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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

that the feeling is shared by men. by the
worst of men as we'll as by the best.
Even the murderer in his cell has been
known to cherish an insect for want OF
something better to love. And the good
man knows no greater Joy than to have
his own Riddle run to meet him with
the glad cry of daddy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-07

Careless thinkers say oftentimes that
onfy women feel this great urgent need
of having something to love. They at
tribute it to the maternal instinct.
But ask any man woman who has
looked ever SO slightly into the interior
of the human heart and you will learn
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-12-29

Costs little-make big money. Simplest, fastest,
ightest running. IT'S ALL IN the TAYLOR FEED Every
mill fitted with wire cable drive. set-out attach.
ments and adjustable idler. Improved carriage
backing device is quick acting and time saver.
Made in all Sizes portable and stationary
We manufacture engines, boilers Shnge machines cutoff
sAs wood sprs, etc. and do foundry work. Write toa
prices
WsIlsry 8 Taylor IrOs Works. Box 20. Macon. Go.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-12-29
Bill Posters Join The Ranks
of The "Betterment Movement y

You doubt observed the big posters the city, illustrating
the Christmas story Bboard all the cities having associated
bposters carried the pictures during the holiday week We
informed that this only foreunner of number of Posters
that to form series for the education masses who
through essays print bposters are to be
graduated their cooperation giving their valuable space
and at their To form idea the berav be-
hind this we quote from exchange
WHAT POSTER MEANS.
Here the story that does illustrate the story that
is behind it.
At the Atlantic City meeting last July of the Poster Adver-
versng association national organization comprising some
OOO poster companies it decided naugurate an nnft
movement for the special benefit of the poorer class children
the children handicapped by lack of education The association
provided the to carry them is said that thew
would have cost phlanhop in private life not less than 500
000
The Christmas poster the first of these The cost Of
thoghGraphnQ this picture $4,000 The picture it
self is the work of Edwark Vokert Cincinnati artist The
poster displayed before Christmas every city of the United
States and Canada with than 5000 population The nctro
Is nine feet high by twenty feet long hographe in eleven
color.
ONE EACH MONTH
About month from another will take it's place. Dor
what poor boy accomplished will be the legend on that
How using opportunities? Subsequently the hill
boards will phases of Boy Scout e at Easter another
religious picture will be posted The plan to change the MIR
lures about month.
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Doing 1t For fitzgerald

Every one of ms, if opportunity presented would
gladly set aside whole day for the upbuding of the
city and county. days pay represents the effort you
can put behind the City Building" movement We don't
ask too much of you, not quite the earning capacity of
any for "a Day" but we want you to get behind the
Chamber of Commerce and add your strength to the
PLAN Every forward step for the city and county means
SO much to you that YOU cannot afford to withhold
your assistance from the Chamber of Commerce Do
IT NOW.
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What Managers Say
OF CreatOre's Band

Macon, Ga. 1858.
R. w. Carswell,
Manager Opera House,
Dublin, Ga.
Understand Creatores Banda
Verdi plays your city Saturday.
1t is the best musical treat seen
here in long while. Advise your
people not to miss it. operate
Sextette great and alone worth
the price.
D. C. Phillips,
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DR.. Fred keefer aOnored

The annual session of the
Osteopathic Society, just closed
at Jacksonville, Fla. elected DR..
Fred Keefer secretary for the
Gulf State Osteopathic Society.
The association is composed of
practitioners from the States of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisi-
ma and Mississippi. The cleo
ton of DR.. Keefer to this honor
able position is a source of pleas
ure to his many friends in the
CITY,
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Wanted

A n ana2er for Lake Beatrice
Milling and Resort Company,
who will take a small financial
interest in company together
with management on salary.
Reply to,
Lake Beatrice Milling and Light
Co. Fitzgerald, Ga. D-29-3t
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Who Gets Paid First?
Veterans or Teachers?
Somebody Must Wait For
Money From State and
Governor Must Decide

