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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
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departments), NO. 1900.
Wishers were ever fools.
Antony and Cleopatra.
Dress and Sea Bathing

The editor of the Ladies' Home
Journal is not a prude, but is pretty
well known for sane and cultured judg-
ment. He prints an editorial this
month in pictures reproducing pho
topraphs of the sea beaches of our At
lantic coast sfrom Cape May to Cape
Ann" They illustrate the peculiar
freedom and familiarity with which
young men and women in the most
scanty sorts of bathing costume play
together upon the sand.
All the letter press of that editorial
page is an inquiry of American pa
rents whether they are willing for
their daughters to join such hilarious
bands, garbed for a bath. Here is a
fair question bearing strongly upon
the much discussed theme of woman 5
dress. For here the dress question gets
set in the most glaring light of the
most familiar social mingling on a
public beach.
In the same magazine the guardian
of young lady, real or assumed,
"gives up the puzzling conundrum,
Are these young women as immodest
as they seem?
Only mothers can supply the an
swer. Only they can put the exquisite
delicacy of girldhood into their own
girls. Only they can save their daugh-
ters from drifting into an easy, devil
may-care abandon in the society of
men.
One can imagine but one possible
good that can come out of the "dar-
ing" ways of young womanhood and
that, alas, is not very apparent yet.
We mean the establishing of the most
exacting ideals of chastity, purity,
chivalry among the brothers and mas
culine associates of all women. But
Longfellow hath a wise line some
where, the truth of which boys and
girls must all some day try to fathom:
For man is fire and woman is tow"
1t seems to some experienced people
that the fire and tow is getting into
dangerous proximity indoors and out.
Purists and the clergy are not the
only ones who are raising warning
cry, which the heads of families will
do well to heed.
1t is not necessarily true that girl
of Is is wiser or more noble than her
mother. Does anyone who lives sup
pose that all mothers are as noble or
as wise as they should be for the
direction of their girls {? When men be-
gin to disparage women something
precious has been lost to life. 1t is a
loss which the feminist movement can
hardly make up in century or two.
And do the fathers disclaim all au-
thority?
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The MulhalI Manuscripts

Mr.. Underwood has Joined Messrs.
Nelson, Cummins, Clapp, Lodge and
others in denying that he ever had
any dealings with Martin M. Mulhall.
who says he was employed by the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
to influence legislation in its behalf.
Mr.. Underwood appeared before the
Senate committee investigating Null
halls charges and asserted with
warmth that he had never talked of
pending legislation with the lobbyist,
and, in fact, had never seen him.
Mr.. Underwood told the truth. So
did Messrs. Nelson, Cummins, Clapp,
Lodge and others in their statements.
To doubt their word would be foolish.
But the denials of these assuredly do
not dispose of the Mulhall charges.
Mr.. Underwood expresses the opinion
that Mulhall is blackmailer; that by
untrue statements he sought to i'm
press upon his employers fictitious
value of his services, and in this man.
ner wiring money from them.
Mr.. Underwood has the right idea
Upon the face of things at present
his view is the correct one. Still the
Mulhall charges are not weakened ir
the least. If the members of the Ma.
tional Association of Manufacturers
put up money for what they thought
was a criminal or even pernicious ac,
tivity to obtain special legislative fa-
yors, they are culpable and should bs
brought to account.
No doubt Mr.. Mulhall, in his epis
tolary efforts, attributed to himself
an undue importance; that he detailed
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Billiards as !. church Game

