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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Fort Payne's Revival.

Fort Payne, at one time the most mag nifcent example of mushroom imitation in the state of Alabama, and which suf- fered the inevitable consequence of ex- treme lethargy, is undergoing a marvel ous revival" said citizen of DeKalb county.
 "The present revival is not boom, thank the fates. but is real, healthy substantial development that can and will survive. For the last few years there has been gradual revival of business in the town and one small plant after an other has taken the place of empty sheds and moss-covered walls.
 "The latest announcement of great im- portance is the definite plans for large powder plant on Big Wills creek and Lit tie Wills creek aoout two miles from the city. A syndicate representing large capital interests has secured options on a considerable tract of land and will build an electric plant of 20, 900 horsepower capacity.
 "The enterprise was promoted by the Business Mems league of Fort Payne. The plan is to give free sites for manufactur- ing plants and furnish cheap electric power as an inducement to locate In the community.
 'The business men of Fort Payne have worked geographically for this enterprise and are backing the syndicate with gen. erous moral and financial support.
 Tt is announced that the first contract for building dam has been let to an Erie, Pa, concern and that work will be- gin at once. This contract calls for the expenditure of s5OOOO. The entire system will represent much larger appropria- tion.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Early Adjournment.

Congressman J. T. Heflin, who came from Washington to attend the annual dinner given in honor of his father pr. W. L. Heflin, last night. will return this morning and will be in his seat in the House Of Representatives again by Wednesday. When asked if Congress would dispose of the tariff measure by August l. MT. Heflin replied:
 Congress will get through about June 1 and adjourn. There seems to be an impression in the minds of many peo- pie that Congress cannot hurry; that much time will be killed or wasted in handling the tariff matter. But the req son say Congress will adjourn in June either by the first or the early part of June-is because Senator Aldrieh has made all his arrangements to sail for Europe June b; and Aldrich has his party thoroughly in hand and knows just what he can do. He can be de- pended on, therefore to have a tariff bill passed before his date for sailing. .9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Coming of Immigrants.

"The large number of immigrants com ing to our country, to me, is alarming" said Capt. J. L. Darby yesterday after noon. "Ten thousand landed i1 New York in one day The authorities and business men of the old country should have sufficient pride and humanity to provide employment for their laboring people The great majority of these for elgners are hunting work. Where can they find it? Already tens of thousands are walking the highways hunting work Some few of these people from across the seas buy farms, become self-supporting and make good citizens. This is all ready very serious question and should have the best thought that the state and government can give. 1 do sincerely hope that the land owners of the United States, and especially those of my na- tive state, Alabama, will always reserve sufficient acreage for themselves andstheir children so they can ever be independ- ent and not be forced to sell their labor coming in competition with this for eign clement l. you sell your homes and have not sufficient means of your own to establish and sustain a business, then avoid worry trouble and in many in- stances want, you had better remain on your farms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
STARR PREDICTS DEATH,
Professor Says Roosevelt Will Die In
 Africa.

New York. March 22.-On the eve of ex-President Roosevelt's departure for Africa, Prof. Frederick Starr of the Uni versity of Chicago. who is at present in this city. repeated his prediction that Mir. Roosevelt would not return alive from the Dark Continent.
 Professor Starr spent many years in Africa in anthropological studies. and on one occasion made a long trip over a. route very similar to that which the ex- President has mapped out.
 Professor Starr said tonight:
 For two reasons I expect MT. Roose- welt will not return from Africa-his age and his quick temper. The strange. un- identified levers which abound there are withstood with difficulty even by the youngest and sturdiest blood.
 Then the matter of temper. In the tropics there is nothing more dangerous than quick temper, such as Mir Roose- welt has. Sudden outbreaks of temper it Is well known, frequently result fatally It would be much better if MT. Roosevelt would change his plans and take a trip up the great lakes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

