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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
England'S Historic Struggle

The budget went out of the house of
commons plain defiance to the house
of lords, for none of It's terms of tax
alton were modified. The landowners
and capitalism in general are asked
by 1t to bear due share of the public
burden, which in these days of Dread
noughts Is indeed heavy. Heretofore
the landowners have been able to
shirk due proportion of the load, but
the forces behind Premier Asquith and
Chancellor Of the Exchequer Lloyd
George are fully determined that an
end shall be put to all Sinking of that
nature
When the bill came up In the house
of commons for its final reading, only
two liberals abstained from voting.
The liberal party stands pledged to
the budget as 1t stands, and it is
ready for the day of battle. The lords
will not be permitted to modify the
budget. They must take 1t as It is. or
else parliament will be dissolved, and
an appeal in general election will be
taken to the country In such a con-
test the nationalists, or Irish members,
will line up with the liberals and
labor members.
The issue relates solely to the power
of the house of commons to dictate the
financial bills of the kingdom. Tho
house of lords lacks the power to mod
ify money bills. 1t lacks the power to
reject them. This is the issue. The
changes made by the house of lords in
the Irish land bill will not be permit
ted to confuse the issue. The contest
is of a deeply historical nature. But
that contest may never come. The
lords may not desire to meet the issue
broadly and barely, and they may
again await a more convenient period.
They are proverbially good at backing
down when confronted by the masses
of the people, and that is just where
they are at in the present conflict over
the budget.
Briefly speaking, the budget calls
for an additional $45,000,00O for old
age pensions; $15,oOo,o 900 more now
for the navy, and $35 100000 more for
the navy in the near future. BY re-
ducing the sinking fund only SILL
O0O, 900 all told of additional revenue
will be needed One-half of this is to
be raised from liquors and tobacco,
and the other half is to be raised by
means of more steeply graduated du.
ties on estates, retaining the maximum
aud minimum, but raising the rates on
loAer valuations; by increasing the
stanAp duty; the rates on incomes, es-
pecialE on those unearned; by increas-
ing tabs on undeveloped land: BY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
oLp-TlME PIRACY.

From the Chicago News.
Only the other day there came the story
of an alleged pirate ship captured In the
Gulf of Mexico and the incident suggests
that at one time or another nearly every
body of salt water on the globe has SUI
fered from the ancient calling. Even the
Thames river was once a favorite haunt
of pirates In the fourteenth century the
danger was SO great that. according to
historian, John Philipot offered to
build at his own cost a stone tower 60
kings feet IN height, near Ratcliff, pro-
vided the corporation of London would
levy sixpence in the pound on the rental
of the city and build a corresponding
tower on the opposite side of the river,
SO that an iron chain might be stretched
from one tower to the other to protect
the shipping of the river from night at
tack.
Tho watch was kept in the following
order: "On Tuesday the diapers and the
tailors; on Wednesday. the MERGERS and
the apothecaries; on Thursday, the fish,
mongers and the butchers; on Friday,
the pewterers and the winners; on Sat-
urday. the goldsmiths and the saddlers,
on Sunday, the ironmongers, the armour
ers, and the cutters; on Monday, tho
tawers, the spurriers, the bowyers and
the girdlers."
Even in 1876 pirate vessels were cap
tured off the Kentish coast, between
Broadstairs and Margate
''The danger was SO imminent that the
common council agreed to the proposal,
but, as the alarm died away, this scheme
of defense was laid aside" In 1870
report was circulated that certain gall
leys. with a multitude of armed men
therein, were lying off the foreland Of
Thanet,' and an order was at once issued
that every night watch shall be kept
between the tower of London and Bill
lingsgate with 40 men-at-arms and GO
archers"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
AN OCTOBER MuslNo.


