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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Prosperous Jasper.

Jasper is prospecting greatly" said
Frank V. Evans, editor of the Walker
County News, who spent yesterday In Biz
mingham. Our community has solid,
progressive citizenship and the city will
continue to grow steadily. 1t is a busy
trading center now, and it will become in
time a thriving manufacturing center"
Mr.. Evans said that the people OF
Walker were deeply stirred over the
amendment campaign; that little else
was being talked about
1T has been the bitterest campaign /
have ever known" said Mr. Evans. Jas
per has been an amendment storm center
for Walker county. The amenders have
many votes there. but SO too have the
ants. Outside of Jasper the amendment
proposition is not strong. Walker county
will give a good majority against the
amendment"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
WHAT ABNER SAID.

WI AblNhN GALL.
The tiredest man I ever knew
His name was 6las Wegg-
Would sit all day on a cracker box
And wouldn't move a peg,
Except to shift himself around,
Or make gesture which
But emphasized the grudge he held
Against the hated rich.
Gee, whiz, you ought to've heard him
talk
About those millionaires
Who pile up money mountains high,
While every poor man bears
burden his feeble back
And scarce can get along,
The rich folks are so pizen mean,
The wicked are so strong.
Oh. Silas Just LIT into them
With native eloquencel
The way he'd roast the trusts and such
It surely was immense.
Monopoly made him so mad,
He'd Just forget to chew
His cud sometimes, and talk and talk
Until the air was blue.
But Abner Sykes, who owned the store
Where Silas used to sit,
Came round from hind the oounter-so-
And scratched his head q bit
And said. Now, ST. I've known you long,
For twenty years" says he,
AN all this tarnal talk of yours
About monopoly
AN tainted coin and rich men who
Amt hardly At to kill.
Won't never have much weight with me-
That is, it won't until
You prove to me as how you amt
Wuss than them folks you spurn:
The man who sits on a cracker box
All day amt wuth durni''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
THE WIND IN THE PINES,

BY Sir Henry Haylor.
The tale was this:
The wind when first he rose and went
abroad
Through the waste region, felt himself
at fault,
Wanting a voice: and suddenly to earth
Descended with a wafture and swoop.
Where. wandering volatile from kind to
kind,
He wooed the several trees to give him
First. he besought the ash; the voice she
lent
Fitfully with free and flashing change
Flung here and there its sad uncertain
ties:
The aspen next; huttered frivolous twit-
ter
was her sole tribute; from the willow
came.
So long as dainty summer dressed her
out,
A whispering sweetness, but her winter
note
Was Kissing. dry. and reedy; lastly the
Did he solicit, and from her he drew
voice so constant, soft. and lowly
deep,
That there lie rested, welcoming in her
A mild memorial Of the ocean cave
Where he w4s born.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Stealing carb of Heaven.

DeKalb Record: Some one has said
something about stealing the garb of
heaven to serve the devil in, and in this
campaign 1t seems to many people in Ala
bama that Conner, Weakley and Lawrence
have stolen the cloak Of religion and are
using 1t to cover their political nakedness
II you will remove this cloak you will
md the grinning face of Conner, and the
expectant face Of weakley. Seed and a
whole tribe of lesser lights. Since when
did Conner ever originate a great moral
issue? This Governor of ours who has OPP
posed child labor laws, who ordered the
troops to destroy the tents that sheltered
the wives and children of the evicted min
ers with their sabers. has suddenly be-
come the head and front of a great moral
issue. And Weakley, Seed, Mallory and
hundreds of other officeseelxers are shout
ing Yea moral ISSUE" Two hundred
of these moral issue shouters have been
or will be appointed as jury commission
ers. What made this moral issue?
Conner, Wealkley and the hundreds of Of
f1ceseeking politicians They raised this
hue and cry to enlist the preachers and
they have allowed themselves to be caught
by the false cry. The people are get
ting their eyes open and they are indig-
nant, and will express their Indignation
on November %.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Music Festival Guarantee

