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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10

From the Los Angeles Examiner.
 ''The public and the police of most cities should be educated to understand and respect the fact that the man who has served his term in the penitentiary has paid the penalty required and that he is as much entitled to the protection of society as any other man"
 This was one of the statements made recently in an interview by William A. Pinkerton, head of the detective agency which bears his name.
 His experience with criminals has made MT. Pinkerton a very positive optimist with respect to ex-convicts.
 There is too much exposing of men who have served their terms for crime" he continued. '"The very common fate of the man who leaves the prison behind him is to be exposed by the police in the first city where he happens to be recognized He goes out to face the world with a cheap suit of clothes, made in prison. 4 prison-made pair of shoes, and with the smell and pallor of the penitentiary on him.
 Many an ex-convict who comes out with the determination to be on the square is recognized by some detective. is arrested on suspicion, and the news papers chronicle the fact that an impor- tant capture has been made, not omit ting to dwell upon the mans history
 Although l am in the business of catching criminals, of pursuing them re- lentlessly, I have always found that it paid from a business standpoint, as well as being humanitarian and, right, to give the ex-convict chance to forget that he ever committed crime
 T would like to see a law in force in the 46 states which would bring about the excellent results achieved in England. There the man who has served his term is given a ticket of leave. It is thereafter crime for any person to make public the fact that he is an ex-convict. and any officer who does this is subject to dis missal."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
DEFENSE OF OLD SONGS

Richard Le Gallienne, in Harpers Nigga
 zine for December.
 The fashions of human feeling change not, and though new forps of it's ex- prersion naturally arise and have their hour, nian in his realer moments is best pleased by those old forms, consecrated and -endeared by familiar usage. the words he is most at home with and the tunes lie used to whistle when a boy. And 1t must be Superior sophisti- cated eye, indeed, that would not soften and fill as it glanced over the titles alone of the book of "home songs' that is before me as I write. Take the first dozen that come to mind
 What doors of memory fly open with aae.i quaint old-fashioned name, what pictures of long forgotten evenings light up, evenings not indeed yet robbed of certain humorous aspects by the tender ness of our retrospect, as we recall the iangulshing Miss So-and-So at the piano and the enamored MT. So-and-So pouring out his impassioned tenor over her chaste shoulderl Or can we forget how another MT. So-and-So used to throw us
 
 by his manner of roaring out Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep?" His thunder ing lasso must still echo in the ears of time. Oh, yes, there is still much to pro- yoke our smiles as we look over these olt songs, the sort of smiles provoked by old fashior. plates and old prints of b?scne elegancies and affectations-fine ladies promenading ''the Mall'' in chignon anc crinoline, accompanied by super1ne gentlemen in side whiskers and white trousers-yet humorously haunted as these old songs may be (particularly, perhaps, by the ghost of Tom Moore), it is impossible to read them without being impressed by their genuine power and charm and general right to exist ire spective of the whims of fashion or the tenderness of our retrospective regard If we wipe those retrospective tears from our eyes and sit down to consider them In less sentimental spirit, one is sur prised to find what an unexpected vindi- ration of the cotemned popular taste'' they provide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Monument to Confederate Women

One state after another is moving to en. Maryland is about to act through her Daughters of the Confectionery. All will act in accordance with the plan drawn up and indorsed by the Confed- crate Veterans at their Mobile meeting.
 Surely no one in this world better de- serves remembrance than the women of Alabama in the days that tried all souls. Their constancy and their devotion never faltered. no matter what reverses came Or how deep the gloom may have been. They saw hope through it all and they went on making one sacrifice after an- other to the end.
 Surely Alabama will not fail to erect a monument when every other confed- crate state is preparing to do so Will not the Daughters of the Confederacy in this state start the movement? If they will take hold of the matter surely a monument already designed will be erected to the memory of the Alabama women who bore their full part in the great struggle. Let the town that gives the most towards the proposed monument be made the place of it's location.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
IN HOTEL LOgBIEs
Big Gome fin woshington County

