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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Gold Flood and High Prices

The gold mines of the world yielded s425, ,00O, 900 last year, and they will do even better this year. The great production of gold in California in 1S49 and in Australia in 1851 was felt in every country, and the worlds great annual yield nowadays Is filling the financial centers with idle cash.
 Especially is this the case when the worlds activities are checked to some extent. This check is felt in all the industrial countries. It is fully as much felt in England, France and Ger many as it is in this country. Less money is required in the industries, and yet the flood from the mines is fully maintained
 This is why the prices of securities are going up. Idle money is seeking investment. Investors are tired of waiting for a return of activity in in- dustrial enterprises, and they are buy ing securities. Prices are rising even above those of 1906, when general business and the industries were fairly booming. This rise in the price of securities will, however, open the way to new developments and new enter prises, and thus normal degree of activity in general trade and in the industrial world will be regained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Washington Bureau Herald. 14.l c street, N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Adler Trial Is Slow.

New Orleans. April 19.-When ad journment was taken late today by the United States court in which William Adler, former president of the State National bank, is being tried for ab straction, misapplication and embez- element of the funds of that institu- ton, the examination of A. H. Christy former bookkeeper of the bank. had not been concluded. The examina tion of Mir. Christy began Saturday and he will doubtless continue on the stand all of tomorrow. Numerous witnesses are to be heard and the trial will likely last for several weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Seaboard Air Line.

'"The Seaboard Air Line." said shipper, Ifs making important Improvements in its transportation department notably in It's passenger train service It Is branching out. so to speak. as never before. The Railway World in Its last number has this cheering article, which covers the many facts in a nutshell
 Business has improved to such an ex- tent with the Seaboard Air Line railway that the receivership may be terminated before long. During the seven months ended January sl, 1909, a surplus of s61,- GOO was earned in excess of the fixed charges which are being paid the interest on the funded debt and the interest in de- fault. There was deficit of s2sS 900 dur ing the corresponding period of the pre- vious year, so the increase for this year amounts to s45s,Oo0 During this term of seven months the company earned ss5S,OOO in excess of the regular interest on its bonded debt p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Panama Canal Lecture.

Claude N. Bennett of Washington, D. C., manager of the congressional infor- nation burear, will deliver his lecture at the Jefferson theatre on the Panama canal, Monday, May 3. This lecture is the result of months investigation of the canal and surrounding country. Mir. Bennett is Q man of varied training and is noted for his habit of accurate ob- servation. He regards the canal as the eighth wonder of the world" He says it is the most stupendous engineering en- terprise in all the worlds history.
 MT. Bennett's lecture is highly praised by many distinguished men in public life, including President Taft and Luke E. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Johnson. Marshall or Harmfn

Three western governors are in the presidential limelight. and each one is governor of a state that cast electoral votes for MT. Taft. John A. Johnson was elected governor of Minnesota by a plurality of 2O,17S, although MT. Taft had in that state a plurality of s5,S22. Thomas R. Marshall received in h. diana a plurality of 14,S53, while MT. Tafts plurality was 1O,791. Judson Harmon's plurality in Ohio was 19,372, and MT. Taft's was 69,591.
 These figures are sufficient to show that the democrats have in Johnson, Marshall and Harmon three presi- dential possibilities, and all three stand pledged in favor of an income tax and reduced duties on the neces- saries of life. If the Aldrich programme of tariff prepared for the special in- terests with no income tax amendment goes through one of these three men will almost sure to be wanted in 1912. By that time the consumer will have walked up and he will begin to see who did It. In the meanwhile democratic House will be elected in 1910 and in 1912 a democratic standard bearer will be selected and his name in all prob ability will be Johnson, Marshall or Harmon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
THE LOST OCCASION.
bert Louis Stevenson.

