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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

caused financial scare in this country. 1t will undoubtedly mean eventual big business here. especially in high prices for export farm products and in the iron and steel world.
 While Europe has drained our gold for weeks, it must soon be returned many fold, for our food products for her armies and navies.
 So while a general European war is fearful to contemplate and every well balanced person hopes it can be averted. if it must come America will reap even- tual reward financially.
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 So Jim Weatherly has taken to water and Harry Jones is jollying the boys into supporting him on personal grounds and because he Is a successful business man,
 Were the vote tomorrow weatherly would probably win on the water issue, because of the way he has put it before the people. The higher water bills ren- dered in many instances have had effect in Weatherly's favor with a goodly per centage of voters, but the indications are that there will be an adjustment of the water controversy before the municipal election, and then Harry Jones will come into his own.
 1t promises to be the most closely run race Birmingham has ever had. For tunately it will probably be a contest without nastiness or bitterness-a gentle mems political duel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

A war of aggrandizement is usually a bloody one, if the power to be plundered is able to resist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

It is predicted that if there is a big war in Europe this country will be drained of it's resources. Still. if the bills are paid, we should worry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

An Indiana man stood on his head in honor of his eighty first birthday. A pleasing diversion. Nowadays sit is quite the fad for octogenarians, non agenarians and centenarians to prove their agility by dancing the tango.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
The MiIitapt- and Wars

''If Europe is to go to war and Eng land gets involved. perhaps the suf- fragette vandals who are destroying priceless treasures in the British isles will turn their beligerency to prac- tical matters of real war;" said Percy Clark.
 "They could organize the Amazonian rhalanx and attired in Scottish kits, ai med with modern rifles, do effective service for the empire. If any great number should thus give practical evil dence of their patriotism, courage and sacrifice-privided they see actual ser vice and offer up their blood upon the battlefield-the way would be made easy for securing the ballot. This brings up the maxim: Every ballot a Eayonet.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Explorer Millward says the River of Doubt has been on the maps for a hundred years. However, 1t has been officially made the Rio Teodoro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Kansas farmers are expected to put large part of that wheat money into auto cars Smooth-t -tongued statesmen will see that they do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE UNFORTUNATE
 PLIGHT OF AMERICANS WHO ARE ABROAD

transport them home. And those Amer jeans in Germany and Austria may be tied up indefinitely by the closing of rail- way traffic except to troop trains
 The English ships are yet making trips but any moment they may be withdrawn for war usage. At any rate they can handle but small quota of the Americans in Europe who are already eager to get home.
 The Germans and Russians as a people, are apparently as eager for war as are the Austrians and Servians. The bank CTS and business men generally would ex- ercise all their influence to avoid general European conflict, but the war spirit seems dominant among the army and navy people and the younger generations of all the European countries, and it be- gins to appear that the older and wiser heads are to be brushed aside. The people -or, as the politicians would say, the plain people-apparently want war and are determined to have it.
 All the countries involved are thor Cughly prepared and the indications are
 
 that there will be serious and appalling conflicts before many weeks have passed the chances are he will get good one. with England and France almost sure to become involved.
 # # #
 While this European war situation has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

The CaillauX trial gave Caillauxs former wife the chance she was wait ing for. She got even.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
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BETTER WAIT A WHILE.
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BEIIER WAIT "A WHILE. Lieutenant Porte postpones his flight Across the salty wave; Somehow we think the lieut. is right Although he may be brave, A skillful aviator and
 A navigator, too It's safer sailing OCT the land Than OCT the ocean blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Big Business" is gradually learning that President Wilson is not the sort Of man who "eats" 'em alive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Although King Peter has abdicated his throne, he can probably be depended on for counsel and advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

It Is really a waste of time to learn the correct pronunciation of Carbajars 6 name He won't be in the spotlight long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
Whistle Blowing Nuisance

q wish the proper authorities would put stop to the whistle blowing of trains in Norwood," said lady resi- dent of that section.
 Thursday night there was con tinuous annoyance by the blowing of locomotive whistles every few minutes. In the early morning hours about day light to be exact, it became so unbear- able I was of mind to call the police department and make complaint. This whistle blowing goes on at all hours of the night, is sleep destroying and nerve racking, and should be stopped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Is there no way to draw Mistah Jack Johnsing into the European imbroglio? :?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
A NEAR-MARTYR.

