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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
MEASURED PLEASURE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 Perhaps there is a little moral to be gained from the experience of the three Brooklyn school teachers who filled their summer vacation with a trip to the Pacific coast and back. The moral isn't an especially obvious one. It involves a general disregard for the common places of travel and puts speed ahead of safety and scenery.
 The three teachers who made the trip used an automobile-never mind the malke-and were in it a large share of the time for 47 days. They pushed ahead as fast as the roads and the law would permit. with an occasional dis regard for both, no doubt. According to the speedometer they covered s37S miles. Some of 1t was covered at what might be called a ripping rate. On the dry roads of Kansas they reeled off 1400 miles in a week, and on one memorable day their run was 300 miles.
 It is not to be wondered at that they helped the oil octopus to the extent of 299 gallons of gasoline, which cost all the way from s cents to 50 cents the variation depending on the greed of the seller. Incidentally. the tire makers benefited by IS frazzled castings. while four springs yielded to the jars and jolts.
 It was remarkable jaunt. It tested the endurance of both men and machine. It enabled the tourists to sample the dust and splattered soil of a dozen states. It gave them that feeling of in- estimable satisfaction which follows the finish of an arduous and notable performance.
 AS for pleasure, or the- minor details of rest and recreation-well, it's highly fortunate that we don't measure these blessings with the same foot rule. or the same speedometer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

From the Christian Science Monitor.
 vVyy HATEvER the ordinary Ameri-
 w can citizen may think be-
 " lieve or say in regard to the
 hold which President Wilson has un-
 doubtedly taken upon the public senti-
 ment of the United States. because of
 his successful avoidance thus far of
 extreme international complications,
 neither practical democrats nor practi-
 cal republicans are under any illusions
 as to the issue upon which the cam
 paign of 1916 for the presidency and
 for control of Congress is to be fought
 and lost or won-provided the peace
 policy of the administration shall pre-
 vail to the end. There Is at hand al-
 ready sufficient evidence to warrant
 the opinoin that republican leaders and speakers, acting under the. advice of the campaign management, will not attack the Presidents course in relation to either Mexican or European affairs.
 Those responsible for the direction of
 the campaign. we think 1t may be taken
 for granted. will display better judg- ment than to antagonize at the very outset the indepedent popular thought of the country.
 There have been outbursts of public indignation from time to time during the last two years with regard to the disturbances in Mexico, and during the last year In consequence of the war in Europe. Here and there demands have been made for action at Washington that seemingly would inevitably have involved the. nation in armed interven-
 tion, on the one hand, in actual con fiict with one or more of the great powers on the other. But in reality, we feel sure, the mass of the American peo- pie have hoped for a peaceful solution of every problem and have been glad and grateful to the President when his patience and forbearance have been re- warded. The great mark to President Wilson's credit, standing out In bold re- lief today before the popular vision. is that he has kept the country out of war.
 Republican managers and orators, un- less we are greatly mistaken, and again
 assuming that his peace policy shall prevail, will join in such. applause as the public may shower upon the chief ma gistrate on this account It seems likely that they will admit that he handled the Mexican and the European situation in statesmanlike manner; that. so far as guidance of the nation through the present critical period Is
 concerned, he proved himself to be the right man for the place. But they are we think. likely to undertake to show that the outbreak of the European war was the one thing. and the only thing that saved the economic policy of the Wilson administration from popular condemnation. Whether they will be justified in saying this Is matter which we are not at this moment con- sidering The republicans may, we be-
 licvs. be expected to make every pos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
AN OPPORTUNITY
e Portland Telegram.

From the POrtlanQ leie8Tdih
 A big shake-up is in progress at Annapolis. The head of the academy and many heads of departments arc being removed. If the cleaning out Is due to political pressure exerted by the friends of the youthful middies who, placed on their honor, cheated during their examinations, then terrific blunder Is being made and deadly blow dealt at future discipline. If, on the oth- CT hand, it is due to lack of force in the management of the academy and a determination at any cost to restore the highest standards. 1t Is well justi- ied.
 It is only fair to say that the people of the country were shocked and mor- tified when they learned that future naval officers had so little respect for themselves or regard for their own honor as to cheat in examinations At West Point the man who tells a lie or does dishonorable act is tabooed by his fellow students. It used to be believed that this was true of Annap- oils. It remains for the Secretary of the Navy to make 1t so, no matter how drastic the measures he is forced to adopt to bring it about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
NATIoNA LsELF-coNTRoL

