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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25
NEW ALBAN|A'S KING
Prince William of Wied to Under
take Difficult Task.
Some Traits Of People of Kingdom
Which Will BE Ruled by Descend
ants of William Of Orange
Scutari to Be Capital.

London.-Scutari, that little town
ship which King Nicholas of Montene-
gro was so averse to parting with, is
to be the capital of the new autono-
nous Albanian states.
On this point Italy and Austria are
reported to be in agreement AS Italy
and Austria have the strongest inter
est in the question, the acquiescence
of the other European powers may be
accepted as matter of course.
In Scutari, therefore. at some not
Tar distant date. Prince William Of
WED nephew of the king OF Rou-
mania, will take his seat as king. Gu
rope will wish him well, for Prince
William is undertaking a task of great
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25


french called
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motion the
the sandes
that to
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25
Advertising makes goods sell
faster, thereby enabling the ner-
chant to transact a larger busl-
ness on a smaller Investment

The more advertising poetry we read
the more firmly we are convinced that
business men ought to stick to plain
prose with q punch.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25

Chicago. More men fall into sin
at forty than At twenty" declared Rev.
William RAIDER Of San Francisco.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25
It's a real mystery
story that stands
head and shoulders
above anything in
this line that has
been written in a
long time.

We have been
fortunate in secur-
ing this clever tale,
our next serial story,
the first instaIIment
Of which will appear
in a few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Morgan City Fails

While Birmingham on last Monday was nterested-certainly to a limited extent-ln an election in which wa terworks bond issue was at stake. the people of New Decatur had a problem of their own. They voted for and against movement to charge the name of New Decatur to Morgan City.
 "The campaign which preceded the balloting," said J. U. Turnipseed, a resident of Decatur, who was in Fir mingham yesterday, twas bitter. Citi- zens, dividing against themselves. made speeches daily and nightly, and the newspapers of New Decatur devoted each day their editorial columns either in defense of the presnt name or the one roposed-Morgan City
 "On election day the tight at the polls was so interesting that many peo- pie from Decatur crossed the municipal line to watch the struggle. When the day was done, and the votes were being counted, excitement was at Q high pitch. And when the result was made known, the result been any other. The ballot was tied. Morgan City received as many votes as New Decatur but lost. Those who supported New Decatur were delighted; those who supported Nor gan City were gratified in that they had proved themselves just as strong as the advocates of New Decatur"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
A Useful Citizen

Dr. Oates, state prison and mill inspector, has been subjected to con- siderable criticism in that he has made full use of his power under a bill enacted by the legislature. And yet there is no question but that when time has passed, Dr. Oates will be remembered as a highly useful citizen. Up to the present time, as a result of his efforts, many new and sanitary jails have been constructed through out Alabama, and the old condition under which prisoners were too fre- quently subjected to inhuman treat ment, has given way to the new, broader and more enlightened view which demands for those deprived of their liberty certain rights as inalien- able as those possessed by men in free dom.
 Dr. Oates has not finished his work. The legislature in it's next regular ses- sion will be asked further to enlarge the scope of his power, for the in- spector would have the authority to enter cotton mills and make them as sanitary as he has endeavored to make the iails of the state. He declares that conditions in Alabama mills are not as perfect as he would have them-as they should be. He believes that if the legislature gives him the power to act, he will be able to improve con- ditions that those compelled to labor within the enclosure of mills will be greatly benefited.
 It is an almost invariable rule that it is dangerous to make czar of any citizen. However, there is no ques- ton but that Dr. Oates has not abused his great authority in dealing with the prisons of Alabama. If the leg islature takes his record in this re- spect into consideration, it may deter mine to act along the lines of his sug- gestions regarding cotton mills. The Age Herald believes that if Dr. Oates is so empowered he will do his work carefully and thoroughly without dam .p o1 al,, o4 fn lao mills. He has certainly not injured the state in forcing many counties to tear down old and insanitary bastiles and construct modern and sanitary prisons into which fresh air and sun- shine are able to penetrate.
 In this respect he has builded him self monument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Bond Issue Election

Monday the people of Birmingham
 not only cast a majority of their votes Tor James Weatherly, who was a can oidate for a seat on the city commits sion, but also cast a majority of their
 votes for bond issue from which to acquire sum of money with which to construct municipality owned water
 plant.
 As l entered the election booth, l" said member of the Connecticut col ony and marked my ticket for the pond Issue, I could not restrain a gen tle smile when l remembered that just a year previous I had voted for another bond issue. With that issue we wanted to construct a municipal auditorium. That ocnd issue carried by an over whelming vote. It was killed. however. when the supreme court determined that the city had no authority. even when supported by the vote of it's people, to issue bonds with which to build an auditorium. When we voted. We were very enthusiastic. And vet che year later, I doubt if more than half a dozen people remembered when they voted for the waterworIs bond issue that just a little while previous they mad voted for an auditorium bond issue.
 trust he waterworhs bond issue will be made, and that never again will we vote for a measure and then so quickly forget it. The people should think a little bit before casting their ballots"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
A Picture of War

