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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Merry Wives of Windsor. and the Highway

Many miles of good roads must be built in Alabama before the first of October if this state is to win in the contest with Mississippi for the loca- tion of the Jackson highway route be- tween Nashville and New Orleans. But the work can be accomplished if our good roads advocates bestir them selves and conduct a vigorous cam paign, especially in the southern end of the state, early in the new year.
 Mississippi is ahead of us thus far. Her Jackson Highway organization is thorough. When the board of direc- tors of the highway association met in Nashville in November and decided to wait until October l. 1916, before deciding upon the official route, in order to give both Alabama and Mis- sissippi time to compile the links in their respective states, the people of Mississippi started out i'n'nediotelv to have their roads put in condition. Tue big rally held at Columbus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
WOULD TRAIN THE WOMEN

England uses women as coast guards
 in many places. Why not, then, give American women instruction in signaling? l Telegraphy is vocation agreeable to women and one that would be widely
 studied. In case of war a large number
 of women telegraph operators would free
 an equal number of men for active ser vice.
 Instruction in small arms, the rifle and the pistol, should be most important 1 It has been proved that women are good shots and every girl should be trained l to use one of these weapons. During the civil war my mother asked two teacher | friends to live at her house and the three
 women held daily practice with pistol. | Though they had no occasion to use it, | their reputation as markswomen was pro- | lection in itself.
 'The course would be too short to give | more than first aid instruction in nurs- l ing. Anyway, other women specialize in l this vocation and could fill the deIpand | for experienced nurses if they were need | ed. The idea is to give certain amount of preparedness to many women instead
 of intensive training to only few.
 The regular hours of the mems camp| should be imperative. None of the lux uries of life should be allowed A. khaki uniform of blouse and skirt, worn with| an army felt hat and high boots, would| be sensible outfit for camp wear. The| emphasis should not be laid this do-
 nestle phase of the training. What wom- 1 en need is special training along theI 1 lines I have indicated in order that they| will be prepared to act as auxliaries to|
 our other lines of defense in case of war; | Similar courses for younger women could| /! be conducted under the auspices of the| girls summer camps, girl scouts and high| l schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
The Sunday Movies

''I was surprised to find here any strong agitation against moving picture theatres being open on Sunday" said K. w. Thornton of New York. Tn many cities where Sunday is fairly well ob- served concerts and moving picture shows are allowed.
 If conservative old towns like Mont gomery has Sunday movies it would seem strange if Birmingham with cosmopoli- tan air had to go without them. Those church people who think it a sin to in- dulge in innocent pleasures on Sunday should be satisfied when they set an example by withholding their patronage from baseball, movies and concerts, but it does not seem fair to try to prevent others. who think differently from <at- tending such attractions.
 If the question of Sunday movies is ever submitted to a referendum in Bir- mingham it is a safe bet the liberal ele- ment would win.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Christmas Gift to Birmingham

''The people throughout the state of Alabama can show their appreciation of Birmingham and what she means to the state," said President George B. Ward of the city commission, "by pre- senting her with a Christmas gift on the 27th inst. in the form of indorsing and voting for the constitutional amendment which gives the states greatest city the right to fix her own tax rate.
 The taxpayers of Birmingham are large contributors to the revenues of the state and feel it is only due them that they should have the right to say whether the tax rate of the city is sufficient or not.
 Birmingham is making great prog ress in every line of endeavor, and as she increases in greatness the state, as a whole, profits thereby. She must have sufficient revenues to properly finance her affairs.
 Under the budget bill the city must live within it's income, and in order to carry out this provision, the city had to reduce it's departments nearly one-third, and unless relief is given the departments, such as fire, police and streets, will remain small and insuf- ficient
 "A vote for the constitutional amend ment does not in any way commit the voter to the proposition of increased taxation, but merely gives the city the right to submit the question for ap- proval or rejection, and then only after an iternized budget of revenues and ex- penditures has been submitted and fair trial made of the tax equalization system that is now in effect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Next Years Great Fair

