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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-20
Pres. Nelson ofUnited Refrig'
orator and Ice Machine Co.
Says Co. Will Not Leave
HAVE RECEIVED many OFFERS

The United Refrigerator and Ice
Machine company is not going to ac-
cept any proposition to 60 to Rock
ford or any other place at the present
time and following closely the an
nouncement that Rockford had made a
big offer for the company to remove
its plant to that city the officials Of
the company have issued a statement
declaring that they will not leave Ke-
nosha. In an interview this morning
Peter B. Nelson, the president of the
company said:
CAT the present time there is no in
tention further from our minds than
a removal Of our plant from Kenosha
It is true that we have received offers
to move, formal and informal, from a
half dozen cities, but we have consid-
cred none of them seriously.
"Of course you known that munici-
pal commercial bodies in many places
are very enterprising in offering in
ducements to manufacturers to locate
with them and since we announced
that we would build larger plant we
have naturally heard from many of
them, directly or indirectly.
"We have heard from some in the
shape of a formal concrete PROPOSE
ton. From others We have heard
through representative citizens who
have told us what could be done if we
would listen.
"But, as | say, we have at present
no idea of leaving Kenosha. NO mat
ter how fattering the outside induce
ments might be, there are counter con
siderations, not the least important of
which is reorganization. We could
not hope, in the case of our leaving, to
carry all our employees with us, and
we have many that we would dislike
to lose.
"We are pretty busy now in our
consideration of additions to our plant
and our plans of expansion. There is
just one thing sure and that is that
these plans must be carried out and
we have no doubt at present that what
additional capital we require, can be
obtained right in this vicinity. When
we find that this is not SO, will be
ample time to consider REMOVAL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
underwood.s Popularity

C. A. Mountjoy, formerly of the Btr' mngham bar, but later a citizen of New York, and for the past 12 months cit izen of Tulsa. Oklahoma is in Birmins- ham on his return from the east to his recently adopted state
 While in New York the other day ] heard good deal of political talk-tait' bearing on next years national cant paign," said Mir. Mountjoy "oscar Un- derwood has risen very high in public esteem. I heard him praised not only as the democratic leader in the House of Representatives, but discussed seriously as a presidential possibility. I left Okla homa several weeks ago, but Underwood was already being discussed there in most favorable way.
 Underwood is a splendid man and would make an admirable Pesident. Governor Harmon seems to be leading as a candidate for the democratic nomina- ton, but it would not surprise me at all to see Underwood carry off the great party honor President Taft may be his own successor, but l doubt it. l believe the democrats will win a decisive victory in 1a12'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Laymen as Church Orators

"Apropos of Pope Plus x as the Pope of the Eucharist, and the interesting facts showing the increasing devotion 10 the blessed sacrament which some one related in the Lobby column of The Age Herald would call attention with pleasure te the religious zeal displayed by distin- guished layman who have attended the Eucharistic congresses" said a citizen who reads widely. These congresses were begun, I believe, during the reign of Leo XIII, but interest in them has been heighted no doubt by the efforts the present Pope has been making to promote more frequent communions on the part of the laity of the Catholic church.
 The Congress attracting the greatest attention was the one held in London in 1909. Of the many fine addresses deliv- cred on that occasion was one by the Duke of Norfolk. He spoke eloquently and with a broad knowledge of theology
 and church history. Seldom had read | such an anirnating address by one not in holy orders But the most stirring, and at the same time, the most beautiful speech by a layman that have read in | recent years was made by King Alfonso at the Eucharistic congress, held in Mad
 rid last month. The King said In part
 "Today, at the close of the congress,
 we (myself and the Queen) are come in person to tell you of the gerat joy with which we have followed its labors, and | how our believing hearts have been glad dened by seeing the multitudes of people | hax
 their history, language, and customs, but
 all united like one flock In the burning
 crucible of love of the Eucharist-the | sublime food of faith and love. And now
 gentlemen, who have travelled to us from | afar. we come to say that, as we wei I comed you on your arrival and expressed our hope that your visit would be a pleas
 ant one, so now we bid you farewell and
 thank you for your attendance in such
 numbers. In doing so we pray you, on returning home to your respective coun-
 tries, not to forget our beloved Spain, to speak of her and describe her to your fellow countrymen as she is and as you
 have seen her-a land of faith, of affa-
 bility and hospitality-and not grim and
 dark as her enemies pretend. Our last
 word is to you. my Lord, the representa- l tive of the Roman pontiff, the universal
 pastor of Catholic people. Tell his hol;-
 ness, the Queen and I hope and pray that
 he may live many years to be the tireless
 apostle of love for Christ in the Euchar- st. Tell him, too, that in thus offering | the witness of our filial and reverent af- lection, we beg the apostolic benedction
 for ourselves, for our family, for Spain,
 and for all the people who are here repre- | sented. "'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

