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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
A Much Needed Structure.

q was delighted to see in The Age Herald a picture of the apartment house the Ridgely-that Major Tutwiler is rianning for Twenty-first street." said a man who takes much interest in the prac- tical growth of the city.
 'T claim just a modlcum of the credit for this as I personally urged the mat ter upon Major Tutwier. Looking at the illustration of the structure and read ing a description of the plan, I am grati- fled to know that in few months there will be such a modern establishment for housing families and individuals who either from choice or for vocational req sons live in the heart of the city. And the more so am I pleased. because the landlords owning central property have neglected or refused to put many houses in repair; to paint where paint Is needed, CT to modernize, but still holding for ex ccssive rent. The 'Ridgeley apartments will certainly force some needed improve ments or there will be many vacant houses in the central portion of Birming- ham.
 q have another suggestion to make. Let the county buy the Tutwiler home. and acquire by condemnation if forced 10, that parcel of land lying between Park avenue and Eighth avenue, Twenty first street and Capitol park for court house. Make a public library out of the present courthouse, sell the jail site. build a jail elsewhere. This would lead to civic center and the federal government could be persuaded to sell the new post office site and buy one near the park or the proposed center"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
AT AN HAWAIIAN CRATER 5

ward the brink of this yeritable devils caldron. The sulphur fumes are so suffo- eating that it can be approached only on the windward side. The first glance into that fearful pit is all that your im- agination can picture it. You look upon the traditional lake of birthstone and fire, and if devils were to appear skipping about over the surface with pitchforks, turning frying crullers in the sputtering fat, 1t would not much surprise you. This liquid is rather thick and viscid, but 1t is boiling furiously. Great masses of 1t are thrown up 40 or 50 feet. and fall with a crash like that of the surf upon the shore.
 The mass of boiling lava is said to be about one and one-half acres in extent Its surface is covered with large masses of floating crust, black and smooth, like leather or roofing paper and between these masses, or islands, the molten lava shows in broad. Vivid lines. It is never quiet
 Looking upon this scene with the thought of the traditional lake of ire and birthstone of our forefathers in mind. you would say that these black. filthy looking masses floating about on the sur face were the accumulation of all the bad stuff that had been fried out of the poor sinners since hel was invented How much wickedness and uncharity and evil thought it would represent If the poor victims were clarified and made purer by the process, then it would seem worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

among map-makers here at home as the district strictly speaking in New York and abroad practically all the territory in Alabama north of Mont gomery is styled the Birmingham dis trict. II
 MT. Phenis writes of the ultimate development of several hundred thou sand horsepower on the Coosa, Talla- poosa and Tennessee rivers and their tributaries, within what may be termed the Birmingham district" ]" President Mitchell says:
 "All of us are much impressed with the situation in the Birmingham district, and believes here will be duplication of the Pennsylvania development. When first knew Pittsburg, 30 years ago. it was not so much bigger than the Birming- ham district is today, and conditions here are entirely favorable for a tremendous expansion. When the government makes the Alabama and the Tombigbee rivers navigable it should give an outlet to the gulf for heavy materials, iron, steel, oe- ment and clay products, etc, and the opening of the Panama canal will enable the products of the Birmingham district to reach the west coast of South America and all Pacific ocean ports on a decid- edly favorable basis"
 The Birmingham district in it's smaller sense extends from East Lake to Bessemer. Some of the map engi- neers have designated the Birming- ham district as the territory embrac- ing all of Jefferson county and the mineral sections of Walker, Blount. St. Clair, Shelby, Bibb and Tusca- loosa. Recent map-makers make dis tinction between the Birmingham dis trict proper and the Birmingham min- eral district, the latter being composed of all that part of Alabama within radius of 75 miles of Birmingham. This is really the district as known far and wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
NEWPORT NOT DETERIoRATING