From the Spokane Spokesman Review | Evil is wrought by want of thought. Snap judgment is a danger and a vice. l Thoughtlessness and hasty conclusions form risks to which public opinion whether in democracy or in des- potic monarchy, stands peculiarly ex- posed. Citizens and rulers, therefore, | ought to be quick to hear, ready to listen to all views. but slow to speak
 and slower still to resort to rage. Hastiness in expression of opinion Is
 not a personal peril only, but a na- tional peril. Nations, like persons.
 nave a tendency to slip into supposed l ly righteous indignation without fully informing themselves as to facts or
 duly calculating the consequences. The people think as a massed unit-that Is, as a crowd which sometimes degen-
 crates into a mere mob. The thought
 of the crowd tends to become an intel lectual or moral tyranny, to rob men
 of their own thought, to make them intolerant of differences of judgment,
 however honest or Justified
 The virtue of self-ocntrol and intel lectual independence possesses peculiar timeliness at this international crisis of American life and thought. The de- mocracy of the United States as a whole. with minor exceptions that prove this to be true, has during the past year, given an exceptional instance of national self-control and mental integ- rity. It has sought the truth as to Germany and England, as to Russia and Austria, and its quest for truth
 mas made and kept it mainly free from passion and prejudice. Even under the strain of the Lusitania affair the peo-
 pie almost to a man have held their righteous indignation in check and
 have waited In long, suffering and tol-
 erance.
 Such national self-control and intel
 ligence gives stability to government by
 the people Nasty generalization, harsh
 judgment illtimed utterances of right
 eous indignation menace it and en- danger international friendship. Democ-
 racy is humane, but it loves power. All
 the more, accordingly, it should think straight and cultivate intellectual jus
 tice. It cannot afford. like Bunyans MT
 Honest, to live in the town of Stupid
 ity," for this, as Captain Greatheart
 said. lis worse than the city of De-
 struction"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
JIGGS, THE PLACID.

Jiggs walked life's way serenely
 And seldom wore a frown; Dame Fortunes ways are queenly, But him she could not down. For her he would not labor.
 Nor court her f1eeting smile, Remarking to a neighbor,
 By jinks. it ain't worth while!" Though others sighed for riches
 And some aspired to fame, He wore his old patched brooches
 Without a trace of shame. No cause to fret or worry,
 At least. that he could see; And none at all to hurry
 Tt ain't worth while" said he.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
I feel within me A peace above all earthy dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
 Henry VIII.
BEGINNING THE DAY-sLove

your enemies and pray for them which persecute you" One npplica- ton of this law of Christ Is toward the states prisoners. Prison systems nre not for the punishment of crim- innls. They are for the temporary protection of society by the deten- tion of criminals and for the per manent protection of society by the reform of criminaIs.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

industry. At tender age they are taken from their homes and brought to "sea farms" where they are fed and protected until ready for market. The oyster of commerce is the product of specialists and is finer in quality than he would be if left in his natural stato
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
IN NEED OF A REST.

Docs your boy take kindly to farm life. now that he has finished college?"
 "Oh, yes,' replied Farmer Cobbles. "He he 8 been through, it's a pleasure to loaf work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
The Iron Market

Pig iron continues to follow the gen. eral expansion in business" say the Mat thew Addy Co.,, in their Cincinnati re- port. Sales this week have been heavy.
 Ut is fact that the east compara- lively is more prosperous than the west. The east seemed, so to speak, to be more fully aware of what was coming than we out here were-it caught on quicker and got an earlier start. But while we were bit slow to recognize changed conditions, business now in the middle west is on the jump One of the southern Ohio furnaces this week sold 10000 tons of basic alone. Northern iron is more active just now than south ern. This is natural. for during July and August thousands and thousands of
 tons of southern iron were sold, and the southerners now are holding back
 to see what will be the developments of the future.
 But demand continues like rising tide. Advanced prices do not check the buying-on the contrary, the market ac- cepts each advance, and purchasing keeps right on. It is surprising to note how large percentage of current buying is
 for shipment this year. And there is a
 demand for deliveries over the first half
 of next year that is not by any means satisfied.
 l Fully as important as the buying is the | fact that iron is being shipped out from | the furnaces in ver-increasing volume ! And consumers are clamorous for quick ! deliveries. There Is no doubt at all in
 regard to the genuine character of the present movement in iron. It Is not spec ulative It is not based on the intangible hope of good business in the future. It l is based on actual needs The melters oi 1 iron have orders for finished goods and l they have to have iron. They cant l wait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

A HIGH HANDED PROCEEDING. There seems to be discord in the Job bles family"
 And no wonder! sympathze with Job blee." What's happened?" Mrs. Jobbles cut off the tails of his sport shirts and now she's wearing them herself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

It is charged that some of President Wilson's apparent frmness with the Kaiser Is for political effect on the vot- CTS of the country. If that's playing politics, let's have more of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

A model man. of Chicago Is defendant in a $1500OO suit brought by a New York divorcee. In these days and times 1t is hard for even model man" to keep from skiddng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
QUITE WILLING.

