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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
Bishop Candler's Timely Warning

Tn a sermon delivered last Sunday at Oklahoma City Bishop Warren A. Candler uttered a most salient truth when he declared that "undue multipli- cation of laws is the sure mark of a declining life in the souls of men," and supplemented it by one of his charac- teristic utterances that people seem to think the ballot box is the ark of the covenant"
 In this stand Bishop Candler is but following the line of truth which be- came evident to the great thinkers of old Cato declared that "when vice prevails and impious men hold sway, the post of honor is the private sta tion," and Tacitus asserted that "when the state is most corrupt then the laws are most multiplied" His words likewise echo Thomas Jeffer- son's definition of good government as | system (which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate theil own pursuits of industry and improve ment, and shall not take from ths mouth of labor the bread it hal earned"
 The desire for the framing of sucf q government was expressed in thu preamble to the constitution of tn, United States and that which applies to the federal government is equall, applicable to state government. When ever legislative body oversteps thi' function the opportunity for the abus' of power is laid open and the domina tion of selfish interests becomes ; public menace.
 Bishop Candler's intimation that tn, ballot is not an ark of the covenan may have cloaked sly rap at thu female suffragist, but whether inten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
The Value of Trees

The city forester is comparatively new factor in civic improvement, yet he has already demonstrated his use fitness. The conservation of forests, a matter which has become of much inn portance in this country and is close ly related to our national prosperity, has produced the city forester who conserves and improves whenever pos sible city's shade trees.
 ;, Washington owes much of it's at tractiveness to it's shade trees which were planted with an eye to civic beau ty and have been carefully preserved Other cities are trying to emulate Washington's example, and in the past few years great improvements have been noted throughout the east ern part of the country where shade trees now have recognized value to community. Laws have been passed in some states to protect roadside trees and in number of cities ordi- nances strictly enforced aid the city forester in protecting trees along sidewalks. A permit is required be- fore tree can be trimmed, or planted or removed. Telegraph and telephone companies are no longer allowed to mutilate trees that interfere with their wires and many fine specimens that used to be killed every year by mistreatment are now preserved.
 The advantages of tree preservation are obvious. Nothing so conduces to the attractiveness of residence dis trict as well shaded thoroughfares, al though of course trees are out of the question in business centers. Where there IS city forester trees are trimmed by experts and not by some casual trimmer" who will do the iot for quarter or sometimes for a bucket of beer. Only certain species adapted to city streets are allowed to be planted. Trees are rid of insects by scientific methods and care is taken in laying pavements to give the city tree chance to breathe" as trees draw oxygen through their roots as well as through their leaves.
 Public spirited women have done a great deal to promote tree planting and tree preservation, and their eff. forts have made some streets so at. tractive, the wonder is that city peo pie have been so long indifferent te the possibilities of "bringing the country into the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
RATE INCREASE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The man who believes that the eastern railroads have been juggling their ac- counts for the purpose of deceiving the interstate commerce commission is able to believe anything. The commission has prescribed the manner in which the ac- counts shall be kept and it has experts able to discover whether they are kept in the proper way. The railroad man. agers know that the most foolish enter prise in which they could engage at the present time would be an attempt to de- ceive the judges by a misleading state
 ment of the facts.
 There is every reason, therefore, for accepting as correct the summary of the
 revenues and expenditures of the roads
 which has been submitted as the basis for
 the final argument for an increase in
 freight rates The statement shows that
 for the eight months ending on February eS there was an actual decrease in the revenues of the roads of $21,161,s24, and an actual increase in expenses of $S7, ,96O, s21, as compared with the corresponding period of the year before. The earnings on the capital invested in the Pennsyl- Ivania system have decreased nearly two thirds of per cent: the New York Gen. tral earnings are about ? per cent less than they were year ago, and so on through the list. Even though there were no stagnation i'm business due to the war fare against success that the democratic Administration has been waging, the bur den of increased wages and more expen- sive equipment imposed upon railroad capital by law are alone enough to justify the demand for permission to increase the rateo. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
Works of Art