The Alabama State Fair assocla- tion. under the presidency of R. A. Brown, becomes more progressive each year.
 Plans for the live stock exhibit in October, 1916, have already been formulated and it is the purpose of the management to make it the great est show of the kind ever held In the south. As prominent cattle breeder of Sumter county remarked a day or two ago, in referring to President Browns recent announce ment, "It sounds like the lnternatlon- a, Show at Chicago, for never before have premiums such as will be offered baan onen to the southern live stock man."
 It used to be that the association did not begin making plans for the fair until three months before the opening date. But since the scope of the exhibition has broadened the books of one fair are hardly closed be- fore preparations are well advanced for the following year. And this early action means much for the success of the enterprise.
 Not only in every county in Ala bama is the fair talked about all wln- ter and all spring and all summer, but it is widely advertised throughout the entire south. Already more en- thusiasm has been aroused in the forthcoming event, especially among cattle raisers, than was formerly the case as the fall of the year ap- preached.
 Few states in the union have been so favored by nature as Alabama. In its agricultural resources this state is we'll nigh limitless, but only in the last four or five years have our peo- ple walked up to the vast potentialities of the soil when scientifically culti- vated under the crop diversification practice.
 The year just closing has marked new epoch in Alabama's farm life It has witnessed profitable results of the new diversification movement and especially great progress in live stock husbandry. The Alabama State Fail association held annually in Bir- mingham has contributed in an in calculable measure to the wonderful awakening on the farm.
 The fair last October was a revela- tion to thousands who had not re- alized what was being done in this state but next years fair promises to be as far ahead of it as that fail was ahead of those of previous years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Ing success of the French ''loan of vic tory is another reason for peace that contrasts significantly with the now nearly universal demand of the German people that they shall be told what they are fighting for, and there is general feel ing, amounting almost to belief, that next spring will be season of negotiation rather than of conflict
 Under such conditions 1t is not surpris- ing that the English cotton market should have taken on a more cheerful tone and the advance which has been re- corded during the week is due rather to the improvement in Liverpool than to any quickening of speculation in America.
 If the American monopoly of cotton production was absolute, it might perhaps be wise for the southern producer to insist upon the extreme prices which his present. financial independence enable him to de1 mand, but with 100000 bales of East In4 dian cotton at the disposal of the limited European territory that can take any cot i ton at all, it is to be, hoped that thosd who own the large stocks at present being held on this side the Atlantic. will dis1 regard the vagaries of the speculative market and sell whenever 12 cents a pound is to be had in the southern markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
Stock Raising in Jefferson Count,

Stock Raising in Jefferson County
 The meeting of the cattle and hog raisers of the state today at the Tut wiler hotel promises to be far-reach- ing in it's effect. During the recent campaign in this county in the inter- est of crop diversification much at- tention was given to the animal in- dustry. It was demonstrated that it costs ill the neighborhood of $40 to raise bale of cotton that sold around S60, while year-old registered hog. probably costing from $10 to $15 to raise, had been sold for three or four times that amount. In fact figures were produced showing that year old hog, which cost only SIS to raise, was sold for $500.
 With the lands of the state im- poverished by the continuous growing of cotton, and the advent of the boil weevll a serious situation confronts the Alabama farmers, and those on the inside state that cattle and hogs are. sure salvation. At the meeting tonight campaign of education along the lines of cattle and hog ra'c'-,,r will be started and it is predicted that at the Alabama State Fair next year the result will be shown in the finest live stock show ever held in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
GOT EVEN

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 A young man who had been snubbed at the theatre door decided to get even with his girl friends.
 The girls occupied the first four seats in the sixth row and the young man had the fifth. They paid no attention to him. On the programme was monologist who began to talk of love to get a few laughs, as those artists often do. He said: "All the girls. who are in love- please stand up.''
 Turning to the girl next to him, the young man who had been snubbed said:
 Please let me out"
 Naturally the entire four had to rise When they were on their feet the young man sat down, while the remainder ot the audience roared in glee at the four.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
ENLIGHTENING
ie Chattanooga Times.

From the Chattanooga Times.
 Prof. Walz of Harvard. who pro- tests that the German Americans do not dream of forming German American party should read the pub lished accounts of the utterances of some of those German American or ganizations Perhaps. however, he means to assert that the plan of or ganizing such party as he names lis no dream"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 HF summer training camps for men can be successful, why not summer 4 training camps for women? Accord ing to the question made by Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker to the Defense league, such camps could be of infinite value in preparing the women of this country to do their part in event of war.
 Mrs. Tucker, who is a daughter of Gen. John A. Logan, and is serving on the national committee of the Navy league, is most enthusiastic over the work that could be done by such camp as she advocates.
 "Women's efforts to aid the government should be concentrated,'' she said. Tn a camp under government supervision much could be accomplished along this line of concentration. This does not mean that the camp would need to be conduct ed at government expense, for those at tending would pay, just as at the Platts- burg camp.
 Perhaps the work could be under the direct control of the surgeon general of the army or navy, with special skilled instructors in the use of small arms, sig naling and first aid.
 If women are equipped to render ser vice in case, of trouble there will never be the delay in getting the mechanism of relief ready, as was the case with England last fall.
 "A long course takes too much time to be practical for women with household interests. Only young women enter nurs- ing, generally speaking, so training camp, with sessions lasting but month or even less, would be of value to those who cannot devote much time to it, yet wish to be prepared to help whenever their country needs them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
THE BROKEN pINION
By Hezekiah Butterworth. walked through the woodland n

