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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
THE WANDERING LEpER

From the Washington Star.
| The discovery in Pittsburg of the leper
| Cradle, who escaped the other day from
the local lazaretto, is regarded with re-
lief by the district, which had been CONF
| PEELED to take care of him upon his ap-
pearance in this Jurisdiction. 1t is the
| hope of the health officer that Cradle
, must now be kept by the city of Pittsburg,
| just as Washington was obliged to keep
him when he came here from st. Louis.
This seems to be the rule at present
| under the American system of handling
| leprosy, which is no system at all. and
which imposes grievous hardships upon
both the sufferers from the disease and
| upon the communities into which they
| may wander.
The care of leprosy should be under
| taken by tine United States and should not
! be relegated to the states and cities that
| may chance to be visited by victims This
point was strongly urged when John Early
came here and was cared for by the Dis
trict at heavy expense for a long period
His subsequent wanderings made his case
notorious, and finally ne returned to this
city and here he is at present, and the
care of him and Cradle has been costing
the District for the past eight months
something like $500 year
The continued neglect of this question
Is disgrace to the federal government.
1t has weA organized quarantine sys-
tenn and a bureau of public health that
has won deservedly high rank in the world
for its scientific and practical achieve
ments 1t has broadened the score of the
federal sanitary measures and field opera
tions and should include the care of the
miderable men and women who become
afflicted with leprosy. The disease can
not be classed as local or as attributable to
any local condition. Any sufferer from
it becomes menace to countless numbers,
and 1t should be the business of the
United States, whenever such case de-
velops, to take charge of 1t in circum-
stances to lessen the risk of infection and
to relieve local communities from the
heavy burden of the care of isolated SUI
ferers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Merchants Convention This Week

Birmingham has entertained many
conventions this year, some of them
with large attendance, but the largest
will be that of the Alabama MGR
chants association, which viii hold
its third annual meeting here this
week.
The first meeting of this associa-
tion was attended by 900 members
and the second by 1900; but already
100 merchants have formally accept
ed the invitation to be present at the
Forthcoming event and when the con-
vention opens Tuesday it is believed
that fully 1000 names will be enrolled.
Merchants will come in great numbers
from every part of the state and the
local committees have made extensive
preparations for their entertainment.
The fact that the attendance will
be more than double that of two years
ago is evidence of Birmingham
growing popularity as convention
city. Visitors always meet with
hospitable reception and they never
fail to enjoy the sightseeing and
amusement features that are provided
for them.
The coming of the Alabama mer-
chants draws attention to Birming-
hams increasing importance as job
bing center. In the early years of
this city's development wholesale mer-
chants were few in number and the
volume of their business was small.
Birmingham was known then only as
a coal and iron town. But with its
rapid growth in population all
branches of mercantile business have
been established here and all have ex-
panded and prospered until TODAY Bir-
mingham is recognized as a great
shipping center and as one Of The best
jobbing markets in the south. The
volume of Birmingham's wholesale
trade totals high in the millions and
its travelling statesmen are legion.
The Alabama Merchants convention
will be in session three days and every
day will be full of lively interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Park Music Draws vnst Crowd

THAT open air music is now rec
ognized as civic necessity Is evi.
denced by the fact that all we'll reg
uiated cities make large appropria-
lions for free concerts during the sum-
mer season and ] hope Birmingham
will be able to maintain a concert or
ganization next summer said F. s.
Johnston yesterday afternoon as he
stood in Capitol park listening to the
excellent music furnished by the r, C.
J.. band. THE immense crowd as
sembled to enjoy the music shows how
eager the public is for this form of re-
filming diversion.
"By liberal contributions on the part
OF some of the corporations and the
city fathers and a few individuals, we
have had fine park open air music for
several years until this season.
We have certainly missed the concerts
this summer and l know that the peo-
pie who crowded Capitol park on this
Sunday must have felt grateful to the
I. C. 1. band for their delightful
treat"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Birmingham,s Prosperity

Since the first of August / have WIS.,
lantic states and of the middle south
and In several of them L found sub
atantial Improvement in business con-
d,tions as compared with year ago,
but no southern city that l have seen
looks as prosperous as Birmingham. "
said w. w. Seares of Washington,
ID. c.
Il nave not been to New Orleans. ]
understand that the Crescent City Is
enjoying a large measure of prosper
ity. but Birmingham big industries
seem to be on a boom and with the
increasing pay rolls trade here should
be normal or above normal between
how and the holidays
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

golden harvest-$1 900. 10000 bushels, II
you please-its cover, the heecy. silver
clouds that fieck the eternal blue of our
skies? Surely, to criticize 1t is treason,
and to condemn 1t is a crime so strange,
So unthinkable. that the dictionary pro-
vides no word for it, Only one who
strikes without observation-disclosures, par
ties, states, governments. Institutions,
bing!-eould have committed it. There can
be no reason for it, for reason presup-
poses consideration. but there may be an
explanation. perhaps palliation. The
attack, incidentally. includes everything
containing lemons. Possibly there Is such
thing as hyperacidity of the intellect. II
so, and Mr.. White is thus afflicted as he
seems to be, we may forgive. but alasl
We can never forget
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
BEYOND DEAT,,


