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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
South's Great Opportunity

The department of agriculture has sounded the tocsin of alarm and sent out the warning that beefsteak may in the near future command a dollar a pound unless the raising of cattle is transferred from the great corn belt in the west to the south.
 It is well to heed the admonition as the fact that the number of beef cattle in the United States has dropped off six million in the last three years advises us that the day of dollar-a- pound steak is not far distant.
 It must also be taken into consider ation that this diminution represents a certain phase should our population remain unchanged; but with its nor maj increase the loss of cattle really means eighteen millions. The steady and uninterrupted rise in prices like wise confirms the statement that the hour on inhibitive values is approach ing.
 The value of beef cattle has almost doubled in three years as the price at present is S31.13 compared with that of S1907 in 1910.
 In the same space of time milch cows have advanced from $3529 per head to S5394. The same is true of hogs and sheep. The porker that then brought $9.17 now commands $10.40, and the average sheep is worth much more than it was then.
 It is estimated that the total num- Der of these three classes of meat animals is 144,5O7 ,OOO as compared with 151 ,812, 1000 in 1910, or a de- crease of 7,305, 1000 animals. But owing to the decrease in num- bers values have correspondingly risen and the three classes are worth today $1 ,92O,0 ,0s7, ,0O0 as compared with $1 ,534, ,600,000 in the census year. This is an increase in valuation of $395, ,4s7, 900.
 These figures are full of portent and proclaim the glorious possibilities that rest with the south in the raising of beef cattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17

ness and morality and of equality and justice Of course, where at a subse- quent election the same small body shall take a different view and establish diff ferent rule of righteousness and justice, there may be some embarrassment.
 By the instrumentality of the initiative. from } to per cent of those of the elec- torate who register are permitted to con- pei the submission to the electorate of any measure they may devise. This has put the power in the hands of cranks and blind enthusiasts to increase the burden of the electors so much that many fail to discharge their electroal duties. The result is an enactment of laws by small minorities and not by the people at all. More than this, the tendency to submit legislation to the referendum grows until we have the result that 90 or 40 diff ferent complicated laws are submitted to the people, involving the printing, by way of explanation and with arguments pro and con, of a volume of 250 closely lined pages in order that the people may know what they are to vote upon. Is it any wonder that, with 90 or 40 laws to read and secure some dim idea Of with volume of 250 pages to digest, the voters, many of them, go to the polls, vote for the candidates and decline to vote on the laws submitted to them?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
A Pioneer Citizen Talks

Ut does a pioneer citizen good to stroll around Birmingham of a Sunday and see the Improvements that have been made in the business district and the general expansion of the city," said Frank F. Turner
 T have been living here 26 years and the growth of Birmingham in that time has been marvellous indeed, It does not seem so very long ago when the business district did not extend fur ther northward than Third avenue. Fourth avenue seemed out of town. Now it is fast becoming an important busi- ness thoroughfare, and Fifth avenue will soon be a great shopping street.
 "The magnificent Hotel Tutwiler and the elegant Hotel Motion just opposite, both nearing completion, and the story added to the Southern club have com pletely transformed Fifth avenue and Twentieth street. I never expected to live to see Birmingham the great city that it is today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Birmingham's Steady Progress

"The statistical table recently pub lished by the Chamber of Commerce. showing the material progress of Bir- mingham and the Birmingham district, well justifies our boosting said a mem- Der of the Rotary club.
 'In the column setting forth Birming- ham population in recent years the city directory estimate is used-1S9, 134 in 1913. The census, population in 1910 was 132 6S5. The last school census taken two years ago indicated a population of about 152, GOO and, as has been pointed out ire quently, the school census is particu- larly good basis, as the enumeration is made by teachers and is carefully done "One of the most striking comparisons is under the head of Value of New Buildings For the year 1900 the value Of such buildings was $1.19O000, and every year has shown an increase. In 1910 the total value of new buildings was $3,524, ,053 ! In 1911 there was a small increase. Tn | 1912 there was a considerable increase and in 1913 the figures had risen to $6.- 1 i2s, ,7s7 Another great increase in recent years was in the bank deposits. In 191( l the deposits totaled s22, BPS, ,S2S. / The tota' | for 1913 was s2S.ss33l6. Passing by the bank clearings, which do not constitute much of barometer of business. we come to the postoffice receipts. In 191t the receipts amounted to $S79,S57. In 191; the total was $539, 772. 1hese figures die
 not include the receipts of Ensley, Vivian CT Thomas-all inside the city. Assessed valuation of real estate increased from $65, ,S15,026 in 1910 to ss6,07s. 900 in 1913.
 "The coal output increased from 16,1S9, 22s tons in 1910 to 17.Ss4,745 in 1913. Tn,
 iron production increased from 1,9S91 tons in 1910 to 2,025,31S tons last year: stee
 from 529,6s5 tons in 1910 to 778390 las
 year.
 "ln 1910 the street cars hauled il, ,564, ,59 passengers. Last year they hauled 53 l 3,g 1S0''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
WOMEN IN "LEMON CLUB"

