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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
Hueston Defeats keoah.

Chicago, April Thomas Hueston of
st Louis tonight successfully de-
Tended his title as pool champion, de-
feating Jerome Keogh of Buffalo, $50 to
ITO, in the final block of the three
matches. The total for the three nights
is: Hueston, $50; Ke0gh, 4O5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
American Car off to Alaska.

Seattle, Wash, April 1.-The American
car in the New Yorkto-Paris race was
hoisted aboard the steamship Santa Clara
this morning and sailed for Valdes, Alas
ka. There the machine will disembark
and will proceed over the frozen north to
the valley of the Yukon and thence on to
Nome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
Americans Win Games.

Vienna, April LIN the eighth round
of the international chess tournament to-
dav both Americans won their games,
Marshall against Cohn, and Joiner against
Berger. Maroczy and Schlechter are now
tied for first place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02

For all information regard
l-,~ cheaper rates to eastern
points, and tWo-cent inter-
changeable mileage books call
at Southern Railway City
Ticket Office, Morris Hotel
Building, or phone Bell 3O67;
Peoples GIT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
italian Car Moves On.

Santa Barbara, CAL, April 1.-The italian
car reached this city at 3:05 p. m. A
stay of 20 minutes was made and the auto.
mobile started for San Francisco by the
coast road.
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Walked From Washington to st. Paul


which will make him rich His curious made him
his visb i
He lefS o
/ all he said be n
make
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
German Car is Slow.

Evanston. Wyo., April 1.-The German
car arrived here at o'clock this after
noon and will remain until tomorrow
morning The car covered but 81 miles
today,
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Jacobs Prescription Department,
Where Purity IS More Than
An Empty Word

In this department. in all others, Jacobs maintains
high standard of quality that results in absolute purity of all
the thousands of drugs and household remedies with which
this store is stocked.
This policy always enforced has resulted in building
of largest prescription departments in the country The
Jacobs Prescription Department large store within it
self 1t enjoys the confidence and patronage OF the public
orally and of all the leading doctors.
Prices here are always low is consistent with the
sterling worth Of the goods dispensed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02

Pep-To-Lac-Good before meals, af-
ter meals, between meals, for anyone
at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
French Car In Death Valley.

Rhyolite, New, April 1.-The French car
arrived here at 1910 o'clock this morning
and left at 1850 for San Francisco by
way Of Death Valley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
Results at Renninas.

Washington. April 1.-The first race,
a selling affair, for three year-olds, e.
ceived the best of the day at BeE-
nings. Greene was made favorite, but
did not figure in the result, Edg ely
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
szechenyis Go to Budapest.

Vienna. April 1.-The Count and Coun-
tess szechenyi left here tonight for Bud
apest.
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DOn'tSWeIter

When Blach s are selling the very
Conserve of CLOTH in inside
and outside appareI-from head
to foot, and what is SO good
about the whole affair is this:
Blach's don't sell anything but
the finest merchandise and they
sell it for spot cash, which is an
important reason why they sell
for less than other stores and
therefor show so much more
selection.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02

A real pepsin drink-Pep-To-Lac.
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New
M ii|Iiin erv
Display

Every day Of the week
we have new arrivals,
whether it be shapes,
flowers or large TRIM
med sailors, and the
prices are such that
keep our store crowd
ed all the time with
appreciative buyers.
Remember that our
highest price is only
$3.50. Some you can
not purchase under
$500.
Our untri m m ed
shapes you will find
to be the correct styles
at $1.25 to $500.
Flowers we sell just
barely above cost and
at our prices you will
readily see that the
price is just half their
value.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
EXPORTS IN OUR FAVOR.

