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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
NO MARRIAGE OF SEAS IN CANAL

William Bayard Hale in Worlds Work
 for August.
 "When the waters of the two oceans are blended in the soil of Panama" ex- claimed Secretary Knox, in the speech inaugurating his notable mission to the Central American republics-and proceed ed to develop with much eloquenee the commercial and political transformations that are bound to follow the opening of the canal. At no distant time,' ran the answering phrase of the Panama cab met minister who spoke on the occasion, "the deep, blue waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific will be united for all eternityl"
 The cold, unimaginative fact Is that the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific will not meet nor be blended in the Pan anna canal.
 The Panama canal is a water bridge over the isthmus-not a channel through 1t. A ship steams Into Iimon bay, on the Att lantic side, and comes to stop in lock, the first of three locks, by which she Is lifted to the level of a fresh water lake, s5 feet above the sea. She leaves the water of the Atlantic behind her and she sails through the lake. Then three locks more lower her to the level of the Pa chc and to the salt water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
COLONEL AsTOR's SAFE
From the Dallas News.

From the Dallas News.
 Col. John Jacob Astor owned a fire and burglar proof safe, of which he alone knew the combination. At the death of the millionaire his executors and secretary set in order such affairs as they could place their hands upon. But certain links were missing and in each instance the line of connection led up to and abruptly stopped at the rounded doors of the safe.
 The Astor executors sent for a safe ex- pert. But this safe was made to tease just such experts When Colonel Astor closed the door he not only turned the knob which obliterated the releasing com bination, but he also twirled the entire door about just as easily. And there was then left to the imagination the grandest mxup outside of the Chinese alphabet.
 Aided by the eager executors and trus- tees and confidential men of the Astor menage, the great expert toiled and per- spired and fretted over that spherical sphinx. but failed to find the solution to the whlrling safe door.
 | Finally confessing that he had been baffled, the great expert withdrew, and then came the steel drill men. At first they said 1t would be easy when they | turned on the juice." but this safe was made to withstand fire, and the electrical connection that had been fitted to melt the huge globe failed to show any effect upon the polished surface.
 There is a newer system. however, in- volving acetylene gas. And by the use of this contact, interspersed with clever manipulation of cold steel, chises and files of noted temper, the great bal lof resis- tance was finally pierced.
 Now, as to what secrets this great | safe revealed, that is another tale, that even the final reports of the executors may not reveal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
FIRST wIREhEss AppARATu.

r. Minturn Sammis, in the August Pop
 ular Mechanics Magazine.
 As wireless telegraphy grips the imag- ination of men more and more by it's ever growing wonders, so does the marvel in crease that its inventor developed and achieved his epoch making idea when he was in age but schoolboy, expected to do no more than study his lessons and enjoy himself Guglielmo Marconi stud jed at the universities of Bologna and Padua, and when only 15 years old his fathers estate near Bologna, Italy, plunged enthusiastically into the dream lands of electricity. In the course of the next few years he headed straight for one of it's great mysteries, the so-called Hert- vian waves, or electrical impulses which could travel through air without the use of wire. In 1895, when he was only 20 years old, his advanced knowledge on this obscure subject inspired him with the | theory that these waves could be sent | out and received at will, and in that year he had constructed the first wireless ap- paratus. whose efficiency astonished even | his enthusiasm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
Highway Robbery in China

The robber nations are at work again trying to cut slices off of China. A treaty, says the Associated Press, has just been signed by Japan and Russia whereby these two nations agree to stand by each other in giving Japan a free hand in South Manchuria and southeast Mongolia and Russia a free hand in northern Manchuria and outer Mongolia. England is said to desire a free hand in Thibet, but she was not a party to the new alliance of Russia and Japan.
 The entire scheme is of piratical nature. It is done because the new republic is not fully organized and de- veloped and ready to defend herself Ten years hence such a treaty would have become an impossibility, and ii China is wisely governed she may vel be able to retake the provinces she has been despoiled of.
 Really England, Germany and the United States should take stanc against the new Russo-Japanest treaty, but they probably will not. The scheme has been pending long time Japan being the moving party. Japar will be the largest gainer under it for it will consolidate her great main land empire and give her firm griE on the Liao Tung peninsula. All Chi nese territory north of the great wal will be controlled by the parties t, the new robber treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
sQUARING THE BILL
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 The bright little surgery at the rear of the doctors house was occupied by two-the medical man and a patient, who was being attended to for the last time, seeing that he had got over his illness.
 "Yes, yes" said the doctor; you're all right now. You needn't come here again.
 But, sir" remarked the patient, 'vot about der bill? ain't got mooch money. Will you dake der bill out in trader"
 The sawbones looked his man up and down.
 Well, I might do it, he replied. 'What Is your business"
 T am der leader of der fiddle Cher man band sair We will play in front of your house every evening for von months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
Uncertainties of the Crop

