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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
Big NaYles of the World

Germany, Great Britain and the United States are the three nations that apparently desire to rule the sea. Great Britain actually does, and Ger many and the United States seem to be committed to the policy of taking her power and glory away.
 At any rate Germany has appro- priated for new construction and arma- ments in 1909-1O no less than s53- 757, ,340. Great Britain comes next with an appropriation of s51 ,2S0,970, and the United States is close be- hind with s50,O75,50 France is fourth in the list, Japan fifth Italy sixth. and Russia seventh. But the figures for new construction dwindle rapidly after the first three are passed.
 The struggle for supremacy at sea is really between Great Britain and Germany. It is a gigantic strife and both countries keep from deficits with difficulty. The strain is the heavier on England because she is the smaller of the two, but Germany's war and navy bills will, in the long run, prove a heavy burden.
 No one sees where this strife be- tween Great Britain and Germany is to be stopped or even modified. Ger many is evidently determined to main tain the pace and Great Britain is thus compelled to keep on spending money.
 The worlds naval bill is colossal, and the worst of it is no one can see when it will be any less so far as England and Germany are con cerned. Isolated as the United States is 1t seems simply folly to spend $50,- 000,000 year on new construction. The pace is too fast to suit the cir cumstances. We have a big navy now and an expenditure of $25,000,000 a year would doubtless meet all possi- ble needs of this country. No na- tion is coming thousands of miles to attack us, and we need not go thous- ands of miles to attack another na- tiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
THEODORE SHONTS
 SUED BY MISTAK

New York, September 25-Theodore P. Shonts, former chairman of the isthman canal commission, and now president of the Interborough Metropolitan company of this city has been sued for s20O 600 damages, according to the World today, by Frederick Hipsh, New York manager of a Kentucky distillery company, whose wife's affections MT. Shonts is charged with having alienated. Through Delancey Nicoll, his attorney, MT. Shonts declared that suit is preposterous, and is due to a strange case of mistaken Identity.
 MT. Nicoll's suggestion that the suit is due to an unusual case of mistaken iden- uty, led John F. Harrington, Mir Hipsh' 8 lawyeH, Q make the statement:
 am now examining a number of wit nesses who are absolutely disnterested appreciate fully the importance of this matter and if by any chance it should be established to my satisfaction that MT. Shonts Is the victim of mistaken identity. the suit against him will, of course, be dropped
 MT. and Mrs, Hipsh separated on Au- gust 2 and a few days later he was served with a summons in a suit for separation brought by his wife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
AmelderS YS. Defenders

The supporters of the constitutional amendment which seeks to make pro- hibition part of the organic law of Alabama, are called amenders for the sake of brevity, and those who are opposing the amendment are called defenders because they defend the constitution as it is and because they defend the cause of liberty, so dear to all American freemen.
 The plaintiffs in this case represent several clements in the prohibition party of Alabama-those scheming, self-seeking politicians who hope to ride into office on a wave of radical ism and hysteria; those ardent parti sans of national prohibition who hope to build up powerful state organi zation with which to oppose and break down the democracy of Alabama ir 1912: and those "holier than thou agitators whose object in life is tt regulate the morals of the rank ant file. Other clements or groups go tt mako up the amendment following but the three mentioned will give g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
Buoyant Iron Market.

