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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
A SCOTCH VIEW
rom the Nashville Banner

From the NaSnVllle Banner
 A s. Neill, author of A Dominies Log" has never visited America He says: T have always longed to see America and will cross whenever I have the opportunity. I think it was O'Neill Latham's drawings of American girls that made me long to see the states, but I suppose that every girl over there isn't Helen of Troy in reality. I have met only one Americana man. He was my boss in a magazine office in London, and he was continually rushing about. He said to me one day: Neill, you're the slowest man I've ever seen. He was no doubt quite right, but re- piled: Well, you see, you hustle about all the time while sit here and smoke. I'm thinking out ideas for the magazine while you are waltzing around the room looking for your pen.'"
 This pretty fairly illustrates the diff ference in the British and American temperaments. British deliberation is beyond American comprehension or en- durance and the British consider that American hustle" is a waste of vital energy that doesn't produce results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
Practical Demonstration

Of course I have known for many years that advertising in The Age-Herald was splendid investment, but recently had most remarkable demonstration of the efficacy of publicity in the columns of that newspaper" said W. O. Broyles yesterday. Sometime ago as I was leav- ing on an extended automobile trip with members of my family, one of The Age Herald advertising men asked me to send him night telegram from Chicago stat ing how my trip had been, and how my new car had held up. Imagine my sur- prise last Sunday when I saw the mes sage embodied in a splendid, large adver- tisement in The Age-Herald of the Chan dler car, which I had used on my trip Since that time have had no less than a hundred inquiries regarding my trip, the roads, hotels, weather conditions we encountered and the service rendered by my car. I needed no demonstration to convince me that advertising in The Age Herald was read very widely and brought results, but if I had needed such a dem onstration, this would have convinced me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
A HORSE DEALERS DAUGHTER

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
 Miss Lorena Carroll of New York has asked the court to increase to $1S,000 her annual allowance from property left by her father, who is described as having been horse dealer. Miss Carroll says she cannot live upon the allowance which she received under the will. It is only $7449 a year, and that is not sufficient to maintain her in the social station to which she was born.
 Just what social station is part of the inheritance of 8 dealer in horses or dealer in stocks and bonds, diamonds or political offices is determined largely by the manner in which the dealer estab- lished himself socially during his career. It is impossible to. say whether $l449 would, if economically laid out, be enough to avert, in the case of Miss Car roll, the disaster of a loss of social caste or the sacrifice of agreeable associations The figures which will interest Ken tuckians are not those bearing upon the grand total of necessary expenses in the social circle to which Miss Carroll was born, but those which show that the late MT. Carroll left more than $500, 900 because he dealt dlscreetly Tn horses III New York.
 It is evident that the rehandlers of one of Kentucky's chief products make hand- some profits. In the days when there were no automobiles and when the mar ket for Kentucky saddlers and harness horses was brisk in New York, Kentucky horsemen used to say that the wealthy eastern buyer was not satisfied with any animal which did not cost sum that could be mentioned with pride by a gen. tleman conversing with his friends. But inasmuch as few horse breeders have made a half million it appears that Ken tuckians never have charged enough for their horses, and that their boasted so- phistication was as nothing in comparison with that of the New York dealers who bought cheap in Kentucky and sold high in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
BARRED FROM SACRED NEWPORT


