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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14

passed. new building operations on a big scale will be all the more in order, and the announcement made yesterday that Loyeman, Joseph & Loeb would, on January 1, begin the erection of a five or six story annex to their al- ready handsome establishment is a cheering indication of what is coming to Birmingham in the way of improve ment in the near future. The Greater Birmingham becomes effective on the first day of the new year, and break ing ground on Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's magnificent addition may we'll be regarded as one of the fitting cele- brations of the city's expansion. Re- taining entrances on their present Nineteenth street front, the annex will give the great department store firm 300-foot front on Third avenue, with entrances on the avenue. Loveman, Joseph & Loeb already have one of the largest stores in the south and the new building will give them one of the most spacious and elegant establish ments in the United States. The an- nex will be fireproof and will be de- signed with a view of making it ulti mately 10 or 12 stories high.
 Third avenue has been steadily growing in popularity as a shopping thoroughfare and the fact that Love man, Joseph & Loeb will have their widest window front on Third will very appreciably enhance the value of that avenue from shopping point of view With the growth of Birming- ham it's shopping district must neces- sarily expand. Nothing can ever de- tract from Second avenue, but Third is now in the Second avenue class and almost before we know it, Fourth and Fifth avenues will be fashionable shop ping streets. And there will be trade enough for all of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
MontgOmery Conference Tomorrow

All indications point to a very large as well as an exceptionally represent ative gathering at Montgomery tomor- row when Alabamians meet in confer ence to protest against the proposed constitutional amendment and devise ways and means for conducting a wig orous and telling anti-amendment cam- paign.
 When the conference was called a few weeks ago the idea met with spontaneous approval in the ranks of broad minded, far sighted, patriotic men; and every day since the call the names of distinguished and trusted cit. izens have been added to the roll of those who will take part in the states behalf at this most critical period. In fact, there has been no occasion since the terrible reconstruction days when so many of our best and truest men in private life have responded to the call to duty. And that is what specially encourages those who are ready to stand the brunt of battle and save, If possible, Alabama from being further humlliated by few daring leaders and a horde of fanatics. To know that "The Old Guard" Is to be once more at the front readily inspires all classes and conditions of liberty-loving men; and usually whenever "rhe Old Guard' in any southern state has taken hand in time of trouble it's cause has won. This has been notably true of '"rhe Old Guard" in Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama, and it will be true in this state this fall.
 It requires a majority to write pro hibition in the constitution, but once there minority can keep it there. No high-class jurist or constitutional law. yer uOt III pOilClCdi pOhud6o VIII Juo'ls the effort of prohibition fanatics to make prohibition part of the funda- ! mental law. On the other hand, all first-rate lawyers call attention to the positive wrong that would be inflicted upon the foundation principle of con- stitutionmaking by incorporating the proposed amendment in the organic law.
 Montgomery will witness, indeed, 8 | splendid body of men. Not only will Birmingham be we'll represented, but | it's ablest men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
Revenue From the New Tax

The 1 per cent tax on the net in come of business corporations is not to be assessed until January 1 next, and it will not be collectable until July 1 following. The commissioner of in ternal revenue must in the meanwhile secure assistants and organize con siderable force.
 The general estimate of a revenue of $25, ,000, 900 from the tax may prove to be far less than the final outcome. All corporations must pay on what ever is left after operating expenses and fixed charges are met, They can not deduct anything on account of de- preciation of property, much less any thing expended for improvements. On this basis the Steel corporation would have paid last year tax of $1, ,332, ,449, and it may be called on to pay more this year. The Standard Oils tax will be at least $5O0,O0O These are ex- trems cases, but they go to show that if the times become prosperous the tax will be pretty sure to bring in more than $25, 5,oO0,OOo.
 One writer puts the earnings of the industrial corporations up to January 1 at s1, 800 100000 and the earnings of the railroads at s1Soo, 100000, making a total of $2,5O0 100000, on which a tax of $25, 100000 would be paid.
 These figures are plausible, but they may easily be exceeded, and if imports keep on gaining volume there may be no deficit at the end of the present fis- cal year. This is hardly possible, how ever, because the deficit in the past year was over ss0,o0O,ooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
At the Mass Meetinu.

