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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE ELECTION
 TOMORROW, ITS RESULT AND EFFEc1

mind, figure out what every man. or combination of men, who has. or have. been splitting fire and slinging mud. is after.
 Mud, and bushels of it, has been flung at this Age-Herald newspaper. Even it's optimistic editor, who writes this column when he would be of personal and generous vein, has been parked at and growled at by those who seemingly have desired to make a noise in vocabulary or voice.
 To those of the calibre who toss mud balls over fence it is waste of time to stop and look for.
 The Age-Herald is too much of n newspaper, and this writer too much of a newspaper man, to stop and put in print for readers of The Age-Herald a reply to every mud ball of printed type thrown at 1t.
 The Age-Herald gives the news from everywhere, every day. It gives all of it It prints it's views editorially. con- servatively and candidly and in that vein which entities 1t and has won for 1t the respect of the best people. not only of Alabama. but of all the south land.
 It shall continue to print all the news from all sources, and 1t shall con- tinue to print Its views in its editorial columns.
 Real people when they read a news paper want real news and the straight of it They want to know that its news columns tell the news as 1t is.
 Editorials are either explanatory of news articles or, else they are argu- ments in favor of or adverse to a prop osition or condition existing or pro- posed. The editor who argues to his readers without giving them the news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
SueS and Panama

As an engineering achievement Panama will far outrank the Euez canal, but whether 1t will ever equal the latter in commercial respect re- mains to be seen. The Suez canal has the advantage of age. Its first 40 years are about to expire and a new concession has been granted by Egypt giving the canal company another 40 years with provision for still an- otfer 40 years, so that. the canal can not be claimed by Egypt as its own until the year 1890.
 Undsg the new concession Egypt b
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
At the End of the Campaign

The most intense and acute political campaign that this state has ever wit. messed Is practically ended. Long as it has been 1t has not been long enough to enable the advocates of the amendment to show why the state needs constitutional prohibition when it has statutory prohibition more dras- tic than any other state has tried. It has not been long enough to enable the amendment people to prove that in Section 2 are not hidden untold but highly probable dangers to the homes of the people.
 The campaign was begun three months ago with these objections standing against the amendment, and 1t will be closed tomorrow with these objections fully maintained and justi- fled. All efforts of the amendment speakers to undermine or weaken these objections have been weak or misleading. The first section stands superfluous, and the second section dangerous to the time-honored rights of the people in their homes.
 The amendment speakers and writers have in truth avoided so far as they could these grave objections to the amendment and have dealt out va riety of cheerful campaign arguments, They have said vote against the amendment would be a vote in favor of saloons, although their own drastic satutes have driven all saloons out of the state, and they know that those ststutes cannot be repealed while the will of the state remains unchanged. No vote or aggregate of votes tomor- row can change the saloon situation a particle.
 They have said, too that the adop- tion of the amendment would be a final settlement of the liquor problem in this state forever, although they know that over a dozen states had tried constitutional prohibition only to abandon it-although they know that any constitutional measure of that na- ture necessarily depends for efficiency upon statutes which may be repealed by any legislature.
 They have endeavored to make the amendment one either of moral or religious nature, or both, when they knew that it was born in politics, to serve political purposes. and is in it's very nature an exercise of the police power of the state, and is therefore wholly political.
 And on top of all this sophistry have been piled roorbacks concerning brew CTS and their money and the liquor in terests and their pull, when the only issue before the people relates to the value of the first section while the state already has prohibition, and to the dangers hidden in the section sec ton to ones home.
 Nothing in this campaign covering three long months has demonstrated the need of the first section under present circumstances, nor has any thing in its course taken away tn, home. A vote against the entir, amendment is logical demand at tn, end of a strenuous campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Younq Virqjnia Poet.

6 watson James, Jr., of Richmond is young poet Of large promise From the press of Whittet & Shepperson comes his first collection of verse-''The Bride of the violin and Other Poems" The Initial poem has an introductory stanza and then stanza for each of the four strings or the violin. Some of these lines re- call Sidney Lanier, who wrote divinely of music, as he did of everything else.
 In most of MT. James verse there Is fine rhythm and in all of 1t felieltous phrasing. One of his best poems-perhaps his best-is "Slumber Deeply, Gentle Rose"
 The volume is artistically bound in modern novelty style. Loveman Joseph x Loeb have James poems on sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
THE LAuREL-sEED.