 New York Correspondence Cincinnati
 Times-Star.
 The system whereby the sacred pre- cincts of Newport are kept as forbidden ground to all but the social-or finan- cial-elect is illustrated in the case of Ujinsky, the Russian dancer, whose in tention to confer himself upon Newport for the summer has been peevishly aban- doned Ujinsky motored up to Newport with his family and met the real estate agents. Newport real estate agent would run a close second to the British court chamberlain in the matter of dig nity and importance of manner. But what was that to the greatest dancer in the world? Ujinsky imperiously bade the real estate agents to secure lease for the season for him upon the most de- sirable of the many cottages" which he observed to be vacant. And after two days Ujinsky discovered. extraordinarily, that not a single cottage was to let. They were all for sale. And Newport cottage" at special bargain price. costs about the same as a block on Broadway. Any family which might be considered socially-or financially-worth while would have no difficulty in leas- ing cottage. But Ujinsky couldn't lease one No person connected with the stage has ever been able to do SO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald
 "LAGS are flying at half-staff on
 two of the palatial residences on
 A the shores of Lake Geneva, wis. At daylight Sunday the mourning ems blem was hoisted for Norman W. Harris who died at 1 a. m., and yesterday morn ing, directly across the lake, this symool of death appeared on the flag staff over the residence of James Hobart Moore, who passed away just before sun came up.
 MT. Moore has been ranked as one of Americas leading specula tive financiers. He was a. member of the Reid-Moore crowd, first important in tin plate and steel company combinations, and later In the Rock Island railroad.
 With his brother, William H., Mr. Moore gained his first real financial prom thence through his connection with the deal on the Chicago Stock exchange, which advanced the price of Diamond Match stock to considerably more than $2OO a share. The deal ended in smash that "broke" the Moores and some of their brokers and closed the local stock exchange for months.
 The first deal of the Moore brothers, after the Diamond Match smash, was the organization of the National Biscuit com pany, with capital of $S0,000,000. Later, in connection with D. G. Reid and w. M. Leeds, they organized the American Tin Plate company, which was an immediate business and market success in the early I ;pIa
 Tin Plate was followed by National Steel, American Steel Hoop and other steel company combinations having an aggregate capital of about s187,0O0.000 which were taken into the United Steel corporation when J. F. Morgan the elder made that gigantic combination in 1904. Smaller and earlier industrial combi- nations which James III. Moore and his brother helped organize were New York Biscuit, Price Baking Powder, Fraser Lubricator md American Strawboard. Later came the Union Bag and Paper company and the American Can com pany.
 It was soon after the financial panic of 1893 that MT. Moore and his brother began, at first quietly and then open,y, to accumulate Diamond Match stock. The Chicago Stock exchange saw some of the liveliest days of it's history. The stock scared from $16O share to 224lz in five months. The Moores, who were operat- ing on insufficient capital, attempted to hold it at that figure against the opera tions of wealthy men who were pouring thousands of shares into the market. The result of the titanic struggle was a crash such as had never been seen here. The Moores failed for millions, in voiving many local banks. and it ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
JoFFRE

Translated from a Sonnet by Edmond Rostand. Other chiefs addressed unto their men High sounding speech and phrases bravd
 and strong. But, urging on to battle once again, They perpetrated still an ancient wrorgl Bespeaking rank and file in feudal
 phrase;
 The highest first. the officers below, And then the men, to follow warlike wayd And strike final and victorious blow. Thus Caesar, Alexander, Hannibal. Napoleon, to reach imperial ends. But now the warriors hear a clearer call Addressed to them as fellows and ad
 friends. Alike in glory and in sad mischance, !" My Comrades!' Joffre says A"who hgh(
 for Francej"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
Enjoying Vacation

Assistant Solicitor Walter S. Brewer, who is spending his vacation in New York city writes enthusiastically of the mo- tion picture spectacle civilization"
 I saw the greatest motion picture yet produced wrote Mr. Brewer. Ut Is Civilization a 12-reel film based on peace amongst the nations of the world. honestly believe that if this picture is shown throughout the country it will materially aid in President Wilson's re- election. It is a picture that presents vigorously the horrors and uselessness of war and none who witness this spectacle has any delusion left as to who Is di- rectly responsible for the carnival of slaughter and havoc now being waged in Europe.
 Tt is greater picture than The Birth of Nation,' and it treats with a theme that is close to the heart-and that is peace. It should make a great hit in Birmingham when shown there.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Journal: Anniston seems to have the drug habit She has just nom mated druggist to succeed her druggist mayor
 Oneonta Southern Democrat: Birming- ham has been wanting great river at didn't hold it.
 sylacauca Advance: The county com duced the rate of taxation in that county 10 cents on the $1oo strange thing to occur in one of Alabama's counties.
 Opelika News: Along with the very few editors who have. for 20 years or more, been advocating woman suffrage, we nat uraIly feel vindicated, since both .the great political parties have endorsed the policy.
 West Alabama Breeze: A piece of prop erty in Birmingham has just been sold for $SO00 a front foot, much more than the same property has ever sold for be- fore, and yet it is often said that all property has depreciated in value, and especially in this section. The facts dis prove the assertion.
 Alexander City Outlook: Birmingham has been wanting to get on the Warrior for sometime, but the recent rains went her one better and came very near put ting her on the gulf, judging by the newspaper accounts of her flooded streets. Birmingham will keep herself before the public. if it takes flood to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
DEcADENT.

