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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Two Battleships or One?

The Senate as now constituted is
given over to extravaganza. The old
est inhabitant can recall but few ex-
amples of reduction in general ap-
preparation bill in the Senate. As a
rule that body increases them. The
naval appropriation is an instance OF
a common tendency in the Senate. II
left the House carrying appropria-
tions that footed up Sill 900, 900, and
the Senate added enough to bring il
up to s15O,OOO,OO0.
The Senate wants two new battle
ships, while the House wants but one
and the Senate saw at once that q
fierce contention between the two
houses over this point would arise
and it named at once the Senate mem
bers OF conference committee. They
are Messrs. Perkins, Penrose and Till
man.
II the Senate stands firmly by its
determination to vote two battleships
into the bill it may go over to the
extra session, for the advocates of one
battleship in the House say they will
not accept the senatorial programme
The big navy party promise to make
this issue one of the most difficult be-
fore either house. The issue is plainly
presented. Both houses are stubborn
and the issue may lead to deadlock
and to postponemcnt of the entire
bill to the extra session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Department Of Labor

The bill to create department OF
Tabor has passed both houses of Con-
gress. The Senate, however, added
several amendments to it, and these
will no doubt be adjusted by confer
ence committee.
The bill was passed in the House on
July II, and the activity of Senator
Borah led to its passage in the Sen
ate against the protests of Senators
Guggenheim and Gronna.
The new children's bureau is to be
under the direction of the proposed
Secretary of Labor, and so would the
division of immigration and natural
ization, and the division of informa-
tion of the present department of COM
merce and labor.
The new department will increase
the Presidents official family to 10
members, and it will be recognition
of the strength of the labor interests
in this country. 1t will supervise all
labor questions and it will endeavor no
doubt to settle clashes between labor
and capital. The new department
promises to become one of the most
active and useful branches of the gov
el'nment service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

may be considered best to ask the ex-
ira session to confine itself to two
or three questions only.
Until the President-elect has spoken
definitely on the subject of canal tolls,
it is far safer to discard rumors set
free in New York. The English papers
have jumped at conclusion which
had nothing but rumor to rest upon.
The President-elect will not unneces-
sarily enter into a quarrel with Con-
gress over canal tolls, and the run.or
factory in New York should limit its
output on this subject to facts. Its
endeayor to commit the incoming
President to definite policy has mis-
carried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Talks About State Fair

THE outlook now is for a better and
bigger and more modern State Fair this
fall from an agricultural viewpoint than
ever before" said C. II. Frye of Calera
superintendent of the agricultural depart
ment of the Alabama State Fair and Ex-
hibit association, who was in the city yes
terday.
Il came up for little business and to
confer with Secretary Fowllxes as to the
preliminary plans for the agricultural de-
partment of the 1918 fair There is not
doubt but that more counties will be rep
resented and there will be more individual
agricultural exhibits at the fair this
fall than we have ever had.
The prospects are indeed very fatter-
ing. I have always felt that the ag-
ricultural department of the fair is one
of the most Important and when this
early in the season things begin to loom
up so we'll it makes me optimistic, and
to think the fair this fall will startle those
who see it by its magnifcence, variety
ana quality. We are getting an earlier
start this year than ever and that means
much, more to us than the average man
who goes to see the fair can realize. 1t
probably means that everything will start
off with boom from the very first day
and will increase in boominess' until the
gates are closed on the last night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

From the Kansas City Times
Lucrezia Borgia is pronounced 100
krad-ze-a Boria," with the accent in the
first name on the second syllable, and in
the second name on the first syllable.
She was the daughter of Pope Alexander
VI and sister of Cesare Borgia, born in
14S0. When mere child she was be-
trothed to a gentleman of Aragon, but
her father, on attaining the popedom,
thought the match beneath her, and
broke the engagement marrying her to
Giovanni Sforza, lord of Pesaro. After
she had lived with him for four years,
Alexander dissolved the marriage and
gave her to Alphonso Duke of Bisceglia,
son of Alphonso II of Aragon. Two years
after her husband was ASA ssinated in a
quarrel wiNl cesare Borgia. Within a
year she married Alphonso d'Este. son
of Ercole, Duke of Ferrara. Here she
became the liberal patroness of poets,
who endeavored to repay her benefactions
by lauding her as the pattern OF every
virtue. The character of Lucrezia Bor-
gia has been the subject of much con-
troversy, but recent historical researches
have placed her IN much fairer light
and it has been shown beyond dispute
that after her marriage to Alphonso
d Este her life was a model of virtue and
heneicence. She died June "A, 1919 Nic-
Tor Hugo made her the Subject Of a
drama in 1883 and Donizetti the central
figure Of an opera in 1854
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Canal Tolls of Fact and Fancy