The pig iron market is active with prices tending upward. Matthew Aooy X Co.'S Cincinnati report just received says:
 '.In the middle west this week there has been a steady, day-to-day buying or pig iron. and what has been going on In the middle west has been happening in eV- cry iron district of the countTy-P1its- burg. Eastern Pennsylvania, New Eng land and Birmingham. In the soutn things are at the boiling point. They are very much excited in Alabama and thev are having a demand there that IS much greater than the supply, demand that has already cleared out the furnace stocks on hand, and unless there IS some unforeseen way of increasing production IL is going to be impossible for the southern furnaces to supply all the iron that IS wanted from them.
 "It is little wonder under these circum- stances that the south has advanced us prices in an irregular way so that some iron masters are asking s14 and $145O for quick shipment and s1s for delivery next year. In Birmingham some of the best posted men in the trade are anticipating a runaway market They think all the signs point that way. In other olstriceS there is not the same overwhelming optimism that is found in Birmingham but everywhere there Is confidence In the future that admits of no question.
 "rhere is some nervousness over the possibility that imported foreign iron may take the edge off the market here The cut in the tariff to s25o has not capitalized labor conditions at all as between Amerl- ca and Europe All it has done IS to about equalize rates to New Englano' TOT today it Is possible to bring English Iron to the New England coast at about the American prices or trif1e less But TOT tunately for the American iron masters the markets in both England and Germany are advancing in sympathy with the ad- vance here.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25

lair idea of what Alabama has en- countered.
 The general complaint is that all men who do not agree with the ultra prohibition leaders are wicked. inas- much as they question the wisdom and the justice of the Fullerlieker law; inasmuch also as they speak ill of the statesmen who voted for the amendment submission bill The de- lenders will make a ringing ans wer at the polls on November 29. They are the honest defenders of that which is best and holiest in life-personal liberty. freedom of con- science and the sanotity of home, which the amenders would render all but impossible. Those who oppose the amenders are patriotic defenders of the constitution, because it is alto gether adequate for all right purposes and, therefore. should not be tempered with, especially tempered with at cost to the taxpayers of S5O,000.
 Which are you, an amender or defender? It is hard to imagine how in view of the situation any intelli- gent. fair-minded voter could think of casting his ballot in favor of the amendment proposition. Certain it is that if the spirit of our forefathers still informs Us the defenders will achieve a glorious victory which will put an end to the rule of ring as dangerous as it is un-American. De- lenders, stand to your colors, and this and succeeding generations will rise up and call you blessed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
PRETTY TELEPHONE GIRLS.

From a New York Letter to the Cincin-
 natl Times-Star.
 It's better than an even money bet that the young lady who coos over the tele- phone wire to you is considerably pretty. The New York Telephone company pre- ferG to employ pretty girls. and I am in a position to swear that whoever does the picking has good taste. For the offices are just down Dey street from the Times Star bureau, and every morning one en- counters a long line of ravishing beau- ties on their way to the switchboard. "Why do we like pretty girls best?" asked H. K McCann, who has something to do with collecting this peach orchard. ''Because they are more on the job than their plainer sisters. The explanation is very simple, if you stop to think. Granted that the pretty girl and the plain girl start life with precisely the same mental endowment, the plain girl is apt to relapse into dowdiness because of her failure to win admiration, while the wits of the pretty one are sharpened bv the competition of good looks. Any how, whether that is the explanation or not that's the way . works out with us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
An Edilylng Example

The Rev. w. M. Curtis, pastor of the NJ. E. church, south. in Montgom- cry, preached notable sermon last Sunday bearing on the present polit- ical campaign, and one of the strik- ing things he said was this: ''I do not find anything In the examples of my Master that encourages the ministers of the gospel in entering the political arena as an active leader in a cam paien that is calculated to leave him useless in his ministry save among those who entertain his views"
 While there are manys ministers of the gospel in Alabama who do not take Mr. Curtis position, quite num- Der hold his views and act accord ingly. Mr. Curtis may favor the con stitutional amendment or he may be against it. If he is for it and is duly qualified voter he will exer- else his right as a citizen by cast ing his ballot for 1t. But he will not, by incorporate speech or polit- ical dabbling, run the risk of offend ing any man in his congregation or keep away any non-church- member with a leaning toward the doctrines of his church who happens to think the proposed amendment should be de- feated
 The Age-Herald, having an exalted , respect for the Christian ministry, cannot but feel that some of the pas tors who have entered the arena of amendment politics-turbulent bitter politics-without realizing, perhaps
 what their course would lead to, will ponder MT. Curtis remarks and con
 tent themselves with the work to which they were called and for which they were ordained Preachers are
 but human and many good man
 of the cloth hes lost his balance and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
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 slim, straight and slightly, while the Americans have the new lattice work masts which cannot be shot away.
 Last Ship in Line.
 The last of the larger American war shlps' the Montana. reached her place in the line today. None of the torpedo craft had joined their greater sisters tonight.
 All were sheltered in the Brooklyn navy yard' whence they will issue tomorrow. morning 10 lead the column of mercha pt- men and pleasure craft in their parade past the anchored giants of war.
 Along the Jersey shore 200 fireworks ex perts worked all day getting ready the dozen huge floats from which will be set off tomorrow night the greatest display or pyrotechnics that New York or any other city has ever seen.
 UT the many thousand visitors whom New York found in her midst tonight not the least interesting and not the least interested were the sailors Jackie came ashore today or the first real liberty he had had in three months. For that reas- on, despite the dismal. dirty weather. he blessed the celebration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
END OF THE WORLD
 FAILS TO ARRIVE

