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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
Bows Club and Tag Day

This is Tag Day-the annual event for the benefit of the Boys club, one of the worthiest institutions in Bir- nnngham.
 The little tokens that will be sold on the streets today should yield sev- eral thousand dollars. Everyone who wishes to help the Boys club will gladly contribute small sum-a sum so small that it will not be missed by the donor-but Birmingham is large city and if 15,O0O or 10000 persons are "held up" for the good cause the total realized will be sufficient to put the club in fine shape financially, for time at least.
 These annual tag days have gala side, for every wsll-disposed man feels it blessing to give and he re- joices in the opportunity. He is poor citizen indeed who does not wear a smile when he becomes the possessor of tag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
on for San Francisco

J. B. Burke, one of Birmingham's old- est and most esteemed citizens. will leave today for San Francisco and will be ab- sent from home a month or more.
 T have been to Europe four times and thought it was about time that I was seeing something of this country west of the Mississippi" said Mr. Burke.
 ''All my travelling in America has been in the north and east. I am looking for ward with great pleasure to seeing the Panama-Pacific exposition and I know I shall be impressed with the grandeur of the Rockies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

According to George Hough Perry, di. rector of the department of exploitation of the Panama Pacific exposition, more than 12,00O newspapers and magazines in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and China have treated the exposition as great national enterprise" and have devoted seven times more space to it than that given to any other exposition, in spite of the great volume of war news that has been published. The records show that slightly more than S,0O0,00O have been printed in the newspapers of the United States and Canada since the statistical department was established by the fair management two years ago. Dur ing the past four months MT. Perry esti- mates that an average of 100000 per sons have been reached with some sort of information about the fair every three days. He reports that general interest throughout the country is keen and in- creaSlng. Many Of the leading news papers in the United States have made full-page and double-page Sunday feat ures of the fair, using the admirable mat rix service sent out by the publicity de- partment in some cases, while in others special articles were prepared. Among the newspaper men present on the opening day were William Randolph Hearst, Ar thur Brisbane, Norman D. Mack, George resentatives of more than 200 eastern newspapers and 1928 special writers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
VERSES
By William .Cowper.

By William .Cowper
 Supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk during his solitary abode on the island of Juan Fernandez.) l am monarch of all I survey
 My right there is none to dispute: From the center all round to the sea
 I am lord of the fowl and the brute O Solitude. where are the charms
 That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,
 Than reign in this horrible place I am out of humanity's reach,
 I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech;
 I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain
 My form with indifference see; They are so unacquainted with man,
 Their tameness is shocking to me Society, Friendship and Love.
 Divinely bestowed upon man, Oh, had I the wings of dove
 How soon would I taste you again.. My sorrows I then might assuage
 In the ways of religion and truth, Might learn from the wisdom of age,
 And be cheered by the sallies of youth. Religion! what treasure untold
 Resides in that heavenly word! More precious than silver and gold,
 Or all that the earth can afford But the sound of the church going bell
 These valleys and rocks never heard, Nor sighed at the sound of a knell,
 Or smiled when Sabbath appeared Ye winds that have made me your sport,
 Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report
 Of land I shall visit no more; My friends-do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? Or tell me I yet have a friend Though a friend I am never to see? How fleet Is a glance of the mind, Compared with the speed of its flight Tho tempest itself lags behind. And the swift-winged arrows of light, When think of my own native land In moment seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl is gone to her nest The beast is laid down in his lair. Even here is a season of rest. And I to my cabin repair. There's mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought! Gives even affliction grace And reconciles man to his lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
More Sunshine in Iron Market


 More sunshine in the iron market; not enough yet to make real spring, but enough to promise better times presently" is the way Matthew Addy & Co. put it. The weekly circular of this well known firm says in part: There is actually more iron being melted by the general fcundries. Our men on the road used 60 report at the beginning of the year that this foundry was shut town, or that one was running only two heats week, etc., and the report was invariably to the ef- feet that no more pig iron or coke was needed. Now the reports are of hap pier tone, and that all general rouncrses are running moderately full, and those wfich are working on machine tool parts are buster than they ever were previously in their history. This is direct and posi- tive evidence of the change that is talk ing place. In addition, there is the col lateral evidence from the furnaces which are shipping out more iron right along and the movement of coke is growing slowly, but surely.
 Meantime abroad they are steadily making a market for iron that when peace comes will be of tremendous pro- portions. In France, iron production is not nearly third of what it was prior to the war, and the destruction of snIps railroads, factories and munitions of war 1 is appalling; it runs into incomprehensi- ble figures. And the first thing that will be done when peace is declared will be to restore the ruin of war, to replace the immense havoc which has been and 1 Is being wrought. ~A America will then find a market for more iron than we can produce. In previ- ous letters we have called attention to the swift advance in the price of iron which has followed every war of modern times, the classic illustration of this fact being the rise in the price of iron after the civil war, from $19 to STA ton; after the Spanish-American war the price rose from $7 at Birmingham to $25. Will it do < 1t again? Why not?' ts4 J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
ASKING roo MUCH

