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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Investigating Living Costs

The insurgency OF Senator Elkins
against Senators Lodge and Aldrich over
An attempt of the latter to minimize
md hasten an inquiy into food products
= but another indication OF the battle that
= impending between The interests and
me People. The republican party is
atting I'D and taking notice. Particular
~ is this the case with the members OF
the lower house and with those senators
whoss terms expire next March. The re-
nublicans who have political fences to
attend to do not want any enlargement
IL the food investigation, because 1t
arrows upon them the need of defending
ne tariff and its trusts, and that is
Nask they do not covet.
nut IL The Interests especially repre-
oentsd by the Aldriches and Lodges that
are alarmed. They fear that the warfare
egainst high prices will become politi-
al issue, and that the tariff which does
not contain an honest or Just line will
necoms involved in it. The machine
usn IN both parties are therefore seek
~ - mmfmiss and to get out Of tho
i-r.~ An. Hiw,r1aeu< tina. alrha nona1or1n2
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investigation provided for by the Lodge
resolution will be the merest farce and
pretense. and the people will know It,
for this happens 10 be one of those sub
jects in which all the people cannot be
fooled all the time.
Not only will this issue bring trouble
to the republican party this year, but it
will survive in the hearts and memories
OF the people until 1872 The uprising of
the people against the high cost of liv-.
ing is not a temporary mater simply be-
cause the tariff and its trusts which
created those prices are not temporary.
They will persist in exploiting the con-
sumers, and the consumers will persist
in attacking the party that bred both.
As to the pending Investigations IN
Congress. it is difficult to say which
will be the bigger farce, the Lodge sem
atorial investigation or the investigation
TO be made by the ways and means COM
mittee in the House. In the latter Champ
Clark and Oscar Underwood will, at any
rate, be on hand to submit minority
report, and this will present the naked
truth about the tariff and the trusts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
Complains of Raiiroads.

Il read in The Age-Herald let
ter from a man who asked why 1t was
that the railroads did not advertise
their schedules, and l would like TO
repeat that question with emphasis
said a citizen who has occasion to ira
vel good deal.
when reach northern city one
of the first things l do Is to turn to
the railroad advertisements in the pa
per l happen to be reading and look
over the train schedules. Is ii to save
money that the railroads entering Biz
mingham fail to advertise? If so, it
is. poor economy. From the viewpoint
of one who spends hundreds of dol
lars a year for transportation, would
say that the railroads had much bet :.
ter retrench in some other direction.
They are not treating the travelling
public right when they refuse to ad-
vertise in the daily papers.
I'm this age there Is a greater de-
mand than ever for publicity and en-
terprising corporations, as rule,
make liberal appropriations for prin-
ters' ink in press channels. Here in
Birmingham the Railway, Light and
Power company furnishes a good ex-
ample OF up-to-date newspaper adyer
tIsing."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
Pi9 Iron Production Last Year

The year 1863 proved to be a record
year in the iron trade The final figures
of the American Iron and Steel associa-
ton have been published, and they show
that last year the total production of the
country was %. 7s5,471 tons, thus eclpsing
the heretofore record figures of 1907,
which stand at 25,7Sl, ss1 tons The diff
ference in favor of 1909 Is 14,110 tons. 1t
might have been larger, but 1t is large
enough to create a new record.
The record of Alabama last year is
excellent The home production was
1,7sS,s17 tons. This, toe. is a new rec
ord. In 1907 this district made 1.sss,674
tons. which was the record down to that
Of 1909. The 20 furnaces in blast in this
district did especially wen in the last
half of the year, when 962. 500 tons were
turned out. If the first half of the year
had done as well. the production in this
district would have been carried close
to 100000 tons.
In the year just ended Alabama out
ranked New York. We regained fourth
place, the leaders being Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois. AS yet Indiana does
not make a big showing.
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Experts from Southern Ports

