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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
You taught me how to know the face
 of right king John.
Alabama'S Timber Resources

At the national conservation con gross Frank H. Lathrop of the conser- vation commission of Alabama submit- ted an estimate of standing timber by counties in this state. MT. Lathrop says there are 32,250, 100000 feet, board measure, standing on 21,96S,320 acres in this state. There are but 92,- 100000 acres in this state, so that just about two-thirds of the state is wooded.
 The leading wooded counties of this state in order are Escambia, Coying- ton, Pickens and Coosa. No other counties hold 1,0OO, 100000 feet of wood or timber, although Conecuh, Clarke and Baldwin have nearly 100000 feet each. Jefferson has but 254000,000 feet of standing timber on 677760 acres.
 MT. Lathrop does not distinguish between lands covered with pine and the acreage covered with hardwoods The annual cut of this state is put at OO,OO0 000 feet, and on this basis we have in this state timber enough to last about 35 years.
 It is, however, simply impossible to say how much of the 32,000,O00,OO0 feet standing in this state is of the con- mercial sort, and it> is this question that would determine how long our supply would meet the wants of the people MT. Lathrop does not distin- guish between brush lands and lands covered with commercial timber. All that we really can ascertain from MT. Lathrops figures is that two-thirds of the state Is still wooded and no doubt much of the two-thirds is covered with timber that can be cut and sold to good advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
CORONER ORDERS
 ALL BODIES HELD

Coroner B. L. Brasher yesterday laid down positive instructions intended for the undertakers of Birmingham and all others to whom the instructions might apply, warning them not to move the body of any person who might have died under suspicious or unnatural circum- stances until he has been notified and until he has given permission for the re- mains to be removed.
 The coroner states that in many cases important clews have been lost simply for the reason that bodies have been moved before time had been given for an official examination. He states that 1t is important that the coroner should have sufficient time to examine the prem ises upon which bodies are found before the remains are removed.
 Coroner Brasher states that he expects all persons to observe the instructions and declares that he will order the ar rest of any one who does not observe the rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Russia and the Privilege of Asylum

The effort of the Russian govern ment to turn Jans Pouren from politi- cal offender into a common criminal failed. and now it is trying to have to do with the Lettish workman, Rudow- itz. in Chicago, what it could not do with Pouren in New York. It employs the most expensive lawyers and it spares no money in order to demon strate in Russia that America offers no privilege of asylum to political of lenders.
 America has long had an open door for honest revolutionists,. and if the treaty with Russia infringes one bit upon that right it should be modified. The benefit of all doubts should be given to the man who is fleeing from drumhead courtsmartial and none to the government of repression and re- action.
 The case must be reviewed by the state department at Washington be- fore Rudowitz can be extradited, and no doubt the exemption clause of the treaty of extradition will be construed in favor of the fugitive and against a reactionary government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Rank Of the Sea Powers

So highly has the battleship come to be considered that no other tonnage is reckoned with in estimating relative rank. Great Britain is far and away the leader, no matter what the basis of computation. Then come the United States, Germany, France and Japan. These are the five great naval powers of the world, and they promise to re- main the leading five indefinitely, al though Japan has slackened her pace. She will however, be pretty sure to stay in fifth place in the respect of battleship tonnage, and some higher when discipline and the fighting spirit are concerned.
 The total tonnage of France exceeds the total tonnage of Germany, but Ger many has more battleships. Even armored cruisers rank below battle ships, and France cannot regain her old place unless she builds more battle ships.
 The indications are that the Big Five will for a decade stand unchanged. The pace of construction in Germany and the United States renders the maintenance of Great Britain's two- power standard expensive and diff cult but the tight little isle shows no signs of dropping below her selected standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
GENERAL FORECAST OF
 NEWS FOR COMING WEEK

