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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-08
AIRS CLEAR OF REPORTERS
--O-O-

STEARS CLEAR OF REPORTERS
= Though the whereabouts of Miss
Ada M. Cox, the stenographer on
whose complaint William Rufus Ed
wards, wealthy st. Paul lumberman,
was indicted under the Mann act,
were kept secret by federal authori-
ties today, District Attorney Wilker-
son declared that this precaution was
taken, not in the fear that Miss Cox
would be induced to withdraw her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Ambassador Wilson

To all intent and purposes Henry
Lane Wilson, who served as United
States ambassador to Mexico, has
been out of the diplomatic service for
two weeks or more, but his called for
resignation was not to be effective
until October /. That is to say, Mr..
Wilson might have the title and draw
the pay of ambassador until the date
named, although he was publicly re-
pudiated by the President.
The treatment of ambassadors and
ministers plenipotentiary quitting Of
flee by reason of a change in the ad-
ministration at Washington has been
different from that of other high of
| ficials. When an ambassador resigns
and leaves his post he is not expected
to be in any hurry about reaching
home, although a new ambassador
may have been appointed and started
for his post. The retiring official
holds the title and draws the pay un-
til he calls on the President at the
White House to say good-by. 1t is
usually from one to two months from
the time an ambassador or minister
resigns before he makes his farewell
CALL son the President and until this is
done he is Carried on the books" as
ambassador or minister as the case
may be.
Henry Lane Wilson has given out
a statement to the effect that he de-
mands his resignation be accepted
next Monday or Tuesday and that he
be Immediately relieved of his posi-
ton. He is eager to fill the public
prints with criticisms of the admins
tration. He says he will "talk" just as
soon as he is in position to do so.
! Official etiquette has usually re-
strained eX-ambassadors from eriti-
cism of the administration under
which they served but Henry Lane
Wilson is one of the noisy sort and he
will be pushing himself into the news
papers until the public becomes thor
oughly tired of him.
1t would have been we'll if President
Wilson had accepted Henry Lane Will
sons resignation the week after the
Inauguration, effective within short
time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
The Wilson Way

Shortly after Woodrow Wilson took
the oath as President of the United
States, he made formal declaration
of the policy he intended to pursue
with reference to the other republics
of the western hemisphere. He said
In part;
Cooperation is possible only when sup
ported at every turn by the orderly pro-
cesses of just government based upon
law, not upon arbitrary or irregular force.
We hold, as l am sure all thoughtful
leaders of republican government every
where hold, that just government rests
always upon the consent of the governed
and that there can be no freedom with
out order based upon law and upon the
Public conscience and approval We shall
look to make these principles the basis of
mutural intercourse, respect and helpful
ness between our sister republics and
ourselves. We shall lend our influence
of every kind to the realization of these
principles in fact and practice, knowing
that disorder, personal intrigue and de-
hance of constitutional right weaken and
discredit government and injure none
so much as the people who are unfor-
tunate enough TO have their life and
their common affairs so tainted and dis
turbed. We can have no sympathy with
those who seek to seize the power of
government to advance their own place,
but We know that there can be no last
ing or stable peace in such circumstances.
AS friends, therefore, we shall prefer
those who act in the interest of peace
and honor, who protect private rights
and respect the restraints of constitu-
tional provision Mutual respect seems
to us the Indispensable Foundation of
friendship between individuals.
And the best of it is, he meant it.
Such doctrine should go far toward
restraining the countries of the south
from indulging in their pastime of
revolution. Change in rulers must
come from lawful procedure: the bull
Lett and the dagger are not to be
recognized as legal instruments of
election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
J.aving By the Crop

