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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
One and Inseparable

No better object lesson could be Of
fered the world than that which this
weeks proceedings on the field of
Gettysburg furnish. Thousands of
men still bearing the evidences of the
wounds and injuries inflicted on each
other so years ago are there met as
brothers, not to indulge in recrimina-
tions but to congratulate each other
on the value and heroism which the
ever-memorable battle fought on that
field was the means of exhibiting.
Like Waterloo, Gettysburg will be re-
membered as much, if not more, by
the famous though Intellectual charge
Of Pickett's brigade as Waterloo is
remembered by the famous and equal
ly as ineffective charge of the Old
Guard Brave and valiant men fell by
the thousands, but their fall has
served to afford the men of today
an opportunity to measure their sub
lime devotion to principles they es-
teemed dearer than life itself.
The field of Gettysburg today pre-
sents picture in sharp contrast with
that of half a century ago, but not
more so than the contrast in the hearts
of the men of then and now. No con-
ventions advocating disarmament, no
peace pacts or arbitration treaties
could more effectually consolidate the
union among men and states than the
meeting of these old warriors in whose
veins the fiery blood of youth has
been moderated down by calm and
cool reflection. Two generations have
passed and a third has arisen since
that awful day, and when those who
fought each other can effect a recon-
ciliation how much more perdurable
should the bonds of friendship be be-
tween us of today and even more yet
between those who will come after us.
The effect of the reunion at Gettys-
bufg will be observed and felt far be-
yond the confines of the United
States. Such demonstration of unity
is also a demonstration Of strength,
and of strength not intended to in
wade or oppress, but to defend and
protect. Other nations may make
demonstrations Of various natures to
impress each other, but the Gettys-
burg demonstration shows the world
that the United States is united ma
tion. Esto perpetua.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
The National Guard

Secretary of War Garrison is in
favor of putting the national guard
on pay basis and while it may be
some time before Congress agrees to
such a proposition, guardsmen will, it
is believed, eventually draw pay.
AS matter of sentiment, every
able bodied young man should be
glad to serve three years in the or
ganized militia. Such service is ben
eficial to the individual in many ways.
Now that the national guard has close
relations with the regular army and is
therefore under strict discipline every
member of the guard profits by the
lesson of self restraint. The citizen
soldier is always manly and patriotic.
Time was when the thought of paying
the volunteers in time of peace would
have been decidedly repugnant. And
it may be assumed that of the 10000
or 115,000 national guardsmen en-
rolled today the majority would be
glad to see the pay question dropped.
But officers Of the regular army as
well as some of the high officers Of
the guard think that pay would pro-
7loDe efficiency.
II The discipline of the mt onal guard
has been improving steadily during
the past 10 years and it is now prob
ably all that could be desired But for
various reasons it is difficult to keep
the ranks full. Large employers, in
cluding most of the corporations, OBJ
ject to young men in their service be-
longing to the military on the ground
that it not only takes some Of their
time that should be given to the work
for which they are employed but that
their minds are more on soldering"
than on their daily routine.
n order to preserve among young
men the old time patriotic principle
ond the esprit de corps of the citizen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
Railroad Relief Department

THE relief department of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad system during the month
of May paid in benefits to members or
their families s22S,9s5.77, according to the
regular monthly report issued recently
said local statistician. This brings the
total distribution since the funds for the
lines east and west of Pittsburg were
established, up to S36,052, $3.50.
ION the lines east of Pittsburg and Eric
in the9month of May the payments in
benefits to the families of members who
died amounted to S51 ,907.17, while to MEM
bers incapactated for work they amount
ed to $105,S95.55. The total payments on
the lines east of Pittsburg since the re-
lief fund was esta ablished in 1856 have
amounted to s26, CT, 66412.
In May the relief fund of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg paid out
a total of S71,1S3,05, of which s21,S1O were
for the families of members who died aud
$49, 373.0o for members unable to work.
The sum of s1O,O.5,92O.SS represents tho
total payments of the relief fund Of the
Pennsylvania lines west since it was
established in 1882
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
An Important work

