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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-08

NVJ-PeII1nIHaTy tSllIIId dCeSs Details of each crop, other than total
 production, announced by the de-
 pertinent, follows: Spring Wheat-Indicated acre yield,
 12.f bushels, compared with 13.3, the five-y ear average. Corn-Condition, 72.9 per cent of a normal, compared with 71.7 last month, 653 last year and 79.1, the ten-year average. Indicated acre yield, 25.5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-08
Allen Crenshaw Appointed

Montgomery, October 7.-(Special. 1.-The governor today appointed Allen Crenshaw of Andalusia solicitor of the city court of Andalusia, to succeed l.. H. Brassell. who was appointed solicitor of the Twelfth judicial circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-08
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 7.-Forecast for Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi: Fair Thursday and Friday
 Tennessee: Fair Thursday, Friday un- settled, probably showers.
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o'clock. In accordance with the agree ment with the Board of Trade, the club has called on that organization to fur nish speaker for the occasion. Rob- ert w. Ewing, president of the board, has responded to the call, and will ad- dress the ladies.
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Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ' D. m. oc
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The Tennis Primary Rating.

One criticism can and will be made
OF the action OF the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association in plac-
ing MAURICE T.. MCLoUGHLIN of Cali.
fOrnia first on the rating list and deny
ing the honor to RICHARD NORRIS WILL
IAMs ID; and the criticism is that a
precedent has been set which may re-
turn TO plague the association. What
ever the comparative merits Of these
two sterling performers are. the rec
ord of 1914 shows that Mr.. WILLIAMS
defeated and outplayed the famous
Californian in the final round Of tile
national championship tournament at
Newport. II is quite likely that Mr..
MCLoUGHLIN was stale from his ire
mendOus efforts in the international
contests for the Davis cup and could
not do himself justice: on the other
hand. Mr.. WILLIAMS was unexpected v
brilliant and effective and WAS never
seen to better advantage Now that the
national championship final has been
eliminated as deciding factor IN rating
players there will he n recurring
temptation to repeat the fiat, and 1t
may lead 10 more or less confusion IT
values and perhaps to dlscori.
So much heing said II may he added
that there Is no shadow Of doubt that
Mr.. MCLoUGHrIN proved himself II We
strike an average The superior of all
other players. domestic and foreign. on
The courts In the season of 1914.
Whether his reputation viii he ru-
HANGED next season remains to be seen.
but he is Young, alert, intelligent and
game 10 the core, with great powers
OF endurance. and Il is therefore prob.
able hint ID" decision ~ the association
will hr justified by the account the
Californian gives Of himself
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The Party That Never "Slumps"

Mrs. llARRIoT STANTON BLATCH "
The Womnn's Political Union Is sure
"it is absolutely false" that there is ~
slump in suffrage The votes for
women people are buster than ever. she
says. and putting all their energies
into the 1919 campaign. We are on.
tlrely willing To take Mrs. BLATCu's
word for 1t. but unless woman suffrage
Is different from any other movement"
II is and of right ought 10 he subiect
20 slump" Nothing il moro hcalthful
to n cause Ardor cannot be kept up
indefinitely save by nm unnatural arti-
ficinl claque applause. There must h.
relapses. lowering ~ temperatures dis.
rourngcments. The worst that can ~
said rightly Of the sifrragists is that of
late they win too easily. Success brings
90 their ranks many who don't think
for themselves. but are bound to he in
the fashion. There are plenty ot VIZ
ers Of that sort among the men: aud
their adherence Is always strlven for
by the political managers, hut they are
rather an incubus than help to
party OF convictions. That grows
healthily. as the Republican party dill
In lis earlier days. on earnest belief
ana fierce opposition.
\ fierccr and larger opposition anon.
women. among men less of Indifference
or polite acQuiescence sayoring rather
too much of u most unjust contempt.
more defeats and more difficult tri.
umphS. such, perhaps. would he The
kindes, wish Of q philosophical well
wlSher to The woman suffrage folks
If. however. In the dlstractIng pros.
encc Of tho war. with all its calls upon
the sympathles. the hencticpnt energies
of American women. woman suffrage
has indeed undergone no slump" then
the party Is singularly single in its
devotion.
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his home and his country from unpro-
vokcd attack. I speak from personal
experience when / say a man can kneel
before God in fervent prayer and then
rush forth to battle with a conscience
undefled. Some Of the purest Christian
men in all history have done so. For
my part, I believe that there are hun
dreds of thousands of men on both sides
bearing arms in this war to-day with a
clear conscience. loyal to home and
liglon of Christ
Again, one Of these writers says: "One
has the right to expect that after nine
teen hundred years OF civilization call
ing itself CHRISTIAN the church and her
ministers should have influence enough
and power enough to prevent the
savage, the brute Instincts of mankind
dominating not only kings and other
rulers but the whole body OF people
composing the nations OF Europe"
Now. in the first place. II Is an unjust
SANDER to declare that "the whole body
of people composing the nations OF Eu-
rope" are dominated by savage and
brute instincts; and in the second place,
what right has this clergyman. or any
other man. to expect that after nine
teen hundred years the Christian
church should be able to control the &C
ton OF tho nations OF the world? Is
there any promise In the New Tesla
ment that in a thousand years or two
thousand years or three thousand years
or ten thousand years the whole body
Of the people in Europe or any other
continent will become Christians? II
La. hA
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The Near side stop.