West Duxbury, Mass, September 24-In- spired by the conviction that today would bring the end of the world the 300 and more of the Later Reign of the Apostolic Church for Triune Immersionists. assem- bled about their place of worship early In the forenoon to await the destruction and purifcation of the world by fire, in fulfllment of their own prophecy
 Believers only were allowed to enter the chapel during the afternoon. An excep- ton was made in the case of the Rev. Dr. Dillon Bronson of Brookline Mass. well-known Methodist clergyman, who was admitted and observed the proceed ings for some time. When he came out he said that the participants were evil dently earnest in their beliefs, but that much of their talk was unintelligibe
 Although 10 o'clock this forenoon was originally set as the hour of the coming of the end of all things the faithful showed little disappointment when one of the elders announced that he had a new revelation that the world would not be destroyed until some time during the 24 hours beginning at 6 O clock tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
CHINESE HUMOR.
ys the Boston Herald

Says the Boston Herald:
 fears ago Bret Harte made clear that tue Chinese were tricky: but 1t has re- manned for J. s. Thomson, author Of
 The Chinese" to show that they are humorous. Here are some examples of .heir humor: When Abbe Hue the earned Toulouse monk, was travelling rom Pekin to Thibet in 1S46, he was oc- easiohaily i'll at the yamens of the man oarihs' They invariably rolled LID their gut or a yellow lacduered coffin and .oio nm to forsake sadness and behold m m what glory he would die away from nome Here is a letter quoted from
 The Yellow Dragon" paper nubIished Tn Victoria college. Hong Kong written oy pupil to his father in Canton. "Don,t take any anxiety for me gambling and wandering about in bad habit nlaces T hope you will not forget to send me those lew dollar for to pass New Year here alone I find my body very weak this year, but l bowl and play cricket much Tor strength. I begin to go to bed at Ii D. m I am sorry spent so much money. but all Is well. You are an old man father, and ought to sleep in carrying and rise in late Drink your tea stout and not thin now. Try amuse your tedium and look some humorous"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
PLANS FOR DIAZ
 TO MEET TAFT

Mexico City, September A.-The Mexi- can end of the programme for the meet ing between Presidents Taft and Diaz at Fl Paso has been completed and was to- day sent to Washington by the Mexican state department. President Diaz, with his staff. several cabinet members, bat talion of presidential guards and num- Der of government officials will leave Mexico City on the evening of October 12. The presidential train will proceed to the City of Chihuahua. where President Diaz will be the guest of Gov. Enrique Greet and the people of the state of Chihuahua. After spending two days In that city, the party will proceed to the border Presi- dent Diaz will be In the city of Fl Paso from 10 a. m. to p. m. October 16 Pres- ident Taft is expected to twice cross the border, first to formally return President Diaz's visit and again in the evening to be the guest of honor at banquet to be given by the Mexican executive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
CHINESE PROJECT
 IS HANGING FIRE

