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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
WHEN CoNFEDERACY STARVED

Charles E. Chidsey, Pascagoula, Miss,
 in the Manufacturers Record.
 I have read with much interest the letter of MT. Adolphe Cohn in the New York Times, which you have reproduced in the issue of May IS, entitled ''When Paris Starved"
 I was only a very small boy when the siege of Paris took place in 1S7O-n, but remember the most important events of that siege as read to me by father and others, and MT. Cohn's statement in regard to the city being starved is correct. During the siege Harper S Weekly or Frank Leslie gave large picture showing the citizens of Paris turning out en masse to chase stray pigeon that had been seen in the streets.
 Grant starved Vicksburg into surren- dering I have some years ago seen a bill of fare of the banquet given by the officers of the Confederate army few days before the surrender. There was mule tail soup a la mode, sirloin of mule a la roast beef, mule tongue, and the dessert was mule-head jelly served up in some fantastic style. There was not a piece of bread or a vegetable of any kind on the menu Several choice wines, gathered from the cisterns, wells and ditches of the city and entrench- ments graced the banquet board. The ''Reb' that showed me the menu thought it was a huge joke and had no harsh criticism to make of Grant for starving them. And he used to tell how, during ssr11 1Lei, r, ''bacca" with the "Yanks" for coffee
 General Porter, in his book, Cam paigning with Grant, tells us how at Appomattox General Grant wrote out the terms of surrender, and then notic- ing that General Lee had new uni form and a new sword, interlined the terms by adding the words sall officers shall be allowed to retain their side arms,' and when General Lee read the terms of surrender and came to that passage he looked toward General Grant and bowed his acknowledgment of the victor's courtesy. The document was then signed, and when this had been done, General Lee said: General Grant, my men have not had anything to eat for three days' General Grant turned to his aid-de-camp and said: Let 3O COO rations be issued immediately for General Lees army
 This closed the historic scene The words of Lee and Grants order show that the Confederacy had been starved into submission and you will not hear a. "Reb" it matters not how hot-headed a "Reb' he may be- that will criticise General Grants campaign of starvation. They consider it one of the legitimate means of subduing your foe, and that IS all there is to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Secretary Redfield

"The address of Secretary Redfield was one of the ablest I have heard in Birmingham" said Dr. Scale Harris yesterday. His knowledge of the com mercial situation of this country as it relates to other nations is most &C., curate and to his service in the de- partment of commerce is due much of the credit for the quick manner in which this country righted itself from the threatened financial and business depression soon after the war started
 Secretary Redfield is regarded by President Wilson, I am informed, as one of the ablest members of his cab- inet, and the democratic party will profit largely in the coming campaign from the efficient manner in which the ment He had been trained for many years in business affairs of large pro- portions and this, with his natural ability, enabled him to grasp the needs of the country more readily than most men. He has not only adopted plans for the department which will result in greatly extending American com merce throughout the world, but he has been the leader in the movement to have the United States become inde- pendent of other nations. His depart ment has shown manufacturers how to make many articles which we had al- ways imported from Germany and oth- CT, ations. The real importance of this cannot fully be appreciated by the peo- pie who do not know what a serious condition would have confronted many lines of industry unless relief had been provided"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
James J. Hill

In the passing of James J. Hill at his home in St. Paul yesterday Amerl- ca loses one of its greatest men. Born in Canada of Scotch Irish percentage, his early career was humble, but he had character, aspiration and grit, and with these qualities he soon made his mark after settling in the United States.
 MT. Hills sobriquet, Empire Build ing" was well merited. He had an eager mind and uncommon intellectual grasp.
 No young man in the railroad world ever started out with such acute pen etration into difficult problems. Be- fore he was 40 MT. Hill was known to be the most thoroughly equipped railroad executive in the United States. There was no part of rall- roading that he did not understand, and no man in the northwest rose to be such an authority on farming and cattle raising as he.
 Of brusque exterior MT. Hill was always approachable to those who had a claim on him, and among the in- digent poor he was like a brother. His benefactions were transformations, but few men in the United States have given so abundantly to worthy causes.
 In railroad development Mir. Hill was of the old school. He was pro- gressive and aggressive, but never knowingly or willingly took advantage of a railroad competitor or rival. If the interstate commerce commission called him to task for an alleged viola ton of the Sherman act, he had only to be invoked to make him accept the governments position.
 MT. Hill was a man among ten thousand, and his death will be sin cerely regretted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
A Brilliant Commencement

