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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
SLOW PROGRESS

From the Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
 graph.
 A regiment of regulars was making a long, dusty march acros the roll ing prairie land of Montana. It was hot. blistering day and the men, longing for water and rest. were im- patient to reach the next town.
 A rancher rode past
 Say friend" called out one of the men, "how far Is 1t to the next town?''
 "Oh. q matter of two miles or so. reckon" called back the rancher, An other hour dragged by. and another rancher was encountered.
 How far to the next townT the men asked him eagerly. ME
 "Oh, good two miles,"
 A weary half hour longer of march ing and then a third rancher.
 Hey. how far,s the next town?'
 Not far" was the encouraging an- swer. "Only about two miles"
 Well" sighed the optimistic scr geant, thank goodness, we're holdin' our own. anyhow!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
.ExCELs IN UNDERTAkERs

W. A. White, writing from Rochester.
 Alinn., to the Emporia Gazette os z
 Rochester, which has only 5000 peo- pie, has beaten I;mporia with 11,000 on two things--undertakers shops and sa- looms. By way of diversion, the night before she went into the hospital, Mrs. White and went out walking to count the number of undertakers' shops We found five, and Emporia has three; but we found comfort in the fact that a floating population of 10000 year, given up by tho best doctors in their home towns and sent here as long shot and last chance, only supports two undertaking shops more than the normal number. And the six saloons may account for at least one of the un- dertaking shops, So that only one is required to handle the work of the two big houses-bug and slaughter. Which gives one great comfort in d time of trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
F.rmcrs Less Gloomx

The situation in the cotton sections of Alabama and Mississippi is brightenlng considerably said Joseph Beitman.
 My business takes me to every part of this state and to many counties in Mississippi. I am on the go pretty much all the time, and I am glad to be able to say that the farmers who have cotton to sell are less gloomy than they were this time last month. Many farmers who can afford to hold all their cotton indefinitely are disposed to sell good proportion of 1t even at very low prices rather than carry it over to next year.
 But the improved situation in the rural districts and in the cotton belt cities is the result of phlosophic reflection. The farm CTS. and the merchants have prospered during the last four or five years, and they have made up their minds not to fret or complain because the European war happened to break out and paraIyze the cotton market. They now see a silver lining to the clouds and by still more diversifying their crops next year they will be able to get ahead once more. The farmers will plant more corn and less cotton in 1915 than ever before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
THREE KANSAS WRITERS

himself, protests passionately that the Gazette is against that man white.s
 That is the way they run the Elm. poria Gazette. It is a kind of forum in which White and Mason air their dif- ferent points of view. for. as Mason. said to me: ''The only public question on which White and agree is the in- falibility of the grounding as wealth CT prophet"
 White and Colonel Nelson of the Kansas City Star are great friends and great admirers of each other One day they were talking together about pol itics.
 T hear" said Colonel Nelson, that shannon Shannon is the democratic boss of Kansas City) says he wants to live long enough to go to the state leg. islature and get a law passed making it only a misdemeanor to kill an, edi-t tor"
 Colonel replied White. T think such law would be too drastic. think editors should be protected dur ing the mating season and while caring for their young. And, furthermore, I think no man should be allowed to kill more editors at any time than he and. his family can eat.' 8.f s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
All His Brother. Slain

The many friends here of Jean Sodar, the well known decorator and band mu- sician, will be sorry to learn of his great bereavement in the loss of all his brothers five of them, believe-in the war" said Oliver Chalifoux
 "Mr. Sodar belongs to good French family. Ie was born and educated in France, and his brothers and other rela- t'ves were in the French army. Mir. Sodar was a resident of Birmingham for several years, but recently moved to Memphis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
THn VOICE OF INDIA

