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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
PRESIDENT IS PUNCTuAL


James Hay, Jr., in the American Maga-
 zine
 Recently I asked one of Mr. Wilson S secretaries for his opinion as to the most important characteristic-that is, routine and partly mechanical characteristic-in the Presidents daily work.
 'Punctuality," he replied. There never has been in the White House, and I be- lieve there never has been in Washington a man who was so marvelously, I might say incredibly, punctual day in and day out.
 He is not only punctual himself but he requires punctuality from others. If d man is ever late once for an appointment with the President. neither he nor the President ever forgets it.
 ''I remember one occasion when he was governor of New Jersey and a special delegation from the legislature was two minutes late in keeping it's appointment with him.
 Gentlemen said the then governor, taking his watch from his pocket. I am sorry to see that you are late
 It is true that we are, and we wish to apoogize,' replied the chairman of the delegation.
 T accept your apology, but I hope it will ndt occur again, replied the Gover-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
WILSON'S DAILY PROGRAMME

James Hay, Jr., in the American Maga-
 zine.
 Here is the daily programme of the hardest worked and most punctual man in the United States:
 Breakfast at o'clock, not a minute before nor minute after.
 His personal stenographer, C. L. Swem, who was with him in New Jer- House proper at S:55, at which time the President dictates replies to the important letters which have been re- ceived at the White House offices the day before.
 At 10 o'clock he takes his place at his desk in his private office in the White House offices. Between 10 and 10:30 o'clock he attends to whatever routine work is possible before he be- gins to keep the appointments he or his secretary has made several days before. Each caller usually gets five minutes. some of them three, and a few of them 15. He keeps card on his desk showing the list of appointments, and checks off with his own hand each appointment as it is kept q saw one of these cards on which he had run his pencil through the name of prominent politician and had written after the name in blue pencil: "He did not come That ''he did not come looked omin- ous).
 At l2:59 the President, having con- cluded the appointments, leaves the office and goes to the White House for his l o'clock luncheon. At ? o'clock he receives in the east room delegations of tourists who want to shake his hand, and, if it is neces- sary, he has a long conference with some member Of the cabinet or diplo- mat. After that he plays golf, takes a walk through the shopping district of Washington, or goes for an automo- bile ride
 At o'clock he has dinner. He goes to bed between 10 o'clock and l midnight. never after midnight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

There is an accommodation train run ming on the Missouri Pacific railroad, be- tween Yates Center and Fort Scott that is known as Bobby" says a writer in the Kansas City Star Railroad men, travellers and people living along the line all call the train Bobby" and it is memorial to a popular conductor. For twenty years Bobby Reeves-nobody ever morning Missouri Pacific that ran along this route. Most of the time the train went as far east as Rich Hill, but later it's run was terminated at Fort Scott. Reeves was big, jovial man. He al ways had a kindly smile for the country boy who was taking his first ride on the cars; he could chuck crying infant un der the chin and bring an immediate smile to it's wry little face, and he could swap joke with any drummer along the line After a while most everybody along that portion of the road came to know Bobby Reeves and call him friend. Per haps he made few enemies, too, but if he did they were of a remarkably si- lent sort, for nobody ever seems to have heard of them.
 Last winter Bobby Reeves died. About the same time the Missouri Pacific took off the morning train along that route There was an immediate protest against the roads action by every town along the line. The train probably was not badly needed but it had come to be a sort of institution, and folks did not want to part with it. After while the Mis- souri Pacific restored it in accommodation form. The long familiar figure of the smiling old conductor is gone now, but folks look after the train a bit wistfully and say There goes Bobby"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
IN A CHINESE STREET CAR

muchee far you goee, mister? Y9 payee how far you lidee"
 Then I understood; when you get you have to tell the conductor how fl you are going and he charges you fl just that distance. But even after n| fare was settled the natives on Il car kept looking at me and pointing vii their chins, as is their custom.
 When l went toaget off I saw sever. other white people piling off-but thi were all from the front end of the fir car. Then I looked at the markings the car and saw what was the matter had been riding in the third-class sectid with the cooiies. All the Shanghai stre cars are divided up into classes-first, se ond and third. The white people all Til first the better-to-do Chinese secon while no one ever ventures third exec the coolies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
No More Third Term Bugaboo

