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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

ing active manufacturing plants Il thereon.
 The Birmingham Realty Compan| some of the other rear estate col would do we'll to actively co-operat| the new Chamber of Commerce.
 Since Arlie Barber took his sd one of the three commissioners o| mingham the public has almost forl who the other commissioners are.
 Barber seems to be the active nj the trio. He is the man who Is viewed in the newspapers and thd who seems to be doing all the worl is being done around the city hail If two more like him are selecd the December election. 1t looks George and Jim will be crowded o] newspaper stage, on which they for| played so conspicuously.
 # x * Now that the legislature has adjd and that George Ward and Jim VI erly are no longer makers of about the city hall, The Age-Herd seeking proper field for that pd genius of newspaper writer, Hugd erts. has decided to send iin to \ ington and put him in cfiaIge Washington bureau. Offices navel fitted up for him in one of the cd uous buildings of newspaper row an| Age-Heraid. beginning December Il maintain fixed Washington news d in order that it's readers may be kl touch with the national situation by| CTS who are known here and who that class of Washington news whii Alabama people want to read. This is one of the many great inn ments The Age-Herald newspaper il ting into effect. Those who knoJ Roberts and who have read his gomery stuff and his local stories full we'll what to expect of him.
 Incidentally. 1t is the determinati the present staff of The Age-Herd make it the great southern newsp| as conspicuously the light of the as Is The New York Times of th@ and The Chicago Tribune of the wi In this ambition and determirI with the staff of The Age-Herald,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE PRICE
 OF COTTON AND SOME OTHER THIN

I~ F. AVERY the cotton man. gave IA the farmers some good advice ir his letter in yesterdays Age Herald when he told them they would be fools to sell their cotton at eleven and a half cents when if they would hold it they would get fifteen cents for 1t before the next crop natures.
 MT. Avery is eminently correct in this statement in that there has been very years crop will be smaller than this years, and that the world must have a certain amount of cotton.
 It has been the history of the south that the farmer and the country merchant commence dumping cotton on the mar ket about this time every year at what ever prices prevail in order to acquire Christmas money The cotton mill men have always taken advantage of this weakness on the part of the cotton planter and the supply merchant, and by waiting until the Christmas season they have usually bought their cotton cheap
 The question now is, will the farmers and the merchants borrow six per cent money which will be supplied to them by the banks under the guidance and advice of the Federal Reserve Board? Or will the holders of cotton figure that the price may go down lower than eleven and a half cents and that they may lose by holding it?
 The average producer of cotton usually wants to get rid of it and get his cash money. Tn doing this he has built up great fortunes for the cotton speculator. Numbers of southern men of money have been buying cotton since last summer, when it was down to something like eight cents a pound. These men have accumu- lated tremendous fortunes The farmer has usually done the work for the other mans profit.
 Some of us will watch with interest to see what the present holders of cotton in the south will do. If they will store 1t and hold 1t they will get at least ten dol- lars a bale more for it than they can get today. But will they do this?
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 The opening of the Birmingham Manu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Hoity! Toityl Paris dressmakers will not sell to Teuton importers, even though one of them happens to have been com missioned to buy gowns for Mrs. Gait. But-sacre bleul-any dressmaking firm of Paris would be honored to receive com- mission to make gown for the Presi- lents fiancee and would be most happy to present 1t to her with it's compliments. The true Gallic spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
NO GLOOMSTER

"So you actually thought you had made an impression on Miss Teachers heartT
 "why-er-yes. She certainly acted as if I were the only man in the world for her."
 q want to congratulate you for one thing."
 And what is that?"
 Your optimism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
THE REASON

