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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Roo,eveIt., stayine ouaIitie.

Every one must admit that Colonel Roosevelt is a remarkable man-remark- able for his magnetic leadership, his ver- satility, his strenuosity and his staying qualities said Henry s. Lander of Phil adelphia.
 T have been a republican all my life; have been voter since 1884, and have never failed to vote straight. But if Colonel Roosevelt Is a candidate for Presi- dent in 1916, he will probably get my vote. If there is anything left of the old republican party it should line up with the organization known as the progress sives, led by Colonel Roosevelt. I have never taken an active part in political af- fairs but like the great majority 1 feel an interest in national politics when pres idential year rolls around. President Will son will probably be renominated by the democrats but if considerable number of republicans who voted for Taft in 1912 will turn progressive, Roosevelt will be. in my opinion. victorious"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
In the Financial World

Henry Clews, in his Saturday review. says in part:
 "I firmly believe that the time has now come to be conservatively optimistic re- garding Wall street and the business sit uation, as the Mexican affair Is evidently nearing settlement through the wise action of the mediators at Niagara Falls.
 They will, think, propose the formation of commission composed of say three
 or more members with power to select a successor to General Huerta as provi- sional President. who should be satisfac- tory to President Wilson, Huerta and Carranza. With the removal of the Mex ican cloud, to be followed by an adjourn
 ment of Congress in the fore part of July, together with realization of our crops banning out as now promised and the rate question settled by liberal all lowance, I predict substantial return of | prosperity to our entire nation and a l final restoration of alnicable relations with all foreign countries. With such
 happy results our long suffering and pa newal of good times--''a consummation
 devoutly to be wished" Neither our gov ernment, nor any other foreig nation,
 has right to interfere with the inter- | nal affairs of other countries so long as
 their citizens and their properties are not endangered have no doubt this will
 be one of the provisions embodied in the decision of the Niagara Falls mediators,
 and if we are governed accordingly we
 are not likely to get into another Mexi- can embroglio.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Europe's Helpless Man

The United States, with its Mexican embroglio, and Great Britain with her recent threatened Ulster uprising, are not the only big nations which are having serious troubles, for Germany is passing through a crisis, and while one is accustomed to. look upon the Emperor William as all powerful in his domain, he, like all other monarchs, is a slave to the power behind the throne.
 In Germany this power is militarism and so abject is it's domination that many students of Teutonic politics speak of the German Emperor as "Europe's helpless man."
 Absolutism is mentioned with a smile and the divinity that doth hedge king about" is becoming to be regarded as pipe dream, for the "mailed fist" with which all are SC familiar never manifests itself except at the bidding of the militarist clique whose reign is supreme and whose might even an emperor is powerless to resist.
 In stemming the tide of revolution set in motion by the social democrats the Emperor has been signally sue cessful, and in his conflict with the radicals his triumph was accentuated, but the recent Zabern affair demon strated that the imperial arm is bound by letters of steel and the failure of imperial efforts to reform the medi- aeval franchise of Prussia, which is a scandal fast assuming the proportions of menace to the empire, proved that in his movements the Emperor is as restricted as hound in the leash.
 But the present situation is but re- flex of the environment which has ever hampered royalty in the past. There is and has always been a power behind the throne. With the excep- tion of few bold spirits such as Charlemagne, Barbarossa, Frederick the Great and Napoleon, that power has ever forced the king to play the part of the cats paw and William of today is no exception to the rule.
 But if interpretations are correct the existing reactionary forces in Ger many are playing to their doom and it is safe to predict that oligarchic con- trol and militaristic spirit in the Ger man empire are nearing their end and the advent of the era when the people shall have their inning is not very far removed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
The Rotary Convention

