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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22

There are now magnificent hotels as far
north as One Hundred and Twenty-fiffh
street, and all along In the Seventies, etc
In Broadway and nearby are hostelrles
that are competing successfully with the
downtown hotels. The Hoffman house, in
Madison Square, dropped out of the run
ming sometime ago giving place to a
business structure, and there are others
which would no doubt be glad to take the
same course. New York is unqueston-
ably going Northumberland is no other
way for it to go.
Chief Bennett of the fire department
CT Birmingham once told me that Bir-
mingham was the only city which
could boast of vast primeval forests
within Its corporate limits / hardly
know whether that kind of boast
should be spelt with ID" or an "r"
However. in either case New York city
Is about in the same class. 1 have
spoken Of it's endless walls of masonry.
but since then / have explored 1t more
fully and have found at the north end
Of the island tracts of land that. II
not primeval forests. are surprisingly
like them.
One could lose himself In these for
ests" with little trouble. and yet there
are surface cars running all around
them and subway trains running un-
Ger them, while north. south. east and
vest of them are thickly built-up sec
tons. They are Just one of New York's
many peculiarities. IA%s
And while we are on the subject of
wildness in the heart Of this city l
may add that | have been reliably in
formed that wild deer may be found
within 80 minutes' ride of Broadway.
OF course, 80 minutes from any place
does not mean the same distance to-
Gay that It did b G.. but after al.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22

expressions with reference to Tennysees great
statesmen air much moor conclusive to longevity If
INDUCED in outside the state.
Tennysee rite is in the throws of a political
CONFUSION She is getting all worked up ovver it,
and the varus and sundry cannydaes and prospective
cannydates air each busy as a switch engine
hurryng round and probing the exsteabull popuase
into further exsemint. The issue in Tennysee is
prohibsion. 1t has been the issue for menny yeers-
whether the state shall be controlled and represented
by the "drys'' or the "wets" OF corse one may be-
long to the drys without putting too much expression
in 1t, or to the vets without OVERRIDING that end of
it eether, if he chooses Tennysee has been a dry
state for yeers-hat is to say genu reeder that the
drys have controlled the state That does not meen
that Tennysee has been literally dry-far frum it.
1t has been, however moderately dry-about as
dry, for nstints, the Paciffick ocean on rainy
day
Ennyhow the stage is set in Tennysee for an elect
sion for United States senatur Senatur Luke Lea
wants to succeed himself; this is a habit of most
statesmen; neerly everyone of them wants to sue
coed himself-or sumboddy else-they all want an
indorsemint of theere publick acts etc.. and Senaur
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hospitals. IT has large founding asy-
lum and maternity establishments of one
kind or other. 1t has vaccine labora-
tories, where the cattle are treated to
produce the material for the prevention
of smallpox. These are of the most sani-
tary nature. Think of tiled laboratory
with a fine operating table for such pur-
poses and you have one of the features
of Montevideo. The government has a
good health department with Red Cross
automobiles, and there are baby hospitals
with incubators and all modern improve
ments in the way of keeping in and add
ing to the life of the young.
Indeed, Uruguay is one of the most
advanced of all countries as to health
matters. There is a founding asylum
here with 500 wet nurses. There is also
place where nursing mothers can come
and have their milk measured and tested.
The scientists know just how much and
how strong the milk should be to pro-
duce healthy growth. If the mother has
the right quantity and quality she is
passed as all right. If she has not, she
Is advised to get extra milk; and if her
milk is not of the proper consistency,
she is advised to hire wet nurse. There
is one day for the giving of aims for
tuberculosis. On that day last year $780,
600 was contributed by the people In
many of the schools soup is served every
day to the children that they may be
properly nourished. This is at the gov
eminent expense.
have seen some of the primary
schools. There is still a large amount
OF illiteracy, but this is being rapidly de-
creased More than one-third of the peo-
pie over years of age cannot read and
write. Primary education has been made
obligatory. The children are taught after
modern methods. A large number of the
teachers are women. Boys and girls
study together In the same room and the
schools look not unlike ours. / remem-
Der one class in sewing, where girls of
10 and IL were doing beautiful embroid-
cry and fine stitching under the eyes Of
a teacher. In another they were draw
ing geometrical1 figures from cylinders
pyramids and cones and in others study
ing the three RS and geography. The
standard of intelligence is high and the
children learn as quickly as our children
do. The work of the tubercular chill
dren is done as far as possible in the
open air, many Of the classes being held
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ing and keeping the roads in shape for
a period of 10 years II this passes 1t
Will make. the total fund for road i'm
movement something like s5.oooooo. The
government has already Il public road
bureau which has built many macadam-
lied and other roads within the past
lew years Roads have been macadam-
lied. new roads laid out and a large
number of good bridges constructed.
