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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Cost Of Pig Iron In PitISbuTg

The cost of making pig iron relates not only to steel making, but to gen. eral commercial primacy in the mar kets of the world. Some recent fig ures relating to the cost of making pig iron in and about Pittsburg are inter- esting.
 Judge Gary laid these figures be- fore the ways and means committee: Cost of ore, two tons, $S.62; coke, $415; limestone, 49 cents; the scrap, cinder and scale, 27 cents; labor and maintenance, $137; depreciation of furnace, 40 cents-total cost of ton of pig iron at the furnace, $15.30.
 j. R. Ffnlay, a well-known mining engineer, says in the Engineering and Mining Journal that these figures are too high. and he presents these as the net cost of a ton of pig iron at Pitts burg: Use of capital, S2.S5; two tons of iron ore, S4.5O; s1.2 tons of coke, S2.5S; limestone for Aux, 50 cents; la bor and maintenance at furnaces, $1.40; general expense, 25 cents-total, $120S If the charge for the use of capital be deducted the cost of making iron in Pittsburg stands, according to MT. Finlay, at $923 ton. The Lake Superior ore Is mined at cost of S1.25 a ton, including royalty and taxes. The rail cost to Lake Superior and from Lake Erie to Pittsburg is 50 cents a ton. The lake freight is 40 cents ton. Here is a total cost of S2.25 per ton of ore, or S450 per ton of pig iron. The actual operating cost of s9.23 ton at Pittsburg is probably very near ly correct.
 This iron can be carted to the sea- board and shipped to Europe to under sell iron from German furnaces, and surely when Alabama iron can be barged down an open Warrior at cost of 40 cents a ton and carried from shore to shore as ballast in cotton ships or at a rate of $2 a ton-surely, then, American iron will assert itself in the markets of the world, and Euro pean producers will have to take back seats,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Wants Adeouate Library.

'I hope Birmingham will not rest until she has an adequate library" said pr. w. G. Harrison yesterday. Dr. Harrison moved to Birmingham from the little town of Talladega, which has two Carnegie libraries. and he can speak for their in- fluence and value
 T see no objection whatever in the mat ter of taking every subscription possible for this work. Birmingham has entirely outgrown her present library, and we must build on great plans. If the court house will not do, then a structure should be built.
 Surely we people can get up the s10O GOO to meet MT Carnegie's offer, and be- lieve We will Prejudice should be done away with in a matter of this kind MT. Carnegie got much of his riches from Bir- mingham. and there Is no harm in his re- turning some of it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
JAPANESE NAVY
 IS ENTERTAINED

Los Angeles, April 2s.-The entertain ment extended the officers and men of Admiral Ijichfs training squadron now at San Pedro was crowned tonight with a banquet by the chamber of com merce al the Jonathan club where 40 officers and 90 prominent citizens gath cred. Admiral Ijichi and Commander Ishii sat at the speakers table. The table, which was arranged in the shape of a the letter E, was covered by an immense pile of pale blue Japan csc iris. In the center was an electric fountain.
 As the banqueters entered the or chestra played the Japanese national anthem.
 Lee c. Gates, local attorney. re- sponded to the toast, His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan"
 Admiral Ijichi in response proposed a toast to the President of the United States Toasts were drunk to both.
 The midshipmen and many sailors were taken for long trolley ride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Army Man Dies on Steamer.

New York, April B.-Brig.-Gen. John Breckenridge Babcock, U. s. A., retired, died at sea yesterday on board the steamer Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, which arrived here today from Bremen. Gen eral Babcock had been i'll for long time His body was brought into port on the steamer. General Babcock was born in Louisiana in 1843. He served in New York regiments during the civil war and emerged with the rank of major He was appointed to the regular army from Con- necticut as a second lieutenant in 1865 and attained the rank of brigadier gem eral in 1903 being retired at his own re- quest, after more than 30 years service, in the same year. During the Spanish- American war he was a brigadier general of volunteers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Breeders Getting Peaceful.

