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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Edison on Inventions

Waldo P. Warren has Set down for the July Century the salient features of recent interview with Edison. Having heard of the great inventors weakness, Mir Warren explains, and not knowing how difficult it might be to talk with him, list of questions was prepared and handed to him.
 He looked them over and remarked, You have some hard ones here" Then he reached for my fountain pen, which he saw sticking out of my coat pocket, and picking up pad of yellow paper began to write down numbered answers to my writ ten questions.
 The list of questions and his answers are as follows:
 Q. Do you believe that inventiveness can be taughtl ljit
 A. Yes. if the person has ambition, en- ergy and imagination.
 Q: At what age is one most likely to respond to such instruction?
 A. About twelve years.
 c. What method of instruction would be most valuable?
 A. Problems to be solved
 Q. Should 1t be done through schools and books?
 A. Books and actual demonstration.
 Q. What of the advantage of ordinary shop experience?
 A. Great advantage to have actual per sonal knowledge of how things are done.
 O. What do you think of instruction by correspondence?
 A. The cheapest and bes. way for a poor man, if the college is reputable.
 Q. What frame of mind helps to bring ideas?
 A. Ambitious.
 O. Is it true that an inventor has to be more or less abnormal? : A. Abnormal persons are never commer- cial inventors.
 Q. What of intuition and technical train ing? Which is the most prolific of ideas? A. Imagination supplies the ideas, and technical knowledge helps to carry them out
 O. Do you consider the end for which an instrument is designed or the imme- diate effect you wish to produce?
 A. Consider always if the public wants the invention-its commercial value
 c. What Is an inventors chief inspira- tion?
 A. If he is a good inventor, 1t Is to make his invention earn money to permit him to indulge in more inventions. If he is one-idea inventor the incentive is generally money only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Shipping Oyster Shells

From the Washington Star.
 The big pile of oyster shells. repre- senting many thousands of bushels of bivalves that were shucked at the Ele- venth street wharf market in the last three months is rapidly disappearing un- der the assaults of Captain Roam and his men, who are loading them on light CTS to be taken to Alexandria to be crushed at Bryants mill into chicken food. Already a dozen big scowloads of the shells have been taken to Alexandria from the Eleventh street wharf, but a small mountain of the shells still re- mains in the rear of the fish houses on the lower side of the pier, and it will take the greater part of the summer to move the pile to the mill at Alexandria. Formerly these shells were sold to oys- ter men. who shipped them in vessels to the oyster-producing sections of the low CT Potomac and had them scattered over the depleted oyster beds to make the beds again productive, but for the pass two years the bulk of the shells have gone to the Alexandria mill to be made
 into an egg producer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
 THE LOAN SHARKS

From The Survey.
 The extortionate charges of salary loan companies have not by any means been reduced in all cases, but marked progress has been made toward reducing usury. There are now q remedial loan societies operating in IS cities, members of the Ma tional Federation of Remedial Loan As socations. With an aggregate capital of abodt $s,OO0. 600, they have made loans the past year amounting to S1o,0o0,000 at low rates of interest. Plans are nearly com pleted for the organization of similar so- cietes in ten other cities, and an active interest has been aroused in fully 20 more.
 In addition to the send- -philanthropio loan societies which have limited their dividends to a reasonable return there are about 20 other organizations in va rious parts of the country loaning money at low rates. All of these are improving conditions both directly, by the loans they make and indirectly, by competing for loan business at low rates.
 As a remedy for the salary loan evil and an encouragement to thrift, savings and loan associations have been formed in g industrial establishments. Some are branches of mutual benefit associations and others of cooperative savings and loan institutions. Probably the best ex- ample of the latter form is among the employees of the Celluloid company of Newark, N. J. Of the 400 employees about 900 have joined and the loan shark has been nearly eliminated from the establish ment.
 In the past most large employers of labor have refused to retain in their em- ploy men who have become involved with salary loan people. Gradually em- ployers are coming to change their atti- tude, and in New York in particular many have recently agreed to defend their em- ployes and advance them money In time of need.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
HANDSOME PRIZES l.. STIR UP R|VALY Given in Ensley for Lawn
 Improvement S35O TO BE AWARDED Steel City Saw Two Interesting Base ball Games Yesterday-Band Concert at Corey This
 Afternoon
S35O TO BE AWARDED