The hours of labor in England average about 10 per cent more than in the United States. Some expenses are lower in England than in the United States. Meats and cereals consumed in England are, however, largely drawn from the United States or more distant countries, and they are necessarily far from cheap. By putting the weekly wage list with the fact that the necessaries of life are largely drawn from distant lands, one sees at once why the strike is stub born and determined. The working men simply cannot make ends meet. They ask an average increase in wages of 50 cents day. In rents and clothing the British workingman has advantages over workingmen in the United States. In other respects the cost of living is even higher in England than it is here.
 It is not strange therefore that all British workingmen want increased wages to meet an increased cost of living, and the strike will probably last until concessions are made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Next Years Great Issue

To a session called to revise the tariff in very many important re- spects the President now sends vetoes of revision bills, because his experts, three in number, have not reported. A lamer excuse could not we'll be de- vised, and it leaves the President not only open to the charge of incon- sistency, but to the graver charge that he prefers to stand by the grasp ing manufacturers rather than by the consumers.
 The man who thinks the patient consumer is a fool will wake on November morning of next year un- deceived. The national school has been in continuous session two years and in that time the people who con- sume things have learned a thing or two, and that knowledge will be printed on ballots next year.
 The democrats perfected their rec ord by endeavoring to pass the wool bill, which means, briefly expressed, cheaper and better clothing for 90,- 000,0 ,000 of people, and the free list bill, over the vetoes. This they could not accomplish, but they have ac- complished this much-they have made the issue as plain as pike staff to all the voters in this broad land, and the final decision will be put in the ballot boxes of next year.
 The tariff battle will be resumed by Chairman Underwood next De- cember and it will go on in Congress until the position of the two parties is clearly and fully defined, and then it will go on among the voters until the ballots of next year are cast. The issue is simply a choice between a reasonable tariff for revenue only and an outrageous tariff that enables greedy manufacturers to raise the cost of living by searching consum- CTS pockets. The issue cannot be changed. It cannot be disguised.
 Oscar Underwood and his associ- ates are on guard and they will see to it that it is not changed, disguised or lost sight of until the last ballot is cast in November of next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Secretary Wilson Alone Responsible

Just as Pinchot was disregarded and overruled in forestry matters, so has Dr. Wiley been in relation to pure fcods and drugs in the department of agriculture. Every bit of the testi- mony goes to show that Secretary Wilson is the sole and only person who lugged in the Remsen board, the personnel board and the prepos- terous McCabe board. All these boards were organized for the sole purpose of nullifying Dr. Wiley's ef- forts to protect the people against impure foods and drugs. After the Remsen highbrows had decided that benzoate of soda was excellent ma terial for preserving vegetables and fruits, it became necessary to over ride the disbelieving Wiley. Dr. Wiley, chief chemist, knows that ben- zoate of soda is injurious to human beings, and he knows that the dis honest manufacturers who use it could not be compelled to use small : Quantities of it.
 There is little use in dismissing NcCabe, or even the Remsen board, while Mir. Wilson himself remains at the head of the department Wilson zoated foods. He is at heart opposed to full enforcement of the pure food end drugs act. The dishonest can ners, especially in the west, are more to him than the stomach of 90,000, ,000 of people, some of whom are small children. The country needs a sec retary who will not let dishonest manufacturers dictate the manner in which the department shall handle pure food and drug laws. The one person responsible for the startling disclosures in the department of az riculture is the man who should walk the plank. He is obsolete. He has overstayed his usefulness. He has small respect for the average stom- ach and great respect for dishonest manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Regarding stump Sneaker.

"In the political campaigns of the past few years I have listened to many excellent stump speakers; not so many in the pending campaign, however. as in the constitutional amendment con test in 1909" said a democrat. q am one of those old Alabamians who al- ways votes against prohibition and who at the same time tells with pride of his temperance record. Yet go to all
 speakings' and listen with as much serenity to the orator who happens to be against me as to the one who cham pions the cause to which I am com mitted. Stump speaking. in my opinion
 is very much of fine art. I was al- the stump, and even when I was bit terly opposed to the carpetbag repub licans of reconstruction days, I went to hear several of that ilk speak and enjoyed their humor
 Alabama has always had high class orators. In the amendment campaign two years ago one of the most at- tractive speakers was Capt. Frank S. White. l heard him make one of his peStt dnu WhHc iiiS uis1usSioA was ds effective as any that could be made In an extremely weak cause he did not use a single ill-natured expression. have not heard him in this campaign but from all accounts his style is diff ferent from that of two years ago.
 "The best speaker-I have heard or the saloon opposition side is MT. Bed dow. l have listened to him frequentl, during the past six or seven years, ant have never heard him yet when he was flat, no matter what l might have thought of his arguments. ] do not be lieve that l have ever agreed with MT Beddow in politics. but every. time have heard himI have enjoyed his keer irony and his deyilish iibes at the othe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
Birmingham Under Prohibition