Louisville, Ky, April 2s.-A conference was held at noon today which may bring about peace in the American Saddle Horse Breeders association. The strife in the association reached crisis at the annual meeting and election on April g and the matter was taken into the courts at once. Dispositions were being taken today but were stopped while the attorneys were settling a controversy over the rules of evidence. Senator J. w. Newman took the opportunity to arrange a conference at noon between represen- tatives of both sides. At this conference were present General Castlman, James Gray of Pisgah, Matt Cohen of Lex ington, Ky, J. G. Johnson of Mount Sterling, w. H. Northcut of Cynthiana, and Attorneys Elliott K. Pennebaker, Henry J. Tilford and Stanley Sloss. The matters in controversy were discussed. It was finally proposed that both sides agree on an individual to prepare new list of officers that would be submitted to both sides for approval
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Harmony Is Advocated.

Berlin, April 2s.-Baron D Estournelles de Constant, president of the French par liamentary group, was given an enthusias- tic reception on the occasion of lecture which he delivered tonight, advocating a better understanding between France and Germany. The audience included many members of the reichstag, public officials and men prominent in commerce and finance. Representatives were present from the German foreign office and the French embassy, but the gathering was unofficial in character. An influential committee Is now engaged in furthering an agreement between the two nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
HOW THE TURKS FIGHT

atrocities on the part of the Turkish soldiery than were committed in Bull garia in 1871 The scene of the massacre was in the mountainous district of Sas- soun, near the western end of Lake Van, where 5000 men, women and child ren were said to have been slain. The Christian world was so aroused that the porte was forced to consent to the forma- tion of commission to investigate the affair.
 History is now repeating itself in Tur- kish affairs and in the entire Balkan region, and when there will be an end to such barbarous doings is a puzzle to all the diplomats of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
l am not of that feather to shake off My friend when he must need me.
 -Timon of Athens.
Only a Beginning

The Young Turks did depose, but they did not harm Abdul Hamid. They did not cut off his head. They did not, it appears, separate him from his numerous family. He is to have palace and an allowance.
 But the insctallation of Mehemmed V does not by any means complete the revolution. Much more work remains to be done if Turkey is to be put on plane with other European nations. Religions fanaticism based on gross ig- norance must be curbed and minifed. More public schools will do this. When all can read and write fanati- cism will begin to disappear. Corrup- ton in the government is another evil that Is to be weeded out, and the Young Turks will have to deal, as the crafty old Sultan did, with the selfish schemes of the powers.
 The leaders of the Young Turk party have no easy task before them, but so far as can be foreseen they are real reformers who desire to install a better domestic administration and to act justly towards all, be they Mussul- mans or Christians. They are not re- sponsible for the massacres in Ar menia, and no doubt they will speedily take steps to prevent any recurrence of disorders in that afflicted province.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
sellinn Season Tickets.

Huntsville, April al.)-Agents for the electric railway are now selling season tickets for round trips over the Monte Sano railway and incline, now iH course of construction. The round trips are 25 cents each in these tickets and they are all sold on condition that the line will be in operation by July l. Rapid progress is being made in the work of construction. There Is a likelihood that Hotel Monte Sano will be opened later in the season. after having been closed about ten wears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
censorship still Exists.

St. Petersburg, April 2S.-The recent an nouneement of the United States post office that Russia had removed the pro- hibition against sending bound books from other countries into Russia by mall, seems to have led to a misunderstanding in America, 1t apparently being supposed that the Russian government had with drawn it's censorship over books. This, however, is not so. The customs depart ment regulation, under which book covers were liable tq. duty. has been abolished and bound books are now allowed to en- ter as unbound, but the censorship over printed matter still persists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Victim of Fee System.

"The fee system in Alabama is nothing but robbery" said an indignant citizen of one of the suburbs yesterday after noon q owned a small piece of prop erty in Ensley and the tax on it was 50 cents Owing to a death In ths fam fly I neglected to pay this until a month after the tax limit When I came 10 pay it found that it must pass through the chaHcery court and the sheriff s office, each official getting fee. The total fees amounted to $5,5o How is that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Home.Raised Strawberries.