The importation of good breeding stock
is also encouraged and the development
of dairy industry is well under way
There is one dairy farm that covers an
area of something like 1900 acres. 1t
has 5000 mich COWS and Its creameries
supplied with steam driven machinery,
are of the most modern type. There Is
a Swiss colony that is building up a
dairy industry. The dairy factory of
Breum & Frey handles 10000 quarts OF
milk daily and produces about 5000
pounds of butter a month.
The Uruguay government is encour-
aging tree planting and forestry. The
greater part of the land Is treeless, and
this Is especially so of the central and
southern parts of the republic. The gov
eminent has one nursery that makes
speciality of shade trees, trees for lumber
and seeds for forage crops. have be-
fore me the prices per 100 trees. Euca-
lyptus from one to three feet In height
sell for 81 per 100. 2-year-od pines, 81;
acacias, from 81 to 81. according to size.
and oaks / year old, $40. Satinwood
trees bring So. plane trees, ST. and syca-
mores, from So to 81. Montevideo is IA
town of .sycamores. The trees grow well
and many of the streets are shaded with
them. In addition to the trees sold many
are given away. Within the past year
the government nursery has donated 200,-
600 shade trees to the various cities and
towns. The country has an arbor day
which last year resulted In the planting
of $4,000 trees. 1t has holidays for this
purpose along lines followed In the Uni
ted States. All Kinds of trees are adj
mtted freesof duty.
Within the gpast two or three years
the republic has established a fish COM
mission somewhat like that of ours. An
expert fish culturist has been brought
down from the United States and fish
ing institute established. They have now
a fleet of fishing boats and hatcherles
They have seal Industry which IL to
be supervised and protected by the In
stitute, and every effort Is being made
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SOCIALISTIC MOVEMENTS IN MODERN URUGUAY

lew university buildings erected at a
cost of s2oo0,0oo. One has the schools
of law and commerce, a chemistry build
ing and an institute of hygiene Another
is the administration building. This COW
ers an entire block between
caigna and Yaro. 1t has 10 class
rooms seating from 50 to 100 each, three
large public halls seating 1900 and adj
ministration offices. 1t has also the ma
tionarl library and a law library of 80 :
o0o volumes. The university has now
more than 100 professors and over 1000
students
The School of Arts and Trades is sup
ported by the state. This is on Saliva
dor street. There is also military
academy and naval school, These are
covering 80 acres. The buildings
outside Montevidco, having grounds
contain dormtories, baths, a casino and
fencing room and large hall for enter
tainments. They have a gymnasium, In
Guiding swimming tank of about one
third of an acre, and athletic fields and
riding courses
The government has recently estab-
lished an institute of geology and has
brought several scientists from the Uni
ted States to aid in its direction. 1t has
established an institute of industrial
chemistry and also a department of
hygiene. The government expects to
establish a military school of aviation,
connected with which Will be dirigibles
aeroplanes and flying machines This
will be on the edge of Montevideo Cat
taneo, an Italian aviator, Is to be the
director. Plans have also been prepared
for national stadium by those inter-
ested in physical education This will
be located at Punta Garcia. 1t will
stimulate athletics.
Montevideo has pedagogical museum
and also a natural history and geologi-
cal museum. 1t has a medical school
which is largely attended and is carry
ing on great deal of hospital and sani-
tary work. 1t has Fairgrounds for the
children. 1t is doing what it can to wipe
out tuberculosis and there are special
schools for tubercular children. Last
year an educational crusade was carried
on against tuberculosis, and the news
papers gave a great deal of space to
showing the people how to prevent con-
tracing consumption. In this the ladies'
of Montevideo were interested and did
much active work.