To THE EptToR or THE SrN Sir: Ny
attention has been directed to an "di-
torlal article in THE STN ~ today
beaded "Whv Not a system which
commences with the following statement .
Nomlnally thu stree railway and puh'l'
bus frame IN New York operstes Under me
near side stop rule. Actually iho yeh., &c
stop on that sid" ~ intersectIuE streets that
suits the convenience ana within % the po-
lico or the companies The result il that
nobody Is sure from dag 90 day where he
should GO to get aboard a car.
This statement IL not correct 50 far IS
the buses of the Fifth Avenue Coach Com.
pany are concerned. They stop invaria-
bly, ON the near side OF all street crossings
except nj few points which can M.
counted on tho fingers Of one hand. ut which
point there L. a rcd sign on the sidowtll,
reading Buses do not stop here ON the
opposite corner "A 81 IN sign reads Buses
stop here" There need never be an,
doubt I'm the mind OF an intending pas
sengcr where To board bus
RICHARD W, MEADE.
President. Fifth Avenue Coach Company
New YORK. December 10
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tNERICAN HORSES.
The Erect of the ~toppagc Of Racing
on the breeding Industry.

To THE EDITOR ny THE SUN--Sir: Your
correspondent Mi. G. j. FitZGerald, writ
ing from Canada, says that II the wal
continues six months longer the horse
breeding industry In the United States
and Canada will have received setback
that II will take years to overcome On
the contrary. the creation of a demand
for good horses at remuneratiyc prices
will stimulate breeding
The serious and irrecovcrable injury
from which horse breeding in this cour.
try has suffered. Is suffering and will
suffer IL the destruction of the market for
good horses The market has been de-
stroyed by the anti-racing Legislation OF
this country In general and OF this State
IN particular. Racing promotes the breed
ing OF thorouEhhreds by furnishing y
steady and remuncrative market for their
colts. The thoroughbred strain ~ abs,-
lute.y essential TO the improvement OF
horses.
The most serious condition that this
country could confront IN time of war
would bc a lack OF suitable horses In sur
iiCient numbers for military purposes
Munitions OF war can be manufactured In
great quantities at high pressure. Men
Will respond in great numbers to their
country's call. But a good horse cannot
be created in six months or year
Those in this country who are respon-
sible for the stopping Of horse racing must
he held responsible II there is a dearth
of horses at the time OF their country :
peril. r. H. TowSER
NEW YORK, December 10
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CIGARS "GERONTIrS.
Not Profound. Not Artisticaily coherent.
Not Sat lsfying.'