"A dealer in graphophones says that while the family is away father should have a little music"
 Father seems to think so too I mo- tice he loses no time in hying him to a cabaret.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
CAN HAVE A LITTLE REST

From the Pittsburg Sun.
 Well, one nice thing about 1t wl' be that the grand duke won't be under the necessity of moving every few hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
.LITTLE INNOCENCE"

From the Charlotte Daily Observer.
 Doctor Dumba is having his furni- ture packed and meantime, quite likely, is still wondering what 1t Is all about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

A student of affairs says a woman's life should vary. We'll don't the -mov- ing picture shows offer something differ ent every day?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
UNABLE TO FORGET

From the Washington Star.
 Those old army officers who were put through long horseback rides will never lcse their respectful recollections of Theodore Roosevelt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

A. G. Spading, the veteran baseball
 man, left a paltry s6oo,OOo. but Mir Spald- 1 ing retired from the game before the era of the present day baseball magnate be- gan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

The United States has a new subma rine capable of steaming 5000 miles at Is knots an hour Ones enough for exhibition pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

The stupidity of the British censorship Is mere apparent every day. but any sort of British institution dies hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

China is reported to have purcha sed loo submarines in this country. The hon orable Japs should have care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

King George, the Czar and the Kaiser still hope to win the war with God s help. And they seem to be quite serious about it, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

If the Czar really wants to put his house in order, the first thing he should do is to get rid of the grafters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

Can it be possible, in the dearth of news from that quarter that Colonel Roosevelt hasn't bagged a moose yet?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

A train was stalled by snowdrift in Kansas. The year 1915 has made rec ord for freak weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

According to the latest advices, Presi- dent Wilson's cabinet will continue to be adorned by the Redfield whskers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Southern Prosperity

When I made southern trip last June I felt hopeful that conditions would improve and that the cotton farmer would be able to get a remunerative price for his crop, but I had no idea there would be anything like the prosperity that Is prevailing today" said L. F. Rathbornc of Chicago. T thought Scent cotton would be almost too good to expect I never dreamed that the market would start off at 10 cents. I find now that leading men in the cotton trade are talk ing about 11-cent cotton for October and Recent cotton for December.
 'I was in Texas last week and every business man I met there was in high spirits over the cotton situation and find it the same way in Alabama.
 Southern trade now promises to be exceptionally brisk during the winter and spring months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

way of disposing of the undesirable citl- zen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Virginia's Apple Industry

There has been large development in the apple orchard industry in Vr- ginia In recent years,' said Frank S. Foster who recently visited his native state. "The famous Albemarle pippln, which used to be limited to Albemarle county, is now grown to perfection in neighboring counties.
 Tn former years the apple crop was barreled and shipped without wrapping but now the choicer grades are wrapped in paper, which adds much to their com mercal value. The orchard business has become so large and important that cold storage plants have been established along the railroads to take care of the fruit when the market becomes congest- ed. As this years crop in some apple growing states Is short, the prices are correspondingly high. The Virginia crop is bringing a better price than usual"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
VAIN REGRETS.

Oh, the world is wide
 And people many, But we've ne'er spied
 Among them any Who don't opine,
 As time advances. They've missed, in fine, Some darn good chances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18

Nowadays an able diplomat proves i by holding his job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
FOUND A STORY ALL RIGHT

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 War correspondent Archibald seems to have beon the only one to set risht into a real news item. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
OUR POSITION EXACTLY

From the Macon News
 Don't lend any money to Europe.'' advises an exchange We couldn't if we wanted to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Absence of signbonrds

"Signboards on the public highways are needed-needed now more than ever since good roads bring large numbers of auto mobilists from distant parts of the coun- try-but where signs have been provided mischievous boys, have shot them to pieces that has been the trouble, said Robert C. Jelks.
 Some people think that it is only the town boy who is given to vandalism, but a boy Is boy no matter whether he is in city Of country. The rural young ster takes especial delight in shooting up signboards. Of course, this should not be so, but until a radical reform takes place, 1t will be hard to keep signs in good condition.
 .'The country boy never thinks of shoot ing up mail boxes placed along the road side. He stands in fear of Uncle Sam. But the boy should be taught to respect county, state and federal authority. When the county crects a signboard it should be as sacred as mail box or any other public property
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
REWARDED AT LAST.