we herewith seek to advance nothing ever. Opinion will conflict concerning the final adjustment of hundreds and hum dreds of things, we suspect. Conditions are so widely different as various sec- tions see them that it is going to be mani- festly impossible to frame a measure guaranteed to suit everybody to an exact nicety. Be that as it may, however. this question of dolls is one that must be shaped up right, or Congress's ability to solve the more complex problems of the tariff must be conceded to be of very doubtful quality.
 The manufacturer of dolls should be en- couraged to the very ultimate limit. We need dolls galore in our childrens bus iness-and nobody's business is any more important. There never has been enough dolls in this world and it is the height of folly to imagine there ever can be. The Supply will not equal the demand in the future, no matter how much the supply may be agumented. Who ever heard of a child with enough dolls? Why, the largest doll families in the world are invariably too small, in the philosophy of juvenile hearts and juvenile desires.
 Therefore if tariff -burdened wigs stand in the way of the doll business, off with the duty on wigsl
 Get some sort of order out of this impending chaos, ye tariff revisionists or never more dare to look young Amer lea in the facel Let us be exquisitely just to the dolls and their loved ones their dear little mammas. This is a solemn duty Uncle Sam owes them owes 1t more especially because dolls, somehow, rarely ever seem to have any papas, you know.
 We look confidently to Congress to give the dolls square deal. It is a hundred-to-one shot that Theodore Roose welt would advocate it-and it is still a mighty good thing in this country to favor things Rooseveltan, we believe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
THE OLD FAMILIAR FACES.

By Charles Lamb had playmates, I have had compan-
 ions In my days of childhood, in my joyful
 schooldays; All. all are gone; the old familiar faces I have been laughing, I have been ca
 rousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom
 cronies; All, all are gone; the old familiar faces. loved Love once, fairest among
 women; Closed are her doors to me- must not
 see her All, all are gone; the old familiar faces. have friend. kinder friend has no
 man; Like an, ingrate. I left my friend ab-
 ruptly; Left him, to muse on the old familiar
 faces Ghost like I paced round the haunts of
 my childhood, Earth seem'd desert was bound to
 traverse. Seeking to find the old familiar faces. Friend of my bosom, thou more than a
 brother, Why vert not thou born in my fathers
 dwelling? So might we talk of the old familiar
 faces. How some they have died, and some they
 have left me, And some are taken from me; all are
 departed; All, all are gone; the old familiar faces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
trike In Paris Called Off

tf 5ke of government employees sQhething new under the sun. d bch telegraph, telephone and hployes were all government s, and 1t were they who struck,
 ting Paris and throwing out 1l French means of communi- Eatber government employees =lll sympathy with the strikers, le strike had not been called n it was they, too, might have srf of it.
 ST of Public Works Barthon emiet Clemenceau met the half| way and the strike was # onl Sunday. No one is to be Sd oh account of the strike, after the organized strikers access to the minister of ,rjks when they have a griev-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Cure Defeats Demarest.

Madison Square Garden, New York, March 22-In the initial game of the in- ternational billiard tournament of the worlds 1S.2 balk line championship, played in the Madison Square Garden con- cert hall tonight, Louis Cure, of Paris, France, defeated Calvin w. Demarest of Chicago by score of 800 to 369. This was Demarests first appearance in profes- sional tournament. Cure played very steadily at critical times and made the high run of 150 In his tenth inning. De- marest was impetuous, and his reckless ness and haste in playing marred many possible chances of scoring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Ashley Returns,

Chief Deputy Marshal H. Gordon Ash ley, who has been in Washington for several days, returned yesterday and was in the best of spirits. When asked about his chances of appointment to the col lectorship of the port at Mobile, he said that he had every reason to believe that he would be successful. After listen Ing to the opinions in Washington I be- lieve that Judge Hundley stands a good chance of appointment" he said in ref erence to the judgeship contest while Judge Hundley's friends are sure of his appointment and his enemies seem con f1dent that he will not get the place, those who claim to be neutral believe that Judge Hundley's chances are bet ter now than they ever were.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 People will nearly always tell the truth when they can make something by do- ing it.
 The hardest lesson to learn in life is that you never learn any worth much of anything.
 Generally man who thinks he is witty is about as successful at entertaining you as a nail in your shoe.
 The average man seems to think the best way to get ahead in the world is to hold some other fellow back
 The more money a man could make n- vesting it in good thing, the surer 1t would be not to be a good thing if he had 1t to invest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Burke Defeats Sullivan.

