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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
win Have Saloons

''The saloon proposition as against the dispensary will win by large major ity,' said citizen who is usually sue cessful in election forecasts. "At least, that's the way 1t appears to me. Nearly every voter has made up his mind how he will prepare his ballot on the 24th of August. I think the few changes that are made between now and election day will be from the dispensary to the saloon. Several of my friends who were even so extreme in their prohibition sen- timents as to vote for the proposed con stitutional amendment in 1909 tell me that they will never again vote the pro- hibition ticket, and that in the coming election they will vote for saloons.
 "The dspensary side will poll con- siderable vote, but 1t will be small com- pared with the open saloon vote. can readily understand how bona-fide pro- hibitionists will vote dry, but l cannot understand how any sensible, thoughtiul man can vote both dry and for dlspeh- sary. If these honest prohibitionlsts wish to minimize the evils of liquor they will vote for high license and regula- ton, that IS 10 say, II they No'o "S
 liauor and for liquor. on the same pal lot.
 "Every intelligent person knows that the blind tiger is greatly In evidence here, and that the only way to get rid of the blind tiger is to have an excise commission composed of high class gem tlemen who will see that saloons are regulated and that the illicit traffic will be suppressed.
 'The trouple with so many people Is their tendency to pride of opinion. There are many men in every community who will never change. If they took wrong position once they will never admit that it was wrong, but will stick to it in spite of everything. It Is fortunate that progressive cities are not filled up with such stubborn persons Everybody re- spects the man of convictions, no mat ter what conclusions these convictions may lead to, but the man who is simply actuated by his pride of opinion will always be a intolerance to progress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
BenzOated Foods Again

The Wilson, -Remsen conspiracy to cram benzoated foods down the throats of 90,O00,0o0 of people stands pretty fully exposed. In order to pro- tect at all hazards and under all cir cumstances the canners and other manufacturers who desire to utilize rotten fruits and vegetables and the odds and ends of a factory, Wilson first organized the Remsen board of highbrows, and then he organized an executive commite consisting of Solici- tor McCabe, Assistant Chemist Dun- lap and Dr. Wiley. Out of about 2000 cases Dunlap voted with Wiley once. In other words, Dr. Wiley, chief chemist, was eliminated by Wilson, although his services had been great and his capacity admitted. He was opposed, however, to impure foods and drugs. He stood like a stone wall against the use of benzoic acid in food preparations, and he had to be eliminated. The prudent Will son did not dare to dismiss him even when Attorney General Wickersham recommended it. Wickersham came fresh from Wall street and Wilson comes from the Iowa school of pol itics.
 Dr. Wiley should be retained. Will son should have been permitted to resign long ago." and if Congress has the courage of it's convictions it will put an end to benzoated foods in interstate commerce.
 This is what the investigation plain ly points to, and if Congress does not act up to it the people will next year. II is in fact the only issue that prom ises to come before the people other , than that relating to the "indefensi- ble" Payne tariff.
 By the way, when is the President going to act on the Wickersham- Wilson matter? He cannot evade open action without encountering the charge of evasion or something worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Next Weeks Election

The question of whether Jefferson county will go wet or dry in the election to be held on August. "A is no longer seriously discussed by those l on either side who are well informed.
 The i-prohibitionists are in an overwhelming majority. When in 1907, the Anti Saloon league won its first and only victory in this county, many men voted dry whose reasons were based largely on the lack of reg ulation and the increasing number of dives. They were not at any rate whole-hearted prohibitionists. They voted to drive out the liquor traffic as it was then conducted, thinking that some day it would be started over again under better conditions. Such men are now advocating high licensed saloons.
 Under the Smith regulation act the Idispensary system might be made very effective in small cities, but it's pro- visions are such that it could not be operated in community as populous as Birmingham with the same sat- isfactory results as would the open saloon, strictly regulated. It is easy enough to theorize on almost any question, but, as a democratic states man once remarked, with regard to the tariff, it is a condition and not theory that confronts us."
 Admitting that liquor is greatly abused by some individuals, it is be- lieved that the majority of people who drink at all, drink in moderation. Ger tain it is that sumptuary legislation will not break up the liquor traffic, and under the conditions now before us it will be much better to have the open saloon than to have the dispen- sary with it's blind tiger accompani- ment. Birmingham has had too much of the blind tiger already.
 Governor O'Neal will give us a model excise commission, and a model excise commission can and will make Birmingham a model saloon town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

ment is well started in this state on direct and correct lines, and no town here wants any modification of it that looks to even a modified city council. City councils have had their chance and they stand condemned by the peo- pie. They have given this country a black eye. Alabama wants no more of them. And yet the Alabama com mission plan is full of liberty, for it includes the recall, and every com missioner who desires to retain office knowns he must serve the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
WHERE THE ASPARAGUS GREW