Look here" said Hale Tarrant, mem- Der of the Birmingham Rotary club, "see what the on to Houston committed is do- ing:
 "We have arranged for 10 other clubs (Atlanta won't come this way) to the southern circuit, which were organized by International Vice President John E. Shelby, to meet here about June 20 and spend a day looking over the town, and then all go along with us boosting Bir- bingham for our convention next year.
 Do you catch the point? This time next year the cry will be on to Birmingham. and ittwill be sounded throughout the United States, Canada. British Columbia, England, Scotland and Ireland, by over 10000 Rotarians. Of course, that number won't be in attendance, but there will be several hundred here then to place the southern metropolis on the Rotary map which will mean something for us witt the outside world.
 'Yes, our boosters will be amply sup. piled with campaign pennants, buttons neckties. etc., and our visitors will help ir supplying the hot<<ir and make enough noise to drown the appeals From every. where else for this great convention. Ro. tarian Ed Crawford of the entertainment commmittee Is working as only he car to give the visitors . good time. He will have local rotaters to meet all trains es. | cort our guests to Rotary hall and thera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

of Colonel Roosevelt and his faithful apolegist. His admiration for Colonel Roosevelt was so great that it inspired many humorous paragraphs in the newspapers.
 One of the most famous battles for reform made by Riis resulted in the tenement houses of New York being improved. He gave history of this fight in his book, "The Ten Years War" He described tenement house conditions in "How the Other Half Lives," book that was widely read. He was instrumental in giving the poor people of the city more parks, he worked to have more schoolhouses built, exposed the contamination of New York's water supply which caused the purchase of the Croton watershed; forced the destruction of rear tenements, giving light and air to the poor; had Mulberry Bend, the worst tenement block in New York. torn down and park put in it's place, worked to abolish child labor; obtained truant school; drove bakeshops out of tenement basements; planned play grounds for school children; advocated throwing open schoolhouses to boys and girls clubs and started a move ment for flowers for the healthy as well as the sick poor.
 Riis wrote a number of books that attracted attention to his work. He lived life of tremendous usefulness. He had a great soul and high ideals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Jefferson Davis, Birthday

Next Wednesday is legal holiday in Alabama-Jefferson Davis birthday" re- marked a clubman. "and it should be ob- served not only by the closing of the banks, but there should be fitting ex- ercises, including an address by one of our good speakers.
 Davis birthday is a legal holiday in seven states-Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and South Carolina. In Virginia it is not a legal holiday, but it is observed in the public schools. In Louisiana it is known as Confederate Memorial Day.
 Alabama has more legal holidays than most other states. The next one will be July 4, which, excepting Christmas, is the most generally observed of all the holi- days.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
JOE FOLK AS A BIG MAN
By BILL. VINES

sons. and particularly one. of "houn|
 dog fame. who had by a series of perl .formances kept under the calcium most of the time to the exclusion of most everything else from Missouri. This natl urally annoyed MT. Folk, but what could he do?
 But MT. Folks opportunity was to comel Under democratic administration hd connected himself with meal ticket'I at the national capitol and with said meal ticket the opportunity to get again on the front page
 Mir Folk tackled New Haven. No doubd MT FOLK saw in New Haven another bril- ilant chance to make the esteemed coun1 try set up and take notice and of course. incidentally while the full and horrible de tails of New England's financial piracy was being exposed there would be also moreNor less mention of MT. Folk in con nection herewith. MT. Folk was warned that 1t might be a mistake to get all wrought up and excited over something that the country already knew all about. ana py doing so throw the life rope to lot or gentry who threw a fit every time they saw policeman. but he had his head set on raising a disturbance and nothing short of it would satisfy him.
 Far be it from us to knock MT. Folk, We regard him too highly for that He is an able conscientious person. He is trying to perform a public service-getting himself little mixed with the public perhaps. but still doing his best As MT. Folk was warned, his star witness did not deived. Mir Melen carefully traced all the blame for every rotten deal In New Haven to folks who are now no longer present. Nothing criminal was nxeds on any person, including the es- teemed MT. Mellen himself, who is alive h other words. Mir. Folks big sensation failed to 'sensate." For two or three days it was on the front page, and then the whole show 'blew up" If the size of Mr. Folk is to be based on the results of his investigation of New Haven-as compared with what his hopes and am bitions in the beginning were, and what actually happened-it is probable that Mr. Folk will now have to stand on a brick to see over grasshopper.
 However, Mir Folk is all right, and we hope no one will gather from this that We think otherwise. He ought to have learned, however, by this time something that everybody else knew, that Senator Norris is so nutty that the squirrels run after him every time he walks through a park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF THE EARL OF ESSEX

