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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
British Ministers Exonerated

The lengths and depths to. which
political party feeling is being car
ried in England is shown by the at
tack which was made on three of the
cabinet ministers who were accused of
trafficking in Marconi shares at a
time when the British government
was engaged in the purchase of the
system. The postmaster general
the chancellor of the exchequer and
the attorney general was publicly
named and accused of using their of
1lces to make large profits, and these
accusations were repeated in parlia-
ment. The effort was tremendous
and for time it seemed likely to
lead to the downfall of the liberal
party and with it the end of the Irish
home rule bill, the Welsh disestablish-
ment bill, the voters reform bill and
the proposed land reform bills.
The committee appointed by parlia-
ment to investigate the charges went
into the whole question and found
that there was no foundation for the
charges, branded them as absolutely
untrue and severely censured the au-
thors and publishers of these reports
But in the meantime, and before the
investigating committee made its re-
port there had been two by-elections
held in England, both of which went
against the government and were ac-
credited to the revulsion of feel;no
among the electors caused by the
charges of graft preferred against
the cabinet ministers. These seats
are now lost to the government be-
yond recall, but they are expected to
be the means of strengthening the
government rather than weakening il
1t is characteristic of the Enp-
lishman to make amends for anv in.
justice he may have been caused to
commit, and the vindication of the
ministers is almost sure to be fol-
lowed by the people taking vengeance
on their traducers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

person. Some of his subjects thought
he was crazy. Various manifestations
were pointed to as evidences of his
erratic mind.
But looking back 20 years William
II has proved himself in spectacu-
lar way the war lord of Europe; he
has stood every day of his life for
peace. In the 25 years of his reign
he has been a witness to an insistent
peace policy. No blood has been
she in the German empire since Viii
liam sat on the throne. More than
that, he has promoted every move
ment for culture. A scholarly man
himself, William has fulfilled the
German ideal.
Germany is the best educated coun-
try in the world today and this fact
is due largely to the German Empe-
ror's personal love of religion, art,
music and letters. No sketch of the
Emperor would be adequate without
a reference to religion. In this age
of agnosticism William has stood
steadfastly by fundamental Christian
dogmas. He is the official head of
the Lutheran church, but his sympa-
thies are strongly with all Trinita-
rian Christianity-Catholicism as well
as Professionalism.
When Pope Plus x wrote William
an alsorraph letter in congratulation
of his anniversary it may be readily
imagined that it was more than per-
functory. All believers in the Chris
tan religion revere the German En-
peror. His religious belief has been
steadying force in Christendom.
The congratulations sent to the En-
peror by typical democrats the world
over shows how closely humanity is
akin. All lovers of peace will wish
for William another 25 years of
health and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
CANNON BALLS IN DREDGEs

SA-NlNO-N IlN
From the West Coast Leader, Lima,
Peru
If what engineers and others inter-
ested in the additional reclamation
work on filled fields In Colon report
Is true, parts of the city are fairly
well salted with bombs and grapeshot.
A number of these have been dug UP
by suction dredge which Is now ex-
cavating near the end of the slip, to
the west of the new pier at Cristobal.
About half dozen of the larger pro-
jectiles and a peck of smaller balls
We're found in the stone box of the
dredge recently. and 1t is estimated that
a greater quantity went through the
discharge pipe into the reclamation fill
east of East street, Colon. The pro-
jectiles were incrusted with a kind of
natural concrete, made up of coral de-
posits, sand and shells, to the thickness
of two inches. Below this was a coat
ing of rust, beneath the steel was clean
and well preserved
The mark 20. r. D. D. 1852" was
found in the interior of some of the
largest projectiles. One when 1t was
opened contained black powder in a
state of fair preservation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
SCIENCE AND THE KORAN
nm tho Naxy York CItp