 The plaudits of the people Are seldom hard to gain; When in the mood for cheering They simply can't refrain. Observe the warm reception
 The candidates receive, Though statements they are m Nobody can believe. We've very often wondered
 Just why it happens so. But when we made inquiries Nobody seemed to know, Until an ancient worthy
 Said: Men are just like boy Who hate the thought of missi A chance to make a noise."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Monday night means much to Birming. ham,
 | I was surprised to look over the ex- hibits and see how many different varie- ties of things are made fin Birmingham.
 The day of the small manufactory has arrived. A spirit of buying the home manufactured stuff should be encouraged. The merchants should give preference to the products of the home manufacturer.
 Only few weeks ago an interview was printed in The Age-Herald with Mir. Jones of the Birmingham Bed Company com blaming that the merchants gave prefer ence to foreign-made beds over his, when his were a better quality. Every furni- ture man in Birmingham should have on display and offer for sale the Birming- ham-made bed. and let the buyers judge for themselves.
 T W s
 am glad to see this campaign Of the Chamber of Commerce because it will bring greater revenue to the chamber and provide for the employment of a bureau Nof men to push Birmingham's s wholesale trade. We need a. rate and an advertising bureau-a bureau which will advertise Birmingham coal and manufac- tured products in all the sections which legitimately belong to us
 The people Of the south and southwest should be taught to come to Birmingham for all metal goods as the buyers go to New York for silks and satlns and to Cincinnati for leather goods.
 am told that the Tennessee Company at it's Ensley mills will soon be making steel plates and shapes and all manner of material which the small manufac- turer of Birmingham has heretofore had to buy from Pittsburg. This alone should lead to the establishment of many iron and steel working shops
 Hardware, building material, cotton ties, wagon tires and all manner of such things should be made here. and the country to bring experts in the manu- facture of such and aid them in the es- tablishment of plants.
 We would do well to give away some of the illy-kept vacant real estate strewn around Birmingham for the sake of hav-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
DECEPTIVE DAYS.

So warm and bright the world around, So ,wondrous blue the skies, Almost 1t seems the hills and streams, The breeze that softly sighs, Are ministers of summers reign
 Who still maintain her state, As if their queen afar hath been
 And they her coming wait. H~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
The Wise Mean

l
 vocates, who oppose even aB mod crate degree of preparedness to resist possible attack by foreign power, and those who think that national safety can only be assured by the maintenance of vast standing army in addition to mighty navy, the ad- ministration's national defense pro gramme, worked out by army and navy experts, appeals to thoughtful Americans as wise mean.
 President Wilson is an ardent lover of peace and is therefore opposed to anything like militarism, but he does not allow his emotions to get the bet ter of his judgment. What he asks Congress to do is to adopt definite defense policy that will insure to the country an adequate navy, better Qualifications and an army large enough to furnish a thoroughly trained first line in the event of war, and to provide ways and means for putting such policy into effect.
 It will be a long time before the world sees another war such as that now in progress in Enrope. It is all together improbable that the United States will be threatened by foreign invasion in the near future. But if we are to prepare for the national defense several years will be required in do- ing it; and in view of the country's woeful state of unpreparedness, a start cannot be made too soon.
 Hudson s. Maxim, inventor of the automatic gun and other war imple- ments, in addressing commercial body in Kansas City Thursday night, saw invading hosts right at our gates, or at any rate his "scare talk" was along that line.
 He assetrted that the only way the United States could be saved from war would be to have "a navy big and powerful enough to stand successful ly against any other navy in the world and an army big enough to save the country from the horrors of defeat and humiliation, even should our navy be destroyed" He intimated that the United States would be attacked by a l first class European power at the con clusion of the present titanic conflict. Now, MT. Maxim is man of science, and scientific men are not usually hysterical, but on this occa- sion, the famous inventor lost his equilibrium. Especially unreasonable was his assertion that "any one of the great warning nations, if victori- ous, would have available several mil lion war-tried veterans for trial at arms" and so on; unreasonable, be- cause when the European conflict is ended there will be little of fighting strength left. The leading powers now engaged are nearing the point of financial exhaustion and by the time the war is over the armies will be wasted and worn almost to the point of collapse. No matter how the con- flict terminates, rehabilitation, finan- cial and physical, will be first in order.
 But time passes swiftly and reha- bilitation and business recovery in Europe will be only a question of a few years. In the meantime it would be folly-almost criminal negligence for the United States to fail of it's duty. It is certainly none to early to begin to prepare. But there will be no militarism such as Maxim would have. Only safe and sane prepared ness such as that proposed by the Wilson administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
THE WORLDS WANDERERS

By Shelley.
 Tell me- thou star, whose wings of light Speed thee in thy fiery flight. In what cavern of the night
 Will thy pinions close now? Tell me, moon. thou pale and gray Pilgrim of heavens homeless way, In what depth of night or day
 Seekest thou repose now? Weary wind who wanderest Like the worlds rejected guest. Hast thou still some secret nest
 On the tree or pillow?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
Cotton and Other Crops

'I have heard several men who keep in close touch with the cotton situation say that the acreage planted next spring would be about equal to normal, but my information would lead me to say other wise" said John P. Fassett Of Cincin- natl. T have spent two weeks in the south visiting Texas, Louisiana, Arkan- sas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia
 Just what Texas will do in the way of next years planting 1t is hard to surmise. I talked with two farmers and a number of merchants, and the question of acre. age was in doubt But in the other states referred to there will be no increase in the planting as compared with last spring. The farmers have made up their minds. The boil weevil is one of the causes of keeping the acreage down, and the success of crop diversification IS an- other reason.
 Mississippi and Arkansas arc both making marked progress in diversification and I just have learned that Alabama has done exceptionally we'll in this new and highly profitable movement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
BAD FORM, REALLY

