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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
KNOX DEFENDS TAFT
BY BILL VINES

difference to the American people whether or not in China the door is shut In the face of our commercial enterprise: whether or not our pan-American policy is made one of real mutuality expressed in the exchange of just and generous acts of sympathy as well as merchandise: whether or not the little negro republic of Liberia, which our ancestors founded, is rehabilitated or allowed to be wiped off the map; whether or not the Monroe doc Urine is logically upheld; whether or not hundreds of millions of dollars are brought in in foreign orders to our fac tories. All these things matter greatly to a vast humber of people in all parts of the country. These things are brought about. They do not just happen
 Of course. this is a revelation to just lots of folks. There are just plenty of people in this country that thought all these things .just happened.' They had no idea that President Tafts adminstra- tion and Philander were responsible for them. The ignorance of the public is sometimes amazing. If 1t had not been for the administration the poor old Mon- roe doctrine would have been down in the collar screaming for help, there is no doubt of that. If the democrats get into power China will ''shut the door in the face of our commercial enterprises" just the moment President Taft's bulky form and Philander's colossal brain are re- moved from the view. No more foreign orders will come to our factories when Philander quits the job, and there is no one to bring them about. Our pan-Amer- ican policy-whatever it is-will be given to the children to make doll rags of, when Philander returns to Pittsburg as pri- Yate citizen. The little negro republic of Liberia-which our ancestors founded will be wiped off the map and fade into the gloaming-also the sweet bye and bye the moment Philanders eagle eye Is turned into another direction and he no
 longer has the power to prevent the wip- CTS from wiping. Sad, ain't 1t?
 When President Taft was inaugu- rated" says Philander. 'his first duty was revision of the tariff. a policy tra- ditionally reputed to give pause to busi- ness activity while in progress
 Philander then generously gives Presi- dent Taft credit for the prosperity, the rain, the big crops, the good health of the people and multifarious other blessings which 1t has been the happy lot of the American people to fall heir to owing en- tirely to their wisdom in the past exer- csed at the polls, and he reveals his true character. hitherto unsuspected-Philan- der is one of these regular d--d 'youm- orists "-thats what he is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
Thourb | am not naturally honest. nm so sometimes by chance,
 Winters Tale.
Winning the Senate

The democrats hold 43 seats in the Cnited States Senate and they need six more in order to control that last retreat of the high protectionists.
 There are two seats to be filled Tn Colorado, two in Idaho and one Tn Illinois. A strenuous effort is to be made to capture these seats together with a half dozen more that will be deicded in the election of November D.. Both Colorado and Idaho have demo cratic governors, and if the alliance be- tween the Mormon church and the re- publicans of Idaho does not prevent both states will go democratic in Mo- vember.
 There is not standpat senator who is not trembling in his boots, from Penrose down to Lippett. They all see trouble coming to them, but what is wanted is a clear control of the Senate from March 4 next. No one doubts how the new House will stand and gain of six senators is the chief point of interest at present. It will probably be accomplished, for Chair man McCombs and the other mana gers of the campaign are giving the subject close attention.
 No dependence will be placed upon the progfessives in the Senate. A straightout democratic majority IS needed and no effort, we are assured, will be spared to secure it. Forty nine votes are needed in that body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
The Great Business Activity

The iron and steel business has been exceptionally brisk for several months past and everything points to con- tinued activity in the industrial world. Pig iron has advanced $5 ton within the present year and it will yet reach a still Higher level. The Birmingham iron market will probably harden at $15 for No. 2 foundry before the holi- days. Steel prices have been moving up fast and there seems to be no end to the demand for railroad equipment and structural steel of various classes.
 It was thought there might be a teporary Hull in the metals trade a week or two before the election, but it is seen now that prosperity will go right ahead just as if no presidential campaign were in progress. As cleo tion day draws very close there is activity in every direction and after the election mining companies and manufacturers will reach for new high records in production.
 The Birmingham district, which has witnessed high degree of prosperity this fall, will, during the coming 12 months, see enormous industrial ex- pansion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
THE PRESS AGENTS JOKE

The late Henry B. Harris in the Novem-
 Der Strand.
 Not long ago a press agent sought to lay the foundation of a very good story by playing a practical joke on a hotel landlord. There was a little coal min- ing town north of Cincinpati where g local magnate had built an opera house. And here the star, having an open date, agreed to play. The hotel man had hever had any experience Sxith actors, and had always heard that they were peculiar people, particularly that they drank a different kind of liquor from that usually consumed by the layman. So he asked the advance agents advice. and was told that the players drank nothing but creme de menthe. Therefore he went to Gins cinnati and bought six quarts of the stuff, and put signs all over the house that 1t might be had at the bar. But not an actor bought drop of 1t. The proprietor got mad, consulted a friend who was a justice of the peace, and a writ of attachment was served on the manager for the value of six quarts Of creme de menthe. As they were only go-
 ing to play one night in the town. the bill was settled. But the manager could not see the joke, and when the press agent got his next salary he found that the price of six quarts of creme de men, the, together with court costs, had been deducted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
HE SANG "swEET ADELINE.a

