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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
The Bull Moose Conference

The progressive, commonly known as the bull moose, party, led by Col onel Roosevelt, encouraged by largo popular vote in November, is looking with enthusiasm and hope to 1916.
 The conference in Chicago this week is marked by spirit and cohesiveness The colonel made a characteristically vigorous speech in which he let go telling shots at the remnant of the old republican organization and paid his respects to his one time friend, Mr. Root, who manipulated the steam roller in the republican convention for President Taft.
 The republican party is defunct. The few leaders that stuck to the machine expect to hold a conference a year hence for the purpose of see ing what can be done to reorganize, but it seems clear now that the only party with which the democrats will have to reckon in the next presidential election will be the bull moose. It goes without saying that Roosevelt will be the standard bearer again. The third term prejudice, which was strong in General Grants day, did not materialize to any considerable extent in the last campaign, as had been predicted, and in 1916 it may be assumed that it will be altogether a negligible quantity.
 The democrats naturally hope that Woodrow Wilson's administration will be a success. If the party remains united, as it should, it will continue in power, but if dissensions occur, as in Cleveland's second administration Roosevelt will yet reach the White House for third term. At least that's the way it looks today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
JAMES AT VILLA CRAWFORD

From Chronicle and Comment in the De-
 cember Bookman.
 Then there are memories of later years when the brother and sister were together at the Villa Crawford in Sorrento. Henry James went to visit them there, and life at the villa was one round of gaiety, with the continual impromptu tableaux vivants. Marion Crawford was mad over this form of entertainment. When once the magic word 'tableaux" had been spoken, he let everything else go to the winds and flung himself into the dramatic stream with a zest that carried the whole establishment with hib. James presence spurred them to extreme efforts, and a smile of pleas- ure and approbation from him was worth working for. Some twenty years before Mrs. Fraser had acted before him one of Mussets diaphanous little comedies. Youth and confidence had carried her through 1t. but she had realized her rash ness when MT. James took her aside and said, "Why didn't you come to me first 1 could have taught you some of Made laine Brohans touchesl You missed some of the best points, Of Henry James personality Mrs. Fraser writes:
 1 Tt was a treat to have Mir. James in | the house. His keen interest in every . thing, his utter absence of side the ex- quisite urbanity which tempered every expression of his unerring judgment of men and women; above all. his amazing humility about his own achievements
 made up most endearing personality. i He greatly admired Marion and would lure me on to talk of him on every oppor- tunity We all felt quite poor the day l Henry James left the villa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
THE LOST ARCADY

Harlowe Randall Hoyt, in the Milwau kee Sentinel. Sweet spring had come to Already The
 skies smiled overhead, Or, like some maiden petulent. their
 tears upon us shed. The willow buds were opened, and the
 hedgerows, blossom fraught, Were whiter than maiden's heart, and
 sweeter than her thought. And, O, my heart beat faster, And I felt a sting of pain, The day I met that wind kissed girf A-walking in the rain. Twas summertime in Already. The sun
 shone on the rye; The clover breathed it's sweetness sub
 tie incense meath the sky; The cows grazed in the meadow, and
 the heavy droning bee Lulled the bepoppied afternoon into
 somnolency.
 And, O. my heart was happy, And l quaffed deep of loves wine. The day my sweetheart nestled close. And promised to be mine. Brown Autumn had kissed Already
 Down the long country road The goldenrod and hazel furze dropped
 heavy with their load. Swart Indian Summers smoke blue
 haze hung over hill and dale, The rabbit scurried through the wood.
 The crow cawed in the vale And, O. my heart yearned sorely, And a heavy woe was mine. The day I saw my sweetheart start
 To droop away and pine. Bleak Winter covered Already. The wind
 blew bitter cold. The cattle ciuttered meath the stacks
 The sheep moaned in the fold. The soughing winds sobbed eerie in ts loneliness of night, a Across Earth's patient bosom with it's winding sheet of white And, O. my heart lay buried And my Already was fled. The day I saw my sweetheart laid
 Among the churchyard dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
TELEPHONES Bell (private exchange connecting ah departments), No. 4e0o.
Hut let desert in pure election shine.
 Titus Andronicus.
Inauguration of Governors

