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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

look like the proverbial thirty cents when it
came to preaching.
Another Lacrosse preacher, Rev. j. ).
Lowe, also joined in the crusade, and urged
a prosecution OF the parents if the lad con-
tinued to preach. The principal claim is that
the lad ought to be at school, and they con-
tend that he had not been given any of the
advantages of the public schools" This
is their sole plea and we now wonder if
these preachers are able to realize what
large sized hole they are in.
Look square at the facts The boy HAS
been preaching. He has conducted religious
services at the City Mission and at the
Y. NJ. g. A. Reports state that he has been
pre- emincnty successful. This success reused
the ire and brought on the opposition of the
preachers. Withal the boy has had no lad
vantages of the public school, which being
literally interpreted means that he is alto
gether uneducated. The lesson to be learned
is that 1T does not require education to
preach and if this is true every preacher
who is under contract to preach the gospel
is receiving money under false pretenses, for
child, minus education can do equally as
well as they.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15

make the hair his wig curl.
One truth did Chancellor Day utter, when
he told the preachers,-'1 believe the news
papers have in contempt; and | believe
that the papers have power over us, because
we come down out of the pulpit while they
make pictures of us. The papers of this
day are trying to substitute for the pulpit.
They assume 70 teach righteousness. They
assume to dilute our sermons. 1t is time
to say you are not going to substitute your
camera and sensational headlines for Jesus
Christ 1t is time for absolute independence
of that crowd
Whoever would accuse modern newspaper
of assuming righteousness must have a con-
science, or a mind cut bias. 1t is true that
many papers do hold the clergy in contempt,
but it is because they know them as no other
business know them. The newspapers
know their weakness, their faults and pee
cadilloes. The newspapers meet with cleri
cal experiences that the public never know or
dream of. Many an item of news is sup
pressed at the preachers behest and if the
newspapers told one-half they knew of the
preachers the public would have less conf
dence in them than the newspapers have.
When the preachers taboo newspaper adver-
Using they will quit preaching. This fact is
evinced by the conduct of Lexington
preacher who, dissatisfied with the space ac-
corded him in the local newspapers, resorted
to billboard advertising and had three sheet
stands pasted up about the city to attract
event more attention. When the preachers
fall in line with Chancellor Days notions
OF newspaper puffs and the publication of SER
mons, it will be a sorry day for the cloth
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15
BEWARE OF THE PRESS.

Whether the press is really entitled to the
honorable distinction of being regarded as
that Archimedean lever that is capable of
raising mankind, is, to many, yet an open
question, but it seems that James r. Day,
Chancellor of the Syracuse University, New
York, has strong feeling of suspicion towards
tho purveyors of public news and political
opinions.
In recent address before convention of
Methodist preachers held in Philadelphia, he
warned his hearers against the attitude of
the press, urging them not to be too hasty
IN causing their sermon to be published
therein, and giving as reason, that the
newspaper is endeavorng to usurp the
functions of the pulpit"
Chancellor Day does not vet know the
preachers If he had been given but one
nall OF the experiences of really first class
newspaper reporter to say nothing of the
editor, he would have perceived that the
preachers court notoriety above all else, and
actually makes a business to spend an hour
or so in the newspaper office each Sunday
night, after leaving church, where he fixes
up report" of his sermon for the sole and
especial purpose of getting it into public
print VI course, these reports invariably
state that the Church was packed" that
every member of the congregation liter
ally hung upon every word uttered" and
listened with rapt attention" and that
many were convinced" Ask any reporter
who has been in the business for year, or
any editor, and he will be able to furnish
Chancellor Day information that would
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED

Literary Digest, New York City.
Freethinker, London, Eng.
Holcombe Journal, holcombe, Wis.
Wage Slave, Hancock, Mich.
Weekly People, New York City.
lngersoll Mem. Beacon, Chicago, Ill.
Truthseeker, New York City.
Journal of Man, Chicago, Ill.
The Sunhower, Hamburg, N. Y.
National Rip Saw, st. Louis, Mo.
The Blue Jay, Denver, Col.
American Issue, Chicago, Ill.
State Journal, Frankfort, Ky.
The Clarion, London, rng.
Peoples Press, Chicago, Ill.
Tomorrow, Chicago, Ill.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15
A HOT TIP FROM THE WIRE.

