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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
DOCTOR DUNCAN
 WEEDS IN CHICAGO

Chicago. January 25.-(Special. 1.-The marriage of Miss Helen Cunning, daugh- Mrs. Seth Moore Cunning, to Dr. Ellis Madison Duncan of Birmingham was celebrated this evening at o'clock at the residence of the brides aunt. Mrs. F. Hallberg. 14o7 Ridge avenue, Evanston, Rev. Herman Page officiating.
 Mrs. Charles M. Dunning was matron of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Claire White and Miss Dorothy Buckley. Charles M. Dunning of Oklahoma City was best man and the ushers were M. Max Cunning and Elmo Lowe Little Jack Dunning and Mary Bowen stretched the ribbons.
 The bride was gowned in white crepe de chine, trimmed in duchess lace and pearls. Her tulle veil was fastened with wreath of orange blossoms and she carried bride roses and lilies of the val ley.
 The matron of honor wore pink crepe meteor with pearl trimmings and car- ried an arm bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaids wore pink messaline draped with pink chiffon and carried Killarney roses.
 Dr. and Mrs. Duncan will be at home after April l in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

newspaper man covering period of two or three years. He was editor and re-
 porter on a small morning daily. He didn't have altogether the highest regard
 for the truth; that is, he didn't have 1t to a nieety. For instance. having acquired by questions such as What do you know? and being too small and envious to be willing to think that anyone else knew something he didn't know, he would, having been told by them of inc teresting news or gossip, immediately brazenly say: Yes, I have gotten thatr The result was that his paper gradually grew dull and uninteresting, because many persons thought he knew every thing. and 1t was no use to tell him. He of something that did not really happen by these conspirators against his lying propensities, and the last one called him down. He immediately took refuge, by quoting the other two, but he had good hard fall when informed that it was fixed up for his benefit.
 And in social and business life this also appears quite too often. It is . pretty good rule to hear differentially at least statements that coincide with others one has heard, or facts that we are fa- miiar with, unless too commonplace. We can never tell what good listener with tact, consideration or good manners may find, even in the muck that has already been gone over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
From Elba to Cannes

"The return from Elba" movement has taken on new form and more req sonable proportions. San Francisco Is 10 be the new Cannes, and then tri- umphal march of the faunal naturalist is to be begun that will land him in the Speakers chair.
 But what guaranty would MT Roose- welt have that he would not be landed at the head of the minority? He might not desire the leadership place of the minority. He may desire guaranty against a democratic majority in the next House, and no one stands ready to furnish such a guaranty, least of all the organization republicans who are HOW conducting the House, for they seem to have lost all grip upon the country.
 All in all, the Return from Elba movement is not promising. There are always obstacles in the way, and MT. Roosevelt will probably come home to take his place in the ranks of Ameri- can citizens. as many of his predeces- sors have done with marked success and personal satisfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
STEEL DIVIDENDS
 ARE INCREASING

New York, January 25.-In accord ance with popular expectation the directors of the United States Steel cor poration made announcement today aft CT the close of the stock market that dividends on the common shares of the corporation had been restored to the original rate of per cent annually. The disectors today declared regular dividend" of l per cent and an extra dividend of sa of l per cent. Dividends for the previous quarters have been: For the first quarter, F of 1 per cent; i; for the second quarter, s4 of per cent; for the third quarter per cent, and today's l % per cent. Although an extra dividend had long been rumored in the market the behavior of the com mon shares during the day, and more particularly toward the close, in no wise bore out the facts.
 According to the best information ob- tainable there was a division of opin- ion among the directors and the out come probably was in doubt up to the time of the meeting. Rumor credits the ! Morgan faction in the board with hav- ing favored an extra dividend, but Chairman Gary declared after the meet ing adjourned that action had been l unanimous.
 The regular quarterly dividend of 12 | per cent was declared on the preferred | shares. For the first time in the re- ports of the corporation there appeared an item of $3,2G0,000 to be taken from | the reserve fund ito recover advanced mining royalties"
 The total earnings for the year 1909 amounted to $131. 1.479,s75. The record year of the company was 1907, Zth earnings of s160,904673. Since it's or ganization in April, 1901. the corpora tion has earned the sum of $1,071,22O, 945.
 | The total earnings of the Steel cor ! pora tion for the quarter ending Decem- Der S1, were s40,971, ,309.
 The directors report that untitled or- ders on hand December 31. were 5,927,- | 03i tons.
 The net earnings of the Steel corpor- l atfon for the quarter ending Decemb CT 1 31 were s34,400, ,432. The surplus for the 1 last quarter of 1909 was $1e.263,399. and the total surplus for 1909 was l y27,S39,43o.
 After further appropriations for ex- tra dividends on common stock and oth- CT purposes the surplus for the year is $15.352,161.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
A Scared Negro.

