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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-09-10
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DR.. W. P. WOOD SOOROHED.

Dr.. William P. Wood, of the Episco-
pal, Eye, Ear snd Throat Hospital. Wash
ington, was severely burned Wednesday by
an alcohol explosion in the basement of
the hospital. he went to the cellar to
ldraw some Of the liquid from. a tank,
step oed upon match and spilled slco-
hoi on stss blszs, causing an explosion.
His coat wa burned in his attempt to
stop the Ere from spreading, and so great
wss the heat that FIRE extinguisber wss
hot enonvh Ito burn his hands. By the
t;ms he ba1 put the fire ont nurses and
st,ocbes ot tThe hospital rushed into the
liz w;,hF assistance, but DR.. Wood
toiI -. .{j turn back, IS he was afraid
tSo motion would throw the
na';.,tS htp panic. An alarm was
sonD5aS sxud when the engines came in
siObt tbo patients we're alarmed. DR..
Wood 90 there was no need for mu-
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Alabsstine-the sanitary wall finish. Just
the thing to brighten up the rooms for the fall
and winter. Color card and prices mailed on
application. We are the agen1. e. d, Lead.
beater &sonS, Inc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
MIR. Iouennan. Returns.

A. B. Boveman, of Loyeman, Joseph q
Loeb, has returned from a three-months'
trip to Europe He is delighted to be
back in America and feels good at the
prospects for sure enough prosperity
from now on.
Il had a most delightful time in the old
country" said Mr. Loveman yesterday
Il had been away from the old home IA
years. They don't do things over there
like they do here. At the old home place
of our fathers and grandfathers lives my
brother still 7S years old, farmer, father
of II daughters and seven of them mar
ried. These numerous sons-in-law repre-
sent banking, the grain business, agrieul-
ture and the medical profession. The
old place looks very much as it did when
l was boy. only. of course, some few
additions have been made in the way OF
buildings and additional holdings.
European cities are very different from
our metropolitan centers. In London l saw
and traded in Selfrdge's American store,
and those Londoners are fairly falling
over themselves to get to trade there. Sell
fridge has certainly made not only Lon
don. but the world, take notice of his
undertaking.
AT Carlsbad we stayed quite while
and paid s26 taxes to the city. All visitors
contribute taxes when they go to Carls-
bad. People are there. 1t seemed to me,
from all over the world.
I'VE were in Paris y days and got
along there very well, with the aid of
courier. for a few days. But America
for me, all the time now. In Europe the
government is rich and the people are
poor. I don't like it.
Il am very much pleased with our bust
ness at hand and the outlook. Every
thing is in fine shape here in the Biz
mingham district, and will remain so, Is
my prediction"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
Prohibition and Cities.

prohibition is a good thing for rural
communities and small towns, but I can
not but think that strictly regulated sa-
looms best solve a troublesome problem
in large cities" said an advocate of To-
cal option.
IN the first place prohibition for cities
like Boston, New York. Buffalo. Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg. Baltimore. Washing
ton, D. c., Chicago. Milwaukee, Detroit,
Kansas City, Denver Seattle, Portland,
Ore, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New
Orleans should never be tried and it is
safe to say never will be. And prohibition
will never prohibit in cities of the $4,000 or
10000 class. The blind tiger in it's moss
demoralizing form will always be found
in cities of any considerable size.
kansas and Maine have constitutional
prohibition, but large quantities of whisky
are sold in those states. although they
have no large cities. The more pro-
gressive the city the less likely is prohi-
bition. Atlanta is a noted beer town to-
day in spite of Georgia's prohibition laws
and insdef of two years the prohibition
laws are almost sure to be repealed.
The fact is that prohibition that keeps
the bar out of the first-class hotels is
the sign of a small town. Ask any COM
mercial traveller and he will tell you it is
| so.
ut will be many a day before saloons
are licensed in Birmingham, and it will
also be many day before Birmingham
sees a 1,500,00 or 81, 000, 900 hotel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
INDIVIDUAL CUPS.