(Marmora nndit.) By Richard Hengist Horne.
 I. A despot gazed on sunset clouds, q Then sank to eleep amidst the g1eam; Forthwith a myriad starving slaves Must realize his lofty dream. Year upon year. all night and day, They toiled, they died-and were re- placed; At length marble fabric rose, With cloud-like domes and turrets graced- No anguish of those herds of slaves Fer shook one dome or wall aSunder, Nor wars of other mighty kings Nor lustrous javelins of tho thunder.
 IT. One sunny morn lonely bird Passed OCT, and dropped a laurel-seed: The plant sprang up amidst the walls Whose chinks were full of moss and weed. The laurel tree grew large and strong; It's roots were searching deeply down; It split the marble walls of WI onR. And blossomed OCT the Despot's crown And in its boughs nightingale Eings to those world-forgotten graves; And OCT It's head skylark's voice Consoles the spirits of the slxvSA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
S9S2s2ssssSSs2s
It never did hurt To lay down IlkeIihoods and forms of hope. -2 King Henry w.
Action Nov Instead of Argument

This is no time for argument. All that part of the campaign has been concluded. and the sole task remains of getting the voters to the polls. This is, however, a considerable task, for every man has neighbors who will be careless in this respect-who will even neglect to go to the polls unless urged to do so.
 Let every man who has neighbors consider this feature of the campaign, and make plans to see that his neigh bors do go to the polls. This is the one public duty left to any of us in this remarkable campaign.
 Urge every man to go to the polls before he begins his days work. An hour or two devoted tomorrow morn ing to work for the sanctity of the home and sanity in politics in general will be time well spents Be patriotic two hours tomorrow morning even Ii business cares do claim your services later in the day. Give the first two hours to the state, and you will be able to work for yourself with freer mind and easier conscience during the rest of the day.
 A full vote tomorrow Is exceedingly desirable and no man can serve his state better than by working up to bis opportunities toward it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

needed from this district there must be more furnaces and perhaps more ore mines. If more ore were devel- oped and available the number of fur .laces would be increased, and when the Warrior river is fully opened Cuban ores may be brought here to be min gled with native ores. Iron ores gen orally do seek fuel, and Cuban ores can be easily and economically brought to fuel in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
Failure In Maine.

Since constitutional prohibition in Maine Is e miserable failure," said a prominent young member of the Com mercial club, T cannot understand why an effort was ever made to put prohi- bition in the constitution of Alabama.
 T am local option prohfbitionist and would be glad to see saloons kept out of every county in Alabama; but have little faith in the men who favor the drastic laws we now have. This cam paign has been conducted on the amend mend side with low cunning and some of the tricks resorted to by an,enders and approved by some of the political parsons have been enough to disgust every rfght-thinking voter. The defend- CTS of the constitution have conducted themselves on a high plane. While the amendment cause has been supported by many honest, well-meaning men. no polit- ical gang has ever been guilty of such mud-slinging as have these very self righteous folks It is indeed disgusting. In the amendment ranks are the patriot ism, brains and character of Alabama. That the best people of this good state of ours will win on Monoay next IS foregone conclusion. And they Will win because they stand for principle that IS right and true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
DREAM WORTH WHILE.

From the Gadsden Journal.
 Birmingham has the exposition bee in her bonnet and will probably plan a national fair to take place few years hence. Such an event would prove of in estimable benefit, not only to the Magic City, but to all Alabama, and especially the mineral district and we hope Bir- mir gham's dreams may be realized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Amendment orators and amendment writers have been saying very little of fate in point of argument about the issue. Judge Thomas W. Coleman, John B. Knox, Judge Richard Walker and many other distinguished legal minds have riddled the proposed amendment. Their arguments have not been answered because they were un- answerable. Such being the case the amenders have fallen back on de- fense of prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Maine has had constitution prohi- bition for more than 50 years but it lacks a good deal of being dry state. On November United States Marshal Pope M. Long of this district received a telegram which contained official in- formation as follows: 'In Maine there are 657 retail liquor dealers. 4 whole sale, 5O6 retail malt dealers. and AT wholesale malt dealers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
ALL OVER NOW.
From the Gadsden Times-News.

From the Gadsden T1mes-NeWS.
 The Birmingham News thinks that the coming out of Dr. Cunningham in fa- vor of the amendment means a victory for that malodorous measure. We'll judging from the way one B. B. Conner walloped the everlasting filling out of the Ensley doctor in the last bugernatorial campaign. the latter isn't so much when 1t comes to swinging the state. Anyhow. the victory was clinched for the other side two weeks or more ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
pAnLoUs TIMEs IN STORE.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 If pr. Lawrence cannot compel Gov ernor Conner to call an extra session of the legislature to deal with the defeated amendment. the reverend gentleman will bo strictly out of . job in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. urop, tb. Nav York Press.

Truth can chase lie all around the world and never catch up with 1t.
 A man Is sure he has a good business head to be able to question his wife's.
 Strength of character Is good for the world, but an awful thing to live with.
 The average man would rather have Q public office than be able to make a good living.
 Most of us would have better morals if we gave less attention to how much worso other peoDlsfu are>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
A wAYsIDE SONG.

