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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
Mohiiizinr aecnIar Army

about 1900 United States regulars
have been camping on the Mexican border
for several months, and large bodies OF
cavalry are to be mobiized there" said
an ex-military man.
within the next two or three weeks
there will be about 10000 regular troops
assembled ready to cross the border
should 1t be necessary. This is the largest
number of regulars ever assembled, per-
haps, at or near one point since the war.
1t is understood that Secretary of War
Garrison is in favor of closing the small
army posts and concentrating the regu-
lars at two or three points.
'"rhs would make for efficiency. In the
first place it would give general officers
an opportunity of commanding large
bodies OF men, which cannot be done
with the innumerable scattered posts.
1.-THE army should be increased by 25,ooo
or $1,000 men. 1t would be well for Con-
gress to take steps in that direction this
winter whether we go to war with Mex
leo Cr not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
The Underwood Meeting

Democrats from all parts of Ala
bama will gather in Birmingham
Tuesday to lay plans for the election
of Oscar w. Underwood to the United
States Senate. At that time Mr.. I'm
derwood will deliver political speech.
From then on the fight will be waged
with the object in view of giving Bir-
mingham's distinguished son the larg-
est vote ever polled by a candidate in
Alabama.
Underwood's election may be looked
upon as. certain as death and taxes.
He may carry every county in the
state. Should he lose any, their num-
Der will be small, and he will lose
them by small majorities. His record
in the House makes it matter of
pride for his fellow citizens to sup
port him and do their share to further
his ambition to sit in the Senate.
1t is not strange that Alabama has
already made up its mind as to whom
it IS going to send to the Senate as
the successor of Joseph T. Johnston
for the full term. All factions are ral
lying to the Underwood banner. He
will probably poll more votes of the
prohibitionists than will his opponent,
despite the fact that prohibition is a
theme that has long been harped upon
by Mr.. Hobson.
Already indications are that those
who will gather in Birmingham next
Tuesday will be representative of the
best thought of the state. 1t will be a
meeting that would thrill the pride of
any leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31

be called the epic quality" Mr.. Hender-
son calls attention TO the fact that Mr..
Paderewsld is an enthusiastic Pole. He
says that in the fall, three years ago.
there was a centennial celebration 1T
Lemberg of the birth of Chopin, at which
Paderewski showed himself In a new
light. as an orator. Mr.. Henderson quotes
a translation of the address. in which
Paderewski said:
Music is the only art that actually
lives Her elements. vibrations, palpfta-
tions are the elements of life itself.
Wherever life Is she is also, stealthy, in
audible, unrecognized, vet mighty"
This address concluded in tho following
stirring words:
Music Is everywhere, soaring beyond
and above the range of human speech
unto unearthly spheres OF divine emo
tion.r
With all this, Paderewsli is pre-emi-
ncntly q business man, and the story is
told that if he had had his way he would
years ago have invested largely in real
estate in Birmingham. Ala, which, you
know. has been called the Pittsburg of
the South" He foresaw the future of
that wonderful city, where they make iron
neglected to carry out his wishes; other
wise he would have made several hun
dred thousand dollars profit by this time,
for real estate In Birmingham has doomed
ever since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
sDIME NOVELS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Says the observant "Saunterer" of the
Detroit Free Press:
Here's an old acquaintance of ours
getting lambasting over in Cleveland
the Dime Novel In speech q few days
ago Mayor Baker OF that city told some
young men to beware of the dime novel
and the shoals of cheap literature. He
had reference to those yellow-covered
pamphlets about 'Sure-Shot Dick bad
boys used to read years ago in the Sc
clusion of the haymow or the henhouse,
you know-some things now often bound
In cloth and sold for higher prices Mayor
Baker advised his hearers to cultivate a
taste for good literature-and in doing so
probably pointed out the antidotes for
fashy trash.
Once the boy or girl can see that it is
u waste of time, a positive hindrance to
progress and an obstacle to that use of
the brain which means success, tine So
called Dime Novel will be out of the
running, don't you think?''
That old term dime novel' has been
made to cover multitude of sins of lit
erary commission and literary omission.
And the 'dime novel," in its offensive
sense, is more pernicious in a cloth cover
and gilt stamping than ever the cheap
paper romance could have been.
Those original dime novels" the
"Beadle'' beginnings, stories by Emerson
Bennett, Sylvanus Cobb, J. II. Robinson
and a half dozen others, were spirited and
brisk hut never defnora lizing Alas how
they have degeneratedi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
THE T'WO-A-DAY

