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continental legislature. The speeches are
far above those delivered in the Berlin
reichstag. and the private relations be-
tween members who have kicked and
torn one another are often friendly and
touching The rechsrat has distinctly
improved in manners and eloquence, but
it has distinctly got worse as regards
violence. Naturally, then, Austria is ex-
pecting lively times this year. and ter
rife amount of eloquence and ink tsp,lt
in midair) is likely to be shed. That
is the result of having parliament
whose members speak seven different
tongues
some. however, claim that the seven
different tongues prevent worse ills. per
haps murders. Ii YOU are physically in
ferior to your enemy you can always call
him names In dialect which he does
not understand, and thus escape chastise-
ment
Copyright 1918 by Curtis BROWNE
rearily sacrifice its chemical coagents.
This much coveted base has been discov-
cred by an Indiana man.
4 x
He has invented a coal. the calorifc
value of which is more than double that
of the best mined product. The base is
simply common dirt of which 1SU
POUNDS TO the ton are employed. ] ne Goal
is manufactured either soft or hard, to
meet the consumers demand, the soft
burning the more readily. The color Is
that of the natural coal. but dull; having
no gloss whatever. II is srnokeless, gen.
crates no gas and can be produced at less
cost than the mere primary expense or
carrying the natural product to the mouth
of the mine. Its consumption is attended
by slight waste, fine white substance
being the only residue Its density and
durability are determined by the amount
OF heat and pressure applied. BY re-
stricted application of these processes
soft substance resembling gunpoWder is
produced This Is designed for quick
fire. Upon the other hand, prolonged
application of intense heat, supplemented
by powerful pressure, establishes dens-
ity of substance comparable TO that OF
iron This finished product is or exalted
calorific value, the quality OF persistence
being higher than that OF any other fuei,
either natural or artificial.
At last We have an artificial coal. the
least expensive of all fuels and superior
to the natural product in that 1T is almost
entirely available, is smokeless, gasless,
of greater calorihc value and more en-
during Nature is outdone.
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are on the eve of parliamentary
storms that will break records" And
that is So There are the military pro-
posals and the attitude 10 Servias five
university and language problems. and
IN Hungary an unsatisfactory franchise
law. And all these thorny problems are
destined 10 be decided by the ablest
orators with the weightest arguments
IN their mouths and ink bottles in their
lists.
During the last twenty years Austrias
,eichsrat and Hungary's diet have lesis-
,ated most successfully in this belligerent
way The population grows, trade -four
ishes art and literature are on high
level and perfect order is kept-every-
where outside the legislatures. The
merits OF legislation by hurled ink bot
ties We're never so clearly proved.
In 1o4-la11 there were in Austrias
reicnsrat eighteen sittings at which
actual violence was used, and no less
tran sixty in which prolonged obstruc-
ton. abuse and threats of violence were
the system of procedure. Hungarys
diet hardly falls short of Austria's
reichsrat. but with a modesty praise
worthy In such high-spirited people no
statistics are kept. However. four cases
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member finished saying everything pos
sble about Hungarian electoral laws. he
began systematically describing the cleo
toral laws of all the countries in the
world. When he got to Holland he broke
down. Hungary's and Austria's parlia-
ments have been beaten for obstructive
speeches only by the Austrian provincial
handbags. In the landtag of Carinthia in
1868 deputy spoke for nineteen hours.
He took four rests, each of ten minutes.
The debate was ostenSibly on the subject
of precautions in theaters. The obstruc-
tor dragged in the subjects of 1talo-Aus
trian relations, the effect of import duties
on the cost of steel production. educa-
ton, secessionist painting and a dozen
other things.
All obstructive debates are not so
learned Austrias less scholarly politi
clans lengthen their discourses with high
ly effective epithets. The critic Boehms
has list of terms of abuse used during
the last ministry of Baron Won Bienerth.
He says that 50 per cent of the bad
language was used by Czechs, IS per cent
by Poles and Ruthenians. and only Z
per cent by Germans, including German
socialists. The word most frequently
used was thief" After that came
.'scoundrel,' liar and dog The non
German nationalists in the reichsrat have
the advantage of being able to swear in
at least two languages. y Czech deputy
roared in the Bohemian language for sew
eral minutes at a German opponent, and
the German could get no one to translate
for him. When he did learn the Czechs
meaning the pair came to blows: their
parties joined in and the reconciling ink
bottle was hurled.
The Czech disturber had his intellectual
forehead cut open. Argument with ink
bottles was in 1905 so common among the
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OF violence in the diet have already been
before the law courts. 1t is given as
proof of Hungarian party moderation that
during the terrific scenes of last mid
summer only four ink bottles were
thrown. Several members preferred to
detach bits of their desks and hurl them
at their enemies. In one respect Hun
garian politicians argue even more en-
phatically than Austrian. In June, 1912,
the highly respected and talented poll
tician. julius kovacs-an enthusiast for
the protection of animals fired his gun
at the highly respectable speaker. Count
Stephan TfcZa, and then shot himself
nearly dead. Compared with this. the
record Of two members of the Corinthian
landtag who lay in wait for each other
on dark night and spraned each Others
s.2ews is sneered at by Hungarians as
tame
1t Is the mistake of Americans who
read such things to imagine that Aus
TRANS and Hungarians show nothing but
violence in making and preventing the
making of laws. As a fact their re-
sources nexhaustible Just they
hold the record for arguing with ink bot
ties. fists and sticks, they hold it for
convincing the other sides by means of
obstruction. The obstruction of Austria $
reichsrat would make American mem
bers of Congress turn green with envy.
What is more. Austrian Obstructonists
are constantly adding TO their records.
Every year a new INSTRUCTOR breaks the
record of the year before The present
champion is the Czech radical Fres. He
won his spurs during the obstruction of
the south Slavs and Czechs against the
budget commission. The object was TO
express Slav dislike of a conflict over
Servia with Russia Herr Fresl declared
that he would speak without interruption
for four and twenty hours, and he very
nearly carried out his threat
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DOLLY MAD1soNs Trunk
CONTAINING CONSTITUTION
ozPAnR,S G----

