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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
IuyestigatIng the Cleveland Letter

The democratic national committee is conducting an investigation as to the nature of the alleged posthumoua Cleveland letter directed against the election of MT. Bryan. It's origin Is to be traced. It appears that 1t was hawked about the newspaper of1ceS several days, and when the New York Times syndicate accepted it, it ap- peared as a copyrighted article. No one appears to know how it became an article open to the highest bidder, and it is hoped that the democratic national committee will be able to un- earth the history of the article. It is now used as a campaign document by the republicans, and the democratic national committee will no doubt be ahle to explain whether or no it is fake.
 The letter in question contains words that MT. Cleveland had never been known to use. The man who wrote It smartly endeavored to initiate MT. Clevelands style. There are, however, lapses from that peculiar style which convince critics that the letter is not genuine. It is a clever imitation if 1t be proved one at all.
 The national committee will no doubt be able to tell the public who carried it from one newspaper to an other, offering 1t for sale, and he should be asked where he got it. Just at pres ent the letter is mystery, enveloped in cloud of suspicious circumstances, and the national committee should go to the bottom of the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

cant. All they need do is to demon strate beyond question that they can fly without the lifting and sustaining power of gas. and the future will do the rest.
 The perfection of the heavier-than- air machines will go on, for Wilbur Wright in France and Orville Wright in this country are daily demonstrating the possibilities of mechanical ayia- tion. They are laying the basis of 9 far-reaching change, and inventors in all parts of the world will work with them to strengthen defects and weak nesses and to supplement the appa- ratus that the Wright brothers have carried to the point of actual accom- plishment. The crude aeroplane of to- day behaves remarkably well. The new invention has got a start that will be retained, and the Wright brothers have secured a place among the worlds great inventors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
LABOR CASE ON TRIAL,
Judge Parker Is Counsel for Gompera
 and Others.

New York, September 7.-Judge Alton B, Parker, who is chief counsel for the American Federation of Labor in the suit known as the Buck Stove and Range company versus the American Federation of Labor, Sampel Gompers, John Mitch ell, Frank Morrison ana others, which, will come before the supreme court of the United States in Washington on Wednesday, left today to take charge of the case. The proceedings this week will consist Of argument by counsel on a pe-, tition by the Buck company asking that the defendants be punished for contempt or court for alleged violation of an in-i Junction previously issued by the same court The executive council of the fed-t eration will be in session in Washington during the proceedings. J. W. Van Cleave, who is president of the Buck Stove and Range company, which made the petition to the court, is also presi- dent of the National Manufacturers as- sociation. It is said Judge Parker has devoted much time for several months to study of the legal status of Iabor unions, and the outcome of this case isl awaited with considerable interest by ooth employers and employees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Success of the Wright AerOplaneS

In cautious tentative way both of the Wright brothers are successfully demonstrating the feasibility of flight thcrugh the air in good weather of heavier-than-air machines. Flights in such machines are short, ar d they are made near .-.e surface. Parts of the areoplanes readily get out of order, but still the net result is satisfactory. The Wright brothers earily lead all other aviators in the construction, use and manipulation of the flyer that weighs more than air of like dimensions. The accidents that they encounter do not lessen the value of their flights, nor is the short term of their flights signifi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
ZEPPELIN'S BIG PLANS.
Airship Factory Will Be Built at Lake
 Constance.

Friedrichshafen. September 7.-Count Zeppelin has completed arrangements for the construction of an immense airship factory at Lake Constance, and has leased a tract of land for 50 years.
 Prof H. Hergesell of the University of Strassburg, the government commissioner in charge of the acceptance of airships, arrived here today from Strassburg, where he had a conversation with the Emperor on the subject of aerial naviga- ton. His majesty demanded that he be kept informed on all tine details of fur ther developments and declared that he followed the experiments with the live Hest interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Population of America

w. s. Rossiter of the government service, writing in the Atlantic Month ly, says: Having accomplished an ex- tremely rapid and somewhat artificial growth, the American republic appears to be approaching condition in which, were the ship of state to cast off the towline of immigration, she would make very slow population headway. Were the present rate of alien arrivals to continue, that fact, in the light of the census record, would merely justify expectation of continued diminution of increase. Were such diminution to continue to the middle of the 20th cen tury, at the same rate as from 1860 to 1900, the population of continental United States in 1850 would not ex- ceed 130,O00 900, and after that date would tend to become stationary There is a popular tendency to overestimate future population. Predictions concern ing the number of inhabitants likely to be living in the United States in 1900, which were made early in the 18th century, or within the last 50 years, whether by students or statesmen (the latter including even President Lin coln) greatly exceeded the total actu- ally reported for that year"
 Russia, India and China are the only countries in the world that have more than 1OO,OO0,OOO inhabitants. Possibly the mainland United States will join them in 1920. The three countries named are largely agricultural The recent record of the three is not credit able. Russia has been trounced on land and sea by little Japan; India is a province of still smaller England, and China is big and helpless-the worlds big baby.
 The United States is, it is true, large ly agricultural, but manufacturing and mining are climbing in it to higher pro- portions. In the long run the energies ol this country promise to be pretty evenly divided, the farms, the manu- featuring plants and the mines supple menting and fortifying each other, ana the trio constituting a force that will make this country far better, let us hope, than Russia, India or China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Successful Contractors.

