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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
An Alabama Artist

An Alabama artist, Miss Charlotte Pollak of Cullman, daughter of Igna- tius Pollak, is an exhibitor at a large art show in Milwaukee. Her work is warmly praised by art critics of high standing. The Milwaukee Free Press has this~so say:
 "In it's cubist post impressionistic and modern art spirit exhibition which opens in the gallery Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Art society promise to present the dernier cri in progressiv- ism among painters
 Charlotte Pollak, synchronist
 (synchronism is the newest thing in art world), who paints without form or design, using merely color to de- piet moods, emotions and ideas. will show several pictures. Miss Pollak has painted since she was young child
 and is now 27 years old. Her admirers claim she has done what the cubists, trying to do, and that she began do- ing i. before those schools were even heard of Her work had triumphai reception, it is said, in German art centers not long since.
 MT. Watson promises that every phase of cubism, post impressionisn
 and modern art spirit painting will be ladequately shown in the forthcoming
 exhibition by the 20 artists repre- senteG. "Ducsmp's Coming of the Nude,
 a companion piece of Nude Descending
 a Stairway by the same painter. which
 attracted national comment when ex- h'bited in New York last spring, will be loaned for the event by its present | owner, Arthur Eddy of Chicago. "I consider that American artists
 are doing more vital work in the ad- vanced schools that the French orig inators of it. Mir. Watson said. Mannerre Dawson of Chicago. a | trained architect. who is also an artist of genius, will show 35 canvases. He
 paints emotions so eevn child can ge; ! them. One picture which he entities 'Germunal. shows the struggle of life | from the seed. On the lower half of the canvas are vague, crude shapes struggling upward and toward the tor
 the light is clear and the forms more distinct
 MT. Dawson will come to Milwaukee to superintend the hanging of the pic lures. Others of. the American cubists will aid in the hanging"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Elimination of Typhoid in the Army

ILlIltllltdtlOu VI y ptOAo HI eAsS <>A-s'J Typhoid fever has in the past been perhaps the great sst scourge which menaced the American soldier in a tropical climate, but so effectively has the United States army fought the dis ease that fear for the men at present in Mexico has practically been elim- mated.
 Mai. G. F. Russell of the United States army medical corps has recent | ly published in the Journal of the American Medical Association an ar ticle relative to typhoid fever in the army that is replete with interest and the source of extreme satisfaction. He shows that in an entire enrolment of over 90,000 men in the barracks or camps of the United States, including those in outlying possessions, only three cases of the fever developed in 1918 and two of these were evidently contracted before the men enlisted. There was but single case of typhoid in an inoculated soldier during the en- tire year and it occurred in China. All three patients recovered, leaving not a single death to be recorded.
 This is in glaring contrast to the situation in 1898 when 10000 cases developed in the army within six months, when statistics reported 30O,- 000l cases of the fever throughout the United States and when the deaths therefrom numbered 35,000.
 Vaccination against the disease be- gan in the army in 1909, and while at first it was voluntary it finally be- came compulsory and universal. Since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Birmingham's Chautauqua

Last years chautauqua week in Birmingham was great event and this years chautauqua promises to be exceptionally popular. A pro gramme of high quality and varied in- terest will be presented May 21 to 27 inclusive. There will be lectures on current topics by distinguished men, and there will be music and drama. The weeks programme has it's educa- tive side, of course, but at the same time there will be wholesome diver tisement.
 As a civic institution Birmingham chautauqua has diati ct appeal, but further it should appeal to the benevo lently inclined, for share of the pro ceeds will go to the Jefferson County Anti Tuberculosis association. The good women who are aiding the man. agement are urging citizens to buy season tickets now and thus assure the financial success of the undertak- ing we'll in advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
THE DUEL COMIQUE