covered with red morocco and adorned
with brass tacks and handles. The story
is that the brave Dolly, when the British
set fire to the White House a century
ago. escaped with the precious journal in
this same little trunk, where in 1t has
repoSed ever since
In the same steel safe which contains
the original Constitution is stored also
the original Declaration of independence.
To this the new Secretary of State holds
the key, and no one else unlock It,
Since the two instruments were placed in
this safe in 1902 it has been unlocked but
once-a couple of years ago when Secre-
tary Knox peeped into it to ascertain the
state of preservation of these two all
important documents. He discovered, as
previous inspections had also shown, that
the Constitution was withstanding the
ravages of time much better than the
old Declaration. 1t was in substantially
as good shape as when originally pen
ned, save that the ink upon the boldly
penned opening words, We the People,
had been badly scaled off in the former
days when the parchment was rolled and
stored away in steel cylinder. In recent
years. however, 1t has been kept fiat, like
the original Declaration.
The latter instrument has badly faded
all over, the signatures of the signers
having practically disappeared. This dis
figurement is the result Of the folly of
Congress- which. in 1923, authorized cop
perplate engraving of the document to be
made that copies might be sent to the de-
scendants of each signer. II was in the
process of making this plate that the
Declaration was virtually destroyed. This
was before the days of the camera and
of photolithography. The engraver en-
ployed for the work was allowed to hold
sheet of damp linen against the face of
the Declaration while he traced over the
letters with stylus. Thus the ink-es-
pecially that upon the signatures-was
dissolved.
Tae proposed constitutional amendment
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y gray Vienna, in
a S piri n & Buda-
pest, in the poet
ically placed pro-
vinci al capitals
where landtags
solemnly sit, the
best politicians are
laying in stores OF
a-guments-and of
ink bottles. TIE
Neue Freie Presse
foretells that I'VE
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Rec am endments