c. D. Smith of Memphis, of the firm of c. D. Smith & Co.,, contractors, was here yesterday to greet the officials of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road and to rejoice with the people of Birmingham on the opening of the new line to this district. MT. Smiths con- cern is one of the most successful in the south. It built 150 miles of the Att lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic road-15 miles in Georgia and 75 miles in Ala bama. MT. Smith is an old Birmingham boy" but has been making his home in Memphis for six or seven years past.
 Our firm has been kept pretty busy for sometime past said Mir Smith, "and last year was one of our best. Our re- cent work has included 150 miles of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road; 50 miles for the Illinois Central between Haleyville and corinth, and 40 miles for the Illinois Central in Indiana. These and some smaller contracts in the south which we have recently completed represent an expenditure on the part of the railroads of about S5,O0O,000.
 "The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, just now entering this district, is one of the best-bult roads in the United States. As some of-it runs through rug ged country it's construction has been costly, but high-class work was demanded regardless of the expense The comple tion of the line to this district is an event of vast importance to Birmingham, and
 it is evident from the enthusiastic recep- ton given President H. M. Atkinson and the officials that the citizens appreci ate it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
THE TWO HiGHWAYMEN,

By. Wilfred Seawen Blunt. long have had a quarrel set with
 Time, Because he robbed me. Every day of Was wrested from me after bitter
 strife never yet could see the sun go down But I was angry in my heart, nor hear The leaves fall in the wind without a Over the dying Summer. I have known No truce with Time nor Times ac-
 complice, Death. The fair world is the witness of
 crime Repeated every hour. For life and
 breath Are sweet to all who live; and bitterly The voice of these robbers of the heath Sound in each ear and chill the pas-
 ser-by, What have we done to thee, thou
 monstrous Time? What have done to Death. that we must
 die?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Birmln8ham'S Business Equipment

Nine railroads and ten banks, The ninth railroad system, about 700 miles long. has just been added to our trans portation facilities, and the tenth bank will be opened in November.
 All feel, however, that these facilities are but a beginning. The town itself is not 40 years old. and when itc celebrates it's semi-centennial anniversary it may have many more railroads and per haps twice as many banks.
 It has simply secured a good foot hold. and the extent of it's development will be disclosed as the century goes on. A great industrial center is not built in a day, and the man who desires to see what Birmingham is to be should cultivate his health with view to see ing the century out. However, the wayfarer of today can see here throb- ping town that is making thousands of tons of steel rails a day and that Win soon no doubt put some of it's steel into many other merchantable forms.
 The United States Steel corporation has promised to make a price of mer- chant steel f. o. b. Birmingham, and urbor tbot io 1opo opd tho XUorr;o~ il, opened to the heart of the district Bir- mingham will stand firmly on it's feet, prepared to grow unshackled with the demand for it's nroductS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Heir to Millions In Russia.

Berlin, September 7.-Frederich Schmidt, a carpenter of Spindelhog, upper Palati- nate, has been notified, through the Ba- varian legation at St. Petersburg. that he is heir to S70O0.00O in cash and to several estates in Russia, the property of cer- tain German soldier of fortune named Schmidt. The latter was in the Russian service during the Crimean war, and was promoted to be a general. He married d rich countess. His heir won the iron cross in the Franco-Prussian war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Woman Farmer Wins Prize.

Jackson, Miss, September ;.-tspeaial) A woman has yon the prize as .Ie lest c3:n grower in Carroll county. Last spring an enterprising mercantile firm at Walden offe. e. prize for the best ear of corn grown from seed of the Right Now'' corn, variety that is said to make very large and handsome ears. Mrs. N. M. F. Lowry brought in an ear that measured F inches in length, inches in diameter and sheled out 990 grains of fine seed corn. Mrs. Lowry had scores of com petitors among the oldest and best farm CTS in her county, but downed them all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Great Things Accomplished.

