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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Assurance of Easy Money

Henry Clews in his Saturday review, after alluding to some of the unfavorable influences on the stock market during the past week says:
 Fortunately, however, there are some encouraging clements in the situation. The most important Is the assurance of easy money for the next three or four months. While this is partly due to slackness in trade. such a condition is always a factor of much importance in restoring normal activity. There is abundance of capital awaiting investment, if confidence only warranted. This was proved by the con- paratively successful sale of sSs 900, 900 New York city 4A per cent bonds. the bids for which aggregated nearly $2O0. GOO 900: while for the last years offering of s45. 900. .0O6 the bids only amounted to s76.OOo.O0o All things considered. the sale was satisfac- tory. Our crop outlook Is promising The season Is late, but there has been no harm through premature growth, and a few days of sunshine will quickly place conditions within the normal The cost of living is declining, Bradstreet's index figure for April being S.7582, against g, 2B7e year ago. The declines in commodity prices wero greatest in food products.
 '"reh foreign outlook Is encouraging. Tn all the principal financial centers there is 6 great plethora of easy money. which is sure to have a stimulating influence upon all classes of investments. Great Brit aims trade boom continues, and that country is still enjoying one of the most remarkable eras of prosperity on record, her national revenue last year being s50. oO0.OOo in excess of the budget
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
NU1 ASHINGToN. April 19.-tSpecial.)
 Af If in the end grim visaged war

NV AsHlNGroN' a |, April is.-'speeiaD W If in the end grim visaged war
 fyIootlis it's wrnkled front; if the dove ot peace. minus the choicest feathers of its tail again dethrones Mars, the relentless god of wars; if Huerta re- stores tranquility and appeases the wrath Of Uncle Sam with salute to the Amer icsn fog, and we furnish the 1owder, or otherwise; if the watchful waiting policy is restored to us; 1t will not be the vic tory of the superior diplomacy of See1e- tary or State Bryan, nor will il be be- cause of the awe inspired in the soul of that grim old warrior, Victoriano Huerta, through whose veins flows the blood of a thousand naughty Aztec ancestors by the f.cwning guns of our mi yilty At.ant,c fleet. but il will be due to the war-like and indomitable spirit of those of our great statesmen, who invariably arise on an occasion of this kind and demand in thunderous tones, If there must be war, jet er come.'
 This is the true, the golden time for the silver -lonsued orator to rise in his place, breathing defiance and what pure ar there Ic-Idtll.s -li HIS NiCiHllS, anu nufl lilS tHti- lenge ot an outraged nation into the fao e C. it's foes Full of pep and excitement, book he,r am spring onions hc lasnes mall, I'D and down the aisles Of the Lis t ri. halls tf the House v1 Reprcsent1- tives and calls upon everyone to witness that he is ready to sacrifice any number of his fellow citizens upon the field of bat tie in the defense of the national honor. While the preliminaries are brewing, he
 npatiently demands the further privilege of shedding his gore for his country. It has always been his chief ambition to shed all the gore he has in order that his country might gloat over the large amount of gore shed for her. He longs to be among those at the front-the further
 in the front the better.
 He fills pages of the esteemed Con gressional Record with patriotic and he- roic declarations of fidelity to the flag; he proclaims the martial spirit of our an cestors, and he verbally kicks the enemy
 In the slats, pokes his nose in the sand, lakes his tobacco away from him. and otherwise humilates him in the eyes of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Great Crop Outlook

"Alabama's greatest cotton crop was In 1911 when the production was near ly 1700,0 900 bales" said member of the Chamber of Commerce, and last years crop was not very far behind 1t; but the outlook is for a new high record this year. The planting season could not have been more favorable. In south Alabama the cotton is well up, and in the northern part of the state the planting will soon be finished.
 "A larger corn acreage is being planted this season than ever before, and with favoring weather 1914 will be Alabama's banner year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF DIR. HANSON