'Talk about your scared 'coons' but th5 scaredest negro I have seen in all my days was a waiter in a prominent cafe Monday night, when Marshall Montgom- cry, the ventriloquist, played on the su- perstition of fsthe colored race" said a man about town. "It reminded me of pr. Staggs story of the negro and the terrapin in Virginia, and that was as good & story as I ever heard.
 Montgomery Is probably the greatest ventriloquist on the stage At least, he is the best I have seen, and I have seen most of them. We were sitting at the table and the waiter was busy attend ing to us. Montgomery threw his voice first in one place, then another. and the negro was almost white with fright. A chicken would cackle, piece of fish would talk, a dog would bark under the table, the news of a cat would be heard and all kinds of sounds from all direc- tions.
 "A second negro relieved the first but became so panicky that he couldn't serve us Then a sweet song was heard from behind the waiter. He looked round and saw no one, and then there was a second frightened, waiter. All this time Mont gomery was eating and drinking and smoking as if nothing was happening, for he has the peculiar faculty of being able to smoke, eat and drink while perform ing his ventriIoquistic stunts.
 Ut was great fun and Montgomery had the audience sitting up and taking note before we finished dinner. Everyone was laughing before it was over, for the other guests soon found out what 1t was'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
Trade With South America

Savannah is desirous of becoming the outlet of Birmingham rails and oth- or steel products destined to South American ports. It finds that Brazil alone will need rails on 13,500 miles of new track. "All the rails" the News goes on to say, for the roads to De built in Brazil may not be purchased in this country or from the United States Steel corporation at Birming- ham, but in view of the fact that the very best steel rails in the world can be made at Birmingham, and the fur ther fact that these rails are being sold
 to Argentine railway companies in competition with the rest of the world, it seems safe to conclude that this country will furnish the rails for most of the new railroads in the Latin Amer ican states, that the rails will be made at Birmingham and will be shipped to their destination through this port" Here is certainly something for Mo bile to consider. If Savannah needs a line of steamers plying to and from South American ports, certainly Mobile
 does, for in the long run Mobile will have not only iron and steel products to handle, but also coal and coke.
 Even in a modest way Mobile should begin to organize trade relations with South America. A steamer line will be needed, and Mobile can certainly secure the nucleus of such line. It is not necessary to begin at the top. A modest beginning would probably last longer and come out better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
The Mutations of Politics.