To THE EDiroR or THE StN-Sr' Mfr.
Waiter Datnrosch's letter deploring the
lack OF appreciation by the people ~ New
York city OF Elgars "Gerontius' leads
me to suggest that perhaps there are
reasons for this other than those referred
10 by Mr.. Damrosch. Since there Is no
indication OF n lack OF appreciation OF
symphonic music by what he calls our
great middle class" and since symphonic
music represents one Of the highest types
Of musical art, one Us lei to ask VI the
trouble Is not with the oratorio rather
than with tho public. 1t is doubtless
true that American adults do not sing
and that they care little for choral music,
bur | prefer to think them discriminating
enough to realize how few choral COM
positions there are on the high level Of
the greatest symphonies.
II one tests "Gerontius' by the laws
OF good art one finds II considerably
below the highest standard--helow, for
example the NTH symphony OF Beethoven
and the fourth OF brahms. "Gerontlus'
il To- a certain extent artistlcally inco-
hereni the two symphonic masterpieces
will bear in this respect closest Inspection.
The oratorio form has always been
somewhat anomalous. sometimes through
containing too great disparity OF styles
l. @. with too low an organization Gas IN
The Messiah. sometimes ,as in "Gc-
ronrius) because the text Is relied on To
hold together musical structure that
81 not sclf-supporting tthe kind OF struc-
tyirc that. In opera. is made possible by
actlon). "Gernntius' is sacred opera
without scenery. costumes or action. II
will no, bear comparison with Brahms =
"German requiem as to either musical
Conference or profundity of thought. From
the point Of view OF the musical expert
II is full of interest. but eventually the
public comes 20 realize that IL lacks
something of artistic !ntelligiblify that
In spite Of It's separate and individual
beauties II Is not, as n whole. satisfying.
Mr.. Damrosch has doubtless conducted
"Gerontius' many times and has a pro-
fesslonals love for II. but just as profess
sioual hate could not Kill one of Bee
thoven's symphonies Chough 1t tried hard
enough neither can professional love
raise "Gerontius' one inch above It's
real level q level which the force OF
public opinion and taste finally adjusts.
THOMAS WHITNEY SuRErTE.
CONCORD. Mass, December is.
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from certain central points In all dircc-
lions to the furthest suburbs.
These buses make just as good aver
age time as New York's car lines. In
the central section where the streets
are crowded they zigzag between We.
hicles and get ahead far better than
do the Broadway cars between the Ba t.
terry and Fiftleth street. In the second
AIRY belt, 81 to speak, they go as swiftly
as any New York cars. out in the
suburbs they run at twenty miles an
hour and over.
Fares are graduated by distance.
Starting with a penny two cents) thcy
rise to six pence 90 ccnts) for drives
of an hour or more: some special Sun
day trips cost eight pence. Every one
gets n seat. When the bus Is full the
conductor will allow no one to get on.
Each vehicle carries about forty pas.
scngcrs between interior and roof.
In peace times there are many hun.
hreds OF these buses plying the street :
from > A. NJ. To after midnight. They
practically conduct the cheap passenger
traffic of the city. Whether n similar
service would not he an enormous ad-
vantage TO New York. whether it would
not solve many local traffic problems
better than any other plan. is n ques-
ton worthy of study. For n generatiol
IL was held that cab service could
never be- cheap and successful in New
York. Yet IL IL.
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The effective valor OF the fox terrier
against odds IL again proved by the
achievement Of the Bloomngdale. y J..
dog which chased a gray fox into a
hol" in Federal Hlll and killed il after
a desperate encounter. All forlorn
hopes look alike to the gay little white
dog with the large brain and the fight.
ing jaw. He has the elan Of the
French soldier, the cheerful puGnacity
OF The British. the stold bravery OF the
German and tho fortitude of the Rus
sian. Unfortunately for him some
times, he does not know when he is
beaten. and ne IS IA eager to renew
conflict az 10 resent an insult. II Of
the true breed fear Is rs foreign to his
temperament as calculation of the risks
Of an adventure. He never turns his
back upon n bristling enemy, and he
never bullies the weak Brave to n
fault is description that fits the fox
terrier better than any Of the human
kind.
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The TYRANT or the ZONE.
Amazing Rigidity Of Colonel GOcthais on
the subject OF once Hours.