One of the most vivid descriptions of the present war in Europe that has yet been published is short commu. nication from Luigi Barsini, written from behind the allies line in France Other battlefields have been filtered with dead and dying, but never before in the history of the world have men fallen like windrows of grain, mown down by the terrific artillery fire which has characterized the struggle of the Germans and the allies from it's inception.
 q climbed from the hollow in which Barcy nestled" writes Barsini, "and reached the edge of the plain which was barred by German trenches. A terrible, yet sublime, spectacle is pre- sented. The vast plain is Uttered with corpses. Hundreds and hundreds of bodies lie on the ground as far as the eye can reach. They are all lying in one direction, like grass cut by a scythe. Death has overtaken them in the furious rush of an assault. All lie with limbs extended and faces for ward There is potent, moving sig nificance in this uniform attitude of the dead. It relates, reveals, de- scribes. It is here that an impetuous, yelling, overwhelming assault has taken place. In the immobility of death there is irresistible eloquence. The bodies are all pointing toward the enemy, heads foremost. A single thought, single desire, single im- pulse, united these men in the last moment of life"
 The writer follows the course of the assault. Soon the ground becomes clear of corpses. At distance of 500 yards from the German trenches the slaughter ended and those who sur vived sped on to capture the silent batteries which had been deserted. And the slain wear the traditional blue coats and red trousers which make the French soldier a target to his enemies.
 Now and then the curtain is drawn back from Europe's bloody battle fields and we get glimpse of strug- gle that sickens the soul. It is all so inexcusable, so unnecessary, so con- trary to what we have been led to believe modern civilization represents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
THE PEASANT SOLDIER

From the London Chronicle. He has no hope for conquest; he has no
 lust for power; His bosom does not burn to share in
 triumph's glorious hour; He bears no hatred in his heart against
 his brother man; Unlearned he in strategy, or states
 mans scheme or plan. But when throughout the troubled land
 there rings the battle cry, Unknowing and unquestioning, he
 marches forth to die. No prizes are there to be gained for
 his too common kind; He wins no splendid spells of war for
 those he leaves behind. Whatever glory there may be, the great
 ones of the earth Will never yield to his mean kin, all
 folk of peasant birth. But when he sees upon the hills the
 battle banners fly He marches calmly to his death--nor
 thinks to wonder why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
MEDICAL EDUCATION

From the Louisville Courier-Journa1 The dean of one of the eastern medical colleges was quoted recently as predict ing a famine in physicians because of the decreasing number of medical students. In this connection it is interesting to
 note that the Journal of the American Medical association in it's annual re- view of the situation expresses the opin- ion that "a further reduction in the vast oversupply of medical schools in this country would be in the interest of econ | omy well as of marked advantage to
 medical educaton."
 For several years past the number of medical students has been decreasing. The college statistics for the year ending June 30 last shows a total of 16,5 ,5O2 stu dents in the United States. This is small
 CT by 51S than the number of the previous year, but it seems to be large enough for
 all practical purposes. Ten years ago
 when medical schools were more numer-
 ous and the requirements less strict the
 output of physicians was too large.
 A medical education may be more ex-
 penslve now than it was in the past, but
 it is no more beyond the reach of ambi-
 t1ous young men than it was before. The
 tuition fees in the first class schools are
 moderate, and the Journal of the Ameri- can Medical association shows by com parison of figures that a good medical education costs no more than a poor one.
 Wherefore it may be assumed that ir the future there will be no dearth of cap able young persons seeking a medical ed ucation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS
m the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 When collector calls at the house next
 door and the woman next door lets on
 that she is out and doesn't answer the
 bell, 1t is all the neghbor women can do
 to keep from screaming at the collector
 and putting him wise. The old-fashioned wife who got out of the house about once every six months now has married daughter who goes home so often that she forgets her ad- dress.
 The old-fashioned boy who used to be- lieve in Santa Claus now has a son who
 wants the University of Copenhagen to
 investigate the claims made for old Doc tor Stork
 In lots of homes where the family con- sists of canary, a poodle and a flock of goldfish, the husbands pet name for his wife is Mother Once upon a time man went to a vaudeville show and sat down and looked over the programme. It took four doc tors two hours to revive him. There wasn't bicycle act on the bill A man who is too wise to imagine that he can get something for nothing from a man is always foolish enough to im- agine that when strange woman smiles
 ct him on the street she loves him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Great Is COvington