Il was much interested in reading in
the Chicago Tribune an interview with
the Rev. f. j. Mines of Evanston, ILL.,,
in which that gentleman advocated the
placing of billiard tables in churches as
a lure for young men," said a devotee of
the game.
Among certain class of people pool
and billiards as games for young men
are anything but CONNIE il faut.' The
games probably acquired a shady reputa-
tion some time in the dark and dim past
when many saloons had one or two bill
Hard tables as an added attraction. Now
adays 1t is rare indeed, in any part of
the country, that one sees a pool table
in saloon. The old time saloon pocket
pool has given way to the modern billiard
parlor where the surroundings are, as a
rule pleasant and the players gentlemen.
The Rev. Mr.. Mines in the Chicago Tri-
bune's interview said In part:
There is a total of 100000 carom and
pocket billiard tables in the public billiard
rooms in the United States, with total
daily average of ?, 100000 games played on
these tables, and requiring an army of
100000 players every day of the week.
Why abandon all the most highly evolved
and masculine games to the devil? Why
not place billiard tables in the churches
and provide an environmental salvation
for the young men instead of sending
them to questionable places to play.
The church does not today appeal to
the young man. BY actual count at q
leading Protestant churches in Chicago
out of a total attendance of 12S40 there
were only 21e young men. The church
soon will be bankrupt of masculinity
Why will not the church bait her hooks
with things that boys bite at? A boy
is boiler OF energies. The wise Japan
ese mother places a billiard table In her
home and keeps her boys there. This Is
what the church should do in spite of
the self-righteous Peeksniffs.
Beware of a religion that substitutes
itself for everything. but have religion
that appropriates everything. There
should be supervision and not suppress
sion of recreations. Games are a prepa-
ration for religious life and vital means
of its realization Too long has the church
buster herself with the theology of tears
Now is the time for the theology of
play.
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they had bought but really did not want.
I wish to call attention to one of the
ways a market is made when the spec
ulators are gambling heavy and it is
time to clean up the bunch-'eop the mar
gins for keeps-'wash sales are the film
fam move. Two brokers appear on diff
ferent sides of the market, and II the
move is to bear it--put down any month,
say, Octobers now-they begin to buy and
sell up to say, $4,000 bales. The bear
keeps throwing them at the bull 900,
1000 on to 10000 bales, perhaps; each time
at few points decline, until the wires
carry the news to the thousands of spec
ulators that cotton is 20 points or 81 per
bale lower. If the little gambler is up
to his limit on margins, they just wipe
him off the boards automatically, just like
the 1O-cent candy wheel paddles that don't
hold the winning number Now, II there
are 10000 bales sold short, the lucky
guessers get S15O.000-if they take their
winnings; they usually stay in and lose
on the next wash day But the bulls,
with 100000 bales of long cotton, pur-
chased on a gamble that the gamblers will
work it up higher, lose 100000. This is
no exaggerated statement. Ninety per
cent of southern spectators in cotton
futures bet that it will go higher Thus
it will be seen that the south Is fur
nishing the money to build fine residences,
or to pay for cotton exchange brokers
to live in flats with rentals of $4,000 a
year, and perhaps yachts, etc. added
all in New York.
THE proposal to tax cotton futures is
wise. Any purchaser who really wants
an honest market. and real cotton on
settling day, will gladly put up so cents
per bale-to be returned when the actual
cotton is delivered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
business Boom Predicted

Business is good now and 1t will be
much better in the fall" said Clarence
M. Gauthorne of st. Louis. indications
point to a real boom in the fall
The bumper crops of last year con-
tributed to the great prosperity we had
in this country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. | believe the crops this year,
taken all together as money proposition,
Will equal If not surpass the crops of
last year. All through the west there
is feeling of optimism The farmers
are In much better condition than ever
before. and the commercial interests in
the cities are all that could be reason.
ably desired. Many lines of business will
make new high records this year"
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interviews that never took place; that
a great part of his power was mere
pretense. All this, however, fails to
excuse the National Association of
Manufacturers. 1t was paying for
something; it thought it was paying
for legislation. Did Mulhall write all
those letters just for fun? An opinion
that he did is absurd.
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cANTEENs IN FACTORIES

Dr. William II. Tolman, author of the
recently published book, "Safety-Meth-
ods for Preventing Occupational and
Other Accidents and Disease has called
attention to the success certain large for
esn firms have had in reducing accidents
through the introduction of a canteen
THE more the wise capitalist can cut
down the consumption of alcohol" he
says. "the less will be his accident rate
and the larger the health of his person.
nell" 1t has been noted that when coffee
seltzer lemonade, syrups and beer are
dispensed about the plant a great reduc-
tion of casualties follows. .
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dead men will be barred.

