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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
As to Evening Ores. Suit.

There seems to be a growing tendency in Birmingham on the part of men to dis card their dress suits in attending ,ai- kuets and other social affairs said a man who spends sometime each year in metropolitan centers.
 T regret to note this tendency. It is due in many cases to indifference and in some cases I believe, to down right lazness In Washington, Richmond At lanta and other cities that I visit fre- quently a man never thinks of being present at formal function in his busl- ness clothes
 q have heard some men here say that at this time of the year 1t was tco hot to put on a dress suit, but that is mot a valid excuse Now that Birmingham has so many features that belong to the metro rolitan city we should conform to the conventions of the best society throughout the land and dress properly sor evening entertainments.
 "I can recall the time when Eirming- ham had not outgrown the mining camp stage. In the early days no one bothered much about regulation dress. but now that we have here a large city with elegant im- provements and a distinct atmosphere of culture we should not countenance any laxity in the matter of decorum.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 In figuring out the various influences that keep men straight, the Fear of Get ting Caught deserves whole lot of credit.
 Reform is great stuff. But you never saw a reformer who didn't get more out of 1t than it cost him.
 It must make a thin girl mad to see the way corn-fed girl can fill a middy blouse.
 headed ancestors didn't settle in the heart of big city about 300 years ago when property now worth S10O an inch cost Sl a square foot Young people can't wait for tomorrow to come. Old people would like to edge back to yesterday. There is only one thing on earth that is as complicated as Theology. And that is a cheap automobile. If you want to make good showing never take census of your friends when you need them. Father can always find an excuse for not going to church on Sunday morning But mother gets even with him by making him read the comic supplement to the kids. | What has become of the old-fashioned l man who used to carry a handkerchief ] in the rear skirt pocket of his coat? And what has become of that coat?
 The wife who lets on that she Is sound asleep when her husband comes home at
 3 in the morning and falls over his own feet is the wife who can always get
 money for a new hat when she asks l for it.
 It Is none of my business. But what good does the "corsetless effect" style do
 the thin girls?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Politics and Business

Many of the prominent business men of the east, especially the calamity howl CTS, are hoping to see the democrats lose control of the next House." said Charles F. Markston of Philadelphia.
 T am democrat and took pleasure in voting for MT. Wilson in 1912 We have had business depression for year or more but in my opinion it has not been chargeable to the democratic party. Business conditions, however, are steadily improving, and based the abundant crops, we are sure to have a large de- gree of prosperity this summer. But some of my republican friends would rather see business in a halting condition than to see the democrats win the fall elections. In 1912 these men predicted hard times in the event the democrats were victorious. But prosperity is com ing in spite of calamity howlers and other opponents of the democratic party"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Regarding National Prohibition

'No matter how strongly the public may advocate temperance as a moral is- sue there appears to be pronounced dis inclination among the people of this coun- try to mingle the question of liquor con- sumption with politics." said an old demo- crat "It is regarded as an issue by It. self and in all general campaigns those who have attempted to bolster their in terests by standing upon national prohibit ton platforms have fallen by the way side.
 ''The Washington Herald gives some in teresting figures relative to the popular vote on the liquor question in the last four decades and shows that while the first temperance vote ir 1872 was but 56Os out of a total of over 5000. 900 it repre- scented in 1912 only 2oe,275 votes in an ag- gregate of more than 150O0,0O0.
 'In 1888 great prohibition wave swept over the country and yet tn, combined prohibition candidates could only muster 249,000 votes and the hign water mark of the party was represented in the 25S,- 900 votes of 1904.
 Dreaded as it is the socialist vote in 20 years increased from 2l.ooO to nearly 1,coO,O0O, and yet the liquor question has commanded more consideration and been prov ccative of greater amount of pclit- ical apprehension than that Cf socialism.
 Still the advance of temperance is not to be ignored and there is scarcely a state in the union where the liquor traf- fc is not the subject of strict legsla- tion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Admiral Fletcher to be Honored