The export figures for the calendar
year 1909 show that southern ports are
still doing we'll. There were increases at
Brunswick, Charleston. st. Johns. sa-
vannah. wilmington, Key west, Mobile
Pearl River, Pensa cola, Sabine, Tampa
Corpus Christi, Paso del Norte and Ealu-
ria. The southern ports as a whole re-
port a gain In the value OF exports
amounting to $3.50, rs, while the northern
ports report loss OF s2s,S15,s54. Calves
ton reports loss, but It Is still second
TO New York only In the value of ex-
ports.
The gain al Mobile is especially crafty
ing. The value OF its exports last year
was ss7.sl2. 4ss. as against sas.s15.z7s in
1908. Among ports in the cotton states
Mobile Il outranked by Galveston, New
Orleans and Savannah only.
This IL an indication Of what Mobile
will become in the matter Of exports
when the Warrior 10 opened to the forks
Of the river. That port has . great In
ture. and that future will rapidly crystal
lie into facts and figures after the. Pam
anna canal IL opsned four ysers hence 2
Z. 0slvssten stitl sutrants Now ef1eeps
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Every one knows with what exquisite
fooling, with what delightful mystifica-
ton, Horace Walpole brought out the
first edition of 1.-The Castle of Otranto. =.
Had not his vanity overcome his silenc9
and revealed him TO us as the founder ef
the school of terror the inventor OF
the Gothic romance, the chances are that
we should still be debating whether 1t
was Gray or some one else that produced
that very peculiar story.
A day or two after the head of Charles
| fell on the block there appeared a book
entitled "Eikon Basilike: the Pourtraicture
of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes
and Sufferings," which purported to have
been written by the king himself. The
sensation which It produced was .enor-
nous; a complete revulsion of feeling set
in In favor of the deceased monarch all
over England The book ran through AZ
editions In year, and SO great a pro-
tagonst of the parliament as Milton was
put up to write reply, which he did in
his "Eikonoklastes." The effect of the
first work. however, remained. Hume
says many have not scrupled to ascribe
to that book the subsequent restoration
of the royal family. 1f
In 1914, rs years after the event, a claim
was put forward that the 'Eikon Basil
like" was the composition of John eau
den. Many discoveries since made tend
to prove that that claim was we'll found
ed but so recently as 1880 vigorous de-
Tense of the kings authorship was made
in an edition Of the book brought out in
that year. 1t seems likely to remain an
linsolved mystery of literature. s."
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NV bosom is full of Kindness.
Twelfth Night.
NnaTarif War With Germany

A trade amounting annually to some
hing over $500, 10000 has been saved or
-,ther continued by the agreement that
as been reached between this country
md Germany Each grants to the other
:.linimum tariff rates.
II is an exchange of minimum for
minimum as to all articles except as to
attic and meats, and the drawback OF
.uty allowed on flour when exported from
Germany. These are important questions
md they are left over to be settled in
subsequent negotiations.
We export to Germany raw cotton, cop
yer, wheat. lard and mineral oils, each
n excess of s2O,0O0, 900 annually. Our raw
cotton exports to Germany totalled last
rear ssl, 100000. We import from Ger
many chemicals, cotton goods, paper, silk
FOODS. toys. furs and the like. The bal
ance of trade-the apparent balance in
our favor-is about sseoO0,oo0 a year.
The increasing manufactures of Ger
many and her exports of manufactured
goods are really one of the wonders of
the age She is fast supplanting Great
Britain as the workshop Of the world, and
she is enabled to do this because she COM
pes all her children to go to school where
they acquire a superior public school ed
ucation. The general average Of intel
ligence is higher in Germany than in any
other great country in the world. 1t is
far higher than the average level in this
country, and this country would perhaps
do well to make a note of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
THE FEMINIST ERA.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The other day an actress In Berlin read
a criticism OF her performance which she
decided was rude and ungentlemanly. Did
she reflect on. the fact that after all she
was only poor. weak woman and seek
refuge In tears? She did not She way
laid the hateful critic in the lobby Of the
theatre, and, II the cable account Is cor
rect, marred his thoughtful features con-
siderably.
Following this comes the statement of
Dr. Sargent, Harvards physical director.
that woman is fast nearing the day
when she will approach the capabilities
OF man not only in mental powers, but
also in physical strength
A few years ago such an opinion would
have been received by the male portion
OF humanity with superior grins. But
now 1t IL calculated to add perceptlby TO
the tremors which are already affecting
the masculine spine. For some centuries
now man has run things according to
his own notions, which notions he has
been disposed to regard as sacred. But
he Is no longer supreme. even in his
own opinion Woman Is coming forward
and demanding that she be taken into ac-
count In the affairs Of the world. This
movement philosophers and scientists call
Feminisni. Practically all authority Ii
based, in the last analysis, on muscle
physical force. And when at last woman
II as brawny as man, what can stor
her from getting anything she wants.
Ana what will become OF man? Will his
position be like that Of the drone, which
IL the male bee, In the hive? Will thu
woman who wants husband, forsakinl
| her usual arts and wiies, take the sllor
cut and knock man of passing ha,
wagon or trolley car, afterwards drag
sink him to her home. az the primitive
man dragged .hisi woman. to his cave
| Tho dominance of womanein America to
day shows what can be accomplished b,
q superior feminine will. What will b.
mans position when she is able to bacl
that viii With muscle?
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DIR. HamiIl to speak Here.