On the 1st of January the state
of Georgia will be called on to pay
debts approximating S725, 900. OF
this amount $475,00O will repre-
sent the temporary loan executed
three months ago by Governor
Slaton; between 81, 900 and S., 900
the interest on this loan; 100000
of the principal on the states &c.
$4,000 bonded debt and $145, goo
the interest on this debt.
Checks for these payments hay e
already been drawn by State
Treasurer w. j. Speer and nearly
all the amount needed is now in
the treasury. The remainder will
be in hand before the date of pay
ment.
THIS was the first year the state
was empowered to execute a tens
porary loan for more than $780,
900. A constitutional amendment
adopted last fall permits the gov
ernor to borrow up to 100000.
Governor Slaton saw fit to Dor
row $475, 900 for which he paid 3
per cent interest. In this connec-
ton the amounts borrowed dur
ing the past several years and the
interest rate paid on these tempo
rarY loans will prove interesting.
RATES OF INTEREST
1905 a loan of 100000 at 2 per
cent by Governor Joseph M. Ter
rell.
1906, $4,000 at 2 per cent by
Governor Terrell.
1907 (year of the last panic,
when money was exceedingly
scarce) the temporary loan execut-
ed by Governor Hoke Smith, was
$3.50, 900. Of this amount $40, 900
drew interest at 2 per cent, while
$4,000 was obtained by Governor
Smith at no cost to the state.
1908, $4,000 at 2 per cent by
Governor Smith.
1909, 500, 900 at 2 per cent by
Governor Joseph NJ. Brown.
1910, $4,000 at 2 per cent by
Governor Brown.
1911, 100000 at 9 per cent by
Governor Smith.
1912, 5000, 900, at 3 per cent by
Governor Brown.
1913, $475, 900 at 3 per cent by
Governor Slaton.
1t is expected the state will find
itself financially embarrassed early
in the new year. Of the 50, $780, 900
due the teachers in the public
schools for 1913 only 40 per cent,
or 81 100000 has been paid. This
leaves the state still due the teach.
ers 81, 5000 for their 1913 work.
WHO GIFTS PAY FIRST
1t has been customary to paw the
pensions to Confederate veterans
and their widows in advance. as
early in the year as they are due.
Usually these payments are made
in February. The pensions this
year are expected to total between
81, 10000 and $1,200,OCO.
The question which confronts
Governor Slaton is whether he
shall pay the veterans pension first
or give first attention to paying up
the overdue salaries of the teach
ers.
Should he decide to pay the
teachers first it will probably be
the latter part of April or the
middle of May before the state
will be in position to pay the
veterans.
The teachers have earned their
money and are anxious to obtain
it, while on the other hand the
pensioners, each of whom only
draws small amount from the
state, are depending on getting
their money in February by the
latest and have made their plans
with that end in view. They al
so are in need of what the state
will be due them.
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Cow Boy Attempts A Ride.

This morning at the stables of
Fletcher & Broadhurst a large
crowd gathered to witness the
wild mule ride by COW boy. For
sometime IN effort was made to
saddle the mule, and finally sue
cess. The animal would not civ,
up and finally the decision was
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Huntsville, Ala. 12-19-13.
Manager Jefferson Theatre,
Birmingham, Ala.
Creatore and Lomberto Grand
Opera Sextette, biggest musical
treat ever seen in Huntsville
audience, wild for encores. 1t is
a pleasure to assure your people
of treat in store for them.
(Signed) R. E. Smith,
Mayor Huntsville, Ala.
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reached to wait a while longer.
The COW boy still claims he will
ride him, and in all probability
will.
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Mrs: w: J. McAfee of Blufftcn.
Ind, is spending the winter with
her son and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy G. tombstone.
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Notice to Attorneys and administrators
Beginning November 1913 all legal must paid for IN
advance as the law contempates.
Leader Publshng1Company
October 3st 1913
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Montgomery, Ala. 12-21-13.
D. w. Powell,
Palace Theatre,
Dothan, Ala.
Creatores Banda Verdi and
Lomberto Grand Opera Sextette
playing here matinee and night
best concert we have had in
three seasons. Audience delight
ed. This will prove a treat for
your cultured people.
E. ]. Mahoney,
Mgr. Grand Theatre, Mont
gomery Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
How Congress Will Stand

