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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
The Titanic War

During the summer months only the eastern theatre of the war was of absorbing interest. The Teutons achieved telling victories over the Russians in their Polish strongholds and caused even Petrograd to tremble.
 There has been no cessation of fighting on the Russian front. Every inch of ground is being contested, and last nights dispatches say that at least four separate battles are in progress.
 But the fighting in the western theatre is now singularly spectacular and every detail of the successes claimed by the allies is awaited with increasing interest. In the Cham pagne district the allies have fought with desperation to break through the German line, but without success.
 AS usual there is great divergence in the accounts coming from the two sides. The allies are acquitting them selves with signal triumph, according to London reports; and the Germans are wonderfully successful in re- polling the attacks of the allies, &C., cording to Berlin dispatches.
 The fact is that both sides are in the best of form for fighting, and valor distinguishes the French and British and it likewise distinguishes the Germans.
 In Russia, winter comes early. It will cause a cessation of hostilities in that empire. But in France war may be waged without hardship right through the months of December, January and February. Some very decisive battles in the western thea tre may be expected between now and the holidays, if not within the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
INSANITARY HIGHWAYMEN

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
 Through your valuable paper permit me to ask if the examination for certifi- cates which are to be issued to all wait CTS in hotels and restaurants by the board of health includes the privilege tightly under the arm pits, to be used to wipe all dishes brought to customers. to wipe precipitation from face and neck. to wipe the nose and to dust off the seats of chairs in dining room. This in our best and most expensive hotels and restau- rants it is possible to note."-(Communi- cation to the editor of the New York Herald
 Why not mention the affable, agile, aggressive 'boy" who waits in the lava tory. He handles the supposedly sani- tary towel, although the guest might much more conveniently pick it up for himself. He brushes one mans trouser cuffs and another mans coat collar both men are his unwilling victims with the same brush. He thus distrib- utes the germs from the street dirt from "een to eend' of his involuntary but helpless patrons.
 Less of a certain sort of fawning and faked attention from boys" costum- ed as servants, but trained as buccaneers, would be welcomed by many frequenters of public eating places as relief from annoyance, and from petty graft, as well as because such attentions frequently are of grisly suggestiveness to those who would live as sanitarily as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
Recalling Historic Event

The forty-ninth annual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic, be- ing held in Washington this week, is of more than ordinary interest. 1t marks the fiftieth anniversary of American peace"
 Lees surrender at Appomattox April g, 1865, ended the Civil war, but in November of that year there was a great review of the union vet erans at the national capital. Penn- sylvania avenue was the scene of a stirring parade, and the men who wore the blue were greeted as heroes of the most stupendous war in the his- tory of America. But considering the occasion, the review was characterized by remarkable decorum. It was with out those exultant features that might have been expected in conquering army. General Grant was in com mand and his kindly influence and his magnanimous attitude toward the valiant defenders of the Lost Cause accounted in large for the orderliness of the demonstration.
 It was not long after the review that the volunteers were mustered out of service and if the example of Grant had been followed sectional bitterness would have then disap- peared. But the reconstruction period in the south followed, and the bloody chasm was not entirely closed until many years later.
 When the country did become re- united in feeling as we'll as in name a nation rose before the world as one of great power as well as high ideals.
 For sometime past the union vet erans, organized as the Grand army, and members of the United Confed- crate Veterans organization have fraternized as ardent American citi- zens, and this weeks reunion is made all the more notable by the presence of many old Confederates by special invitation. In the ceremonies com memorating the heroic deeds of more than a half century agone there will be nothing to jar the sensibilities of the most intensely loyal southerner. All the scars have been healed and the veterans of both sides of the strife are unfeigned in their sentit ments of brotherhood.
 The Grand army reunion will con- tinue all the week. May it be favored with good weather and may it's camp fires be hallowed by the spirit of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
A Busy City

From all accounts, Birmingham is today the busiest city in the south and this is saying good deal for there has been a solid business revival through out the country" said Maj. E. T. Tal- iaferro
 Having lived here for many years, 1 can recall many periods of prosper ity as well as periods of hard times. There was considerable depression here last fall and last winter; but since the early summer the industrial pay rolls have been increasing rapidly. The September pay rolls were about up to normal and the October pay rolls will probably. reach the maximum. One meets no croakers now; only optim- ists"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29

or she does show proficiency in the study of music.
 The same plan is now to be intro duced in relation to religious instruc- tion. While it is altogether optional on the part of the patrons of the schools whether or not they avail themselves of its provisions, 1t will have a wholesome effect in stimulat- ing interest in religious study.
 The outline of the plan will be found on another page of today's Age Herald. It is safe to assume that the Birmingham idea will be adopted in many cities, large and small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
A Problem of Paternity

