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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
MnNAN.s CLUBS

From the August Smart Set
1S96-Ibsen-'I His Steps.
1S97-Maeterlinck.
s-Theosophy-"c de Berg
erac."
S99-DAnnunzio-Pin pong.
1900-Tolstoi-o
1901-Race Suicide.
19o2-"Parsifale The Peek-a-boo
waist
1903-Christian Science.
1904-Parlor Socialism.
1905-Trial Marriage-Deep Breath
ing.
1906-F'letcherism.
-Pragmatism-Th Cigarette.
100S-Sexual Hygiene-The Emman-
uel Movement.
19o9-The Subconscious-The Hobble
Skirt
ls1o-Paper Bag cool1ery-The White
Slave Trade.
1911-Bergson.
1912--Eugenics
1913 = Eucken - The Montessori
Method.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

there was something of Banic
rich mems panic, it was 4iss las
dustrial development was se.af
retarded. Even the Birmlss 81 pa alss
trict felt it to some extent. But the
year following was one of the most
prosperous in the history of this
country. There was bounding pros
perity from 1904 to 1907, inclusive.
The panic of the autumn of 1907 was
quite severe, but in year>it was for
got. The country has been exceed
ingly prosperous since then.
The Tightening up" in New York
this year has been a small matter
compared with similar periods of de-
preston within the past 20 years. 1t
is safe to predict that from now on
all sections of the country will wit
ness a healthy business activity. The
Birmingham district never was in
better condition than it is at this time.
The coal business continues active and
the iron market, which has been dull
for months, is showing unmistakable
signs of an advance in price. If Bir-
mingham and the Birmingham district
were prospering when pessimism pre-
vailed in the east, what may not be
expected now that optimism is once
more the rule among the bankers of
New York?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

in order that it may establish coal
ing station convenient to the Panama
canal. The Huerta regime, now in the
ascendant in the war-torn republic, is
said to look with favor upon the alien
alton of small portion of Mexico for
the benefit of the Japanese govern
ment.
Dare Japan take piece of Mexican
territory if offered? Dare Mexico
make the offer? Alarmists answer
both questions in the affirmative, and
see a portentous war cloud to the
south and west of the United States.
1t is true that Huerta and his clique
are in desperate straits. They won
their way through blood, only to find
themselves hated and spurned by a
large body of Mexican citizens who
still hope for constitutional govern
ment.
Little is known of the young En-
peror of Japan. He may so far de-
ceive himself to believe that his ma
tion can cope with the United States
in war, despite the fact that it is yet
gasping from its fruitless conflict
with Russia.
The Lodge resolution is broad in
scope and as emphatic as such pro-
nunciamentos usually are. 1t declares
that the United States cannot see
without grave concern the possession
by any government not American OF
any harbor or other place that would
give that government practical power
or control for military or naval pur-
poses.
This declaration, drafted at the time
the Magdalena bay negotiations were
at crisis, purposely was made broad
enough to cover any similar contin-
gency that may arise in the future.
1t is "gun behind the door" which
President Wilson may use if needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
TELEPHONE
Art thou officer.
Or art thou base, common. and popularf
Henry Fifth.
Massacres of Mussulmans

Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria makes
F. indignant denial of charges of atroci-
ties practiced by his retreating troops
in the Balkans, but evidence accumu-
lates that frightful massacres have
been perpetrated. Representatives of
foreign governments have sent dis
patches confirmatory of those first
given out at the headquarters of the
Greek and Servian armies. No doubt
these atrocities were entirely without
the sympathy of Gar Ferdinand and
his ministers, but that they have
taken place hardly can be refuted.
Before the wild retreat from Seres,
bands of Bulgarians pillaged the city,
soaked many buildings with petroleum
and then set fire to the town. The
Mussulman inhabitants were slain
without mercy Many persons were
crucified, hacked to pieces or burned
alive. Maddened by bitter draughts of
defeat after drinking deep of the wa
ters of victory, all restraint was
thrown off, and officers assisted their
men in the wild work.
Such excesses are horrible to con-
template. And to think they have been
committed by people who had the
sympathy of civilization in their pro-
testations that they bore the cross of
Christianity and were battling to
drive the Moslem back across the Bos-
phorus. Sometimes it seems that the
world has not progressed so much
after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
ANIMALS AND MUSIC

