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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

sesses as it comes fresh from the
melting pot of a victorious war. A
few days ago the Balkan allies pos
sessed the potentalities of being the
dominating influence in European
diplomacy, and the other European
powers did not fail to recognize n.
The latest reports from London are
to the effect that Bulgaria is suing
for peace, and seeks the Intervention
of Russia for that purpose. If Bull
garia is to be represented by Russia
that will be sure to bring in England,
France, Austria and Germany as rep
resentatives of the other allies, and
the settlements made will be more
with view to the advantage of the
representatives than those whom they
represent. The partition of Turkey
will be made, all right, but the allies
will get the feathers.
There was time in the worlds his
tory when European affairs had little
effect upon the American people, but
not so today when trade and COM
merce between distant countries have
an international relation
ship as binding as the ties of blood
and kindred. We, as Americans, can
not view without some degree of con-
Germ a trend of circumstances which
may lead to complications involving
the western hemisphere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
If holding land purely for speculative

of holding land purely for speculative
purposes.
Pittsburg's civic bodies joined
heartily in the tax campaign because
they believed it would get the follow
ing results:
Better houses for working men
at lower rents.
Relief of manufacturers and
other enterprises from prohibitiye
prices for land needed for building
and expansion. Since this land is
being held at impossible prices by
spectators, the development and
growth of the community is re-
tarded.
Lower taxes as an inducement
for developing the city and It's bus
mess"
And yet Pittsburg was not pioneer
in encouraging the Improvement of
real estate by the tax method. In the
campaign it was shown that Great
Britain had recently levied new land
taxes to force vacant land into use
and that Hamburg, Frankfort and
Cologne as well as the cities of Aus
tralia and New Zealand have had
great success in taxing buildings at
less than the full rate
Here are the people whom Pitts
burg claims will be the beneficiaries
under the new plan:
"All renters--for the reduction
in taxes on buildings will decrease
rents to the same extent.
"Manufacturers--th can secure
cheaper land, and after building,
taxes will be far less than in other
cities.
every property owner--if he has
built an Improvement worth more
than half the value of his land.
Every real estate broker-real
estate transactions will be sti11u-
lated.
The laboring manipulating and
industry will be increased and work
more plentiful.
THE city-homes and factories
will replace slums."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
,Iemall mud His Hand

Music lovers who have attended the
concerts in Capitol park. which began
last Sunday, are highly complimentary
to Mr. Memoli and to the 26 men who
make zip his band" said a retired mu-
sician.
'''fhe band made an excellent i'm
preston at the inltiai concert out eN-
cry night afterward kery marked i'm
provement was noticeable. ono secret
OF Mr.. Memoli's success in addition TO
his muslcianship is untiring work in
rehearsals. The band rehearses every
day and within the next few days it
will be fully up to Kryl's band, which
gave such delight 10 Birmingham mu-
sic lovers recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
THE OLDEST TREES

From the London Chronicle.
None of the famous British calSs
long-lived though they are, comes any
where near holding the record as the
Oldest tree in the world. The Soma
cypress, in Lombardy, is known to have
existed 40 years before the birth OF
Christ. and Ceylon boasts a sacred
tree which is said to have sprung from
. branch of one under which Budda
reclined in the Sixth century Is. C.
According to Dean Stanley, too, there
are Sill eight of the original olives
standing in Gethsemane. Straying into
the realm of legend. one can find q
tree sprung from Gains staff in Pal
cstine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
TELEPHONE
Bell (prfvate exchange connectiaS All
heparfmcnts), No. 40Oe.
TELEPHONE
The hand of little employment hath
the daintier sense. Hamlet.
Effect of the New Tariff


