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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12

league expected to be done when it put its o. K. on the pending second amendment That is exactly what Comerism will lobby and club through the legislature precisely as it did the Fuller bill
 But Judge Weakley in endeavoring to stem the rising indignation against the second section says the legisla- ture could not forbid man to keep liquor that had been shipped to him from another state in his private house that such liquor must be kept some- where. So it must, but the legislature would be sure to provide for some form of public storage-the police sta ton, a public warehouse. the village lookup or some improvised depot, The determination of the Comeric period is to keep all liquors out of private houses, and when this is done a search warrant could be lawfully and safely issued on evidence that bottle of beer or flask of other liquors is in mans home A mans house would then, alas, cease to be his castle. The saeredness of the home would be swamped in tide of radicalism and an ever-suspicious espionage
 The search warrants authorized by the Fuller bill could not relate to tie houses of the people without an- tagonizing Section 5, Article of the constitution, which says that the peo- ple shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions from unreasonable seizure or searches, and that no warrants shall issue to search any place, or to seize any person or thing without probable cause, sup ported by oath or affirmation"
 The object of Section is to brush aside Section 5, Article 1 in liquor cases. The intent is so plain, so clear so unmistakable, that even he who runs may read it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
STAGE ART AND TRUTH.

From the New fork Worlu.
 A newspaper in the making is depicted with such vividness in the new play at Wallack's as to make criticism of details seem invidious. But even at the risk of injuring the susceptibillties of the ambi- tious young playwright whose work it is, exception must be taken to the scene in which United States judge is introduced in the act of attempting bribery to sup press an article ref1ecting on his integrity
 Art, even stage art must show some re- spect for the eternal verities. It is hardly the habit of federal judges to make mid night visits to newspapers offices to bribe editors. Bribery, indeed, is so far from being a habit with the federal judiciary that 1t is impossible to recall in 100 years a case where a federal judge has been charged with this form of corruption. It Is to be admitted that federal judges often annoy aspiring uplifters. They issue injunctions without respect to persons or organizations and do not scruple to upset legislation which, though unconstitutional. reflects the views of some section of the people. For the mostpart they exhibit an independence of opinion which often runs counter to that of others and has been known to excite the wrath of president
 But they do not pay out or receive marked bills in the presence of fash light photographer or elsewhere. Stage art may have it so, but the truth must be told, however much it conflicts with the fancy of playwrights trained in a undertaking school. Nor do ambitious ed itors blot out their fair young lives under the conditions represented in the play They would be much more likely in the circumstances to use the evidence to se- cure the impeachment of the corrupt judge. marking the photograph Exhibit A.
 These opinions are ventured with some compunctions, but with really kindly intent. Even the most youthful dramatist may be open to the conviction that stage realism owes some obligation to truth If it is to be effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Good Roads Convention

On Thursday next state gathering of the Alabama Good Roads assocla- ton is to be held in this city. Every county in the state should send to it representative men. In that way the action of the convention will be deeply felt. It's declarations are ex- pected to be uplifting and pace-set- ting. Some of the most distinguished good roads advocates will be pres ent. and the deliberations of the meet ing will be throughout of an instruc- tive nature.
 An attendance of 2000 delegates is pretty well assured, but it is import ant that the work of the convention shall represent every county in the state To that end The Age-Herald urges any county that has not sent selected delegates to the convention to do so at once When Thursday comes and the roll of the convention is called every county should be ready to respond through accredited dele gates. This will give the gathering the weight that should attend it and it will lend to the movement an inn retus and universality in the state that it greatly needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
THE kNIeHTLY COLUMBUS.

By the Rev. James E, Coyle, Chaplain Birmingham Council No. 6S5, Knights of Columbus.
 O.! never worthier knight drew breath Than he. the gallant Genoese. Who dared ten thousand times grim deat, What time he sailed the unknown seas Who fearless, dauntless, undsmayed, Castles proud flag to breeze unfurI'd. And bore, with Blessed Mary's aid. Salvation to the western world. ne'er more daring knight, I ween Than he who bravely sailed afar. And trusted to the heavenly queen When set in sea the Arctic star. When strangely glowed the southern
 cross,
 The undismayed, sailed on and on. Ihough herce and high did pillows toss His three frail vessels, till he won# Until, when weary days had passed When boundless seemed the seething
 sea,
 The longed-for land, one morn, at last, Lay smiling fair beneath his lee. And loud and long re-echoed then, Wild cheers across that untrod main. When he, the kingliest man 'mong men, Claimed all the western world for Spain. We knights who proudly bear his name, Though living in prosaic days, With pride with joy, with loud acclaim, With gladness bring our need of praise, May we who greet him, yet again, As knightliest knight that earth Ger
 knew,
 Be like him, loyal. faithful men. To God. to church. to country true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Increase In LIquor Traffic.

