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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

Thursday evening, under the auspices or tho Ensley Relief association. An inter- eSring programme has been arranged N Eich includes a number of selections by the Tennessee companys male chorus, under the direction of Prof Stephen All sopp, and selections by severa. members of the faculty of the Southern School of Musical Art, The members of the Ensley Relief association has relieved about 100 distressed families in this district and is running low on provisions. Two donation days have been held in Ensley, and on eael. occasion the citizens of this city re- spoIfed very liberally
 Tho members of Ensley lodge No. 9S7 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will held its annual election of officers on Monday. March l. They will hold their regular meeting in their hall tomorrow night and make preparations for the cleo tion. Several other matters of importance will be taken up and all m msmbers are urged to be present.
 Work has hegun by the Tennessee cont paEy on repairing the hospital which is located on the corner of Avenue r and Eighteen nth street. which wns badly dam aged by fire Monday afternoon. The building was dalnaged over $500. and the work on repairing the building will be ruSneu 10 cOn;pietlOn. INe 10 patents WI ! were in the hospital at the time of the fire have been removed to BosseDer un- til the local infirmary is completed
 There will be meeting of the mem bers of Camp Pat Claybourne, United Confederate veterans this afternoon in tho police assembly room at the city hall at 2:30 o'clock.
 The pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of th!s city will be filled at the morning services by John R. Hornaday of Birmingham and the evening services at 7:45 o'clock by H. R. Todd. The Sun day school will be held at the regular hour
 The two banks and several of the whole sale merchants of this city will be closed tomorrow owing to 1t being a legal holiday in observance of George Washington's S birthday.
 The regular meeting of Steel City lodge No. 156. Woodmen of the World will be held tomorrow night at 7:s9 o'clock fn the Knights of Pythias hall on Avenue E. Ten applications will be considered and several matters of importance will be taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
MOTORCYCLE SHOW ON
 WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Indian Agent to Hold Special Display
 of New Models

Because of tho strong local interest in motorcycles Birmingham has been selected by the Hendee Manufacturing company, Springfield. Mass, makers of the well known Indian motorcycle as one of the desirable points for the in- itial Indian day display February 22, Washington's birthday. Robert Stubbs, local dealer, will have on exhibition du- plicates of the new models which were the sensation of the big New York and Chicago shows The store will be open all day and evening, and each visitor will receive handsome catalog of the 1915 Indian.
 Everyone is cordially invited to at- tend the Indian day opening and in- spect the new models. Riders of all makes are equally welcome. It will mark the official opening of the riding season and the best motorcycle display of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

remark that we are the only genuine humorous race on earth to be taken seriously
 ''If such a claim as that were seri- ouSly made. can only express the very strongest dissent. I should regard 1t as dangerously akin to the German boast that their nation are the sole possessors of true culture, and If they have thought fit to make themselves ridiculous in that way I see no reason why we should fol- low their example. It is natural enough that we should prefer our own humor to that of other nations, because 1t is the kind we are best able to understand. But that does not seem to me to give us any right to declare that no other is gen. uine.'
 And Is It possible to maintain that there is no genuine humor in America the country of Mark. Twain. Bret Harte, Artemus Ward and MT. Dooley?
 "But perhaps MT. Kipling meant to iu- clude our American cousins under We Then what about France? Can a nation which produced. to mention ony a few names Labiche. About. Daudet. Caran d'Ache and Onatole France, be said to be- deacient in genuine humor1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

lighter, taller. faster and higher bred
 hunters than in olden times. The smaller, sturdier type is regarded as more valuable for the army. however
 and along with the three quarter bred hunters the officials have taken a great many riding cobs used by farmers in following the hounds. The trouble with any high bred horse in actual warfare is that he must often endure hard ships in the way of short. coarse rations, poor water, and little of It. to which he is not accustomed. That is where the range bred bronco beats the world for war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice
 The board of revenue of Shelby county will receive bids for her convicts for the year 1915. up to March l. 1915. bids to be sealed and addressed to the Board of Revenue of Shelby county. Columbiana, Ala. For any information write l.. l.. Saxon, Hard Labor Agent. Columb,ana, Ala. l.. L. SAXON. Clerk Board of Revenue of Shelby County. 2-7-10-17-H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

avenue and Seventeenth street and all members are requested to be present as several matters of importance will be disposed of and plans for the spring work will be made.
 Funeral services over the remains of Miss Ella Harrel. the 1s-year- old daughter of Mir and Mrs. B. Harrell who died Thursday night. were held this morning at II o'clock from the family residence near Hopeweil, the services being conducted by the Rev MT. White, pastor of the Concord Bap- tist church. Interment was at Piney Woods cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