William Watson in the London Times. Rajah and Mahara5ah and zemindaf Show. forth today the casts imperial
 mood. fsf 4 sA Gyalior, Mysore. Indore, r atiala, Oudh, kashmir and Hyd4rabad and Kishangarh,, By prince and princess. Begun and Meh-.
 tah,
 Guikwar and Nizam. give the free. un-
 Wooed
 Gifts of an orient that forgets to brood. And leaps to follow in tempest Englands star. > -.-. . i Nor evermore may Englands self forget How city on city proffered boon on
 boon
 Delhi. Madras, Calcutta or Raugoon Pouring the nobla guerdons tl1at have set Deep in our hearts the joy of noble debt To hearte moro golden than the Asian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
The Iron and steel In.t.tute

Interests of vast importance to the en- tire south will be centered in Birming- ham when the American Iron and Steel institute meets here this month. This fact is emphasized editorialIy and in news articles in the Baltimore Manufacturers Record.
 Many of the members of the Ameri- can Iron and Steel institute, the great est organization of manufacturers, con- sidering the extent of capital invested and the influence on business affairs. existing in this or any other country will for the first time on their visit to Birmingham see for themselves some thing of the south" says the Record. Tn every kind of metallurgical activity they will see the progress that has been made; but, more than that, they will be able to see for themselves something of the unique advantages of this section in the extent and proximity of coal and iron and limestone on which to build more largely in the future.
 Here they will be able to get a grasp on the conditions upon which the iron and steel interests of the south are founded and here they will get a new conception of the limitess potentialities of this new section not only in coal and iron, but in other things, for nature has been very prodigal in the blessings with which it has lowered the south''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

A Boston clergyman says he will breach no war sermons. Why should he deem 1t necessary to make such an announce ment? Peace and not war should be the theme of all pastors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

tions merely to give work to the unem- ployed." In view of the disastrous effect sible idea than building Notifications for the purpose of defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
The west, pro.perity

There is a great deal of prosperity in the west" said John F. Clinton of Chi cago. q visited three western states early in October. and I keep in close touch with number of them.
 Tn Chicago there has been a steady improvement in business during the past two weeks. I think 1t is safe to say that business is 50 per cent more active there now than it was in September, and I look for continued Improvements. Many business interests are beginning to ben eft by the European war and by next spring prosperity throughout the west will be greatly in evidence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

Poor old China fumes and protests, but with all her huge population, she is help less before the Japs who violate her neu- trality whenever it suits their convent ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

You can't blame Londoner much for not wanting to be served by German or Austrian waiter. Whats to prevent the waiter from dropping poison in the soup?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

One of the bravest men we have lately heard about is a German comedian who tried to present his "act" in Toronto. He was lucky to escape with his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

Just about the time when sapient ob- servers were saying that the horse was done for, the necessities of war made him more valuable than a man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

While King Alfonso of Spain seems to think that the finest death 8 man can die is in battle, Spain will doubtless con tinue to be strictly neutral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

Although medical man has declared that German bullets are humane, that doesn't appreclably mend matters for the widows and orphans those bullets Create
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

There is probably no truth in the re- port that certain bush leaguc' man. agers arc thinking of feeding their play CTS on beans next year in the hope that they will emulate the Boston Braves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
NOT ExACTLY

From the Florida Times Union
 The Birmingham Age- Herald says: If the allies could manage to cash some of those checks they have been receiving at the hands of the Germans the worlds financial condition might be much improved" The allies and Ger mans have been exchanging checks. Would you call that kiting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

It is said that King Albert of Belgium was at one time a. newspaper reporter, which may account for the fact that he's so hard to shake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Father, give me n sensitive con- ncicuce. May even my little sins hurt me until I shall have them vur. May the slightest turning VI II,y face oppress my spirn. Nas the least distance between us make n,. unhappy. Take away my peace, rob me of my sleep, when I wander iron, Thee, Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
Increase of Travelling Men on Road