In many states governors are h augurated with a military parade ane the ceremonies in general are modeiee on the established order of the presi' dential inauguration.
 Among those states whose govern DTS are installed with little or no pa rade stands New York. It has been the eustom for the governor-elect to take the oath of office in the assembly chamber at Albany, but in the forth coming inauguration an innovation will occur. The governor will be in ducted into the gubernatorial office or January 1 and the ceremonies will probably take place on stand IT front of the state capitol after the manner of the induction of the Presl- dent of the United States. But MT Sulzer has written to the secretary ot state of New York, who has charge of the preparations for the inauguration, expressing the hope that the exercises will be "as simple and as economic and as democratic as possible
 It is all very we'll to be economic and democratic, but in the induction into office of governors as well as the chief executive of the United States there should be style and impressive pageantry And all this can be done without the least inconsistency witt ouA democratic institutions.
 SIn most, if not all, of the southern states the governors are installed with "pomp and circumstance. The inauguration at Montgomery is a great event in Alabama's public life. The national guardsmen turn out with full ranks, the retiring governor makes a valedictory address, the in- coming governor makes his inaugural address and a brilliant inaugural ball is the concluding event of the occa- sion.
 New York has a splendidly disei- plined national guard and it would be especially fitting for the governor of the empire state to have military inauguration. Mir. Sulzer, however, prefers the democratic style and if simplicity suits him best the rest of the country can stand it. He has splen- did equipment for the high office to which he has been elected and the democracy of the whole country will wish him all success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Increasing the Cotton Acreage

Tomorrow the government will issue an estimate of the cotton crop. It is expected to report probable crop of 14,000,000 bales. The farmer is receiving about $60 a bale for his cotton, and yet it is conceded that there are over two millions of bales of the crop to go to market.
 The crop of last year was 16,200,- 900 bales, the largest ever made in any country, and the crop of this year will probably prove to be second to that of last year only. And yet the farmer receives 12 cents for every pound he has to sell
 It is becoming plainer every year that the worlds consumption is rap idly increasing, and that the cotton belt in this country will soon be pushed to meet that consumption, for the worlds commercial crop of cotton is substantially the American crop.
 The tropical countries of the world have small use for woolen clothing. They want more and more cotton goods, and they have the money to buy and pay for them. The Panama canal will be opened next fall, and then our goods and our raw cotton can be sent by the most direct route and at least expense to the Orient and to the west coast of South America and to the islands of the equatorial seas.
 All this points to the need of a larger crop of cotton in this country and the newspapers are already de- manding that the acreage in cotton next year be increased. It is easier to increase the cotton acreage than it is to pick the cotton when it is open and ready to be gathered. It is the picking out that limits the size of the cotton crop. No machine is equal to the task of picking cotton, and when it has to be picked by hand vast force is needed in harvest time. So when the amateurs talk of 20 per cent in- crease in acreage they talk lightly, for they do not take into consideration the task of picking out crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Hats and Elevators

q notice that in Birmingham it is the rule for men to take off their hats in elevators when women are in the car and I rather like the custom" said a newcomer to this city.
 "In Chicago, where I formerly lived, there is a well established rule for men to keep their hats on. In visiting New York I have noticed many men take their hats off when ladies were in the eleva- tor, but there is no unwritten law re- garding the elevator-hat question in that city. This matter is Interestingly dis cussed by a writer in the New York Sun, who says
 Should men take off their hats in the presence of women in elevators? l asked a lovely and intelligent young woman of my acquaintance. and here is what she says in substance:
 As a general proposition, mo- Of co urse in apartment houses if there were women in the car man would take off his rat for here the elevator is in effect room in the house, used by the tenants and their guests in common; but in pub licly occupied buildings. no; though here there may Dt eACeptiOio, QcpchbiiiS the building and it's occupancy
 Tn the elevators of buildings used for offices and for ordinary business pur- poses, though in these many women might be found, men are not required by pcliteness to take off their hats; in deed their reaching up to remove their hats might here, in crowded elevators subject other people to discomfort. But nowadays in some parts of the town you find buildings occupied partly for offices and partly for business or professional pursuits dealing wholly or in part with women. In the e.evator of such build- ing you would be governed by circum- stances If you found there a man with his hat off you would take yours off; or | if you found the elevator solely occupied | by women you would take your hat of as your natural inclination to be polite to women would here prompt you 10 do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
IN THE SUMS OF LONDON

