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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
A QUERY

From the New York Tribune
 Jerome s. McWade, the wealthy Duluth connoisseur, said at a recent dinner
 sI spent the winter on the Riviera. The winter fashions were really shocking shocking, that is. to Comstock minds. Nothing shocks me.
 .But in the evening, at the Nice Country club dances, young girls would wear sleeveless gowns that left the back quite bare from the waist up. They could say tIuly-ha, ha. ha.-that they hadn't a skitch on. their backs, eh? And in the aft t,rnoon at the dansants young girls would year gowns that were either slashed to &he knee, or else that were a--still subtler device-transparent to the knee. permit 'ting the slim and silken limb to gleam through a panel of lace or tulle.
 IA western millionaire at the Negresco fin Nice, on seeing his three daughters in gowns of this radical type. gave louo laugh one day last winter and said:
 ".By lingo. girls. what will you leave off when the hot weather comes?'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
The Electro Magnetic Telegraph

Next Sunday will be the seventieth anniversary of the formal introduction of the electromagnetic telegraph by its inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse. May "A, 1844, the first message was sent from the chambers of the supreme court in the capitol at Washington to the old Baltimore and Ohio station at Mount Clare, in Baltimore. Morse labored twelve years on the telegraph and after many rebuffs Congress finally appropriated $30,000 to make a test of his invention. Miss Anna G. Ellsworth, daughter of the commits sioner of patents at that time, had been the first to tell Morse of the ac- tion taken by Congress and to show his gratitude to her Morse let her dic- tate the first message. It read, What hath God wrought" quotation from the Book of Numbers. It was promptly received by Morse's associate, Alfred Vail, at Baltimore, and immediately returned over the wire to Morse. The slip on which the message was written is now preserved in the state archives of Connecticut.
 Morse originally planned to lay his wires underground in lead pipes along the crossties of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. An order was given for the material and ten miles of pipe had been laid, containing four copper wires, when test of the insulation was made and showed it to be defec- tive. The plan had to be abandoned. Morse was greatly disappointed and news of the failure was kept from the public After many consultations it was decided to string the wires on poles. This was done, in a crude way. The equipment was poor and the method of insulating was far from satisfactory, but the practical utility of the telegraph was demonstrated be- yond all question.
 Telegraph wires soon spread over the United States. At first Morse had many difficulties to overcome. His honor was assailed and his patents violated, but the United States at length affirmed his rights and the
 Morse telegraph was adopted in a number of European countries. Since 1844 the extension of the Morse sys- tenn has been marvellous. Today prac- tically every civilized community on the globe is conhected by telegraph
 wires and cable lines, while the use of the wireless system has made great strides. It is estimated that half a billion telegraph messages are sent every year over six million miles of wire and in addition there are about 300, ,000 miles of submarine lines.
 The early ambition of Morse was to become an artist He had decided tal- ent in painting and numerous portraits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
"HERE have been many trials which
 serve as specimens of the English

WHERE have been many trials which
 serve as specimens of the English
 \ judicial system in early times and still other cases. which occurred in times of violence and arbitrary rule, in which law and justice yielded too often to pas sion and personal enmity.
 In the fourteenth century, Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. was the greatest living nobleman in England, barring the King. That he had his good traits was very obvious for we are told that when people had arguments to settle or troubles of any kind his large estates, they always came to Thomas for decision. Also, that he hated the wiles and f1atterings of the court minions and consequently he was forever on i'll terms with his cous- in, the King
 At length a civil war broke out, the Earls of Lancaster and Hereford leading the opposition against the royalist party. Finally Lancaster was taken prisoner and it is worthy to note that ne was the first leader of any civil war in England after the time of William the Conqueror that was executed for his part in leading an insurrection.
 The record of the charge against the prisoner was very lengthy and written in Latin. Part of it translated goes: Seeing that Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, who was taken prisoner for the many treas ons. murders. burnings, depreda- tions and divers other felonies. was brought before the King where was pres ent the following peers, viz: Edmund Plantagenet, surnamed of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, the Kings brother; John de Druex, Earl of Pembroke; Earl of Surrey Earl of Arundel, Earl of Athol, Earl of Angus and Lord Hugh Spencer. The chief justice was Lord Robert de Malmesthorp and several other peers of the realm"
 Condensed. the following is the story of the charge, which was very long. That Thomas, the Earl of Lancaster, had. in times past, carried himself wick edly and maliciousy contrary to his homage, faith and allegiance. He had puroined from Newca stle -on-Tyne vari- ous properties which the King had in storage at that place, such as jewels, ar mor food and horses, and several other goods and movables.'
 For this the culprit was forgiven by the King, but in return for the favor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
Intricate Task of the Mediators