Home raised strawberries are already on the market" said resident of Wood lawn yesterday, "and the size and flavor are fine The truck farmers of East Lake and those of the other suburbs are getting into the local market and the Florida farmers will soon be crowd ed out of the Alabama marts by our home fruit raisers.
 q understand that the strawberry crop at Cullman, Albertville and Hart selle is fine and everything is now safe.
 "The fruit crop as a whole is going to be an excellent one this year. Dan- ger from frosts and freezes has been passed and heavy hail and wind storms alone car now ruin the crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
GOLD MEDAL TO BE
 GIVEN WRIGHTS

London. April 2S.-Wilbur and orville Wright will be the guests in London May of the Aeronautieal society of Great Britain. They will on this occasion be presented with the societys gold medal, which will be inscribed
 Presented to Wilbur and Orville Wright in recognition of their distinguished ser vices to aeronautical science"
 The obverse side of the medal will bear an illustration of a flying machine and an eagle.
 This is the first time the gold medal of the society has been presented since the establishment of the organization in 1866.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Mass Meetlnu Is Called.

Huntsville, April 2s.-( -(special)-A mass meeting in which nearly all of the church congregations In the central part of the city will join will be held in the First Methodist church on Sunday night and a final effort will be made to secure the bal ance necessary for the purchase of a Y. M. C. A. home. It is stated by the solicit ing committee that a few hundred dol lars remain to be subscribed. and it is believed that this can be obtained at any PenerallY attended meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
THE MAKING OF MAN.
lgernon SWinburne.

By Algernon SW1nburne. Before the beginning of years There came to the making of man Time, with gift of tears; Grief with glass that ran; Pleasure, with pain for leaven; Summer, with flowers that fell; Remembrance, fallen from heaven; And madness, risen from hell; Strength, without hands to smite; Love that endures for a breath; Night, the shadow of light; And life, the shadow of death. And the high gods took 1t in hand Fire, and the falling of tears And a measure of sliding sand From under the feet of years And froth and drift of the sea- And dust of the laboring eartn' And bodies of things to be, In the houses of death ana plrth Ana wrought with weeping and laughter. And fashioned with loathing and love, With life before and after And death beneath and above; For a day and night and a morrow. That his strength might endure for a With travail and heavy sorrow, The holy spirit of man. From the winds of the north and tn
 south
 They gathered as unto strife; They breathed upon his mouth, They filled his body with life; Eyesight and speech they wrought For the vels of the souls therein; A time for labor and thought, time to serve and to sin. They gave him a light in his ways, And love and a space for delight; And beauty and length for days, And night and sleep in the night. His speech is a burning fire, With his lips he travaileth; In his heart is blind desire. In his eyes foreknowledge of death; He weaves and is clothed with derision; Sows and he shall not reap;
 His life is a watch or a vision Between a sleep and q sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
SlauIe to Minors,

St. Louis, April 2s.-Fred Clark, man. ager of the Pittsburg Baseball club an nounced today that he had waived claim
 to James Slagle, former center fielder of the champion Chicago National team.
 sagle's contract had been sold by Chi cago to Boston, and that club In turn had tried to send him to the Eastern league when Pittsburg interposed protest. It's withdrawal will result in the retirement of the Rabbit" to the minor league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Abdul Hamld Responsible.

Vienna, April 2s.-It is reported that the committee of union and progress intend to publish full account of the massacres in Asia Minor, for the purpose of prov ing that they were instigated by Abdul Hamid in order to discredit the Young Turk rule and provoke foreign interven- ton. A dispatch from Constantinople gives a report that Kiamil Pasha, the former grand vizier, has been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Shin Saved From Fire,

New York, April 2S.-1t became known here tonight when the Clyde steamship Apache docked that there had been a fro in her hold this morning when the ship was about 100 miles south of Sandy Hook The Apache left Charleston, s. O., on Sunday. She carried 137 passengers and a cargo of cotton and rosin. On account Of the infiammable nature of her cargo the fire aroused considerable alarm. It was drowned out, however, after an hour 8 hard work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
women's Chains Are Cut.

