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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
Condiments in Beer.

''In the south many drinkers have sailed
their beer as far back as I can remem-
ber," said middle-aged bartender, but
pepper sauce, which is now in vogue
among lovers of malt liquor, is recent
fancy.
salt is a condiment that naturally
commends itself to all people, and I be-
lieve it is a particularly wholesome ad-
dltion to beer. 1t acts on the liver and
tends to keep down beer bloat.
Pepper may be wholesome, too, but
as condiment in beer it is an acquired
taste more acquired than salt. 1 think
the majority of people who put pepper
in their beer are those who want some
thing as fiery as whisky and at third
the cost. 1 have seen many poor fell
low who had only a nickel to spare dash
his beer with pepper sauce simply be-
cause he wanted to feel the warming eff
feet of strong drink But the general idea
is, believe, that salt and pepper together
in malt stuff will prevent malaria"
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President ROoseyeIt's Injured Leo.

The abandonment of the Presidents
third trip or tour leaves nothing prac-
ticaily unsaid, for he has already de-
livered more speeches than a President
ever did in single year, and he has
discussed every possible subject, from
the Monroe doctrine to the trusts
which are ever with us.
The operation performed upon his
bruised leg was no doubt demanded
moro by his official position than by
the gravity of the wound, or rather
irritation. No chances should be taken,
was the rule, and all will be glad that
the President accepted it, and that he
will rest until recovery is complete.
A farmer who had received a similar
bruise would never have called in
doctor, but would have simply rested
q few days until nature had asserted
itself. Nc uneasiness be felt because
some Indianapolis doctors advertised
themselves in a slight operation upon
the Presidential calf. President Roose-
welt is man of great physical vigor,
and the healing of the bruised place
will be speedy, involving no unusual
risks of blood poisoning. The opera
ton was one dictated by extreme eau
ton, and as such it is to be applauded.
Ee will rest in the temporary White
House at Washington until the reno
waited White House is ready for occu-
pancy next winter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
NEW ELECTION LAW.

From the Huntsville Herald.
The most important task before the
next legislature is that of providing a
new election law for the state This
should not be overlooked by either the
people or the representatives. Honest
elections are not for the benefit Of any
political party or any candidates, but
they are first and foremost and always
for the benefit of the people. Elections
must be honest in order that the win of
the people may be expressed through the
ballot box. We will have able and pa
triotic representatives in the next legis-
lature and If these exert a controlling in
fiuence in framing an election law we will
have elections in the future which will
be free of suspicion of fraud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
Mr.. HAYS Roumania Circular.

This country was not party to the
Berlin treaty which created after
fashion Roumania, but this fact does
not in the least lessen its right to
appeal to the powers signatory to the
treaty, because 1t has a grievance
flowing from that treaty. Roumania
has passed laws that bear heavily
against the Jews as religionists and
that really make it impossible on their
part to earn living in their native
land. They are forced to emigrate,
and they come to the United States.
They come" says Mr.. Hay, unified
by the conditions of their exile to take
part in the new lifS OF this land under
circumstances either profitable to
themselves or beneficial to the COM
munity." and they are objects of char
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WHO STOPPED?
From the Kansas City World.

