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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
After Fifteen Years

$. M. Cole of Oberlin, O.. is in Birming- ham as the guest of hls nephew, S. E.. Thompson. Mr. Cole has large lumber interests. and is one of the most pronl- inent business men in his section of the, country. He arrived in Birmingham from Texas, whither business had car red him.
 T was here 15 years ago." said Mir Cole, and this is my first visit since then. My recollection of Birmingham was of unpaved streets and poorly built bus mess blocks. Today l find it one of the most handsomely built cities in the country. I would scarcely recognize the business district as that of Birmingham 15 years ago. This city has grown rapid ly in population, and 1t is easy to see that it has a splendid future"
 MT. Cole is a veteran ot the civil war. He saw some pretty hard service in West Virginia, and was a prisoner in old Libby at Richmond. When asked about his war experience yesterday MT. Cole gave some interesting "reminiscences. Oberlin was an abolition stronghold and MT. Cole said that Confederates, during and a few years after the war, looked upon an Oberlin man as something espe- cialy to be summed; and then he laughed and said that the bitterness of war time'' had not only passed entirely away, but that southern and northern veterans alike were always glad of an opportunity to show their respect and admiration for the valor of their antagonists of '6l-6b.
 When someone asked MT Cole about Ohio politics he said he thought Presi- dent Taft and Governor Harmon would both be very strong in 1912. (Which do you happen to be-a republican or denl- ocrat?'' someone asked. And MT. Cole replied that he was like thousands found in both of the great parties in recent times-he was ready to vote for the best man, regardless of whether he was democrat or republican.
 Mr. Cole was very young man when he joined the union army, and being of good health, is as active as the aver age man of 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

From the Washington Herald.
 Marie Corelli is great student of Plato and a constant reader sf. inc Bible.
 Clara Barton of the Red Cross laid out the grounds of the National ceme- tery at Andersonvile in 1865.
 Chauncey M. Depew was once given the post or minister to Japan, but after carrying the commission in his pocket for a month declined the office
 Hon. James Bryce is a mountain climber. and in 1900 was president of the Alpine club. He is also botanist
 Henry Watterson, the Louisville journ- alist,i is the author of the phrase. "A tariff for revenue only''
 Samuel Untermeyer New York law yer, is an art expert. and owns one of the most valuable collections of paint ings in America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
will Be Taft Or Harmon

president Taft will not only be re- nominated in 1912 but he stands an even chance of being re-elected,' said c. D. Vinton of Chicago.
 Six months ago it looked as if MT. Taft had no chance at all; but he is pulling up and by the time delegates are chosen next year he may be as popu- lar a vote-getter as he was in 1908.
 q think Governor Harmon is sure to be the democratic nominee. A great many men like myself who expect to vote for President Taft will be glad to see Harmon head the democratic ticket, for the simple reasonSthat he is an able, high minded, conservative man and if we are not to have a continuance of a republican administration Harmon as president would be entirely satisfactory to business interests. The outlook, there fore is bright for a conservative regime from 1913 to 1917, and whether it be Taft or Harmon the country is safe."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
TWO GODS
'y Sam Walter Foss.

by Sum waiter FOSS. A boy was born mid little things, Between a little world and sky And dreamed not of the. cosmic rings
 Round which the circling planets fly. He lived in little works and thoughts,
 Where little ventures grow and. pod, And paced, and ploughed his little plots
 And prayed unto his little God. But as the mighty system grew,
 His faith grew faint with many scars: The cosmos widened in his view
 But God was last among His stars. Another boy in low1y days,
 As he, to little things was born, But gathered lore in woodland ways,
 And from the glory of the morn, As wider skies broke on his view, E God greatened In his growing mind: Each year he dreamed his God anew,
 And left his older God behind. He saw the boundless scheme dilate,
 In star and bl6ssom. sky and clod; And as the universe grew great.
 He dreamed for 1t a gerater God.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
MT. Taft's Two Years in White Hous,


