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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Regarding Regional Banks

Cincinnati is a candidate for one of the federal reserve banks. but it seems to be understood now that Cleveland will be one of the cities selected. and that Ohio will be in the Cleveland district, which of course would give the Queen City a branch reserve bank" said F. M. Poynter of the Ohio river metropolis.
 Louisville is a candidate for one Of these reserve banks, but I am inclined to think that 9 more centrally located southern city will be chosen by the com mittee that makes the selections. That would mean Birmingham. Atlanta would be too far east. Memphis New Orleans and Louisville would naturally prefer to have the federal reserve bank in Bir- mingham than in the Georgia city. If the matter of location were dependent upon old-tine political methods-log roll ing and the like-weeks and weeks would pass before the committee could announce any decisions, but it is generally said that politics will have little or nothing to do with the selections. About all the public cares for is the benefit that will come from the new banking and currency act"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
THE OLD nLuE COAT

From the New York World
 The report that the Master Tailors' association of London purposes to intro- duce the wearing of blue for evening dress should not be passed over as a matter of fashion foreign to us in origin and alien to our tastes. There Is no nation in the world that has a nobler historic association with the blue coat States. To revive it would be almost like reviving patriotism.
 The swallowtail coat of blue with gilt tering buttons of brass came into vogue among out statesmen just after the de- cline of the knee brooches of the fathers, and continued to flourish until the out break of the Civil War. Adopted in the 'era of good feeling and abandoned only when sectional strife disturbed the country, the garment was worn with distinction by the whole generation of Webster Clay, Calhoun, Benton, and Van Buren. It well became their personal dignity and sonorous oratory, adornina the Senate chamber not less than the bloroom, showing as effectually in gest- ures that commanded the applause of listening Senates as in the dance where light footed youth guided beauty through >the mazes of the Virginia reel.
 European tailors cannot terrffy Am erica with blue coats or brass buttons. For us such a fashion would be old home week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Baseball a Character Test

There could be cited no better defi- hilton of the difference between the English and American character than the opion formed by Great Britain of our national game-baseball. The con- sensus of British criticism is that England would like the game better if the batters would make more hits. Even the King declared the sport scientific and wonderfully graceful and he marveled at the high physical development of the players.
 But two runs in one hour proved too dull for the British spectators and their interest in the game occasionally Tagged. This means that an English man enjoys a game for the sport that is in it while the American is con- cerned only in the victory. If the con- testants are inhibited by the skill of one another from making hit or a run, England falls to see any sport in the play and deems the game but monotonous exercise.
 Again, the Britishers hooted at the policy of having a coacher, claiming ftat it was no test at skill when its execution was foiled by the harrassine work of an opponent. This is in ac- cord with the Englishman's proverbial love for fair play. He fails to see how a man can display the best that is 1T him when the opportunity for so doing is trammeled by molestation. H. deems that if game is devised foi the exploitation of that which is the
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 ing ths dances chosen as substitutes to popular favor
 What may these dances be that are attractive enough to woo people away from the tango fad? None other than the old-time sailors hornpipe and highland fling. As the tango is said to- be reversion to the savagery of South America, so the hornpipe and fling take the dancer back to the more elemental days of the English and Scotch peoples, and the American youth of today, once he has mastered the steps, finds something-ef- the exhilara- tion of his ancestors coming back as he dances them.
 Is the tango a disease? some critics have asked. Well, even if it Is, there are antidotes. If the hornpipe and highland fling fall to prove the proper specific there are still great poss.- bilities in the Virginia reel, to say nothing of properly contested cake- walk. The anti-tangoists might we'll apply the maxim of revention, and start in inoculating the public. Once young people were properly immunized with the vaccine of highland fling or sail ors' hornpipe or Virginia reel, who knows but the tango epidemic might become as inocuous as smallpox
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Christ and Business"

Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye likewise to them" Matt. ', 12.
 Can business be conducted in &C., cord with this command? Is not the very spirit of modern business not to do to others as we would have them do to us?
 The competitor, for example. Don't we cut his throat? No. In the first place there are few real competitors. Certain small differences in commodi- ties handled, or in methods of service, put the seeming competitors in slight ly different fields. But the gist of the matter lies here. Service is the very heart of Christian conduct. And service must be the very heart of successful business. The best service to the greatest number. Now, whom are you going to serve your few competitors or your many patrons? The life of your business says: Serve your patrons and if your competitors die, let them die. , Christ says the same thing.
 And the employe Don't we deny his claims? Good business demands that an employe be treated so as to raise him to the greatest possible efficiency--to be the biggest, happi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