Before entering into a definite con sideration of the demands of the United States the mediation delegation will have several subtle and intricate problems to dispose of Tn manner that will meet the requirements of diplomacy and at the same time cal culated to satisfy popular sentiment and national pride.
 President Wilson has announced that there is no war between thls country and Mexico, and yet we have shelled Mexican port and we have buried the bodies of a number of Americans who recently fell before the fire of Mexican soldiery. We have refused to recognize Huerta, and yet as a matter of fact he has for more than year been the administrative head of Mexican affairs and his dele gates have been given seats In the mediation conclave. The President has declined to acknowledge the belliger- ent rights of Carranza, Villa and their following and still those rebel leaders have so far never lost a battle. Added to the chaotic character of the situa- tion is the fact that while we have been according tacit support to the constitutionalsts in their efforts at the elimination of Huerta and have invited them to send representatives to the diplomatic caucus, they have been disposed to hold aloof.
 Thus while denying upon the one hand that which upon the other the administration knows to exist the United States must proceed alone in order to avoid the assumption of re- responsibilities for the perpetration of a despotism as impossible as those against which the government has protested under the Huerta regime.
 This is the snarl that the conclave must unravel, and when it has ac- complished that the restoration of agrarian freedom and the establish ment of a permanent political democ- racy in Mexico are the next require ments that will be exacted of its de- Alterations, requirements of more inn portance than an enforced salute or the recognition of designed admin istrative head. Until these things are done the moral plane to which we have mounted sinks into contumely and our boasted altruism falls beneath the ignominy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

50S Nicollet avenue. The small creature whose bite Is poisonous. had been confined in a glass jar and was to be used as a window display. Furious in imprison- ment, 1t leaped at the glass stopper bowled it over and escaped.
 With the bravado of a mouse making for a auaking elephant it dashed at four persons. Sol Brennan and William katz- mann formed rear guard while Mrs E. NJ. Sutherland and Miss Buge Evanson fled tie place. With an umbrella MT. Brennan sent the rat flying toward a corner. Undismayed by being catapulted through the air, the fighting rodent paused a moment to get set" and renewed the attack The salesmen leaped through the door and closed it just in time to block the onslaught
 For sometime the work of repairing the store, which was recently damaged by fire, was held up while the rat remained in possession. To warn anybody who might go unsuspecting into the store, a sign was hung up at the entrance reading "Dangerous-Stay Out
 Heavily goved and armed with cane, William Weisman, proprietor, ventured through the front door and prepared to lay the foe low. The battle didn't occur, for the animal escaped under counter The rat is now believed to be somewhere in the Andrus building and occupants are uneasy.
 The banana rat was captured in the office of the Bearman Fruit company of Commission row by Joseph Petrie, an em- ploye, after 1t had jumped from bunch of bananas The banana rat Is the size of an ordinary rodent and is shaped like a kangaroo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
LUKN M,LUkE SAYS

From the Cincinndss Enquirer.
 We despise the poox Mexican because he hasn't any more senSe than to attend brutal bull fights. But we herd out to a ball park and cheer and applaud when foul tip breaks an umpire's shin or knock his block off.
 Every man knows a lot of other man who seem to imagine that they are as good as he is.
 No matter how small flat is, it is never so small that a married couple can't find room for an argument.
 If some of the spring. dresses are sam- pie of what they are hot going to we&J this summer Salome w1o o,bave to go sEe reputation. ComA nfhe III negligee, Salome's
 seven horse blank
 wearing somethir/
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
INYIOLARLE

From the London Athenaeum. When hear men discussing idle things, Who beauty and corruption would unite As who should say: NOW call we dark
 ness brightH
 My wondering soul more passionatel,
 clings To every image-every strain. that sing Of beauty-still ah, still the worlds de
 light.
 Prizing the more, that bloom whic
 knows not blight, To which no touch of time defacemen
 brings. From rocky Chios, from sweet Avon
 side, From Athens, Sicily, our earth to bless From each deRr land where joy hat
 dwelt with truth, It comes adown times inexhausted tide In myriad form, the ancient loveliness, Wearihg its glory of immortal youthi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
The Iron Market

The local iron market is showing some signs of improvement, but no large ton mage contracts have been reported this week.
 Matthew, Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati cir lcular says in part
 Soon there must be generous buying or half the merchant furnaces in the country will have to quit. There is no alter native; things have dragged along now for a longer period of unbrolen quiet than has been known in the history of men now living. There is a tradition here that at the beginning of the civil war some of the Ohio furnaces in the Hanging Rock district ran for two years without making any sales. They piled their iron and finally when prices scared these undaunted ironmasters made great fortunes. But in those days furnaces turned out only from seven to ten tons a day, while now a modern furnace will tur, out from 200 to 300 tons daily, and no furnace can pile iron for any length os time-it runs into money too fast.
 'The real truth of the iron market is that it has been profoundly disturbed b,i the free trade tariff and by the povertx x of the railroads. These two causes ha ,fe resulted in widespread lack of demand i,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
NEW BANK COMPLETED