Secretary of the Navy Daniels an- fnouncement that he will recommend Rear Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher for commander in chief of the At lantic fleet when Rear Admiral Bad ger completes his term of service within the next few weeks, will meet with general approval.
 The bill now pending in Congress providing for three vice admirals should pass. If it becomes law Rear Admiral Fletcher will, as a matter of course, be ad- vanced to that grade. The United States government has always been chary of high rank in both army and navy. It might be well to reserve the rank of full admiral for naval ,hero of extraordinary achievement, but there is no good reason why the grade of vice admiral should not be made permanent
 President Wilson and Secretary Daniels are both unstinted in their praise of Admiral Fletcher in con nection with his administration of the government of Vera Cruz. As the head of the navy department we'll says, Fletcher has shown himself to be man of the highest abilities. He is not only an able naval officer, but he is very much of statesman; and states manship, as well as technical naval skill, is required in such difficult sit nations as that in which Fletcher has been placed. The best naval academy in the world is that of Annapolis Training there combines science, statesmanship and general culture, but all graduates from the academy may not be apt in applying practical ly the theory of broad statecraft. Fletcher, however, is one of those men who have distinguished them selves by successfully applying the principles laid down in the textbooks.
 Rear Admiral Fletcher was born in Iowa in 1855 and graduated from the academy in 1875.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
HELPING RICH YOUNG MEN

From the Rochester Democrat and
 Chronicle.
 It is a matter of record that youths who inherit large or even small. fortunes often stray from the paths of rectitude and spend their money in ways which poiiti- cal economists unanimously condemn. Not many years ago the government of Great Britain undertook to prevent young men possessed of inheritances from dis tributing their wealth injudiciously by es- tablishing a public trusteeship. This bu- reau. according to a recent report. trans acts much business and is regarded as an unqualified success.
 The public trustee is empowered by the British statutes to administer any and all private estates that may be volun- tarily intrusted to his care. He Is at present responsible for about $500 00O, GOO. While the trustees main duty Is to see that estates are, invested to the greatest possible advantage, the success of the office is due. not to superior financial acumen, but to the fact that the incum- bent Charles J Stewart, takes a deep personal interest in every one of the goo wards which he has accumulated. Stew art has done his work so we'll that many wealthy fathers have given him wide discretionary powers in looking after their tonS afrairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
WOMAN AS "KNIGHT ERRANT,,


 From the Phila delphia Ledger.
 The story of the rescue of William Pat terson, secretary of Phiadelphia's social service commission. from probable death at the hands of thugs in New York reveals the transformations bravery of a young woman, Jeannette Butler, who came to the rescue. Instead of scream ing and fainting she snatched the club valiantly about her, then rapped on the sidewalk and summoned four other off cers to her aid.
 The modern girl thinks it not an admir- able trait of womanhood to be helpless in an emergency, like her mid-Victorian prototype, who conserved her pink-and- white delicacy with smelling salts, em- broidery and genteel promenade, and thought it unwomanly to play any role but that of cinging to dependency. Many woman who does not want the ballot and is quite satisfied with the sphere she occupies reveals an inspiring ade- quacy for each crisis as 1t rises. In the hours of ease" as Sir Walter Scott averred. she may be found capricious and difficult, but when the hour strikes for action she brings to meet the emerg- ency resources of a schooled and self controlled personality that shows how far she has outgrown the 'unidea' girl,' as Dr. Johnson called the type. who was the admired pattern of youthful femininity generations ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
ARMy,s HEALTH AT VERA CRUZ