By Hezekiah Butterworth. walked through the woodland mead
 owS,
 Where sweet the thrushes sing: And I found on bed of mosses
 A bird with broken wing l healed it's wound, and each morn
 ing
 It sang it's old sweet strain, But the bird with broken pinion Never scared as high again. found young life broken
 By sins seductive art; And touched with a Christlike pity, I took him to my heart He lived with a noble purpose
 And struggled not in vain; But the life that sin had stricken Never scared as high again. But ahe bird with broken pinion Kept another from the snare, And the life that sin had stricken Raised another from despair. Each loss has it's compensation, There is healing for every pain; But the bird with broken r!nion Never scars as high aSain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
HOTEL HOBBIES
Cotton Going Up

The governments final report on the estimate of the cotton crop will be due Friday and no matter if it should call for 100000 bales, the market will climb to higher levels before the end of the year, {" said Charles H. Scott, who observes the cotton situation closely.
 A month or more ago most of us were thinking that the crop would not total quite 100000 bales. Some estimates were as low as 1o,5O0,0O0 But if the south has 100000 crop values will not be adversely affected. Next spring it will be found that there will not be enough cot ton to go round. I look for very much higher prices"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
The Tax Amendment Election

No more important election affect ing Birmingham was ever held than that set for December 27 when the people of Alabama are to vote upon the proposed amendment to the con- stitution authorizing the qualified electors of this city to say, through the ballot, whether or not the tax rate shall be increased up to a limit of 15 mills. The rate is now only 10 mills or $1 on the hundred-the low est rate of any large city in the country.
 As the question concerns only Bir- mingham the vote throughout the state will be small, and it is hardly conceivable that any considerable number of negative ballots will be cast. But in Birmingham there should be, and doubtless will be, a very large vote. Every citizen qualified for the ballot should feel lively in- terest in this tax amendment, and the ma jority in favor of it should be oyer- whelming.
 The adoption of the amendment only gives the Birmingham commits sion the right to submit to the citi- zens at an election not earlier than October 1, 1916, proposition for raising the tax rate. It may be that when October comes the city will have ample revenue as result of the equalization plan, about to be tried out, and will not be called upon to vote on tax increase.
 But if by any chance the amend ment should be defeated, Birming- ham would be in bad fix, indeed, if it did need additional income to carry On the business of the city.
 1 The makers of the constitution dis trusted tNN ~~ evidenced by such provisions as that which pro- hibits the electors in school districts from taxing themselves for school purposes; and this other provision which prohibits the electors of city like Birmingham from advancing their tax rate if they were so minded. Nothing could seem more absurd or more undemocratic than this restric- tion on Birmingham; but since it is so, it is up to the people to amend the constitution.
 Of course, no Birmingham citizen who votes for the amendpent com mits himself one way or $he other on the rate issue should it ever be- come an issue. Commissioner Arlie Barber has stated that he would vote for the amendment, but that in the event a proposition to increase the taxes were submitted he would vote "no." There may be many others who think as Mir. Barber does now with regard to the vote. There will be time enough to discuss that phase of the matter when the question arises. But it will be the urgent duty of the people of Birmingham to go to the polls on the 27th instant and vote ives" on the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

BEGINNING THE DAY--O bord' be,p me to put myself in the other mans place today. Help me to ap- prcciate his difficulties, his misuh- derstandings, his disadvantages. En- abIc me to see why he misinterprets my motives, why he doesn't see as | see. Give me breath and qufckness of sympathy. For Christ's sake. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

proposers of the resolutions did not intend to be taken seriously. But several statesmen who had large part in found- ing the republic, including Thomas Jef- ferson, were in favor of making the term longer than four years. MT. Jefferson suggested seven or eight."t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
ADDITIONAL RuLEs

