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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
STRIKING ASSERTIONS ON
 DISTRICTS ADVANTAGES
introduction Made By President Cor don Crawford In We'll Chosen Words-Presiden Frank NeI-
 son Begins the Speaking.
NOTABLE EXTRACTS
 FROM THE SPEECH
 MADE BY JUDGE GARY

We have In Alabama approxi- mstely seven hundred million tons of Iron ore and 8 much larger tonnage of coal. This ore and coal lie almost contiguous and can be assimbled in the Birmingham district at lower transportation cost than is possible in any manu featuring center in the United States"
 Since the United States Steel corporation entered the Birming- ham district, it has expended SIX and a half million dollars in the construction of plants and in the development of it's properties. In addition 1t has definitely appro- priated for new development and construction the sum of seven million dollars. This money will be expended in the various pro- jects for which it has been ap- propriated with all reasonable expedition"
 "The corporation has been in fiuenced in the appropriations penditures in, the Birmingh am district, In large measure by the cordial good will and friendly feeling which have been shown toward it's undertakings and of- ficers by the people of Alabama" 
 Tn addition to the advantages which the Birmingham district en- 3 joys in the economic assemblage of raw material, 1t can reach on 5 basis of transportation equality $ with other iron and steel produc-
 g ing centers, markets of a terri
 g tory containing thirty per cent of
 8 the population of the United
 g States. With such natural ad-
 g vantages Is 1t not natural to sup
 g pose that the people of Birming g ham have good cause to be hope a ful for the future?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
ONLY ONE CLOSE POINT
 IN THE MINDS OF JUDGES
And That Was to What Extent the General Act Goes In Providing For Altering and Rearrang-
 ing Boundaries of Cities.
By HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, December 16.-(Special.)- Greater Birmingham is a legally deter mined reality. Not only has the legisla- ture passed a comprehensive act for the enlargement and extension of the city, but the highest court in the state, in an opinion handed down tolay, declares that act to have passed in full accordance with the organic law of the state. The court Is agreed, the chief justice and every judge of the division concurring, thus rendering it very unlikely indeed that loophole is left whereby may hang excuse for an application for rehearing.
 The case on which the decision is rem dered by Mir Justice Sayre, who writes the opinion, is that of the city of Ensley vs. J. B. Simpson, and the case of James Robinson vs. the City of Ensley, is af- firmed on the, authority of the first named, it being agreed that such should be the procedure. The argument took place three weeks ago and the action is in reversal of Chancellor Benners of Jeffer- son county court who decided that the constitutional objections brought against the measure were in reality objections. Irdoe S----- fr i-Ia + l-aa fH :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
ALABAMIANS CALL UPON WICKERSHAM

Washington, December lo.L(special)- J. Senator Johnston and Representative Dent of Alabama called upon the At torney General today with District At torney Judkins of the Middle district. in behalf of the latter's candidacy for re- appointment The Attorney General told them he would give the case careful con- sideration before making recommenda- tion to the President. Senator John ston also took up with the Attorney General the case of J. M Quarles, who Is in the Atlanta penitsntiary for kill ing . negro in Pike county and wants a pardon. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the nomination of H. G. Ashley for the Mobile co!lectorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
Introduced sy Mr. Crawford.


 In introducing Judge Gary MT. Craw- ford said that two years had passed since the corporation first entered the southern field as the result of the ac- quisition of the properties of the Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany., He expressed his grateful appre- citation for the hospitable welcome which he had personally received rom the good people of Birmingham and of the good will and kindly spirit which the people of Alabama had shown the officers of the company in the work which they had undertaken. MT. Crawford attributed the kindly feeling existing in Alabama and elsewhere toward the Steel corporation to the breadth and fairness with which that great organization had been con ducted. He said that the corporation had earned throughout the country the rep utation of fair and just dealing with it's employees, with it's customers. with it's competitors. and with the public; and that the character which the corpor- ation had built up in the country was largely due to the upright, broad gauged and hgh-minded man who, as chairman of its board of directors exercised a dominating influence over it's affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
Only One Close Point.