From Answers, London.
 They were very, very happy in these early days of married life. And they kept a kitchen garden.
 "Gwendoline, dearest, said the youni, husband, ''as I came through the garden saw some asparagus ready for cooking. Would you care to wander forth and gather the first fruits of the season with your own dear hands?"
 Yes; she would love to do so, only-and this she dare not confess-she really didn', know asparagus from beetroot. If sht went alone she might betray her horrible ignorance.
 And then an inspiration came.
 T know what we'll do, Edwin,' she cried enthusiastically. well go out to- gether. You shall pluck the the asp-as- paragus and I'll hold the ladder"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Is Present Fact


 Because the apportionment bill states that is not to go into effect un- til March 4, 1913, some newspapers have said that it does not affect the next presidential election. Such statements are wholly erroneous. The apportionment bill names the num- Der of representative that each state is today entitled to, and the states will at first elections elect their true present number to take their seats on March 4, 1913. The apportionment does not and could not order the states to take no steps prior to March 4, 1913. The states are expected, on the oher hand, to take such steps up to and in accordance with the apportion- ment bill.
 The apportionment went into effect when the bill was signed, but con- gressmen cannot be seated under it until March 4, 1913. Otherwise it is in full force and effect. Presidential electors will be chosen in accordance with it next year, and the presidential conventions will be organized in ac- cordance with it. It is the law today in all ways in which it can be applied. It does not oust representatives in Congress who would naturally object to an abrupt shortening of their terms. Otherwise it is in full force and effect. The law of reason should be applied to it by those papers that have tried to accept it literally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
Atlanta's Compromise Plan

The interests in Atlanta could not stand revolution in municipal gov ernment-in single jump They will jump to it twice or perhaps thrice. The first jump will give them a com mission of five sitting in an executive capacity and council of ten sitting in a legislative capacity. The subject comes before the people on September 27 and it is believed this compromise plan will be adopted.
 It will not prove direct, efficient or economical. It will be trifle simpler than aldermanic government, but not enough so to render it acceptable to the people after a term of practice under it. Any city that has not the courage to adopt the Des Moines- Galveston plan should remain in charge of aldermanic boards until it's courage rises to the sticking point.
 The commission form of govern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

lived in Washington some years ago Signor Fancuelli was bandmaster, but he -had no military rank. He was only an enlisted man, and that being the case he had less influence, of course, than If he had been a commissioned officer. Sousa, who had preceded Fancuelli, was only an enlisted man. He drew bill which provided that the director should be lieutenant of marines, and succeeded Tn having 1t reported favorably by the Sen ate naval committee. but 1t stopped there. If was not until some time after Santel- mann was director that Congress passed bill giving the director the rank Of lieutenant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
The Iron Market

The local iron market Is without special feature this week. It is some what stronger than it was at the be- ginning of the month, and some fur mace companies quote only $1O.. .50 on a No basis. Rogers, Brown X Co.'S Cincinnati circular says:
 "The feature of the market just now is the rapid decrease of pig iron stocks during the past few weeks. This is particularly true of the south. Ten dollar iron in the south is reported scarce and buyers of small tonnage are not being able to buy at this figure recently. The attitude of producers is more Independent and while sales are not in great volume the current pur- chases are good. Prices for any time after the first of next year are still very rare and furnaces are contending the wish of most consumers to buy for this period, feeling that anything like present prices are out of the ques- tion.
 "Production of steel shows increase and an upward movement with more activity at the mills. The market, as 4 whole, and in all districts, shows improvement.
 Coke has been comparatively quiet although the market has held firm There is a falling off of production, especially in the Virginia field, which is very noticeable. Current movement is good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
John Aliens Visit

Private John Allen of Tupelo, Miss, exc congressman and wit of national fame was in Birmingham this week looking after some personal business. He met many of his old friends here and was entertained at dinner by B. NJ. Allen, at the latter's hospitable home on South Twentieth street. One of the guests at the dinner said: Private John Allen Is as bright and entertain ing as he was when I first met him some years ago. He was in great form the other night and his jokes and keen wit were irresistible. Knowing that the distinguished visitor had taken an ac- tive part in the Mississippi campaign in behalf of Senator Leroy Percy and against eX-Governor Vardaman, who won in the senatorial race, I remarked by way of starting a conversation: You are just through with campaign in Mississippi; it was exciting, was it not? The guest of honor assumed a puzzled look and said dryly, I hadn't heard of any campaign
 Many of the stories told by John Allen were fresh and will, no doubt, find their way into print, but as it was a private dinner party l do not feel at liberty to make them public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
KEEP THE WINDOWS SHUT
FYbm the British Australasian.

