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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23

From the New York, World.
 A little, old man, shrunl7en of frame, whose white hair fell nearly to his shoulders, stood on Brssdway Slaying q battered violin. Beside an 'L" pillar stood a woman She mlght have been 40 or less. Her face was powdered Her dress was shabby. her hat two. seasons old. As the old man was passing the hat she said to him:
 twill you let me lock at your vielin?'
 He handed it to her sae tsut the instrument tenderly, hanlliAg it with almostr everent care. sss &ktenFd Be strings, touching then asek HiMs s1ef fingers as she moved one aRaSasof fAer of the keys.
 Will you let mss see your. sow?" sRe asked of the old man. He passed it u her without comment. It seemed as ef he knew instinctively the fiddle was almost reverent care. She frightened the bow. placed the violin under her chin and began to play. The old man start ed. From the battered violin came melody far different from the tunes hs had sawed out of it. The hushed crowd gaped at the shasyAly dressed woman. Her playing was wonderful. Imagina- tive listeners heard the roll of thunder. the driving of rain. then the twittering of birds under blue skies; finally the sobbing of a human being in pain. Women in tshe crowd wept; so did the aged owner of the violin.
 The face of the player grew paler, mere set, but no tears shone in her eyes. She played on to the last note. A policeman was wedging his way through the throng, which threatened to halt traffic: The woman looked to- ward him, handed the violin and bow to the owner with simple Thank you" and was quickly lost to view in the throng. But the policeman had senn her face.
 Who Is she?" asked a bystander.
 "Oh, this is her beat said the blue coat. waving his hand up and down the avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
Magazine Mergers

| When the interests decided to stop Undertaking on the part of the mag szines they simply organized sym dicate which took them in, or a good part of them at any rate, including fhe women's magazines for appear bnce's sake. The independent ma ga- zine, as an aggressive force, is pass Ing. Not all have as yet been syn hicated, but all may be in the course of another year or two. The process has been begun and it will go on.
 We'll, syndicate is syndicate. It has no ideals, no initiative, no de- Bire to mold the tastes and desires of Feaders. It will aim to hold things hs they are and to supply the public copiously and richly with what it !seems to want. It will indulge freely 1n color printing and it will pay prices that will attach strong names
  to articles. That it will be capable eor even desirous of any uplift move ment, any effort to mold the tastes lof readers is not to be expected. kyndicates are not built on reform lines.
 But after while independency will gain hearing, even if its pages ere plain, and utterly lacking in color printing. No syndicate can altogeth. CT put an end to independent thought, and the battle between sucF thought and the syndicate monopoly will soon be begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
For Use in 1913

'If nothing untoward happens, said MT. Taft, in the state of Wash ington, "you can count on the Pan anna canal on July 1, 1913." In year and six months,
 This country is expending $4O0,- 000,000 on the greatest constructive work, as MT. Taft says, since the Christian era. He certainly did not mean to lug in as rivals the Pyra- mids or anything else built before the beginning of the Christian era.
 It is big enough at any rate, and 1t offers great opportunities to those who will get ready to use it. Balti- more is organizing line of steamers through it to and from all ports on the Pacific coast from Valparaiso to Alaska. The Baltimore project is but an indication of the efforts that vii be made to utilize the canal as soon as it is opened. This new line will bid Qp. majI QptzaGts, and .alt0gsthsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
STRONG FOR UNDERWOOD

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 West Alabama is for Underwood for President. first. last and all the time, said ". F. Herbert of De- mopolis. 'If I had to take a second choice I should prefer Governor liar mon, but I believe if the delegation to the national convention has second choice instructions it will be an ad- mission of weakness in the candidacy of Mir Underwood. We should let Ala bama stand for him from the begin ming to the end of the fight. MT Un- derwood is taken seriously all over the country. He is recognized as the coun- try's greatest master of the principal issue of the day. the tariff.
 MT. Underwood is exactly the man to trim MT. Taft, in case of that gen tleman's renomination.
 "The people of the east and west vote on issues, more than men. We have the issue and MT. Underwood Is recognized as maR equal te the oc- casion. If he is put up to lead the pS1tE he will appeal strongly to the hrfs pendent voting element of the colrRtry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23

