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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
Nicholas Action Relieves Tension

King Nicholas of Montenegro in de-
Gliding to evacuate the fortress of
Scutari has acted for the best and
should lose nothing of his prestige as
an intrepid leader. The powers de-
manded that he give up Scutari, and
he had to do it.
There are no braver or more patri-
otic people than the Montenegrins.
Their fighting qualities have won
the plaudits of all who admire pluck
and daring. King Nicholas is not only
intrepid, but he is resourceful. When
diplomats, however, insisted that
Scu.ari was in the hands of the pow
ers and agreed that Montenegro was
to receive territorial compensation in
some other director, he accepted the
situation as the best thing for his
people.
The world looks on with keen in
terest. Although greed was Austria's
motive in keeping King Nicholas away
from Albania, had the dashing con-
querer refused to listen to the appeal
of the powers more devastating war
might have followed than has already
taken place in the Balkans.
The tension of Europe was greatly
relieved yesterday over the outcome of
negotiations with King Nicholas.
Financial circles in London and Paris
became optimistic and the better feel
ing abroad was reflected strongly in
New York. Much of the bearish talk
in Wall street recently has been be-
cause of the Balkan trouble. There
had been a dread of a prolonged war,
but King Nicholas has acted wisely
in listening to diplomatic counsel. He
will probably abdicate his throne, and
if he does the last years of his life
will be embittered. But he will al
ways be remembered as one of the
great heroes of modern times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
Adding to the Wealth of Alabama

The Boys Corn clubs of Alabama
are doing much to increase production
and add to the wealth of the state.
Every corn club boy is an alert boy
a bright, intelligent, industrious farm
er lad. The county clubs are holding
meetings and the outcome will be of
larger benefit to agriculture in this
section than one might at first i'm
agine.
In the south farm demonstration
work for several years past has been
bearing good fruit. Last year and the
year before there was much emulation
among The farmers of Alabama as to
who would make the best showing in
his corn cop; who would raise the
most corn per acre.
This emulation will continue and
the Boys Corn clubs will greatly
heighten the zest. In this state corn
10 HSAC III lillpOI CdilCt W tOIlol, WhiNh
is still king and will be always in the
king class, no matter how much other
crops may catch up with it. But there
is no reason why Alabama should not
raise twice as much corn as she did
even two years ago, when a new high
record was made.
The acreage planted in corn this
spring is believed to be ABOUT the
same as last year, but the Boys Corn
clubs have their colors flying and
from now until fall we will hear en-
thusiastic corn talk. Well, we cannot
have too much talk of this sort SO
long as the farmers apply the the
cries that are discussed to practice.
If every boy competing for corn
prize puts in his best licks and every
farmer cultivates the corn he has
planted up to the highest possibility
the years yield will certainly make a
new high record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
One way of selling Steel

Americans have been credited with
being exceptionally pushing statesmen
and most enterprising in their methods
of disposing of material" says the
Engineering and Mining Journal 1T
Is to be doubted, however, il any one
corporation in the steel trade has
adopted the tactics used by the large
German manufacturers, the discussion
of which is now causing a good deal OF
excitement abroad. At any rate, II any
work of that kind has been done here'
it has been most carefully concealed,
and there has been no open suspicion
of such practices The two or three
important German concerns manufac-
turing armor plate, guns and other
war material are charged with expend-
ing considerable sums for promoting
and stirring up the war feeling in Ger
many and other counties, and thereby
inducing governments to eXpend large
sums in buying such material II has
been charged in the German reichstaS
and elsewhere that these firms have
not only spent large sums in subsidizing
the press, but also that they have
bribed ordnance officers and public of
ficials on rather an extensive scale.
Apparently a good deal of this work
has been done with very little attempt
at eoncealment. The same or similar
| tactics have been charged in France
and England, although in those coun-
tries there is not any such proof pre-
sented that has been brought forward
| in Germany.
In this country there is not the same
| opportunity of promoting a war feel
, ing that there is among the European
nations, although the Japanese war
scare which some newspapers here seem
to be trying to promote, is an indica-
tion that the same tactics might be
used II is to be hoped, however, that
our larger steel companies will not be
tempted to follow the example of their
European brethren, but will be satisfied
with more peaceful and more useful
opportunities for trade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
The Alabama Land Congress