From the New York Telegram.
 Notice that at pleasant social function near Beverly. Mass, given fin honor of President and Mrs. Taft. Mayor Fitger- aid of Boston, made few appropriate re- marks and sang Sweet Adeline.'
 In ancient days rulers made a great point of providing amusement for the plain people to keep them from worrying over the high cost of living. the tariff and grating generally.
 Why not today? Of course we need not follow the old way to the extent of hurting few maidens to the lions or letting gladiators armed with short, sharp swords muss up the clean sand of the arena. but a singing chief magistrate rather ap- pears.
 Perhaps Mayor Fitzgerald has solved 3 great problem in these later times, and it may become our duty, in future, ir considering qualifications for office. tc take into account the ability of the can didate to amuse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
WASHINGTON. October 27.-(Spe- NA/ cial)-Philander Knox, Secre-

"/ ASHlNGTON, October 2.-(Spe-
 N cial) )-Philander Knox, Secre-
 w tary of State under President Taft, who has just returned from abroad, where he went as special representative of this country to the funeral of the En- peror of Japan, and whose personal or gan in Pittsburg gave out few days ago a supposedly authorized statement from himself to the effect that he would retire permanently from politics after March 1 next, which statement however Philander repudiated, with a vigorous re- pude and in hoarse tofie of voice, Phil ander Chase comes now to the rescue of the administration, which seems to be in bad with the voters. if accounts be true, and demands to know what's "eating" the people any how?
 After indulging himself for a moment in deep thought-Philander often indulges himself that way-Philander said: Tt makes a good deal of difference to the American people whether they are rashly plunged into war or patiently kept safely out of it.
 Now you've simply got to hand it to Philander-that is a real gem. Who would have thought of that except Philander? One must admit the strong truth of that statement without argument it cannot be controverted. It is an axiom so self evident and convincing that it confounds us with it's simplicity. and leaves usshelp- less for successful contradiction. We concede that Philander is right; 1t does make a difference, certainly a very great difference, and no one had noticed it un- til Philander comes along and called our attention to 1t. Bully for Philander.
 Since Philander has said this we want to apologize to him. We do so humbly and thoroughly. Some time ago we wrote a story about Philander in which we took occasion in our ignorance to comment upon him In a flippant, not to say rude manner. In a moment of unguarded and coarse hiarity we referred to Philander as "an insignificant wart on the political very sorry. Philander is not an insig- nificant wart on the political map or any other map. No one would take him for a wart, much less an insignificant one that is no one who Is at all familiar with warts and their habits. There is not so much resemblance between Phian- der and a wart that it would fool any one with ordinary intelligence. We trust that our statement to that effect will go no further.
 But Philander did not stop with that statement, not at al he went further. He also said that it made good deal of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
Fun at Commissions Expense

Sterling A. Wood is a serious minded man in his law business. but outside of his profession he is a great fun maker" said an old citizen last night. T have heard him grow eloquent in after dinner speeches, but he usually intersperses his remarks with fine wit and rollicking hu- nor. His public addresses have usually been frightened by playfulness and made mirth-provoking by inlmitable waggery.
 q never heard him more felicitous as to wit in three or four minute speeches than he was this Sunday afternoon at the corner stone laying of the large convent school in West End, The impressive re- ligious ceremonies conducted by Bishop Allen had held the rapt and reverential attention of vast concourse of people, but when my friend Wood got up as a representative of the laity he excited the risbles of everybody within the sound of his voice. Not only did the Rt Rev. Bishop smile audibly, but the black-hab- ited nuns were seen to laugh. Woods wit was scintillating, but the remarks that were perhaps more generally appre- ciated was when with great good nature he introduced City Commissioner James Weatherly.
 My, friends you all know that we have seven days In. the week, and that today is Sunday. Sunday is distinguished from the other days in the week in many ways and among these ways Is this: It is the only day when our three city com missioners agree; on all the other days of the week they disagree. So introduce to you my friend MT. Weatherly. who brings the unanimous voice of the com mission.' :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
Vote Selling in Madison County