From the Montgomery Times.
 An article published elsewhere from the Andalusa Star tells us of the growth and progress of one of the leading wire grass counties of the state, and shows the remarkable fact that the population has doubled twice in 20 years, and at the present rate, will do the same thing in much shorter time. Covington county is typical wiregrass county, and nature has blessed it with many advantages that the people have been slow to appreciate and have not developed, but they arc awakening to the value of its wonderful resources and are fast putting them to the use for which they were intended. Such counties as Covington are the states main dependence, and the future with such as it is sure. May it continue to grow and prosper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
IT ALL DEPENDS

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
 When James A. Garfield was president of Oberlln college a man brought for en- trance as student his son. for whom he wished a shorter course than the regular one.
 ''The boy can never take all that in, '' said the father. He wishes to get through quicker. Can you arrange it for him?''
 'Oh, yes said MT. Garfield. He can take a short course; it all depeids on what you want to make him. When God wants to make an oak He takes 100 years. but He only takes two months to make a squash"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
The Largest Melon

The melon crop of Alabama this year was unusually fine. Everywhere mel ons of abnormal size were grown, and there has been more or less rivalry be- tween the various counties in their ef- forts to produce the "one best bet"
 Up to the present time, the honors seem to be with Madison county. For there Albert Hopkins grew a magnifi- cent speciment It weighed SS pounds. He brought the melon into Huntsville the other day, and sold it to George Motz. MT. Motz was so delighted with his prize that he determined imme- diately after he had secured 1t to send it to Birmingham. It will be exhibited during the State Fair which b-gins here next Monday.
 The watermelon and eantaloupe crop throughout the state was so large tha the price of the fruit was materially depressed. This resulted in every body with a taste for the melons having their daily wish gratified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
SURVEYING WITH AUTO TRUCK

From the Scientific American.
 In extensive surveys made this sum- mer by the coast and eeodetic survey and the geological survey, between Barstow, Tex, and the Pacific ocean. an automobile truck was used for transportation. in place of horses and wagons. A special machine Is used for the purpose. equipped with solid rub- Der tires, dual behind, and extra tanks for gasoline, and water. The same plan was tried with great success in two previous seasons; last year. in surveying between Denver and tba Canadian border, 1t was estimated that the expense of this mode of transpor- tation was about half of what it would have been if horses and wagons lad been used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25

and American readers of British mag azines will readily appreciate the fact that articles bearing directly or in directly on the war situation are of most absorbing interest to Britishers and of very decided interest to the world at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
TROUBLES OF A PROPHET,

From the Pittsburg Chronicle. In certain town the local forecastei of the weather was so often wrong that his predictions became a standing joke, to his no. small annoyance, for he was very sensitive. At length, in despair of living down his reputation he asked headquarters to transfer Mm to another station. A brief correspondence ensued. Why" asked headquarters, "do you
 wish to be transferred" Because" the forecaster promptly
 replied, the climate doesn't agree with me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
IDLE OPINIONS.

Ai1 Of1N1ONS.
 Ahe man who leads a loose life hoe ''aiu tune pulling himself together It may seem heartless, but as bstw.o. public park full of hoboes and s,,, soraper full of business, we'd rather soa the skyscraper.
 some people get through life 1y,t,, a ''iNe's n'eie wear and tear because they have genius for compromisinr
 s''a'eslst says that it is impossible for cavalrymen to charge on notou We'll that's one thing to be tban,.s,, e. A womans work is never done .. 'he agony Of buying fall clothes is over she mas to gc right out again and start her Christmas shopping.
 It's sheer waste of time to estimate how much you could save if you didn't have to eat.
 Some men have gone to the ditch and come back, but most of them stay there. Human nature is queer. A man died the other day who lived on a farn, h,, himself for 40 years. Yet he pot ma credit Tor minding his own business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Voters In Jefferson Couu,y

"Plrging the list of qualified voters of Jefferson county said J. E. Wood, chairman of the county board of reg istrars, "has revealed a most startling condition. There are upward of 37,00o voters on the list at the probate court and the cards bearing names of those who are disqualified for certain minor reasons number more than 15,00O. Disqualification Is for various causes, chief among which are failure to pay poll taxes and removal from one voting precinct into another. Voters can very easily restore their rights either by paying back taxes or simply giving notification of their changes in addresses. Attention is thus called to the situation fin order that efforts might be made to effect rem edy.
 "The board of registrars will remain at work throughout October 8. There is every reason why Jefferson county, numbering a quarter of a million of people should poll at least 50,000 |Vctes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Battle Rngcs stiII

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Hon. Oscar Underwood, it appears, is feared that too much of the war tax will fall on beer and whisky and wants it placed on the freight traffic.-Centre News.
 The Centre News is. of course in error in it's statement of facts in both cases. The statements of fact should be re- versed.
 But wherein is the News concerned? Our understanding is that prohibitionists of the News persuasion-the uncompro- missing prohis-didnt want beer, whisky and wines to bear any of the war tax because they thought such an act would throw another obstacle in the way of the Hobson-Sheppard prohibition amendment. They said if the government came to make more money out of liquor, the gov ernment would be more reluctant than ever to abolish liquor, the revenue pro- ducer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Abercrombie's Victory

