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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
WEST END ELECTION.
Bond Issue of $12,5oo Carries BY Over
whelming Majority.

West Ends bond election yesterday
was decidedly for the issuance of $12,-
500 for public improvements.
The issue was divided into two ques-
lions, one of which was for the
issuance of $4,000 for the completion OF
work on the school building and other
public buildings in course of construc-
ton, and $4,000 for the construction Of
a number of concrete bridges.
While the voting was exceptionally
light only about third of the total
vote being cast, it came very near be-
ing unanimous for the issue. The vote
on the school bonds stood 20 for the
issue and against For the bridge
bonds the vote was ~ for and 4
against.
Probabilities of the concrete bridges
being erected in the near future Will
come as good news to West End resi-
dents. AS a matter OF fact the work
was started a few days ago and the
contractors give assurance that 1t Will
be rush ed to completion Just as rapidly
as possible. Need for the bridges Is
occasioned by a canal which traverses
the town.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
Southern Commercial Congress

The southern commercial congress is
to meet at the New Willard hotel in
Washington on December and 7. and
one Of its features is to be an exhibit
Of southern products and resources.
The chief object of the approaching
meeting Is to take final steps toward
the erection of building in Washing
ton that will contain a permanent ex-
position hall and that will serve in
various ways in making public the
advantages and opportunities OF the
south. The south needs more publicity
in order that it may secure more peo-
pie. more manufacturing enterprises,
more development. But one-third OF
Alabama, for example, is cultivated
The mineral resources of this state are
not one-third developed. The best way
to attract population and capital this
way lies through publicity, and per-
manent exposition located in Washing
ton would prove an excellent advertise
ment of southern resources.
At the coming gathering In Wash
fngton this state should be represent
ed both in delegates and In exhibits.
The untitled lands of the south will
never be occupied unless steps are
taken to enlarge the work of publicity
This is the chief task of the coming
Congress-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
A CHRISTMAS HoLDUp.

That the Christmas holdup is no Joke
Is amply proved by the following story.
lifted with deft touch, from the Atch-
ison Globe:
We print the following in the hope that
this little tale may carry its warning to
erring wives, mothers and daughters who
are seized annually at this time of the
year with mania for wrapping things
In tissue paper and attaching Christmas
cards: An Atchison man who is known
to carry considerable money was held up
at the corner of Tenth and Parallel streets
last evening by two women. While one
pointed gun at his head the other went
through his pockets, securing $50. The
man later secured evidence as to the
identity of the women, mother and daugh-
ter, and went to their home with police
man. They confessed, but told such pit
iful story that the man, upon receiving
his money, decided to make no charge
against them. They said they had no
money to spend for Christmas and had
a list of over % kin. to whom they must
give presents. After raching their brains
day and night for schemes TO raise the
money, they hit upon the hodup as the
easiest worked"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

1t is a mistake to say that Article D
of the bill of rights is a guaranty that
homes only shall not be searched with
out probable cause supported by oath
or affirmation. The article reads as
follows:
THAT the people shall be secure in
their persons. houses, papers and pos
sessions from unreasonable seizure or
searches, and that no warrants shall issue
to search any place or to seize any per-
son or thing without probable cause, sup
ported by oath or affirmation"
That article covers a mans place OF
business as well as his home. 1t covers
his stock of goods as well as his house
hold effects. The word possessions" is
absolutely comprehensive, and yet on
Monday last two officers entered the
wholesale fish stores of George Hudson
and Balsam & Son and searched them
from end to end for liquor. 1t is need
less to say they found none. They had
no reasonable ground for believing
they would find any on the premises
of respected citizens, against neither
of whom had charge Of any sort been
brought in a residence Of at least a
quarter of century.
The law either does or should
afford protection against unreasonable
searches of this nature. The consti-
tuition certainly does, and If the
statutes are deficient they should be
amended. No probable cause for
search is claimed by either Chief
Bodeker or the officers who searched
the two stores in crowded Morris ave-
nue.. No search warrant was sworn
out The two stores were searched on
the sole and only ground that a report
had gone out that one of the stores
was retailing whisky Chief Bodeker
dunlllc bIot NJ iCPOl y hOt CfCh q SSACNe
yarn, had been presented concerning
the Balsams, and yet their store was
searched
If this sort of thing is to go on un-
checked not only may any mans house
and possessions be searched whenever
evil-minded men start piece of Cos
sip, but Article Of the bill of right
stands ignored, and virtually repealed.
Has Chief Bodeker or his men a
right to repeal Article of the con-
stitution? This is a grave question
and it should enter into the approach
ing election because at that election
the voters will be asked to authorize
the legislature to make the mere keep
ing of flask of liquor in ones home
q crime
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
BATTERY D MUSTER.
F. r. Hooper Is Elected to Fill Va
cancy as First Lieutenant.