millions into improvements and S.' minals to meet the rapidly growth ' traffic. which practically doubles sv- cry 10 years. Many of our wsysar n roads are vastly more deficient In tsr- minals and modern improvemeats than eastern roads. and during the next few years enormous outlays will be nseas- sary to meet these impera tive de- mands.
 !. Another satisfa ctory feature in S e situation is the continued exps4kipn of our export trade. In Septeinbe a 1F agricultural exports amounted ts Hs5,- 1000 the largest septeFSer sn rec ord. and more than s14,soe,sas is ex- cess Of this time last year This in crease in exports was fortunately vel! distributed between breadstuEs, prsvl- sions and cotton.
 "The technical situation of the mar ket is satisfactory. Unfavorable sle l. ments have been largely disceuntea There is better ssAtimeSt in tfnhn- ciel circles Weak spots hrvs bene eI Ih- mated by past liquidassea sns the fn- mediate outlook is certs4Aly mere ss- coura gins"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
THE DEADLY HAIR PUFF m the Washington Post.

Dr. Charles T. Graham Rogers, medf- cal examiner of the state department of labor in New York, has spoken of hair puffs and rats in a manner neither nor circuitous. pr. Rogers is entitled to rank with Abou Ben Ad. hem, ia that he loves his fellow women, if not his fellow men. At the session of the Investigating commission in Manhattan he called attention to some of the diseases that workers in hu- man hair factories were exposed to. Be- ing in aea1ly earnest, the doctor cast to the vaErart zeplfSrs the gEaHRlati, cal admonition that prsysshosn Ns @ poor word to end seFtence witA, and went straight to the point. NJ only are wearers of hair puffs and. rats subject to ordinary and extraordinary diseases Of the scalp, but. according to his view, they further lay themselves liable to tuberculosis, chronic gastritis. intestinal diseases, and abscesses of tho stomach.
 There is nothing more convincing than the straightforward ultimatum of a medical authority. How it works out in detail is another matter. The exact manner in which chronic gastritis can eventuate from the comparatively inno. cent, though admittedly frivolous. dec- oration of the snowy brow with bor- rowed locks is difficult to determine. II llairpins contained the elements of in oculatory disaster. it were matter of easy recognition. Some mon there be who have. unbidden. witnessed the other sex in wild disarray, but none arc of record who have not fled in dismay before the mumbled protest against their undesired presence But that tne tender mouth that holds the hairpiu
 should chew the puff is a secret known only to the wearers and the good doc. tor himself | What shall it be, then--''rats" and
 the heightened charms that go there
 with, together with the possibility oi l leprosy and bubonic plague, or the
 smooth front. sans germs and embe, ltshed pulchritude? The doctor has hat
 hls say. It is up to the wearer of tn.
 mysterious and delusive front Far b, Iit from us to settle the momentou: question, who have quailed before occi
 dental beauty bedecked in Chinese pig ltail or whatnot. asking only to gazn
 and inquiring not at all as to the origi,
 of seductive tendrils that might hsv been rapid from aorgon's head or AT ' give Hslens brow. for all rA -AAs>i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
Beginning of the Battle

On all hands evidences of the big line up are seen. The republicans of Massachusetts, for example, are endeavoring to defeat the reelection
 of Governor Foss so that state can be lined up for next years con- test--so that republicans in other states may be encouraged. So it is elsewhere. All eyes are turned to- ward the big battle in 1912 rather than towards the little conflicts of the present year. The democrats in Kentucky are doing similar work, and the democrats of New Jersey will strive to elect a democratic legisla- ture this fall for like reason. New York also. The democrats in Mary land know that the big battle has be- gun. Both parties are thinking of next year and are getting ready for it.
 The results in Massachusetts, Ken lucky, Maryland, New York and New Jersey will be studied carefully. The three first named elect governors, and the two last legislatures. Ken lucky has a republican governor now, and the republicans are striving to elect a republican successor, Mr. Underwood and other speakers are going into that state, and there are good reasons for expecting a demo- cratic victory there. No doubt Gov ernor Foss will have a hard battle in the tariff ridden state of Massa- and the old machine may conspire with the republicans to elect a republican legislature in New Jer- sey. Public sentiment runs strong with Governor Wilson in that state, and he will probably score second victory,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
HE LOOKED DEATHGIN THEaFACE