1.-THE work of the University Free dis
pensary at this time of year | believe is
more important than at any other sea-
SON. said we'll known practicing ply
sician yesterday 1.-THE hot months of
the summer season constitute the time of
year when germs are bred faster and
scattered more than any other time. and
the poor, the ignorant and the unpro-
tected are the ones who suffer.
''The family without an ice box, the
house without screens, the lot without
sanitary closets, the yard full of weeds,
the puddle of water at leaking faucet.
all such things breed the germs that SOON
er or later cause trouble. These are
the people for whom the dispensary is
primarily for. At the dispensary they are
not only given medicines and treatment to
cure them, but they are given instruc-
tions in sanitation and hygiene so that
they can keep well.
''The health of this class is in more
danger no wthan in any other season,
and the dispensary is crowded far beyond
its capacity for handling the cases. More
room is needed. This work is among
the most important being done by any
institution in the state, and hope that
the time will soon come when this dis
adequate quarters such as it deserves
itself and as the public deserves which
is helped by it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
The Auditorium Question

Birmingham sentiment is now well
aroused in favor of the city building
an auditorium. A city without an au-
ditorium with large seating capacity
is badly handicapped, but there are
few cities of approximately Birming-
hams size without such a building.
A few years ago Atlanta was
minus an auditorium but public spir-
tied citizens built one after an un-
derstanding with the city authorities
that the city would pay for it and
take it off their hands, all which was
done within years time. The Atlanta
auditorium has been worth great
deal to that enterprising community.
To say nothing OF conventions, AT
lanta has profited immeasurably by
its grand opera festivals which only
the auditorium made possible.
The plans for the Birmingham au-
ditorium call for seating capacity
of $500 to 8000-several hundred
more than Atlanta's big building.
The city of Birmingham is asked to
issue 5 per cent bonds to the amount
of $150,000 to pay for the auditorium.
If the bond issue were submitted to
the people it would carry by a very
large majority. The city commission
should not hesitate in giving its
stamp of approval to the proposition.
Commissioner Lane expresses himself
.as opposed to a bond issue for an
auditorium; but after a little while
after he has had time to think it
over-he will, it is hoped, take a
favorable view of the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
PAYING THE FIDDLER

Louise De Koven Bowen in The Survey.
freda and Hilda worked in a candy fac
tory at weekly wage of $5. which they
were obliged to turn over in their un-
opened pay envelopes to their thrifty
mother every Saturday night
After the hard days work Hilda and
Freda were always tired and complained
bitterly that they were not allowed to go
to dance halls or theatres; their too care
full mother would not even permit their
young friends to visit them. But a cousin
employed in the office OF dentist came
to dinner every Sunday. She told fabulous
tales Of the amount of gold used in the
manufacture of artificial teeth
One momentous day the sisters decided
that in one way or another they must get
the money with which to pay for theatre
tickets. They evolved a scheme that one
of them would pretend to have a bad
toothache. They would go to the dentist
and ask to have the tooth pulled and
while he was thus engaged the sister
would steal all the gold crowns she could
lay her hands on. But whose tooth
should come out? At length they drew
lots for. 1t and the dubious opportunity
fell to Hilda.
So it was that the next Saturday after
noon the girls set out for the dentists Of
flee. Hilda trifle lugubrious. Freda
quite cheerful. When the dentist had
placed TIilda in the chair and examined
the tooth, he said he did not think il
necessary that the tooth should come out
While she was pleading with him that
she could not stand it's aching another
moment Freda man.sed to steal pack
age Of gold foil. also few crowns which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
EURoPE's NEW CAPITAL
From the London World.