Miss Carrie Hill. the well known and successful Birmingham artist, has a num- Der of her paintings in the show window of the Cable piano store on Second ave- nue.
 Those persons who attended the re- cent exhibition held under the auspices of the Birmingham Art club, saw and ad- mired Miss Hils pictures, said a local connoisseur. This lady paints from na- ture and has happy faculty of blending realism with idealism. Not only Is her drawing of fields and trees and hills and country roads ana messy roofs and gables of old houses correct, but her perspective is always true. She puts at nosphere in everything she paints, and in producing the mysterious, hazy blue air effect ahe reveals real genius.
 ''rhe prices on these picturek are re- markedly low. One picture in particular marked $lo Jis worth s1Oo if it is worth a cent. The peach tree in full blossom is certainly work of rare merit I be- lieve it would bring $500 if it were dis played in any show window in New York"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
WOOD vIOLETs

From Answers. I know wood that is blue with sweet
 violets,
 Breathing their delicate breath to the
 breeze Poets have sung them in delicate triolets. Claiming no violets sweeter than these Poets have sung them in sonnet and
 madrigal [. Under the trees. Many an artist has sat with the blue of
 them, e
 watching them stir to the kiss of the breeze, Striving to catch for his canvas the hue
 of them. Signing despairingly under the trees. Sighs for hisepicttre ss for Na- tufe has painted them Fairer than these. But when I murmur the rhythmical tric- sonnets or madrigals. soft as the breeze Lying before me are beautiful violets Fanciful violets, blue as the seas. Poetry only could capture the spell of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
A LAGGARD IN LOVE

From London Answers.
 Nathaniel was decidedly coy. Yet Ma thaniel was decidedly desirable in the eyes of Matilda Mott, and she ought to know considering she had walked yNp lanes and down lapes, sat on sthes and jumpedsaA,shes with him for the past nine years.
 Matilda could see the tenth year of their unsatisfactory courtship approach ing, and still nothing definite.
 The unfiattering remarks of the family spurred Matilda on to action.
 Jessie Morgans gettin' married come spring. she said to her swain that night Yes: and my young sister Emma and Luke Poyser be goin' to make match of it."
 Be they. now?" Folks do say as ow we're goin' to be | married soon," she ventured hesitatingly Wont they look fules when they finc we hain't?" chuckled the tagging one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15

transcends the barriers of language and race. When MT. Bunny laughs, people from San Francisco to Stepney Green laugh with him. When MT Bunny frowns, every Kingdom of the earth is contracted in one brow of woe. When MT Bunny shuts one eye, the old world and the new wink familiarity back. When MT. Bunny Is perplexed. grimace of tortured bafflement packers town and country. Yet, though Mir. Bunny Is a universal friend and the most famous man in all the world, his lovers never see him or hear his voice; his admirers are content indeed they are compelled, to worship and to watch his shadow.
 Who is this man whose shape is as familiar in thousands of English homes as the shape of MT. Gladstone used to be. who, notwithstanding, has never yet been seen? Let him stand for a type of that world of shadows more real in the minds of millions today than any first hand creatures of flesh and blood the filmy world of the picture house. MT. Bunny is the man on the film.
 MT. Bunny has an extensive and ex- tremely flexible face When he smells a piece of Gorgonzola cheese there Is no doubt whatever that his nose has been very seriously offended. When he sees for the first time pretty and eligible young woman there is no doubt whatever that he is immensely excited and moved with intentions so extrav- agantly honorable that they seem al- most too grievous to be borne. MT. Bunny's emotions are all on the grand scale His despair is incredible. His grief is uncomfortable His smile is an ignis fatuus. His pleasure can palpably be seen to spread from the ends of his hair to the soles of his feet. His wrath is apoplectic. His terror is the panic of whole army. His congratulations wiring ones hands till circulation is for the moment suspended. We know at once why MT. Bunny never speaks. He could not possibly find words to con vey the extremity of his feelings It is enough that he should open his mouth. He opens his mouth so express sively that mere language must destroy rather than add to his appeal. Whens MT. Bunnys jaws are in travail inn agination boggles at suitably fitting them with any sort of verbal parturi- ton. Mr Bunny's unuttered words would exhaust the means of ordinary language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
TROUBADOUR AND JEST.
HIS sNIcKER.

