The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-20

iittllH6 III Ait VI paAANC NAAS ''Ssf- trance.
 eYou said in The Age Herald, MT. Weatherly," I began by way of pre- lude, that I had some mistakes in my magazine article. What were they2"
 You had none" replied Mir. Weath- erly T was misquoted; and I haven't read any of the others yet. Somebody took my Survey"
 Do you believe facts ought to be faced. Mir Weatherly?"
 q most certainly do." he replied "No one should ever object to the truth about anything But I'm out of this controversy. I'm going out of town tonight"
 The elevator was coming down. The i'll lighted, i'll ventilated, i'll ordered vestibule cried aloud it's woes. The plaster was broken in one corner; the steps were bespattered with tobacco juice; the heated fetid air was cleared with carbon dioxide and worse.
 Being all in the family, as Mir. Exum says, we can state these facts in The Age Herald with impunity, if not in the Survey.
 Wherefore, I quoted the sad refrain as l looked all about me-upstairs and down;
 eff seven maids with seven mops
 Swept it for half year,
 Do you suppose the walrus said
 That they could get it clear?
 T doubt it!' said the cafpenter,
 And wept q bitter tearv'
 My friend TauRS almost prfnned As we have previously stated In these columns. a rare and delicious young devil turks ever in his soul But he dasnt show 1t of course--particularly when the Survey magazine is being sur veyed by the majority of the city com mission ct al.
 MT, Culpepper Exum, so MT. scudder Ryall said, was out.
 How did it happen, MT. Ryall,' said I, that you also attacked the Survey? Isn't everything we say. true?"
 "Everything is true-oh. yes" re- sponded MT. Ryall, "but the truth hurts! It's question" said he, "as to whether honesty is the best policy!'
 The which Is food for some reflection.
 1 carried in my hands a copy of my friend. Judge Lanes. interview on the Survey, in The Age-Herald of January 1S-whch Is even more food for thought six or seven courses, in fact.
 Of course, the judge was busy, for he always is. But, of course he said, Come right in," for he always does.
 Judge, when you prayed that the city of Birmingham be delivered from it's e.t lii TAs. you want the city to be delivered from me?"
 "No." replied the judge, never! l meant all those others. l did not mean you"
 Former Mayor Jimmie VanHoose, who was in the office, hastened to the judges rescue
 He was misquoted," said he. What he really said was Blessed is the friend who cometh to tell the other friend of all his faults: thrice blessed is he who knocketh'-but oh. you good looking woin- en. you pretty women Whats a. man go- ing to do? But now just stop and think! Suppose you sat right in this chair and heard all there is to hear. the complaints and requests and demands, one right after the other all to be done right away, and you saw what there was to do it all with" MT. Jimmie dropped his hands, Good Lord. you'd have some mercy" And he made his adleux, eloquently, gracefully, as always.
 The Twelve Pound Look
 Judge" said ], 'lf you will name one single error that the Survey has made [ will be glad to know it."
 Said the judge: Tt is honeycombed with errorsn'
 Name just one. judge"
 "rhey are too numerous to mention!" said he.
 But instead of all these generaities. please give me just one specific instance of a false or exaggerated statement one that [ can quote in the papers, if the papers will print it.
 ''It's just ehoclS full.' said Judge Lane, from cover to cover"
 'Is that your view of my own article in the magazine, judge?'
 ''No, 1t is not" he was emphatic. T said in the aggregate in the paper. I didn't mean yours"
 'Whose-which of us|'
 oIIoneycombed with errors" replied my good friend, just say said that
 Did you read what MT Walter Moore said in last Sundays paper, judge?"
 ''Yes," the distinguished city com missioner smiled, that is one time that Walter was right"
 But" ventured, we've had lit- tie public controversy and-and, we haven't seen Walter any more.'
 why. I missed that" exclaimed the judge. but I'll look up the paper"
 Age Herald. January 15,' l said Then I reminded the judge of how one year ago he admitted me to the bar of Jefferson county. and thus we could speak on an equal footing as it were, as lawyer to lawyer, judge to judge.
 On Legal Grounds
 Wherefore:
 My Dear Brother Lane:
 You state in The Age-Herald of Jan uary IS that the county of Jefferson makes large appropriations for charit- able purposes, to-wit, the following: (from which three items are sub tracted)
 Birmingham Humane society, s75 per month.
 "Jenerson County Orphans associa- tion., $50 per month
 Girls home. $50 per month.
 Mercy home. s75 per month.
 "Oetavia White home, $50 per month
 "old Folks home s25 per month.
 Salvation Army Rescue home. s75 per month.
 United Charities, $50 per month.
 "Pisgah home, $50 per month.
 Finis.
 Brother Lane. I ask you if this is an evidence of the public spirit of Jeff ferson county or is it an indictment of the municipality and of the citizens of Jefferson county
 Brother Lane. l ask you how this