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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Splits and snIinters

All these reports about a split IN
the Irish nationalist party are sent TO
America by English press correspondents
and are simply meant to discourage the
friends of Ireland in America said f.
1. Monks. There is no split in the Irish
party, and John Redmond Is today the
acknowledged leader of so members OF
parliament pledged to sit. act and vote
as he directs on all questions in which
the interests of Ireland are concerned.
1T is true that certain men, to be ac-
curate there are four of them, who should
be nationalists, but who have become dis
gruntled and they have formed little
party of their own and call themselves
Independent nationalists.' Their power to
do any good for Ireland does not amount
to row of pins, but their power to do
harm is very considerable, because they
give the enemies of Ireland an opportun-
ity to quote them on national issues. They
really amount to no more than splinter
off the Irish national party, and in their
attempts to mould its policy to their views
would try TO make the tail wag the
dog.
ut is unfortunate that such a thing
should occur at the very moment when
unanimty is so essential, but there are
insurgents in all political parties and the
nationalists are no exception. What
wish to convey to the American people
is that the nationalist party will be so
strong in the next house of commons and
it will be in their power to make or I'M
make governments John Redmond knows
his business"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
COLONEL CONRAD
HURT IN BATTLE

Bluefields. Nicaragua, February To-
Col. Gabriel Conrad, chief of artn.ery
of the insurgent forces under General
Mems, has returned here, forced to in
action by a wound received in the
fighting near Santa Clare, north of
Lake Managua.
General Mena is supporting General
Chamorro, whose advance toward the
capital is reported to have been tenn
porarily checked. General Chamorro
is said to have entrenched himself in
the province of Mata Gslpa.
Details of the recent fighting are
reaching here slowly, but it Is impos.
sible to send out anything like a COM
plete story of recent events as the
PROFESSIONALS are exercising precaution
regarding the circulation of news re-
ports,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Governor Fort Attacks Governor Hughes

Governor Fort of New Jersey, a repub-
lican, has sent to the legislature of his
state special message in which he ad-
vocates the approval of the proposed
amendment relative TO an income tax. In
the course of his message he tears Gov
ernor Hughes objections to tatters. As
to the claim that the federal government
might injure the states, as such, by tax
ing state bonds under an income tax
Governor Fort says:
Il. The Congress is representative of
the states, and elected by the citizen
ship thereof and the remedy is in the
hands of the people of the states by not
returning such congressman.
-. The patriotism of our people is
such that no Congress could be elected
that would lay any tax with a view of
destroying the power or integrity of the
states. IL tnlS be not true the relation OF
our states to the republic is surely of
much less Importance than many of us
have hitherto supposed.
Under a republican form of govern
ment the people rule, and they can be
safely trusted TO see that their represent
tatives make no unjust exactions In the
way of taxation or in the curtailne of
the rights of the state of otherwise"
This thoroughly disposes of the chief
Hughes argument, and no doubt Governor
Forts advice will BE accepted by the New
Jersey legislature. A like result is antici-
pated in New York, where the republicans
do not desire 10 face next November an
| income tax issue.
| If New York and New Jersey ratify
the proposed amendment it will be diff
cult to find II states that will disap-
prove the amendment. 1t may, indeed, be
accepted by all the states, even by such
machine states as Rhode Island and Penn
sylvania. That is the outlook at present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Senator HeVburn Stood Alone

Senator Hepburn represents on the
eenate's roll Idaho in part in the Sem
ate, but he really lives in Seattle where
he represents lumber kings and Alaska
Grafters. He generally adheres to his
his programme when Senator Bank
head asked Congress to authorize a loan
Of tents to be used by the Confed-
bile this year. This resolution called
for no appropriation or gift whatever
1t called simply for loan of tents, a
customary loan by the way.
But it afforded the dema gogical and
narrow minded Hepburn the opportu.
nifty he coveted, and he at once entered
upon a long harangue against Rob-
ert e. Lee and all other Confeder-
ate veterans. living or dead. His
speech lasted for an hour. and at its
end Senator Bankhead arose and simp.
II said, II am sure the senator from
idaho feels much better, and l ash
Cor a vote" That was all. When the
vote was taken roll call was de.
-anded. and the record shows tina
every democrat present and eS &c
Dublican present except y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
stabs Friend to Death

