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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Germany's Food Supply

Reports of a food shortage Tn Germany seem to have been greatly exaggerated. A newspaper corre- spondent. writing from Munich, de- clares that the German people are eatino more food and at less cost than the people of Italy or Austrla-Hun- gary. Pictures of enormous supplies of food stored in Germany have re- gently been published in American newspapers with the evident approval of German authorities Also the prlce of bread has been reduced by gov ernment edict. Although the Germans say that England's policy of starving the German people is responsible for the reprisals made on English com merce by submarines, the prospect ot a famine in the fatherland seems ex- tremely remote.
 In Munich, states the correspondent, II IS pOSSlDle tO uiie poltei iNi t~SS money in half dozen restaurants than in a number of other countries he has visited. For about 62 cents in American money one may enjoy an excellent meal. In an American restau- rant a similar sum would not go far past the soup course on the bill or fare. For this amount the correspond ent had a good soup, fish with pota- toes, an entree of meat with potatoes and vegetables and "toothsome des- sert." The war bread of Munich is said to be more palatable than that of Vienna and more nutritious than that of the Austrian Tyrol. It is significant that Germany and Austria are not sharing their supplies of food.
 Museums and opera houses con- tinue open in Munich, as well as ir Berlin. A large colony of Americans are finding the city pleasant refuge during the war The number of Ameri can prima donnas has not decreased One of these singers, Miss Edytf Walker, is reported to have said: "Wt have plenty to eat and Americans her' are satisfied with conditions. Tn Germans from the beginning hay, treated us with the greatest consider ation."
 Evidence accumulates that the re markable German people are not dis turbed by the tremendous war the. are waging against large part O Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
MAKERS OF IMAGES

From The Maker of Images" by Brian Hooker, in the Yale Review. All gods of all times fight for us, laugh
 with us; Forgotten angels cool our delrium; Vague monsters from primeval caverns Widen the wondering eyes of children; And knights of old, high-hearted adven-
 turers, Ride errant with us. making tournament Of toll: and new-hung moons remember Passion and pang of ina gined lovers Whose perfumed souls in blossomly
 silences Hunger. fororn; Adonis, Endymion,
 Brynhnd, Elaine, Ysolde. Helen Names like the touch of the lips that And brazen- handed heroes who sang as
 they Charged home against impregnablo des-
 tiny
 Clang trumpets in our wars; and saints
 leave Lilies of peace by the lonely highway. Pray. therefore, that, ourselves icing
 treasurers Of beauty brought from Eden, ephermefDl Husbands of ageless Dawn, our dreams,
 too,
 Mold for a moment the gold immortal Not fouled by uncean hands, nor un- worthily shapen for gain; nor scorned. while idola- ters Of deities unborn unwisely a. Gather barbarian toys of tinsel To fatter purblind eyes. But remember ing The beautiful old gods. and the cham pions l Of storied wars and sylvan horn-cals Waking mysterious elfin laughter 1 We in our own hour Makers of IIis gcs | Charm storm and day-dream into such 1 harmony
 Forging the woriu into forms of lIeavoot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
morning papers to help eke out his Scan+u f,nds

morning papers to help eke out his scanty funds.
 A return to the common-sense fashions and ideas of the old time col lege boys is just as much needed as is reform in the fashions of women. The skin-tight clothes of exaggerated cut and pattern worn by fashionable youths, with gorgeous array of white silk hosiery and topped off with foolish-looking, bow-trimmed hat, needs but the addition of bangs to reach the acme of absurdity in general appearance.
 Kansas university sometime ago added course in manners and deport- ment, that it's students might be trained in the correct usages of polite society. Might not course in sensible fashions be a valuable asset to liar yard and other universities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
LAW AND BIG BUSINESS