See any bad men while out west?'
 "Only one"
 Did he shoot at your feet to make you dancer"
 '.No. indeed. When I saw him he was cringing before a moving picture direc- tor who was threatening to throw him out of the studio for spelling several hundred feet of film."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
Back from New York

'fWell little old New York is certainly humming these days" remarked Percy Brewer, who has just returned from the nations metropolis
 Traffic is exceedingly heavy, and the export tonnage. believe, has never been larger. The great harbor with it's miles of wharfage is fairly damned with ships of all nationalities, excepting, of course, those of the centval powers, and rigid rules governing bo9A domestic and foreign shipping are necessarily enforced.
 "The flow of munition shipments bound for ports of the entente nations is at full tide. By the way, it was while I was visiting in Gotham that the arrival of the Deutschland was announced and the story of the successful voyage of the mammoth undersea mercantile vessel with its daring commander and crew was everywhere greeted with mild expressions deal for German enterprise, as it ne- quires something unusual, indeed, to cause even small ripple amid the smooth complacency of the inhabitants of the metropolis.
 Getting back to the streets. While trad ing is very heavy and business every where brisk in New York one can but ings are all but empty, and the for rent sign is everywhere in evidence. This, I believe, is partly due to the high renting rates prevailing, and the migration to the populous suburbs''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
.TR1PoD SERMONS"

~IHlfOD From the Decaturs Daily.
 The Moulton Advertiser, like old wine.| seems to improve with age. Edited by| the venerable and respected Jourd White| and his hustling son, John White, theI old paper is still capable of keeping its| many thousands of friends all over north| Alabama and in distant parts of theI world where Lawrence countians have gone. Doubtless one of the best features of the| Advertiser is a department conduced byI the veteran editor himself and called
 Tripod Sermons" In this department Mr. White takes up various parts of the| Bible and draws morals in language that| the humblest of his readers can under| stand Editor White and w. J. Bryan ard equally as good at preaching as at con-| ducting newspaper and both give the| public something to think about that is| worth while.
 If MT. White puts his Tripod Sermons intos book form we subscribe for copyl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
CITY POINT OF VIEW.

"A millionaire boasts that he leads the simple life.''
 q doubt it''
 What are your ideas on the subject?'
 "well, when a person sleeps in hall bedroom, eats in a cafeteria, wears a ss suit of clothes and never sees movie show that costs more than a nickel, should say he was leading the simple life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
THE LIMIT.

A prudish man, be it confessed, Is MT. Benny Bliss; He will not watch pool game, lest He see the ivories kiss.
 Columbia State A prudish lady. I'll be bound, Is Miss Clarissa Lees; She never goes to ball games For fear she'll see, a squeeze.
 Nashville Tennessean. Another prudish one you'll note, Is Miss Amanda Spohr; She never goes upon a boat For fear twill hug the shore.
 Houston Post. And still another prudish dame Is Arabella Pruth, Who blushes with exceeding shame Before the naked truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
As TO EVASION

From the New York Telegram.
 The Deutschland did not break the British blockade. "Evaded" is the word. Birmingham Age-Herald. Correct. And he or she who evades last evades best. or words to that effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PRESCRIBING.

