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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
Interest of People

THE decision of Commissioner Wealth
erly declaring that the railroad COM
panies operating in Birmingham will have
to come across and do their part In safe
guarding the lives Of the citizens of Biz
minghan in the matter of grade cross
ings appeals to me-" said James Esdale.
well known attorney. I take d
terest in the happenings Of the commits
sion on vital questions. Each morning
turn to the fifth page of The Age Herald
and the first thing scan ID the doings OF
our five city commissioners. I find that
the news of the day, insofar as the COM
mission is concerned, Is prominently dis
played on the fifth page of The Age-Her-
aid,
MIR. Weatherly's declaration that he
was ready and willing to make the rail-
roads come across and provide for thu
safety of the public, as published in The
Age-Herald Friday morning, appealed to
the people OF this city. There Is nc
doubt but what a subway should be built
at the Twentieth street crossing. A VIA
duct at Twenty-first street Is an actual
necessity. These plans for the building
of these public improvements have been
approved and passed Ny ,..4l.
four years. 1t is high time for the rail-
roads to either do their part or resort to
law. Mr.. Weatherly Is right and ths
people are back Of him."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
DESERVED REBUKE.

DESERVED REBCKE.
II put my good money in your
scheme" beloved the small investor,
and now can't set a cent out OF ,ty
Calm yourself" answered the willy
promoter. "Other people put twice as
much money in It as you did, and
theirs was Just as good as yours"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
SOMETHING IN THIS.

SOMETHING IN THIS.
You women are always spending
money for preparations to make your
selves better looking" growled Mr..
Twobb1e.
II guess that's true. my DEAR" re-
piled Mrs. Twobble, sweetly.
Now. you hardly ever see man do
ing that"
mo. because 80 out of 100 men real-
lie that the quest OF beauty is hope
less" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
Want improvements

"The recent developments regarding
the paving of streets in Birmingham
has shown that the people of this
city are alive and awake to the adj
vantages Of paved Streets" said Will
liam STREET.. IT notice that the property
holders along Avenue r have petit
toned the commission to pave that
street from Eighteenth street to the
Montevallo road, which begins at the
Elmwood cemetery. l also notice that
the commission has recently adopted
several ordinances for the paving Of
different sections of Birmingham.
when You see the citizens Of any
community ready and willing to spend
their money for street improvements
1t is the surest sign In the world that
they have faith in the city in which
they own property. l noticed In the
papers few days ago where the city
adopted an ordinance for the paving OF
Tuscaloosa avenue, West End. This
street was paved several years ago
and it proved unsuccessful At the
present time this street is in a hor-
rible condition. The mere fact that
the residents along this thoroughfare
want this street paved is the greatest
sign of prosperity. Paving means more
toward the progress of a city than any
one other thing that can be advocated"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
East Side Worries
ALONG AS Usual

