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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
Julian Street in Golfers Weekly.

Julian Street in Golfers Weekly.
IT might have been expected that
Mr.. Carroll Charles Carroll OF
q Carrollton), being the richest man
in the country, would hesitate at re-
bellion, but he, did not not. Unlike some
of our present day citizens of foreign
extraction, and in circumstances in
volving not merely sentiment, but
property and perhaps life, he showed
no tendency to split his Americanism,
but boldly threw his noble old cooked
Roosevelt to make his duty clear
to him.
In 1878 Mr. Carroll was a delegate
to the revolutionary convention of
Maryland; in ,1776 he went with three
other commissioners (BenJamin Frank
lin, Samuel Chase and Father John
CarrolD to try to induce the Canadian
colonies to join in the revolt and
soon after his return from this I'M
laration of Independence. or the cir
cumstances of the signing the late
Robert C. Winthrop of Boston gave the
following description:
will you sign?" said Hancock to
Charles Carroll. .rs
Most willingly" was the reply.
"There goes two millions with the
dash of a PEN" says one of those
standing by; while another remarks:
"Oh, Carroll, you will get off, there
are so many Charles CAROLS"
y CT ,iv,pr
back to the desk and putting that ad-
dition "of Carrollton" to his name,
which will designate him forever, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18

THE paving of Avenue r from eight
zenith street, south, to the Montevallo
road, which means to the entrance of
Elmwood cemetery, meets with my
hearty approval" said ]. H. McCary, one
of the petitioners for the paving of this
avenue. IF the property holders are
willing to pay the freight and thereby
improve Birmingham in the matter of
having excellent highways, I see no rea-
son why it should not be done at once.
Il wish every citizen who lives on a
street that is not paved would cooperate
with the commission and have their
property improved by the building of a
highway. 1t is a good investment. The
city allows 10 years time to pay for 1t,
and it means much to the beauty and at
Effectiveness of the city
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
Not All Railroad
Executives for Hughes

q S everyone may recall the rail-
GA road executives were displeased
with President Wilson's legislative
programme to avert the threatened
strike of the trainmen. The Adamson
eight hour bill, rushed through just
in time to prevent a traffic tie-up,
which would have meant widespread
paralysis to all branches of commence,
for little while at least, had many
supporters through the business
world, but none among the railroads.
The republicans have sought to
make capital of the administrations
course, and Mr.. Hughes, no doubt,
counted on getting the vote and bene-
fitting by the influence of transporta-
ton officials-even of those who had
always been democrats. But railway
executives as a rule are broad minded
men and while all of them felt sore
at President. Wilson at the time the
Adamson bill was enacted into law,
many of them will vote for Wilson's
reelection.
Judge Lovett, chairman of the
Southern Pacific, and recognized as
one of the ablest men in the country,
declared himself some weeks ago in
favor of Wilson and gave his reasons
why he thought the democrats should
be victorious. He criticized the Presi-
dent for the eight-hour measure, but
he took the human view of the situa-
ton, said we all make mistakes, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18