The regular monthly muster of Bat
terry D, First artillery battalion. Ala
bama National Guard, was held at the
city hall last night. After the regular
routine business had been disposed OF
the battery took up the matter OF
filing a vacancy In the position of first
lieutenant.
Second Lieut.. F. F. Hooper was unan-
imously elected to fill the vacant posi-
ton.
DR.. Aft Luckie, hospital steward, con-
nected with the first battalion. was
elected to succeed Lieutenant Hooper
as second lieutenant.
The new lineup of officers of Bat
terry d follows: Captain. L. S. Dor
rance; senior first lieutenant, J. D.
Carlisle; first lieutenant, F. f. Hooper;
senior second lieutenant, Ed Anderson;
second lieutenant, DR.. ALI Luckie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
Colonel Cocktails Canal Figures

The official estimate of the cost Of
the Panama canal is $4,000 900, but
when it is remembered that the canal
is but one-half dug-that the Gatun
dam is still a problem-it Is plain that
the figures of the annual report just
issued should be accepted as the mini
mum cost of the canal. What a maxi
mum estimate should be at present is
but matter Of conjecture.
In last years annual report Colonel
Goethals estimated the cost Of the
canal at s25O,OoQ 900. In single year
he has raised the estimated cost to
e375,2o1 ,0o0-an increase over the pre-
vious years estimate OF s1sh3o1 400.
pe has -four vesrs Of work ahead Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
IN THE STATE OF MAINE,

From the Maine Democrat.
Comments of Maine papers on prohibit
ton are always sufficiently varied to be
interesting. The Lewiston Journal con-
graduate Maine upon 1.-THE wave of en-
forcement which is reaching even into
Bangor" The Lisbon Enterprise wisely
says: Some say that prohibition pro-
hibits in Maine, while others know bet
ter" The Kennebec Journal thinks that
Maine might we'll advertise the fact that
1t is a dry state. in which saloons are I'M
known, saying:
mo saloons in dillingham;" is the last
sentence of an advertisement appearing
in all the standard magazines this week.
1t is the final inducement offered by a
trade school. situated in that Illinois
town. II tho fact that Effingham Is
dry Is considered of sufficient import
ance to justify the advertisement Of the
fact, why Is 1t not good business to
append similar statement to adver-
tisements concerning Maine institutions?
Meantime neither the Lewiston Jour-
nal, with It's 'wave of enforcement" nor
Its Augusta nauesake with It's suggestion
Of advertising our temperance virtues has
noted the fact that there are 200 Unit
ed State liquor licenses held, at present,
In Aroostook and Cumberland counties
alone and that neither state nor local
authorities are doing anything whatso-
ever to suppress liquor selling In either
locality. Evidently few republican sdi-
tors botisr to read the current news
of their own state. II they did SO they
would not be prating about waves of en-
forcement or of advertising Maine as
being without saloons. A few days ago
Bangor high school sent football team
over to Portland to play a game with
the high school team of the latter city
On tho return Of the Bangor team, the
Bangor News chronioied the fact that
six of the Bangor boys were disciplined
BY the cshool board for having become in
toxicated in Portland. after the game
ealoonless cities IN which school boys
get drunk would not show up well in
an advertisement. Remarkable too isn't
it, that in a town whore prohibitionist
investigators walk miles and spend days
in a vain endeavor to md place where
liquor is sold a crowd of school boys.
who were strangers. should have had no
difficulty in purchasing enough whisky
to intoxfcate them? Maine had better
not begin advertising its virtue until 1t
acquires enough to. be worth Dragging
about, ana as for enforcement-that is
simply a joke and a very poor Joke at
that.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
Great Britain'S Electoral Contest