BEYOND DEATH
BY Alfred Noye
IT lonely bays
Where Love runs wild
All among the Towering grasses.
Whore lrehs. light. light, as sea birds
wing.
The chuckle of the chid-god passes
G to wake, &c shake away the night .
And find you dreaming there,
On lie other side of death, with the sea
wind blowing round you.
And the scent of the thyme in your hair.
Though beauty perish.
Perish like fewer.
Though heaven be a dream and youth for
but an hour,
And life much less than death.
And the maker less than that he made.
And hope legs than despair
II Death have shores where Love runs
wild,
think you might DE there
Reborn. ahl white
FROM the splendid sea.
There should you awake and sing. y
With every supple sweet from the head tot
the feet
Modelled like wood doves wing
10 10 awake. to shake away the night
And find you happy there.
On the other side OF death, with the see ,
wind h.owins round you.
ana he tang Of the thyme IN your hair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
A WAR OF IDEAS

ing to have Germany act in accordance
with the laws that represent civiliza-
ton as we understand It that represent
the gain for humanity of the long
centuries since barbarism. Germany
frankly prefers what we deem bar
barism. There is no law but Ger
man law to her people; there is no
right but the German right to her
statesmen
1t is not accident that the applica-
ton of this German law to foreign
affairs has resulted in world con-
1ict in which the Teuton Is assailed
by the Frenchman, the Italian, tho
Anglo Saxon and the Slav; that apart
from the neglible Turk, and the en-
meshed Magyar he has no ally. In
fallibly. If the German continues to
act upon his idea. he will be faced by
other nations and other races. If Ger
man submarines again sink Americans,
if German statesmen adhere to their
views that 1t is the right of Germans
to murder Americans when it serves
their purpose, we shall ultimately join
in the war, not upon Germans. but up
on the idea Germany now personifies.
The Greek, the Rumanian. the Bull
garian, even the Hollander and they
Scandinavian, will ultimately be
brought into the anti-German field II
the German with equal impartially APP
plies to all mankind his legal
doctrine, his super-human idea.
If Germany prevails, if she estab-
fishes by her arms her doctrine that
there is no right but her right, and
that right rests upon arms, not treaty,
convention, common acceptance of hu-
name principles, the world will be left
with the choice between complete re-
lapse into barbarism and new strife.
This war; unless it ends in the COM
piete subjugation of the world, will
be the prelude to more wars. The
peace that comes will be as ephemeral
as the brief truces that interrupted
the Napoleonic wars while the nations
of Europe gathered up their strength
for new resistance to Napoleon's
dream of world power and universal
dominion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
HOTEL LOBRIES
An Enjoyable Vacation

Il had a great time on my vaca-
ton, which for the most part was
spent in New York." remarked H. r.
Howell of Birmingham
took up quarters at Port Royal,
Long Island, and from this base took
many pleasant jaunts on the water,
over surrounding territory and through
New York city. I witnessed several
splendid tennis tournaments in which
champions took part | also inspected
several large Young Mems Christian
association buildings of Gotham, which
were operated in excellent style. None
of these buildings, however, could
boast of a more beautiful lobby than
that of the central association build
ing of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Large Auditorium Some Day

birmingham will have a large au-
dltorium some day and that day should
not be long postponed" said j. b.
Babb of Shreveport, who is spending
few days here, where he lived for
many years and where he did his
share of upbuildng.
This is fast becoming known as a
convention city. 1t is the hub of
the south. 1t Is great railroad CEN
ter and 1t has splendid hotel accom-
modations. In addition to its big hotels
it has greater number of small mod
ern hotels than any other city in the
south. But in order for Birmingham
to attain to the very front rank as a
convention city it must have a great
auditorium. 1t will materialize in course
of time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
International Logic

Recent articles in Berlin newspa-
pers, asserting that Belgium must be
held by Germany to permit of Eek
pansion of the empire" brings to mind
the frequent emphatic protests of the
Teutons made at the beginning of the
war that Germany's invasion of Bel
GUM was not for the purpose of con-
quest-that the fatherland was
driven to this action for purposes OF
self preservation.
Very shortly, however, the Kaiser
demanded heavy tribute from the fall
en- Belgium cities-still protesting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Next Years National Convention.