While Colonel Roosevelt is a presl- dential possibility, it is not probable that he will receive the republican nomination in June. Should he be the republican standard bearer, however, or should he run as progressive can didate, the anti third term issue would not be again raised.
 Third-termism was a great buga- boo in 1880 when General Grant was a candidate for the republican nomina- ton, four years after his second term as President had expired. His parti- sans insisted that whatever objection might be urged against third term applied only to three consecutive terms, but leaders opposing his nomi- nation did not so regard it. But for the anti-third term sentiment Grant would have been nominated
 While there is nothing in the con- stitution touching the number of terms, the fact that Washington served only two terms has been con- strued by many patriotic Americans as sort of unwritten law that no President who came after him should aspire to a third term
 In the early part of 1896, when the democrats were looking for strong man to nominate at the approaching convention, an incipient movement in favor of renominating Cleveland de- veloped suddenly, notwithstanding the fact that he had been honored with three nominations and two cleo tions. The New York Herald led the agitation in favor of Cleveland and |combated vigorously the anti-third term notion. MT. Cleveland said noth- ing, but his friends felt assured that if the movement became fullfledged he would raise his voice in protest and refuse to allow his name to be used in the convention.
 When Roosevelt was candidate in 1912 the anti third term issue was sprung. For a time the changes were rung on it, but as the cam paign progressed third-termism played small part. The old bugaboo had ceased to be seriously considered Roosevelt received a popular vote of 4,119,507 and of those who cast their ballots against him not one probably had third -termism in mind So that question, as vital factor in presi- dential elections, may be regarded as forever settled.
 But the time will never come, per haps, when any President will be con- tinued in office for three consecutive terms, even though a siX-year, one term amendment is never adopted, for, no matter how great statesman or how popular a chief executive may be, a change after eight years will always be desirable. If any man is ever to be honored with three terms, four years or more will have elapsed between his second term and his third.
 But as a bugaboo third-te -termism has had it's day and will never be revived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
Homer Croy in Leslie's..

IlolHeT SIOy III LeSHeS.
 6H HE car was full of Chinamen, with
 not another white, soul aboard, all
 A sitting there in their skirts, their faces as expressonless as the heads o1 drums; but as soon as I came in their faces began to fill with interest, one na- tive nudging another until the whole car thing was wrong, but I could not figure out just what. I knew that it shouldn create that much of a sensation for white person to get on a car in Shanghai, but still they were looking at me as if could be signed by a circus. T strug- gled to look unconcerned, but knew that I wasn't getting away with it. T. Knew that my cheeks were back-firing. The conductor, in his suit of blue jeans with satchel over his shoulder, came up and said something to me, while nodded with earnest carelessness and handled him a 20-cent piece knowing that he could get enough out of it to satisfy his wants.
 Nun stau chong dup he asked.
 I nodded again and held out my hand for the change, plainly showing that l made the trip on the line twice a day.
 Nun stau chong du taing kaing shon da?'' he asked with more feeling, point ing down the street with one hand.
 I didn't catch the drift of his remarks. but [ wasn't going to show him that l wasn't an old citizen and taxpayer, so l shook my head this time and nestled back in the seat as if it were all settled. But the conductor became more excited than ever, drafted the other hand and gurgled:
 'Mun stau chong du t'aing kaing shon da feah da tsu sz whoo peh quong?"
 So I waved in the other direction and tried to nestle again, but the conductor came back with another round of mon osyllabic endorsements. With that his fellow men in the car came to his help with an artesian of words, each one thinking that he could make it plain by raising his voice just bit higher than anyone else. Reaching in his satchel the conductor offered me a slip of paper spoiled with Chinese writing. I took it and started to stuff it nonchalantly into my pocket, but he became more excited than ever and came back with another string of empties while I put the slip back into his hand as if it made not the slightest bit of difference in the world to me whether I kept it or whether he had it-I would leave the details of the trip to him.
 The conductor used his hands some more and then turned and signalled for somebody from the car ahead. Another man in blue jeans with a satchel over his. shoulder came and listened for a few blocks while my conductor explained. A Chinaman could never explain anything in sentence or two; he has to go into details and go through his whole selling talk before he feels that the other has grasped the general drift of thought. ] The other man bent over; he was evi- dently ! master Of English. How
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

operation had prevailed in other years as we have in evidence here now.
 Birmingham's fire department can not be too highly praised. Encour- aged at this years splendid ercord, it will strive for even greater achieve ment in 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
HOTEL LOBBIES
Widespread Prosperity

Great prosperity prevails in the west and in most sections of the east, and I am glad to see that business re- eovery is in evidence in the south" :" said W. H. Skaggs. native of Ala bama, but for several years citizen of Chicago "A billion bushel wheat crop and 8 three billion bushel corn crop would have made good times in the west, even if prices had not been above normal, but with the high prices which the farmers have received for their grain, business is humming.
 Tt seems to be the general opinion in Chicago that prosperity has come to stay for sometime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
SOME IMPROVEMENT.