From the Boston Transcript.
The reported new enterprise of the Bos.
ton and Maine system, whereby through
a penny-in- the-slot arrangement the
thirsty passenger is not Obliged to con-
serve his thirst or else drink from the
common cup or glass, is one to be COM
rnended. In Kansas the state board IF
health has prohibited the use of the
common drinking cup so far as it can
exert its authority 1t is prohibited on
railroad trains and at schools, and the
state bas set an example which might
be probably followed all over the coun-
try. There is no doubt that the practice
of using a single cup for great num-
her of persons frequently provides con-
ditions for the development of disease
Some churches nave wisely adopted In
dividual communion cups. and probably
more would do this did not some of them
hold that this would be violation If
the true symbolism of the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03

prospect is that America will be kept
from going to the dogs as Rome did.
Governor Hughes started a great rev.
olution when he exposed the big in
surance companies of New York, and
today fully one-half of the country
is determined to shacllle special priv
ilege. There are states, it is true,
like Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
and Utah, and West Virginia still
ruled by bosses and magnates, but
the reform movement is spreading,
and ten years more will see the coun-
try as nearly rid of privilege as Italy
or any other land is When the Unit
ed States Senate is fully reformed
Signor Ferrero may know that the re-
form has eliminated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
Industrial Prosperity

Business revival after the panic of
1907 came much sooner than even the
strongest optimists predicted. In the
manufacturing districts of the north
the wheels of industry were going
again last spring at almost full speed
and by the summer people began to
speak of a boom.
The Birmingham district, which had
shown less signs of industrial de-
preston In 1908 than northern dis
tricts, was little slow in getting a
good start in 1909, but since the first
of July a steady revival has been in
evidence and today nearly every
available iron furnace is in blast. Be-
fore the end of this month"; the num-
Der of stacks actually in operation will
probably exceed the number running
at the same time in any former period
The rail mill at Ensley is running on
double time and the only branch Of
industrial business that has not re-
turned to normal conditions is in the
commercial coal field. But the coal
trade is improving and will continue
to improve with the increase in rail
road traffic.
Labor scarcity is being felt by the
corporations but prosperity is now get
! ting into such full swing here that
new high records may be confidently
predicted for an early date in spite
of the scarcity Of labor or any other
! disturbing circumstance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03

in her stead appears many well pro-
yided with this worlds goods.
The situation in Kansas has start
ed a new sociological inquiry, and
people in that state are endeayoring
to ascertain why the number of wom-
en- who lose their husbands exceed
so largely the number of husbands
who lose their wives, and the widows
are mostly rich The Kansas City
Star arrives at the conclusion that
as long as men in this country go
in for making money the way they
do, and strain themselves to give their
families as good layout as anybody
else, there are bound to be widows
who own property. The Star does
not seem to regret the situation. 1t
is a part of the prosperity of Kan
sas, a state that has nothing at pres
ent the matter with her. A state
well supplied with rich widows may
be a novelty but when the fact be-
comes widely known will there be any
widows at all in Kansas?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
AEROPLANE RISKS.
l the New York World

From the New York World.
In aeroplane flights, ats Wilbur Wright
says, 1t is the sporting feature of the event
with the risk attached which most appeals
to the crowd. Human nature has not rad
ically altered since the "old Roman days
of the gladiatorial fight with which he
compares the attitude of the modern null
titude toward the aeroplane operator.
Doubtless crowd nowadays would not
assemble with the avowed design of seeing
human being "butchered to make hol-
iday." But no such scruples keep the pub
lie away from an automobile cup contest,
with its all but certain prospect of death
to some participant.
The possibility of accident lends zest to
any feat requiring daring In the per-
former Whether the object of interest Is
a steeplejack on a Flagstaff, a balloonist
descending with a parachute or an aero
pianist racing in, mid-air, the basis of fas-
cination is the same The psychology of
the crowd" has no more curious phase
than the manifestation of savage instincts
under stress of emotional excitement by
persons individually tender-hearted Given
an impending train wreck or a theater
fire. is it conceivable that any grand-stand
seats for the spectacle would be left un-
filled?
Mr.. Wright is concerned with the posi-
BILE bad effect of the Contest craze" on
aeroplane development. He fears that the
science will be subordinated to racing
rivalry. What are automobile contests for
but to Improve" motor-car manufacture?
Science may be left to take care Of itself
so long as the public has the spectacle.
1t has been introduced to a new and ex-
citing sport for which 1t has keen relish,
and 1t will not be denied It's pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
Our NeWtime America