The farm movement committee of
the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce is, as might be expected, TAX
ing a lively interest in the Alabama
State Land congress, which is to be
held here three days in November
next. At meeting of that commit
tee yesterday resolutions were adopted
asking the newspapers of the state
to keep the objects of the land con-
gress constantly before their readers
'to the end that the entire state of
Alabama may be brought into active
cooperation with the "objects, plans
and purposes of the organization"
The Alabama Land congress was
organized last November in Mobile.
1t was attended by many prominent
farmers, bankers and repre-
sentatives of various commercial in
terests. The discussions were timely
and animating and much good is be-
lieved to have come from that initial
meeting. The Mobile Register is cor
dial in it's Endorsement of the action
of the executive officers in selecting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
Bright business Outlook

There has been less complaint about
dullness in trade this spring than usual, ="
said Johnson l.. Smithdale Of Philadel
pha. "of course, there has been recess
sion in many lines of business, but there
is a general tone Of optimism, and it is
believed that if crop reports indicate an
abundant harvest this summer we will
have unusual activity. Thus far the re-
ports from the agricultural districts have
been decidedly favorable.
THE tariff revision bill may hurt
few manufacturing interests, but taken
altogether the democratic measure will
be well received. | am connected with
"a manufacturing concern and l voted the
democratic ticket last November, believ-
ing that the democrats would win and
that they would lose no time revising the
tariff as they were pledged to do.
'The business outlook is certainly good
and if we have bumper crops again this
summer we will see new high records in
many commercial lines"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
In the Spring Time

Spring, beautiful spring, the love
Vest season of the year, is on hand
all its natural beauty and glory
lis the worlds bridal morning. Poets
or painters brush never depicted
lore beautiful sight than that of a
Alingtide morning when all nature
steps forth Coming down from God
out of Heaven like bride adorned
for her husband"
1t is the season of the year that
"the young mans fancy lightly turns
to thoughts of love-" the older men
to the sport immortalized by Izaak
Walton with its hooks and lines and
bats and rods and ripping streams
and placid lakes, while the small boy
yearns for vacation time and the ole
swimming hole.
The woods surrounding Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
Sundnx in NexY York

Most cities are used to Inconsistencies
in the matter of enforcement of Sunday
observance laws" remarked a club man.
Moving picture shows are not allowed
to open in Birmingham on Sunday and
efforts have been made to have even sun
day concerts prohibited. Yet we find
IN looking over the criminal code of Ala
bama that it is unlawful for soft drink
stands to operate on Sunday. But sun
Gay is the best day, commercially speak
ing for some of the soda water, ice cream
and tobacco merchants. Public sentiment
undoubtedly favors a liberal Sunday so
far as cigar stands and soft drink STANDS
are concerned. 1. believe, too, that IL
Sunday moving picture proposition were
tested by referendum vote the movies
would be open here on Sunday as in other
cities, north and south.
But speaking of Inconsistencies, New
York seems to be as guilty as the small
er cities. writer in The New YORK
Sun. who hailed from Troy, had this to
say the other day:
circumstances requiring me to sun
day in New York and looking for enter
tainment I thought ball game 1--WE nave
them in Troy would give me an oppor-
tunity to break into "fandom" in the dig
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06

ham are always beautiful at this
season of the year, yet this spring
there seems to be a greater profusion
of wild flowers and blossoms than
ever before. Yiolets, sweet williams,
wild roses, dogwood blossoms and
numerous other wild plants and flow
ers vie with each other in a veritable
riot of color and fragrance, while the
feathered musicians play the wedding
march as nature joins hands with
spring.
On Sunday the woods were sought
by thousands of the busy workers Of
the city, and all seemed to enjoy the
pine laden breezes, the beauty and
fragrance of the flowers and the ex-
hilaration that life, and sunshine, and
nature in its natural order alone can
bring,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
MEN WHO LOLL