New York, March 22.-Sailor Burke. the Brooklyn middleweight fighter, won from Jack (Twin) Sullivan of Boston in a rough ten-round contest fought here to- night before the Marathon Athletic club of Brooklyn. Burke did all the forcing and although Sullivan was a better ring general, the local man landed the clean CT and harder punches. Sullivan marred the bout by continuous holding, but had he stood his ground he would undoubted ly have been worsted before the ten rounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Fighting Flies.

Now is the time to begin fighting the filthy househy," said a man who takes much interest in hygiene.
 q notice that already these pests are making themselve common nui- sances and bearers of disease about markets and cheap lunch places It should be driven into the brain of those who keep horses that the drap- pings heaped and allowed to ferment and heat are the matching places of these purveyors of typhoid germs. Every pile of manure sh hould be either thickly covered with lime or closely covered until removed. It is in such masses of filth that the house fly de- posits its eggs which are incubated to the matching out of thousands of the pests of horses and the bearers of dis ease upon their feet:'
 Opening the Terminal Station.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Hartman Case Hearinq.

St. Louis March 22-J. C. Lincoln, commissioner of the Merchants Exchange Traffic bureau, was the principal witness today in the hearing held here by Spe- Commissioner Sylvester Williams, in the governments suit to declare the mer- ger of the Union Pacific and the South ern Pacific lines violation of the Sner- man antitrust law. Charles H. Nor Till, industrial agent of the Rock Island and Frisco lines, and Mitchell c. Mark ham. of the Missouri Pacific, were the other witnesses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
nrletIng the Line from Brunswick

the proceedings in the United tes court at New Orleans relating the Atlanta, Birmingham and At railroad were harmonious and .l.f. s. F. Parrott becomes asso- with H. M. Atkinson as re- of the entire property, and the srs will no doubt utilize the valu- 1srvices of MT. Arkwright in some ty. The foreclosure proceedings ,e conducted without friction. The ioiders and the Old Colony Trust ny seem to have determined to H road on its feet.
 recognize the fact that the chief Olt of construction lies between Pel- nam and Birmingham This gap is to be filled without delay and lines are to be constructed to the furnaces and toal mines controlled by the railroad. The reorganization is to be harmoni- us and efficient. All the interests cen red in Boston are pulling together, Id itis'fortunate that the railroad has hho are able to finance it and
 filing to do it. The distance
 elham to Birmingham is but ,es, and good part of the heavy in that gap has been completed. s. Atkinson and Parrott will do Itmost to second the efforts of
 of the purse in and near Bos-
 no doubt the road will be com
 before the tide of fall and win i7c setsain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Jeffrles Stans- Pat.