'There is an abundance of large game on Howard Douglas estate on the Tom bigbee in Washington county" said w. H. Kettig, who has just returned from a short visit to MT. Douglas. While l was there I had an opportunity of shoot ing several does that ran by me, but as MT. Douglas allows only bucks to be shot I did not kill any deer. Others of our party, however, killed bucks and we had plenty of venison to eat
 'The rarest sport of the week was the killing of two fat bears. MT. Douglas killed one and his son, Howard, Jr., killed the other. They weighed about AGO pounds each. Bears are perhaps more numerous in the oanebrakes of Washing ton county than in other sections of the south noted for big game. The cane grows so high and so thick that It is practically impenetrable except for bear. These animals move through the cane unseen and are comparatively safe from the bullet of the sportsman
 'sThere are a good many wildcats on MT. Douglas place. I saw one that was about as large as a panther. These Ala bama wildcats are as powerful as they are agile and are as ferocious as tigers"
 E. Wilkinson, who accompanied MT. Kettig to MT. Douglas, remained over for more sport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
NlntY-SiK Commission Cities

It is conceded that the commission form of city government is to be ap- piled in this state. Montgomery and Birmingham voters have demanded it in ballots officially cast and counted, and the legislature will no doubt re- spect the popular will. If four of Ala bama's cities adopt the plan the num- Der of cities will be carried to a full round hundred.
 At present 96 cities have adopted it -7 in Iowa, 20 in Texas, in West Virginia, 1 in South Carolina, l in North Carolina, in Colorado, l in Wisconsin, in Louisiana, 19 in Kan sas, in Idaho, in South Dakota, 2 in New Mexico, l in Washington, 5 in Massachusetts, 10 In Oklaho oma, In North Dakota, 5 in Tennessee. 1 in Mississippi, 1 In Minnesota, in Cal ifornia, in Michigan and in Mis- souri-96 In all.
 This is an impressive list. The largest cities that have adopted the plan are Des Moines, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth. Galveston, Columbia, Charlotte, Topeka, Wichita, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Tacoma, Muskogee, Memphis and St. Joseph. Buffalo is also seeking a commission charter. and the movement is spread ing in Massachusetts. Western and southern cities generally add the ini- tiative. referendum and recall to the plan.
 The movement has by no means reached it's height, and if it works well in the cities that have adopted 1t it may spread to all parts of the country in cities both big and little. It is an effort to have some one or rath- CT five or three men, that can be held accountable to public opinion at least for municipal extravaganza and mis- government, to say nothing of down. right graft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Auto Cars Banked Up

There was much complaint last night of the way automobiles were allowed to bank up in front of the Shubert theatre. Automobile parties arriving a little late" said a well-known theatregoer, ''could not get near the sidewalk, and the occupants of such cars had to alight in the middle of the street.
 "Complaint of this sort was made some time ago with regard to other theatres. and policemen were detailed to keep the space in front of the playhouses clear. It is suggested that Chief Bodeker take up the matter again.
 .'When we came out of the theatre to- night there was the greatest confusion. Some of the cars faced toward Eighteenth and some toward Nineteenth street, and of course it took a great deal of time for people to locate their cars and get out of the jam.
 "It seems provincial to have this occur, for with some one to direct the chauffeurs the cars could be handled with ease and dispatch. I recently attended an Atlanta theatre and it was treat to see how sys- tematically the automobiles were handled there and how little confusion there was in front of the theatres. I hope some thing will be done to relieve conditions such as existed tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Iron Trade situation

Matthew Addy & Co.'S iron report for the week says: Pig iron production
 is beginning to sharply decline. Last
 month several furnaces were blown out and there will be more blown out this month. It is probable that we are all
 ready just about producing the amount of iron that is being currently con- sumed, and it seems likely that short ly we will commence to reduce the &C., cumulated stocks in furnace yards. There are some very singular things in regard to the stock of iron on hand; about one-twelfth of the entire supply of iron on hand in furnace yards be- longs to one company, which, in the past, has made a practice during times of low prices of running steadily and piling ifon, refusing to sell 1t until there was fair profit to be obtained.
 "In spite of the fact that we are approaching the holiday season busi- ness has been fairly active and con siderable tonnage of iron for delivery over the first half of next year has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
New Mexico and Arizona

