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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
BRYAN 4 TROUBLE MAKER

From the Savannah News.
 In his paper, the Commoner, Mir.
 Bryan says that if Mr. Clark had ex-
 hibited as speaker the quality of lead =
 ership that made him speaker, he
 would be without a rival in the presi-
 dential race" This statement may be
 interpreted to mean that MT. Bryan is
 trying to spur on the speaker to make an effort to clip the wings of Mir. Un- derwood chairman of the ways and means committee, whom he does not like. and whose presidential boom is
 assuming considerable proportions, or that he is preparing to throw over Mir. Clark as a presidential candidate. It has been understood all along that he favored MT Clark's candidacy for President, but the foregoing is calcu- lated to create the impression that he amounts to an admission that MT. Clark's chances for the nomination are not as good as they were.
 But how could MT. Clark lessen MT. Underwoods influence if he were dis posed to adopt Mn Bryans suggestione He has no such influence as Speaker Cannon had. The House has changed all that. The speaker is now merely a fgurehead. the presiding officer, and very good one he is. Being the head of the great committee of the House. MT. Underwood is the floor leader, and his committee room is the meeting place of the leaders who shape the policies Of the party. Hence he is a man of more influence than the speaker
 The latter has friends and many of them, in the House, but if they were to assume an attitude of hostility to MT. Underwood the majority would be divided into two camps. and during the coming session of Congress there would be no legislation of importance. In that event the party would suffer and it's prospects of winning in the ap- preaching presidential contest would be less promising.
 MT. Bryan's break with MT. Under- wood dates back to the beginning cf the extra session of Congress. He ad- Vised that wool be placed on the free list and asserted that free wool was the policy of the democratic party. MT. Underwood took a different view and won out The House sustained him and Mr Bryan hasn't been al all friendly with Mir Underwood since. IT. looks a little as if Mir. Bryan by his course might bring about condition of affairs in the House that would make the coming session a profitless one as far as aiding the democratic party in the presidential contest is con- .eFned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
CRITICISING A PLAY

'sTo the locker on in stageland. after actually seeing a new play, it is of no little interest to note what the next day critics say of it, and what inf1u- ence their reports have on the attend- ance," says Matthew White, Jr., in his stage comment in The Munsey for De- cember. 'It is also interesting, and fre- auently amusing, to observe the atti- tude of the managers toward these pro- fessional judges of their wares.
 Here is a case in illustrations: One of the big men in the game offers two plays on Broadway on two successive nights. Of the first the notices are so good that quotations from nine of them appear in the third mornings advertisements. Of the second the criticisms are generally adverse, and only four can be used in that way.
 tho second night of this second play-he is one of the most genial in the business, too--but he had not a word of thanks for the pressmen's praise of play Mo- 1, so busy was he is anathematizng them for what he considered their prejudice and unfairness toward play No. 9 He con tended that, instead of making fun for their readers out of gloom pervading the piece, they should have patted the dram atist on the back for his courage In at tacking a real problem in life, and should have announced that her esoinanmuayg have announced that here is young man with promise of doing better things for the stage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Trial of the Packers

The packers are to be brought to trial. As matter of fact the trial of the ten conspiring meat packers of xC2icago was begun yesterday, but the ten may demand to be tried one at a time. As the men are to be tried for conspiracy the government will resist the applications for separate trials.
 This will be the first attempt to apply the criminal clause of the Sher- man law to offenders. Certainly no one guilty of restraint of trade or the enhancement of prices or the es- tablishment of monopoly has been sent to the penitentiary, and the eff fort to send the meat packers there will be watched with more than cus- tomary interest. The trial will be as tedious as the lawyers can make it, and weeks may pass before the ver- dict of a jury can be secured.
 This will be historic trial. The ten indicted packers control the fresh meat trade of the country, and they have been and are still associated to- gether. The holding company is called the National Packing company, and MT. Tilden is it's president. He is one of the ten that are on trial in Chicago. When this case is concluded big business will see more clearly where it stands, although, of course, appeals will be possible and will no doubt be resorted to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Sale of Red Cross Seals