LISTEN TO BARGAINS-72x90 SHEETS 25 GENTS EACH MONDAY AT THE REMNANT STORE, 2O17 2D AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
WANTED

WANTED-To know the Whereabouts of M. M Fowler, blacksmith. very i'm portant; any information will be appre- ciated by his brother, J. M. Fowler, phone Woodlawn 14. Address Woodlawn. city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

SEE Us, MoNDAY-l5-cEN RED SEAL
 GINGHAM. s CENTS, A YARD, AT THE REMNANT STORE. 2ol7 2D AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

WANTED-To exchange 10 acres of fine land close to city of Gulfport, Miss.
 for vacant lot close to car line Must
 be high and dry. Address 4S16 1st ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

BOYS 9S-CENT PANTS FOR 45 CENTS A-PAIR AT THE REMNANT STORE, 2o17 2D AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
SITUATION WANTED

WANTED-Young man experienced in office work, willing to leave city. Ex- cellent opportunities. MS, care- Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

MISSES s2ss SHOES FOR sls5, AT
 THE REMNANT STORE. 2o17 2D AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
MALE HELP WANTED
BOYS WANTED

BOYS WANTED. Loveman, Joseph 6 Loeb have places for several ambitious boys. about IA to IS years of age, who would like to begin at the bottom of big business and work their way to the top. Apply Mon- day morning to Mir. Altman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
FOR SALE

WANTED-To sell a market; fine loca- ton; a fine line of customers; cheap rent; am leaving soon for higher eli mate on account of health. Address Daniel, 4S16 1st ave- Woodawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

$5.oo AND ssW SKIRTS FOR sl. .ss AT
 THE REMNANT STORE, 2o17 2D- AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

Funeral services over the remains of Richard Pearson Price, the 1-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Stanley Price, will be conducted from the residence on Seventh avenue tomorrow. The infant died this afternoon after a brief ill., ness. Interment will be in Union ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

MONDAY 10 YARDS PANAMA CHECK FOR ss CENTS AT THE REMNANT STORE, ao17 2D AVE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-21

The Civic league will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home o1
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
A Happy Slumber.

The election OF Hyman Levy, as village trustee
Ioi North Tarrytown. y. Y, may be significant.
Mr. Levy has been mentally asleep for ten years.
but his mind has been awakened and his neigh
bors have elected him 10 the most important
office in their Ct. The election was not a joke
either. Mr.. Levy i'll the year 1904 one OF the
most active and successful business men in the
community, nciglbor and friend OF John D..
Rockefeller; but then there came a mental blank
ness ior ten years. The story OF Rip Van Wrinkle
had It's moral : did the Legend OF Sleepy Hollow,
and both revived by this election at Tarrytown
which Washington Irving SAID given its name
by the good housewives OF the ncighboring coun-
try. from the propensity OF their husbands to lin
ger about the Village tavern market days.
ichabOd Crane met the IcadlcsS Horseman there
and the Goblin troopers have been riding that
country again since Mr. Rockefeller located his
home at TarrytoWu, with other school-tcachcrS
just like lchabod Crane telling their thrilling tales
about the Standard oil and other goblins
This modern Rip Nan Wrinkle seems to be as
fortunate as his PREDECESSOR as to the time he was
asleep His mental slumbcr began about the time
I, hen President Roosevelt compared the literary
lnuckrahcr> OF his day with the with the muck
rake IN Pilgrims Progress Unfortunately Mr.
Roosevelt did not discourage the muckrakers.
They thrivcd the publicity he gave them, and
Tor time assumed to alone speak for the poor
down-trodden people They iattcncd on the muck
they scattered broadcast over the land and
man in responsible place in either business or poll
tics protected from their muck. The modern
Rip Nan Wrinkle Of Sleepy Hollow slept through
this decade OF the muckrakcr and he awakened
from his sleep just about the time the American
people were awakening from the nightmare in
Nhich they COLLINS OF every description at
monday we'll rniIui0ht
Mir Levy comes into office 10 govern sane
people and he has nothing to forget as have they.
lie starts where he went to sleep in 1904 and can
90 ahead ignoring the ten years lapse Then the
people had confidence in each other in their
business enterprise, and in their captains OF in
dustry, Just as they arc beginning to have again.
The administration OF Mr.. Levy in Sleepy Hollow
ought 10 be as happy : tho experience of the
elder Rip Van Wrinkle when he returned to the
village of Falling Water to find himself no longer
a subject OF George the Third, but free American
citizen
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
HISTORY BUILDERS.
Two Good Americans Who Died IN
Russia.