1 were finally seated inside what will
 you have? Take anything you want"
 The one called Bill promptly turned to
 the dirty aproned man behind the counter
 and began to order. This was how the
 order was given:
 T say, governor. jest be spry, cause I
 aint got any convenient time fer ar
 gues. Jerry ere e 'as two dabs O pink
 and basin of wash. I as the same like
 wise. Yus, and two hollas."
 It was all Greek to me, but evidently
 quite understandable to the stallkeeper,
 who. quite unconcerned, handed out two
 large slices of bread and butter, two cups
 of coffee and two iarge buns with cur rants in them. Then, turning to me, he said, solemnly: And that will be pense | Q0 cents), sir.
 l l paid and watched my guests. They were hungry, all right They devoured | that meal literally on the run. Still 1t was not a very large dinner, so I politely I inquired if they wished anything else. l "Lor governor" exclaimed Bill, does yer wish ter bust us? No more food ! but, I say, as yer got flag on yer?'' | I handed over my cigarette case, and he opened it with the remark: Strike me pink, Jerry, if e aint the bloomin' Mar quis of Salisbury" Then he selected cigarette and gracously extended the case to his partner. T say, Jerry" said he, in doing so, "an does yer royal highness smoke-an' will 'e?''
 l The reply came promptly: ''Yus, me | lud, e does, an e willard e thanks yer Lawfully
 | produced matches, recovered my ci- garette case and turned to go. leaving Jerry examining his cigarette with the ex-
 actness of connoisseur. And as I walked
 away his voice foated to my ears for the last time.
 l T say, Bill," he exclaimed. holding up the cigarette, "crickey, if we aint the bloomn' guest of is royal 'ighness, the Khedive of Egypt!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Regarding Civic Activities

"In this day of civic activities the public spirited citizen finds himself on many boards and committees" said a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce
 My own business is exacting but am called upon to attend five or six meetings a week.
 T have long thought that every cit izen had civic responsibilities and that 1t was his duty to give some Of his time to civic welfare, but l begin to believe now that there should be a more even distribution of civic de- mands than is the case today. l think every man in Birmingham should be perfectly willing to attend on an aver age two meetings a week for the pub lie good, but it is unreasonable to eX- pect any man except a gentleman of leisure to respond to all the calls that are made upon him in the name of pub lie spirit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
WILSON. UNDERWOOD AND BRYAN