publication of pamphlets in his behalf was prohibited.
 But the people were friendly to Essex in his trials and on Christmas Day prayers were offered in the city churches to the Queens favor. He gradually re-
 covered and on New Years Day he sent
 a present to the Queen. but she returned it.
 A scheme of bring Essex to trial in the star chamber in February was abandoned,
 owing partly to his ill health and partly to note sent by Essex to the Queen en- treating her to spare him the indignity.
 On March 19 he was removed to Essex house and Sir Richard Berkeley was ap- pointed his gaoler.
 On June 5, 1900, Essex was brought be- fore specially constituted court at York
 house, consisting of all the high officers
 of state and judges. Three charges were formally preferred against him: l. The journey in Munster. ?. The dishonorable
 and dangerous treaty,-.s. The contemptu- ous leaving of his government. The proceedings began at s o'clock with
 a short speech by the Queens sergeant, which was followed by an incorporate at- ack by Attorney General Coke. Others who testified against him were Solicitor General Fleming Sir Francis Bacon and letters were read from Ormonde and some of Essex's associates in Ireland to show
 that Essex had made 'odious conditions" in that country.
 Finally night came and the testimony was all taken and the lord keeper sen- fenced him to dismissal from all offices of state and to remain a prisoner in Es- sex house to await the Queens pleasure. Not satisfied with the troubles he had
 already encountered, hardly was he free
 before he instituted rebellion, believing that the people would follow his lead.
 In this he was disappointed and he was arrested again in February, 1901, and was carried this time to the Tower. On February 19 he was brought before a con- mission sitting in Westminster hall. Many eminent men testified against him and the trial continued throughout the day and resulted in his being found guilty at o'clock and sentenced to death. Eliz- abeth showed great reluctance to sign his death warrant. She however. attached her name on February "A. and on the 18th the prisoner was led to the high court above Caesars tower, within the Tower pre- cincts, and was beheaded. more than 100 persons being present to witness his exe- cution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Fred Nappi's Death

Few deaths occurring in Birming- ham recently have caused so many expressions of sorrow IS that of Fred Napp, the bandmaster. He was known by sight to nearly everybody, and his acquaintance was extensive. Genial by nature, his personality always made an impress upon those with whom he came In contact.
 T was startled and distressed to hear of Mir Nappis sudden death,' said the Rev. Father Coyle '1e had been, I thought, the picture of health. MT. Nappi was n good, faithful Catholic. and was deserved ly esteemed as a citizen. He will be greatly missed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
ToMoRROw-TRIAL OF vALLANDIGHAM
STONEWALL JACKSONS WAY
By pr. John Williamson Palmer.
 OME stack aryns unnu I'll. on

pr. John Williamson Palmer. OM E, stack arms, men. pile on the rails Stir up the campfire bright: No matter if the canteen fails;
 We'll make a roaring night. Here, Shenandoah crawls along, Here burly Blue Ridge echoes strong, To swell the brigade's rousing song
 Of Stonewall Jackson's way We see him now-the old slouched hat
 Couched OCT his eye askew- The shrewd dry smile-the speech SO pat
 So calm, blunt true, The Blue Light Elder" knows em we'll: Says he. That's Banks. he's fond of shell: Lord save his soul! We'll give him"-well.
 That's Stonewall Jackson's way. Silence! Ground arms! Kneel all Caps of!
 Old Blue Lights" going to pray; strangle the fool that dares to scoff!
 Attention it's his way Appealing from his native sod,
 Hear us, Almighty God!
 "Amenw That's stonewali Jackson's way. He's in the saddle now! Fall in!
 Steady! The whole brigade! Hilps at the ford cut off; we'll win His way out, ball and blade. What matter if our shoes are worn? What matter if our feet are torn? Quick step! We're with him ere the dawn!
 That's Stonewall Jacksons way! The sun's bright lances route the mists
 Of morning-and. by Georgei Here's Longstreet, strulgging in the lists, Pope and his Yankees. whipped before: "Bayonets and grape!' hear stonewaL roar; "Charge. stuartl Pay oR Ashby's scofA."
 Is stonewall Jackson's way! An! maiden, wait and watch, and yearn.
 For news of stonewalrs band!
 An! widow, read-With eyes that bur-
 That ring upon thy hand! An! wife. sew on. h~-~ a15 rf6S' Thz l4e shell not s faFltsa~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
OBERT DEvEREUx. the Earl of Essex. was @ great favorite with