By Robert Louis Stevenson.
 Farewell, fair day and fading light! The clay-horn, here, with westward sight. Marks the huge sun now downward soar. Farewell. We twain shall meet no more Farewell I watch with bursting sigh My late condemned occasion die. I finger useless in my tent;
 Farewell, fair day, so foully spent. Farwell, fair day. If any God At all consider this poor clod, He who the fair occasion sent
 Prepared and placed the impeachment. Let Him diviner vengeance take Give me to sleep, give me to wake Girded and shod, and bid me play The hero of the coming dayi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
McCarren Must Pay up.

New York, April 19.-Senator Patrick H. McCarren of Brooklyn. at a confer ence today with the receiver for the in- solvent stock brokerage firm of Ennis 6 Stoppani. agred to turn over at once the sum of s124,OOO. which the books of the firm zhow on the debit side of his account. The receiver, on his part. agreed to deliver to the senator a number of stocks which the latter had purchased through Ennis & Stoppani, but on which delivery had not been made. According to an announcement today the liabilities of the firm. which were at first believed to be in the neighborhood of $1, 900 may not exceed $50O,O00, the receiver is confi- dent he will be able shortly to pay a substantial dividend to the creditors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Pulp Paper In the Tariff Bill

A select House committee, headed by Congressman Mann, a republican and a protectionist, investigated the cost of making paper in Canada and in this country, and it ascertained that both skilled and cheap labor is now as high in Canada as it is in this coun- try. Mill supplies and machinery are higher, and so Is coal. Pulp paper, In short can be produced in this country s4 ton cheaper than it can be in Canada. "The time will never come ]" said Congressman Mann in summing the matter up, when it is possible to manufacture either pulp or paper as cheaply in Canada as it can now be made in the United States in a modern, up-todate mill advantageously To- cated."
 Canada needs protection, but the United States does not, and yet the Payne bill retains a fraction of tho Dingley rates, and the Aldrich bill accepts the Payne rates with the ex- ception that when the paper is valued at from 2A to 21s cents a pound the duty shall be three-tenths of a cent instead of two-tenths as provided in the Payne bill. The truth is, no pro- tection is needed in this country ex- rcept by some outof-date, over-capital- ized mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
From the New York Evening Post


 H9 ploration in China and Tibet, in N the course of which he made in- teresting discoveries along the Chinese Great Wall. pr. William Edgar Cell, of Doylestown, Pa, arrived here today on the steamship Minnehaha.
 Dr. Cell traced the Great Wall through It's entire distance, from the coast to the northern border of Tibet, discovering about 200 miles of the structure that had not yet been mapped. He said he had found evidences of the existence of at least 10 great walls. apart from the fa- nous one, and confirmed reports of the existence of wild race of Chinese pyg- mics in the. northern mountains. where they had dwelt for 20 centuries.
 This was the first time a white man had travelled the entire length of the wall pr. Cell explained, and he believed it was the first time any one had done so.
 We had an expedition of about 25 men," he said, land did most of our travelling with pack mules, starting in May. 1908, from Shan lila Kuan, where the Great Wall has one of its ends. dipping into the Yellow sea. The other end of the wall is at Kian Yu Kuan, north of the Nan Shan mountain range. which we reached in September. We discovered about 200 miles of great wall that had not been charted.
 aThe distance between the two ends of the Great Wall is about 125o miles, but our whole trip was about 1900 miles. Our jour ney took us into Tibet, where I fell i'll and had to be carried along by men for several days"
 Speaking of the strange race of pygnies. he said that Chinese legends regarded them as descendants of a race which was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
cuban Cabinet penounced.

Madrid, April 19.-Excitement was caused in the chamber of deputies today by the action of the republican deputy, senor soriano, who. despite strong pro- tests, announced that high official of the navy department had handed to the president of the chamber a formal denun- citation of the cabinet, charging that the award of the contract for the construction of the now fleet had been unfairly made. It was stated in the Hobbies that the pres ident had received such document, but that he did not consider 1t adyisabN 70 mako public it's contents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Mobile, is the guest of the Rev. James E.