AIS quiet on the Rio Grande. There's not a greaser showing: And rapidly the noble stream With mild grape juice is flowing. Above it's banks of tut, tut, tut, The doves of peace are soaring. And repeating their A B C's From far Niagara's roaring. And ultimatums in the breeze Just when the sun is setting Are bending low to the salute That Badger isn't getting. The watchful waiting spreads it's leaves To greet the soft mimosa, And ali the while that Villa man To Huertas drawing closer. Soft is the scene but not so soft The snap that binds the nation. Which anxiously awaits to see The fruit of mediation. ATS quiet on the Rio Grande. As grow the shadows thicker, And through Fred Funston's froth and
 foam
 We hear old Huerta snicker.
 WAR BALLAD.
 Battleship, battleship,
 Where did you scoot?
 Down on the seacoast,
 To get salute.
 Battleship, battleship,
 What did you get?
 We'll. to be honest,
 Nothing as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN HENRY WIRz

CTS of war at Andersonville. There were 13 murders charged against him.
 A large number of witnesses were called by both sides. On the side of the govern ment officers and soldiers who had been mony of the horrible condition that ex- isted at the prison, and implicated Wirz as being responsible, not only for the condition, but also of maliciously killing prisoners.
 On the Confederate side, many off cers clergymen and soldiers testified as to the good character of Wirz his exper- fence in similar work. and if there was any blame. it was due to the inability to cope with the situation brought about by the necessarily overcrowded prison. In fact their testimony was entirely the op- poste to what had been brought out by the prosecution. 7af
 At the conclusion of the testimony Wirz was allowed a stenographer, Henry G. Hayes. to assist him in the preparation of his address to the court.
 The trial was a long one and had taxed the physical and nervous forces of all who took active part in it to the verge of exhaustion. At it's conclusion, and after the judge advocate had made his summary of the case to the court they made the findings, according to the charges preferred, and pronounced the prisoner guilty of 10 charges and innocent of three, whereupon the judge advocate general submitted the findings to the President of the United States. Under date of November 3, 1865, the following or- der was issued from the White House:
 The proceedings findings and sentence of the court in the Wirz case are ap- proved, and it is ordered that the prisoner be executed by the officer commanding the department of Washington, on Fri- day, the 10th day of November, 1855, be- tween the hour of o'clock a. fT. and 12 o'clock noon
 ANDREW JohEsoN.
 . President
 The prisoner was duly executed by c. c. Augur major general of volunteers. on the day mentioned, and the body of Wirz was inferred by the side of Atzerodt, one of the men executed for the murder of President Lincoln. in the arsenal grounds. The remains were later removed to Olivet cemetery, near Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15

tional or not it offers this piece of mental pabulum to the women of the land-the ballot box is by no means a cure all and there is much of abuse, vice and evil that may only be reached by home influence and the exercise of moral precept.
 Too many laws are the curse of any commonwealth and all will do well in needing the bishops warning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
\ NE of the most exciting trials
 brought about by the civil war

