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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
SHORTAGE OF GIRLS

From the Chicago Tribune.
 As though an increased cost of living, higher freight rates, and similar ills to man were not sufficient, we are confront ed. so the statisticians tell us, with a shortage of women. Although there are more women than men in the census tables, the supply of girls. the raw ma terial from which women are made, is far below that of boys, and unless some thing can be done about it there will not be enough women to go around. To make matters worse, boys are in creasng at an alarming rate. Not con tent with coming in singles, they are ap- bearing in doubles and triples, thus mak- ing for a still greater discrepancy in the other sex.
 We do not pretend to account for this. We only state it as fact For many years the balance of sex has been with the women. New England, we are told, swarms with unmated females. Matri- monial agencies thrive there, and a fine export business Is done with Nome. Alaska, and other points where the men predominate. Now that the production has fallen off, the law of supply and de- mand will advance the price. and that in the face of winters approach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
THE WIND IN THE LEAVES

Madison Cawein, in the Outlook The wind that moves among the leaves Is some slim maiden none perceives, Who evermore her magic weaves,
 And dances; You hear her feet, as soft as thieves: And then the silken swish of sleeves. Fluttered along the forests caves,
 Entrances. She leans and whispers in the ear Of every wild flower something dear How to protect their hearts from fear
 Of dying; Then takes the thistle's feathery sphere And glimmers 1t across the mere, Or on a cobweb. trailing clear,
 Goes flying. The butterfly, that comes and goes, She losses on the wildwood rose; And, standing sly on elfin toes,
 She leases The calyxed bee that whines; then
 blows Into. each bud till wide it grows; And swift the musk that in it glows g She seizes. Then, fairy flair, away she trips, Wild perfume on her wildwood lips, To where with twinkling finger-tips,
 Days daughter, There from her gown of light she slips, And with the star of twilight dips
 The water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07

in 1863. No one had planned a state of Oklahoma at that early date. The negroes had just been emancipated and presumably they exercised no rights of suffrage in 1866 in Oklahoma or else where.
 Be that it may the supreme court of Oklahoma has just had case be- fore it concerning the grandfather election clause" and 1t has upheld it. It is state question and the decision of the state supreme court comes very near being final. That court holds that it is not discrimination against the negro race, but is meant to apply equally to all men whose ancestors lacked in 1866 education. What the educational qualifications were in 1866 is not stated in the associated press re- port, but 1t is plain they were strong enough to shut out at the present day all descendants who are not considered desirable voters in Oklahoma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
What the Ballots Will Say on Tuesday

The day of the independent electorate is at hand, and when the voter goes to the polls unled and unbossed there is all ways hope for a verdict against Cannon and Aldrich and Payne and Sherman and Dazen. The verdict will not so much be one in favor of the democratic party as it will be one against privilege and the control of politics by corpor- ations. The voters will turn to democracy because they see no chance for relief from the party under which privilege has gained strangle grip on the coun- try.
 The new tariff is privilege in it's worst forms. It is stuffed with privilege and the consumer who is necessarily the vic- tim of home prices carried up to the tariff limit will utter his protests in Tues days election. First and foremost then that election will be a verdict on tariff made by manufacturers for manufactur- CTS
 Just as the Aldrich tariff stands for privilege in it's worst forms so does Can nonism stand for the boss that has grown strong alongside of privilege. The boss and privilege are twins, and they will stand or fall together, and no matter how much the election may affect the one to be held two years later, yet the immediate verdict will relate to Aldrich- ism and, Cannonism and every democratic majority or plurality will be rightly re- garded as an additional attack upon the twin evils that affect the country.
 The majorities may not tomorrow in all cases sbe large, but we may be sure the general verdict will be sound and un- mistakable. It will put in concrete form the popular uprising against the plunder- ing of the many for the benefit of the few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
PASSING OF THE SPELLBINDER

