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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
HODSON WRITES ON
STATE WATERWAYS
Urges Young Men to Come
to Alabama as Place for
Their Energies

Washington. April Els Specially
L By the accomplishment of the Black
Warrior. Warrior and Tomhfebee river
and Coosa river improvements. upon
which the government is expending
vast sums. the insxhaustible virgin
coal fields of northern Alabama will be
afforded water outlet to the gulf
while the immensely productive in
dustrial centers of Birmingham and
Bessemer will derive an enviable posi-
ton from their accessibility TO the
markets of the world. More than S10.-
600, 900 has been appropriated by Con-
gress for the systems of locks ana
dams in the Warrior system, including
the great 63-foot Lock No. L, upon
which work is shortly to be started.
This years rivers and harbors bill
carries an appropriation of $1,105,000
for the Tennessee river, which it is in
tended to render navigable from the
Ohio TO connections with the Alabama
rivers and which provides at one point
alone, Mussel Shoals, not less than 10O,-
900 horse power.
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson, in
u pTOluSt1S illuSttatCo di ttNAC III tic
May issue of the National Waterways
Magazine, published in this city by
the National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress, prophesies a wonderful future
for the entire region of the water
sheds of the rivers named.
Some day l expect to see the banks
of the Tennessee river one solid city for
rs miles up and down on both sides,
in the vicinity of Mussel Shoals" the
Likewise expect to see Gadsden the
center of industry for many miles
around. I expect to see the region
from Birmingham to Jasper and from
Birmingham to Tuscaloosa built Up
like the region about Pittsburg, while
prosperous cities will spring up at
short intervals all the way down the
Warrior river. l expect some day to
see Mobile the greatest shipping port
in America, since it is the natural out
let to tidewater of the Alabam region,
which is destined to give America the
commercial supremacy of the world"
In the course of his article, Captain
Hobson advocates the establishment
by law of federal commission on pub
lie works and conservation, or, at least.
la bureau on these questions in the
department of the interior, to define
the principles under which the states
should act in the case of waterways
not navigable, and under which the
federal government and states should
jointly act in the latter case, and un-
6ar xtrlaf 10 IND tut L., -I.<
act in conjunction with one or the
other or both of these governments.
Il cannot help adding word of
recommendation to young men seeking
an outlet for their enegies to go to
Alabama and locate along these three
great streams within a reasonable dis
tance of their water power and navi-
cation, because the attention of the
whole country and the whole world
will soon be directed to this region,
following the completion of the PAN
anna canal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
1874-19O1
No. 2O-Administration of Governor Houston
1874--19O1

The petition signed by all the 40 re-
publican members of the legislature
that came in with Governor Houston
was sent TO President Grant with ut
most ceremony and formularity by the
hand of J. B. Bingham 1t was drawn
by Representatives John Bruce of vii
cox and Datus e. Coon of Dallas, both
oarpetbaggers. The plea was that Con
gress should confer on the President of
the United States the power of suspend
ing the writ of habeas corpus when
ever. in his opinion, it may become nee
essary." In a word the plea was for
extinction of the state government now
as in 1865.
Justification of the plea was found
in the statutes already passed by the
state Legislature. at the session of 1874
20, and the alleged purpose of the DEM
ocratic majority in that body to pro-
long the session until the then sitting
Congress should expire by law on March
4, 1875.
As soon as Congress should expire
the democratic governors of all the
states, led by the southern democratic
governors. would organize a revolt
against the the government at Wash
ington.
No room for doubt existed The proof
was fragrant. The chief of the white
league of Louisiana had disclosed the
whole scheme to a United States COM
missioner of New Orleans, who was ut
the very moment of the signing of the
petition in Montgomery busy with the
exposure of the plot at Eufaula. In
the very nick of time, President Grant
had dispa tched Gen. Phil Sheridan to
the seat of the treason at New Orleans.
The vigor of this heroic soldiers ac-
tion had broken up the scheme at the
fountain head and but for this able
conduct "the White Leaguers would
have had Alabama within 10 days"
But, argued the Alabama petitioners
to the President, who believes the vile
fomenters of this outbreak against our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Holds Court Erred in Stat
ing Legislature Can Con-
fer Judicial Authority
TO BE PRESENTED
AT NEXT SESSION
Relator Claims That Court Erred in
Holding That Judicial Author
ity Rests in City
or Town

