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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT SOME THINGS
WHICH OCCURRED I'm BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY

All this demonstrated to me that there
is a magnificent spirit in this town. of
Birmingham and it's surrounding country.
There are s99 good people here to every
bad one. And if a few of the pessimists
would observe the good in those here
abouts and set it forth rather than mag
nifying the little weaknesses, Birming.
ham would be far better.
The outlook for this Birmingham dis
trict is better than it has been at any
time in 10 years
The large iron and steel concerns have
been making so much money recently
that the eyes of the iron and steel world
are concentrated here.
New companies are getting options on
coal and ore lands and the old companies
are making plans for extensive improve
ments. They are going about 1t in
quiet way and some of them make pro-
tests when the Age-Herald tells about
future plans.
But it is a fact that many new indus
tries and much extension of the present
industries here are planned and that Biz
mingham's future is brighter than it has
ever been.
There is money to be made here and
lots of shrewd manufacturers with ample
capital are coming into this district to
take advantage of the opportunities
which many of us have overlooked
From busienss point of view, and to
this district in particular it does not
matter much who is elected President
next Tuesday
do not believe the stock market nor
industrial development will be seriously
affected, whoever is elected President.
If the great masses of the people Of
this country go out to vote, and vote
their wishes on Tuesday, the indications
are that Wilson will be reelected; but
if the plans of the republican campaign
managers carry, then Hughes will be
elected.
These plans are to spend volumes of
money to keep democrats away from the
polls in the close states on Tuesday.
Therefore the result is a toss up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

At four o'clock in the afternoon five
men had escaped from the mine alive
and two bodies, with their heads sew
cred, had been brought out. There were
some % men entombed in the mine,
and apparently there were not less
than $50 volunteers from the other
mines in the Birmingham district
working like common laborers to res
cue the entombed men.
There were Tennessee Company men,
Republic Company men, the govern
ment rescue outfit and 1 might say
every mining engineer in the entire
Birmingham district was on the scene
lending his efforts to the officials of
the Sloss company to aid them in their
troubles.
There was not a man on the scene
of the disaster who found fault with
the operation of the mine or with the
safety devices that had surrounded it,
I talked with men who worked in the
mine on the day shift and each and
everyone of them thought every pre-
caution had been taken and that prob
ably the explosion was caused by the
negligence of someone who will never
be able to tell the story.
But the thing that impressed me was
the number of men who had travelled for
miles to offer their services in rescue
work There were miners from every
coal mine in all the Birmingham district
volunteering their services to go into the
mine and do anything necessary to res
cue their fellow workers.
There must have been thousand peo-
O. clock yesterday afternoon, every one of
whom was there to volunteer for any
service. There was no noise nor com
motion nor shouting. The men who were
doing the rescue work were going about
it calmly. and those who stood about
ready for service were conducting them
splvae like trained soldiers.
Timbers for brattice work were hauled
up and carried into the opening of the
mine as If being done by regular SOL
diers. Even collins were hauled out from
Birmingham in automobile trucks and
placed properly for the reception of the
dead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
- IS -
STORY OF A FAMILIAR HYMN

From the PittSburg Post.
The familiar hymn beginning, God
Moves in a Mysterious Way" known as
"Cowpers Hymn" had it's origin as fol-
lows: Cowper was all his life the victim
of melancholia and more than once at
tempted suicide. One day, bent upon de-
stroying himself, he got into a cab and
ordered the driver to take him to a GER
tain point on the river, where he intended
to drown himself. The cabman. noticing
his strange appearance and feeling that
all might not be right with him, drove
him about the city and finally stopped in
front of the poets door. Stepping out
and recognizing the old familiar sur
roundings, and shocked at the thought
of his narrow escape, Cooper exclaimed:
God moves in mysterious way his
wonders to perform, and. rushing in.
Immediately composed the immortal
hymn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