Groveton, Tex, February 10.-Fighting
in a dark kitchen with a man whom he
believed to be burglar, S. T. Lockard
early today stabbed Carlton Swinney to
death with a butcher knife. Upon pro-
curing a light, Lockard found that he had
slain one of his best friends. Swinney
who was a prominent citizen, during a
temporary fit OF insanity, had broken
away from his attendants and entered
Lockard's home. The latter was awak-
ened by the screams of his wife. and
found the intruder leaning over his bed
Lockard grappled with the man, and they
fought their way TO the kitchen. where
Lockard secured the knife, which he
plunged twice into his antagonists neck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
DEATH Is RESULT
OF BLOODY DUE

Chattanooga, February 10.-In a
bloody duel in the office of the "E"
street Jail late this afternoon, G. w.
Thomas guard on the city street
gang, was shot and fatally wounded by
Superintendent Matthew Godsey of the
street force. Thomas died at Erlanger
hospital two hours later. Godsey is
seriously wounded, but will recover.
Standing and all but locked in each
others arms the two engaged in pis-
tol duel while Henry Long, night Jail
er, and two other guards looked on
helpless to stop the combat. All the
bullets entered from the side and went
through the body to the other side. Bad
feeling had existed between the men
for some time over the manner of con-
Quoting work on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Food In America and Canada

Eggs that sell at AZ cents in Detroit
bring but "a cents at Windsor. across
the river in Canada. Butter that is
worth IS cents in Buffalo is worth but %
cents in Toronto. Chickens that COM
mand % cents a pound at Niagara Falls
are worth but JIG cents at ST. GATHERINGS
In Canada And so prices run all the
way down the list of articles.
And yet the standpatters say the tariff
has nothing to do with the high cost
of living in this country. How else shall
we explain the differences between prices
for given article in nearby towns along
the frontier? Prices of necessaries in
Canada are perhaps 25 per cent lower, and
Canada has no Aldrlch tariff
1t will not be wise to say that the
difference is due to the trusts, for the
trusts would not have been organized
Il there had been no tariff wall to pro-
tect, shelter and promote them. They
are direct outgrowths of the tariff and
whatever they do in raising prices is
fairly chargeable to the tariff
After all efforts have been tried in
the hope of lessening the cost of living
and have failed, then the people will see
at last that the tariff and the trusts
increase the cost of living here whilt
just over the border the Canadians live
happily on prices at least % per cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
OIcott,s Postal Plans

Washington, February 10.-Repre-
sentative O1cott of New York today in
troduced bill proposing to CONSOLE
date third and fourth class mail and
designate all of it as third class mat
ter, to be carried at rate of cents
q pound, or l cent for each two ounces
Provision is made where mail originates
and does not go outside of a single
rural free delivery district that 1t may
be carried at one-half of the above
named rates. The limit of weight
of single packages would be increased
by the Olcott bill from to IL pounds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Union Men Heavily Fined

Chicago, February 1O-Martin NJ. Mad
den. former president of the Building
Trades Council; M. J. Boyle, an official
Of the Electrical Workers union, and
Fred Pouchot, former business agent OF
the Metal workers union, were sem
fenced to pay a fine OF $500 each today
following their conviction on May 70 OF
conspiracy to do an illegal act mo-
tfor. for q new trial was overruled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
Man has bravado woman heroism.
Investments in experience show all lia-
bilites and no assets
Fighting for things seems to get more
of them than praying for them.
A man can even like farming II ne
doesn't have to make his living out of It..
The reason a man laughs when his hat
blows off in the street and pretends he
thinks it's funny is he wants to swear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Little Rock strike settled

Little Rock, February 1o.-The strike of
the union sheet metal workers on the
state house here was settled late today.
Alt non-union men in the employ of the
firm having the contract are to continue
at work, but no more non-union men are
to be employed. More than 100 men res
turned to work today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Italians stInat Large

Washington, Pa, February 10.-John
Marks and Tony Putchey. the two Italians
alleged to have killed three of their coun-
trymen at Midway near here yesterday,
are still at large. The men were trailed
across the country into Allegheny county
and it is thought they have gone to I'M
perial. mining settlement, where Marks
Is said to have a number of relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
MtLI.ENNIuM IN MISSOURI

From the Springfield Mo, Republican.
"When everybody keeps hen the
millennium will be near at hand" ac-
cording to the Birmingham Age-Herald.
II that be the test, then are most Missou-
rians entered upon the millennium al
ready.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
MAY xoHE TO KEEP LoDGERs

From the New YORK Woriu.
May Yohe, once famous as an actress
and as the wife of Lord Francis Hope, is
about to enter upon the conduct of a Seat
tie rooming house. She proposes to set
tie down and live quietly with mother and
try to make decent living for herself
and myself with the few thousands we
have left" as she expressed her inten-
lions to Maurice Burns, an old profess
afoual friend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Nominated Nv President

Washington, February 10-The Pres
ident today sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations Secretary of the
legation at Bogota Colombia, Arthur
Hugh Frazier of Pennsylvania; second
secretary of the embassy at London,
Eng, Fred Morris bearing OF Missouri;
secretary of the legation at Berne,
Switzerland, Balkum Scheyer of Penn
sylVania
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

Senator Elkins rashly disputes Senator
Aldrichs right to run the Senate Cannon
fashion The steam-roller will no doubt
be used to bring him down to the level
Aldrich permits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
ANXIoUs For LIBERTY.