will be held at Madison Square Garden. Invitations have been sent to President elect Taft, Governor Hughes of New York and other prominent persons.
 Of the numerous criminal cases that are dragging their way through the courts the murder trial of Thornton Hains at Flushing, L. l., will probably afford more news than any other. Hains will go on the witness stand probably on Monday. According to his counsel Hains will claim that he had twice before saved the life of Annis; sought to protect him on. the day he was slain and in drawing his re- volver meant only to shield his brother from the crowd after the shooting had been done.
 The calendar of sports includes the nual meeting at Cincinnati Monday of the National baseball commission; the trial of recently suspended athletes by the Anna teur Athletic union officials in New York Wednesday and meeting in New York Friday of the United States Golf asso- citation.
 Both houses of Congress will resume their sittings at noon Monday. It is ex- pected that both the House and Senate will mark the resumption of activities on Monday by the adoption of joint resou- tion making an appropriation for the re- lief of the earthquake sufferers, but ac- tion by the House may be postponed by adjournment for the day out of respect for the memory of the late Representative Davey of Louisiana.
 The House has no further programme for the week, and it is not expected that the committees will be called until the latter part of the week, when the bill making appropriation for the District of Columbia will be taken up. The Senate will continue its consideration of the sav- ings bank bill until Wednesday, when that measure will probably give way tempor- arily to the omnibus claims bill. Saturday will be devoted by the Senate to eulogies on the late Senator Proctor of Vermont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04

cratic manner. He protests that he roars you as gently as any sucking dove. but all know that he hopes the storm will blow over and that he will be able to squelch bills in the future as in the past.
 But the House insurrection is not all. There is a revolt nearly as earn est in the Senate, where there is a de- sire among the new western Senators to undermine the Hale-Aldrich domina- ton, which is really as offensive as Cannonism itself.
 Both were built up to sustain special interests, and the revolts against Can nonism and against the Hale-Aldrich rule in the Senate are really revolts against the continued control of both branches of Congress by special in- terests. The revolt against President Roosevelt is neither serious nor im- portant. but the efforts directed against the old rulers of the House and the Senate are really efforts in behalf of the mass of the people and of just government. The special interests are, however, well entrenehed and they will fight the progressives to the last ditch. More state elections are coming and in the long run the supporters of spe- cial interests will be driven out of power and out of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
COLDEST PLACE IN WORLD

thetic scene I have ever witnessed, and do not wish to witness another simi- lar one.
 Some of the men went Into mysteries, others tainted, but the majority cried cried like little children, and collapsed, for the news is mostly bad news. A man called Abramoff-once an eminent phy- sician-for whom I took a great liking, had not heard from his mother for over one year. letter was brought in to him at last, just as we were smashing tea with hammer-for tea, like everything else in this abominabe climate, turns into solid stone The letter informed him that his mother was dying. It was dated seven months back Abramoff wept a while, and then began to laugh stupidly.
 The next day the chief official, with whom I was dining. quietly informed me that Abramoff had been found dead in his den.
 "Dead?" I exclaimed "Ie dier of sor- row, then?"
 don't know" was the reply. He hung himself-the fool!'
 During the long winter months the en- tire population has to remain indoors The night seems endless, and the silence without is maddening. In their dingy quarters, lit only by the fire-for candles and lamps are luxury-the miserable exiles sit hour after hour, talking of the past when their mind is capable of an effort, but most of the time silent and desperate.
 The exies enjoy a certain liberty. The  officials do not fear evasions. How could the wretches escape? Where should they go? They are hundreds and hundreds of miles away from civilization, and could not find a Inorsel of food away from the settlement. And there is the cold. for ests, ice, snow-death lurking everywhere for victims.
 Meanwhile, the officials drink. to while away the time. It is their only occupa- tion. At least they forget the horrors of this Polar solitude. The prisoners can- not afford vodka, and they do not for get.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
NEGRO KILLED
 IN ALLEY A