lN in New York's East Side re-
garding the high cost of living met
with various answers. A social settle
ment worker said that times are bet
ter in the slums than they have ever
been, because girls who used to get
So a week for unskilled labor are now
being paid Sc and 81 week. Another
settlement worker said times are bad
because prices have gone up 80 high
and there has been so much trouble
among garment workers, who consti-
tute large part Of the East Sides
adult population. Unskilled labor is
being poorly paid and the pushcart
men are having hard time making
both ends meet.
Another authority stated that times
were both good and bad. The organ
lied workers are doing well and the
unskilled workers are having difficult
ties, but this is the usual state Of af-
fairs. The approach of winter fills
these people with dread which is
only surpassed by their fear Of sum-
mer.
Apparently, it doesn't make much
difference to the congested East Side
who is occupying the White House at
Washington and few, if any, of this
teeming hive of humanity know or
care who is elected to the highest Of
flee in the land.
Another Story of
Bethlehem Steel
1THE romance of Bethlehem Steel is
u a theme of which newspaper
writers never tire. Girard, whose daily
column in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger is widely quoted, tells how
Charles M. Schwab coaxed Joseph
Wharton, hard-headed Philadelphia
philanthropist, to take some Bethle-
hem Steel shares in payment for his
stock in the old Bethlehem company.
According to Girard, Mr.. Wharton re-
piled in his blandest manner, Gust
plain money is good enough for me-"
For a number of years this remark
was famouse in financial circles, and
the shrewdness of Wharton was &C.
claimed by capitalists who thought
themselves foresighted. That was be-
fore the phenomenal rise of Bethle-
hem Steel stock, which has made a
number of investors rich overnight.
This stock has recently sold for 20
times what it was worth when the
Philadelphia financier made his his
toric reply to Mr.. Schwab. Persons
who were so fortunate as to buy Beth
lehem for a mere song have since en-
tered the plutocratic class and it is
comforting to people who believe in
the part luck plays in the life of the
average man that many of the small
investors who pinned their faith to
Charles M. Schwab are now in posi-
ton to laugh at the capitalists who
preferred "just plain money" to stock
which is now selling for more than
$500 share.
Richmond Preserving
It's Old Landmarks
IT HE fact that the old Southern
y Literary Messenger building
in Richmond, in which Edgar Allan
Poe produced many of his earlier
poems and short stories, now being
RACED because of its unsafe condition,
is to be reconstructed on the grounds
Of Richmond college is a pleasant re-
minder of the good work the Society
for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities has done in recent years
Few American cities founded in the
colonial period have preserved SC
I MANY of their historic landmarks as
Richmond. Forty or fifty years ago
New York was rich in old buildings,
but most of them have disappeared
l..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

mented before their departure last even
ing upon the fact that they had gotten
moro real information here than at any
othr place they had visited
The chances are very favorable to the
selection OF Birmingham.
That reminds me Birmingham has a
genuine wheel horse and man OF brains,
energy and judgment in Oscar Wells,
President Of the First National Bank
Wells is Mlssourian and he goes about
everything in the characteristic manner
of people Of that state. In the first place,
he wants to be shown. In the second
place. he believes in giving practical rea-
sons and demonstrations for that which
he advocates.
believe he impressed the members of
the Farm Loan Board with his practical
knowledge OF banking and Of the Farm
Loan Act and Of how it should be demon
strated In the south, more than any other
man they had met on their trip since
leaving Washington coming south.
He does not indulge in flights Of orstory
nor in broad general statements. He,
however, uses both chaste and effective
language and argues clearly to the point
Although new Birmingham citizen, he
has already become one Of its most SUBJ
stsntial assets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
Wilson's Strength

81 have been a life long republican
and intend to vote for President Will
son in the coming election" said Mar
shall e. Quinby, who is stopping at the
Motion. II have lived in Detroit all
my life and am in the manufacturing
business. 1 compete with foreign man
ufacturers and believe in high tariff.
This is my main reason for being d
dyed-in- the-wool republican.
Regardless Of the fact that / am
a republican, and I must admit am
doing all I can for the party, I be-
lieve President Wilson will be one Of
the hardest opponents any republican
candidate has gone up against in
years. Mr. Wilson possesses the rare
quality of not only being popular with
the people. but his policies have been
strokes of rare diplomacy since the
first day he sat in the presidential
chair.
There is no getting around the fact
that Indiana, Illinois and even Penn
sylvania are doubtful republican
states. Ohio is by no means repub-
lican and the greatest fight in the his
tory of that state is now being waged.
New York seems to be for Wilson, and
according to my idea of the situation
this state will cast the deciding vote.
Just because I concede these facts is
no Sign l am not in favor of the re-
publican party. I am no democrat and
| never have been. but nevertheless ]
am willing to admit that Mr.. Wilson
looms up formidable in the comm G
election"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

BEGINNING THE DAY-Teach
me today, my God, that at small
task and i'm small place I can yet be
great. Give me consolation In that
gIorified company of those who have
been great in Thy sight. but whom
men have never seen. Make me sat
isfied, D Thou Rewarder OF the
faithful, to work for Thee and await
Thy rccompense. Amen.--H. M. e.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
BRILLIANT IDEA.