 On Saturday last one half of MT. Taft's presidential term had expired. Even his best friends will admit that in the two years he had made many mistakes. He eulogized at Winona the Payne-Aldrich tariff, and he con, suited Aldrich and Cannon through out the first year of his administra- tion more than he did any other re- publicans. He stood by Ballinger, and he stood in fear of his spectacular predecessor.
 But the November election changed all this. It opened the Presidents eyes to the truth. It freed him at once from new nationalism" and from bondage to monopoly. He rose superior to the interests that had clogged his path. He not only ne- gotiated. a reciprocity treaty with Canada which angered several trusts and alarmed the inner circle of pro- tectionists, but he faced with rare courage a democratic House and near democratic Senate when monop- oly refused to pass the reciprocity , agreement. For this he deserves com mendation from all consumers.
 MT. Taft did secure important legislation from the first session of the Sixty-first Congress. He induced that Congress to enlarge the powers of the interstate commerce commits sion, thus enabling it to suspend any increase of rates pending hearing. This of itself has taken away from the railroads the power to increase rates at will. Rates will hereafter be determined by the interstate commits sion. Telegraph and telephone com- panies will also be regulated by the same commission. The President caused to be established postal sav- ings bank system. This has been done Aon limited scale, but the system will be increased from year to year. It has come to stay. Then, too, bu- reau of mines has been established and law enacted forbidding corpor- ate contributions to political cam paigns and providing for publicity of contributions in congressional cleo lions. Nor should resolution pro- posing an income tax amendment to the constitution be overlooked. The President favored ~and supported all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
pEGGY,s THREAT
e Cincinnati Enouirer.

From tne CInclnhat1 Enquirer.
 William R. Hotchlxin, president of the Sphinx club, said of advertising. at the clubs recent banquet at the Waldorf Astoria in New York:
 Honest advertising and honest goods are the only methods that pay. The public wants honest goods. Advertise them, then, honestly, and the coy pub lie will respond like Peggy.
 Peggy, said Sandy. .Ahm saying Peggy, will An kiss yer cheek?'
 "If ye daes,' said Peggy, 'Ah'l skreich.'
 ''Oh' said Sandy, dinpa skreich.'
 An don't ye kiss me on the mooth then said Peggy. for if ye did Al coudna skreich at all.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR From the New York Press.

Remorse wipes out no wrongs.
 A judges point of view would seem strange to him if he were the judged The heroic soldiers of life don't sbow Off their medals in public.
 Money always lies about the happiness it promises you.
 Anybody may give; we want only our selves to take away
 You can tell nobody dreadful family secrets, yet they'll go shrieking through the streets.
 Even when girl is bride she insists upon keeping Ter ideals till she gets horne and has tcy manage the cook.
 The most successful thing about joke is when you tell it ahead of the other fellow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
THE TREAsURY's MYSTERY STORY

+ TOII1 tIlt w dSIIIII6tOII T oFe ' -
 That the treasury should be mystihed over the loss" of s1s1, GOO by the na- tional banks during the Santa Claus sea- son suggests the idea, at first blush. that Uncle Sam does not exercise as close su- pelvision over the banks as the public has been led to think; that there must be a bunghole in every vault the bank examiners consistently overlook. N1aturai- ly most people would imasine that coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Pensacola Mans visitP

Birmingham seems to be pushing ahead said Jerry J. Sullivan, Jr., a well known and esteemed lawyer of Pen- sacola q was here during the Confed crate reunion in 1908, and was greatly pleased with Birmingham then. This is my first visit since, and the city seems to be much larger and much handsomer. The people of the south generally should feel proud of Birmingham"
 MT. Sullivan said that business condi- tions in Pensacola were good. That city, he remarked, was becoming more and more prosperous each year. It has many new public buildings and is now recog- rized as one of the cleanest and best built cities of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
CARELESS GIRL

What has become of that pretty French maid who was employed by Mrs. Flubber?''
 'She was discharged long ago."
 What was the trouble?'
 Why, she actually took Mrs. Flubber's precious Fido out motoring one cold day without his blanket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
WET OR DRY

WET OR DRY" There was man in our town, Who loudly prayed for rain, But when it did in floods come down, He prayed for drought again The dust forsooth was very bad, And choked the throat of him, But too much water made him sad, Because he could not swim.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. There was a man in Birmingham, A zealous "prohi' man, Who called for 'dryness' all around But straightway bought can" A little booze" was good for him, For him the express ran: His tears were shed because alas, It hurt the other man.
 -Attalla Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

There is a movement in the middle west that calls for the delivery of the egg to the consumer within a reasonable inter- val after it has been laid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
EXTERNAL DUTY.

EXTERNAL DUTY. "I am trying to keep my boy from using slang"
 Do you find 1t hard?' By George, yes! No matter how often I lecture him, he doesn't seem to get wise to the fact that I am in earnest"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
-Attalla Herald.
SOME OBSERVATIONS. "

Personally, we don't mind the length of time it takes a man to say it, provided he says something. Our experi- ence Is that when friend comes in for advice the best method of procedure is to find out what he wants to do and ad- wise him to do it. Until we feel able to buy a complete new outfit of clothes we don't propose to sample any of the famous discovery that makes you gain 30 pounds in 30 days" Pro- lessor Dyche wants a law passed to pro- tect the skunlSs of this state from injury. As far as we are personally concerned such law1is unnecessary. We have never bothered the skunks Optimist. 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The lame ducks are seeking vacant berths in Portugal or elsewhere, and fail- ing to get anything they go quaclxing home unobserved and unhonored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The strait of Panama will soon sup plant Magellan's strait as route to the Pacific. and pretty soon there will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Lawn mowers need not be sharpened except as a matter of preparation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

And now Minnesota proposes to tax bachelors. Some state will yet try this new form of taxation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
The Iron Market.

