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The evening world., 1912-05-03

Another remark Of DR.. wheeler's: I'm
pre-Christian days men wore sktrts."
That 10 beautiful In its innocence. Now
l h 80 one better. In pre-Revolu.
tonary days sailors wore skirts. And
IN st-wheeier days Hishlanders.
Greeks. Aloanians. M~ontenogrins and
soms other white people will be ~
ING shrts-I mean the mon.
Now. to come back to practical poll
TICS" There V no reason why q woman
should wear anything more under her
coat and skirt han one garment which
completely covers her skin. P~etticoats
and other ruffles are collectors Of dirt
And . source of income to dry goods
stores. Leaving out details. q woman
could be we'll clothed In one complete
suit OF underwear and a one-piece
gown. She does It In . bathing suit
me can DO It IN her street clothes with
. Few Inches added to her skirt.
The women have beaten the men
sasaly 30 far a. sensible clothing IL con.
cerned.
This 10 only written as a suggestion.
There may be . thought or two that
DIDN'T occur to you. I am we'll equipped
70 defend any theories I may have ad.
vancsd. PATRIApRo
AN ARTIST GEES ONLY BEAUTY
IN FEMININE KNEES.
Perhaps that ought to settle the sub
Jet from = medical standpoint. But
now. full.armed with wit and glrt With
strong opinions. . gallant artist sprdngs
to the defense OF the Queen OF Love
and Beauty. He writes:
"xhs slope Of . wonaa's thigh
from hip 70 knss - the most bsau-
WSu1 line Of he most beautiful
thing In . world fun Of beauty.
The so.eallsd knoekknsss are one
OF the most exquisite points Of the
the greatest composition Of the
Master Artist.
The huency. the grace and glory Of
the feminine form consist In its series
OF curves, Of which the curve from hip
to knee Is. from an artists standpoint.
the most beautiful OF all. These doc
tors make me exceedingly tired There
Is more beauty. more art, more excuse
for being in one well rounded feminine
observation-disclosures. according to the med.
heal mole-than IN the entire medical
profession"
Now Will certain learned medtcos be
good? II they won't, this letter from
. woman reader Of The Evening World
should silence them:
II 49, that DR.. Karl Francke says
that oil women are k~nookknesd a. the
result Of wearing tight skirts. II this
were true, men would have the prior
right to knockknees. as they wore
skirts long before We did. Also the
women Of Turkey. China, Morocco. In
dia and other African and Asian coun-
tries should be specifically exempted
from the charge OF ~knockknees. as they
all wear trousers and should show the
bsauufying effects OF the custom. IA
men wore skirts for hundreds of years.
and as In certain countries they still
wear them. men should be knockkneed-
according TO the Francke theory
whereas everybody knows that the
average nan 10 as b~ow,egged as a
beetle or q bull pup. How does DR.
Francke reconcile this phenomenon with
his little theory?"
The evening world., 1912-05-03
IT 10 A CASE OF COMPARATIVE
STRENGTH.

Maybe DR.. Francke can't explain II;
but ! an going TO try. II seems to me
the answer les In the statement OF the
rgeon author Of the nrst letter I have
quoted. thai mechanically woman has
o much stronger structure than man.
and that the average woma can carry
a much bigger burden for a much
time than the average man.
In support Of this statement I cite the
recent declaration Of Mrs. Mary Austin
to The Evening World that the rrimi-
tive woma was much stronger than
The evening world., 1912-05-03