"I think 1t safe to say that within the past few years there has been notable decrease in the consumption of liquor in little prohibition towns and in some of the rural districts" said F. V. Lenning of Washington, D. c.
 q have no statistics relating to whisky drinking in the agricultural sections, but I travel out west, and my observation leads me to assert that small towns which are dry and have dry public sentl- ment are encouraging examples of how prohibition Is prohibiting.
 T believe in keeping out the liquor traffic from rural communities, / but in cities of 10000 and upwards prohibition does not make for real temperance In the very large cities no one of honest judgment or experience in affairs would ever think of driving out the liquor bus mess High license and strict regula- tion are the approved methods or dealing with the liquor problem in the big cities. By the way, prohibition may be taken, as a general proposition, as the sign or a small town. It is never found in full- fiedged metropolitan place. Memphis and Atlanta are large cities, 1t is true, and they are in so-called prohibition states but visitor would scarcely Know or prohibition unless he had read about It.. Atlanta is about the greatest beer town of It's size in the country.
 ..Now. while there is less liquor con sumed in the rural districts than ior- merly, 1t is noteworthy fact that the internal revenue from whisky and beer increases. There has been an enormous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12

increase within the past five years, not withstanding prohibition territory has spread. The internal revenue receipts from liauor stamps struck high water mark in the year ending June 30, 1907. The panic caused slight falling off in the whisky tax, but there was an increase or a little more than s2SO,OO0 in beer stamps during the year ending June 90, 1908. Su- perficial statisticians were elated over the fact that whisky showed 8 decrease in 1908. but a prohibition organ in Pennsyl- vania. in analyzing the figures referred to the facts as a rude awakening, for hard times in 1907-0s as they did in 1903. accounted chiefly for the decrease.
 Tt is estimated. according to proht- bition authority ih the New York World Almanac, that 25000OG0 in the south are now under prohibition laws. The United States governments receipts from the liquor tax indicate large in- crease in the last half of this year in the liquor traffic. According to an of- ficial estimate given out about two weeks ago the increase was running at the rate of $1000,O0O a month. The total tax from liquor amounted last year to a little over $200, ,000 0OO Those are enormous figures to be sure, but this is a vast country. One way of ac- counting for the heavy increase in the liquor business is the strenuous life in our great cities and the marked in crease in the quantity of stimulants drunk by those who do imbibe. At any rate, Uncle Sams plain figures do not lie. even if statistics are sometimes misleading"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
THE AIRSHIP HORn.

The Kansas City Star publishes tho following excerpt from the Diary of an Aerial Hobo,' which appeared in the funny column of the Missouri University Daily
 October ', 29O9.
 "On the bum again. Beat it out last night under the right forward wing of the second coach of the oversky limited, but the crew got hep and ditched me here on this out of the way star Not even a station here. and it looks like nothing will ever stop. Everything was lovely, too, as the chorus girls say, till the panic hit Saturn The employees of the Radium Works were the first to go. Just my luck to be working there, too. Wonder what the chances are for a hand out on this star? Oct. S-Great luck. Fell in with a pal and we had a coolx-up together. We were just done feasting at the expense of the country when the first section of a fast aeroplane hog train was laid up here with a hot box. The shacks let us ride when we agreed tc help them feed the hogs oxygen twice a day" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Reooueru of the Railroads.

The panic, following as it did upon the heels of drastic state regulation in cer- tain of the southern states, caused the railroads to suffer greatly but all this year they have been recovering and are now going forward with improvements on a substantial scale The southern roads were slower to get on their feet, so to speak, than the northern and western lines, but they have the fully developed prosperity movement now and are big buyers of rails and other needed material. The Railway World in commenting on the first bulletin of revenues and expen- ses of the steam roads of the United States, just issued by the interstate com meree commission. covering the nine months ending March 31 1909, with com- paratiye figures for the same period of the two preceding years, says:
 "A number of interesting conclusions can be drawn from the figures presented in this report. Most important Is the ability of the railroads to reduce their operating expenses. This reduction has been continuous throughout the period and monthly operating expenses, which
 