Montgomery. April Especial. An
application for a rehearing of the case
of the state of Alabama ex rel. Horace
c. Wilkinson against A. o. Lane has
been filed in the clerks office of the su-
preme court. and will be presented to the
court at its next session. The argument
in the case was written by the appellant,
Horace c. Wilkinson, who declared that
the case is of such Importance as to have
attracted attention in all parts of the
state.
The proceedings were originally brought
by Mr. Wilkinson f5r the purpose of GUST
ing Judge Lane from office as a member
of the city commission of Birmingham,
on the ground that Judge Lane was not
eligible to hold any office except a ju-
dicial one during the period for which
he had been elected judge of the circuit
court The case was decided in favor of
Judge Lane by both the lower court and
the appellate tribunal, the supreme court,
in an opinion written by Judge deGraf-
fenried, maintaining that the Office which
Judge Lane held as commissioner was
judicial office.
In filling his application for a rehear
ing Mr. Wilkinson submitted two prop
ositions to the court. The first PROPOSE
ton. and the one upon which the prin-
cipal argument was based, was that the
court erred in holding that the defend-
ants office was a judicial office"
The opinion of the court was that that
Legislature las the right to say what
officer of a town or city shall exercise
the judicial authority which ex necessi-
tate resides in the town or city, and when
it in fact confers that judicial authority
upon a certain named officer, it may well
declare that such an office is a judicial
Cffice."
'sThe conclusion above expressed" says
the application, las we shall presently
ettempt to show. is predicated on two
erroneous propositions, to-wit: First, jul
dcial authority does not ex necessitate,
reside in a city or town; second, the legiS-
lature cannot in fact confer judicial au-
thority on any office or Officer
Mr.. Wilkinson then goes at length into
the proposition as to whether or not the
legislature has the right to confer judicial
authority upon an officer. declaring that
this authority can be conferred only by
the constitution.
The second proposition submitted to
the court by Mr.. Wilkinson was that the
court erred in holding that the law un-
der which the defendant claim to hold
was not void, as depriving the people of
Birmingham of their inherent right of
local self-government."
1--WE contend that it is certainly the
spirit of our constitution that each town
in the state shall have the right to elect
their own town officers" says Mr.. Wilkin-
son in concluding his application for a
rehearing of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
FAMOUS PAINTING ONCE
MORE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
BY c. Il. STEWART

Washington, April -(Specal.)-'Love
and Life, one of the masterpieces of
George Frederick Watts, the noted Brit
ish painter of the nineteenth century,
has been requisitioned from its more re-
cent hanging place. the Corcoran Art
gallery, and now adorns the White House.
Mrs. Wilson Is responsible for this latest
transfer of the famous painting which,
since it became the property of the United
States, has passed back and forth from
the White House to the gallery several
times. This is, in fact, the third time
that the picture has been hung upon the
walls of the executive mansion.
The picture became the porperty of the
United States through deed of gift from
the great painter Watts was an adj
mirer of America. He exhibited Love
and Life at the Worlds Columbian ex-
hibition at Chicago in 1893, and follow
ing the end of the great fair the picture
remained several months in the semi
permanent art exhibition at the jackson
park grounds. Late in 1894 the painting
was turned over to the United States
by Watts and accepted on behalf of the
nation by a special act of Congress. 1t
was then sent to Washington to be placed
in the White House.
Reproduction of the great painting,
which depicts two nude figures, were pub
lished in the daily press at the time and
also in many magazines. There was the
usual hue and cry from the opponents of
the nude in art' and protests were filed
with President Cleveland against the pic
ture being incorporated in the White
House scheme of decorations.
To the protests Mr. Cleveland gave
scant attention In his opinion, however.
the gift having been made to the nation,
il should be placed in the National gall
lery." The nearest approach TO ma
tional gallery at the time was the Cor
ooran Art gallery, a privately endowed
but publicly beneficial institution. and the
only art gallery in Washington. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22