FTOIn tHe NeW IoTh OuIs
 The health of General Funston's troops at Vera Cruz, which were landed on April 30, six weeks ago, is a natural subject of solicitude with the beginning of the rainy season. but there Is really nothing to fear except malaria The Suns correspondent at Vera Cruz has gone thoroughly into the matter and shown that vaccination will save the army from an epidemic of smallpox, and that, owing to effi- cient prophylaxis. typhoid has lost it's terrors. As for yellow fever. the port has been practically immune for five years. Dysentery cannot be entirely prevented in a tropical climate but it yields to hospital treatment such as can be readily given by the army sur geons under present conditions.
 That there will be cases of malaria. more or less pernicious, among the sol diers ashore Is to be expected during the summer months of intense heat and high humidity. Malaria Is not often fatal. Nevertheless, it must be stren- uously fought: an aenemic soldier Is of little use in campaign. and malaria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
ToMoRROw--TRIAL OF THE SEVEN BISHOPS

BUGS
 From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 June bugs, of course, belong to June They are foolish bugs, with merely a modicum of bug intelligence. They couldn't harm anyone, and they wouldn't If they could, but they blum der about in an annoying way, and sometimes buzz kindly into someone's ear, which makes them unpopular; And they have no song of summer to atone for their shortcomings.
 June has brought other little fel- lows who are far more attractive than her own bug. The hot weather has come early, and it has inspired the nocturnal choristers of the grass. Ev- cry night they are buzzing and trill- ing and rasping their tireless tiny songs Each in itself is not much to listen to, but the blending is definitely restful and pleasing.
 If there Is a tree toad somewhere near to serve as soloist the bug orches- tra Is at its best It gives an ideal accompaniment. Heard by itself, it is merely summers monotonous lullaby, but set as the musical background for more skilled performer it assumes a new quality which is somewhat less reposefui. One seeks, with indifferent success, to analyze the performance and identify the individual performers. Such. task induces thoughtfulness and reverie. rather than drowsiness It has much the same effect as painting dream pictures in the embers of an open fireplace in midwinter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
A WIRELESS CHAT

Norfolk Dispatch to the New York
 Herald.
 That the wireless telephone is ap- preaching degree of perfection equal ing that of the wireless telegraph was the statement made by Dr. D. G. Me-
 Caa, the inventor of the new wireless telephone, who arrived in Norfolk after successful test of his apparatus on a trip down the coast from New
 York. Dr. McCaa installed his invention
 on board the Tyler of the Old Domin- ion Line, two days ago. He made two tests on the trip, both of which were successful, and tonight he described his experiences.
 When about 90 miles out of New York;" said pr. McCaa, i've called the Herald wireless station at the Battery and got an almost immediate reply To prove furthur the efficiency of the in- vention we played a cornet solo, which | they also heard. When we reached Hog Island, 66 miles of Norfolk, We called the Norfolk Navy Yard station and had no trouble communicating with them" Operators at the Navy wireless sta ton tonight verified pr. McCaas state ment about communicating with them. They say they heard clearly Dr. Me- Caas call and his query, Do you get
 me?' Since they had no telephone they answered him by wireless telegraph. The invention itself seems simple
 being made of a telephone appliance | which is connected with the telephone | apparatus. Messages can be sent either
 way. The sender talks into the appli-
 ance just as in a telephone mouthpiece 1 Before the Tyler left Norfolk pr.
 McCaa called by telephone the wire
 less stations at the navy yard here,
 at Virginia Beach and at Cape Hat l teras. All of them heard him talking, and several ships at sea picked up tho | words and sent them in wireless queries
 to find out where the spoken messages originated,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH

Mir. Collgny in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 quirer
 More impressive than all the bulle- tins on the Austrian Emperor's health, that have been scattered so profusely, Is the latest photograph of Francis Joseph. It is truthful picture-the picture of an old mana very old man, sick, bent, furrowed and worn by the S6 years of reign. And yet, in spite of his great age and his almost chronic ailment, we can hardly say that this dean of the sovereigns of the world is feeble old man. Only a few weeks ago he still indulged in the rigors of mountain climbing and the excitement of chase. During his recent illness of more than a month, he allowed but four or five days to go by without de- voting his attention to correspondence, conferences and other affairs of state. When his daughter, the Archduchess Mariessvalesie, begged him to suspend at least few audiences he replied: T am hoarse. but I am not deaf"
 The pond between the Emperor and his people is so intimate that they re- gard the publication of news on the health of the sovereign almost as per sonal events. The last two years of crisis have again proved what the incessant labor of the Emperor means to the welfare of the people and the peace of Europe. Only his hand has been strong enough to hold the empire together and only his hand has been skilled enough to frame a safe course through many and many a danger out situation. But all his perils and complications have not been passed the work of the Emperor is not vel done, and the people once more i'm patiently await his recovery so that h' may establish the fatherland on stil firmer basis and preserve peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Gnnd. Effect nn xnIncs

'tThe completion of the Tutwiler, the most magnificent hotel in the south. is of far reaching importance, for it has a di- rect effect on values throughout the city, said Leo K. Steiner.
 No city ean lay claim to bsing in g, high class that is without an imposing modern fireproof hotel As for Fifth avenue, the opening of the Tutwiler ankles that beautiful thoroughfare a great business street. Birmingham from this t.me on will be in the class of tourist cities. Thousands of tourists will stop cvef here and spend a week or more as they pass back and forth between the north and south. Thus it is that the ben eft which a city derives from fine hotels cannot be overestima ted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Money for Moving Crops

It used to be that about this season of the year talk of tight money was heard in New York on account of the vast sum required for moving the crops. In August and September there was usually great strain on the banks, but last year Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo relieved the situa- tion by announcing plan of lending government money to the banks in the agricultural districts for crop moving purposes. He said that he could easily lend $5O,0OO,000, and that he stood ready to lend even more if the banks needed it.
 The total amount loaned by the Sec retary of the Treasury in 1913 was $37, ,386,0 ,000. It was distributed to 62 cities in 2S states. MT. McAdoo re- news his offer this year, but the south- ern and western banks have so much money available that little or no gov ernment money will be needed.
 The country is producing bumper crops, and an enormous amount of money will be used in the crop mov- ing months. It speaks well therefore for the sound financial condition of the farming sections that the banks have so much cash that they will not have to avail themselves of Uncle Sam's proffered aid. Such condition puts bright aspect on the business situation in general. Business inn provement will continue, and with the record breaking crop money that will be put in circulation in the early fall prosperity will have a wonderful sweep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF THE FLAcK coNsPIRAToRs

NELVING back into history one finds many curious charges for 0 which people have been tried and imprisoned, but one which has never had a sequel was that of ex-Sheriff Flack, his son, and a lawyer named Meeks. They were examined in New York on March 1, 1s90 and 1t was alleged that F'lack was guilty of a conspiracy whereby he had gained divorce from his wife under false pretenses.
 Flack had started life as a poor book binder and had married girl of 1s years. From a poor bookbinder he rose to the post of grand sachem of Tammany Hall As he advanced further in political work he began to neglect his family more and more. /
 District Attorney George W. Golf had charge for the case for the prosecution At the beginning he mercilessly fiayed the character of the defendant and showed that he had led double life It was then charged that in order to live with his affinity he had given some pa pers to his son. When all papers were drawn up and ready, William, the son,
 
 She he said, would get the Fifty seventh street house and s25 week"
 MT. Golf then stated that the following conversation took place.
 Now, will" said tte mother to her son, 'I don't see what is the use of my signing all these papersi" "Oh, they are all right was his reply. Are you sure they are all right, WHIP" asked the mother, to which he answered, Why, of course, can't you trust your own flesh and blood?"
 Then, it was alleged, Meel1s, the law yer. had visited the home with a paper he said was pertaining to the house on Fifty-seventh street. This really was paper which contained supposed evidence in mock trial whicn they made Mrs. Flack believe had occurred and in which MeelSs was supposed to be the referee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
KIPLING IN POLITICS