Dallas is making strong effort
to secure the next national democratic
convention but the chances are that
the national committee will decide
upon Chicago, said l.. N. Powell of
the lake metropolis.
Il have visited Dallas twice within
the past few years and have been i'm
pressed with its beauty and the pub
lie spirit of its business men, but
Texas is too far off for a convention
that brings crowds from all over the
United States.
Chicago is ideally located for an ma
tional convention and 1 believe the
committee will require little urging for
a decision in favor of that city.
III am a republican but l think Mr..
Wilson will. be a hard man to beat
next year. Many of the progressives
will come back to the old party but
unless harmony is fully restored and
we can present a solid front as in
times past we can scarcely hope to
win. Who will be the republican
standard bearer? 1 have no idea. Per-
sonally my preference is for Herrick.
am inclined to think that the next
republican convention will be held in
Philadelphia"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
POT AND KETTLE
he Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
In its discussion of the lynching OF
Flank. the Philadelphia Record has the
good sense to call attention to the ter
iible lyncbing at Coatesville, Pa, a few
years ago. Newspapers in other states
while commenting upon lynching in Geor-
gia. would do we'll to remember that nc
state is entirely free of such offenses
sgeinst law and order
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
FAITHLEsS TO THE LAST

l. rOIll the hdiSdS lily Guar.
II there is such thing as a good breach
of promise case, it is that of the Coffey
willie young woman whose fance, on Au.
gust :, asserted vigorously that he loved
but her alone. and then the next morning
married girl in South Coffeyville. II
will take $4,000 to heal this young wom-
aus bleeding heart. according to her Pc
tition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-O great
God, dignity this present moment
for me. Show me infinity and eter-
nifty In 1t. May i not be looking
to yesterday or to tomorrow for
my golden age. Give me eyes to see
heaven here and the millennium
now. In Christ's name. Amen
HI. NJ. e.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
WITH DAvY JONES


From the Savannah News.
When the war is over Davy Jones will
Arabic was a 15000-ton ship, not half SO
large as the Lusitania, but still fine ves-
sci. What great amount CT mans finest
handiwork is at the bottom of the seas!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Az To ARMY increase

IF this country should get into the
European war Congress will be quick
to increase the numerical strength of
the regular army, on large scale, but
If we manage to keep out of that war
the increase Will, I venture to say be
very small.' said S. H. Snowden of Pitts
burg, a retired officer of the Penn
sylvania National Guard.
II do not favor a standing army that
would be a burden to the government.
but l think 1t should number at least
100000 enlisted men, in the interest OF
mobilization efficiency.
What this country very much needs
is great increase in the National
Guard. 1t should be recruited up IL
100000 or 10000 men, but this can
never be done unless large employers
CT young men encourage instead of dis
courage those in their employ in the
matter of joining the organized militia. .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

A st. Louis thief stole a pastors ser.
mons, and it is suspected that he is mar.
ried to a churchgoing woman who insists
on taking him along.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The fact that the Germans have already
spent 100000 ON the Notifications of Ma.
muir indicates that freedom for the Bel
CLANS is not In sight yet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

An English actor who was saved when
the Lusitania sank was also rescued from
the Arabic. Still, it's the third time that S
unlucky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

Mother Jones says the women who went
as peace delegates to The Hague are a
lot of idiotic cats" However, Mother
Jones seems to be prejudced against
peace, whether industrial or otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

few yards more or less on the CALI
poll peninsular don't seem to make much
difference. except to London neMspapers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The Galveston spirit is asserting itself
again. Neptune and Boreas in their worst
moods cannot put that town out of busA
ness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

Having grown rich on confscated prop
erty. General Villa is now in a position
to flrt with the peace dove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
---sos--
ALLIES IN AMERICA


From the Rochester Herald.
The Kaiser appears to have placed
great dependence upon his people in the
United States over whom he expects to
maintain authority.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The commander of the submarine that
decoration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

And, on the other hand, those Americans
aboard the Arabic may have escaped SIM
ply because they were fortunate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

While Mr. Bryan continues to be a dis
tinguished exponent of peace, his son-in-
law is winning fame on the battlefield.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

Indicting the whole south for the lynch
ing of Leo NJ. Frank is as unjust as it is
unrea sonable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

IF the Germans reach Petrograd those
versatile Russians will probably discover
something else to fall back on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The Mexican bandit who invades Texas
takes his life in his hands and seldom
carries it back.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