Peliin. September 24.-The foreign bank CTS interested In the Hanko- Sze- Chuen loan of $3O,000000 held a meeting with Grand Councillor Chang -Chi-Tung in an endeavor to reach an understanding n the matter of signing the loan agreement. The American representative opposed signing and subsequent negotiations re- garding the disputed point of selecting American agents for the purchase of rail- road material. The British representative informed ChangChi-Tung of his inabili- ty to agree to this proposal without the consent of Great Britain.
 China has answered the recent note from M. Korotovitz, the Russian minister, making formal claim for Russian partici- patton in the loan to the effect that she does not object to Russian participation in conjunction with French interests, pro- vided the other partiei to the agree ment do not object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
PREPARING FOR GREAT PAGEANT
 ON THE HUDSON
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 -~---------------------- ous compromise and each section has got to give up something in order that other sections-themselves giving up something shall agree with them in the resultant exchange and the resultant administra- ton.
 Beet Sugar Subject.
 Now just for an instance, because always deal with delicate subjects, take the matter of beet sugar I am very much interested in helping along some people for whom I was a long time the only representative, and that a kind of informal representative, in Washington, by letting their sugar. was in favor of letting all of their sugar-into this mar ket, because I did not think 1t would hurt you out here a bit. You are going ahead so rapidly that when I talk with man out here and he is not thinking of the tariff, he will tell me tales of the manu- facture of sugar that will just make me think want to invest all my money into 1t at once. But what did we do? We compromised and we said to the people of the Philippine islands. we will let you into our market to the extent of 250. 900 tons~a and no more, and then the home industry will go on; will not be injured certainly by that importation.
 And we made the compromise. Now that is what we do in Congress and through the executive all the time and while theoretically that may seem rather a rule of thumb method of government. in the long run as you look back through the history of the country you will find that the course pursued, which was the result of compromising the views of ma 1ority into one sound and middle course, was very much better than if we should follow some doctrineire and tried to fol- low bis theory to the uttermost.
 Trust to Common Sense.
 "In other words, we can trust to the common sense of the American people, through their representatives, to work out the problems we have and in that work ing out to give effect to the views of all the people not all the effect to the view of everyone, but to give same ef- feet to the views of all. Under that sys- tenn it is perfectly true. as Senator Smoot says that we have the best government on earth. and representing that govern ment I have attempted to take journey through the country of some 1S,OO0 or l4,0oO miles for the purpose of convincing the people. if can-that every man, woman and child, born or naturalized-in this country has voice and right to be heard at Washington, and that his inter ests are the subject of careful consid- eration by those who represent the gov ernment at this place.. It Is, l hope, not & partisan Journey and will not be re- parded as such'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
HARRY WHITNEY
 SENDS MESSAGE

New Haven. Conn. September 24-The following telegram was received last night by Harry Benedict of this place, from Harry Whitney. who pr. cook says has the proofs Of his finding the north pole:
 .Indian Harbor. via Cape Ray. Sep tember 20.
 Harry Benedict, New Haven conn Rushing home See you soon. Haro winter Wonderful shooting. Have skina for you Picked up shipwrecked crew Terrible suffering. Watch Herald. Notiry Frank and George.
 HARRY WHITNEY" From the above telegram 1t would seem that Whitney might be expected pacH probably by rail from Sydney the latte' part of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
MY LOST YOUTH.