There has been a general impress
sion that the United States during
the recent panic borrowed immense
amounts Of gold from foreign coun-
tries to relieve the financial stress.
But this is not so, as is shown by
the foreign commerce of this coun-
try during the months ofaOctober,
November and December. Most care
fully compiled statistics make a sur
prising revelations. During that PEI
riod the excess Of exports OF nRer-
chandise was $276,765, 430. and of
silver $2,131,30S, a total OF $685.
S96,73O. The excess imports of gold
in the same period was $107,199,-
SIS, leaving a balance in our IA
vor of $1716S7160 in all likeli-
hood this balance has been settled
according to the usual customs OF
trade, but the figures show a re-
markably favorable condition Of
things. Even If the natural invisible
balance of trade for the quarter such
as interest and dividends on secu-
rites and freight on merchandise
was 25,OOO,O0O against the coun-
try, 1t leaves net balance in our
favor of $46,000,000 to $4,000. 900
Of excess exports over imports, in
GLIDING gold TO be accounted for by
the sale Of securities to European
holders. If no Indebtedness was in
CURED by the importation of gold,
it follows that no gold will have TO
he exported to repay Indebtedness
incurred by its purchase. Any such
exports. in future will depend unon
future conditions,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

cry popular government Is only a
sham. n a state committee can con-
troll the appointment OF election Of
liccrs, or an election commission
who passes on all challenges, cleo
lions can Do manipulated by the
state officials and that that would
be- dOns J.. ono doubts These rights
the H"ht 10 organize elections,
choo-c election boards, pass upon the
qualification of the persons who pre-
sent themselves as voters, and TO
make rcturns--now Belong to the
people and why should they give
them up or why should they be taken
away from the people and be given
to state committee? Is II fair to
place In the hands OF the republican
state officials or the democratic
state officials the manage ment OF all
the election booths Of the state?
Would not such an arrangement sug-
gcst fraud?- Oklahoma City Times
Journal
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
Notes Of Railroad Men,

Frank Young, brakeman on the
Denver here, has gone to Pueblo,
Colo, for a short visit.
Bo Moore, of the general offices,
left wednesday to take a few weeks
lay off at points in southern Texas.
G. f. Cotter general sgperintend-
ent, and II. C. Gowdy resident en-
gineer, from Fort WORTH and II. A.
Gausekitz, division superintendent
from Childress, stopped over in
Amarillo yesterday on an inspection
trip up the line.
w. B. Jansen, fourth vice presl.
dent of the system, and w. Il.
Hodges general purchasing agent of
the Santa Fe, with other officials
are expected to arrive some time to-
morrow by a special train over the
Belen cutoff from Albuquerque,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
STRAWBERRIES.

Very frequently we hear OF tales
told on this or that individual, and
very frequently the tales originate
from the tongue OF the slanderer.
Dotraction is crime that has
wrougt greater amount OF unhap-
pness and wrong, perhaps, than any
other OF the common sins OF man,
"They say" Is the most damnable
subterfuge that ever slipped from the
tongue OF the town gossip, the ha-
bltual scandal monger, the pestlfer-
Gus detractor and the malicious
slanderer.
John D. Rockefeller may not be all
that he might be. but there Is In his
makeup the virtue OF charity, which
covers multitude OF sins, When
neighbor brought TO him some
slanderous tale about another neigh
Der. Mr., Rockefeller stopped the glib
tOngued tale-bearer by saying.
There Is too much bad In the best
OF us, and there is too much good
In the worst OF MS. that II III behooves
any OF us, to criticize the rest Of
u.s. Mr.. Rockefeller's rebuke Of
the slanderer is worthy OF perpetual
ton.
The slanderer il abroad in ANA
rillo every day. Not only indivld-
uals, but companies and business
concerns are being slandered. Reck-
lessly and body these wolves in
Sleeps clothing scatter their polls
onous stock in trade wherever they
may get hearing, They are a
curse to any community, but they
are found in every community.
When proud Luclfer was hurled
from heaven to hell he swore that
he would avenge himself through
deviltry among men. The slanderer,
the scandal-monger, the detractor
and the gossip are his emissarles.
Through them he perpetuates hell
on earth. Through them he avenges
himself on heaven and keeps man
kind in everlasting feud and dissen-
sion.
II may not be possible to deal with
the slanderer as he deserves. but
there are laws against SANDER and
detractlon. A few cases prosecuted
to the limit might have a salutary
Influence or the evil tongues Of
many.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
ACID FOR LAUDANUM.