Mobile, is the guest of the Rev. James E. coyle. at St. Paurs rectory
 J. H. McDonough of Prescott, Ariz., Is the guest of his brother M. J. MeDon- ough of the Seaboard Air Line.
 H. S. D. Mallory of Selma, candidate for governor of Alabama, was in Birming- ham yesterday.
 D. D. curran, president of the New Or leans and Northeastern railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New YOrk Press.
 People are naturally so honest that they seldom think they have to live up to 1t.
 Spring poetry is as green as new vegetables. but isn't worth money the way they are.
 A woman can be great oeal nap pier not knowing things than a man can thinking he does.
 Most of a mans trouble in this world comes from his trying to make 1t for other people.
 girl has such an imagination she can think she is in love with a man when what 1t is is that she isn't in love with somebody else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Cheerful Outlook.

Business has been improving slowly but surely for four or five weeks past" said Milton T. Norris of St. Louis, land the Improvements since the 10th of the month has been appreciable in all branch es of trade.
 Tt begins to look now as if we would have a very good summer. We will un- doubtedly have prosperity this summer if the crops favor us. It is generally felt in the west that prosperity will be in full swing by next fall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Duties May Be Suspended d.

Havana, April 19.-The senate today passed the house bill authorizing the President to suspend at his discretion the export duties on sugar, tobacco and liquors. This is in accordance with re- quest made by President Gomez in re- cent message, in which he stated that the financial outlook was so promising as to warrant this measure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Ahout Persons.

Mrs. Gertrude seckel Jenkins, mother of Harry 8. and Frederick I. Jenkins, who are engaged in extensive coal min ing operations at Carbon Hill, died at her home in Baltimore and was buried on Saturday from the Catholic cathedral in that city. The deceased was in her eightieth year and was widely known in Maryland. The American in an extended obituary article says that in her death "Baltimore loses one of it's noblest types of womanhood."
 The Riuht Rev E. p Allen. Di4QOp or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Treasurer of United States Coming.

c. H. Treat, treasurer of the United States. who will be one of the speakers at the annual meeting of the Alabama Bankers association to ee held In Mo- bile, May P and 13, will stop In Bir- minsham on his return to Washington as the guest of President W. P. G. Hard ing, of the First National bank.
 Owing to his high position in the treas nry department MT Treat is naturally re- garded as an authority on currency prob lems and 1t is probable that he will be invited to deliver an address here on some topic of interest to financiers and business men in general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
counclll Funeral Tomorrow.

Huntsville April 1s.-The funeral of William H. Councill the noted negro educator, will be held Wednesday at Normal. The body will be inferred on the campus of the Agricultural and Me chanical college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

T take things as they come," he said Explaining that was why He didn't mind bricks on his head.
 Or cinders in his eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Banana Concession Approved.

Managua, Nicaragua, April 19.-The Mis- araguan congress. which was convened in extraordinary session to discuss the ba- mana concession granted to an American company, after heated debate today, ap- proved the concession, with certain modi- f1cationg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

CHANGED FUR THE LETTER. Despite the tricks Dame Fortune played, She found him laughing still When sorrows came and grief essayed Life's cup with rue to fill, He seized the drink-no alchemy Has ever equaled this And the rue, so wondrous blithe was he, Became the wine of blissl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

They are putting the price of wheat up in Chicago as part of the farmers uplift programme. Farmer Patten is the uplifter-in-chief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Denver has had A days of snow storms with total depth of nine feet seven and half inches of snow for the season. Irrigation will be boOmed later on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Magnates may arrange baseball schedules, but the weather clerk often submits amendments, and his amend ments go through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The Filipino is canny. He wants America to pay him good prices for his products, while he goes to China and Japan to make his purchases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
postmaater shoots hlmseIf.