amendments
to the federal Con-
stitution have late
~ been seen in as
many stages of
evolution. One-the
sixteenth. provid-
ing for an income
tax-has just re-
ceived it's finishing
touch from the
Secretary of State.
Another, providing
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anneared in the sessions chamber Inc
session lasted altogether hftS-seNei
hours, and in the end the government go
it's way. ; =,
Hungary is tagging behind Austria III
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resolved TO fight the obstruction, and
resolution was passed giving the speaker
the right to postpone the discussion of
urgent matters till the end of the days
sitting \ few days later a Slav deputy,
being incensed because his five frivolous
petitions were postponed, hurled a cane
at an opponents head.
The young Czech leader kramarz, who
is one of the greatest of the more peace
full obstructionists. lately recalled the fol-
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DIR. kRAMARZ.
Chief of the young Czech party in the
- Austrian Reichsrat and one of it's
most talented ObstructiOnists. He
declares he remembers seven pitched
battles in the chamber.
only at next morning. Gorintian spoke
in Slovenian, which only a handful of
reichsrat members understand. and he
relapsed into German only now and then
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
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Fresl was inspired 10 his exploit by the
efforts of his colleague. Gorintian a Slo-
venian who began his speech OF obstruc-
ton at & in the evening and ended 1t
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VIENNA, March 8, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
MECHANICS LIEN
ON RODEN HOTEL
Officials Say That Finances
+ Will Soon Be Adjusted and
Building Completed

The American Bridge company and John
l.. Mullin have flied mechanics liens
against the Eoden Hotel company, claim
ing $45,O27.56, alleged to be due for ma
terial and work furnished on the Roden
hotel building, located on the corner of
Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street. The
claim of the American Bridge company is
for $42, 57316, alleged to be due for ihe
structural steel used in the building, ard
that of Mr.. Mullin is for s2454. 40, which he
alleges is due for material furnished, and
for work and labor performed
The liens have been filed in the office
of the probate court and attachments Oh
the lot and the uncompleted building have
been asked for by the plaintiffs. The
liens had been filed last week. but kept
quiet until yesterday. and while some sur
prise was expressed at this action, set
the fact that work had been practically
stopped on the building for some time
made the legal complications not entirely
unexpected
The officials of the company have ma lie
no formal statement, except to say that
hitch in the finances of the company
had occurred, but that they would soon be
satisfactorily arranged and the building
rushed to a speedy completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
MAJOR CAMERON IS
SLIGHTLY BETTER
Condition Is Still Serious.
Members of Family Sum-
mOned to His Bedside

While slightly improved last night, the
condition of Mayor j. W. Cameron, men,
ber Of the board of revenue of Jefferson
county, is still serious, and his two
daughters. who are visiting in Connecti-
cut, and his son. who resides in New
Orleans, have been summoned to his
bedside. and are expected TO arrive to-
day.
Mayor Cameron is suffering from an
attack of heart trouble, and has been
ailing for several weeks but was able to
attend his official duties up to last Sat
urday The extreme hot weather for
the past week was very trying on the
patient, but he stuck to his post of duty.
His condition was not considered as
being serious until yesterday. when a
rise of temperature caused his family
some uneasiness; he rallied, however,
and at a late hour last night was resting
we'll. He is receiving every attention,
his son. DR.. A. C. Cameron, being con-
stantly at his bedside.
Mayor Cameron has many close per-
sonal friends in the city who wish him
speedy recoverey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
TRAFFIC OFFICIALS
TO ATTEND MEETING
Their Intention of Being Present
at Rate Conference

A number of railroad officials have
notified Secretary w. c. Radcliffe they
will be present at the joint meeting of
the railroad and transportation commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce. and
the traffic managers. local and general,
of all the railroads running into Bir-
mingham to be held July "a. The fol-
lowing list does not include all who
are expected TO be present, but only
those who have sgnified their intention
to attend the meeting
L. Green. freight traffic manager
Southern railway, Washington; r. L..
Simpson general freight agent Southern
railway. Birmingham; L. SEWER general
agent Southern railway, Birmingham;
Joseph lIattendorf general freight agent
Illinois Central Memphis; w. A. Win
burn, vice president Central of Georgia
railway, Savannah; C. T. Aircy freight
freight agent Queen and Crescent rail-
way, Savannah: l.. f. Chalonor freight
traffic manager Seaboard Air Line, Nor
folk; George r. Macgregor, assistant
general agent Frisco lines, Memphis;
!. II. Doughty, general agent Frisco lines.
Birmingham; II. A. Poveeite, general
freight agent queen and Crescent rail-
road, Cincinnati; c. p Jackson, assist
Ohio railroad. Birmingham: " e. Whit
aker, general agent Atlanta, sBrming-
ham and Atlantic railway, Birmingham:
T. F. Steele, freight traffic manager,
New Orleans and Northeastern railroad.
New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
PRIZES OFFERED FOR
BIG CORN YIELDS
Mississippi Firm Will Give Attractive
Prizes for Best Record
in Tippah

