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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Food Staples Are Soaring

The Ultimate Consumer needs no
congressional investigation to tell him
how the sugar trust has put up the
price of sugar, or the meat trust the
price of meats, and so on to the end of
the chapter All these trusts are pro-
tected by the tariff law, and so they
proceed to crush competition at home
and to mark up prices.
The Ultimate Consumer knows all
this, and he wants no congressional
committee. All he wants is an OPP
portunity to get even with the party
and the men who are making his life a
burden. Right here in Birmingham, in
years time, flour has been marked
up, meats are soaring, and sugar is
not far behind. 1t is SO elsewhere, for
the entire country is held fast In the
grips of the trusts, and these trusts are
merciless. They grew up and broad
ened out under the wing of the repub-
lican party, and all they ask now is
protection from goods made in other
countries. The Aldrich tariff is, in
fact, the basis Of all their robberies of
the masses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Southern Church Building

During the year 1909 there were built
IN the south 533 churches, at cost Of
$15,022, 100. Small churches built in
country places are not included. The
aggregates represent churches large
enough to attract the attention of local
newspaper correspondents. How well
these figures compare with those Of
previous years we have no means Of
knowing. The Methodists led all the
rest, and the Baptists were good sec
end In church building in 1909, fol-
lowed in order by the Episcopalians,
Presbyterians, Catholics, Christians.
Lutherans and Jews.
In Alabama A churches were built
last year at a cost of s1,o91, 700. In the
cotton belt, Tennessee and Texas alone
spent more in church building than
Alabama. In this state the Baptists
led off with an expenditure Of $420,50O.
The Methodists came next with $415,-
200. The Jews spent $4,000; the
Presbyterians, $4,000; the Episcopal
ians. $4,000; the Catholics 100000,
and various other denominations,
$6S 5000.
These figures were collected by the
Manufa cturers' Record, and they go to
show that some of the money earned
in the cotton fields Is being spent for
the betterment of the home folk and
the uplifting of society in this section
of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Value Of Public Libraries

Hard-headed, common-sense Andrew
Carnegie thus explains why he gives
freely to libraries: II choose free libra
1ies as the best agencies for improving
the masses of the people. because they
give nothing for nothing. They only
help those who help themselves. They
never pauperize. They reach the as
piring and open to these the chief
treasures of the world-those stored
up in books. A taste for reading drives
out lower tastes.
Besides this, believe good fiction
Is one of the most beneficial reliefs to
the monotonous lives of the poor. For
these and other reasons, I prefer the
free public library to most If not any
other agency for the happiness and i'm
urovement of q community"
This pretty broadly sums up the
value to a community of free public
library. This city needs such libra
~. II has but Z nucleus beginning
Of one now. Atlanta appropriates
81, lbo year to free public library,
ana It dos this willingly. oven gladly.
eensldorins II the most economical
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Mr.. 0'Neal'S Announcement

In another column of this issue of
The Age-Herald appears the announce
ment of Emmett O'Neal of Florence as
candidate for governor of the state of
Alabama.
He makes a strong and manly an
nouncement. He defines the issues as
they are today, And he defines his
position in language which no man can
misunderstood.
Mr.. O'Neal is a son of a former
governor of Alabama. He is possessed
of the ability and the qualifications
throughout which would make him a
man deserving Of the respect and con-
fidence of the people of Alabama.
Everyone should read his announce.
ment carefully, for this is a time when
it is up to the people of Alabama to Sc
lect man for governor who shall rein
state the commonwealth to the proud
old position which it formerly occupied.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Permanent Exhibit

Few features of Chamber of Com
merce activity will be better worth
while than the permanent exhibit to be
installed on the seventh floor of the
chamber building. Birmingham has
long needed something of this kind.
Exhibits at worlds fairs have been
educational and productive of material
benefit to the states sending the ex-
hibits.
Now the Birmingham district has
such a variety of raw material and
such variety of manufactured prod
ucts that a most attractive display of
our resources can be made. Thousands
Of visitors come to Birmingham during
the year who are especially interested
in knowing about this districts mate
rial wealth and about manufacturing
potentialities and industrial conditions
in general. Every corporation, every
railroad and every individual here
abouts should take a lively part in
helping to make the proposed exhibit
adequate and creditable in every re-
spect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
PRAYER PROHIBITED.
Unconstitutional In State Of Washing
ton Says Attorney General.