Wisconsin, or least portion of it, desig
mated as La Crosse, has got the religious
jim jams and in a seeming spirit of prevent
ing child labor, infantile cruelty, they,
the Christians, have resolved to put a stop
to the preaching of Oscar Viele, boy
preacher.
The only trouble with the orthodox ia
natics of La Crosse is that they do not carry
the inhibition far enough, for of what
earthly use can it be to stop young boys
from preaching and allowing grown men to
keep it upi Did not the New Testament tell
them that out of the mouths of babes shall
wisdom? Is there anything in youth
that is repulsive? Suffer the little chill
dren to come unto me, and forbid them not
lis attributed to the Nazarene carpenter, but
the pious of Wisconsin can see neither wisdom
or opportunity in the personality of Oscar
Viee.
The Human society agent, S. L. Burdick,
backed by the preacher, Rev. j. j. Clemens,
who probably felt his office slipping away,
protested against the lad preaching in their
city and he has been compelled to desist.
The Humane agent contended that his preach
ing was in opposition to the child labor law
of the state and that the lad should be sent
to school. The parson insisted that to re-
quire the lad to preach was the worst kind
of crime as he considers preaching 'the
hardest kind of work for child" 1t is
probable that both of them forget that Jesus
disputed with the doctors in the temple, or
is said to have done so, at the age of IL
years, and he did not consider it any kind
OF hard work. If it is crime for a boy
to preach the gospel it is also a crime for
that fact. Murder is murder whether COM
mitted by youth or old age, although the
law does not hold child accountable unless
he be able to distinguish right from wrong
and realize the full consequences of his acts.
IT it is crime for child to preach it is
also crime for preachers to insti the SUI
perstitious poison IN his ears and fill his in
fantile mind with the senseless rubbish and
theological fables of the church. If tn, child
had been taught it he has both a legal and
moral right to teach what he has been taught.
There is a possibility that the parson would
never have raised the slightest objection had the
boy preached in his church alone and per-
mtted the entire proceeds of the collection
to go into his church treasury. It was
natural for the parson to object. He is
unable to brook rival in one so young 1t
was business proposition with him. There
may be something in the suggestion that the
boy overshadowed the man and made him
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15

The bow of Freethought promise
CLEANS softly luminous beneath the
thunderbolt of divine wrath.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-03-15

at a moral manhood as the dynamics of
restoration of social order out of theological
chaos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

When the fish docks were burned he was forced, according to his statement, to take a place in the vanguard of the crowd ane- act as a shield for the bullets of those in charge of the docks. Shaw also declares that although he complied with the demands of the clan that he withdrew from the land company, against which the efforts of the band were di- rected, he was given a whipping.
 It is anticipated that the selecting of a jury will be- completed tomorrow and the hearing of te<itimony will probably begin Thursday. The hrst witnesses will testify as to the finding of the body of Captain Rankin, for whose killing The men are being tried, Then will follow Col. R. z. Taylor, the eyewitness to the killing, who will relate in detail the in- cidents of the night when he and Captain Rankin were forced to leave their quar- ters at the hotel at Walnut Log and accompany the band to the Bayou Deshea where Captain Rankin was lynched
 It is reported today that additional troops will be brought to assist those here in guarding the court during the trials.
 A portion of this force, 1t Is stated. will be cavalry, intended to patrol the various roads leading into Union City from the strongholds of the night rider band
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
BOLIVIAN RAILROADS ARE
 BUILT BY AMERICANS