The officers and directors of the Bir-
mingham Music Festival association
are trying to arrange for festival and
floral parade to be held next spring.
1t is the purpose of the association to
engage Walter Damrosch and his
matchless orchestra for five grand
concerts, including two matinees. Mr..
Damrosch has only three dates left
open-April 10, 20 and Gland in
order to secure him the officers of the
association must sign contract with
his manager within the next week or
| two. And all this is dependent on
guarantee fund.
The cost of the festival will be $4,000,
tbs amount to cover the expense of an
| elaborate flower parade-something as
/ beautiful and elaborate as the floral
pageant on the occasion of the Confed-
crate reunion in 1908-as well as the
expenses connected with the festival
proper. 1t will be the biggest and
most attractive festival ever held in
the south and will draw visitors here
from a radius of hundreds of miles.
Citizens are being asked to subscribe to
the guarantee fund. Judging from the
large attendance at the Damrosch fes-
tival last April it Is reasonable to
think that there would be no deficit in
next years festival. But should there
be a deficit 1t would be comparatively
small and would fall lightly, there
fore, on the guarantors. 1t is proposed
to raise the guarantee list by 500
items.
Every city in the south of consider
able size has announced a music fes-
tival for next year. Birmingham
should lead in the matter Of quality.
Several orchestras are available, but
Damrosch has the finest and the one
which is best known and most popular
in this part of the country. Inc Off
GERS of the festival association express
the hope that there will be no lack Of
interest in the guarantee list
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
TAFTs SUMMARY OF HIS TRIP.

From Leslie's Weekly.
IT have been on this trip of mine from
the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, down
the Pacific ocean to the southwest corner
of the country, across through the ter
ritories and that great domain of Texas
to st. Louis, down the Mississippi into
the Lord forgive me and the Lord help
those who heard me!-200 and odd
speeches, and have been able to sus-
tain the hearing of 200 more; and I am
able to say that we never In all our
country's history were as homogeneous
people, as closely allied In all our
hopes and ambitions and In all our pride
Of country and patriotism, as we are to-
day. 1t is possible that there are cor
ners in this country that have escaped
me where there Is discomfort, but. If so.
/ have not found them. In every town
had almost said In every hamlet-in
every city and county and In every
state I have found the Individual saying
to himself, I am content here because
l know what will make this city or this
town or this county the best one In the
state. and am going to do that very
thing And so, with respect to the state,
the ambition Is the same-au proud OF
the opportunity to be the citizens Of
the town or the county or the state
where he is, and all proud to be Amer
icans-the type to which We have bred
all those races with whom we have ANAL
gamated-to be Americans. and to rejoice
and thank God that the starry flag waves
over us, united country and united
people"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
NEEDED INVENTIONS.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Tho man with the protuberant brisket
entered the office of a large automobile
mandatory with a confident air. IT
have here a great Inventions most nee
essary one," he said to the president of
the company.
I'm the automobile liner"
Eyes, SRA shock absorber.
But" objected the manufacturer,
there are dozens of them already on the
market"
None of this variety" said the inven-
tor. This shock absorber' is device
to break the news gently and without
shock to an automobilist that his chauf-
feur has taken his motor car without
permission from the garage. and, while
entertaining a party Of thirsty ladies'
fren's has totally wrecked the machine
out in the suburbs. That's the sort Of
shock absorber 1t isl
Name your price," chortled the man
ufacturer, delightedly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
TO BENEFIT TELEeRAPHERs.