Really, the notion that in sowing
a large crop of wild oats a young
man is only pursuing the dictates OF
nature is altogether a mistaken one.
The harvest is never profitable. But
if highstrung youth persists in plant
ing the seed of excess and dissipa-
tion. the time must come for laying
by." else sorrow and disgrace inevi-
tably will be the outcome.
William H. Palmer, Sr., of Chi
cago has the sympathy of all fathers
in his efforts to put stop to the
wayward doings of his son William
H., Jr. The two appeared in Chicago
police court day or so ago. Palmer,
Jr., is described as a rollicking rake
of SO, while his father is SO.
''I think William should cease sow
ing wild oats" the father told the
Judge. "He drinks great deal and
comes home and acts like young colt.
/ find it difficult to control him. He
weighs $50 and l weigh only 95. He is
out every night carousing, and | can't
do thing with him."
Mr.. Palmer's story fell upon SYM
pathetic ears. 81 agree with you, "
Judge Sabbath told him. "William is
getting to be a big boy now. II he
keeps the path he is treading he is
sure to ruin his constitution. It's time
he learned to behave himself. I'll give
him just one minute to sign the
pledge William signed.
The elder Mr.. Palmer has the right
idea. With boy as big as William,
corporal castigation hardly would in
fluence him toward mending of his
way. Anyhow, the hickory switch
and the cowhide are rapidly becoming
obsolete as rectifiers of conduct. The
honor system is much to be preferred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
A JOCULAR PEORIAN

From an Exchange.
Booth Harrington, like most literateurs,
writes a wretched hand. OF this he said
in New York recently:
Once, crossing to Naples, l sat in my
deck chair with pad and fountain pen,
at work on a short story A young Pc
orian stopped before me.
By gosh he said, Il wish I could
write as well as you do
Il smiled, and the Peorian resumed
his promenade. The next time he passed
me he said again:
" Gee, what hand! If I could only
write like that
Again I smiled fattered smile. and
the Peorian made another round of the
deck. Then he said a third time:
oh, If l could only write hand
like yours,N
"Nettled a little by this third interrup-
ton, / said;
"'Well, what would you do IL you
could?
Go to China said the Peorian, and
write labels for tea boxes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
An Old married man always wonders
why he ever imagined that love was a.
greater thing than a square meal.
Virtue always wears the same modest
garment, but vice wears gaudy gown of
different hue each day.
Lots Of girls who have sense enough to
make their own dresses have sense
enough not to wear them.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who wanted to fight when you called
him a liar?
A woman likes to have a $40 mesh bag
so she can carry two nickels for car fare.
No man is ever what he thinks his
neighbor ought to be.
The world may be growing better hut
there are still too many photographs gal
leries
A woman can make herself ina gine she
is as young as she thinks she looks.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who used to read the Police Ca
zette in the barber shop?
In the good old days a fat woman tust
naturally had to be fat. But nowadays
she can wear straight front and say
| she is stout
When mother was a girl she used to
have TO tie four strings around her waist
before she donned an outer skirt. But
daughter wears so little that she can give
a fireman a hard race when it comes to
! dressing fast.
Why do we bow respectfully to gray
hairs and throw bricks at bald heads?
Father could manage to live through it
IL they closed the schools and churches.
But he'd have a fit if they closed the
saloons.
| Women are trying to enlarge their
sphere, but they draw the line at the
hoopskirt.
They must have been afraid that the
white stockings didn't show through. The
green stockings are certainly on the job
and making good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

millionaire to death by the gradual
administration of doses of poison,
while pretending to be doctoring the
patient for his benefit. Hyde, it is
said, hoped to profit from the will of
Swope.
Prosecutor Jacobs is reported to be
elated over the news from the county
court. "We cannot get ready for trial
at the fall term," he says, "but we
will have our case well prepared by
January"
There is no use hurrying. Swope has
been dead only a few years. Hyde
should not be made a victim of popu-
lar passion. Even if he is guilty, he
should not be railroaded to the gall
lows. Justice in this case can we'll
afford to proceed at a leisurely gait.
If not ready by next January, the Jan
uary following will do just as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Lawlessness in Jackson