In the week beginning December IA Red Cross seals will be for sale in every part of the city, and a great fund for the benefit of the Red moun- tain camp will no doubt become as- sured. Every seal sold is an appro- priation to fight tuberculosis among those who cannot fight the disease eff fectively because of the lack of funds. None of the money goes to high sal aried officials; every cent goes where it is greatly needed.
 Every letter and package sent this month should bear on it's reverse side a red seal. In this way the dread disease can be driven from tie dis trict and help carried to those that need it beyond expression.
 The plans for the sale of the red seals are well laid in this city and dis trict, and if these plans command the support of all who have bit of charity in their hearts sale will be recorded that will carry joy and re- lief to the camp of the Anti-Tuber- culosis association. The hope is that all records in this city of sales of the little seals will be exceeded this r,onfb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
I do hate proud man, hate thu engendering of tOads.
 -TrOiIus and Cressida.
Statewide TwO-Cent Rate

The man who has S20 to invest in travelling expenses can on January ' ride from one end of the state to the other at the rate of cents a mile, while those who have no such sum to put in a mileage book will pay 212 cents mile The announcement that the Louisville and Nashville and the Central Railroad of Georgia had de- cided to issue mileage books based on rate of ? cents a mile came as distinct surprise-a surprise as gratifying as it was distinct. Ala bama now has a cent rate on all her railroads, and this is a good deal more than other states can boast of. It is indeed doubtful whether any other state has a statewide 2 cent rate, even of the mileage book sort.
 When the Louisville and Nashville and the Central of Georgia volun- tarily grant to travellers ? cent rate it is difficult to see how a 21s cent rate can be considered by them con- fiscatory. The truth is, the time has come to withdraw those old suits and accept the situation as the other rail- roads of the state long ago did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
STE BIICkWHEAT

From the St. Louis Times.
 Nearly dozen negro walters at a well known restaurant were taken sud- denly sick one day last week. This big eating place is now being redecorated by the swellest decorators in Atlanta.
 On certain afternoon the paper hang CTS quit their work and left almost a bucketful of paste where they left off. Their bucket was identical with the one that the cook in the kitchen used to hold his pancake batter. If it is one thing that a negro loves it is a batter cake, and the more the better.
 Tho cause of the negroes sudden ill., ness was information of the stomach. They were suddenly informed that the batter cakes they had filled themselves with the night before were made out of the paperhangers' paste, and maybe the foreman of the wall paper crew didn't raise a fuss when he couldn't find his bucket of paste.
 Finally one of the negroes came with it, and instead of being full it was all most empty. The negroes had stumbled across the bucket when work was over and had gotten the cook to make them cakes until they told him to quit.
 "I knowed I had a peculiar feeling in my stomach last night" said the negro with the bucket.
 shut up, nigger! You was the very man that bragged that them was the best pancakes you ever had said big buck negro, who was fast feeling pale himself.
 And one by one every pancake eating negro was sure he needed doctor. The restaurant was short just eight walters that dov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07

the first time women registered and voted in California in considerable numbers. The final estimates are not at hand, but 1t is believed the vote of the women was as full as that of the men. The women, voters were treated gallantly, and their presence at the polls in considerable numbers promoted peace and serenity. All evil denee at hand goes to show that the women went to the polls in large num- bers, and not single unpleasant in- cident occurred there.
 While it is not believed that Job Hartman would have been elected if the voting had been confined to males, yet it is believed that a majority of the women voted for Alexander, thus swelling the anti-socialist vote, and rendering the victory of the good gov ernment party much more complete.
 Later and fuller reports from Los Angeles may change some features of the election, but at this writing it cannot be said that the first polling of large woman vote has brought disaster to anybody. Los Angeles stands apparently content with it's women voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
RILEY,S LAST POEM