In framing a new customs law such
as is now being reported to the United
States Senate, the party in power
was concerned with three important
questions, inasmuch as that party
must stand sponsor for the bill, and
for the consequences resulting from
its enactment. The first and the most
important, is, will the proposed law
produce sufficient revenue to run the
government? Second, will it material
ly reduce the high cost of living?
Third, will it bring any injury to
legitimate American industries?
The Senate has somewhat reduced
the bills revenue producing power as
against the measure that passed the
House. But it is to be presumed that
the finance committee gave this i'm
portant feature careful consideration
and have not exceeded the limit of
safety. OF course, the measure, after
it passes the Senate, must go to con-
ference, and Mr.. Underwood will have
another chance to look it over. Mr..
Underwood paid particular attention
to this feature of the BILL He has
recognized all the while that one of
the dangers in pairing duties was the
imperil the treasury. The chance of
treasury deficit and the consequent
necessity of bond issue in times of
peace is something to be avoided
and avoided as a plague, for it would
spell democratic defeat few years
from now.
In framing the Underwood bill as
it passed the House the democratic
leader with the assistance of experts
had several careful estimates made
of its revenue producing ability, and
he was satisfied that the treasury
stood in no danger. 1t is to be hoped
that the Senate finance committee has
not overlooked this very vital point.
So far as the later questions which
had to be considered are concerned,
everybody admits that time alone
must answer them. There are tons
and tons of argument in support of
the contention that the new tariff bill
will reduce the cost of living in time,
and there are just as many tons in
support of the contention that it will
not. This will apply also to the in
jury of legitimate business, and so
far as the public is concerned, they
are about equally divided on the
proposition, or in about the same pro-
portion as the lawmakers themselves.
Whatever effect the new tariff bill
will have upon the cost of living ul-
timately, it is quite certain that the
Immediate beneficial effects cannot be
pronounced. 1t will take time to bring
about new conditions under our tariff
laws that the ultimate consumer will
fully appreciate. They will, however,
be none the less welcome when they
oome
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Birmingham Enterprise

Concerning the enterprise of a Bir-
mingham business concern this state
ment will be of interest:
About a week ago the w. d. Colby
Decorating company wired Mr.. Jake
Wells, lesse of the new Lyric theatre.
requesting permission to submit a prop
osition for the decorating of that the
atre. Mr.. Wells replied giving five days
TO the Colby company to prepare
sketches and submit a proposition 10
him in New York. Two of these DAYS
had TO be spent in travelling so really
only three days were allowed for maxi
ing series of exacting sketches BY
working day and night the sketches
were completed on time and on Satur-
day the contract was closed in New
York"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Balkan War Nearly Over

The partition Of Turkey has for
many years been the dream of the
European powers but it has failed of
realization chiefly because of the
jcalousies and suspicious the powers
have entertained towards each other.
Now the situation has assumed new
aspect and the developments likely to
follow at very early date will fur
nish diplomatists a grand opportunity
for the display of their skill.
The Balkan war, by which name it
will most likely be known in history,
was one of these events which, like
the Eoer war, not only surprised but
served to falsify the prophecies of
Statesmen and ministers. 1t did not
seem possible that Bulgaria, Servia,
Montenegro and Greece could enter
into an alliance that would last for a
week, but they did so, and the plan
Of campaign under which they con-
Quoted operations against Turkey
showed a well-settled and firm friend
ship. Europe naturally viewed with
alarm the creation of new power
made up of elements and forces en-
dowed with all the vitality and am
bition which such a combination pos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Example of Birmingham Spirit

"A fine example of the Birmingham
spirit was given few days ago by
G. r. Colvert, district manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
who has been transferred to another
held,' said member of the Chamber
of Commerce. Before leaving the city
he called on Secretary Radcliffe of the
chamber and not only paid up his dues
but stated he wanted TO continue his
membership in the Birmingham cham
Der Indefinitely. Mr. Colvert had formed
many strong business associates and
personal friends during the years he
has been in the city and genuine
pride In the growth and development
of the city He took keen interest in
civic affairs and had become identi-
fed with the growth of the city His
friends and associates naturally regret
that he leaves the city, but they will
be glad to know that he will still keep
in touth~with them by retaining his
membership in the chamber"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
RECIPE For YOUTH.

RECIPE FOR YOUTH.
Fall in love and keep constantly falling
in love il you would remain young" is
the advice of a London lecturer who be-
lieves that Cupid makes the smile that
won't come off. II person is not in
love, the thing TO do is to fall in love
at once and thereby give the age-produc-
ing microbes such jolt that they will
never again look the same. His idea. we
believe, is to keep falling in love with
the same person, falling deeper every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
PREFERENCES.

