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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Crime and Yagrancy

The September grand jury, just adj
journed, examined about two thou
sand witnesses and returned SGT true
hills, which is an unusually large num-
Der even for jefferson. The written
statement of the inquisitors' work is
proof of the time and thought they
have given in the service of their CON-
munity. Evidences of determined at
tempt to ferret out crime and fix re-
sponsibility are abundant.
The grand jury reports that So or so
per cent of its work arose from cases
which had their foundation in vag-
rancy. 1t criticises city and county
officials for their failure to enforce
more vigorously the laws against this
offense, and calls affection to the fact
that the negro pool rooms and negro
saloons are constantly swarming with
men who have no visible means of
support
Certainly it seems that Birmingham
might be easily rid of this class of
undesirables. They stay herded to-
gether, awaiting the deputy sheriff
or policeman who does not come.
Recently the city commission has
declared renewed war upon the vag-
rant. 1t should be pushed with all
vigor, and the sheriff's office should
also do its part in the suppression of
this evil
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Life and the Dollar

According to the report of the in
terstate commerce commission, during
the year it's members Investigated rs
railroad accidents, in which 283 per-
sons were killed and 1880 injured. The
commission found that Sc of these ac-
cidents, or nearly "A per cent of the
whole number, were directly caused
by mistakes of employees.
Rules are provided for governing
the employees, the report declares, but
they are constantly violated, and on
many railroads there is little or no
inspection or supervision of the men
so far as pertains to those matters
which vitality affect safety. Here is a
most interesting extract from the
commissions findings:
This lack of supervision and inspec-
ton with respect to matters affecting
the safety of trains is unexplainabie
when the careful supervision of all
matters directly affecting the revenues
of the roads is considered. The auditing
and checking systems used for detect
ing the dishonesty of employees are
marvels of ingenuity and careful atten-
ton to details, but means of determin-
ing whether trains are operated in con-
formity with the rules are almost en-
trely lacking.
1t is often charged that in America
the dollar is held above human life.
This striking indictment by conser-
vative government commission gives
cclor to the accusation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
IN HOTEL LOBBOES
BirmIngham's Travelling Men

the banquet at the Hotel Hillman Sat
urday night given by the Chamber of
Commerce to the travelling salesmen,
said Mr. e. Linnehan.
Although I am no longer a knight
of the grip I still retain my member
ship in the 7. p. A. post. I can re-
call the time when the number of Bir-
mingham travelling men could be count
ed on the 10 fingers There are now,
am told considerably upward of 400
of them. The large number of travellers
assembled at the banquet most haze
made a splendid impression upon the
Few invited guests not of the craft
This city has cause to be proud in
deed of its travelling statesmen"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

cause DEATH because the notifications OF
the tissue produced at the point of con-
tact at once oppose a considerable resis-
lance to the passage of the current. The
intensity within the organism is not suf-
fieient to cause termination Of the respi-
ratory muscles and the LESSONS are usual
~ purely local.
Socquet has also observed a case OF
eleetrocision with an electromotive force
much lower than Ito volts There was no
burn at the point where the current en-
tered, but at the autopsy the lungs
showed the characteristic LESSONS of as
phyxia and even actual laceration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
OBLIGING

From the New York Globe.
A teacher in a tenement district hurried
from the school to find the mother of a
pupil who had been taken Ill. -
Can you show me where Mrs. Angelo
Scandale lives?' she inquired of a chernb
transplanted from the sunny south to n
dark, sunless alley.
Eyes, teach, / show YOU" and a will
ing, sticky hand dragged her on with such
speed as to make her stumble over an
Italian dame seated on the threshold.
There where Mees Scandale live," indi-
Gated the horizontal arm and finger. but
she downstairs sitting on the STEP" fin
ished the smiling lips.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
WHEN STARS ARE IN QUIET sKIEA

By Edward, Lord Lytton.
When stars are In the quiet skies,
Then most 1 pine for thee;
Bend on me then thy tender eyes,
AS stars look on the sea!
For thoughts, like waves that glide BY
night,
Are stillest when they shine;
Mine early love lies hushed in light
Beneath the heaven of thine.
There Is an hour when angels keep
Familiar watch Ger men.
When coarser souls are wrapped in sleeu-.
Sweet spirit meet me then!
There 10 an hour when holy dreams
Through slumber fairest glide
And in that mystic hour it seems
Thou shouldst be by my side.
Ny thoughts of thee too sacred are
For daylight's common BEAM:
can but know thee as my star,
My angel and my dream;
Wien stars are in the quiet skies,
Then most 1 pine for thee;
Bend on me then thy tender eyes.
AS stars look on the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

