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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
Progress. of the Iron Market

Further progress has been made in all iron markets this week." say Matthew Addy & Co. 'The situation steadily inn of heavy buying, and what Is much more to the point, shipments of pig iron have shown an amazing increase. Furnaces that 90 days ago could not find yard room in which to stock iron are now unable to ship fast enough to satisfy their customers. This shows most conclusively that the general business of the foundries has improved as few foundries order iron forwarded until it is needed.
 Enquiry is large, and 1t is evident that much more iron must yet be bought for this years requirements. However, the
 inquiry that exctes most interest is that for next years delivery. In regard to the policy to pursue for that shipment, there Is much difference of opinion-some furnaces quote at an advanced price, and some refuse to consider selling so far ahead.
 AS for special features in the market 1t is hard to say much. unless to note the remarkable expansion in the demand for steel. That is wonderful and sets new records. The mills are jammed with work and their order books are full for the immediate future. But generally speaking there are no special features to a market that everywhere snows the same characteristics. It Is great boom market, and that is all, with sellers dic- tating terms. And the furnaces after a long period of distress and humiliation naturally enjoy the changed situation, though there is no disposition to take advantage of it.
 But it would seem as if nothing could hold back the iron market. It has made great start. and every indication is that this is the real beginning of new period of prospefity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

whole south. The article from begin ming to end is a vicious misrepre- sentation of the south as section. Even if Chicago and the state of Illinois were free from revolting crime there would have been no ex- cuse for such an insulting outburst against the south as the Tribune's.
 Chicago is notorious for it's riots, it's cesspools of vice and for it's crimes in high places. It was scarcely year ago that a mob hanged a man within two blocks of the capitol build ing in Springfield, III. Within year two men were lynched at Cairo, H.
 This lawlessness is deplored by the great majority of the men of the north just as any mob violence in the south is abhored by the vast majority of southerners.
 The writer of the editorial in the Tribune foams at the mouth and maligns people distinguished for their highmindednes and their law abiding habits. And every true Ameri- can, whether he lives in Illinois or in the south, will resent with feeling of righteous wrath the Tribune's viii lainous diatribe. One can hardly think that such filthy sentiments find response outside the Tribune build, ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
FIVE THOUSAND CANDIDATES

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
 The state of Mississippi has 5000 can oidates for public office. Some of thesc candidates have been running for years
 Most of them are perpetual candi- dates. They all have lost probably an average of 60 working days a year In prosecuting their campaigns for office. A man can produce about $3 worth of wealth day. These candidates, then. fail to produce $900,000 worth Of wealth. They are not only nonproducers. but they are d charge on the community while they are seeking office. It takes about $1.5O a day to maintain them. They then cost their fellow citizens about $45O,000 These candidates entail total loss. then, to themselves and to the state of $1, 100000.
 Office holding and office getting is the greatest burden the real producers of wealth in Mississippi have to bear. The Mississippi candidates are the most nonproductive class in the entire state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
MYSTERIES OF MIGRATION

than hundred species of birds seen in the United States in summer go to Central and South America for the win ter Many go as far as Argentina. and few as far as Patagonia.
 Black-poll warblers whose breeding nests are in Alaska spend the winter in the northern part of South America. 5000 miles away. Some of the night hawks summer in Alaska and winter in Argentina, 1000 miles apart. Some of the shore birds have even longer migration routes, and of these the Arctic tern is the champion. It passes the summer as far north as any land exists. and the winter on the edge of the Antarctic continent. places II ,o0o miles apart.
 curious fact arising from the loca- ton of its home within the polar ctr. cles Is that, as W. w. Conke, the au- thor of the bulletin above referred tc. !, says: "The Arctic tern has more hours of daylight and sunlight than any oth- CT animal on the globe. At the nortb- ernmost resting site the midnight stn has already appeared before the bird arrival, and it never sets during their entire stay at the breeding grounds. On the other hand. during two months of 1, their sojourn in the Antartic the birds do not see sunset, and for the rest of the time the sun dips only little way below the horizon and broad daylight is continuous. The birds therefore have A hours of daylight for at least eight months, and during the other four months have considerably more day light than darkness"
 The longest continuous flight is said to be performed by the golden plover, which crosses from Nova Scotia to South America, a distance of 2400 miles, in straight line. In foul weather they sometimes make halt at Bermuda or in the Antillas. but if the weather is fair they do not stop at all until they reach the mainland of South America. On the Pacific side of the continent the golden prover makes continuous flight of 200O miles from Alaska to Hawaii. and naturalists wonder how they manage to strike so small a mark in the midst of the greatest of oceans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
From the Pittsburg Sun.