PRESCRIBING. Weary of working?
 Wish you could go Up in the countains,
 Close to the snow? Sleep meath a blanket,
 Write to your friends Saying how cold 'tis
 When the day ends? Like to be romping
 Down by the sea, Famed by the breezes,
 Gay and carefree? Lost your ambition,
 Mettle and speed? Then a vacations
 Just what you need.
 PERILS OF ANOTHER SORT. T presume that when you were boy you planned to do great things in the world" "oh, yes. was going to be a hunter of big game, mountain climber, explorer and all around hero" "Ah, me! And now you are in the prosaic grocery business" "That's true, but sometimes after I have pacifed a fractious woman custo- mer over the telephone feel like a hero"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
BEGINNING THE DAY What

BEGINNING THE DAY - What shall I do, my LOrds Because my voice is so tiny, shall I cease 10 singf Or shall I add my little to all the rest and have at least a part In a world of song: Yea, grant me to sing, and thereby learn how many others are singing, and mayhap awaken still others, and they others. Grant me to sing until I sleep. For Thou hast ordained that the song shall overcome the sigh. Amen.--H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
Great Damage Feared

'I am congratulating myself on my good fortune in getting away from Asheville just in time," said w.. R. Hflliard, the well known local shoe jobber, yesterday. T had been in the east on business for sometime and. with several friends, returned by way of Asheville. We left on the last train which came through and we crossed over the Southern railway bridge which was washed away only a short time after our train passed. When we reached Morristown, Tenn, we were informed that the bridge had weak ened sometime before that and that our train was the last to cross It.
 When we left Asheville water was rising at all points and the indica- tions then were that the people of that city were in for serious floods. All along the route the same condi- tions existed. am inclined to think that the estimates of the damage which have been published are not at all overstated and when the final reports from many of the isolated places are received the loss of life and damage to property will both be increased"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
Weather Make. Difference

Rainy weather makes all the diff ference in the world in attendance at the picture shows" said Judge H. B. Abernethy, who is one of Birmingham's greatest movie fans. When the weath- CT is fair and the sun beams with it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
ALL HIS FAULT.

ALL HIS FAULT. T thought you said you could convince Twobble that the country needs a larger navy"
 well. was just on the point of con- vincing him when the darped fool lost his temper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
VIII Cooperate

"The Real Estate exchange will CO., operate with the city authorities to the fullest extent in a campaign of sanita- tion," said T. P. Hay, Jr., executive secretary of the exchange, yesterday. Already a committee has been ap- pointed to work with other commit tees that may be selected by other bodies and the committee of the real tors will bend it's energies toward the end that all back yards of household CTS be kept sanitary.
 We believe that the movement to clean up Birmingham is a good one and should bear fruitage of char acter that means health for Eirming- ham if not, indeed, prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22

For they say, if money go before, all ways do lie open.
 Merry Wives of Windsor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
RARE SACRIFICE.

You say Mrs. Jibway used to be a chorus girl before she married and set tied down in flat?'
 "Yes"
 'It must have been a true love match" "why soT'
 "She gave up her limousine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22

Gadsden Journal: Anniston seems to have the drug habit She has just nom mated druggist to succeed her druggist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22

HARD TO EXPLAIN. 'How do you suppose Dubwaite makes living?'
 q don't suppose anything of the sort" ''No?"
 .But having seen Mrs. Dubwaite on several occasions and having remarked the firm set of her jaw, I often wonder how Dubwaite ever persuaded her to sup port him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22

