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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
HEINZ AND NAPOLEON

From the New York World.
 There came day also when the young Heine saw Napoleon "It was in the av- enue of the palace garden at Dusseldorf As I thrust my way through the throng I thought of the deeds and the battles which M. Le Grand had drummed to me, and my heart beat the march of the gen. eral-and yet at the same time I thought of the police order prohibiting riding through the avenue, penalty five shillings down the middle of the avenue, and the scared trees bowed as he passed and the sunbeams trembled in fear and curiosity through the green leaves, and in the blue heavens there swan visibly a gold star. '.The emperor was wearing his modest green uniform and his little cooked hat known the world over. He was riding a little white horse that paced so calmly, so proudly, so securely and with such an air Listlessly sat the emperor, the rein and the other tapped gently on the neck of the little horse. The emperor rode calmly down the middle of the avenue No agent of the police op- posed him. behind him proudly rode his followers on foaming steeds and they were laden with gold and adornments; the drums rattled, the trumpets blared, and with thousand voices the people cried Long live the emperorvr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Senator Sutherland's Device

Senator Sutherland of Utah is a stand batter, and he has devised an amend ment for the purpose of turning the votes of southern senators against the propo- sition to elect senators by direct vote. Senator Depew offered an amendment to the pending resolution declaring that the qualifications of all citizens who vote for United States senators shall be will pay much attention to the swan song of tie New York senator, who is about to drop into obscurity.
 The Sutherland amendment is, how ever, more cunning and therefore more serious. By it Congress would be given the sole right to fix the times, places and manner of senatorial elections, ex- cluding from such work the state Iegisla- lures altogether This amendment is very obnoxious to the south, and south- ern senators cannot be too vigilant in guarding agaist propositions of the Suth- erland sort
 Even if the Sutherland amendment does operate to delay the submission of 6 constitutional proposition to the states, 1t cannot defeat it, for the legislatures will soon call a constitutional conven- tion constitutional convention is not considered generally desirable, because once called 1t can offer a dozen amend ments as well as one. But any amend ment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states, and thus perhaps no harm would be done.
 The Sutherland amendment is piece of cunning intrigue, and if it were out of the way it is believed this Congress would submit a proposition for the di- rect election of senators, thus prevent | ing the calling of a constitutional con- vention. As measure of safety Con gress should submit the pending propo- sition to the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

From the Washington Post.
 The world is asked to pause again and contemplate the wonders of radium-the
 wonders that are not yet quite ripe, it is true but rapidly approaching.
 Prof. Gabriel Petit of Paris is credited with having caused an aged and decrepit
 horse to become young, through the in- | jection of milligrams of radium. "The | animal seemed immediately to gain a new
 lease of life. It put on flesh, became
 frisky, and the red globules increased in
 number" Whereupon Professor Petit an-
 nounces that the injection produced a | Tasting effect,' and that the time is at
 hand when radioactive serum may be obtained which will arrest the advance
 Of physical decay in human beings" But, of course, there are doctors to dis agree with this prediction. New York ex- perts are quoted to the effect that Pro- lessor Petit does not know what he Is | talking about. Injections of radium into
 guinea pigs merely caused them to shed their hair. And how could Professor
 Petit note the Tasting effect of his elixir upon the ancient horse, when he did not wait to sec whether the horse
 was really rejuvenated or merely driven
 mad with his experiment? Injections of arsenic, it seems, are just as effective in making horse temporarily frisky.
 However, these may be the views of
 envious and jaundiced rivals. Why not
 take the bright side of life? Here is Dr.
 Bucherer of Germany, who tells the New York Sun that radium will take the place
 of coal and move the world. When? Oh, within few hundred years, when radium
 can be produced little more cheaply than at present, and when coal will be- come somewhat scarce. At present ra-
 dium is a little expensive, hard to find | and mighty elusive after it is found. But | in the glorious future-ah, then everybody will have all the radium he wants. | There are pessimsts and scoffers who go so far as to boot the radium idea.
 They say they have waited ten years without seeing radium do anything at all.
 Never mindl Some day they will regret | their cynicism. In the glad millennium,
 when radium turns every wheel, rocks
 every cradle, speeds every ship, threads
 every needle, and makes old horses and
 old men young and frisky-then they will | ba sorry!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
MT. Taft and Reciprocity

Led by Champ Clark and Oscar Un- derwood, the ways and means commit tee' has reported by vote of 12 to the Mccall Canadian reciprocity resolution and the House will adopt it, although Speaker Cannon and the standpatters will fight 1t determinedly. In the ways and means committee six republicans and one sugar democrat, Broussard of Lousi- ana. voted against reporting the Mccall resolution, and this indicates what the old guard will attempt both in the House and the Senate. f44af
 .The President holds in his hand very warm proposition and all are anxious 70 sscertain what he will do with it.. This Congress expires two weeks from next Saturday, and if it fails to ratify the Canadian proposition the President will have to determine what he will further do in carrying out his promise to do his best for the agreement. If he becomes sstisfied that the sixty-second Congress-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Greaf Treat in Store