BRILLIANT IDEA
who IL that gentleman7" asked the
giddy young person.
"A farm demonstrator."
Indeed? notice he has a large,
fiat case under his arm. Do you sup
pose it contains a sample farm"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE FARM
LOAN BANK AND BIRMINGHAN'S CHANCES

While there ara many things Jim
weatherly has done since becoming one
1 don't agree with. he is clearly right in
his declaration that the street railway
tracks shall not be laid upon the Twenty
First Street viaduct. This is the one clear
passage for vehicles between the north
and south sides of Birmingham and the
proposed new vtaduct should not be
jamned up with street cars.
The Street Railway Company has Via
duct on Twenty-second Street which
should be broadened and improved. 1t
should be reinforced concrete viaduct
and be ample for street railway purposes.
It will be no more nor less than outrage
to occupy either the present bridge or the
proposed vtaduct with street car tracks.
The presidential election next Tuesday
week has practically resolved itself into a
contest for New York.
While DO not pretend to be thoroughly
posted from personal observation, the
best opinion Of those who have been In
the campaign and studied the situation is
that New York win decide the contest
The republicans seem confident of New
York and the democrats are hopeful.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
PARTY ZEAL.

PARTY ZEAL.
Call UP a corps of specialists
With sprays to heal stump speakers
thrOate;
The time is short, each one insists
He may not pause from seeking
votes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
4 GOOD IMITATION.

care there any desperadoes in these
parish" asked the national guardsman
who had recently arrived in Arizona
"sure there are" ANSWERED the oblig.
ing soda water dispensed. do you see
that fellow at the other end Of the
counter enjoying an ice cream solar"
Eyes,"
"Well, he hasn't got his makeup on
now, OF course, but when he's made
up he looks so fierce that a moving
picture concern in California pays him
5000 q week for his services
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
BIRMINGHAM Great City

George w. Norris, chairman of the
farm loan commission, and his asso-
ciate member. w. s. A. Smith, were
shown over Birmingham, in company
with George G. Crawford, president of
Herald reporter. When the South High
lands residence section was reached
Mr. Norris became intensely interested
1.-THE general view of this high resi-
Dental section is equaled by very few
in the country. The air seems pure and
the general surroundings healthful.
Certainly this beautiful system Of
streets. lined with magnificent houses,
was laid out with wonderful foresight.
The view Of the city proper from the
elevation above is perfect, showing the
many industries dotted about below.
In our travels about the country we
hear much of Birmingham and her nat
ural resources, and in many cases of
her different residential sections, but
this view before me surpasses all i'm
agination. And 1 understand that IN
der all this property lies every raw
material used to manufacture your
iron and steel.
birmingham in tho next few years
should advance in all lines, as you
have at your door every resource nee
essary. And / am informed that it is
possible to have green pastures the
year round within the boundaries of
your state. Certainly this gives the
edge on other sections when it comes
to raising live stock; and when this
new farm loan system is in opera
ton this section of country should pros
per as never before.
zone thing is certain, and that is
your people can crowd more hospital
ity into a given space of time than
most any other city, and it is a pleas
ure to be here"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

what's more miserable than disccn-
tcuts Henry vi.
, 1916-06-07

at AIS p. m. on Wednesday and lasted uniil
IL o'clock at night. 1t extended over an area
reaching from longitude 1913 latitude 9.25 to
longitude $3.50 latitude $50. These mea-
surements placed the scene Of the battle about
SO miles due west of the Horn running Dorth-
ward to the Little Fisher Bank. At 2 o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon | saw a great fleet
of SO ships of different kinds apparently Ger
man, cruising from southeast to northeast.
Two hours later another great fleet evideh-
ly British appeared suddenly from the north
east and obviously attempted to cut off the
retreat of the Germans. The weather was
misty making it difficult to distinguish the
outlines of the ships. At 4 Is P m the first
guushot cam from about 2 miles away, 10
minutes later there were more shots and IN
q few moments there was constant and heavy
firing. Many ships passed through the firing
line. The British ships did not seem to be
as heavy tonnage as the Germans. They
were reinforced by larger vessels which [
observed to some up as it was getting darker.
The German fleet then began to retire aud
as they were Withdrawn | saw two big col
umns of smoke, evidently some vessels which
had been badly hit. The next moment 1
observedt wo large vessels, one Of either fleet,
burning. The British fleet pursued the Ger
mans to Long. 56.40 and Lat. $50 when |
noticed two destroyers and two submarines
dashing towards it, at full speed apparently
heralding further enforcement for the
Germans. The British ships then drew off,
, 1916-06-07
Censored ct Jamaica)

