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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
Strengthen Coast Defenses

This Congress should do something to strengthen the army, and especially to strengthen the coast defenses.
 Secretary of War Garrison made recommendations for comparatively small increase in the numerical strength of the coast artillery and an increase of about 25,O00 men in the mobile army. He stressed first of all the urgent need for an increase in the coast artillery.
 Several weeks ago he appeared be- fore the Senate military committee and explained very fully his recom- mendations, and pressed their adop- tion, and more recently he addressed &nA. letter to Senator Chamberlain chairman of the military committee in which he objected to the character ization of perding administration bills to strengthen The army as "piece. meal" legislation.
 The Secretary has studied the army .s situation more closely than some o1 his predecessors had done. He has not only informed himself thoroughly but he has constructive ideas that ii carried out would greatly improve tht military establishment. He says that unless Congress provides the trained personnel to man them the country'l coast defense guns might as well b' dismantled.
 As this Congress will expire ol March 4, it will not do much in th' /way of improving the army-proba bly, nothing. There has been an ap parent lack of appreciation on tn part of the national lawmakers ol the coast defense situation.
 In years gone by nearly ever,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
A VANISHING POTENTATE
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Abdul Hamid the Wicked, in his day of
 power, caused considerable stir in the
 world. Now Abdul Hamid is hidden away
 no one knows where, completely out of
 the worlds sight, and mostly out of the
 worlds mind It is not unlikely that Ab-
 dul Hamid will quietly leave the world
 altogether before long; urged, thereto,
 perhaps, by some private emissary of
 Enyer Pasha or other grand parsonage
 enjoying temporary reign at Stambaul. As long as Abdul Hamil lives, and as
 long as anyone knows where he lives, he is a peril. The forces of discontent, which are unusually strong in Turkey since Enver unfurled the red war flag
 and defied almost everyone, are likely to
 seize on old Abdul Hamid the Wicked
 as pretext for uprising. Nay, they are
 likely to forget how wicked the old fel-
 low was, and even to look upon him as
 good, glowing almost with sanctity in
 comparison with what has come after
 him. With Abdul Hamid as a symbol they may some day rise embattled against Ambitious Enver and other young Turkish war lords, and declare that
 corruption and cloth, of the well-known Abdul Hamid kind, are preferable to the carnage of battles and continual striving for no Turk knows what.
 So it may appear advisable for Enver, | who is no person of fine scruples, to in- 1 vite Abdul Hamd to depart, to leave the earth altogether.
 | For these many years Abdul Hamid has | been as good, or as bad, as dead. They | kept him at Salonica for a time, with | reduced harem, and rather niggardly al- lowance. After the Balkan wars they l took him to Constantinople and estab- | lshed him there. But at Constantinople | he was too visible, too likely to be a re- hinder of the good bad old times. Sc | they dragged him away somewhere into l the hinterland of Anatolia, and bade hin I efface himself. But there is no efface- ment so effective and permanent as that l of the tomb Abdul Hamid doubtless ap- preciates this, and his days and nights l must be spiced by an uncertainty as tc | the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

French troops engaged, but it is estimated that there are 1000 men on the front in the neighborhood of Thann.
 Their equipment reflects great credit on General Gallieni, as shown by the fact that their artillery, including the new 15-inch howitzers, which have proven such wonderful engines of warfare, have overcome the big guns of the Germans in every one of the cannonading duels that have taken place since the forward march of the French began several weeks ago.
 He rose rapidly, having the distinction of winning the command of division at an age younger than any other officer since Napoleon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
Loss of Life From Trespass

In the United States there is an appalling loss of life every year from trespassing on the railroads. In the United Kingdom-Great Britain and Ireland-there are some trespassers, but the number killed is few compared with similar fatalities in America. The Wall Street Journal in present ing the statistics of deaths and in- juries from trespassing on the rail- roads shows that in ten years, from 1901 to 1910, inclusive, those who lost their lives by trespassing totaled 50,025 as against 4434 in the United Kingdom. In the United States the total injured in ten years was 53,427, while the total injured in the United Kingdom was only 1913. When it is remembered that the traffic density is much greater in Great Britain than it is in the United States--109.3 miles in 1000 square miles against 70.3 miles in the United States-the record of killed and injured in this country is all the more startling.
 It used to be thought that the com- paratively small number of accidents on English roads due to trespassing was because of greater safeguards. There are no grade crossings, and track walkers are so numerous and so distributed as to have one always in sight, but as the Wall Street Journal points out the accidents in America are the result of creating a pedestrian right of way where none does or should exist.
 The Railway Business association has issued a pamphlet in which the deadly toll of trespass is discussed and it is stated that the frightful total is due to lack of laws or law enforce ment. In Canada the law against trespass is strictly enforced. There is fine of $50 with a possibility o1 imprisonment, and the Railway Busi. ness association is urging adequate laws and strict enforcement in this country. Interest is being developed on this important question, and it k believed that all the states will finally adopt adequate laws providing fol safety first" The state of Missour has anti-trespass laws, but they dc not prevent the trespasser who ii hurt from claiming damages. I recognizes "the inalienable right ol the American citizen to get himsel1 killed on mangled," but with sucl large totals of those killed lawmakers
 and the public should cooperate t'
 bring down the fatality list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
Sign of Business Improvement