At the mass meeting tonight the audi ence was unusually appreeiative," said a citizen who attended. ''There was no loud delighted in helping the speakers along and on several occasions supplied the word which brought down the house,
 "P, c. Bowman was calling attention to the big state deficit Governor Conner can borrow the money he said, but he does it by putting a mortgage on your home and on mine.' Here a voice ex- claimed, Cotton mills exemptedl' Yes, reiterated the speaker. Cotton mills ex- emptedn
 When Mir. Bowman was pointing te the charges of connection with the liquor trust which are being flung at the anti amendment advocates another voice de- oared, I'll bet there ain't a single bot tie in this crowdn and later MT. Wealth erly took occasion to use similar words when insisting that the gathering was the most representative ever seen together in Jefferson county,
 And MT. Weatheriy pulled copy of a prohibition leaders speech with threat ening appearance, as if he intended to read it all, 'Aw, don't read thatl' came from the audience, but he did, and they had a good laugh over it,
 |" This is not politics., said an old gray haired man on the front row, when Gov ernor Jelks was speaking. Mo- replied the quick -witted speaker, This is to save the State,' l"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
DEMOCRACY IS
 STILL ACTIVE

Washington, September 13.-(Special) = "The work of the Saratoga conference has demonstrated that the democracy of New York state Is alive and active," said W. B. Hunter, treasurer of the Bryan Democratic league of New York tonight.
 Contrary to the expectations of the a-conservative element of the party, the principles laid down by the confer- ence were devoid of those qualifications which many of the beneficiaries of class legislation had hoped would be expressed by implication. On the contrary real democratic policy was outlined, devoid of Bryanism, Clevelandism, radicalism or ultra-c -conserva tism. It Is the first ex pression in many years that has emanatcd from the democrats of New York state which has the true ring. I am satisfied that it ushers in new era in the his- tory of the party, and will no doubt cre- ate confidence among the great mass of voters in the rehabilitation of the party.
 "The so-called political bosses must ad- just themselves to the new conditions, or 1t will be only matter Of time until they will be overthrown."
 "Will the democracy of New York win the coming municipal election?" he was asked.
 T have not the slightest doubt of It. The opposition is so thoroughly at odds that the democracy is bound to win, and 1t will win also in the gubernatorial cleo tion next year. The Saratoga conference, I firmly believe, means that the de- mocracy of the country has taken new lease of life. Regardless of personalities, the rank and file of the people who be- lieve in democracy must fall In line with the principles which the conference laid down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
Loss to Birmilgham

While all Methodists hereabouts must feel proud of the fact that the Rev. Hoyt M Dobbs, one of the young CT members of the North Alabama con ference, has been sought by the Cen tral Methodist church of Kansas City, the departure of that minister from this field will be felt as a distinct loss. Birmingham has had many popular preachers and not a few pastors that have been loved alike by high and low, church members and those without church connection, but not one, per haps, ever gained a stronger hold on the community in a short term of years than MT Dobbs
 Much is said in these days of reli- gious unrest and high-pressure living about the pulpit losing It's power; but MT. Dobbs is one of those who hold steadfastly to Methodist orthodoxy and at the same time keep fully abreast of all that Is fresh and sound in modern apologetics and all that is beautiful and true in modern ethics. As pastor of the Five Points Methodist church his preaching has been marked by spiritual insight, unfeigned Christian +01A b1trp pathy, lucid expression and clean-cut English; and in his occasional public addresses he has shown those admira- ble qualities of the platform by which the speaker at once entertains, in struct and animates his hearers.
 In the matter of education MT. Dobbs had excellent advantages, but better still he brought with him from the classroom those high ideals and those student-habits without which no one in an intellectual calling can grow and achieve distinction. MT. Dobbs is ex- ceptionally cultured and his manners are gentle and engaging, but he is at all times manly and in the best sense of the term a man of the world. In the very charm of his personality there IS power, and his work in Kansas City will be not only uplifting but the re- suits far-reaching for good. Such men AS MT. Dobbs can i'll be spared from a growing, striving center like Birming- ham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
 STANDS BY COOK

New York, September 13.-Previous as- have the United States navy solidly be- hind him in his controversy with Cook was not borne out in a letter from Rear Admiral schley (retiredD made public to- day by Capt. B. s. Osborn, secretary of the Arctic Club of America, of which Dr.. Cook is a member. The letter under date of September il, from Pocono Manor, Pat, runs In part as follows:
 I like Cooks attitude immensely in this unfortunate, unnecessary and unwise controversy. He certainly has been dig nifed and manly in the stand he has taken In this matter"
 Captain Osborn followed up his letter from the admiral tonight with lecture on "Who Discovered the North Pole.'
 rDr. Frederick A. Cook" he said, twas for two years my wife's physician. I saw him two or three times week and we chatted many hours. If I have ever known a man of integrity, probity sheer ity and modesty, 1t is Dr. Cook.
 q have known also the other fellow margins.
 "Dr Cooks attitude in withholding de- tails of his discovery was attributed to his desire not to anticipate the publica- tion of his book But as soon as the other claimant got within reach of the wire- less," said the captain, ''he sent dis patches to everybody he could think of, but delayed in informing the mother of Marvin, who perished during the expedi- tion."
 After a meeting of the executive conn mittee of the Arctic Club of America to- night, Dr. R. O. Stebbins, its chairman n, gave the clubs attitude on the contro- versy.
 'The Arctic Club of America" he said, ''has nothing to do with the controversy over the discovery of the pole. All that the Arctic club recognizes is that pr. Cook Is the discoverer of the pole, and that Peary reached there. Our only de- sire is to honor the discoverer. Neither side has proved It's case to America. but since the Danish government has rec ognized Dr. Cook, we felt that the burden of proof now falls on his opponents.
 "The Arctic club" MT. Stebbins con tinued, twill present to Dr. Cook gold medal two and half inches in diameter. showing in bas-relief Dr. Cook stand ing on top of the globe waving the stars and stripes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
REAL TEMPERANCE AND FALSE.