partment of justice is rarely able to tackle a capital case without employing special counsel at a handsome special fee was remarkable not as a legal docu- ment but as political screed.
 Mere size does not make a trust'- on that principle laid down by the su- pereme court in leading cases under the sherman law, the Trenton decision hinges.
 Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise''-thes language of the statute--is not illegal but only when Tin restraint of trade, or commerce." Legal phraseology could not be plainer than this. but the politician could shout
 combination and trust" and stop
 there, confident of the impression he
 would produce. Yet these terms are in themselves innocent, and since the Sher- man act is a criminal statute the inno- ccnce of the defendant Is presumed fail- | ing positive evidence of guilt The law
 is clear. What court of law. in these cases, addresses itself to, exclusively, is the entertainment of business facts
 1 The politician on the stump may reve I in unreason. Our courts of justice are bound to invoke the rule of reason It
 is the law that the Trenton finding up- holds, as well as the Steel corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Reductions in Cotton Fabrics

'rhe cotton mills of the country have
 been especially active since the war be-
 gan and cotton quotations have reached
 such low levels that manufacturers nave
 been enabled to make decided reductions
 in price," said George Johnston Blr-
 mingham wholesaler.
 There has, of course been heavy for
 egn demand for clothing manufactured In
 this country; but with the large sur
 plus of the south's staple laid in by the
 spinners at low prices dealers this sea son are given sufficient margin of proht to enable them to make substantial re-
 duction in the wholesale price at home. My concern is now receiving large sup ply of fabrics for fall and summer con- sumption. these shipments being partial deliveries made purchases made by myself while on a recent visit to New York. I am especially pleased with the goods received thus far, for the quality is high, the patterns exquisite in design,
 and what is even better, is the fact that upon comparing cost prices with those Of last year 1 find that my quotations on cotton goods for the coming season will be from 10 to 25 per cent below those for the same period last year.
 "The difference in the percentage of price reductions is partly accounted for by the degree of skilled workmanship re- quired in making the different grades of fabric. For example, the reduction on l domestic and other coarse weaves of cot | ton will be fully 25 per cent at my estab- 1 lishment but the reduction on such cloths as gaberdine, poplin and silk mix | lures will not be so great. The designs ! of these last named cloths, which thus
 far have been received, are exceptionally i sttractive Tn fact, the art of cotton manufacture is improving in this country each year. Laces are now being manu- | factured in the United States with as fine | a texture a s in France, and this is indeed i most fortunate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Bryan Leaves the Cabinet

Not much surprise will be caused by William Jennings Bryan's resigna- tion as Secretary of State.
 Those who had observed closely the trend of official life in Washington had felt that it was only question of time when MT. Bryan would find himself out of harmony with the Pres ident on some vital international ques- tion, to say nothing of points of diplomatic procedure, and as a result would leave the cabinet. And yet after reading the correspondence be- tween Mir. Wilson and MT. Bryan 1t is seen that the relations between the two were not only pleasant but af- fectionate. Moreover, the President makes it clear that Mr. Bryan as Secretary of State had been his strong support and that his services had been highly valued.
 Failing to agree with the President on certain phases of the new note to Germany, MT. Bryan did just as any other high-spirited man would have done, rendered his resignation. This IS the first vacancy in the Presidents of | ficial family and as the Secretary of State was esteemed personally by the entire administration his action yes terday will be regretted.
 MT. Bryan could have rendered val uatle service to the government in any one of several cabinet positions, but his talents did not run in the di- rection of statecraft. He had little liking for diplomacy and his tempera- ment and his convictions were such as to make any international problem with a possibility of war in it dis tasteful in the handling. In other words, Mr. Bryan was not the type of statesman that succeeds at the head of the state department in trying times like these.
 When Mr. Wilson made up his cab inet he was constrained to give large recognition to that element in the democratic party led by MT. Bryan; and he did what many democrats not of the Bryan school thought was right and politically xpedient-made the popular Nebraskan his prime minis. ter
 In ordinary times the President ano Mr. Bryan would doubtless have beer in hearty accord to the end. At any rate there would have been no fric tion causing a resignation. But these are not ordinary times.
 Now that the vacancy has occurred the President should fill it by ap pointing someone exceptionally wei qualified to hold the state portfolio
 I.indley M Garrison would be gooC . selection. But there are others emi nently well fitted for the delicate duties devolving upon the Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
SYNTHETIC PERFUMES