From the London World
Fifty years ago Berlin was the seat of
government of poor, dscontented, agri-
cultural state, a north European counter
part of Turin. 1t was a garrison town and
a place of some political Importance, but
1t did not rank high among the historical
cities of Germany. Munich, Frankfort,
Hamburg. to name no others. surpassed
it in wealth, culture and interest. while in
Prussia itself Konigsberg robbed it of the
historical associations that should apper-
tain to the chief city of the state. The
Berlin of the sixties is clear memory to
men still living, but the visitor will look in
vain for traces of it. Fifty years have
wiped it out Modern Berlin is the exact
opposite of modern Paris. Paris, after all,
is very much what Napoleon III left it.
Berlin dates from Sedan. Its interest lies
in its endeayor to embody the spirit of
modern Germany. 1t is the outward ex-
preston of tumult of soul.
Berlin's aim was to borrow all that was
best from other Cities shops and palaces,
and improve on them and fuse them into
something enthusiastically German. 1t
has made its borrowings, but it has failed
to improve, it has failed to fuse and il
has failed to Germanize. Berlin is SER
want in his masters clothes-a servant
who has put on an evening walstcoat, a
| morning coat and a wedding tie Every
where in Berlin you get the sense of orn-
ament deliberately attempted by people
who do not understand its real nature
but believe that size and showiness will
compensate for lack of instinct. That ia
the note of Berlin, from the series of plas-
tic spasms in the Slegesalle to the latest
villa residence beyond the Kurfursten-
damn. That is why Americans like Ber-
lin.
But in spite of all, Berlin is a great city.
What is more, it is an individual city. Its
life shows through its tawdry trappings.
But only in one respect has that life
shaped itself into definite expression. Ber-
lin is the most organized city in Europe.
1t runs on clockwork. Its streets are
straight and clean, its trans swift and
ubiquitous. its great shops miracles of
concentration under a single roof. Live in
Berlin long enough to get below it's ar
tificial surface and you will understand
| why the German finds in it the spirit
which has made his empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
Break in the Hot Wave

Yesterday was very pleasant day
in Birmingham. The temperature was
lower than it had been for several
days past. Breezes were cool and con-
slant. Other sections of the country
were not so fortunate In New York,
where the thermometer did not reg
lister as high as in southern cities,
heat prostrations were numerous.
The governments weather bureau
heartened the whole country yester-
day by announcing that the end of the
hot wave is believed to be in sight.
Some philosopher has said that op-
pressive summer heat was chiefly a
state of mind. There may be some
thing it that idea but it is not wholly
true. No advanced psychology can
make one believe that days are not
sweltering when the mercury moves
up into the nineties. But it is reasona-
Bile to think that the less we consult
the thermometer during hot spell
the less we will think about the heat.
In New York, Chicago and other
northern cities heat prostrations have
been more common this summer than
usual. Comparing the north and the
south the fact is again emphasized
that southern cities are more endura-
bic in summer than northern cities.
when a hot wave is in evidence, no
matter how hot it may be in the
south, heat prostrations are practi-
cally unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
FACTORY EMPOWERED IN ROSES

Have you ever seen large and busy
manufacturing plant almost completely
embowered in roses?
Not a very usual combination, needless
to say. Factories are usually associated
gaunt chimneys belching smoke and SCOT
amid desolation of CRIME, ashes and
scrap heaps.
During the past week, however, com
muters on the Montclair branch of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad have been treated to a very at
tractive demonstration of the fact flat
a manufacturing plant need not neccs-
sarily be an eyesore and a blot on the
landscape. Twice day, as their trains
have passed the station at Ampere, n. j..
they have caught glimpse of a group cf
neat and orderly factory buildings, set
amid % acres of well kept lawns, flower
beds, shrubbery AMI big shade trees, and
all surrounded by half-mile girdle IF
pink rambler roses in full bloom Here
and there sprays of honeysuckle, contest
for supremacy with the roses, but roe
yellow blossoms are hopclessly out Num-
bered
The attractive appearance of This indus
trial plant, which Is owned and operated
by the Crocllcr- Wheeler company, nianu-
facturers Of electrical machinery, is an
interesting commentary on the present
attitude of most progressive corporations
toward the general public. This particular
company evidently .egards it as a duty
to the community as we'll as to itself to
have its works prssent a clean, orderly
aspect, and even an attractive one, so
far as this is possible in manufacturing
establishment. Tho self respect OF the
Company has unqueationably had gond
effect upon the surrounding community,
far different from the usual demoralizing
influence of large manufactures And it
is pleasant to know that many home
arc und Ampere is graced by the same
rambler roses, which have grown from
slips cut from the parent vines about
this unique garden factory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03