FROM sl1u-bits.
A unique musical experiment has been
conducted recently in France. 1t was
resolved to institute concerts for animals
for the purpose of observing the effects
of music upon them. The results of the
observations made established the fact
that disconnected tones on stringed in
struments created no effect upon horses
beyond causing some of the animals to
manifest signs of impatence, but when
melody was played the horses turned
toward the players, pricked up their ears
and showed plainly the pleasure they ex-
perienced.
An orchestral concert was given before
the elephants in lie Jardin des Plantes.
The animals became excited and impa-
tient when passionate music was played,
but calm when a sustained, melodious
and flowing style was adopted.
Dogs were found to be partial to the
various instruments according to breed
but the dog that will show affection or
even respect for the bagpipes is not yet
born Dogs have marked musical likes
and dislikes. Some have liking for,
others aversion to, the piano, violin and
flute, but all became enraged when tunes
were played at very rapid rate. 1t was
found also that dogs had frequently their
favorite composers, and would prefer
Handel to Beethoven, Mozart to Men
delssohn, Brahams to Schumann, Mos
cheles to Chopin, but none was discov-
cred to show an appreciation for Wag-
ner.
The late Rev. Easteote of Exeter once
told the story of five choristers who, one
Sunday evening, were walking along the
banks of the Mersey in Cheshire. After
time they sat down on the grass and
began to sing an anthem. A hare pass
ing with great swiftness toward tho
place where they were sitting, stopped
at about 20 yards distance from them.
She appeared to be highly delighted with
the music and as soon as the singing
ceased returned to the wood. When she
had nearly reached the end of the field
the choristers began to sing again. The
hare stopped, turned round and came
swiftly to the same place, and remained
listening in seeming rapture and delight
until the singing ceased, when she re-
turned to the wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
TURTLE PULLS LAD IN

From the New York World.
A monster turtle almost caused The
drowning of William McDonough, "A
years old, of S91 Grant avenue. the Bronx,
yesterday. That the youngster was saved
is due to the heroism of his brother,
Edward, two years his senior.
The two boys went to Jamaica bay
yesterday and hired a rowboat for fish
ing. They were some distance off the
Canarsie shore when William felt some
thing tug at his line. He pulled 1t up
and was astonished to see gigantic
turtle entangled in the line. The young
ster was dragged overheard.
The line got wound around the boys
legs and he was being carried outward
by the turtle when Edward jumped
overheard and, after a hard struggle, got
his brother back into the boat. Both
were exhausted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
MORE WORK FOR LEGISLATORS

From the Springfield Union.
From Boston come particulars concern
ing an actress who, searching diligently
for squads in the market district and
lacking the protection of her alert press
agcnt, suddenly and without warming be-
came the victim of ~ painful injury
through being struck IN the eye by the
decorated edge of hat worn by another
purchaser. To Legislators this incident
brings a humiliatins reminder that the
hatpin law fails to cover the ground prop
eriy. and that further legislation along
the same line is needed. The legislature
should be assembled IN extra session with
out delay in order that law may be
passed prohibiting the wearing of hats
having brims with other than smooth
edges. When this duty has been attended
to it will be well to devote little atten-
ton to parasols, requiring all projecting
points to be properly protected by guards.
Human life must be protected against the
violent assaults induced by fashions of
amy sort, even If the legislature is kept
busy the year round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
An Old Man of RirminghnI.i

For several days past two maps Of
Birmingham have been displayed in the
window of Mayer Bros art store-one
map of 1878, when Birmingham was but
two years old, and when its area was
only about four square miles, and the
other a map of today, which shows Bir-
mingham with an area of so square miles, -
said member of the Chamber of Com
merce.
THE old map is in good condition, Bir-
mingham at that time extended only from
Seventh avenue ON the north to Seventh
avenue or Avenue G on the south.
1T was in 1873, two years after Bir-
mingham was founded, that cholera deci-
mated this community. There were prob
ably 20OO people living here when the chol-
era broke out but when the epidemic had
spent itself there were by actual count
only 1852 citizens-so have been told by
old citizens Hundreds died and other
hundreds fed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

