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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Memories of players

civilian Winter of New York, Amerl-
cas- most distinguished dramatic critic,
has greatly enriched our literature in
recent years by his reminiscent books
and sketches said an old club man.
I'm a periodical of recent issue is an
article on Edwin Booth by Mr.. Winter,
of reading about the greatest of all
American actors.
Il saw Booth in his entire. repertoire
in the 70s, when he was in his-prime.
saw him again in the SOS when he was
failing and it was distressing to note
the difference between his virile acting
and his labored efforts when his mind
had begun to fail. 1 had the~privilege
of meeting Booth socially in Valentines
studio in Richmond. Va. He was an old
and dear friend of the Valentine fam
lily and while he was playing a week
at the old Richmond theatre dropped in
to the sculpor's studio or to the sculp-
tors home every day to have quiet
talk. He impressed me as being a
model of courtesy. He was extremely
quiet in his manner. He looked very
sad but talked pleasantly about scenes
in Richmond before the war.
Mr. Winter says that in one of Ed
win Booths notes to him there was an
instructive reference to a review of his
character, prevalent when he was acting
at the Winter Garden and had been
bereaved by the death of his first wife.
Mary Devlin whom he had idolized.
The labor / underwent wrote Booth,
with domestic afflicton weighing
heavily upon me, made me very unfit
for social enjoyment of any Kind and
I was forced TO shut myself up great
deal. This, of course, made people think
me naughty, self-conceited and Hamlety
all the time; whereas, [ was weary and
unhappy
: "Mr. Winter then goes on to say of
Booth, The misrepresentation TO which
he thus alluded was once general, and
more or less it followed him through
life. He was, constitutionally, pensive
and sad. He had inherited al somewhat
gloomy temperament, his mind was
prone to introspeetion, and he had been
reared in close association with his way
ward father and with themes of trag-
euy NO person VINO looks on mortal
life with searching, comprehensive
gaze can wholly withstand the sadden-
ing influence of the pathetic spectacle
which it presents, Notwithstanding all
its pageantry. Booth, who saw widely
and who deeply felt the Significance
of what he saw, certainly could not
Withstand it, and precisely because his
nature was thus attuned to melancholy,
while his person was one of exquisite
symmetry and his method of art, both
elocutionary and histrionic one of sur
passing clarity, power and grace he
became the best Hamlet that ever trod
our stage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Music in Spring and Summer

Birmingham has come to be fecog-
nized in the musical world as as
tipctly music loving city. The season
SOM to close has been notably bril-
liant one here musically. The Sunday
concerts have been of a high order
and have been largely attended, ana
several of the other musical enter
tainments have drawn capacity
houses.
A symphony festival will be held
early in May-May 5 and Sand TINS
will end the large strictly musical
entertainments provided for the
spring. May would not seem May
without a symphony orchestra and
not only should all the music lovers
of Birmingham attend one or more
of the concerts, but hundreds Will
come from neighboring cities and
towns.
Some provision should be made for
omen air concerts this summer. For
three summers past the public has
been treated to free music. Band con-
certs in the parks are not only divert
ing but they are educative to the
masses. Concert bands, like concert
orchestras, play much better class
of music now than they did few
years ago, and while much trivial
music is still heard, those who attend
park concerts will hear some of Wag-
ner's music and compositions by other
masters.
From civic point of view it would
be too bad if summer should pass
without open air music. While the
city government is not able to spend
much on Injuries the commissioners
should see their way clear to vote a
liberal appropriation for park con-
certs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Women on the Library Board

The city commissioners have by an
ordinance recently adopted created a
library board which will take over
and care for the city libraries, six in
number. The nine members of the new
board have not, however, been ap-
pointed, and not until this is done
will the educational board be relieved
of library work.
Except in the matter Of appropria-
tions and general policy the library
board will be left free to supervise
and promote the various libraries of
the city, and it's work will assume i'm
portance even from the outset
The commissioners are inclined, it
is said, to appoint women as well as
men to the library board, apd if the
proportions of patrons be considered
they surely will appoint more than
one woman to that board. More wom-
en- than men use the libraries Of the
city, and this calls for liberal rep
resentation of women in the makeup
of the new board.
Women of known capacity are need
ed, and the commissioners will have
to make the selections without await
ing applications, for women are not
accustomed to fill the role of office
saekars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
State Water Powers