Buenos Ayres, December 15.-The dipo- matic question which was raised by the submission to congress by the Bolivian government of the proposals for a par tai change In the route of the projected railways previously determined by con- vention at Argentina has been practically solved by an agreement embodied in a protocol indefinitely suspending the opera ton of this convention The original plan provided for direct lines between Lapaz and Buenos Ayres, with the object of bringing the two republics into closer commercial relations.
 There have been con1 cting rumors with regard to this question, but in statement made today Dr. Elodoro villazon, the Bolivian minister here, and virtually the president-elect of Bolivia, declared that his recent conferences with the Argen- tine government have led to d perfectly friendly understanding, and that as a re- sult of the agreement the contracts en- tered into by his government with the American syndicate headed by Speyer and company and the National City Bank of New York for the construction of various railroads will be carried out with all pos- sble speed.
 This syndicate has already built a line from Lapaz to Oruro, so that with the British line running from Oruro to Uyuni which has branch to Antofagasta in Chile, the latter port will be in direct touch with the Bolivian railways. It was thought that this would be antagonistic to the interests of the Argentine republic The roads to be constructed by the Amer tcan syndicate will place northern Bolivia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
BUSY PREPARATIONS FOR
 REELFOOT LAKE TRIALS

Union City, Tenn, December 15.-Today has been one of preparation for tomor- rows court session, when the selection of a jury to determine the guilt or inno- cence of those men charged with murder in connection with the recent night rider raids at Reelfoot Lake will be entered upon.
 While attaches of the sheriff's office rode from farm to farm, summoning the 1urr yenire the attorneys who will have a is.ss in the legal contest were equallt as busy completing their plans Tonight the summoning of jurors Is complete, plans are well laid and tomorrow all will be in readiness for the trials which will continue with but one days intermis- sion, Christmas Day, until the verdicts have been rendered. In addition to the summoning of the jurors, subpoenaes for no state witnesses and an almost equal number for the defense have been given to the sheriff for service.
 The grand jury today was not idle. They heard several witnesses and learned more of the earlier raids, especially the burning of the fish docks at Samburg in April. One of the witnesses, John Shaw, proprietor of a general store at that place, was several times visited"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
COMPLICATION OF
 LAWS TAKEN UP

Washington, December 15.-After hay bill to codify, revise and amend the penal laws of the United States was again taken up for consideration in the House of Rep resentatives today good deal of dis cussion was at once aroused over an amendment by Mir. Garrett (Tennessee) prohibiting the transmission through the mails of any advertisement or other in formation hearing Oh futures In connection with stock transactions where the product or article which Is the subject of contract cannot actually be delivered.
 Following an explanation of his amend ment, by MT. Garrett, MT. Campbell, Kansas, assailed the New York stock exchange, declaring that less than 10 per cent of It's business was legitimate. His statement was challenged by Mir. Fitzgerald (New York, who read from a message of President Roosevelt in which the President said that the great bulk of the business of the New York stock exchange was legitimate.
 MT. Campbell disputed the assertion, and declared that he was urging the adop- tion of the amendment, ''in the interest of legitimate business of the New York stock exchange" His vigorous speech put the House In a turmoil and the de- bate became general
 Messrs. Gaines (Tennessee), Henry (Texas), and Williams (AIississippD, ad- vccated the amendment. while Messrs. Parsons (New York), Alexander (New Ycrk), Madden Qllinois) argued against it.
 The subject was still pending when the House adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Under cross-examination by the att torneys for the coal companies. Pro lessor Griffith admitted that his es- innate of the supply of anthracite coal still available had not included the probable yield of the o-called semi anthracite coal fields of northern Pennsylvania. These. he judged, would cover territory of about 2000 acres. In answer to further questions he gave 1t as his opinion that only 50 per cent of the coal in the regions mentioned had been mined and mark eted.
 In justifying the large profits de- manded and obtained by the operators, Professor Griffith pointed out that the business of coal mining different from all manufacturing in that the capital of those engaged in 1t, namely the coal. was being constantly drawn upon. "The coal business" said he, lis linn tied as to it's life and duration. When the coal is gone the business will be gone"
 The hearing will be continued to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