"Is she really on a hunger striker
 "Only a limited hunger strike. She takes tabloid food on the sly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
A SERIOUS MATTER.

"Oh, Miss Sybilla, say Yes and still the throbbing of my hungry heart.'
 'Lawks MT. Timpkins, don't want to put you to death.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
WE'LL FIXED.

WE'LL FIXED. Old Huerta1l find in sunny Spain A refuge from all care, And many a cheering cup will drain, For he's millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

The Kansas state charter board has just cancelled charters of BIO Kansas rail roads, II foreign railroads and 175 railway companies. These were the charters of corporations which laid no rails, bought no rolling stock and operated no trains
 Nearly three years ago the charter board began it's campaign of slaughter by cal- ceiling the charters of 15OO0 extinct cor porations. Last year 1000 corporations were wiped off the records. and now 1903 follow them. This action represents good sense, and removes speculative trading propositions such as exist in most states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Impious war, Arranyed fn flames like the prince of
 ficDds. Henry '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
NOT AT ALL STRENUOUS.

NOT AT ALL STRENUOUS. "A revival of croquet is predicted" "'Tis dainty sport Quite true. And a lass can play it for curl.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
1.-THE BALLAD OF READING GAoL.r

By Oscar Wilde. With a sudden shock the prison clock Smote on the shivering air, And from all the gaol rose up a wall Of impotent despair. Like the sound the frightened marshes
 hear From some leper in his lair. And as one sees most fearful things In the crystal of a dream, We saw the greasy hempen rope Hooked to the blackened beam, And heard the prayer the hangman's
 snare
 strangled into scream. At And all the woe that moved him so That he gave that bitter cry, And the wild regrets, and the bloody
 sweats,
 None knew so we'll as I; For he who lives more lives than ono More deaths than one must die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

A CAMPAIGN ORATOR. Has he much power in politics?" ..Yes, a great deal, but it's chiefly lung nnNer v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
THE MOTIVE.

War, war war Is hardly ever right, But when nations after spells
 She's more than apt to fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
OBTAINED TT.

Did l understand you to say he lived here with credit to himself?'' in town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
DANGEROUS RIVALS

castle in Spain for senor Huerta? :?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Line fo Tarrant City

With the extension of the Railway, Light and Power companys Boyles line to Tarrant City another industrial show place has been brought in close touch with Birmingham said well known upbuilder
 '.rhe men who have founded and de- veioped Tarrant City certainly deserve well of this community. It is a great credit indeed, to the Birmingham dis t,sct. The more outlying industrial sec tions with modern sanitation we have the better. An excellent service is op- erated on the Boyles car line and the company will now find it's passenger business largely increased"
 Automobiles and Residence Property
 "The automobile has probably put a stop to abnormally high values for de- sirable residence property" said promi- nent banker, 'and while we will prob ably hear of occasional sales of desirable residences at fancy prices twill be an exception.
 Now, that one may have all the city comforts street cars, water lights and gas out where acreage can be purchased with freedom and fresh air, and away from the city's smoke dust and noise, there will be more and more disposition by those able to enjoy the real things of life, to secure suburban acreage. As 1 said, the automobile is the primal cause, with all the joys I've named, to drive many. just a bit of way, if not far from the city's din and dirt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
Open Air Music

