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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
GREAT TO BE KISSED

From the New York World.
 Charles Richman, formerly leading man and matinee idol, is being hissed night ly for the first time In 20 years.
 No, Richman Is not bad actor--far from that In fact. he's hissed because he's good
 Richman is playing Clifford Armytage, the deep dyed villain, In the all-star re- yiyal of 'The Lights O London at the Lyric theatre His every entrance Is greeted with hisses and he Is roundly hissed when he apepars before the cur tain with the other members of the com nany-for fashionable Broadway audi ences have entered into the spirit of the old play and are greeting it as did our fathers and grandfathers 30 years ago.
 "rJow does it feel to be hissed?" a Metropolitan section hand asked Richman while he was waiting for his cue In the wings just before the big London Bridge scene the other evening.
 Great he replied, laughingly. 'It's lots of fun. I did not expect to be hissed however. and when the first night audi ence lets loose it was such surprise that I nearly forgot my lines. had not been hissed in 20 years, for had not played the role of a villain during that time, and audiences today do not hiss actors unless they are atrociously bad Of course when realized that the first night audience was only having fun recovered my senses. and now unless ] am roundly hissed every -Ime leave the stage I feel that am not playing up tc my mart. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Government Suits Hereafter

The federal constitution prohibits any state from stopping trade with other states. The people of state must be left free to trade freely with the people of other states, and the Sherman act simply says that no cor poration or combination can do what a state cannot do. The assumption that Chief Justice Whites rule of reason exempted capitalistic combi- nations that attempt to do what a state cannot do from attack by the general government was misleading. Attorney General Wickersham has begun suit against the lumber deal CTS, and it is said the lumber case will be followed by many other suits against commodity combinations. The supreme court, in other words, did not decide that all trusts were guilt less Tn the respect or an unreasona- ble" restraint of trade.
 If the attorney general is to separ- ate the sheep from the goats in the matter of reasonableness he has his hands full, and he promises to be- come the most conspicuous member of the cabinet. He is admittedly a fine lawyer and no one is perhaps better fitted for the hard task of separating the good trusts from the bad trusts. Congress and the Presi- dent stand behind him, and the bad trusts will find that the supreme court decision in the Standard Oil case does not shield them particle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Brisk Business in Sight

One of the best business barometers is the iron market said Charles T. Hutch- inson of Chicago, "and while I am not connected with the metal trade, I under stand that inquiries for pig iron have been more numerous and more earnest within the past few days than usual. "All the railroads need new rails and all sorts of new equipment Some of them, understand, are going to commit them selves for large rail orders in June, but as the fiscal year of the. transportation companies does not end until the 30th of June, it is likely that most of the big buy ing will be put off until July. It is req sonable to say that the iron market will advance rapidly in price.
 The crop outlook is unusually good. Unless the weather conditions turn out to be unfavorable between now and mic summer the south will make a bumper cotton crop, and in all of the great grain and hay belts bumper crops will also be due. From the way things look it is an easy prediction that the last half of 1911 will witness great prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

gathered and upon analysis it shows also an actual increase.
 But Birmingham's importance in the manufacturing world can only be fully set forth when the Birmingham dis triet proper is embraced in Birming- hams industries. For the first time the census bureau is making up com plete report on the district, and this report of course. will include the large plants of the Tennessee company and of the American Steel and Wire com- pany, both subsidiaries of the United States Steel corporation. These and other extensive plants are just out side of the city limits.
 "The district bulletin now in course of preparation will be ready for pub lication within the next few weeks. It will show that Birming gham is not only the greatest industrial center of the south, but one of the big industrial communities of the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
WALKING ABOUT IN LONDON

The Englishman in the Kansas City
 Times.
 ITO the English aspirant to journal
 ism Fleet street Is the most won
 4 derful place In London-the scene of all his dreams of future honors. The great thoroughfare always is thronged and always interesting Every single lot on the street is occupied by one or several newspaper and magazine offices. It is computed that more than 5000 publications are edited and published either on Fleet street proper or in the neighboring streets and alleys. Every London daily news paper except the Morning Post, the Globe and the Pail Mall Gazette are issued there Those three are published on the Strand, a half-mile Or so farther west, and a continuation of Fleet street. On the left are the offices, among others, of the Daily Sketch, recently established morn- ing illustrated paper, the London Chron- icle and the London Daily News the Mail,
 the Evening News-the evening edition of already seen On the right are the offices
 of the Sporting Life, the Sportsman, the
 Daily Telegraph, the Penny Times, an ad- | yertisement office of the Daily Mail and
 Evening News, London Opinion, the Week
 End and various of the Pearson and
 Harmsworth publications. Altogether,
 there are about GOO editorial and business offices on both sides of the street.
 But to the man who considers that the
 most he need know about newspapers is what he reads in them, the other asso-
 citations, most of them literary, will ap- peal. Just before we get to the Law Courts, magnificent Gothic-type build | ing of gray stone, on the right side of the street, we come to Temple Bar, which is still the official entrance to the city of London By the city I do not
 mean to imply London, for London has | two cities within its boundaries-St Paul s-which is 'the" city, and West minister, which includes the fashionable, theatre. hotel restaurant and park dis trict. Temple Bar marks the boundary
 between the city of Westminster and that | of St. Pauls. Even the King himself cannot pass through Temple Bar on an official visit without first obtaining the consent of the lord mayor of London, who | Is, in his way, absolute monarch of 'the'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