Indianapolis Qnd.) Correspondence New
 York American.
 The world has received it's last poem from the hand of James Whitcomb Ri- ley.
 MT. Riley was asked today by friends 10 write poem in the form of Christi mas message to the public. He sadly shook his head and exposed a with cred right hand. The paralytic strolse e which the famous bard had couple of years ago has gone to his right hand and this member is absolutely helpless now.
 It was suggested that he might dic- tate poem. He immediately shook his head in vigorous disapproval of this and said:
 No, no that would be impossible. One cannot write poetry that way. One must have his pen in hand to get the proper rhythm and meter in such work. ''
 Friends believe that he has not long to live. He is unable to walk without assistance, and only when weather con- ditions arc fine does he take drives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Representation in State Convention

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 The last state democratic conven- l tion declared in favor of the nomina- tion of candidates for supreme court l judges by a convention. One state convention cannot bind another, and yet it is wholly reasonable that can didates for the supreme bench should not be put to the wear and tear of a state primary canvass. For this req son, if for no other, a convention will no doubt be called by the state committee.
 The basis of representation in this convention becomes a matter of in- terest. For example, Jefferson coun- ty which was represented in the last state convention by AT delegates, will have 75 if the basis of representation be the present known population the population reported in the 1910 census. It should be entitled to 61 del egates if the basis of representation be the vote cast in the primary of May, 1910, when Emmet O'Neal was nominated for governor. It would have GA delegates if the basis is to be the vote cast in the election of No- vember, 1910.
 As this is one party state and the one party must, to certain ex- tent, act for all the people, it is man. ifestly fair to base representation in convention on the population in 1910, and this will probably be done.
 The primary vote in May,s 1910, foots up 128,32O, and it is claimed that some padding was done. The vote cast for O'Neal on election day in November, 1910, was 79,55S. The vote in Jefferson was but 6373, or less than half of the democratic vote of the county. All in all, no harm would be done if the representation in a convention should be based on the census figures of 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
SMALL DARK GIRL
Cleveland Col

Cleveland Correspondence New York
 Herald.
 Leon Berg of Berlin, authority on styles in girls" announced today that the latest styles in girls will be on ex- hibition here tomorrow. Herr Berg is reckoned as having more advance in- formation on what girls are going to be like six months hence than any other person on the globe. He selects each sea- son 20O0 chorus girls.
 Styles in girls" declared Herr Berg, 'are just as well defined as in any other branch of trade. The kind of girl who made a hit last year will not do at all this winter. There is just one kind of girl who can make a hit this season. Here is her descriptions:
 'She must not be more than five feet tall
 ''She must have black hair.
 "She must have brown eyes.
 'She must have olive skin.
 .'She must be slight--very slight.
 "A year or so ago everybody was raving over statuesque girls. The more majes- tic a woman the cier she appeared, the greater the admiration of masculine aud- fences. But now it is all changed. The small dark girl has the call.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07

are glad to be here Occasionally a hen carped her lay, or rather a sign 'tis said that she has mind to lay, and if she really does, she cackles with hysterical joy, for the female of the species is bound to tell you about it; don't they? Well, Mrs Fasciata Mosquito always does, before hand, and kipling overlooked the stegomyia lady who carries hyperdermic bill with yellow fever
 But back to the barnyard house party. All the aristocrats are repre- scented in the GOODS. Crystal Orphing tons swany white, the buffs and the blacks also; the Rocks. the Indian Games, the furnished black Spanish, the Hooded Hondons and others all make a show of rich, varigated plum age of royal birds. The ducks, turkeys and geese have come to tell Henny Penny that the sky is bright with prom ise for fresh eggs and home grown poultry for the people of Alabama and Jefferson county particularly.
 Now, every man that loves fresh eggs and fried chicken should go and see the show and help along the move so auspiciously begun to build up the poultry industry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
TWO MEN.