The Madison county grand jury IS searching for vote buyers and vote sellers in it's county. If we have an Adams county in this state the fact cannot too quickly or too thoroughly be made known and the suspected par ties brought to indictment and trial.
 Before the constitution of 1901 was adopted, vote suppression and vote miscounts were not unknown in this state, but vote selling has not been detected here unless the Madison county grand jury unearths cases of it.
 It is to be hoped that the grand jury in Madison will conduct search ing inquiry to the end that a great evil may be nipped in the bud in this state. It can not inquire too long or too thoroughly into the matter it has in hand. Witnesses should be com pelled to testify, and the whole truth should be brought out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
New York Stock Market

Henry Clews in his Saturday review
 deals almost entirely with the effect
 of the Balkan war on the stock mar
 ket. He says in part:
 This market has suffered from heavy
 European liquidation, precipitated by the Balkan war. That event found some of the. foreign bourses weakened by excessive. speculation. particularly in Austria and Russia The strain natur ally fell upon all the foreign financial markets: and American securities, ow- ing to their strong position and excel lent future, were obliged to take the .brunt of the attack. lAs. is now well
 known many millions of our securities
 have been returned to this side of the Atlantic. The extent of this movement
 has probably been exaggerated, but the wonder is that the decline did not oc- cur when the securities were being dumped on our market instead of af- forwards; thus making the foreign sell CTS the gathers at this country's ex- pense. During the past week further reactions took place in this market owing to the final distribution by over sanguine holders who bought while Europe was selling.
 For various reasons it would seem as if the Balkan troubles had almost exerted their full effect on this mar ket.
 The stock market has undergone a rather severe test during the past three weeks and has shown excellent resist ing qualities. In all probability the decline has been assisted by those who
 wish to acquire stocks atslower prices. Whether the reaction has reached its limit or not, will shortly be determined. 1 Intrinsic conditions are sound, but spec ulative conditions are still unsettled. With election day only about a week
 distant it is hardly likely that any concerted upward movement will be started until the results can be dis l.counted with some certainty. Moro
 over, it is apparent that the specula tive bubbles in Europe have been brok- en by the disturbances to credit aris-
 ing from the Balkan war It is well
 to wait and see if these have reached
 their limit More Turkish reverses will
 not tend to restore confidence in Eu- rope" z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
Popular Rule Comes First

. In the light of the things and the facts disclosed and forever established by the Clapp committee, Senator O'Gorman was perhaps justified in saying that the paramount issue is not the tariff, the regulation of trusts or the high cost of living, but it is wheth- CT the people or the interests" shall rule.
 The New York senator says that the people must first regain the power lost to monopoly before the other great issues can be satisfactorily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
HOW WHISTLER GOT MARRIED

HOW WHISTLER GOT MARRIED From Tit-Bits. Whistler was all his life a most sur prising person, and his marriage was not less startling than the other events in his career. Henry Labouchere, in Truth" thus described how it came about:
 T believe that I am responsible for his marriage to the widow of MT. God win, the architect. She was a remark ably pretty woman, and very agree able, and both he and she were thor ough Bohemians. I was dining with them and some others one evening at Earls Court. They were obviously greatly attracted to each other, and in vague sort of way they thought of
 marrying. So I took the matter in | hand to bring things to a practical | point.
 "'Jimmy.' I said. will you marry Mrs. Godwin?'
 Certainly he replied.
 Mrs. Godwin,' I said, will you 1 marry Jimmy?' Certainly she replied.
 "'When?.' I asked. "'Oh, some day said Whistler. That won't do,' 1 said; we must have a date So they both agreed that l should choose the day, what church to come to for the ceremony, provide the clergy man, and give the bride away. I fixed an early date, and got the then chaps 1 lain of the house of commons (the Rev. Mir. Byng) to perform the ceremony. IL took place few days later.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
wALLER's FAvoRITE
,m the November strand.

From the November strand.
 can think of many characters I have played in the course of represent ing which an element of love has en- tered in a greater or lesser degree; of such. perhaps, my favorite is Brutus. My reason for selecting Brutus lies in the fact that he appeals to me as the most perfect man ill the whole gallery of the great Shakespearean characters. on account of his dignity and gentle ness. his absolute sense of right and duty. his tenderness and the love he bore to Portia.
 Again. regarding the matter from the actors point of view of playing the part for run. I should feel disposed to select Othello or Henry " for the reason that they are greater acting parts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
\ FALSE STANDARD OF SUCCESS