N Essex, was great favorite with A A Queen Elizabeth, and she ad- vanced him rapidly until he was made the earlmartial of England and master-gen- eral of the ordnance. There would have been no limit to his power had he been able to retain the favor of the good Queen Bess." but he was impetuous and indiscreet.
 At the zenth of royal favor he took no care of his actions. At the council board he contradicted the Queen, and in return she gave him a smart box on the ear. This so angered him that he arose in ex- treme wrath, clapped his hand upon his sword and swore that he would not have taken such an affront even from Henry VIII.
 And to show his resentment Devereux made a composition with the rebels in Ireland, and quilted his government, with out leave for either proceeding. When he returned to London he was arrested and jailed and arrangements were made to try him for treason. While in prison he Is said to have intrusted to the Countess of Nottingham a ring which he had received from the Queen, when high in favor, with the promise to pardon any offense on it's presentation Contrary to her pledge, the countess retained the ring, which might have been the means of saving him from execution. Upon her deathbed she con- fessed her guilt and Elizabeth Is said to have exclaimed; God may forgive you, but I never willi''
 Even when Essex returned from Ire- land he had not entirely lost the good graces of the Queen. for she consented to receive him at three different times. But Cecil treated him coldly and turned the Queen against him. At his third visit she told him the council would require an explanation of his desertion and he was ordered to keep his chamber
 Essex was arrested on October 1. 1899. and was first confined in York house. He was kept. by the royal order. in com plete seclusion, and all expressions of sympathy with him, even among his ser wants, were strongly deprecated by the authorities. When the news that Essex was seriously i'll was conveyed to Eliz- abeth it did not lessen her anger. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

T"J ASHlNdiON. May 31.-lSpecial.' N The Hon. Joe Folk of Missouri 1 w is big man. No doubt in the
 world about that; he admits it, and nc
 one else disputes it. and public sentiment agreeing to 1t.
 | Therefore in case you didn't hear us the first time. we reiterate that the Hon. Joe is sizable man. He has been men
 tioned for President" After a man is
 ''mentioned' for President that settles it. There can be no reason for the most boneheaded obstinate. pessimistic cuss in the world endeavoring to get into the rec ord a minority report to the effect that said citizep is not a whale. He must be or he never would have been men tioned.''
 There has been some suggestion to the effect that when the Hon. Joe was men toned that he was one of the busiest lit- tie 'mentioners'' himself; this we take it.
 however, is a base attempt on the part of some one to create the impression that the least that can be said of Mr. Folk is that he don't hate himself.
 Neltnef Ie00N ROOSeNelt or DT. 0OOk discovered Mir Folk. He discovered him self. He discovered himself also at a specific time, when a bunch of crooks who had been making the occupation of the James boys look foolish out in Mis- souri, had just about completed arrange ments to record deed to the city hall and take over permanent possession of the city of St. Louis. Mir Folk entered a thing like that and got very busy, and before the summer was over grieved the entire outfit very much by sending sev- eral of the most perfect gentlemen in the crowd to the penitentiary.
 As this was some 10 or 15 years ago, when 1t was as difficult to convict a man for stealing railroad as it is to collect taxes from John D. Rockefeller, Mir. Folk instantly was recognized and &C., claimed as one of the very loudest noises that had cut loose in our midst for many moons.
 On the strength of the reputation he justly won by sending a large part of the population of St. Louis to a resort where they could mediate at leisure upon the folly of pushing a good thing too far, MT. Folk was elected governor of Missouri. and has been padding round in the lime light more or less ever since. Still the going has been rather hard for him. Un- fortunately Missouri had other "favorite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