From the Washington Star.
 The most important discoveries in the field of synthetic perfumes hsve been made during the last 40 years. In 1876 the synthesis of the active prin- ciple of vanilla was made. A few years later heliotropine was obtained by the oxidzation of a byproduct. a species of camphor waste. Terpineol, or terpinol, is one of the essential con stituents of many perfumes-lilac, lily of the valley, syringa, cape jasmine, etc Chemically speaking, it is near relation of the essence of turpenline; one molecule of essence of turpentine added to one molecule of water gives terpnieol.
 Perfume manufacturers use different means of producing terpineol. Among the different patented processes are treatments with sulphuric, azotic and citric acids. If chemist has essence of | turpentine, a little oil and aqua fortis he can produce a delightful perfume closely similar to that exhaled by the | lily of the valley, lilac and cape jas
 mine. the perfumes varying according l to the proportions of the chemical used. Synthetic violet perfume has been | on the market for about 20 years. 1t l is made by condensing citrol Gan es- | sence obtained from lemon), Indian vervaine, or lemon verbena, with com mon acetone, body much like pyro- lligneous acid synthetic violet extract | is manufactured in large quantities and | sold pure or mixed with the true es- {, sence of violet. So far, it appears, nc l chemist has succeeded in counterfeit l ing musk, but perfume makers produce
 bodies, which. though very differer | from musk chemically, hold the pow erful scent of musk
 The basis of this counterfeit is tolu | enc, which is obtained from benzin' and coal tar It is changed to a some | what complex carburet, which is sub jected to the action of azotic and sul phuric acids. The product thus ob tained. diluted with inert matters, i sold under the name of musk.
 The list of synthetic perfumes Is lengthy one. It contains limitations o
 all the known perfumes, but despit
 the efforts to initiate exactly they ar
 nearly always inferior to the true es
 sences. Many perfumers boast tha
 they use nothing but true essences, bu nearly all the cheaper perfumes giv
 hints of synthesis.
 The discovery of methods of makin artificial perfumes has not interfere with the culture of the flowers for merly exclusively used in making rer fumes. On the contrary, as the syn thetic processes have multiplied and de yeloped the true essences of the flower : have been more extensively used b . manufacturers for high priced seller. . Though there is room for all the arti ficial essences of low extraction. tn
 natural products, used for thousand 3 of years. are in no danger of being su : perseded by the artificial product
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Bangs for Boys

Harvard is becoming as full of fads as a girls seminary. Just lately that university, which has had student body noted for slang, has decreed that slang must be abolished this edict extending even to sporting pages of college publications and to baseball slang.
 Harvard might do well to extend the reformation to include modes and fashions.
 The latest fad to gain headway is the bang
 No, in this instance the bang does not have any reference to class rushes. It means the opposite of pom padour. And the pompadour, after months of careful training, had just reached the height of it's perfection.
 The public endured indulgently the regime of the sleek little mustache then the "pineapple" hair clip, which in turn gave way to the carefully cul tivated pompadour.
 Now these absurdities are to give nlace to a fad still more ridiculous Undergraduates are affecting bang' which droop gracefully over the fore head.
 One is tempted to wonder what hal become of the old time student wh' parted his hair on one side, wore com fortable-looking clothes and carried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
\ Strenuous Job

No President since Abraham Lincoln has had to deal with so many grave problems as Woodrow Wilson," said an old democrat
 There has been scarcely a President who has not had some troublous experl- ence. Clevelands second administration was anything but a bed of roses; but Wilson has had little resting time since inauguration day and the strenuousity or his office has increased with the pass ing days. If any official ever earned his salary 1t is the President of the United States. He gets s75,0o0 a year and an allowance of $25,Oo0 for travelling eX- penses. He should receive not less than $100,000 in salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
FIRST AID.