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 What do you think about the new rules for dancing promulgated by Northwestern university? "No touch ing of checks, no holding by the neck a space between dancers" Why no, add mo biting and no hitting in clinches?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Both sides in the European war are tired of the struggle and the leaders do not hesitate to say they want to see it ended, but each side will agree to an early peace only on its own terms. When Ford gets there the belligerents may change their minds and agree to a few compromises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Ernest Thompson Seton liked his posi- tion as chief of the Boy Scouts, but not well enough to become an American citi- zen. The scouts acted wisely in dropping him. Seton is an Englishman and he can now keep on being a subject of his maj esty the King to his hearts content.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
AGREED

From the New Orleans States.
 One peace achievement that stands to the credit of Henry Ford's trip to Europe is that it has brought the Hon. Ted Roosevelt into agreement with Judge Alton B. Parker that the whole affair is thoroughly asinine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Birmingham has one concern which now has over 170O0 people on it's pay rolls. There are several hundred other concerns in Birmingham number of which are not quite so large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
NEW WOMAN
he Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 In Japan if bride dislikes taking her husbands name she may adopt him into her own family. Just wait till the suffra- gettes get control of things in the United States-they'n go that law one better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

A huge Tennessee river map is outlined hotel lobby. When the Muscle Shoals project is finished all Alabama will be outlined in electric lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

The fact that a wildcat still has been raided in the outskirts of Brming- ham would seem to indicate that the romance of moonshining is passing. The old-time illicit distiller operated in a mountain fastness and revsJed in the Wild.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Emperor William, by having the we'd ding Of his son to the Princess Anhalt postponed from December until Feb ruary, evidently feels that the war will be over by that time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

If Alabamas s $1,50o, ,0O0 bond issue should carry it would release lot of money that Alabama banks have been using to take care of the states debts. This is point worth considering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs build- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Coyent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office Rooms AS te so. inclusive, Tribune building. New York city; western business office Tribune building, Chicago The 5: C Beckwith Special Agency. agents tor- eign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
AMBIGUOUS CHEERS

From the Washington Post.
 Cheers by the House of Commons whel Churchill informed them he was going t the front can be taken any way yo, please.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
INADEQUATE PROTECTION

From the New Orleans States.
 The peace ships that this country needs are those that mount 15-inch guns instead of batteries of stuffed doves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
PROBLEM

From the New York Evening Telegram.
 Half the time it's a question whether the canal is in Panama or Panap'a in the canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Powder manufacturers may be making lots of money, but they probably earn it by the sleep they lose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
LAMBs BROWSE ON SWEETS

From the New York Times.
 Strong drink, like wolf, seizes few members of the Lambs club by the throat these days, for it is all sugary in the Snuggery.
 The Lambs have taken to candy.
 As De Wolf Hopper said to Nat Good win the other night, "Try some of my chocolate drops" Peanut brittle and loI- lopops and satiny marshmallows and striped sticks all ''tinct with cinnamon as Friend Keats would say, are the new est pasturage.
 When the wearied shepherd puts down his buttoned staff, does he call for jolly good ''old and old?' Mayhap he does, but more likely Is he to take pair of frosted tin tongs and go proving around in a 2-pound box for a pistache bonbon. Does he order up a highball? Perhaps, and also perhaps he gathers to himself q pyramid of caramels and butter creams.
 The Lambs no longer nibble cloves, and there has been none served with mint after dinner for several days.
 So the Lambs gambol upon the green, but in realms of sugar cane.
 In the fold of the Lambs and in other clubs as well, the water wagon is a popu- lar vehicle while the candy cart IS going around. The barkeepers are to keep up with the demands of the sweet tooth by blending more syrup and gum. And yet one does not see honest white jacketed persons out of employment. The Lambs have not turned theirs out of tile fold. They may. get along without him some day-maybs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Germany is ready to consider peace pro- posals Things also went pretty well for the Confederacy up to the time of Gettys- burg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Ernest Thompson Seton has been dropped as head of the Boy Scouts of America because he declined to become an American citizen. It seems he is not even a hyphenated American.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

A vote for the Birmingham tax amend ment December 27 will be fine way to show your pride in Alabama's greatest oit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

Mount Olympus overlooks the harbor at Saloniki. Mercury and Phoebus must look with mingled feelings on the maneu- vers of the aircraft from allied war vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

alas. | had rather be set quick the earth, and bowFd 10 dea'" " turnips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
4 MILLION BALES OF COTTON

Everybody has a fall cold in spite of the war prices on drugs and chemicals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10
SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT

From the Brooklyn Times.
 Some of the democratic leaders seem to think it more important to be prepared for the next election than to be prepared for the next war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-10

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