From the Philadelphia Telegraph
 Saddening indeed is the headline, Sweet Faces Fight for Speakership," in q New York paper. We don't like to see sweet faces fight for anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
SIMILAR TACTICS

From the Washington Star.
 Terpedoing below the water inc titled to about as much respect ternational quarrels as hitting belo belt would have in pugilism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
Washington bureau. ao7 HiDDs build

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Father, may I rest fin Thee more, may I be silent unto Thee; may be dumb before Thee. May | have less complaining before Thee. and more communinG with Thee. May tnIk to Thee less and listen to Thee more. Speak to me in the way, comfort me, guide me. For Chrisfs sake. Amen.-H. M. IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

The presence of Kitchener is being felt on Gallipoli peninsula. Even the Turks are beginning to realize that he has a tre- mendous personality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Fortunately for him, Villa is making his last stand in territory not too remote from the American boundary line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

John Bollinger lived only short time, but the unfortunate infant brought so- ciety face to face with a problem it has been in the habit of evading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Poor old China, Even she Is about to be dragged into the European muddle, and just when her little Jap boycott was working like a charm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
Human Nature

Where one has an opportunity to study human nature,' said Ed Montgomery, "is at the complaint desk of a telephone com pany." MT. Montgomery knows, as he is one of the assistants of MT. Knox, the local manager of the Southern Bell conn pany.
 However" said MT. Montgomery. 'it is our business to study human nature. The persistent object of all the Bell com panies is to render more service, and to do this successfully. deep study into all kinds of personalities is needed. We study the cranks, the poor and the rich with equal care. and no matter how harsh the complaint, it is always considered, as well as the reasons that lead to the com plaint. In other words, in trying to give service, we necessarily have to have an intimate knowledge of what the telephone subscribers really want. And we only get this knowledge through hard knocks. But we are satisfied if the complaints are not repeated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Then again, Justice Hughes may be waiting for the psychological moment to arrive. Everybody knows the republicans stand no chance next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
wAITING TO RE SHOWN

From the New York World.
 Greece needs to borrow ss,00o,O0e more iron. the entente allies Would it be strange if they should adopt a somewhat Missourian attitude?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
DEEPLY MOVED

From the Philadelphia Public Ledge Washington Is Deeply Moved by ing of Ancona. "-Headline.
 To the extent of writing another Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Whisky is no longer considered cure for snake bite, but topers will not de- spair There are plenty of other bites besides snake bites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Christmas is almost here and for the second time the Kaiser will have to fore
 go that little Christmas dinner in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Liberty Bell Is Running Late" says headline Any reflection on Philadel- phia?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

It's inspiring to think of old King Peter
 battling in the trenches, but the chances are he's somewhere else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

ton to his friend here the President was lunching alone.
 Sit down and have lunch with me-, said the President.
 No, thank you; I have been to lunch con- was the response the colored man made.
 ''The President, however, insisted that Washington should take a seat at the table and have a bite with him, while the message from MT. Jones was being de- livered. Reluctantly, as Washington aft erward said, he did sit down and partici- pated in the luncheon while he made his report.
 ''This version of the luncheon story dis oses of the popular impression that President Roosevelt in formal way n- vited the colored educator to luncheon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Although Chugson has had a car for almost six months, he still seems to think a pedestrian has some rights"
 How do you account for that at- titude?"
 Its very peculiar. It certainly shows woeful lack of self-confi- dence."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
\ TENNESSEE SURNISE

From the Memphis CommerciallAppeal.
 Those moonlight" schools in Kentucky must be a misprint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

MT. Kitchin Is an orator of no mean ability. Here's hoping he won't talk him. self to death while trying to defeat Pres ident Wilson's military programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TInES
1e5d3nas

ticaliy all the time. Now the chine frequently remains idle long as 20 minutes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

The Hull in submarine activity indicates
 that submarine crews are getting more fresh air to breathe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Are women really wearing ankle watches? asks a New York editor Hard to get information on the subject. but they couldn't make time pass any more rapidly if they did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

War has apparently not cast a damper on the London flapdoodle correspondent who goes into ecstasies over the latest fad of q duchess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Whenever a savant gets up and says poverty is a disease, the average low brow IS tempted to ask how any disease can be a blessing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

at the White House. After the cd began to discuss the luncheon sol the friends of Washington advised to make public the true story of u fair. but he never did. and MT. Roo also left the public free to draw it. conclusions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
A LIVELY CURIOSITY