By Henry W. Longfelow. = Often l think of the beautiful town That Is seated by the sea: Often in thought I go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old
 town,
 And my youth comes back to me, And verse of Lapland song
 IS haunting my memory still: A boys will is the winds will. And the thoughts of youth are long, long
 thoughts'' I remember the gleams and glooms that
 dart
 Across the schoolboy's brain; The song and the silence in the heart. That in part are prophecies. and in part Are longings wild and vain.
 And the voice of that ftful song
 Sings on and is never still: .e "A boys will is the winds will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long
 thoughts There are things of ~which I may not
 speak;
 There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong
 heart weak, And bring pallor into the cheek, And mist before the eye.
 And the words of that fatal song
 Come over me like a chill: "A boys will is the winds will And the thoughts of youth are long, long
 thoughts" Strange to me now are the forms meet When visit the dear old town: But the native air is pure and sweet, And the trees that o'ershadow each well-
 known street, As they balance up and down,
 Are singing the beautiful song,
 Are signing and whispering still: "A boys will is the winds will And the thoughts of youth are long, long
 thoughts" And Deering's woods are fresh and fair. And with joy that is almost pain My heart goes back to wander there, And among the dreams of the days that
 were
 I find my lost youth again.
 And the strange and beautiful song, The groves are repeating still: "A boys will is the winds will, And the thoughts of youth are long. lona
 thnnphta"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
GINNERS' REPORT
 DELAYED TWO DAYS

Washington September A.-The next report of the census bureau on the quan- tity of cotton ginned. which was to have been issued on Saturday, October 2, will not be made public until 10 a. m. October 4 next, telegraphic notice to that effect hav- ing today been sent out by Director Du- rand.
 The law requires that the report of the bureau of statistics of the department of agriculture on the cotton crop must be sus report.
 Tt Is impossible for the bureau of sta tistics to prepare it's report before i2 o'clock on the day of issue," explained Mir Durand, land as the majority of the cotton exchanges close at 12 o'clock on Saturday 1t would be impossible to take advantage of the information. There fore both reports will be issued on Mon day. October A. the report of the bureau of statistics appearing at noon, as here- tofOre,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
Demand for an Accounting.

Chicago, September 24.-Demand for an accounting of property valued at $l6O,0O0 is made in petition filed here today in the United States circuit court by Mabel Arey Ludlam of New York against James H. Channon and the latter's wife. Leigh A. Channon. George c. Hazleton, Jr., and L.. Scott Kemper of New York drafted the bill. Early in the week they were arrested in connection with the same case, MT. Channon charging that they had endeavored to blackmail him. Mr Channon was administrator of the estate of Mrs Ludlam's Father, Henery w. Arey of Albert Lea, Mnn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
A Good Book Town.

NJ. B. Fisher, representing the Central Newspaper association, whose headquar- ters are in Cincinnati, is in the city. He has had wide experience in canvassing for high-class publications, and has recently made trip through Florida
 "The book business was naturally dull last year." said Mir. Fisher. Tt was especially dull in the north. But there Is an improvement all over the country and everything in our line is looking bright for 1910.
 Birmingham is a good book town. It IS known in the trade as one of the best, so far as buying standard works goes From the publishers point of view 1t is better town than either Atlanta or Mem- DhiS''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25
Murder Mystery UnsoIved.

Roanoke, Va. September 24-A tele- phone message tonight from Grundy, the county seat of Buchanan county, Virginia. says no developments have occurred today In the murder mystery at Hurley. in Whlch Six persons were killed and their bodies burned on last Wednesday, Inves- tieation and search are still in progress put aside from the liberation today of Siias Blankenship and his two sons, who were thought to have been implicated in the murder, nothing has been brought to light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-25

"lf ever I am born again and can have my choice, writes Sister to the Globe, T intend to be a butterfly He must have the same fate in the insect world that the loafer has among us Did you ever look at the loafer care fully? How well he looks! What per- feet health What good nature he pos sesses. He always has time to fatter and to amuse. and the ones he f1atters and amuses are much taken with him and much disgusted with the worried and tired ways of the worker The lat ter grows impatient, Is irritable and un- interesting; the loafer Is never one of these. The good things in life are for the loafer and deny that he dies in the poor house. The worker. overtred, with patti ence. judgment and health gone climbs the hill to the county poor farm, while some one always takes care of the loafer The ant gets a lot of credit, but 1t is my opinion, gathered by looking up from my work at the butterfly that the ant is a fool.''-Atchison Globe.
 HIS WIFE
 "An orator asked yesterday Who is to be fooed? >
 When man is married that question Is soon answered."
 PAUL COOK