OF 1000 copies. -Four years went by in
trying and had earned nothing. For my
typewriting l was deeply in debt.
| thank my lucky stars that | wasn't
fool enough to blame either public or
publisher. The work as sneer writing was
good, l knew that; but the construction
was faulty. l was like painter with
an eye for color but poor draughtsman-
ship. What did | do? l devoted year
to studying and contrasting all the tech
nical methods by which the great novel
lists had obtained their effects. l traced
the novels development from Greek times
10 the present, and came to the concur
sion that no one had beaten Defoe in
the main essentials. l took him as my
model and built over him myself. But
before l started building l knew that
there was more to learn. I'd come across
q curious fact, the most conspicuous nov
eists had been, some time or other pub
York and in telling other people what
not to write in my official capacity sur
denly jumped into knowledge of what
tc write myself.
The first draft of THE Garden With
out Walls took year and a quarter 1t
was written during evenings between
and Il after a full days office work.
Sometimes | was so tired that | could
only keep myself from Stacking by max
ing a bargain to produce 5000 words
week without fail. like an employer pay
ing money into a bank to meet obligations
already incurred. Ny pride prevented
me from going back on myself. This
meant that for almost every evening dur
ing those 10 months L drove myself up to
my study, cancelling all PLEASURE en-
eagements. And then when it was ac-
cepted by William Heinemann in London
/ saw way of making it better, took
1t back and expended over nine months
more work. Rather different from the
ordinary idea of gentleman with his
feet up racing across a page, smiling at
his own conceits Is he waggles his pen.
OF course there's the danger of discour-
agement The embittered writer, even
though he attains success ought to break
his pen, for he owes it as a duty to
society to be happy. He can shape lives
as God shapes bodies His privilege and
responsibility is to tilt mems chins up SO
that they see the stars overhead.
And there's no reason why any writer
who is a writer should be discouraged.
Somewhere at the back of his head the
man who was born to spill ink knows
that his day is coming. No one can
hasten 1t but himself-by work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Chaos Is Sidetracked
All those of faint heart may take
courage from the following Associated
Press dispatch from New York:

All tuOSe VI ldiilI uedTt may Cdhe
courage from the following Associated
Press dispatch from New York:
Passage of the currency bill finds
the local banking community, which
was none too kindly disposed toward
the measure in its incipient stages
more or less ready oaccept its salient
features Changes which the new law
inevitably must bring have been taken
note of lately, and 1t is not thought
that any national bank of Importance
will carry out the threat so often heard
few weeks ago to relinquish its fed
eral charter and operate under a state
charter instead. The president of a
large Wall street bank said that all
all of the SO national banks o fthe city
could be depneded upon to enter the
new banking system as soon as the law
took effect
1t is quite refreshing to know that
there is to be no linen Of Ulster"
business on the part~of the bankers
of the country. 1t is true that at their
national convention at Boston recently
they went on record squarely as hold
ing that they and not the government
should control the currency of the
country, but perhaps all that was done
in a moment of superheated temper.
Before the Inauguration of the
postal savings system, banking asso-
Citations, state and national, denounced
the project as one sure to prove ruin
Gus to the country. Now bankers who
do not favor the postal savings system
are as scarce as icicles in August:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

From the New York Tribune.
A rich man on his way to an elevated
station happened to see a poor man SELL
ing pencils. He gave him IS gold
piece instead of nickel When he dis
covered his mistake, some hours later,
he rushed back to where the needy one
usually stayed. only to fine that the
man had already gone home. He sue
ceeded in getting his address and. to his
surprise. found that he lived in big
house on a fashionable avenue. After Z
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
HER PREFERENCES
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Before the fire Christmas eve two old
maids were planning for the holiday. ,
Sister Molly" said the younger, would
long stocking hold all you'd want for a
Christmas gift?'
mo, Elivira," said the elder, but a
pair of socks would"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

ran over and killed Laura Pentecost :"
says the chief OF detectives. The state
ment has a familiar sound, but it is 10
be hoped that the trail does not lead into
the usual blind alley
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

I'VE need legislation to force the in
corrorated towns to put their streets in
condition to connect with our main coun-
ty roads" says the grand jury report.
This speaks mighty well for the roads OF
the county. but Is quite serious re-
Election upon the municipalities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

few minutes waiting an elderly gentle
man appeared and asked what he could
do for him. The generous one was dumb
founded. When he finally found his voics
he asked If he could have the s. gold
piece he gave the beggar that morning.
The "beggar said that he would look
through his days collection. On doing
SO he found the gold piece and handed
1t back to its rightful owner, who, after
thanking him, started for the door. only
to be recalled and asked for the sum he
really intended to give. That was his
business, the old man explained, and he
could not afford to lose picking. The
gentleman threw him nickel and took
his departure hastily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

