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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
PetitiOning the President

A week ago a mammoth petition
signed by TIE employees of the Ten
nessee company asking that the gov
ernment dismiss the dissolution suit
against the United State Steel corpor-
alton was filed with the Attorney
General, and in the next few days
petitions will be circulated for sigma
lures among the people of the Bir-
mingham district in general asking
President Wilson to use any means
he may see fit to bring about a dis
continuance of the suit now in prog
ress to divorce the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company from the
United States Steel corporation. This
movement, it is stated, is spontane-
Gus and is in line with movements in
other districts. By it it is hoped to
show the democratic administration
st Washington that it is the earnest
wish of the people of this section that
the Steel corporation be left unham-
pered in its splendid plans of en-
largement and development.
Jefferson Levy, New York Con-
gressman, hasintroduced joint reso-
luton in the House instructing the de-
partment of justice to drop the disso-
luton suit. 1t may not pass but with
other things it goes to show that there
is little sympathy with the efforts be-
ing made to compel the disintegration
of the big steel concern.
In an interview given out by Chair
man E. H. Gary of the United States
Steel corporation, other encouraging
things are to be found. Judge Gary
rays there has been slight recession
in trade activity recently, but this has
been no more than expected. All the
plants of the corporation are working
at capacity, and will so continue. If
any is shut down, it will be for the
purpose only of making repairs and
renewals that are absolutely neces-
sary.
Regarding rumors that the corpor-
alton contemplated a general closing
Of mills for, the purpose Of attempting
to coerce the government in the dis
solution suit, Judge Gary declared
them "too foolish to be worthy of
serious consideration.
In the last few days men who were
called to appear as witnesses in the
hearing now in progress express con-
fidence in sweeping victory for the
United States Steel corporation, and
declare that this is the feeling en-
countered on all sides in the east. The
total output Of the Steel corporation
since its acquisition of the Tennessee
company is not as large proportion
ately, when compared with the total
steel output of all the mills in the
United States, as it was before the
merger. In other words, while the cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Denfh of Polk Miller

Il was sorry indeed to hear of the death
of Polk Miller of Richmond, well known
throughout the country as an entertainer,
and in field sport circles as a fine shot
and an authority on hunting dogs" said
member of Birmingham's Virginia col
ony.
II kneY Polk Miller early in the sew
entias. He was a pharmacist and was
proprietor of a drug store; but everybody
in Richmond came out Of the war poor
and for some years after l knew Mr..
Miller he was not making more than an
honest living for himself and family. But
being a lover of dogs, he made speciality
of dog medicine and early iu his career
as druggist he began to advertise MIL
lers Dog Pills Dog men testified to
their curative value, and gradually the
demand for the pills increased. Up TO
the time that Polk Miller was 45 he called
himself a poor man; but by the aid of
his son, Withers he built up a large and
profitable business and am told that
his dog pills alone would have made him
rich
1.-THE general public remembers Polk
Miller as an entertainer He had a fine
vein of humor and no one. not even
srhomas Nelson Page. knew the negro on
his humorous side better than Miller. He
was wonderful mimic and his stories Of
Virginia life, and especially negro life,
were inimitable. He played the banjo,
and in his. public entertainments sang to
his own banjo aeeompaniments. He be-
gan as an amateur and for several years
was heard only at church benefits in and
around Richmond. But finally he decided
to give few professional evenings each
year. He met with instantaneous success
He appeared in an entertainment at Mad
ison Square Garden with Mark Twain.
and Twain paid MIN a cordial compliment
Miller had no idea of remaining long in
the profession until Mark Twain urged
him, to do so.
POLK Miller and Colonel Booker, an
other Virginia banjo player, gave a show
at the Jefferson theatre here during the
great Confederate reunion in s190s. The
house was packed from bottom to top
and these two veterans of the civil war
were in great form. ] had heard Miller
years before when he seemed Irresistible,
but he surpassed himself on this oc-
casion
Mr. Miller was good writer, but most
of his literary articles appeared in field
sport journals. He wrote on birds and
dogs and nature in general. and every
thing from his pen on these subjects
was naturally authoritative and highly
entertaining. Every Virginian who knew
Polk Miller will lament his death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
business In Alabama

