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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
AS TO UNDERWOOD
From the Asheville Citizen.

From the Asheville Citizen.
 If by an unkind turn of fate Wood row Wilson should be eliminated from the ranks of democratic presidential possi- bilities, there should not be any lament able dearth of candidates in the field of democracy. Harmon, Champ Clark and last but not least Oscar Underwood of Alabama, make available timber, and any one of them could be counted upon to make strong race against Taft or any other republican nominee. The leaders of the various factions apparently agree that Underwood would be an ideal candidate, en.inently fitted in every way, a firm be- liever in those progressive ideas which would appeal to the American masses. The south, 1t goes without saying. would solid ly stand behind Alabama's son, ,but it is that fact, they assert. whichgwoIId weak en him in other sections Yet if such an authority on the national pulse as Golfers Weekly believes that there is not much 10 be afraid of in what might properly be termed a "bogey,' the question of sec tionalism should not weigh heavily against Underwood's chances. Says Col Hers:
 There is a disposition on the part of those conservative business men who are commonly supposed to be supporting Har- mon, to turn from the Ohio man and look with increasing favor on Underwood. As one of the most powerful of the old dem- ocratic n achine leaders in the east ex- pressed it: 'Harmonjs been on the shelf a long time, he's getting shopworn' Under- wood is sound. progressive on the tariff, and that, together with his splendid gen eralship in the management of the demo- cratic Congress, comments him to the radicals; on such issues as the initiative and referendum, he is an avowed stand batter; that commends him to the con servatives. The New York and eastern leaders would probably make up their minds definitely to back Underwood but for lurking fear that he may be handi- capped as a vote getter by the fact that he is a southerner. doubt which grows less the longer it is looked in the face"
 In these days when 1t is proposed to call upon the south to contribute addi- tional millions annually in pensions to those who fought against her it would seem that the fact of Underwood being southerner should not be counted so heavily aeains. him by those who over look sectional lines in mammoth pension plans. Which prompts us to repeat the statement that if the south Is to have no representation in the ruling voices of the government, she should not be period ically bled by those who deny her that privilege
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
From the Riehmond rimes.plsnatch.

| S-a eAaS lliiltS-ltlcQdltis XVTHETHER the disclaimer of Rep-
 A/ resentative Oscar W. Underwood
 W of candidacy for the democratic nomination for President is to stand or not, there is no question that he is loom ing large and seriously, no less at the north than at the south, as a possibil- ity if not this time. then in the near fu- ture MT. Underwood is making wide- spread and distinctive impression, not only as the honest, bold, sagacious leader of the House majority, and not only as a masterful southern democrat, but as an American pubicist and statesman-a man Of affairs and broad concept of his re- sponsibility to the whole people.
 No more convincing or significant rec ognition of this could be forthcoming than is furnished in some recent obser- vations of the Wall Street Journal on what happened at a dinner given in New York Monday night to MT. Underwood, and the spirit the occasion developed. Our Wall street contemporary is allied to and in sympathy with the interests" but its sympathies are with the best and the highest in the interests. It consequently reflects the influence, views and opinions Of most substantial element. The din- ner was a private and informal one, at which there were some 40 representative citizens of New York, some of them dem ocrats, some prominent republicans, but all of them distinguished for business, professional, educational or other achieve ments.
 There were no set speeches, but instead, says our financial friend, the informal questioning, conservation and exchange of views which arc frequently of so much greater consequence than prepared ad- dresses. ''It is sufficient to state" con- t1nues our contemporary, that MT. In derwood charmed every one of the guests, not merely by the revelation of that un- usual gift of personality which has served him so well as leader in the House, but also by the ecuteness, as we'll as the broad mindedness of his comments on con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
UNDERWOOD LOOMS UP

ditions as they now exist in the United States"
 Golfers, in commenting on it's Wall street eontemporary's article, thinks 1t suggestive of a most important trend Tn the democratic presidential situation," and indicates clearly the belief that cir- cumstances and popular sentiment may not permit that the Underwood disclaimer shall stand. This obvious trend, as Col Her sees it, is "a disposition on the part or those business men who are commonly supposed to be supporting Harmon, to turn rom the Ohio man and look with increasing favor on Underwood" With ms uncomplicated record, Underwood, 1t resumes, lis a sound progressive on the taritf' and that together with his splen- oid seneralship in the management of the oehhocratlc congress, commends him to the radicals. On such issues as the in- itiative and the referendum, he is an avowed standpdtter; that comnends him to the conservatives" Then. in con clusion: '"rhe New York and eastern lead- CTS would probably make up their minds definitely 10 back Underwood but for a lurking fear that he may be handi-
  capped as vote getter by the fact that he is southerner, a doubt which grows less the longer 1t is looked in the face.e
 Whether the doubt is still strong enough to overmaster all other considerations, be they never so potent and appealing to patriotism, remains to be seen; but this much is certain, that such expressions as the Wall Street Journals and Golfers leave no room to doubt that we are reach ing with leaps and bounds that plane in national politics on which no sectional candidates can hope for success-a con summation devoutly to be wished, if the true spirit of American nationalism is ever to prevail again, and American states manship is once more, or ever, to vindi- cate the doctrines of the founders of our institutions and make us in fact as well as in name a. thoroughly united people. If he had not served the nation well in anything else, Oscar w. Underwood would have served it vastly and splendidly in becoming the impelling instrument Of the movement in tlfls direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
COLONEL NAMES EXPLAINS
le Pensacola Journa