That the hereditary chamber in the
British parliamentary system will hurl
defiance at the popular branch is fully
determined The lords admit they
have no right to amend finance bill
but they claim right to throw out
any bill, financial or otherwise. This
makes the issue.
How Premier Asquith will meet 1t is
not yet decided. He may repass the
bill in the house Of commons, and
then summons the lords to defeat 1t a
second time. He may ask the King
for permission to appoint enough lib
eral peers to overcome the three
fourths majority in the house of lords
that now confronts him. This plan
has been threatened but never applied,
because the hereditary chamber usu-
ally surrenders in order to avoid this
obnoxious remedy. The premier may,
however, accept the challenge of the
house of lords, and appeal to the coun
try, the general election to be held
soon after the Christmas holidays
This is the course that will probably
be adopted, for the issue is distinct
and unavoidable. II is constitutional
and historic, and Great Britain will be
torn up over it very much as Alabama
today is over the constitutional prohi.
bition proposition.
The issue is complicated by new
taxes and old age pensions and Dread.
noughts. The budget increases license
duties heavily and puts new burdens
on the landowners, Dreadnoughts are
to be built and old-age pensions call
for increasing sums. The tories will
endeavor to say that the increased
sums needed should be raised in the
customs houses-in other words, that
articles of necessity should be taxed
even bread, rather than increase the
taxes on land. The tories say there is
too much socialism in the proposals OF
the liberals, while the liberals say it
| is better to tax the landlords Sthan to
| tax the bread Of the people,
These questions will be raised and
! discussed. hut after all the realV ssue
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that they were therefore exempt from
such mental work as studying mathe-
matics or Latin. 1t is also to be regretted
that the students and alumni sui persist
in their efforts to dictate to the faculty
how they should govern the university.
Your correspondent and were at the
university at the time the 1900 rebellion
took place. I hope he remembers how dis
tressing and disgraceful affairs were at
the university during the regime of stu
dent rule.
We will be prouder of our teams when
we will know that they are composed or
good students as well as good players.
HARRY LEVY, M. D.,
A. B. 1901 U. of A.
Birmingham November %, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
THE HILLS OF REST.

BY Albert Bigelow Paine.
Beyond the last horizon's rim,
Beyond adventures farthest quest.
Somewhere they rise. serene and dim,
The happy. happy Hills Of Rest
Upon their sunlit slopes uplift
The castles we have built In Spain
While fair amid the summer drift
Our faded gardens flower again.
Sweet hours we did not live go by
To soothing note, on scented wing;
In golden -lettered volumes lie
The songs we tried In vain to sing.
They all are there; the days of dream
That build the inner lives of men;
The silent. sacred years we deem
The might he. and the might have been
Some evening when the sky is gold
I'll follow day into the west;
Nor pause. nor heed until ! behold
The hanny- hanny Hills Of 1agl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
DR.. Boards Appointments.

The Rev. DR.. Boards appointments for
the next ten days are as follows
Blocton, wednesday. November "a, 1880
D. m. Blocton, Thursday. November 20,
10 a. m. Glen Carbon Thursday, Novem-
Der, Is, 7:30 p. m. Montevallo, Sunday,
November Is, 1890 a. m Calera, Sunday,
November %, $3.50 p. m. Carbon Hill.
Tuesday, November Is. 2:s0 p. m. Carbon
Hill. Tuesday. November 90. 7:ao p. m.
Chickasaw, wednesday. December 1, 10
a. m Townley, Wednesday. December
1, 1880 p. m. Jasper. Thursday, December
2, 1880 p. m. Adamsville, Friday. De-
cember 8 1880 a. m. Livingston. Sunday.
December 3. II a. m. and z: 30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
DONATION DAY
FOR ST. VINCENT