In the towns throughout the cotton belt
il Alabama, trade IS especially brisk rig.
now.' said a travelling man. Il was in
Montgomery and Selma in the early part
OF the week, and everybody in those
towns seemed buoy1nt. 1t Is accepted as
a fact that Alabamas cotton crop VIII be
above 1,S5OOOO bales. and that it Will
bring more money than any crop even
raised considerably more than the high
record crop of two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
WORTH IT'S WEIGHT IN GOLD

From Leslie s.
Ginseng from the United states brings
huge prices in China, but the American
root is inferior to the Asiatc. Hongkong
is the clearing house for the worlds gin
seng trade, and prices are rocketing. 1t
is said that they will reach fabulous sums,
already having ranged from 81 to $40 gold
a pound for goods from the west of China
and Corea. At one auction last year a
special lot of wild Corean ginseng
brought s327.16 gold a pound, ac-
tually exceeding gold weight for weight
These prices are paid for specially as
sorted and selected stock The American
product is shipped in barrels indiffer-
emily, and the Chinese expert makes big
profits in sorting it out. The American
crop is bought by Chinese spectators
and consigned TO Chinese at home.
Ginseng has never been considered seri-
ously as a medicinal drug in the United
States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
"THIs MAN HOBsONv

From the New York Sin
This man Underwood! Here's a man
of great force and of high character.
However, his present position and his
present great force only make him the
more dangerous to the people. He is uu-
doubtedly tool in the hands of the
forces who are against the - W.
fare.-The Hon. Richmond p ahs
This man sHobsonl Here's .n 81
great force with himselD. II pre.ea,
position only makes him the ,.arc sfee-
some to the people. He is und, steah
tool in the hands of himself, a t.at
should make the public welfa e erAee-
.tionally safe from any chance+c tis -
motion TO the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
\ SERIOUS. PROBLEM.

do not weep for Mexico,
Although her plight is sad
And, as newspaper readers know,
Old Huerta is cad
'Tis true so0r southern neighbours rent
By internecine strife;
1t isn't that brings discomfort
And makes me hate this life.
L do not weep Cor Mexico
l really haven't time,
However sunk she seems in woe
And every sort of crime.
Don't think my heart is cold as ice
And free from PHYS note;
I'm trying hard to raise the price
To buy an oVercoat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
Remember the. Aud,torium

.In all probability the auditorium bond
issue proposition xill be carried Monday
by a large majority, but those of rs who
are in favor Of the city erecting this
greatly needed building should take moth
ing for granted. but on the othe- hand,
should go to the polls and VOTE" said a
large taxpayer. with the financing OF
the auditorium sete,.l. the city commits
sion will select a site and call for archi-
tectural plans. 1t is earnestly oped that
construction work will bagin within the
next two or three weeks, and II that is
done, the auditorium should be near
enough completed by May to have mu-
steal festival festival with huge
chorus as well as ine symphony or
chestra.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
The Iron Market

Conditions that have prevailed in the
pig iron market for the past several weeks
continue today" say Matthew, Addy *
Co. in their Cincinnati report, just is
sued. Inquiry is rather light and num-
Der that made their appearance some
weeks ago are still open. Buyers seem to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
A SOUVENIR.

II suppose you wish your friends to
share in your new automobile?'1
"oh. yes The first time smash it
up I'll send you wheel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

6s straightway denied the
of these accounts, but the
commission finds that they
actual basis. Furthermore, the
ther countries are not exempted from
shame.
The Bulgarian government threw no
obstacles in the way of a complete
investigation, although what was de-
yeloped reflected most discreditably
upon its troops. A certain amount of
opposition to a full inquiry was en-
countered IN Greece, while officially
Servia did all it could to hamper
search for the truth.
The whole thing is disgraceful and
is a terrible indictment of war. The
atrocities committed by Christian ma
tions go to show that when the blood
lust of carnage is dominant in men,
the dictates of education and training
are thrown to the four winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
FOUND ON OUR HOOK.