Those citizens of jackson county
who think that dynamite can break
the cattle quarantine law are vastly
mistaken. The resort to violence in
Paint Rock valley is deplorable. 1t is
reported that two dipping watts have
been blown up, and the threat given
that if attempts to rebuild them are
made blood will flow.
1t is hard for many cattle owners
to understand that the restrictions of
the federal law regarding the trans
portation of cattle infected with ticks
are in the interest of all. The law may
seem to bear especially hard upon a
certain section for space of time, but
the experts of the agricultural depart
ment have made deep study of. the
situation and are thoroughly con-
vinced that only by the taking of pre-
cautions can great injury to the cat
tie industry of the nation be avoided.
The dipping watts are under the pro-
lection of the United States. Those
who modest them will find them
selves engaged in a battle with the
government that is entirely one sided.
Uncle Sam has way of making him.
self respected even by his own sub
iects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
Not even woman ever liked all her
relatives.
Most of mans illusions come out with
his hair
If you are looking for a light job ap-
ply at the gas works.
Women wear short sleeves to prove that
they have funny bones.
Many a man puts his foot in ii when
he attempts to stand on his dignity.
Honesty may be the best policy, but
there are a lot of men from Missouri.
You can't convince the mother of a
first baby that all men are born equal.
We know some men who seem to know
everything that isn't worth knowing.
And it might be well to remember that
no man is any better than you should be.
When bachelor makes up his mind to
get married. all he has to do Is 10 stop
lodging.
If You are chronic fault finder it's a
sign that your acduaintances are tired of
having you around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

HINTS TO THE AUTO GUEST

Kate Upson Clark, in Lesliesr
Do not try to prescribe the spot for
stopping when errands are to be done.
The chauffeur may choose the hottest
in sight, while a tree which casts a
celestial shade may be a rod or two
away. But it is not yours to question
the why's and wherefores.
If you are asked whether there is any
special drive that you prefer, 1t is safest
not to prefer any. The one you dote on
is sure to be full of torn-up roads: or
it is too far for the time available; or
1t is too hard on the tires
Like one seat in the car just as well
as another. This is very important. The
family usually have, each his or her
own chosen seat Say that you do not
care G am sure that this is truthful
because, compared with making the rest
happy, you really do not care.)
If the chauffeur chooses to go in the
face of the sun, when he might equally
well go the other way, thus avoiding
the sun both ways, never mind--or Il
you do mind, say nothing. Say nothing
also, IL ne runs over men OF Il uos
or any object.
Be very enthusiastic over the scenery
and public buildings, especially II you
are In the friends town for the first
time. Friendships have sometimes been
broken, and very often cracked because
a visitor has criticized the local
soldiers monument" or has failed to
note that the stained memorial window
which is the pride of the family church
is a work of imperishable art.
Be careful "all around" about making
remarks upon what you see. Do not try
to be witty upon the houses and people
you pass If you do, you will be sure to
strike a blow at some Aunt Susan or
Cousin Jacob.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
A sheffield Visitor

Among the throng of visitors in Bir-
mingham attending the North Alabama
merchants convention Is II. rontaine Lit
tie, prominent grocer and grain dealer
Of Sheffield. He is strong In his praise
of Birmingham, and comments freely on
the progress going on here and the
spirit In which visitor is treated.
II marvel at the substantial growth of
this city, he said. Birmingham is
growing fast; there's no mistake about
1t, and all one has to do to notice it is to
stay away few months and then re-
turn.
"A splendid feature is the spirit in
which visitor is treated. Too much
cannot be said of this characteristics 1t
makes one want to remain and will GER
tainly cause many to return. You meet
with just such spirit in the west, and
it has played great part in the upbuild-
ing of that section of our country.
Truly, Birmingham is all right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Welcomed hr Friends