of danger;, but I rather think that Wake Iiolmanis exploit that day-next to act- tally dying. for a friend. what can be fober thanlbeing willing to die for him?- ,s tho braysst thing know or have ever been told effs ffsnsdrtal man.
 Wake sIIqitnan welt to Cuba in the Lopez rebeiHonscf lSsl, and fought under Pickett at thea battle of Cardenas. In ls55-6 he was in Nicaragua, with Walker. He commanded Kentucky regiment of cavalry on the Union side in our war of sections. After the war, he lived the life of huntes and fisher at his home is. Kentuokys%as5cheery unafhbitous, big brained and big hearted cherub, whom il would not do to 'projeck" with, albeit. s ith entire safety you could pick his pocket; the soul of simplicity and ami ability. To have known him was an ed- ucation in primal manhood. To sit at his hospitable board, with him at the head of the table, was an inspiration in the love of life and the art of living He took tl.e world moaestly and kindly. During al intimacy with him, extending over p years, I never heard him offer to dilate. tpon nys,of his. stirring adventures.
 Fit was Snot1 possible Sthat sucf man should spf6tads for hfsS old age sIIe had httle forecast. He knew-not the value of money, He had huanor, common sense, and honor.s When the Mexican war psa- sion act was passed by Congress. I took his papers ste General Black. the com. missioner of pensions, and related this Story, ."1- have promised Gen, Gerro-G Gordo Williams, said General Black, referring to the, then senior United States senator from Kentucky, that his name shall go first on the roll of those Mexican pen eioners. But and the general looked hearningly in my face and lovingly, and says he, "Wake Holman's name shall come next" And there it is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
ITALY'S WAR WILL BE COSTLY

From the LondOn Mdll,
 If ever a European nation had grave and Weighty financial reasons for avoiding war with Turkey at the pres ent time it was Italy. She does large and profitable trade with the Turkish empire, which will now be cut off as with a knife. Her banks are largely interested in Turkish finance, public and industrial Though her state finances are flouring. it is at the ex- pense of her heavily taxed subjects. Thanks partly to overtaxation and part ly to overrapid development of local industries her economic conditions are deplorable. A financial paper published Tn Itome--LItalie--dra very gloomy picture of the joint stock com panies in operation there. During the month of September of 300 companies which reported to their shareholders no fewer than 40 had suffered such heavy losses as to call for a drastic writing down of their capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
lDirectsPu Purchase By Rngsish Spinners


 The NaRchester Gnmdian is the tchiefnewspaper of the diieS spnnning district in Great Britain. The kGuardianissestieaYoring to induce the lspinnerato ignore all middlemen ex- Neept the general storekeeper in the tsouth who buys cotton from the harmer4 If this could be done the sav- ling to some one would be from S2.50 Ito $5 bale.
 The Guardian has dispatched a Representative to the south, Arnold L. EHart, and he has arrived in New York, and will soon visit the chief shipping centers in the south includ- ing Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile. He comes here hoping to made arrangements by which all mid dlemen can be weeded out except the country storekeeper. At present five men secure profits from the handling of bale after it leaves the farm un- til it is landed in an English mill The Guardian simply proposes to elim- inat four of these, leaving but the country store. The country mer- chant and the spinners can deal di- rectly, but there are some troubles in the way to be overcome. These trou- bles are not insurmountable. They relate to credit and prompt payments and samples, and the entire plan ig- nores the New Liverpool scheme. MT. Hart can perhaps show the merchant how he can get in di- rect touch with the English spinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
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 "A yeassss fsTl.w .tf es wSs a private 4 \ iA eSspary Of csl. Humphrey MaaiAaiss rssl1sa ef Kentucky Rife ssf. sxisxh rsAs$ tss seeno of hostili- M Ita Ne ~ erzsnae in the midsum- frf sf AS 1& Afa enlisted from Owen eSfat4f y6grsast tx' as it used to be y a-sss feH01sood stock his father CsE eHatrw 16ekn, in the days of aborig- iaAl nEssas sad journalism. frontier csl-brtw. ssssbany c, out Ion scout" sas plskss ~ by the Mexicans, and the sissaMkbn between United States sol- gfsrs and Texan rebels not being yet clearly established, . drumhead court assrtial ordered "the secimation.''
 Tkfs was a decree fiat one of every 1A of the Yanlsee sSvtifes should be shot. sq ere being 1oe sf. Me fohall's neA, 100 sesrs. 90 white aas 1s sssek were put in | hat. Then the esntpsny was mus ters.l as on dress pards. WAoso drew a 4nte sea. w3s to De heia prisoner of var; whsso drew | SlaN< pean was to Sse.
 1h the early part of the drawing An drew Wake folman-Ws always called him "Wske''-drew a white bean To- ward tke close the turn of neighbor and csRrade from owen county. who had left wife and baby at home, was ssllsS He and Wake were standing tsEetker. Holman brushed him aside, walked cut in his place and drew one. TMss, within the half hour, death had lsokss hina in the eye and found no blink ing thsrs.
 lave. seen quite a deal of hardihood, endurance, suffering both in women and men; spfsndid courage on tho field of ac- tIon. nerfect self nossession in the face
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
TN THE HOTEL HOBBIES.
underwood.s strength Increase.