The English papers greedily swal-
Tow whole rumor which endeavors
to align the President-elect with the
crowd that is endeavoring to impose
tolls in the Panama canal on vessels
engaged in coastwise trade. The ruz
NOR is too plainly of New York ori-
gin to be accepted by any intelligent
citizen. All the international railroads
and all the effete east are banded to-
gether in this matter, and Senator
Root, stalwart republican, is their
natural spokesman.
The President-elect denies that he
has expressed an opinion on the sub
ject. He will not be apt to discuss
canal tolls or any other question re-
lating to home affairs in definite
terms until he sends message to the
extra session on April 1. An inaugural
address is not an occasion for the
presentation in detail Of such subjects
When the extra session meets the sub
ject of canal tolls may be presented
and then again it may not be, for it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
CODE or A RuyEnMAN

From the Youths Companion
The code of honor in force among the
boatmen of the Mississippi river in early
days was rude perhaps, but strict, SO
far as it went. There, for instance. was
the case of Bill Mccoy, who fell into the
clutches of the law so years ago. Brought
before one of the courts at Natchez, he
was committed to jail. The vacation oil
court was just beginning, and unless Nc
Coy could find a bondsman in the sum
of $4,000, he must swelter in jail through
oct the long summer months. At the last
moment, Colonel W., wealthy citizen of
Natchez, came to the rescue, and agreed
to pay $4,000 if Mccoy did not present
himself TO stand trial In the fall.
In vain the colonel's friends tried to per-
suade him not to take the responsibility.
even the courts" advice that he let the
matter alone was unheeded. Mccoy was
released. shouldered his rifle, and in due
time reached his home in 'Old I<aintuck.H
Months rolled on, and the time of the
trial approached. Everywhere the chances
OF McCoys return were discussed The
colonel had not heard from him since his
The morning of the appointed day
came, but the prisoner did not present
himself. The court had transacted its
other business and was on the point OF
adjourning, when Mccoy, his beard long
and matted, his hands SCARED and bleed
ing, rushed into the court room.
Colonel w. embraced him as If he were
a long lost brother, and eyes unused tc
tears filled to overilowing when Mccoy
told his story.
Starting from Louisville as ''handn Oh
a fatboat, he found in a few days that,
owing to unexpected delays, he could not
reach Natchez at the appointed time No
other craft presented itself, and SO Nc.
Coy abandoned the ''flaf,' and, with the
aid of rough tools, shaped canoe from
the trunk of fallen tree. He rowed or
padded his canoe with only the briefest
stops for food and rest 1860 miles, and re-
deemed his promise almost at the expense
of his life.
His trial became a mere form; his chiv-
alrous conduct and the want of any posi-
tive testimony won for him quick ver-
dict of mot guilty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
President and Vice President

I read day or two ago an account of
the Vice President-elect's visit to Wood
row wilson and the cordiality with which
he was received said j. F. Barnes OF
Bloomington, Ill. Governor Wilson gave
out an interview in which he spoke in
laudatory terms of Governor Marshall and
well he might, for the latter is, from all
accounts, simon pure democrat, an able
lawyer, statesman of high ideals, and
a gentleman of strong backbone Mr.,
Wilson intimates that he may invite the
Vice President to seat at the cabinet
meetings. That would be, think, cap
ital idea.
Usually the relations between Presi-
dent and Vice President have been for
mal-sometimes positively cool. / am
glad it is to be otherwise in the forth
coming administration. 1t will be good
for the party"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Regarding Cost of I,,y,n.

