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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Impatience waitetb on true sorrow.
 -3 King Henry VI.
Army Vaccination Against Typhoid

Vaccination against typhoid fever was proven efficient during the war maneuvers along the Texas border. The troops that were vaccinated pro- duced no cases of the dreaded fever. and now on the recommendation of Surgeon General George H. Torney, vaccination against the disease has been made compulsory for every of ficer and enlisted man in the regular army under 45 years of age. Those who have had the disease or who al- ready have been vaccinated are the sole exceptions.
 Vaccination against typhoid should become more common in She public schools, in the homes of all citizens, and particularly in all public institu- tions. It's efficiency is no longer questioned by scientific men. All physicians of good standing accept it as a safeguard of undoubted value. Anti-typhoid inoculation should be- come more prevalent than smallpox inoculation, because the former dis ease is more prevalent and more dangerous and more expensive. The action of the army will no doubt ex- tend the popularity and use of this means of preventing the most dread ed disease of this latitude and coun- try. It is perhaps the only sure way to circumvent the typhoid germs that infest the soil of many localities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Sundays Freak Storm

There is no evidence that the storm which was suddenly precipitated by unknown forces on about 200 miles of the South Atlantic coast in which dis tance Charleston and Savannah are located-there is no evidence that it's origin was in the West Indies. Where it came from or why it came at all is mystery among the weather ob- servers.
 The wind blew at Savannah at a velocity approximating 50 miles an hour, and in Charleston it attained to the dangerous velocity of 94 miles an hour. High tides went with it. The storm center did not penetrate the in- terior to any considerable extent, and 1t went off as it came in the most mysterious manner. As freak storm it holds the record, and Charleston at least will long remember it's fury. In that city many build ings were unroofed, wharves were knocked away by the tide, mills were flooded, chimneys toppled down and the systems of wires severed in many places. For while both Savannah and Charleston were isolated. They could neither hear from nor talk to the rest of the world.
 The storm came without scarcely any warning, although the barome- ter fell all day before it came. It's origin and course remain to be de- fined by the weather bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

From the Washington Post.
 He is not the kind of man who talks about what he is going to do. He does not make glowing promises for the fu- ture. He doesn't run about the coun- try representing himself as the saliva tion of the nation or the fountainhead of all virtue. He just gives to his country the best that Is in him. giving 60 minutes of work for every hour run. He is plain American, and his name Is Goethals.
 Since Colonel Goethals took charge of the construction of the Panama canal the work has moved steadily onward. There have been no hitches, no scan dals, no waste, no delays The work men have been inspired with the idea that they are doing as much service for their country as if they were actu- ally engaged on the field of battle. They have worked for Goethals as they would work for no other man. For Goethals himself has worked like one inspired, and has dedicated himself to the completion of the canal that will link the Pacific to the Atlantic, making a new route for the commerce of the world.
 There have been no engineering or administrative difficulties too great for Goethals to surmount He has never heralded what he was going to do. There was, for instance, no talk of a concrete gun" which would solve one of the great difficulties of the gigantic task on which he is engaged. Had such a gun been discovered by man of the type so well known to chautauqua au- diences, there would have been a great blast about it, and then probably it would never have been heard of again.
 Goethals, however, said nothing about the gun until he had it actually work ing, and then merely reported the fact as one of the ordinary features of his work. The gun shoots a continuous charge of cement against the rocky sides of Culebra cut, thereby changing soft stone, subject to erosion in the tropical climate, to one that is hard and as free from erosion as granite. The "concrete gun" will aid in the work on the canal. It is, however, but another instance of the way this hard working, modest, and capable Ameri- can has directed all his energy to the work assigned to him, doing what he has to do so well that he has no time for the boastful promises that have be- come the evil of the age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
President Taft's Board Figures

