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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
The Iron Market

The local iron market is now quite active and an advance in price Is ex- pected in the near future. Matthew Addy Co.,, whose circulars had been pessimistic of late have this to say in this weeks report:
 There is much more activity in iron Sales recently have been large and inquiry is better. Iron for pipe foun- dries has led the procession. Basic is also in demand The unsatisfactory part of the business is that prices are still at the bottom. At today's prices iron masters are having difficulty in ex- changing old dollars for new ones and In consequence there is steady re- duction in output. Two southern Ohio furnaces are booked to go out in a few weeks and in every ironmaking
 district more and more furnaces are becoming idle. It is remarkable sit uation, for with the promise of abund- ant crops the iron industry should be
 running 100 per cent full, whereas to tell the exact truth it is today on tt
 basis of not to exceed 60 per cent. The only real comfort to be found is in the certain knowledge that this state of affairs cannot continue for ever-there must soon be a great change for the better"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
THE INVENTORS REWARD

Frcm the New York World.
 The history of invention is record with only few exceptions. of terrible toll and of genius cheated and starved. Few of the worlds greatest mechanicians have ever perfected their contrivances Sometimes by mere accident, but, as a rule, through long experimentation, they have hit upon an idea which others, quickly sezing, have made the basis of fame and fortune. Professor Langley s airship is a new case in point.
 The patent office at Washington used to be a pathetic storehouse for the work of such men, In that grotesque array of toylike machines might be found the theory that later was worth millions; the idea that revolutionized an industry; the principle that, with the aid of steam and steel made one mans labor equal to that of thousands. in workshops and lab oratories, in hospitals and camps, in re- mote villages, where the patient student is too often regarded as crank, men of this kind are still devoting their energies to studies that may be vain, but now and then are certain to be vital.
 These are the weary processes by which human knowledge and power have been advanced. A true inventor, like true poet, is one who dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

tered both accomplishments in less than two months, while many who were little better than wild beasts have been so quieted by the kind treat ment they have received and the new interest in life given them by the school that they have given no further trouble. Thirty per cent of the attend ance in the school are murderers. Only one unarmed guard is on duty in the schoolrcom, but no disorder of any kind has ever occurred there. Men whose hands are stained with human blood stand grouped about their teach CTS striving with pathetic eagerness to master a first grade reading or spelling lesson, or else bend over their desks absorbed in study. Reading and writing, simple arithmetic, history and geography are taught.
 Methods of this kind are being tried elsewhere in prison work. They de- serve the highest commendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
THE GREATEST MAP
he Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 A map of the visible universe. upon which the astronomers of the world have been working for 25 years, is almost com pleted. It will contain every star which scope. The number will not be less than 1Oo COG, ,C00
 Some of the stars which will be repre- sented have never been seen by the eye of man, and probably never will be seen. They are caught and recorded by the pho- tographic plate. which is more sensitive to light than the retinia of the human eye
 The immensities of space which will be represented on the map are sfar beyond human comprehension or imagination. The distances of the stars are so great that to represent them in miles carries no under standing of the brain. The size of some of tn. stars, which have been measured with satisfactory accuracy. Is almost equally beyond the minds grasp. As for the nebulae. there are astronomers who believe that they are further universes. great star groups in themselves as tre- mendous as the whole visible universe. Yet these nebuae are so incomprehensibly remote that only two of them are visible, as tiny hazy stars. to the naked eye.
 The map of the heavens should be an inspira tion even to the layman. Contem- plation of immensities which approach in- finity should be an excellent antidote for pettiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

few weeks, and unless Parliament house is thoroughly guarded it will be in danger of complete demolition. The obsessed women of England who form the suffagette organization are ad- mittedly hard to deal with. The police department has seemed baffled. The governments policy all along has been to let the suffragettes alone as far as possible, and when police action was necessary to deal gently rather than harshly with them.
 Had the suffragette movement in England been led by we'll poised wom- en, campaign of education along peaceful lines would have been under taken and adhered to. Parliamentary battles for great principles usually result in victory for human liberty and justice. Irelands home rule vic tory is the outcome of long parlia- mentary struggle. Some years ago certain Irishmen organized militant party for promoting by physical force If necessary the home rule cause. That organization not only accomplished nothing for Ireland, but at threw great cause back. Bloody revolution hardly ever results in real reform. Peaceful agitation is the only true way to change the existing order of society. The English militant suf- fragettes will gain no concession from the government. In time they will disappear, and then solid equal suf- frage movement will make itself felt in more enduring manner. But so long as the militants continue all right minded people on both sides of the Atlantic will pray that London's landmarks will be spared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
i Busy Summer