yesterday was the second to occur in
the past few weeks. Some day, per-
haps, science will make deaths in coal
mines comparatively uncommon. 1t
is horrible way to die and the hero
ism of those who take part in the har-
rowing work of rescue cannot be too
highly commended.
Il n
TIL names of George washington and
Abraham Lincoln have been mentioned
so many times lately by political spell
binders that less enlightened voters are
beginning to think Washington and Lin
coin are running for office again.
n
Walking is getting to be lost art in
this country, according to a Philadelphia
newspaper. Oh, well, while the dance
craze continues we'll get plenty of exer-
else
A few pious patriots are going to pray
for their candidate today, but practical
politicians will figure on the best way
to pull a few more wires before Tuesday.
+
Since the first of the year more than
$1,000 automobiles have been stolen In
Chicago. People who can't afford to buy
car simply go out and take one.
Having failed to breoIy fhroiob fba
Germans in their 'big push" allied STRAIT
egists are busily explaining that this was
rot the intention at all
y X
When a prominent citizen is asked to
pose for a motion picture camera man,
his first care is not to look foolish, but
he nearly always does.
:. 1. x
Gaze Conferred on Boss Murphy
states a headline. Boss" Murphy is a
person who doesn't mind being stared at.
If the Deutschland carries any mail
back to Germany, there will probably be
few souvenir post cards in the lot.
The old-fa shioned humorist who used
to say silk stockings came high has sub
stituted boots" for Stockings"
X X X
If many more prisoners escape from
the Jefferson county Jail, big Rock" will
lose it's terror for evildoers.
Il 4. 4:
Bread, long considered the staff of lifes
is getting into the same class with gold
headed walking sticks.
x X y
Charley Schwab could not find a more
ideal location for a steel plant than right
here in Birmingham.
Rumania may be humping the bumps,
but she would hardly care to change
places with Greece.
The college boys in town yesterday
showed reckless disregard for the high
cost of gasoline.
IAN egg has been laid" says the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence Now for the 0ncu-
ha tjopt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
THAT HATEFUL DAY.
When Tuesday dawns throughout the
nd

When Tuesday dawns throughout tn
land,
Epectant hearts will beat.
Therell be no music by the band,
But the tramp of myriad feet
OF voters marching to the polls
To 'seal the nations fate"
Ere long the tide oblivious rolls
Ger many candidate.
All! who can paint the deep despair
OF those who fail to win?
Let no one mock the mournful air
Of such as they. The din
And turmoil of their public days
Was wondrous sweet to know,
AS every look and gesture says
When defeat has laid them low.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
WANTED TO BE SAFE

From the Duluth (Minn.) Herald.
Appleton, Wis.-"Up home most Of
the people carry revolvers, and
thought had better take one with me
when I came to Appleton. 1t is danger
GUS in the big cities, they told me. and
wanted to be SAFE"
This was the excuse given by a young
girl from Norway. Mich, who caused a
mild panic on a street car here when a
big revolver which she carried in a
handbag dropped to the floor of the
car. The girl stopped and hastily
picked up the weapon. placing it in her
handbag, but the conductor, who saw
her, fearing trouble, called a police
man. Investigation showed that the
girl wanted work and she was turned
over to the civic relief head of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
FORCED TO ECONOMIC.

well, my boy" said the genial father
in-law, now that you have married my
daughter, trust that our relations will
continue to be most cordial"
81 hope so, sir"
But you surely don't think will re-
gard you any less lightly now than l
did before?"
"Td hate to think that, sir. but |
must warn you that since have wife
to support. can no longer afford to
buy the expensive cigars I've been CIV
ing YOU"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
THE HOUSE OF PAIN

BY Florence e. Coates.
Unto the prison house OF Pain none will
lingly repair,
The bravest who an entrance gain
Reluctant linger there
For Pleasure, passing by that door, stays
not to cheer the sight,
And Sympathy but muffles sound and
banishes the light.
Yet in the prison house Of Pain things
full of beauty blow
Like Christmas roses, which attain
Perfection mid the snow
Love, entering, in his mild warmth the
darkest shadows melt,
And often, where the hush Is deep, the
watt Of wings Is felt
All, me! the prison house of Pain! What
lessons there are bought
Lessons of q sublimer strain
Than any elsewhere taught
Amid its loneliness and bloom, grave
meanings grow more clear.
For to no earthly dwelling place seen3
God 70 strangely nearg
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
nm HERE is a Birmingham spirit.
saw it manifested yester-

