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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Fourth Class Postmasters

President Pro Tenn Gallinger, q
standuatsrepublican from New Hamp-
shire, ruled out the provision re-
quiring popular election of fourth
class postmasters. He did this on a
point of order, and he was finally sus-
tanned in this by the Senate, which
was at the time engaged in consider
ing the postoffice appropriation bill
This gives the southern fourth class
primaries chance to draw their Of
ficial breath a while longer at any
rate. The proposition came from
Senator Bristow of Kansas, progress
sive. The vote on the proposition to
strike it out is not given. There may
have been no roll call.
Public sentiment is rapidly crystaliz-
ing against the effort of President
Taft to fasten upon the country
particularly the south-the partizan
appointees of the republican party.
President Emeritus Eliot of Harvard
has denounced his scheme, and indie
pendent papers like Harper's Weekly
do not hesitate to say it should be
undone in the interest Of justice and
fair play.
The fourth class postmasters in the
south have hard road to travel, and
the chances are that in some way
they will be upset. No act of the
retiring President was more open to
lust criticism than the one which
sought to give the present appointees
life positions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
A City Clean Movement

As the spring approaches the city
beautiful idea should present itself
strongly to the public mind. With the
coming of spring comes the thought
of green sward, flower beds, fresh
paint and general cleaning up. The
city authorities should do their part
energetically. All the alleys should
be cleaned and kept clean and saai-
tary. Many of them are now nsy-
thing but presentable.
Property owners and househclders
should be made to clean up thei.. back
yards, for no matter how vigo. Gus
the city government may be in enforc-
ing sanitary laws we cannot have the
real city beautiful unless the peopis
cooperate. A campaign of education
is needed for everyone, young and old
white and black.
No one should throw banana peel
or apple parings on the sidewalk OF
in the street; not only so but no one
should throw bits of paper in the
street. Receptacles are placed by the
city at convenient distances and peel
inps and litter generally should be
placed in the street boxes.
There are cities where civic pride
= n much evidence. Wherever city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

space is devoted even to politics, except
at particularly exciting moments when
Mr. Roosevelt may be on the war path!
How great space is devoted TO bust
nesses and eorporations The leading
article or editorial is a feature which
no English morning paper has dared to
neglect; but the corresponding editorial
page in America is generally far the worst
part. Usually it is the part that is the
worst written, and it is entirely lacking
in authority. But I must qualify this re-
mark by saying that it does not apply to
the editorial page of the Evening Post
with which should generally, as 1t hap
| pens, disagree-and that both the Phila-
| delphia Bulletin and the Boston Tran
| script struck me as quite exceptionally
the serious attention which they gave TO
their editorial pages and their special
articles. Dramatic criticism in most
papers resolves itself into stage gossip
and personalities; 1t is slightly inferior. |
think, to the dramatic criticism of English
papers, and infinitely inferior to that of
! Paris. The literary columns, if not con-
| spicuous by their absence, have generally
the same characteristics as the dramatic
| columns; though l must again except two
of the above mentioned papers. The New
York Times has an excellently. arranged
supplement, but the criticism in 1t is not
superior to that of the London Daily Tele-
graph or the Morning Post.
To speak generally editors who may
happen to be men of broad general ideas
are not encouraged to apply those ideas
| to their papers. For the average daily
! journal does not exist to propagate ideas.
In that direction its promoters have usu-
ally no special pride or ambition They
are business men. Papers are the COM
modify in which they deal-an elastic COM
modify which on occasion may subserye
other business interests. 1t is their belief
| that the general public-the majority for
( which they cater-demands constant sem
\ sation of the crudest kind; that it de-
mands variety; that it detests continuity,
that it prefers the language of slang to
the English language. They cater, in
fact, to every one who can read, to every
one who has come under the spell of ele-
mentary education. They refuse to ignore
the tastes of the most ignorant or even
the most brutalized of readers, and they
persuade themselves that these are the
| majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Comparing BIrmiagham and Denver