The open air concerts by Memolis s band are being greatly enjoyed, but it is a matter of regret that we can the week." said an old citizen. "As it is we have the concerts only two nights in the week and on Sunday afternoons
 Last year we had Memoli's band five week nights and Sunday afternoon. It Is hoped that next summer the city will be able to make a larger appro- rriation than this year and that the corporations will be liberal with their contributions.
 Tn Nashville a large band is em- ployed to give seven concerts week. TWO of them are given on Sundays afternoon and night. l am a great be- liever in Sunday afternoon concerts, but think that the churches should be the only public attractions Sunday night,
 My friend, Professor Grambs, tells me that in Scranton, Pa, where he for, merly lived, summer concerts are paid for this season by individuals or firms and are presented to the public with the compliments of So-andSo. The city of Scranton, it seems, is in financial straits and was not able to appropriate but open air music being regarded as a civic necessity, public spirited cit izens of Scranton came forward and made band concerts possible. Such a plan might work here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
virsinin's Local option Strength

Although the Anti-Saloon league in Virginia seems to be confident that the wide prohibition cause will win in the election in September, think it reasonably safe bet that the local optionists will poll majority of the votes," said w. T. Harold of Wash ington, D. C.
 T spend a good deal of time in the Old Dominion and I am quite familiar With Virginia politics, although 1 have no vote in that state. Two months ago 1t seemed generally believed that statewide prohibition would receive a majority at the polls, but there has been considerable change in senti- ment in the past few days. When I was in Norfolk last Wednesday several men whom l met there told me that when the campaign began it looked as if statewide prohibition would sweep Virginia, but that now many rural pre- cincts were being heard from that would indicate local option victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

TELEPHONE Bell fprivafe exchanGe connecting ai deparfmentsD, Main d900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
WIPING OUT FAKE CONSIDERATIONS From the Springfield Republican.

Tomorrow-rrial of Sir Henry vane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
Evening star., 1914-11-22

ing trial on a charge of raising pay
check for 50 to sl9, it having been
given him by Richard Goode. farm
er of Rock Enon Springs, by whom
he was employed. He denies the charge.
The First National Bank of Berry
Vile and Mrs. ]. r. Elder, formerly of
Washington, have lost their suit
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company. which, they alleged. failed
to deliver promptly a telegraphic
money order sent by Mr.. Elder from
Washington to his wife at Berryville.
The case. which went up from the cir
cult court of Clarke county, was this
week reversed by the Virginia court of
graph company
Andrew Jackson White. postmaster
at Opequon, Frederick county, left sew
eral days ago for Washington, osten-
sibly to take a civil service examina-
ton. but instead he was married to
Miss Blanche Racey of the same vii
lage, who Joined him on the way. When
his brother, Charles White. heard of
the wedding, he, too, decided the time
had come for him to take a wife, so he
journeyed with Miss Mary Nail to
Hagerstown, Md, where they were
made one.
Man and woman agents of the state
department of labor, who have been
making visits to manufacturing estab-
lishments. stores, offices and other in
dustries in which day labor is employ
ed. have sworn out warrants against
large number of owners and man
ayers, who are charged with having
violated the labor laws after warnings
Heavy fines have been imposed in many
cases.
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Suspects in Nearly Every Case
Discharged for Lack of
Evidence.
FEDERAL EXPERTS FINISH
GENERAL SOIL SURVEY
Attorney at Staunton Examining
Titles of Tracts for Forest Reserve.
Labor Law Cases.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence or 1he Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, November ii
Several bands of robbers. believed to be
professional yeggmen. have been oper-
ating boldly for some time past in the
Shenandoah and Cumberland valleys.
and their depredations are still going
on. scarcely a night passing without
some store, home, post office or railroad
station being looted. Some few arrests
have been made, but in almost every in
stance the suspects have been dis
charged because of the lack of evidence.
The authorities seem to be poweress TO
stop the thieving. In Hampshire county,
W. Va, the crimes have been so nuner-
Gus that citizens have made demands
for more energy on the part of the po-
lice officers.
L. Is. X. Dickey and ". Is. Cobb of the
nited States Depar tment of Agricul-
ture, who have been making Il general
soil survey of Frederick county since
early last spring, completed their work
this week and have returned to Wash
ington, where their report viii be made
up 1t is understood that the report Will
be published as a bulletin by the de-
partment for general circulation. and its
chief object Will be to show farmers of
the United States how to make their
lands more productive at the smallest
pDSSlble EXPENSE
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Must Have a Mission.

On the subject of the progressive
party's slogan and war cries. Mr.. PIN
chot writes:
TT is not enough for new party
to claim a preponderance of righteous
ness. 1t is not sufficient for the pur-
noses of politicaI success merely to ar
roEate to itself all of the moral
ground, as an army in war corrals the
supply of food or fuel. A new political
party must go to the public with some
thing definite definite means TO ac-
complish a definite and desirable end.
The progressive program had some
thing of everything in it, from the care
of babies to the building of q birch
bark canoe Yet it contained little
which dealt with the actual problems
of the United States in any but the
most superficial manner. 1t was the
expression of social aspiration, but not
of a social program.
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Protest Against Schedule.

Large numbers of business men in the
lower Shenandoah valley are protesting
against radical changes that the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad proposes to
make in it's new winter schedule. which
Will go into effect probably next week.
In pursuance Of its retrenchment policy,
it intends TO take off several paSsen-
ger trains on the Shenandoah division
and place all through trains on local
schedules. Passengers from the valley
for Washington and other eastern cities
who leave here about noon will be re-
quired to wait at least forty minutes for
Il connection at Harpers Ferry, instead
of going through to Washington with
out change, as at present.
NJ. b. Stickley, an attorney employed
by the government, has established an
office at Staunton while engaged in the
work of examining titles of a great
many tracts of land in the Virginia
valley counties which are to be acquired
by the government and made part of the
Virginia forest reserve. The govern
ment has already bought vast areas in
and also in West Virginia 1t is now
proposed to buy over 100000 addi-
tional acres.
Emma Lloyd. ten years old, daughter
of Isaac Lloyd of near New Market,
Va, was burned to death, when the
family home was destroyed by fire
few nights ago. The entire house was
enveloped in flames when the members
of the family were awakened. and al
though the father made desperate ef
forts to save his child, he was beaten
back by the flames.
H. f. Byrd of Winchester, who was
appointed by Gov. Stuart as the mem
Der of the Virginia Belgian relief com
mission from the seventh congressional
district, is cooperating with other dis
trict chairmen, and active and ener-
getic organizations are being effected
in each city, town and village of the
district.
Harry Post of Paw Paw, W. Va, has
been indicted and is in Jail here await
Evening star., 1914-11-22

years old, member of a pioneer Win
chester family, died this week in Me-
mortal Hospital from general debility.
His father. the late George Taylor. was
for some years postmaster here. Among
his relatives are two sisters. MIS-
Pinkie Brandebury and Mrs. Rosie
Croft, both of Washington.
DR.. Raphael Painter. sixty-six years
old, of Dayton, Rockingham county,
who went to his winter home. at Hal
landale, Fla. four weeks ago, died of
pneumonia several days since. HIS
wife was formerly Miss Ada Showalter.
a near relative of Walter ]. Showalter.
Washington newspaper correspondent.
The body was brought to his old home
place this week and buried. He had
practiced medicine in the Virginia val
ley over thirty years.
News has been received here of the
death at Chambersburg. Pa, of Rev.
]. J. Shontz, a widely known minister
of the Reformed Church. who was for
a long time secretary of the Pen-Mar
Reformed reunion. He was also vet
eran of the civil war, having served in
the federal army.
Sentenced for Abduction.
Charles Foster has been convicted
and sentenced to three years in the peni-
tentiary for abducting his cousin. Miss
Lula Foster of Flint Hill. Rappahan-
mock county. They We're arrested while
in the act of boarding a train at Front
Royal for Hagerstown. Nd.
Gentle but steady rains which fell at
intervals during the week have been
of great benefit to farmers, as the
drought was becoming a matter of Sc
rious concern. Grain that had been
sown early in the fall was practically
at a standstill, due to lack of mois-
ture in the ground, but today it looks
healthy. A very much larger acreage
has been sown in wheat and other
grains by the farmers of the lower
Shenandoah valley than at any time
since the civil war. because of the
greater demand occasioned by the war
in Europe.
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Air Does Wonders
With Gray Hair