From ''rhe Two-a-Day." by fIelen Green
Van Campen, in Women's Stories,
month-end number for November.
Crime and place, 10 of q Monday morn
ing on the stage of New York vaudeville
theatre)
Gertie de Gashe (of the Sisters de
Cashier Say, listen, kid, We wanta git
you TO do little comedy when Lizzie
sings her Swede number. I'll learn you
the dialect in minute"
Tho Property Man: Nav, your sisters
too hefty dame-last time you played
|.here she gimme a punch come near in
jurin me internal"
Lizzie de Gashe: ''I was only kiddin'
him! People got to have little endur-
ance, but this is a disobligin' house, any
way. Where we dressin'?"
Pansy Ziliphone (of the Musical zili-
phones): Henry, go take glim at the
lobby, and if they haven't got my big
picture there don't so much as unpaek
my saxaphone until an explanation s
made. Our bilIin's a perfect insult as it
is, with those Mangies Four toppin' us-a
team off the small time, too, but a partys
oNH nut IL tncir olily pFotectloft III tHcse
days"
Little Minnie Mangle (the Child Tan
guay) Say, mommer she's cracllin at
us again"
Mrs. Mangle: ignore that woman, Mi
nervai AS true musician. Mrs. Ziliphon
Is laugh to her audiences and the Man.
giles have not one teeny word to waste
on her.
Mr.. AIangle: Here's some fine doins
Louiser-the leader says Row, row,
rows been sang to death. an Minnie's
got to cut it out of her imitationsl"
The Monologuist: "All I need for my
act is a gilt chair and a chord in G.
Where's a good barber?"
Whang Lang Loo dhe celebrated Chi
nese magiciaD: Keep your eye on the
rabbit basket. will you, Prop?"
Bill Bawler (singer Building QuarteD
"There's a stationary washstand and hot
water in our rooml Let Fred git some
soap, an We won't send no laundry out
till Brooklyn
Attailie Allaine Cthe prima donna, just
doing three weeks In vaudeville) "rel
Mr. Marks that 1 couldn't dress in that
room unless he puts up pink hangings
and my maid must have a place to press
gowns. Aren't there any reporters here
! yet? I'd like to know what ails them
city editors, when my agent told 'en
positive to be here. Say. take this quar-
ter and go phone for me, will you?"
| Mrs. Mangle: do You think my child
is messenger. madam? Dare to stir one
step at your peril. Minerva! Also, I'll
thank upstart 1egits to have a care. The
very ideal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
Made in Birmingham

The exposition of Birmingham
products-commodities Of trade made
here-will open next Monday in the
auditorium used by Gipsy Smith for
his evangelistic meetings. Altogether
40 concerns are making exhibits and
the display will be highly creditable.
1t will be, in fact, revelation to the
Deople of this community. The expo
sition is being held under the aus
picies Of the Birmingham Ad club.
This energetic organization is having
the cooperation of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the Board of Trade, the
Rotary club and other institutions
concerned with Birmingham's mer-
camille and industrial progress.
The remark is frequently made that
what Birmingham especially needs is
a greater diversity of small industries.
No go-ahead city is ever satisfied with
what it has, but always wants more.
That feeling is at the bottom of all
great up-building. The community that
is satisfied with what it has will make
little progress. On the other hand, it
will in time find itself on decline.
But Birmingham has already many
industries and will have many more.
Forty manufacturers assembling spes-
linens of their products in the first
exhibition of its kind held here will
provoke most favorable comment. This
exhibition will be in a manner educa-
tive. It will be of great interest to
those citizens who would keep them
selves informed about Birmingham's
resources. If this first attempt at an
exposition attracts the attention that
it should one will be held next year
on even larger scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31

now absorbing the attention of Pres
ident Wilson and his advisers. One
suggestion is that negotiations be en-
tered with the onstitutionalists, of
whom Carranza is the head. Carran-
za's record is much better than HUI
erta's. But what this country wants
is that the Mexicans be allowed to
choose whom they please. If they
don't want Carranza, then elect some
cne else.
The present situation will not be
permitted to continue much longer.
The whole world is tired of disorder
and chaos in Mexico. Peace and tran
quillity must be restored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
HoBsoN's CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT

From the Montgomery Advertiser
Many thousand copies OF Captain fob
sons recent speech in Congress. made
during his tilt with Mr.. Underwood. have
been printed and circulated throughout
Alabama as campaign literature OF
course the printing, while executed by the
government printing office, was paid for
by Representative Hobson, but he is not
buying the postage TO flood these docu-
ments over the state. He is using his
maillng frank, which means that it doesn't
cost him anything to get his stuff through
the mails-you and your fellow American
citizens pay the postage.
1t is n notable fact, also, that Mr., I'm
derYood's fearful reply to Captain Hob
son Is not contained in this expurgated
report OF the debate between the two
congressman. You see it wouldn't be
worth anything as a campaign document
Tor Captain Hobson if it contained any
part OF Mr. Underwood's reply, so COM
plete and so crushing was the speech of
Mr.. Underwood. Hobson makes and cir
culates his charges, but dares not print
the whole story.
Inero is another point In this connection
that should not be overlooked. In his
Wetumpka speech Captain Hobson was
quoted as having used the word ''tool'
or "emissary' from Wall street in telling
what bad fellow this man Underwood,
was. On the floor OF the House, when
Underwood looked Hobson in the eye and
demanded to know if he had said he was
a tool or "emissary''. of Wall street.
Hobson squirmed and said he called I'm
derwood a dummy" Repeatedly Mr..
Underwood tried to get Mr.. Hobson to use
the word tool to his face, but the Cap
tain wouldn't do it.
However, within two or three days after
that, Captain Hobson gave out an inter-
view to the Atlanta Journal. The Jour-
nal said the interview was dictated
by Captain Hobson, and it was, therefore,
accurate. In that interview Mr. Hobson
did use the word tool and the word
'emissary," notwithstanding q few days
before he had not done so when face to
face with the man whose political repu-
tation Captain Hobson was seeking to
destroy.
And yet Captain Hobson represents him.
self as an exponent of the brotherly love
creedl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31

like to try his hand at the political game.
His uncle tried to talk him out of 1t, but
was finally forced to consent to find him
berth. So Mcclellan took the matter up
with Charlie Murphy, the Tammany chief,
and told him to find the boy something
that would make him sick of the game for
all time. Buckwalter, wealthy in his own
right, was then living in bachelor, apart
ment in an exclusive section of Madison
avenue. and employed a valet who had
the distinction of having taught Colonel
Roosevelt the gentle art OF jujitsu.
SO you want to get into politics" said
Murphy, who had sent for the young man.
well, you'll find it tough game, but
I'll give YOU a chance" And he then
ordered him to report to leader of one
of the toughest districts on the lower East
Side, to live there and become one OF
the gang.
About two weeks later tho lower East
Side leader rushed into ATurphy's sane
tum.
Mr. Murphy" he exclaimed. Il can
stand the likes of them two fellers no
longer"
who's that?" asked Murphy.
Why, that young dude and his yeller
Jap you sent me-" answered the leader.
Murphy's big, oval face twitched with
a semblance Of a smile as he again in
quired: whats the matter, have your
boys been teaching them the game?"
MY boys",. shouted the leader. "Why,
between the dude and his jap there
won't be voter left. The dude has
knocked out most OF me best men, and
that yeller plague of his has twisted the
others all out of shapa'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
A Mexican Policy

Secretary of State Bryan has re-
ouested foreign nations to withhold
the application OF any new rules of
procedure regarding the Mexican sit
uation pending the formulation of an
advanced policy by this country. The
lchancellories of Europe are responding
in terms gratifying to the depart
ncnt of state, and it now seems that
there is little danger of any clash.
Washington will make it plain that
constitutional government must be in
stituted and maintained in Mexico.
Blanquet will not be recognized as
president. The absolute elimination Of
Huerta will be insisted upon.
The Mexican people viii be given
an opportunity of electing executive
Officers and congressman. Just how
this can be accomplished is what is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
HIS LEAST NEED