Even such a serious individual as a
city editor can joke at times, as was
shown last night when a cub reporter ap-
peared at his desk with the following
question:
is there anything special can cover
on the Underwood parade?'
Why. yes" answered the city editor.
with twinkle in his eye, you might
cover the heat prostrations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Woman Warns Confederates' is the
headline over a Cleveland dispatch telling
of a raid made by federal soldiers. But
these were not the same kind of Confed-
crates who used to give so much trouble
to the Federals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

A lot of folks are not tsorry that Sir
Lionel Garden has set himself up in oppo-
sition to President Wilson's Mexican pol
icy. Twisting the lions tail used to BIZ
one of our chief amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

We note that Brand Whitlock is ae-
ceptable, automatically, to Belgium. Still,
Belgium probably, never heard of Toll
edo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
A. FAMILIAR NAME.

A man named John Doc has been ar
rested in Birmingham. II the police
hadn't come upon him rather suddenly,
he might have been able to think up a
more original alias. rt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

The King of Bavaria wants his salary
raised. No chautauqua engagements, We
presume, are open to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

The Carnegie commission in a manner
excuses the ferocity of The Bulgariens.on
the grounds that they had great proVoca-
ton. Sure; when the little dogs bone is
taken by big one, .he little one is al
ways angry, but he seldom has means of
helping himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

When one thinks Of John T. Morgan. W.
c. Gorgas and w. L. sibert he begins
to look on the jnteroceanic canal as
strictly an Alabama product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

A philanthropist sojourning in jail for
the experience" was reprimanded at
table. Must have picked up the wrong
fork
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

An Algerian aviator vino Went up 2000
feet in the air and shot himself could
have committed suicide more easily by
shutting off his engine and releasing his
steering wheel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Vice President Marshall has threatened
to ride a motorcycle. Whittier are we
drifting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Surgical operations may cure moral de-
cies, as is claimed Rut il tried on Hans
Schmidt, for instance, the doctors prob
ably would have to vivisect hin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

RICHES AND OTHER THINGS.
I'll bet no millionaire can get
From steak and chops and pie
And cabbage, too, and oyster stew
More downright joy than l.
Detroit Free Press.
I'll bet no millionaire can get,
However he may .rsg.
From quip, or pun, or other fun,
a better laugh than l. s
Youngstown Telegram.
I'll bet no millionaire can get
From where the bullets fly,
Or from where there is work to do
In quicker time than /.
Houston Post.
I'll bet no millionaire can get
No matter how he schemes.
More pleasure from realities
Than L do out of dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

RAISING THE MONEY.
Good heavens I'm already swamped
by Christmas poems'
Don't be unreasonable. Poets have
other people, PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

The liking of the loan sharks has
been sent to Jail in New York merely be-
cause he charged T bonus of s. fof the
use of $40 for three months A shark
with no better eye to business than that
will get slight sympathy from his Bir-
mingham brethren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
SLIGHT RESEMBLANCE.

"Rather queer plumes women are wear
ing on their hats these days"
yes. I suspect the milliner who de-
signed them must have gotten the idea
from a pipe cleaner"
AT RARE INTERVALS.
Some people love
Their fellow men,
Alas, alaek
Just now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Visitors to New York hasten over 10
Hoboken and take a look at the Imper-
ator, if the big boat is there. They can
soon tell whether it's there or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

DR.. Wiley celebrated his birthday last
Saturday. The candles numbered 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Ships hulls are being made of con-
crete. A ship of that sort oaght to be
able to make fairly large dent III the
shore line without breaking 10 pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

A New YorlS woman who studied law in
order that she might sue her husband for
divorce, had probably heard a great
deal about the size of lawyers fees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
DISHEARTENHD.