The sixty-first Congress refused to pass the tariff commission bill. The President did, however, secure an appropriation of S225,0 with which he is keeping alive what he calls "a tariff board" to take the place of Congress as tariff maker
 By the Culberson resolution this board was directed to submit a re- port upon wools and woolens by De- cember l, 1911. As the board has been in existence two years it should make a report covering several schedules by that time.
 Its reports will relate, it is to be presumed, to relative costs of pro- duction here and abroad, to which will be added profits for manufac- turers, and the showing is expected to support protective tariff of the genuine standpat sort-one that will tax the ultimate consumer while it enriches the greedy home manufac- turer who always marks his products right up to the tariff limit.
 The democrats in Congress will pay small attention to a board" ap- pointed by and for the protectionists. The people have instructed their rep resentatives to prepare tariff for revenue only, and this is what Chair man Underwood will bring in, sched- ule by schedule, next winter, wholly regardless of the Presidents pet board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

pie in European countries are asked to pay.
 Strange to say the United States today, as member of the interna- tional parcels post convention, carries packages to and from abroad, but the four express companies have so far resisted successfully the application of these rates to domestic packages. The government will carry a ten pound package, for example, from Birmingham to Japan for $1.20, but it will not carry package exceeding four pounds to Cullman or any other domestic point at any price. The grip of the four express companies is still upon Congress.
 The Hitchcock plan will do as a starter and it is perhaps the best we can get at the outset. It means, however, an extension of the service to the full European basis, always provided the people are alert when are to be selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
THE PLAYwRIGHT.s CHANGES

From The Manager and the Manuscript. By George Jean Nathan in the Sep tember Bookman.
 From a general knowledge of the situation as it obtains today and from information gained at first hand from numerous playwrights both established and unknown, it may be said emphati- cally that the unknown playwright who mails his completed manuscript to manager for the latter's considera- tion stands the following approximate chances:
 l. One to three hundred that the manager (the man with the final word as to the disposition of the manuscript will read the submitted play in it's en- tirety.
 ?. One to two hundred that he will not read 1t at all unless it is called to his attention in some manner by one of his assistants or associates or through some uncatalogued accident.
 3. One to one hundred that if he does pick the manuscript up he will read enough of it to adjudge it's merits ac curately within a reasonable period of time. In the matter of reasonable pc riod of time" the same standard of com parison has been employed that asso- ciates itself with the reasonable pe- riod of time" holding true in the in stance of the magazine office and its decision on submitted story and special article manuscripts.
 4. one to fifty that even if his favor ite play-reader recommends the un- known manuscript to him, he will con slider it seriously. Play-readers, hear | ye what ye may to the contrary, are employed for purposes of rejection rather than acceptance. In proof of which may be chronicled the fact that not more than one play, at the very most, out of each 5000 submitted i'm personally through the mails by un- known playwrights and shot through the play-reader chute by the manager has been accepted in any sense by 8 manager in the last three years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Deedmeyer Promoted

Frank l. Deedmeyer formerly a prominent member of the Birmingham bar. but now in the consular service of the United States, has been trans. ferred from Charlottetown, Prince Ed ward Island, to Leghorn, Italy. This is a promotion. The consuls are now under civil service rules and are ad yanced solely on merit. When Decd meyer entered the consular service it was predicted by his friends that in due course of time he would be promoted to consul genera1ship. The Daily Ex- aminer of charlottetown in speaking of his transfer to Italy says:
 'Mr. Deedmeyer is unquestionabIy one of the ablest. the best informed, and most popular representatives of his country that has ever been stationed here. Of a most genial and courteous disposition, and thoroughly in accord with the best principles of British in stftutions, his influence was such as to promote the best of feelings between the two countries. Mir. Deedmeyer's promotion comes in the way of advance ment and the Examiner. while regret ting his departure. heartily extends congratulat tions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
DONE BY THE DEMOCRATS
ew York World.