While the panic of last October was followed by industrial depression, the year 1908 has marked large strides in Birming- hams material progress said a capital ist.
 Three important railroads have entered the Birmingham distrct-the Illinois Gen. tral, the Mobile and Ohio and the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic; the Tennessee company, owned by the United States Steel corporation, has finished its work of development, and has made new high records at it's steel plant; new national bank has been organized and will be opened for business in November, and a number of new industries have been start ed. Of the large buildings in course of erection one is a 16-story steel frame structure and a seven-story Chamber of Commerce building will soon be under contract
 Things have certainly taken shape for an exceptionally prosperous period, be- ginning the coming winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Tie more money man could make the more still his family could spend > Friends seem to think they do you favor by letting you do them for tn em.
 A man can get fun out of doing most anything unless he has to earn his lv- ing that way.
 Starving to death can make a wom- an happy if she is doing it to show her faith in somebody.
 There's hardly anytll ing makes a man so proud of himself as to tell how he cant sleep at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for vacation trip should have The Aqe-Heraid follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Age-HeraId will be sent to them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Cuiiman Exhibit,

Joseph Schunk, president of the Ger man Farmers association of Cullman, and H. M. Vanderputte, secretary and manager of the same association, were in Birmingham yesterday arranging for a Cullman county exhibit at the state fair.
 "Cullman will have a larger and more attractive exhibit than heretofore" said MT. Vanderputte. we intend to make our display one of the notable features of the fair. This year has brought great prosperity to the farmers of Cullman, and our people, therefore, are in excellent humor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
The Coal Trade.

"rhe coal trade is still dull but as cool weather approaches it will improve; and with an improvement in industrial conditions steam coal will be in sufficient demand to keep all the commercial min- ing companies fairly busy during the last quarter of the year. said coal opera tor 'The iron companies are in good shape and their mining operations will give steady employment to thousands of men."'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
L. A. Jones Is Killed.

Montgomery, September "A special to The Advertiser from Carribel, Fla, says
 J. A. Jones, young man whose home was in Georgia, was killed on the dredge boat Fidget here today in a horrible man. ner. He stepped under the great crane which came down upon him, almost sev- ering his head from his body. The ma, chinery was started suddenly and struck the young man before he knew it was in motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
In Dry Towns.


 Members of the Anti-Saloon league assert, as a rule, that prohibition is prohibiting here and elsewhere" said man who voted for prohibition. From my observation I would say that the prohibition law operated well in Birmingham during the first three Or four months of the year; but that the blind tiger is considerably in evidence now. Few were there who seemed disposed at first to take the risk of violating the law; but it is different today. and Birmingham has come to be like other dry towns of any size.
 From all accounts beer and whisky are sold galore in Atlanta and Savan- nah: and the traffic in those two drinks in Birmingham seems to be on a steady increase. While I voted for prohibition. I felt that it might have been well to have made an exception in favor of beer: and l am convinced now that some day the legislature will amend the law so as to allow beer and domestic wine to be sold. If Amert- cans would cut out whisky and drink only beer and light wine there would be no harm done and at the same tim7 brewers and grape growers would thrive and add to the wealth of the nation. Unless this is done the blind tiger will become as great curse to the city as the dives of former days.
 T was one of those who thought that prohibition would prohibit. But ] have come to the conclusion that hu' man nature is about the same In all parts of this country. In dry towns in other states, the saloon has been closed but whisky of the vilest sort is dispensed without license.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Parade at Chattanooqa.

Chattanooga, September 1.-The largest crowd in the history of the city cele- brated Labor Day in an orderly manner here today. In the morning a parade over two miles in length was presented on the principal streets of the city, and in the afternoon Governor Patterson de- livered an open air address in the pres ence of about 10000 at one of the public parks. Governor Patterson declared for an employers liability law for Tennes-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
RAGING DATES NAMED.
Three Cities In Kentucky Will Get
 Racing This Fall.

Lexington, Ky. September 1.-The Ken- lucky state racing commission met here today and sanctioned 49 days of racing in this state this fall. Seven days were al- lotted to Lexington, IS to Louisville and A to Latonia
 The dates are as follows:
 kentucky association, Lexington, begin- ming September 19; Louisville Racing as- sociation, September 2S Latonia Jockey club, October 19
 The Latonia club asked for permission to allow bookmaking, but was refused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Charged With EmbezzIement.

Chattanooga, September 7-H. A. Greg ory, formerly cashier of a bank at Se- with embezzlement. The bank was for merly a branch of the Winchester bank, which failed recently, and whose cashier was convicted of making false entries. His case Is now pending before the su- preme court of Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
H,nrv Will Take Stump.

Jackson, Miss, September 7.-(Special) w. J. Bryan writes Editor Henry of the Clarion Ledger accepting his offer to stump any of the doubtful states for the democratic ticket and expects to place him in few days MT Henry is life long democrat, always a Bryan man and good~ stump-speaker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
FLOW OF ORATORY SHOWS
 WARMTH OF WELCOME
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2.)

ern enterprise, conceived by southern brains and carried forward to such suc- cessful completion principally by south ern capital
 "The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, the ninth grand trunk line to enter Bir- mingham, affords us an additional means of rapid transportation to and from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
WEST VIRGINIA MUDDLE.
Republicans Are Alarmed About Af-
 fairs In This State.