BY David Gray.
Ere the last stack is housed. and woods
are bare,
And the vermilion frutage of the brier
Is soaked in mist, or shriveled UP with
frost;
Ere warm spring nests are coldly to be
seen
Tenantless but for rain and the cold
snow,
While yet there is a loneliness abroad
The frail and indescribable loneliness
OF fair form life with reluctance leaves,
Being there only powerful-while the
Wears sackcloth in her great prophetic
grief.
Then the reflective. melancholy soul,
Aimlessly wandering with STORYTELLING
feet
The heathery solitude, in hope to assuags
The cunning humor of his malady,
Loses his painful bitterness, and feels
His own specific sorrows one by one
Taken up in the huge dolor of all things.
O. the sweet melancholy of the time.
When gently, ere the heart appeals, the
year
Shines in tho fatal beauty Of decay;
When the sun sinks enlarged on Carron-
ben, s-
Markedly visible, without cloud,
And family from the faint eternal blue
Chat dim sweet harebell COLOR comes
the star
Which evening wears-when Luggie flowa
in mist,
And In the cottage windows one by one,
With sudden twinkle, household lampa
are lit
what noisaless falling Of the faded leasi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Episcopalians. $4,000, and various
other denominations. s6s,000. The
only states that built more churches
in the nine months than Alabama were
Texas, which built 80 churches, and
Tennessee, which built At.
The Record reports about 100 more
churches in course of construction,
which were not included in the list be-
cause no statement of their cost could
be procured. The south cannot be
considered land-poor or any other kind
of poor when it is building about 300
churches year, costing we'll onto
1000, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
Sea Wall at For Piekens.

Brewer q Jones. general contractors.
whose offices are in the Potter building,
have just finished on time the big sea
wall at Fort Pfckens, on Santa Rosa
island, Florida, and as Mr.. Brewer says.
they are, as matter of course, proud
of the Job It was q $4,000 CONTRACT The
Pensacola Journal says:
Through the completion this week of
the great seal wall encircling Fort Pick
ems, that garrison has been made moro
formidable against fury of tho gulf In
time of storm. and one of the largest Of
government contracts has been finished.
Brewer & Jones, general contractors, have
just announced completion of the great
work.
ITO given an idea of the size and gen.
eral character of tho wall, 1t may be
stated that there were used in Its con-
struotion $4,000 cubic yards of concrete,
10000 feet creosoted piling, 100000 feet
non-creosoted piling and 245 lineal feet
of six-inch terra Gotta piping for drains.
and large tonnage of rip rap stones.
1.-THE job was completed on contract
time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
FOR SLEEPY HOTEL GUESTS.

From the Van Norden Magazine.
Now it is unnecessary for weary,
watchless hotel guests to climb out Of
bed and call to tho telephone central
when they wish to discover tho time.
The whole laborious business Is elimi-
mated by new device which may be
attached to tho bedpost or placed UNI
der the pillow. It consists OF q small
telephone receiver. connected with a
master clock situated at some place
IN the hotel. The sleeper wakes UP, but
ia averse to rising. He reaches to the
teleph one receiver, places 1t to his ear,
and presses button. set Of gongs
will then strike the hour. the quarter,
and the number OF minutes past the
quarter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
med BRACE TALKS ABOUT LOCAL AFFAIRS
AND THE STATE SITUATION in GENERAL

The constitutional amendment political
campaign is practically seeded. Tt is now
but the matter of casually listening to
talk from the few who want to be heard
to the end In speeches for the amend
ment.
The practical people know the absurd
proposed amendment to the state con-
stitution is defeated, and they are going
ahead with business and the building OF
industries. This politicians proposition
set things back for awhile. but now that
its defeat is a certainty the substantial
people of the state are going ahead In
development and enterprise, and every
body is enthused to know that the cara
van of selffshness and discomfort Is pack
ing for journey over the desert to the
Orient, where it is supposed the lotus and
the cherry blossoms bloom. Those of US
who would have no home but this know
that not only the flowers of nature will
be with us always. but that the hum of
Industry and the content of prosperity
and plenty are with us always and of
right ours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
THEN SHE HURRIED BACK.