The constitution for the new state of and for conformity to standpat ideas. It will go through Congress and the White House readily. and then the democrats Of New Mexico will proceed to make it conform to their own progressive ideas. As written it is an instrument to secure New Mexico's admission to the union before the short session is ended
 The Arizona constitution will come up at the same time but, unlike that of New Mexico, it fully represents local sentiment. Among its provisions are these:
 Initiative and referendum.
 Amendment to the constitution by a majority vote of the people upon the in itiative of 15 per cent of the voters.
 Recall of all elective offices.
 DlI6Cl pliildliSS.
 Direct advisory primary for United States senators.
 Anti-lobbying clause.
 Non-partisan election of the judiciary.
 Juvenile court with the age of criminal responsibility fixed at IS.
 Rigid corporation regulation with pro- vision designed to abolish wild catting."
 Physical valuation of railroads as a ba- sis for rate regulation.
 Corporation commission with wide powers.
 Employers liability provision abrogat- ing the fellow servant doctrine.
 Elimination of probate courts.
 The people of Arizona want these pro- visions, and Congress will assail state sovereignty and home rule if it attempts to dictate what Arizona shall have in her state constitution Arizona should stand firmly by her constitution as 1t has been drawn by constitutional convention and ratified by the people. It is constitu- tion for Arizona, and as Pennsylvania and Vermont have constitutions of their own choice, respectively, they should give the people of Arizona equal freedom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Woodrow Wilson and James E. Marti e

The straightout declaration of Gov.- elect Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey in relation to the election of an United States senator is characteristic of the man.. New Jersey has a primary law under which each party designates it's candidate for United States senator. When the democratic primary was held last fall James E. Maritime boiled plu- rality of votes. Despite this vote former United States Senator James Smith, Jr., proposed to ignore MT. Maritime in his own favor. MT. Wilson first endeavored to induce MT. Smith to withdraw. Failing to accomplish this, he declares in state ment it to be the duty of every demo- cratic legislator to work and vote for MT. Maritime. No one need doubt that MT. Maritime will be elected senator when the legislature meets next month
 The change from the aristocratic and plutocratic John Kean, who had gum shoed his way into politics serving at every turn Privilege, to the Farmer Ora tor, who Is well equipped for senatorial service. and who is not in touch with Privilege at any point or in any way, is perhaps the most gratifying of the No vember landslide. MT. Maritime will be heard from in the Senate. He will rep resent there progressive democracy which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
TWILIGHT AND sILENCE

By John Carter in December Lippincott's, Rumble and whir of dray and car, Thousand feet on the great highway, Torturing chords that throb and jar, restless melody. wildly gay. Under the Hit O. the tune they play The silent grief of the city lies, And menacing swift at close of day. The shadows fall and the music dies. Deep in the virgin woods afar thrush pours forth his soul to the
 May, \ And never a hurried note shall mar The ecstacy of the magic lay, S1 In drowsy measure the branches sway. Till the sun burns low in the cloudless
 skies, And peacefully upon leaf and spray The shadows fall and the music dies Out Of the dark where no songs are. that have sinned and gone astray Moth-like, lift mine eyes to star, Voicetessly to a far God pray. See, from His heaven, in bright array. A mt ssenger to the dim cell flies! The echoes wage to his sfnging-nay, The shadows fal land the music dies.
 L'Envoi o beloved, know as they
 This Is the one thing right and wise. Weep no longer; now and for aye The shadows fall and the music dies,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
PRUNING TREES