In the middle of July it is impos- sible to estimate with any degree of accuracy the growing cotton crop. It seems to be reasonably well deter mined that Texas and Oklahoma will produce great crops, but in the states that lie east of the two named there is much uncertainty over the crop. No two estimates agree. Cool weather in May and June was followed by wet weather, and the fields of the central and Atlantic slope states are full of grass. The crop, too, is late, and an early frost is possibility.
 No one anticipates another 16,O00,- 900 bale crop. There is lacking as- surance that there will be even 13,- 900 ,O00 bale crop, although the acre age figures of the government call for a crop well up towards 15,0o0, ,OOO bales.
 No one expects to see cotton selling at unremunerative prices next fall even if the crop exceeds 14,000,oOC bales. A crop below 14,000,0o0 bales would, in the face of the present de- mand from spinners, carry prices ur to good figures. No one can say however, this month what the cror will do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH

From the Argonaut.
 At concert for charity in country town Miss Carter obliged by reciting 'The Village Blacksmith At the con- clusion of her recital the rural audi ence cheered. "Ancower' they cried. 'Ancoweri" Miss Carter was about to grant the request when buriy fellow. very much out of breath. tapped her on the shoulder. I've just come around from in front whispered the man, ex- citedly. T want yer to do me a favor." Well. what is it?" queried Miss Car ter Its this,' whispered the intruder. T happen ter be the feller you've beso tallSin about, and I want you to put in verse this time saying how l let out bicycles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
CAREER OF ROSENTHAL

gambler. He knew policemen, hundreds of them, and the higher orrlcers of the department who were patrolmen when Rosenthal was boy and "dodglng cops" One of his boyhood friends, according to Rosenthal, was Big Tim" Sullivan.
 When Rosenthal was 12 years old he became a hustler" which on the East Side means a stout boy who sells news papers and Is always on the lookout to make a dollar or two around the stuss and craps games at night.
 Rosenthal was one of this type up until he was r years old. Then he got to- gether a bank roll and seeing that the profitable end of the game was the back CTS end, he started a game of his own. This was in the old days of protection, and, according to Rosenthal, he began to pay weekly visits to the police station and turn over his s0O or $25 to the captain for protection. At one time in his career he had sev- eral games operating in full blast and also a book at the race track At that time he had more than s1oO.OOO in cash and was known as the Gambling King of the East Sde.''
 When he began to accumulate money he moved to the sherman Square hotel, at Seventy-frst street and Broadway. and lived there for many years His wife at that time was a woman who had been known as Dora Gilbert before their mar riage. Rosenthal lived on an expensive scale and was nightly about the flash Broadway restaurants and theatres.
 From the time that it was started Ros- enthal was connected with the Hesper club, an organization of bookmakers, sporting men and politicians. The club house was at Il Second avenue. High play was of nightly occurrence, and it became the clearing house of boolSmal1ers in the heydey of race track gambling.
 The Hesper club had a gambling ad- junct which was conducted by Rosenthal. This fact was widely known, but it en- joyed immunity for years until it was raided in April, 1911, by Deputy Comms- sioner Driscol and 50 policemen. The clubhouse was partly wrecked by the raid CTS and Rosenthal believed that his com plaints had resulted in Deputy Police Commissioner Drlscoll leaving the depart ment.
 But in June, 1s11 the Hesper club closed it's doors. No reason was given, but the faid was said to have made It's opera ton on a. profitable basis practically out of the question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
No More Absinthe After October l

The members of the pure food board and Secretary Wilson have decreed that absinthe shall not be imported or handled in interstate commerce after October 1 next. The beverage com- monly known as absinthe contains wormwood, and it's manufacture, sale and importation are prohibited under the pure food and drugs act by Secre- tary Wilson after October l. Drs. Doolittle, Dunlap and Mitchell of the board of food and drug inspection unanimously support this decision.
 Absinthe, it is said, has wrecked many brilliant minds, and the fear is expressed that in some states danger ous limitations will be offered for sale. This can be stopped by the prompt ac- ton of the state board of health wher- ever such limitations are offered for sale. The national pure food board has rendered state action easy and im- portant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
snr,ns Hill College