When you looked into the mirror last night
and saw those gray strands in your hair,
didn't you secretly wish for way of gcti
rid of them:
There are two methods. You can change
the color by chemical staining with dye. or
bring back the natural color with Hays Hair
Health.
Hays Hair Health performs this miracle
with the aid OF ir-harmless. but absolutely
sure and effective. Ii contains 4 wonder nj
element which, when applied TO the lar
csuses that hair To come back 10 its natural
color by the action of the oxygen.
Every strand OF gray now inarring your an
pearance will disappear must disappear
Others will be kept from coming-you- whole
head Of hair will he strong. lustrous beautiful
and Do one will know YOU usug any
thing
The makers Of Hays Hair Health, the
Philo Hay Specialties Company of Newark
y. j.. have directed Peoples Pharmacy, who
cells this preparation in Washington 10 re-
turn full purchase every bottle tat does
not please and satisfy. Prom their report Of
sales IL seems that big majority OF gray
haired folks In this community have resolved
to look young again ..ic, 5uc and S1.O.
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Circumstantial Evidence.

Continuing on the trust theme, Mr..
Pinchot writes: "As Thoreau said. if
you find n trout in the milk it is cir
If in progressive party you find the
steel or harvester trusts. carrying its
financial burden and directing its
policies, it is not proof-but it is at
least suggestive of certain dilution
OF purposes.
There is a great deal of talk about
the visionary character of radical pro-
posaIs. But nothing l have ever heard
from the lips of the widest radical eX-
ceeds in visionary impra ticability the
proposition of maintaining third
party, standing for nothing more
concrete than a general aspiration of
democracy. and financially fathered by
representatives of the commercial in
terests which the public most thor
oughly distruStS This may have been
'prac ctical.' but it was not politics. 1t
was case of ntagiouS political
blindness.
Foolish Fighting.
However. let US not blame those
leaders of the party who are respon-
sible for its present low estate. They
We're no doubt working for what they
believed to be the good of the COM
munity. but they were fighting for it
foolishly and in the wrong place. Their
presence, as leaders in a movement
supported by a rank and file generally
in favor of making it harder to amass
a great fortune and easy to make a
decent living, was incongruous and re-
suited in an opposition of forces
which brought the party to a stand
still"
Evening star., 1914-11-22
Hurled From His Buggy.

{. F. Phillips. we'll known merchant
of Maryland, Rockingham county, was
hurled headlong from his buggy a day
or two ago. when his horse stumbled.
His shoulder was fractured, and it is
feared he was more severely hurt in
ternally.
George NJ +. Taylor, siXty-three
Evening star., 1914-11-22

honest, which prompts the assaults
upon Perkins. is the spirit which. II II
becomes dominant in the party. means
that from that moment it is an ulter
waste of time to expect any GOOD from
the party whatsoever, and that tne
party will at once sink, and deserVeoly
sink, into an unimportant ad1unct ol
the Debs movement or some other
similar movement"
Mr.. Pinchot comments thus:
"As time went on, the utterances
from headquarters drifted more ana
more into old-time political lines, untli
toward election day all issues put per
sonal ones were practically abandoned
in New York state. The progressive
party in New York failed to elect an
important candidate OF any kind. "hiie
the socialist, or as Mr.. Roosevelt calls
it, the Debs party. won a signal VIC
tory by sending a representative 10
Congress from a strong Tammany DIS
trict. The prohibition party, moreover
polled twice the vote of ...e progress
sive party in the gubernatorlal con-
test"
Evening star., 1914-11-22

Imagination is responsible for half
of our troubleS-and our fool actions
for the other half.