The public library is in need of more books and friends of the library move ment will have an opportunity of ma terially aiding it and at the same time of being entertained when they hear Mrs. M. P. Carroll of Augusta in 'Echoes From Dixie" The Study circle will pre- sent to the Birmingham public Mrs. Car roll and Mrs Houston Davis, pianist, in a joint programme on the afternoon of February o5 at the Country club. The admission charge will be S1 and the pro- ceeds will be used for library purposes. Mrs. Carroll is said to be the most popu- lar entertainer in the south today. The Virginia Pilot of Norfolk, in a recent issue, had the following to say:
 Mrs. M. P. Carroll of Augusta, Ga- gave an entertainment at Freemason Street Baptist church last night enti- tied Echoes From Dixie.' Mrs. Car roll is a Georgian and has spent her life in the land of the Georgia Cracker and knows the character perfectly. One is at the same time pleased and instructed with her delineation of character, her side-splittng stories and her quaint songs Whenever Mrs. Carroll comes to Norfolk in the future she may be sure of a cordial greeting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
SMALL CHANGE
crom SnAss Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
 At the recent dinner given by Andrew Carnegie an eminent lawyer, seated half way down the table, was deeply i'm mersed in conversation with his neigh bor when the host opened up the sub feet of the British coinage system and showed signs of wishing undivided at tention.
 Every other civilized nation," he de- claimed, "has the decimal system, while England adheres to the absurd and cum brous table of pounds shillings and pence" Rap-rap-rap.
 The raps were for the lawyer, who re- mained absorbed in his own conversation. And even farthings,'' continued the ironmaster "Is there anything else in finance so ridiculous as the farthing?" Rap-rap.
 The lawyer glanced around somewhat impatiently
 Judge G." MT. Carnegie called out, 'why do the British continue their coin age of farthings?"
 ITO enable the Scotch to practice be- nevolence, MT. Carnegie" returned the lawyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
There's special providence in inc fall of a sparrow.
It Is Not a Conspiracy

Tn accepting" says the Mobile Regis ter. "the Mobile Medical college to be a part of the university, contract was made for a very valuable consideration, and such a contract cannot be set aside to gratify the ambition of Birmingham
 As a matter of fact the ambition of neither Mobile nor Birmingham has any thnig to do with the case. The big ques- ton relates to the welfare of Alabama and of the university. Whatever will benefit the state and the university is pertinent. and in the end will be deter mining, and the interests of the two cities will be lost in the shuffle.
 The Register should abate it's technical zeal and take broad view of a subject that relates to the welfare of every county of Alabama. This subject is not pressing It will not become hurried at any point. Whatever is best for the state will prove best for the states two chief cities also. The Register is cus- temarily calm and 'judgmatical,' and those are the qualities of mind needed fin handling the medical branch of the university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Long Strides of Reform Movement

In the great uplft political steeple- ish national conventions for the nomina- tions of presidential candidates, but sev- eral are discussing the sending of dele gates direct from the primary to the na- tional convention, and one state has acted Oregon will in April of next year not only select delegates in primaries but she will instruct them in primary vote whom to vote for. She will name her choices in either party, and already the friends of Champ Clark and Judson liar mon are actively at work in that state. Oregon's primary will be first positive and definite action in the coming cam paign.
 And Gov. Woodrow Wilson, a progress sive of progressiveness so far as academ- ic limitations will permit, is urging the New Jersey legislature to adopt a presi- dential primary law. The law he urges not only provides for the election of na- tional delegates In primary, but 1t also provides that any presidential candidate may have a petition filed with the secre- tary of state, and his name will appear on the party ballot under the words, "Choice for President" Delegates may also have printed opposite their names on the bal lot the name of the man for whom they intend to vote in the national convention. At the primary all the candidates for delegates are voted for directly by the party voters, and such voters may ex- press their preference for President for the guidance of the delegates.
 All these movements really anticipate the passing away of the national conven- tion as a nominating institution and the substitution of a nation wide presidential primary. This may shock some persons, but time Is full of changes, and stranger things have been brought about in this ipconoclastic age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
GOOD ROADS IN ALABAMA