TWO MEN. I'm just a luckles fellow,"- You should have heard him below His wongs until he made the welkin
 ring; And yet, instead of working, His heart was bent on shirlSing- A fool to think such pose would guer-
 don bring. His days were spent in pining, Tn doleful talk and whining That all the fates contriyed to Ike sp
 him down, While one who kept on toiling, Nor shrank from labor's soiling, Was he who won success and wore a
 crown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Progressive Enough

According to my notion Congressman Oscar w. Underwood holds sane views on all public questions, and I hope the democrats will nominate him for the pres idency" said an old citizen who was for merly active in politics Underwood is right on the tariff and his ideas about representative government are Jefferson ian and true. He is as strongly opposed to the initiative and referendum as is Governor Emmet O'Neal, who has been discussing this question for some time past But one thing like especially about Underwood in connection with modern is sues is that he believes in the election of United States senators by the people. Governor ONeal wrote an able paper for one of the magazines some years ago in which he earnestly championed the old order. Theoretically he seemed to be right, but from my observation I would say the country gets better results when the United States senators are chosen by ballot at the polls.
 "Reverting to MT. Underwood, I read his banquet speech and was most favor ably impressed with it. It was a great | and sincerity. In a page interview which the New York World had recently with MT. Underwood he expresses himself sue cinctly and emphatcally as follows:
 Yes, I am utterly opposed to the in itiative and referendum-utterly and unal- terably opposed. I believe that it is sub versve of the very form of our gov ernment It is the negation of represen- tative government. It is wholly reac- tionary and not progressive.
 ." Our American form of government is-to use the ords of Jefferson-the only device by which the rights of the peo- pie can be secured-to wit: government by the people acting not in person but by representatives chosen by themselves.
 Now, l believe in progress believe in the progressive development of our representative form of government; I be- | lieve--for that reason-in the direct cleo ton of United States senators by the peo- | pie; believe that would be progress along the lines of representative government giving the people control over their own | representatives; I believe that the peo- pie of the United States when they take l the time and the trouble to do so can elect honest and efficient men to repre- | sent them; but l do not believe that the people of the United States have either the time or that they will take the in- 1 finite trouble necessary to carefully ex-
 anime and enact legislation or reject dan gerous legislation if it is submitted to them to vote on directly
 Those words have the true ring. Un-
 derwood is, in my judgment, the best
 exponent today of the democratic party
 as we used to know it. No man who holds radical views or who advocates | socialistic or populistic fsms' can be elect
 ed President. Underwood is the type of
 man that should reach the executive chair
 in 1912"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
BROTHER DICKEY EXPLAINS
'om the Atlanta Constitution.

IUIH t1It lAt1HHtd OUIISlItUIIOn.
 q got no 1armount to preach today" said Brother Dickey. '"rhe last time I put my presence in dis yer pulpit I preached a sarmount what wuz so power- full hit sont six sisters off in trance, an dey ain't come to not yit, causin de law to git after me- kase dey ain't con scious enough ter rise up an make a livin' fer dey husbands Tongues CT fire come down on me at dat time fun de glory Ian, an Low some CT you is oncharitable enough ter say dat de fire orter searched me ter frazzle! Dis is no time for q powerful preacher lak' me!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
\ Friendly Word

"In the midst of indignation meet ings and right and left hand swats directed against the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, anenr the contract recently signed with the company by our commissioners. let's pause and offer word of congratu- la tion over the method the company has adopted to induce early shopping" said lover of fair play yesterday.
 "On the front of all cars where ad- vertisements of various character are usually displayed is tackled a large placard admonishing the reader to shop early, not only that he may reap the benefit, but that the tired clerks may be relieved of the extra work close to the holidays occasioned by delayed purchases.
 "All of us realize the wisdom of such advice, and I for one wish to pat the company on the back for its efforts to relieve the situation.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Regarding Hotels