(From Thursdays Dally)
Mistake of Woman on Pierce street
Came Near Ending Fatally.
Mistaklng bottle OF crude car
bollc acid for bottle OF laudanum
solution which she had been taking,
lady at COL Pierce street took
nearly half an ounce OF the acid In
her mouth before she discovered the
difference. Fortunately she swal-
lowed very little OF the acid and her
condition, although serious, was not
beyond help when the doctor arrived.
Without realizing the true serl-
business OF the situation her husband
hurried down town to get something
TO relieve the pain which the woman
was suffering from the acid At
Goldlng's drug store where the pre-
scriptlons had been filled he exhib-
tied the bottle OF oarbolc acid. asked
the night clerk II It was very ln-
furious, and asked for doctor to go
AZ once TO his house because his wife
had taken mouthful OF the stuff
Tho clerk gave hurry up call for
Dr. VInyard and told the man that
the acid was poison that would
prove deadly In few minutes.
Fortunately as the doctor found
when he reached the house, that al
though the woman had taken a large
quantity Of the fiery liquid in her
mouth, she had detected the differ
ence before she had swallowed more
than few drops and had rejected
the balance. The most serious dam
age was confined to her mouth and
throat which We're painfully burned,
But by careful treatment and atten-
ton. the victim will escape without
permanent Injuries frt. her mis-
take.
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sonable service required OF him by
the terms OF the contract, shall be
liable 20 prosecution for mlsdemea-
nor aud punishment by imprison-
ment. This law was ENACTED prin-
oipally TO constitute a weapon TO
compel especially negro farm labor
ers to perform the service required
by their contracts OF employment on
pain OF being sent to jail or being
made members OF the chain gang.
The United states district court for
the district OF South Carolina In a
recent decision holds this law I'M
constitutional, as violating the thir-
teenth and fourteenth amendments
OF the federal constitution. and as
not being a valid exercise OF the po-
lice power OF the state,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
The British Breed.

British bred animals, whether they
be horses, cattle, sheep or even pigs
are superior TO all others in quality
and stamina, There is some strange
and admirable power in our soil
which puts stronger fiber and a
more enduring stamp Of excellence
into the livestock bred in our islands
than are found in the SAME breed or
species in any other part OF the
world,-London Times
II is safe to say the above statis-
tician in compiling his report oyer
looked the page on Texas.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

country, The voters in few cities
have been largely persuaded the re-
formers were right and have adopted
the system in some measure, But
before any extended test has been
made here, the Socialistic theorists
are confronted with the failure OF
their pet system in England ana ITS
rclegatlon TO the has beens Of public
administration.
In Battersea Borough, London,
the only one in which the municipal
lists retained full control after the
elections Of last year. taxes have
been raised so high that factories
are being driven out and The list Of
unemployed largely increased The
council or this borough had to hire
horses now ana then for street work
aud thought that showed dependence
on Capitalists"
SOFA great city stable was erected
and about seventy clty-owned horses
installed therein, 1t Is now figured
out that the horses represent a cost
OF $3.50 each, or as much for a
horse as for good cottage, A pleas
IRE boat line on the Thames was es-
tablished at cost of $l,5OO,OOO for
thirty-slX boats, The demand for
such service was slack and private
lines then in operation were not pay
ing, The municipal enterprise lost
100000 in two years. and now has
lots of boats to sell and no buyers
hanging round the city hall.
In Glasgow, Scotland, municipal
ownership has put 5000 men-one-
tenth OF all the voters in the clty-on
the public pay roll. This city now
has a public debt OF $4,000, 900
a@hnst an estimated property valu-
alton of S2S,00O,OOO, Or in other
words, owes more than half it's got.
Yet in the face OF such facts and
conditions, some men still talk NUM-
cipal ownership and others come
very close to advocating federal
ownership Of railroads; while others
have built their fame on a Scent
street car fare, regardless Of the ul-
innate results OF running business
at loss now and forcing the next
generation to pay the bills.
Yet others politically yearn for
2-cent railroad fare that might OPP
crate to dull railroad activities and
impede the progress Of the state.
Too much government-too many
political axes to grind-such is the
condition that confronts the nation
and most of the states today. Want
ed--public men of ability who have
the courage to resist such fads and
turn government back into its prop
er and legitimate hannels,-Fort
worm S'"" lea
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