After the iaie Charles Peter Clark
became President of the New York
/ New Haven and Hartford railroad
{ Company. he undertook to strengthen
some curves to reduce grades and 10
remedy some of the defects OF the
early engineering or surveying made
when the New Haven Railroad was
under construction in l>i>.
/ Just after the new South station AT
Boston was built. met president
Clark when he had one of his rare IN
tervals OF leisure. Of an hour or TWO,
and he entertained IN" greatly WITH
the history of railroad building in
New England. For instance. Mr.. Clark
said that the surveyors ami engineers
who were employed by The promoters
of the New Haven Railroad were paid
by the mile.
That explains" said Mr.. Clark.
with i very significant smile. WHY
there were so many curves. why ne
New, Haven Railroad zigzagEed as il
did so far rs its rOadncd was con-
cerued The more miles the survey
called for the larger was the pay of
the surveyors. one Of my chief oCCu-
patiouS had been tn" Strengthening
out of some OF these curves and the
reduction of grades which WAS made
all the easier for me because | dc
CIded. and my directors agreed with
me. that we should four-traCh the
line between New York and New
Haven.
1T was a singular thing that III"
greatest and the most conscientious
railroad engineer and surveyor that
New England has ever had was Capt.
Whistler. BY the way. he was the
father Of the Artist Whistler, and
never hear of any of Whistiers ar
tIstic work without being sure that
he inherited the gift from his father
Capt. Whistler. who was 4 graduate
from West Point. would himself have
made a great artist had he not pre-
'erred the career of an engineer.
1T was in the early days OF rail
reading that Capt. Whistler was active
in railroad construction. did not
know until | became connected with
the New Haven Railroad that Capt.
Whistler laid out the survey for the
railroad from I'rovidenc" to StOneing
ton, Conn. although | did know that
road was built solely for the purpose
of maintaining the SJoneington and
New York steamboat line.
when Boston capitalists proposed
TO extend the Western railroad. so
called, which gave railroad Communi-
cation between Springfield and Boston
to Albany, they made inquiries SO that
they could get the best engineer and
surveyor TO lay out a very difficult
route over the Berkshire Mountains.
Everybody with whom they consulted
recommended Capt. Whistler.
He was a conscientious man. His
survey and his conquest of engineer
ing difficulties stand to this day as
proof that the railroad surveyors and
engineers of that early day were
fully equal 10 those of later days.
Il learned that il was Capt. Whist
ler's work upon this line over the
Berkshires that came to the atter.
ton of the Gar of Russia and led to
the offer by the Gar of chief cnEi-
neer and constructor of the railroad
from 81. Petersburg to Moscow. Capt.
Whistler accepted that offer and he
became the most popular foreigner III
all Russia He WAS living in Russia
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
Morning Newspaper Supreme.

he European war has accumulated the suprem-
acy OF the morning newspapers over all other
sources OF information the worlds great events.
Every morning the up-to-datc paper not only
prints the latest news but also illustrations to go
with it. Days later. and ofttimes weeks and some
times months, the illustrated weekl,cs and monthly
magazines reprint the same pictures This has
made the magazine war sections look like back
numbers, like reproductions of scenes of our own
OF fifty years ago. Today the
morning newspaper, with its corps of foreign cor
and photographers, covers the field so
thoroughly and far in advance of the illustrated
that the latter have fallen into that
innocuous desuetude aptly described by the
late President Cleveland
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
Mexico.