From the New York Times.
 The summary of the proceedings of the international congress recently held in London to consider means to check tho evil of alcoholism Is interesting reading. Practical men in almost every walk of life presented statistics showing the ill., effects of intoxicating liquor In the postal service, the army, the navy the abstainers were shown to be in better health and altogether more efficient than the drinkers The relation of alcohol to crime was set forth in conprehensible and accurate figures. Proposed measures of intelligent legislation against inebriates and inebriety were suggested and ex- plained, This is all sane and useful labor in the cause of temperance. To set forth clearly and without rash generalization the evil results of ths abuse of alcohol, wit hno exhortation or emotional ex- travagance, is the best that can be done to check drunkenness But much can be accomplished by that method and few wise laws vigorously enforced.
 The rabid prohibitionists try to fight intemperance with intemperance. They pass laws impossible to enforce, and the extravagance of their measures inevitably leads to a revulsion of feeling which ere ates moral state worse than that they aimed to reform. Alabamas new code of prohibition laws, just signed by the governor, contains much of this kind of extravagance. Clubs are prohibited from buying wines and liquors and keeping them for the use of their members. Tho dealers in root beer and soda water are all placed under absurd restrictions. Barred doors are prohibited in all public resorts, as we'll as electric bells and dumbwaiters, and if the sheriff of any one of Alabama's s 67 counties suspects the storage or sale of intoxicants in any building whatever, he is privileged to raid and destroy it, People cannot be made temperate by such violent means But the methods of the London conference are sensible and potent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
\ Great Mass Meeting

As might have been expected, the anti-amendment mass meeting at the Jefferson theatre last night was nota- ble success. Tine house was crowded with thoughtful, patriotic voters who gathered as freemen to protest against tyranny.
 There were no women and no boys in the great audience, but from pit to dome were men-honest, sober, law abiding, manly men. The crowd was not drummed Up but came quietly in response to the call published in the Age-Herald. There was no band pa- rading the streets, nor music in the theatre Nothing of the sort was needed to bring out the best manhood of this community, and no music was needed to enliven the occasion, It was an intelligent, good-natured, re- sponsive, determined throng.
 Better speakers could not we'll nave been chosen. The addresses were ring ing and able and the appiause-punctua- tion throughout the evening made it clear as to the anti-amendment senti- ment in this neck of the woods. Rous. ing meetings similar to that of last night will be held from time to time until the voting day in November in every county in the state.
 This was the first opportunity Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14

seorcher' he did; for in view of the judges fine mental equipment and his splendid training as writer, his high record as governor of this state, and his equally high record as a United States judge he is more than a match. He oc- cupies a most commanding position when it comes to going after an adversary do not know what Governor Conner, who, like Judge Jones, is a ready scrapper, is going to do about it. but I do not think he will keep quiet, although in this case discretion might be deemed the bet ter part of valor. There Is one thing certain, in an acrimonious discussion Judge Jones would have the one Da- mascas blade."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
MEXICO SUFFERS
 FROM THE FLOODS

Mexico City,-ISeptember 13.-James D. Schuyler. the well known American en- gineer who recently accompanied Pres- ident Taft on tour of inspection of the Panama canal, declared in an interview today that the rush of water in the recent Monterey flood, which destroyed millions of dollars worth of property and 15OO lives In that city alone. was great CT in its volume than that pouring over the Niagara Falls.
 According to figures furnished him by competent engineers the volume of wa ter that rushed down the sometimes dry bed of the Santa Catarina river on the night of August N exceeded the flow of the Niagara by 4S.000 cubic feet per seo- ond.
 MT. Schuyler said. "The records show a phenomenal, almost an unbelievable, condition. The volume of water that swept down the Santa Catarina river during the flood was 270,000 cubic feet. per second, My informant compares the Santa Catarina river at that time with Niagara, which, understand, carries at the famous falls volume of water mounting to 222,000 cubic feetp CT sec- ond, The Santa Catarina watershed cons prses 54 square miles, so that the es- timated discharge of water during tho height of the flood was 5SO cubic feet per second per square mile.
 '.The discharge at Estanxuela. the high service plant of the water works was 29OO cubic feet of water per second. This includes an area of only 8h square miles, so it makes the average flow 825 cubic feet per second per square mile at that point.
 "Comparison with other floods shows that this flow is doubtless the heaviest on record The highest I ever heard of before was not more than 1b0 cubic feet of water per second per square mile.
 ''To give an idea of the rainfall in Monterey just before tho rainfall I can tell you what the figures are. As much as a1.61 inches of rain fell in 4S hours from August 26 to August 2s. A few days before that time 14 inches fell in 42 hours. making a total rainfall of 95 IS Inches fin 140 hours. The mean rainfall there for August in any year in P years has not exceeded $50 inches."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
GUESTS ARRIVING
 FOR WEDDING