nm HERE is Birmingham spirit.
saw it manifested yester-
day.
I have sat in my office and read let
tiers of protest about almost every
thing being done In Birmingham. 1
have received delegations with com
plants to make. I have heard men
ia the corridors of the banks and on
the street corners complain of the
wrongs hereabouts, and have had
ministers and laymen and labor agita-
tors and disappointed politicians bring
their complaints to me until at times
L was almost led to pessimism.
But yesterday I came down town
of a sunshiny morning. The first man
I met was President Pevear of the
Birmingham Railway, Light & Power
company, a robust, healthy looking
specimen, with smile upon his face
Indicating that he was glad he was
living
written letter to the Alabama Pub
lie Service Commission reducing the
price of electric lights to the con-
sumers of Birmingham. He hoped he
could make a further reduction some
time in the near future.
His desire was to operate the pub
lie service corporation, of which he is
president, to the best interests of Biz
mingham and all its people. He ex-
pressed the determination to lay the
cards of this public service corpora
ton, so to speak, on the table before
the public.
He was very much like Mr. Smith
of the Farm Loan Bank Board, who
told Senator Hoke Smith and Governor
Harris of Georgia that he represented
a business proposition and he wanted
facts rather than hot air
I believe this man Pevear feels an
interest in the Birmingham public as
well as in his public service corpora
ton and that if the politicians will
let him alone. he will do the right
thing here.
I then rode out to the scene of
the Bessie Mine disaster some Is miles
from Birmingham, where an explosion
had occurred, killing some thirty or
more miners.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
PAUL COOK.

ideal condition. but more and moro are
thoughtful women declining the alterna-
tive of middle age loneliness or of re-
nouncing the work highly enjoyed if not
financially inevitable
So long as human nature remains nor
NAL economists need not fear the BUSH
mss woman's general rejection of mar
rage. Desire for love, interest in home
making are integral parts of the femi-
nine character. And those things which
lifes fundamental forces have Joined to-
gether mere extraneous conditions may
not easily set apart
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
Ward for Selma Amendment

'T hope Birmingham and Jefferson
county will poll big vote in favor
of the Selma amendment" said Com
missioner George B. Ward. ut affects
no interest of the state and no other
people than the people of Selma 1t
does not even increase their tax rate.
1t merely brings about a more sensi-
Bile apportionment of the tax money.
Selma and Dallas counties assisted
the people of Birmingham last Decem-
Der when the Birmingham amend
ment was voted on. The returns from
this election showed the following
from Dallas county: For the amend
ment, S51; against the amendment, 81.
This meant a vote of more than 4 to
1 in favor of the Birmingham amend
ment The citizenry of Selma are in
favor of local f-government and
have showed in the past they were
willing to help any community that
favored this rule. I hope the citizens
of Jefferson county will come forward
and vote as one in favor of the Selma
amendment"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Adolph Koppel Of Chicago, who ended
his life at 70, might have said with the
poor pagliacco in the little opera. The
Comedy Is Finished" Fifty years ago
he had clowned it before the crowned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
Many Lives Lost
AT Bessie Mines

nm HE Birmingham district has suf-
u fered another disastrous mine
explosion. According to the latest
estimate nineteen men, members OF
the night shift, were killed when an
explosion occurred in the Bessie mines
of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron
company early Saturday morning.
The others were saved.
The officials of the company
lost no time starting the work
of rescue. Other mine officials
were quick to respond. The car
of the mine rescue station,
United States bureau of mines, was
also rushed to the scene and there was
no lack, as there never is on an occa-
sion of this kind, of volunteers willing
to risk their lives for the sake of the
unfortunate victims.
Although great progress has been
made in preventing accidents In coal
mines and the heavy toll of life has
been considerably reduced in recent
years, chiefly as result Of the splen-
did work done by the United States
bureau of mines and the cooperation
of coal companies in various parts of
the country, it seems that no matter
how elaborate the precautions taken,
there is no absolute safeguard against
explosions. The Bessie mines were
inspected quite recently and pro-
nounced safe.
This district has had some terrible
disasters Of the sort. The explosion
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
Judge for yourself. He on
VERY CONSIDERABLE.