From the Houston Post.
 The Montgomery Advertiser says that the co untry immediately surrounding Ala bama's capital buys sl0,0O0,O0O worth of foodstuffs annually outside the state of Alabama. In view of such conditions it seems to Ns that Alabama's legislative chumps would have attempted something for the economic independence of the state instead of holding snake dance and stifling the liberties of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
WAR ECHOES

New York Telegram: Welcome as are any proposals looking to a cessation or war, 1t occurs that any measures tend ing simply to a temporary postponemen' are not desirable.
 The strife has gone to a point where cessation to permit both sides to strengthen their positions would not tend to a speedy ending of hostllltles or a long period of friendship.
 While the good offices pending are purely tentative it is questionable whether. as proposed on her side Ger many would agree to refrain from sup marine warfare against shipping ana from the indiscriminate laying of float ing mines in British waters while Great Britain would agree to postpone action upon the proposition of declaring looo- stuffs absolute eontraband.
 It is. however, a hopeful sign that Berlin is willing to modify her marine tactics if permitted to receive food for her civilian population.
 But it cannot be overlooked that even if strictly used for civilians such inn ports would permit of the accumulated sustenance to feed the actual combat ants.
 The world wants peace not merely postponement.
 Living Church: It cannot be said that the neutrality programme of the United States has enhanced our popularity among the nations that are at war Iod fa bnr bat xNp felt a cordial friendship for both par ties, it must be said that each party feels that we have been too friendly with the other. No doubt this is, in great measure, inevitable. Neither con batant can see why we should wish to be friendly with the other. Neither party quite realize the position which the United States desires to maintain Moreover it is usually the innocent by stander who receives the brick betweeen the eyes and the habit of innocent by standing is perhaps as thankless 8 pro- cedure as can well be devised The in- terests of the United States and it's place among the nations are too inn portant for it to be possible for her to keep altogether away from the scene of conflict. Just now. having charge of most of the diplomatic offices in Europe, she is in the position of Saul of Tarsus, as he held the clothes of St. Stephen while the proto- martyr was being stoned to death; and perhaps it has oc- cured to others than ourselves that this was not the particular episode in the life of the future apostle that earned for him the title of saint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
ALABAMA PRESS

Decaturs Daily: Russian Armies Fighting Along the Whole Front" is an Age-Herald headline. That's better than
 Marion County News: The convict de- partment has decided that Theodore Lacy must wear stripes just like other convicts Why not? The only thing that should create the least bit of sympathy for Lacy is for him to make a full and complete statement as to who got the states money in the thievery in which he took a part
 Gadsden Journal: The city council has purchased a new steam roller It is not however of the pattern used in the leg islature.
 Andalusa Star: Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham are the Dardanelles of the prohibitionists.
 Huntsville Mercury Banner: The Doth an Eagle, whose editor, by the way, is a member of the state senate, gives Hugh Roberts column write-up in a recent is sue. Roberts has been writing some salty articles to The Age-Herald on the ridic- ulous capers of the hand-picked bunch at the capitol and evidently rubbed a little salt into raw place on the editors po- litical hide.
 Shelby County Sun: President Wilson has accomplished one thing, viz: he has caused the members of Congress to earn their pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

BEGINNING THE DAY-O Lord help me to endure. Give me n goal entfcing enough to carry me all the way. Help me to finish things. May I begin my undertakings only with the approval of God and may I per sist as in Thy very presence. May I stop only at Thy signal. In Chrfst's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
Civic Co-operation Needed

At this time when the commissioners of Birmingham and all the heads of city departments are hampered by lack of funds. resulting from the adoption of nec- essary retrenchment measures, citizens shoulo be especially considerate of munich pal officials and employes,' said pub lic-spirited man.
 ''The police and fire departments should have the cordial and thoughtful co-opera- ton of all aw-abiding citizens, and all unnecessary trouble should be avoided. The greater percentage of fires occurring in Greater Birmingham result directly from careessness or negligence and a great number of the alarms turned in to alarms cause needless expense to the city and should be eliminated as far as pos sible
 The police department of Birmingham has many unfavorable conditions to con- tend with. In the first place, the num- Der of men enrolled is exceedingly few and tn" territory to be patrolled is widely extended The officers of the depart ment, however, are continually on the elert and work earnestly in an effort to suppress crime and to apprehend crim- inals. Motor-driven patrol wagons are held in readiness at headquarters to make a dash, bearing armed men to any part of the city in which a crime may be committed on a moments notice. Un- der ordinary circumstances the depart ment is able to get officers on the scene of a crime in a radius of two miles of the central station within five minutes after receiving call, and were some people to display more coolness and judgment in availing themselves of the protective arm of the law fewer criminals would go un- scathed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
HOW ABOUT BATHING.

