The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24


 of buildings to be hereafter erected in the city" It also provides that the board of estimate ana apportionment may appoint and employ commission l to draft or suggest any such ordinance or ordinances or code or make such other report recommendations in the premises as said board may determine, land may provide for the expense of such lcommission."
 IL seems that strong opposition to the bill on the part of real estate interests has developed. which is not strong. Of course, the average landlord would much prefer to collect rent from 1900 people than from 1SO.
 Among the recent visitors in New York was Worth D. Sterner of Browns lville, Tex Like all Texans Mr. Sterner Is intensely interested in the Mexican situation. He said, T read the other day that the MeXicans were not afraid of the United States but were trou- bled about what Texas would do
 That might have been published as a joke, but it may become a grim joke to the Mexicans. We are getting tired of the fighting along the Rio Grande. | We have lot of our people who want to get along with their work, and re- sent the methods of the Mexicans in firing across the river stray bullets levery day.
 Tt makes no difference that the bull lets only kick up a little dust. What were are trying to fnc out Is why so many of those Mexican battles must be fought right on the banks of the river, Texans are coming to the conclusion 1t Is being done for the sole purpose of Inviting American attention to what is going on, and it may be coaxng the Texans to come across with little qualification.
 There are plenty or us down there more than willing to get into the game with the fixed purpose of showing our neigh bors how easy 1t Is to do things when you make up your mind and have a good gun with plenty of ammunition. | We don't know how many different kinds of fights are on in Mexico. The federals are fighting the revolutionists; both sides are fighting the brigands tho lbrigands are fighting Madero, the fed Q erals, and revolutionists, and they are fighting among themselves. I under stand the federals are getting ready to split up, and the revosutionists never were together. Try to figure out what all this means and then tell me where we people in Texas get off with our desire to have quiet conditions along the river.
 What I want to know Is where 1t is all going to lead We have plenty of troops along the border but the people of Fl Paso are calling for more Amer jeans are chasing themselves across tho river by day and night, wading, swim ina rowing anyway they can get across, and behind them are a lot Of half dressed Mexicans shooting into the air and making all the fuss they can bet that something is going to hap pen soon, and we will be glad down our way when 1t does happen. We are not for war, you understand; we just want somebody pacihed.'
 The ''newsies' of this city are to have a clubhouse of their own, to be known as the Newsboys Home club.
 Through the interest taken in thelr affairs by a number of persons. the former home of the New York Histori- cal society. at the southeast corner of Second avenue and Eleventh street. has just been secured from the society. The moving spirits in the enterprise, who are identified with all but few of the important newspapers of New York city propose to make such alterations In the structure as will change ii into a well equipped clubhouse, such as these stren- uous but diminutive merchants will find thoroughly adapted to their needs,
 Interborough Rapid Transit company never suffers from an ailment of Blue Monday" Every record Interborough has made in the passenger line has beer established on this day. Last Monday for instance, subway and elevated car ried 2,102,0 900 passengers, the third larg est day 1t has experienced. Record was established on the Monday previous tC Christmas last when approximately g. $50. 900 passengers were carried, anc the second high mark was on the Mon day previous to that when 2,120,00l were carried.
 In fact, every Monday Is Interior oughs record day for the ensuing week This is explained by Manager Hedley who attributes the increase to the shop lpers. They all shop on this day" says the man who runs the subway. "Aftei reading the ads in the Sunday papers practically every wonisn sallies fortf to do the shopping for the week. We experience the greatest operatInA change in Sundays and Mondays range from s10oooO to sl05,ooo but is iron $50. 900 to s60,00O less on Sunday.
 Former Representative George x Southwick of New York has just re- turned from Cuba
 Conditions in Cuba now may be said to be pacific, said Mir Southwick, ''but there is no telling when another dis. turbance may occur. It would not sur. have to intervene. l .ave always be tended protectorate over Cuba" |
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 From the Boston Transcript.
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