From the New York Tribune.
 One feels like laying wreath and dropping few tears before the great Kipling of the book shelves when a cer- tain Rudyard Kipling of Bateman's Bur wash, Sussex, bursts into politics. His latest effort in behalf of the Unionist party and against home rule has given his fellow partisans pause. For wild blather 1t is without an equal, even In the present explosive days of English politics.
 The speech is racy in style, with occa- sional suggestions of that rancid quality which made Stalky so unpalatable. The main idea comes from MT. Kipling's In dian experience. A young murderer is quoted as declaring: Take it from me that when a chap starts crooked one thing Heads to another till he finds himself in such. a position that he has to put some body out of the way to get straight again" Good and pithy sense, this, and, by itself. pretty apt account of liberal action in Ulster as seen through unionist eyes.
 But MT. Kipling of Burnwash could not let his idea do it's own work. Breaking all his own rules for short story writing, he proceeded to explain everything in la borious detail, incidentally accusing MT. Asquith and his fellows of most of the crimes on the statute book. Plain thiev- ing makes one, the tactics of firm or fraudulent solicitors is another, and wholesale murder in Ulster-"cattle kill ing"-forms the climax.
 The unionists were evidently little nonplussed by MT. Kiplings $ wild talk. He had stout-Lime- housed the chancellor of the exchequer, they had to admit The Daily Mail went so far as to call Mr. Kipling's outlook that of a schoolboy 'who divides mankind into two classes 'our fellows and the cads.' That is a fair description, too, assuming such to be the point of view of English school boys
 The wonder is that a powerful literary ina agination can be suddenly reduced to the level of bargee's intellect by merely changing it's subject matter from life to politics. Is it the literary mind that lacks poise?-or politics that makes too strong a potation?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16

Hardware Jobbers Should be Invited The Southern Hardware Jobbers' as
 sociation which recently held it's an. nual meeting at White Sulphur
 Springs should be invited to meet next year in Birmingham. The Hardware
 Manufacturers association of the United States holds meeting in con | junction with the Southern Hardware Jobbers, and the combined gathering usually numbers between 800 and 900. The selection of the place for the
 annual meeting is left to committee of three. The Chamber of Commerce,
 it is safe to say, will lose no time in
 communicating with that committee. | It is understood that some of the lead
 ing hardware men who attended the
 White Sulphur convention favor At
 lantic City as the meeting place for 1915, but as no invitation had been extended on behalf of Birmingham this city was not considered.
 Several years ago there was much favorable mention of Birmingham as a desirable meeting place for the job bers association but delegates from this city thought it better to wait un- til we had ample hotel accommoda- tions. Now that Birmingham has the finest hotel in the south. it is believed that the harware men would jump at an invitation, so to speak. In addition to the hotel attractions, Birmingham has what all hardware men would be especially interested in seeing most modern wire and rod mill in the United States.
 The 800 or 900 delegates who would attend the meeting could put in two days profitably in sight seeing. The fact is that there is not another city in the south that would appeal with such direct inb,sest- to the men of the hardware trade as Birmingham. The civie Organizations here and the city commission should join the Chamber of Commerce in an effort to secure so representative body as the conven- tion of Southern Hardware Jobbers and Hardware Manufacturers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16
Easy to Secure Convention.

While we cannot expect to have con ventions of the larger class-5000 to 10000 until the auditorium is built, now that we have ample hotel accommodations it should be easy to secure a number of annual gatherings that bring from 1000 to 1500 delegates said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 "All conventions are highly desra ble. When crowds of visitors are well enter tained those attending will advertise the city extensively and favorably. Dele gates to conventions spend a great deal of money, and merchants and hotels are directly benefited. The Chamber of Com merce has an energetic convention com n.ittee, and it may be relied upon to 'go out after such convention bodies this year as can be seated in one of our thea tres"