The globe is directly contrary to the
Mohammedan religion. 1t teaches that
the earth is round. but their traditions
will not let them outgrow the Ptol-
emaic system that proclaims the earth
to be flat. The Moslems in Kuweit
have not now much trouble in accept
ing both. But this graphic geographic
evidence will hasten their advance to
the modified Islamism of India and pre-
sent the better soil of a more open
mind for which the Arabian mission
has labored for more than 20 years.
Already the town is divided into two
distinct camps in a controversy about
the earths rotundity. The advanced
party, which reads the newspapers
from Egypt and encourages education
has aroused hostility and enmity by In
Producing the study of geography into
large Koranic school recently estab-
lished.
Just the other day the teacher told
the boys the world was round like an
orange and rotates, and the following
day he was compelled to tell them
that they need not learn that lesson
But the shop is having an increased
call for Biographies. and when they
realize that the Koran Is wrong abou,
this world they will be more ready y
to believe 1t is wrong also about tho
next The contributors to missions for
Moslems are having increased encour.
agement for their faith and support
for last year even Kuweit was able Il
add to the number OF converts from
| Islam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
A DIFFERENT PROCESS

From the Atlanta Constitution.
A correspondent of the Dalton Citizen
tells this one:
"A big colored Baptist revival was In
progress near Valdosta. Mourners were
going up by the score to be prayed for.
The parson was loudly calling for sin
ners to come up and be washed as white
as snow One apparently stubborn old
darkey refused the invitation persistent
ly. Being prominent in colored circles
the parson was anxious to line him up.
Brudder Smith, exclaimed the parson,
won't you come up and have your sins
washed white as snow?' Brother Smith
slowly rose to his feet and replied that his
sins had recently been washed as white
as snow at Methodist revival The par
son was stumped for a moment, but
quickly rejoined: 'Brudder Smith, you'se
not been washed white as snow; you'se
less been dry cleaned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
HEART MAY STOP TEN MINUTES

Paris Cor. New York Times
The following very interesting state
ments, some of which are considered
striking by the leading lights of French
medical science, were made today by DR..
Alexis Carrel. of the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for Medical Research, New York, at
his first official lecture at the Paul Beau
jon hospital.
DR.. Carrel announced that he was now
able to operate in the chest cavity with
as much ease and safety as in the abb
domen. 1T is now a simple CUT he said.
'and we open the thorax and operate upon
the lungs, heart and aorta as we treat the
kidneys and the intestines. We now know,
Also just how much the brain, the spinal
cord and the heart can stand as regards
the temporary anaes thetics required by
operations.
"The heart suffers very little from in
terrupted circulation as long as care is
taken that it has enough oxygen, and it
may be stopped for five or even ten min
utes without danger; while in the spinal
marrow the circulation may be stopped
as long as 20 minutes.
ror lhe prdiil, however, lour minutes
is the limit of safety, and after five it is
very difficult to restore normal condi-
tions"
A huge field of work remained, he said
in conclusion. to be done, as regards OPP
erations upon the human heart, and the
study of these was of the greatest pos
sible Importance This was especially true
of surgery for aneurisms and the shrink
ing of the aorta or pulmonary arteries.
The lecture was received with great en-
thuSaSm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
PAVED STREETS IN 1000 B. G.

the reign of Augustus. no less than %
great military roads radiated from the
city. These roads extended to every part
Of the vast empire and are estimated to
have total length of $4,000 miles.
The Roman construction was in gen.
eral extremely ma ssive. The Appian way
is said to have been In good repair 500
years after it was built. On q carefully
prepared subgrade were placed four sue
cessive courses of layers. the statumen
or foundation course, the rudus or Sec
ond course. the nucleus or third course
and the pavmentum or wearing surface.
The top and bottom courses consisted in
general Of large nat stones. while the two
Intervening courses were built of smaller
stone or other suitable material laid in
lime mortar.
With the fall o. the Roman empire ths
roads were neglected and gradually fell
into decay, so that today but little moro
than trace remains Of these splendid
achievements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
CORRECTING a proof-Reader,. Error

