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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Lessons From old Days

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 It is we'll known, by those who are
 informed that Talladega county before the war was truly land of plenty. The farmers grew -all the grain crops and peaches and apples. pears and plums In great abundance Often the cotton crops were so heavy that with all of their labor l have seen the fields white at Christmas time. Poor cultivation yafter the war impoverished the land, but in- dustry and a study of the soil with the help of improved implements has brought about great improvements.
 The county was noted for its schools and colleges. its culture and beauty, its
 gentlemen and scholars. The citizens dwelt together in neighborly friendship and sympathy. To the east and west of the long and beautiful valley the forest was full of deer and wild turkeys. Birds and squirrels and large green headed ducks were plentiful, and the people feasted upon them. There were many splendid men and women living there in those glorious days that I should be glad to mention but must be content to speak only of very few.
 As guide and lesson to those who are holding office. and those seeking of fee. let me direct your attention to two
 men, Probate Judge Thornton and Cir cult Judge Knox Miller They were men of such high character, integrity and so faithful to their duties. with large ca
 pa scity and modest courtesy, that for years they had no opposition. Judge Thornton dying in office and Judge Miller re- signing and now. in old age, is resting
 upon his we'll earned laurels. Another man., Marcus Crukshanks law yer, statesman, writer, owner and editor
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the crininality of the negro by encourag- ing him in it's prosecution. This has tend ed to the suppression fpublic protest and naturally raises the question so often and honestly asked, What are we to do thenY' But objections like this are the idlest Supposing that silence be ob- served, what then? Must we by preserv- ing silence contribute to carnival oi criminality that sweeps the land? Must we remain quiet while murders and mur- derers multiply? Law abiding people must preserve their peace, for what? Ill order that crime may continue? Is no- body to be heard but the violent? The negro can say nothing in his own behalf he dare not. He has no redress, no re- course, no appeal. He must take what ever comes. Whatever is said or done in his behalf must come from the domi- nant race. If one be guilty of a crime let the full penalty of the law be ex- ecuted. be he white, black. red or yellow but let not our cherished institutions be turned over into the hands of passionate and violent men to trample them under foot and invite yet greater and growing disaster. Let not the vent of free utter ance be stopped by this class. only that it may continue its sway of demoraliza- tion and debauchery. Few are heard tc protest because of the inertia of unpop-
 
 denounce and slaughter the negro, few are disposed to break the silence
 It is insisted that the negro be made law abiding while the example of ex- treme lawlessness is set by the dominant race. Lawlessness on the higher plane in variably encourages it on the lower Crime breeds crime. Lawlessness pro- duces lawlessness. If even handed jus tice were an established principle, with out respect of class or of person, crime would decrease and the criminal would be punished. It would bring balanced sense of security, the negro population would take fresh hope. and the worthiel ones among that people would cooperate with the better elements of the whites in bringing criminals to justice. But lei this portentious question be lightly es- teemed and neglected. as it is, and we shall inevitably store up treasure of woe for ourselves and for our children who are to come after us. the dimensions oi which the most sagacious seer among us cannot now possibly measure.
 B. F. RILEY.
 Birmingham February 21, 1912.
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The Third Term Question

 Theodore Roosevelt is a more magnetic he nominated by the republicans in June he might possibly be elected, although the chances of election would be greatly against him. The American public has shown itself to be conservative on all grave questions. The precedent of lim- itng presidents to two terms has been thoroughly established, and it is believed that the majority of the American peo- pie will regard an attempted violation of the unwritten law as extremely unpatri- otic.
 If Thomas Jefferson's idea had been car ried out the constitution would have made seven years the presidential term, and would have limited the President to one term. Jefferson would not have been averse to eight years for the term, but he want ed the one term idea expressed in the constitution.
 Those republicans who now favor Roose- welt argue that all objection to third termism is based on three consecutive terms: that it does not apply to cases like RooseVelts, where the President has been out of office four years, and there fore has no government machinery to use in getting up delegates But the same argument was pressed in behalf of Grant. The great soldier had been out of office four years. but it was the third term argument that kept him out of the nomi- nation in 1880.
 When MT. Cleveland nearing the end of his second administration there was some talk of nominating him again. Democratic presidential timber seemed never so scarce. The New York Herald ....If. ,l z Al democratic party nominating Mir. Cleve- land to be his own successor. It con tiIued the editorial discussion every day for a week or so. 1t stressed the idea that so long as there was no constitu- tional inhibition against the chief eX- ecutive serving as many terms as the people chose to elect him there was no | reason why MT Cleveland should not be the standard bearer one more time if a majority of the party was so minded. 1 After MT Cleveland had broken with the | radical element in his party the gold dem- ocrats drew closer to him than ever. | For a few weeks in the spring of 1896 tlere was strong tide for a renomination of Mir Cleveland. The President said not a word publicly touching the third term | proposition. He was human and was doubtless nattered by the friendly atti- tude of so powerful paper as the New York Herald.
 Had MT. Cleveland encouraged a third term movement he would have made d terrible mistake. He would have been in gloriously defeated at the polls if not in the convention. and would have passed into history as a man whose ambition overleaped itself As it was, Mir. Cleve- land in retiring. carried with him the esteem of the best people of the United States. and in his dignified retirement his popularity increased rather than dimin- ished.
 Roosevelt evidently covets the presi- dential office, but he would be much bigger man in the estimation of the Amer ican people were he to reaffirm his views against third term which he uttered while occupying the White House.
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DRAW GRAND JIJRIES
 IN BIRMINGHAM