From the Washington Star.
 "The Congressional Lemon club" is not at all what its name implies, but is a consumption of lemons to reduce obesity. It is made up of women from the Con- gressional club, many of them living at Congress Hall, and is begot of too high living. One charming woman who thought she had put on too much fat, though her friends protest it is not true, has re- duced her weight from 1S3 to 1s7 pounds in the space of two weeks.
 So proud are the congressional women of this little club and it's excellent work that one of them graciously gave the for mula.
 Tt is pretty hard to keep straight face while talking about it. much less taking it." are the prefacing remarks, and then the advice-to begin with, the juice of one lemon taken straight" before breakfast The second day, two lemons, juice taken at different times. The third~~day, three lemons, at intervals, and on until 12 lemons are consumed in each 24 hours, or a lemon an hour during the day NoW, lilt coilSuliitl lnuSl StdfI DdCk- ward and leave off lemon each day until she reaches one. which must remain her permanent dose, No cheating with sugar or water is allowed, and grape juice with the medicine is absolutely prohibited.
 What filth the lemon cure and the hun dreds of gallons of fruit punches, grape juice lemonade and other refreshments made from the fruit used in Washington during this administration, the lemon is quoted in price from b cents a dozen at fashionable shops to IS cents at the other sort.
 But if you are really going in for the lemon treatment advises the good-na- tured loser of 20 pounds, "buy them by the 12 dozen, for the big, fine lemons which retail at 95 cents dozen, sell for IS cents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE.
William Howard Taft, in Leslie's.


 Now who constitute the lawful elec- whole people. probably considerably less. At the elections in which there Is the greatest popular interest, perhaps 75 per cent of those entitled, vote. That is a high percentage. At other elections, the percentage will run dowgn to 65 per cent. A majority or plurality of that percen- tage gives expression to what is said to be the voice of the whole people. These percentages are shown in the election of officers; but when it comes to the direct vote by the electorate upon measures, under the initiative and the referendum, we find that the proportion of those who vote is often not more than 60 per cent and not infrequently as low as 30 per cent of those who vote at the same election for officers.
 What, then, is the result of the calcua- ton? The total electorate does not ex. cced 20 per cent of the population. At ordinary elections. not presidential, the total vote is only 65 per cent of this 20 per cent, or about l3 per cent of the total pop llation. and of this it is fair to say that pon referendums. there is not a total ote of more than 50 per cent of those who vote for candidates at such elsc- ons. The total vote, therefore. upon sferendums is about 61a per cent of all he people and a majority of that, or something more than per cent of !he people. are supposed to express in their Rptes at one election that popular will ' hich is to be the standard of righteous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
DRAMA IN AGONY COLUMN

London.-When two people choose to carry on their love affairs through so prominent a medium as the Agony Column of the Times in a sense they make public property of their affairs. So that to draw attention to the unhappy turn that has been taken by the course of true love be- tween "Banston" and June" can hardly be regarded as an inconside~able indiscre- tion.
 Apparently sometime in last November "Banston" left for Germany. and the first of a series of messages from June" (which has been continued ever since) ap- peared in the Times of November 15. It ran: ''Banston.-Did not see J. R. B. in sAiling list. Have started German les sons. I love thee, my sweetheart (this sentence in German as a proof of her studies, presumably. Miss your dear self. Always yours, June" The following Sat urday "June"-all the messages are from her side-misses "Banston'' terribly" and adds as another proof of the German studies, "Ich finde Deutsch sehr schwer gu lernen"-I find German very hard to learn.
 But even struggling with German could not sustain "Junes' cheerfu1ness during the whole of "Banston's' absence. On January 10 she is rather sad little girlie'' with nothing to tell you" The following Saturday she gives up the at tempt and expects to be over in about a month." Apparently Evanston" does not send the cable in which he was asked to agree to her visit, for fortnight later she is lonely and miserable and tired of everything" Both German and Germany having failed, "June' seeks other conso- lations and announces on February that she spent Wednesday at the Tate gal lery" and is thinking of taking up art seriously"
 Alas, Poor tJune!' Even worse mis- fortunes than being miserable and tired of everything were in waiting. Last Saturdays message CFebruary 1D ran; "Banston-Madame has had frightful ac- cident taxi smashup, face and arm badly cut, thrown through taxi window"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17

to bear. It brought to it's possessor a golden reward and has become as familiar in the ears of the Common people" as the sound of the wind through signing boughs, or the mur- mur of streams purling over their rocky beds. If Mir. Bryan should cease talking-not to mention MT. Hobson, who shows no signs of giving out the silence would be oppressive.
 But there is yet hope. Mr. Bryan's personal habits are above reproach. He has no vices. Grape juice is his favorite beverage. He is only 54 years old. By continuing to take care of himself, no matter how disagreeable the situation may be in Mexico, there is reason to believe that MT. Bryan will round into form again and will prove as resonant as of yore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Anti- i-Accident Legislation