In my comments on the illustrated ar
ticle in Sundays Ase-Herald. on the sec
ond days battle at Gettysburg, | tried
to correct an error of the writer Is to
Hampton and Hampden,' said Percy
Clark.
There was no Hampton battery in the
Gettysburg fight. There was cavalry
brigade commanded by General Hamp-
ton; also there was Hampden (Vir-
ginia) battery in the very center of the
hottest part of the assault of Piekett's
division and other supporting troops, upon
Cemetery hill.
1T Is interesting to note that there is
a Seminary hill' whereon was situated
the Lutheran seminary, and Cemetery
hil.' Seminary hill is about a quarter
of mile from Gettysburg on the west
side of town. 1t was at the time of the
three days fight shaded by pretty grove
of large trees and the whole top of the
ridge on both sides was more or less
crowned with open woods throughout its
entire length. 1t vas about this loca-
tion that the first skirnish took place
where Major General Reynolds, comman-
der of the federals first. third and elev-
enth corps was killed He was succeeded
by General Hancock
Cemetery hill lies south of Gettysburg
about a mile and half, the extended
ridge declining for distance then rising
to higher elevation--a small, mountain
called Round Top. battery of the fed
eral artillery took a position in the Cath
olic cemetery on Cemetery ridge during
the conflict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
UnderwOod's Vacation

Many busy men manage to take a
long summer vacation. The great
bankers of the large cities would think
they were in hard luck, indeed, il
they could not keep away from bust
ness throughout July and August.
But there are no buster men than
the leaders of political parties. Oscar
Underwood, the democratic House
leader in Congress, has heavy re-
sponsibilities and Of necessity must
be on the tariff revision job prac-
tically every minute of his time. His
son was among the graduates of the
University of Virginia yesterday and
Mr.. Underwood took day off from
Washington to be present at the
commencement exercises. 1t was a
day of real joy and refreshment. If
any man deserves good long rest
from grinding toll it is Mr.. Under
wood. But fame often eXacts heavy
toll. He will have no vacation. For
tunately, Mr.. Underwood is now en-
joying the best of health and he will
be able to remain in Washington in
good condition and stick to his con-
gressional duties until Congress ad-
journs.
Washington is one of the hottest
places in all creation, but statesmen
who have had experience in weather.
ing it through on ice tea, limeade ano
other cooling drinks seldom complain
Mr.. Underwood is certainly not Of
the complaining class and all his
friends will wish him happy anc
pleasant summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

From the Good Roads Year Book.
kYYYHEN or where the first road was
w built is rot .ns, known, nsv1tau ns.ooD'aa resa
on which King Cheops employed loo'o"
men for 10 years. According to the MS
torian. this road was built of MASSIVE
stone blocks 10 feet deep, and lined On
hoth sides with temples, mausoleums'
ror+,cos and statues. The streets OF
Babylon are said TO have been paved as
early as 1000 B. c., and several well sur
faced roads radiating to neighboring cities
Carthage, before its fall, was the center
of a highly developed road system. The
ancient Peruvians had a wonderful sys-
tenn of national roads connecting all the
principal parts sf their empire
Bridges were also built by the an
clients at very early date. The Eu-
pirates at Babylon was crossed by a
stone bridge ,,rior to 1000 B. c., and 1t
4. known that the Chinese built bridges
as public works as early as 29Oo b. =.
Tho first definite and fully authentic
information concerning the systematic
construction and maintenance OF perma-
nent roads comes TO US from the Romans
IIt is generally understood that the Ro-
mans learned the art Of road building
from the Cartnagcnians. However. the
construction Of their great road was as
perfect as that II any Of their later ones.
The first of the great Roman roads
was from Rome to Capua, distance OF
~ italian miles. ond was begun by Ap-
Plus Claudius, about s12 B. c. 1t wns
known as tho Appinn Way or Queen Of
Roads" This road was later extended
to Brundisium. total OF $50 miles, and
was probably completed by julius Caesar,
About 40 B. c. tho Flaminian way was
built. It crossed the Mar river on = stone
bridge which had central span Of 40
feet with rise Of 100 feet When Roms
reached the height Of her glory. under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
NIUFFED KNOCKS

From the Chicago Tribune.
Your pitching suits me, old boy, all
right; I've won many FLYER by betting
on the other club where you were in
the box for the home team
ITS awfully good of you to drop in,
Mrs. Jipes; I'm feeling so dull today
that I'm ready to welcome almost any
body"
Doctor. I'm paying this bill just as
cheerfully as il your medicines had
really helped me-
your complexion Is so marvellous
dearie, that you always look to me
as if you painted and powdered"
"Dr Billups, I'd rather hear you
preach than anybody 1 know of; your
sermons are so full of jokes and funny
stories"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
BIRMINGHAM AND MOBILE