be seen that raw wool is to be taxed 5 or 6 cents.
 This will determine another prob lem and when it is adopted by the caucus the programme mapped out long ago by MT. Underwood will stand complete so far as the present session is concerned. Just how far the House will insist on action on all it's bills by the Senate before the ad- iournment of the session remains to be seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Steamless Atlantic Liners

A steamship 881 feet long is being built for the Hamburg-American company, and this new ocean grey hound will not carry a boiler or pre- sent to the spectator a furnel It is to be gasoline-driven ship, being an expansion on large scale of the launch which is a familiar sight in all navable waters. Up to the pres ent time the belief has existed that no gas engine could drive a big ship through the stormy seas of the stormiest ocean in the world. The builders of the new ship do not share this belief and they will endeavor to demonstrate that a gasoline-driven ship is equal to all demands that will be made upon it and that it's economy In fuel will indicate the passing of the steamship and the coming of the motor snip.
 Gasoline has won victories in auz tomobiles, motor boats and ae<o- planes, and its victory will be<eom- plete when it supplants steam or large ships, and later .stfll on tht railroads. Or rathg-the victory O Rockefeller will stomplete when hi company or ctlnpanies are calle upon to furnj gasoline for locomo tives and aners as we'll as for al sorts of<aesser craft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Good Roads Meet
be seen

Four thousand delegates and visi' tors from eighteen states will par ticipate in the opening of the fourth National Good Roads congress at the Jefferson today. The entire country is awakening to the value of good roads, and the congress that meets in this city is expected to give this national movement a new impulse and new courage.
 It is not too much to say that the automobile has done no little to arouse the country on this subject and the great agricultural interests is seconding the motion. Between the automobile and the farmer the case cannot fail, for the two control this country.
 Eminent speakers will open the dis cussion of every branch of the sub ject during the four days the con- gress will remain in session. When report of the proceedings of this congress are published in book form valuable treatise on road building will be given to the world. It will demonstrate anew that every dollar expended in this country for the con- struction of good roads is a dollar given to promote the welfare, the comfort and the happiness of 90,000,- 900 of people.
 Just as soon as the farmers of the country rise to an appreciation of hard roads over which to wheel their products to market, over which their children can go to school, over which they themselves can travel to church and to meet their. .aieighbors, just that moment will sounty bonds be voted and the busahess of equipping this broad cadntry with hard, modern roadS will be begun in earnest.
 Tie county bond is the key to we'll surfaced, improved roads throughout this country, and if the congress that meets today can awake the farmer to the tax inflicted on him by the mud road and to the economy of hard roadways, it will indeed do a great work. When a county has good roads no farm is isolated, and no farmer or his family is without neighbors the year round To get rid of the high tax and isolation imposed by mud roads, the farmer should as an economic proposition demand coun- ty bond issue large enough to give him adequate transportation facili- ties. Any farm that has hard road to the railroad station is a farm that is saleable at rising prices Once an issue of county bonds is authorized there remains but the task of select ing a competent read engineer to put county in way to become pros porous. Road building is an art, and experienced road engineers will soon be wanted from one end of this coun- try to the other.
 The congress that meets today will explain that good roads help all- help the churches, the schools, social conditions and makes life worth liv- ing while it increases production on the farms. Every feature of the great subject will be discussed before final adjournment on Friday, and there will be room in the Jefferson for many friends of the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
sland Fast Becoming Democratic