Legislation of a conservative pro- gressive character is rapidly com manding the attention of the nations law makers and the House of Repre- sentatives has just passed by unani- nous vote bill creating a bureau of labor safety in the department of labor and the establishment of 9 museum for the display and study of safety devices.
 This will establish a departure of considerable import from the rather perfunctory practice of publishing disseminating safety bulletins and ac cident statistics, admittedly meritor- ious as far as they go, and will con tribute to the prevention of accidents by object lessons and practical advice. Knowledge concerning the installation and manipulation of devices and ap- pliances for automatically protecting life and limb is infinitely of more inn portance and utility than an array of cold figues and uncanny statistics relative to casualties that have de- manded heavy toll of human life. l This is a great stride in the coun- try's march of humanitarianism. AL ready the new employees liability and compensation laws are bearing fruit in the way of arousing interest in and an earnest study of the ways and means of preventing industrial acci- dents on the part of mutual insurance companies and employers organiza- tions, the members of which welcome the suggestions and recommendations of engineers and efficiency men in reference to the adoption of guards and protective devices. Thus federal inspectors and engineering officials will find willing allies and ready CO., workers in such organizations so that national, state and individual corpor- ation agencies will be united in a great work for the conservation of human life and minimizing the dan- gers, hardships and trials of the laboring man.
 The spirit of humanitarianism is in the air, the nation recognizes the ob- .ligations of common brotherhood of man and the world is yearly growing better, pessimists and cynics to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
ANOTHER CHARGE

From the Tuscaloosa News.
 "Before retiring for the night, Con-
 gressman Hobson made the prediction:
 Our poll of the state shows that the
 state belongs to me by a safe majority.
 There is no way under heaven for my
 opponent to steal it except between sun
 down and sunrise
 The foregoing paragraph taken from the Mobile Registers account of an ad-
 dress delivered at Whistler on Thurs
 day night of the past week by Captain Hobson may be taken, we believe. at its face value The Register has been studi- ously fair in it's treatment of the pres ent senatorial campaign. and it is hardly have got into it's columns unless the captain had actually spoken the words 1 a ttributed to him.
 There seems to be no limit to the abuse which Captain Hobson is heaping upon 1 the head of his opponent. He has ac- cused him of being a dummy of Wall street a tool of the liquor interests, and political buccaneer; but those charges pale into insignificance in comparison with this latest outburst. To call MT l Underwood an election thief is going be- l yond the pale of decency. The only ex- pianation of such violence is that Cap. | tain Hobson has "eaten of the insane | root which takes mems reason prisoner ' l The entire public career of MT. Under wood has been characterized by rugged honesty, and this latest poison that Cap. tain Hobson is trying to inject into the public mind will be recognized as poison and nothing else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
St. Patrick S Day

This is St. Patrick's Day. It is a day especially dear to the sons ot Erin, but its observance is no longer confined to the Irish.
 With the passing of the years native born Irishmen in this country are be- coming comparatively few in num- bers, but the sons and grandsons of those who emigrated from the Emer- ald Isle are counted by the millions. The time can be recalled when St. Patrick's Dav was celebrated on a large scale by Irish societies, and when those not of Irish blood only looked on. Today it is different All Americans of whatever race not only honor St. Patrick, but join with their Irish friends in wearing the green.
 St. Patrick was born in the latter part of the fourth century, and died about 463. The place of his birth seems to be uncertain. Some his torians give Scotland as the country of his birth. Others are inclined to the opinion that he was born in Eng land. He died in Saul, near Armagh, Ireland.
 He was one of the most remarkable men of the early Christian period. Six years the slave of pagan chlef, he tended flocks in Ireland. He after wards received an education in France, and after being ordained to the priest hood, was sent by the pope to Ireland to convert the pagans. His labors were wonderfully blessed. It is said that he baptised many thousands with his own hand As some writer has said, "He found Ireland a land of pagans, and left it when he died a land of saints.' While much that is written about St. Patrick purporting to be history is believed now to be legendary, no one questions the fact that Patrick was holy man and made such an impress upon the people of the green isle that they have been noted ever since for their strong traits of character and their unfailing devotion to the Christian religion. ..5..5a.s-,..
 No matter what form the observ- ance of St. Patrick's Day takes in this country one sentiment is common to all men and women who honor the great and good. St. Patrick's mem ory is cherished as much today as ii was in the centuries gone; and the time will never come when the name of Patrick will cease to be widely honored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
wATcHFUL WAITING
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF MURDERERs OF THYNNE