'T could not but take note of the marked changes that have taken place in the state during the past few years" said a man who looked in on the meet ing of the democratic executive commit tee Monday at Montgomery.
 Tn the first place, time has been us- ing it's brush of white and many men prominent in politics 1t seems only a very few years ago are showing gray locks. How many prominent ones are missing! And then there was such a marked difference in the spirit shown in the lobby of the Exchange hotel on Sun day night and Monday as compared to those other nights of conventions and committee meetings when the star of Governor Conner was in it's zenith and the governors cohorts were very chesty. The acrimony and tenseness were miss ing. In the place of aorimony reason, confidence and mutual respect were in the atmosphere.
 And the woods were full of candi- dates and ear-candidates, the latter class being quite numerous. The early primary proved frost to some of the near-candidates. It is notable that every fellow that wanted an office made 1t clear that he was not lined up with any fac tion-this was a distinct disdvowal of being touched with the tar stick of Co., merism-Silah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
NO ATTACK BY TAFT
 ON CORPORATIONS

Washington, January S.-President Taft today made public the following state ment as to his reported crusade against corporations:
 No statement was issued either from the Attorney Generals office or the White House indicating that the purpose of the administration with reference to prosecu- tions under the antitrust laws is other than set worth in the message of the President January '. 1910. Sensational statements to the effect that there were to be a new departure and an indiscrimate prosecution of important industries have no foundation The purpose of the ad ministration is exactly as already stated in the Presidents message
 The statement was issued after the President had talked with James J. Hill, the railway magnate, and had received information that prices were crumbling in New York under tho various reports printed yesterday and this morning. There was no further statement from the White House.
 MT. Hill said he did not pretend to speak for the President in anything he said, but he was sure that the Presi- dent would not attack corporations of themselves, but the sins of the corpora tions. If the corporations were violat- ing the laws of the country he supposed they would be brought to time
 James J. Hilrs visit to the White House. which preceded the issuance of the statement 1t was said later Tn the day, was merely coincidence.
 MT Hill declared that he had discussed general conditions' with the President and had not gone into the subject Of the prosecution of the trusts.
 'Normally conditions are satisfactory in all directions" said MT. Hill. But we don't want a lot of wild stories to get abroad that will cause depression"
 Mr. Hill did not want to discuss the Presidents recommendations as to rail- road legislation, saying 1t was too i'm. portant a subject to take up ''off hand.
 sBut we do need the rest cure badly, he said, adding that the country should he allowed full time to recover from the panic of 1907" He thought that three or four months of rest from agitation will do a lot of good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
FOR A THAT AND A THAT.

By Robert Burns. Is there for honest poverty i Wha hangs his head, and a. that? The coward slave. we pass him by;
 We dare be poor for a that For a' that and a. that,
 Our tolls obscure, and a that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp
 The mans the gowd for a. that What tho on namely fare we dine. Wear hoddin gray and a. that: Gle fools their silks and knaves their
 wine
 A mans a man for a. that For q that and a that,
 Their tinsel show and a. that; The honest man, tho e'er sac poor. Is king O men for a. that. Ye see you birlde cad lord,
 Wha struts and stares and a that The hundreds worship at his word.
 He's but coof for a. that; For a that and a. that, His riband star, and q that; The men of independent mind,
 He looks and laughs at a that. A prince can malz belted knight.
 A marquis, duke and . that; But an honest mans aboon his might Guid faith, he maunna ia. thati For a that and q that Their dixnities and q that; Tho pith O sense and pride O. worth. Arc higher ranks than a that. Then lot us pray that come 1t may
 Aa como 1t will for q that That sonse and worth OCT a' the earth. May bear the gree. and a that For a that and q that,
 It's coming yet for a that When man to man the wide world e'ee. . ahaA hyethwe hs for q thA&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
CLAWS WILL BE FIRST TO TESTIFY