London, June 2nd.-Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring Rice, British Ambassador to the United
States, has been made Grand Commander
of ST. Michael and ST. George III King
Georges birthday honour list, which was
made public to-day. Sir Gilbert Parker be-
comes a P4ivy Councillor and Baron Read
ing, Lord Chief Justice of England, is given
the title of Viscount. The honour list is
unusually large this year, and the rewards
are chiefly for national service of various
kinds in connection with the War. Six new
Peers are created with II Baronets and 81
Knights, and there is a long list of promo
tions of military and naval officers. Baronies
were bestowed upon the following Sir Ar
thur Nicholson, former Permanent Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Charles Colstou,
George Coats, Director of j. Goats Limit
ed, Sir Savill CrosFlev, prominent In politics
and The Army, and Norman Mosley, q Bar
rister. Mr.. A.. j. Balfour, First Lord of the
Admiralty, is awarded the Order of Merit in
recognition of his services IN Philosophy
and Literature. E.. W. Moir, representing
the Ministry of Munitions in the United
States. is mnde q Barouet. Two Members of
the House of Commons, q. w Bowerman
and Christopher Addison are made Privy
Councillors, and two others, Mr.. G. Arthur
Pearson and Sir William Maxwell Aitken
are made Baronets.
London, June 2nd.-At q special meeting
of the Royal Colonial Institute held here, at
which the Secretary Sir Harry Wilson,
K. c. NJ. g., took the chair, Major Boose,
C. NJ. G., the travelling Commissioner, gave
an interesting ard instructive account of his
recent tour in which he warmly acknow-
lodged the hospitality he everywhere re-
ceived in the West Indies and Bermuda.
Major Boose described the great potential
ties and splendid loyalty of all classes, and
referred to the various contingents which
have been and still are being raised TO be sent
to the war zone. Major Boose also touched
upon the various problems relating to
defence, and trade industry generally in the
islands. In conclusion Major Boose announc-
ed that the membership of the Royal Coloni-
al Institute in the West Indies had been
increased by $50, and hat a number of
honorary corresponding secretaries had been
appointed and several local branches formed.
Paris, Tune 3rd.-The battle of Verdun
reached a point of unprecedented violence in
the last forty-eight hours. The Germans
made q formidable effort to mass reinforce
ments on the right bank of the Meuse, sup
ported by a great number of heavy pieces
, 1916-06-07
Censored at Jamoica.)

Copenhagen, June 2ud.-Prince George
Of Greece has arrived on a long visit to
Prince Waldemar.
Negotiations for q union between the
breweries of Carlsberg and Tuborg have fin
isbed with u negative result owing to the
opposition from the heirs Of the late brewer
Jacobsen.
The death is announced of former Music
Director and Composer Kragelund.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03