We have for our pastor at the South
Highlands Presbyterian church one of
the greatest preachers in this country.
and l have heard many of the pulpit
celebrities" said John Il. Ryan yester-
cay afternoon.
DR. Edmonds is not only an original
thinker, but what he says IS gripping.
And he has the rare faculty of being
at once direct, trenchant and poetic. Dr..
Edmonds is always fresh and every SER
mon seems to be better than the one
before. Two or three weeks ago | re-
marked that his sermon that Sunday
morning could not have been surpassed,
but today his. morning discourse was
even more striking, l thought. He draws
congregations that crowd the church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
Reversing the Law

General Villa, the Ajax of the Car
ranzaistas, is stirring up things in the
state of Chihuahua. He has a habit
OF accusing the wealthy citizens of
giving aid and comfort to the Huer-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
TELEPHONE

We defy auguryj there Is special
Providence In the fall of sparrow. IL
&c be now tits not to come; IL Ii be
not to come, 1t will be now; IL Ii be
not now, yet 1t will comes the read
tuess is all. HENRY V.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

The New York stock market has been
comparatively dull for some time past,
but nevertheless seats on the exchange
command stiff prices. Two were sold
last week at $4,000 each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
A Beautiful Building

Among the many fine buildings erected
in birmingham this year one of the
most beautiful in appearance is the three
story structure at the corner of Park
avenue and Twentieth street, just COM
pleted," said resident of West Twen-
tieth street.
1t is the property of Gen. Louis ".
Clark, and the style of architecture is
Moorish. The first floor viii be used
for stores and the upper part of the build
ing Is designed as a hotel or for apart
ments. Mr.. Wheelock Is the architect,
and he is certainly to be con,plimented
upon his artistic effects in form and
color"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
FORCEFUL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'Spriggins is forceful tallSer, isn't hep
eyes, indeed. Hear him lately?"
Heard him last night. He was at
$10-a-pate banquet condemning the high
cost of living
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
spONGERs ON STRIKE

From the Duluth Herald.
-Four hundred Spongers Are on Suiks
In New York; says headline. We W..
one or two OF them who stop us once in
a while would quit working in Duluth for
a SPELL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
AN EXCEPTION

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
There's one thing, at least, that's pc
culiar about eggs"
whats that?"
Their price. You can't blame 1t on
the Standard Oil company"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
The New York stock Market

Henry Clews in his Saturday review
concludes as follows:
1.-THE year is closing with a feeling
of more encouragement on the stock
exchange. 1t is now a time for calm
self-restraint and more hopefulness.
Recovery may develop when least ex-
pected. 1t should be remembered that
many adverse conditions have been
amply discounted by present low prices.
With the tariff and currency problems
taken out of politics there is so much
gained. There is also increased hope
that the railroads will eventually Sc
cure partial concessions. Government
ownership of railroads and telegraphs
may be coming issues, but they are
far from accomplishment.
"A considerable short interest exists,
and buying power Of considerable
Importance has grown through the
Withholding of investment purchases
for months back; these are elements
of strength. January dividend payments
will approach $250,000,O0 and any
favorable news under such conditions
would be apt to precipitate a sharp
rise. The immediate future will be a
good deal influenced by financial con-
ditions abroad; which may soon begin
to right themselves. Toward the close
the market was strong upon the favor
able prospects of the currency BILL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

MI Bilbo intimates that he took Mr.
Castlemans money in order to convict
the latter of bribery. This seems to have
become a habit with Mr. BiIbo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
A PERIL OF THE BATHROOM

From Cosmos
Bathazard has recently told, at the So
ciety of Legal Medicine of the case of a
woman killed by electric shock In her
bathroom at the moment when she was
pressing the button of an electric bell,
between the poles of which there was a
difference of potential of not more than 110
volts.
In ordinary circumstances, owing to the
great resistance OF the human body, such
small electromotive force presents no
great danger but when the circuit con-
tains, as in the case reported. a large sur
face of moist skin, the resistance falls
and more than 100 miliamperes may pass
through the orge nism sufficient, at this
tension, to produce death by tetanization
of the respiratory muscles
Currents of even as volts are dangerous
in a bathroom. 1t should be remembered
that currents of feeble intensity can pro-
duce sudden rise of arterial tension cap
able of causing sudden death in per-
son with weak heart.
High tensions enabling currents of four
to five amperes to pass, have quite diff
ferent effect. They do not generally
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