From an Exchange.
Irving Berlin, the author of MY Wife's
Gone to the Country said at recent
dinner In New York "a true happening
was the inspiration of this song. In July
q Brooklyn woman set out for Ocean
Grove, and on her arrival discovered that
her watch, a small affair, was missing.
She thought 1t had probably dropped on
the thick. soft dining room rug, SO she
wired to the maid at home:
LET me know If you find anything on
rug in dining ROOM
"A few days later she got from tho
maid letter, saying:
Dear Madam-I was to let you know
If 1 found anything on the dining room
rug. This is what I found this morning |:
Three champagne corks, Is cigar butts,
five cigarette ends, four blue chips. 80
burnt matches and one pink satin Slip
per-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
IL IL Were Politics.

'.If Senator Bankhead was merely play
ing politics when he came out against
the amendment, as the Rev. Brooks
Lawrence claims. then the senator must
have been pretty certain that he was on
a winning side, or else his politics were
very bad politics." said a former amend
ment man yesterday. st considered Mr.
Lawrences statement q confession OF
weakness-an admission that the amend
ment Is defeated
Every ono who knows Senator Bank
head knows that he Is . prohibitionist,
as he says. And any one with a grain of
common sense would know that IL no
was playing politics he would never an
nounce on a losing side. When Mr.. Law
renee accused him of playing politics
he also gave him credit for having fore
sight and judgment enough to be with
the winners.
LAS usual. the reverend gentleman
from Ohio spoke too soon and as usual
his tongue slipped. He dared not accuse
Mr. Bankhead of being allied to the
whisky interests, SO he resorted to one
of the other qualifications which is used
so freely by the amendists.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
An old Citizens Remarks.

II have been friendly to the prohibition
cause. so friendly indeed that I voted
against the saloons two years ago." said
an old citizen, but I intend to vote
against the proposed amendment. I did
have an idea of supporting the amend
ment but decided three or four weeks ago
to oppose it. 1t Is a Weakley-Comer-
Lawrence measure and what determined
me against 1t was Governor Corners
ribald speech in which he characterized
the men who would desert him now as
'skunlxs'
but even if the Governor had confined
himself to parliamentary language l
would have been sufficiently disguised
with the pharisaical language of the
Rev Brooks Lawrence and other profess
sional agitators to quit the prohibition
party for a little season of rest. Mr..
Lawrence is a shrewd man and knows
good deal about politics and political
lobbying. When 1t comes to anti-saloon
work he Is thoroughly equipped and
there is nobody else perhaps who could
have organized it and pushed it and got
results as he did. But he Is a carpet
Dagger after all, and in view of that
fact everything artificial he says In pub
lie CRATES on my nerves In particularly
bad taste Is the way he has of saying
our state, our people, our democratic
party After a man has been in an
adopted state for 10 or 20 years and has
shared In the vicissitudes of the COM
munity, then he might be considered as
one to the manner born. But Mr.. Law
renee came here from Ohio only three
or four years ago to export his anti
saloon politics and he is still In the
carpet-bagger class. He himself must
smile at his own audacity when he pens
our state and our people in addressing
Alabamians"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Ever since the troublous days of re-
construction, the 'Old Guard" in every
southern state has been, when called
to the front in crisis, a mighty force
for conservatism and good order. Ala
bama's "Old Guard" is on duty once
more. 1t includes five ex-governor
all the ex-goyernors living-two Unit
ed States Senators, a former cabinet
officer, and many educators of real
distinction. The "Old Guard" is
against the amendment, and such a
splendid array of character and pa
triotism will always be invincible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
The clock upbraids me with the waste
of time.
Twelfth Night.
0ctObeT'S Remarkable Output