w. A Green, who was at. one time
treasurer and manager of the Republic
Iron and Steel eompany's Alabama
division, styled the southern district,
but for nearly three years resident
of Houston, Tex, is registered at the
Hillman. He will remain here until
Saturday.
Mr. Green was one of the most popu-
lar men ever connected with tho Bir-
mingham districts industrial field aud
he is now being cordially greeted by
old friends. He was a devoted per-
sonal friend of the late John W. Gates
and he resigned his position with the
Republic company to accept RESPONSE
BILE place with the Texas company,
controlled by the Gates syndicate. He
is now treasurer of that company,
which, by the way, is lively competi-
tor of the Standard Oil.
Last year was one of great prosperity
with the Texas company The report
for the fiscal year, ending June /,
showed net earnings of s12,044,219 as
against $3,433.249 the year previous. As
the capital of the company is only
9A''VuV,VuU lne net earnings are ndIuT-
ally regarded as more than bountiful,
not to say abnormal.
Texas is a great state" said Mr..
Green Crop conditions are good There
has been some deterioration on account
of the drouth, but believe that has been
exaggerated. Well Informed men are
expecting a 5000, 0,00o-bale crop of cot
ton for TEXAS"
Mr.. Green, in talking with friends
last night, spoke enthusiastically of
Birminghanls rapid strides This is the
most beautiful city in the south and
one of the most beautiful in the world
said he. 1T was a very beautiful city
when l left here but the imrovements
since then have been wonderful indeed.
Highland avenue and Altamont road are
simply enchanting. Not only is Bir-
mingham great city from material
and landscape point of view but the
people here are warm hearted and true.
[ know of no better citizenship than
Birmingham has and have lived in
many cites."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
The Iron Market

The local iron market continues strong
and active at s11 for No. foundry. 1t
is felt in iron circles that the price
will advance to s12 before the holidays.
Rogers, Brown & Co. in their Cincinnati
report, just issued, says:
1.-THE week has been satisfactory, both
as regards inquiries and new business.
Indications point to a continual improve
ment, slow but presumably sure. Con-
ditions as a whole are stronger than a
week ago. No price concessions are being
considered. and at some points advances
of from 25 to so cents per ton have been
registered.
I'm the east 1t is reported that several
stacks have gone out of blast or will do
so at an early date, taking this oppor-
tupity to make needed repairs and not
have to pile iron.
''The purchase made by the Steel COR
poration of outside iron has had its fav-
orable influence in several ways. Steel
| making irons are stronger and recent re-
ports of low priced sales have been dis
proved.
| "At the finish of what are generally the
| two quietest months of the year the iron
market on the whole is in promising shape
and producers are expecting better things
before long. Production during August
will show further decrease and indica-
| tions point to even less production during
| September. Shipments on all existing con-
tracts are being urged forward by buy
ers and at a number of furnaces full
make is being shipped with additional
movement from stocks on yards. This is
one of the most favorable indications and
| is perhaps more true of the lake furnaces
| than those In the interior
| Now is the time for those who can pos
sibly do so to anticipate what is ex-
pected to be the largest car shortage and
difficulty in moving freight that railroads
have ever experienced. The immense vol
ume of business that has been the big
feature of this year seems about to reach
| larger proportions during the next few
months In many districts acute scar
| shortage is In evidence now, some three
or four weeks before the average time for
such an occurrence. Some customers are
| realizing this and urging forward ship
| ments up to the limit. but no matter how
! many anticipate in this particular, there
are always a greater number who suf-
fer from the annual recurrence of freight
congestion and slow transportation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Another Hyde Trial

After all, DR.. B. Clark Hyde is to
be tried again for murder. The coun-
ty court at Kansas City has informed
Prosecutor Jacobs that he need have
no hesitancy about the expenses nee
essary in the performance of his duty,
and Mr.. Jacobs says the accused ply
sician will be arraigned once more.
1t will be the fourth time that Hyde
has faced a jury to answer to the
charge of having murdered Col.
Thomas H. Swope, uncle of the de-
fendant's wife and noted philan-
thropist. Hyde, it is alleged, put the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
NO PROMOTION

From an Exchange.
The late Bishop Doane of Albany. a
strict conservative. had his own views
as to woman's place in the world. No
feminist this good Tory Bishop, no ad-
vocate of militancy, no exponent of Ellen
Key, or Bernard Shaw, orf'newness" of
any sort.
Bishop Doane believed in marriage of
the real old fashioned kind, and to bride
grooms at weddings he used sometimes to
make a little speech
MY young friends" he would say to
the pale and nervous bridegroom, patting
him on the back, you are now embarking
on a long, hazardous voyage, and 1 bid
you remember the Finnish proverb For
the Finnish sailors have proverb to this
effect:
The man who on the ship of matri-
mony signs as mate will never get pro-
noted" Z"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