'Dubwaite says he would rather lend than dine with royalty"
 "Still, I don't think much of Dub waite's philanthropy"
 "No?
 "He gets enough satisfaction out of cross-examining the poor devil before he gives assistance to amply repay him for any trouble he takes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
AN ALTRuIsT

'I see you still keep a woode dian in front of your cigar store the visitor.
 Yes" replied the proprietor. course, I know that sort of adv ing has long since passed out of ion. but this is a college town an only reason for keeping a woode dian about here is to give the something to celebrate with whe football team wins a victory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
ENCOURAGING SIGN.

"How are you getting along with Miss Gadder?"
 'Oh, first rate"
 What makes you think you are making some progress in her regard ?' Well. when first started to call ing she played the photograph prac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
THE HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.' postoffice as second class matter un' der act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

The opening of the Birmingham Manu- lecturers Permanent Exhibit building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

l. D. Griffis and w. b. Brumbeloe are the only authorized travellng represen' Iatives of The Age-Herald in it's clrcu- latlon department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
q want to congratulate you for one
WHAT'S HE AFRAID OF?

Your optimism"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-21
ONE SHIP
SAILING TO ASIA.

THE disappearance of the Ameri-
AN flag from the Pacific goes steadi-
ly on, according to the program. The
definite sale Of five big vessels by
the Pacific Mail company to the At
hndc Transport company leaves only
one ship carrying the American flag
In the Asiatic trade-the Minnesota
OF the Great Northern Steamship
Company. There are still American
steamers plying to the Philippines, the
Hawaiian Island and Australia. Wheth-
err they will continue on their present
routes under the American flag re-
mains to be seen.
1t seems incorrect to say that the
transfer of the ships of the Pacific
Mail line and the Robert Dollar line
Is due to a conspiracy of the shipping
trust" That trust has committed sins
enough In the past; but in the present
case. II there Is any conspiracy in
tended to accomplish the repeal of the
La toilette Seamen's bill, 1t Is one
In which great numbers of disinterest-
ed citizens and newspapers every
where, regardless of political leanings
are bearing a conspicuous part. It's
hardly likely that the general public
10 deceived In this matter.
1t Is plain enough that the seamen's
bill makes 1t difficult for American
ships to compete with Japanese ships
In the Pacific. It requires the employ
ment OF American crews, with a scale
OF wages and living expenses several
Times as large as the expenses JAP
anese owners are put to with their
Asiatic crews. In the Atlantic trade
the American ships will have to a
American wages just the same; but
they will not be competing with for.
eign lines employing such cheap labor
and ut least while the war lasts they
will have the compromising advantage
Of higher freight rates.
Up to date, then, the total effect of
protecting" the American seamen of
the Pacific coast has been to give
their t~rans.Pacific jobs to the Japa-
nese seamen, and the Asiatic traffic
to Japanese ship.owners. It's a form
Of protection that the seamen them
selves can't stand very long.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-21
ELks CLEAR $500 FOR
STATE ORPHAN CHILDREN

The Virginia Chronicle y
One of the largest crowds that ever
gathered at the historic Bowers Man.
sion was present yesterday at the
Elks' picnic given for the orphaned
children at the state orphan home,
and estimates last night placed the
sum at $500 cleared for the children.
There were SO of the children pres.
ent and they had the time of their
lives. and it was worth going miles
70 see them enjoy themselves. There
were all kinds of sports to amuse
young and old, and there was not a
dull moment The grounds were filled
to capacity and countless automobiles
were banked in the vicinity. hundreds
taking In the doings by machine.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-21
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Notice Is hereby given that William
V. Odgers was duly appointed Admin
istrator Of the Estate of Thomas r.
Odgers, Deceased, on the 18th day of
August. A. d.. 1915; duly qualified as
such Administrator on the said 18th
day of Aug:ct, A. d. 1916, and ever
since has been, and now is the duly
appointed and qualified Administrators
OF said estate.
Notice is hereby given that the
Creditors and all persons having
claims against the Estate are required
to file the same, with the proper
vouchers, and statutatory aTidayits,
attached, with the Clerk of the Court,
within three months from the date of
tho first publication OF this notice.
Dated at Blko. Nevada, August 18th,
1915.
WILLIAM v. ODGBRS,
Administrator of the Estate of
Thomas II. Odgers, Deceased.
Henderson and Caine,
Attorneys for Administrator.
First publication August 80, 1916.