Frcm the Memphis Commerciai-Appeai.
 Birmingham is jubilant over the pros- pective decrease in water rates, and Mem- phis must be wondering how anybody can take any earthly interest in the price of water"-Chattanooga Times. Aw, g long; you gotta have something to cook with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Experts say it is possible for the peo- pie of this country to live on corn. Quite right The "corn dodger'' as an article of food is hard to beat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

At any rate, the Kaiser and the Czar and a few others will be tried in the court of public opinion." and it's decisions are not to be sneezed at.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

It will be welcome news to Birmingham theatregoers that Billie Burke is to be at the Jefferson theatre next Saturday matinee and night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Even poker game seldom lasts as long as the session of Congress just closed, aI- though some high records have been made by relay poker players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Joseph Letter planes the farmers for holding wheat and raising prices. Joseph himself has had enough "cornering'' to last him a lifetime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

If the Houston Post were published in Alabama, it could hardly think worse of the state legislature than it does now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BUNNIEs.

BUNNIEs. It surely is not
 A bit of fun To pay for a ioaf And get a bun.
 Youngstown Telegram. It surely is not
 A bit of fun But tell us this:
 Whaddye mean-a bun? Gainesville Telegraph But think how much One is ahead To annex a bun
 Without a head.
 Sharon Herald It seems to us
 Down here when one Pays for a bun
 He gets a bun.
 Houston Post More 'buns" are bought Just now, 'tis said Because they'll soon Be limited.
 IN AFTER LIFE. 'I suppose it's all right for college boy to wear fancy clothes.' Perhaps But arrayed like that, hell never make a success of getting orders from hard headed business men,"
 EXPERIENCED. You say he's great believer in prison reform?" sI have never met a man whose con- victions in that respect were more deeply rooted" .'what makes him so earnest?' He's been there'' SEEKING INFORMATION Those little hats
 Are rather nice, But have they, too,
 A little price?
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

One of the most powerful ships in the British navy is named after a woman, Queen Elizabeth, but Mrs. PanShurst didn't have anything to do with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

The Piute Indians of Utah are greatly by the fact that they have neither sub- marines nor a suitable place in which to use them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

China's Look what Japan's trying to do to mel can't be. distinctly heard in Europe for the roar of big guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Butter, having gone down in price. will doubtless go down the human esophagus in larger aAantities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

At any rate, shooting up the Dardanelles is fine target practice for the British and French warships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Frederick Palmer felicitates himself on being permitted to see some actual fight ing at last. Frederick will be in at the finish. anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

If Lord Byron were alive today he would already have had several tremendous love affairs with a military setting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

little matter like a presidential nomi- nation could not destroy the friendship existing between Oscar Underwood and Champ Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

While there is no exhibit from Mexico at the San Francisco fair. Mexico has been making show of itself for some- time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
VINTAGE AND VANTAGE STORIES OF THE NEWSPAPER CLUB LOBBY

rooster for one of your Indian Runner ducks, and give you two-bits to boot. Bill knew the old mans rep. as trader, and was consequently suspicious. He studied a few minutes and then said, You can't git ahead of me that way, MT. Out ton; if you want to swap sure enough, will swap you even
 Ton. Anderson is responsible for this newspaper yarn
 During a political campaign the editor of the Gate City Running Bird asked Judge A. o. Lane for an announcement. The trouble is said the judge, if I give you this announcement everybody else will be after me to run one. and I can't afford it. You needn't worry about that was the reply. No one will ever see it out there.'" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
suoIrLD LOOK AHEAD.

SHOULD LOOh <AilE<&AA- q saw young chap on street corner smile at two newly arrived immigrants who had all their worldly possessions tied up in two small bundles" .It was unknd of him to do that "certainly: and very foolish. also. In few years those immigrants may be able to give him first-class job
 so BE TT
 Wiseacres say
 Twill end in June
 This war, whose end
 can't come too soon.
 SEEMS INCREDIBLE. ..who is the distinguished looking stranger?" 9 That's our congressman. He's been away from home so long the town has outgrown him.'
 MORE WORRY. T thought you were going to join a Don't Worry club" q changed my mind" What was the matter? .'It was too much trouble to get in."
 NOTHING TO FEAR. He sat down in a dentists chair. Yet wore a happy smile. The dentist took his false teeth out And worked on them awhile
 ERRATUM. You are quite right, Clementina. The Zone" at the San Francisco fair is the amusement belt and should be capital zed Twas printer set 1t flower case"
 THE WISDOM OF PA. Pa, what's an appetizer?" "Missing a meal, son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

so BE TIT v Wiseacres say Twill end in June This war, whose end Can't come too soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