'Fido' and 'Trixie with their tabieau
vivant to annoy. while music hungry peo-
pie are straining their auriculars to hear
the soften passages of II Trovatore. To
make the Misserrf less sou1-moving the
peddlers cry ice cold dope in your ears
Il was in German beer garden in Ber-
lin some time ago." said the travelled
man. There was an immense audience
present; beer was being served at tables
in STEMS there was much noise, and the
buz of human voices were noticeable,
and yet when the orchestra struck up
Wagner masterpiece, instant silence fell
upon the great crowd, and you could have
heard the snap of fingers, if one had
been SO thoughtless as to make the
sound"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Cigar Business Good

Il have sold upward of $4,000 cigars
in Birmingham since the first of this
year" said Y. w. Williamson. agent
for the Solo cigar. manufactured by
V. II. jackson of Cincinnati. "The busi-
ness in my line this summer has been
unusually brisk and the outlook for
fall trade Is very bright.
That Birmingham men are lovers of
good cigar is attested by the mum
Der sold during the spring and sum
mer. | am now state agent for the
Solo cigar and will begin my fall cam
paisning within the next 10 days. 1 be
lieve that I can sell more cigars be-
tween now and Christmas than l have
during the past eight months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
TRAGEDIES TOLD IN HEADLINES

From the Chicago Tribune.
Fire in the Rev. Mr.. Yoakum's DWELL
ing; Loses All His Clothing, but Saves
Barrel of Sermons
unexpectedly Meets Sweetheart While
Taking Bite Out Of Plug of Tobacco;
Match Believed to Be Broken Off,"
"Roguish Little Boy Hides Wad OF
Chewing Gum in His Big Sisters Hair;
She Misses Her Train for Boston,"
knew How to Start the Motor Car,
but Had Forgotten How to Stop it; Hos
pital Physicians Say All VIII Recover"
"Tries to Shoot Tallow Candle Through
Barn Door; Ruins Clothing of Bystander."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
A SUMMER PHILosopHER.

A SUMMER PHILOSOPHER
He does not wish to travel far
And leave his happy home behind.
Aboard a stuffy Pullman ear
There's little comfort he can find.
Bold hirelings still exact tip
wherever he may chance to turn.
And though they may convey his grin.
Thelr fees they never, never earn.
A fine hotel does very well,
And oft the life is rather gay,
But who is there would not rebel
AT such stupendous price to pay?
And SO he blithely stays at home
In comfort. If the truth be told;
Nor from the ice chest cares to roam.
Where always there's q bottle cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

The coroner of Jefferson county is un-
derpaid and overworked. Anybody who
tries to keep informed of all the murders
and violent deaths that take place in
Jefferson county is going to have his
hands full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
READING
BY Elizabeth B. Browning. from "A'

BY Elizabeth B. Browning. from "Au-
rora Leigh"
We get no good
BY being ungenerous, even to a book,
And calculating profits so much
help
BY so much reading. 1t Is rather when
We gloriously forget ourselves and
plunge
Soul forward, headlong. into a book $
profound,
Impassioned. for its beauty and salt of
truth
Iris then we get the right good from a
book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

The grand cross of the Order of Orange
Nassau has been conferred upon Andrew
Carnegie at The Hague. This is IL part
payment of the many millions Andy has
conferred on The Hague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

A magistrate holds that to invite a
stranger into a poker game is common
politeness and not a misdemeanor. Which
causes much exultation among the pull
ers-in."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

The Scientific American says disease
germs can penetrate eggs and the shells
are no protection. This vigilance in watch
ing for the microbe is eternally trying
on the nerves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

A man picked up newspaper the other
day and was startled to see the name OF
William II. Taft printed in box car let
ters on the first page. Then he noticed
that the paper was two years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

The Diggs and caminetti cases show to
what fareical extremes the federal gov
ernmcnt can go when it begins to mix up
in police court cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

1.-The Family Cupboard play recently
presented in New York, merely goes TO
show that the contents of some family
cupboards are apt to offend the sense of
smell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

King Alfonso's wedding present to ex-
Monarch Manuel is to be engraved Man
uel. King of Portugal" The Portuguese
should worry.