Stewart in a cavalry charge, and by an
overhead exploding shell.
Major Latimer. scarcely 21, a bril-
liant officer. who commanded Andrew 5
battalion at Gettysburg (Lieutenant
Colonel Andrews having been wounded
at Winehester), was mortally wounded
July 2. Gen. Edward Johnson (Ewells
corpse says of him: Maj. j. w. Lati-
mer of Andrews battalion. the boy
major" whose chivalrous bearing in so
many fields had won for him repu-
tation to be envied by his seniors, re-
ceived a severe wound on the evening
of the I'd from the effects of which he
died
When Pickett's charge was repelled
up on the heights of Cemetery Hill,
Lieut.. A. H. Cushing of the Fourth U.
S. artillery. fought his guns to desper-
alton. Brigadier General Webb, COM
manding the Second brigade, Second
division, Hancocks corps (the 2d), says:
He fell, mortally wounded. at the
fence by the side of his guns. Cool,
brave, competent, he fought for an hour
and a half after he had reported to me
that he was wounded in both thighs
'Col. Norman J. Hall of the Third
brigade, same corps, says: Lieutenant
Cushing challenged the admiration of
all who saw him. Three of his limbers
were blown up and were charged with
the caissons under fire. Several wheels
were shot off his guns and were re-
placed, till at last, severely wounded
himself his Officers all killed or
wounded, and with only cannoneers
enough to man section, he pushed his
gun to the fence in front and was killed
while serving his last canister into the
ranks of the enemy He was killed by
a musket ball.
Lieutenant Woodruff Light company,
First U. S. artillery, fell mortally
wounded July 8. while the rebel lines,
after most successful and daring
advance. We're being pushed back in
destruction and defeat says Capt. John
G. Hazard, First r. I. Light artillery.
He also says: He expired on July 4,
and, at his own request, was buried on
the field on which he yielded up his
life TO his country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
Birmingham a Busy City

Birmingham is doubtless the busiest
city in the SOUTH" said Newton L. F'os-
ter of Philadelphia.
Il have recently visited Richmond, Nor
folk, Savannah and Atlanta and each of
those cities seemed to be very prosperous.
But not one of them was in Birmingham $
class when it comes to business activity.
The first time and the only time until
now that | was in Birmingham was In
1909. I was impressed with the prosperity
of this district inen. but it seems far
buster now. Birmingham has grown Won
derfully in four years. Its great future
is so well assured that l would be almost
willing to bet that the next census would
credit it with a population of 800. .oo0"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
PICTURES IN FOOD

BY the Narrator.
AT medieval feasts there was always a
certain attempt at symbolism in the
dishes, and during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries in Germany very
highly artistic work was produced. For
in these old times every dish represented
some religious subject.
In a chronicle of the city of Munich.
Bavaria, it is recorded that at the fun
eral feast of Abbrecht " Q413), there
were seen on the tables Adam and Eve,
with the tree and the snake (all made in
sugar., Noah's Ark made in pastry
Abraham's about to sacrifice Isaac (made
out of sugar and almonds), David and
Goliath made of cracknels). the Tower
of Babel Quilt very beautifully out of
various vegetables). The Holy Family
with kernels of nuts and Doon1sday
with Christ as a judge seated under a
rainbow, and Mary and John interceding
Qnade out OF all manner of kinds of
confections) and ever SO many more, all
very large and very appetizing to look
at At least a dozen other such sacred
dishes adorned the lesser tables. These
ornaments were finally distributed to
the departing guests.
The feast was probably the most re-
markabe that ever occurred in Bavaria.
We are further informed that there were
250o persons, nobility and high burgers
with the followers and servants fed dur
ing the four days. and 1860 horses fod-
dered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
ANNETTA JoNEs-HER BOOK

Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta consll-
tuition.
rare old print of shakespeare-his
works in boards of brown,
With quaint engravngs--here and there
the yellowed leaves turned down
Where sweet love-breathing Juliet
speaks, and as | lean and look.
Traced in old, faded Ink, these words:
'Annetta Jones-Her Book
IL.
Now. this old print of Shakespeare
prize-because it's rare,
The gem of all my library in all its glory
there;
I marvel much at Hamet's ghost and
Banquo's pictured bones.
But who--ye gods of ancient days was
this "Anetta Jones?'
III.
| think I've heard that name before
Zones? Jones?' but that "Annetta,"
With odd embroidery around the first and
final letter
Is sweet and quaint: She was no saint
prim--grim! for I discover
BY these sublime, marked sentences An
netta had a lcverl
".
And I believe her eyes were blue. her
lips as cherries red
And many a shy, sweet kiss they knew,
and tender words they said,
And from her powdered brows gold hair
fell cloudlke-soft and sweet,
Down-streaming dreaming, to her silytr-
slippered feetl
W
She lived-she loved-was welded: the ro-
nance of her life
Perhaps, was changed a trife when hef
lover called her Wife,
But what slorious fate is hers!-for. as
l lean end loo,:
Her name still shines with Shakespears's;
Annetsa Joiles-Her BoolE''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
THE MAN WHO SHOT BRADDOCK