Spokane, Wash. January S.-(Special,)-
Opening public schools with prayers or
readings from the Bible is prohibited in
the state of Washington, according to At
torney- General Bell, who has given an
opinion on the subject to the state su-
perintendent of public instruction. and,
as a consequence, there is considerable
talk of applying to the next legislature
to change the law. Mr.. Bell says in his
opinion:
Prayer is certainly religious exer-
else. The public schools are maintained
by public taxation and under the consti-
tuition the money cannot be expended for
such purposes.
The encouragement in September.
1891 rendered a we'll considered opinion,
in which he held that reading the Bible
without comment or any other form of
religious exercise is contrary to the con-
stitutional provisions above quoted, and
| heartily concur in this opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
SATANIC STREAK IN POE.

From Current Literature.
The proud and sinister features Of Ed
gar Allan Poe may we'll remind the imag-
native beholder of Millions Lucifer. His
chief sin, like Lucifer's, was Intellectual
pride; his one obsession the beauty Of
corruption. Like the Lucifer In Marie
Corellfs Sorrows of Satan" he held A
peculiar fascination for women. Pro-
lessor Woodbury., in his Life of Poe"
dwells upon the magical character of
the poets voice. He appealed to senti-
mental women by his figure, his history,
and his actions, and to kind-hearted wom-
en- by his suffering. Mrs. Sarah Helen
Whitman, one of the poets loves in a
poem unearthed by Eugene L. Didier,
describes his portrait in words that sug-
gest the prince of darkness as Hauff and
Hoffman have visioned him.
Mrs. Whitman's plant for the departed
poet thrillingly suggests Coleridge's
maiden waiting for her demon lover"
Poe himself believed In demons. He was
afraid of going out in the dark for fear
of invisible and malevolent presence. Like
Swinburne's heroes, marked cross from
the womb and perverse,'' his life was one
long reiteration of failure. He was
thwarted in everything he attempted.
Whenever he scared heavenward he fell.
An inexplicable gloom oppressed his life
like a nightmare. In the olden days peo-
pie would have said that he was pos
sessed by the devil. And 1t is more
than coincidence that the archpriest of
literary diabolism, Charles Baudelaire.
author of THE Flowers of Evil was
his first disciple and prophet in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
A NEW FEATURE.
Moving Picture Shows Views az Seen
BY Aviation.

Paris, January s.-(Specal.)- 1.-The aero
plane has opened up new field for tho
moving picture interests and the audi
ences that fill the arcades are now treat
ed to the same panorama that greet the
eyes OF the skilled aviator, as he nies
through the air.
The first well known aviator to enter
this work was M. Latham, who recently
assembled at Mourmelon LIE Grand with
q cinematograph operator, who took the
front seat. The lenses of the instrument
were pointed toward the ground between
the two wings. The monoplane flew over
a small wood, across the Remain road,
and round Cho1ma camp, the operator
working the cimatograph machine all the
time.
The fight which was made at an aver
age height of 90 feet, lasted 7 minutes
and the operator told me he experienced
no vibration whatever and had no DIFF
ficulty in taking pictures. The weight OF
the cimnatograph instrument was 200
pounds and the operators weigt 145.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Miss Lyle as Violinist.

Miss Nonette Lyle, singer and violinist,
who was one of the attractions at the
Orpheum during the week just closed,
is a Brooklyn woman, or rather girl, for
she is scarcely 20, but she has relatives In
Birmingham. She and her mother were
entertained by their relatives-the
Bowen family-and they made number
of new friends among musical and lit
erary people.
Said musical citizen: 'Miss Lyle is
O young lady OF talent not only in a
musical way but talent for everything
intellectual. She is, indeed, a person
of uncommon gifts. And being also a
girl Of strong character, pluck and high
aspiration, she is almost sure to win real
distinction and take her place in the
front rank Of artists. Miss Lyle is the
picture Of health and she possesses rare
beauty; but she has such fine poise as
not to allow her head to be turned
"She will probably go abroad this sum-
rer to study for a year or two. She
began taking lessons when a little child
and when she was IA or Is years of age
Ysaye took sufficient interest In her to
give her lesson every day for several
months. In telling of her early expert
ences Miss Lyle said, AT the age of Il
/ was playing viola in large orchestra.
This was my living for two years. When
Ysaye said he would take me as a pupil
I thought he would charge me about SIC
lesson. If that had been the price
would have had only a few lessons, FOR
my father was an invalid then Che died
soon afterwards), and our family was
limited in means. 1 asked Ysaye what
his price was and listened with bated
child, come to me for a lesson every day
while I am In New York and there will
be no charge"
'Ysaye says that If will come to him
in Europe he will teach me for year
without the lessons costing me anything
There are many great violinists and
many excellent teachers, but Ysaye is the
greatest violin virtuoso 30 far as i know
now living. We have a great classical
teacher in Brooklyn. Herr Schradiek
and If he will ltake me for pupil l may
study with him before going abroad
Shradiek. as all musicians should know
was at one time concert-meister of the
Gewandhaus orchestra and the head OF
the violin department of the Leipsiz con
servatory.'"
Miss Lyle leaves today or tomorrow fol
Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09

way to put the priceless heritage of
books within the reach of all. The
cost in Atlanta is but 20 cents per cap
tia. 1t need not be more than that
here. But if this greater city is to be-
come an intelligent city, full of eff
cient citizens, then assuredly we must
have a free public library of ample d.
mensions. This is, subject that will
not down, and it will never be set
tied until it is settled right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
AUSTRIAN TAX SCHEMES.