The prizes offered recently by the rem nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company the Ensley Land company and the Ems ley company, for the best-kept premises are exciting a great deal of interest as well as being the direct cause of marked improvement in the appearance or the residence sections. A total of 23 prizes will be awarded by the above companies to the owners of homes having the neat est appearance when the committee ap- pointed to make the selection has made another tour
 A major prize of s1oo has been offered by the Tennessee company for the owner graded the highest number of points. and two other prizes of s25 each for the next two owners having the next high est percentage. Ten prizes of No each will be awarded by the Ensley company and 10 prizes of the same amount by the Ensley Land company. In all $95o will be distributed among 8 of the residents, hence the interest being manifested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Concert at Corey

People of Ensley and Corey are ex- pecting a musical treat this afternoon when Nappis band will give a free con- cert in the civic center at Corey. The concert this afternoon will be the first of a series to be given in the near future in Corey and large and appreciative crowd Is expected The programme this aft ernoon will be as follows:
 Overture, "Nabucodonosor" (VerdD; se- lection, I'll Trovatore'' tVerdD; solo. "The New Born King CParker Signor F. Nappi; intermission: overture. Sweet Brier" Oaurendean) selection. "rrav- iata' (verdD: Toreador song, Carmen (Bizet; march, Coronation" CMyerbeer).
 The concert will begin at 4:S0 and last until 6:SO. The street car company an- nounces that special arrangements will be made to handle the crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
DOuble-Header Yesterday

Two games of ball were played on the steel mill diamond yesterday afternoon. Both games were hotly contested and victory was never certain until tho last man had faced the pitcher. The first game was pulled off by the Mechanics and 'tne Milers The Mechanics were victorious, and final score being to 1. Shepperd did the twirling for the Machinists and Far row acted as backstop. For the Millers Davis and Trotter performed. Opportuno hitting on the part of the Mechanics, aided by errors made by the Millers in the field, was responsible for the victory of the Mechanics. The twirling of Shep- perd was not without class.
 The second game was equally interesting and both teams put up strong argu- ments for the largest share of the score. Sexton and Stevens were the batteries for the Accountants, and for the Electricians South and Aldrige were the main works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

his vacation. He will conduct the serv- ices at the Baptist church today.
 w. R. Stewart has returned from . trip to the east.
 MT. Chriss Marugg is convalescenr at his home on Avenue G.
 pr. G. w. Willis was visitor to Ensley Saturday.
 D. c. Donald, who has just finished course in medicine at Tulane, is visiting his brother in Tulane.
 H. s. Meade has gone east on a bus'- ness trip.
 Miss Jessie Dalby of Woodlawn is visit- ing her brother In Corey.
 Mrs. J. J. Camp and Miss Katy Bell Caughlin, who have been visiting friends In Corey. have returned home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

bdthSI WllI SullltleHl itdi ilbiiCS U start the ball a-rolling again.
 The Atlantic Garden on the Bowery notable for half a century for its bano concerts, vaudeville and German beer, will be torn down. On the site wil lbe erected an eight-story office building, with a theatre seating 1S0o persons.
 When Fourteenth street was the Rialto the Atlantic Garden was fashionable resort Many famous stars made their debut there.
 'Yes, our last music has been played here,'' said William Kramer, son of the founder. Tt took the city 52 years to d;> cover that if we wanted q concert hal: license we should have to nail down all of the chairs at the tables and fireproof the stage. But the big Manhattan Bridge Plaza over there, with it's dust and dirt and the fact that the German communi- ties across the river don't care to walk across a bridge to the old Garden. made us decide that we wouldn't make the changes So we are going to have a big theatre and rent it out to any manager who wants to make productions here.
 The office and theatre building will have a frontage of 100 feet on the Bowery, including the theatre entrance, and a depth of POO feet. The building will be of gray terra cotta and copper and will cos, S322, ,0O0
 Having severed his connection with Will liam A. Brady. James K. Hackett will begin his activities with q production of Louis Shipmans dramatization of the late David Graham Phillips "The Grain of Dust" at the Olympic theatre, St Louis, to be followed by an engagement of four weeks in Chicago.
 Later MT. Hackett will produce a dram atization of Arthur B. Reeves stories, Craig Kennedy, the Twentieth Century Scientific Detectives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Tent Meeting Closes