"Have you ever travelled 60 miles an
hour in your automobile?"
mo" replied the cautious motorist
I'm our part of tho country passenger
trains sldoin go faster than 40 miles an
hour and don't want to bring our rail-
roads into disrepute.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
EASILY DAzzLED.

rs Gadsby susceptible to feminine
charmsr'
Judge for yourself. He once bought
a translation of the Koran from blue
eyed. golden-haired book agent. thinking
it was a popular novel"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
ILee6 3,ueQ-
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
WANTS sEcLusIoN.

"Jibway thinks of retiring to private
life"
Bless mel didn't think he was so
prominent
Hes operating curbstone gasoline
station. He wants to have business
that doesn't keep him so much in the
public eye
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
IAlabaHma FARMERS
Need Federal Aid
CCORD1NG to a statement r

M CCORDING to statement re-
SAY Gently issued by Comptroller
John Shelton Williams, only three
1tates have not participated in the
great increase of banking resources
throughout the country. Alabama,
Mississippi and Oregon showed a de-
crease as compared with their re-
sources of 1913.
The federal government can hardly
afford to ignore the claims ofs~this
etate to a farm loan bank. The boil
,waeviI and floods have prevented Ala
hanna from sharing fully in the ma
tion-wide prosperity. For this season
only about third of the cotton crop
IL 1914 has been produced so far and
about one-half of the crop of 1915.
BY sticking to facts and eliminating
The kind of oratory that has more
sound than sense, Birmingham made
= highly favorable impression on the
members of the board who visited this
eity. The news comes from Washing
con that Birmingham has excellent
prospects of winning farm loan
bank.
AZ Alabama banker of national
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
Fine Fire Laddies

'"Too much cannot be said about the
efficiency of the present fire depart
ment and Fire Chief Sydney Middle
ton," said Ted N. Cottrell. manager of
Withington's pharmacy, yesterday.
1.-The fire laddies saved Birmingham
from two large conflagrations last
week when fire was discovered in the
downtown district after nightfall. Due
to the fact that accuracy was used
by the firemen and Chief Middleton,
no great damage was sustained The
fremen took due precaueion in extin-
gushing these flames. No unneces-
sary water was used In past years
the water damage ran higher than the
damage done by the fire, but the fire
department, under the able leadership
oe Chief Middleton, has eliInip this
loss
ut is a seldom thing to hear anyone
speak of the bravery of a fireman, but
in my opinion the man that wears
fireman's uniform is the bravest cit
izen .of this city"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
THE BUSINESS woMAN's MARRIAGE

From the Chicago Herald.
And still they vanish-those quaint old
illusions concerning woman in her larger
economic aspects-dispelled, one after an
other, by the calm, clear light of facts.
The improving fear that "the woman out
side the home" might no longer retain
interest in the things of the home or in
marriage has lasted like a toothache,
despite recurrent statistical refutation
Now comes Eleanor Gilbert. accredited,
experienced business woman, addressing
1.-THE Ambitious Woman in Business" to
sound a serious promarriage note.
Miss Gilbert believes that business
women should marry. early, and this
whether or no the financial condition of
the young husband prospective admit OF
the young wife's economic retirement.
II hold" she says, that it is far bet
ter for the people to marry In early
maturity, and both husband and wife to
work, than to separate for economic rea-
sons. Comparatively, there is no sacri-
flee in the difficult work of the married
woman who manages her home and a
BUSINESS; nor does the young husband
sacrifice much pride in conserving to her
pursuing business to help support the
home. The great and unnecessary sac
rifice is to give up the plan of life to-
gether because of the theory that the
home-maker should not work.
In such advice Miss Gilbert. whose book
deserves wide reading. rather expresses
than forestalls the opinion Of many wise
women workers. Divided allegiance for
the home-maker may not represent an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