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Upon the field of "honor" Joseph Gail laux and M. d'Aillieres met in accordance with the arrangements made by their sec onds. Caillaux fired into the air and the deadly person opposite him fired at the ground. General Dalstein. former mili- tary governor of Paris. acting as master of ceremonies, declared honor fully satis- fled, and the antagonists agreed that it was.
 That such things can occur indicates that there is defect in the Gallic sense of humor. Of course, 1t is better to be ridiculous than murderous, but why be either?
 Americans kill one another ''in sud den heat and passion as the phrase goes. Violence of feeling leads to many regrettable excesses. But Americans whose anger has cooled do not fight comic opera duels before cameras How ever regrettable the crime one can have more respect for the American man killer who strikes while his temper is hot than for the fatuous French duelist, who sol emnly engages to play part in a duel in which there is no element of danger Joseph Caillaux's constituents have re- turned him as a deputy despite the dis closures of his duplicity, and despite the l murder of Calmette by Madame Caillaux. If they can also stand his participation in the French duel a la mode the standards of requirement. for office are lower in France than elsewhere, and the public S sense of humor. as well as of honor is de- ficient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Views of a Sculptor

Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, in the course of recent address on American art, said that it gave him the "creeps." At present, he declared, ssAmerican art is sort of mongrel Greek with an admixture of Roman brought in by way of France" Holding Columbus to be "the greatest individ- ual since Christ" Borglum is dis tressed to see the new world Column bus discovered borrowing its art and !. literature. There is no lack of the ~American spirit" he said, but none of it appears in American art.
 The speaker said that the Greeks made Phidias "superintendent of pub lie works but if anything of tht sort were attempted in New Yorl ~we would have to consult with Mur phy about it and then it would be al off"
 As conspicious examples of thu ! Borrowing habit MT. Borglum tolt of statue of Washington which DOT trayed the father of his country al . Roman gentlemen" and the plar to build Roman temple in which tt place a statue of Lincoln.
 Even the most casual survey of oul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
UNTILLED LANDS
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 If all the arabe land of the United
 States which is not under blow could be
 put into one huge farm it would cover all
 of the United States east of the Missouri
 the department of agriculture, this vast
 acreage of fand that should be used, but
 is not. totals sS32. 100000 acres. which is
 equivalent to the combined areas of the
 states of Maine New Hampshire. Yer
 mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
 necticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
 sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia,
 West Virginia, North Carolina, South
 Carolina, Georgia. Florida Alabama.
 Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio.
 Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin.
 Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
 Dakota and Montana.
 According to the same statistics, the tillable land of the United States actually
 in crops represents only 311, 100000 acres about 27 per cent of the 1,143,000 acres available This is equivalent to a farm as large as the states of wyoming, Ne braska, Kansas Oklahoma, Missouri, Ar
 kansas and Louisiana combined. The lands which, while not available for crops. can be devoted to pasturage and orchards. comprise 361 900 900 acres. This equals the area of Texas, New Mexico Colorado and Utah. The area of land in the United States which cannot be used for agriculture, either now or in the flu ture-land considered irreclaimable--com' prises 399, 900 900 acres. If all this could be gathered into one territory it would be eqivalent to the combined area of Cali fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho. Ne vada and Arizona.
 This gives striking account of the vast territory which still can be used tt feed the hungry millions, not only of tho United States, but also of the world. IT other words, for every 100 acres that ar' now titled about 375 may be put into crops when the country is fully devel oped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Rirminsbam,s Good Restaurants

Every city of the 100000 class has a number of fine restaurants. but Birming- ham has more of them than any city of approximately it's size that I have had visited" said Jerry S. Barnley of Chi cago.
 When I was here last, which was nine years ago. I found two or three first class cafes, but today there seems to be no end of them. I do not mean that all of them are what one would call swell, but all serve excellent meals at mod crate prices.
 T have heard that Birmingham had the best club cafes in the south Al. though I have been invited to two of the clubs, have not had an opportunity of availing myself of the courtesies. But l have been here three days and have had meals at several hotel cafes and three cafes outside, and in all of them the food was good and the service was good Travelling men whom I meet from time to time speak of Birmingham as a leader in restaurants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Huerta at Close Range