~ NE of the most exciting trials |V brought about by the civil war
 O was that of Capt. Henry Wirz,
 who was the keeper of the Confederate
 prison at Andersonville, Ga. It is diff
 cult to find an impartial view on the
 subject, owing to the violent opinions of
 those in opposition in the great strife
 When the rebellion was over, and the
 northern arms had won, Wirz was tried,
 convicted and executed. To show that
 the south believed him guiltless they erected to his memory, close by the scenes that brought about his trial a monument.
 No viewpoint will be taken in this brief article as to whether he was guilty of the crimes charged against him, as tes- tfed by men of the north. whether he is entitled to the opinion of his friends in the south that he was "judicially mur- dered' and died a martyr after convic- tion upon charges of which he was inno- cent. The mere facts of the trial only will be touched upon.
 The people in the north were startled l when it became known that close to 13,OOO hdu iilcl tHcii ucdlil dS pilSOHtIS at <Au- dersonville. An investigation must be made to see if anything criminal had transpired, and naturally the government turned its attention upon the keeper. and Wirz was arrested and lodged in the old capital prison al Washington. The Secretary of War, upon the recommenda- l tion of Judge Advocate General Holt, re- quested Gen. N. P. Chipman to prepare l the case for trial.
 l Charges and specifications were pre- pared by August, 1865. The following men, were selected to act as military
 commission at the trial: Gen. Lew Wal lace president, and Gems. G. Mott, J. w. | Geary, l.. Thomas, John F. Ballier, Fran
 cis Fessenden. J. H. Stibbs, E. s. Bragg and Colonel Allcock.
 | When Wirz was arraigned and the
 charges read to- him he pleaded mot i guilty" The trial began on August 23 | 1S65 and closed on October 24 1865, last | ing 6s days. The chief charges were that Wirz had conspired with others to in-
 jure the health and destroy the lives of
 soldiers in the military service of the l United States, then being held as prison
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
MUST HE USED

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 In hotel the other day the manager was instructing new arrival, who hailed from Ern's Isle, in his duties.
 Now, you see that sign, Gentlemen must use the spittoon.' If you notice any of the guests violating that rule report the matter to me-
 "Oi will, sor,' said Pat. and he kept a sharp lookout After watching gen. tleman for half an hour he went to hiW and said:
 Dye moind, the sign over wonder, sor?"
 'Yes. said the gentleman.
 "Why don't you observe it, thin?"
 Pm not expectorating on the carpet" said the gentleman. astonished.
 ''Oi know we're not" said Pat, 'an' yer not usin' the spettune. nayther. Spit, ye thafe, or Oi'll report yez"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
ARMY OF LADY BUGS
.om the Philadelphia Record.

IcIl ift -uiiduelpniu IttCOfu.
 No Caesar or Napoleon was ever yet born who could make successful defense against an insect invasion. Pharaoh was helpless in face of the invasion of lice and flies. The ant is not only a lesson to the sluggard; he has successfully defied the onset of the early riser from time im- memorial. Apparently the only possible way to cope successfully with pernicious insects is to get the aid of the parasite insects who will eat them. Acting on this plan, the California State Horticulturist has procured 75o0O,0OO ladybugs. which he will distribute this spring to farmers. The ladybug is a beetle that delights to prey upon the ''aphis which attack melcn hop, bean and grain crops. Hence more ladybugs. more melons. More mel ons. less melancholy among the sons of men. California is on the right track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
ToMoRRow-TRI OF ANN TURNER

l ford Cattle Breeders association has agreed to inaugurate a series of auction sales of registered animals to be held at number of points in the territory
 reached by the company's lines. l.. P. Bellah, general agent, industrial, agri- cultural and immigration division of the roads traffic department, has just re- turned from Kansas City, where he was in conference with the executive commit tee of the association, and announces that definite arrangements were made for
 sales at Fayetteville and McMinnville on
 June and s. Fifty head of high class
 cows, bulls and heifers will be disposed
 of at each sale. Arrangements will later be made for sales in other communities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
A Portuguese ran-o.-war. m

A Portuguese Ean-o'-war. modelled in transparent glass. tinted in various col ors and equipped with electric batteries, is now on exhibition in Darwin hall of the American Museum of Natural History. The Portuguese man-o-war is curious kind of fish and the specimen exhibited in Darwin hall Is the first ever shown there. It is fighting denizen of the deep sea armed with long tentacles and rows of beads which are batteries of stinging cells discharged with fatal effect against it's enemies The model in the museum was copied from a genuine specimen of the Portuguese man-o'-war f1oated in on the gulf stream to Woods Hole, Mass. either from the Gulf of Mexico or the West Indies. 1t is made of glass in tints of red violet and blue, with tentacles of green and other colors. The coloring was done by a Japanese artist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15