To THE EpiToR or THE SrN-Sir, 7
find in the Canal Record. December 2
1914. ia" following sample Of unparal-
'e!ed eifrontery on the part OF n pampercl
mlnion Of this effete Government:
ORsrRv,>,E ~ orricr HorRs
Tur PANAMA ',N,t
EXECUTIVE OrTi,E.
BNRo. HriGHrs q. h November -, 1914
To Employers N Administration BgHding.
Complaint i made that certain employees
leave their offices before l. az noon and be
fore in the afternoon In order 20 secure
an advantage ir being served In the lunch
room ar securing seats 10 the motor buses
This practice must be discontinued
Attention IL again directed TO ,hn necessity
for runctuality The once hours are from
20 ~ ana from 30 p. ana emp ,yees a-H
expected to be a. their work between thes"
hours
7 desire that .ve-v possible consideration
be shown - the .arge number of e'upio, eos
who voluntarily cheer'ul.y ard hah.tua is
work extra hours but oven Ia such c.,s.,
permission mus, be- obtained wh"re absence
during working hours IL necessary or de-
sired GEpRGr W GoFrHNs
Governor.
! ask YOU IN al, reason vho;hc" such =
sat" o. affairs is less than intoerabic
whether II IL tn be- thought Of a. allow
able that office holding American citizens
" ANll N'NfT Flii li '''ill li'l lll 'IllN NllN
hearted manner to labor for seven hours
a day
Notice the phraseology This practice
must he discontinued" Does not this
military oGr" realize IL" cruelty of break,
ing w. say. an absorbing game ~ Kelly
pool for the sordid reason that employ
ces are expected 10 he at their work be-
tween these hours"
And this uufeclinG wretch Of 'ioc-
that's has been held IN to the unionzcd
youth of our country a. an example Of
irn virtues Well for them that he has
thus brnzenly unmaskcd himself
NEW YORK. December 10. e : =
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and France to procure the violation Of
her own neutrality in anticipation OF
Germany's movements. Belgium appears
MS providing for support in case Of
invasion by Germany; a purpose on
the part Of her powerful neighbor even
then. as 1t seems. expected or suspected
at Brussels.
And thai is precisely what did hap.
pen in and to Belgium.
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"SYRIP or MY iIFE."
Popular song OF the Lower and Middle
Glasses" In NcNicO.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SUN-Sir: !
enclose, with translation. u copy OF a
popular song, "Aforrado de- mi Vida" ,"Es-
scuce OF Ny Lfe"D, Of the lower and
middle lower classes in Mexico, This
song Ike many more in the country. Is.
| believe, very Old but 1t seems never 10
lose its popularity. I'm many respects II
Is true 10 the life of the MEXICAN Indian.
He sees a young woman who takes his
fancy he makes overtures to her. accom-
panied by very liberal promises OF what
he can do and will do and u the LADY IL
satisfied with his protestations Of love and
his promises, she takes up her abode with
him and neither the magistrate who is
sues marriage licenses nor the church has
any part in the deal.
Yet there are fewer divorces in Mexico.
even under this loose way Of recognizing
the convcntional'tIes Of society. than
there are per capita Of population in the
United States J. H. CoRNyS.
Professor OF English in the National TINT
versity az Mexico
NV YORK. December l5
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The Good Times sleigh.

on. don't YOU hear the jing.e
That rings upon the air"
And don't Won fee. a tinE'r
\ wish TO do and dare
on aren't your pulses drumming
10 smooth and white the way
Prosperity IL coming
~ IN" Good Times sleigh
NaNloosei are politician.
WIN wheels within thNir head.
A. safes mauiIko ambition.
Arc mounted now ON 4,eds
Oh. aren't ,Nu simply itchi9r
IN have your share 81 p..N.
To- rnsh and mako vow hit, INNS
To tho Good Times sleigh"
ACLANpBusaH wu,o,
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Engiand's Egyptian Coup.

4
proclaimed In the status of Egypt
really makes no material difference,
/ but II ends an odd prctencc which
salved Turkish pride by keeping alive
the ghost of the domination which the
Ottomans once exercised over all "
Islam west of the Persian frontier Ry
the abolition of its suzeralnty over the
land Of the Nile Turkey loses nothing
hut prestige. by the establishment Of
the new protectorate Great Britain
gains no reality OF power.
The Government of Egypt is nominally
vested In the Khcdive and the Council
Of Minister'S the popularity elected
Legislative Council being little more
than an advisory body. But the khe-
dive and Ministers. although signing
and promulgnting all DEGREES. have had
no real power. No important decision
has been reached by them since lSS2
without consulting the British Resi-
dent. and none in opposition to his ad-
vice. Thus Ii il that Lord CRoMER. Sir
ELDoN GoRsr and Earl KITCHENER have
been the real rulers OF the country
since the British Government assumed
control. The High Commissioner who
now takes charge will no doubt con-
| tlnue the tradition and probably as
nearly as may be the mechanism which
worked so well under his able prede-
cessors
The new order does not dispense with
the kbedivate. This post is preserved
ms sop to Egyptian national aspirin
tons. just "a many seml-lndependent
pOtentates are maintained in various
| States of Hindustan. 1t was. Of course,
Il foregone conclusion that ABBAs HIM
should no longer be allowed To pose as
ruler. lie has chosen to ally himself
with the belligerent Turks against Eng
land. and could expect no considcra-
ton. In choosing as his successor his
brothers father. HrssrIN KEMAL Pasha.
the English ignore the succession by
prmogcniturc which was established
by frman in May. 1886. and revert to
the traditional Mohammcdan law which
makes the oldest living scion Of the
ruling family the rightful heir Th"
| significance Of this rs a guarantee of
respect to Kornnic ideas is obvious.
The revived title Of sultan Of Egypt is
also a sweeping concession.
The interesting reports recently cir
cuatcd that England would invite the
Grand Master of the ScnusSyeh Order
| tn become khelivc and Kaliph in de-
| spite Of the Sultan are disposed If hy
the choice Of IIvsstrN RENAL. They
were always improbable because of the
prospect of persistent friction In the
| future. The Senussyeh are not an o.
gnnzation to hold in leading strings.
nor is their chief good timber for n
| fgurpbcad
That England gains greatly by the
restHtemcnt of her hold on Egypt in
more strongly defined terms may bc
doubted. She has long postponed II and
even deprecated 1t Automatically on
many occasions. The act to-day is one
Of belligercncy. akin in spirit To LIN
coins emancipation proclamation. II
Is intended to infliCt moral damage on
| the foe. To reduce his consideration
among his supporters at home and
abroad. There can be little doubt as
to its effectiveness in the Moslcm world
II It's reality he made plain 10 all by
unmpaired military command Of the
situation in the Ievant and the Rod
Sea and the territories whose shores
they wash.
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Aforrado Dc mi vida