From the Kansas City World.
ing much of the marriage of Mr.. James
L. Geisler, millionaire, and Miss Ida
Shafult, telephone girl, both of Musca-
tine, Ia.
According to the stories the sutton was
first attracted by the magic promptness
and accuracy of Miss Shafult. After
ward his affection followed. The New
York World commenting on the marriage
says:
Carrying into domestic life the char
acteristics which made her career at the
telephone notable, the Iowa bride may be
expected to insure her husband constant
happiness by having dinner ready at the
moment, never keeping the theatre car
riage waiting and always knowing with
out asking whether her hat is on straight
or nor"
No doubt
But what of the bridegroom?
VIII he insure his wife's happiness by
being ready for dinner on the moment.
never keeping her carriage waiting and
always kIlOAlHS WllHOub dShlll6 MS
necItie is on straight?
This marriage business is, or ought to
be. an equal partnership.
The Objectionable feature of the news
treatment of this Iowa romance, however,
is to be found in the idea that Mr..
Geisler has stopped to raise his bride to
his level.
The news mongers are making of it
sort of King Cophstua-and-the-ma cpl
sode.
That Is an un-American view.
There is only one aristocracy In this
country-the aristocracy of character and
brains.
The mere possession of money does
not confer either moral or mental wealth.
1t is a handy thing to have, but it is in
cidental to worth and intellect.
From all we can learn of Miss Shafult
she belongs to the real aristocracy of
America, not the shoddy aristocracy of
birth or material possessions.
AS to Mr.. Geisler, we do not know, but
we are safe in venturing to say:
"If there was any STOPPING the bride
did it."
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ity from the outset and for a long
time. Statistics show that out of 1885
Roumanian immigrants two years ago
5O99 were Hebrews: out Of Cab last
year 1858 were of like nature. In
August OF this year 1924 Hebrews from
aoumania came IN, and unless the tide
is checked we viii soon have all the
Jews OF that land who can secure
means Of transportation.
1t is these facts that gives this eoun-
try a right to appeal to the signatory
powers against Roumanian legislation
and policy, and the responses in the
newspapers of Europe have generally
been favorable, the exceptions being
Of course the Jew-baiting organs of
Germany and Austria.
Intervention by the powers is not an
easy task for Roumania is an artifi-
cial country-a buffer country of the
ever-present eastern question, and no
one desires to open that question, or
even to approach such a possibility.
Just what course the signatory pow
ers will take has not been disclosed,
but it is plain that Mr.. Hay has raised
a question that will not be settled until
it is settled right. He had first Sc
cured the support of the British for
eign office, and the indications are
that France will come to his aid.
In all there are 100000 Jews in
Roumania, and their treatment is by
no means a small question. Roumania
is a country larger than Denmark,
Holland or Belgium, and the popula-
ton is $4,000 souls. Her war
strength is 10000 men, and her reye-
nue. is about s45,O0O,O00.
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From the st. Louis Clio