, Thynnes breast, and the three scoundrols decamped at once, clattering away up the Haymarket.
 Warrants were issued for the arrest of the assassins and vratz was captured in
 a Swedish doctors house in Leicester | Fields. Borasld and Stern were also ar- | rested. Officers from London arrested the count just as he was landing from | his boat at Gravesend. After his arrest he lost his self possession and blurted
 out: Iris a stain upon my blood, but
 one good action in the wars cor a logging l upon a counterscarp will wash away all that"
 Sir Francis Pemberton, chief justice of the kings bench presided at the trial of the four prisoners, which began at in the morning. The nationality of the
 prisoners made jury de medietate linguae" (half English and half foreisn).
 Two of them were Swedes, one a German and the fourth Pole. Even the interpre-
 ters could not understand all the an-
 guages. and the judges would not pause for every answer to be translated. Konigsmarck, being charged as an ac- cessory, asked to have his trial postponed | until the principals should have been con- yicted. Pemberton refused this on the
 ground that he had no power oseparate
 the trials. though he had discretion The real reason was to shield the count, though the count was not aware of it at the time.
 l The case against the three principals
 was proved without any difficulty. In | fact, they acknowledged the crime, but ] the trial against the count failed, much
 to the pouplar displeasure, and the shame | of this bad acquittal rests on Pemberton,
 who in summing up slSillfully smoothed
 over the most damning points of the case
 and put in here and there a plausible ex- | planation.
 i Ultimately at about o'clock the jury
 retired and after half an hours absence
 returned with a verdict of guilty"
 against the three wretched tools of the
 count and mot guilty" against the chief
 conspirator himself.
 l God bless the King and the honorable
 bench!" exclaimed the shameless and
 brazen count.
 The judges did not condescend to re-
 main to pronounce the sentence of ceath
 against the convicted prisoners penance
 which they underwent at the precise spot
 where the dastardly crime was committed
 on March 10. Carl John continued his adventurous life abroad following his &C., l quittal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Brilliant Singer Tonight

Miss Alma Beck of Cincinnati, young contralto will appear in a recital at the Jefferson theatre tonight under the aus pices of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music. She will be assisted by Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen. A beautiful pro- gramme has been arranged.
 "I heard Miss Beck last summer and was charmed with her. said a musician. "She is only 22 years of age, but she is already a great artist. She is going to be a second Schumann- Heink. It is hoped the music lovers of Birmingham will turn out in large numbers to hear her. There is certainly a rare treat in store for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17

General Jacob S. Coxey of "Coxey' s army fame, has written a letter to Gov ernor Glynn of New York, in which he says that there are 100000 unemployed men in this country. The general esti- mates that if each man is credited with an earning capacity of s1.50 a day the economic loss to the country is s75oooOO a day, s195, ,000, 900 month and g, ,340, ,O00 OOO a year in wages and purchasing power. He declares that if the labor that is thus lost were applied to building roads it would build 12,5OO miles of 1S-foot brick roads at s15,000 per mile, every month, and 150,OOO miles a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
GREATEST ORANGE EXHIBITION

From the Strand.
 If the orange blossom isn't the national flower. of California it ought to be, see- ing that the citrus-fruit industry brings to that state an annual income of over $50 000, 00o. 50.0O0 carloads of oranges, lemons and grapefruit leave California for the markets of the world every F months. The industry represents an in- vestment of hundreds of millions of dcllars. Consequently the National Orange Show which takes place annually at San Bernardino, the principle city in the greatest orange-producing county in the state, is an event in which everyone who has ever seen or eaten an orange must take more or less interest.
 The National Orangs Show Is not a moneymaking proposition in any sense of the word. No profits accrue to any one. It is financed by the public spirited citizens of San Bernardino. and has for its object the upbuilding and promotion of the citrus-fruit industry-not alone in California. but throughout the United States. The show Is housed in two mann moth tents. 1SO by 26O feet. with R-foot side wall. built especially for the pur- pose The first is known as the fruit exhibits department" and contains nothing but citrus-fruits. The second is called the industrial section," and in this is shown every known device used in connection with culture and marketing of citrus-fruit from the time the small tree is planted until it's maturity. when the golden fruit is picked, packed and shipped to the eastern markets. Ar interesting feature of this department is complete packing house in full oper. ation. the fruit being actually packed and shipped by the carload from the exposition grounds.