The Rev. Edward l. Fazakerley, pro- lessor of Latin, Greek, English and phil osophy at Spring Hill college, Mobile who has been the guest of Father Coyle for two weeks, has made many friends |, Birmingham. He was the preacher at the last mass at St. Paurs church yesterday and the Sunday before
 q am greatly impressed with Birming- bam.n said Father Fazakerley. Tt IS a beautiful city as well as busy. thriving industrial center. I was here last sum mer. and on my visit now l remark de- cided progress. It would be hard to over-estimate Birmlngham's great fu- ture."
 Father Fazakerley said that the BIT mingham boys who belonged to the stu dent body of Spring Hill last year made good records, and that he expected to have several new matriculations for the school year of 1912-1S.
 "As is well known in educational cir cles the standard of Spring Hill is very bish." said Father Fazakerley. "The college enjoys the distinction of being one of inc first institutions ot higher education established In the south. II was
 in 1890 by the Right Rev. Michael Portier' D. D., the first bishop of Mobile.
 six years later the legislature or Ala- bama incorporated it as college With all the rights and privileges Of university The college is picturesquely situated IlVe miles from Mobile on an elevation loI feet Aabove sea level. It enjoys con stant, refreshing breeze from the bay oi Mobile and the gulf of Mexico. and It's location is, therefore, agreeable and healthy. The extensive grounds include beautiful deer park We have splendid buildings, modern in all their appoint ments. A complete gymnasium is at tached to the college, and as baseball and football are played on the shell-bed campus, nothing is to be desired by the lover of athletic sports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
ELEPHANTS ROCKED BOAT
From inc London Telegram

 queer elephant yarn is told by the captain of a trading steamboat. Or one occasion he had on board a cargo of forty elephants. The vessel was an chored in a perfectly smooth sea off the coast of Zanzibar, but to the great surprise of the. passengers the steamer began to roll.
 At first they supposed the motion to be caused by the ground swell, but when the motion kept increasing there was general alarm, and the captain started an investigation.
 Then it was revealed that the ele- plants had In some way found that by swaying to and fro all together a rocking motion was produced that seemed to please them immensely.
 So the great heads and bodies rolled and swung in unison until the steam CT, which had no other cargo and rode lightly, was in imminent danger of rolling clean over. The attendants hurried down into their hold, and, af- ter a great deal of shouting and humping managed to stop the danger ous amusement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
LINES TO AN INDIAN AIR
Percy Bysshe Shelley,

By Percy Bysshe Shelley. l arise from dreams of thee
 In the first sweet sleep of night, When the winds are breathing low, And the stars are shining bright. I arise from dreams of tiee.
 And a spirit in my feet Has led me-who knows howl
 To thy chamber window, sweet! The wandering airs they faint
 On the dark, the silent stream The cilampak odors fall
 Like sweet thoughts in dream; The nightingale's complaint,
 It dies upon her heart. As I must on thine,
 Beloved as thou art! Oh, lift me from the grass!
 I die, 1 faint, I fail! Let thy love in kisses rain
 On my lips and eyelids pale. My cheek is cold and white. alas!
 My heart beats loud and fast, Oh! press it close to thine again.
 Where 1t will break ct last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
From the New York world.

From the New York World.
 HERMAN RosENTHAL was prod
 uct of New Yorks East Side He A was about ss years old, stoc6ily built and had dark hair slightly tingeo with gray. dark eyes. prominent nose and the mouth and paw of a fighter There were heavy lines in his face and he looked 1Q years beyond his age.
 The life of "IIymie'' Rosenthal. as he was known, was a battle and a gamble from the time he was able to toddle about and dodge trucks and street cars, and he knew just what chances he was taking when he decided to make open war on the police. He had them figured to mathematical precision, like the per- centage of a roulette wheel or a book on the races. He knew that the odds were strongly against him and that death was in the wheel.
 He knew that as a gambler he was beyond the pale in the eyes of the law and of the better element of the com munity. He knew that to turn against the police-to become a .squealer''-was to violate the code of the gamblers.
 His tragic death rang down the curtain on life like that of a character in a melodrama. The police were his enemies almost from birth, and while he was con- stantly in touch with them and claimed to have turned over thousands of dollars in protection money" he cherished a deep hatred for the whole trbe He looked upon them merely as the tools of politi- clans, oppressors and collectors of dirty money.
 But he never hesitated to have dealings with them, to pay the price demanded or to do their bidding when he thought he was getting an "even break' with the rest of his ilk He said that he had not hesi- tated to take Police Lieutenant Becker into partnership with him. as he alleged in an affidavit, because he believed that as an individual Becker was "on tbe square, D
 Rosenthal went through the lower grades of the public schools. but began "hustling' for himself while he was still in knickerbockers. He sold newspapers and gambled on the sidewalk with the proceeds. As a boy he associated with and was the friend of other boys of the East Side who afterward became lead CTS in politics and other walks of life, as Rosenthal had one of the widest acquaint- anceships in the city.
 He never forgot names and faces. That was part of his business when he became
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
---------e'---- HEROES BY CONTRAST