From the PenSacOla Journal.
 Members of the circulation department of the Pensacola Journal brought home the bacon in 1911 and the circulation man. ager, MT. Herrider gave them a turkey banquet. Like Napoleon, who wept be- cause there were no more worlds to cou- quer. the circulation men are sorry that no more families live in West Florida Pensacola Journal. Was it Napoleon. or Alexander the Great?-Madison Enter prise Recorder
 We stand corrected now. but isn't a fel- low allowed to get ancient history mixed up after banquet?
 Our head is sufficiently clear by this time to recall that Napoleon did say that if he had generals of the right type that he could conquer the world, and MT. Her rider, manager of the circulation depart nent of the Journal, says he has the prop CT field men to manage a circulation cam paian that will put the Journal into every home in West Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Government Telephones in England

Telegraph rates are cheaper in Eng land where the telegraph is part of the postal service. Telephone service in England is not good, and it, too, is a part of the postal service, having been taken over on January 1. The government is now trying to improve the service without making the cost outrun the receipts. The country is heavily taxed at present and taxpay- CTS will certainly grumble if they have to pay any deficiency in the tele- phone service.
 The telephone is not as freely used, even in London, as it is in this coun- try. The cheapness of the telegraph service has something to do with this, and the badness of the telephone ser vice also serves to keep the telephone in the background. A better service would, however, bring the telephone into general use. It is habit easily acquired, and the government pro- poses to render it acceptable and even popular.
 England is perhaps the first coun- try to make the telephone part of its postal service, and the experiment will be watched with interest by oth- CT countries. In the long run perhaps even the United States will add the telephone to the postoffice depart ment, but it must wait on the parcels post and the telegraph. England's postal service has always led that of other countries,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
ACCOMMODATING, IF NOTHING ELSE

From the Washington Herald.
 They're telling new story on Wash ington restaurateur and his great Dane dog. Recently, 1t seems, the man visited New York and took one of those prize pups with him. It was that bay colored one.
 He reached the hotel, and, climbing out of the cab. wandered up to the hotel register
 q have a dog outside" said he to the clerk, 'and I'd like you to take care of him.
 The clerk, an affable soul, called to James and told him to go out and carry the dog inside.
 James went outside. There was a long wait The colonel became fidgety; the clerk more so. Finally James returned baffled and helpless.
 Boss said he, "ah couldn't fin nc dawg out in dat cab. They's a cow though, and effen you all want hit carried in ah'll git truck"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
The Tariff Issue

The first democrat to occupy the White House since the war led his party to victory on the tariff for revenue" issue. MT. Cleveland was a Jeffersonian democrat. He had no so called progressive hobbies, but he was thorough tariff reformer. In 1892 the democratic ex-President swept the country on tariff for rev. enue only platform.
 During the 20 years following Mir. Cleveland's second election the demo- crats have tried to win on various issues, but in each successive cam paign they met defeat. In the con- test this year the tariff will be the chief issue again. If President Taft is the nominee of the republican party he may be expected to discuss the tariff with fluency, if not with republican consistency. He is used to the subject. His convictions would lead him to favor revision of pro- tective duties, but the standpat ele- ment will dominate and keep the re- publican party in it's old protection groove. a... #...
 The people demand an honest low ering of the tariff, and the democratic party can surely win if they put at the head of the ticket the greatest eX- ponent of the tariff for revenue only doctrine in this country, Oscar W. Underwood. There is not man in the republican party who could cope with Mr. Underwood in a discussion of the tariff. Ex-President Roose- welt has never committed himself on the tariff question. Political economy on it's practical side is something of which he is altogether ignorant. In that respect he is like General Grant. The distinguished commander who served as President eight years was free to confess that he knew nothing about national finances or the tariff. He was elected because he was the military hero of the north. He had definite policies on some important matters, but when it came to finance and the tariff he relied upon John Sherman and certain other brilliant statesmen.
 If by chance Roosevelt should be nominated he would be like a child in trying to speak or write about the dominant tariff issue. But all indi- cations point to MT. Taft's nomina- tion, and with Underwood as his op- ponent the democratic party would march to a glorious victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
LIGHTING THE PANAMA CANAL