Returning to Birmingham this weet
from Denver, after an absence of two
years and a half, I marvel at the i'm.
provement seen On every hand" said
Homer Hesterly.
when I hrst went TO Denver thai
city seemed prosperous and progress
sive. The census of 1910 credited II
with population of $4,000, but bust
ness conditions there have not been
good of late. The mainstay of Den
yer has been the tourist business and
that has fallen off largely because
of two severe winters we had there.
In commercial circles there has been
much depression for the past few
months.
Here in Birmingham everybody
seems busy. I have visited a number
|of western cities and some of them
were full of thrift but Birmingham
is so far ahead of other places that
there is simply no comparison This
was go ahead city when 1 lived
here, but 1t now looks phenomenal,
indeed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
prediction ABOUT the cabinet

ut seems settled that William Jennings
Bryan is to be Secretary of State, but |
think it is a safe prediction that he will
not remain in Wilson's cabinet four
years. said former Mayor w. M. Dren-
nen. 81 have always regarded the Ne
braska statesman as a man of remark
able ability. I think he is one of the
smartest in this country. Whether he
is we'll fitted for the office of Secretary
Of State l am not prepared to say. but
friction is almost sure to come, think.
''Mr. Underwood and Mr.. Wilson could
get along well together, but without in
tending to critieise anybody I do not be-
lieve that harmony will prevail in adj
ministration circles so long as Bryan is
to dominate. Mr.. Wilson has a very
strong will and he is not the sort or a
man to be dictated to. Mr.. Underwood is
of the highest Importance at this time
and if Wilson's administration is a sue
cess it will be due largely to Underwood $
craftsmanship. The President will GER
tainly need Underwood's hearty and in
innate friendship.
'.It would not surprise me to see a re-
organization of the cabinet as soon as
Underwoods tariff measures are enacted
into law. 1t is more than likely that
Underwood will eventually become Sec
retary of the Treasury In order that he
NAV have a hand in directing the op-
Grafton Of the new tariff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Friedmann's Cure for tuberculosis


Brought to this country primarily
by a New York banker who has a
son-in-law afflicted with tuberculosis,
DR.. Friedman was welcomed on ar
rival by physician of the United
States marine hospital service, who
had been officially sent for that pur-
pose by the surgeon general. The
new method is to be tested here,
both officially and by private physi-
clans.
1t is based on bacilli taken from a
turtle which had itself been sub
jected to tubercular bacilli taken
from human being. The process of
cure is admittedly slow. The first eff
fects are not seen until two or three
weeks after incubation, and a COM
plete cure is matter of months.
Just why this turtle is a necessary
intermediary in this cure is not ex-
planned. It will be soon enough to
consider the trouble when it is ascer-
tanned that step has been taken in
curing the most dreadful disease of
the temperate zone. The turtle has
as good a right to become a benefit
ciary Of the human race as any other
animal, and all will be glad to heart
that it is a capable auxiliary in, 3he
saving of human lives.
Both the German government and
the government of this country seem
to think there are possibilities of
good in the friedman cure, and the
results of the forthcoming tests will
be awaited with deep interest in
many households.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ABoU BEN ADHEM

BY Leigh Hunt.
Abou Ben Adhem may his tribe I'm
creaseD
Awolxe one night from deep dream OF
peace,
And saw, within the moonlight of his
room, frte .ss.4E4,
Making it rich. and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing ina book of gold
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
N bold
And to the presence in the room he said
sWhat writest thou?" The vision raised
its head
And with look made all of sweet ac-
cord, 80 5,
Answered 'The names Of those who love
the Lord"
"And is mine one?" said Abou. Nay,
not so,
Replied the. angel Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still and said: II pray thee,
then,
Write me as one who loves his fellow
men," SIS
The angel wrote .andsvanish'd. The next
night
1t came again with great awakening
light, ~ =
And show'd the names whom love of God
had bless'd,
And 10. Ben Adhem's name led all the
yest. : +. ' e $50 2 - - =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Distinguishea Naval officer