The tent meeting on Avenue and Fourteenth street, which has been very ably conducted for the last 10 days by Evangelist c. H. Lancaster will termi- nate today with, the evening service. The meeting has been well attended and has accomplished much good. The Rev Lan- caster goes from here to Brilliant, where he will conduct a series of meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Rehekahs Install Officers

Charity Rebekath lodge No. 20 installed officers last night for the ensuing term and in addition a very interesting pro- gramme was rendered. Speeches were made by prominent Odd Fellows and re- treatments were served by the ladies. A large crowd of Odd Fellows and Re-
 bekahs were present and a very enjoy able evening was spent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

ing the interest of society women III Washington in distinctly American iaco. It is made in a small mountain village in eastern Tennessee by a cripple girl. who once found a piece of Irish lace and from that made an original and artistic design Mrs Taylor saw the lace and became deeply interested in the girl. She bought many yards and got friends to buy II. Many visitors to Knoxville now make eN- cursons to the village where the lace IS made and pay high prices for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

The Accountants took advantage of a brief period of wildness or the part of the Electricians in the first inning and scoped three runs. The Electricians soon came to terra f1rma and from that time on they played consistent ball. The final score was to 9 in favor of the Ac- countants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Personals

D. R. Williams was in the city Satur- day, the guest of MT and Mrs. Thomes Wright.
 Dr. A. l.. Gaston left yesterday for a two weeks vacation in east Alabama.
 Rev. A. K. Wright has returned from Kentucky, where he has been spending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

The Southern Commercial Congress am nounces that it is preparing to open In Washington. october l, a permanent eX- hibit of southern products, manufactures and resources. A floor space of $500 square feet in one room, will be used in the new southern building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
The Department With the Deficit

Well" says the man with the glad light in his eyes. 'I see we are to have postal savings bank after all"
 Postal savingsv' growls the man with the scowling brow Postal savings! Huh! We never saw the day when the postal department could save any moneyw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Fastening His Bows Language

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 .'I see you mail your son all the base ball editons.''
 'I don't want him to forget his native language while fooling around that coro- nation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

State Organiser l.. R. Carter of the socialist party will address the public at Bricklsyers' hall this sftcrnPon at 8 oilock. Everybody invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
ENSLEY DEPARTMENT
 A PUBLIC TRUST

When you borrow money of bank you required to furnish approved security. When you deposit with bank what are the requirements? This bank offers you it's services based the integrity of it's officers sounness of it's policy the strength of it's foundation and the umsweving m delity to its customers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
CONGRESS WILL
 SOON FINISH JOb Reciprocity Will Be the Only
 Result GOSSIP ABOUT TAFT Will He Get Majority of Republican Votes in States Outside the South? Business Ability
 of Hitchcock
Ry RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

Washington, July t5.-(Spocial) )-Every- thing points now to an early adjournment of Congress with practically no tariff leg islation other than the Canadian reciproc- ity agreement.
 It is, of course, possible that the Senate may vote on some of the House tariff bills. but If it should the probabilities are not very strong for their passage. In fact, there is some idea among the dem- ocrats that 1t would perhaps be as well not to force a vote at this season; that If some senators who are now doubtful as to how to vote have an opportunity to go home and feel out their people they will be turned to favor the bills. However, in these days, the Senate is pretty un- certain proposition and its hard telling what it will do. In the good old days of Aldrich. Hale & Co.,, there were men who knew just what would happen, but now there is no boss in the Senate and no steady majority. Herce the uncer- tainty.
 The recent hot spell strengthened. the party which favors finishing up the work and getting away. When Washington sets in to be hot in earnest there are few cities in this country which can give her any points, and she certainly has outdone herself this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRES
By JAMES GRANT THURsToN

g a packer with sufficient real money t ts start the ball a-rolling again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Mrs. Taylor. wife of Senator Taylor. formerly governor of Tennessee, Is arous-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Among the recent ventures here was a concern which gave a seat to an operatic performance. admission to a cabaret show, a dinner and ride home in taxicab- an for the sum of $2-is no more. In it's place is dark stage, big collection of unpaid salaries and an earnest desire on the part of some of those involved to find
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

