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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
GOSSIP IN LONDON

From the Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph.
A great number of wealthy Germans
are arriving every day from Berlin, says
the Aarhus Stiftstidende, and are every
where filling up the hotels and boarding
houses.
This may be looked upon as the result
of the German request to the weather.
members of the population to leave for
neutral countries, thus saving food for
others who are unable to leave.
Many seaside resorts are now looking
forward to a quite unexpectedly good
season.
London never was more crowded thar
it was on a recent Saturday night. Pleas
ure seeking crowds swarmed everywhere
and for the restaurants and theatres II
was not a case of business as usual.
but "business Is exceptional" To FIND
corner in an eating house was like
finding diamonds in the street. "House
| full was the hurried remark of the head
waiter at the Piccadilly. and the same
story was told at Princes and elsewhere
Finally one party squeezed into the Cafe
Royal. There was not much elbow room
but they managed to get something tc
eat. Then came the problem of dispos
ing of the party, but box office after box
office refused to take their money. The
theatres were sold out everywhere. After
they had tried almost everything from
His Majesty's to the Alhambra and The
New Middlesex, one Of them remarked
"Oh, let's go to Westminster Abbey
That, unfortunately, was closed. In thu
end they went to a concert.
During the present time omnibus com
panies and similar organizations in Ger
many cannot replace their cars, as tn,
automobile factories are busy filling or
ders for the army, and therefore sucl
| cars can only be built after the war.
Omnibus and taxicab companies, brew
cries and other industries will place larg
orders in order to be able to carry OF
their old time operation.
The same as in America, the automo
bile Is not looked upon any more in Ger
many as an article Of luxury and there
fore 1t can be Justly said that the pres
ent good condition of the German auto
mobile industry does not indicate pass
Ing rise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
THE HON. JESS WILLARD.

THE HON. JESS WILLARD.
A white hope" who wrested the "bas
con" from the black champion down in
Cuba, has returned to his country which
is proud to do him honor. Great crowds
await upon his coming, eager admirers
will not be denied his mighty hand. With
the playing of bands and cheers and
speeches, his progress up the Atlantic
seaboard was a continuous ovation. The
atrical managers are making fabulous Of
fers for few weeks of his time. In the
world of movies he overshadows dear
old Jchnl Bunny and winsome Mary Pick
ford. Most of the world that is not
fighting itself pays homage to Jess Will
lard. So much fuss is being made over
him that 1t is really pity he didn't do
something worth while-something that,
deep down in his heart a man would
know was worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
F1ARr1ONY AT CAPITAL DEPENDS ENTIRELY
ON THE NEW AND ALL=POWERFUL LOBBY

bills of other than local significance wers
passed or destroyed without the lobby
! having expressed itself. one afternoon
the house passed by an overwhelming vote
the Shapiro bill providing for continuous
sessions of Jefferson county courts.
member of the lobby was seated in the
gallery. When the bill was passed, he
leaped from his seat, ran pell nell down
the stairs and finding in the hall leg
islator in whom he had confidence, sug-
gested that he repair again to the cham
Der and ''move a reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill had passed. This
legislator, acting on the suggestion. re-
turned to the chamber and did as he had
beer requested or directed. The mouse,
evidently imbued with the idea that this
member was acting with authority, stood
by him manfully The vote was recon-
sidered, and the bill-whether wise or
unwise bill-was deprived of life just after
having taken Its first breath, and its
fate may be ascribed to the fact that
member of the lobby was repesing at the
moment in the gallery.
And that little resolution calling upon
Senator Bankhead to withdraw from his
not save in a purely technical sense,
originate in the senate. 1t was introduced
by Senator Lusk. But member of the
lobby-said to have been inspired by
telegram from Washington-gave birth to
the idea The senate swallowed the reso-
luton without violent disagreement, and
with the exception of Mr.. Davis of Wal
kerr who thought that an underhanded
blow at Senator Bankhead was intended.
no man had the temerty bitterly to con-
test its passage in the house.
Other instances might be cited. The
house committee on elections and privi-
eges "pigeon-holed' the Green equal suf-
frage bill not because it's members were
opposed to equal suffrage, but because
they had been convinced that the passage
of that bill would exert an evil influence
on prohibition. And when Mrs Shaw at
the Jefferson theatre some days ago de-
clared that prohibitionists were unfaith-
full, many knew to what incident in Ala
bama history she had reference.
The story of the legislature. as said
above, is the story of the lobby. As to
whether or not the legislature will con-
tinue it's petty hazing of Governor Hen
derson is dependent on the attitude of the
lobby The people who want concerted
action for the upbuilding of the state must
appeal, it is generally understood to the
patriotism of the lobby, or to the man.
hood of the individual member If his
tory repeats itself, the session beginning
in July will develop little legislation
framed unselfishly for the good of the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