"squibbles used to poke great deal
of fun at the kind of clothes women
wear"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
Characteristic Features of Parade

Characteristic Features OF Parade
II have seen many parades during the
last 80 years, including four inaugural
parades of presidents and one of an Ala
bama governor that was notable, but
have never seen one that carried In its
individual rank and file the same spirit
and the democratic makeup that greeted
Oscar Underwood said former Wash
ington correspondent last night.
'In the fsst place, 1 was at the car
steps when the distinguished statesman
stepped on his native heath, accompanied
by his charming wife. He walked right
into the hands of a committee of his very
warm personal friends who greeted him
informally. Some of them just shook his
left hand, while others grasped his right.
Then he and Mrs. Underwood were quick
ly snap-shotted by the camera man with
out any futtering The trainmen and sta
ton men used every care to place the
car at the best point The movement to
the outlet from the station was quickly
begun, and under arch OF flags held
by hundreds, every man OF whom person.
ally knew him, with the bands playing
and cordial greetings on every hand, the
trip was quickly made to the carriages.
After "a moments delay the procession got
under way. I was In a position to take
note of. not only the LONG procession form
ing in the rear, but the thousands who
thronged the route for many blcks.
''To sum up. as the parade passed in
review at the park, l said to Mrs. Under
wood, who beamed with delight, that to
my mind there were features of this pa
rade that not even an inaugural parade
could have-the personal tribute to the
man. the friend, the citizen and publicist.
The spirit of it is the thing that crowns
it ALL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

Huerta has issued orders for the arrest
of Felix Diaz, his special envoy to the
Japanese Emperor. 1t sounds about like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
RAISING THE MONEY

"Yes. but that was before men began to
wear hats with little bows behind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
HANDICAPPED.

happened to be reformatory."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
COULDN'T LOVE IT.

my good man, you did not appear to
be deeply moved. as everybody else in
the congregation was, when the preacher
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
,raat Excellent necord

Mai. D. NJ Scott, a gallant Confeder-
ate veteran, IA member of Gen. Louis v
Clarlx's staff, and postmaster at Selma, is
in the city, having come to attend the
Underwood reception. Major Scott who
as democrat received appointment under
a republican administration, and reap
pointment by President Wilson, has made
a fine record in the discharge of the duties
of postmaster. Soon after he took charge
to the office he placed 1t in the first
class More, he put it into the excellent
class" something exceptional even in the
first class offices Twice his salary has
been raised on the record made, and the
Increased business. Speaking of one feat
ure of the parcel post, he said;
"A merchant in Selma sent a package
of garden seed by mail to a Dallas county
postoffice, only 20 miles distant, and the
parcel post rate was 81 cents. be found
the express rate was only 70 cents Tor
the same and complained to me- looked
up the law, and l found that some years
ago Congress had enacted law placing
seeds bulbs, scions and such in the third
class. instead of the fourth, making
rate of a half cent on ounce. called
the postoffce departments attention to
the matter, and it promised that that
part of the parcel post law which placed
seed and such articles on the higher rate
than formerly, will be corrected by Con-
gress. AS it stands, the postoffice rev.
enues will be materially affected in the
local, and also the first zone-20o miles
but beyond that 1t does not so operate,
but the two zones named are the most inn
pcrtant ones as to the revenue produce
ing questions, relatively"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

spoke of the love he had for his boyhoo,
home" ~
"No. sir. You see by boyhood bonl
I,o ,,,,or,nd ~. l.. :. -. .e......- -, .,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

"Dubbins seems to do a great deal Of
hard thinking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25

From the Macon (Mo.) Chronicle.
N october Is. ls62, 10 men in the
military prison 81 y -imyra were
. executed by ordel Gen. John
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
RICHES AND OTHER THINGS.

