The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-16
MORE TROUBLE
FOR UNCLE JOE
Holy Name Society Is to Begin
an Active Campaign
AGAINST PROFANITY
Administration, Introduces Money
Saving System In POST
Office Department
BY RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

There certainly are rocky times ahead
Tor Uncle Joe Cannon Not only are the
insurgents In the saddle and his chances
of continuing in the Car business rep
resented by the minus sign, but the
cites has just announced its intention
of beginning on November an active
campaign against profanity
In the name of a suffering ex-Czar,
how can Uncle Joe fairly express his
opinion of things If the law against pro-
fame language is enforced. He simply
can't do it and I for one don't believe
he's going to try
1t is the custom to speak of Postmas-
ter-General Frank Hitchcock as the pol
itician of the administration. He is a
politician and of the first flight too, but
with it he has made one of the best
business heads the postoface department
has ever had. Taking a keen personal
interest In every branch of the great
department of which he is the head, he
has introduced improvements and econ
omies which have saved the government
millions without in the least impairing
the efficiency of the service
The Reverend and Mrs. George Coo
lidge Hunting of Ely, New, have been
visiting Mrs. Hunting's mother, and will
remain several weeks DR.. Hunting
graduated some years ago from the
Episcopal Theological seminary, near AL
exandra, Va, and has since had charges
in the west, at Virginia City, New,
Evanston, Wyo., and Salt Lake City,
Utah. He is at present rector of ST.
Bartholomew Episcopal church at Ely
DR.. Hunting came east to attend the
triennial meeting of the general conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal church,
which met October at Cincinnati being
the clerical delegate to the convention
from Nevada. Before coming to Wash
fngton they visited relatives of Dr.
Hunting in Boston, New York and Bal
timore.
Fred H. Kellogg of Chicago, a repre-
sentative in Europe of a number of
American manufacturing firms, was in
the city recently. Speaking of the So
called American dollar diplomacy, Mr..
Kellogg smiled and said that Americans
are not the first by any means to make
diplomacy subservient to commerce;
that the Germans had beaten the whole
world to a standstill along those lines,
which accounted for the unprecedented
growth of German trade and commerce
In all parts of the world.
Numerous anecdotes are going the
rounds" continued Mr.. Kellogg, CON
corning the thoroughness of German
representatives, diplomatic and consular.
in all that touches the development of
German trade. However busy German
JtoIo, aa u,
ternational politics, they apparently
never lack time for the development of
home commerce. This was strikingly
proved recently in Paris, when a well
known French merchant In question had
no Introduction nor letter of recommen-
dation. He merely went in quest of GER
tain information on a trade subject He
was Immediately received by young
diplomat, elegant and correct but very
amable, who Immediately set about to
secure the information desired. Within
few minutes the kaiser's representa-
tive returned with the names and adj
dresses of 81 German firms with whom
the French merchant could open negoti-
atoms. He also brought with him
and this exemplifes German thorough
ness-27 German stamps which the
French merchant could put in letters to
assure response.
1--WE are enterprising in this country.
all right" concluded Mr.. Kellogg, but
our methods have not yet reached that
scientific thoroughness of the German
dollar diplomats
Charles M. Speer of Minneapolis,
Mimi, discussing the political situation
In the United States with regard to the
incoming Congress, said: 1.-THE demo-
Gratis seem to be .cock-sure of the next
national legislature and naturally of
electing the speaker. Present indications
would seem to favor the democrats
somewhat, but the time between now
and the elections will be employed by
the republican administration and lead
ers throughout the country in bringing
about harmony In the party and
strong vote. The republicans always
get together on the eve of election and
elect their man with hurrah. 1t is
strange but nevertheless the truth"
"Prunes may be rated as table delica-
cies instead of boarding house standbys
before very long" said Horace L. Nc
Neil, of the Santa Clara valley
1.-THE prune crop of California Is about
pine-tenths of the entire consumption.
and 1t went all to pieces this season.
The same section of my state furnishes
more than 80 per cent OF the worlds
supply Of apricots.
''There is plenty of that fruit to sat
isfy any grower. and the ranch owners
will, most of them. make up for what
IoA ha