Commodore Albion d. Wadhams,
United States navy. who visits Bir-
mingham this week, and who will de-
liver a public address under the aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce
Friday night, is not only known as a
man of intellectual force and large ex-
perience in life, but he is noted
wit" said Sterling A. Wood.
Although the commodore is now on
the retired list he still takes a lively
interest in the navy. He was born at
Wadhams' Mill. N. Y, in June, 1S47.
He graduated at the naval academy,
and was appointed ensign in 1863 He
served on the Pacific squadron and was
instructor at the naval academy from
1875 to 1878; served on the coast sur
vey in 1873 and 1879; was on duty at
the Washington navy yard several
years; was executive officer of the
Mohican from 1898 to 1895; has been
inspector of several lighthouse districts
and during the Spanish-American war
was in charge of the eighth coast
defense district. He commanded the
Monongahela in 1899, and later was
in command of st. Marys navy yard
Still later he was in charge of the
Norfolk navy yard. He has been on
the retired list since 1907"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Wider Sidewalks in Second Avenue


The property holders in Second
avenue are opposed to any further
encroachment on the street space by
the sidewalks, and the city commits
sioners have called halt on the SUBJ
ject.
If the commissioners would take
steps through the patrolmen to make
pedestrians keep to the right, and to
quit holding conventions on the side
walks, the sidewalk space would be
found to be sufficient. 1t is the idler
and the man who persists on walking
where he should not that congests
the sidewalks. The man who walks
on the left side is the man to be
chiefly blamed. What he does may
be endurable and even comfortable in
Montgomery, but here in Birmingham
it is misfit. 1t is a sad misfit in
Second avenue, and later still it will
be in Third avenue.
If all would consider the comfort
Of others there would be no conges-
tion on any sidewalk. 1t is thought
lessness and a careless way of using
the sidewalks that causes all the
trouble complained of. A few gentle
hints from the patrolmen are needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ROOT ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Washington Correspondent Chicago
Record Herald.
Senator Root of New York has en-
tered the fight which is waging here
between the woman suffrage advocates
and the antis by declaring himself un-
equivocal1y in opposition to votes for
women.
II am opposed to the granting of
suffrage to women because | believe
that it would be a loss to women, to
all women. and to every woman" said
Senator Root, "and because I believe it
would be an injury to the state, and to
every man and woman In The state.
ut would be useless to argue this
If the right of suffrage were a natural
right If it were natural right then
women should have 1T though the heav-
ems fall But if there be any one thing
settled in the long discussion of this
subject, it is that suffrage is not q
natural right but simply a means OF
government, and the sole question to
be discussed is whether government by
the suffrage of men and women Will be
better government than by the suffrage
of men alone.
"The question is, therefore, ques-
tion of expediency and the question OF
expediency upon this subject is not a
question of tyranny, but question OF
liberty, a question of the preservation
of free constitutional government. OF
law, order, peace and prosperity.
Into my judgment there enters nc
element of the inferiority of woman
1t is not that woman is inferior to
man, but it is that woman is different
from man; that in the distribution OF
powers, of capacities, of qualities, our
Maker has created man adapted to
the performance of certain functions
| in the economy of nature and society
and women adapted to the perform
ances of other functions.
| zone question to be determined in
| the discussion of this subject is
whether the nature of woman is such
that her taking upon her the perform.
ances of the functions implied in suf-
frage will leave her in the possession
and the exercise of her highest pow.
| ers and on entering upon field in
which, because of her differences from
man. she is distinctly inferior.
Il have said that / though suffrag,
would be a loss TOR women; l think 81
because suffrage implies not merely tn,
| casting of the ballot, the gentle ant
peaceful fall of the snowflake; but suf.
| frage. il it means anything, means en-,
tering upon the field of political life
and politics is modified war In poll
ties there is struggle, strife, conten-
ton, bitterness, heart burning excite
ment, agitation, everything which II
adverse to the true character o.
woman. Woman rules today by tn,
sweet and noble infiueuces of her char
acter. Put woman into the arena 0
conflict and she abandons these grea
weapons which control the world, ant
she takes into her hands WEAPONS will
which she is unfamiliar and which sht
| is unable to WELD"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
WHO ARE THE BLOND EsNIMos