The town has all kinds of asylums and
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such razing meant sufficient money tc
the razers.
Well. if you insist, just one today, en-
titles. THE Dream-The Fight"
Alone at the end of the cleaning,
In the silence and peace of the night.
With the cares of the day,
For the time. flown away
AS 1 rest on the eve of the fight
Lifc's sordld inanities vanish,
There's a pause In the clamor and rush,
While the moons silver lance
Checks the darkness advance.
And the silence Is pierced by the thrush.
My dream box lies open before me,
And its incense is waiting me fast
Ger the hills OF today
To the wales farsaway
In the Memory Land of the past.
1t Is May, In the blush of hfe's morning.
With the sunrise of hope glowing bright:
Sorrow yet Is unknown,
And the futures my o--..,
With no dread of the coming of night.
l am barefoot again in the meadows.
And all Nature is youthful and fair.
While the breeze's low sigh,
Like a soft lullaby,
Floats away on the sweet scented air
There is work to be done In the future.
There are honors and fame to be won
But conquer them all.
See each barrier fall.
As | dream In the glow of Youths sun.
But the dream. with the morning. Is
ended.
And wake as the dawns rudy glow
Floods the world with its light
am back in the fight.
And. somehow. I'm glad IT 10 so.
The daily r. Is is telling us that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-22
q UP AND DOWN BROADWAY--By Allen Griffin Johnson

itself. To ston ct tie U,o,dorf ,eo :,
,,,au. :. =,
'"i''e a'"'os'' Anu II Is sui III ciass
Oh us own IN many ways, though there
are other splendid hotels here today whera
one can spend even more money than nc
can at tho waldorf ana .. co. rh,o,,
-. - ''op a.
100 o'ie on sven ereaeer presuse'
IL was announced just day or SO ago
that the Waldorf had been leased 10
George C. Boldt for another 10 wears. The
animal rental vii, ar.rag,ta ,,,a,,, s0oo o,,
-, seoo oao ...,,, 49,. s'V',,
a'"' F'Vo'0oV "ni NC spent III a'terations'
Al hrst glance one would get the impress
sion that this meant improvements, and
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Tennessee Stirred
Again by Politics

to furnish amusemin for the of the country.
she neerly always does.
Far be 1t frum me to say what the harvest will be-
to take emmy sides in the specktaculer scrap
In the brewing. One thing however Is fortunate.
EVEN with prohibsion as an issue-though the re-
suit can have absolutely effect upon the of
prohibision one way the uther, the peepul of
Tennysee have habit of neerly always picking out
the rite Surtimes they fall down and like The
peepu of luther states, when they do miss It. they
do good job. but In most Instincts the peepul of
Tennysee always put the best to the top In emmy
event, therefore, we may all sit back and obsurve
the effurts of Luke-who is SLOUGH in polytieks
believe me-and Theetus, who is a wise old owl ac
cording to the esteemed Sth district and of Ham,
who is the Tennysee profit of the aunty saloon
leege, we may sit back-as | have scotland obsurve
theere effurts with calmness. IL Tennysee wants to
send them-eether one eollectivey-to the Sen
ate, that's her bznessso what's the use of viewing
the situasion with alarm. Presumably | shall re-
frain frlm doing Let them that's consumed do
the worrying. They've got II cumming to EN-
Yours trooly
BILL VINES.
Washington, D. c.
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there are some very wild bucks to be
found right on Broadway.
Everybody In New York doesn't
spend money lavlshly. Oh, no, by no
means. So you needn't feel out of
1t If you are forced to watch the pen
MES. At roof theatre the other even
ing l sat behind two women. 1t was a
moving picture show.
One of the women remarked to her
companion that the picture then on the
screen had been on when they entered
and that they had seen half of it. She
added that she was very tired and
wished to leave.
The other woman replied: ~ know,
and vas tired too. but 10 cents / spent
1t und am going to see der whole
show"
An anonymous request has reached
inc. The writer wants me to describe
womens styles on Broadway. What's
the use? Any true description would
never get by the censor.