The travelling men are coming on the road slowly but steadily in increasing numbers, said Tom Burk, chief clerk of the Motion. ''There seems to be a steady inflow of people from throughout the state to Birmingham, and I take it that business attracts them here.
 We had the A. and M. football team and rooters for two nights, and they are certainly a fine set of fellows. We are to have them with us again Thanksgiv- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

So far the fatalities on the gridiron have been considerably below those of the battle of the Marne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

Secretary McAdoo says there is more currency in the country than ever before. The south's cotton growers would like to be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

All of the Thanksgiving and most of the Christmas celebrating will be left to the United States this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

The side that can stand the greatest amount of hammering in Europe's war is going to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26
Appreciation of pr. Edmopds

] A well known and esteemed lady of Bes- semer writes to The Age-Herald as fol- lows:
 'As constant reader I am moved to express my appreciation of Dr. Edmonds' beautiful and helpful daily prayer as published by you. This is, inmy estima- tion, one of the finest features of your fine paper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

No communication will be published without its authorsc name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-26

A. J. Eaton, Jr., O. E. Young and W. II. Overby are the only authorized traveling representatives of The Age Herald in its circulation department
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
PANIC ON BRIDGE CARS
As TWO CRASH TOGETHER
Glass Flies and Several Trolley
Line Passengers Are Cut on
Williamsburg Span.

When motorman Michael Walsh tired
to slow down . Madison avenue car
near the Manhattan end Of the vii.
lbamsburg Bridge in the rush at 3
o'clock this morning the brakes would
not hold.
He changed ne gong and shouted Q
warning 70 passengers In . Grand
street car ahead. Both cars wsrs
packed.
About over wilistt street the oara
came together. shattering and smas h.
Ing the rear platform Of the Grand
street car. Men and women were
thrown on their test
There was = panic among the pas.
sengers who rushed for the doors buI
none was badly hurt DR.. 0ambiu O,
0ouvernsur Hospital dressed cuts and
bruises Cor Fannie Weiss Of No. II
Berry street Sadie Kinney and Ma,
Shelby Of No. 50 Metropolitan avenue
Anna Ungsr Of No. ~ Graham avenue
Mrs. David Banusn OF No. 20 Heroer,
street. william schiK OF No. g. Ten Eyci
street and william schatx Of No. s!
soholss street. an of Brooklyn and al
passengers In the Madison Avenue car
Meyer Butwick Of No. sol Hooper street.
Brooklyn. . passenger In the forward
car was attended for outs and bruises
also.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
BEDFORD INMATE MAY
BECOME OPERA STAR
Commissioner Davis Would Also
Permit Women to Paint City
Prison Buildings.

Commissioner Of the Department OF
Correction Katherine b. Davis told the
Meme Club In AL Souls Church las,
night. IN . talk about her work at the
Bedford Reformatory for Women. q
story about an inmate Of the institution
who may possibly become . noted singer
some day.
Miss Davis had been speaking Of the
policy Of the institution to develop every
talent ana c. pability for good which d
girl had. A. an instance she told Of
the discovery Of the ginger.
"A girl was committed TO the re.
formatory about . year ago." she said
''she was about nineteen years old
and before she had been with W. very
long Mrs. Weston, the musical instru,
tor. discovered that she had . very
clear. sweet voice. Mrs Weston ha'
since given her special training when.
ever II = possible When she Is paroled
the institution will mako an effort to
place her With people who can supervise
her musical education and who will
encourage her In continuing IT,
Miss Davis said that 1t Bedford she
let the women do ~ much Of the build
Ing and painting ~ possible They en-
joyed II. abe said. and II kept them
from brood!ng. Miss Davis said that in
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
new CARS TO REPLACE
OLD ON THOMPSON AVE.
Company to Have Some of Its
Twenty-Five de Luxe Vehicles
by Thursday.