WHO ARE THE BLOND Es>INOsf
V. Stefansson, in Harper's Magazine for
March.
There is no reason for insisting now or
ever that the "Blond Eskimos" of Vic
toria Land are descended from the Scan
dinavian colonists of Greenland. but look
ing at it historically or geographically
there is no reason why they might not be.
We have seen that the Scandinavians
fiourished for centuries on the west coast
of Greenland. We know that at the time
when communications between Europe
and Greenland were cut off there were
still large numbers of them living in
Greenland in proximity to the Esldmos.
We know that the habits Of the Eskimos
are such, as exemplihed in their relations
with the American Indian and the white
man in recent times, that they are inclined
to mix with any race with which they
come in contact. Greenland is not far
from Victoria Land. If there were any
reason for doing so I could go by sled in
less than "a months from the southwest
corner of Victoria Land to the districts
in Greenland which the Scandinayians in
habited, or by crossing from Greenland
in boat in summer I could do in one
year thence by sled west to Victoria Land.
AS a matter of fact, the Eskimos who now
winter on the ice west of Victoria Land
start thence in March, and by August
meet for trading purposes the Eskimos of
the Hudson bay, just above Chesterfield
inlet. There is, then, no more reason
geographically than there is HISTORICALLY to
suppose any barrier that could keep the
Scandinavians from moving west to Vic
toria Land had they wanted to.
If the reason that the Victoria Land
Esllimos are European like in. that they
are of European blood, then the Scandi-
navian colony in Greenland furnishes not
only an explanation, but the only ex-
PLANTATION. 1t has been suggested in print
that there may be some connection be-
tween the blond tribes and the English
explorers of the Arctic islands. A suf-
ficient lack of information might make
this supposition seem probable. 1t is true,
however, that the literature of the Frank
lin expeditions not only is fairly COM
plete, but also the Eskimos themselves
still remember such contact as they had
with the explorers. OF all tribes visited
by us only three were shown by our lit
erature to have come in contact with the
explorers, and in all these three tribes |
found men still living who remembered
the incident The extracts already quoted
show that when the first Englishmen
came inN contact with these people they
found already among them exactly the
same blond traits that we find today, and.
secondly, the amount of contact was so
slight that no physical change of whole
tribes could have been produced. Had
Franklin's entire ships company of 23O
men survived in Victoria Land, and had
they all married among and lived among
the Eskimos, their descendants could not
have been numerous enough to give us the
condition we find there today. We have
records however, of the actual death OF
more than half of FranlSlins men, and We
feel certain that they had all perished be-
fore the year 1860 at the latest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

Mrs. ]. Rockwell Combs is in Philadel-
phia arranging for caravan trip across
the continent in behalf of woman suf-
frage. Mrs. Combs is working among so-
ciety women and is supported bv Mrs.
Q. Fl. p. Belmont, who is determined 70
adopt this plan to canvass the non-suf-
frage states. Last summer Mrs. Combs
undertook an expedition of this kind
from Paris to Naples, and Mrs. Belmont
brought her to this country to under
take the new campaign. The caravan trim
will begin in May and it is the purpose
of Mrs. Belmont to interest in this work
wealthy women who will support the
cause, but not be compelled to give their
personal time to it. Several wagons will
be taken, with several tents and other
conyeniences for stopping here and there
on the way. There will be no spectacular
marching, but actual hard campaigning,
and those who are interested with Mrs.
Belmont are of the opinion that they will
accomplish results by this practical DEM
onstration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES


THE OWL AND THE PUSSY CAT.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea
In beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey and plenty of
money
Wrapped up. In five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above
And sang to a small guitar:
"Oh, lovely Pussy, oh, Pussy, my love
What beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are,
What a beautiful Pussy you aree,
Pussy said to the owl: You elegant
fowl,
How charmingly sweet you singi
Oh, let us be married; too long we have
tarried
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away for year and day
TO the land where the bong-tree grows
And there in the wood a Piggy-wigs stood
With ring at the end of his nose, 81
His nose,
His nose
With ring at the end of his nose.
Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one
shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, Il will
so they took 1t away and were married
next day
BY the Turkey who lives on the hill
They dined on minee and slices of qufnce,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon,
And hand III hand, on. the edge of the
sand
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
Edward Lear
MEANING THE BILLOWs.
II understand Perdita firted with some
nigh rollers at the beach last summer"
SO she did, and nearly got drowned
PAUL, COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
AT NAPLES ON THE GULF

Henry Watterson, in the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
TITO go to bed in the metropolis Of let
US say Kentucky and TO wake up
hguratively spealSing-in the Ever
glades of Florida is the most startling OF
human transitions.
1t seems but yesternight that the allied
armies of the besieging north with bat
tering rams of wind and snow were bear
ing down upon the roof and beating
against the blinds; that the outer walls
were eneased in ice; and that the cry
was more blankets" and another buck
ct of coall7 This morning I am awakened
by the song of birds and the smell of
roses, albeit through wire screens; by the
sound of waves gently tapping the sandy
beach; by the yelping of dogs impatient
for the hunters and the hunt. Truly Wal
ter Haldeman builded wiser than he knew
when he was caught by the lure of the
flowers and the glimpse of paradise which
had been nicknamed Naples-on- the Gulf
I can see him now tugging at his beard
and reading that letter from Cerro Gordo
Williams. General Williams was pos
sessed of a fertile fancy and sanguine
spirit. Nobody ever accused him of pea
simism. How he originally came down
here-only hundred miles north of Key
West, nearly 200 miles south of Tampa
1 know not; but here he was. and that
letter.
The fishing? Virginia. You had only
to poke your prov into a school of mack
erel to come presently into university
of pompano. The "groupers'' danced the
turkey-trot upon the banks just little
ways out from shore and down toward
Gordon Pass the 'snappers' no sooner
heard the fishers voice than they came
from their cave-like dwellings under the
mangrove roots to take his line and honor
his draft Tarpon!- The "Slver King
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
oDD Box oFFICE REQUESTS

From the New York Journal.
A visitor from out of town appeared
at the Metropolitan box office recently.
Il would like to have seat No. 9o,'' she
said to the man behind the grating.
There is no such seat in the house, .
he told her.
but there must be-" she insisted. "A
friend of mine in Troy told me it was
the best seat in the house, and to be sure
and get 1t If possible
The ticket seller thought a moment
and handed out ticket. 1t was marked
Seat G, Row T.
That's the nearest thing to ninety !
can give you,' said he.
When the buyer had departed he said:
I'VE have all kinds of funny requests
The other day funny chap came along
and asked for the dog seat. told him
dogs were not allowed. Then he said
sWell give me K9, them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Regarding sunday Amusements

II believe in Sunday concerts be-
cause high class music is eleyating
and in a certain sense religious, but
have never patronized a Sunday thea
tre. nor have | ridden on a Sunday ex-
cursion train,p said a member of the
Chamber of Commerce. 'As to moving
picture shows, l agree with Mr.. Chali-
foux, who was quoted recently as say
ing that if biblical and historical sub
iects were presented good might re-
suit from Sunday afternoon movies
ss,rhose who oppose all form of Sun
day diversion in a public hall some-
times make exaggerated remarks which
would lead untraveled people to think
indicate low state of morals Well,
| happened to be in Minneapolis on
a Sunday several month sago, and
noticed that the large theatres there
were open for matinees and night. per-
formances. In passing along the street
Ii saw sign, matinee this afternoon.
I supposed it was a Saturday sign
that had remained over Sunday by rea-
son Of carelessness, but on steppin2
into the vestibule of the theatre
was informed that the sign meant
Sunday afternoon. l was told that
nearly all the theatres had Sunday
lmatinees.
Il had attended a church service in