Clarence Hay, son of the late Sec retarv of State John Hay, was the first refugee to reach New York from Mexico City since the occupation of yara Cr,z bv the forces of the United States, and he brings with him some interesting reports of his experiences and impressions of conditions in Mex ico.
 He describes Huerta, whom he had an excellent opportunity of studying, as strong, but immoral man. The ' APresident de facto, he declares, pos sesses that characteristic Mexican mixture of shrewdness and child-like simplicity with penchant for brag- ging.
 MT. Hay considers Huerta head and shoulders above anyone else at pres ent in the political arena, and gives an instance of his forceful methods. The President has money printed upon the national presses whenever he needs it, and that none may refuse to accept it as currency he has had printed across the face of the notes, 'sWho does not accept will be cast in jail." It is needless to add that the money stands at par value.
 There is said to exist vast differ ence between the opinions of the Americans who have resided in Mex ico and that of representatives dis patched by Mir. Wilson to study the usurper relative to his real character.
 When imbibing freely his pet boast is that he will invade the United States and take Chicago, and the Worcester Gazette facetiously ob- serves that this discloses the weakest point in the characterization of the dictator, as why any sane person should want to take Chicago is be- yond human understanding.
 A comparison of conditions existing in the Windy City and those allaged to exist in Mexico, is made to the eff feet that in Chicago since January last 1900 holdup robberies have been reported, involving a loss of $10,000; over 20OO burglaries netted $25O,OOO, and horses and wagons valued at over $10,0O0 were stolen. More than 400 automobiles were stolen, nearly all of which were later found stripped of all portable equipment.
 This renders conditions quite de- :. plorable, the only difference being that in Chicago the depredations are committed by the individual, while in Mexico they are of official perpetra- tion; still the loss is there and admit tedly some of the abuse of Huerta by Americans savers of the pot calling the kettle black.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
s1nnrkE M,LUKE SAYS

From tho dcinnati Enquirer- Some gi6 seem to use rouge because they haveu<I the cheek to go with. out 1t.
 After a girl has smiled at every man in town and finally snared boob into an engagement, she believes that there should be law making flirting a | felony.
 Never tell newly married man a secret unless you want his wife to know it.
 ! When a man asks you to tell him the
 exact truth about himself, don't do it
 unless you are prepared to take good
 licking.
 i; Some men are so strong for personal liberty that they always carry a box of quinine capsules so they can have an
 excuse when an acquaintance sees them 1 take drink of whisky. l Some peoples religion consists of a l firm belief that the Lord will provide l The man who never breaks the Ten Commandments is never broke l If the} inevitable was corn-fed blonde np married man would ever be
 permitted to bow to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF BARON DE RIcHEMoNT.

He was i'll for nine months after the establishment of the commune. When Dr. Dessault died suddenly from
 an apopletic stroke. M. Pellatan took his
 place and continued the same treatment.
 At the end of :hree months the poor
 child died resting my arms" But it is said that another child was substituted for him. and that the real Dauphin had been smuggled out of the temple?"
 That is a false idea. I used to be
 captain of the French Gardes in the old
 days and in that capacity had often seen the young Dauphin. I have attended him in the Jardin des Feuillants and I am convinced that the child who was l under my care was the same I solemnly declare that the child who died in my
 arms was in reality Louis XVII"
 That he was undoubtedly the same
 child?'
 Undoubtedly the same child with the same figure
 Many would-be "Dauphins' have been l caught and held tight by that declara- ] ton.
 i As there was no difficulty in tracing
 his career, all the audacity of the inn l postor could not save him. | In his denunciation. the public prose- cutor was most emphatic in his demand that a severe sentence should be passed l upon this disturber of the state. The bold and eloquent appeal of the "Dau- phin'' availed him nothing, for the jury were perfectly indifferent to it. l They found him guilty of plot to up- set the government of the King. of excit- | ing the people to civil war, of attempting | to change the order of succession to the | throne, and three additional minor of l lenses.
 | The advocate general emphasized the advisa bility of giving the heaviest pen alty which the law allowed. and the judge condemned ''Henri-Herbert-E -Ethe bert Louis -Hevtor." calling himself Baron de | Richemont to 12 years imprisonment. | Richemont listened when his sentence was pronounced with utter s-unconcern, and said to those about him in 8 low voice:
 '"The man who does not know how to | suffer is not worthy of prosecution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
:. Birmingham Well Advertised