Liquor has been prohibited in lief ferson county nearly four years. In 1907 the Anti-Saloon league was worked up to a high state of enthu- siasm, and under skillful political leadership conducted campaign that resulted in a decisive victory for pro- hibition.
 Those who believed that prohibition would make Birmingham a dry town in fact as well as in theory failed to reckon with the human side of life; and not only that but they failed to profit by the experience of other large communities where prohibition had been tried and had failed utterly. Many who voted dry in 1907 were sincere. They were consistent, for they practiced what they preached, that is to say, they were total ab- stainers. Many others who voted dry in 1907 did not pretend to be prohi- bitionists in the usual acceptation of the term. They were not total ab- stainers and they were not prohibi- tionists for the other fellow" They simply became disgusted with the un- regulated saloon business as it was conducted here at that time. There were dives of the worst sort, and even those who voted the anti-prohi-
 bition ticket found it difficult to an- swer the arguments of the Anti Saloon leaguers when they pointed to the innumerable low class saloons that were in business here.
 But all that is matter of $he past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

1 and to see that they are promptly and
 properly carried out. The King is, how i ever, most considerate and should he
 and the Queen be going out for the aft
 ernoon or evening the page is at once in-
 formed that his services will not be again
 required that day, and he is free then
 to return to his home or to fill in his time
 as best appeals to him.
 | The everyday uniform of page oi l honor consists of a tunc of black velvet with silver buttons and worn over hite silk frilled shirt and waistcoat with
 black velvet brooches, silk stockings and shoes of patent leather with silver buckles. This uniform is. of course. changed before they leave the palace upon some duty and the pages now wear muftI In the street As recently as the com mencement of Queen Victoria,s reign. however, the pages of honor wore their full dress both about the court and ir, the street.
 This full dress, now only worn upon state occasions of the first importance. is of a most picturesque and handsome appearance. The principal garment is the iohSs ihli Shiittu ctdt UT DTlBnt SCdfIetI cloth, faced with gold. The buttons ara of gold, and bear the royal monogran1& Under this is worn a vest of white safinj over which falls a ruffle of real lace. The brooches are likewise of white satin, 8s are the shoes, the stockings being o6 white silk. The hat Is three-cornertd one of white felt, with one large whifS ostrich feather. Their duty in a proceA4 sion is to bear the Kings train: and upot such occasions as the state opening o4 parliament. court or the reception of foreign sovereign, or upon any other oel casion when his majesty wears his rof5e3 of state, the whole of the four paekd are upon duty to attend him. Hl
 Very general confusion appears to e1ikt between the pages of honor, who areid1, regular attendance upon the King at .6N state functions, and those who are 6pA pointed to assist at his coronation. Tht{sd latter are, of course, quite distinct, aifdl their appointments are purely honorary . The pages of honor are attached to Me department of the master of the hoHik3 and are subject to his direction. The4d are however, several other pages abt1f the court. who belong to the lord chak1f berlain's department. There are, for ih} stance. two state pages a page of fijb chambers, six pages. of the presence a11f two pages of the back stairs. ss t,nl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
have good eye, unclet I can sec church by daylight.
 Much Ado About Nothing,
Shingled Roofs and Fires

Chief Engineer Schoen of the Southeastern Underwriters associa- tion adds his testimony to that of Chief Bennett of the city's fire de- partment. The fire hazard is doubled by shingled roofs. A fire once started skips from roof to roof and often- times building is left to burn down because the firemen must be taken away to keep the fire from spreading to adjacent shingled roofs.
 Such roofs spread fires. Our fire loss is abnormal. The cost of non- inflammable roofing material is no greater than the cost of shingles. These are facts that can be estab- lished. Why then should not the power of the commission be used to stop the placing of any more shingles in this city?
 Other cities are moving in this matter-why not progressive Greater Birmingham No one asks that any shingles be prematurely torn off. They will soon rot where they lie. All that is needed is a stoppage of roofing that increases insurance 25 per cent and doubles the fire risk of every householder and property holder. Shingles are a relic of the past. Better roofing materials are at hand, and the commission should give tho xuord
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
THE KINGS PAGES
rom the Lady's Pictorial, London.