From the Kansas City Times.
TN the small square formed by four
giant elm trees standing just off a
road near unontown, Pa, a bronze
tablet marks the grave of gallant Brit
ish soldier-Edward Braddock. In con-
nection with the celebration of 100 years
OF peace between England and America,
it is proposed to erect an imposing monu-
ment to the general whose tragic death
marked the British army's first lesson
in dealing with foes who fought in ope.
order. The unveiling of the shaft will
be attended by all the officers of the
Coldstream guards. of which regimen.
General Braddook was a member
Every American and English school,
boy has heard the story of how two mill
tia regiments-tAe rorty-fourth and
Forty-eighth Foot-were ambushed by In
dans at the battle of Monogahela, and
how only a handful escaped under the
leadership of a young virginian named
Washington, who was destined later To
set a new milestone in the march of his
tory 1t has remained. however, for
Wilfred Powell, British consul general in
Philadelphia, to furnish data. gathered
from unquestionable sources. regarding
from unquestionable sources, regarding
the manner OF Braddock's death and bur-
ial. The announcement of Mr.. Powelrs 5
discovery Is made in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Ali that was previously known was that
during the suicidal combat the British
troops stool stolidly shoulder to shoul-
der, obeying without question the orders
of their commander. who had refused to
heed Washington's warning as to Indian
tactics 1--WE will do our duty" he had
said, "and fight as best we can. So he
brave red lire melted away, under the
pitiess fire, and it was not until the
general had fallen mortally wounded, that
the young Virginiaa led the remnant TO
safety. They carried with them their
wounded leader, who died few days
later while the troops We're on the march.
Fearing that his body would be discovered
and mutilated by the savages If buried
by the roadside, Washington ordered that
grave be dug in the middle of the
road Braddocl's body was laid to rest.
the grave was filled in and the troops
marched across it. thus obl,>,rating the
signs of their work.
When the American revolution was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Mr.. nnhb.n Apnreeintlon

Joseph B. Babh. who has accepted the
chamber of commerce, writes to mem
Der of The Age-Herald staff as follows
The Silver Jubilee edition was a gem,
geographically ana editorially I con-
gratulate you and your associates upon
the comprehensive, intelligent and force
ful exposition of 1}lrminghams resources
and commercial activities. You have set
a mark for others to shoot at and they
must be skilled .shootists' to equal your
performance. 1t really was a stimulating
pulse-quiekening effort"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03

were evidently prepared for immediate
use. The impatient dentist at last drew
the tooth and the two girls left the office,
making their way directly to pawnshop.
An officer of the Juvenile Protective asso-
citation happened to see them enter the
shop and followed them in. When the
pawnbroker hesitated to accept such un-
usual pledges, she persuaded the girls to
come with her.
The facts learned, the stolen goods were
returned to the dentists office. 1t proved
easier to get the girls off from the rigors
of the .law than from the rigors of family
discipline. This required many visits to
the mother before she was persuaded that
she must permit her children to have some
recreation and must provide them with
money to that end.
When a girl is willing to endure the
torture of having sound tooth extracted
in order to go to a theatre, does 1t not re-
veal once more youths imperious claim to
pleasure which will not be denied?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03

THE GIRL IN EUROPE

Mary Royce Ormbee in Leslie's.
If a girl begins ier travels in England
she can do no better than put herself at
once under "the w tchfll eye of Mother
Church. In this country, we hear occa-
sionally of the Girls Friendly socie,y.
Over in England, where it is part of an
established church this organization is
widespread and active, maintaining a SER
les Of lodges tur women only. These