[[0LYDE ENNIS, besides digging
 up stories at the Tutwiler, NJ sometimes finds it necessary to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

Andalusia Star: Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham are the Dardanelles of the prohibitionists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connecting all departments) Main 49OO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17
Hunt To Build Suburban
Home and Raise Chickens;
Would To Be Farmer

Phoenix. Ariz-, Dec. 17.-GrOund for
handsome winter residence for COVER
nor George w ?. Hunt will be broken
in a few days at the corner OF Pork
and Mcdowell roads, about a mile
northeast Of Phoenix The chances are
that the governor. Mrs. Hunt and their
daughter will not only spend the win
tiers but the greatest part OF their time
there.
Governor Hunt has purchased a tract
of five acres Mr.. and Mrs. William
Young, Mrs Hunts parents. recently
moved here from CHA county and have
bought a residence on a six-acre tract
adjoining the governors.
Its the simple, suburban life for
me-" stated the governor We expect
to keep chickens and bees and be real
farmers"
Several rooms in the new residence
will be used for the housing Of the
governors library, which is one OF the
largest in the state, and his collection
of pictures. He has decided to give
his collection Of Apache baskets to
the University OF ZrizOna-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17

Arthur A. Kline
40 san Francisco St
Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17

Of the Cary system She said that the
children were doing better work since
the Gary idea was introduced and that
their Improvement in special subjects
was marked She was also satisfied
with the results that have grown out
Of supervised play AT first the chill
aren dropped out when the Gary sys-
tenn was installed" she said, but they
are not doing il any more. Formerly
the children, at their recesses. did not
know how TO play. They sat around
and sossiped and tainted each other
and got into mischief-now it is diff
ferent-"
Part Time Effective.
She admitted. however. that the
part-time had given as effectual re-
suits as the Gary. She met the cues
ton of n reduction in teachers by stat
ing that she thought the same num-
Der would be required under any other
system The discipline in the rooms
was said TO be the same as under the
old system and better on the PLAY
ground She also said that her teach
ers seemed TO like the Gary idea the
better
Those present at the session were
e VI. Whitaker. president; G. B. stew
ems. Robert L Holiday. Supt r J.
Tighe, \ L Hawley and auditor + Z.
Sawyer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-17

said what she thought right was all
| right with them
Mrs. Payne FaVOrs Plan.
Mrs Z. R. Payne, principal of the
Alta Vista school, was next summoned
and she said that the children at her
( school were doing better work under
( the Gary than under the old system
and thsr their progress was exceed
fngly good in the special work Il be-
lieTe that supervised play is much bet
ter than the old recess plan" she said,
as it gives the children an opportunity
TO learn new and Interesting ,ames and
to learn the principle of fair play.
Children who are unwilling to play
need NOT play. but most of them want
to play I think the Gary system is
capable of being developed considerably
along the lines started
Discipline Good.
Asked If. under any other plan, the
teaching staff might be reduced more
than it is now, Mrs. Payne said she did
not think 50. She met the question of
whether or not the discipline had
as good now as it was before the Gary
idea was introduced. I'VE have the
self government plan" she added
Believe in Gary.
Miss Catherine GOrbutt, principal Of
AOy school. said that the pupils were
decidedly better off under the Gary sys-
TEN than under the old. especially in the
special work. She said she believed in
the educational value OF supervised
play. as II teaches the child to have
control OF himself and how TO conduct
himself towards Others Miss Gorbutt
did not approve OF the part time plan
and said that she did not believe she
could take care of as many children as
now enrolled at Aoy with lesser staff
under a different system I'VE now
have an average of 40 children to the
teacher and do not think we could
face a reduction profitably." she said
The discipline under the Gary system,
she said, was an Improvement over the
old system
Not Doing as Good Work.
Miss Myra Prater, principal OF
Beau school, stated that her pupils
We're not doing as, good work under
their standard work, but that they
were doing better work in their spe-
cial subjects. She said she believed
in supervised play grounds in their
place. as Organized plav has its edu-
cational advantages She said there
had been some complaint from parents
about the new system, mostly be-
cause of the long hours that the chill
dren spent away from home She also
spoke OF the InoppOrtune distribution
of the play periods. She said she had
secured better results under the part
time method. Asked how she might
improve the class work with the Gary
system. Miss Prater replied: BY max
ing the first grades part-time-"
1852 in One Room.
Miss Prater said she did not see
how a reduction of teachers might be
accomplished under any other system.
as her teachers now teach twice the
number of children they should at
tempt to teach and pointed out that
because OF the long play periods, the
teachers really did not reach the chill
iren more than So minutes twice a
day, the rest of the time being given
over to play and music She also spoke
# the difficulties of carrying out the
Sary idea without the proper equip