defense mainly turned on the presumption that it was impossible to prove the pres ence of a vegetable alkaloid in the body 24 hours after death. But the scientists called into the case soon disposed of this
 and proved that aconite was the cause
 of Percy St. Johns death
 The most strenuous efforts were made
 by Lamson's friends on this side of the Atlantic to save him. They based their
 plea for stay of sentence on what they considered as abundant evidence of in- | sanity in his family. It was said that Lamson was actively engaged in the Rou-
 manan hospitals during the Russo-Turk-
 ish war, and that while so engaged he had a severe attack of fever which complete ly undermined his health.
 The judge who presided over the trial was the famous Justice Hawkins. The
 prisoner was defended by the celebrated
 criminal lawyer, Montague Williams, and
 everything was done to free him. Will
 Hams speech to the jury is frequently printed as fine example of a plea of
 this character He concluded his address
 with: You may have remarked in the dusk at the close of each days proceed ings, a figure delicate and fragile steal
 across the threshold of the court to the
 dock and placing her hand in that of the
 prisoner at the bar, exclaim by gesture if not by voice, Though all the world be against you, will cling to you still She is a woman, and that woman the prison
 CTS wife,
 To this plea for the prisoner the justice replied Facts are one thing. and eo- quence is another. and however much
 our feelings may have been wrung by the impassioned address in regard to the un fortunate prisoners wife, justice would never be administered if we allowed our feelings to go out to those who, innocent themselves have I am sorry to say, to suffer for the crimes of the guilty. | Dr. Lamson made a confession the day before he was executed in which he prae- | tcally admitted poisoning his brother-in- law. The hanging occurred at g o'clock In | the morning in the presence of the under
 sheriff and deputy governor. the warden
 and three press reporters. A chaplain att tended him to the scaffold and remained praying. It was nearly an hour before
 the body was cut down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
N NE of the most remarkable poison
 ing trials ever conducted at the

~ NE of the most remarkab ble poison V ing trials ever conducted at the 0 Old Bailey. Londons famous court of justice, was that of Dr. George Henry Lamson, who, in 1ss2 was hanged at Wandsworth on April 2S. It was or especial interest to Americans for the reason that Dr. Lamson was a native of New York and the son of an Episcopal clergyman.
 pr. Lamson was charged with the mur- der of his younger brother-in-law, Percy Malcolm St. John, delicate youth, who suffered from spinal disease. If he died before attaining his majority consider able sum of money would accrue to the poisoner through his wife. Dr. Lamson was in great financial straits-hence the motive for the crime.
 On the evening of December 3, 1881, pr. Lamson called on his brother-in-law who, at the time, was 19 years of age. The boy was attending school at Blenheim House, Wimbledon. After some casual conversation Lamson induced the young man to take a gelatine capsule in which he had ostensibly placed what was sup posed to De some poWuered sugar, teillns him how easy it would be, in such cap sules, to take even the most disagree able medicine.
 Immediately afterward Lamson left, saying he was en route for Florence. In very short time the boy complained of being seriously unwell, and at 11:30 the same night he died. A suspicion that The had been poisoned was at once aroused, and Lamson was pointed out as the crim- inal. especially when the purchase of the aconite was brought to light.
 The news of what had occurred was soon conveyed to Lamson and he hurried back from Paris and presented himself at Scotland Yard. Here he announced his anxiety to discover the cause of Percy St. Johns death, and expressed great sur prise and indignation when he was ar- rested. and charged with the murder.
 The evidence against the doctor was overwhelming, when it was found that he had in his possession pills and powders purporting to be quinine preparations. but upon analysis were found to contain poison.
 Dr. Lamson was placed on trial March 8. The trial continued for six days. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Underwood,s vsctory sr.,,f,,ux

"l am not oftentconcerned about poll ties except In presidential years, but did feel great interest In the Under wood-Hobson contest in Alabama" sald W. B. Wharton of Chicago
 While We northern democrats felt that Underwood would win by de- cisive majority his landslide victory was highly gratifying. MT. Underwood has been a splendid leader in the House and he will make one of the greatest senators this country has had within the past 25 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Time for Decisive Action