From the Mobile REGISTER.
Ihe community of interest between Mo-
bile and Birmingham Will be strengthened
by the purchase of control of The Map-
nolia Compress company by Birmingham
capitalists who plan extensive deyelop-
mont and increasing scope for the enter
PRISE and who have wisely sought affilla-
lon With Mobile men as well as Mobile
capital These gentlemen recognize that
Mobile Is not merely Alabanas only port,
but that this city is destined TO be one
or the most important ports In the United
states; and they have come here to profit
in the prosperity that is to come to all.
1t is good that Birmingham men are
giving this recognition to Mobile. Bir-
mingham is essentially d manufacturing
city. Her resources of iron and coal are
almost limitless. Her tonnage and prod
ucts In both are enormous and are In
creasing year by year. The railroads have
been carrying this tonnage to Savannah,
Norfolk, New Orleans and Pensacola.
They have not brought just share of 1t
to Mobile. Now there is fair prospect
that all this will be changed
Birminghams business men are awak-
I
ening to the discrimination practiced
| against their city, and they are seeking
readjustment. Out of this readjustment
VIII come only good to Mobile, for the
community of interests. the CO. operative
development of enterprises in both cities,
will naturally turn the tide of business
these men can control from Birmingham
to Mobile, where they have their invest
ments.
Another good thing arises from the COM
ing of the Birmingham capital here: 1t
brings new blood to Mobile, a new en-
thusiasm a new force that will stimulate
the forces here to greater activity 1t is
good augury, and tells graphically how
we'll Mobile Is thought of away from here.
| Let us welcome the association of these
men from Birmingham with Mobile Let
us give them all the aid we can to pro-
mote an enterprise that links itself with
Mobile enterprise and capital. Let this be
but the beginning of the chain that ties
the two cities together. Let our purpose
be to make that chain so strong that the
two cities shall be as of one purpose, in
thought, in action and in development
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
The Park Concerts

The ladies composing the park concert
committee of the Music Study club have
made good headway in raising the fund
for open air music this summer, but the
time Is growing short and everybody
should lend helping hand" said an old
citizen.
THE committee has started out to get
up a larger fund than that of last sum-
mer or the summer before. Last year the
fund did not amount to quite $1,000 but
now it is proposed to raise this summer
$4,000 so that a larger band may be en-
ployed. The city has doubled its appro-
priation and the Tennessee company and
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
e. company have, I am told, pledged
themselves each for 500.
Mr. Thomas Bowron, assistant cashier
of the First National bank, will receive
any subscriptions that citizens make"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
A COMING BUSINESS

From Answers, London.
Ma" exclaimed young Teddy, burst
ing into the house, Mrs. Johnson said
she would give me penny If told her
what you said about herr
Il never heard of such thing" an
swered his mother Indignantly. You re
very good boy not to have toldl ]
wouldn't have her think l even men,
toned her. Here's an apple sonny, for
being such wise little lad"
II should think / am, ma! When sha
showed me the penny I told her that
what you said was something awful
and worth sixpence at least"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The soufh.z Prn.perIty

The south has been making great pro-
gress In Industrial development and IN
agriculture said Joel Fl Breathlit "i
Philadelphia.
IT made an extended southern trip
about 10 years ago and 1 have been III
the south several times since then. l am
amazed at thejwonderful development tnat
SEQ in several of the southern states
Old Virginia is keeping right up WIN
the procession. Richmond and NortoiH
are growing very fast and Roanoke, one
OF the newer towns, reminds me sofne-
thing Of Birmingham. II il not quite
as old az Birmingham, l believe, nor is
It anything like as large, bat u 10 maN-
ing great headway,
Birmingham Is In class to ITSELF
a phenomenal city, indeed It's growth IN
the last decade attracted wide attention
and It's future cannot we'll be overesti-
mated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
STREET LAMPS

STREET LAMPS
BY Harry Kemp.
I do not sing those suttering leagues OF
fire W
That flare against the stars and make
them pale
OF whom the lightning Is the harnessed
SIRE
OF low ranged. lesser lights tell the
Softly they take their being one by one
From the lamplighter's hand. after the
sun
Has dropt to dusk.
Like little flowers they bloom.
Set in long rows amidst the growing
gloom,
who he who lights them is do not
know,
Except that every eve, with footfai1.
Acd regular, he passes BY my room
And sets hts gusty flowers Of lishA|
ablcom,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
From It'd Bits.