When Gov. Earle Brewer of Mississippi
announced one day that he believed graft
was going on and intimated he had an
states official family got so indignant that
they sued the governor for 100000. One
of the plaintiffs is now under sentence and
the other is under indictment. If Cover
nor Brewer started to saving with an idea
that he would have to pay that 100000 he
money on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
rhe I.ata cenrre p. rhornton

rhe Late George p. Thornton
Aorge T. Thornton. who died early
Sunday morning at the country home
of his mother-in-law in Edgewood, will
be greatly missed in this community.
A native Alabamian. he had spent part
of his early life in California and Ari-
zona; but returning TO this state he
was for number of years in charge
of the ore mines of the Republic Iron
and Steel company and later of the
Southern Iron and Steel company now
the Standard Steel company.
Mr.. Hassinger. who was vice pres
ident of the Republic company, and
afterwards of the Southern Iron and
Steel company. thought highly of Mr..
Thornton, both as a gentleman and a
practical miner'logist.
1T was with sincere sorrow that I
heard of the death of Mr.. Thornton,
said a member of the Southern club
yesterday. "He was a man of noble
integrity, sturdy manhood and marked
capacity and was, withal, as gentle as
woman. The death of such gem
tleman is a distinct loss to any COM
munity. Hundreds who knew him well
will not forget him. but will always
cherish his memory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
A WARNING TO PARENTS

l. IOul Leslie g.
helpless 2-year-old child was killed
by fright at Atlantic City the other day
when his mother plunged him into the
surf. At the sight of the waves the little
fellow was greatly frightened. and
screamed loudly when his mother took
him near the water. To cure him the
mother gave him a sudden dip, the child
still screaming and struggling. What per-
son at the sea shore has not seen this spe-
cies of cruelty practiced dozens of times?
In this case, SO severe was the fright and
shock that the childs heart stopped sbeat-
ing. and though physician worSesd over
him for an hour, the child could not be
revived. The incident should serve as a
warning to all parents and adults who
have been accustomed to this cruel meth
cd of seeking to cure little children Of
their fear of the waves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
Legislature Can Relieve

While discussing the recent reports on
taxation a prominent citizen remarked
yesterday.
Ways and means for procuring relief
for Birminshams financial strain should
not prove an intricate problem nor neces-
state any apprehension as to inability
to pilot the municipality through present
entanglements or future auagmires. Con-
stitutional limitation is not in the way
and the interested ones need not seek
expansion of the constitutional limit.
The legislature of Alabama has power
to render relief. Let the law which taxes
property at only 60 per cent of its value
be repealed and then tax everything ac-
cording to its market value. Thus relief
would be offered and under a safe and
sane administration we need hear no more
of financial distress of the municipality,
the county or the state. Its easy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

the only proper way to reduce. the high
cost of living. One of our leading
moneyed men made this statement: a
great proportion of my negotiable paper Is
given on homes-homes mortgaged to pay
for automobiles, A young man who eN=
poets to live honestly and live on his IN
come surely could not afford TO get mar
ried and live in style unless papa-in-law
were able and willing to lend hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
MIsToOK HIS MAN

From the Boston Transcript.
- Enter with the open street cars the end
seaters of porcine traits. A little story
apropos. The other day a man leaped on
the running board of a car and said to a
seated passenger: Il see, sir, you have the
hog seat
"Oh, excuse me- was the quick reply.
81 was not aware l had your seat. l yield
it to you,' and he slid along and made
room. The new occupant of the hog
seat flushed. and the passengers smiled
audibly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