dead men will be barred.
1t was the coroner's idea at first
at least the public, from newspaper ac-
counts, so construed ito put the full
light of publicity upon the mysterious
occurrences at Moose hall. Everyone
believed that he intended to illumine
the dark spots, and spare no one in
his investigation. Now he seems to
have another idea. He seems to believe
that the laws governing his office can
best be carried out in the dark. The
public awaits explanation of this
right-about face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
BANKING THEIR HOPES

From the New Orleans States.
The sea was blue and sparkling. The
white sand glittered in the sunshine. A
great wind, moist and cool and redolent
of salt blew steadily.
Stirred, doubtless, by the sane and tonic
beauty of the scene, all the young people
at Atlantic City seemed to be sweet
hearts. Bathing, they bathed hand in
hand. Seated on the sand, their shoulders
touched. They walked arm in arm upon
the broad, wind swept promenade.
All this proximity caused Nat Wills, the
actor. to say with smile:
Distance lends enchantment, but the
average summer girl and summer man
prefer to borrow at another bank
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Great Cotton Futures Coup

THE story of the winnings of Mr.. Wor-
ten of Athens, Ala, from speculation on
the cotton future boards of New Orleans
and the cleaning up of round 100000, is
sermon in itself for the proposed tax on
cotton future gambling in the tariff bill
now before Congress" said former cot
ton man.
Mr. Worten, according to his state
ment. represents cotton mills, and in quest
of real cotton proceeded to bull the
market-put up the price of spots-a
strange and peculiar proposition, for mills
usually try to see how cheap they can
buy cotton. According to Mr.. Worten.
when he was being loaded with real cot
ton-some 10000 bales-and could have
made cotton 81 per pound, presto. change
tat lunch hour, tool. he shows his real
position and is bear and down cotton
goes. with a clean up of 100000,
Il noticed the other day that when
certain 'operators'-that is the polite term
were rendered real cotton. the market
eased OFF,; that is. for a concession they
'oashed In. rather than take something
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TO Attend Convention

M. E. Linnehan left this week for New
York, where he will look after business
Iinnehan & Masberg. From New York he
will proceed to Boston, where, on August
5, he will attend the national convention
of the knights of Columbus as a repre-
sentative of the Alabama knights. The
knights of Columbus will be in session
about five days.
On the adjournment of the convention
Mr.. Linnehan will go to Canada for a
little rest and will return to Birmingham
about the latter part of August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
THE LAST MEMORY
BY Arthur symons.


HEN am old and think of the old days,
And warm my hands before little blaze
Having forgotten love, hope fear, desire,
| shall see, smiling out of the pale fire,
One face, mysterious and exquisite;
And l shall gaze and ponder over it,
Wondering it Leonardo wrought
That stealthy ardeney. where passionate thought
Burns inward, revealing flame, and glows
To the last ecstacy, which is repose2
Was 1t Bronzino those Borghese EYES?
And, musing thus among my memories.
Q. unforgotten you will come to seem,
AS pictures do, remembered some old dreasn
And / shall think of you as something strange.
And beautiful and full of helpless change,
Which I beheld and carried in my heart
But you loved will have become part
or the eternal mystery, and love
Like a dim pain; and shall bend above
NV little fire, and shver. being cold
When you no more are young and am old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FAULT FINDER.

We know certain citizen
Who runs to all the fires
And briefly answers, Il was there"
If anyone inquiries.
He's never helped to save a life.
Or piece of property:
He simply goes because a blaze
Is'what he likes to see.
He lets the ffremen do the work,
But looks extremely wise
And though they act like heroes all,
Is bound to criticize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
President Finlcs,s Address