Washington, January 25.-The investi- cation of the Ballinser-Pinchot contro- versy by a joint committee of Congress will begin at 2:S0 p. m tomorrow when l., F. Glavis, the agent of the general land office. who lost his position by ex- ecutive order because of charges he brought against Secretary Ballinger, VIII ha the first witness. His testimony, It is expected, will lay the groundwork Tor inc calling of Clifford Pinchot, former government forester; o. w. Price. former assistant forester, and Alexander shaw former law officer of the forestry bu- eau, who were removed rom tne service by President Taft because Of their ai- .leged activity in the controversy.
 The Joint committee met this afternoon and arranged all of che preliminaries for the opening of the official probing of the interior department end the forest ser- vice.
 Senator Nelson, who was elected chair man of tho joint committee, reported that he conferred with Messrs. Finchott. Price and Shaw and that they had said they had agreed jointly upon George w. Pepper of Philadelphia to act as thAir attorney. MT. Glavis appeared before the committee and said that his counsel would be Louis D. Brandls of Boston and Joseph B. Cotton of New York MT. Glavis was instructed to report with his counsel for examination at the aft ernoon session of the committee tomor- row, Secretary Ballinger has informed Senator Nelson that he does not care TOT an yattorney to look after his interests, as he feels confident that the committee will mako the inquiry broad and conn plete. If this is done, he said, he wants no lawyer to defend him.
 It was agreed thatregular sessions shall be held on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 until 1 o'clock and from to o'clock. Other meetings will be had at such times as can be agreed upon by the mem- borh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
DR. WILEY TALKS
 ABOUT PRIEST EGGS

Washington, January Exchanging that unnamed sinister influences had accomp- lished the repeal of the law relating to enforcing efficiency in cold storage of food products. pr. Harvey W. Wiley. the gov- ernment's pure food expert, declared at the nigh cost of living" hearing of the House subcommittee today that the elem ination of the appropriation for this work had greatly hampered his department In protecting the public from deleterious food products.
 . '.What Is the most certain method of assuring one's self that an egg Is purely fresh?' asked Representative Pearre.
 "Watch the hen," sententiously replied Dr. Wiley
 ..I want to know when an egg seems fresh and starts verging on the passe," explained MT. Pearre.
 ''I'l answer it, replied pr. Wiley. If you will tell mo when @ pig ceases to be a pig and begins to be hog" Seriously, pr. Wiley said, cold storage could not be blamed for all bad eggs. He added that they should not be kept in cold storage as iong as q year; perhaps nine months would be about right he thought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

anti-meat crusade. This crusade is extending to other extortionate prices, and already Elgin butter has been marked down cents a pound. Let the good work go on until the extor- tions of Aldrichism are abolished. A more popular movement was never started. nor one that is almost every where accepted as the true and only remedy for putting an end to extortion- ate prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The Y. M. c. A. directors have pro-
 posed to themselves a big task in un- dertal1ing to raise s16,000 for the build ing today and thus complete the amount fixed to be raised-$200, 900. They started out for s200,000 and F working days were all that were be lieved to be needed in which to raise it. The canvassing term will not ex- pire until next Friday. But the fund is now so nearly completed that final have not subscribed will be ready to do so when the canvassers call this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

T IUIII tHts 4NtW IUTh FTHSSs
 The weakness of laws is how they tempt everybody to break them.
 mank thinks he's a devil of fellow to have friend who knows where a circus girl was born.
 Having to shave when there isn't time to do 1t is responsible for 99 per cent of the family breakfast squabbles.
 The real enjoyment to man of having been sick is how he thinks people are interested fin him telling them how much sicker he was.
 The temptation about prophecy is when 1t turns out the othar way you can claim that's what you said and get mad If your wife looks as if she thinks it wasn't.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
TIP IN THE HILLS.

UP IN THE HILLS. Up in the hills, when the wind blows And the voice of the murmuring pine Sends abroad its funereal melody, Like the moaning of oceans brine; And the valleys beneath lie peaceful, fair, With their fields of waving grain, We can soon slip away from the Ills we
 bear
 And banish the memory of pain. Up in the hills, with the trees and the
 rocks,
 A troubled soul finds peace; The strife of the world, with It's pitiless
 shocks,
 And the signs and the sorrows cease. And the burden is lifted that drearily On a heart that is used to woe, By the song of a bird and the blue of the
 skies
 And the shadowy streams belowi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
Anxious To Psv Doll Tax

Columbus. Ga, January 25-(Special.)- How badly Alabamians want to vote in future elections was shown today in Phoenix City, when 61 Lee county citi- zens paid their poll tax, thus qualifying themselves as electors. Thirty-seyen of the number had to pay back poll taxes for from two to nine years, the tax for the latter period sggregating S13
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
HARD TO DISCOURAGE.