From the Sioux city tribune.
. LTHOUGH constitutional mon
~ arehy. England is today one Of
= most democratic countries in
the world and the popu1ist party in the
United states never dreamed of radical
policies that now are in actual opera
tion in John Bulls island under the
Asquith-G George regime England is, in
fact. the incubator of many of the
chicks of reform that lately have been
introduced in America. on this side
of the Atlantic we are watching in
terestedly Englands altruistic expert
ments in government with the idea of
adopting whatever may be found bene-
fetal
Well may we be interested in watch
ing the working of law that may be
regarded as the last outpost of pater-
nalism in government. England's COM
pulsory sickness insurance law. Under
this status every person earning less
than SIS week is compelled to be in
sured against sickness. This law ex-
acts 8 cents a week from the person
insured, the. employer Is compelled to
pay cents a week, and the state pays
cents of the total of is cents a week
on each policy For this the state pro-
vides medicine and the service of u
competent physician free of cost In
case of sickness. Furthermore the pa
tfent gets $3.50 per week If a man, and
81 week if a woman, during sickness
consumptive patients are given free
sanitoria treatment, while maternity
benefit of $3.50 is paid to insured moth
ers and the wives of insured men.
The law has been operative seven
months and over 100000 are on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
THOSE MILLIONAIREs

H. II. Lusk. in Social Welfare in New
Zealand" in Life.
Americans are wont to speak of the
burdens the civil war threw on the coun-
try and of the losses 1t entailed, but
among the losses it has not been usual to
reckon that of the simple and natural life
of a people content to live as their faith
ers had lived. and to develop their coun-
try by living and working on the land
as their fathers had done. 1t has not oc-
CURED to them that the greatest burden
of all left by the war was the creation of
a millionaire class. and the consequent in
PRODUCTION of new and debased ideals of
well being and the thousand evils So
cial, political and national that have
sprung from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
DysPEpTIc PHILOSOPHY

From the New York Times.
The fact that talk is cheap Is what
makes it so expensive in the end.
A girl generally goes through mar
riage ceremony as though she had been
~'
doing it all her life.
A man never fully appreciates his
club till he gets married and has a
home of his own.
Some fellows could run through a
fortune without even getting out of
breath.
Possibly the reason all the world
loves a lover is because the world likes
to be amused.
1t is extremely doubtful If the man
who leads double life has twice as
much fun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
Alabama Crops

''There can be little if any doubt about
Alabama's cotton crop--it will be q very
large crop-but as to corn, that "Opens, !"
said man who Keeps in touch with
various. parts of the state.
I'm some counties where there have
been abundant showers corn is looking re-
markably we'll, but in some places it
has suffered for the want of rain. The
cotton crop in this state will probably
be next to the record breaker of year be-
fore last. | predict that we viii have
1900 600 bales"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
THE GREAT WITHOUT.

Outlines some wondrous sights are seen,
As through the world we jog.
once beheld an actorine
WHO didn't own a dog.
Birmingham Agc-Herald.
once behald q college youth.
For fame immortal ripe.
Who walked abroad, in sober truth,
without a bulldog pipe.
Spokane Spokesman Review.
You never saw a pessimist,
For this the world will vouch,
You never saw a pessimist
Who didn't have a crouch.
Florida Times Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
NOT UP TO DATE.

Dancing has been called the poetry of
notion and was so defined a great many
years before the advent of the turkey
trot, the grizzly bear, the bunny hug, tho
eagle rock, the buzzard lope and the
tango.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
JAPAN's CHEAP LABOR

Cheap labor" says Mr. Thomas Sam
mons, United States consul general at
Yokahoma, enables Japanese manufac-
turers to compete with the world in
growing number Of industries, particular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES

pie maker in the land there are 300 expert
PIE consumers. So long as that ratio is
maintained it will be no trouble for
nomeiy woman who knows how to cook
10 annex a. traetable hard working nus.
band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
A THRIFTY LOVER

Il see where young man wants a girl
who Tilted him to reimburse him for the
note paper he used in writing to her."
well, why doesn't he add additional
charges for pen and ink?"
HE confesses that he always bor-
rowed a fountain PEN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

President Wilson seems to think that the
best judicial timber grows in Alabama.
Campbell, Chambers and Hamilton adorn
the places to which they have been named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

II is reported that Walter H. Page will
continue to draw his salary of $4,000 a
year as editor while he serves as United
States ambassador to England. But the
idea of an editor getting $4,000 yeari
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