Efgland Fast Becoming Democratic <The passage of the lords veto bill 'sby the house of commons is to be fol- lowed by three other measures of general interest. The new budget contains provision for the payment of S2000 year to members of the house of commons. The unions paid the labor members. The courts de- , clared, however, this to be illegal. The provision for the payment of the members is to be put into money bill, and the lords cannot veto it after the veto bill has become law. It will work important changes in popu- lar representation.
 The bill of the chancellor of the ex- chequer providing for insurance against unemployment is another important bill, and it's terms have been widely indorsed. It calls for contributions alike from the state and from individuals. It is regarded as a better bill than either the German or French measures.
 A home rule bill completes the list of immediate great changes. The lords can delay the two last named
 
 bills two years, but they cannot veto them, and democratic England will come into it's own when all three bills have become law in addition to the veto bill. Soon after the coronation the lords must accept or reject the veto bill, and the belief is that the house of commons will come out of the great struggle the predominant chamber of the ancient kingdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
.ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

moved, majestic and calm as glaciE~ down Commercial street at the head ofINs column of Sir Knights breasting the En-, poria band 40 feet ahead of him like a wave of harmony It will be years before Emporia sees his like again. It was the man, the time and the significance of the procession that lent statuesque dignity and pictorial pulchritude to the ocea- sion. In all the dictionary-a large, fat, imposing book-there Is just one word that covers the case of Bill Haynes in regalia He was uperb.n-Emporia Ga- zette.
 SNUBBING A SNOB. A wealthy American woman nearly Englands first lady responded by lan- guidly dropping her eye-lids. selahi
 A WASTE OF TIME. Persons who have been listening for a sound like an expiring groan to issue from the Standard oil trust, had better 90 back to work.
 SOON TO BE.
 Ere long we'll meet
 pest of yore,
 When tn gay mosquit
 Is to the fore.
 DOOMED TO PERISH. q was in hopes that strawson would write truly great book" And he failed?" "Yes. It became one of the six best sellers"
 A PLUCKY SORT.
 He made the best
 Of every deal
 And when hard pressed #
 Would never squeal
 MAYBE. T wonder why it is that women seem to like man with a past Woman have a great deal of curiosi- ty, you know, and maybe they hope the man with a past will some day tell them about everything he did"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Alabama Most Attractive

Canada is fast filling up with a most desirable class of immigrants, and when the overflow comes, thousands of worthy foreigners will turn to the southland, T said S. P. Easton of Buffalo, N. Y. And
 in addition to the foreigners many truck farmers now living in the northwest will migrate to the south
 "Industrious truckers prosper in the north. but they would do even better ir a mild climate, where the winters arc short. Up to few years ago Georgia and Texas were the two southern states well known abroad on account O. their varied and bountfful resources. Bu Alabama has been well exploited of lat and one hears it talked about on railroad trains and in hotels in every part of tn, country. I am told that Alabama has al the soil to make it the best agriculture and horticultural state In the Union,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Political Isms of the Past

T have been a voter since 1868, and in period of 4s years I have seen good deal of politics" said Philip J. Marstou of St. Louis.
 T have always been a democrat, but have never taken any stock in wildcat issues. I remember the greenback craze and later the free silver craze Neither of those issues were practicable, but con- siderable portion of the democratics party were greenbackers, and in 1896 a majori- ty of the democratic masses were shouting themselves hoarse for Bryans 16 to l. But those waves of political heresy soon spent themselves. The latest ism was prohibition-state-W prohibition. It was the purpose of the anti-saloon lead- CTS, after they had brought about legis- lation for statutory prohibition to have prohibition incorporated in the constitu- ton of each state. That is what they tried here in Alabama. but failed utterly. In Missouri the prohibition agitators, or anti-saloon leaguers, tried to accomplish statewide prohibition and constitutional prohibition at the same time. The people voted last fall and defeated the radical element by 8 majority of something like 2l5,0o0. And about the same time state wide constitutional prohibition was voted down in Florida.
 While the democratic party as such has always been committed to the local option principle. in the south the rank and file of the ultra-prohibition organiza- ton have been democrats. Many sincere temperance people have been active pro- hibtionists, but the leaders have been oemocartic politicians. They espoused a cause which they thought was permanent and popular, but long-headed men of long years of political observation knew that it was only a question of a short while when anything drastic or anything like sumptuary legislation would be con demned by the majority. Statewide pro- hibition is so unreasonable that it can never be permanent anywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
HURRAH FOR BILL HAYNEsl

HURRAH FOR BILL HAYNESi
 'Now that the captains and the kings have departed and that the day of tri- umph is over in Capua, it Is but proper that some record here should be made of the star attraction of the three days tourney. More imposing than Pikes Peak, more dazzling than a glittering column of alabaster in the noonday sun, more gorgeous than the Queen of Sheba or than Solomon in all his glory more effulgent than moonlight glittering upon a field of snow and more moving than the glimmering spectacle of a Roman glad iator fading into the drab of history, was Bill Haynes, six feet high and three feet around, and his white plume flashing from his high helmet, his silver sword
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Growing southern Cities