oscar Underwood has a good chance of being the next president''', said Jo- sepf Beitman, sas well skhoiTn member of the Chamber of Commerce. ;. .ien The Age-1Ierald first proposed our pop ular congressman for the democratic nomination people thought it merely matter of compliment, but everyone can see now that the country at large looks upon Underwood not only as high class presidential timber but az a logical candidate. MT Underwoo grows politically stronger every day. Wilson and Harmon will go into the convention about evenly matched per haps. Then something of a deadlock will probably follow and if Under woods friends are well organized the Alabamian would carry off the honor.
 'I am glad to see that Senator Bank head is out for Underwood, first last and all the time. That was just the right sort of letter that our senior son. ator wrote for Sundays Age Herald, and coming from an old wheelhorse of democracy. will do lots of good at this tims- :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
CURTIS AND THE JAMES BOYS F rom the Kansas City Star.

The Louisiana Times. printing reni- in.sesnce of William P. Curtis, the nevs- paper correspondent who died few days ago, says that Curtis in the early days of his career was really captured by the James boys and taken to their western Missouri retreat. It was ordained that Curtis would .have to die. but. according to the Times. the newspaper man talked the bandits out of the notion of sltilling him, and in return promised them :, .a
 "square deal In whatever he should write about them. The James boys be- iIrvsd him, and while Curtis scored a great .'scoop'' on his newspaper contem- povaries when he wrote the story of his experiences. lie kept his word and print ed only that which the James boys ap- ,roved. r. i G,st 3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
A CONSISTENT WONDER

From Case and Comment.
 There was prosecuting attorney whose methods were so dramatic and uniformly successful that he not only became the terror of evildoers, but an object of ad- lniration, especially among the negroes.
 Upon retirement from office he was at once sought after by those charged with crime. The first two cases which he de- tended resulted in convictions, much tO his chagrin. na AZ old negro who had watched his rrnsectuions- in adfniring wonder and looked on with equal wonder when he conducted the defense, accosted him just after his defeats and usf. ,' esssssy '-' '.,- sMarser Earlesyou she'.is a wonder. No matter which side you's on they go to the pen justine same.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
Woman Suffrage in Six States

The rural districts of California voted for more democracy when they voted for woman suffrage. The cities on the other hand voted against it. The back districts proved to be the stronger of the two.
 The ballot has been given to wom- en as freely as to men in six states Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington and California. The movement is widening. Washington adopted the plan last year, and Cali fornia this year. The proposition will come before the voters of Ore pon, South Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona next month at the general election. The suffrage privilege may be adopted in all these states, for the example of California will certainly prove contagious.
 Women vote in many other states on school matters. In Great Britain they vote for all officials except for members of parliament, and they may secure the right to vote for members of parliament before the next session is ended. To some ex- tent woment vote in France, Canada and Norway, and they have full suffrage in Australia, New Zea- land. Iceland and Finland.
 California is not only an old sta~e but it is a populous state. She has population of 2,377,U00, and the vic tory in California will undoubtedly promote the cause of woman suffrage as no other single occurrence has dsne. It may, indeed, become a sweeping movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES ,onn Pl1hliehers, NnfAs