The intimation of a senator that the
state department is better off with Mr..
Bryan absent than it is with him present
is neither dignified nor funny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
and children are em-

Ily where women and children are em-
ployed to advantage."
The wages in the better sort of cotton
factories in Japan run from cents a day
fer the youngest Children to Is cents a
day for good women workers. Neither the
United States nor any other western pow
er with western standards of living can
compete with such wages. The podicy 0,
Japan, under its new tariff law is to i'm
port raw materials In greatly increasing
quantities and to build up new manufac-
turing Industries. With her low scale of
wages, this will be a comparatively easy
matter. Already we are Importing large
quantity of the products of Japans cheap
labor. This is but a foretaste of the men
ace to American industries which viii
arise when the freetrade reformers have
had their way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
HADN'T MISSED 1T.

Il see where scientist has discovered
the long lost throne of the Montezumas.''
"well?"A
AREN'T you interested?"
why should be? l didn't even know
it was lost"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
NO TIME TO LOOK.

A man whose heart was filled with woe
Has lately much improved his lot;
He works so hard he does not know
If Trouble hangs around or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

Yesterday was quite warm in Birnins-
ham, but there was an absence of hu-
midity and everybody said it was de-
lightful day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
MARK TWAIN's 4sAFEry vAIvr

man who has little pain
VIII make a most tremendous 4,ss
And cen at times cannot refrain
From a propensity to cuss:
But swearing seems a wondrous aid
And often has been known to cure
Some ills thatswe are much afraid
'Thout cussing one could not endure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

What the state lost through Lacy con
tinues to grow. Two lawyers have just
been paid $4,000 for their services covering
several weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
sHAKEsPEARIAN BASEBALL.

oIi-AiNIlcEI 6ASf1DAllL.
II don't know whether his press agent
told him to do ii or whether 1t was SIM
ply force of habit"
What are you talking about?"
IAN actor who has been appearing in
Hamlet for number OF years went to
a baseball game yesterday and when
member of the home team made a long
drive to right field he rose in his seat and
shouted, "A hit, d very palpable hity"
PAGE MR.. LAMAR.
Mong crooks star
Who once shone bright,
Has Dave Lamar
Dropped out of sight?
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

If Uncle Sam has got to fight Mexico
and Japan, he might as well take both at
once and have 1t over with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
4 CHANCE NO cHoRTLE.

When fair Inez Milholland wed
Dan Cupid scored a victory
And chuclxled as he wagged his head,
"A voter beats vote. you see."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22

If Brother Bryan ever became President.
increase his wealth?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
HARMONY THAT CAN ne FELT

From The Pittsburg Times-Dispatch
The colonel is for allowing the railroads
to raise rates If they ought to be allowed
to raise them. This will make it unani-
nous when it Is established that they
ought to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
MODERN METHODS.

In days of old
When knights were bold
They smote each other hip and thigh.
But nowadays
We've changed our ways
Contestants meet and pass the lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
Formulation of Two Cities

Oscar C. Turner has returned from
an extended trip, which included visits
to st. Louis and Chicago. He was
looking the picture of health yesterday
and was beamine as he acknowledged
the greetings of his friends.
81 was away partly for pleasure and
partly for business" said Mr.. Turner.
I'm both Chicago and st. Louis 1 found
trade generally active, and the busi-
If there was any pessimism in busi-
ness circles in the two cities named
did not find it. Everybody was say
ing that the financial situation was
improving. There has certainly been
a better feeling within the past two
or three days even in New York.
81 was interested in looking over
a publication in Chicago-The Hotel
News That paper publishes the esti-
mated population of the principal cities
of the country and gives great deal
of useful Information. Atlanta's popu-
lation was stated at 17S,000 and Bir-
minghams at 10000. or course, l.
as Birmingham booster, chuckled
when l saw that Birmingham was
ahead of Atlanta by 10000. The Geor-
gia metropolis is great and grow
ing city, but Birmingham is outstrip-
ping all the cities of the south in
population. 1t is already the largest
city in the south outside of New Or
leans"