PREFERENCES.
Id like to be farmer lad
And hoe the waving corn
But nothing seems to make me glad
Like sleeping in the morn.
Youngstown Telegram.
I'd like to be farmer lad
And harvest lots of wheat.
But In the summer it's too bad
TO quit the movie" seat.
Denver Republican.
I'd like To be farmer lad
And rake the new mown hay.
But there's a thought that makes me
sad
He gets so little pay.
birmingham Age-Herald.
I'd lik9 to be a farmer lad,
So many things I'd learn:
But you can bet I'd kick. begad,
lf asked to work the churn.
Los Angeles Express.
I'd like to be a farmer lad
And pick potato bugs:
But ] can't leave the gay town life,
Id miss the bunny hugs.
Grand Rapids Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
rhe chautauana pnrlne-.

The Redpath bureau is well pleased
with its business in the south" said
L. b. Crotty OF Chicago. assistant man
ager OF the lyceum department The
interest in Chautauqua week here last
month was very gratifying TO the man
agement As good as our attractions
were we viii have even finer attrac-
tions .or Birmingham next season.
The south Is a great section of the
country. 1t is notably prosperous and
nothing will be too good for it in The
amusement or educational line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
NEW DRINKING WATER SYSTEM

T..
The Link-Belt company Philadelphia
Penn, has inaugurated a good system
of supplying worlmen with drinking
water. The water after being received
from the city supply is filtered and ster-
iized 10 further purify it. 1t l., then con-
Quoted by blocla-tin piping to various
points in the factory. At the places
where it is drawn off through "a coil or
pipe upon which rests cake OF ice. This
method thoroughly cools the dri13sing
water in Individual glasses TO the work.
men so that they can receive 1t in a
clean condition and without leaving their
machines or work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
SHE HAD PREPARED
From the Sunday Evening Post.

From the Sunday Evening Post
A New York judge was hearing di-
vorce case in which the wife demanded
divorce on the ground of cruel and in
human treatment.
The husbands brother was put on the
stand. He swore he had never seen any
evidence of cruel and inhuman treatment
by his brother.
Did you ever see quarrel between
them?" he was asked.
Eyes, / saw one once"
Describe it,
Well my brother had been very sick
OF typhoid fever and he was getting we'll.
The doctor told him he could go out. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
=-77----
Attracting IIemeseekcrs

There is now much inquiry for
truck farms in Alabama said Leo X.
steiner, who has large land interests
in eullman county
..Homeseekers in considerable num-
bers are settling in cunman and with
in the next year or two there viii
be very appreciable increase in the
population of that prosperous county
No one who understands trucking fails
TO make money on a 40-acre farm in
this part of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Fruits ana Melons Rather Inferior

THE season has thus far proven rath-
er unsatisfactory as to fruits and
melons of native growth" said house
holder. "and 1t is robbing the summer
of its chiefest joy for many.
"Once in while ! have found nice,
ripe. sugary and tender meated wa
termelon, but very rarely, and I am
a regular patron of places that serve
melons. AS for the cantaloupes, it is
such a gamble of getting a real firm,
sweet -meated one, that | have about
quit trying my luck on this sometimes
delicious product of the truck garden.
However, in August and September, we
shall probably have supply of the
Rocky Fords' from the middle west
and even from as far away as Col
orado; melons that will put these
melon-co collie days behind us, as draw
nearer the melancholy days.: and we
can bid goodby to summer, with a
knowledge that the commercial spirit
has not robbed us of the old fash
ioned, luscious melons we use to fish
out of cold spring in days gone by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
OENONE'S VALE
BY '.rennyson.