AT least. there is no depression felt any
where in the powder business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The Turkish soldier manages to worry
along without bath train OF a fly swat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23

The people have already paid for an
army not ivered-urpreparedncs is not
to be charged TO them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
WILL LIVE LONGER

From the Macon News.
Lucky is the horse which is gray. He
is rejected fer war purposes.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
Frank Carter a Visitor.
(From Wednesdays Daily Pres

Rev. F. M. Carter, formerly of
this city, spent yesterday here, hav-
ing come in response to a message
announcing the death of his broth
er-in-law, Brack Thomson. Rev.
Carter is now pastor of the Baptist
church at Waldron, in Scott county.
He was raised in Greene county,
was for number of years in the
printing and newspaper business in
this and Clay county, and is well
and favorably known throughout
this section. He left this morning
for Harrisburg to look at a farm
which party is proposing to trade
him for some of his own property
at Hickory Ridge. Rev. Carter
did not learn of his brother-in-law's
death in time to get here for the
funeral, being away from home at
, the time the message was sent him.
He and his wife had gone to Hig-
den after Mrs. Carter's sister, Mrs.
]. w. Hardy, who is in very poor
health. Mrs. Hardy was taken to
Little Rock and placed in a sani-
tarium. Both Mrs. Carter and Mrs.
Hardy are natives of this county
and are sisters of Mat Thorn, well
known citizen of this county.
Rev. Carter served as chaplain Of
the house of representatives during
the recent session of the legislature
and is now an applicant for the
position of chaplain of the state
prison.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07

Austro- Hungarian troops have been
quietly transferred during this time
| to the Dunajec front, and for a
| fortnight an unbroken stream of
troop trains has been pouring east
ward from Frankfort, Berlin and
other German railroad centers.
Thus was warning given that big
events were impending in the east.
Newspaper correspondents were per-
mitted to telegraph that a new Of
fensive on the Russian frdht was in
preparation and even to intimate
that the blow would fall neither in
the Mazurian Lake regions nor in
the Carpathians. Closer indications,
of course. were out of the question.
Final plans for this movement
were approved at conference held
in Berlin April % between Gen.
Won Falkenhayn, chief of the Ger
man staff. and Field Marshal Con-
rad Won Hoetzendorf, chief of the
Austrian staff. Gen. Mackensen,
commander of the German ninth
army, who came from the front in
Poland. also was present at the Ber-
lin conference. He left for the
front to take command of the new
army that same night. after receiv-
ing final instructions.
TOOK POSITIONS BY STORM.
A correspondent of the Neue
Freie Presse of Vienna, in the the
alter Of the war, has sent the follow
ing dispatch concerning the battle
of Sunday in West Galicia:
"The Austro- Hungarian offensive
succeeded with surprising rapidity.
The Russians occupied naturally
strong positions on the Dunajec and
the Biala, which had been strength
ened with every imaginable method
Of Notifications. They felt them
selves absolutely secure.
"After searching artillery prep
aration. exceeding in intensity any
thing which has occurred on the
northeastern front, the Austrians
and the Hungarians advanced Sun
day on the southern wing.
"They stormed at the first at
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07

| tempt the Russian positions along a
front of more than "a miles stretch
ling from the Biala river through
Gorlice far into the Carpathian
mountains. Their assault was so
fierce that the Russian lines broke
Immediately. Many thousands of
prisoners were taken, as well as an
inestimable quantity of equipment,
supplies, cannon and machine guns.
Sat the same time on the north
ern wing another successful advance
was carried out the Viennese cor
respondent continues. cat this
point Austrian and Hungarian
troops crossed the Dunajec in spite
of terrific opposition, stormed the
Russian positions and took more
than 1000 pensioners.
"Other brilliant successes also are
reported from the Carpathians.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
LIGHT LITIGATION
ON AT MARIANNE
Council Enjoined from Enforcing
Ordinance Reducing Rates
Gladson Represents City.

Mariana, May IA suit Of con-
siderable interest is on trial here
before Special Master w. J. Lanier
of Forrest City, who was appointed
by the chancery court. The city of
Mariana is plaintiff and the Mari
anna Electric Company defendant.
The litigation grew out Of an or
dinance passed by the Mariana
city council a year ago fixing the
rates that the company may charge.
The company secured an injunction
preventing these rates being put in
to effect and the special master
was appointed to take proof.
A feature of the case, recently
decided by the Arkansas supreme
court, is favorable to the company.
1t concerns a change in the system
of generating the current.
Prof. w. N. Gladson of the Uni
versity of Arkansas appeared as
an electrical expert for the city.