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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
As to Statewide Prohibition

The fact that Congressman Hob sons statewide prohibition measure received a large vote in the House--a majority of those present, but lacking the necessary two-thirds-has led some of the militant advocates of na- tional sumptuary legislation to believe that this country will be "all dry" within the next 10 years.
 The active campaigners who are seeking to strengthen national prohi- bition sentiment have named the year 1920 as the year when Congress will submit their constitutional amend ment proposition to the states for if nal action; but if national prohibition is ever written into the organic law of this land it will hardly be in the present century, that is to say such drastic prohibition as the Anti-Saloon league and the Women's Christian Temperance union insists upon. If an exception were made of beer and light wines the prospect for abolishing the manufacture and sale of strong drink would be, without doubt, brighter than 1t is. a.,.....
 Mofe than 60 years ago Maine adopted constitutional prohibition and since that time there have been con- stitutional amendment campaigns in other states with varying results. Lo- cal option is an inherent tenet of the democratic party and in Maine, after many bitter contests, the democrats came within less than 50 votes of win hing on a platform declaring against constitutional prohibition and for re- turn of the local option system.
 Today including Virginia and Colo rado, which will be dry in 1916. and Alabama which will have statutory, prohibition next July, there are only 12 out of AS states in the union that \ prohibit the sale of all alcoholic bev- )erages. While it is not fair to speak of all prohibitionists as fanatics the prohibition propaganda is largely fa- natical and in all campaigns hysteria plays a part.
 In 1920, the year announced for se- curing two-thirds vote for national prohibition in both branches of Con- gress, President Wilson will still be, in all probability, in the executive of flee. He is what has been called a "dry" local optionist. He votes dry,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Buried Three Weeks

If Michiel Cairolo, Italian, who was buried for 25 days beneath the earth quake ruins at Paterno, had the story teller's gift he would be able to write an account of his experiences that would rival the best efforts of Edgar Allan Poe, Conan Doyle and other au- thors who have won fame in macabre literature. However, this mans mar rative of his sufferings and his de- spair is quite vivid enough for the or dinary reader, and it is easy to im- agine what he must have endured.
 When the earthquake occurred" he said, q attempted to escape, but found myself blocked within a stable by the ruins. Beneath the stable a cellar was being excavated from the rocks. I made my way into this ex- cavation and so avoided being crushed to death. From the moment entered the cellar l saw no more light, and I believed 1 had become blind, as my mind could not conceive that the ruins covered the cellar so completely as to prevent single ray of light from penetrating. For long time-I can not say how long-my despair in- creased, until 1 became almost fren- zied. I shouted with all my strength until I fell into an apathetic condi- tion, for had I continued my desperate efforts to free myself I must have died of exhaustion"
 By feeling with his hands Cairolo found wet spot where he moistened his burning lips. He dug a hole in the ground with his hands in which water collected. This water kept the imprisoned man alive until he was rescued. It is possible to exist for a surprisingly long time without food, but not unless there is water to be had. Men die of thirst in little while who might starve for weeks, as Cairolo did.
 No doubt there are many other sur vivors of the recent earthquake in Italy who have narrowing stories to 'tell, but the war in Europe has over- shsSdowed all lesser catastrophes to suet an extent that the full measure of Their horror is not realized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
CIeyeIand,s Prasnerifx

T was in Cleveland last week and was much impressed with the signs of pros perity there" said John L. Brownell of ?ittsburg.
 Notwithstanding the general depres- sion that we have seen throughout the industrial world Cleveland does not seem to have been much affected or if there was any dullness last year it seems to have disappeared entirely.
 Cleveland as everyone knows. is the center of important manufacturing in- terests. It is great iron and steel cen ter and if the activity in the automobile industry is a good barometer, Cleveland has struck high level of prosperity. found that the automobile manufacturers were rushed with orders and the foreign business alone would be enough I be- lieve. to keep the plants running at something like full capacity. have never known Cleveland to look more prosperous than it does today.
 Business in Pittsburg is improving steadily and we have been saying there for the last week or two that hard times were getting well behind us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
 The worst thing we can take for a cold is advice
 A man has no real kick coming when his wife talks to herself
 Many an expert swimmer has been drowned in the sea of matrimony.
 Anyway we admire cheerful idiot more than we do the other kind.
 Some girls become squint eyed from perusing the magazine beauty hints
 It's impossible to suppress the man who thinks he can tell funny story. When an old fashioned farmer travels he carries most of his baggage in his pockets
 It takes a man to offer an explanation to his wife that diesn't explain anything.
 The road to success is open to all. but too many want to get there without the trouble of going. Every man who thinks he does all the work he is capable of doing would proba- bly do more if offered Q bonus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
A BUSINESS TONIC