Journal, supported the declaration to
the extent Of saying that the normal
woman 10 lnockkneed, I knew-1
think w all knew--that . storm OF
protest was heading toward the two
physicians and was bound to break
over their astonished heads sooner
or later.
And the storm has broken-s reg
uAr snowstorm Of letters to The
Evening World. some d~enouncing DR..
Francke, others devoting their scorn
to DR.. Wheeler, but every last one
protesting that women are not
knockkneed. or. II they are, that
knock knees are quite the most beau
tiful things In the world.
1vS Ne startling thing sSeaS
SAas asluGS a protest % tAas ne
nAjestty Of lsstses aRs written ~
na-psrsozs, therefore. VINO oAn-
not b suspected Of bias, -, Of
oourss, n woman With o. win
ouS bias Knees might - 0usreese4.
Doctors Francke and wheeler differed
~ 10 details. The German physician At
trbutsd the alleged knock knees ID
women TO the prevailing fashion Of tight
skirts, while the editor u the New Yorh
Medical Journal made this statement:
The normal I'M u knockkneed,
but when I studied antony We wert
taught that the knock knees Of women
ara due to the wider setting Of the pei
vic bones and the consequ mt CREATE
conveyance OF the thighs. Tight ekirt'
have nothing to DO with knock xnses
II. this were not true. knock y
would be q development Of the last nv
or ten years instead Of being always
with III. Tight skirts are inartistic
unxainly, and in impeding . woman''
motions they make her more liable to
accident In entering and leaving vehi
cles, going up and down stairs. &C."
First to enter he lists In defense Of
the bright knees Of m 10 . master
In surgery Of Edinburgh University
who, like the Black Knight In Ivan
hoe" persists in going through tn'
tourney masked. In other words. h.
doesn't sign his real name to the very
interesting communication which FOL
lows:
The evening world., 1912-05-03

OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS.
SAILED TO-DAY,
Buon. Bahia. ApaC Ae, jacksonville.
irIna Fred, rk Hendrix, Orlha. Bermuda.
Ha.u. Iadusty, Uruguay.
vigilancia, Nassau. Albingia, Hayti,
CanlAgusy, Tampico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

opinions nullified by an appeal to the mob, what Is the use of having court? Why not an emperor and no legislative or congressional action!
 All normal minded citizens know that any finding of a court that is purely constructive or seemingly legis- lative. can be remedied by the law mak ing body of the state or the nation. Take the rule of reason, or reasonable, as applied by the United States su- preme court in a trust discussion: Con- gross may and probably will make such amendments to the present laws as to remove the bar sinister, from future rulings of the higher courts in such matters. But refer the question to the battle door and shuttle cock of present day politics? Never,
 We shall presently return to calm and deliberate action. and wisdom and prudence will still guide our affairs We will if Underwood Is President. I feel sure."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Opinion Changed

However much we may have differed with MT. Roosevelt in politics" said lawyer. "all men have admired his en- ergetic. straightforward way of doing things; but his recent conduct has com pletely changed my opinion of him.
 Twice Roosevelt voluntarily declared he would not be a candidate for third term as President. This declaration at the time he made 1t was understood to mean any thtra term; now he quali- f1es 1t by saying he meant any consecu- tive term. His former statements were not so limited and all the people under stood that he would never be candi- date again. As he now puts 1t, 1T elected in 1912 he will be again can didate in 1916. If elected then, he will give way to some distant successor, who will hold the place In trust for him until 1924. This seems to be his idea of the right way to avoid the unwritten law against the third term.
 ITO logical minds, it is contemplate quibbling. and the ideal Roosevelt Is thing of the past. I don't object to his nomination; for that means demo- cratic success. Taft may possibly be reelected. No other republican has any chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
LAuD HON. OSCAR UNDERWOOD

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Oscar Underwood has developed abli- ty and powers of leadership which his closest friends have not yet considered, said former Governor Jelks at the Ex- change ast night.
 "He is the most miraculous leader since the days of Samuel J. Randall" said for mer Senator Henry r. Reese of Dallas "He is as great a master of the tariff issue as was Randall and no higher com pliment could be paid any mans tariff knowledge, while his environment is more acceptable than was that of Ran dall The latter believed in protection for the sake of protection; Underwood with as vast amount of tariff informa- tion believes in tariff revision downward
 ''The manner in which he has harmon ized the democrats of Congress is one Of the most miraculous feats of modern po- litical history; it has demonstrated the force and powers of leadership of the man.
 From every point of view Underwood appears to be the logical man for the democrats to put up. He has practiceo government while others have preached a theory. He has been at it for 16 years He does things while others talk. He k such a man as the sober, thinking mer of the country are willing to trust witt the chief magstracy of the nation.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
REGARDING CAMPAIGN MONEY