From the New York World
 Discussing the results accomplished at the extraordinary session of Con- gress, Representative Oscar ". Un- derwood, democratic leader of the house, said:
 "The democrats of the House have kept their pledge to the peop,e.
 They took the appointment of the committees out of the hands of the speaker
 "They reduced the running expenses of the House 25 per cent. thereby saw ing about $1s0,000
 They passed bill requiring pub 1icitv before and after elections.
 "They gave the country Canadian reciprocity agreement.
 "They passed resolution proyid- ,nr an amendment to the constitution to. elect senators by a direct vote of the people "They passed the Arizona and New Mexico statehood resolution. ,eThey revised the wool, cotton and chemical schedules. .'They passed a free list bill. "They have done well under the cir cumstances.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
IS ZINC PIE PERMISSIBLE?

Zinc is hard, being acted upon by the file with difficulty. and its toughness is such that it requires considerable force to break it. At high degrees of heat it is brittle but between 250 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit it is malleable and ductie and may be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire. Its malleabiity is diminished by impurities which the zinc of commerce contains. It fuses at 773 degrees and crystalizes into six-sided prisms when cooled. As medicine q caustic and emetic, Sheet zinc is suitable for lining cisterns or bath tubs, for making spouts, covering floors and roofs, and other architectural pur- poses . s.e,.s .,...54 te 5-.. .-
 In this unbiased discussion of zinc there is nothing to indicate that it would make dependable pie. On the contrary there is much to show that it would be as deleterious in it's effect upon the digestive apparatus as a loco motive is to a touring car and it's oc- cupants when it meets them at right angles upon a grade crossing while the engineer is attempting to make up time' and is too busy to ring his bell. It is easy to believe that MT. Van Nest, whose digestive organs, no matter how effective in ordinary difficulties, contained no equivalent of the rasp, the checkerng file or any steel abradng tool felt de- pressed with an ingot of adulterated zinc centrally located in his antony, there to crystalline into hexagonal prisms while he suffered helpessly It is impossible not to have a fellow feeling for man who awakened to such disillugionment and travail after having merrily eaten a hot pie at midnight. The amount he mentions in his petition if his allegations are truthful Is conservative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
PARQUET POLITICS
the St. Louis Times.

From the St. Louis Times.
 Colonel Bryan has characterized Rep resentative Underwood of Alabama as a 'parquet statesman"
 Thereby is a new term added to the political vocabulary, by one who should be fully qualified to judge of a fellow politicians angle of address.
 In fashionng the term 'parquet statesman the Nebraskan means to convey the meaning, clearly. that MT Underwood is not a statesman who ap- peals to the gallery; if there be man anywhere in public life in America who is competent to declare what is or what Is not gallery statesmanship, Colonel Bryan is surely that man.
 His love of the gallery was his ruin. He knew no music like the applause which follows a well rounded perora- tion-and he lost sight of the fact that voting and applauding often appear to have little or nothing to do with each other.
 There should be no place in America for the gallery politician nor for the gallery statesman. In a country where newspapers and schools and lecture platforms are everywhere, there is no reason why any man of discernment should not know that his best interests are endangered when he votes merely on the strength of tradition, rather than as his knowledge and conviction dictate.
 "Parquet statesman" can not be re- garded as a term of reproach by any save the men who address the gallery and those who like to occupy the gal. lery.
 Every voter In the United States may occupy a place in the parquet of cit ixenship; every public speaker worti considering should address his remark. to the parquet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
FROM THE "pHELUDE"