From the Jackson Clarion Ledger.
On next Monday there will be ons
city in this country of more than $4,000
inhabitants, which will not have a
single officer of Importance.
That city is Terre Haute, Indiana,
which seems to have been overrun by
an epidemic of patriotism. Acknowl-
edging the obligations that it is the
duty of every good citizen to vote,
the mayor, city judge. chief of police
and about so other minor officials al
lowed their enthusiasm to get the better
of their judgment. and voted not only
once, but more timeS than the law al
lows. one more patriotic than the 9TH
ers, admitted that he could not curb
his enthusiasm until he had visited
three different voting precincts and
did his duty % separate and distinct
times.
For this little indiscretion they have
not only been removed from office and
their jobs are awaiting other incum-
bents, but the court has intimated its
Intention of sending them to prison,
there to remain until their discretion
can catch up with their patriotism.
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and out of it-outweigh the Phari-
saism; but Journalism creeps into the
best of US and is deep-rooted in human
nature.
Jesus was tenderest and genf7est
among the sons of men, but He gave
language new power of invective when
He spake to and about the Scribes and
Pharisees. Their spirit of pride, of
intolerance and of cold, formal re-
ligion was absolutely repugnant to
His nature.
l would infinitely rather stand be-
fore Christ as an honest sort of thief
or decent kind of harlot, than as one
blameless in outward observance but
with the heart of Pharisee.
HENRY NJ EDMONDS
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n, HUGH w. ROBERTS

bltion who, in thesbeginning. were deter
mined not SO to vote.
Having won its first victory, 1t was
comparatively simple for the lobby to per-
petuate itself in power. Thereafter. its
word was law. Only once did strong men,
bers question the authority of the lobby
and that was when Governor Henderson
called upon the legislature to authorize
the submission to the people OF proposed
amendment to the constitution under
which bonds in the sum of 100000 might
be issued.
In the house. Speaker Carmichael, Mr..
Merritt. Mr. Davis and others fought sue
cessfully for the bond issue. In the SEN
ate, however, slim majority in favor of
the bond issue was denied through the
operation of the Lusk filibuster the right
of expression.
The lobby was violently opposed to the
bond ISSUE The lobby, as a matter OF
fact, campaigned strenuously prior to the
fight over that question in the house,
It was reported in Montgomery during
that campaign that between members OF
the lobby and leaders of the house, violent
language had been employed. 1t was even
said that Mr. Merritt. when pressed into
a corner with his determination to sup
port the bonds, was forced to declare that
he would act thenceforth in accordance
with his conscience and not the dictates OF
the lobby And it was also reported that
the lobby petulantly replied that even
were the bonds to be voted by the house,
"they would beat h out of the issue in
the senate
1t is a matter of history how success
fully the lobby carried out it's threat. In
the house, so many members were weaned
to the support of the strong arm, that
the issue carried by more than two
thirds majority. In the senate, canvass
indicated that the bonds would be sue
cessful by a margin of two or three votes.
The battle in the senate was staged for
the final day-the day of taking recess.
Tt was a simple matter, therefore, under
the rules of the senate, for seven or eight
men to talk until the hour of adjourn
ment arrived. The conductors of the fill
buster made it plain that they were de-
termined that no vote should be had
1t was apparent that they had convinced
themselves that they. a minority, were
wiser and more patriotic than the major
ity which simply desired to permit the
people to express themselves.
1t was not only in big issues that the
lobby exerted its power. AS a matter of
20 of Il WAS forever ION the inh' Few
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Cotton Planting

In Texas the cotton planting sea-
son is well advanced, and in southern
Alabama the cotton farmers have
been very busy within the past two
weeks. In years gone by the planting
season was whatever the Alabama
spring conditions made it. The first
of April was sometimes propitious,
but it often happened that the plant
ing season was near the last of April
Those farmers who have been active
in combating the boil weevil have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Pharisees
"The Pharisees and Scribes muir
INJURED" Luke Is, 2.