From the New York Times.
London.-Charles Edward Wynne Jer-
ningham the 'Marmaduke" of Truth and
the Graphic, is having another fling at
the decadence of society manners.
In denouncing the habit of the men and
women of today in lolling and lounging
in undigniied and ungraceful attitudes,
Mr.. birmingham says:
"ln my early days no young man would
have dreamed of lounging with his legs
stretched out in an arm chair. These new
men, who sprawl and lounge, are old men
vulgarized. They plant themselves down
firmly push out their legs, spread out
their arms, and are careless what they
look like. They say in effect, Push me
out If you can, or, rather, If you dare
ITO these loungers and lollers it would
appear that to be a gentleman consists
in not so much behaving as gentlemen
should, but in misbehaving as gentle
man does.
IF | wanted to put my finger ON the
one thing, above all other, that accounts
for this ,lolling habit. ! should say that
nearly all is due to the loss of any kind
of restraint in the new men. These lol-
lers whether they loll in arm chairs, In
clubs, in their own homes, in hotels or
restaurants, in trains. the tube, bus or
tram, have not the instinct of good man
ners in them. They are often good fell
lows-fellows who would willingly ris.l
their lives pulling me out of the water.
IL [ fell into it-but they forget that ] am
not always falling into the water and
one such deed does not excuse them
their manners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
UNDERWOOD'S FRIENDS

From the New York Herald.
We are glad to note utterances in favor
of the seemingly inevitable nomination of
Representative Underwood of Alabama
for the presidency from such keen OBJ
servers of national tendencies as Repre-
sentative A. Mitchell Palmer of Penn
sylvsnia and Representative John W.
Langley of Kentucky.
Both believe that if the Underwood bill
proves successful in its operations and
does not disturb business, Mr.. Underwood
will be the standard bearer of his party
in 1916.
Which observations on the foof of the
House brings us to the Macon News We
were certain when commented on re-
marks of our amiable Georgia contem-
porary the other day-in effect that the
Herald was not sincere in urging the
nomination of Mr.. Underwod-that the
News would accept our disclaimer. and
we were also reasonably certain that it
would also find way to press the claims
of President Wilson for a denomination.
"As to the single term plank lin the
Baltimore PLATFORM says the News.
that may not necessarily eliminate Pres
ident Wilson from the 1916 presidential
contest unless Congress in the meantime
favorahly considers the proposed amend
ment which is already before it,
Why not, pray? Is a platform declar-
ing against second term any less of q
pledge. after the candidate has accepted
it, than the pledge which Mr.. Roosevelt
made on election night, 1904? Is a plat
form merely to be used as ambition s
ladder to be kicked down and made
into kindling wood? Out upon such a
thought!
Mr. Underwood was the choice of Geor-
gia for the presidency at the convention
of 1912, and we doubt not he will again
be its choice in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
YOUNG HARTMAN KEPT BUSY

to complete his law course was
prompted by a desire to accumulate his
law diploma and law knowledge as II
practical fund of information, invalua-
BILE and constantly useful in railroad
matters
1t Is not impossible, but it is unlike
ly, that young Hartman will finish his
education as a lawyer The demands
for him to give all his time to his rail-
road work are too insistent for him to
see his way clear to spare the time at
present, but the ambition remains, and
should it prove possible for him to graf
ify it he will take a law course at one
of the New York law schools begin
ing next fall
Throughout his Yale course young
Mr.. Hartman has been an exceedingly
busy man. Beginning with his candidacy.
for Tue freshman crew. he has been con-
spicuons in athletics. although he
weighs only about 160 pounds. He came
to Yale from the Groton (Mass) school.
regarded by many the most exclusive
in America. and was Interested in row.
ing there. For three years he was on
the school crew, and his Workmanship
was of the cleanest and best. His lack
of weight was not as keen handicap
as at Yale, where there is more abun-
dant rowing material.
Almost coincident with his entrance
at Yale came his fathers death, but
young Hartman decided to continue his
course in college. From the outset he
attained an honor rank in his studies
and he has continued it till the present
time.
In his present senior year. young IIar-
riman enjoys" a room in Connecticut
hall, in the oldest and most rickety of
the buildings of the campus. AS "Old
South Middle" the building is much bet
ter known. 1t was erected in 1850, be-
fore the French and Indian war. and
its interior has been recently repaired
! to keep it from falling to pieces.
| Clambering up wooden staircase.
over wooden steps furrowed with the
footsteps of generations, creaking with
age, one finds Harriman's room on the
| top floor. lie and his two roommates,
George Arthur Dixon, Jr. of New York
city and Charles Henry Marshall, Jr.. of
New York city. occupy two rooms, in
one of which there are three iron bed
steads and the other is their study.
| Hartman pays SO week for his
share of the rooms. There is no cheaper
suite of rooms at Yale.
| Harriman's disdain of show his self
sacrifice, and his unremitting energy in
working for the success of the Yale
crew have made him one of the most
popular men in his class, although he is
one of the qufetest. He is always palms.
taking in greetings every member of hiss
class, and there are whispers of his
quiet relief of some of the unfortunate
members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
sToNEwALL JACKSON