President Wilson has already said
he will do nothing to impair the
rights of the states, and this leads to
the hope that river development which
was blocked by the Roosevelt-Stimson
policy will again become possible in
this and other states.
The Stimson scheme was attempted
in the Connecticut river dam bill and
the Senate voted it out. This scheme
is a bold attempt to put the general
government into the business of ped
ding out electrical energy. 1t is CEN
tralization on new, bold plan, every
dam authorized by the government to
become producer Of hydro -electxicity
to be sold by the government over and
above the water needed for navigation
purposes.
The states object to this scheme
to sell their water for what it will
bring. They claim the right to con-
troll and regulate all surplus water
within state as all other public
utilities are controlled and regulated,
Some states, New York for example,
have carefully retained this right
while Alabama and some other states
have freely granted it to riparian
owners, retaining, however, the right
to supervise and regulate the use of
surplus waters by consumers.
Thus far Secretary of War Garrison
has not distinctly stated what his
policy as to power dams in navigable
streams will be, but he is lifelong
democrat, and the fair presumption is
that he will favor the rights of the
zation of power in the general gov
ernment The general government is
well loaded up with power now taken
from the states.
Alabama has a great deal at stake
in this matter. River development is
standing still in this state. Stimson-
ism did it. In this state hydro-elec-
tricity must compete with power de-
rived from cheap coal and turbines,
and tax levied on it by the general
government would be prohibitory. No
dsans costing millions of dollars will
be built under the Stimson plan. De-
velopment halts and waits, and it will
continue to wait until Secretary Car
rison makes known his policy.
No state has so much at stake in
this matter as Alabama has, the chief
river state in the Union. The growth
and development of this state awaits
Mr.. Garrison's decision. He can make
or mar Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

At the malarial conference in St Louis.
DR.. w. A. Evans of Chicago said ma
laria could be annihiated in the south
by fighting mosquitoes, draining swamps,
educating the people to sleep behind
screens and distributing quinine to those
who coudl not buy it. lie said that a
swift spectacular campaign would wipe
out the disease DIR. Evans said the en-
tinotion of the mosquito would add $40
to the value of every acre of land in the
south and under antismalarial conditions
the total corn crop would be doubled.
DR.. Evans said that in Illinois malaria
practically has been eliminated, especial
ly in Chicago. lie said negroes brought
from the south on the Chicago drainage
canal infested mosquitoes with malaria
and then it was necessary to take meas
ures to stamp out the disease. Thirty
years ago he continued, Chicago, New
York and Brooklyn each had more ma
laria than any southern state has today
The fight against malaria Is nothing new
India, China and Italy have had to handle
the problem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Does Not Like Iuuox..,..

president Woodrow Wilson is making
good President, but I hope he win not
Try too many innovations or do things
Just for effect said an old citizen.
II was rather sorry that the Presi-
dent appeared in person before Congress
to deliver his message Because George
Washington and John Adams appearea
personally in the halls OF Congress Is po
reason why President today should trv
to re-establish the custom When Jefeer
son decided that it was better 10 send ).
message to the lawmakers and keen away
from the capitol himself Presidents com
ing after him acted In the same way
The custom of the President comm,,tli-
eating in writing instead of in nerson Is
more suitable 10 our system and m,,c,
more dignified | think.
general Washington was n good deal
CT an monarch and it was natural fo,,
him. with his aristocratic notions tn fol-
low the English custom of DELIVERING .
speech from the throne, so 10 sneak But
It is better that the executive an dtbs
legislative branches should Keen at a cor.
tain distance.
II hope President Wilson wilsnot visit
the capitol again, for it looks too muc.,
Nike playing to the galleries and nothin .
eractical can be accomplished by IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
China's Address to the World

