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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
BIRMINGHAM LIQUORS UP

From the Charleston Post.
 Prohibition had a short day in Bir- minghafn, that is to say. reckoning by the proper unit under the Alabama local option law, in Jefferson county. On a vote upon the question, submitted under the new act of the legislature, extending to counties the option of prohibitions dis pensary or high licensed saloons, heavy majority declared for the sale of liquor and heavier majority declared for it's sale through the agency of strictly regu- lated saloons paying a high license to the county. The people of Jefferson coun- ty very wisely concluded that if they were going to allow the sale of liquor as they were determined-there was no good in fooling with devices like the dis pensary, but rather would they legalize the sale of liquor by private parties. Either liquor is a proper article of traf- fic or 1t is not. If it is, it should be sold under wise restriction and super vision, by private dealers. if it is not, it's sale should be strict ly prohibited. We know what prohibit ton of the sale of liquor amounts to in a community which does not see any harm in such traffic. We know what comes of an attempt to handle liquor in traffic by government agency. Alabama has had her own experience with prohi- bition to convince her of the futility of such law, and Birmingham made some observations of the dispensary in South Carolina that were not very encouraging to the institution of that device. The high licensed saloon, therefore, is to be legal ized in the chief city of Alabama, and we haven't the least doubt that the whole liquor situation in that city will be better for it. good deal of the fanaticism with regard to the liquor question has passed on in the past few years, and the new regime in Birming- ham is significant of the saner senti- ment that is prevailing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

stand all should take. The good of
 the greatest number, rather than
 of a special interest, should be con- trolling. The commissioners will find the problem difficult, but as no one proposes to disturb a roof al- ready laid it is not, after all, as diff ficult as at first sight it may seem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
From the pbiladelpbia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
 X RS. Louis A. Bryan wife of a M steel masnate, has left her hus-
 M bands roof and returned to her
 fathers garage as a day laborer. She says
 sine is tired of being dressed-up doll
 in wealthy mans mansion.
 The trouble was the wife ayers, that
 her husband was too rich. That Is a complaint seldom heard nowadays. He was not merely rich, but newly rich
 Like many who have suddenly bridged
 he wanted to make parade of
 his wealth, with his wife as the prin- cipal exhibit. He wanted to choose
 my clothes for me and parade me be-
 fore my friends" She grew weary of
 being a lay figure for Parisian frocks, scintillant jewelry and the hairdesser' s art. Her simple upbringing had unfit ted her to be the empty nodded fashion
 plate of the type depicted in many colors in the supplements of magazines that
 cater to the suffrages of a feminine clientele.
 Let the husband be heard in his own de1ense. Il gave Der $p,WO a year to do with as she chose, and sixteen au- tomobiles were at her service" That is the same insistent statement that was made by the vainglorious popin- jay of husband in that striking play, "The Twelve Pound Look," in which Ethel Barrymore was seen here last winter The wife had everything; ergo, she must be happy. But her heart, in her stifled life, was nigh to breaking against the bars of hey gided captiv- ity. So the woman in the play did just | what the woman in real life has done she gave her husband the twelve pound
 look. That is, she saw a typewriter priced at that amount, she coveted it., she bought 1t, and began to earn her
 own living. She refused to owe her | daily bread any longer to Mammon,
 that had scared her soul, blunted her finest aspirations, made of her a gag ing stock at a rich mans feast and | denied her the enlivening ozone or the | free atmosphere of plain living and | high thinking that may percolate | through the matched roof of humble cottage, but can scarcely make its way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
weath.r Prosno.t,c.t,o..

"T note that the weather bureau failed to announce the cyclone. or hur- ricane it would be more property called, which devastated the coasta ! area in and about Savannah ana Charleston" said Percy Clark.
 q recall that the almanac preoactor did forecast such happening months and months ago, when the almanac or the current year was being prepared' for it was distributed in January. Ihe De Voc predictions are remarkaoie forecasts in meteoromancy--piainiy speaking. telling of storms long be- fore they occur.
 "I have noted the weather predictions of De Voc for this year carefully, and have in a measure. been influenced by them as to plans, and farm matter; s,so as to. outings Now the very hot days of Sunday and Monday. followed hv the present cool spell. were hit ex- actIv by De Voc. It will pay farmers 1. nd sailors to look up his predictions for september and october, particu- larly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Trying to Get Marine Band