FALSE STANDARD or SUCCESS
 From the Baltimore Manufacturers Rec ord
 A southern savinge bank in an adver-
 tisement explaining why people should
 deposit in that bank, quotes James J. Hill as follows:
 'If you want to know whether you are destined to be a success or failure in life you can easily find out. test is simple and 1t is infalllbe. Are you able
 to save money? If not, drop out. You will lose You may think not, but you
 will lose as sure as you live. The seed
 of success Is not in you"
 We hope that Mir Hill never made the statement, but whether. or not he did we regret that any bank should use 1t as a part of an advertising campaign. Ac- eording to this statement credited to MT. Hill, man Is a success or a failure in life according to whether he is able to save money or not. It Is difficult to for mulate a lower test of success than this. The ability to save money may have very strong features in it's favor; waste of money may be a sin, but there are mill lions of men whose lives have been pre-
 eminent successes who have not been able to save money. Some of them have found a higher side of life than the mere saving of money. Some of them
 have found that while suffering and sick ness and sorrow were all around them
 money could be used to better advantage to help others than the saving ot 1t for
 their own financial betterment. Many a
 man has gone through life without ever having acquired the ability to save money,
 but whose success Is writ large in human
 affairs as well as on heavens books, What a sordid view of life is here ex-
 pressed: Are you able to save money? If not, drop out. You are a failure" Is 1t possible that a man who has posed before the public as a leader like MT.
 Hill could ever have uttered such false
 standard by which to judge the success or the failure of life? It may be true that if man cannot learn to save money he may not acquire wealth, but that does
 not mean failure in life. It may be
 that many a spendthrift wickedly wastes
 money. that ought to be saved, but there Is many a miser who is a pre-e eminent
 success in saving money, who can hoard his pennies and his dollars and gloat
 over his increasing wealth, but whose life is dismal failure for thls world, and,
 so far as we can see, for the next. It is well to cultivate among all classes and this is especially needed today in the south-the habit of thrift and economy and the saving of money, but it is still
 wiser to encourage the development of character which makes for true man
 hood, and this measures whether man is success or not, rather than to base the estimate of life on ability to save money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT

By Cardinal Newman. Lead. kindly Light. amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on. Keep Thou my feetl do not ask to see The Distant scene; one step enough for me. was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on: I loved to choose and see my path; but now
 Lead Thou me on I loved the garish day; and spite of
 fears, Pride ruled my will; remember not
 past years. So long Thy power has blest me. sure it still tei
 Will lead me on Ger moor and fen. o'er crag and tor
 rent. till : The night is gone; / And with the morn those angel f3
 smile Which have loved long since snS
 awhile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
BRuNETrEs FOR MOVING PICTURES

Entertaining Sixteen Million Daily"
 Gilson Willets, in National Magazine
 for October.
 To get berth with a moving picture company you've got to have just the right kind of face, too. You've got to have a picture face, a face that tells the story by it's expression, since one cannot tell the story In words. And brunettes are wanted-girs; and blondes are not wanted Black eyes and black hair show up best on the screen.
 Then, of course, you've got to do cer- tain more or less dangerous stunts not called for on Broadway. Howard Mis- siner of the Essanay company had to per- init himself to be thrown through a sky light and land in bathtub full of water. G. NJ Anderson, one of the owners of the Essanay, and also one of the best known actors on the silent stage. while fighting with the villain in "Broncho Billy's Bible" on the edge of a precipice, lost his footing and fell. The other actors cried out in horror, rushed to the edge of the precipice, and found Ander- son hanging, in midair, to the branches of tree that had grown out over tine yawning chasm. In the mob scenes in many play, many a man has been hurt in a way not called for by the director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
Concerning Laws Delay.

CT think the grand jury in its general indictment of many of our county in stitutions and officers, and machinery, while so sweeping. could well have dwelt upon the great evil of continu- ances of cases by the judges upon the most trivial reasons" said public man.
 T say this after reading that in the great city of New York a police officer of great influence has been indicted. tried and convicted in just 100 days from the time of the commission of the crime. I notice that Justice Golf of the supreme court, who tried the case, held the defense's lawyers down to certain fixed rules of evidence and pro- ceedings, and it did much to establish respect for his court in the eyes of the public.
 Here in Alabama and in Jefferson county there is quite too much of the take-your-time courtesy extended by the court to lawyers. If the lawyer puts up any sort of showing he can get continuance. This entails a great tax upon the people.
 And I notice that in the discussion VI thc iCNisioh ol tuc VieS ol pidCtiCe in the courts by those intrusted with formulating needed changes there is one cause celebre' if negro who has been four times convicted of a capital crime but each time the execu- tion has been delayed by appeals to tho higher courts, on technicalities, mark you, for four different juries and one grand jury has declared him guilty This case has already cost the state some ss000 and therein you see the bearings of the matter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
The Presidential Campaign

"The betting in New York is still strong on Wilson's side-4 to that he will be elected--but within the past two or three days have met eastern demo- crats who have shaken their head when 1 referred to Wilson as having cinch,'' said a well known clubman.
 q have been voting the democratic ticket for many years, and would be willing to stake my judgment not only | on wilson's election, but really believe
 he will have landslide victory. Yst