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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Corn and Meat in the South

The farmer who is not making his own meat is up against the highest meat prices that have been presented since the days of the war. The retail price of ham is 21 cents, of bacon 2S cents, of side meat 16 cents! And yet the farmer in the south who has a pasture and peas in a crib and some corn can make meat at from to 5 cents a pound.
 No matter how high cotton goes nc southern farmer can afford to buy western meat, for he not only has tc pay the western farmer a high price but he also has to pay the hog buyer the railroad to Chicago or some other central point, the packing house, the railroad to Alabama, the middleman and the country merchant. No farmer can not afford to pay all these profits and expenses.
 The sooner the southern farmer gets to thinking this matter over seriously the sooner will the south get on it's feet. At present it is growing cotton 4n order to fill the pockets of western farmers and western, middlemen. This 1,olicy iA, ruinous,f and every effort should be Wa,de the Farmers' union
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
SACRED CONCERT.
Larqe Attendance at St. PauPs Church
 Last Night.

The concert at St. Paufs church last night was well attended, the audience be- ing considerably larger than two weeks ago when the first concert of the sea- son was given. There Is no admission charge for these concerts but a collection is taken for the benefit of the choir fund.-
 The programme follows:
 orchestrelle-"Daybr break and Death of Aase (Grieg), Oliver Chalifoux.
 Violin-"Air for c. String (Bach), Miss J. NJ. Perkins.
 Vocal-"My Redeemer and My Lord' CBuck), Mrs. J. c. Carmichael.
 Vocal-"Water Lily (Mary Turner Sal- ter,) Mir Glenn 0. Friermood.
 estre1le-.Tannhauser Overture CWagner). Oliver Chslifoux.
 Voeal-Cavatine from La Reine de Saba (Gounod), Mile Marguerite Rene.
 Vocal-"If You Truly Seek Me" co. O. Friermood), Mrs. Carmichael and MT. Friermood
 Violin" Evening Star" (Wagner), Miss J. M. Perkins.
 vocal-"Connais-tu le Pays" CThomas), Mile. Marguerite Rene.
 rchestrelle-"Oberon" overture (Web- eD Oliver Chalifoux.
 It was delightful musical affair. Mir Chalifoux and his orchestrelle were in the best of form and all the soloists came in for a good share of praise. Mile Rene was heard for the first time. She has a rich voice and wonderfully dramatic style and her delivery of La Reine de Saba" was a real triumph in operatio singing Her other number was also finely rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
ELUDES OFFICERS.
Opera Singer Slips Into Town and
 Out Again.

Chicago, November 7.-Madame Olive Fremstad of the Metropolitan Opera com pany Of New York and sang for the enter tainment of several thousand persons in Chicago today, but deputy sheriffs are none the wiser.
 Though half a dozen agents of the courts were stationed about the audi torium theatre, where the opera star ap- peared in public, for the purpose of serv- ing her with papers in a breach of con tract case, Madame Fremstad eluded all pursuers and was on her way back to New York before any court attache could approach her.
 The singer was sought in a suit for s3o0O damages brought by Mrs. Clara Bowen Sheppard for her failure to appear last Thursday in Milwaukee. The opera singer, who had been expected here Sat urday, was warned not to come until Sunday, because of the suit. Service in civil suits cannot legally be made in Illinois on Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
MINE REPORT.
The Selection of Mine inspectors is
 Criticised.

Harrisburg Pa, November 7.-Chief of Mines James F. Roderiek sharply criti- oised the present method of selection of mine inspectors in report on anthra- cite coal mining in Pennsylvania in 1908. which was sent to Governor Stuart today. The chief declares the presaut system Pernicious and detrimental to the best interests of the miners, recommending that the plan now prevailing in the bit luminous region be adopted.
 The chief also declares that there is much to De desired in the enforcement of discipline and urges more effort to edu- cate the miners.
 The production last year was "A, ,592, ,211 net tons. against S6o56. 412 tons the year before. During the year 596 lives were lost, which is a decrease compared with former years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Dodqinq the Question.

