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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Cast Iron Pine In 'EriSG0

A contract for 25,00O tons of cast iron pipe has just been awarded by the city of San Francisco to plant in this district. Would this plant have been able to secure that contract if the Payne bill had been law? We need a slate and pencil in this case.
 The Payne bill, drawn in the interest of the extreme eastern states, pro- poses to reduce the duty on cast iron pipe to S5 a ton. It is at present $S a ton. The freight rate from this dis trict to San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, the commercial centers of our three Pacific states, is just about $15 a ton. Would a duty of $5 keep away from San Francisco, Portland and Se- attle English-made or German-made pipe? When we take s5 from $15 we have s10 left, and either English or German pipe can be laid down all along the Pacific coast at less than s10 ton in water rates.
 In other words, would not the Payne rate on cast iron pipe hand over this trade of our Pacific coast to the makers of pipe across the sea? After the opening of the Panama canal per haps both domestic and foreign pro- ducers would have an even chance on the Pacific coast. Possibly our chance would be the best after the Warrior is opened and the Panama canal com pleted, but as things stand today the foreign maker who ships by water could under the Payne bill undersell the domestic shipper who pays railroad rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Other Work At This Session

The Washington Evening Star says other business than the enactment of q new tariff law is inevitable at the extra session. A census bill and a change-of-date inauguration amend ment are really emergency measures, and the Star thinks do-nothing pro gramme in thettwo houses while await ing action by committees or by each other would be unpopular and unsatis- factory Three-day adjournments for the purpose of killing time would also kill the popularity of the session.
 Hundreds of biLls are accommodating on the calendars and in the Senate Tn the House bills will be referred as soon as the committees are appointed. There will be no lack of work that Congress can do, and the Star is in- clined to think there should be no three-day adjournments, but that both houses should transact all the business they can, provided always they do not hinder in any manner the speedy pas sage of the new tariff bill
 This seems to be the sense of the situation, and doubtless Congress will decide to do what it can do under the proviso named No one desires day of unnecessary delay in the passage of the tariff bill, but when Congress is rot considering that bill it should be considering other needful legislation. The subject remains open. It will doubtless be decided as soon as the remaining House committees are ap- pointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
That Augusta TrIn.

some Of the press comments on the speech of Rufus N. Rhodes at Augusta inviting MT Taft to visit Birmingham did him great injustice" said mem Der of the Augusta invitation party yes terday
 l refer especially to the comment of one that his flowers of speech might have been derived from a Georgia mint bed. As matter of fact. I happen to know that although invited on many occasions, MT. Rhodes did not even sip of glass or wine or of any intoxicating liquors from the time he left Birmingham until his return. l happen to have been with him and know that he declined not only one but many invitations Another fact which should be brought out is that al though the many facetious remarks which have appeared in print have suggested that he has apologized and expressed re gret for his enthusiastic remarks to MT Taft, he has never done anything of the sort. l believe that MT. Rhodes was ab- solutely genuine in what he said to MT. Taft, whether 1t was wise or unwise Ger tain it is that he never apologized for it and that if there was any undue cause for his remarks it was merely the attrae- tive personality of MT. Taft himself, which we all know is not exceeded by that of any individual in America
 MT Rhodes is doing his best for Bir- mingham and however many politicians might criticise him he did a good work in Augusta"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
FORTUNA.

By Thomas Carlyle. . The wind blows east. the wind blows
 west,
 And the frost falls and the rain A weary heart went thankful to rest. And must rise to toll again, again And must rise to toll again. The wind blows east, the wind blows
 west,
 And there comes good luck and bad; The thriftiest man Is the cheerfullest--' Iris a thriftless thing to be sad-sad- Iris thriftless thing to be sad The wind blows east, the wind blows
 west;
 Ye shall know a tree by it's fruit This world, they say s worst to tho
 best
 But dastard has evil to boot, bo04 But dastard has evil to boot. The wind blows east, the wind blows
 west
 What sklls 1t to mourn or to talk? A journey. have, and for ere rest I must bundle my wallets. and walk,
 and walk.
 I must bundle my wallets and walk. The wind does blow as it lists alway, Canst thou change this world to thy
 mind? The world will wander its own wise way also will wonder mine, mines also will wonder mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
TammaDy and Georgia