The first jury In the Thaw trial
failed to agree on the question Of
temporary insanity. What will the
present jury do now since the de-
Tense have set up the grounds Of
hereditary and permanent insanity?
on this question hangs the fate Of
Harry Thaw. And then, II Thaw Is
acquitted because he Ii now and al
ways has been insane, will the state
turn him loose, or will Jerome send
him 10 the insane asylum? Thaw
has sowed his Wild oats aud Is now
reaping the harvest white sowed
his also and is now In his grave,
The way OF the transgressor Is hard.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
02nd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

A very interesting couple OF old
people are Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Belch-
er, who have just returned to their
home at Henrietta, after a visit here
with their daughter, Mrs. T. f. Nc
Gee, on south Taylor street. Mr.
Belcher is so years old and his wife
is 70, This week on the 2Sth they
celebrated their 62nd wedding ami
versary. They are both active and
vigorous for people OF their age,
take great interest in the affairs of
their sons, daughters and neighbors,
and they expect to live to celebrate
many more wedding anniversaries.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
THE JOLLY DELLA PRINGLE co.
Mclodrama Entertained Good House
at Deandi.

Dangers OF a Great City" a pleas
ing sensational melodrama was we'll
put on by the Della Pringle Stock
company last night at the Deandi
theater The Prngle company gains
favor with It's patrons because 1t Is
well balanced. 1t does not star one
or two people, but the 'chAracters are
all good and the plays are the kind
that suit certain popular taste.
The specalties are all entertaining,
Miss Pringle Is versatile actress
and Is handsome woman in her
beautiful imported gowns, Last night
in impersonating three distinct char
acters and In making some very
quick changes she astonlshed the au-
dience with her work Her specially
with Fred Stephens wal, worthy OF
special mention,
Claude Kelly, the clever comedian
Of the company has caughtlthe town.
His equal as fun maker has not
been seen here for many day. John
Hopkins as the william was thor
oughly despised by the audience.
Jack Benjamin as Vaughn, tho de-
tectiye, assumed several DISCUSSES
and did SOME clever character work.
NJ. F. Hogan as the convict brother
had the sympathy Of the audience
from the start. Miss Mcconnell
looked handsome and played the
sweetheart true TO life, Grace Ham
ilton as Mother Thunder, was a typ
ical old lodging house keeper OF the
east side. ..f
Tonight the company will present
the domestic drama, Her Mad Mar
riage." Miss Pringle and the ladies
OF the company will weaf some very
fine gowns, Four new specialtles
will be presented tonigbtJ
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

In an address TO the Germanistic
society OF Chicago. Professor Hugo
Muepsterberg OF Harvard university,
declared that American universities
woulll Ne better off II two.thirds Of
the professors were killed He said
there seems to be something weak
and mollycoddle about our whole
academic system due to what he al
legged to be fact, that In our high
est Institutions Of learning there are,
with few exceptions, only second
class men. Second class srhoolmast-
ers Will never build up first class
scholarships. An increase In the sal
aries of the assistant professors and
instructors In our colleges and uni
voristlcs by few hundred dollars
year Will never accomplish any
thing What is needed, in his view,
q great premiums at the top.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

The most important bills to come
before the Legislature will be those
providing for holding elections and
fixing the qualification of voters,
These laws will determine whether
the state government will be in fact
republican or whether It will he so
only in appearance IL the state or
ganization is taken, as the unit or
as the source of all power and the
elections are 10 be managed by state
officials, then the government will
not be of the people, but will be by
the central committee of the party
in power, n the purpose Is to gi'e
real local self-government the cleo
tions, the selection of election off
cials, etc, Will all be left in the
hands of the people II the people
lose control Of the election machln-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
The National Idea.