Jackson. Miss. July 7--(Special.) lin
order to encourage the farmers of Tip
pah county to make large yields of corn
a mercantile firm at Ripley has offered
prizes of $50 in gold for the largest yield
and $40 in gold for the best 10 ears. In
the event the best acre surpasses the
record of 255 bushels an additional prize
of fine two-horse wagon will be pre-
sented. Thus it is made possible for the
farmer producing the most corn In Tip
pah county to pull down $50 cash and a
handsome wagon-a prize that is well
worth while striving for.
II has been demonstrated time and again
that Mississippi can make more than 200
bushels of corn per acre. The boys of
the corn clubs have done that, and there
is no good reason why their fathers
should not do equally as well. But in
the event no farmer breaks the 255 bushel
record and wins the wagon, the first prize
| is sufficient to stimulate every farmer
| in the county to do the very best that is
in him and in his land. II he does not
win the cash prize he has at least made
himself some corn worth talking about
until 'roasin years come again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. July 7.-G p. m)-Fair
weather with quite moderate tempera-
lures has been general over the country
east of the Mississippi river since
Sunday night. West of the Missis-
sippi, however temperatures have
been excessively high, maximum read
ing of 102 being reported at Dodge City.
KAN. and 9S degrees at Shreveport, Pales.
tine and Rapid City. Afternoon readings
equaled or exceeded 80 degrees over all
western sections, except the Pacific slope.
Scattering rains occurred in Montana, the
western lakes and along the gulf coast
east of the Mississippi. Rather cloudy
weather. prevailed In the plains sections
and over the lake region.
in the cotton belt, fair weather pre-
vailed throughout the interior. A slight
rise in temperature has occurred in the
western districts since Sunday night1 In
central and eastern sections tempera-
trres have fallen from to 10 degrees,
except at New Orleans and Mobile, where
rise of from to 16 degrees is noted.
Conditions indicate continued fair and
warm weather for this section Tuesday.
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations,
July Z:
Fam t,ro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
TRAFFIC MEASURE
MAY COME UP TODAY
Number of Important Ordi-
nances Which May Be
Considered

Several important meters are liable
to come before the city commission to-
day but probably the most interest in
the meeting will be centered about the
| appearance or non-appearanee of
/ George c. Kelley and associates. If the
I<elleys do not appear before the COM
mission today, payment of $4,000 will
be due the city from them Thursday.
| The traffic ordinance the automo-
bile ordinance, which is really part
Of the traffic ordinance. the meat and
milk ordinance, automobile parking or
dinance, smoke inspector ordinance and
others may be acted upon if Associate
Commissioner James Weatherly re-
to enable the three commissioners to
hold conference ON some of these
matters. All of them have been pend
ing. before the commission for some
time. but have been delayed from time
to time because of the inability of the
three commissioners TO hold confer
ence.
The traffic ordinance will regulate
all forms of traffic in the streets of
the city, the automobile ordinance will
place especial restrictions upon auto
mobiles as contrasted with other forms
of vehicles of traffic, the milk and
meat ordinance will regulate the dis
posal of milk and meat from diseased
cows, the parking ordinance places fur
ther regulations ON the parking of au-
tomobiles i'll the downtown district
while not in use.
| Judge Lane said yesterday that he
might bring up the matter of appoint
ing a smoke Inspector which impor
tant official the city has lacked ever.
since the demise of the original Wealth
erly smoke ordinance. The appoint-
ment of smoke Inspector under the
present smoke ordinance is not viewed
with any alarm, however. by the manu-
| featuring Interests of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
News of Ensley