The United States must now deal with Mexico's de facto government in terms. of war.
 Huertas refusal to comply with President Wilson's demand for sa- lute to the American flag means armed intervention at last.
 The administration at Washington had waited patiently for the revolu- tion in Mexico to wear itself out Rather than become involved in war with a sister republic, President Will son had overlooked many irritating episodes. His policy was for peace; and the American people were in cor dial sympathy with Mir. Wilson's pa cific attitude. But now that Huerta, after having taken time for delibera- tion, manifests spirit of defiance, it only remains for the United States, in order to defend the national honor, to' act with force and to act speedily The President will confer with his cabinet this morning and will address l Congress in joint session this after noon. As the administration has backed Rear Admiral Mayo in his demand for formal apology from Huerta by saluting the stars and stripes in reparation for the arrest of bluejackets at Tampico, so will Con gress stand with true American patriotism behind the President. There should be no dissenting voice; and it may be assumed that there will be none. In every crisis where Amer ica's honor is at stake party lines should disappear. At this juncture every member of Congress can be counted upon to support the chief executive.
 The President must have a free hand in the conduct of any war in which this country may be engaged and Congress will delegate to MT. Wilson all the power that he will need in dealing with Mexico.
 The vessels of the Atlantic fleet will soon reach Mexican waters. As to details and plans of action they will be worked out by boards of strategy in the navy and war departments | respectively. It is probable that Uni 1 ted States marines will be landed in l Tampico and Vera Cruz as begin hing of American occupation of Mexico.
 There will be no half way course. If it is to be war, it must be sharp and decisive.
 What is most needed in Mexico is 1 a restoration of order. The need Is immediate, and since this coun- 1 try has been forced to take war like measures, the sooner it gets to work the greater will be it's service to humanity. The United States gov ernment will hardly think of annexing Mexico to this county, at least per manently. No thoughtful citizen wants to see it annexed But our troops once in Mexico they will have to remain there three or four years maybe much longer, for the United States could not withdraw until peace between the warning natives was re- stored and stable government set up. We might treat it as we have treated | Cuba.
 But prompt and strenuous action is demanded. The people expect it and they will not be disappointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
TWO VERSIONS OF SCRIPTURE

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
 Penthouse John ana Raymond Ro- bins evidently gathered the material for their public speeches from the same source. Each had different interpreta- ten. however. of the following we'll known episode;
 Mr. Robins, speaking before the Sunday Night club, referred to the Pharisees past and present. By way of illustration he cited the story Of the Magdalene quoting the phrase: fife who is without sin among you"
 On the same day Alderman Coughlin assured his constituents of the first ward that 'these stiff-necker reformers went putting in 2Ooo years ago the samc az they do now"
 You remember Mary Magdalene." he said, and what she done. They wal about to revfle her when Christ said Let the feler what's never done nothin sling the first rock ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
GIRLS AND DOLLS

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 The little girl putting her doll baby to bed and crooning her best imitation of her mothers cradle song is perfectly normal. however objectionable from the point of view of he-women or she-men who would have women be primarily agi- tators, lawyers. doctors. merchants, chief cooks, and bottle-washers in political life. and secondly. if at all, the mothers of men.
 That girl baby. not yet old enough to use anything more than a half dozen nouns plus the arts and sraces of wo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
TOMORROw-TRIAL OF QUEEN EMMA

get what she wants. wants doll and . dolls cradle playthings, may be melancholy fact from the Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman angle of vision. But in asmuch as nearly all girl babies prefer doll and a cradle above a window smashers hatchet and a bottle of glue, the girl chld's love for dolls is exactly what Mrs. Gilman says it is not when she uses the term abnormal to describe lit
 The girl who grows up in girlish way and would rather philander in the moonlight than make a speech in the limelight upon the rights of women to wear trousers, in figurative or literal sense, is the normal young woman. Whether or not she is pitiable is mat ter of taste and opinion, but she is the norm par excellence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
HOW TO MAKE A CHERRY PIE

From the Popular Magazine.
 Willie had resigned his position in the big bakery, where he labored in the pie department. and had gone to work fin a carpenters shop for smaller wages. The social investigator. having heard about Willie. questioned him.
 Aren't you sorry you left the bakery and came to this shop?" she asked kindly.
 "No'm," Willie answered quickly
 But you get less money"
 "Yes'm."
 well. what was the matter with the bakery?"
 'Twus this way" explained Willie. Tt hurt my mouth. wux in de pie part, de cherry pic part. an I had to stone cher ries. An dsy've got . rule over there dat all de boys has to whistle all de time dey's workin', 10 as to show dey aint eatin' no cherries."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

so much attention to the sanitary side of washing and ironing" and are con ducting their business along lines of such scientific and commercial econ omy that the time will come when Mir Chinaman will be a negligible quantity in the laundry world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Admiral Nahan's Varied Equipment