A woman can take a dime carfare and have a fine time shopping. But when a man goes shopping 1t costs him about five beans to purchase packages for other men.
 The trouble with people is that they are afraid of air If there were no windows in our bedrooms and open street cars were>Qperated all winter the doctors would starve to death.
 Tho old-fasihoned man who used to go broke playing system on the ponies now has son who goes broke paying a dollar as day for guaranteed winners that never win unless they are scratched.
 Nature takes care of everything. Af- ter a man has been married while and gets a lot of comfort out of an old pipe that smells like he was smoking a pair of old socks 1t is just as we'll that his wife isn't expected to kiss him every 10 minutes and ask him if he still loves her.
 Some girls try so hard to be modest that they blush at everything they don't understand.
 Some of these days when I see worms as big around as bologna sausages will believe some of the fish stories the Easy street anglers bring back from California and Florid-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY

TNHE name of John Boyle o'Rsilly, the
 sweet singer of Ireland. is familiar
 A from one end of America to the other, and his poem, Tn Bohemia is one of the most popular in the English lan- guage. O'Reilly was so long identified with our country that he seemed like one of us. He adopted America as his home when the tyranny of the British govern ment drove him from his beloved coun- try.
 John Boyle O'Reilly was one of the most romantic figures of the past century. He was idolized by his own countrymen and admired and respected by the people who adopted him. He was born in Dowth Cas- tie in 1s44 Early in life he went to live at Preston, England, where he learned the printers trade and for diversion took to soldering with the Eleventh Lancasire rifles.
 About this time the famous Fenian movement was beginning to develop. These Fenians were sowing the seeds of revolution in the British army, one-third of whom were Irishmen. O'Reiliy thought he could serve his country best by join ing the British army. and so he went to Ireland and enlisted in the Tenth Hus- sars when he was only 1s years of age.
 O'Reilly quickly became . favorite with both officers and men and began inter esting, his Irish comrades in the Fenian movement. Men of the present generation can scarcely realize what this movement meant in 1866 when O'Reilly was arrested It shook the British empire. Fully one third of the men in the British army of soo,o0o were in sympathy with the Fenians. These, of course. were Irishmen which the British government had been steadily en- rolling in the service since the famine of 1S4S
 The Fenian movement itself grew out of the failure of the Young Ireland move- ment in 1s4s. The hundreds of thousands of Irishmen in America not only gave the movement moral support, but substan- tial support as we'll.
 The British government watched this movement with great anxiety. They de- cided 1t was time for them to act. On September l5. 1865, the blow fell. The newspaper. N''The Irish People" which had been for two years the organ of the movement, was seized by the police, and its editors. Luby, O'Leary and O'Donovan Rossa, were arrested. O'Reilly was look irg out of the barrack windows in Dublin on the afternoon of February 12 1866, when he saw one of his fellow conspirators ar rested My turn will be next" he said quietly. His prediction was verified. for he was arrested within Q hours. He was conveyed to tho Arbor Hin military prison where he was closely guarded and press ure was brought to bear upon him to in- form against his comrades.
 On Wednesday, June 27. on the eve of his tweney-second birthday his trial by courtmartial began in the messroom ot the Eighty-ffth regiment at Royal bar racks. The charge was: Having at Dub. lin. in January. 1s6s come to a knowledge | of an intended mutiny in her majesty'l forces in Ireland. and not giving informa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
The New Civic Iealcrs

This promises to be an unusually active year in Birmingham said business man, and it is fortunate that so much practical ability is represented in the of- fioers of the Chamber of Commerce. Pas ehal Shook, president J. D. Moore, first vice president, and Frank Rushton, second vice president, make 8 trio from whom much may be confidently expected 1t is an ideal combination--two vigorous young men with an older and an honored citi- cred wisdom. Birmingham is to be con- graduated" .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
ACCOUNTING FOR THE TANGO From the Tacoma Ledger.