By Wordsworth. Oh. yet a few short years of useful
 life, sNsft And all will be complete. thy race be
 run; Then, though (too weak to tread the
 ways of truth) This age fall back to old idolatry, Though men return to servitude as fast As the tide ebbs, to ignominy ana
 shame, By nations, sink together. we shall stiii Find solace--knowing what we nave
 learnt to know, Rich in true happiness If allowed to be Faithful alike In forwarding day Of firmer trust, joint laborers in the
 work
 (Should Prov1dehce such srace to us
 vouchsafe) ne theIr deliverance, surely yet to come Prophets of nature, we to them will speak A lasting inspiration, sanctified By reason. blest by faith: what we have loved, others will love, and we will teach them how; Instruct them how the mind of man | A thousand times more beautiful than the earth On which he dwells, above this frame of things l (Which, mid all revolution in the hopes | And fears of men, doth still remain un- 1 changed) | In beauty exalted. as in Itself Of quality and fabric more divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Parcels Post On Rural Mail Routes

Postmaster General Hitchcock has overcome his fears of the four big express companies to an extent that will permit him in December to recommend the establishment of a parcels post service on rural delivery routes. He will ask Congress to do this as the beginning of service that he thinks should be worked out by degrees. He would next extend the service to city carriers and final ly to railway transportation.
 Under the Hitchcock plan packages at first must be mailed at the office that rural free delivery carrier starts from, and the people along the carriers route can mail packages back to the starting point or to peo- pie along the route. This would be helpful, but not widely beneficial.
 The foes of a parcels post-Platt Depew, A1drich and others-are eith- CT dead or have been driven out ot Congress, and the time is ripe for 2 service that will meet the peoples needs-a service equal to that long enjoyed by other countries. The foul express companies are demanding heavy rates from the people who senc or receive packages up to II pounds in weight-rates that are in many in stances ten times as much as the peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
A Large Convention

M E. Linnehan returned this week from a northern trip. He went to Co., lumbus, O.. as a delegate to the con vention of the Federation of Catholic societies.
 "I visited Columbus 26 years ago, but had not been there since" said MT. Linnehan That city has made won derful progress in quarter of a cen- tury, 1t is one of the handsomest cities
 In the country, and the Fedora ton of Catholic societies which I attended was elegantly entertained. I also visited Cincinnati on this trip and that city impressed me. too with its growth, bu. I was more struck with the changes and improvements in Columbus.
 1 "In regard to the federation. 1t was a splendid meeting. It opened on Sunday, August 20. Tn the parade of Catholic societies 10000 men were ir line. The Hibernians made a grand show, and so did the Knights of Column bus and the Holy Name society. Tho Knights of St. John alone, who were In picturesque uniform, numbered 4000 It was estimated that 10000 visitors
 were in Columbus on that Sunday 1 Among the notable orators at the con vention were MonsIgnor Falconio, papa delegate. Bishop McFaul of Trenton N. J., Bishop Harty of Columbus. Bishol Muldoon of Rockfort. Ill.,. and James J Began of St. Paul. national presiden | of the Ancient Order of Hibernians "During the principal banquet tn New Orleans council of Knights of Co 'lumbus joined tho federation by wire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Weather Data at the Street Level


 The records gathered on Fountain Heights do not show what are actual street weather conditions, and be- sides the former are available only where newspapers appear. To pre- sent street conditions to all passers- by is the object of the lliosks that the government is erecting in one city after another throughout the land. A space five feet square is needed in which to show by specially devised instruments easily read the leading weather conditions. A kiosk contains even rain guage with a dial indica- tor. The records thus obtained are not kept, but they serve to satisfy the inquiries of the average everyday man.
 No doubt this city could secure a kiosk, and if it could be located on the sidewalk adjoining the postoffice building until the new postoffice building is built and then it could be located alongside it, or kept by the older building, as may seem the more convenient to the largest pos sible number of people.
 To secure a kiosk action must be taken by the commissioners of the city, by the commercial organiza- tions-by public sentiment, in word. Shall we have, in short, little build ing that will give us street level weather conditions? This is the question before the people of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AIabama's Large Crops