The third murder of the day occurred yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock when Son Howard, a negro, killed an- other negro named Bur Hicks, in Alley A between Twenty-first and Twenty-sec- ond streets by shooting him.
 No reason is assigned for the shooting. The first that was known of the affair was when Police Officer Williamson heard the shots and ran up the alley to ascer- tain the trouble. He found Hicks lying in the alley with two bullet holes In his back. The balls which were fired from a revolver of large calibre entered the left shoulder, passed through the region of the heart and buried themselves in the abdomen.
 Officer Williamson had the negro sent to the hospital but he died before med ical attention could be given him.
 Howard has not been apprehended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04

The worst probability has been told of the earthquake dead in Italy and public attention will turn this week to the sur vivors. In case of many, their fate is scarcely more to be desired than that which overlook the thousands killed out right
 Vivid pictures of the disaster will be drawn, too, by refugees returned to a saner state of mind. Gigantic measures of relief, participated in by every civilized country, will assume practical form this week and succor for the destitute prom ises to be steady. The amount of the re- lief fund in this county already ap- breaches the $1.OOoOOO mark, and on Mon day President Roosevelt will call upon Congress for an appropriation of s500,0o0 Congress will also probably be asked to authorize the turning over of the cargoes of the supply ships Celtic and Culgoa to the sufferers.
 Keen interest will continue in the fate of American tourists in Italy, though there is reason for hope that all es- capped.
 Congress will reconvene Monday, follow ing the Christmas holiday. and will re- ceive a special message from the Presi- dent respecting the use of the secret ser- vice in addition to the message asking aid for the earthquake sufferers in Italy.
 In New York on Tuesday the govern ment's anti-merger suit to dissolve the Union Pacific system will be reopened.
 The supreme court of the United States will reconvene Monday, and the decisions that may be handed down during the week include the determination of wheth- CT the legislature of New York state has the constitutional right to compel the Con- solidated Gas company of New York to sell gas at 30 cents per 1000 feet.
 On next Thursday night, January T. a great mass meeting for the expression of sympathy and for the raising of funds in aid of the Italian earthquake sufferers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
OZYMANDiAS OF EGYPT.

By Shelley. I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs
 of stone stand in the desert. Near them on the
 sand, Half sunk, shattered visage lies, whose
 frown And wrinkled lip and sheer of cold com
 mand Tell that its sculptor we'll those passions
 read Which yet survive, stamped on those life-
 less things, The hand that mocked them and tho
 heart that fed; And on the pedestal these words ap-
 pear: My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look on my works, ye Mighty. and de-
 spair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the de- Of that colossal wreck, boundiess and
 bare, The lone and level sands stretch far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
From Answers.

1 HERE is absolutely no place in NY the wide, wide world so deso- late and terrible as Verkhoyans1 in Siberia. The unfortunate men who live there, who have to live therefor they are political exiles most of them grow old in few years, and, after inde- scribable sufferings. either lose their mind or commit suicide, unless they rapidly die of cold and hunger.
 While travelling round the world (writes correspondent I heard great deal about the Cold Pole, and the horrors of life at Verkhoyansk. and became curious to see for myself whether it was black as it was painted.
 Getting there was no comfortable task. One travels in the most primitive fashion in these regions. But, finally, came to the famous village-if an agglomeration of 100 dilapdated houses, earthen huts and indescribable heaps of filth can be called a village.
 There are but two houses worthy of the name-the tiny church and the resi- dence of the chief official and his sub ordinates. The other dwellings are small, dilapidated wooden huts, where dozens of political exiles are herded together. There are no roads to speak of. Here and there rustic boards have been thrown down to mark the way, but they disappear under the refuse which is dropped from the houses.
 And, now, think of the mournfu1 si- lence and of the darkness. There are no birds; there are no animals, save a few horses and a herd or two of rein deer, in and around Verkhoyansk, and the winter is one long, terrible night.
 It is only four times a year that the 'post' comes,' and it contains letters, antiquated newspapers, daily censored, and money for few privileged ones. dare say the reader can imagine with what indescribable eagerness the poor wretches watch the arrival of the rein deer or dog-drawn sleigh which brings news from home. It is the most pa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Plot Against the Czar.