Every dweller in tropical or semi-trop- ical countries knows that windows and doors should be closed In the early hours of the morning, and not opened again until sunset if the house is to be kept reasonably cool throughout the day. They are opened widely enough to the breezes of the night, hut dark blinds and closed shutters are the secret of keeping the temperature low. However. one can never convince an Englshman of this fact unless he also has seen it's demonstration abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
TO HONOR EDGAR ALLAN POE


 From the Baltimore Sun.
 Poe was closely identified with Balti- more He came of an old Maryland fam fly; here his genius first found recogni- tion, here he wooed and won the girl wife he made immortal in ''Annabel Lee," here ne died and all that is mortal of him lies here in a quiet old churchyard. Other cities may claim him, and the cottage at Bordham will always be to his admirers a shrine, while the University of vir- ginie properly honors it's illustrious stu dent with a statue and tablet; his name will be inscribed in the Temple of Fame, but the monumental memorial to Poe should be erected in Baltimore, and 1t is gratifying to learn that this dream of his admirers will soon be reality.
 The stone that now marks his tomb was the gift of the school children of Balti- more and some of their elders, cred- itable testimonial, but not worthy of a poet who is one of the immortals. From time to time efforts have been made to raise funds for the erection of fitting monument, but not until the formation of the Poe Memorial association in 1907 6iG the project begin to be realized. This association was formed by Mrs. John c. Wrenshal and a number of other prom inent women and they began at once the raising of fund for the purpose. But MT. Orrin C. Painter, by the gift of $5OOO makes possible the erection of an imposing memorial to the great poet and master of prose. Mir Painter, in making this generous donation direct to Mrs. Wrenshall, acknowledges the debt that Toe's admirers owe the memorial asso- citation and it's president. They called attention to the neglect of Poe, to the need of a memorial excited interest in the project and to them, with MT. Painter. is due the credit for success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Beware of the man whose dog crawls under the house when its master enters the gate.
 If mans head is filled with wisdom he doesn't have to use his mouth as a safety valve.
 When a man tells widow that she is the only woman he ever loved she takes if with a pound of salt.
 If word to the wise is sufficient, the average married woman must consider her husband foolish indeed.
 The undying love of an old toper for liquor goes to prove that familiarity doesn't always breed absolute contempt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
HEFLEcTroNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Every time you guess right it was good judgment.
 It's the iceman who will make the loud- est howl about the coal bills next winter
 A girl can be delighted with the way a man brushes his hair till she marries liim.
 A woman can be proud of the way her husband does things if she has to do them for him.
 It must be that woman likes to take her husband calling because it spoils all her own fun al 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
THE OLD coUPI

 By EtheIwyn Wetherald' Over the soft grass
 saw the old couple pass. Slowly they walked and stood Close to the budding wood. Surely 1t seemed they were stung Rv inc thought of how fair and young The whole earth looked beside A gray old bridegroom and bride. No! for the Towering mold Beneath them was centuries old; The skies that smiled above Were old as Eden and love; Ane of all the forest trees
 In the woodland families, The oldest were most fair And wore the happiest air. The aged stars in the blue
 lin the beauty of spring were new, And the aged hearts in the wood
 By the spirit of spring were renewed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
MUCH AyOIRDUpoIs

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 President Taft is going to take another swing around the circle this fall. As Colonel Roosevelt once remarked, Taft Is our biggest going concernP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The Baltimore Sun says: "Governor Wilson is in the saddle in New Jersey, Harmon is in the saddle in Ohio, Under wood is in the saddle in Washington, and Mr. Bryan is walking along the dusty political road saying bad words and mall- ing faces at all of them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
GERMANY'S STRONG MAN

about Morocco, when he showed that ony occasion, while unfiinching in his purpose he could roar as mildly as any suckinge dove He was again successful: thet Morocco spectre was laid for two yearsi and If it has now risen again, von ilider- len, In the opinion of his countrymen, has the resolution and the skill to exercise it forever.
 Von Kiderlen will be 60 next year. He IS a confirmed bachelor and lives in tn pretty little villa which is a perouist,s Of his office and stands in a corner of tho fine park stretching behind the forign department buildings. Opinions differ as to the real character of the foreign sec retary. By his male cronies he is praised as loyal and genial companion while on others, mostly diplomatic colleagues. he has made the impression of being hard and domineering. One of the letter rep- resents him as using the rough and bluff mannerisms of Bismarck, not forgetting the big cigar, in this dealings with the courtly and cunning French ambassador to Berlin. NJ Jules ,Cambon..f,a -.,-..s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