Or. IL. M. Hamill, who will speak
mingh am Sunday afternoon, is a man OF
great versatility" said a Nashville man
who keeps up with Sunday school af-
fairs. In the chief organ of the great
Baptist body of America, according to
a writer in the Nashville American Its
longtime editor within the past few
weeks has devoted column to an ed
itorial tribute entitled, .Aan Apprecia-
ton of DR.. Hamill On the other side
of the globe, within the past year,
tn ere have been translated In the jap
anese and Corean languages two of DR..
Hamill's books In oditinns of from 5000
to 10000, one book passing into the
third edition. Into Spanish and Ger
man his works have also been trans
lated. =
the Methodist Episcopal church, as one
of the two editors of the forthcom-
Ing Peoples Bible Encyclopedia has
asked DR.. Hamiil to take charge OF
the department of religious pedagogy
and write the necessary articles, to
which the doctor has consented,
within a few weeks DR.. G. w. Bal
ley of Philadelphia, chairman of the
worlds Sunday school executive COM
mittee, has appointed DR.. Hamill, at
the request of his committee, to pre-
pare the memorial from the American
Sunday school workers upon missions
and bear it as special commissioner to
the pan missionary conference in Edin-
burg, Scotland, next June. DR.. Hamill
will go. He has been asked by the
leaders of the London Sunday school
union to make tour of the greater
English cities in the interest of their
Sunday school work. Within recent
weeks DIR. Hamill was called to Chi
cago with his international committee
on, education of which he has been
chairman for many years to formulate
a better and more educational system
of Sunday school nomenclature.
Or Hamill's writings are in wide
demand in newspapers, books and mag
azines. Recently the Wilde & Co.
publishing house of Boston sent spe-
cial agent to Dr. Hamill to urge him
to write a new and more scientific book
on teaching"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
QUEEN ALExANDRA's UNDERsTUDY

vi. a.
It IL the privilege OF royalty to at
tend any public or social functions
they please by deputy. This is neces-
sary rule, for royalists have so many
engagements of public and private
character to keep that 1t would be
absolutely impossible that they should
fulfil them all In person. This applies
specially to the King and Queen, who
frequently have half dozen engage
ments to, keep at the same time In as
many different places. On such occa-
sions deputy is sent to represent the
king or Queen at those functions or
entertainments which their majesties
are unable to attend In. person. The
Queen is always represented by her
secretary, Mr.. Sidney Greville. When
her majesty attends any function such
as a wedding, baptism or any private
reception by deputy, her hostess is noti-
fied. beforehand that Mr.. Greville will
IS present ON the Queens behalf, and
the tiHs q whichshe' VIII arrive Y also 3
kDtotods s..r ( n <tfrrs1.A IL a1t Stf,3R ~,
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now FRENCH FACED DISASTER.