ence by refusing appropriations. In
the last session of the 61st Congress
the Republicans passed through both
Houses a new bill for a tariff board to
report to Congress. There were some
slight differences of detail in the W
Houses which were agreed upon in
conference. but the Democrats filibus-
tered against the final conference re-
port and so killed the bill. So the
tariff board was dead-slain by the
Democratic party. 1t has now been
resurrected by that party because they
see that something must be done
about the tariff when the war closes.
Now, we can all understand that If the
country wants a tariff for revenue only
they may put the making of 1t in the
hands of the Democratic party. But,
a any a n man contemplate that
party making a protective tariff? In
the first place they can't do it honestly.
They don't believe in 1t. They were
born and bred In a different faith.
They have been crying so long that
protection Is an abuse of power and an
abomination that they can't reconcile
themselves to a protective tariff, and
they regard the Underwood tariff as a
model. That is what we are to have
if the Democrats go back. The Under
wood tariff still, with perhaps here
and there a slight modification regard
ing dye stuffs and some other articles
which can be shown to gentlemen
fr0ra Nf;eca,.rt anI aIcou,no-o yUoII
If there ever was a clumsy. i'll conceiv-
ed misfit law, 1t is the tariff which
bears Mr.. Underwood's name. We had
already discovered what its effect was
when the wal in Europe began.
Many mills and factories were
closed or running but a part of the
time. Great numbers of laborers were
thrown out of employment and the
market for American products was
still further reduced by the destruc-
ton of their purchasing mower. en-
ferprise Hated, dIscodfaged and appre-
hensive of the future. New enter
prises were no longer attempted. Old
plants were nc longer enlarged. The
Underwood tariff had already failed
when the war in Europe began. That
wal furnished and continues to fur
nish to American production the most
absolute protection because it has to so
great a degree stopped production in
Europe. So long as the war lasts our
producers have practically no compe-
tition in our home market, for Europe
does not make the goods to sell here.
At the same time, while the wal lasts
our producers have an enormous mar
ket in Europe for the things that Eu-
ROPE can't produce in sufficient guam
titles. When the war is over that con-
dition will cease, and we shall deserve
what happens to us if we do not pro-
vide against that time by a tariff quite
different from the Underwood tariff
and made by men who do not consider
a tariff for revenue only an article
of religious faith.-From the speech of
Elihu Root delivered at Carnegie Hall,
New York City, october 5, 1916.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03

There is one particular subject with
which the United States must deal
in order to meet the revulsion in pro-
duction and trade which will accom-
pany the close of the great war. That
is the Tariff. / think there is very
general agreement upon that. When
the demand for supplies to the armies
in the field has ended great numbers
of men will return to productive en-
ployment in Europe and great num-
bers of operatives will be thrown out
of employment here and will have to
find other work. Europe will have
little money and be heavily in debt.
She will be under strong compulsion
to pay her debts by making an SCI
ing goods. She win be on a basis o.
strict economy and high organization
and she can make and sell cheaply.
The United States will have an abun-
dance of money and vast purchasing
power. Our market has always been
attractive to European producers. 1t
will be far more attractive after the
war. It is highly probable that even
England will resort to a protective
tariff, so that our production will meet
protective barriers in all foreign mar
kets. What are we going to do then?
We must do something. We must pro-
tect ourselves or we shall become the
dumping ground of the world and u
workmen will beg in the streets.
Even the Democrats have seen
that something must be done, for they
have provided a tariff board to ascer-
tain and report the true facts to which
a tariff law is to be applied. In MI.
Taft's Administration the Republicans
provided for a tariff board to report
to the President and it was appointed
and doing excellent work. When the
Democratic House elected in 1910
came in they starved it out of exist
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03
EUROPE'S WAR PROVES
PROTECTION IS RIGHT
EIihu Root Shows That the Re-
publican Party's Cardinal
Principle Has Won the
Only Decisive Battle
of the Contest.
WE PROSPER BECAUSE THE
HOME MARKET is OUR OWN

When Peace Comes and Foreign Com
merciaI Considerations Look Hun
griIy Toward America, We Shall
Deserve What Happens to Us II
Provision Is Not Made Against Dis
aster by a Tariff Quite Different
From the Underwood Folly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03

Mr.. Wilson used four pens to afix
his signature to the Adamson bill, a
souvenir for each of the br~otherhood's
chiefs. The public's souvenir will be
in the form of an added tax amount
ing, say, to fifty million dollars a year,
or fifty cents a head for every man.
woman and child.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03

In a speech to 1000 negroes at Nash
ville,N Tenn, Mr.. Hughes said: "We
want honesty with respect to the bal
lot. ! want an honest and a pure
ballot. I say to you, that I stand, If
I stand for anything, for equal and ex-
act Justice to all. 1 stand for the
maintenance of the rights of all
American citizens regardless of race
or color" The saddest and sorest
people in the land are the negroes who
voted for Wilson four years ago. And
there were a lot of them.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-11-03

With Mr.. Roosevelt likening his
neutrality" to that of President Will
son and the Houston Post coupling his
most famous act with that of a Demo-
cratic Congress-, the late Mr.. Pontius
PLATE must be having an uncomfort-
able time In his grave. If he has a
grave.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-03-27

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