From the New York World.
 Townsend Burden appears to have been premature in abandoning Newport as no longer proper place for "the better class of people,
 He should have waited for the $loO,OOO ball given by one "cottager at which diaphanously clad nymphs danced in call cium moonlight. while butterflies fiuttered about in clouds and doves lowered over the dancers: or for the entertainment pro- vided by another social leader who has arranged to transport Broadway musical comedy company there by special train. The test of the better class' is their abil- ity to do these things, and where else are they done with anything like the New port mannerg Not since the year of the memorable monkey dinner has the resort had a season like this.
 Mir Burden should give Newport an- other trial. Doubtless the number of com mon people there whose millions are only A few years old has increased, but their influence has not materially affected the social ton It is still frivolous and prodi- gal and wanton enough to satisfy the re- ouirements of the most fashionable New port has only needed to awaken from it's dormant state to prove that it is still the social capital. the resort providing the most congenial environment for the idle rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Concerning a Centennial Exposition

Concerning a Centennial Exposition
 T am glad to see that movement has Teen well started for holding an exposition in Alabama in commemoration of the states Tooth anniversary" remarked member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 ''As The Age-Herald said, Birmingham is the logical place for holding the ex- position. It should be settled that the centennial exposition be wide in it's scope That would mean government recognition and substantial government aid. This country has had several worlds fairs, and Congress may not be willing to make an Alabama exposition a worlds fair in the strict sense of the term, but we should certainly have show national in scope; open at the same time to foreign exhibits.
 Birmingham, as the soutf's only steel center, would be expected to have large and attractive industrial exhibits, and such we will have"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Graft in New York City

The murder of Herbert Rosenthal will surely be made plain and the whole matter will be laid before a jury when Lieutenant Becker and his gunmen are tried. They have been duly indicted and all will be duly ar rested no doubt and brought to trial.
 A lull exposure of the "protection" accorded to the gamblers is needed, and Mayor Gaynor is now co-operat- ing in the movement. No democratic influence should stand in the way of a full exposure of the entire scheme.
 The Taft party is hoping that it can sweep the state by means of revolu- ton based on the developments in the Rosenthal case, but it cannot do this if the democrats do their utmost to punish the grafters and the murderers of Rosenthal.
 The scandal is of long standing, antedating all recent administrations in. the big city, and the people hope to see the guilty punished. In other countries gambling houses are regu- lated rather than suppressed, and it may be that American cities are at tempting the impossible when they say that all gambling shall be sup pressed. It is an evil as all know, and if. men were perfect it could be sup pressed. Men are, however, fallible, full of indiscretions, and the problem becomes a difficult one.
 But the murder of Rosenthal should be avenged, and the collection of graft should be exposed. At present it looks as if Lieutenant Becker had been caught in net from which there is no escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

H ILAUEA, in Hawaii, Is a round, N extinct crater about three miles 4 \ across and TOO or 500 feeth deep. It has been the scene of terrific explosions Ill past ages, but 1t has now dwindled to the small active crater of Halemaumau, which is sunk near the middle of 1t like huge pot, 200 or more feet deep, and 1000 feet across
 In the mid-afternoon a party of eight or 10 of us on horseback set out to visit the volcano, writes John Burroughs in the September Century" The trail led down the broken and shelving side of the crater, amid trees and bushes, till it struck the floor of lava at the bottom. In going down was aware all the time of beau- tiful bird song on my left-a song almost as sweet as that of our hermit thrush, but of an entirely different order. Our course took us out over the cracked and ccntorted lava beds, where no green thing was growing. The forms of the lava flow suggested mailed and writhing dragons. with horrid, gaping mouths and vicious claws. The lava erunched beneath the horses feet like shelly and brittle ice. At one point we passed over a wide, jagged crack on bridge. As we neared the crater, the rocks grew warm, and sulphur and other fumes streaked the air
 When half a mile from the crater we dismounted and, leaving our horses in charge of the guide. proceeded on foot over the cracked and heated lava rocks to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
A KING FOR FUN