Nearly year ago, IN commenting upon thu
disturbed state of affairs in Mexico we expressed
the opinion that conditions in the country wer,
IN such peculiar state that no could venture
| TO predict with any sort of certainty what Tho
next important development would be- With
much less positiveness could any one attempt to
say how the Mexican problem would finally be
solved. Out OF this murk OF riot and bloodshed
one fact, however. clear This was that il
after a considerable length OF time the forces OF
disorder in Mexico still appeared to be paramount
III it became obvious that the decent people in the
country neither numerous enough or strong
enough TO set up a real government there and that
the country TO be given indefinitely to
murder and pillage, Their intervention by the
United States was inevitable.
This fact is even more clear todavs Either
Mexico must set up stable government for her
sell or the United States viii! set it up for her.
Mexican patriotS-aud there are indeed Mexican
patriots-Inay say that this will amount to con-
quest OF Mexico by tho United States. SO be it.
If law and order in Mexico have vanished then
the country has no other resort but to be con-
qucrcd by foreign nation. The South American
peoples may dcclam a2ainSt the "Outrsgc' OF our
taking over OF McNico, but we can afford to dis
regard their lcw We have been patient and
tolerant III Mexico to degree that no other coun-
try would suffer VIC have looked on calmly
while the country has beer ravagcd and given
to bandit rule VIC have seen our own property
and the property OF people OF other naonalites in
Mexico destroyed and VIC have Tor long time
held of the people of other nations from intcrven
ing themselves to protect their rights.
But thus state OF affairs cannot last forever.
In iacl, il the European war had rot broken out,
England would long ago have been urging Us to
intervene. The time has gone by when the civil
lizcd world will allow country civilized to
revert 10 the state OF an African savage Kingdom
nation haS night to it, own territory and her
people have the right 10 govern themselves But
all these rights rest upon tho Imposition that tho
nation is to keep Up certain standard of Civiliza
ton and public order, and really govern itself.
|! II fails in thu, must pa>, under the control OF
some nation that maintain order. All modern
society rests upon this principle.
The people Of tho United States do not want
Mexico as conquered province. 1t will take gen
crations 10 educate her people that they
property exercise the right OF Suffrage. Mexico
will bc to and burden. But it may be
We iccl certain that the sentiment of the people OF
the United States i that while only a a last re-
sort will they take upon themselves the task OF
intervening in Mexico. they will, nevertheless take
+ up when j. clear that the work must be under
ahcu We believe thoroughly that If at tho hour
2hcn Congress again meets in session in Deccm-
,e- there i no change for the better in Mexican
sffair> the voice OF orr people will he raised
unanimously il favor Of attempting TO set things
O rights in Mc>co.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19

4 New DIRK court has ruled that where a hus-
band and wiic living together and mutually
engaged in providing for the support OF them
selves and their family, and there is nothing in
dicac an intention the part OF the vic >cpa-
her earnings the husband is entitled to her
earnings as well as her services. Women suifra-
gi>te are reported to be stirred up over tho dcci-
sion, though no real danger OF 4 failure on tho
part wives indicate intention OF scparat-
ing their earnings" when they arc disposed
: apparent
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
SHOTS RING OUT IN BROADWAY
Crowds Duck rs Army Man Fires
Escaping Prisoner.

New York, March is. - Crowded
Broadway at Thirty-eiGhth street, was
thrown into wild turmoil this after
noon. when Sergt. Henry wettingfeld.
of the Coast Artillery. Governors Is
land. opened fire on Joseph Fleisch-
mann. an alleged army deserter, when
WettinSfeld was trying to take him to
the guard house.
tIeischmann was arrested by the
police, WettinSfeld was sent to get
him. On the way through Thirty
eighth street, F'leischmann jerked
away and ran. With no thought OF
the great crowds all about, WettinC-
field drew his revolver and fired four
shots. The first brought down Geo1ee
Boderan. blind peddler Another
shot grazed the head of Fleischmann.
Fleischmann was recaptured and both
soldiers were locked up by the police.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
Chairman of House Committee On
Accounts Takes Issue With Herald