"The Pharisees and Scribes MUIR
INJURED" Luke Is, 2.
They were always murmuring. This
time, as was frequently the case,
they were murmuring because Christ
bent Himself to the publicans and
sinners.
The Pharisees and Scribes were the
Journalists of their day. They did
everything by the book, they lived by
rule; and damned everybody else who
refused to do the same. They weighed
the kingdom of heaven in scales and
measured it in inches. What road one
took mattered to them more than
whether one got there. They held the
letter of the law and lost the spirit
of it. They boarded up the shell and
threw away the kernel. They thought
all wisdom was dead and that God no
longer spoke to men. They put new
wine into old bottles, giving no lee
way for new conditions and the ever
fresh miracle of new personality. The
deliverances of men meant more to
them than the voice of God in the
soul Their religion never got under
their skins. They were old, dead
dough and yeast cakes instead of hot
rolls.
We have them with us yet. They
still 1.-THE mint and anise and cummin
and forget the weightier matters of
the law. They take up the collection,
then 90 home and beat their wives
or drive them mad with petty nag
ging, which is worse. They dispute
about doctrine and know no word of
the language of love, the thing for
which doctrine is, and without which
doctrine is mockery. They con-
denim physical sins and forget that
their own spiritual sins are vastly
worse. They pray SO blatantly and are
so mean and narrow on top of it that
the very loneliness Of prayer itself
falls into disrepute.
We have built an institution around
Christ, and the danger with all of us
| is that we shall come to love that,
rather than Him and the things for
which He stood. The church is now,
and always has been, infested with
Pharisees-not with conscious hypo-
critics so much, as with people who
think more of the form than of the
substance. The fact is, the church it.
self as an institution, in many of its
attitudes, is essentially, and perhaps
almost necessarily, Pharisaical. Here
lies the danger to which we are ex-
posed as members of it.
1t is interesting to note that the
Pharisaical spirit slew Christ, and has
slain most of the martyrs who have
died since. The church, not the world,
has done the burning of men. And if
Christ were here today the Pharisees
in the church would be demanding His
death or ostracism. / believe very
firmly that the gentleness, humility
and Christ-likeness in the church
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Southern Hnrd,rnre convention

The chances for bringing the Southern
Hardware association to birmingham mex
year look exceedingly bright. This year
annual meeting takes place in New Or
leans this week. Birmingham win be rep
resented by J. d. Moore, W. A. Cheno-
weth, J. J. Gilmore and perhaps by other
prominent citizens.
The Southern Hardware association is
one of the largest and most important
commercial bodies in this country, aad 4
strong effort will be made to have the
1916 meeting in this city" said w. A.
Chenoweth.
THE National Hardware Manufacturers
association meets with our southern or
ganization, and that MEANS of course, a
very large gathering. We have neen try
ing for several years to get the Southern
Hardware association here, and I believe
now we are about to succeed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Passenger Traffic Brisk

There has been a very marked i'm
provement in our passenger traffic re-
GENTLY" said Mitchell Coxwell, district
passenger agent of the Southern railway.
within the past week or two there has
been more travel over our road than
usual at this season of the year The traf-
fic is larger than 1t was this time a year
ago. I believe the improvement will con-
tinue
Richmond has made preparations for
great Confederate Veterans reunion
June l, 2 and 3. Alabama will be well
represented there, and the travel will be
large from all parts of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

THE fertilizer movement was late this
season, but it is quite heavy now" said
d. NJ. Dickson.
Il have been in Tennessee recently, and
the wheat crop in that state is in fine
growing condition. l never saw the
Sweetwater valley where the wheat har-
vest is always large, looking more beau
tiful than it is today.
Il am about to take trip through cot
ton Alabama. The cotton acreage has
been somewhat reduced but not as much
so as was expected. The advance in price
has made a great difference in the situa-
ton. In a general way I would say that
the south was getting back into normal
shape"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

By Julia Nicely Finch.
Is there anything in all the world
More beautiful than a tree,
When at it's plenitude and pride
OF sturdy bole and branches wide?
OF little leaves not yet unfurled
Like baby fingers softly curled
And closed about rosy palm?
The sky above, so pure, SO blue
With shining shapes that shift and show
Against the blue like drifting snow.
The air beneficent with balm
OF budding, blooming, everywhere;
The winds that softly steal and stir.
The wings above that wheel and whirr,
The sound of singing in the air.
The president sense of life renewed
That comes with springs sweet certitude
The love that lives for me, for you
In some safe, sure eternity!
All this embodied forth see
Within the gracious. growing treel
April 1y15.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

BEGINNING THE DAY-My God,
keep me from tying Thee down with
definitions, and from cagfng Thee In
my creeds and my theories. Keep me
simply to enjoy Thee, to know Thee,
to walk with Thee and feel Thee
every hour. May j see Thee in every
beauty, hear Thee In every lovely
sound, catch Thy breathing In every
experience. For Christ's sake. Amen.
IL. Nj. l..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES
UNDERTAKING TOO MUCH.