From the New York Press.
If our takers want to make life in
teresting for wealthy Americans they
can give us some of the Austrian
schemes In addition to the Inheritance
tax paying IL per cent from 500 up
to $4,000 and progressing as high as IS
per cent on certain requests. it is pro-
posed to raise the tax on incomes
above $4,000 to 6 per cent. There is also
a proposed tax for bachelors. The tax
on dividends is to be increased pro-
gressively, so that from a dividend of
10 per cent the state would take 6
per cent, or six one hundreds of the
dividend
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
INsANiTARY CITY.
Movement Is Started to Clean st.
Petersburg.

London. January s.-(speciai)-Tor the
last 50 years the sanitary condition of st.
Petersburg have been such that 1t is
called the unhealthiest and most infected
city In all Europe.
In view Of this fact. which is due to the
neglect of the town council. the Rus
sian government recently introduced a
bill in the duma for compulsory meas
ures to effect the sanitation of st. Peters
burg.
The government says 1t will undertake
to finance the scheme by a loan Of $780,
100000. Prime Minister stolypin, when
speaking Of the insanitary condition Of
the city said that the city was q nest
Of typhoid fever with greater mortality
from contagious diseases than any other
town In Russia.
Last year the total number of deaths
exceeded the births By Ia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT UPBUILDENG
AND THE SPIRIT OF TODAY HERE

chickens he wants eggs. And so on as
1t be.
What is there to the man who would
not lend himself to the npbuilding of his
How much better it lie to build up
than to pull down. Too many people
in this world stand back waiting for the
other one to suggest a build-up subject,
and then put in a veto of words to pull
him down. because in his building up
idea he may make few dollars for him
self ana a few hundred for those who
need and deserve It.
The best policy in life Is to help build
the builder and throw down the under
miner.
What is there to the man who pulls
DOWN
In doing 1t he destroys himself.
He makes himself the keeper of the
temple and destroys Its pillars to become
a part Of the debris himself.
Now how much better in talk, and
speech and type to teach of the right
way and help everyone in laudable am
billions.
The upbuildins spirit is my spirit There
is something in it.
When went to college as boy Gen.
Curtis Lee Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity said to me- MY lad, do you think
you can go into this engineering clsss?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Leroy Percy Of MissIssIpnI.

1 certainly do hope that Mississippi
shall act wisely in its election. of a
senator" said well known man, who
has spent many years In Washington.
yesterday. II am watching with much
interest the senatorial election in Mis-
sissppi. 1t seems that vardaman Is lead
ing, but the legislature of Mississippi
would make no mistake in electing a
man of the high character of Leroy Per-
cy Mississippi has had some able men
in the United States Senate. There is
no stronger man mentally in the state
that Leroy Percy, and he would reflect
not only credit upon the state but upon
the south If he were elected.
Percy is a comparatively young man.
He is conservative and able and promises
to be great big man. / hope Missis-
sippi will elect him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
ALABAMA NEEDS A REST.

From the Pine Belt News.
We quite agree with the Birmingham
Age-Herald when it says the state needs
a political rest. The people are getting
sick and tired of so much politics. But
the agitation and unrest has just begun.
With the new year will come a food of
candidates for county offices. The candi-
dates for state offices will get busy. The
end is not yet. however much politi-
cal rest in Alabama is desired. We see
no reason for late primary to nominate
officers. The state and county primary
elections should be held not later than
Nav l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
Certain Historic Dates.

I'm my article entitled The Last New
Years Day Of the Confederacy,' which
appeared in The Age-Herald of last
Sunday, I find that l was seven or
eight days astray in regard to the vote
of the people in Virginia on secession
in 1861" said the Rev. Dr. w. E. Evans.
1.-The dates run thus:
April the convention refused to
submit the question of secession to the
people; that is practically saying they
refused to secede.
April IT. the convention passed the
Act of Secession to be ratified or not,
by popular vote.
April rs, in view of the warlike
activities of the United States govern
ment and actual aggressions. Governor
Letcher declared the state q member
of the new confederation and no longer
a part of the old one.
May 2s, the popular vote was taken.
The question was Ratification of the
Act of the Convention of April II. or
not This vote of the people took
place after the state had been com
mitted to secession. Instead of Its
taking place in June, as I had 1t, 1t
occurred in May, the 23d. was mislcd
by the result of the vote having been
placed in the wrong month"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
A Sheffield Industry.