From the New York World.
Fifty years ago tonight there fell NOR
tally wounded at Charlottesville one of
the great captains of the English speak
ing races.
Lee, who called Stonewall Jackson his
strong right arm, once said that he would
have won Gettysburg If Jackson had been
there Be that as it may, the almost un-
interrupted victories of the army of north
ernS Virginia ended when Jackson passed
away. Charlottesville marked the flood
tide of the Confederate arms. Two
months later came Gettysburg, and from
thence on to Appomattox Lees forces. de-
spite all their marvellous courage and
tenacity, were never again invincible.
Jackson's place in military history is
unique. Most great regulations were
made by long years of service. His ca
reer was compressed into a scanty y
months from that day in July, 1851, when
Lee pointed TO him standing like stone
WALL at Bull Run, to the early May day
in 1868 when he marched his corps around
the front of Hooker's army, smashed in
it's right flank and gave the Confederacy
der the fire of his own men.
A terrible partnership was that between
the cavalier and the Puritan; between
Lee, who embodied the chivalry of Yir-
ginia, and Jackson, who was direct spir-
itual descendant of the men that fought
with Cromwell at Naseby. In all crises
the two men seemed to fight with sin
gle brain and a single purpose destitute
alike of the jealousy and intrigue that all
but wrecked the army of the Potomac.
: Jackson presents a strange appealing
figure on the pages of history. He was as
gentle and gracious as Lee as silent and
taciturn as Grant, as daring and auda-
cious as Stuart or Sheridan, as relentless
as Sherman, and with 1t all there was
an intensity of religious fervor that be-
lcnged to the seventeenth century rather
than the nineteenth. The war to him
was a holy war. He went to battle with
prayer on his lips, and he went from
battle to give thanks to God who had
crowned his army with vistory-
Appealing from his native sod
In forma pauperis to God,
Lay bare thine arm-stretch forth thy
rod,
| Ament' That's Stonewall's way.
| Even the bullets that struck him down
he regarded as providentially directed by
definite divine purpose. There is no
more mendacious phrase than that OF
"a born soldier" but here was a man
who was beyond question born soldier
a soldier who hated var. who was dazzled
.nether by ambition nor glory, who fought
For principle and principle alone and
whose military genius was elemental.
Peace to his ashes. \ united nation can
be proud that he was numbered among
her sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06

Two Greek cigarette makers established
a business in Philadelphia in a basement
room for which they paid a rental of less
than s25 a month. They couldn't speak
English at the time and had scarcely a
dollar between them but in less than 20
years each took more than $1,0o0.0oO out Of
the business in a lump sum and still re-
tanned a large interest This country is
full of aliens who have come here from
other lands with practically no worldly
goods, and in few years have taken up
their abode on Easy street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
BLACKBERRY BLOSSOMS
BY Samuel Minturn Peck.