London, January 1.-The Daily Mails correspondent at St. Petersburg says that 20 arrests have been made, including sev- eral persons in the Emperor's palace at Tsarskoe-Selo for alleged connection with the bomb explosion in the Cafe Central in St. Petersburg Saturday night. The bomb was left on a table by man in the uniform of a student, and a waiter was killed and the cafe badly damged by the explosion. The Daily Mails cor respondent says that the bomb outrage and the arrests were the outcome of a vast terrorist plot against the imperial family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
coaIinq Will Be Slow.

Washington, January 3.-The arrival of the American fleet at the Suez canal was announced in a cablegram received by the navy department today. Admiral Sperry also stated that the Culgoa and the Yankton would go through the canal tonight Other vessels of the fleet Will follow as rapidly as possible. It is prob able that two days will be required to take all the battleships through the canal and two more days will be necessary to complete coaling at Port Said. All ar engagements have been made but all the conditions are such that it will be very difficult if not impossible to make more rapid progress. The facilities for coaling are limited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
M CALVARY HAS
 VERY GOOD RECORD

McGilvary, the outfielder that Birming- ham has secured for next season, has a very fine record.
 With Harrisburg, in the Tri-State league last season, according to the of- ficlal averages which are published in Sporting Life, he was in "A games, made 30 runs, S1 hits, Il two-base hits, three base hits, IA sacrifice hits, stole 25 bases. and had hitting average of .31S. His fielding average was .962
 McGilvary played in the outfield last season and 1t is there that Birmingham will probably use him. But he is really a first baseman. He was tried out as first baseman by Cincinnati last spring and Cincinnati until Birmingham acquired him, had him tagged with long string
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Auxiliary Rishop Appointed.

Rome, January 3.-Mgr. Donnie o'Con- nell, rector of the Catholic university at Washington, was today appointed auxiE- ary bishop of San Francisco Ine ap- pointment, which might have beeen made by Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco was done instead by the Vatican, which wished to have it understood tnat the auxiliary bishopric later will be trans- formed into a coadjutorship, with the right of succession. Archbishop Ireland influence contributed greatly to the de- cision of the Vatican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Old Offenders Are Leaders.

Washington, January 3-Reports con- meeting John Moisant of Salvador with a revolutionary organization claimed to be fitting out in Nicaragua against Salvador attracted some attention here. and 1t was recalled that Moisant was one of two men claiming to be naturalized American citi- zens who were imprisoned in Salvador and whose lives were barely saved through the intervention of this govern ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
More Revenue Needed