Anniston. February 21-( Special. )-- There will be no more federal grand juries impaneled at Anniston, Gadsden or Huntsville in the Northern district of the United States circuit and dis trict court, according to an announce ment made here. and all grand juries will be drawn hereafter at Birming ham, it is said.
 The reason for this has not been stated, but it is considered to be in the interest of economy, although it will not be for the best interests of the three smaller cities, as the gath ering of the grand juries always brought considerable number of vis- itors to the cities where they were as- Sembled --...il
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Of Current Interest and Otherzuise
By A MAN OF LEISURE

n IRMINGHAM is about to witness N the beginning of a new building l 0 era-an era that will be easily a record breaker We have already many skyscraper office buildings; enough for present demands perhaps, but within two years it will not be surprising to see one or two more towering structures There will certainly be room for more if Bir- l mingham grows as fast as optimists say 1 it will. Two skyscraper hotels and an ele- gant, spacious theatre are to be erected this year. One of the most pressing needs of Birmingham is central high school l buiding-much larger than the one at Seventh avenue and Twenty-fourth street. It should be architecturally imposing as well as roomy. Such building as the city is entitled to would cost about S500,000.
 But public edifice that is needed and will probably be in course of construc tion before the city is ready to erect a central high school building is county courthouse. There has been much agita- ton in favor of a skyscraper courthouse and jail In combination Such a build ing would have features of convenience
 
 on the top would be sanitary and se- cure But before the county authorities decide on any plan they should give the whole question careful thought and ob- tain the opinions of prominent citizens who have an eye to the beautiful as well as the utiitarian. Jefferson county Is well able to erect s1,O00,000 courthouse, something that would be an ornament to Birmingham for all time to come. Sky scrapers are necessary for modern office purposes, and the exteriors of such build ings are made attractive by various orn- amental effects; but a public building to meet esthetic requirements should not be more than three stories in height That means, of course a large ground area courthouse in Capitol park or on some other elevated site could be made thing of beauty. If it were built in park the jail could be put somewhere else. In most cities the jail is some distance from the courthouse.
 l simply throw out these suggestions for what they are worth. All must agree that even in this commercial age the beautiful, whether 1t be in boulevard, park, resi- dence or public building, is valuable as- set to any ambitious city.
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Calhoun Schools Improving

Anniston, February 2i.-tSpecial) )-That there has been marked improvement with in the past few years in the schools of Calhoun county is the Nopinion of H. T.. Persons, county superintendent of educa- ticn. who has just returned from an itin- erary of the several school districts in the county. A higher standard of excellence is being maintained on the part of both teachers and pupils, he says, and modern educational methods have been adopted by nearly all the schools.
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of newspaper. This gentleman trained his son George to follow in the footsteps of his life. which was simple and beau- tifuL The son has not forgotten his fathers teachings.
 Young man, follow in the ways of the men that I have mentioned. Be clean, be truthful, be honest-corruption impairs the moral qualities of men. Get together on questions of general policy and com mon interest. In the near future you may have the ladies to hely you. They have developed more shrewd wit and wisdom and more simple honesty and higher ideals than men, and I am certain more winning ways. But I fear that politics might dull their sympathies and affect their charm of manner
 J. LAWLER DARBY. Birmingham. February 10, 1912.
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PILOTS MAY BE
 SUBJECT TO FEES

Washington, February 21.-Much of the pilotage business of such ports as San
 Francisco, New Orleans, Charleston, New York, Philadelphia and Boston is said to be affected by an argument before the supreme court today as to whether coast wise steam vessels under register are open to regulation by the state pilotage laws. The cases before the court are to deter
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Water Rate Reduction

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The present cost for water in my home under the extortionate charges of the Birmingham Waterworks company is S32 per annum. Under the new rates proposed as printed in todays Age-Herald l note that the price will be only $3l. Is this the mouse for which our mountain has la bored? Is it the purpose of our commis- scners to force to pray for rain to re- lieve our thirst? Must we continue to use beer to wash clothes and to christen babies? And what in thunder are poor folks to do for something to put in their whisky? The price of water will still be inhibtive for anything in Birmingham ex- cept for corporation stock, and the water works company has no doubt already had Gods plenty in theirs.
 O. T. DOZIER. Birmingham, February 21 1912.
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Notice to Contractors