| From the Washington Star.
 MT Wilson thinks highly of MT. Under wood. A well justified admiration. The gentleman from Alabama is a very cap able and attractive man. He is an ex- perieneed legislator. He carries level head. He is not emotional. He is not l spellbnder. It is not easy, If possible at all to rattle him. He knows how to lead. He knows the game of politics. Why should not Mir Wilson admire him? | The two men met at Trenton a short while ago, and discussed the political sit uation. Probably they talked most about the tariff. Both are greatly interested In that subject-Mr. Wilson as the one who must make recommendations to Congress for a revision of the Payne law, and MT. Underwood as the one who will lead the House is a legislative response to MT Wilson's message.
 But how about MT. Bryan? He and MT. Underwood differ on some phases of the tariff, and have spoken disrespectfuily of each other. MT. Underwood has char aeterized MT. Bryan as a meddler, while Mr. Bryan has characterized him as a near republican-a democrat with pro- tection proclivities. They were far apart at the time the present Congress met in extra session.
 Now, unless MT. Wilson can bring the two men together on this subject he takes a risk in expressing his high ap- preciation of MT. Underwood. An inn presslon will be created that he is in agreement with the Alabamian as to tar if revision, and will work in accord with him next spring when the new Congress addresses itself to the Payne law. MT. Bryan will not like that, and, whether
 in the cabinet or out. may try to start something.' And, it is hardly necessary to say, MT. Bryan in a scrap is a foeman worthy of anybody's steel or fists
 If there is hope of reconciliation it prob ably rests on the fact that MT. Under wood will not take the same ground next spring that he took in the spring of last year. That is to say, he will not attempt to pass in the next House the tariff bills he has passed in this Changes will be made. Changes, it is asserted, are nec- essary. How far they will go has not been indicated. But they may go far enough to enable MT. Underwood to meet Mir Bryan, and work with him on the lines of the platform Mir. Bryan wrote and had adopted at Baltimore.
 In the matter of a tariff for politics only MT. Underwood offended Mr Bryan. In the matter of tariff for revenue only-which is now the promised and ex- pected caper-the chairman of ways and means may be able to please the man who regards himself, however others re- gard him, as the leader of the democratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Not n nIeaee Partisan

J. J. Brown of Florence, S C., who Is the guest of his brother-in-law' Commissioner Culpepper EXum, will re- main here until after the Christmas holidays. He has made many friends in Birmingham who always have hearty greeting for him. MT. Brown is the father of R. A. Brown. When asked what he thought of Governor Bleases rabid remarks in the confer ence of governors held in Richmond last week, MT. Brown said:
 T have never been a partisan of our governor. l am one of many who condemn his political methods and his political views. Blease certainly does not represent the better element of South Carolina"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 WI TENEVER I think of the A London street gamin I think oi w Bret Harte's famous line re- garding the Heather Chinee, of whom, you remember, he said that for ways that were dark and tricks that were vain he was peculiar. l had a typical experience with two of these London urchins short | ly before I sailed for home. I had been walking with a friend along the bank of the Thames, and we had stopped near the famous old London bridge to talk with a bobby" He was telling us of some of his experiences when out of the blackness of the night shrill little voice of a cockney street gamin rose.
 say, Jerry, who's ther guys down there?' he asked.
 Evidently the question referred to my friend and myself. turned to look, and finally, through the darkness, made out two ragged youngsters perched on high shelf of the bridge. It was too dark to see plainly, but could actually feel them grinning. While looked the other spoke.
 Say, Bill" he said, ''these ere coves should have a little more respects fer a chap wen es tryin' ter git ter sleep. We ain't got ter much time fer our re- poses, Bill. Remember, we as a special engagement with ther prime minister ter morrow morning."
 My friend and I burst out laughing. Even the solemn faced bobby smiled. And our laughter seemed to encourage the two little coster panhandlers T say, Jerry" spoke up the first. nThose coves is larfin: Theys igerent of us. They don't know who We are. Jerry, where's yer card?'
 .'why. Bill, Is left me wallet on the piano at 'ome.'
 .'well. Bill. we desdains ter speak ter theml'
 ''Yes, Jerry. we does-but, say, Jerry. does yer hear what they says?"
 q does. Bill"
 I pricked up my ears, for neither of the three of us had uttered one word. Nevertheless. the voices calmly continued, one of them using a tone of voice evident ly meant to represent one of us.
 "Bfl. is yer 'ungery?"
 Jerry. is yer 'ungery?"
 sir. on behalf of me pal, Jerry. and me 'onorable self. we h'accepts yer invi- tation to take slight refreshments-how's that, Jerry?''
 ..Yus.p said Jerry, an don't ferget the kerridges at 10 o'clock, eh, Bill?'
 The indirect appeal interested me. My first impulse was to toss them a coin. Then I changed my mind and decided that would give them no money. but food l-that is, if they really wanted 1t. So I excused myself to my friend for a minute and walked over the bridge to a point just above the shelf on which they were perched.
 i Now, you young shavers," I said. 'it you are really hungry. come along The two looked up at me. and then at each other. Finally one of them spoke:
 Jerry" said he, "'e means it. Yus, 'em means it. Jest one minnet. sir. Yer see. sir. me pal Jerry. is sufferin' from bronketus and assemar. But 'ere we is, sir. Come along, sir, an I'll show yer were we dimes. Hits a tip-topper of CT swaggerin joint. and no kid, sir. There l 1t is, sir.
 l He pointed long. slim arm, and. look ing, saw, about 100 yards down the em- bankment. a typical coffee stall. We were soon there.
 Now, young men. said l. when we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Good Restaurants