From Affairs at Washington" Joe
 Mitchell Chapple. in National Magazine
 for January.
 The force at work upon the plans for lighting the, shipways of the Panama ca nal began work last April. and have ol- ready nearly completed the survey and clearing of all points to be occupied, or deprived of Instructions; and have also begun the construction of range light towers and beacons. The scheme has for it's main features side lights illuminated by electricity or acetylene gas which will line the canal on either side about a mile apart, and range lights on the longer tangets or sections of the canal where a straight course must be kept for some distance. Similar tower beacons and H. iuminated buoys, consuming acetylene gas, will mark the deep water course to be followed in the great Gatun lake, and through other channels.
 The great artificial lake will soon be- come a feature of the canal zone, and cover, perhaps for centuries to come, rivers and trails which have been asso- cisted with some of the most interesting and earliest events of American history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
"Fuzzy- Jumps Again

Fuzzy has jumped again." stated a newspaper man yesterday afternoon. "Everybody knows 'Fuzzy.' His real name is Lorenzo Ferguson Woodruff, and he has worked on every newspaper in the United States with only few ex- captions.
 "Woodruff was until recently on the editorial staff of the Atlanta Constitu- tion. In Atlanta his efforts were favor ably received, and ss popular he be- came that I thought him stationed per- manently. However, 1t is now true that he has jumped the Constitution. He will probably wake up in Chicago or South America.
 Than Woodruff there is no better or brighter newspaper man in the south. But he is a nomad in every sense of the word, and remains in no city longer than a very limited period of time" cldentally, he is a relative of Judge Fer guson of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Water Powers in the South

The rush toward the water powers of the south is unmistakable. A $27, 100000 power company is about to be organized in Atlanta. The Georgia Electric company of Macon is capitalized up in the millions, and the Home company has secured con- trol of water power sites in the Coosa, Tallapoosa and Tennessee rivers. The Warrior, too, is to be improved in this direction. Captain Lay of Gadsden has interests along the Coosa, and altogether we may look in the next few years for wonderful development of water power in the chief river state of the country. And what is true of Alabama and Georgia is true of the two Carolinas and Vir- ginia. Hydro-electric projects are springing up on every hand.
 These projects all look to the pro- duction of cheaper power in the south and to a development of the south s industrial capacity. We have the crude material, and if to that be add ed abundant power at low horse power rates, it will be difficult to put a limit on the souths manufacturing possibilities. Capital is attracted by our rivers, and the development of every one of them as power producers seems to be coming with certainty in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
IN SERENITY OF SPIRIT

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. As then the tulip for her morning sup Of heavenly vintage from the soil looks
 up. Do you devoutly do the like, till Heaven To Earth invert you-like an empty cup. Perplexed no more with Human or Di-
 vine.
 Tomorrow's tangle to the winds resign, And lose your fingers in the tresses of The cypress slender minister of wine. And if the wine you drink, the lip you
 press,
 End in what all begins and ends in
 yes Think then you are today what yester-
 day
 You were-tomororw you shall not fa'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 What makes man know so much is he thinks he does.
 Sympathy too easily aroused blows away like froth.
 If the coal man wrote his bills for cigars he wouldn't be so unpopular.
 The worse man can express his non sense in a love letter to a girl the moro ideal it can seem to her.
 The reason a girl can be desperately sick abed right after breakfast is it S the day for cleaning house; and the reason she can get up for dinner is there's going to be dance that night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
SHE WON.

From the Kansas City Star.
 In order to facilitate the moving of trains this week, the officials of one of the Kansas roads at station in cen tral Kansas ordered all the passengers into one coach, including those in Pull man car. The men in the sleeping car growled about the order, but they picked up their traps" and prepared to join the crowd in the chair car. But when the porter attempted to remove the bag gage of one little woman, who was trav-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
SOME ESKIMO GAMES

but the Eskimo people are very patient9 and untiring in their routine work and with them, as with the Indians, time 4 of hardly any consequence whatever. ThA number of years that they will spend in plodding away at the most simple things shows them to be probably the most pa- tient people in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