If any one doubts that China is "a
republic he should read the address
issued by the president and his cabi-
net to be read by the whole world.
1t was issued just as the constituent
assembly was about to meet-that
body consisting of 500 representatives
in one house and 274 senators in the
other. This assembly shows in it's
personnel how great the change from
the Manchu dynasty to the modern or
der has been. Not few of the men,
bers of the assembly were educated
in Europe or in this country, and they
wear frock coats, and perhaps ma
jority of them speak English.
The will of the people, says the adj
dress, is the authority of the state,
and all through it runs this basic prin-
ciple of popular government. MAY
ours" it says, "be just government.
May our five races lay aside their
prejudices; may rain and sunshine
bring bounteous harvest and cause the
husbandman to rejoice; may the
scholar be happy in his home and the
merchant conduct his trade in peace;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Rusines. in southern states

Business is somewhat duh in the
south now" said Jerry Jerallie, the wen
known salesman for iron safes.
Il have been in Mississippi and LOUIS
lana recently and in the smaller towns
merchants complain Of dull business owing
to last years floods and bad weather con-
ditions. Business in the southern part or
Georgia is still feeling the bad effect OF
the short cotton crop last year in that
section.
Birmingham is easily the busiest city
In the south at this time. Business mas
been good here for some time past ana
Just now all other southern cities with
which | am in touch seem very dull IL
is a we'll known fact among travelling men
that when poor reports are sent in from
the south to headquarters instructions VIII
come In substance like this: Proceed to
Birmingham 1t seems to be understood
that no matter what poor trips travelling
men are having they will be able to do
some business in the Birmingham dis
trict."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Colonel Goethals as Flood Master

The great middle west is demand
ing that national flood master be
appointed, and that he be given the
rank of a cabinet officer. Twice with
in twelvemonth swollen waters have
carried desolation to wide and popu-
lous sections of the country. As one
paper states the situation, the floods
must be mastered or they will master
great and fertile extent of the coun-
try.
There is a hope expressed that Col
onel Goethals be assigned to the pro-
posed new department. The problems
at Panama are we'll nigh determined,
and the man who held the chief re-
sponsibility there deserves all possi-
tble honor. Should he be made the ma
tional flood master he will be assigned
to task as great as the one he
splendidly executed at Panama. He
deserves the honor at any rate, and
no one is better qualified to head the
proposed department.
Congress will be asked to consider
the subject. We're Colonel Goethals
put in charge of our unruly rivers we
might be sure that all that skill and
science could accomplish would be
brought to bear to prevent repeti-
tion of the scenes along the rivers OF
the middle west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
PROBABLY ATE TOO MIrcI
THE FAIRY QUEEN

1omeo and Juliet"
THEN, see Queen Nab hath been with you
She
IN shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of alderman,
Drawn by team of little
<N'hWart mems noses they lie asleep
Tier wagon spokes made of long spinners' legs
Inc cover of the wings of grasshoppers
Ihe traces of the smallest spiders
Ihe collars of the moonshine's watery beams;
Ter whip of crclets bone; the lash OF film;
lier WAGNER a small gray-coated gnat
not laif so big round little
Prcked from the lazy finger o a maid
Her chariot Is empty hazelnut,
Made by the joiner squirrel old grub
Time out of mind the fairies coach-makers
And in this state she gallops night by night
through lovers brains, then they cream OIL love
On courters knees, that dream corrtsies straight
Ger lawyers fingers, who straight dream on rees;
Ger ladies' lips, who straight kisses dream
Sometimes she gallops Der courtiers nose
And then dreams he smelling out suit;
And sometimes she with tithe-piss tail,
Tickling parsons lie Lies asleep,
Then dreams he of another~benefice;
Sometimes sbe driveth DER soldiers neck,
And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats
Ofbreaches. ambassadors, Spanish blades,
And healths five fathoms deep; and Their anon
Drums in his at which he starts and wakes
And, being thus frighted swears prayer or twa
And sleeps again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
lleJRoaeQ-
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE REAL TRIAL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

THE REAL TRIAL
Its easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows by like song,
Put the man worth while is the man
who can smile"
When supper don't come along.
Houston Post
It's easy enough to be pleasant,
Though the service is slow as death,
But the man worth while Is the one
that can smile
When the check takes away his
breath
Springfield, Mass. Union.
It's easy enough to be pleasant
When thoughts seem to come pouring
out
But the man worth while can Just
grind out a pile
When there's nothing to write about.
youngstown Telegram.
It's easy enough to be- pleasant,
When a fellow is single, and gay.
But the man worth while is the one
who can smile
When his wife throws money away.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