From the Kansas City Journal
 Both of the big parties in Kansas this year state that they have no spell binders" The "Prince Alberted' orator of another day, who was always ready for call to the stump, is no more. It has been only few years since the stump speaker was in all his glory. There was a list of Kansans who could raise cheers and something else by the hour They were always ready for duty and were usually occupied. They were given an
 itinerary that took them from Kansas City, Kan, to Syracuse and from Ne braska to Oklahoma. The handbills which carried the announcement that they would speak always labeled them Hon" With the spellbnder has also gone that un- earned title-"Hon." You remember the old-time spellbinder; his slouch campaign hat: his Prince Albert coat; his pearl gray trousers, and the fact that he wore a flowing black tie and always had the upper buttons of his vest open. And bet ter still if he had long locks undulating over his classic brow. Ladies and gen. tlemen," he would clarion. q love the grand old partee She is the hope and the glory of the race of the free and the brave. And you also remember the Bourbon My free and intelligent fellow citizens: For aeons we have stood em- battled for principles of right and truth
 No defeat is too bitter to cause us to swerve from our allegiance to right and honor-from the cause of people great er than which there is none chrOnicled in all the pages of history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
WOMEN AS FINANCIERS

number of years 1t is said that she has made not less than f10.000 year profit. and one one of her recent contracts she made f14,000 in few months.
 She reminds one of Mrs. Mary s. Halladay woman railway president of St. Louis. who, on the death of her husband, became a member of the board of directors of a small railroad in which he held large amount of stock of doubtful future value. She soon began to show the men on the board that she was, perhaps, a better railroader than the men themselves, and in two years, through her business aptitude, she had raised the value of he stock formerly held by her hus- band to close upon f500,000.
 Mrs. Rosa Hermann is another widow who provides striking illustra- tion of the business aptitude of women Before his death Mr. Hermann built up a big lumber business. He left everything absolutely and uncondition- ally to his wife. She was a society woman, knowing little about business but she at once stepped into the gap and took hold of the reins. So quickly did she grasp the essentials of the bus mess that, although it Is only about. a dozen years ago since her husband died, her rivals admit that what she does not know about the lumber busi- ness was scarcely worth knowing.
 Perhaps one of the most remarkable fortunes ever made by a woman was Il at acquired by Mrs. Hood Hussel, who, in a little over dozen years. rose from being a lawyers stenographer at e2 week to one of the richest women in Kentucky While working in an of- flee she acquired a knowledge of oil, and, discovering some oil fields in Ken lucky, put all her money in them. talk ing new leases a every opportunity by plede'i g half interest in them. The first "shot" was successful and her for tuue was made, for she held leases on thousands of acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
STILL IN A HURRY

From the Selma Journal
 Birmingham, Alabamas big city, seems not to have been content with growing faster than any other American city and showing a larger increase in population than any other of the country from cen sus reports. It is still in a hurry to grow some more and then to keep up the pace at a remarkable speed. The papers there announce that another skyscraper of some F or 15 stories is to be put up on short notice. Also there are other signs that Birmingham is going after people and business all the time.
 The reason Birmingham grows so fast is the fact that all of her citizens pull together and work for the interest of the city. As an instance of this it might be cited that they needed some $10,000 or s15 GOO to pull off the census jubilee. When committee went out after the money they raised 5000 in light subscriptions in 20 minutes. Alabama rejoices at the marvellous industrial strides made by her metropolis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
From Tid-Bits.