l "Oiver Chalifoux, secretary ant | treasurer of the committee endeayor
 ing to secure the United States Marine
 band for a grand concert here on the
 night of Friday, October 20, is meet
 ing with fine success in getting up tho guarantee, said a prominent citizen
 who takes much interest in good music The amount oposlte each guaran' I tors name is $2o. but, as in all such cases, the subscribers are called on pro rata after the concert oniy to make up any possible deficit. And as the | total cost of the Marine band, including hall rent and advertising, would be | little less than s12Oo the deficit, If such there should be, would amount to | mere trihe individually.
 "The encouraging fact about the Ma rine band guarantee Is the readiness of citizens to cooperate in enterprises of this sort. As is well known, high class orchestras and concert bands are expensive luxuries, and 1t Is impossi-
 ble to secure them nowadays without guarantee. Two years ago it was up hill work to get a guarantee for any
 big musical affair, but the last two fes- tiyals under Mir. Holcombe's manage ment gave such pleasure and were so educative that music loving citizens and business men generally subscribe promptly now to musical attractions of decided merit.
 We are thinking of having great opera festival in Birmingham next sea son. If an auditorium Is built we will certainly have the opera festival, and the work of getting up a guarantee will be easy. The Birmingham people are now as public spirited as any in the older cities of this country.
 "The Marine band is in splendid form. and besides rendering artistic pro- grammes in artistic style, 1t appeals to the patriotic feeling of Americans everywhere. It is Uncle Sam's crack band, finer than any government band on the continent of Europe, and finer than any band in England except that which heads the Coldstream guards. The Marine band is only permitted to leave Washington on rare occasions, and it required a great deal of influence to induce the Secretary of the Navy to sign an order permitting Lieutenant Santelmann, the director, to take the band out for two weeks concert tour through the south. Whenever this band is sent to New York for parade on an occasion in which the United States government is taking part it at tracts more attention than all the bal ance of the bands in line. no matter how disinQniShaH inc 1aad d CTS may be. Mir. Chalifoux hopes to complete his guarantee list by Thurs day evening There is only little time left in which to close the contract for the concert on October 20."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
CALL TT "DA MoINv

From the Boston Transcript.
 The advertising mems clubs returning
 from their recent convention in Boston re-
 port that "Des Moines'' was voiced in
 many ways, in some places the finals 's''
 was given full sound; in other places the first IS" was sounded 'z'' and the last
 silent. Many times the first part was
 voiced as if written "Dees." It is French. and means "the monks It is a spurious |etymology, a gross corruption of an India
 word and has no foundation, in fact, or tradition. There were never any monks in Iowa. It is voiced by all Hawkeyes as
 if written ''Da Moin,'' the "a'' very short. Tho city was named from the river. The river was named by Pere Marquette, who discovered it in 1873. He was Jesuit, not la monk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
TROUBLE FOR MAP MAKERS

F rom the New IorK IfIDuHe'
 Pittsburg's desire to have an extra c"n- aonant attached to the last syllable of ,ts name was gratified yesterday by the federal government. It will play havoc with the gaxetteers and geographles If all the other modest "burgs' in the limited States take 1t into their heads to emulate the Smoky City's naughty exam ple. And to think that MT. Carnegie is the chief of the simplihed spellersl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Aviators should scorn to go to a meet on a railroad train. The lime 10 snap one's aviation fingers at the railroads is fully due and every aviator should go to a meet from his headquarters In his own machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The tariff. says Speaker Clark, is to be put on a strict revenue basis, and the democrats will not adjourn next year until they have done their share of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
REFLECTIONS OF \ BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Just being acquainted is peaceful; be- ing intimate is a storm.
 Nobody ever starts fashion in wom- ems clothes for normal figures.
 The first thing a bride has to learn is how different a husband is from a suitor.
 A man thinks he has self respect not to be stingy with himself when he Is with everybody else. It seems as if a woman can stand any amount of fault-fnding from man so long as she doesn't deserve 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

h many of the American cities the Chinese conduct the laundries, the 1tal- ians the peanut wagons, and the Greeks, the bootback stands. America is no longer wholly for Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The marischino cherry issue will never be permitted to obscure the one that re- lates to the cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The old fashioned statesman from Danville, Ill.,, where votes are bought and sold, seems to have slipped into the vale of oblivion almost unnoticed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

A Copenhagen reporter stole pie ture from the Danish museum just to show how easy 1t is to steal pictures from great collections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

In the closing days of August the thoughts of people run to matters of fall and winter moment. Summer will soon be a back number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Arizona will not squeal while an op- eration is to be performed on her con stitution. Her convictions will remain, however, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The magazines are carried in freight trains and even then they are able to anticipate their date lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Chicago has the names of 7749 John sons in it's city directory, including the name of the champion. The Johnsons outnunber the Smiths in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Airships would be speedy if the John dee supplies could be more quickly oo- tained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Mona Lisa is now a moving picture. Where, no one seems to know with ex- actness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Aviator Atwood won a purse of s10, COG in his flight or rather flights from St. Louis to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

pr Wiley Is simply endeavoring to weed poison and rubbish out of our daily food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The present holders of Mona Lisa are not in position to put their prize DOT trait on an art circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Fifty-seven people were killed in the the last Fourth of July's celebration. Just 57 too many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
CONSISTENT.