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The address by President James A.
 Farrell of the United States Steel cor
 poration before the Engineers society ,t
 western Pennsylvania last envening de-
 serves the closest perusal. Its optimism,
 buttressed by facts and figures, makes it a
 business tonic
 The tide has turned, MT. Farrell says.
 and we are on the eve of an unexampled opportunity. The balance of trade for
 January was $150,000000 in our favor, or
 at the rate of billion and a half dol
 lars a year. Expert trade statisticians
 here and abroad have figured conserva- lively that there is every reason to ex- pect that our trade balance for 1915 will exceed the billion mark. What this means
 to us may be judged by the fact that our periods of greatest prosperity have been
 those when our foreign trade threw the
 balance most largely in our favor
 The steel trade, MT, Farrell announces, is improving both in orders and opera tions, and steel is well known as the
 barometer of general business conditions.
 Proof of this is cited by reference to im- provement in the leading industries. Agri- culturally we may look for ten billion year
 Speaking with the authority of one who has studied American opportunities abroad (Mr. Farrell had direction of the Steel corporation's export business before he became president), he urges national and united effort by government and people. to reap the advantages of this phenomenal period It will not do to postpone action until the close of the war when the Euro pean nations will be compelled to redouble their efforts abroad to recoup themselves for their losses. Immediate energy and enterprise are imperative.
 Nor is this duty incumbent alone upon those doing business abroad. There is an equally pressing duty resting upon every American, Mir Farrell says, to face for ward with hope and courage to talk op- timism. to frown upon calamity croaking, to do whatever lies to hand to incease em- ployment and make business better In- vestment in building, for instance, IS ad- vised on the common sense principl3 that now when materials are cheaper ;s the time to build The same is true of practically every other line of activity. The elements of prosperity he declares are here. It is up to ourselves to develop them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
THE SOUL OF MAN

By James Russell Lowell. There is no wind but soweth seeds Of more true and open life, Which burst, unlocked for. into high
 souled deeds,
 With wayside beauty rife. We find within these souls of ours Some wild germs of a higher birth. Which in the poets tropic heart bear
 flowers
 Whose fragrance fills the earth. All that hath been majestical
 In life or death. since time began. Is nature in the simple heart of all. The angel heart of man. And thus among the untaught poor, Great deeds and feelings find home. That cast in shadow all the golden lors Of classic Greece and Rome. To, mighty brother soul of man, Whereer thou art. in low or high, Thy skyey arches with exulting span Ger roof infinityl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Iron Market Stronger

After the large buying movement in the last quarter of 1914 there was a lull in the iron market as matter of course, but another brisk buying movement Is now developing and prices have an up- ward tendency" said an officer of one of the large companies.
 T do not expect rapid rise, but l think iron will be selling for s1 ton more on No. 2 foundry basis within the next four or five weeks than the ruling price of today. We will probably see SIP iron before the first of May, but even if we should get only s11 the entire Bir- mingham district would be benefited by if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
SEVERE MEAsUREs DEMANDEp

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A woman went into New York police station and began reading the Bible to the officers in charge. She was arrested promptly and taken to the Bellevue hos pital insane ward, and subjected to ob- servation.
 This recalls the story of the man who went into Westminster abbey and knelt in the aisle to pray.
 Up ran a verger who collared the kneel- ing man and proceeded to turn him over to the police.
 The man objected, whereupon the yer ger replied:
 If l don't make an example of you sir, we'll ave people prayin all over tn church."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
The Next State Fair