A GREAT ADVANTAGE.
 What is your idea of the zero of enjoy4 ment?"
 "why-er-a monologue on a lhono- graph"
 T know something less enjoyable thsn that" "Yes?" "A monolosue on the stage. You can shut off the phonograph." ALMOST REALIZED.
 Did you ever dream of being a pirate when you were a boy?" ''Oh, yes. Isn't it queer? Now I'm in the prosaic business of managing an automobile repair shop" .Umphl You didn't miss it so far"
 STYLES SOON CHANGE.
 'so you are going to motor across the continent. Mrs. whyffer?'
 "Yes. We start tomorrow"
 T dare say you anticipate pleasant time?" Yes. but there is one thought thaf troubles me-" And what is that?" I'm agraid our car will be out of date when we reach our destination PRUDENT. The war he simply won't discuss, Although he has convictions deep; And even fears to run the risk or talking bout it in his sleep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
.By THE scRUFF OF THE NECK"

From the Boston Herald.
 New lights are thrown on the clash
 between Dewey and the German admiral jus. after the battle of Manila by letter from Joseph Chamberlain, of date July [, 1898, which Dr. Morton Prince has now re-
 ceived full autsorization to print.
 It will be remembered that after Voh Diedrich's interference with the blockade Dewey informed the Germans that If they wanted to fight he was ready. Chamber lain was then colonial secretary of Great Britain, and his letter tells of move- ment among the continental powers Of Europe to intervene in our difficulty with Spain. "Of course you will win," he wrote. "and will be able to dictate terms to
 Spain. The continental powers will not interfere because England will not join them. I am certain that if opinion had been different from what it is you would have had to face a European coalition. Corroboration of this is given by Ir. Prince through a statement in his pos- l session recounting conversation between the late F. w. Holls and an English cab met officer, then acting prime minister in which the latter spoke of a plan which the continental powers had for securing England's assent to intervention. Sounded about intervention by one of the Lon don amba ssadors, the acting prime min ister admitted that intervention had been considered, but said that the only form lit could possibly take would be to place the fleet of Great Britain at the disposal of the President of the United States. This pieces on appropriately to the closing paragraph of the Chamberlain let ter, for the British colonial secretary wrote to Dr. Prince: "A fortnight ago (do not quote me as the authority the Ger man Kaiser said to a friend of mine. If had had a larger fleet I would have taken Uncle Sam by the scruff of the neck And this represents the view or the older monarchies who begin to de- sire a Monroe doctrine for Europe But 1 in view of the attitude of this country, they dare not move. You are therefore | free to work out your destiny" It is in- | teresting in these days of German effi-
 ciency to look back to time when the Kaiser's 'unpreparedness" saved Uncle Sam from a disagreeable physiological operation and the performer from the responsibilities of large contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
A Chicago Editors Venom

Not since the days closely following the Civil War when sectional hate was unrestrained has any representative newspaper in the north indulged in such diabolical islander of the south as that which blackened the editorial columns of the Chicago Tribune of August IS.
 The lynching of Leo Frank, strong ly condemned by the press of Georgia and by the people and press of this entire section, is taken as text by the Tribune for tirade against the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
HOTEL LOBRIES
Birmingham Most pro.perou.