Georgia and Senator Bacon will have
the distinction of being first nj providing
direct election of United States senator.
When the legislature assemblies in June
a general election will be called and Sen
ator Bacon's name will be submitted di-
rect to the people. He was nominated
for the place last year and was to have
been ratified at the coming legislative
meeting. The recently enacted law pre-
vents. The general assembly of Georgia
will be asked to order a special senatorial
election as soon as it convenes. The leg
islature can easily canvass and declare
the returns before its adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
HER LATER IMPULSE

From an Exchange.
"Since you think we made a mistake in
becoming engaged, Gloriana."l said the
young man, with tears in his voice, 81
submit to your decisfon! But you will give
me a goodby kiss, will you not?"
Yes"
embrace and planted a passionate linger-
ing kiss upon her lips.
perhaps, Ravenal' she murmured,
gently disengaging herself I'VE might be
making a greater mistake toto separate.
If YOU llke-we wil--let matters remain
as they area while longer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Beautiful picture

Many lovers of the beautiful nave
stepped in front of the Forbes Piano COM
pany's store on Third avenue to look at
a beautiful picture in oil exhiblted IN
the window" said connoisseur last
night ''The objects on the canvass are
red apples. which have spilled in the
grass from an upset basket. They are
large winesaps and nothing in still life
could be more natural.
"The apples stand out in such strong
relief that one almost Involuntary
reaches for the canvass 10 see Whetner
they are really painted on fiat SURFACE.
The grass is lush and green and the col
oring of the whole picture, as well as the
drawing, is of rare excellence The artist
is Mrs Louise Cone, wife of James Ham
ilton Cone, the well known TENOR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
The s,mnhonx FeslIynI

"All music lovers are looking forward
with the keenest delight to the symphony
concerts to be given May and at the
Jefferson theatre by the Cincinnati SYM
phony orchestra" said well known anna
teur
1.-The Cincinnati orchestra ranks as one
of the few great orchestras 1t IS NOT
only regarded in Cincinnati as great IN
stitution, but it is received with enrius-
iasm in the large eastern cities. nave
heard all the fine orchestras and with
one exception l like the Cincinnati or
ganization better than any of them.
There will be at least three concerts.
| understand that there is possibility
of having two matinees instead of one.
All the concerts should draw packed
houses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

that the light be kept burning to bring
her in safety as the country demanded
her freight Gloomy were the prog
|nostications of the coastguard and
keeper and fishermen. McAdoo remarked
of the platform, Every four years she
departs ON a new cruise, loaded to the
guards. but she never brings all her
cargo to port"
Bryan: AYE, there's always a story
of storms at sea. and they throw the
cargo overheard to save the crew Once
she was taken from me by an Oyster
Bay pirate. He filled her with false
hopes, put Bill Taft in command and
then scuttled her"
During the temporary absence of the
son of Penrose Smoot, who seeks to
elope with Miss Tariff, but is slugged and
driven off by Coastguard Oscar Under
wood. He returns, however. to put out
the light and wreck the incoming ship.
overcomes Keeper Bryan in a terrific
struggle, but is slain In duel by Under
wood. The safe arrival of the Platform
is announced but alas on board was none
of the democratic cargo; not tariff Re-
yision"-nor Currency Reform" nor the
Seven Sisters" nor philippine Inde-
pendence," nor Revised Sherman Law,
nor Free Canal Tolls" nor Civil serv-
ice Reform but only 1900 officeseekers.
Keeper Bryan: Mr.. President. what
shall we do?"
President Kaufman (after whispering
with President WILSON,: president Will
son says take the ship to sea again and
scuttle her."
Bryan: God pity the poor officeseek-
ers on a night like this
y y y
Scarcely had the guests settled back
to dinner before disorder arose Though
the imperative and noisy demandsA for
admission into the hall and into member
ship into the Gridiron club of two re-
porters-Robert H. Patchin of the New
York Herald. and Thomas F. Logan of
the Philadelphia Inquirer. In accordance
with custom they were initiated in the
presence of the company. the ceremony
taking the form of practical examina-
tion of the candidates in reportorial work
Testing his general information, one was
asked where the democratic party is
mentioned in scripture. TO which he re-
Piled "In the Book of Psalms-the wild
asses did stand in high places, they
snuffed up the wind like dragons; their
eyes did fail, because there was no grass
Are the progressives mentioned, any,
where?'
'Yes, in the Book of Hosoa-they are
all hot as an oven, and have devoured
their judges. they have sown the wind
and they shall reap the whirlwind."
''As to the republican party?"
In the revised version. prepared by DR..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Good Crops and Business