Total for all candidates ..... IA, ,S52, ,2S9
 This grand total exceeds by 1,341, ,531 the total number of votes cast In the presi- dential election of 1904. when the grand total was 1S,5lo,70s
 Compared with that election the candi- dates of the republican, democratic and socialist parties increased their vote this year. NThe reverse is true of the candi- dates of the prohibition, populist and socialist-labor parties. The independence party did not figure in the presidential election of four years ago.
 The biggest difference in a party vote is shown in an increase for Bryan of 1,315 211 over the total vote cast in 1904 for Alton B. Parker, the democratic candi- date. Taft received 14190 votes more than were boiled for President Roosevelt in 1904 and Debs ran 45,36S ahead of the socialist vote TOUT years ago.
 The heaviest loss is shown by the pop ulists who. with the same candidate reg istered S3.2l2 votes less this year than in 1901, when their total was 1l7135. The prohibitlonist candidate, Chain, ran 17,2sl votes behind the 1904 mark of his party and Gilhaus, the socialist-labor candidate, received only about 50 per cent of the vote given to Corrigan, which was 31 249 in the previous presidential year.
 The popular vote for President of the three leading candidates:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS
Page i.

Page i. Roosevelt issues red. hot message Chas. M. Schwab appears before tariff commission. New York World answers Roosevelt Popular vote for president. Reelfoot Lake night rider trials. Coal supply is short. Bolivian railways built by Americans.
 Page 2. Supreme court takes high rank.
 Page 3. Anniston will build boulevard Good work on the roads of Etowah. Lloyd held for grave offense.
 Page 4. Editorial comment
 Page 5. Committee of prominent men named to invite Taft to Birmingham. Gas expert discusses pressure and sup ply in Birmingham. Silver service for Cruiser Birmingham now on display. Hinson case in hands of jury. Interesting session of the city council expected tonight Practically no change made in city s license schedule for next year.
  hold annual meeting in Birmingham Convicts may be worked on roads be- cause of low bid.
 Page 6. Boil weevil not such bugaboo.
 Page 2. Birmingham society. Feminine Fancies, by Dolly Dalrymple.
 Page S. Rev. Father Daly in Lyceum course
 Page g. Bessemer council fixes license schedule
 Page 10. Clayton appoints Prince assistant at Ensley.
 Page 11. Stock market continues weak. Cotton declines on bearish situation. Wheat is firm on government report.
 Page 12. Kavanaugh axain elacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
COAL SUPPLY WILL NOT
 LAST MANY MORE YEARS

New York. December 15.-That the entire coal supply of the Pennsylvania coal fields will be exhausted in S4 years was the prediction made today by Prof. William Griffith, mining ex- pert and geologist of Scranton, Pa., at the hearing of the government suit against the anthracite coal carrying railroads for illegal combination in restraint of trade under the provisions of the Sherman antitrust law.
 Professor Griffith estimated the total available supply of anthracite coal for shipment in 1905 at 2.229. 9.2o1,65o tons and said at the present rate of con sumption the supply would be used up in 1892.
 Evidence obtained at the last hear ing, showing amalgamation between the Temple Iron and Coal company. controlling 90 per cent of the coun- try's anthracite production. and the principal coal-carrying roads, was read at the present hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Planning to Provide Bond Issue.

Washington, December 15-Under au- thority of the recent rivers and harbors congress convention, Representative Ransdell of Louisiana today announced the appointment of committee to pre- pare measures to be introduced into Con gross providing for issue of s500000 0Oo bonds for financing the national water ways prospects,, and to create a commits sion to investigate waterways here and abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
MOBILE MAY TEST
 PROHIBITION LAW

Mobile, December 15,--A movement is on foot here to raise the sum of $25,- GOO to test the constitutionality of the Carmichael statutory prohibition law passed at the last session of the Ala bama legislature. It is reported that funds will be given to two well known lawyers in the state who have agreed to take the law into the courts and have 1t declared void and by so doing receive the fund. The fund Is being raised by the liquor men of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16

in closer communication with the Pacific rorts when the Panama canal is opened. The contracts with Speyer and company and the National City Bank are now es- tahlished laws, and two companies have been formed with a subscribed capital of $2d50O,000, contributed in almost equal pro- portions by the companies and the Boliv- ian government. Already large numbers of Americans are engaged in the develop ment of the mineral resources of Bolivia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Railway Officials Confer.