In spite of its gunner, some of whom.
at least, were electrocuted, New York
Is decidedly peace loving. I'll bet have
lest three or four whole days stopping
to listen to arguments which promised
a lively fight within the next so seconds.
The epithets used by each side called
for bloody murder-and l haven't seen a
fight yet
Which reminds me, have heard men
use the strongest swear words and
worst vulgarity in the presence Of women
on the streets here, and also within
hearing Of policemen. but / have never
heard complaint offered. asked a
policeman about It recently, and lie re-
piled that such men might be arrested
for disorderly conduct, but added: Why
should we arrest them--yousc know tine
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in the patios or courts of the buildings
Uruguay is awake to the possibilities
of the new agriculture and the govern
ment is doing much along agricultural
lines So far Uruguay has been almost
altogether a pastoral country. 1t has In
the neighborhood of 100000 head of
stock. including sheep, cattle and hogs.
Its cultivated area Is not more than one
thirtieth of the whole country the bal
ance being mostly pasture. Nevertheless
1t has something like $4,000 acres in
wheat, $4,000 acres in flax and $4,000 acres
in oats. There are large tracks which
will raise tobacco and Others which can
be devoted to sugar and cotton. Some
of the cotton already raised Is of excel
lent quality and there is no reason why
the land should not produce its own
sugar There is quite a large wine in
dustry. There are two or three thousand
vineyards which produce something like
100000 pounds of grapes per annum and
also several million gallons of wine The
production of alcohol has been great and
they are now discussing making state
monopoly of the manufacture and rectl-
fication OF alcohol. This would be after
the plan of the Russians, I suppose. I
mean the vodka business which has been
given up by the war.
In its Improvement of agriculture the
government Is bringing in new seeds
and plants and encouraging the introduce
ton of all kinds of modern agricultural
implements 1t recently had an exhibi-
ton of agricultural motor machines and
a national cattle exposition. At the latter
100 prizes were awarded and among them
were two, of three or four thousand dol
lars each, given to two thoroughbred
bulls One was a Shorthorn which weigh
ed 1907 pounds and the other Hereford
whose weight was 1857 pounds. The lat
ter bull was only 20 months old
Not long ago Uruguay held an inter-
national conference of agricultural de-
tense. 1t has regular exhibitions in
Montevideo for the encouragement OF
horticulture and conferences for the bet
tering of rural development. which are
attended by the rural societies of the
republic. each of which sends dele
gate here.
IL, this connection a new road law has
been recommended by the President This
provides for public road congresses. 1t
iecommends the establishment of per-
rlanent road fund of something like ST.
100000 with extensive plans for construct
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sed boy wunder frum Tennysee don't go far enuff,
and that he Theetus aforesed, Is old In the bzness
and is prepared to deliver large consignmints of
goods If entrusted with responsibility of doing in
the Senate.
But II Tennysee keeps up her gennerel reputasion,
and II Dame Rumor may be credited. both Senatur
Lea and Representative Sims will be kept bizzy
one-armed paper hanger If they hope to make a
showing in the pending.
The Honerabu Ham Patturson formerly guvver-
nor of Tennysee and now part of the aunty
saloon leege, it is sed is looking with longing eyes
up.r Washington The Honerabull Ham is sum live
WIRE He is uncompromsingly aginst the deemun
1t took him time to arrive at this concll-
sion. but when he did arrive, he was all theere. He
regards the deemun rum with positive aversion
it irritaes him to Gwen mension it, This is quite
asset in Tennysee; neerly all the good citizens of
Tennysee air engaged In warfare upon the deernun
rum In sum form luther. consequently cannydate
for office who throws fit EVERY time he thinks of
the possibilities of big corn crop is up with
the who cast the ballots. So 1t Is likely that
Ham Will get into the fte If So Tennysee is going
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women know them woids, and a lot of EN-
uses ,em, too =
The law takes the position that man
Doesn't, a gentleman take the position
that a woman is "a ~ until he finds out
to the contrary? 1t doesn't seem so. in
New York. at; least lot of men don't
look at it that way. trt
New plays OF the week include Some
Baby. farce, at the Fulton; THE Boom
erang, farce comedy, at the Belasco;
Search Me- farce, at the Gaiety; TN
der Fire." war nrelodrama. at the Hud-
son; Girl From Utah." musical comedy.
at the knickerbocker return engage
nlenD.