NN WASHINGTON, d. c.. october II.
WV Especial Mannheim, the great
v commercial city of the Upper
Rhine valley, which French aviators are
reported to have raided recently, is ia
nous as the chess board municipality
of Germany because of the precision
with which it is laid out in 1856 squares Of
equal size says a war geography bulle-
tin, which the National Geographic So
ciety issues from Washington.
with a population of 10000 of it's own
and $4,000 in the town of Ludwigshafen
just across the river, Mannheim is not only
the chief emporium for all south Ger
many, handling vast quantities of coal,
petroleum, cereals, tobacco, sugar cof-
fee and timber, but it is also a great
manufacturing center with chemical
works, electric machinery plants. iron
foundries, and automobile factories. At
the head of important navigation of the
Rhine, it is not only the leading city Of
the upper river, but is surpassed by CO.
logne alone on the Lower Rhine.
1.-The rapid growth of the shipping in
terests of the city necessitated vast
expansion of the harbor during the last
quarter of a century. The new docks,
quays and warehouses, constructed at
the mouth of the Neckar. which enters
the Rhine at this point cover nearly $50
acres.
1.-THE most striking building in Mann
helm is the famous grand ducal palace.
the largest of it's kind in the German
empire. Besides the apartments of the
Grand Duke of Baden, into whose pos
session the city passed in 1902, the palace
contains several interesting art collec-
tons The original building was erected
! during the first quarter of the eighteenth
century. was considerably enlarged .
quarter Of century later, and the
left wing restored following it's destruc-
ton by the bombardment Of 1895 when
the Austrians captured the town after It
had been held by the French for year.
The building covers two and a half times
! as many acres as the national capitol at
Washington, while the extensive palace
gardens give to the city park ana
recreation ground of great beauty. The
promenade surrounding the town follows
the line Of the old Notifications which
were razed when the Grand Duke of Ba-
den came into possession.
while Mannheim only dates from 1906,
when it was founded by the Elector Pal
atinate Frederick Nv and chiefly peopled
by Protestant refugees from Holland, it
occupies the site of village owned by
| the Abbey Lorsch in the eighth century,
, and only a short distance to the south
stood the old castle of Eicholzheim.
Here Baldasarre Cossa, one of three
churchmen who claimed to be pope at
the same time, was imprisoned for three
! years, following his sensational trial by
the council at Constance, during which,
among other crimes, he was charged
lbut not proved guilty. of having pois-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

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shooio wear iio"ins iochs'
IL doesn't get married man anything
TO BOAST that he is man OF few words.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
THE 'PossuM HUNT.

When it's 'possum time in Dixie,
Then the black mans heart is light.
Deep-lunged Fan and Bob" ant
"Trixie"
Wake the echoes Of the night.
Far aloft two small eyes shining
'Gainst the torch's leaping glare,
Where thick boughs are INTERVENING,
Show the quarry's crouching there.
Soon the AXIS blows resounding,
Seal the frightened 'possum's fate,
While the noisy pack surrounding
For the final leap doth wait.
Homeward bound, the hunters weary,
Yet is in a mood to sing,
Since he'll soon be waxing merry
Ger feast fit for a king.
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''Golden Special"
Has a stB@by Day.


| TT was bad enough to have their
u train called the "billionaire spe-
cial," thought the female campaigners
who crossed the country to solicit
votes for Hughes, bearing as they
went the jibes of the unfeeling, who
charged them with being in high So
cietv, with having Wall street hus-
bands and what not, but "poodle spe-
cial" was the straw that broke the
camel's back.
Wilson sympathizers started the
story that the train was trimming over
with poodles of the fluffiest variety.
It was insinuated to mothers of far
western states, who vote, that the lady
orators cared more for dogs than they
did for babies. At Portland, Ore, a
group of Wilson league women came
to the station bearing stuffed poodles
in their arms. They said, 1--WE heard
you all had your pet dogs along"
The campaigners were almost-but
not speechless with indigna-
ton, since it would never do to lose
the power of speech entirely while
making campaign tour. "We'll show
people of Oregon that we are more
interested in babies than in poodles,"
declared DR.. Katherine B. Davis, one
of the leaders. Forthwith mothers
along the line of travel were invited
to turn out at the stations with their
babies. At four towns mothers &C
cepted the invitation in large num-
bers. The speakers may have fumed
internally when some lusty infant
drowned out their oratory with his
bawling, but they didn't show it.
From time immemorial male politi-
clans have professed to be interested
in babies. The danes of the poodle
special were late in taking their cue.
In this great country there are still
thousands of voters-of both sexes,
perhaps-who look with suspicion on
the woman who carries poodle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
A THING OF THE PAST

From the New YORK World.
I'm swinging away from the brutal"
in prison management, says Governor
Whitman, 'it is not necessary to swing
to the maudlin." In swinging away
from what is called, in truth or false
hood, "maudlin," the people will see
to it that prison management does not
swing back to the brutal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
Is South Facing Coal Famine?