Greenviile Living Truth: The amend fnent speakers will talk about anything else but the amendment and this point they dodge. They will talk Fuller and Carmichael bill. statutory law, prohibit tion and everything else but amendment. In fact they have nothing to talk about, the ground is slipping from under their feet and they see defeat staring them in the face Alabamians won't vote for laws which state one thing on their faces and their advocates declare that they do not mean what they say. We know what is in the constitution now and we will not insert amendments which admit of as many and various interpretations as the amenders themselves make Already the issue is decided, the amendment is de- feated and the people will be free from tur- moil of this kind for at last generation. There is nothing left to decide on but the size of the majority and let every man work to make 1t so big and great that this question will be eternally set tied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Three Weeks From Today

The fate of the amendment will be decided three weeks from today. It will be the first opportunity that the people of Alabama have had to ex- press themselves at the polls on any phase of prohibition in a state cleo tion. Governor Conner and the pres ent legislature were elected on a dem ocratic platform and one of the blanks | in that platform declared for local op- tion. There was nothing in it that | leaned toward statewide prohibition. much less constitutional prohibition. Local option was good old democratic doctrine when the platform was adopt ed in 1906 and democrats who voted for B. B. Conner and the legislature little dreamed that the executive and law-making branch of the government would be unfaithful to the party stan- dard. This administration has given us not only statewide prohibition, but 1 the Carmichael act and the Fuller act, making the most drastic prohibition laws ever tried in any commonwealth. And now Conner is asking the people of Alabama to ratify an amendment to the constitution that would write prohibitin in the organic law of the state.
 Every thing now points to the de- feat of this dangerous amendment measure. The flower of the chiyalry of Alabama is against it. Five ex- governors-all that are now living are against it. Our two United States senators are against it. John B. Knox, president of the constitutional conven- ton of 1901, is against 1t. Nearly every lawyer who ranks high in his profession is against it. Many able and beloved educators are against it, and thousands of high-minded and God-fearing men in private life ara against it.
 The amendment should be defeated by sweeping majority; and it will be if freemen do their duty. An over- whelming defeat will show to the in- vestment world that Alabama is not going to be ruled by fanatics and that the tendency of this state is away from radicalism and back to safe levels Let us then not be satisfied with anything less than ground-swell victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
STORM IN ILLINOIS.
Much Damage Is Done By the Light
 nina at Peoria.

Peoria H., November 1.-The Illinois river valley was swept tonight by a se- we're electrical storm. Many electric lights were put out through grounding of pow CT wires. Several houses were struck and burned.
 Reports from surrounding towns show considerable damage by wind and light hing. A large ball of lightning entered the open door of Robert Conkey's home in Peoria, encircled the dining room and passed out the same door at which it en- tered without damaging the house. Mrs. Conkey, who was in the dining room was rendered unconscious for two hours A stepdaughter was paralyzed in the left arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
PROFESSIONAL.
By Rudyard Kipling.

By Rudyard Kipling. God of our fathers, known of old
 Lord of our far-flung battle line Beneath Whose awful hand we hold
 Dominion over palm and pine Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forget! The tumult and the shouting dies
 The captains and the kings depart Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
 An humble and contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet. Lest we forget-lest we forget! Far-called our navies melt away
 On dune and headland sinks the flre- To, all our pomp of yesterday
 Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the Nations spare us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forget! If drunk with sight of power, we loose
 Wild tongues that have not Thee in
 awe
 Such boosting as the Gentles use
 Or lesser breeds without the law Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget-lest we forget! For heather heart that puts her trust
 In reeking tube and iron shard-- All valiant dust that builds on dust,
 And guarding calls not Thee to guAr6- For frantic boast and foolish word Thy mercy on Thy people. Lord!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
That $1o0.ooo Gift.