From the Columbus Ledger
 mon has introduced a bill known as the good roads bill and which provides for an annual appropriation of $20O to each coun- ty in that state and also s20,000 annually to the members of the road commission. This money is to come out of the earn ings of the convict department
 It appears from this distance that the measure is good one and the Ledger believes that the passage of such a bill would be a step toward progress in Ala bama.
 While 5000 is very small sum, this IS evidently just a beginner and to encour- age road building and road improve ments. The county to procure this money must appropriate an equal amount.
 The members of the commission, under the provisions of the bill, will receive no compensation, only actual expenses. There are many patriotic citizens in Alabama who are willing to serve their state, but it is doubtful if one would like to take upon his shoulders the great responsibil- ities of the office of commissioner with out compensation. Unless the author of the bill or the governor has in mind such men, the bill should be amended fixing the compensation at such figure as to assure the state of haivng men on the commission who are familiar with the duties.
 The good roads movement should have the cooperation of the state and the va- rious counties knowing that there would be s2O0o each year from the state If they raise the equal amount, will encourage Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
MARsEILLEs WANTS TENOR

| TOUl NluSlcdl <aiiciiSo.
 Wanted, tenor who can make the
 welkin ring! Marselles is the city in dire extremity for when she wants a tenor
 she wants one with the voice of a Sten- tor. She will have none of your hyper re- fined singers who will roar you like a sucking dove, she frowns alike on white voiced Italians and bleating Frenchmen; what she requires is voice, more voice,
 and then some, without any foolish reti- cence. A tenor must be able to bore holes through the roof with his high Cs or he is not for Marseilles. The city has be-
 come profoundly disgusted, it appears.
 with the candidates for it's approval at down in succession. At times they have adopted even stronger measures. accord ing to the Musical News. On one occa- sion a 10 centime piece was thrown at tenor. Whether this was sarcastic in- dication of the audiences estimate of his worth is not established, but the singer evidently interpreted it as such and &C., | cepting the situation, fined himself on the
 spot g francs and 90 centimes (the 10 cen-
 time fraction short of s20) for the poor fund Another unfortunate tenor was
 pelted with missiles, among them light
 ed squib, which, falling short of it's aim,
 injured a violnist in the orchestra.
 'The municipality has instructed an in
 quiry into the dearth of ultra-robust ten
 ors, but without result, for it seems that the demand-outside of Marseiles-is for tenors who can sing. Consequently the
 nights at the opera are becoming ex-
 tremely lively, for the audiences pelt the
 performers and even emphasize their dis appointment by marking the furniture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

would carry that agreement into effect he will almost certainly summon an ex- tra session. He knows public sentiment favors the Canadian agreement, and he knows. too. it's ratification would operate to decrease the cost of living.
 Assuming that the old guard in the Senate will obstruet the passage of the Mccall resolution, We may safely con- clude that there will be an extra session. That extra session can sit if need be until December, and there is therefore good prospect that much of the Aldrlch tariff may speedily be undone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
A SONG OF LONG AGO

By James Whitcomb Riley, Song of long ago, Sing it lightly sing 1t low Sing it softly-like the lispng of the lips
 we used to know When our baby laughter spilled From the hearts forever filled With music sweet as a robin ever
 trilled. .*. & Let the summer fragrant breeze And the leaves of locust trees, And the apples buds and blossoms, and
 the wings of honey bees All palpitate with glee, Till the happy harmony Bring back each childish joy to you and
 me.
 Let the eyes of fancy turn Where the tumbled pippins burn Like embers in the orchards lap of
 tousled grass and fern; And let the wayward wind, Still singing, plod behind The cider press-the good old-fashioned
 kind! Blend in the song the moan w. Of the dove that grieves alone, . Aid the wild whir of the locust and tn.
 bumbes drowsy drone; And the low of the cows that cas. Through the pasture bars when als i. The landscape fades away at even fall Then, far away and clear Through the dusixy atmosphere. Let the wailing of the kildees be the only
 sound you hear. Oh, sweet and sad and low As the memory may know Is the glad pathetic song of long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Removal of Fruit Stands

"Why should the fruit stands which block out public corners be paying rent to the owners of the stores?" said w.. J. Cameron yesterday. We hear so much about the need of more revenue by the city and 1t strikes me that this is one manner in which some relief might be secured.
 "The fruit stand does not owe the owner of the store one cent. The side walk belongs to the public. The stand takes up the public's passing room, and is a general inconvenience to the public. I don't see why the city could not take the matter in hand and charge these fruit dealers rent.
 "No doubt a great howl would come from the property ownefs, and it is a possibility that they could condemn the fruit stands as nuisance and have them removed entirely. However, I know of nothing that would be greater bless ing than the removal of these unsightly stands which blockade the sidewalks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
cLoOMY sCOTrIsH SUNDAY

ady St. Heller: Memories of Fifty
 Years
 A Sunday which began at II by two and one-half hours service in Gaelic, with an interval of one hour for dinner, and was continued in English unti, half Last three or four, was trying enough. There was no ritual, and there was no music The untrained voices of Ihe con- gregation, led by a precentor. who struck the keynote of the Psalm with his tuning fork, were the only attempts at softening the service.
 Sunday was a day full of gloom and darkness. There were no hot baths; no food was cooked; there was no pudding for dinner; the most rigid Presbyterians abstained from the ordinary luxury of sugar in their tea, and the men refrained from shaving on Sundays. because any Of these ordinary indulgencies were a desecration of the Sabbath
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
TENEMENT HOUSE INDUSTRIES