The patient writhed in the chair. Anger made his face crimson. but the rubber dam in his mouth prevented speech.
 The dentist stepped quickly into his lab- oratory and came back with a placard which he hung up on the wall high enough to be seen by the patient in his semi- reeumbent position. On the card were printed in bold type half a dozen lines of profanity that fairly sizzled.
 "Is that how you feel?" asked the dentist, sympathetically.
 The patient nodded his head.
 Well, keep your eyes on the card. LII soon be through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Two Great Happenings for Birmins ham

'The two greatest happenings for the direct good of Birmingham and this dis trict that have occurred since l became a citizen of this city, the opening of the Warrior and the Steel trust decision" said w. o. Lanning of the Metropolitan hotel.
 Already the stimulus is showing ,ts- self, and the first things the travelling men talk of are the happy omens for us in these two incidents and the far reaching results and benefits that will follow
 "The tide of better times is rising stead fly, as evidenced by the increasing mum ber of travelling men on the road, for, judging by our register, the heralds of prosperity, the optimistic commercial salesmen. are on the move. The price of iron may be good index of conditions. but hosts of travelling men on the road with good business, are signs that we are on the road to good times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
NOTHING TO HIM.

Did Blabson's love affair have happy ending?'
 T presume so. l saw his former fancee the other day and she must weigh at least 200 pounds"
 Do you suppose that makes Blabson happy?"
 At least it doesn't make him unhappy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Beef and Mutton Problem

"The beef and mutton problem Is grow Ing more serious each year now S to the United States and home production said R. s. Matthews the barbecue man, and author of The Retail Butcher
 "I think we should secure legislation to guard as far as possible our future supply of beef. This can only be done by prohibiting the killing of calves, and also the slaughter of cows under years of old.
 And as to veal, it is useless waste of food d-in-prospect, and usually pront' less to the butcher as stock, for most butchers hardly break even on its sale It is tasteless, unless seasoned; it Is lack ing in nutriment; the killing of the call
 destroys the possibility of fine bee yielding valuable food of most pala | table kind if only it had been allowed to live and grow and fatten for two years additional life.
 "We need to conserve our resources
 and to study the economies on the mea
 question, as on others. For instance thu | thousands of slaughtered calves woul'
 turn to profitable values many other o
 our farm products"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

was S50,241. This employed 14s car riers and provided for daily mile age of 2960. The experiment was a success. The service has been ex- tended every year since then.
 In 1914 the appropriation was $47,- 377,070 The daily mileage was 1,050,2 ,266 and the number of carriers was 43,652. And before the end of this year the routes traversed daily will total about ,2OO,O0O miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

the American Institute of Mining Engi- neers and the American Iron and Steel institute. He is a director of the Amer ican Trust and Savings bank, and is in terested in other local enterprises, and is also prominent in the social life of the pitxH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

From the Talladega Daily Home.
 The Age-Herald has suddenly Topped into the Huerta ranks. When Madero, Doc Roberts personal friend, was killed, The Age-Herald blamed Huerta with it. It just remained for Miss Dolly to smooth things out for the old general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
Builders of Birmingha

The Traders National bank in its bio
 graphical series has this in connection
 with its calendar for June:
 Morris Williams Bush was born in Mo-
 bile on January 2S, 1880, and his early life
 was spent there and In Anniston. In lsSs
 he graduated from the engineering de-
 partment of Vanderbilt university ana
 shortly thereafter entered the employ or the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company. His training and ability won prompt recognition, and he soon became general superintendent OF the company properties in the Gadsden district. In 1907 he accepted the position of general superintendent of the Woodward Iron company, and was in active charge of the plants of that company for seven years In 1914 he became president of the Shelby Iron company. and. in order to devote
 his attention to the affairs of that com- pany and of the Coosa Pipe and Foundry company and Imperial Coal and Coke 1 company both of which important cor l porations he also heads. severed his con | nection with the Woodward Iron com pany. The Shelby Iron company owns l 5000 acres of land and two of the mos noted furnaces in the state.
 "Mr. Bush is member of two or th'
 leading technical societies of the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
A STRENUOUS FINALE.