The controversy between Henry Ford, the automobile manufacturer, and Prof. Herschel c. Parker, a gen tleman whose accomplishments in- clude mountain climbing and author ship, is attracting more or less atten- ton, but has failed to establish the paternity of the baby submarine.
 Mir. Ford is quoted as saying that he never heard of Professor Parker's 5 plans, while Edwin G. Hatch, Profess sor Parker's associate, declares that ne saw the letter written by Professor Parker to MT. Ford, outlining his idea, and also the letter of acknowledg- nent received from Mir. Ford's secre. sary. It is claimed that Professor Parker filed an application for a pat ent on April 21 of this year.
 However, MT. Hatch takes sensi- ble view of the matter and says. "It Is quite possible that MT. Ford con ceived the idea of the baby subma- rine quite independently of the ten tative plans submitted to him by Pro- lessor Parker. The idea is not new, and it would be impossible for any body to get patent on the basic idea. A search of the patent office will disclose the fact that inventors have been working on the baby sub- marine for sometime"
 But whether MT. Ford or Professor Parker should be given the credit fol the baby submarine is not so impor. tant as a demonstration of it's use. fullness. The war has given birth te hundreds of freak inventions, most oi which are impractical. MT. Ford seems to think the baby submarine is quite practical, and since he is one of the most remarkable mechanical geniuses this country has ever produced, hi: opinion has weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29

ing desire to go somewhere and diI for buried treasure" Toms arl parently, was a rightly constructe| e| boys life. He planned for himself d entrancing career-"At the zenith q his fame, how he would suddenly ar pear at the old village and stalk int church, brown and weather-beaten, i his black velvet doublet and trunks, hi great jack-boots, his crimson sash, hi belt bristling with horse pistols. hi crime-rusted cutlass at his side, hi slouch hat with waving plumes, hi black flag unfurled, with the skull an cross-bones on 1t, and hear with swell ing ecstacy the whisperings, It's Toi Sawyer, the pirate!-The Black Avens CT of the Spanish Main"
 Tom and Huck Finn did go huntin for treasure.
 "Wherell we dig?" said Huck.
 'Dh. most anywhere"
 Why, is it hid all around?"
 No. indeed, it ain't. It's hid il mighty particular places, Huck, some times on islands. sometimes in rotte chests under the limb of an old tre| just where the shadow falls at mid night; but mostly under the floor | ha'nted houses"
 "Who hides it?"
 "Why, robbers, of course, but the generally forget the marks or else the die. Anyway, it lays there a long tim and gets rusty; and by and by some body finds an old yellow paper tha tells how to find the marks-a pape that's got to be ciphered over about week because 1t S mostly signs an hyroglyphics."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
A POT OF TIOOSIER GOLD

From the Philadelphia Evening. Ledger.
 Indiana town of Richmond there 0 is great excitement these days over the treasure of Captain Kidd. A colored seer and clairvoyant knows the location of a pot of gold. For century the treasure hunters have mis- takenly given their whole attention to the Atlantic coast, but the truth Is, according to this woman, that de- serters from the captains pirate ships stole some of the tainted money which Kidd had buried and carried it inland. burying 1t about 80 miles from Rich mond.
 Speaking of treasure hunts: The re- ception of Stevenson's story. Treasure Island" reads like fairy tale. Gra- ham Balfour, in his biography of the author (now published in a one-volume edition) writes: statesmen and judges and all sorts of staid and sober men became boys once more, sitting up long after bedtime reading their new book The story goes that MT. Gladstone got a glimpse of it at Lord Rosebury's house, and spent the next day hunting over London for a. secondhand copy MT. Andrew Lang spent over it several hours of unmingled bliss. "This is the kind of stuff fellow wants. don't know, except Tom Sawyer and the Odyssey that I ever liked any romance so we'll"
 Speaking of Tom Sawyer" his best tale, Mark Twain observed, There comes a time in every rightly con structed boys life when he has a rag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
THE sELF-sUFFICIENT SOUTH