Dingwall, Scotland, September 13.- Most of the royal guests have arrived here for the wedding of Prince Miguel of Braganza and Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith of New York, which will be celebrated September 15. A deputation of the employees of the estate which Mrs. Smith has taken for the season today presented the bride-elect with a beau tiful '"quaich," the oldest form of High land drinking cup, in which they toast ed the couple with highland honors.
 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary has invited Prince Miguel and his bride to visit Austria as soon after the wedding as possible, so that the Duchess of Viseo, as the bride will be known, may appear at court. The prince has issued an official statement denying that the marriage is morgan atic and affirming that the Braganza family have given their formal consent on Miss Stewart announcing her inten- ton to enter the Roman Catholic church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
ADMIRAL DEWEY
 PROUD OF RECORD

Washington, September 13.-Admi- ral George Dewey's face glowed with pleasure as he read today the reports of the splendid work being done by the men of the navy in their record target and battle practice off the Vir- ginia capes.
 See that record!" said he, as he pointed to an unofficial report which said that the battleship Louisiana had made 16 hits out of 16 shots at two targets. That is a world beater. I feel great pride in the manner in which our men have acquitted themselves. Our ships are fine, too
 "Vice Admiral Uriu of the Japanese navy, who made visit to this country last spring, told me that the Connecti- cut was the best all-round battleship he had ever seen. And he has visited some of the finest ships in the world. too," added the admiral in a voice which indicated how deeply he was in. terested in the ships and personnel of the American navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
IN HOIEL LOBBlES
Times Chances In Churches.

The defense of the preachers in poll tics by a local pastor reminds me Of the days immediately following the war, said a native of the state. Although the times were very trying and there were many things done that needed reproof from the pulpit, such thing as attending to the political and social questions by ministers was unheard of in the Black Belt. I recall the days of such eminent and very able preachers as the Rev. w. J. Lowery, one of the most popular and elo- quent preachers of Selma. Then there was the Rev. MT. Bounds, a noted Meth- odist minister scholarly eloquent and or gentle ways. The Rev. Ellyson Capers, afterwards an Episcopal bishop in South Carolina, occupied for some time St. Pauls church at Selma; the Rev. Dr. Byrd, afterwards bishop in Texas of the same church, who divided the time al- luded to with the Rev. Capers. And many persons now residents of this imperial county will recall these men, and also Rather Mcdonald of the Cath olic church, all great orators and God fearing and Christ initiating men in their lives and sermons.
 "I mourn that the times have changed, and alas they have not changed for tho better by the contrasts of today in the pulpit with the reconstruction days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
PEARY CAPTURED
 COOKS SUPPLIES

St. Johns, Newfoundland, September B. Peary auxiliary steamer Erik in 1905, and again in 1908, adds his quota to the polar controversy today. On his expeditions he naturally saw much of Peary and knew of Pearys plans. He was also on the Erik in the summer of 1907 when she lay for a week in Sydney, alongside the schooner John R. Bradley, in which Dr. Cook was starting for the pole, the Erik that year going to Hudson Bay for the Canadian government.
 Whitten says that the Bradley was abundantly equipped for Cooks expedi- tion, having supplies for at least three years. He confirms the charge made by pr. Cook at Copenhagen that Pearys people took Cooks provisions, adding that not only did the crew of the ship take Cooks stores that were at Etah, but that boats were sent to Annatok, 30 miles dis tant to remove Cooks provisions there.
 Whitten admitted, however, that he did not know if this removal was by arrange ment between Rudolph F'rancke who was left in charge of the provisions. and Peary,e but he thought. nevertheless, that 1t was a strange thing to do, in view of the fact that Cook was then away on the ice foes and might return.
 The boatswain also made the statement that both Cooks and Francke's collec- tions of ivory and skins. some of them very valuable, were taken as well. He said that the trouble with Pearys pre- vious expeditions had been the lack of supplies. Instead of remaining away for three years, Commander Peary was com- peled to return after about 15 months, the real reason, Whtten declared, being that he did not have enough supplies to remain longer.
 Information received hero tonight was to the effect that the Roosevelt would leave Battle Harbor for Sydney on Sat- nrdaX-