PEOPLE
ter"
This startling Alabama
tenton to the mmnence of the this winter
Tennessee Kentucky Alabama
which
Added
supplied
him
the full benefit demand
of
of a
an han
whatever railroads
to
pediousy ou of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18

the accounts audited. In the meantime
the treasurer says more money will be
required than he has received, but he
is still optimistic in pushing his small
donation project.
In keeping with the high cost of liv-
ing legitimate campaign expenses are
larger this year than they were in
1912, when the democrats used ST.
100000. In that year the republicans
accounted for about $1,000,000. And
the progressive fund amounted to not
quite $700,000
Treasurer Conelius N. Bliss, Jr., of
the national republican committee
calls for 100000 for this campaign,
but much more than that will be raised
if Penrose, Root, Barnes and Perkins
can find way to use slush fund in
close states. These mighty reaction
aries are desperate and can be as re-
sourceful in raising the wind" as the
late Mark Hanna was in 1896. But
votes are not as purchasable as they
were in other days. The independents
will decide this election, and it looks
now as if they would decide it in favor
of Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
A MoCkING-BIRD

Witter Bynner, in Poetry Magazine.
An arrow, feathery, alive,
He darts and sings;
Then with sudden skinmins dive
OF striped wings
He finds pine and, debonair,
Makes with his mate
All birds that ever rested there
Articulate.
The whisper of a multitude
OF happy wings
Is round him. returning brood,
Each time he sings.
Though heaven be not for them or him
Yet he is wise,
And daily tiptoes on the rim
OF paradise. sN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
A FELLOW FEELING.

80 politics bores your
Yes" replied the unpatriotic citizen.
well, you are not the only person who
feels that way. AS matter of fact, poll
regret the necessity OF having to get out
at periodic intervals and hustle for re-
election
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
A WORLD WIZARD

From the Washington Star.
I. RS phrase ''pussyfoot" is being en-
ployed by antagonists of Hughes. Even
people who do not like him must admit
the coionels enormous pathological in
fluence. ,t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
Stock Market Not
Long i'm Recovering

m HE successful raid of U-boat SO
y on British merchantmen in
American waters last Sunday week
caused slump in the New York stock
market, as was to be expected. Prices
had been soaring and it was about time
that spectators were taking their
profits.
Without any scare or outside cause
lit was only question of time when
the bulls would have to give the bears
show. Now that stock market trad
ers have, to all intents and purposes,
forgot about the daring exploit of the
German submarine, price values are
recovering rapidly. Some of the IA
vorites have evidently started on a
new high climb.
If business conditions were not
fundamentally sound the market
would be slow in getting over its re-
cent jolt. A presidential campaign
usually affects stocks, but in this era
of prosperity the market refuses to
halt except temporarily. 1t is a good
sign.
| The Japs are waxing fat and prosper
| GUS While the nations of Europe are
| bleeding one another to death. The slant
| Of the oriental eye was not put there for
nothing.
! Chicago couple with 10 children and
only two rooms were granted a divorce
competent to speak on the high cost OF
living.
Billy Sunday will be asked to conduct
a revival in Birmingham. Still, that
doesn't necessarily mean that the towr
is "Sodom, nor yet "Gomorrah"
Now that scientists have shown tina,
badness is hereditary, it should be COM
paratively easy to prove that the front
row. habit is also hereditary.
Il
The vice crusaders are conducting an.
other drive at the Chicago police de-
partment. The cabaret life in that towr
is lived under difficulties
| X X x
The French are beginning to drink more
beer, but they don't show any particular
| fondness for stems.
Mr. Hughes says he desires govern
ment through two houses and not
three Tut. tut, Mr.. Hughes, Don't in.
| dulge in puns.
The Venizelos government on the Island
of Crete has been recognized by the al.
lies, purely, we presume, as matter OF
courtesy
| Maybe, after all, the colonel could have
| advanced the Hughes candidacy more by
staying at oyster Bay and keeping mum
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
Fine Record Made
BY Street Railway