'Tis hard to bear-the weary time, the weary time, the weary time. Iris hard to bear-the weary time, the days so fraught with rue; But wear away the weary time, the weary time, the weary time, But wear away the weary time and hope will pull you through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Iris said that love, that merely love
 Doth make the world go round; Iris sworn by ell the stars above.
 In works of poets found. And yet fond swain, the truth is thist When common sense has fled Love doesn't turn the world, wis,
 But just your silly headl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
The Car oates.

'I saw one of the advantages of the street car gates today,~ said business man.
 "A young man quite full of pronipiuon booze took chance of being run over by automobiles and street cars. He was scrappy and hunting trouble. He walked in front of a car and came dangerously near being struck and would have been but the motorman stopped before reaching the crossing. Well. he climbed upon the platform, leered at everybody and stopped just clear of the gates-hoding to the rail When the car started' nc leli against the gates which saved him from dangerous fall and the street car com pany . damage suit, no deubt.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
INFORMATION WANTED.
From Luverne Journal

will the amenders who are arguing that the legislature cannot repeal the statutory prohibition laws. if the amendment should carry. please cite some authority to bear them out in their contsntions. as the courts and the law books arc against the proposition. It Is a well settled principle that what one legislature does any sub sequest legislature can undo. and any statement to the contrary Is not borne out by our supreme court decisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Because you think the fight is won doa't stay yourself from the polls. Make the verdict plain and significant. Let Conner and Brooks Lawrence know what Alabama thinks of an empty treasury and Ohio methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The constitution is excellent as 1t stands. Don't tinker 1t when the state already has prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
POop c1rpTD

Thanksgiving day was also cupid's Gay in Chicago"
 I'm glad of that. Somebody fs always giving Cupid black eye in Chicago"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The 2000 words of the Fuller law are quite enough of prohibition with out any addition in the constitution itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
DEsERrlNc.

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 The politicians have deserted tho amendment as rats desert sinking ship. and only the preachers and the imported meddlers are left to buffet the storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Brooks Lawrence will be told tomor- row that Alabama wants no more trou- ble and turmoil, even if he does feel he must earn his big salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Fourteen states tried prohibition and then returned to local option. Don't fasten on Alabama double prohi. bition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The fee grabbers want more fees and they decline to wait in all cases until the election is over. Every search means s4 to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

This is the last Sunday of politics and stump speakers. The preachers will now endeavor to regain lost ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The amenders have side-tracked Conner simply because they do not feel that they can afford to tote an empty treasury any longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Don't be the dupe of designing poli- ticians on election day. Stand by your convictions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

No man has been discovered who has received money from the brewers, and yet the amendists keep on repeat ing their favorite Toorback-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The case of Joe Bell of Bessemer should arouse the love of home that lives in the heart of every true Ala haTniari
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The > amendment people become evasive whenever even money bets on the state result are mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
sToRM CENTER.
Ind Talladega Reporter

From the Talladega Reporter.
 Birmingham seems to be the storm cen- ter of the searches and seizures. And get, we arc told 1t can't be donA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Vote tomorrow to send Brooks Law renee back to Ohio, Weakley to his fat state fees, and Conner back to his cotton mill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The fee grabber gets s4 for each search made, and if the second sec tion be adopted 1t will be worked for all 1t is worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
The Amendment.

} Section 1. The manufacture, t
 sale and keeping for sale of aleo- holic and malt liquors and other X
 intoxicating beverages shall De s forever prohibited in this state s but alcohol may be sold for med1-
 cal, scientific and mechanical pur- s poses, and wine for sacramental s purposee under such regulations
 as the legislature may have pre-
 soribed or may hereafter pre- scribe.
 Sec. 3, Nothing in the constitu-
 ton of Alabama shall be construed
 } to prevent the legislature, under the police power, from designating places where such liquors may not . be stored or kept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

"The amendment" says the Gads- den Times-News, "is cryptograph that spells political bedlam." That's just the size of 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The amendment politicians are or their last legs and they know it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Tomorrow is the day set for placing markers at the head of the graves in which the Conner coterie will be buried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES
TRAIL HUMANITY
R,esS-N;,,V,ae>

TRAIL HUMANITY. The gladdest man I ever saw Had laid away his mother-ln-law And coming from the funeral, Had seen chump he hated fall Into ditch. "Oh, fiel" you'll say, Yet human natures built that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
A FAMILY MATTER.

Mother reads after father every day." said little William wooster to his school teacher.
 Don't say Reads after willie.- cor rected his teacher. Say your mother reads your fathers editorials or magazine articles, or whatever 1t is he writes"
 'Huhl Father don't write anything. He always grabs the morning paper first"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Alabama will demand tomorrow a separation of church and state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Just pust an X before the word '7vo- on your ballot tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The political parson will soon go way back and sit down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
THROWN BY A PONY.
FACTS IN THE CASH

What threw him into the dumpsr' His wife's new pony coat.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
A DAY DREAM.