General trade Is now quite brisk and 1t will improve rapidly from now on.P said J. J. Waldron of Chicago.
 Prosperity waves often come unex- pectedly. It was so in the early summer of 1912. We had quite a boom that year in spite of the fact that many business men predicted continued dull ness. The return of prosperity now, while something like that of two years ago, is not unexpected. For some weeks conservative men have been forecast ing new era of prosperity beginning With this summer. Just as soon as enormous crops were practically as sured revival of business activity seemed certain. I believe we will have no more hard times for many years to come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 What has become of the old fashioned boy who got warts on his hands from playing with toads?
 Every man is liar part of the time The fact that away down in your heart fellows and not for you is proof of the truth of the statement.
 There would never be any divorces If husbands were as well satisfied with their wives as they are with them selves.
 A woman often goes downtown and forgets to take any money with her. But there never was a woman who went out and forgot to take her powder rag along.
 There isn't anything new at all. This corsetless effect is suppose to be up-to- date but 1t isn't anything but a return to the jelly wobble fad of three years ago.
 The manSkho buys a cigar just be cause there are lot of Spanish words and gold dingbats on the box Is the same fellow who cops out a flock of fun, feathers and excelsior and thinks he is getting a wife.
 Somehow or other a woman can use it and get dainty sachet effect, but when a man uses talcum powder he smells like fire in a hair oil factory.
 The man you want to remember your name always forgets it, but bill col lector hasn't any trouble remember ing 1t.
 Never judge a horse by the way he fights for his head in the paddock. And never judge man by the number of keys on his key ring. If Friend Wife has two or three sum mer dresses and she tells Friend Illus band that she hasn't anything "flt to wear" he. always agrees with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
A Penitentiary Night School

The sIntramural school" established one year ago in the Maryland peniten- tiary by Warden John F. Leonard has proved a remarkable success. It illus trates modern ideas in regard to the treatment of convicts. Warden Leon- ard is a humane, broad-minded man who represents the best type of pris- on official. His attitude toward the thousand men and women who are un- der his care is like that of a father. Although he has been in charge of the Maryland penitentiary only two years, his kind treatment of prisoners has brought about a remarkable transfor- nation. Hope has taken the place of despair. Instead of being treated like brutes, the better side of the convicts has been appealed to and the change that has taken place in some of the worst inmates of the penitentiary proves that no matter how low a man may fall in the scale of society, it is still possible to reach his heart.
 The penitentiary night school is held every night in large hall of the pris- on which is equipped with the usual school desks and blackboards. Sessions
 last two hours. There are no holidays, except Sunday, and no vacations. The teachers are themselves inmates,
 chosen by the warden. Two of the teachers are serving life terms for
 murder and another is serving a sen- tence of 25 years. A convict usually finishes the "course" in the night school in years time. Afterward, if he wishes to continue his studies, there is correspondence school conducted by the warden, which will give him ad-
 ditional instruction. The teachers in
 this school are also prison inmates.
 The night school was established for illiterates. Men who could neither
 read nor write when they came to the penitentiary have in some cases mas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF EARL OF CAMBRIDGE

the reign of Henry V there was
 plot discovered against the mon-
 archs life, but who were the real piotters could never be definitely ascer- tained. Those who were suspected were betrayed by one Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, and afterward executed.
 History informs us that the wouid-be assassins were promised a million of gold by Charles VI, King of France, for which they were to either kill Henry while en route on voyage he was taking, or, into the power of the French monarch. To make the design look more real, and partly { osecure more support, they told all their plans to Edmund, the Earl of March, pretending that 1t was their de- sign to put him upon the turcnc, to which he had little claim. One thing, however, that the prudent conspirators kept to themselves was their employer, and the money that they should receive.
 When first told of the plan, Mortimer would not have anything to do with it, but later when shown the advantages that would accure. he promised to agree if they would but give him one hour to think it over Upon gaining his liberty to consult whom he would. instead of either going in the plot or drawi,g out he went straight to Henry with the whole tale of the plot. Perhaps it was because he was frightened, or perhaps again be- cause of the favcor he hoped to gain.
 When the King heard the taie he could hardly believe his ears. and. calling the conspirators together, he asked them What those deserved that could be guilty of such treason?' They merritt said the usurpers, ito expire in norrid torments, to deter others from the like crime.' As they uttered these words. the King ordered them to be seized. After apprehension. they were brought before the monarch and the nobles with him. where the indictments were read as fol lows:
 That Richard Earl of Cambridge of Conigsbury, in the County of York, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