When I first visited this city about To years ago it gave evidence of solid growth, but I had no idea of seeing it such large and handsome city as 1t is today. said Samuel l.. Rothemar Of Philadelphia
 "The entrance of the United States Steel corporation into the Birmingham district was in my opinion great thing for this section. It put Birmingham we'll on the map. But this city is no longer confined to one or two interests. It has varied industries and a wide mer- cantile range
 ''The fact that President Wilson select ed a Birmingham banker out of all the bankers of the south as member of the federal reserve board was certainly an additional feather in this citys cap. Every large business center is supposed to have able financiers, but Mir. Hard- ing, from all accounts, is not only great banker, but pre-eminently man of af- fairs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
RAPID PROGRESS
yrom the Canebrake Herald.


 Steadily pushing forward the construc- tion work on the extension of its line north and on the development of its marine terminals at Pensacola, the deep water route. Pensacola's new railway, is getting in a position where 1t will soon give Pensacola new outlet to the coun- try through its connection with the South- ern railway. The grading operations north of Broughton have progressed to the state where 20 miles have been com pleted and steel can now be laid over this stretch. while the grading machinery and 800 workmen are pushing further north towards the river.
 Rapid progress is being made on the construction of the Gulf. Florida and Alabama railroad, according to officials of that road. and the indications are that the line extending from Pensacola to Jas. per viii have been completed prior to th< expiration of another two yearA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
Brisker Trade in Birmingham

As far as l can see, Birmingham'' retail trade has shown considerable i'm provement in the past few days sait P. H. Linnehan.
 Business with me had been rather dull for some weeks, but all of sudder 1t began to pick up. l suppose other merchants are having the same ex- pesience Business conditions in Bir- mingham are sound, and l am Inclined to think that there will be much shop ping activity in the carly summer Everybody is talking about the crop prospects, and when the crops are biz We naturally have a large measure of prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
THE TYPE

From the Washington Star.
 F.. Berry Wall, the king of the dudes" was strolling the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
 Bronzed from his yachting trip round the world, MT. Wall with his huge Clad stonian collar, his superbly balanced coat, his delicate and crisp linen and his fresh, rich tie lived well up to his proud title.
 Passing an American with a cropped mustache. he said:
 That chap is a type. 1 met him once in Smyrna.
 Where are you going?' he asked.
 I've are going to Jerusalem, said !.
 "'Holy smoke he growled, you don't want to go to Jerusalem. I've just been there It's a slow town. Why, you cant get a decent cocktail in the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Enjoyed copfederate Reunion

We had splendid reunion of the United Confederate Veterans in Jack sonsille," said Col. w B. Leedy.
 Tt was one of the most enJoyabl. that I have ever attended and I have missed few ef the reupions. The Vet ersns were ihere in large numbers larger than l had expected-and as Tor the hospitality of Jacksonville, 1t was elegant and unt.ounded. The next re union Will be- held in old Richmond. and those of us who are left will make special effort to get there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