UNDERTAKING TOO MUCH.
"One sees great many anaemic look
ing young men these days.
IT wonder why that is
II don't know, unless it's because they
sap their strength trying to raise dinky
little mustaches."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Pick out light and clean flats" ad-
vises board of health. 1t is also not
bad idea to learn something about the
people who formerly lived there before
you move in.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
SHE SUPPORTS HIM.

s"Who it that little man you were talk
ing to just now? He said he couldn't live
without music. thought he exaggered.
'He told the truth. He's the husband
of a prima DONNA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Bar dances in schools" said the
headlines in an Amarillo. Tex. news
Taper Does 1t mean that dances arc
barred, or that dances such as might
be expected in a barroom are permitted
or can it be that the editor meant to
say bear dance,' and his words were
bungled by printer?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
SAFER.

Some "jitneys' are so tumbled down,
Although it's not so jolly, I'd
Prefer to save my neck and crown
BY going on a trolley ride.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Although the population of the United
States reached the hundred million mark.
this result was not obtained by counting
Jess Willard as the equivalent of 10 or 70
ordinary citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

When man is invited to toss the first
ball In the opening game of a major
league season he is justified in thinking
that he has fully arrived"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

The restaurant that serves the thickest
trawberry shortcake is doing a brisk
business just now, which is all very vel
and proper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

The fact that $1,000 British women have
volunteered for emergency work shows
that many of them want to do something
more than merely knit socks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Nobody doubts that the women peace
delegates are earnest persons, but the
old lady who tried to sweep back the
sea with a broom was an earnest per-
SON
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Labor unions, at a time like this.
ought to be willing to let well enough
alone. but they are declaring strikes in
all parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

A yeracious correspondent says Eng
fish soldiers are fighting on daily al
lowance of rum and wine The reformers
had better look into that
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TRUE GALLANTRY.

TRUE GALLANTRY.
Say, you don't know how to argue
peaches, would your"
IT might, II the peaches asked me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Ideas mixed with printers ink make a
mighty fine spring tonic for dull bust
ness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Russians are making advances" says
cable. Many a man has been shot
for making advances.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
CONSIGNED THERETO.

The umpire's on the job once more,
While frenzied rotters yell
And oft, as they have done before,
They wish he Were inst. Joe. Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
A PRACTICAL AGE.

"Father, do poets play on lyres?
mo, my son, the Tyre of modern
poet is a ball-bearing typewriter, which
produces nothing worthy the name Of
music
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

General Huerta says the United States
has been unfair to Mexico. Sounds like all
echo of German disapproval.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

People who aspire to begin the day
with a laugh should not finish the eve
ming before with too many Smiles"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

A Mexican may bring peace to Mexico
some day, but he'll have to enforce il
with the aid of machine guns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Obviously General Husrta wishes to i'm
press upon the public that he has come
back qualities"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

If another American submarine goes to
the bottom, Secretary Daniels may have
to resign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18

Back to the farm" sounds good, but
stay on the farm is better
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LIGHT ON HIS FEET.

Judging from the way old Mr.. Cad
son tangoes, he doesn't feel the weight
of his years much"
mo, and apparently he doesn't feel the
weight of his sins, either
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LIES OPTIMISTS.

This world is full of people who
Cannot pay bills when they fall due.
Some weep and gnash their teeth the
while,
But others merely wear a SMILE
AS if to say. what need of hurrying %
The other chap will do the Worrying
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Fishing Game Develops characteristics

THE fishing game develops some very
striking individual characteristics said
Nimrod. For instance. one afternoon I
was SO provoked with tangled lines and
cussing that l said to myself, You better
quit this game until you can control
yourself or you'll never get home to
glory And I went home.
"a disciple of Sir Isaac, a merchant,
who does a big business at Five Points,
was seized with n qualm of conscience
and took me as a proper person for a
confession. Here is the meat of his
story:
1 am a deacon in the church and my
wife and I are quite regular attendants.
I find my interest in the sport of fishing
is Interfering with my church duties Last
night | got home too late to attend the
regular meeting of the deacons I have
decided to sell off my outfit; it cost me in
the neighborhood of $175. 1 have expensive
reels, rods and all sorts of paraphernalia.'
well, he did advertise his tackle, and
in few days he reported to me as
follows:
=" I sold the REV. So-and-So'' a fine
reel and rod and others things to the
amount of about $2O.'
Then another period elapsed, and in a
few days he reported to me. That
brother" did meet me according to en-
gagement and / sold him a good lot OF
my tackle and some to others, and I am
about cleaned I'D now I-said DO you
reckon the devil is discriminating about
who is using the tackle? Will there be
any floeks neglected by pastoral visits
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
A CITY WITHOUT OFFICERS

A boy at Goshen, Ind. swallowed
frog, and yet he didn't croak