The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27

Albany, N. Y, January 26.--When the time came up in Monroe county to elect successor to Senator William w.
 Armstrong, of insurance investigation fame it was generally conceded that considerable searching would be re- quired to find a man who could fill his chair" Well, they found one. There
 is no chair in the immediate vicinity of Albany that he couldn't fill. He could easily fill two Senate chairs. In fact, he would do if he did not in deference to those on either side of him put him. self through a shrinking process every morning and make 1t possible to squeeze into one chair. He is Sena tor William l.. Ormrod. Up in Churchville. which has a population of 645 when they're all home, they call him the squire" because he looks like one. He Is the leading citizen of Churchville, and he likes the quiet life of the se- cluded village. but oh, you New York. 1. He spends some of his money in Ro- chester, also. as well as in Albany. Originally a farmer. he is now a cap italist with an estimated fortune of $1,000,000 and an acquaintance in club life in New York and Rochester which few men in villages of the Churchville class possess.
 ssssssssss.sssssssssssssss reading of visual signals at night one of extreme difficulty for the engineer. but the block signal and train control board of the Interstate Commerce Com mission in Its search for @ practical stop has made little progress owing to the great number of impracticl ideas which it has to consider. The use of colors for night signals recently was condemned by Prof. George M. Strat- ton, of John Hopkins university, who suggested the use of lines. of light, the position of which instead of the color, would serve as signal indication. White" said Prof. Stratton, 'in houses, shining through windows, and hanging lanterns on gates at street. crossings are often mistaken for safety signals, with disastrous consequences. Green is no more trustw orthy. Smoke has a serious effect on this color. Red is also obiectionable. The ruby glass by permitting none but the passage of reddish rays greatly reduces the bright ness of the signals "
 Argentina has the United States far outdone in civic pride, public works and municipal improvements. according to Charles H. Sherrill, United States Min ister to Argentina, during banquet in Chicago. He is making tour of 2S cities to urge the possibilities of South American trade and gave the members of the Association of Commerce some thing to think about. Talk about Chi cago energy" he said. T don't depre- ciate 1t a bit. but here is what Buenos Ayres did when the people demanded green places in the heart oof the city. Eight whole city blocks of five and six story buildings were torn down and planted with trees, scrubbery and green grass It was all done in five weeks During the recent Centenial the people of Buenos Ayres spent three million dollars for the festivities. which con tinued only three weeks. In that city there are more beautiful buildings, there is better municipal life and there are better living conveniences than In any city of North America Living expenses are about twice as high but wages are much higher. Women servants get $15 and $20 week. and bank clerks $150 to $500 month. In my opinion there Is no market in the world which affords better opportunity for exploitation than South America, but the United States knows little about 1t, while Great Britain last year took s250, 600 in dividends from Argentina alone. That country Is richer than the United States. it has a popula- ton of seven millions. of which 1,500,- 900 are in the capital city. and the for eign trade last year was $700, 0O0,000.