From the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
IA EAsHINGToN, September 2.-De-
Nv feated IN his efforts to prevent
- the New York republicans from
indorsing President Roosevelt, It Is now
the announced determination of ]. Pier
pont Morgan to defeat the nomination OF
Mr.. Roosevelt for President In 1904 If he
falls to accomplish his purpose by secur-
ing the defeat of Mr.. Roosevelt In the
republican convention, he viii try to Sc
cure the nomination by the democrats of
Grover Cleveland or some democrat Of
that school, and will throw him his sup
port and that of the interests he repre-
sents. This is his plan to punish Mr.
Roosevelt for his antitrust policy.
This is stated on the authority Of a
friend of Mr.. Morgan. a man who stands
high in politics and finance, who says
that Mr.. Morgan made this deliberate
statement to him:
He must be defeated for nomination
and a safe man must be nominated in
his stead. If he cannot be defeated for
nomination, then We must see that the
democrats nominate a safe man like
Cleveland, whom the business interests
can support and beat Roosevelt at the
polls"
Mr.. Morgan arrived in New York from
Europe on Saturday. August %. Within
week after his arrival signs of oppo-
sition to President Roosevelt began to
show themselves In quarters Morgan is
generally supposed to influence. About
the same time there was started in New
York a movement to prevent the New
York state republican convention from
indorsing the President and pledging him
the delegation for 1904. This plan failed
by reason of its publicity. The New
York republicans would not stand for
such a programme. The convention at
Saratoga tomorrow will indorse the
President.
Chairman Griggs of the democratic con-
gressiona1 committee has openly boosted
that he is securing financial help from
former supporters of the republican
party, and Congressman Pou of North
Carolina, another member of the demo-
cratic committee, says that they are re-
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in length, and private lines sos miles, a
total of 1447 miles. In 1900 the govern
ment lines had grown to 1910 miles, and
private lines to 2sO5 miles. total of
s9f5 miles.
In 1890 the income Of the government
railway lines was 421SsO4 yen, the profits
being 2,212,5a yen; while the private lines
had an income Of 4s60,47s yen, with profits
Of 2,793So1 yen. In 1900 the government
lines had an income Of 1592O.ss5 yen. with
profits of 10. 662 24s yen. Baron shibuzawa
lines had an income Of s1,O5s,69e yen, with
profits Of 1862. 24a yen. Baron shibuzawa
is now president Of four railway sys-
TENS.
These are only few of his great pro-
jects that have made or are the history
Of modern Japan. These enterprises ex-
tend over the thirty-hve years of Meiji-
the official designation Of the reign of
the present emperor-and stretch on into
the future, when they will serve as foun-
dations Of Japan's commercial empire
in Formosa, China and Korea. For to
his initiative and tireiess persistence Is
due the construction OF the Seoul Chem
uipo anu the oeoul-r usdn railways IN
Korea, and the organization of banking
and industrial associations in Formosa,
Korea and China.
Perhaps no other organizer has ever
been engaged in so many and various
enterprises. The lay mind is confused
and dazzled by such multiplicity of de-
tails. A Japanese admirer has counted
and tabulated the organizations and
companies of which the baron is either
the head or the guiding spirit. They
number some $50 concerns. and include
every kind of business that japanese in
dustry and commercial life has evolved,
every manifestation of civic and national
interest in the development of the coun-
try. and every form of charity and phil
anthropy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
APOSTLES OF EATING LESS.
Food Faddists Have Had Great Year
for Their Theories.
From the Saturday Evening Post.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
1t has been a fine year for the increas-
ing thousands who have fads about their
food. The high prices of almost
everything in the market have given the
opportunity. The advocates of no break
fast of meat once a day, of no meat at
all, of certain kinds of vegetables of no
kinds Of vegetables, of nuts only, of the
absolute avoidance of nuts, of raw fruit,
Of fruit only when cooked, of neither
coffee nor tea nor sassafras, and of all
the other things, or of any part or things,
or of no things at all, have come forth,
not singly but in battalions, and have
told us how to live to be a hundred-if
we don't die.
1t would be gross ingratitude not to be
thankful to these advisers. They are sin
cere. They want to do good. They give.
their time for the benefit of others. They
are sad to think of ignorant thousands
going to early graves on full stomachs
They raise their warning voices against
safety. People should stop eating before
they get enough. The old saying about
losing what is left on the plates finds no
echo in their doctrines. Eating for the
Sdho VI edIlnB is SIN. Eating all the
things that are offered is wiekedness. So
they find something bad in every number
of the bill of fare-from typhoid fever in
raw oysters to dyspepsia and vain regrets
in pie.
They have a right to their convictions
A man down in Virginia went without
food for thirty days this year. But like
as not they doubled the price of his board
for the rext month. People use the star
walton plan for many ailments. Many of
them go to health resorts and pay $50 to
the hotel doctor, who strikes off from the
bill Of fare all the good things they would
like to eat. The hotels get their savings,
the doctor gets his big fees, and they get
hungry. But most Of the faddists have
their imaginations in their culinary de-
partments, and it is not reasonable of
them to expect the robust members of
society to follow their examples. 1t may
be wrong but the average American
wants breakfast. 1t may hurt him, but
he will have meat. He may be jeopardiz-
ing his very soul, but he likes to play
with the menu all the way from soup to
satisfaction. And somehow 1t agrees with
him. Look at the other nations We
don't know of any that beat him when
the food or the fuel within him works its
way to results in the progress and civili-
cation of mankind.
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A Novel Guiding Star.