Winchester Va, April 19.-Postmaster J. Robert Elder, at Berryville, shot him self fatally today after experimenting the opening of the morning mall. The cause is unknown,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The Young Turks have reached the stormiest part of their voyage. They are up against Abdul Hamid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
TRUSTS IN THAT.
PHILOSOPHIc

"Oh, very skeptical Still, he beiievea that whisky is good for snakeblte."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The awful mortality among the of flee boys grandmothers has set in, and it promises to become epidemic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
THE CALL.

He longs to get away, he says,
 From life's turmoil and worry, From auto cars and trolley cars
 And people in a hurry. He sighs for rural scenes, he says, His heart is sad from wishing; I shouldn't be surprised some day
 To hear he's gone a-fishing!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
REPLIES


 Most prizeflghters are open-faced. It is quite a come-down from three deck to two-deck strawberry shortcake. A man should not be considered stfngy just because he hates to pay almony. "Why marry a brute, anyhow?" asks Irene Gardner. To tame him, of course. No matter how many times his theories are upset, the average scientist isn't up- set.
 An appropriate name for the White House COW has been requested. We sug- gest Penelope.
 There are great many girls in Bir- mingham who ought to be named El- berta. They're such peaches. A contemporary discusses ''Music Yer sus Love" "Rastime" is capable of breaking up a happy home.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

A wheat corner taxes the consumer almost as we'll as Dingley or Payne tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

If E. H. Hartman persists in going up in airships Wall street will have conniption fits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Swinburne's shade was shut out from Westminster. Same with Shake speare and Milton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

industry of papermaking, or quite DOT ton of it, will be established within the states producing cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
NO FUN FOR THEM.

'Patten says it's a great game"
 'No doubt. Still, he can't expect people who lack the price of a loaf to agree with him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Popular preachers fearlessly de- nounce bridge playing, but they have not word to say about the Easter hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Castro might find employment in Constantinople, where men of his tenn perament seem to be on tap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
High Prices of Wheat

The Chicago price of s1.29 for May wheat seems high, but it has been ex- ceeded 16 times since the civil war, as the following table shows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
sOMETIMEs TTE .cAsE

He growled and growled and growledZ pesslmist, you'll say; But strange enough, the more he growled. The more he had his way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
THE BRIGHTER SIDE.

Who dreams of roses on day
 When all the world seems wrong And greets the frown of trouble with A merry lit of song, Has learned the way to conquer grief And pluck out sorrows dart, For shadows never finger long
 In any hopeful heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Bandages and arnica are being stored at Fort Myer preparatory to the lure airship tests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

"W. T. S." os the popular cipher now-"What's the scorer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The western sunshine is the only thing that can break the price of July wheat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Governor Haskell needs all the vim dications that are coming to him in his business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

When Castro buys ticket to port he has no guaranty that he will get there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The Young Turks have lost their jaunty air of authority, but they are still hopeful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
PER SOUL.

"Goodly has taken up a new line of york;
 What's he doing now?''
 Saving souls"
 How much commission does he get7's asked the practical man of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
FOOLISH QUESTION

why did you strike that man?' He asked me what was the best fuel to use In an oil stove.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
PLEASANT ROLE.

What's Blisby doing now?" Hes playing the part of sparker in al automobile comedy"
 How is that?'
 He makes love to the heroine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

President Diaz is trying to save his country from worrying over the prob- lem of caring for ex-presidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

UNCROWNED. He who bears his burdens bravely,- Tries to make the best of life, Though cast down and often sorely Worsted in unequal strife, May not be declared a hero By the trumpet blast of fame, But he's great-don't you forget it. And hero, just the same!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Mems hats have been bettered by time-but women's hats are different.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

"W. T. S." is the popular cipher sport. "Play ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
NO TROLLEY RIDE.

'Tend me a little car fare. old fellow" Sure. How much do you want?'' 'F i've dollars will do.''
 ''I see. You want to hire an automobile. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
WHAT'S IN A NAME

What's the name of your new play?" The Poultice.' Tt ought to draw we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
AFTER All.