Now that the Birmingham State Fair association has elected it's offi- cers for the current year active prepa- rations will begin at once for the fair to be held in the fall. The association acted wisely in re-electing K. A. Brown president. It was fortunate in- deed, that he was willing to accept the heavy burden which the manage ment and direction of the State Fair involves.
 Last years State Fair was one of the best ever held here. The fair of 1915 will, it is believed, even surpass it. The enthusiasm manifested now in the crop diversification campaign will make for an exceptionally large agricultural display. A special effort should be made for the display of live stock. Alabama is soon to take its place in the forefront of beef cattle states. There are many fine herds in Alabama now, and the best specimens should be seen at the fair.
 As for the amusement features President Brown can be counted upon to leave nothing undone that will con- tribute to the Advertisement of the people. Catalogs will soon be ready for distribution and before the spring is well advanced the management will be able to announce the chief attrac- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
The Pay of Jurors

'The proposed bill requiring the county to pay its jurors s3 day instead of g. as at present is a good one, and should be acted favorably upon by the legisla- ture," said Hugh McGeever
 'It is certainly a hardship to take a man from his work, and require him to serve the county for a week or more and then not pay him sufficiently for his services.
 Many of the jurors who come from out-of-town precincts of the county are compelled to secure board and lodgings and sometimes the amount received from the county has been insufficient to meet actual expenses, without taking into con- sideration the loss of time from their em- ployment. Under the present jury laws the days of the professional juror is past and only the jurors that are regu- larly drawn and summoned will be bene- fited by the change.
 While the county has many demands on it's treasury, I believe the proposed law is fair and just, Cor even with the increase of pay jury service is a bur cen to the average citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
QUITE A CONTRAST.

"Dubkins has an absurdly small auto mobile.''
 Looks like beetle, eh?''
 Yes, but must confess that there is nothing else small in his outfit. He has the largest goggles, the largest gloves, the most voluminous automobile coat and the broadest cap I ever saw on a human be- ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

Section 3955 of the code of Alabama Q9OO says: ''If any jackass is found run before any justice of the peace of the county, who must cause same to be ad- vertised, with a description of his marks, color, size and age, with the name of his taker. in three public places in the county" Should the present legislature be expected to repeal this section?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
ALL A MISTAKE

Our correspondent referred to the raison d'etre of a certain measure be- fore the state legislature"
 Some of those newspaper men use fiossy language"
 True. The author of the measure called him down sharply, however Said there was nothing like that in his bill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
A SOCIAL FAVoRITE.

Hes warmly welcomed everywhere, A lucky dog, young Bolts, He is his fathers only heir And dances all the trots.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. Who knows but what the turkey trot Will help him find a honey And he'll, in a rose-bowered cot, Be happy with the money.
 Houston Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
ADR1FT WITH THE TIMES
ADVICE TO THE LovELoRN.

A poet wrote a passion song"
 In which he praised his ladys eyes; And though he labored OCT it long,
 It never would have ta en a prize. That's why we think all lovers should
 Be suresthey have the gift to sing Before they try it-many would
 Far wiser be to buy a ring With diamond set, whose brilliancy
 Doth win a maids sincere regard And makes her smile more happily
 Than fearsome verses by the yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs build

BEGINNING THE DAY-Almighty God. may some of Thy glory shine through me. May the poor dwelling be made splendid by the royal Ten ant. May men look through me and get some glimpse of God. Grant, gracious Lord, to cleanse me thnt Thou mayest live in me md make my life Thy tabernacle. For Chrtsfs sake Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
PASSING THE TIME.

i've been waiting here for my wife an hour and half
 When was she due to meet you?"
 Why, an hour and half ago. /"That's tough luck"
 Tt might be worse. There's a saloon on the opposite corner. I slip over about every 20 minutes and get drink. One more trip and I won't care whether she comes or not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
ALARAMA,s PLIGHT

From the Houston Post.
 "What does the Houston Post think of Alabama, anyhow" asks the Mont gomery Advertiser. We think Alabama Is a grand old state that has been sandbagged by a bunch of pharisees and hypocrites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

A St. Paul man, 78 years old, danced blindfolded among IS eggs laid on the floor at intervals of a foot, and didn't break one. Still, he doesn't deserve a pension just for that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

It is reported that the "Osler theory was tested in the case of inmates of an Odd Fellows home in New York with such good results that after being chlo- reformed they never gave any more trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
INvIDIoUs COMPARISON

An impresario has a great deal to contend with"
 True. Grand opera stars are notorious for their whims'
 That isn't ali Don't you imagine if makes him tired to hear the manager of a trained monkey call himself an impress ario"' PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
THE TROUBLE.