From the Telegraph Age.
The efforts of the Postal Telegraph
Gable company to discourage the use OF
obscure words and groups of letters and
figures by telegraph patrons for secret
coda purposes ought to be met with en-
couragement from everyone who has any
regard for the comfort and well being
of his fellowmen. During recent years
the use Of secret codes by commercial
firms has increased greatly and at the
same time the combinations of letters
used have Increased in complexity until
now telegraph operators are Vailed upon
to send such combinations as bacizafyih,
beconalinf, benewamvay, bobilajek, bile
fanusp, bilantovre, chasadacha, etc. The
mere reading of these expressions Is a
severe strain on the eye, the kianipula-
ton of the telegraph key in producing
such unusual sequences of telegraph sig
nails is firing to the hand and arm or
the sending operator and the work Of
the receiving operator in reading the I'M
usual sequences and reducing the INTO
the mountaineering expressions In script
is wearisome in the extreme. The ear,
the eye and mind are subjected TO in
tolerable strain and the operator must
be in a state of high nervous tension
constantly in order to be Jure that he
makes no mistake In transcribing a single
letter. With such a condition of affairs
1t is no wonder that telegraphers In COM
mercial service are continually suffering
from nervous breakdown and writer's
cramp and their life of usefulness much
shortened. The action of the Postal COM
pany cannot help but result in great
benefit to the health of the operators by
relieving them of much of this unnatural
strain. In taking this action they arc
following in the footsteps of the English
government which, ever since The Lon
don conference of 1908 ma lie allowable
the use of such combinations of ten let
tiers each as one word, has discouraged
the using of those expressions which were
difficult of transmission and has issued
warnings that IL more care was not used
In making up these ciphers the privilege
of using them would be ,urtailed.
The new rule, while causing a temporary
hardship to those who have considered
only their own convenience in making Up
their codes and have not taken into &C.
count the difficulties of the operators
sending the resulting messages, will be
blessing to the operators as well as an
aid in improving the service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Rankhead and Johnston.

Sumter Sun: United States Senators
John II. Bankhead and Joseph F. john
ston have declared themselves against the
amendment and give strong and excellent
reasons for opposition. These able states
men are leaders and 'heroes OF the lost
cause" and their advice will be followed
all over Alabama from the Tennessee line
to the gulf. If we can't trust and follow
them under whose banners we have won
100 battles, who can we trust! BROOKS
Lawrence, the carpetbagger from Ohio?
Is there a man SO low in Alabama, sx-
cent Brooks Lawrence, that would dare
charge them with being identified with
the whisky trust? They are patriots who
have served us faithfully in war and In
peace, and whose advice in times like
these marks the true and correct path
that is right. and will surely lead us to
victory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Good Trade.

Trade in Birmingham is improving
fast" said J. H. Holcombe, manager of
the Jesse French Piano and Organ COM
pany. 1.-THE piano business is always
good barometer of general trade condi-
tons When people are buying pianos,
ii Is sign that times are flush; and on
the other hand about the first branch
Of trade to feel a period OF depression is
that In which my concern Is engaged
In the winter of 1907-07 the effects of the
panic were sorely felt everywhere by
picking up for more than a year, and as
far as my sales are concerned our trade
has been normal this fall. In one week
recentaly our house here sold II grands,
which means big thing in itself.
'Birmingham's future never looked 80
bright as it does today The merchants
are going to have fine holiday trade
and it is plain to see that this district is
on the eve of a phenomenal era of pros
perity."
Mr.. Holcombe, as chairman of the
executive committee of the State fair,
held last month, gave a good deal of his
time to that enterprise and he speaks with
much enthusiasm of its success.
1T was the most successful fair we
ever had here" he said. Large crowds
of visitors came from different parts of
Alabama and there were many persons
here from adjoining states. Our out of
town friends enjoyed the fair. They
brought money with them and spent it
freely and l do not think there is a mer-
chant in Birmingham but will say that
the fair is well worth while and that the
last was the best"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
WHAT DEAN SWIFT PAID.

From the London Chronicle.
Dwellers In expensive flats must sigh
for the times when Dean Swift lived in
London. Writing to Stella Just 100 years
ago today, he remarks: IT lodge in Bury
street, st. James, where l removed a
week ago I have the first floor. a din
ing room and bedchamber at 81 per week.
Plaguy deep, but I spend nothing for
eating, never go to tavern, and very
seldom In a coach. Yet, after ALL it will
be expensive" How the dean would stare
If he could see not a stones throw from
his apartments the "maisonettes" which
are advertised at from $3.50 to $4,000 per
annum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
.Inhnston a Eiuhter.