Boston, Mass, March 22.-Sames J. Jeff fries was informed tonight of tia offer of Chattanooga capitalists for an eight round bout with Jack Johnson, and said: : fl thank the gentlemen from Tennessee for their generous offer. but must still maintain my former stand. I won't fight until l get into the right shape to deliver the goods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
THE TARIFF AND DOLLS
From the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald. 1 HERE was registered one protest \0 with the committee on ways and
 means of the last House of Rep
 resentatives that We hope will be given
 respectful attention by the tariff revis-
 ionists of this Congress and intelligent
 ly acted upon. It came from MT. Abra-
 ham A. Hoffman, a representative of the
 doll manufacturers of the United States,
 and it vitually concerns highly import ant section of the country's population
 not legally able to petition Congress in
 its own behalf, but worthy of respect full attention, nevertheless.
 Says MT Hoffman
 Relief from the duty on doll wigs is | sought, and 1t will not in any way work
 an injury to any person or industry In this country. There are no mohair wigs
 made in the United States, and no an gora manufactured into mohair yarn of this description
 "These wigs-mohair wigs-are imported
 solely for the purpose of use on domes tic doll heads by manufacturers. The
 double duty 55 per cent ad valorem and fl cents a pound, lOBetueT to
 11O per cent, works double hardship,
 and prevents the development of the doll
 making industry in this country. "The glaring injustice worked by the schedule on doll manufacturers is made apparent by the following examples: If
 a doll head and wig for the same are imported at the same time, the duty is 35
 per cent, whereas if the wig alone is im-
 ported, the doll manufacturer who needs it as a part of his raw material must
 pay duty equivalent to 110 per cent. Our plea is that doll wigs made of mo-
 hair or angora wool be put on the free list, or at least be dutiable at rate no larger than on dolls. dolls heads, or doll parts or accessories under para graph 41S.'
 As the tariff concerns wool. lumber, art,
 champagne, and things of similar import,
 Whitla gave little encouragement to the police when they wanted to start their search immediately after the return of the IIa 1iA fo +hai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
THE KING JOB.

I wouldn't like to be a king,
 Although a crown is slightly, For anarchists are not inclined
 To treat a king politely. Fen while he sits in banquet hall And tells a funny story, They'll drop a bomb behind his back And send him straight to glory. The only king I'd care to be
 Is one who blithely prances Upon the stage and drinks his fill
 And with the chorus dances. His troubles are just make-believe,
 His wife he doesn't miss her. And when he sees pretty girl
 He's not afraid to kiss her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
REVERY.

REVERY. Memories are drifting, Spectral figures lifting Appealing arms from out the Long Agoi Fancy's feet are straying, Languid airs are playing Down the lane where roses used to blow.
  Sadness, softly creeping Ger the heart half sleeping, Brings a ready tear to dreamful eyes Swift the years are vending, Silver threads are blending With the gold and still Pains arrow flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Negro Boys Try to Wreck Trains.

Montgomery, March 22.-Peas Daven- port, 6-year-old negro boy, was arrested this afternoon as the fourth member of gang of small negro boys tbat attempt ed to wreck trains of the Louisville and Nashville railroad 12 miles south of Mont gomery We done it, the little fellow confessed, because we wanted to see some white folk killed" On two different nights engineers slowed down their trains and took steel spikes from the rails at a point near McGhees switch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
INJURED MAN NOT
 OUT OF DANGER

Meridian, Miss, March 22.-(special. .)- News from the bedside is to the eff feet that J. c. Houston, who was the victim of a serious elevator accident in this city Saturday at the wholesale house Of Threefoot Brothers, is somewhat inn proved, but is not considered to be out of danger No bones were broken, the injuries being of an internal nature and difficult for diagnosis by the attending physicians. MT. Houston is about 62 years of age and is one of the best known men in this section of the state.
 Announcement is made that the final survey of the Mississippi River Eastern railroad, which is to be run from this city to Natchez, is well under way, start ing from the Natchez end It is also announced that a second surveying corps will start from this city In about ten days and meet the one now working this way. The promoters are confident that the road building will commence within two months.
 Meridian's "bravest" will blossom out with the early spring rose in handsome new uniforms The Easter dress of the gallant force, including Chief w. H. Lyc.s has already been measured and the police officers are looking forward to the first wearing with happy antic- ipations They are to be of the reg ulation blue single breasted coats, loose fitting, though slightly military effect i Their hats will not be helmets for which each man of them Is thankful. They will be of the rakish western broad-brim style so becoming to the handsome south- erner. Meridan's police force is known far and wide as the handsomest in the state.
 The people of Meridian are to be treat ed to a feast of music tomorrow night at the county courthouse by the Wood men of the World camps of the city, The new Woodmen band, said to be the best in the state. which is under the direction of Prof. Carl Leake will furnish the music the programme of which has al- ready been so thoroughly rehearsed that the band Is perfect in the rendition of each number. Aside from the music pro- gramme to be rendered the uniform de- gree teams of the different camps will give exhibitions of their skill in the lawn surrounding the courthouse The teams are drilled by Major Bell of the Second regiment of the Mississippi Ma tional Guard The entertainment Is to be free to the people of Meridian and 1t ! is the first of series of concerts to be given during the warm season In the open air anN indoors. Now. since Me rldian is to have no baseball during the season, the band concerts will be about all the amusement citizens will haxe ex- cept of course. the summer theatres. of which Meridian boasts four.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
A CoURTEoUseBoY.