Oneonta Southern Democrat: Birming- ham has been wanting a great river at her door, She had it last week, but she didn't hold it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22

is not only one of the thrntest men in his profession, but also has a leaning toward the simple life.
 VAT HEN war with Mexico seemed WV imminent every army officer dreamed of promotion, and the higher his grade the greated might have been his expectancy of attaining more dis tinguished rank. But now that a bloody conflict be- Dream of High tween this country Promotions Gone and it's southern neighbor is no longer probable promotions, with few exceptions, will continue to go by sen- iority in a routine way, as usual in time of peace.
 A prolonged war would have re- suited in a revival of the grade of lieutenant general, and three or four major generals would have been hon. ored with that rank. Colonel Roose- welt would have started out as a ma jor general of volunteers, but at the end of the war he would have been re- tired maybe as lieutenant general. Many of the brigadiers would have been advanced to the rank of major general.
 Congressional action is required to promote army officers out of their turn, but Congress has always been quick to act on special occasions. As result of the Spanish-American war
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-08
CHICAGO BRIEFS

Police asked to search for Albert
Harris, II, and Anna Green, IA, who
disappeared from home IN Thor, Ia,
Oct. II.
Firemen called to rescue five men
and women "marooned" in elevator
stuck between floors of ThOs. Church
bldg, 80 S. Wabash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lambert, pa
rents of Marion Lambert, for whose
death Will Orpet was put on trial,
have moved, from Lake Forest to
California.
Twenty-Five community centers
opened last night, making 81 centers
opened by the school board for the
winter.
John Gorican, II, 6o4 N. Curtis,
probably fatally injured when hit by
auto driven by Chas. Schlieben, 1909
w. Superior. Mob attempted to at
tack driver.
Mrs. Parker Herman, so, widow,
who lived alone at 214O Orchard st.,
probably fatally burned when apron
strings caught fire at stove. Fire
Capt. Jas. Miller broke into house
and extinguished flames after hair
and much of her clothing was burned
OF.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-08
CHICAGO HAD A GREAT TIME
LAST NIGHT-EVERYBODY
WAS JOYFUL

WAS JOIFUL
There was SOME jam in the loop
last night. That is for the informa-
ton of the apparently few thousand
who remained at home while the big
majority of the town inhabitants
went crazy with election returns.
The theaters, restaurants, booze
bazaars and corner stores coined
money. Bet winners and losers blew
themselves. It is estimated that
100000 enthusiastic ChicagOans
went down into the loop to see and
hear the returns. Twice that many
folks stayed in their own neighbor-
hoods and got the results.
Traffic was paralyzed. At every
loop corner there was jam Of autos
and people constantly, The police
could do little with the mild mob.
Howling, cheering, horn blowing,
waving of flags, banners and pen
nants, and footing Of auto horns
added wildness to the night. There
were $50 policemen in the loop. Two
thousand could have been used.
D6JWGCu DlISb at CdhI SAOpSB Ou SuC
screens at movie houses and between
acts at the big theaters returns were
made known. Good nature prevailed
in all sections. Everybody hdded
everybody else and everybody took
it good-naturedly. Even those who
had been drinking to the health Of
every candidate running for Office
seemed in a jolly mood. It didn't pay
to be a sorehead in that loop jam
last night.
Mayor Thompson came in for some
of the iOshing when he left the Re-
publican headquarters in the Con-
way bldg. Poor Bill" somebody
yelled. Then the crowd took it up.
where's MiIIer?" els everybody
happy?" and 1 told you SOP, etc. Big
Bill just smiled.
Snake dances and parades were
features. The whole blamed loon
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-08
WOMAN REPRESENTS MONTANA
IN NATIONAL CONGRESS

~ TT : ~ u = = " = IT -
Butte, None, Nov. Montana
elected the first woman to congress
today. She is Miss Jeanette Rankin,
Republican, one Of the states two
congressmen-at-large. Miss Rankin
swept the state in the primaries on
platform advocating national wom-
an suffrage, child welfare, tariff revi-
sion, prohibition and greater public
ity for congressional records. She is
a graduate of the University of Mon
tana and of the School Of Philan-
thrOpy, New York city. +
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-08

Sidney Dadds, chestnut,
had been touched for $13
watching a screen at Dearbo
Madison.
Chicago had a great tin
night. Sure enough!