 The tango. according to one well known dancing Instructor, is merely a reversion to more primitive instincts in dancing. The waltz, the two-step and the three-step had been so defined and made so regular that they had be- come machine-like and people had tired of dancing them. They demanded something more active, more strenuous, something to which they could give themselves up more fully, instead of feeling that they were doing the same old thing over and over again.
 Viewing the tango in this light, as the fruition of desire for more strenuous dancing, the physical direc- tor of one Of the New York Y. M c. A. branches set out to find other dances equally strenuous, but, in his opinion, less open to criticism. Instead of in- venting some new step or glide, he looked back over the terpsichorean fa- vorites of the past, and. out of the numerous dances considered, selected two. Now. he asserts. he has com pletely won number of converts from the tango, and has real hope of bring
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ton of said intended mutins to his com manding officer"
 The prisoner was defended by Mir. O'Loughlen, and pleaded mot guilty" Captain Whelan of the Twelfth regi- ment opened the case. A number of Irish spies who had joined the Fenians testi- fled against O'Reilly and other prisoners. The trial was farce. Beforehand every effort had been made to induce O'Reily to inform against his fellows and having not done so. he received no mercy. lie was found guilty and on July 9. 1866 a for mal sentence of death was passed upon him. It was only Q forrnality. The samel day it was commuted to life imprisonment, and finally to 20 years penal servtude
 On Monday afternoon, September 8 in the Royal square of the Royal barracks. in the presence of the Fifth Dragon Guards and a number of other regiments. O'Reilly had his sentence read to him. was stripped of his military uniform. clothed in the convict's dress and escorted to Montjoy prison as convict 9ssS.
 After a few days O'Rcilly was marched through the streets of Dublin chained and shipped to England to Pentonvilie prison, and from thence to Millba.rk prison to undergo a term of solitary confinement, preliminary to the severe physical punish ment ordained in the sentence
 For attempting to escape O'Reilly was taken from Miilbank to Portsmouth pris- on. and finally to Dartmoor. This was the worst prison in England, and here O'Reilly was compelled to work from morning till night knee deep in water in the drains of the marsh. Finally he was sent to the penal colony in Australia, where he became such a favorite with the guards that he was allowed unusual privileges. He escaped from Australia on February s, 1869. on an American vessel flying the Stars and Stripes, and engaged in whaling. He landed in Philadelphia on November g. 1868. and the following day took out his first papers of natura llsation. From that on he was an American, heart and soul.
 TcfnOrroW-Triai of Elizahakh CyhudIsso,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Greater Safety in Travel

A recent publication appearing in Safety. the official magazine of the New York Central Railroad company, demonstrates most amazingly and gratifyingly the progress that has been made in the fabrications of steel products as well as the pains, study, care and labor devoted by mankind to the work of conserving the safety and welfare of his fellow man.
 The publication in question IS paper prepared and read by Vice Pres ident A. T. Hardin of that railroad to his company's employees at meeting just held in New York city.
 It declares that safety has become the watch word of the company and that in the exploitation of it's policy along this line the development of steel rails is it's most important branch. Many if not most, of the ac- cidents of traffic which have been so disasterous to human life are the re- suit of faulty rails and up to a short while ago it was absolutely impossl- ble to make steel rails in which a flaw in 600 did not appear
 Finally the combined work of metallurgists and rail experts was focused upon producing flawless rail and after two years of constant labor so successful was their efforts that 400 miles of track were laid with out a single rail presenting a flaw. The trackage was tested thoroughly by being subjected to the daily and constant passage of the heaviest loco- motives and the fastest trains in America, namely the route between New York and Buffalo. The test was also made in winter, the severest season of the year upon roadbeds, and out of 142,O00 rails but one broke.
 Such triumph is not only a glow ing tribute to the achievement and possibilities of science but it adds in an inestimable degree to the sense of security that may be entertained by enc while travelling.
 The paper of MT. Hardin declared that the chemical process which had been so successfully applied to the production of perfect rail would also be tested in the forging of tires and axles for the car wheels of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

est and best that is in him. Good Christianity demands the same thing. Of course an employer may be alto gether selfish in his wish to have his employees efficient, but that doesn't disprove the statement that Christ and business are not antagonistic. Merely saying yes to all demands would be entirely unchristian. It would wreck all chance of achieving the very thing sought. Christianity is not mush. It's business is to make men with iron in their bones, and the world is laid out along those lines. Wherever business lets a man feel that he can get without winning, it has slain the man; and is by so much unchristain
 Under Christ the employer and em- ploye have equal rights. They are really partners, one bringing labor, the other capital, to the combination. They should love each other and love the public whom they together serve. There will be discussion, and uneasi- ness and bitterness and battle, before this basis of loving service is reached. But it occurs to me that we are nearer it today than ever before in the his- tory of this world
 And thousand fingers point to it as the ultimate goal
 HENRY NJ EDMONDS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
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TALENTED Fathers such funny, funny guy Ger the comic supplement he pours;N Then he chuci1s 1t In the stove: that's
 why
 The chimney roars.
 -Johnstown Democrat Sisters also funny and real fly: She bakes biscuits that weigh more
 than stones, Brings them to the dining room: that's
 why; The table groans.
 Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Makes whistles and he plays for
 keeps By the streamlet where. in anguish hid The willow weeps.
 Youngstown Telegram Ma can put both in the shade At least that's what think; She baked some bread and it ma The Kitchen sink.
 Allentown Der Aunt Sally dreads the swift ryeIesH And that's the reason why She most faints when she alone And sees big house fly. ~ A LULLABY Wife: T believe there is burglar under the bed; hear his watch tick, ing"
 Husband ";,h go to sleep; it is only the bed ticf-jne"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