Pine Belt News: One hundred thousand dollars to the Anti-Saloon league!
 Many people in Alabama, including min- isters of the gospel, have questioned the statement that John D. Rockefeller of Standard oil fame gave $100,0O0 to the Anti-Saloon league; some even went so far as to write Brooks Lawrence, super intendent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league for information, and to those who wrote he gave denial to the above state ment
 For the benefit of the people who thus disbelieved the Alabama newspapers the News sought information and found it. On page 449 of The Scrap Book for Sep tember, published monthly by the Frank A. Munsey Co.,, of New York. and an absolutely reliable magazine. we find in an article under the caption:s "To the Public" among the list of gifts, totalling nearly $12OOO0.Ooo in benefactions, that John D. Rockefeller did contribute $10o,- 900 to the Anti Saloon league. This copy of the Scrap Book can be seen at the News office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
BermOndSey'S BYe-ElectlOn

In the election of 1906 Bermondsey, which Is in the Southwark district of London, returned a liberal by a plural ity of 1759. That liberal died and in the bye-election to fill his place the tory-unionist candidate was elected by a plurality of 9S7. The liberal candi- date did not live in the district, and a socialist candidate boiled 1435 votes.
 Still the battle was fought over the budget and the power of the house of lords to change it. This budget i'm poses heavier taxes on the landowners and capitalistic class. It will be put through the house of commons and if the house of lords rejects it or modi- fies 1t an appeal will be taken to the country and 8 momentous conflict will take place. Premier Asqutih and the liberal are ready to meet the issue.
 This is why Bermondseys election Is closely scanned. Some think it indi- cates turn of the radical tide, while others say the liberals were over-confi- dent and, did not contest the election as they should have done. The chances are that neither MT. Asquith nor MT. Balfour regard 1t as an index for the rest of the country. The struggle will go on and a general election will be fought over the issue unless, indeed, with their long g-established custom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Juuqlinu Words.

Luverne Journal: They tell us now that 10 manufacture a thing does not mean to make by hand'' or with the hand" They mean to Say that old man Webster did not know what he was talking about when he said that the word manufacture came from the Latin words "manus' (the han0 and 'facis" Cto make). Well, may be he didn't. But he is authority and we fall to see the difference placed upon the construction of the word manufacture where man makes one gallon or 1000 gallons of wine There Is no difference and the argument of the amenders is enough to make cat laugh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
An Old Hack Phrase.

"The hack phrase, 'slush funds has long been in evidence in hot campaigns, ; said an old voter.
 ''In certain close states the republicans have accused the democrats of using a 'slush fund.- and the democrats have made the same charge against the republicans. .In the presidential contest of 1896 the late Mark Hanna, who managed McKinley's 5 campaign, was believed to have raised a huge corruption fund for the purpose of defeating William Jennings Bryan. In 1876 Samuel J. Tilden, whose integrity was unprecedented by the public at large, was accused by republican leaders of opening his 'bar'P to buy votes.
 NO matter what might have been the methods employed by political managers in years past it Is well nigh impossible, under our present system of balloting, to use money in corrupt way in campaigns.
 "Every man of ordinary intelligence can readily understand that no very large slush fund can be used at this time in a state like Alabama with qualified vote of not more than 100000 Ten thou sand dollars would go a long way toward paying the legitimate expenses of any party in state election. Twenty-Five thousand would be an extravagant es- timate; s5o0Oo would be unthinkable to 8 common-sense business man. Money does not grow on trees. As to a brewer slush fund of $3OO,00O for Alabama 1t is sim ply silly to speak of 1t seriously. Three hundred thousand! Why, that would give ever misunderstanding that there are 4o.0O0 of them-s7 50 And since most of the amenders are honorable men, the few that were purchasable would get fat sums indeed.
 But these slush funds seldom material ize in any campaign. And when bribe money has been forthcoming it has usual ly been in much smaller sums than at first reported. Nearly everything in large figures is greatly magnifed. But apropos of the slush fund topic, an anecdote which I read in The Age-Herald struck me as being particularly fitting to the fix the amenders are in. Like the democrats of Ohio. we are all right they say, if the other side don't buy us.' r"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
DOWN ON MOVING PICTURES.
How Married Man Was Caught by
 His Wife.
F,om the Washington post