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The Birmingham (Ala.) News turns against kith and kin in order to force the late president of Princeton upon the dem- ocrats of the south. It even turns down it's own Oscar Underwood. Referring to Senator Bankheads allusion to the Ryan subscription to elect Wilson governor of New Jersey, it digs a very pit for it's own wayward footsteps. Tt may be pos- sible that former Senator Jim Smith of New Jersey induced MT. Ryan and other rich New Workers to put up money in the Jersey gubernatorial campaign, but no one will ever believe that Governor Will sol knew about 1t at the time, or would have permitted it to be done. had he known it, says the News. And it is ab- solutely certain that those shrewd ma nipuators, who undoubtedly thought like Senator Bankhead. that their money was well spent found out afterward that they had not secured control of the governor" Mark few plain facts in rebuttal. Wilson accepted the nomination out of Smith s hand, glad so to obtain 1t. He took all the money he could get in the campaign. Then, elected. he kicked Smith down. stairs and into the street, without saying "damn your eyes," or blast your but tons,' or any other politeness. His be- lated objection to Ryan was that if 1t got out '.it" (Ryans money) might do more harm than good. Yet the Wilson bureau of publicity and promotion has plenty of money. Who is putting it up? Where does he get 1t? What Is he expected tc give for it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
If 1t were done, when 'tis done, the
 'twere well It were done quickly. -Macbeth.
Two Possible Issues Instead of One

Speaking just after the presidential election of 1904 Colonel Roosevelt said: " On the 4th of March next l shall have served three and half years, and these three and a half years constitute my first term. The wise custom which limits the Presi- dent to two terms regards the sub stance and not the form, and under no circumstances will be candidate for or accept another nomination"
 No reason exists for repudiation of this pledge made voluntarily to the people of the country. No crisis ex- ists or is in sight. The country is full of men fit to be President, and yet Colonel Roosevelt swallows his clear and forcible acceptance of the unwrit ten law, and proceeds to seek third nomination. He simply wants to get back to power, and once in power he might conclude to stay there.
 Could he be nominated at Chicago tn June second issue would rise up alongside the tariff issue, which at first seemed to be the chief and only issue of the coming campaign. In case of Roosevelt's nomination the tenure of the chief magistrate of the republic would come up for final settlement, and the voters would act upon both the tariff and the third term issues. The two would stand side by side in the November election, and both would be settled at the polls.
 But Roosevelt's nomination against the steam roller is exceedingly inn probable, and the chances are ten to one that the tariff will remain the sole and real issue of the campaign. And Oscar Underwood is it's prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Another Blizzard in the West

The great winter wheat states got on Monday another fall of snow, and the crop rests safe and secure under na blanket of snow from six inches to two feet deep. The price of wheat is going down because of the security of the new crop.
 The winter of 1911-12 has been one that will long be recalled. In cold and in snowfalls it has put the old-fash- toned winter out of the memory of the oldest inhabitants at any rate. It has been a hummer. At one time Chi cago called for an intermission of 15 minutes between cold waves, and at all times since Christmas incessant and bitter winter weather has pre- vailed in thewestern country, and the southwest got its share of it.
 The winter in the cotton states has not been balmy but these states have fared far better than the west, be il the middle west, the northwest or the southwest. The snowfall of Monday last was not welcomed, and yet the winter wheat, with it's promise of 250,- 900, ,000 bushels cannot well have toe much snow for blanket purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
TRAVEL IN PERSIA

From the March Wide World Magazine.
 Travel in the interior of Persia is not without its drawbacks, the worst of these probably being the presence of numerous bands of brigands. To guard against the attacks of these gentry. road guards have been appointed, usually local tribesmen, who patrol the highways and see that no
 robberes of travellers and caravans take place. It is a case, however, of the rem- edy being almost as bad as the disease ! These so-called guards" have become
 great nuisance, i'll treating and black
 mailing both travellers and muleteers
 They are supposed to receive certain fixed fees for their services. but invar4abl. demand more, and so rapacious have they become that travellers are usually qutt
 relieved when they do not turn up tc
 escort party, preferring to take theil chance of being robbed by brigands tt the certainty of being bled by the guard | ans'' of the highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
THE DEAD SEA