For nearly a year there has been much
business activity in this country" said
$. n. Rosser of Pittsburg, "but there
is a lull now that might be expected at
this time of the year, to say nothing
OF the tariff question
But If we have bumper crops again
trade in every direction will be as brisk
as it was last summer Business condi-
tions are unquestionably sound and ali
we iced to have prosperity are big
crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
NOT EQUAL TO IT.

"Can you imagine woman, Wag-
glestaff, who would not be tempted to
read another woman's love letters, IL
they accidentally fell into her hand? =
"No, I can not Poopdeck. You must
remember that my magination is the
common or garden Variety
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
EACH TO HIS PART.

TT is all right to say, II WILL but the
average human being has certain
limitations that must not be over
looked.
There are times when man who seems
TO lack ambition is simply level headed
enough to know what he can do and
what he can't do His common sense
tells him that he is not made of the
the happiness he can out of pedestrian
ism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

Rudolf Gertzen, a broad shouldered,
rosy checked German, surrounded BY his
healthful looking family, consisting Of
wife and nine children. all Of whom ar
rived in Philadelphia on the Hamburg
American line steamship Prinz oskar,
from Hamburg caused Immigrant Inspec-
tor Bonny to almost fall from his high
stool, when In response to the question
of how much money he had, he unrolled
a wad of notes several inches in thick
ness, which when counted totaled s14,0O
Borny's amazement is better understood
when 1t is known that the usual answer
to the question ranges from S25 upward.
Gertzen declared he had accumulated his
fortune in farming and real estate oper-
ations in Danzig, Germany He came
here, he said, to purchase farm and in
crease his wealth. A home, he said, had
been prepared for him at 1903 Reese street,
where he would reside until he had Sc
cured his farm. Just where he would To-
cate he did not definitely know The chill
dren ranged in years from 4 to 16. and
were named Rudolf. Marie, Charlotte.
Gertrude, Elizabeth, Fritz Franz, twins,
Gustave and Rosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
m the 81. Louis post-Disnatch

From the st. Louis Dispatch
Colonel Watterson thinks the inaugural
tion number of Harper's Weekly 'most
notable and suggestive publication,'' maxi
ing two Of that opinion, the other being
Goloney Harvey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

INDECENT widows in New Jersey will be
assisted in holding their families together
by financial aid from the state under the
terms of the Mothers Pension" bill,
which received the approval of Governor
Fielder The new law provides that wild
ows with children under Is years of age
shall be paid from the county treasures
a pension of 50 month for the first child;
each additional child. Application for
the granting of these pensions are to be
made through the state board of chill
upon by the common pleas judge in the
different counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

face? Then the little boy is almost
frightened into spasm by the thought
that something terrible has happened
to his face"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
CAN'T HELP 1T.

Prithee, do not roast the rhymes
Poets write to gentle Spring;
Truly, there are certain times
When a bard just has to sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

King Nicholas of Montenegro threat
ems to abdicate and to permit Servia to
absorb Montenegro. This would mean u
greater Servia, which would be very
distasteful to Austria Hungary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

President Yuan did not meet his par
lament in person, and he is thereforehot
in the list headed by President Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
ALARMING THE YOUNG.

.ra. what's pedant:"
"A pedant, my son, IS the sort OF man
who sees little boy about to cry and
asks. Young man, why this lugubrious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

The women of Michigan may conclude
to stop cooking meals foruhe men who
refuse them the franchise privilege.