Chin Chin" with Montgomery and
Stone, has reopened at the Globe, and
Days has again opened as home for
burlesque. 1T Pays to Advertise will
close years run at the Cohan.tonight.
The theatrical season Is promising. A
number of new plays are announced for
the immediate future, and the producers
seem to have discovered optimism some-
den deaths among the new plays. and the
reviewers seem to look very favorably
upon the majority of them.
Perhaps. when the predicted e moving
picture comes into its own the theatres
will do their old-time business once again.
The old home of Thomas r. Ryan at
60 Fifth avenue, is now being razed in
order to save $3.50 year In taxes. Don't
suppose there is much sentiment connect
ed with such a place. but l feel sorry for
any one tho ' 81 y
there Is a NJ 5ati T0f srii5d.
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In the shops and stores and some ara
farming and stock raising. For the mr.
pose of encouraging the women and girls
to take an interest In poultry. the Ma
tional Stock and Agricultural society has
recently offered three prizes to such
women as have hens, In the department
OF Montevideo The first prize is for tho
best managed and best equipped poultry
plant. the second is for the largest egg
production and the third is for the finest
specimens of thoroughbred fowls.
Montevldeo Is regulating the moving
picture shows. The municipal board re-
Gently submitted rules forbidding the
entrance of children of either sex under
II years into theatres, moving picture
shows or similar places where biograph
exhibitions are given. At the same time
1t permitted the organization of special
performances for children. subject to the
approval of a censorship committee. Its
rules also forbid children under IA from
attending public places where dances are
given for adults and juvenile balls may
be given only by special permission OF
the committee on censorship. which COM
mittee has the right to supervise the
dance programmes
Speaking of the moving picture thea
tres. | find them everywhere throughout
South America. The smallest towns have
their movies and In the large cities tho
shows are quite as good as at home In
Montevdeo there are "a such shows now
going on. with total seating capacity or
2700o. In one month they gave about
1900 performances, which were visited by
nearly 100000 persons.
day and this lasts from to ~ p. m. The
performance Is divided into three sections
of 40 minutes EACH with intermssions Of
10 minutes. The spectator may buy a
ticket for one, two or three sections. The
prices range from Is to 30 cents for the or
binary seats. The most popular films are
those running for an hour and a half or
changed every day so and no section
is shown more than three times. l am
told that cowboy and Indian PLAYS are
very popular and that war scenes were
for a time even more so. Just now the
people are tired OF the war. They have
had their eyes glutted with the dirt ana
b,oodshed of the trenches and they are
more In favor of comedies and the stories
of love and adventure, which always APP
peal to human interest and never grow
stale.
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i Seldom does there come a
change of any material import
ance without its accompanying
note of sadness. and this is true
of the steady, northward movement of
New York life center. Along many of the
thoroughfares south of Herald Square,
for Instance, there is night-quiet which
other times knew not, and there Is also
q decrease in certain lines of business.
clearly indicative Of the fact that even the
visitors to this city have realized that
they must go farther north than Thirty
fourth street to be in.the heart Of things
in Manhattan. l refer to the hotels and
night-ife restaurants.
This, of course. has nothing whatever
to do with the downtown fiancial dis
trict. Wall street will continue. its ac-
tivities indefinitely and the entire down.
town skyscraper section will probably
continue Its mad business rush until some
enemy's fleet sails into New York harbor
an; osows on tae top Of the Wooiwortll,
the tower OF the Singer. and levels a few
buildings with the streets Down there
1t Is almost like another city, however,
and even those who labor there go else
where when their hours of work have
ended. The most deserted section of ali
Manhattan Is the financial district after
nightfau.
But take the section lying between
Union and Herald Squares. which mea:
between fourteenth and Thirty-fourth
streets. Here there was once TO be found
a day as well as night life that Is to be
seen no more. Twenty-third street now
contains more for rent" signs than win
dow displays. and there are few hotels in
the. section referred to which are able to
report capacity business a. they once did
The most impressive case In particular.
ID that Of the famous old Waldorf As