When Guglieemo Ferrero, the great
Italian historian, was in this country
last year he was made much of and he
was a welcome guest at the White
House When he went home he told
the people of his country that the anti
plutocratic movement in America is
essentially struggle between the old
traditions of the Puritan democracy
and gold, luxury and pleasure-a rep
etition under modern and more COM
plicated fogms of the struggle which
rent Rome for three centuries. "In-
dustrialism,' he went on to say,
seems to be destroying part of
the old-time America of Franklin and
Washington, and creating an Amer
lea less American than that of the
past. When and where this destruc-
ton will cease no one can say"
There is some truth in these state
ments. Privilege and special interests
do run riot In the national tariff bill.
Trusts and monopolies are crushing
out in divers directions competition
But Signor Ferrero is far too pes
simistic. The people are beginning
to see the danger that threatens the
country and they are beginning to
curb it, to regulate it. Even the Unit
ed States Senate, the stronghold of
privilege, may yet be reformed through
the operation of primaries, and it's
Aldrichs may be driven out of pub
lie life.
All that Signor Ferrero asserts was
fully true ten years ago. Then Con-
gress and the various legislatures
were controlled by bosses and cor
porations, but the evil work has been
largely minimized. The public con-
science has been quickened, and the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
FINEST PRIVATE LIBRARY.
Robert Hoes Collection of Books VAL
ued at $4,000 900.

Roswell Field in Chicago Examiner.
Robert Hoe, whose death In London was
announced Wednesday, gave to America
the distinction of owning the finest -pri-
vate library in the world. Nearly SO
years ago Mr.. Hoe developed the passion
of book collecting, and as books in those
days were obtained for a third and a
quarter Of what would be charged at the
present time, 1t lis easily seen how in
half century the collector could possess
himself of treasures that now would be
impossibly beyond the purse even of a
well-to-do man. So 1t is not surprising
that the value of the Hoe library has been
conservatively estimated at 100000, en-
bracing volumes which are the despair of
the hungry biblomaniac.
What will become of this magnificent
collection OF books is the question that
every collector is asking. At one time it
was his intention to give 1t to the Lenox
Library in New York, but an unfortunate
quarrel with some of the trustees at the
time the Lenox was merged with the AS
tor has threatened that gift. For Robert
Hoe was not altogether an approachable
man. He avoided new acquaintances and
naturally was suspicious of everybody
who had a book to sell or acted as If he
were a book agent And he had a temper
of his own also, which induced him one
day in London bindery to throw book
at the head of famous binder, who had
not filed commission in way to please
him. Other stories of his choleric dis
position have been amusing gossip.
If, as is now believed, the Hoe library
comes up for sale at public auction, 1t will
be far and away the most notable book
auction ever known in the United States,
and, for that matter, in the world, books
only being considered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
AUF WIEDERSEHEN.

BY James Russell Lowell
The little gate was reached at last,
Half hid in lilacs down the lane
She pushed it wide, and, as she past,
A wistful look she backward cast,
And said ,-"Auf wiedersehen!'
With hand on latch, a vision white
fingered reluctant, and again
Half doubling if she did Alright
Soft as the dews that fell that night,
She said,-"Auf weidersehen!'
The lamps clear CLEAN fits up the stair,
I linger in delicious pain;
All, in that chamber, whose rich air
To breathe In thought / scarcely dare,
Thinks she,--'Auf wiedersehen'
/
IT'S thirteen years; once more press
The turf that silences the lane;
/ hear the rustic of her dress,
I smell the lilacs and-ah, yes,
I hear,-"Auf wiedersehen"
Sweet piece of bashful maiden art,
The English words had seemed too fain,
But these--they drew us heart to heart,
Yet held us tenderly apart;
She said.-"Auf wedersehsn!''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
In the Cause of Music.