From the Centreville Press.
 The Peoples bank, the new financial institution that will open in June, has been completed by the workmen and turned over to the stockholders. The work has been accepted. and the new bank in beauty and elegance will com pare favorably with the banks in larger cities.
 The furniture is of mahogany, with marble wainscoting, and tile flooring in the lobby. with presidents and direct ors' rooms
 The directors have capitalized the institution at s50,0o0 with about $45,000 paid in capital. With the exception of a few hundred dollars the entire capital stock was taken by home citizens
 A public reception will be held at a later date, when officers of the institu- tion will be present and show visitors through the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
British Pot and Portuguese Kettle

AD pt anu OttuS uNSC iACttiN
 An odd diplomatic tangle as well as an exemplification of the pot calling the kettle black has arisen between Great Britain and Portugal in the re- cent conviction and imposition of the death sentence in Liverpool of Oli- Veira Coelho, Portuguese citizen, for the killing of his wife.
 The homicide was committed by Coelho on a British vessel while in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, and the ac- cused was brought to Liverpool, where he was tried and speedily convicted.
 The Portuguese authorities have protested against the execution of the man upon the grounds that capital punishment does not exist in Portugal and that the punishment of the convict should not be any more severe than that inflicted by the laws of his na- tive land
 Aside from the moral aspect of the situation the attitude assumed by the peninsular government places the British nation in rather inconsistent position in view of the fact that Eng fish investigators have recently been denouncing as inhuman cruelties the treatment accorded royalist irrecon- cilables by the Portuguese republi- cans. These royalist prisoners were not put to death, nor were they tor tured. but the manner of their incar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
NORTHERN TdURIsrs IN rar-oIrIEs

From the Florence Herald.
 The Morning Star handsome pany arrived in Florence last Friday morning at s:s0 o'clock, with 122 sight seeing tourists from Iowa, Illinois and other neighboring states They started from Davenport. Ia, on the Saturday before. During the week they were on the way, they passed through a thou sand miles of picturesque country, mak = ing short stops at St. Louis, Paducah Savannah. Shiloh and other interesting points along the route; but ali seemed to he so favorably impressed with Florence and her sister cities. Shelf field and Tuscumbia, that very little Iwas said about the other places,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

done by him are to be seen in various parts of this country, as we'll as abroad. He studied art, both in London and Paris and was member of the Royal Academy. Much of his work was highly praised by critics and his skill in portrait painting brought him many commissions. In fact, Morse made comfortable living as an artist and it was not until he became an in ventor that he knew what it meant to feel the acute pinch of poverty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Bright Business outlook

'T believe that business will be very active this summer" said Horace Ham, mond of the Hammond Byrd Co While there seems to be only a slight inn provement in the iron market, there are signs of general revival of trade and the demand for pig metal will come
 T do not look for a great wave of prosperity until the government is- sues its June crop reports, but with an official forecast for record break : ing harvests, which now seem fairly we'll assured, new era of good times will be upon us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
BLIND SALESMAN AT JASPER

FrOm 7tne MOuHtdiH Ed8Ie
 Jasper was visited by a blind drum mer Monday. His name was Grove and he sells office supplies for an Athens, Ga, firm. He was. accompanied by a small boy who led him about town. When he gets an order Mir. Grove takes la peculiar piece of metal, lays card on it and punches it full of holes with something like an awl. He then rubs his hand over the bottom of the card and dictates his order to the purchaser. who is furnished with an order book to i write the order in. MT. Grove keeps the card for his own use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
ToMoRRow-TRIAL OF NATHAN HALE
FINE HOGS IN BUTLER

From the Living Truth.
 On many of the farms of the county may be seeen herds of fine hogs. The old razor back which was once q fea- ture of every farm has now become history and has been supr'anted by breeds which grow faster and larger and have not the fear of man which the razor back showed. In every way our farmers are showing progress, and Butler is rapidly becoming the best county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
COTTON SQUARES IN LowSDEs
rom the Citizen Examiner

From the Citizen- EXamlnef.
 Mir. J. F. Coleman, merchant oi Havneville, who has a small patch o' cotton behind his house, brought ths first square in on the 18th of this month. The square was small, but nev- ertheless it was a square. and MT. Cole- man, doubtless beat all this section of Alabama when he brought it in as early as he did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
ROANOKE WILL OIL STREETS

From tho ROanoke Leauer
 The council has entered into ar agreement with the business mer whereby the latter arc to pay two thirds and the municipality one-third .of the cost of having the principal streets oiled. This ought to help some The dust evil is awful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
ruscALoosA,s FuTuRE
Inc west Alabama Breeze.