Editor of The Washington Herald: My
4 attention has been called to an editorial
in your paper of date March Is entitled
THE Postoffice Bungle.' in which. in
! my Judgment. you do gross injustice to
the present administration in general and
= the Postoffice Department in particular.
A vicious attack is made on the parcel
post system. and the statement is made:
NO amount of juggling and special
pleading, no shifting OF figures or sick
ening attempts at popular whcedling can
disguise from the people the shameful
fact that the deficiency in the postoffice
revenues was due to the government S
efforts TO put through n costly and need
less scheme of carrying heavy parcels
by mail, supplemented by an attempt to
make the railroads of the country Shout
der the greater portion OF the expense of
this undertaking."
Does an ascertainment of the facts
warrant any such statement? Most as
suredly they do not. In the first place
the present parcel post law was enacted
during the administration OF President
Taft, and has not been changed n any
particular since The law came as the
result Of an exhaustive investigation of
the subject of parcel post 10y senator
Jonathan Bourne. ir, of Oregon. ard
others of the Senate. was introduced Ia
the Senate and passed that BODY ana
was agreed to finally in conference be-
tween the two Houses.
Ii this law is to he charged to any
political party it should be to the Re
publican party. which tier controlled III"
Senate; but the facts are i; was n; 4
party measure and is not now partisan.
and Is especially popular With the people
who receive the benefit OF Il
1t may be that the author OF the cdI-
tUrial in question intended to reflect
on Postmaster GcuCIdl BJricS"n on &c
count of a regulation for which y" was
responsible, that Increased the weight ~
the parcels that might b. carried from
eleven pounds To- twenty pounds and then
To fifty pounds. IL j. but fair to inquire
what has been tie aff"rt Of this TcSuIa-
ton There was 4 Weighing and aS""r-
taiu,nent ordered BY IN" Postmaster Cen
cr.I between October l. l"Ii and October
10 1915 in tho nifty largest cities or
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19
Confer on Insurance Rates.

Suffolk. Va. March Reinsurance En-.
gineer Ap2erson, of Atlanta, Ca. who
submitted the recommendations adopted
by the Virginia advisory committee O.
the Southeastern Underwriters Associa.
ton at their meeting here. when the in.
surance rates were so largely increased
arrived here. General Manager f.
Wright Spencer. of the Southea stern
Tariff Association, with headquarters in
Richmond. accompanied Engineer Ap-
person. the purpose of their visit being
to confer with the local agents in re-
gard to the increase of rates.
The increase in rate in insurance has
caused much comment In Suffolk and
vigorous protest will likely be made in
the matter.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-19

! the country The number of parcels
| handled the weight of each parcel, the
revenue obtained from the service and
such other data was obtained which gives
definite information on these several
questions for that period.
During that period there were 1854 $40
parcels carried, of parcels that weighed
as much as eleven and not more than
twenty pounds There were 22O.S6 and
only 25.Sl6 parcels that weighed more
than. twenty pounds. This shows
that less than one package out OF every
100 carried weighed more than ten pounds
The contention, therefore. that great in
jury has resulted on account OF the
carrying OF large packages is not borne
out by the facts.
1t is charged that the railroad COM
panies are greatly wronged by this sys-
tenn, but this is fatal error. The
trOh is the parcel post rates and the
express rates are nearly the same. 1t
Is also true that the statistics. ascer-
tanned by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission as to express revenue received
by the railroads. shows that the govern
menu pays practically the same compen-
sation to the railroads for carrying
tie mails az do the railroads receive from
the express company by their voluntary
contracts entered into with the express
x IS also true that the railroad COM
panIcs receive the same rate per pound
Tor sarry!n; the heavy parcels that 1t
receives for carrying letters and all first
lass mail. The law with reference to
railway mail compensation Is the same
rs il was under the Taft administration.
Il has not been changed IN any partic-
uiar.
l: is evident from these facts that the
reflections on President Wilson and POST
master Bur'esor are wholly unwarranted.
and il the parce. post system Is failure,
or works 4 hardship on the railroad COM
purics Il Is because of the law, both
as - railway mail pay compensation
and the parcel post system which were
in existence when the present adrninI5-
tratiOH began.
JAMES r LLOYD.
Chairman Of TIC Committee on Ac-
counts. House OF Representatives.