fore, ON January >, 1895, Love and Life
was removed from the White House and
hung in the main exhibition hall of the
gallery. 1t attracted great attention, and
of course. much invidious comment from
the perennial opponents of the undraped
human figure in art and unstinted praise
from the far greater number of art low
ers
Mrs. Roosevelt throughout the ineum-
beney of her husband as civil service
commissioner and again while he was as
sistant secretary of the navy, paid fire.
quent visits to the Corcoran Art gallery
the principal object of her coming being
to stand in admiration before the MASTER
piece. Within a year of President Roose-
velt's induction into office, his wife set
the wheels in motion for the retransfer
of the painting to the White House This
was accomplished December A. 1902, and
1t remained there until February Is. 1909.
At that time the Roosevelts We're
breaking up housekeeping and Mrs.
Roosevelt decided to send the picture back
leaving the further disposition of 1t to
the personal wishes of Mr.. and Mrs. Taft.
The Wilson's had been in Washington
but 20 days when Mrs. Wilson made up
her mind that she wanted the picture
again in the executive mansion and on
at the White House.
Love and Life" is companion piece
to Love and Death.' which was painted
first. This painting is believed to be the
original, although MIR. Watts painted
replica. 1t represents slender, grace
full but wan-loolSing girl of extraordinary
beauty ascending the rocky pinnacle of
high mountain. Behind her stands the
heroic, strong muscled, health glowing
figure of a young man, or young angel.
for the figure is winged. His hands are
clasped about her finger tips as though
to lift her by the aid of his virility to
new heights. The basic thought of the
painting is found in the poem of Eliza
beth Barrett Browning. entitled, Life
and Love-" which reads:
Fast this life of mine was dying.
Blind already and calm as death,
Snowflakes on her bosom lying,
Scarcely heaving with the breath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22

Love came by and having known her,
In a dream of fable lands,
Gently stopped and laid upon her.
Mystic chrism of holy hands.
Drew his smile across her folded
Eyelids, as the swallow dips,
Breathed as finely as the cold did,
Through the locking of her lips.
$50 when life looked upward, being
Warmed and breathed on from above,
What sight could she have at seeing
Evermore but cnly love?"
The eolorings in Love and Life" are
of unusual modernity for painting of
30 years ago Watts was daring in his
color schemes and the picture fairly
flames with color.
This time the moving of the picture
to the White House has aroused no oppo-
sition which has manifested itself. Thus
does the sentiment of the people change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
ATLANTA'S WEEK OF
GRAND OPERA BEGINS

Atlanta, April 2i.-With hundred of Wis
tors from many states in attendance, At
lanta's week of grand opera was formally
ushered in tonight. In the opening opera,
"Puccinni's Manon Lescaut' Lucrezia
Bori the celebrated soprano, was intro
duced here for the first time. AS 'Manon'
she was assisted in the presentation of the
italian opera by Scott, in the role OF
"Lescaut'' Caruso, as Des Grieux, ana
other noted metropolitan singers.
The programme for the week includes
four other Italian operas-OnenDach )
Tales of Hoffman," in French, and DAM
rosch's ..Cyrano,' in English.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
GENERAL FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
CONVENES FOR MEET

washington. April 21-With more than
900 delegates from all sections of the
country in attendance the mid-biennial
council of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs convened here tonight
for four days session. The meeting
was devoted to welcoming addresses and
to the reading of reports. Later the del
egates were rendered a reception by the
District of Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs.
A preliminary business meeting was held
bv the counsel during the day at which
reports urging the popularization of art,
conservation of forests and birds, teach
ing of social hygiene in normal schools
and the need of a system for training
schoolsgirls in the duties of home maxi
ing and motherhood were presented and
discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Aquatania Launched