a. ,-II,
Como esias, como TO va
como has pssado In noch.'
No mas tenido noNodad
No to Quisiera cantar.
F'ro mis- otos SON tiernos
Y empezaron a llorar
,,,,.,
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In vetoing the amnesty bill passed by
the Cuban Congress To save General
ERNEsTo AsBERT. the Ex-Governor Of
Havana province. from the punishment
he so richly deserves for mis- completely
In the murder OF Chief of Police RIv,
President MESoCAL shows moral Cour-
age of a high order. There is hope FOR
Cuba when her President throws ex-
pedenCy to the winds and does his duty
fearlcssly. only those who know how
vicious and vcuemous are political CON
ditions in Havana can realize what n
brave stand President MENoCAL nas
made
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Somebody bought an early Greek
bottle" IN this city day or two ago
for sl2i Il may have sold once for
an Obous. Its value to-day il not
IN itself hu, in The buyers curious
mind which discovers precious quail
los ~ Il that tho maker probably never
drcamcd Of what are they? why has
this III nf glass, surviving for millen-
niums through some accident Of falling
soft" INTO Hellenic kitchen, suddenly
acquired an enhanced value ~ moro
than 4 poo per con'.--prrhsps | per
cent, - year ~'n"c u was frs blown
from Mediterranean sands ana ashes
" IN olive grave Th" rrite news
paper report Of Tho sale describes II
az OF dark hlue Elass with opaiesee nj
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~ ovr friends rho taror us nth m"n"scripfs
sad Illustrations for Publication "ish 10 have
rejected articles returned fhev must ~ on cases
send stap,ss for that purpose.
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He Representative GARnNEEl declared
that the Secretary Of the Navy shrugged
mis- shoulders and had tried To "chlorO.
form me movement FOR an inquiry into
the national defence lie spoke in ouln-
Cis,.c terms % the secretary Of war Tho
Secretary Of War he said, discussed the
subject frRukly in his report He met
20 situation in "A spirit ~ candor.---
WuShinGfOn despdtCh
The clear headed. hard working and
capable Jersey city lawyer would he Il
credit to any Cabinet. He has the re-
sprct of the army. and that determines
his capacity lnd usefulness.
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tddifIouRi Information.

kruh er...n the Income tlN fcGru Won
m..f .tsfc whether ION were Iiying Ni'h
,npr " q or peneNhsr - laii
Bocker--Nou het Wa and Mn her
mother ana sislo" and 'itts brother and
reeord eoutin tee
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The possibilities Of an age in which
according to the slang of professional
discomfort the rich grow richer and the
poor poorer are illustrated by the life
story OF HERMAN FRAscH. late chemist
to the Standard oil Company. lie ar
rived in this country in 1868. a poor boy
with nothing but his brains and some
knowledge of chemistry. lie died
forty-six years later worth FIVE and a
half million dollars. Opportunity al
ways invites the man.
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London once. Ef,ngham House. I Arunde
street. strand.
Paris Office. 6 Rue de IA Mchodiere. on
Rue du Quaire Septembte.
Washington ONCE. Hubs Building
BROOKLYN ONCE, Zoe livingston street
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The century Dictionary cites Charles
Lamb t'D"cay Of Beggars'D and car
'ylc ~ Illustration or "cltaenry"