Aigrettes and other plumage prohibited importation under the tariff act, when worn out of the United States with in- tent of wearing them back again, will not be molested by the customs officials, &C., cording to the ruling of the treasury de- partment. This decision was contained in a letter to the collector at Detroit. which said: Tt appears that the aigrette was purchased in Chicago six years ago, and worn from your port to Windsor by the owner on the 29th ultimo and brought back to Detroit after an absence of less than an hours duration. After careful consideration the department has held that the wearing of prohibited plumage across the border into foreign territory, with a definite intention to bring the same back to the United States does not constitute a bona fide exportation thereof under the customs laws, and that its re- turn to the United States is not, there fore, an importation within the meaning of paragraph 347.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13


 From the Memphis Commercial-A Appeal.
 Tha drama of the year proceeds with precision Each month, thus far. has played an important part of natures stage. Flushing May has made her exit ard June. mere radiant, has made her entrance.
 With June comes the bride. gardens yield up their roses and the. heavens be- highly smile an abundance of blessings
 June Is the month of Joy, and the part played in this ever changing drama of the year is enc of the most conspicuous of all.
 The tender plants watered with the tears of April and strengthened by the smiles of May, come to June as natures heritage. They come into the fruition of their best days. The farms and fields are fecund with the crops not yet reached maturity. It Is the month when the world is in productive mood. The birds In their nests coo gently to their unfeathered young. It is the mating season among animals as well as men.
 The worlds stage is active and the play of nature moves quickly on through this InDSI important tpOcl OI the year. And what is so rare a day in June?
 Then, if ever come perfect days; Then heaven tries the earth if 1t be in
 tune.
 And over 1t softly her warm ear lays"
 So wrote Lowell, that sweet singer of songs, and all can but sympathize with Bobby Burns when out of the sheer joy of living he confided the thought of his poetic mind, "Oh, my loves like red, red rose. that's newly sprung in June"
 All thoughts of love seem to turn toward this month of matrimony. The nights so soft and southern and throaty seem to whisper tender sentiments. The moon in June brings lovers together and bride of June seems doubly blessed. Photographic perfections in all things can be found in June. The muslin of the morning mist seems almost like spun silver. Dawn paints the world in subdued tints It does not come reluctantly like the dawn of March, but with short, sharp sigh and the world awakens. The notes of the birds echo swiftly through the cool, fresh air and rustling leaves.
 June is the month when the hearts of men grow tender and even the atrophed veins of the old seem to jingle again with life's warmest and freshest blood. It is the month of inspiration.
 The days of June are filled with slanting but steady sunshine, while the nights are persuasive and the katydids are most assiduous.
 In the orchards nature points with pride to the fruits of June and the young trees which in May were bowers of blossoms now seem to feel the responsibility of their gifts to man.
 At dusk the slowly fading light is punctuated with the chatter of our feath- cred friends and suspended cadences.
 June brings heat, but the torrid and tempestuous characters in this drama of the year have yet to make their appear arce. July will find a heated city hemmed in by radiating walls. In June we have hot days, but this month of life giving, this creative month this fecund character in natures interesting drama is playing a poetic part the serenest, the happiest the most blushing part of all the 12 in nal lures perfect cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
THE BALDWIN COUNTY CANAL

From the Evergreen Courant.
 After years of effort that canal across Baldwin is to be cut from Mobile bay to Pensacola bay. It is not to be very wide nor very deep, but that can be at- tended to later. The first thing is to get a canal that will carry smaller craft by this inside way from one bay to the other and make 1t part of great inland water route from Washington to Calves ton.
 This proposition is for canal 70 feet wide and with seven feet of water. no locks, put all water level. Really, only, 12 to 20 miles need be cut, for already the waters are but eight miles apart in one place.
 Unless there be unexpected rocks or other hidden difficulties the canal can be easily and quickly dug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
TUSCALOOSA AFTER ARMoR PLANT

From the Tuscaloosa News.
 The hospital farm is suggested as the ideal location for the governments 5000, coo armor plate plant and the advantages offered by Tuscaloosa for the location of this plant are briefly set forth in letter to be sent by the Board of Trade to the men who will have voice in the selee- tion of the site and who are interested in bringing the plant to Alabama.
 Copies of the letter will be sent to Sem stor Bankhead, Senator White, Senator elect Underwood, Representatives Aber- crombie, Hobson, Taylor, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of Laboe Wilson and ex-secretary of Agriculture Shaw.
 Ire board of trade is planning an ac- tive campaign for the location of the plant here. and information that will have weight with the commission to he ap- pointed to investigate suggested sites will be compiled from time to time and pre- sented to the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