From the New York Tribune.
Oscar w. Underwood, at a luncheon in
Birmingham. said to q man who opposed
all tariff changes.
1.-THE way you'd treat the tariff, my
good sir, reminds me of the poor duffer
who, weak from hunger, collapsed in Mar
ket street. a crowd gathered round. and
then three or four chaps began to shove
back the crowd, yelling:
"Give him air, Give him air!''
"At this the sufferer raised his head
from the sidewalk. smiled bitterly. and
said:
Air, Give me air. Why, gents, I've
had nothing but air for the last three
days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS


From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Many a woman has swapped her halo
for a diamond tiara.
Any man who agrees with US is smart
man.
The under dog usually gets $4,000 600
worth of sympathy and cents worth of
assistance.
Every woman knows she could run the
house on what her husband spends for
cigars.
A highbrow can retire to his study
he has discovered sub-conscious cosmos,
and we call it new thought. But low
brow can spend five years exploring an
unknown continent and claim to have dis
covered a new animal called the sniggle-
blux and we are unanimous that it is old
bunk.
This would be a fine country if good
government talk made good government.
The only time democrat wants pro-
lection is when he comes home soused and
finds the light of his life waiting up for
him.
The old fashioned man who used to
wear q hot, black funeral suit all summer
now has a son who wears his ID. V. d. IS
all winter.
There can't be an awful lot of profit in
laundrying q shirt for Is cents when you
figure that you get q pins. a wooden coll
lar button, a yard Of pasteboard, fancy
blue paper binder and jigsaw neck
band thrown in.
Here's motto for New York lobster
palace: "Wine, Women and Sing, Sing"
Reviewing the baseball season of 1919
kind of makes a fellow wonder how they
ever managed to play baseball before the
word "1inx" was discovered.
Fashion DEGREES that daughters skirts
are to be worn longer. This means that
father will also wear his pants longer.
Progress has produced new styles in
both men and pianos. 1t has Just about
gotten SO that II man is square he is
regarded as old fashioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
ne Chicago News

FROM the 1HicdeO NEWS.
A stitch in time beats two in the side.
And stinsiness is the stepmother of dis
honesty.
The worry germ causes q lot OF un-
necessary trouble.
IL a man is seasick it's natural for him
to want the earth.
Most women have an idea that men
couldn't get along without them.
The man who quarrels with his bread
and butter is likely to dine on scraps.
If you don't owe o dollar you can look
anv man in the eye and tell him to go to-
work
Nothing seems to surprise some people
so much as the failure OF the unexpected
to happen.
The longer the days the shorter the
nights, but many a man shortens his
days by iengthening his nights.
When the rooters applaud the umpire's
decisions it means that the visiting team
is getting the short end Of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
UNDERWOOD A LOCAL orrIoNrsr

From the Nashville Democrat.
Oscar Underwood, the great leader OF
the majority in the House, returned home
to Birmingham Friday to begin his cam
paign for a seat III the United States SEN
ate. He arrived at noon and was given
the most remarkable demonstration ever
seen in the Magic City. A parade more
than mile long, every man on foot, es-
the streets. accompanied by three brass
bands. Heads of big banks and corpora
tions marched side by side with brick
masons and day laborers. Men of all po-
litical views took part in the reception.
In brief address to his friends, Mr..
Underwood said: After 20 years service
in Congress consider 1t more of an honor
to have such reception as this among
my home people than to have been elected
President of the United States.'
Coincident with this home coming, pub
lication was made of his reply to the
Anti-Saloon league as to what stand tlo
would take on a federal bill prohibiting
the sale of liquor. as follows:
Il favor temperance legislation that
will be effective, but believe that no leg
islation can be effective that does not
have the support of the community III
which it must be enforced. for no law is
stronger than the jury box. and where you
attempt to enforce a law that is not sus-
tanned by the sentiment of the communi-
ty. you bring the law into disrepute.
II have always believed county local
option Is the best solution of this oues-
tion, and, as you know, have supported
the measures In Congress known as the
anti-shipping bills, to prevent the skip
ment of liquor into counties and states
that favor prohibition. / hope my state
ment clearly answers the question you
asked"
That reply is satisfactory, OF course, to
every man who wants practical legisla-
ton, to every man who favors temperate
temperance laws. Just how 1t will suit
the fanatics in Alabama we have no
means of knowing. except that they would
not be true to the instincts of their tribe
IL they did not favor the most radical
views offered them.
Underwood has again demonstrated his
great good sense by frankly avowing this
position and letting 1t go for what 1t 10
worth.
Experience ability, fitness, character
and reputation are the qualities which
properly enter into race for United
States senator. Judged by this test Tn
derwood meets the requirements OF the
most exacting. We are glad that mis-
friends are SO numerous and 81 enthuai
astic, for we feel that he will make Ala
bama great senator, one of the great
est In the long line of distinguished men
who have represented her in the upper
chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
A Common Occurrence