We have to sublet 15 miles of heavy double track work on the Louisville and Nashville railroad just north of the Alabama state line in Tennessee. There are about 1,000.000 yards of ex- cavation, with about 12.000 yards of concrete work. compromising heavy team, barrow, cart and car work, and highly classified steam shovel work free transportation on outfits over the Louisville and Nashville line to the work. Adress The Callahan Construc- tion Co., Knoxville. Tom.
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ments" being Jumped together. The ques- ton was asked if religion came under the head of amusements or vice versa. The wording certainly was not clear If the s2 item was to be equally divided there would be something like 2 cents a week for the church and 25 cents a week for. shows. With such limited allowance only the moving picture show could be con- sdered, and the family would have to hesitate frequently at even that inex- persive form of diversion.
 There was a time when small family could be maintained in comfort in New York or any other city on SlO0 month, but it is next to impossible now. Rents are not so much higher than formerly, and even if the necessaries of life are consid- erably higher. family could thrive on the amount named but for the incidentals that seem to be indispensable and that cost money. To live respectfully in New York a small family would need at least NI5 a month.
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Living on Small Income

There has been some newspaper com ment on the Rockefeller Bible class idea of the way a person with a small family should live on moderate income. l do no. recall all the items suggested or per nlitted" in the Bible class scheme, but rent was put down at $26 a month, clothes at larger figure than food. street car fare A.5o and "church and amusements"
 S,. The various items footed up about $l00 a month. One of the New York papers 1 read poked fun at church and amuse-
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mine if certain steamships sailing between San Francisco and United States ports on Puget sound stopping en route at Vic toria, B. C., were liable to pay the pilot age fees levied by California statutes at San Francisco.
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Treatment of the Negro

Birmingham. February 21, 1912.
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LYnching Feared

Nashville, February 21.A report from Brentwood. ten miles south, says two negroes killed a white man there today and mob is forming. Sheriff Borum and deputies went to the scene.
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races which have been rowed since Rich
and Glendon has been in charge of the
boating at Annapolis. only eigh- have
been won by rival crews. The first shells
have been defeated, but seven times.
while the victory Of the Syracuse second
boat this spring was the first time that
the navy had been beaten in this class.
Granting that Glendon can turn out a
splendid eight for the two-mile course on
the Severn, there are rowing critics Of
the opinion that radical changes in the
training system would be necessary If
the ambition of navy sportsmen is real
lied and the participation Of the crew in
lar climax Of the academy rowing season.
In 1907. the only time that the sailors
have rnwed on the Hudson. they showed
an inability to cover a four-mle course
in a. GOOD time as their previous two
mile races had caused the Annapolis sup
porters TO expect. The eight. like nearly
Al those turned out by Glendon. was a
heavy one and could develop great speed.
bnt after three miles of the course had
been covered the shell was outdistanced
nv Cornell and Columbia. The showing
Of the service crew was far from being
mediocre. however. for Pennsylvania.
GEORGETOWN. Syracuse and Wisconsin
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business men was not a field Of sufficient
width to give him the opportunity he
needed. When the Naval Academy
authorities were looking about for a man
to take charge of the crew work OF the
institution they heard favorably of Glen
don and negotiations ended with an offer
to come to Annapolis. which he accepted.
The continued success OF the navy oars
men has added to Glendon's prestige from
year to year, but after his first season II
was not possible to add to his popularity
with the wards OF Uncle Sam. Men who
are now pretty well along toward the
command Of big battleships number him
first on the list Of people they want to
see on returning to Annapolis.
Like all the Navy crews. the eight
, which has just concluded its season is
heavier than the Courtney. Rice, Wray
or Ten Eyck combinations. A goodly
proportion of the oarsmen are men with
foot ball experience. four Of the eight
men weighing over $50 pounds. Against
Pennsylvania in a race rowed May 3. the
service eight made an Impressive show
ing winning a double victory. with the
first Navy boat leading the opposing
combination over the finish line with an
advantage Of six lengths. At the time
this victory was hsralded - marking
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were compelled to admit the superiority
of the navy oarsmen. who were Tar III
advance Of this quartet in crossing the
finish line There was tremendous power
in this crew of Annapolis. and conslder
ing that it was the first appearance OF
the institution on the Hudson course. the
showing justified the expectation that the
sailors will make hard going for the lead-
ers II their participation in the race ID
made an annual feature.
Richard Glendon, the coach OF the Ma
val Academy crews, got his experience
on the water in the vicinity Of Boston.
He was considered q fair handler OF the
sweeps, but unlike most Of the other row.
ing advisers, did not make a great repu-
tation in amateur or professional rowing
before getting into the coaching field. He
became connected with the Boston Ath-
Ietic Club, with his work on the water as
only one of various other departments of
duty Men who knew Glendon in this
capacity say that his work was always
characterized by unselfisliness He was
in demand as a judge of different ath-
letic events and his fairness in all mat
tiers made his services much sought after.
Glendon's ability to develop oarsmen
soon asserted itself. and IL became ap-
parent that the work of coaching Boston
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several varieties, such as Almond
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Three good sized cakes Of good
soap for 10c tomorrow.
Stop in our Toilet Goods Store for
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the debut OF the best eight which the
academy had ever boated. but later de-
velopments proved that Penn was in a
bad way. and that the Naval School had
boated better Fights in past years. SYRIA
cuSe came down to Annapolis late in May
and in one OF the closest races ever rowed
on the Severn lowered the service colors
by half lengths advantage. The uni
versity followed this up by win of the
second varsity over the Navy second
crew.
The task of fairly rating the Annapolis
eight OF 1912 would be easier IL the race
with Columbia had been rowed. but rough
weather prevailed on the Severn the day
that the Blue and White was to race. and
the event had to be Cancelled. II the ef-
forts OF a number Of men prominent In
the service are OF any avail, next June
will see Glendon's crew in the Hudson
river regatta. The entry will make the
task Of judging the worth of the boats
easier and will also give added interest
to a race which is already rated as the
greatest spectacular sporting event to be
seen in the United States.
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PICKING THE WINNING CREW.
HUDSON RACE FOR NAVY PROBABLE NEXT YEAR
By Mack Whelan.