The opportunity to oust Speaker Cannon and change the rules of the House was lost because 23 democrats. chiefly from Georgia and Tammany Hall, bolted the party and it's chosen leader, Champ Clark The Atlanta Journal discusses the bolt of the 23 in these unsparing words:
 Nothing better was to have been ex- pected from Tammany Hall. It is financed by the business interests in New York city. It spells commercalism in capital 1teters with box-car type. It doesn't want tariff reform it tried 70 elect gov ernor last year on platform opposing the regulation of public utility companies. and it is the devoted ally of the trust It will be difficult for the six Georgia Representatives to explain their prefer ence for Tammany democrats and the Cannon republicans over the fellowship of democrats elsewhere In the union. north and south, and in opposition to the ex- press declaration of the national demo- cratic platform on the revision of the rules of Congress in the interest of rep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19

resentative government as contrasted with one man power
 We do not believe that Georgia is proud of her six Representatives today. The issue of Cannonism has become nation wide On that issue the democrats had more than a fair chance of winning the next congressional election. The Georgia and Tammany bolters have "blasted the councils of the brave in the hour of thef might" We do not make the suggestion here, but it will be made that the Geor- gia Representatives who voted with the Cannon republicans were thinking more of committee assignments than of the good of the party, more of an appropria- ton for their own district than for those democratic principles in which we trust their constituents believe more than they do in a distribution of pork to the favored community. They may find, to their cost' that their people resent the building or congressional fences out of the debris ot the democratic platform, which they have helped to shatter.
 The anger of our Atlanta contem- porary is wholly justified. Let 1t not lose faith, however, in the final out come. The revolt against Cannonism will not be turned backward. Thirty one republicans stood true and nearly all the democrats. The revolution in favor of a return of representative gov ernment in the House has been begun, and it will be taken up by the voters next year, and a sweeping defeat in 1911 awaits the Cannonites and Aid richites. Let no one doubt the final outcome, for to doubt in this matter is to lose faith in popular government Georgia will take care of her Repre- sentatives, and so will the other dis tricts whose members voted against their own party colleagues in order to win the smiles and rewards of the Cannon dictatorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19

from Portsmouth Va, to Atlanta spent yesterday in Birmingham. He has been with the seaboard for several years and is one of the most popular and success ful passenger officials in the south.
 Our line has had an exceptionally fine Florida business this season, and our pas- senger traffic generally is far ahead of last year. said MT. Wayne. ''Notwith- standing the reduced rates our passen- ger traffic receipts show a good gain over this time in 1a0s.'
 In discussing the matter of special round trip rates for special events MT. Wayne said that experience had taught such rates rarely proved proftably to the road We tried cheap rates to Bar mum & Bailey's circus al Norfolk some years ago." said he. but we did not make enough to pay for the advertising. The only cent a mile tickets that south ern roads issue are for the Confederate reunions This is done chiefly as mat ter of sentiment. It has been done all along and in compliment to the old vets the 1-cent-a-mile rate will still be made for the reunions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
PEERS OF THE plPIoDoc,Js

From the New York World
 Pretty soon every school child should be as well acquainted with the diplodocus as with the Teddy bear and Bill ,possunn Through the munifcence of MT. Carnegie handsome specimens have been supplied to London, Berlin, Paris and Rome. where they can be seen free of charge and with out danger to the visitor. The only ob- jection to the creature as domestic pet IS It's inordinate size. To keep diplod- ocus properly you need a museum. not a flat
 But in the name of science, if MT. Car negie is going to collect monsters, who does he stop with the diplodocus? It Is long time since a live behemoth has been captured Grave doubts exist as to the authenticity of Barnums speci- men. which was hairy. Nearly 800 years ago Sir John Maundeville described seeing in Egypt & bird called Phoenix, some what larger than an eagle, and with crest of feathers on it's head greater than that of peacock it's neck is yellow, its beak blue and it's wings purple color, and its tail is yellow and red" As it lived to be TOGO years old some young ones must still be alive.
 The imperial basilisk of the African desert the unicorn of India, the cocko- drill of Cathay, a sort of serpent, yellow and rayed above, having four feet and reaching length as great as 10 fathoms. would all be interesting additions 10 well-furnished museum. Any one of them. it Is safe to say, would attract larger crowds than a plaster cast of the skeleton of a diplodocus which nobody has yet inmortalized in verse more lasting than brass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Exterminate House Flies.

''I hope that the crusade against the 1 house-hy which was commenced last year l will be pushed vigorously this summer" said a citizen, and now is the time to | begin the work
 Tt is hardly possible to express in printable language the characteristics and habits of the fly. It is the epitome of everything that is filthy, and its great purpose in life seems to be confined to the dissemination of filth and the prop ogations of its species. Wherever there is filth there is the fly, and wherever the fly is there is filth. Everything that is rotten and putrid has first claim upon the attention of the fly and after having widowed in such stuff to his hearts content he wings his way to the kitchen or nursery where he crawls over the food or falls into the milk. A microscopic in- spection of the meat or milk with which the fly has come in contact would reveal the presence of myriads of germs of dis ease.
 Tn the course of a lecture on The Relation of Insects to Disease, delivered recently by Professor Beyer in New Or leans, he said that stables are chiefly responsible for the perpetuation of the fly as it is only in horse manure that the larvae of the common house-f1y can live The lecturer said that the common fly lays between 120 and 200 eggs which hatch in from to 8 hours, and that about 10 days is required for the fly to attain maturity when 1t also starts to lay eggs. At such a rate of increase going on for 6 months or more the wonder is that we are not devoured
 Now is the time to begin the enforce ment of the city ordinance regarding screens in meat and ish markets, daires and restaurants. The owners of livery stables should be compelled either to burn the horse manure or else to sprinkle it with an insecticide. Sanitary inspec- tors should visit all such places and see that the law is observed. All trash and garbage should be speedily removed from private premises and burned In fact. everyone who has his own health and that of the public at heart should assist by every means in his power to exter- minate the house-fy.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
The Iron Market.