Glasgow, Scotland. April 21.-The
largest steamship ever built in Great
Britain. the Cunard liner Aquatania,
was successfully launched today on the
Clyde. The new vessel is double shelled
and carries boats sufficient to accom-
modate 1850 persons. the entire COM
plement of passengers and crew. She
is vessel of about $1,000 tons gross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Rreak Ground for School

r St. Louis, April 2I-Gfound WIS
broken at Old orchard, a suburb south
west of st Louis, today for the new
Kenrick seminary, a Catholic theologi-
cal school which will be built at a cost
Of $500, 900. Archbishop Glennon pre-
sided at the ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
CABBAGE FOR BIRMINGHAM

Bay Minette, April 21.--(Special.)-
The first carload of cabbage which
has ever been shipped from this
point was shipped to Birmingham
Saturday by DR.. Z. A. Riley, j. r.
Akers and w. o. Booth, These
three farmers have set the pace for
cabbage growing this winter and
have fine crops, the winter having
been ideal for the growing of the
vegetable. The market price for
the cabbage is very satisfactory,
and the growers are we'll pleased
with their attempts. 1t is very
likely that several more carloads
will be shipped before the season
closes. and if the prices continue
favorable. there will be many more
acres plante in the fall than there
were last fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Driven Out by Mob

Cananea. Mex. April 2l.-James $.
Douglas. president of the Cananea Con-
solidated Copper company, was driven out
of Cananea today by mob of 200O idle
miners and smeltermeu.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15
BOILING an Zoo.

Raw eggs are probably the health
lest form Of the egg. and to those who
cannot take them raw they may be
well shaken in milk. but the great
majority of people spoil the good eff
fects by adding sugar Just pinch
of salt instead of the sugar will make
the egg more beneficial.
Eggs boiled three to FIVE minutes are
eaten by thousands, ard to many
take the place of meat. but they are
not as health giving as most persons
imagine. The eggs tins prepared are
more difficult to digest than eggs that
are more thoroughly cooked.
Physicians declare that eggs that are
boiled should not boil more than two
minutes or they are hard on the di-
yestive organs unless they be boiled
for from twenty to thirty minutes.
Most persons seem to think an egg
boiled so long would lie like SO much
lead in the stomach. but this is mis-
take, for it has been found that eggs
boiled for a long time are very easily
digested and the nutrition seems to be
more easily takn up by the tissues OF
The body Washington Star.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15


yOnd the sea and is Just now winning
Its way against the older religions of
the orient.
A dreamer. was he? Yet against his
dream the onslaughts of materialistic
philosophy have been made for 1000
years in vain: his disciples have been
fed to wild beasts and burned at the
stake: profeSsed followers have mis-
represented him and loaded down his
pure, spiritual faith with mass of
Journalism and image worship Yet
despite all the opposition and obscura-
ton he has frmef hold on the world
than ever before
A dreamer. was he? Yet today the
few minds are just beginning to re
alize the wonderful meaning and scope
Of his dream; his healing is again be
ing practiced; great forces are spring
ing up to put his social ideals into ac-
ton: his truth is being revitalized by a
spiritual renaissance, and the world is
just now gaining ravishing glimpses of
a real Christian era ahead.
A dreamer, was he? Yet his dream
was the sweetest and most beautiful
Vision ever brought before the eyes of
the human race, and it is coming true.
o Galilean. long hast thou been
misrepresented both by friend and foe.
Despised and almost alone in Judea.
thy faith has grown until its devotees
are laboring in all the earth. At last
through the long night of persecution
and abuse it has come to the dawn OF
its triumph. 1t has survived the at
lacks of it's enemies, and more marvel
Gus still it has survived the barnacles
who fastened themselves upon 1t for
selfish or class ends. And it is carry
ing forward its gospel of regeneration
of health and of social brotherhood I'M
til it shall conquer the world
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15
GENUINE AND COUNTERFEIT.