From the St. Louis Times.
 One of the minor stories which came over the wires the other day related to man who had just died in an asylum in Michigan. The authorities had made an inquiry into the cause of his insanity and his death, and the fact developed that he had been stricken after spending a time in trimming trees.
 The doctors connected the tree trim ming with the loss of mental balance, and drew upon their physiological rules and theories. The man, they said, had been required to hold his head in an abnormal position while trimming the trees, and this had resulted in insanity.
 The theory sounds logical enough. and besides, 1t has the advantage of not cast ing any reflections upon the neighbors of the man who died.
 But we have an entirely different theory.
 Those who have ever tried to trim a tree know that peculiar and distressing crcumstasces are almost certain to arise.
 We will say that you get saw ana hatchet out in November, when the sap has gone down into the roots of the tree, at least partially.
 The first neighbor chances along, and brings you to task. You should wait until December to do that he will say. 'sTheres s too much sap in the limbs now" The next passer-by is of the same mind, though he maintains that January Is the right month-when the earth is frozen.
 Presently there is yet another inter- ruption, this time by man who has no trees of his own, but who is certain tha. trimming should be done in February, which may be regarded as the dead Of winter.
 Presently you are stopped again. this time by a man who reveals the fact that trees should be trimmed in March, when the sap is beginning to stir. Within five minutes another authority is pointing out the fact that April is the only proper month in the year for pruning and cut ting. while the next voice dwells pointed lv upon May as the month approved by all the arboriculturists. You will not have time to do any real work until the praises of June, July, August, September and October will have been sung to you with assurance and freedom.
 The doctors over in Michigan can say what they like. But did they ever try to trim any trees?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
CLOTH FROM sEAwEEp
From the New York Mall.

From the New York Mall.
 Cloth made from seaweed is the very latest thing. This seems to infringe on a mermaid monopoly. The seaweed used is found on the southern coast of South Australia. It grows on limestone bot tom, but the action of the tide through many centuries, so Vice Consul Baker reports, has sifted over it masses of shells and sand, until the plant, forc- ing its way upward, lies on a deposit of its own fiber, intermixed with sand and shells and varying in thickness from to 24 feet This fiber has been used for bedding and upholstering purposes, for rope, mats, linoleum, army blankets, and paper. Mixed with wool it weaves into an excellent cloth. The present diff ficulty Is the expense of raising the fiber, 30 tons of sand, shells and debris com
 ing up with every ton of pure fiber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10

after all is but Jeffersonian democracy
 He will strive for government which
 will prevent men from injurying each other and leave them otherwise free This is Jeffersonian democracy and Wood row Wilson and James E. Maritime will endeavor to reintroduce it in a country afflicted with trusts and monopolies bred under a tariff law and fostered by the Keans and Aldriches of the republican nc rtv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
IN A CHICAGO STORE

From the Chicago Tribune.
 "sayliz, hoozat?' said the girl at the notion counter. s f "Hoozoo?" queried the girl at the glove counter. t,sttess "Jessa ziffew diddeno!" "Lookeermin, wotcha mean?" 'Fewdont knowliz. wotchablushin- bout?'
 "Aintablushinr' a
 "Yartoo!'
 'Minjones yunobetter!'' Swat yarr'
 'Eoojoo mean, anyhow?v 'F'el1erspoke wennypass choorcounter." "Diddunsee any feller."
 "Diddunteerim, either, didja?' "Coarsnot." 'Awkamoff!'
 'Sayookids," interrupted the fioorwalk- CT, "quitcherchinnen, I'll reporoha."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
IMPRESSIONS OF THE DESERT

forms are weak and evasive" observed the editor, Ignoring sign-posts and other wants of the desert" Editor Nicklin used to set type for the late Col. w. L. Brown of the old Daily News when the latter ran the Youngstown Vindicator.
 Even Death Valley has surrendered to the gold hunter and the borax gatherer. The Tonopah and Tidewater railroad runs from Ludlow on the Santa Fe bold ly past the valley and all its terrors to the Nevada gold centre. including eu- phonious Bullfrog and lesser camps. The rusted wagons of '20-mule team" borax serve as advertising signs near the junction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10

been purchased. There is not much interest in spot iron, which, under the circumstances, is not at all strange
 Trouble in making shipments on time is increasing and it is very evil dent to all the large shippers that the great trunk lines are not in first class. shape to handle freight expo ditiously Rolling stock has been al lowed to run down so that on many roads today there Is an absolute car shortage Annoyance from this source is continually growing and when bus hess increases next year Gas everyone expects that it will) the railroad si1u- ation-unless steps are taken to remedy it immediately-is bound to prove serious handicapn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
SELECTING CHRISTMAS GIFTS