When visited the south last February l found all the business centers very ment in most of the larger cities" said H. +. Myall of Cincinnati.
 Nashville and Chattanooga have im- proved very much, but Birmingham leads all the cities in this part of the country The fact is that Birmingham is head ed for a great boom It has been many years since Birmingham was as busy industrially as 1t is today, and the best informed people here say that by October the pay rolls will reach a new high rec- ord"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

In few months following the termi- nation Of imports into the United States of medicinal oil from Russia as a result of the war an industry has sprung up with a s1,OOO,OOo market. says the Geolog- ical Survey. When American refiners learned that they could no longer get liquid petrolatum from the usual source, they immediately began experiments in the new field and before the end of 1914 at least 10 sources of domestic white oil for medicinal use had been developed and the product was being retailed under to or more trade names Had they been com pelled to, American refiners could have dispensed with Russian oil much sooner, as there are oils of essentially the same character produced from domestic petro- leum, and have been produced on a small scale for several years Foreign oil has not met with serious competition before in this country because of the fact that re- liners devoted most of their attention tc increasing the output of more easily re- fined products, such as gasoline and naphtha, for which there is a great and increasing demand. Exhaustive tests have shown that the medicinal qualities of Russian and American medicinal oils vary so little that 1t is hardly worth con- sidering. Liquid perolatum is chiefly used in protective sprays for the nose and throat and as a laxative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
Damage to Alabama Crops

From all accounts the August drouth has injured corn and cotton in Alabama" said Al c. Garber
 "Six weeks ago indications pointed to a great corn crop--the greatest in the history of the state-but within the past four weeks conditions have changed for the worst. The corn crop will be far short of what had been promised, and in some parts of the cotton belt there will be a very poor crop of the staple"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
A VILLAGE CHURCH

By Louise Drlscoll.
 There is little church I know A With six white pillars in row. And for hundred years or more Gods people have gone through the dooI A goodly company are they Who come-no more on Sabbath cay. Sometimes I think the Sabbath air Is filled with little ghoats Of prayer
 And in the rafters finger yet
 Words that the church cannot forget. v Full of old songs tho be'fry is. And every pew has memories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
Congress and State Districts

congress ana SIdte DlStIlClS
 A congressional redistricting bill is now before the legislature and 1t is safe to say that before it passes sew eral changes will be made in certain of the proposed groups; but Jefferson county will be district in itself. There will be no change in this re- spect.
 Congress is reapportioned on the basis of population after each census. In the decade of 1900-1909 the ratio for representation in Congress was 194, ,182, which made the total mem- bership of the House of Representa- tives 3S6, a gain over the previous decade of 29. In this decade the House consists of 435 members.
 Alabama is one of the few states with gain in the number of congress-
  men that has not reapportioned. We had nine representatives in the last decade. Now we have ten, but the tenth, Congressman Abercrombie, is congressman-at-large.
 There is nothing in the constitution of the United States that requires redistricting of states. On the con trary a state entitled to ten repre- sentatives, such as Alabama has today, may, if it sees fit, have all ten at large; no districts at all. But experi- ence and custom have confirmed the district system. It is distinctly demo- cratic, for it-is more directly repre- sentative of the people of particular section or community.
 Under the last eapportionment act of Congress it is seen that the district ration is PIP, ,407 of population. And Jefferson county had in the 1910 cen- sus population of 226,476, consider ably more than enough to entitle it to a member in the House of Repre- sentatives.
 Under the old reapportionment when Alabama had only nine repre- sentatives in Congress the district of which Jefferson was a part was desig- mated the Ninth, and these counties were included in it: Bibb, Blount, Hale and Perry. Under the proposed measure Jefferson county would form the Seventh district. Blount would be grouped with Cherokee, Cullman, De- Kalb, Etowah, Marshall, Shelby and St. Clair in the Ninth district. Bibb, Hale and Perry would go with Au- tauga, Chiffon, Dallas and Greene in the Fifth.
 l A congressional redistricting bill should be enacted into law, but when it comes to reapportionment far more important legislation is demanded in the matter of representation at Mont gomery. The last legislature should have reapportioned the state for rep resentation in the lower house, but it failed to do so. What is the present legislature going to do about it ? Under redistricting Jefferson would be entitled to eleven members in the house. It has now only seven. Ex- State Senator N. l.. Miller writes a letter to The Age-Herald which will be found in another column calling at tention to this question and as- sembling facts and figures of very decided interest.
 Should the congressional bill fail of passage Alabama would suffer no real harm. As state it would have all the representatives it has now-ten But until the state is reapportioned for representation in the legislature Jefferson county, Mobile county and Montgomery county are far short of the representation which is due them l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
A PHILOSOPHER.