T don't believe you love me any more" sighed Mrs. Tripper.
 q don't" replied MT. Tripper.
 "Whatr
 "T loved you just as much as I pos sibly could, my dear, oh our wedding day, and I have loved you just as much as I possibly could ever since"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
IT GOT MoNoToNoUs.

TT GOT MONOTONOUS.
 A yellow negro out in Kansas City de- cided that by barbering in the day time and fighting at night he could easily at- tain to great wealth. His first essay in pugilism was against a shifty black with a good ring record At the tap of the bell the black professional planted a straight left on the amateurs nose and repeated the process some hundred times. By a superhuman effort the yellow bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The thief who got away with Mona Lisa has question of marketing his product before him that may prove very baffling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

New York has killed 113,3O6 dogs and cats and the people are getting more sleep per capita.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The political seismograph is vibrating to beat the band these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
Technical EducatIon

"Farming in the south is being done on more scientific scale than it was 10 years ago." said an ex-professor who spends a portion of his time on a wire grass farm, ''and notable improvement will be seen within the next two or three years.
 Had the tilers of the soil begun 10 years ago to apply science to everything cultivated in field or truck patch, re- suits would not only have been large in the way of production, but farm values would be 50 per cent higher than they are even now There has been steady advance in the price of farm lands all over the United States In the south they have advanced appreciably in the last two years, but there is still mar gin for higher values in the near future.
 "The Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn has done, and is doing, splen- did work for the agricultural interests. Agricultural chemistry is one of the most important branches taught at. Auburn. With scientific knowledge, combined with a business like system of cost sheets, the farmers as class will become richer and richer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
MIR. UNDERwooD's PROMISE

The political pot is a watched pot and vet it does boil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

The Aero club of America refused At wood license last month, and today he holds the record for long distance flight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
Underwood in Cartoon

Underwood in Cartoon
 Under the caption of Who's Who in Public Life.' Homer Davenport. the fa- nous cartoonist, sketched a great scene for last Sundays Washington Post with oscar Underwood as the central figure. It is a fine character study of Under wood. He stands with his hands in his trousers pockets, and the quiet smile on his face is indicative of his genial manner In the left corner at the top is striking picture of William Jennings Bryan. His shirt collar is torn, one eye is bandaged and his face is pretty well covered with court plasters in the con- ventional form of crosses. The artist makes Bryan look as if he had just come out of the liveliest fray of his life. Un- derwood. who has turned his back on the once idolized commoner Is receiving the plaudits of the people-farmers and the like Davenport, in a short article on Underwood, refers to 'the present leader of the democrats in the House of Repre- sentatives' as a young man.
 But the typical thing about MT. Un- derwood,," says Davenport, is that he comes from & locality noted for it's bril- liant people. This is not hearsay, but from personal observation. I know of no section or community in the United States where it seems that the young people are so up to date as are the young folk of Birmingham. Ala; and MT. Un- derwood looks exactly like Birmingham. Moreover, after you have spent a few days and evenings in Birmingham, see ing the quality of the young men there, you are impressed that Birmingham looks like Congressman Underwood. There Is a dash about Brmingham-the local at mosphere there seems to be several hours ahead of the schedule.
 'The Hon. Oscar Underwood is about as pleasing and comfortable looking a young man as you will find in Washing ton He seems to handle situations in an easy, gliding fashion. He has been the closest kind of student of all the great characters that have sprung up in the House of Representatives during his time. In his earlier years he was a great ad- mirer of Tom Reed and Culberson, and learned lots, evidently, from Bailey and Richardson; but the shape of his we'll
 
 | forehead especially, denotes that he would
 have got along in Congress just about as | well as he has, even though he had never
 heard of the men I have mentioned as 1 helpers in his education.
 | You will notice in the central figure above the representative Is shown with
 kindly smile. This, l might say, is l his local color: but don't for a moment run away with any idea that all he ac- conplishes in his leadership is done witl. striped stick candy
 T see by the papers that he is much
 talked of as the vice presidential candi-
 date for the democrats. This would pro- vide the democratic convention of 1912 witl,
 big task, as. for instance, if they pick
 man of Underwood's type for second
 fiddle, they are evidently going to pro-
 vide some high class music for the grand
 ball."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Canada, Maine and Mexico will hold three important elections in September and October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
REPLIES.