Thanksgiving is the annual donation
day at st. Vincent's hospital Sister
Chrysostom says that the east wing build
ing fund now in bank amounts to S1s.-
600, and that if each person who receives
a copy of the sisters annual report would
contribute only the small sum of 81 there
would be enough money on hand to pro-
coed with the construction The sisters
donation day announcement Is as fol-
lows:
Announcement of st. Vincents hospital.
Donation day, 1909.
We are DESTROYS to announce to our
many generous patrons the near ap-
proach of Thanksgiving and our annual
donation day
This affords an opportunity of publish
ing a summary of our work done dur
ing the past year.
artlr1 AVN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
About Persons,

Friends in Birmingham received cards
yesterday from Maj. E. M. Tutwier and
Robert Jemison postmarked Carlo. They
had ridden mules from the pyramids over
to the ancient city of Memphis, or, as 1t
is called in Egyptian, Memphi.
President ]. C. Maben of the Sloss-Shef-
field company has returned from the east.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

Governor Fernald of Maine is pro-
hibitionist and he writes to cor
respondent in Alabama to say that
the law is well enforced and there are
no open saloons in the state" He is a
governor who is blind to facts. Sew
eral of Birmingham's most prominent
and trustworthy citizens spent several
weeks in Maine on their vacations
last summer and they reported open
violations of the prohibition laws. Mr..
Leedy wrote at length on the liquor
situation and his instructive letter was
published in The Age-Herald. In to-
days issue is reproduced an interest
ing editorial article from the Maine
Democrat, which is much at variance
with Governor Fernald's statement.
Inc Democrat is a clean, excellent
paper and is unquestionaly a credible
witness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
woRI.n1.1NG.s PRAYER.

A WORLDL1NG'B PRAYER.
To dream a dream of happiness and have
that dream come true.
To drain the cup of life and not repent;
To find rose for every thorn and JOY
amid the rue,
And wrapped in folds of dangerous con-
tent,
To rest when so it pleasured me, in sum-
mer time in shade.
In winter time beside a 1eaping blaze,
And thank the God of goodness for the
brave old world he's made
And be light-heart singer all my
daysi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
Two MORTGAGES For $3.50, ooo, 900.

Montgomery. November 2s.-Records
of two mortgages aggresating $780,
600, 900 were filed in court here today
by the re-organized Seaboard Air Line
Railway company. They are to secure
~efunding and improvement bonds. A
fee OF 900 was paid to the state un-
der the mortgage tax act
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24


1t had our fond hope at this time to
be able to announce to the public the
completion of our new wing. Certain con-
ditions have made such impossible. While
the corporations of the district and u
number of private citizens have contrib
uted literally to the building fund, there
still lacks several thousand dollars of the
necessary amount required before ground
can be broken.
We have decided to set aside the
amount so generously given as Thanks
giving offering this year to this fund,
feeling that there are many who would
love to give something toward this much
needed addition, but have hesitated in
giving what might seem dn comparison to
the amount given by corporations) small.
We assure those who feel thus every
contribution, regardless of size. will be
very much appreciated. Very espectfully
yours, SISTERS OF CHARITY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

Jasper, November 2s.-(Special )-Con-
gresham Hobson spoke here tonight in
the interest of the amendment. A large
crowd greeted the congressman. There
were 175 men who heard him, many of
whom are opposed to the amendment.
Congressman Robson made an excellent
prohibition speech and was Justify
chsered. 1t is not considered In Jas1er
however that he did the amendment to
the constitution material good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
Few Soldiers at Cherry

Springfield, Ill. November 2a-Governor
Deneen, having received word from eher-
if Skoglund of Bureau county, that 1t
would be unnecessary to keep Company
c. Sixth infantry Of Galesburg, at Cherry,
ordered the company to return home to-
night. This leaves only Company X,
Sixth infantry Of Kewanee, at Cherry.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