'While the price of iron remains un- changed, there is decidedly more activity in the market than there was week or two ago." said prominent man who represents furnace interests.
 If the interstate commerce commits sion had allowed the railroads to ad- vance rates the iron market would have taken spurt, no doubt; but think the commissions decision was right, and that it's effect on business will be most bene- ficent in the end The railroads are be- ing operated at fair profit, and While some of the officials may feel little grouchy now because of the action of the interstate Commerce commission they will get over that and will, as level headed men. agree with the general view that the rates are high enough. Rooms are bad things in business. for while a few men profit by them the great ma jerity are hurt, business is thrown into confusion, and hard times always follow. What every thinking man desires-to see is healthy business condition-moderate profits, and conservative values rather than inflation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The old guard has evacuated the na- tions capital, and they are never coming back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Commander Peary becomes a rear ad miral on the retired list and Doc. Cook star in vaudeville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The extra session will cost Champ Clark 5000 in Chautauqua money, and there is no help for it. The money is so much money lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
LINES.

(Contributed) Poor mel! I sometimes feel my dreams are shattered And all the early promise that they gave; Upon the wintry banks of life are scat tered, Like first spring flowers that find snowy grave. Could these my tender buds of thought alluring, One perfect blossom save from that drear past, Oh. you would love the fancy thus ma turing, Kept back, in some warm niche, to bloom at last Natalie"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The voters will now act unon T Iorin,er,. case in detail but with unerring jus tice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
WELL NOT RE THERE.

WE'LL NOT BE THERE. Spruce up, spruce up, Let's all look sleek; T. R. will be
 In town this week. Wouldst dine with him In proper state? Twill cost you just Five plunks plate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Washington feels that it cannot have too many extra sessions, and 1t does not care what brings them on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

A split session may be desirable in Ala bama, but a split skirt is not. No harem-scarems are wanted down this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The tories in England are preparing mixed dish to set before the liberals. A majority of the peers are to be elected, but a minority is to consist of the heredity peerage The liberals will not even consider the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Senator Heyburn and Representative Macon will have to unload their fool ishness this month in something besides the Congressional Record. The Record is taking a month off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

A Chicago university professor thinks he can outrun in the race for mayor all the politicians from Hinl1y Dink down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
FACTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Pennsylvania and Spain alike need q republican form of government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
CIGARETTES

CIGARETTES
 From the New York Times
 In the calendar year 1910, S,644537, ,O9O cigarettes were made and sold in the United States. A cigarette, in one way, resembles a street car transfer slip. It is>not always used. But the number of unsmoked cigarettes, in comparison with the number made and sold, is negligible. This nation of 90-odd mill lions, is indeed, a nation of cigarette smokers. Nearly 100 cigarettes are produced and distributed here, every year, for every man, woman and child in the country. This does not include imported cigarettes, and those rolled by the smokers themselves. Imports of cigarettes are large, but, of course. they amount to but little in proportion to the output of American factories.
 The United States Tobacco Journal. which has compiled and prints the statistics of the year in the trade it serves, remarks that the enormous in- crease in 1910 over the number of cigarettes smoked in 1909, an increase of 1856, 4S7,3OS, was in spite of an in- crease in the revenue stamp tax of T cents, and widespread movement against cigarette smoking throughout the country. Denunciation of the cigar cite as a coffin nai." as a passport to perdition, seems to increase it's popu- larity.
 Yet the consumption of tobacco in other forms does not decrease, except in the case of tiny cigars. the output of which fell off .o,3s5, 256 last year. perhaps be- cause of increased prices due to the stamp tax. Nearly 150, 0000 more large cigars were produced, and nearly 15000,- GOO more pounds of manufactured tobac- co. The American people are assuredly not turning away from tobacco, reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

The largest pocketbook factory burned down in Wisconsin the other day, but this will have small effect on the cost of living
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
ROTH TERRIFYING.

Men led parlous lives during the stone age"
 '.No doubt. Still. l don't imagine it was any worse to be - chased by a pterodacty1 than 1t is to be bumped in the back by an automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
ROOMY ENOUGH.