THAT was an interesting and thought
full address which President Finley of
the Southern railway delivered at the
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Press association in Asheville a few days
ago." said prominent business man.
Mr.. Finley is an Illuminating and a
most captivating speaker. He stressed
the idea and developed the point clearly
that the relation of the press to the rail-
roads and the value of their cooperation
meant in a large sense community devel-
opment. He said he was convinced that
the press and railroads, working in har-
mony and corporation, could be one of
the most effective factors in material de-
velopment He showed how the interest
of the press and railway and community
progress interests were substantially iden-
tical.
"As one who is endeavoring to give
much attention to the politics of south
eastern communities, Mr.. Finley said that
he might with propriety make certain
suggestions as to newspaper policies,
which he believes would be helpful to
our section.
" FIRST and foremost said Mr.. Fin
ley, I would suggest the giving of as
matters of educational value to the peo-
pie of our communities. This, l believe,
is of special importance to newspapers
published i'll agricultural communities
The southeast has some very excellent
farm papers, and | believe that each
farmer should subscribe for at least one
of them and read it regularly. We must
recognize the fact however, that many
of our farmers do not subscribe for
these papers, thus leaving a field for
the daily and weekly papers of the south
east to aid in the dissemination of in
formation as to the best farm methods.
Agriculture is essentially progressive. Our
state agricultural colleges and experiment
stations and the state and federal agri-
cultural departments are constantly solv-
ing farm problems. The results of their
work are available and l believe that
those relating to farm problems in the
southeast may with advantage be widely
published in our newspapers. The second
of the newspapers should be booster for
the southeast as Il WnOle anu lOl It's OWH
particular community. 1t is true that,
generally speaking, newspaper circula-
ton is largely local, but every news
paper is read, to greater or less ex-
tent by persons outside of the community
in which it is published, and it may
thus be the means of attracting desirable
population from other localities. l do
not mean to suggest that our newspapers
should exaggerate or overstate our ad-
vantages and opportunities The truth
about the southeast is good enough and
if we can have it generally known by the
people of other localities we shall have
no difficulty in attracting them in in
creasing numbers. Many of the news
paper men of the southeast are corre-
spondents of newspapers published in
other localities | believe that these men
can be of great service in the develop
ment of their communities by embracing
every proper opportunity to incorporate
in their news letters and dispatches mat
ter that will serve to attract favorable
attention to their communities "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
A SUGGESTION.

When you call a man liar, stop right
there Don't elaborate If you try to say
more you detract from the force of your
first remark Besides, if the man has any
spunk he won't give you chance to
elaborate.
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The poem Governor Sulzer is accused of
having written to the young woman who
claims he Tilted her reads as if 1t might
have been written by hired consprator
of Tammany.
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young woman who was wearing slit
skirt got bit on the leg by a bulldog.
The slit skirt to the average dog prob
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Morris avenue dealers say that the pros
pect for a rising market in corn is good.
Corn is now perehed on the 30 cents mark
and the ultimate consumer will shudder
when he reads the prediction of even high
er corn.
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The boys corn clubs in Alabama will
soon be in the spotlight again. There will
be some new high records among the boys
when shucking time comes
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Jewels to the value of $4,000 have been
stolen from the home of e. II. Hartman s
daughter. She can afford to lose them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

The summer resorts always suffer when
July the heat has been excessive and the
resorts are beginning to have a crowded
look
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PECULIAR CHARACTERS.

81 Perkins is funny man,
He's built upon the toothpick plan;
But he's a free-willed cuss you bet
He's sticking to suspenders yet.
Peoria Transcript.
Hi Henry is no slave to style
Although he's made his little pile;
In ways of old he's sort of set,
He's sticking to sidewnisSers yet.
Detroit Free Press.
BY Jinks is an old fashioned guy,
He's living In the days gone by;
New fashions he tries to avoid,
His collar still is celluloid.
Houston Post.
A quaint old chap is Henry Pate,
Who still consumes his whisky straight" !"
And says some people mix theirs So
You can't tell II it's booze or no.
PAUL COOK.
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That Hein-suffragette DEBATE seems to
have been transferred from the platform
to the press.
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As CONGRESS- VIEWS II,

From the New York Herald
Mr.. Mulhall seems of vastly more i'm
portance than the tariff. Birmingham
Age-Herald.
A delusion which only Congress is under.
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ANOTHER D1sAPpo1NrMEN

ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT.
why did you ask SO eagerly about
Mrs. Gassers poodle? I thought you de-
tested poodles."
II do. She didn't have the confounded
little beast with her and I hoped it was
dead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

A st. Louis umpire wants $4,000 because
a ball player spoiled his nose. He seems
to have high opinion of what his beak
used to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

The average man can have great deal
of fortitude when it's his little boys
tooth and not his own that is going to be
worked on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

The person who tries to size up" the
Mexican situation is apt to finish the un-
dertaking in a padded cell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

Mexican presidents sometimes die but
never resign. Huerta is going to be hatd
to dislodge from his job.
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HOW A RUMoR GROWS.