Richmond, December 15.-Representa- tives of all the leading railway lines op- erated in Virginia held a conference to- day ostensibly to agree upon some com promise plan regarding the 2-cent pas senger rate litigation in view of the re- cent opinion by the United States su- preme court. No conclusion of action was taken, President George w. Stevens of the Chesapeake and Ohio saying an- other session would be held tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Control of Pipe Plant.

Lynchburg, Va. December 15.-The con trolling interest in the Glamorgan Pipe and Foundry company's plant here was sold today by M. J. Drummond and A. J. Mcclure of New York city to a local syndicate, the former owners retaining a minority interest in the plant Several hundred thousand dollars figure in the deal, the amount not being made public. The plant employs about 800 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
POLICE CHIEFS
 BODY IS FOUND

San Francisco, December 15-Th @ body of Chief of Police Biggy, who was drowned from the police launch, Pa trol" opposite .lcatra island in San Francisco bay on the night of Novem- Der 30, was found today by the crew of a freight boat. It was floating off Goat island. The harbor police crew were at once notified and recovered the remains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Niuht Watchman Loses Life.

Monroe, Ga, December 15.-Night Watchman Charles Stoddard was burned to death today in a fire which destroyed the mill which 1t was his duty to watch, the Southern Oil company's plant. In- cluding cotton seed oil and machinery destroyed. the loss was $50,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
Ballot for Bryan Shows Heavy
 Democratic Gain
SMALL PARTIES FALL OFF
Heaviest Loss Is Shown By the Popu- lists, Who Drop Nearly Three
 fourths of Their Vote-Pro-
 hlbitionists Lose Heavily.

New York, December 15.-The total pop ular vote of the various presidential caa- dldates at the last national election was made known today in an official form by the filing of the last of the official votes, that of Michigan. The totals show the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-16
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA,
DECEMBER 16, 1908
WEDNESDAY,

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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-04
there because OF the liquor traffic.
Wolfer, Saltwater.

Even the jokes about Georgia are
getting drier and drier.-Washing-
ton Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-04
WILL COWARDICE WIN?

The St. Paul Dispatch is horribly
wrought up over the prospect of an
attempt to positively commit the
republican party to the county op-
tion bill. The saloon element will
do its utmost to confne the plat
form on this point to the usual
meaningless declaration in favor of
temperance, plank that has here
to fooled a large number of the an
ti-saloon forces, and has never
fooled the saloon element, which
knew that it meant nothing. A
square declaration in favor OF the
temperance legislation now unani-
mously demanded by the temper
ance forces would be quite another
matter. It would be a difficult
thing for the Legislators to dodge
next winter, and if they did, it
would utterly condemn the party in
the future. If the republican par
ty is the great temperance party it
has claimed to be for SO many
years, it is about time that it takes
a definite stand on the question
now. The temperance men in the
party should make determined
effort to have the party declare it's
intentions one way or the other on
this important question. If the re-
publican party took such step the
democrats would have to follow
suit, or give us square-cut fight
on the question, and then the tenn
perance people would know where
to go. Cowardice is poor asset
for party in these strenuous days.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-04

The Taft managers; having Sc.
lected in advance the delegation tc
the national convention, have now
taken another step to further com.
nit Minnesota to Taft-before the
people have selected their delegates.
The state central committee, which
met the other day to issue the cal
for the state convention, adopted
a resolution endorsing Taft. Ap.
plegate of Cannon Falls objected,
on the ground that this was moi
properly a function of the commit
tee, but he was overruled and all
but three of the members got or
the band wagon.