 The approach of Christmas moves the Horse Editor to do this: You are right, Marie selecting Christmas gifts for un- married men is hard proposition. It Is different with a woman who is look ing for something for her husband She knows how he dotes on lace curtains, silk hosiery. kid gloves, dainty hand kerchiefs, kimonos, jeweled combs and jardinieres, so she buys the incest ones she can find and throws him into a panic of pleasure by piling them in and about his plethoric sock. Some men re- turn the favor by presenting their good wives with boxes of cigars, pocket knives, hunting outfits and similar needfuls after which they hold an ex- change and live happy ever after. If this plan appeals to you, give Arthur hand decorated marriage license this time and get him in line for next Christmas"
 Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Teachers can cultivate brains: they can't create them.
 Ire first time a man wins a bet the devil writes him down in his books to lose 50.
 A girl who will wear big, fat rubbers however bad the weather, doesn't want to get married.
 wise ichid learns to like to be spanked so as to get lot of spelling to make up for 1t right after.
 It's just human nature for an old bald head to want young girls with a mass Of curls to pretend they can tolerate him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
BoARDERs' RIDDLES.

BOARDERS' RIDDLES. Sing song of sausage, Unpretentious fare, Maybe made of porker, Maybe made of bear. Have to, on suspicion, Take it, anyhow. Sing song of sausage, Bow, WOW, wowl
 New York Telegram. Sing song of sausage, Frying in the pan; Nothing's more appealing To the inner man, When it Is the country Kind from off the farm, Seasoned with red pepper, Just to make it warm.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Sing a song of boarder's hash Down upon the bill, Made of pork or turkey Or anything you will; Made of many, many things Hidden from your glance But be a sport, you lobster, Come and take a chance.
 Nashville Tennessean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Kansas City Star.
A PAINFUL PROSPECT

How would you like to write the great American novel, MT. Scribits?" Not at all, Miss Perker. The man who writes the great American novel, will probably have to endure the agony of seeing it dramatized by one Of Charles Frohman's press agents"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
A SIGHT FOR THE GODS

From the Kansas City Times
 A set of dishes costing s1O0OOO has been made for ex-Senator W. A. Clark, for use in his Fifth avenrN home in New York. It is easy to picture MT. Clark drinking his coffee from $500 saucer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
NEW POINT OF VIEW

NEW POINT UF' VIEW.
 A prominent suffragette announces that votes for women" cigarettes are to be put on sale. These cigarettes will be the best procurable and they will be wrapped with a gold band, bearing the words, "Votes for women" in the suffragist colors of purple, green and white. This woman was asked if the cigarettes were intended for women's use only and here is her reply
 "Suffragists may buy them for their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10

The backbones of the insurgents in Washington are stiffer than ramrods. The standpatters have turned theirs into rubber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
Work in Bringing shoppers


 q believe there is no more practical work being done by any organization in any city than that being pushed by the Business Mems league of Birmingham, said M. H. Bone, division passenger agent of the Southern railway. Its systematic and effective advertisement of the rates along our road, not only the weekend rates, but our special two-day rates, has been felt in our increased traffic. We are now bringing into Birmingham people whom we know come for the purpose of shopping, and who come from stations from which we did not heretofore draw nearly as much traffic
 '9This does not apply to any one partic- uar portion of our road, as the increase has been noticed along all of our lines into Birmingham. We are particularly pleased with the result of our change in schedule between Sheffield and Birming- ham. which now gives ample midday shopping hours to the out-of-town trade along that line, and which change was made at the request of the Business Mems league In my opinion, the work Of the league is steadily widening Birmingham s trade territory, and should have the un- stinted support of the merchants of this city. I know that our low rates are ap- preciated by the people along our lines, and they are coming here in particularly large numbers during the present holiday seaeon In fact, we are handling much greater number of people now than we did this season last year"