IlMURING the ten days that the
~ Alabama State Fair was open
to the public it is estimated that
1,560,961 passengers rode on the cars
of the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company, an increase of
139, 124 over the figures of last year.
Among the passengers there were a
great many children and visitors from
rural districts whose unfamiliarity
with the city called for additional
care on the part Of traction employees.
That there was not single accident
of any kind speaks we'll for the man.
agement of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, as we'll as
the efficiency of it's motormen and
conductors
This city has one of the best
equipped and best operated traction
systems in the country. The large
area covered makes adequate passen-
ger transportation vital necessity.
Courteous employees and willingness
to serve, the public are not the least
of the factors that make a success of
a traction system. The local company
is fortunate in having men of this type
in charge of it's cars.
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BEGINNING THE DAY--My Faith
err, may my living today tend to
tighten labor, rather than to add to
1t. May 1 help and not hinder. May
my coming into any company bring
peace rather than concern. Make me
satisfied to be an unnOttced mes
senger of light and harmony. For
Christ's sake. Amen.-B. NJ. E.
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felt that as Wilson had done so many
great things he should be kept in Of
flee.
F. D. Underwood, president of the
Erie road, is another broad minded
man. He came out recently in state
ment indorsing Judge Lovett's atti-
tude and authorizing the chairman of
the democratic campaign committee
to enroll him as one of Mr.. Wilson'S
supporters.
1t is known that many other rail-
road presidents are like minded. They
are not taking an active part in poll
tics-they never debut they will
vote for Wilson much to the distress
of Nominee Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CONVENTIONAL VERDICT.

CONVENTIONAL VERDICT.
THE fair defendant confessed that
she shot her husband"
Yet the jury acquitted herr"
Yes. 1t seems the jurors were all
conservative men and hated to break
precedent"
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NOT MUCH PROGRESS.

AT an early age he was thrown on his
own resources"
And now he's a millionaire. Think of
THAR
"Oh, he doesn't deserve much credit.
His resources at, the time were several
Millions
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when fortune means to men most
good,
She looks upon them with threat
Hninx eye. king John.
X
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Realty Business Active

Real estate business in Knoxville,
Tenn, is on the BOOM said T. P.
Hay, Jr., who returned yesterday from
a trip to Tennessee Business conditions
are live, and the realty men seem to
be doing WELL Being interested in the
real estate business more than anything
else, / naturally looked in to it. In adj
dition to the live business of buying and
selling of real estate, quite number of
buildings are being erected, both in the
business and residential sections.
Mr. Hay stated that the "Buy-a-
Home campaign in Birmingham was
meeting with fine success, as already a
number of homes had been bought and
the credit given to the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
SMASHING A POETS IDOL

FROM COluerS.
Autumn the sad season of the year?
Autumn melancholy? Autumn dreary
dull, depressing, dun, dour, dumpish dis
NAL, doleful dank, and deathlike? Is it?
That is what some folks think or have
gradually, year after year, inveigIed
themselves into thinking The poets
spokesman for beauty though they be-
are not quite guiltless in this matter,
They must have one season for melan-
choly; they need 1t for dramatic con-
trast They demand that one of the four
seasons shall serve as a conduit for their
pent-up poetic tears. Obviously it can't
be spring, summer, or winter, SO poor old
autumn is picked to be piloried before the
world as grief inspiring. In this capacity
she is called hard-but often beautiful
names. Though this isn't so true of the
biggest poets. While Thomas Hood is
speaking of autumns face of care" and
calling her a cloudy prison for the SOUL"
the mightier Keats is finding her music
as sweet as springs Far from being
dismal, good old William Barnes-he of
the homely close-to-the- soil verse-fnds
her jolly:
IT'S merry when the 'brawny men
Da come to reap it down, o,
Wher glossy red and poppy head
IS among the talks so brown, o.
tbs merry while the wheats in lille
Ar when, by hill ar boiler,
The leazers thick da stoop to pick
The ears 80 ripe an yoller.
Gloomy?-when the earth comes to it's
hour Of full fruition and turns the ira
ditional cornucopia upside down before
man; wnen the foliage tries to achieve
an all-day sunset with it's madcap fire.
works, and when the wind whoops with
joy upon the October hilltop. Natures
face of care indeed! If this be
cloudy prison for the SOUL then by all
means let the soul be vouchsafed three
months of such captivity each year, so
long S this earth continues to spin
through space.
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ANXIOUS TO SAVE HIM.