When the good old sun is shining,
 When the clouds o'ercast the sky, Never hear this man repining7
 No. and here's the reason why. Bound to have all sorts of weather,
 Bound to have all sorts of luck Says he, land what recks it whether
 Good or bad? A little pluck, Stored for when a fellow needs it,
 Soon makes smooth his earthly way. Sun or rain, he scarcely needs it;
 Troubles, too, cannot dismay.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

That part of Birminghams population who suffer from a chronic thirst look on the express companies as being in the same class with the Red Cross society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
NEED A FEW WITH REPUTATION
From the Washington Post.

From Inc WashlngtOn POst.
 Before Japan has any occasion to swell up over her prominent grafters shel have to hustle around and produce few Cassie Chadwicks and Boss Tweeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

Galveston merely got a good wetting Galvestonians don't consider the situa- tion truly perilous until the water is up to their chins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

If Germany is not fighting a war of vent the unhappy Kaiser from restoring Belgium to the Belgians and Poland to the Poles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

The south is not as bad as the Chicago Tribune seems to think it is. The Tribune should readjust its perscope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
SKIM MILK

From the Louisville Herald. In distributing the milk of human
 kindness the givers too often keep the
 cream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
WILL BE WORTH SEEING
the Louisville Herald.

From the Louisville Herald.
 Last year women at Chicago bathing beaches were allowed to eliminate the long skirt. This year they are allowed to eliminate stockings. By next year it may be well worth while to visit Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

Mayor Woodward of Atlanta advises former Governor Slaton not to return to Georgia. He seems to think there is no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

With MT. Bryan, Billy Sunday and at Winona chautauqua crowds should get their moneys worth In varied entertain ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
A PENALTY OF PROGRESS

From the Toledo Blade. When we get telephones that can be seen through every woman will have to
 look into the mirror before she answers a call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

Texas has developed a firing line which promises to give the rangers all the ex- citement they are looking for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

New Workers, as they dodge the bullets of gunmen, shake their heads over poor old Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
HAVEN'T ANY

From the Detroit News.
 Another crisis has appeared in the Bal kans. What do the Balkans do with all their surplus crises?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

Milwaukee is said to be having brew CTS war, and for once in his life the ulti- mate consumer may benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

The Hon. Home Run Baker is still on the periphery of organized baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

As a result of cold and rainy weather, the "hot dog" business at Coney Island has gone to pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
BILLY SUNDAY oUTDoNE

From the Fairbury (Neb.) Journal.
 At the big revival near Norton nearly 300 convicts have been made, including the mayor and two councilmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
RESTFUL TRAVEL.