The sum of the work and the worry,
 For the coward as well as the brave, Is funeral arranged in a hurry
 And six feet of earth for a grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
RECOMPENSEn

RECOMPENSED. Though his dreams were shattered, one by one, Dame Fortune still denying, He learned ere life's hard race was run, What comfort comes from trying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

He Is no hypocrte, but prays from his heart.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

Most prizehghters are open-faced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

'Why marry a. brute, anyhow?" asl Irene Gardner. To tame him, of cours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20

The Right Rev. E. P. Allen. bishop oi
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-25
SEATTLE MEN INVEST
T. w. Searles and II. Is. Jensen Pur-
chased Eighteen Acres of East
Wenatchee Land.

T. w. Searles, Seattle manager of
the Sherman, Clay Piano company,
was here the first of the week and
was driven over the valley by Lem
Ward, with the view of his invest
ing in land He spotted an 1S-acre
tract in East Wenatchee, just oppo-
site the bridge, and he telephoned in
this morning from Seattle that he
would take the tract. r. B. Jensen,
a Seattle capitalist, and another Sc
attic man, are interested in the deal
with Mr.. Searles. The land is to be
planted to trees this spring. These
men are very enthusiastic over the
prospects in this valley.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-25

Manager Bert Kuhn Of the Ridge
way, where the troupe played last
night, advanced $40 to the manager
and his wife to enable them to pay
their bills here and buy tickets to-
Spokane. holding their personal bag
gage as security.
The remainder Of the troupe, by
pooling their wealth, managed to-
scrape together enough to buy trans
portation also, and left on the noon
Inland train in search OF the 4 ln-
ager, who left on the morning train
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-25
CITY NEWS

Miss Louise Groth returned from
Seattle yesterday.
Box paper and envelopes at cost
Economy Drug Store. -"
H. R. Parshall, H. F. Schade and
G. w. Wood arrived from a several
days business trip in Seattle yester-
day.
Talcum powder, perfumes, soaps,
ETC., at cost. Economy Drug Co. $50
Syringes and all rubber goods at
cost. Economy Drug store. $50
Captain Shotwell, of the Lake Che
Ian Navigation company, came from
Seattle this morning and will go up
to Chelan today.
Don't send your bracket and band
saw work out of town. Keep money
at home. Call up the Wenatchee
Woodworking Co., phone 1872. **'
The Junior band played for the,
last time at the skating rink last
night. A large crowd was there and
many expressed their disappointment
at the season closing so soon.
Mrs Frank Case entertains the
"B. P" club tonight, at her home on
| Chelan avenue.
Mrs. J. B. Palmer and Mrs. Frank
Palmer and children, of Cashmere,
arrived today. Mrs. Frank Palmer
will visit in the city for several
weeks.
Miss Cora Grippe left on the boat
this morning for Chelan.
AL Moburg, of Iowa, purchased 6
acres Of the Secrest place in Sunny
slope this morning.
Miss Eunice Englund was able to
attend to her school duties yesterday
after several days absence.
Henry Hartman is another victim
of the measles.
Rev. Father Van de Walle left yes
terday for Quincy.
Mrs. Geo. Coburn and daughter re-
turned from Seattle yesterday.
Mrs. F. M. Scheble arrived from
Seattle yesterday to visit friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubb, of Monitor,
who have been visiting friends for
several days, returned to their home
last night.
! Miss Hoffamn, teacher at the
Stevens school, fell at the skating
rink, breaking both bones in one of
her arms.
Percy Walker left for Seattle this
noon.
Mrs. Shugart left for her home
near Leavenworth today. She has
been in the city visiting several
weeks.
J. R. Ogan and children arrived
here last night from an extended trip
in the east.
Ben Eikenberry returned from Sc
aCCle yesterday.
Mrs. Jack Seaman and Miss Prin-
gle went to Cashmere today.
Mrs J. M. Duffy left for short
visit in Leavenworth today.
Harry Brown says he began the
day just right-he started In with
Folger's Golden Gate Coffee which
had been ground fresh that morn
ing.