Few historic works that have come from the press within the past few years have been more popular than the latest is sure to be-"Historic Papers Upon Men and Events of Rare Interest in the Ma poleonic Epoch by Joseph Hepburn Par sons, q well known and esteemed member of the Birmingham bar There are two volumes, and they are beautifully illus trated. The French revolution and the life of Napoleon have never lost their interest and never will But in addition to sketches of the leaders of the Reign Of Terror" and the great Napoleon the work bristes with comments on certain social and political movements in England and America in this new twentieth century, MT. Parsons work is printed in large type on elegant paper. It will be in steady demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

best in the player, it is poor sport to hamper and suppress it.
 In other words John Bull cares but little for victory which has not been acquired by a full exercise of all pow CTS essential for it's accomplishments; it is the sport, not the winning, that he enjoys and demands in a game of any character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Thc COEiing nf Snrin, o

makes forecasts for every day in the year we are, to have good deal of rain in March In this part of the country, and there is to be a good deal of snow in the north, said W. ". Morton of St. Louis. April is to usher in real spring in all but the far north states. April showers We will have, but the rain will not be ex- cessive. Ideal weather in the south for both April and May is promised. have usually found that these old-time al manacs' got up o9 soosebone prophet plan. bit it remarkably well"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

In raid on a dance hall Chicago police arrested a German band because the members wouldn't quit playing. The musicians were forced into a pa- trol wagon, still clinging to ther in- struments. and footed brave1y all the way to the police station. Later they gave the jail officers and inmates an all-night concert, which was evidently not objected to, as the bandmen were ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

From tho Baltimore Sun. I have loved q princess. l have seen her smile, I have walked the bubbles or the Joyous mile. l have seen the stars lit, I have known the sun, Since I loved 8 princess,
 Joy and I are one. l have loved a princess, l have known her bloom; Therefore life is magic
 In a gilded room. l have heard the rose talk, I have kissed the spring, Since I loved a princess
 Mornings in me sing. l have loved a princess,
 There she trips to me. Arms around my old neck. Foot upon my knee. Oh. her ringing laughter, Oh, her joy of heaven; Selah, little princess,
 And today yeu're ssvsn!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

The recent death of Bishop Thomas Bowman of the Methodist church re- moves the patriarch of Methodism in America. Dr. Bowman was 97 years of age, the oldest preacher in the min- istry, and he spent 61 years in service the longest record extant for con- secutive church work. He was at one time chaplain to the United States Sen ate and was the first to warn Abra- ham Lincoln of his impending fate. He was president of Dickinson seminary lat Williamsport, Pa., and later presi- dent of DePauw university. Dr. Bow man travelled 120,000 miles, establish ing churches to the number of HOO and visited almost every country upon the face of the globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady. noted as an author of popular novels. lecturer and preacher with advanced ideas, has he cannot live on his salary In his former parishes. although he found his salary always too small for his needs, pr. Brady states that he supplement- ed his income by writing, but in his present charge, the fashionable Epis- copal parish of the Church of the As tension at Mount Vernon, N. r., his parochial duties occupy so much of hts time that he has no leisure in which to turn out "best seller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

A sressive in claims as well as In
 All of Us in this southland are proud of the Georgia city. We admire it's nerve and it's acts.
 But it has been little forward in tele- graphing broadcast that 1t had been se- lected as one of the regional reserve bank eenters. Secretary McAdoo prompt ly sends out denial of the story and announces that no decision will be reached for several days yet.
 The Atlanta claim is absurd on it's face in that it claimed South Carolina in a territory in the face of the fact that South Carolina has positively declined to go into any territory across the savan- nah river. It wants to go to Richmond and it is almost sure 10 have it's own way about it.
 Birningham's chances are better than they ever have been. While it is not sure thing, the conditions are favorable.
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 The settlement of the railroad rate case in Alabama has been like unto the throw ing of stone into hornets nest. A lot Of travelling men and others had been saving the coupons given them by the railroads when they bought tickets and lots of people have quite a batch of their money.
 The members of the Alabama Railroad Commission who made the compromise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
sToREHOUsE OF RADIUM

In the last few years the world has depended largely on the carnotite fields of Colorado for its supply of radium. The product of the Austrian mines is comparatively insignificant. In 1912, for example, Colorado produced about 20 grams of radium; the rest of the world. including Austria, furnished only about BE grams. We thus produce approxi- plately six times more than all the rest of civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

What is a political platform, any way? asks an exchange. A political platform Is like railroad platform. It's used to get on the train. After you get on, you forget the platform, and enjoy the ride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
BEGINNING THE DAy--I commit

BEGINNING THE DAN-i commit poxseIf this day. 0 Lord, Into Thy hands. | draw my life, my HI 'r""' Thee, I am Thine own. Then do rho" think through me, speak fhrong" mo. move through me. Empty me md cleanse me and make me strong and good. Stay not until I shall he fitted for Thy purposes. For Jesus .Le II. VI. F..