The confirmation by the Senate yes- terday of the appointment of Sam F. Clabaugh as postmaster at Tuscaloosa was a victory for John W. Abercrombie congressman at large, over Richmond r. fIobson, congressman of the Sixth district
 MT. Abercrombie. as Is remembered stood for Clabaugh. Captain Hobson during his senatorial campaign against Oscar w. Underwood opposed the ap- pointment of Clabaugh. He suggested that the office of postmaster at Tus- caloosa be filled by the voters of Tus- caloosa. MT. Abercrombie took the po- sition that he should be permitted to name the postmaster of his home city without interference on the part of the congressman who represented the district in which Tuscaloosa is; that he should have this right without quail iiication. or not at all
 The struggle hung fire for long time. And then the President, evident ly agreeing with MT. Abercrombie. sent Clabaughs name to the Senate. Senator Bankhead then awaited developments. He made one trip to Tuscaloosa to as certain the feeling of the people there. He returned with an idea that if the question was left to vote of the peo- pie Clabaugh would not win. There was still longer delay. But yesterday the announcement was made that the Sem ate had confirmed Clabaugh. MT. Aber- crombie's victory Is pleasing to his friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
From English Point of View

As a striking evidence of the tae' That the European war came very sud- denly not a single British periodical nrinted in July for August distribution contained any article foreshadowing or suggesting hostilities on the field of battle.
 In the current numbers little else than the war is discussed. The Nine teenth Century, the Fortnightly Re view. the Edinburgh Review and other standard publications teem with artl- cles on the bloody conflict. The Fort nightly leads off with paper by Sid nev Whitman entitled, "It Had to Be-" and its second article, signed Audi tor Tantum," tells of the Political Transformation"
 It will be recalled that in July Great Britain was confronted with civil war growing out of the Irish home rule bill which needed only the sigma ture of the King to become law. A few days ago the King signed the bill, and the home rule measure now awaits only the statutory limit to become effective. "Wonderful is the trans formation which the first serious whisper of foreign war effected at Westminster, says Auditor Tantum. "Nothing remains the same. The whole scene is turned upside down. The main currents of activity are di- verted into other channels. The politi- cal questions which seemed of such supreme importance only few weeks ago are forgotten, or if not forgotten are thrust far out of sight. Furious partisans, who then were ready to fly at each others threats, now stand shoulder to shoulder. Instead of party venom, we see national unity, new sense of brotherhood, com mon resolve, common front. The German Emperor will we'll de- > serve statue, when this war is over, in every capital of the British empire, for it is he and his ministers who have wrought this miracle of healing in Great Britain and Ireland"
 Among other particularly interest ing articles in the Fortnightly are, 'How England Prepared for War; Pages of History, Secret and Other wise,' by Archibald Hurd; "The Err TOTS and Miscalculations of German Diplomacy" by 'Lancelot Lawton; .The Causes of the War;" by "Politi- cus;" America and the European War; by James Davenport Whepley, and "German Designs on the Congo" by Demetrius c. Boulger.
 One of the illuminating articles in the Nineteenth Century is by Harold F. Wyatt entitled, Gods Test by War: a Forecast and Its Fulfilment" Sir Harry H. Johnston, G. c. M. G., K. C. B., who, by the way, spent a day or two in Birmingham five or six years ago as guest of Belton Gill reath, contributes to the Nineteenth Century an instructive article on "The German War and Its Consequences" It is singularly authoritative, for Sir Harry is recognized as the greatest English authority on colonial eco- monies.
 The Nineteenth Century is distin- guished for it's brilliant pages and for the fine balance of its subjects political, military, theological and literary. In the current number there are two exceptionally fine articles out side of the war-one on Sex After Death" by Norman Pearson, and l"Theodore- Watts Dunton and the Spirit of the Age" by John Drink water.
 But London is all agog over the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
Calling the Advertiser
he Selma Journal.

From the Selma JOurnaI.
 We'll, it seems like Virginia has jumped on the water wagon. Only 10 counties remained to have the grog shops voted out of them and the other 90 counties did the work. according to early reports. We hope there is noth- ing wrong with that report. Wonder why the Montgomery Advertiser failed to get that dispatch. T have looked all over that paper said reader to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BEHIND THE TIMES.

BEHIND THE TIMES. I'm through with this moving picture theatre.''
 What's wrong with it?-
 It's hopelessly out of date. The man agements still showing pictures of Pan. eho Villa in the field
 WHAT'S THE BAILEY ANSWER. It's rather queer about these German cruisers"
 "Yes?"
 Although Great Britain says she has them securely bottled up, every now and then one contrives to nab few Britis. vessels"