The University of Alabama is cele- brating this week it's eighty-fifth con- mencement, and in many respects the occasion is the most notable in the history of the institution. Alumni who received their diplomas ten or twelve years ago and have not visited their alma mater since can have but scant conception of the tremendous growth of the university in recent years. A building era happily began under the presidency of Dr. John w. Abercrom- bic, has been continued under Dr. George H. Denny, the present head of the university, whose achievements in Alabama have already stamped him as one of the most brilliant educators in the country, man of exceptional executive power and broad mentality.
 For many years the state university struggled along with an inferior equipment and buildings which were inadequate for it's needs, but now the campus presents to the visitor an inn posing array of structures, including 8 new gymnasium, Conner hall, Nor gan hall, Smith hall and a girls dormitory, total of something like $500,000 having been spent since 1908 on new buildings, while $40,000 has been spent on improving the univer- sity grounds, including the superb campus, which is not surpassed for natural beauty anywhere in the United States. Furthermore, plans are all ready under way for erecting $1O0,- 900 memorial library in honor of Mrs. Amelia Gorgas,. beloved librarian for many years at the university, and a number of handsome fraternity houses, some of them already being erected, will shortly add dignity to the university grounds. The attend ance, also, has increased from few hundred to more than 1000, in all de- partments.
 The commencement exercises, which are now being conducted, signalize- these splendid achievements, and the unusually large number of distin- ruished alumni and. other noted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
A TRICK ro DODGE u-RoArs

Oscar King Davis in the Saturday Even-
 ing Post.
 There is one trick in the game of beat ing the submarines which was played very we'll by the ship that brought me across the Atlantic from Liverpool. She was advertised to sail on a Wednesday at p. m. On Tuesday afternoon each person who had booked passage by her received a personal and private notifca- tion from her agents that her sailing had been postponed for two days. Of course, it would be extremely difficult to get that information to any submarine which might be lying in wait for that particu- ,ah ship in time to do the submarine any good; but. just to make 1t little more certain, she did not sail even at the post poned time. The passengers all went up to Liverpool on Friday and aboard ship. The vessel pulled out of the dock and an- chored in the stream. There she waited for orders from the admiralty. It was thick and cold. with frequent snow squalls, all day on Saturday-ideal weather for lodging submarines; but the admiralty did not give the word to go until that evening. Then we went out into the murk at top speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
LIGHT FOR THE LIBERTY STATUE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 Bartholdis Statute of Liberty in New York harbor is a symbol and an alle- gory. It is a silent witness to the world, not only of that for which this nation -eminently stands, but of the recognition in enduring bronze from the Old World to the New. The New York World has made the admirable suggestion that the great welcoming figure in the nations principal gate way should be illuminated by night as well as by day, that its message should never be silenced or darkened and that it should be an everpresent reminder to those who seek our shores of the un- dying flame which is the life and in- spiration of America. The World has started with a generous subscription fund for the lighting system Itself, and the federal government will be asked to maintain the lighting equip ment after the public has provided it. This is a happy thought, which should have the instant assent of the au- thorities at Washington. and the cor dial cooperation of the peopls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
SOLDIERS, WIVES A WORRY

From the Vancouver World.
 Mainly on the ground that their pres- ence tends to hamper efficiency in the Canadian forces in England and France, the agents-general in London of the pro- vinces of Canada, assembled in confer ence and passed resolution calling upon the provincial governments to take prompt steps to discourage officers and soldiers wives from going to London until the end of the war.
 There are more than 5000 wives of off cers and men of the Canadian forces now in the United Kingdom,' one agent general said, addressing the conference, "and I understand this number is to be increased during the next two or three months at a rate of upward of 1000 a week.
 Immediately they arrive they com municate with their husbands, who per- haps have only just returned from the trenches, urging them to get further few days leave. In the majority of cases this is, of course, impossible, owing to the military exigencies But in spite of that they persist. demanding the inter- vention of the agent-general and the high commissioner, and when they find they are helpless in the matter these good women take things into their own hands and write the military authorities. In not few cases they have communi- cated with the commanding officer direct. without the knowledge of the husband, to whom such behavior causes some anxiety.
 1t is far better for the wives to re- main in Canada with friends than to come here on an off chance of seeing their husbands and then spending several months among strangers'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
MYSTERY OF THE SHIPS
nm inc New York Globe.