Many of us can recall the time when
young man could get married and
live comfortably on $500 a year. but
to live in relatively the same way now
costs considerably more" said a busi
ness man.
Il was married at the age of 27.
and was working on a salary of s12O
month. The next year my salary
was increased to $125, and from the
age of 80 to "a, l got $3.50 month.
had two children. but I managed to
save $3.50 year out of my $500 sal
ary. With $1,000 as cash capital and
$4,000 of borrowed money, | went into
business for myself. and from that
Time in the course of 20 years | have
accumulated snug little fortune.
have married son and while he is
apparently economical he finds IL i'm
possible to live as | lived at his age
for less than s2500 year.
twenty years ago single man could
live very well on 5000 year, but now
he is doing well to live on $1,000 year.
Fairly good board costs $3.50 a year.
and other items may be set down as
follows: Clothes, $500; laundry, SIS;
street car fare, $50; church, $50 books
and newspapers, s1OO; theatre, s25; va
cation trip, s75; incidentals, s65; total.
$1,000
"A single man who smok es, belongs
to club or two and goes in society
will need $500 a year for his living.
and then will be strapped when New
Year rolls around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
AT Capitol Every Working Day

The Presidents room at the capitol
is ordinarily occupied in the last hours
Of Congress only, but the President
elect is credited with the statement
that he proposes to spend part of
each working day in it, hoping in that
way to keep in closer touch with leg
islation.
This would overturn all precedent.
The President-elect has small respect
for precedent which does not facilitate
the transaction of the public business,
and evidence is not lacking that neith-
er the social life at the capital nor a
succession of travel trips will be per-
mitted to take up much of his time 1t
begins to look as if a working Presi-
dent is to follow after the travelling
Taft and the rambunctious Roose-
welt.
But members Of both houses express
the belief that the presence of the
President at the capitol each day
would facilitate the transaction of
public business. "Much will depend
said Senator Tillman, "on what he
comes for. If he comes to advise with
us we shall be glad to have him; if he
comes to dictate to US, as | do not be-
lieve he would, we should not want
him here. When he has an opportuni-
ty to study conditions at closer
range think we will change his mind
about coming" This is character
'istically frank. Other senators, nota-
bly, Messrs. O'Gorman and Penrose.
express the hope that the incoming
President will find time to visit the
capitol every working day. A working
President may be able to do much that
other Presidents pestered by social af-
fairs and politicians have not been
able to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Eject ON Prohibition state.

'sIt will be interesting to watch the
effect of the Webb anti-shipping bill,
which I see has become law over the
Presidents veto,' said B. W. O'Connell
of washington, d. C.
II have had occasion to visit Atlanta
several times since the Georgia legisla-
ture passed statewide prohibition bill
and have found beer plentiful there. un-
der the name Of near-beer real beer is
sold under some kind of license. The
only stimulant I touch is beer, and I
drink one or two bottles every day. Many
men who visit Atlanta are like myself
fond of beer. Well, the Webb law makes
no exception in favor of malt liquor or
near-beer 1T is sweeping.
ATLANTA is one of the few cities of i'm
portance that comes under prohibition
law. and prohibition there has been a
good deal of joke. But it. will be joke
no longer. 1t is a safe bet that an anti
prohibition movement will be started in
Georgia towns in the very near FUTURE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
DRESSING ON $1,000 A YEAR

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
IL Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's assertion that
she expects to dress on $1,000 year has
hurt her In the estimation of modistes and
OF some women of society, she may be
sure that it has increased the respect in
which she is held by vast numbers of
sensible people. Mrs. Wilson has been
living in group where social availability
is not measured by dress; she evidently
has her own ideas of what makes social
group worth while and hasn't the least
idea of changing them If her influence
can In any degree lessen the tyranny of
dress among women, 1t will be decidedly 4
moral influence as well as an aesthetic
one. and 1t wig make for truer esti-
mate of social values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Prominent Mining Engineer

Edward V. d'Invilliers of Philadelphia,
q prominent geologst and mining engi-
neer, is in Birmingham and was the guest
of w. A. Porter at luncheon at the
Southern club yesterday.
Il was in this district in the early days
of its development and was here years
ago, but had not been in this part of the
country since" said Mr.. d'Invilliers. ~
recall among others the late Mr.. DeBar-
deleben, whom I knew well and whom l
held in high esteem. When I started out
as a geologist, I tried to cover all
branches of mineralogy-coal, iron and
copper, silver and gold but in recent
years I have specialized in the baser
metals and in cement.
Birmingham has progressed wonderful
ly within the past five years. 1t has
grown to be great city and its future is
well assured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
, QUEER KIND OF DRUNKARD