Of course each man deserves a job With it's resultant fruit But here's the point that raises hob Some jobs. alas, don't suit
 Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

People who think United States sen- ator can't possibly earn his salary, no matter what he does, have never made an all night speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

MT. Carnegie will not spend the sum- mer at Skibo this year because of the war. Whats he afraid of?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

During the past month 10000 pounds of shoe backing was used by the French army. Just because man goes to war is no sign these days, when there are shower baths in the trenches and other modern conveniences. that he should neglect his personal appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

While grape juice diplomacy has been roundly criticized, it's about the only brand that is still in use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
PEACE AT ANY PRICE
From the Columbia Jester.

From the Columbia Jester.
 What is the shape of the earth?'' asked the teacher.
 Round
 How do you know it's round?" "All right it's square, then; don't want to start any argument"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

A newspaper article describes with great deal of particularity investments made by the Kaiser in the United States and Canada in preparation for possible flight from Europe, but the article is open to suspicion because of the fact that it appeared first in an English news paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

The Tipperary hat for women will be discarded for something new long be- fore it becomes as well worn as the song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
DENIED THEM

Pa, what is meant by divine afflat- us'?"
 Its high sounding name for enthus- iasm, son, the kind of enthusiasm that people who dig ditches and do other rough work don't know anything about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
HOPEFUL

"so you don't think there is any such thing as perpetual motion?
 No. I feel quite sure that the slides in Culebra cut will be stopped some day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

rmingham people will have to wait w le longer before they get moving ict les on Sunday. The idea that the najo, ty of citizens don't know what is ,ood or them is something new in a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

Great Britain has lost 104,000 men in the present war and naturally feels like apologizing because she hasn't lost more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

If dramatic stars had half the unusual experiences credited to them by smart press agents they would have to live a thousand years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

As long as MT. George M. Conan has waxed rich by giving "Old Glory a mu- sical setting, why not let a few neutral ships use it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
A MODERN INCIDENT.

A MODERN INCIDENT. She's somebody's grandmother So take her away; The orchestra weary, Twill soon be day She tangoed and ''trotted' The whole night through. Let's carry her home now Tis all we can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
THE TOUCH.

But when man is hard to please I do not think that he Should be allowed. perchance to squeeze A quarter out of me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

It is still possible to pull off basket ball game in Birmingham without the interference of preachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Amateur Field Trials

"The sap has not begun to rise, but the blood of some sportsmen is up, so that it seems we will have to pull off the subscription stake of the Alabama Amateur Field Trials club" said T, T. Ashford.
 "It has been suggested that this race for blood be held at some place where there is ample territory of a comparative ly level topography to give the star per- formers fair show. Flint, a station some six miles from Decatur on the Louisville and Nashville, would be a most excellent place to have it. Only some six miles from Decatur. with excellent train service for making Decatur hotel base, Flint is certainly good place to choose. "As a side attraction it would be in order to have Lewis c. Morris, the star pointer and Jack Love, the setter winner of the derby at Grand Junction, meet Ma jor Whitestone my setter, and Doe the pointer owned by Percy Clark.
 "The time suggested is the last week of this month-February 25, 26 and 27-as the weather forecasts of the almanacs say it will be mild and pleasant, with fair weather"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
NOT KULTURE..

oh, MT. Printer.
 Do. a favor for me; When l write it skultur. ' Don't tack on an "e.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

Now pat the styles have been de- terrnined Rn for the serr.sA. months. there's nothing Gpso worry abput ex- cept the war in Europe and the 'Nigh cost of living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11
Decided Improvement In Business

 'If any of us complained of the slow recovery of business all should rejoice in the fact that improvement is now coming along quite fast said John L. Easton of New York city.
 '"There has been more improvement within the past 10 days than there was in any one month of the last half o1 1914. For sometime we have been hear ing of better. feeling in the business world, but now many concrete facts are in evidence to show that there is very substantial improvement Anyone who reads the papers closely has seen that during the present week the Steel cor poration has had large increase in it's business. It has recently given thousands of men employment who had been idle for sometime.
 Tn every direction there have beer signs of increasing activity in the busi- ness world. It is generally thought in New York that by the middle of March or the first of April prosperity will pre- vail throughout the east and south as it has prevailed for sometime in the west"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

A J. Eaton, Jr., and O. E. Young are the only authorized travelling repre- sentatives of The Age-Herald in its cir cuIation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-11

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 5. 1879.