From the Chicago Tribune
 In these days of revolutions which convert kingdoms into republics, 1t might be imagined that the king busi- ness was on the blink, as the Oxford dictionary would say, and that there was no fun in being in the fierce light which beats upon throne. Alfonso of Spain evidently thinks differently. There Is no monarch who experiences more vividy the joy of living than he.
 He takes boyish delight in sport of every kind. and he mixes with the people in their amusements in the most democratic way imaginable. Recently at a bazar and summer fete given for charity at Cowes he took shies at Aunt Sally and won cocoanut, which he proudly carried around most of the day afterward. He stepped into a booth and acted as salesman with such success that would have won the admiration of Walter D. Moody him. self. Then he served as judge in hat trimming contest. in which the prize was given to a one-legged soldier
 It may be that Alfonso sees the finish of the king business. and that he is determined to get all the fun out of it while it lasts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
the American Magazine

From the American Magazine.
 Another defender of the principles of democracy Cat the Baltimore convention) was young person from California, who by virtue of his many excellencies, is an officer of an organization known as the Order of Eagles. He was the happy pos sessor of voice that could be heard for half a mile at sea.
 Because of the extraordinary noise is- suing from him, this champion caught the attention of the crowd and held 1t while he was saying everything of any interest he had to say, which was not long. Un- fortunately for him, having concluded his speech, he fell victim to common and fatal disease of convention orators. He couldn't stop. He couldn't back off the stage. His 9atorical legs got crossed and refused to carry him out of danger. No crowd Is as quick or as merciless as a convention audience in detecting the ap- proach of such a predcament and hasten- ing it.
 A great wave of gayety swept over the house. The orator seemed perfectly amazed at the sudden change in the tenn per of the convention. A second before ] they were applauding him. The sweat began to roll down his cheeks and melt his collar to a pulp. He raised his hands in prayer to the crowd. He implored them to be silent while he assured them of the glories of California and his own loyalty to the democracy. They only laughed the more. Eventually. finding that his voice was lost in the tumult, he inflated his cheeks and tried to shout out his spech, word by word, like the cork in pop gun. This device almost broke up the convention in delirium of happiness. In the end he retreated unheard.
 The picture of this miserable man will not soon pass from memory, as rising, falling. hoping, despairng, he was swept from the stage. He took the platform a number of times afterward, for these bad speakers are dauntless. but every time he appeared he was welcomed with such shrieks of gayety that not even the chair man ever knew what were the vast thoughts he sought to deliver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

[ In Harpers for September Arnold Ben
 nett waxes enthusiastic over the na-
 > tional game.
 How mighty he exclaims, lis base
 balll Its fame floats through Europe as
 something prodgious, incomprehensible, romantic and terrible. After being enter tained at early lunch in the correct hotel for this kind of thing, l was taken, in state of great excitement, by a group of excited business men. and flashed through Central park in an express au- tomobile to one of the great champion ship games. I noted the excellent arrange ments for, dealing with feverish multi tudes. I noted the splendid and ornate spaciousness of the grandstand crowned with innumerable eagles, and the calm, matter of fact tone in which friend in- formed me that the grandstand had been burned down six months ago. noted the and particularly of that one which an- nounced the 8 hat with the s5 look all very European It was pleasant to be con- vineed in such large letters that even shrewd America is not exempt from that universal human naivete which is ready to believe that in some magic emporium is always waiting to give s5 worth of goods in exchange for s of 
 '"rhen I braced my intelligence to an of the game, which, thanks to it's classical simplicity, and to some training in the finesse of cricket and foot ball, I did soon grasp in it's main out lines. A beautiful game. superbly played. We, reckon to know something of ball games in Europe; we. reckon to be con noisseurs; and the old footballer and cricketer in me came away from that immense incloseure convinced that base immense inclosure convinced that base and that those players were the most finished opponents of it. I was informed that during the winter the players con- descended to follow the law and other lb- eral professions. But, judging from their apparent importance in the public eye, I should not have been surprised to learn that during the winter they condescended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