Amateurs every Thursday night.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
[From The Tribune Bureau


Washington. Dec. 9-Miss Taft was
among the guests entertained at dinner to-
night by ex-senator and Mrs. Nelson w
Aldrich. as were Miss Mary Southerland
and her fance. Louis Bacon. Of Boston.
Christmas week I'm the capital will be one
Of the gayest in years. with more than the
usual number of dances for the young peo-
ple who come for the holidays. The an
nouncement for the dance at the White
House for Miss Helen Taft and Robert
Taft, on December %. has led to a number
Of changes in the social programme. Mrs
Archibald Oracle. who was to have enter
tanned on that night. has changed the date
for Miss Edith Gracie's dance To the fol-
lowing night. Captain and Mrs. William
Strother Smith and Mrs. John +. Effinger
will entertain A number of the young peo-
ple of the navy set on Christmas night
and the following night Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore ". Moves will give a domino party
for their debutante daughter. Miss Eliza
beth Noyes. The following night Mrs Will
lam F. Draper and Miss Margaret Draper
will give fancy dress ball Miss Doris
Haywood will give a german on Thursday
night OF Christmas week. The White House
dance will be on Friday night. and Mrs.
Archibald Gracie's dinner dance on Satur-
day night.
Judge and Mrs, Charles B. Howry intro
duced their younger daughter. Miss Mary
Howry, to society at a tea this afternoon.
In addition to their large house party, Mrs
Howry and Miss Howry had with them a
number OF this seasons buds.
The first formal hop at Fort Myer oc-
CURED tonight. A number of dinner and
supper parties preceded and followed the
affair. Colonel and Mrs Garrard had tc
dine with them friends OF Miss Valerie
Garrard. and the Chief OF Staff and Mrs
Wood also had number OF guests In the
former party were Miss Margaret knight
Miss Natalie briggs, Lieutenant and Mrs
Victor Foster. Miss Llnnorr Gooth. OF
Louisville; Lieutenant Sohoberg, Leuten
ant Dunn. Lieutenant Patton and Mr.
Pullen.
The Admiral OF the Navy and Mrs. Dewey
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

bureaucratic Russia might be rouseo ~
the need of a more liberal form OF so'er"
ment Certain II is that very great mum
Der Of thinking Japanese prayed AT he"i
that the millions Of lovable Russian peopie
might find religious, intellectual ana poii.'
cal freedom as a result Of the utter IAN
ure of the Russian government man
churian policy and campaign. Similarly
the Portuguese revolutionists had many
sympathizers in England and elsewhere
just as the present revolt in China mas
drawn To it's side unnumbered well wishers
from America, Europe and Japan.
Governmental diplomacy should be as
courteous as possible to the existing gov
ernment. but this etiquette is not always
observed by private persons, nor Is IL
necessary for them TO observe II. The Vio-
lent attack upon the Japanese government
last winter by American anarchists is
case in point Mr.. Hammond may be wise
I'm his counsel that Russia can be better
brought to the yielding point by polite
method. but no government. not even that
of this powerful republic, can ever prevent
the people under its jurisdiction from free-
ly and actively demonstrating their sym
pathies or antipathles toward a certain
cause or a certain type OF CIVILIZATION
Hunlan nature is very much the same the
world over. MASUJIRO HONDA.
New York Dec. g. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
THE PASSPORT PROBLEM.
Not To Be Confused by Individual
Sympathies, Writes Oversee Friend.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Jewish passport problem being
one that does and must affect the national
honor Of the United States only, | feel that
as a japanese residing I'm this country |
may perhaps be only intrusive in suggest
ing advice to the governmental authori-
ties as to what diplomatic policy should
be adopted toward Russia, or, In other
words as TO what diplomatic pressure
should be used. In so far however. as re-
CARDS John Hays Hammond's reference to
these great Jewish financiers' share In
the Russo japanese war as grievously In
tensifying hatred OF the Jews in Russia,
feel that It is only Just 10 call attention to
the elemental fact Of the co-eXistence OF
diplomacy by government and diplomacy
by individuals
Aside from any spirit of resentment or
desire for pecuniary gain, many OF these
American and European capitalists VINO
advanced money to Japan must have
wished, whether they were Jews or Chris
tians, that through a signal defeat in war
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
FJN4NCJtL CL4OTERS.