I l REWARDED AT LAST
 "A man has to have patience to be a successful angler n
 'At least, he has to have patience te acquire a reputation for being success. full"
 What do you mean?"
 T know a chap who told fishing yarr to dozens of people before he found a gullibe person who believed it. A RARE TRIBUTE.
 "Garspur's jokes must be above the or. dinary"
 "Why do you think SOP | II was at his house recently and l no, ticed they get laugh in the family crcle' | TOO BUSY. l q suppose most of the farn,ers a aboui 1 here own automobiles"
 "Oh, yes. They are sporting crowd: There's only one exception "I presume he's poor.
 No. He opened up repair shop, and: if he owned car he wouldn't have timtI to ride in it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
Jasper. Po.toffice q. Barometer

T had occasion to visit Jasper about 20 years ago when 1t had a population of what, I supposed, was less than 1500, and therefore l was agreeably surprised to find in looking over the government s latest list of postmasters salaries that the Jasper office paid s24O0 a year." said w. N. Starr of Cincinnati.
 Since the salary Is based on the re- ceipts of the office, the fact that the Jasper salary is as large as s2400 is very good barometer of that city's thrift. It indicates population of 3ooo to 40O0.
 Thirty years ago $500 was about the salary paid in cities of 40O0; but the mali business has increased everywhere to such an extent that cities of the size referred to usually have 5000 postmasters. But as Jasper Is in the s240O list. it shows all the better for the commercial activity of that community
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-18
HOTEL LOBRIES
Local Realty Values

The Birmingham real estate market IS beginning to show signs of genuine revival,' said M. P Messer.
 There is business-like inquiry for property, both central and suburban, and prudent investors are buying. We hear talk of a real estate boom in the near future. I do not want to see a boom. Realty booms are to be expected in new towns of mushroom growth. Birming- Fam has long since passed the boom age But what We should have and what we will have, is healthy activity. Prices are low enough now to tempt prospec- tivc buyers. This time next year the price level will be much higher.
 Tt Is noteworthy fact that 60 per cent of the property in the extended busi- ness district Is unmortgaged. This cer- tainly speaks well for the financial solid ity of real estate owners in Birmingham '
New Britain herald., 1915-03-04
TURKS NOT ALARMED.
By Bombardment of Dardancllcs Forts
 By Allied Fleet.

Berlin, via London, Mar. 4, 11:30 a. m-Attaches of the Turkish embassy here profess to be unconcerned re- garding the bombardment of the Dar- danelles forts by the great allied fleet. They declare the Qualifications are impregnab1e, that the landing or troops at the entrance to the straits is impossible, and that any attempt to land a force at some prominent point along tho shore of the Gulf of Saros would require more men than the al- lies can concentrate, leaving out of consideration the strong Turkish forces stationed at all threatened points.
 The Constantinople correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung sends his paper an interview with Enver Pasha in which the chief of the Turkish gen. eral staff is said to have declared that the damage to the outer forts was less than had been reported, but that these forts are the oldest of the entire line and their early reduction always has been expected if a serious attack were made on the Dardanelles. The allied fleet, he declared has yet to reach the real line of defence
New Britain herald., 1915-03-04

asked the officer to take particular notice of the stairs leading to the garret. In a thin coating of ashes that she had spread over the steps mans footprints were unmistake- ably outlined Well see about that tonight" said the captain.
 Instead of returning to the French lines after completing their days ob- servations the detachment concealed itself in bushes around the house and watched the garret window. At eleven o'clock, though they had seen no one enter the building, lights ap- peared in the window and the captain ordered a rush upon the stairway. At the same time a heavy body dropped to the ground on the other side.
 Spy Made Escape
 The Germans had tolerated the use of the house by the French during the day in order to utilize it them selves at night. A complete sig mailing apparatus was found, but the spy, who knew the place better than the French seemingly, had made good his escape e.s
New Britain herald., 1915-03-04

New York, March C---karl Buenz, one of the directors and the American representative of the Hamburg American steamship line is preparlng to defend himself and four others. together with his company, on tho indictments handed up against them by the federal grand jury. The de- fendantS are charged witt conspiring to obtain improper clearance papers by swearing to false manifests, thereby ing false ports of destination, thtreby causing the collectors of the ports of various cities in the United States to make false records. Although the in dlctments are based on the alleged coaling and provisioning of German warships, including the Elusive karls- rune. Julian Hartridge, assistant United States district attorney, who has charge of the case, said they charge nothing more tha Il d violation of the United States code governing shipping, and that if tn charges be proved the defendants would be just as guilty in time of peace as in war time. The men indicted with Buenz and his company are George Rotten, superintendent; Adolf Hachmeister, chief purchasing agent. and Felix Seffner and Walter PappeEhouse, both of whom are said to have acted as supercargoes for the line. The 1n- dictments against the Ham burg American line arise from the alleged operations of the company in char tering steamers of the Norwegian Steamship company anG the New York and Porto Rico Steamship com pany, loading them with coal and pro- visions and sending them to meet the German cruisers Karlsruhe and Will helm der Crosse, which were oper- ating in the Atlantic at the beginning of the war.