From the Wall Street Journal.
 Some southern interests are hard to sat- isfy, largely because they are suspicious of the rest of the world. The south has always had some people in 1t who fear that the consumers of their cotton are trying to get the better of them by under
 hand methods. Some of these think it
 sin to try to buy cotton for manufactur-
 ing purposes at as low cost as practica-
 ble. New York brokers acting for and
 with southern bankers, have recently been charged with Striving to force the
 sale of cotton at 10 cents pound" This is the position taken by former Senator John l.. McLaurin, state warehouse com- missioner of South Carolina, in a letter to President Wilson of recent date.
 The recovery in the price of cotton, in which practically all contract months are selling between Il and 12 cents a pound, would be a sufficient answer were it not for the fact that illusions are the last things to be lost. The reply of Pres- dent Wilson through Secretary Humility, that the care of the cotton situation de- bends directly on the southern bankers, and that they have only themselves to blame if the thing does not come out right, is certainly in point. The south has the banking facilities, under the federal reserve system; it has the $15,O00, GOO in Its vaults for cotton financing and the
 promise of as much more from the fed
 eral treasury; and it has it's warehouse
 certificate put on a basis of colIarerar value it never enjoyed before.
 But why does it not prove able to take care of itself with all these facii- ties? w. P. G. Harding of the federal reserve board answered the question at
 Raleigh at the annual dinner of the
 Chamber of Commerce. Some cotton belt
 banks, by charging from 10 to 1O per cent interest on loans, are defeating their own purposes. The fact that Il banks in Georgia show the average maximum rate of interest above 30 per cent" is sufficient to prove that the banker rather than the banking system needs radical reform, if the funds available are not to be put out at pawnbroker rates for the help of the needy cotton grower.
 Such perversion of fiduciary responsibili- ties comes from flattering the south into the false notion that she has monopoly in her products The cure for such a perverson is competition and diversity of crops. It is well that the federal authori- | ties have the facts and still better that they should make them public, so as to smoke out the extortionst as the ,throt- tier of honest industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
"THE ILLUSTRATORS OBSCURE,

From the Kansas City Times.
 We take it for granted that in "th brave days of old'' we would have bee Occur de Lions Lancelots, Bayards. w incarnate ourselves for the period VI read of, and by subtle sympathy assum, of course, we would have been in tn thick of all the derringdo or all the othe interesting stuff that made the history.
 Then here in the twentieth century a the old heroic days come back unite in one volcanic burst of energy. Tn road to yesterday back tracks froi yesterday to today. And in the ligf of what we are today we find that mos of us in the old incarnations were nc Bayards, Lancelots and Occur de Lion but cobblers. tailors. scriveners, in keepers. The Crusades left us behind Our ghosts wore no shadowy uniform of the Phalanxes, the Legions. the Ol Guard. If we were illustrous in an way the most Of us were ''the illustriou obscure.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
School Credits for Bible Study

The board of education of Birming- ham has approved a plan proposed and formulated by Superintendent J. H. Phillips for the granting of school credits for Bible study and religious instruction" outside of the public schools. It is broad plan in it's op- eration and is intended to apply alike to all churches and religious bodies.
 The absence of religious exercises in the public schools has been the sub- ject of more or less comment in recent years, but in view of the fact that the pupils are from various sects and creeds it has been the consensus of school boards in this country, no mat ter how much the importance of re- ligious training might have been ap- preciated, that the only solution of the question was to leave religious instruction to parents or to the de- nominations with which parents were connected.
 But the Birmingham board of edu- cation, in order to correlate religious instruction with public school work, has adopted novel plan and as it is in "entire harmony with the principles of religious liberty" it can but com mend itself to the mass of people interested in the public school sys- tenn.
 Credits are given in Nhe schools oi Birmingham, as they are in man, schools and colleges throughout ths United States, for musical instruction received outside of school. No one il required to study music or to presen | certificate from a musical institu ton, but as the cultural value O. musical knowledge is fully recognize' in the realm of education, schoo pupil is entitled to credits when h'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
High CIa.. Orchestra Player

Giovanni Pomerol, violinist and viola player, who has been assisting MT. Wiegand in the music at the Tutwiler this month, Is one of the most highly esteemed members of the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, occupying as he does chair at one of the viola desks. He will return to Minneapolis shortly in order to attend rehearsals for the seasons concerts.
 "I am glad to know that the Min neapolis orchestra with its entire force of S4 performers is booked for Bir- min gham in February" said MT. Pom erol q was here with the orchestra a few years ago, when we were on a spring tour. We had only 50 men on that occasion. We gave four perform ances-two afternoons and two even ings. The orchestra seemed to have made a fine hit then. But it is a far greater organization now and with the full orchestra we are sure to make a splendid impression.
 NO such large orchesctra has ever come south of the Ohio river and Birming- ham is to be congratulated on having the enterprise to secure the forthcom- ing engagement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
Six Months Ago and Now

T find very satisfactory business condi- tions throughout the south and here in Birmingham prosperity Is in full swing. said w. B. Oberdorfer of Richmond, Va. who represents great shoe jobbing con- cern.
 Six or eight months ago depression prevailed in the southern states as it did in industrial centers. But the high price of cotton has wrought a great change and as for the iron and steel trade, it is on a great boom. The south is certainly more prosperous than it has been in a long time.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
HOTEL LOBRIES
Back from His Vacation

spent the greater part of my two weeks vacation in Detroit and I greatly enjoyed it," said J. D. McGiil, collection teller of the American Trust and Savings bank, who returned a few days ago.
 Detroit is my old home town. It is delightful city and is one of the most rapidly growing centers in the United States. Tt was one of the few cities that had practically no backset in 1914 Busi- ness there kept right ahead.
 Detroit is noted for many things, but what impressed me most was the vast number of automobiles in use there. The streets were literally filled with auto cars and every one of them looked brand new"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
ARABIC'S LITERARY TREASURE