The theatrical world has been familiar
for many years with the claque the pO-
litical world knows the financially stim-
ulated. carefully organized enthusiasm
for any cause to which Mr.. Lemuel Elv
Quigg gave the undying appellation IA
celeration." 1t remained for a recently
instituted lawsuit to reveal this same
process transplanted to the realm #
high finance. Under the balmy inhu-
ence which pervadeS that golden land it
fiourished and developed into creature
so improved and changed that 1t cal
scarcely be recognized as own brother
to the humble and prescribed claque.
In 1907 there was much Outcry among
the depositOrs Of the Hamilton Bank
against Mr.. William X. Montgomery, is
president. whose present address Is Sing
Sing. The banker, realizing that there
were two sides to the story. and know
ing that the side which made the louder
noise would reach more people, hired
one William G. Mulligan as his noise
maker, if bill for services turned in
by Mulligan can be accepted at IFS face
value There was clamor for a receiver
for the bank. which was not at all 70
MontgOmery's liking. Therefore, Multi
gan attended an adverse meeting and
made a speech. Moreover, Mrs. Multi
gan made a speech. though ii required
her TO 'leave nursing baby at home 10
face the awful rainstorm that prevailed
chat night" Mrs Mulligan's speech
turned the tide ard won the day" the
bill modestly states. Nevertheless, 1t
was necessary 10 hire "seventy-tive men
for the stampede meeting" at cost Of
S2O6. Mrs. Mulligan's yeoman service did
not end there Later a depositor in her
presence used abusive language about
"the officers Of the bank, compelling Mrs.
"Mulligan TO fOrcibly eject such intrI-
"der and compel him TO fee down the
street" Later, when a temporary vic
tory perched on Montgomery's banner,
the Mulligans organized a demonstra-
"tion Of depOsitors for the celebration
"of the victory" in the course Of which
they engaged bands to serenade the
freshments for the multitude At vari-
Gus other times hundreds Of dollars We're
expended for press agents, laurel, musi-
"cians. cigars TO police, fireworks, ban
''ners and flags" refreshments and
private parlor al the Astor House,
wines. whiskey, etc
IT is sad TO chronicle that all this ex-
penditure and energy profted the cause
nothing The profit TO the claquers was
S17.5OO worth Of notes, which Mulligan
negotiated with the bank through Mont
gomery, though his bill valued the ser
vices at 500, ,135 The profit TO the pub
lie? Well, Is not the development of a
new form Of human activity. which
promises employment TO many persons as
long as skyrocket financiers need the ear
Of the public, worth while? The Multi
gans deserve credit for a distinct
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

lions and sphere Of government. ihiS
is perhaps the misfortune more tnan the
fault of the people generally, but II 10
none the less real and mischievously
potent The people have never had eA-
perience In f-government. They nave
not had even theoretic instruction Ill
it. They have not enjoyed observation
Of any administration which has been
adapted to enlighten them or To prlns
them into correct attitude toward the
government. Different governments nave
meant chiefly different degrees OF bad-
ness, of laundering and plunderlnG' ol
oppression and deprivation. The ann oil
governments has been to take as much
as possible from the people and to give
as little as possible in return. The peo-
pie do not know what government
should be or what their own attitude
toward II should be That Is what Is
the matter with Portugal. That is the
exclamation Of the trOublous perlo"
through which that country Is passing
II does not mean that the republic
should be abandoned or that 1t Is
doomed to failure, but 1t does mean
that the world will need to regard PORT
ugal with patience and sympathy whlle
with much tribulation the repuDllc Il
working out its own salvation.