From Young s MaBHZlHe. Some of us are heroes by the law of
 contrast" exclaimed Adrienne Augardo
 in "The Rose Maid" She tells the story of Scottish boy of years who at tended a school at which prizes were given on the slightest sort of provoca- ton, and who one day proudly exhib- lited reward of merit earned in the realm of natural history. Teacher asked me how many legs horse had,
 an said five! the laddie triumphantly acclaimed. "Five!" rang the surprised adult chorus. But, of course, you were
 wrong?" "Of course,'' Was the proud admission. But all the other boys said six"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
No Rag-Timc In Italy

"No rag-time music is heard in Italy,' said Philip Memoli the popular musician who returned recently from a three years sojourn in the land of song where he devoted his time chiefly to the study of harmony, theory and composition. "As for that matter one may visit all the capitals of Europe and never hear rag time. It seems to be peculiar to Amer ica'
 "A great deal of light music is writ ten and played or sung in Europe. but it is always artistic. Rag-time does not seem to be in as much demand in this country as it was few years ago. think it will die out entirely. It should.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The best figure woman ever saw was in the looking glass.
 Anyhow. talking weather is more ra- tional than talking politics.
 A little information leaks out of the average head. and much splits it.
 A man is more afraid to meet friend In trouble than an enemy making it.
 A girl has such an imagination she can suspect a man of trying to marry her when what he wants Is to borrow slo from her brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
Illinois Vacant Senatorial Seat

One more standpat republican went out when the Senate declared the seat that Lorimer held two years vacant, and now the attorney general of Illi- nois says Governor Deneen cannot fill 1t. Under the decision of the Senate the seat has been vacant ever since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

anticipated and moderate rallies seem probable. No sustained bull movement, however, is to be expected until the va cation absentees return and the political outlook becomes more clear Leadership is still lacking. There is. good reason Tor confident undertone, but the financial weather reports suggest rising barometer or fair weather, with occasional light showers Investment conditions are satls- factory and choice securities can be pur- chased with confidence on every reac- tion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22
A NEW ONE

Brighton. Iowa, News.
 The bridal party came into the eas parlor of the beautiful home led by tn, strains of Mendelshies wedding march.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

l oregon pays her delegates at the rate
 of s2o0 a head. Two republican delegates
 dld not obey instructions and the state re- | fuses to pay them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Mascagni the composer, has deserted his wife, and has found an affinity in a chorus girl All this is, of course, due to the artistic temperament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The pests to whom no mercy should be
 shown are the malarial mosquito. the ty- phoid fly. the plague bearing rat and the loan shark. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Twenty millions of square miles In this world remain to be explored. Some of the unexplored districts are in Asia, but more are in Africa and South America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Mayor Brand Whitlock, independent of Toledo, is to stump for Wilson and Mar shall in the fall months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Jean De Reszke is coming back. He wants to gather in some of those new nickels that have buffaloes on them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The Outlook speaks kindly, and almost
 approvingly of pr. Wilson's nomination, but it does not go so far as to lead on to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Skirts are to be still tighter next fall In that case, they will necessarily be made of elastic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Montpelier the capital Of Vermont, re- ports a July frost. There will be Taft frost in that state in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The colonels friends In Kansas have been restrained by an infamous injunc-
 ton from attempting to steal the repub- lican electors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

All are agreed that America Is worth the money 1t cost to discover 1t, little over s7ooo. The bills have Just been re- audited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The world is astonished by the disclosed
 fact that 1t cost Columbus but s1200 to dis cover America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Greece has forgotten how to win the Olympic games that she first devised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The presidential Marathon will be fully made up at Chicago on August 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The bull moose convention managers ex- peet to rake in from spectators sioo.0oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Las Vegas is the only recent rival of the bull moose convention in the mat ter of the price of seats. Spectators seats at SEQ each, Somebody certainly should be slugged over the ropes in order to let the spectators get their moneys worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The bull moose cocktail is not popular after the first trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The bull moose party may feel lonesome in Chicagos vast Coliseum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Now doth thy honour stand, In him that was of late n heretic, As firm as faith.
 Merry Wives of Windsor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

The prohibitionists also renominated their 1908 ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Judge Hanford of Seattle occasionally snored between drinks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Two weeks from today will be bull moose day in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

z. E. Morgan and W. c. wharton are the only authorized travelling represen- tatives of The ge-Herald in Its circu- lation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

TELEPHONES Bell (private exchange connecting nh depnrtments). No. 1000. Peoples, Editorial rooms, 231J busi- ness office, 230.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-22

Entered at the Birmingham Ala postoffice as second class matter uhueF act of Congress March 8. 1sfs.