 There seems to have been only one close point in the minds of the judges, and that was to what extent the general act goes in providing for altering and rearranging boundaries of cities. It took the justices more time on this than upon others. Strange to say. there was no trouble at all over the advertising feature. Many thought this might be bad place. but the journal statement that 1t was adver- tised the legal length of time is made to hold above the protest of . member from Jefrerson. "We cannot look to the pro- test in order to convict the house of xronedoing nor to impeach It's action in na ssing the bill in any respect" says the opinion
 ..That is the best piece of news l have had in a lohg time." said Representative Jere King, the author of the bill, when told over the long distance phone what had happened. He found in the following paragraph, with which the opinion closes. great comfort:
 ..we have found in appellee's case no sufficient warrant for declaring the act tn question unconstitutional. The decree of the chancery court will be reversed and A decree here rendered dismssing tho bill" Dowdell, c. J.; Anderson and Evans, J. J., concur
 John Forney, one of the attorneys for the opposition, remarked that 1t was . iolt that hurt He intimated that he was going to file application for reheartng at once
 Greater Birmingham Opinion.
 The opinion of the supreme court in the Greater Birmingham case follows:
 The state of Alabama, judicial depart ment
 The supreme court of Alabama Novem- Der term. lsos-1o
 sixth division, sS7. City of Ensley ct al. vs I. B. simpson; appeal from Jefferson chancery court
 sayre, J.-This case questions the con stitutional validity of the act, approved August 20, 1909. entitled, An act to alter ar rearrange the boundary lines of the c,tv of birmingham, Ala, SO as to in- cIude within the corporate lines of said city the territory now included within the cities or towns of Avondale. Woodlawn. East Lake. North Birmingham, North Haven. Graymont, Elyton, West End, Pratt City. Wylam and Ensley and other territory, and 70 as to exclude from tho city of Birmingham certain territory now included within the corporate limits of said city of Birmingham" The chancel- Tor decreed the invalidity of the act, and this appeal brings that decree under re- view.
 While every possible intendment must be induleed In favor of the constitutional- fly of the enactment. plain mandates of
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
Judge Gary Responds.


 Judge Gary, who had seemed keenly ap- preciative of the friendly remarks made about himself and the Steel corporation, in responding to the introduction of Mir Crawford. begun his speech with a grace ful and sincere tribute to southern hos pitality and southern women. He said that It had been Il years since his first visit to Birmingham; that he was sur prised and delighted with the splendid city which had been built here since his former visit; and that nowhere had he seen business houses of more massive and substantial construction. He had been impressed with the beautiful homes of Birmingham, the attractive character anu often picturesque location of its resi- dences For Mrs. Gary and himself he thanked Mir. Crawford for his exquisite
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17

The beautiful luncheon given by Cor don Crawford to Judge and Mrs. Gary at the Country club yesterday was ths occasion for some short speeches which, esting.
 Frank Nelson. as president of the Chamber of Commerce, in we'll chosen words, extended cordial welcome to Judge and Mrs. Gary; spoke of the splen- did work which the Tennessee company had done under the progressive man agement of President Crawford; of the kindly feeling of the entire community toward the Steel corporation and it's of ficers; and of the hopes and expectations entertained by all Birmingham as to the future developments of the com pany.
 MT. Nelson said that the corporation could not build in this district too broad ly and upon too big a scale that the early opening of the Panama canal would place Birmingham in a peculiarly advantageous position to supply the mar kets of South America and the far east. and pledged the cooperation of the bus mess men of the district in aiding in any way possible the development of the corporations property and the growth of it's business in the Birmingham dis
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Balloon Racing.

The racing of balloons is becoming one Of the most popular outdoor sports, and we have hopes that it will be many years before any one in- vents an indoor variety of the game.
 Exhilarating and exciting to the ex- treme, the balloon race has caught the fancy of the public The anchors have also caught several yearling shoats, barn roofs, stake-and rider fences-and one of them caught a hired man asleep in a hay field in southern Indiana and yanked him aloft so suddenly that he thought it was judgment day and confessed to great many things that had been blamed on other people, before he re. alized his error.
 The modus operandi of a balloon race is to assemble the contesting bal looms in a flock and fill them with gas. At a given signal the ropes are cut and the great bags rise and dash madly hither and yon in their efforts to win. Each balloon is manned by a captain and pilot. All the captain and pilot have to do is to furnish their pictures to the newspapers and walk unless they carry railroad fare with them. A captain trying to command a balloon or a pilot trying to pilot it has about as much chance of sue cess as you or I, gentle reader, when we endeavor to convince hen that she does not want 10 set
 After the balloons start in the race they go in all directions. That is the great charm of the sport Nobody knows where a balloon will go. It is as irresponsible as thistledown. Two or three hours after the start one of the balloons comes down on the Baptist church in the next county seat, and after the captain has de tached himself from the spire he ex- plains that he could have stayed up for a week but that the gas leaked or he couldn't find the right current of air. That is one annoyance in the sport. A captain will go up and hunt everywhere for the right current and not be able to lay his hand on it, al. though he could have sworn it was right where he thought it should be.
 The other balloons drop from time to time in widely separated sections of the country, speeding in their mad flight with all the abandon of a bunch of empty barrels rolling dOwnhill. The last balloon to come down wins the race; the captain and pilot walk to the nearest town and wire home for money,
 Already the sporting blood of the country is being warmed. Soon the thoroughbred balloon will appear and gentlemen farmers will have their bal loon stables. Old balloons that have taken purses in many a contest will be rewarded by being turned out to air for the rest of their lives.
 The gas companies are very en. thusiastic over the sport.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
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THE STORY.