Congress is about to meet, and
when it does three parties will pre-
sent themselves, the democratic, re-
publican and progressive. All three
will be regularly organized. Victor
Murdoch of Kansas will lead the pro-
lgressives, James Mann of Illinois the
Republicans, and Oscar w. Underwood
Hhe democrats.
The democrats will number 200,
land the opposition 145. In other
words the democrats will have clear
majority Of 145, or two to one. No
fewer than 158 members in the House
will take their seats next Monday for
the first time. There are solid demo-
cratic delegations in the House from
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida
Gerogia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mary
1and, Mississippi, Montana, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, the Caro-
ainas and Texas, and solid republi-
can delegations from Idaho, Nevada
the Dakotas, Oregon, Utah, Vermont
Washington and Wyoming.
The democratic majority in the
House is ample. 1t is almost unpre-
cedented. In the Senate, however, the
democratic majority will be small
Possibly six or seven-and the actor
of the Senate on the tariff bill anC
the income tax will be carefully an
hlyzed and sifted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
Reducing the Tariff

The Forthcoming revision of the
tariff to a revenue basis will be known
in our political history as "the Under
wood BILL" whether it be presented as
one whole or schedule by schedule 1t
will be party measure intended to
meet the urgent demands of the Bal
timore platform, and the party and
the administration will stand or fall
by what this bill presents when it be-
comes law. Party discipline will push
it through, and it is believed it will
be passed without material alteration.
Minority Leader Mann is opposed
to mere obstruction to the tariff pro-
gramme of the democratic party. "The
people of the country" says Mr..
Mann, "have decided as between the
two parties in favor of the democratic
party, which advocates an economic
change. No matter whether the demo-
Gratis are right or wrong the people
have upheld them on this point and |
do not approve of any policy of OBJ
struction i'm view of that fact
The country calmly awaits the meet
ing of Congress in extra session on
April 7. The great work of tariff re-
vision has been going on for weeks,
almost for months, and it is believed
bill for revenue only has been drawn
up which will do no harm to any hon.
est industrial interest. The party and
the administration know that the hour
of trial is at hand and the hope is
that the unity and spirit of the party
in power will suffer no losses in the
discussions and acts of the coming
session
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
Importanf Gathering

The convention of the National Good
Roads federation, which will meet here
on April 24-25, will be a most important
gathering" said well known good
roads advocate. Birmingham will re-
ceive a world of advertising from this
event. Some of the best informed men
on road building and men who are deep
~ interested on the subject will be
mere for this gathering and it is ex-
pected that a, majority of the states of
the union will be represented.
This convention is held for the pur-
pose OF agitating the subject of good
roads, adopting a plan by which all the
good roads association can agree on.
TO consolidate in one great body and
go to Congress with broad and COM
prehepsive bill for federal aid. There
are six or seven national organizations
al working for good roads, and advo-
eating different bills for national aid.
Inc outcome of this meeting Is fraught
with great. deal of interest by the
good roads advocates all over the
United States who have the cause
OF building good roads at heart and
desire concerted action"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Tb. New Administration

president Wilson has, been at the
head of the government nearly four
weeks and he seems to have become
thoroughly familiar with the duties of
his high and exacting office" said L.
r. Larue of .Pittsburg. Il voted for
Mr.. Wilson because I am a democrat,
but he is turning out 10 be more sue
cessful chief executive than l had ex-
pected
Il am no politician but prior to the
Baltimore convention I had thought an
experienced statesman, like Mr.. Under
wood, or an experienced politician, like
Champ Clark would have suited the
party better, but Mr.. Wilson has been
an agreeable surprise to many of us.
All literary men and all men of the
educational world have long recognized
Mr. Wilson as one of our best all round
scholars. lie is unquestionably one of
our greatest men of letters and in the
department of political history he has
done more good work than any other
contemporaneous educator or author.
And it looks now as If he were going
to make new high record in the, presi-
Dental office"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
Hookworm Work in the South