BY rennyson. Fl
TSHEEE Is vale In Ida, lovelier
/ Than all the valleys of Ionan hills.
The swimming vapor floats athwart the glen.
Puts forth and creeps from pine to l.ne,
Ard loiters, slowly drawn On either hand
TIE lawns and meadow Lodges midway down
HING rich In aerere, and far below them
The long brook falling through the covcn iavine
In after to the
iehjnd valley topmost Ciargarus
Stands up and takes the morning. but in FRI ut.
rhe gorges. opening vice anart. reveal
Truas and lions columned citadel,
Axe crown Of Troas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
OPTIMISM S WORTH

The man who plods serenely on
Through any kind of weather,
Though trouble still keeps pace with him,
And pain and grief together,
May never win fame's dizzy heights,
Nor wear the crown of glory,
But. being brave. adds sweetness to
LIES oft-repeated story
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

convention of white civilization demand
that the knee shall be suitably covered
and therefore it becomes immodest to dis
play the knee In public, no matter wheth-
er it be displayed for the purposes OF
dancing or securing the garter. There
are always a lot of supremely silly peo-
pie who think 1t meritorous to defy
convention. They ask triumphantly what
there is indelicate about woman's knee.
OF course, there is nothing at all But
there lis something indelicate about defy
ing a convention, simply because 1t sug-
gests an equal Willingness to defy a NOR
atty The Turkish woman who uncovered
her face would be suspected of laxity
in matters of real morality, and there
fore she shows her modesty by wearing
her veil. In the same way the white
woman who wishes TO keep an untar-
nished reputation for virtue will be care
full to avoid all breaches of convention
that expose her virtue to mistrust. and
for this reason the tango Is immodest We
could write much more upon this point
but for certain undue editorial Influences
which we scorn, but submit TO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
PICKETT'S CHARGE ON CANVAS

lion, lay crouehed, ready to spring should
the federals, still in possession of the
HILL desire to tackle him. And finally,
when 1t was certain that the men OF
Meade had selected to rest content in
what they had accomplished and not
move a foot towards the terrible claw OF
the wounded lion. General Lee ordered
retreat back towards Virginia The
army moved slowly and in order. and in
time. withdrew from the state OF Penn
sylvania.
But the story OF the canvas is different.
Lee, apparently terrified. excitedly orders
retreat. Men throw down their guns
and run with fear for the safety Of their
lives. Horsemen. bending over their sad
dies, press their. brutes forward under
full speed, and trample down the infan-
try unable to escape Cannoneers merci-
der that few cannons might be saved.
A spirit of decentralization. of fears even
of cowardice prevails 1s =. sH a
Therein the camera gals. Therein, 1t
does its injury to the young and ths
unknowng. For the fact that the army
is a heritage TO the people of the soutn
which should be preserved untainted or
unstained by modern penny -catchers from
generation to generation. The army Of
Lee was never demoralized, was never
even frightened.
The city censor should frown severely.
as she does, on pictures which present
the slit skirts and too much of the. ter
ritory contiguous to the ankle But she
should also order stopped any picture
which through ignorance of its makers,
or malice both. reflects on the armies
VI tue iose cause ana thefeby TENDS
10 peryert the facts of sacred history.
called his wife and asked her to get him
some clothes. fsa
. 4 haven't any for you. she told him.
Where are my clothes?' he asked.
g / didn't think you would get better
she replied, and | sold them to the Sec
ond-hand clothes man.
Il think" said the Judge that thu
grounds for divorce in this case shift from
wife TO husba nd :, #4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

It was only necessary for Vice Pres
ident Marshall to practice law year
ing office He seems to have escaped
great deal OF work that other politicians
have had to do, before they found the
public crib.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Georgia college for girls advertises
that there hasn't been death in the
school during its existence of more than
40 years. Fudge and pickles, it seems,
seldom prove fatal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
BY HUGH w. RoBERTs

