,
however, was not to be thus cast out OF
their home, and made a vigorous protest
Mr.. Payne On. ", chairman of the
committee. in particular. attacked the
proposition, and asserted that his com
mittee was the ranking committee of the
House and should not be subjected to
the discomforts arising out Of the change.
At half past two, after the row had
been going on for a couple of hours or
more, a vote was taken and the ways and
means committee forces were routed.
Chairman Payne left the floor after the
result was announced, looking very down
cast, disgruntled and disturbed, gloomy
and depressed, apparently having for
gotten all about his severe attack of rheu-
matisM. - 'z~ =
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ABOUT ROUND TABLE
Conferences Held Today by
National Educators.
THEMES DEBATED TODAY
Address by DR.. True, Director Of Ex-
pertinent Stations.
NEED OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sessions Held at the Metropolitan
M. E. Church and New
Willard Hotel.
FED OF APPROPRIATIONS

Round table" conferences of the de-
partment of superintendent of the Ma
tional Education Association were held in
the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church and the New Willard
Hotel today. The conference in Metro
politan Church was attended by those
particularly interested in agricultural edu-
cation while the three conferences held
at the New Willard were attended by
state and county superintendent: super
intendents of larger cities and superin-
tendents of medium and smaller cities.
Ernest E. Balcomb of the department OF
agriculture of the Weatherford. Okla.
State Normal School presided at Metro
potan Church In the absence of Sec
rotary James Wilson of the Department
Of Agriculture. DR.. A. c. True. director
OF the experiment stations of the Agri-
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OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Arrived
Steamer Majestic, from Southampton.

NEW YORK. February 27.-Arrived:
Steamer Majestic, from Southampton.
HALIFAX. ". s., February 1.-THE
steamer Celtic, from Liverpool for New
York. was in communication by wireless
telegraph with the Marconi station here
when $40 miles east of Sandy Hook at
am; will probably dock about am
Saturday.
SABLE ISLAND. n. S.. February d.
The steamer La Savoie. from Havre for
New York was In communication with
the Marconi station here when about 725
miles east of Sandy Hook at 1:3o am.
Probably dock about o am. Saturday.
NEW YORK. February 27.-The steamer
Mauretania. from Liverpool for New
York. was reported by wireless telegraph
go miles EAST of Sandy Hook at noon.
Probably will dock about 5 pm Friday.
QUEENSTOWN. February 1.-THE
steamer Baltimore, from New York for
Liverpool was reported by wireless tele-
graph 226 miles west at O:;s0 am. today.
viii probably reach Queenstown about
II 30 pm.
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HARTJE CONSPIRACY
ToDAY'S HEARING IN FAMOUS
TRIAL AT PITTSBURG.

PITTSBURG. February 27.-When the
Hartje conspiracy trial was resumed to-
day it was apparent the prosecution would
not finish its side of the case until early
tomorrow.
Mrs. Hartje. who has not yet appeared
in court, was still absent today. but &C
cording to persistent rumors she Will be
called to testify before the prosecution
rests. Augustus Hartje. her millionaire
husband. and John l. Welshons, his
friend, were in court. Clifford Hooe, the
third defendant. the negro coachman for.
merly employed by Hartje. is being held
at the county Jail in case his presence
should be required in court
Another large crowd of would-be spec
tators was present today, but few were
admitted to the courtroom.
H. A. Schaub, a notary public, was the
first witness called. He told of acknowl'
edging the first statement made by Hooe
rejecting on the character of Mrs. Hartje,
at the Office of Mr.. Welshons
The Hooe Confession.
Detective Henry Mali, who testified yes
terday, was recalled. Mall recited the
conditions under which Hooe was arrest
ed at East Liverpool. Ohio, January 81
1905 His testimony was only a rehash OF
what was given yesterday and bore on
the manner Hooe's confession was wrune
from him by the detectives. Hooe in this
statement repudiated what he had pre-
viously said concerning his intimacy with
the paper manufacturers wife.
John J. Ford, a lieutenant Of police, for
merly q private detective, was called. He
said Hooe was told any statement he
made would be used against him. Hooe
was not frightened. he testified, but
seemed to enjoy the situation while max
ing the confession that he had lied In
charging improper relations with Mrs.
Hartie.
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Atlanta, Ga, who for several years was
manager for an independent oil company
in the state OF Georgia. continued his tes-
timony as to the methods pursued by
the Standard in breaking down" the
competition of independent concerns.
On cross-examination Mr.. Wootten said
he was unable to fix any specific m
stance of price-cutting on the part of the
Standard in any specific year during the
three or four years covered py the ex-
animation.
Witness testified that he wrote to John
d. Rockefeller, ST.. president of the Stand
ard. concerning certain things. but the
letter was not introduced in evidence ana
witness was not permitted to say what
it contained.