The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-15
ENGLAND FEELS
PINCH OF PRICES
Bad Americans Are Blamed for
the Advance
PRINCESS MAUD'S DEBUT
Duke of Connaught VIII Pay short
Visit to Canada Before the End
of the Year-English
Gossip

| London, May 14.-(Special )-England is
feeling the pinch OF the high prices OF
food as well as America. Bacon and beef
the great English food staples, have
jumped from to 6 cents a pound; NUT
| ton, cheese and butter are going up. too
In fact the British housewife finds every
thing on her bil-of-fare kiting sKyward,
and wall of protest is being raised from
Lands End to John O. Groats.
| In the minds of many the idea prevails
that the bad Americans are responsible in
large part, il not altogether. for this con-
d!tion, although the more sensible recog-
nize the fact that England is simply feel
ing a worldwide movement toward
higher prices.
I asked one authority to what he as
cribed the trouble. This is what he said:
THE introduction OF cold storage, which
Las enabled the great trusts to store
thousands of tons of perishable commod-
tiles for practically indefinite periods, and
to hold them over SO as to "stiffen"
prices has been advanced as one reason.
And 1t may have something to do with
It,
But the main cause is that the world
Is fast filing UP. America, for instance
sends ms less and less beef, butter and
cheese every year. Her constantly in
creasing population needs all 1t can grow
and make for its own use. Twenty years
ago the prairies Of the middle west we're
merely gigantic grazing farms for cattle.
No wthey are covered with small home
steads, with the result that while local
production has been lessened, local de-
mand has been increased
And we, here in Great Britain, are
feeling the pinch, and are likely to feel
it,
Society is greatly interested at the mo-
ment in the forthcoming debut of Prin-
cess Maui the younger daughter of the
Princess Royal, and the Duke of Fife,
which, as at present arranged, will take
place at the final court of the season.
The young princess recently celebrated
her 18th birthday; but, owing in great
measure to the delicate health of her
mother, she Is almost entirely unknown
outside her own family.
She is a minsome little maid, and gen.
eral favorite with all with whom she
comes into contact Like her elder sister,
Princess Alexandra, she is devoted to
an outdoor life, and her chief happiness
Ia found in roaming about the delightful
Highland scenery in the neighborhood of
Mar Lodge. Two princesses were never
more simply brought up than have been
the two daughters OF our princess royal,
and when one meets this bright and
vivacious girl it is difficult to realize that
she stands eleventh In direct succession
to the throne at the present time.
The Duke of Connaught has decided to
paw a short visit to Canada before the
end of the year. He has intimated to
the authorities of the Canadian national
exhibition that he will pay visit to the
display at his earliest convenience. 1t Is
understood that this proposed visit to the
Dominion will prevent the duke from
accepting the position of umpire-in-chief
at the autumn manoeuvres this year, but
no definite announcement on this matter
has vet been made.
The king has some very heavy engage
nents for the next few months, and
among those that have just been added
to his list is the usual inspection OF the
troops at Aldershot, which is to be held
on NAV "a, when it is hoped that Mr..
Roosevelt will be among those present.
II is also understood that the king will
inspect a portion of the battle fleet of
Spithead later in the summer, but no
definite arrangements have been made
for this as yet.
There seems to be small doubt that the
next craze of society will be aviation,
and already several well-known people
have ordered flying machines of one de-
scription or another. Among these is the
Duke of Westminster. who was one OF
the first in this country to purchase
Wright biplane. The duke is taking up
the science of aviation seriously. and
hopes to accomplish some notable tights