Vice President Mcqueen of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, said that the feature of yesterdays pig iron market was more inquiry than had been known for some time past. Sales ara still small and no very active buying movement is looked for until the tarifr legislation is well discounted.
 Rogers. Brown 6 Co.'S Cincinnati cir cular says:
 Dull but with flash of promise now and then makes the market for the week slightly more encouraging. There seems to be a little more interest for the third sition on the part of furnaces to look favorably on such business, although at present quotations the majority of them are not interested.
 There has been an improved run of orders for spot shipment in small quan- tity and one or two sales of fair tonnage for delivery over the next three and four months. There is considerable freedom in quotations and same range of prices ex- ists as has been in vogue for two weeks
 Eastern furnaces are taking business freely and meeting competition. The Ala bama furnaces are little, if any, behind in the race for orders, and it is only certain isolated instances of plants which are holding out strongly for figures that permit of turning over dollars or slight profit Present figures generally mean a loss to most operations.
 No important change has taken place in the steel market and rails and fabri- cated steel have been slow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
MT. Sinniqe Here.

H. H. Sinnige, formerly of Birmingham, but for the past few years a resident of St. Louis, is stopping at the Morris.
 'I am on my way to Europe said MT Sinnige, and will sail from New York the latter part of this month. It has been a long time since l visited Hol- land, my native country, and l am going for an indefinite period. l may return to America early in the summer, or may conclude to take a trip around the world and come back by the Pacific route
 T am glad to see Birmingham push ing ahead. Handsome Improvements have been made since 1 was here about a year ago. l never saw so many big buildings under course of construction in this town before, as meet my gaze now.
 "I always liked Birmingham and it may be that on returning from my trip abroad l will settle down here again and engage in some kind of business. l still own property in Birmingham and will always feel deep interest in the city.
 With regard to business conditions find trade quiet everywhere but after tariff revision is settled there will be immediate improvement provided, of course, that we have good crops this sum- mer. With bountiful harvests and the tariff revised prosperity will be in evil dence once more. The years 1910 and 1911 will, I predict, make new high records in prosperity"
 MT. Sinnige has brother in Holland who is a Catholic priest and he says he is looking forward with keen pleasure to meeting him. His Is one of the oldest Catholic families in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Tribute to Cleveland

President Taft delivered an address on Grover Cleveland at memorial ex- ercises held in New York yesterday which is of more than ordinary inter est. His appreciation of the one demo- crat who occupied the White House since the war-the democrat who was twice elected Persident-is singularly just and true; and clearer, more conl- prehensive review of his rise and his patriotic acts has seldom been made. Mr. Taft's eulogy of Cleveland has all the impress of sincerity and kindness and will be read with animating effect by the younger generation.
 In his address MT. Taft, besides pay ing a fitting tribute to MT. Cleveland's s memory, gives expression to his cwn views on party politics and sets forth lofty principles of administration that must add to his reputation as patriot and statesman. The new President is making a most excellent start and democrats as we'll as republicans feel that he will prove to be an exception ally popular and high-minded execu- tive. His address of yesterday was certainly a notable effort and should be preserved as a state paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
A PRESENTATION AT COURT.

From the New York World.
 Concerning the presentation at the Court of St. James of Mrs. Reyburn, wife of his honor of Philadelphia, we learn that the moment of introduction came while the King and Queen could still take mo- tiee and smile We have that in the lady's own account of the ceremonial
 We pass over the preiminaries of the presentation. What to us are the prom ises and suggestions of influence apper- taining to a rear admiral whose life was closely related to a gentleman then in highest official station in the republic {?
 What the compliments and square white envelopes of a first secretary of the embassy? That over which we delight to thrill is the passage to the throne room, before their majesties had time to tire of a lady who ''knew my official value" She was the wife of the chief executive of the great old city of Philadelphia dhe third city in the United States), which is even better known abroad than her sister cities-people still remembering the centennial exposition and that our gov ernment started here"
 MfS. heyDurll was not interested Tn the gilt chairs of the anterooms. q think this will do," she said when the throne room was reached and she and her. com panion sank into comfortable places. Ap- parently the time arrived all too quickly when four men picked up the train of the gown of the mayors wife, when some body showed and somebody said "Go on" and the King and Queen took notice and smiled. A brief glory. but well worth the price of admission"
 Doubtless their majesties of St. James have had many weary days since that of which we write. We wish they might look for solace to the archives of the Plastic club, which, since it's reading, the paper of the wife of his honor should be preserved, though perhaps 1t isn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Gamblers Are Convicted.