From the March Wide World Magazine.
 In shape the Dead Sea resembles an elongated oval, some 47 miles long, and about 10 miles wide at its greatest breadth. One of the most remarkable facts about it is that it's surface lies 1900 feet below that of the Mediterranean, and as 1t is some 1910 feet deep in places. it means that its greatest depth reaches a point no less than 2600 feet below the waters of the Mediterranean. It is famed for the saltness and bitterness of it's waters, which are extremely dense. con-
 taining 23 per cent of solid matter and being, bulk for bulk, heavier than the human body How dense the water Is may be realized from the following facts: In ton of water from the Caspian sea there are Il pounds of salt; in the Baltic Is pounds; in the Black sea, 26 pounds; in the Atlantic, 3l pounds. in the English channel, 72 pounds in the Red sea, s3 pounds, and in the Dead sea, 1S7 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Nick Long worth and Cabby Lodge

These two worthies are longing for desert island where they could be marooned at least until July and per haps until November. "Nick" is a part of the Taft machine in Cincinnati, and yet his father-in-law is in the ring body, boots, brooches and hat. Henry Cabot Lodge has chummed with the colonel 30 years. He rejects his principles as expressed at Colum- bus, and yet he says he cannot op- pose him. He has decided to "take no part whatever in the campaign for the presidential nomination"
 Longworth wants congressional nomination himself, and he cannot get it if he sails away to desert island. Lodge is listed for defeat when his senatorial term expires, and he will stay on the mainland in the vain hope that his political fences can be re- paired. Perhaps his declared neutral ity is shrewd way devised by him to avoid public support of Roosevelt and this he may hope will improve his shattered fences in Massachusetts. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Business Prospects

If will not be many weeks before crop news will begin to affect the busi- ness situation very materially. If abundant harvests are promised busi- ness conditions will improve, regard less of national politics.
 If the conservative element in the republican party prevails in the Chi cago convention, and if the safe and sane" element in the democratic party prevails in the Baltimore convention genuine business prosperity will quick | ly be in evidence in all sections of the country. The nomination of Un- derwood would certainly go far to- wards restoring business confidence, and the prospect of his election com bined with good crops would make business hum next summer
 The Birmingham district is starting on an era of exceptional prosperity. Even if there were unfavorable condi- tionn in the country at large, an un- usual amount of construction work would be in order here And when millions are being expended on build ing operations and industrial develop ments there can be no such thing as dullness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

From the Mobile Register
 The compromise on the money trust investigation, while not going the length that MT. Henry wished, namely, to the point of referring the matter to a special committee. appears to have satisfied MT Henry and brought about renewal of har- mony in the democratic ranks. No doubt Mir Underwood has achieved another of his justly celebrated strokes of policy meeting successfully an issue that threat ened to divide his party on the eve of battle with the enemy.
 When the impatient friends of the Ala bamian ask that MT. Underwood eoms out and become active in campaign foI the democratic nomination, he can very ask whether there is any way in which he can now be more usefully employed than in leading his party in Congress.
 Mir Underwood is pursuing the course dictated by duty. If it be harmful to his candidacy, he cannot help 1t. He is a the democrats. His place is there, and there he will stay while his service is needed Such fidelity will not iniure him or lessen his chances, we believe; but, on the contrary, imporve his standing in the opinion of thoughtful men. What the country most needs is a man whose sense of public duty is stronger than his self interest-the statesman, as distinguished from the politician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
OSCAR UNDERWOOD, CANDIDATE