Prof. Karl Langlotz. the only survivor of the Princeton faculty of 50 years ago with his sight nearly gone and afflicted with other infirmities of old age, has been confined to his modest apartment in Tren- ton for nearly two years. Professor Lang lotz is famed as the composer of the music of "Old Nassau the battle hymn
 of the university. He wrote the music for this song in 1854. The words by Harlan
 Page Peck, '59, won a prize in the Mas.
 sau Literary Magazine. Its music was quickly and carelessly composed," said Professor Langlotz. Yet it lives, while compositions that l completed after long study and which I hoped would win g lasting recognition were praised for { time and then forgotten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Country Looking BeaufIfuI

T have never seen Alabama look SC beautiful in the spring of the year as it does now" J. A. Montgomery. the well known civil engineer.
 I was at Selma the other day and went from there to Flomaton. From f'lomaton l made a daylight trip to Bir- mingham. The great stretches of meadow and young cotton and waving grain fields, with here and there green groves and orchards, make a pleasing prospect. The farms as far as the eye can reach are in fine condition. The lanscape in the distance is enchanting. but I was par ticularly impressed with the prosperous aspect of the farms We win have great crops in Alabama this year if nature continues to be kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
THE BROKEN ENGAGEMENT

From Lppincotts Magazine.
 In the little town of H. lived a young man who was not likely to ''set the river afire," not over-bright, to put 1t plainly and truthfully.
 He had been telling of his engage ment to belle of the town, but no one took his announcement seriously. One day he gave out that he had broken his engagement.
 ''so you really broke an engagement Henry?" he was asked.
 That's what I did" he boasted
 Dear me, tell us why you were SC cruel" one of his hearers begged.
 Well, its like this.' explained Hen. ry me, and I ain't goin' to be engaged ry me. and ! ain't goin5 to be engaged to any girl what won't marry me-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
WORK ON SHELBY HIGHWAY

From the PeopIe AdVOcate.
 Messrs Boyd and Bradshaw, contrac- tors, who has the contract to build B miles of the county highway from Calera to the St. Clair county line, arrived here and number of hands. They are camp ing near Beeswax creek, and began work Tuesday morning on tKe highway be- tween here and Wilsonville. They will make Columbiana headquarters until the work is completed. which will be some time next spring. The contractors in- form us that they have another force of men working this way from Calera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
ouLLMAN BERRIES BElNc SHIPPED

The delicious strawberry for which Cullman county is famous in producing is being shipped to the markets by ex- press and by the early part of the com ing week will begin to be shipped by the car load from Cullman. HancevilIe and vinemont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
MIR. BUNNEY

From the London Saturday Review.
 MT. Bunny is more famous than Sir George Alexander. He Is even more famous than Harry Lauder Not to know MT Bunny argues ones self. un-
 known-at anS rate among that vast public which pays sixpence for stall. MT. Bunny's fame is international. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
shrIners Good spenders

Few conventions eniven a city a much as the imperial council of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. and Atlanta was fortunate in capturing this years meeting" said a local Shriner.
 T hope Birmingham will make a spe- cial effort to have the imperial body se- feet this city as it's meeting place the next time it is ready to come south. The Shriners are big spenders, and whichever they are around the festive spirit prevails l estimate that no less than s25000O was left in Atlanta by the visiting Shriners."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15
chautauqun.s Musical Attraction.

This years chautauqua programme foi Birmingham Is rich ih variety and many of the features are exceptionally strong. said B. B. Burton. The musical attrac- tions alone should make it easy to sell season tickets
 Among the musical organizations Is kryl's band, which gave unbodnded de- light a year ago. Another especially fine attraction is the cathedral choir.
 'The ladies who have charge of the advance sale of season tickets should be able to dispose of 1000 or more before the opening date-May H."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-15

Mrs Dodge. who is president of the Ma. tional Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. says she had them counted ant there were only 1260 men. woman and chil. dren in the suffrage parade in Washing ton. including police and musicians Pre- sumably, what was intended to be dem onstration of strength was demonstra tion of weakness.