Mobile Item: The amendists are begin
ming 70 take a fall out Of United States
Senator Joseph F. Johnston for coming
out on the side of the people. The red
headed rooster from Jefferson Is able to
stand the brunt of the attacks He faced
the foe on many battlefields during the
DAYS which tried mems souls In the six
ties, and was found not wanting In the
dark days of the seventies. Keep 1t up
He will be able to take care of himself
at every turn of the road. Senator john
ston, like his colleague, has no fear OF at
tack from the amendists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
AldrIch'S Mission In the West

Senator Aldrich went west in behalf
of the monetary commission ito con.
suit" the business men and bankers of
that section. He really went there
with something up his sleeve and in
stead of consulting the western bust
ness men and bankers he went there
to coddle and conjure them.
He claims to be an humble learner
but he never fails after proper self
abasement to dwell upon the advan-
tages Of the great central banks Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18

prohibition amendment. This is but an
other evidence of the fact that the move
ment is considered unpopular, and, fol-
lowing so closely upon the declaration of
former Supreme Court Judge Coleman,
1T signifies that all of the prominent dem
ocratics leaders will be in the band wagon
against the Ubiquitous movement before
the polls are opened for the final test on
November 49,
At the state capital the announcement
of Governor Conner continues to be the
topic and 1t is considered an augury OF
the defeat which has long been predicted
in The Item for the amendment. The
rush to get on the side of the people is
now fairly begun, and it will continue
until the final roundup.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
What II Means.

Dothan Home Journal: The prohibition
Of the sale of liquor, and prohibition Of
the private use of it are two entirely DIS
tinct propositions. The one Is reason
able and proper subject Of legislation, the
other is a subject of dangerous and tyran-
ical oppressions-a strike at individual
and personal liberty. The former prin-
ciple and policy is declared in the frst
clause of the amendment, the deadly de-
sign and purpose of the "amenders' to
,abridre the liberties of the people is
avowed in the second clause. Read them
both. and then you will understand why
true prohibitionist is against the amend
rnent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
NO kNocy Frs WANTED.

From the Montgomery Journal
Birmingham doesn't want any knockers
or idlers. On a small cardboard being
circulated in that city are the words:
Don't knock Birmingham If you stay
here. If you feel like knocking this city,
don't stay. There are Is trains north and
east each day. There are 16 trains south
and west each day Mileage is cheapest.
It's up to you'll" That's what we can say
for Montgomery. If you don't like it.,
don't take it and get away on the first
train.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

a living, breathing Sherlock Holmes into
disrepute. The esteemed Arkansas City
X-Ray says:
An inquest was held over the remains
of the man found dead in a pasture one
mile south of town. 1t was an all day
session with few results, although local
Sherlock Holmeses and Hawshaws had the
tragedy figured out to a goats heel, and
only needed a couple Of Eskimos to make
a clear case of identification, how the
murder was committed and by whom.
Their main theory got badly knee-sprung,
however when 1t was discovered that
their alleged victim was alive and kick
Ing"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
In Contempt Cases.

MY sympathies Are with Sheriff shipp
of Chattanooga. said a member of the
Birmingham bar, land ! would like to
see his sentence renlitted; but it is a
matter solely with the supreme court
of the United States, which has i'm
posed the prison sentence for contempt
The President has no pardoning power
in cases of this sort. Courts must pun
ish for contempt and in the very nature
of things they must be free from execu-
tive interference whether 1t be in fed
eral, county or state courts.
There would be no use in attempt
ing discipline for contempt unless the
order of the court was executed just
as the court intended it to be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
NEW ENGLAND WANTS.

From the Boston Globe.
The Birmingham Age-Herald declares
that "the President is really making his
long trip of 1900 miles to see what the
people want AS far as New England
goes, he could have learned that by stay
ing in Beverly and reading the small-ad
pages Of the Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
NOT A CASE IN POINT.