A very close and exciting membership
contest is being waged between the red
and blue teams of the Ensley Methodist
Baraca class. For several Sundays past
first one team and then the other has
been in the lead. Less than 100 points
now separate the rival teams. and as the
contest closes August ]. it is expected that
interest will increase throughout the re-
mainder of July. The winners of the con-
test will be entertained at a banquet at
the expense of the losing team.
The members of the regular Ensley po-
lice force are back on their jobs again
after doing strike duty on the street cars
The majority of the regular men were
on this detail, while the extra men were
put on the beats in Ensley
The regular meeting of Steel City Lodge
No. $780, knights of Pythias, will be held
Mrs. W. j. Mitchell and daughters, Ger
trude Evelyn and Corinne Jeanette of
Talladega Springs, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Price Dickens on Ensley Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcqueen Morrison have
named their little son Earl King Morri-
SON.
Miss Pearl Faircloth of vidalia, Ga is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Faircloth on
Ensley Highlands.
Miss Nora Mitchell has returned to her
home In Talladega Springs after a visit
to Miss yirgie Dickens of Ensley High
lands.
Master GLADDEN. Lewis has returned from
a few days visit to Cottondale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
LOWER PEACHTREE
HAS SECOND SCARE
Storm Strikes Community
Sunday, Doing Great
Damage

Lower Peachtree, July 1.--tSpecial.l
Yesterday afternoon for a second time
since the horrible tornado disaster last
March this place was visited by terrific
blow which apparently threatened TO be
a repetition of the former disaster.
During the course of the storm, one gin
building was blown from it's blocks and
contorted from its original shape, one
negro cabin blown in two; trees were
blown down; negro church building
was blown down and two colored people
sustained injuries. injury or loss in sur
rounding territory has not been ascertain
ed. If there was any. J
1t was rather an exciting scene 10 an
observer. When those who were survivors
of the first tornado were rushing to seek
refuge in nearby storm pits; children re-
turning to their homes and parents;
fathers and husbands rushing back TO
their wives. in the expectation of another
blow.
The blow was followed by a downpour
of rain which proved to be general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
PLANKS BLOWN FROM
TOP OF BIG BUILDING
Two Negroes Badly Bruised as Result
of First Accident on New
Skyscraper

5 An accident thai might have had very
serious results occurred Yesterday on the
new Jefferson County bank building when
the high wind that prevailed blew sew
eral loose Dlanks from one of the tor
stories of the building. Two of them iell
into the street below, but fortunately
without injuring anyone. The other fell
inside the building and struck two ne
groes, James Burlk and Curt Mayhem, ..r-
ficting injuries tlat while not serious
were painful. They We're attended to by
DR. Dabney and were taken to theil
homes. They were severely bruised.
Had street car been passing, or the
street been crowded when the accident
happened it might have resulted in the
serious injury to number of people. IN
to the present iine there Eas not been a
fatal accident on the building, which, il
IS said, is record on buildings OF this
character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
REWE|GH|NC CASE
AGAIN DELAYED
Railroad Commission After
Hearing Evidence Sets
Case for July Is


Montgomery, Juiy T. Special )--After
hearing evidence for more than two hours
in the rewelghing case, the state railroad
commission this morning announced that
this matter ill be postponed to July 10.
This case Is q citation against every
railroad in Alabama requiring the roads
to apepar before the commission and show
cause why uniform requirements for re-
weighing carload shipments should not te
promulgated
Nearly every railroad in the state was
represented today when the case was
called. Among tho officials here were l..
Sewer of Birmingham for the Southern
and Alabama Great Southern: John p.
Tfllman for the Seaboard; r. L. Simpson,
general freight agent. Louisville and
Nashville; Jonn T. Cochrane of the Ala
bama, Tennessee and Northern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
LAUDERDALE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION

Florence. July 7-tSpecial) THE Lau-
derdale County Sunday School convention
closed last night after most profitable
session. For two days the work was pro-
jected at Pleasant Hill, a country church,
six miles from Florence. Leon Palmer
was present and discussed the Sunday
school, in all its phases. Mr. Williams.
the county president, presided and one of
the leading features of the convention
was the presence of the Gideon Baraca
Class of the Presbyterian church.