Laughing loudly, he crossed the aouques, carried on the shoulders of a sturdy Nor man peasant, and entered the primitive little inn of those early days with all the chatter and excitement which usually distinguished his movements. La mere Oseraie, the good woman who kept it, told him flatly that she received none but painters-the Trouyille of those days was tiny fishing village which only a few artists had discovered Dumas promptly alleged that he was painter in words,' and even offered to paint-or write--her signboard, which the other clients-un- grateful dogs-had promised but neglected to do. This handsome though confusing evidence of good faith modified the good innkeeper, and she consented to receive Dumas at the amazing price of two francs a day, tout compris. Trouville was indeed then what the French term un petit trou pas cher--"a little hole not dear, When the painters, friends whom Dumas had come to see In their remote corner, re- turned toward evening from the green woods and glades along the little rivers valley, they found the amiable giant filling the inn with his cries and laughter, and brandshing a great spoon in the kitchen, where he was presiding personally over the preparation of an evening meal which promised to run his bill for extras Unto figures hitherto unknown in Trouville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
MRS. HATCHETTs HUSBAND

Harold susman in September Lippin-
 cotts
 Hannah Holden Hatchett was known as ethe pagan poetess." She had pub lished three books. And she had mar ried one man. The names of her books were venus and Adonis," Pipes of Pane and Airs from Arcadie" The name of her husband was Michael Moses Hatchett.
 Mrs. Hatchett went to parties. MT. Hatchett went to business. But once Mrs. Hatohett got MT. Hatchett to stay away from business and to go to a party with her. The party was given by Mrs Benjamin Bonaparte Motley.
 Mrs. Motley introduced her guests to Mrs. Hatchett. And to MT. Hatchett also.
 .This is Mrs. Hatchett," said Mrs. Motley.
 q am so glad to meet you" said Mrs. Paddle. T have set your Ode to Olympus to sweet. soothing music, and have made lovely little lullaby out of it!"
 Dear mel" said Mrs. Hatchett.
 InlS IS MT. daicnett, sdiu MITE Mot- ley.
 Mrs. Hatchett's husband?" said Mrs Paddle.
 "Yes," said Mrs. Hatchett proudly; you betr'
 .'This is Mrs. Hatchett." said Mrs. Mately to a second woman.
 T just adore your Nectar and Am brosiar' said Mrs. Tavoc. 'I do my own cooking, and while l boil the cof- fee and fry the eggs, I always chant the refrain!'
 Good gracious!" said Mrs. Hatchett.
 This is MT. Hatchett,' said Mrs. Mot ley
 Mrs. Hatchetts husband?" said Mrs. Havoc.
 sYes." said Mr. Hatchett grimly; that's mel"
 This is Mrs. Hatchett," said Mrs. Motley to a third woman.
 q am simply crazy about your 'Paean of Praise'r' said Mrs. Rum- mage. T have embroidered the first line in yellow chenille on green plush for a mantel-drape in my mother-in- laws back parlor.
 Mercy on us," said Mrs. Hatchett.
 ''rhis is MT. Hatchett," said Mrs. Mot ley.
 Mrs. Hatchett's husband?" said Mrs. Rummage.
 Yes" said Mir Hatchett grossly nothing more and nothing less-gosh blame it!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Dr. Parke Suggests Library Board

Dr. Thomas D. Parke, who has labored long and earnestly for an adequate public library, suggests that the library be put on an independent footing by the commission. The board of education has it's hands overfull in trying to procure seating capacity for a rapidly increasing number of school children, and it cannot ask for money to be put into books that should be put into additional seats. Dr. Parke therefore suggests that the commits sion appoint library board to serve without pay and to offer plans from time to time for the building up of a library.
 No city is complete without a library--a free library open to every citizen who reads books. This is what Birmingham lacks, and if the commission will appoint a library board perhaps way to a library car be discovered. No harm can flow from the proposition at any rate. The gen. eral powers of the commission cover this as well as every other branch of municipal work. ltJ
 Dr. Parke himself should be the chairman of the board, and board of five or seven members should be SC. lected. The subject certainly deserves consideration, for at present the public library is at standstill. This should not be, and if the subject were rightly presented to our citizens it would moi be permitted to last long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Rising Values of Cuban Ores