Here is dispatch which was
printed in Thursdays Age-Herald:
Dothan, October 29.-About o'clock
last night Jesse johnson. who lives
three miles south OF Dothan, was shot
and killed in his dining room. A double
oarreled shotgun, loaded with buckshot.
Is said to have been fired at him from
without. No arrests have been made.
That is all of it. Somebody mur-
dered Jesse Johnson and went on
about his business. No arrests have
been made. The assassination was ac-
complished in all ease and security.
johnson hadn't the slightest chance.
A shot from the dark, scattering of
blood and brains, the extinction of a
human life, and a murder on a con-
science which can probably stand it.
Alabama needs an awakening to the
horror of murder. But it seems that
preaching does little good. Advice is
not lacking. The murders go on. Some
day We may see things in different
light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
MILADY'S TURKISH BATH

and ears and mouth are glued with cold
cream Everyone Is still wearing n bath
towel on her head for the massage.
Did you ever see such beautyl" calls
MISS Condor, getting up and walking
around between courses. Am 1 not a
raving beauty"
AT "All women please Dress Time
for the men.
And you dress and go out The stars
are shining over Bryant park!
whole day! You are limp.
How do all those old women moro
than so years old stand it? They must
be used to it.
Each Turkish BATH" the proprietor
wife tells you, means day longer to
i've. Who would not add one day Longer
to her life?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
.ctive nui,d,nw Operations

I'm nearly every part of birmingham
large building operatiins are in evidence -
said we'll known taxpayer. Here in the
business district we notice the big build
ings, but I happened to drive through
Ensley and Fairfield the other day, and
was much struck with the activity in
that direction
1.-THE American Steel and Wire COM
pany's enormous plant about completed
has caused marked activity in Fairfield,
The houses that are going up are of a
substantial class and of attractive. home-
like design. Those who have not seen
Fairfield within the past six months would
hardly know it today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

BY crd Byron.
She walks In Beauty, like the night
OF cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet In her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to guady day denies.
One shade the more. one ray tho less.
Had half impaird the nameless grace
Which waves In every raven. tress,
Or softly hghtens DER her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling
place.
And on that cheek, and DER that brow.
So soft, SO calm. yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, tho tilits that GLOW
But tell of days in goodness spent,
= ul't~l at peace with all below
A heart whose love In innocentl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
No HARM DONE.

The Birmingham citizen, product of
the "Ould Sod," who voted for an audi
torium under the impression that he was
voting for an aquarium at the 900" is
nevertheless firm believer in progress
He was simply misinformed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
A REASONABLE EXPLANATION

ErOln the YOuthS CUHlpHnlUll.
We We're packing our goods preparatory
to moving to distant town, writes a
friend of The Companion. My usual
helper being i'll, employed a new assist
ant. q woman of thirty or more. AS
was engaged in packing our books. she
paused moment beside me.
Somehow, never cared much for
books" she remarked; "but, then" she
continued, after q thoughtful pause, Il
can't read, and that may have something
to do with it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
THE THING THAT COUNTS

Agnes Reppller, IN the AtMntlc.
It Is not, after all, q smattering of
chemistry, or an acquaintance with the
habits Of bees which will carry our chill
dren through life: but a capacity for do
ing what they do not want to do, II 1t
be thing which needs to be done. They
will have to do many things they do not
want to do later on, II their lives are
going to be worth the living. and the
sooner they learn to stand to their guns.
the better for them, and for all those
whose welfare Will lie In their hands.