Birmingham needs palatial hotel | ilreproof and strictly modern" said a
 member of Birmingham's Virginia co.,
 ony. There has been a great deal of
 talk about s1.OOO,OOO hotel Several
 naught. I am glad to see that tine
 Chamber of Commerce has taken up
 the matter and l hope sincerely that
 something will materialize.
 T did not much blame people for
 holding off when they were asked to subscribe to a skyscraper hotel during prohibition days. The bar privilege alone in an elegant hotel is worth $25,-
 900 or s3o,o00 a year. When the pro- hibitionists had voted out liquor cap
 italists naturally declined to put up costly nostelry. But now that we have saloons back a s1,OG0.oo0 hotel, or even one costing s1,5OO.Ooo to $2,Ooo,eoO would pay. A sl,0O0, 900 venture would unquestionably pay handsomely. Bir- mingham is model saloon town. I say this mainly from my own observation. I traverse the business district every day or two. While 1 never take drink at bar l peep in saloons as l pass. The best of order seems to prevail and friends of mine who do drink at the bar tell me that the saloons here are really models in the way of decorum. Last August I voted for the saloon rather than the dispensary, although. as I say, I do not patronize saloons. And since the model saloon has been established it is safe to say that hotel ,-;a ance of high license and regulation.
 Atlanta is a fine hotel town. Its Georgia Terrace is one of the finest hotels in this country and it is most liberally patronized. The old Piedmont is a very handsome hotel, too, and there are other highly respectable ho- tels in the Georgia metropolis. The Her mitage at Nashville is one of the most elegant hotels in America, and in my old home town, Richmond, the Jel- ferson, costing something like s2,009,- coo is as beautiful and luxurious as any hotel in the world. New York has many hotels that cost more money than the Jefferson, but not one of them satisfies the esthetic taste so well. Richmond has at least two other very handsome hotels and another will soon be completed. Before the Jefferson was built Richmond was the poorest hotel city in the United States. The Rich mond people felt ashamed of the hotels they had, but when the modern hotel habit got a start the reputation ot Richmond changed and rose high. Bir- mingham is the only city of the 100000 class that l know of that is knocked l by strangers because of it's inadequate | hotel accommodations" l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
RErLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 If man is home all the time he's nuisance, and if he's away all the time he's a worry.
 There's nothing can astonish girl more than to knit a tie for her brother and find he will wear it.
 The worst extravaganza q man can think of is buying railroad tickets for a visit to his wfe's relatives.
 If a man didn't have so much need of baby carriages in his family he might be able to afford an automobile.
 Maybe women want to vote so that on election day they can enjoy all the more going to bridge games. instead of to the polls, the way men do golf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
WHEN OTHER LIPS

From Balfe's Opera, The BOhemian ' Girl" a When other lips and other hearts Their tales of love shall tell, In language whose excess imparts The power they feelfso well, There may, perhaps, in such a scene
 Some recollectioh be, Of days that have as happy been,
 And you'll remember me- When coldness and deceit shall slight The beauty they now prize, And deem it but a hollow light That beams within your eyes, :. When. hollow hearts shall wear .
 mask,
 Twill break your own to see, In such a moment I but ask
 That you'll remember me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Women Voters in Los Angeles

Job Hartman, socialist, was de- feated in Los Angeles, and Mayor Alexander, the good government can didate, was easily reelected. His majority is probably about 35,O00 in total vote of about 0,000.
 The number entitled to vote was 187.000, including 85,0O0 women. For
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
LOVES BLINDNESS.

LOVES BLINDNESS. The sweetest maid,
 Just like a flower, Sometimes, 'tis said,
 Will soon grow sour, And have a tongue
 So id-sharp, It seems but swung
 To scold and carp. However, he
 Who's deep in love, Can never see
 His turtle dove In other light
 Than angel fair. A creature bright
 Beyond compare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
ch.ntic,eer UoId. the stage

"Cocky doodle do, Howdy do-you- do?' they seemed to say, those roosters I mean, at the poultry show, which had very favorable premier Tuesday aft ernoon," said lover of the lords of the barnyard
 '"rhe din of growing cocks. one cry tapping into the other in chain of chanticleer clarions. so to speak, gave the note of cheerful expression, We