From the Los Angeles Times.
A Times reader contributes the follow
ing story: A number of years ago three
prospectors were working some mining
claims south of Prescott, Ariz. When
they left town they had expected to re-
turn in two days. but. finding more to
do than they had anticipated, worked
a third day without grub. In order to
finish up. They worked as long as they
could see, thinking they should have no
trouble In following the trail after dark
The night, however, was unusually dark,
and they could not see the trail. Being
fatigued and hungry they were losing
much valuable time roofing about to no
purpose. They had a black-and-tan hound
with them, and the idea occurred to
one of the boys to rub the PHOSPHORUS
from a bunch Of matches on the dogs
tail. 1t was done accordingly, thus maxi
ing a sort of pillar of fire by night. The
scheme worked beautifully The dog
found no difficulty in following the trail:
the men followed the phosphorized mar
rative of their canine guide. and reach
ed Prescott in time for an early break
fast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
MORGAN SAYS ROOSEVELT
MUST NOT BE REELECTED

ceivinR support from the trust magnates
In New York It Is also stated on the best
authority that the republican congress
slonal committee has received no aid,
financial or otherwise, from Mr.. Morgan
or any Of his friends. Mr.. Morgan has to
republican leaders made no secret Of his
bitter opposition to the President. or his
determination to do all In his power to
prevent the Presidents reelection.
The Presidents speeches IN New Eng
land are not the primary cause of Nor
CAMS opposition. The great financiers IT.
ritation was begun nearly a year ago.
That was when President Roosevelt di-
rected Attorney General Knox to begin
proceedings against the Northern Pacific
merger under the Sherman antitrust
law. Mr.. Morgan was very much provoked
at the attitude of the President at that
time, and he has never become reconcaed
TO the Presidents determination to en-
force the law without regard to individ-
uals OF combinations OF individuals. He
did not like the Presidents declaration
that no man should stand above the law.
Since his return from Europe Mr.. Nor
gan has been more outspolen In his OPP
position to the President than ever be-
fore. In Paris he was received by the
president Of France, In Berlin by the
emperor Of Germany and in London by
the king Of England. He returned home,
it is said, with new and exaggerated ideas
of his Importance as the International
dictator in finance, and he thought some
kind of overtures should be made to him
by the President on his return TO this
country. President Roosevelt, however,
treated Mr.. Morgan as only one of the
100000 of American people.
The criticism of the Presidents speeches
should not blind the public to the real
cause of the opposition. President
Roosevelt's speeches in New England
and in the west have not been different
from his speech at Minneapolis year
ago or from his first message to con-
gress. The opposition to President Roose-
welt is due to his action as President of
the United States in directing the suit
against the Northern Pacific merger in
enforcing the Sherman antitrust law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
Crowds on the Streets.

There are more people passing along
First avenue. between Twentieth and
Twenty-seeond streets, than passed this
way year ago" said Mr.. Chamblee.
Without actually counting the people
and striking an average. I would say
that 100 per cent more people pass the
southwest corner of Twenty-first street
and First avenue during the course OF a
month than could have been counted in
any month of last summer.
THE great artery of city travel Is
Twentieth street, and for long time
past the Second avenue corners have
been the most crowded points in Biz
mingham. but with the completion of
the Woodward building First avenue and
Twentieth will be just as crowded. But
next to the corners mentioned, First and
Twenty comes In for as much popu-
larity as any of them. From a. m.
until p. m. pedestrians are numerous
from the Southern railway offices at the
corner of Twenty-second street all the
way along westward. And the crowds
that pass Twenty-first street will stead
lily increase The building up of Morris
avenue eastward as far as Twenty-fourth
street will add very much to the eastern
end of First avenue. Just now hundreds
of people are beginning to pour into
First avenue every afternoon from Nor
ris.
"Twenty-first street presents busy
scenes from Fourth avenue to Morris
avenue all day long. Between First and
Third avenues it seems almost as busy
at times as Twentieth. 1t is well for
property owners and for merchants that
business is thus scattered"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
Dollar Gas in Siqht.