Birmingham excels, I think, all cities of approximately it's size in the number and quality of it's restaurants,' said F. J Noland of Pittsburg.
 q have been here nearly two weeks I occupy a room in a private boarding house and take my meals out. I have tried six different cafes and have found every one of them good Tn most cities below the 100000 population class a visitor is doing well il he finds two or three first rate restaurants. Birmingham has them galore and that is one of the many signs that this is live metropolitan center''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
REFLECTIONS OF BACHELOR
rom the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 Nothing scares man more than to have it within two weeks of Christmas.
 Every time a man puts quarter into the collection plate he feels as If he were throwing good cigar into the street.
 When a girl Is hard put to 1t she can act as if a circular asking her to make a cake for the church fair was a love letter.
 What makes a woman so cautious about taking little risks is she was so reckless about the big one of gettins married.
 People can be very much ashamed of liking corned beef and cabbage without being at all ashamed of not paying the butchers bill for porterhouse steak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Can Trusts Collect Debts?

When the Continental Wall Paper company sued to collect debt the United States supreme court, speaking through Justice Harlan, refused to sanction the collection on the ground that the company was trust in vio- lation of the Sherman antitrust law.
 A new case has been carried to the supreme court which will test anew the right of trust to force debtors to pay. The Corn Products Refining company of New York sued to recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11

In the elevator of a building used for dressmalSing and like establishments ex- elusively. why. there of course man ould always take off his hat, for there he would be in a woman's domain.
 But stated as broad proposition as 10 the elevators of public buildings in gen. eral. sine tells me thai in such elevators men are not required to take off their hats in the presence of women; and she, as I have told you, is woman both lovely and intelligent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Pay of Rural Carriers

From the Talladega Daily Home.
 Senator Johnston is making a deter mined fight to have the salary of rural mail carriers increased to $1oo a month, and deserves to succeed There is no more important branch of the serviee than the rural delivery of mail, and there are no harder worked men in the service than the rural carriers. Taking into ac- count the expenses of rural carrier it is surprising that efficient men can be sc- cured to do the work. Even a raise to S10o a month would be little enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
KNEW HIS GEOGRAPHY

From Norman D. Mack's National
 Monthly.
 A prominent theatrical manager of New York city strolled into one of the leading hotels of the metropolis with Col. William F, Cody. and met Jim Thornton. the ec- centric monologist.
 The manager greeted Mir Thornton and turning to Cody, said, T would like to have you meet my friend here, MT. Thornton. MT. Thornton, this is Col. William F. Cody. better known as Buffalo Bill. MT. Thornton, gripping the Wild West showman's hand, said Glad to know you, Bin, what part of Buffalo are you from?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
skepticaI Editor

From the Selma Journal.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt tells the women that she hopes they will quit wearing corsets, pretty hobble skirts and other modern garments of dress, but hastens to inform the public that she will not lead the way. We had thought she would not. And 1t is candid belief here that no other woman will lead the way for these things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11

How do you know you didn't?n asked his mother
 "Well.' explained Tommy just as we were leaving heard MT. Jones tell papa that he'd better stick around so as to see some of the pretty ehickens."-The Pop- ular Magazine.