"On the first of October last we had about dozen vacant offices said II. P. Lesher, superintendent of the American Trust and Savings bank building. We have now only about half this number, and l think that by the first of April We will not have vacant office in our building This certainly shows that busi- ness conditions are improving. I moved to Birmingham about five years ago from Baltimore and I've never regretted that l made the move. While like Baltimore 1t is not the live place that Birmingham is'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
WAR ECHOES

Philadelphia Public Ledger: Behind the millions of men actually fighting in Flu rope there are 100000 more ready, or al- most ready, to move to the front. The unit of the present conflict is an army corps 10000 men of all arms, and we nave grown accustomed to speak in terms of which we cannot really think. Six million more men to be hurled into the war! And the costs and consequences-phys eco- homie, moral-are utterly beyond the ca- pacity of the imagination. Six million more men withdrawn from productive in- dustry for an indefinite period. with pas sions unleashed by the barbarity of or ganized homicide, in whom the spirit of brotherhood is supplanted by the lust of impersonal hatredl Whatever the causes of the war may have been and in what soever way the issues may be decided, the toll of suffering, loss and sorrow will be so heavy that the nations of all the world will pause long and consider deep- ly before they precipitate another con- fiict
 Buffalo News: A London newspaper ventures the suggestion that the present war, up to a certain point was mutually agreeable to the rulers involved as relief from the ennui that has obtained in monarchial society for many years past. The paper was very promptly suppressed, as it should be.
 The thought is at once ungracious and unkind-one can be unkind even to kings. It is inconceivable that any person. even one many generations of rulership have made needless of the individual should deliberately will war upon a people.
 It is equally true, though, that the van ity of men has both promoted and pro- longed wars, and the consciousness of command and leadership has helped write countless pages of world history.
 The legions of the ancients were fre- quently commanded by vanity. Napoleon was unquestionably led to conquest by self-worship, as witness to which we have the word of his own trusted Bour4enne.
 In our own civil war the charge of vanity was not unheard It is said of the federal commander at Fredericks- burg that he might have put his division across the Rappahannock river safely, under the cover of a dense fog, yet he waited for the fog to raise because he wanted to see his army move off with all the pomp and pageantry of war.
 Vanity may be some sort of a mill tary excuse. But ennuni? Never! Even the most plastic mind cannot picture the head of the royal house coming down to breakfast on a certain memorable morD- ing and saying: Friend wife, this daily grind is getting on my nerves Nothing to do but sprinkle the lawn, coil the hose and water the rubber plant. No one to sec but ambassadors, ministers, chancel- lors and courtiers. You better go home to your folks for few weeks. I'm go- ing to start something''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
Business In Birmin gh ham

"There is steady improvement in business in Birmingham, especially in the industrial field, and it would not take much to make trade hum," said Leo K. Steiner.
 While do not look for complete bus- ness recovery in the United States until the war is ended. here in this district look for continued improvement through the spring and summer. Of course no one can more than make guess at how long the war will last, but I am inclined to think that peace negotiations will be un- der way sometime this year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
THE KISS

Sara Teasdale. in Harper's Magazine Before you kissed me only winds of
 heaven
 Had kissed me. and the tenderness of
 rain Now you have come, how can I care for
 kisses
 Like theirs again? sought the sea. she sent her winds to
 meet me,
 They surged about me singing of the
 south I turned my head away to keep still holy Your kiss upon my mouth. And swift sweet rains of shining April
 weather
 Found not my lips where living kisses
 are; I bowed my head lest they put out my
 glory
 As rain puts out Q star. I am my loves and he is mine forever, Sealed with a seal and safe forever1 more sl Think you that could let a beggar entel Where . king stood beforef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
CAN SUPERVISION BE RESCUEDs