pr Joseph Bell, instructor of surgery at the University of Edinburgh, who has just died, suggested to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the character of his world famous detective. One of pr. Bells theories was that doctor should be able to discover what is the matter with patients before they mention single symptom. He i'm. pressed upon his pupils-amoug whom was the future author of "The Adven- lures of Sherlock Holmes'-the import once of noting apparently unimportani details. It is through the application oi tiis principle which pr. Bell used so suc- cessfully in the detection of diseases, that Sherlock Holmes was able to ferret ou; so many hidden crimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
REFLECTIONs OF A RACHELOn

The reason man likes to be nattered is he pretends he doesn't.
 Girls learn to gossip by their moth CTS warning them against 1t.
 Take care of the sweethearts and the wives will jake care of themselves.
 A woman smiles sweely either be- cause it's genuine or because it's not, mostly not.
 The great art about carrying respon- abilities is to shirt them to somebody sIlsl sh2aldsEs. :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
TONIGHT

By Arthur Symopds.s f., >, .,t I have loved wind and light, And the bright sea. But holy and most sacred Night,
 Not as love and have loved thee. God, like all highest things,
 Hides light in shade, And in the night his yistinss
 To sleep and dreams are clearliest k5vs, 2tnat kh5wseAn things well,
 Loves the night best, Joys whereof daylight dages not tell
 Are his, and Che diyiper rest,f And fife. wiidm saay shows plain
 His prison bars. Feels the close walls and'the hard cha in Fade .Eglasll rknsss .hrinasa.lss- s-
 stars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
The Market for Edible.

This Is trying period in the res- taurant business said c. c. Hooper. Tt is true that Norfolk oysters, very palatable. are coming into market. the gulf oysters will now come into use because of the cold snap which gives them a finer flavor.
 "rhe drouth here about at the time of the planting seriously affected the yield of fall and winter vegetables. It makes butter beans and snap beans and radshes scarce and also cuts off the late supply of home grown toma- toes. There is a limited supply of very nice tomatoes coming to market from Tennessee.
 Turkeys are not coming to market freely and the price is stiff for those offered Frying chickens are scarce but the supply of hens is good. Fish are abundant and country pork saus- age is coming in to help out in mak- Ing up the bill of fare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
FAME

From the New York World.
 .."who's Who in America" gives due space to A Bakers, among them judges ophthalmologists brokers. naval captains, artists, retired capitalists, ed itors,. civil engineers, and so on It mentions Judge Francis Elisha Baker of the United States Circuit court of Indiana, Frank Baker, professor of anatomy at Georgetown; Frank Col lins Baker, curator of the Academy of Ecierces of Chicago, and Prof. Frank lin Thomas Baker of Columbia, all of whom are rightfully entitled to recog- hilton.
 The Encyclopaedia Britannica, elev- enth, edition. an admirable work, gives six Bakers, every one of them an Eng lishman and all Of them dead. Each deserves notice in way for his notable achievements.
 But neither Who's Who in America" nor the Encyclopaedia Britannica, nor any of the other standard works of ref erence. devotes a single line te J. Franklin Baker, born at Trappe, Talbot county, Maryland, in 1887. Mfr. Baker, who bats lefthanded, kit Narauard Monday for a xnpns ,rrla, and Tuesday ht scored anSSher home run with "MSSy" in the box. Both days he pulled his team out of a hole and really won ths aats for the Athletics in the wS 6ionship series. Other irn- psCtAnt facts of Mir. Bakers life are that Ahe plays third base, stands 5.11 1s, weighs ITO and has a batting record | of 1928 and fielding record of 1883 for the American league season. It is not in the least to MT. Bakers discredit that the makers of biographi- cal dictionaries passed him over in si- lenoe He is famous without their aid. in gratitude Philadelphia ought to buy enough space far out in the right wing of the gfapdstand at the Polo grounds 1 to erect a monument 10 him on the pro- else spot to which he drove one of | 'Mattys" slants and tied the game In
 the first half of the ninth inning, oc-
 tober IT, 1911. sNsi 4