To the Editor Of The Ags-Herald:
In your issues Of the I'D and go insts
your correspondent discusses in rather
lengthy articles the present athletic status
at the University Of Alabama He gives
in detail the reasons why the students
and alumni have been angered By the fac
ulty because they eliminated conditioned
men from the football team.
Though football fan" l heartily ap-
prove the stand taken by the faculty in
this matter. Every a1un1nus and friend
of the university will agree with me that
it would be unwiss and impractical to
sacrifice academic sficiency to football.
am opposed to giving man degree
because he Is football player. Nor La
it fair to the boys parents to allow
him to drag on In college year after year
merely because he ADDS to the glory OF
the football team 1 have known some
brilliant football players who stood high
in their classes. But also recall foot
ball heroes who had an idea that the uni
vsrsfty owed In all - their proves, 40
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
POSToFFicE ROBBED.
Men Who Looted Safe at Repton Are
Pursued.

Montgomery, November "a special
from Repton, Ala, says:
The postofnce at Repton was entered
early this morning and $500 was Sc
cured from the safe which was blown
open. Sheriff Irwin, with posse. is
pursuing the robbers with bloodhounds.
Their trail led across the Alabama
river.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
MoxIsy Elected to CONGRESS-.

Chicago, November 23.-William j.
Monkey. republican. was elected to Con-
gress in the Sixth Illinois district today
to succeed William Lormer. recently elect
ed to the United states Senate in place
OF Albert J. Hopkins. Moxley who was
bot hv seuator Lorimer. was opposed
by Frank 3. Ryan, democrat and Carl
L. Barnes, Independent. Monkey received
1884 votes, Barnes. s3r, Ryan. e4i4.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

William Jennings Bryan seems to be
something of a prohibitionist, but he is
not as far along on the road as the
holier-than-thou prohibitionists of Ala
bama, who are supporting the amend
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

Justice Brewer says weddings will
go on regardless of woman suffrage,
simply because the suffragettes are
determined to rule man under all cir
cumStances
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
WHY HE WAS Northumberland.

Joseph Butler, q millionaire steel mag
net of youngstown, o.. recently visited
Birmingham for the first time In IS years.
On the occasion of his former visit he
was a member of Mr.. .Carnegies party
which made a tour of inspection of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

Judge Weakley tells the lesser coun-
ties that prohibition does not apply 10
them, it being intended for the large
counties only This touches the pride
of the former
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?

WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
I've just been down to Toyland-
or dolls and jumping jacks
And woolly lambs and railroad trains
And trolley cars and stacks
OF other Christmas thingumbobs
There seems to be no end;
It's fun to visit Toyland, though
You've nothing much to spend.
Just think of aeroplanes that fly
AS slick as Wilbur Wright.
Although, so far as I'm concerned,
I shouldn't risk flight
And think of auto cars that chug
And blow right up-"Kerbang,"f
And some that seem to run as fast,
Almost, as Louis Strang.
And there are dolls so wondrous wise
That when they start to speak,
You wonder II they'll spout lot
OF Choctaw, French or Greek.
And there are mooley cows so smart,
With hides as fine as silk,
That II you know just what to do,
They'll give you sure 'nough milk!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
OH, SHUCKSi

Ihe gentle reader" isn't so
When he tears through the text
And reads, just when he's all aglow,
Continued in our next"
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THE LIKABLE SORT.

THE LIKABLE SORT.
'4The world seems to be full of the
great and the near-great."
Don't overlook the people who are
really pleasant to meet
ITO whom do you refer?''
"Oh, to the people who are perfect
nobodies and don't pretend that they are
anything else.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

Theodore Roosevelt Is now booked
by the insurgents for governor of New
York when Hughes no longer wants
the office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

The mono-rail system must be a
hummer II it is capable Of producing
a speed of 200 miles an hour when
fully developed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
CAN'T SEE WELL.

"Cholly says I am the prettiest girl he
ever saw"
"I shouldn't wonderr'
"Of course you shouldn't wonder?
"Cholly Is terribly near-sighted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24
WARM MEMBERS.

A Birmingham business man contrib
utes the following near-epigram:
Some fellows imagine they are such
hot stuff that all their friends should suf-
fer from heat prostration upon their ap-
proach.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-24

The white ribbon. emblem of purity
is sadly out of place on some men who
are wearing it this week.