What are you doing there?"
Figuring on the upkeep of an auto
mobile"
you can't afford to buy an automo-
bile"
Il know It, I'm just getting up some
data with which to convince a friend Of
mine that he can't AFFORD to buy one
either"
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HOW SAD.

HOW SAD.
A debutante, it CHANGED,
Confessed with trembling lip
That she had never danced
Upon a battleship.
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Agriculture the Basis

Tuscaloosa county, which ordinar-
lily makes more than $4,000 bales or
cotton annually, will get about 5000
this year." said Howard L. Smith, city
attorney of Tuscaloosa, who was here
western part of the state will not go
much above this average of about 20
per cent of normal. Two causes, the
boil weevil and the floods, are re-
sponsible for this condition. Diversifi-
cation has been started and is being
generally encouraged, but has not yet
reached the point to which 1T must go
in order to bring prosperity to the
agricultural sections. and incidentally
to the industrial cities of the state.
81 believe the present condition will
serve to drive home to Birmingham and
some of the other industrial centers
the fact that after all the prosperity
of the agricultural interests is the
foundation of all business advancem emf
in the south With the greatest in
dustrial activity in the iron and steel
mingham is not going forward as she
should The short crops over the state
offer the explanation, in my opinion
The outlying territory upon which Biz
mingham must depend for much OF
her business cannot buy as in times
past"
Mr.. Smith stated. however. that in
spite of the agricultural conditions
Tuscaloosa was going forward. Activ-
tiles in other lines had tended to a
certain degree to make up the losses
caused by short crops.
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LOOKING BACKWARD.

LOOKING BACKWARD.
Mrs. Calder speaks of a spread that
costs a thousand dollars or moro as a
little diner"
Yes, and did you ever notice the far
away look in Mr.. Gadder's eyes some
that?"
mo. What do you suppose it indi-
cates?'
II guess he's thinking of the time
when he was glad to get cup of coffee
and dish Of beans for his dinner
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HAPPY MEMORY.
81 hear you spent the summer at a
fashionable resort"
YES" said Mr.. Dubwaite. That was
to please the wife, you know"
But don't you ever go anywhere to
please yourself?"
We'll" he replied, wistfully, some
years ago I attended bartenders pic
mic" PAUL COOK.
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 3, 1879.
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No communication Will be published
without its authors name. REJECTED
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-12-15

cupful citron, one large t~easpoonful
ground cloves, one large teaspoonful
allspice, one egg. one cupful warm
black coffee, one cupful molasses,
three cupfuls flour, three-fourths
pound of currants, three large tea
spoonfuls cinnamon, one large tea
spoonful grated nutmeg, one teaspoon
full of baking soda.
After washing several times through
a colander remove the seeds and stems
from the raisins. Cut the remainder
of the fruit into dice. After gradually
dreaming the butter and sugar give it
a thorough beating. Beat the egg
without separating and add to the
butter and sugar.
After putting the soda in a cup pour
on the lukewarm coffee and the mo.
lasses. After sitting carefully grad.
ually add the flour, keeping enough
-four to dust the fruit. Mix the fruit
together and flour it. Add first the
spices to the batter and then add the
fruit and mix thoroughly.
Use a cake pan with straight sides
and line it with buttered paper. Pour
in the mixture and bake in a slow
oven for four and a half hours.
Fruit cake should be wrapped in a
cloth as soon as it is cold and kept in
an air tight tin box.