 to s1S4, 605 455 in March, 1909. This repre- sents a decline from S67S per mile of line to S590. The principal decrease in operating expenses. however was in the cost of maintaining way and structure In July, 1907, the average cost on this account for all the railroads in the United States of over 800 miles of track, was STATS. In March, 1909. the cost was s1O1 O. The cost of conducting transportation was not reduced to the same extent declining only s26 during the same period
 Contrary to the results which might have been expected from the reports of particular roads the cost of maintaining equipment does not, in the report of the commission, show the extreme fluctuations of the other items. It is also noteworthy that the largest decline in operating reve- nue was in passenger revenue which was s250 per mile of line in July, 1907. and S1S6 in March, 1909. Freight traffic revenue was $6S6 per mile in July, 19N and S6S6 per mile in March, 1909. Here again we find striking variation from the conclu- sion which would naturally be drawn from the reports of the separate roads. On one point, however the commission Is in entire agreeemnt with other students of railroad conditions and that is upoa the complete recovery which the railroads have made from the depression. With hardly an exception the strong roads have recovered almost to the position which they occupied in 19O7''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Section Second of the Amendment

This is the time for facts, not froth, and those who cherish their homes and their liberties should strive to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
 The homes of Alabama citizens are secure against unwarranted intrusion while they do nothing that justifies any one in thinking they are about to commit public offense No one with out a writ from a judicial officer can search their homes for the code of this state reads as follows:
 Any person who malioiously and without probable cause, procures search warrant to be issued and executed must on conviction, be fined not less than twenty nor more than five hundred dol lars, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months"
 This provision is safeguard against an unwarranted search, and the law abiding citizen knows his house is practically his castle.
 But if the second section of the pending amendment be adopted, does any reasonable and impartial person believe that. the legislature which passed the Fuller bill would hesitate, when convened in extra session next spring, to declare that liquors shall not be kept in private house?
 That fs exactIy what the Anti-SaloOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
About Persons.

J. Lee Long, chairman of the state anti amendment campaign committee, returned to Birmingham yesterday after spending Sunday in Montgomery.
 The friends of Samuel A. Tarrant will be glad to learn that he has been pro- noted to the position of general manager of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit company in this district. B. M. Cook, who formerly held this important post, has been trans ferred to the Chicago district MT. Tar rant has held a position of trust with the company for several years and his promotion Is regarded by those who know him as thoroughly deserved.
 Harold B. Durant, representing Martin H. Hanson of New York, sole manager of Dr. Wullner, Busoni and other musical celebries and of the famous Loie Fuller Parisian Dancing Girls and Symphony Or chestra, is in the city. He has booked his principal attraetions in Atlanta and ex- poets to make some good bookings here.
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lte propose to utilize this discrep-

ate propose to utilize this discrep- ancy.
 Let the petition be fortified dur ing the coming winter to the utmost possible extent. And then let the Sen ate reject it if it dare, for rejection by it means an appeal to the coun- try in 1912, and the sooner the bat tie between the special interests and the people is carried to the ballot box the sooner the great constitutional is- sue will be decided, and the sooner we will secure government of. the peo- pie by the people for the people, in- stead of government of special inter ests by special interests for special interests. It is the greatest issue before the people because the tariff and all other similar legislation is swallowed up in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
CurtalIment Is Planned.

Greenvilie, s. C., October 11.-Resolu- tions were adopted here today by the executive committee of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers association in dorsing the action taken at Charlotte last week by the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers pledging curtail- ment in production. Committees were named to communicate with all mills Tn the state in regard to carrying out the curtailment agreement. Resolutions ob- jecting to the extra amount of bagging placed on bales over the limited tare of 20 pounds was adopted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
HACK MEN GRAB
 CASH REGISTER

Two negro hackmen came very near getting away with the cash register belonging to Gus Jebeles. the fruit dealer at First avenue and Nineteenth street, this morning at ? o'clock. How ever, Greek sh rewdness triumphed over negro stealth. Gus had gone to the Riverside cafe for lunch, but he man. aged to seat himself where he could see his fruit stand reflected in Louis Saks' window. He saw. the negroes take the register and put 1t in their hack and got there just in time to recue 1t. However, the culprits drove away before Jebeles could find police man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
GREAT REVIVAL
 ON IN MERIDIAN

Meridian, October .-(Special) )-What promises to be one of the greatest re- ligious revivals in the history of Merid- ian is now in progress, the evangelist be- ing Rev T. T. Martin of Blue Noun tain, Miss. The services are being con- ducted in a mammoth tent at Eleventh street and Twenty-third avenue. More than 20O0 people heard the opening ser mon last night and as many more were turned away at tonight's service. The same conditions existed, people going to the tent an hour before the service be- gan being unable to secure seats. The revival is under the auspices of all the Baptist churches of Meridian, but all denominations are participating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Judge Walkers Address.