Did you ever buy set of books on the installment plan7'
 'Yes; about nine years ago."
 -I suppose one experience like that was enoughT'
 Mot on your lifel AS soon as I finish paying for that set I'm going to buy another"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
Dying From Acid Burns.

New York. January 25.-Bathed in sul- phuric acid, inside and outside. Roman Tapirsky is dying tonight in hospital During a rough and tumble fight in a brass foundry today a fellow employe threw him into a tub of acid. He swal- lowed enough of the solution to burn him horribly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Cannon and Aldrich are puzzled by insurgency. They do not dare to fight it, and if they are kind to it, it will grow. It seems destined to grow any way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

It appears that in the eyes of the federal courts Samuel Gompers must not boycott the Buck stove, but that the rest of the American people can boycott meat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
Mild Weather in Newfoundland.

St. John, N. B., January 2b.-Newfound- land has experienced extraordinary spr1ng-liks weather conditions during the last week. There is no snow. The tem- perature is mild. Trains arc running with summer regularity and automobiles are going through tho streets in summer numberp and activity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The man with the appetite Is at tempting to bring the man with meat cart to better terms. Hetty Green has joined the boycott brigade, and she is a good judge of values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Congressman Rainey will have a walk-over in his district, because the mention of his name as an investigator nearly threw the committee into a con- niption f1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The new and unofficial house of gov ernors did not set the Potomac on fire, but nevertheless 1t resolved to meet again next year, hoping no doubt to accomplish more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
Consumers Are In Full Revolt

The manner in which the tariff and itssresultant prices work is shown in a list of retail prices compiled by the Boston Post, as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The Chicago beef packers threaten to take all losses out of the stock raisers. The packers are booked to win a-coming or argoing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Mr. Roosevelt armed with the Aa- tional gavel would be spectacle rare- ly afforded in plain politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Not all the candidates who are offer ing can be elected, but all can find ex- citement in running. and most of the aspirants can have the satisfaction of thinking their respective chances are good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The interstate commerce commits sion will not take charge this year of the Manchurian railways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The meat boycott is in restraint of trade, but unjust and extortionate trade should be restrained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Uncle Sam is assailing the meat trust, and so are 90,000,000 of people. Good luck always comes to those who help themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

MT Roosevelt continues to dine on roast monkey and baked elephants heel regardless of the new anti-meat movement at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The meat packers are trying to pose as innocent bystanders between the re- taller and the stock raiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The meat trust may conclude that disintegration is better than annihila- tion- There are few that can stand up against 90, ,o00, 900 of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
WAITING FOR 1912.

''Well, Roosevelt seems to have killed little of everything in Africa ,'Including what he went there express ly to kill"
 And what was thatT'
 Time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
GOOD COMEDY.

tOOO COMED1. "Its ridiculous the way we quarrel" sniffed Mrs. Youngwed. Indeed, 1t is,' sighed MT. Youngwed. If we had drop scene for one of our spats it would make a good vaudeville sketch"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
EASY.

Chaps like Doctor Cook remind us
 We're but ninnies after all; Any sort of crook can blind us,
 If he'll make the proper stall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Clarence Cunningham and Alaska coal lands will be much in evidence while the Ballinger investigation lasts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The democratic primary is only lit tie more than three months off Can didates must bestir themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
TAFT CAN'T.

"A society woman says President Taft dances like a fairy"
 'Pshawl A fairy can dance on a lily pad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

The Guggenheims may be laying the foundation in soft coal districts for another senatorial seat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26

Mayor Gaynor's appointments are disappointments to Tammany.