eral Reynolds was represented as having
been killed in the midst of battle by a
fragment of a bursting SHE'LL whereas.
as a matter of fact he was shot by a
sharpshooter or scout who in compar-
atively recent months died in Birming-
ham. And whereas Picketts glorious
charge was led through wheat field,
and an orchard and UP a gentle slope,
the canvas declared that the thrilling
feat of arms occurred on the side of a
young and rugged mountain. This indi-
Gates that the actors posed in the wild
and woolly west where the scenery is
more picturesque in its wildness than
that of Pennsylvania, and thus more
adapted to the requirements of the cam
era man.
Nothing more conclusively proves the
fact that the charge of the gallant
sotlHFohS cannot De imagined. mucn less
initiated, than the miserable failure
scored by the moving picture producers
who displayed their wares In Birming-
ham. While in truth. nothing In history
has ever occurred of a more thrilling.
awe-insprng and spectacular nature than
the gallant though hopeless charge OF
the intrepid men of the south. the picture
drew little applause even from the ig-
norant, and only the cynical smiles OF
those who know. While. in history there
was dash by a compact body of men
for distance of little more than a mile
in the picture a scattered army as it
were, Is trotted slowly forth, each man
of which, apparently, is permitted to do
as he desires, shoot when he pleases
and tumble over as IL wounded when he
is tired of standing.
But in all of this. there was nothing
calling. AS is we'll known. following
the battle. General Lee. like a wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

The Presidents prospective son-in-law
is a settlement worker. lie is what is
called a young man with ideas" We
hope they won't conflict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Pittsburg youth set fire to buildings
because he liked to see the firemen work
Nearly everybody likes to see firemen
work, but most people wisely refrain
from providing the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

contemporary speaks OF "Hiahbal
Row on Pennsylvania avenue" Where is
Grape Juice Boulevard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

senator with his coat off and his
sleeves rolled up is a sight to bring joy
TO the common people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

We have to hear of anybody trying to
impersonate j. Ham Lewis. 1t can't be
done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

The man who starts on his vacation
afraid of typhoid fever isn't going to
enjoy himself much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Doc Friedman is not sending any
souvenir postcards back to his medical
friends in the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Wall stveet reports the "dullest day in
II years" Perhaps that was day when
the lambs were paying close heed to
what was going on in Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

The man who hoped to sell a great
many coffins at Gettysburg was badly
disappointed. He hoped for the worst
and it didn't happen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
VVY1H1LE 1t is unquestionably true
AA/ that you can't fool all the peo-
pie all the time, it is equally

VVY1HlLE 1t is unquestionably true
M that you can't fool all the peo-
pie all the time, it is equally
as true that it is exceedingly unwise even
to try to fool anybody at any time in
regard to matters of history. The nature
strenuous abstainer, Mr.. Roosevelt, is
more to be pitied than scorned, and ono
can occasionally overlook the guileless
publisher of a Sunday newspaper who
endeavors to deceive the public into be-
lieying that pictures of modern actresses
and lurid tales of the gay white way
are worthy substitutes for actual news.
But history is another matter, alto
gether. 1t is in one sense, profane lit
erature, but in another. sacred. Especial
ly is the story of the civil war sacred to
reason, care should be taken lest the
young, as a result of New England lit
erature and moving picture shows. OBJ
tain an erroneous impression of the
worlds greatest struggle. The story of
the valor of the southern hero who brave
ly suffered in the cause in which all
save honor was lost. is a blessed heri-
tage. Therefore, no modern genius should
endeayor to deny that heritage through
a lucrative practice of deception.
Last week in Birmingham, a five reel
canvas depicted the battle of Gettysburg.
the greatest struggle, in many respects,
of the civil war. AS whole it was a
clever bit of deception. In the main its
presentation was in accord with fact. In
certain details, however 1t was so incon-
gruous that one was compelled to laugh
and in others, so erroneous that specta-
tors were tempted forcibly to protest
As an example of its shortcomings, Gem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

the Balkans than it would be to bottle
up Nesuvius.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Although the bull moose has nit the
trail again, you don't notice much dust
flying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

car of dynamite was lot in New Jer-
sey. Hope nobody will bump into it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Arizona is doubtless a good place for
Mr.. Roosevelt to rest, but will he do it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Queen Mary says women must not rice
astlide in her presence. We don't be-
lieve any woman would want to ride into
court on horseback.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Mr.. McGraw's team does very we'll when
he directs from the grandstand Perhaps
he ought to stay there and quit fight
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
ANGEL ON BAIL pEAnINCs

The motto of the suffragette arson
squad: I'VE never sleep."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

A motorist smashed his car the other
day, rather than run over a dog. The
dog might have wagged his tall we
think.