''The amender orators, even those who intend to be fair in their discussions, have a way of pooh-poohing the idea that the ratification of the amendment would mean anything more than perma- nent prohibition in Alabama; but law yers and intelligent laymen alike know better than that" said an active church member.
 Politicians who are running for office on the constitutional prohibition plat form are terribly embarrassed by the wording of the proposed amendment and with so much politics at stake they can not be trusted to present the issue with the whole truth and nothing but tho truth, be they never so honest and mean they never so well. But any reputable lawyer who is not consumed with fanat- icism or who is not actuated by political greed Is worth listening to on the amendment, and certainly a former as- sociate justice of our supreme court will not fail to make an impression when he discusses the tendency and the actual danger of the amendment. Judge Rich ard w. Walker of Madison county, an ex-associate justice, made a great speech against the amendment last Saturday. I was glad to read 1t in full in The Age-Herald of Monday. It should have a wide reading for only numbskull, an unreasoning fanatic or a prohibition of flee seeker could hear or read such a speech and not vote against it-that is provided he was a man of fair mind with a soul that loved justice.
 Here is Judge Walkers conclusion:
 eff, under the constitution the legisla- ture has the right to designate homes as places where liquor may not be kept, has 1t not the right also to invade your home to see that the law is observed? This amendment would put you at the mercy of the missionary from Ohio. I believe all that is necessary to defeat this proposition Is for the people to come to realization of the exact mean ing of the plain words of the amend ment. Judge Weakley says they do not mean what they say However, those who read them know that they will mean the invasion of the home and there will be no freedom of action any where. do not believe that the peo- pie are ready for surrender of this kind. The legislature proposes to regulate your conduct in your own home and possibly later prescribe what you shall eat and wear. There will be no limit to the legislation that might be enacted. The tendency Is entirely wrong to give legislature unrestrained right to regu- late your private conduct. If the people show by their votes that they are ready for this, they are admitting that they are no longer capable of self-government and they ought to have a guardian to prescribe their conduct for them as If they were children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
HOT CAMPAIGN IS BEGUN BY RIVALS
 FOR MAYORALT "
CONTINUED FRoM pAGp |,

grip of Tammany hall, until it has driven out from this the citadel of it's power, the Tammany traitors, who are always ready for bribe to throw open the gates to an enemy.
 MT. Murphy says that in our associa- tion here tonight in behalf of good men and good measures he smells a plot There is no plot here. All is open and honorable. But surely MT. Murphy smells something and what he smells is the evil stench of the corrupt bargain between Woodruff and McCarren and Cannon and Tammany hall. That corruption smells to lection that 1t is going to get during this campaign"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Injunction Is Dismissed.

St. Louis, October 1.-The injunction against Sheriff Grueninger and Constable Bode of St. Louis county, and Mayor Woods and Marshall Horgan of Wellston, Mo-, restraining them from interfering with the recent boxing bouts at Suburban garden, was dismissed by the circuit court of the county at Clayton today, on motion of the attorney for the club under whose auspices the affair took place. By dis missing the injunction the club avoided hearing as to the facts at issue before the trial of those under arrest came up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
safebIowers Captured.

Fort Worth, Tex, October 11.-Three members of an alleged gang of safe blowers were captured here today. fol- lowing their escape from jail at Hamil- ton. Tex, Sunday night The men are Ed Marvin, Will Probst and John Bowen They are charged with having robbed a dozen banks and stores in north Texas during the past year. When captured tda day the men were heavily armed and had over 400 rounds of ammunition in their possession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Cotton Leak Cases Set.

Washington, October 11.-"The cotton 1eak'' cases, involving the charge of con- spiracy in the premature publication of cotton statistics of the agricultural de- partment were assigned on the docket of the supreme court of the United States and December IS was fixed as the time when they shall be heard. The defendants are Theodore H. Price, George A. Peck ham and Moses Haas. The present pro- ceedings involves the legality of their re- moyal from New York here for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Lifes deserts are the laughless stretches.
 Even when man knows his limita- tions he'll pretend he hasn't any.
 Village gossip is harmless. because 1t is so virulent nobody can believe it.
 The only good resolutions that aren't broken are those we postpone putting into effect.
 A man can never bluff his wife into thinking he is wonderfu; he can bluff her into making him think she does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Election of United States Senators

The federal constitution provides that Congress lon the application of two-thirds of the several states shall call convention for proposing amend ments, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this constitution when ratified by the leg islatures of three-fourths of the sev- eral states, or by convention in three fourths, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by Congress"
 Thirty-one states constitute two- thirds of the entire number, and some newspapers say 31 states have already, in proper form, asked Congress to call convention to provide for the di- rect election of United States senators by the people. Some say but 30 states have so acted, and others say 26 only have done so. The states that have acted are said to be: