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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Aftermath of Institute Meeting

All the journals related to the metals trade featured, of course, the meeting of the Iron and Steel insti- tute in Birmingham last week, and they are still having a good deal to say about the success of the conven- tion. Birmingham is always on the map, but the three days visit of the iron and steel operators to this dis trict Kept it with emphasis before the reading public. M
 The institute aftermath in the Man ufacturers' Record is of large general interest. Editor Richard H. Edmonds, who is a member of the institute and who attended the great meeting, writes glowingly in this weeks issue. He devotes eleven pages all told to the institute, including the principal addresses and papers read on the oc- casion referred to. He prints conspic- uously above his editorial correspond ence Abram s. Hewitt's prophecy of southern iron, which first appeared in the Manufacturers Record on June T, 1900.
 "The two great centers for domi- hating the iron and steel of the world are to be the Lake Superior region, with its Bessemer ores, on one side. and Alabama, with its basic ores, on the other," said MT. Hewitt. "The growth of the basic-steel industry. now that it has been fairly started in the south, ought to be very rapid:~That section, with its abundant stores of ore and coal and limestone in such close proximity as is found in Ala bama, bids fair within the next quar- ter of a century to dominate the basic steel industry of the world. Before the war I foresaw the strength of the south's iron making possibilities. . !. Not only have I always shown my faith in the south by my words, but to the extent of my ability outside of my business interests in the north have been an investor in southern iron and coal properties"
 This prophecy has been reproduced from time to time in many southern newspaper, but its gradual fulfill ment makes it all the more important now.
 Near the end of his article the editor of the Manufacturers Record quotes several members of the insti- ute. One of them-a great western steel man-said at the close of the "trip, q must go home and scrap-heap my plant" meaning that he had seen plants in the Birmingham district which made those in the west look an tiquated. Another member of the in- stitute said: "I can find no more words to use. have exhausted my vocabu- llary of superlatives. Another said
 "This has been the greatest meeting in the history of the institute. We fought to come back to Birmingham 1.-two years from now"
 It was a great gathering of iron anc I steel men, and the visitors as we'll as this district felt greatly benefited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

BEGINNING THE DAY--My Fafh- CT, keep me close to Thyseif today. May I not stray even for a moment. Remind me of the peril of leaving Thy side, though but little way. Show me how the distance wfdens' the dangers thicken, and the trag- edies come. before l am aware '"1 ChrIstss sake. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
WITH HTS BOOTS ON

Three times has the World writtsn the political obituary of Theodore Roosevelt.
 This time we shall say nothing at all of the dead.
 It looks as if he had been safely tucked away by that genial and popu- lar undertaken Charles S. whitman. ably assisted by Sexton Suizer. but you never can tell.
 This may or. may not be the final funeral. If it is, we are ready to testify at the inquest that the deceased died with his boots on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
AIRCRAFT AGAINST sEACRAFT


 From The Progress of the World" in the American Review of Reviews for November.
 Thus far the light, swift cruisers of the British navy have been able to clear the seas of hundreds of German mer- chantmen, while in turn the floating mines scattered by the Germans in the North sea. and the deadly torpedoes pro- jected from small submarine vessels, have sent . number of arfnored British war ships to the bottom of the sea. The Ger man dreadnaughts meanwhile have been kept safely within naval harbors or at the entrances of the Kiel canal, while the British dreadnaughts fn like manner are lying in their safe havens. Germany Is, above all things intent upon getting at some of these English vessels with mines. torpedoes or bombs dropped from Zeppelins. England is hardly less intent upon finding some way to get at Ger many's newest and heaviest men of war. The assumption that Germany has been deliberately planning to terroriss Eng land by dropping bombs from the great Zeppelin aIrships upon the homes of de- fenseiess women and children in London. is not in accordance with the demon strated fact as to Germany's plans and methods. Just as the allies have tried to destroy Zeppelins in their shed at Dus- seldorf. by dropping bombs from aero planes. even 50 the Germans. doubtless, will try to drop the heavier and more deadly bombs from their huge Zeppelins upon warships in British harbors. upon the heavy coast defense batteries on the Dover heights. upon great camps like that of Salisbury plain, and upon other objects and places of q military nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
DOWN WITH THE PRESS AGENT

From the Louisville Courier-J Journal.
 A Spanish grandee once observed that "A all royal and noble Spaniards A agreed that the public was an ass and should be ridden. The only point upon which disagreement was possible was who should occupy the saddle.
 All special interests agree that the American press is an ass, but there is no disagreement about who shall ride it. The various interests are in hearty agree ment that everyone who has need of free advertising. or publicity" as 1t is called, shall make free and unlimited use of the news columns It Is due to the folly of the press that the burden of free adver- Using has been long and patiently borne. It Is tiine surely. to rebel. The interest of the newspaper as a business enter prise; the conscience of the press as a gatherer and distributor of news the req sonable demand of the reader that adver- tisins shall bear a label, are influences which should combine to put an end to the riding of the ass by everybody and any body who wants publicity"
 Even the riders are beginning, many of them, to grasp the fact that they have made inordinats demands upon good na- ture. The American Newspaper Pub fishers association. in Bulleton 32ol. re- prints a speech of F. A. Moree. represent ing the States Charities association of New York. at the charities conference in Philadelphia, in which it is stated that attempts to nich valuable space from newspapers should be abandoned even by organizations fighting tuberculosis.
 Mir Moree is quoted as follows:
 We do not ask the stationer to con- tribute the paper we use. We do not ask
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Business Activity fin Ch,caxo

"The extraordinary activity in the grain growing centers is being reflected in a marked way in Chicago" said John L.. Mandel who operates small industry in that city.
 Conditions in Chicago seem now to be almost normal, There is an air of brisk ness which was not seen two weeks ago. The manufacturing plant in which I am interested will show about the same prof 1t the last half of this year that it showed in the second half of 1913. In the first half there was falling of in gross earnings of something like $6O0o as com pared with the first half of 1s13 But this was very small in view of the indus trial depression prevailing throughout the country at that time.
 look for a high degree of prosperity between now and spring." -..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
HAD A REASON

From the New. York Times.
 Simms--You're poor sort of . club member. very seldom see you around at the clubhouse.
 rimms-Why, I get around once or twice a week.
 Simms-well. look at me-Tm there every night.
 T1mms-Yss. but you're married. and I'm single.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
GERMAN HELMETS COMFORTABLE From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
 There can be no doubt that the Germans are a brachycephaiic race. or. to use the word popular in the kinemas when the war pictures are shown, bullet-headed. Speaking generally a German helmet will not it an English head. Some dolicho- cephalic Englishmen the other day were trying on a collection of these trophies of war, and found that not one was big enough to ft any English head present. But they admired the helmets on other grounds. Though made apparently of steel, they wore as light almost as cloth cap or . straw hat. and more comfort able than . bowler.
 Round the inside, where the helmet touches. was . ring of metal 'leaf springs' bound with leather. which lightly clipped the head to keep the hel- met on without heavy pressure. The brass spike or knob that crowned the helmet was made useful a we'll e orna- mental. There were large holes in 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Italy has been on the verge of war so constantly since trouble started in Europe that her statesmen and diplomats nave probably been compelled to cut out their afternoon maps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
squelched, by Gum!
Sylacauga Advance.

From the Sylacauga Advance.
 There seems to be a growing belief in some quarters that if tho Germans should win the present war, and if 1t suited their convenience to do 50 later on, they would proceed to knock the grand old Monroe doctrine into a cooked hat.-Age-Herald.
 Some more rambling talk Uncle Sam stands back of the Monroe doctrine and the Kaiser will not meddle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
SOMEWHAT SEVERE.

SOMEWHAT SEVERE.
 "Pd like to call on you and talk little about insurance" said the agent. Why don't you be perfectly frank with meT' snorted MT. wasserby.
 What do you mean?'' insurance, when you know very well that there never was a solicitor who could talk a little about insurance and then stop"
 A FAR-FETCHED EXAMPLE. T suppose you know that water has been discovered on Mars?"
 "Oh, yes I heard that sometime ago." Do you think 1t will have any effect on terrestrial affairs?''
 T don't see how it can, although pro- hibition orators may make a note of it for campaign purposes"
 TURNED DOWN IN ADVANCE. ''The first time gaEed into your eyes, Miss Perkly, I saw my fate written there"
 Well, I'm very sure, MT. Gadkins, that you are not the first man who ever de- veloped negative in woman's eyes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

After consuming a dish of real pork saul sage and sweet potatoes, with plenty of thick gravy, one begins to speculate on what the French chef has up his sleeve half so good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Roger Sullivan was defeated in Illinois, but 1t is hard to tell at this distance just how much his unpopularity with MT. Bryan was responsible for the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

The Pennsylvania man who was son. freedom by singing will have great dtfi- culty. we fear, in keeping out of vaude- vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
ALABAMA SANCTUMS
The Moribund Bull Moose

From the Talladega Home
 Returns from Tuesdays elections throughout the country indicate that the progressives are progressing backward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Magazine writers with German names have no difficulty in proving to their own satisfaction that Germanys food supply Is almost inexhaustible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Since neither the allies nor the Germans seem able to make any headway, why not declare the contest draw?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
oltfmism In Birninxham

From the Shelby County Sun.
 Birmingham fnanciers are quite optim- istic and confident of a general reaction in business circles at an early day. No doubt the promised opening of the Liver pool and New York cotton exchanges has brought about this feeling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

The mayor of Boston wants "classic dancers to be properly clothed, quite overlooking the fact that the less they have on the more intensely "classic" they become
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
A Happy Suggestion

From the Anniston Star
 American pine forests are said to be threatened by moths. Why not ball lem out?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Until quite recently 1t appears that cer- tain favored prisoners in Sing Sing have been enjoying all the comforts of home with few of the privileges of a club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
THE NEAR-PHILosopHER.

He likes to give you good advice
 And says that things will be slI right, Although he'll tell you in a trice
 That his own heart is far from light. Perhaps he got but little rest
 And all night tossed from side to side; Perhaps tho sorrow in his breast
 Is due to more than sleep denied. Whate'er the woe that weighs him down, To you he talks of cheerfulness. Although 'tis true misfortunes frown
 And still increasing troubles press. And so he goes his way through life
 Until at last his grave he reaches. And never learns when cares are rife
 To practice half the lore he breaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Doubtless Count Zeppelin is still dream- ing of that happy day when his airships will destroy London and he will rest in the arms of the Kaiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Now that 800 men are engaged in fumi- gating the Chicago stock yards, the odor in that vicinity is probably worse than ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

More daring political prophets have written the obituary of T. R., but even they confess that you never can tell"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

If Admiral Craddock went down with the Good Hope off the coast of Chile all will be forgiven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PRO AND CON.


 l will not sing of pumpkin pie. Though other bards may do it; team of mules-I hope to die Could hardly drag me to 1t. F Ea Birmingham Age-Herald. will not sing of pumpkin pie, For that would be like cheating. The feast that lies before my eye Needs all my time for eating. . Youngstown Telegram. I will not sing of pumpkin pie, At least not till I've ct it; Or while sing the other guy In the middle col. will get IL
 Houston Post. I will not sing of pumpkin pie, No tom-toms I will beat: When I tune up I want to sing Of something fit to eat.
 Memphis Commercial-AppeaL
 THE TRAMP POET" AGAIN. 'I sing the battle" warbles Harry Kemp in the New York Call. Harry is more at home when he sings the "side- door Pullman" and the calaboose. As a war bard he lacks sincerity. No one ex- Pects poet 10 get ms inspiration on the firing line nowadays. and that may be the reason why none of the bards, from the most humble to the most high, have been able to strike note that does full justice to the stout-hearted allies or the equally brave Germans with their "Busy Berthas."
 LIGHT STUFF. .I'm thinking of writing a play" What about?'
 "I haven't the slightest idea Better make 1t society drama"
 DANGEROUS. Tn autumn woods I take delight And I'd go there more often, but I greatly fear squirrel might Some day mistake me for a nut.
 A KITCHENETTE. Each room in their flat represents q different period"
 .How about their kitchen?" That represents the age of condensa- tion." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

contemporary who is inclined to view with alarm and fear the worst says that the Pankhursts show a disposition to set tie in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Up to the Leeislature

From the Gadsden Journal.
 The suggestion that the state should as- sume the responsibility of caring for the irdisent families of convicts is growing in popularity. and there is good promise of some action being taken by the next legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

In starting to claim victories. no matter what the other side says, Turkey seems to have learned lesson from Petrograd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

"I had a pleasant dream last night
 "Tell me all about it"
 T dreamed that I saw a musical comedy in which there were no opponents of the latest ballroom dances.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
Not There Yet

From the AndaIusia Star.
 Richy Hobson says he's going back to
 Congress. This Is the same chap that l told us he was going to the United States Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
The South's All Riwht

From the Roanoke Leader.
 The south has como out of q worse hole than she is now in. She is coming out of this one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

the owners of the building we occupy to contribute our quarters. But we do ask the newspapers to do the equivalent by giving us space, which Is like money to them.
 Buy space. Advertise your worok as business houses do, and you will get the best publicity in the world, and you will ease little of the resentment that the newspapers are beginning to feel for you. If you do anything worth picayune the newspapers will print it as news and with out your solicitation"
 Advertising that is frankly advertising commands respect Advertising which parades as news not only lessens the respect of the public for newspapers as vehicles of information, but also breeds contempt in the mind of the reader who might, if properly approached. become in- terested in the enterprise, the commodity, the article. the individual, advertised.
 Nowadays a very considerable propor- tion of the readers of the press quickly recognize, and as quickly resent, 'pub- licity articles designed to impose upon them by passing off advertising as news
 The paid advertisement challenges at tention and disarms criticism. It is an open and above board claim for consid- eration; not an effort to trade upon a lack of intelligence, more often presumed than actual, among readers.
 Publicity bureaus are often so expen- sive that paid advertising would be less costly. The press could, and should. greatly reduce the volume of free pub licity. The result would be more inform ing and reliable news columns. That re- form would be worth more than the ud- vcrtfsing which would snpplant the free publicity masquerading as news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
C0mparing Judges

From the Selma Times.
 In Mississippi three judges constitute the supreme court; in Alabama there are 10. Let's see; does Alabama exceed Mis- sissippi in wealth. population and iitiga- tion 31-3 times? We do not think 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07
The Iron Market

Matthew Addy ( Co.'S Cincinnati re-
 port for the current week says in part:
 ''To indicate just where the pig iron trade stands today study of current statistics shows that furnaces are do ing . business of about 1s per cent of their normal capacity: that is. sales of pig iron are about s7 per cent less than they should be if all the furnaces were running and selling their output. This is the worst record for years. On the other hand. foundries are all without stocks. To the best of our Knowledge consumers are carrying nothing in their yards but are allowing the fur
 naces to bear the burden of carrying the surplus iron. So. when the revival in trade comes consumers will be forced to buy. Thers are. fair stocks on hand in furnace yards but the supply is not enough to supply three weeks of full demand. Satisfactorily. the iron trade is sound enough. but the fact remains that the iron businsss is still looking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

which gave very good ventilation to the inside of the helmet-much better than the pin holes that are supposed to ven tilate a bowler. In fact, the Germans seem to have succeeded in making a really comfortable bowler out of paper-thin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuseript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