From tine Baltimore Sun.
1t took ten long days and nights of
peril to dampen the gayety of Paris. Dur
ing the first week of the flood the Paris
ians found It far more entertaining than
alarming There was the thrill of ro-
nance in 1t, the sting of novelty. All
along the quays the automobiles OF fash
ionable folk Rugged the parapets, each
with its freight of picnickers, and from
the very bridges, quaking though they
were, the students and shop girls Toasted
their eyes upon the yellow torrent lew
feet beneath them. Not until the police
drove the crowd back did the flood cease
to be a show, and as soon as the waters
fell the crowd was back again, eager and
gay. But let it not be supposed that this
half curiosity was all that the Seine's
running amuck brought forth, Tor the
faubourgs and boulevards are not France,
nor even Paris. any more than Broadway
sthe United States. We are too apt to
get our notion Of Frenchmen from the
merrymakers of Montmartre, aQd the
opera neighborhood. 1t is as II one were
to Judge the italians by "L Pagliacci'
AS a matter of fact, there were a hun
dred Frenchmen fighting that gigantic
rush of waters to every one that made
It an excuse for holiday. The story Of
the battle belongs to epic poetry. There
were marvels Of daring and ingenuity.
Every moment offered its new proof that
the French are greatest in the hour of
disaster.
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II am devoted to democratic princi-
ples," said an old student. land am proud
OF our American institutions. I was q
secessionist in 1851 and have never made
any apologies for supporting the seces-
sion movement. But while remained UNI
Reconstructed for several years after the
war and vowed i wo1ld never become
reconciled to the Union, ] have grown
TO believe that our federal government.
in form and spirit Is the best govern
ment. all in all, on the face Of the earth.
OF course. I still believe In a large meas
ure of states rights. but do think that
certain of our state constitutional provi-
sions. laws and usages are too democratic
and that they should conform to- or rath-
err follow, federal models.
IT refer now especially to the manner
of creating our judges. Our judiciary
should not be elected by the people, but
should be nominated by the governor, by
ana with the consent of the state senate.
The federal way--the President nominat-
ing to. the United States eenate-cannot
DO improved upon. and hope that some
day Alabama will follow the national law
in respect to the selection Of Judges
believe, too. that our. 5udges-state. cir
cult county and Iocal-ahould be appoint
cd for life. or during good Behavior. Elk
ecutive officials and members Of legisla-
tive bodies will always be chosen, BY the
people; ana that II sths only right 9NAyl.in
rspuhiic. But how an ]. = leHnAn, ~
discriminatp IN The ma&&eF e y4fiegr 81
l3pdeSs where there ~ eexpge}a -
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HELPING THE MINISTER.

From Success Magazine.
A Scotch preacher had In his congrega-
ton an old woman who was deaf In or
der to hear the sermon each Sunday this
old lady would seat herself at the foot of
the pulpit stairs. One day the sermon
was about Jonah. and the preacher be-
came very rhetorical. $50
And when the sailors threw Jonah
overheard" he said, "a big nsh swallowed
him up. Was 1t shark that got i'm ?
Nay, my brother 1t was ne.er shark.
Was It q swordnsh that eat him? May
1T was a whale" whispered the old
lady, excitediy - FL. t@
Hush, Biddie," said the preacher. in.
diGnantly. Would we TAX tn word OF
God out O. yer ane meenister's MOUTH"
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THE GRAVE.

By James Montgomery. VA sve
There is calm Of those who weep
A rest for weary pilgrims found,
They softly lie and sweetly sleep ~
Low in the ground. i
The storm that wrecks the winter sky =
No more disturbs their sweet repose, 81
Than summer evenings latest sigh 3 ~
That shuts the rose. ..
I long to lay this painful head {
And aching heart beneath the soil, r',s
To slumber in that dreamless bed @r
!, From all my toll.
For Misery stole me at my birth,
And cast me helpless on the wild; 81. .
I perish!-O, my Mother Earth, = ~
Take home thy childt
On thy dear lap these limbs lreclined, :
Shall gently moulder into thee;
Nor leave one wretched trace behind
Resembling me. 81
Hark strange sound affriehts mine ear,
My pulse-my brain-runs wild-I rave;
All! who art thou whose voice hear?
II am the Grayeg'.
'"The Grave that never spake before. -
Hath found at last tongue to chidea r
. listenI ! VIII speak no more - ~
Be silent. Pride! !.
cart thou a wretch of hope .forlorn, =
The victim of consuming cate? 7s- as
Is thy distracted conscience torn = =,
BY fell despair?
"There is q calm for those who weep
A rest for weary pilgrims found;
And while the Wondering ashes sleep Z
Low in the ground,
1.-THE Soul, or origin divine, SCI
Gods glorious image freed from clay.
In heavens eternal sphere shall shine,
A star Of day. =
''1the sun Is but agapar]s cR nress ssr,
A transient meteor, IN the ~; .
The Soul ffimort1l - - eltS, 1s&S ~ =
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srlnes to Mind.