From the Washington Post
 There is one man in this town who has crossed all moving pictures of pugi- listic encounters from his list of enter tafnments," declared Harvey Kersey of New York at the Raleigh.
 ''If he goes to see another it is safe bet that he won't take his wife with him, anyway. There certainly was trouble in this mans family as the result of the ex- hibition given by The Washington Post Saturday night"
 Then MT Kersey explained:
 "A few weeks ago this friend of mine I won't tell his name. because I want to come back to Washington again-was out in San Francisco on a business trip. About two days before the fight between John son and Ketchel at Colma he sent a tele- gram to his wife in Washington. explain ing that he would be forced to remain on the coast for a few more days. He named Portland, Ore, as his destination and promised to come home soon as he had finished his business there. He arrived in Washington according to his revised schedule. and the incident did not cause the slightest comment on the part
 
 home. last night. or had left his wife there, all would have been we'll He ex- plained however, that he was very much interested in the fight and asked his wife to come down and look at the pictures with him.
 ''The film had not been running more than a few seconds when he felt tug at his sleeve.
 rows just the other side of the ring who looks very much like you was the com ment he heard.
 Cold shfvers began to run up and down his back Such denouement had never occurred to him. With laugh that prob ably sounded too hearty he declared his absolute inability to detect the slightest resemblance between the spectator on the screen and himself. But his wife was not to be satisfied so easily. She didn't look at the pictures of the fighters. Her eyes were glued on the face of that man be- hind the ring Round l and round passed, and her lips grew more firmly set At the end of round it was a knockout for my friend. His wife was convinced. Eplanations were Of no avail. She knew what she knew. My de- tected friend lost all interest in the pic- tures He suggested little supper down. town He was as solicitous as you can readily imagine. I suppose they have talked over his trip to Portland several times since But he's lost all interest in moving pictures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
VICTOR HUeo's SUPERSTITION.

From the London Globe.
 An amusing story of Victor Hugo is re- lated in a French contemporary The poet had accepted an invitation to dine at the house of one of those ardent re- publicans who at the time were wittily termed 'les precieuses radicales'
 The dinner hour had passed some time without any announcement that the din- ner was served, when one of the com pany, a friend of Victor Hugo, inquired of the hostess the cause of the delay. The latter explained that owing to one of the guests having sent an excuse at the last moment there would be thirteen instead of fourteen at the table, so she had sent to find another to make the fourteenth.
 moment later the same individual was conversing with Victor Hugo. Do you know why we are waiting?" asked the poet "Yes, was the reply: "some imbe- cile Is afraid to sit at table when there are thirteen" Victor Hugo in a solemn and severe tone, replied, "Limbecile, est moi"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Boundary Treaty.

Rio Janeiro, November "A treaty has been signed by Baron Rio Branco, Bra william minister of foreign affairs, and Ruf1no Dominguez, Uruguayan minister to Brazil, defining the frontiers between Brazil and Uruguay, Lake Miriam and the Jaguarao river. The frontier runs in the median line of the lake instead of along the Uruguayan shore. and along the Thalweg or valley of the Jaguarao instead of along the southern bank. Uru- quay is accorded free navigation between the lake and the ocean by the Brazilian waters of Samgonola and the Rio Grande. It also secures several islands. Both parties engage not to fortify the lake or river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
ett and the Central of Georgia

etl and the Central Ot Georgia
 the Savannah News, "Mr.
 believed that it would pay
 100000 in improvements on
 T of Georgia it is pretty safe that MT. Lovett will not
 favor spending that amount
 s on railroad property of
 l Hartman thought so highly, ea alsf ' as 1t will tend to the up- ing the section to which he is sa ss0 s attached
 ai.a Hanson of the Central of =es7s confidest the Hartman alfna ,e carried out. Major Han- s8 H . all he can to have them carried out, but after all the decision of the question rests with MT. Lovett, who is clearly MT Harriman's successor in the control of the Hartman railroad interests.
 The Savannah News thinks that every effort is being made to increase the business of the Central of Georgia, thus laying a basis for successfully floating an issue of bonds for exten- sive improvements of the road. It mentions, for example. the shipment of 3200 tons of rails from Ensley bound to South American ports.
 After all. it's confidence chiefly rests in Judge Lovett, who is a southern man who will not, it Is believed in -Sa- vannah, neglect any opportunity for the upbuilding of any section of the south, particularly when such upbuild- ing would result in increasing the value of the properties under his con- trol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
Will Open Thursday for Six Months
 Session.