<fH oOKIES are afraid to lay good
odds nowadays" an old race
- goer remarked at Newmarket I
recently. bets are mere trifes COM
pared with those of the old days" And
certainly we do not hear of ''plungee"
such as those, for instance. which charac-
terized the transactions OF Mr. Davies,
the first bookmaker to be called le-
viathan," who betted In tens of thou
sands.
In the year 1855 he laid Nsr. Clarke $780,
600 to $4,000 against each of three horses
the latter had in the Derby of that year,
Mr. Clarke having to pay. while If Bar
barian had won the derby of 1853 instead
of Daniel oRourie the 'leviathan'' would
have netted something like 100000.
One of Davies first big wagers was to
lay Lord Strafford 100000 to $5o00 against
The Cur for the Cesarewitch. Davies
started life as Il carpenter, and began
betting In a small street off Gray's Inn
road by taking half crowns. But by
great shrewdness and insight he soon
gained the confidence of the public, and
the amounts he paid away daily to
ready money clentS were enorinous. ZIG
Is said never to have quibbled or sug-
gested mistakes, ond such was his hou-
esty that on one occasion, when he found
that successful client had died since
making the oct, lie paid the winnings
over to the widow.
Another famous bookmaker who made
big bets, and in whom the racing frater-
nifty had the same high confidence born Of
actual experiencs. was the late Mr.. Fry
In the course Of his long and highly sue
cessful career he paid out as much as
100000 on single wager, and in .more
than one instance a. sum of soo.0oO And
While he lost upward of $5oo,0c0 through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Emperor Williams Anniversary

The German Emperor, William IL,
is celebrating the twenty-fifth ami
versary of his reign. He has had a
remarkable period Of rulership. Many
of US recall the first 10 years of his
imperial sovereignty. In Prussia and
throughout the world William was re-
earded as an exceptionally eccentric
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
THREE FLIES.

THREE FLIES.
Sprightly companions O. my dungeon
cell
Who'd ever think man could like a
fly?
But wait until you've got caught In
In which I've watched the months and
years roll by.
The three little flies do frequent visit
Within the confines of my COUGHS
net.
Time treats the little rascals tenderly:
At their tnics-upon my soul I'm
laughing yet.
They're married now and lead lives OF
repute
Clean, wholesome lives, as wholesome
beings should;
Which proves that you can civilize a
brute
They'd buzz what I says true II but
that they would,
Long life to the Three Little Flies
cry l.
The case of Mr.. Chaloner Is an in
teresting one. His escape from the
Bloomingdale asylum for the insaae
where he had been incarcerated for
several years. is we'll remembered. In
Virginia, where he found asylum In
the broader sense of the word. he has
popuiarized himself by playing with
considerable distinction the role Of q
charitable country gentleman Of large
means Virginians would doubtless like
10 see him restored to his rights al
owner of an estate of $1,50O,000 and
permitted to enjoy his full income In.
stead or the mere $4,000 . year
wnicn is his present allowance Blu,
would not his attorneys have been
wiser If they had filed other evidence
tnan his recently published book OF
poemsf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

which would be fair, and am sure it
would get up better working spirit
with all and we would have different
feeling and a better appreciation of
the convenienees and benefits we en-
joy by and through the railroad serv-
Ice we are getting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

In total membership of 700 the San
Francisco Dish washers union 'boasts'' of
100 college graduates. They have simply
reached their level, not because of COL
leGe education. but In spite of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

A Chicago preacher says It Is lmpos-
sible for q man with an income of sl0oo
day to be religious. The trouble with
having an income like that IL It makes
a fellow feel like celebrating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

There is nothing more annoying than
to cit in theatre directly in front o.
a person whose only adjective is some. !"
Hear him or her say. That's some ar
t.st"' and then die.