The production of coke and anthra-
cite pig iron in this country in October
was 2,592,516 tons, as against 2,SS5,206
tons In September. This rate of pro-
duction would in years time yield
more than 100000 tons. It is scarce
ly necessary to say that Oetober's out
put is a new record. No month even
in 1907 approached it.
We are proud of this districts rec
ord in October, for 2S stacks in it
burned out 17o,716 tons. as against
l54,353 tons in September. Here again
Is another record, for the files do not
disclose an output Of that magnitude
In a single month In this district Iron
was produced In this district In Octo-
Der at the rate of 2,O4S,00o tons year,
and the largest yearly production here
tofore of this district had been but
l,686,674 tons. This was in 1907. Only
one stack was blown In during the
month recently ended-one at Gads-
den. The % stacks in operation did
good work, and no one was blown out
for any cause.
November is a month of 80 days, but
there are those who expect as good a
record in the present month, barring
accidents. This district Is at its best
these days. and new records are ex
pected monthly. 1t is now a two-mil
ion-ton district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Up in Ohio the democrats have a
way of saying, just before an election:
1--WE are all right and will win-if the
other side don't buy u.s." Brother
in giving out his optimistic
interview Friday, seemed to say be-
tween the lines, I'VE are all right IL
the ants don't buy u.s."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Senator Joseph F. Johnston's clear
and temperate discussion of the
amendment question, which appears
In this mornings issue, will be read
with great interest by the voters of
Alabama. Coming as it does from one
who filed the office of governor, this
paper should have peculiar weight with
thoughtful men. Both the Alabama
Senators are against the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Hard facts and plain common sense
are causisg voters every day to line up
against the amendment. This silent
battle in each breast is going on in
eK cry county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

raising the duty on estates at the ter
lnination of leases to account for the
increase In values in the meantime,
and inIthe future, by a stiff increase
of 20 per cent in the tax on the in
creases in values of land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Fr0m tHe NeW IUTh 7 IesS'
The only person the average man can't
bore to death is himself.
A man has such good opinion Of HIM
self he thinks his plumbers are people 8
plots against him.
The more man can lose his head over
a girl the more they can both fool them
selves 1t is his heart
There's some satisfaction in thinking
how many relatives you miss discovering
you by your not being rich.
Every woman always had hair some
time that fell below her waist; every man
once came very near taking I'd . public
career.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
AN ITALIAN PEDDLER.

AN ITALIAN PEDDI1ER-
A shabby sort of fellow,
But his heart beat warm,
He drank his fill of sunshine
And didn't mind the storm.
He stopped mo on a hillside
And passed the time o. day
In words of broken English.
Picked up along the way.
His face was warm and glowing
And some times l hear 1t still,
Tho song that he was singing
AS he plodded up the hill.
A simple sort of ballad
That was born across the sea,
All his WEAKNESS forgotten
In a dream of Napolil
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

The Williamson corn contest is pro-
crossing finely, and when all the facts
are published the people Of this state
will see that they can make corn pro-
ILLEGALLY,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Alabama has five living ex-governors
Rufus w. Cobb, William G. Oates,
Thomas G. Jones, United States dis
trict judge; Joseph F. Johnston, United
States Senator, and William D. Jelks-
and they are all against the amend
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
SPEAKING Els MIND.

bFEAhING
Colonel Fullup, what do you think of
the Rockefeller donation to fight the
hookworm?'
IAN insult sir; An affront to the chiv-
airy of the south. have no sympathy,
sir, with a deluded phiianthropist who
would scheme to accelerate the stately
progress through life of southern colo
nell"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Speak the truth about the amend
ment," says the Scale Register,
though the heavens fall" 1t might
have included the Conner coterie in
the ruins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Mrs. Pankhurst thinks the women
of this country should march on Wash
ington. Coke did 1t and he had to
keep off the grass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

In less than a month the battle be-
tween the Cannonites and the insur-
gents will be begun, and 1t will go on
continuously until 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
~HB President has been with US,
IOD and gone from us. He was given
n erood time and annarentlu m