From the West AIdud1Hd rree1e'
 Memphis. New Orleans, Birmingham and Atlanta are great towns and we are glad of it. Tuscaloosa, in the heart of the Tuscaloosa district, is not now so large. but Is sure to grow in wealth and greatness as time goes on. Tusca- loosa's time for growth. development and greatness is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

The Minnesota judge who sentenced a young man to 40 years imprisonment for stealing $1.S5 because he was hungry. has about as much of the milk of human in a coke oven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
EARLY COTTON SQUARES

From the Enterprise Journal. .
 IT. D. l.. Edwards reports that he hss large quantities of cotton squares or his farm near here This is the frs| reported to the Journal office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

John D. Rockefeller shows his patriot ism by having an elaborate system of red, white and blue electric lights as safety signals The national coors would agitators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

If women were put on an equal footing with men, the average woman one sees at tago party could never be arrested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

General Coxey rode into Washington with his family and seven followers. The seven followers were persons of unlm- tied leisure who had nothing in particular to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

A contemporary discusses the passing of Huerta as if the matter were all settled, but great many people won't believe it until Huerta has passed out of sight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

Colonel Roosevelt may not be the man he was when he went away, but he has charges of Landor and there is no reasop' to fear that his old fighting spirit is dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

Mir. Melen says he stood in awe of J.
 P. Morgan, which explains why Mir Mellen allowed himself to be made the goat so many times in New Haven transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

This weeks issue of the Baltimore Record will be found attractive to Birmin gham readers There is page letter entitled Factors In Birmingham's Growth by Albert Phenis and there are two full pages of lustrations-"Phase of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23


 The annual salmon run in the rivers of British Columbia is described by a news paper correspondent as funeral process sion.' Five out of six members of the salmon family visit the spawning ground but once and then die. The sixth mem Der is a small species related to the trout. The salmon always spawns in fresh water near the sources ofirivers and as far from the Sea as it can get. Salmon stay in the sea until they are grown fish Then the mating instinct drives them up the rivers and they die after a few weeks They take no food after leaving salt water Although each female salmon lays an average becomes an adult fish, great quantities of salmon are taken every year by the cannery fishermen on the Pacific coast. In 1911 6s,00oOO0 salmon wree packed into cans, during that years run. Six million one hundred and forty thousand cases were packed Probably -',"VVVV iuore sdiihon were cduSht py commercial fishermen and sold fresh in the markets or mild cured, smoked and frozen for cold storage. About 1000, GOO were caught by Indians and others fish ing for a private food supply. Straight haired seals, porpoise, whales, bears, cou- gars, the lynx, the mink. the marten, eagles. and other denzens of the wild places, both on land and sea. took a heavy also slaughtered the salmon in great num- hers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
BEGINNING THE DAY-o God of

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God of Heaven. give me a little clOistered my soul may enter to meet with Thee. Purify me. strengthen me- steady me. with a little time of c0n- verse with my God. And may nil the noise and the hurry and the warning voices he bushed while l am still unto Thee. For Chrisfs sake. Amen.-H. M.. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

An Italian woman at Palermo gave birth to two boys and three girls. In few years they will show up at Ellis Island
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
STUMPED.

STUMPED. Bllsby: What a queer individual old Ormsby is; he carries his most useful wearing apparel in his boot Hillsby: He surely can't have much" Billsby: Yes: it is his cork leg.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
BANANA RAT A FIGHTER
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Ninneapois Correspondence New YorE
 Sun.
 It's tongue darting venomously, tail lasih t.s and eyes bloodshot with anger, fha mana rat which came to this city by atou, ing away in a shipment of fruiH fron South America, arose to her fulH imne rions height of three inches and droy, two women clerks and two salesmIs sn iron
 W illiam Weisman company fIsr .tore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.

AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY. Mother: T just knew that studying algebra would ruin Lizzie"
 Father Whats wrong now?" Mother: She writes from college that she's engaged to Russian named Yexkykofsyzquyvitz."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23

The roar of Niagara Falls will not drown out the mediators' voices, partic- ulary is they all talk together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
DEYoTT HERO.

She: 'Is General Funston Catholic?' He: T don't know. why?"
 She: T see he says he expects to gt to Maas''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
A LA MEXIGANA.

A IsA MEX1EANA.
 Brown: What is the news from Eu- rope this morning?"
 Jones: Tt is reported that the Alban- ian throne is a trifle Huertaish.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
MARTIAL ACRoBATs

MARTIAL ACRoBATs. Husbands. Accounts of that last bat tie in Mexico are rather confusing" Wife: "A sort of a summer Saitillo. isn't it?n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-23
A TRIPLE OFF.

Sonny T can always tell what night sisters best fellow is expected
 Chum: How do you do it?''
 Sonny: She sings all the afternoon, The Caramels are Coming"