Samuel Mnturn Peck.
y ROM a thcket in the Of the zig-zag
Where the succulent pokeberry stalks uprear,
With sassafras and sumach in wild growth dense,
The blackberry blossoms through the
With dewdrops shining their long, white sprays
Where the yellow bee buZzes and the redbird flies,
They marvel at the world and its found ways,
With innocent wonder in their Wild eyes,
Magnoias white,
And bright,
And many there be that love them:
But with dew sprin<led faces
And wildwood graces
The blackberry blossoms abovee them.
When pine boughs swinging in soft May breeze
humble boasting of their springtime gain,
And the mockingbird is singing out his happest glees
To the cottonailed rabbit in the bend of the lane;
They lean their faces the moss rails
And listen the melodies the moclxing bird
While the lizards a-darting with trembling tails
Like long, slim shuttes through the years leaves
Chrysanthenums fair
And orchids
And many there be that love them:
But with dew-wet faces
And wildwood graces
The blackberry blossoms above them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06

Birmingham as the place for the sec
ond meeting. It is believed that the
press of the state generally will fall
in line with the Register.
Now that the objects of the land
congress are better known, the Bir-
mingham meeting will be more large
ly attended even than the meeting last
Fall at Mobile. It will be rousing
meeting and Alabama will be greatly
benefited by the work of the con-
gress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
XV/Ho will wed Americas second
N/ best catch? What girl Will
w win the heart of the next to
the richest youth in the United States'
How long will it be before love enters
the life of william Averill Hartman
who. at 81 years of age, has ALREADY
enjoyed nearly every other phase Oh
romance?
While dozens of maidens have set
their caps for him, young Hartman mas
attained his majority heart whole and
fancy free. 1t may be that he has had
two or three schoolboy affairs, but they
probably did not extend beyond the
bounds of Irritation. He has not yet
been touched by the grand passion.
If is little wonder, indeed that he Is
much sought by the young women l'r
in addition to the scores of millions OIL
dollars under his control he is an atm
letic. handsome, and well set up chap.
Moreover, he Is a banker and railroad
magnate already, at~an age when most
young men of well to do parents nave
not learned that it is possible to live by
working.
This son of the late Edward II. Har-
riman is easily the most widely known
member of the present senior class at
Yale. In point of wealth and inheritance
he ranks second in interest in America
to Vincent Astor only. the recent in
ventory of the Hartman estates prov
ing it next to that of Astor in extent.
In many respects the two multi-mil-
lionaires are similar Left in their col
lege course the large fortunes they
must administer, they really faced the
need of assuming direction of them be-
fore they obtained their college degree
Astor left college to take direction of
the estate which he must shoulder and
carry throughout life. Hartman has
maintained his college course till It's
close. although called frequently from
his studies for family councils and for
his word in administrative matters.
Even before his graduation, however,
young Hartman has become involved
in the business of management of the
railroads and banks which his father
directed In two he has already been
chosen a formal director, the Union Pa
ciic railroad. where he succeeded I'll.
W. De Forest, and the Hartman Ma
tional bank of New York city. Before
his graduation he will be named to
other directorates, for it has been de-
clded that he must take up the burden
of the investment of the large Harri-
man estate Immediately upon gradua-
ton
Harriman's tastes run along the line
of law, and he has taken some courses
while at Yale that naturally lead to a
law practice. but he has never had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
ooaI Shipments 40 New orleans

New Orleans is looking very pros
perous,' said w. Mcqueen, vice pres
ident of the sioss- Sheffield Steel and
Iron company. who visited the Crescent
City recently
While one hears a good deal of com
plant about the Underwood bill SO far
OF New Orleans. generally speaking,
are optimistic. The city is improving
right along and 1t has, of course. a
splendid future.
The Sloss- Sheffield company secured
good contract to supply the street
railway company with coal We are
shipping 10000 tons a month to that
concern"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06

leagues I was astonished to find it about
the only thing 1 could not get
AT no time or place were we unable
to solve the thirst problem, and we had
dancing. moving pictures and vaudeville
theatres unlimited.
Might I ask The Sun, the Zoe OF al
Sham, why all this is permitted yet the
clean good sport of baseball Is denied
to us on the only day that 1t Is possible
for many Thousands of workers to enjoy II,
and that too far away from the city
where 1t could not annoy anybodyY