London, April 2s.-Four women suf- fragists succeeded in getting into the outer lobby of the house of commons this afternoon. They at once fastened themselves by chains to statues in the lobby. The police. profiting by their previous experiences, are now pro vided with metal cutting implements and today they quickly severed the chains and expelled the four women from the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala postofnce as second-class matter undeF act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Another County Gone Dry.

Muncie, Ind, April 2S.-Delaware county today voted dry in a county option cleo ton by a majority estimated at 2S00. Muncie, the county seat, gave the "drys" a majority of 213. The result of the elec- ton in this county here today was await ed with great interest. as Muncie Is so far the largest city to vote on the saloon question. Eighty-two saloons will be closed. The next county option election in which a struggle is expected is in Tip pesanoe cou.,ty next Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
About Persons.

Rienzi Thomas of Montgomery, the bril- liant organist is in Birmingham attend ing the music festival.
 Reed Miller, the distinguished tenor of the music festival, is being warmly greet ed by his old friends here-his former home. He was the solo tenor in the Church of the Advent choir and the Tenn pie Emmanuel choir a few years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Andrews Seriously Injured.

Huntsville, April 2S.-(Special.)-Th bursting of an emery wheel in the saw mill at Farley late yesterday probably fatally injured William Andrews, proprie- tor of the establishment. MT. Andrews was standing in front of the mill when the emery wheel burst and large piece struck him in the stomach. He was brought to the city for treatment, and his injuries were pronounced serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

No communication will be published with out it's auth OTIS name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are inclosed for that purpc-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Business Picking Up.

Business looks mighty good in south ern Georgia and Alabama" said Dan Welch, junior partner of Welch, Austin & Co.,, brokers of Atlanta. "I have Just completed a two months trip through this territory, making practically every town of any importance and met with fair success in each one. Other travel ing men report the same condition. This doesn't look so much like hard times, does if?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
New Republican Daily.

Greensboro, N. C., April 3.-The Daily Industrial News, which suspended publi- cation on January 29, was sold today to E. c. Duncan, republican national com mitteeman from North Carolina. Publica- ton will be resumed shortly under the name "Greensboro Daily News as re- publican morning daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Governor Lowry Is Better.

New Orleans, April 2s.-Former Gov. Robert Lowry of Mississippi, whose crit ical condition is the occasion of much anxiety, was resting easy at late hour tonight. He is ill here at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. L. Batte, whom he had come from Jackson to visit, after a partial recuperation from a serious ill., ness with which he was attacked some months ago. He suffered relapse last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Rock In Windpipe.

Decatur April 2S.-(special)-The little son of MT and Mrs c. A Weis of this city swallowed a small rock a few days ago and the rock lodged in his windpipe. causing him great deal of trouble ever since. The little fellow was taken to Nashville today, where he will be oper- ated On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Nashville Fans Happy.

"Nashvilles neat turn in taking three straight games from Birmingham fairly set the residents of the Tennessee cap ital wild" said R. N. Wilson of Web Der & Alton, who has just returned from a trip through Tennessee. ITO say they are up in the air is expressing it mildly. In fact. I never saw people so crazy over baseball in all my life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
State Litigation Hearing.

Charleston, w. Va, April 2S.-The hear ing of evidence in behalf of this state on the debt litigation between Virginia and West Virginia, it was announced today' will begin at Richmond next Tuesday, May 4, before Charles E. Littlefeld, spe- cial master. -~.-,,-i-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
colleae President Elected.