From the Washington PoSt.
 The Underwood movement has re- ceived such assurances Of support that the distinguished southerner has yielded to the wishes of his support CTS for a definite announcement Of his candidacy for the presidential nomina- tion at Baltimore. MT. Underwood. as is we'll known, was for a long time laverse to the idea of being taken up for discussion as a presidential possibility, and even after his Endorsement by the Alabama democracy, he deprecated the efforts of his friends to give wider promin ence to his eligibility. That he now consents to stand for the honor implies that developments have dis- pelled the doubts that first assailed him. The call upon MT. Underwood issues from influential quarters in all sections, a signal fact that permits 1t to be re- corded that for the first time in 50 years the availability of a southern man prompts no mental reservation on the score of section. His status among the group of favorite sons is as as- sured as that of Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson,, both southern born, but no less esteemed for a that Mir. Underwood's claim to preference at the hands of his party, as it is set forth by his manager, Senator Bank head, faithfully embodies what all
 know of the candidate--it is soFidityAnd
 simplicity itself. We read in part:
 q wish the people of the country to
 know that we expect to go in on the
 strength of our candidate, his high character, his we'll tried leadership,
 his perfect sanity and poise. and his fidelity, both to his friendships and also to the great and time honored principles of the democratic party. If we are unable to win, save through
 anonymous and unsigned attacks on other candidates, then we do not ex- pect or even care to win. Indeed, under such circumstances we would not de-
 serve to win. In all we do 1t will never | be forgotten that there is a certain comity due between candidates of the
 same party, and that after the nomina- ton we must be in position to fight a common political enemy"
 A clean man on a manly platform.
 truly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
OUR TRIPPING AUTHORS.

A line by W. J. Locke runs: ''He talked necessarily all the time" Oh, Wilyum!
 Writes Arnold Bennett "She won 15,- 900 francs in as many minutes" Pretty long session that.
 Another novelist says: "Her eyes filled with silent tears" Generally they boom like pillows, you know.
 According to another. the hero brushed her hair with his lips.'' Scarcely an inn provement on the old method, we think.
 Another writer remarks: Charlotte Von Stern was. when Goethe first met her, several years older than himself" !" But later, of course, t was otherwise.
 "He rested his feet on the back of a chair and blew smoke rings with half closed eyes," We've seen it done with the mouth.
 Marjorie would often take her eyes from the deck and cast them far out to sea- As a caster, old Ike Walton had nothing on Margie, believe us.
 "Speechess with horror and loathing, I tottered helpless Jelly against the jamb." We believe that the mess was cleaned up in the next chapter.-Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Elimination of Grade Crossings


 The city commission will soon be in position to take up the viaduct prob lem in earnest, and Commissioner Weatherly has arranged conference on that subject on March 2. He has invited the railroads to send repre- sentative men to the conference. He assures them that no drastic action is intended. He asks the railroads to CO., operate with the city in rendering safe the numerous grade crossings in the streets of this city.
 He particularly desires to avoid controversy and litigation. In his mind what is good for the railroads is good for the city and yicesversa, and he hopes conference or two will lead to an agreement that will be ac- ceptable to all. s3ta
 The commission form of government is concentrated power. 1t acts direct ly and quickly. Only three persons need be consulted, and it bids fair to solve problem after problem rapidly. It may solve even the problem of keep ing the expenditures within the city's revenue, which is the hardest one of all. The people surely will sustain the commissioners in any effort they may make to get rid of dangerous grade crossings. It, too, is pressing problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SoLACEp.

SOLACED. There lived a man in our town
 Who often shed a tear; His wifey always wore q frown And never called him Dear"
 But now his smile is wondrous broad
 And very good to see;
 Though such conduct we don't applaud
 He's found an affinity.
 CONFESSIONS OF BR'ER WILLIAMS. Speaking of a member of his race who had threatened to commit suicide, Brother Williams said: 4#
 "Nuttin' tall in dat sort CT talk; I never takes no stock in it-'specialiy In de watermelon season; but dat puts me in min of story bout my own sef.
 Once 'pon a time kotch n1yse'f by de light CT de moon. in de white folks melon patch, fer in dem days I had de walkin -in-yo sleep habit powerful bad: but I wuz so shame CT ketchin' mysef dar. make up my min ter take de law in my own hands an go ter my reward in Glory; but wrastled in prar over 1t, an de mo I prayed de less felt lak' leavin' dar. Anyhow I lowed. ter my self, 'dey can't be no sin in eatin' yosef ter death,' so sot in fer ter go dat way. T never did count de melons I got way wid, but I eat an I eat, 'twell felled into a unconscious sleep, wid my head laid peaceful on a 6o-poun' melon.
 But I come to at de fust streak CT light. an ez I cum de fence an hf~de home road I had a big thankfulnes2 an my heart, an I looked back lak ole k5elm did on de Eden place, an said ter dat melon patch: "One night in Paradise tastes mighty good ter me! "-AtlarbN Constitution.