The Age-Herald is gratifled at the
reduction of the price of gas to one
dollar, thus bringing household ne
cessity down to bottom prices. Four
years ago The Age Herald began
campaign in favor of dollar gas. At
that time gas was selling at S165. The
fall to dollar is vindication of the
efforts of The Age-Herald, which have
been persistently maintained, and
which have at last become completely
successful.
Some towns do, it is true, have still
cheaper gas, but no town of Birming-
hams population and consumption is
in the list, and the price which will be-
come effective here in October is
wholly satisfactory.
The saving to the people is very
considerable, and The ige-Herald is
confident it will lead to an increased
consumption, and to well-maintained
profits for the enterprising company
which has secured control of the light,
electric power and trolley systems of
this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
Delay in Tariff Revision.

At Cincinnati President Roosevelt
declared himself opposed to tariff re-
vision as remedy against the trust
evil, and at Logansport he delivered
the tariff speech that he had intended
to deliver at Milwaukee. The Logans-
port proposal, like his trust plan, is
simply one of long delay. He wants
no sudden changes in the tariff-no
readjustment in the striking down of
trust prices created by the tariff, but
instead he wants new scheme that
will not be felt at all in the business
world-in other words, scheme in
efficient and yalueless. A scheme that
reduces trust prices to the worlds
level will necessarily De felt.
He calls for a body of experts, or
commission, who will sit upon the
whole thing ostensibly until after 1904.
In other words, he desires to tide over
the coming campaign, which now
promises to become very largely a
struggle over the tariff and its trusts.
Finally, he wants a great deal of pro-
lection on the cut-and-dried but thor
oughly exploded grounds that the Gin
FAINT" industries have preached a half
a century or more.
1t is no wonder therefore that
Speaker Henderson and the extreme
tariffites are rallying around the Pres
iient. A leader who mas nothing bet
ter or more definite or speedier than
a tariff commission made up by the
representatives of trusts in congress,
is a man after their own heart. He is
the man whom they will trust to tide
them over the present popular storm,
which they hope will soon subside-
which they propose to outride at any
rate.
Putting the Logansport and Cincin-
natl speeches together, we have a pol
icy that promises nothing whatever in
the orld. For the trusts he proposes
publicity and constitutional amend
ment, and for the tariff he proposes
gradual action at the hands of COM
n ission selected by the trusts and
Dingleyites themselves. All such rem
edies are meaningless. There can be
no real or substantial relief from the
tariff and its trusts at the hands of
the republicans. Whenever the coun-
try wants real relief, it will turn out
the republicans. who created the Ding
ley tariff, which in turn created the
trusts, and put the democrats in
rover. The entire issue, in other
words, goes over to 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-25
An Unrehearsed Incident.

From NJ. A. P.
1t was think, at the Haymarket that
one OF the most amusing of unrehearsed
incidents occurred. The play was Romeo
and Juliet; Mrs. Scott Siddons was the
Juliet of the occasion. All went we'll I'M
til the final scene. Paris was duly slain
an Juliet lay stretched upon her bier.
Just then some of the scenery caught
alight somehow, but some men from be-
hind soon extinguished it. Juliet, with
commendable- presence of mind, did not
move an eyelid, but the corpse of Paris
was nervous. He raised himself to a sit
ting position, then got up on his feet and
fled from the stage. The danger being re-
moved his courage returned, the audi
ence was afforded the pleasing spectacle
of corpse crawling along the stage
from the wings to take up the proper pos
ition for the final curtain. 1t was too
true an anti-climax to The tragedy of the
play, and the house was simply con-
vulsed.
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IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Louis Saks.

While the people Of Birmingham arc
expressing sincere regret that Louis saiss,
the popular and progressive elothier. Is a
heavy loser by the fire which destroyed
the greater part of his elegant establish
ment Monday night. every one will be
glad to know that he Will rebuild at an
early date and erect u handsomer store
than he had before said banker last
night.
Mr.. saks Is one of Birmlngham's best
citizens. He is not only a great merchant
and a man of large ideas. but he is a cit
lien of genial disposition and engaging
manners, as well as pluck and public
spirit. He Is just the sort of man that
reflects high credit upon q commercial
community Mr. saks has long been a
leader in his line of business and when he
starts fresh he will find his patrons rapid
ly increasing in number, for every one
admires a man of nerve.a