Norfolk Va, March 1s-R. H. (Tobe) Mapp and William F. Lintz, arrested in the recent ant-gambling crusade, were convicted before Police Justice Simmons today upon the charge of operating rou- lotte wheels and machine gambling, and sentenced each to $500 fine and six months in jail. They appealed and were bailed in 5000 each. Hugh Mckay, ar rested in the same crusade, was acquit- ted. The convictions were upon the tes- timony of Holman Fletcher, a newspaper reportar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The trouble with intellect is how little 1t seems to have to do with happiness.
 There's no fool like an old husband of a young wife except an old wife of young husband.
 The reason man is not A hideous dis appointment to himself Is he Is to every body else
 When it storms very hard the most irri- tating man on earth is the fellow whc tells you the year it was worse.
 Some men are so lucky about money matters that if they found roll of bank bills they would spend 1t before they got home and told their wives about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
About Persons.

c. F. Biekerdike, an agent of the Brit ish government. Is registered at the Ho- tel Hillman. He is making investigations in the industrial centers of the United States and Is prosecuting his work under the labor department of his government
 Vice President F. H. Crockard of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany, has returned from New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
stockade for Near Beer Dealers.

Atlanta, March 1S.-Stockade sentences of 30 days in addition to a fine of $500 each, were imposed today in the city court upon two near beer dealers, Sam Loeb and c. M. Galloway. Harry Dun bar, a bartender in Loeb's saloon, was fined s100. and w. V. Tony, bartender in Callaway's saloon, was fined S100 and given 30 days in the stockade. All were bound over to the state courts in the sum of 5000 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Evidence Aoainst Haskell.

Cincinnati, March 1S.-A Times-Star special dispatch from Bellefontaine, O., says that government secret service men are collecting evidence there ato be used in the governments prosecution of Gov ernor Haskell of Oklahoma in the cases charging alleged land frauds. It is said evidence is being secured from Ohioans whose names were used in the transfer of town lots in Muskogee, Okla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Freed of Murder Charge.

Louisville. Ky, March 18.-After short a jury here tonight freed from a charge of wife murder John B. Etley. He had in a previous trial been convicted and sentenced to a life term. The court of appeals granted a rehearing. The murder. which occurred in November, 1906, was the most brutal and mystifying In police annals. Etley's 15-year-old daughter swore that she saw her father commit the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Attorney Pleads Guilty.

New Orleans, March 1S.-Attorney and Former Notary Robert J. Maloney today entered plea of guilty to one of the many counts charged against him for forgery and was remanded to jail pend ing sentence. It is believed that If he is given lengthy sentence on this count the others will not be pressed. The maxi mum sentence which can be imposed Is four years It is charged that Maloney, by an extended series of forgeries, de- frauded clients of more than sSOO,0o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Reduction on Print Cloths.

Fall River, Mass, March 1S.-A reduc- tion from 4ssc to 41ac has been made in standard print cloths in the local market The quotations on narrow goods remain unchanged. While the decline will tend to lower the margin between the cost of raw cotton and the price of the finished product, upon which the operatives wages are based, it is thought that the recent reduction in the price of middling uplands cotton will practically restore profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Revised Figures of the Vote

A supplement of the World almanac just issued presents revised figures of the vote cast in November last. The total vote cast for President at that time was 14,S63,741. The vote of 1904 was 13,52O521. The votes of 1900 and 1896 were each nearly 14,000,000, but the vote of 1908 stands as the record presidential vote of the country. The following table shows the strength of the various parties in 1908 and in 1904 !:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
Barn Burns.

Decatur, March 18.-(Special.) IA barn belonging to the Holland-Blowe Slave company and located near the plant on the river front was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is about $500, partially insured. The factory was in danger, but was saved by the firemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

sometimes feel as if I held fame and fortune in my grasp as if nothing could stop me from going on and on and oc- eupying some day the station in. life for which l am fitted"
 Do you know said sniekerby, q sometimes feel the same way. but I also notice that l have a ripping headache the next morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-19
UNDAuNrED.

When the battle goes against you
 And you play a losers part, When your days are days of trouble
 And despair feeds on your heart Learn that courage comes from striving, Though the strife be all in vain, And tis well worth while, your climbing, Though the heights you never gain. There's soldiers joy in dying,
 Still unconquered as you fall, In your eyes the light of glory,
 In your ears the battle call. Better far to keep on fighting,
 Though tis not for you to win, Than to crawl through life quitter,
 Grleving OCT what might have been!