"The North American Review for April l is particularly attractive, and among the a' ticles that I read with great pleasure was that entitled Twentieth Century Christianity by Rear Admiral A. T. Ma an answer to Dr. Charles w Eliot's pa- per read before Unitarian conference some months ago. sa1o professional man.
 ''Dr. Eliot was long the president of | Harvard university. He is one of the ! most highly esteemed educators and men of affairs in this country, but in religion ne is said by orthodox Christians to be
 not far removed from the pagan. Admiral Mahan has long been recognized as the
 foremost naval strategist in America, and
 is universally recognized as an exponent of sea power in history
 He has published many books on na- | val subjects, but in this recent article , he enters a new field. He is an ortho- dox believer, and although he had never appeared as a religious controversialist. 1. is evident that he is well versed in the
 Bible and church history. He writes in-
 deed with the authority of theologan.
 and not many seminary professors, I dare say, could surpass him in apologetcs
 His style is vigorous, and his article in reply to Dr. Eliot seems most convincing. have no idea what church or denomina- tion he is affiliated with. but he was evil dently brought up on the Nicene creed 1 Admiral Mahan was president of the
 American Historical association, 1sO2-a. and is one of the few citizens of the | United States who has been honored by the English universities. He Is a doc
 tor Of canon law of Oxford and an ILL. D.
 Of Cambridge, England A man who can
 write with authority on naval questions and international politics, and at the same
 time get the best of Dr. Eliot as a be- l liever in the 'old-time religion,' is a man
 Of singulary wide equipment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

A Wisconsin man has been found guilty Proves the assertion some women make that all the long tongues don't belong to their sex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

BEGINNING THE DAY-Grant me this day, 0 Lord, the vision to see how bIest I am. May I he glad m the time of thy grace. Forbid that l should lose the chance or Dc afraio to shout and sing. Show me how happy are those who know that they are happy. For Cbrist's sake. Amen. III. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
TITANIC FORGOTTEN
n the Washington Post,

From the Washington Post,
 Two years ago today the Titanic sank. Nearly 1600 persons were lost, Investiga- tons showed that the loss of all these lives was preventable, even after the ves- sel had got her death blow, The sinking of tho vessel resulted from running at full speed in hasy weather. the haze being too heavy to sse obstacles before 1t was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

An egg weighing seven ounces was laid by a hen in Maine Perhaps the prohi- hitionists will point to that with pride as an evidence of the way prohibition helps a state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
THn AGn-HERALD,e roREsIGHr

From the Times Union. Jacksonville, Fla.
 Tho Birmingham Age-Herald missed tho total vote of the Alabama primary by only 1oo7; Underwood's vote by only ss5. Hobson's by only 10e and Undsrwood's ma. Jority by only S82 The Age-HerAld's fore- sight 10 almost as good as its hindsight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

materialize, but few regret the occa- sion which called forth display of the effectiveness, the preparedness and the expedition of action of our naVN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

In performing operations recently in New York Dr. Lorthier of Brussels dis pensed with surgeons needle and bound the exterior ineisions together with aluminium clamps dropped into place by an automatic feeding and clamping ma chine. By this means he eliminated catgut, which is not always antiseptic. As soon as the wounds are sufficiently healed the clamps will be removed. pr. Lorther also operated without gloves, explaining that they were an impeachment which pre- vented him from working as swiftly and dexterously as he desired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Minister Vopicka has lost his private quarreled in cafes over money matters Tie minister must have tried to stick his secretary for a few drinks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

A newspaper reader wants to know f Connie Mack ever takes off his hat We feel sure that Mrs Connie doesn't let him sleep in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

The "drys" have gained two more coun- ties in Michigan, which were claimed by the "wets." It makes n mans throat ache to read such news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Amba ssador W. H. Page has been made vice president of the Sprink club in London. Wonder if the club flower is the daffodil?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Commander Peary was given another gold medal the other day. but Doe Cook Is still taking in admission money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Kitty Marion. London suffragette. has been pump fed 232 times Kitty ought to reform and take her meals like a human being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

The glass eye of West Virginia man war story. We can't imagine how there was any particular strain on the glass eve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

A contemporary says Paris is behind time. Still. its tempo is fast enough for most people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

learned student of literature is much discouraged by the outlook. Robert w Chambers and George Barr McCutcheor should worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

The first initial of the new Chinese min ister. Mir. Shah, is not O."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Photographers and moving picture men who have tried to get pictures of Master
 John Jacob Astor at White Sulphur Springs, Va, have been neatly foiled by the young mans nurse, who merely pushes a button on the handle of the go- cart when the camera men hover about
 and the hood of the carriage descends,
 completely hiding her charge from view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Coxey is leading hls army with lop cared mule in a spirit of true democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman asks if anybody ever saw a man who would stay at home for any length of time. There are many men who do that, but they don't get credit for 1t. least of all from female reformers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Because Miss Cruce, daughter of the governor of Oklahoma, Is called a re- markable beauty the Houston Post opines tbat she resembles her mother. The aver homeliness with fortitude and equanimity.
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