WHO was the chap who said, Give
me liberty or give me death"?" asked Mr.
Topper who went but six weeks to a
night school.
I'm blest If I remember" said Mr..
Jipson. whose education had also been
neglected. But ! dare say he was not a
chap to haggle at the size of the al
imony."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
PARTICULAR.

Night before last a sadly frayed in
vidual limped up to the ticket wind
of the Jefferson theatre on crutches a
laid down a dime. When told that tn
price of admission was 81 he almost col
lapsed and was about to turn away. wher
Mrs. Douglas took pity on him and CAV,
i'm a pass. A seat was found in the
rear of the house for the stranger and he
proceeded to enjoy the play immensely,
applauding at frequent intervals, some
times alone, sometimes accompanied and
sometimes most unaecountably After a
while he fldgeted around in his seat,
picked up his crutches and started down
the aisle toward the orchestra. An usher
overhauled him and led him back to his
seat. "Shucks!'' he said, IT don't want
to sit back here with the niggers.' -
Whereupon two policemen and several
newspaper men who occupied rear seats
felt considerably miffed
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
The Iron Market

The local iron market has been quiet
this week. Rogers, Brown & Co.'S Oin-
cinnati report just received says:
There is lack of interest manifested
in the market and while sales are of fair
volume, they are mostly to small con-
sumers for immediate consumption. 1t is
figured that during January none of the
production went into furnace stocks or
onto consumers yards; instead, the make
during January was more than consumed
and stocks We're drawn on slightly. This
is not affecting prices, which are sta
tionary.
THE maleable interests seem to be
more alert than other branches and have
put out several .darge inquiries and have
bought to a good exteiA
Consumption everywhere is keeping
up. with prospects for a continuance.
Spot buying, it is expected, will continue
without let-up, due to the inadequate
buying last fall for the first six months.
This will be steadying feature to the
market, and should prevent further re-
cessions, especially when is considered
the amount of business on furnace books.
Coke is quiet. Production in the Con-
nelsville district has fallen off; railroad
handling of Shipments while somewhat
improved, is far from ideal. Prices in all
districts are somewhat easier
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

The western wheat farmers insist on
having diamond-studded automobiles, and
this is advancing the price of diamonds
almost as fast as the prices of the neces-
saries OF lie are marked up by the
trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
Mrs. Emma I. Franklin Dies

Mobile, February 10.-Mrs. Emma /.
Franklin, prominent in Jewish circles, and
| left a fortune by the will of her brother,
| Edward G. Oppenheim, in New York city
| two weeks ago, died here today after .
brief illness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
"CHANTICLEER.'
(Contributed)

There was a time, long, long ago,
Before We flew the air.
When playwrights wrote on men they'd
dote,
Or else on women fair.
But now, alas. a pretty pass
Since poultry is so dear,
They eschew men and with their pen
They chant of chanticleer.
d, 3,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
As TO PADDING


From the Rome Tribunc-Herald.
The Birmingham Age-Herald kindly,
but firmly, requests Atlanta not TO pad
the census returns in order to hold
its place. Now we would like to hear
from Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
WAITING.

WAITING.
In winding ways l long TO roam
In leafy lanes of June;
To dream beside the oceans foam
And find a world in tune.
But that sweet time seems far away
[ fear twill never come;
No blossom makes the meadow gay
And every bird is dumb.
The rain beats on the window pane
= desolate tattoo,
The wind it sings a wild refrain
OF sorrows born anew.
But all will pass. as on the glass \
OF streams a shadow flies,
And there'll be birds and bees and grass
And blooms and summer skies,s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

radical leaders who are pledged to him
on another amendment campaign at the
very first opportunity.
a victory for Mallory would be
claimed, and logically, as a ratiflca-
ton of drastic prohibition. If O,Neal
wins, and I think he will, then the vic
tory will be on the side of personal
liberty-and q safe and sane govern
mental policy. If | know the people
of Alabama, the majority of them will
line up right and vote for the issue
as represented by Colonel O'Neal."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