Burt M Mcconnell, meteorologist of the Canadian Arctic expedition led by Wilh- jalmur Stefansson, tells for the first time in the February Harper's of the dra- matic rescue of the Karluk's survivors, and speculates upon the possibility of Stefansson's being still alive.
 "Eleven men-Stefansson and his two comrades and eight of the wrecked Kar- lux company-probably remain alive. Al least some of these men should survive the wait which must elapse before ar expedition can be sent to bring then south. My chief fear is that such an ex- petition may not start, but I hope this article may help to make certain it's dis patch.
 "If the missing men were known to be 1 less matter; but it is not known thai they are dead. The chances are thai some of them still live and are enduring terrible privations on that frozen sea Personally, I believe it improbable tha majority of them have perished. NJ particular danger is associated with drift l ing about on the Arctic ice pack if tn, castaways be fairly well equipped, a.
 these men were. We of MT. Stefansson'. party, for example, were adrift for nearl,
 month during the spring. but we hat
 never a doubt of getting safely to shore The missing men were all well armed
 when they were carried beyond the reacl I of their companions. They could xii
 walrus, seal, polar bears and foxes. The. could build snow houses and live in then
 almost indefinitely, using the skins o their food animals for clothing. whil
 blubber from the same source woul'
 furnish oil for their lamps and fuel fo | warmth.
 Tt seems unbelievable that no furthe effort toward their rescue should b
 made. Surely il men such as these ar worth saving. The American expeditio
 I suggest and plead for would go out O.
 an even nobler mission than the one whic England is to dispatch to the Antarcti for the bodies of the gallant Scott an
 his companions."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
THE WILSON VETO
rom the Savannah Press.

Y ItSS.
 The Burnett immigration bill contains certain important safeguards that should have popular approval. But the literacy test that Congressman Burnett has in- sisted upon would keep out many worthy immigrants; and, moreover. it is contrary to the large-minded teachings and protes- tations of the founders of the republic and contrary to our long cherished traditions of democracy.-Bi Birmingham Age-Herald.
 The newspapers generally appear to up- hold the President in his attitude on this measure. The Charleston Post has an ed- itorial bearing up it which is very much along the same lines as that given above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

because Francis Sayre, Jr, was born in the White House his chances of ever be- ing elected President of this country are doomed. Tough luck! He should have been born in log cabin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

The manager of the Hotel de Gink'' says that the real hobo is looking for op- portunities to work, although the belief has been rather general heretofore that he was looking for opportunities to loaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Statisticians who spend months esti. mating how little a person can live on merely announcing that no matter what the average person makes in this country it's going to cost him more than that to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Luther Burbank says that cactus will soon become popular as food He's evil dently trying to cheer up people who are alarmed at the upward progress of wheat and other breadstuffs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

A contemporary wants to know why England should fear Zeppelin bombs more than the bombs of militant suffragettes The explanation is quite simple. The Germans know a thing or two about bombs, but the militants know next to nothing about them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

The children of the German Crown Prince have been provided with new mill tary uniforms, but they will not set out for the front for sometime yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Henry Ford is one of the country s practical philanthropists, but he is a business maR too, and sees no reason why he shouldn't make automobiles for the beligerents in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

God, may Thy winds blow upon me today with gentle breath. May Thy sun shine with Il softer glow. May my food he different. May all the day he Gods. And may I meet God today face to face. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

South Carolina is not backward state, by any means, and 10 years from now one would suppose that 1t had never had Cole Blease for a governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Speaking of the fact that it is better to be born lucky than rich, a 21-year-old girl who married an elderly millionaire in New York was a widow month later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

The Maxim silencer has been proved a great aid to a noiseless suicide. but that is not of course, the purpose for which it was intended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
IN 3oo6.

What have we here?" asked the fa- nous antiquary.
 Looks like some sort of religious screed," said his assistant. '1t's a paean to the Great Bull Moose He seems to have been some sort of god in 1912, al- though his popularity was evidently short-lived, as there are few references made to him after that date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

''The Mystery of Culebra Cut, or What Makes the Land Slip?" is one of the "con- tinued stories'' now running in the news papers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

T guess he's gone to join the other old-, fashioned man who used to put bark in his liquor and can it bitters. so his wife would let him drink it.''
 THE MODERN WAY.
 dancer erst
 Would learn to trip,
 Sut now she first
 Learns how to dip"
 