BEGINNING THE DAY. thank
Thee, Lord, for this multitude of
people by whom L am surrounded,
from those at my side whom 1 love
Ms myself. unto those afar whom 1
do but see. Their songs and their
signs are mine. o make my heart
tender and large to beat in all these
lives. For Christ's sake. Amen.-H.
Nj. &c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
A Word or Two About

I{1AvE you observed the improve
i Il ment in The Age-Herald!
Its snap, it's makeup, and the news
st prints. Compare it with any other
newspaper in this broad land. Those
who read 1t one day will read it every
day. Four days ago it increased It's
annual subscription rate to the old
price of SO year. Its readers have
Increased four hundred each day; and
of more than thirty thousand sub
scribers but six have entered protests.
Negro Exodus and
Election Frauds
TN presidential election years when
j the contest was close the repub-
1;cans have resorted to fraudulent
schemes in doubtful states in an eff
fort to win by hook or crook. A Ia
miliar method in the seventies and
EIGHTIES and even as late as 1896 was
taking negroes from the south to GER
tain northern states for the purpose OF
registering them and voting them ike
cattle. The negroes thus employed
not only voted once, but many times.
There were local "repeaters," but IN
localities where the negro population
was large the colored visitor was
the most constant individual to re-
peat. The number of negroes used IN
these fraudulent projects was usually
Exaggerated, but there is no question
but that in more than one election the
colored repeater turned the scale for
the republicans.
The United States department OF
Justice has acted promptly and wisely
this time in keeping track Of the ne
rroes that were corralled by labor
agents in Alabama, Georgia and one
Or two other southern states and
transported to the middle west. Of
ficials of the department have dis
covered the plans of the republican
managers and they will be thwarted
rs far as possible.
The election laws are very much
stricter now than in other days. 1t is
no longer easy to commit frauds at
the polls. Yet the republicans will al
ways bear watching, for even in these
times of reform when the purity of
the ballot is supposed to be carefully
guarded by men Of all parties, the cold
guard" would not hesitate to stoop
to unlawful practices if by doing so
they could put Hughes election
ssover." Never were the republicans
50 desperate as now.
All praise for the active part the de-
partment of justice is taking in the
matter of heading off repeaters, white
tor black.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05
HOTEL LOBBHEs
Wanted to Enjoy Game

Circuit court Judge C. B. Smith made
his rounds about the courthouse yes
terday morning before he left for the
reason, he stated. that he wanted to
enjoy the football game in the aft
ernoon.
IT am going around looking for
trouble" said Judge Smith, land if
anyone has any paper that neces-
states my attention bring it forth, for
1 am going to the football game, and
1 am going there to enjoy myself and
forget all about the courthouse.
after listening to a bunch of legal
sharps all the week a fellow enjoys
the few hours he will get at lockwood
Field watching a squad of healthy
young animals trying to tear each
other up. At least 1 enjoy 1t, and
when 1 go to football games 1 for
get all about the law, the courts and
just yell-impartially for both sides
when they make good plays. And al
ways feel better after the game"
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There is no doubt as to the result OF
the Bankhead- Freeman race for Con-
gress in the Tenth district" said Con-
gresham w. B. Oliver, who was In Biz
mingham yesterday. IT have just COM
pleted speaking tour through the coun-
ties Of the old Sixth district, which are
now in the Tenth, and the result In that
section is practically assured I find the
Bankhead sentiment very strong, and
am sure that Mr.. Bankhead will be
elected representative over his republican
opponent. While his opponent may carry
a few counties, l believe the majority in
these counties will be SO small that they
will in no way offset the majority.
Will Bankhead will poll in other coun-
ties"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE.
"I'm looking for employment, sir. I'll
be frank with you. I've Just been re-
leased from prison"
"Ahem! One of the model prisons?"
Eyes. SIR"
''Well, I'm willing to give you chance.
but every man we employ is expected to
hustle If you think you can get down
to hard work and long hours after the
life Of elegant leisure you have doubt
less enjoyed in prison, I'll make place
for YOU