''Would you rather for your mother or me to whip you?'
 'I dislike to show favoritism, father" said little Clarence. You and mother had better settle the matter by Tipping a coin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Improvement In Service.

London, March 22.-The condition of the telegraph service between England and France showed rapid improvement to- night. The newspapers for the first time since the strike began the use of their special wires from Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

The mosquito of New Jersey causes wakefulness while the tsetse fly in Af- rica causes sleeping sickness. One is just about as vicious as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
President Jones Very III.

Gulfport, Miss, March 22-President J. T. Jones, of the Gulf and Ship Island railroad, suffering from a nervous break down, caused by overwork, left here for New York today on an invalid car fur nished by courtesy of the Gulf and Ship Island railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

Tabloid messages to Congress suit all sorts and conditions of men. Keep the new fashion on tap.
  Secretary Wilson may conclude to write a book entitled. Presidents Who Have Served With Me- ..
  Speaker Cannon now owns an auto mobile, but only reactionaries are permitted to ride in it.
  Africa should bleach some of it's rhinoceroses before MT. Roosevelt ar- riYes on the spot.
  London will soon be shocked anew by bargain days in it's department store.
 The inauguration of the baseball sea. son should not at any rate be post poned.
 0eean-going steamships now sail up the Amazon to the center of the con tinent
  Committee jobs in Congress are to be on a commercial basis at present.
  Politicians should be thankful that fence posts are to be admitted free.
  Kansas is becoming very proud of Victor Murdock, the insurgent. The Presidents message was cer- tainly of readable length.
  The jaunty tilt Is lacking at present in Uncle Joes cigar. Spring has begun f1ring-the buds because it is ready.
  Insurgency is fast becoming epidemic in Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

The little republics to the south of us should begin to become aware of the fact that they cannot fight without a hermit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
A NEAT REJoINpER.

A Birmingham man approached his bet. ter half and said, Please let me havs a quarter"
 "Go away and quit bothering me-" said his busy wife.
 'sThen he meekly asked, What time is it?"
 "A quarter after one"
 ''Well, I'm one after quarter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

The bumps of 1909 will be eclfpsed by the bumps of 1911, when Cannonism will be wiped off the political map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

As Cannon construes what he reads vengeance is his and he is going to deal it out at every opportunity and in large doses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

The pictures 20 years old are to come in free, but the juniors are to be taxed This is a discrimination in favor of the old masters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23
Argentina Buys Warshius.

London, March 22-According to the Daily Telegraph the Argentine republic has actually placed the contracts for two Dreadnoughts with German firms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

.'Only when he deems IL necessary.
 AT 'POSSUMVILLE. A gala time at 'Possumville Was had the other night; The razzle-dazzle doings were .Enlvened with a fight. Si Hickerby declared he thought Bill Bryan was a fake, And those who loved the Commoner Sis head they tried to break. There isn't any telling how The fracas would have closed More enmity was soon revealed Than anyone supposed. Was felt by either side, but when Zeke Sellers raised his plug And to the fierce belligerents Said something bout jug Of Mountain Dew" he had outside, They stopped the bloody fray And when they'd '1ickered up a bit, They whooped till break of day. Oh life is blithe at 'Possumvllle, Nor ever brings fatigue; They don't know what it means to have A Law and Order League.
 DANGEROUS PASTIME. Maxim just plays with dynamite" Huh. if I had to play with that sort of stuff, I'd rather keep on working. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-23

The flareback on the democratic side leads many to inquire if national party has lost it's coherence and cum ming