The third annual report of the Rock
efeller sanitary commission shows
that during the year 1912 no fewer
than 238,755 persons were treated for
hooSworm disease in IL states in the
south. 1t is claimed that upward of
100000 sufferers from the parasite
have been cured In 1912 there were
326,951 microscopic examinations. In
this number were 7S,572 rural chill
dren between the ages of 6 and 18.
The report mentions one family. A
father, mother and seven children
living in filthy one-room cabin,
every member infected with the hook
worm disease, barely getting a living
from small, washed, unproductive
farm, and all of them illiterate, have
undergone a family transformation.
| Within two years after the simple
cure the father and his older sons have
puilI hedl frame oWeillhS Oh Two
stories; the younger children are in
SCHOOL, the farm is productive, and the
whole family is we'll and happy. This
is but one of the commissions re-
peated experiences.
The commission expended in 1912
the sum of $1S4672, or II cents for ev-
cry person helped to a better living.
The work of the commission is not
fully appreciated by all the people of
the south, but it surely will be when
the sad effects of the hookworm are
more generally understood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
A bnrren-spiritcd fellow.
-Troiius and Cressida'
New French Ministry

Rv a majority of 63 the programme
IF tho Rarthou ministry was adopted
bv the chamber of deputies. lhis pro-
furamme calls for a series OF army
measures to be pushed through at the
,outset. and then for the appointment
Anf Joint committee of members Oh
The senate and of the chamber OIL
lslenuties to prepare an electoral re-
form bill providing for proportional
s,,.enresentation of majorities and
ssninorities. "
BRAND, strong man, went out OIL
office on account of proportional rep
lresentation. The bill had passed the
tchamber of deputies and was amended
in the senate in such a way that the
Rr;and ministry resented the change
bv resigning. Premier Barthou is not
"a man of any particular prominence
although he has had long parlla-
mentary experience.
Proportional representation is Ia
vored by President Poincare, ana IL
will no doubt come up again. 1t AIMS
to divide the representation OF de-
nartment in the chamber OF deputies
Justly between the majority and
minority. If the majority casts three
fourths of the votes it should have
three-fourths Of the deputies in par
ticular department, and the minority
should have the other one-fourth.
There are many political groups IN
France, and this renders the system
more complex.
Illinois has adopted proportional
representation, and so have Belgium,
Finland, Tasmania and some of the
cantons of Switzerland. One difficulty
in the way is to make the voter ap-
preciate the change and to act up to
it. The plans in no two countries
agree. Proportional representation is
in other words difficult subject to
handle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
south,s Resources and Progress

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord's issue of last week was in two
parts-Part l covering the usual work
for the week and Part II embracing
about $50 pages in which the story of
this section is told under the title of
ssThe South: The Nations Greatest As
set In this special number is found
an exceptionally attractive and valu-
able presentation of facts and figures.
Statistics used to be considered eX-
tremely dry and they will always be
dry unless they are properly arranged
and the relation of one fact to another
is explained. But the statistical work
of the Manufacturers Record is nota-
bly, Illuminating year in and year out.
The facts that it digs up and the opti-
mistic views that it presents from
tine to time have been Of untold ben
hfit TO this southland. But no indus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31
FRANK GOULD'S GRIEVANCE
By BILL VINES

| from the most of us and it shocks his
nervous system to come into contact
with the plain people. He married in
the most exclusive chorus girl set. the
members of which would never think
of eating English peas with knife,
unless no spoon was handy, or pouring
their coffee in saucer, If it was too
hot
Still Frank ought to remember that
the Gould family was not always thus.
That is not so thus as they might have
been. His father, the late lamented
jay, when he first started out to ac-
cumulate few rundown railroads.
was in such reduced circumstances that
he was compelled to water stock for a
living. He was, however, a pronounced
success. AS a rehasher of railroads and
eradicator of finances in the pockets of
everybody else except his own, Jay GER
tainly was no SLOUGH There were
many prominent citizens back in Jays
time who would have burst into ap-
plause If Jay had announced his inten-
tion of going to France and points east
and remain gone till the sweet bye and
bye, but Jay refrained from doing 50.
Jay was raised up with the rough
stuff' and it did not affect his appetite
He stayed on the job and worked both
Sides of the street. He flourished long
before the antitrust law was thought
of and passed into the unknown hence
before William j. Bryan elected every
man with $2.65 to the predatory wealth
class. But he left Frank behind. Not
that there was any special or unani-
nous demand for him to do so, but
probably because Frank preferred to
stay. And now Frank has decided that
he has stood for us as long as possible
and he has went.
Perhaps IL we will introduce horse
racing again and repress the govern
ment's curiosity about the big corpora
tions and not insist upon them paying
any taxes, but continue this privilege
to only the plain peaple, and learn -
few table manners, Frank may COME
back to see us some time. Is 1t quite
too much to be expected of him, but let
us hope for the best In the meantime
we trust that France will treat him
kindly, and that Edith may be received
by all the dukes and dukesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31