Thomas Grey of Heaton, in the County of Northumberland, had, on the twentieth day of July, in the third year of the .eign of King Henry. conspired with a number of men to have led away the Lord Ed mund, Earl of March, into Wales, and to have procured him to take the govern ment of the realm" The indictment then went on to show who was guilty of being in the plot; ito bring from Scot land one Trumpington and another one resembling in shape, favor and counten- ance King Richard. and Henry, Lord Scrcop. of Masham, was likewise indicted as censenting to the premises"
 As to the incidents that follow history Is silent but we know that the Earl was convicted, but by whom, in what manner or from there is no record
 The King then wrote a letter on the forrthiof August to his brother, Thomas, Duke of Clarence, calling him to appear on the following Monday to try the pris- CT CTS and to proceed to their execution. The Earl then wrote a letter to the King, following it by a petition, which is still preserved.
 My most dreadfulle and sovereyne lege lord.
 Richard York zowre grace of all man. ner subgyt and very legeman, bezeke zowre grace of all manner of offenses wych I have done, or assentyd to in heny kirde, by teryng of oder folhe eggynge me there to, whereyn I vote well l have hyle offendyd to zowre hynesse.
 "Beseechyng zow at lne reverence of God. that zow to take me into the hands of zowre mercyful and pytouse grace. thenkyns zee wei of zowre gret good nesse."
 This very, very effusive and eloquent. though oddly worded request, was not much needed, for Henry did not spare the life of the Earl, and therefore, he, along with Scroop and Grey, were be. headed, and the Earl's head and body in. tered in the chapel of Gods House in Southampton. On August : of the same year the King granted a pardon to the Earl of March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
Government Ownership in England

After more than fifty years ot gov ernment ownership of the telegraph system of England, and two years of state monopoly of telephones, the London Times in a series of articles regarding these two branches ot the English postoffice department refers to the management as the "dead hand of the state" It is forcibly set forth that whereas the telegraph sys- tenn when in the hands of several com panies had, in the face of competition, netted it's owners large annual nrofit. but that after the third year of operation by the government not only had the profit disappeared alto gether, but that thereafter steadily increasing loss had been incurred by the government.
 The Times stresses the point that whereas the private concerns were hampered by competition and lack of broad resources the government, on the other hand, is fortified by a strict monopoly, thus having full power to centralize management and inaugur- ate the best methods known, elimi- hating lost motion and the extra ex- pense which is always necessary for operating in several units. Parliament had given the postoffice department such sweeping power that it was able to strangle the private telephone com panies into submission after long struggle. These companies were not allowed to establish long distance lines, as this was viewed as competi- tion to the telegraph system.
 Public opinion, however, demanded the long distance service; so the state established trunk lines of it's own to be operated in connection with the local telephone lines then under pri- vate ownership. But thorough coop eration could not thus be secured, and the service rendered was extremely unsatisfactory. So finally in 1911 the British Parliament enacted a law which enabled the postoffice depart ment to take over the properties of all of the telephone concerns. The tele- phone system has now ceased to show profit equal to the license which was formerly paid to the state by the pri- vate concerns, and it is estimated an annual net loss of about $500,000 will result from this deal.
 But the loss in revenue is not trou- bling the English so much as the in efficiency of the service rendered. With the exception of France, Eng land has the poorest telephone system of any of the advanced countries, and travellers agree that service in London hardly compares with that of the "slowest" towns of the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
ILLUsIONs OF WAR

By Richard LeGallienne. War abhor. And yet how sweet The sound along the marching street Ofdrum and ffei And forget Wet eyes of widows, and forget Broken old mothers and the whole Dark butchery without soul without . soul-save this bright drink Of heady music. sweet as death; And even my peace abiding feet Go marching with tho marching street. For wonder, wonder, goes the fife. And what care for human life! The tears fiji my astonished eyes,
 And my full heart 10 like to break; And yet 'tts all embAnnered lies,
 A dream those little drummers make. o. 1t Is wici<ednebs to clothe
 Ton hideous grinning thing that
 stalks Hidden in music, like . queen
 That in . garden of glory walks, Till good men love the thing they  Art thou hast many infamies, But not m infamy like thin, 10. snap the fife, and still the drum.
 And show hs,monstsE aa=shas1sl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13

From the New York Sun.
 Shower baths for hogs and other live stock in transit Is one of the summer in novations announced by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to add to the comfort of summer travel The baths will be provided at terminals and at resting sta tions when the animals are fed and watered
 One of the purposes of the baths is to increase the roads dining car business by mitigating the odors waited into passen- ger cars from cattle trains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
DIPPING vATs IN TALLADEcA

Talladega Is preparing to take the first and most important step toward becom- ing a cattle raising county by establish ing two dipping vats in each precinct of the county.
 The court of county commissioners on Thursday agreed to make an appropria- tion for the cement and lumber to build the forms. which will be about 70 a vat. or s144o for s6 vats. two in each of the IS precincts.
 The work will be carried on under the direction of State Agent J. T. Watt of the United States department of agri- |eultures and w. T. Coksrs county -dem-