Many are deferred from seeking rell-
gion because there are hypocrites who
profess it. Would these people cease
irving to make money because there
are counterfeit coins in circulation?
thing must never be condemned
because it has limitations. Rather are
these unintentional testimonials to- its
worth For were it without merit no
one would care to initiate it.
The fact that there are wolves in
sleeps clothing is no reflection on the
sheep That there are imitation dla-
monds does not detract from the value
of the real stone That any one as
sulnes a virtue he does not possess Is
an unconscious tribute TO that virtue.
There can only be an imitation where
there is real article to tie initiated
Otherwise there would be no model.
Nor would there be an incentive. Men
only counterfeit those things which
people esteem. The genuine always
precedes the spurious So the exist
ence of the spurious always proves
that somewhere is the genuine.
The fact that there are imitation re
ligionists is very sincere flattery to the
true religionists. That there are hypo-
critics is all the more reason that every
one else should seek to be really good.
All are not false. There is truth
somewhere.
After all, much Of the hypocrisy we
think we see in others may come from
our misunderstanding Of them. We are
never qualified to judge another until
we can put ourselves in his place. see
through his eyes and feel with his con-
seriousness. After that we shall not de-
sire to Judge him. Our main concern
is to get right ourselves Then we shall
be surprised to see how nearly others
are right
II you would realize how beautiful
! the world is get beautiful in your own
spirit. 1t is wonderful what trans
formation 1t works. Try It
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15
THE NAzARENE.

The world called hiE impractical, a
dreamer. Yet may 1t not be possible
that it has been the world that did the
Observation-Disclosures that its dreams
have been Nightmares of error. of false
self consciousness. of shadows. of pas
sions and prejudices and Of the husks
of life instead of the substance?
A dreamer. was he? Mediocrity has
called every genius a dreamer, 1gno-
rance has called every philosopher a
dreamer Blindness has called every
prophet dreamer Sloth has called
every reformer a dreamer or something
worse The old standing among its
fetish worship and its relics of the
past, has hurled its sneer at the open
eyed new-"You are dreamer"
A dreamer. was he? Yet his dream
has overturned empires and systems.
The paganism of Greece. Of Rome and
of the north fell before 1t. 1t spread
over all the civilizations of Europe
found new land and new home be
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15

snrfll crow Of cock. the distant bark
of d dog and Il solitary hoof beat echo
ing from some neighboring street.
Men might be torn by grief and fren-
~ but nature was unmoved The
ruler of popuous nation had fallen.
but through all the excitement and
change here We're stability and peace.
The great blocks of brick and mortar
doomed the same as on yesterday. The
distant mountains stood as they had
stood for centuries.
Overhead the stars Shone with an
unwonted Brightness Low to the west
was Orion. to the north lay the polar
star ana the bear TO the east was a
brilliant planet yeiluWin.sin the dawn.
and arching across the zenith was the
Milky way. Strewn like dust with the
suns All the numberIess constella-
tons stood exactly as they had stood
at the birth of the first man.
There We're worlds on worlds. Sys
tens on systems, till the mind was be
wildered at their contemplation. The
infinite spaces We're populous with
orhs There We're stars so distant that
the light Of the troubled earth dwin-
died to a point and disappeared tril-
lions of miles short of them. Around
these suns We're innumerable other
planets, peopled by other races, on
which were enacted other tragedies.
On through the infinite silence swung
the worlds. the suns and the systems,
in perfect order and harmony. Out
ward to the limits of vision and still
outward through unthinkable dis
tances marched the glittering compa-
MES. regiments and armies of worlds.
And so perfect were the plans of the
Commanding General that there were
no false steps, no clashes. no faltering
ranks Every commanding sun was in
his place as were the planets and
moons. the celestial privates. and all
moved with the precision of perfect
machine.
Before this sublime spectacle the
worries of the world dwindled it's >fe-
vers grew cool and the complaints of
the human fell silent The questioning
of God became the babble of q child
who does not understand The talk of
chaos was the discordant squeak of a
mouse among the swelling harmony of
the spheres,
The newspaper man had caught
glimpse of the real Henceforth he
decided that in some sort he would at
tempt to give the vision voice. He
knew no better avenue than through
his accustomed work. for the modern
newspaper is supposed to stand, above
all else, for real things.