'It is human nature" remarked phil
osopher. "for people to be always worry
ing about something they don't possess
The poor man worries because he has no
money, the rich man because he has no
appetite. Now, I'll wager that you are
worrying half the time because you
haven't this or you haven't that"
'well, not at the present moment Right
now I'm worrying most about something
that have"
And what have you. prayT'
1.-The toothache."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
AN ADVANTAGE.

From Fliegende Blaetter.
Friend-Why do you encourage these
woman suffrage meetings7 Surely you
don't approve of them?
Husband-Approve? With all my hearth
can come home as late as I like now
without finding my wife at home to ask
questions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Make It $4,000.

Demopolis Times: Fifteen thousand ma
FORTY seems certain against Conner
weakley, Lawrence & Co., but we should
use every effort to make 1t 25,ooo. Let's
drive Comersm from the state forever
and extend unanimous invitation to san
ity and capital to come back to the state
of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
No Politics

Gadsden Times-News: The amenders
have claimed vehemently that there Is
no politics in the present campaign, but
as soon as Bankhead and Johnston came
out against the amendment, both Brooks
Lawrence and Fred jackson, with one
and the same breath, yelled "Politics!'
Please explain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
VALUABLE CITIZEN.

From the Nashville American.
Alabama has lost a most valuable citi-
zen in the death of Col. T. g. Bush. In
the development Of the states resources
he was a very active factor, just the
type of man who is now most needed in
the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
THAT AMENDMENT


Camp Hill News: See them falling into
lipe. senators, able lawyers, successful
business men, men Of high rank In all
professions, worlxingmen-an loyal Ala
bamians-and against the amendment!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
prohIhItionists. Too.

Luverne Journal: This is not a fight of
prohibition against whisky only, as the
amenders are trying to make 1t appear.
For proof Of this assertion look at the
number Of conscientious prohibitionists
that are fighting the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
FAR, FAR AWAY.

From the Washington Herald.
A number of Alabamians are enthusiast
tically for Governor Conner for the Chi
nese mission. China is as far away from
Alabama as anywhere else they could
think of, of course.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
Well! WE'LL

Gadsden Times-News: The local Anti
Saloon leaguers of Birmingham now claim
that thew laid the amendment egg and
Matched the critter themselves notwitn-
standing the clucking OF Weakley, Law
renee and Conner. AS the rooster said
to the hen when she came off with
brood of ducks, MADAM, you have de-
ceived me-"
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RIVALS.

From the Savannah Press.
The Birmingham Age-Herald says that
New York now claims to be the great
winter resort and excursion terminal Of
the United States. Arouse thyself, Au-
gustal Wake up, Charlestoni
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
EFFORT THROWN AWAY.

There are times when the detective
business is very trying on ones temper.
Especially must this be SO when some
thing Unexpectedly develops to upset an
elaborate structure of evidence and bring
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
OF INFINITE JEST.

From the Walker County News
But really, DR.. Cunningham declined to
come out on the side of the amenders
until they pushed Governor Conner to tho
ragged edge. AS fellow of infinite Jest
DIR. Cunningham is an artist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
The Amendment

Section 1. The manufacture,
sale and keeping for sale of aico-
holic and malt liquors and other
intoxicating beverages shall De
forever prohibited in this state,
but alcohol may be sold for medi-
cal, scientific and mechanical pur,,
poses, and wine for sacramental
purposes under such regulations
as the legislature may have pre-
scribed or may hereafter pre-
scribe.
SEQ. 2. Nothing in the constitu-
ton OF Alabama shall be construed
TO prevent the Legislature, under
the police power, from designating
places VII ere such liquors may not
!. be stored or kept
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
ROYAL TIME.

From the Union Springs Herald.
Birmingham gave the President a royal
time Of 1t last Wednesday. All Alabama
is proud of the way IN which he was
cared for by the Magic City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18

Overweight sentimentality secured
a verdict of acquittal in the Steinheil
case, although nine out Of every item
consider her guilty.