Notwithstanding the deterioration in Alabamas cotton this month we will still have very large crop" said w. D. Nesbitt. There has been much deterio- ration in August, but that, of course, was to be expected. About the first of August, when I said a normal crop in this state had already been made, allowed for good deal of deterioration. We will pick in Alabama a normal crop-1 300. GOO to 1,4oO,0 bales.
 All ip all. this is Alabama's great est crop year, It Is the first year that the farmer has raised all he needs in the way of foodstuffs. We have fine corn and hay crops, and with our big cotton crop this will be notably pros porous year in Alabama. The only crop that has failed is the peach, and in this state, the peach is not large enough to be much of commercial crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
ETHICS OF VISITING

From the Indianapolis News.
 The two children were playing in the yard at the home of Constance She remembered the teaching of her par ents, but she wished to play a certain game, and Taylor desired to play an other game
 You ought to play my game,Y said Taylor because I'm your visitor, and you ought to do what I want to do'
 Constance realized the truth of this yet she did not wish to give in to hel little frend.
 Let's go over to your house. Fay. lor,' she said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELON
he New York Press

From the New York Press.
 Managing q husband Is easy enough for wife till his mother interferes.
 The baby Is always smart it's the only one in the family with any brains
 After a girl gets along Tn years she knows any man will make q good hus- band
 When a man doesn't have to make excuses about anything, it's sign he's bachelor.
 You think you are considered d great man for spending money foolishly on people; you are only despsed for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
Politics in Georgia

l used to keep well informed on Georgia politics, but not having paid close attention to affairs there during the past five or six years can only imagine what will soon happen re- garding the prohibition question:" said successful citizen who was up to 1905, a commercial traveller.
 The Georgia legislature adopted statewide prohibition just before Ala bama did I used to hear persons say that Alabama ought to break itself of the habit of following the lead of Geor- gia, or any other state in such mat ters as prohibition, where fanaticism and politics were mixed. In 1909 when radical prohibition had won a victory in the legislature someone remarked, told you so-as goes Georgia, so goes Alabamar We'll this Alabama Georgia habit will be reversed Ala bamas reaction against prohibition has been so pronounced that this state Is now advertised in the right way; ad- vertsed as breaking away from polit- leo -puritanical thraldom or tendencies
 The defeat of prohibition in Jeffer- d from many points of view, notably from a viewpoint of sentiment in its rela- tion to capital, commerce and realty values. Judge Lane, in his thought full statement during the campaign, in
 which he pointed out his preference for saloons over dispensaries enunciated several truths that will pass Into his- tory as maxims. One was that a dry
 town is a dull town. That Is certainly true in case of cities of 50 900 people and upwards.
 Now here is what I predict for At
 lanta: few leading business men will get together quietly and plan an anti prohibition campaign for the next Georgia state election. Atlanta will not sit still when 1t sees Birmingham with licensed saloons. Although Geor- gia has statewide prohibition, it Is very weak prohibition compared with the sort that we had in Alabama Beer is sold in Atlanta under license and clubs run whisky buffets. The moder- alton of the Georgia legislature made prohibition in name fairly workable, for so long as a city like Atlanta had beer galore and whisky in clubs there
 was reason to believe that anti-prohi-
 bition clamor would be delayed for many years. I verily believe that if Alabama had not returned to the local option column Georgia would escape an anti-prohibiton campaign. But mark what I say, when Birmingham has saloons in hotels and saloons out it hoe I,0I
 sale liquor houses and breweries-all in the large mercantile ine-Atlanta will never rest until liquor saloons are re- established In that city. What may complicate matters in Georgia when an
 anti-prohibition contest is waged is the old question of the location of the states capital Macon Is well situated geogra phically and it can present some strong arguments why 1t should be the 1 ca pital of the state rather than At lanta. There may be a good deal of political wire pulling and swapping on
 this capital removal issue, but no mat
 ter what complications may arise it is
 safe bet that inside of two. years Atlanta will be an open saloon city Prohibition is never the sign of a big
 city, and Atlanta has the right to con
 slider itself a metropolitan city in the
 fullest sense of the term"