From Tid-Bits.
 THERE is a common saying to the
 effect that woman has no head
 1 for business, but whoever makes the remark is either willfully blind to the facts or amazingly ignorant, for there are a great number of women in the world today WHO have not only proved that they have a head for bus mess, but they know how to mak e money in a far quicker and more enter prising manner than thousands of men.
 Many an expert on the other side of the Atlantic has confessed his inability 10 make farming and ranching pay, and yet there are women in Mexico and the states who have built up some of the most prosperous farms in the world
 There is Mrs. Harriet M. King, for instance, the sole owner and actual manager of Santo Gertrudes ranch, near corpus Christi, Texas. You could ride 90 miles in a straight line and yet re- main within the barbed wire fence which incloses this amazing farm. It's pasturage affords grazing for 100000 cattle 50,000 sheep and nearly 5000 horses, and more than 2O00 employees are kept busy on the ranch. When a certain cattle syndicate offered Mrs King over f1,000.0O0 for her farm she simply laughed at the valuation, and refused to consiaer the possibility of a sale
 Another remarkable Texas lady farm CT is Mrs. Kennedy, who possesses a ranch which, in the opinion of many has the best stock in that part of the world. The cattle are the finest breed and her ranch comprises some of the richest land in the state She takes an active interest in all the doings of the ranch. and is reported to be worth some f1,o0O.o0o.
 Amongst the most remarkable busi- ness women of America Is Mrs. Theo- dosia Beachman, who has made a for tune out of building railroads For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07

l From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 Theatrical managers are to hold a meet ing in New York next week for the pur- pose of enlightening the public in regard to stage children. The laws in many states are now oppressive. and an effort will be made to have them amended. Stage children, as a matter of fact. are more favored by conditions than almost any other class of the juvenile popula tion, and yet they are virtually treated as delinquents by the authorities. They are well paid, their education is not necessarily neglected, and their ewage Is many times larger than that of the aver age minor engaged in industrial pursuits. There is no doubt, however that some sort of supervision is necessary to keep | immature girls and boys out of theatrical companies of a certain class, where the tone is low and where the tendency would be demoralizing. But there are compara- lively few such companies, and 1t is un- fair to make responsible managers of respectable attractions suffer for the shortcomings of an occasional offender against the decencies of life Permits for children to act upon a stage where the atmosphere is wholesome and the envi- ronment clean, should be granted as matter of course. Indeed. permits might be issued automatically, like license to trade, the work of preventing abuses be- ing left to inspectors.
 Several seasons ago in New York whole troop of children were arbitrarily taken from the cast of a current attrac- ton. They had been used simply as part of the picture in a street scene, and were on the stage only five minutes at each performance. The management took them to and from the theatre in an om- nibuss, and they were each paid $4 a week. Subsequent investigation showed that without one exception these children attended school before the societys in- reference, and that more than half of them went to other employment, which required eight to ten hours a day of their time, after being forced from the stage. l. is such abuses of authority as this that bring many well-meaning reform ers' into contempt
 It is the states first duty to protect it's children, but protection does not necessarily mean arbitrary restrictions that close the door of opportunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
WOMAN AS STAGE MANAGER
Miss Emma Carus Says It's Not Neces-
 sary to Swear nj the Girls

Kathryn Howard in Baltimore Star.
 She is very serious person off the stage is Miss Emma Carus, who is show ing Baltimoreans up and Down Broad way.
 In the first place she is not only an actress playing the principal feminine role in the production, but she is stage managing the production.
 q have been doing it for nearly three weeks, she explained, and I am de- lighted with the work, and I have gotten along so nicely"
 But Is woman qualified for the posi- tion?r I asked dubiously. Aren't all stage managers that are stage managers supposed to swear at the chorus?'
 'It isn't necessary to swear" an- nounced the dimply little actress with the air of a Christopher Columbus T get splendid results from my girls with out using even a darn
 How do you manager" I asked.
 Well, when l find that there is any one who will not do what is required simply make little speech in which l explain quietly and carefully and in words of one syllable, so that there won't be any mistake, that they may remain in the theatre rehearsing as long as they please If you like to stay here I say T haven't the slightest objection, as have nothing more important to do than to see that this is done correctly and sat- isfactorily' If I see that a girl is getting hysterical or nervous over particular ly difficult bit I will let her sit down and rest, or try something else so as to get her nerves settled
 q think a woman is particularly fitted for such a position, because a woman can understand other women and has some sympathies with the little feminine failings-particularly the attacks of nerves to which some women are sub ject. I know all my girls personally, and think they understand that they can come to me with their difficulties and troubles better than they could come to man"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
NOBODY CALLED HILL .DAvEy