For Sllsapplying funs In his ma
tional bank John II. Walsh Of Chi
2ago, has been found guilty by a
jury in federal court.
Mr.. Walsh represented in Chicago,
as Thomas f. Ryan has represented
in New York, the baneful alliance
between politics and high finance.
But all his power could not protect
him. only his seventy years nearly
caused mlstrlal through the SYM
pathies of juror,
The federal government does
scourge sin; II does bid sinners fear,
1t has prosecuted land thieves Of
great wealth. 1t Is forcing Harri-
man 10 tell how the Union Pacific
was robbed. il has sent the rich
contractors Greene and Gaynor to
jail their long delay on the road
was due not TO our courts, but to
those Of Canada and Great Britain,
1t has already begun indictments
growing out of the November panic.
In New York VIC have seen the
shameless Ship building conspiracy,
We have seen tie theft OF the Third
Avenue Railroad and the lootIng Of
the Metropolitan system. We have
seen the shocking disclosures OF in
surance corruption And not one big
criminal OF high finance has taken
his first step toward a penitentiary
SO an English banker said to Win
throp Il, scarrltt, as he related in
the Sunday World;
We will no longer buy your Sc
curities You seem to have one law
for the small thief and quite another
for the big thief Your simple
scoundrels ride in prison vans; your
big, sagacious scoundrels ride in au-
tomoblles.
Is 1t any wonder that rich men and
poor men alike turn to the National
Idea; that swift is the tide, irresist-
ible the impulse, that loads the fed
eral administration with new duties,
untrledr responsibilities and unpre-
cedented powers?-New York World.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06
FINED THE JAP.
City Court Draws No Race Distinc-
tons.

City Court Draws No Race Distinc-
tons.
Jap, Indian, Dago, or pale face,
makes no difference with what hap
pens to an offender who gets into
the hands of the city police for later
appearance in city court and this
morning, John G, Awma, a Jap who
celebrated too much yesterday, got
the customary $11.70 fine when he
plead guilty to being drunk
Il. H. Medford was given $11.7O
for the same offense and VIM. Hand
10y, who presented a familiar face
in the police court, was given So
extra as an admonitory penalty for
appearing too frequently in city
court.
Just as the court adjourned, Of
ficcr Earnest Hughes presented Wal
ter Lawrence whom he had picked
up from the sawdust in a Bowery
saloon, Lawrence refused to plead
guilty TO being drunk and the Off
GERS agreed that 1t would be best
to let him stay in the lookup till
this afternoon when he would prob
ably be sober enough to plead guilty
to his condition this morning.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

A big black negro in Pittsburg,
Pa, has been hugging the women
he meets, and in many instances
kissing them He hugs them as he
comes to them. regardless Of the
position they fill in society, 1t is
stated that the officers are looking
out for him, and the correspondent
naively adds that should he be
caught he would most likely be sent
to prison for as much as thirty Gays!
That might be classed up in Penn
sylvania as "cruel and unusual pun
ishment" and the case reversed.
Down in Dixie the officers would
never have to wear out any shoe
leather looking for that colored in
dividual, nor would his stay in a
prison cost the people nickle. Not
much, Abilene Daily Reporter.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-02-06

A graduated Income taX Is the
most equitable tax. that has ever been
devised, and q graduated property
tax comes next 10 that The more
n man has the better he can afford
to pay taxes and the poor feel every
dime that they have to pay toward
the cost Of government The ques-
ton OF taxation Is q big one and UNI
fortunately the great property hold
are are not always fair IN their prop
ositlons on Il as well as In their rem
ditions 80 that they do not pay their
share Of tho expense of government,
Governor Campbell once, when n
candidate, advocated the exemption
OF homesteads from taxation, but
made no effort to secure such lcgIs-
lation, n he will modify that to a
value that will exempt the home Of
the poor, and will advocate grad
uated Income tax and a graduated
property tax, we will Join him in the
crusade, A reasonable rate OF tax
alton upon franchises Of concerns
who have no tangible property ade-
quatc for taxation We would not OBJ
feet 10 much, but the bulk OF taxa
ton should rest upon, the big in
comes and very rich men,--Abilene
Daily Reporter.