trial edition, perhaps, has ever been
Issued by the Record or any other
periodical equal in value to this.
The south has made giant strides
in the past 80 years but in order to
understand its progress and to COM
prehend in a measure the south splen-
did future one should read and digest
as far as possible Part II of the Man.
ufacturers' Record.
An editorial in The Record closes
with these thoughtful and animating
words:
"What of the future? Will its record
when written tell of achievements in
material things for the betterment of
mankind, the advance of educational
and religious activities in keeping with
what has been wrought in the past, or
will it tell of wasted opportunities by
a people who have not measured up to
the situation?
eve have faith that the sense of re-
sponsibility to themselves and to the
world will be developed in southern
people to larger extent even than
ever before. We believe that more
and more they will realize that great
onnortunities hiring GREAT resDonSIbil-
tiles; that the proud heritage which
is theirs demands achievements
worthy of it.
"Unto the past let all honor be
given, but let US at the same time
prove worthy of that past, may well
be the universal sentiment of the peo-
pie of this heaven-favored land"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31

From Judge.
There was once a man who called him.
self a sport. because ne loved to go out
with his rod and gun and see how many
fish or fowl he could kill in day, with
out regard to his real needs.
When he had made particularly large
killing he would have postcard pictures
of himself and his victims taken, to send
to his friends far and near.
One day this man died and applied to
ST. Peter for admission to heaven. St.
Peter inquired his name, and, on learning
it, looked over his card file of human
beings. At the applicants name he dis
covered a copy of each one of these post
cards. Taking them out and handing
them to the man, st. Peter asked casually
If they We're correct.
Yes" said the latter with touch of
pride
''Then," said st. Peter ''hell is your fu-
ture home. We have no facilities here
FOR cooking such quantities of game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-31

floods is also better. This applies par
ticularly to political conditions. Mr..
Wilson has made an excellent impress
sion thus, far as President, and the
belief is growing that he will stand not
only for moderation in tariff revision,
but also in new legislation generally.
Mr.. Wilson, though a progressive, is
by no means a radical, and there are in
dications that he will be able to exer-
else wise and soothing influence upon
Congress- What is also encouraging
is the indication of waning radicafism
in the House itself Now that the
PresidentlsA election is over and the
next campaign is nearly four years dis
tant, there is less occasion for spectac-
ular political demonstration. For a
period at least the public is entitled
to rest from unreasoning political agi-
tation Another very favorable indica-
tion Is the increasing prospect for
banking and currency reform. Mr..
Wilson is known to be taking a very
serious and intelligent interest in this
subject, and is inclined to take the po-
sition that if satisfactory bill can be
passed during the extra session of Con-
gress he would favor a movement in
that direction. Much depends upon the
activity of business men. The subject
is one which the average voter can no
more understand than he would the
orem in geometry. He must inevitably
depend upon the experienced judgment
of others. The question will have to be
decided by those chiefly interested, ana
the legislature can probably be trusted
to pass a reasonably satisfactory bill
If the business sentiment of the coun-
try insists.
Technically the stock market is in
sound condition. This was strikingly
proved by the first resistance of prices
to the losses caused by flood in the
west. The local money situation should
improve from now on, ample prepara-
tions having been made for the April
settlements"