INV IfNON .
Il hear you have inherited large for
tune. Congratulations
Where did you hear that?"
why. the report has spread all over
town and everybody is wondering what
you will do with yourself, now that you
are rich.''
"Nonsense cousin of mine who died
recently left me his gold watch and set
of silver spoons"
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HIS FAvoR1TE EXCLAMATION.

Woodrow Wilson is the President of
your country, is he not?" asked the
wealthy visitor from Argentina.
Yes" answered his host. HE is also
our most noted 'tut-tut-er'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

Birmingham illustrated 1900" has
been unearthed by an antiquary It looks
as ancient as the original manuscript of
Xenophon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

President Wilson advises Amba ssador
voy's advocacy of the pretentions of
Huerta has been too strenuous for his
health,
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FORBIDDEN SUBJECT.

Pa used to run a printing shop,
That's how he got his stake,
But no one brags about the pi
That father used to make.
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Charles F. Marvin has been selected to
Here's hoping he will change the brand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

A Springfield boy picked up a piece of
pie his father wanted and his father shot
him. confirmed pie fiend is liable to
do anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

Tha yarn about the pet trout that eats
out of its trainers hand is going the
rounds again. This time mise en- scene
is Colorado
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

Mulhall complains of Washington's hot
weather but more of the knocks that he
gets, most of which are justly deserved.
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MORE LIKE AN ENEMY.
You seem to be In big hurry"
''I am"
"Going to meet a friend?"
mo. indeed. I'm going to meet note"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
GETS cLoGGED.

Has your friend scriblets an easy dow
ing styleg"
Not SO much so as formerly. He's US
ing fountain pen now"
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The heavy tread you hear is of Moles-
worth slipping up behind j Dobbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31
A REBELLIoUs DINER

DR., Sun is doing his best to rise in
China
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THOROUGHLY ENJoYABLE.

IHURUUGHLY ENJOYABLE.
How was the picnic?"
"A great success. More people came
near getting drowned than on any other
similar occasion ever heard Of"
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SHORT STEPS AND OTHERS.

Mary had a little gown.
hobble, says the rhyme
And everywhere that Mary went
Took quite lengthy time.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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BIASED.

You are so unreasonable"
"why?"
You don't believe anything 1 tell you.
That's because you are always telling
me something about yourself, -
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tut ITIIIC EUWH WIS SIT,
And everywhere that Mary went
That garment made a hit.
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You are so unreasonable"
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THE IRON JUDGE OF MALTA

Historic Crimes and Mysteries" by Walt
Mason, in the Kansas City Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-25
SMILES.
BY The Second Ward Bard.
BAREFOOT DAYS.

Now the suns brighc: warming rays
Bring to mind the barefoot days,
In The fast receding long ago,
Whsn the happy school-boy's shout
Proclaimed the fact that school was
out,
And JOY had drive nofF your youthful
woe.
When it was a positive crime,
From April till hog-!illing time,
For boy to wear his new store
shoes,
'Cep., of course, on Sunday, when
He would go to church, and then
1t was 'nough to give kid the blues.
Don't you recollect just how
Cold it was to drive the cow
From the meadow shortly after dawn
How your bare legs fairly froze,
How your poor numbed suff'ring toes
Hurt you as you crossed the clover
lawn.
GU can't quite forget the feel
Of that stone bruise on your heel,
But can pardon troubles of that sort,
For the JOY of barefoot days
Compensation fully pays,
And makes youth a paradise Of spor-
Congress may get fresh with tbs
baseball trust it if pleases, but here
will be los of new faces over there
two wears from now, il it does.
There are dozens of reasons Wi.
we should not take in that ball game
this afternoon, but we can't think 0.
one of ihem just now.