The Treble Clef club is the one musical
organization In Birmingham that has
maintained a continuous existence for
many years, and that has sung in public
every season. Its chorus is composed of
80 or 40 women and is kept fresh by a.
gradual retirement of the older voices
and a gradual recruiting process from
the ranks of the young.
Among those who have been directors of
the Treble Clef are Benjamin Quicken
berger Mrs. Edna Gockel- Gussen, Adolf
Dahm-Petersen and Mrs. Flournoy Rivers
William Gussen is the present director,
having recently entered upon his duties as
such. The club had a prominent part in
the festival programme last spring, and
Mr.. Damrosch gave it unstinted praise.
An old musician who had never been as
ISOLATED with the Treble C1ef remarked
when he heard the chorus at one of last
seasons concerts "They have been sing
ing SO long together that it would be
impossible for them to do poor work; they
couldn't If they tried. Their excellence Is
only a matter of degree.
Mrs. w. ]. Adams is president of the
club and Mrs. William B. Allen is chair
man of the associate membership COM
mittee.
If the public gives the club the support
which the singers merit the solo artists
brought to Birmingham to appear in
Treble Clef concerts this season will be
from the lists of great musical celebrities.
The following circular, which was mailed
last month to friends of the club and a
number of men of culture and public
spirit explains itself:
I'm making its plans for tho season
1909-10, the Treble jClef club would ap-
preciate an assurance of your interest and
support. Your generous patronage has
done much to contribute to the success of
former seasons, and, with continuance
of your cooperation, the coming year will
be the best in the history of the club from
an artistic standpoint.
MIR. William Gussen of the Birmingham
Conservatory of Music has been secured
as musical director of the club for the
season. Mr.. Gussen needs no introduction
to the people of Birmingham, where he is
well known as a musician of wide exper-
fence in all branches of the art
'As you doubtless already know, the
object of the Treble Clef club in obtain
ing associate members is to establish a
fund to pay for high-class imported art
lists, thereby enabling the music loving
people of Birmingham to hear musicians
of world wide renown at reasonable fig
ure
1.-THE active members of the club are
organized for the purpose of learning and
singing choral music by the best COM
posers. This music is used in the concerts
given with the imported soloists, to the
associate members.
1.-THE dues of an associated member are
IS for the season, payable at as early a
date as possible before the first concert.
Membership card entities holder to two
, reserved seats at each concert given by
the club during the season Of 1909-10."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
Ready Ahead for Red

new Peter the Hermit has arisen
in the person of Admiral Lord Beres-
ford. After so years connection with
the British navy the gallant admiral
has been retired from active service,
but he does not intend to allow him
self to be overcast with sorrow or
supineness and so die" on the con-
trary he has started out to preach
crusade of international peace. and
peace he is going TO have even if
he has to fight for it.
Lord Beresford was the guest of
honor recently at a banquet in New
York, given at the Lawyers club I'M
der the auspices of the Pilgrims of
the United States. There he found
an appreciative audience which list
ened attentively to his twaddle and
tommyrot about the English speaking
nations as if these nations, and they
only, were the favored of heaven and
guarded of the gods when the time
comes" said he, when the great
English speaking nations get together
there shall be no war;" and he pro-
ceeds to say that it appears to him
simple matter to unite these five
great nations. He does not give the
names of these five nations, but he
evidently means the two nations,
Great Britain and the United States
and the autonomous colonies, Can
ada, Australia and New Zealand, and
these nations" he would seek to
unite because he considers the outlook
is red" Red for whom, and why ?
The future, at least the Immediate
and discernible future, shows moth
ing red for the United States. We
have not been going around with a
chip on our shoulders nor making
hostile naval demonstrations in front
of our neighbours door We have not
been traducing other nations or i'm
pugning their motives. We have not
been making offensive and defensive
alliances with European and Oriental
powers, and why should we now be
asked to join forces with nation
that has embroiled herself in tan
gle from which it may take the sword
of Alexander to eXtricate her? Like
the little boy who ran away from
home, we have troubles of our own,
but none that we can't handle If we
only keep clear of the entangling al
liances against which Washington
warned his countryn1en. Lord Beres-
ford has lost out in England and he
now seeks new stage on which to
play the fool