Been all over the country, eh?"
 Everywhere the trains run
 'I guess you can sleep as well in a Pullman berth as you can in your bed at home."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

With the exception of occa sional,y shaking finger at China, Japan is rest ing on her arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

The allies are killing time in the Dar- danelles. and occasionally few Turks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
WOULDN'T HAVE IT

From the Philadelphia Record. General Carranza doesn't want peace at any price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

BEGINNING THE DAY-"LOrd, Thou hast been our dwelling place In aIl generations" If I live in God I ought to be beyond all earthly disense and health, ought to find me alike covered in Him. Denth, in the strictest sense, will not even be n change of residence.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
CoMPENsATING soMETIMEs

From the Pittsburg Sun
 A New York dog was given a 500 funeral. Dying the death of dog has cer- tain compensations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

These violent delights have violent
 ends, And in their triumph die; like fire and
 powder. Loves Labor Lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
DETER GO WHILE GoING's GOOD

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Carranza may soon have to decide for himself whether he will go out like . gentleman or wait to be throw'd out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
LESS OPIUM USED

The summer hotels are sending out their last call for recruits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

There is nothing on earth quite as sickly as a sickly presidential boom. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

A SHORT-LIVED LOT. T have a work here that will interest you. said the book agent. What is it?' asked the busy man. The Lives of the Presidents.'' Presidents of Haiti?' No. Of the United States. Are you interested in Haiti?" Not particularly. I merely want some- thing it won't take me long to read"
 UNUSUAL TYPE. Hes great pitcher, all right Sure. But an anomaly, at that" ''Why so?"
 Tt seems that he never had any pre- limnary practice on a vacant lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
ALABAMA PRESS

Prattville Progress: A town never loses anything by extending a royal welcome to every deserving stranger who comes upon her streets with a view of locating or as visitor. Hospitality wins out with everyone, especially the stranger.
 Dothan Morning News: Southeast Ala bama, according to the opinion of animal husbanary experts at Washington can raise cattle more cheaply than any of the great cattle states of the middle west. Florida has already gone into it. and within few days the Atlantic Coast Line will have about 75 cars of Florida cattle moving from Arcadia to point in Texas to be finished for market. Houston county could profit by following Arcadia's example.
 Shelby County Sun: It has been proven so far that the man who diversified his crops this year is the winner.
 Greene County Democrat: Judging from the amount of rain that fell in Eutaw Monday evening, we are sure that the sea level must have been temporarily lowered when that much water was taken up in the clouds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

PRUDENT. The war he simply won't discuss, Although he has convictions deep: And even fears to run the risk Of talking bout it in his sleep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21
A sHoRT-LIvED LOT.

Better. in fact. My wife snores.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. rostofflce as second class matter un- der act or Congress March 3, lSis.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-17
NEWLY ELECTED JUDGES MAY
COST HEAP MORE MONEY

COST HEAP MORE MONEY
If the newly elected judges OF the
circuit court do not take Office before
the first day of July in the next SIX
years they will cost Chicago ana
Cook county $24O,O0O more than in
the past six years.
While the taxpayers attention has
been centered on the traction sltua-
ton a bill has been partially pusned
through the legislature to make the
salary of each of the twenty circuit
court judges $4,000 a year, an IN
crease of $4,000.
1t has been passed by the house and
is now before the senate.
Under ordinary conditions this IN
crease would not apply to the recent
.ly-eelcted judges, as the bill, II 1t be-
comes a law, will not be effective I'M
til July 1. The Official count OF bal
lots, however, has been slow, and IN
the election commissioners office 1t
was said that the count of the county
districts, the final ones to be can,
,vassed, would not be finished until
Saturday night
Then certificates of election must
be sent to the governor at Springfield
for signature and returned to the
clerk of Cook county, who will swear
in the judges.
And if these certificates are not re-
turned Immediately the judges Will
make nice little pickup.
Indications at Springfield are that
the bill will go through the senate.
Opponents of the bill are pointing to
the fact that Judges Carpenter and
Lands of the federal court receive
but $500 year, and argue that
their work is more important and
more arduous tina nthat of the circuit
court judges. 1t is also claimed that
a strong lobby is behind the bill.
MAHON SUGGESTS BLAND