That autobiograph of Hartman which but 9 manuscript biography which can be replaced. No popular demand for it has cropped out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Feast of sorghum and BIscuits

q enjoyed Bin Vines very happy end
 ing satire, in Sundays Age-Herald, and
 there are many suggestive happenings
 almost within my experience" said a sportsman.
 ''Only the past week I had the 'sor- ghum and biscuit experience after spending the morning with two fellows they came with Little Joe and 'Talla- dega', two recent acquisitions. My dog found covey and the rabbit dogs put them up with a rush. We got sepa- rated and l managed to kill five birds I spent two hours trying to find the other fellows, who were strangers to the country.
 Along about 11:30, just as I had flushed very large covey my dog had stood, the two lost hunters climbed over the top of a rail fence and began to berate me. We patched up peace and they informed me that they were
 hungry and that they had contracted
 with a 'colored lady to cook them | 'something.' We started for the cabin and 'Talladega' flushed a covey before
 we could get into position. Well, al | the house we found a comfortable meal
 of hammock and turnips, plenty of light
 brown on top biscuits, and cake oi
 country butter Now Jim P--' was shooting a 20 gauge. but he ate with Ia 10 gauge double barrel. 30 inch appe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Tie socialist convention remains to be located in date and place. The third party is boasting 1OOO,ooG voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The thawing of pipes is a short lived in- dustry in the south. The weather clerk has taken the entire contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Yesterdays Afternoons Concert

The Russian trio which gave con cert at the Jefferson theatre yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Birmingham concert committee, of which Oliver Chalifoux is secretary treasurer will leave for Selma this morning to fill a concert engagement there tonight.
 The audience that greeted the Rus sian artists was not only large, but il was, perhaps. thes most enthusiastic that ever listened to a classic pro- gramme,' said MT, Chalifoux last night "It was gratifying to see so many men present, and it is a noteworthy fact that in the gallery were many colored persons. From the general and spon- taneous applause in every part of the house it was evident that the audience was made up of music lovers of dis eliminating taste"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The grounding will soon disclose the weather situation so far as an early spring is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The eye witnesses of the clash between the Monto' and the Merrimac promise to he as numei ous as the Florodora sex tette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Colonel Harvey has gone to join Brother Joline, an cid friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The St. Louis Post. Dispatch says that political gratitude" is dangerous vir- tue in public men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Cook, Minn., holds the country's record this winter-5S degrees below zero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

tite. That ribbon cane syrup and plate after plate of those biscuits disappear ed. Hugh s- apologized with bad cold as an excuse for not eating another dozen biscuits on top or the turnips and hamhoek. I apologlzeo to the household COW later as we passed her, for the butter consumed.
 We had fine afternoons sport, but the sorghum and biscuits was the chief glory of the day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The 9th day of November will do the "ides act this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The British cruiser Lion holds the worlds record for speed among fighting ships-31 knots on an eight hour run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
Concerning Colonel Hook

"I note by The Age-Herald of this morning stated prominent citizen yesterday, "that as member of the Baltimore committee named for the pur- pose of looking after the Alabamians who will attend Baltimore on the occa- sion of the national democratic con vention, Col. Jacob w. Hook, president of one of the largest banks of that city, was appointed.
 Colonel Hook was in Birmingham some time ago, and stated while here that in Maryland Underwood is becoming very strong in a political sense. From what he said I believe he will support Mr. Underwood in his campaign for the pres idency. He IS 8 very prominent citizen of Baltimore, and has considerable in- fuence.
 By the way. Colonel Hook is rela- tive of the family of A. R. Dearborn, well known citizen of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

St. Louis wants a steam heated subway. It .aas more Medicine Hat weather than it can assmilate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Pretty soon a train call at the Terminal will be, "Ail aboard for Key West.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
First Underwood Meeting

Twenty years ago." said an old res ident. occurred the first Underwood meeting.
 "A number of the citizens of Birming- ham reached the conclusion that this district needed new congressman. We came together in the old Lynn build- ing, which stood on the site of the Brown Marx building.
 After carefully going over the situa- tion we reached the conclusion that Os- car W. Underwood was the man. He was notified of the boom which we were preparing and agreed to run. He won, but by a republican House was unseated. In the following election, however, he won by an overwhelming vote and has been in Congress ever since.
 '1n Birmingham at the present time there are a number of men who at tended that meeting. Harry Jones was secretary. The survivors should form little independent organization of 'origi- nal Underwood Men,, the purpose of which would be to work in the interest of the man they boomed for Congress for the presidency of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

John Ds paper vests are 8 plain de- fanee to Schedule K to do its worst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22
A Wrong View

"I have just read an article in one of the periodicals in which tro mpts to explain why Archl Jp Id or St. Paul failed to as alHas car dinal at the Pope's receAH ct n ry' said well informed afaa4s
 According to the at-ta ia int the distinguished preate aQt to the sacred college bee ite at ist ar riage of the diplomat ~ lh f he undertook just before af Ks req against Spain. Pope so es eo his good offices and app1iHze 1A op Ireland his diplomatic ref h- 10 induce, is possible. P s ey to ask the sovereign DO fHf .l m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Some of the sulors sleep sounfly while the packers trial is going on. They lose nothing Of value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Sinister is entitled to nomination for vice president at the very least. Taft and Shuster. 'Rahl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

The storage eggs are coming out of hid ing bearing the most innocent of looks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22

Senator Stephenson has been declared | innocent with an intimation that he must
 ! not do 1t again.