Every time come to Birmingham, which is frequently, I remark the city's growth" said Reid Hobson, formerly of Richmond, Va, but now we'll known citizen of Atlanta. "In looking out of a skyscraper here I marveled at the splendid Improvements that have been made in the business district recently, and in riding through the residence sections I marveled again at the large number of handsome houses erected within the past year and at the beau tiful landscape effects one sees on all sides. Birmingham is certainly a very fine city and 1t will continue to grow rapidly.
 "Of course Atlanta Is a splendid city and we are all proud of 1t. I was in Richmond not long since and was glad to see the city growing at a rapid rate When I lived in Virginia's me- tropolis some years ago 1t was a solid, wealthy town, but was counted slow as compared with Atlanta. Now, however, Richmond is as enterprising and pro- gressive as any city in the south. travel around a good deal and, being a southerner, 1t makes me feel good to see all the towns and cities in this part of the country thriving"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
REFLEcTuoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 After man learns to love woman she has to teach him to keep on
 Running a private garden wouidn { be so foolish if 1t wasn't so expen- sive.
 Next to showing how he could run the government best, man thinks he could write a book.
 man Is always afraid people will notice his new clothes, and a woman that they won't hers. Men talk so much about supreme court decisions because they don't know what any Of 1t means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
New Railroad Work

"The railroads traversing this part of the country are getting ready to let con tracts for important new work" said a former contractor who still keeps in close touch with all the transportation com panies south of the Potomac and the Ohio.
 There is some new construction in progress now, but I think that by the middle of July there will be more railroad work under contract than at any time in the last three or four years. Railroad building puts money in circulation rap idly.
 'In view of the fine crop outlook July should mark the beginning of an era of exceptional prosperity in this district. Just as soon as the railroads begin 10 build and buy new equipment everything will start up with a rush"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

Some are so irreverent, so wanting in respect for high dignity, as to call our chief coronation ambassador Jack Ham mond," just when he is rehearsing in knee brooches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
The Cotton Market


 "As was to have been expected" says created by the decision of the supreme court also had its effect on cotton prices, and the bulls showed no hesitation in pushing this favorable development to the utmost, with the result that new higa records on the movement were scored in all options; in fact, levels were reached which have not been equalled since the Au- gust corner of last year. There is no gain saying the fact that the gloom which en- shrouded the business of the country for so long has in a measure been dispeled, ard manufacturers generally are now looking forward hopefully to the future. Nevertheless. from a cotton standpoint the fact must not be lost sight of that the promise is not as bright as in other industries which are not handicapped by abnormally high prices for raw material. A contributing factor to the weeks s strength was the spectacular tactics in the New Orleans market of prominent pull leader. but in the light of subse- quent events it is believed that the dis play of strength there was used as a basis on which to dispose of largo lines of contracts on the local exchange.
 More attention is being given day by dey to conditions affecting the growing crop. The weather so far this month has heen all that could be desired, notwith- standing that claims are now made that 1t Is too dry, whereas 1t will be remem- bered only short time back alarm was professed by those interested in the up- movement because 1t was too wet. As is natural, however, in a manipulated market, everything is grist that comes to the mill' and the bulls construe every development, whether good or bad, as fortifying their position"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
7-- Industrial Birmingham

"The census bureaus bulletin an nouncing the humber and extent of Birmingham's manufactures in 1909 was interesting and in way satisfactory" said member of the Chamber of Com
 merce. The report showed a large ap- parent increase over 1904, when the in dustriai Statistics were previously
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

A normal rainfall in the next three months would give this country record breaking crops. James J. Hill says so and that settles 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

The state of Washington has the recall and she has no bonded debt and has s. 0Ooc0o bringing in interest. Birmingham also has the recall but as yet it has had no effect on the citys public debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

The invasion of Mexico by our army has been called off, and Gen. Leonard Woods last chance to become President has vanished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

ters of Tombstone was deeply en- grossed in the game. He didn't like the curious glances that were leveled at his hand, and he didn't hesitate to make known his impatience. srs
 "'Get back, you fellows he kept on saying. Give man a chance to breathe and play his hand
 This, of course, didn't have any eff feet, and McCann kept on moving about uneasily in his chair. Presently there stalI1ed into the room a former terri- torial treasurer, the tallest man in that country; in fact, the tallest man ever knew. He must have been ' feet tall. He slipped in and took position be- hind McCann and leveled his eye upon Dams hand. McCann, with that subcon- sciousness that comes to every one oc- casionally, felt the presence of some new person looking at him. He hardly moved, but his keen eye detected the tall form of the treasurer. s "'Well. I'm damned he said. Some son of a gun had to ride in on horse- back just to look at my hand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

Boston proposes to spend ssooO,o0o on its port in the hope to attract to it some of the fastest liners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

The return of peace in Mexico has laid that justly famous Jap rumor on the shelf. ff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

Missouri is happy because she is now enjoying homegrown strawberries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

Canada Is building a third transconti- mental railroad. These things are easily built through wheat belts.