The Iron Trade Review calls atten- tion to the increasing importance of the iron ore supply from the Island of Cuba. In 1911 the exports were 1,162,7S7 tons, while in 1910 they were 1,439,34 tons. Still larger fig ures are expected in the present year.
 Three large companies secure ore supplies in Cuba-the Pennsylvania Steel company and the Maryland Steel company at Sparrow's Point and Steel ton, and the Bethlehem Steel company at South Bethlehem. This year 200,- 900 tons of merchant ore from Cuba is offered to the eastern furnaces.
 There is always a possibility that Cuban ores and Alabama coke will be brought together at Birmingham. The new self-propelled boats in the War rior will need up-the-river cargoes, and Cuban ores could be laid down as cheaply at Birmingham as at South Bethlehem, where they would meet cheap fuel. This is a possibility of the future, and the new line of boats may bring it within reach and even within sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
SONNET

By William Shakespeare. When in disgrace with fortune and
 mems eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf Heaven with my
 bootless cries, And look upon myself. and curse my
 fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in
 hope Featured like him, like him with
 friends possessed, Desiring this mans art, and that mans
 scope, With what I most enjoy contented
 least; Till in these thoughts myself almost
 despising. Haply I think on thee. and then my (Like to the lark at break of day aris-
 ing From sullen earth) sings hymns at
 heavens gate: For thy sweet love remembered such
 wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my Itats
 with kingA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

ing and unloading from barge to barge, to storage plant and to railway cars; a modern machine shop, and ma chinery for loading 800 tons hourly directly into the bunkers.
 When this company is ready to go into operation it may be that all coal other than that of Alabama will be driven entirely out of New Orleans, and those who have scoffed at slack water navigation will begin to see that they did not really understand its possibilities. A revolution in trans portation is coming rapidly in this direction, but the railroads will always have all they can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
Inland Transportation to New Orleans

It seems plain the Alabama-N New Orleans Transportation company means business. It is building self propelling coal barges, and it has planned all needed betterments on the Lake Borgne canal, which the company owns. These betterments include a storage plant with a capacity of 3O,- 900 tons of coal; harbor on the north side of the canal for four 100O-ton coal barges; three steel towers con- taining the latest machinery for load
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26

than when the democrats were in the sad dle," said John F. Wade of Philadelphia.
 T always vote the democratic ticket on principle. I was not old enough to vote in 1884, but I know from hearing and from reading that times were extremely hard in 1882, 1883, 1884, and that with cleveland's inauguration in March, 1885, business revived. The year 1885 was the beginning of healthy boom. The year 1886 was one of great prosperity, and gen. eral trade continued good throughout MT. Cleveland's first administration.
 T recall 1893 very well. There was something of a panic, but 1t was because the republicans had got things in bad shape before MT. Cleveland entered the White House in his second administration In looking back I can see that MT. Bryan's election in 1896 might have had some what depressing effect on business, but am satisfied that woodrow Wilson will be elected, and that business will continue to boom. Business is certainly booming to- day, and Wilson's election has been prac- tically discounted by Wall street.
 Referring to the scare in 1896. when 1t looked as if Bryan, with his Is to hobby might win, I felt that fear was unneces- sary. But if I had entertained an idea that business would go to smash with Bryan's election, I felt good after reading a sermon preached by Cardinal Gibbons in his cathedral in Baltimore-a Sunday or two before the election, I think it was certainly all fear would have been dissi- pated. The cardinal did not intimate that he was for Mckinley or for Bryan He preached on this line: The great ma jority of voters of the United States are patriotic men, No matter who Is elected the country is safe. Each of the leading candidates is a gentleman and a patriotic American. Yes, my friends, this govern ment will go on in an orderly fashion no matter whether we have democrats or re- publicans in power.
 That sermon had most tranquilizing and wholesome effect"