Lying in one of the million pigeonholes
of the great War Department building
at Washington there 10 q mtss OF docu-
mentary evidence tending to prove that
II would be a good thing for the service
IL the young men composing the eight
cared crews of the Naval Academy were
given annual leave TO compete in the in
tercollegiate rowing regatta on the Hud-
son. Within the great edifice At the
capdtaI strong influences are now at
work which make il more than probable
that next year the Annapolis oarsmen
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will be at the starting mark on the Hud-

Will be at the starting mark on the Had.
son.
Inere il no better class Of sportsmen
IN the country than the officers OF the
army and navy. The United States Ma
val Academy. with the River Severn now
ing by its extensive grounds is one OF
the most enthusiastic supporters Of row.
ing IN the United States. 1t Is natu-
raj that midshipmen should know how
to handle boat. The history Of past
contests between the Naval Academy and
other colleges has proved that in q two
mile race there are few colleges which
can win over the ensisns. Out OF 10
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WEATHER
Probably Fair Tonight and Satur-
day: Little Temperature Changes.


For the District of Columbia and Mary
land probably fair tonight and Satur-
day: not much change in temperature
light variable winds
Earometric pressure is quite evenly dis
tributed over the region east OF the ROCKY
mountains. while an extensive area Oh
low baromethic pressure covers the PA
teau region. and the pressure Is nlsh anu
rising on the Pacl9c coast. AS result OF
the uniform pressure oistriDution l
weather is the rule over the greater part
~ the country There have been showers
in the southern portion of the lake region.
Iowa. northern Missouri the Florida pen
insula. the Rio 9rande valley anu 'ne
north Pacific states
Temnerafures have fallen considerably
on the Pacific coast and have not cnahseo
decidedly elsewhere.
The indications are that the Weatne.
win he generally fair. without decided
temperature changes, tonight and Satur-
day Throughout the region east OF the
Mississippi river.
The winds along the New England coast
win fe light variable. mostly westerly. on
tho middle and south Atlantic and east
Eulf oasts. f.ht variable
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm. IS:
nm. 80: Il midnight. 81; today, a.m:'
-: am. 81: l. noon. -; pm. 81
Maximum Al, at pm today; minimum,
- at : am today.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imuin. So minimum. 81.
- ~ o. 20 e m,dnirh.. a6'o: TO-DAY.
IN. 30oG: am. ;0.i0: l. noon. 3nW'
ppm, 30.o1
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition. of water a.
am. Great Falls temperature. II;
condition. g.. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
pera,ure. -: condition at north connec-
ton A.: condition at soutl connection.
- Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. 81; condition at efiuent
gatehouse. 60.
Tide Tables.
Today-Lov tide. TBS an. and T75S
pm. high tide, 1855 am. and :2o pm.
Tomorrow-IOw tide. $50 am. and $50
pm: high tide. 80 am. and Or pm.
The Sun and Noon.
Today-sun rose 4:si am: sun sets 1:cs
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:34 am.
Moon-First quarter $3.50 FIN. today.
The City Lights
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
cxtfnguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch 10 The star
HARPERS FERRY. ". Va, June 21.-
Potomac very muddy. and Shenandoah
little muddy this morning.