From the New York Glope.
 The whereabouts of navies is one of
 the puzzles of the great war. In a vague and general way we all believe we know where the British navy turks and once in while part of it emerges into view, as when the German battling greyhounds tried to slip through on the Dogger bank. Some months ago a dele gation of French statesmen went to see the British navy. They came back and reported they saw it, but in just what latitude and longitude the sight was
 vouchsafed they do not tell, if they know But whether or not the British fleet is seen, it's presence is felt; its protection has made possible the west ern defense of the allies.
 The Russian fleet, on the other hand, is only less mythical than the Flying Dutchman. Some of us have forgotten that there is a Russian fleet. or at the most allow it the fighting efficiency of the celebrated Swiss navy. But, as a matter of fact, there is Russian fleet two fleets, to be exact. The Black sea fleet, with headquarters at Sebastopol, includes three dreadnaughts. which have been finished within the last two years. In the first line of the Baltic fleet there are four dreadnaughts, completed about IS months ago. It is true these two fleets have seemed to be mainly idle. The Turkish man-o'-war Medilli (once his Teutonic majesty's ship Breslau) is still able to swoop over from the Col den Horn and shell the watering place of Eupatoria without Interrogation by anl
 Russian vessel of sufficient strength to show her fight.
 Once and only once, since the war be- gan has there been little foray of the Baltic fleet from Kronstadt as far down as the mouth of the Gulf of Finland to resist an impending raid of German ships. It would seem that when Riga is threatened again by land and by sea, with Field Marshal Won HiI.denburg in command of the army and the ship-of- the-line that bears his name leading the naval forces, the moment will have come for Russia to prove to her allies, and to her enemies, that as a naval power she really is worthy to be ranked higher than
 Switzerland. Andorra and Paraguay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
WARNINGS TO MAIDENS 7 York Correspondence Pittsburg

New York Correspondence Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 minister here has issued warning to girls in the shape of 10 commandments of his own. He warns them against inn modesty, wine and willy men. These warnings are: 1. Thou shalt not deludc thy mother. 2. Thou shalt not surrender thy modesty for the favor of unprincipled men. 3. Thou shalt not run wild and fall into the whirlpool of fashion and plunge thy family folk into the hopper of the nerve grinding mill. 4. Thou shalt not allow the Timber tongue of the flatterer to bewilder thy head and master thy strength. l. Thou shalt not tattle. 6. Thou shalt not let frivolity of speech or manner unclothe thee of thy attraotiveness and personal charm. (. Thou shalt not think more of the cloth ing of thy feet than the culture of thy head. s. Thou shalt not smoke; thou shalt not tamper with the liouor cup. g. Thou shalt not be slothful while others in the home toll. 10. Thou shalt find real happiness in truthfulness. hopefulness, joyfulness. peacefulness and in serving others in the spirit of the Great Master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Seems Like Vacation

'"This seems like a vacation to me-" said Judge Thomas R. Lea yesterday. Most of the lawyers have gone to Tuscaloosa and all the other courts are in full swing. Those are the things that keep me idle. Usually I have as much as I can do and especially Is this true when the other courts are recessed. All the small cases are put off until the larger ones are finished, then they make a break for us.
 T have handled one of the largest dockets the past month that I have ever had. There has hardly been an hour during the day that we have not been busy. Considering all that this little breathing spell strongly re- sembles a vacation to me. However, l am not kiclling."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
ALABAMA PRESS

Prattville Progress: Economical wom- en of the west want Uncle Sam to coin -half-cent piece. And why in on bargain days.
 Selma Times: All of the festive Ala bama towns that have contracted the habit of "winking the other eye' at their tigers are beginning to do some heroic housekeeping. They are taking the cue from Girard, which is our most horrible example" of overdoing thing. Collinsville Courier The Age-Herald and other Birmingham papers seemed to think that the republican convention sat down upon Colonel Howard at Birming- ham. The fact of the business is that Colonel Howard didn't ask for anything for himself. HeSonly asked that the del- egates be elected from the floor instead of being nominated by committee. He just lost in what he contended for, that is all.
 Montevallo Advertisers: "It has been proposed to revise and shorten the Ten Commandments. Something will have to be done to make them more popular for every day use. e."-Birmingham Age-Her- aid. We'll the ordinary American is a skillful reviser of the moral code, and Birmingham is a great American city What more do you want? We would hate to see the decalogue trimmed closer than it is in your city. Don't make At lanta jealous
 Tuscumbia Alabamian Dispatch: A strange sight was seen on our streets Tuesday, when a pedestrian ar- rived pulling small gocart in which was his wife and little child, carrying an un- brella. He was in Moulton last week and left here on the Memphis road. His was a strange idea, but we commend him for one thing. He had not forsaken his wife. In our opinion he will stand jus tified before God when many of these starched front and standing collar fe.- lows will go to the devil for mistreating their wives at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
To things of sale a sellers praise be- longs. Loves Labors Aost'

BEGINNING THE DAY-Help me. Father, to bring to Thee what | have. and in Thy hands may see again the miracle of the little null tipIied. Under Thine eye may thrili and grow. In Thy presence may my powers leap. o, great God, make me pIiant under Thy fingers. In f,hrist,s name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

A magazine editor says some of the most successful writers don't understand their popularity. That's struggling au- thor's idea of nothing in particular to worry about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Related accounts of Servians freezing to death don't awaken quite as much pity as they would had they reached us be- fore the weather man ushered in these sweltering days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

visitors in attendance, together with T1scaloosas centennial celebration, make the eighty-fifth commencement of the university an event of ex- traordinary interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Barney Oldfield recently gave thrilling exhibition of automobile driving simply to win straw hat. However. the aver age man prefers to get his summer head gear by betting on an election
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

It is reported that there may scarcity convention. Panhandle Pete can recom- mend Grant park as an ideal place in which to "flop.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
RESIGNATION.