New York, September 7.-The West Virginia governorship nomination. which is of much concern to the repub- lican national committee, because of the ill, effect upon the national ticket if it is not settled so as to unite the two republican factions of the state, will be taken up by Chairman Hitch cock on Wednesday. The refusal of Judge Golf to accept the nomination if both Swisser and Scheer withdra "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Racing Official Dead.

Chicago. September 7.-David H. Barnes of New Orleans, president of the City Park Jockey club of that city, died at his temporary residence in Chicago, Mo- 36S Wentworth avenue, tonight after an ill., ness of one week. Members of his fam fly were at the bedside. He had been a resident of Chicago since early summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
John Mitchell Speaks.

Marion, H., September 7.-John Mitch- ell, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, addressed 2OOO peo- pie at a Labor Day celebration here, MT. Mitchell spoke of the rapid advance of laboring classes and denounced the idea that the rich are growing richer and the poor poorer He said that re- gently he had had political ambition, but had abandoned all aspirations in that di- rection. He spoke highly of the judiciary, but criticized its course in some injunc- tion cases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Lewis Talks of Strike.

Oskaloosa, Iowa, September 7.-Presi- dent Thomas Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America addressed monster Labor Day celebration here this after- noon. He told the story of the Alabama strike, which has just been abandoned, and made a deep impression. The indus trial and trades union parade was a fea- ture of the day H programme. The pres- ence of PresidentHLewis drew people from a radius of 100 miles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
Southern Iron and Steel Go.

President w. P. G. Harding of the First National bank, who has returned from a visit to New York, says that new business ventures are waiting on the presidential election. Capital seeking in- vestment is abundant and the banks are bulging with money; and after the cleo tion it is believed fresh era of pros perity will begin.
 MT. Harding is member of the reor- ganization committee of the Southern Steel company and he says the stock of the new concern, chartered under the laws of New Jersey as the Southern Iron and Steel company, is being prompt ly underwritten. The outlook for an early resumption of the companys plants is bright. Fires will probably be lighted in the furnaces and mills shortly after the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ON BEING CONTENT. Day by day, we'll learn a lesson Taught by sages long ago: Let the frenzied rabble press on- Loiter we where roses blowl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Minister Wu should have confined his remarks to American affairs. He discussed Chinese matters, and that led to his recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Colonel Stewart of Arizona stood all the physical tests eXcellently, and those who are trying to drive him out of the army will have to devise some thing more drastic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Germany distributes annually s170,- 000000 to aged pensioners. but only $15,000,000 of the amount comes from the treasury. Germany is not wholly socialistic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

The fleet is steaming away to Japan. and tact and delicacy are greatly needed in that sensitive country. The fleet goes to Yokohama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Yale is to have a stadium also. It is to cost $100,000, and there will be room in it for dry goods clerks from New Yorl1's East Side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
A REGULAR cHuMP.

4N INl1k1 ' LILY VT 0l
 'I see where a restaurant man in Ev- ansville, Ind, had two girls arrested be- cause they called him 'dearie.' D Isn't he the peevish person? The average man would be tickled to death to have somebody call him 'dearie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Mir Roosevelt is adding daily to the reputation of lions and elephants in their native iungles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

is not taken as final by officials of the national committee, and they still hope that some settlement of the contro- versy along that line can be effected. The purpose of such an arrangement IS not to compel the two factions to hare monize their differences, but to bring about suspension of hostilities until after the presidential election. It is Tot hoped that there can be an abso- lute adjustment of differences at thfs' time and members of the national cont mfttee expect that the fight for s,i- premacy would be renewed before an- other state convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08
REPLIES.

REPLIES
 No babies are being named after Fred- erick Pinney Earl.
 "A Million Minute" is the title of a current magazine story. Sounds good, any way.
 Wine, Women and Song is still on the road. That combination will never play out.
 A magazine writer styles himself lily Spede Cubb." No doubt, he has done a bit of chauffering in his time. An Pennsylvania ootogenarian has re- ceived his second sight and is growing new teeth. Some people get more out of life than others do.
 Parisenne wants a divorce from her husband because his hair doesn't harmo-' nize with the furniture of her drawing room. Psychic cruelty will please go away and drown itself.
 An Arkansas paper prints an editorial entitled Caught by a Widow" The most natural thing that could happen!
 PAUL COOK. si
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-08

Aerial pathways will not, thank for tune, have to be improved.