From the Lady's Pictorial, London. NNE of the most coveted positions |Asb about the court is that of page > of honor to the King. It usually means that a boys future in the royal household Is assured, while his standing in society of course at once becomes un- questioned. There are only four of these pages appointed and they are on duty two at a time for a fortnight, taking alternate days.
 These posts are vacated automatically when the holders reach the age of IS. but often should they, for instance, de- sire to enter the army they retire be- fore reaching this age. There Is always very considerable competition for any va cancy that occurs, but unless one has a great deal of influence at court it Is next to impossible to obtain the appoint ment s-.=
 Formerly there were many very valu- able privileges attached to the position of a page of honor to the sovereign. but these have now almost all been abolished. The appointment of an ensign of the guards came as a. matter of course, and fl the reciipent did not desire to hold this himself he was allowed to sell it for the best price he could obtain. The King also saw to 1t that his pages of honor made very advantageous marriages, us- ually pairing them off with the daughters of peers and others about the court
 These privileges have long since disap- reared, but the positions are to be coveted as much for the advantages they bestow as for the social standing they insure. Not only are the pages fairly handsome ly paid, but their education Is likewise charge upon the civil list so long as they hold their appointments.
 It cannot be said that their duties are overexaeting, and King George makes 1t his practice to see that their attendance at court Is so arranged that their educa- ton Is interfered with as little as possible For this reason they are only now called upon to attend the court at either Buck ingham palace or Windsor castle There fore, they no longer accompany the court to Scotland, nor when the sovereign pays a. state visit to a foreign ruler as was the case in the past.
 During an ordinary day the page In at tendance may not be called upon once. His duty Is to attend in the Kings ante- chamber for certain hours in order to re- ceive the royal commands as transmit ted to him by the higher court officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
England's Labor Strike

The conflict between labor and cap- ital in Great Britain is widening and deepening rather than otherwise, and it covers the entire island. In Scot land and Wales traffic and industries ore as much disorganized as they are h England. Negotiations are being carried on between the strike leaders and various organizations, and the government it at hand to promote any possible settlement that may be- come available. At this writing no settlement is in sight, and even the tramcars and tubes in widespread London itself may be tied up.
 The real trouble is the cost of liv- ing. Last year the department of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
General Obear

'"rhe many Birmingham friends of Gen. William G. Obear will be glad 10 learn that Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia has ap- pointed him to the high office of adju- tant general of that state" said Gen. Louis V. Clark.
 General Obear began his military career as enlisted man, or private, in company e. Jefferson volunteers, many years ago, when I hade the privilege and pleasure of being captain. He gradually rose in iank until he attained a lieutenancy in the Jefferson volunteers and subsequently, re- moved his residence to Georgia, where he entered the state militia and one promo tion followed another until now you sec he lis chief of staff of Gov. Hoke Smith and practically at the head of the Na- tional Guard of that state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20

Hundreds of men in Jefferson county
 who voted in 1907 to abolish the liquor
 traffic looked forward to the day
 when it would be restored under req
 sonably good conditions. The Jeffer-
 son county vote in the constitutional amendment election showed a de- cided change in sentiment with re- gard to prohibition, and this county's vote in last yearls gubernatorial pri- mary showed beyond any doubt that this county was no longer in favor of prohibition. Governor O'Neal, who represented the liberal side, and Col onel Mallory, a gentleman of excep- tional personal popularity, who rep resented the ultra prohibition side, were the candidates. Governor O'Neal swept this county by about the same majority that the Anti-Saloon league had boiled in 1907.
 The blind tiger evil has been even worse in Birmingham than the op- ponents of prohibition had predicted. Tn spite of the fact that the city commission is doing it's best to sup press the illicit liquor traffic it seems to be growing worse. From all ac- counts it is more scattered and far more insidious than it was; has work ed it's way more into the residence sections, and more women and chil- dren are engaged in it than ever. Birmingham dry! Heaven save the mark Yet uncompromising prohibit tionists still say that prohibition is doing good.
 The question now turns on the legal sale of liquor. Shall we have saloons, high licensed and strictly regulated, or shall we have the dispensary? The dispensary would have as it's accom- paniment the blind tiger. It is diff ficult indeed to see how any man of ordinary observation or intelligence who is not fanatic or who is not dominated by his own pride of opinion could vote for the dispensary pro- vided for in the new regulation law. True, it would produce some revenue, and that is an important considera- ton, of course. But some of the best business men here estimate that licensed saloon would produce even more revenue. Governor O'Neal will give us an excise commission made up of exemplary citizens. Public senti- ment will be so strongly on the side of law and order that Birmingham, when saloons are established, will be- come known at once as model sa- loon town.
 Indications point strongly to considerable majority in favor of hlgh license and regulation. The larger the better, because an overwhelming vote in favor of model saloon sys- tenn would settle the irritating liquor question for some years to come. If the majority for saloons happens to be small the prohibitionists will be able to call another election as soon as the law permits, but with big majority the business men of the Birmingham district could push trade and take part in large upbuilding movements without the disquieting feeling that another turbulent campaign was ahead of them. Settle the question right next Thursday and settle It for good.