L
lOD and gone from US. He was given
a good time and apparently ap-
preciated 1t. He paid us as many COM
pltments as we paid him. He seemed 70
like US and he applauded what we have
done.
Who could help from admiring and lik-
ing such a wholesome mani There Is the
real thing In him.
While he says pleasant things, yet he
can say them not committing himself
to man nor issue without due thought
and consideration Had he not been SO
conservative In act he might have made
himself the most popular man In the
world with Alabamians. and relieved him.
self of embarrassment upon return to
Washington had he accepted the gen
erous offer of the leading statesmen of
Alabama to solve for him the problems
of Pekin.
Alabamians are generous people and
would graciously give to the service of
our government our greatest when need
ed, even though they be sent to solve the
occult or other problems of the Orient.
y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

The way to Thanksgiving day would
be clear If the Conner coterie had not
forced on us a constitutional issue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

President Taft declines to become
interested in suffrage for women un-
til convinced that all women want 1t.
He does not believe in Reform with
an R.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

When President Woodrow Wilson
spoke of the passing away of old
things, 1t is believed he had Uncle Joe
Cannon In mind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

The Mississippi valley respectfully
declines to listen to any compromise.
It wants a 14-foot channel or nothing
at all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
Matter Of Large Loans.


d. e. waid. architect for the Metro
politan Life Insurance company Is In
Birmingham inspecting the Empire
building. on which his company has
large loan--one of the first loans that
the Metropolitan has made in the south
Mr.. Waid was enthusiastic In speaking
of the Empire building ana also In
speaking of Birmingham. He discussed
Interestingly tho matter of large loans
on real estate, and he probably has the
placing of more loans than any other
man in this country.
Our company now has over 100000
900 real estate loans" said Mr.. Waid,
land at times have to inspect and re-
port on as many as so big buildings
ranging all the way from slx-story
apartment buildings with loans as low
as $4,000 to the greatest buildings In
this country with loans as high as
Ss,5oo.o 900. We are the largest lenders
of big money ON real estate In this
country, and until recently we have not
placed many loans out of New YORK.
but we are branching out now. our
treasurer Is an expert on real estate
loans and values. and he has been very
aggressive in this matter, seeing Tar
into the future. Particularly does this
apply to our loans on Fifth avenue ana
on Broadway. He loaned large sums TOT
buildings on this property when all
others refused. although they had large
sums lying idle at the time.
I'm regard to the Umpire bu1lolns'
you can say that am well pleased wisl
the building and 1t compares very
faVorably with tho office buildings all
over the country, even in New York
city. OF course thsrs have been some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

When practically every stack is busy
turning out iron this is a good time
for everybody in this district to boost
with simultaneous impulse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

buildings erected where immense
amounts of money have been spent on
decorations, but nowhere has money
been spent 60 better advantage than on
the Empire. At present I am on q
tour of inspection of buildings in the
south, and I have not seen any that
were superior to the Empire"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Colonel Roosevelt Is hunting bon
goes in Africa, which may be related
TO the octopuses of America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Nature in these parts has simply
caught the Taft smile and Is trying to
improve on 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
TRUE. OF COURSE.

From the Washington Post.
Bring me box stew"
Eyes, SIR" said the waiter, regard
ing the two-headed man from the dime
museum. "Ands one spoon or two, sir?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

Henry Clews, Jr., and his wife have
separated. They must be trying to
rank up with the Astors. Vanderbilts
and Goulds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
AS WE GO.

LIES a little journey
A thorn with every rose;
And ere we've quite begun II,
IT'S drawing to a close.
There's much Of joy and sadness
No ray of hope beguiles,
But let's forget the tear-drops,
Remembering the smiles!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
A WARM MEMBER.
water

why do you speak of him as an ardent
prohibitionist7"
Because he consumes lot of fire
water"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07

The governor has the veto power,
and the fear is that as novice he will
overwork 1t,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
MERELY A GUESS.

1T sec where a Kentucky judge says
brass knucks' are not dangerous"
Probably he means when used as paper
weights