A little boy was in the habit of saying,
I shore is am. when he wanted to be
emphatically affirmative in regard to the
way he felt. His mother had scolded him
time and arain without avail FINALLY,
one day, in desperation, she turned him
over her knee and warmed him with a
slipper. "Now." she asked between blows.
ARE you going to say, L shore is am
any more?"
"No'm," bawled the youngster, Il shore
is anti"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

Senator McCumber --of North Dakota
says assteer that sells for $50 on the hoof
brings $3.50 as steaks, and the senator
knows a steer when he sees it..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
steuhen. Meets Horrible Death

Mobile, February 10.--William Stephens,
connected with big lumber mill at Brew.
ton, near here, was caught on the saw
carriage last night and mangled almost
beyond recognition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
A TERRlRLE CROTCH.

If the freight handlers of that strea
of rust, the l. C. r. r., landed where V
wished them last week they need pleni
of ice water, palm leaf fans and asbest,
foot protectors. Besides. they are in none
of the best company, either. We got the
Argus ready for printing at noon on last
Thursday. but could not move a wheel
because that abortion of a railroad, thi
division of the /. c.. had failed to brini
our paper. An OK team in the hands
Leo Brown could have done better tina
the Observation-Disclosures Ky, Argus,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
willard Made President

New York, February 10.-Daniel Willard,
president of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, was today elected president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern rail-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

TRULY WONDERFUL.
The foot of Palladino
Affords a dandy clue;
There's nothing in the spirit world
That member cannot do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
NOT VERY APPETIz1NG

'Tow would you like to eat a chicken
dinner?'
Il wouldn't like it,
what. You wouldn't like to eat
chicken dinner?'
"No; chickens eat worms and bugs and
cracked corn and stuff like that for din
ner"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

JOHN /. COMES BACK.
John L. re-weds -
Frem shore to shore
The news is flashed.
Hell fight some more!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
sunday Accommodation Train.

ION every railroad entering Birming-
ham, local passenger trains are operated
on Sunday, except on the Louisville and
Nashville between Birmingham and De-
catur," said well-known travelling man.
Even the Louisville and Nashville oper-
ates them on all its other lines entering
Birmingham except between Birmingham
and Decatur. Why they make such dis
tinction / am at a loss to know. No one
can go out from Birmingham to local sta
tions nor go in to Birmingham on Sum
days. There is certainly no reasonable
excuse why such distinction should be
made, as | am sure there is just as much
travel between Birmingham and Decas
tur as on any of the other lines entering
Birmingham. The trains which should be
operated on Sunday are Nos. and G.,
which leaves Birmingham at Glib and re-
turns p. M, and Z and 8, which arrives
in Birmingham 10 a. m. and returns S:45
~ M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

d'he lords In Great Britain are becom-
ing tame enough to feed out Of the hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
The Woman Knocker

Sometimes when / hear a discordant
note from some woman, 1 think of the
poets phrase, Woman Il. car homes of
ease, uncertain, coy and IL II to please, >"
said a man who claims to know the fair
sex in all their moods.
Recently l have been Impressed with
the waspishness of some women who
seem to strike at everything and every
body that comes within range. I have
been moved to counsel one or two with
the suggestion that Laugh, and the world
laughs with you Kick, and you kick
against some very hard things in this old
world. After all, the question is one of
physiological bearing, and in some in
stances pathological. A woman out of
humor with the world is not physically
we'll or in good poise. And yet the mat
ter of philosophical adaptations is men,
tai proposition based on reasoning, and
not all women possess it."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

And now all have come down but NAL
then it was Henderson and last comes
down Seed. But Mr. Seed only drops
a peg. Instead Of trying to split Colonel
Mallory's prohibition vote he will now
make a lively contest for the lieutenant
goVernorship
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

In Chicago many people are buying
buys a beefsteak.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

Meteorites are higher priced even than
eggs or beefsteaks, and Mrs. Peary I'M
loaded three on good market
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

The House of Representatives needs no
gymnasium willie it is engaged in lam
basting Uncle Joe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

Something more than fire is needed to
break up a bridge whist party in New
York when once the ladies become in
terested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

If the republican party does not re-
duee the cost of living by or before
November it should get ready to go on
a long vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11
THE POINT.

"He calls himself poet"
THAT'S easy. Does anybody else call
him poet?'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-11

The best of all signals is now IS. o. s.
instead of &C. @. D." It means the
saving of life oftentimes
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EXPLANATORY.

Uoratius at the bridge
! Was brave as brave could be;
Twas merely 1'nscans he withstood-
Not suffragettes, you see.