 MOST OBSTREPEROUs. My husband is not at all fussy about his food" said Mrs. Twobble. You are fortunate woman," said Mrs Gadson. When we are dining out and ence of head waiter with the dignity of prime minister deters my husband from speaking his mind. so you can imagine how he acts at home"
 A WONDERFUL GIRL. T cannot sing the old songs," We heard Estella cry, And promptly then we told her, For goodness sake don't try''
 Youngstown Telegram. T cannot drink the cheap wine," We heard Estella say, And promptly then we told her, Get someone else to pay.''
 Geneva Free Press-Times q cannot dance the turkey trot," We heard Estella roar. And promptly then we told her, we love you all the more.'
 Warren Chronicle 'I cannot sing, I cannot drink cannot dance" she cried; And then we said: "Oh, lucky man. That gets you for his bridei"
 Houston Post T cannot sing, cannot drink. I cannot dance," she said; 'I've done all three, o woe is me. Until Pm nearly dead!'
 ABSURD. ''So that's a Diving Veus,' eh?' ''Yes''
 "Goshl She has on skin-tight bath ing suit.'
 What would you expect her to wear7 A mackintosh?'' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Would it be lese majeste to say that some of the state legislators at present on
 the Job at Montgomery are "balmy?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Cotton continues to move and prices are getting better. There Is every in- dication that the south is pulling out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

SURE. We hear great deal nowadays about German efficiency And that proves it. What do you mean?'' ''The fact that we hear so much now adays about German efficiency shows what an efficient press bureau they have in New York"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
PURPOSE.

He looked on life coolly, A temper unruly,
 He never was known to display; While "wiseheads" were nodding He simply kept plodding
 And won, to their utter dismay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

HAD SOME LUCK. Job had his troubles, yes indeed; That's what he was created for. But still he never had to read All day about the foreign war.
 Milwaukee News. Job found existence rather tough And led a somewhat painful life. But he escaped the endless stuff About the current baseball strife.
 Louisville Courier-Journal. Job suffered many earthly ills And never did his temper lose: No "solons'' then were passing bills 'Gainst everything, including booze"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

No communication will be published without it's authors name Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
THE REASON.

'sHis conversational powers are limited" |" You mean he's tongue-tied, has poor vocabulary or a paucity of ideas?' ''Neither. He has a wife,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

A J. Eaton, Jr., and o. E. Young are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald in it's cir eulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04
DEPARTED TYPES.

What's become of the old-fashionet man who used to call whisky snake med icine'?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-04

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1S79
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-23
EAT less MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
TAKE \ GLASS OF SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS If BLAD-
DER BOTHERS YOU.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other says a well known authority.
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become overwork ed /;
get sluggish; clog up and cause ali
sorts of distress, particularly back
ache and misery I'm the kidney region
rheumatic twinges, severe headaches.
acid stomach. constipation. torpid
liver. sleeplessness. bladder and urin-
airy irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right. or If blad-
der bothers you, get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful In a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush
clogged kidneys and stimulate them
10 normal activity: also TO neutralize
the acids in the urine so II no longer
irritates, thus ending. bladder disor-
dcrs.
Jai Salts cannot injure anyone:
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men
and women take now and then tc
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean. thus avoiding serious kidney
diseases--Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-23
POTASH IN DEATH VALLEY
Discovery Of Deposit in California j.
Timely One.

In many respects the most vitality
important result Of the outbreak Of
hostilities in Europe, so far as the
United states is concerned, was the
shutting off Of the supply Of potash
from the great German kali mines
Potash Is one OF the essential fertil-
izing ingredients. without which mill
lions OF acres OF land now under cul-
tiyatiOn would be almost worthless,
that has not been commercially pro-
ducod I'm the United states. IL Is also
extensively used In the manufacture
OF glass and soap. in making gunpow-
der and, as potassium cyanide, in pho
Biography. For many years the entire
world has been depending upon Ger
many for its potash.
For four years the United States
geological SURVEY. as well as many
privately capitalized groups and indi-
viduals. mas been searching for Amer
lean sources OF potash supply. Atten-
ton has been often called TO the giant
kelps Of the Pacific coast, the potash
content OF which can be readily ex-
tracted. and at least one commercial
organization has been formed to eX-
plot this source Of supply. Only such
natural deposits as are found In the
Stassfurt mine in Germany however
would be adequate TO fill the great and
growing demand. And such deposits
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-23
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
AND GIRLS AT FEED
First Annual Banquet Of Y.
w. C. A. and Y. NJ. G. A.
Held Last Night.

1t was decided to make the Joint
banquet of the student Y. NJ. c. A.
and Y. w. c. A. and young ladies'
Bible class an annual event. at the
conclusion of the banquet held in the
Baraca room Of the First Christian
church last night, which was the first
event of the kind ever held in the
history of the Tulsa high school
Among the speakers at the ban
quet was Attorney Ray S. Fellows Of
the city school board, who assured
the students that in the plans Of the
new high school building there would
be provisions for a banquet hall
where the student body could hold
such meetings and conventions as are
now almost impracticable.
one hundred and fifty persons were
present to enjoy the repast of the
Christian Ladies' Aid society and the
wit which constituted the current Of
all the numbers. Some very enjoyable