A DAY DREAM 'swhat is the height of your ambition r ''Oh, about 9S4 feet" .'What do you meanf" "I hope some day to ascend the Einei tower and look over Paris" WHEN MUSIC HAD NO CHARMS. .I know not why I'm sad today, A soulful singer sang; A window raised across the way Was pulled down with bang And in the flat above a cad Said what would rhyme with ham And yelled. T don't know why you're
 sad.
 But I know why I amilr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

NASTY political campaign in ION Alabama ended last night Be- fore us now are merely the casting of the ballots on Monday, ana the announcement of the result there after.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
HIS LOFTY MANNER

..what grudse have you against Flip per, the aeronautr'
 T don't like the way he looks down on me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
THH sKIMPERS CHRISTMAS.

THH BkIARhRS Ct1ftISIMAS. They won't buy costly presents
 To give on Christmas day, Pa skimper has to work so hard
 And gets so little pay. There'll be no furs. no diamonds,
 No raiment fine to wear. No treasures brought across the sea And piled profussly there. To crowd that modest little home,
 Quite lowly. yet content, Where days slip by on wings of song With bubbling laughter blent. And yet, however poor they be-
 Those inexpensive things Exchanged upon the Christmas morn Which so much gladness brings Pa skimper's handkerchiefs, perhaps. Ma Sl1mper hemmed herself; Work box or vase she much adm1res. Upon the mantel shelf, And toys for all the little tads,
 Some purchased for dime The love that goes with every gift
 Will make the day subiimel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Stop and think now of the venom and the poison which have been thrown from pulpit and rostrum and stage and stump. Then calmly, in your own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
WOMAN, WOMANt

WOMAN, WOMAN
 With ethics pat our ladies juggle. They hate a thief-and yet they smuggie.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. They scorn to pilfer, pretty dears; Their hotel spoons are souvenirs"
 Boston Transcript. To gamble is the worst of sinnings, But how they love their husbands win nings. -Buffalo News. She'd never gamble on an inside straight But her euchre club keeps the dinner late.
 St. Louis Times. Conductor misses 'em-blame is his. They keep tho nickel; 'tis not their biz.
 Chicago Tribune. At bridge the dears will cheat like sin, To win a silver dish-of tin.
 Boston Traveller They go a-calling-delightful fad; Find no one home-then, "Oh. so gladr'
 -Des Moines Capital. A SCHOOL FOR CONDUCTORS. The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company uses one of It's suburban lines for ''breaking in" raw recruits who aspire to be conductors Most of the young fellows given trial are farmers boys from tho country and on occasions show comicai signs of stage fright" AL though no doubt able to ride the most cantankerous mule that ever kicked a hole in the atmosphere, the embryo conduo- tors seem to find great difficulty in stand ing up and collecting fares while the car is in motion. They arc 50 nervous and embarrassed sometimes that when they start to wobbling, 1t Is question whether they will drop the change down a small boys wide open mouth or sit down suddenly in . fat womar'S lap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

In my opinion that result is a fore gone conclusion. The proposed amend ment to the constitution of Alabama. giving the legislature power to regu- late OFT homes and authorize officers, under the fee system, to search them at will, is to be overwhelmingly de- feated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

No communication will be publish ea without It's authors name, ReJec'ea @ manuscript will not be returned nhies 0tamps are ,nciosed for that purp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Should one suggest baseball game, or production of Romeo and Juliet at one of the Birmingham theatres upon Sunday evening there would be a hue and cry. Yet these same theatres can be illuminated and men and wo- men can stand upon the stage and yell and gesticulate and throw anathemas like anachists' bombs at their fellow man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

R. L. oNeal. Jr.. and z E, morssn are the only authorized travelins rep .p- resen tatives of The Age-HeraIo HI i'S circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Of this day-a Sunday-consecrated to rest and the worship of God-there may be political meetings. as an nouncements to this effect have been made. Such have been held in the past. But I believe sincerely that these Sunday political meetings of abuse and rantankerous talk-where men abuse one another and ascribe sinister mo lives to their fellow men, are ten thou sand times more desecration of the Sabbath than even a bull fight like they may have in Mexico City would be on a Sunday in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

They go a-calling-delightful fad; :. Find no one home-then, "Oh. so glad"
 -Des Moines Capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Entered at the Birmingham s-- As'-,, postoffcs as second-class matter act of Congress March 8. 1873
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

With ethics pat our ladies Juggle, They hate a thief-and yet they smuggle
 -Birmingham Age-Herald.