ties, dare say he does
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-07

Mr.. Stahl assumed the duties of his
new position Friday morning He Sc
cured the appointment through the
assistance of his friends and Officers
at the Agricultural college who recog-
nlzed his ability, and while he is quite
young man, they contend that he is,
capa Die beyond any doubt. They have
nelped him to get a start by assisting
MIN IN securing the appointment as
superintendent of the city light plant
ana 1T is now up to him to deliver the
goods and convince them that they did
not make mistake. None of his
friends fear the result
Mr.. Stahl is the son of j. Stahl at
1157 Boswell avenue. He Is "a wears
old and was born in Douglas county
work of the Great White way of KAN
sas avenue for the city when it was
installed and has worked for a num-
per of the electrical shops of the city
curing recent years. He also was one
OF the inspectors on the Fourth street
White Way last summer
Ihe lad has practically been on his
own resources since he was Ia wears
old. He selected this system of earn
ing his own living and education and
has met with remarkable success.
He was one of the leaders of his
class in electrical engineering
HIS greatest success in athletics was
as member of the football team. He
played on the end of the line and was
one of the two Aggie men conceded a
and again in 1912. He played his last
game with the team when the Aggies
met Washburn on the local gridiron
last fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-07
WESTON, ia NOW, ON ANOTHER LONG hike; WILL COVER
1.446 MILES between n T. AND MINNEAPOLIS IN 60 DAYS

Goshen, n. Y, June Hiking as
if his very life depended upon it, Ed
ward Payson Weston, IA years old and
the champion long distance walker of
all time, is on his way to Minneapolis,
which town he expects to reach on
August 2. He left New York on June
2, and will walk every step of the way,
a distance of LAG miles.
Though 1 am in my seventy-fifth
year I feel younger than I did 35
years ago." said the white haired pc
destrian. Away back in 1875, when
1 was lunching with Sir John Ashley
and Edward Lawson in London, Mr..
Lawson said to Sir John that if he
kept me going in the tremendous
walks I was then making he would
kill the Yankee
"A whole lot of people thought that
my walk from ocean to ocean in 76
days in 1910 had used me up, but
as a matter of fact, I am in better
condition than I was then"
Weston is walking to Minneapolis
to lay the cornerstone of the Mime
apoiis Athletic club. He will arrive
nell. N. Y. a distance of 33s miles
from New York city, on June IA; at
Greenvil1e. Pa, 10 miles nearer his
destination, on June 21; at Marion,
o., on July 5; at Chicago on July 9;
at Elgin, ILL.,. on July IL; at Madison,
Fails. Wis, on July 26, and at Min
neapolis on August 2.
Here's a tabloid story of Westons
cross-country hikes:
1861 - Walked from Boston to
443 miles, in 2Os hours. |
1S67-Portland, Me, to Chicago, IL
326 miles, in 26 days.
1S6S-100 miles in Westchester |
county. % hours and 10 minutes.
1s69-1,05S miles through snow in
New England in 80 days.
1S70-10O miles in p hours 35I
in American institute rink,
New York city.
1S71-200 miles (including two
niles backward) in Al hours in st.
1ouis.
1874-5OO miles in days % hours
8 minutes, at Industrial hall, Newark
7. J. First lis miles made in 24i
lours
1876 to 1SS4-WaIked in Europe.
1S79-Won Ashley belt, walking $50
niles in 141 hours "A minutes.
1880 miles a day for 100 days. I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-07
EDITORS FOR HARMONY.
Southwest Association Puts Ban on
Democrat Scribes.

Hutchinson, Kan, June THE
Southwestern Kansas Republican Edi-
tortal association in convention here
did some harmonizing on it's own
hook.
About half of the editors in the
association are standpatters and half
are Progressives. 1t was agreed, how
ever, that the ProgressiVeS should be
invited to remain in the association
and an attempt to adopt a resolution
which might draw the line against
the Progressives was voted down i'm
mediately.
The organization voted, however, to
retain the name Republican, and not
to open the association to member
ship by Democratic editors.
OF the Officers chosen, one-half are
Progressives and half are old line Re-
publicans. The association voted to
meet next year at Wichita.
Officers elected are: President, P.
j. Conwell, st. John News; vice presi-
dent, Will Townsley, Great Bend
Tribune; secretary, George Yurt,
Sylvia Sun; treasurer, A. E. Duvall,
Canton Pilot; executive committee:
John j. Miller, Santa Fe Monitor; Joe
M. Satterthwaite, Douglass Tribune;
w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson News; S.
A. Coleman, Wichita Beacon, and Will
liam Glenn, Tribune Republican.