From the New York Tribune.
 The death of David B. Hill recalled to a newspaper man this story: One warm evening in the summer of Hilrs first term as governor three newspaper men, having filed their stories in the Saratoga telegraph office, retired for a chat to Mark Cohn's store, where they were joined by a. Spa guest, who, in the course of conversation, told a story which included a conversation with the governor. Possibly to show his inti- macy the recounted dialog was pune tuated with expressions like "Dave, said I,' You don't say so, Dave,' 2 etc. After the man had gone, one of the correspondents asked: Mark, is that man a relative of Hill's?" and when he received negative answer, said: Then he's liar-the map doesn't live who calls Hill Dave"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
\ rarer Spirit never Did steer humanity.
 Antony and Cleopatra.
Napoleon " Is a Pretender

Prince Victor Napoleon, a nephew of the third Napoleon, is to become the heir, it is said, of the Empress Eugenle, as well as the pretender to the throne. France has not of late been troubled by pretenders, but a Napoleenic pre- tender who is rich may yet be able to gain a hearing in an emergency.
 The Empress Eugenie is living in England in her S5th year, and she is said to be converting her landed prop erty in France into cash with view of turning it over 10 Prince Victor. She is reputed to be worth sSO,0oo. 900.
 Prince Victor is a nephew of a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. Today he roes not hold a high place in the hearts of the French people. In the forty years that have elapsed since the disastrous war that the third Napoleon fought with Germany there has been no revival of the Napoleonic feeling, and Prince Victor has done nothing to evoke such a feeling, nor is it proba- ble that he will be able to do anything to arouse interest in France. The re- public seems to be adopted to modern French ideas, and no one except per haps the aged empress foresees a chance for an Oleanist or Bourbon or a Napoleon on a throne in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
Go 10 the Polls Tomorrow

If every democrat said, "Oh, this cleo tion is determined. Emmet O'Neal will have at least 50.OOO majority. and I need not bother myself tomorrow about tiff every democrat said that and acted in that way the postmasters would elect their ticket and things would go topsy- turvy in this state. One democrat has as good right to say and to act in that way as another, and whoever does stay away from the polls is not only unpatriotic to- wards the state but unjust towards his neighbors.
 It is every mans duty to vote on eec- tion day. Go to the polls then tomorrow. Vote for Emmet ONeal. Vote for Oscar Underwood. Vote for the entire ticket from top to bottom. for it consists from top to bottom of good men.
 The absentee will have no right to re- joice in the democratic victories that will be announced on Wednesday morning, for he will have failed to do his duty No absentee is to be trusted. He puts individual convenience before his public duty, and no such man is to be trusted. Go to the polls tomorrow. Be full citi- highest privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
FOUNDER OF THE RED CROSS

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. TNEW men in modern times have
 reared noblef monument, or in A their passing have left more lasting one, than Jean Henri Dunant, founder of the international Red Cross society, who born at Geneva, Switzer- land, closed a long life of S2 years at Helden, a European health resort, day CT two ago.
 Visiting in his 31st year the bloody bat tlefield of Solferino, Dunant, moved by its horrors, conceived the idea of pledging all nations to regard as neutral and meriting protection all sick or wounded combatants and all persons such as phy sfcians and nurses giving them suc- cor.
 To this noble design he gave the re- maining years of his life, consecrated all the eloquence of his tongue, all the energy of his pen, and sacrificed will ingly every dollar of his princely wealth.
 Like Cato, who concluded every speech with the words, Carthage delenda est, - Dunant went everywhere preaching his great crusade of relief for suffering hu- manity. He 1ectured occasionally before the Society of Public Utility at Geneva and wrote several books in furtherance of his aims He first secured the ear of his own governmental nations at the invitation of the Swiss Federal Council sending representatives to a conference over the matter at Geneva in October, 1s63 This conference was followed in August, 1884, by an international conven- ton in the same city, which adopted nine articles of agreement, for the amel- ioration of the condition of wounded men in armies in the feld.'
 The famous articles of agreement were first signed by representatives from P
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
WHY MANUEL LOST OUT