II an extra force Of mechanics work.
Ing In the car barns In Thompson ave-
nue.. Long Island City. can patch Up the
eighteen single truck trolley cars Of
the Manhattan and Queens Traction
Corporation. which operates o trolley
line from Manhattan over the Queens.
boro Bridge. four miles along Thompson
avenue to Newtown. Queens. folk OF
that neighborhood won't have to walk
to their work next week.
The Public Service Commission or
dered the corporation to cease running
its cars at midnight last night. but ex-
tended the time to midnight tomorrow.
Inspectors said the cars were Anticipated
and unsafe. rs they have 10 climb a
7 per cent. grade over q timber bridk~
OF tho Long Island Railroad. which
temporarily does away with a grade
crossing. Inspectors said the brakes
often did not hold and tho small cars.
usually heavily laden with passengers.
frequently slid down this incline. en-
tirely out of control OF the motorman.
BY Thursday the company expects to
have some OF the twenty-five new steel
cars which II ordered
some time since from the st. Louis
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
mrs. 6UGGENHEIM I'LL
=, AFTER SAVING CHILDREN
Wife of Construction Company
President Carried Sons From
Top Floor of Her Home.

Mn. NJ. Robert Gugsenheir. wife Of
:iths President of the Great Eastern
sGoastrvction Company. Is to-day keep
9hg to her room In her home. No. II
= EaAt Nlnety-second street. and denying
herself to friends who would congrat-
q ulaAs her on her GOODNESS in saving her
two little sons when nre was d.scov-
cred last night on the top floor Of her
home Mrs.. 0ugEenheim In nervous
and although she realizes now that the
,chtedren were scarcely In danger. the
!. shock Of her experience has somewhat
overcome her.
"a. The mother was dressing for dinner
..iaSt night when she was startled by
~ voices OF her children. calling from
!. ths top floor piayroom; Mamma.
.Sthers's smoke UP here"
Mr.. 0uggenheim and several servants
=, sfarted up the stairs. Mrs Guggenheim
'swus In the lead. Defective insulation
@hAA started q blase In tho bathroom
wall which had communicated to Z
j. small storeroom and the two rooms sep
~ersting the childrens playroom from
- stairs.
! S>,A1ra GuGgsnheim grabbed the children
In her arms and ran downstairs. never
tDeopoing until she had pushed them In al
,. tAs door OF the home Of friend across
v ~ street. Firemen put out the blass
D. nth chemical extinguishers.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
SHAME USED
TO GET CHANGE IN
HIGHWAY CONTRACT
Deposed Superintendent Fig
ures in Testimony Brought
Out by Investigator Osborne.

ALBANY. Jan. 10.-The name of G.
Gordon Reel. deposed last year a. state
superintendent Of Highways, was to-
day brought into the Osborne investiga-
tion Of Highway affairs while the con-
- Struction Of road between Chatham
centre And Riders Mills, Columbia
.ssCoonty, was under consideration. Pre-
: vsous witnesses had testified that Con.
Z, 1sctor l.. l.. Mellus Of New York had
9sen able to have the contract altered
y @ ne could save approximately $4,000.
elNenus denied yesterday that the alter
'Saoon meant saving to him.
.nt Lester J. Bashford, Road Superin.
sendent of Columbia County, testified
today that the specifications OF the
eiius road were changed on the sup
/, position that It would save the county
v thousands Of dollars. As II turned cut,
! ne testified. only $50 Of the saving was
atufned into the county treasury.
Bashford said A. B. Culver, estimate
s4ert In the Highway Department, had
written soliciting his aid In having the
I, contract altered. In this letter. which
Y We placed In evidence. Culver declared
M chanEe was desired by Mr. Reel.
nelius had bid on the contract, tho
\ witness said. knowing the terms could
DOT DO fulfilled for the price.
Mo Sadie Kohn. q stenographer In
y ~ STATE Highway Department. pro-
ooosd her stenographlc notes In corrob-
OVATION Of the accuracy OF the record
~ Z hearing held before Highway Com
uosUsoner Carlisle last November.
hat
...aion In question Contractor Melius
tsstined that there were various out
scrcppinss OF stone In a State road
4 butk by him In Columbia County. On
- stand yesterday Mr.. Melius repu-
<ttated this statement and declared
\. Snphatically that there was no defects
IA The road.
Oscar Hasbrouck. a State highway en-
gineer. told How Roger B. Kennedy.
= contractor on Rensselaer, County
state road. got into a hole for mis-
taking the cost of some OF the road
material The specifications were
changed permitting the use Of cheaper
'meNeriai. he said, but there was no re-
ductlon to the State.
- The substitution in question. the wit.
" ness. said. meant . difference Of about
1900 . mile to the contractor.
1T II my impression that the con.
tractors have influence in the depart
mont, because they contribute to local
and State campaign funds and because
heads Of departments are not under
. the civil service rules" said Osborne.
. when this hearing concludes l. shall
a rscommend that It be made = criminal
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-10
She Began az a Child in
the Imperial Ballet and
She Thin ks America a
Dance in Itself-Here
She 10 to Help Foreign
Dancers in the Popular
Movement.
By Charles Darht0n.