RESIGNATION. The art of keeping cool, Not easy to acquire, Cannot be fixed by rule Of conduct or attire. The precipitation drips from some who hardest try To follow printed slips, Then give up with a sigh. The smartest laws laid down By writers for the press, Concerning life in town, Ones food and fun and dress, Don't always hit the spot Advice? They nights well spare it, For when the weather's hot We simply grin and bear it.
 APPROPRIATED IN FULL. whats the name of your child. Di- nah?"
 He's named Central Pope Jackson, ma am"
 "But where did he get the title, Gen. erap?"
 We done name him after Gen'ral Pope, ma am. Tse been his cook fo 20 years"
 WHEREON SHE FACULTIES. Would you call this interpretative dancer an artist to her finger tips?" T don't know about her finger tips, but she seems to have exceptionally gifted toes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Louis w. Hill had a sedative brought from Chicago to St. Paul for James j.. Hill on a special train. The cost of having prescription filled is mere bag atelle to man in his position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

The Bulgars invaded Greek territory without waiting to see whether the door, mat had welcome" on it or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
NOT A FORDIT

You say you are a pacifst?"
 "Yes."
 ''Yet. if I were to tweak your nose you'd fight"
 "Of course I'm not the sort of pacifist that facetous persons warn to keep away from squirrels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Damon Runyan is helping newspaper readers to see the humorous side of ban dit hunting in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Holland is overrun with spies, but they spend money freely and that makes busi- ness better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

The war will probably last long enough for the Servian army to demonstrate that it can "come back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Belgiums past experiences as buffer state are enough to discourage her from playing a similar role in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

The skirts for bathing suits will be only a trifle higher than skirts for street wear this year. and the general effect will be much the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

The man who swats flies in desultory manner will never amount to much in this world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

There isn't much chance to start an ar gument about the school bonds Public sentiment seems to be running all one way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

A great many people think they would be satisfied if they only had ''flivver," but they would be wanting a steam yacht next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Prohibition has reduced the consump- tion of beer. The Demon Rum, however, continues more or less rampant in the land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Washington is buzzing with politics, but a few stanch patriots are still paying some attention to preparedness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

From 1000 to 5000 carloads of rubbish are collected every year in Philadelphia during the annual Clean-Up week, &C., cording to a writer in the Philadelphia Bulletin. A study of waste material was made in New York and it was found that thousand carloads of city rubbish would yield 9 tons Of tin cans, 30 tons of paper IS tons of rags, 96OO bottles, 47 barrels of broken glass. g tons of old iron and 1700 pounds of rubber and other materials The National Association of Waste Material Dealers estimates that the waste products of the United States each year are worth $7O0, COOL 600, including trade waste, city refuse and domestic waste. During the past few years the United States has begun to realize the mulate with rapidity impossible in al more thrifty country. Hundreds of firms and individuals now make fortunes out of castoff articles deemed worthless by the average person. During the past 25 years many waste products have become great factors in manufacturing and com- merce. For example, $50,0O0,0Oo year worth of cotton seed oil is produced in this country from former waste prod uct. The reclaimable value Of New York garbage is estimated at $4O0O,O0o year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

The Germans evidently think they will yet be able to break through the iron ring" It's remarkable how much confi- dence the Krupp works inspire in Teu- tons hearts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
THE POET.

He sings the newly risen sun
 And moves the world to tears. Who hasn't seen the morning break
 In twenty-seven years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

Dr. Waite was anxious to end the ol deal and the jury cheerfully obliged him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

voice, nor any aptitude for blowing Q horn or beating a drum''
 sURREPTITIOUS PLEASURE. Poor old MT. Dadburn has my sym pathy"
 why sop
 He's the father of a musical daugh- ter who resorts to smelling salts every time Irving Berlin's name is men, tioned in her presence"
 "Wen?"
 And when the old gentleman sneaks over to neighbor's house to hear a. Iit- tie ragtime on their photograph, he al- ways comes home with guilty look'
 RIDING A HOBBY. "spinks is back from his vacation al- ready?"
 'Yes. He says he had the time of his life."
 "A round of gaiety, I presume?' Nothing of the sort. Spnks is a stamp collector He met another crank with the same hobby. They sat around for 10 days discussing stamps and then Spinks came home'
 SURRENDER. Oh, the never-ending struggle Keeps brave heart feeling fit, But the unavailing brother Simply signs and wants to quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
OUT OF IT.

OUT OF TIT. Will you be heard in the convention?" I'm fraid not" answered Congress- man Twobbe. T have neither foghorn voice, nor any aptitude for blowing Q horn or beating drum.''