From the Baltimore News.
 As result of the sinking of the Arabic the German government faces a ques- tion which will probably baffle even Teu- tonic ingenuity and resourcefulness. Lost with the vessel was the accumulated literary effort of California author who has rendered Berlin a bill for $50.000, covering the following items: Five complete plays, five sketches, thousands of newspaper clippings, the foundations for future effort.
 The German government may by this time consider itself fairly competent to judge American literary style having recently had some excellent specimens submitted for its consideration; but this will hardly facilitate it's ability to ap- praise dramas which it has neevr read. Our most astute theatrical managers can hardly do so much, even when they have given the manuscripts their most earnest attention. Literary values. particularly dramatic values, are uncertain quantities, and a jury of experts would have difi- culty in making the award with the plays and sketches (not to mention the vol umes of clippings right in front of them On the one hand-and this the more likely supposition, in view of authors well known depreciation of their own work-$50, 600 might be pitfully. an ab- surdly inadequate amount for the items enumerated in the literary manifest; on the other hand, barely conceivable all formative, it might be good many thou sands of dollars too much. We can hardly expect Berlin to act on the theory of probabilities in such a case, and yet how is Berlin to meet this claim? It may. of course, offer to arbitrate the question or, in the circumstances, may feel justified in treating the entire out fit, clippings and all. as so many scraps of paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29

It Is claimed that more operations than were ever performed before on one day in any city of the country recently en- gagged the attention of 50 noted surgeons in 30 different hospitals of Philadelphia, being part of the concluding work of the Medical Society of the State of Penn sylvania, which has just finished its an- nual meeting in Philadelphia. One of the most sensational feats was that of an H. linos surgeon. Dr. J. s. Percy, who suc- ceeded in destroying a cancerous growth in the abdomen of woman by application of a hea ted needle. Hundreds of surgeons who witnessed the operation said they believed the cancer problem has been solved. After making an incision pr. Percy first applied low degree of heat to the cancer. gradually increasing it until his hand. encased in a rubber glove of medium weight, could not stand the touch of the malignant growth. The heat Was finally raised to 12O degrees Fahrenheit. The various operations began at 7:3O in the morning and were not concluded until after o'clock at night. It is esti- mated that 5000 physicians and surgeons were spectators at the different hospitals. Di. Percy's operation for cancer was the first of it's kind ever performed in that para of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
SHADE

Theodosia Garrison in Everybodys Ma
 azine.
 Green temples closed against the beat Of noontime's binding glare and heat. Open to any pilgrims feet. The white road blisters in the sun; Now, half the weary journey done. Enter and rest, weary one! And feel the dew of dawn stiu wet Beneath thy feet. and so forget The burning highways ache and fret. This is Gods hospitality. And whoso rests beneath . tree Hath cause to thank Him gratefully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
QUIBBLING IN KANSAS

From, the Richmond Times Dispatch.
 It has been suggested that Kansas u known as the ''Petunia State" Bill Whit objects because he is afraid somebodI would by slip of the tongue make ''peruna," and that 1t would stick. Then are several things which ought to interel the people of that commonwealth mon than a new tag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
Blessed he those

BEGINNING THE DAY-I thank Thee, my Father, for the love and wisdom which have restrained Thee from answering all my prayers. I thank Thee that Thou hast heard my prayer for strength rather than my prayer for lighter burden; that Thou hast given me trust rather than riches and communion with Thee rather than freedom from tears. Amen.-H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
RESTRAINT BRITANNIA.

All honor to the sons of France
 And Russia's host, with gore imbruedl These two, at least, they took a chance,
 But England, vext by strife and feud, Whate'er the claims she may advance.
 Still shows her waiting attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
OUTRAGEOUS.

''Ten cents for votes in Indiana! ex- claimed the impassioned citizen. What are we coming to?''
 That's what I'd like to know" said the seedy individual. ''Why, that ain't even the price of drink''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
THE MODERN PEGASUS

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 From the Sky to Trent was the date line of the latest poem communication dropped by D'Annunzio as his aeroplane flew over the city which Italy hopes soon to wrest from Austria There is one poet who keeps up his own circulation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29

Since the Anglo French commissioners have decided to visit Chicago and confer tional loan, those flnanciers who were miffed by the way young Mir. Morgan" treated them in New York, are expected to regain their equanirnity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29
THE JITNEY CUP

From the Nashville Tennessean.
 News item says that the Thanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year. Not word of truth in it. The Thanksgiving dinner, as always. will be 15 cents. or 20 cents if we take coffee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-29

It's waste of time to read any of the war books now being published. No his- torian in the midst of a conflict can get the right perspective.