A FAVORITE practice of the French A "croolss"- of the nineteenth cen 4 \ tury, seems to have been for an
 impostor to assume the name Of a nobleman, more or less important, ana swindle the credulous public.
 In october, 1884, a mysterious person. age was charged at the bar of the Assize court of the Seine, with assuming tities to which he had no rightful claim, and of conspirinS. to overthrow the court ot Louis Philippe. This man, described as being little person and of aristocratic appearance, had, with the aid Of mn'- titude of names and various dlsguses' successfully imposed upon the unsaspeet- ing people of France for several years. But one that paled all his previous 1m- positions was made, when. from being a baron and sometimes answering to the cognomen of Bernard, he blossomed out into the Dauphin of France, and laid claims to the throne.
 If he was not successful in his claim, it was certainly not for any lack of nec- essary funds, for the Marquise of Grigny, a lady of s2, gave him all her available money. and was ready to assign to him her estates when the law interposed.
 When on trial he asserted that he had been smuggled out of the temple in a clothes basket and another child who was always supposed to be and was buried as the Dauphin. put in his place.
 Part of the evidence that put an end to all his claims was made by himself in the shape of a diary which he kept in a cypher. and through which the au- thorities were able to show that his real name was d'Herbert.
 But the real evidence which convicted him is worthy to be recorded as it is not only evidence, but interesting, first hand, history. It was given by an old man, bent, very deaf and whose voice was almost gone. It was Lasne, the faithful keeper of the temple He said:
 Two people came to my house and asked me if the Dauphin were really dead and I told them that the child had died in my arms, and that though 1000 years were to pass his majesty. Louis XVII, would never reappear"
 Then the tinterrogatory proceeded:
 Was he long ill?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
AURORA LEIGHS GARDEN

By Elizabeth
  HUNG window, which let in The all its greenery \ lot push your head out and escape A of dawn the honeysucke But you baptized nto the grace And privilege of seeing .
 First, lawns Which, afte sweeping broadly round the house. Went trick1inr through shrubberies . Of tender turf, and lost itself Among the which, The irregular line of the Which, stopped the of arbutus and sight The lane foreign Nor drover ef ponies out of Wales hall obraska~ Kansas Oklahoma Mlseol Dspensed such odors--thoueh his wel-orookd Might reach tho j6SeS tf6n Of bIossomins br1aF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

The King and Queen of England opened recently a new wing of the British mu- scum, which was completed at a cost of $1, 100000, and is part of a general plan for the enlargement of the museum The chase by the government in 1895 of a large part of the estate of the Duke of Bed- ford. Vincent Stuckey Lean bequeathed forms to the architectural design of the museum. The main entrance is sur mounted by a balcony. It's facade of towers. The outer walls and forecourt are of Scottish granite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12

Freight rates are high in the Arctic re- Athabasea Landing in the Peace river country 10 Herschel Island in the Arctic ocean, at the head of the Mackenzie river, is $430. The distance is 1900 mics, involving long and hazardous journey , by canoe and steamer. A considera ble part of the route has to be portrayed. Needles sell for 30 cents apiece at Her schel gasoline at SIP a gallon and other things in proportion. These prices pre- vail at all the Hudson Bay company's s posts in the district. However, the com pany is planning to send a steamer loaded with supplies from Victoria, B.. C., to Herschel by way of the North Pa cific and Behring Straits. The attempt be the first time the company has sent a boat by that route. By taking an all water route from Victoria at Herschel freight rates will be reduced S60 ton The Hudson Bay steamer will start on it's journey sometime this month. On board there will be supplies and mail for Stefansson and his party, who are quar- tered at Colinson Point, near Herschel Island, waiting for the ice to break before they resume their exploration of territory about the north pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
HOY COSTS s4oOo
From the Indianapolis News.

Academic statisticians frequently apply their arithmetic to some strang fields of investigation. professor of Chicago university, for example, has figured out the cost of rearing boy. The very cheap est rearing, he says, costs the parents s40ce to bring the boy from babyhood to the age of 1s Less than this will not suffice, but as much more may De spent as the parents can afford. Presuma ply he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-12
MANS INsIGNIFIcANCE

My dear" remarked Jones, who had just finished reading book on the won- ders of nature, this really is remark able work. Nature is marvelous' Stu pendous! When I read how puerile how insignificant is man..
 Hun sniffed his better half. "A woman doesn't have to wade through 400 pages to find out the same thing.