From November Current Literature.
 What really cost Dom Manuel II the throne of Portugal was the "glaring an omaly'' that royalty is not worth it's cost in so poverty stricken land. The house of Braganza has no longer the vast wealth of Brazil to fall back upon, yet it lives as if it owned all South Amer ica." The deposed King. it is hinted, had the characteristic extravaganza of his house. Like his father before him, he had passion for making presents Did an humble attache venture upon remark al dinner that pleased Dom Manuel straightway his majesty sent the lucky wight a gold watch
 This weakness for giving away gold watches seemed to grow upon the King, a contemporary remarks. He was inds- erect enough. we are told, to send gold batn,n to an actress who sang prettly in a Paris cafe. Here was an incident for the department of publicity to ex- nloit Every newspaper on the boulevard had the news in Its next edition, thanks to the efficiency of the press agent.
 ..The boy King had never talked to the girl in his life, but the boulevard press insisted that he was infatuated wi'li her" Every ballet dancer in the frehch capital was soon boosting that the King had sent her a gold hatpin. Parisian dancer who vowed that Dom Manuel Il had married her "morganatically was immensely advertised by her ciaim' ai- though she was old enough to be the ,notber of his majesty and had daugh- ter older than himself by thiro nus hand still living. Preposterous as the story was on it's face, it was exploited in Portugal by the republicans and hurt the King with the masses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
TtbnIdt aud His Violin

Arturo Tibaldi, the celebrated violinist, who will appear here tomorrow night in joint recital with Rita Fornia, one of the most popular of the Metropolitan Opera House sopranos, will play on an instrument presented to him by the late King Edward VII This Is the violin that was seized by custom house off eers in New York recently and caused sensation. The New York Herald of recent date said:
 Custom house authorities have made @ new rule to the effect that a violin is not a tool of trade but a theatrical effect. This cost Arturo Tibaldi, vio- inist, a profitable engagement in Boston Friday on board the Provence of the French line With him was his pet violin valued at $60O0.
 His manager, R. E. Johnston, was surprised when he was told that MT. Ti- baldi would have to pay duty on the instrument. The discussion between the violnist and the inspectors was pro- longed yesterday to an hour that made it impossible for MT Tibaldi to go to Bos- ton to play.
 "The musician and the manager hope to get the tangle strengthened today and get the instrument out of the custom house. As violinist without a violin is about the last word in inutility, their friends told them they hoped they would have good luck"
 The matter was strengthened out and MT. Tibaldi, who, by the way, belongs to the English nobility, has been de- Lighting large audiences in the east with this violin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
0klahoma'S Grandfather Clause

Alabama had a grandfather clause service, but it was soon superseded by a test of intelligence or the possession of property. But Oklahoma has a grandfather clause which puts restric- tions upon "all voters descendants of voters who did not have or exer- else their rights of suffrage in 1S66."
 This grandfather clause is very pecu- liar. There was no state of Oklahoma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07

1910. It's growth in the past decade was 2s.7 per cent. This ratio of expan- sion has never been equaled by any other city in the world of 1,500,000 in- habitants or over in any 10-year period. That is, no other large city in the world has ever equaled this growth in ten years except New York, which increased 10 per cent faster. Chicago's name has travelled farther over the globe than that of any other American city except New York and, perhaps, Boston. AL though in it's workshops and on it's streets Chicago talks more tongues than Babel ever dreamed of, it is typi- cal American city. In public spirit and general civic pride it has no superior among the municipalities of the Uni ted States. Possibly it may turn out to be a safe guess to say that Chicago might be the capital of the money changers of Ultimate America-that is, of the America of two or three cen turies hence---and thus of the world