1.-THE Northern Alabama Rolling Mills
company of Sheffield is operating its plant
at full capacity-about 100 tons a day."
said w. A Chenoweth who is finanially
interested in that industry. 1--WE have
having good demand for our produc-
ton.
TRADE is dull during the holidays and
IT hardly ever starts mp again briskly un-
til about the last of January. This year.
however. is an exception. We are busy
booking orders, and the outlook for con-
tinued prosperity is all that could be de-
sired"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09

LIKE people who try to do well
That's why I like Frank o'Brien.
= He was the Mayor of old Birmingham
and he Is the Mayor of the Greater Biz
mingham. He is trying to do well. and
I believe he will do 1t.
If he don't, he will do his best. and
his best will do as well as any other
mans best could be.
Another is John MeCartin, who is do
ing for the streets of Birmingham. He
has a hard job on his hands In handling
a Greater Birmingham: but II anybody Of
nerve, temperament and energy can pull
out the situation and make us, who
want to walk and to ride. content. In time
this John McCartin can do it. He may
not do 1t all quickly, but what he does
will be well done.
No one can beautify and do all things
well without the wherewithal with which
to do IT, The laborer must have his
wages. But the beauty and the health
of Birmingham are in the hands of two
good men who are not afraid OF work;
and of two who want to do.
= y
And after all, the man who wants to
do is the man who makes good in this
world.
If this man has sickness at home he
wants to make the sick ones well. IL
he has a garden he wants to make 1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT.

From the st. Clair County News.
Editor Barrett announces that The
Age-Herald Is to move into its magnifi-
cent new fiye-story building on Fifth av-
enue within two weeks. We heartily con-
graduate Vhfm upon his move. The
Age-Herald has grown to be one of the
strongest of the southern dailies, and
the business men of Birmingham, real
fzing Its worth. are making 1t possible
for the paper to move into the handsomest
newspaper home In the south. The paper
is keeping pace with the growth of the
city. More to Its credit could not be
said
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
THE DEMAGOGUEs' TRICK.
Tasper In Leslie's Weekly.

Demagogues thrive on the peoples mis-
fortunes. If we have high prices for
commodities, demagogues seeking to es-
tablish themselves I'm the hearts of tho
people" appear as champions of the lat
ter willing to take the credit for show
ing who Is to blame for unpleasant con-
ditions. The party in power IL denounced.
the tariff attacked, men of wealth are ac-
cused, corporations assailed, and all with
such reclslessness and indifference to
facts that one is amazed At the audacity
of the deciaimer. II We have hard times.
the demagogue, with soft and velvsty
hands. unconscious of = days hard work,
mounts the rostrum to proclaim to the
people that he Is their deliverer. Only
take him. put him In power, elevate him
to place OF responsibility, and All Will
be well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
If friends were only as plentiful as
foolsi
Square meals are close rival to the
Ten Commandments in making good cit
liens.
II the average man could afford to be
generous. he'd make out that 1t was weak
minded.
Women understand so many things
much better than men because they DOM
study so hard over them.
There's hardly anything a woman car
enjoy SO much as the way she can CRY
over how cunning the baby's new shoei
are.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09

I simply said, General, 1 want to-"
He replied. MY boy. do your best and
II you don't know ask me-"
I was stumped lots of times there
after, In that class where there were
grown men, but each time I asked ques-
tions and each ana every time GEN
Curtis Lee walked out In front of the
class and showed and explained and
taught lesson. It was the upbuilding
spirit. He wanted to make man of ev-
cry boy about him. He wanted to help
Now. why not help7
All sorts of people can pull down. Look
at this fellow Pinchotl re was looking
for somebody to kick at instead of help
ing to build up. The President Of the
United states held him as long as no
could and then he was compelled to put
him out.
Every man who Is looking for trouble
can find 1t. Every man who liz looking for
a fight can always find 1t. There is never
a day when the fighter cannot find
fight.
- y y
But this writer is for that one who
wants to build up; and when he finds one
with the fur on his back wrought up in
that spirit, IL he desires q companion all
he wants to do Is to call upon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09
This is a cold. cold world.
IT'S AN ILL WIND. ETC,

From the Florida Times-Uni
The Birmingham Age-Herald says:
1.-THE discovery of the north pole has
brought upon us a winter that will make
the plumbers millionaires" If the coun-
try has many more cold snaps like that
of last week 1t will also make million
aires plumbers