"The promotion of G. Earle Yancey
from clerk of records of officers in the
naval bureau to head of that depart
lnent in the bureau of navigation brings
to mind the brilliant record of his il
lustrous grandfather William L. Yam
cey,' said man familiar with Alabama' $
history during the years touching the
war between the states.
zone of the most notable debates that
ever took place was that between Hil-
Hard and Yancey when the secession
convention was in session at Montgom-
cry. And, by the way, there are only
three living members of that memorable
gathering-Judge A. A. Coleman or Biz
iningham, Judge John w. liner of st.
Clair, both on the bench now, and Judge
Jones Of Landerdale.
1.-THE younger generation would prob
ably be interested to know that to the
brilliant and eloquent Yancey is attributed
the striking of the match in a speech
at the Charleston convention that started
the confiagration OF war which had been
smouldering for near two decades, and
ragged for four years. And verify PAN
dora's box was opened for the south,
only not alone hope remained, but honor
also in the fruits thereof, which bitter
fruits Yancey was spared the. pain and
humiliation so many less gifted tasted for
nearly decade after the conflict was
over.
Now please tell the present-day para
graphers and proofreaders that the great
est orator Alabama ever had was William
L., not W. E. Yaneey"
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in exports, but the difference between the
two is not great. A very pretty race will
spring between them after the canal is
opened. and the chances are that New
Orleans win prove the winner If she sue
trict direct TO her wharves and ships.
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.AGE-HERALD'S HOME.

From the Gadsden TimesNews.
The Birmingham Age-Herald has
given evidence of great prosperity in
recent years in having erected splen-
did new home and taken possession.
The structure, according to reports, Is
Ave stories and located in. a splendid
portion of the city, and the entire
building will be used by The Age
Herald.
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dates for the same office. Every intelli-
gent man is capable of forming a reason
ably good opinion as to the fitness OF can
didates for the position of governor,
mayor, sheriff and the like but the rank
and file certainly cannot know about jul
dicial temperament or about judicial
equipment In general Moreover. this
thing of having men to canvass for votes
for positions on the bench is absolutely
wrong.
I'm Virginia all judges are elected by
the legislature. That method is an I'M
rrovement over Alabamas way. If the
governor should appoint for life, subject
always to the action of the Senate, there
would be very considerable gain from
many points of view; and I mean not
particle of criticism Of our, present jul
dietary. | am simply discussing princl-
pies and thinking OF what might happen
In the long rum"
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INSTRUCTIVE,

From Harper's Monthly. 81. 49, s44s-s -
A darby minister in a southern town
was much moved by the grief of a
been Inferred. \ 'ss.fs
MY sister" came in solmen tones
from the clergyman, Il knows dat dis
is great grief OATS overtaken yo'
All de same, though you is compelled
to mourn de loss of dis one who was
yo' companion an partner in life,
consoles yo' VIII de assurance dat dere
is anudder who sympathizes wifi yo'
an who seeks to embrace yo' in de
arms O. pnfailin' love-"
The widow looked up at him through
her tears. who Is he?" she finally
asked.
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From the Birmingham News.

From the Birmingham News.
The Birmingham Herald is now
at home in its new building on Fifth
avenue and is making its appearance
in a new and attractive dress.
The Age-Herald building is beau
tiful structure, an admirable addition
to the architecture of the city and a
fine monument to the enterprise of that
Journal. The Birmingham News con-
graduates The Age-Herald upon being
published under such a splendid roof,
and wishes for 1t continued pros
perity.