The municipal Christmas tree" prom
lses to be great success. Never before
was Birmingham so responsive to char
itK
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

William Deering of Chicago, a large
stockholder in the Harvester company
VINO died recently. left an estate of s12.-
100000 to be divided chiefly between his
two sons. Mr.. Deering gave away a
great sum of money during his lifetime.
One of his donations was 81 100000 to the
northwestern universities. He had con-
tributed largely to the theological school
at Evanston and to Wesley hospital in
Chicago, and other charities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

| 1t is promised that the battle of Tam
pico will soon be repeated. Stop watches
will be necessary to decide the victors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

With Alabama's crops this year totaling
a value of about s2OO,OOO,OOO no wonder
times are good in the rural districts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

Ihose who buy the Red Cross seals
nave the satisfaction of knowing that
their money is going to a worthy cause.
The sales this year should eclipse all past
records
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

Christmas comes but once a year and
next Thursday is the day, as every boy
and girl knows
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

Since the Sulzer episode, impeachment
has become quite fad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress Marcn 8, 1879.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
POST OFFICE TO SEE
LETTERS TO SANTA
CLAUSE ANSWERED

Santa Claus letters. written by the
children of Richmond, will not be for
warded 10 the dead letter department
If some of the charitable organizations
of the city express a desire TO receive
them
The department in a circular letter
to postmasters has extended permits
sion for making this disposition OF let
tiers written by the children of the
nlted States to their patron saint.
In former years they have been hast
lily gathered together and sent TO the
dead letter department.
The postoffice department has de
cided that in many instances Chart
able organizations may De able to dc
much good in their own localities il
! these letters are turned over TO them
In case two or more CARNATIONS
make application for these letters the
postmaster will divide them equally
among the applicants
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take Glass of Salts Before Breakfast
II Your Back Hurts or Bladder


The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou-
BILE, because we eat too much and all
our food is rich. Our blood is filled
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to filter out, they weaken from over
work, become sluggish; the elimina-
tive tissues clog and the result is kid
ney trouble, bladder weakness and a
general decline in health
When your kidneys fell like Jumps
of lead your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night: if you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather is bad, get
from your pharmacist about four Ounc-
es of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful
in a glass of water before breakfast
for a few days and your kidneys will
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and lem
on juice, combined with lithia and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate clogged kidneys; to neutral
ize the acids in the urine so it no Ion.
ger is a source of irritation, thus end
ing bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs In
every home, because nobody can
make a mistake by having a good kid
ney flushing any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
POOR MUST SUFFER
BEFORE GIVEN HELP
Charity Workers Says Rich
mond People Are Slow
in Giving Aid.

Seemingly the poor must suffer be-
fore their needs are forcibly brought
10 the attention of Richmond" said
charity worker today.
People OF charitable inclinatiOns
do not realize that there is bound
10 be suffering and distress in the
city as soon as the cold weather sets
in. and so wait until the conditions
OF the INDECENT become serious be
fore giving assistance"
Two weeks ago the Associated Char
tiles issued an appeal 10 the people
of Richmond, asking for $4,000 TO care
for the poor OF the city during the
coming winter. In fixing the amount
OF money to be raised at this figure
the board based its calculations on
the amount OF money that has been
needed in previous years to buy fuel
clothing and even food for persons
unable to help themselves during the
winter time.
At the present only 1921 has been
raised to care for Richmonds poor
during the coming winter. not enough
. TO pay the expenses that must be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
MEETING DISCUSSES
CIVIC RETIREMENT
National Municipal League
Sessions Interesting,
Says FOulke.
ADVOCATES TRAINING

at was one Of the most interesting
meetings / ever attended, said Viii
liam Dudley Foulke. commenting to-
day on the recent convention of the
National Municipal league, at which
he was for the fourth time reelected
president.
Heretofore the papers have been
very lengthy and gave little time for
discussion. This year the papers were
cut short, and lively discussions fol
lowed. Little time was wasted while
the convention delegates were as
sembled in Toronto.
arrangements had been made SO
that all Of us lunched together I'm
mediately following luncheon, there
were short talks and discussions.
Try Out New Ballot.
Many questions of exceeding inter
est to cities were discussed at length
Proportional representation, preferen
tial balloting and municipal franchises
were some of the more important sub
jects. During the meeting the dele
gates took part in a mock election in
which a preferential ballot was used
Il was especially interested in the
way which the city of Toronto has