StVYY have chosen thee this day to
 w be our prince and captain that thou mayest fight our battles"
 Jonathan would never forget those words spoken by his brethren some time after the death of Judas. Other honors were to come to him in his brave and noble career, but none ever warmed his heart more or stirred if more deeply than those words of con- fident trust from his own brethren In that hour a great and undyng am- bition was born in his breast to prove worthy and faithful as the leader of his people And his devotion was to be tested to the utmost, as subsequent events nroYed
 It wac not long after his call to leadership before Bacchides, the DOW erful captain under King Demetrius laid a plot to kill him, and certain it is that it would have been successful had not one unto whom. Jonathan had shown a kindness years before secret ly brought word to him. Then Jon. athan, and Simeon his brother. and all that were with him fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar.
 Upon this, Bacchides followed, but Jonathan escaped across the Jordan after he had killed about thousand of the men of Bacchides' army.
 Then did Bacchides return to Jeru. salem and repaired the strong cities of Jordan, and took the sons of the chief men of the country as hostages and shut them up in the tower in Jerusalem and caused much distress in the land, but it came to pass that
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Copyright. 1909. by the Author, ". S. Edson.J

Based on the Apocryphal Book of l Maccabees Chapters 3 and 10.
 Analysis of Maccabacan War.-The view of the Maccabaean war which regards It only as a civil and not as a religious con fiict is essentially one-sded. If there were no other evidence than the Book or Daniel, that alone would show how deep ly the nobest hopes of the theocracy were centered in the success Of the movement When the feeling of the na- ton was thus again turned with fresh power to its ancient faith, we might eS- pect that there would be new creative epoch in the national lterature; or, If the form of Hebrew composition was al ready fixed by sacred types. a prophet or psalmst would express the thoughts of the new age after the models Of old time Yet in part at least the leaders Of the Maccabaean times felt that they were separated by real chasm from the times of the kingdom or of the exile. If they looked for a prophet in the future, they acknowledged that the spirit or prophecy was not among them. The vol uize of the prophetic writings was com pleta. and, as far as appears, no one ven turned to initiate its contents. But the HagiograYha, though they were already long fixed aS definite collection. were not equally far removed from imitation. The apocalyptic visions of Daniel served as a pattern for the visions incorporated in the Book of Enoch and it has been commonly supposed that the Psalter con tains compositions of the Maccabaean date This supposition, however, Is quite at variance with the best evidence Whlch can be obtained on the history of the Canon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Fitness of Life.

The way to fitness of life is through death. We may save ourselves from sacrifice, if we will; we may refuse to make the self-denials which love cemands of us; we may indulge our selves, and decline to do the things tor others which we are called to do and which would require toll and pain. It will seem that we are gay ing our life, but really we are losing 1t. We must die to live; we must lose to gain.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
SERMON ETTE.

There Is little question but that the devout sons of Matta- thias known as the Maccabees, found refreshment and encour- aqement in the Psalms of David. From the beginning of Jona- than's leadership, enemies from within and from without plot ted his ruin and death. May we not believe that among his fa- vorite Psalms must have been the 14oth.
 "Deliver me, o Lord, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man.
 (Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
 "They have sharpened their tongues like serpent; adders, poison is under their lips.
 Keep me, o Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
 "The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread net by the wayside; they have set gins for me.
 "I said to the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my suppIications, o Lord.
 70 God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast cov- cred my head in the day of bat tie.
 "Grant not, o Lord, the de- sires of the wicked: further not his wicked devices; lest they ex- alt themselves.
 "As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mis- chief of their own lips cover them.
 "Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
 "Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
 "I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflict- ed, and the right of the poor.
 "Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name; the upright shall dwell in thy pres ence."
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
What Our You114' Wo- menCaOuE.G Know
By ELIZABETH McCULLEM

which no woman caR afford neglect Iooed and osen food indigestion and ill health.
 great deal of food this country ruined in the cooking With markets plenty of everything brought doors, where people continue
 We might well wonder why plain when might be beau be cheerful foolish extravaganza the trouble Each girl should know how how and then when she she will make good eer for poor rich Good cook ing demands much thought any other good thing.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Word
 of Advice tO Girls on Saving
By BETTY VINCENT

engaged to not they deliberately place him position wher
 necessary for him 10 spend money that he i'll afford
 When girl would be delighted accompany her brother theater and the performance from the gallery why for her to have cab and the best the a when she accompanies young whom she knows in tho same financial position her brother?
 It IS for two people spend $0 $15 evening" entertainment and when this compared earning capac of the average ridiculousv large
 How the young my letter girls expect ma, ever to save for home? Be little thoughtful girls Don't make the of acquaintance believe are accustomed uxuries you have never had
 It the girl who enough for the herself not to mpos on s good nature that makes the popular
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
c1AHDAG