Mrs. Dubwaite doesn't seem to mind how much MT. Dubwaite operates the photograph"
 'In the language of a well-known ad- vertiser, There's a reason" !" "Yes?"
 "As a choice between two evils, Mrs. Dubwaite much prefers the photograph. Mr Dubwaite's favorite diversion in the evening used to be picSing out tune on the piano with one finger"
 NEEDED RESPITE. T see there's a lull in the European war"
 That ought to prove great help to the war correspondents"
 How SOP"
 'They will have an opportunity to de- vote their undivided attention to writ ing sob stuff about ruined cathedrals.''
 MADE HIM HOT T saw you talking with well-known reformer yesterday"
 'FYes. We had quite lengthy discus sion.''
 Well, did you feel uplfted?" NO, but some of the remarks he made raised my temperature considerably
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
4 Postoffice Record

q have never known such d Christmas rush in the Birmingham postoffice as we are having this week." said Postmaster Aldrich yesterday afternoon.
 'On Tuesday we sent out 12,O00 Christ mas packages and Wednesdays outgoing packages will probably total as much or more
 The holiday business, as great as it IS, has been handled without the least congestion. There have been no long lines of people waiting; on the contrary, the patrons of the postoffice have been as well served as during ordinary pe- rods"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
COURTING TROUBLE

From the Memphis News-Sclmitar
 Mrs. George W. Lopp who has sent 10,0O0O00 cigarettes and 2400o0 pounds of tobacco and 5o0oo pipes to the French soldiers in the trenches has earned for herself the title of My Lady Nicotine, ' but when the active sisterhood who are endeavoring to drive tobacco from the earth get through with her she will fancy that she has been in a cyclone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
ACROBAT,S FATE
New York Correspondent Cincinnati
 Times Star

New York Correspondent Cincinnati
 Times Star
 Albert Romael1i. the s'understander' or troupe of acrobats whose per lormance you have probably seen in one or the Cincinnati theatres. was the hrst man in America to make use of device which protected him rom injury while rehearsing. It was padded steel framework intended to save an "understander" from having his neck broken. The 'understander' is the acropat who stands on the floor and catches his somersaulting fellow per- formers on his shoulders Romaeili said that he knew of cases where a slip had cost the understander his life. He constantly used his steel "protector" at rehearsals though other performers used to joke him about it. It fitted upon his shoulders and was bowed over the top or his head, so that another per- Iormer, falling, would precipitate his Welght upon the protector instead of upon the understander's head. One req son why they used to laugh a little at Romaelli for using it was that he was man of extraordinary weight and
 
 neck like that of an OK.
 One day last week the troupe of which Romaelli was member met for rehearsal at the gymnasium in the White Rats clubhouse. They were talk ing advantage of a "lay-off" to perfect themselves in some new feats. Romaelli used his protector throughout the re- lnearsal and did not remove it until the l members of the troupe were preparing to leave the gymnasium. The manager called the acrobats back to run through one of the feats which they had done hundreds of times as a part of their regular performance. It had been a little ragged" on one or two occasions. Romaelli took his position without his l protector It was not worth while put tlng 1t on, he thought for feat which he had done so often in public The man who sommersaulted to Romaelli's shoulders missed" badly. He and Ro- maelli came down in a heap. When Romaelli rose he appeared dazed for A moment. He sat down to recover and then said that he could not continue the rehearsal He staggered as he started to the dressing room, but was I
 able to dress himself completely and walk to the taxicab in front of the clubhouse. I'm going to hospital to 1 be examined" he said I'm afraid I've broken something
 | One of his fellow performers went with him Romaelli walked into the hospital unassisted and sat quietly while he waited for doctor to come and examine him. The doctor sent him i to private ward at once To Romaelli's fellow performer the doctor said: "The mans neck is broken. An operation might possibly save him, but the chances are against him. He probably will not live more than a few days" 1 In al couple of hours Romaelli was paralyzed from the shoulders down. Three days after his admission to the hospital he died. A postmortem exami- nation showed that two of the principal
 cervical bones had been fractured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
HUT THAT'S AJIFFERENT

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 An exchange remarks that London's streets, placed end to end. would reach from New York to San Francisco. Still, we'll wager that they wouldn't reach from the entrance of the Dardanelles to Con stantinop.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
A BALLAD OF TREES AND MAsTE|

Dy oluNcy LdultI. Into the woods my Master went, Clean forspent, forspent. Into the woods my Master came, Forspent with love and shame. But the olives they were not blil
 to Him;
 The little gray leaves were kind
 Him:
 The thorn tree had mind to Him When into the woods He came.
 r- Out of the woods my Master went, And He was well content. Out of the woods my Master came Content with death and shame. When death and shame would w
 Him last, From under the trees they drew HI
 last;
 Twas on tree they slew Him-la, When out of the woods He came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Secretary Redfeld is still explaining the Eastland disaster. Might as well con sder that a closed incident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
sANTA's UNDERsTUDY.