A bartender, writing an article entitled,
what Man Will Do for Drink, in
the March American Magazine, tells the
following story:
81 had one customer who was puzzle
to me.
"He was a whisky drinker--a hard one.
Recently he began to call for port wine'
The change made me curious. He came
in one day cold sober.
"Jim.' he said, I'm dead broke. l
want drink. l may never pay you for it,
but can | have it,?
Il looked at him in surprise He was
clean, well dressed. close shaven ana
sober.
Sure, whatn it be?' l inquired.
:" Port wine.
'.If he had asked for whisky, brandy,
anything else. would not have given 1t a
thought But ] could not conceive OF
anyone begging for per cent aicoholic
drink which was sweet. He took the glass
of wine, slipped little from 1t, took a
small vial of ether from his pocket, hoated
the ether on the wine and gulped 1t down.
In few minutes he was maudlin, piti-
fully drunk. He recovered in short time
and went for walk. returning INSIDE OF
an hour to beg for another glass OF port
The fumes of the ether had cleared away
and he was sober. asked him why ne
took that stuff The confession he made
amazed me, in spite of my long associa-
tion with drunkards. He loved to get
drunk, and drank with the set purpose OIL
becoming drunk. He loved whisky, put
the firm that employed him gave MIN
his choice between quitting whisky or
their employ. He quit whisky: Six days
week he did not drink. On his day OH
he wanted to get drunk as quickly as pos
sble and, as he said, enjoy hlmseiI;
so he had evolved the ether drink. He died
about two months later, and the coroner
kindly said heart disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
COMPOSED UPON wEsTMINsTER
By William wordsworth.

BY William Wordsworth.
Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass
by
A sight SO touching In its majesty;
This city now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning-silent, bare.
Ships, towers. donies, theatres and tenn
pies lie
Open unto the fields and to the sky:
All bright and glittering in the smokeless
air.
Never did sun more beautifully steep
In his first spiendor, valley, rock or hin.
Ne'er saw I, never felt. calm 80 deep.
Tho river glideth at his own sweet VIII:
Dear God! the4 Very houses seem aslcep:
And ell that mighty heart y lying SUM-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
March weather

March has come in, If not like lion.
something like bear. and that means 1t
will go out spring like" said Jefferson
county weather prophet. THAT is an old
sign. and it generally holds good. That
Is to say. March generally goes out the op-
posite of the way it comes in
Now, 1 firmly believe that it will go
out with balmy air and sunshine. Their.
may be a cold day or two late in the
month, but in this climate we all know
that touch of winter as late as March
is of very short duration. | predict a
beautiful Palm Sunday and an ideal Eas-
ter Sunday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

Wilson before the latter part of tire
extra session. In other words, the
President wants legislation first. Then
he will fill the offices. But he natu-
rally wants to know if the men who
are to get the offices will be In line
with the policies of the administra-
tion.
The way the House and Senate
passed the Webb liquor bill over Pres
ident Taft's veto looks like Congress is
gradually preparing to make substan-
tial extensions towards prohibition in
this country.
Many of the best lawyers believe
with the President that this Webb
liquor bill is unconstitutional but the
Legislators were of the opinion that
the majority of people of the prohibi-
tion states and counties wanted 1t and
they gave it to them.
1t will be interesting to observe
whether this law viii be enforced or
not. If it is 1t win so far towards
settling agitation for statewide prohi-
bition in many states. 1t win be a
good thing. 1t will give us all rest
for few years from the agitations
of the radical prohibitionists In Ala
bama, Birmingham Mobile and Mont
gomery are doing we'll under existing
conditions Indeed much better than
was done under the prohibition re-
gime. So let us have good long rest
from local agitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
WITH SOME ExoEpr1o

WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS.
In winter. summer, fall or spring
A river is a lazy thing.
1t doesn't do a thing but stay
Right in its bed all night and day.
Springfield Union.
Now, Rody Nc, you're wrong, by ling,
A river amt lazy thing.
In hot or cold or rain or sun
1t doesn't do a thing but run.
Dixon Merritt, in Nashville Banner.
Ihats right enough in summer, Dix.
But in the winter time. oh, nix.
Just now the rivers know their biz
They're staying put because they're
friz
r. z. McPhee, in Springfield Union.
That's, maybe. true. New England way.
But down here South-why, Rody. saw
Bland rivers ripple DER the rocks,
inviting youth to shed its socks.
Nashville Banner.
And up near Louisville. 'tis said.
Iheyre always getting out of bed
And putting Louisville to rout
And making all the town get out.
Houston Post.
We'd like to have a river here
'Twould fill our industries with cheer.
NO matter if 1t wished to shirk.
We sure would make that river work ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
The Webb Anti Shipping Bill

The Webb bill prohibiting interstate
shipments of liquor into "dry" terri
tory having been passed by both
houses of Congress over President
Tafts veto has now become law. The
President held that the measure was
unconstitutional and in his contention
he was backed by Attorney General
Wickersham. While some of the law
yers in Congress expressed doubt as
to the bills constitutionality, they
concluded that it would be we'll 10
have the supreme court pass on it.
In his message, President Taft raped
Congress for adopting measures of
doubtful constitutionality. He dis
sented absolutely from the policy of
enacting bills that must, in the nature
of things, be construed by the supreme
court. A test case will doubtless be
made up soon, but it will be some time
before the supreme court will be able
to deliver an opinion. In the mean
time, it may be assumed that the law
will be strictly enforced.
While the Webb bill had the solid
support of the Anti Saloon league and
prohibitionists in general many anti
prohibitionists favored it, too. 1t is
known that many representatives and
senator's who voted for it are local
optionists. These local optionists took
the ground that wherever a county
or state was dry by law it was only
fair and right that interstate ship
ments should be prohibited.
Here in Alabama, Birmingham
liquor merchant, or a Montgomery
liquor merchant, or a Mobile liquo u
merchant is prohibited from shipping
liquor to a dry county-and most of
the counties in the state are dry-but
merchants outside of Alabama have
been free hitherto to supply consum-
ers in those prohibition units. Under
the Webb law, no liquor, distilled or
malt, can be shipped into state that
has statutory or constitutional pro-
hibition. There are now, all told,
seven statewide prohibition states
Maine, North Carolina, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma and
North Dakota. West Virginia has
voted prohibition into it's constitution
effective in 1914.
AS the Webb law imposes penalties
on common carriers that transport
liquor into dry territory, there will
be no way for states like Georgia and
Tennessee, where prohibition has been
farce SO far as the cities were con-
cerned, to get even so much as a little
beer for blind tigers or clubs. But
for that provision there probably
would be much violation regardless of
the general terms of the act. AS it is
now dry states. should be dry
in fact as well as in name. While
the Anti-Saloon league forces are
jubilant over the new legislation in
Washington, it may be a reasonable
prediction that some of the states now
technically dry will get back into the
local option column. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
HORSES AND MULES OF slea A. D.

FROM the New 1Ork sun.
We applaud the philanthropy of Adolph
Melzer of Evansville, Ind, who has just
made gifts of $1,000 each to 10 states the
money to be held in trust for period of
25o years and months, and the matured
sum, which will amount to 10000, to be
used. to benefit dumb animals.
We cannot but surmise, however, that
Mr.. Mezer is storing up lot OF trouble
for the four persons who are TO De tne
ultimate executors of his trust.
One of the provisions of the charity Is
that horses and mules are to be favo5 ed
in its administration; but in another TWO
centuries and a half it seems extremely
doubtful whether q horse or mule will
Nc found outside of zoo, and special
aSts of legislature will have to be passed
IN the various states concerned 70 enanee
revenues for the beuef1t Of aged automo-
bilcs and superanuatsd aefopla4se.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
Laetarc Sunday

In the church calendar today is
known as Laetare Sunday from the first
word in the introit-"reioice" IT is
also known as Mi-Careme or Mid-Lent.
The vestments worn at the altar will
be rose or white, instead of purple,
the color which indicates mourning.
In France and some other coun-
tries the austerity of the Lenten season
are much relaxed in Mid-Lent. In France
not much is made of Mardi Gras; bur
Mi-Careme is carnival time, and is
Joyonsly celebrated in many cities