When Professor Scrapeso plays the violin his very soul seems on fire" ex- claimed Mrs. Prebson after the concert.
 'Umph!" replied MT. Prebson, whose fa- yorite amusement is ba seball. 'I don't know about his soul, but when he was finishing up that last piece l expected at any moment to see his fiddle strings smoking"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
WOULDN'T YOU.

How sad this good old world would ne If cranks alone could run it Forsooth, if choice were left to me,
 I'm very sure I'd shun it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

The Italian navy is expected to proxe an important factor in the European war. It is composed of warships approved ty experts and is particularly strong in it's six dreadnaughts which mount the big
 guns now considered indispensable. The
 Duke of Abruzzi, who is thought to be in
 command of the combined Franco-Italian | fleet. Is one of the most competent naval | officers in the world He is comparative ly young, dashng and an enthusiast on | naval warfare. He is also extremely pop ular. not only in his native country, b t everywhere his activities have carried him.
 The duke is great favorite in the United
 States. He entered the Italian navy and paid his first visit to America on board
 an Italian warship at the age of 1S He
 became interested in the United States
 and paid two subsequent visits. During | his last tour of the country. about 10 years ago, it was rumored that he was
 inc Ell<ins daughter of the West Virginia
 senator. The supposed romance of the
 Italian duke and the American girl was
 given wide newspaper publicity. Miss El-
 kins finally married an American, who had been her ardent suitor for a long 1 time. It was reported that opposition on the part of the Italian royal family n-
 censed Senator Ellns and resulted in the
 breaking off of the match. The Duke
 Of the Abruzzi has won fame as moun-
 tain climber and explorer. He ascended Mount Elias. in Alaska, and climbed to
 a height of 24,O00 feet in the Himalayas | the greatest on record. He also explored the recesses of the Uganda district Tn
 Africa. He has paid close attention to | the development of the Italian navy. and ] it is largely due to his efforts that .it is
 now such an imposing fighting unit. The
 duke is 42 years old and in appearance
 is like an alert American business man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A orrck pEspONsE

A QUICK RESPONSE. Alas, to think how many fall And lay the blame on fate, Who when they hear temptation call Don't even hesitatel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
MORE FICTION, PROBABLY.

The powers all are justified
 In acting as they do; They tell you so with honest pride, In books of varied hue. While now and then. as if intent
 On shedding still more light, They rush state papers into print And give us one that's white.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

Siberia wants settlers. There is plenty Of room in Siberia-also plenty of cli- mate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
ITS so.

It is estimated that the average life of a British officer on the firing line is 23 days. An omnous number, that 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

The Panama Pacific exposition is boom ing the thea trical business in San Fran
 cisco. It's lucky star who can twinkle
 on the coast just now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

An 'inva sion of Mexico was made by miners and cowboys to rescue two youths kionaped by Mexicans. The expedition was an unqualified success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09
CHOICE OF TWO EVILS.

'.Is there nothing you can do to make that baby of yours stop crying?" asked the wrathy neighbor.
 Yes there is," replied MT. Newddd
 Then, for the love of Mike, why don't you do it..
 Because he wants his mother and she s making a speech this afternoon before the Mothers club on social welfare. If were I would have to take the consequences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

BEGINNING THE DAf-i"rd' Thou hast told me that IoNe IN stronger than death. thank ihee for Il love which, though ope"'"s my bosom for pain, reaches pe!o"" the grave md holds my """. Thanks he unto God who pihus ""' L,r.s torethcr with ties which cnn- moi bc broken: Thanks he unto God who promises another life by Inc .oL.r of love. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

Ii the Germans keep up their submarine warfare at the present rate much longer the bottom of the sea will be lit cred with British ships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-09

San Marine, the worlds tiniest repub- lie, has declared war on Austria. but let no one say it's dogs of war are cheese hounds.