FTOm tNe IVtW lOTk WUTIu. . The scant wages and long hours of the sweatshop workers and the insanitary conditions of tenement house industries that breed disease and cause suffering among New York's poor was the subject at the annual meeting of the Consumers
 league at the Ethical Culture school
 There was an exhibition of goods made in tenement houses and stereopticon views Illustrating the work actually going on. The photographs were taken last fall. The exhibits number 60 and show samples
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
SILENT WIRELESS
rom the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
 Men along the water front have had a chance to see an unusual form of wire less apparatus. This outfit, with three sets of antennae instead of the usual two, is aboard the United States cable boat Joseph Henry.
 The Henry has on board immense rolls of steel covered cable to be laid be- tween the various harbor forts. The wireless of the Henry is of a variety recently adopted, in which three sets of antennae are used, the third set being placed about midway on the mainmast. This form of wireless is so arranged that the usual noisy cracking sound is ab- sent. and the only sounds to be heard while the apparatus is working are those that come from the condenser and re- ceiver. so that the machine Is practi- cally noiseless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
UNDERWOOD AND THE TARIFF John Temple Graves in New York Amer

| UNDERWOOD AND THE TARIFF John Temple Graves in New York Amer ican.
 Oscar Underwood of Alabama who Ia
 the economic statesman of new regime
 of triumphant democracy, told me that
 he thought the probabilities were very
 great for an extra session of the Con- gress.
 To Mir. Underwood primarily and to his
 committee incidentally is to be commit ted the great and vital issue of prepar- ing 8 tariff measure in the first demo- cratic House of the decade. MT. Underwood is getting ready for ] the task.
 "All I ask,'' said he, "is 60 days be- tween the adjournment of the Sixty-first
 Congress and the assembling in extra
 session of the Sixty-second. I have all
 ready progressed far with my colleagues in the formation of new democratic tariff. If I have two months after the
 4th of March we will be prepared to
 present a tariff upon which the demo- cratic party can appeal for the support
 Of the country, and upon which it can
 rest its economic claim to the intelligent ballot of 1912. n "I do not know whether the President will permit so long a time to elapse be- tween adjournment and reconvention or not. To be frank, do not think he will
 call an extra session for the consdera- | tion of tariff alone. But do know that | if he calls an extra session and gives us time to prepare the bill that the demo- ! cratic party will be ready to make an- | swer to the people who have confided power to their hands in tariff measure which I am sure will meet the conf- dence and approval of the country 1 This Is the official voice of the new 1 democracy. For although Champ Clark
 is to be the speaker of the democratic House, and other men have been dele gated in advance for other duties. it is | universally understood that any new tar- | fir that comes to this country within the next two years is to grow under the
 brain and hand of Underwood. | MT. Underwood Is a rare combination of the progressive and of the business l statesman. He comes from Birmingham, the steel and iron capital of Alabama and the south. He Is not the man to run radically in disregard of business | interests or of the gigantic industries of l his section. He is progressive demo-
 crat of the squarest stripe. It may be confidently predicted that no popular interest will be allowed to suf- fer in the hands of the new and vital
 chairman of the ways and means com mittee, who, ex-officio, is the financial and the economic leader of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Governor Harmon,s Strength

Harmon as presidential candidate for 1912 is strong in the west" said l.. M Humphreys of Kansas. 'I am not much of a politician but business has taken me into three states west of the Mississippi recently and everywhere went I heard democrats express them
 selves as decidedly in favor of Gov ernor Harmon. There is some talk of Woodrow Wilson, too. but as the po- litical situation stands now Harmon
 is the democratic favorite In the west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
Concerning the Latest Merger Talk

T understand that MT. Grenfell of Lon den, chairman of the Southern Iron and Steel company, who is now in New York, will be in Birmingham the latter part of this month," said a man in close touch with the large business affairs of the Birmingham district
 "As is well known by those who have been reading the newspapers MT. Grenfell Is eager to bring about consolidation of all the independent iron companies of Ala bsma. Such scheme, of course, is not so easy of accomplishment as might ap- pear at first glance, but I think it not only possible but probable that some day the Alabama end of the Republic, the loss-Sheffield, the Woodward, the South ern Iron and Steel the Alabama Con solidated and the Birmingham Coal and Iron will get together in consolidation. I understand that in the meantime Mir Grenfell and President Hoadley of the Alabama Consolidated are working out a plan for merging the two companies in which they are interested. MT. Grenfell is a banker and represents large English capital, and from the first time he came here has expressed great faith in the fu- ture of the Birmingham district as great iron and steel center.'