The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-20
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

T HE fact that May Irwin can mus (OV ter blush when the name of Da-
 vid B. Hill Is mentioned leads many to believe that these twain may be made one after all There were some skeptical individuals who thought that Miss Irwin ceased blushing some time be- fore she became flair and forty but it seems that they have erred. However, this important matter will be solved after January 1. David B. Hill will step out of the lime light then and 1t is hopefully predicted that he will immediately there- after assume matrimonial harness.
 The Hon. Eugene V. Debs seems to have been lost in the political bogs some where, for he is very quiet these days when noise counts In a national cam paign. Debs is recognized as a very smart man. He made a brilliant speech in Birmingham but what advantage does a man derive from his brains when he is on the wrong side of the fence? The Hon. Tom Watson of Georgia is also a smart man but his chances of being president are hardly greater than those of Debs. Still these two distinguished politicians keep themselves prominent enough to sell articles to the magazines and turn an honest penny at featuring now and then.
 Up in West Virginia a little matter of age has not kept Uncle Henry "Givea- way Davis from winning the favor of the flair sex" While Uncle Henry is too wise to be Hobsonized, his abilities as c foxy grandpa" have been illustrat- ed by the diplomacy with which he has worked up women's clubs to the point of oscuation and has then refused to os- culate. Uncle Henry believes that antic- ipation is often more pleasant than reali- zation. Therefore he Is maintaining a tall but dangerous bluff to the effect that he may kiss bevy of his female admirers at any old time. Apparently Uncle Henry won't osculate but his diff fidence has merely acted as a tonic for the Henry G. Davis womens clubs of West Virginia. He made his mistake by threatening to kiss a bevy of girls at Ripley and if he does not get kissed before the campaign Is over 1t will be surprising. Incidentaiiy. Henry G. Davis women's clubs are preparing to whoor matters in West Virginia. When 1t comes to talking the ability of womens clubs is unquestioned
 The war being waged between David Belasco and the alleged theatrical trust which Charles Frohman is said to manip- ulate, goeth merrily forward. MT. Be- lasco is making doughty fight and thus far has maintained his independence. but according to his own reports he is suffer ing all kinds of persecution from the hired assassins'' of the syndicate. II seems rather remarkable that a the atrical manager is forced to carry along a bodyguard to protect him from the as- saults of his rivals, but that is what Be lasco does some times. Personal violence has not been mentioned so prominently as underhand machlnations of a dark and questionable character. According to MT Beasco there is nothing that the syndi- cate won't do to get him out of the way All his press agents say the same thing and surely they ought to know. At any rate the competition between Belasco and the Frohmans is exceedingly lively, al though it is not attracting a great amount of attention down south.
 A certain Prof. Stephen Dudley Field who resides in Massachusetts, and is the