ROOMY ENOUGH. Oh, do not slight The ''harem" skirt. It isn't tight Enough to hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FANCY PRICE

q see where an American has just paid s5oo,000 for a Rembrandt"
 Mercy me! That must be even more magnificent than the car Nat Goodwin gave Edna Goodrich"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
Good Peach Crop Predicted.

"The February freeze did little or no damage to the peach crop in the south. ; said John Towers.
 Some of the buds were nipped and fell off, but that was really good for the orchards, I have heard from ths peach- growing sections and according to my information the crop will be very large"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
MoRE,s THE PITY.

"The modern lover doesn't read Lucille to the girl of his dreams"
 No. He takes her to see problem play"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

A CRUEL DECEIyEN. She calls him ''Pet'' And likewise Honey" r But her heart is set On alimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

How poor. are. they that have no
 patience! What wound did ever neal o"' ps "e- Erecs.
 gross. -otheho'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08
LIFE AT MONTE CARLO

the other day that he had heard of Champ Clark and Uncle Joe Cannon and preferred Uncle Joe. He would name his own committees both in the board of al- dermen and the common council. Thus, for the time being, Insurgency is quelled at Monte Carlo. Serenely sits the castle on the hill hard by the cathe- dral. Calmly flow the waters in the har- bor and the town. The autos honk out side the Casino. Within 'the little ball goes merrily round," and according to the croupiers and the society reporters the gentleman wins and the poor gambler looses!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-08

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. l4lo New York avenue.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-22
POLICE SEARCHING
FOR MONROE HANNA
Relatives Fear He May Have
Done Himself Harm.

Fearing that something has happened
to Monroe Hanna, fifty years old. who
has been missing from his home in Ben.
ming since August II, relatives last night
requested the police to institute a search
for him.
Hanna is demented the police say.
and 1t is feared he is wandering about
the city. or perhaps has done himself
bodily injury. The theory is also ad-
vanCed that he may have taken a train
and gone to some other city City and
county authorities of the neighboring
States have been requested to look out
for Hanna. while every effort is being
made by the police here to locate him.
All the hospitals and hotels have been
canvassed.
No stone is being left unturned by the
police in their effort to locate fifteen
year-old Viola Rabbit. who disappeared
from her home at Forest Glen. Md. sew
eral days ago. 1t is known the girl left
her home with the intention of coming to
this city.
A description Of the girl has been sent
to all precincts and hospitals. Her
mother, Mrs. Nj ]. Rabbit, has requested
that the girl be charged with being a
fugitive from her parents.
Fourteen-year-o Henry Connor, who
has been missing from his home. 1Ol7
New Jersey avenue northwest, since last
Monday morning, was arrested late last
night by police of the Second precinct.
He is held at the House of Detention.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-22
TAFT ON TARIFF, .
'JBKYLL AND HYDE
Underwood Replies to Grand
Rapids Speech.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 21.-President
Taft was characterized as a DR. Jekyll
and a Mr.. Hyde on the tariff question by
Representative Oscar W. Underwood, al
his home here tonight after he had read
the Presidents Grand Rapids speech Mr.
Underwood said:
The President seems to be much
grieved that Congress should legslate
on the important question of the tariff
without sufficient information. He over
looks the fact that the Payne bill was
enacted into law less than two years
before the House prepared the bills that
he vetoed; that there were 10000 pages of
testimony taken at the time the Payne
tariff law was written; that conditions
in this country had not changed TO any
material extent between that time and
the time when the wool, free list, and
cotton bills were prepared by the Ways
and Means Committee of the House.
Mr.. Taft thinks that Congress ought
not TO legislate until it has information
to determine the comparative difference
between the cost of production of duti-
able articles under the various tariff
schedules in this country and abroad"
continued Mr.. Underwood.
OF course, the President did not think
this information was necessary when he
signed the Payne bill. which was in the
interest of the manufacturer, being a re-
vision upward. and careful information
is required only when the revision is
downward and in the interest Of the
people
The President occupies the position on
the tariff of a DR.. Jekyll and a Mr..
Hyde" said the House majority leader in
conclusion. When tariff legislation is up,
the protected interests OF America are
always able to convert him into a Mr..
HYDE. standing for all the indefensible
iniquities of a high protective tariff. AS
soon as the legislation is out of the way
the Presidents genial smile radiates from
the rear end Of a Pullman car and he be-
comes a DR.. Jekyll. with the gentlemanly
intention of relieving the American peo-
pie from the indefensible burdens of taxa
tion that his former acts have put upon
them"