Smiles are gllnting, There's no stinting
 Of the Christmas cheer. Mothers buying, Fathers signing
 Truly doth appear
 Far from merry, Though 'tis very
 Certain he will be, White of whisker, Quite a frisker,
 Round the Christmas tree!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

It is good news to hear that the United States coast defenses are the most for midable in the world" MT. Hearst should be informed of this fact without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Mayor Preston denies that Baltimore is vice-ridden city. The trouble with most investigators is that they have an exag- gerated sense of smell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

If the honorable Japs have to interfere in China, it is said that ammunition SUD- plies for Russia will be cut off But why |? China isn't able to fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

A great many people recently learned the right name of General Villa, thanks to the newspaper dispatches, and prompt ly forgot it the next day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

The latest note to Austria Hungary on the Ancona incident Is brief and to the point, but Vienna will probably be able to conjure up a cloud of words to meet it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

William Watson is doubtless following with lively interest Mrs. Asquith's libel suit against the London Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Speaking of thanSless assignments, at Hot Springs, Va, trying to get a snapshot of the elusive President and his bride?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
A FROST DUE.

A FROST DUE, I'm going to propose to Miss Preaohs this evening"" Permit me to make a suggestion" .swell?"
 Be sure that you are warmly clad HE HAS WOMEN FOLK. Now, this car of yours" said A' slangy person. "It looks all right, but it there?' "Sure,' replied the intermittent motol ist. Here, there and everywhere. don't get a chance to ride in it more thA once or twice week. A CONSTANT IRRITANT. ''The view from your verdanda charming, Mrs. Pebble'' "oh, yes. We are delighted with There is only one feature of the lans scape that displeases me- And what is that?' 'The two-story garage of the Gra5 coins. We can't even afford a ru about" rsss@sss .rE s- ------sM esstGli ; tsfg2-- A CHRISTMAS CARD. Good Wishes" from Charles A. Leeds
 
 of the Youngstown Telegram, and MI Leedy and Marjorie and Harriet al} Laura Leedy; If you could reckon on string The measure of our kind regards, Straightway you'd want to rise and sins Gee whizt It's seven million yards!''S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Representative Gardner wants to know if MT. Bryan is preaching peace for pay? Why haggle over "traveing expenses and incidentals?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

A French journalist says the United States will not be welcome at the peace congress. That's what comes of trying to be strictly neutral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

The Japs say the Germans are behind view of the scarcity of intelligent voters' in China, that's as good an explanation as any.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
HALE AND HEARTY

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Dr. Lyman Abbott was 80 years, old Saturday but he can drink three cups Of coffee without losing wink of sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

The boys in the trenches are going to do a little Christmas celebrating, regard less of the consequences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

The British and Turkish accounts of the lipoli show wide discrepancies. However, that's an old story in dispatches from the war zone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

The republican nomination for Presi- dent seems to be dogging Justice Hughes with persistency that will not be de- nied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Henry Ford says he has devoted his life to the cause of peace. May he live long and prosper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
REIMBURSEMENT.

T understand Major Huffman gave good account of himself In the spanisI American war;
 So he did. And he's been improvlr
 on it ever since.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Just when the Sunday moving picture problem seemed settled it exploded with the detonation of a Christmas firecraclxer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

To a student of politics the profound si. fence of Oyster Bay is pregnant with pos abilities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-Breathc upon me, 0 gracious Father. spirit of love for all men. May l not ask if they can love in return; may not ask if they are not worthy or ioVe' may I not as> if they are airead! loved by others. May love as Christ would love if he walked here again. Amen.-H. NJ. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

At any rate, King George and the Kaiser will not exchange Christmas cards this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Journal: The Ford peace party now can have some sympathy with barn stormers," if reports of it's European re- ception are re fable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Life in Fl Paso is just one exciting episode after another, and life in Juarez is little more so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Daily and Sunday Age Herald, year s6.0G Daily without Sunday 400 Daily and Sunday, per month";. .5e Daily and Sunday, three months. l.50 Weekly Age-Herald, per annurn. 50 Sunday Age-Herald, per annum.. 2.00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffice as second class matter uu- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Montgomery Advertiser: The govern ment spends enough money printing and matter that is never read to equip that proposed continental army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

L. D. Griffis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The AgeHerald in its cir culation department.