What was the deed Of which they chatteI AS gossifSs feed On some small matter Each August they Seem to remember And fuss away
 All through September "She did!" says one; Did not" another. And thus begun They try to smother Each others cries By louder calling Until the skies
 Repeat their bawling. Was fl a sin,
 Or error weighty, Tbat came within The life of Katy? One lifts his voice Just to attack her And ten rejoice Right then to back her And all their tones Get in q tangle; One side condones, The others wrangle. We know her name, And thus her gender But what's the claim Of her defender? Know what she was?
 Know what she
 One shrieker does.
 The other doesn
 Poor Katy! It
 Still seems a tos
 But you're a bit
 Of yearly gossip
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

through Uncle VIII TU7 dV70Io'00 TIT '' present-day political leaders in MeMco like DlaH are ~ " M M United States and people Gen. Geronimo lVno the sahc o fchter who holding things the state or NueVo Leon (bere is watching like awk) married to an American woman, who the daughter of Gen. Ord Enrique o oree ' % m governor of Chihuahua lately amb Ssador to the United States who go the cabinet of D'' IS half an neran heing the son of an lriman Kentucky He IS millionaire and fater-naw, Don Luis Terazas is one Of the greatest world being the proprietor of more millions of acres than ne n self has accurately known.
 Corra vce-presdent and undoued successor of Da and nance opposed to the AAmeri- propaganda all these Uncle Samuel Who understand nepews have Mexico amounting 10 not less than stand idly by and allow band mal agao destroy that property make It unpoducve
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

One sentence in letter from young man asking me for advice is the keynote of an unfortunate situation in which 1 be- leye other young men often find them selves The pIaint to which I refer in thi, case read something like this: My fancee always expects me to spend about half of my weeks salary upon her each week, leav- ing me but little with which to pay my board and other expenses How do you suppose she thinks l can save enough to build a home?"
 There are far too many girls like this young mans fnacee. Whether they are
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

Of course there have been cases of pre- mature burial, but most reports of such occurrences may be set down as myths.
 Very often a muscular movement of a corpse has been the origin of sensational story of the interment of live person.
 Under the present system of death cer- tIllcatlon in vogue in nearly all communi- ties there IS scant danger of anyone being buried alive.
 Some authorities go to the extreme of caution in arguing that there is no posi- tlve nrefragible proof of death except in- ciplent putrefaction and hold it to be wise
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
0LDMAN CIDDLEs
 OBsERyEs.

Love is blind. but jealousy uses a rehecting tele- scope.
 A good many of us have ambition and don't know what to do with 1t.
 A man can be a weather prophet, but no man cares
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

In these days of high prices the young woman who expects to keep house after her marriage on a limited income should know how to set table cheaply without cutting down the necessary nutrition It can be done. and can be done well, if one knows what is in the market and market prices, also what foods are properly grouped into one menu and how each one can be best cooked.
 When you think of it, nothing is of greater importance than the proper prepa- ration of daily food. What to eat, how to cook it and how to serve it are things
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

to guess on womens fashions.
 No matter how many mistakes some men make, they always have a good excuse ready beforehand
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Mexican Revolt
Where the
 United States
 Comes in
Rv HARRY c. BEAUCHAMP
 Ntnind Engineer

HE ELEMENT in Mexico that is stirring up reVouuoh ;+s hostile to the people of the United States and
 1a l h driva out hp hated Yankee invaders unmlndfu of what the ringoes" have done to develop the country
 have spent the major part of the last 10 years north en Mexico and am fairly well yered to the situation and prevalent public opinion tell you now that the revo- Ipton will be failure. Even should Daz de It would not succeed though his sudden demise would bring on hareup in some parts of the republic The reason IL WI" hot go
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Business Opportunity.

The light of the eight moons of Jupiter is so strong that at night it would be possible to read print any. where on that planet. So far as known. there are no printing offices on Jupiter It thus offers a fine open ing for an ambitious young man.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09
Burial Alive Not
 Likely TheseDays
By DR. W. R. DUNCAN

provide mouaTy waiting where remains should be kept until the first signs of decomposition visible
 In some parts of Germany they adopted scheme of aang bed the hand of deceased person. but there is no record of the ringing of the bell under such conditions
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-09

Based on the Apocryphal Book Of I Maccabees Chapters and 10.