A rivers and harbors bill at this ses- sion of Congress Is rendered doubtful simply because the republicans will do nothing to increase the revenue. New and old improvement projects call for just about $25, 100000, and the repub- lican leaders refuse to provide for greater receipts. They want all that to be settled in the interest of the tariff beneficiaries. In the meanwhile the waterways and harbors must wait, and while they wait transportation and trade do likewise.
 What the special session will do is uncertain, but it will have to consider the question of revenue and at least $50,000,000 more of revenue year will have to be secured. A reduction of duties, now chiefly prohibitive would increase the revenue, but this would scarcely suffice. At present the arti- cles on the dutiable list stand about Rs follows:
 Articles. Duty. Sugar and Molasses. .s6O OO0, 900 Cotton Manufactures ............ 34,OO0, 600 Wool and Manufactures of Wool 29,000, 900 Tobacco and Manufactures off,. 29, GOO, 900 Fibres, vegeta ble and Textile
 Grasses and Manufactures of. Is, 800 600 Silk and Manufactures of.,.... 16,500 ,00 Spirits, Wines and Malt Liquors 14,500 GOO Iron and Steel and Manufactures
 of 1O,000,OO0 Fruits and Nuts .. .. .. .. :. .. s,OO0,O0o Earthen, Stone and China Ware S000,000 Chemicals, Drugs, Dyes and
 Manufactures of. .. :. :. .. :. 45OO. 900 Leather and Tanned Skins and
 Manufactures of .. .. .. .. .. 45O0, ,OO0 Wood and Manufactures of c. .. 100000 Feathers, Natural and Artificial 3S00, 900 Glass and Glass Ware 3300.000 Paper and Manufactures of........ 30oO,O00 Vegetables not elsewhere spec
 flied 2.lO0,OOO Hides of Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,700. GOO Coal and Colke.- .. .. .. .. .. .... 2,125, 900 Art Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 GOO
 The ways and means committee will be expected to provide for about s5O,- 100000 of fresh revenue, and it will have to choose between an income tax to be paid by the rich and wel-to-do, or a duty on coffee to be paid by the wage-earner and farmers of the coun- try. It is not difficult to see what their choice will be, and the minority mem bers should bring an income tax pro- vision to match the determination of Mir. Dalzell and Mir. Paine to levy a tax on the poor mans breakfast table, after it had gone untaxed an entire generation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A man deliberates as much over chang ing his brand of cigars as a woman her religion.
 The less man knows about public service the better chance he stands to get a public job.
 A girl would be willing to sew on her own buttons instead of her mother if 1t seemed romantic.
 The first thing woman does when she rents house is to go looking for the old shoes she knows somebody left in a closet.
 There are all kinds of liars, but the most reckless is the city man who says he never ceases to long for the whole some things he sude to have to do when he was boy on the farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
THE STATELY SHIPS MOVE ON
 TO X HAVEN ACROSS THE SEA
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over a floor of 120 feet. The width IS ample. The Dewey dry dock, 1So feet wide, got through with only two feet Tn breath to spare at one bad spot. The Dewey was the widest craft ever taken through the canal and the Connecticut class will be precedent so far as draught Is concerned.
 Leave to go through the Suez canal will cost the United States with quar- antine and other duties, not far from sl5O0O0. The regular tolls are $1F per ton. The Suez canal eompanys rate of dividend on $40, OO,00O capital has been from 24 to 2S per cent for number or years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Let All Garry a Torch.

q am told" said reader, that H. brary worker. Miss Frances Nimmo Greene, has been engaged for the express purpose of building up a free public H. brary. and has entered upon her duties
 Every one who believes that adult ed- ucation, through means of free books, IS a great factor in working up the most valuable of all our raw materials-namely, our young men and women-should rally around this trained worker.
 ''The people are here, the money is here' the need Is here.
 ''If we have seen the light, why not en- courage Miss Greene by letting her know one more will carry torch?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Ten.lnch Gun Cracked.

Manila, January 4.-One of the ten-inch
 rified guns in the coast defense on Grande island, which lies at the entrance Of Subig bay. has been found to be defective. and a board of officers has been appointed to determine the responsibility. The weapon was but recently placed in position, and during the firing of the first shots from it a crack in the interior tube developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Age of Advertisers.

This is an age of advertisers" said a business man yesterday, and the smooth man gets the call. It is interest ing to watch the fellows who are really wide awake.
 Right here in Birmingham there is a good illustration. As soon as the news became disseminated through the papers that another great earthquake had crushed southern Italy and destroyed thousands and thousands of people, the merchants got their copies of the Last Days of Pompeii,' dusted them well, put up the price a few cents and placed them in a prominent place in their windows And the books were sold, too Today l venture the statement that there are not 50 copies of that book for sale in Bir- mingham. Several days ago there were hundreds.
 "No sooner does a man spring in fame than the advertisers get next to him. Take the case of little Datando. the splendid Italian Marathon runner In each O. his races he wears a sash setting out the fact that immediately before each contest he drinks certain quantity of a certain brand of Chianti wine. The ad- vertisements picturing Napoleon Lajoie, the great baseball player, with a glass of coca cola in his hand, is too we'll known to mention, but it serves to il- 1ustrate the point that the advertising man is about the smartest in America to- day."