 Love trembles at the price of winter coal.
 Her name he wrote upon the shore. The tide came in-'tis there no more. Collars cut low in the rear are the best to wear at an aviation meet. The saddest sight in the publishing world is a little book of verse. There was once dancing club with civilized name, but that was very long ago.
 The first bird-woman in this country be- gan her career by being a globe -trotter. Nobody expects a telephone girl to re- member even half she hears. Counting Fame will always be a tick fish proposition, so long as it costs money to live, PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
Business Improving

"The Birmingham district never looked better to me than it does right now, said T. A Weller of Birmingham and Bessemer.
 T have seen years of general prosperity since I came here to live, 1905 and 1906 having been solid boom years, but with the entrance of the United States Steel corporation into the Birmingham dis trct in 1907 a new era of progress was begun here, and no matter how quiet things may seem in the commercial world for time. looking ahead two or three years one can see development on a scale of great magnitude. The growth of Birmingham and Bessemer promises to be nothing short of phenomenal during the next five years.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

Der came to a clinch, and his voice fa"s I high in agonized protest; a | 'Scattah yo' blows, nlggah! ne manded. "Fo, Gawd,s sake, scattah yo
 b1ows."-Success Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Birndngham's active shopping season will begin earlier this fall than. usual, said a member of the Business Mems league.
 'It is certainly reasonable to expect an early retail trade. because the weather conditions made earlier crops and con sequently we will have an earlier autumn. From all accounts the crowds in Birming- ham during the State Fair will be un- usually large, but visitors will begin to come and make fall purchases far ahead of fair time. It looks to me as if Bir- mingham would be pretty we'll filled up with people from now until Christmas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
The poor wren,

The most diminutiye of birds, will fight her young ones in the nest, against the
 OWL. -Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
SATIRE

Walter Pulitzer, we'll known as a bril- liant epigrammatist and writer of grace full verse, is launching new weekly paper in New York, to be called Satire" It will be something more than merely humorous and Mir. Pulitzer is we'll quali- fled to make success of such a pub lication.
 A PLEASING THOUGHT
 Oh, where's the bard
 Who could not rhyme,
 However hard,
 Bout turkey time?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
WEAK EYES.

Mother, do you mind if l read th's motor novel?"
 NO, my child, but put on your goggles first"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
QUITE so.

QUITE so. He put his money on horse And hoped that horse would win; Alas, alack, when he got home He wore a sickly grin. And when his little wife inquired What made him look so grieved, He said he'd lost a dear, dear friend, A tale which she believed. The which, in fact, was strictly true, Though framed in words discreet. He'd lost his roll-ones rolls friend That's very hard to beat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
THE ORPHAN.

LIFE OtfffAN. Have the F'litterbouts come back to town yet?'
 No. Why do you ask?'' T was just wondering how much long, CT we will have to feed their cat" WITH SHINING MORNING FACE D How very sad poor Willie looks, Since days are growing cool; Twill soon be time to take his books And slink away to school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31

Tt seems to be generally agreed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-31
REASONABLE TOPICS.

REASONABLE TOPICS. Good-by, electric fan That cooled our pate. Soon with the baseball fan You'll hibernate.
 AN AVIATOR. He stood at last Fore heavens gate; Saint Peter said,
 "roo late, too late.'
 He wished to know
 The reason why;
 Saint Peter said,
 You flew too high"
 NO ESCAPE. When I get cold I try not to notice it." "wfat good does that do, if all your friends notice it?'
 TOO SLOW.
 He kissed her once
 And straightway quit; r That's why--the dunce-
 He got the mitt.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-23

spection under which not a dollar
of a depositor's money has ever
been lost.
The bankers like it. The de-
positors like it: 1t is a land of
good state banks and good state
bankers. The law authorizes
banks to form mutual insurance
company to protect depositors,
and the bankers are at work on
it in the true Wisconsin way
the La Toilette way-slow but
sure. 1t will not be long until
Wisconsin will have a bank in
surance system without fuss or
feathers which will be proof
against everything except cata-
clysm.
Under Wisconsin laws made
while Lafollette was governor,
companies operating in Wiscon-
sin cannot use more money for
expenses than they collect for
that purpose and this killed at
a blowiall those companies form
ed just to pay salaries for their
organizers.
The amount of premiums are
regulated by law and must be.
based on a reasonable proportion
of the benefits promised in the
policy.
This law has cut down the cost
of insurance in Wisconsin to new
policy-holders as much as 1854 a
year per thousand Of insurance.
This does not seem danger,
Gus" to the people of Wisconsin.
Companies doing business in
-