Ottawa, Ont. November 1n.-The Cana dian parliament opens on Thursday next and the session will probably continue for six months. The chief item of busi- ness on the government programme will be the bill under which the new Cana dian navy will be constituted.
 Tariff legislation is not looked for be- yond the bill to confirm the Franco-Ca- nadian treaty. The possibility of the max imum provisions of the Payne tariff be- ing imposed upon Canada, if Ftance is put on more favorable tariff relations with Canada than is the United States, will cause some serious talk and a scattering of members on both sides will press the government to retaliate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
APPEAL TO TAFT.
Nicaraguans Ask That Uncle Sam Not
 Interfere.

Panama November 7.-Prominent mem bers of the Nicaraguan colony here to- day sent a cable message to President Taft asking him fin the name of hu- manity and civilization to pay no atten- tion to requests of Zelaya. either for aid or for non-interference, and that if the United States cannot intervene in Central America 1t should at least let the fate of Nicaragua be decided on the battle- fields.
 The petition is made fin the name of hundreds of Nicaraguans banished from their country and hundreds lying in the prison of Managua''
 President Zelaya's enemies claim that he Is isolated and that his officers are all foreigners as he is unable to get na- lives to serve him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
PICKERING MAY LIVE.
Football Player Undergoes Successful
 Operation.

Utica, N. Y, November 7-Joseph Pick ering of the Casenovia seminary football team, whose spine was fractured in game with Colgate yesterday, was suc- cessfully operated upon at Paxton hos pital this morning. The operation dis closed the fact that both sides of the arch of the seventh cervical vertebra had been broken and the spinal cord lacer- ated. The compressing bone was removed and following the operation the surgeon said that he had a fair chance to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
Worse and Worse.

Huntsville Mercury Banner: Every time we read the Weakley-Fuller act, some- thing is found to make tho law more objectionable Sections 36 and S7 go so far as to dictate to the supreme court the way in which the act shall be con- strued. As If the court was not suffi- ciently versed in the rules of construc- ton of legislative acts. Our form of democracy requires three coordinate, but distinct departments, viz: The legislative. executive and judicial. The first makes the laws, the second executes them and the third construes them. No one must encroach upon the other under the con- stitution. Yet under the Conner admin istration the governor dictates to tho legislature. successfully, and tho legisla- ture in this act attempts to dictate to the supreme court. This is in accord ance with the threat of Brooks Lawrence.
 that if the supreme court did not coh- strue the law to the liking of the amend CTS they would elect judges who would"
 Are the people going to submit to such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
JAPANs LUXURIOUS PRISON.

The most luxurious prison in the world is in Japan. about 15 miles from Tokio. In the midst of gardens where flourish medlars and cherry trees. where are seen ornamental ponds with water lilies, arises the palatial prison.
 The cells are spacious and airy. The lighting throughout is by electricity and the apartments are furnished luxuriously. Bathrooms with marble baths, hot and cold water being laid on; dressing rooms and reading rooms-nothing seems to be wanting to make the sojourn in this prison pleasant, In fact, it seems an ideal country residence. scarcely calculated to reduce crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-08
What They Want.

Cullman Democrat: We have never fought the prohibition laws of Alabama and never will, but we will never allow Governor Conner and a few politicians to exploit the state under a disguise of being disnterestedly good. It is rotten deal they are trying to give the people; it is the offices they are after and noth- ing else. We have never known any man to go up and down in the state of Ala bama nor any other state or county spending his money and talking himself hoarse unless he wanted an office and wanted 1t very much.