What is in that word honors What Is that honor. Air. trim reckonfng'
 Henry ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

A. J. Eaton. Jr.. O. E. Young and W. H. Overby are the only authorized trsVeiing representatives of The Age Herald in it's circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

Entered al the Birmin gham, Ala. postotfice as second. class matter under act of Congress March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

DANGEROUS. Tn autumn woods I take delight And I'd go there more often, but I greatly fear squirrel might Some day mistake me for a nut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-07

LIGHT STUFF. I'm thinking of writing play" What about?" "I haven't the slightest idea Better make 1t a society drama"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04
ANDREW sJoVIN, HERO


You will look in vain through social
registers, blue books and Who's Who
for the name of Andrew tSjOvin. Had
you been interested in him, your
search would have led you to employ
ment agencies at seaperts or to the
lists of crews of sailing vessels and
steamships. Had you wished to see
him, you would have walked along
docks perhaps into barrel houses and
certainly into cheap lodging houses.
Yet in the list of heroes who have
carved their names eternally in the
rock of fame, Sjovin looms large.
When the Inflated Monroe went
down off the Virginia coasts, and 40
passenger persisted, an inquisitive
commission began to probe-and it
found Sjovin, able seaman, as the
one bright spot in story that reeked
of cowardice and ineficiency.
Life was sweet" said the wireless
operator as an excuse for deserving
his key-and life seemed sweet to
officers who seemed unmindful of the
women and children and fastened to
Tic l0UOdIS.
Life was sweet, too, to Sjovin-
but duty and the mans task of saving
women was sweeter.
How he battled with the waves,
how he struggled to get boats and life
preservers, how he fought back the
maddened, death-panicked crowd I'M
til women were safe, how he finally
leaped into the sea with his arm
around one woman in futile effort
to save her is written into the cold
documents of the commission.
Gold lace never made hero. Rags
never made a coward.
Andrew Sjovin, able seaman, prov
ed his worth in an hour of crisis-and
he needn't mind the fact that those
who write social registers have over
looked him-and will continue to
overlook him. His name is recorded
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04

Mrs. Anthony Drexel, Jr., is one of
the "eight most beautiful women in
New York. as named by the we'll
known artist, Penhyrn Stanslaws.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-04

German labor unions report an in
crease in membership of 10000 the
last year, grand total being $500, 900.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
WYOMING
Giants FEARFUL OF
The CHICAGO CUBS

Although mmbling along in the lead
of the National League marathon by
margin of three and one-half lengths,
the Giants are by no means secure IN
their position. A fatering pitching
staff is causing John McrGaw, the actor
and writer, some worry, while the hoo
doc which always goes with the fourth
successive pennont conquest is seen in
the ofring.
1wcnty-siX years ago the Browns Of
Won der Abe won four flags i'm sequence
and that record still stands for the
major Leagues Great machines like the
Cubs and Mackmen, tar better clubs
than the Giants ever were, have failed
to conquer the Jinx which pursues the
club bent on winning four pennants in
row. So McCraw has a furrowed brow.
In a recent whceze in one of the New
York papers for which NcGraw writes,
the Giant manager expressed the belief
that the Cubs are going to cause his
team slecpless nights. A seasoned and
strong pitching staff. a hard-hitting lot
of veterans who are not liable to crack
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

On next Saturday the Irish-Amerioan
Association will hold the greatest out
door athletic carnival in the east. Some
Of the worlds best performers will be
present.
This morning two crack short and long
distance runncrs handed in their entries
they being Edward Allison of Baltimore
running the 100 yards and broad jump
or. He is the star all-around athlete
of the Central y. NJ c. A. of that city.
John Mckernan, the long distance run
ner from Philadelphia will enter the one
and fve-mile races In recent runs he
has started with Johnny Gallagher from
scratch. Up until this morning there
were $50 entries