Lexington, Ky, April 2s.-The board of education of the Kentucky Wes- leyan college at Winchester today elect ed I. ]. Tygert of Central college, Fay cite, Mo- as president, succeeding H. K Taylor, lately resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Shota Fall to Kill,

Quincy, Fla, April @-J. $. Shaw of the firm of Shaw Brothers, this aft ernoon, fired five shots at Dr. J. c. Keaton a practicing physician of this place. Three bullets took effect. kea- ton will recover. Shaw claimed the doctor had ruined his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Canal Inspectors Leave.

New York, April S.-The party of United States congressman and their wives who have been inspecting the work on the Panama canal sailed from Colon today for New York, according to cable advices received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Prohibition BIII Not Reported.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 2S.-Because of a committee meeting, the measure sub hitting to the electors of the state con- stitutional amendment providing for state wide prohibition was not reported to the senate today as was expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

The engineers who blew up the ic, gorge at the mouth of tie Niagara river say there was enough ice thel e to refrigerate hades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Wickersham Is Speaker.

New York, April 2S.-Attorney General Wickersham was the principal speaker at the annual Grant birthday dinner to- night at the Union club of Brooklyn. His address was scholarly review of the life and work of Grant as soldier and Presi- dent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
Plant to Reward Wriehts.

Lemans, France, April 8.-The Aero club of Sarthe has applied to the public officials department, asking 1t to cooper ate in the presentation of work of art to Wilbur and Orville Wright, as a sou venir of their flights at Lemans. It is proposed that this shall take the shape of a group representing the Wright brothers discovering the secrets of flight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

Abdul Hamid is an old officeholder and no officeholder is ready to give up his job. He accepted the inevitable with regret and reluctance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 What a woman adores about a TO- mantle novel Is how unreal 1t is.
 The rore vou trust man the more it scares him to be asked to trust you.
 in a lot of marriages the woman im- e~~'-er tret she still loves, and the man that he once did.
 A woman would rather have anybody assail her character than say she doesn't know how to dress.
 Every once in a while college boy turns all right by going to the other ex- treme after his Rraduationx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

A congress of African lions may be held to devise ways and means for overcoming the new danger that con- fronts the specie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

Let us give the Daughters credit for one thing-they did not demand re- count when the president general was elected by a close vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

Abdul Hamid did not even play for delay. He might have asked for an extra day or two in which to bid good by to his numerous family, but he did not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

Russia, Turkey and Persia have adopted written constitutions, and ab- solutism is now confined to Morocco and some dark districts like Abyssinia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

Crazy Snake and Abdul Hamid adopted different policies in time of trouble. The former fled while the lat ter let his enemies dictate his pro- gramme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29

The Sheik-ul-Islam is getting into politics, and the Young Turks are handling the old ecclesiast gingerly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

fare. Your father won $50 from me lasl night in poker game and $50 the night before"
 SUNSHINE AND SHOWER. Life is like the April weather Changing every hour; First there's sunshine everywhere, Then we have a shower. THINKING DEEP THOUGHTS "I'll bet that woman is a female re former" What makes you think so?" "She seems so unhappy"
 SMOOTH. Abdul Hamid's down and out He they called the sick one; Yet. the Powers will declare Abdul was a slick one.
 FINE SPORT. A little baseball,
 Don't you know,
 Is relished by
 The streetcar so.
 Houston Post A little baseball
 Now and then
 Makes umpires most
 ChhoPPy uiSh.
 MAUD MULLER. Said Maud, q will
 Not rake the hay;
 The home team plays
 Mudville today"
 NO DOUBT. That fellow is never astonished at any thing" I'll bet he'd be astonished to know what I think of him."
 REPLIES Goodbye, fly" sings a Philadelphia poet. When you see him going let us know. Be alive, this spring season of 1909. cheerfully advises the Boston Globe. We hope to be as live as the weather will permit. However. Castro's plight is not quite so bad as Abduls. The latter had his money taken away. What's the matter with Boston?' asks the Herald of that town. Too much brains and beans. 'The ideal husband must be the boss" declare certain young women in Chicago The average husband will subscribe to that opinion. A couple who got married on a dare have now reached their proper destina- tion, which is the divorce court.
 PAUL COOK.