When Cincinnati people feel like com hitting suicide they simply go to cleve- land as a compromise and let it go at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Solicitor McCabe, the autocrat of the department of agriculture, should ion Simon of Hayti in exile. This country does not longer want his services, and Wilson should go with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
AUTOMOBILE FUNERALS

From the St. Louis Times. The statement that the first automot
 bile funeral ever held in St. Louis" has just occurred, suggests that the world is constantly finding better ways and
 better methods.
 The automobile funeral, like all other affairs in which the automobile figures,
 should prove a great saving of valuable energy and sensibilities.
 There has still remained something of
 organism in the modern worlds methods
 of disposing of the dead. Not infrequent- ly those who follow their beloved to the
 tomb entertain the strange idea that they
 are honofing those whom they mourn by paying for a certain amount of page-
 antry and display.
 Surely nothing could be more erroneous.
 The dead are not honored when they are carried in review before a populace
 which has it's burdens to bear, and which has sufficient number of reminds
 CTS that death is the lot of every man. The dead are most truly honored when the feelings of the living are most ef- fectually considered. The dead have gone to their reward; but the living must still
 suffer thousand bangs. It is they who
 must be given the first thought, when there has been bereavement. One would not urge unseemly haste in
 disposing of those who pass; but if the
 automobile can more speedily and smooth ly convey the dead to their last resting place than the hearse with It's horses, then tine automobile has again demon- strated It's high usefulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Humor pays. Mark Twain and Gilbert, who wrote the librettcs of the Sullivan operas, each left a half of million dol lars,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

pr. Wiley is analyzing benzoated foods and doing nothing because the rest of the administration is against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Senator Cullom wants good roads and plenty of 'em, while we are about 1t. Good roads" is his swan song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Solicitor McCabe seems to have consd- cred himself "a bigger man than old Taft"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The F'renchs have decided to receive their new son-in-law as any other intelii- gent American family would do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Washington has coined a new word to ''maccabe. Let us hope the senilc Wilson will not escape, for he is responsi- ble for the imperious McCabe who has put benzoated foods on 9o,0oO,CsO of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The lords were mended instead of end ed. They preferred the former as the lesser Of two evils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Even one in good society is ambitious to answer affirmatively the question. Have you Yurruped yet?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

More peers are really needed to keep pace with the creation of millionaire daughters in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

In New York city just at present they are swatting the charter rather than the flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The lords thought the matter over and finally concluded not to let George do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The old guard in the house of lords never dies when it can get chance to surrender
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The cereal crops siumped and yet 1t is impossible to attribute the slump to the party in power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The Nugent type of boss is fast dlsap- bearing from politics. Something decenter is wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
The Marine Hand

'I understand that w. L. Radcliffe who managed Victor Herberts tour through the south last spring is meet ing with considerable success in book ing the United States marine band for a southern concert tour in October said a music lover. "This band is one of the finest brass and reed organizations in the world It was popular concert organization in the sos when Sousa was it's director, and those who have heard 1t recently say that it is far better today than ever. MT. Radcliffe has written to friend here that he hopes to book Bir- mingham for October 20. The band would certainly draw a fine audience.
 Lieutenant Santelmann, the present director of the band has held that posi- ton for number of years. When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Social prestige proved stronger in th house of lords than political pull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18
In the State of Texas

Excitement which grew out of the state wide prohibition campaign in Texas IS gradually subsiding.'' said l.. T. Bertre,n of Cincinnati.
 q spent several days in Texas last week and met many personal friends. Some were prohibitionists and some were anti prohibitionists.. In the election which was held on July s22 the -prohibitionsts won by a small majority. I am told that the majority would have been large had it not been assumed by the vets that they would win hands down. My prohibition friends were feeling a bit sore over the defeat, but they showed less irritation than 1 imagined they would.
 "One hears a good deal of talk in Texas about trying it over again, but as the radical prohibition wave has about petered out in all states that contain large cities l think it is pretty safe to say that Texas will remain local option state.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Doc Cook is satisfied there are cooler places for him in this world than the north pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

Instead of playing politics at Washing ton MT. Taft will soon be playing golf at Beverly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-18

The lords retain their corner in peer- ages but not in politics.