ITO so back to last night, there. In
the back row Of the Winter
Garden. was Lydia Kyasht. Stop
ping at this point. 1 am with you. for
u you pause to pronounce the lady in
her own language you will 70 up like
the rocket you aren't and the stick you
are. Um simply trying to make you
understand / I'm with you. come what
may) To start with. straight across
the house sat Mr.. Frank O'Mailey. who
has . very bad habit OF not rising with
the morning Sun. A bit more In ad-
vance was Mr.. Acton Davies. curling
his IDEAS; further to the front Mr.. Law
renee Reamer almost lost his eye
glasses looking for his hat; and last. but
understudy Of . suburban train con-
ductor. I cite these horrible examples
not only to show what late hours GER
tain gay dogs keep. but to emphasize
the fact that the latest and greatest
gift of tho London Empire-meaning a
music hail. no less!-was under severe
consideration. For my part was more
than glad TO take back seat with the
latest Lydia There 10 no forgetting.
you must remember. the Lopoukowa Of
the same hrst name. who turned he
Winter Garden into spring . year or
two before the Statue Of Liberty began
taking tango steps into the bay.
"The whole world 10 dancs-mad." said
the latest Russian dancer out OF her
Russian furs. "A few years ago II was
the cake walk, now II 10 the turkey
trot"
She closed her eyes - only Russian
women can draw the blinds. but the
one thing about her that struck me
most OF all was tho air Of the artistic.
II have danced since childhood" she
said, with . simplicity that left nothing
more to be said. You understand"
She looked up out OF st. Petersburg.
It seemed to me. and laid = cold hand
Apon mine. In such moment, ~ THE
Bohemian Girl" would have It you're
bound to remember somebody. And
Just across the column. 20 to print. .
dancer who has had London at her
highly trained feet for hvs years. 10
worth more than the glance you get
from her eye. I can't begin To give the
Russian accent I heard. but here's the
talk As It vents
America II . dance In itself Tho
tango 10 danced In London. but Amer
lea makes II universal. For nine years
was In school. and for seven years
danced as part Of the Imperial ballet.
but In all that time New York 10 the
greatest dancing town have seen. So
far as dancing 10 concerned, all
through Europe one sees American
ideas. was nine years In school and
seven years in the Imperial ballet. Can
you ask more?"
couldn't--I was dumb. There re-
mained only Lydia Kyasht-and she hur-
ried off to dress herself for the dance
you will see tonight.
MOnsiEn0r Murphy's sister Dead.
Miss Mary Frances Murphy OF No.
s2S West rnirty-fourth street. sister OF
the Very Rev. Mgr. William q. Murphy,
pastor Of the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception. died In the French hospital
after a short illness. Miss Murphy had
Just been reelected President Of the