According to the mother tongue bulletin Harris of the bureau of the census de- partment of commerce, the English and 32, 2,243,3S2 persons of foreign white stock in the United States in 1910. The Celtic group includes Irish, Scotch and Welsh This group represented 39.5 per cent of the total white population of the country. The total foreign white stock whose mother tongue was English numbered 1o,- OS7, 42o. The German group came next and the Italian was third
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
LANDMARK DEsTRoYED

From the Bullock County Breeze
 One of the oldest of the houses of Bull lock county located near Mt. Carmel on the Sims plantation, was destroyed by fire last week. It was owned by Gene Faulk- ner and occupied by a negro tenant. It is said to have been built by Walker nearly a a-century ago, at least as far back as 1880, probably while the Indians were on their reservation nearby The lumber, all clear, heart yellow. pine. cut with an up- right saw. It was two-story structure. with s9x large rooms and . 10-foot hall. at the time of the fire all sound and good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
TWO GIRLS SENT BY PARCELGPOsT From the Camp Hill News.

Camp Hill has the distinction of being perhaps the first town in Alabama that has sent from it's postoffice two real, live,
 Mrs. Harvey Newell of this place sent two of her little girls, Helen and Susie, from Camp Hill to the home of their aunt, Mrs. Luke Brazell, who lives on R. F. D. No. 3, a distance of five miles, by parcel post on last Tuesday.
 The postage was s9 cents, and the lit- tie girls were properly tagged and stamped before entering the automobile of J. J. Laughley. the carrier on that route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
Romeo is beloved and loves again, Alike bewitched by the charm Of LOOKS
 -Romeo and Juliet.
BEGINNING THE DAY-My Fath-

BEGINNING THE DAf-"s CT, may I halIow the place where I live by holy deeds, and may l deo- fcate 1t to the uses of love. Enhoie me to make even the ordinary spien- did and the commonplace rnre' ny the way in which I approach the" and the grace with which l employ them. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

The New Yorw judge who ruled that a hearse Is not a pleasure vehicle has prob
 ably never observed the heirs of a rich
 old man following his remains to the cem- etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

palpitating announcement from Paris Is that the effect that men are dis
 carding gloves while dancing" So long as
 they keep their shirts on no particular harm will be done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

Militant suffragettes have given King George some uncomfortable moments. but 1t is not the intention of militant suffra-
 gettes to make life pleasant for them selves or anybody else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

A returned traveller says Villa is the hope of the Mexican peon. The Mexican peon, it will be observed has nothing that is worth confiscating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

Boston has dug up an old ordinance tax ing all advertising signs on buildings. fences and roofs. Brewers, soap manu- facturers and pill compounders are hard hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
SOUTHERN IMPROVING RoADBru

ufUf foIf 6tIl1QdfUs
 The Southern railway is improving its roadbed between Marion Junction and Ak ron. Heavy rails have already been put down between Marion Junction and Ma rion and the track ballasted. The of- ficials say they propose making the sel- ma-Alxron branch equal to their main lines. and that first class rolling stock will also be put on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

A beautiful New York girl who took a degree in mothercraft at her fiance's sug- gestion says she is very happy. Now for the practical experience!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

How to improve the condition of alley babies was discussed at a convention in New York. A word spoken to alley pa- rents might help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

No matter whether the University of Ala bama is your alma mater or not. every intelligent and state-loving citizen re- joices in the splendid work it has done during the scholastic year just closing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

A chorus girl says she went on the stage because she thought she looked like Genee. Looking like Genee and dancing like her are two entirely different propositions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

Marc Klaw won but 5000 at Monte
 Carlo, although he was credited with win
 ming &o.ooo. The Monte Carlo press agent is one of the most alert in the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01

A Spokane couple who haven't spoken to each other in 12 years have been granted divorce They might have talked the matter over.